Shin

Not to be confused with the minor character in Maria Yuki's side story.

Shin (SHIN) is a witch from Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record.

Witch

SHIN Shin
Type	Babysitter Witch
Nature	Poverty
Appearances	Magia Record Game, Magia Record Episode 19, Magia Exedra
English description Japanese description Babysitter Witch. Nature: Poverty. This Witch is ever in search of the baby it lost. When it finds a human, it straps them firmly to its back regardless of their age. But because it fears to lose "the baby" again, it will tie the human so tightly that whoever is captured is able to breathe. This Witch's immaturity, however, means it refuses to take care of its captives, as it does not like babies to begin with. It especially hates to see young people free of the misery of poverty, and thus cursed itself for eternity. 子守の魔女。その性質は困窮。何処かに落としてしまった赤ん坊を探し続け、人間を見つけるとその年齢を問わず誰彼構わずおんぶ紐を伸ばして捕まえようとしてくる魔女。ただしうまく捕縛できたとしても今度は落とさないようにときつく締め上げるあまり窒息させてしまうだろう。ちなみに、まだ幼い精神をもつこの魔女は進んで子守をしているわけでは決してなく、赤ん坊が好きな訳でもない。恵まれた生活を送る者達を嫌い目を伏せ、自身を呪い続けている。

KOTORI Kotori
Type	Babysitter Witch's Minion
Role	Hopscotch
Appearances	Magia Record Game, Magia Record Episode 19, Magia Exedra
English description Japanese description Babysitter Witch Minion. Role: Hopscotch. When these Minions send a rock flying, their Witch chases after it thinking it's a baby. Cruel creatures, they simply watch and laugh. They also suck the blood out of the humans that their Witch captures, posing a large nuisance to the Witch. Though no matter how much the Witch hates this, the Minions will always stay by its side. 子守の魔女の手下。その役割は石蹴り。自身の頭部で石を弾き飛ばしては、その石を赤ん坊だと勘違いした魔女が走り寄る様を見てケタケタと笑っているかなり性格の悪い手下。他にも魔女が新しい赤ん坊役の人間を捕獲するとすかさず群がってその血を吸い尽くしてしまうため、魔女にとってはただただ厄介な存在でしかない。たとえ魔女が望まずとも、この手下はいつの間にか魔女の周りへ群がって来る。

Kotori is named after "kotori" (子取り or 子捕り), also known as "catch-the-child", a Japanese children's game.
- It is a homophone with the word "kotori" (小鳥), meaning "small bird", which it is designed after.
Her barrier may be a reference to the Sai no Kawara.
This witch may be named after Oshin, a famous Japanese television drama about the life of a fictional woman named Shin Tanokura. Because of her family's poverty, she worked as an indentured child laborer engaged in babysitting from 7 years old.
When battled, Shin occasionally emits baby-like cries.