Ren Isuzu
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| Japanese Name | 五十鈴 れん(Isuzu Ren) |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Yuka Ozaki
English: Kimberly Woods |
| ID No: | 3025 |
| Release Date (JP): | September 15, 2017 |
| Release Date (NA): | July 09, 2019 |
Ren Isuzu is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record
General Info
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| Age | 15 |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Hair colour | Gray |
| Height | 160cm |
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| Soul Gem | Dark blue teardrop (beneath neck) |
| Weapon | Staff tipped with an angel wing (can also form a scythe) |
| Witch Form | Renata |
| Powers and Abilities | Nirvana / Rest in peace (Erase Grief Seeds) |
| Wish | “I...I don't want to die! Please, let me live!” |
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| Japanese pronoun | watashi (私) |
| Known relatives | Unnamed parents |
| Origins | Shinsei Ward |
| School | Kamihama City University Affiliated School, Ninth Grade |
| Affiliation | Kamihama Magia Union |
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Summary
A Magical Girl who has been shy since childhood. Feeling that life was painful, she blamed herself for her loneliness. It was her fellow Magical Girls that led her out of this despair. Though she's grown stronger mentally, she still has a timid side.
Doppel Description
The Doppel of electronic ordinance. Its form is an electrocardiogram. The master of this emotion uses powerful electrical signals to burn the ill will from its target's body, incinerating its personality along with everything else. Though they are horrified by this Doppel's power, they are also tempted to believe that murder such as this is the only way to put an end to all human ill will. This Doppel also has power over both life and death, and, when it appears, the master's body and soul split apart temporarily, leaving her soul meandering in the space between life and death.
Side Story
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Ren is looking out from a rooftop. Kyubey asks if she's going to waste her wish. Ren says it's different from last time and that she's given up on the world. She thinks about people saying hurtful things and says she can't live in a world like that. Kyubey tells Ren if she repeats her previous actions her Soul Gem will be destroyed. Ren understands. Somewhere close by, Rika Ayano defeats a witch and then sees Ren trying to jump off the rooftop. She saves Ren and asks why she wants to jump. Ren can't answer, but thinks about how ever since she was a child, she's had trouble speaking. She thinks about how she was teased and bullied for it. She then chose to end her own life. However, when she jumped from the rooftop the first time she realized she was scared of dying. Kyubey was there to grant her wish, which was to live. Kyubey explains that the bullying Ren went through was due to a witch. Specifically, witches hurt people, who then go to hurt other people. Ren resolves to destroy witches to create a better world. However, no matter how many witches she defeated, people still acted the same. Ren thinks she needs to destroy all witches, but Kyubey says even if she could it wouldn't remove the malice from people's hearts. Back in the present, Ren thinks this is the reason she wanted to commit suicide again. However, she can't explain a word of it to Rika. Rika then decides to take Ren to meet other magical girls she knows. Rika takes Ren to a place called "Emiri's Trouble Consultation Office", and greets Akira Shinobu there. Ren is unable to introduce herself and nearly cries when Akira doesn't seem to care. Rika then introduces Ren to Emiri Kisaki who is in charge of counseling at the consultation office. Emiri brings Ren to Ria Ami, who gives her hand cream, and Konomi Haruna, who gives Ren chamomile tea. Rika then suggests bringing Ren to the chemistry club, where they meet Hinano Miyako. Emiri suggests Hinano should make medicine for Ren, but she refuses. Instead she gives Ren candy. Afterward, the group meets Kanoko Yayoi at her family's metal factory. Emiri asks Kanoko to show the dress she designed, which she calls a "mushroom thing". Kanoko insists the mushrooms represent mother nature. Emiri asks if Ren thinks this is cool, to which Ren agrees. Rika says that Kanoko aims to be a super fashion designer, and despite her taste in clothes lives without abandoning hope. Kanoko is annoyed that she was chosen to represent those who are positive in the face of struggle. She then gives Ren accessories made of metal sheets. Emiri then says she has to leave, as Sasara Minagi is calling her. Rika admits that Emiri didn't actually listen to Ren's problem. Rika then tells Ren the story of how she became a magical girl. She explains she wished for the person she loved to love her back, even though they already liked someone else. Rika claims that she stole that person's love with her selfish wish. Rika then asks Ren if she thinks Rika's a horrible person. Ren is able to admit that she doesn't think so and is surprised to see that Rika is relieved. Ren asks why Rika talked about her wish. Rika says that if you want others to open up you have to talk about the secrets that create distance between people. Ren tries to tell her story to Rika, but can't get out the words and starts crying. Rika tells Ren not to force herself. She shows Ren all the gifts she's got, and says if all these people were thinking about Ren, then she should continue to live. She says that while the world is filled with bad things, there are also beautiful things as well. Rika says the most painful thing is to have nothing. Ren says that she will live. A relieved Rika goes to leave, but before she does Ren thanks her. Ren thinks that if Rika is able to accept her story, then she'll be able to live forever. |
Costume Stories
Ren's school is closed for the day, and by chance she meets Rika while walking. Rika asks Ren why she's not wearing her school uniform. Ren says her school is closed because the university it's affiliated with is using the school's classrooms to hold entrance exams. Rika says Ren is lucky, since she had to go to school that day. Ren notices Rika is acting oddly. Ren asks if Rika is shopping. Rika says she's buying cosmetics. Ren says she went out to by a book. Rika then says Ren's clothes are cute. Ren thinks this is odd because she thinks Rika must have seen the clothes before.
