Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion, Vol. 1

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion #1

by Magica Quartet, Hanokage (Illustrator)

A three volume manga adaption of The Rebellion Story film based on Gen Urobuchi's scenario, illustrated by hanokage.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Horror, Action, Magic, Young Adult

146 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 2013

About the author

A group collaboration consisting of director Akiyuki Shinbou, writer Gen Urobuchi, the original character designer Ume Aoki, and the producer Atsuhiro Iwakami.

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

One sentence: the artwork is awesome! Since the story is the same with the anime movie so the story flows quite smoothly!

Plus I really like to read about the girls going around doing magic girls things and protecting the town!!

I also like how Homura Akemi slowly realized something isn't right.

Review for vol. 2: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[xenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Homura, you Nietzschean goddess. How else to destroy capitalism than through the joyous affirmation of multiplicity and the immediate? To shatter the deadening debt of historicity, through self-desecration and the abjection of all spectral values? If the dialectic of self-consciousness, of our encounter with our own desires turned alien by time, brings suffering, then one must go beyond the dialectic, one must transvaluate duality into a flow of becoming, an engine of difference. One must go beyond the fiction of purity, of separately bounded beings, and flood the earth with immanent corruption.

A much stronger manga adaptation of the film than the tv series. InuCurry's carnivalesque labyrinths and familiars weave beautifully through the panels. It's lovely to behold the joy of creation as much in the form as in the content.

[Christopher Saunders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suffice it to say that Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story is one of the most controversial and divisive anime films in existence, turning the angsty-but-uplifting series into an impenetrable movie with an ending that actively infuriated most Madoka fans. For anyone desiring a deep dive into the plot, characters and themes, I recently wrote a detailed analysis of Rebellion for another site. As before, the movie's impeccable style - the trademark Shinbou-Inu Curry animation, with its combination of collage-art Witch's labyrinths, surreal imagery and mind-blowing action scenes - aren't easily replicated in print, though Hanokage gives it an excellent try. Having smoothed out the earlier wrinkles in her art style, her action scenes pop (even Mami and Homura's Matrix-esque gunfight, which I didn't expect to transfer well from screen-to-page, is well-handled) and her character designs more in line with the series. Gen Urobuchi's overwrought, philosophically dense script is well-adapted, and might even benefit from this format as reading rather than watching makes it easier to chew over the twists, character monologues and plot developments. Even so, the manga's sour ending isn't any easier to swallow on page than screen, hopefully serving as the set up to future installments.

[Lidiandoconlavida · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chicas mágicas atrapadas en un laberinto de sufrimiento porque son lesbianas y acaban siendo una metáfora del nihilismo y el budismo: el manga. Mi cosa favorita de la existencia 😩🛐

[Jillian -always aspiring- · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this story was likely handled a bit better in the movie...

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was... interesting.

I watched the Madoka Magica anime series years ago, and it was okay (not my favorite, but not terrible either, probably a 3.5/5 for me). This is a continuation of that anime series, though it initially doesn't feel that way. It feels more like a spin off AU series (and while I know I'll get flack for saying this, the more traditionally-styled magical girl series that I prefer).

Rebellion drops you into this alternate reality without much explanation, so if you aren't familiar with the original anime, you might want to watch that first. People familiar with the property will still be disoriented, but at least you'll have sort of an idea how this world works, especially later in this volume.

The art is competent and feels like it has a little more weight than the original anime series (maybe because it's black and white?), and I'm rather fond of the magical transformations in the middle of this volume.

So all in all, I've got mixed feelings. I'm not sure if this makes more sense as a movie (I have not seen it, since my library doesn't have it) than as a manga, or if it's just a confusing story to begin with. It has me intrigued enough to keep going though.

[Feliza Casano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something is wrong with Akemi Homura. Or maybe something’s wrong with the world around her. Homura has joined Madoka, Mami, and the other magical girls to form the “Holy Quintet,” but nothing can quell her nagging suspicions that “reality is way off from how I picture it.”

