Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga

A three volume manga adapation of the anime based on Gen Urobuchi's scenario, illustrated by Hanokage. The first volume was released on February 12, 2011 and the second on March 12, 2011. The third and final volume was released on May 30th, 2011. The series has been licensed in the US by Yen Press, with the three volumes being respectively released on May 29, 2012, August 21, 2012, and December 11, 2012. The first volume covers material from the first through fourth episodes of the anime, the second volume from the fifth through eighth episodes, and the third volume episodes nine to twelve. Each of the four chapters of a volume corresponds to an episode.

Hanokage later illustrated the spin-off Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, with the script written by Masaki Hiramatsu, that was released simultaneously with Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie. She also drew a manga adaptation of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion.

Blurb

Volume 1: When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname feels she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired transfer student from one of her dreams... a dream where she is approached by a cat-like creature who offers Madoka an opportunity to change destiny. Madoka had always thought magic was the stuff of fantasy... until she sees the transfer student fighting with the very cat-being from her dream! And just like in Madoka's dream, the cat gives her a choice. Will Madoka become a magical girl in exchange for her dearest desire? What will be the cost of having her wish come true?

Volume 2: While Madoka continues to deliberate over the decision to join Homura as a magical girl, her best friend, Sayaka, seizes the chance to wish for the recovery of the boy she loves. But when Sayaka is caught in a territory dispute with a more experienced (and more deadly) magical girl named Kyoko, Madoka is reminded that being a magical girl is more than a matter of donning a frilly costume and fighting evil... it is also a matter of life and death!

Volume 3: Madoka is horrified to learn the true nature of the witches she and her friends, the magical girls, have been fighting — and the terrible fate that awaits any magical girl who accepts Kyubey's offer of power. Having watched countless magical girls sacrificed for the larger aims of his people, Kyubey is only interested in securing more girls to that end, and Madoka is left with his chilling reminder that she too is destined to be a magical girl of incredible power... can Madoka and her friends escape this tragic fate?

Differences from the anime

See also: Manga differences.

While both the anime and the manga are based on the same scenario, both versions were produced alongside each other, resulting in some notable differences.

Publishers

Language	Publisher	Country	Year	Volume 1	Volume 2	Volume 3
Japanese	Houbunsha	Japan	2011
English	Yen Press	United States	2011
Chinese	Tong-Li Publishing Co., Ltd	Taiwan, Hong Kong	2011
Portuguese	Editora NewPOP	Brazil	2013
Spanish	Editoral Ivrea	Spain, Argentina	2012
French	Doki Doki	France	2011	File missing	File missing	File missing
Italian	Panini Comics/Planet Manga	Italia	2012	File missing	File missing	File missing
Korean	학산문화사	South Korea	2013	File missing	File missing	File missing
Finland	Editorial Ivrea	Finland	2014	File missing	File missing	File missing
Thai	Siam Inter Comics	Thailand	2012	File missing	File missing	File missing