Ren asks Rika if she's said something wrong. Rika says it's something hard to say, but eventually explains that she noticed Ren's collar is inside out. A shocked Ren says she just got it back from the cleaners, and must have attached it the wrong way. Rika says they can fix it in a bathroom. Ren thanks Rika for looking out for her, and thinks she's very considerate. Suddeny Emiri arrives. Rika blurts out that Emiri's shirt is inside out. Ren wonders if Rika is really considerate.
Ren bumps into Aimi Eri at the mall. Ren narrates that Aimi gave her some advice on Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, Ren's inability to speak flares up again. Aimi asks how Valentine's went. Ren stutters out that she gave her friends chocolate. Aimi asks if something happened, saying that Ren looks sad. Ren says nothing happened and her friends enjoyed the chocolate. Aimi guesses it was Ren herself who wasn't satisfied with the chocolate. Ren is surprised because Aimi is correct. Ren narrates that the chocolate she made looked gray until she compared it to the fancy chocolate in stores. Aimi guesses Ren's thoughts and says she's felt the same way.
Aimi suggest they practice making chocolate for the next Valentine's Day. Ren thinks that ever since she met Rika, her world has been a little bit kinder, and so she has to gather courage. Stuttering, Ren thanks Aimi. Ren doesn't know if Aimi understood her feelings, but wants to become someone who can return the kindness she has received.
Ren is invited by Rika to the beach. Ren thinks she can't remember the last time she went there, and accepts the invitation in order to fill another page in her diary. Ren says she'll need a swimsuit, and Rika says Hinano found a new store. The girls go shopping with Hinano and Emiri. An employee mistakes Hinano for a grade schooler, to Hinano's annoyance. Rika thinks Hinano will take some time to find a swimsuit. Ren says she might have trouble herself, and asks Rika for advice. Rika says Ren would looks good in anything since she's so cute and tall.
Emiri says Ren can pick a swimsuit in her favorite color. Ren instantly thinks of a white diary page. Rika says if she was just going off her own taste she would just pick pink. With Rika's help, Ren decides on a white, one-piece swimsuit. (Ren thinks a two-piece swimsuit would be too embarrassing.) When Ren tries it on, Rika says she looks cute and asks her to close her eyes. Rika then changes Ren's hairstyle, which causes a salesperson to exclaim it suits Ren very well, and that she matches Rika. After getting a message on her phone, Rika asks Ren if they should wait outside for Emiri and Hinano.
After leaving the store, the girls order shaved ice. Rika orders strawberry syrup, while Ren takes a clear one. Rika says that she's a strawberry person because she likes pink, and says the ice feels just like strawberries. The clerk points out that they syrup doesn't actually change the flavor of shaved ice. Ren and Rika are shocked, but then start laughing. Rika says that Ren has been smiling more recently. Ren thinks it's because the diary of her heart has been filled by Rika's smile.
Appearances
Event Appearances
- My Diary With You
- A la Carte Valentine
- April Fool's 2018
- Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode
- Beachside Bonds
- Kamihama Cheese Panic!
- The Mirror That Reflects My True Self
- Tokime Tribe Tale
- Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura
- Magia Clash!
Magical Girl Story Appearances
Other Appearances
Powers and Abilities
Ren's wish gave her the ability of 'Nirvana' in which she can erase Grief Seeds although it could extend to her having the ability to end lives with little to no pain. Her magical girl form gives her the ability to summon will-o-wisp like entities and send them raining down on an enemy in her Magia - Soul Salvation. She also has the ability to turn the wing on her staff into a Scythe to attack enemies with.
