###Kana Asumi Voices New Magical Girl in 3rd Madoka Magica Film
posted on 2013-09-02 21:45 EDT
Nyarko’s actress voices Nagisa Momoe in October 26 film sequel
###3rd Madoka Magica Film’s New Footage Debuts on Japanese TV
posted on 2013-09-05 20:10 EDT
New opening song by ClariS previewed; Madoka actress Aoi Yūki reveals story details
[size=6][b][b]Homura vs. Mami ?!?!?
OH YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE FLIPPIN’ AMAZING!!![/b][/b][/size]
Still annoyed that Aniplex wasn’t (and, as far as I know, still isn’t) planning on dubbing this. The dub wasn’t great, but I wasn’t a fan of the sub (saw the series twice in it and it didn’t even grow on me).
“For reals”
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-08/3rd-madoka-magica-film-new-ad-aired
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s New Ad Aired[/size]
posted on 2013-09-08 13:00 EDT
Some previously unseen footage accompanied by new opening song by ClariS
A new commercial for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-) began airing in Japan. The ad for the upcoming third Madoka Magica film has small amounts of footage that did not appear in the earlier feature on Fuji TV’s morning program Mezamashi Terebi, although they did appear in the promotional video screened during Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2013 this weekend. The ad also previews the opening theme song “Colorful” by ClariS.
Aniplex describes the story of the third film:
[Note: Highlight the text below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
Madoka Kaname. Once a normal girl who led a happy life, she sacrificed herself to save other magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the world that Madoka left behind, dreaming of meeting that nostalgic smiling face one more time…
Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto are directing the film at SHAFT with original character designs from manga creator Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch). Yuki Kajiura will be providing the music, while musical units ClariS and Kalafina will perform the movie’s opening theme and ending theme (“Kimi no Gin no Niwa” or Your Silver Garden), respectively.
The main cast will be returning from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joins the cast as a new magical girl named Nagisa Momoe.
The third film will open in Japan on October 26. The film will then open in the United States, Canada, and France this winter. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France in November. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films. Japanese theaters will begin selling the second batch of advance tickets, each with one of six different special poster boxes, for 1,500 yen (about US$15) on Saturday.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-15/3rd-madoka-magica-film-3rd-ad-aired
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s 3rd Ad Aired[/size]
posted on 2013-09-15 09:03 EDT
Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari to open in Japan on October 26
A new commercial for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-) began airing in Japan. The ad for the upcoming third Madoka Magica film previews the opening theme song “Colorful” by ClariS (the new footage begins at 00:29). In the commercial, Homura asks, “Exactly what is your goal by taking this roundabout exit?,” while Sayaka replies with a question: “Do you intend to run away into your own time field again?” Kyoko, on the other hand, asks, “Is this an illusion or something?” Mami says, “It’s the circle of justice that will someday guide us…,” and Madoka tells a crying Homura, “You can’t become all alone.”
【ニコニコ動画】劇場版魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語 CMまとめ
The end of the new commercial also advertises the new Madoka Magica art exhibit that will be touring throughout Japan starting September 26.
Aniplex describes the story of the third film:
[Note: Highlight the text below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
Madoka Kaname. Once a normal girl who led a happy life, she sacrificed herself to save other magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the world that Madoka left behind, dreaming of meeting that nostalgic smiling face one more time…
Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto are directing the film at SHAFT with original character designs from manga creator Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch). Yuki Kajiura will be providing the music, while musical units ClariS and Kalafina will perform the movie’s opening theme and ending theme (“Kimi no Gin no Niwa” or Your Silver Garden), respectively.
The main cast will be returning from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joins the cast as a new magical girl named Nagisa Momoe.
The third film will open in Japan on October 26. The film will then open in the United States, Canada, and France this winter. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France in November. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-16/3rd-madoka-magica-film-trailer-teases-new-characters
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s Trailer Teases New Characters[/size]
posted on 2013-09-16 21:30 EDT
Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- opens in Japan October 26 & in N. America in 2013
The animeanime.jp website began streaming the trailer for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-) on Tuesday. The trailer for the brand-new third Madoka Magica film previews the opening theme song “Colorful” by ClariS.
