Büyücü Kız Madoka Magica, Cilt 2

Puella Magi Madoka Magica #2

by Magica Quartet, Hanokage (Illustrator), Tolga Kıray (Translator)

“Büyücü Kız olur musun?”

Madoka Kaname’nin önüne çıkan esrarengiz yaratık Kyuubey… Gizemli yeni öğrenci Homura Akemi… Tesadüfi karşılaşmalar üst üste gelirken Madoka, “Büyücü Kız” olmanın nasıl bir şey olduğuna dair gerçekleri de öğrenmeye başlar. Büyücü Kız olmak nasıl bir sihirse, onları bekleyen son da bir o kadar…

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Seinen

146 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 2011

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

[Victoria ✮⋆˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again a great volume, there's literally no flaws with this series. The story is great, the artwork is beautiful, and it just all round amazing!

I can't wait to get to the final volume, which honestly I'm never ready for!

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars

I think I would have liked this more if I'd already seen the anime. Some of the fight scenes are really messy and I can't make out what's going on. I can't even really tell what the witches look like.

The story is your typical magical girl fare, but also ... not. It's way more mature than any other I've read, and I like that there's death and blood and not just transformations and monsters of the week. There's also a really interesting mystery underlying everything that I can't wait to see play out.

Unfortunately, there hasn't been much character development yet, and I think by volume two there should be a lot more than what's been given. Each volume has been really short and hasn't really delved deeply into anything other than the magical girl parts. I'd like to see more of Madoka's and Sayaka's and the other girls' everyday lives.

Other than that, the story is definitely interesting enough for me to want to continue on, and quite possibly check out the anime as well, which I think is probably better than the manga.

And I kind of want a stuffed Kyubey now too, he's just so adorably evil.

／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼

[Niyura · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW

[Mizuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for vol. 1:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I watched the anime series and I am hooked! It's so beautiful!!

Basically the manga follows the story of the anime series, but I think the anime's artwork is far more impressive, especially when it comes to the witches and their different realms.

More to come.

[Katie (Kitkatscanread) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a bit confusing and odd at times

[rita al · Rating 5 out of 5]

kyubey is so infuriating!! i don't even have the words to describe how much i fucking hate this bitch

[Téyo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bah là on atteint les sommets de l’histoire donc c’est banger, tout l’arc de Sayaka est très bien foutu avev pourtant si peu de temps. Je le dirais jamais assez que madoka magica c’est du génie. J’aurais toujours des frissons au moment où Kyubey révèle pourquoi elles s’appellent « Puella Maggi ».

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
A good second volume, I think I enjoyed the first one more. Still enjoy the artwork greatly and really liked where the end of the volume was going. I want to know more about Homura! There were also a few great lines "You get drunk on your own "correctness" and the more stubborn you get"

[Logan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some really cool revelations come with this volume, but there are also some pacing issues, translation issues (mundane middle schoolers suddenly speaking like characters from an 80s fantasy novel), and several action panels where I literally could not tell what was happening. Very cool ideas, though, even if the plot’s a bit one-dimensional.

[Andy Navarro · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 🌟

Me ha gustado más que el primero, se está viendo la faceta verdadera de Kyubey y el desarrollo que tiene Sayaka... es cruel en verdad, pero le añade drama, al fin y al cabo es tilina de 14 años que no tiene ni perra idea de cómo gestionar las cosas

Por otra parte me encanta cada vez más Kyoko por su historia, y Homura me está gustando más también aunque le de punzadas anales

Ah, y que conste que temo por la integridad física y mental de Madoka. Madoka sal de ahí y cámbiate de ciudad ❤

[BeckyisBookish · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm enjoying these but the world is pretty shallow for something that wraps up in 3 volumes. I'm looking forward to watching the anime which I think actually might do this story more justice.

[Julia Benassi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuando uno no sabe qué o cómo hacer, equivocarse puede ser la solución.

Parte dos de esto fue levemente traumático.

[Elril Moonweaver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spoilers! Read at your own risk!

Alas there are no new character designs that I could find pretty, but seeing recurring characters, made me realise something. Hitomi is really pretty as well ^_^

While the manga as a while cuts a lot of what happened in the anime, I feel that this volume was more faithful to the anime, because it displayed less of how a Magical Girl fights and what and instead focuses of the consequences of being one.

