Kazuko Saotome

Kazuko Saotome
Japanese Name	早乙女和子; （Saotome Kazuko）
Voiced by	Japanese: Junko Iwao; English: Karen Strassman; Italian: Debora Magnaghi; Spanish: Mª Rosa Guillén; Russian: Marina Volkova (Magia Record); Mexican Spanish: Liliana Barba (Magia Record); Brazilian Portuguese: Mariana Ferrari (Magia Record)

"I have a very important issue to discuss today. So eyes front, ears open! The correct way to fry an egg is sunny side up or down? Come on, Nakazawa. I don’t have all day." - Kazuko Saotome, Episode 1.

Kazuko is Madoka's homeroom teacher and a friend of Junko Kaname.

General Info

Physical Features
Age	Unknown
Eye colour	Brown
Hair colour	Brown
Other
Japanese pronoun	Unknown
Known relatives	None known
Origins	Unknown
School	Mitakihara Middle School as a teacher

Official Info

Kazuko is Madoka's class teacher. Her relationships with guys don't last very long, and so she's extremely frustrated in these regards. Many of her classes involve her complaining about men.

She also seems to be a friend of Junko Kaname, Madoka's mother. They refer to each other by first name (something relatively rare in Japan, outside of close family members and friends), and they are seen together having drinks in Episode 11.

Kazuko in Oriko Magica

Kazuko appears briefly in Oriko Magica. She dies after being devoured by a familiar.

Kazuko in Wraith Arc

Kazuko appears briefly in Wraith Arc where she performs her usual role of introducing the new transfer student to the rest of the class.

Etymology

The characters in her last name mean "早" (quickly), "乙" (secondary), and "女" (woman) respectively.
The characters in her first name mean "和" (harmony) and "子" (child) respectively.