Rena Minami
| Rena Minami | |
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| Japanese Name | 水波 レナ (Minami Rena) |
| Character Designer Primary Artist |
Ume Aoki |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Kaori Ishihara English: Erica Mendez |
| ID No: | 1009 |
| Release Date (JP): | August 22, 2017 |
| Release Date (NA): | June 25, 2019 |
Rena Minami (水波 レナ Minami Rena) was a playable character in the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record.
General Info
| Physical Features | |
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| Age | 15 |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Hair colour | Light Blue |
| Height | 149cm |
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| Soul Gem | Blue music note, specifically an eighth note (waist brooch) |
| Weapon | Trident |
| Witch Form | Cendrillon |
| Powers and Abilities | Transformation (shapeshift into the form of someone else for a short period of time and gain their powers and abilities) |
| Wish | “I want to be someone else... Give me the power to turn into other people.” |
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| Japanese pronoun | Rena (レナ) |
| Known relatives | Unnamed parents, unnamed younger brother |
| Origins | Shinsei Ward |
| School | Kamihama City University Affiliated School, 9th grade |
| Affiliation | Kamihama Magia Union, Wings of the Magius (black feather; anime only) |
Game Info
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| ★★★★☆ | 100 | Attack | |||||||||||
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| Initial | 4923 | 2122 | 1612
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| Max at 4★ | 17594 | 7749 | 5845 | ||||||||||
| Max at 5★ | 22144 | 9776 | 7366
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| Max SE | 28348 | 12463 | 9564 | ||||||||||
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Doppel Description

The Doppel of transformation.
Its form is a glass slipper.
The master of this emotion uses its power to their utmost content. This Doppel enhances the transforming ability of its possessor manyfold, allowing her to transform into someone else for a certain amount of time. The result of this transformation is truer to the ideal image of the person than the actual person it is based on. However, because the transformation is so perfect, if it is used too much, the user is likely to lose track of their own identity. It turns the user into the ideal state of its target, so it sometimes appears slightly different from the original.
変身のドッペル。
その姿は、ガラス靴。
この感情の主はその力を自身のため余すところなく行使する。
このドッペルは主が持つ変身能力を何倍にも跳ね上げ、一定時間完全に自分を自分以外の誰か、本物よりも本物らしい理想の他者へと変質させることが出来る。
しかしあまりに完璧なこの変身を多用すれば、やがて本来の自己の姿を見失ってしまうだろう。
尚、このドッペルは主を主の理想とする他者の姿へと変身させるため、それが元来の他者とは多少違って見えてしまうことも間々ある。
Unique Memoria
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Antithetical Existence |
**Unique to Rena Minami** Idols shine like stars. Even their merchandise glows bright and true. Every time she sees that shining scenery, she hates herself a little more. | キラキラと光るアイドル達。 その光はグッズでさえも輝かせる。 |
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Side Story
| Rena Minami's Side Story |
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Rena and Momoko Togame defeat a witch. Afterward, the two decide to get something to eat. Rena thinks she's happy to have someone like Momoko. She used to think it was alright being alone, but finds it's better to have a friend. Sometime later, Rena is annoyed that Momoko is late for a live concert they were going to. Momoko calls Rena and tells her something came up. After Rena learns Momoko's at the seaside park, Rena tells Momoko to wait and heads over there. When Rena arrives, Momoko says that Rena is scarier than a witch. Momoko explains that she was on her way to a concert when she found another magical girl fighting a witch. Rena correctly guesses that Momoko played the hero. The magical girl Momoko helped claims she's not really good at fighting witches, but Momoko reassures her. Rena notes that Momoko can get along with anyone, unlike Rena. Momoko is about to ask the magical girl something, but Rena cuts her off. Rena says she was looking forward to going to the concert, and thinks she was actually looking forward to hanging out with Momoko. Momoko says she'll make it up to Rena and apologizes to the other magical girl. Rena and Momoko depart. Rena thinks she just wanted to forget the girl who's name she didn't know. However, on another day Momoko tells Rena she met that magical girl again and got her name, Kaede Akino. Rena thinks the name is cute. Momoko asks Rena if they can invite Kaede to be part of their team, believing it's fate. Momoko also thinks Kaede is a good girl who could easily get into trouble. Rena thinks that Kaede is probably the complete opposite of herself and spaces out. When Momoko snaps her out of it, Rena says that she doesn't know what to think about having another member for their team. In fact, Rena wonders why Momoko would suddenly do something like that. She hates the idea, but admits she hates herself more for thinking like that. Rena decides to just pretend Momoko's question never happened, hoping that things