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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2013

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie –Rebellion- Coming to Theaters this Winter!

©Magica Quartet/,Madoka Movie Project Rebellion

SANTA MONICA, CA (July 17, 2013) – and ELEVEN ARTS are proud to announce they are bringing the highly anticipated feature length film, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-, to the big screen across the US this Winter.

Aniplex of America and ELEVEN ARTS have brought several popular movie titles to theaters across the U.S. and Canada including the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies Part 1 -Beginnings- and Part 2 -Eternal-. Most Recently Aniplex of America and ELEVEN ARTS also announced they are bringing The Movie to U.S. theaters.

Theater locations and scheduled show times for Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion- will be announced at a later date. For Further information about the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie, please visit MadokaMagicaUSA.com

About Puella Magi Madoka Magica Originally airing in Japan in the beginning of 2011, Puella Magi Madoka Magica is an original story developed into TV series by (Fate/Zero and Psycho Pass) of , directed by Akiyuki Shimbou (Goodbye Zetsubo Sensei, Bakemonogatari, Arakawa under the Bridge) and produced by Aniplex’s Atsuhiro Iwakami (the Garden of sinners, Bakemonogatari, Oreimo, and recent project Fate/Zero). Puella Magi Madoka Magica follows the story of a 14-year-old girl named . Madoka is offered the opportunity of gaining magical powers if she agrees to make a contract with a strange little being named . Kyubey will also grant Madoka one wish, but in exchange she shall risk her life by accepting the responsibilities of fighting witches. Little does Madoka know what the real risks of making a contract has in-store for her. www.MadokaMagicaUSA.com

About Aniplex of America Inc. Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in , Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite DVD and Blu-Ray releases such as Bakemonogatari, Durarara!!, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the Garden of Sinners, , Blue Exorcist, and Blast of Tempest. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, , Oreimo 2, Fate/Zero, VALVRAVE the Liberator, and . . www.AniplexUSA.com www.Youtube.com/AniplexUS

About ELEVEN ARTS ELEVEN ARTS is the Los Angeles based film distribution company that has brought many acclaimed Japanese films, live-action and animation, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include Japan Academy Awards winner Memories of Tomorrow (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director (with The Twilight Samurai in 2004) Yoji Yamada’s samurai film Love and Honor. ELEVEN ARTS is also a respected distributor of popular animation titles such as the Evangelion franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 1: Beginnings/ Part 2: Eternal.

Official Website: www.elevenarts.net

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