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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Complete Omnibus Edition
Experience the complete story of Puella Magi Madoka Magica in this oversize omnibus! When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname thinks she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired transfer student…from a dream where Madoka is approached by a diminutive critter with an offer to change destiny. Madoka had always thought magic was the stuff of fantasy…until she sees the transfer student fighting with that very animal! And just like in Madoka’s dream, the creature gives her a choice. Will Madoka become a magical girl in exchange for fulfilling her dearest desire? What will be the cost of having her wish come true?
472 pages, Paperback
Published August 18, 2020
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168 books201 followersA group collaboration consisting of director Akiyuki Shinbou, writer Gen Urobuchi, the original character designer Ume Aoki, and the producer Atsuhiro Iwakami.
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June 27, 2024
this was so sad wtf 😭😭😭😭😭
February 27, 2022
I honestly thought the manga couldn't be as good as the anime since the anime is the original version. But oh, boy, all the angst is still there and now I'm crying :) Time to go re-watch the anime now, though.
August 28, 2022
I love the subtle differences between the anime. It gives you a deeper insight into the characters!!
March 9, 2023
2 Years ago, I was traumatised by the anime, didn't stop me from reading the manga though
July 6, 2024
"When you decide to die for the good of the universe, call me anytime. I'll be waiting."
March 26, 2025
MY SHAYLA .... MY DOOMED YURI
October 31, 2024
e anche qua si piange dentro
October 4, 2022
This is literally my favorite anime ever. EVER.
January 17, 2021
It’s Madoka Magica. I love PMMM. Five stars.
I have the single volumes already since I like the series so much, and I’d say if it is one of your faves like it is mine, the omnibus is worth it to get even if you already have those. Because collection. If you’re just trying out the series or it’s not a super favorite of yours but still enjoy it, you can safely get the omnibus and skip the singles. You won’t miss out on the pretty cover art on the single volumes because it’s included on glossy color pages at the front of the omnibus.
Homura easily remains Best Girl for me upon rereading PMMM. Lol.
I have the single volumes already since I like the series so much, and I’d say if it is one of your faves like it is mine, the omnibus is worth it to get even if you already have those. Because collection. If you’re just trying out the series or it’s not a super favorite of yours but still enjoy it, you can safely get the omnibus and skip the singles. You won’t miss out on the pretty cover art on the single volumes because it’s included on glossy color pages at the front of the omnibus.
Homura easily remains Best Girl for me upon rereading PMMM. Lol.
July 2, 2021
Not at ALL what I was expecting but still very good. I'll definitely be rereading to catch things I may have missed.
June 17, 2023
EXACTLY as traumatic as the anime. Sobbing in a corner as I rock back and forth, thanks
July 24, 2023
Cute Magical Girls, but Oh No—
In 2011, the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica was a tour de force, bringing about a fresh surge of "Shiny Happy Cute Magical Girls, but Dark???". This is the manga adaptation, which was published alongside the anime's run.
Adaptations will inevitably be compared to the source material, and run the risk of not measuring up. Since the PMMM anime was, and remains, a big name for the "Dark/Gritty Magical Girl" genre, making a manga version that could measure up to the source material was probably incredibly nerve-wracking.
The manga however does a fantastic job of adapting the story to page, offering a new look while still providing as close an experience to the original as possible. The art is fantastic, the characters look great in Hanokage's style, and the series' drama has been captured very well—however the heavily stylized action sequences are visually confusing to follow and require you to either know the source material, or depend on dialogue to explain what just happened.
Anyway, I think Mami is cool and I'm not up to emotionally debate Homura's existence.
★★★★☆ 4/5. A fantastic adaptation, but not without its failings.
Thank you Durell_VT for gifting this manga via my Throne Wishlist!
In 2011, the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica was a tour de force, bringing about a fresh surge of "Shiny Happy Cute Magical Girls, but Dark???". This is the manga adaptation, which was published alongside the anime's run.