The Movie -Rebellion- is set after the events of the main series of Madoka*Magica, exploring the world that remains after Kaname Madoka becomes something akin to the patron goddess of all magical girls. Her wish destroys magical girls before their souls corrupt into witches, so instead the team of magical girls fight against “Nightmares,” apparitions created by the negative feelings of people in the town.

Except that it’s not right, and Homura is the only person who feels as if something is wrong.

(Full review at Girls in Capes.)

[Artemis Crescent · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a manga adaptation of the first quarter of the 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion' movie, leading to its inciting incident. That is pretty much it. It's a short and incomplete volume.

But the art is great and flexible, as are the intense action scenes. I love seeing the magical girls combine their powers and attacks. The monster/nightmare battles are so, so creative. It's surprisingly, cathartically funny in places, too, in a way that's not always eerie and unnerving.

The manga is a nice piece of memorabilia for any 'Madoka Magica' fan.

Though I don't like Mami's characterisation here. I don't remember her ever being vain and caring so much about beauty regimens. She's hardly motherly or mentor-ly at all. Odd considering that she's supposed to be the leader of the magical girls, I think?

The character interactions are not as strong as they could have been. They're too brief, and lack depth, especially between Madoka and Homura, shockingly. I hope the characters get a chance to develop further in the future volumes. Maybe the shallowness was intentional?

'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie -Rebellion-' - showing an ideal world where all five magical girls from Madoka's team work together and are the closest friends. And their cute animal sidekicks are just cute.

A world that cannot exist. No matter how much the girls - or the fans - may want it to.

This might be the last 'Madoka Magica' manga I'll ever read. I think I've sated my fangirl thirst, for now.

For more of my 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' manga reviews, read:


'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc, Vol. 1'

and

'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge!, Vol. 1'


Final Score: 3.5/5

[Tilápia frita · Rating 2 out of 5]

A arte é muito melhor do que o outro mangá de Madoka, mas mesmo assim não acho que Madoka Mágica seja uma mídia que funcione em quadrinhos preto e branco, tira muito da personalidade do anime, se fosse uma mídia colorida com elementos gráficos diferentes e misturas de estilos pra caracterizar as bruxas acredito que funcionaria muito bem, mas em mangá preto e branco não fica legal. Tem uma sequência que achei muito boa que é quando as garotas estão com um estilo diferente e ficam se perguntando "quem é o bolo", mas é só.
Os efeitos visuais, música e animações de luta do anime são as características mais fortes da sua identidade, só que quando se coloca essa mídia no mangá, todos esses traços são perdidos e o leitor fica preso no formato preto e branco e um único estilo de arte, que particularmente eu não gosto.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

No esperaba leer tan pronto este spin off de Madoka, pero aquí estamos, empezando una nueva serie. La verdad que no tengo la pelicula tan fresca en la memoria como para hacer una comparación muy a fondo. Lo que si, siento que es un poco mas "limpia" la forma de contar la historia. Te ubica mejor en el tiempo en que sucede la historia que en la pelicula. Este primer tomo te deja bien en claro que la serie original sucedió en esta linea temporal, pero que pasó algo que nos llevó a como estan las cosas en al inicio del tomo. Lo que no me terminó de convencer tanto fueron las peleas, me parecieron un tanto confusas y dificiles de seguir. Pero esto sería lo único que podría criticarle. Por lo demás, me pareció un tomo muy disfrutable.

[Isi Curita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cap 1-3

Me es un poco confuso.
El inicio de madoka despertando y yendo a la escuela es igual que en el primer manga, pero ahora desde el inicio estan las 5 chicas juntas, Hitomi y Kamijo ya estan saliendo, Kamijo esta bien y sano por cierto. Ahora no existen brujas si no que las puellas magi batallan contra las pesadillas y todo esta bien...
O eso es lo que parece hasta el tercer capitulo donde resulta que Homura es la Homura original que ya conocimos antes y ella dice que las cosas estan raras, sale junto a Kyoko a su antigua ciudad pero al parecer estan atrapadas.
Homura piensa que estan atrapadas en un laberinto de una bruja

[Lee Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Madoka Magica series was great, but I felt the movie really tied things up and brought the story full circle, so I'm really excited to be reading the manga adaptation! This covers the first third of the movie, when Homura just starts to suspect something isn't right in the world. It's great to see the gang all back together, but I'm sad knowing what's coming. Again, some of the animation and music effects are really lost in the manga, but the artwork is still awesome and the story is the same. I do kind of wish this collection was more like the recent Sailor Moon manga collection, which comes with some footnotes on Japanese culture--for instance, some of the jokes go a little over my head, and I love Charlotte but is there some sort of joke about her obsession with cheese that gets lost in translation?

