Junko Kaname

Junko Kaname (鹿目 詢子, Kaname Junko)
Physical info
Type	Human
Gender	Female ♀
Age	Unknown
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Purple
Height	160-165cm
Social info
Japanese pronoun	atashi (あたし)
Known relatives	Tomohisa Kaname (Husband); Madoka Kaname (Daughter); Tatsuya Kaname (Son)
Residence	Mitakihara City, Kaname Residence
Job	Unknown
Background info
Character designer Primary artist	Ume Aoki
Voiced by	Japanese: Yūko Gotō (WENWJAaniDBANNIMDb) English: TV ~ Eternal: Carrie Savage (WEN𝕏ANNIMDb) Rebellion: Julie Ann Taylor (WENANNIMDb) Italian: Maddalena Vadacca (WITANNIMDb) European Spanish: Maria Rosa Guillén (ANNIMDb)

"Hah, perfect! Your secret admirers are gonna get all wobbly in the knees."
"I don’t have secret admirers."
"But you should dress and behave like you do. That’s the secret every pretty girl should know."
— Junko and Madoka, Madoka Magica Episode 1.

Junko Kaname (鹿目 詢子, Kaname Junko) is a supporting character in Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Junko is the mother of Madoka Kaname. A fine business lady who loves to chit chat with her daughter in the morning while doing her make-up. She serves as a role model for Madoka, often giving her advice.

Appearance

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Personality and Traits

"Here’s the thing though, before you grow up, you should learn how to make the right kind of mistakes. You are still young, so it’s easy to bounce back after getting hurt."
"See, the older you get, the bigger the consequences are if you mess up. The more responsibilities you have, the less mistakes you’re allowed to make."
"Yeah, sometimes being an adult can really suck. That’s why we’re allowed to drink alcohol!"
— Junko, Madoka Magica Episode 6.

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History

In Madoka Magica

Junko tells Madoka to wear the red ribbons

Junko first appears in her bedroom, sleeping. Tatsuya sits on the blanket she's under and tries to wake her up, Madoka then barges in, opening the window curtains and snatching the blanket off of her, successfully waking her up. Madoka and Junko get ready in the bathroom together, when Junko asks Madoka what's going on in her world, they talk about Hitomi receiving another love letter, with Junko believing he's not worth it if he can't say it to her face. Junko asks about Kazuko, Madoka's teacher, to which Madoka tells her that her latest relationship seems to be working out. Junko puts on makeup in a numbered order and believes that Kazuko's relationship will last another year. Madoka thinks about which ribbon to wear to school, and Junko points to the red one. Madoka worries that it's too flashy, but Junko encourages her by saying that there's no such thing. She compliments Madoka, saying her secret admirers will be happy.

During breakfast, Tatsuya tries to stab his fork into a cherry tomato but fails and it almost falls to the ground, but Junko catches it before it can. Tomohisa asks if she wants more coffee but she looks at the clock and decides she needs to go to work already. She kisses Tatsuya on the forehead, kisses Tomohisa and high-fives Madoka before leaving.

The next day while getting ready, she scolds Madoka a bit for coming home late last night. She explains that she doesn't want to put curfews on her, so she should just tell her if she will come home late. Madoka then asks her what wish she would make if she could have it granted with magic. Junko answers quickly, saying she would wish for the two trustees to be kicked out of the company she works for. She then thinks about wishing for the old CEO to retire, but doesn't set on it as he hasn't named a successor yet. Madoka then asks what would she do as the CEO, Junko ominously talks about getting support from the other workers, possibly planning to actually become the CEO, her eyes scare Madoka a bit.

Drunk Junko

One night, Junko comes back home drunk, she begs for water as Tomohisa gives her a glass. As Tomohisa and Madoka help walk her to bed, she drunkenly rants about people from her work.

After Mami Tomoe's death, another breakfast scene is shown. Junko cleanes up Tatsuya's face from food, before telling Madoka to hurry up with her food because she dazed out, but Madoka starts to cry.

Junko giving Madoka late night advice

One night, after Junko showers and drinks some alcohol, Madoka decides to come down to the Kitchen and talk. Madoka starts talking about a friend that tries her best to do good, but the more she tries the worse everything gets. Junko tells her that doing the right thing doesn't guarantee a happy ending, instead the more stubborn a person is about being "right" the more unhappy they become. Madoka asks her what she should do, Junko asks her if she would do something drastic to help, which Madoka agrees. Junko advises her to do something wrong, thinking it will snap her friend out of her stubbornness, she believes that sometimes the wrong thing is the right thing to do. Junko tells Madoka that she did a good job raising her, but she should learn how to take life's hits before they get more serious when she becomes an adult, and that's why adults are allowed to drink alcohol.

After Sayaka and Kyoko's deaths, and Sayaka's funeral, Junko lets Madoka into their house. She asks Madoka if she really has no idea what happened to Sayaka, to which Madoka gives a cold "yeah" and walks away, making Junko sceptical.

