Processes grief, memory, and the "immune memory" of the past.
Integrated Organ Systems:
External, specialized organs that connect to and enhance the core organism's capabilities, allowing it to enhance its function.
Liver - Touka
Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland
The metabolic conversion and recycling plant. With 100% efficiency, she breaks down impurities into pure, usable magic.
Bone Marrow: Nemu
Cerebral Cortex (Broca's & Wernicke's Areas)
The production factory. She creates physical forms, such as the Uwasa bodies and the Records.
Skin - The Eternal Sakura
Thalamus
The protective boundary and sensory organ. It encases the system and serves as its interface with the world.
DNA - The Magical Girl Records
Long-Term Potentiation
The genetic code. These records are the system's fundamental identity and memory.
Pathogens:
External and internal threats that the organism must defend against, overcome, or integrate to ensure its survival and health.
Conquered Viral Pathogen / Vaccine: The Mirror Witch (Mikoto Sena)
A virus that, after being defeated, is integrated like a vaccine or a disabled virus, providing the organism with the tools, or "antibodies," to connect time and space.
Metastatic Cancer: 10^−43
Its sole purpose is mindless, exponential growth (proliferation), which seeks to consume the host organism and replace all healthy tissue (other Magical Girls across time) with itself.
Autoimmune Disease: The Will of the Universe
A fundamental part of the body's own rules (the universe's laws) that mistakenly identifies parts of itself (Magical Girls) as foreign pathogens and attacks them.
Random Thought: "I" vs Me
In Magia Record episode 15 when Mitama talks about Doppels, one of the slides says "The me who is not 'I'." Additionally, with the white-dressed Homura in Wraith Arc being labeled as "I" in Magia Exedra, it makes me think the Me is the darkness/Doppel in the soul, while the "I" is the magic. Soon we'll run out of first-person pronouns. Plus with Episode 25's Ui monologue about Monadism, I think there's something to it. The Yin-Yang and all. Though she calls the entirety as "Us." The black and white silhouettes of Homura in Rebellion could be those.
Random Thought: Connecting Madoka to Buddhism and the Samsara
If we view the different beings and forces in Madoka Magica, we can attribute them to the realms of Samsara. I won't go into how I did this, but I will go from the highest realm to the lowest, in addition to Buddhahood, Pure Lands, etc.
Deva Realm: Wraiths and the Will of the Universe. Originally the force which governed the universe, working against Magical Girls' overgrowth. After Madoka's ascension, their antibodies became the Wraiths, who exist to maintain the balance of the universe.
Asura Realm: Magical Girls. Jealous and ambitious gods fighting against each other and the others. They're divine but not the highest in the order of the universe. The Homo magica is their ambition taken to the extreme.
Human Realm: Ordinary humans and other beings. Emotions in their raw, unprocessed form that fuel the entire system, themselves ignorant of magic.
Animal Realm: Familiars and Magical Constructs. Instinctual beings born from another's magic. This also includes things like Yuuri's bull summon, Cole, and the Uwasa.
Preta Realm: Witches. Hungry ghosts with an endless appetite.
Naraka Realm: Incubators. With their lack of emotions, them ruling the universe before Madoka's ascension makes sense as to why it is so bad. After Madoka's and separately Iroha's ascensions, their position is lowered, and then it becomes truly hell-like after Homura's own ascension. It may be commentary on how Rebellion isn't a happy ending because a Magical Girl ideal's love wouldn't want the suffering of even those most deserving of it.
Surpassing the Samsara, we have ascended beings who become Buddhas, presiding over their Pure Lands. Nirvana is the state of non-suffering and besides the Samsara, there's four noble types, but everyone can be free of suffering in many ways.
The four noble types, which usually just lead into the next one, are:
Sravaka - Self-liberation, limited compassion, passes into final nirvana.
Pratyekabuddha - Self-awakened, but does not teach widely.
Bodhisattva - Universal compassion and free. Often they self-sacrifice to ensure others reach enlightenment before them and they don't get stuck.
Buddha - Perfect wisdom, compassion for all and true "godhood."
These could easily fit with many of the protagonists, especially at the end of their journey like Matsuri, or Iroha at the end of the anime.
Several beings have reached Buddhahood, and can thus be equivalated to actual Buddhas.
Ultimate Madoka - Amitabha Buddha
The Amitabha Buddha's purpose is to end suffering. By doing his prayer, practicioners will be born into his Pure Land in the next life, the Western Pure Land of Sukhavati. In the same way, the Law of Cycles saves all Magical Girls within her reach indiscriminately. Her emissaries are directly working as Boddhisattvas. It is likely that she has traits or functions of other Buddhas too, such as the classic "Normal" Buddha, or the Sakyamuni, the Siddhartha Gautama who turns the wheel of Dharma, but that Buddha notably lacks a Pure Land of his own.
Infinite Iroha - the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru
While Ultimate Madoka ends suffering, Infinite Iroha makes it more tolerable and survivable. After their death, she compiles them as Records, and in life, she cures the fatal sickness of the Soul Gem. Her realm, the Magia Record, or the Automatic Purification System, connects to the Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli of the Medicine Buddha, the Vaiduryanirbhasa. The Kimochi Stones being her source of power, and they themselves being gems, is an extra connection. It is likely that she has traits or functions of other Buddhas too, but a lot of them don't have a set modus operandi.
