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A review by sakurafire
Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Vol. 2 by Magica Quartet
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.