Etymology
- The characters of her last name mean "50" (五十) and "bells" (鈴) respectively.
Trivia
- Her illustator is Sakura Koharu of QP:flapper.
- On September 15th, 2017, a botched update allowed players to get Ren before she was properly implemented. The developers subsequently decided to officially release Ren with an emergency update.
- Ren has an obvious angel theme, due to her staff, her transformation sequence where she grows angel wings, and the halo of her five star card. This may be due to her wish, as some people believe that their loved ones turn into an angel when they die and go to heaven. It can also refer to when people survive hazardous events that should kill/wound them (such as suicide attempts), they say that they have a 'guardian angel'.
- Ren also has a motif with the lily of the valley, which represents innocence and purity in flower language. As Rika points out, it also sounds a lot like Ren's name (Suzuran -> Isuzu Ren). Rika chose to engrave a suzuran motif on Ren's beloved pencil case, and Ren has a halo of them in her 5-star art.
- The way that Ren's kimono is folded, with the right side over the left, is traditionally associated with corpses and ghosts. It is also white, the color belonging to the dead, as the dead are commonly buried in white clothing.
- To date, Ren is the only playable character with three unique memoria cards.
- Originally she was the only character with two unique memoria cards until 2024 with the release of Alina's Atelier ~Factor of Despair~.
- The Japanese text on the back of the memoria "You Are The Only Truth" is written backwards, hence the backwards English translation.
- When if it flipped, it reads the following. "Even if the fake impersonates your voice, and talks in your words | I will never be misled nor trust it. | I will find the real you out and bring you back by any means. | Let's go back. To the peaceful world..."
Gallery
Game Gallery
Magia Record Four Star card
Magia Record Five Star card
In-battle Sprite
In-battle Sprite (Five Star)
Doppel Sprite
Witch Sprite
Valentine Event Costume
Swimsuit
Magical Girl Seal 2019
Official Art
Renata's full witch form
Ren cameo in the Magia Record manga.
Ren in the back of the third volume of the manga.
TV Animation
Ren as she appeared in the anime
End Title Card by QP:flapper
Memoria Cards
To edit a memoria's details, click on the specific memoria
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| **Unique to Ren Isuzu** The day we met you taught me something so important. "There are many beautiful things in this world I have yet to see." The sunset I drew with my colors was still black and white because my heart had not yet caught up to you. | あの日、君に出会って、君が教えてくれて、僕は大切なことを知ったんだ。
「この世界にはまだ知らない美しいいものが沢山ある」 まだ追いつかない僕の彩りで描いたのは、黒一色の夕焼けだった |
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| **Unique to Ren Isuzu** The joy in my body I felt when I saw that present, the pounding in my heart when I wrote that first page...even after 5 years, 10 years, no matter how many years pass...I'll never forget it. No matter how many pages I flip through, forwards or backwards, I will never feel this way again. | 最高のプレゼントを目にした瞬間の身体の熱も、
大切な1ページを記したときの鼓動の高鳴りも 5年先、10年先…何年経っても、僕はきっと忘れないだろう どれだけページをめくっても、後にも先にも、この想いは一度きり |
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| I still get nervous when texting you, even though, with that one small act, I can see you anywhere. It's our meeting spot. Thank you for always coming to see me here. | 君にメールをするのは、まだ緊張するけれど
連絡をすれば、どこでだって会えるのに 君と僕の待ち合わせ いつもここに来てくれて、ありがとう |
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| What did I dream about while I was waiting for you? Did I dream about my secret memories of that day, the ones I wrote about in my diary? It's not a sad thing to wake from a happy dream. I'll just continue the dream awake, here with you. | 君を待っている間に見た夢は、どんな夢だっただろう？ 君にはまだ秘密にしておきたい、日記に書いたあの日の思い出？ 幸せな夢から覚めたって、悲しむことなんて何もない 夢の続きはこれから、目の前にいる君とまた始めればいい | |||
| I put my gratitude in them one by one. I feel a bit of anticipation, excitement, and a dash of uncertainty, but I really want to see my favorite people's faces light up with happiness... I wonder if they'll like them... | 感謝の気持ちを込めてひとつひとつ
