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Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film Reveals Maaya Sakamoto's Role
posted on by Alex Mateo
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, announced on Saturday that Maaya Sakamoto plays the unnamed upperclassman, or Wasu, who looks like Homura but nobody knows her true name or identity:
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.
The returning cast includes:
- Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname
- Chiwa Saitō as Homura Akemi
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe
- Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki
- Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura
- Kana Asumi as Nagisa Momoe
- Emiri Katō as Kyubey
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."
Sources: Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime's website, Comic Natalie
