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Sakura-Con 2012 - Exclusive Interview w/ Gen Urobuchi, Atsuhiro Iwakami and Katsushi Ota

Urobuchi: The original idea was to have a concluding story within the original series but through producer Iwakami and director Yukihiro Miyamoto's enthusiastic support we decided we wanted something expandable as a world and concept. We wanted to make it have more breadth and be a bridge to the world view within the series and the franchise.

What kind of enemies can we expect in the new movie? Will it feature more witches?
Iwakami: That's a secret, however I can say that aokiume has produced some very attractive designs.

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Urobuchi: The original idea was to have a concluding story within the original series but through producer Iwakami and director Yukihiro Miyamoto's enthusiastic support we decided we wanted something expandable as a world and concept. We wanted to make it have more breadth and be a bridge to the world view within the series and the franchise.

Whoa... that's not what I was expecting! Does this mean a bunch of completely new characters then, a more stand alone movie? And if that's the case, will we see no more of the original cast, or at best see cameo appearances? (sure hope to see at least some kind of cameos, at least, as long as they don't feel too distractingly or disgracefully shoehorned in...)

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What kind of enemies can we expect in the new movie? Will it feature more witches? Iwakami: That's a secret, however I can say that aokiume has produced some very attractive designs.

Erm... I believe something was lost in translation here. Ume Aoki, or "aokiume," never touched the design of the witches in the original Madoka Magica witches. Do you mean Gekidan Inu Curry? That Ume Aokiwill actually design some witches herself? Or by Ume Aoki doing some new designs, she'll design some new 'cute' characters?