At least for 2 weeks

The staff for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise released a statement on Thursday, asking fans to refrain from posting spoilers from the upcoming Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising to social media, streaming services, and other venues until September 12. (The film opens two weeks earlier on August 28.)

The previous film, Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion, returned to Japanese theaters this past Friday, and these “revival” screenings are ending with an exclusive first look at the first minutes of the Walpurgisnacht: Rising sequel. The franchise‘s staff are asking fans to avoid post spoilers from this exclusive first look also, at least until September 12.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising is the sequel to Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion. The staff announced the new film during the Puella Magi Madoka Magica 10th anniversary event in April 2021.

The film saw numerous delays for its release, the most recent of which happened in January due to production circumstances. Prior to the most recent delay, the film was set to open in Japan in winter 2024 but was delayed until winter 2025, and subsequently until February 2026. Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising will open with IMAX screenings in addition to regular screenings on August 28 in Japan.

The Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series premiered in January 2011. The anime series was later adapted into Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal compilation films in October 2012. A sequel film, Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion, opened in October 2013. Aniplex of America released the television series, two compilation films, and the sequel film in North America. Crunchyroll and Funimation also streamed the series.

Sources: Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise‘s website via Yaraon

The September issue of Square Enix‘s Monthly G Fantasy magazine published the final chapter of Hazumi Takeda‘s Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Invasion-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School: Invasion Arc), the manga adaptation of the similarly titled 26th novel volume of Tsutomu Satou‘s The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series on Tuesday. The same issue announced that Takeda will return in the magazine’s next issue in September for an adaptation of the 31st novel volume, titled Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Mirai-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School: Future Arc).

The original 31st novel volume launched in Japan in April 2020. Yen Press has not yet published the novel volume in English.

Takeda launched the Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Invasion-hen manga in Monthly G Fantasy in May 2025. Square Enix published the manga’s second compiled book volume on March 26. The original 26th novel volume shipped in Japan in August 2018, and Yen Press published the novel volume on February 10 earlier this year.

Takeda’s Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Shizoku Kaigi-hen (Master Clans Council Arc) manga launched in G Fantasy in March 2020, and ended in September 2024. Square Enix published the manga’s ninth volume in November 2024. Takeda launched the Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Ichijō Masaki Tenkō-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School: Masaki Ichijō Transfers Schools Arc) manga in G Fantasy in November 2024, and ended it in April 2025. Square Enix published one volume for the manga. The former manga covers volumes 17-18 of the novel series (also named Master Clans Council Arc, Parts I and II, respectively), while the latter covers volume 19 (named Master Clas Council Arc Part III in the novel version).

Tsutomu Satou‘s The Irregular at Magic High School (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) light novel series launched in 2008, and ended with the 32nd volume in September 2020. Two sequels shipped in October 2020 and January 2021, with both sequel series now having four volumes.

Yen Press publishes the original The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series and Yu Mori‘s The Honor Student at Magic High School spinoff manga.

The Irregular at Magic High School TV anime premiered in April 2014 and aired for 26 episodes. A second season, titled The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc, premiered in October 2020 and ran for 13 episodes. The anime franchise also includes the The irregular at magic high school The Movie: The Girl Who Summons the Stars film, which opened in Japan in June 2017. The Honor Student at Magic High School manga inspired a 13-episode TV anime that premiered in July 2021.

The Irregular at Magic High School anime’s third television season premiered in April 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired with English subtitles and an English dub.

A new anime film titled Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE – Yotsuba Succession Arc –) opened in Japan on May 8.

The official portal site of the anime announced on June 5 that a “Part II” of the anime is launching, but did not specify details.

Source: Monthly G Fantasy September issue

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Shiro Kuroi‘s Leviathan manga is receiving a live-action film adaptation that will open in theaters on February 11, 2027.

Shunsuke Michieda (2022 live-action The Files of Young Kindaichi, My Love Mix-Up!, Seiho Boys’ High School!, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk) stars as Kazuma Ichinose.

Natsuki Deguchi (live-action Look Back, Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, Blue Spring Ride, Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards) stars as Futaba Nikaido.

Michihito Fujii (Last Samurai Standing) and Ryohei Shingu are directing the film, and TOHO is distributing it.

Abrams ComicArts‘ manga-focused imprint for the U.S. market Kana publishes the story in English and describes the story:

Perfect for fans of Moebius, Star Wars, and Katsuhiro Ōtomo, Shiro Kuroi‘s Leviathan Volume One follows a group of students pitted against each other in a brutal battle for survival in the depths of space. The gripping sci-fi survival horror centers around the Leviathan, an enormous spaceship, abandoned in a galaxy far, far away. When looters break into the abandoned ship, they discover the diary of a middle-schooler, Kazuma, who documented the horrific fate of the ship’s passengers.

Along with the looters, the reader will piece together the decades-old tale of an innocent school trip to Earth with a tragic and brutal ending. Trapped in space without enough oxygen left to wait for rescue, Kazuma documents the mental collapse and treachery of his teacher and classmates as they realize that the only hope for survival is the cryopreservation unit at the heart of the ship, which can only fit one person. A bloody battle for survival ensues as friend turns against friend, teacher against student, and each survivor is forced to confront the value of their own life. As the looters read on, they reach a chilling realization—there is still one survivor somewhere inside! One of the top bestselling new manga titles in Japan, Leviathan‘s incredible, brutal illustrations and tightly paced plot will leave readers at the edge of their seats, and linger in their minds long after the last page of each volume.

Kuroi debuted the manga in France via Ki-oon in January 2022, and in Japan in Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump+ service in August 2022. The series ended in February 2023. The manga’s third compiled book volume shipped in Japan in May 2023.

Sources: TOHO Movie’s YouTube channel, Comic Natalie