wouldn't change. One day, Momoko invites Rena to a cafe. Rena feels relieved that she was invited, as she believes Momoko isn't forcing herself to be with Rena. However, she is surprised to find that Kaede is with Momoko. Momoko says she still wants Kaede to join their team, but Rena said she hasn't agreed to it. Momoko thinks Rena has no reason to disagree. This causes Rena to blurt out she's against Kaede joining. She says that Kaede is dumb and will just hold them back. Kaede apologizes. Momoko tells Rena to knock it off, saying she wouldn't normally say hurtful things like that. Rena says they can just pair up themselves and runs off. She thinks that Momoko is wrong and that this is her true self. Rena thinks that her true self is short-tempered and annoying. She thinks she's now alone again, but she's used to it. In a flashback, Rena is shown being bullied at school. She narrates that she's been like this since she was little. Every time she transferred to a new school, the students would think she's rude or unapproachable. While Rena insisted it wasn't painful, it still made her cry. It's explained that Rena's father had a job which made him transfer all over the place, causing her family to move around a lot. He ended up switching jobs because he felt bad about making Rena and her little brother transfer schools all the time. In fact, Rena's mother had to start working part-time, since her father's new job pays less. Despite her continuing problems at school, Rena never told her parents anything since she thinks they're working hard already. As it turns out, Rena had something which helped her get through the day. After letting her brother watch his television show, she watched a DVD of a live idol concert. Rena narrates that female idols were the only thing that helped her. It started when she saw footage of a live concert on television. When she saw everyone look like they were having fun, Rena could forget about her awful life. She says the idols and her songs gave her courage. One day Rena headed home, but was caught by other students. They teased her because she wasn't in a club. Rena decided to hurry home and listen to a show she recorded the day before, with a new song. As she listened to it, Rena thought about the bullying she went through. She suddenly thought the idols were the exact opposite of herself. Rena narrates that the more she watched the idols, the more it reminded her of her pathetic and hated self. However, she wasn't jealous of the idols as she felt those things were her own fault. Even Rena despised herself. She wonders if she could just throw everything about herself away. That's when Kyubey arrived and offered a contract. Her wish was "I just... I just... I want to be someone else... Give me the power to turn into other people.” Rena notes that while she got the power to turn into someone else, she never really changed at all. Rena thinks she ruined everything with Momoko and wonders if she should disappear from the world. Later, she starts to get text messages from Momoko. In the messages (which are dated "20XX/XX/XX"), Momoko asks where Rena is. It's revealed Rena has ignored Momoko for a week, and thinks even Momoko would be sick of her. Suddenly she spies Momoko and Kaede. She thinks they really belong together, and decides to give up and go back to being by herself. As it turns out, Momoko and Kaede are looking for Rena. Later, Rena fights a witch by taking Momoko's form. She wonders how Momoko thought of her, thinking she might have just been a busybody who had no choice but to stay with Rena. Rena quickly decides that becoming Momoko won't help her understand Momoko. Rena says she's an idiot, and lets the witch attack her. "Let's reset this life". Suddenly Rena is saved by Kaede, much to her surprise. Momoko arrives as well. Rena asks why Kaede would help her, and tells Kaede she's an idiot. Rena thinks that even though Kaede saved her, she just insulted Kaede and blames herself again. She believes that whenever she looks at Kaede, she is reminded of how dark her shadow is. Rena then tells Kaede that she's an idiot so she shouldn't push herself. Rena then runs off. A week passes, and this time Rena has simply shut her phone off. She's scared that she'll see the screen has no notifications on it. Suddenly Rena sees Momoko and unable to hide, transforms into Kaede. Rena berates herself for doing such a stupid action. Momoko then thanks "Kaede" for helping her look for Rena. "Kaede"'s reaction causes Momoko to wonder if she feels sick. Momoko then invites the disguised Rena to a cafe. Once there, Rena wonders why Momoko would still try to look for her. "Kaede" tells Momoko the should just give up searching for Rena. She say that Rena is harsh and selfish, and there are better people Momoko can team up with. Momoko tells her to knock it off, and say it ticks her off to hear someone badmouthing Rena. Momoko then apologizes, saying she understands why Kaede would dislike Rena. However, she believes Rena didn't mean the things she said. She claims Rena isn't the kind of person who would purposely try to hurt someone else. She reveals she likes Rena, who's awkward but tries her best as