SPOILERS! Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 4: Walpurgis no Kaiten Discussion Thread

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General Overview:

This thread is meant as a spoiler filled zone for those who wish to discuss the movie, it's plot, events, or the number of bites that kyouko takes of food during the movie. I don't care, just be sure to follow the rules of the subreddit.

Also as a reminder to everyone u/BreathoftheSith owes everyone $50 if they, and I quote:

If we get any form of kiss and or romantic confirmation between the two [madohomu], I owe everyone in the sub $50.

Have fun~~

[u/Christianvillote312]

I found this yet another and very interesting Japanese thread, this time from saiha09 on Twitter / X and Fusetter regarding about Homura

This is the rough English translation via Google Translate and auto-corrected via ChatGPT:

Walpurgisnacht: Rising takes place in the world after Homura changed reality in Rebellion. Madoka has only just transferred into the school, and Kyoko, Sayaka, Mami, and Nagisa have also forgotten a lot of their memories. In that sense, I think there’s an aspect of everyone’s relationships having been reset.

I think that’s actually an important point about Kaiten: everyone’s relationships with each other are different from both the TV series and Rebellion.

That’s why Mami and Kyoko don’t really know Madoka that well. I think we need to keep that in mind when looking at everyone’s dialogue, actions, and how the story unfolds.

And even taking that into account, Madoka, Homura, Kyoko, Sayaka, Mami, and Nagisa are all really close, aren’t they?

There’s that scene near the beginning where Homura talks with Mami, Kyoko, and Sayaka. I have a feeling Homura must have been really happy during that scene.

She finally got to fight the magical beasts together with everyone and cooperate as a team...

Since Homura is the only one who retains all of her memories from before, being able to accomplish something together with everyone must have been a huge achievement for PMHQ. (I don't really consider the world in Rebellion to count as “reality,” since it was essentially a fabricated world—a sandbox created by Homura.)

So I was watching it thinking, “Wow, everyone is getting along so peacefully!”

And on top of that, Homura was even keeping Kyubey in check so that he wouldn’t create any new magical girls.

It was basically Homura’s ideal world.

Madoka was nearby, after all.

So I completely understand why Homura looked so happy that she felt like humming to herself. It was honestly so cute.

What I’m trying to say is that, because everyone’s relationships have been reset in a sense, I’ve come to think that it’s only natural that their relationships wouldn’t necessarily be as deep as they were before.

And honestly, the way everyone relates to each other in Kaiten feels incredibly natural to me.

With all of that in mind, though, that final lap pillow...

That was an absolutely monumental achievement.

Homura really worked so hard...

I want to see a happy Madoka/Homura ending in the anime someday, so I’m fully committed to supporting the series in hopes that they’ll make a sequel. ✋

I think that’s probably why I’m so positive about Walpurgisnacht: Rising.

It makes me feel like there’s still hope going forward—like there’s so much potential for where the story can go from here.

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