Puella Magi Oriko☆Magica (魔法少女おりこ☆マギカ?) is the second spin-off manga in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise. The story was written by Magica Quartet and illustrated by Kuroe Mura.
Oriko☆Magica has received two spin-offs: Puella Magi Oriko☆Magica: Extra Story, a collection of short stories, and Puella Magi Oriko☆Magica: Sadness Prayer, a prequel series.
Plot[]
Kyoko Sakura, who spends all her time fighting in isolation, Mami Tomoe, who protects Mitakihara Town with a heart of justice and Homura Akemi, who silently approaches Madoka Kaname. A story revolving around each Puella Magi's battles that weren't meant to cross, centering in an event called "Puella Magi Hunting". Which would be, an incident that would change the fate of the girls completely. Which would be, the beginning of a new Puella Magi story...
Official Yen Press version[]
Oriko, a magical girl with the gift of foresight, knows the fate that awaits all who accept Kyubey’s offer of supernatural powers. But when she is struck with a terrible vision of the future—of the devastation caused by a single, powerful witch—she decides to prevent the girl from becoming a magical girl in the first place. To draw Kyubey away from the girl’s potential, Oriko directs him instead to Yuma, an orphan who is all too eager to gain powers that will enable her to protect herself—powers that will ultimately lead to her own destruction…
Volume 2[]
Kyoko Sakura who searches for a fated white Puella Magi; Mami Tomoe, who confronts the culpit of the "Puella Magi Hunting", a black Puella Magi; and Homura Akemi, who does nothing but protect Madoka Kaname's peace. The path of those three magical girls weren't supposed to cross. A story where their existence is tested. The story of a passed timeline. This is the concluding volume of the spin-off comic made for the big-hit TV anime, "Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica".
Official Yen Press version[]
Oriko is determined to use any means available to her in order to prevent the destruction she has glimpsed in the future. Her companion, Kirika, has been useful in creating a distraction by murdering other Magical Girls, but Oriko recognizes that the time for diversionary tactics has passed—she must target the source directly and eliminate the threat. Little does she realize that her quarry has a protector who is as passionate about keeping the girl alive as Oriko is about seeing her dead. What future ultimately awaits in the eye-opening conclusion of Oriko Magica?!
Characters[]
- Oriko Mikuni: The main protagonist.
- Kirika Kure
- Yuma Chitose
- Erika Mamiya
- Sasa Yuuki
- Komaki Asako
- Rina Hitomi
- Miyako Saki
- Mai Akane
- Mio
Other Characters[]
- Hisaomi Mikuni
- Kimihide Mikuni
- Yurako Mikuni
- Shuichiro Mikuni
- Mako Chitose
- Koito Asako
- Akira Namekata
- Miyuki Nagatsuki
- Mana Hitomi
- Chika Masumi
- Yaegashi
Items[]
Locations[]
Chapters[]
- Chapter 1: Don't Even Think About Becoming a Magical Girl
- Chapter 2: I'm Not Crying At All
- Chapter 3: Love is Infinitely Finite
- Chapter 4: I'll Never Forgive You
- Chapter 5: That's What I'm Here For
- Chapter 6: Someday isn't Today
- Chapter 7: To Protect My World
Noisy Citrine[]
Symmetry Diamond[]
Trivia[]
- Unlike other establishments of the Madoka☆Magica franchise, the name of the setting the series takes place in was never given. However, this is the first establishment to give us the year it takes place in, 2011.
- This is also the first time the protagonist of the story is not depicted in the first volume, instead, it includes Mami, Kyoko and Yuma.
- The first volume was initially intended to be released on April 12, 2011, but the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused Oriko☆Magica to be postponed to May 12, 2011. The second volume was then released on June 13, 2011.
- All three of the main Magical Girls spell their given names using a different system. Oriko uses kanji, Kirika uses Katakana and Yuma uses hiragana.