It's a manga adaptation of the first quarter of the 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion' movie, leading to its inciting incident. That is pretty much it. It's a short and incomplete volume.
But the art is great and flexible, as are the intense action scenes. I love seeing the magical girls combine their powers and attacks. The monster/nightmare battles are so, so creative. It's surprisingly, cathartically funny in places, too, in a way that's not always eerie and unnerving.The manga is a nice piece of memorabilia for any 'Madoka Magica' fan.
Though I don't like Mami's characterisation here. I don't remember her ever being vain and caring so much about beauty regimens. She's hardly motherly or mentor-ly at all. Odd considering that she's supposed to be the leader of the magical girls, I think?
The character interactions are not as strong as they could have been. They're too brief, and lack depth, especially between Madoka and Homura, shockingly. I hope the characters get a chance to develop further in the future volumes. Maybe the shallowness was intentional?
'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie -Rebellion-' - showing an ideal world where all five magical girls from Madoka's team work together and are the closest friends. And their cute animal sidekicks are just cute.
A world that cannot exist. No matter how much the girls - or the fans - may want it to.
This might be the last 'Madoka Magica' manga I'll ever read. I think I've sated my fangirl thirst, for now.
For more of my 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' manga reviews, read:
'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc, Vol. 1'
and
'Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge!, Vol. 1'
Final Score: 3.5/5
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