ドキドキワクワクと、ちょっぴりの不安 でも、大好きな人たちの喜ぶ顔が見たいから… 大切な…大切な人たちは喜んでくれるかなぁ…？ |
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| Unending misery and malice sucked all the color from this world. But together with you, the one who ignited a flame of hope in me and brought back color and light to the world once more... I will live on. | 終わりのない悪意と悲しみで、色を失くしたこの世界
それでも僕は、ここで生きていく この世界に、彩りと輝きを取り戻すために 僕に希望を照らしてくれた、君と一緒に |
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。いなしりたじ信、りたれさわ惑は僕 。よす戻れ連ず必、てし出けつ見を君の物本 …へ界世なかや穏。うろ帰、ぁさo |
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| To wrap up sad and painful things,
In order to spread smiles to everyone, The magical white snow dances and disappears in the skies of Kamihama. The warmth that remains even after it disappears is a miracle that was caused by the two girls. | 悲しいことや辛いことを包みこむため
みんなに笑顔を広めるため 魔法の白雪は、神浜の空を舞って消えてゆく 消えても残る温もりは、ふたりの少女が起こした奇跡 |
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| **Unique to Rika・Ren (Christmas ver.)** Even if it's small, this is definite proof that our hearts communicate. The light of hope that warms cold hearts. No matter how cold the night gets, I can get over it As long as this warmth is in my chest. | 小さくても、これは心が通い合う確かな証
冷え切った心を温めてくれる、希望の灯り どんなに寒い夜だって、乗り越えていける このぬくもりが胸にある限り |
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| "Heeey, Rika-pe, what's the Holy Gals' first job?"
"Ummm...On behalf of Mr. Santa, handing out presents!" "Oh, pretending to be Mr. Santa!? That's my absolute specialty!" "Hey you two, don't forget what you're here for...." | 「ねーりかっぺ、ホリガのひとつめの仕事はどーする？」
「んー…サンタさんに代わって、プレゼント配りまくるとか！」 「あ、サンタさんごっこ!?あーしソレ超得意だから！」 「おーいふたりとも、目的忘れないでよ～…」 |
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| "It was Ren-chan who appeared on Christmas Eve!
She came to my house because she was worrying so much about my poor health... She was very kind, which overjoyed me" | 「クリスマス・イブに現れたのは、れんちゃんだった！
体調が悪いあたしを気遣って、わざわざ家に来てくれて… 本っ当にどこまでも優しくて、嬉しかったなー」 |
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| What kind of words will you say when you arrive?
What kind of words will you give me when you arrive? My heart is very warm as I wait for you, It's just a little more, until the moment I'm waiting for... | 君が来たら、どんな言葉をかけよう
君は来たら、どんな言葉をくれるだろう こうして待っている間も、心がとても温かくなる 待ちわびるその瞬間まで、あと、少し… |
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| I take one step into this colorless world to say goodbye. | 色のないこの世界で 僕は一歩踏み出す さようならを、するために |
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| Masara, who is holding me in her arms, says, "It's more reasonable this way."
She is supposed to be the bride, but she looks like a prince. I look at her profile as she unravels my troubled heart, And I think that I like the way Masara thinks. | 「この方が合理的だから」なんて私を抱えるまさらは
花嫁姿のはずなのに、なんだか王子様みたい 拗れた私の心を解いてくれる彼女の横顔を見ながら やっぱり私は、まさらの考え方が好きだなぁって思うんだ |
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| **Unique to Ren Isuzu** A girl who, because of her purity, is confused as she experiences the malice of others, and heads towards the end of ethics. Unable to hear anyone's voice, she becomes trapped in her own thoughts and ends up in a twisted place, where self-righteousness fills her heart with a curse that destroys her personality. Visualizing the broken image of a loved one is a ray of light that will bring you back. | 清きゆえに迷いを持つ少女は 人の悪意を体感し 倫理の果てに向かう
誰の声も間こえず 己が思考に囚われ 行き着く先は 曲解の極地 独善に満たされた心に 人格を破壊する呪いを 芽生えさせる 親愛なる者の 壊れた姿を思い描くことが 立ち返る一条の光 |
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External links
Gameplay Videos
- Recording of Ren's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Ren's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Ren's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)
Side Story and Costume Story Videos
- Recording of Ren's MSS on Youtube (JP): Episode 1/3, Episode 2/3, Episode 3/3
- Recording of Ren's Casual Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) (Subtitled)
- Recording of Ren's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) (Subtitled)
- Recording of Ren's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) (Subtitled)