Devil Homura - Mara and Yama
It is unknown how Homura's world works, but if we assume the Law of Cycles no longer has access to the world's Magical Girls, she is like Mara. Mara is not a Buddha, but a King of the Sixth Heaven, or the Demon King, the highest realm of the Samsara. Devil Homura rules the world and refuses salvation, just like how Mara openly opposes the Buddha and keeps other beings away from elightenment.
Yama is the King of Hell, responsible for punishing the people in Hell or Naraka. She has escalated the Incubators' suffering way more than them having to work overtime in the worlds with Wraiths and Doppels.
I personally believe the Law of Cycles still somewhat works, so she is more akin to Yama than anything else.
Other Potential Buddhas or Noble Types
Mikoto Sena and Winchester - the Mirror Buddha. She is the Buddha that only witnesses suffering. The Wisdom of the Great Mirror, or Aksobhya, witnesses suffering and by becoming part of Infinite Iroha, it can be argued that she is two Buddhas. The Mirror connection was incidental.
Potential Buddha that embraces Witches. Making them reach a state like Doppel Syndrome or Doppel Version. The Transformation Buddha that turns poison into medicine as the fuel for enlightenment, the Vajrasattva or the Vajradhara. If we stretch it, 10-43 may be this as she overtook the Doppel Sytem temporarily.
The Walking-Beside Buddha, or the Ksitigarbha (Jizo), who is actually a Boddhisattva, who has chosen to walk forever with those suffering. The closest connection to this would be Historia Yachiyo, even though the form is temporary.
The domain of Avalokitesvara, or better known as Quanyin or Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who hears the cries of the world and manifests with a thousand arms, each with an eye in the palm, to reach every sufferer exactly where they are. This could translate into an "extra life" mechanic on the brink of defeat. Like a limited Ultimate Madoka.
Other options like:
Manjusri (Monju), the Bodhisattva of Wisdom who wields a flaming sword that cuts through delusion and reveals the true nature of reality.
Samantabhadra (Fugen), the Bodhisattva of Practice who rides a white elephant and performs the work of the Dharma.
When the Dharma is forgotten and suffering seems absolute, the knowledge that a future Buddha will arise is itself a form of salvation. This is Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future who dwells in the Tusita Heaven, waiting to be born into a world that needs him utterly. This may potentially be Namae.
Mahakala or wrathful deities who are the Buddha's righteous fury against what harms beings.
Random Thought: Assigning a Planet to a Kimochi
Based on the fact that there's 8 of them, and that there's mostly blue ones, we may be able to assign one planet per Kimochi. Additionally, Symbols displays planets as it grows, and with each mission, we get a Kimochi Stone.
By that logic, we start out with:
Sapphire
Ruby
Heliodor
Turquoise
Pearl
Opal
Diamond
Garnet
Symbols starts out with:
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Sun
Moon
According to the order in Puella Historia:
Pearl
Ruby
Sapphire
Opal
Turquoise
Garnet
Heliodor
Diamond
So they don't really fit. However, if we go by looks and further refining:
Sapphire - Neptune
Ruby - Mars
Heliodor -
Turquoise - Uranus
Pearl - Venus
Opal -
Diamond -
Tsavorite - Earth
Heliodor - Jupiter, Saturn
Opal - Mercury
Diamond - Mercury, Saturn
Heliodor - Jupiter
Opal - Mercury
Diamond - Saturn
Opal
Pearl
Tsavorite
Ruby
Heliodor
Diamond
Turquoise
Neptune
Random Thought: Assigning a Clara Doll to a Timeline
Assuming the timelines of Scene 0 match with the anime's (Mabayu's MSS being the same one as the anime) then the Clara Dolls' numbers match with the number of Clara Dolls. Through this, maybe we can assign a Clara Doll to a Timeline by what they represent. For this, Film 13 and the Final Timeline before the Law of Cycles are the same one.
List of Timelines:
Film 0
Film 1
Film 2
Film 3
Film 4
Film 5
Film 6
Film 7
Film 8
Film 9
Film 10
Film 11
Film 12
Film 13
Film 14
Law of Cycles
Devil
The Clara Dolls have an order to their appearance, so finding their meanings could prove to be futile.
List of Clara Dolls:
Arrogance (Ibari): The first one to appear was Arrogance. Stepping over Failure's head that tumbled across the bare earth, she bravely spoke on her behalf. “Cocky bastards. You shall not be forgiven. This feeling belongs to us alone.”
Gloominess (Nekura): The second one to come was Gloominess. Sneaking forward, she sneered at Failure. “This is Failure. What an absolute disgrace.” These dolls are disciples of freedom alone and are loyal to their desires.
Liar (Usotsuki): The third one to come was Liar. She put on a tearful performance dedicated to Failure's soul. “Pitiful Mistress Failure. That foolish soul is our pride.” These dolls sneer at the fool yet side with her.
Coldheartedness (Reiketsu): Following behind them is the fourth one, Coldheartedness. She tripped over Failure's head, looking slightly irritated. “Why don't we cut Mistress Failure into smaller pieces to make her easier to carry around?” If the Devil speaks, these dolls will obediently follow.
Selfishness (Wagamama): Further comes the fifth, Selfishness, walking angrily. “Hasn't the funeral procession started yet? I've been practicing how to cry as quickly as possible, you know? I can't wait any longer", she huffed. These dolls are someone and no one.
