Earlier today, Aniplex of America announced that upcoming anime Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story will stream on FunimationNow, Crunchyroll, and HIDIVE. The series will launch on FunimationNow on January 4, 2020, while both Crunchyroll and HIDIVE will start streaming the show a week later, on January 11.
Aniplex describes the show as:
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 hits Japanese TV on January 4. The full premiere schedule is as follows (All times JST):
- Tokyo MX: 1/4/2020 at 24:00 (1/5/2020 at Midnight)
- BS11: 1/4/2020 at 24:00 (1/5/2020 at Midnight)
- Tochigi TV: 1/4/2020 at 24:00 (1/5/2020 at Midnight)
- Gunma TV: 1/4/2020 at 24:00 (1/5/2020 at Midnight)
- MBS: 1/4/2020 at 26:08 (1/5/2020 at 2:08AM)
Gekidan Inu Curry will serve as Chief Director at Shaft, while handling series composition duties. Junichirō Taniguchi (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) is providing character designs.
Trysail will perform opening theme song Gomakashi (Deception), while Claris performs Alicia, the title’s closing theme.
The confirmed voice cast includes:
- Felicia Mitsuki: Ayane Sakura
- Iroha Tamaki: Momo Asakura
- Tsuruno Yui: Shiina Natsukawa
- Yachiyo Nanami: Sora Amamiya
- Kaede Akino: Ayaka Ohashi
- Rena Minami: Kaori Ishihara
- Momoko Togame: Mikako Komatsu
- Sana Futaba: Yui Ogura
- Kuroe: Kana Hanazawa
Source: Aniplex of America (Email Communication)
