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Cover of the first volume.

Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc" (魔法少女たると☆マギカ The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc", Mahō Shōjo Taruto Magika: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc") is a manga spin-off in the Puella Magi franchise, written and illustrated by Golden Pe Done (Masugitsune & Kawazuku). It is one of three spin-offs that have been released after the premiere of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion, with the other two being Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer and Puella Magi Suzune Magica.

Tart Magica began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Magica vol. 10 on November 8, 2013, following the conclusion of Golden Pe Done's previous series, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge! in volume 9. Three collected volumes have been released so far: volume 1 collecting chapters 1 - 4, volume 2 collecting chapters 5 - 8, and volume 3 collecting chapters 9 - 12.

Blurb

Volume 1: Joan of Arc is revered as a hero of the Hundred Years’ War and a saint of the Catholic Church. But her leadership and strength of character in her time did not escape the notice of Kyubey, who, even in the fifteenth-century, sought magical girl candidates for their valuable energies. With her friends and fellow magical girls fighting at her side, Joan fights the English occupiers of France — but will she soon find herself fighting something much more sinister?!

Volume 2: Tart presses onward in her quest to reach the Dauphin, the disinherited heir of France, and help restore him to the throne and thus her country to a state of peace. Her reputation as a fearless warrior and bringer of light has drawn loyal supporters who would stand and fight against England and the Duke of Burgundy. Tart's power grows, both as a beacon of hope and as a magical girl, but a country girl cannot hope to wield such power without facing opposition and consequences...

Volume 3: Taking the full impact of Flèche's great arrow, Tart's companions rally against the trio of powerful magical girls who are aiding the English forces. Melissa has accepted Cube's offer and become a magical girl herself, but will the addition of one novice be enough to tip the scales in La Pucelle's favor, assuming Tart can survive her injuries?!

Chapters

Characters

Tart (タルト, Taruto) / Jeanne d'Arc (ジャンヌ・ダルク, Jan'nu Daruku)

Riz Hawkwood (リズ・ホークウッド, Rizu Hōkuuddo)

Melissa de Vignolles (メリッサ・ド・ヴィニョル, Merissa do Vinyoru)

Eliza Celjska (エリザ・ツェリスカ, Eriza Tserisuka)

Corbeau (コルボー, Korubō)

Lapin (ラピヌ, Rapinu)

Minou (ミヌゥ, Minū)

Kyubey (キュゥべえ, Kyūbē) / Cube (キューブ, Kyūbu)

Collected volume changes

Tart Magica volume 1

Currently unknown.

Tart Magica volume 2

Currently unknown.

Publishers

Language	Publisher	Country	Release date	Volume 1	Volume 2	Volume 3	Volume 4
Japanese	Houbunsha	Japan	June 12th, 2014, February 12th, 2015 December 12th, 2015 May 12th, 2016				File:TartVolume4.png
English	Yen Press	United States	April 21st, 2015, November 17th, 2015, July 19th, 2016, TBC

Trivia

"Tart" is one of the alternate spellings of Joan of Arc's last name.
Tart's three magical girl companions are also named after famous figures from 1400's Europe. John Hawkwood, Étienne de Vignolles, and Barbora Celjská.
The villainous magical girls are animal-themed. They call themselves by animal names in French and wear masks that match their animal. "Lapin" means "rabbit", "Corbeau" means "raven", and "Minou" means "pussy".

Gallery

Official art

Volume 2 bonus

Colour pages

Tart's dream in volume 1, page 1.
Tart's dream in volume 1, page 2.
Colour page from volume 2, featuring Minou.
Colour page from volume 3, showing the villainous magical girls unmasked.
Character sheet from volume 3.
Clockwise from bottom: Tart, Melissa, Liz, Eliza.
Entrance of Tart into Orleans on 8th May 1429, reference of Jean-Jacques Scherrer illustration (1887).

Manga pages

Tart's team.
1st witch seen in the prologue; it has an owl head on top and a doll-like head on the bottom.
First witch encountered by Tart pre-contract. It resembles a bell with butterfly wings (basically a fairy bell).
Fairybell witch's familiars
Witch encountered by Tart and Riz during training. Resembles a dragon body-wise with a sun for a head.
Witch encountered and defeated by Tart post-contract; its body is made up of vines.
Character profiles on Tart and Riz from Japanese volume 1.
Character profiles on Corbeau, Fleche, and Lame from Japanese volume 2.
Character profiles on Melissa and Elisa from Japanese volume 3.

Miscellaneous

Kirara Magica series announcement pages, with the initial character designs for some of the series' characters.
Page 2 of the announcement.

External links

The first eight pages of volume 1 are available for official preview here. Click on the orange button. (Japanese)
The first eight pages of volume 2 are available for official preview here. Click on the orange button. (Japanese)
The first eight pages of volume 3 are available for official preview here. Click on the orange button. (Japanese)
The first eight pages of volume 4 are available for official preview here. Click on the orange button. (Japanese)

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