Bad-mouth (Warukuchi): Coming out with a look of annoyance is the sixth one, Bad-mouth. As usual, she makes spiteful remarks. “Mistress Failure is quite the masterful comedian.” These dolls play house with utterly entangled karma.
Slowpoke (Noroma): Finally arriving is the seventh, Slowpoke. The silent doll laughs at the witch with her eyes. These dolls comply with the witch's wishes to a certain extent, unlike the diligent soldiers.
Jealousy (Yakimochi): The eighth to appear is Jealousy. Entranced, she gazes at the sky. “Let's prepare a box. I want to keep that radiance locked away forever.” These dolls are a collection of colors (form). They don't belong to the sky (emptiness).
Laziness (Namake): The ninth one, Laziness, chats while yawning. “Do I have to go to the extent of helping with this children's play? Knitting is such a troublesome bother.” She kicked Failure's head, which was lying in her way. These dolls, with the funeral not starting at all, grow bored and wander aimlessly around the city.
Show-off (Mie): The tenth to come running is Show-off. She dramatically avoids Failure's head, saying, “I wouldn't be able to bear staining my cape with sticky blood.” These dolls mock the witch's self-harm.
Cowardice (Okubyou): The eleventh one, trembling, is Cowardice. “If I am taken up into the sky, I won't even be able to behead the rabbit.” These dolls, with the power of magic, are able to achieve a complete recurrence.
Foolishness (Manuke): Walking aimlessly comes the twelfth one, Foolishness. She goes out of her way to tell everyone what she just heard from a bird. “I heard a story about the Goddess. She's a beautiful and radiant goddess. I'm sure she will love us, too.” These dolls only desire what is within their reach.
Resentment (Higami): The thirteenth's footsteps are Resentment's. “Let's have a wonderful funeral like the one I heard in a story once. Let's bury lots of beautiful girls and cute animals together, too.” These dolls have powers that rival those of magical girls.
Stubbornness (Ganko): Further comes the fourteenth, Stubbornness. She points to the ground and rejects the sky. “The abyss of this mortal world is our stage.” So, the mourners have gathered. Though it's become quite late, it's alright. All that's left is to wait for the funeral procession.
Love (Ai): The fifteenth and last one to come is Love. Nobody has seen that Devil yet. The night is not yet over. The night will not be allowed to end anymore. We are the mourners, the theater troupe of this mortal world.
There's two angles to take. One where the Law of Cycles and Devil are one and the same/the Law of Cycles doesn't count since Homura didn't make it, or one where Film 0 doesn't count since Homura wasn't a Magical Girl, or maybe both? There also needs to be an angle where the Clara Dolls' order isn't relevant.
Take One - Law of Cycles and Devil are one entry and the order of the Clara Dolls matters.
Take Two - Law of Cycles and Devil are one entry and the order of the Clara Dolls doesn't matter.
Take Three - Film 0 doesn't count and the order of the Clara Dolls matters.
Take Four - Film 0 doesn't count and the order of the Clara Dolls doesn't matter.
I like Takes One and Three.
Take One
If we treat the Law of Cycles and Devil as a single entry and maintain the Clara Dolls' order of appearance as significant, the mapping would be sequential from Film 0 through Devil.
Film 0 - Arrogance (Ibari)
Film 1 - Gloominess (Nekura)
Film 2 - Liar (Usotsuki)
Film 3 - Coldheartedness (Reiketsu)
Film 4 - Selfishness (Wagamama)
Film 5 - Bad-mouth (Warukuchi)
Film 6 - Slowpoke (Noroma)
Film 7 - Jealousy (Yakimochi)
Film 8 - Laziness (Namake)
Film 9 - Show-off (Mie)
Film 10 - Cowardice (Okubyou)
Film 11 - Foolishness (Manuke)
Film 12 - Resentment (Higami)
Film 13/Final - Stubbornness (Ganko) - Homura's final timeline. Her rejection of the sky (Law of Cycles) and embrace of the mortal world's "abyss" fits her determination.
Law of Cycles/Devil - Love (Ai) - The fifteenth and last. Homura's love for Madoka is what ultimately allows her to become the Devil. "Nobody has seen that Devil yet" directly references this.
Take Three
Excluding Film 0 (where Homura wasn't yet a Magical Girl) and maintaining order means the sequence shifts.
Film 1 - Arrogance (Ibari)
Film 2 - Gloominess (Nekura)
Film 3 - Liar (Usotsuki)
Film 4 - Coldheartedness (Reiketsu)
Film 5 - Selfishness (Wagamama)
Film 6 - Bad-mouth (Warukuchi)
Film 7 - Slowpoke (Noroma)
Film 8 - Jealousy (Yakimochi)
Film 9 - Laziness (Namake)
Film 10 - Show-off (Mie)
Film 11 - Cowardice (Okubyou)
Film 12 - Foolishness (Manuke)
Film 13/Final - Resentment (Higami)
Law of Cycles - Stubbornness (Ganko) - Stubborn refusal to let Madoka go.
