TY - BOOK AU - Hanokage ED - Magica Quartet (Firm). ED - Magica Quartet (Firm) TI - Puella Magi Madoka Magica T2 - Puella magi madoka magica SN - 0316217158 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Yen Press KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Japan KW - Translations into English KW - Friendship KW - Magic KW - Schoolgirls KW - Graphic novels KW - lcsh KW - Young adult fiction N1 - "First published in Japan in 2011 by Houbunsha Co., LTD, Tokyo"--Colophon; Reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format; Reads from right to left; OT Older Teen N2 - "While Madoka continues to deliberate over the decision to join Akemi as a magical girl, her best friend, Sayaka, seizes the chance to wish for the recovery of the boy she loves. But when Sayaka is caught in a territory dispute with a more experienced (and more deadly) magical girl named Kyouko, Madoka is reminded that being a magical girl is more than a matter of donning a frilly costume and fighting evil-- it is also a matter of life and death!"--Publisher's web site ER -