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sakurafire's review against another edition
4.0
There are a lot of trigger images in this manga, so those sensitive to violent gore, images of abuse, and suicide should be aware of that before purchasing or reading.
Onto the review... The second volume of Oriko Magica shines a little light on the story. It highlights the tragic backstory of the magical girls, building on what makes the Madoka Magica series so different than other magical girl stories. In this volume there are more familiar faces that show up for the final battle. There is a big reveal, one that I don't remember from the anime... No spoilers, but it explains things about the witches and why Madoka is so important.
On the artwork side of things, it is more of the same as the last volume. There is much to be desired, unfortunately, and like the last volume there are certain parts that are hard to figure out. A lot of effort goes into drawing a comic, but a little more care could have gone into the panels.
Overall I give it 4 stars. Much better than the last volume and wraps up the story nicely. The Puella Magi is open thans to time travel and I know there are more series, so I expect it to have implications.
Onto the review... The second volume of Oriko Magica shines a little light on the story. It highlights the tragic backstory of the magical girls, building on what makes the Madoka Magica series so different than other magical girl stories. In this volume there are more familiar faces that show up for the final battle. There is a big reveal, one that I don't remember from the anime... No spoilers, but it explains things about the witches and why Madoka is so important.
On the artwork side of things, it is more of the same as the last volume. There is much to be desired, unfortunately, and like the last volume there are certain parts that are hard to figure out. A lot of effort goes into drawing a comic, but a little more care could have gone into the panels.
Overall I give it 4 stars. Much better than the last volume and wraps up the story nicely. The Puella Magi is open thans to time travel and I know there are more series, so I expect it to have implications.
barbie420's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
serenitymoon's review against another edition
2.0
I don't get it?? This makes even less sense than Kazumi Magica, which did get more interesting if convoluted in the end. But why is Oriko killing other magical girls? What is the deal with her and Kirika? So little was explained and then the ending was just confusing and blah. That made me feel nothing but a waste of time.
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