Devil - Love (Ai) - "Nobody has seen that Devil yet"
The Doppel of cowardice. Its form is arms of iron. The master of this emotion fears solitude. After being one-sidedly beaten down by those around her, she was left in a world of helpless isolation. There was nothing to do but sit there in a state of melancholy. The only way to escape was to take the opposing position– to obtain enough strength to hit back anything the world could throw at her. This Doppel is undoubtedly a manifestation of that strength, but atop its hands sits its master’s deeply-held fear of reverting to her previous solitude.
The Doppel of safeguarding. Its form is a fortress. The master of this emotion resists others’ attempts to trespass in private matters such as her hobbies and interests. Her Doppel is covered by a sturdy outer shell, and serves as a private space for its master that shuts out surrounding information and forcibly creates distance with the outside. Should any external nuisances appear, its master can snipe and eliminate them via the mechanism affixed to its top. The Doppel itself, however, is equally resistant to outside meddling. Should anyone attempt to speak with it or touch it, it will try to calm itself down by thrashing around in a panic until its target has been reduced to smithereens. When this happens, the master inside apparently gets shaken to the point of utter exhaustion.
The Doppel of faith. Its form is kawaii. The master of this emotion loves kawaii culture and takes extreme pleasure in promoting it. Her face turns to pure delight when she gazes at this image of herself. This Doppel understands fully its master's desire to spread her interests, so it strives to implant a fondness for manga, anime, yumekawa, and gurokawa in others. If it encounters someone less kawaii than its master, it releases rainbow beams from its six eyes, enveloping them in a plethora of ribbons and lace, altering their hobbies and tastes. Its victims are said to then bow down to it in reverence.
The Doppel of natural states. Its form is a bag of laughs. The master of this emotion keeps her former, mild-mannered self hidden away in her heart. Whenever this constantly-laughing Doppel encounters something inconvenient to it, it accumulates stress within its body. It then converts this stress into laughter, with which it blows away anything it doesn’t want to see. Since it’s constantly laughing no matter which direction it looks, its sources of stress must truly be myriad. Perhaps it’s put in a bad mood by everything it sees. If it were to decide that the entire world should be laughed to smithereens, it’d be quite dangerous, but its master sleeps peacefully inside the bag as if none of it has anything to do with her.
The Doppel of masochism. Its form is a moon-cawing crow. The master of this emotion rushes about in a wild, mad frenzy, and loses her mind with joy… As the physical manifestation of such unbecoming tastes, this Doppel takes the form of a crow that caws in enjoyment of the moonlit night. An aberrantly-shaped being that strikes dread in the hearts of all who see it, born from the final throes of manic revelry. Those who confront this Doppel are sure to feel terror from the very bottom of their hearts. But this is no ordinary fear– as the sort of fear that can be engendered only by those who live their lives on Death’s door, those who taste it will have their sense of self destroyed, and eventually be led to insanity.
The Doppel of skepticism. Its form is a vulture. From the moment that the master of this emotion was born, she has been forced into a life of servitude to the Pharaohs. But upon realizing that other ways of life exist, she was wracked with conflict. This Doppel continually emits fluctuations in response to that conflict, and creates doubt in the hearts of those around it as it propagates the fluctuations with its wingbeats. These doubts quickly balloon into various opposing poles– joy and sorrow, hope and resignation, veneration and contempt– thus calling forth further chaos. As this chaos reaches its breaking point and overflows, it drags everything down with it into transience and uncertainty.
The Doppel of temptation. Its form is serpent berries. While the master of this emotion feels an affinity for her Doppel, which behaves as it pleases without any concept of good or evil, she also feels her own immaturity emanating from it. This Doppel speaks directly into one’s brain via ultrasonic tones, giving affirmation to anything and everything. The confidence and courage it grants are enough to wipe away any concern one may have. Its comfortable words lead people to develop a great dependence on them, but because it well-meaningly affirms even people’s aggressive or malicious emotions ad infinitum, it may unintentionally guide its targets towards the worst possible actions.
The Doppel of tumult. Its form is an eyelid. The master of this emotion falls into a deep sleep while this Doppel is present, and is therefore unable to witness what it experiences. While its master is sleeping, it paints over all inconveniences with muddy tears that flow from its vacant stare. This duplicate will surely awaken when it requires the power to crush reality.
The Doppel of mixture. Its form is butter. The master of this emotion falls into a deep sleep when this Doppel appears, and doesn’t lay eyes upon any of the manufacturing methods that it learns. While its master is asleep, her Doppel sprays cow’s milk from its vacant eye onto a bed of rock salt, and vigorously mixes it. The resulting butter adds a dash of saltiness and rich flavor to any dish, and pairs best with baked potato. If you haven’t been having much luck making buttered potato at home, perhaps it’s because you’re using unsalted butter?
The Doppel of refutation. Its form is a pet. The master of this emotion learned to control others using a borrowed power. In time this act morphed into a form of desire, and this is the embodiment of that twisted state. It is a freakish kind of vengeance brought upon by a past of suffering at the hands of others, a reversed and bloated projection of the self. There is not an ounce of guilt in it, only pure madness. This Doppel binds those it faces in numerous leashes and crushes them with its gargantuan hands as it trembles in endless ecstasy.
