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Summary

One day, I was approached by Houbunsha, who said, “We're thinking of releasing a new edition of the original Madoka Magica comic book to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Madoka.” Initially, the plan was to release a new edition with only changes to the background and weapons.

When I tried to fix it, I dug up the data from 10 years ago and checked it, and I gave up, saying “Oh, this is no good!” The touch of the drawings was so different that it was actually difficult to fix just the parts or the background. After all, 10 years have passed…

I said, “Please let me revise everything!” The editor said, “Please do!” And so this new, complete version was born. The end.

I don't remember where or when I said it, but I remember saying (writing?) “I want to redraw the entire Madoka comic from the first volume.” That wish has now come true after 10 years. I think the person who is most happy about this new edition being published is probably my 10-year-old self.

However, there is definitely a momentum that could only have been created at the time, and I thought it would be a bit different to follow the same direction as the anime in a comic book, so I kept what I could from the original and made some adjustments while writing. The publication of this new edition does not mean that the comic adaptation from 10 years ago did not exist, so I would be very happy if you would keep both the original comic adaptation and the new edition, even if it's just in a corner of your bookshelf.

Only in the first comic book adaptation does Homura-chan's apartment have a six-tatami room!

2021.10. Hanokage