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Oriko Magica Characters

2024-09-12T15:37:47Z

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<onlyinclude>{{TableWrap|width=5|class=mw-collapsible
|header=<h6 style="display:inline">Magical girls</h6>
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Oriko Mikuni
|image=OrikoMagica OrikoMikuni-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Kirika Kure
|image=OrikoMagica KirikaKure-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Yuma Chitose
|image=OrikoMagica YumaChitose-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Miyako Saki
|image=OrikoMagica MiyakoSaki-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Sasa Yuuki
|image=OrikoMagica SasaYuuki-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Komaki Asako
|image=OrikoMagica KomakiAsako-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Koito Asako
|image=koito_profile.jpg
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Lina Hitomi
|image=OrikoMagica LinaHitomi-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Mio
|image=OrikoMagica Mio-icon.png
|height=110
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Mai Akane
|image=OrikoMagica MaiAkane-icon.png
|height=110
}}
}}

{{TableWrap|width=5|class=mw-collapsible
|header=<h6 style="display:inline">Supporting characters</h6>
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Hisaomi Mikuni
|image=SPhisaomi.jpg
|height=230
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Yurako Mikuni
|image=Yurako.jpg
|height=230
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Kimihide Mikuni
|image=Kimihide.jpg
|height=230
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Erika Mamiya
|image=Erika2.jpg
|height=230
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Mako Chitose
|image=Mako.jpg
|height=230
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Akira Namekata
|image=Akira.png
|height=230
}}
|{{Simple Character Cell
|name=Minor Characters
|link=Minor Characters (Oriko Magica)
|image=OrikoSadnessPrayer FutabaProfile.png
|height=230
}}
}}

{{TableWrap|width=5|class=mw-collapsible
|header=<h6 style="display:inline">Witches</h6>
|{{Witch Character Cell
|name=Rosasharn
|image=Rosasharn Card.png
|minions=[[Rosasharn#Minions|?????]]
}}
|{{Witch Character Cell
|name=Cecil
|image=Cecil Card.png
|minions=[[Cecil#Minions|?????]]
}}
|{{Witch Character Cell
|name=Virginia
|image=Virginia Card.png
}}
|{{Witch Character Cell
|name=Stacy
|image=Stacy Card.png
|minions=[[Stacy#Minions|?????]]
}}
|{{Witch Character Cell
|name=Latria
|image=Oriko Magica Witch Card 5.png
|minions=[[Latria#Minions|?????]]
}}
}}</onlyinclude>

[[Category:Characters| Oriko Magica]]

Sana Futaba

2024-06-29T20:20:53Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Sana Futaba
|image=[[File:Sana character.png|250px]]
|jname= 二葉さな (Futaba Sana)
|surname=Futaba
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E5%B0%8F%E5%80%89%E5%94%AF|Yui Ogura]] 
English: [https://twitter.com/KayliMills/status/1251663856188809216 Ryan Bartley] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Melissa_Hernández Melissa Hernández] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Juliana Shibata
|id=1004
|release1=JP:October 23, 2017
|release2=NA:August 06, 2019
}}

'''Sana Futaba''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=153cm
|eyes=Green
|hair=Green
|origin=[[Chuo Ward]]
|soulgem=Green crown-shaped gem (necklace at her throat)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Shield|Large Shield]], knife (in the anime).
|wish={{Q|Please make me invisible.}}
|powers=Disappear (Disappears along with all signs of magic)
|doppel=Theresia
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed biological father (deceased), unnamed mother, unnamed step-father, unnamed older step-brother, unnamed younger step-brother
|school=[[Mizuna Girls' School]], Eighth grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; briefly)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Defense|attribute=forest
|hp0=12514|atk0=3156|def0=4375
|hp2=12514|atk2=3156|def2=4375
|hp3=15847|atk3=3998|def3=5551
|hp4=20843|atk4=5361|def4=7310
|hp5=25825|atk5=6520|def5=9080
|hpmax=28031|atkmax=7535|defmax=12322
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk3=blast-|disk4=charge
|connect=Anything You Need From Me
|connecttype=effect-cut
|connect2=Damage Cut [VII]
|connect3=Damage Cut [X]
|connect4=Damage Cut [XV]
|connect5=Damage Cut [XV] & Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP to [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha]]
|magia=Foltergefängnis (Torture Prison)
|magiapat=all
|magia2=Damage to All Enemies [I] & Defense UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage to All Enemies [III] & Defense UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [V] & Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VI] & Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T)
|doppel=Theresia
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damage to All Enemies & 1 of 2 Patterns (Random) 
'''Pattern 1: '''Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T) & HP Restore (All) 
'''Pattern 2: '''Chance to Burn (All / 3T) & Chance to Blind (All / 1T) & Chance to Bind (All / 1T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp2=4|atk2=2|def2=6|accele2=2|blast2=4|charge2=4
|hp3=5|atk3=3|def3=7|accele3=3|blast3=5|charge3=5
|hp4=6|atk4=4|def4=8|accele4=4|blast4=6|charge4=6
|hp5=7|atk5=5|def5=9|accele5=5|blast5=7|charge5=7
|hpmax=7|atkmax=5|defmax=9|accelemax=9|blastmax=13|chargemax=12
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, effect-taunt, buff-accele, buff-doppel, buff-doppel, effect-endure,
buff-doppelmp, buff-mpgain, buff-mpgain, buff-charge, buff-charge, effect-cut,
effect-cut-blast
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Provoke Adept: Chance to Provoke [II]
|Accele Adept: Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Fortitude Adept: Endure (Quests only)
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [III]
|Clever Adept: MP Gain UP [II] & MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [I]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Blast Shield: Blast Damage Cut [III]
|active=Anti-Debuff [3x] (Self / 3T)
|activetype=effect-negate-debuff
|activename=Anti-Debuff
|cooldown=6
}}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who is always thinking negative thoughts. Ostracized by her family and by the people around her, she never gained any real confidence in herself. But she is gentle to others, which leads her to submit to the will of those who can be confident in their own abilities, and she is always content to serve quietly and obediently at their side. "What… was I born for? I need to change, don't I?"

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Sana Doppel sprite.png|thumb|right|150px|Theresia, Sana's doppel]]
The Doppel of Transparency. Its form is an Interrogation Chair.
The master of this emotion feels both pain and satisfaction from her Doppel's form. The main body of this Doppel is not the chair, but an invisible entity that is tortured endlessly while sitting atop it. This transparent Doppel uses its own blood to attack its enemies; however, it is not so easily controlled, and should the visible Doppel emerge from its master's right ear instead of the invisible one that typically appears from her left ear, it will scream and go on a rampage, swinging its guillotine at allies and enemies alike.

{{-}}

===Side Story===
{{Spoilerbox|
Sana notices that [[Iroha Tamaki]] has a keychain for an old puppet show called Mr. Purrs-a-Lot. Sana explains that she's a fan of the show and starts talking about the cast and events. Sana apologizes for talking too much, but Iroha tells her not to worry. Sana starts to worry that her past will just repeat itself, and thinks about how she became a magical girl. Sana narrates that she's her mother's "stepchild". Her actual father has been dead as long as she could remember. Her mother would say that marrying Sana's father was the biggest mistake she ever made.

Sana's mother was always strict with her, and would yell at her no matter what. Her current father is a professor at [[Kamihama City|Kamihama]] University and teaches at its medical school. All he cared about were Sana's grades, which were always poor. He would literally call her a stupid girl and demanded that she get better. Sana also has two step-brothers from her step-father, an older one and a younger one. Her older brother had the highest grades in the country, while her younger brother was athletically talented. Both of her brothers were greatly loved by Sana's mother.

One day Sana asked her older brother to help her study. However, her older brother called her stupid as well. Her younger brother says that neither of them have to waste their valuable time on Sana. Eventually, it reached the point where her entire family declared Sana didn't deserve to be part of the Futaba family. Claiming that she tarnished the family name with her actions, Sana's family forbade her from interacting or even seeing them. They told her to send an email if she needed something. Since that day, Sana hasn't said a word to her family, and vice versa. Sana narrates that she had to stay quiet, or else it seemed she would be abandoned completely.

Since that day, Sana spent more time outside. She would spend her days wandering aimlessly. One day though she made a friend - a stray cat she named Miss Purrs, after the Mr. Purrs-a-Lot show. Every day she would feed Miss Purrs in a back alley and talk to her. She would do things like ask if Miss Purrs lived in an animal city, like on the show. Sana narrates that she was just living simply because she was too scared to die. Sana wonders if she could live in the animal city, but realizes it doesn't really exist.

One day, Miss Purrs vanished. Sana tried to find her and eventually met an old man who ran the store in front of Miss Purrs’ alley. The old man explains he called someone from the health department to take away the stray cats behind his store, and asks Sana to stop feeding them. The old man apologizes when Sana starts crying, but she runs off. As time went on, Sana started to believe Miss Purrs left because she talked to her. One day she thought she saw Miss Purrs but found nothing. Unbeknownst to Sana, it was actually [[Kyubey]]. Sana narrates she never saw Miss Purrs again.

After Miss Purrs disappeared, Sana decided to simply stay at school after class. One day, she met a student from her class who liked her Mr. Purrs-a-Lot keychain. Sana was happy to make a friend, especially since the student was also lonely like her. One day, Sana was bullied by some other students, who took her keychain. Sana looked to her friend for help, but her friend did nothing. That day, Sana just stopped going to school. She called her friend once, and after an awkward conversation Sana cut off all contact. Sana has no hard feelings, believing the student was scared as well. That was when she met Kyubey.

When Kyubey made his offer, Sana didn't even think about making wishes to fix her family or make friends. After all, she was betrayed by those people. Sana initially asks to be taken to the animal city where Mr. Purrs-a-Lot lives, but then just says to make her invisible. Sana explains she just wants to disappear from the world, as she believes herself worthless. Back in the present, Iroha notices Sana spacing out and asks her what's wrong. Sana narrates that until she met Iroha, she lived by herself. Since normal people couldn't see her she stopped going to home or school, not wanting to deal with the world around. She thinks about what she would do if she hadn't met Iroha, but is interrupted by Iroha talking about Mr. Purrs-a-Lot. Sana mentally thanks Iroha for finding her and is glad she wasn't alone forever.
}}

===Costume Stories===
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{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Sana_valentine_costume.png|thumb|right|150px]]
One day Iroha arrived home to find Sana looking over a large pile of persimmons. Sana explains that [[Yachiyo Nanami]] receives a lot of astringent persimmons from her neighbors every year but was too busy at a photoshoot to make use of them until later. Since Sana has nothing better to do while at home alone, she decided to try her hand at making dried persimmons herself. Iroha offers to help and between the two of them they’re able to peel them, tie the stems with string, then wash and hang them up to dry. The two decided to check on the fruit everyday to make sure there’s no mold as the fruit dries.

Yachiyo notices how they bring the fruit inside everyday in order to avoid the night dew and prevent the fruit from molding. She warns them to be careful of large birds that will aim straight for the dried persimmons if they’re not careful. After that, Sana increased the security around the dried persimmons. However, despite her increased precautions, several of the persimmons kept disappearing during the day and night and it seems that the bird nets were useless against these big birds.

One late night, [[Tsuruno Yui]] and [[Felicia Mitsuki]] had snuck downstairs to sneak off some of the persimmons. As they prepare to grab a bunch, the kitchen lights suddenly come on and Sana stands facing them, already transformed. She warned them that she won’t forgive them as both Tsuruno and Felicia cry out for mercy. Soon those two “birds” learned to leave the dried persimmons alone even if they truly believed that eating them secretly made them that much tastier.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Sana_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Sana has come to the beach to play with Iroha and company. Iroha takes a break from swimming and asks if Sana has swam already. Sana says she's taking a break herself. As the girls relax, Iroha remembers something and helps Sana make something in the sand. Sana recognizes it as "Gorogoro" from the show she likes. Sana proceeds to monologue about the show internally. Iroha asks her why she's staring. Sana says it's because it's amazing and asks if Iroha is a "Gorotor", a creator of the show. Iroha is confused.

Sana decide to make a sand version of "Gorogoro"'s friend "Wonderful", which Iroha recognizes. Iroha remembers there was an episode where the characters were in a beach volleyball tournament, but couldn't win first place. Sana makes another character that appeared in the episode, and Iroha says she's making them fast. Sana then proceeds to make objects and locations from the episode.

An hour later, Iroha asks Sana to stop, pointing out that she filled the entire area with characters. People come by and wonder if there's a live performance going on. An embarrassed Sana flees into the ocean. Iroha takes a picture of the art. Sana narrates that when it comes to "Gorogoro" she gets so excited, and wants to try doing it again.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=New Year's Haregi|[[File:Sana haregi.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Iroha and [[Tsuruno Yui]] are hanging out downstairs in their pajamas. Iroha is telling Tsuruno about how [[Ui Tamaki]] is staying with her parents a few days so they can all spend time together as a family. [[Yachiyo Nanami]] shows up in her pajamas carrying a large bag. When they ask what’s in the bag, Yachiyo explains her modeling agency had a big end of year photoshoot while wearing New Year’s kimonos and she was able to buy several of them for cheap afterwards. She calls down [[Felicia Mitsuki]] and Sana and presents each of them with their own New Year’s kimonos. Both Felicia and Sana are amazed at the beautiful garments and Yachiyo suggests they all go for a walk together once they get dressed.

The group takes a walk outside. Sana thinks the kimono that Yachiyo picked out for her fits perfectly whereas Felicia is too busy whining about how hard it is to walk in the zori, or wooden sandals. Sana doesn’t find it to be so difficult so Yachiyo asks them to hold on just a bit longer. Even though her feet and legs were beginning to ache, Sana didn’t say anything since she believed the discomfort was worth it to be able to hang out with everyone in kimonos. After their walk out, the trio head home and Yachiyo suggests they take off their kimonos, but Felicia doesn’t want to. Yachiyo says they should for now since Sana isn’t so comfortable in hers. She looks at Sana who remains quiet. Yachiyo asks Sana if her legs aren’t hurting but Sana is reluctant to admit it. Yachiyo reminds her they’re like a family now, so it’s ok for her to speak up her mind once in a while and let them all know how she’s feeling. Sana looks up and says she wants to keep wearing her kimono alongside everyone. Yachiyo smiles and says they can wear their kimonos for the rest of the day if she wants, and she’ll even let them stay up a bit late too. Tsuruno and Felicia are shocked at how lenient Yachiyo is being for once.

The next morning, Sana thinks back on all the fun they had while wearing kimonos for a day. She thinks that maybe it was ok to be selfish just this once. When Yachiyo greets her good morning, Sana decides to be selfish just one more time and asks Yachiyo if she wouldn’t mind helping her get dressed into her kimono again. Yachiyo smiles and tells her how happy she is that she liked the outfit so much.
}}
{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Sana Pajama Outfit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Sana has a nightmare in which Iroha, Yachiyo and Tsuruno say they hate her and say goodbye to her. Sana cries and she again thinks about wishing to disappear, but at that moment she feels a warm hand stroking her hair. Sana wakes up and realizes that she is in her pajamas at the Mikazuki Villa. Felicia says that Sana has woken up. Sana realizes that Felicia was the one stroking her head, and she explains that she tried to wake her up that way because Yachiyo asked her to go wake Sana up so that she wouldn't get a cold from sleeping in the living room without covering with sheets. Felicia didn't she want Yachiyo to make Sana use a heater under her pajamas. Sana starts to cry and hugs Felicia, who asks her what's happening and why she started crying. Felicia begins to stroke Sana's hair again and tells her that it is a spell that her mother used to tell her, asking if Sana has nightmares, assuring that every time she had a nightmare her mother stroke her like that to calm her down.

Felicia says that seeing Sana sad makes her feel bad, but then she says that she doesn't want Yachiyo to think of her as treating Sana badly. Felicia later tells Sana about a nightmare she usually has in which giant vegetables fight against a cow, and after killing the cow the vegetables went against her and at that moment a demon Yachiyo appears that prevents her from fleeing, but Sana asks her how Yachiyo appeared in her dream if she didn't already know her, and Felicia agrees with Sana and says that her dreams are strange because they mix with her memories and change. Sana tells Felicia about her nightmare but she no longer remembers it, only that Yachiyo and the others were there and she was very scary. Sana thanks Felicia for casting her spell and Felicia says that Sana will no longer have to deal with "Demon Yachiyo", but unbeknownst to her, Yachiyo was behind the two and asks Felicia who she calls a demon, as Felicia screams in fear.
}}
{{Tab Content|title=Loungewear|[[File:Sana popup pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
}}
</div>

==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]]

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Deliver_to_the_Beyond,_A_Piece_of_Hope|Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Bittersweet_AI_Memory|Bittersweet AI Memory]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_The_Legendary_Story_of_the_Paper_Mulberry_Leaf_~The_Swaying_Feeling,_Once_Again_Fascinating~|The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Witches' Paradox Extermination Battle|The Witches' Paradox Extermination Battle (1)]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Otsukimi_is_Slumbering_Pajama_Party|Otsukimi is a Slumbering Pajama Party]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Tokime_Tribe_Tale|Tokime Tribe Tale]]
*[[Magia Record Story Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura|Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Manaka Kurumi]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)]]
* [[Iroha・Ui (Miko ver.)]]
* [[Rumor Sana]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata ver.)]]
* [[Madoka・Iroha]]
* [[Nayuta・Mikage (Christmas ver.)]]
* [[Shizuka Tokime (First Sunrise ver.)]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Rumor Sana]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Due to the nature of her wish, Sana is completely invisible and silent to humans except other magical girls. This form of invisibility can be used to help Sana escape from difficult situations or to obscure her image from other people to make them oblivious to her presence, this form of invisibility can't even be detected as her magical signatures are also obscured. It is unknown wether Sana can make others invisible through enchanting them or through physical contact but one can assume if she learnt to do this it would be possible for her ability to extend to other individuals.

Sana is able to utilise her shield for defence and Sana herself is quite armoured, allowing for increased endurance during combat or allowing her a better chance to protect her allies. Her shield is also able to summon various instruments of lethal capabilities such as pendulums with axes on the end, drills, pliers, chains and many more weapons. She can seemingly summon these instruments on command.

When her soul gem turns black, her doppel, Theresia, comes forth. Theresia is a notoriously dangerous doppel as one side of it contains a large axe which can be spun around by the doppel very quickly to attack enemies with. The doppel can also summon spiked shields to send forth at its enemies to attack them with, though the primary threat is the liquid the doppel always produces as it can quickly gather into masses around enemies which can leave them immobile. The liquid damages its enemies over time and eventually explodes.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "two" (二) and "leaf" (葉), respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* Sana's Side Story was slightly edited due to the inconsistency of her having a boy in her all-girls school. [https://twitter.com/tadokoroad1029/status/930773338410049541 See here.]
* Her weapon is reminiscent of a police riot shield that spawns various types of pliers and wrenches.
* Sana's doppel is the first to have more than one doppel attack depending on which half of the doppel is summoned. There is a set pattern for each half of the doppel and there is an equal likelihood of either half being summoned in battle.
* Her Doppel's name, Theresia, may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Maria Theresa|Maria Theresa]], 18 century female ruler of the Habsburg dominions or the ''[[wikipedia:de:Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana|Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana]]'', the code of law published by her in 1768. The code standardizes the methods of torture, in order to regulate and limit the arbitrary use of torture. The statutory volume contains [https://archive.org/details/ConstitutioCriminalisTheresiana-1768/page/n341/mode/2up illustrations of torture devices], but there doesn't seem to be an illustration of the [[wikipedia:Iron chair|torture chair]].
* Sana's Magia name is German for "torture prison".

==Gallery==
See [[Sana Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Sana]] for all other images

==Memoria Cards==
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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmWGfLTKfs Recording of Sana's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoOfCnWPVUI Recording of Sana's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08dz44hHzVg Recording of Sana's Doppel Video (Right Side) on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCAfFoozg0 Recording of Sana's Doppel Video (Left Side) on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Sana's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1SJl84hKBI Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbw0U5CiXUI Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ccA-oSDno Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/-5llOxSbH5A Recording of Sana's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/v12O6sB292o Recording of Sana's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdjsY8DafFk Recording of Sana's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QczLc_bV1QY Recording of Sana's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcxZinJ3PyQ Recording of Sana's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyXKgzgd1o Recording of Sana's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjw_VlciHM8 Recording of Sana's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00eh-h39FQY Recording of Sana's Pajama outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magia Record with Doppels]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Sana Futaba

2024-06-29T20:16:29Z

Blipearx:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Sana Futaba
|image=[[File:Sana character.png|250px]]
|jname= 二葉さな (Futaba Sana)
|surname=Futaba
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E5%B0%8F%E5%80%89%E5%94%AF|Yui Ogura]] 
English: [https://twitter.com/KayliMills/status/1251663856188809216 Ryan Bartley] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Melissa_Hernández Melissa Hernández] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Juliana Shibata
|id=1004
|release1=JP:October 23, 2017
|release2=NA:August 06, 2019
}}

'''Sana Futaba''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=153cm
|eyes=Green
|hair=Pastel Green
|origin=[[Chuo Ward]]
|soulgem=Green crown-shaped gem (necklace at her throat)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Shield|Large Shield]], knife (in the anime).
|wish={{Q|Please make me invisible.}}
|powers=Disappear (Disappears along with all signs of magic)
|doppel=Theresia
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed biological father (deceased), unnamed mother, unnamed step-father, unnamed older step-brother, unnamed younger step-brother
|school=[[Mizuna Girls' School]], Eighth grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; briefly)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Defense|attribute=forest
|hp0=12514|atk0=3156|def0=4375
|hp2=12514|atk2=3156|def2=4375
|hp3=15847|atk3=3998|def3=5551
|hp4=20843|atk4=5361|def4=7310
|hp5=25825|atk5=6520|def5=9080
|hpmax=28031|atkmax=7535|defmax=12322
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk3=blast-|disk4=charge
|connect=Anything You Need From Me
|connecttype=effect-cut
|connect2=Damage Cut [VII]
|connect3=Damage Cut [X]
|connect4=Damage Cut [XV]
|connect5=Damage Cut [XV] & Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP to [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha]]
|magia=Foltergefängnis (Torture Prison)
|magiapat=all
|magia2=Damage to All Enemies [I] & Defense UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage to All Enemies [III] & Defense UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [V] & Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VI] & Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T)
|doppel=Theresia
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damage to All Enemies & 1 of 2 Patterns (Random) 
'''Pattern 1: '''Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T) & HP Restore (All) 
'''Pattern 2: '''Chance to Burn (All / 3T) & Chance to Blind (All / 1T) & Chance to Bind (All / 1T)
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|hp3=5|atk3=3|def3=7|accele3=3|blast3=5|charge3=5
|hp4=6|atk4=4|def4=8|accele4=4|blast4=6|charge4=6
|hp5=7|atk5=5|def5=9|accele5=5|blast5=7|charge5=7
|hpmax=7|atkmax=5|defmax=9|accelemax=9|blastmax=13|chargemax=12
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, effect-taunt, buff-accele, buff-doppel, buff-doppel, effect-endure,
buff-doppelmp, buff-mpgain, buff-mpgain, buff-charge, buff-charge, effect-cut,
effect-cut-blast
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Provoke Adept: Chance to Provoke [II]
|Accele Adept: Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Fortitude Adept: Endure (Quests only)
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [III]
|Clever Adept: MP Gain UP [II] & MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [I]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Blast Shield: Blast Damage Cut [III]
|active=Anti-Debuff [3x] (Self / 3T)
|activetype=effect-negate-debuff
|activename=Anti-Debuff
|cooldown=6
}}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who is always thinking negative thoughts. Ostracized by her family and by the people around her, she never gained any real confidence in herself. But she is gentle to others, which leads her to submit to the will of those who can be confident in their own abilities, and she is always content to serve quietly and obediently at their side. "What… was I born for? I need to change, don't I?"

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Sana Doppel sprite.png|thumb|right|150px|Theresia, Sana's doppel]]
The Doppel of Transparency. Its form is an Interrogation Chair.
The master of this emotion feels both pain and satisfaction from her Doppel's form. The main body of this Doppel is not the chair, but an invisible entity that is tortured endlessly while sitting atop it. This transparent Doppel uses its own blood to attack its enemies; however, it is not so easily controlled, and should the visible Doppel emerge from its master's right ear instead of the invisible one that typically appears from her left ear, it will scream and go on a rampage, swinging its guillotine at allies and enemies alike.

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===Side Story===
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Sana notices that [[Iroha Tamaki]] has a keychain for an old puppet show called Mr. Purrs-a-Lot. Sana explains that she's a fan of the show and starts talking about the cast and events. Sana apologizes for talking too much, but Iroha tells her not to worry. Sana starts to worry that her past will just repeat itself, and thinks about how she became a magical girl. Sana narrates that she's her mother's "stepchild". Her actual father has been dead as long as she could remember. Her mother would say that marrying Sana's father was the biggest mistake she ever made.

Sana's mother was always strict with her, and would yell at her no matter what. Her current father is a professor at [[Kamihama City|Kamihama]] University and teaches at its medical school. All he cared about were Sana's grades, which were always poor. He would literally call her a stupid girl and demanded that she get better. Sana also has two step-brothers from her step-father, an older one and a younger one. Her older brother had the highest grades in the country, while her younger brother was athletically talented. Both of her brothers were greatly loved by Sana's mother.

One day Sana asked her older brother to help her study. However, her older brother called her stupid as well. Her younger brother says that neither of them have to waste their valuable time on Sana. Eventually, it reached the point where her entire family declared Sana didn't deserve to be part of the Futaba family. Claiming that she tarnished the family name with her actions, Sana's family forbade her from interacting or even seeing them. They told her to send an email if she needed something. Since that day, Sana hasn't said a word to her family, and vice versa. Sana narrates that she had to stay quiet, or else it seemed she would be abandoned completely.

Since that day, Sana spent more time outside. She would spend her days wandering aimlessly. One day though she made a friend - a stray cat she named Miss Purrs, after the Mr. Purrs-a-Lot show. Every day she would feed Miss Purrs in a back alley and talk to her. She would do things like ask if Miss Purrs lived in an animal city, like on the show. Sana narrates that she was just living simply because she was too scared to die. Sana wonders if she could live in the animal city, but realizes it doesn't really exist.

One day, Miss Purrs vanished. Sana tried to find her and eventually met an old man who ran the store in front of Miss Purrs’ alley. The old man explains he called someone from the health department to take away the stray cats behind his store, and asks Sana to stop feeding them. The old man apologizes when Sana starts crying, but she runs off. As time went on, Sana started to believe Miss Purrs left because she talked to her. One day she thought she saw Miss Purrs but found nothing. Unbeknownst to Sana, it was actually [[Kyubey]]. Sana narrates she never saw Miss Purrs again.

After Miss Purrs disappeared, Sana decided to simply stay at school after class. One day, she met a student from her class who liked her Mr. Purrs-a-Lot keychain. Sana was happy to make a friend, especially since the student was also lonely like her. One day, Sana was bullied by some other students, who took her keychain. Sana looked to her friend for help, but her friend did nothing. That day, Sana just stopped going to school. She called her friend once, and after an awkward conversation Sana cut off all contact. Sana has no hard feelings, believing the student was scared as well. That was when she met Kyubey.

When Kyubey made his offer, Sana didn't even think about making wishes to fix her family or make friends. After all, she was betrayed by those people. Sana initially asks to be taken to the animal city where Mr. Purrs-a-Lot lives, but then just says to make her invisible. Sana explains she just wants to disappear from the world, as she believes herself worthless. Back in the present, Iroha notices Sana spacing out and asks her what's wrong. Sana narrates that until she met Iroha, she lived by herself. Since normal people couldn't see her she stopped going to home or school, not wanting to deal with the world around. She thinks about what she would do if she hadn't met Iroha, but is interrupted by Iroha talking about Mr. Purrs-a-Lot. Sana mentally thanks Iroha for finding her and is glad she wasn't alone forever.
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===Costume Stories===
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{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Sana_valentine_costume.png|thumb|right|150px]]
One day Iroha arrived home to find Sana looking over a large pile of persimmons. Sana explains that [[Yachiyo Nanami]] receives a lot of astringent persimmons from her neighbors every year but was too busy at a photoshoot to make use of them until later. Since Sana has nothing better to do while at home alone, she decided to try her hand at making dried persimmons herself. Iroha offers to help and between the two of them they’re able to peel them, tie the stems with string, then wash and hang them up to dry. The two decided to check on the fruit everyday to make sure there’s no mold as the fruit dries.

Yachiyo notices how they bring the fruit inside everyday in order to avoid the night dew and prevent the fruit from molding. She warns them to be careful of large birds that will aim straight for the dried persimmons if they’re not careful. After that, Sana increased the security around the dried persimmons. However, despite her increased precautions, several of the persimmons kept disappearing during the day and night and it seems that the bird nets were useless against these big birds.

One late night, [[Tsuruno Yui]] and [[Felicia Mitsuki]] had snuck downstairs to sneak off some of the persimmons. As they prepare to grab a bunch, the kitchen lights suddenly come on and Sana stands facing them, already transformed. She warned them that she won’t forgive them as both Tsuruno and Felicia cry out for mercy. Soon those two “birds” learned to leave the dried persimmons alone even if they truly believed that eating them secretly made them that much tastier.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Sana_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Sana has come to the beach to play with Iroha and company. Iroha takes a break from swimming and asks if Sana has swam already. Sana says she's taking a break herself. As the girls relax, Iroha remembers something and helps Sana make something in the sand. Sana recognizes it as "Gorogoro" from the show she likes. Sana proceeds to monologue about the show internally. Iroha asks her why she's staring. Sana says it's because it's amazing and asks if Iroha is a "Gorotor", a creator of the show. Iroha is confused.

Sana decide to make a sand version of "Gorogoro"'s friend "Wonderful", which Iroha recognizes. Iroha remembers there was an episode where the characters were in a beach volleyball tournament, but couldn't win first place. Sana makes another character that appeared in the episode, and Iroha says she's making them fast. Sana then proceeds to make objects and locations from the episode.

An hour later, Iroha asks Sana to stop, pointing out that she filled the entire area with characters. People come by and wonder if there's a live performance going on. An embarrassed Sana flees into the ocean. Iroha takes a picture of the art. Sana narrates that when it comes to "Gorogoro" she gets so excited, and wants to try doing it again.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=New Year's Haregi|[[File:Sana haregi.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Iroha and [[Tsuruno Yui]] are hanging out downstairs in their pajamas. Iroha is telling Tsuruno about how [[Ui Tamaki]] is staying with her parents a few days so they can all spend time together as a family. [[Yachiyo Nanami]] shows up in her pajamas carrying a large bag. When they ask what’s in the bag, Yachiyo explains her modeling agency had a big end of year photoshoot while wearing New Year’s kimonos and she was able to buy several of them for cheap afterwards. She calls down [[Felicia Mitsuki]] and Sana and presents each of them with their own New Year’s kimonos. Both Felicia and Sana are amazed at the beautiful garments and Yachiyo suggests they all go for a walk together once they get dressed.

The group takes a walk outside. Sana thinks the kimono that Yachiyo picked out for her fits perfectly whereas Felicia is too busy whining about how hard it is to walk in the zori, or wooden sandals. Sana doesn’t find it to be so difficult so Yachiyo asks them to hold on just a bit longer. Even though her feet and legs were beginning to ache, Sana didn’t say anything since she believed the discomfort was worth it to be able to hang out with everyone in kimonos. After their walk out, the trio head home and Yachiyo suggests they take off their kimonos, but Felicia doesn’t want to. Yachiyo says they should for now since Sana isn’t so comfortable in hers. She looks at Sana who remains quiet. Yachiyo asks Sana if her legs aren’t hurting but Sana is reluctant to admit it. Yachiyo reminds her they’re like a family now, so it’s ok for her to speak up her mind once in a while and let them all know how she’s feeling. Sana looks up and says she wants to keep wearing her kimono alongside everyone. Yachiyo smiles and says they can wear their kimonos for the rest of the day if she wants, and she’ll even let them stay up a bit late too. Tsuruno and Felicia are shocked at how lenient Yachiyo is being for once.

The next morning, Sana thinks back on all the fun they had while wearing kimonos for a day. She thinks that maybe it was ok to be selfish just this once. When Yachiyo greets her good morning, Sana decides to be selfish just one more time and asks Yachiyo if she wouldn’t mind helping her get dressed into her kimono again. Yachiyo smiles and tells her how happy she is that she liked the outfit so much.
}}
{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Sana Pajama Outfit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Sana has a nightmare in which Iroha, Yachiyo and Tsuruno say they hate her and say goodbye to her. Sana cries and she again thinks about wishing to disappear, but at that moment she feels a warm hand stroking her hair. Sana wakes up and realizes that she is in her pajamas at the Mikazuki Villa. Felicia says that Sana has woken up. Sana realizes that Felicia was the one stroking her head, and she explains that she tried to wake her up that way because Yachiyo asked her to go wake Sana up so that she wouldn't get a cold from sleeping in the living room without covering with sheets. Felicia didn't she want Yachiyo to make Sana use a heater under her pajamas. Sana starts to cry and hugs Felicia, who asks her what's happening and why she started crying. Felicia begins to stroke Sana's hair again and tells her that it is a spell that her mother used to tell her, asking if Sana has nightmares, assuring that every time she had a nightmare her mother stroke her like that to calm her down.

Felicia says that seeing Sana sad makes her feel bad, but then she says that she doesn't want Yachiyo to think of her as treating Sana badly. Felicia later tells Sana about a nightmare she usually has in which giant vegetables fight against a cow, and after killing the cow the vegetables went against her and at that moment a demon Yachiyo appears that prevents her from fleeing, but Sana asks her how Yachiyo appeared in her dream if she didn't already know her, and Felicia agrees with Sana and says that her dreams are strange because they mix with her memories and change. Sana tells Felicia about her nightmare but she no longer remembers it, only that Yachiyo and the others were there and she was very scary. Sana thanks Felicia for casting her spell and Felicia says that Sana will no longer have to deal with "Demon Yachiyo", but unbeknownst to her, Yachiyo was behind the two and asks Felicia who she calls a demon, as Felicia screams in fear.
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{{Tab Content|title=Loungewear|[[File:Sana popup pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]]

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Deliver_to_the_Beyond,_A_Piece_of_Hope|Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Bittersweet_AI_Memory|Bittersweet AI Memory]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_The_Legendary_Story_of_the_Paper_Mulberry_Leaf_~The_Swaying_Feeling,_Once_Again_Fascinating~|The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Witches' Paradox Extermination Battle|The Witches' Paradox Extermination Battle (1)]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Otsukimi_is_Slumbering_Pajama_Party|Otsukimi is a Slumbering Pajama Party]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Tokime_Tribe_Tale|Tokime Tribe Tale]]
*[[Magia Record Story Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura|Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Manaka Kurumi]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)]]
* [[Iroha・Ui (Miko ver.)]]
* [[Rumor Sana]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata ver.)]]
* [[Madoka・Iroha]]
* [[Nayuta・Mikage (Christmas ver.)]]
* [[Shizuka Tokime (First Sunrise ver.)]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Rumor Sana]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Due to the nature of her wish, Sana is completely invisible and silent to humans except other magical girls. This form of invisibility can be used to help Sana escape from difficult situations or to obscure her image from other people to make them oblivious to her presence, this form of invisibility can't even be detected as her magical signatures are also obscured. It is unknown wether Sana can make others invisible through enchanting them or through physical contact but one can assume if she learnt to do this it would be possible for her ability to extend to other individuals.

Sana is able to utilise her shield for defence and Sana herself is quite armoured, allowing for increased endurance during combat or allowing her a better chance to protect her allies. Her shield is also able to summon various instruments of lethal capabilities such as pendulums with axes on the end, drills, pliers, chains and many more weapons. She can seemingly summon these instruments on command.

When her soul gem turns black, her doppel, Theresia, comes forth. Theresia is a notoriously dangerous doppel as one side of it contains a large axe which can be spun around by the doppel very quickly to attack enemies with. The doppel can also summon spiked shields to send forth at its enemies to attack them with, though the primary threat is the liquid the doppel always produces as it can quickly gather into masses around enemies which can leave them immobile. The liquid damages its enemies over time and eventually explodes.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "two" (二) and "leaf" (葉), respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* Sana's Side Story was slightly edited due to the inconsistency of her having a boy in her all-girls school. [https://twitter.com/tadokoroad1029/status/930773338410049541 See here.]
* Her weapon is reminiscent of a police riot shield that spawns various types of pliers and wrenches.
* Sana's doppel is the first to have more than one doppel attack depending on which half of the doppel is summoned. There is a set pattern for each half of the doppel and there is an equal likelihood of either half being summoned in battle.
* Her Doppel's name, Theresia, may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Maria Theresa|Maria Theresa]], 18 century female ruler of the Habsburg dominions or the ''[[wikipedia:de:Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana|Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana]]'', the code of law published by her in 1768. The code standardizes the methods of torture, in order to regulate and limit the arbitrary use of torture. The statutory volume contains [https://archive.org/details/ConstitutioCriminalisTheresiana-1768/page/n341/mode/2up illustrations of torture devices], but there doesn't seem to be an illustration of the [[wikipedia:Iron chair|torture chair]].
* Sana's Magia name is German for "torture prison".

==Gallery==
See [[Sana Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Sana]] for all other images

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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmWGfLTKfs Recording of Sana's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoOfCnWPVUI Recording of Sana's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08dz44hHzVg Recording of Sana's Doppel Video (Right Side) on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCAfFoozg0 Recording of Sana's Doppel Video (Left Side) on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Sana's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1SJl84hKBI Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbw0U5CiXUI Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ccA-oSDno Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/-5llOxSbH5A Recording of Sana's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/v12O6sB292o Recording of Sana's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdjsY8DafFk Recording of Sana's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QczLc_bV1QY Recording of Sana's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcxZinJ3PyQ Recording of Sana's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyXKgzgd1o Recording of Sana's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjw_VlciHM8 Recording of Sana's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00eh-h39FQY Recording of Sana's Pajama outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magia Record with Doppels]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Homura Akemi in Magia Record

2024-06-29T02:19:57Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Homura Akemi
|image=[[File:Homura (cool) chara.png|300px]]
|jname=暁美ほむら (Akemi Homura)
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]
|id=2002
|release1=JP:January 21, 2019
|release2=NA:April 03, 2020
}}
{{SeeMainBio|[[Homura Akemi]]}}

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=[[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]]
|eyes=Purple
|hair=Black
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Diamond located on the back of her left hand
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device). Homura has been shown using golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives
|wish={{spoiler|{{Q|I wish... I can meet Ms. Kaname all over again. But this time, instead of her protecting me, I want to be strong enough to protect her!}}}}
|powers=Time Manipulation
|witch=Homulilly
|pronoun={{nihongo||私|watashi}}
|school=Attended a Christian/Catholic school in Tokyo before transferring to [[Mitakihara Middle School]].
|mainpage=Homura Akemi
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Attack|attribute=dark
|hp0=4825|atk0=2078|def0=1742
|hp4=16993|atk4=7372|def4=6497
|hp5=21411|atk5=9294|def5=8208
|hpmax=27939|atkmax=11417|defmax=10010
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast-|disk3=blast!|disk5=charge
|connect=It's Your Prey
|connecttype=buff-attack
|connect4=Attack UP [VII] & Chance to Critical [VII] & Chance to Stun
|connect5=Attack UP [IX] & Chance to Critical [IX] & Chance to Stun
|magia=Concentrated Missile Fire
|magiapat=all
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [V] & Chance to Stun (All / 1T) & Chance to Critical (Self / 2T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Chance to Stun (All / 1T) & Chance to Critical (Self / 2T)
|doppel=Homulilly
|doppelpat=random5
|doppel5=Damage to 5 Random Enemies [VIII] & Chance to Stun (All / 1T) & Guaranteed Critical (Self / 2T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp4=5|atk4=8|def4=4|accele4=4|blast4=8|charge4=4
|hp5=6|atk5=9|def5=5|accele5=5|blast5=9|charge5=5
|hpmax=6|atkmax=9|defmax=5|accelemax=9|blastmax=15|chargemax=13
|icons=buff-doppelmp, buff-mpgain, buff-doppel, buff-doppel, buff-doppelmp, effect-evade, buff-mpgain, buff-blast, buff-magia, effect-surge, effect-critical, effect-negate-evade
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [II] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Parry Adept: Chance to Evade [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [II]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [III]
|Magia Adept: Magia Damage UP [II]
|Skill Quicken: Chance to Skill Quicken [II]
|Critical Adept: Chance to Critical Hit [II]
|Aiming Adept: Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|activename=Time Skip
|activetype=effect-evade
|active=Guaranteed Evade & Chance to Chase [V] (Self / 1T)
|cooldown=10
}}

==Summary==
A mysterious magical girl who transferred to Kaname Madoka's class. In order to save Madoka from her despairing destiny, she repeats the same period, aiming at defeating 'Walpurgisnacht' without anyone's help. She belongs to a different timeline than the Homura headed to Kamihama City.

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Homura_doppel_sprite.png|thumb|right|150px|Homulily, Homura's doppel]]
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.
{{-}}

===Side Story===
{{Spoilerbox|
Homura looks on as [[Madoka Kaname]] makes her contract with Kyubey and becomes [[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]]. Homura then finds herself in an star-filled cosmos as the universe rewrites itself according to Madoka's new rules. Madoka thanks Homura for all she did trying to protect her and then bids Homura goodbye.

Homura and Kyubey watch as the universe rewrites itself. While Kyubey didn't ask to be there, it finds what's happening in front of them interesting. Homura watches as different colored glowing orbs appear then fade away. Kyubey doesn't know what they are when Homura asks him about it. She reaches out and touches one and finds herself viewing the first timeline she lived through, from when she first met Madoka at school all the way to when Madoka sacrificed herself to defeat Walpurgisnacht and Homura first formed her contract.

In the "present", Kyubey asks Homura what she saw. Homura explains how she relived memories of the first world and how everything began. Kyubey finds this interesting and wonders if Homura will relive another memory if she touches another orb. Homura reaches out and touches a different colored orb. Almost immediately she relives the day that Madoka transformed into [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Back in the "present", Homura and Kyubey come to the conclusion that each orb is an event that happened in a different parallel world. As each orb is absorbed by Ultimate Madoka and transformed into a new world without Witches, it disappears from their view. Soon, a rather large orb begins to float toward them and soon it engulfs the two.

Homura relives the time she revealed the truth about Witches to the rest of the Holy Quintet only for Sayaka and the others to turn against her when they didn't believe her, until Sayaka herself became a Witch. Homura continues to watch the old timeline as they fight and defeat Oktavia only for Mami to snap and kill Kyoko before turning her sights on Homura. Madoka kills Mami in order to protect Homura, leaving only the two of them to defeat Walpurgisnacht. With the two of them dying and on the verge of Witching out themselves, Madoka uses Sayaka's Grief Seed on Homura before asking her to go back in time and prevent her from ever contracting. Madoka also asks Homura to kill her before she transforms into a Witch.

As the memory ends, Kyubey asks if Homura viewed her memories of another timeline. Homura confirms this, and describes it as the defining moment in her life. After that, she took it upon herself to fulfill her promise to Madoka, but even after going back in time countless times, she was still too weak to defeat Walpurgisnacht by herself. She thinks back on the Magical Girls she couldn't save and what they meant to her: Mami, Sayaka, and Kyoko. Kyubey asks if she doesn't have any regrets about not being able to save them. As they watch, the colored orbs of those sad worlds fade away. Homura realizes that Madoka has changed the fate of those worlds so that Witches will not exist there anymore. Homura tells Kyubey that she has no regrets since their wishes will no longer end in regret thanks to Madoka's wish.

As the two continue to watch the universe rewrite itself, Kyubey notices that one of the orbs appears unstable and is coming toward them. Homura finds herself inside the Mirror Witch's labyrinth. As she looks around, she sees a giant soul gem that resembles her own approaching her. The soul gem begins to absorb her existence and Homura soon begins to relive the memories of a "self" that she doesn't remember: the Homura of the Magia Record universe. She watches the memories of a braided Homura talking to Madoka about Kamihama. In the memory, Mami approaches them and warns them of the dangers of Kamihama City. Homura's consciousness awakens back in the Mirror Witch's labyrinth and realizes that she doesn't remember Kamihama City at all despite these memories being her own.
Her consciousness is currently trapped in the Mirror labyrinth as she continues to relive the memories of a Homura from a parallel world. In the memories, Mami explains there are Rumors and Uwasa in Kamihama that make it so dangerous. The braided Homura begs Mami to let her help investigate Kamihama, but Mami forbids her and Madoka from helping as they're not ready yet. After Madoka begs her once more, Mami relents and allows them to join her. The memories continue, as Homura and Madoka help Iroha against the Rumor of the Anonymous A.I. and battle with Alina. Homura watches the memories unfold as she ponders the truth behind Doppels and wonders if they are what her other self was investigating. She chides her past self for wanting to save Madoka by working with and helping other magical girls when she herself had been let down by others so many times. She believes that her other self should have been preparing for her inevitable fight against Walpurgisnacht rather than wasting time on anyone who isn't Madoka. Her other self is doing everything that the current Homura wouldn't do, including working with others as well as trying to find a way to keep Madoka from becoming a Witch since she had already contracted in this world.

Homura becomes aware that Kyubey has followed her into this realm, though not by his choice. He asks Homura what she saw, and when she describes it to him, he deduces that the two consciousnesses are resonating with each other. Even though the two Homuras are walking different paths, they're still the same person. Kyubey wonders when the two Homuras became different existences, and asks Homura to try to "remember" further back in time using the memories of the braided Homura to see when the two timelines began to diverge. Homura is able to recall when the braided Homura contracted, which is identical to her own memory. She then recalls the first time Madoka became a Witch and finds the two memories to be the same. When she recalls the following timeline when she woke up and realized Kyubey had tricked them, the braided Homura of this universe didn't tell the others because she didn't think they would believe her. Homura realizes that this is the point when the two of them diverged. Since the braided Homura never told the others the truth about where Witches came from, she never had to live through the experience of Mami killing Kyoko, or Madoka asking Homura to kill her after promising to prevent her from contracting. It was because of those tragic events that Homura decided to never rely on anyone else ever again. But her other self never experienced those tragic events, and so she had continued to search for a way to save Madoka by repeatedly traveling back in time until on one occasion she entered Kamihama City.

Homura continued to search through her other self's memories and found that in each timeloop she stayed in Mitakihara searching for a way to save Madoka. But then for some unknown reason, something different happened: within her frozen time, she was approached by an unknown magical girl who claimed that fates could be changed in Kamihama City. That is when she learned about Uwasa and fought the Wings of Magius. Kyubey doesn't remember anything like that in the Kamihama he remembers and is certain that Homura would have investigated Kamihama had anything unusual been happening in any of her timeloops considering it was an event that was too big to ignore. Too many strange phenomena have been occurring in the Kamihama of this timeline, but ONLY in this timeline. Kyubey asks if Homura noticed any differences in the different timelines she lived through, even if they were very tiny. Homura asks what the difference is. Kyubey believes that every time Homura went back in time, she caused tiny ripples in space and time which may have resulted in a butterfly effect. When Iroha accidentally kicked a pebble in this universe, it caused an untold number of effects that resulted in the irregular situation of Kamihama. In this world, it could cause a girl who would normally not contract to meet with Kyubey. Then those small changes would grow and expand into the large irregularity that is this timeline. All those little ripples and changes resulted in the creation of a parallel world that should never have existed. Because the orb was so unstable, Kyubey is certain that Madoka won't be able to interfere in this irregular world until it comes to its natural conclusion since it's a world that shouldn't have existed.

As Homura ponders this, she's flooded with more memories from her other self as she and the others gear up for their fight against Walpurgisnacht. The braided Homura had learned to accept help from everyone else to find a path to salvation. As she relives her memories, Homura wonders if maybe there is a real possibility for salvation in this timeline. One she couldn't see where no one has to be sacrificed in order to save Madoka. Even so, this Homura believes it has nothing to do with her. Homura breaks out of the labyrinth and the dream ends. Homura and Kyubey find themselves back in the empty cosmos where the universe is rewriting itself. Because Homura stopped the dream prematurely, her and Kyubey were not able to see the conclusion to that world. Kyubey asks if she wasn't curious about what happened to her other self. Homura believes it doesn't matter since she's going to believe in what Madoka said: that she would never let Homura's efforts be in vain. Either way, a new universe is about to be born and Homura must continue to protect this new universe for the sake of Madoka. As the universe finishes rewriting itself, Kyubey states they will both forget about Madoka Kaname but Homura is determined to never forget her.

As she finds herself in the new universe where Witches don't exist, Kyoko is surprised to find that Sayaka has disappeared. Mami explains that the Law of Cycles causes Magical Girls to disappear when they lose hope and turn to despair. Homura sheds some tears as she remembers Madoka, but neither Mami nor Kyoko know who Madoka is.
}}

==Appearances==
===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story Beginning and Eternal: The Lost Record|Endless Beginnings]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Homura Akemi (Eyeglass ver.)]]
*See [[Homura Akemi (Swimsuit ver.)]]
*See [[Homura Akemi (Haregi ver.)]]
*See [[Akuma Homura-chan]]
*See [[Devil Homura in Magia Record]]
*See [[Homura Akemi (Scene 0 ver.)]]

==Trivia==
*Her 4 star card is illustrated by Sasagi Koushi and her 5 star card is illustrated by Imoan

*She is event limited and only obtainable in the gacha.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Homura 4 star.png|Magia Record 4 Star Card
File:Homura 5 star.png|Magia Record 5 Star Card
File:Homura battle sprite.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Homura doppel sprite.png|Doppel Sprite. See [[Homulilly]]
File:Homura doppel card.jpg|Doppel bio
File:Mr homura doppel 1.png
File:Mr homura doppel 2.png
File:Homura doppel attack.png
File:Mr homura transform 1.png|[[Homura Akemi (Eyeglass ver.)|Eyeglass Homura]] from Homura's transformation
File:Mr homura transform 7.png|Madoka from Homura's transformation
File:Mr homura transform 12.png
File:Mr sayaka transform 11.png|Homura in [[Sayaka Miki in Magia Record|Sayaka]]'s transformation
File:Homura akemi (PM ver) magia record.png|Character talk sprite
File:Homura akemi (regular ver) magia record.png|School uniform
File:Coolmura haregi.png|[[Homura Akemi (Haregi ver.)|Haregi ver.]]
File:Coolmura winter.png|Casual Attire 2023
File:Akuma homura.png|[[Devil Homura in Magia Record|Devil Homura]]
File:Mourning dress homura.png|Mourning Dress
File:Ribbon homura.png|Ribbon
File:Homura Scene- Zero Casual.png|[[Homura Akemi (Scene 0 ver.)|Scene 0 ver casual clothes]]
File:Homura hospital gown.png|Hospital gowns
File:Homura Scene 0 Maid.png|Maid Uniform
File:Homura Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Homura Haregi Papa Seal 2023.png|Magical Girl Seal 2023 ([[Homura Akemi (Haregi ver.)|Haregi ver.]])
File:H0mura can't find her keys.png|Magical Girl Seal 2024 (Scene 0 ver.)
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Homura 01.jpg|Art from [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]
File:Homura 02.jpg
File:Homura 03.jpg
File:Homura 04.jpg
File:bg_adv_23011.jpg|Interior of her house
File:Memoria_1017.jpg
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File:Guidebook Early Illustrations 10.jpg
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File:Shaft official 2023-12-31 1741474337419575632.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1741474337419575632/photo/1 Art by] [[Shaft]]
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==Memoria Cards==
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{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}
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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]
*[https://190121.magireco.com Promotional website]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLdBcbSES0k Recording of Homura's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbX10ZfYFmo Recording of Homura's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggexkLyCJh0 Recording of Homura's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Homura's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBNZ7RyvkoU Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7orRbcaemc Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kprPxQ96JhQ Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/qdBjqCKnWq0 Recording of Homura's MSS on Youtube (NA)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24WiF_qx9gY Recording of Homura's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Event-limited]]

Kirika Kure in Magia Record

2024-06-29T02:07:07Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Kirika Kure
|image=[[File:kirika_magia_record_profile.png|300px]]
|jname=呉キリカ (Kure Kirika)
|voices= Japanese:[[wikipedia:ja:%E4%BA%95%E5%8F%A3%E8%A3%95%E9%A6%99|Yuka Iguchi]]
|id=4002
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}
{{SeeMainBio|[[Kirika Kure]]}}

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=148cm
|eyes=Yellow
|hair=Black Gray
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Purple diamond (belt closure on back waist)
|weapon=Sickle Claws
|wish=To keep changing until she is suitable for Oriko.
|powers=Slowdown (To slow down her targets, causing them to perceive her as moving extremely fast)
|witch=Latria
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed mother
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]], 8th grade
|mainpage=Kirika Kure
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Defense|attribute=dark
|hp0=6450|atk0=1620|def0=2080
|hp4=23220|atk4=5832|def4=7488
|hp5=29248|atk5=7352|def5=9432
|hpmax=37490|atkmax=8919|defmax=13526
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk4=charge
|connect=This, Too, is for Oriko's Sake!<ref>In the NA her connect is called ''This is for Oriko, Too!''</ref>
|connecttype=effect-counter
|connect4=Guaranteed Counter & Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [V]
|connect5=Guaranteed Counter & Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [VII]
|magia=Vampire Fang
|magiapat=one
|magia4=Damage to Single Enemy [V] & Chance to Counter (Self / 1T) & Guaranteed Provoke (Self / 1T)
|magia5=Damage to Single Enemy [VII] & Guaranteed Counter (Self / 1T) & Guaranteed Provoke (Self / 1T)
|doppel=Latria
|doppelpat=one
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|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II]
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|Fortitude Adept: Endure (Quests only)
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Provoke Adept: Chance to Provoke [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
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|Charge Adept: Charged Attack Damage UP [II]
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==Summary==
Oriko's loyal servant, Kirika is a dangerous Magical Girl who doesn't hesitate when acting for her queen, no matter how immoral the deed. She is known as the "Dark Magical Girl" but her mind is pure like a child's. She even has a sweet tooth like one.

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Latria.png|thumb|right|150px|Latria, Kirika's doppel]]
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.
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===Side Story===
{{Spoilerbox|
It begins with a news reporter announcing the murder of a young student near a factory in Mitakihara. The story jumps to a flashback in which Kirika is fighting a witch for her grief seed as a young girl watches on. Kirika notices her too late and ends up killing the girl as well. She's is surprised to find that the young girl wasn't a magical girl, as she had never meant to kill her. The TV continues the news report, informing us of the memorial service that was held for the girl. A voice tells Kirika to calm down as Kirika begs for forgiveness. The voice promises to forgive her as the voice is revealed to be [[Oriko Mikuni in Magia Record|Oriko Mikuni]]. Oriko tells her she doesn't care about her past mistakes, only her future accomplishments. Kirika fanatically thanks her and promises to prove herself worthy of her love.

As morning light breaks, Oriko awakens to find Kirika bidding her good morning. Oriko hadn't slept well the night before due to nightmares, and possibly premonitions in her sleep. As she goes to make herself a cup of tea she discovers they've run out. She spaces out slightly as Kirika begs to run to the shop and get her some more tea or anything else that Oriko desires. Oriko asks Kirika to go to a famous tea shop in Kamihama, as today is the day that Mami Tomoe and other magical girls from Mitakihara will be there. She wants Kirika to 'play' with them for a bit and find out why they're there, but not to kill them.

Kirika arrives in Kamihama city and decides to go shopping first, as she doesn't know how long torturing Mami might take. She stands overwhelmed by the number of teas and decides to buy several for Oriko as a gift from her. She imagines Oriko thanking her profusely as Kirika sings her praises.

Later that night, Kirika defeats another familiar. She's a little worn out from the constant fighting, but she's pleased at the number of grief seeds she's managed to collect. Oriko's premonitions use up her magic even when she's not in her magical girl state. She looks around impatiently for Mami, as Oriko's premonition had said she would be there at that time. Kirika soons spots her talking to Kyoko Sakura in the distance. Kirika jumps out at them, startling the two girls. Mami describes her to Kyoko as the magical girl killer.
The story flashes back to Kirika killing several magical girls all in the name of her love for Oriko. As Mami stumbles upon one of her victims, Kyubey informs her it was a magical girl and not a witch that's responsible.
Despite the number of victims Kirika has disposed of, she still isn't used to the smell of their blood.

In the present, Kirika demands to know all they know about Kamihama. However, neither Mami nor Kyoko know anything about the city and had only begun their investigations. They ask Kirika what she knows, but neither does she. The only thing any of them knows is that there is something abnormal about the city. Kirika decides to attack them anyways, using her magic to slow everything else around her and toying with the two magical girls. Kyoko tries to attack Kirika, but misses and hits her shopping bag instead. Kirika becomes enraged that the tea she had bought has been ruined and attacks Mami and Kyoko in her fury.

In the distance, [[Shizuku Hozumi|Shizuku Hozumi]] notices the fight and recognizes Mami and Kyoko. She calls out to them and all three of them escape through one of Shizuku's portals. Kirika is initially upset until she remembers that Oriko ordered her not to kill them. She figures the short-haired girl saved her from herself that time.

Kirika tries to salvage the mess, but to no avail. She chides herself for not having put it somewhere safer and rushes back to the tea shop. But the tea shop is closed, and all Kirika can do is imagine the look of dismay on Oriko's face. She then heads to a nearby supermarket and buys up all the tea there is.

Back home, Kirika tells Oriko about the ruined tea. Oriko isn't concerned about that and asks about her other errand. Before she can begin, Oriko insists they have some of the tea that Kirika had brought for her. As Oriko puts the usual three spoons of jam and three sugar cubes in Kirika's tea, Kirika tells her she wasn't able to gather much information from them since they didn't know anything yet. Oriko spaces out once more and Kirika worries it's because the tea wasn't good enough. Oriko tells her not to worry, but Kirika rushes off to Kamihama the next day anyways. She's sure Oriko was just being polite because she didn't want to hurt her feelings about the tea. Kirika buys more of the Darjeeling tea from the shop and hurries back home before Oriko could wake up. Kirika then prepares the tea for her just as Oriko awakens. Oriko thanks her as Kirika gushes with her love for her. She's pleased to see Oriko smiling as she continues to gush in her adoration for Oriko.
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==Appearances==

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Oriko Mikuni in Magia Record|Oriko Mikuni]]

==Trivia==
* Kirika's illustrator is that of her manga, [[Kuroe Mura]].
* In its animation, her Doppel's name is incorrectly spelled as "Latriaa".
* Although Kirika in the manga is stated to be a student of [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and is depicted in that school's uniform both in the manga and in [[:File:Oriko_kirika_memoria.png|one of her Magia Record memorias]], her supposed school uniform Live2D model does not depict said uniform. It is unclear whether that is intended to indicate that she transferred to a different school in the Magia Record continuity, or if it is simply casual clothing that resembles a school uniform.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:kirika_4star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:kirika_5star.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 400200 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Latria.png|Doppel form. See [[Margot|Latria]].
File:51165 kirika doppel.png
File:Kirika doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:Kirika PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kirika School.png|Personal outfit. Often mistaken for her school uniform.
File:Kirika casual.png
File:Kirika shadow.png
File:Kirika Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Kirika 01.jpg|Art from [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]
File:Kirika 02.jpg
File:Kirika 03.jpg
File:Kirika 04.jpg
File:Kirika 05.jpg
File:Kirika 06.jpg
File:Kirika transformation.gif|Transformation
File:Magia screencap kirika.png
File:Memoria 1764.jpg
File:103304 puella gather.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{{Magia Record Memoria Header}}
{{File:Memoria 1101 c.png}}
{{File:Oriko kirika memoria.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1048 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1764 c.png}}
{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM9DItyWWKw Recording of Kirika's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nVIv7PlLXE Recording of Kirika's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQmISWMFgh8 Recording of Kirika's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Kirika's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xz880aMz2A Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by8b6nlDdsg Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn_RXLH9yzc Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/J4XlaZCjNLM Recording of Kirika's MSS on Youtube (NA)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5JtIWWMdvs Recording of Kirika's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Kirika Kure

2024-06-29T02:06:11Z

Blipearx:

{{spoilers}}
<blockquote>''"Never! I refuse to go back to the way I was!"'' - Kirika Kure, chapter 4 of ''Oriko Magica''.</blockquote>

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|image=[[File:SPkirika.jpg|230px]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Kirika Kure'''|呉キリカ|Kure Kirika}} is one of the main original characters in [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She tends to be the secondary protagonist of ''Oriko Magica'' installments, though she was the main protagonist of the extra episode ''Noisy Citrine'' in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story]]''. Kirika also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer]]'' and is a playable character in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online]]'' and ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', with the later having her first animated and voice acted appearance.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=148cm
|eyes=Yellow
|hair=Black Gray
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Purple diamond (belt closure on back waist)
|weapon=Sickle Claws
|wish=To keep changing until she is suitable for Oriko.
|powers=Slowdown (To slow down her targets, causing them to perceive her as moving extremely fast)
|witch=Latria
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed mother
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]], 8th grade
}}

==Personality==
Kirika is a rather eccentric, rash girl who is incredibly dedicated to her best friend, [[Oriko Mikuni]]. When it comes to Oriko, Kirika is willing to do anything she asks of, even killing magical girls, or becoming a witch to help her gain an edge in battle. Kirika is entirely dedicated to Oriko, as well as protective; even so, she is kind to Oriko, and often acts similar to a puppy dog in Oriko's presence.

To people other than Oriko, Kirika tends to be quieter and even moody. She also has bouts of childishness, such as commenting on how hungry and bored she is when in the middle of fighting with [[Mami Tomoe]].

Kirika is also somewhat unstable at times, occasionally laughing madly. However, the Kirika seen in the alternate timeline in ''Symmetry Diamond'' and ''The Last Agate'' appears to be more stable. The reason is unknown; it's possibly because she isn't hunting magical girls in that timeline.

Kirika is also very touchy and serious on the subject of love, claiming that people who use terms like "crush" don't understand what "true" love is. Kirika also hates being called a child, unless the person in question is her dear Oriko.

In the past, before she met Oriko, Kirika was antisocial and quiet, even timid. She looked down on others as a way of making her feel better about herself. Kirika, however, was awed by Oriko when the girl helped her once. Kirika then became attached to Oriko, wanting to get to know her, but was afraid that Oriko wouldn't remember her, since no one would remember "someone like [Kirika]". So Kirika made her wish to "become a different [Kirika]", leading to her gaining her current personality.

''Noisy Citrine'' further reveals that Kirika used to be a cheerful and happy child, before being betrayed by her friend [[Erika Mamiya]]. Kirika then became unhappy and started avoiding others, and so they drifted away from her.

==Story==
===Backstory===
Kirika's home-life is unknown, though it is implied she was on poor terms with her mother before making her wish. Her mother appears to be alive.

Kirika used to be a happy, cheerful girl. She had a best friend, [[Erika Mamiya]], and the two were as close as sisters. However, Erika's parents got a divorce and so she and her mother were to move away from Mitakihara City. Kirika went to buy her a toy as a gift, but along the way to deliver it, she caught Erika shoplifting from a book store. Erika then gave Kirika the bag and ran off, leaving Kirika to be framed for the shoplifting. After Erika and her mother then moved away without saying a word, Kirika became distant and antisocial, avoiding others, with others drifting away from her in return. She skipped school regularly, and had no real friends.

During her years at [[Mitakihara Middle School]], Kirika had an accident at a shopping mall where she dropped all her things, and went to pick them up while others in the line complained and told her to hurry up. Oriko then appeared, helping Kirika by picking up all of her things for her, and left almost as quickly as she appeared. Kirika, however, was awed by Oriko, and so tried to meet her again, but became disheartened, as Oriko surely would not remember "someone like [Kirika]".

Shortly afterward, she met Kyubey, who offered to give her the ability to change herself. However, she was unwilling to make the contract, and perceived her own wish as silly. Kyubey continued following her for some time, before Kirika, while telling him to go away, had a second chance encounter with Oriko and embarrassed herself. When Oriko quickly forgave her, she tried to talk more, but realized from her peers and uniform Oriko was a Shirome student and therefore out of Kirika's league. After Kyubey asked her if she wanted her background changed, Kirika thought of a proper wish: she wished to keep changing until she would be suitable for Oriko.

===Kirika in ''Oriko Magica'' and ''Sadness Prayer''===
{{Spoilerbox|
Kirika meets Oriko for the first time after her wish under poor circumstances. As a side effect of the wish, Kirika's memory of making it had been erased, along with her memory of Oriko, putting her in a rage. To blow off steam, she attacks Oriko, declaring an intent to defeat the other girl and cheer herself up. However, though Kirika initially dominates the fight, Oriko manages to scrape a victory by leading Kirika into a trap. Uncharacteristically, she spares the other girl's life and declares that Kirika will work for her from now on, and in exchange, she will tell her the truth about magical girls.

Kirika accepts the teamup, but is mostly confused and frustrated, due to Oriko's refusal to tell her much of the truth and confusing directions--mainly to share Grief Seeds, and continue attacking other magical girls. Nonetheless, she still acts in Oriko's defense, kicking her Witch-kissed uncle in the face while under the impression that he was a pervert. When Oriko tells her the truth, she is embarrassed, but Oriko quickly forgives her for it.

Things go badly south, however, when Kirika decides to engage fellow magical girl [[Komaki Asako]]. The barrier-focused girl turns out to be a very close match for Kirika, resulting in an increasingly heated battle. At its height, Kirika throws out a powerful attack to finish off Komaki, which is intercepted by [[Akira Namekata]], an innocent girl who tried to protect her friend without knowing the truth of the battle, and which cuts her in two. Horrified, she attempts to flee, but an enraged Komaki charges her with axe in hand, and Kirika swings in defense, impaling the other girl through the head on her claws. Kyubey, having found a mortally wounded Komaki much later, puts out the news that a magical girl in black killed two people.

Kirika returns home to Oriko rocked to her core by her actions, in a state of shock and occasionally seeing hallucinations of Komaki and Akira's corpses. While she had been willing to kill before, she was unaware of the weight it would place on her, and is wracked by guilt. Her guilt only worsens when she sees the handouts from Oriko's class and learns that Oriko knew Komaki personally, being reduced to a sobbing wreck and begging for forgiveness, nearly falling into despair.

However, when Oriko returns home, she finds that Kirika has brightened up considerably. She cheerfully hugs Oriko before apologizing, and when Oriko casually accepts the apology and notes a refusal to judge Kirika's actions, she grows yet more enthusiastic, declaring that she will only kill magical girls from now on. She concludes that the euphoria she feels means that this was probably the wish she forgot, and in her euphoria, claims that she can do anything for Oriko. Oriko considers a date, but upon receiving another vision, sends Kirika out to be an emissary to [[Sasa Yuuki]], currently on the run from a team of Kazamino magical girls.

Kirika successfully rescues Sasa and slays her pursuer, before introducing herself. Sasa immediately recognizes Kirika as the murderer, when Oriko arrives on the scene and offers an alliance, in the name of wiping out the Kazamino team. Kirika and Sasa are forced to work together, but fail to get along. Kirika dislikes Sasa for taking away from time that could be spent with Oriko, and begins a rant about how Oriko forgave her for her horrible actions, and how she will need to change herself further to return Oriko's feelings. Sasa, upon hearing this, is horrified at Kirika's clear and growing derangement, and resolves to either kill Kirika or flee the city. While reflecting on her feelings, Kirika realizes that she may have met Oriko before.

With Oriko's plan in motion, Kirika ambushes the Kazamino team, forcing them to scatter. She engages Mai Akane in a duel, and though the fight remains even for a time, Mai manages to deliver a lethal-looking blow, cutting her upper torso nearly in two. However, when Lina, the group leader, turns into a witch and kills Miyako, Mai collapses in anguish at the death of her friends... at which a still-living Kirika stabs her through the chest. Together with Oriko, they combine their observations, and discern that the thing that killed Sasa was using some kind of time-stop ability.

With Sasa dead, Oriko and Kirika travel to Kazamino to steal her collection of Grief Seeds. Though initially cheerful to be heading on an outing together, she notices that Oriko is troubled, and furthermore, that Oriko is lying to her. She wonders if she's still not the right person, and resolves to continue changing for Oriko. When she questions Oriko after learning that Oriko told Kyubey about Yuma, however, Oriko angrily slaps her and declares, with some uncertainty, that she is who she is and has no regrets. Satisfied with the answer, Kirika declares that she will kill anyone Oriko desires of her.

With that in mind, Kirika continues her killings of local magical girls, including two more. Kyubey attempts to question her, but Kirika turns out to be uncharacteristically good at lying, declaring that she never wished to become a murderer. Shortly afterward, while watching TV with Oriko, she notices Oriko's discomfort at a politician on the news, and asks if she should kill him. Oriko refuses, claiming that her personal grudge is of no concern to the plan, and reflects on Kirika's growing mental deterioration. While wandering around the house, Kirika, attempting to locate Oriko's family photos, finds a notebook from Oriko's father, containing a suicide note that blames Oriko for his death. Angered at the implication, she declares him an enemy and tries to hide the book, but does a poor enough job of it that Oriko quickly becomes suspicious. However, Oriko finds a stuffed toy, and, under the impression that it is what was being hidden, decides to let Kirika have it as a gift.

While in Oriko's father's rose garden, the two prepare to have tea. Kirika names all the different kinds of roses she sees in an attempt to impress Oriko, but is told that it was Oriko's father, [[Hisaomi Mikuni]], who liked roses. Kirika says there's no point knowing anything that doesn't pertain to Oriko, causing Oriko to comment that such thinking would make Kirika an ignorant child. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika comments about the witch daring to try to come between herself and Oriko. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together after the battle, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap.

Kirika goes out for another hunt, musing on the fact that, as much as she provides for Oriko, she cannot replace Oriko's entire support network and family. However, in her reflections, she bumps into someone and loses the stuffed toy that was a gift from Oriko. By coincidence, she runs into Mami, who finds and returns the toy to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her "savior." As thanks, Kirika treats Mami to a crepe. When Mami asks about the present, and makes the mistake of asking if Kirika likes the person who gave it to her. Kirika's attitude changes swiftly. She says that Mami throws such words around too easily, and that real love is "an infinity of limitations" While saying this, Kirika is suddenly surrounded and attacked by a witch. Mami resolves to save Kirika, but Kirika is fine. She says that she devoted herself to "her," meaning Oriko, and is willing to even kill her savior for that cause. When she transforms and attacks her, Mami realizes that this is the black magical girl responsible for the recent murders of the other magical girls in the city. Kirika, now almost completely deranged, confirms this.

Mami defends herself as best she can, but Kirika is too fast to shoot or restrain with her ribbons. Eventually, Kirika wears her down until Mami is wounded on her leg. Mami manages to escape into the witch's barrier, away from Kirika, and sets a trap for her based on the deduction that Kirika's speed is actually an illusion. Kirika is actually slowing her enemies down with a spell, letting her seem faster and more agile than she really is. Mami shoots at her, but Kirika slows it down and dodges it. She didn't account for it to go off after it had past it, however, and the blow wounds her back (where her Soul Gem sits) quite deeply. Mami demands an explanation for the murders, but Kirika refuses to give one. Mami prepares to shoot Kirika through the head, but is stopped when Oriko appears and causes a huge explosion. In the confusion, Oriko saved Kirika and took her back home to be healed.

With major wounds, Kirika tells Oriko what she can remember of her wish. Oriko responds, tearfully, that what Kirika's done in unforgivable and she'll have to make it up to Oriko. Kirika agrees, but then they realize that her Soul Gem is cracked, effectively crippling Kirika's combat abilities. When Oriko becomes uncharacteristically morose, Kirika freaks out, and asks her if she found "it", before passing out. Upon waking up, though, Kirika remembers the truth of her wish: it was to continue changing to be a person suitable for Oriko. When Oriko returns home, having read the suicide note and spoken to her father's associates, in a state of anguish, Kirika attempts to calm her down without much initial success, as Oriko rages about her imminent demise and how she no longer wishes to be herself. However, Kirika tells Oriko that Oriko is the reason her wish came true, and that due to the nature of Kirika's wish, they still have a chance: Kirika can become a Witch. Though Oriko rejects this plan at first, Kirika tells Oriko that she will make the sacrifice happily, in the name of seeing the plan through.

With the plan set in motion, Oriko and Kirika spend their last night together at Kirika's house. Playing video games, eating snacks, and enjoying conversation, the two go on to share a bed, reflecting on how close they've become. The next morning, Kirika and Oriko head to Mitakihara Middle School, with Oriko noting that what they do next will be unforgivable, to which Kirika notes that she forgives Oriko, and accepts what will happen next. Kirika and Oriko take over Mitakihara Middle School's broadcasting room some time later, sending out a short message to the students that tells Mami and [[Homura]] that this will be the final battle. A witch's barrier then mysteriously forms around the school.

Oriko and Kirika are confronted by Homura at the heart of the barrier world. Kirika transforms into a witch, revealing that the barrier is in fact hers. Even as a witch, she helps Oriko attack Homura, who has been joined by Mami, Yuma, and Kyoko. She is defeated by them and killed. Oriko's soul gem is close to exhaustion, and when she takes a hit, Homura executes Oriko. In her final moments, she has a dream of Kirika handing her a final piece of aid, and she uses a shard of Kirika's witch body, hitting Kyubey and Madoka, before dying.

Afterwards, in the afterlife, Kirika meets Oriko in an illusion of the Mitakihara school corridor. Kirika notices that Oriko carries a big burden about her and offers to take half of her burden. Shortly after that, in an illusion of Oriko's front garden, they encounter Madoka in her goddess form, and Oriko, though noting that her journey helped her find what was truly special, apologizes deeply, and thanks Madoka for coming to them.
}}

===Kirika in ''Extra Story''===
{{Spoilerbox|
In ''Noisy Citrine'', after making a contract with Kyubey and becoming a magical girl, Kirika goes to the train station to meet Oriko, feeling that she is more worthy of Oriko's time. However, after Oriko appears on the station, Kirika finds herself unable to do it, realizing that despite contracting with Kyubey and changing her personality, she still doesn't have the courage to talk to Oriko. The next day, she tries to retry her attempt at befriending Oriko, but instead runs into her ex-friend Erika on the way. Upon remembering how she was betrayed by Erika in the past, Kirika pushes her and runs away.

Kirika and Erika meet later when Erika has been possessed by a witch. Kirika stops Erika from hanging herself, but Erika lashes out against Kirika, wanting to die, believing Kirika still hates her after Erika framed her for her shoplifting. Kirika, however, saves Erika anyway and says that she has become a different Kirika, before defeating the witch. Afterwards, Kirika forgives Erika, and tells her about her nature as a magical girl.

Several days later, after apparently befriending Oriko, she tells her about the incident. A teasing Oriko asks her how much she cares about Erika, provoking an embarrassed response as Kirika claims that she has only one special person in her life. Oriko, intrigued, asks who that person is.

In ''Symmetry Diamond'', Kirika has teamed up with Oriko to defeat Walpurgisnacht--evidently, Kriemhild Gretchen does not exist in this timeline, and therefore Oriko has no plans to kill other magical girls. Because Oriko's magic is being quickly consumed by her uncontrollable visions and she does not have much fighting ability, Kirika hunts down grief seeds for her.

Kirika is knocked out by [[Sasa Yuuki|Sasa]] after being surprised by her "impossible" magic. This causes Oriko to suspect something amiss, as She later reappears to save Oriko from being killed by Sasa and subsequently destroys Sasa's facade, before helping Oriko to bring down Sasa and her witches. She helps Oriko find Yuma a new family in the epilogue, before going on an outing together, with Kirika overjoyed to be in public with Oriko.

In ''Last Agate'', Kirika shares a cake with Oriko on the eve of Walpurgisnacht. They are last seen preparing to go up against the witch.
}}

===Kirika in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Kirika Kure in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Kirika's weapons are long, curved claws worn on her wrists and hands. There are three blades on each hand usually, though she can manifest more and have five on each hand. With these, she is able to slice open her opponents with separate cuts, as well as tear apart restraining magic like Mami's ribbons. She can also lengthen the claws into long, razor-edged whips. She is a very skilled close-range fighter, and often uses her feet in combat.

She also has the ability to slow her enemies down, giving the illusion of her having exceptional acrobatic agility and speed. Kirika's ability can also be used on herself, as she shows when she slows down her own transformation into a witch. It's notable that when she first met Oriko she was gathering her fallen belongings while being told by bystanders to ''"hurry up"''; it's possible her powers were derived from this event, as she wished to change her personality in order to befriend Oriko. It is also possible that it derives from Kirika's belief that one only has a limited time with the people they love, given that it causes events to last longer.

''Noisy Citrine'' revealed that she has named two of her attacks. "Stepping Fang" is an attack in which Kirika releases her claws and throws them, in order to hit targets she cannot reach herself in time. "Vampire Fang" is a powered-up version of her normal attack, able to split a witch in half with one hit.

==Observations==
* Kirika commented in ''Oriko Magica'' that she often skipped school, which could explain her absence in ''Madoka Magica'' outside of meta reasons.
* Kirika is seen reading yuri manga in ''Noisy Citrine''.
* Unlike other girls, Kirika's soul gem is seen tucked into the folds of her casual skirt instead of being worn as a ring.

==Etymology==
* Her first name is written in katakana and has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read many different ways, ex. "fog fire" or "fog perfume".
* Her last name is written with kanji meaning "give" or "do something for", referring to her devotion to Oriko and willingness to follow her commands.

==Trivia==
* Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Kirika is the younger of the two.
* In the original manga, she is noted to have been born in 1996.
* Kirika is the first serial killer in the franchise, sharing a trait in common with [[Suzune Amano]]. Both characters are also doing the bidding of someone else, although the latter is unaware of this most of the time.
* Her gorging on sugar may be due to her power (slowing things down and speeding them up) which would mess up her metabolism.
* According to [[Magia Archive Volume 2|Magia Archive]] Kirika's magical girl outfit is designed to resemble a tuxedo, in contrast to Oriko's which is based on a wedding dress.
* Her hair has undergone a color change throughout the years with it bouncing between brown and black. Her hair color seems to be finalized sometime before the release of ''Sadness Prayer'', as her hair color stayed black after its release.

==Gallery==
===Official art===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
Oriko_2_cover_small.jpg|[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]] cover, volume 2
File:Oriko_Another_Story_cover.jpg|[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story]] cover
File:Oriko_sadness_prayer_2_cover.jpg|[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer]] cover, volume 2
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms
File:93ca03880db54f1bb262add60a8ce8e3.jpg|Extra from Sadness Prayer
File:Kirikacover.jpg|Alternate Extra Story cover
File:extra story oriko kikira.jpg|Extra Story Gamers bonus
File:oriko kirika concepts.jpeg|Kirika concept art
Kirika soul gem p161.PNG|Bonus at the end of the original manga
</gallery>

===Manga pages===
<gallery>
File:Orikospbonus01 eng.png|Sadness Prayer, volume 1 colour page
File:SPkirika2.png|Kirika's magical girl form, from ''Sadness Prayer''
File:SDkirika.jpg|Kirika's casual outfit in ''Symmetry Diamond''
File:Kirikadressedinschooluniform.png|Kirika dressed in school uniform
File:KirikaWeapons01.png|Kirika's weapons
File:Kirikabiggerclaws.png|Kirika's weapons, expanded to have five claws
File:Kirikatimespell.png|Kirika using a spell that slows down her enemies
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Kirika as a child with her friend, Erika
File:Noisy Citrine preview color.jpeg|Kirika fighting a witch in ''Noisy Citrine''
File:Childkirika.jpg|A younger Kirika, depressed due to Erika's betrayal
File:Exchibi1.png|Chibi of Kirika and Kyubey, from ''Noisy Citrine'' chapter 1.
File:Exchibi2.png|Chibi of Kirika using Vampire Fang, from ''Noisy Citrine'' chapter 2.
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery>
File:PMMMO-Kirika.png|Kirika's closeup from ''[[Madoka Magica Online]]''
File:PMMMO-KirikaFull.png
File:PMMMO-Meguca 0222.png
File:30052467 p4.png|Equipment based on Kirika
</gallery>

===[[Kirika Kure in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Kirika magia record profile.png|Kirika's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Kirika PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Mini 400200 s.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Latria.png|Doppel sprite
</gallery>

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|呉キリカ}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kure_kirika}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Deceased Characters]]
[[Category:Deceased Characters by Surname|Kure]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Gallery:Ultimate Madoka

2024-06-29T01:35:15Z

Blipearx: /* Collaboration Art */

The image gallery for [[Ultimate Madoka]], a form of [[Madoka Kaname]]. For Madoka Kaname's gallery see [[Gallery:Madoka|here]].

==Official Art==
===Concept Art===
<gallery>
File:Ultimate Madoka settei information 6 official art BD 6.jpg|Ultimate Madoka by Ume Aoki
File:PN 09.jpg|Ultimate Madoka from Production notes
File:PN 56.jpg
File:PN 57.jpg
File:PN 58.jpg
File:PN 59.jpg
File:Rebellion ultimate madoka settei.jpg|Rebellion settei
File:Ultimate Madoka Concept Art.png|Early Ultimate Madoka Design, Aokiume-Ten
File:Rconcept clara 3.png|From [[Rebellion]].
</gallery>

===Posters===
<gallery>
File:ANZX-3531.jpg|The third [[Rebellion]] poster
File:New_poster_for_the_next_Rebellion_advanced_ticket_sale.jpg
</gallery>

===Magazines===
<gallery>
File:408.5.jpg|Animedia magazine, June 2011
File:Newtype magazine cover clean version homura madokami photoshop.jpg|Art from NewType, December 2011
File:Ultimate madoka magazine switch.jpg|SWITCH Special Edition Magazine, 2012
File:Animage 05.2012.jpg|Animage Magazine, May 2012
File:Ultima Madoka Newtype Special Magazine 2012 Dec.jpg|Newtype Special Magazine, December 2012
File:NewType 2012-12 Illustration.jpg
File:UmeMadokamiArt.jpg|NewType Magazine, December 2012
File:Animage 2012-12 Illustration.jpg|Animage Magazine, December 2012
File:MegamiSpecialBook2012.jpg|Megami Magazine, December 2012
File:NewtypeJanuary2013Spread.jpg|NewType Magazine, January 2013
File:Megami 2013-10 Illustration.jpg
File:42.jpg
File:NewType 2015-05 01.jpg|NewType Magazine, May 2015
File:Kirara 28.jpg|Kirara Magica Volume 28 cover

</gallery>

===Art by Other Artists===
<gallery>
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 56 Satoshi Hattori.jpg|Art by Satoshi Hattori
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 10 Hiroki Yamamura.jpg|Art by Hiroki Yamamura
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 14 Aoi Yuuki.jpg|Art by Aoi Yuuki
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 34 Satomi Kurita.jpg|Art by Satomi Kurita
File:Madoka Pia - Yuuki Aoi.jpg|Art from Puella Magi Madoka Magica Pia by Yuuki Aoi
File:Rebellion_Week_5_Bonus_-_Thank_You_for_Coming_-_Front.jpg|Rebellion Week 5 Thank You Card - Front by Hiroki Yamamura
File:Kisseymadokasketch.jpg|Art by Takahiro Kishida
File:Ultimate madoka production 1.jpg|[https://twitter.com/gekidaninucurry/status/1032278960023846912 Production art by Gekidan Inu Curry for Ultimate Madoka's transformation scene from Magia Record]
File:Ultimate madoka production 2.jpg
File:DlK7ejfUwAA9-i-.jpg|[https://twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1032094140681478144 Art by Ume Aoki]
Ume-tentei's Akuma Homura 02.png
File:Dl5eS5qU4AA8SM6.jpg|[https://twitter.com/staff_aoi/status/1035368650964791297 Art by] Aoi Yuuki, Madoka's voice actor
File:SHAFT art 04-2018.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaftten_shop/status/990182724206870529 Art from Studio SHAFT]
File:10th Anniversary Idumo Itou.jpg|Idumo Itou's 10th Anniversary Illustration
File:E0sta0BVgAYUdNn.jpg|Kuroda BB's 10th Anniversary Illustration
File:10th Anniversary Punyan.jpg|Punyan's 10th Anniversary Illustratuion
File:Rebellion Tokuten wk5 Ultimate Madoka front.jpg
File:007_Tiro_Finale_Takao_Maki.jpg|Art by Takao Maki from the [[Tiro Finale Book]]

File:Megami_08.2011_Scan_3.jpg|Art by Aruko Wada
File:Megami_08.2011_Scan_4.jpg|Art by Yu-gen
File:Megami_08.2011_Scan_2.jpg|Art by Shino Eefy
</gallery>

===[[Crossovers|Collaboration Art]]===
<gallery>
File:Ameba pigg.png|Ameba pigg
File:Chain chronicle ultimatemadoka.jpeg|Chain Chronicle
File:Chocotto_Land_SP_1.jpg|Chocotto Land SP
File:Chocotto_Land_SP_2.jpg
File:Crystal of reunion ultimate.jpg|Crystal of Reunion
File:chara_211019_1.png|Disgaea RPG
File:DGmadomagi2.png|[[Divine Gate Collaboration Event|Divine Gate]]
File:Full bokko heroes x ultimate.png|Full Bokko Heroes X
File:Full bokko heroes x ultimate 2.png
File:Girl friend beta 11.jpg|Girl Friend Beta
File:Grimoire 1.jpg|Grimoire
File:kaden shoujo madoka 2.png|Kaden Shoujo
File:MilArtBestFriend2.jpg|Kai-ri-Sei Million Arthur
File:MilArtRebellion2.jpg
File:Million arthur madoka 4.jpg
File:Million arthur madoka 1.jpg
File:Kotodaman ultimate madoka.png|Kotodaman
File:Last period ultimate madoka.jpeg|Last Period
File:lastperiodultmadosprite.jpg
File:Latale.jpg|Latale
File:Legend of kingdom ultimate model.jpg|Legend of Kingdom
File:Logres 1.png|Logres of Sword and Sorcery: Goddess of Ancient
File:EZjYyL4UYAA1uOI.jpg
File:wizultmad.png|Mystical World of Wiz
File:pokmadportraitult.jpg|Phantom of Kill
File:Phantom of kill ultimate madoka.jpg
File:Pocoron madoka ultimate.jpeg|Pocoron Dungeons
File:Pocoron ultimate madoka.jpeg
File:Shirpro madoka.jpeg|Shironeko Project
File:shironekomadoka1.jpg
File:Sky of crystalia madoka 1.jpg|Sky of Crystalia
File:Sky of crystalia madoka 2.jpg
File:Summons ultimate art.jpg|Summons Board
File:old_madoka_mantlea.gif|Talesweaver
File:lv200_madoka_01.gif
File:lv250_madoka_01.gif
File:madoka&homura.gif
File:Battle cats mini ultimate.png|The Battle Cats
File:Ultimate.Madoka.full.1965504.jpg|Uchi no Hime Sama
File:Ultimate.Madoka.full.1915264.jpg
File:uchiult.jpg
File:6e163e46952431993cd4eda56bddc69f.jpg
File:unision league ultimate 0.png|Unison League
File:unision league ultimate 1.png
File:unision league ultimate 2.jpg
File:unision league chibi ultimate homura.jpg
File:ValkConSprites.png|Valkyrie Connect
File:Vivid army madoka ultimate.jpg|Vivid Army
File:Puyo Madokami 1.png|Puyo Puyo Quest
File:Puyo Madokami 2.png
File:Puyo Madokami 3.png
File:Puyo Madokami 4.png
File:Puyo Madokami 5.png
</gallery>

===Other Art===
<gallery>
File:618624.jpg|Art of Ultimate Madoka from the [[Guidebook]]
Guidebook_Early_Illustrations_11.jpg
MovieMaterialBook027.jpg|[[Beginnings and Eternal Material Book]]
File:Madoka_magica_guide_you_with_you.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Official Guidebook "With You"|Movie Guidebook]] cover
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_007.jpg|Art from the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Official Guidebook "With You"|Movie guidebook]]
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_004-005.jpg
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_018.jpg
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_006.jpg
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_020.jpg
File:Material Book 010.jpg|Art from the [[Rebellion Material Book]]
File:Ultimate Madoka 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]
File:Ultimate Madoka 02.jpg
File:Ultimate akumura misc art.jpg
Ultimate Madoka & Akuma Devil Homura.jpg
File:Shaft official 2023-12-31 1741474337419575632.jpg|Art by [[SHAFT]], celebrating New Year 2024
</gallery>

==Screenshots==
===Original Anime===
<gallery>
File:Madoka white dress opening.jpg|Madoka from the Eternal Movie opening in a white dress strongly resembling Ultimate Madoka
File:Madoka_the_Ultimate_Puella_Magi.png|Ultimate Madoka
File:Ultimate_Madoka_2.png
File:MadoKami_fight.gif
</gallery>
===[[The Rebellion Story]]===
<gallery>
File:Rebellion Runes - 000308 - SORE GA MA HOU SYOUJO.jpg|Ultimate Madoka in the opening from [[Rebellion]]
File:Rebellion_Runes_-_000323_-_(K)OTO_(WA)RI.jpg
File:Rebellion_godoka_mural.jpg|Ultimate Madoka mural
File:Ep1148432.jpg|Ultimate Madoka
File:R madoka split apart.jpeg|Madoka is ripped apart
File:Madoka remembers.gif|Madoka begins to remember what she really was
</gallery>

===[[Magia Record Anime]]===
<gallery>
File:Epirogue ep25-12.png|[[Magia Record Episode 25: No One Knows Our Record|Episode 25]].
File:Epirogue ep25-13.png
</gallery>

==Manga==
<gallery>
File:manga godoka.png|Ultimate Madoka from the original manga
File:Puella_Magi_Wraith_Arc_Vol_1_Cover.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]] cover, volume 1
File:Wa_madoka_takes_sayaka_1.jpeg|Ultimate Madoka takes Sayaka away
File:Wa_madoka_takes_sayaka_2.jpeg
File:Wa_madoka_takes_sayaka_3.png
File:RIC003.jpg|Art from Volume 3 of the Rebellion Manga
File:Rmanga godoka beginning 2.png|Ultimate Madoka in the beginning
File:Rmanga godoka beginning 1.png
File:Rmanga godoka.png|Ultimate Madoka
File:Rmanga ripped apart.png|Ultimate Madoka being ripped apart
File:rmanga new world godoka.jpeg
File:Cgs_godoka.png|Ultimate Madoka cameo from [[Welcome to Café Grief Seed!]]
File:MR_Cameo.png|Cameo in the [[Magia Record Manga]]
File:PMMM_4Koma_Anthology_2_005.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4Koma Anthology 2|4Koma Anthology 2]] art
File:4Koma_Anthology_3_Illustrations_(1).jpeg|4Koma Anthology 3 art
File:4koma_Anthology_Illustrations_(6).jpg|4Koma Anthology 4 art
File:Shopped 2.jpg|Art from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1]]
</gallery>

==Novel==
<gallery>
File:Madoka_novel02.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nitro+ Novel|Nitro+]] Novel cover, volume 2
File:NitroPlus_Novel_15.jpg
File:Madoka_Novel_04.jpg

</gallery>

==Games==

===Madoka Magica Portable===
<gallery>
File:PSP_Ultimate_Madoka.jpg
</gallery>

===SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2===
<gallery>
File:Slot 2 madoka art.jpg|Art from the SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2 official website
</gallery>

===SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica Rebellion===
<gallery>
File:Slot r web art.png|Art from the SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica Rebellion official website
</gallery>

===Magia Record===
<gallery>
File:Ultimate Madoka profile.png|[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka's]] profile
File:Ultimate madoka.png|Character talk sprite
File:Ultimate_Madoka_profile_full.png
File:Mini 210100 s.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Ultimate madoka doppel sprite.png|2nd Magia sprite
File:Ultimate Madoka 4 star.png|Magia Record 4 Star card
File:card_21015_c.png|Magia Record 5 Star card
File:Ultimate Madoka Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Card 21034 l.png|[[Ultimate Madoka-senpai]]'s profile
File:Mini 210300 s.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Mini 210300 dd.png|2nd Magia Sprite
File:218 science god.png|Magical Girl Seal 2022

File:Doppel 210600 l.png|The Doppel of [[Madoka Kaname (Swimsuit ver.)]]. In the Doppel, Ultimate Madoka can be seen in the bachground.

