Suzune Magica
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Puella Magi Suzune Magica (魔法少女すずね☆マギカ Mahō Shōjo Suzune Magika) is the fourth spin-off manga in the Puella Magi franchise, written and illustrated by GAN. It is one of three spin-offs that have been released after Rebellion, with the other two being Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer and Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc".
The first volume containing chapters 1-4 was released on November 12, 2013, and it began serialization with chapter 5 in Manga Time Kirara Forward on November 22, 2013, with serialization finishing a year later on November 22, 2014. The second volume containing chapters 5-10 was released on June 25, 2014. The third volume containing chapters 11-16 was released on December 12, 2014.
Synopsis
Note: These are all fan translations.
Volume 1
The admirable junior high school student who works as a live-in employee, Suzune. The girl who lives her everyday life always smiling has a hidden side. That is, she's a magical girl assassin. What's the fate of the four girls she ambushes? And the existence of magical girls, is it good or bad? This is the spin-off's first volume!
Volume 2
The admirable junior high school student who works as a live-in employee, Suzune. The girl who lives her everyday life always smiling has a hidden side. That is, she's a magical girl assassin. As the magical girls of the city are wiped out one by one, what's the way that's left to go amidst the despair and frustration...?
Volume 3
The admirable junior high school student who works as a live-in employee, Suzune. The girl who lives her everyday life always smiling has a hidden side. That is, she's a magical girl assassin. Confronted with the appearance of a new magical girl, Suzune is exposed to the anguish she kept hidden until now. Now she will invite in the final outcome...
Characters
Suzune Amano (天乃 鈴音 Amano Suzune)
A girl who is a smiling, hard-working student at day, and a stoic magical girl hunter at night. She refuses to state her reasons for killing. She uses a large sword as her weapon and wears a long jacket as her uniform.
Arisa Narumi (成見 亜里紗 Narumi Arisa)
One of the Hōzuki magical girls, and probably the most hot-headed among them. Having been bullied a lot in school, she became a magical girl wishing to become stronger, possessing superhuman strength and speed. She wields a scythe as her magical girl weapon.
Chisato Shion (詩音 千里 Shion Chisato)
One of the Hōzuki magical girls, and the one who invited Arisa to join them. She is a strict follower of the rules, often lecturing Arisa on her rebellious and lazy attitude. She uses a pistol as part of her weaponry, while her powers are unknown.
Haruka Kanade (奏 遥香 Kanade Haruka)
The leader of the Hōzuki magical girls, and a respectable, well-behaved student. She held a large animosity towards her older sister who was loved and praised by everyone while Haruka was overlooked. Haruka uses a separable blade as her weapon, and specializes in charm magic.
Matsuri Hinata (日向 茉莉 Hinata Matsuri)
One of the Hōzuki magical girls, a positive-thinking girl who is classmates with Suzune. She wants to become friends with Suzune, even after finding out that she is a magical girl killer. Her magical weapons are robotic gloves that can shine bright lights at her opponents, and she also possesses the ability to search for others, though this ability is best used as support in battle.
Kagari Hinata (日向 カガリ Hinata Kagari)
Matsuri's older sister, who is hunting down Suzune for reasons unknown.
Tsubaki Mikoto (美琴 椿 Mikoto Tsubaki)
Suzune's former mentor, who became a witch. Suzune killed her and inherited her bell-and-pouch pendant, which she wears as a hair tie.
Kyubey (キュゥべえ Kyūbē)
Trivia
- The name of the city, Hōzuki (ホオズキ Hoozuki), means "ground cherry".
- The name of the city, Hōzuki, is sometimes confused with "Yunagi", due to "Yunagi" being the name of the newspaper office Suzune works at.
Gallery
Front covers
Volume 1 cover art
Volume 2 cover art
Volume 3 cover art
Official art
Hōzuki magical girls
Arisa Narumi
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Arisa Narumi
Chisato Shion
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Haruka Kanade
Matsuri Hinata
Kagari Hinata
Kagari Hinata
Young Kagari with her hair down
Kagari and Matsuri
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Tsubaki Mikoto
Volume 1 bonus end page
Colour pages
Volume 1 bonus colour page
Chapter 10 colour page
Chapter 13 colour page 1
Chapter 13 colour page 2
Miscellaneous
Kirara Magica series announcement pages, with the initial character designs for some of the series' characters.
Page 2 of the announcement.
Suzune's profile
Hōzuki girls' profile
