Minor Characters (Oriko Magica)
A list of all minor characters from Puella Magi Oriko Magica and it's spin offs Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story and Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer.
Futaba
Futaba (双葉 Futaba) is a former member of Lina Hitomi's magical girl team hailing from Kazamino City and Mio's best friend. The group had several encounters with Sasa Yuuki, one in which lead to her getting killed. Out of all the members of the group, Mio hated Sasa the most and sought her out in an attempt to avenge Futaba's death at her hands, but fails when she is killed by Kirika. She was last shown in Mai Akane's flashback together with the others.
She only appears in Volume 2 of Sadness Prayer. Like Mio, it's unknown if her name is her first or last one. Her wish was to wake up Mio from a coma that was due to an accident that had scarred her (Futaba).[1] Her powers, though, are unknown. Her magical outfit appears to be based on a bouquet, perhaps referencing how bouqeuts of flowers are given to people who are recovering from accidents.
Her name means "bud" or "sprout".
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Futaba along with the rest of Lina's group -
Futaba's death in a flashback -
Mio and Futaba full outfits as magical girls. -
Futaba's magical girl outfit in color
Hikari Ayano
Hikari Ayano (綾野 ひかり Ayano Hikari) is Chika's friend who was killed by Kirika. In art by Kuroe Mura, she is shown using dual hatchets as her weapons.
The kanji in her last name, Ayano, mean "figure" (綾) and "field" (野). Hikari is spelled in hiragana which has no specific meaning. However, if spelled with kanji (光), the name means "light".
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Hikari's Magical girl design. -
Hikari's initial sketch by Kuroe Mura. -
Hikari being killed by Kirika.
Mana Hitomi
Mana Hitomi (人見 マナ Hitomi Mana) is Lina Hitomi's deceased fraternal twin, who died protecting Lina from a car when they were in pre-school. They have a supporting role in Lina's story, but are overall a minor character in Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer. Lina's wish was to make her mother forget about Mana entirely, but still acting as though she was Mana herself all the time eventually lead to Lina becoming a witch.
In Sadness Prayer, they are stated to be a girl. In Magia Exedra, they are stated to be a boy. Mura Kuroe has also mentioned that Mana being her older sister is a mistake in the typesetting of Sadness Prayer, and that they were instead intended to be her fraternal twin[2].
"人見" is an obscure term meaning a hole in the curtains of a kabuki theater that allows someone backstage to see the audience. It can also mean public observation and a feeling of being watched. It is also part of the term referring to shyness and stranger anxiety. Individually, the kanji mean "person" and "see"/"look", respectively. When read this way, it can be interpreted as "people watching". Mana is spelled in katakana, which has no particular meaning.
Sumi Mikuni
Sumi Mikuni (美国 寿美 Mikuni Sumi) is Oriko's aunt and Kimihide Mikuni and Hisaomi Mikuni's sister.
Mikuni (美国) means "beautiful country". The kanji in her first name mean "longevity" (寿) and "beautiful" (美).
Shuuichiro Mikuni
Shuuichiro Mikuni (美国 修一郎 Mikuni Shūichirō) is Oriko's grandfather and Kimihide, Sumi and Hisaomi's father.
Mikuni (美国) means "beautiful country". The kanji in his first name mean "discipline" (修) and "young man" (郎).
Saegusa
Saegusa (三枝 Saegusa) Kimihide's assistant who runs his errands.
The kanji in her surname mean "three" (三) and "branch" (枝).
Kenzaburo Yaegashi
Kenzaburo Yaegashi (八重樫 健三郎 Yaegashi Kenzaburo). A corrupt politician who was close to Oriko's grandfather.
The kanji in his surname, Yaegushi, mean "eight" (八), "heavy" (重) and "oak" (樫). The kanji in his first name, Kensaburo, mean "healthy" (健), "three" (三) and "young man" (郎). It is likely formed from a combination of the given names Kenzō (健三) and Saburō (三郎).
Kirika's Victims
Two unknown Magical Girls shown to be murdered by Kirika. They were shown in Oriko Magica.
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The victim's face is not shown. -
May be Komaki Asako.
