Aoi Yuki is active in two high-profile anime projects: she voices Madoka Kaname in the new Madoka Magica film and voices Tanya Degurechaff in the second season of Saga of Tanya the Evil, which premieres on July 8, 2026.
Aoi Yuki's current work spans two major anime productions, both of which are moving toward release. In Saga of Tanya the Evil II, she returns as Tanya Degurechaff and performs the ending theme song "Weiter! Weiter!" for the season, which premieres on AT-X on July 8, 2026. The second season was originally announced in June 2021, and the new trailer confirms a concrete premiere date and a full production lineup, with Takayuki Yamamoto directing at Studio NuT.
In the Madoka Magica franchise, Yuki voices Madoka Kaname in the film Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising. The film is being promoted as a mainstream cultural event, with the special edition of the magazine anan, issue 2510, featuring Madoka and Homura Akemi on its cover. The issue includes a dialogue between Yuki and Chiwa Saito, who voices Homura, alongside interviews with new cast members and the original production team.
Both projects show Yuki in lead roles, one returning and one continuing a long-running franchise. The Saga of Tanya the Evil season marks a change in director, while the Madoka Magica film brings back the original team. Yuki's involvement in both, including a theme song performance, keeps her at the center of these releases.
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Aug 28
The special edition of the weekly magazine anan, issue 2510, will feature Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi from the anime film Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising on its cover when it hits shelves on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The cover uses a newly drawn illustration by Kazuki Kawada, the film's main animator, and is credited to the animation studio Shaft. The artwork carries over the cloud imagery from the film's key visual, depicting Madoka in her magical girl form and Homura as a devil smiling gently at each other, with sunlight pouring through gaps in the clouds. The issue includes eight pages of film-related content, headlined by a dialogue between Aoi Yuki, the voice of Madoka Kaname, and Chiwa Saito, the voice of Homura Akemi. It also features solo interviews with new cast members Shion Wakayama and Tomoyo Kurosawa, a dialogue between chief director Akiyuki Shinbo and character designer Ume Aoki, and interviews with scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi and Inu Curry's Doru Nushi, who also drew a new illustration for the issue. The magazine is priced at 880 yen and includes term explanations and character introductions.
Jul 1
Kadokawa released the second main promotional video for Saga of Tanya the Evil II on Wednesday, previewing the opening and ending theme songs and revealing a new cast member. The opening theme is "Why? RED induction" by MYTH&ROID, and the ending theme is "Weiter! Weiter!" performed by Aoi Yuki as Tanya Degurechaff. Eiji Hanawa joins the cast as Colonel Virginio Calandro. The season will premiere on AT-X on July 8 at 9:30 p.m. JST, followed by broadcasts on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, and TV Aichi. Takayuki Yamamoto directs at Studio NuT, replacing first-season director Yutaka Uemura. Kenta Ihara returns for series composition, and Yuji Hosogoe returns as character designer and chief animation director. The returning cast includes Aoi Yuki, Saori Hayami, Shinichiro Miki, Tessho Genda, Hochu Otsuka, and others. Each episode will be followed by a mini-anime segment titled "Yōjo Shenki 2" featuring the new Salamander Kampfgruppe members. The second season was originally announced in June 2021.