Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht: The new film is delayed by a year

The release date for the Madoka Magica Anime movie Walpurgis Night: Sunrise has been postponed by one year to winter 2025. The Aniplex production committee for the film announced that the delay was due to circumstances surrounding production, but did not provide further details.

In addition, the production committee apologized for the delay and promised to continue working hard to deliver an even better film than originally planned. A trailer for the new Walpurgis Night: Sunrise The anime film starring Homura was released in late October 2024 and the previous release window was set for winter 2024.

The new Madoka Magica Anime film is a direct sequel to the previous film rebellionoriginally released over a decade ago in October 2013. The new anime film was released in April 2021 as part of the 10th anniversary project for the Madoka Magica franchise and is again animated by Shaft Animation Studio.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie – Walpurgis Night: Rising- is currently in production and the release date has been pushed back one year from winter 2024 to winter 2025. The film is also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica the movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten in Japanese.