“Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2” To Stream On Funimation, Crunchyroll And HIDIVE
Funimation, Crunchyroll, and HIDIVE announced today the streaming rights to “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening -”. Funimation will begin the simulcast on July 31, 2021 as it premiere’s in Japan. Crunchyroll and HIDIVE will then stream the fantasy series weekly starting on August 7, 2021. The TV anime will be officially a part of Funimation’s, Crunchyroll’s and HIDIVE’s Summer 2021 anime season lineup.
“Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening -” will be available to stream on Funimation in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Peru.
The series will available on Crunchyroll in North America, Latin America (South and Central America including Mexico), Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, and South Africa.
HIDIVE will stream the series in North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Central and South America.
The anime is a spin-off TV series to the cult-classic “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”. The cast and staff from season 1 will be returning for the second season along with SHAFT handling the animation. The previously released key visual for season 2 was accompanied with the tagline “The price of a wish, is it hope or despair?”.
A third season entitled “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season - Dawn of Light Dreams” was recently announced for end of 2021.
“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 12-episode series is currently streaming on Funimation, Crunchyroll and HIDIVE in subtitles and English dubbing on Funimation.
“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…
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.
“Puella Magi Madoka Magica” Synopsis: She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time… Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
Recently, a new “Madoka Magica” anime film was announced. The new film will be called “Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten” and will be a sequel to the 2013 film “Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion”.
“Puella Magi Madoka Magica” manga is currently being published by Yen Press in the US.
Sources: “Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story” website and Twitter. Crunchyroll website. Funimation website. HIDIVE website. Yen Press website.