The trailer begins with the phrase, “We keep on fighting.” Homura asks, “Exactly what is your goal by taking this roundabout exit?” while Sayaka replies with a question: “Do you intend to run away into your own time field again?” Kyoko, on the other hand, asks, “Is this an illusion or something?” Mami says, “It’s the circle of justice that will someday guide us…,” and Madoka tells a crying Homura, “You mustn’t get lonely.” The footage ends with the tagline, “The story heads towards a new ending.”
The end of the trailer also advertises the second batch of advance tickets that Japanese theaters began offering this month. Each one comes with one of six different posters in a limited special poster box, for 1,500 yen (about US$15).
Aniplex describes the story of the third film:
[Note: Highlight the text below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
Madoka Kaname. Once a normal girl who led a happy life, she sacrificed herself to save other magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the world that Madoka left behind, dreaming of meeting that nostalgic smiling face one more time…
Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto are directing the film at SHAFT with original character designs from manga creator Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch). Yuki Kajiura will be providing the music, while musical units ClariS and Kalafina will perform the movie’s opening theme and ending theme (“Kimi no Gin no Niwa” or Your Silver Garden), respectively.
The main cast will be returning from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joins the cast as a new magical girl named Nagisa Momoe, who appears briefly in the trailer. There is also a new enemy named Nightmare who is not a witch.
The third film will open in Japan on October 26. The film will then open in the United States, Canada, and France this winter. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France in November. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films.
[size=16]Play Karuta with Puella Magi Madoka Magica Hyakunin Isshu Cards[/size]
posted on 2013-09-23 13:00 EDT
Cards feature scenes from the anime
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-27/3rd-madoka-magica-film-3rd-key-visual-drawn-by-ume-aoki
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s Flyer Reveals More of Story Premise[/size]
posted on 2013-09-29 16:05 EDT
Designer Ume Aoki draws 3rd key visual for poster
A new flyer for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-), the brand-new third Madoka Magica film, is revealing more of the story premise for the film:
[Note: Click on the arrow below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
[details=spoiler]A girl becomes a magical girl in exchange for her wish. The magical girls have a fate to fight against the witches, the harbingers of destruction that plant the seeds of despair, and in the end, they will succumb to despair and transform into witches themselves… The terrible cycle that had repeated so many times was finally ended by Madoka Kaname’s sacrifice, and the world was led into a new order. However, the magical girls’ battle must continue. The reason for this is because it is the compensation for the miracle. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, Homura Akemi, the magical girl left behind continues to fight alone in the revived world. Her feelings pave the way for a new story.
…Madoka Kaname, the girl who had become the pillar to the order of the circle and Sayaka Miki, the girl who had lost her life when her magical power ran out both appear in front of Homura. What is the meaning of the appearance of two girls who should not exist anymore at all? Will Nagisa Momoe, the new magical girl who has an unsure face, tell the truth of the matter? And what is the new being that fights against the order of god and tramples the world?
The true climax of Puella Magi Madoka Magica! The story reaches the unbelievable “incredible finale”…[/details]
Puella Magi Madoka Magica’s original character designer Ume Aoki drew the third piece of key visual art which debuted on Friday. The tagline on the poster reads, “We could finally meet,” and the art features Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Sayaka Miki, Mami Tomoe, Kyōko Sakura, Kyubey, and the new magical girl Nagisa Momoe.
Starting on October 5, participating theaters throughout Japan will offer the third batch of advance tickets with a B2-size poster of the new art. The second batch with one of six different posters in a limited special poster box will stop being sold on October 4.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-06/3rd-madoka-magica-film-next-promo-features-brand-new-footage
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s Next Promo Features Brand New Footage[/size]
posted on 2013-10-06 09:14 EDT
Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- opens in Japan October 26 & in N. America in 2013
A promotional video for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-) began streaming last week.
In the promo, Homura also states that she was supposed to be the only one that remembered. The words “dreams,” “truth,” “past,” “future,” “hope,” and “despair” quickly appear on the screen. Kyubey also says, “The truth is something that you shouldn’t want to know, yet you continue to search for it… Humanity’s curiosity is completely irrational.”
The main cast will be returning from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joins the cast as a new magical girl named Nagisa Momoe, who appears briefly in the trailer. There is also a new enemy named Nightmare who is not a witch.
