Puella Magi Oriko Magica
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"Which would be, an incident that would change her destiny..."
"Which would be, the beginning of a whole another magical girl tale..."
― Various volume covers
Puella Magi Oriko Magica (魔法少女おりこ☆マギカ Mahō Shōjo Oriko Magika) is the second spin-off manga in the Puella Magi franchise. The story was written by Magica Quartet and illustrated by Kuroe Mura, with the two collected volumes published by Houbunsha.
Although the first volume was initially intended to be released on April 12, 2011, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as well as the subsequent postponement of the last two episodes of the anime caused Oriko Magica to be postponed to May 12, 2011. The second volume was released on June 13, 2011.
Two side-stories for Oriko Magica, titled Noisy Citrine and Symmetry Diamond, were serialized in Manga Time Kirara Magica. These two stories were then collected in a single volume titled Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story (魔法少女おりこ☆マギカ［別編］ Mahō Shōjo Oriko Magika [Beppen]), along with a new short story named The Last Agate. Extra Story was released in Japan on September 12, 2013.
A prequel to the first Oriko Magica installment, titled Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer (［新約］魔法少女おりこ☆マギカ～sadness prayer～ [Shinyaku] Mahō Shōjo Oriko Magika ~sadness prayer~, lit. "New Edition: Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer"), is also being published in Kirara Magica. The first collected volume was released in Japan on February 12th, 2015.
Oriko Magica has been licensed in America by Yen Press. The first two volumes were released in English on July 23, 2013 and October 29, 2013, and Extra Story will be released in English on March 24, 2015.
Installments
- Oriko Magica
- Oriko Magica is a seven-chapter, two-volume story taking place in one of the alternate timelines, during the same time period (calendar-wise) as Madoka Magica. It is one of the many timelines that occurs between timelines four and five of the anime.
- Upon her birth as a magical girl, Oriko Mikuni sees a terrifying vision of the future of Mitakihara City, where the ultra-powerful witch Kriemhild Gretchen threatens to destroy the world. Horrified, Oriko vows to stop it and protect her world at any cost. She teams up with another magical girl, Kirika Kure, to do so; and upon seeing another vision of a young girl named Yuma Chitose, directs Kyubey towards contracting with her as a distraction. Meanwhile, Kyoko Sakura encounters Yuma after killing the witch that murdered her family, and reluctantly takes Yuma under her wing; and Mami Tomoe investigates a mysterious case of magical girl killings that been recently occurring.
- Extra Story
- Extra Story is a one-volume, six-chapter book collecting three separate Oriko stories: one prequel and two involving an alternate timeline.
- Noisy Citrine is a two-chapter prequel explaining Kirika's backstory prior to joining Oriko, involving a new character called Erika Mamiya, who also has a small cameo in The Last Agate.
- Symmetry Diamond is a three-chapter story dealing with an alternate timeline of Oriko Magica. Here, instead of seeing Kriemhild Gretchen after becoming a magical girl, Oriko sees Walpurgisnacht, and teams up with Kirika to fight it. Oriko does not predict Yuma at all, and later meets the girl in a park instead. The story expands a little on Yuma's home life, introduces her mother Mako Chitose as a proper character, and later introduces a new magical girl named Sasa Yuuki. Symmetry Diamond also explains what happens to Yuma in timelines where she doesn't contract: she either dies from Mako's abuse or lives a happy life with her grandparents.
- The Last Agate is a twelve-page short exclusive to Extra Story, as it was not serialized in Kirara Magica. The Last Agate is a continuation of Symmetry Diamond, where Oriko and Kirika prepare to fight Walpurgisnacht.
- Sadness Prayer
- Sadness Prayer is a prequel to Oriko Magica, currently at nine chapters and one volume released. Sadness Prayer is set before the events of Oriko Magica, but after the prologue, where Oriko sees Kriemhild Gretchen and Yuma.
- Sadness Prayer introduces several new characters, namely a new magical girl named Komaki, who previously had a cameo in Symmetry Diamond along with two of her friends. The story also explains how Oriko and Kirika teamed up and explores the duo's characters as well as Oriko's family further than previous installments, where the subjects were only touched upon; explores Oriko's feelings towards killing Madoka for the sake of the world, and involves the reappearance of Sasa Yuuki in later chapters.
Blurb
- Oriko Magica volume 1
- Oriko, a magical girl with the gift of foresight, knows the fate that awaits all who accept Kyubey’s offer of supernatural powers. But when she is struck with a terrible vision of the future—of the devastation caused by a single, powerful witch—she decides to prevent the girl from becoming a magical girl in the first place. To draw Kyubey away from the girl’s potential, Oriko directs him instead to Yuma, an orphan who is all too eager to gain powers that will enable her to protect herself—powers that will ultimately lead to her own destruction...