The Doppel of tsundra. Its form is a weight crab. The master of this emotion cannot clearly distinguish the subject of her feelings, conducting herself in an awkard, thorny manner. This Doppel expresses its emotions in a similarly severe way: it takes the many stationery supplies that its master carries to compensate for her fading sense of presence, and turns them into weapons by increasing their weight by several hundred kilograms. In contrast to its master, this Doppel can only vaguely distinguish its original form as an Oddity. Even if the subject of its master’s dormant feelings happened to be surprisingly close by, the Doppel would probably use their weight as nothing more than a simple paperweight to hold its own identity together.
The Doppel of closed circuits. Its form is the mortal world. The master of this emotion loops through time in an endless cycle of trial-and-error. Master and Doppel fuse together, her skin becomes glass, and her expression freezes into that of a doll. She launches volley after volley of attacks that only end when her target falls silent. In this way she is more like a Witch than other Magical Girls. Not only can she can manipulate the sands of time, but she can pluck information of low importance from the alien lifeforms on her hat and create anything around the level of an earthly weapon by solidifying the sand.
The Doppel of karma. Its form is a treasure ship. The master of this emotion thinks of the lost splendor she left behind during the old year. The seven bodies carried by the treasure ship are the remnants of the emotions the master tried to detach at the start of the New Year, but their expressions are painted over by the regret she harbors, making it impossible to read the original emotions. This doppel crushes the enemy when the master cannot bear the weight of her regrets and throws out the entire treasure ship. The more dazzling the first sunrise is, the heavier the master's regrets become, so the seven of them wear glasses so as not to be blinded by the dawn light of the New Year.
The Doppel of Karma. Its form is the mortal world. The master of this emotion visits many worlds in search of an exit, spinning giant threads of fate. Fourteen incomplete bodies born from emotion trail behind the master's body, which has almost completely transformed into glass. In order to achieve their mission, these 14 bodies work methodically and tirelessly to remove obstacles. Regardless of their master's will, they weave the threads of fate, which become tangled in ever more complex patterns, driving her yet further into a maze, the exit of which can hardly be found. These bodies of emotion have no names.
The Doppel of attention-gathering. Its form is a wind-up doll. The master of this emotion views wanting other people to smile and being desired as the same thing in some small way. Her Doppel frantically smashes its cymbals together, and anchors shoot toward the eyes of those whose attention the cymbals gather. Those cursed by the sound are then chased down by the anchors until their eyeballs are taken from them. If this Doppel is used often, the user will feel anxious unless someone is watching them at all times.
The Doppel of dominion. Its form is La Reine’s Twilight. The master of this emotion seeks dominion and influence ad infinitum, for as long as she exists. The curses scattered by this Doppel are themselves a death-bringing darkness to all other humans, and if bathed in these curses, those without a resistance to them will instantly vanish from existence. The joy its master derives from this sight is synonymous with purification to her. The more her surroundings are stained with despair and darkness, the brighter her Soul Gem’s rhapsodic light shines.
The Doppel of resonance. Its form is a hummingbird. The master of this emotion is fond of her Doppel's body, which reverberates well. The Doppel aligns the pitch of its singing voice to resonate with any physical object until it shatters. It is also likely to use its voice to oscillate the brains of organisms, then use high frequency sound waves to vibrate its beak, with which it pierces the hearts of its victims with great precision.
The Doppel of dismantlement. Its form is a soot lion. The master of this motion patiently waits for her sorrow to be relieved by the destruction that her Doppel bestows. In order to build a fair and equitable paradise in accordance with its master’s will, the Doppel attempts to destroy everything, while simultaneously playing a requiem not unlike an anguished wail. However, its actions only amount to mere dismantlement. Though it can reduce everything around it to smithereens, only hollow cadavers are left behind. And because the Doppel itself doesn’t realize this, it will continue reducing its surroundings to smithereens for as long as equality fails to manifest– thus, it simply rampages until its strength gives out.
The Doppel of dismantlement. Its form is a hearth lion. The master of this emotion continually wanders in search of the answer to her mourning. In order to help its master find that answer, this Doppel takes the feelings towards death that are held by visitors lured in by Halloween merriment, and finely dismantles said feelings before serving them to its master. Breaking them down into small pieces makes them no easier to swallow, however, so its master is likely to get indigestion, and continue to distance herself from the answer. When the Doppel tires of dismantlement, it secretly uses the tip of its scythe to carve jack-o’-lanterns and so forth outside of its master’s view.
The Doppel of torn seams. Its form is a thread-cutter. The master of this emotion loathes her Doppel, which wields the exact opposite ability to her own. Her Doppel is able to loosen the seams of anything it touches. Once it uses a tiny bit of magic to open up a small tear, it can widen that tear to destroy any object, or even any concept– a truly fearsome power to display. However, this Doppel only seems interested in destroying its master’s own creations. It exclusively targets and ruins things she’s already worked to stitch together. Additionally, this Doppel boasts abnormally strong self-replication abilities despite its low supply of magic, and in comparison to the magic that it retains via its overwhelming conservation of energy, its body is extremely large.
The Doppel of famine. Its form is a dark cook. The master of this Doppel is much more particular about food than most. It wants to feed on anything within reach, and it does not care whether it eats Magical Girls or Witches. It is a chef born of the desire to eat itself, a Doppel of gluttony that devours all and returns it to nothingness. It has several plates prepared on its table at all times. Should you find yourself at its table on the battlefield, be careful you are not part of the meal…
The Doppel of enticement. Its form is needles. The master of this emotion has vowed absolute loyalty to her savior. It penetrates enemy and master alike with sharp needles, sewing the fate of all things tight. This act represents its extreme devotion, such that it offers up everything, including its life to its benefactor, while symbolizing the perilousness of its dependence upon the other, which it cannot maintain its identity without. The sharper the needles are, the more the stitches there are, and the harder it becomes to extricate oneself from it. However, this merely serves as an expression of the master's desire.
