“Magia Record” Final Season Announces April 3 Premiere Date With New Promo Video

Mar 17

The official website for “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story” TV anime announced the premiere date details with a new promotional video to tease the upcoming Final Season. “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season - Dawn of Light Dreams” is set to be released on April 3, 2022.

In a surprising move, the hit anime will release all 4 episodes of the Final Season back to back on the same day in Japan. The third season was previously set to be released at the end of 2021 but in December 2021, the franchise announced that the Final Season would be delayed until Spring 2022 due to production reasons. No word as of yet on the release in the US.

In addition, the new trailer teases the Final Season’s ending theme song “Music Box”, a collaboration between musical groups ClariS and TrySail.

The anime is a spin-off TV series to the cult-classic “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”. “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story” Season 1 was released in 2020 and is based on the game of the same name from Aniplex. The second season titled “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening -” aired during the Summer 2021 anime season and was simulcast on Funimation, Crunchyroll and HIDIVE.

“Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story” Synopsis: In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. But Iroha Tamaki can’t seem to remember her wish. "When I became a Magical Girl, what did I wish for again?" There is a gaping hole in her life. Something important has been lost. But she continues to fight every day, without even knowing why… Then, a rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls. "Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama." Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering. The story of Iroha Tamaki, in search of her lost wish, begins…

“Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story” stars Asakura Momo as “Tamaki Iroha”, Amamiya Sora as “Nanami Yachiyo”, Sakura Ayane as “Mitsuki Felicia”, Oohashi Ayaka as “Akino Kaede”, Komatsu Mikako as “Togame Momoko”, and Natasukawa Shiina as “Yui Tsuruno”. Animation studio Shaft and Aniplex produce the series. The collaborative team named Magica Quartet, known for creating the “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” franchise, are credited as the creators.

The original 12-episode TV anime “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” was released in 2011 and can currently be streamed on Funimation, Crunchyroll, HBO Max, Hulu and Netflix in subtitles and English dubbing.

Recently, a new “Madoka Magica” anime film was announced. The new film will be called “Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-” and will be a sequel to the 2013 film “Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion”.