Junko at the bar with Kazuko

Junko goes out with Kazuko to a bar. They discuss Sayaka's death and how Kazuko she heard that she was having boy problems with Hitomi. Kazuko asks Junko how Madoka is taking all of this, Junko tells her how helpless she feels because Madoka doesn't tell her anything anymore. Kazuko advises Junko to trust Madoka, knowing that she is a teenager going through grief and needs time. Kazuko points out how Junko was never good at being patient.

Because of extreme weather conditions, the Kaname family evacuates to a shelter. When Madoka suddenly stands up, Junko asks what's wrong, but Madoka lies and says she's going to the bathroom. When she sees Madoka try to go outside of the shelter, she grabs her hand. Madoka argues that she has to save a friend, to which Junko says the fire department can deal with it. Madoka yells that she's the only one who can before Junko slaps her. Junko yells at her that she has to stop being so secretive, but Madoka argues that she has to do it to protect them, and the only way to do is if she can go. Junko desperately asks her what she is talking about, but Madoka doesn't want to tell her. Junko decides to go with her, but Madoka shakes her head, telling her that she needs to protect Tomohisa and Tatsuya. Madoka brings up when Junko said she did a good job of raising her. Junko tries one last time, but Madoka assures her of how confident she is in her decision. Junko then pushes her a bit, finally agreeing to let her go.

After Madoka makes her wish and rewrites the universe to never include her, Junko and Tomohisa approach Tatsuya, who was about to grab Homura's ribbon. Tatsuya happily repeats "Madoka" while in his father's arms. While Tomohisa plays with Tatsuya out on a grass field, Junko and Homura sit together on a hill and talk. Junko believes that Madoka is Tatsuya's imaginary friend. Junko thinks that she must have met Madoka somewhere, because of the nostalgia she felt when she heard that name. Junko compliments Homura's ribbon, saying it's exactly her style, Homura offers to give it to her, but Junko declines believing she is too old to make it work. She then says that if she had a daughter she would make her wear one just like it.

In Rebellion

Junko settling into her new house with her family

At the beginning of the movie, everything plays out like the first episode of the original anime, Tatsuya tries to wake up Junko and fails, so Madoka has to do it. While getting ready in the bathroom with Madoka, they talk about Hitomi having scheduling problems with her boyfriend, Kyosuke and Madoka's teacher acting weird in class and talking about the end of the world, to which Junko says she could set her up on a blind date.

It's eventually revealed the movie takes place in a Witch's barrier, and that Junko, Tomohisa and Tatsuya were abducted from the real world. They return from the barrier unharmed.

In the new world when Madoka enters her new class, she explains that Junko was transferred to the United States and they had to move there for 3 years. At the end of the movie Junko is shown settling into her new house in Mitakihara.

In Magia Record

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Gallery

Anime Screenshots

Madoka Magica

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  Madoka's family from the opening
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  Madoka growing up from the opening of the Beginnings Movie
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  Junko pregnant with Tatsuya
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  Junko's numbered makeup
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  Madoka unsure of which ribbon to choose
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  Junko coming back home drunk
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  Madoka acts cold to Junko
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  Talking with Kazuko Saotome
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Rebellion

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  Daniyyel & Jennifer carrying the Kaname family after they're out of Homura's labyrinth
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  The Kaname family moving into Mitakihara in the new world
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Manga

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  Junko in the manga
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  Junko in the Rebellion manga
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  Junko on the Kanameke cover, volume 2

Games

Madoka Magica Mobage

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  Junko in Madoka Magica Mobage
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Madoka Magica Online

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  Junko in Madoka Magica Online
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Magia Record

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Memoria Cards

Greetings from the Outside

Magia Exedra

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  Casualwear
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  Office uniform
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  Bath robes

Portraits

It Wouldn't Be a Pretty Ending

Official Art

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  Art from the Art book of Junko's pyjamas
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  Coloured
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  Art of Junko's work outfit from the Art Book
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  Character height chart
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  Art of Madoka's family by Ume Aoki

Trivia

• Urobuchi had always wanted to create a strong-minded female character like Junko. He wanted to create a family that would not be confined to the idea that heroism is reserved to men's role, he wanted a concrete example where women can also be heroic and strong.
• Urobuchi created a family with a strong mother and kind father to create a strong background for Madoka, the kind of family where a girl would develop a strong sense of courage.
• Junko was a poor student and spent most of her time doing naughty things.
  • According to Akiyuki Shinbo, Junko may have been a delinquent in her younger days.

Observations

• The anime doesn't explicitly state what Junko's occupation is. One clue indicates that Junko was reviewing past currency trades and it may be related to her work.

Etymology

• The characters in her first name mean "to consult with" (詢) and "child" (子) respectively.