The film’s premise is as follows:
[Note: Click on the arrow below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
[details=spoiler]A girl becomes a magical girl in exchange for her wish. The magical girls have a fate to fight against the witches, the harbingers of destruction that plant the seeds of despair, and in the end, they will succumb to despair and transform into witches themselves… The terrible cycle that had repeated so many times was finally ended by Madoka Kaname’s sacrifice, and the world was led into a new order. However, the magical girls’ battle must continue. The reason for this is because it is the compensation for the miracle. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, Homura Akemi, the magical girl left behind continues to fight alone in the revived world. Her feelings pave the way for a new story.
…Madoka Kaname, the girl who had become the pillar to the order of the circle and Sayaka Miki, the girl who had lost her life when her magical power ran out both appear in front of Homura. What is the meaning of the appearance of two girls who should not exist anymore at all? Will Nagisa Momoe, the new magical girl who has an unsure face, tell the truth of the matter? And what is the new being that fights against the order of god and tramples the world?
The true climax of Puella Magi Madoka Magica! The story reaches the unbelievable “incredible finale”…[/details]
The third film will open in Japan on October 26. The film will then open in the United States, Canada, and France this winter. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France in November. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-07/3rd-madoka-magica-film-to-have-midnight-screenings
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film to Have Midnight Screenings[/size]
posted on 2013-10-07 00:30 EDT
The Madoka Magica Vol. 3 handout announced last week that there will be midnight screening events for the third Madoka Magica film, Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-) at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Wald 9 theater and Osaka’s Umeda Burg 7. The theaters will also screen Akiyuki Shinbo’s other works: Nekomonogatari (Black) on October 16, Nekomonogatari (White) on October 17, and Le Portrait de Petit Cossette and Hidamari Sketch: Sae/Hiro Sotsugyō-hen on October 25 (just before the third Madoka Magica film). Shinjuku Wald 9 will also host a talk event.
The movie is the third and final film in the Madoka Magica film trilogy. Starting on October 5, participating theaters throughout Japan will offer the third batch of advance tickets with a B2-size poster of the new art. The second batch with one of six different posters in a limited special poster box was sold until October 4.
The film will open on October 26.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-09/3rd-madoka-magica-film-new-tv-ad-features-kalafina-insert-song
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s New TV Ad Features Kalafina’s Insert Song[/size]
posted on 2013-10-09 13:30 EDT
Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- opens in Japan October 26 & in N. America in 2013
The official website for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-), the brand-new third Madoka Magica film, began streaming a third television commercial on Wednesday. The 30-second commercial features Kalafina’s insert song “misterioso.”
The main cast will be returning from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joins the cast as a new magical girl named Nagisa Momoe, who appears briefly in the commercial. There is also a new enemy named Nightmare who is not a witch.
The film’s premise is as follows:
[Note: Click on the arrow below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
[details=spoiler]A girl becomes a magical girl in exchange for her wish. The magical girls have a fate to fight against the witches, the harbingers of destruction that plant the seeds of despair, and in the end, they will succumb to despair and transform into witches themselves… The terrible cycle that had repeated so many times was finally ended by Madoka Kaname’s sacrifice, and the world was led into a new order. However, the magical girls’ battle must continue. The reason for this is because it is the compensation for the miracle. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, Homura Akemi, the magical girl left behind continues to fight alone in the revived world. Her feelings pave the way for a new story.
…Madoka Kaname, the girl who had become the pillar to the order of the circle and Sayaka Miki, the girl who had lost her life when her magical power ran out both appear in front of Homura. What is the meaning of the appearance of two girls who should not exist anymore at all? Will Nagisa Momoe, the new magical girl who has an unsure face, tell the truth of the matter? And what is the new being that fights against the order of god and tramples the world?
The true climax of Puella Magi Madoka Magica! The story reaches the unbelievable “incredible finale”…[/details]
The third film will open in Japan on October 26. The film will then open in the United States, Canada, and France this winter. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France in November. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films.
