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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra

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Madoka Magica Magia Exedra
Developer(s)
Platform(s)iOS, Android, and Windows
Release
  • March 26, 2025 (iOS and Android early access release)
  • March 27, 2025 (iOS and Android)
  • TBA (PC)
Genre(s)Role-playing game[1]

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ Magia Exedra) is a free-to-play role-playing video game. It is the latest video game in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica media franchise, and succeeds the previous game in the series, Magia Record. The latter ended its service shortly after the game's announcement, with players able to transfer their account data from Record to Exedra.

Plot

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The player character of the game is Name, a now-amnesiac former Magical Girl obtaining memories with the assistance of a green Kyubey-like character named A-Q.[2] Madoka Kaname (the main character of the original Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime) and Iroha Tamaki (the main character of the Magia Record spin-off) also appear in the game.[2] Other characters previously featured in Magia Record, including Ren Isuzu, Sana Futaba, and Ashley Taylor, also return.[3][4][5]

Gameplay

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra is a role-playing video game. The player explores dungeons in the form of Witch Labyrinths, and can collect items and experience and battle enemies in a turn-based combat system.[1] The gameplay has drawn comparisons to Honkai: Star Rail.[1]

Production

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In April 2024, it was announced that there would be a new mobile game for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise, titled Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra and developed by F4samurai (who also worked on Magia Record) and Pokelabo (developers of SINoALICE).[6][7] A new teaser trailer for the game was released in June 2024.[8] In November 2024, the release was delayed to 2025, with the developers citing a desire to improve the game's quality.[9]

Magia Record, the series' previous free-to-play game, ended its service in Japan on July 31, 2024, after Magia Exedra was announced. Prior to this, it was announced that players of Magia Record would be able to transfer their accounts to Magia Exedra.[10][11]

By January 2025, more than 500,000 users had pre-registered for the game, and by March 2025, that number had grown to 1 million.[12][13] In March 2024, the game's launch date on iOS and Android was announced as March 27, 2025.[14] An opening sequence video, animated by Shaft with assistance from Pine Jam, featuring the opening theme song "Lighthouse" (performed by FictionJunction featuring Lino Leia), was later released at AnimeJapan 2025.[15][16]

A special pre-launch broadcast, Magia Exedra Tsushin #4: Pre-Release Special, was aired on March 24 at 8:00 PM JST, featuring Akari Komiyama and Ayana Taketatsu.[17]

Pre-downloading started on March 25, and the early access release for Magia Exedra was available by March 26.[13]

Other media

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A sequel manga to Magia Record's Magia Report, created by Papa, began publishing in September 2024, named "Magia Et Cetera".[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fujiwara, Hideaki (July 4, 2024). "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra draws comparisons to Honkai: Star Rail and Trails series for its battle system". AUTOMATON WEST. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Dennison, Kara (July 5, 2024). "Magia Exedra: Our Three Biggest Questions (So Far)". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Lada, Jenni (February 10, 2025). "Ren Isuzu Joins Madoka Magica Magia Exedra Characters". Siliconera. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Lada, Jenni (March 17, 2025). "Sana Futaba Will Be a Playable Madoka Magica Magia Exedra Character". Siliconera. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  5. ^ Lada, Jenni (September 16, 2024). "Ashley Taylor Is Playable in Madoka Magica Magia Exedra". Siliconera. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (April 21, 2024). "Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Smartphone Game Announced for 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Trailer Introduces New and Returning Characters". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "「まどか☆マギカ」新作アプリゲームのティザーPV公開、魔法少女の記憶が開かれる". Comic Natalie. June 17, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  9. ^ Dennison, Kara (November 20, 2024). "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Delayed to Spring 2025". Crunchyroll News. Archived from the original on November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Jovanovic, Marko (July 2, 2024). "Madoka Magica Magia Exedra Game Reveals Animated Trailer by SHAFT". Anime Corner. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "最新情報 | 最新情報". magireco.com (in Japanese). Aniplex, Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  12. ^ Townsend, Verity (February 27, 2025). "Madoka Magica Magia Exedra exceeds publisher's expectations with record breaking number of pre-registrations". Automaton Media. Archived from the original on March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Tan, Melvyn (March 24, 2025). "Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Releases Final Trailer". Anime Trending | Your Voice in Anime!. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  14. ^ "「まどか☆マギカ」新作アプリ3月27日リリース、新PVやまどか＆ほむらの壁紙配布". Comic Natalie. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  15. ^ Dennison, Kara (March 23, 2025). "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Debuts Opening Animation, New Theme Song". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  16. ^ "Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Streams Opening Animation". Anime News Network. March 24, 2025. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  17. ^ Jovanovic, Marko (March 23, 2025). "Madoka Magica Magia Exedra Game Reveals Beautiful Opening Animation Video by SHAFT". Anime Corner. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  18. ^ "『まどドラ』Magia Day 2024発表情報まとめ。KV解禁、新動画でゲーム内容の詳細が明らかに。マミ、やちよのキャラPVも公開！【魔法少女まどか☆マギカ Magia Exedra】". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). August 25, 2024.
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