A new trailer for the next Madoka movie (Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht Rising-) dropped this past week, as well as a February 2026 date for the premiere. Finally! Homura Akemi, of course, figures heavily into the trailer. An incredible character of so much depth, Homura has inspired so much great writing and art over… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Homura Akemi Awaits
I’ve long been encouraged by the storyline and particularly the climax of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series, which has strong parallels to the Easter story. The movie sequels, however, throw a wrench in what I thought was a perfect ending. But as they’ve gone along, they’ve also made the series deeper and richer. Homura… Read More Good Friday x Fanart Friday: Reaching for Madoka
You can never have enough Madoka Magica fanart—especially when it’s created by wonderful artists like Kodamazon! ★ 【kodamazon】 「 暁美ほむら // 鹿目まどか 」 ☆
Just a reminder that the next Madoka movie, Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising-, releases sometime this year… ★ 【mio // X】 「 homura // madoka 」 ☆
Chiwa Saito is one of anime’s most notable and skilled seiyuu, with a career spanning more than twenty years. But as she sat in front of press at Anime Frontier 2023, finally appearing at the con after originally being scheduled in 2020 and unable to attend because of the pandemic, Chiwa showed us something unexpected.… Read More Interview with Chiwa Saito at Anime Frontier 2023: On Homura’s Return, Harrison Ford, and Finding Time for Yourself
Ripe with metaphor, this illustration of Homura Akemi captures the character’s strength as well as the machinations and desires that drive her. Essay, anyone? ★ 【YOOKI⭐】「 この瞬間を待っていた 」 ☆ Sign up for our weekly newsletter to check out all our anime, manga, and light novel posts and analysis!
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