Gekijoban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Walpurugisu no Kaiten.

Walpurgis no Kaiten, or Turning the Tide of Walpurgis, serves as the fourth feature film installment in the expansive Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise. Conceived by the collective known as Magica Quartet, which comprises director Akiyuki Shinbo, screenwriter Gen Urobuchi, character designer Ume Aoki, and the animation studio Shaft, the project was announced to continue the narrative established by the 2013 film Rebellion. The film was developed to address the lingering thematic threads and the conclusion of the previous entry, maintaining the series' signature blend of dark fantasy, psychological subversion of the magical girl genre, and surreal visual aesthetics.

The production represents a long-gestating effort to evolve the artistic vision that solidified the franchise's cult status in the early 2010s. The design and visual direction draw heavily upon the avant-garde, experimental style synonymous with Studio Shaft, utilizing intricate, abstract barrier sequences and a distinct color palette that contrasts with the characters' deceptively simple magical girl archetypes. While the film’s reception has been marked by significant anticipation from the global fanbase, its development cycle reflects the creators' intent to refine the complex, multi-layered mythology that defines the Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica universe.