A special collaboration visual has been released for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- and Witch on the Holy Night anime films.
The visual showcases the respective lead characters of each anime film, featuring Madoka Kaname and Aoko Aozaki.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- began screening in Japanese theaters, including in IMAX, on August 28, 2026. It will be released in U.S. theaters from January 16, 2027 to January 19, 2027in both English subtitled and English dubbed formats.
Walpurgisnacht: Rising is the follow up to the 2013 anime film Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion, which in turn was the sequel to the 2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime series. It was first announced in April 2021 and had Winter 2024 and Winter 2025 as its previous release dates.
Crunchyroll is streaming the 2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime series and the Magia Record spinoff anime in select countries and territories. It describes the former as:
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time… Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn’t know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny- This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls-.
The upcoming Witch on The Holy Night anime film will premiere in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2026. It will be released in U.S. and Canadian theaters on January 29, 2027 and will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and in an English-language dub.
The anime is based on the visual novel by TYPE-MOON. Crunchyroll acquired the anime film for release in multiple countries and territories, describing the synopsis as:
Aoko Aozaki, an ordinary high school girl, is actually a Magician who lives in the modern world…though she is still only an apprentice. As she spends her days living alongside her housemate, Alice Kuonji, striving to become a full-fledged Magician…
The girl meets a boy.
This is the beginning of one young girl’s story — the tale of a Witch.
Sources: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official X/Twitter, Witch on the Holy Night Official X/Twitter, Crunchyroll News