Adaptations will inevitably be compared to the source material, and run the risk of not measuring up. Since the PMMM anime was, and remains, a big name for the "Dark/Gritty Magical Girl" genre, making a manga version that could measure up to the source material was probably incredibly nerve-wracking.
The manga however does a fantastic job of adapting the story to page, offering a new look while still providing as close an experience to the original as possible. The art is fantastic, the characters look great in Hanokage's style, and the series' drama has been captured very well—however the heavily stylized action sequences are visually confusing to follow and require you to either know the source material, or depend on dialogue to explain what just happened.
Anyway, I think Mami is cool and I'm not up to emotionally debate Homura's existence.
★★★★☆ 4/5. A fantastic adaptation, but not without its failings.
Thank you Durell_VT for gifting this manga via my Throne Wishlist!
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February 2, 2024
Sometimes it's unclear what is going on in the illustrations. The cuteness of the style clashes with the darkness of the theme but ultimOne revelation was so disturbing (although not too surprising) that I almost didn't want to keep reading, but the conclusion is really powerful and unexpected, a complete gamechanger.
December 27, 2024
I quite liked this. It was a really interesting and rather twisted take on the concept of magical girls, with a bittersweet yet melancholy ending. I really liked the characters and enjoyed reading the story, though I think it could have benefitted from being a bit longer, in order to further raise the tension and develop the story.
December 18, 2025
While not as good as the original anime, it was still definitely good. There were some designs the artist changed and some scenes that changed that I didn’t care for, and there were a couple of translation errors.
January 20, 2025
this was a great adaptation of the anime and original story... as if i was experiencing it for the first time, it moved me just as much. love all my girls <3 and yes i will rewatch the anime AGAIN
March 29, 2025
Devastating story telling. Emotional whirlwind. 5 stars.
August 24, 2025
I love the anime and this is a really great manga adaptation
November 5, 2025
i forgor ale przeczytane bylo 👍👍👍👍👍👍 i like. doomed yuri hej
August 11, 2025
This was so good. It was somehow exactly what I expected while also having twists that kept me hooked and the end was so good and bittersweet. I’ve already recommended this to two other people
April 28, 2021
Oof.
December 16, 2020
This has got to be one of my favourite manga's! It's very similar to Sailor Moon in ways but unlike Sailor Moon, the characters are actually kick ass and have feminist energy that Sailor Moon lacks.
In this book, a weird creature turns girls into magical girls who battle evil witches who feed off humans. As the story progresses the creature tries to get the girls to become magical girls. However, there is drama, mystery and tragedy as the volume progresses.
What I liked about this volume is a lot happened! We met some interesting characters who you get invested in straight away and there is an angry magical girl who just oozes intrigue.
A fantastic action-packed, feminist story which puts those awkward romances on hold (which was refreshing). It's rare you get a manga which isn't perving on women so this was nice.
In this book, a weird creature turns girls into magical girls who battle evil witches who feed off humans. As the story progresses the creature tries to get the girls to become magical girls. However, there is drama, mystery and tragedy as the volume progresses.
What I liked about this volume is a lot happened! We met some interesting characters who you get invested in straight away and there is an angry magical girl who just oozes intrigue.
A fantastic action-packed, feminist story which puts those awkward romances on hold (which was refreshing). It's rare you get a manga which isn't perving on women so this was nice.
April 24, 2022
Annotations (in order of appearance)
Pink - cute moments
Orange - funny moments
White - notable text
Red - death scenes
I loved this! The magical girl (and boy) trope is one of my favorites. I also love cute yet twisted things. This manga is the perfect embodiment of that. It's WAY more fast paced than the anime. I haven't watched it in years but I'll watch it again soon to determine my favorite version. I definently remember Mami's death being way more impactful in the anime. Madoka and Homura are soulmates. The incubator is annoying. Luckily it's toned down in the manga version but still.
