{"rewrite":{"id":"r_52a770595511efa46f687b90","clusterId":"c_78985a1863fbe7a218056cdd","slug":"madoka-magica-film-lands-on-anan-cover-with-new-shaft-art","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Madoka Magica Film Lands on anan Cover With New Shaft Art","summary":"The special edition of the weekly magazine anan, issue 2510, will feature Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi from the anime film Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising on its cover when it hits shelves on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The cover uses a newly drawn illustration by Kazuki Kawada, the film's main animator, and is credited to the animation studio Shaft. The artwork carries over the cloud imagery from the film's key visual, depicting Madoka in her magical girl form and Homura as a devil smiling gently at each other, with sunlight pouring through gaps in the clouds. The issue includes eight pages of film-related content, headlined by a dialogue between Aoi Yuki, the voice of Madoka Kaname, and Chiwa Saito, the voice of Homura Akemi. It also features solo interviews with new cast members Shion Wakayama and Tomoyo Kurosawa, a dialogue between chief director Akiyuki Shinbo and character designer Ume Aoki, and interviews with scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi and Inu Curry's Doru Nushi, who also drew a new illustration for the issue. The magazine is priced at 880 yen and includes term explanations and character introductions.","whyItMatters":"The anan cover signals how the first new Madoka Magica film in 13 years is being promoted as a mainstream cultural event, with a women's magazine featuring anime characters on its cover and drawing on the original production team to make the appeal.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKazuki Kawada is credited as the film\u0026#39;s main animator, and the new cover art is credited to Shaft.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe cover repeats the cloud imagery of the film\u0026#39;s key visual, with blue sky and sunlight pouring through gaps, depicting Madoka in her magical girl form and Homura as a devil smiling at each other.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe eight-page feature leads with a dialogue between Aoi Yuki (Madoka) and Chiwa Saito (Homura), who have voiced the roles since the 2011 TV series.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNew cast members Shion Wakayama and Tomoyo Kurosawa are each interviewed solo; Wakayama voices Murasaki no Kyō and Kurosawa voices Selma Therese.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eChief director Akiyuki Shinbo and character designer Ume Aoki appear in a dialogue, with separate interviews for scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi and Inu Curry\u0026#39;s Doru Nushi, who also drew a new Madoka and Homura illustration for the issue.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe issue includes term explanations, character introductions, and sections on animation, story, art, and music; the feature carries a spoiler warning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The anan cover shows Madoka and Homura smiling like they forgot their harsh fates, drawn by the film's main animator Kazuki Kawada. New art from Doru Nushi too.","twitterPost":"Aoi Yuki and Chiwa Saito sit down for a dialogue in anan's 8-page Madoka feature, joined by new cast Shion Wakayama and Tomoyo Kurosawa. 880 yen, out Sept 2.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The new Madoka Magica film gets a mainstream magazine cover as anan devotes eight pages to the franchise, with a Yuki-Saito dialogue and new art from the film's team. The issue drops September 2.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96374\",\"title\":\"Madoka Magica Film Adorns 'anan' Cover; Aoi Yuki and Chiwa Saito Interview Included\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/08/28/102441.html\",\"title\":\"Madoka \\u0026 Homura Grace the Cover of \\\"anan\\\"! 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