Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Difference between revisions

Bringing together an all-star staff, '''''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''''' (''魔法少女まどか☆マギカ'', ''Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika'') has [[Studio Shaft]] animating, Shaft's primary director [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Aki]][[Bakemonogatari|yuki]] [[Lyrical Nanoha|Shinbo]] directing, [[Yuki Kajiura]] producing the music, [[Nitroplus|Nitro+]]'s [[Gen Urobuchi]] writing and [[Ume Aoki]] designing the characters for Shaft's first [[Anime First|original series]]. The show started airing in January as part of the Winter 2011 season, though it was put on a temporary hiatus [[Too Soon|due to the Sendai earthquakes in Japan]]. [https://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2011-04-10/madoka-magica-anime-to-resume-on-april-21 The final two episodes were broadcast back-to-back on April 21st;] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|the initial announcement was met with much rejoicing]]. [https://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2011-06-21/1-million-stream-free-madoka-magica-in-japan-taiwan When it was aired on Nico Nico Douga], over one million people watched. Compare this to [[Lucky Star]]'s similar stream, which had over ''half'' a million.

A dub of the series [http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2011-07-29/aniplex-usa-to-dub-madoka-magica-into-english has been confirmed]{{Dead link}}exists. Aniplex USA's teaser page for the series can be found [http://madokamagicausa.com here], now updated with more information about the characters and the series itself. Yen Press has [https://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2011-10-14/yen-press-adds-madoka-magica-soul-eater-not-yuki-chan confirmed] that they will be publishing the manga adaptation of the series in English. Finally, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/puella-magi-madoka-magica Crunchyroll] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101050923/http://www.hulu.com/madoka-magica Hulu] have begun streaming the series for free.

[[Namco Bandai]] [https://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/interest/2011-08-09/madoka-magica-gets-psp-game-with-gen-urobuchi is developing a video game] for the [[PSP]], ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]''. It is slated to be released in March 2012, and its gameplay is described as a [[Roguelike]] RPG. Odds are good that it will avert [[The Problem with Licensed Games]] because of heavy involvement of the anime staff—Gen Urobuchi writing the scenario, and visual design by SHAFT and Gekidan InuCurry. [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game An official iPhone game by Mobage] featuring four new magical girl characters has also been released.

Plans to make a [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/11/07-1/madoka-magica-film-trilogy-confirmed-by-newtype theatrical film trilogy] were announced. The first two movies premiered on October 6 and 13, 2012. These films are a retelling of the series, with some added animation. It has been revealed that another [[Spin-Off]] manga will be released simultaneously with the two films. A third film, ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]'', was released in October 2013. A fourth film, ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-]]'', is in development. ''Rebellion'' and ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'' continues the story of the series. The film is scheduled for a release around 2024.