Wasu
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| Wasu (ワス) | |
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| Physical info | |
| Type | Human, Witch Girl |
| Gender | Female ♀ |
| Age | Unknown |
| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Purple |
| Magic info | |
| Soul Gem | Melt Gem |
| Weapon | Stick (Wand Mode, Sword Mode[observed]) |
| Witch Form | Walpurgisnacht |
| Powers and Abilities | Unknown |
| Wish | See Marguerite |
| Social info | |
| Japanese pronoun | watakushi (わたくし) |
| School | Mitakihara Middle School, 9th grade |
| Background info | |
| Character designer Primary artist |
Ume Aoki |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Maaya Sakamoto (WENWJA𝕏aniDBANNIMDb) |
"A devil's butterfly dream is nothing more than a dream of bubbles varnishing upon the water's surface"[unofficial tl.]
—Wasu, Walpurgisnacht: Rising.
Wasu (ワス), also known as Senior with no name (名前のない上級生), is a character from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-.
Appearance
Wasu, in appearance, is similar to Homura Akemi, with some key differences; her hair is more of a darker purple, and she had magenta-red eyes.
Witch Girl
Witch Girl 2nd Form
Wasu's Witch Girl 2nd Form (魔女っ子第2形態 Majokko Dai 2 Keitai)[1] resembles that of Walpurgisnacht.
Personality and Traits
Powers and Abilities
Wasu main weapon has two modes: Wand Mode[2] and Sword Mode[observed]. In Sword Mode, it is a staff with wings and a middle gem, In Baton Mode, the weapon is a sword with a broken blade, it is able to damage objects.[observed][3]
When Wasu is in Nazukasokotsune, she can manipulate the elements present inside, mainly the books, she is able to use them to block attacks, along with turning familiars into pages, as this can be observed when Wasu aims books at Homura's familiars and turns them into pages. Wasu can summon a book that is a witch's size to contain it, by shutting the book onto a witch between pages. It is also notable that she can manipulate as many books as needed, as it is seen that she was able to gather many books to form a boring machine-like drilling system to chase Sayaka and Homura down. She can also move the Nameless Star's position.[observed][3]
Wasu is able to fly, and transformed into her witch form, Walpurgisnacht.[observed][3]
History
Wasu was originally a conglomeration formed from thousands of souls[4] during the Ancient Era, and was then taken to the Law of Cycles at the end of the TV series. Following the events of Rebellion, the Law of Cycles became unstable, and she is able to return to the mortal world through Nazukasokotsune.[5] She longed for "Marguerite" as the only person who can remembered her true self[4][6], and came to Mitakihara to take back Marguerite.[7] Additionally, Wasu brought along Selema Terez and Zi Ding Xiang with her.
She first appeared in Rising meeting Madoka, Sayaka and Hitomi, where she repeatedly mistakes Madoka for Marguerite, ignoring Madoka's corrections. When Homura tries to get more information about her, she attacks her mentally and leaves Madoka for the time.
Later, she, Selema Terez and Zi Ding Xiang follow Kyubey and kill their bodies repeatedly to prevent Homura from using her Lizard Phone rumor to recruit more ordinary girls to fight for her.
Wasu then enters Madoka's home, calling her Marguerite again, and tries to take her ribbons out when she is stopped by Homura. After a brief exchange, she starts to fight her, demanding Marguerite back. At the end, she cuts both the platform Homura was standing and one of her wings.
Some time later, she explains to Zi Ding Xiang that she fought Homura because she found someone with her same face protecting Marguerite with innocence and making her forget everything pathetic. The trio is found by Kyubey, and they decide to make an alliance.
Eventually, she confronts Homura and Sayaka in Nazukasokotsune, after they tried to trick her to lure her out from the place. She explains how it works and how she has no name and memories, that only Marguerite only knows those key details, and how her only memory is that she's every forgotten curse that's fused together, thus Walpurgisnacht. She then later tries to kill them after defeating both Oktavia von Seckendorff and Homura's familars. Outside she tries to continue the battle, this time with Homura and her powers back. However, they are stopped by Mami, Nagisa, Kyoko and an unconscious Zi Ding Xiang, who ask for explanations.