File:Mr nagisa transform 5.png|Ultimate Madoka from [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa]]'s transformation
File:Mr nagisa transform 12.png
File:32101_ultimatemadoka_appea.jpg|Full art of 'The Light of Hope Without Despair'
File:602301_5_cha_01_memoria1250_01.png|Full art of 'The Goddess Watches Quietly'
File:Memoria 1847.jpg|Full art of 'Homecoming Is a Dream'
File:Light of Hope Without Despair.png|"Light of Hope Without Despair"
File:To Hope.png|"To Hope"
File:Ultimate madoka 4 star memo.png|"The Goddess Stares Quietly"
File:Memoria 1397 c.png|"Like This, For Now"
File:Memoria 1614 c.png|"Handmade Ultimate Dress"
File:Memoria 1613 c.png|"Ultimate VS. Supreme"
File:Memoria 1847 c.png|"Homecoming Is a Dream"
File:Memoria 10004 c.png|"The Clock That Spins Alone"
</gallery>

==Products==
<gallery>
File:Madoka_BD6.jpg|Blu-Ray Volume 6 cover
File:BD 6 SS 01.jpg|Blu-ray Volume 6 full cover
File:BD 6 01.jpg|Ultimate Madoka on the Blu-ray Volume 6 menu screen
File:Madoka_Movie_BD_RE_Cover.jpg|Beginnings and Eternal limited edition Blu-ray cover
File:Homumado ultima madoka cd cover.jpg|[[Hikari Furu]] CD cover
File:Ultimate_Best_Music_Cover.jpg|Ultimate Best CD cover
File:E382A2.jpg|C87 album cover
File:Key_Animation_Note_Extra_Cover.jpg|Key animation note extra cover
Material_Book_028.jpg|Art from the [[Rebellion Material Book]]

</gallery>

==[[Merchandise]]==
<gallery>
File:File01.jpg|Manga Time Kirara Magica Volume 20, 3rd anniversary clear file
File:File02.jpg|Back
Wall scroll.jpg
File:Madoka_Deep_Red_Rose.jpg|A3 clear poster gifted when buying tickets in advance for [[The Rebellion Story]]
File:LAWSON Madokami sticker.jpg|Lawson sticker
File:20111112_3d97ad-2.jpg|'Precious Memories' Card
File:Puella-magi-madoka-magica-ultimate-madoka-figma-by-max-factory-003.jpg|Figma
File:Puella-magi-madoka-magica-kaname-madoka-nendoroid-by-good-smile-company-001.jpg|Nendoroid
File:Nendo_petit_godoka.jpeg|Nendoroid petit
File:Rah_ultimate_mado.jpg|Action Heroes
File:76e07bcbfabe6c054fdbc9d51da5feb7.jpeg|GSC 1/8 scale figure
File:Gathering godoka.jpg|Gathering figure
File:Goodsmile godoka.jpg|GSC figure
File:Godoka big figure.jpg|Stronger figure
File:Godoka figure aoki art.jpg
File:Color-collection-figure_set.jpg|Rebellion Color Collection
File:Mgc_godoka.jpg|Bandai's Magical Girl Collection
File:CutieFigureMascots.jpeg|Cutie Figure Mascots
File:Ag square godoka.jpg|AG Square figure
File:Ichiban_godoka_1.jpg|Kyun-Chara figure
File:Ichiban_godoka_special_colours.jpg
File:Ultimate madoka figure.jpg|Ichiban Kuji Premium figure
File:Ultimate madoka figure special ver.jpg
File:Recolour ultimate madoka.jpg
File:Ichiban rebellion straps.jpg|Ichiban Kuji character straps
File:Relax time godoka.jpg|SQ Relax Time
File:Relaxtime godoka art.jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (1).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (2).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (3).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (4).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (5).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (1).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (2).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (3).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (4).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (5).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (1).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (2).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (3).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (4).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (5).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (6).jpg|Comparison shot vs Ultimate Madoka 1/8
</gallery>

==Other==
<gallery>
File:Full-sized Madokami at Madoka exhibit 2.jpg|Life sized Ultimate Madoka statue from the [[Madoka Magica the Movie Exhibition]]
</gallery>
[[Category:Gallery Page]]

Gallery:Ultimate Madoka

2024-06-29T01:34:37Z

Blipearx: /* Collaboration Art */

The image gallery for [[Ultimate Madoka]], a form of [[Madoka Kaname]]. For Madoka Kaname's gallery see [[Gallery:Madoka|here]].

==Official Art==
===Concept Art===
<gallery>
File:Ultimate Madoka settei information 6 official art BD 6.jpg|Ultimate Madoka by Ume Aoki
File:PN 09.jpg|Ultimate Madoka from Production notes
File:PN 56.jpg
File:PN 57.jpg
File:PN 58.jpg
File:PN 59.jpg
File:Rebellion ultimate madoka settei.jpg|Rebellion settei
File:Ultimate Madoka Concept Art.png|Early Ultimate Madoka Design, Aokiume-Ten
File:Rconcept clara 3.png|From [[Rebellion]].
</gallery>

===Posters===
<gallery>
File:ANZX-3531.jpg|The third [[Rebellion]] poster
File:New_poster_for_the_next_Rebellion_advanced_ticket_sale.jpg
</gallery>

===Magazines===
<gallery>
File:408.5.jpg|Animedia magazine, June 2011
File:Newtype magazine cover clean version homura madokami photoshop.jpg|Art from NewType, December 2011
File:Ultimate madoka magazine switch.jpg|SWITCH Special Edition Magazine, 2012
File:Animage 05.2012.jpg|Animage Magazine, May 2012
File:Ultima Madoka Newtype Special Magazine 2012 Dec.jpg|Newtype Special Magazine, December 2012
File:NewType 2012-12 Illustration.jpg
File:UmeMadokamiArt.jpg|NewType Magazine, December 2012
File:Animage 2012-12 Illustration.jpg|Animage Magazine, December 2012
File:MegamiSpecialBook2012.jpg|Megami Magazine, December 2012
File:NewtypeJanuary2013Spread.jpg|NewType Magazine, January 2013
File:Megami 2013-10 Illustration.jpg
File:42.jpg
File:NewType 2015-05 01.jpg|NewType Magazine, May 2015
File:Kirara 28.jpg|Kirara Magica Volume 28 cover

</gallery>

===Art by Other Artists===
<gallery>
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 56 Satoshi Hattori.jpg|Art by Satoshi Hattori
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 10 Hiroki Yamamura.jpg|Art by Hiroki Yamamura
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 14 Aoi Yuuki.jpg|Art by Aoi Yuuki
File:Rakugaki Note Rebellion 34 Satomi Kurita.jpg|Art by Satomi Kurita
File:Madoka Pia - Yuuki Aoi.jpg|Art from Puella Magi Madoka Magica Pia by Yuuki Aoi
File:Rebellion_Week_5_Bonus_-_Thank_You_for_Coming_-_Front.jpg|Rebellion Week 5 Thank You Card - Front by Hiroki Yamamura
File:Kisseymadokasketch.jpg|Art by Takahiro Kishida
File:Ultimate madoka production 1.jpg|[https://twitter.com/gekidaninucurry/status/1032278960023846912 Production art by Gekidan Inu Curry for Ultimate Madoka's transformation scene from Magia Record]
File:Ultimate madoka production 2.jpg
File:DlK7ejfUwAA9-i-.jpg|[https://twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1032094140681478144 Art by Ume Aoki]
Ume-tentei's Akuma Homura 02.png
File:Dl5eS5qU4AA8SM6.jpg|[https://twitter.com/staff_aoi/status/1035368650964791297 Art by] Aoi Yuuki, Madoka's voice actor
File:SHAFT art 04-2018.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaftten_shop/status/990182724206870529 Art from Studio SHAFT]
File:10th Anniversary Idumo Itou.jpg|Idumo Itou's 10th Anniversary Illustration
File:E0sta0BVgAYUdNn.jpg|Kuroda BB's 10th Anniversary Illustration
File:10th Anniversary Punyan.jpg|Punyan's 10th Anniversary Illustratuion
File:Rebellion Tokuten wk5 Ultimate Madoka front.jpg
File:007_Tiro_Finale_Takao_Maki.jpg|Art by Takao Maki from the [[Tiro Finale Book]]

File:Megami_08.2011_Scan_3.jpg|Art by Aruko Wada
File:Megami_08.2011_Scan_4.jpg|Art by Yu-gen
File:Megami_08.2011_Scan_2.jpg|Art by Shino Eefy
</gallery>

===[[Crossovers|Collaboration Art]]===
<gallery>
File:Ameba pigg.png|Ameba pigg
File:Chain chronicle ultimatemadoka.jpeg|Chain Chronicle
File:Chocotto_Land_SP_1.jpg|Chocotto Land SP
File:Chocotto_Land_SP_2.jpg
File:Crystal of reunion ultimate.jpg|Crystal of Reunion
File:chara_211019_1.png|Disgaea RPG
File:DGmadomagi2.png|[[Divine Gate Collaboration Event|Divine Gate]]
File:Full bokko heroes x ultimate.png|Full Bokko Heroes X
File:Full bokko heroes x ultimate 2.png
File:Girl friend beta 11.jpg|Girl Friend Beta
File:Grimoire 1.jpg|Grimoire
File:kaden shoujo madoka 2.png|Kaden Shoujo
File:MilArtBestFriend2.jpg|Kai-ri-Sei Million Arthur
File:MilArtRebellion2.jpg
File:Million arthur madoka 4.jpg
File:Million arthur madoka 1.jpg
File:Kotodaman ultimate madoka.png|Kotodaman
File:Last period ultimate madoka.jpeg|Last Period
File:lastperiodultmadosprite.jpg
File:Latale.jpg|Latale
File:Legend of kingdom ultimate model.jpg|Legend of Kingdom
File:Logres 1.png|Logres of Sword and Sorcery: Goddess of Ancient
File:EZjYyL4UYAA1uOI.jpg
File:wizultmad.png|Mystical World of Wiz
File:pokmadportraitult.jpg|Phantom of Kill
File:Phantom of the Kill ultimate madoka.jpg
File:Pocoron madoka ultimate.jpeg|Pocoron Dungeons
File:Pocoron ultimate madoka.jpeg
File:Shirpro madoka.jpeg|Shironeko Project
File:shironekomadoka1.jpg
File:Sky of crystalia madoka 1.jpg|Sky of Crystalia
File:Sky of crystalia madoka 2.jpg
File:Summons ultimate art.jpg|Summons Board
File:old_madoka_mantlea.gif|Talesweaver
File:lv200_madoka_01.gif
File:lv250_madoka_01.gif
File:madoka&homura.gif
File:Battle cats mini ultimate.png|The Battle Cats
File:Ultimate.Madoka.full.1965504.jpg|Uchi no Hime Sama
File:Ultimate.Madoka.full.1915264.jpg
File:uchiult.jpg
File:6e163e46952431993cd4eda56bddc69f.jpg
File:unision league ultimate 0.png|Unison League
File:unision league ultimate 1.png
File:unision league ultimate 2.jpg
File:unision league chibi ultimate homura.jpg
File:ValkConSprites.png|Valkyrie Connect
File:Vivid army madoka ultimate.jpg|Vivid Army
File:Puyo Madokami 1.png|Puyo Puyo Quest
File:Puyo Madokami 2.png
File:Puyo Madokami 3.png
File:Puyo Madokami 4.png
File:Puyo Madokami 5.png
</gallery>

===Other Art===
<gallery>
File:618624.jpg|Art of Ultimate Madoka from the [[Guidebook]]
Guidebook_Early_Illustrations_11.jpg
MovieMaterialBook027.jpg|[[Beginnings and Eternal Material Book]]
File:Madoka_magica_guide_you_with_you.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Official Guidebook "With You"|Movie Guidebook]] cover
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_007.jpg|Art from the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Official Guidebook "With You"|Movie guidebook]]
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_004-005.jpg
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_018.jpg
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_006.jpg
File:PMMM_Movie_Guidebook_020.jpg
File:Material Book 010.jpg|Art from the [[Rebellion Material Book]]
File:Ultimate Madoka 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]
File:Ultimate Madoka 02.jpg
File:Ultimate akumura misc art.jpg
Ultimate Madoka & Akuma Devil Homura.jpg
File:Shaft official 2023-12-31 1741474337419575632.jpg|Art by [[SHAFT]], celebrating New Year 2024
</gallery>

==Screenshots==
===Original Anime===
<gallery>
File:Madoka white dress opening.jpg|Madoka from the Eternal Movie opening in a white dress strongly resembling Ultimate Madoka
File:Madoka_the_Ultimate_Puella_Magi.png|Ultimate Madoka
File:Ultimate_Madoka_2.png
File:MadoKami_fight.gif
</gallery>
===[[The Rebellion Story]]===
<gallery>
File:Rebellion Runes - 000308 - SORE GA MA HOU SYOUJO.jpg|Ultimate Madoka in the opening from [[Rebellion]]
File:Rebellion_Runes_-_000323_-_(K)OTO_(WA)RI.jpg
File:Rebellion_godoka_mural.jpg|Ultimate Madoka mural
File:Ep1148432.jpg|Ultimate Madoka
File:R madoka split apart.jpeg|Madoka is ripped apart
File:Madoka remembers.gif|Madoka begins to remember what she really was
</gallery>

===[[Magia Record Anime]]===
<gallery>
File:Epirogue ep25-12.png|[[Magia Record Episode 25: No One Knows Our Record|Episode 25]].
File:Epirogue ep25-13.png
</gallery>

==Manga==
<gallery>
File:manga godoka.png|Ultimate Madoka from the original manga
File:Puella_Magi_Wraith_Arc_Vol_1_Cover.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]] cover, volume 1
File:Wa_madoka_takes_sayaka_1.jpeg|Ultimate Madoka takes Sayaka away
File:Wa_madoka_takes_sayaka_2.jpeg
File:Wa_madoka_takes_sayaka_3.png
File:RIC003.jpg|Art from Volume 3 of the Rebellion Manga
File:Rmanga godoka beginning 2.png|Ultimate Madoka in the beginning
File:Rmanga godoka beginning 1.png
File:Rmanga godoka.png|Ultimate Madoka
File:Rmanga ripped apart.png|Ultimate Madoka being ripped apart
File:rmanga new world godoka.jpeg
File:Cgs_godoka.png|Ultimate Madoka cameo from [[Welcome to Café Grief Seed!]]
File:MR_Cameo.png|Cameo in the [[Magia Record Manga]]
File:PMMM_4Koma_Anthology_2_005.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4Koma Anthology 2|4Koma Anthology 2]] art
File:4Koma_Anthology_3_Illustrations_(1).jpeg|4Koma Anthology 3 art
File:4koma_Anthology_Illustrations_(6).jpg|4Koma Anthology 4 art
File:Shopped 2.jpg|Art from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1]]
</gallery>

==Novel==
<gallery>
File:Madoka_novel02.jpg|[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nitro+ Novel|Nitro+]] Novel cover, volume 2
File:NitroPlus_Novel_15.jpg
File:Madoka_Novel_04.jpg

</gallery>

==Games==

===Madoka Magica Portable===
<gallery>
File:PSP_Ultimate_Madoka.jpg
</gallery>

===SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2===
<gallery>
File:Slot 2 madoka art.jpg|Art from the SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2 official website
</gallery>

===SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica Rebellion===
<gallery>
File:Slot r web art.png|Art from the SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica Rebellion official website
</gallery>

===Magia Record===
<gallery>
File:Ultimate Madoka profile.png|[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka's]] profile
File:Ultimate madoka.png|Character talk sprite
File:Ultimate_Madoka_profile_full.png
File:Mini 210100 s.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Ultimate madoka doppel sprite.png|2nd Magia sprite
File:Ultimate Madoka 4 star.png|Magia Record 4 Star card
File:card_21015_c.png|Magia Record 5 Star card
File:Ultimate Madoka Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Card 21034 l.png|[[Ultimate Madoka-senpai]]'s profile
File:Mini 210300 s.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Mini 210300 dd.png|2nd Magia Sprite
File:218 science god.png|Magical Girl Seal 2022

File:Doppel 210600 l.png|The Doppel of [[Madoka Kaname (Swimsuit ver.)]]. In the Doppel, Ultimate Madoka can be seen in the bachground.

File:Mr nagisa transform 5.png|Ultimate Madoka from [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa]]'s transformation
File:Mr nagisa transform 12.png
File:32101_ultimatemadoka_appea.jpg|Full art of 'The Light of Hope Without Despair'
File:602301_5_cha_01_memoria1250_01.png|Full art of 'The Goddess Watches Quietly'
File:Memoria 1847.jpg|Full art of 'Homecoming Is a Dream'
File:Light of Hope Without Despair.png|"Light of Hope Without Despair"
File:To Hope.png|"To Hope"
File:Ultimate madoka 4 star memo.png|"The Goddess Stares Quietly"
File:Memoria 1397 c.png|"Like This, For Now"
File:Memoria 1614 c.png|"Handmade Ultimate Dress"
File:Memoria 1613 c.png|"Ultimate VS. Supreme"
File:Memoria 1847 c.png|"Homecoming Is a Dream"
File:Memoria 10004 c.png|"The Clock That Spins Alone"
</gallery>

==Products==
<gallery>
File:Madoka_BD6.jpg|Blu-Ray Volume 6 cover
File:BD 6 SS 01.jpg|Blu-ray Volume 6 full cover
File:BD 6 01.jpg|Ultimate Madoka on the Blu-ray Volume 6 menu screen
File:Madoka_Movie_BD_RE_Cover.jpg|Beginnings and Eternal limited edition Blu-ray cover
File:Homumado ultima madoka cd cover.jpg|[[Hikari Furu]] CD cover
File:Ultimate_Best_Music_Cover.jpg|Ultimate Best CD cover
File:E382A2.jpg|C87 album cover
File:Key_Animation_Note_Extra_Cover.jpg|Key animation note extra cover
Material_Book_028.jpg|Art from the [[Rebellion Material Book]]

</gallery>

==[[Merchandise]]==
<gallery>
File:File01.jpg|Manga Time Kirara Magica Volume 20, 3rd anniversary clear file
File:File02.jpg|Back
Wall scroll.jpg
File:Madoka_Deep_Red_Rose.jpg|A3 clear poster gifted when buying tickets in advance for [[The Rebellion Story]]
File:LAWSON Madokami sticker.jpg|Lawson sticker
File:20111112_3d97ad-2.jpg|'Precious Memories' Card
File:Puella-magi-madoka-magica-ultimate-madoka-figma-by-max-factory-003.jpg|Figma
File:Puella-magi-madoka-magica-kaname-madoka-nendoroid-by-good-smile-company-001.jpg|Nendoroid
File:Nendo_petit_godoka.jpeg|Nendoroid petit
File:Rah_ultimate_mado.jpg|Action Heroes
File:76e07bcbfabe6c054fdbc9d51da5feb7.jpeg|GSC 1/8 scale figure
File:Gathering godoka.jpg|Gathering figure
File:Goodsmile godoka.jpg|GSC figure
File:Godoka big figure.jpg|Stronger figure
File:Godoka figure aoki art.jpg
File:Color-collection-figure_set.jpg|Rebellion Color Collection
File:Mgc_godoka.jpg|Bandai's Magical Girl Collection
File:CutieFigureMascots.jpeg|Cutie Figure Mascots
File:Ag square godoka.jpg|AG Square figure
File:Ichiban_godoka_1.jpg|Kyun-Chara figure
File:Ichiban_godoka_special_colours.jpg
File:Ultimate madoka figure.jpg|Ichiban Kuji Premium figure
File:Ultimate madoka figure special ver.jpg
File:Recolour ultimate madoka.jpg
File:Ichiban rebellion straps.jpg|Ichiban Kuji character straps
File:Relax time godoka.jpg|SQ Relax Time
File:Relaxtime godoka art.jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (1).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (2).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (3).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (4).jpg
Image:Figure Japan Madoka Edition Packaging (5).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (1).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (2).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (3).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (4).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (5).jpeg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (1).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (2).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (3).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (4).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (5).jpg
Image:Ultimate Madoka 1 10 (6).jpg|Comparison shot vs Ultimate Madoka 1/8
</gallery>

==Other==
<gallery>
File:Full-sized Madokami at Madoka exhibit 2.jpg|Life sized Ultimate Madoka statue from the [[Madoka Magica the Movie Exhibition]]
</gallery>
[[Category:Gallery Page]]

Kaede Akino

2024-06-28T01:38:44Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Kaede Akino
|image=[[File:Akino kaede.png|300px]]
|jname= 秋野かえで (Akino Kaede)
|surname=Akino
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese: [[wikipedia:Ayaka_%C5%8Chashi|Ayaka Ohashi]]
English: [https://twitter.com/briannanoellek/status/1225178001731571712 Brianna Knickerbocker] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Regina_Tiscareño Regina Tiscareño] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Azumi Botsu
|id=1011
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}

'''Kaede Akino''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=150cm
|eyes=Orange
|hair=Light Red
|origin=[[Shinsei Ward]]
|soulgem=Red circle (hat tip)
|weapon=Wooden Cane
|wish={{Q|The construction of those apartments...I wish they never started!}}
|powers=Temporary deletion (Can delete obstacles for a certain period of time)
|doppel=Zola
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed parents, Pero (pet snake), Hachi/Ha-chan (pet spider), Don (pet dog), Gorojiro (pet cat)
|school=[[Kamihama City University Affiliated School]], Eighth grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; anime only)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Magia|attribute=forest
|hp0=3714|atk0=1565|def0=1175
|hp3=12805|atk3=5358|def3=3966
|hp4=16653|atk4=6965|def4=5157
|hp5=20511|atk5=8579|def5=6352
|hpmax=25635|atkmax=9952|defmax=8176
|disk1=accele|disk3=blast-|disk4=blast!|disk5=charge
|connect=I-I'll Help with What I Can!
|connecttype=buff-attack
|connect3=Damage UP [V] & MP Gain UP [V]
|connect4=Damage UP [VII] & MP Gain UP [VII]
|connect5=Damage UP [VIII] & MP Gain UP [VIII] & Regenerate HP [VI] (3T)
|magia=Judgement Earth
|magiapat=all
|magia3=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [IV]
|magia4=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [IV] & Chance to Fog (All / 3T)
|magia5=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Chance to Fog (All / 3T) & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T)
|doppel=Zola
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Guaranteed Fog (All) & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp3=5|atk3=6|def3=4|accele3=5|blast3=5|charge3=3
|hp4=6|atk4=7|def4=5|accele4=6|blast4=6|charge4=4
|hp5=7|atk5=8|def5=6|accele5=7|blast5=7|charge5=5
|hpmax=7|atkmax=8|defmax=6|accelemax=13|blastmax=13|chargemax=10
|icons=
buff-doppel, buff-doppel, buff-doppelmp, buff-doppel, buff-magia, buff-doppelmp,
buff-doppelmp, effect-cut, buff-blast, effect-add-fog, buff-charged, effect-negate-poison
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Magia Adept: Magia Damage UP [III]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [II]
|Fog Edge: Chance to Fog [II] (3T)
|Charge Adept: Charged Damage Up [II]
|Anti-Poison: Guaranteed Anti-Poison
|active=Guaranteed Fog (Single / 1T)
|activetype=status-fog
|activename=Mist
|cooldown=7
}}

== Summary ==
A worrywart, Kaede is easily scared. She is also kind, caring, and ready to take risks for her friends. She loves animals, plants, and insects, and nature in general. She enjoys gardening, and though she's not good at them, she likes UFO Catchers.

=== Doppel Description ===
[[File:Kaede doppel.png|thumb|right|150px|Zola, Kaede's doppel]]
The Doppel of Conquest. Its form is a plot of land.
The master of this emotion fears that it will eat away at their everyday life and carefully chooses when to summon it, for the instant this Doppel is summoned, regardless of its master's intentions, it will cover its surroundings with rotten moss to conquer the land, with its only goal being to expand its territory. Summoning this Doppel accidentally, even in a beloved area, will destroy its surroundings by covering everything in its moss. Within the confines of its territory, it can unleash tremendous power.
{{-}}

=== Side Story ===
{{Spoilerbox|
After Rena Minami rejects her attempt to join her team, Kaede fights a witch, but starts to lose. She thinks back to how she became a magical girl. A high-rise apartment was being built in front of her house, which would have blocked out the sun in front of her house. It threatened to ruin the family garden and made her pets act out. Kyubey arrives and makes his offer. Kaede wishes that the construction for the apartment never started. While the construction stopped, Kaede now has to be a magical girl and has been in a constant state of panic since then. She wonders if it's all a dream. Kaede is then saved by Rena and Momoko Togame. Rena apologizes for rejecting Kaede and hesitantly asks if Kaede will become her valet. Kaede agrees, despite Momoko's protests. The three agree to fight together from then on. Later, Kaede is playing a crane game at the arcade but fails miserably. Rena appears and gets the toy Kaede wanted, claiming it's an apology present. The two affirm their new friendship. Rena offers to show Kaede how to win the crane game, but it doesn't seem to work.

Kaede, Momoko, and Rena then team up to fight a witch. However, Kaede is unable to attack when Rena asks her to. Afterward, Rena scolds Kaede, while Momoko tells her to cheer up. Kaede begins to think she's useless. When the group goes on their next witch hunt they decide to split up to cover more ground. Kaede inwardly thinks that she's too afraid to accept that, but feels she can't get in their way. As the girls communicate through telepathy, Kaede finds that she's stumbled into the witch's barrier. She comes across a familiar, but Rena tells her to leave it alone until they all get there. Instead, she should follow the familiar to the witch's location.

Kaede tries following the familiar, but finds she's too scared to continue. Suddenly the barrier disappears, and Kaede sees Momoko and Rena. Kaede apologizes to them. Later, the group confronts the familiar from before. They follow it until they reach the witch's location. Kaede says the group should stop. Rena asks if Kaede is afraid, but Kaede is thinking the familiar is trying to trick them. Rena thinks Kaede's overthinking it and yells at Kaede for letting it get away the first time. Momoko tells Rena to stop, and tells Kaede to stick close. When the group confronts the witch, they find they can't move. The witch attacks them, dealing Momoko heavy damage. Later, when the girls are outside the barrier, Kaede thinks it's all her fault. Rena then thinks it was hers. Momoko tells them both not to worry.

Kaede tells Momoko she wants to leave the team. She says she's just been causing them trouble and asks Momoko to tell Rena. Kaede then runs off. Later, Momoko tells Rena about what happened. Rena again thinks it's her fault. Momoko explains she wanted to add Kaede because she's careful when they're not. Momoko thinks she doesn't need to tell Rena what she's really saying: Go make up with Kaede. Rena then goes to find her. She finds Kaede playing the crane game again, and asks her how long is she going to continue playing when she can't win. Rena talks about what happened with the witch. Kaede apologizes, but then Rena apologizes to Kaede for not listening.

Rena then tells Kaede one of her idol theories. She explains that in idol groups hiding one's personality is forbidden, so they get girls with different personalities. She thinks a magical girl team is similar. After catching the toy Kaede was trying to get, she tells Kaede that she is needed in their team and says she'll be waiting with Momoko. The next day, Rena waits at the arcade with Momoko. Momoko thinks Kaede isn't coming, but then she appears. Kaede claims she was late because she was playing the crane game trying to get a present. She presents Momoko and Kaede with copies of the toy Rena won yesterday, claiming it's the proof of their team. Momoko and Rena accept them. Afterward, Kaede admitted she spent five thousand yen trying to get both gifts. Rena says it was worth it.
}}

===Costume Stories===
<div class="tabs" style="min-height:300px">
{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Akino_Kaede_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Momoko, Rena, and Kaede have all gone together to the beach to play for the day. They had just finished riding the banana boat and Rena wanted to ride it again, but Momoko had trouble staying on and decides to sit this one out. She suggests that Rena go with Kaede but Kaede gets nervous and asks Momoko if there isn’t something else she wants to try out. Since the three of them came out here together, she would rather do things with the three of them. Rena says she’s right; if it’s not going to be the three of them than what was the point. Momoko looks relieved until Rena suggests they play beach volleyball next. Momoko thinks that sounds like fun but she isn’t so sure they can play with just the three of them. Kaede looks at Rena and asks her if she’s ever even seen beach volleyball before. Rena gets irritated and suggests they split a watermelon next, but they have neither the tools nor the watermelon for that. Rena says that’s not a problem since they can just buy one, but Momoko points out how expensive watermelons are. Kaede looks at Rena and asks her if she didn’t already know that, and if she’d known that’s what they were going to do then she would have picked one from her garden. Rena is starting to get fed up while Momoko tries to come up with something else the three of them can do together.

Kaede comes up with an idea and suggests they search around for marine life. Rena doesn’t see the point in that, but Kaede thinks that sea creatures are interesting. Plus there are several cute types of sea creatures. Kaede spots a hermit crab on the beach and shows it to Momoko and Rena. Momoko thinks the tiny crab is very cute as it crawls along Kaede’s hand, but Rena makes a face at it. Next, Kaede spots a starfish and shows it to Rena, but Rena tells her now to show her the gross side of the starfish. Kaede tells her it’s not gross and tries to get Rena to touch it, but Rena tells her it’s too gross and tries to squirm away. Kaede insists it’s not and grabs Rena’s hand and pulls her closer to the starfish, but Rena freaks out and tries to smack it away. She keeps telling Kaede to keep it away from her but Rena gets tangled up and ends up pulling off the frilly skirt from Kaede’s swimsuit.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Akino_Kaede_Winter_Clothes.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Rena and Kaede are out shopping for a new outfit for winter. Rena is beginning to whine that she’s taking too long. Kaede comes out of the dressing room and asks them what they think. The sales clerk thinks it looks great on her and Kaede giggles at the compliment. Rena says nothing until Kaede prompts her for her opinion. Rena then takes a look at Kaede and is surprised at how well her new look suits her. She tells her she looks just like Ritchan from Links, but Kaede doesn’t know who she’s talking about. She asks if it’s the same girl from the idol poster she bought earlier but Rena tells her that was Saachan. When Kaede goes to ring up her purchase, the store clerk gasps and tells her congratulations in the loudest voice possible. It turns out Kaede is their 777th customer and gets to win the giant stuffed bear by the store’s entrance. Rena’s eyes widen and she asks if she means that giant bear whose head is scraping the ceiling. The store clerk nods and Rena turns to Kaede and tells her she couldn’t possibly want that. But Kaede actually had her eyes set on it and had been wanting a giant bear just like it ever since she laid eyes on it. Rena asks her how she expect to get that bear home since she won’t help carry it, but Kaede points out there’s delivery. Rena then asks her how she expects it to fit in her house but Kaede isn’t worried since her house is huge.

Rena finally relents and asks Kaede if she’s still going to purchase the clothes. The clerk rings her up and the total seems a little extravagant. Rena isn’t so sure if Kaede can afford it and get her bear, but Kaede tells her not to worry since she’s been saying all her New Year’s money so she can afford it. Rena makes another face at her.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Christmas Outfit (2020)|[[File:Kaede Christmas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Kaede is looking down at the dumps while her and her friends hang out at the Coordinator’s. [[Mitama Yakumo]] asks her what’s wrong while [[Kanagi Izumi]] offers to lend her an ear. Rena, on the other hand, just rolls her eyes and assumes that Kaede is worried about something dumb like her pet’s food. Kaede tells her her pets are important to her, but this isn’t about that. [[Karin Misono]] has asked her to model in a Christmas outfit for her art, but it’s out of season so Kaede hasn’t been able to find anything and she needs it by tomorrow. Kanagi says she can help by lending her one of the Christmas costumes from the maid café she works at. However, Kanagi warns her that the café may charge her a rental fee. So in order to pay it off, she offers Kaede the chance to work off the fee in exchange for a day of work there. Rena can’t believe what she’s hearing and tells Kaede not to do it. The idea of waiting on customers is a lot for Kaede to even think about, but she knows she’s short on options.

The next day Kaede is ready for her day of customer service. Kanagi greets her warmly and takes her to the changing area where Kaede puts on the Christmas outfit that Kanagi had in mind. After reminding Kaede to refer to her as “Nagitan” while they’re there, Kanagi prepares to give Kaede some basic pointers although even Kanagi must admit that her interpretation of a maid is rather unique. Kaede tells her not to worry since both Karin and [[Ikumi Makino]] have already given her a good rundown on what she’ll need to do. Kanagi seems relieved. Just then, two customers enter the café. Kanagi instructs Kaede that she must always greet all “masters” that enter immediately. Kaede approaches the two and welcomes them to the café; except she was so nervous she accidentally bit her tongue. The two customers are head-over-hills with how cute Kaede is.

It’s nearing the end of the day and Rena is waiting for Kanagi to finish up. She’s worried that Kaede will have somehow failed and will come out crying which in turn will make Rena feel awful, so Rena decides to laugh at her instead if she does. Rena scolds herself for thinking that way and enters the café only to find Kaede drawing snakes on a customer’s omurice. The customer wasn’t expecting a snake, but the likes how cute the drawing came out. When Kaede goes to refill a glass of water, she accidentally spills some on the young girl. She apologizes profusely, but the young girl isn’t mad at her. Instead she smiles and encourages “Kae-pyon” to do her best. Another girl calls out for Kae-pyon to serve her next. When Kaede looks at her, the girl faints at how precious she is. Rena is surprised to see how popular Kaede is with everyone, although when she thinks about it, the “helpless moe-blob” archtype ''is'' pretty popular with idol fans. Still, she can’t get over the nickname.

Kaede finally notices Rena standing by the entrance and asks what she’s doing here. Rena tells her she came to see how badly Kaede was screwing up, prompting Kaede to call her mean. Kanagi appears and asks Rena if the real reason she came in because she was worried about Kaede. Rena’s face grows red as she denies it. The manager says Rena must be a good friend to show up just as Kaede was wrapping up. The manager then turns to Kaede and tells her she did a fantastic job. As a reward, he’s going to give her the costume for her to keep so long as she promises to come back and work for them when she gets to high school. Kanagi nods and says they’d be more than delighted to have her there. Kaede isn’t so sure, so Kanagi asks Rena what she thought of Kaede’s performance. Rena makes a face and says that Kaede didn’t do so bad. Kaede is surprised to hear praise from Rena while Kanagi thanks Kae-pyon for all her hard work today.
}}
</div>

==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] 

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer with Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mixed Summer! ~ The Phantom Best Shot ~|Mixed Summer! ~ The Phantom Best Shot ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
* [[Magia Record Story Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!|Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!]]

===Magical Girl Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Kanoko Yayoi]]
* [[Karin Misono]]
* [[Konomi Haruna]]
* [[Mito Aino]]
* [[Natsuki Utsuho]]
* [[Rena Minami]]
* [[Suzune Amano in Magia Record|Suzune Amano]]
* [[Tsuruno Yui]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami]]
* [[Arisa Narumi in Magia Record|Arisa Narumi]]
* [[Nanoha Takamachi]]
* [[Hayate Yagami]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]

=== Other Appearances ===
*See [[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)]]

== Powers And Abilities ==
Kaede's innate magic appears to be some form of plant creation, sprouting from her wish to save her family garden. She can manipulate plant life in short bursts by making plants sprout from the ground or in large bursts by being able to create entire trees when she connected with Rena in the anime, though this many be due to Rena's additional magical input. These plants seem to be surprisingly durable and can withstand some amount of damage. Her plants could potentially be used to trap or ensnare enemies too if she desires. The staff that Kaede possesses in her magical girl form seems to also be able to fire a concentrated beam of enemy to attack enemies with as well.

Kaede has also gained the ability of 'temporary deletion' from her wish. This allows Kaede to erase obstacles in her path that would otherwise be a threat or a bother to her for a temporary period, allowing for a greater chance to escape or for her to pursue another enemy.

Primarily Kaede's most dangerous abilities come from her doppel, Zola after her soul gem turns black. Zola is able to cause a form of moss which causes corrosion to anything in it's immediate surroundings after it is usually summoned which can cause enemies and physical structures to quickly decay. As a result, her doppel will attempt to spread this moss as much as it can, causing a lot of carnage in the process.

== Etymology ==
* The characters in her last name mean "autumn" (秋) and "field" (野) respectively. And as 'Kaede' can mean 'maple' when spelt as 楓, this can tie in to her warm colors, the autumn leaves falling in her transformation sequence and association with the Forest element. With this, 'Akino Kaede' can be spelt as '秋の楓', 'Autumn maple'.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [[Ume Aoki]].
* The Japanese text on the back of the memoria "The Two Copies" is written backwards, hence the backwards English translation.
**When flipped, it reads the following. "'Okey! Rena... Do you know what the most important thing is for a magical girl?' | 'Important thing!? Kaede-chan... Rena don't know...' 'Jeez!... Well I’ll tell you then... It’s fighting spirits, fighting spirits! You have to fire yourself up!' | 'Y-ye! Kaede-chan you’re so cool!'"
* Her doppel's name may be a reference to [[wikipedia:%C3%89mile_Zola|Émile Zola]], a French journalist and one of the foremost practitioners of naturalism.
** It may instead be a reference to the ''[[wikipedia:Azolla|Azolla]]'' genus of aquatic ferns, also known as 'fairy moss', an invasive plant in wetlands and lakes that more resembles some mosses than ferns.
* Her magical design is similar to that of nordic or scandinavian roleplay based games including a witch hat, her outfit and weapon, although her design is also similar to that of a wizard.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:kaede_3star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:kaede_4star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Kaede 5 star art.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 101100 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 101101 s.png|In-Battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Kaede doppel.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Evt image majo 2032.png|Witch Sprite
File:Kaede Doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:Zola_English_description.png|Doppel bio (English)
File:51034_kaede_doppel.jpg
File:Mr madoka transform 2.png|Kaede from [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record|Madoka]]'s transformation
File:Kaede PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kaede School.png|School uniform
File:Akino_Kaede_Swimsuit.png|Swimsuit outfit
File:Kaede_Swimsuit_Duo_Unit.png|[[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit Duo unit]]
File:Akino_Kaede_Winter_Clothes.png|Valentine's outfit
File:Akino Kaede (Shadow).png|Shadow version
File:Kaede Christmas.png|Christmas outfit
File:Kaede Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Kaede 01.jpg
File:Kaede 02.jpg
File:Kaede 03.jpg
File:Kaede 04.jpg
File:Kaede 05.jpg
File:Kaede 06.jpg
File:Kaede lineart.jpg
File:magorecopapachart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/papa0123/status/1025352983301636096 Source]
File:Kaede_anime_concept_art.jpg|Concept art of Kaede for the anime
File:Episode 11 End Title Card .jpg|Magia Record Episode 11 End Title Card drawn by Yuugen_99
File:Momomo's team.jpg|[https://mobile.twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1297418757422243841 Magia Record 3rd anniversary illustration]
File:Sweets 2.png|Sweets Paradise promotional art
File:Valentines 2020 2.jpg|Valentines Promotional art
File:i-img860x1200-1642311917c87x04310650.jpg
File:Eh7W7MNU4Ak57mt.jpg
File:EaXMfT4VcAAFWDj.jpg|Prize illustration for winning the second Mirrors Tournament
File:FPfhHxCaIAIu08Z.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1510923727525285892 Source]
File:Bg 1011 01.png
File:Kaede monoko minami.png
File:Magireco_mami_descent.jpg
File:101802 manypuela.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 27.png
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
File:102404 freight train.jpg
File:102601 comment union.jpg
File:memoria_1241.jpg
File:103202 union.jpg
File:103202 union leader out.jpg
File:Adv eve 11711.png
File:Memoria 1802.jpg
File:103305 mikazuki.jpg
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Kaede_manga.jpg|Kaede in the manga
File:kaede soul gem.png|Kaede's soul gem in the manga
File:EAjt22_UEAIQg7X.jpg|Image originally used in the sixth chapter of the Magia Record Manga, later published without text [https://twitter.com/kiraraten_jp/status/1155434846396669952 here].
File:82924089 131744258309377 7470295798287171584 n.jpg|Preorder extra for the [[Magia Record Manga|Main Story manga.]]
File:Momopre.jpg
File:Back2.jpg|Back of the manga's second volume
File:MRanthology.jpg|Back of the official Magia Record Anthology
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
File:PitaBadge.jpg|Clip-on
File:Img 213990 1.jpg|Character motif pendant
File:Img 213990 2.jpg|Character motif piercing/earring
File:301911001713.jpg
File:MagirecoPoster.jpg
</gallery>

===[[Gallery:Kaede Anime Screenshots|Kaede Anime Screenshots]]===

==Memoria Cards==
{{Magia Record Memoria Header}}
{{File:Memoria 1078 c.png}}
{{File:Kaede memoria 1.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede lunch memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede meguca memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede school memoria.png}}
{{File:Karin personal memoria.png}}
{{File:This is the treasure.png}}
{{File:Rena Kaede Mirror Memo.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1304 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1332 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1413 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1710 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1521 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1522 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1536 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1518 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1519 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1520 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1771 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1802 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 2032 c.png}}
{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2kJHC7jK3k Recording of Kaede's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwIBJAp81Y Recording of Kaede's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFM4aRDWnE Recording of Kaede's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Kaede's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZwSwYoENM Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg6jUJml8rY Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_jHkbxliwY Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/R3cPMPhFRO4 Recording of Kaede's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv1O2SJHf04 Recording of Kaede's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQExPdX5k8 Recording of Kaede's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW2gCvjA5OE Recording of Kaede's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT6JubMuNEw Recording of Kaede's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HhsIMEzjto Recording of Kaede's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VafLareKFsk Recording of Kaede's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSKS_G4DysA Recording of Kaede's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7IWQ8DlCvA Recording of Kaede's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magia Record with Doppels]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Sana Futaba

2024-06-28T01:38:18Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Sana Futaba
|image=[[File:Sana character.png|250px]]
|jname= 二葉さな (Futaba Sana)
|surname=Futaba
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E5%B0%8F%E5%80%89%E5%94%AF|Yui Ogura]] 
English: [https://twitter.com/KayliMills/status/1251663856188809216 Ryan Bartley] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Melissa_Hernández Melissa Hernández] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Juliana Shibata
|id=1004
|release1=JP:October 23, 2017
|release2=NA:August 06, 2019
}}

'''Sana Futaba''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=153cm
|eyes=Green
|hair=Light Green
|origin=[[Chuo Ward]]
|soulgem=Green crown-shaped gem (necklace at her throat)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Shield|Large Shield]], knife (in the anime).
|wish={{Q|Please make me invisible.}}
|powers=Disappear (Disappears along with all signs of magic)
|doppel=Theresia
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed biological father (deceased), unnamed mother, unnamed step-father, unnamed older step-brother, unnamed younger step-brother
|school=[[Mizuna Girls' School]], Eighth grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; briefly)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Defense|attribute=forest
|hp0=12514|atk0=3156|def0=4375
|hp2=12514|atk2=3156|def2=4375
|hp3=15847|atk3=3998|def3=5551
|hp4=20843|atk4=5361|def4=7310
|hp5=25825|atk5=6520|def5=9080
|hpmax=28031|atkmax=7535|defmax=12322
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk3=blast-|disk4=charge
|connect=Anything You Need From Me
|connecttype=effect-cut
|connect2=Damage Cut [VII]
|connect3=Damage Cut [X]
|connect4=Damage Cut [XV]
|connect5=Damage Cut [XV] & Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP to [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha]]
|magia=Foltergefängnis (Torture Prison)
|magiapat=all
|magia2=Damage to All Enemies [I] & Defense UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage to All Enemies [III] & Defense UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [V] & Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VI] & Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T)
|doppel=Theresia
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damage to All Enemies & 1 of 2 Patterns (Random) 
'''Pattern 1: '''Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3T) & HP Restore (All) 
'''Pattern 2: '''Chance to Burn (All / 3T) & Chance to Blind (All / 1T) & Chance to Bind (All / 1T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp2=4|atk2=2|def2=6|accele2=2|blast2=4|charge2=4
|hp3=5|atk3=3|def3=7|accele3=3|blast3=5|charge3=5
|hp4=6|atk4=4|def4=8|accele4=4|blast4=6|charge4=6
|hp5=7|atk5=5|def5=9|accele5=5|blast5=7|charge5=7
|hpmax=7|atkmax=5|defmax=9|accelemax=9|blastmax=13|chargemax=12
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, effect-taunt, buff-accele, buff-doppel, buff-doppel, effect-endure,
buff-doppelmp, buff-mpgain, buff-mpgain, buff-charge, buff-charge, effect-cut,
effect-cut-blast
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Provoke Adept: Chance to Provoke [II]
|Accele Adept: Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Fortitude Adept: Endure (Quests only)
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [III]
|Clever Adept: MP Gain UP [II] & MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [I]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Blast Shield: Blast Damage Cut [III]
|active=Anti-Debuff [3x] (Self / 3T)
|activetype=effect-negate-debuff
|activename=Anti-Debuff
|cooldown=6
}}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who is always thinking negative thoughts. Ostracized by her family and by the people around her, she never gained any real confidence in herself. But she is gentle to others, which leads her to submit to the will of those who can be confident in their own abilities, and she is always content to serve quietly and obediently at their side. "What… was I born for? I need to change, don't I?"

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Sana Doppel sprite.png|thumb|right|150px|Theresia, Sana's doppel]]
The Doppel of Transparency. Its form is an Interrogation Chair.
The master of this emotion feels both pain and satisfaction from her Doppel's form. The main body of this Doppel is not the chair, but an invisible entity that is tortured endlessly while sitting atop it. This transparent Doppel uses its own blood to attack its enemies; however, it is not so easily controlled, and should the visible Doppel emerge from its master's right ear instead of the invisible one that typically appears from her left ear, it will scream and go on a rampage, swinging its guillotine at allies and enemies alike.

{{-}}

===Side Story===
{{Spoilerbox|
Sana notices that [[Iroha Tamaki]] has a keychain for an old puppet show called Mr. Purrs-a-Lot. Sana explains that she's a fan of the show and starts talking about the cast and events. Sana apologizes for talking too much, but Iroha tells her not to worry. Sana starts to worry that her past will just repeat itself, and thinks about how she became a magical girl. Sana narrates that she's her mother's "stepchild". Her actual father has been dead as long as she could remember. Her mother would say that marrying Sana's father was the biggest mistake she ever made.

Sana's mother was always strict with her, and would yell at her no matter what. Her current father is a professor at [[Kamihama City|Kamihama]] University and teaches at its medical school. All he cared about were Sana's grades, which were always poor. He would literally call her a stupid girl and demanded that she get better. Sana also has two step-brothers from her step-father, an older one and a younger one. Her older brother had the highest grades in the country, while her younger brother was athletically talented. Both of her brothers were greatly loved by Sana's mother.

One day Sana asked her older brother to help her study. However, her older brother called her stupid as well. Her younger brother says that neither of them have to waste their valuable time on Sana. Eventually, it reached the point where her entire family declared Sana didn't deserve to be part of the Futaba family. Claiming that she tarnished the family name with her actions, Sana's family forbade her from interacting or even seeing them. They told her to send an email if she needed something. Since that day, Sana hasn't said a word to her family, and vice versa. Sana narrates that she had to stay quiet, or else it seemed she would be abandoned completely.

Since that day, Sana spent more time outside. She would spend her days wandering aimlessly. One day though she made a friend - a stray cat she named Miss Purrs, after the Mr. Purrs-a-Lot show. Every day she would feed Miss Purrs in a back alley and talk to her. She would do things like ask if Miss Purrs lived in an animal city, like on the show. Sana narrates that she was just living simply because she was too scared to die. Sana wonders if she could live in the animal city, but realizes it doesn't really exist.

One day, Miss Purrs vanished. Sana tried to find her and eventually met an old man who ran the store in front of Miss Purrs’ alley. The old man explains he called someone from the health department to take away the stray cats behind his store, and asks Sana to stop feeding them. The old man apologizes when Sana starts crying, but she runs off. As time went on, Sana started to believe Miss Purrs left because she talked to her. One day she thought she saw Miss Purrs but found nothing. Unbeknownst to Sana, it was actually [[Kyubey]]. Sana narrates she never saw Miss Purrs again.

After Miss Purrs disappeared, Sana decided to simply stay at school after class. One day, she met a student from her class who liked her Mr. Purrs-a-Lot keychain. Sana was happy to make a friend, especially since the student was also lonely like her. One day, Sana was bullied by some other students, who took her keychain. Sana looked to her friend for help, but her friend did nothing. That day, Sana just stopped going to school. She called her friend once, and after an awkward conversation Sana cut off all contact. Sana has no hard feelings, believing the student was scared as well. That was when she met Kyubey.

When Kyubey made his offer, Sana didn't even think about making wishes to fix her family or make friends. After all, she was betrayed by those people. Sana initially asks to be taken to the animal city where Mr. Purrs-a-Lot lives, but then just says to make her invisible. Sana explains she just wants to disappear from the world, as she believes herself worthless. Back in the present, Iroha notices Sana spacing out and asks her what's wrong. Sana narrates that until she met Iroha, she lived by herself. Since normal people couldn't see her she stopped going to home or school, not wanting to deal with the world around. She thinks about what she would do if she hadn't met Iroha, but is interrupted by Iroha talking about Mr. Purrs-a-Lot. Sana mentally thanks Iroha for finding her and is glad she wasn't alone forever.
}}

===Costume Stories===
<div class="tabs" style="min-height:300px">
{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Sana_valentine_costume.png|thumb|right|150px]]
One day Iroha arrived home to find Sana looking over a large pile of persimmons. Sana explains that [[Yachiyo Nanami]] receives a lot of astringent persimmons from her neighbors every year but was too busy at a photoshoot to make use of them until later. Since Sana has nothing better to do while at home alone, she decided to try her hand at making dried persimmons herself. Iroha offers to help and between the two of them they’re able to peel them, tie the stems with string, then wash and hang them up to dry. The two decided to check on the fruit everyday to make sure there’s no mold as the fruit dries.

Yachiyo notices how they bring the fruit inside everyday in order to avoid the night dew and prevent the fruit from molding. She warns them to be careful of large birds that will aim straight for the dried persimmons if they’re not careful. After that, Sana increased the security around the dried persimmons. However, despite her increased precautions, several of the persimmons kept disappearing during the day and night and it seems that the bird nets were useless against these big birds.

One late night, [[Tsuruno Yui]] and [[Felicia Mitsuki]] had snuck downstairs to sneak off some of the persimmons. As they prepare to grab a bunch, the kitchen lights suddenly come on and Sana stands facing them, already transformed. She warned them that she won’t forgive them as both Tsuruno and Felicia cry out for mercy. Soon those two “birds” learned to leave the dried persimmons alone even if they truly believed that eating them secretly made them that much tastier.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Sana_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Sana has come to the beach to play with Iroha and company. Iroha takes a break from swimming and asks if Sana has swam already. Sana says she's taking a break herself. As the girls relax, Iroha remembers something and helps Sana make something in the sand. Sana recognizes it as "Gorogoro" from the show she likes. Sana proceeds to monologue about the show internally. Iroha asks her why she's staring. Sana says it's because it's amazing and asks if Iroha is a "Gorotor", a creator of the show. Iroha is confused.

Sana decide to make a sand version of "Gorogoro"'s friend "Wonderful", which Iroha recognizes. Iroha remembers there was an episode where the characters were in a beach volleyball tournament, but couldn't win first place. Sana makes another character that appeared in the episode, and Iroha says she's making them fast. Sana then proceeds to make objects and locations from the episode.

An hour later, Iroha asks Sana to stop, pointing out that she filled the entire area with characters. People come by and wonder if there's a live performance going on. An embarrassed Sana flees into the ocean. Iroha takes a picture of the art. Sana narrates that when it comes to "Gorogoro" she gets so excited, and wants to try doing it again.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=New Year's Haregi|[[File:Sana haregi.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Iroha and [[Tsuruno Yui]] are hanging out downstairs in their pajamas. Iroha is telling Tsuruno about how [[Ui Tamaki]] is staying with her parents a few days so they can all spend time together as a family. [[Yachiyo Nanami]] shows up in her pajamas carrying a large bag. When they ask what’s in the bag, Yachiyo explains her modeling agency had a big end of year photoshoot while wearing New Year’s kimonos and she was able to buy several of them for cheap afterwards. She calls down [[Felicia Mitsuki]] and Sana and presents each of them with their own New Year’s kimonos. Both Felicia and Sana are amazed at the beautiful garments and Yachiyo suggests they all go for a walk together once they get dressed.

The group takes a walk outside. Sana thinks the kimono that Yachiyo picked out for her fits perfectly whereas Felicia is too busy whining about how hard it is to walk in the zori, or wooden sandals. Sana doesn’t find it to be so difficult so Yachiyo asks them to hold on just a bit longer. Even though her feet and legs were beginning to ache, Sana didn’t say anything since she believed the discomfort was worth it to be able to hang out with everyone in kimonos. After their walk out, the trio head home and Yachiyo suggests they take off their kimonos, but Felicia doesn’t want to. Yachiyo says they should for now since Sana isn’t so comfortable in hers. She looks at Sana who remains quiet. Yachiyo asks Sana if her legs aren’t hurting but Sana is reluctant to admit it. Yachiyo reminds her they’re like a family now, so it’s ok for her to speak up her mind once in a while and let them all know how she’s feeling. Sana looks up and says she wants to keep wearing her kimono alongside everyone. Yachiyo smiles and says they can wear their kimonos for the rest of the day if she wants, and she’ll even let them stay up a bit late too. Tsuruno and Felicia are shocked at how lenient Yachiyo is being for once.

The next morning, Sana thinks back on all the fun they had while wearing kimonos for a day. She thinks that maybe it was ok to be selfish just this once. When Yachiyo greets her good morning, Sana decides to be selfish just one more time and asks Yachiyo if she wouldn’t mind helping her get dressed into her kimono again. Yachiyo smiles and tells her how happy she is that she liked the outfit so much.
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{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Sana Pajama Outfit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Sana has a nightmare in which Iroha, Yachiyo and Tsuruno say they hate her and say goodbye to her. Sana cries and she again thinks about wishing to disappear, but at that moment she feels a warm hand stroking her hair. Sana wakes up and realizes that she is in her pajamas at the Mikazuki Villa. Felicia says that Sana has woken up. Sana realizes that Felicia was the one stroking her head, and she explains that she tried to wake her up that way because Yachiyo asked her to go wake Sana up so that she wouldn't get a cold from sleeping in the living room without covering with sheets. Felicia didn't she want Yachiyo to make Sana use a heater under her pajamas. Sana starts to cry and hugs Felicia, who asks her what's happening and why she started crying. Felicia begins to stroke Sana's hair again and tells her that it is a spell that her mother used to tell her, asking if Sana has nightmares, assuring that every time she had a nightmare her mother stroke her like that to calm her down.

Felicia says that seeing Sana sad makes her feel bad, but then she says that she doesn't want Yachiyo to think of her as treating Sana badly. Felicia later tells Sana about a nightmare she usually has in which giant vegetables fight against a cow, and after killing the cow the vegetables went against her and at that moment a demon Yachiyo appears that prevents her from fleeing, but Sana asks her how Yachiyo appeared in her dream if she didn't already know her, and Felicia agrees with Sana and says that her dreams are strange because they mix with her memories and change. Sana tells Felicia about her nightmare but she no longer remembers it, only that Yachiyo and the others were there and she was very scary. Sana thanks Felicia for casting her spell and Felicia says that Sana will no longer have to deal with "Demon Yachiyo", but unbeknownst to her, Yachiyo was behind the two and asks Felicia who she calls a demon, as Felicia screams in fear.
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==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]]

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Deliver_to_the_Beyond,_A_Piece_of_Hope|Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Bittersweet_AI_Memory|Bittersweet AI Memory]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_The_Legendary_Story_of_the_Paper_Mulberry_Leaf_~The_Swaying_Feeling,_Once_Again_Fascinating~|The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Witches' Paradox Extermination Battle|The Witches' Paradox Extermination Battle (1)]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Otsukimi_is_Slumbering_Pajama_Party|Otsukimi is a Slumbering Pajama Party]]
*[[Magia_Record_Story_Tokime_Tribe_Tale|Tokime Tribe Tale]]
*[[Magia Record Story Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura|Homecoming ~ Three Days of Kyoko Sakura]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Manaka Kurumi]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)]]
* [[Iroha・Ui (Miko ver.)]]
* [[Rumor Sana]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata ver.)]]
* [[Madoka・Iroha]]
* [[Nayuta・Mikage (Christmas ver.)]]
* [[Shizuka Tokime (First Sunrise ver.)]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Rumor Sana]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Due to the nature of her wish, Sana is completely invisible and silent to humans except other magical girls. This form of invisibility can be used to help Sana escape from difficult situations or to obscure her image from other people to make them oblivious to her presence, this form of invisibility can't even be detected as her magical signatures are also obscured. It is unknown wether Sana can make others invisible through enchanting them or through physical contact but one can assume if she learnt to do this it would be possible for her ability to extend to other individuals.

Sana is able to utilise her shield for defence and Sana herself is quite armoured, allowing for increased endurance during combat or allowing her a better chance to protect her allies. Her shield is also able to summon various instruments of lethal capabilities such as pendulums with axes on the end, drills, pliers, chains and many more weapons. She can seemingly summon these instruments on command.

When her soul gem turns black, her doppel, Theresia, comes forth. Theresia is a notoriously dangerous doppel as one side of it contains a large axe which can be spun around by the doppel very quickly to attack enemies with. The doppel can also summon spiked shields to send forth at its enemies to attack them with, though the primary threat is the liquid the doppel always produces as it can quickly gather into masses around enemies which can leave them immobile. The liquid damages its enemies over time and eventually explodes.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "two" (二) and "leaf" (葉), respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* Sana's Side Story was slightly edited due to the inconsistency of her having a boy in her all-girls school. [https://twitter.com/tadokoroad1029/status/930773338410049541 See here.]
* Her weapon is reminiscent of a police riot shield that spawns various types of pliers and wrenches.
* Sana's doppel is the first to have more than one doppel attack depending on which half of the doppel is summoned. There is a set pattern for each half of the doppel and there is an equal likelihood of either half being summoned in battle.
* Her Doppel's name, Theresia, may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Maria Theresa|Maria Theresa]], 18 century female ruler of the Habsburg dominions or the ''[[wikipedia:de:Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana|Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana]]'', the code of law published by her in 1768. The code standardizes the methods of torture, in order to regulate and limit the arbitrary use of torture. The statutory volume contains [https://archive.org/details/ConstitutioCriminalisTheresiana-1768/page/n341/mode/2up illustrations of torture devices], but there doesn't seem to be an illustration of the [[wikipedia:Iron chair|torture chair]].
* Sana's Magia name is German for "torture prison".

==Gallery==
See [[Sana Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Sana]] for all other images

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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmWGfLTKfs Recording of Sana's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoOfCnWPVUI Recording of Sana's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08dz44hHzVg Recording of Sana's Doppel Video (Right Side) on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCAfFoozg0 Recording of Sana's Doppel Video (Left Side) on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Sana's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1SJl84hKBI Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbw0U5CiXUI Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ccA-oSDno Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/-5llOxSbH5A Recording of Sana's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/v12O6sB292o Recording of Sana's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdjsY8DafFk Recording of Sana's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QczLc_bV1QY Recording of Sana's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcxZinJ3PyQ Recording of Sana's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyXKgzgd1o Recording of Sana's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjw_VlciHM8 Recording of Sana's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00eh-h39FQY Recording of Sana's Pajama outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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Kyoko Sakura

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|name =Kyoko Sakura
|image =[[File:Kyouko character art.png|300px]]
|jname ={{lang|ja|佐倉杏子}} (''Sakura Kyōko'')
|surname=Sakura
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|voices =Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=347 Ai Nonaka] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70779 Lauren Landa] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/8066/Veronica_Puccio Veronica Puccio] Cantonese: Choi An Hung French: Nayeli Forest Russian: Polina Rtishcheva (in Magia Record) Spanish: Marga López (Anime) / Graciela Molina (Rebellion) Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Itzel_Mendoza Itzel Mendoza] (in Magia Record) Brazilian Portuguese: Juliana Yamada (in Magia Record)
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<blockquote>''"I see you wasting food like that again, I ''will'' kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote>

'''Kyoko Sakura''' is a veteran magical girl who appears to [[Sayaka]] and [[Madoka]] in [[episode 5]], but not before making a brief appearance at the end of [[episode 4]]. She is introduced as an abrasive, fiery, and self-centered girl who fights only for self but later adopts a more sympathetic outlook.

In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Kyoko serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Mami Tomoe]].

==General Info==
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|age=14
|agenote=[[:File:10thAnniKyoko.jpg|shown here]]
|height=[[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-158 cm]]
|eyes=Red
|hair=Dark Red
|origin=[[Kazamino City]]
|soulgem=Red eye located on chest
|weapon=Multi-jointed Spear
|wish={{Q|I wish that everyone would listen to what Father has to say.}}
|witch=Ophelia
|powers=Illusions (lost), lattice barriers
|pronoun={{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
|likes=Sweet things
|dislikes=Crowded places
|strengths=Arcade dance games
|relatives=[[Sakura Family|Unnamed parents]] (deceased), [[Momo Sakura]] (younger sister; deceased)
|school=The ''[[Madoka Magica Drama CD 2: Sunny Day Life|"Sunny Day Life"]]'' Drama CD points out that Kyoko doesn't go to school. In [[The Rebellion Story]], she is shown attending [[Mitakihara Middle School]].
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==Personality==
<blockquote>''"Ever hear of something called the food chain? Didn’t they teach you it in school? The witches go and eat weak humans. And then we hunt them down and eat the witches. It’s the natural way of things. The weak have to give up to the strong."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Madoka Magica Episode 5: There's No Way I'd Regret This|Episode 5]].</blockquote>

Kyoko first appeared as a magical girl who came from another town to take over Mami's turf after hearing of her death. According to the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']], Kyoko is from the neighboring city of [[Kazamino City|Kazamino]]. She was initially introduced as a callous, arrogant magical girl who simply has supernatural powers and had abandoned the premise of justice and benevolence. In short, she didn't hesitate in any sense in using her magic powers for her own selfish benefit and did not mind sacrificing humans to familiars if it meant obtaining a Grief Seed.

Kyoko was the elder daughter of a preacher. Her father started to deviate from regular doctrine and was excommunicated for it - Kyoko used her wish to get her father more followers; however, upon finding this out, her father went insane and killed the entire family except Kyoko, (in Madoka Portable, Kyoko is gone when her father kills her family) then committed suicide by hanging himself from the church ceiling. After her family's death, Kyoko was introduced to the principles of "Dog eat dog world", "you get what you pay for" and "Kill or be killed/Eat or be eaten" and started to live by them. She uses her magic and other abilities mainly for herself due to the belief that helping somebody else will only result in something bad.

Kyoko seems abrasive and selfish but has a somewhat soft side as well. She values food a lot and chastises those who waste it. After her father lost supporters, Kyoko and her family (parents, Kyoko herself, [[Momo]], her little sister) nearly starved. She may have experienced trauma from her family's death giving her an eating disorder of sorts, or erasing the memory of hunger. She is rather tomboyish, with barely any femininity at all if any. This is where she differs from Sayaka's boyishness: whereas Sayaka has a bit of a girlish streak due to the fact that she is interested in romance, Kyoko only demonstrates a nice side, and likes stories with happy endings.

She seems to be very faithful in God as during her final moments in the original timeline getting killed by Oktavia (she does live in the world reconstructed by Madoka, but does not remember her), she prays to God to show her a "happy dream." . It's uncertain what exactly this means, but presumably she is pleading to be shown something happy like her family all being alive and happy, in the form of a dream, or to allow her to die peacefully and ascend to Heaven.

* Kyoko's backstory is told in the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']].
* A [[NewType 2011-07|NewType]] article goes into more details regarding Kyoko's character and behavior.
* Rebellion shows that under normal circumstances, Kyoko has the typical attitude of a lazy, slackerish schoolgirl, and loses many of the abrasive points of her personality.

==Story==
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===Kyoko in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Anime]]===
* In episode 6 when she approaches Sayaka as she is about to visit Kyosuke, Kyoko scoffs at Sayaka's wish. She states that if she wanted him that badly, she should just go in and break his hands and legs, leaving him crippled and so that he would have to rely entirely on Sayaka so they could be together forever.

*Kyoko, in an effort to restore Sayaka to normal after she became a witch, takes Madoka to Oktavia's lair. After taking many hits defending herself and watching Madoka's attempts to reach her prove futile, Kyoko "sacrifices" herself to stop Oktavia and save Madoka. This also allowed Homura, who had just arrived, to rescue Madoka and leave the witch's lair with her.

*In a previous timeline, Kyoko is killed by a mentally broken Mami after the fight with Oktavia. Having gone mad after learning what happens to magical girls with time, Mami shot and destroyed Kyoko's Soul Gem, killing her in what she saw as a mercy kill that would save Kyoko from becoming a witch.

*Kyoko is brought back to life by Madoka's wish in Episode 12

===Kyoko in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
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Kyoko makes her first appearance in chapter 1 alongside Mami as they hunt down wraiths in the city, with Kyoko complaining about letting a large 'trophy' wraith get away from them earlier. After Sayaka encounters and is unsuccessful in capturing the giant wraith, Kyoko taunts and teases her until the two girls end up in a small scuffle, in which Kyoko is victorious. After a few more battles in the following days, Kyoko is seen coming to Sayaka's rescue against several wraiths. Sayaka has been distracted lately and it's effecting them in battle. Afterwards, Kyoko is angry with Sayaka's airheadedness and tells Mami to use up the grief cubes on herself after Sayaka initially declines them. After Mami leaves, Kyoko ascertains correctly that Sayaka's lack of focus is due to Hitomi and the boy she likes, Kyosuke. She tells Sayaka that the solution to her problems is to allow a wraith to eat Hitomi's feelings, which causes Sayaka is retaliate in anger calling Kyoko the worst kind of magical girl there is. Sayaka challenges Kyoko to a rematch. Despite Kyoko gaining the upper hand at first, she notices the dark state of Sayaka's soul gem which causes her to be caught off-guard by Sayaka's next attack and leaving Sayaka the victor of the battle. Sayaka leaves, but not before telling Kyoko to never talk to her again.

Some time later, Mami and Kyoko await at the station at the appointed time. Sayaka is late and as they wait, Mami asks Kyoko about the state of Sayaka's soul gem. Kyoko is surprised that Mami is aware of the second battle they had and Mami lectures Kyoko on being a bully. They discuss the state of Sayaka with Mami expressing concern over how quickly her soul gem became polluted. She tosses some grief cubes at Kyoko and tells her to give them to Sayaka and to apologize to her. As soon as Kyoko leaves, Mami is ambush by a number of wraiths. Kyoko finds Sayaka surrounded by a number of wraiths who are about to consumer her emotions. Kyoko dispatches them with her spear and grabs Sayaka, taking her to safety. At the top of a watercooler, Sayaka dismisses Kyoko and reminds her she was told never to speak to Sayaka again. Before Kyoko can work up the nerve to offer her the grief cubes, Kyubey tells the girls about Mami's predicament. As the fight against the wraiths escalates, Kyoko and Sayaka appear at Mami's side to help her. Mami comes up with a plan where her and Kyoko distract the wraiths while Sayaka closes in on the giant wraith. But the plan fails and Sayaka is captured by the wraiths instead. Mami and Kyoko yell encouraging words to Sayaka who manages to escape, but not before using up her magic and being led away by the Law of Cycles.

The following day, Mami and Kyoko meet up with Homura on the school's roof, Kyoko having borrowed a school uniform to better blend in. They tell Homura about the giant wraith that has been seen lately and agree not to hunt it on their own. After several days of combing the city for the giant wraith and hunting down other more common wraiths, Homura encounters the giant wraith alone and attempts to defeat it herself. Mami and Kyoko run into the aftermath of the fight where they find Homura laying unconscious on the streets.

The next night, Kyoko runs into Homura while patrolling the streets. She assures Homura she won't tell Mami she saw her up and about knowing Mami would only lecture her further. When asked why she remains in the city despite Sayaka having disappeared, Kyoko responds she is still here to avenge Sayaka. Kyoko agrees to help Homura in finding and defeating the wraith provided she is the one to give the final blow. The next night, Mami meets with Kyoko at the station and asks her what she would do were she to meet with her dead family again. Kyoko has no answer for her and Mami leaves. Hitomi overhears their conversation and asks Kyoko about the truth concerning Sayaka's disappearance. Kyoko tells her as much as she can, saying Sayaka smiled during her final moments. Hitomi tells Kyoko about the promise she made to Sayaka concerning Kyosuke and how it may have caused Sayaka to despair. As they finish their conversation, Sayaka appears sitting on the light pole next to them. Hitomi apologizes to Sayaka, but Sayaka tells her she must make a choice between her and Kyosuke. Kyoko steps in once she sees how hurt Hitomi is only for Sayaka to nearly hit her with her attack. Sayaka then turns into a wraith and escapes. Kyoko chases after the wraith only to come across Mami and Homura in the park after their own encounter with a mutant wraith. She informs them of the fake Sayaka and they agree on rules in order to limit their ability to be taken by surprise by the mutant wraiths.

After several weeks of searching for the giant wraith, the girls decide to begin their search from the beginning. Mami is upset to find that Homura had been searchign for the giant wraith alone and worries that something may happen to her. Homura snaps at both Mami and Kyoko before taking off. Later, Mami and Kyoko run into Homura who has been searching alongside a mutant wraith in the form of Madoka. However, to Mami and Kyoko she looks nothing like Madoka and only has the form of a mutant wraith wrapped around Homura. They transform into magical girls and prepare to rescue Homura, but Homura instead begs the wraith to save her from being a magical girl. The wraith takes Homura's soul gem and teleports them from the area, leaving Mami and Kyoko behind.

Some time later, Mami and Kyoko sit in the park at night as they discuss Homura's recent disappearance and lack of clues leading to the giant wraith. Kyoko comes up with the idea of reminding Homura what her wish was in order to bring her back to normal. As they talk, a parade of wraiths swarm around them, however the wraiths take no notice of the two girls. Mami and Kyoko transform into magical girls and follow after the wraiths, coming across a city full of dead people. They're suddenly ambushed by Wraith-Sayaka. Kyoko stays behind to fight her off and allow Mami to continue chasing after the other wraiths. As Kyoko battles against Wraith-Sayaka, fending her off as best she can, other wraiths with similar time-stopping abilities join in the fray and Kyoko is soon overwhelmed. She uses the last of her magical energy to summon hundreds of spears that impale the wraiths, freeing Kyoko from their grasp.

By this time the giant wraith has been consumed by the power it took from Homura and transforms into a witch-like creature complete with familiars. As the familiars began to overrun the city, one of the witch's large braids swings at Mami, nearly killing her. However Kyoko has appeared just in time to pull Mami out of danger. Mami introduces to Kyoko the Wraith-Madoka and Kyoko hands to Mami the last grief cubes she has. Before Mami can finish using them, a braid has trapped Kyoko. Wraith-Madoka frees her with an arrow but it is too late: the witch has taken away her soul completely the moment it touched her.

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===Kyoko in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|The Rebellion Story]]===
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Prior to the events of the movie, the Incubators trapped Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field that blocks the Law of Cycles. Homura creates a witch barrier inside her own Soul Gem, which is an idealized version of Mitakihara. Along with Mami and other characters, Kyoko is taken into the barrier and has her memories altered.

Within the barrier, Kyoko is now a student at Mitakihara Middle School and fights with the other magical girls against [[Nightmares]], monsters created by the barrier specifically to provide an enemy for the magical girls to fight. She is shown to be much closer to Sayaka; in fact Kyoko is staying at Sayaka's house.

Homura suspects something is off and invites Kyoko to a treetop cafe to discuss things. While Kyoko sees nothing wrong initially, Homura feels Kyoko is the one that is most different from the impression she has of her. She asks her when Kyoko first transferred to Mitakihara from Kazamino City and how long it's been, however due to the memory alterations Kyoko can't remember. Homura asks Kyoko to accompany her on a trip to Kazamino, and Kyoko agrees so long as Homura buys her ramen once they get there. The two girls board a bus headed towards Kazamino, only to end up back at the same bus station in Mitakihara. They board the bus again only for the same to happen. They soon come to the realization that they can't leave the city as the townspeople stop to stare at them. Homura urges Kyoko to keep this revelation a secret from the other magical girls until Homura is able to figure out what is going on.

Eventually Homura realizes she is the witch and transforms into [[Homulilly]]. Kyubey tells Madoka to reveal her true powers in order to save Homura, but Sayaka tells Madoka not to listen to him. She stabs herself in order to summon Oktavia and an army of familiars from other witches. The summoned familiars battle Homulilly's familiars, while Oktavia holds off Homulilly herself. The other magical girls either fight off Homulilly's familiars or attack the ceiling of the barrier, cracking it. During the battle, Sayaka is rescued by Kyoko and admits that she regretted abandoning Kyoko at the end of the anime. The two girls then fight off familiars together, and Oktavia even uses Kyoko's spear to punch another hole in Homulilly's barrier. Finally Madoka shatters the ceiling of the barrier and exposes Kyubey's Isolation Field. She reaches out to Homura's remaining Humanity, and together they destroy the Isolation Field from within.
Back in the real world, Mami place Homura's Soul Gem on her body, and Kyoko watches as Madoka, Sayaka and Nagisa descend from the sky to take Homura into the Law of Cycles. Just as Madoka is about to touch Homura's Soul Gem, Homura grabs onto her hands and begins altering the universe. Kyoko is engulfed by the colors that spill out of Homura's Soul Gem and spread out over the universe.

Homura, now calling herself a demon, creates a new world. In this world, Kyoko is initially seen in her school uniform on the road to Mitakihara Middle School. She is sitting in a tree with a bag full of apples and is feeding one to a number of Liese, Homura's birdlike familiars. Kyoko takes a bite of another apple before tossing a third down to Homura, who is sitting in a chair below Kyoko. As two of the Clara Dolls watch the apple fall into the creek, Homura shakes her head. Kyoko is surprised as the falling apple causes numerous birds to fly off.

At the end of the movie, a smiling Sayaka is shown taking a stick of Pocky from Kyoko, indicating that they've become good friends in Homura's new universe.
|}

===Kyoko in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===
*Kyoko's illusion ability recovers a little in the 3rd volume, when she tries to stop Mami from committing suicide. {{Spoiler|(Die with Oktavia)}}
*She not only can make multiple images of herself, but also can make other kinds of illusions. {{spoiler|She fakes Mami to believe her own soul gem is cleansed, to stop Mami from turning into Candeloro.}}
*Kyoko finally is defeated by a witch and dies. {{Spoiler|Before this, she gets a grief seed from Oktavia to cleanse Mami's soul gem.}}
*Kyoko and Madoka becomes secret friends when Madoka visits Kyoko.

===Kyoko in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]===
*Kyoko's Rosso Fantasma makes a return.
**It is used to daze opponents for several turns, leaving them open to attack.
*Kyoko is the only person that can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch.
*Kyoko's family reappears in the game during a flashback.
*Kyoko's witch form is revealed: [[Ophelia]].
*In the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route]], Homura can choose Madoka, Mami or Kyoko to accompany her in the search for Sayaka. If she chooses {{spoiler|Kyoko, Sayaka will be saved.}}

===Kyoko in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Kazumi Magica]]===
*Kyoko made a brief appearance in chapter 16 of Kazumi Magica. She was mentioned in Michiru's diary, as she describes how she met [[Yuuri Asuka]], who at that time was fighting against Kyoko.

===Kyoko in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"Just like what you read in manga, right? But it ain't like in manga where your overflowing love and courage is enough to give you the strength to save your butt. And ain't nothing can bring dead family members back to life."'' - Kyoko, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 1]].</blockquote>

* In Chapter 1, Kyoko takes in [[Yuma]], a young girl orphaned when her parents are killed by a witch shortly before Kyoko kills it. Yuma has no one to go back to, and together they break into bathhouses and share a hotel room. Kyoko tries to instill her own morals into Yuma, and tells her to never disrespect and waste food. Yuma accompanies Kyoko to fight Witches, and when checking for wounds on Yuma after she has a close call with a witch, Kyoko learns of Yuma's abusive past, and sympathizes with her even more. [[Kyubey]] appears and tells Kyoko about the murders of magical girls. He attempts to contract with Yuma, but Kyoko stops him and tells Yuma to never become a magical girl.
* In Chapter 2, Kyoko leaves Yuma in their hotel room and goes out to fight a witch alone. Kyoko nearly dies from having her legs and arms torn off by the witch. Yuma, who has just made a contract with Kyubey, uses her new healing powers to save her. Kyoko is incredibly angry that the girl didn't heed her warnings about contracting, but after Yuma cries about fearing that she's useless and that she had been pushed to the edge by a girl named [[Oriko]], Kyoko subsides. She does, however, promise to make Oriko pay for what she'd done.
* In Chapter 3, Kyoko appears only once, and speaks with [[Mami]] about the recent murders of magical girls. Mami is looking for a "black magical girl", but Kyoko knows only as much as Mami does. Yuma then flips Mami's skirt in defense of Kyoko, thinking that Mami was bullying her caretaker. Kyoko tells her that she is mistaken about Mami, but thanks her for trying to be helpful. She asks Mami about [[Oriko]], but Mami doesn't know anything and Kyoko will tell her no more about it.
* In Chapter 6, Kyoko and [[Yuma]] fight together with [[Mami]] against [[Kirika]] after saving the blond magical girl. The fact that {{spoiler|a magical girl will become a witch in her despair, but Yuma's words unite them again and together with Mami, they defeat the witch Kirika}}.
* In Chapter 7, {{spoiler|Oriko is killed, and everyone seems to be safe, but Oriko's final attack kills Madoka. Kyoko asks Yuma if she can heal her, but it's too late, so Homura resets the timeline.}}
===Kyoko in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Kyoko Sakura in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Kyoko is seen to be quite the skilled fighter due to being a magical girl veteran similar to Mami. Her spear has been seen not only to cause devastating injuries but to split apart into a chain-like state in which she can use to wrap up foes and throw them around or simply hold them still. She can also use this form of her spear to gather up enemies and attack several at once. These spears have been seen to also be able to be summoned out of the ground to create walls to keep enemies away from others or to simply pike enemies. Her Magia from Magia Record involves her riding one of these giant spears into an enemy to cause an explosion. {{Spoiler|Though in the original anime, it is shown that by sacrificing her soul gem, she can cause an explosion similar to the effectiveness of a missile by breaking it with her spear. It is with this final attack that she sacrifices herself to defeat Oktavia von Seckendorff (Sayaka Miki).}}

Within Magia Record however, it has shown that she is able to connect with Iroha temporarily to form a combination between their crossbow and spear, Kyoko herself however appears to become a form of projectile that is strong enough to break down barriers.

Her main magical ability is that of enchantment or illusion as a result of her wish. With this she would have been able to make people believe what she wanted them to. She was even able to use the ability to create copies of herself to fool the enemy in combat and this ability seems to {{Spoiler|carry over to her witch form, Ophelia.}} Her special attack involving these copies was called Rosso Fantasma (Red Phantom) where she and they would all pierce the enemy with several strikes at once. Yet, due to personal reasons she has seemingly lost this ability as she does not use it in the anime and {{Spoiler|other timelines that take place.}}

She has also been seen to be able to create walls out of red diamonds which are formed much like a lattice. These can serve as a form of protection for herself or her allies as she has been shown to form barriers from them, these barriers were durable enough to deflect some of Oktavia's wheels. She can also keep people out of areas or trap them with these barriers if she wishes. These lattice barriers are also able to have weapons affixed to the end of them and can be used as a way to direct the weapons onto a target.

In Magia Record, she can summon her Doppel, Ophelia when her soul gem turns black. Ophelia has shown to be able to grant Kyoko increased agility as she rides upon it but also the ability to cause a devastating explosion of fire with an enlarged spear that the Doppel summons for Kyoko. Kyoko herself can also tie up or trap her enemies using the binding tools that Ophelia summons to keep them from moving.

She has also been seen to be able to enchant objects such as a pair of binoculars. It is presumed she can summon objects from her soul gem also such as her spear and it could be how she is able to obtain so much food as she may actually be using her magic to summon the things she wishes to eat.

==Observations==
*In Japan the colour red is associated with sacredness and resistance to negative energies which could be connected to both her Father's religious work and her continuing to fight after her wish indirectly caused the death of her family, something that would probably cause most Magical Girls to give into despair.
*In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]] a news broadcast indicates that a private residence in [[Kazamino City]] was caught on fire, inside the residency they found the bodies of the three members of the Sakura family. According with police the residents were forced in multiple suicide but the broadcast doesn't mention any other details. It is not known if the police suspected the father, or if the private residency was the [[Sakura Church]].
*The [[Oriko Magica|Oriko manga]] reinforces the idea that Kyoko lacks a permanent residency, instead she takes shelter at a fancy hotel (it is never stated how is she able to afford it or what trick she used to obtain a room).
**[[Megami Magazine 2011-07|This magazine article]] confirms the suspicion in regards to [[Megami Magazine 2011-07#Kyoko's Food Supply|Kyoko's income]], it also supports the idea that Kyoko has the ability from her wish to charm others [[Megami Magazine 2011-07#Kyoko's Power|("mind trick")]] but doesn't use them as she suppresses them subconsciously because of the trauma with her family. Her powers had been described as persuasion/hallucination.
*Kyoko offers an apple to Sayaka while she advises her to live a life of selfishness but Sayaka refuses both of them. Sayaka believes that Kyoko's self-centered philosophy is just wrong and also rejects the fruit because she apparently believes it was stolen. Her attempt to tempt Sayaka with an apple and her suggestion to follow a path of selfish survivalism could be interpreted as Kyoko acting as the snake advising Sayaka to abandon the path of justice.
*Kyoko's father could be an [[wikipedia:Nippon Sei Ko Kai|Anglican priest]] since he is married, has children, and his clergy outfit is similar to their style. Another evidence is that his cathedral shares some architectural similarities to the [[wikipedia:Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury Cathedral]].

