Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc"

“She is isolated by the common dread ——
Surrounded, as it were, by a ring of fire.
And yet —— would you believe it?
She is a woman still.”
- Poem shown in the first few pages from Jules Michelet's La Sorcière.

Cover of the first volume.

Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc" (魔法少女たると☆マギカ The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc", Mahō Shōjo Taruto Magika The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc", lit. Magical Girl Tart Magica The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc") is a manga spin-off in the Puella Magi franchise, written and illustrated by Golden Pe Done (Masugitsune & Kawazuku). It is one of three spin-offs that have been released after the premiere of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion, with the other two being Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer and Puella Magi Suzune Magica.

Tart Magica began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Magica vol. 10 on November 8, 2013, following the conclusion of Golden Pe Done's previous series, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge! in volume 9. A total of five collected volumes were released: volume 1 collecting chapters 1-4, volume 2 collecting chapters 5-8, volume 3 collecting chapters 9-12, volume 4 collecting chapters 13-16 and volume 5 collecting chapters 17-21.

Blurb

Volume 1: Joan of Arc (Also known as Jeanne d'Arc), is revered as a hero of the Hundred Years’ War and a saint of the Catholic Church. But her leadership and strength of character in her time did not escape the notice of Kyubey, who, even in the fifteenth-century, sought magical girl candidates for their valuable energies. With her friends and fellow magical girls fighting at her side, Joan fights the English occupiers of France — but will she soon find herself fighting something much more sinister?!

Volume 2: Tart presses onward in her quest to reach the Dauphin, the disinherited heir of France, and help restore him to the throne and, thus, her country to a state of peace. Her reputation as a fearless warrior and bringer of light has drawn loyal supporters who would stand and fight against England and the Duke of Burgundy. Tart's power grows, both as a beacon of hope and as a magical girl, but a country girl cannot hope to wield such power without facing opposition and consequences...

Volume 3: When Tart takes the full impact of Flèche's great arrow, her companions rally against the trio of powerful magical girls who are aiding the English forces. Melissa has accepted Cube's offer and become a magical girl herself, but will the addition of one novice be enough to tip the scales in La Pucelle's favor, even assuming Tart can survive her injuries?!

Volume 4: Just when a French victory at Patay seemed in hand, the fallen English magical girl surges back into action as a terrifying witch! The power of her transformation draws to her all the weapons on the field, be they French, English, or magical! Weaponless and struggling to maintain their own magical-girl forms, Tart's forces watch in horror as the cruelty of the English girls' magic is put on full display. In this dark hour, can the light of La Pucelle win the day?!

Volume 5: Her king dismissive and her supporters disbanded, Tart and her remaining companions meet the forces of the English magical girls at Compiègne alone. Minou, commander of a hundred witches, and her sister Lapin, defier of death, are a seemingly unstoppable team. Such a terrible foe can only be overcome by an even greater sacrifice, but the aftermath will leave Tart more vulnerable than ever before. When the time comes to face Isabeau, France's most powerful enemy, will La Pucelle's light shine forth once and for all?!

Chapters

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5

Characters

See: Tart Magica Characters

See: Tart Magica Witches

Collected volume changes

Tart Magica volume 1

Currently unknown.

Tart Magica volume 2

Currently unknown.

Tart Magica volume 3

Currently unknown.

Tart Magica volume 4

Currently unknown.

Tart Magica volume 5

Currently unknown.

Publishers

Language	Publisher	Country	Release date
Japanese	Houbunsha	Japan	June 12th, 2014, February 12th, 2015 December 12th, 2015 May 12th, 2016 April 12, 2017
English	Yen Press	United States	April 21st, 2015, November 17th, 2015, July 19th, 2016, September 19th, 2017 November 14th, 2017
Chinese	Tong Li Comics	Taiwan	July 21st, 2016, October 27th, 2017

Trivia

"Tart" is one of the alternate spellings of Joan of Arc's last name.
Tart's three magical girl companions are also named after famous figures from 1400's Europe. John Hawkwood, Étienne de Vignolles, and Barbora Celjská.
The villainous magical girls are animal-themed. They call themselves by animal names in French and wear masks that match their animal. "Lapin" means "rabbit", "Corbeau" means "raven", and "Minou" means "kitty".

Gallery

Official art

Volume 1 bonus
Volume 2 bonus
Volume 4 bonus

Covers

Full cover of the first volume.
Back cover of the first volume
Alternate cover, available as preorder bonus.

Colour pages

Tart's dream in volume 1, page 1.
Tart's dream in volume 1, page 2.
Page from chapter 2 of the magazine version.
Page from chapter 3.
Chapter 5.
Entrance of Tart into Orleans on 8th May 1429, reference of Jean-Jacques Scherrer illustration (1887). Used for the magazine version of chapter 8.
Volume 2 cover featuring Melissa and Tart
Colour page from volume 2, featuring Minou.
Chapter 9 from the magazine version.
Chapter 10.
Colour page from volume 3, showing the villainous magical girls unmasked.
Character sheet from volume 3.
Chapter 14 from the magazine version.
Volume 4 colour insert.
Volume 4 colour insert.
Colour image from Volume 5.
Second colour image from Volume 5.

Manga pages

Tart's team.
1st witch seen in the prologue; it has an owl head on top and a doll-like head on the bottom.
First witch encountered by Tart pre-contract. It resembles a bell with butterfly wings (basically a fairy bell).
Fairybell witch's familiars
Witch encountered by Tart and Riz during training. Resembles a dragon body-wise with a sun for a head.
Witch encountered and defeated by Tart post-contract; its body is made up of vines.
Character profiles on Tart and Riz from Japanese volume 1.
Character profiles on Corbeau, Fleche, and Lame from Japanese volume 2.
Character profiles on Melissa and Elisa from Japanese volume 3.