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1st 2 Madoka Magica Films to Play in Philadelphia
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Aniplex of America announced on Thursday that the first two Puella Magi Madoka Magica films will play on December 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cinema 16:9 theater in Philadelphia. Tickets are now on sale and the first 30 purchasers will receive a Madoka Magica poster.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings opened in Japan on October 6 and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal followed on October 13. The third film, Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica [Shinpen]: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Puella Magi Madoka Magica New Feature: Rebellion), which will not be the end of the Madoka Magica story, will open next year.
The first two films already played in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco last month, one week after the second film opened in Japan. The films will also screen in Kansas City, Missouri and Buffalo, New York this month, followed by Akron, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis next month.
The films are playing in eight countries and territories between October and December. Other countries and territories that are screening the films include France, Italy, San Marino, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.