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Quick Reminder: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Screenings This Weekend
posted on by Jon Hayward
- Auckland - Academy Cinema at 6:00pm.
- Brisbane - Dendy Portside at 4:45pm (2:30pm Sold Out)
- Sydney - Dendy Newtown at 5:00pm (Three cinemas sessions at 2:30pm and the Dendy Lounge are sold out!)
- Canberra - Dendy Canberra at 2.30pm
- Melbourne - Cinema Nova
- Saturday the 1st of February, at 10:45am (1:00pm Sold Out)
- Sunday the Second of 2nd February, at 10:45am & 1:00pm
- Saturday the 8th February at 1:00pm
- Sunday the 9th February at 1:00pm
- Hobart - State Cinema at 2:00pm
- Adelaide - Palace Nova Eastend at 2:00pm
- Perth - Luna Leederville at 2:00pm
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion
Following on from the end of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie: Eternal (that covers the end of the tv series) Madoka rewrote the universe, sacrificing herself and her happy normal days to save all magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them by wiping witches out of existence. However the despair still manifest into creatures known as nightmares and magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the hope that she will be able to see Madoka smile again.
Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto directed the third film at SHAFT with original character designs from manga creator Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch). Yuki Kajiura provided the music.
The main cast returned from the television series and previous two films, with Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura, and Emiri Katō as Kyubey. Kana Asumi joined the cast as the new magical girl Nagisa Momoe. There is also a new enemy named Nightmare who is not a witch.
Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami was interviewed after the film debut in Japan and was asked if there is anything planned for the future of Madoka, Iwakami replied "The franchise is now at a blank page. Personally, I think if there is a chance for more…". This fits in with writer Gen Urobuchi's comments last year that SHAFT is considering a new TV series and more films after Rebellion.
The first two movies of Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Beginnings and Eternal) cover the majority of the TV series and were screened in Australia last year despite some technical difficulties. The first two films have not yet been released to home video by Madman Entertainment.
ANN recently attended the US premiere of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion, producer Atsuhiro Iwakami and Studio SHAFT president Mitsutoshi Kubota were both in attendance and you can read what they had to say here.
Since release the third film has topped the Japanese box office on it's debut and has went on to earn over 1.9 billion yen (over 21 million dollars AUD) and been nominated for animated movie of the year by the Japan Academy Prize Association.
