Pseudo-witches are a type of witch unique to the Kazumi Magica manga. They are actually human women that are implanted with a fake Grief Seed called an "evil nut". They have many traits of witches, but Kazumi is able to sense them more than other magical girls and when they are defeated, the evil nut separates from the woman, much like when a witch drops a grief seed. Unlike regular witches, the women return to normal after they are defeated and they seem to be visible to normal humans, or at least normal girls, as seen when a schoolgirl was attacked by one. They've lost their memories of the events that occurred while they were under the evil nut's influence due to Umika Misaki tampering and erasing them.
Praying Mantis Pseudo Witch
A pseudo-witch that Yuuri created from a policewoman named Misako Ishijima. It appears in Chapter 1 and attacks Kazumi.
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Cosmetics Pseudo Witch
A pseudo-witch that Yuuri created from a cosmetics saleswoman named Kyouka Shida. She became a pseudo-witch because of her desperation for people to be beautiful and stop buying cheap foundation. The witch attacks girls doing so. It appears in Chapter 2. It has no name but is called the 'Cosmetics Witch' by the Pleiades Saints.
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The witch's first appearance
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She constantly cries
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Kyouka turning into her pseudo-witch
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The witch form separating from Kyouka
Trivia
- In the Magia Record Anime, Alina's plan would have resulted in humanity turning into pseudo-witches stemming from her Doppel's infection.