Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga
A three-volume manga adaptation of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime, based on Gen Urobuchi's scenario and illustrated by Hanokage. Each chapter of the manga corresponds to one episode of the anime. 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.
In 2021, an entirely redrawn new edition was released.
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?
Chapters
Official English chapter titles for the manga version of Madoka Magica.
- Chapter 1: "I Met Her in a Dream, I Think..." (夢の中で会った、ような… "Yume no Nakade Atta, Yōna...")
- Chapter 2: "How Happy It Would Make Me" (それはとっても嬉しいなって "Sore wa Tottemo Ureshī Natte")
- Chapter 3: "I've Got Nothing To Be Afraid Of" (もう何も怖くない "Mō Nani mo Kowakunai")
- Chapter 4: "Miracles and Magic Both Exist" (奇跡も、魔法も、あるんだよ "Kiseki mo, Mahō mo, Arunda yo")
- Chapter 5: "Regrets? How Could I Regret This?" (後悔なんて、あるわけない "Kōkai Nante, Aru Wakenai")
- Chapter 6: "This Is Just Too Weird" (こんなの絶対おかしいよ "Konna no Zettai Okashii yo")
- Chapter 7: "Can You Truly Face Your Feelings?" (本当の気持ちと向き合えますか？ "Hontō no Kimochi to Mukiaemasuka?")
- Chapter 8: "What An Idiot I Am" (あたしって、ほんとバカ "Atashitte, Honto Baka")
- Chapter 9: "They're the Ones I Just Can't Accept" (そんなの、あたしが許さない "Sonna no, Atashi ga Yurusanai")
- Chapter 10: "I Refuse to Rely on Anyone Anymore" (もう誰にも頼らない "Mō Dare ni mo Tayoranai")
- Chapter 11: "The Final Remaining Guidepost" (最後に残った道しるべ "Saigo ni Nokotta Michishirube")
- Chapter 12: "My Very Best Friend" (わたしの、最高の友達 "Watashi no, Saikō no Tomodachi")
Characters
Differences from the anime
- See: 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/Region | Release date | Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 |
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| Japanese | Houbunsha | Japan | February 12, 2011, March 12, 2011, May 30th, 2011 |
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| English | Yen Press | United States | May 29, 2012, August 21, 2012, December 11, 2012 |
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| Chinese | Tong-Li Publishing Co., Ltd | Taiwan, Hong Kong | 2011 | 
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| Spanish | Editoral Ivrea | Spain, Argentina | 2012 | 
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| French | Doki Doki | France | 2011 | 
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| Italian | Panini Comics/Planet Manga | Italia | 2012 | 
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| Korean | 학산문화사 | South Korea | 2012 | 
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| Thai | Siam Inter Comics | Thailand | 2012 | 
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| German | Carlsen Verlag GmbH | Germany | 2013 | 
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| Portuguese | Editora NewPOP | Brazil | 2013 | 
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| Finnish | Ivrea Suomi | Finland | 2014 | 
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| Turkish | Komikşeyler Yayıncılık | Turkey | January 2021 April 2021 September 2021 |
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| Vietnamese | Kim Đồng | Vietnam | May 2023 |
Gallery
Official art
Bonus illustration of Kyoko and Sayaka.
Bonus illustration of Mami and Charlotte.
Bonus illustration of all five magical girls.
Bonus illustration of all five magical girls.
Colour pages
Colour illustration from volume 1.
Colour illustration from volume 2.
Colour illustration from volume 3.
Pages
Chapter 1, Volume 1 art
Art of Mami from Volume 1
Volume 1 afterwords
Volume 3 afterwords
Art from between chapters from Volume 1
Art from between chapters
Art from between chapters
Madoka's pyjamas
Madoka's ribbons
Tiro Finale
Madoka's drawings
Gertrud's witch kissed victim
Manga Gertrud
Manga Anthony
Manga Adelbert
Manga Ulla
Manga Charlotte (first form)
Manga Charlotte (second form)
Manga H.N. Elly
Manga Anja
Manga Elsa Maria
Manga Uhrmann
Manga Oktavia
A manga exclusive ending to Chapter 9
Manga Izabel
Manga Michaela
Manga Patricia
Manga Roberta
Manga Kriemhild Gretchen
A sailor suited magical girl not seen in the anime
More magical girls not seen in the anime
Kriemhild Gretchen, Chapter 12 version
Ultimate Madoka
Tatsuya's drawing of Madoka
Homura with Madoka's ribbons and a new outfit
Manga exclusive ending
See also
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (New Complete Edition) Manga
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga Afterwords
- Witch Runes/Manga
External links
- Official Webpage for the manga adaptation (Japanese)
- Official page for US manga release
- Madoka Magica manga out of stock