Mitakihara Original

Similar to the various anime that inspired it, the story of Mitakihara Original is told across a number of arcs, which have been further divided into a number of chapters. On this page, you can find links to each arc, as well as to the various side stories that have been published alongside the main story.

Note: Due to the collapse of Twitter, chapters 1 through 11 have only been archived in the form of comprehensive summaries. From chapter 12 onwards, the story can be enjoyed in its unabridged form, as it was originally played out.

Prologue

Their lives all having irrevocably changed by encounters with the supernatural, three girls meet and become friends, while the mysterious Kyubey offers them an unimaginable deal — in exchange for granting them a single wish, he will make them magical warriors sworn to protect the city against evil.

Part I: One is None

As they take their first steps in a brave new world of magic and miracles, Hanako, Shinju and Koharu soon find out how deep both the rabbit hole and the extents of human cruelty can go. The lines between their civilian and secret lives begin to blur when an ambitious adversary enacts her revenge, spinning a web of machinations that drags dozens of innocent victims into Kyubey’s abyss.

Intermission I

With the city tumbling from one crisis into the next, a mysterious watcher recalls tragic events long unresolved, and foretells the disaster boiling under a scarred surface.

Part II: To Burn the World

With the government becoming aware of the mysterious goings on around them, Hanako, Shinju and Koharu see their world both expand and come under threat when an apocalyptic conspiracy from the city’s past brings them into contact with a more experienced generation of Puellae Magi and their allies. The clock is ticking, but who can be trusted, and who can’t?

Intermission II

Following the climactic events of the last few weeks, the various inhabitants of Mitakihara take some time off for themselves as they try to retain the semblance of a normal life, confront their personal demons and make decisions that will affect their personal lives greatly.

Part III: The Argent Sisterhood

When fear and political upheaval start throwing Mitakihara into chaos, the city’s Puellae Magi and its authorities are pitted against one another. As two charismatic adversaries with dark secrets and tremendous influence plunge their world into civil war, Hanako, Shinju and Koharu are forced to question their ideals and their loyalties — even to one another.

Intermission III

With anything resembling a status quo in the city blown asunder, Yui consults with old enemy and allies alike to consider past, present and a future that seems murkier than ever.

Part IV: The Balancing

It is the fate of every Puella Magi to become a Witch. But the Puellae Magi of Mitakihara seem to have found ways to escape the inevitable, and Kyubey is none too pleased. Vicious and uncaring, the Incubator’s enforcers descend onto a city turned into a no man’s land, burdened only with a single task — to eradicate anything and anyone that gets in the way of how things ought to be.

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14