{"id":4434,"date":"2026-06-29T02:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-main-trailer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T02:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:18:10","slug":"madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-main-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-main-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising \u2014 Main Trailer Out, Opens Japan August 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The main theatrical trailer for <em>Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Witch&#8217;s Rondo \u2014 Walpurgisnacht Rising<\/em> (\u5287\u5834\u7248 \u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u307e\u3069\u304b\u2606\u30de\u30ae\u30ab\u3008\u30ef\u30eb\u30d7\u30eb\u30ae\u30b9\u306e\u5efb\u5929\u3009) dropped in the early hours of Monday morning, and it brings two headline announcements in one: a confirmed <strong>Japan theatrical opening on August 28, 2026<\/strong>, and the reveal that the film&#8217;s theme song \u2014 &#8220;\u5f7c\u65b9&#8221; (Kanata) \u2014 will be performed by <strong>FictionJunction<\/strong>, the vocal unit led by composer Yuki Kajiura. For fans who have been waiting since 2013&#8217;s <em>Rebellion Story<\/em> ended on one of anime&#8217;s most divisive cliffhangers, the wait is down to two months.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/madoka-walpurgis-magical-girl-night.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A magical girl stands beneath a starry sky in Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Homura&#8217;s World, Cracking at the Edges<\/h2>\n<p><em>Walpurgisnacht Rising<\/em> picks up inside the false reality that Homura Akemi built at the end of <em>Rebellion<\/em> \u2014 a world where Madoka lives as an ordinary student, shielded from the fate she accepted when she wished every witch in every timeline out of existence and became the &#8220;Law of Cycles,&#8221; a transcendent cosmic force. Homura achieved this by tearing a fragment of that power away and rewriting reality itself, a choice that cost her everything except Madoka&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>The new trailer makes clear that the seams of that world are showing. A mysterious girl <em>without<\/em> a Soul Gem has been hunting Mazoku \u2014 the magical beasts that replaced witches in Homura&#8217;s version of reality \u2014 which should be impossible. Then two magical girls arrive from outside the constructed world, seeking to restore the Law of Cycles and carrying a message: <strong>&#8220;We will not forgive Homura Akemi.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HD6vwmNvcXo\" title=\"\u300e\u5287\u5834\u7248 \u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u307e\u3069\u304b\u2606\u30de\u30ae\u30ab\u3008\u30ef\u30eb\u30d7\u30eb\u30ae\u30b9\u306e\u5efb\u5929\u3009\u300f\u672c\u4e88\u544a\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>\u300e\u5287\u5834\u7248 \u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u307e\u3069\u304b\u2606\u30de\u30ae\u30ab\u3008\u30ef\u30eb\u30d7\u30eb\u30ae\u30b9\u306e\u5efb\u5929\u3009\u300f\u672c\u4e88\u544a \u2014 via Aniplex Channel on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/madoka-walpurgis-statue-scene.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A lone figure stands before a massive statue-like entity in an impossible labyrinthine space\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The threat they carry with them is named in the synopsis as \u540d\u585a\u5e95\u6839 (Nadzuka Sokone) \u2014 described as the &#8220;beginning of all witches,&#8221; a collective entity formed from multiple witches that tortured Homura across her many timeline loops. It is, in other words, the original Walpurgisnacht made into something even larger. The title <em>\u5efb\u5929<\/em> \u2014 roughly &#8220;the heavens revolve&#8221; \u2014 signals that the circular logic of the Madoka universe is completing another terrible turn.<\/p>\n<h2>Yuki Kajiura Composes the Full Score<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/madoka-walpurgis-soul-gem.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark atmospheric imagery from the film \u2014 a witch-like entity against a textured orange sky\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The return of Yuki Kajiura \u2014 whose compositions for the original 2011 series are among the most celebrated in the medium \u2014 is confirmed for the complete BGM, not just the theme song. In her own words, as published alongside the trailer reveal (<a href=\"https:\/\/dengekionline.com\/article\/202606\/79719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dengeki Online, in Japanese<\/a>): &#8220;I did not want it to be a song that simply provides the &#8216;answer.&#8217; As a devoted fan of this work who has been by these girls&#8217; sides for a long time, I wanted to send them off brilliantly.&#8221; A fragment of FictionJunction&#8217;s &#8220;Kanata&#8221; (\u5f7c\u65b9, meaning <em>the other side<\/em> or <em>beyond<\/em>) plays in the final moments of the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>Kajiura&#8217;s involvement signals a full-circle return for the franchise&#8217;s sonic identity. Her earlier Madoka work introduced sounds \u2014 choral Latin fragments, baroque counterpoint over TV-static noise \u2014 that influenced scores across anime for years afterward.<\/p>\n<h2>August 28 in Japan \u2014 Singapore Dates Yet to Be Confirmed<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/madoka-walpurgis-characters-sunset.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two Madoka Magica characters face each other in a golden sunset scene\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Walpurgisnacht Rising<\/em> opens theatrically in Japan on <strong>August 28, 2026<\/strong>. No Singapore or Southeast Asia release date has been announced at the time of writing. Major Aniplex theatrical productions in recent years have generally received regional rollouts, but timelines and distribution vary \u2014 watch <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">announcements from local cinema chains and anime distributors<\/a> for confirmation. The trailer&#8217;s release this close to the Japan opening date suggests the wider rollout information may not be far behind.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (Japanese source) -- not yet covered in English media\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"Singapore release date to be confirmed\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising is here. Japan opens August 28 \u2014 FictionJunction&#8217;s &#8216;Kanata&#8217; confirmed as theme song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,244,516,337],"class_list":["post-4434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-aniplex","tag-fictionjunction","tag-madoka-magica"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/madoka-walpurgis-kyubey-rose.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-19w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7469,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/walpurgisnacht-rising-imax-37-countries-august-28-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4434,"position":0},"title":"Walpurgisnacht Rising Gets IMAX Release Across 37 Countries","date":"August 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"When we covered the main trailer in late June, Walpurgisnacht Rising had a Japan theatrical opening on 28 August and little else. 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