is a Japanese

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''gacha'' video game developed by f4samurai and

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and published by

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. It is the latest video game in the ''

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'' media franchise, featuring characters from both the main series, its spin-off manga '' Oriko Magica'', and the spin-off game, ''

Magia Record was a Japanese role-playing video game developed by f4samurai for Android and iOS, which was released by Aniplex in Japan on August 22, 2017. A North American version was available from June 2019 to October 2020. The game is a spin-off o ...

''. The latter ended its service shortly after the game's announcement, with players able to transfer their account data from ''Record'' to ''Exedra''.

Gameplay

''Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra'' is a

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. The player explores

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s in the form of Witch Labyrinths, and can collect items and experience and battle enemies in a

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combat system. The gameplay has drawn comparisons to '' Honkai: Star Rail''.

Plot

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-like character named A-Q.

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(the main character of the original ''

'' anime) and

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(the main character of the ''

'' spin-off) also appear in the game. Other characters previously featured in ''Magia Record'', including Ren Isuzu,

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, and Ashley Taylor, also return.

Development and release

In April 2024, it was announced that there would be a new mobile game for the ''

'' franchise, titled ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra'' and developed by F4samurai (who also worked on ''

'') and

(developers of ''

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''). A new teaser trailer for the game was released in June 2024. In November 2024, the release was delayed to 2025, with the developers citing a desire to improve the game's quality. ''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''. 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. In March 2024, the game's launch date on iOS and Android was announced as March 27, 2025. An opening sequence video, animated by

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with assistance from

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, featuring the opening theme song "Lighthouse" (performed by

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featuring Lino Leia), was later released at

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2025. 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

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

Other media

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

References

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