Himena Aika
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| Japanese Name | (藍家 ひめな) Aika Himena |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Yukina Shuto |
| ID No: | 1028 |
| Release Date (JP): | May 23, 2022 |
Himena Aika is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record. She is the leader of the Neo-Magius whose members include Hagumu Azumi and Shigure Miyabi.
General Info
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| Age | 14 |
| Eye colour | Light purple |
| Hair colour | Light purple |
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| Soul Gem | Light purple flower at her belt |
| Weapon | Hagoromo (heavenly raiment) |
| Witch Form | Scylla (named after a mythical creature) |
| Powers and Abilities | Synthesis (Taking and Fusing other Magical girl's unique (personal) magic and the other one's magic, for a limited period of time) |
| Wish | “Make it so that inside of me, I can be together with Hiko-kun.” |
| Other | |
| Japanese pronoun | Watashi-chan (私チャン) |
| Known relatives | Unnamed mother, unnamed father, Hiko (boyfriend, deceased) |
| Origins | Unnamed town near Kamihama (formerly); moved to Shinsei Ward in Kamihama City |
| School | Kamihama Future Academy |
| Affiliation | Neo-Magius |
Game Info
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Summary
A naturally charismatic Magical Girl who rose to the top of Neo-Magius. She's aiming for the very heavens in order to allow those around her to appreciate the freedom of love. She has a bright and easy-going personality, but when it comes to romance she is always thinking of her pure love for her childhood sweetheart.
Doppel Description
The Doppel of perpetuity. Its form is a portrait. The master of this emotion holds mixed feelings towards her Doppel: though she feels a mysterious sense of kinship with it, she’s also frightened by the sense that her heart could be laid bare by looking directly at it. The Doppel responds by putting its master to sleep within the sphere connected to its body, in order to free her from the emotions that so vex her. While she sleeps, it attempts to fulfill her desires by stamping out each and every foe that refuses to understand her. Incidentally, the Doppel’s body is also a mere makeshift form projected from its master’s heart, and changes shape based on her own thoughts. It currently takes the form of a lovelorn wolf seeking its mate. The makeshift form will repeatedly regenerate as long as the sphere and ring remain intact, so caution is a must.
Costume Stories
Appearances
Event Appearances
- Every Lucky Bag a Dream (2021 New year's Login story)
- Dependence Blue
- Kagura San Wants to Be Honest
- Miyuri Yukari on Practice!
- Rainbow Colored Summer ~Everyday Life Record in a Notebook~
- Stardust Mirage
- Feeling the Winds of a New Year (2023 New Year's Login story)
- Summer Pop Festival! ~Nagisa's HOT Summer Break~
- Pax Romana's Sweetheart
- Terrible Luck is a Premonition of Melting Snow (2024 New Year's Login story)
Magical Girl Story Appearances
- Alexandra Kurusu
- Amaryllis
- Infinite Iroha
- Kagome Satori
- Kagome Satori (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons ver.)
- Kanagi Izumi (Eternal Darkness ver.)
- Lavi Himuro (Kimochi ver.)
- Miyuri Yukari
- San Kagura
- Yachiyo Nanami (Historia ver.)
Powers and Abilities
As a result of her wish, the consciousness or soul of her boyfriend now resides in her mind after he committed suicide, allowing them to mentally communicate. In Arc 2 Another Story Chapter 8, Kanagi confirms his presence, indicating that he is not an illusion or delusion on Himena's part.
Himena's unique magic allows her to "synthesize" or "fuse" the unique magic of other Magical Girls for a limited time (approximately one hour) by making physical contact with each one involved. She can use this ability to transfer one Magical Girl's unique magic to another, such as when she transferred Hagumu Azumi's increased strength against Witches to Shigure Miyabi. In Arc 2 Another Story Chapter 7, she also gains the ability to synthesize magic with inanimate objects, such as Meiyui Chun's illusion magic to a broom. It is shown that she can borrow at least up to six different powers, even though she also remarks that doing so takes a strain on her magic.
It can thus be theorized that her wish allows her to access people's souls, not dissimilar from what Coordinators do. Similarly, Coordination gives Magical Girls access to the Connect ability, allowing them to share various aspects of their magic through physical contact.
Etymology
- The characters of her last name mean "indigo" (藍) and "house" (家) respectively.
Trivia
- She is the only character to use a pronoun followed by a suffix that is not her own name. In this case, it means something among the lines of "the cute me", "this cutie" or "my cute self."
- Before she was formally introduced, she was only known through her silhouette in the Arc 2 logo. Fans referred to her as "Orihime" or just "Hime" due to this silhouette before knowing her name.
- In addition, her design has some resemblance to the Legend of Orihime (織姫), specifically her hairstyle and traditional Japanese clothing.
- Furthermore, Hiko, the boyfriend who lives in her head, is speculated by fans to be based on Hoshihiko(星彦) or Hikoboshi(彦星) from that same Japanese fairy tale.
- Her doppel is named after the Greek monster "Scylla", a legendary monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water opposite her counterpart Charybdis. According to a version of the story, Scylla was once a nymph, but as Glaucus loved her, she was transformed into an unsightly monster. In some variants, it was Circe who transformed her as the enchantress loved Glaucus as well.
- Her weapon is a "heavenly raiment" or "feathered kimono" associated with Tennin, which are beings in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to angels.
- When she speaks, one can occasionally see stars in the script lines (★).