==Etymology==
*Kyoko's first name contains the character for "apricot,"(杏子) a symbol of strength achieved through struggles with adversity.
** She may be named after Kyoko Kirisaki from the ''[[wikipedia:Black_Cat_(manga)|Black Cat]]'' manga series, a girl with the ability to create and control fire and with a penchant for killing others by incinerating them from the inside out. Similar to Kyoko's relationship with Mami, Kirisaki is rescued by the manga's protagonist and becomes infatuated with him, even adopting his personal philosophy of not killing others senselessly. In the manga series ''[[wikipedia:To_Love_Ru|To Love Ru]]'', from the same creators of ''Black Cat'', there exists a character of the same name who is a popular idol and star of the magical girl TV series ''Magical Kyoko''.
*Her surname, Sakura (桜), means "cherry blossom", which, according to Buddhist tradition, symbolizes the transience of life.
**The first character for Sakura (佐) means "to help" while the second (倉) means "warehouse."
** She may be named after [[wikipedia:Sakura_Kinomoto|Sakura Kinomoto]], titular protagonist of the magical girl franchise ''[[wikipedia:Cardcaptor_Sakura|Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.
**Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Trivia==
* In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 7]], Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) describes the character of Kyoko of being an anti-hero, a flawed human character that has to fight to overcome aspects of her unjust self, to attain an overall form of justice that she believes in.
* The first character of her name (杏) is the implied real first name (An) of Kafuka Fuura from [[wikipedia:Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]. Both characters are voiced by [[Wikipedia:Ai Nonaka|Ai Nonaka]].
* Apricot+ happens to be [[Ume Aoki]]'s circle name [http://ap.sakuraweb.com/].
* According with the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']], Kyoko has been a magical girl for a year before she met Mami. Since the Drama CD events takes place one year before the anime events, it is suspected that Kyoko has been a magical girl for at least two years, making her the second veteran of the group, after Mami.
* Ai Nonaka describes Kyoko's speech style to be Shouwa-ish (Shouwa era, 1926-1989), meaning an old style of talking.
* In the original draft for the script it is stated that Kyoko did steal the apples in [[Episode 7]]
* Production notes indicates that in [[Madoka Magica Episode 9: I'll Never Allow That|Episode 9]], Kyoko [[:file:Production Note Kyoko Injuries.jpg|damaged her entire right torso]].
* She could be said to resemble Hibiki Ganaha from [http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/index.php?title=THE_iDOLM@STER THE iDOLM@STER] franchise, to the point one could [[wikipedia:Palette swap|palette swap]] them into each other. Their hairstyles, expressions, and fangs are all similar. Even their casual and hyperactive personalities are the same.
*Her spear appears as linked pieces during combat much like a scorpion's tail, and could be a reference to the scorpion's spear.
**She uses warding spells in battle. Scorpions are often associated with protection/warding spells, in Egypt and Tibet the Scorpion is made into an amulet - signifying protection and warding off evil.
**The scorpion character who appears in Goethe's Faust is caught between the extremes of heaven or hell. Kyoko commits sins like letting people die and (likely) steals food, but in the same time she's seen as praying and she never allows wasting food.
* Despite appearing in the same grade alongside Madoka and Sayaka, it is possible that Kyoko is older than them, since there's no indication that she continued with school after the death of her family.
* Despite not having an official birthday stated, on May 9th of 2024, Aniplex America made a post that wished her a 'Happy Birthday'. Two days later they would follow up with [https://twitter.com/aniplexUSA/status/1789113325797716136 an apology].

==Magazine Article==
*[[Animedia_2011-06#Kyouko_in_the_New_World|Animedia June 2011]]
*[[NewType_2011-07#Kyouko_Character_Description|NewType July 2011]]
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Ai_Nonaka_.28Kyoko.29_Data_File|Ai Nonaka's Data file]]

==Gallery==

See [[Gallery:Kyoko]]

==External Links==
*{{pixiv_tag|佐倉杏子}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|sakura_kyouko}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW7JFBLMH9I&feature=related Fan fabricates Kyoko's ring with silver clay]
*[http://expertkyoukotips.tumblr.com/ Ask Kyoko]

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Hitomi Shizuki

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|name=Hitomi Shizuki
|image=[[File:Hitomi Chara Sheet.png|300px]]
|jname=志筑仁美 (Shizuki Hitomi）
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|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=357 Ryouko Shintani] English: [http://myanimelist.net/people/11370/Shelby_Lindley Shelby Lindley] Italian: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=26265 Debora Morese]
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'''Hitomi Shizuki''' is a supporting character and a classmate of [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]]. She is also a second-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and hails from a rich family. Later in the series, she is revealed to have [[Kyousuke Kamijou]] as a love interest, much to the anguish of Sayaka.

==General Info==
{{Character Details
|approxage=13-14
|eyes=Green
|hair=Dark Green
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|pronoun={{nihongo||わたし|Watashi}}
|relatives=Unnamed parents
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]], Second Year
}}

==Official Info==
* Hitomi is a close friend of Madoka and Sayaka.
*She attends after-school classes in Piano, Japanese dance and Tea ceremony, feeling obliged to make time for them even when she might reasonably be expected to focus on her studies.
* She is able to learn a lot.
* She is quite rich.
* Hitomi is the class monitor in Madoka's class.

==Story==
*In [[Episode 4]], Hitomi was among the persons who got a witch's kiss and were driven into a suicidal trance. She spends her appearance talking about going to a better place and attempting to join the others, who then stage a collective suicide. Madoka manages to save Hitomi and the others by tossing their supplies away, but is swallowed into a the witch [[Elly]]'s barrier and Sayaka, now a Magical Girl, saves her.
*Having noticed Sayaka's crush on Kamijou, Hitomi confronts Sayaka and tells her that she will tell her feelings to him if Sayaka doesn't do it first. This act, unbeknownst to her, contributes to Sayaka's despair. She is still apparently unaware of such a fact in [[Episode 9]], since she tries to ask Madoka if something has happened but Madoka doesn't tell her anything.
* According to Kazuko and Junko's conversation in [[Episode 11]], Hitomi took Sayaka's fate (or better said, the little bits that normal people know about) rather hard. They say "Sayaka was having some problems with a friend over a boy," and then added "Her friend is taking this pretty hard too. This is something that usually passes after a little heartache. But instead it turned out this way." <ref>From [http://onezerotwo.net/scripts/madomagi-11-final.ass Nutbladder Fansub's version of episode 11].</ref>
** [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/79c1dc3ed8ea126bfd807ddf1a01b3ab/tumblr_o3eem2Gbii1qg3g8oo2_1280.jpg Some planning sketches]] [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/bb5ab6aed2a32f9b9e618b130c94fb43/tumblr_o3eem2Gbii1qg3g8oo1_1280.png and the episode itself]] strongly imply that a wavy-haired girl seen sobbing uncontrollably during Sayaka's funeral was Hitomi.
* Hitomi is last seen in [[Episode 12]], anxiously waiting behind a stage curtain for Kyousuke who is about to go through a very important music audition.

===Hitomi in Oriko Magica===
<blockquote>''"I don't care anymore! I'd rather die than go through any more of this..."'' - Hitomi, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_6:_Someday_isn.27t_today|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 6]].</blockquote>
*Hitomi is mentioned in Chapter 3 but does not appear until late chapter 4. Although she is never a candidate to be a Puella Magi, she is still in [[Homura]]'s protection circle.
*In Chapter 5 and 6, she went with [[Sayaka]] to escape the familiars' attack after they get separated from [[Madoka]]. When she saw a dead body, she cried and could not bear any more. But Sayaka then found a door to a safe place where they met [[Madoka]] later.
*In Chapter 7, when the dying [[Oriko]] used her last bits of life {{spoiler|to murder Madoka via impaling her in the chest, Hitomi was seen next to Madoka's blood-covered and lifeless body in the real world, mourning for her death alongside Sayaka.}}

===Hitomi in [[Madoka Magica Portable]]===
During the gag bonus scenario, [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] recognize [[Homura]] as a strangely strict magical girl and are surprised when Homura transfers to their class. When they try to describe Homura's personality to Hitomi, she fawns over Homura and admires her.

Hitomi later asks Sayaka to confess her feelings for [[Kyousuke]] like the anime. Homura wants to prevent Sayaka's despair by convincing Sayaka to issue a duel with Hitomi over their feelings for Kyousuke. When Hitomi protests to Homura over the affair, Homura accuses her of being too unfair to her muffled friend by allowing her one day to confess. Sayaka hasn't even admitted her infatuation to herself, and it would be cruel to expect her to say them to Kyousuke. Hitomi is surprised to hear her opinion and admits she may have been mistaken. She then accepts the duel with the hopes to prove her own affections and to instill Sayaka with the courage to confess.

When Sayaka is reluctant to hurt her during their duel, Hitomi strikes the first blow to invigorate her friend. Sayaka retaliates with a stronger punch. Hitomi concedes defeat after the blow, sensing her friend's passion for Kyousuke when she is hit. After Sayaka runs off to Kyousuke with her friend's blessings, Hitomi cries in Homura's arms over her loss. She feels thankful to Homura for comforting her and considers her a close friend afterwards, although it is a one-sided acknowledgement. Hitomi frequently invites Homura to outings or sleepovers, sometimes interrupting Homura's plans to be closer to Madoka. She even serves the magical girls beverages as they plan for the fight against Walpurgis Night in Homura's apartment. Homura apologizes to them since she couldn't convince Hitomi to leave before their meeting.

===Hitomi in [[The Different Story]]===
In The Different Story, Hitomi plays a similar role to the anime. The main difference, however, is that Sayaka has already become a magical girl and knows that Hitomi has a Witches Kiss, yet ignores it. After Hitomi is saved, Sayaka blames herself for not being a "hero of justice", eventually leading to Sayaka {{spoiler|becoming a witch}} after Madoka unintentionally pushes her along.

===Hitomi in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
In the first chapter, Hitomi is walking home from school with Sayaka as she talks about Kyoko. Hitomi is glad she's made a new friend when they notice Kyosuke walking nearby. Hitomi turns to Sayaka and confesses her feelings bout Kyosuke to her, giving her one day to sort out her feelings and decide on a course of action. In the second chapter, their conversation is shown in further detail. As Hitomi is walking home from their conversation, a wraith targets her but Sayaka is able to save her on time. After the battle, Hitomi notices Kyosuke is nearby and walks over to chit-chat with him, Sayaka watching from close by but she cannot hear any of their conversation.

Hitomi doesn't appear again until chapter 4 when, a month after Sayaka's disappearance, she runs into Kyoko at the station after her conversation with Mami. Having overheard their conversation, she has questions for Kyoko concerning what really happened to Sayaka. She tells Kyoko that Sayaka always spoke of her cheerfully, and she blames herself for her disappearance. While Kyoko is initially hesitant, she tells her as much of the truth as she can, telling Hitomi that Sayaka would never despair, give up hope, and disappear due to someone's betrayal and was smiling until her last moments. Hitomi promises to keep this all a secret and turns to go, but not before a wraith disguising itself as Sayaka appears. In chapter 5, Hitomi apologizes to her believing her to be the real Sayaka. She explains her feelings at having talked with Kyosuke the other day despite promising her the day to make up her feelings about him. The fake Sayaka blames her for everything and asks her to choose between keeping Kyosuke for herself or keeping Sayaka as a friend. She strikes at the two girls and Kyoko protects Hitomi, allowing her to walk away unscathed.

===Hitomi in [[The Rebellion Story]]===

In the beginning of the movie it's revealed that Hitomi is still going out with Kyosuke. However, their relationship has been undergoing difficulties.

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Hitomi's frustrations with Kyosuke causes her to become a [[Nightmare]]. The magical girls incapacitate the Nightmare and Sayaka purifies Hitomi, returning her to normal.

It's eventually revealed the movie takes place in a witch barrier, and that Kyosuke and Hitomi were abducted from the real world. They return from the barrier unharmed, and at the end of the movie they greet a resurrected Sayaka.
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==Etymology==
*The first character in her last name (志) means "purpose" or "will." The last character (筑) means "architecture."
*Her first name is written using a combination of the kanji 仁 (meaning "charity" or "benevolence") and 美 (meaning "beauty").

==Trivia==
*Ryouko Shintani (Hitomi) states in the audio commentary for [[Episode 7]] Blu-ray, that she too loves [[Kyoko]]. She also said although Hitomi looks weak, she is mentally strong, in contrast to Sayaka. Although Sayaka looks bright, she actually has little self confidence, and won't seek help from others by saying it, so she in fact is mentally weak.
**Both Aoi Yuuki and Chiwa Saitou agree her view. Saito thinks that girls like Hitomi are probably the only ones who could be able to get hold happiness for themselves.
*Shintani explains that she didn't originally auditioned for the character of Hitomi but since she wasn't good enough for the other roles, she went with Hitomi instead. When asked which characters she wanted to try first for the audition, she asked for Sayaka and Homura.
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 8]], [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=26469 Junichiro Taniguchi] (Chief Animation Director) states that Hitomi was the hardest character to draw in regards to facial expressions, since she has the largest rate of change, obtaining uniformity was difficult. In contrast, Homura was the easiest to draw, as a cool character she has a lot of outside influence which helps to decide how to draw her facial expressions.
*''"Girls cant love girls!"'' scene and line was not included on the movie version.

==Gallery==
===Official art===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
File:Artbook_New_25.jpg|Art from the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Art Book|Art book]]
File:Aoki ume early kyubey hitomi.jpg|Art of Hitomi and Kyubey by Ume Aoki
File:Aoki ume early students.jpg|Art of Hitomi, Kyosuke and Kazuko by Ume Aoki
File:Image Note 0056.jpg|Oktavia von Seckendorff's familiar [[Klarissa]] highly resembles Hitomi, even more so in the concept art
File:Rconcept nightmare 3.png|Art of Hitomi's [[Nightmare]] (right)
File:PN_10.jpg|Character height chart
File:Sayaka_madoka_art_novel_page.jpg|Nitro+ Novel illustration
File:HitomiPreciousMemories1.jpg|Hitomi card from the Precious Memories TCG
File:HitomiPreciousMemories2.jpg
File:Hitomi bikini.jpg
File:Girl friend beta hitomi.png|Art from Girl Friend Beta
File:Girl friend beta hitomi2.png
File:Shizuki.Hitomi.600.1965426.jpg|Art from Uchi no Hime Sama
File:Shizuki.Hitomi.600.1965427.jpg
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
====Original Anime====
<gallery>
File:Op_sports_girls.png|Hitomi, [[Sayaka]] and [[Madoka]] in the opening
File:Madoka_ Sayaka_Hitomi.gif
File:Mo_young_kids.jpg|A young Hitomi in the Beginnings Movie opening. She can be seen facing away here
File:Madoka Sayaka Hitomi friends.gif
File:Original ED visuals by Ume-sensei.jpg|BD ending image by [[Ume Aoki]]
File:Madoka_Sayaka_Hitomi_playing.gif|Hitomi in [[Episode 1]]
File:Hitomi choking.gif|Hitomi coughs
File:Madoka-1-14.jpg
File:Height of 3girls 2.jpg
File:Hitomi Embarassed.gif|Hitomi is curious of Madoka and Sayaka in [[Episode 2]]
File:Hitomi forbidden love.jpg|Forbidden love
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-04-at-17-41.jpg|Hitomi in a trance once [[Elly]]'s witch kiss was placed on her in [[Episode 4]]
File:Madoka7.jpg
File:Hitomi elly kiss.gif
File:Hitomi tummy punch.gif|Hitomi punches Madoka to stop her from interfering
File:Tv hitomi elly.jpg|Hitomi preaches that if they die they'll move to a much better world
File:Movie hitomi elly.jpg|Movie version
File:Hitomi ep 4 unconscious.jpg
File:Ep 5 hitomi.png|Hitomi in [[Episode 5]]
File:Hitomisayaka.png|Hitomi talks to Sayaka about Kyosuke in [[Episode 7]]
File:Hitomi talk kyo.gif|Hitomi confessing her feeling to Kyosuke in [[Episode 8]]
</gallery>

====Rebellion====
<gallery>
File:R hitomi is cute.jpeg|Hitomi in [[The Rebellion Story]]
File:R hitomi phone.gif|Hitomi's phone
File:R hitomi bed.png
File:R hitomi pillow cry.gif
File:R hitomi nightmare eye.jpg
File:R hitomi nightmare fish.gif
File:R hitomi nightmare born.jpg
File:R hitomi nightmare silhouette.gif
File:Rebellion Runes - 002009 - YAGINOKONOYUME.jpg|Hitomi's [[Nightmare]]
File:Rebellion Runes - 002809 - (R)EVERI(E).jpg|It resembles Hitomi more once defeated
File:Nightmare hitomi head.gif
File:Rebellion_sayaka_new_world.jpg|Hitomi, Kyosuke and Sayaka in the new world
File:R hito saya kyo new.jpeg
</gallery>

====Concept Movie====
<gallery>
File:Con_hitomi.png|Hitomi in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie|Concept Movie]]
</gallery>

====Walpurgisnacht:Rising====
<gallery>
File:MadokawalkWNKT.png
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Manga hitomi.png|Hitomi in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga|manga]]
File:Manga elly hitomi.png|Hitomi with [[Elly]]'s witch kiss
File:Manga elly people.png
File:Reprint manga sayaka hitomi.png|Hitomi from the reprint manga
File:wa saya hitomi.png|Hitomi in the [[Wraith Arc]]
File:wa hitomi again.png

File:Rmanga hitomi room.png|Hitomi's bedroom in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion Manga|Rebellion Manga]]
File:Rmanga hitomi bed.png
File:Rmanga hitomi is cutest.png
File:R manga hitomi blob.jpg|Hitomi's Nightmare
File:R manga hito kyo new.jpg|Hitomi and Kyosuke in the new world
File:R manga hito kyo saya new.jpg

File:Different story hitomi.jpg|Hitomi in [[The Different Story]]
File:Oriko hitomi.png|Hitomi in [[Oriko Magica]]
File:Oriko sayaka hitomi.png
File:Sute_Ma_Vol_3_Cover.jpg|[[Sute Ma!]] cover, volume 3
File:Sute ma hitomi mami.jpg|With [[Mami]]
File:Sute ma hitomi meets mami.png
File:Sute ma hitomi.png
File:Cgs_hitomi_kyo.png|Hitomi in [[Welcome to Café Grief Seed!]]
File:Vom_hitomi.png|Hitomi in [[The Veranda of Madoka]]
File:Vom_hitomi_2.png
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Portable===
<gallery>
File:PSP_Kyoko_and_others.jpg|Hitomi's profile from [[Madoka Magica Portable]]
File:Hira080966.jpg|Hitomi slaps Sayaka to show her passion for Kyosuke from the [[Madoka Magica Portable Bonus Route|Bonus route]]
File:Homu holding a Hitomi.png|[[Homura]] comforts a crying Hitomi after she lets Sayaka confess to Kyosuke in the Bonus Route
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Mobage===
<gallery>
File:Mobage_Hitomi_01.jpg|Hitomi in [[Madoka Magica Mobage]]
File:hitomiMobage1.jpg|Card from Madoka Magica Mobage
Mobage7002.jpg
Mobage7003.jpg
Mobage7083.jpg
File:hitomiMobage3.jpg
File:hitomiMobage2.jpg
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery>
とまどう仁美.jpg|Hitomi in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
やさしく微笑む仁美.jpg
倒れた仁美.jpg
振り返る仁美.jpg
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Mobcast===
<gallery>
File:Mobcast valentines mami hitomi.jpg|A Valentines card from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Mobcast|Madoka Magica Mobcast]] featuring Hitomi, Mami and Kyubey.
</gallery>
===[[Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Hitomi live2D MagiReco.png
File:Hitomi magireco.png|Her original live2D model
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:Disc_3.jpg|Hitomi on the Blu-Ray Volume 3 cover
File:BD 3 Scan 4.jpg|Blu-ray Volume 3 full cover
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI9hgp32-f0 GIRLS CAN'T LOVE GIRLS]

[[Category:Characters]]

Kaede Akino

2024-06-27T15:53:35Z

Blipearx:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kaede Akino
|image=[[File:Akino kaede.png|300px]]
|jname= 秋野かえで (Akino Kaede)
|surname=Akino
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese: [[wikipedia:Ayaka_%C5%8Chashi|Ayaka Ohashi]]
English: [https://twitter.com/briannanoellek/status/1225178001731571712 Brianna Knickerbocker] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Regina_Tiscareño Regina Tiscareño] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Azumi Botsu
|id=1011
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}

'''Kaede Akino''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=150cm
|eyes=Orange
|hair=Red
|origin=[[Shinsei Ward]]
|soulgem=Red circle (hat tip)
|weapon=Wooden Cane
|wish={{Q|The construction of those apartments...I wish they never started!}}
|powers=Temporary deletion (Can delete obstacles for a certain period of time)
|doppel=Zola
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed parents, Pero (pet snake), Hachi/Ha-chan (pet spider), Don (pet dog), Gorojiro (pet cat)
|school=[[Kamihama City University Affiliated School]], Eighth grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; anime only)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Magia|attribute=forest
|hp0=3714|atk0=1565|def0=1175
|hp3=12805|atk3=5358|def3=3966
|hp4=16653|atk4=6965|def4=5157
|hp5=20511|atk5=8579|def5=6352
|hpmax=25635|atkmax=9952|defmax=8176
|disk1=accele|disk3=blast-|disk4=blast!|disk5=charge
|connect=I-I'll Help with What I Can!
|connecttype=buff-attack
|connect3=Damage UP [V] & MP Gain UP [V]
|connect4=Damage UP [VII] & MP Gain UP [VII]
|connect5=Damage UP [VIII] & MP Gain UP [VIII] & Regenerate HP [VI] (3T)
|magia=Judgement Earth
|magiapat=all
|magia3=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [IV]
|magia4=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [IV] & Chance to Fog (All / 3T)
|magia5=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Chance to Fog (All / 3T) & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T)
|doppel=Zola
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Guaranteed Fog (All) & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp3=5|atk3=6|def3=4|accele3=5|blast3=5|charge3=3
|hp4=6|atk4=7|def4=5|accele4=6|blast4=6|charge4=4
|hp5=7|atk5=8|def5=6|accele5=7|blast5=7|charge5=5
|hpmax=7|atkmax=8|defmax=6|accelemax=13|blastmax=13|chargemax=10
|icons=
buff-doppel, buff-doppel, buff-doppelmp, buff-doppel, buff-magia, buff-doppelmp,
buff-doppelmp, effect-cut, buff-blast, effect-add-fog, buff-charged, effect-negate-poison
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [I]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Magia Adept: Magia Damage UP [III]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [II]
|Fog Edge: Chance to Fog [II] (3T)
|Charge Adept: Charged Damage Up [II]
|Anti-Poison: Guaranteed Anti-Poison
|active=Guaranteed Fog (Single / 1T)
|activetype=status-fog
|activename=Mist
|cooldown=7
}}

== Summary ==
A worrywart, Kaede is easily scared. She is also kind, caring, and ready to take risks for her friends. She loves animals, plants, and insects, and nature in general. She enjoys gardening, and though she's not good at them, she likes UFO Catchers.

=== Doppel Description ===
[[File:Kaede doppel.png|thumb|right|150px|Zola, Kaede's doppel]]
The Doppel of Conquest. Its form is a plot of land.
The master of this emotion fears that it will eat away at their everyday life and carefully chooses when to summon it, for the instant this Doppel is summoned, regardless of its master's intentions, it will cover its surroundings with rotten moss to conquer the land, with its only goal being to expand its territory. Summoning this Doppel accidentally, even in a beloved area, will destroy its surroundings by covering everything in its moss. Within the confines of its territory, it can unleash tremendous power.
{{-}}

=== Side Story ===
{{Spoilerbox|
After Rena Minami rejects her attempt to join her team, Kaede fights a witch, but starts to lose. She thinks back to how she became a magical girl. A high-rise apartment was being built in front of her house, which would have blocked out the sun in front of her house. It threatened to ruin the family garden and made her pets act out. Kyubey arrives and makes his offer. Kaede wishes that the construction for the apartment never started. While the construction stopped, Kaede now has to be a magical girl and has been in a constant state of panic since then. She wonders if it's all a dream. Kaede is then saved by Rena and Momoko Togame. Rena apologizes for rejecting Kaede and hesitantly asks if Kaede will become her valet. Kaede agrees, despite Momoko's protests. The three agree to fight together from then on. Later, Kaede is playing a crane game at the arcade but fails miserably. Rena appears and gets the toy Kaede wanted, claiming it's an apology present. The two affirm their new friendship. Rena offers to show Kaede how to win the crane game, but it doesn't seem to work.

Kaede, Momoko, and Rena then team up to fight a witch. However, Kaede is unable to attack when Rena asks her to. Afterward, Rena scolds Kaede, while Momoko tells her to cheer up. Kaede begins to think she's useless. When the group goes on their next witch hunt they decide to split up to cover more ground. Kaede inwardly thinks that she's too afraid to accept that, but feels she can't get in their way. As the girls communicate through telepathy, Kaede finds that she's stumbled into the witch's barrier. She comes across a familiar, but Rena tells her to leave it alone until they all get there. Instead, she should follow the familiar to the witch's location.

Kaede tries following the familiar, but finds she's too scared to continue. Suddenly the barrier disappears, and Kaede sees Momoko and Rena. Kaede apologizes to them. Later, the group confronts the familiar from before. They follow it until they reach the witch's location. Kaede says the group should stop. Rena asks if Kaede is afraid, but Kaede is thinking the familiar is trying to trick them. Rena thinks Kaede's overthinking it and yells at Kaede for letting it get away the first time. Momoko tells Rena to stop, and tells Kaede to stick close. When the group confronts the witch, they find they can't move. The witch attacks them, dealing Momoko heavy damage. Later, when the girls are outside the barrier, Kaede thinks it's all her fault. Rena then thinks it was hers. Momoko tells them both not to worry.

Kaede tells Momoko she wants to leave the team. She says she's just been causing them trouble and asks Momoko to tell Rena. Kaede then runs off. Later, Momoko tells Rena about what happened. Rena again thinks it's her fault. Momoko explains she wanted to add Kaede because she's careful when they're not. Momoko thinks she doesn't need to tell Rena what she's really saying: Go make up with Kaede. Rena then goes to find her. She finds Kaede playing the crane game again, and asks her how long is she going to continue playing when she can't win. Rena talks about what happened with the witch. Kaede apologizes, but then Rena apologizes to Kaede for not listening.

Rena then tells Kaede one of her idol theories. She explains that in idol groups hiding one's personality is forbidden, so they get girls with different personalities. She thinks a magical girl team is similar. After catching the toy Kaede was trying to get, she tells Kaede that she is needed in their team and says she'll be waiting with Momoko. The next day, Rena waits at the arcade with Momoko. Momoko thinks Kaede isn't coming, but then she appears. Kaede claims she was late because she was playing the crane game trying to get a present. She presents Momoko and Kaede with copies of the toy Rena won yesterday, claiming it's the proof of their team. Momoko and Rena accept them. Afterward, Kaede admitted she spent five thousand yen trying to get both gifts. Rena says it was worth it.
}}

===Costume Stories===
<div class="tabs" style="min-height:300px">
{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Akino_Kaede_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Momoko, Rena, and Kaede have all gone together to the beach to play for the day. They had just finished riding the banana boat and Rena wanted to ride it again, but Momoko had trouble staying on and decides to sit this one out. She suggests that Rena go with Kaede but Kaede gets nervous and asks Momoko if there isn’t something else she wants to try out. Since the three of them came out here together, she would rather do things with the three of them. Rena says she’s right; if it’s not going to be the three of them than what was the point. Momoko looks relieved until Rena suggests they play beach volleyball next. Momoko thinks that sounds like fun but she isn’t so sure they can play with just the three of them. Kaede looks at Rena and asks her if she’s ever even seen beach volleyball before. Rena gets irritated and suggests they split a watermelon next, but they have neither the tools nor the watermelon for that. Rena says that’s not a problem since they can just buy one, but Momoko points out how expensive watermelons are. Kaede looks at Rena and asks her if she didn’t already know that, and if she’d known that’s what they were going to do then she would have picked one from her garden. Rena is starting to get fed up while Momoko tries to come up with something else the three of them can do together.

Kaede comes up with an idea and suggests they search around for marine life. Rena doesn’t see the point in that, but Kaede thinks that sea creatures are interesting. Plus there are several cute types of sea creatures. Kaede spots a hermit crab on the beach and shows it to Momoko and Rena. Momoko thinks the tiny crab is very cute as it crawls along Kaede’s hand, but Rena makes a face at it. Next, Kaede spots a starfish and shows it to Rena, but Rena tells her now to show her the gross side of the starfish. Kaede tells her it’s not gross and tries to get Rena to touch it, but Rena tells her it’s too gross and tries to squirm away. Kaede insists it’s not and grabs Rena’s hand and pulls her closer to the starfish, but Rena freaks out and tries to smack it away. She keeps telling Kaede to keep it away from her but Rena gets tangled up and ends up pulling off the frilly skirt from Kaede’s swimsuit.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Akino_Kaede_Winter_Clothes.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Rena and Kaede are out shopping for a new outfit for winter. Rena is beginning to whine that she’s taking too long. Kaede comes out of the dressing room and asks them what they think. The sales clerk thinks it looks great on her and Kaede giggles at the compliment. Rena says nothing until Kaede prompts her for her opinion. Rena then takes a look at Kaede and is surprised at how well her new look suits her. She tells her she looks just like Ritchan from Links, but Kaede doesn’t know who she’s talking about. She asks if it’s the same girl from the idol poster she bought earlier but Rena tells her that was Saachan. When Kaede goes to ring up her purchase, the store clerk gasps and tells her congratulations in the loudest voice possible. It turns out Kaede is their 777th customer and gets to win the giant stuffed bear by the store’s entrance. Rena’s eyes widen and she asks if she means that giant bear whose head is scraping the ceiling. The store clerk nods and Rena turns to Kaede and tells her she couldn’t possibly want that. But Kaede actually had her eyes set on it and had been wanting a giant bear just like it ever since she laid eyes on it. Rena asks her how she expect to get that bear home since she won’t help carry it, but Kaede points out there’s delivery. Rena then asks her how she expects it to fit in her house but Kaede isn’t worried since her house is huge.

Rena finally relents and asks Kaede if she’s still going to purchase the clothes. The clerk rings her up and the total seems a little extravagant. Rena isn’t so sure if Kaede can afford it and get her bear, but Kaede tells her not to worry since she’s been saying all her New Year’s money so she can afford it. Rena makes another face at her.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Christmas Outfit (2020)|[[File:Kaede Christmas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Kaede is looking down at the dumps while her and her friends hang out at the Coordinator’s. [[Mitama Yakumo]] asks her what’s wrong while [[Kanagi Izumi]] offers to lend her an ear. Rena, on the other hand, just rolls her eyes and assumes that Kaede is worried about something dumb like her pet’s food. Kaede tells her her pets are important to her, but this isn’t about that. [[Karin Misono]] has asked her to model in a Christmas outfit for her art, but it’s out of season so Kaede hasn’t been able to find anything and she needs it by tomorrow. Kanagi says she can help by lending her one of the Christmas costumes from the maid café she works at. However, Kanagi warns her that the café may charge her a rental fee. So in order to pay it off, she offers Kaede the chance to work off the fee in exchange for a day of work there. Rena can’t believe what she’s hearing and tells Kaede not to do it. The idea of waiting on customers is a lot for Kaede to even think about, but she knows she’s short on options.

The next day Kaede is ready for her day of customer service. Kanagi greets her warmly and takes her to the changing area where Kaede puts on the Christmas outfit that Kanagi had in mind. After reminding Kaede to refer to her as “Nagitan” while they’re there, Kanagi prepares to give Kaede some basic pointers although even Kanagi must admit that her interpretation of a maid is rather unique. Kaede tells her not to worry since both Karin and [[Ikumi Makino]] have already given her a good rundown on what she’ll need to do. Kanagi seems relieved. Just then, two customers enter the café. Kanagi instructs Kaede that she must always greet all “masters” that enter immediately. Kaede approaches the two and welcomes them to the café; except she was so nervous she accidentally bit her tongue. The two customers are head-over-hills with how cute Kaede is.

It’s nearing the end of the day and Rena is waiting for Kanagi to finish up. She’s worried that Kaede will have somehow failed and will come out crying which in turn will make Rena feel awful, so Rena decides to laugh at her instead if she does. Rena scolds herself for thinking that way and enters the café only to find Kaede drawing snakes on a customer’s omurice. The customer wasn’t expecting a snake, but the likes how cute the drawing came out. When Kaede goes to refill a glass of water, she accidentally spills some on the young girl. She apologizes profusely, but the young girl isn’t mad at her. Instead she smiles and encourages “Kae-pyon” to do her best. Another girl calls out for Kae-pyon to serve her next. When Kaede looks at her, the girl faints at how precious she is. Rena is surprised to see how popular Kaede is with everyone, although when she thinks about it, the “helpless moe-blob” archtype ''is'' pretty popular with idol fans. Still, she can’t get over the nickname.

Kaede finally notices Rena standing by the entrance and asks what she’s doing here. Rena tells her she came to see how badly Kaede was screwing up, prompting Kaede to call her mean. Kanagi appears and asks Rena if the real reason she came in because she was worried about Kaede. Rena’s face grows red as she denies it. The manager says Rena must be a good friend to show up just as Kaede was wrapping up. The manager then turns to Kaede and tells her she did a fantastic job. As a reward, he’s going to give her the costume for her to keep so long as she promises to come back and work for them when she gets to high school. Kanagi nods and says they’d be more than delighted to have her there. Kaede isn’t so sure, so Kanagi asks Rena what she thought of Kaede’s performance. Rena makes a face and says that Kaede didn’t do so bad. Kaede is surprised to hear praise from Rena while Kanagi thanks Kae-pyon for all her hard work today.
}}
</div>

==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] 

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer with Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mixed Summer! ~ The Phantom Best Shot ~|Mixed Summer! ~ The Phantom Best Shot ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
* [[Magia Record Story Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!|Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!]]

===Magical Girl Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Kanoko Yayoi]]
* [[Karin Misono]]
* [[Konomi Haruna]]
* [[Mito Aino]]
* [[Natsuki Utsuho]]
* [[Rena Minami]]
* [[Suzune Amano in Magia Record|Suzune Amano]]
* [[Tsuruno Yui]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami]]
* [[Arisa Narumi in Magia Record|Arisa Narumi]]
* [[Nanoha Takamachi]]
* [[Hayate Yagami]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]

=== Other Appearances ===
*See [[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)]]

== Powers And Abilities ==
Kaede's innate magic appears to be some form of plant creation, sprouting from her wish to save her family garden. She can manipulate plant life in short bursts by making plants sprout from the ground or in large bursts by being able to create entire trees when she connected with Rena in the anime, though this many be due to Rena's additional magical input. These plants seem to be surprisingly durable and can withstand some amount of damage. Her plants could potentially be used to trap or ensnare enemies too if she desires. The staff that Kaede possesses in her magical girl form seems to also be able to fire a concentrated beam of enemy to attack enemies with as well.

Kaede has also gained the ability of 'temporary deletion' from her wish. This allows Kaede to erase obstacles in her path that would otherwise be a threat or a bother to her for a temporary period, allowing for a greater chance to escape or for her to pursue another enemy.

Primarily Kaede's most dangerous abilities come from her doppel, Zola after her soul gem turns black. Zola is able to cause a form of moss which causes corrosion to anything in it's immediate surroundings after it is usually summoned which can cause enemies and physical structures to quickly decay. As a result, her doppel will attempt to spread this moss as much as it can, causing a lot of carnage in the process.

== Etymology ==
* The characters in her last name mean "autumn" (秋) and "field" (野) respectively. And as 'Kaede' can mean 'maple' when spelt as 楓, this can tie in to her warm colors, the autumn leaves falling in her transformation sequence and association with the Forest element. With this, 'Akino Kaede' can be spelt as '秋の楓', 'Autumn maple'.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [[Ume Aoki]].
* The Japanese text on the back of the memoria "The Two Copies" is written backwards, hence the backwards English translation.
**When flipped, it reads the following. "'Okey! Rena... Do you know what the most important thing is for a magical girl?' | 'Important thing!? Kaede-chan... Rena don't know...' 'Jeez!... Well I’ll tell you then... It’s fighting spirits, fighting spirits! You have to fire yourself up!' | 'Y-ye! Kaede-chan you’re so cool!'"
* Her doppel's name may be a reference to [[wikipedia:%C3%89mile_Zola|Émile Zola]], a French journalist and one of the foremost practitioners of naturalism.
** It may instead be a reference to the ''[[wikipedia:Azolla|Azolla]]'' genus of aquatic ferns, also known as 'fairy moss', an invasive plant in wetlands and lakes that more resembles some mosses than ferns.
* Her magical design is similar to that of nordic or scandinavian roleplay based games including a witch hat, her outfit and weapon, although her design is also similar to that of a wizard.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:kaede_3star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:kaede_4star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Kaede 5 star art.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 101100 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 101101 s.png|In-Battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Kaede doppel.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Evt image majo 2032.png|Witch Sprite
File:Kaede Doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:Zola_English_description.png|Doppel bio (English)
File:51034_kaede_doppel.jpg
File:Mr madoka transform 2.png|Kaede from [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record|Madoka]]'s transformation
File:Kaede PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kaede School.png|School uniform
File:Akino_Kaede_Swimsuit.png|Swimsuit outfit
File:Kaede_Swimsuit_Duo_Unit.png|[[Rena・Kaede (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit Duo unit]]
File:Akino_Kaede_Winter_Clothes.png|Valentine's outfit
File:Akino Kaede (Shadow).png|Shadow version
File:Kaede Christmas.png|Christmas outfit
File:Kaede Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Kaede 01.jpg
File:Kaede 02.jpg
File:Kaede 03.jpg
File:Kaede 04.jpg
File:Kaede 05.jpg
File:Kaede 06.jpg
File:Kaede lineart.jpg
File:magorecopapachart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/papa0123/status/1025352983301636096 Source]
File:Kaede_anime_concept_art.jpg|Concept art of Kaede for the anime
File:Episode 11 End Title Card .jpg|Magia Record Episode 11 End Title Card drawn by Yuugen_99
File:Momomo's team.jpg|[https://mobile.twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1297418757422243841 Magia Record 3rd anniversary illustration]
File:Sweets 2.png|Sweets Paradise promotional art
File:Valentines 2020 2.jpg|Valentines Promotional art
File:i-img860x1200-1642311917c87x04310650.jpg
File:Eh7W7MNU4Ak57mt.jpg
File:EaXMfT4VcAAFWDj.jpg|Prize illustration for winning the second Mirrors Tournament
File:FPfhHxCaIAIu08Z.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1510923727525285892 Source]
File:Bg 1011 01.png
File:Kaede monoko minami.png
File:Magireco_mami_descent.jpg
File:101802 manypuela.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 27.png
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
File:102404 freight train.jpg
File:102601 comment union.jpg
File:memoria_1241.jpg
File:103202 union.jpg
File:103202 union leader out.jpg
File:Adv eve 11711.png
File:Memoria 1802.jpg
File:103305 mikazuki.jpg
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Kaede_manga.jpg|Kaede in the manga
File:kaede soul gem.png|Kaede's soul gem in the manga
File:EAjt22_UEAIQg7X.jpg|Image originally used in the sixth chapter of the Magia Record Manga, later published without text [https://twitter.com/kiraraten_jp/status/1155434846396669952 here].
File:82924089 131744258309377 7470295798287171584 n.jpg|Preorder extra for the [[Magia Record Manga|Main Story manga.]]
File:Momopre.jpg
File:Back2.jpg|Back of the manga's second volume
File:MRanthology.jpg|Back of the official Magia Record Anthology
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
File:PitaBadge.jpg|Clip-on
File:Img 213990 1.jpg|Character motif pendant
File:Img 213990 2.jpg|Character motif piercing/earring
File:301911001713.jpg
File:MagirecoPoster.jpg
</gallery>

===[[Gallery:Kaede Anime Screenshots|Kaede Anime Screenshots]]===

==Memoria Cards==
{{Magia Record Memoria Header}}
{{File:Memoria 1078 c.png}}
{{File:Kaede memoria 1.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede lunch memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede meguca memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede school memoria.png}}
{{File:Karin personal memoria.png}}
{{File:This is the treasure.png}}
{{File:Rena Kaede Mirror Memo.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1304 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1332 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1413 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1710 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1521 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1522 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1536 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1518 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1519 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1520 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1771 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1802 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 2032 c.png}}
{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2kJHC7jK3k Recording of Kaede's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwIBJAp81Y Recording of Kaede's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFM4aRDWnE Recording of Kaede's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Kaede's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZwSwYoENM Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg6jUJml8rY Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_jHkbxliwY Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/R3cPMPhFRO4 Recording of Kaede's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv1O2SJHf04 Recording of Kaede's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQExPdX5k8 Recording of Kaede's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW2gCvjA5OE Recording of Kaede's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT6JubMuNEw Recording of Kaede's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HhsIMEzjto Recording of Kaede's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VafLareKFsk Recording of Kaede's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSKS_G4DysA Recording of Kaede's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7IWQ8DlCvA Recording of Kaede's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magia Record with Doppels]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Momoko Togame

2024-06-27T15:51:58Z

Blipearx:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Momoko Togame
|image=[[File:Card 10104 l.png|300px]]
|jname= 十咎ももこ (Togame Momoko)
|surname=Togame
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E5%B0%8F%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AA%E5%8F%AF%E5%AD%90|Mikako Komatsu]]
English: [https://twitter.com/ericalindbeck/status/1225172835028488192 Erica Lindbeck] 
Russian: Polina Rtishcheva 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Gabriela_Hernández Gaby Hernández] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Manuela Origuella
|id=1010
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}

'''Momoko Togame''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=16
|height=161cm
|eyes=Brown
|hair=Blonde
|origin=[[Shinsei Ward]]
|soulgem=Reddish brown shield (chest)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Machete|Machete]]
|wish={{Q|I want the courage to confess my feelings.}}
|powers=Encouragement
|doppel=Elfriede
|pronoun={{nihongo||アタシ|atashi}}
|relatives= Two Unnamed younger brothers
|school=[[Kamihama City University Affiliated School]], Tenth grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (white feather; anime only)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Balance|attribute=flame
|hp0=3866|atk0=1059|def0=1065
|hp4=21505|atk4=6694|def4=7011
|hp5=27101|atk5=8428|def5=8834
|hpmax=34410|atkmax=10823|defmax=12966
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk3=charge
|connect=So What If I'm Overbearing!?
|connecttype=buff-attack
|connect4=Attack UP [VII] & Charged Damage UP [VII] & Guaranteed Ignore Defense
|connect5=Attack UP [IX] & Charged Damage UP [IX] & Guaranteed Ignore Defense
|magia=Edge of Universe
|magiapat=one
|magia4=Damage to Single Enemy [V] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to Single Enemy [VII] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|doppel=Elfriede
|doppelpat=one
|doppel5=Damage to Single Enemy [IX] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3T) & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp4=6|atk4=6|def4=6|accele4=4|blast4=4|charge4=8
|hp5=7|atk5=7|def5=7|accele5=5|blast5=5|charge5=9
|hpmax=7|atkmax=7|defmax=7|accelemax=8|blastmax=8|chargemax=13
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, buff-doppelmp, buff-doppel, buff-charged, buff-doppel, effect-charge,
buff-accele, effect-guard, effect-endure, buff-charge, effect-cut, buff-mpgain,
effect-pierce, buff-charged
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II]
|Charge Adept: Charged Damage UP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II]
|Charge Combo Plus: Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+3)
|Accele Adept: Accele MP Gain UP [III]
|Covering Adept: Chance to Guardian [II]
|Fortitude Adept: Endure (Quests only)
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [IV]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [III]
|Penetrate Adept: Chance to Ignore Defense [II]
|Charge Adept: Charged Damage UP [II]
|active=Guaranteed Ignore Damage Cut (Self / 1T)
|activetype=effect-negate-cut
|activename=Estock
|cooldown=10
}}

==Summary==
A magical girl with an elder sister-type disposition who is always looking out for rookies. The middle child, Momoko was influenced by her two brothers' boyishness, but she loves cute, girly things like stuffed animals. Because she loves cute things she's also a fan of female idols. “Nothing to worry about, just leave it to this sis!”

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Doppel 101000 l.png|thumb|right|150px|Elfriede, Momoko's doppel]]
The Doppel of Self Discipline. Its form is manicured nails.
The master of this emotion cares not where its power fly. This Doppel attacks with its huge fingers, along with the many fingers that fly around it. All the nails on the fingers are polished and decorated. It cares very much about its nails. When someone praises them, it becomes quite happy, but when someone says something bad about them, it gets discouraged and depressed. It is quite troublesome to deal with when this happens, so it is a good idea to let it attack the enemy as soon as you summon it.
{{-}}

===Side Story===
{{Spoilerbox|
After destroying a witch, Momoko spots the boy she used to like hanging out with a girl. Momoko thinks she's in the wrong place at the wrong time again. Momoko says that a broken heart won't go away just by her thinking about it, so she decides to go to the mall. While there, she sees a line for tickets for a live event. Momoko sees a girl fighting with a man. The girl accuses him of trying to trade seats. Momoko thinks she shouldn't get involved, but does so anyway. Momoko says that on the website it mentions that seat trading is not allowed. The man leaves. The girl thanks Momoko. The two then talk about the idol group LinkS. Momoko then leaves to get her seat for the event.

Momoko enjoys the event, but sees a man trying to push through the crowd. Momoko soon realizes the man is witch kissed. Momoko enters the barrier and runs into [[Rena Minami]], the girl from earlier. After their mutual shock, they decide to work together. However, Rena is unable to harm the witch. Rena decides to shapeshift into Momoko. Together they destroy the witch. Afterward, Momoko thanks and praises Rena for her help. Rena says she can't fight witches with her own form. Momoko says she's jealous and wishes she could be someone different. Rena says that Momoko doesn't need to change when she's the sort of person who would help a complete stranger. Momoko admits she always thinks about being different.

Flashbacks show that Momoko felt like she was never really feminine. Momoko normally wouldn't mind, but she felt that it made it harder to romantically connect with the boy she liked. In the present, Rena asks why Momoko explained this to her. Momoko says they have many similarities. The girls suddenly find it's dark outside, and decide to go home after exchanging contact information. Later, Rena and Momoko team up to fight a witch. Afterwards, Momoko and Rena playfully banter. Rena then brings up the boy Momoko likes and believes Momoko has a chance with him. Momoko then explains that her chance had passed.

A flashback shows that Momoko was scared to confess to the boy she liked. [[Kyubey]] arrived and offered her to contract. Momoko's wish was "I need courage to confess my love to a guy I like." Momoko then went to confess to the boy, but found another girl had beaten her to it. Momoko could only laugh and cry. In the present, Momoko nearly trips. Rena says Momoko has bad timing but she'll be fine from now on...because she has Rena to help her. Momoko hugs her and decides that if she didn't become a magical girl, she wouldn't have met Rena. She decides she had good timing after all. Momoko wonders if she was destined to be a magical girl.
}}

===Costume Stories===
<div class="tabs" style="min-height:300px">
{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Momoko valentine costume.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Momoko is walking down the street when she spots [[Iroha Tamaki]] and [[Sana Futaba]] in the distance. The two are pleasantly surprised to have run into Momoko. She asks if they’re free and for once Momoko has perfect timing since both of them aren’t doing anything. She invites them over to Banbanzai where [[Tsuruno Yui]] greets them as they enter the store. Momoko has a couple of free meal vouchers that she received from Tsuruno and wanted to treat Iroha and Sana. However, the vouchers are only good for something called “The Hot Winter Special”. Momoko asks if it isn’t something weird, like too spicy or too sour, but Tsuruno tells her not to be so rude. The other customers gave it the usual review (50 points) so it can’t be that bad. The three girls decide to risk it and order the Hot Winter Special. While Tsuruno goes to get their food ready, Iroha asks Momoko if it’s ok for her to use her vouchers on them instead of using them for Kaede or Rena. Momoko tells her not to worry since those two were busy today and she thought it would be nice to spend some time with her other friends as well. Sana asks Momoko if she knows what the special is, but Momoko doesn’t know either. When she asked Tsuruno about it, all Tsuruno had told her was “wait and see”. Still, this is Banbanzai they’re talking about to it can’t be that bad. Probably they just boiled the soup for an extra minute or two. While they wait, Momoko mentions how cute they look dressed in white for the winter. The two girls thank her for the compliment before commenting on Momoko’s own winter attire. Momoko wasn’t sure about the outfit since the colors mean it could get dirty quickly, but she caved in and got in anyways because she thought it was cute. Tsuruno returns with their Hot Winter Specials: bubbling hot Ishiyaki Mapo Tofu. The dish is bubbling so hot that it splashes out of the bowls. Considering the three of them are wearing white, they yell for Tsuruno to stop in her tracks. Tsuruno is confused since the food will grow cold. The three of them try to escape the restaurant as Momoko curses her bad timing.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Momoko (Swimsuit).png|thumb|right|150px]]
Momoko is at the mall with Kaede and Rena. The two of them are having fun picking out new swimsuits although Momoko doesn’t seem to be enjoying it as much. They point out a swimsuit that they think is really cute but Momoko says that only someone with a good body could pull that off. Kaede and Rena stare at Momoko, causing her to become embarrassed. Kaede insists that Momoko is thin enough while Rena admits that Momoko is a girl after all, and the two of them start choosing accessories to go with the swimsuit. Momoko tries to decline but Kaede has already picked out a necklace while Rena is deciding on a new hairstyle for her. Momoko tries to back away but Kaede suggests they only change part of her hair to bring it out more.

The group are now at the beach and Momoko is wearing the swimsuit they picked out for her. Kaede thinks her new look just needs one more thing to tie it all together so she gives Momoko a hibiscus flower that she received as a gift. Momoko puts the flower in her hair but she immediately gets embarrassed and assumes it looks dumb. Both Rena and Kaede think she looks great and ask her what the problem could be but Momoko is too embarrassed and takes off running. She stops to catch her breath near the food shacks where she bumps into Mitama. Mitama is surprised to see Momoko there and tells her she’s here on business. However she soon begins to pout when she accuses Momoko of going to the beach without her. Momoko thought that Mitama couldn’t leave her shop that day, but Mitama replies that she’s here now. After looking at Momoko for a moment, even Mitama says she looks especially cute in her new swimsuit which only causes Momoko more embarrassment. Rena and Kaede finally catch up to her and ask how long she’s going to keep them waiting.
}}
</div>

==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] 

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story Reaching a Happier Height|Reaching a Happier Height]] (Rerun only, bonus chapters)
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas at Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Breakpoint|Breakpoint]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Kaede Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Halloween Castle of Prayers and Funeral ~The Living are Bewildered, The Dead are Silent|Halloween Castle of Prayers and Funeral ~The Living are Bewildered, The Dead are Silent]]
* [[Magia Record Story Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!|Please, Yuna-san ~ Leave All Your Worries To Your Eldest Daughter!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dark Color Halloween is the Color of Love!? ~ Connect, the East and West Front Lines of Love!|Dark Color Halloween is the Color of Love!? ~ Connect, the East and West Front Lines of Love!]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Kaede Akino]]
* [[Kanoko Yayoi]]
* [[Karin Misono]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Natsuki Utsuho]]
* [[Rena Minami]]
* [[Suzune Amano in Magia Record|Suzune Amano]]
* [[Tsuruno Yui]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami]]
* [[Arisa Narumi in Magia Record|Arisa Narumi]]
* [[Nanoha Takamachi]]
* [[Hayate Yagami]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]
* [[Meguru Hibiki]]

===Other Appearances===
* See also [[Momoko Togame (Sister ver.)]]
* See also [[Momoko・Mitama (Mermaid ver.)]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Momoko appears to have the ability to wield a giant sword with great skill and can ram her enemies with it for extra damage. She appears to be able to generate a aura around herself during her Magia attack which causes great damage to her foes, it turns her into a sort of comet and she also displays this ability in the anime whilst performing a connect attack with Rena. Her wish appears to have granted her the ability of 'Encouragement', it isn't known what this ability exactly is but it is assumed it can boost the esteem or abilities of her allies or herself.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "ten" (十) and "blame" (咎) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [[Ume Aoki]]
* Momoko makes a cameo appearance in [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa Momoe]]'s transformation video, as a toy inside the claw machine.
* Momoko's doppel derives from the Germanic word/name Aelfthryth. It's a word that means Elf Strength. Elves are mythical creatures that are believed to have supernatural beauty.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:momoko_4star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:momoko_5star.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 101000 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Doppel 101000 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Evt image majo 2031.png|Witch Sprite
File:Momoko doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:Elfriede_English_description.png|Doppel bio (English)
File:Momoko PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Momoko School.png|School uniform
File:Momoko valentine costume.png|Valentines event outfit
File:Momoko (Swimsuit).png|Swimsuit outfit
File:Momoko sister PM.png|[[Momoko Togame (Sister ver.)|Sister ver.]]
File:Momoko Mermaid 1.png|[[Momoko・Mitama (Mermaid ver.)|Mermaid ver.]]
File:Momoko Mermaid 2.png
File:Momoko Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Momoko 01.jpg
File:Momoko 02.jpg
File:Momoko 03.jpg
File:Momoko 04.jpg
File:Momoko 05.jpg
File:Momoko 06.jpg
File:Momoko lineart.jpg
File:Elfriede_concept_art.jpg
File:Momoko_anime_concept_art.jpg|Concept art of Momoko for the anime
File:Episode 11 End Title Card .jpg|Magia Record Episode 11 End Title Card drawn by Yuugen_99
File:Momomo's team.jpg|[https://mobile.twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1297418757422243841 Magia Record 3rd anniversary illustration]
File:Sweets 2.png|Sweets Paradise promotional art
File:Valentines 2020 2.jpg|Valentines Promotional art
File:I-img860x1200-1642311917c87x04310650.jpg
File:Eh7W7MNU4Ak57mt.jpg
File:EaXMfT4VcAAFWDj.jpg|Prize illustration for winning the second Mirrors Tournament
File:EAjt22_UEAIQg7X.jpg|Image originally used in the sixth chapter of the Magia Record Manga, later published without text [https://twitter.com/kiraraten_jp/status/1155434846396669952 here].
File:Mr madoka transform 2.png|Momoko from [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record|Madoka]]'s transformation
File:Mr nagisa transform 4.png|The Momoko plush from [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa]]'s transformation
File:Momoko 1.png
File:Magia screencap 15.jpg
File:Momoko 2.jpg
File:Kaede monoko minami.png
File:Magireco_mami_descent.jpg
File:101802 manypuela.jpg
File:memoria_1241.jpg
File:101908_uwasa_large.jpg
File:Memoria 1520.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 27.png
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
File:102404 freight train.jpg
File:102601 comment union.jpg
File:102804 iroha history.jpg
File:FPfhHxCaIAIu08Z.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1510923727525285892 Source]
File:mitama_friends_story_scene.jpg
File:Ch6 - 5.jpg|In [[Touka Satomi|Touka]]'s lecture on witches
File:Ch6 - 6.jpg
File:Ch6 - 8.jpg
File:103103 kanagi mitama settle.jpg
File:103201 puella pattern dark.jpg
File:103201 puella pattern light.jpg
File:103202 union.jpg
File:103202 union leader out.jpg
File:Adv eve 11711.png
File:Memoria 1802.jpg
File:103305 mikazuki.jpg
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Momoko_manga.jpg|Momoko in the manga
File:Momopre.jpg|Preorder extra for the [[Magia Record Manga|Main Story manga.]]
File:Back2.jpg|Back of the manga's second volume
File:MRanthology.jpg|Back of the official Magia Record Anthology
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
File:PitaBadge.jpg|Clip-on
File:Img 213990 1.jpg|Character motif pendant
File:Img 213990 2.jpg|Character motif piercing/earring
File:MagirecoPoster.jpg
File:301911001713.jpg
</gallery>

===[[Gallery:Momoko Anime Screenshots|Momoko Anime Screenshots]]===

==Memoria Cards==
{{Magia Record Memoria Header}}
{{File:Memoria 1077 c.png}}
{{File:Momoko memoria 1.png}}
{{File:Iroha momoko memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede lunch memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede meguca memoria.png}}
{{File:Momoko rena kaede school memoria.png}}
{{File:This is the treasure.png}}
{{File:Magireco Manga Poster Memo.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1330 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1355 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1413 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1536 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1560 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1562 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1646 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1644 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1647 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1557 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1558 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1561 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1555 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1520 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1645 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1768 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1802 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 2031 c.png}}
{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLY1xy5NPlM Recording of Momoko's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOrTDRXQSm8 Recording of Momoko's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN4t2yY47TE Recording of Momoko's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Momoko's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSRRkJnC5LA Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehxPNEvYe0 Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehxPNEvYe0 Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/Em30QEhyePk Recording of Momoko's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/IyP5KlSfZeU Recording of Momoko's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://youtu.be/S7gBDkY5s7Q Recording of Momoko's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxdsDrr2Z4 Recording of Momoko's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://youtu.be/n1xaMcVkRdU Recording of Momoko's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRY1UVsAoI Recording of Momoko's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWCWE3DRleI Recording of Momoko's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magia Record with Doppels]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Tsuruno Yui

2024-06-27T15:47:01Z

Blipearx: She has dark brown hair

{{Infobox_character
|name=Tsuruno Yui
|image=[[File:Tsuruno character.png|300px]]
|jname= 由比鶴乃 (Yui Tsuruno)
|surname=Yui
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E5%A4%8F%E5%B7%9D%E6%A4%8E%E8%8F%9C|Shīna Natsukawa]]
English: Marieve Herington
Russian: Anna Mosolova 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Stefanie_Izquierdo Stefanie Izquierdo] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Carla Martelli
|id=1003
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}

'''Tsuruno Yui''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=17
|height=162 cm
|eyes=Orange
|hair=Dark Brown
|origin=[[Sankyo Ward]]
|soulgem=Orange diamond in the center (waist belt)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Japanese_war_fan|Iron Fans]]
|wish={{Q|I want to win the lottery.}} (meaning the 800 million yen lottery)
|powers=Good Luck
|doppel=Yu Hong
|pronoun={{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
|relatives=[[Yui Family|Unnamed great-grandfather (deceased), Unnamed great-grandmother (deceased), grandfather (deceased), grandmother, father, mother, and an older sister.]]
|school=[[Kamihama City University Affiliated School]], 11th grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; briefly)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|attribute=flame|type=Magia
|hp0=2904|atk0=1264|def0=936
|hp2=9165|atk2=4128|def2=2933
|hp3=11607|atk3=5232|def3=3714
|hp4=15270|atk4=6888|def4=4885
|hp5=18927|atk5=8552|def5=6056
|hpmax=20978|atkmax=9731|defmax=7576
|disk1=accele|disk3=blast!|disk5=charge
|connect=Let's Take Our Chances!
|connecttype=buff-blast
|connect2=Blast Damage UP [III] & Attack Up [III]
|connect3=Blast Damage UP [V] & Attack Up [V]
|connect4=Blast Damage UP [VII] & Attack Up [VII]
|connect5=Blast Damage UP [IX] & Attack Up [IX]
|magia=Flame Waltz
|magiapat=all
|magia2=Damage to All Enemies [II] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage to All Enemies [IV] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [VI] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VIII] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T) & Guaranteed Evade (Self / 1T)
|doppel=Yu Hong
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damage to All Enemies [X] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T) & Guaranteed Evade (Self / 1T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp2=4|atk2=5|def2=3|accele2=4|blast2=4|charge2=2
|hp3=5|atk3=6|def3=4|accele3=5|blast3=5|charge3=3
|hp4=6|atk4=7|def4=5|accele4=6|blast4=6|charge4=4
|hp5=7|atk5=8|def5=6|accele5=7|blast5=6|charge5=5
|hpmax=7|atkmax=8|defmax=6|accelemax=13|blastmax=13|chargemax=10
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, buff-doppel, buff-doppelmp, buff-doppelmp, buff-charged, buff-magia,
effect-evade, buff-doppel, buff-magia, buff-blast, buff-doppel, buff-blast
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Charge Adept: Charged Attack Damage UP [III]
|Magia Adept: Magia Damage UP [II]
|Parry Adept: Chance to Evade [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Magia Adept: Magia Damage UP [II]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [III] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [IV]
|active=Magia Damage UP (Self / 1T)
|activetype=buff-magia
|activename=Magia Up
|cooldown=8
}}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who's full of energy. Tsuruno loves her family, especially her grandfather and great-grandfather, who lead the Yuis to their former prosperity. She fights to become the strongest Magical Girl in order to restore the Yui’s honour.

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Tsuruno doppel.png|thumb|right|150px|Yu Hong, Tsuruno's doppel]]
The Doppel of harmony. Its form is ham.<ref>Specifically, [[wikipedia:Jinhua_ham|Jinhua ham]].</ref>
The master of this emotion is quite dissatisfied with both the appearance and behavior of her Doppel.
In contrast to her own desires to achieve great deeds through her own hard work, this Doppel creates an endless stream of wealth to satisfy the never-ending desires of her close relatives in an attempt to preserve family peace. The truth is, however, that this is only a very fickle and short-lived harmony. The master believes that it exists in complete contrast to her own noble goals and prefers to keep its boorish existence hidden from the world. However, she may one day find that she needs this Doppel's powers to protect the harmony between her family members, no matter how fragile that harmony might be.
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===Side Story===
{{Spoilerbox|
Tsuruno finishes a practice fight with [[Rena Minami]]. She then challenges [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Kaede Akino]] but the three girls are reluctant to fight her. Tsuruno says she has to train more to become stronger. When Momoko asks Tsuruno why she wants to be strong, Tsuruno explains why she became a magical girl. Her great-grandfather set up a Chinese restaurant, which her grandfather made into the number one place in Kamihama, or so Tsuruno says. However, when her father took over, the restaurant's ratings and customers dropped. Meanwhile, her grandmother and mother are concerned only about luxuries, to the point where they tried to sell the keepsakes of Tsuruno's grandfather and great-grandfather simply because they wanted to buy a car.

When offered a contract, Tsuruno wished to win the 800 million yen grand prize in the lottery. However, her grandmother and mother took the money and ran away on a luxury passenger cruise. Tsuruno still insists they're just on a trip. She claims that she wants to be strong, because she believes her grandfather and great-grandfather were strong as well. When Rena points out that Tsuruno's strength might be different, Tsuruno claims her grandfather used to say that all human strength is the same at the root. She thinks if she becomes strong and energizes her family, all her problems will be solved. She says it's her duty to revive the Yui family, which used to be high class.

Tsuruno challenges Rena again, but Rena shows her something she found on the internet. Apparently there's a person in Kamihama that gives advice. She suggests Tsuruno go see that person in order to become stronger. Tsuruno decides she'll go there the next day and leaves. Meanwhile, Momoko's group are relieved to not deal with Tsuruno. The next day, Tsuruno heads to a stand called "Emiri's Room". [[Akira Shinobu]] then shows Tsuruno to the counselor, [[Emiri Kisaki]].

Emiri tells Tsuruno to talk to her, saying when people do so they feel refreshed. She says she loves talking to people herself, and built the advice stand because everyone suggested she make one. Tsuruno decides to leave, thinking Emiri can't help, but Akira asks her to stay. Tsuruno decides to tell the two her goal. Emiri says that Tsuruno should train - which is not the same as exercise. Emiri says that exercise is like practicing, but training is supposed to be super-hard - or so she read in a manga once. Tsuruno, to Akira's surprise, understands what Emiri was saying. Tsuruno figures that instead of fighting others, she should be fighting herself.

When Tsuruno asks Emiri how to do that, Emiri introduces Akira as someone who is super strong at karate. Akira protests, but Emiri insists that Tsuruno should go to Akira's place. Akira is forced to acquiesce. Later, Akira and Tsuruno track down a lost dog. Tsuruno asks if Akira usually finds lost animals. Akira explains that people ask her to do things and she can't say no. Tsuruno thinks that people counting on her makes Akira strong. Akira admits that she can't think of another way to train Tsuruno, but Tsuruno is happy with it. Suddenly Tsuruno sees a dog, and runs over someone's home garden to catch it. While the dog is returned, the owners of the home got mad at Tsuruno and Akira.

Tsuruno apologizes for what she did. Akira says it's alright, and tells Tsuruno she thinks there's someone more suited to be a teacher. The next day she introduces Tsuruno to [[Meiyui Chun]]. Akira claims Meiyui is strong at kenpou. Tsuruno asks to be trained, but Meiyui says she doesn't have enough experience in kung fu. She also says her master would be upset if she taught others. Tsuruno insists she'll do anything. Akira admits she brought Tsuruno to Meiyui because Akira didn't have confidence in herself. Meiyui acquiesces, and brings Tsuruno to a factory.

Introducing Tsuruno to the factory manager, Meiyui says that Tsuruno will work at the factory part time. Tsuruno's job is to carry heavy items. Tsuruno quickly goes to work. Meiyui is surprised by Tsuruno's strength. The factory manager tells Meiyui he's happy she introduced Tsuruno to them. Meiyui thanks the manager for his help, but the manager says they've been indebted to the Soukaihou for a long time. Later on, Tsuruno leaves the factory and is met by [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. Tsuruno bursts into tears.

It turns out that while working at the factory Tsuruno tripped and the parts she was carrying scattered. Everyone told her it was alright, but that made Tsuruno feel worse. Tsuruno says she hasn't accomplished anything, and is terrified she'll lose her restaurant and family. Yachiyo tells her to calm down and relax. She tells Tsuruno to take care of the little things instead of worrying about the big picture. She claims if Tsuruno accomplishes small things she'll likely be rewarded for them.

The next day, Tsuruno returns to Emiri's stand in order to apologize. She's greeted by Akira, who is there with Meiyui. Tsuruno apologizes to them for what happened at the factory, but Meiyui reveals the factory manager wants Tsuruno to come back and help them out again. Akira also says that the owner of the lost dog they found was very happy she got it back, as the dog was practically her only family. Surprised by the praise, Tsuruno accepts Meiyui's offer to help again. Later, Tsuruno tells Yachiyo what happened, and decides the training is a success. She challenges Yachiyo to a fight, but Yachiyo is not interested. Yachiyo says she'll call Momoko's group and runs off. Tsuruno wonders where Rena is.
}}

===Costume Stories===
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{{Tab Content|title=Christmas Outfit|[[File:Tsuruno_christmas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
[[Iroha Tamaki]] is out doing some Christmas shopping when she bumps into Tsuruno at the shopping center. She notices that Tsuruno is dressed up in a reindeer outfit complete with antlers. However, her outfit happens to include shorts and a bare midriff, prompting Iroha to ask her if she isn't cold. Tsuruno shakes her head; she replies that her reindeer power is at maximum so she should be fine. Iroha smiles and sees the okamochi that Tsuruno is carrying. Tsuruno says she had to pick up a delivery box and comments that part of a reindeer's job is to make deliveries, although she wonders if she shouldn't be dropping off gifts instead of picking up things instead. Tsuruno gets a long look on her face as she decides to ponder the conundrum. Iroha quickly points out that she's doing some kind of delivery and that's the part that matters. This perks Tsuruno back up and she tells Iroha that her sample Christmas menu has already received tons of orders.

Iroha smiles politely as she remembers the 10x spicy super red mapo tofu that was part of the menu. Tsuruno also cut up green vegetables into ornaments and came up with an almond tofu Christmas cake. Iroha gets excited at the sound of a cake make of almond tofu, but Tsuruno corrects her and says it's a cake in the ''shape'' of an almond tofu, much to Iroha's disappointment. The next thing on the menu is a Santa Clause appetizer plate, which is various Chinese foods in the shape of Santa's face. Before she can go on, however, Tsuruno let's out a big sneeze. It seems her reindeer power is beginning to give out so she decides to run back into the store for now. She says bye to Iroha as she takes off running indoors. Iroha waves goodbye and then sneezes too. She decides to head home for now before she catches a cold. As it turns out, Banbanzai's Christmas Chinese food ended up being a big hit with all the regulars even though it was just the appetizer plate and the cake that were Christmas themed. Tsuruno vows to make the full Christmas menu a reality one day (but not before she gets over her cold!).
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Tsuruno_Swimsuit_1.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Iroha, Tsuruno and Felicia are eating with Tsuruno's father on a break in Ban Ban Zai. Iroha apologizes for eating so slowly but Tsuruno's father tells her not to worry and thanks her for helping him that day. Tsuruno's father mentions that he will go home to rest, leaving the girls alone. The trio starts talking about their summer vacation. Tsuruno says that she has already bought her swimsuit and quickly goes to change to show Iroha and Felicia. Tsuruno proceeds to say that she will compete in swimming competitions with Felicia showing how she will do her swimming techniques, but at that moment a guy enters the restaurant and gets nervous when he sees Tsuruno in swimsuit. Iroha realizes that they forgot to put up the closed sign but Tsuruno lies saying that her swimsuit is a new summer uniform for Ban Ban Zai. However. the guy feels uncomfortable and leaves saying that he will come back, but Tsuruno proceeds to go after him while Iroha goes after her saying that she can't go outside dressed like that. Afterwards, Tsuruno put a sign outside Ban Ban Zai saying "The introduction of our restaurant's summer uniforms has been delayed".
}}

{{Tab Content|title=New Year's Haregi|[[File:Yui_Tsuruno_Haregi.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Tsuruno and her father start doing spring cleaning, though Tsuruno thinks it's too early to do that, she agrees since they don't have customers to attend to. Tsuruno sweeps the entrance to Ban Ban Zai but it starts to feel cold, so to warm up he starts to use "Yui family techniques" to sweep. Tsuruno finishes sweeping and proceeds to clean the Ban Ban Zai sign but at that moment Tsuruno's father calls out to her. Tsuruno enters Ban Ban Zai and asks his father what's going on. Tsuruno's father shows Tsuruno a kimono that he found while he was cleaning, saying how happy he is to see it again. Tsuruno is surprised because she didn't know they had such a kimono, but her father says that it belonged to his grandmother, Tsuruno's great-grandmother. Tsuruno gets excited saying that it is a hidden treasure passed down through generations in the Yui family.

Tsuruno's father laughs saying that it is true and that seeing the kimono brings back nostalgic memories of his grandmother, as he thought the kimono had been sold, but it was always in their home. Tsuruno notices that the kimono is somewhat worn state but her father says they could take it to a shop to be repaired. Tsuruno asks if she can take it somewhere to be repaired, to which his father agrees, asking her to take care of it. Tsuruno takes the kimono with Yachiyo and tells her about the kimono. Yachiyo says that she knows a good store where they can take it. Tsuruno is happy and thanks Yachiyo. Iroha is surprised that Yachiyo has a great network, but Yachiyo says that her grandmother used to wear kimonos and there is a store that she went to that Yachiyo is familiar with. Yachiyo calls the store and leaves the kimono in charge there.

When the Kimono is repaired, Iroha and the others suggest that Tsuruno should wear it and show it to her father, so for New Year Tsuruno decided to surprise him using the kimono. Tsuruno's father begins to cry when he sees her and Tsuruno asks his father if she shouldn't have worn the kimono, but his father reveals that those are tears of joy from remembering his grandmother because he only saw her wear that kimono once, remembering that while she was dressed with the kimono she told him she was wearing it "Since we can't wear furisode outside in a year like this." Tsuruno's father points out that his grandmother used to be a very cheerful person and he is surprised to see how well it looks on Tsuruno and can't believe that she is wearing it. Tsuruno's father says that it is bad for his daughter to see him cry like that, but Tsuruno says that it is not true and thinks how important is that kimono because of his father's precious memories that he has about her great-grandmother. Tsuruno's father says that the kimono really suits Tsuruno and she thanks him with a big smile.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Tsuruno_Winter_Clothes.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Tsuruno and [[Iroha Tamaki]] are going out for a walk in the cold winter weather. Tsuruno claims she loves to wear warm winter clothes, although Iroha can clearly recall the chilly reindeer outfit she wore for Christmas. Despite her warm clothing, Tsuruno wants to be even warmer than she is so she asks Iroha to play a naming game with her where they name all sorts of warm things to warm themselves up from the inside with their imagination. Iroha plays along and at first the two of them go back and forth naming normal things, like hot springs and kotatsus. Soon however, Tsuruno gets carried away and begins to call out ridiculous things like running a marathon in the desert while wearing a thick coat. With so many hot things on her mind Tsuruno feels like she’s overheating and takes off her winter outerwear. She ends up in her school uniform but the cold weather makes her sneeze and curse her over-active imagination. She quickly changes back into her warm winter clothing as Iroha shakes her head at her.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Tanabata Outfit|[[File:Tsuruno (tanabata).png|thumb|right|150px]]
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Tsuruno Pajama Outfit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Tsuruno and Felicia play a board game while at the Mikazuki Villa in their pajamas. Felicia is hungry and since Yachiyo has already gone to sleep, Tsuruno offers to cook something for Felicia, and after snooping around the refrigerator, Tsuruno decides that she will make Chinese soup with meatballs. Felicia agrees and asks Tsuruno to put a lot of meatballs in her soup. While Tsuruno cooks, Felicia asks him if cooking is really fun. Tsuruno asks where Felicia's curiosity comes from, and she tells him that it's because she always sees Iroha and Sana having fun while cooking and was wondering what she's feeling. Tsuruno thinks that this is her chance to get Felicia interested in cooking, because one day she could work as a cook at Banbanzai. Tsuruno tells Felicia that cooking is fun and she asks if she would be interested in cooking, to which Felicia agrees because she finds it boring to sit and do nothing. First Tsuruno tries to teach Felicia how to cut leeks with a knife, but Felicia gets upset when Tsuruno tries to explain because she claims that she learned how to cut leeks in her home economics classes but she doesn't like cutting vegetables because they are so hard.

Tsuruno claims it's because Felicia's school doesn't have its knives maintained and explains to Felicia how Yachiyo cuts vegetables perfectly with her knife. When testing the Villa's knife, Felicia realizes how sharp it is and she is excited to see how well it cuts the leeks. After cutting all the vegetables, Tsuruno asks Felicia to put the vegetables in the pot with the meatballs, and then put them to boil in the chicken broth, and once the dish is ready, they should add salt, pepper, and ginger. Felicia suggests adding milk because she heard about milk on TV, and Tsuruno thinks it's a good idea. The two eat the dish and realize that it is really delicious. Tsuruno says that Felicia is actually very good at cooking and she has talent, so Felicia offers to help Tsuruno again when she cooks again, either at Mikazuki Village or Banbanzai. Tsuruno congratulates herself because her plan was effective, and asks Yachiyo to keep what they did a secret. At that moment Yachiyo appears behind Tsuruno's back asking what he wants to keep a secret. Felicia excitedly greets Yachiyo and shows him how she made the Chinese soup with the help of Tsuruno, but Yachiyo scolds the two for staying up until 3 in the morning, telling both that they are interrupting their sleep cycle, but Felicia does not understand Yachiyo's anger, but Yachiyo insists that she's just worried. Annoyed, Felicia says she won't be cooking ever again and Tsuruno laments losing Banbanzai's new chef.
}}

{{Tab Content|title=Loungewear|[[File:Tsuruno popup pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] 

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story Another Daze|Another Daze]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas at Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Breakpoint|Breakpoint]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Scattered Flowers Melancholy Chapter|The Flowers' Lament]] ''(Cameo)''
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Angels on the Road ~Reindeer Santa Prospering Season~|Angels on the Road ~Reindeer Santa Prospering Season~]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~|The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Leila Ibuki]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Ria Ami]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Yachiyo Nanami]]
* [[Yuma Chitose in Magia Record|Yuma Chitose]]
* [[Emiri Kisaki]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]
* [[Meguru Hibiki]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Rumor Tsuruno]]
*See [[Tsuruno・Felicia (Delivery Girl ver.)]]

==Abilities==
Her ability is worded as 'Good Luck', although it seems to manifest itself more as it being double-sided. The restaurant of her family isn't the best there is and it is stated that it won't get better anytime soon, but it is never out of money since it is cheap and there are a lot of loyal consumers - which Tsuruno easily gets with her extrovert personality. In Mel's side story, she eats something where a laxative was poured in. As a result, she spent the rest of the day in the restroom but if she didn't eat it, the restaurant would get a bad publicity. It can also be said that her {{spoiler|fairly smooth release from Chelation Land is this, and that her corruption was nowhere near as bad as [[Holy Mami]]'s is}}.

Alternatively, her good luck can be said to only occur if it benefits others. When she wished to win the lottery, it was for the benefit of her family's restaurant. When she won rare Dekagon Ball stickers it was for trading with Felicia, and during the New Year's event she was able to win the carnival game because the prize was for her friends. In the case of the indigestion from Mel's prediction, Tsuruno believed her good luck magic would shield her from any ill effects, but because that would have only benefited her, she was still struck by bad luck.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "reason" (由) and "ratio" (比), respectively.
* The characters in her first name mean "crane" (鶴) and "yes" (乃), respectively. However the "yes" (乃) character is often used for girls' names in general.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* She was the first magical girl to gain a Five Star uncap.
* Yui is the third magical girl to have her name in her Witch name (Yuhong), followed by Homura (Homulilly) and Ren (Renata).
* Her Doppel may be named after Yu Hong, a Central Asian who served as a government official in plural Chinese dynasties in the 6th century. [[wikipedia:Tomb_of_Yu_Hong|His sarcophagus]] is regarded as an archaeological heritage that illustrates cultural exchange on the Silk Road. This naming might have something to do with how Tsuruno's great-grandfather and grandfather opened a Chinese restaurant in Japan, which she has proud as the great deeds.
**Her Doppel also could be based on the Foolish Old Man (愚公 ''Yú gōng'') protagonist of the chinese fable [[wikipedia:The_Foolish_Old_Man_Removes_the_Mountains|''The Foolish Old Man Who Moved The Mountains'']].

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Tsuruno Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Tsuruno]] for all other images

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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIKl57ax2Tc Recording of Tsuruno's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUSxTrfMET0 Recording of Tsuruno's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqFUbD7rxs0 Recording of Tsuruno's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Tsuruno's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5YG10qnnk Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbAj4Ks0_nU Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI1MlQTrqeo Episode 3/3]
*[https://youtu.be/nefJQDoUnGI Recording of Tsuruno's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/-oPBG3TjQRs Recording of Tsuruno's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KUBvidUr7o Recording of Tsuruno's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGBP5AFsU-w Recording of Tsuruno's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://youtu.be/LqZ6wu8wkZE Recording of Tsuruno's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkEJdAw8T-U Recording of Tsuruno's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImP04QIhp5M Recording of Tsuruno's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omM7C_F61ec Recording of Tsuruno's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVGGtahtuEY Recording of Tsuruno's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZo1nxE4WJc Recording of Tsuruno's Pajama outfit dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magia Record with Doppels]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Yachiyo Nanami

2024-06-27T15:46:48Z

Blipearx:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Yachiyo Nanami
|image=[[File:Yachiyo character.png|300px]]
|jname= 七海やちよ (Nanami Yachiyo)
|surname=Nanami
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E9%9B%A8%E5%AE%AE%E5%A4%A9|Sora Amamiya]]
English: [https://twitter.com/ErikaHarlacher/status/1225171413650169856 Erika Harlacher] 
Russian: Tatyana Borzova 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/María_García María García] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Carol Sodré
|id=1002
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}

'''Yachiyo Nanami''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]].

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=19
|agenote=contracted at 12
|height=165cm
|eyes=Blue
|hair=Dark Blue
|origin=[[Shinsei Ward]]
|soulgem=Blue crescent moon (beneath chest)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Halberd|Halberd]]
|wish={{Q|Please...keep me alive... This unit, I want to survive as its leader.}}
|powers=To {{spoiler|receive hope (take over the power of the deceased)}}
|doppel=Campanella
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed grandmother (deceased), Unnamed grandfather (deceased), unnamed parents
|school=[[Kamihama City University]], First-year
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]]
|job=Fashion model
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|attribute=aqua|type=Balance
|hp0=3630|atk0=1164|def0=1211
|hp2=11376|atk2=3673|def2=4008
|hp3=14406|atk3=4655|def3=5082
|hp4=18948|atk4=6123|def4=6695
|hp5=23479|atk5=7588|def5=8316
|hpmax=25639|atkmax=8329|defmax=11090
|disk1=accel|disk2=blast-|disk5=charge
|connect=I'll Light the Way
|connecttype=buff-blast
|connect2=Blast Damage UP [III] & Chance to Critical [III]
|connect3=Blast Damage UP [V] & Chance to Critical [V]
|connect4=Blast Damage UP [VII] & Chance to Critical [VII]
|connect5=Blast Damage UP [IX] & Chance to Critical [IX] & HP Restore to [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha]]
|magia=Absolute Rain
|magiapat=all
|magia2=Damage to All Enemies [I] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage to All Enemies [III] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [V] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Attack UP (All / 3T)
|doppel=Campanella
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Attack UP (All / 3T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp2=4|atk2=4|def2=4|accele2=2|blast2=6|charge2=2
|hp3=5|atk3=5|def3=5|accele3=3|blast3=7|charge3=3
|hp4=6|atk4=6|def4=6|accele4=4|blast4=8|charge4=4
|hp5=7|atk5=7|def5=7|accele5=5|blast5=9|charge5=5
|hpmax=7|atkmax=7|defmax=7|accelemax=9|blastmax=15|chargemax=13
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, buff-attack, buff-doppel, buff-accele, effect-cut, effect-negate-evade,
buff-attack, buff-doppel, buff-defense, buff-mpgain, buff-doppelmp, buff-blast
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|Inherited Protection: Attack UP When Ally Dies [II] & Defense UP When Ally Dies [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Accele Adept: Accele MP Gain UP [VIII]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Aiming Adept: Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|Crisis Bloom: Attack UP When At Critical Health [II] & Defense UP When At Critical Health [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Guard Adept: Defense UP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [II]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [IV]
|active=Damage Cut [XIV] (Self)
|activetype=effect-cut
|activename=Enchantment Shield
|cooldown=8
}}

==Summary==
A seasoned Magical Girl who has fought witches for 7 years in Kamihama. Yachiyo is well informed about the city and Magical Girls in general. She keeps her distance from other Magical Girls while she compiles files on the Rumors of Kamihama City.

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Nanami Yachiyo doppel.png|thumb|right|150px|Campanella, Yachiyo's doppel]]
====Anime Japan 2017 card====
The Doppel of ticket-taking.<ref>The Japanese word is ''Mogiri'', a ticket-punching clerk.</ref> Her form is that of a ticket puncher. This Doppel is a replica of ticket-taking. When her soul gem turns black, both of Yachiyo's hands and her left leg transforms and assumes this form. Since the person who uses this Doppel has been a magical girl for a long time and is of a relatively older age than the other girls, the range of her emotions is considerably smaller compared to those of adolescent young girls. As a result, the Doppel is unable to completely separate herself from the magical girl's body and occasionally assumes a form where the owner and the Doppel are fused into one.
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====In-game====
The Doppel of admittance. Its form is a ticket puncher. The master of this Doppel dreams of the day she will begin her journey, following in the footsteps of all the friends she has parted from. The light from the lantern at the end of the Doppel's tail can call forth a myriad of illusions, and the scissors are said to cause great devastation in the near futures of those who have been harmed by them. As Magical Girls get older, their emotional range becomes smaller, and such is the case for this master, who cannot separate her body from her Doppel.

===Side Story===
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Yachiyo's side story occurs around a year before [[Iroha Tamaki]] came to [[Kamihama City]]. It begins with Yachiyo having [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] over at her house. After Yachiyo excuses herself, Kaede says it's a big house, and Momoko explains it used to be a boarding house. Kaede says this is only the second time Rena and herself met Yachiyo. Rena says the first time was when they were fighting a witch in "Shinnishi" and Momoko says they just ran into her this time. It turns out Momoko met Yachiyo two years ago, right when she became a magical girl. Even now, she sometimes teams up with her. Kaede is amazed that Yachiyo has six years of experience. Momoko says not to bring that up, because Yachiyo believes it makes her sound old.

Yachiyo returns with snacks. She says as magical girls they need to get along. Momoko invites her friends to ask Yachiyo anything. Unable to think of a question, Kaede asks her favorite food, and Yachiyo says it's [[wikipedia:Buckwheat|soba]]. The narration states that most of the questions the girls asks Yachiyo were safe ones. Afterward, Yachiyo leaves to make tea. Rena helps herself to a donut Yachiyo left behind. When she returns, Yachiyo quickly notices her donut is missing and pegs Rena as the culprit. Rena apologizes, and Yachiyo says it's alright. Yachiyo explains she saw the sugar from the donut around Rena's lips. When Momoko points out they all ate donuts earlier, Yachiyo says the others wiped their mouths when they stopped eating a little while ago. Kaede and Momoko say Yachiyo is a detective, but Yachiyo says that would be an insult to Holmes and Poirot.

When it gets late, Momoko's team prepares to leave. However, Kaede remembers they have something to bring up with Yachyo. Momoko asks her if she knows about the "Dueling Girl". While they only know about it from another magical girl, there's apparently a magical girl that randomly challenges others to a duel. Rena says she's supposedly pretty strong. Yachiyo thanks them and says she'll let her other friends know. She says that if the others see the Dueling Girl they should call her immediately. Yachiyo thinks she has to protect those kids, and wonders what sort of person the Dueling Girl is.

Several days later, Momoko's team encounters the Dueling Girl and contacts Yachiyo. The Dueling Girl introduces herself as [[Tsuruno Yui]], who wants to return honor to her family name. She says she'll defeat them all for her grand ambition. When Rena asks her to explain, Tsuruno says she won't waste her breath. Yachiyo says she doesn't want to fight without a reason. Tsuruno reluctantly admits she wants to be the strongest magical girl, which equals the highest honor. Rena still doesn't understand. Yachiyo says she will be Tsuruno's opponent.