This volume focused more on Sayaka's inner turmoil and her struggle to cope with her new Magical Girl power which is closer to the anime than the first volume managed to do. Yet again the transitions are rather awkward and quick, like they where there, but here they kinna made more sense and I finally felt some atmosphere. And some chills down my spine, which is good.

I rather disliked the idea that, as soon as Kyuubey’s discovered as being Incubator, his face goes from cute and cuddly to nightmarishly evil and scheming. I can’t say this enough! Kyuubey’s blank stare is befitting him, being an alien race that cannot comprehend emotions and consider them mental illnesses and all. Giving Kyuubey expressions defeats the purpose of their mission. Their mission is not to care or feel worry about the Magical Girls or even show hints triumph when their goals are met.

I was actually pleasant surprised by this volume and the way it conveyed the second part of the Madoka Magica story.

[Mira · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was much better than the first volume of the manga. The first volume was good, but this one was just great, wow. This is fairly more violent than the first one, and there's a bit more blood, too. But still just amazing. It really tugs on your feels.

Also, this makes me want to start shipping HomuMado (Homura x Madoka). When I was watching the anime for the first time, I didn't really notice the subtext, but reading this manga, you'll understand when you get to the part haha.

Also, Manga!Kyuubey is way creepier than the anime version, in my opinion. Giving him facial expressions adds to his, what's the word I'm looking for, character? I have no clue, whatever.

Can't wait to read how they pull off the last four episodes in the next volume :D

[usagi ☆ミ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great translation by Yen Press! Madoka fans will LOVE this. Hopefully Yen or someone else here in the States will license the other two Madoka series (Kasumi Magica and Oriko Magica) if this sells enough.

[Andrés Becerra Opazo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me gusta mucho :(
Me encanta que en cada tomo haya taaaanta acción y tantas partes que te dejen impactadisimo.

Gracias al Mon

[Maddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is for all three volumes of this series, though I tried to not put too many plot spoilers in this review.

While I did not read these manga in order (I read the different story first, when it was probably supposed to go last), I had already seen the anime and movies so I have an idea of how twisted this story is supposed to be. That will probably shock readers the most, if they aren’t prepared for it. If you like plot twists, boy are you in for it, with the Madoka series.

This series (or sets of series since there are several) plays with the idea of the genre of magical girl manga/anime. I think it’s easier to understand the anime than how the plot of the story is presented in the manga, especially some of the action scenes. I’m not the only one who thinks so, I’ve seen this complaint on goodreads from several other reviews. The pace of this story is very quick which might make it a little disorienting if you’re not already familiar with the dark world of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Madoka, the main character is approached by Kyubey, a cutesy looking creature that offers to make a contract with her to turn her into a magical girl. As a magical girl, she would protect humanity from witches, or so she is led to believe. All she needs to make a contract is a wish. She and her best friend from school, Sayaka both are destined to be magical girls, Kyubey claims.

Madoka and Sayaka are saved from a witch by their upperclassman and veteran magical girl, Mami. Mami trains both Madoka and Sayaka. Unfortnately for them, Mami is killed by a witch. Before the witch can kill them as well, Homura, the mysterious transfer student, saves them by killing the witch. Homura is an anti-hero who has pit herself against Kyubey because she wants to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl. Of the magical girls, only she knows the truth about Kyubey, the witches, magical girls and their wishes.

I liked the ending in this series more than in either of the other two series that I’ve read so far. Homura’s Revenge and The Different Story are both spin-offs of this series. There is also a manga series for The Rebellion Movie and another about Homura travelling to other worlds called Puella Magi Homura Tamara that I will eventually read.

If you’re going to read the manga series for Madoka Magica, start here. This is the story that those other four series are based off of. The anime is better for fight scenes and action. It’s been years since I’ve seen it, but I think the initial surprise of the plot twists and the storyline was better the first time I watched it.

I rated this book series 3.5 stars! If you like anime, manga, horror, fantasy, or stories with unexpected extreme plot twists, these series could interest you.

Trigger/content warning: graphic violence, sudden, violent death, and mentions of suicide (not as a main topic or plot relevant).

