English Version of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Game to Shut Down on September 29

Here’s some bad news for those who are currently playing the English Version of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story smartphone game. It was announced on Friday on the game’s official Twitter account that the English version of the game will officially shutting out all its operation effective September 29 11:59 pm PDT.

The official statement on their Twitter states the following:

Thank you for playing Magia Record!

We regret to inform you that Magia Record – English will be ceasing all operation on 9/29 at 11:59 PDT. Unfornately, after that time the game will no longer be available to download or play.

We are incredibly thankful for all the support you have given Magia Record – English since its release in June of 2019. Without you, there would be no Magia Record.

Magia Stone will still be available for purchase until 9/10 11:59 PM PDT.

*Paid Magia Stone cannot be refunded. Please be sure to use all your remaining Magia Stones before 9/19.

30 Day Magia Passes will no longer be available for purchase after August 30 at 11:59PM PDT. The official website also release a timetable of the remaining month of the game’s operations. Note that all times are in PDT.

8/30 11:59PM – End of Magia Pass Sales

8/31 2:00AM – All Event Stories will be Unlocked in the Archive

8/31 (2:00 AM start) to 9/10 (11:59PM End) – Mitama’s Special Training: Iroha and Yachiyo

9/10 11:59PM – End of All Magia Stone Sales

9/11 (2:00AM start) to 9/17 (11:59PM End) – Mirrors Ranking Round 4

9/29 11:59PM – End of Operations

The game is spinoff series of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series. It was released in Japan in August 2017 for both iOS and Android devices. The English version officially launched for United States and Canada on June 25, 2019.

The game also paved way for an anime adaptation which premiered on January 4. It is also confirmed to have a second season. A manga adaptation was also released in August 2018 as well as an stage play adaptation which ran from August to September 2018 starring Keyakizaka46 idol group members.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica has received widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising the writing, visuals and soundtrack of the series, as well as its approach to the magical girl subgenre. It has also been a commercial success, with each BD volume selling more than 50,000 copies.

The series won several awards in Japan, such as the Television Award at the 16th Animation Kobe Awards, as well as 12 Newtype Anime Awards and the Grand Prize for animation in the 2011 Japan Media Arts awards. In 2015, the show was also awarded the inaugural Sugoi Japan Grand Prix, Japan's nationwide vote for manga, anime, and novels considered as cultural assets that have the potential to be beloved all over the world, among all the works published since 2005.

About Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden

Rumor has it that if a young girl strikes a bargain with a white fairy, it will grant any wish her heart desires. However, in exchange, she will become a magical girl and must put her life on the line to slay fearsome and ferocious witches.

Iroha Tamaki, a kind-hearted middle schooler from Takarazaki City, is living proof that these rumors are true. Armed with a magical crossbow and the ability to heal injuries, Iroha seeks out the labyrinths where witches hide and defeats them before they can prey on humans. Yet Iroha has no memory of her wish, and even Kyuubey, the white fairy himself, seems to have no idea what Iroha requested of him.

One day, Iroha hears rumors of a city where "magical girls can be saved," and finds herself on a sunset train to Kamihama City. Unfortunately, she discovers that the witches in Kamihama are far more powerful than usual. After veteran magical girl Yachiyo Nanami is forced to save her, Iroha vows to never return. But when a chance encounter with a tiny Kyuubey seems to trigger distant memories, Iroha is compelled to investigate the mysterious city despite the danger.

About Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.

Kyuubey offers them a proposition: he will grant any one of their wishes and in exchange, they will each become a magical girl, gaining enough power to fulfill their dreams. However, Homura Akemi, a magical girl herself, urges them not to accept the offer, stating that everything is not what it seems.

A story of hope, despair, and friendship, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica deals with the difficulties of being a magical girl and the price one has to pay to make a dream come true.

Source: ANN (with synopsis from MAL)