July 30, 2022
reading manga in physical book form is so much more fun! this was a no-brainer good read for me since it’s basically my favorite anime with a few minor changes but i like how dynamic the manga art is despite having no actual movement, especially the fight scenes, i don’t think the witches looked as scary as in the anime but i found manga kyubey to be scarier than anime kyubey, i also really appreciated the cute little extra drawings the artist included and some of the spreads were truly magnificent
September 13, 2025
I love this so much. This is the perfect mix of happy magical girl anime that I love, along with the heart wrenching psychological horror that I love. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a darker twist on the magical girl genre. 5/5 will cry over this book again.
January 13, 2021
I watched to anime first and I loved it, which lead me to want to read the manga. I was wonderful I loved it, but I knew I would, the story was paced well and it was easy to read.
January 27, 2026
Okay... got a good cry in for the last half of this
I was somewhat reminded of a key part of the Hadestown musical--and not just due to the crying. In that it is an old song, that you know how it would end, it is not a good ending--but you sing it again. Knowing that it is not going to go down any better this time. However, something compells you to go through the story again. Hadestown is completely correct on that point for its content--and that style of message also applies to this as well
So, this is effectively a different telling of this story. Which, when dealing with Germanic, Scandinavian and Eastern European folklore, is kind of an expected part of how things are handled. With various changes and modifications made with each different telling
Different from those, however, there is not the same time period for various entries in this series for different retellings of the same tale
I will note, that a weird observation made about this, is the different fences that exist in each "telling" of this tale. The fences in this one are almost nonexistent. Which, IIRC the taller the fences the more "definitive" the telling, is the metric. It isn't actually the metric, that is just a silly meme
This version speeds past a few points, and lingers on a few points--and it changes the tone of some events. For example, Madoka doesn't promise Mami to wish for a cake prior to Bebe waking up as a witch. So, in this run, it wasn't the promise of cake that ultimate got Bebe super excited about doing stuff. Which, is a unique change here--in amongst a few unique shifts in how stuff is happening
It should also be noted that Walpurgisnatch gets translated about two or three separate ways depending on which volume you are in
Some of these changes are odd... some work better... some kind of remove some of the fun
I will note, that I did not think it was possible for me to hate Kyubbey even more. This retelling of Puella Magi Madoka Magica managed to do the impossible, and have me hate the crap out of that horrid horrid little varmet
Not the _best_ telling of this story... but it is a good enough one, that I'd definitely suggest checking it out
It isn't an old song, sure... but I'm here to experience it again
I was somewhat reminded of a key part of the Hadestown musical--and not just due to the crying. In that it is an old song, that you know how it would end, it is not a good ending--but you sing it again. Knowing that it is not going to go down any better this time. However, something compells you to go through the story again. Hadestown is completely correct on that point for its content--and that style of message also applies to this as well
So, this is effectively a different telling of this story. Which, when dealing with Germanic, Scandinavian and Eastern European folklore, is kind of an expected part of how things are handled. With various changes and modifications made with each different telling
Different from those, however, there is not the same time period for various entries in this series for different retellings of the same tale
I will note, that a weird observation made about this, is the different fences that exist in each "telling" of this tale. The fences in this one are almost nonexistent. Which, IIRC the taller the fences the more "definitive" the telling, is the metric. It isn't actually the metric, that is just a silly meme
This version speeds past a few points, and lingers on a few points--and it changes the tone of some events. For example, Madoka doesn't promise Mami to wish for a cake prior to Bebe waking up as a witch. So, in this run, it wasn't the promise of cake that ultimate got Bebe super excited about doing stuff. Which, is a unique change here--in amongst a few unique shifts in how stuff is happening
It should also be noted that Walpurgisnatch gets translated about two or three separate ways depending on which volume you are in
Some of these changes are odd... some work better... some kind of remove some of the fun
I will note, that I did not think it was possible for me to hate Kyubbey even more. This retelling of Puella Magi Madoka Magica managed to do the impossible, and have me hate the crap out of that horrid horrid little varmet
Not the _best_ telling of this story... but it is a good enough one, that I'd definitely suggest checking it out
It isn't an old song, sure... but I'm here to experience it again
May 14, 2025
imagine you’re 14 years old and from a catholic orphanage with a terminal heart condition that keeps you away from your peers until they found a miracle cure for you and suddenly you have to integrate into hs. the only girl who is nice to you, a severely anxious nerd, saves you from a monster and becomes the hero of your dreams and now you might be a lesbian woops. you become bffs but then she fucking dies so you contract yourself to a exploitative wish system to go back in time as many times as it takes to save her
you repeat the same month for TWELVE years and every time you fail to save her. you transform into a cruel and calculating girl who has been stuck being FOURTEEN FOR YEARS (you have not aged mentally or physically bc you literally repeat the same actions over and over again). you’re so fixated on your girl you don’t notice over the course of timelines your toxic love has changed not just your friends but also your brave confident knight to someone so passive, soft spoken and deprived of agency bc you’ve taken control of her fate that she’s depressed, lost and a ghost of a former self she does not even KNOW.