The Doppel of escape. Its form is a nighthawk. Though the master of this emotion lamented her past and stopped in place once already, she has now found a light to follow, and doesn’t stop trying to spread her wings and fly. As her Doppel continually sheds tears, it attempts to put its master at ease by limiting her movements with wings of heavy mud. It denies her attempts to both seek and soar in the sky, while constantly emphasizing the exact opposite path to her. Though it utilizes its wings to attack those who oppose its master, each and every swing is meant to indicate to its master that she can never reach the light, no matter what she does. After being completely eaten away by this Doppel, the only choice one has is to become a black star that stands motionless on the Earth’s surface.
The Doppel of escape. Its form is a nighthawk. The master of this emotion runs to and fro, continually searching for a "fun summer vacation" that's fitting for her. Her ever-indecisive state of mind takes shape as this Doppel, with many fresh fruits incorporated into its form. In much the same way that the void in its master’s heart remains unfilled by any of the summers she experiences, the incongruous residue of those countless summers floats within the Doppel. Their sugar content skyrockets in correspondence with how much she was looking forward to them. The frankly-exhausted Doppel tearfully attempts to convince its master to give up on finding a fun summer, but if she still insists on continuing her search, it's considering teaching her a helpful lesson about her limitations by drowning her with its oceanic wings.
The Doppel of salivation. Its form is a moth. The master of this emotion floats through dreams between sleeping and waking, yet continues to seek the light of the sun. This Doppel’s circular form symbolizes the very same sun that its master seeks, and it floats through the air in the hopes of brightly illuminating its vicinity. But despite scattering powder from its wings to illuminate its surroundings, each mote of dust only emits the faint light of a distant star, and cannot emit anything stronger than that. The unsatisfied Doppel attempts to make the powder shine brighter by firing its own rays of light, but the erratically-reflected light builds up excess energy, explodes, and catches its surroundings in the blast. Yet the Doppel is satisfied to see such a bright light, even if only for a brief instant.
The Doppel of suffering. Its form is a happy statue. The master of this emotion shares in all the pain of the ones she loves and takes it on as her own. The pain then takes the shape of jewels, which decorate the Doppel and add to its power. However, as the Doppel cannot move, it cannot avoid attacks, and though it carries a sword and shield, they are there for decorative purposes only.
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? The Rumor of the Substitute Street! A long one-way road, they say, where this girl and that girl met one day! Their eyes met: ‘Hello! How do you do?’ And then they parted: ‘So long, farewell.’ And from that day onward… this girl became that, and that girl became this! Once you switch places, what’s real becomes fake! It’s a rumor that ALL the girls in Kamihama City are talking about. Whooo aaare yooou?”
Official translation:
“Have you heard? Has anyone told you? The Rumor of the Crossing Path. This girl met another girl on a long one-way road that went on forever! They said ‘Hello!’ once their eyes met, and ‘Goodbye!’ right after! From then on, It’s like she is her and her is she! Fakes become real once their paths cross. Kamihama girls can’t stop talking about it! So, which one are you?”
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? The Green-Eyed Coward, and the rumor thereof! Sure, they have dreams and ideals of their own, but they can’t do anything when *left* on their own. Just a no-spine coward running along other people’s rails! Some day, they want to be the very thing they admire, but they’ve already given up and told themself it can’t happen. An ambivalent outcast– but wuh-oh! Their one strong point is how jealous they can get! Once envy sets in, it’s curtains for you. You’ll get cursed and knocked unconscious! What a pest! It’s a rumor that ALL of Kamihama’s elites are talking about. Noooo backbiting!”
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? Mr. Purrs-a-lot the Kitten, and the rumor thereof! He’s a been popular little idol since way back in the day, showing up on TV, in books, and even as a stuffed toy! Today, much like every day, he’s playing in town with friends like Curlymagne, Wonderfur, and Darkrow too. But you’d better watch out just a teensy bit… when he’s with Piggles or Moortimer, he’ll blurt out things that can jab people right in the heart. It’s a rumor that EVERYONE in Kamihama is talking about. Purr, purr, meoooow!”
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? Piggles the Pig, and the rumor thereof! He’s Mr. Purrs-a-lot’s big-stomached friend, who lives in harmony with everyone in Animal Village! No matter what meal it is, as long as it’s got pickles, he’ll forget all about his full belly and gobble it right up! He’s also spacey, cheerful, and the life of everyone’s party, but when he’s with Moortimer, he’ll start nagging people about everything they’re no good at. It’s a rumor that EVERYONE in Kamihama is talking about. Oink, grunt, boooo!!”
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? Moortimer the Cow, and the rumor thereof! He’s Mr. Purrs-a-lot’s strong yet gentle friend, who lives in harmony with everyone in Animal Village! He’s warm and kind when he plays with everyone, and really popular with little kids! But he’s actually just a teensy bit weak-hearted and stressed– so when Piggles chews someone out, he’ll join in and bully them too! It’s a rumor that EVERYONE in Kamihama is talking about. Moo, moo, moooo-rgh!!”
