Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- will arrive in theaters for a limited engagement from January 16 to January 19, 2027, distributed by Fathom Entertainment. Aniplex of America and Fathom Entertainment announced the details during a panel at New York Comic Con 2026.
Theatrical Debut Schedule and Ticket Sales
Tickets for the four-day theatrical run go on sale on December 11. Viewers can purchase tickets online or at participating theater box offices.
Fathom Entertainment confirmed that screenings will be offered in both subtitled and English dubbed formats. To mark the release, Aniplex of America revealed a new U.S.-exclusive visual created by artist Namie.
Streaming Releases and Physical Media Additions
Crunchyroll will add the three films on November 8, followed by a Netflix release on January 2, 2027.
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Brand-new dubs in LATAM Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese will launch on November 15. Additionally, the film trilogy is receiving an UltraHD Blu-ray package featuring Dolby Atmos sound, with pre-orders currently open through Crunchyroll and MediaOCD, ahead of its release on October 15.
Production Background and International Screenings
The production features a returning creative team from the original 2011 television series and prior films, including studio SHAFT, chief director Akiyuki Simbo, director Yukihiro Miyamoto, and scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi of Nitroplus. The staff also includes original character designer Ume Aoki, animation character designer Junichirō Taniguchi, composer Yuki Kajiura, and alternate space designer Gekidan Inu Curry.
The film was initially hinted at via a concept movie in 2015 and officially announced in April 2021. The project experienced multiple schedule shifts due to production circumstances, moving from a previous winter 2024 target to winter 2025, February 2026, and eventually securing an August 28 release in Japan alongside IMAX screenings.
Related Franchise Releases
The 12-episode television anime premiered in January 2011, followed by the compilation films Part 1: Beginnings and Part 2: Eternal in October 2012, and Part 3: Rebellion in October 2013, which surpassed 2 billion yen in box office revenue in Japan. A television edition of the first two compilation films began airing in October 2025.
The franchise also expanded with the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story smartphone game launched in August 2017 in Japan and June 2019 in the United States and Canada. The English version ended service in September 2020, and the Japanese version ended in July 2024. A television anime adaptation ran from January 2020 to April 2022.
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