After Selema has summoned Kriemhild Gretchen by using Nazukasotsune's record of it, Wasu battles Selema's familiar, and flies towards Madoka, when Madoka is possessed by the Law of Cycles and learns Wasu's past.
After Selema is defeated, and Madoka is back to normal, Wasu dashes towards Madoka, desperate to know her real identity. When Madoka comforts her and explains she's Marguerite, this is when she remembers who she is, and Marguerite is separated from Wasu.
Wasu then encourages Homura to protect Madoka from the Law of Cycles, and gives advice. She, Marguerite, Zi Ding Xiang, and the nuns who formed Walpurgisnacht return back to the Law of Cycles.
Gallery
Anime Screenshots
Concept Movie
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Wasu (presumed) behind the curtain with her broken sword
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Manga
Walpurgisnacht Rising Manga
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Wasu on the cover of volume 1
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Official Art
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School uniform -
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The visual for the second Walpurgisnacht Rising teaser
Concept
Wasu originally spoke in a boyish manner using the boku pronoun in Gen Urobuchi's script, which Urobuchi had based on Inu Curry's Note.[note 1] Akiyuki Shinbo, who held Aim for the Ace's "Madame Butterfly" (Ryūzaki Reika) as his ideal upperclasswoman, asked Gekidan Inu Curry if he could change how Wasu spoke. After Gekidan Inu Curry agreed, Shinbo had Shaft producer Miku Ōshima rewrite Wasu's lines in an ojō-sama style.[8]
Trivia
- The name "Wasu" was never mentioned once in Walpurgisnacht: Rising, except in ending credits.
Observations
- The name Wasu first appeared in the Concept Movie's early plot outline.
- Wasu's Magical Girl ring in Walpurgisnacht: Rising is written ANONYMOUS ("Anonymous") in Archaic and lacks a gem on the back side of her ring.
- Wasu's Magical Girl/Witch Girl outfit resembles Homura's Magical Girl outfit in early concepts.
Etymology
- Since the name Wasu (ワス) is written with katakana, multiple meaning can be given to it. However, it likely originates from said Witch Girl's original Witch name when written in Japanese, Walpurgisnacht (ワルプルギスの夜)
Notes
- ↑ Shinbo described this as Boku-shaberi (ボク喋り) in the interview
References
- ↑ Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2026 event, Shaft Booth's Walpurgisnacht: Rising Production Material Display (Sat 9/19 to Sun 9/20)
- ↑ Walpurgisnacht: Rising Theater Pamphlet: Weapon Setting materials p.46-47
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shown in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Spoken line in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-: "Thousands of cursed voices, I do not know who I truly am."[unofficial tl.] (「幾千の呪いの声、どれが本当のわたくしか分からない」[verification needed])
- ↑ Spoken line in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-: "I, too, am the one guided by the Law of Cycles" "Some abnormality seems to have befallen the Law of Cycles. You, the devil, must know the reason." "My old nest opened, and that is how I was able to returned to this world"[unofficial tl.] (「わたくしも円環の理に導かれた身ですの」「何やら円環の理に異常が来したよう。悪魔であるあなたなら、その理由をご存知でしょう」「懐かしい古巣が開いて、現世に舞い戻りを果たした」)[verification needed]
- ↑ Spoken line in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-: "My name, my feelings, Marguerite is the only one who knows them. Only her could bring back my true self."[unofficial tl.] (「わたくしの名前、わたくしの思い、それを知っているのはマルグリートだけ。彼女だけがわたくしを取り戻してくれるはず。」) (Also from PV at 0:47)
- ↑ Spoken line in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-: "I will take Marguerite back"[unofficial tl.] (「マルグリートを返していただきます」) (Also from PV at 0:34)
- ↑ Kikan S 2026/10: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo p.44 (published 2026-09-16)