As the battle begins, the other girls see that Tsuruno is really strong, but Yachiyo perfectly counters her moves. Tsuruno is able to land a hit on Yachiyo, who decides to change tactics. When Tsuruno sees an opening, she hits Yachiyo...who disappears. Suddenly Tsuruno hears the real Yachiyo say that was just a dummy. Yachiyo then uses magic to wrap Tsuruno up in rope. Tsuruno realizes she was tricked, and asks to be finished off. Momoko and Kaede says to just end the fight now, but Yachiyo seems to consider Tsuruno's request. She appears to attack, but it turns out she was only removing Tsuruno's rope. Yachiyo says that Tsuruno should stop doing this or else she will really be in trouble someday.

Yachiyo asks why Tsuruno wants to be the strongest. Tsuruno answers it's to obtain the highest honor. Next, Yachiyo asks if the highest honor can only be obtained through strength, and Tsuruno says you have to be number one. Yachiyo then asks what Tsuruno will do once she reaches her goal. Tsuruno says she has to achieve something big. Yachiyo asks if Tsuruno means to continue until she's hurt lots of people. Tsuruno denies this and says she wants to become "the strongest magical girl who pierces evil". Yachiyo finally asks what Tsuruno wants to do after she and her allies finish hurting each other. A stuttering Tsuruno says she's wrong, and shouts she has to become the strongest.

Yachiyo and Tsuruno fight six more times, with Yachiyo winning each time. Yachiyo asks if Tsuruno has any Grief Seeds. Tsuruno answers it's none of her business. Yachiyo says she can't forgive magical girls hurting each other. She says Tsuruno doesn't know how to use her strength, that being a magical girl is difficult, and for that reason they should be friends. She tells Tsuruno to stop dueling and claims Tsuruno herself knows she been doing something wrong. Tsuruno starts crying and runs off. Yachiyo wonders if Tsuruno understood. In her narration, Yachiyo admits it felt like she was halfway near the end of her rope.

Several days later, Momoko's team runs into Tsuruno again. Kaede runs to get Yachiyo while the other two keep Tsuruno busy. Yachiyo arrives to find Momoko unconscious. Rena says that she and Momoko tried talking to Tsuruno, who started mumbling. Tsuruno claims she was just trying to meet Yachiyo again. Yachiyo says the place suddenly became pitch-black before she arrived. Rena says that after the black out Momoko was knocked out. Rena claims that Tsuruno used magic to make the place dark and attack Momoko but Tsuruno says she can't use magic like that. Yachiyo looks at Tsuruno and agrees it wasn't Tsuruno who did it. She then attacks Tsuruno, who suddenly turns into a familiar!

Yachiyo explains that a witch set a trap for them to turn the girls against she other. She believes the actual Tsuruno was captured by the witch. Kaede, Rena and Yachiyo defeat the witch and rescue Tsuruno. Afterward, Rena claims Yachiyo is a detective and asks how she figured it out. Yachiyo says that if you concentrate and look at the enemy, you can roughly sense their psychological state. Yachiyo says she's not a detective because using supernatural abilities is against the rules of mysteries. Tsurno suddenly starts saying she lost completely, and asks if she can be Yachiyo's apprentice.

Suddenly Momoko begins to wake up. Rena starts explaining what happened to her, and wonders if Yachiyo used her magic to learn who took the donut from earlier. The narration states that Tsuruno stopped dueling others. While she did not become Yachiyo's apprentice, she did become a "friend" to Yachiyo and Momoko's team. It's explained that the bond between them would be shattered due to a future incident, but back then, Yachiyo believed that she would protect everyone, no matter what. Yachiyo narrates that witches also have tricks up their sleeves, and that she'll have to be careful from now on.
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===Costume Stories===
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Yachiyo finds her old high school uniform when cleaning her room. She remembers the times she spent with [[Mifuyu Azusa]], [[Kanae Yukino]], and [[Mel Anna]]. However, she only thinks of really awkward memories, including times when Kanae and Mel thought she doesn't look like a high school student. Yachiyo then tries remembering a time with Momoko, but that ends the same way. At this point, Iroha enters. She says Yachiyo looks good in her old uniform, much to Yachiyo's relief.
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{{Tab Content|title=New Year's Haregi|[[File:Yachiyo_haregi.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Yachiyo_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
At the beach, Iroha asks Yachiyo how she keeps her skin pale. Yachiyo says it's food, but then clarifies it's white food, such as rice, squid, or tofu. Yachiyo admits she has to use sunscreen when modeling, and finds it a hassle. Iroha, Rena and Tsuruno figure that Yachiyo is just naturally pale, and wonder if Yachiyo was being serious earlier.
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{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Yachiyo pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Iroha, Tsuruno, Sana and Felicia watch a horror story show at night. Iroha and Sana want to go to sleep because they are too scared, but Tsuruno and Felicia insist on continuing watching the story, but Yachiyo appears and scolds them both for being so noisy at night. Then, Yachiyo asks what they are watching and Tsuruno shows her the ghost story show they watch, but the story is still terrifying for Iroha and Sana. Yachiyo is disappointed saying that only elementary school children are scared by that and it is something he would expect from Felicia, which bothers her. Iroha asks Yachiyo if she doesn't get scared by ghost stories, and Yachiyo says no because ghosts don't exist...

That night Yachiyo can't sleep and goes down to drink water from her mug. Yachiyo meets Iroha in the kitchen and she reveals that she couldn't sleep because of the ghost stories she heard. At that moment a noise sounds and Iroha is scared, but Yachiyo tells her that it's just the wind hitting the window. At that moment one of the lights goes out and Iroha is scared, but Yachiyo tells her that the light is out because it is fluorescent and she must change it. Iroha thanks Yachiyo for calming her down, but at that moment footsteps are heard, Iroha wonders who she is but Yachiyo assures that it is Felicia trying to scare them and tells her to come out from where she is hiding. Felicia asks how Yachiyo knew it was her, and Yachiyo reveals that she saw her shadow on the living room floor. At that moment the three girls hear a noise and wonder what it is, since Yachiyo cannot identify it. At first they think she may be Sana, but when they search they find nothing. While searching, Iroha and Felicia feel something brush against their feet, and they get scared. Yachiyo also claims to have felt something, but Iroha and Felicia are so scared that they flee to their rooms before Yachiyo can see what it is. She crouches down and finds Mokyu trembling under the table, Yachiyo says that she knows that ghosts are not real, but seeing how Mokyu seems so scared for no reason, she is not so sure of her statement...
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{{Tab Content|title=Loungewear|[[File:Yachiyo popup pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] 

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story Another Daze|Another Daze]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas at Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Iroha and Yachiyo Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Iroha and Yachiyo Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Chiming Bell that Transcends Time|The Maiden of Hope]]
*[[Magia Record Story April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A Voice From Beyond That Strokes the Ears|Voices From Beyond]]
*[[Magia Record Story Breakpoint|Breakpoint]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Scattered Flowers Melancholy Chapter|The Flowers' Lament]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Girls in the Hood|Girls in the Hood]]
*[[Magia Record Story Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope|Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mikage Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mikage Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dark Color Halloween is the Color of Love!? ~ Connect, the East and West Front Lines of Love!|Dark Color Halloween is the Color of Love!? ~ Connect, the East and West Front Lines of Love!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Puella Historia Pillar of Tomorrow|Puella Historia Pillar of Tomorrow]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Kanae Yukino]]
* [[Karin Misono]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Ria Ami]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Tsuruno Yui]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Yuma Chitose in Magia Record|Yuma Chitose]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Nanoha Takamachi]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]
* [[Melissa de Vignolles in Magia Record|Melissa de Vignolles]]
* [[Corbeau in Magia Record|Corbeau]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo・Mifuyu (Beginning ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Anime ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Fairy Tale ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Historia ver.)]]

==Powers And Abilities==
As shown in the manga adaptation, Yachiyo uses water magic, and is capable of creating shields and spears out of water. She can use this magic even when not transformed. This is later confirmed in the anime, when her attack on the Friendship Staircase Uwasa in [[Magia Record Episode 3: Sorry for Making You My Friend|Episode 3]] created a large wave of water. This ability to control water seems to fluctuate depending on her emotional state as the water becomes progressively more violent when she is distressed or angered.

When her soul gem turns black, Yachiyo can bring forth her doppel, Campanella. Yachiyo's doppel has varying abilities depending on the adaptation in question yet in the game, Campanella is able to create illusions and hallucinations from the lantern on it's tail. The lantern seems to be the focal point of this mental manipulation and of Camapnella's ability to create floods seemingly on command. This ability to control water seems to also carry over to the anime adaptation as well as Campanella has been shown to also be able to create large floods of water in a short span of time in this adaptation to. In the anime however these floods can get to the point where they may even drown other people if not controlled properly. {{spoiler|This 'flood' has been shown to even be able to defeat other doppels as in the case of Mifuyu turning back to normal after fighting Yachiyo as Hevelius in the second season of the anime adaptation.}}

In the anime however, Campanella is slightly different in the fact that the lantern is now absent and that it possesses an extra pair of 'legs' allowing for greater mobility and evasion when summoned. Yachiyo is able to control Campanella's 'tail' better as well because she can attach it's 'pucher' to enemies to swing them around in circles or to simply throw them around. The tail can also be used to deflect certain attacks along with Campanella's legs. The doppel itself in both adaptations will cause great misfortune to whomever it has 'punched' with it's puncher which implies that Campanella will cause someone to be close to death when this occurs.

A rather notable ability of Yachiyo's is the ability to resist her doppel's control over her when she does summon it forth, the doppel has shown to be resisted by Yachiyo when it threatened to do away with {{spoiler|Mifuyu}}. Most of the time, Yachiyo can control Campanella with ease due to her level-headed nature and her maturity compared to other magical girls though due to her experience compared to other members of the cast, it can be said she can withstand great trauma wether emotionally or mentally making her quite strong in these aspects.

For a time, Yachiyo believed her wish-given ability was to survive at the expense of others - thus, if she were to make friends or be the leader of a group, those people would die in ways that would allow her to survive. {{spoiler|Eventually, she realized her true power was to "inherit hope", which made her exponentially stronger when others believed in her. Thanks to the hope of [[Kanae Yukino]] and [[Mel Anna]], even after they died, she was made incredibly powerful and retained her immense strength even as she got older (as most magical girls tend to weaken the older they become).}} It may be because of this ability that Yachiyo has survived for so many years as it has given her exponential reserves of magic as a result.

Thanks to her experience {{spoiler|and inherited hope}}, she was able to create hundreds, if not thousands, of her halberd at once. She can finely remotely control these halberds to use them as floating steps, and can launch them at enemies as a large, spread out volley, or as a concentrated "beam" of halberds. She can also form these halberds into defensive barriers to deflect attacks or floods of enemies as they have been shown to be strong enough to withstand a lot of damage.

After realizing her true power, Yachiyo used her ability to {{spoiler|inherit the hope of all of Kamihama's magical girls and control it to help defeat [[Walpurgisnacht]]. She used this in conjunction with magic harvested by [[Ui Tamaki]], converted by [[Touka Satomi]], and finally given to [[Iroha Tamaki]]. However, because she also relinquished the hope Kanae and Mel had placed in her, she could only use this power once, after which she would begin to weaken with age like Mifuyu did. Were she to use this power once more, it's possible it would accelerate her weakening.}}

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "seven" (七) and "ocean" (海), respectively.
* Yachiyo in hiragana has no specific meaning, however if written with the kanji 八千代, it means “thousands of years”.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* The name of her witch and doppel, Campanella, is Italian for "little bell".
* The name of Yachiyo's Doppel, Campanella, is a reference the famous Japanese novel [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/43737_19215.html Night on the Galactic Railroad], who's main characters were named Giovanni (Iroha's Doppel, Giovanna) and Campanella. This, together with Campanella being the doppel of Ticket-clipping and Giovanna being the doppel of Silence, is irony - in ''Night on the Galactic Railroad'', Campanella decides to answer a question in class instead of the shy Giovanni, only to stay ''silent'' so that Giovanni is less embarrassed, and it is Giovanni who ''owns the ticket to the galaxy''. On top of that, [[Mifuyu_Azusa|Mifuyu]]'s doppel is a reference to the bird catcher in the novel.
** Its scorpion design is a reference to the novel's legend given for the Scorpius constellation: that a scorpion, running from a predator, fell down a well and came to lament its own selfishness, that even its death is wasteful for not feeding another. It prays that it may be of use to others, and thus combusts into flame, where it now sits in the sky to guide others with its light.
** Her Doppel's name and her water magic reference Campanella drowning in the story.
** Campanella's [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:S2E4_Witch7.PNG fully-realized Witch form] seen in the anime differs the most significantly from both its Doppel form and its [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Yachiyo_05.jpg original concept design seen in Magia Archive] among the other Witches from [[Magia Record Episode 17: Are You Okay With That?|the same episode]]. Its scorpion design, which was maintained in its Doppel form, has been completely replaced for unknown reasons.
** For other references to his work, see [[Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* In the anime, her rope-and-bead headpiece is redesigned to instead have feathers or strips of fabric. Although her in-game sprite, live2D model, and card art are unchanged, this redesign is used in the transformation sequence of [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]].
* The shape of her Soul Gem, a crescent moon, reflects the name of the manor she inherited from her grandmother: Mikazuki (三日月; *three day moon*, aka *crescent moon*).
*Once during elementary school, Yachiyo had short hair and Mifuyu had long hair. During the game/series' events, Yachiyo has long hair and Mifuyu has short hair.

==Gallery==
See [[Yachiyo Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Yachiyo]] for all other images

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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tQQUO_sS5w Recording of Yachiyo's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zzZs00G-u0 Recording of Yachiyo's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrBWHCpKmQI Recording of Yachiyo's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Yachiyo's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmMtqCfTFe4 Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Edr6NEJV0 Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QShKCW7Yliw Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/EdbAQTskiyg Recording of Yachiyo's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYqrpJArqw Recording of Yachiyo's High School Uniform Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzj0RgzxQQ Recording of Yachiyo's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoffyqQ9lTc Recording of Yachiyo's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDh4nOkELU Recording of Yachiyo's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS50k55aJdI Recording of Yachiyo's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZhKLRy_so0 Recording of Yachiyo's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifjzHbiqbsE Recording of Yachiyo's Pajama outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
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[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Felicia Mitsuki

2024-06-27T15:45:19Z

Blipearx: She has blonde hair

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|image=[[File:Felicia character.png|300px]]
|jname= 深月フェリシア (Mitsuki Felicia)
|surname=Mitsuki
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E4%BD%90%E5%80%89%E7%B6%BE%E9%9F%B3|Ayane Sakura]]
English: [https://twitter.com/LizzieRFreeman/status/1238937942673899520 Lizzie Freeman] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Estefanía_Piedra Estefanía Piedra] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Nina Carvalho
|id=1005
|release1=JP:September 04, 2017
|release2=NA:July 18, 2019
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'''Felicia Mitsuki''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=13
|height=151cm
|eyes=Purple
|hair=Blonde
|origin=[[Minaminagi Ward]]
|soulgem=Purple gem (stomach)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:War_hammer|Hammer]]
|wish={{Q|I want you ([[Kyubey]]) to make it so that what just happened never happened.}}
|powers={{spoiler|Oblivion (manipulates and or wipes memories from others)}}
|doppel=Beatrice
|pronoun={{nihongo|''ore''|オレ|}}
|relatives=Unnamed parents (deceased)
|school=[[Chuo Academy]], Seventh grade
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]], [[Wings of the Magius]] (black feather; briefly)
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
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|hp2=10186|atk2=4204|def2=3158
|hp3=12912|atk3=5327|def3=4003
|hp4=16996|atk4=7012|def4=5268
|hp5=21087|atk5=8700|def5=6530
|hpmax=25274|atkmax=9807|defmax=8136
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk3=blast-|disk4=charge
|connect=Leave the heavy hits to me!
|connecttype=buff-attack
|connect2=Damage UP [III] & Guaranteed Anti-Counter
|connect3=Damage UP [V] & Guaranteed Anti-Counter
|connect4=Damage UP [VII] & Guaranteed Anti-Counter
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|magia=Ultra Great Big Hammer
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|magia5=Damage to Single Enemy [VII] & Defense DOWN (Single / 3T) & Defense DOWN Further (Single / 3T) & Chance to Bind (Single / 1T)
|doppel=Beatrice
|doppelpat=one
|doppel5=Damage to Single Enemy [IX] & Defense DOWN (Single / 3T) & Defense DOWN Further (Single / 3T) & Guaranteed Bind (Single / 1T)
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|hp4=5|atk4=8|def4=4|accele4=4|blast4=6|charge4=6
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|hpmax=6|atkmax=9|defmax=5|accelemax=9|blastmax=13|chargemax=12
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|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [III] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II]
|Stun Edge: Chance to Stun on Attack [II] (1T)
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Technical Adept: Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Critical Adept: Chance to Critical [II]
|Anti-Counter: Chance to Anti-Counter [VIII]
|Parry Adept: Chance to Evade [II]
|Charge Adept: Charged Damage UP [II]
|Aiming Adept: Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [III]
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|activetype=buff-charged
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|cooldown=8
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==Summary==
An energetic, unyielding, and unfettered magical girl. As she hates witches from the bottom of her heart and wants to get revenge for her parents, she lives as a "mercenary" waging war against witches all over Kamihama. Her wild expressions during battle are influenced by shounen manga. However, she is gentle at heart and loves animals. “My parents were killed by a witch. Witches… I’ll get rid of all of them…! I absolutely won’t lose!”

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Mitsuki Felicia Doppel.png|thumb|right|150px|Beatrice, Felicia's doppel]]
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.

{{-}}

===Side Story===
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The team of [[Nanaka Tokiwa]], [[Akira Shinobu]], [[Meiyui Chun]], and [[Kako Natsume]] fight a witch along with Felicia. However, Felicia attacks indiscriminately, prompting Nanaka to order the others to hold Felicia back. Kako says she feels uneasy. When Akira and Meiyui attack the witch, Felicia tells them to stay out of her way. Meiyui argues against this, but Felicia points out if she fights it it's easier on the others. Felicia launches an attack that hits Akira with the shockwave.

Afterward, Akira credits Meiyui for saving her. Felicia apologizes saying that this always happens when the blood rushes to her head. Felicia points out that she still defeated the witch, but Nanaka is not amused. Kako asks Felicia why she hates witches, and Felicia answers it's the duty of magical girls to fight them. Nanaka says they won't fight alongside Felicia anymore, and that she can leave. Felicia protests, but Nanaka says that Felicia is a poor teammate who puts her allies in danger. Felicia leaves in a huff, telling the others they'll be sorry someday. Afterward, Kako admits she's worried about Felicia. Felicia narrates that she knew she wasn't compatible with Nanaka from the start.

[[Kyubey]] arrives before a fuming Felicia. Felicia belatedly realizes she didn't collect her reward from Nanaka's group. Kyubey suggests she go back and get it, but Felicia says it's embarrassing. Kyubey guesses this is "saving face". When Felicia complains she has little money, Kyubey suggests she get some, preferably from a place with lots of it. Felicia says she's not going to steal. Felicia then gets an idea. She'll look for a witch and wait for magical girls to arrive, then ask them to hire her. Finding a witch's barrier, Felicia waits.

One hour later, Felicia encounters [[Asuka Tatsuki]] and [[Sasara Minagi]]. Felicia offers to help them fight the witch in exchange for payment. The two girls decline. After much prompting, Asuka explains she heard rumors about Felicia and how she causes trouble for those around her. She also says that Felicia will demand an extremely high payment. Asuka turns to leave, but Felicia yells at them to wait. She insists the rumors were lies. She insists that she never took anything like high payment.

When Sasara asks Felicia's price, Felicia says it's 1000 yen. Sasara think it's more money that she expected, while Asuka thinks it too cheap. Felicia says she also accepts a Grief Seed as payment. Asuka doesn't believe her, and wonders if Felicia is strong. Felicia gets angry. Another hour later, Felicia destroys the witch almost single-handedly. She laughs and says she's [[Kamihama City|Kamihama]]'s strongest mercenary. Sasara and Asuka agree Felicia is strong, but point out since she beat the witch there's no reason for them to hire to her. Allowing Felicia to keep the Grief Seed, the girls depart. Felicia thinks that the girls screwed her over, as if they just made her fight.

Afterward, Kyubey tells an angry Felicia she's going on a rampage. Suddenly Kako appears. Kako admits she was worried about Felicia and wishes she could get along with everyone else. She suggests Felicia stop getting into fights with others. Felicia says she doesn't need someone as weak as Kako to worry about her, and believes she's only there because Nanaka told her to. Felicia tells Kako to leave, and storms off. Felicia shortly regrets the decision, thinking she went too far.

Several days later, Felicia asks Asuka and Sasara to hire her again. Although they're reluctant, Felicia says she can't even eat unless she gets work. Asuka relents, claiming Felicia's honest feelings came through to her. Sasara says Asuka becomes single-minded when she gets like that and agrees. The girls hunt down a witch. Meanwhile, Kako makes contact with Kyubey and asks him about Felicia. She says she senses something dangerous in her heart. Kyubey thinks that their hearts might be sympathizing with each other and that their "feelings" are colliding. Kyubey thinks that's why Felicia acted that way, and mutters something about a possibility that might connect to a new fate. Kyubey then says he'll tell Kako how Felicia became a magical girl.

As Felicia and the other girls fight the witch, Kyubey explains that Felicia's parents died when she pulled a prank while her mother was cooking. It started a fire that spread through their condo. Kyubey came to offer Felicia a contract, and her wish was "I want you to make it so what just happened never happened". However, the wish was granted in a different way. Elsewhere, Asuka notes the witch is really strong. The witch attacks, but is blocked by Felicia, who tells the witch not to lay a finger on Asuka.

Back with Kako, Kyubey explains Felicia made her wish while confused, which altered the way it came true. It caused her memories to be altered, making her believe her parents were killed by a witch. The condo was restored, as if the fire never happened in the first place. The neighbors also had their memories altered to believe Felicia's parents went missing. Only Kyubey remained aware of the truth. Kako is horrified, but Kyubey says there's nothing they could do.

As Felicia goes berserk against the witch, Kyubey asks if Kako is satisfied. Kako says she'll keep Felicia's story a secret, which Kyubey thinks is a good idea. She also says she'll ask Felicia to be her friend next time they meet each other. Elsewhere, Asuka thanks Sasara for saving her, and find Felicia has fallen asleep after killing the witch. Felicia narrates she'll destroy every witch.
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===Costume Stories===
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{{Tab Content|title=Halloween Theater Costume|[[File:Felicia_Halloween_costume.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Felicia refuses to stop wearing her Halloween costume. [[Iroha Tamaki]] figures that Felicia will get tired of wearing it while they're shopping. [[Tsuruno Yui]] then has an idea. When the girls return home from shopping, Tsuruno tells Felicia they're having beefsteak...and since Felicia is dressed as a cow, she can't eat meat. This is enough to make Felicia change outfits.
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{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Felicia_Swimsuit_1.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Tsuruno and Felicia are are competing in swim races on the beach, all of which were won by Felicia according to Momoko. A frustrated Tsuruno goes to talk to Iroha, leaving Felicia and Momoko alone. Both girls sit in the sand to talk but then Felicia sees a person buried in the sand up to their shoulders, so she asks Momoko about it. Momoko explains that there are people who like to go to the beach to cover her entire body in sand, to which Felicia excitedly asks Momoko to bury her in the same way. Once Momoko finishes burying Felicia, she is desperate when she sees Rena and Kaede playing on the sea. Felicia quickly got bored of being buried and tells Momoko she is hot, so she quickly proceeds to dig herself up and jump into the sea to cool off. Momoko laughs at this, but Felicia quickly returns saying that changing from hot to cold was fun and she asks Momoko to bury her again to do the same thing again.
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{{Tab Content|title=Winter Outfit|[[File:Felicia_Winter_Clothes.png|thumb|right|150px]]
One day near the beginning of autumn, Iroha had taken Felicia to the shops to buy her some clothes for winter. Felicia wasn’t too happy about it and would turn down any of the clothing that Iroha suggested on the grounds of it being too cutesy. When Iroha asks Felicia what she would like, Felicia ended up eyeing a jumper that caught her attention. Iroha then prompted her to tell her what else she did like that she saw in the store and before Felicia knew it she had already picked out a whole outfit. Felicia then sees a scarf she likes and insists Iroha buy it for her as well or she’ll refuse to wear any of the other clothes they got. Iroha relents although she can’t understand why Felicia was so deadest on the plain scarf. Sometime later when winter finally hit, Felicia could be seen running around with her scarf trailing behind her. She thinks she looks cool like a ninja and can’t wait to show it off to her friends Ayame and Kako.
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{{Tab Content|title=New Year's Haregi|[[File:Felicia haregi.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Felicia Pajama Outfit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Yachiyo arrives at the Mikazuki Villa at night, due to how exhausted she falls asleep on the living room couch. At that moment Felicia goes down to the living room and finds Yachiyo sleeping. Felicia remembers that Yachiyo said that she would be late from her work and she is surprised to see that she is tired that she fell asleep without removing her makeup, remembering that it is something she told him she did. In the memory, Yachiyo says that she would like someone to remove her makeup on those occasions, but Felicia doesn't understand why someone would do that for Yachiyo, but she believes that it is possible for someone to do it, saying that she even imagines a pretty person in pajamas doing that. Felicia comes up with the idea of removing Yachiyo's makeup and making her believe that a fairy did it for her, so she searches through Yachiyo's things and starts mixing various liquids from makeup remover bottles, but Felicia stops reading so much. He begins to get tired, but decides to remove Yachiyo's makeup before falling asleep and "leaving evidence of the fairy."

The next morning, Yachiyo wakes up and realizes that she didn't remove her makeup. Yachiyo later sees her makeup scattered everywhere and Felicia sleeping next to her with a makeup remover guide in her hand. Yachiyo later finds a letter written by Felicia claiming to be the makeup remover fairy. Yachiyo laughs saying that Felicia wanted to remove her makeup and at the same time make a joke, saying that Felicia used to be a mercenary but now she was a little makeup removal fairy in pajamas, but decides that she will not tell Felicia that she discovered her, to return the joke. Yachiyo proceeds to remove her makeup and when Felicia wakes up Yachiyo tells her about how she woke up without makeup and asks if she knows anything about the note and the makeup removing fairy. Felicia thinks that she didn't have time to remove Yachiyo's makeup and believes that the makeup removal fairy is real. Felicia is upset because she should be the one to remove Yachiyo's makeup. Yachiyo asks if the fairy will return, but Felicia assures that she will beat her the next time Yachiyo falls asleep with makeup on, and Yachiyo asks if that's why she got angry...

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{{Tab Content|title=Loungewear|[[File:Felicia popup pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]]

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Kyoko and Felicia Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Kyoko and Felicia Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas with Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Rumor Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer with Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Angels on the Road ~Reindeer Santa Prospering Season~|Angels on the Road ~Reindeer Santa Prospering Season~]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~|The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Night Fairytale ～You Were At the Water's Edge～|Night Fairytale ～You Were At the Water's Edge～]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
*[[Magia Record Story Agent Magica ~ Magireco x Lycoreco ~|Agent Magica ~ Magireco x Lycoreco ~]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Karin Misono]] (as one of the drawings on Karin's wall)
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Asuka Tatsuki]]
* [[Ayame Mikuri]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Felicia-chan]]
*See [[Tsuruno・Felicia (Delivery Girl ver.)]]

==Abilities==
Since the result of her wish was {{spoiler|that her memory of her parent's death got changed, her personal magic affects the memories of others. She has been seen to be able to wipe memories}}.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "deep" (深) and "moon" (月) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* Her Doppel is named after [[wikipedia:Beatrice_Cenci|Beatrice Cenci]], an Italian woman who murdered her abusive father with a hammer with the help of her family.
** As of [[Magia Record Episode 7: I Want to Go Home with You|Episode 7]], hers is the only Doppel whose name has been given in the anime.
** It is also the only witch whose name origin has been explicitly referenced in any official media.
* Wish explained (spoiler): {{Spoiler|She wished for what happened, to have never happened. The reality is that her parents weren't killed by a witch, but by a normal accident caused by herself. She poorly worded her wish, and what was simply removed was the cause of the accident. Thus a fake memory was generated to replace 'how her parents died'. This was filled in by witches, generating a false memory that witches killed her parents.}} Only Kyubey and [[Kako Natsume|one other magical girl]] he told knew this truth.
*According to one of Felicia's Halloween costume homescreen quotes, her father is of foreign origin. She states "My dad, he's from Britain or some English speakin' country."

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Felicia Anime Screenshots|Felicia Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Felicia]] for all other images

==Memoria Cards==
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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOs4zvh_PpM Recording of Felicia's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtraM44YVWA Recording of Felicia's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWmoWQrui94 Recording of Felicia's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Felicia's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha8fhb6lqOs Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daid72-kIdc Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY34HQIULy8 Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/DXzqZiaWGZY Recording of Felicia's MSS from Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX_yJXY28zo Recording of Felicia's Halloween Theater Costume Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://youtu.be/jETt2WoBdtc Recording of Felicia's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otFkMsKRfFM Recording of Felicia's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8tu-zN-Ie4 Recording of Felicia's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HzH_O-k_Y Recording of Felicia's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1exSit7dxhE Recording of Felicia's Halloween Theater Costume Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlF2o83JGPI Recording of Felicia's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnMS7RqlP48 Recording of Felicia's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://streamable.com/swdnoq Recording of Felicia's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Streamable (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3dHsV5fR7Y Recording of Felicia's Pajama outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Kamihama Magia Union members]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Yachiyo Nanami

2024-06-27T15:44:24Z

Blipearx: She has dark blue hair

{{Infobox_character
|name=Yachiyo Nanami
|image=[[File:Yachiyo character.png|300px]]
|jname= 七海やちよ (Nanami Yachiyo)
|surname=Nanami
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese: [[wikipedia:ja:%E9%9B%A8%E5%AE%AE%E5%A4%A9|Sora Amamiya]]
English: [https://twitter.com/ErikaHarlacher/status/1225171413650169856 Erika Harlacher] 
Russian: Tatyana Borzova 
Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/María_García María García] 
Brazilian Portuguese: Carol Sodré
|id=1002
|release1=JP:August 22, 2017
|release2=NA:June 25, 2019
}}

'''Yachiyo Nanami''' is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]].

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|age=19
|agenote=contracted at 12
|height=165cm
|eyes=Blue
|hair=Dark blue
|origin=[[Shinsei Ward]]
|soulgem=Blue crescent moon (beneath chest)
|weapon=[[wikipedia:Halberd|Halberd]]
|wish={{Q|Please...keep me alive... This unit, I want to survive as its leader.}}
|powers=To {{spoiler|receive hope (take over the power of the deceased)}}
|doppel=Campanella
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed grandmother (deceased), Unnamed grandfather (deceased), unnamed parents
|school=[[Kamihama City University]], First-year
|affiliation=[[Kamihama Magia Union]]
|job=Fashion model
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|attribute=aqua|type=Balance
|hp0=3630|atk0=1164|def0=1211
|hp2=11376|atk2=3673|def2=4008
|hp3=14406|atk3=4655|def3=5082
|hp4=18948|atk4=6123|def4=6695
|hp5=23479|atk5=7588|def5=8316
|hpmax=25639|atkmax=8329|defmax=11090
|disk1=accel|disk2=blast-|disk5=charge
|connect=I'll Light the Way
|connecttype=buff-blast
|connect2=Blast Damage UP [III] & Chance to Critical [III]
|connect3=Blast Damage UP [V] & Chance to Critical [V]
|connect4=Blast Damage UP [VII] & Chance to Critical [VII]
|connect5=Blast Damage UP [IX] & Chance to Critical [IX] & HP Restore to [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha]]
|magia=Absolute Rain
|magiapat=all
|magia2=Damage to All Enemies [I] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage to All Enemies [III] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage to All Enemies [V] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T)
|magia5=Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Attack UP (All / 3T)
|doppel=Campanella
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3T) & Attack UP (All / 3T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp2=4|atk2=4|def2=4|accele2=2|blast2=6|charge2=2
|hp3=5|atk3=5|def3=5|accele3=3|blast3=7|charge3=3
|hp4=6|atk4=6|def4=6|accele4=4|blast4=8|charge4=4
|hp5=7|atk5=7|def5=7|accele5=5|blast5=9|charge5=5
|hpmax=7|atkmax=7|defmax=7|accelemax=9|blastmax=15|chargemax=13
|icons=
buff-doppelmp, buff-attack, buff-doppel, buff-accele, effect-cut, effect-negate-evade,
buff-attack, buff-doppel, buff-defense, buff-mpgain, buff-doppelmp, buff-blast
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|Inherited Protection: Attack UP When Ally Dies [II] & Defense UP When Ally Dies [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Accele Adept: Accele MP Gain UP [VIII]
|Shield Adept: Damage Cut [II]
|Aiming Adept: Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|Crisis Bloom: Attack UP When At Critical Health [II] & Defense UP When At Critical Health [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Guard Adept: Defense UP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [II]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|Blast Adept: Blast Damage UP [IV]
|active=Damage Cut [XIV] (Self)
|activetype=effect-cut
|activename=Enchantment Shield
|cooldown=8
}}

==Summary==
A seasoned Magical Girl who has fought witches for 7 years in Kamihama. Yachiyo is well informed about the city and Magical Girls in general. She keeps her distance from other Magical Girls while she compiles files on the Rumors of Kamihama City.

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Nanami Yachiyo doppel.png|thumb|right|150px|Campanella, Yachiyo's doppel]]
====Anime Japan 2017 card====
The Doppel of ticket-taking.<ref>The Japanese word is ''Mogiri'', a ticket-punching clerk.</ref> Her form is that of a ticket puncher. This Doppel is a replica of ticket-taking. When her soul gem turns black, both of Yachiyo's hands and her left leg transforms and assumes this form. Since the person who uses this Doppel has been a magical girl for a long time and is of a relatively older age than the other girls, the range of her emotions is considerably smaller compared to those of adolescent young girls. As a result, the Doppel is unable to completely separate herself from the magical girl's body and occasionally assumes a form where the owner and the Doppel are fused into one.
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====In-game====
The Doppel of admittance. Its form is a ticket puncher. The master of this Doppel dreams of the day she will begin her journey, following in the footsteps of all the friends she has parted from. The light from the lantern at the end of the Doppel's tail can call forth a myriad of illusions, and the scissors are said to cause great devastation in the near futures of those who have been harmed by them. As Magical Girls get older, their emotional range becomes smaller, and such is the case for this master, who cannot separate her body from her Doppel.

===Side Story===
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Yachiyo's side story occurs around a year before [[Iroha Tamaki]] came to [[Kamihama City]]. It begins with Yachiyo having [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] over at her house. After Yachiyo excuses herself, Kaede says it's a big house, and Momoko explains it used to be a boarding house. Kaede says this is only the second time Rena and herself met Yachiyo. Rena says the first time was when they were fighting a witch in "Shinnishi" and Momoko says they just ran into her this time. It turns out Momoko met Yachiyo two years ago, right when she became a magical girl. Even now, she sometimes teams up with her. Kaede is amazed that Yachiyo has six years of experience. Momoko says not to bring that up, because Yachiyo believes it makes her sound old.

Yachiyo returns with snacks. She says as magical girls they need to get along. Momoko invites her friends to ask Yachiyo anything. Unable to think of a question, Kaede asks her favorite food, and Yachiyo says it's [[wikipedia:Buckwheat|soba]]. The narration states that most of the questions the girls asks Yachiyo were safe ones. Afterward, Yachiyo leaves to make tea. Rena helps herself to a donut Yachiyo left behind. When she returns, Yachiyo quickly notices her donut is missing and pegs Rena as the culprit. Rena apologizes, and Yachiyo says it's alright. Yachiyo explains she saw the sugar from the donut around Rena's lips. When Momoko points out they all ate donuts earlier, Yachiyo says the others wiped their mouths when they stopped eating a little while ago. Kaede and Momoko say Yachiyo is a detective, but Yachiyo says that would be an insult to Holmes and Poirot.

When it gets late, Momoko's team prepares to leave. However, Kaede remembers they have something to bring up with Yachyo. Momoko asks her if she knows about the "Dueling Girl". While they only know about it from another magical girl, there's apparently a magical girl that randomly challenges others to a duel. Rena says she's supposedly pretty strong. Yachiyo thanks them and says she'll let her other friends know. She says that if the others see the Dueling Girl they should call her immediately. Yachiyo thinks she has to protect those kids, and wonders what sort of person the Dueling Girl is.

Several days later, Momoko's team encounters the Dueling Girl and contacts Yachiyo. The Dueling Girl introduces herself as [[Tsuruno Yui]], who wants to return honor to her family name. She says she'll defeat them all for her grand ambition. When Rena asks her to explain, Tsuruno says she won't waste her breath. Yachiyo says she doesn't want to fight without a reason. Tsuruno reluctantly admits she wants to be the strongest magical girl, which equals the highest honor. Rena still doesn't understand. Yachiyo says she will be Tsuruno's opponent.

As the battle begins, the other girls see that Tsuruno is really strong, but Yachiyo perfectly counters her moves. Tsuruno is able to land a hit on Yachiyo, who decides to change tactics. When Tsuruno sees an opening, she hits Yachiyo...who disappears. Suddenly Tsuruno hears the real Yachiyo say that was just a dummy. Yachiyo then uses magic to wrap Tsuruno up in rope. Tsuruno realizes she was tricked, and asks to be finished off. Momoko and Kaede says to just end the fight now, but Yachiyo seems to consider Tsuruno's request. She appears to attack, but it turns out she was only removing Tsuruno's rope. Yachiyo says that Tsuruno should stop doing this or else she will really be in trouble someday.

Yachiyo asks why Tsuruno wants to be the strongest. Tsuruno answers it's to obtain the highest honor. Next, Yachiyo asks if the highest honor can only be obtained through strength, and Tsuruno says you have to be number one. Yachiyo then asks what Tsuruno will do once she reaches her goal. Tsuruno says she has to achieve something big. Yachiyo asks if Tsuruno means to continue until she's hurt lots of people. Tsuruno denies this and says she wants to become "the strongest magical girl who pierces evil". Yachiyo finally asks what Tsuruno wants to do after she and her allies finish hurting each other. A stuttering Tsuruno says she's wrong, and shouts she has to become the strongest.

Yachiyo and Tsuruno fight six more times, with Yachiyo winning each time. Yachiyo asks if Tsuruno has any Grief Seeds. Tsuruno answers it's none of her business. Yachiyo says she can't forgive magical girls hurting each other. She says Tsuruno doesn't know how to use her strength, that being a magical girl is difficult, and for that reason they should be friends. She tells Tsuruno to stop dueling and claims Tsuruno herself knows she been doing something wrong. Tsuruno starts crying and runs off. Yachiyo wonders if Tsuruno understood. In her narration, Yachiyo admits it felt like she was halfway near the end of her rope.

Several days later, Momoko's team runs into Tsuruno again. Kaede runs to get Yachiyo while the other two keep Tsuruno busy. Yachiyo arrives to find Momoko unconscious. Rena says that she and Momoko tried talking to Tsuruno, who started mumbling. Tsuruno claims she was just trying to meet Yachiyo again. Yachiyo says the place suddenly became pitch-black before she arrived. Rena says that after the black out Momoko was knocked out. Rena claims that Tsuruno used magic to make the place dark and attack Momoko but Tsuruno says she can't use magic like that. Yachiyo looks at Tsuruno and agrees it wasn't Tsuruno who did it. She then attacks Tsuruno, who suddenly turns into a familiar!

Yachiyo explains that a witch set a trap for them to turn the girls against she other. She believes the actual Tsuruno was captured by the witch. Kaede, Rena and Yachiyo defeat the witch and rescue Tsuruno. Afterward, Rena claims Yachiyo is a detective and asks how she figured it out. Yachiyo says that if you concentrate and look at the enemy, you can roughly sense their psychological state. Yachiyo says she's not a detective because using supernatural abilities is against the rules of mysteries. Tsurno suddenly starts saying she lost completely, and asks if she can be Yachiyo's apprentice.

Suddenly Momoko begins to wake up. Rena starts explaining what happened to her, and wonders if Yachiyo used her magic to learn who took the donut from earlier. The narration states that Tsuruno stopped dueling others. While she did not become Yachiyo's apprentice, she did become a "friend" to Yachiyo and Momoko's team. It's explained that the bond between them would be shattered due to a future incident, but back then, Yachiyo believed that she would protect everyone, no matter what. Yachiyo narrates that witches also have tricks up their sleeves, and that she'll have to be careful from now on.
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===Costume Stories===
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Yachiyo finds her old high school uniform when cleaning her room. She remembers the times she spent with [[Mifuyu Azusa]], [[Kanae Yukino]], and [[Mel Anna]]. However, she only thinks of really awkward memories, including times when Kanae and Mel thought she doesn't look like a high school student. Yachiyo then tries remembering a time with Momoko, but that ends the same way. At this point, Iroha enters. She says Yachiyo looks good in her old uniform, much to Yachiyo's relief.
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{{Tab Content|title=Swimsuit (2018)|[[File:Yachiyo_Swimsuit.png|thumb|right|150px]]
At the beach, Iroha asks Yachiyo how she keeps her skin pale. Yachiyo says it's food, but then clarifies it's white food, such as rice, squid, or tofu. Yachiyo admits she has to use sunscreen when modeling, and finds it a hassle. Iroha, Rena and Tsuruno figure that Yachiyo is just naturally pale, and wonder if Yachiyo was being serious earlier.
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{{Tab Content|title=Pajamas|[[File:Yachiyo pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
Iroha, Tsuruno, Sana and Felicia watch a horror story show at night. Iroha and Sana want to go to sleep because they are too scared, but Tsuruno and Felicia insist on continuing watching the story, but Yachiyo appears and scolds them both for being so noisy at night. Then, Yachiyo asks what they are watching and Tsuruno shows her the ghost story show they watch, but the story is still terrifying for Iroha and Sana. Yachiyo is disappointed saying that only elementary school children are scared by that and it is something he would expect from Felicia, which bothers her. Iroha asks Yachiyo if she doesn't get scared by ghost stories, and Yachiyo says no because ghosts don't exist...

That night Yachiyo can't sleep and goes down to drink water from her mug. Yachiyo meets Iroha in the kitchen and she reveals that she couldn't sleep because of the ghost stories she heard. At that moment a noise sounds and Iroha is scared, but Yachiyo tells her that it's just the wind hitting the window. At that moment one of the lights goes out and Iroha is scared, but Yachiyo tells her that the light is out because it is fluorescent and she must change it. Iroha thanks Yachiyo for calming her down, but at that moment footsteps are heard, Iroha wonders who she is but Yachiyo assures that it is Felicia trying to scare them and tells her to come out from where she is hiding. Felicia asks how Yachiyo knew it was her, and Yachiyo reveals that she saw her shadow on the living room floor. At that moment the three girls hear a noise and wonder what it is, since Yachiyo cannot identify it. At first they think she may be Sana, but when they search they find nothing. While searching, Iroha and Felicia feel something brush against their feet, and they get scared. Yachiyo also claims to have felt something, but Iroha and Felicia are so scared that they flee to their rooms before Yachiyo can see what it is. She crouches down and finds Mokyu trembling under the table, Yachiyo says that she knows that ghosts are not real, but seeing how Mokyu seems so scared for no reason, she is not so sure of her statement...
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{{Tab Content|title=Loungewear|[[File:Yachiyo popup pajamas.png|thumb|right|150px]]
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==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part Two|Main Story Part 2]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Prologue|Prologue]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], [[Magia Record Main Story Part 2 Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 4|Chapter 4]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] 

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story Another Daze|Another Daze]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas|Christmas at Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Iroha and Yachiyo Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Iroha and Yachiyo Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Chiming Bell that Transcends Time|The Maiden of Hope]]
*[[Magia Record Story April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mitama Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A Voice From Beyond That Strokes the Ears|Voices From Beyond]]
*[[Magia Record Story Breakpoint|Breakpoint]]
*[[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa|300 Day Login Event: A Peaceful Day in Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Felicia Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Hereafter: "The Rumor of the Rumor of the Rumor"|Hereafter]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~|A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Golden Week Campaign|Golden Week Campaign]]
*[[Magia Record Story Leaving the Nest Looking Skyward|A Fledgling's First Flight]]
*[[Magia Record Story Scattered Flowers Melancholy Chapter|The Flowers' Lament]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
*[[Magia Record Story Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~|Let's go to Zen Shin Sai! ~ Our Small Break Time ~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Girls in the Hood|Girls in the Hood]]
*[[Magia Record Story Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope|Deliver to the Beyond, A Piece of Hope]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Mikage Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Mikage Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dark Color Halloween is the Color of Love!? ~ Connect, the East and West Front Lines of Love!|Dark Color Halloween is the Color of Love!? ~ Connect, the East and West Front Lines of Love!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Puella Historia Pillar of Tomorrow|Puella Historia Pillar of Tomorrow]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Iroha Tamaki]]
* [[Kanae Yukino]]
* [[Karin Misono]]
* [[Mel Anna]]
* [[Mitama Yakumo]]
* [[Ria Ami]]
* [[Shizuku Hozumi]]
* [[Tsuruno Yui]]
* [[Ui Tamaki]]
* [[Yuma Chitose in Magia Record|Yuma Chitose]]
* [[Eternal Sakura]]
* [[Nanoha Takamachi]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]
* [[Melissa de Vignolles in Magia Record|Melissa de Vignolles]]
* [[Corbeau in Magia Record|Corbeau]]
* [[Lil' Kyubey]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo・Mifuyu (Beginning ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Anime ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Fairy Tale ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Historia ver.)]]

==Powers And Abilities==
As shown in the manga adaptation, Yachiyo uses water magic, and is capable of creating shields and spears out of water. She can use this magic even when not transformed. This is later confirmed in the anime, when her attack on the Friendship Staircase Uwasa in [[Magia Record Episode 3: Sorry for Making You My Friend|Episode 3]] created a large wave of water. This ability to control water seems to fluctuate depending on her emotional state as the water becomes progressively more violent when she is distressed or angered.

When her soul gem turns black, Yachiyo can bring forth her doppel, Campanella. Yachiyo's doppel has varying abilities depending on the adaptation in question yet in the game, Campanella is able to create illusions and hallucinations from the lantern on it's tail. The lantern seems to be the focal point of this mental manipulation and of Camapnella's ability to create floods seemingly on command. This ability to control water seems to also carry over to the anime adaptation as well as Campanella has been shown to also be able to create large floods of water in a short span of time in this adaptation to. In the anime however these floods can get to the point where they may even drown other people if not controlled properly. {{spoiler|This 'flood' has been shown to even be able to defeat other doppels as in the case of Mifuyu turning back to normal after fighting Yachiyo as Hevelius in the second season of the anime adaptation.}}

In the anime however, Campanella is slightly different in the fact that the lantern is now absent and that it possesses an extra pair of 'legs' allowing for greater mobility and evasion when summoned. Yachiyo is able to control Campanella's 'tail' better as well because she can attach it's 'pucher' to enemies to swing them around in circles or to simply throw them around. The tail can also be used to deflect certain attacks along with Campanella's legs. The doppel itself in both adaptations will cause great misfortune to whomever it has 'punched' with it's puncher which implies that Campanella will cause someone to be close to death when this occurs.

A rather notable ability of Yachiyo's is the ability to resist her doppel's control over her when she does summon it forth, the doppel has shown to be resisted by Yachiyo when it threatened to do away with {{spoiler|Mifuyu}}. Most of the time, Yachiyo can control Campanella with ease due to her level-headed nature and her maturity compared to other magical girls though due to her experience compared to other members of the cast, it can be said she can withstand great trauma wether emotionally or mentally making her quite strong in these aspects.

For a time, Yachiyo believed her wish-given ability was to survive at the expense of others - thus, if she were to make friends or be the leader of a group, those people would die in ways that would allow her to survive. {{spoiler|Eventually, she realized her true power was to "inherit hope", which made her exponentially stronger when others believed in her. Thanks to the hope of [[Kanae Yukino]] and [[Mel Anna]], even after they died, she was made incredibly powerful and retained her immense strength even as she got older (as most magical girls tend to weaken the older they become).}} It may be because of this ability that Yachiyo has survived for so many years as it has given her exponential reserves of magic as a result.

Thanks to her experience {{spoiler|and inherited hope}}, she was able to create hundreds, if not thousands, of her halberd at once. She can finely remotely control these halberds to use them as floating steps, and can launch them at enemies as a large, spread out volley, or as a concentrated "beam" of halberds. She can also form these halberds into defensive barriers to deflect attacks or floods of enemies as they have been shown to be strong enough to withstand a lot of damage.

After realizing her true power, Yachiyo used her ability to {{spoiler|inherit the hope of all of Kamihama's magical girls and control it to help defeat [[Walpurgisnacht]]. She used this in conjunction with magic harvested by [[Ui Tamaki]], converted by [[Touka Satomi]], and finally given to [[Iroha Tamaki]]. However, because she also relinquished the hope Kanae and Mel had placed in her, she could only use this power once, after which she would begin to weaken with age like Mifuyu did. Were she to use this power once more, it's possible it would accelerate her weakening.}}

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "seven" (七) and "ocean" (海), respectively.
* Yachiyo in hiragana has no specific meaning, however if written with the kanji 八千代, it means “thousands of years”.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* The name of her witch and doppel, Campanella, is Italian for "little bell".
* The name of Yachiyo's Doppel, Campanella, is a reference the famous Japanese novel [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/43737_19215.html Night on the Galactic Railroad], who's main characters were named Giovanni (Iroha's Doppel, Giovanna) and Campanella. This, together with Campanella being the doppel of Ticket-clipping and Giovanna being the doppel of Silence, is irony - in ''Night on the Galactic Railroad'', Campanella decides to answer a question in class instead of the shy Giovanni, only to stay ''silent'' so that Giovanni is less embarrassed, and it is Giovanni who ''owns the ticket to the galaxy''. On top of that, [[Mifuyu_Azusa|Mifuyu]]'s doppel is a reference to the bird catcher in the novel.
** Its scorpion design is a reference to the novel's legend given for the Scorpius constellation: that a scorpion, running from a predator, fell down a well and came to lament its own selfishness, that even its death is wasteful for not feeding another. It prays that it may be of use to others, and thus combusts into flame, where it now sits in the sky to guide others with its light.
** Her Doppel's name and her water magic reference Campanella drowning in the story.
** Campanella's [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:S2E4_Witch7.PNG fully-realized Witch form] seen in the anime differs the most significantly from both its Doppel form and its [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Yachiyo_05.jpg original concept design seen in Magia Archive] among the other Witches from [[Magia Record Episode 17: Are You Okay With That?|the same episode]]. Its scorpion design, which was maintained in its Doppel form, has been completely replaced for unknown reasons.
** For other references to his work, see [[Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* In the anime, her rope-and-bead headpiece is redesigned to instead have feathers or strips of fabric. Although her in-game sprite, live2D model, and card art are unchanged, this redesign is used in the transformation sequence of [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]].
* The shape of her Soul Gem, a crescent moon, reflects the name of the manor she inherited from her grandmother: Mikazuki (三日月; *three day moon*, aka *crescent moon*).
*Once during elementary school, Yachiyo had short hair and Mifuyu had long hair. During the game/series' events, Yachiyo has long hair and Mifuyu has short hair.

==Gallery==
See [[Yachiyo Anime Screenshots]] for Anime screenshots only

See [[Gallery:Yachiyo]] for all other images

==Memoria Cards==
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==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tQQUO_sS5w Recording of Yachiyo's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zzZs00G-u0 Recording of Yachiyo's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrBWHCpKmQI Recording of Yachiyo's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Yachiyo's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmMtqCfTFe4 Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Edr6NEJV0 Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QShKCW7Yliw Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/EdbAQTskiyg Recording of Yachiyo's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYqrpJArqw Recording of Yachiyo's High School Uniform Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzj0RgzxQQ Recording of Yachiyo's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoffyqQ9lTc Recording of Yachiyo's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDh4nOkELU Recording of Yachiyo's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS50k55aJdI Recording of Yachiyo's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZhKLRy_so0 Recording of Yachiyo's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifjzHbiqbsE Recording of Yachiyo's Pajama outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]
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Talk:100 Questions

2024-06-27T07:20:05Z

Blipearx: /* Kyouko (Fanmade) */

Sources: >>47594970 >>47601067 >>43890739 --[[User:KM|KM]] 18:36, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
:Good choice for this wiki's page #100. [[User:Prima|Prima]] 20:48, 30 March 2011 (BST)
::>>47607462 corrects translation on question #11 to be more accurately read as: Is there someone on your mind/are you thinking about anyone recently?
::>>47607528 further clarifies: But the question clearly has 'boy' 男の子　in it.
::>気になる男の子はいますか I think you could translate 気になる also as something you can't forget, often think of or are annoyed with
::This would make the question and the answers make more sense, if you want to change it. Seems like the question is more like "Is there a boy you think about?" --[[Special:Contributions/98.169.117.208|98.169.117.208]] 20:18, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

== The other questions? ==
Would like to ask, why are we missing 44 questions from the survey? [[Special:Contributions/189.180.10.239|189.180.10.239]] 21:25, 1 April 2011 (UTC) Anonymous user.

The questions beyond 57 are missing because I haven't seen any translation of them. If any exists, post a link, otherwise we'll have to wait for somebody to survive the low image quality and finish it.

Someone translated it on /a/ from >>47707644 on. If you can read this before it archives: http://images.4chan.org/u/src/1301760979384.png. One other note, #94 should read "I would want to be Mom and Dad's daughter again." The again is left-out in the original translation.

On question 46, Madoka thinks her dad is cool?...

Altered question 46 to make it clear Madoka is talking about a husband that is like her mom in character and not her dad. Based on two people's translations here >>>/u/1040598 and >>>/u/1040601, although someone with fluent knowledge is welcome to verify that.

:this is what /u/ says:
>>>/u/1040598: It seems to say "A husband with a personality/character like my mom would be nice"

>>>/u/1040601: I'm of the opinion she's saying "a cool husband like my mom" because, correct me if I'm wrong, if she wanted to say "find a cool husband like my mom did" she would have used "mama to onaji" or something instead of "mama mitai ni".

--[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 00:53, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

== Fact checks ==

All questions "scans" except Madoka one are fan-made. We shouldn't mix official source and fan-made in the same page, so I've removed them for the time being to avoid any further confusions. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 23:59, 30 March 2011 (BST)
:Further clarify about two scans: they're made by folks in 2ch around February. The only one in Ani-Com Vol.35 is Madoka one (Q1~50). The second part was distributed in Comike (Q51~100). If you look closely at the other two, you can clearly see text in other twos are subpixel antialiased, which means those text are edited. I'll took me some times to find the original post in 2ch, wait a bit. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 23:56, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

I would like to see the original 2ch post. Those pictures did look a bit too suspiciously clean.
[[Special:Contributions/128.12.138.82|128.12.138.82]] 00:03, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
:[http://yuzuru.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1297407989/ Sakura Kyouko Thread 3] ([http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/anichara2/1297407989/ mirror]) post 448 is where the Kyouko 50 QAs first appeared. Author's comments:
:<blockquote>448 ：名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。sage 2011/02/12(土) 20:01:23 ID:MZnD1R3Q0 　！？ 　ttp://www.dotup.org/uploda/www.dotup.org1341228.png 456 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 sage 2011/02/12(土) 20:30:01 ID:3kFz8XdH0 　>>448 　特「製」卵焼き、と書き直せ (Fix that to Special-*MADE* omelette) 469 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 sage 2011/02/12(土) 21:12:31 ID:MZnD1R3Q0 　>>456 　なんてこった (Aw darn) 　つーか杏子の情報少な過ぎて50問も回答まともに考えられないよ 　(But Kyouko's information is lacking, there's no way I could make up proper answer for 50 questions) 　何かそれっぽい回答教えてくれよ杏子スレ住人なら容易いだろう？ 　(How about you all in Kyouko thread help me answer something that might looks like her?)</blockquote>
:wait a bit more for Mami one. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 00:14, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

::Mami one first appeared in [http://yuzuru.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1297299220/ Tomoe Mami Thread 22] ([http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/anichara2/1297299220/ mirror]) post 282 and different version in post 320, they're posted two days before Kyouko one (thus the author ID is different, 2ch reset IDs every midnight), but probably by the same guy, judging at his posting style. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 00:23, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

==Translations of Fake Questionnaires==

==Mami (Fanmade)==
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%;"
! #
! Question
! Answer
|-
|1
|Please tell us your name.
|Mami.
|-
|2
|And your birthday.
|August 28th.
|-
|3
|Blood type.
|O.
|-
|4
|What are your measurements?
|95-57-89... I have to answer this, right?
|-
|5
|How many people in your family?
|Just me. I lost my parents in a traffic accident.
|-
|6
|What is your occupation?
|I'm a third year student at Mitakihara Middle School.
|-
|7
|Your favorite food.
|I like sweet things. If I had to choose, I guess it would be cake.
|-
|8
|Favorite animal.
|Big dogs! Some day I want a retriever to hug.
|-
|9
|Favorite subject in school.
|English and history. It's very interesting being exposed to foreign cultures.
|-
|10
|Worst subject.
|Worst, huh... I guess math.
|-
|11
|Is there a boy you've been thinking about?
|There's a boy that sits to the right of me, for some reason I get the feeling that he's watching me.
|-
|12
|Do you enjoy school?
|It's fun.
|-
|13
|Are you in any clubs?
|I'm so busy hunting witches that I don't have free time to join.
|-
|14
|Tell us your motto.
|Law and order.
|-
|15
|Your special skill.
|Tea tasting, I'm 99% accurate!
|-
|16
|Most valued item.
|The tea set my father gave me.
|-
|17
|If you had to pick one kanji to represent you, what　would it be?
|Rabbit... would probably be too cute. (laughs)
|-
|18
|Your strong point?
|I guess that I'm clear about what I like and dislike?
|-
|19
|Your weak point?
|I want everything for myself. I'm a jealous, awful woman, huh?
|-
|20
|Your most memorable place.
|The apartment I'm living in now. It's full of things I'll　never forget.
|-
|21
|Favorite drink.
|Tea... I think I must drink it more than water.
|-
|22
|Are you good at swimming?
|I'm average but... wearing a swimsuit is a little　embarrassing... um, when people look... right?
|-
|23
|Your best time in a 50 meter dash.
|I believe it was 8 seconds?
|-
|24
|Your current interest.
|Tea... but I think it's become more of a hobby than just an interest.
|-
|25
|Least favorite food.
|Pickled plums... Those are the devil's food.
|-
|26
|What do you want the most right now?
|I'm out of sugar. I have to buy more.
|-
|27
|Are you afraid of heights?
|I love them! Lovely scenery like that is the best, isn't it?
|-
|28
|Are you afraid of thunder?
|There are people who aren't?
|-
|29
|Do you like clear weather or rain more?
|Rain, I guess... The sound of raindrops is very relaxing.
|-
|30
|At school do you use a regular pencil or a mechanical pencil?
|Mechanical.
|-
|31
|What do you usually have for breakfast?
|Toast with bacon and eggs. I drink tea.
|-
|32
|Do you believe in ghosts?
|Aren't ghosts really just witches?
|-
|33
|Do you play an instrument?
|Not beyond the harmonica I learned in school.
|-
|34
|Are you an outdoors type or an indoors type?
|I used to be an indoors type but now I'm completely an outdoors type... sigh...
|-
|35
|Do you ever argue with Kyubey?
|Kyubey's never made me angry so I haven't had to argue with him.
|-
|36
|Do you have a mobile phone?
|I have one. The fee is unexpectedly cheap.
|-
|37
|How long does it take to get from home to school?
|Around 30 minutes?
|-
|38
|Do you have a lot of friends?
|Uhh... I have plenty!
|-
|39
|Favorite sport.
|Hmm... I don't really watch any.
|-
|40
|Are you good at cooking?
|I live alone so I'm getting pretty good at most things.
|-
|41
|Favorite color.
|Yellow and... white.
|-
|42
|What do you consider inexcusable?
|People who don't follow traffic rules! Are they even capable of learning?
|-
|43
|Your height.
|156cm. I want to reach 160cm.
|-
|44
|Shoe size.
|23.
|-
|45
|What are your dreams for the future?
|It would be wonderful to have a family and go on family trips.
|-
|46
|Do you want to get married?
|Yeah... I want to have a lot of kids!
|-
|47
|Are you bad with hot drinks?
|Cold tea doesn't taste very good.
|-
|48
|Do you like your coffee bitter?
|Conoisseurs drink it black. I'm a tea type, though.
|-
|49
|When do you usually go to bed?
|I sleep at midnight a lot.
|-
|50
|When do you usually wake up?
|I get up at 6.
|}
<gallery>
File:Totheright.jpg|11: There's a boy that sits to the right of me, for some reason I get the feeling that he's watching me.
File:Mamiwithkids.jpg|46: Yeah... I want to have a lot of kids!
File:Mamitea.jpg|21: Tea... I think I must drink it more than water.
</gallery>

==Kyouko (Fanmade)==
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! #
! Question
! Answer
|-
|1
|Please tell us your name.
|Sakura Kyouko
|-
|2
|And your birthday.
|April 15
|-
|3
|Blood type.
|O.
|-
|4
|What are your measurements?
|Huh?? Why do you wanna know something like that? B82 W55 H87
|-
|5
|How many people in your family?
|My old man, my mom, and two little brothers.
|-
|6
|What is your occupation?
|Magnificent Mahou Bishoujo♪
|-
|7
|Your favorite food.
|Sweet things. Right now taiyaki and imagawayaki are the best!
|-
|8
|Favorite animal.
|Wolves are pretty cool, doncha' think? When I see small animals I wanna kick them.
|-
|9
|Favorite subject in school.
|P.E. I feel refreshed when I get to move my body.
|-
|10
|Worst subject.
|Music. Having to perform in front of everyone is torture.
|-
|11
|Is there a boy you've been thinking about?
|Some idiot who I kicked the crap out of for licking my recorder a while back. Gross. Totally gross.
|-
|12
|Do you enjoy school?
|It's full of brats and the teachers are annoying. Boring as hell.
|-
|13
|Are you in any clubs?
|Like hell I'd do something as boring as that!
|-
|14
|Tell us your motto.
|Survival of the fittest! I'm as fit as they come!
|-
|15
|Your special skill.
|I can tie cherry stems in my mouth! Cool, huh?
|-
|16
|Most valued item.
|Huh!? My life, obviously.
|-
|17
|If you had to pick one kanji to represent you, what　would it be?
|Flame... A burning hot flame!
|-
|18
|Your strong point?
|The fact that I can think fast and make quick decisions! Indecisive people should just drop dead, you know?
|-
|19
|Your weak point?
|Crap... y'know I can't think of anything.
|-
|20
|Your most memorable place.
|Why would I have some old fart place like that?
|-
|21
|Favorite drink.
|Cola
|-
|22
|Are you good at swimming?
|I can do everything from freestyle to the butterfly. I can even dive as far as 50m!
|-
|23
|Your best time in a 50 meter dash.
|6 seconds.. I'm super fast.
|-
|24
|Your current interest.
|Kaito Royale
|-
|25
|Least favorite food.
|None.
|-
|26
|What do you want the most right now?
|Money.
|-
|27
|Are you afraid of heights?
|It feels kinda nice looking down on other people.
|-
|28
|Are you afraid of thunder?
|Only gradeschoolers are afraid of something like that.
|-
|29
|Do you like clear weather or rain more?
|Clear. When it rains, my hair gets uncontrollable. It's really a bother.
|-
|30
|At school do you use a regular pencil or a mechanical pencil?
|Mechanical pencil. Are there even still people who use the regular kind?
|-
|31
|What do you usually have for breakfast?
|Rice and miso soup. It's a hassle making lunch for my younger brothers.
|-
|32
|Do you believe in ghosts?
|Who knows, who cares. If I met one I'd just kick its ass anyway.
|-
|33
|Do you play an instrument?
|H...harmonica?
|-
|34
|Are you an outdoors type or an indoors type?
|Outdoors! Just sitting around will make your body rot.
|-
|35
|Do you ever argue with your younger brothers?
|It's hardly a fight. I'm stronger than them so I can just beat 'em up!
|-
|36
|Do you have a mobile phone?
|Of course I do. Huh? Does anyone not nowadays?
|-
|37
|How long does it take to get from home to school?
|Around 10 minutes?
|-
|38
|Do you have a lot of friends?
|There's no one out there who suits me.
|-
|39
|Favorite sport.
|Mixed Martial Arts!
|-
|40
|Are you good at cooking?
|My omelettes would surprise you, you know! Kyouko's special super sugary omelettes!
|-
|41
|Favorite color.
|Red and black. Pretty tough, right?
|-
|42
|What do you consider inexcusable?
|Idiots who always gloss over things. Look at reality already.
|-
|43
|Your height.
|162cm. Wish my chest would grow more than my height, though.
|-
|44
|Shoe size.
|Around 24.
|-
|45
|What are your dreams for the future?
|Having fun for the rest of my life.
|-
|46
|Do you want to get married?
|N-no! I'd never want to spend every day doing stupid dirty shit!
|-
|47
|Are you bad with hot drinks?
|My tongue's sensitive to hot things..
|-
|48
|Do you like your coffee bitter?
|No way! Put in lots of milk and sugar and make it a cafe au lait right away.
|-
|49
|When do you usually go to bed?
|I can get to sleep before 11, I guess.
|-
|50
|When do you usually wake up?
|5 o'clock. Gotta make lunches after all. It sucks during the winter when it's cold. ...Jeez.
|}
<gallery>
File:Card_DDR.png|5: "N-no, really! I really have brothers! I always hafta to dance and entertain them!" Kyouko's answer appears to be out of date. She has one sister and no brothers in the anime. This was probably a change made late in the production process.
File:Kaitoroyale.PNG|24: Kaito Royale is a mobile phone game and one of Puella Magi Madoka Magica's sponsors.
File:Nekomimi-taiyaki.jpg|7: Fanart featuring Kyouko as a small, lovable kitten eating taiyaki, a fish-shaped treat.
</gallery>

== Possible translation mistakes ==

46 Do you have any marriage desires? Would be nice if I can find a cool husband '''like [that resembles] my Mama'''...

Origin: ママみたい'''に'''格好良い旦那さんが見つかったらいいな

It should be "Would be nice if I can find a cool husband '''as my Mama did'''"...

It is "ママみたい'''に'''" instead of ママみたい'''な'''.

--[[User:Ｙuri有理漢化組|Ｙuri有理漢化組]] 10:33, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

: So what's the difference? --[[User:Yorkwoo|Yorkwoo]] 06:43, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
::Not that I know any moon, but googling it, it sounds like mitai ni is an adverb or describes the way something is done, and mitai na is an adjective or describes something's attributes? The character on the image does look like a ni. [[User:KM|KM]] 11:02, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

== Additional Surveys? ==

According to this page, there are other surveys for the other girls. However, I question this for two major reasons: 1) A source for this tidbit of information isn't provided and 2) It's been six years since Madoka's was released. If they were going to make surveys for the others, why would they wait so long to distribute them? Does anyone have a source for this or should we get rid of it entirely? I'm in favor of removing it as to avoid giving the fans who read this article false hope and so that way anybody who sees the fanmade ones will know that they're not canon. [[User:Shinobu Henji|Shinobu Henji]] 00:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Talk:100 Questions

2024-06-27T07:16:49Z

Blipearx: Kyouko only has one little sister

Sources: >>47594970 >>47601067 >>43890739 --[[User:KM|KM]] 18:36, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
:Good choice for this wiki's page #100. [[User:Prima|Prima]] 20:48, 30 March 2011 (BST)
::>>47607462 corrects translation on question #11 to be more accurately read as: Is there someone on your mind/are you thinking about anyone recently?
::>>47607528 further clarifies: But the question clearly has 'boy' 男の子　in it.
::>気になる男の子はいますか I think you could translate 気になる also as something you can't forget, often think of or are annoyed with
::This would make the question and the answers make more sense, if you want to change it. Seems like the question is more like "Is there a boy you think about?" --[[Special:Contributions/98.169.117.208|98.169.117.208]] 20:18, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

== The other questions? ==
Would like to ask, why are we missing 44 questions from the survey? [[Special:Contributions/189.180.10.239|189.180.10.239]] 21:25, 1 April 2011 (UTC) Anonymous user.

The questions beyond 57 are missing because I haven't seen any translation of them. If any exists, post a link, otherwise we'll have to wait for somebody to survive the low image quality and finish it.

Someone translated it on /a/ from >>47707644 on. If you can read this before it archives: http://images.4chan.org/u/src/1301760979384.png. One other note, #94 should read "I would want to be Mom and Dad's daughter again." The again is left-out in the original translation.

On question 46, Madoka thinks her dad is cool?...

Altered question 46 to make it clear Madoka is talking about a husband that is like her mom in character and not her dad. Based on two people's translations here >>>/u/1040598 and >>>/u/1040601, although someone with fluent knowledge is welcome to verify that.

:this is what /u/ says:
>>>/u/1040598: It seems to say "A husband with a personality/character like my mom would be nice"

>>>/u/1040601: I'm of the opinion she's saying "a cool husband like my mom" because, correct me if I'm wrong, if she wanted to say "find a cool husband like my mom did" she would have used "mama to onaji" or something instead of "mama mitai ni".

--[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 00:53, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

== Fact checks ==

All questions "scans" except Madoka one are fan-made. We shouldn't mix official source and fan-made in the same page, so I've removed them for the time being to avoid any further confusions. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 23:59, 30 March 2011 (BST)
:Further clarify about two scans: they're made by folks in 2ch around February. The only one in Ani-Com Vol.35 is Madoka one (Q1~50). The second part was distributed in Comike (Q51~100). If you look closely at the other two, you can clearly see text in other twos are subpixel antialiased, which means those text are edited. I'll took me some times to find the original post in 2ch, wait a bit. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 23:56, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

I would like to see the original 2ch post. Those pictures did look a bit too suspiciously clean.
[[Special:Contributions/128.12.138.82|128.12.138.82]] 00:03, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
:[http://yuzuru.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1297407989/ Sakura Kyouko Thread 3] ([http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/anichara2/1297407989/ mirror]) post 448 is where the Kyouko 50 QAs first appeared. Author's comments:
:<blockquote>448 ：名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。sage 2011/02/12(土) 20:01:23 ID:MZnD1R3Q0 　！？ 　ttp://www.dotup.org/uploda/www.dotup.org1341228.png 456 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 sage 2011/02/12(土) 20:30:01 ID:3kFz8XdH0 　>>448 　特「製」卵焼き、と書き直せ (Fix that to Special-*MADE* omelette) 469 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 sage 2011/02/12(土) 21:12:31 ID:MZnD1R3Q0 　>>456 　なんてこった (Aw darn) 　つーか杏子の情報少な過ぎて50問も回答まともに考えられないよ 　(But Kyouko's information is lacking, there's no way I could make up proper answer for 50 questions) 　何かそれっぽい回答教えてくれよ杏子スレ住人なら容易いだろう？ 　(How about you all in Kyouko thread help me answer something that might looks like her?)</blockquote>
:wait a bit more for Mami one. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 00:14, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

::Mami one first appeared in [http://yuzuru.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1297299220/ Tomoe Mami Thread 22] ([http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/anichara2/1297299220/ mirror]) post 282 and different version in post 320, they're posted two days before Kyouko one (thus the author ID is different, 2ch reset IDs every midnight), but probably by the same guy, judging at his posting style. --[[User:0x99|0x99]] 00:23, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

==Translations of Fake Questionnaires==

==Mami (Fanmade)==
[[File:1301497031846.png|100px]]
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%;"
! #
! Question
! Answer
|-
|1
|Please tell us your name.
|Mami.
|-
|2
|And your birthday.
|August 28th.
|-
|3
|Blood type.
|O.
|-
|4
|What are your measurements?
|95-57-89... I have to answer this, right?
|-
|5
|How many people in your family?
|Just me. I lost my parents in a traffic accident.
|-
|6
|What is your occupation?
|I'm a third year student at Mitakihara Middle School.
|-
|7
|Your favorite food.
|I like sweet things. If I had to choose, I guess it would be cake.
|-
|8
|Favorite animal.
|Big dogs! Some day I want a retriever to hug.
|-
|9
|Favorite subject in school.
|English and history. It's very interesting being exposed to foreign cultures.
|-
|10
|Worst subject.
|Worst, huh... I guess math.
|-
|11
|Is there a boy you've been thinking about?
|There's a boy that sits to the right of me, for some reason I get the feeling that he's watching me.
|-
|12
|Do you enjoy school?
|It's fun.
|-
|13
|Are you in any clubs?
|I'm so busy hunting witches that I don't have free time to join.
|-
|14
|Tell us your motto.
|Law and order.
|-
|15
|Your special skill.
|Tea tasting, I'm 99% accurate!
|-
|16
|Most valued item.
|The tea set my father gave me.
|-
|17
|If you had to pick one kanji to represent you, what　would it be?
|Rabbit... would probably be too cute. (laughs)
|-
|18
|Your strong point?
|I guess that I'm clear about what I like and dislike?
|-
|19
|Your weak point?
|I want everything for myself. I'm a jealous, awful woman, huh?
|-
|20
|Your most memorable place.
|The apartment I'm living in now. It's full of things I'll　never forget.
|-
|21
|Favorite drink.
|Tea... I think I must drink it more than water.
|-
|22
|Are you good at swimming?
|I'm average but... wearing a swimsuit is a little　embarrassing... um, when people look... right?
|-
|23
|Your best time in a 50 meter dash.
|I believe it was 8 seconds?
|-
|24
|Your current interest.
|Tea... but I think it's become more of a hobby than just an interest.
|-
|25
|Least favorite food.
|Pickled plums... Those are the devil's food.
|-
|26
|What do you want the most right now?
|I'm out of sugar. I have to buy more.
|-
|27
|Are you afraid of heights?
|I love them! Lovely scenery like that is the best, isn't it?
|-
|28
|Are you afraid of thunder?
|There are people who aren't?
|-
|29
|Do you like clear weather or rain more?
|Rain, I guess... The sound of raindrops is very relaxing.
|-
|30
|At school do you use a regular pencil or a mechanical pencil?
|Mechanical.
|-
|31
|What do you usually have for breakfast?
|Toast with bacon and eggs. I drink tea.
|-
|32
|Do you believe in ghosts?
|Aren't ghosts really just witches?
|-
|33
|Do you play an instrument?
|Not beyond the harmonica I learned in school.
|-
|34
|Are you an outdoors type or an indoors type?
|I used to be an indoors type but now I'm completely an outdoors type... sigh...
|-
|35
|Do you ever argue with Kyubey?
|Kyubey's never made me angry so I haven't had to argue with him.
|-
|36
|Do you have a mobile phone?
|I have one. The fee is unexpectedly cheap.
|-
|37
|How long does it take to get from home to school?
|Around 30 minutes?
|-
|38
|Do you have a lot of friends?
|Uhh... I have plenty!
|-
|39
|Favorite sport.
|Hmm... I don't really watch any.
|-
|40
|Are you good at cooking?
|I live alone so I'm getting pretty good at most things.
|-
|41
|Favorite color.
|Yellow and... white.
|-
|42
|What do you consider inexcusable?
|People who don't follow traffic rules! Are they even capable of learning?
|-
|43
|Your height.
|156cm. I want to reach 160cm.
|-
|44
|Shoe size.
|23.
|-
|45
|What are your dreams for the future?
|It would be wonderful to have a family and go on family trips.
|-
|46
|Do you want to get married?
|Yeah... I want to have a lot of kids!
|-
|47
|Are you bad with hot drinks?
|Cold tea doesn't taste very good.
|-
|48
|Do you like your coffee bitter?
|Conoisseurs drink it black. I'm a tea type, though.
|-
|49
|When do you usually go to bed?
|I sleep at midnight a lot.
|-
|50
|When do you usually wake up?
|I get up at 6.
|}
<gallery>
File:Totheright.jpg|11: There's a boy that sits to the right of me, for some reason I get the feeling that he's watching me.
File:Mamiwithkids.jpg|46: Yeah... I want to have a lot of kids!
File:Mamitea.jpg|21: Tea... I think I must drink it more than water.
</gallery>

==Kyouko (Fanmade)==
[[File:100questions-2.png|100px]]
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%;"
! #
! Question
! Answer
|-
|1
|Please tell us your name.
|Sakura Kyouko
|-
|2
|And your birthday.
|April 15
|-
|3
|Blood type.
|O.
|-
|4
|What are your measurements?
|Huh?? Why do you wanna know something like that? B82 W55 H87
|-
|5
|How many people in your family?
|My old man, my mom, and one little sister.
|-
|6
|What is your occupation?
|Magnificent Mahou Bishoujo♪
|-
|7
|Your favorite food.
|Sweet things. Right now taiyaki and imagawayaki are the best!
|-
|8
|Favorite animal.
|Wolves are pretty cool, doncha' think? When I see small animals I wanna kick them.
|-
|9
|Favorite subject in school.
|P.E. I feel refreshed when I get to move my body.
|-
|10
|Worst subject.
|Music. Having to perform in front of everyone is torture.
|-
|11
|Is there a boy you've been thinking about?
|Some idiot who I kicked the crap out of for licking my recorder a while back. Gross. Totally gross.
|-
|12
|Do you enjoy school?
|It's full of brats and the teachers are annoying. Boring as hell.
|-
|13
|Are you in any clubs?
|Like hell I'd do something as boring as that!
|-
|14
|Tell us your motto.
|Survival of the fittest! I'm as fit as they come!
|-
|15
|Your special skill.
|I can tie cherry stems in my mouth! Cool, huh?
|-
|16
|Most valued item.
|Huh!? My life, obviously.
|-
|17
|If you had to pick one kanji to represent you, what　would it be?
|Flame... A burning hot flame!
|-
|18
|Your strong point?
|The fact that I can think fast and make quick decisions! Indecisive people should just drop dead, you know?
|-
|19
|Your weak point?
|Crap... y'know I can't think of anything.
|-
|20
|Your most memorable place.
|Why would I have some old fart place like that?
|-
|21
|Favorite drink.
|Cola
|-
|22
|Are you good at swimming?
|I can do everything from freestyle to the butterfly. I can even dive as far as 50m!
|-
|23
|Your best time in a 50 meter dash.
|6 seconds.. I'm super fast.
|-
|24
|Your current interest.
|Kaito Royale
|-
|25
|Least favorite food.
|None.
|-
|26
|What do you want the most right now?
|Money.
|-
|27
|Are you afraid of heights?
|It feels kinda nice looking down on other people.
|-
|28
|Are you afraid of thunder?
|Only gradeschoolers are afraid of something like that.
|-
|29
|Do you like clear weather or rain more?
|Clear. When it rains, my hair gets uncontrollable. It's really a bother.
|-
|30
|At school do you use a regular pencil or a mechanical pencil?
|Mechanical pencil. Are there even still people who use the regular kind?
|-
|31
|What do you usually have for breakfast?
|Rice and miso soup. It's a hassle making lunch for my younger brothers.
|-
|32
|Do you believe in ghosts?
|Who knows, who cares. If I met one I'd just kick its ass anyway.
|-
|33
|Do you play an instrument?
|H...harmonica?
|-
|34
|Are you an outdoors type or an indoors type?
|Outdoors! Just sitting around will make your body rot.
|-
|35
|Do you ever argue with your younger brothers?
|It's hardly a fight. I'm stronger than them so I can just beat 'em up!
|-
|36
|Do you have a mobile phone?
|Of course I do. Huh? Does anyone not nowadays?
|-
|37
|How long does it take to get from home to school?
|Around 10 minutes?
|-
|38
|Do you have a lot of friends?
|There's no one out there who suits me.
|-
|39
|Favorite sport.
|Mixed Martial Arts!
|-
|40
|Are you good at cooking?
|My omelettes would surprise you, you know! Kyouko's special super sugary omelettes!
|-
|41
|Favorite color.
|Red and black. Pretty tough, right?
|-
|42
|What do you consider inexcusable?
|Idiots who always gloss over things. Look at reality already.
|-
|43
|Your height.
|162cm. Wish my chest would grow more than my height, though.
|-
|44
|Shoe size.
|Around 24.
|-
|45
|What are your dreams for the future?
|Having fun for the rest of my life.
|-
|46
|Do you want to get married?
|N-no! I'd never want to spend every day doing stupid dirty shit!
|-
|47
|Are you bad with hot drinks?
|My tongue's sensitive to hot things..
|-
|48
|Do you like your coffee bitter?
|No way! Put in lots of milk and sugar and make it a cafe au lait right away.
|-
|49
|When do you usually go to bed?
|I can get to sleep before 11, I guess.
|-
|50
|When do you usually wake up?
|5 o'clock. Gotta make lunches after all. It sucks during the winter when it's cold. ...Jeez.
|}
<gallery>
File:Card_DDR.png|5: "N-no, really! I really have brothers! I always hafta to dance and entertain them!" Kyouko's answer appears to be out of date. She has one sister and no brothers in the anime. This was probably a change made late in the production process.
File:Kaitoroyale.PNG|24: Kaito Royale is a mobile phone game and one of Puella Magi Madoka Magica's sponsors.
File:Nekomimi-taiyaki.jpg|7: Fanart featuring Kyouko as a small, lovable kitten eating taiyaki, a fish-shaped treat.
</gallery>

== Possible translation mistakes ==

46 Do you have any marriage desires? Would be nice if I can find a cool husband '''like [that resembles] my Mama'''...

Origin: ママみたい'''に'''格好良い旦那さんが見つかったらいいな

It should be "Would be nice if I can find a cool husband '''as my Mama did'''"...

It is "ママみたい'''に'''" instead of ママみたい'''な'''.

--[[User:Ｙuri有理漢化組|Ｙuri有理漢化組]] 10:33, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

: So what's the difference? --[[User:Yorkwoo|Yorkwoo]] 06:43, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
::Not that I know any moon, but googling it, it sounds like mitai ni is an adverb or describes the way something is done, and mitai na is an adjective or describes something's attributes? The character on the image does look like a ni. [[User:KM|KM]] 11:02, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

== Additional Surveys? ==

According to this page, there are other surveys for the other girls. However, I question this for two major reasons: 1) A source for this tidbit of information isn't provided and 2) It's been six years since Madoka's was released. If they were going to make surveys for the others, why would they wait so long to distribute them? Does anyone have a source for this or should we get rid of it entirely? I'm in favor of removing it as to avoid giving the fans who read this article false hope and so that way anybody who sees the fanmade ones will know that they're not canon. [[User:Shinobu Henji|Shinobu Henji]] 00:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Kirika Kure

2024-06-16T12:28:39Z

Blipearx: before being betrayed (by) her friend

{{spoilers}}
<blockquote>''"Never! I refuse to go back to the way I was!"'' - Kirika Kure, chapter 4 of ''Oriko Magica''.</blockquote>

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kirika Kure
|image=[[File:SPkirika.jpg|230px]]
|jname=呉キリカ (Kure Kirika)
|surname=Kure
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese ([[Magia Record]]):[[wikipedia:ja:%E4%BA%95%E5%8F%A3%E8%A3%95%E9%A6%99|Yuka Iguchi]]
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kirika Kure'''|呉キリカ|Kure Kirika}} is one of the main original characters in [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She tends to be the secondary protagonist of ''Oriko Magica'' installments, though she was the main protagonist of the extra episode ''Noisy Citrine'' in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story]]''. Kirika also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer]]'' and is a playable character in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online]]'' and ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', with the later having her first animated and voice acted appearance.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=148cm
|eyes=Yellow
|hair=Dark Gray
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Purple diamond (belt closure on back waist)
|weapon=Sickle Claws
|wish=To keep changing until she is suitable for Oriko.
|powers=Slowdown (To slow down her targets, causing them to perceive her as moving extremely fast)
|witch=Latria
|pronoun={{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|relatives=Unnamed mother
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]], 8th grade
}}

==Personality==
Kirika is a rather eccentric, rash girl who is incredibly dedicated to her best friend, [[Oriko Mikuni]]. When it comes to Oriko, Kirika is willing to do anything she asks of, even killing magical girls, or becoming a witch to help her gain an edge in battle. Kirika is entirely dedicated to Oriko, as well as protective; even so, she is kind to Oriko, and often acts similar to a puppy dog in Oriko's presence.

To people other than Oriko, Kirika tends to be quieter and even moody. She also has bouts of childishness, such as commenting on how hungry and bored she is when in the middle of fighting with [[Mami Tomoe]].

Kirika is also somewhat unstable at times, occasionally laughing madly. However, the Kirika seen in the alternate timeline in ''Symmetry Diamond'' and ''The Last Agate'' appears to be more stable. The reason is unknown; it's possibly because she isn't hunting magical girls in that timeline.

Kirika is also very touchy and serious on the subject of love, claiming that people who use terms like "crush" don't understand what "true" love is. Kirika also hates being called a child, unless the person in question is her dear Oriko.

In the past, before she met Oriko, Kirika was antisocial and quiet, even timid. She looked down on others as a way of making her feel better about herself. Kirika, however, was awed by Oriko when the girl helped her once. Kirika then became attached to Oriko, wanting to get to know her, but was afraid that Oriko wouldn't remember her, since no one would remember "someone like [Kirika]". So Kirika made her wish to "become a different [Kirika]", leading to her gaining her current personality.

''Noisy Citrine'' further reveals that Kirika used to be a cheerful and happy child, before being betrayed by her friend [[Erika Mamiya]]. Kirika then became unhappy and started avoiding others, and so they drifted away from her.

==Story==
===Backstory===
Kirika's home-life is unknown, though it is implied she was on poor terms with her mother before making her wish. Her mother appears to be alive.

Kirika used to be a happy, cheerful girl. She had a best friend, [[Erika Mamiya]], and the two were as close as sisters. However, Erika's parents got a divorce and so she and her mother were to move away from Mitakihara City. Kirika went to buy her a toy as a gift, but along the way to deliver it, she caught Erika shoplifting from a book store. Erika then gave Kirika the bag and ran off, leaving Kirika to be framed for the shoplifting. After Erika and her mother then moved away without saying a word, Kirika became distant and antisocial, avoiding others, with others drifting away from her in return. She skipped school regularly, and had no real friends.

During her years at [[Mitakihara Middle School]], Kirika had an accident at a shopping mall where she dropped all her things, and went to pick them up while others in the line complained and told her to hurry up. Oriko then appeared, helping Kirika by picking up all of her things for her, and left almost as quickly as she appeared. Kirika, however, was awed by Oriko, and so tried to meet her again, but became disheartened, as Oriko surely would not remember "someone like [Kirika]".

Shortly afterward, she met Kyubey, who offered to give her the ability to change herself. However, she was unwilling to make the contract, and perceived her own wish as silly. Kyubey continued following her for some time, before Kirika, while telling him to go away, had a second chance encounter with Oriko and embarrassed herself. When Oriko quickly forgave her, she tried to talk more, but realized from her peers and uniform Oriko was a Shirome student and therefore out of Kirika's league. After Kyubey asked her if she wanted her background changed, Kirika thought of a proper wish: she wished to keep changing until she would be suitable for Oriko.