- Oriko Magica volume 2
- Oriko is determined to use any means available to her in order to prevent the destruction she has glimpsed in the future. Her companion, Kirika, has been useful in creating a distraction by murdering other Magical Girls, but Oriko recognizes that the time for diversionary tactics has passed—she must target the source directly and eliminate the threat. Little does she realize that her quarry has a protector who is as passionate about keeping the girl alive as Oriko is about seeing her dead. What future ultimately awaits in the eye-opening conclusion of Oriko Magica?!
- Extra Story
- Oriko's ability to see into the future led her to commit bloody acts in her efforts to forestall an even greater tragedy later on. But what if Oriko had met Yuma Chitose before she predicted the end of the world? Would she still have chosen to manipulate the young girl if Yuma had been no stranger, but a dear friend? Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story explores the might-have-been, and further explores Kirika's devotion to her beloved Oriko.
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Chapters
Oriko Magica
- Chapter 1: Don't Even Think About Becoming a Magical Girl
- Chapter 2: I'm Not Even Close to Crying
- Chapter 3: Love is an Infinity of Limitations
- Chapter 4: I Do Not Forgive You
- Chapter 5: That Is Why I Am Here
- Chapter 6: Someday Is Not Now
- Chapter 7: To Protect My World
Extra Story
- Noisy Citrine: Chapter 1
- Noisy Citrine: Chapter 2
- Symmetry Diamond: Chapter 1
- Symmetry Diamond: Chapter 2
- Symmetry Diamond: Chapter 3
- The Last Agate
Sadness Prayer
Differences in the collected volumes
Oriko Magica
Oriko Magica has no serialized magazine material vs. collected volume differences, as Oriko Magica was never serialized in a magazine beforehand.
Extra Story
- All colour pages are turned black and white and have their extra text removed, except for the chapter titles.
- There are several cute little chibi silhouettes of the characters after every chapter. In order, they are:
- Kirika calling Kyubey "white ring".
- Magical girl Kirika using Vampire Fang.
- Magical girl Oriko dropping one of her metal spheres.
- Sasa with a demonic grin and tail.
- There is an afterword by Kuroe Mura after The Last Agate. This afterword prominently features a large image of Yuma as a magical girl in a thought bubble coming from a chibi Yuma.
Sadness Prayer
- Currently unknown.
Gallery
Front covers
Volume 1
Volume 1 English cover
Volume 2
Volume 2 English cover
Extra Story
Extra Story English cover
Sadness Prayer volume 1
Manga pages
Colour page of Kyoko and Yuma from Oriko Magica volume 1.
Colour page of Oriko and Kirika in their school uniforms from Oriko Magica volume 2.
Colour page of Oriko and Yuma from chapter 3 of Symmetry Diamond.
Colour page of Sasa and Rina from chapter 8 Sadness Prayer.
Unnamed magical girls from Sadness Prayer.
A recurring background character from Sadness Prayer.
Komaki's mother.
Rina and Mio.
Mio's death.
Official art
Free illustration of Kyoko and Mami that comes with certain purchases of Oriko Magica volume 1.
Illustration of Mami that comes with Oriko Magica volumes purchased from certain vendors.
This illustration of Mami as well.
Extra Story Yuma cover that comes with certain purchases made through Toranoana.
Sadness Prayer art of Kirika
Sadness Prayer art of Komaki
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Sadness Prayer volume 1 bonus content
Sadness Prayer volume 1 bonus page
Fanart
This section contains fanart images
Everything in the following fan gallery is created, or the comments accompanying them are created, for entertainment value and should not be confused with actual canon events of the Puella Magi franchise.- Mami, Kyoko and Yuma pose.png
Volume 1 cover girls striking a pose.
- Mami yuma kyouko fanart.jpg
- Yuma, sayaka, kyouko fanart.jpg
Yuma and Sayaka fighting over Kyoko.
- Yuma, sayaka, kyouko fanart with text.jpg
- KyokoVSOriko.jpeg
Kyoko and Oriko battling.
External links
- Official website for Puella Magi Oriko Magica (Japanese)
- Covers for Puella Magi Oriko Magica on official website. (Japanese)
- Official website Puella Magi Oriko Magica from Yen Press.
- Puella Magi Oriko Magica at TV Tropes.
- The first eight pages are available for official preview here. Click on the orange button. (Japanese)
- Raws of Extra Story and Sadness Prayer can be found at this Walpurgischan thread. Full Japanese Symmetry Diamond raws can be found here.