Fan Translation: “Somewhere, there’s a great grassy field big enough for everyone to run around, and a great big cherry tree for everyone to sit and watch the flowers under. One day, when the three girls in the hospital have gotten all better and gone out into the world, they and the girl who always came to see them will meet each other again there. Then, that great big cherry tree will bloom to its fullest, celebrating their happy reunion.”
Official Translation: "In a field so wide and broad that everyone could run around it at once, and everyone could sit comfortably to watch the blossoms, there stood a grand sakura tree. One day, three little girls taken into hospital care will get healthy enough to leave the hospital and go there. There they'll reunite with the last girl, who always came to visit them. And when that happens, the huge tree will burst into full bloom to celebrate the four girls' reunion."
Anime Version: “One day, the three girls will leave the hospital, beneath a huge, wilted cherry tree, and will reunite with the older girl who always came to visit them. The tree, as if giving its blessing to their reunion, will bloom with a glorious display of cherry blossoms, and the blossoms on that tree will never fall again. No matter how lost we feel, no matter what we lose sight of, someday, we will reach that tree. The name of that rumor is "The Eternal Sakura."
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? The May Bells of Happiness, and the rumor thereof! Once Miss Ripper’s all done ripping, and finds that which she lost, a beautiful string of bells will burst into full bloom! And they’ll share their happy scent with poor, poor, lonely you. Just relax and sink into the scent, and it’ll pull in this girl and that girl to build your very own ideal world! For any other girl who gets in the way, it’s bye-bye: back to that crummy reality! And for you, in all your happiness, it’s bye-bye: away from that crummy reality! They say that once you get hooked, there’s no going back. It’s a rumor that EVERYONE snoozing on the rooftops is talking about. Oh, what a nice smell~!”
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? The May Bells of Happiness, and the rumor thereof! Once Miss Ripper’s all done ripping, and finds that which she lost, a beautiful string of bells will burst into full bloom! And they’ll share their happy scent with poor, poor, lonely you. Just relax and sink into the scent, and it’ll pull in this girl and that girl to build your very own ideal world! For any other girl who gets in the way, it’s bye-bye: back to that crummy reality! And for you, in all your happiness, it’s bye-bye: away from that crummy reality! They say that once you get hooked, there’s no going back. It’s a rumor that EVERYONE snoozing on the rooftops is talking about. Oh, what a nice smell~!”
“Have you heard? Has anyone told you? The Rumor of the Tangled Ruins! It’s got lots of entangled doors, and everyone trying to follow the matching ribbon is getting tangled into knots! The doors are just waiting to be opened!
Place scissors beneath your bed and drift off into deep sleep, and you’ll be at the Tangled Ruins in no time.
If you snip open little doors and rip open the big door, you’ll get something great as a prize! It’s the hottest rumor among crafts lovers!
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? The Dreaming Mirror, and the rumor thereof! Oh, if only I could go back in time to that day… Oh, if only I could do it all over again…! Well, if you’re the lucky winner of our lottery this week, then you’re officially invited to a dream of that ‘what-if’ world! The entry fee? Priceless! Just pass a test of your heart, and you’ll get a special chance to make your own ‘what-if’ come true! But non, non, non! Just one word of advice: if you flunk out, you’ll never, ever wake up again! It’s a rumor that ALL the fine young ladies in Hokuyou Ward are talking about. Mirror, mirror, on the wall…!”
“My, have you heard? Who’d you hear it from? …………, and the rumor thereof! She tried to steal some magic to meet that girl she wants to meet, but happened to be greeted by a totally different world outside! So she can’t make heads or tails of who she wanted to meet at all! When she senses a desire to meet someone, she’ll peek out from her digital world, but since she can’t tell who ‘that girl’ is, she’ll kidnap any random soul she sees! They’ll get sent back eventually, but the whole time until then, she broadcasts her lonely anxiety to them in a scaaaary dream! How tough! How tragic! How totally out of hand! ‘The girl she wants to meet again’ doesn’t actually exist, and ‘her feelings of wanting to meet her again’ can’t be fulfilled… so the whole thing’s just going nowhere fast! It’s a rumor that EVERYONE in Kamihama is talking about. What a buzzy broadcast!”
"Have you heard? Has anyone told you? The Rumor of the Miniature Dollhouse. A package delivered anonymously! Those unfortunate enough to be present when it's opened enter a fictional world! The price? An important connection! There is only one rule in this world, the Dreamer's dreamworld! Perfect for escaping reality! Yes, there's just one catch! If the Dreamer loses to herself, everyone remains trapped there! All the Shinsei Ward Magical Girls are talking about it. Run forever!"
Here's a list for things I aim to do. If someone wants to contribute, feel welcome to do so:
Capitalize:
Barrier
Doppel
Familiar
Grief Cube
Grief Seed
Incubator
Irregularity
Kimochi
Labyrinth
Law of Cycles
Magical Girl
Nightmare
Rumor
Soul Gem
Spirit
The Universe
The Will of the Universe
Uwasa
Wards
Witch
Witch's Kiss
Wraith
Add powers for:
The new Uwasa from Exedra
The new background characters from Exedra
Look at what chapters inheritors of our souls came out between
Add the names for Kagome's interviews at least, then consider adding text
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Photos to add to their sections later:
Ghosts
Formation: Ghosts are the lingering spirits of the deceased. Ghosts of Magical Girls can arise from two scenarios:
Soul Gem Destruction: If a Magical Girl’s Soul Gem is shattered (like Kanae), she becomes a ghost.