===Kirika in ''Oriko Magica'' and ''Sadness Prayer''===
{{Spoilerbox|
Kirika meets Oriko for the first time after her wish under poor circumstances. As a side effect of the wish, Kirika's memory of making it had been erased, along with her memory of Oriko, putting her in a rage. To blow off steam, she attacks Oriko, declaring an intent to defeat the other girl and cheer herself up. However, though Kirika initially dominates the fight, Oriko manages to scrape a victory by leading Kirika into a trap. Uncharacteristically, she spares the other girl's life and declares that Kirika will work for her from now on, and in exchange, she will tell her the truth about magical girls.

Kirika accepts the teamup, but is mostly confused and frustrated, due to Oriko's refusal to tell her much of the truth and confusing directions--mainly to share Grief Seeds, and continue attacking other magical girls. Nonetheless, she still acts in Oriko's defense, kicking her Witch-kissed uncle in the face while under the impression that he was a pervert. When Oriko tells her the truth, she is embarrassed, but Oriko quickly forgives her for it.

Things go badly south, however, when Kirika decides to engage fellow magical girl [[Komaki Asako]]. The barrier-focused girl turns out to be a very close match for Kirika, resulting in an increasingly heated battle. At its height, Kirika throws out a powerful attack to finish off Komaki, which is intercepted by [[Akira Namekata]], an innocent girl who tried to protect her friend without knowing the truth of the battle, and which cuts her in two. Horrified, she attempts to flee, but an enraged Komaki charges her with axe in hand, and Kirika swings in defense, impaling the other girl through the head on her claws. Kyubey, having found a mortally wounded Komaki much later, puts out the news that a magical girl in black killed two people.

Kirika returns home to Oriko rocked to her core by her actions, in a state of shock and occasionally seeing hallucinations of Komaki and Akira's corpses. While she had been willing to kill before, she was unaware of the weight it would place on her, and is wracked by guilt. Her guilt only worsens when she sees the handouts from Oriko's class and learns that Oriko knew Komaki personally, being reduced to a sobbing wreck and begging for forgiveness, nearly falling into despair.

However, when Oriko returns home, she finds that Kirika has brightened up considerably. She cheerfully hugs Oriko before apologizing, and when Oriko casually accepts the apology and notes a refusal to judge Kirika's actions, she grows yet more enthusiastic, declaring that she will only kill magical girls from now on. She concludes that the euphoria she feels means that this was probably the wish she forgot, and in her euphoria, claims that she can do anything for Oriko. Oriko considers a date, but upon receiving another vision, sends Kirika out to be an emissary to [[Sasa Yuuki]], currently on the run from a team of Kazamino magical girls.

Kirika successfully rescues Sasa and slays her pursuer, before introducing herself. Sasa immediately recognizes Kirika as the murderer, when Oriko arrives on the scene and offers an alliance, in the name of wiping out the Kazamino team. Kirika and Sasa are forced to work together, but fail to get along. Kirika dislikes Sasa for taking away from time that could be spent with Oriko, and begins a rant about how Oriko forgave her for her horrible actions, and how she will need to change herself further to return Oriko's feelings. Sasa, upon hearing this, is horrified at Kirika's clear and growing derangement, and resolves to either kill Kirika or flee the city. While reflecting on her feelings, Kirika realizes that she may have met Oriko before.

With Oriko's plan in motion, Kirika ambushes the Kazamino team, forcing them to scatter. She engages Mai Akane in a duel, and though the fight remains even for a time, Mai manages to deliver a lethal-looking blow, cutting her upper torso nearly in two. However, when Lina, the group leader, turns into a witch and kills Miyako, Mai collapses in anguish at the death of her friends... at which a still-living Kirika stabs her through the chest. Together with Oriko, they combine their observations, and discern that the thing that killed Sasa was using some kind of time-stop ability.

With Sasa dead, Oriko and Kirika travel to Kazamino to steal her collection of Grief Seeds. Though initially cheerful to be heading on an outing together, she notices that Oriko is troubled, and furthermore, that Oriko is lying to her. She wonders if she's still not the right person, and resolves to continue changing for Oriko. When she questions Oriko after learning that Oriko told Kyubey about Yuma, however, Oriko angrily slaps her and declares, with some uncertainty, that she is who she is and has no regrets. Satisfied with the answer, Kirika declares that she will kill anyone Oriko desires of her.

With that in mind, Kirika continues her killings of local magical girls, including two more. Kyubey attempts to question her, but Kirika turns out to be uncharacteristically good at lying, declaring that she never wished to become a murderer. Shortly afterward, while watching TV with Oriko, she notices Oriko's discomfort at a politician on the news, and asks if she should kill him. Oriko refuses, claiming that her personal grudge is of no concern to the plan, and reflects on Kirika's growing mental deterioration. While wandering around the house, Kirika, attempting to locate Oriko's family photos, finds a notebook from Oriko's father, containing a suicide note that blames Oriko for his death. Angered at the implication, she declares him an enemy and tries to hide the book, but does a poor enough job of it that Oriko quickly becomes suspicious. However, Oriko finds a stuffed toy, and, under the impression that it is what was being hidden, decides to let Kirika have it as a gift.

While in Oriko's father's rose garden, the two prepare to have tea. Kirika names all the different kinds of roses she sees in an attempt to impress Oriko, but is told that it was Oriko's father, [[Hisaomi Mikuni]], who liked roses. Kirika says there's no point knowing anything that doesn't pertain to Oriko, causing Oriko to comment that such thinking would make Kirika an ignorant child. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika comments about the witch daring to try to come between herself and Oriko. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together after the battle, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap.

Kirika goes out for another hunt, musing on the fact that, as much as she provides for Oriko, she cannot replace Oriko's entire support network and family. However, in her reflections, she bumps into someone and loses the stuffed toy that was a gift from Oriko. By coincidence, she runs into Mami, who finds and returns the toy to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her "savior." As thanks, Kirika treats Mami to a crepe. When Mami asks about the present, and makes the mistake of asking if Kirika likes the person who gave it to her. Kirika's attitude changes swiftly. She says that Mami throws such words around too easily, and that real love is "an infinity of limitations" While saying this, Kirika is suddenly surrounded and attacked by a witch. Mami resolves to save Kirika, but Kirika is fine. She says that she devoted herself to "her," meaning Oriko, and is willing to even kill her savior for that cause. When she transforms and attacks her, Mami realizes that this is the black magical girl responsible for the recent murders of the other magical girls in the city. Kirika, now almost completely deranged, confirms this.

Mami defends herself as best she can, but Kirika is too fast to shoot or restrain with her ribbons. Eventually, Kirika wears her down until Mami is wounded on her leg. Mami manages to escape into the witch's barrier, away from Kirika, and sets a trap for her based on the deduction that Kirika's speed is actually an illusion. Kirika is actually slowing her enemies down with a spell, letting her seem faster and more agile than she really is. Mami shoots at her, but Kirika slows it down and dodges it. She didn't account for it to go off after it had past it, however, and the blow wounds her back (where her Soul Gem sits) quite deeply. Mami demands an explanation for the murders, but Kirika refuses to give one. Mami prepares to shoot Kirika through the head, but is stopped when Oriko appears and causes a huge explosion. In the confusion, Oriko saved Kirika and took her back home to be healed.

With major wounds, Kirika tells Oriko what she can remember of her wish. Oriko responds, tearfully, that what Kirika's done in unforgivable and she'll have to make it up to Oriko. Kirika agrees, but then they realize that her Soul Gem is cracked, effectively crippling Kirika's combat abilities. When Oriko becomes uncharacteristically morose, Kirika freaks out, and asks her if she found "it", before passing out. Upon waking up, though, Kirika remembers the truth of her wish: it was to continue changing to be a person suitable for Oriko. When Oriko returns home, having read the suicide note and spoken to her father's associates, in a state of anguish, Kirika attempts to calm her down without much initial success, as Oriko rages about her imminent demise and how she no longer wishes to be herself. However, Kirika tells Oriko that Oriko is the reason her wish came true, and that due to the nature of Kirika's wish, they still have a chance: Kirika can become a Witch. Though Oriko rejects this plan at first, Kirika tells Oriko that she will make the sacrifice happily, in the name of seeing the plan through.

With the plan set in motion, Oriko and Kirika spend their last night together at Kirika's house. Playing video games, eating snacks, and enjoying conversation, the two go on to share a bed, reflecting on how close they've become. The next morning, Kirika and Oriko head to Mitakihara Middle School, with Oriko noting that what they do next will be unforgivable, to which Kirika notes that she forgives Oriko, and accepts what will happen next. Kirika and Oriko take over Mitakihara Middle School's broadcasting room some time later, sending out a short message to the students that tells Mami and [[Homura]] that this will be the final battle. A witch's barrier then mysteriously forms around the school.

Oriko and Kirika are confronted by Homura at the heart of the barrier world. Kirika transforms into a witch, revealing that the barrier is in fact hers. Even as a witch, she helps Oriko attack Homura, who has been joined by Mami, Yuma, and Kyoko. She is defeated by them and killed. Oriko's soul gem is close to exhaustion, and when she takes a hit, Homura executes Oriko. In her final moments, she has a dream of Kirika handing her a final piece of aid, and she uses a shard of Kirika's witch body, hitting Kyubey and Madoka, before dying.

Afterwards, in the afterlife, Kirika meets Oriko in an illusion of the Mitakihara school corridor. Kirika notices that Oriko carries a big burden about her and offers to take half of her burden. Shortly after that, in an illusion of Oriko's front garden, they encounter Madoka in her goddess form, and Oriko, though noting that her journey helped her find what was truly special, apologizes deeply, and thanks Madoka for coming to them.
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===Kirika in ''Extra Story''===
{{Spoilerbox|
In ''Noisy Citrine'', after making a contract with Kyubey and becoming a magical girl, Kirika goes to the train station to meet Oriko, feeling that she is more worthy of Oriko's time. However, after Oriko appears on the station, Kirika finds herself unable to do it, realizing that despite contracting with Kyubey and changing her personality, she still doesn't have the courage to talk to Oriko. The next day, she tries to retry her attempt at befriending Oriko, but instead runs into her ex-friend Erika on the way. Upon remembering how she was betrayed by Erika in the past, Kirika pushes her and runs away.

Kirika and Erika meet later when Erika has been possessed by a witch. Kirika stops Erika from hanging herself, but Erika lashes out against Kirika, wanting to die, believing Kirika still hates her after Erika framed her for her shoplifting. Kirika, however, saves Erika anyway and says that she has become a different Kirika, before defeating the witch. Afterwards, Kirika forgives Erika, and tells her about her nature as a magical girl.

Several days later, after apparently befriending Oriko, she tells her about the incident. A teasing Oriko asks her how much she cares about Erika, provoking an embarrassed response as Kirika claims that she has only one special person in her life. Oriko, intrigued, asks who that person is.

In ''Symmetry Diamond'', Kirika has teamed up with Oriko to defeat Walpurgisnacht--evidently, Kriemhild Gretchen does not exist in this timeline, and therefore Oriko has no plans to kill other magical girls. Because Oriko's magic is being quickly consumed by her uncontrollable visions and she does not have much fighting ability, Kirika hunts down grief seeds for her.

Kirika is knocked out by [[Sasa Yuuki|Sasa]] after being surprised by her "impossible" magic. This causes Oriko to suspect something amiss, as She later reappears to save Oriko from being killed by Sasa and subsequently destroys Sasa's facade, before helping Oriko to bring down Sasa and her witches. She helps Oriko find Yuma a new family in the epilogue, before going on an outing together, with Kirika overjoyed to be in public with Oriko.

In ''Last Agate'', Kirika shares a cake with Oriko on the eve of Walpurgisnacht. They are last seen preparing to go up against the witch.
}}

===Kirika in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Kirika Kure in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Kirika's weapons are long, curved claws worn on her wrists and hands. There are three blades on each hand usually, though she can manifest more and have five on each hand. With these, she is able to slice open her opponents with separate cuts, as well as tear apart restraining magic like Mami's ribbons. She can also lengthen the claws into long, razor-edged whips. She is a very skilled close-range fighter, and often uses her feet in combat.

She also has the ability to slow her enemies down, giving the illusion of her having exceptional acrobatic agility and speed. Kirika's ability can also be used on herself, as she shows when she slows down her own transformation into a witch. It's notable that when she first met Oriko she was gathering her fallen belongings while being told by bystanders to ''"hurry up"''; it's possible her powers were derived from this event, as she wished to change her personality in order to befriend Oriko. It is also possible that it derives from Kirika's belief that one only has a limited time with the people they love, given that it causes events to last longer.

''Noisy Citrine'' revealed that she has named two of her attacks. "Stepping Fang" is an attack in which Kirika releases her claws and throws them, in order to hit targets she cannot reach herself in time. "Vampire Fang" is a powered-up version of her normal attack, able to split a witch in half with one hit.

==Observations==
* Kirika commented in ''Oriko Magica'' that she often skipped school, which could explain her absence in ''Madoka Magica'' outside of meta reasons.
* Kirika is seen reading yuri manga in ''Noisy Citrine''.
* Unlike other girls, Kirika's soul gem is seen tucked into the folds of her casual skirt instead of being worn as a ring.

==Etymology==
* Her first name is written in katakana and has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read many different ways, ex. "fog fire" or "fog perfume".
* Her last name is written with kanji meaning "give" or "do something for", referring to her devotion to Oriko and willingness to follow her commands.

==Trivia==
* Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Kirika is the younger of the two.
* In the original manga, she is noted to have been born in 1996.
* Kirika is the first serial killer in the franchise, sharing a trait in common with [[Suzune Amano]]. Both characters are also doing the bidding of someone else, although the latter is unaware of this most of the time.
* Her gorging on sugar may be due to her power (slowing things down and speeding them up) which would mess up her metabolism.
* According to [[Magia Archive Volume 2|Magia Archive]] Kirika's magical girl outfit is designed to resemble a tuxedo, in contrast to Oriko's which is based on a wedding dress.
* Her hair has undergone a color change throughout the years with it bouncing between brown and black. Her hair color seems to be finalized sometime before the release of ''Sadness Prayer'', as her hair color stayed black after its release.

==Gallery==
===Official art===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
Oriko_2_cover_small.jpg|[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]] cover, volume 2
File:Oriko_Another_Story_cover.jpg|[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story]] cover
File:Oriko_sadness_prayer_2_cover.jpg|[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer]] cover, volume 2
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms
File:93ca03880db54f1bb262add60a8ce8e3.jpg|Extra from Sadness Prayer
File:Kirikacover.jpg|Alternate Extra Story cover
File:extra story oriko kikira.jpg|Extra Story Gamers bonus
File:oriko kirika concepts.jpeg|Kirika concept art
Kirika soul gem p161.PNG|Bonus at the end of the original manga
</gallery>

===Manga pages===
<gallery>
File:Orikospbonus01 eng.png|Sadness Prayer, volume 1 colour page
File:SPkirika2.png|Kirika's magical girl form, from ''Sadness Prayer''
File:SDkirika.jpg|Kirika's casual outfit in ''Symmetry Diamond''
File:Kirikadressedinschooluniform.png|Kirika dressed in school uniform
File:KirikaWeapons01.png|Kirika's weapons
File:Kirikabiggerclaws.png|Kirika's weapons, expanded to have five claws
File:Kirikatimespell.png|Kirika using a spell that slows down her enemies
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Kirika as a child with her friend, Erika
File:Noisy Citrine preview color.jpeg|Kirika fighting a witch in ''Noisy Citrine''
File:Childkirika.jpg|A younger Kirika, depressed due to Erika's betrayal
File:Exchibi1.png|Chibi of Kirika and Kyubey, from ''Noisy Citrine'' chapter 1.
File:Exchibi2.png|Chibi of Kirika using Vampire Fang, from ''Noisy Citrine'' chapter 2.
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery>
File:PMMMO-Kirika.png|Kirika's closeup from ''[[Madoka Magica Online]]''
File:PMMMO-KirikaFull.png
File:PMMMO-Meguca 0222.png
File:30052467 p4.png|Equipment based on Kirika
</gallery>

===[[Kirika Kure in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Kirika magia record profile.png|Kirika's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Kirika PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Mini 400200 s.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Latria.png|Doppel sprite
</gallery>

==External links==
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Candeloro

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Blipearx: I edited the description of the witch

'''Candeloro''' ({{Runes|CANDELORO}}) is the [[witch]] form of [[Mami Tomoe]] that makes an appearance in ''[[Madoka Magica Portable]]'', ''[[Madoka Magica Online]]'' and ''[[Magia Record]]''.

==Witch Card==
{{Card
|name = Candeloro
|runes = CANDELORO
|image = File:Candeloro_Card_v2.png
|japanese_desc = おめかしの魔女。その性質はご招待。理想を夢見る心優しき魔女。寂しがり屋のこの魔女は結界へ来たお客さまを決して逃がさない。
|english_desc = The witch of dress-up, with an inviting nature. A kind-hearted witch who dreams of ideal things. This witch can't stand being lonely, so she never lets visitors escape her barrier. She hosts a tea party every day within her home at the depths of her labyrinth, but eating the food there will remove one's soul. Her body is so small, it could fit in a tea cup. She mainly transports herself by hanging onto her familiars' bodies like a keyholder.
|type = Dress-up witch
|nature = Inviting
|episodes = [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]
}}

== Minions ==
{{Card
|name = Du Polignac
|runes = DU POLIGNAC
|image = File:Candeloro_Minions_Card.png
|japanese_desc = おめかしの魔女の手下。その役割はご案内。結界の中に入ってきた人間を魔女のお茶会へと誘う。放っておくと逃げてしまうため、魔女によって手足を縛られている。魔女の大切なお友達。
|english_desc = The dress-up witch's minions, whose task is to guide visitors. They invite humans who enter the witch's barrier to her tea party. When they try to run away from her, the witch ties their hands and feet together. They are precious friends of the witch. They come in different forms, such as Akairo-san or Momoiro-san, but they all have the same task.
|type = Dress-up witch's minion
|task = Guiding visitors
|episodes = [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]
}}

==History==
===Madoka Magica Portable===
Candeloro first appears in [[Madoka Magica Portable]]. Like the anime, her design was done by [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]. She has two familiars that represent [[Madoka]] and [[Kyoko]], in both appearance and fighting style. The one that resembles Madoka shoots uses a red bow while the one that resembles Kyoko uses yellow-orange spear. Candeloro can be fought if Mami falls into despair, though her labyrinth design and familiars can appear in mysterious witch barriers. Candeloro attacks resembles Mami's, as she has a simple rifle-like attack and can bind using ribbons. She can also take possession of a familiar to shoot a Tiro Finale-like attack, except it shoots flames rather than ammunition.

Candeloro's barrier includes familiar elements of Mami's 'mental landscape' including a rainbow bridge, teacups and apple trees beneath an overcast sky. The teacups are black, nearly undecorated and wide-brimmed. Within Candeloro's Witch Labyrinth is also a house with her witch's kiss on the door.

There are two variations of Mami becoming a witch in her [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|game route]], one on day 19 and day 20, with the day 20 version unlocking an additional CG. To reach the day 20 ending, the following conditions must be met: first, one must select either Madoka or Kyouko during Day 15 Nighttime, and second, one must select Kyouko during Day 17 Noon. Finally, one must select Sayaka during Day 17 Evening. If one trips all three of these flags, then Mami becoming a witch will be delayed until day 20 and the additional CG will be shown. Mami's reason for falling into despair is that she didn't manage to save a child from [[Gisela]]'s labyrinth and she didn't wish to save her parents when given her wish by Kyubey, and along with her loneliness, she declares she has no right to be a magical girl and falls into despair.

===Madoka Magica Online===
Candeloro reappears in [[Madoka Magica Online]] along with her labyrinth and familiars.

===The Different Story===
Candeloro doesn't make a proper appearance in [[The Different Story]], however she appears in human form in Mami's vision when she begins to fall into despair. She looks similar to a younger Mami. Her hair is long, straight and is tied up with scrunchies instead of flower accessories. She wears a back dress over a white long sleeved shirt, stockings and black Mary Janes. Silhouettes of Du Polginac also appear however the Madoka one is absent because Sayaka became Mami's partner (instead of Madoka) along with Kyoko in this world/timeline.

===[[Magia Record]]===
Candeloro only makes an appearance as Mami's doppel however she appears along with every one of Mami's costumes.

====Anime Japan 2017 card description====
The Doppel of Invitation. Her form is that of dress-up. This Doppel is a replica of invitation. This Doppel uses her ribbon-like hands for a variety of attacks. However, the owner of these feelings does not believe that this small Doppel has that kind of great power hidden within her. She is a docile Doppel, but possibly because she has started to resemble a certain someone, she is strongly opinionated and doesn't do a very good job of listening to others. Those are her flaws.

====In-Game ([[Mami Tomoe in Magia Record|Normal]] version) description====
The Doppel of invitations. Its form is dressing up. The master of this emotion doesn't trust it but battles on, regardless of its presence. This Doppel is very small compared to other Doppels and always sits on its master's head, so the master is hardly aware of it. It is doubtful that they communicate, so its master fights normally while it supports her. It is small and looks unreliable, but its vines are powerful enough to penetrate any enemy.

====[[Holy Mami]] version description====
The Doppel of Worship. Its form is a Nimbus. The master of this emotion has accepted salvation in a moment of despair on the darkest of nights. As a result, she was miraculously given the strength to overcome the fear and anxiety that she once had. Due to the mental state of its master, this pitiful Doppel's appearance has changed, leading it to believe it can be a savior. Tiro Saint Doppelion is a symbol that represents a new hope for all girls in despair.

====[[Mami Tomoe (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit]] version description====
The Doppel of Eternal Summer. Its form is cheerful. The master of this emotion is in very high spirits after making friends who fight beside her. Since she wants to be an exemplary role model, she tries to keep her cool around them. Perhaps because of this, the Doppel can't hide it's passionate, tropical look. By keeping a dangerous balance between the Doppel's unrestrained, explosive power and it's master's calm control over aiming, they have come to possess a formidable combat ability.

==Observations==
*Candeloro's tag has the runes {{Runes|CANDELORO DU POLIGNAC}} written on it. It reads, "Candeloro du Polignac"
*Text in her barrier reads "Happy Birthday"
* Candeloro and her familiars Du Polginac added together is suspected to be a reference to [[wikipedia:Yolande de Polastron|Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac]], a member of [[wikipedia:Marie Antoinette|Marie Antoinette]]'s court who was greatly famed for her beauty
**Gabrielle de Polastron was a favorite of Maria Antoinette. In 1775 she was formally presented to the Queen of France, Marie-Antoinette, who was instantly "dazzled" by her, and invited her to move permanently to Versailles. The cost of maintaining oneself at the court of Versailles was ruinous and Gabrielle replied that her husband did not have the money to finance a permanent move to the palace. Determined to keep her new favourite by her side, the Queen agreed to settle the family's many outstanding debts and to find an appointment for Gabrielle's husband
**Gabrielle de Polastron was considered by many of her friends to be elegant, sophisticated, charming and entertaining. Ultimately, the queen's favouritism towards the Polignac family was one of the many causes which fueled Marie-Antoinette's unpopularity with some of her husband's subjects
*Candeloro is an [[wikipedia:it:Candeloro|Italian male name.]] The feminine name would be Candelora
**"Dell'oro" is a common word pair in Italian, meaning "of gold" and often attached to anything one wishes to deem precious. The name could be a play on Mami's main color
*The name Candeloro derives from a medieval tradition given to children born on the day of the Pagan holiday of Candlemas, or "feast of candles." Common superstitions of the tradition is tied to death and serpents
**[[wikipedia:it:Candelora|Candelora is a religious feast]], it is celebrated in February 2, when the Catholic church celebrates the ''"Presentazione del Signore"'' (Presentation of Our Lord). Formerly called the "Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary", it is now popularly called the feast of Candelora.[http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=4043]
**The Christmas decoration can still be seen within Candeloro's barrier. Legend says that, if you still have your Christmas decoration hanging in your house by the time of Candlemas/Candelora, you will bring death to everyone you love.

==Trivia==
* Early screenshots from the January 2012 Dengeki PlayStation magazine show the familiars bore colour-schemes more similar to the magical girls they're based on.
* The names of Candeloro's familiars: Du Polignac, were confirmed from the Madogatari event. Du Polignac forms for both Homuras, Sayaka and Hitomi were also shown at the same event
** Du Polignac have forms called 'Akairo-san' and 'Momoiro-san' for the Kyoko and Madoka familiars respectively. The naming scheme comes from the familiar's colour in Japanese (Aka means red, Kyoko's colour is red) and the word 'iro' which means colour, then with the honorific of 'san' which is a polite addition meaning Mr, Mrs, Miss etc.
*** Although the other planned familiars for Candeloro don't have official names, they can be speculated to be 'Aoiro-san' (Blue, Sayaka), 'Kuroiro-san' (Black, Homura), 'Murasakiiro-san' (Purple, Glasses Homura) and 'Midoriiro-san' (Hitomi)
* Information from the Madogatari event shows that Candeloro was planned to turn into a pendant with Mami's cameo on. She would then be worn by her familiars
*The runes on Du Polignac's dress could read "Benvenuto", meaning welcome in Italian.

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Rakugaki Note S.jpg|Art featuring Candeloro and her familiars by [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s S from the [[Rakugaki Note]]
File:Madogatari candy pendant.png|Art of Candeloro's pendant form the Madogatari event
File:Madogatari candy transform.png
File:Madogatari candy back.png
File:Madogatari aoiro-san.png|Art of Candeloro's Sayaka Du Polignac from the Madogatari event
File:Madogatari du polignac.png|All of the Du Polignacs
</gallery>

===Magazines===
<gallery>
File:PSP Game 02.jpg|Candeloro and her name in Runes. A screenshot from the [[Dengeki PlayStation 2012-01-12|January 2012 Dengeki PlayStation magazine]]
File:PSP Game 03.jpg|Her barrier from the same magazine
File:PSP Game 04.jpg|Familiars from the magazine. Notice their colours are different to their final appearance
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Portable===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Por candeloro runes.png|Candeloro's name in Runes
MadoMagi PSP Candeloro 1.jpg
File:Du polignac bow 2.PNG|Candeloro's Madoka familiar with her bow from [[Madoka Magica Portable]]
MadoMagi PSP Candeloro 4.jpg|A recolor, similar to Madoka's Magical Girl form
File:Du polignac spear.PNG|Candeloro's Kyoko familiar with her spear
MadoMagi PSP Candeloro 2.jpg|A recolor, similar to Kyoko's Magical Girl form
File:Du polignac cannon.PNG|Candeloro disguised as a Madoka familiar performing a Tiro Finale styled attack
File:Du polignac cannon 2.PNG|The same but with a Kyoko familiar
File:Candeloro barrier 1.PNG|Candeloro's boss room
File:Candeloro barrier 5.PNG|The text in the room reads {{Runes|HAPPY BIRTHDAY}} (Happy Birthday)
File:Candy barrier 1.PNG|Candeloro's barrier
File:Candy barrier 3.PNG|The entrance to the next floor has a sign saying {{Runes|CANDELORO}} (Candeloro)
File:PSP Candeloro Game Profile.jpg|Candeloro's game profile
File:Por du polignac 1 profile.jpg|Madoka Du Polignac's game profile
File:Por du polignac 2 profile.jpg|Kyoko Du Polignac's game profile
File:Candeloro_clear.png|Art from the Inukare gallery
File:Inukare Gallery Candeloro.png|Art from the Inukare gallery
File:Tag witch runes candeloro.jpg|It is supected the runes read: {{Runes|CANDELORO DU POLIGNAC}} (Candeloro du Polignac)
File:Candeloro Kiss.jpg|Candeloro's witch kiss
File:Por candeloro kiss.png|Candeloro's witch kiss from the loading screen
File:Candeloro grief seed.png|Candeloro's Grief Seed
File:MadoMagi_PSP_Candeloro_5.jpg|Candeloro from a game trailer
File:Candelorotrailer.jpg
File:PSP_Candeloro_SS_01.jpg|Early screenshots of Candeloro, her labyrinth and familiars
File:PSP_Candeloro_SS_02.jpg
File:PSP Theme Gretchen.jpg|Candeloro on a Madoka Magica PSP theme
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Madokatdsc 078.png|Candeloro in a different form from [[The Different Story]]
File:TDS_Candeloro.jpg|Candeloro's silhouette in Mami's illusion.
File:TDS_Candeloro_Familiars.jpg|Her familiars. Because Kyoko and Sayaka had been her friends in this world, the familiars are somewhat like them
</gallery>

=== Madoka Magica Online ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Candemmo.png|How Candeloro appears in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
File:Madocha.png| Candeloro's Familiar in Madoka Magica Online
File:130723 eventquest1.png|If you encounter the familiar enough times in the special quests it will increase your chances for encountering Candeloro during Walpurgis Night 8th Night raid event
File:Cambarrier.png|A wider shot featuring what Candeloro's barrier looks like
File:Cande barrier online.PNG|Candeloro's barrier from the main map
</gallery>

=== Magia Record ===
<gallery>
File:Doppel - Candelora.jpg|Anime Japan 2017 card
File:Mini 200500 dd.png|Doppel sprite
File:MagiaRecordMamiDoppel.png
File:Mami doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:2058 mami doppel.jpg
File:Mr mami doppel 2.png
File:Mr mami doppel 3.png
File:Mr mami doppel 4.png
File:Mr mami doppel 5.png
File:Mami 03.jpg|Art from [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]
File:Mami 04.jpg
File:holy_mami_doppel.png|Holy Mami Doppel sprite
File:Holy mami candeloro.png|Doppel bio
File:101606_holymami_doppel02.jpg
File:101606_holymami_doppel.png
File:Doppel_250100_l.png|Swimsuit Mami Doppel sprite
File:Mami swimsuit doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:Beta candy doppel 1.png|A beta version of Mami's doppel attack. It uses an Inu Curry animation style
File:Beta candy doppel 2.png
File:Beta candy doppel 3.png
File:Beta candy doppel 4.png
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:Movic Grief Seed Collection 1.jpg|Movic Grief Seed Collection
</gallery>

===Translations===
[[Dengeki PlayStation 2012-01-12|From the January 2012 Dengeki PlayStation]]
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<th style="text-align: center; background: #efefef;">Source</th>
<th style="text-align: center; background: #efefef;">Translation</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[File:PSP_Game_03.jpg|300px]]</td>
<td>Mami Tomoe - Witch Barrier 
Main text: Every witch controls a bizarre space known as a barrier, which becomes a space resembling the magical girl's mental landscape before she became a witch. Mami's witch is no exception. A fancy, elegant space just like a tea party out of a picture book. It's a witch barrier befitting Mami, who loves black tea. 
Top right: 
The teacup, rainbow bridge, and apple trees in a line, along with the inverted color of the sky, stir up an sense of unease. 
Bottom right: 
Like the witch, the barrier's design was also newly drawn by Gekidan Inucurry.</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[File:PSP_Game_04.jpg|300px]]</td>
<td>Mami Tomoe - Familiars 
Main text: The witches' familiars are, just like the witches' barrier, projections of the magical girl's heart before she became a witch. [In this case], Mami, who had fought alone for a long time, and sought companions. The familiars born from that kind of girl are... To defeat the transformed Mami, you must defeat these strangely familiar familiars as well. 
Top right: 
A bow-wielding, pink familiar. It's reminiscent of a certain someone Mami was set on befriending... 
Bottom right: 
There's also a familiar besides the one shown above. Both are sorrowful existences produced by Mami's heart. 
Madoka's skills: 
*Magical Score
*Spread Arrow
</td></tr>
</table>

==External Links==
*[http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=Candeloro Candeloro pixiv fanart]

[[Category:Witches]]

Madoka Kaname

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Madoka Kaname
|image=[[File:Madoka Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]
|jname=鹿目まどか (Kaname Madoka)
|surname=Kaname
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[Aoi Yūki|Aoi Yuuki]] English: [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos] Italian: [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli] Spanish: [https://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós] Cantonese: Wong Zi Haan French: Caroline Combes Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Amanda_Hinojosa Amanda Hinojosa] (in Magia Record) Brazilian Portuguese: Carol Ruis (Magia Record)
}}
<blockquote>''"If someone ever tells me it's a mistake to have hope, well, then, I'll just tell them they're wrong. And I'll keep telling them 'til they believe! No matter how many times it takes."'' - Madoka Kaname, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote>

'''Madoka Kaname''', the viewpoint and title character, is a gentle and friendly 14-year old girl. Living an ordinary life, Madoka has a loving family and is surrounded by good friends. One day she has a dream of a mysterious girl fighting an ominous creature. The next day, [[Homura Akemi]], the girl from her dream, comes to her class as a transfer student.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|birth=October 3rd 1996
|height=[[:Media:PN_10.jpg|152cm]]
|eyes=Pink
|hair=Pink
|blood=A
|likes=Her dad's special hot chocolate
|shoe=22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Pink Teardrop located at base of her neck (Original), pink orb at the center of her chest/ribbon ([[Walpurgisnacht: Rising]])
|weapon=Bow
|witch=Kriemhild Gretchen
|pronoun={{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
|relatives=[[Tomohisa Kaname]] (father), [[Junko Kaname]] (mother), [[Tatsuya Kaname]] (younger brother)
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]] Eighth Grade
|wish=[[#Wish|Depends on the timeline]]
}}

For further details, a [[100 Questions|100 Question Survey]] has been published revealing details about Madoka such as her likes, dislikes, hobbies, and physical attributes.

===Wish===
In episode 10, it is revealed that this Madoka is one of many, each one before her having died in their respective timelines. Due to the changing timeline, Madoka's wish that makes her into a magical girl is different depending on which timeline she is from. However, her wishes have always stemmed from her kindness.

From what we know until now, she contracted with [[Kyubey]] in order to:
* '''Timeline 1-4 ([[Scene_0_Film_0#Day_3|Film 0]], [[Scene_0_Film_1#Day_3|Film 1]], [[Scene_0_Film_2#Day_3|Film 2]], [[Scene_0_Film_3#Day_3|Film 3]]): '''"[[:File:Madoka's wish film 0.png|Please, Kyubey! Save it, Amy's life!]]" (To revive [[Amy|a cat]] who had just died in front of her after being hit by a car.) The cat's death was caused by the influence of a familiar (Coco). Her original wish remained identical through the first 4 timelines according to Scene 0.
** This also seems to be Madoka's wish in [[Magia Record]], as she wasn't prevented by Homura from making her contract – in this Record (universe), Homura continued her loops without changing due to lacking the courage to attempt revealing the truth of witches.
* '''Timeline 5 ([[Scene_0_Film_4#Day_15|Film 4]]): ''' "I don't want [[Charlotte|that witch]] to fall into despair anymore." (For [[Nagisa Momoe]] to be free from her regrets).
* '''Timeline 6 ([[Scene_0_Film_5#Day_22|Film 5]]): '''To stop [[Sayaka]] from "fighting" against [[Homura]] and [[Mabayu Aki]] (exact wording unknown).
* '''Timeline 7 ([[Scene_0_Film_6#Day_23|Film 6]]): ''' "Sign a contract with me... Please save Sayaka-chan!" (To recover [[Sayaka]]'s soul gem after she threw it from a bridge and it got far away from her body).
* '''Timeline 8 ([[Scene_0_Film_7#Day_32|Film 7]]): '''To prevent Sayaka from turning into a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|Witch]] (exact wording unknown).
* '''Timeline 9-12 ([[Scene_0_Film_8#Day_32|Film 8]], [[Scene_0_Film_9#Day_32|Film 9]], [[Scene_0_Film_10#Day_32|Film 10]], [[Scene_0_Film_11#Day_32|Film 11]]): '''{{spoiler|Like in the penultimate timeline, to either save Homura from [[Walpurgisnacht]] or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht. Only the last part of her wish is known: "... I will change the future".}}
* '''Timeline 13 ([[Scene_0_Film_12#Film_MT_Day_17|Film 12]]): ''' {{spoiler|"Please save Mabayu-san from despair!"}}
*'''Unknown Timelines'''
** For her family to be happy in the ''[[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route]]'' (exact wording unknown).
** Revive [[Sayaka]] in the timeline from ''[[The Different Story]]'' (exact wording unknown).
** Save [[Homura]] in the timeline from ''[[Homura's Revenge]]'' (exact wording unknown).
* '''Penultimate Timeline: ''' Either save Homura from [[Walpurgisnacht]] or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht (exact wording unknown).
**{{spoiler|In Scene 0 it's revealed the last part of her wish to be: "... I will change the future". This seems to be the same wish made by Madoka each time Homura fights Walpurgis on her own, having the same outcome of Madoka turning into a witch that will destroy the Earth in 10 days.)}}
* '''Final Timeline (Before the new universe)''':
{{spoiler| "I wish to erase all witches before they are born. All the witches in all the universes, both past and future with my own hands! I don't care what I become. All those who have fought against witches, who believed in hope as magical girls, I don't want to see them cry. I want them to be smiling to the very end. If any rule or law stands in the way of that, I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer... That is my wish. Now! Grant my wish Incubator!!"}}

She also asked to accompany Sayaka on her witch hunt just so that if the latter was ever in danger, she could make a wish and rescue Sayaka. She nearly made this wish in [[Episode 8]], but was stopped by Homura.

==Design==
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]
** "Even her bow-wielding magical girl form projects an air of kind friendliness. Her choker bears a pink gem."
** "Of the heroines shown here, Madoka has the most childish body. Her legs are clad in pure, virginal white over-knee socks."
** "I drew her keeping in mind that as the main character she needs to be average, but also an exceptionally good girl. Hence her puffy, high-placed twin tails. The design and color of her ribbons took a lot of work, but in the end calmed down to something simple."
** "Magical girl outfit: Madoka was drawn to be the very image of a magical girl. I added an almost fairy tale-ish hints, so hopefully female viewers will be charmed by her as well."
*** "Full of tiny frills, with ribbons arranged at the neck, waist, and on the shoes. It’s perfectly 'cute', and seemingly unsuited for combat, but…"
** "School uniform: Designed to convey the classy image of a private girls’ school, while not being -too- normal. Its distinguishing point is the small hole at the nape of the neck."

'''Concept'''
* According to a [[NewType 2011-07|interview]] with [[Gen Urobuchi]], the character Madoka was based on Yunocchi from [https://hidamarisketch.fandom.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch_(Manga) Hidamari Sketch] (An Aoki Ume creation), to the extent that he was prepared for seiyuu Asumi (Kana)-san (Yuno's seiyuu) to voice Madoka.
* He commented that Madoka, the protagonist, is a pretty unusual character for his writing style - "A foreign character that did not exist inside myself."
*"I imagined all the other characters by starting from “Madoka = Yuno”."
*"And every time I got Yunocchi to cry I got hated by the Hidamari fans more."

==Personality==
Madoka first appears to a naive, gentle girl from a kind family. Though sometimes shy, she makes friends without much difficulty and treats others gently and with respect. She is shown to be a level-headed person, capable of making decisions on her own. In the [[Pre-Broadcast November Advertisement|pre-broadcast November promotional video]], she is described as, "A gentle 2nd year middle school girl who thinks of friends before herself." Madoka's mother, [[Junko Kaname|Junko]], commented that she has always been a good child and never lies.

She has low self-confidence, and she believes she does not have much to offer the world unless she is helping people, which makes becoming a magical girl appealing to her. She has been known to become flustered easily, and in certain circumstances, she can be easily manipulated by others playing on her insecurity and desire to help. As a magical girl, she is more obviously confident in herself than before her wish.

Madoka always tries to call other main characters their first names with postfix (-chan or -san) if possible, and boys by their family name with the suffix "-kun". It may indicate that she is eager to get close to others. The only exception is Kamijou. Madoka might think it is not a good idea to get too close to him since she believes he could potentially become Sayaka's boyfriend. This is confirmed in the PSP, when Madoka finally calls him by his first name, after Sayaka made advances with him in one of the endings.

Madoka often tries to help and understand others, even if it doesn’t end particularly well. She’s anxious, scared, and doesn’t fully understand The whole situation, but she desperately tries her best to do so.

*'''Character Development:''' Fans have complained that the Madoka character is weak, powerless, and useless. That her inaction caused many of her friends die. However, we later learn that this version of Madoka is complete different from the Timeline in [[Episode 10]] or from the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 1: Memories of You|Drama CD Memories of You]]. This radical alteration is the result of Homura's interference by preventing her from becoming a magical girl that caused a role reversal. Making Homura, not Madoka, the main character until we see a transition or shift taking place during the later part of the series where Madoka truly becomes the main character by trying to change the fate of magical girls.

==History==
===Madoka in the Anime===

* After Mami's death, Madoka changed her mind about becoming a magical girl.
*In [[Episode 6]], Junko and Madoka had a conversation on how difficult it is to do the right thing, even when no one is in the wrong (per say). Junko's advice was for Madoka to be on the wrong against her friend to solve the problem, even if it means that her friend would hate her for it.
* [[Episode 8]]: Kyubey claimed Madoka's power to be godlike, to the point where she could even change the laws of the universe if she wished for it.
* [[Episode 10]]: {{spoiler|In the first timeline, Madoka along with Mami saved Homura from a familiar. She died during the fight with Walpurgis Night. In the second timeline, Madoka turned into a witch for the first time, revealing to Homura the link between magical girls and Witches. In a later timeline, Madoka killed Mami in order to save Homura, as Mami lost control of herself and had just killed Kyoko. This is also the timeline in which Madoka asked Homura to go back in time to prevent her from becoming a magical girl.}} Madoka's power increased exponentially {{spoiler|after every timeline. The first time showed she was an ordinary magical girl. In later timeline she had enough power to defeat Walpurgis in one shot, was capable of destroying the entire planet within 10 days in her witch form, and satisfied all Kyubey's energy quotas of the Earth.}}
* [[Episode 11]]: Junko confronts Madoka to stop her from getting into the danger of the storm, Madoka reminds her mother that she is a good girl and never does anything wrong but she tells her she needs to do this, a throwback to their earlier conversation. Madoka knows that what she is doing will worry her family, but she also knows that she must disobey her mother to save her family and her town. This conversation between Junko and Madoka earns her mother's trust.{{spoiler|Homura's time repeats had linked multiple parallel universes together with Madoka's fate as their center. With every reset, Homura would force yet another parallel universe to be centered around Madoka. The accumulated karma is the reason why Madoka's potential power is so great.}} Hearing the revelations from Kyubey regarding the history of Magical Girls, Madoka was deeply hurt and thus wanted to save these girls from despair.
* [[Episode 12]]: Madoka {{spoiler|wished to erase all witches in every dimension, in every timeline, with her own hands. This created a paradox because Madoka would eventually erase her own witch self, while she must continue to exist and destroy other witches. This paradox resulted in Madoka escaping the bounds of reality and ascending to godhood as [[Ultimate Madoka]]. Since Madoka never existed as a human in this new reality, she is no longer remembered by anyone, except for Homura, and Tatsuya for some reason. Sayaka also remembers her after she passes on and becomes a part of the [[Law of Cycles]], as Sayaka confesses to her in episode 12 that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble; this could be interpreted as Sayaka having learnt of her unfortunate fate of turning into a witch in the other timelines, an outcome which clearly inflicted a great deal of emotional hurt on Madoka. }}

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
Madoka only makes a few small cameo appearance in Wraith Arc. In the beginning she is seen bidding farewell to Homura and giving her her ribbons. In chapter 2 she is seen taking Sayaka once she's used up her magic and in Chapter 9 she {{spoiler|is seen helping Homura to destroy the time shield and resetting the timeline so the curses of the previous universe don't interfere with the current one.}}

A mutant wraith disguises itself in Madoka's form and helps to assist Homura throughout the story, even going so far as to join in the battle against the mutant wraiths.

===Madoka in [[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]===
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At the end of the anime, Madoka becomes known as the Law of Cycles - the power that brings salvation to magical girls. However, Homura tells Kyubey about the witch system, and Kyubey decides to use Homura's Soul Gem in an experiment. Kyubey places Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field - a space that blocks out all external influence, including the Law of Cycles. However, the Isolation Field prevents Homura from being born as a witch, meaning that Madoka's wish is not invalidated. (Although not directly stated, its implied that by creating a space where the Law of Cycles cannot enter, Kyubey blocks Madoka's omniscience.) Ultimately, a witch barrier forms inside Homura's Soul Gem. Kyubey allows the barrier to draw in victims, including Mami, Kyoko, and Madoka's family. Kyubey believes that this will eventually cause the Law of Cycles to materialize in the barrier. Kyubey's goal is to observe the Law of Cycles, which would ultimately allow him to interfere with and control it.

However, Madoka is aware of Kyubey's plan. She enters Homura's barrier with Sayaka and [[Nagisa Momoe]] (the magical girl who became [[Charlotte]]). Sayaka and Nagisa are now part of the Law of Cycles and are capable of invoking the power of their witch forms (since their witches were also absorbed by the Law of Cycles before they were born.) Madoka entrusts them with her memories and powers in order to fool Kyubey, and allows Homura's barrier to alter her memories and suppress her powers.

Within Homura's barrier, Madoka believes that she is an ordinary magical girl. She is reunited with her family, who were also taken into Homura's barrier and had their memories altered. Along with Sayaka, Kyoko, Mami, and [[Bebe]] (a disguised Nagisa), Madoka fights [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by Homura's barrier. Kyubey recognizes Madoka as the Law of Cycles but is unable to determine the nature of her powers. He decides to stay close to Madoka, pretending to be a harmless animal-like helper. Eventually Homura appears in her barrier and joins the other magical girls. Homura is unaware that she is a witch, but she soon realizes that she's in a witch barrier and resolves to discover the truth.

Homura's journey brings her into contact and conflict with the other magical girls. Madoka comes to Homura and offers to listen to her problems. Homura tries to tell Madoka about her fate at the end of the anime, framing it as a dream she had. Madoka tells Homura that it sounds like a bad dream, and reassures Homura that she would never want to go away to a place where she can't see anyone again. Homura then believes that Madoka isn't happy being the Law of Cycles(or isn't as happy as she could be), and exclaims that she have stopped Madoka from sacrificing herself. Homura then decides to believe that Madoka is real (having wondered if Madoka was an illusion), and begins to realize that she herself is the witch.

Ultimately, Homura learns about Kyubey's plot, and decides to foil it by dying in her barrier. Homura transforms into her witch form, [[Homulilly]], and marches to her death. Fortunately, Sayaka and Nagisa have explained everything to the other magical girls, and they have a plan to save Homura. Sayaka summons her witch self [[Oktavia]] and an army of familiars. Madoka and Nagisa use their magic to attack the ceiling of Homulilly's barrier, while the other magical girls, the summoned familiars, and Oktavia hold off Homulilly and her army of familiars. Ultimately, Madoka destroys the ceiling of the barrier, revealing Kyubey's Isolation Field. Madoka then reaches out Homura's humanity and the two girls combine their powers to destroy the Isolation Field from the inside, completely foiling Kyubey's plan.

With the Isolation Field destroys, all the magical girls reappear in the real world. Sayaka and Nagisa return Madoka's memories and powers to her and she transforms into Ultimate Madoka. However, Madoka is still in a human form (which means she lacks omniscience and can be seen by others). As she comes down to take Homura's Soul Gem into the Law of Cycles, Homura grabs Madoka's hands before her Soul Gem can be purified. Homura's Soul Gem turns black, and then fills with a new color. (It's unclear if this color was something that had already existed in Homura's Soul Gem, or if it is the result of Homura grabbing Madoka and interfering with the Law of Cycles). Homura's actions causes reality to crack. Madoka is then separated from Ultimate Madoka (it is unclear if Homura deliberately caused this, or if it is the result of Homura's interference). The colors inside Homura's Soul Gem explode outward. The cracks perpetuate throughout reality, followed by the colors of Homura's Soul Gem, which engulfs the universe.

Homura has now become a new existence, which she defines as a demon. She explains that she took a piece of the Law of Cycles, which corresponds to Madoka's existence as a person before she became the Law of Cycles. Homura creates a new world where the magical girls can be alive and happy, although she alters their memories to fit with the new world. In this new reality, Madoka believes she has spent three years in America with her family, and they have just moved back to Japan. Madoka transfers into her class from the original reality, reversing her role with Homura's. Homura introduces herself to Madoka and offers to show her around the school. As they walk together, Homura asks Madoka how she feels returning to her hometown. Madoka says it feels familiar, but something feels different. As the keep walking, Madoka realizes that the thing that feels different is herself. Her eyes glow gold, her yellow hair ribbons untie themselves, and reality changes. Homura grabs onto Madoka and says that Madoka is her true self right now, returning Madoka and reality to normal. Homura asks Madoka if she thinks the world is precious, and if she thinks either laws or desires are more important. Madoka thinks that law is more important, saying that selfishly breaking the law is a bad thing. Homura takes off the hair ribbon she received from Madoka and says that she and Madoka might become enemies someday. She ties the ribbon into Madoka's hair, saying that she doesn't care about being Madoka's enemy as she just wants a world where Madoka can be happy. In one of the final scenes of the movie, Madoka is shown happily unpacking boxes with her family.
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===Madoka in the Drama CDs===
* From [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1 ''"Memories of you"'']], the reason Madoka became a Magical Girl in the first timeline is to save a cat which had been run over by a car. Madoka also treated Homura very nicely from the beginning, who at that time was being bullied. We also learn that whenever Madoka made a contract and become a Magical Girl, she would act much more confident since it gave her a sense of purpose. Madoka's kindness in this first timeline towards Homura is one of the major reasons why Homura is so drawn to her. Homura's interventions during the course of the anime prevented this change.
* In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD 2''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Madoka ''used'' to get good grades, but her duties as a magical girl are interfering with her studies.
** For what is worth, Madoka's grades are still better than Sayaka's.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===
<blockquote>''"Mami-san, does that mean to save yourself, you have to give up on all the magical girls who aren't your friends...?"'' - Madoka, [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
Madoka first appears at the very end of volume 1, waking Mami up in her apartment in order to get her help stop Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She has not contracted yet in this timeline, but accompanies Mami and Sayaka on their witch hunts.
* Madoka is worried about Sayaka, and always thinks how to help her. She tells Kyousuke about how his wrist was healed with Sayaka's wish. This doesn't help Sayaka in the end, however.
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to revive Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, this causes Homura to give up on this timeline.
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about the magical girl system. She thinks Sayaka was killed by witches because Homura told her so.
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They become friends secretly and tell each other about another side of Sayaka and Mami.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Kazumi Magica]]===
[[File:Kazumi madoka.jpg|right|200px]]
Madoka's silhouette appeared once during Juubey's explanation about Magical Girl system. She also makes a single-panel cameo in the extra pages in the first volume of the collected edition.

===Madoka In [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"How can you act so calm about all this? Why? Why am I the only one you're saving? You've got so much power Homura-chan!!" "If you plan to let all the others die...then it'd be better if you didn't save me...!"'' - Madoka, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
* Madoka appears in Chapter 3, asking [[Homura]] to go home with her, along with [[Sayaka]] and [[Hitomi]]. She is well protected by Homura and isn't aware of Magical Girl system.
* She appears in Chapter 4 for one page. She is shown with her friends Homura, Sayaka and Hitomi going out for snacks after school.
* In chapters 5 through 7, Mitakihara Junior High is attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko speaks to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seems to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claims she will defeat a creature of ultimate despair that will descend upon them. As a witch's barrier forms over the school, Madoka is separated from her friends attacked by familiars. Homura saves her in time, but Madoka demands to know why she does not help the other students. Homura knows she cannot save everyone, and wanted to try to save Madoka anyway. Madoka apologizes as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and leaves to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escapes from the protective barrier created by Homura and tries to help Homura with Sayaka and Hitomi. {{spoiler|Madoka was Oriko's real target. The white magical girl wanted to kill her before she could contract and become a magical girl herself, and then the most powerful witch ever. She is killed by Oriko at the very end. Oriko uses a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko dies and the witch barrier is lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka are seen mourning for Madoka.}}
*In the final chapter of [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer|Sadness Prayer]], Madoka appears in her goddess form before Oriko and Kirika after both of them die at the end of the manga.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Tart Magica|Tart Magica]]===
Madoka appears in the last chapter (Chapter 21), as [[Ultimate Madoka]] when [[Melissa de Vignolles]] tells [[Eliza Celjska]] that her preach about [[Tart]] being saved and redeemed in the future will be possible.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Magica Portable]]===
====Madoka's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Madoka Route|Madoka's Route]], the story plays out similarly to the anime except from the ending where it acts out like in Episdoe 8 where Kyubey asks Madoka to make a wish to save Sayaka. Homura does not make it in time to stop Madoka contracting and she resets. There are also a few minor differences. Madoka remembers her dream of Walpurgisnacht and Homura far more vividly and tells her family at breakfast about it but not Sayaka and Hitomi. She is also visibly distraught about the witch kissed victims - especially Hitomi - after Sayaka defeats H.N. Elly. She encourages Hitomi to pursue her love interest, not realising it's Kyosuke. She encounters Kyosuke's father after Kyosuke tells him to throw away his violin and persuades him otherwise.

====Mami's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|Mami's Route]], Madoka is already a magical girl and saves Mami from Charlotte. They decide to team up with Mami teaching Madoka. It is revealed that Madoka's wish during this route was to save Amy. The route then plays out like Episode 10 with Homura and Madoka growing close.

If Mami calls for Madoka's help with a witch kissed victim, the two of them fight [[Gisela]] together. Mami explains her insecurities about Madoka and Homura growing close and perhaps leaving her out and the two of them manage to talk through her feelings, growing closer because of it. Later, the two of them fight Walpurgisnacht together. Mami sacrifices herself to save Madoka and the route plays out just like Episode 10 where Madoka dies and Homura makes her wish.

If Mami does not call for Madoka's help, she fights Gisela alone. Although she defeats the witch, she falls into despair, becoming [[Candeloro]]. Madoka has to defeat Candeloro but can also die during the fight, causing Homura to make the same wish as if she dies to Walpurgisnacht. Afterwards, Madoka mourns not being able to find a way to turn Candeloro back into Mami.

====Sayaka's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka's Route]], Madoka is already a magical girl alongside Mami and Homura still with her glasses. During the route, the three of them intercept a fight between Sayaka and Kyoko. The team were unaware Sayaka was a magical girl and they team up. Later, after Sayaka and Kyoko escape Charlotte's labyrinth, Sayaka discards her Soul Gem, thinking she is worthless as a magical girl. Madoka and Homura find her unconscious and seemingly dead. The two of them go hunting for Sayaka's Soul Gem which ended up in Charlotte's labyrinth.

If her Soul Gem is found, Sayaka fights Walpurgisnacht with Madoka and Homura. The three of them aren't able to defeat Walpurgisnacht but the town is evacuated in time. Both Madoka and Sayaka die and Homura resets.

If Sayaka doesn't meet with Kyoko after regaining her Soul Gem, she falls into despair and turns into Oktavia. The route plays out similar to Episode 9 where Kyoko sacrifices herself to defeat Oktavia. After this, Madoka falls into a deep depression, locking herself in her room. Homura manages to get through to her and they prepare for Walpurgisnacht but it plays out the same way.

If Sayaka's Soul Gem isn't found by Madoka and Homura, Kyoko finds it instead and Sayaka awakens. However, since so much time had passed, Sayaka's body had begun to rot. She unknowingly visits Kyosuke in this state and very quickly falls into despair with the events playing out like the previous path.

====Kyoko's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyoko's Route]], Madoka first plays a vital role when she throws Sayaka's Soul Gem just like in the anime with the same results. Madoka tries to console Sayaka about the new discovery but Sayaka is already torn up about Hitomi telling her her feelings for Kyosuke. Madoka ponders making a contract with Kyubey but both Sayaka and Kyoko tell her not to. The route then plays out similarly to Episode 9 where Sayaka becomes Oktavia at the train station and Kyoko and Madoka try to turn her back however Homura has already killed Oktavia when they arrive.

If Kyoko's Soul Gem isn't too dark, Madoka manages to stop Kyoko from advancing on Homura and she leaves. Madoka and Kyoko converse in Kyoko's father's church, the two growing closer. Kyoko and Homura attempt to defeat Walpurgisnacht but fail with Madoka contracting and becoming Kriemhild Gretchen.

If Kyoko's Soul Gem is too dark after Homura kills Oktavia, she transforms into her witch [[Ophelia]] which Homura kills. Madoka becomes depressed after both Sayaka and Kyoko were killed in such a short time and tries to visit Homura. Homura continues to tell her not to contract and also asks her not to visit her anymore. Walpurgisnacht comes and the events play out similarly to any failed timeline.

====Homura's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Homura Route|Homura's Route]], Madoka and Sayaka are called by Kyubey to help just like in the anime.

If Homura chooses to capture Kyubey, Homura tells the two of them to leave as she defeats Gertrud in the abandoned building. The next day Kyubey explains magical girls to the two girls, explaining that Homura is a magical girl herself. Homura however soon arrives, sending Kyubey away and warning that becoming a magical girl means giving up on everything else except your wish. Later in the evening, Homura visits Madoka's home to warn her further. Just like in the anime, Mami suggests to Madoka and Sayaka that they join her on a witch hunt to understand magical girls but differently, Homura stops this idea. That night, Homura meets Madoka and Sayaka on the street and has dinner with them. Homura, in her own words, tells them about magical girls. She also tells them that she became a magical girl to save an important friend. If Homura instead chooses to kill Kyubey on the first day, another Kyubey merely appears and approaches Madoka similarly to the anime.

Homura has to stop Sayaka from contracting. If Homura asks Madoka to deal with it she visits her home. Although Madoka is busy when Homura visits, she promises to contact Sayaka. Despite both their best efforts, Sayaka contracts anyway. Madoka is surprised and concerned but Sayaka states that she is confident with her decision. If Homura instead decides to stop Sayaka contracting herself, Sayaka refuses Kyubey's offer realising there may be another way to help Kyosuke. The next day Homura finds Hitomi and Madoka along with people affected by a witch's kiss attempting to commit mass suicide. Homura defeats the witch after asking Madoka to leave. Later, Homura stops Kyosuke from committing suicide and decides its best to look after Sayaka. She can either look after her herself or ask Madoka. If Homura looks after Sayaka herself she will contract.

If Sayaka has contracted, Kyubey begins to approach Madoka to usher her into becoming a magical girl to aid Sayaka. Homura continues to stop Kyubey's efforts. Madoka is worried about Sayaka and Homura meets her to talk. Their talk is similar to what occurs in episode five; however, this time, Homura promises to take care of Sayaka and Mami, warning Madoka once again not to make a contract. Later, Homura finds the barrier of the Albertine's familiars, and discovers Sayaka and Kyoko fighting inside. Even worse, Madoka is also present, so she goes to separate them. She then asks Madoka to bring the hurt Sayaka away and consults Kyoko on what to do next. Kyoko says she has no interest in fighting familiars so she leaves everything to Homura. The next evening, Homura finds Madoka coming to her for help. Kyoko and Sayaka are fighting on the overpass. Homura requests Kyoko fight her instead. Kyoko thinks it almost impossible to win, so she pretends to give up. However, she strikes Sayaka's Soul Gem when Homura is off guard. Sayaka's Soul Gem drops onto a truck, continuing the story as per the anime. If Mami is alive, instead, her Soul Gem is knocked away. The next day, Hitomi confesses her feelings to Sayaka with both Madoka and Homura trying to console her but Sayaka insists on being left alone. Homura finds Madoka having an argument with Hitomi. Hitomi refuses Madoka's suggestions and leaves. Madoka wonders if Sayaka won't listen to her because she isn't a magical girl. Homura says that Sayaka wouldn't listen even if she were, and counsels that they just keep watch for now. Later, Sayaka is missing with nobody knowing where she is and her Soul Gem in a darkened state.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Kyoko, Sayaka is found easily and the four magical girls plan for Walpurgisnacht. Kyubey comes to Madoka's house and tells her the history of magical girls and witches and the theory of energy transformation. Madoka visits Homura because she is worried about her and the other girls. Homura acts the same way as she did in the anime, hugging Madoka and confessing her true identity. Walpurgisnacht comes to Mitakihara and all of the magical girls are ready to fight. Madoka is with them, wishing to be of help. Homura then tells Madoka and everyone else that the very person she wishes to save and who she made her contract for is Madoka. Everything is meaningless for Homura if something bad happens to Madoka. Madoka agrees to leave, consoling herself by praying for the girls' safety. The fight against Walpurgisnacht begins. After Walpurgisnacht is defeated, Madoka meets up with the others and is dismayed to see everyone badly wounded. Homura reassures her that magic can heal them all. Sometime later, on the way to school, Sayaka mentions that the number of witches has greatly declined of late. Madoka worries that this might lead to a lack of Grief Seeds, but Homura has ensured that the girls have plenty stockpiled: since they won't have to use their magic to fight witches, the Grief Seeds that are left will last them a long time. Mami holds a tea party, claiming it is going to be an operational meeting. Everyone goes to Mami's tea party and Sayaka forces Kyoko to put on one of Mami's spare school uniforms. The scenario ends with a picture of the girls having their tea party, with the line 'This is my prayer, my wish...' written in English appearing on the screen.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Madoka, the two of them search at a resteraunt where they meet Kyousuke and Hitomi hand in hand. Madoka congratulates them and leaves, upset that Kyousuke doesn't know Sayaka's feelings for him. Homura replies that a magical girl should not expect a reward. The next day, Homura finds Sayaka, who has just finished fighting familiars. Sayaka refuses Homura's offer of a Grief Seed, and she critizes Madoka for not understanding her (as in episode eight). She then runs away, and Homura knows that it is impossible to rescue her.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Mami they find her in the park. This route gives a similar result as if Homura searched with Madoka. Sayaka falls into despair, becoming Oktavia. Homura can either kill the witch immediately or tell the other girls the truth about witches.

If Homura decides to kill Oktavia, she tells the others that Sayaka is already dead, with Oktavia killing her and that they must avenge her. Madoka arrives once Oktavia is dead. Homura tells Madoka to remember the pain she feels upon hearing of Sayaka's death, so that she should never think about becoming a magical girl again. The next day, Madoka and Homura are walking together to school, and they see Hitomi asking if Sayaka has appeared today. They don't tell her that she is gone. Madoka, Homura, Mami and Kyoko hold a funeral for Sayaka. Since Madoka can't say goodbye to Sayaka, Mami suggests they make new resolutions for the future. Some time later, Kyubey comes to Madoka's room to tell her that Sayaka had become a witch, and so too will the other magical girls. Madoka doesn't understand it, so she goes to Homura. Homura explains that Kyubey is an Incubator, an alien with inhuman codes of morality. She then explains what Kyubey should have said to Madoka. Homura says she only hopes to change Madoka's fate and breaks into tears as in episode eleven. After Madoka leaves, Kyubey comes to tell Homura why Madoka can become such an extraordinary magical girl. This route ends with the girls being unable to defeat Walpurgisnacht and Madoka contracting.

If Homura tells them the truth about witches they leave Oktavia's barrier. Madoka arrives with Homura still holding Sayaka's body so she has to tell her the truth as well. Madoak runs away, unable to face the situation. After this, Homura can either kill Oktavia herself or follow Madoka and Kyoko into her barrier.

If Homura decides to kill Oktavia herself, Kyoko is furious and wants to kill Homura for destroying her last hope of saving Sayaka but Madoka stops her, saying it won't bring Sayaka back to life. Kyoko cuts all ties with Homura then and there, saying she never wants to see her again before leaving. The next day, Madoka asks why Homura killed Sayaka. Homura explains that it was impossible to bring Sayaka back and that Kyoko would have just put Madoka in danger for no reason. They have the same meeting as in episode 11. When Walpurgisnacht comes, Madoka comes to Homura. Homura asks her to go to the refuge, but Madoka says she doesn't want to forget her time spent with Homura; that she doesn't want the happiness of an ordinary girl. Homura replies that Madoka is her only hope, so she has to survive. Homura finally defeats Walpurgisnacht and ends up dying to save Madoka. After her last words Kyubey remarks that, although Homura stopped his plans this time, he need only wait until another crisis strikes Mitakihara.

If Homura instead follows the two girls she interferes before Oktavia attacks Madoka. With no other choice, she kills Oktavia. She tells the two that Sayaka's Soul Gem didn't emerge and Kyoko leaves, distraught. Madoka reminds Homura that Mami is shocked, too, so they go to Mami's place. Since she isn't at home, Madoka thinks she must be in the park. When they arrive at the park, they see Mami preparing to commit suicide. Madoka stops her, and Homura reassures Mami that she can always call on her fellow magical girls. They still have a mission: to defeat Walpurgisnacht and protect the people of Mitakihara. Finally Mami is convinced and agrees to prepare for Walpurgisnacht. This route ends with Madoka making a contract.

If Sayaka doesn't contract, Hitomi offers Kyosuke help from a doctor her father knows who has helped an injured musician before. Sayaka realises her feelings for Kyosuke and tells him with him accepting her confession. Now that Sayaka and Kyosuke are together, Madoka grows lonely so one day visits the music store with Homura. Madoka tells Homura that she feels like they have met somewhere before, and recently she has seen Homura in her dreams. Homura answers that they hadn't met one another until she transferred into Mitakihara Middle School. Homura keeps a distance between herself and Madoka, so as not to let Madoka grow attached enough to her to make a contract for her. Several days later, however, Kyoko tells Homura that Kyubey had told her that Madoka has vast [[potential]] as a magical girl. Homura interrupts, saying she won't allow Madoka to become a magical girl. Kyoko finally knows the person Homura wants to protect is Madoka. She tells Homura that it is useless for her to convince Madoka not to make a contract. Madoka invites Homura to her home for dinner. Although Homura originally thinks it is a bad idea, she is finally convinced and eats dinner with the Kaname family. After dinner, Madoka tells Homura that she is welcome to come and visit her any time. Homura thinks this will be okay, after she defeats Walpurgisnacht. By now, Kyubey is anxious because Madoka seems to have no interest in making a contract. As such, he decides to tell everything to her. As in the anime, Madoka visits Homura's house afterwards. Homura defeats Walpurgisnacht and Madoka never contracts.

====Bonus Route====
In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Bonus Route|Bonus Route]] Homura strives to help each girl individually. Madoka sees how everyone has changed themselves and she is worried about herself. However, she doesn't know how she should change. Homura comes to her room and slaps her after Madoka talks about how useless she feels. Homura requests that Madoka not change herself. Although Homura is closer to everyone in this timeline, their efforts are still not enough and she resets.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
* See [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
When contracted as a magical girl, Madoka has displayed the ability to create arrows of energy to attack with and even fire several at once to attack several enemies. {{spoiler|It is also to be noted that the amount of power she has seems to depend on the timeline her incarnation is located in as in earlier timelines she had less potential. The stronger her potential, the more power and damage she is seen to inflict upon her foes.}}
*Madoka can also fire an arrow into the sky onto a huge magical sigil which can fire hundreds of arrows at once.
**Alternatively, she may charge one arrow which will split into several arrows mid-flight. These trigger a series of explosions once they reach their target as shown in [[Magia Record]].
She can also use her bow in creative ways during challenging battles.
*She can use it as a support to descend from ropes, just like in [[Patricia]]'s labyrinth. Additionally, one more person may hang onto her body to descend with her.
*She can use it to "fire" her teammates instead as a projectile. The person will be thrown at a high speed leaving a pink streak behind and may trigger the explosive power at contact just like her regular arrows.
*While in staff mode, she can throw the bow in a javeline-fashion and pierce the enemy.
*Though not shown in the anime, she can use her bow as a melee weapon just like in the [[Battle Pentagram]].

Madoka's exact main magical ability in Madoka Magica is never shown, thus it is unknown what it actually was. In the timeline [[Magia Record]] takes place, it is postulated that Madoka and [[Iroha Tamaki]]'s magic are very similar. As Iroha has healing magic, and Madoka is known to have wished to heal a cat in previous anime timelines, it is highly likely that she possesses healing magic in this timeline.

{{spoiler|In her ultimate form, Madoka is seen to be able to remove the corruption from Soul Gems without the need of a grief seed. This causes the Soul Gem in question to dissipate and the magical girl in question to die but this also prevents her from becoming a Witch.
She has also been seen to appear in several places at once as a projection via her arrows. It is assumed that as a Goddess she also has knowledge of other timelines and the ability to observe other timelines without issue. Additionally, it has been hinted in Magia Record that she may be able to interfere with timelines if conditions are right.}}

==Observations==
* Up until Magia Record, Madoka is the only one without a transformation sequence as a magical girl within the anime series; however during the anime's opening scenes, she does appear in a transformation sequence.
*It is suggested that the reason Madoka is so miserable is that she wishes for power in order to be selfless so that she won't be miserable any more. Kyubey uses this to manipulate Madoka's thinking into making her wish through her guilt. He tries to manipulate Madoka into a belief that she can be free from her misery by making a selfless wish.
**Without the wish and the life experience as a magical girl, Madoka's character never grows and develops into a courageous heroine. However, her life experience as a scared teenage girl, constantly crying and mourning the death of so many, always wanting to do what's right yet feeling powerless, the failure of attempting to save friends and strangers, and the sorrow she feels for the victims of innocent girls {{spoiler|deceived by a calculating cold alien allows Madoka to finally develop the courage to confront her fears to save Homura and the world, instead of succumbing to despair and running away. In other words Madoka finally grows up. The scene with her mother in Episode 11 leaves that impression.}}
* It is speculated that any wish Madoka ever made would be twisted because of the nature of the wish, according with [[Episode 11]]. Kyubey suspects that as long as the motives are selfish, the wish will always be twisted because the wishers' desire would always fail to meet their expectation.
** Madoka may have realized that as long as her thinking was selfish or incorrect, then her wish would also be twisted. It is suspected that Madoka contemplates what to do to save Homura and her town in [[Episode 11]], without being caught into the snare of the wish's trap. {{spoiler|It is suspected that Madoka goes from wanting to be selfless for selfish reasons to wanting to be selfless for selflessness itself. By removing Madoka's selfish desire from her wish, she literally removes her self and her physical presence as a consequence.}}
*** A philosophical analysis tries to determine Madoka's motive [[Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive|here]].
*An argument can be said that Madoka has two ways to develop her courage. One is through Kyubey by magic (which is the easiest path); the other way is more difficult and hurtful, the painful life experience and lessons she receives through friends, family members, and from strangers. But the most influential character in Madoka's life would be her mother; her source of wisdom, courage, and strength.

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "deer" (鹿) and "eye"(目), respectively.
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.
* Her last name sounds the same as (要), a word which means "keystone" or "hub".
* Madoka could also mean "wish" or "ambition" or "flower".
** The name Madoka can be written with the character for "circle" or "round" in kanji (円) reflecting {{spoiler|the cyclical nature of the magical girl-witch incubator relationship as well as the circular repetition of timelines that revolve around her}}. It could also be written with the character for "wish" or "ambition"; the connotations of that should be obvious. Her last name, Kaname, can also be read as "pivot" or "vital point", which is apt to say the least due to {{spoiler|Homura's time-meddling making Madoka's existence the pivotal point of every timeline she creates}}.

==Trivia==
* Madoka owns many stuffed animals in [[Madoka's House#Madoka's Room|her room]].
** One of Madoka's stuffed animals resembles Lady from Disney's movie "Lady and the Tramp".
* Madoka loves cats like Homura.
*According with Urobuchi, he made Junko a [[Blu-Ray_Volume_4_Booklet#Gen_Urobuchi_.28Screenplay_for_All_Episodes.29_.26_Akiyuki_Shinbo_.28Director.29_Conversation_Part_1|strong woman]] so Madoka would want to emulate her strength and courage.
*Madoka's last form is known as [[Blu-Ray_Volume_6_Booklet#Original_Design_Artworks_Six|Ultimate Madoka]]. Prior to this information, fans called her form "MadoKami", Godoka, or Goddess Madoka.
**In one of the original artwork designs, it is noted that Madoka is holding a [[wikipedia:Shinai|shinai sword]] or a bow.
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjQpkGcUX4 (Or here.)]
*Gen Urobuchi [https://twitter.com/Butch_Gen/status/253300831032582144 tweeted] that he chose October 3 as Madoka's birthday, because that was the day when the ‘Mahou Shoujo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica Project’ document was created[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-03/madoka-magica-urobuchi-tells-why-october-3-is-madoka-birthday].
**The project was developed under the working title ''"Mahou Shoujo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica"'' (''"Magical Girl Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"''), a reference to [https://ohtori.nu/audiology/Absolute_Destiny.html Revolutionary Girl Utena].
*There is a [https://www.change.org/petitions/international-astronomical-union-change-the-official-name-of-nebula-ngc-6357-to-the-madokami-nebula petition to change] the official name of the NGC 6357 nebula to the [[:file:NGC 6357 aka goddoka.png|"Madokami nebula"]].
*As an adult, she looks similar to her Ultimate Madoka form, though without the pigtails.
*In her design concept she is described as a smart, ideal heroine. However, in the final series, she describes herself as "average".

==Gallery==

See [[Gallery:Madoka]]

==See also==
* [[GetNavi 2011-12|GetNavi 2011-12]]
* [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)]]
* [[Animedia_2011-05#Aoi_Yuki_.28Madoka.29_Data_File|Aoi Yuki's Data file]]
* [[NewType_2011-07#Madoka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]] concerning Madoka.

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[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Madoka Kaname

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Madoka Kaname
|image=[[File:Madoka Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]
|jname=鹿目まどか (Kaname Madoka)
|surname=Kaname
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [[Aoi Yūki|Aoi Yuuki]] English: [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos] Italian: [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli] Spanish: [https://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós] Cantonese: Wong Zi Haan French: Caroline Combes Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Amanda_Hinojosa Amanda Hinojosa] (in Magia Record) Brazilian Portuguese: Carol Ruis (Magia Record)
}}
<blockquote>''"If someone ever tells me it's a mistake to have hope, well, then, I'll just tell them they're wrong. And I'll keep telling them 'til they believe! No matter how many times it takes."'' - Madoka Kaname, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote>

'''Madoka Kaname''', the viewpoint and title character, is a gentle and friendly 14-year old girl. Living an ordinary life, Madoka has a loving family and is surrounded by good friends. One day she has a dream of a mysterious girl fighting an ominous creature. The next day, [[Homura Akemi]], the girl from her dream, comes to her class as a transfer student.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|birth=October 3rd
|height=[[:Media:PN_10.jpg|152cm]]
|eyes=Pink
|hair=Pink
|blood=A
|likes=Her dad's special hot chocolate
|shoe=22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Pink Teardrop located at base of her neck (Original), pink orb at the center of her chest/ribbon ([[Walpurgisnacht: Rising]])
|weapon=Bow
|witch=Kriemhild Gretchen
|pronoun={{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
|relatives=[[Tomohisa Kaname]] (father), [[Junko Kaname]] (mother), [[Tatsuya Kaname]] (younger brother)
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]] Eighth Grade
|wish=[[#Wish|Depends on the timeline]]
}}

For further details, a [[100 Questions|100 Question Survey]] has been published revealing details about Madoka such as her likes, dislikes, hobbies, and physical attributes.

===Wish===
In episode 10, it is revealed that this Madoka is one of many, each one before her having died in their respective timelines. Due to the changing timeline, Madoka's wish that makes her into a magical girl is different depending on which timeline she is from. However, her wishes have always stemmed from her kindness.

From what we know until now, she contracted with [[Kyubey]] in order to:
* '''Timeline 1-4 ([[Scene_0_Film_0#Day_3|Film 0]], [[Scene_0_Film_1#Day_3|Film 1]], [[Scene_0_Film_2#Day_3|Film 2]], [[Scene_0_Film_3#Day_3|Film 3]]): '''"[[:File:Madoka's wish film 0.png|Please, Kyubey! Save it, Amy's life!]]" (To revive [[Amy|a cat]] who had just died in front of her after being hit by a car.) The cat's death was caused by the influence of a familiar (Coco). Her original wish remained identical through the first 4 timelines according to Scene 0.
** This also seems to be Madoka's wish in [[Magia Record]], as she wasn't prevented by Homura from making her contract – in this Record (universe), Homura continued her loops without changing due to lacking the courage to attempt revealing the truth of witches.
* '''Timeline 5 ([[Scene_0_Film_4#Day_15|Film 4]]): ''' "I don't want [[Charlotte|that witch]] to fall into despair anymore." (For [[Nagisa Momoe]] to be free from her regrets).
* '''Timeline 6 ([[Scene_0_Film_5#Day_22|Film 5]]): '''To stop [[Sayaka]] from "fighting" against [[Homura]] and [[Mabayu Aki]] (exact wording unknown).
* '''Timeline 7 ([[Scene_0_Film_6#Day_23|Film 6]]): ''' "Sign a contract with me... Please save Sayaka-chan!" (To recover [[Sayaka]]'s soul gem after she threw it from a bridge and it got far away from her body).
* '''Timeline 8 ([[Scene_0_Film_7#Day_32|Film 7]]): '''To prevent Sayaka from turning into a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|Witch]] (exact wording unknown).
* '''Timeline 9-12 ([[Scene_0_Film_8#Day_32|Film 8]], [[Scene_0_Film_9#Day_32|Film 9]], [[Scene_0_Film_10#Day_32|Film 10]], [[Scene_0_Film_11#Day_32|Film 11]]): '''{{spoiler|Like in the penultimate timeline, to either save Homura from [[Walpurgisnacht]] or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht. Only the last part of her wish is known: "... I will change the future".}}
* '''Timeline 13 ([[Scene_0_Film_12#Film_MT_Day_17|Film 12]]): ''' {{spoiler|"Please save Mabayu-san from despair!"}}
*'''Unknown Timelines'''
** For her family to be happy in the ''[[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route]]'' (exact wording unknown).
** Revive [[Sayaka]] in the timeline from ''[[The Different Story]]'' (exact wording unknown).
** Save [[Homura]] in the timeline from ''[[Homura's Revenge]]'' (exact wording unknown).
* '''Penultimate Timeline: ''' Either save Homura from [[Walpurgisnacht]] or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht (exact wording unknown).
**{{spoiler|In Scene 0 it's revealed the last part of her wish to be: "... I will change the future". This seems to be the same wish made by Madoka each time Homura fights Walpurgis on her own, having the same outcome of Madoka turning into a witch that will destroy the Earth in 10 days.)}}
* '''Final Timeline (Before the new universe)''':
{{spoiler| "I wish to erase all witches before they are born. All the witches in all the universes, both past and future with my own hands! I don't care what I become. All those who have fought against witches, who believed in hope as magical girls, I don't want to see them cry. I want them to be smiling to the very end. If any rule or law stands in the way of that, I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer... That is my wish. Now! Grant my wish Incubator!!"}}

She also asked to accompany Sayaka on her witch hunt just so that if the latter was ever in danger, she could make a wish and rescue Sayaka. She nearly made this wish in [[Episode 8]], but was stopped by Homura.

==Design==
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]
** "Even her bow-wielding magical girl form projects an air of kind friendliness. Her choker bears a pink gem."
** "Of the heroines shown here, Madoka has the most childish body. Her legs are clad in pure, virginal white over-knee socks."
** "I drew her keeping in mind that as the main character she needs to be average, but also an exceptionally good girl. Hence her puffy, high-placed twin tails. The design and color of her ribbons took a lot of work, but in the end calmed down to something simple."
** "Magical girl outfit: Madoka was drawn to be the very image of a magical girl. I added an almost fairy tale-ish hints, so hopefully female viewers will be charmed by her as well."
*** "Full of tiny frills, with ribbons arranged at the neck, waist, and on the shoes. It’s perfectly 'cute', and seemingly unsuited for combat, but…"
** "School uniform: Designed to convey the classy image of a private girls’ school, while not being -too- normal. Its distinguishing point is the small hole at the nape of the neck."

'''Concept'''
* According to a [[NewType 2011-07|interview]] with [[Gen Urobuchi]], the character Madoka was based on Yunocchi from [https://hidamarisketch.fandom.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch_(Manga) Hidamari Sketch] (An Aoki Ume creation), to the extent that he was prepared for seiyuu Asumi (Kana)-san (Yuno's seiyuu) to voice Madoka.
* He commented that Madoka, the protagonist, is a pretty unusual character for his writing style - "A foreign character that did not exist inside myself."
*"I imagined all the other characters by starting from “Madoka = Yuno”."
*"And every time I got Yunocchi to cry I got hated by the Hidamari fans more."

==Personality==
Madoka first appears to a naive, gentle girl from a kind family. Though sometimes shy, she makes friends without much difficulty and treats others gently and with respect. She is shown to be a level-headed person, capable of making decisions on her own. In the [[Pre-Broadcast November Advertisement|pre-broadcast November promotional video]], she is described as, "A gentle 2nd year middle school girl who thinks of friends before herself." Madoka's mother, [[Junko Kaname|Junko]], commented that she has always been a good child and never lies.

She has low self-confidence, and she believes she does not have much to offer the world unless she is helping people, which makes becoming a magical girl appealing to her. She has been known to become flustered easily, and in certain circumstances, she can be easily manipulated by others playing on her insecurity and desire to help. As a magical girl, she is more obviously confident in herself than before her wish.

Madoka always tries to call other main characters their first names with postfix (-chan or -san) if possible, and boys by their family name with the suffix "-kun". It may indicate that she is eager to get close to others. The only exception is Kamijou. Madoka might think it is not a good idea to get too close to him since she believes he could potentially become Sayaka's boyfriend. This is confirmed in the PSP, when Madoka finally calls him by his first name, after Sayaka made advances with him in one of the endings.

Madoka often tries to help and understand others, even if it doesn’t end particularly well. She’s anxious, scared, and doesn’t fully understand The whole situation, but she desperately tries her best to do so.

*'''Character Development:''' Fans have complained that the Madoka character is weak, powerless, and useless. That her inaction caused many of her friends die. However, we later learn that this version of Madoka is complete different from the Timeline in [[Episode 10]] or from the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 1: Memories of You|Drama CD Memories of You]]. This radical alteration is the result of Homura's interference by preventing her from becoming a magical girl that caused a role reversal. Making Homura, not Madoka, the main character until we see a transition or shift taking place during the later part of the series where Madoka truly becomes the main character by trying to change the fate of magical girls.

==History==
===Madoka in the Anime===

* After Mami's death, Madoka changed her mind about becoming a magical girl.
*In [[Episode 6]], Junko and Madoka had a conversation on how difficult it is to do the right thing, even when no one is in the wrong (per say). Junko's advice was for Madoka to be on the wrong against her friend to solve the problem, even if it means that her friend would hate her for it.
* [[Episode 8]]: Kyubey claimed Madoka's power to be godlike, to the point where she could even change the laws of the universe if she wished for it.
* [[Episode 10]]: {{spoiler|In the first timeline, Madoka along with Mami saved Homura from a familiar. She died during the fight with Walpurgis Night. In the second timeline, Madoka turned into a witch for the first time, revealing to Homura the link between magical girls and Witches. In a later timeline, Madoka killed Mami in order to save Homura, as Mami lost control of herself and had just killed Kyoko. This is also the timeline in which Madoka asked Homura to go back in time to prevent her from becoming a magical girl.}} Madoka's power increased exponentially {{spoiler|after every timeline. The first time showed she was an ordinary magical girl. In later timeline she had enough power to defeat Walpurgis in one shot, was capable of destroying the entire planet within 10 days in her witch form, and satisfied all Kyubey's energy quotas of the Earth.}}
* [[Episode 11]]: Junko confronts Madoka to stop her from getting into the danger of the storm, Madoka reminds her mother that she is a good girl and never does anything wrong but she tells her she needs to do this, a throwback to their earlier conversation. Madoka knows that what she is doing will worry her family, but she also knows that she must disobey her mother to save her family and her town. This conversation between Junko and Madoka earns her mother's trust.{{spoiler|Homura's time repeats had linked multiple parallel universes together with Madoka's fate as their center. With every reset, Homura would force yet another parallel universe to be centered around Madoka. The accumulated karma is the reason why Madoka's potential power is so great.}} Hearing the revelations from Kyubey regarding the history of Magical Girls, Madoka was deeply hurt and thus wanted to save these girls from despair.
* [[Episode 12]]: Madoka {{spoiler|wished to erase all witches in every dimension, in every timeline, with her own hands. This created a paradox because Madoka would eventually erase her own witch self, while she must continue to exist and destroy other witches. This paradox resulted in Madoka escaping the bounds of reality and ascending to godhood as [[Ultimate Madoka]]. Since Madoka never existed as a human in this new reality, she is no longer remembered by anyone, except for Homura, and Tatsuya for some reason. Sayaka also remembers her after she passes on and becomes a part of the [[Law of Cycles]], as Sayaka confesses to her in episode 12 that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble; this could be interpreted as Sayaka having learnt of her unfortunate fate of turning into a witch in the other timelines, an outcome which clearly inflicted a great deal of emotional hurt on Madoka. }}

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
Madoka only makes a few small cameo appearance in Wraith Arc. In the beginning she is seen bidding farewell to Homura and giving her her ribbons. In chapter 2 she is seen taking Sayaka once she's used up her magic and in Chapter 9 she {{spoiler|is seen helping Homura to destroy the time shield and resetting the timeline so the curses of the previous universe don't interfere with the current one.}}

A mutant wraith disguises itself in Madoka's form and helps to assist Homura throughout the story, even going so far as to join in the battle against the mutant wraiths.

===Madoka in [[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]===
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At the end of the anime, Madoka becomes known as the Law of Cycles - the power that brings salvation to magical girls. However, Homura tells Kyubey about the witch system, and Kyubey decides to use Homura's Soul Gem in an experiment. Kyubey places Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field - a space that blocks out all external influence, including the Law of Cycles. However, the Isolation Field prevents Homura from being born as a witch, meaning that Madoka's wish is not invalidated. (Although not directly stated, its implied that by creating a space where the Law of Cycles cannot enter, Kyubey blocks Madoka's omniscience.) Ultimately, a witch barrier forms inside Homura's Soul Gem. Kyubey allows the barrier to draw in victims, including Mami, Kyoko, and Madoka's family. Kyubey believes that this will eventually cause the Law of Cycles to materialize in the barrier. Kyubey's goal is to observe the Law of Cycles, which would ultimately allow him to interfere with and control it.

However, Madoka is aware of Kyubey's plan. She enters Homura's barrier with Sayaka and [[Nagisa Momoe]] (the magical girl who became [[Charlotte]]). Sayaka and Nagisa are now part of the Law of Cycles and are capable of invoking the power of their witch forms (since their witches were also absorbed by the Law of Cycles before they were born.) Madoka entrusts them with her memories and powers in order to fool Kyubey, and allows Homura's barrier to alter her memories and suppress her powers.