opposed to everyone who just puts up appearances and lives without caring about anything. As Rena mentally protests, Momoko says she wishes Rena could get along with her and Kaede. She then asks "Kaede" if she wants the same thing, except she calls "Kaede" Rena. Momoko explains that only Rena would put that much sugar in her black tea. She also says that the way "Kaede" acted was a giveaway, since Momoko's best friends with Rena. Momoko then predicts that Rena will say it isn't sweet at all, and says that she's just like Rena. Rena changes back into herself and starts to cry. Momoko says Rena should just let her spoil her more. Rena apologizes for being jealous of Kaede. Later, Rena, Momoko and Kaede fight a witch. As Kaede wonders what to do, Rena tells her to hurry and kill it already. Afterward, Momoko praises their teamwork, and Rena apologizes to Kaede for calling her stupid. She admits she was just jealous of Kaede and thanks her for saving her life earlier. Rena then tries to ask Kaede if she wants to join her team, but then suddenly asks if Kaede will become Rena's servant. Momoko chides her, but Kaede says she'll be happy to. Rena is pleased, and Momoko figures that this is just like her. Rena wonders if Kaede really is a member as opposed to a servant. |
Costume Stories
| Rena Minami's Costume Stories |
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Rena is attending a Christmas Party at Mikazuki Villa. However she soon got into a debate with Felicia Mitsuki over whether or not Santa Claus was real. At first Rena had insisted he was real while Felicia believed that he was fake, but halfway through their argument they had flipped sides and now Iroha Tamaki can’t tell who is arguing about what. Felicia is insisting he’s real because she saw someone who looked just like him and her gut is telling her he’s real. Rena replies that there are plenty of people who look like Santa and, to prove her point, she steps out into another room and changes into her Mrs. Claus outfit. Rena says that Santa isn’t real because what Felicia thought was Santa was really Rena all along. Felicia just stares at her for a moment before saying no, she’s Rena. Rena tries to explain that she didn’t mean that she herself was Santa, just that Felicia must have seen someone dressed up like him the way she was dressed up. Felicia says no, she’s wrong which only causes Rena to frown at her further. Iroha points out that Rena just admitted to being Santa which means that she admits that Santa must exist. Rena points and makes a triumphant face at Felicia before Momoko points out that Rena had already switched to the opposing argument. Rena realizes that she just proved herself wrong and hangs her head. That’s when Kaede points out that the outfit she’s wearing is the same one she wore for the cake shop. When they were given the costumes, the guy at the cake shop had let them keep it if they really wanted to, which means that Rena must have liked the outfit after all. Rena says she only kept it because the guy said they could have it. Momoko and Kaede point out that Rena not only kept the costume, but also brought it with her to the Christmas party. Rena tries to defend herself but they instead call her really brave for wearing an outfit that shows off her big boobs like that. Rena gets irritated with them but Felicia thinks her outfit looks fancy and cool. Yachiyo and the others come out from the kitchen with food and are surprised to see Rena dressed up like that. Kaede tries to explain that there’s an explanation for it but by now Rena has given up on that and instead reaches for some of the food. Rena, Kaede, and Momoko had come down to the beach over summer vacation. They were having so much fun they soon lost track of time and the sun had begun to set. Rena wants to grab one last shaved ice before they head out. When she gets near the food stand, someone nearby with a microphone began to announce the beginning of Sayuki Fumino’s Guerilla live show. Rena HAS to go to this show and she asks the guy how much the tickets are. He tells her the tickets are free, but only on the condition that she wear a swimsuit. Rena says absolutely not, which prompts Kaede to ask her why she would turn down her favorite idol’s show. Rena says she’s too embarrassed to be seen by her favorite idol in her swimsuit, but Momoko assures her that SayuSayu isn’t the kind of girl who would say bad things to her fans. Rena shakes her head and replies that SayuSayu would definitely compliment it. With that said, Momoko tells her she should definitely go since she looks like the cutest girl in the world today. Rena gets her nerves up and heads to the show. It turns out the reason that they were required to wear swimsuits was because they sprayed water all over the audience during the concert, which left Rena soaking wet. Afterwards, they had a meet-and-greet with SayuSayu. Rena’s heart was pounding through her chest as she finally approached her favorite idol and held out her hand. Sayuki shook it before calling her adorable and telling Rena that her swimsuit looked great on her. Rena could barely handle the excitement and almost fainted, although she was able