Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie -Rebellion-: The Complete Omnibus Edition

by Magica Quartet, Hanokage (Artist), Abigail Blackman (Letterer)

READ THE COMPLETE REBELLION MANGA! With Madoka Kaname’s sacrifice, the hopeless cycle that once bound every magical girl to a terrible fate was broken at last. Or was it…? All does not seem right with the world, and as Homura pulls at the loose threads of the girls’ new reality, is it possible that an even darker destiny looms ahead?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Comics Manga

448 pages, Paperback

Published August 22, 2023

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

[Sarah Cavar · Rating 4 out of 5]

homura akemi you will always be famous

[apple.juice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I probably didn’t understand everything in either of these books but I had a good time 😁

[Christopher Saunders · Rating 4 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. The plot, such as it is, involves Magical Girl Homura appearing in an idyllic version of the world where she's friends with Madoka and Co., which naturally leads Homura to become suspicious that something's going on. For anyone desiring a deep dive into the plot, characters and themes, I 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, except in hopefully serving as the set up to future installments.

[Finn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVED this. I watched the movie in 2014 and I loved it! I was concerned that the fight scenes wouldn't transfer well from screen to paper but I was wrong. They were done seamlessly!

[Katrina Payne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oooh, this was REALLY REALLY GOOD

So, this differs from other entries as it was done up after the movie came out. Not as the movie was coming out in parts. Not as new lore was being revealled (or made up, or retconned). This REALLY REALLY allowed it to do a decent job at adapting the material it was working with

The pacing is much more fleshed out than the movie. Allowing more time to settle on shots, actions or settings than in the movie. Though part of it is that you can just reread a page over and over again. Videos it is harder to do that with. I mean, yeah Pause and Rewind exist... but like... books are just better for information you want to do that with

Things are explained better and in more detail--and a few things are changed

Also the artists were given plenty of room, and clearly time, to make some really really impressive panels. Some of these panels could work as decent posters or wall scrolls

The "initial series" has a bunch of issues that I generally forgive due to the nature of the release of those comics and the show... but this has none of those elements to "forgive". The artists are allowed knowledge of the lore, setting and ending--and they are also allowed the time and room to have some fantastic trippy visuals to match the setting and events

Also, knowing fully well what is going on, with the return of a witch due to Kyubey's "masters" (or I guess Kyubeys himthemselfs based upon this adaptation) being a cause of these events--including the impossible ones--only makes it more enjoyable. This is one of those ones that knowing stuff actually makes it more rewarding to read. Knowing the outcome adds to the fun

Heck, even knowing of events in other series under the Magica Quartet stuff adds to this

A great adaptation, that honestly, is better than the actually movie version of these events. Though, still watch the movie

[rowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

continued from the main series

so homura akemi right. you go insane for losing her for good considering you’ve devoted decades to her so uhmmmm your despair is so strong you construct a false universe where all your friends r happy and together and your girl is there too. hwoever this universe collapses when you find out none of them are real and oh no! the evil alien in control of the exploitative wish system is using ur delusions as a trap to try and capture and experiment on your girl who is now God/concept! so what do u do?

you lure her in, turn into the DEVIL to her GOD and you RIP her from her divinity so she can be safely kept in a gilded cage of her hs years along w her friends, whose souls you’ve also trapped. then you watch her from afar and make sure she’s happy always even if she now views you as the enemy because you hate yourself and you love her. anyways you are peak lesbian homura akemi. where’s my sequel sequel movie

[Delilah Poole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and the movie equally, finding the changes interesting in both, each edition gives a slightly different context to the story while keeping them close enough that it feels like the same story/universe. The only thing I didn't like about the book, and thought the movie did better, was that the art in the fight scenes was very cluttered and difficult to make out what was happening at times(this didnt take away from the story, just the visuals)

[Elliot · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stand by my opinions of this and the omnibus of the og series too. Honestly, I love this, but translating Madoka over to manga format is a bit of a task! The pacing is super quick, and honestly it omits or adds details.

But it's still good! I will always stand by Madoka <3

[Bug Silliman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wish I liked this more because I adored the first part but unfortunately the ending just wasn’t it for me. I feel like it made sense but it wasn’t pulled off properly which kinda ruined the book for me as a result. But hey this is what fan fiction’s for, right?

[Emoemu ♡☆♡☆♡☆ ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. Just wow. That's all I got to say.

[Laura Sanner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I left this manga wishing I could watch the movie. Too much action, not enough story for me.

[Megan Mullins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please make the next manga pleeeease.

[Alea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fucking love that book

[Ryley · Rating 3 out of 5]

What... the freak... happened ?????😭

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Woof. I loved the movie. It did not translate to book/manga form well at all.

[Helena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just watch the movie. The book has the same content, and honestly, it's not nearly as good. The story feels convoluted, and confusing, even though I watched the movie before I ever read this.

[Dweeb · Rating 5 out of 5]

AAAAAAAAHHHH

[ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

happy pride month

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

⎯ ✩✩✩✩ ⎯

Really liked it, same as the anime movie!