Within Homura's barrier, Madoka believes that she is an ordinary magical girl. She is reunited with her family, who were also taken into Homura's barrier and had their memories altered. Along with Sayaka, Kyoko, Mami, and [[Bebe]] (a disguised Nagisa), Madoka fights [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by Homura's barrier. Kyubey recognizes Madoka as the Law of Cycles but is unable to determine the nature of her powers. He decides to stay close to Madoka, pretending to be a harmless animal-like helper. Eventually Homura appears in her barrier and joins the other magical girls. Homura is unaware that she is a witch, but she soon realizes that she's in a witch barrier and resolves to discover the truth.

Homura's journey brings her into contact and conflict with the other magical girls. Madoka comes to Homura and offers to listen to her problems. Homura tries to tell Madoka about her fate at the end of the anime, framing it as a dream she had. Madoka tells Homura that it sounds like a bad dream, and reassures Homura that she would never want to go away to a place where she can't see anyone again. Homura then believes that Madoka isn't happy being the Law of Cycles(or isn't as happy as she could be), and exclaims that she have stopped Madoka from sacrificing herself. Homura then decides to believe that Madoka is real (having wondered if Madoka was an illusion), and begins to realize that she herself is the witch.

Ultimately, Homura learns about Kyubey's plot, and decides to foil it by dying in her barrier. Homura transforms into her witch form, [[Homulilly]], and marches to her death. Fortunately, Sayaka and Nagisa have explained everything to the other magical girls, and they have a plan to save Homura. Sayaka summons her witch self [[Oktavia]] and an army of familiars. Madoka and Nagisa use their magic to attack the ceiling of Homulilly's barrier, while the other magical girls, the summoned familiars, and Oktavia hold off Homulilly and her army of familiars. Ultimately, Madoka destroys the ceiling of the barrier, revealing Kyubey's Isolation Field. Madoka then reaches out Homura's humanity and the two girls combine their powers to destroy the Isolation Field from the inside, completely foiling Kyubey's plan.

With the Isolation Field destroys, all the magical girls reappear in the real world. Sayaka and Nagisa return Madoka's memories and powers to her and she transforms into Ultimate Madoka. However, Madoka is still in a human form (which means she lacks omniscience and can be seen by others). As she comes down to take Homura's Soul Gem into the Law of Cycles, Homura grabs Madoka's hands before her Soul Gem can be purified. Homura's Soul Gem turns black, and then fills with a new color. (It's unclear if this color was something that had already existed in Homura's Soul Gem, or if it is the result of Homura grabbing Madoka and interfering with the Law of Cycles). Homura's actions causes reality to crack. Madoka is then separated from Ultimate Madoka (it is unclear if Homura deliberately caused this, or if it is the result of Homura's interference). The colors inside Homura's Soul Gem explode outward. The cracks perpetuate throughout reality, followed by the colors of Homura's Soul Gem, which engulfs the universe.

Homura has now become a new existence, which she defines as a demon. She explains that she took a piece of the Law of Cycles, which corresponds to Madoka's existence as a person before she became the Law of Cycles. Homura creates a new world where the magical girls can be alive and happy, although she alters their memories to fit with the new world. In this new reality, Madoka believes she has spent three years in America with her family, and they have just moved back to Japan. Madoka transfers into her class from the original reality, reversing her role with Homura's. Homura introduces herself to Madoka and offers to show her around the school. As they walk together, Homura asks Madoka how she feels returning to her hometown. Madoka says it feels familiar, but something feels different. As the keep walking, Madoka realizes that the thing that feels different is herself. Her eyes glow gold, her yellow hair ribbons untie themselves, and reality changes. Homura grabs onto Madoka and says that Madoka is her true self right now, returning Madoka and reality to normal. Homura asks Madoka if she thinks the world is precious, and if she thinks either laws or desires are more important. Madoka thinks that law is more important, saying that selfishly breaking the law is a bad thing. Homura takes off the hair ribbon she received from Madoka and says that she and Madoka might become enemies someday. She ties the ribbon into Madoka's hair, saying that she doesn't care about being Madoka's enemy as she just wants a world where Madoka can be happy. In one of the final scenes of the movie, Madoka is shown happily unpacking boxes with her family.
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===Madoka in the Drama CDs===
* From [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1 ''"Memories of you"'']], the reason Madoka became a Magical Girl in the first timeline is to save a cat which had been run over by a car. Madoka also treated Homura very nicely from the beginning, who at that time was being bullied. We also learn that whenever Madoka made a contract and become a Magical Girl, she would act much more confident since it gave her a sense of purpose. Madoka's kindness in this first timeline towards Homura is one of the major reasons why Homura is so drawn to her. Homura's interventions during the course of the anime prevented this change.
* In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD 2''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Madoka ''used'' to get good grades, but her duties as a magical girl are interfering with her studies.
** For what is worth, Madoka's grades are still better than Sayaka's.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===
<blockquote>''"Mami-san, does that mean to save yourself, you have to give up on all the magical girls who aren't your friends...?"'' - Madoka, [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
Madoka first appears at the very end of volume 1, waking Mami up in her apartment in order to get her help stop Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She has not contracted yet in this timeline, but accompanies Mami and Sayaka on their witch hunts.
* Madoka is worried about Sayaka, and always thinks how to help her. She tells Kyousuke about how his wrist was healed with Sayaka's wish. This doesn't help Sayaka in the end, however.
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to revive Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, this causes Homura to give up on this timeline.
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about the magical girl system. She thinks Sayaka was killed by witches because Homura told her so.
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They become friends secretly and tell each other about another side of Sayaka and Mami.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Kazumi Magica]]===
[[File:Kazumi madoka.jpg|right|200px]]
Madoka's silhouette appeared once during Juubey's explanation about Magical Girl system. She also makes a single-panel cameo in the extra pages in the first volume of the collected edition.

===Madoka In [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"How can you act so calm about all this? Why? Why am I the only one you're saving? You've got so much power Homura-chan!!" "If you plan to let all the others die...then it'd be better if you didn't save me...!"'' - Madoka, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
* Madoka appears in Chapter 3, asking [[Homura]] to go home with her, along with [[Sayaka]] and [[Hitomi]]. She is well protected by Homura and isn't aware of Magical Girl system.
* She appears in Chapter 4 for one page. She is shown with her friends Homura, Sayaka and Hitomi going out for snacks after school.
* In chapters 5 through 7, Mitakihara Junior High is attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko speaks to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seems to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claims she will defeat a creature of ultimate despair that will descend upon them. As a witch's barrier forms over the school, Madoka is separated from her friends attacked by familiars. Homura saves her in time, but Madoka demands to know why she does not help the other students. Homura knows she cannot save everyone, and wanted to try to save Madoka anyway. Madoka apologizes as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and leaves to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escapes from the protective barrier created by Homura and tries to help Homura with Sayaka and Hitomi. {{spoiler|Madoka was Oriko's real target. The white magical girl wanted to kill her before she could contract and become a magical girl herself, and then the most powerful witch ever. She is killed by Oriko at the very end. Oriko uses a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko dies and the witch barrier is lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka are seen mourning for Madoka.}}
*In the final chapter of [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer|Sadness Prayer]], Madoka appears in her goddess form before Oriko and Kirika after both of them die at the end of the manga.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Tart Magica|Tart Magica]]===
Madoka appears in the last chapter (Chapter 21), as [[Ultimate Madoka]] when [[Melissa de Vignolles]] tells [[Eliza Celjska]] that her preach about [[Tart]] being saved and redeemed in the future will be possible.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Magica Portable]]===
====Madoka's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Madoka Route|Madoka's Route]], the story plays out similarly to the anime except from the ending where it acts out like in Episdoe 8 where Kyubey asks Madoka to make a wish to save Sayaka. Homura does not make it in time to stop Madoka contracting and she resets. There are also a few minor differences. Madoka remembers her dream of Walpurgisnacht and Homura far more vividly and tells her family at breakfast about it but not Sayaka and Hitomi. She is also visibly distraught about the witch kissed victims - especially Hitomi - after Sayaka defeats H.N. Elly. She encourages Hitomi to pursue her love interest, not realising it's Kyosuke. She encounters Kyosuke's father after Kyosuke tells him to throw away his violin and persuades him otherwise.

====Mami's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|Mami's Route]], Madoka is already a magical girl and saves Mami from Charlotte. They decide to team up with Mami teaching Madoka. It is revealed that Madoka's wish during this route was to save Amy. The route then plays out like Episode 10 with Homura and Madoka growing close.

If Mami calls for Madoka's help with a witch kissed victim, the two of them fight [[Gisela]] together. Mami explains her insecurities about Madoka and Homura growing close and perhaps leaving her out and the two of them manage to talk through her feelings, growing closer because of it. Later, the two of them fight Walpurgisnacht together. Mami sacrifices herself to save Madoka and the route plays out just like Episode 10 where Madoka dies and Homura makes her wish.

If Mami does not call for Madoka's help, she fights Gisela alone. Although she defeats the witch, she falls into despair, becoming [[Candeloro]]. Madoka has to defeat Candeloro but can also die during the fight, causing Homura to make the same wish as if she dies to Walpurgisnacht. Afterwards, Madoka mourns not being able to find a way to turn Candeloro back into Mami.

====Sayaka's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka's Route]], Madoka is already a magical girl alongside Mami and Homura still with her glasses. During the route, the three of them intercept a fight between Sayaka and Kyoko. The team were unaware Sayaka was a magical girl and they team up. Later, after Sayaka and Kyoko escape Charlotte's labyrinth, Sayaka discards her Soul Gem, thinking she is worthless as a magical girl. Madoka and Homura find her unconscious and seemingly dead. The two of them go hunting for Sayaka's Soul Gem which ended up in Charlotte's labyrinth.

If her Soul Gem is found, Sayaka fights Walpurgisnacht with Madoka and Homura. The three of them aren't able to defeat Walpurgisnacht but the town is evacuated in time. Both Madoka and Sayaka die and Homura resets.

If Sayaka doesn't meet with Kyoko after regaining her Soul Gem, she falls into despair and turns into Oktavia. The route plays out similar to Episode 9 where Kyoko sacrifices herself to defeat Oktavia. After this, Madoka falls into a deep depression, locking herself in her room. Homura manages to get through to her and they prepare for Walpurgisnacht but it plays out the same way.

If Sayaka's Soul Gem isn't found by Madoka and Homura, Kyoko finds it instead and Sayaka awakens. However, since so much time had passed, Sayaka's body had begun to rot. She unknowingly visits Kyosuke in this state and very quickly falls into despair with the events playing out like the previous path.

====Kyoko's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyoko's Route]], Madoka first plays a vital role when she throws Sayaka's Soul Gem just like in the anime with the same results. Madoka tries to console Sayaka about the new discovery but Sayaka is already torn up about Hitomi telling her her feelings for Kyosuke. Madoka ponders making a contract with Kyubey but both Sayaka and Kyoko tell her not to. The route then plays out similarly to Episode 9 where Sayaka becomes Oktavia at the train station and Kyoko and Madoka try to turn her back however Homura has already killed Oktavia when they arrive.

If Kyoko's Soul Gem isn't too dark, Madoka manages to stop Kyoko from advancing on Homura and she leaves. Madoka and Kyoko converse in Kyoko's father's church, the two growing closer. Kyoko and Homura attempt to defeat Walpurgisnacht but fail with Madoka contracting and becoming Kriemhild Gretchen.

If Kyoko's Soul Gem is too dark after Homura kills Oktavia, she transforms into her witch [[Ophelia]] which Homura kills. Madoka becomes depressed after both Sayaka and Kyoko were killed in such a short time and tries to visit Homura. Homura continues to tell her not to contract and also asks her not to visit her anymore. Walpurgisnacht comes and the events play out similarly to any failed timeline.

====Homura's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Homura Route|Homura's Route]], Madoka and Sayaka are called by Kyubey to help just like in the anime.

If Homura chooses to capture Kyubey, Homura tells the two of them to leave as she defeats Gertrud in the abandoned building. The next day Kyubey explains magical girls to the two girls, explaining that Homura is a magical girl herself. Homura however soon arrives, sending Kyubey away and warning that becoming a magical girl means giving up on everything else except your wish. Later in the evening, Homura visits Madoka's home to warn her further. Just like in the anime, Mami suggests to Madoka and Sayaka that they join her on a witch hunt to understand magical girls but differently, Homura stops this idea. That night, Homura meets Madoka and Sayaka on the street and has dinner with them. Homura, in her own words, tells them about magical girls. She also tells them that she became a magical girl to save an important friend. If Homura instead chooses to kill Kyubey on the first day, another Kyubey merely appears and approaches Madoka similarly to the anime.

Homura has to stop Sayaka from contracting. If Homura asks Madoka to deal with it she visits her home. Although Madoka is busy when Homura visits, she promises to contact Sayaka. Despite both their best efforts, Sayaka contracts anyway. Madoka is surprised and concerned but Sayaka states that she is confident with her decision. If Homura instead decides to stop Sayaka contracting herself, Sayaka refuses Kyubey's offer realising there may be another way to help Kyosuke. The next day Homura finds Hitomi and Madoka along with people affected by a witch's kiss attempting to commit mass suicide. Homura defeats the witch after asking Madoka to leave. Later, Homura stops Kyosuke from committing suicide and decides its best to look after Sayaka. She can either look after her herself or ask Madoka. If Homura looks after Sayaka herself she will contract.

If Sayaka has contracted, Kyubey begins to approach Madoka to usher her into becoming a magical girl to aid Sayaka. Homura continues to stop Kyubey's efforts. Madoka is worried about Sayaka and Homura meets her to talk. Their talk is similar to what occurs in episode five; however, this time, Homura promises to take care of Sayaka and Mami, warning Madoka once again not to make a contract. Later, Homura finds the barrier of the Albertine's familiars, and discovers Sayaka and Kyoko fighting inside. Even worse, Madoka is also present, so she goes to separate them. She then asks Madoka to bring the hurt Sayaka away and consults Kyoko on what to do next. Kyoko says she has no interest in fighting familiars so she leaves everything to Homura. The next evening, Homura finds Madoka coming to her for help. Kyoko and Sayaka are fighting on the overpass. Homura requests Kyoko fight her instead. Kyoko thinks it almost impossible to win, so she pretends to give up. However, she strikes Sayaka's Soul Gem when Homura is off guard. Sayaka's Soul Gem drops onto a truck, continuing the story as per the anime. If Mami is alive, instead, her Soul Gem is knocked away. The next day, Hitomi confesses her feelings to Sayaka with both Madoka and Homura trying to console her but Sayaka insists on being left alone. Homura finds Madoka having an argument with Hitomi. Hitomi refuses Madoka's suggestions and leaves. Madoka wonders if Sayaka won't listen to her because she isn't a magical girl. Homura says that Sayaka wouldn't listen even if she were, and counsels that they just keep watch for now. Later, Sayaka is missing with nobody knowing where she is and her Soul Gem in a darkened state.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Kyoko, Sayaka is found easily and the four magical girls plan for Walpurgisnacht. Kyubey comes to Madoka's house and tells her the history of magical girls and witches and the theory of energy transformation. Madoka visits Homura because she is worried about her and the other girls. Homura acts the same way as she did in the anime, hugging Madoka and confessing her true identity. Walpurgisnacht comes to Mitakihara and all of the magical girls are ready to fight. Madoka is with them, wishing to be of help. Homura then tells Madoka and everyone else that the very person she wishes to save and who she made her contract for is Madoka. Everything is meaningless for Homura if something bad happens to Madoka. Madoka agrees to leave, consoling herself by praying for the girls' safety. The fight against Walpurgisnacht begins. After Walpurgisnacht is defeated, Madoka meets up with the others and is dismayed to see everyone badly wounded. Homura reassures her that magic can heal them all. Sometime later, on the way to school, Sayaka mentions that the number of witches has greatly declined of late. Madoka worries that this might lead to a lack of Grief Seeds, but Homura has ensured that the girls have plenty stockpiled: since they won't have to use their magic to fight witches, the Grief Seeds that are left will last them a long time. Mami holds a tea party, claiming it is going to be an operational meeting. Everyone goes to Mami's tea party and Sayaka forces Kyoko to put on one of Mami's spare school uniforms. The scenario ends with a picture of the girls having their tea party, with the line 'This is my prayer, my wish...' written in English appearing on the screen.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Madoka, the two of them search at a resteraunt where they meet Kyousuke and Hitomi hand in hand. Madoka congratulates them and leaves, upset that Kyousuke doesn't know Sayaka's feelings for him. Homura replies that a magical girl should not expect a reward. The next day, Homura finds Sayaka, who has just finished fighting familiars. Sayaka refuses Homura's offer of a Grief Seed, and she critizes Madoka for not understanding her (as in episode eight). She then runs away, and Homura knows that it is impossible to rescue her.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Mami they find her in the park. This route gives a similar result as if Homura searched with Madoka. Sayaka falls into despair, becoming Oktavia. Homura can either kill the witch immediately or tell the other girls the truth about witches.

If Homura decides to kill Oktavia, she tells the others that Sayaka is already dead, with Oktavia killing her and that they must avenge her. Madoka arrives once Oktavia is dead. Homura tells Madoka to remember the pain she feels upon hearing of Sayaka's death, so that she should never think about becoming a magical girl again. The next day, Madoka and Homura are walking together to school, and they see Hitomi asking if Sayaka has appeared today. They don't tell her that she is gone. Madoka, Homura, Mami and Kyoko hold a funeral for Sayaka. Since Madoka can't say goodbye to Sayaka, Mami suggests they make new resolutions for the future. Some time later, Kyubey comes to Madoka's room to tell her that Sayaka had become a witch, and so too will the other magical girls. Madoka doesn't understand it, so she goes to Homura. Homura explains that Kyubey is an Incubator, an alien with inhuman codes of morality. She then explains what Kyubey should have said to Madoka. Homura says she only hopes to change Madoka's fate and breaks into tears as in episode eleven. After Madoka leaves, Kyubey comes to tell Homura why Madoka can become such an extraordinary magical girl. This route ends with the girls being unable to defeat Walpurgisnacht and Madoka contracting.

If Homura tells them the truth about witches they leave Oktavia's barrier. Madoka arrives with Homura still holding Sayaka's body so she has to tell her the truth as well. Madoak runs away, unable to face the situation. After this, Homura can either kill Oktavia herself or follow Madoka and Kyoko into her barrier.

If Homura decides to kill Oktavia herself, Kyoko is furious and wants to kill Homura for destroying her last hope of saving Sayaka but Madoka stops her, saying it won't bring Sayaka back to life. Kyoko cuts all ties with Homura then and there, saying she never wants to see her again before leaving. The next day, Madoka asks why Homura killed Sayaka. Homura explains that it was impossible to bring Sayaka back and that Kyoko would have just put Madoka in danger for no reason. They have the same meeting as in episode 11. When Walpurgisnacht comes, Madoka comes to Homura. Homura asks her to go to the refuge, but Madoka says she doesn't want to forget her time spent with Homura; that she doesn't want the happiness of an ordinary girl. Homura replies that Madoka is her only hope, so she has to survive. Homura finally defeats Walpurgisnacht and ends up dying to save Madoka. After her last words Kyubey remarks that, although Homura stopped his plans this time, he need only wait until another crisis strikes Mitakihara.

If Homura instead follows the two girls she interferes before Oktavia attacks Madoka. With no other choice, she kills Oktavia. She tells the two that Sayaka's Soul Gem didn't emerge and Kyoko leaves, distraught. Madoka reminds Homura that Mami is shocked, too, so they go to Mami's place. Since she isn't at home, Madoka thinks she must be in the park. When they arrive at the park, they see Mami preparing to commit suicide. Madoka stops her, and Homura reassures Mami that she can always call on her fellow magical girls. They still have a mission: to defeat Walpurgisnacht and protect the people of Mitakihara. Finally Mami is convinced and agrees to prepare for Walpurgisnacht. This route ends with Madoka making a contract.

If Sayaka doesn't contract, Hitomi offers Kyosuke help from a doctor her father knows who has helped an injured musician before. Sayaka realises her feelings for Kyosuke and tells him with him accepting her confession. Now that Sayaka and Kyosuke are together, Madoka grows lonely so one day visits the music store with Homura. Madoka tells Homura that she feels like they have met somewhere before, and recently she has seen Homura in her dreams. Homura answers that they hadn't met one another until she transferred into Mitakihara Middle School. Homura keeps a distance between herself and Madoka, so as not to let Madoka grow attached enough to her to make a contract for her. Several days later, however, Kyoko tells Homura that Kyubey had told her that Madoka has vast [[potential]] as a magical girl. Homura interrupts, saying she won't allow Madoka to become a magical girl. Kyoko finally knows the person Homura wants to protect is Madoka. She tells Homura that it is useless for her to convince Madoka not to make a contract. Madoka invites Homura to her home for dinner. Although Homura originally thinks it is a bad idea, she is finally convinced and eats dinner with the Kaname family. After dinner, Madoka tells Homura that she is welcome to come and visit her any time. Homura thinks this will be okay, after she defeats Walpurgisnacht. By now, Kyubey is anxious because Madoka seems to have no interest in making a contract. As such, he decides to tell everything to her. As in the anime, Madoka visits Homura's house afterwards. Homura defeats Walpurgisnacht and Madoka never contracts.

====Bonus Route====
In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Bonus Route|Bonus Route]] Homura strives to help each girl individually. Madoka sees how everyone has changed themselves and she is worried about herself. However, she doesn't know how she should change. Homura comes to her room and slaps her after Madoka talks about how useless she feels. Homura requests that Madoka not change herself. Although Homura is closer to everyone in this timeline, their efforts are still not enough and she resets.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
* See [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
When contracted as a magical girl, Madoka has displayed the ability to create arrows of energy to attack with and even fire several at once to attack several enemies. {{spoiler|It is also to be noted that the amount of power she has seems to depend on the timeline her incarnation is located in as in earlier timelines she had less potential. The stronger her potential, the more power and damage she is seen to inflict upon her foes.}}
*Madoka can also fire an arrow into the sky onto a huge magical sigil which can fire hundreds of arrows at once.
**Alternatively, she may charge one arrow which will split into several arrows mid-flight. These trigger a series of explosions once they reach their target as shown in [[Magia Record]].
She can also use her bow in creative ways during challenging battles.
*She can use it as a support to descend from ropes, just like in [[Patricia]]'s labyrinth. Additionally, one more person may hang onto her body to descend with her.
*She can use it to "fire" her teammates instead as a projectile. The person will be thrown at a high speed leaving a pink streak behind and may trigger the explosive power at contact just like her regular arrows.
*While in staff mode, she can throw the bow in a javeline-fashion and pierce the enemy.
*Though not shown in the anime, she can use her bow as a melee weapon just like in the [[Battle Pentagram]].

Madoka's exact main magical ability in Madoka Magica is never shown, thus it is unknown what it actually was. In the timeline [[Magia Record]] takes place, it is postulated that Madoka and [[Iroha Tamaki]]'s magic are very similar. As Iroha has healing magic, and Madoka is known to have wished to heal a cat in previous anime timelines, it is highly likely that she possesses healing magic in this timeline.

{{spoiler|In her ultimate form, Madoka is seen to be able to remove the corruption from Soul Gems without the need of a grief seed. This causes the Soul Gem in question to dissipate and the magical girl in question to die but this also prevents her from becoming a Witch.
She has also been seen to appear in several places at once as a projection via her arrows. It is assumed that as a Goddess she also has knowledge of other timelines and the ability to observe other timelines without issue. Additionally, it has been hinted in Magia Record that she may be able to interfere with timelines if conditions are right.}}

==Observations==
* Up until Magia Record, Madoka is the only one without a transformation sequence as a magical girl within the anime series; however during the anime's opening scenes, she does appear in a transformation sequence.
*It is suggested that the reason Madoka is so miserable is that she wishes for power in order to be selfless so that she won't be miserable any more. Kyubey uses this to manipulate Madoka's thinking into making her wish through her guilt. He tries to manipulate Madoka into a belief that she can be free from her misery by making a selfless wish.
**Without the wish and the life experience as a magical girl, Madoka's character never grows and develops into a courageous heroine. However, her life experience as a scared teenage girl, constantly crying and mourning the death of so many, always wanting to do what's right yet feeling powerless, the failure of attempting to save friends and strangers, and the sorrow she feels for the victims of innocent girls {{spoiler|deceived by a calculating cold alien allows Madoka to finally develop the courage to confront her fears to save Homura and the world, instead of succumbing to despair and running away. In other words Madoka finally grows up. The scene with her mother in Episode 11 leaves that impression.}}
* It is speculated that any wish Madoka ever made would be twisted because of the nature of the wish, according with [[Episode 11]]. Kyubey suspects that as long as the motives are selfish, the wish will always be twisted because the wishers' desire would always fail to meet their expectation.
** Madoka may have realized that as long as her thinking was selfish or incorrect, then her wish would also be twisted. It is suspected that Madoka contemplates what to do to save Homura and her town in [[Episode 11]], without being caught into the snare of the wish's trap. {{spoiler|It is suspected that Madoka goes from wanting to be selfless for selfish reasons to wanting to be selfless for selflessness itself. By removing Madoka's selfish desire from her wish, she literally removes her self and her physical presence as a consequence.}}
*** A philosophical analysis tries to determine Madoka's motive [[Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive|here]].
*An argument can be said that Madoka has two ways to develop her courage. One is through Kyubey by magic (which is the easiest path); the other way is more difficult and hurtful, the painful life experience and lessons she receives through friends, family members, and from strangers. But the most influential character in Madoka's life would be her mother; her source of wisdom, courage, and strength.

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "deer" (鹿) and "eye"(目), respectively.
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.
* Her last name sounds the same as (要), a word which means "keystone" or "hub".
* Madoka could also mean "wish" or "ambition" or "flower".
** The name Madoka can be written with the character for "circle" or "round" in kanji (円) reflecting {{spoiler|the cyclical nature of the magical girl-witch incubator relationship as well as the circular repetition of timelines that revolve around her}}. It could also be written with the character for "wish" or "ambition"; the connotations of that should be obvious. Her last name, Kaname, can also be read as "pivot" or "vital point", which is apt to say the least due to {{spoiler|Homura's time-meddling making Madoka's existence the pivotal point of every timeline she creates}}.

==Trivia==
* Madoka owns many stuffed animals in [[Madoka's House#Madoka's Room|her room]].
** One of Madoka's stuffed animals resembles Lady from Disney's movie "Lady and the Tramp".
* Madoka loves cats like Homura.
*According with Urobuchi, he made Junko a [[Blu-Ray_Volume_4_Booklet#Gen_Urobuchi_.28Screenplay_for_All_Episodes.29_.26_Akiyuki_Shinbo_.28Director.29_Conversation_Part_1|strong woman]] so Madoka would want to emulate her strength and courage.
*Madoka's last form is known as [[Blu-Ray_Volume_6_Booklet#Original_Design_Artworks_Six|Ultimate Madoka]]. Prior to this information, fans called her form "MadoKami", Godoka, or Goddess Madoka.
**In one of the original artwork designs, it is noted that Madoka is holding a [[wikipedia:Shinai|shinai sword]] or a bow.
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjQpkGcUX4 (Or here.)]
*Gen Urobuchi [https://twitter.com/Butch_Gen/status/253300831032582144 tweeted] that he chose October 3 as Madoka's birthday, because that was the day when the ‘Mahou Shoujo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica Project’ document was created[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-03/madoka-magica-urobuchi-tells-why-october-3-is-madoka-birthday].
**The project was developed under the working title ''"Mahou Shoujo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica"'' (''"Magical Girl Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"''), a reference to [https://ohtori.nu/audiology/Absolute_Destiny.html Revolutionary Girl Utena].
*There is a [https://www.change.org/petitions/international-astronomical-union-change-the-official-name-of-nebula-ngc-6357-to-the-madokami-nebula petition to change] the official name of the NGC 6357 nebula to the [[:file:NGC 6357 aka goddoka.png|"Madokami nebula"]].
*As an adult, she looks similar to her Ultimate Madoka form, though without the pigtails.
*In her design concept she is described as a smart, ideal heroine. However, in the final series, she describes herself as "average".

==Gallery==

See [[Gallery:Madoka]]

==See also==
* [[GetNavi 2011-12|GetNavi 2011-12]]
* [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)]]
* [[Animedia_2011-05#Aoi_Yuki_.28Madoka.29_Data_File|Aoi Yuki's Data file]]
* [[NewType_2011-07#Madoka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]] concerning Madoka.

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[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Magical girls with Witches]]

Nagisa Momoe (Swimsuit)

2024-05-13T14:06:50Z

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|name=Nagisa Momoe
|image=[[File:Card 27014 l.png|300px]]
|jname={{lang|ja|百江なぎさ水着ver.}} Momoe Nagisa (Swimsuit ver.)
|voices= Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=479 Kana Asumi].
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}}
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'''Nagisa Momoe (Swimsuit Ver.) ''' is a version of Nagisa Momoe that debuted in the mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. She is just Nagisa with an alternate outfit that uses a water gun as a weapon.

==General Info==
{{Magical Girl Details
|approxage=8-12
|eyes=Orange and yellow ([[wikipedia:central heterochromia|central heterochromia]])
|hair=White
|origin=Uncertain, but possibly [[Mitakihara City]]
|pronoun={{nihongo|''Nagisa''|なぎさ|}}, {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|soulgem=The white gem inside a candy-shaped charm (worn as a necklace)
|weapon=Watergun loaded with Soda, Soda Can
|wish={{Q|I'd like the most delicious cheesecake in the world, Please make it most delicious to my mom.}}
|witch=Charlotte
|relatives=Unnamed mother (deceased), unnamed father (absent)
|powers= Unknown (her magic makes her more self-assertive and greedy)
|mainpage=Nagisa Momoe
}}

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Support|attribute=dark
|hp0=6641|atk0=1739|def0=1813
|hp4=24080|atk4=6215|def4=6621
|hp5=33037|atk5=8519|def5=9086
|hpmax=39960|atkmax=10950|defmax=11900
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast!|disk3=charge
|connect=You can pop with me!
|connecttype=buff-damage
|connect4=Damage UP [VII] & Charged Damage UP [VII] & Charge Conservation
|connect5=Damage UP [IX] & Charged Damage UP [IX] & Charge Conservation
|magia=Okashi Cola Launcher
|magiapat=all
|magia4=Damages to All Enemies [V] & Attack UP (All / 3T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 3T) & Charge Conservation (All / 2T) & Remove Buffs (All)
|magia5=Damages to All Enemies [VII] & Attack UP (All / 3T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 3T) & Charge Conservation (All / 2T) & Remove Buffs (All)
|doppel=Charlotte
|doppelpat=all
|doppel5=Damages to All Enemies [IX] & Attack UP (All / 5T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 5T) & Blast Damage UP (All / 5T) & Charge Conservation (All / 2T) & MP Restore (Self) & Remove Buffs (All)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp4=8|atk4=5|def4=5|accele4=6|blast4=4|charge4=8
|hp5=9|atk5=6|def5=6|accele5=5|blast5=5|charge5=9
|hpmax=9|atkmax=6|defmax=6|accelemax=8|blastmax=11|chargemax=17
|icons=buff-doppelmp, buff-doppel, effect-surge, buff-doppel, buff-doppelmp, buff-mpgain, effect-negate-status, effect-mpregen-hurt, effect-add-mp, effect-mpregen, effect-charge, buff-darkness
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Skill Quicken: Chance to Skill Quicken [III]
|Doppel Adept: Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|MP Boost: MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|Morale Adept: MP Gain UP [III]
|Resist Shield: Negate Status Ailments [x1] (∞ Turns on Battle Start)
|Revenge Adept: MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [X]
|Fast Mana Up: MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
|Mana Spring Aura: Regenerate MP [VIII] (Self / 5T on Battle Start)
|Charge Combo Plus: Charge Counter +4 on Charge Combo
|Dark Full Swing Up: Dark Attribute Attack UP [V] & Blast Damage UP [I] & Charged Damage UP [I] (All / 5T at Start of Battle)
|activename=Charge Draw
|activetype=draw-charge
|active=Draw Charge Discs
|cooldown=5
}}

==Summary==
A magical girl empowered by her indelible past. She came to Kamihama City as an emissary of the "Law of Cycles", but she has neglected her role and is busy making memories of the summer. She had hoped for a "sea cheese" to eat in the summer, but it wasn't what she had imagined.

===Doppel Description===
[[File:Doppel 270100 l.png|150px|thumb|right|Charlotte, Nagia's Doppel]]
The Doppel of tenacity. Its form is cider.
The master of this emotion doesn’t want to go back home, and is trying to create one last, great summer memory.
Her Doppel resonates with its master, and wants to soak everything around it in a young, verdant summer hue.
It sucks the carbonated juice that surrounds it into its mouth, then sprays it and lets it pop absolutely everywhere. Everything the juice touches practically bursts with fun: people bursting into motion, personalities bursting with joy, hairstyles bursting with individuality, et cetera. No matter what scene results from the Doppel’s influence, everyone gets high on the carbonated scent, and there’s nary a scream of terror or pain to be heard. Incidentally, the Doppel seems to dislike sparkler fireworks, as they seem to declare the end of summer.
{{-}}

===Side Story===

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Summer Pop Festival! ～Nagisa's HOT Summer Break～|Summer Pop Festival! ～Nagisa's HOT Summer Break～]]

==Trivia==
* Her hairstyle resembles the head of Charlotte's first form, making it look like a wrapped candy.
* She is event limited and only obtainable in the gacha.
* Her doppel's body being colored blue instead of black might refer to Charlotte's old recolor from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram]].
* The ''Buchiage'' in her Magia "''Buchiage Pop Launcher''" is a Japanese term meaning "in high spirits" most likely referring to Nagisa's jubilant personality.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 27014 c.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Card 27015 c.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 270100 s.png|In-game sprite
File:Doppel 270100 l.png|Doppel. See [[Charlotte]].
File:Nagisa Swimsuit doppel card.png
File:Nagisa Swimsuit 2023.png
File:Carbonated cheese.png|Magical Girl Seal 2024
File:Texture 00.png
File:Memoria 1917.jpg
File:Memoria 1918.jpg
File:Memoria 1919.jpg
File:Memoria 1920.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{{Magia Record Memoria Header}}
{{File:Memoria 1916 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1917 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1918 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1919 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1920 c.png}}
{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43s0h52WFow Recording of Nagisa (Swimsuit ver.)'s Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKWBlqhAvw Recording of Nagisa (Swimsuit ver.'s Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFpYSxtU6vE Recording of Nagisa (Swimsuit ver.'s Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuUcbDsObWA Recording of Nagisa (Swimsuit ver.)'s MSS on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_AOEQG2i7k&ab_channel=JohnnyWu Recording of Nagisa (Swimsuit ver.)'s Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Event-limited]]

Nagisa Momoe

2024-05-13T14:05:32Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Nagisa Momoe
|image=[[File:Nagisa_Momoe.png|160px]]
|jname={{lang|ja|百江なぎさ}} (Momoe Nagisa)
|surname=Momoe
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=
Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=479 Kana Asumi] 
English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=69839 Xanthe Huynh] 
Italian: Martina Felli 
Spanish: Maribel Pomar
}}
<blockquote>''"I came back 'cause I wanted to eat cheese one more time!"'' 
— Nagisa, ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|Rebellion]]''.</blockquote>

'''Nagisa Momoe''' is a character from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. She first appeared in the original series as the witch [[Charlotte]], but her magical girl form was not properly introduced until the sequel film ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]''. She has since grown in popularity and has been increasingly featured alongside the [[Holy Quintet]] in merchandise and subsequent media.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|approxage=8-12
|eyes=Orange and yellow ([[wikipedia:central heterochromia|central heterochromia]]), blue and yellow (in [[Scene 0]])
|hair=White
|origin=Uncertain, but possibly [[Mitakihara City]]
|pronoun={{nihongo|''Nagisa''|なぎさ|}}, {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
|soulgem=[[:File:634512.jpg|The white candy on her belt]]
|weapon=Trumpet horn
|wish={{Q|One single cheesecake which my mom will think is the best.}}
|witch=Charlotte
|relatives=Unnamed mother (deceased), unnamed father (absent)
|powers= Unknown (her magic makes her more self-assertive and greedy)
}}

==Personality==
Nagisa is usually rather childish, serving as the plucky and cheerful comic relief of the group, though she's shown to be more perceptive than she seems. She tends to speak rather eloquently (e.g. "Let me explain that from my own lips", "We were once bringers of hope, who despaired and spread our curses").

As Bebe, she is even more childish, often jumping around, and panicking at the thought of turning into cheese.

From an interview with the character designer, Ume Aoki, regarding Nagisa: ''"At the beginning I was imagining her as the type to do things at her own pace, a little selfish, but once her speech patterns were determined I started to feel like all of that was part of her innocence and youth, and was able to draw her naturally."''<ref>http://feral-phoenix.livejournal.com/685568.html</ref>

==Story==
===Backstory===
Currently unknown. A section in [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Witch_of_cheesecake_.28early_concept_that_later_became_Charlotte.29|Puella Magi Production Note]] suggests she may have a mother who died from an illness, but the section is technically for an unused prototype witch.

===Nagisa in ''Madoka Magica''===
Nagisa technically appears in [[Episode 3]] as the witch Charlotte.

Nagisa is presumed to have been taken into Law of Cycles by [[Madoka]] at the [[Episode 12|end of the anime]].

===Nagisa in ''Rebellion''===
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Prior to the beginning of ''Rebellion'', Madoka, [[Sayaka]] and Nagisa enter [[Homura]]'s witch barrier from the Law of Cycles. In order to stop Kyubey's plan to observe and control the Law of Cycles, Madoka entrusted her memories and powers to both Nagisa and Sayaka so they could reawaken her to save Homura at the right time. Nagisa later explains that she took the mission because she wanted to eat cheese again.

Once she enters Homura's barrier, Nagisa disguises herself as her witch form (which Kyubey would not recognize). The other characters call her Bebe. While disguised, she stays at Mami's house and helps the magical girls fight [[Nightmare]]s. The memory altering effects of the barrier causes Mami to believe that Bebe is her oldest friend. Although her own memories are unaffected, Nagisa seems to reciprocate Mami's friendship.

Eventually Homura begins to discover the truth of the false world and suspects Nagisa/Bebe as the culprit due to her appearance as Charlotte. Homura tries to interrogate Bebe, but is stopped by Mami. Bebe escapes as Mami and Homura fight each other. When the battle concludes, Sayaka helps Homura escape from Mami, and Nagisa returns to her human form. She apologizes to Mami for deceiving her and explains the truth to Mami.

Nagisa reappears as Bebe once Homura transforms into [[Homulilly]]. She transforms back into her human form and uses her weapon, an explosive bubble-blowing trumpet, to create cracks in Homulilly's barrier. Ultimately, the magical girls hold off Homulilly and her familiars long enough to break through the barrier, revealing the isolation field that Homura's soul gem was trapped in. Madoka calls out to Homura's remaining humanity and together they destroy the isolation field from within, foiling the Incubators' plot.

Once the barrier disappears, Ultimate Madoka descends from the sky along with a carriage containing both Sayaka and Nagisa. Madoka intends to take Homura into the Law of Cycles. However, Homura has been changed by her experiences in her barrier and thus grabs Madoka before she can take her soul gem. Homura then separates Madoka from the Law of Cycles and uses her new powers to rewrite reality. Nagisa is shown to be engulfed by the colors spilling out of Homura's soul gem and spreading to cover the universe.

In Homura's new reality, Nagisa is unable to return to the Law of Cycles. She is seen happily running about in her civilian outfit, implying that Homura has erased her memories of being a magical girl. It is also suggested Homura has suppressed her magical girl and witch powers, effectively turning Nagisa back into an ordinary human. Eventually Nagisa meets up with a group of kids her own age and leaves with them. It is implied that they are all going to school together.

At the end of the movie Mami saves Nagisa from falling packages of cheese, suggesting that they will become friends again in the new reality.
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===Nagisa in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
* See [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record]]

"Once she carried hope, and eventually she scattered curses. Soon, she was guided to the Law of Cycles, and now she has become a messenger and flew down to Kamihama. She has a strong obsession with cheese, and despite being on a mission, her head is impulsively filled to the brim with the rhythm of cheese."

== Powers and Abilities ==

As seen in [[Magia Record]], she can produce bubbles from her horn. The exact effect of the bubbles is unclear, but in [[Rebellion]] they were shown to be powerful enough to put cracks in a witch's barrier.

According to a Rebellion production note, she uses her horn to cast magic that makes her more self-assertive and greedy.

==Observations==
* Nagisa claims she came back as a secretary of Ultimate Madoka to eat cheese again. How true this is is currently unknown.
* She has a child-like appearance.
* She is said to be very close to Mami.
* Her weapon is a trumpet, styled like Charlotte, that can shoot bubbles powerful enough to put cracks in a witch's barrier.
* She seems to hate Kyubey, as she is seen snarling at him several times as Bebe.
* She can channel or change her form to and from Bebe (and by extension Charlotte's second form). She can also summon Charlotte's and other witches' familiars. The [[Pyotr]]s she summons don't do anything, but a [[Polina]] is seen helping Mami with her trapezes. This is because of special powers granted to her as a secretary of Ultimate Madoka, as well as being a part of the Law of Cycles.
** She rides on a [[Sebastian]] during the battle with Homulilly.
* Her magical girl design is near-identical to an initially-proposed beta outfit for Yuma.
* Nagisa's last name is almost identical to Mami's last name, Tomoe. The only difference is the first syllable.
* In many languages, "bebe" means "baby". This fits with Mami's name, which is pronounced similar to "mommy".

==Etymology==
* Nagisa's given name is written in hiragana and has no particular meaning.
** It can mean "beach" or "water's edge" when written in kanji ({{lang|ja|渚}} or ({{lang|ja|汀}}). The "-sa" part can mean "sand" ({{lang|ja|沙}}) or ({{lang|ja|砂}}).
* The first character for Momoe ({{lang|ja|百}}) means "hundred", but also carries the connotation of "a lot of things". The second character ({{lang|ja|江}}) means "inlet" or "bay". "Momoe" could be translated as "a hundred rivers".

==Trivia==
* Unlike the other magical girls in ''Madoka Magica'', Nagisa's hair, eyes and soul gem are not all the same colour.
** Nagisa's eye color pattern is possibly a form of heterochromia, a cosmetic disease that causes one's eyes to be multiple colors, called [[wikipedia:Heterochromia_iridum#Central_heterochromia|Central Heterochromia]]. Traditional heterochromia is usually seen in individuals whose each eye is a different color, however Nagisa's variation is an alternate that causes the eyes to change color near the iris of the eye. Most likely, though, it is just a reference to Charlotte's second form.
* Nagisa is voiced by Kana Asumi, who played Yuno in [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]. [[NewType_2011-07|According to an interview]], [[Madoka Kaname]] is based on Yuno.
* Nagisa's transformation starts with her saying "Parmigiano Reggiano!", a sort of cheese also known as Parmesan.
* According to the ''Rebellion'' production note, Nagisa's magic is a horn that is supposed to make her more self-assertive and greedy because she regrets wishing for just a single cheesecake.
* Nagisa's given name is mentioned once in the movie by herself, but only in the original Japanese version.
* Her relationship with [[Mami Tomoe]] as of [[Rebellion]] may be a reference to the (literal) mother/daughter relationship between Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) and her daughter Chibiusa (Sailor Chibi Moon) from ''Sailor Moon''.
** Additionally, Nagisa's [[:File:Rebellion_Guidebook_Nagisa_Original_Design.jpg|original design]] context greatly resembles Mami.
* In [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Magia Record]], there are three different versions of Nagisa.
** Version 1: The version the player pulls from the gacha, This is the same Nagisa as seen in Rebellion.
** Version 2: The version appearing in [[Nagisa Momoe's Wish Comes True]]. This version is seperate from her Rebellion version and is completely unique to Magia Record.
** Version 3: This version of Nagisa appears in [[Scene 0]], a prequel story to the original show set in Magia Record. Due to [[Madoka Kaname (Scene 0 ver.)|Madoka's]] wish in this timeline (to save the magical girl inside Charlotte), a pseudo-Nagisa appeared. She has a color scheme similar to Bebe and lacks a soul gem due to her technically not being a magical girl and instead a construct of Madoka's wish.
* According to a comedy manga, Nagisa [[:File:Turns out nagisa hates garlic .png|hates garlic]].

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Nagisa]]

==External links==
* {{pixiv_tag|百江なぎさ}}

==References==
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Madoka Kaname

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|jname=鹿目まどか (Kaname Madoka)
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|voices=
Japanese: [[Aoi Yūki|Aoi Yuuki]] English: [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos] Italian: [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli] Spanish: [https://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós] Cantonese: Wong Zi Haan French: Caroline Combes Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Amanda_Hinojosa Amanda Hinojosa] (in Magia Record) Brazilian Portuguese: Carol Ruis (Magia Record)
}}
<blockquote>''"If someone ever tells me it's a mistake to have hope, well, then, I'll just tell them they're wrong. And I'll keep telling them 'til they believe! No matter how many times it takes."'' - Madoka Kaname, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote>

'''Madoka Kaname''', the viewpoint and title character, is a gentle and friendly 14-year old girl. Living an ordinary life, Madoka has a loving family and is surrounded by good friends. One day she has a dream of a mysterious girl fighting an ominous creature. The next day, [[Homura Akemi]], the girl from her dream, comes to her class as a transfer student.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|birth=October 3
|height=[[:Media:PN_10.jpg|152cm]]
|eyes=Pink
|hair=Pink
|blood=A
|likes=Her dad's special hot chocolate
|shoe=22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Pink Teardrop located at base of her neck (Original), pink orb at the center of her chest/ribbon ([[Walpurgisnacht: Rising]])
|weapon=Bow
|witch=Kriemhild Gretchen
|pronoun={{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
|relatives=[[Tomohisa Kaname]] (father), [[Junko Kaname]] (mother), [[Tatsuya Kaname]] (younger brother)
|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]] Eighth Grade
|wish=[[#Wish|Depends on the timeline]]
}}

For further details, a [[100 Questions|100 Question Survey]] has been published revealing details about Madoka such as her likes, dislikes, hobbies, and physical attributes.

===Wish===
In episode 10, it is revealed that this Madoka is one of many, each one before her having died in their respective timelines. Due to the changing timeline, Madoka's wish that makes her into a magical girl is different depending on which timeline she is from. However, her wishes have always stemmed from her kindness.

From what we know until now, she contracted with [[Kyubey]] in order to:
* '''Timeline 1-4 ([[Scene_0_Film_0#Day_3|Film 0]], [[Scene_0_Film_1#Day_3|Film 1]], [[Scene_0_Film_2#Day_3|Film 2]], [[Scene_0_Film_3#Day_3|Film 3]]): '''"[[:File:Madoka's wish film 0.png|Please, Kyubey! Save it, Amy's life!]]" (To revive [[Amy|a cat]] who had just died in front of her after being hit by a car.) The cat's death was caused by the influence of a familiar (Coco). Her original wish remained identical through the first 4 timelines according to Scene 0.
** This also seems to be Madoka's wish in [[Magia Record]], as she wasn't prevented by Homura from making her contract – in this Record (universe), Homura continued her loops without changing due to lacking the courage to attempt revealing the truth of witches.
* '''Timeline 5 ([[Scene_0_Film_4#Day_15|Film 4]]): ''' "I don't want [[Charlotte|that witch]] to fall into despair anymore." (For [[Nagisa Momoe]] to be free from her regrets).
* '''Timeline 6 ([[Scene_0_Film_5#Day_22|Film 5]]): '''To stop [[Sayaka]] from "fighting" against [[Homura]] and [[Mabayu Aki]] (exact wording unknown).
* '''Timeline 7 ([[Scene_0_Film_6#Day_23|Film 6]]): ''' "Sign a contract with me... Please save Sayaka-chan!" (To recover [[Sayaka]]'s soul gem after she threw it from a bridge and it got far away from her body).
* '''Timeline 8 ([[Scene_0_Film_7#Day_32|Film 7]]): '''To prevent Sayaka from turning into a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|Witch]] (exact wording unknown).
* '''Timeline 9-12 ([[Scene_0_Film_8#Day_32|Film 8]], [[Scene_0_Film_9#Day_32|Film 9]], [[Scene_0_Film_10#Day_32|Film 10]], [[Scene_0_Film_11#Day_32|Film 11]]): '''{{spoiler|Like in the penultimate timeline, to either save Homura from [[Walpurgisnacht]] or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht. Only the last part of her wish is known: "... I will change the future".}}
* '''Timeline 13 ([[Scene_0_Film_12#Film_MT_Day_17|Film 12]]): ''' {{spoiler|"Please save Mabayu-san from despair!"}}
*'''Unknown Timelines'''
** For her family to be happy in the ''[[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route]]'' (exact wording unknown).
** Revive [[Sayaka]] in the timeline from ''[[The Different Story]]'' (exact wording unknown).
** Save [[Homura]] in the timeline from ''[[Homura's Revenge]]'' (exact wording unknown).
* '''Penultimate Timeline: ''' Either save Homura from [[Walpurgisnacht]] or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht (exact wording unknown).
**{{spoiler|In Scene 0 it's revealed the last part of her wish to be: "... I will change the future". This seems to be the same wish made by Madoka each time Homura fights Walpurgis on her own, having the same outcome of Madoka turning into a witch that will destroy the Earth in 10 days.)}}
* '''Final Timeline (Before the new universe)''':
{{spoiler| "I wish to erase all witches before they are born. All the witches in all the universes, both past and future with my own hands! I don't care what I become. All those who have fought against witches, who believed in hope as magical girls, I don't want to see them cry. I want them to be smiling to the very end. If any rule or law stands in the way of that, I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer... That is my wish. Now! Grant my wish Incubator!!"}}

She also asked to accompany Sayaka on her witch hunt just so that if the latter was ever in danger, she could make a wish and rescue Sayaka. She nearly made this wish in [[Episode 8]], but was stopped by Homura.

==Design==
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]
** "Even her bow-wielding magical girl form projects an air of kind friendliness. Her choker bears a pink gem."
** "Of the heroines shown here, Madoka has the most childish body. Her legs are clad in pure, virginal white over-knee socks."
** "I drew her keeping in mind that as the main character she needs to be average, but also an exceptionally good girl. Hence her puffy, high-placed twin tails. The design and color of her ribbons took a lot of work, but in the end calmed down to something simple."
** "Magical girl outfit: Madoka was drawn to be the very image of a magical girl. I added an almost fairy tale-ish hints, so hopefully female viewers will be charmed by her as well."
*** "Full of tiny frills, with ribbons arranged at the neck, waist, and on the shoes. It’s perfectly 'cute', and seemingly unsuited for combat, but…"
** "School uniform: Designed to convey the classy image of a private girls’ school, while not being -too- normal. Its distinguishing point is the small hole at the nape of the neck."

'''Concept'''
* According to a [[NewType 2011-07|interview]] with [[Gen Urobuchi]], the character Madoka was based on Yunocchi from [https://hidamarisketch.fandom.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch_(Manga) Hidamari Sketch] (An Aoki Ume creation), to the extent that he was prepared for seiyuu Asumi (Kana)-san (Yuno's seiyuu) to voice Madoka.
* He commented that Madoka, the protagonist, is a pretty unusual character for his writing style - "A foreign character that did not exist inside myself."
*"I imagined all the other characters by starting from “Madoka = Yuno”."
*"And every time I got Yunocchi to cry I got hated by the Hidamari fans more."

==Personality==
Madoka first appears to a naive, gentle girl from a kind family. Though sometimes shy, she makes friends without much difficulty and treats others gently and with respect. She is shown to be a level-headed person, capable of making decisions on her own. In the [[Pre-Broadcast November Advertisement|pre-broadcast November promotional video]], she is described as, "A gentle 2nd year middle school girl who thinks of friends before herself." Madoka's mother, [[Junko Kaname|Junko]], commented that she has always been a good child and never lies.

She has low self-confidence, and she believes she does not have much to offer the world unless she is helping people, which makes becoming a magical girl appealing to her. She has been known to become flustered easily, and in certain circumstances, she can be easily manipulated by others playing on her insecurity and desire to help. As a magical girl, she is more obviously confident in herself than before her wish.

Madoka always tries to call other main characters their first names with postfix (-chan or -san) if possible, and boys by their family name with the suffix "-kun". It may indicate that she is eager to get close to others. The only exception is Kamijou. Madoka might think it is not a good idea to get too close to him since she believes he could potentially become Sayaka's boyfriend. This is confirmed in the PSP, when Madoka finally calls him by his first name, after Sayaka made advances with him in one of the endings.

Madoka often tries to help and understand others, even if it doesn’t end particularly well. She’s anxious, scared, and doesn’t fully understand The whole situation, but she desperately tries her best to do so.

*'''Character Development:''' Fans have complained that the Madoka character is weak, powerless, and useless. That her inaction caused many of her friends die. However, we later learn that this version of Madoka is complete different from the Timeline in [[Episode 10]] or from the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 1: Memories of You|Drama CD Memories of You]]. This radical alteration is the result of Homura's interference by preventing her from becoming a magical girl that caused a role reversal. Making Homura, not Madoka, the main character until we see a transition or shift taking place during the later part of the series where Madoka truly becomes the main character by trying to change the fate of magical girls.

==History==
===Madoka in the Anime===

* After Mami's death, Madoka changed her mind about becoming a magical girl.
*In [[Episode 6]], Junko and Madoka had a conversation on how difficult it is to do the right thing, even when no one is in the wrong (per say). Junko's advice was for Madoka to be on the wrong against her friend to solve the problem, even if it means that her friend would hate her for it.
* [[Episode 8]]: Kyubey claimed Madoka's power to be godlike, to the point where she could even change the laws of the universe if she wished for it.
* [[Episode 10]]: {{spoiler|In the first timeline, Madoka along with Mami saved Homura from a familiar. She died during the fight with Walpurgis Night. In the second timeline, Madoka turned into a witch for the first time, revealing to Homura the link between magical girls and Witches. In a later timeline, Madoka killed Mami in order to save Homura, as Mami lost control of herself and had just killed Kyoko. This is also the timeline in which Madoka asked Homura to go back in time to prevent her from becoming a magical girl.}} Madoka's power increased exponentially {{spoiler|after every timeline. The first time showed she was an ordinary magical girl. In later timeline she had enough power to defeat Walpurgis in one shot, was capable of destroying the entire planet within 10 days in her witch form, and satisfied all Kyubey's energy quotas of the Earth.}}
* [[Episode 11]]: Junko confronts Madoka to stop her from getting into the danger of the storm, Madoka reminds her mother that she is a good girl and never does anything wrong but she tells her she needs to do this, a throwback to their earlier conversation. Madoka knows that what she is doing will worry her family, but she also knows that she must disobey her mother to save her family and her town. This conversation between Junko and Madoka earns her mother's trust.{{spoiler|Homura's time repeats had linked multiple parallel universes together with Madoka's fate as their center. With every reset, Homura would force yet another parallel universe to be centered around Madoka. The accumulated karma is the reason why Madoka's potential power is so great.}} Hearing the revelations from Kyubey regarding the history of Magical Girls, Madoka was deeply hurt and thus wanted to save these girls from despair.
* [[Episode 12]]: Madoka {{spoiler|wished to erase all witches in every dimension, in every timeline, with her own hands. This created a paradox because Madoka would eventually erase her own witch self, while she must continue to exist and destroy other witches. This paradox resulted in Madoka escaping the bounds of reality and ascending to godhood as [[Ultimate Madoka]]. Since Madoka never existed as a human in this new reality, she is no longer remembered by anyone, except for Homura, and Tatsuya for some reason. Sayaka also remembers her after she passes on and becomes a part of the [[Law of Cycles]], as Sayaka confesses to her in episode 12 that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble; this could be interpreted as Sayaka having learnt of her unfortunate fate of turning into a witch in the other timelines, an outcome which clearly inflicted a great deal of emotional hurt on Madoka. }}

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
Madoka only makes a few small cameo appearance in Wraith Arc. In the beginning she is seen bidding farewell to Homura and giving her her ribbons. In chapter 2 she is seen taking Sayaka once she's used up her magic and in Chapter 9 she {{spoiler|is seen helping Homura to destroy the time shield and resetting the timeline so the curses of the previous universe don't interfere with the current one.}}

A mutant wraith disguises itself in Madoka's form and helps to assist Homura throughout the story, even going so far as to join in the battle against the mutant wraiths.

===Madoka in [[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]===
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At the end of the anime, Madoka becomes known as the Law of Cycles - the power that brings salvation to magical girls. However, Homura tells Kyubey about the witch system, and Kyubey decides to use Homura's Soul Gem in an experiment. Kyubey places Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field - a space that blocks out all external influence, including the Law of Cycles. However, the Isolation Field prevents Homura from being born as a witch, meaning that Madoka's wish is not invalidated. (Although not directly stated, its implied that by creating a space where the Law of Cycles cannot enter, Kyubey blocks Madoka's omniscience.) Ultimately, a witch barrier forms inside Homura's Soul Gem. Kyubey allows the barrier to draw in victims, including Mami, Kyoko, and Madoka's family. Kyubey believes that this will eventually cause the Law of Cycles to materialize in the barrier. Kyubey's goal is to observe the Law of Cycles, which would ultimately allow him to interfere with and control it.

However, Madoka is aware of Kyubey's plan. She enters Homura's barrier with Sayaka and [[Nagisa Momoe]] (the magical girl who became [[Charlotte]]). Sayaka and Nagisa are now part of the Law of Cycles and are capable of invoking the power of their witch forms (since their witches were also absorbed by the Law of Cycles before they were born.) Madoka entrusts them with her memories and powers in order to fool Kyubey, and allows Homura's barrier to alter her memories and suppress her powers.

Within Homura's barrier, Madoka believes that she is an ordinary magical girl. She is reunited with her family, who were also taken into Homura's barrier and had their memories altered. Along with Sayaka, Kyoko, Mami, and [[Bebe]] (a disguised Nagisa), Madoka fights [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by Homura's barrier. Kyubey recognizes Madoka as the Law of Cycles but is unable to determine the nature of her powers. He decides to stay close to Madoka, pretending to be a harmless animal-like helper. Eventually Homura appears in her barrier and joins the other magical girls. Homura is unaware that she is a witch, but she soon realizes that she's in a witch barrier and resolves to discover the truth.

Homura's journey brings her into contact and conflict with the other magical girls. Madoka comes to Homura and offers to listen to her problems. Homura tries to tell Madoka about her fate at the end of the anime, framing it as a dream she had. Madoka tells Homura that it sounds like a bad dream, and reassures Homura that she would never want to go away to a place where she can't see anyone again. Homura then believes that Madoka isn't happy being the Law of Cycles(or isn't as happy as she could be), and exclaims that she have stopped Madoka from sacrificing herself. Homura then decides to believe that Madoka is real (having wondered if Madoka was an illusion), and begins to realize that she herself is the witch.

Ultimately, Homura learns about Kyubey's plot, and decides to foil it by dying in her barrier. Homura transforms into her witch form, [[Homulilly]], and marches to her death. Fortunately, Sayaka and Nagisa have explained everything to the other magical girls, and they have a plan to save Homura. Sayaka summons her witch self [[Oktavia]] and an army of familiars. Madoka and Nagisa use their magic to attack the ceiling of Homulilly's barrier, while the other magical girls, the summoned familiars, and Oktavia hold off Homulilly and her army of familiars. Ultimately, Madoka destroys the ceiling of the barrier, revealing Kyubey's Isolation Field. Madoka then reaches out Homura's humanity and the two girls combine their powers to destroy the Isolation Field from the inside, completely foiling Kyubey's plan.

With the Isolation Field destroys, all the magical girls reappear in the real world. Sayaka and Nagisa return Madoka's memories and powers to her and she transforms into Ultimate Madoka. However, Madoka is still in a human form (which means she lacks omniscience and can be seen by others). As she comes down to take Homura's Soul Gem into the Law of Cycles, Homura grabs Madoka's hands before her Soul Gem can be purified. Homura's Soul Gem turns black, and then fills with a new color. (It's unclear if this color was something that had already existed in Homura's Soul Gem, or if it is the result of Homura grabbing Madoka and interfering with the Law of Cycles). Homura's actions causes reality to crack. Madoka is then separated from Ultimate Madoka (it is unclear if Homura deliberately caused this, or if it is the result of Homura's interference). The colors inside Homura's Soul Gem explode outward. The cracks perpetuate throughout reality, followed by the colors of Homura's Soul Gem, which engulfs the universe.

Homura has now become a new existence, which she defines as a demon. She explains that she took a piece of the Law of Cycles, which corresponds to Madoka's existence as a person before she became the Law of Cycles. Homura creates a new world where the magical girls can be alive and happy, although she alters their memories to fit with the new world. In this new reality, Madoka believes she has spent three years in America with her family, and they have just moved back to Japan. Madoka transfers into her class from the original reality, reversing her role with Homura's. Homura introduces herself to Madoka and offers to show her around the school. As they walk together, Homura asks Madoka how she feels returning to her hometown. Madoka says it feels familiar, but something feels different. As the keep walking, Madoka realizes that the thing that feels different is herself. Her eyes glow gold, her yellow hair ribbons untie themselves, and reality changes. Homura grabs onto Madoka and says that Madoka is her true self right now, returning Madoka and reality to normal. Homura asks Madoka if she thinks the world is precious, and if she thinks either laws or desires are more important. Madoka thinks that law is more important, saying that selfishly breaking the law is a bad thing. Homura takes off the hair ribbon she received from Madoka and says that she and Madoka might become enemies someday. She ties the ribbon into Madoka's hair, saying that she doesn't care about being Madoka's enemy as she just wants a world where Madoka can be happy. In one of the final scenes of the movie, Madoka is shown happily unpacking boxes with her family.
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===Madoka in the Drama CDs===
* From [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1 ''"Memories of you"'']], the reason Madoka became a Magical Girl in the first timeline is to save a cat which had been run over by a car. Madoka also treated Homura very nicely from the beginning, who at that time was being bullied. We also learn that whenever Madoka made a contract and become a Magical Girl, she would act much more confident since it gave her a sense of purpose. Madoka's kindness in this first timeline towards Homura is one of the major reasons why Homura is so drawn to her. Homura's interventions during the course of the anime prevented this change.
* In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD 2''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Madoka ''used'' to get good grades, but her duties as a magical girl are interfering with her studies.
** For what is worth, Madoka's grades are still better than Sayaka's.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===
<blockquote>''"Mami-san, does that mean to save yourself, you have to give up on all the magical girls who aren't your friends...?"'' - Madoka, [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
Madoka first appears at the very end of volume 1, waking Mami up in her apartment in order to get her help stop Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She has not contracted yet in this timeline, but accompanies Mami and Sayaka on their witch hunts.
* Madoka is worried about Sayaka, and always thinks how to help her. She tells Kyousuke about how his wrist was healed with Sayaka's wish. This doesn't help Sayaka in the end, however.
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to revive Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, this causes Homura to give up on this timeline.
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about the magical girl system. She thinks Sayaka was killed by witches because Homura told her so.
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They become friends secretly and tell each other about another side of Sayaka and Mami.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Kazumi Magica]]===
[[File:Kazumi madoka.jpg|right|200px]]
Madoka's silhouette appeared once during Juubey's explanation about Magical Girl system. She also makes a single-panel cameo in the extra pages in the first volume of the collected edition.

===Madoka In [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"How can you act so calm about all this? Why? Why am I the only one you're saving? You've got so much power Homura-chan!!" "If you plan to let all the others die...then it'd be better if you didn't save me...!"'' - Madoka, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
* Madoka appears in Chapter 3, asking [[Homura]] to go home with her, along with [[Sayaka]] and [[Hitomi]]. She is well protected by Homura and isn't aware of Magical Girl system.
* She appears in Chapter 4 for one page. She is shown with her friends Homura, Sayaka and Hitomi going out for snacks after school.
* In chapters 5 through 7, Mitakihara Junior High is attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko speaks to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seems to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claims she will defeat a creature of ultimate despair that will descend upon them. As a witch's barrier forms over the school, Madoka is separated from her friends attacked by familiars. Homura saves her in time, but Madoka demands to know why she does not help the other students. Homura knows she cannot save everyone, and wanted to try to save Madoka anyway. Madoka apologizes as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and leaves to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escapes from the protective barrier created by Homura and tries to help Homura with Sayaka and Hitomi. {{spoiler|Madoka was Oriko's real target. The white magical girl wanted to kill her before she could contract and become a magical girl herself, and then the most powerful witch ever. She is killed by Oriko at the very end. Oriko uses a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko dies and the witch barrier is lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka are seen mourning for Madoka.}}
*In the final chapter of [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer|Sadness Prayer]], Madoka appears in her goddess form before Oriko and Kirika after both of them die at the end of the manga.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Tart Magica|Tart Magica]]===
Madoka appears in the last chapter (Chapter 21), as [[Ultimate Madoka]] when [[Melissa de Vignolles]] tells [[Eliza Celjska]] that her preach about [[Tart]] being saved and redeemed in the future will be possible.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Magica Portable]]===
====Madoka's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Madoka Route|Madoka's Route]], the story plays out similarly to the anime except from the ending where it acts out like in Episdoe 8 where Kyubey asks Madoka to make a wish to save Sayaka. Homura does not make it in time to stop Madoka contracting and she resets. There are also a few minor differences. Madoka remembers her dream of Walpurgisnacht and Homura far more vividly and tells her family at breakfast about it but not Sayaka and Hitomi. She is also visibly distraught about the witch kissed victims - especially Hitomi - after Sayaka defeats H.N. Elly. She encourages Hitomi to pursue her love interest, not realising it's Kyosuke. She encounters Kyosuke's father after Kyosuke tells him to throw away his violin and persuades him otherwise.

====Mami's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|Mami's Route]], Madoka is already a magical girl and saves Mami from Charlotte. They decide to team up with Mami teaching Madoka. It is revealed that Madoka's wish during this route was to save Amy. The route then plays out like Episode 10 with Homura and Madoka growing close.

If Mami calls for Madoka's help with a witch kissed victim, the two of them fight [[Gisela]] together. Mami explains her insecurities about Madoka and Homura growing close and perhaps leaving her out and the two of them manage to talk through her feelings, growing closer because of it. Later, the two of them fight Walpurgisnacht together. Mami sacrifices herself to save Madoka and the route plays out just like Episode 10 where Madoka dies and Homura makes her wish.

If Mami does not call for Madoka's help, she fights Gisela alone. Although she defeats the witch, she falls into despair, becoming [[Candeloro]]. Madoka has to defeat Candeloro but can also die during the fight, causing Homura to make the same wish as if she dies to Walpurgisnacht. Afterwards, Madoka mourns not being able to find a way to turn Candeloro back into Mami.

====Sayaka's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka's Route]], Madoka is already a magical girl alongside Mami and Homura still with her glasses. During the route, the three of them intercept a fight between Sayaka and Kyoko. The team were unaware Sayaka was a magical girl and they team up. Later, after Sayaka and Kyoko escape Charlotte's labyrinth, Sayaka discards her Soul Gem, thinking she is worthless as a magical girl. Madoka and Homura find her unconscious and seemingly dead. The two of them go hunting for Sayaka's Soul Gem which ended up in Charlotte's labyrinth.

If her Soul Gem is found, Sayaka fights Walpurgisnacht with Madoka and Homura. The three of them aren't able to defeat Walpurgisnacht but the town is evacuated in time. Both Madoka and Sayaka die and Homura resets.

If Sayaka doesn't meet with Kyoko after regaining her Soul Gem, she falls into despair and turns into Oktavia. The route plays out similar to Episode 9 where Kyoko sacrifices herself to defeat Oktavia. After this, Madoka falls into a deep depression, locking herself in her room. Homura manages to get through to her and they prepare for Walpurgisnacht but it plays out the same way.

If Sayaka's Soul Gem isn't found by Madoka and Homura, Kyoko finds it instead and Sayaka awakens. However, since so much time had passed, Sayaka's body had begun to rot. She unknowingly visits Kyosuke in this state and very quickly falls into despair with the events playing out like the previous path.

====Kyoko's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyoko's Route]], Madoka first plays a vital role when she throws Sayaka's Soul Gem just like in the anime with the same results. Madoka tries to console Sayaka about the new discovery but Sayaka is already torn up about Hitomi telling her her feelings for Kyosuke. Madoka ponders making a contract with Kyubey but both Sayaka and Kyoko tell her not to. The route then plays out similarly to Episode 9 where Sayaka becomes Oktavia at the train station and Kyoko and Madoka try to turn her back however Homura has already killed Oktavia when they arrive.

If Kyoko's Soul Gem isn't too dark, Madoka manages to stop Kyoko from advancing on Homura and she leaves. Madoka and Kyoko converse in Kyoko's father's church, the two growing closer. Kyoko and Homura attempt to defeat Walpurgisnacht but fail with Madoka contracting and becoming Kriemhild Gretchen.

If Kyoko's Soul Gem is too dark after Homura kills Oktavia, she transforms into her witch [[Ophelia]] which Homura kills. Madoka becomes depressed after both Sayaka and Kyoko were killed in such a short time and tries to visit Homura. Homura continues to tell her not to contract and also asks her not to visit her anymore. Walpurgisnacht comes and the events play out similarly to any failed timeline.

====Homura's Route====
In [[Madoka Magica Portable Homura Route|Homura's Route]], Madoka and Sayaka are called by Kyubey to help just like in the anime.

If Homura chooses to capture Kyubey, Homura tells the two of them to leave as she defeats Gertrud in the abandoned building. The next day Kyubey explains magical girls to the two girls, explaining that Homura is a magical girl herself. Homura however soon arrives, sending Kyubey away and warning that becoming a magical girl means giving up on everything else except your wish. Later in the evening, Homura visits Madoka's home to warn her further. Just like in the anime, Mami suggests to Madoka and Sayaka that they join her on a witch hunt to understand magical girls but differently, Homura stops this idea. That night, Homura meets Madoka and Sayaka on the street and has dinner with them. Homura, in her own words, tells them about magical girls. She also tells them that she became a magical girl to save an important friend. If Homura instead chooses to kill Kyubey on the first day, another Kyubey merely appears and approaches Madoka similarly to the anime.

Homura has to stop Sayaka from contracting. If Homura asks Madoka to deal with it she visits her home. Although Madoka is busy when Homura visits, she promises to contact Sayaka. Despite both their best efforts, Sayaka contracts anyway. Madoka is surprised and concerned but Sayaka states that she is confident with her decision. If Homura instead decides to stop Sayaka contracting herself, Sayaka refuses Kyubey's offer realising there may be another way to help Kyosuke. The next day Homura finds Hitomi and Madoka along with people affected by a witch's kiss attempting to commit mass suicide. Homura defeats the witch after asking Madoka to leave. Later, Homura stops Kyosuke from committing suicide and decides its best to look after Sayaka. She can either look after her herself or ask Madoka. If Homura looks after Sayaka herself she will contract.

If Sayaka has contracted, Kyubey begins to approach Madoka to usher her into becoming a magical girl to aid Sayaka. Homura continues to stop Kyubey's efforts. Madoka is worried about Sayaka and Homura meets her to talk. Their talk is similar to what occurs in episode five; however, this time, Homura promises to take care of Sayaka and Mami, warning Madoka once again not to make a contract. Later, Homura finds the barrier of the Albertine's familiars, and discovers Sayaka and Kyoko fighting inside. Even worse, Madoka is also present, so she goes to separate them. She then asks Madoka to bring the hurt Sayaka away and consults Kyoko on what to do next. Kyoko says she has no interest in fighting familiars so she leaves everything to Homura. The next evening, Homura finds Madoka coming to her for help. Kyoko and Sayaka are fighting on the overpass. Homura requests Kyoko fight her instead. Kyoko thinks it almost impossible to win, so she pretends to give up. However, she strikes Sayaka's Soul Gem when Homura is off guard. Sayaka's Soul Gem drops onto a truck, continuing the story as per the anime. If Mami is alive, instead, her Soul Gem is knocked away. The next day, Hitomi confesses her feelings to Sayaka with both Madoka and Homura trying to console her but Sayaka insists on being left alone. Homura finds Madoka having an argument with Hitomi. Hitomi refuses Madoka's suggestions and leaves. Madoka wonders if Sayaka won't listen to her because she isn't a magical girl. Homura says that Sayaka wouldn't listen even if she were, and counsels that they just keep watch for now. Later, Sayaka is missing with nobody knowing where she is and her Soul Gem in a darkened state.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Kyoko, Sayaka is found easily and the four magical girls plan for Walpurgisnacht. Kyubey comes to Madoka's house and tells her the history of magical girls and witches and the theory of energy transformation. Madoka visits Homura because she is worried about her and the other girls. Homura acts the same way as she did in the anime, hugging Madoka and confessing her true identity. Walpurgisnacht comes to Mitakihara and all of the magical girls are ready to fight. Madoka is with them, wishing to be of help. Homura then tells Madoka and everyone else that the very person she wishes to save and who she made her contract for is Madoka. Everything is meaningless for Homura if something bad happens to Madoka. Madoka agrees to leave, consoling herself by praying for the girls' safety. The fight against Walpurgisnacht begins. After Walpurgisnacht is defeated, Madoka meets up with the others and is dismayed to see everyone badly wounded. Homura reassures her that magic can heal them all. Sometime later, on the way to school, Sayaka mentions that the number of witches has greatly declined of late. Madoka worries that this might lead to a lack of Grief Seeds, but Homura has ensured that the girls have plenty stockpiled: since they won't have to use their magic to fight witches, the Grief Seeds that are left will last them a long time. Mami holds a tea party, claiming it is going to be an operational meeting. Everyone goes to Mami's tea party and Sayaka forces Kyoko to put on one of Mami's spare school uniforms. The scenario ends with a picture of the girls having their tea party, with the line 'This is my prayer, my wish...' written in English appearing on the screen.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Madoka, the two of them search at a resteraunt where they meet Kyousuke and Hitomi hand in hand. Madoka congratulates them and leaves, upset that Kyousuke doesn't know Sayaka's feelings for him. Homura replies that a magical girl should not expect a reward. The next day, Homura finds Sayaka, who has just finished fighting familiars. Sayaka refuses Homura's offer of a Grief Seed, and she critizes Madoka for not understanding her (as in episode eight). She then runs away, and Homura knows that it is impossible to rescue her.

If Homura goes to search for Sayaka with Mami they find her in the park. This route gives a similar result as if Homura searched with Madoka. Sayaka falls into despair, becoming Oktavia. Homura can either kill the witch immediately or tell the other girls the truth about witches.

If Homura decides to kill Oktavia, she tells the others that Sayaka is already dead, with Oktavia killing her and that they must avenge her. Madoka arrives once Oktavia is dead. Homura tells Madoka to remember the pain she feels upon hearing of Sayaka's death, so that she should never think about becoming a magical girl again. The next day, Madoka and Homura are walking together to school, and they see Hitomi asking if Sayaka has appeared today. They don't tell her that she is gone. Madoka, Homura, Mami and Kyoko hold a funeral for Sayaka. Since Madoka can't say goodbye to Sayaka, Mami suggests they make new resolutions for the future. Some time later, Kyubey comes to Madoka's room to tell her that Sayaka had become a witch, and so too will the other magical girls. Madoka doesn't understand it, so she goes to Homura. Homura explains that Kyubey is an Incubator, an alien with inhuman codes of morality. She then explains what Kyubey should have said to Madoka. Homura says she only hopes to change Madoka's fate and breaks into tears as in episode eleven. After Madoka leaves, Kyubey comes to tell Homura why Madoka can become such an extraordinary magical girl. This route ends with the girls being unable to defeat Walpurgisnacht and Madoka contracting.

If Homura tells them the truth about witches they leave Oktavia's barrier. Madoka arrives with Homura still holding Sayaka's body so she has to tell her the truth as well. Madoak runs away, unable to face the situation. After this, Homura can either kill Oktavia herself or follow Madoka and Kyoko into her barrier.

If Homura decides to kill Oktavia herself, Kyoko is furious and wants to kill Homura for destroying her last hope of saving Sayaka but Madoka stops her, saying it won't bring Sayaka back to life. Kyoko cuts all ties with Homura then and there, saying she never wants to see her again before leaving. The next day, Madoka asks why Homura killed Sayaka. Homura explains that it was impossible to bring Sayaka back and that Kyoko would have just put Madoka in danger for no reason. They have the same meeting as in episode 11. When Walpurgisnacht comes, Madoka comes to Homura. Homura asks her to go to the refuge, but Madoka says she doesn't want to forget her time spent with Homura; that she doesn't want the happiness of an ordinary girl. Homura replies that Madoka is her only hope, so she has to survive. Homura finally defeats Walpurgisnacht and ends up dying to save Madoka. After her last words Kyubey remarks that, although Homura stopped his plans this time, he need only wait until another crisis strikes Mitakihara.

If Homura instead follows the two girls she interferes before Oktavia attacks Madoka. With no other choice, she kills Oktavia. She tells the two that Sayaka's Soul Gem didn't emerge and Kyoko leaves, distraught. Madoka reminds Homura that Mami is shocked, too, so they go to Mami's place. Since she isn't at home, Madoka thinks she must be in the park. When they arrive at the park, they see Mami preparing to commit suicide. Madoka stops her, and Homura reassures Mami that she can always call on her fellow magical girls. They still have a mission: to defeat Walpurgisnacht and protect the people of Mitakihara. Finally Mami is convinced and agrees to prepare for Walpurgisnacht. This route ends with Madoka making a contract.

If Sayaka doesn't contract, Hitomi offers Kyosuke help from a doctor her father knows who has helped an injured musician before. Sayaka realises her feelings for Kyosuke and tells him with him accepting her confession. Now that Sayaka and Kyosuke are together, Madoka grows lonely so one day visits the music store with Homura. Madoka tells Homura that she feels like they have met somewhere before, and recently she has seen Homura in her dreams. Homura answers that they hadn't met one another until she transferred into Mitakihara Middle School. Homura keeps a distance between herself and Madoka, so as not to let Madoka grow attached enough to her to make a contract for her. Several days later, however, Kyoko tells Homura that Kyubey had told her that Madoka has vast [[potential]] as a magical girl. Homura interrupts, saying she won't allow Madoka to become a magical girl. Kyoko finally knows the person Homura wants to protect is Madoka. She tells Homura that it is useless for her to convince Madoka not to make a contract. Madoka invites Homura to her home for dinner. Although Homura originally thinks it is a bad idea, she is finally convinced and eats dinner with the Kaname family. After dinner, Madoka tells Homura that she is welcome to come and visit her any time. Homura thinks this will be okay, after she defeats Walpurgisnacht. By now, Kyubey is anxious because Madoka seems to have no interest in making a contract. As such, he decides to tell everything to her. As in the anime, Madoka visits Homura's house afterwards. Homura defeats Walpurgisnacht and Madoka never contracts.

====Bonus Route====
In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Bonus Route|Bonus Route]] Homura strives to help each girl individually. Madoka sees how everyone has changed themselves and she is worried about herself. However, she doesn't know how she should change. Homura comes to her room and slaps her after Madoka talks about how useless she feels. Homura requests that Madoka not change herself. Although Homura is closer to everyone in this timeline, their efforts are still not enough and she resets.

===Madoka in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
* See [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
When contracted as a magical girl, Madoka has displayed the ability to create arrows of energy to attack with and even fire several at once to attack several enemies. {{spoiler|It is also to be noted that the amount of power she has seems to depend on the timeline her incarnation is located in as in earlier timelines she had less potential. The stronger her potential, the more power and damage she is seen to inflict upon her foes.}}
*Madoka can also fire an arrow into the sky onto a huge magical sigil which can fire hundreds of arrows at once.
**Alternatively, she may charge one arrow which will split into several arrows mid-flight. These trigger a series of explosions once they reach their target as shown in [[Magia Record]].
She can also use her bow in creative ways during challenging battles.
*She can use it as a support to descend from ropes, just like in [[Patricia]]'s labyrinth. Additionally, one more person may hang onto her body to descend with her.
*She can use it to "fire" her teammates instead as a projectile. The person will be thrown at a high speed leaving a pink streak behind and may trigger the explosive power at contact just like her regular arrows.
*While in staff mode, she can throw the bow in a javeline-fashion and pierce the enemy.
*Though not shown in the anime, she can use her bow as a melee weapon just like in the [[Battle Pentagram]].

Madoka's exact main magical ability in Madoka Magica is never shown, thus it is unknown what it actually was. In the timeline [[Magia Record]] takes place, it is postulated that Madoka and [[Iroha Tamaki]]'s magic are very similar. As Iroha has healing magic, and Madoka is known to have wished to heal a cat in previous anime timelines, it is highly likely that she possesses healing magic in this timeline.

{{spoiler|In her ultimate form, Madoka is seen to be able to remove the corruption from Soul Gems without the need of a grief seed. This causes the Soul Gem in question to dissipate and the magical girl in question to die but this also prevents her from becoming a Witch.
She has also been seen to appear in several places at once as a projection via her arrows. It is assumed that as a Goddess she also has knowledge of other timelines and the ability to observe other timelines without issue. Additionally, it has been hinted in Magia Record that she may be able to interfere with timelines if conditions are right.}}

==Observations==
* Up until Magia Record, Madoka is the only one without a transformation sequence as a magical girl within the anime series; however during the anime's opening scenes, she does appear in a transformation sequence.
*It is suggested that the reason Madoka is so miserable is that she wishes for power in order to be selfless so that she won't be miserable any more. Kyubey uses this to manipulate Madoka's thinking into making her wish through her guilt. He tries to manipulate Madoka into a belief that she can be free from her misery by making a selfless wish.
**Without the wish and the life experience as a magical girl, Madoka's character never grows and develops into a courageous heroine. However, her life experience as a scared teenage girl, constantly crying and mourning the death of so many, always wanting to do what's right yet feeling powerless, the failure of attempting to save friends and strangers, and the sorrow she feels for the victims of innocent girls {{spoiler|deceived by a calculating cold alien allows Madoka to finally develop the courage to confront her fears to save Homura and the world, instead of succumbing to despair and running away. In other words Madoka finally grows up. The scene with her mother in Episode 11 leaves that impression.}}
* It is speculated that any wish Madoka ever made would be twisted because of the nature of the wish, according with [[Episode 11]]. Kyubey suspects that as long as the motives are selfish, the wish will always be twisted because the wishers' desire would always fail to meet their expectation.
** Madoka may have realized that as long as her thinking was selfish or incorrect, then her wish would also be twisted. It is suspected that Madoka contemplates what to do to save Homura and her town in [[Episode 11]], without being caught into the snare of the wish's trap. {{spoiler|It is suspected that Madoka goes from wanting to be selfless for selfish reasons to wanting to be selfless for selflessness itself. By removing Madoka's selfish desire from her wish, she literally removes her self and her physical presence as a consequence.}}
*** A philosophical analysis tries to determine Madoka's motive [[Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive|here]].
*An argument can be said that Madoka has two ways to develop her courage. One is through Kyubey by magic (which is the easiest path); the other way is more difficult and hurtful, the painful life experience and lessons she receives through friends, family members, and from strangers. But the most influential character in Madoka's life would be her mother; her source of wisdom, courage, and strength.

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "deer" (鹿) and "eye"(目), respectively.
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.
* Her last name sounds the same as (要), a word which means "keystone" or "hub".
* Madoka could also mean "wish" or "ambition" or "flower".
** The name Madoka can be written with the character for "circle" or "round" in kanji (円) reflecting {{spoiler|the cyclical nature of the magical girl-witch incubator relationship as well as the circular repetition of timelines that revolve around her}}. It could also be written with the character for "wish" or "ambition"; the connotations of that should be obvious. Her last name, Kaname, can also be read as "pivot" or "vital point", which is apt to say the least due to {{spoiler|Homura's time-meddling making Madoka's existence the pivotal point of every timeline she creates}}.

==Trivia==
* Madoka owns many stuffed animals in [[Madoka's House#Madoka's Room|her room]].
** One of Madoka's stuffed animals resembles Lady from Disney's movie "Lady and the Tramp".
* Madoka loves cats like Homura.
*According with Urobuchi, he made Junko a [[Blu-Ray_Volume_4_Booklet#Gen_Urobuchi_.28Screenplay_for_All_Episodes.29_.26_Akiyuki_Shinbo_.28Director.29_Conversation_Part_1|strong woman]] so Madoka would want to emulate her strength and courage.
*Madoka's last form is known as [[Blu-Ray_Volume_6_Booklet#Original_Design_Artworks_Six|Ultimate Madoka]]. Prior to this information, fans called her form "MadoKami", Godoka, or Goddess Madoka.
**In one of the original artwork designs, it is noted that Madoka is holding a [[wikipedia:Shinai|shinai sword]] or a bow.
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjQpkGcUX4 (Or here.)]
*Gen Urobuchi [https://twitter.com/Butch_Gen/status/253300831032582144 tweeted] that he chose October 3 as Madoka's birthday, because that was the day when the ‘Mahou Shoujo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica Project’ document was created[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-03/madoka-magica-urobuchi-tells-why-october-3-is-madoka-birthday].
**The project was developed under the working title ''"Mahou Shoujo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica"'' (''"Magical Girl Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"''), a reference to [https://ohtori.nu/audiology/Absolute_Destiny.html Revolutionary Girl Utena].
*There is a [https://www.change.org/petitions/international-astronomical-union-change-the-official-name-of-nebula-ngc-6357-to-the-madokami-nebula petition to change] the official name of the NGC 6357 nebula to the [[:file:NGC 6357 aka goddoka.png|"Madokami nebula"]].
*As an adult, she looks similar to her Ultimate Madoka form, though without the pigtails.
*In her design concept she is described as a smart, ideal heroine. However, in the final series, she describes herself as "average".

==Gallery==

See [[Gallery:Madoka]]

==See also==
* [[GetNavi 2011-12|GetNavi 2011-12]]
* [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)]]
* [[Animedia_2011-05#Aoi_Yuki_.28Madoka.29_Data_File|Aoi Yuki's Data file]]
* [[NewType_2011-07#Madoka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]] concerning Madoka.

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Homura Akemi

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|name=Homura Akemi
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]
|jname=暁美ほむら (Akemi Homura)
|surname=Akemi
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola] (show, first 2 movies); [http://myanimelist.net/people/23531/Emanuela_Damasio Emanuela Damasio] (Rebellion) Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez] Mexican Spanish: [https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Fernanda_Ornelas Fernanda Ornelas] (Magia Record) Brazilian Portuguese: Samantha Rossetti (Magia Record) Cantonese: An Chung Yi
}}
<blockquote>''"A person becomes naïve if they're too kind. Careless if they're too bold. And no matter how hard you try to protect others, there's no gratitude. Those who can't comprehend such things aren't fit to be magical girls."'' — Homura Akemi, [[episode 5]].</blockquote>

'''Homura Akemi''' is one of the main characters in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.