to stutter words of thanks before she stepped out of line to let the next person have their turn. Even though Rena hadn’t been able to say more than that, she was over the top with the compliment that Sayuki had given her and couldn’t wait to tell Momoko and Kaede all about it. Rena is hanging out at Kaede’s house watching TV together. Rena finishes laughing at the show before realizing what she was doing. She quickly puts on a serious face and claims that the show was better than nothing, although she was hoping they’d have a singing competition. Kaede asks her why she was laughing and smiling if she thought the show was so dumb, but Rena calls her annoying instead. Kaede goes to make some hot cocoa because of how cold it is today. Rena says it’s only cold if you go outside but her coat is made of good material on the inside as well so she doesn’t feel the cold at all when she’s wearing it. Kaede calls Rena’s new coat very cute which surprises Rena with how observant she is. Kaede says she’s not that oblivious and reiterates what a cute coat it is. This causes Rena to get embarrassed so she yells at Kaede to hurry up and get that hot cocoa ready for them. The two friends have fun spending time together and before they know it it’s already evening. Rena is surprised at how quickly the day went and laments spending the entire day at home, so she suggests that they go out shopping. Kaede is excited to head out but Rena suddenly says she’s not going anymore. Kaede asks her why she doesn’t want to go when she was the one that just finished suggesting it. Rena says she won’t go because ti’s snowing so she’d rather stay indoors. Kaede wails sadly and Rena asks her if she was excited to go shopping or if she was just excited to see the snow like some little kid. Kaede asks Rena if she didn’t want to go shopping so she could show off her new coat since Kaede had also wanted to go around town with Rena looking so good in her coat. Rena says she normally would but she forgot her gloves today and no way is she going out in the snow without them. After a short silence, Rena reluctantly agrees to go out with Kaede as long as Kaede is willing to lend her her gloves. However, Kaede only has the one pair so she comes up with an idea: they’ll each wear one glove and they can hold each other’s gloveless hand to keep warm. Rena blushes and says she’ll only go along with it until they can buy another pair. |
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| Initial | 4823 | 2169 | 1455
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| Max at 5★ | 22212 | 9946 | 6538
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Unique Memoria
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Flowers Blooming In the Summer |
**Unique to Rena & Kaede (Swimsuit)** A conversation that blooms with a small bright flower The flowers disappear along with the sound of the waves, but the smiles and conversations illuminated by the flowers continue to color the summer nights. This night will surely be an unforgettable sight. | 小さく明るい花の間にポツリボツリと咲く会話
波の音と合わさって、花は消えていくけれど 花が照らした笑顔と会話は夏の夜を彩り続ける きっとこの夜は、忘れられない光景になる |
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Side Story
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| Initial | 5129 | 2258 | 1622
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| Max at 4★ | 18731 | 8187 | 5797 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Max at 5★ | 23125 | 10107 | 7153
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| Max SE | 29159 | 12842 | 9531 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Unique Memoria
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Things that Connect No Matter How Often They Are Cut |
**Unique to Rena Minami (Anime)** Our quarrelling happens daily, we've broken up countless times. Even so, such an unbreakable friendship could never be defeated by urban legends. They get angry, cry, fight, make up, cry again... Today too, the rabbit on my bag is still watching over us in dismay. | ロゲンカは日常茶飯事で、 絶交だって何度もしてる
それでも切れない関係は、都市伝説にだって負けたりしない 怒って、泣いて、喧嘩して、仲直りして、また泣いて... カバンについたそのウサギは、 今日も呆れながら見守っている |
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Side Story
The anime version of Rena does not have an original MSS. Instead, it is a recap of the first two seasons of the Magia Record Anime as told through screencaps.
Appearances
- Main Story Part 1: Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10
- The Last Magia
- Main Story Part 2: Chapter 1, Chapter 2
- Another Story Part 1: Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4
- Mirrors Story
Event Appearances
- And So, the Azaleas Bloom
- Magical Halloween Theater
- Christmas at Mikazuki Villa
- New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine
- A la Carte Valentine
- Summer With Mikazuki Villa
- Hereafter
- Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode
- Mitama's Festive Feast
- A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~
- A Fledgling's First Flight
- Magia Clash!
- Kamihama in a Circle
- A New Beginning
- Mixed Summer! ~ The Phantom Best Shot ~
- Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~
- Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!
