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so i have a couple theories about why it’s called walpurgisnacht rising, either

1. it’s just indicating that the big bad of the movie is walpurgisnacht. which to me, feels like a cop out because walpurgisnacht has really been the big bad for the Mitakihara magical girls since the jump.

2. we are going to find out who walpurgisnacht is and get a similar situation, to the Wings of Magius, where someone other than our main girls is combining witches. Or we find out Homura is combining witches for some reason.

the "I'll teach you everything" meme redraw from twt ehehe

Oooh, now things are getting interesting!! This is the best view of Shi Chouka's costume yet. The color scheme is reminiscent of kabocha pumpkins, but somehow she makes it work. Did she steal Mami's ribbons tho

I am still not over how the girl whose theme is "rubber inflatables" has both an inflatable wand as a weapon AND a skirt shaped like a beach ball. I may never be over this, in fact. Peak character design.

Speaking of which, this brings me to a point I've been wondering about for a while: Where is her soul gem? Is it hidden or does she even have one in the first place? Given the weird shit going on with her soul gem ring (the false Homura's ring appears to be missing a gem entirely), it would not surprise me if it's just not there. (We see a flash of light when Shi Chouka and Selma Therese raise their rings to transform, but it may just be reflecting on the metal rather than any kind of gem.) Given that she's sold her soul to the devil (possibly quite literally, since the Devil is now an established role/archetype, and both versions of Homura appear to be making contracts), it makes sense why this might be the case. Alternately, when magical girls die, their soul gems disappear, and there's a ton of suicidal imagery already present with these girls and in the trailer in general.