the despair of your friends get worse and worse and the timelines so entangled with the survival of your girl that each time she DIES the universe gets closer to collapsing but simultaneously the threads of her fate become more rigid to the point where everything is inevitable. yet you still repeat
but it cannot go on forever.
your girl finds out the truth and deep down, she is still the girl who wants to save everyone, with the determination and bravery to do so, so her final gift to you is to end your suffering and everyone’s suffering by sacrificing herself to become a concept that will save all girls exploited by this wish system from doom.
obvs you protest this but you can’t stop it. you end up only having the ribbons of her hair to remember her by and you become the only person to remember her existence. you are homura akemi. wyd
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ROMANCES FOREVER OF ALL TIME….LETS FUCKING GO EVERYPONY
you repeat the same month for TWELVE years and every time you fail to save her. you transform into a cruel and calculating girl who has been stuck being FOURTEEN FOR YEARS (you have not aged mentally or physically bc you literally repeat the same actions over and over again). you’re so fixated on your girl you don’t notice over the course of timelines your toxic love has changed not just your friends but also your brave confident knight to someone so passive, soft spoken and deprived of agency bc you’ve taken control of her fate that she’s depressed, lost and a ghost of a former self she does not even KNOW.
the despair of your friends get worse and worse and the timelines so entangled with the survival of your girl that each time she DIES the universe gets closer to collapsing but simultaneously the threads of her fate become more rigid to the point where everything is inevitable. yet you still repeat
but it cannot go on forever.
your girl finds out the truth and deep down, she is still the girl who wants to save everyone, with the determination and bravery to do so, so her final gift to you is to end your suffering and everyone’s suffering by sacrificing herself to become a concept that will save all girls exploited by this wish system from doom.
obvs you protest this but you can’t stop it. you end up only having the ribbons of her hair to remember her by and you become the only person to remember her existence. you are homura akemi. wyd
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ROMANCES FOREVER OF ALL TIME….LETS FUCKING GO EVERYPONY
January 1, 2024
I cant put into words how much this series and Madoka Kaname as a character means to me. Clever story that turns a lot of typical magical girl tropes on their heads and leans into a wonderful story of friendship, love , and existentialism. I know a lot of people seems to come away for PMMM thinking that it condemns young girls for making "selfish" wishes but I think that couldnt be further from the truth.
As bittersweet as this story is, Madokas character and fate make it clear that Hope and love for those around you is so much stronger and more important than you can believe and that its important to hold on to those when times start getting hard. I think itd be hard to walk away from this storu having not relayed at least spmewhat to one or more of the girls ( Sayaka 🤝 Me, shes just like me fr!!!!! )
Also all the designs are SO GOOD
As bittersweet as this story is, Madokas character and fate make it clear that Hope and love for those around you is so much stronger and more important than you can believe and that its important to hold on to those when times start getting hard. I think itd be hard to walk away from this storu having not relayed at least spmewhat to one or more of the girls ( Sayaka 🤝 Me, shes just like me fr!!!!! )
Also all the designs are SO GOOD
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