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Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film Screens in N. America on January 16-19 – News

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Aniplex of America and Fathom Entertainment revealed at New York Comic Con on Thursday that they will screen Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film, in theaters in North America on January 16 to 19. The screenings will be available in both Japanese audio with English subtitles, as well as an English dub. Tickets go on sale on December 11.


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In addition to the English version of the film’s second key visual (seen above), Aniplex of America also unveiled an exclusive key visual for the film (seen below) by Australian artist Namie (Fate/Grand Order, Arknights).

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In addition, Aniplex of America also revealed that it will release Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion in Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc with Dolby Atmos audio. The release will include exclusive new cover art by Junichirō Taniguchi, and will be available on October 15 on the Crunchyroll Store and MediaOCD store.

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Additionally, the three films in the trilogy will additionally start streaming on Crunchyroll on November 8 and on Netflix on January 2. The movies will add Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese dubs on Crunchyroll on November 15.

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising opened in theaters on August 28. The film got IMAX screenings in Japan on the same day it opened.

The film ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 535,000 tickets and and earned 939,647,100 yen (about US$5.95 million) in its first three days.

Yukihiro Miyamoto (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Arakawa Under the Bridge) directed the film.

Shion Wakayama voices the new magical girl Shichōka and Tomoyo Kurosawa voices Selma Therese. Maaya Sakamoto plays the unnamed upperclassman, or Wasu, who looks like Homura but nobody knows her true name or identity.

The returning cast includes:

The anime film features a returning staff from the original anime series and films, including original creators Magica Quartet, chief director Akiyuki Simbo, scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi of Nitroplus, original character designer Ume Aoki, animation character designer Junichirō Taniguchi, composer Yuki Kajiura, alternate space designer Gekidan Inu Curry, and animation studio SHAFT.

Yuki Kajiura‘s solo project FictionJunction performs the theme song “Kanata.”

Source: Press release


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Berserk of Gluttony 2nd Season Anime Reveals Teaser Video, New Director, Returning Cast & Staff – News

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The staff for the second season of the television anime of Ichika Isshiki and fame‘s Berserk of Gluttony (Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru) light novel series revealed the teaser promotional video, and confirmed the returning cast and staff members, and new director, on Friday. Crunchyroll will stream the second season.


First season director Tetsuya Yanagisawa is the second season’s overall director, and Kenichi Ishikura (D.C.III ~Da Capo III~, Sakura Trick) is directing the new season at ACGT. Mariko Kunisawa returns to write the series scripts, and Takafumi Furusawa is again designing the characters. 

Returning cast members include:

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The anime’s second season will debut in 2027.

Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing both the novel series and its manga adaptation in English, and it describes the story:

Fate Graphite is one of the forsaken. Cursed with the skill “Gluttony,” he is ever starving, never sated…until the day he kills a dying thief and devours the man’s strength—and his soul. The true hunger of Fate’s Gluttony has awakened, and if he can learn to control his power, he will at last be the master of his own destiny.

The anime’s first season debuted in October 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired, and also streams an English dub.

After releasing the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō service, Isshiki launched the first novel volume with illustrations by fame in November 2017. Micro Magazine is also releasing the novels in a larger bunko format. Daisuke Takino launched the manga adaptation on Micro Magazine‘s Comic Ride website in April 2018.

Source: Press release


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Here U Are Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Trailer – News

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Crunchyroll revealed during its panel at the New York Comic Con 2026 on Thursday the second teaser trailer for the anime adaptation of D JUN‘s Here U Are webtoon. The video features a score by the anime’s musical composer and Japanese pianist Shinya Kiyozuka.


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Crunchyroll will stream the anime and describes the story:

Yang Yu is a university upperclassman who’s loved by everyone, and Huan Li is a quiet, antisocial new student. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, but despite clashing and repelling one another at times, they are still drawn to each other.

The anime stars Yūki Inoue as Yang Yu and Ryōta Suzuki as Huan Li.

Tomoe Makino (Aharen-san wa Hakarenai) will direct the anime at Rouseact. Aiki Kawamura is handling the series composition. Asami Hayakawa is designing the characters. Shinya Kiyozuka is composing the music.

The webtoon originally debuted in 2017, and it ended in 2020. Aloha Comics releases the series in English. The webtoon is also available on WEBTOON.

The webtoon has over 390 million total views worldwide as of April 2026.

Source: Press release



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The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy at All Anime’s 1st Promo Video Reveals More Cast/Staff, January 8 Premiere – News

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Aniplex unveiled on Friday the first promotional video, more cast and staff, and January 8 premiere for the anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai‘s The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta) manga:


Crunchyroll streamed an English-subtitled trailer at New York Comic Con:


The newly announced cast includes:

Kenjirō Tsuda as Jō (reprisal of role from series’ audio drama)

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Tasuku Hatanaka as Narita (reprisal of role from audio drama)

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Yurina Amami as Chizuru

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Fairouz Ai as Mao

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Maiko Nomura as Kanna

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Kōsuke Noma and Takayuki “Kojiro” Sasaki are composing the music.

The anime will debut on January 8 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV‘s FuraAni programming block.

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Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs.

The cast includes Akari Kitō as Aya Ōsawa, and Mariya Ise as Mitsuki Koga.

Masashi Ishihama (From the New World, Garakowa -Restore the World-, Horimiya) is directing the anime. CloverWorks will animate the series. Rino Yamazaki (Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, Spy×Family season 3) is in charge of series composition. Kanna Hirayama (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Oshi no Ko) is designing the characters.

The opening theme is the 1991 song “Breed” by grunge band Nirvana.

Yen Press licensed the manga and released the third volume in December 2025. Yen Press describes the manga’s story:

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He’s got an air of mystery about him, great style, and an impeccable music taste. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya’s, she can’t help but be extremely aware of the other’s crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question for Mitsuki—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn’t be so bad…

Arai launched the series as a manga on Twitter (later known as X) in April 2022 before serializing on pixiv Comic in April 2023. Kadokawa Shoten publishes the series in print and shipped the fourth compiled book volume on February 19.

The series ranked #2 on the 23rd annual Da Vinci “Book of the Year” list and #2 for top manga for female readers on the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha‘s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook.

Source: Press release


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