[Andrés · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recién terminé el segundo manga del Puella Magi Madoka Magica (uno de mis animes favoritos, cuyo tomo anterior fue el último libro del año pasado) y que tiene un sentimiento especial pues fue el primer tomo de manga que compré en físico.
La historia empieza donde la otra quedó: Sayaka, al mejor amiga de Madoka, se acaba de transformar en una chica mágica; la historia nos hablará de las consecuencias del deseo de Sayaka (un deseo para alguien más) y de la aparición de una nueva chica mágica: Kyoko Sakura, que a diferencia de las demás, tiene una visión más individualista de que es ser una chica mágica.
Como siempre la historia desdobla un poco el género de la "magical girl"; si en el anterior tomo, la historia se centraba en como las chicas mágicas no estaban a salvo de peligro mortal, está historia se centra en que es ser una chica mágica y el lado oscuro de sacrificar tu vida por otros. La historia se maneja de maneras brillantes y a la vez muy sencillas, el mundo de las chicas mágicas y sus oscuros secretos se revelan de a poco, haciendo que la historia se haga mucho más interesante con el pasar de las páginas. El final vuelve aún más trepidante y queda en un cliff hanger aun más emocionante que el del tomo anterior.
Como siempre el arte es algo a destacar, los artistas saben como trabajar las escenas para volver la tensión del ambiente algo palpable, así como esa perfecta combinación de elementos dulces típicos del género con momentos oscuros.
El segundo tomo del manga deja la barra muy alta para lo que será el desenlace de todo y convierte a Puella Magi en uno de las grandes redefiniciones del género de chica mágica.

[baguette · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars
my love for this series is out of this world. i remember watching the anime and being shaken to the core by the characters, plot, and emotions that it gave me. of course, i prefer the anime over the manga (the soundtrack is GORGEOUS) but the manga is very well done as well. the art style, while different from the show, is very cute and get very creepy at times.
and AHHH i just love how flawed the characters are (as funny as that sounds). it makes them feel imperfect and more real. we slowly get to see sayaka's descent into despair and it is really heartwrenching to read about. but to me, i can relate to her downfall. it reminds me of being young and learning about the harsh realities of life and that not everything is perfect and good in the world. that just makes sayaka an even more relatable character in my eyes.
reading this really makes me want to rewatch the anime... ❤

[K.S. Trenten · Rating 5 out of 5]

I miss the surreal landscape and music from the anime, but the story is just as strong. The tragedy of Miki Sayaka, a girl who wanted to save the man she loves and protect people unfolds. She faces Kyouko, a rival, ready to not yield an inch to her, but things are not what they seem. Not Kyouko, not Kyuubey, not Akemi Homura, and not a contract which creates a magical girl.

Homura becomes quite terrifying, yet her true reason for everything she does comes into heartbreaking focus. Kyuubey is just as terrifying, yet there’s reason in what he’s doing as well. Poor Madoka and Sayaka are caught in the middle of everything with the best of intentions. Madoka even talks to her mom in a very sweet scene about how to help Sayaka, only to put that advice into play in a way that goes pear-shaped. The truth is revealed, but that revelation may have doomed Sayaka faster. Everyone is strong, trying so hard, yet caught in a web that’s only becoming visible. It takes my breath away.

[Sophie Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume offers more story and more action. We meet new characters and learn more about the cast we already thought we knew! Things take a dark turn in this volume as we learn the creature that turns people into magical girls is not what they appear! We also learn more about the lore and what the downsides of being a magical girl are.

If you loved the first one you will love this. The story branches out but also takes a narrow focus as we follow the journey of Sayaka as she becomes a magical girl. It can be very dark at times and it ends with a cliff hanger so make sure you have volume 3 handy.

My only qualm is the artwork can be a bit messy during fights which can make you go, "wait what just happened or what is happening?"

The more I read this manga the queerer it becomes and I love that!

[Abi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay, 2.5 for a good reason.

There is a lot of messy scenes and one of the characters gains depression halfway through from a BOY!

Problem #1:
Madoka is almost at depression in the first volume and, at the beginning of this one, is unexpectedly cheerful. How did that happen? I don’t feel sad about leaving a friend and then the next day feel absolutely gleeful. It needs explaining for that.

Problem #2:
Kyubey was originally a kawaii character, sweet. This novel made him extremely scary. I was reading myself to sleep when I stumbled upon a page showing a picture of him but creepier. I was genuinely frightened.

Problem#3:
This novel involves very serious issues. Yes, I mean Sayaka-san’s depression over a boy she saved in hospital.