[size=16]3rd Madoka Magica Film to Open in U.S., Canada on December 6[/size]
posted on 2013-10-12 18:06 EDT
Hollywood premiere planned on December 3
###3rd Madoka Magica Film’s 2nd English-Subtitled Trailer Posted
posted on 2013-10-16 10:40 EDT
Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- to open in N. America on December 6 after Hollywood premiere
###3rd Madoka Magica Film’s Full 90-Second Trailer Posted
posted on 2013-10-23 22:00 EDT
Rebellion film opens in Japan on Saturday & in N. America on December 6
###3rd Madoka Magica Film’s New Footage Debuts on Japanese TV
posted on 2013-10-25 10:50 EDT
Homura voice Chiwa Saito, music producer Yuki Kajiura give impressions of film
###3rd Madoka Magica Film’s New Footage Shown in 2 New TV Ads
posted on 2013-10-27 13:00 EDT
Film opened in Japan on Saturday, will open in North America on December 6
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-29/madoka-magica-producer-open-to-more-after-3rd-film
[size=20]Madoka Magica Producer Open to More After 3rd Film[/size]
posted on 2013-10-29 00:16 EDT
The Mainichi Shimbun paper’s Mantan Web site posted an interview with Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami on Sunday, the day after the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- (Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari) film opened. The interviewer asked Iwakami if there is anything in the future, and he responded, “The franchise is now at a blank page. Personally, I think if there is a chance for more…”
Writer Gen Urobuchi revealed in a Sports Hochi newspaper interview last October that the staff is considering a new television series after the third film, as well as more films. He already revealed in the theatrical pamphlet for Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal that the third film, with its all-new plot, will not be the end of the Madoka Magica story.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-03/3rd-madoka-magica-film-earns-570-million-yen-in-5-days
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film Earns 570 Million Yen in 5 Days[/size]
posted on 2013-11-03 01:20 EDT
The Nikkan Sports newspaper reported on Saturday that Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- (Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari) earned over 570 million (about US$5.8 million) in the five days since it opened on October 26. The third Madoka Magica film topped the weekend box office by selling 271,279 tickets for 436 million yen (about US$4.47 million).
A theater in Nagoya sold more tickets for the film on opening day than it has for any film since the theater opened in 2005. On October 26, 109 Cinemas Nagoya sold 4,542 tickets for the film.
Aniplex USA will screen the film in theaters in the United States and Canada beginning on December 6. Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami stated the day after the film opened that “the franchise is now at a blank page. Personally, I think if there is a chance for more…”
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-04/3rd-madoka-magica-film-1st-3-minutes-aired
[size=20]3rd Madoka Magica Film’s 1st 3 Minutes Aired[/size]
posted on 2013-11-04 00:15 EST
TV Tokyo special marks 2nd week of Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion-
TV Tokyo aired a two-hour special on the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime franchise on Monday, and the special ran the first three minutes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- (Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari).
[Note: Click on the arrow below for the story, which contains spoilers for the end of the television series and first two films]
[details=spoiler]The film begins as the magical girls apparently take on a witch. The first three minutes has two lines of dialogue:
Sayaka: “Bingo, Madoka!”
Kyoko: “Defense is at the ready!”
The film’s premise is as follows:
A girl becomes a magical girl in exchange for her wish. The magical girls have a fate to fight against the witches, the harbingers of destruction that plant the seeds of despair, and in the end, they will succumb to despair and transform into witches themselves… The terrible cycle that had repeated so many times was finally ended by Madoka Kaname’s sacrifice, and the world was led into a new order. However, the magical girls’ battle must continue. The reason for this is because it is the compensation for the miracle. Unable to let her memories of Madoka die, Homura Akemi, the magical girl left behind continues to fight alone in the revived world. Her feelings pave the way for a new story.
…Madoka Kaname, the girl who had become the pillar to the order of the circle and Sayaka Miki, the girl who had lost her life when her magical power ran out both appear in front of Homura. What is the meaning of the appearance of two girls who should not exist anymore at all? Will Nagisa Momoe, the new magical girl who has an unsure face, tell the truth of the matter? And what is the new being that fights against the order of god and tramples the world?
The true climax of Puella Magi Madoka Magica! The story reaches the unbelievable “incredible finale”…[/details]
Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto directed the third film at SHAFT with original character designs from manga creator Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch). Yuki Kajiura provided the music.
The main cast returned from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joined the cast as the new magical girl Nagisa Momoe. There is also a new enemy named Nightmare who is not a witch.
The film will play in the United States and Canada with English subtitles starting December 6. In addition, there will be a Hollywood premiere event at the Egyptian Theater on December 3, although it is now sold out.
The third film opened in Japan two weekends ago. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France in November. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films.
Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami stated the day after the film opened that “the franchise is now at a blank page. Personally, I think if there is a chance for more…”