Aniplex of America Announces Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray

Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering.

SANTA MONICA, CA (November 18, 2020) – Aniplex of America has announced the latest addition to their Blu-ray catalogue: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1. The Blu-ray set will be released on March 16, 2021 with all thirteen episodes from season one in both English and Japanese audio on three Blu-ray discs along with all four versions of the textless openings and ending, trailers, commercials, and the adorable animated “Magia Report” commercials. Featuring package illustrations by character designer Junichiro Taniguchi, the set also comes with an exclusive booklet featuring end card illustrations from every episode, as well as a soundtrack CD.

The series stars Momo Asakura (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Charlotte) and Kira Buckland (Blue Exorcist, Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note) as the main character, Iroha Tamaki, who is unable to recall the wish she made in exchange for becoming a Magical Girl. Following the rumor that Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama, she travels to Kamihama City, where she encounters Yachiyo Nanami, voiced by Sora Amamiya (The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO) and Erika Harlacher (I want to eat your pancreas, PERSONA5 the Animation) and other Magical Girls including Tsuruno Yui, voiced by Shina Natsukawa (High School Fleet, ALDNOAH.ZERO) and Marieve Herington (Love Live! School idol Project, Seven Deadly Sins), Felicia Mitsuki, voiced by Ayane Sakura (Your lie in April, My Hero Academia) and Lizzie Freeman (Sword Art Online Alicization, Rent-A-Girlfriend), and Sana Futaba, voiced by Yui Ogura (Goblin Slayer, Encouragement of Climb) and Ryan Bartley (Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-, March comes in like a lion) .

Beautifully animated by SHAFT (Monogatari series, Puella Magia Madoka Magica series), an all-star production staff including Gekidan InuCurry (Doroinu) as chief director/series composition, aokiume for original main character concepts, and Akiyuki Shimbou as animation supervisor helms the show. The English dub features ADR script writer Kayli Mills (Ni No Kuni) with English voice directors Christian La Monte (Cells at Work!), Erica Mendez (I want to eat your pancreas), and Steve Staley (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba).

The Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1 is now accepting pre-orders at online retailer RightStuf Anime (https://www.rightstufanime.com).

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1 includes:

[Disc Specs]

• Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
  
• Subtitles: English
  
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p
  
• Episodes: #1-13
  
• Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs + 1 CD
  
• Total Run Time: Approx. 325 minutes
  
• Rating: 13 UP
  

[Bonus Content]

• Textless Openings (4 versions) and Ending
  
• Trailers and Commercials
  
• Animated Magia Report Commercials
  
  * Bonus content subject to change.
  
  * Bonus content includes English subtitles.
  

[Bonus Materials & Package]

• Package illustrations by Junichiro Taniguchi (character design)
  
• Special booklet, featuring end card illustrations from all 13 episodes
  
• Original Soundtrack CD
  
  * Bonus materials subject to change.
  

Product number and UPC bar code:
Title: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1
Street Date: 3/16/2021
SKU #: AOA-14701
UPC: 816546023843
SRP: $159.98
Store Price: $129.98

Retailer Link: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Magia-Record-Puella-Magi-Madoka-Magica-Side-Story-Volume-1-Blu-ray

About Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story :

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.
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 for her lost wish, begins…

For more information, please visit: https://magiarecord-animeusa.com/

STAFF
Original Story: Magica Quartet
Chief Director / Series Composition: Gekidan InuCurry (Doroinu)
Original Main Character Concepts: aokiume
Assistant Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi
Chief Animation Directors: Nobuhiro Sugiyama, Hiroki Yamamura
Action Director: Takashi Hashimoto
Main Animators: Yoshiaki Ito, Akihisa Takano, Kana Miyai
Art Director: Ken Naito
Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino
Editor: Rie Matsubara
CG Director: Hisato Shima
Director of Photography: Koji Tsuchiya
Screenplay in Association with ELSEWARE
Music: Takumi Ozawa
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Animation Supervisor: Akiyuki Shimbou
Animation Production: SHAFT

English Voice Directors: Christian La Monte, Erica Mendez, Steve Staley
ADR Script Writer: Kayli Mills

CAST (Japanese/English)
Iroha Tamaki: Momo Asakura / Kira Buckland
Yachiyo Nanami: Sora Amamiya / Erika Harlacher
Tsuruno Yui: Shina Natsukawa / Marieve Herington
Felicia Mitsuki: Ayane Sakura / Lizzie Freeman
Sana Futaba: Yui Ogura / Ryan Bartley
Momoko Togame: Mikako Komatsu / Erica Lindbeck
Kaede Akino: Ayaka Ohashi / Brianna Knickerbocker
Rena Minami: Kaori Ishihara / Erica Mendez
Kuroe: Kana Hanazawa / Faye Mata
Small Kyubey / Kyubey: Emiri Kato / Cassandra Lee Morris
Mami Tomoe: Kaori Mizuhashi / Carrie Keranen
Mitama Yakumo: Yui Horie / Dawn Bennett
Mifuyu Azusa: Mai Nakahara / Allegra Clark
Tsukuyo Amane: Maaya Uchida / Jennie Kwan
Tsukasa Amane: Aya Uchida / Kayli Mills=
Kyoko Sakura: Ai Nonaka / Lauren Landa
Alina Gray: Ayana Taketatsu / Cherami Leigh
Ui Tamaki: Manaka Iwami / Lisa Reimold
Touka Satomi: Rie Kugimiya / Michelle Marie
Nemu Hiiragi: Sumire Morohoshi / Mela Lee
Sayaka Miki: Eri Kitamura / Sarah Ann Williams

About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company's ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, KILL la KILL, Gurren Lagann, Monogatari series, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-, Cells at Work!, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED and many more. In 2017, the company released the English version of the popular mobile game, Fate/Grand Order.

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