Witch Transformation: If a magical girl becomes a Witch (like Mel), her consciousness can be preserved as a ghost if another ghost (e.g., Kanae) captures her thoughts and feelings before her soul fully dissipates.
Ghosts retain their memories and personalities from life, though some (like Mel) may initially forget details. They exist in a separate plane from the living but can observe the living world without normally communicating with the living.
Under normal circumstances, they can weakly manipulate inanimate objects (e.g., rattling a plate) but cannot directly speak or intervene. Only individuals sensitive to spirits (e.g., psychics) might perceive them.
Ghosts can manifest objects in their world by imagining their appearance, sound, and taste. This is how the ghost café and other ghostly environments exist.
Ghost Licenses:
Ghosts operate under rules enforced by a "license" system. If a ghost interferes too much with the living (e.g., trying to communicate with Yachiyo), their license is suspended, barring them from further interaction.
There are ghost cafés, which work as social hubs where deceased Magical Girls gather, share stories, and create objects.
Unlike girls whose Soul Gem broke, girls who became Witches have their ghostly form preserved only if another Magical Girl's ghost saves their fading consciousness. In such cases, their Witch’s defeat would finally allow their soul to rest.
Ghosts can also project emotions onto keepsakes (e.g., Mel’s fortune log, Kanae’s lyrics), allowing the living to sense their presence or receive messages.
Unlike magical girls normal human ghosts seem to be born from violent deaths (e.g., drowning, suicide) or intense emotional bonds (e.g., Kei and Yu’s obsessive relationship).
The ghost of the drowned Chinese Magical Girl that becomes Paola merges with Kei’s spirit to manifest.
Kei herself appears as a featureless shadow with a seaweed stench, unable to interact physically unless possessing someone.
Some ghosts can possess living humans if the target is emotionally vulnerable or the ghost’s will is strong, such as when Kei possessed Madoka, a Magical Girl. Homura herself resists possession due to her time-looping trauma.
When merged with Witches, ghosts can create pocket dimensions akin to Witch Barriers, appearing as black abysses where time is frozen.
Kei herself is also accompanied by the scent of the sea where she died.
Ghosts also invade dreams to share memories.
Ghosts themselves can choose to move on, but some choose to linger, such as Kei fading only after Yu herself dies.
Ui's Soul Transferal: The first Uwasa Nemu created. After Ui, Touka and Nemu made their wishes, Ui's collection left her on the verge of becoming a Witch at any moment. Nemu manifested a story to take Ui's soul out of her body, as a Witch cannot be created without their human personality and emotions. Touka pointed out that without a vessel to put it in, Ui's soul will dissipate, so Nemu decides to use Lil' Kyubey as the vessel, since Kyubeys naturally have no emotion or personality of their own. While the transferal caused all traces and memories of Ui to be erased, this Uwasa itself wasn't the one to cause this. This Uwasa didn't seem to have a physical form, but rather the process itself was the Uwasa.
A series of minor Uwasa that Yachiyo and Iroha defeat in Chapter 7, as well as rumors of unknown status mentioned in Mitama's office in Magia Record Episode 4. None of them make a physical appearance in the story.
Fireman's Mound: An Uwasa that appears at a firefighters’ memorial grave site. Anyone who speaks badly of the departed will be attacked by a spooky hand that will try to drag them underground. However, the hand will vanish if you reassure it that “Thanks to you, the town is safe.” It was defeated by Iroha and Yachiyo. This Rumor seems to be based off the real-life Hanako-san, a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl named Hanako who haunts lavatories.
Headless Bike Gang: An Uwasa that appears as an unseen biker gang that causes violence when no-one’s looking. Anyone who sees them will be forced to join their ranks. Whether this Uwasa is multiple entities under the same Rumor, or simply one Uwasa alongside the people it kidnapped, is unknown. This Uwasa was defeated by Iroha and Yachiyo.
Puzzle Tile Lock: An Uwasa that appears when someone rotates the manholes in town. When they are lined up properly, it’ll create a path to the city government’s hidden safe. However, the path is apparently booby-trapped. It was defeated by Iroha and Yachiyo.
Underground Empire: Another rumor which included manhole covers. Momoko Togame mentions it in Mitama's office, describing a rumor of an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but whether it was an actual Uwasa, or a normal rumor, is unknown.
Fashion Monster: An Uwasa defeated by Iroha and Yachiyo. It appears before confident, dressed up girls and drags its victims into an alley. If the Rumor isn’t told it looks stylish, it will strip off the victim’s clothes.
Glimpse of the Future: In Mitama's office, Kaede Akino mentions of a rumor where one can catch a glimpse of their future on the TV at 4:44:44 am. It is unknown if this is an Uwasa, or just a normal rumor, but in real-life this is an urban legend of sorts, referenced in many games and other media.
Event Uwasa
These Uwasa appear in the Events of Magia Record, as well as Magia Exedra.
These rumors don't describe actual Uwasa, but rather they describe things, or entities which already exist, as these were likely not created by Nemu herself.
