Puella Magi Madoka Magica is based on the manga "Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica" — 12 chapters, 3 volumes. The manga is complete. By Magica Quartet.
Anime covers: Chapters 1–198 (both seasons, through Magnostadt arc)
Start reading at: Chapter 199 (Volume 20)
Faithful adaptation? Yes — Mostly faithful in plot but compresses and rearranges parts of later arcs, especially Magnostadt's back half
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is based on the manga "Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica" (12 chapters). If the anime left you wanting more, the manga is usually well ahead of what's been adapted.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
By Magica Quartet, Hanokage
Fourteen-year-old Madoka Kaname has a surreal dream about a strange creature and a girl in trouble. The next morning, a mysterious girl named Homura Akemi transfers into Madoka's class; to her surprise, Homura appears to be the exact same girl that she saw in her dream. Later that day, Madoka hears a plea for help in her head. It turns out that...
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: The Different Story
By Magica Quartet, Hanokage
Ninth-grader Mami Tomoe is not your average middle schooler. While she regularly attends Mitakihara Middle School, she also works as a magical girl—one who has made a wish in exchange for magical powers and a new duty to seek out and destroy otherworldly beings known as witches. But Mami is also a special case among magical girls—while most fight...
Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Shinpen - Hangyaku no Monogatari
By Magica Quartet, Hanokage
With a single, hopeful wish, young women can become magical girls and take on the thankless task of getting rid of the hidden chaos of the world. Despite this, the magical girls of Mitakihara are enjoying themselves, leading normal middle school lives by day and working together as a brilliant magical girl team by night. And yet... was the world...
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Majuu-hen
By Magica Quartet, Hanokage
Invisible to humans, wraiths are beings that feed on human emotions and cause chaos wherever they go. Magical girls must use the power they have gained in exchange for having one wish granted to protect humans from these wraiths. A group of magical girls in Mitakihara have been giving their all to keep the town safe, but two of their members,...
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
By Ninomae, Hajime
Nitro+ will be releasing a novel of Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica, using the original animation's series composition/script written by Gen Urobuchi. Nitro+'s Hajime Ninomae (一 肇), active in Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko and Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko, will be the novel writer. Yuupon (ゆーぽん), from the Nitro+Chiral shounen-ai branch, will be doing the...
Not necessary for continuation. Optional — you can jump in at 199, but starting from chapter 1 lets you see all the political and character nuance that gets trimmed. The anime was a faithful adaptation, so you won't miss anything critical by jumping ahead.
Yes — the manga "Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica" runs 12 chapters and is complete. There are 5 related works total.
The anime covers Chapters 1–198 (both seasons, through Magnostadt arc). To continue the story, start reading at Chapter 199 (Volume 20).
You can safely skip ahead. Optional — you can jump in at 199, but starting from chapter 1 lets you see all the political and character nuance that gets trimmed. Starting from chapter 1 is always an option if you want the full manga experience though.
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