==General Info==

{{Magical Girl Details
|age=14
|height=[[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]]
|eyes=Purple
|hair=Black
|origin=[[Mitakihara City]]
|soulgem=Diamond located on the back of her left hand
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device). ({{spoiler|Episode 12 and Wraith Arc show her using a bow}}) Homura has been shown using golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives
|wish={{spoiler|{{Q|I wish... I can meet Ms. Kaname all over again. But this time, instead of her protecting me, I want to be strong enough to protect her!}}}} In Wraith Arc: {{spoiler|{{Q|...That's...my love for Madoka. So I need your strength again. Not as the shield that protects Madoka...but as the power that can pierce everything that threatens Madoka...Lend it to me...!}}}}
|powers=Time Manipulation (Series) {{spoiler|Memory Manipulation}} (Wraith Arc)
|witch=Homulilly
|pronoun={{nihongo||私|watashi}}
|school=Attended a Christian/Catholic school in Tokyo before transferring to [[Mitakihara Middle School]].
}}

[[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check:
* A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away.
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.

==Personality==
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.

In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, clumsy and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines. This is probably because Madoka being a magical girl boosted her confidence to speak to others by a lot even cheering a depressed Homura up telling her to live up to her name also asking her to call her by Madoka also saying if she could do the same by calling Homura by her first name. For each timeline Homura blocks the contract from occurring at the start, Madoka is just a really selfless girl who cares about others more than herself which causes her to take risks for others but feels hopeless and because of that Homura needs to keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn’t make a contract.

Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl countless times. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.

* '''Character development:''' Prior to the events of episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didn't think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each timeline, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who can't even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.

==History==
===Background===
Homura's backstory was revealed in [[episode 10]]. She was a transfer student who was hospitalized for a long period of time due to heart disease. The whereabouts and status of her family is unknown, as they are never mentioned in the series. In the original timeline, Homura at this point is physically frail and weak most likely due to her illness. She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in episode 10. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision and to heal her heart condition. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.

===Homura in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Anime]]===
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]
====The original universe====
Homura's time-loop officially starts on the [http://31.media.tumblr.com/37ba5111020188f08ea2a4c30d23dd9d/tumblr_n2ioz9qOj31qf874go1_1280.png 16th of the month in the anime] ([[Timeline|speculated to be sometime between March and April]]). She was released from the hospital on the 16th, and transferred to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. In the original timeline, she is attacked by a witch and saved by Madoka and Mami. Sometime during the next month, during [[Walpurgisnacht]], she becomes a magical girl while wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka, thus gaining the power to pause and/or rewind time one month.

It is estimated Homura repeated the same month starting on the 16th nearly 100 times before the present timeline in the TV anime. Within these timelines, Homura was able to gradually improve her abilities and acquire items (such as ammunition and weapons from the Japanese military) to prepare for the battle with Walpurgisnacht. She was also able to memorize and deduce through statistics the major events that would occur within all timelines, giving her incredible knowledge about most of her adversaries. The corollary, however, was that Homura experienced the deaths of many of her friends repeatedly, often horrifically. As a general trend, Homura became increasingly distant to Madoka with each repeat of the month.

By the timeline of the TV anime, Homura appeared as a cold and calculating character who is distant from all the characters. She failed to save all of her companions (apart from Madoka), and by Walpurgisnacht, was forced to face the witch alone. She was subsequently defeated by Walpurgisnacht, and seemed just about to succumb to despair before Madoka appears and rewrites the universe with her wish.

====By the Anime's Finale====
After Madoka's revision of the universe, Homura is the only known character to retain her memories of the previous universe. She has possession of Madoka's ribbon, and has a new black bow as her weapon similar to Madoka's weapon. It is unknown if she retained her abilities to manipulate time and space. Homura is shown to have a much closer relationship with Kyuubey, so much so she even confides an entire account about how the old universe worked. She also has the ability to create wings of energy, forming angelic wings when confronting Wraiths in the city, and jagged dark wings when walking through the desert.

===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
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Homura appears in the first pages of chapter 1 in flashback. She is shown saying her goodbyes to Madoka as in the last episode of the anime, with Madoka promising to meet her again and giving Homura her ribbons. She doesn't appear again until the end of chapter 2 after Sayaka has been led away by the Law of Cycles and Mami and Kyoko are standing at the station. Homura is introduced as the new transfer student and she leaves the class in order to meet with Mami and Kyoko on the rooftop, Homura wiping away a tear as she remembers meeting Madoka for the first time. They tell Homura about the giant wraith that has been seen lately and agree not to hunt it on their own.
After several days of combing the city for the giant wraith and hunting down other more common wraiths, Homura has a short discussion with Kyubey about Madoka and the previous universe. Soon after, she encounters the giant wraith alone and attempts to defeat it herself by unleashing a large arrow of magic at it which takes on the form of a bird. However the giant wraith withstands the attack and is able to surprise Homura and overwhelm her, stealing a portion of her power. A smaller wraith steals Madoka's ribbon from her as well.

After a nightmare, Homura wakes up in Mami's apartment, with Mami bringing her a tray of tea and many lecturing words. She asks Homura to transform into a magical girl, which she does successfully, and then to summon her weapon, which she cannot. Mami concludes that the wraiths stole a portion of Homura's power but has no idea on how to retrieve it. Homura is impatient to go and retrieve her powers, but Mami cautions her to play it safe and leave everything up to her and Kyoko. Homura alters her memories slightly before thanking Mami and leaving. In the city, Homura talks with Kyubey about the memory-manipulation magic she now has and her lack of time-stopping ability. She takes off to search the city when Kyoko runs into Homura while patrolling the streets. She assures Homura she won't tell Mami she saw her up and about knowing Mami would only lecture her further. When asked why she remains in the city despite Sayaka having disappeared, Kyoko responds she is still here to avenge Sayaka. Kyoko agrees to help Homura in finding and defeating the wraith provided she is the one to give the final blow.

Despite using grief cubes, Homura finds her magical power has yet to recover which Kyubey explains is due to her soul gem's lack of capacity after the wraiths stole some of her power. As Homura sits in the park at night, Kyoko walks up to her telling her she's found a clue about the wraiths. Before Homura can come closer, Mami appears and fires at Kyoko, revealing her to be another mutant wraith that had taken on the form of Kyoko with the intent of attacking Homura. Mami summons several muskets and together her and Homura are able to hold off the wraiths but not for long. During the fight, Homura realizes the wraith is using time-manipulation magic. After a voice gives Homura advice, the two magical girls are able to overcome the wraiths' time-stopping ability and seemingly defeat the Wraith-Kyoko with Mami's Tiro Finale. After, the real Kyoko appears and informs them of the fake Sayaka and they agree on rules in order to limit their ability to be taken by surprise by the mutant wraiths. Mami and Kyoko leave, leaving Homura alone. She hears the voice from earlier once more and turns to see Madoka standing before her. However, this is not the real Madoka but a wraith who has taken on her form. She returns Madoka's ribbon to Homura before asking for her help in stopping the giant wraith. The fake Madoka explains how wraiths really work before explaining that the magic they took from Homura corrupted the wraiths, resulting in the mutant wraiths that take on human form. Despite Homura's reluctance in believing her story, she has the wraith follow her back to her apartment. There, Kyubey examines the wraith and confirms it carries a part of Homura's power in her.

After several weeks of searching for the giant wraith, Homura and Wraith-Madoka are no closer to finding the whereabouts of the giant wraith. Wraith-Madoka asks Homura what she really thinks of her since she is taking the form of her most precious friend. Homura snaps at the wraith, telling her she is nothing more than a fake for which Homura holds no shred of emotion for and threatens to kill her for insulting Madoka's wish. But the wraith tells her she is lying to herself and that she is not only a wraith but also Homura's heart.

Mami and Kyoko decide to begin their search from the beginning. Mami is upset to find that Homura had been searching for the giant wraith alone and worries that something may happen to her. Homura snaps at both Mami and Kyoko before taking off. Alone, Homura asks Kyubey what she wished for in order to become a magical girl but Kyubey doesn't know the answer to that. Homura worries that she may have used her memory-altering magic on herself in order to turn her dream of Madoka into memories instead. Wraith-Madoka catches up with Homura and offers to walk her home but not before Mami and Kyoko run into them. However, to Mami and Kyoko the wraith looks nothing like Madoka and only has the form of a mutant wraith wrapped around Homura. They transform into magical girls and prepare to rescue Homura, but Homura instead begs the wraith to save her from being a magical girl. The wraith takes Homura's soul gem and teleports them from the area, leaving Mami and Kyoko behind.

At Homura's apartment, Homura and Wraith-Madoka sit in front of her many monitors and watch as a flashback plays out in which Homura makes her original wish to Kyubey to protect Madoka. Kyubey appears only to admonish Homura for having a wraith eat all of her emotions in order to avoid meeting the Law of Cycles. Outside, the wraiths begin their attack on the city, leaving people dead rather than simply emotionless. As Mami and Kyoko fight their respective battles, Wraith-Madoka and Homura watch from a nearby rooftop. Before the wraiths can bring the final blow to Mami, Wraith-Madoka takes the ribbon from Homura and unleashes several arrows from the air in Madoka's characteristic attack, protecting Mami. The wraith appears as Madoka to even Mami now that she has her ribbon. Together the wraith and Mami are able to work together to take down the two imposters.

By this time the giant wraith has been consumed by the power it took from Homura and transforms into a witch-like creature complete with familiars. The wraith and Mami fight off the familiars but not before Kyoko and Mami are killed by the giant wraith. Wraith-Madoka continues in her struggle to defeat the witch-like wraith alone, but is overwhelmed and soon plummets to her death. Homura watches the battle dispassionately until she suddenly recovers herself and runs to catch the falling wraith. She realizes that Madoka is not a dream as the witch that stands before her is the proof that Madoka existed.

Homura regains her original memories. Upon arriving to the new universe, she discovered that her time-manipulation shield no longer worked and she initially discarded it only to have the shield open a small portal to another world. Homura jumps into the world inside her shield and discovers Kriemhild Gretchen inside. Before she can destroy the shield, she realizes that if a witch is inside her shield then Madoka may also be inside fighting the witch. Instead, Homura used her magic to alter her own memories and causes herself to forget the existence of the time shield.

After Homura and Wraith-Madoka land on the streets below, Homura reaches for the ribbon the wraith is holding and finds herself transported to another world. Her appearance changes to her original appearance with glasses and braids. There, she meets a doppelganger of herself who introduces itself as the personification of Homura's power that was stolen by the wraiths. It explains they are inside the world of her soul gem and that it was freed when the wraith that housed it was destroyed. After being stolen by the wraiths, her magical power was able to take control of one of the mutant wraiths in order to assist Homura. Homura asks her magical power what caused the wraiths to go rogue and her magic explains that it was due to the time manipulation magic coming from another universe with different laws. When Madoka and Homura parted ways in the space outside of the universe, their feelings for each other were so strong that a true miracle occurred and their feelings crystallized into a new soul gem for Homura. Because a miracle was granted to a magical girl without a normal exchange, it became separate from the laws of the universe and was considered in incomplete magic. After some time, this new magic began to interfere with her original magic, causing her shield and Madoka to suddenly link up. After Homura erased her memories of the shield, the wraiths stole the shield and were consumed by the curses that were contained within. Because the curses were a form of emotional energy not known in this universe, it corrupted the wraiths and caused the giant wraith to become a witch destined to destroy the world. Homura's thoughts take on the form of Sayaka, Kyoko and Mami who voice her self doubts in having rewritten her own memories rather than lose the shield and her proof of Madoka's existence. Homura takes off her glasses and undoes her braids, filled with a new resolve to protect Madoka even at the cost of her shield. She asks her magic to lend her power once more and her magic power takes on the form of her soul gem.

Filled with power once more, Homura unleashes several hundred arrows that destroy the smaller wraiths and familiars before firing a single large arrow at the witch. As she drives the arrow further in, the witch cracks open and reveals the face of Kriemhild Gretchen and her shield inside. As Homura reaches for her shield, the witch uses its power to stab Homura through several times in an attempt to stop her. But Madoka appears before Homura and helps push her the last few inches towards the shield. As Homura touches the shield, it crumbles to pieces and the witch is obliterated. Back inside her soul gem, her magical power incarnate holds a sleeping Homura in her hands as she explains that Madoka has reset the timeline of this universe in order to prevent the curses of the previous world from interfering. Unlike last time however, Homura will lose her memories of the previous timeline.

Homura snaps to alertness as she realizes she is standing at the station with Mami and Kyoko, Sayaka having just been led away by the Law of Cycles. Some time later, Homura is having the same discussion with Kyubey concerning Madoka and the previous universe. As Homura drops down to destroy the wraiths in the streets below, Kyubey reveals a piece of Homura's shield it managed to salvage and explains how he kept his memories of the previous timeline. Now that he has a piece of the shield and proof of Homura's story concerning the Law of Cycles, he and the other Incubators can now plan for a way in which they can capture Madoka.

The chapter ends as Homura is walking in the desert, ready to take on a hoard of wraiths as several Incubators watch from atop some nearby ruins.
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===Homura in [[The Rebellion Story]]===
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<blockquote>''"Without a doubt, this place is a witch's barrier."''</blockquote>
In events prior to ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'' Homura was captured by the [[Kyuubey|Incubators]], and her Soul Gem was placed in an Isolation Field that blocked out the Law of Cycles. This strain led Homura to transform partially into a witch without her knowledge. In this form, she also unconsciously created a labyrinth that was a near-perfect replica of Mitakihara City, and unconsciously lured her former acquaintances into it. She even drew in Madoka from the Law of Cycles, who entered the barrier along with Sayaka and [[Nagisa Momoe]]. In this dream world, Homura unconsciously distorted almost everyone's memories (including her own) so that they believed they were living in the real world fighting new enemies called [[Nightmare]]s. In order to stop the Incubators from fulfilling their goal, Madoka entrusted her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa. Sayaka only pretended to have her memories altered, while Nagisa disguised herself as [[Charlotte]]/[[Bebe]].

Eventually Homura realizes that she's trapped in a witch's barrier and attempts to discover who is behind it. Near the end of her journey she has a conversation with Madoka that causes her to realize that she can't accept Madoka's sacrifice. At this point she begins to realize she is the witch, and confirms it when she separates herself from her Soul Gem without consequence.

At this point Kyubey appears and explains the truth about Homura's present nature and the Incubators' plan to control the Law of Cycles. This causes Homura to go berserk and curse her existence, completing her transformation into a witch known as [[Homulilly]]. Madoka and the other magical girls manage to rescue Homura by destroying the stasis field containing them all, returning them to reality. Due to the Isolation Field, Homura only became a witch inside her own Soul Gem, allowing Madoka to save her.

Ultimate Madoka arrives to take Homura away as per the Law of the Cycle. However, Homura grabs Madoka first. Her Soul Gem turns black, then fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Reality begins to crack as Homura separates Madoka from her goddess self. The colors burst out of her Soul Gem, and both the cracks and colors engulf the entire universe.

Homura and Kyubey reappear in the same place where Madoka ascended in [[Episode 12]]. Homura shatters her Soul Gem in her mouth, and a new gem appears called the Dark Orb. Kyubey exclaims that Homura is rewriting the universe, and asks what happened to her Soul Gem. Homura explains that she remembered all of the times she repeated time, and all of the pain she suffered for Madoka's sake. She says that even this pain has become precious to her, tainting her Soul Gem with something greater than curses. As she swallows the Dark Orb, she calls it the pinnacle of human emotions: Love.

Homura transforms into a new form and grows a pair of black wings. Kyubey says that Homura is no longer a magical girl or a witch, and asks what Homura is now. Homura that since she brought down and imprisoned god, it's only appropriate to call her a demon (''akuma''). Kyubey decides that it was a mistake to experiment with human emotions and flees, but Homura grabs him and says she still needs his existence to deal with all the curses of the world.
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====By ''Rebellion'''s finale====
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<blockquote>''"As I am now, I'm not a witch anymore. Something that could bring down a god and imprison her...I suppose you could only call such a being a demon."''</blockquote>
Homura effectively becomes a goddess of this new universe. Apart from her true nature as a demon, she still exists with a human form in the real world and can interact normally with everyone else. She appears to have the power to manipulate the memories of virtually anyone she pleases, but otherwise the full extent of her abilities are unknown. It is assumed that Homura is a deity that primarily embodies love (whereas Madoka embodies hope).

Homura is presently holding a fraction of the Goddess Madoka captive--specifically, the part that was Madoka Kaname before she became the Law of Cycles. It is also implied she is placing the world's curses onto Kyubey. Despite proclaiming herself as a demon, Madoka, Sayaka, Kyoko, Mami, and Nagisa are all given happy lives in her new world.
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===Homura in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga|Manga]]===
<blockquote>''"Homura-chan. We were already friends. From now on, and forever. Always."'' - [[Ultimate Madoka]],
''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Chapter 12 </blockquote>
* Homura's role in the manga follows the anime exactly up until the final chapter.
* Instead of wandering through a desert towards a group of wraiths, the epilogue of the manga Homura is shown being saved by Ultimate Madoka, who tells her they always have and always will be friends before they walk away together.

===Homura in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]''===
* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgisnacht. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.
** She lies to Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two go to fight Walpurgis.

===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===
*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing.
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMt3YnpKqxg The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]

===Homura in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"Madoka... don't ever tell me not to save you. I'm not all-powerful. I am not able to save everyone. But... even so, I want to save you. So, don't say that anymore!"'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote>
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}

===Homura in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Homura Akemi in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped. Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work, I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.
**[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.
* Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch.

'''Wraith Arc''' 
After Madoka resets the universe, their feelings for each other crystallized into Homura's new soul gem and Homura was granted a new wish. Homura now has the ability to alter people's memories and owing to her new abilities Homura's weapon is instead a black bow similiar to Madoka's. Her shield is no longer able to reset time, however when wraiths stole Homura's power they were shown with the ability to stop time. When Homura uses her black bow to fire arrows, she summons the same magic symbol Madoka does, however her symbol has diamond shapes rather than circles. She has been shown transforming her arrows into birdlike forms and combining them into a crossbow-like form for added power. Homura also has the ability to create wings of energy, shown forming angelic wings when confronting Wraiths in the city and jagged dark wings when walking through the desert.

==Observations==
* She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.
* She is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.
** In [[episode 10]], Homura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.
** In [[episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.
** The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior.
* Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.
*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number.
* The reason why Homura can't prevent Madoka from being a magical girl may be interpreted that it is Madoka becoming a magical girl that makes Homura become magical girl. If Homura really did, there will be a paradox. But effect can't change the cause. Therefore, no matter how many times she tries, she is destined to fail.
** Another evidence may support this idea. In the end of episode 12, Homura is still a magic girl and she knows the existence of Madoka. It is because Homura became a magic girl and her trying hundreds of times to save Madoka that gives Madoka the ability to become Ultimate Madoka. Even Ultimate Madoka can't change what she is based on to exist. The effect can't change the cause.
*In Rebellion, {{spoiler|before Homura transforms into Akuma Homura, she smashes her Soul Gem between her teeth, like a nutcracker. Given this, it seems likely she is still the Nutcracker Witch despite Madoka's intervention}}
**This idea seems further supported by Kyubey's referring to her as {{spoiler|"neither a Magical Girl, nor a Witch". As it is likely she is now both, since she contains features both of them have, like a human appearance, a Soul Gem, familiars, and a barrier.}}

==Etymology==
* Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:
** flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)
** heart on fire (心火)
* Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names.
* The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the characters for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version. Madoka says at one point to Homura that she should act badass to match it and Sayaka even uses a firehose on her in {{spoiler|a timeline}}. In ''Rebellion'', there are many scenes of fire and {{spoiler|parallels are made between her and the name of Lucifer, since both are references to fire.}} It can also refer to how assumed witches were burned at the stake.
* The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a common letter in girl's names.
** In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.
* When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana.

==Trivia==
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. Q: How many timelines did Homura go through? A: Approaching 100.
** If Homura really did loop the same month and a half nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 26-years old, having spent 12 years looping time. (Calculations [http://homura.tumblr.com/post/57010494639/when-asked-how-many-timelines-did-homura-go here].) However, since her body is always reset along with time, she is still only 14-years old physically. In some interpretations, this would make Homura about twelve years older mentally than Madoka.
*** Since Homura's body stayed the same physical age throughout the loops, this implies that her brain does as well, and as such she would not have had the intervening 12 years of neurological development, and instead only an amount of extra memories from the loops that adds up to 12 years and the accompanying trauma.
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According to the [[wikipedia:ja:腹腹時計#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4|Japanese Wikipedia]], the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].
** Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.
* Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu". Interestingly, when a [[wikipedia:Home_run|homerun]] is enacted in sports, you (in addition to gaining a point/level) {{spoiler|essentially get back where you started}}.
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to {{spoiler|shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni)}} '''Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni spoilers'''.
* Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).
* Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [[wikipedia:ja:玖珠駐屯地武器亡失事件|official report]] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series.
* In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.
** One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]
* In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.
** In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.
** Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.
*** Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect.

==Gallery==

See [[Gallery:Homura]]

<gallery>
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.
</gallery>

==Magazine Article==
<gallery>
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg
</gallery>

*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]

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Madoka Magica Timeline

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[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]
[[File:Moon-phases-tokyo-time.PNG|thumb|200px|The phases of the moon in March and April 2011, Tokyo time.]]
The events of the original series occur in multiple separate timelines, but form a linear sequence of events from [[Homura Akemi|Homura Akemi's]] point of view point of view. The following chronology lists the order of events as Homura experienced them as well as speculation regarding the setting and exact timing of events within individual timelines.

'''The dates mentioned later in the article are in the process of being updated, and should not be taken as canon or as representative of all current speculation.'''

==Setting==
There are three theories about the date on which the anime is set:

==== Setting Theory 1: Present Day, Present Time ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25, 2011, and the events of the anime took place while it was airing on TV in the real world.
*If that is correct, Episode 12 was originally scheduled to air on the night before the events of Episode 1, and Homura's time loop restart point is during the week after the airing of Episode 10. Since Episodes 11 and 12 were delayed, their final airing dates occur during middle of Sayaka's downfall, on Good Friday.
*This allows for the possibility that the witch [[Walpurgis Night]] appeared on the date of the real-life [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_Night|Walpurgis Night]].
*The advanced technology found in Madoka's school and home may be demonstrating how girls' wishes have accelerated human progress.
*Under this theory, Mitakihara City is most likely located in the southern end of Japan and experienced an early Spring. Townspeople wear long sleeves or coats throughout the series, which is more likely in March and April in most of Japan, although the north can be cool enough.
*A scene in the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|TV version]] showed cherry blossoms after Homura returned to school, which is possible in late March. However, they were removed and replaced with bare trees in the BD.

==== Setting Theory 2: Near or distant future ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25 of an unknown year later than 2011.
*Director Shinbo described the setting as [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]] in an interview. The technology shown in the classroom and Madoka's home is more advanced than in 2011 Japan.
*Japan's school year starts in April, possibly as early as the 1st though typically on April 5th, not late March. The green foliage [[:Media:Ep 10 Cherry Blossoms blow in.jpg|and cherry blossoms]] make it clear it's the spring term and thus the [[:Media:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|31 day month]] would be March.

==== Setting Theory 3: Artistic License ====
The creators may have made certain decisions for artistic reasons, so anachronisms may occur.
*Under this theory, in accordance with Shinbo's vague statement about the anime being set [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]], futuristic equipment in Madoka's school and home could be taken from an unknown year in the distant future even if some other elements of the anime were taken from 2011, which was the near future at the time of the interview. Conversely, the use of a 2011 element would not imply that other story events happened in 2011 since the setting would be a generic, not specific, year.
*It is unknown whether the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|cherry blossoms]] in the TV version of episode 2, which were consistent with late March, were removed as a production error or solely to make the scene appear more ominous, like the change from warm orange lighting to harsh red. Under the artistic license theory, weather and plant growth status are believed to be used as tools to create atmosphere, regardless of seasonality.
*SHAFT appears to have rounded the moon off to either full or crescent shapes for visual effect even if the scene's timing called for a half or quarter moon.

== Events Occurring in All Timelines ==
The backstories of Kyoko and Mami, and the events in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']], happened before the timelines diverged.
*2009: Kyoko becomes a magical girl. In the drama CD, she states that she contracted roughly a year before the battle in which she met Mami.
*2010: Madoka and Sayaka were in Class 1A in the drama CD's opening scene. They are in their second year during the anime, which is set in 2011, placing this scene in the previous year. Kyoko and Mami become friends. Kyoko loses her family, turns against Mami, and sets out on her own.
*The events in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]] probably happened before the timelines diverged, although it's unknown whether this series takes place before or during the anime.

== Timeline 1: Ordinary Human Homura ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Offscreen: Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and meets Madoka. She is attacked by Izabel and is saved by Madoka and Mami. She learns about magic.
|-
|March 25 Fri - April 30 Sat
|
|The first drama CD, [[Drama_CD_1 | Memories of You]] takes place during this timeline.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Mami is killed, while Madoka sacrifices herself to destroy the witch. Homura contracts, wishing to redo her first meeting with Madoka. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara.

== Timeline 2: Homura is a Magical Girl ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and tells Madoka she's a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Homura shows her powers to Mami and Madoka. Later she makes pipe bombs, and uses them to defeat Patricia. Madoka, Mami, and Homura fought as a magical girl trio.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka destroys the witch, but becomes a witch herself. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara. Mami probably died fighting Walpurgis Night, but since we never see it happen, it's possible she survived (or died earlier).

==Timeline 3: The Magical Girl Team ==
*In this timeline, Kamijou is [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|a guitarist rather than a violinist.]]
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school. We can infer that she told Madoka and Mami she was a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Sayaka contracts and becomes a magical girl. The following events occur in estimated chronological order:
|-
|It can be inferred that Madoka, Mami, Sayaka, and Homura fought together at least once, and that Sayaka was concerned about getting caught in an explosion.
|-
|It can be inferred Kyoko is somehow contacted, likely by Homura and/or Mami, to help with Walpurgis Night.
|-
|Homura tells Sayaka, Mami, and Madoka about the true nature of witches. Sayaka doesn't believe her, and also distrusts the idea of Kyoko coming to Mitakihara. She opposes teaming up with Homura. Then Mami suggests that Homura find a new weapon.
|-
|Homura steals firearms from the Yakuza.
|-
|Kyoko comes to Mitakihara town. It can be inferred that she began to care for Sayaka in some fashion (based off her last words in this timeline).
|-
|Sayaka becomes a witch. Madoka, Mami, Kyoko, and Homura fight her, and she is destroyed by Homura. After the battle, Mami snaps and kills Kyoko, and then is killed by Madoka to stop her from killing Homura. It is possible that Madoka picked up Sayaka's Grief Seed after the battle. This event probably happened shortly before Walpurgis Night's arrival.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka and Homura defeat the witch, but are in danger of becoming witches themselves. Madoka uses one last Grief Seed (apparently Sayaka's) to purify Homura's Soul Gem. She then asks Homura to kill her in the current timeline, and stop her from contracting in the next timeline. Homura does what she says. Time resets.
|}

== Timeline 4: Homura Fights Alone ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey.
|-
|Between March 18 and April 30
|
|Homura kills Kyubey at least once, and warns Madoka against contracting. The exact time is a bit unclear. It is possible that Homura killed Kyubey on March 18th. On the other hand, because Madoka seems to recognize Homura when she appears outside her window, it's possible Homura killed Kyubey on or after March 25th, after transferring into school, or introduced herself to Madoka before school began. It's also possible Homura never went to school in this timeline, focusing entirely on killing witches, and Madoka only recognized Homura from dreaming about a previous timeline.
|-
|Homura steals weapons from the military and fights as many witches as possible.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. The witch appears different from the one seen in the first timeline. Homura fails to defeat the witch. Madoka contracts with Kyubey and kills the witch with one shot. She then becomes an even more powerful witch that can destroy humanity in ten days. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Mami, Kyoko and Sayaka were unseen in this timeline, which opens several possibilities. But it's likely that Sayaka didn't contract, Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara, and Mami died before or on Walpurgis Night.

== Additional Timelines ==
It's speculated that an unknown number of timelines fell between Timeline 4 and Timeline 5 while Homura repeatedly attempted to save Madoka.
===Timeline 4.1===
The scenes at the end of episode 10, where Homura kills Kyubey, appear to be showing one of them. There are minor differences between these scenes and the similar ones at the beginning of the anime.
===Timeline 4.x===
[[File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Oriko sees Kriemhild Gretchen.]]
The spin-off manga, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], takes place in a timeline that is not shown in the anime. This timeline happens after Homura changes her hairstyle, but before Madoka eliminates witches. It is believed to fall between timelines 4 and 5, but there has also been speculation that it is part of a separate story continuity and might not fit in with anime timelines. Presumably, the events in Oriko take place between March 16 and May 1 like the other timelines.

In timeline 1, Mami and Madoka knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara. In the anime, Mami says that she's training Madoka to help fight it. If Oriko contracted in timelines other than the one shown in her manga, she may have predicted Walpurgis Night's attack in other timelines such as timeline 1. It would explain why Mami knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara; Kyubey learned it from Oriko and then told Mami. This would place the date of Oriko's contracting close to Homura's awakening in the hospital.
* According to Homura, the Oriko timeline is an anomaly, an indicator that the events taking place were highly unexpected. Homura doesn't know Oriko by the start of the Oriko manga timeline, which she most likely would if the girl had contracted in previous timelines and come into contact with Madoka and co. after the first timeline. Oriko's timeline may have been unique from all the others by having Oriko, Kirika and Yuma contracted in it.
** However, Extra Story and Sadness Prayer also exist, meaning this happens in more than one timeline.
*In [[Episode 8]], Kyoko tells Homura that she has never heard of Walpurgis Night ever coming to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]] before, indicating that a Walpurgis Night event has happened in the past, it is a well known event among veteran magical girls, and perhaps it happened in different cities around the globe during the night of the festival of witches. Mami could have known of the witch without Oriko around to predict the future.
** It's possible that each year magical girls around the world get ready for a Walpurgis Night event in case it happens to their own city. Since the date of the Witches Festival is well known, Mami and Madoka are observing the date and making sure to be prepared if the worst case scenario ever hits [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]].
* Kyubey might have always been aware of Walpurgis Night's schedule, but only warns the girls under specific conditions. In later timelines, he might withhold the information in order to pressure an unprepared, panicking Madoka into a contract when the witch attacks.
* This theory is strongly supported by ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Symmetry Diamond'', which depicts [[Oriko]] instead foreseeing the attack of Walpurgis Night, and preparing for battle against it with [[Kirika]].

===Timeline 4.y===
[[Drama_CD_2 | Sunny Day Life]], the second drama CD, probably takes place in one of these timelines, since Homura's behavior indicates that she has experienced multiple timelines and matured beyond her initial "Moemura" stage. However, some fans speculate that this timeline occurs earlier or that it is not part of the real story continuity at all.

===Timeline 4.z===
Timeline of [[The Different Story]] manga.

== Timeline 5: The Main Anime Timeline ==
The number of repetitions Homura has been through before this timeline is greater, but this is the fifth timeline covered in depth by the anime, and it was widely known as timeline 5 among fans after episode 10 aired, so to prevent confusion it is still referred to as timeline 5. This is the main timeline, and the majority of the anime takes place in it.

{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts again. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey. Note that Homura does ''NOT'' kill Kyubey at this point, suggesting she found some other way to keep him away from Madoka.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Madoka dreams about Walpurgis Night from the previous timeline. However, the witch again appears different. Homura transfers into school. Madoka and Sayaka are introduced to magic and meet Mami. Homura kills Kyubey (for the first time in this timeline), and chases his second body until he meets Madoka. March 25 was the originally scheduled airing date for the final episode.
|-
|March ?? (School day)
|
|Madoka tells her mother about visiting Mami's apartment the previous evening. Madoka brings Kyubey to school and encounters Homura on the rooftop. Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka hunt down and defeat Gertrud. Japanese students attend school on Saturday, so it's possible for this to be March 26.
|-
|March/April ?? (School/work day)
|
|Sayaka visits Kyousuke to deliver a CD. At night, she and Madoka discuss wishes with Mami. Madoka's mother comes home drunk.
|-
|April 4 Mon (Estimate)
|
|Mami dies.
|-
|April 5 Tue (Estimate)
|Waxing crescent moon (Real life, April: Waxing crescent)
|Definitely the next day. Madoka talks to Sayaka and Kyubey on the school roof. Madoka speaks with Homura after visiting Mami's apartment and mentions that Mami's death was yesterday. Sayaka contracts and defeats Elly. Kyoko arrives in town and talks to Kyubey.
|-
|April 6 Wed (Estimate)
|
|Hitomi returns to school and mentions her troubles the night before. Sayaka visits Kyousuke, who still has to complete rehabilitation before being released, but plays his violin. Kyoko observes Sayaka through binoculars.
|-
|April 8 Fri
|
|Kyoko attacks Sayaka in the alley.
|-
|April 9 Sat
|
|Kyoko talks with Homura, who states that Walpurgis Night is in two weeks. (Homura is referring to the earliest possible date on which the witch might appear. The real life Walpurgis Night event falls on April 30, 21 days later. Two weeks after the 9th is the 23rd.) Sayaka visits the alley in which she fought Kyoko to search for the familiar and refers to the battle as happening last night.
|-
|April 10 Sun
|Full moon (Real life, April: slightly more than a quarter moon)
|Sayaka visits the hospital only to discover that Kyousuke was released the day before. Sayaka approaches Kyousuke's house and encounters Kyoko, who mentions that Sayaka has been chasing after Kyousuke all day. They fight on the bridge where Madoka throws Sayaka's soul gem. Kyubey tortures Sayaka through her soul gem. Based on Sayaka's comments, this most likely happened immediately after the bridge confrontation.
|-
|April 11 Mon
|
|Sayaka and Kyoko meet in the church. Sayaka skips school on this day.
|-
|April 12 Tue
|Full moon (Real life, April: waxing half moon)
|Kyousuke returns to school and Hitomi mentions Sayaka's absence the day before. Hitomi delivers her ultimatum to Sayaka. At night, Sayaka goes on patrol and battles Elsa Maria. Sayaka goes missing after this day, according to the news report during her funeral scene in Episode 11.
|-
|April 13 Wed
|
|Sayaka is absent from school. Hitomi and Kyousuke become a couple. Madoka searches for Sayaka, and learns that she hadn't returned home since the night before.
|-
|April 18 Mon - April 22 Fri
|
|Homura and Kyoko discuss Walpurgis Night in the final scene of [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']]. However, this scene may take place in a different timeline, and is only speculated to be part of the main anime timeline.
|-
|April 22 Fri
|
|Episodes 11 and 12 aired at 2:40 am. Good Friday.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|Two weeks have passed since April 9, when Homura stated that Walpurgis Night was two weeks away. This is the earliest potential date for Walpurgis Night's attack on Mitakihara.
|-
|April ??
|Waning crescent moon. (Real life, April: Waning crescents occured on the 26th and later)
|Sayaka is killing familiars, and Homura offers her a grief seed. Based on the change from a full moon to a crescent moon, there must be a time skip between the romance scene and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura.
|-
|April 28 Thu, or April 20 Wed (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 28: Same)
|Homura kills Kyubey in the park (the second kill in this timeline) and Sayaka becomes a witch.
|-
|April 29 Fri, or April 21 Thu (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 29: Same)
|Kyoko and Madoka attempt to save Oktavia. Kyoko uses a suicide attack, killing herself and the witch.
|-
|April 30 Sat, or April 22 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Sayaka's funeral is held, Junko drinks with Kazuko, and Madoka visits Homura's apartment. Homura states that it has been approximately one month since she transferred into school.
|-
|May 1 Sun, or April 23 Sat (Estimate)
|
|Walpurgis Night. At the evacuation shelter, Junko is not wearing the same clothes she had on when she met Kazuko.
|-
|May 1 Sun
|
|If Walpurgis Night appears on the midnight following April 30 according to the time at the Brocken mountain, matching the witching hour of the real life Walpurgis Night, it would appear in Japan around 8 AM. When Madoka defeats Walpurgis, the clouds part to reveal a blue daytime sky. The sun is not visible, so it is most likely still close to the horizon, as it would be if Walpurgis Night followed Brocken time. The evacuation announcement in the BD states the time to be 7:30 AM, which leaves just enough time for the citizens to flee to the shelter before the battle begins. Germany is in UTC+1, and JST is UTC+9, so assuming Walpurgis Night uses astronomical midnight (She doesn't care about the EU's daylight savings regulations), the exact time of her appearance would be 8:17:34 AM in Japan.
|}

Discrepancies:
*When Homura talks to Kyoko at the arcade, she states that Walpurgis Night is two weeks away, although the date of the [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_night|real life Walpurgis Night event]] falls three weeks later in a March-April setting. In [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']] Homura indicates that the exact time of Walpurgis Night's appearance varies, and that the earliest observed time is on a weekend. April 23 is a Saturday, so Homura's "two weeks" referred to the earliest possible date.
*On April 10 and 12, the full moon shown in the anime does not match the half moon that occurred in real life. The moon phases observed in the anime are only compatible with the real moon if SHAFT is rounding the moon off to either a full or crescent shape for visual effect, and the Walpurgis Night witch appears near the real life date of Walpurgis Night.
*In the anime, Hitomi gives one day's notice in Episode 7 and makes her move in Episode 8. Madoka is desperately searching for Sayaka and learns from Sayaka's parents that she hasn't come home since the previous night. These scenes occur only one day after the events of Episode 7. However, the moon is a thin waning crescent in Episode 8 and is full in Episode 7. A time skip must have occurred between those scenes and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura. The news report heard during Sayaka's funeral suggests that she has been missing for some time, supporting the idea of a time skip.
*Based on Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Homura's attire- namely, their Mitakihara Junior High uniforms- none of the events highlighted solely in the anime could have been initiated on a Sunday, with exception of Madoka dreaming about the previous timeline in episode 1, and possibly Walpurgis Night.

== Timeline 6: The New World ==
A new timeline begins after Madoka makes her wish in Episode 12 and recreates the universe.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|April 2011
|
|Kyousuke is healed, auditions, and becomes a concert violinist.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Sayaka kills herself by using up all of her power. Homura, Mami, and Kyoko, who were fighting alongside her, mourn her death in the train station.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Homura talks to Madoka's family in the park.
|-
|Unknown
|
|Full moon
|Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey and battles demons in Mitakihara City.
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|Homura battles demons in the middle of a wasteland outside of Japan. [[The Rebellion Story]] is believed to begin sometime afterward.
|}

== Timeline 7 ==
{{Spoiler|At the end of Rebellion, Homura separates the consciousness of Madoka Kaname from the Law of Cycles, and uses this power to rewrite the universe a second time. While maintaining Madoka's replacement of Witches with Wraiths, the fate of Magical Girls once their Soul Gems become black is now left unclear. In this new universe, Incubators now in some way take on the curses and impurities of humanity; Madoka Kaname had gone to another country for a few years and has just returned to Mitakihara City; and Nagisa Momoe no longer seems to have ever become a Magical Girl in the first place.}}

== [[Magia Record]] ==
{{SeeAlso|Magia Record Timeline}}
The events of the spin-off game and anime series, Magia Record, technically take place between the events of the original series and Rebellion, after Madoka becomes a deity and before Homura rewrites the universe. Magia Record exists in a pocket universe, untouched by Madoka's rewrite; the events inside this universe take place before a timeline where a Magical Girl Madoka, on the brink of becoming a Witch after defeating Walpurgisnacht, asks Homura to kill her and prevent herself from becoming a Magical Girl in other timelines (thus, the Homura native to this universe is "Moemura".); the events of the specific timeline the series takes place during occur concurrant to the original series, with Mami Tomoe having convinced Sayaka Miki and Madoka to become Magical Girls.

Homura's repeated travels and rewindings of time had ripple effects on timelines throughout the universe. In one timeline, where [[Iroha Tamaki]] takes a shortcut to school like in all other timelines, this ripple effect somehow causes Iroha to kick a pebble, nearly making her late to school. This, an event that occured in no other timelines, ultimately led to Iroha making a contract to save her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]] from a fatal illness, making this the only timeline in which Iroha ever became a Magical Girl. Because Ui survived, her two friends [[Touka Satomi]] and [[Nemu Hiiragi]] survived long enough to make contracts of their own along with Ui, three more Magical Girls who never existed otherwise in any other timeline.

[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]], observing this discrepancy in this one timeline where Witches still exist, learns that she is incapable of interfering with this timeline in any way for fear she may destroy it. So, she waits patiently and hopes the Magical Girls of Kamihama may defeat Walpurgisnacht without her and her wish; if they do not, she will be forced to destroy this universe.

{{Spoiler|Eventually, Walpurgisnacht arrives at Kamihama. The city's Magical Girls are nearly defeated, unable to stand against the most powerful Witch on the planet. Ultimate Madoka, however, desperate to see these girls succeed in changing their destinies and claiming it for themselves, risks destroying this timeline by lending a portion of her power to the Magical Girls of the city. Rejuvinated and empowered, they use their gifted strength to combine their powers and ultimate destroy Walpurgisnacht forever, allowing this timeline to continue and giving them a chance to expand the city's Doppel field to hopefully erase the existence of Witches forever, and to give Homura a chance to live with Madoka without losing each other.}}

{{Spoiler|Soon after, Touka Satomi begins researching how they may be able to reclaim and use the power they had been granted by Ultimate Madoka to fight Walpurgisnacht. She establishes that this power originates from another universe altogether, and attempts to use technology the Magius had previously used to lure and control Witches to control the Familiars of the [[Mirror Witch]], whose labyrinth has the unique ability to connect to other iterations of itself from different locations, including different timelines and universes, so as to create a wormhole to the origin of their new power to try and harness it. While she was successful in creating this wormhole, the power is now being infringed upon from this world rather than controlled from the other world, and is thus now uncontrollable. Further, because this power originates from a universe Ultimate Madoka had rewritten the laws of, changing what happens to Magical Girls when their Soul Gems become black and replacing Witches with Wraiths, they have become incompatible (alikened to giving someone a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type), and this power now threatens to destroy the one of Magia Record. Ultimate Madoka pleads to the Magical Girls of this timeline to not try and contact her own universe. Through the combined efforts of several Magical Girls, they are able to convert this otherwordly power into usable magic and redirect it at the wormhole, closing it and saving their universe.}}

{{spoiler|After the defeat of Walpurgisnacht in this timeline, allowing Homura to live beyond the approximate month she had before been trapped in, it is unknown if she is still able to use her time-freezing and time-reversal magic.}}

== Number of Timelines ==
[[File:E11-Madoka_strings_of_fate.jpg|300px|right]]
The total number of timelines Homura went through is not stated. [[Gen Urobuchi]], the writer, left many other issues open-ended, and most likely did not decide on a specific number. However, there are various speculations regarding the number of timelines.

Each timeline runs from March 16 until May 1, assuming Homura always resets immediately after Walpurgis Night. This is a span of 46 days. Eight loops add up to 368 days, just over a year. Sixty loops would require about seven and a half years, and Homura would have to loop 795 times to break a century. Since Homura is willing to reset time earlier if the situation calls for it, the 46 days per timeline figure is only an upper bound. However, if Homura is able to reset time from a later point, there may have been timelines in which Homura avoided fighting Walpurgis Night and a larger amount of time passed before a reset became necessary.

*Absolute minimum: The four timelines explored in depth in episode 10, the timeline at the end of episode 10 that looks similar but slightly different than the scene in episode 1, the main anime timeline, the new world, Oriko, and Sunny Day Life add up to nine timelines that have been explicitly shown, assuming they are all canon and the end of episode 10 was free of animation errors.

*Small numbers: There are 14 strings of fate attached to Madoka in the symbolic image displayed during Kyubey's lecture to Homura. If they directly represent timelines, rather than being drawn in that quantity for artistic reasons, there would be 16 timelines counting the main one and the new world. The anime's opening shows 11 slides when the scenes of Madoka as a magical girl are displayed with Madoka and Kyubey sitting in the foreground, which has lead to speculation that the main timeline is the 12th. Some fans believe that Homura's level of experience and degree of personality change indicate that she has only been through a small number of timelines: She was shocked to see Mami die in battle against Charlotte, she still has trouble handling misunderstandings with other people, she didn't hear Kyubey's explanation as to why Madoka is so powerful until the main timeline, her vulnerable inner personality remains under her cold outer shell, and she's still entirely sane, despite being heavily stressed.

*Medium numbers: Some believe that Homura experienced dozens, but less than a hundred timelines. This would allow her to exhaustively test a number of different strategies, but still have new ideas to try. She appears to have only tried the "give Madoka the cold shoulder" strategy a few times, and probably wouldn't attempt it before convincing herself that other plans won't work. Homura has her statistics (assuming that she was telling the truth about that), she's practiced enough at acting to come off as naturally cool and stylish to everyone despite having been extremely awkward in the beginning, she has memorized all the math perfectly even though homework is the least of her problems, and her elaborate setup against Walpurgis surely required quite a bit of trial and error to perfect and involved gathering a lot of gear that would be tricky to steal. However, she still encounters unexpected situations and hasn't figured out the ideal way to handle every issue that arises.

*Large numbers: Some speculators believe that Homura has truly been through countless timelines. One common estimate is 125 years in 1000 timelines.

*[[Nitro%2B_Q%26A_Panels_at_Animagic_2013| During a Q&A session]], Gen Urobuchi said Homura went through about 100 timelines. However, it's possible he was speaking facetiously or off-the-cuff, and his response may not be truly canon.

== Calendar and Climate ==
[[File:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|250px|right]]
The calendar we see in Homura's hospital room reads "leaving hospital" on Wednesday the 16th and "going to school" on Friday the 25th. March has 31 days with the 25th falling on a Friday in 2011, and is the only such month in 2011.

==== Moon Phases and Alternative May Dates ====

The anime shows a full moon on the night when Sayaka's gem is thrown off the bridge and two days later when she fights Elsa Maria and runs away from home. The announcement of her funeral states she went missing on the 12th day of the month, so the moon should be full near April 10-12 if she transferred in March.

This table lists the times when May 25th is a Friday from 2011 until the end of the 21st century. Moon phases are based on New York time. April 2011 had a full moon on the 17th, giving the March 2011 scenario an offset of 6.
<gallery>
File:Moon-E4-Elly-fight.jpg|The moon on the night when Sayaka fought Elly in Episode 4.
File:Moon-E7-Intro.jpg|The moon at the start of Episode 7 when Kyubey tortures Sayaka.
File:Moon-E7-After-Hitomi-Ultimatum.jpg|The moon later in Episode 7, when Sayaka fights Elsa Maria.
File:Moon-E8-Homura-Sayaka-Confrontation.jpg|The moon when Homura confronts and threatens to kill Sayaka in Episode 8.
File:Moon-E8-Park.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene where Kyubey eats his own corpse.
File:Moon-E8-Park-2.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene when Homura reveals the name Incubator.
File:Moon-E8-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 8 after Sayaka becomes a witch.
File:Moon-E8-End-2.jpg|Another shot of the moon at the end of Episode 8.
File:Moon-E9-Start.jpg|The moon in the beginning of Episode 9 when Homura and Kyoko escape from Oktavia's barrier.
File:Moon-E9-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 9, on the next night when Oktavia is defeated.
File:Moon-E12-NearEnd.jpg|The moon near the end of Episode 12, when Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey.
</gallery>

==== Cherry Blossoms ====

[[File:Ep_10_Cherry_Blossoms_blow_in.jpg|250px|right]]
Cherry blossom petals were seen blowing into Homura's hospital room shortly before her discharge on the 16th. None were seen later in the show in the BD version, suggesting that the petals had finished falling by the time she entered school on the 25th. This is possible if Homura transferred in May and Mitakihara City is located in northern Japan, but petals would not be falling in the middle of March.

[[File:Madoka BD 7.jpg|100px|right]]
The TV version had cherry trees in bloom when the girls hunted Gertrud in episode 2, but in the BD version the trees were bare. This scene took place shortly after Homura returned to school, so blooming trees would be present in late March in southern Japan, and the petals would have already fallen by the end of May in all regions.

This table lists the [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html cherry blossom seasons] in several cities. Times can vary by more than a week depending on weather. Petals from late-blooming trees may be falling up to three weeks after most trees bloom.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!City
!Average Opening
!Average Full Bloom
!2011 Full Bloom
|-
|Tokyo, central Japan
|March 28
|April 5
|April 8
|-
|Hirosaki, north end of the main island
|April 24
|April 30
|May 1
|-
|Kumamoto, southern Japan
|March 24
|April 2
|April 2
|}

==== Temperature ====

[[File:E1-Mall.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E5-Street.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E11-Shelter.jpg|250px|right]]
This table lists monthly mean temperatures in Japan from 1992 to 2011 according to the [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Japan Meteorological Agency]. Aomori station is located at the northern end of the main island, Tokyo is located in central Japan, and Kumamoto station is near the southern end of Japan.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!Data
!March
!April
|-
|Aomori Daily High
|43.8F/6.56C
|56.35F/13.53C
|65.06F/18.37C
|71.26F/21.81C
|-
|Tokyo Daily High
|56.61F/13.67C
|66.18F/18.99C
|73.23F/22.91C
|78.58F/25.88C
|-
|-
|Kumamoto Daily High
|60.52F/15.85C
|70.46F/21.37C
|78.64F/25.91C
|82.9F/28.28C
|-
|}

On the day Homura returns to school, the 25th of March, the weather is warm and sunny enough for the girls to feel comfortable outside in their uniforms, but cool enough that people in the mall after school were wearing long sleeves, jackets, and coats. Cafe patrons in episode 2 also had long sleeves. The temperature may be in the mid to high 60's F (around 19 C). This matches daytime weather in Kumamoto in late March, but Tokyo would require a warm day and Aomori would be too cold.

On the evening of Sayaka's first encounter with Kyoko in episode 5, people on the street are wearing coats, hats, scarves, and mittens. This scene takes place several days before the 12th of the month, in April. In April, Tokyo and Kumamoto would fit but Aomori would be too cold for the girls to go out in their school uniforms.

In episode 11, everyone in the shelter has long sleeves, but they don't have heavy coats. Evacuation started at 7:30AM, and the date was at least a month later than Homura's return to school. At the end of April, Kumamoto and Tokyo fit but Aomori would be too cold.

If the weather is typical for the season, the anime is most likely taking place in southern Japan in March and April. The counterargument is that weather varies unpredictably, and it would be possible for it to remain unseasonally warm or cold for an extended time.

== Trivia ==
*The Prolog im Himmel [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Prolog_in_himmel.jpg title card] at the beginning of episode 1 contains runes reading 2011. This may indicate that the story is set in 2011, but it may also refer to the year of the anime's publication.
*The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:E1Bathroom.jpg exchange rates] displayed in the bathroom in episode 1 are compatible with a date in Spring 2009, such as April 3. However, this cannot be used to judge the story's setting since Shinbo stated it wasn't set in the past and SHAFT would have much bigger budgets if they were capable of accurately predicting future exchange rates.

<gallery>
File:Ep10-calendar.jpg|Homura's calendar at the hospital.
File:WalpurgisDay.jpg|Walpurgis Night is defeated, and daylight appears.
</gallery>

[[Category:Articles]]

Madoka Magica Timeline

2024-05-10T17:04:20Z

Blipearx:

{{spoilers}}
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]
[[File:Moon-phases-tokyo-time.PNG|thumb|200px|The phases of the moon in March and April 2011, Tokyo time.]]
The events of the original series occur in multiple separate timelines, but form a linear sequence of events from [[Homura Akemi|Homura Akemi's]] point of view point of view. The following chronology lists the order of events as Homura experienced them as well as speculation regarding the setting and exact timing of events within individual timelines.

'''The dates mentioned later in the article are in the process of being updated, and should not be taken as canon or as representative of all current speculation.'''

==Setting==
There are three theories about the date on which the anime is set:

==== Setting Theory 1: Present Day, Present Time ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25, 2011, and the events of the anime took place while it was airing on TV in the real world.
*If that is correct, Episode 12 was originally scheduled to air on the night before the events of Episode 1, and Homura's time loop restart point is during the week after the airing of Episode 10. Since Episodes 11 and 12 were delayed, their final airing dates occur during middle of Sayaka's downfall, on Good Friday.
*This allows for the possibility that the witch [[Walpurgis Night]] appeared on the date of the real-life [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_Night|Walpurgis Night]].
*The advanced technology found in Madoka's school and home may be demonstrating how girls' wishes have accelerated human progress.
*Under this theory, Mitakihara City is most likely located in the southern end of Japan and experienced an early Spring. Townspeople wear long sleeves or coats throughout the series, which is more likely in March and April in most of Japan, although the north can be cool enough.
*A scene in the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|TV version]] showed cherry blossoms after Homura returned to school, which is possible in late March. However, they were removed and replaced with bare trees in the BD.

==== Setting Theory 2: Near or distant future ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25 of an unknown year later than 2011.
*Director Shinbo described the setting as [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]] in an interview. The technology shown in the classroom and Madoka's home is more advanced than in 2011 Japan.
*Japan's school year starts in April, possibly as early as the 1st though typically on April 5th, not late March. The green foliage [[:Media:Ep 10 Cherry Blossoms blow in.jpg|and cherry blossoms]] make it clear it's the spring term and thus the [[:Media:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|31 day month]] would be March.

==== Setting Theory 3: Artistic License ====
The creators may have made certain decisions for artistic reasons, so anachronisms may occur.
*Under this theory, in accordance with Shinbo's vague statement about the anime being set [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]], futuristic equipment in Madoka's school and home could be taken from an unknown year in the distant future even if some other elements of the anime were taken from 2011, which was the near future at the time of the interview. Conversely, the use of a 2011 element would not imply that other story events happened in 2011 since the setting would be a generic, not specific, year.
*It is unknown whether the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|cherry blossoms]] in the TV version of episode 2, which were consistent with late March, were removed as a production error or solely to make the scene appear more ominous, like the change from warm orange lighting to harsh red. Under the artistic license theory, weather and plant growth status are believed to be used as tools to create atmosphere, regardless of seasonality.
*SHAFT appears to have rounded the moon off to either full or crescent shapes for visual effect even if the scene's timing called for a half or quarter moon.

== Events Occurring in All Timelines ==
The backstories of Kyoko and Mami, and the events in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']], happened before the timelines diverged.
*2009: Kyoko becomes a magical girl. In the drama CD, she states that she contracted roughly a year before the battle in which she met Mami.
*2010: Madoka and Sayaka were in Class 1A in the drama CD's opening scene. They are in their second year during the anime, which is set in 2011, placing this scene in the previous year. Kyoko and Mami become friends. Kyoko loses her family, turns against Mami, and sets out on her own.
*The events in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]] probably happened before the timelines diverged, although it's unknown whether this series takes place before or during the anime.

== Timeline 1: Ordinary Human Homura ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Offscreen: Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and meets Madoka. She is attacked by Izabel and is saved by Madoka and Mami. She learns about magic.
|-
|March 25 Fri - April 30 Sat
|
|The first drama CD, [[Drama_CD_1 | Memories of You]] takes place during this timeline.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Mami is killed, while Madoka sacrifices herself to destroy the witch. Homura contracts, wishing to redo her first meeting with Madoka. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara.

== Timeline 2: Homura is a Magical Girl ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and tells Madoka she's a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Homura shows her powers to Mami and Madoka. Later she makes pipe bombs, and uses them to defeat Patricia. Madoka, Mami, and Homura fought as a magical girl trio.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka destroys the witch, but becomes a witch herself. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara. Mami probably died fighting Walpurgis Night, but since we never see it happen, it's possible she survived (or died earlier).

==Timeline 3: The Magical Girl Team ==
*In this timeline, Kamijou is [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|a guitarist rather than a violinist.]]
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school. We can infer that she told Madoka and Mami she was a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Sayaka contracts and becomes a magical girl. The following events occur in estimated chronological order:
|-
|It can be inferred that Madoka, Mami, Sayaka, and Homura fought together at least once, and that Sayaka was concerned about getting caught in an explosion.
|-
|It can be inferred Kyoko is somehow contacted, likely by Homura and/or Mami, to help with Walpurgis Night.
|-
|Homura tells Sayaka, Mami, and Madoka about the true nature of witches. Sayaka doesn't believe her, and also distrusts the idea of Kyoko coming to Mitakihara. She opposes teaming up with Homura. Then Mami suggests that Homura find a new weapon.
|-
|Homura steals firearms from the Yakuza.
|-
|Kyoko comes to Mitakihara town. It can be inferred that she began to care for Sayaka in some fashion (based off her last words in this timeline).
|-
|Sayaka becomes a witch. Madoka, Mami, Kyoko, and Homura fight her, and she is destroyed by Homura. After the battle, Mami snaps and kills Kyoko, and then is killed by Madoka to stop her from killing Homura. It is possible that Madoka picked up Sayaka's Grief Seed after the battle. This event probably happened shortly before Walpurgis Night's arrival.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka and Homura defeat the witch, but are in danger of becoming witches themselves. Madoka uses one last Grief Seed (apparently Sayaka's) to purify Homura's Soul Gem. She then asks Homura to kill her in the current timeline, and stop her from contracting in the next timeline. Homura does what she says. Time resets.
|}

== Timeline 4: Homura Fights Alone ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey.
|-
|Between March 18 and April 30
|
|Homura kills Kyubey at least once, and warns Madoka against contracting. The exact time is a bit unclear. It is possible that Homura killed Kyubey on March 18th. On the other hand, because Madoka seems to recognize Homura when she appears outside her window, it's possible Homura killed Kyubey on or after March 25th, after transferring into school, or introduced herself to Madoka before school began. It's also possible Homura never went to school in this timeline, focusing entirely on killing witches, and Madoka only recognized Homura from dreaming about a previous timeline.
|-
|Homura steals weapons from the military and fights as many witches as possible.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. The witch appears different from the one seen in the first timeline. Homura fails to defeat the witch. Madoka contracts with Kyubey and kills the witch with one shot. She then becomes an even more powerful witch that can destroy humanity in ten days. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Mami, Kyoko and Sayaka were unseen in this timeline, which opens several possibilities. But it's likely that Sayaka didn't contract, Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara, and Mami died before or on Walpurgis Night.

== Additional Timelines ==
It's speculated that an unknown number of timelines fell between Timeline 4 and Timeline 5 while Homura repeatedly attempted to save Madoka.
===Timeline 4.1===
The scenes at the end of episode 10, where Homura kills Kyubey, appear to be showing one of them. There are minor differences between these scenes and the similar ones at the beginning of the anime.
===Timeline 4.x===
[[File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Oriko sees Kriemhild Gretchen.]]
The spin-off manga, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], takes place in a timeline that is not shown in the anime. This timeline happens after Homura changes her hairstyle, but before Madoka eliminates witches. It is believed to fall between timelines 4 and 5, but there has also been speculation that it is part of a separate story continuity and might not fit in with anime timelines. Presumably, the events in Oriko take place between March 16 and May 1 like the other timelines.

In timeline 1, Mami and Madoka knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara. In the anime, Mami says that she's training Madoka to help fight it. If Oriko contracted in timelines other than the one shown in her manga, she may have predicted Walpurgis Night's attack in other timelines such as timeline 1. It would explain why Mami knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara; Kyubey learned it from Oriko and then told Mami. This would place the date of Oriko's contracting close to Homura's awakening in the hospital.
* According to Homura, the Oriko timeline is an anomaly, an indicator that the events taking place were highly unexpected. Homura doesn't know Oriko by the start of the Oriko manga timeline, which she most likely would if the girl had contracted in previous timelines and come into contact with Madoka and co. after the first timeline. Oriko's timeline may have been unique from all the others by having Oriko, Kirika and Yuma contracted in it.
** However, Extra Story and Sadness Prayer also exist, meaning this happens in more than one timeline.
*In [[Episode 8]], Kyoko tells Homura that she has never heard of Walpurgis Night ever coming to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]] before, indicating that a Walpurgis Night event has happened in the past, it is a well known event among veteran magical girls, and perhaps it happened in different cities around the globe during the night of the festival of witches. Mami could have known of the witch without Oriko around to predict the future.
** It's possible that each year magical girls around the world get ready for a Walpurgis Night event in case it happens to their own city. Since the date of the Witches Festival is well known, Mami and Madoka are observing the date and making sure to be prepared if the worst case scenario ever hits [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]].
* Kyubey might have always been aware of Walpurgis Night's schedule, but only warns the girls under specific conditions. In later timelines, he might withhold the information in order to pressure an unprepared, panicking Madoka into a contract when the witch attacks.
* This theory is strongly supported by ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Symmetry Diamond'', which depicts [[Oriko]] instead foreseeing the attack of Walpurgis Night, and preparing for battle against it with [[Kirika]].

===Timeline 4.y===
[[Drama_CD_2 | Sunny Day Life]], the second drama CD, probably takes place in one of these timelines, since Homura's behavior indicates that she has experienced multiple timelines and matured beyond her initial "Moemura" stage. However, some fans speculate that this timeline occurs earlier or that it is not part of the real story continuity at all.

===Timeline 4.z===
Timeline of [[The Different Story]] manga.

== Timeline 5: The Main Anime Timeline ==
The number of repetitions Homura has been through before this timeline is greater, but this is the fifth timeline covered in depth by the anime, and it was widely known as timeline 5 among fans after episode 10 aired, so to prevent confusion it is still referred to as timeline 5. This is the main timeline, and the majority of the anime takes place in it.

{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts again. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey. Note that Homura does ''NOT'' kill Kyubey at this point, suggesting she found some other way to keep him away from Madoka.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Madoka dreams about Walpurgis Night from the previous timeline. However, the witch again appears different. Homura transfers into school. Madoka and Sayaka are introduced to magic and meet Mami. Homura kills Kyubey (for the first time in this timeline), and chases his second body until he meets Madoka. March 25 was the originally scheduled airing date for the final episode.
|-
|March ?? (School day)
|
|Madoka tells her mother about visiting Mami's apartment the previous evening. Madoka brings Kyubey to school and encounters Homura on the rooftop. Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka hunt down and defeat Gertrud. Japanese students attend school on Saturday, so it's possible for this to be March 26.
|-
|March/April ?? (School/work day)
|
|Sayaka visits Kyousuke to deliver a CD. At night, she and Madoka discuss wishes with Mami. Madoka's mother comes home drunk.
|-
|April 4 Mon (Estimate)
|
|Mami dies.
|-
|April 5 Tue (Estimate)
|Waxing crescent moon (Real life, April: Waxing crescent)
|Definitely the next day. Madoka talks to Sayaka and Kyubey on the school roof. Madoka speaks with Homura after visiting Mami's apartment and mentions that Mami's death was yesterday. Sayaka contracts and defeats Elly. Kyoko arrives in town and talks to Kyubey.
|-
|April 6 Wed (Estimate)
|
|Hitomi returns to school and mentions her troubles the night before. Sayaka visits Kyousuke, who still has to complete rehabilitation before being released, but plays his violin. Kyoko observes Sayaka through binoculars.
|-
|April 8 Fri
|
|Kyoko attacks Sayaka in the alley.
|-
|April 9 Sat
|
|Kyoko talks with Homura, who states that Walpurgis Night is in two weeks. (Homura is referring to the earliest possible date on which the witch might appear. The real life Walpurgis Night event falls on April 30, 21 days later. Two weeks after the 9th is the 23rd.) Sayaka visits the alley in which she fought Kyoko to search for the familiar and refers to the battle as happening last night.
|-
|April 10 Sun
|Full moon (Real life, April: slightly more than a quarter moon)
|Sayaka visits the hospital only to discover that Kyousuke was released the day before. Sayaka approaches Kyousuke's house and encounters Kyoko, who mentions that Sayaka has been chasing after Kyousuke all day. They fight on the bridge where Madoka throws Sayaka's soul gem. Kyubey tortures Sayaka through her soul gem. Based on Sayaka's comments, this most likely happened immediately after the bridge confrontation.
|-
|April 11 Mon
|
|Sayaka and Kyoko meet in the church. Sayaka skips school on this day.
|-
|April 12 Tue
|Full moon (Real life, April: waxing half moon)
|Kyousuke returns to school and Hitomi mentions Sayaka's absence the day before. Hitomi delivers her ultimatum to Sayaka. At night, Sayaka goes on patrol and battles Elsa Maria. Sayaka goes missing after this day, according to the news report during her funeral scene in Episode 11.
|-
|April 13 Wed
|
|Sayaka is absent from school. Hitomi and Kyousuke become a couple. Madoka searches for Sayaka, and learns that she hadn't returned home since the night before.
|-
|April 18 Mon - April 22 Fri
|
|Homura and Kyoko discuss Walpurgis Night in the final scene of [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']]. However, this scene may take place in a different timeline, and is only speculated to be part of the main anime timeline.
|-
|April 22 Fri
|
|Episodes 11 and 12 aired at 2:40 am. Good Friday.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|Two weeks have passed since April 9, when Homura stated that Walpurgis Night was two weeks away. This is the earliest potential date for Walpurgis Night's attack on Mitakihara.
|-
|April ??
|Waning crescent moon. (Real life, April: Waning crescents occured on the 26th and later)
|Sayaka is killing familiars, and Homura offers her a grief seed. Based on the change from a full moon to a crescent moon, there must be a time skip between the romance scene and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura.
|-
|April 28 Thu, or April 20 Wed (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 28: Same)
|Homura kills Kyubey in the park (the second kill in this timeline) and Sayaka becomes a witch.
|-
|April 29 Fri, or April 21 Thu (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 29: Same)
|Kyoko and Madoka attempt to save Oktavia. Kyoko uses a suicide attack, killing herself and the witch.
|-
|April 30 Sat, or April 22 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Sayaka's funeral is held, Junko drinks with Kazuko, and Madoka visits Homura's apartment. Homura states that it has been approximately one month since she transferred into school.
|-
|May 1 Sun, or April 23 Sat (Estimate)
|
|Walpurgis Night. At the evacuation shelter, Junko is not wearing the same clothes she had on when she met Kazuko.
|-
|May 1 Sun
|
|If Walpurgis Night appears on the midnight following April 30 according to the time at the Brocken mountain, matching the witching hour of the real life Walpurgis Night, it would appear in Japan around 8 AM. When Madoka defeats Walpurgis, the clouds part to reveal a blue daytime sky. The sun is not visible, so it is most likely still close to the horizon, as it would be if Walpurgis Night followed Brocken time. The evacuation announcement in the BD states the time to be 7:30 AM, which leaves just enough time for the citizens to flee to the shelter before the battle begins. Germany is in UTC+1, and JST is UTC+9, so assuming Walpurgis Night uses astronomical midnight (She doesn't care about the EU's daylight savings regulations), the exact time of her appearance would be 8:17:34 AM in Japan.
|}

Discrepancies:
*When Homura talks to Kyoko at the arcade, she states that Walpurgis Night is two weeks away, although the date of the [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_night|real life Walpurgis Night event]] falls three weeks later in a March-April setting. In [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']] Homura indicates that the exact time of Walpurgis Night's appearance varies, and that the earliest observed time is on a weekend. April 23 is a Saturday, so Homura's "two weeks" referred to the earliest possible date.
*On April 10 and 12, the full moon shown in the anime does not match the half moon that occurred in real life. The moon phases observed in the anime are only compatible with the real moon if SHAFT is rounding the moon off to either a full or crescent shape for visual effect, and the Walpurgis Night witch appears near the real life date of Walpurgis Night.
*In the anime, Hitomi gives one day's notice in Episode 7 and makes her move in Episode 8. Madoka is desperately searching for Sayaka and learns from Sayaka's parents that she hasn't come home since the previous night. These scenes occur only one day after the events of Episode 7. However, the moon is a thin waning crescent in Episode 8 and is full in Episode 7. A time skip must have occurred between those scenes and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura. The news report heard during Sayaka's funeral suggests that she has been missing for some time, supporting the idea of a time skip.
*Based on Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Homura's attire- namely, their Mitakihara Junior High uniforms- none of the events highlighted solely in the anime could have been initiated on a Sunday, with exception of Madoka dreaming about the previous timeline in episode 1, and possibly Walpurgis Night.

== Timeline 6: The New World ==
A new timeline begins after Madoka makes her wish in Episode 12 and recreates the universe.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|April 2011
|
|Kyousuke is healed, auditions, and becomes a concert violinist.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Sayaka kills herself by using up all of her power. Homura, Mami, and Kyoko, who were fighting alongside her, mourn her death in the train station.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Homura talks to Madoka's family in the park.
|-
|Unknown
|
|Full moon
|Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey and battles demons in Mitakihara City.
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|Homura battles demons in the middle of a wasteland outside of Japan. [[The Rebellion Story]] is believed to begin sometime afterward.
|}

== Timeline 7 ==
{{Spoiler|At the end of Rebellion, Homura separates the consciousness of Madoka Kaname from the Law of Cycles, and uses this power to rewrite the universe a second time. While maintaining Madoka's replacement of Witches with Wraiths, the fate of Magical Girls once their Soul Gems become black is now left unclear. In this new universe, Incubators now in some way take on the curses and impurities of humanity; Madoka Kaname had gone to another country for a few years and has just returned to Mitakihara City; and Nagisa Momoe no longer seems to have ever become a Magical Girl in the first place.}}

== [[Magia Record]] ==
{{SeeAlso|Magia Record Timeline}}
The events of the spin-off game and anime series, Magia Record, technically take place between the events of the original series and Rebellion, after Madoka becomes a deity and before Homura rewrites the universe. Magia Record exists in a pocket universe, untouched by Madoka's rewrite; the events inside this universe take place before a timeline where a Magical Girl Madoka, on the brink of becoming a Witch after defeating Walpurgisnacht, asks Homura to kill her and prevent herself from becoming a Magical Girl in other timelines (thus, the Homura native to this universe is "Moemura".); the events of the specific timeline the series takes place during occur concurrant to the original series, with Mami Tomoe having convinced Sayaka Miki and Madoka to become Magical Girls.

Homura's repeated travels and rewindings of time had ripple effects on timelines throughout the universe. In one timeline, where [[Iroha Tamaki]] takes a shortcut to school like in all other timelines, this ripple effect somehow causes Iroha to kick a pebble, nearly making her late to school. This, an event that occured in no other timelines, ultimately led to Iroha making a contract to save her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]] from a fatal illness, making this the only timeline in which Iroha ever became a Magical Girl. Because Ui survived, her two friends [[Touka Satomi]] and [[Nemu Hiiragi]] survived long enough to make contracts of their own along with Ui, three more Magical Girls who never existed otherwise in any other timeline.

[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]], observing this discrepancy in this one timeline where Witches still exist, learns that she is incapable of interfering with this timeline in any way for fear she may destroy it. So, she waits patiently and hopes the Magical Girls of Kamihama may defeat Walpurgisnacht without her and her wish; if they do not, she will be forced to destroy this universe.

{{Spoiler|Eventually, Walpurgisnacht arrives at Kamihama. The city's Magical Girls are nearly defeated, unable to stand against the most powerful Witch on the planet. Ultimate Madoka, however, desperate to see these girls succeed in changing their destinies and claiming it for themselves, risks destroying this timeline by lending a portion of her power to the Magical Girls of the city. Rejuvinated and empowered, they use their gifted strength to combine their powers and ultimate destroy Walpurgisnacht forever, allowing this timeline to continue and giving them a chance to expand the city's Doppel field to hopefully erase the existence of Witches forever, and to give Homura a chance to live with Madoka without losing each other.}}

{{Spoiler|Soon after, Touka Satomi begins researching how they may be able to reclaim and use the power they had been granted by Ultimate Madoka to fight Walpurgisnacht. She establishes that this power originates from another universe altogether, and attempts to use technology the Magius had previously used to lure and control Witches to control the Familiars of the [[Mirror Witch]], whose labyrinth has the unique ability to connect to other iterations of itself from different locations, including different timelines and universes, so as to create a wormhole to the origin of their new power to try and harness it. While she was successful in creating this wormhole, the power is now being infringed upon from this world rather than controlled from the other world, and is thus now uncontrollable. Further, because this power originates from a universe Ultimate Madoka had rewritten the laws of, changing what happens to Magical Girls when their Soul Gems become black and replacing Witches with Wraiths, they have become incompatible (alikened to giving someone a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type), and this power now threatens to destroy the one of Magia Record. Ultimate Madoka pleads to the Magical Girls of this timeline to not try and contact her own universe. Through the combined efforts of several Magical Girls, they are able to convert this otherwordly power into usable magic and redirect it at the wormhole, closing it and saving their universe.}}

{{spoiler|After the defeat of Walpurgisnacht in this timeline, allowing Homura to live beyond the approximate month she had before been trapped in, it is unknown if she is still able to use her time-freezing and time-reversal magic.}}

== Number of Timelines ==
[[File:E11-Madoka_strings_of_fate.jpg|300px|right]]
The total number of timelines Homura went through is not stated. [[Gen Urobuchi]], the writer, left many other issues open-ended, and most likely did not decide on a specific number. However, there are various speculations regarding the number of timelines.

Each timeline runs from March 16 until May 1, assuming Homura always resets immediately after Walpurgis Night. This is a span of 47 days. Eight loops add up to 376 days, just over a year. Sixty loops would require about seven and a half years, and Homura would have to loop 778 times to break a century. Since Homura is willing to reset time earlier if the situation calls for it, the 47 days per timeline figure is only an upper bound. However, if Homura is able to reset time from a later point, there may have been timelines in which Homura avoided fighting Walpurgis Night and a larger amount of time passed before a reset became necessary.

*Absolute minimum: The four timelines explored in depth in episode 10, the timeline at the end of episode 10 that looks similar but slightly different than the scene in episode 1, the main anime timeline, the new world, Oriko, and Sunny Day Life add up to nine timelines that have been explicitly shown, assuming they are all canon and the end of episode 10 was free of animation errors.

*Small numbers: There are 14 strings of fate attached to Madoka in the symbolic image displayed during Kyubey's lecture to Homura. If they directly represent timelines, rather than being drawn in that quantity for artistic reasons, there would be 16 timelines counting the main one and the new world. The anime's opening shows 11 slides when the scenes of Madoka as a magical girl are displayed with Madoka and Kyubey sitting in the foreground, which has lead to speculation that the main timeline is the 12th. Some fans believe that Homura's level of experience and degree of personality change indicate that she has only been through a small number of timelines: She was shocked to see Mami die in battle against Charlotte, she still has trouble handling misunderstandings with other people, she didn't hear Kyubey's explanation as to why Madoka is so powerful until the main timeline, her vulnerable inner personality remains under her cold outer shell, and she's still entirely sane, despite being heavily stressed.

*Medium numbers: Some believe that Homura experienced dozens, but less than a hundred timelines. This would allow her to exhaustively test a number of different strategies, but still have new ideas to try. She appears to have only tried the "give Madoka the cold shoulder" strategy a few times, and probably wouldn't attempt it before convincing herself that other plans won't work. Homura has her statistics (assuming that she was telling the truth about that), she's practiced enough at acting to come off as naturally cool and stylish to everyone despite having been extremely awkward in the beginning, she has memorized all the math perfectly even though homework is the least of her problems, and her elaborate setup against Walpurgis surely required quite a bit of trial and error to perfect and involved gathering a lot of gear that would be tricky to steal. However, she still encounters unexpected situations and hasn't figured out the ideal way to handle every issue that arises.

*Large numbers: Some speculators believe that Homura has truly been through countless timelines. One common estimate is 128 years in 1000 timelines.

*[[Nitro%2B_Q%26A_Panels_at_Animagic_2013| During a Q&A session]], Gen Urobuchi said Homura went through about 100 timelines. However, it's possible he was speaking facetiously or off-the-cuff, and his response may not be truly canon.

== Calendar and Climate ==
[[File:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|250px|right]]
The calendar we see in Homura's hospital room reads "leaving hospital" on Wednesday the 16th and "going to school" on Friday the 25th. March has 31 days with the 25th falling on a Friday in 2011, and is the only such month in 2011.

==== Moon Phases and Alternative May Dates ====

The anime shows a full moon on the night when Sayaka's gem is thrown off the bridge and two days later when she fights Elsa Maria and runs away from home. The announcement of her funeral states she went missing on the 12th day of the month, so the moon should be full near April 10-12 if she transferred in March.

This table lists the times when May 25th is a Friday from 2011 until the end of the 21st century. Moon phases are based on New York time. April 2011 had a full moon on the 17th, giving the March 2011 scenario an offset of 6.
<gallery>
File:Moon-E4-Elly-fight.jpg|The moon on the night when Sayaka fought Elly in Episode 4.
File:Moon-E7-Intro.jpg|The moon at the start of Episode 7 when Kyubey tortures Sayaka.
File:Moon-E7-After-Hitomi-Ultimatum.jpg|The moon later in Episode 7, when Sayaka fights Elsa Maria.
File:Moon-E8-Homura-Sayaka-Confrontation.jpg|The moon when Homura confronts and threatens to kill Sayaka in Episode 8.
File:Moon-E8-Park.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene where Kyubey eats his own corpse.
File:Moon-E8-Park-2.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene when Homura reveals the name Incubator.
File:Moon-E8-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 8 after Sayaka becomes a witch.
File:Moon-E8-End-2.jpg|Another shot of the moon at the end of Episode 8.
File:Moon-E9-Start.jpg|The moon in the beginning of Episode 9 when Homura and Kyoko escape from Oktavia's barrier.
File:Moon-E9-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 9, on the next night when Oktavia is defeated.
File:Moon-E12-NearEnd.jpg|The moon near the end of Episode 12, when Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey.
</gallery>

==== Cherry Blossoms ====

[[File:Ep_10_Cherry_Blossoms_blow_in.jpg|250px|right]]
Cherry blossom petals were seen blowing into Homura's hospital room shortly before her discharge on the 16th. None were seen later in the show in the BD version, suggesting that the petals had finished falling by the time she entered school on the 25th. This is possible if Homura transferred in May and Mitakihara City is located in northern Japan, but petals would not be falling in the middle of March.

[[File:Madoka BD 7.jpg|100px|right]]
The TV version had cherry trees in bloom when the girls hunted Gertrud in episode 2, but in the BD version the trees were bare. This scene took place shortly after Homura returned to school, so blooming trees would be present in late March in southern Japan, and the petals would have already fallen by the end of May in all regions.

This table lists the [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html cherry blossom seasons] in several cities. Times can vary by more than a week depending on weather. Petals from late-blooming trees may be falling up to three weeks after most trees bloom.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!City
!Average Opening
!Average Full Bloom
!2011 Full Bloom
|-
|Tokyo, central Japan
|March 28
|April 5
|April 8
|-
|Hirosaki, north end of the main island
|April 24
|April 30
|May 1
|-
|Kumamoto, southern Japan
|March 24
|April 2
|April 2
|}

==== Temperature ====

[[File:E1-Mall.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E5-Street.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E11-Shelter.jpg|250px|right]]
This table lists monthly mean temperatures in Japan from 1992 to 2011 according to the [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Japan Meteorological Agency]. Aomori station is located at the northern end of the main island, Tokyo is located in central Japan, and Kumamoto station is near the southern end of Japan.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!Data
!March
!April
|-
|Aomori Daily High
|43.8F/6.56C
|56.35F/13.53C
|65.06F/18.37C
|71.26F/21.81C
|-
|Tokyo Daily High
|56.61F/13.67C
|66.18F/18.99C
|73.23F/22.91C
|78.58F/25.88C
|-
|-
|Kumamoto Daily High
|60.52F/15.85C
|70.46F/21.37C
|78.64F/25.91C
|82.9F/28.28C
|-
|}

On the day Homura returns to school, the 25th of March, the weather is warm and sunny enough for the girls to feel comfortable outside in their uniforms, but cool enough that people in the mall after school were wearing long sleeves, jackets, and coats. Cafe patrons in episode 2 also had long sleeves. The temperature may be in the mid to high 60's F (around 19 C). This matches daytime weather in Kumamoto in late March, but Tokyo would require a warm day and Aomori would be too cold.

On the evening of Sayaka's first encounter with Kyoko in episode 5, people on the street are wearing coats, hats, scarves, and mittens. This scene takes place several days before the 12th of the month, in April. In April, Tokyo and Kumamoto would fit but Aomori would be too cold for the girls to go out in their school uniforms.

In episode 11, everyone in the shelter has long sleeves, but they don't have heavy coats. Evacuation started at 7:30AM, and the date was at least a month later than Homura's return to school. At the end of April, Kumamoto and Tokyo fit but Aomori would be too cold.

If the weather is typical for the season, the anime is most likely taking place in southern Japan in March and April. The counterargument is that weather varies unpredictably, and it would be possible for it to remain unseasonally warm or cold for an extended time.

== Trivia ==
*The Prolog im Himmel [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Prolog_in_himmel.jpg title card] at the beginning of episode 1 contains runes reading 2011. This may indicate that the story is set in 2011, but it may also refer to the year of the anime's publication.
*The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:E1Bathroom.jpg exchange rates] displayed in the bathroom in episode 1 are compatible with a date in Spring 2009, such as April 3. However, this cannot be used to judge the story's setting since Shinbo stated it wasn't set in the past and SHAFT would have much bigger budgets if they were capable of accurately predicting future exchange rates.

<gallery>
File:Ep10-calendar.jpg|Homura's calendar at the hospital.
File:WalpurgisDay.jpg|Walpurgis Night is defeated, and daylight appears.
</gallery>

[[Category:Articles]]

Madoka Magica Timeline

2024-05-10T16:57:27Z

Blipearx:

{{spoilers}}
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]
[[File:Moon-phases-tokyo-time.PNG|thumb|200px|The phases of the moon in March and April 2011, Tokyo time.]]
The events of the original series occur in multiple separate timelines, but form a linear sequence of events from [[Homura Akemi|Homura Akemi's]] point of view point of view. The following chronology lists the order of events as Homura experienced them as well as speculation regarding the setting and exact timing of events within individual timelines.

'''The dates mentioned later in the article are in the process of being updated, and should not be taken as canon or as representative of all current speculation.'''

==Setting==
There are three theories about the date on which the anime is set:

==== Setting Theory 1: Present Day, Present Time ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25, 2011, and the events of the anime took place while it was airing on TV in the real world.
*If that is correct, Episode 12 was originally scheduled to air on the night before the events of Episode 1, and Homura's time loop restart point is during the week after the airing of Episode 10. Since Episodes 11 and 12 were delayed, their final airing dates occur during middle of Sayaka's downfall, on Good Friday.
*This allows for the possibility that the witch [[Walpurgis Night]] appeared on the date of the real-life [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_Night|Walpurgis Night]].
*The advanced technology found in Madoka's school and home may be demonstrating how girls' wishes have accelerated human progress.
*Under this theory, Mitakihara City is most likely located in the southern end of Japan and experienced an early Spring. Townspeople wear long sleeves or coats throughout the series, which is more likely in March and April in most of Japan, although the north can be cool enough.
*A scene in the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|TV version]] showed cherry blossoms after Homura returned to school, which is possible in late March. However, they were removed and replaced with bare trees in the BD.

==== Setting Theory 2: Near or distant future ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25 of an unknown year later than 2011.
*Director Shinbo described the setting as [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]] in an interview. The technology shown in the classroom and Madoka's home is more advanced than in 2011 Japan.
*Japan's school year starts in April, possibly as early as the 1st though typically on April 5th, not late March. The green foliage [[:Media:Ep 10 Cherry Blossoms blow in.jpg|and cherry blossoms]] make it clear it's the spring term and thus the [[:Media:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|31 day month]] would be March.

==== Setting Theory 3: Artistic License ====
The creators may have made certain decisions for artistic reasons, so anachronisms may occur.
*Under this theory, in accordance with Shinbo's vague statement about the anime being set [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]], futuristic equipment in Madoka's school and home could be taken from an unknown year in the distant future even if some other elements of the anime were taken from 2011, which was the near future at the time of the interview. Conversely, the use of a 2011 element would not imply that other story events happened in 2011 since the setting would be a generic, not specific, year.
*It is unknown whether the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|cherry blossoms]] in the TV version of episode 2, which were consistent with late March, were removed as a production error or solely to make the scene appear more ominous, like the change from warm orange lighting to harsh red. Under the artistic license theory, weather and plant growth status are believed to be used as tools to create atmosphere, regardless of seasonality.
*SHAFT appears to have rounded the moon off to either full or crescent shapes for visual effect even if the scene's timing called for a half or quarter moon.

== Events Occurring in All Timelines ==
The backstories of Kyoko and Mami, and the events in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']], happened before the timelines diverged.
*2009: Kyoko becomes a magical girl. In the drama CD, she states that she contracted roughly a year before the battle in which she met Mami.
*2010: Madoka and Sayaka were in Class 1A in the drama CD's opening scene. They are in their second year during the anime, which is set in 2011, placing this scene in the previous year. Kyoko and Mami become friends. Kyoko loses her family, turns against Mami, and sets out on her own.
*The events in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]] probably happened before the timelines diverged, although it's unknown whether this series takes place before or during the anime.

== Timeline 1: Ordinary Human Homura ==
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!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Offscreen: Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and meets Madoka. She is attacked by Izabel and is saved by Madoka and Mami. She learns about magic.
|-
|March 25 Fri - April 30 Sat
|
|The first drama CD, [[Drama_CD_1 | Memories of You]] takes place during this timeline.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Mami is killed, while Madoka sacrifices herself to destroy the witch. Homura contracts, wishing to redo her first meeting with Madoka. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara.

== Timeline 2: Homura is a Magical Girl ==
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!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and tells Madoka she's a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Homura shows her powers to Mami and Madoka. Later she makes pipe bombs, and uses them to defeat Patricia. Madoka, Mami, and Homura fought as a magical girl trio.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka destroys the witch, but becomes a witch herself. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara. Mami probably died fighting Walpurgis Night, but since we never see it happen, it's possible she survived (or died earlier).