5/5 stars, because it's Madoka. Duh.

[Emma Kuhn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely watch the movie first; I would recommend picking up the manga if you are more of a hardcore fan like I am. I see that a lot of people are confused about what happened between the original series and Rebellion. For that, I recommend reading the wraith arc.




Also, it’s impossible to deny it at this part. HOMURA IS A GIRLKISSER. END OF STORY.

[the_local_eldritch · Rating 5 out of 5]

truly an amazing series had me in tears with sayaka death or when she turned into a witch in the original manga. the world building is amazing truly a doomed Yuri. every character is doomed Yuri personified.i just want homura to be happy and go on her little dates with madoka while Sakura and kyoko go on dates to an arcade or something. please just let them be happy.

[Ana ★ Tesserell · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art so far is much better than what I've seen in other anime-to-manga adaptations of this sort (Madoka, Black Rock Shooter, Utena etc). But such stories with heightened visual metaphors are best experienced in video format, not print. Still, I'm rating it 3/5 because of nostalgia.

[Marcos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esta é simplesmente a melhor obra de arte do mundo moderno

[Coast · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the drawings

[Autumncandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a fan of this series, I feel obligated to read every last manga that Magica Quartet has to offer. Ig I'm becoming a total weeb >~>.

[ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm confused.... but in a good way? I'm going to drop this manga for now and watch the movie because I cannot possibly be getting the full experience here.

[mae · Rating 4 out of 5]

cannot believe i’m saying this at my ripe age of 19, but it was kind-of hard to see what was going on. i also have needed new glasses for like a year so maybe that’s it.

[Liz · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is my first time reading a manga from this series and I don't think I'll bother delving into the franchise deeper. Unnecessarily complicated.

[emma ⁠☆｡⁠*⁠♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

art is sooooo pretty in this

[nana ❀ · Rating 5 out of 5]

e quando ela descobrir que estão apenas no mundo do domínio dela <3

[Elis Pastrello · Rating 3 out of 5]

el dibujo es hermoso, no entendí un carajo pero debe ser por leer un spin off antes del original lol

[ElsaMakotoRenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do already have a pretty good idea of how Rebellion ends due to merch pictures I’ve seen and the like, but that’s okay! I’m really enjoying it and sorry not sorry, Homura is still my favorite character of the five main girls. She might be selfish and quite certainly has a dark side, but I just really like her. Homura’s absolute stubbornness and her always wanting to handle/investigate things on her own is very relatable, and sure, considering the storyverse she lives in, it’ll most likely always bite her in the butt, but I like her all the same.

[ryan long · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great volume

Another 2 for this arc I give a very interesting warning in one of the chapters beware it looks like towards the end of 1 chapter that it goes into a after chapter story where the characters ask each other if they are the cake and each character in turn denies that they are the cake and its all a cleverly designed trap by the magic girls to defeat the nightmare in question well done to the author

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A girl has a strange dream of her city being destroid. As she watches a girl fight a wich, she feels as if she needs to do something.
Sieca has become the main attention. And madoka has ....returned!? Will homera find the mysterys answer? what are nightmares? when did they start fighting them?

Im happy that madokas back but it just feels wrong.... I really do hope that homera finds the answer soon.

[El · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great beginning to the adaptation of the film. It was nice to see that Hanokage was given more room than she had with the adaptation of the original series, as she used it extremely well.

The art is gorgeous. I adore the use of silhouettes to represent the girls, and the art shift during the cake song literally made me gasp.

I can't wait to get the next two volumes of this!

[Dony Grayman]

Edición argentina con sobrecubiertas. Tomo 1 de 3.

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh, Homura, my girl Homura . . .