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3rd Madoka Magica Film's Main Staff, Cast Listed

The main staff and main cast for Gekijō-ban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica [Shinpen]: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Puella Magi Madoka Magica New Feature: Rebellion), the upcoming third Madoka Magica film, were announced this past weekend:

Staff

• Original Story: Magica Quartet
• Chief Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
• Screenplay: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)
• Original Character Design: Ume Aoki 
• Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto 
• Character Design: Takahiro Kishida, Junichirō Taniguchi 
• Chief Animation Directors: Junichirō Taniguchi, Hiroki Yamamura
• Effects Animation Director: Takashi Hashimoto
• Assistant Director: Hiroyuki Terao
• Alternate Space Design: Gekidan Inu Curry
• Alternate Space Art: Yooichi Nangoo
• Art Director: Ken Naito (Studio Tulip)
• Art Setting: Morihito Ōhara
• Color Design: Jin Hibino, Izumi Takizawa 
• Visual Effects: Motoi Sakai
• Director of Photography: Shinichiro Eto
• Editing: Rie Matsubara (Seyama Editing Room)
• Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
• Sound Production: Rakuonsha
• Music: Yuki Kajiura
• Theme Song Performance: ClariS, Kalafina
• Animation Production: SHAFT
• Distribution: Warner Bros.

Cast

• 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 
• Emiri Katō as Kyubey 

The film will open in Japan on October 26. The film will then open in the United States, Canada, and France this year. Aniplex announced at Japan Expo in Paris that the film will debut in France on November 16. Aniplex aims to release the third film in still more countries worldwide, just as it did for the first two films.

Source: Crank In!