Puella Magi Tart Magica, Vol. 4

Puella Magi Tart Magica #4

by Magica Quartet, Kawazu-ku (Visual Art), Masugitsune (Visual Art)

Fresh from victory at Orléans, the French forces rush to crown Dauphin Charles at Riems. The road soon leads them to Patay, where they will face their most challenging battle yet. The English and French magical-girl battle royal takes a turn for the worst when one of them becomes a witch! Does Tart's tale of hope end here...?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Historical

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2016

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

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cringe every time Tart calls Kyubey 'Monsieur Angel.'

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

And we're back to huge swathes of infodumps (did we ever truly leave them?) The pacing in this volume is strange; at least the previous three felt like they flowed well. Can't say the same for this one.

Corbeau is gone, which is a shame, as she was one of the few characters that truly interested me. Also this volume has cemented for me how much I hate this series' and franchise's art style. Ignoring the odd proportions and the way the hands look like Disney character gloves compared to some of the more detailed faces, the biggest annoyance about the art is the way a woman who should be a mature, middle-aged adult who has given birth before looks like she's twelve. I get that she's supposed to be a previous magical girl but come on.

We also learn in this volume that the mysterious woman we've seen before who have Jeanne her sword is actual Perinelle Flamel, and if I'm being honest, this just made me sign and roll my eyes. I get why, I truly do, but really? Really? What made this necessary?

At least there's only one volume left, and then I'll be done, I'll have read the whole thing and I can sell my copies.

[Liz Licata · Rating 3 out of 5]

so many historical inaccuracies. I have a hard. time reading this series

[Jennica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn’t expecting Corbeau’s power or what happened to her. Things are definitely at a turning point. Curious to see how it all wraps up in the next one.

[ElsaMakotoRenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this volume was a lot better than the previous one honestly! I’m so glad Corbeau got some fleshing out as a character, enough that I actually felt bad for her.
Some very good plot reveals here in volume 4! I don’t want to give spoilers so I’ll just leave it at that. I really need volume 5 now! Hopefully I can pick that up this weekend. We all know Tart is going to end up dead by the end considering this is a magical girl Joan of Arc story, but I want to see how everything is tied up and what happens to Isabeau.