[Arska-täti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Madoka pohtii edelleen, mitä toivoa taikatytöksi muututtaessa. Sillä välin Sayaka, Madokan paras ystävä, seuraa sivusta kuinka hänen rakastamansa poika kärsii sairaalassa. Tämä on loukannut kätensä niin pahoin ettei voi enää soittaa viulua.

Taikatytöksi muuttumalla Sayakan olisi mahdollista auttaa tuota poikaa. Mutta voiko oman sielunsa uhraamalla toisen hyväksi saavuttaa todellista onnea? Ja mitä salaisuuksia Kyubei jättää paljastamatta taikatytöiksi muuttuvilta tytöiltä?

Kiehtova ja mystinen sarja vetää entistä tiukemmin otteeseensa tapahtumien muuttuessa entistä synkemmiksi. Pidän erityisesti siitä, miten klassista teemaa: joka toiveella on varjopuolensa" käsitellään tässä sarjassa.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was less confusing than the first volume and I liked it better.

Sayaka turns into a magical girl because she has a wish: she wants to heal her childhood friend. But turning into a magical girl means that she's lost her soul and, of course, no one told her that little detail. She's kind of angry at Madoka because she hasn't signed the contract yet.

In addition, there's another magical girls in town, trying to defeat Sayaka.

Uhm, I'm pretty baffled by this series. I want to see how the authors wrap it up and then I'll make up my mind about it.

[Efsane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bu kesinlikle çok daha heyecanlıydı. Sayaka beni üzüyor, hala Madoka’yı pek sevemedim daha doğrusu motivasyonunu kavrayamadım. Sanırım 3. ciltte daha çok Madoka ve Homura göreceğiz. Kyoko başta beni aşırı sinir etse de ona da alıştım. Homura en mantıklı zaten onun yaptıklarını da yavaş yavaş anladığımız bir ciltti. Görünüşü aksine karanlık bir tema işlediğini bilerek başlamıştım seriye ama beklediğimden derin çıktı karakterlerin yaşamı da göründüğünden daha karanlık. Bu üçlemeyi bitirip biran önce animeye falan başlarım herhalde seri devamı türkçe çıkana kadar. Puanım 4,5.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bastante mejor que el anterior tomo. Le estan agarrando el tono a la serie. Se vuelve cada vez mas oscura y el dibujo acompaña bastante bien eso. Realmente Kyubei está logrando ser muy perturbador, incluso mas que en el anime. Las batallas, que eran un punto débil en el tomo anterior, mejoraron bastante. Todavia se puede mejorar, pero van bien encaminados. Termina en un momento tremendo, por lo que me arrepiento de no haber comprado también el último tomo. Pero bueno, con suerte, pronto lo haré.

[Ru · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar complaints as with volume 1 and I imagine volume 3 will be the same.

Faithful to the anime, yes. Suitable for someone who has not seen it? Absolutely not.

The amount of content crammed into these 3 very short volumes makes for confusing characters, lacking development and disorienting fight scenes. I can't review it for the plot itself because its just a rehash from the original show with no original content added. It's a great companion for the show but is weak when you aren't already familiar with Madoka Magica, it's world and it's characters.

[Asha Loves Apple Juice · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading the book, I think that this is a case where the book is based off of the anime. I recommend anime over the book. Without the sounds and the colors and the movement, the story falls flat. Which is a shame because it's such a cool story! To make the book better, Hanokage should've drawn the witches - and maybe the sould gems - with color, to put emphasis on them. Even if it was only one color, it would be a big improvement.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sayaka has accepted the deal and has become a Magical Girl and her wish has been granted... but the arrival of another Magical Girl causes a clash of ideals and blades.

But a secret of the Magical Girls comes to light and leads down a path of despair... and the true nature of Kyubey.

Again, great tension, good twist on the Magical Girl story, but it's still hard to see what's happening during the fight scenes.

This series has 3 volumes.

[Lee Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

SPOILER WARNING



Madoka Magica took a dark turn in the first third of the series with Mami's sudden death, but book two becomes even darker with the corruption of Sayaka's soul gem. I absolutely adore this series for the complexity of its female characters and for the issues it tackles, from depression and feminine friendship, to selfishness/selflessness and what makes us human. 5/5 stars and a spot on the favorites list of course! Onto the next.