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Starting our list today is arguably one of the best-known series for modern magical girls. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (Puella Magi Madoka★Magica) takes the happy-fluffy vibes of the 90’s magical girls and locks them away in a dark, depressing place.
Everything about Puella Magi Madoka★Magica is designed as a warped, twisted version of Sailor Moon and its ilk, right down to Kyubey, the innocent-looking critter that grants wishes and creates magical girls. The interwoven story of Madoka and her classmates veers into a psychological sci-fi affair that’ll stick with you long after the final pages.
Magica Quartet has created a huge universe of interconnected stories between anime, manga, and video games, with twelve official spin-off manga and several direct adaptations.
Puella Magi Madoka★Magica is the 3-volume adaptation of the anime, while Majuu Hen (Wraith Arc) is a direct sequel series between the Madoka Magica and Rebellion movies. A “what-if”-styled series, Homura’s Revenge, explores an alternate ending to the original series, while the Puella Magi Oriko Magica series is an alternate-timeline entry that fits between the fourth and fifth anime films.
In a different vein, Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of Jeanne d’Arc is a fictional retelling of Jeanne d’Arc’s life reimagined as a magical girl. Puella Magi Suzune Magica and Puella Magi Kazumi Magica are both standalone series with entirely new casts of magical girls and evil witches.
If you enjoy the dark world of magical girls in the Puella Magi universe, there’s plenty for you to read!
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