==Timeline 3: The Magical Girl Team ==
*In this timeline, Kamijou is [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|a guitarist rather than a violinist.]]
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school. We can infer that she told Madoka and Mami she was a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Sayaka contracts and becomes a magical girl. The following events occur in estimated chronological order:
|-
|It can be inferred that Madoka, Mami, Sayaka, and Homura fought together at least once, and that Sayaka was concerned about getting caught in an explosion.
|-
|It can be inferred Kyoko is somehow contacted, likely by Homura and/or Mami, to help with Walpurgis Night.
|-
|Homura tells Sayaka, Mami, and Madoka about the true nature of witches. Sayaka doesn't believe her, and also distrusts the idea of Kyoko coming to Mitakihara. She opposes teaming up with Homura. Then Mami suggests that Homura find a new weapon.
|-
|Homura steals firearms from the Yakuza.
|-
|Kyoko comes to Mitakihara town. It can be inferred that she began to care for Sayaka in some fashion (based off her last words in this timeline).
|-
|Sayaka becomes a witch. Madoka, Mami, Kyoko, and Homura fight her, and she is destroyed by Homura. After the battle, Mami snaps and kills Kyoko, and then is killed by Madoka to stop her from killing Homura. It is possible that Madoka picked up Sayaka's Grief Seed after the battle. This event probably happened shortly before Walpurgis Night's arrival.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka and Homura defeat the witch, but are in danger of becoming witches themselves. Madoka uses one last Grief Seed (apparently Sayaka's) to purify Homura's Soul Gem. She then asks Homura to kill her in the current timeline, and stop her from contracting in the next timeline. Homura does what she says. Time resets.
|}

== Timeline 4: Homura Fights Alone ==
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!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey.
|-
|Between March 18 and April 30
|
|Homura kills Kyubey at least once, and warns Madoka against contracting. The exact time is a bit unclear. It is possible that Homura killed Kyubey on March 18th. On the other hand, because Madoka seems to recognize Homura when she appears outside her window, it's possible Homura killed Kyubey on or after March 25th, after transferring into school, or introduced herself to Madoka before school began. It's also possible Homura never went to school in this timeline, focusing entirely on killing witches, and Madoka only recognized Homura from dreaming about a previous timeline.
|-
|Homura steals weapons from the military and fights as many witches as possible.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. The witch appears different from the one seen in the first timeline. Homura fails to defeat the witch. Madoka contracts with Kyubey and kills the witch with one shot. She then becomes an even more powerful witch that can destroy humanity in ten days. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Mami, Kyoko and Sayaka were unseen in this timeline, which opens several possibilities. But it's likely that Sayaka didn't contract, Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara, and Mami died before or on Walpurgis Night.

== Additional Timelines ==
It's speculated that an unknown number of timelines fell between Timeline 4 and Timeline 5 while Homura repeatedly attempted to save Madoka.
===Timeline 4.1===
The scenes at the end of episode 10, where Homura kills Kyubey, appear to be showing one of them. There are minor differences between these scenes and the similar ones at the beginning of the anime.
===Timeline 4.x===
[[File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Oriko sees Kriemhild Gretchen.]]
The spin-off manga, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], takes place in a timeline that is not shown in the anime. This timeline happens after Homura changes her hairstyle, but before Madoka eliminates witches. It is believed to fall between timelines 4 and 5, but there has also been speculation that it is part of a separate story continuity and might not fit in with anime timelines. Presumably, the events in Oriko take place between March 16 and May 1 like the other timelines.

In timeline 1, Mami and Madoka knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara. In the anime, Mami says that she's training Madoka to help fight it. If Oriko contracted in timelines other than the one shown in her manga, she may have predicted Walpurgis Night's attack in other timelines such as timeline 1. It would explain why Mami knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara; Kyubey learned it from Oriko and then told Mami. This would place the date of Oriko's contracting close to Homura's awakening in the hospital.
* According to Homura, the Oriko timeline is an anomaly, an indicator that the events taking place were highly unexpected. Homura doesn't know Oriko by the start of the Oriko manga timeline, which she most likely would if the girl had contracted in previous timelines and come into contact with Madoka and co. after the first timeline. Oriko's timeline may have been unique from all the others by having Oriko, Kirika and Yuma contracted in it.
** However, Extra Story and Sadness Prayer also exist, meaning this happens in more than one timeline.
*In [[Episode 8]], Kyoko tells Homura that she has never heard of Walpurgis Night ever coming to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]] before, indicating that a Walpurgis Night event has happened in the past, it is a well known event among veteran magical girls, and perhaps it happened in different cities around the globe during the night of the festival of witches. Mami could have known of the witch without Oriko around to predict the future.
** It's possible that each year magical girls around the world get ready for a Walpurgis Night event in case it happens to their own city. Since the date of the Witches Festival is well known, Mami and Madoka are observing the date and making sure to be prepared if the worst case scenario ever hits [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]].
* Kyubey might have always been aware of Walpurgis Night's schedule, but only warns the girls under specific conditions. In later timelines, he might withhold the information in order to pressure an unprepared, panicking Madoka into a contract when the witch attacks.
* This theory is strongly supported by ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Symmetry Diamond'', which depicts [[Oriko]] instead foreseeing the attack of Walpurgis Night, and preparing for battle against it with [[Kirika]].

===Timeline 4.y===
[[Drama_CD_2 | Sunny Day Life]], the second drama CD, probably takes place in one of these timelines, since Homura's behavior indicates that she has experienced multiple timelines and matured beyond her initial "Moemura" stage. However, some fans speculate that this timeline occurs earlier or that it is not part of the real story continuity at all.

===Timeline 4.z===
Timeline of [[The Different Story]] manga.

== Timeline 5: The Main Anime Timeline ==
The number of repetitions Homura has been through before this timeline is greater, but this is the fifth timeline covered in depth by the anime, and it was widely known as timeline 5 among fans after episode 10 aired, so to prevent confusion it is still referred to as timeline 5. This is the main timeline, and the majority of the anime takes place in it.

{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts again. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey. Note that Homura does ''NOT'' kill Kyubey at this point, suggesting she found some other way to keep him away from Madoka.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Madoka dreams about Walpurgis Night from the previous timeline. However, the witch again appears different. Homura transfers into school. Madoka and Sayaka are introduced to magic and meet Mami. Homura kills Kyubey (for the first time in this timeline), and chases his second body until he meets Madoka. March 25 was the originally scheduled airing date for the final episode.
|-
|March ?? (School day)
|
|Madoka tells her mother about visiting Mami's apartment the previous evening. Madoka brings Kyubey to school and encounters Homura on the rooftop. Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka hunt down and defeat Gertrud. Japanese students attend school on Saturday, so it's possible for this to be March 26.
|-
|March/April ?? (School/work day)
|
|Sayaka visits Kyousuke to deliver a CD. At night, she and Madoka discuss wishes with Mami. Madoka's mother comes home drunk.
|-
|April 4 Mon (Estimate)
|
|Mami dies.
|-
|April 5 Tue (Estimate)
|Waxing crescent moon (Real life, April: Waxing crescent)
|Definitely the next day. Madoka talks to Sayaka and Kyubey on the school roof. Madoka speaks with Homura after visiting Mami's apartment and mentions that Mami's death was yesterday. Sayaka contracts and defeats Elly. Kyoko arrives in town and talks to Kyubey.
|-
|April 6 Wed (Estimate)
|
|Hitomi returns to school and mentions her troubles the night before. Sayaka visits Kyousuke, who still has to complete rehabilitation before being released, but plays his violin. Kyoko observes Sayaka through binoculars.
|-
|April 8 Fri
|
|Kyoko attacks Sayaka in the alley.
|-
|April 9 Sat
|
|Kyoko talks with Homura, who states that Walpurgis Night is in two weeks. (Homura is referring to the earliest possible date on which the witch might appear. The real life Walpurgis Night event falls on April 30, 21 days later. Two weeks after the 9th is the 23rd.) Sayaka visits the alley in which she fought Kyoko to search for the familiar and refers to the battle as happening last night.
|-
|April 10 Sun
|Full moon (Real life, April: slightly more than a quarter moon)
|Sayaka visits the hospital only to discover that Kyousuke was released the day before. Sayaka approaches Kyousuke's house and encounters Kyoko, who mentions that Sayaka has been chasing after Kyousuke all day. They fight on the bridge where Madoka throws Sayaka's soul gem. Kyubey tortures Sayaka through her soul gem. Based on Sayaka's comments, this most likely happened immediately after the bridge confrontation.
|-
|April 11 Mon
|
|Sayaka and Kyoko meet in the church. Sayaka skips school on this day.
|-
|April 12 Tue
|Full moon (Real life, April: waxing half moon)
|Kyousuke returns to school and Hitomi mentions Sayaka's absence the day before. Hitomi delivers her ultimatum to Sayaka. At night, Sayaka goes on patrol and battles Elsa Maria. Sayaka goes missing after this day, according to the news report during her funeral scene in Episode 11.
|-
|April 13 Wed
|
|Sayaka is absent from school. Hitomi and Kyousuke become a couple. Madoka searches for Sayaka, and learns that she hadn't returned home since the night before.
|-
|April 18 Mon - April 22 Fri
|
|Homura and Kyoko discuss Walpurgis Night in the final scene of [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']]. However, this scene may take place in a different timeline, and is only speculated to be part of the main anime timeline.
|-
|April 22 Fri
|
|Episodes 11 and 12 aired at 2:40 am. Good Friday.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|Two weeks have passed since April 9, when Homura stated that Walpurgis Night was two weeks away. This is the earliest potential date for Walpurgis Night's attack on Mitakihara.
|-
|April ??
|Waning crescent moon. (Real life, April: Waning crescents occured on the 26th and later)
|Sayaka is killing familiars, and Homura offers her a grief seed. Based on the change from a full moon to a crescent moon, there must be a time skip between the romance scene and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura.
|-
|April 28 Thu, or April 20 Wed (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 28: Same)
|Homura kills Kyubey in the park (the second kill in this timeline) and Sayaka becomes a witch.
|-
|April 29 Fri, or April 21 Thu (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 29: Same)
|Kyoko and Madoka attempt to save Oktavia. Kyoko uses a suicide attack, killing herself and the witch.
|-
|April 30 Sat, or April 22 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Sayaka's funeral is held, Junko drinks with Kazuko, and Madoka visits Homura's apartment. Homura states that it has been approximately one month since she transferred into school.
|-
|May 1 Sun, or April 23 Sat (Estimate)
|
|Walpurgis Night. At the evacuation shelter, Junko is not wearing the same clothes she had on when she met Kazuko.
|-
|May 1 Sun
|
|If Walpurgis Night appears on the midnight following April 30 according to the time at the Brocken mountain, matching the witching hour of the real life Walpurgis Night, it would appear in Japan around 8 AM. When Madoka defeats Walpurgis, the clouds part to reveal a blue daytime sky. The sun is not visible, so it is most likely still close to the horizon, as it would be if Walpurgis Night followed Brocken time. The evacuation announcement in the BD states the time to be 7:30 AM, which leaves just enough time for the citizens to flee to the shelter before the battle begins. Germany is in UTC+1, and JST is UTC+9, so assuming Walpurgis Night uses astronomical midnight (She doesn't care about the EU's daylight savings regulations), the exact time of her appearance would be 8:17:34 AM in Japan.
|}

Discrepancies:
*When Homura talks to Kyoko at the arcade, she states that Walpurgis Night is two weeks away, although the date of the [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_night|real life Walpurgis Night event]] falls three weeks later in a March-April setting. In [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']] Homura indicates that the exact time of Walpurgis Night's appearance varies, and that the earliest observed time is on a weekend. April 23 is a Saturday, so Homura's "two weeks" referred to the earliest possible date.
*On April 10 and 12, the full moon shown in the anime does not match the half moon that occurred in real life. The moon phases observed in the anime are only compatible with the real moon if SHAFT is rounding the moon off to either a full or crescent shape for visual effect, and the Walpurgis Night witch appears near the real life date of Walpurgis Night.
*In the anime, Hitomi gives one day's notice in Episode 7 and makes her move in Episode 8. Madoka is desperately searching for Sayaka and learns from Sayaka's parents that she hasn't come home since the previous night. These scenes occur only one day after the events of Episode 7. However, the moon is a thin waning crescent in Episode 8 and is full in Episode 7. A time skip must have occurred between those scenes and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura. The news report heard during Sayaka's funeral suggests that she has been missing for some time, supporting the idea of a time skip.
*Based on Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Homura's attire- namely, their Mitakihara Junior High uniforms- none of the events highlighted solely in the anime could have been initiated on a Sunday, with exception of Madoka dreaming about the previous timeline in episode 1, and possibly Walpurgis Night.

== Timeline 6: The New World ==
A new timeline begins after Madoka makes her wish in Episode 12 and recreates the universe.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
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!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|April 2011
|
|Kyousuke is healed, auditions, and becomes a concert violinist.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Sayaka kills herself by using up all of her power. Homura, Mami, and Kyoko, who were fighting alongside her, mourn her death in the train station.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Homura talks to Madoka's family in the park.
|-
|Unknown
|
|Full moon
|Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey and battles demons in Mitakihara City.
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|Homura battles demons in the middle of a wasteland outside of Japan. [[The Rebellion Story]] is believed to begin sometime afterward.
|}

== Timeline 7 ==
{{Spoiler|At the end of Rebellion, Homura separates the consciousness of Madoka Kaname from the Law of Cycles, and uses this power to rewrite the universe a second time. While maintaining Madoka's replacement of Witches with Wraiths, the fate of Magical Girls once their Soul Gems become black is now left unclear. In this new universe, Incubators now in some way take on the curses and impurities of humanity; Madoka Kaname had gone to another country for a few years and has just returned to Mitakihara City; and Nagisa Momoe no longer seems to have ever become a Magical Girl in the first place.}}

== [[Magia Record]] ==
{{SeeAlso|Magia Record Timeline}}
The events of the spin-off game and anime series, Magia Record, technically take place between the events of the original series and Rebellion, after Madoka becomes a deity and before Homura rewrites the universe. Magia Record exists in a pocket universe, untouched by Madoka's rewrite; the events inside this universe take place before a timeline where a Magical Girl Madoka, on the brink of becoming a Witch after defeating Walpurgisnacht, asks Homura to kill her and prevent herself from becoming a Magical Girl in other timelines (thus, the Homura native to this universe is "Moemura".); the events of the specific timeline the series takes place during occur concurrant to the original series, with Mami Tomoe having convinced Sayaka Miki and Madoka to become Magical Girls.

Homura's repeated travels and rewindings of time had ripple effects on timelines throughout the universe. In one timeline, where [[Iroha Tamaki]] takes a shortcut to school like in all other timelines, this ripple effect somehow causes Iroha to kick a pebble, nearly making her late to school. This, an event that occured in no other timelines, ultimately led to Iroha making a contract to save her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]] from a fatal illness, making this the only timeline in which Iroha ever became a Magical Girl. Because Ui survived, her two friends [[Touka Satomi]] and [[Nemu Hiiragi]] survived long enough to make contracts of their own along with Ui, three more Magical Girls who never existed otherwise in any other timeline.

[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]], observing this discrepancy in this one timeline where Witches still exist, learns that she is incapable of interfering with this timeline in any way for fear she may destroy it. So, she waits patiently and hopes the Magical Girls of Kamihama may defeat Walpurgisnacht without her and her wish; if they do not, she will be forced to destroy this universe.

{{Spoiler|Eventually, Walpurgisnacht arrives at Kamihama. The city's Magical Girls are nearly defeated, unable to stand against the most powerful Witch on the planet. Ultimate Madoka, however, desperate to see these girls succeed in changing their destinies and claiming it for themselves, risks destroying this timeline by lending a portion of her power to the Magical Girls of the city. Rejuvinated and empowered, they use their gifted strength to combine their powers and ultimate destroy Walpurgisnacht forever, allowing this timeline to continue and giving them a chance to expand the city's Doppel field to hopefully erase the existence of Witches forever, and to give Homura a chance to live with Madoka without losing each other.}}

{{Spoiler|Soon after, Touka Satomi begins researching how they may be able to reclaim and use the power they had been granted by Ultimate Madoka to fight Walpurgisnacht. She establishes that this power originates from another universe altogether, and attempts to use technology the Magius had previously used to lure and control Witches to control the Familiars of the [[Mirror Witch]], whose labyrinth has the unique ability to connect to other iterations of itself from different locations, including different timelines and universes, so as to create a wormhole to the origin of their new power to try and harness it. While she was successful in creating this wormhole, the power is now being infringed upon from this world rather than controlled from the other world, and is thus now uncontrollable. Further, because this power originates from a universe Ultimate Madoka had rewritten the laws of, changing what happens to Magical Girls when their Soul Gems become black and replacing Witches with Wraiths, they have become incompatible (alikened to giving someone a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type), and this power now threatens to destroy the one of Magia Record. Ultimate Madoka pleads to the Magical Girls of this timeline to not try and contact her own universe. Through the combined efforts of several Magical Girls, they are able to convert this otherwordly power into usable magic and redirect it at the wormhole, closing it and saving their universe.}}

{{spoiler|After the defeat of Walpurgisnacht in this timeline, allowing Homura to live beyond the approximate month she had before been trapped in, it is unknown if she is still able to use her time-freezing and time-reversal magic.}}

== Number of Timelines ==
[[File:E11-Madoka_strings_of_fate.jpg|300px|right]]
The total number of timelines Homura went through is not stated. [[Gen Urobuchi]], the writer, left many other issues open-ended, and most likely did not decide on a specific number. However, there are various speculations regarding the number of timelines.

Each timeline runs from March 16 until May 1, assuming Homura always resets immediately after Walpurgis Night. This is a span of 47 days. Eight loops add up to 376 days, just over a year. Sixty loops would require about seven and a half years, and Homura would have to loop 778 times to break a century. Since Homura is willing to reset time earlier if the situation calls for it, the 47 days per timeline figure is only an upper bound. However, if Homura is able to reset time from a later point, there may have been timelines in which Homura avoided fighting Walpurgis Night and a larger amount of time passed before a reset became necessary.

*Absolute minimum: The four timelines explored in depth in episode 10, the timeline at the end of episode 10 that looks similar but slightly different than the scene in episode 1, the main anime timeline, the new world, Oriko, and Sunny Day Life add up to nine timelines that have been explicitly shown, assuming they are all canon and the end of episode 10 was free of animation errors.

*Small numbers: There are 14 strings of fate attached to Madoka in the symbolic image displayed during Kyubey's lecture to Homura. If they directly represent timelines, rather than being drawn in that quantity for artistic reasons, there would be 16 timelines counting the main one and the new world. The anime's opening shows 11 slides when the scenes of Madoka as a magical girl are displayed with Madoka and Kyubey sitting in the foreground, which has lead to speculation that the main timeline is the 12th. Some fans believe that Homura's level of experience and degree of personality change indicate that she has only been through a small number of timelines: She was shocked to see Mami die in battle against Charlotte, she still has trouble handling misunderstandings with other people, she didn't hear Kyubey's explanation as to why Madoka is so powerful until the main timeline, her vulnerable inner personality remains under her cold outer shell, and she's still entirely sane, despite being heavily stressed.

*Medium numbers: Some believe that Homura experienced dozens, but less than a hundred timelines. This would allow her to exhaustively test a number of different strategies, but still have new ideas to try. She appears to have only tried the "give Madoka the cold shoulder" strategy a few times, and probably wouldn't attempt it before convincing herself that other plans won't work. Homura has her statistics (assuming that she was telling the truth about that), she's practiced enough at acting to come off as naturally cool and stylish to everyone despite having been extremely awkward in the beginning, she has memorized all the math perfectly even though homework is the least of her problems, and her elaborate setup against Walpurgis surely required quite a bit of trial and error to perfect and involved gathering a lot of gear that would be tricky to steal. However, she still encounters unexpected situations and hasn't figured out the ideal way to handle every issue that arises.

*Large numbers: Some speculators believe that Homura has truly been through countless timelines. One common estimate is 83 years in 1000 timelines, which assumes an average rate of one month per timeline.

*[[Nitro%2B_Q%26A_Panels_at_Animagic_2013| During a Q&A session]], Gen Urobuchi said Homura went through about 100 timelines. However, it's possible he was speaking facetiously or off-the-cuff, and his response may not be truly canon.

== Calendar and Climate ==
[[File:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|250px|right]]
The calendar we see in Homura's hospital room reads "leaving hospital" on Wednesday the 16th and "going to school" on Friday the 25th. March has 31 days with the 25th falling on a Friday in 2011, and is the only such month in 2011.

==== Moon Phases and Alternative May Dates ====

The anime shows a full moon on the night when Sayaka's gem is thrown off the bridge and two days later when she fights Elsa Maria and runs away from home. The announcement of her funeral states she went missing on the 12th day of the month, so the moon should be full near April 10-12 if she transferred in March.

This table lists the times when May 25th is a Friday from 2011 until the end of the 21st century. Moon phases are based on New York time. April 2011 had a full moon on the 17th, giving the March 2011 scenario an offset of 6.
<gallery>
File:Moon-E4-Elly-fight.jpg|The moon on the night when Sayaka fought Elly in Episode 4.
File:Moon-E7-Intro.jpg|The moon at the start of Episode 7 when Kyubey tortures Sayaka.
File:Moon-E7-After-Hitomi-Ultimatum.jpg|The moon later in Episode 7, when Sayaka fights Elsa Maria.
File:Moon-E8-Homura-Sayaka-Confrontation.jpg|The moon when Homura confronts and threatens to kill Sayaka in Episode 8.
File:Moon-E8-Park.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene where Kyubey eats his own corpse.
File:Moon-E8-Park-2.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene when Homura reveals the name Incubator.
File:Moon-E8-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 8 after Sayaka becomes a witch.
File:Moon-E8-End-2.jpg|Another shot of the moon at the end of Episode 8.
File:Moon-E9-Start.jpg|The moon in the beginning of Episode 9 when Homura and Kyoko escape from Oktavia's barrier.
File:Moon-E9-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 9, on the next night when Oktavia is defeated.
File:Moon-E12-NearEnd.jpg|The moon near the end of Episode 12, when Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey.
</gallery>

==== Cherry Blossoms ====

[[File:Ep_10_Cherry_Blossoms_blow_in.jpg|250px|right]]
Cherry blossom petals were seen blowing into Homura's hospital room shortly before her discharge on the 16th. None were seen later in the show in the BD version, suggesting that the petals had finished falling by the time she entered school on the 25th. This is possible if Homura transferred in May and Mitakihara City is located in northern Japan, but petals would not be falling in the middle of March.

[[File:Madoka BD 7.jpg|100px|right]]
The TV version had cherry trees in bloom when the girls hunted Gertrud in episode 2, but in the BD version the trees were bare. This scene took place shortly after Homura returned to school, so blooming trees would be present in late March in southern Japan, and the petals would have already fallen by the end of May in all regions.

This table lists the [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html cherry blossom seasons] in several cities. Times can vary by more than a week depending on weather. Petals from late-blooming trees may be falling up to three weeks after most trees bloom.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!City
!Average Opening
!Average Full Bloom
!2011 Full Bloom
|-
|Tokyo, central Japan
|March 28
|April 5
|April 8
|-
|Hirosaki, north end of the main island
|April 24
|April 30
|May 1
|-
|Kumamoto, southern Japan
|March 24
|April 2
|April 2
|}

==== Temperature ====

[[File:E1-Mall.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E5-Street.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E11-Shelter.jpg|250px|right]]
This table lists monthly mean temperatures in Japan from 1992 to 2011 according to the [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Japan Meteorological Agency]. Aomori station is located at the northern end of the main island, Tokyo is located in central Japan, and Kumamoto station is near the southern end of Japan.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!Data
!March
!April
|-
|Aomori Daily High
|43.8F/6.56C
|56.35F/13.53C
|65.06F/18.37C
|71.26F/21.81C
|-
|Tokyo Daily High
|56.61F/13.67C
|66.18F/18.99C
|73.23F/22.91C
|78.58F/25.88C
|-
|-
|Kumamoto Daily High
|60.52F/15.85C
|70.46F/21.37C
|78.64F/25.91C
|82.9F/28.28C
|-
|}

On the day Homura returns to school, the 25th of March, the weather is warm and sunny enough for the girls to feel comfortable outside in their uniforms, but cool enough that people in the mall after school were wearing long sleeves, jackets, and coats. Cafe patrons in episode 2 also had long sleeves. The temperature may be in the mid to high 60's F (around 19 C). This matches daytime weather in Kumamoto in late March, but Tokyo would require a warm day and Aomori would be too cold.

On the evening of Sayaka's first encounter with Kyoko in episode 5, people on the street are wearing coats, hats, scarves, and mittens. This scene takes place several days before the 12th of the month, in April. In April, Tokyo and Kumamoto would fit but Aomori would be too cold for the girls to go out in their school uniforms.

In episode 11, everyone in the shelter has long sleeves, but they don't have heavy coats. Evacuation started at 7:30AM, and the date was at least a month later than Homura's return to school. At the end of April, Kumamoto and Tokyo fit but Aomori would be too cold.

If the weather is typical for the season, the anime is most likely taking place in southern Japan in March and April. The counterargument is that weather varies unpredictably, and it would be possible for it to remain unseasonally warm or cold for an extended time.

== Trivia ==
*The Prolog im Himmel [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Prolog_in_himmel.jpg title card] at the beginning of episode 1 contains runes reading 2011. This may indicate that the story is set in 2011, but it may also refer to the year of the anime's publication.
*The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:E1Bathroom.jpg exchange rates] displayed in the bathroom in episode 1 are compatible with a date in Spring 2009, such as April 3. However, this cannot be used to judge the story's setting since Shinbo stated it wasn't set in the past and SHAFT would have much bigger budgets if they were capable of accurately predicting future exchange rates.

<gallery>
File:Ep10-calendar.jpg|Homura's calendar at the hospital.
File:WalpurgisDay.jpg|Walpurgis Night is defeated, and daylight appears.
</gallery>

[[Category:Articles]]

Madoka Magica Timeline

2024-05-10T16:40:13Z

Blipearx:

{{spoilers}}
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]
[[File:Moon-phases-tokyo-time.PNG|thumb|200px|The phases of the moon in March and April 2011, Tokyo time.]]
The events of the original series occur in multiple separate timelines, but form a linear sequence of events from [[Homura Akemi|Homura Akemi's]] point of view point of view. The following chronology lists the order of events as Homura experienced them as well as speculation regarding the setting and exact timing of events within individual timelines.

'''The dates mentioned later in the article are in the process of being updated, and should not be taken as canon or as representative of all current speculation.'''

==Setting==
There are three theories about the date on which the anime is set:

==== Setting Theory 1: Present Day, Present Time ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25, 2011, and the events of the anime took place while it was airing on TV in the real world.
*If that is correct, Episode 12 was originally scheduled to air on the night before the events of Episode 1, and Homura's time loop restart point is during the week after the airing of Episode 10. Since Episodes 11 and 12 were delayed, their final airing dates occur during middle of Sayaka's downfall, on Good Friday.
*This allows for the possibility that the witch [[Walpurgis Night]] appeared on the date of the real-life [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_Night|Walpurgis Night]].
*The advanced technology found in Madoka's school and home may be demonstrating how girls' wishes have accelerated human progress.
*Under this theory, Mitakihara City is most likely located in the southern end of Japan and experienced an early Spring. Townspeople wear long sleeves or coats throughout the series, which is more likely in March and April in most of Japan, although the north can be cool enough.
*A scene in the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|TV version]] showed cherry blossoms after Homura returned to school, which is possible in late March. However, they were removed and replaced with bare trees in the BD.

==== Setting Theory 2: Near or distant future ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25 of an unknown year later than 2011.
*Director Shinbo described the setting as [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]] in an interview. The technology shown in the classroom and Madoka's home is more advanced than in 2011 Japan.
*Japan's school year starts in April, possibly as early as the 1st though typically on April 5th, not late March. The green foliage [[:Media:Ep 10 Cherry Blossoms blow in.jpg|and cherry blossoms]] make it clear it's the spring term and thus the [[:Media:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|31 day month]] would be March.

==== Setting Theory 3: Artistic License ====
The creators may have made certain decisions for artistic reasons, so anachronisms may occur.
*Under this theory, in accordance with Shinbo's vague statement about the anime being set [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]], futuristic equipment in Madoka's school and home could be taken from an unknown year in the distant future even if some other elements of the anime were taken from 2011, which was the near future at the time of the interview. Conversely, the use of a 2011 element would not imply that other story events happened in 2011 since the setting would be a generic, not specific, year.
*It is unknown whether the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|cherry blossoms]] in the TV version of episode 2, which were consistent with late March, were removed as a production error or solely to make the scene appear more ominous, like the change from warm orange lighting to harsh red. Under the artistic license theory, weather and plant growth status are believed to be used as tools to create atmosphere, regardless of seasonality.
*SHAFT appears to have rounded the moon off to either full or crescent shapes for visual effect even if the scene's timing called for a half or quarter moon.

== Events Occurring in All Timelines ==
The backstories of Kyoko and Mami, and the events in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']], happened before the timelines diverged.
*2009: Kyoko becomes a magical girl. In the drama CD, she states that she contracted roughly a year before the battle in which she met Mami.
*2010: Madoka and Sayaka were in Class 1A in the drama CD's opening scene. They are in their second year during the anime, which is set in 2011, placing this scene in the previous year. Kyoko and Mami become friends. Kyoko loses her family, turns against Mami, and sets out on her own.
*The events in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]] probably happened before the timelines diverged, although it's unknown whether this series takes place before or during the anime.

== Timeline 1: Ordinary Human Homura ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Offscreen: Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and meets Madoka. She is attacked by Izabel and is saved by Madoka and Mami. She learns about magic.
|-
|March 25 Fri - April 30 Sat
|
|The first drama CD, [[Drama_CD_1 | Memories of You]] takes place during this timeline.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Mami is killed, while Madoka sacrifices herself to destroy the witch. Homura contracts, wishing to redo her first meeting with Madoka. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara.

== Timeline 2: Homura is a Magical Girl ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and tells Madoka she's a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Homura shows her powers to Mami and Madoka. Later she makes pipe bombs, and uses them to defeat Patricia. Madoka, Mami, and Homura fought as a magical girl trio.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka destroys the witch, but becomes a witch herself. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara. Mami probably died fighting Walpurgis Night, but since we never see it happen, it's possible she survived (or died earlier).

==Timeline 3: The Magical Girl Team ==
*In this timeline, Kamijou is [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|a guitarist rather than a violinist.]]
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school. We can infer that she told Madoka and Mami she was a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Sayaka contracts and becomes a magical girl. The following events occur in estimated chronological order:
|-
|It can be inferred that Madoka, Mami, Sayaka, and Homura fought together at least once, and that Sayaka was concerned about getting caught in an explosion.
|-
|It can be inferred Kyoko is somehow contacted, likely by Homura and/or Mami, to help with Walpurgis Night.
|-
|Homura tells Sayaka, Mami, and Madoka about the true nature of witches. Sayaka doesn't believe her, and also distrusts the idea of Kyoko coming to Mitakihara. She opposes teaming up with Homura. Then Mami suggests that Homura find a new weapon.
|-
|Homura steals firearms from the Yakuza.
|-
|Kyoko comes to Mitakihara town. It can be inferred that she began to care for Sayaka in some fashion (based off her last words in this timeline).
|-
|Sayaka becomes a witch. Madoka, Mami, Kyoko, and Homura fight her, and she is destroyed by Homura. After the battle, Mami snaps and kills Kyoko, and then is killed by Madoka to stop her from killing Homura. It is possible that Madoka picked up Sayaka's Grief Seed after the battle. This event probably happened shortly before Walpurgis Night's arrival.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka and Homura defeat the witch, but are in danger of becoming witches themselves. Madoka uses one last Grief Seed (apparently Sayaka's) to purify Homura's Soul Gem. She then asks Homura to kill her in the current timeline, and stop her from contracting in the next timeline. Homura does what she says. Time resets.
|}

== Timeline 4: Homura Fights Alone ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey.
|-
|Between March 18 and April 30
|
|Homura kills Kyubey at least once, and warns Madoka against contracting. The exact time is a bit unclear. It is possible that Homura killed Kyubey on March 18th. On the other hand, because Madoka seems to recognize Homura when she appears outside her window, it's possible Homura killed Kyubey on or after March 25th, after transferring into school, or introduced herself to Madoka before school began. It's also possible Homura never went to school in this timeline, focusing entirely on killing witches, and Madoka only recognized Homura from dreaming about a previous timeline.
|-
|Homura steals weapons from the military and fights as many witches as possible.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. The witch appears different from the one seen in the first timeline. Homura fails to defeat the witch. Madoka contracts with Kyubey and kills the witch with one shot. She then becomes an even more powerful witch that can destroy humanity in ten days. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Mami, Kyoko and Sayaka were unseen in this timeline, which opens several possibilities. But it's likely that Sayaka didn't contract, Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara, and Mami died before or on Walpurgis Night.

== Additional Timelines ==
It's speculated that an unknown number of timelines fell between Timeline 4 and Timeline 5 while Homura repeatedly attempted to save Madoka.
===Timeline 4.1===
The scenes at the end of episode 10, where Homura kills Kyubey, appear to be showing one of them. There are minor differences between these scenes and the similar ones at the beginning of the anime.
===Timeline 4.x===
[[File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Oriko sees Kriemhild Gretchen.]]
The spin-off manga, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], takes place in a timeline that is not shown in the anime. This timeline happens after Homura changes her hairstyle, but before Madoka eliminates witches. It is believed to fall between timelines 4 and 5, but there has also been speculation that it is part of a separate story continuity and might not fit in with anime timelines. Presumably, the events in Oriko take place between March 16 and May 1 like the other timelines.

In timeline 1, Mami and Madoka knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara. In the anime, Mami says that she's training Madoka to help fight it. If Oriko contracted in timelines other than the one shown in her manga, she may have predicted Walpurgis Night's attack in other timelines such as timeline 1. It would explain why Mami knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara; Kyubey learned it from Oriko and then told Mami. This would place the date of Oriko's contracting close to Homura's awakening in the hospital.
* According to Homura, the Oriko timeline is an anomaly, an indicator that the events taking place were highly unexpected. Homura doesn't know Oriko by the start of the Oriko manga timeline, which she most likely would if the girl had contracted in previous timelines and come into contact with Madoka and co. after the first timeline. Oriko's timeline may have been unique from all the others by having Oriko, Kirika and Yuma contracted in it.
** However, Extra Story and Sadness Prayer also exist, meaning this happens in more than one timeline.
*In [[Episode 8]], Kyoko tells Homura that she has never heard of Walpurgis Night ever coming to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]] before, indicating that a Walpurgis Night event has happened in the past, it is a well known event among veteran magical girls, and perhaps it happened in different cities around the globe during the night of the festival of witches. Mami could have known of the witch without Oriko around to predict the future.
** It's possible that each year magical girls around the world get ready for a Walpurgis Night event in case it happens to their own city. Since the date of the Witches Festival is well known, Mami and Madoka are observing the date and making sure to be prepared if the worst case scenario ever hits [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]].
* Kyubey might have always been aware of Walpurgis Night's schedule, but only warns the girls under specific conditions. In later timelines, he might withhold the information in order to pressure an unprepared, panicking Madoka into a contract when the witch attacks.
* This theory is strongly supported by ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Symmetry Diamond'', which depicts [[Oriko]] instead foreseeing the attack of Walpurgis Night, and preparing for battle against it with [[Kirika]].

===Timeline 4.y===
[[Drama_CD_2 | Sunny Day Life]], the second drama CD, probably takes place in one of these timelines, since Homura's behavior indicates that she has experienced multiple timelines and matured beyond her initial "Moemura" stage. However, some fans speculate that this timeline occurs earlier or that it is not part of the real story continuity at all.

===Timeline 4.z===
Timeline of [[The Different Story]] manga.

== Timeline 5: The Main Anime Timeline ==
The number of repetitions Homura has been through before this timeline is greater, but this is the fifth timeline covered in depth by the anime, and it was widely known as timeline 5 among fans after episode 10 aired, so to prevent confusion it is still referred to as timeline 5. This is the main timeline, and the majority of the anime takes place in it.

{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts again. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey. Note that Homura does ''NOT'' kill Kyubey at this point, suggesting she found some other way to keep him away from Madoka.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Madoka dreams about Walpurgis Night from the previous timeline. However, the witch again appears different. Homura transfers into school. Madoka and Sayaka are introduced to magic and meet Mami. Homura kills Kyubey (for the first time in this timeline), and chases his second body until he meets Madoka. March 25 was the originally scheduled airing date for the final episode.
|-
|March ?? (School day)
|
|Madoka tells her mother about visiting Mami's apartment the previous evening. Madoka brings Kyubey to school and encounters Homura on the rooftop. Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka hunt down and defeat Gertrud. Japanese students attend school on Saturday, so it's possible for this to be March 26.
|-
|March/April ?? (School/work day)
|
|Sayaka visits Kyousuke to deliver a CD. At night, she and Madoka discuss wishes with Mami. Madoka's mother comes home drunk.
|-
|April 4 Mon (Estimate)
|
|Mami dies.
|-
|April 5 Tue (Estimate)
|Waxing crescent moon (Real life, April: Waxing crescent)
|Definitely the next day. Madoka talks to Sayaka and Kyubey on the school roof. Madoka speaks with Homura after visiting Mami's apartment and mentions that Mami's death was yesterday. Sayaka contracts and defeats Elly. Kyoko arrives in town and talks to Kyubey.
|-
|April 6 Wed (Estimate)
|
|Hitomi returns to school and mentions her troubles the night before. Sayaka visits Kyousuke, who still has to complete rehabilitation before being released, but plays his violin. Kyoko observes Sayaka through binoculars.
|-
|April 8 Fri
|
|Kyoko attacks Sayaka in the alley.
|-
|April 9 Sat
|
|Kyoko talks with Homura, who states that Walpurgis Night is in two weeks. (Homura is referring to the earliest possible date on which the witch might appear. The real life Walpurgis Night event falls on April 30, 21 days later. Two weeks after the 9th is the 23rd.) Sayaka visits the alley in which she fought Kyoko to search for the familiar and refers to the battle as happening last night.
|-
|April 10 Sun
|Full moon (Real life, April: slightly more than a quarter moon)
|Sayaka visits the hospital only to discover that Kyousuke was released the day before. Sayaka approaches Kyousuke's house and encounters Kyoko, who mentions that Sayaka has been chasing after Kyousuke all day. They fight on the bridge where Madoka throws Sayaka's soul gem. Kyubey tortures Sayaka through her soul gem. Based on Sayaka's comments, this most likely happened immediately after the bridge confrontation.
|-
|April 11 Mon
|
|Sayaka and Kyoko meet in the church. Sayaka skips school on this day.
|-
|April 12 Tue
|Full moon (Real life, April: waxing half moon)
|Kyousuke returns to school and Hitomi mentions Sayaka's absence the day before. Hitomi delivers her ultimatum to Sayaka. At night, Sayaka goes on patrol and battles Elsa Maria. Sayaka goes missing after this day, according to the news report during her funeral scene in Episode 11.
|-
|April 13 Wed
|
|Sayaka is absent from school. Hitomi and Kyousuke become a couple. Madoka searches for Sayaka, and learns that she hadn't returned home since the night before.
|-
|April 18 Mon - April 22 Fri
|
|Homura and Kyoko discuss Walpurgis Night in the final scene of [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']]. However, this scene may take place in a different timeline, and is only speculated to be part of the main anime timeline.
|-
|April 22 Fri
|
|Episodes 11 and 12 aired at 2:40 am. Good Friday.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|Two weeks have passed since April 9, when Homura stated that Walpurgis Night was two weeks away. This is the earliest potential date for Walpurgis Night's attack on Mitakihara.
|-
|April ??
|Waning crescent moon. (Real life, April: Waning crescents occured on the 26th and later)
|Sayaka is killing familiars, and Homura offers her a grief seed. Based on the change from a full moon to a crescent moon, there must be a time skip between the romance scene and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura.
|-
|April 28 Thu, or April 20 Wed (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 28: Same)
|Homura kills Kyubey in the park (the second kill in this timeline) and Sayaka becomes a witch.
|-
|April 29 Fri, or April 21 Thu (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 29: Same)
|Kyoko and Madoka attempt to save Oktavia. Kyoko uses a suicide attack, killing herself and the witch.
|-
|April 30 Sat, or April 22 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Sayaka's funeral is held, Junko drinks with Kazuko, and Madoka visits Homura's apartment. Homura states that it has been approximately one month since she transferred into school.
|-
|May 1 Sun, or April 23 Sat (Estimate)
|
|Walpurgis Night. At the evacuation shelter, Junko is not wearing the same clothes she had on when she met Kazuko.
|-
|May 1 Sun
|
|If Walpurgis Night appears on the midnight following April 30 according to the time at the Brocken mountain, matching the witching hour of the real life Walpurgis Night, it would appear in Japan around 8 AM. When Madoka defeats Walpurgis, the clouds part to reveal a blue daytime sky. The sun is not visible, so it is most likely still close to the horizon, as it would be if Walpurgis Night followed Brocken time. The evacuation announcement in the BD states the time to be 7:30 AM, which leaves just enough time for the citizens to flee to the shelter before the battle begins. Germany is in UTC+1, and JST is UTC+9, so assuming Walpurgis Night uses astronomical midnight (She doesn't care about the EU's daylight savings regulations), the exact time of her appearance would be 8:17:34 AM in Japan.
|}

Discrepancies:
*When Homura talks to Kyoko at the arcade, she states that Walpurgis Night is two weeks away, although the date of the [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_night|real life Walpurgis Night event]] falls three weeks later in a March-April setting. In [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']] Homura indicates that the exact time of Walpurgis Night's appearance varies, and that the earliest observed time is on a weekend. April 23 is a Saturday, so Homura's "two weeks" referred to the earliest possible date.
*On April 10 and 12, the full moon shown in the anime does not match the half moon that occurred in real life. The moon phases observed in the anime are only compatible with the real moon if SHAFT is rounding the moon off to either a full or crescent shape for visual effect, and the Walpurgis Night witch appears near the real life date of Walpurgis Night.
*In the anime, Hitomi gives one day's notice in Episode 7 and makes her move in Episode 8. Madoka is desperately searching for Sayaka and learns from Sayaka's parents that she hasn't come home since the previous night. These scenes occur only one day after the events of Episode 7. However, the moon is a thin waning crescent in Episode 8 and is full in Episode 7. A time skip must have occurred between those scenes and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura. The news report heard during Sayaka's funeral suggests that she has been missing for some time, supporting the idea of a time skip.
*Based on Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Homura's attire- namely, their Mitakihara Junior High uniforms- none of the events highlighted solely in the anime could have been initiated on a Sunday, with exception of Madoka dreaming about the previous timeline in episode 1, and possibly Walpurgis Night.

== Timeline 6: The New World ==
A new timeline begins after Madoka makes her wish in Episode 12 and recreates the universe.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|April 2011
|
|Kyousuke is healed, auditions, and becomes a concert violinist.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Sayaka kills herself by using up all of her power. Homura, Mami, and Kyoko, who were fighting alongside her, mourn her death in the train station.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Homura talks to Madoka's family in the park.
|-
|Unknown
|
|Full moon
|Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey and battles demons in Mitakihara City.
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|Homura battles demons in the middle of a wasteland outside of Japan. [[The Rebellion Story]] is believed to begin sometime afterward.
|}

== Timeline 7 ==
{{Spoiler|At the end of Rebellion, Homura separates the consciousness of Madoka Kaname from the Law of Cycles, and uses this power to rewrite the universe a second time. While maintaining Madoka's replacement of Witches with Wraiths, the fate of Magical Girls once their Soul Gems become black is now left unclear. In this new universe, Incubators now in some way take on the curses and impurities of humanity; Madoka Kaname had gone to another country for a few years and has just returned to Mitakihara City; and Nagisa Momoe no longer seems to have ever become a Magical Girl in the first place.}}

== [[Magia Record]] ==
{{SeeAlso|Magia Record Timeline}}
The events of the spin-off game and anime series, Magia Record, technically take place between the events of the original series and Rebellion, after Madoka becomes a deity and before Homura rewrites the universe. Magia Record exists in a pocket universe, untouched by Madoka's rewrite; the events inside this universe take place before a timeline where a Magical Girl Madoka, on the brink of becoming a Witch after defeating Walpurgisnacht, asks Homura to kill her and prevent herself from becoming a Magical Girl in other timelines (thus, the Homura native to this universe is "Moemura".); the events of the specific timeline the series takes place during occur concurrant to the original series, with Mami Tomoe having convinced Sayaka Miki and Madoka to become Magical Girls.

Homura's repeated travels and rewindings of time had ripple effects on timelines throughout the universe. In one timeline, where [[Iroha Tamaki]] takes a shortcut to school like in all other timelines, this ripple effect somehow causes Iroha to kick a pebble, nearly making her late to school. This, an event that occured in no other timelines, ultimately led to Iroha making a contract to save her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]] from a fatal illness, making this the only timeline in which Iroha ever became a Magical Girl. Because Ui survived, her two friends [[Touka Satomi]] and [[Nemu Hiiragi]] survived long enough to make contracts of their own along with Ui, three more Magical Girls who never existed otherwise in any other timeline.

[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]], observing this discrepancy in this one timeline where Witches still exist, learns that she is incapable of interfering with this timeline in any way for fear she may destroy it. So, she waits patiently and hopes the Magical Girls of Kamihama may defeat Walpurgisnacht without her and her wish; if they do not, she will be forced to destroy this universe.

{{Spoiler|Eventually, Walpurgisnacht arrives at Kamihama. The city's Magical Girls are nearly defeated, unable to stand against the most powerful Witch on the planet. Ultimate Madoka, however, desperate to see these girls succeed in changing their destinies and claiming it for themselves, risks destroying this timeline by lending a portion of her power to the Magical Girls of the city. Rejuvinated and empowered, they use their gifted strength to combine their powers and ultimate destroy Walpurgisnacht forever, allowing this timeline to continue and giving them a chance to expand the city's Doppel field to hopefully erase the existence of Witches forever, and to give Homura a chance to live with Madoka without losing each other.}}

{{Spoiler|Soon after, Touka Satomi begins researching how they may be able to reclaim and use the power they had been granted by Ultimate Madoka to fight Walpurgisnacht. She establishes that this power originates from another universe altogether, and attempts to use technology the Magius had previously used to lure and control Witches to control the Familiars of the [[Mirror Witch]], whose labyrinth has the unique ability to connect to other iterations of itself from different locations, including different timelines and universes, so as to create a wormhole to the origin of their new power to try and harness it. While she was successful in creating this wormhole, the power is now being infringed upon from this world rather than controlled from the other world, and is thus now uncontrollable. Further, because this power originates from a universe Ultimate Madoka had rewritten the laws of, changing what happens to Magical Girls when their Soul Gems become black and replacing Witches with Wraiths, they have become incompatible (alikened to giving someone a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type), and this power now threatens to destroy the one of Magia Record. Ultimate Madoka pleads to the Magical Girls of this timeline to not try and contact her own universe. Through the combined efforts of several Magical Girls, they are able to convert this otherwordly power into usable magic and redirect it at the wormhole, closing it and saving their universe.}}

{{spoiler|After the defeat of Walpurgisnacht in this timeline, allowing Homura to live beyond the approximate month she had before been trapped in, it is unknown if she is still able to use her time-freezing and time-reversal magic.}}

== Number of Timelines ==
[[File:E11-Madoka_strings_of_fate.jpg|300px|right]]
The total number of timelines Homura went through is not stated. [[Gen Urobuchi]], the writer, left many other issues open-ended, and most likely did not decide on a specific number. However, there are various speculations regarding the number of timelines.

Each timeline runs from March 16 until May 1, assuming Homura always resets immediately after Walpurgis Night. This is a span of 46 days. Eight loops add up to 368 days, just over a year. Sixty loops would require about seven and a half years, and Homura would have to loop 795 times to break a century. Since Homura is willing to reset time earlier if the situation calls for it, the 46 days per timeline figure is only an upper bound. However, if Homura is able to reset time from a later point, there may have been timelines in which Homura avoided fighting Walpurgis Night and a larger amount of time passed before a reset became necessary.

*Absolute minimum: The four timelines explored in depth in episode 10, the timeline at the end of episode 10 that looks similar but slightly different than the scene in episode 1, the main anime timeline, the new world, Oriko, and Sunny Day Life add up to nine timelines that have been explicitly shown, assuming they are all canon and the end of episode 10 was free of animation errors.

*Small numbers: There are 14 strings of fate attached to Madoka in the symbolic image displayed during Kyubey's lecture to Homura. If they directly represent timelines, rather than being drawn in that quantity for artistic reasons, there would be 16 timelines counting the main one and the new world. The anime's opening shows 11 slides when the scenes of Madoka as a magical girl are displayed with Madoka and Kyubey sitting in the foreground, which has lead to speculation that the main timeline is the 12th. Some fans believe that Homura's level of experience and degree of personality change indicate that she has only been through a small number of timelines: She was shocked to see Mami die in battle against Charlotte, she still has trouble handling misunderstandings with other people, she didn't hear Kyubey's explanation as to why Madoka is so powerful until the main timeline, her vulnerable inner personality remains under her cold outer shell, and she's still entirely sane, despite being heavily stressed.

*Medium numbers: Some believe that Homura experienced dozens, but less than a hundred timelines. This would allow her to exhaustively test a number of different strategies, but still have new ideas to try. She appears to have only tried the "give Madoka the cold shoulder" strategy a few times, and probably wouldn't attempt it before convincing herself that other plans won't work. Homura has her statistics (assuming that she was telling the truth about that), she's practiced enough at acting to come off as naturally cool and stylish to everyone despite having been extremely awkward in the beginning, she has memorized all the math perfectly even though homework is the least of her problems, and her elaborate setup against Walpurgis surely required quite a bit of trial and error to perfect and involved gathering a lot of gear that would be tricky to steal. However, she still encounters unexpected situations and hasn't figured out the ideal way to handle every issue that arises.

*Large numbers: Some speculators believe that Homura has truly been through countless timelines. One common estimate is 83 years in 1000 timelines, which assumes an average rate of one month per timeline.

*[[Nitro%2B_Q%26A_Panels_at_Animagic_2013| During a Q&A session]], Gen Urobuchi said Homura went through about 100 timelines. However, it's possible he was speaking facetiously or off-the-cuff, and his response may not be truly canon.

== Calendar and Climate ==
[[File:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|250px|right]]
The calendar we see in Homura's hospital room reads "leaving hospital" on Wednesday the 16th and "going to school" on Friday the 25th. March has 31 days with the 25th falling on a Friday in 2011, and is the only such month in 2011.

==== Moon Phases and Alternative May Dates ====

The anime shows a full moon on the night when Sayaka's gem is thrown off the bridge and two days later when she fights Elsa Maria and runs away from home. The announcement of her funeral states she went missing on the 12th day of the month, so the moon should be full near April 10-12 if she transferred in March.

This table lists the times when May 25th is a Friday from 2011 until the end of the 21st century. Moon phases are based on New York time. April 2011 had a full moon on the 17th, giving the March 2011 scenario an offset of 6.
<gallery>
File:Moon-E4-Elly-fight.jpg|The moon on the night when Sayaka fought Elly in Episode 4.
File:Moon-E7-Intro.jpg|The moon at the start of Episode 7 when Kyubey tortures Sayaka.
File:Moon-E7-After-Hitomi-Ultimatum.jpg|The moon later in Episode 7, when Sayaka fights Elsa Maria.
File:Moon-E8-Homura-Sayaka-Confrontation.jpg|The moon when Homura confronts and threatens to kill Sayaka in Episode 8.
File:Moon-E8-Park.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene where Kyubey eats his own corpse.
File:Moon-E8-Park-2.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene when Homura reveals the name Incubator.
File:Moon-E8-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 8 after Sayaka becomes a witch.
File:Moon-E8-End-2.jpg|Another shot of the moon at the end of Episode 8.
File:Moon-E9-Start.jpg|The moon in the beginning of Episode 9 when Homura and Kyoko escape from Oktavia's barrier.
File:Moon-E9-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 9, on the next night when Oktavia is defeated.
File:Moon-E12-NearEnd.jpg|The moon near the end of Episode 12, when Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey.
</gallery>

==== Cherry Blossoms ====

[[File:Ep_10_Cherry_Blossoms_blow_in.jpg|250px|right]]
Cherry blossom petals were seen blowing into Homura's hospital room shortly before her discharge on the 16th. None were seen later in the show in the BD version, suggesting that the petals had finished falling by the time she entered school on the 25th. This is possible if Homura transferred in May and Mitakihara City is located in northern Japan, but petals would not be falling in the middle of March.

[[File:Madoka BD 7.jpg|100px|right]]
The TV version had cherry trees in bloom when the girls hunted Gertrud in episode 2, but in the BD version the trees were bare. This scene took place shortly after Homura returned to school, so blooming trees would be present in late March in southern Japan, and the petals would have already fallen by the end of May in all regions.

This table lists the [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html cherry blossom seasons] in several cities. Times can vary by more than a week depending on weather. Petals from late-blooming trees may be falling up to three weeks after most trees bloom.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!City
!Average Opening
!Average Full Bloom
!2011 Full Bloom
|-
|Tokyo, central Japan
|March 28
|April 5
|April 8
|-
|Hirosaki, north end of the main island
|April 24
|April 30
|May 1
|-
|Kumamoto, southern Japan
|March 24
|April 2
|April 2
|}

==== Temperature ====

[[File:E1-Mall.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E5-Street.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E11-Shelter.jpg|250px|right]]
This table lists monthly mean temperatures in Japan from 1992 to 2011 according to the [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Japan Meteorological Agency]. Aomori station is located at the northern end of the main island, Tokyo is located in central Japan, and Kumamoto station is near the southern end of Japan.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!Data
!March
!April
|-
|Aomori Daily High
|43.8F/6.56C
|56.35F/13.53C
|65.06F/18.37C
|71.26F/21.81C
|-
|Tokyo Daily High
|56.61F/13.67C
|66.18F/18.99C
|73.23F/22.91C
|78.58F/25.88C
|-
|-
|Kumamoto Daily High
|60.52F/15.85C
|70.46F/21.37C
|78.64F/25.91C
|82.9F/28.28C
|-
|}

On the day Homura returns to school, the 25th of March, the weather is warm and sunny enough for the girls to feel comfortable outside in their uniforms, but cool enough that people in the mall after school were wearing long sleeves, jackets, and coats. Cafe patrons in episode 2 also had long sleeves. The temperature may be in the mid to high 60's F (around 19 C). This matches daytime weather in Kumamoto in late March, but Tokyo would require a warm day and Aomori would be too cold.

On the evening of Sayaka's first encounter with Kyoko in episode 5, people on the street are wearing coats, hats, scarves, and mittens. This scene takes place several days before the 12th of the month, in April. In April, Tokyo and Kumamoto would fit but Aomori would be too cold for the girls to go out in their school uniforms.

In episode 11, everyone in the shelter has long sleeves, but they don't have heavy coats. Evacuation started at 7:30AM, and the date was at least a month later than Homura's return to school. At the end of April, Kumamoto and Tokyo fit but Aomori would be too cold.

If the weather is typical for the season, the anime is most likely taking place in southern Japan in March and April. The counterargument is that weather varies unpredictably, and it would be possible for it to remain unseasonally warm or cold for an extended time.

== Trivia ==
*The Prolog im Himmel [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Prolog_in_himmel.jpg title card] at the beginning of episode 1 contains runes reading 2011. This may indicate that the story is set in 2011, but it may also refer to the year of the anime's publication.
*The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:E1Bathroom.jpg exchange rates] displayed in the bathroom in episode 1 are compatible with a date in Spring 2009, such as April 3. However, this cannot be used to judge the story's setting since Shinbo stated it wasn't set in the past and SHAFT would have much bigger budgets if they were capable of accurately predicting future exchange rates.

<gallery>
File:Ep10-calendar.jpg|Homura's calendar at the hospital.
File:WalpurgisDay.jpg|Walpurgis Night is defeated, and daylight appears.
</gallery>

[[Category:Articles]]

Madoka Magica Timeline

2024-05-10T16:36:39Z

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[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]
[[File:Moon-phases-tokyo-time.PNG|thumb|200px|The phases of the moon in March and April 2011, Tokyo time.]]
The events of the original series occur in multiple separate timelines, but form a linear sequence of events from [[Homura Akemi|Homura Akemi's]] point of view point of view. The following chronology lists the order of events as Homura experienced them as well as speculation regarding the setting and exact timing of events within individual timelines.

'''The dates mentioned later in the article are in the process of being updated, and should not be taken as canon or as representative of all current speculation.'''

==Setting==
There are three theories about the date on which the anime is set:

==== Setting Theory 1: Present Day, Present Time ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25, 2011, and the events of the anime took place while it was airing on TV in the real world.
*If that is correct, Episode 12 was originally scheduled to air on the night before the events of Episode 1, and Homura's time loop restart point is during the week after the airing of Episode 10. Since Episodes 11 and 12 were delayed, their final airing dates occur during middle of Sayaka's downfall, on Good Friday.
*This allows for the possibility that the witch [[Walpurgis Night]] appeared on the date of the real-life [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_Night|Walpurgis Night]].
*The advanced technology found in Madoka's school and home may be demonstrating how girls' wishes have accelerated human progress.
*Under this theory, Mitakihara City is most likely located in the southern end of Japan and experienced an early Spring. Townspeople wear long sleeves or coats throughout the series, which is more likely in March and April in most of Japan, although the north can be cool enough.
*A scene in the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|TV version]] showed cherry blossoms after Homura returned to school, which is possible in late March. However, they were removed and replaced with bare trees in the BD.

==== Setting Theory 2: Near or distant future ====
Homura transfers into school on March 25 of an unknown year later than 2011.
*Director Shinbo described the setting as [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]] in an interview. The technology shown in the classroom and Madoka's home is more advanced than in 2011 Japan.
*Japan's school year starts in April, possibly as early as the 1st though typically on April 5th, not late March. The green foliage [[:Media:Ep 10 Cherry Blossoms blow in.jpg|and cherry blossoms]] make it clear it's the spring term and thus the [[:Media:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|31 day month]] would be March.

==== Setting Theory 3: Artistic License ====
The creators may have made certain decisions for artistic reasons, so anachronisms may occur.
*Under this theory, in accordance with Shinbo's vague statement about the anime being set [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future"]], futuristic equipment in Madoka's school and home could be taken from an unknown year in the distant future even if some other elements of the anime were taken from 2011, which was the near future at the time of the interview. Conversely, the use of a 2011 element would not imply that other story events happened in 2011 since the setting would be a generic, not specific, year.
*It is unknown whether the [[:Media:Madoka_BD_7.jpg|cherry blossoms]] in the TV version of episode 2, which were consistent with late March, were removed as a production error or solely to make the scene appear more ominous, like the change from warm orange lighting to harsh red. Under the artistic license theory, weather and plant growth status are believed to be used as tools to create atmosphere, regardless of seasonality.
*SHAFT appears to have rounded the moon off to either full or crescent shapes for visual effect even if the scene's timing called for a half or quarter moon.

== Events Occurring in All Timelines ==
The backstories of Kyoko and Mami, and the events in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']], happened before the timelines diverged.
*2009: Kyoko becomes a magical girl. In the drama CD, she states that she contracted roughly a year before the battle in which she met Mami.
*2010: Madoka and Sayaka were in Class 1A in the drama CD's opening scene. They are in their second year during the anime, which is set in 2011, placing this scene in the previous year. Kyoko and Mami become friends. Kyoko loses her family, turns against Mami, and sets out on her own.
*The events in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]] probably happened before the timelines diverged, although it's unknown whether this series takes place before or during the anime.

== Timeline 1: Ordinary Human Homura ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 2 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Offscreen: Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and meets Madoka. She is attacked by Izabel and is saved by Madoka and Mami. She learns about magic.
|-
|March 25 Fri - April 30 Sat
|
|The first drama CD, [[Drama_CD_1 | Memories of You]] takes place during this timeline.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Mami is killed, while Madoka sacrifices herself to destroy the witch. Homura contracts, wishing to redo her first meeting with Madoka. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara.

== Timeline 2: Homura is a Magical Girl ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 2 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school and tells Madoka she's a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Homura shows her powers to Mami and Madoka. Later she makes pipe bombs, and uses them to defeat Patricia. Madoka, Mami, and Homura fought as a magical girl trio.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka destroys the witch, but becomes a witch herself. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Sayaka never contracted. Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara. Mami probably died fighting Walpurgis Night, but since we never see it happen, it's possible she survived (or died earlier).

==Timeline 3: The Magical Girl Team ==
*In this timeline, Kamijou is [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|a guitarist rather than a violinist.]]
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 2 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Madoka contracts with Kyubey.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Homura transfers into school. We can infer that she told Madoka and Mami she was a magical girl.
|-
|Between March 25 and April 30
|
|Sayaka contracts and becomes a magical girl. The following events occur in estimated chronological order:
|-
|It can be inferred that Madoka, Mami, Sayaka, and Homura fought together at least once, and that Sayaka was concerned about getting caught in an explosion.
|-
|It can be inferred Kyoko is somehow contacted, likely by Homura and/or Mami, to help with Walpurgis Night.
|-
|Homura tells Sayaka, Mami, and Madoka about the true nature of witches. Sayaka doesn't believe her, and also distrusts the idea of Kyoko coming to Mitakihara. She opposes teaming up with Homura. Then Mami suggests that Homura find a new weapon.
|-
|Homura steals firearms from the Yakuza.
|-
|Kyoko comes to Mitakihara town. It can be inferred that she began to care for Sayaka in some fashion (based off her last words in this timeline).
|-
|Sayaka becomes a witch. Madoka, Mami, Kyoko, and Homura fight her, and she is destroyed by Homura. After the battle, Mami snaps and kills Kyoko, and then is killed by Madoka to stop her from killing Homura. It is possible that Madoka picked up Sayaka's Grief Seed after the battle. This event probably happened shortly before Walpurgis Night's arrival.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. Madoka and Homura defeat the witch, but are in danger of becoming witches themselves. Madoka uses one last Grief Seed (apparently Sayaka's) to purify Homura's Soul Gem. She then asks Homura to kill her in the current timeline, and stop her from contracting in the next timeline. Homura does what she says. Time resets.
|}

== Timeline 4: Homura Fights Alone ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 2 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey.
|-
|Between March 18 and April 30
|
|Homura kills Kyubey at least once, and warns Madoka against contracting. The exact time is a bit unclear. It is possible that Homura killed Kyubey on March 18th. On the other hand, because Madoka seems to recognize Homura when she appears outside her window, it's possible Homura killed Kyubey on or after March 25th, after transferring into school, or introduced herself to Madoka before school began. It's also possible Homura never went to school in this timeline, focusing entirely on killing witches, and Madoka only recognized Homura from dreaming about a previous timeline.
|-
|Homura steals weapons from the military and fights as many witches as possible.
|-
|April 23 Sat
|
|The earliest possible date of Walpurgis Night's appearance.
|-
|April 30 Sat - May 1 Sun
|
|The date of the real life Walpurgis Night, and a possible date of the witch's appearance. The witch appears different from the one seen in the first timeline. Homura fails to defeat the witch. Madoka contracts with Kyubey and kills the witch with one shot. She then becomes an even more powerful witch that can destroy humanity in ten days. Time resets.
|}

Inferences: Mami, Kyoko and Sayaka were unseen in this timeline, which opens several possibilities. But it's likely that Sayaka didn't contract, Kyoko never came back to Mitakihara, and Mami died before or on Walpurgis Night.

== Additional Timelines ==
It's speculated that an unknown number of timelines fell between Timeline 4 and Timeline 5 while Homura repeatedly attempted to save Madoka.
===Timeline 4.1===
The scenes at the end of episode 10, where Homura kills Kyubey, appear to be showing one of them. There are minor differences between these scenes and the similar ones at the beginning of the anime.
===Timeline 4.x===
[[File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Oriko sees Kriemhild Gretchen.]]
The spin-off manga, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], takes place in a timeline that is not shown in the anime. This timeline happens after Homura changes her hairstyle, but before Madoka eliminates witches. It is believed to fall between timelines 4 and 5, but there has also been speculation that it is part of a separate story continuity and might not fit in with anime timelines. Presumably, the events in Oriko take place between March 16 and May 1 like the other timelines.

In timeline 1, Mami and Madoka knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara. In the anime, Mami says that she's training Madoka to help fight it. If Oriko contracted in timelines other than the one shown in her manga, she may have predicted Walpurgis Night's attack in other timelines such as timeline 1. It would explain why Mami knew that Walpurgis Night was coming to Mitakihara; Kyubey learned it from Oriko and then told Mami. This would place the date of Oriko's contracting close to Homura's awakening in the hospital.
* According to Homura, the Oriko timeline is an anomaly, an indicator that the events taking place were highly unexpected. Homura doesn't know Oriko by the start of the Oriko manga timeline, which she most likely would if the girl had contracted in previous timelines and come into contact with Madoka and co. after the first timeline. Oriko's timeline may have been unique from all the others by having Oriko, Kirika and Yuma contracted in it.
** However, Extra Story and Sadness Prayer also exist, meaning this happens in more than one timeline.
*In [[Episode 8]], Kyoko tells Homura that she has never heard of Walpurgis Night ever coming to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]] before, indicating that a Walpurgis Night event has happened in the past, it is a well known event among veteran magical girls, and perhaps it happened in different cities around the globe during the night of the festival of witches. Mami could have known of the witch without Oriko around to predict the future.
** It's possible that each year magical girls around the world get ready for a Walpurgis Night event in case it happens to their own city. Since the date of the Witches Festival is well known, Mami and Madoka are observing the date and making sure to be prepared if the worst case scenario ever hits [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]].
* Kyubey might have always been aware of Walpurgis Night's schedule, but only warns the girls under specific conditions. In later timelines, he might withhold the information in order to pressure an unprepared, panicking Madoka into a contract when the witch attacks.
* This theory is strongly supported by ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Symmetry Diamond'', which depicts [[Oriko]] instead foreseeing the attack of Walpurgis Night, and preparing for battle against it with [[Kirika]].

===Timeline 4.y===
[[Drama_CD_2 | Sunny Day Life]], the second drama CD, probably takes place in one of these timelines, since Homura's behavior indicates that she has experienced multiple timelines and matured beyond her initial "Moemura" stage. However, some fans speculate that this timeline occurs earlier or that it is not part of the real story continuity at all.

===Timeline 4.z===
Timeline of [[The Different Story]] manga.

== Timeline 5: The Main Anime Timeline ==
The number of repetitions Homura has been through before this timeline is greater, but this is the fifth timeline covered in depth by the anime, and it was widely known as timeline 5 among fans after episode 10 aired, so to prevent confusion it is still referred to as timeline 5. This is the main timeline, and the majority of the anime takes place in it.

{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 2 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|March 16 Wed
|
|Homura's time loop starts again. She is released from the hospital.
|-
|March 18 Fri (Estimate)
|
|Homura prevents Madoka from contracting with Kyubey. Note that Homura does ''NOT'' kill Kyubey at this point, suggesting she found some other way to keep him away from Madoka.
|-
|March 25 Fri
|
|Madoka dreams about Walpurgis Night from the previous timeline. However, the witch again appears different. Homura transfers into school. Madoka and Sayaka are introduced to magic and meet Mami. Homura kills Kyubey (for the first time in this timeline), and chases his second body until he meets Madoka. March 25 was the originally scheduled airing date for the final episode.
|-
|March ?? (School day)
|
|Madoka tells her mother about visiting Mami's apartment the previous evening. Madoka brings Kyubey to school and encounters Homura on the rooftop. Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka hunt down and defeat Gertrud. Japanese students attend school on Saturday, so it's possible for this to be March 26.
|-
|March/April ?? (School/work day)
|
|Sayaka visits Kyousuke to deliver a CD. At night, she and Madoka discuss wishes with Mami. Madoka's mother comes home drunk.
|-
|April 4 Mon (Estimate)
|
|Mami dies.
|-
|April 5 Tue (Estimate)
|Waxing crescent moon (Real life, April: Waxing crescent)
|Definitely the next day. Madoka talks to Sayaka and Kyubey on the school roof. Madoka speaks with Homura after visiting Mami's apartment and mentions that Mami's death was yesterday. Sayaka contracts and defeats Elly. Kyoko arrives in town and talks to Kyubey.
|-
|April 6 Wed (Estimate)
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|Hitomi returns to school and mentions her troubles the night before. Sayaka visits Kyousuke, who still has to complete rehabilitation before being released, but plays his violin. Kyoko observes Sayaka through binoculars.
|-
|April 8 Fri
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|Kyoko attacks Sayaka in the alley.
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|April 9 Sat
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|Kyoko talks with Homura, who states that Walpurgis Night is in two weeks. (Homura is referring to the earliest possible date on which the witch might appear. The real life Walpurgis Night event falls on April 30, 21 days later. Two weeks after the 9th is the 23rd.) Sayaka visits the alley in which she fought Kyoko to search for the familiar and refers to the battle as happening last night.
|-
|April 10 Sun
|Full moon (Real life, April: slightly more than a quarter moon)
|Sayaka visits the hospital only to discover that Kyousuke was released the day before. Sayaka approaches Kyousuke's house and encounters Kyoko, who mentions that Sayaka has been chasing after Kyousuke all day. They fight on the bridge where Madoka throws Sayaka's soul gem. Kyubey tortures Sayaka through her soul gem. Based on Sayaka's comments, this most likely happened immediately after the bridge confrontation.
|-
|April 11 Mon
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|Sayaka and Kyoko meet in the church. Sayaka skips school on this day.
|-
|April 12 Tue
|Full moon (Real life, April: waxing half moon)
|Kyousuke returns to school and Hitomi mentions Sayaka's absence the day before. Hitomi delivers her ultimatum to Sayaka. At night, Sayaka goes on patrol and battles Elsa Maria. Sayaka goes missing after this day, according to the news report during her funeral scene in Episode 11.
|-
|April 13 Wed
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|Sayaka is absent from school. Hitomi and Kyousuke become a couple. Madoka searches for Sayaka, and learns that she hadn't returned home since the night before.
|-
|April 18 Mon - April 22 Fri
|
|Homura and Kyoko discuss Walpurgis Night in the final scene of [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']]. However, this scene may take place in a different timeline, and is only speculated to be part of the main anime timeline.
|-
|April 22 Fri
|
|Episodes 11 and 12 aired at 2:40 am. Good Friday.
|-
|April 23 Sat
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|Two weeks have passed since April 9, when Homura stated that Walpurgis Night was two weeks away. This is the earliest potential date for Walpurgis Night's attack on Mitakihara.
|-
|April ??
|Waning crescent moon. (Real life, April: Waning crescents occured on the 26th and later)
|Sayaka is killing familiars, and Homura offers her a grief seed. Based on the change from a full moon to a crescent moon, there must be a time skip between the romance scene and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura.
|-
|April 28 Thu, or April 20 Wed (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 28: Same)
|Homura kills Kyubey in the park (the second kill in this timeline) and Sayaka becomes a witch.
|-
|April 29 Fri, or April 21 Thu (Estimate)
|Waning crescent moon (Real life, April 29: Same)
|Kyoko and Madoka attempt to save Oktavia. Kyoko uses a suicide attack, killing herself and the witch.
|-
|April 30 Sat, or April 22 Fri (Estimate)
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|Sayaka's funeral is held, Junko drinks with Kazuko, and Madoka visits Homura's apartment. Homura states that it has been approximately one month since she transferred into school.
|-
|May 1 Sun, or April 23 Sat (Estimate)
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|Walpurgis Night. At the evacuation shelter, Junko is not wearing the same clothes she had on when she met Kazuko.
|-
|May 1 Sun
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|If Walpurgis Night appears on the midnight following April 30 according to the time at the Brocken mountain, matching the witching hour of the real life Walpurgis Night, it would appear in Japan around 8 AM. When Madoka defeats Walpurgis, the clouds part to reveal a blue daytime sky. The sun is not visible, so it is most likely still close to the horizon, as it would be if Walpurgis Night followed Brocken time. The evacuation announcement in the BD states the time to be 7:30 AM, which leaves just enough time for the citizens to flee to the shelter before the battle begins. Germany is in UTC+1, and JST is UTC+9, so assuming Walpurgis Night uses astronomical midnight (She doesn't care about the EU's daylight savings regulations), the exact time of her appearance would be 8:17:34 AM in Japan.
|}

Discrepancies:
*When Homura talks to Kyoko at the arcade, she states that Walpurgis Night is two weeks away, although the date of the [[wikipedia:Walpurgis_night|real life Walpurgis Night event]] falls three weeks later in a March-April setting. In [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD 3: ''"Farewell Story"'']] Homura indicates that the exact time of Walpurgis Night's appearance varies, and that the earliest observed time is on a weekend. April 23 is a Saturday, so Homura's "two weeks" referred to the earliest possible date.
*On April 10 and 12, the full moon shown in the anime does not match the half moon that occurred in real life. The moon phases observed in the anime are only compatible with the real moon if SHAFT is rounding the moon off to either a full or crescent shape for visual effect, and the Walpurgis Night witch appears near the real life date of Walpurgis Night.
*In the anime, Hitomi gives one day's notice in Episode 7 and makes her move in Episode 8. Madoka is desperately searching for Sayaka and learns from Sayaka's parents that she hasn't come home since the previous night. These scenes occur only one day after the events of Episode 7. However, the moon is a thin waning crescent in Episode 8 and is full in Episode 7. A time skip must have occurred between those scenes and the confrontation between Sayaka and Homura. The news report heard during Sayaka's funeral suggests that she has been missing for some time, supporting the idea of a time skip.
*Based on Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Homura's attire- namely, their Mitakihara Junior High uniforms- none of the events highlighted solely in the anime could have been initiated on a Sunday, with exception of Madoka dreaming about the previous timeline in episode 1, and possibly Walpurgis Night.

== Timeline 6: The New World ==
A new timeline begins after Madoka makes her wish in Episode 12 and recreates the universe.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=100%"
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 1 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Theory 2 Date
!scope="col" width="100px" | Observed Moon Phase
!Events
|-
|April 2011
|
|Kyousuke is healed, auditions, and becomes a concert violinist.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Sayaka kills herself by using up all of her power. Homura, Mami, and Kyoko, who were fighting alongside her, mourn her death in the train station.
|-
|Spring 2011
|
|Homura talks to Madoka's family in the park.
|-
|Unknown
|
|Full moon
|Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey and battles demons in Mitakihara City.
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|Homura battles demons in the middle of a wasteland outside of Japan. [[The Rebellion Story]] is believed to begin sometime afterward.
|}

== Timeline 7 ==
{{Spoiler|At the end of Rebellion, Homura separates the consciousness of Madoka Kaname from the Law of Cycles, and uses this power to rewrite the universe a second time. While maintaining Madoka's replacement of Witches with Wraiths, the fate of Magical Girls once their Soul Gems become black is now left unclear. In this new universe, Incubators now in some way take on the curses and impurities of humanity; Madoka Kaname had gone to another country for a few years and has just returned to Mitakihara City; and Nagisa Momoe no longer seems to have ever become a Magical Girl in the first place.}}

== [[Magia Record]] ==
{{SeeAlso|Magia Record Timeline}}
The events of the spin-off game and anime series, Magia Record, technically take place between the events of the original series and Rebellion, after Madoka becomes a deity and before Homura rewrites the universe. Magia Record exists in a pocket universe, untouched by Madoka's rewrite; the events inside this universe take place before a timeline where a Magical Girl Madoka, on the brink of becoming a Witch after defeating Walpurgisnacht, asks Homura to kill her and prevent herself from becoming a Magical Girl in other timelines (thus, the Homura native to this universe is "Moemura".); the events of the specific timeline the series takes place during occur concurrant to the original series, with Mami Tomoe having convinced Sayaka Miki and Madoka to become Magical Girls.

Homura's repeated travels and rewindings of time had ripple effects on timelines throughout the universe. In one timeline, where [[Iroha Tamaki]] takes a shortcut to school like in all other timelines, this ripple effect somehow causes Iroha to kick a pebble, nearly making her late to school. This, an event that occured in no other timelines, ultimately led to Iroha making a contract to save her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]] from a fatal illness, making this the only timeline in which Iroha ever became a Magical Girl. Because Ui survived, her two friends [[Touka Satomi]] and [[Nemu Hiiragi]] survived long enough to make contracts of their own along with Ui, three more Magical Girls who never existed otherwise in any other timeline.

[[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]], observing this discrepancy in this one timeline where Witches still exist, learns that she is incapable of interfering with this timeline in any way for fear she may destroy it. So, she waits patiently and hopes the Magical Girls of Kamihama may defeat Walpurgisnacht without her and her wish; if they do not, she will be forced to destroy this universe.

{{Spoiler|Eventually, Walpurgisnacht arrives at Kamihama. The city's Magical Girls are nearly defeated, unable to stand against the most powerful Witch on the planet. Ultimate Madoka, however, desperate to see these girls succeed in changing their destinies and claiming it for themselves, risks destroying this timeline by lending a portion of her power to the Magical Girls of the city. Rejuvinated and empowered, they use their gifted strength to combine their powers and ultimate destroy Walpurgisnacht forever, allowing this timeline to continue and giving them a chance to expand the city's Doppel field to hopefully erase the existence of Witches forever, and to give Homura a chance to live with Madoka without losing each other.}}

{{Spoiler|Soon after, Touka Satomi begins researching how they may be able to reclaim and use the power they had been granted by Ultimate Madoka to fight Walpurgisnacht. She establishes that this power originates from another universe altogether, and attempts to use technology the Magius had previously used to lure and control Witches to control the Familiars of the [[Mirror Witch]], whose labyrinth has the unique ability to connect to other iterations of itself from different locations, including different timelines and universes, so as to create a wormhole to the origin of their new power to try and harness it. While she was successful in creating this wormhole, the power is now being infringed upon from this world rather than controlled from the other world, and is thus now uncontrollable. Further, because this power originates from a universe Ultimate Madoka had rewritten the laws of, changing what happens to Magical Girls when their Soul Gems become black and replacing Witches with Wraiths, they have become incompatible (alikened to giving someone a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type), and this power now threatens to destroy the one of Magia Record. Ultimate Madoka pleads to the Magical Girls of this timeline to not try and contact her own universe. Through the combined efforts of several Magical Girls, they are able to convert this otherwordly power into usable magic and redirect it at the wormhole, closing it and saving their universe.}}

{{spoiler|After the defeat of Walpurgisnacht in this timeline, allowing Homura to live beyond the approximate month she had before been trapped in, it is unknown if she is still able to use her time-freezing and time-reversal magic.}}

== Number of Timelines ==
[[File:E11-Madoka_strings_of_fate.jpg|300px|right]]
The total number of timelines Homura went through is not stated. [[Gen Urobuchi]], the writer, left many other issues open-ended, and most likely did not decide on a specific number. However, there are various speculations regarding the number of timelines.

Each timeline runs from March 16 until May 1, assuming Homura always resets immediately after Walpurgis Night. This is a span of 46 days. Eight loops add up to 368 days, just over a year. Sixty loops would require about seven and a half years, and Homura would have to loop 795 times to break a century. Since Homura is willing to reset time earlier if the situation calls for it, the 46 days per timeline figure is only an upper bound. However, if Homura is able to reset time from a later point, there may have been timelines in which Homura avoided fighting Walpurgis Night and a larger amount of time passed before a reset became necessary.

*Absolute minimum: The four timelines explored in depth in episode 10, the timeline at the end of episode 10 that looks similar but slightly different than the scene in episode 1, the main anime timeline, the new world, Oriko, and Sunny Day Life add up to nine timelines that have been explicitly shown, assuming they are all canon and the end of episode 10 was free of animation errors.

*Small numbers: There are 14 strings of fate attached to Madoka in the symbolic image displayed during Kyubey's lecture to Homura. If they directly represent timelines, rather than being drawn in that quantity for artistic reasons, there would be 16 timelines counting the main one and the new world. The anime's opening shows 11 slides when the scenes of Madoka as a magical girl are displayed with Madoka and Kyubey sitting in the foreground, which has lead to speculation that the main timeline is the 12th. Some fans believe that Homura's level of experience and degree of personality change indicate that she has only been through a small number of timelines: She was shocked to see Mami die in battle against Charlotte, she still has trouble handling misunderstandings with other people, she didn't hear Kyubey's explanation as to why Madoka is so powerful until the main timeline, her vulnerable inner personality remains under her cold outer shell, and she's still entirely sane, despite being heavily stressed.

*Medium numbers: Some believe that Homura experienced dozens, but less than a hundred timelines. This would allow her to exhaustively test a number of different strategies, but still have new ideas to try. She appears to have only tried the "give Madoka the cold shoulder" strategy a few times, and probably wouldn't attempt it before convincing herself that other plans won't work. Homura has her statistics (assuming that she was telling the truth about that), she's practiced enough at acting to come off as naturally cool and stylish to everyone despite having been extremely awkward in the beginning, she has memorized all the math perfectly even though homework is the least of her problems, and her elaborate setup against Walpurgis surely required quite a bit of trial and error to perfect and involved gathering a lot of gear that would be tricky to steal. However, she still encounters unexpected situations and hasn't figured out the ideal way to handle every issue that arises.

*Large numbers: Some speculators believe that Homura has truly been through countless timelines. One common estimate is 83 years in 1000 timelines, which assumes an average rate of one month per timeline.

*[[Nitro%2B_Q%26A_Panels_at_Animagic_2013| During a Q&A session]], Gen Urobuchi said Homura went through about 100 timelines. However, it's possible he was speaking facetiously or off-the-cuff, and his response may not be truly canon.

== Calendar and Climate ==
[[File:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|250px|right]]
The calendar we see in Homura's hospital room reads "leaving hospital" on Wednesday the 16th and "going to school" on Friday the 25th. March has 31 days with the 25th falling on a Friday in 2011, and is the only such month in 2011.

==== Moon Phases and Alternative May Dates ====

The anime shows a full moon on the night when Sayaka's gem is thrown off the bridge and two days later when she fights Elsa Maria and runs away from home. The announcement of her funeral states she went missing on the 12th day of the month, so the moon should be full near April 10-12 if she transferred in March.

This table lists the times when May 25th is a Friday from 2011 until the end of the 21st century. Moon phases are based on New York time. April 2011 had a full moon on the 17th, giving the March 2011 scenario an offset of 6.
<gallery>
File:Moon-E4-Elly-fight.jpg|The moon on the night when Sayaka fought Elly in Episode 4.
File:Moon-E7-Intro.jpg|The moon at the start of Episode 7 when Kyubey tortures Sayaka.
File:Moon-E7-After-Hitomi-Ultimatum.jpg|The moon later in Episode 7, when Sayaka fights Elsa Maria.
File:Moon-E8-Homura-Sayaka-Confrontation.jpg|The moon when Homura confronts and threatens to kill Sayaka in Episode 8.
File:Moon-E8-Park.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene where Kyubey eats his own corpse.
File:Moon-E8-Park-2.jpg|The moon during the Episode 8 park scene when Homura reveals the name Incubator.
File:Moon-E8-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 8 after Sayaka becomes a witch.
File:Moon-E8-End-2.jpg|Another shot of the moon at the end of Episode 8.
File:Moon-E9-Start.jpg|The moon in the beginning of Episode 9 when Homura and Kyoko escape from Oktavia's barrier.
File:Moon-E9-End.jpg|The moon at the end of Episode 9, on the next night when Oktavia is defeated.
File:Moon-E12-NearEnd.jpg|The moon near the end of Episode 12, when Homura discusses the history of the universe with Kyubey.
</gallery>

==== Cherry Blossoms ====

[[File:Ep_10_Cherry_Blossoms_blow_in.jpg|250px|right]]
Cherry blossom petals were seen blowing into Homura's hospital room shortly before her discharge on the 16th. None were seen later in the show in the BD version, suggesting that the petals had finished falling by the time she entered school on the 25th. This is possible if Homura transferred in May and Mitakihara City is located in northern Japan, but petals would not be falling in the middle of March.

[[File:Madoka BD 7.jpg|100px|right]]
The TV version had cherry trees in bloom when the girls hunted Gertrud in episode 2, but in the BD version the trees were bare. This scene took place shortly after Homura returned to school, so blooming trees would be present in late March in southern Japan, and the petals would have already fallen by the end of May in all regions.

This table lists the [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html cherry blossom seasons] in several cities. Times can vary by more than a week depending on weather. Petals from late-blooming trees may be falling up to three weeks after most trees bloom.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!City
!Average Opening
!Average Full Bloom
!2011 Full Bloom
|-
|Tokyo, central Japan
|March 28
|April 5
|April 8
|-
|Hirosaki, north end of the main island
|April 24
|April 30
|May 1
|-
|Kumamoto, southern Japan
|March 24
|April 2
|April 2
|}

==== Temperature ====

[[File:E1-Mall.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E5-Street.jpg|250px|right]][[File:E11-Shelter.jpg|250px|right]]
This table lists monthly mean temperatures in Japan from 1992 to 2011 according to the [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Japan Meteorological Agency]. Aomori station is located at the northern end of the main island, Tokyo is located in central Japan, and Kumamoto station is near the southern end of Japan.
{|class="wikitable" style="width=500px"
!Data
!March
!April
|-
|Aomori Daily High
|43.8F/6.56C
|56.35F/13.53C
|65.06F/18.37C
|71.26F/21.81C
|-
|Tokyo Daily High
|56.61F/13.67C
|66.18F/18.99C
|73.23F/22.91C
|78.58F/25.88C
|-
|-
|Kumamoto Daily High
|60.52F/15.85C
|70.46F/21.37C
|78.64F/25.91C
|82.9F/28.28C
|-
|}

On the day Homura returns to school, the 25th of March, the weather is warm and sunny enough for the girls to feel comfortable outside in their uniforms, but cool enough that people in the mall after school were wearing long sleeves, jackets, and coats. Cafe patrons in episode 2 also had long sleeves. The temperature may be in the mid to high 60's F (around 19 C). This matches daytime weather in Kumamoto in late March, but Tokyo would require a warm day and Aomori would be too cold.

On the evening of Sayaka's first encounter with Kyoko in episode 5, people on the street are wearing coats, hats, scarves, and mittens. This scene takes place several days before the 12th of the month, in April. In April, Tokyo and Kumamoto would fit but Aomori would be too cold for the girls to go out in their school uniforms.

In episode 11, everyone in the shelter has long sleeves, but they don't have heavy coats. Evacuation started at 7:30AM, and the date was at least a month later than Homura's return to school. At the end of April, Kumamoto and Tokyo fit but Aomori would be too cold.

If the weather is typical for the season, the anime is most likely taking place in southern Japan in March and April. The counterargument is that weather varies unpredictably, and it would be possible for it to remain unseasonally warm or cold for an extended time.

== Trivia ==
*The Prolog im Himmel [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Prolog_in_himmel.jpg title card] at the beginning of episode 1 contains runes reading 2011. This may indicate that the story is set in 2011, but it may also refer to the year of the anime's publication.
*The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:E1Bathroom.jpg exchange rates] displayed in the bathroom in episode 1 are compatible with a date in Spring 2009, such as April 3. However, this cannot be used to judge the story's setting since Shinbo stated it wasn't set in the past and SHAFT would have much bigger budgets if they were capable of accurately predicting future exchange rates.

<gallery>
File:Ep10-calendar.jpg|Homura's calendar at the hospital.
File:WalpurgisDay.jpg|Walpurgis Night is defeated, and daylight appears.
</gallery>

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