Magical Girl Story Appearances
- Iroha Tamaki
- Kaede Akino
- Kanoko Yayoi
- Karin Misono
- Momoko Togame
- Natsuki Utsuho
- Sayuki Fumino
- Suzune Amano
- Tsuruno Yui
- Yachiyo Nanami
- Arisa Narumi
- Nanoha Takamachi
- Hayate Yagami
- Fate T. Harlaown
Other Appearances
- See Rena-chan (Idol ver.)
- See Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)
- See Rena Minami (Anime ver.)
- See Rena Minami in Magia Exedra
Powers and Abilities
Rena's wish to become someone else granted her the ability to change her appearance, allowing her to disguise herself as other people (this extends to her voice). She can use this ability while not transformed as well. When transformed as someone else - specifically a magical girl - she temporarily gains the abilities of that person. Rena also appears to have the ability to duplicate her tridents and fire them at the enemy in masses. She appears to be able to summon mirrors who can fire the tridents as well and can manipulate water to some extent as she can create a explosion of water with her Magia - Infinite Poseidon.
Observations
- Rena has a very prominent Cinderella motif. Her own wish and power references Cinderella's transformation, and her Doppel, Cendrillon, is simply the French name for Cinderella. The Doppel itself is a glass slipper, a symbol of Cinderella's true self that remains even after her magical disguise fades, represents the part of Rena that is authentic and worthy of love, which her friends eventually see and cherish.
- Rena's outfit is somewhat similar to an old time's performance poster for the ballet of Cinderella.
- Its appearance also references idols, which in Japanese culture represent the idealized girls of the culture of the time. Rena places them as the perfect opposite of everything she believes herself to be.
- Ironically, this glass slipper elements were later used on Mikoto Sena as well.
- The top symbol of her Soul Gem in egg form resembles her earrings (inverted triangles with lines down the middle) as they appear in the game; the middle lines were removed in the anime adaptation.
- As depicted here, the bottom emblem of Rena's Soul Gem in its egg form is an eighth note, matching the form it takes when transformed and her fingernail mark.
- In the anime, the bottom symbol of her soul gem when not transformed is mistakenly identical to that of Iroha's soul gem.
- As depicted here, the bottom emblem of Rena's Soul Gem in its egg form is an eighth note, matching the form it takes when transformed and her fingernail mark.
- Rena is also consistently associated with water, a classical element that is formless and takes the shape of its container, which is exactly what happens in Rena's transformation sequence.
- Mirrors are a recurring motif in Rena's attacks, Doppel, and anime transformation sequence.
- The symbol on her earrings are also reminiscent of the Mirror Witch's Kiss.
- Mikoto herself also has many references to Cinderella, including the fact that she wears glass slippers in her Magical Girl outfit, the event of the Cinderella Mirrors Ranking, as well as the fact that Mikoto wanted to play Cinderella with Hanna in Memory Drops after dropping one of her shoes with Hanna.
- The symbol on her earrings are also reminiscent of the Mirror Witch's Kiss.
- Her weapon, a trident, and her Magia's name "Infinite Poseidon" links her to the titular Greek god, who was known for his volatile and emotional temperament. This references Rena's own quick temper, jealousy, and tendency to lash out.
Etymology
- The characters in her last name mean "water" (水) and "wave" (波) respectively.
Trivia
- In Momoko's chapter of the À la Carte Valentines Event, Rena is shown having to transform before using her disguising magic. However, as she has been shown disguising herself without needing to transform more often, this is not considered a canon necessity.
- In the Angels on the Road Event, it is revealed that Ui Tamaki's cellphone has one of Sayuki Fumino's songs as a ringtone by Rena's suggestion.
- All anime units have the backgrounds of their star cards based on Labyrinths from the anime. Specifically, Rena is in Rebecca's Labyrinth in her 4★ while her 5★ features her on Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase's Labyrinth.
- Only Rena out the Anime units has cards that feature her in both a Witch Labyrinth and an Uwasa Labyrinth.
Gallery
See Gallery:Rena Minami/Anime Screenshots for anime screenshots only
External links
Gameplay Videos
- Recording of Rena's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Rena's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Rena's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)
Side Story and Costume Story Videos
- Recording of Rena's MSS on Youtube (JP): Episode 1/3, Episode 2/3, Episode 3/3
- Recording of Rena's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Rena's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Rena's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)