Gallery
Game Gallery
Magia Record Four Star Art
Magia Record Five Star Art
In-Battle Sprite
Doppel Sprite
Swimsuit
Magical Girl Seal 2023
Himena's boyfriend, Hiko-kun
Official Art
Hiko's shadow in Himena's eye
Hiko's death site.
Memoria Cards
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| The place we finally found isn't the ideal we dreamed of,
And even though no one will accept it, But it's a world with just the two of us, filled with happiness. "Don't go anywhere else, Hiko-kun..." | ようやく手に入れた場所は夢見た理想とは違うし
誰も認めてくれないけれど 幸せに満ちたふたりきりの世界 「もうどこにも行かないでね、ヒコ君…」 |
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| "Alright Hiko-kun, look over here!"
"Wh-what's going on with your screen!? Ears and whiskers..." "It's a pic of this cutie's bae, so you want to look cute, don't you? That's why this cutie's using an app to take a bunch of pics! Come on, hurry up and smile ★" | 「はいヒコ君、こっち向いて！」
「え…その画面、どうなってるの!?耳とかヒゲとか…」 「彼ピとの写真なんだから可愛くキメておきたいじゃん？ だから写真アプリで盛って撮るの！ほらほら笑って★」 |
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| Those cold true intentions melt in the hot water, and hot feelings change to steam. The rising emotions wiped away the haze in front of me and exposed my naked self. I'm sure that the coldness and warmth that you feel when you touch those messy feelings are fake. The only thing that is true is that we are wet with regrettable tears. | 冷たい本音がお湯に溶けて、熱い想いが湯気に変わる
立ち上る感情は目の前の霞を拭い取って裸の自分をさらけ出した きっと、一糸まとわぬ想いに触れて感じる冷たさと温もりは偽りで 正しいのは悔しい涙に濡れていることだけ |
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| "Let's all come back to buy and eat treats again. Next time, we'll treat you as an instructor ★."
"That's fine, but I don't have the motivation to pay for it." "Why don't we show how much we've grown and impress the instructor again?" "...ok. However, the next one is limited up to 300 yen per person...” | 「またみんなで買い食いしに来ようよ。次も教官のおごりで★」
「それはいいけど、おごりたくなる動機がないとね」 「私チャンたちの成長を見せて、また教官を感動させるってのは？」 「…いいわ。ただし、次もひとり300円までだからね…」 |
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| **Unique to Himena Aika** I've recalled that day numerous times. The damp smell of summer, the hustle and bustle of the festival, your nervous face. And then... that sparkling toy ring. I'll never forget the thrill of that moment. | 何度もあの日を思い出す
夏の湿った匂い、お祭りの喧騒、緊張した君の顔 それから…きらきら光るおもちゃの指輪 あの瞬間のときめきは、これからも一生忘れない |
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| The everyday life that might have been, the past that we miss but cannot return to.
Even if they're forced to do so with painful reluctance, the only thing that lies ahead is the future. No matter how painful or hard it is, Magical Girls don't give up. Aiming for the one and only future that shines ahead, a future that can be saved. | あったかもしれない日常、懐かしくも戻れない過去
後ろ髪を引かれたとしても、進む先は未来だけ 苦しくても、辛くても、魔法少女たちは諦めない その先に光る、たったひとつの救われる未来を目指して |
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| A noisy night, with pillows flying and laughter echoing.
It's supposed to be an outlandish fantasy, yet somehow it feels so cozy Ever since I met you, I've been going crazy I can't give up this life, this world, anymore. | 枕が飛び交い、笑い声が響く、騒がしい夜
らしくもない空想のはずなのに、どこか居心地がよい あなたと出会ってから、私の調子は狂いっぱなし もうこの生を、この世界を、諦められなくなってしまった |
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| "Now everyone, let's bathe our whole bodies in this candy-sweet Cola!
And don't worry about what's going on around you. Do what you want to do as much as you like!! So... Nagisa will eat eat as much cheese as she wants!" | 「さぁみんな、全身にこのオカシコーラを浴びるのです!
そして周りのことなんか気にしないで 自分のやりたいことを好きなだけやっちゃえなのです!! というわけで... なぎさは好きなだけチーズ食べることにするのです!」 |
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| Wh-what should I do! Such a figure in such a place ... It would be terrible if it was seen!
I have to do whatever it takes to not be seen! At least I have to do this...! Eek! Himena and her friends are here...! ...uh...? Maybe I should cancel my transformation?...Is that...Ye-yes, that's what I should do! | ど、どうしよう！こんな場所でこんな姿…見られちゃったら大変！
なんとかして見られないようにしなきゃ！せめてこうするしか…！ あー、ひめなさんたちまで集まってきて…！ …え…？変身解除すればいいんじゃね？…ですか…そ、その通りです！ |
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| To be honest, I don't think I'm doing the right thing.
I'm just selfish, arrogant, and I'm just doing my best to be happy, so I'm not even interested in what kind of sacrifices will be made or resented. The only thing that matters is that our love is heavier than any life. | ぶっちゃけ、正しいことをしてるつもりなんてさらさらないんだよね
ただ自分勝手に傲慢に、幸せになろうと全力なだけだから どんな犠牲が出るとか、恨まれるとか、興味すらないわけ 大切なのは私チャンたちの愛が、どんな命よりも重いってことだけ |
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External links
Gameplay Videos
- Recording of Himena's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Himena's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Himena's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)