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San Kagura

2021-11-16T23:23:59Z

Espeon: /* Etymology */

{{Infobox_character
|name=San Kagura
|image=[[File:Card 10314 l.png|300px]]
|jname= 神楽燦 (Kagura San)
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:Fairouz Ai|Ai Fairouz]]
|id=1031
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Green
* '''Hair colour:''' Gray

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red gem in circular, six-spoked pendant attached to a collar. It bears resemblance to a gear.
* '''Weapon:''' Head-mounted and hand-mounted [[wikipedia:Gatling Gun|Gatling gun]]s
* '''Wish:'''
* '''Witch form:''' 9daime nue
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''Origins:''' [[Takarazaki City]]
* '''School:''' Takarazaki Municipal Hikarizuka Middle Educational School

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Heal
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute forest.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|6068
|style="width:25%;"|1847
|style="width:25%;"|1780
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|22002
|style="width:25%;"|6601
|style="width:25%;"|6500
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|26001
|style="width:25%;"|8352
|style="width:25%;"|8501
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|32502
|style="width:25%;"|10602
|style="width:25%;"|11960
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''You Will Meet My Expectations''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attack UP [VII] & Remove Status Ailments & HP Restore [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attack UP [IX] & Remove Status Ailments & HP Restore [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Ruthless Barrage''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to All Enemies [V] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP (All / 3T) & Remove Status Ailments (All) & HP Restore (All)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP (All / 3T) & Remove Status Ailments (All) & HP Restore (All)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''9daime Nue''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 5T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP (All / 5T) & Remove Status Ailments (All) & HP Restore (All)
|}
|}
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+17%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Aqua Attribute Damage Cut [III] & Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [IV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Bind
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP When At Critical Health [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Survive [I] (Self / 1T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP [VII] (Self / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who serves as the No.2 of the Neo-Magius and is drawn to both the sacred and the strong. Within the Neo-Magius, she is feared as a demon instructor, but at the youth association she works at she's a beloved older-sister figure.

===Doppel Description===

===Side Story===

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Dependence Blue|Dependence Blue]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kagura San Wants to Be Honest|Kagura San Wants to Be Honest]]

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "gods" (神) and "music" (楽) respectively.
** Collectively 神楽 means ancient Shinto music and dancing.
* The character in her first name means "illuminating / bright" (燦).
** The name of her witch/doppel form can be also read as 'Kyudaime Nue' as the word for 'nine' in Japanese is 'Kyu'.

==Trivia==
*San has the ability to manipulate [[Miyuri Yukari]] like a marionette. Whether this power extends to anyone else or what the requisites are is currently unknown.
*She may have Shinto Shrine as in [[Magia Record Story Dependence Blue|Dependence Blue]] she mentions [[wikipedia:Arahitogami|arahitogami (or living god)]], a Shinto term. She also wants to preserve the Mitsuzuka Fire Festival, a local Shinto festival in Takarazaki, claiming this festival is more important than her life and she will do anything (including becoming a living god) to preserve it.
*Her nickname while in the Wings of Magius was "Instructor", most likely due to her role teaching to the other Feathers. She was the third-highest ranking Magical Girl in the Wings of Magius, after [[Mifuyu Azusa]] and the Magius themselves.
* A [[wikipedia:Nue|nue]] is a yokai whose body consists of different animal parts, such as the head of a monkey, the body of a tiger and the tail of a snake. They are said to be nocturnal and make eerie cries at night that some consider ill omens; nobles who heard its cry would make prayers that nothing disastrous would happen. In its derived form, "nue" refers to entities whose true form is unknown.
**In a tale from the [[wikipedia:The Tale of the Heike|''Heike Monogatari'']] (an account of two rival clans fighting for control of Japan), the nue's cry accompanying a strange cloud of black smoke caused an emperor to fall ill, and no cure could be found. A close associate remembered a samurai using an arrow to put an end to the mysterious cries in the past, and so ordered a master of arrows (the poet Minamoto no Yorimasa) to slay the creature. Yorimasa, with an arrow with an arrowhead that belonged to an ancestor of his and the tailfeathers of a mountain bird, slew the beast with the aid of his servant. In the skies over the sick emperor's court, the cries of the common cuckoo were heard: peace was thus said to have returned, the emperor returned to full health, and Yorimasa was gifted a sword.
*** Both [[Madoka Kaname]] and [[Iroha Tamaki]] use bows and arrows, and Iroha's Doppel takes the form of a cuckoo bird.
** After the nue was slain, the people of the land it terrorized were fearful of further curses, and thus sent the nue's corpse down a river where it eventually washed up in another county. The people of this county, either fearful of curses themselves or purely out of courtesy, gave the nue a proper burial. Several accounts exist of its burial being disturbed and its vengeful spirit unleashing curses as revenge:
***A mound was created over its grave that was later torn down, so its vengeful spirit unleashed curses across the land until it was rebuilt.
***The spirit of the dead nue became a horse, which was raised by Yorimasa (the one who killed it) and given a new name. As it was a good horse, it was stolen by someone of another clan, so Yorimasa raised an army against this family. As this fight resulted in Yorimasa's ruin, it is said the nue got its revenge this way.
* San's Doppel/Witch is the first to have a number in its name.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 10314 c.png|Magia Record Four Star Art
File:Card 10315 c.png|Magia Record Five Star Art
File:Mini 103100 s.png|In-Battle Sprite
File:Doppel 103100 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:San PM.png
File:San School.png
File:Kagura (Neo Magius Executive Soldier).png
File:Kagura Tokime.png
File:Announce event 11292.png
File:102601 comment neomags.jpg
File:102909 neomagus1.jpg
File:102909 neomagus2.jpg
File:102909 neomagus3.jpg
File:102909 neomagus4.jpg
File:Memoria 1691.jpg
File:Memoria 1692.jpg
File:Memoria 1693.jpg
File:Memoria 1694.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1692 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Flickering Aspiration''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Bind [X] & Attack UP [IV] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Bind & Attack UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|何気なく掛けられた言葉のおかげで
ゆらめく炎の中に神様が見えた気がした
ただ怖かった炎が神秘的に見えたあのときが
私の覚えている、初めての憧憬
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1691 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Future Goes Up in Flames''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Critical [I] (Self / 3T) & Chance to Anti-Evade [XII] (Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Critical [II] (Self / 3T) & Guaranteed Anti-Evade (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|みんなと大切に守ってきた居場所が
大きな炎に焼き尽くされてしまう…
「やめて…お願いだから…
私とみんなが繋がれる居場所を奪わないで…！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1693 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Giant Killing at Twilight''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage Cut [V] & Damage Cut [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|譲れない目的があるから、伝えたい想いがあるから
少女たちは本気でぶつかりあう
「…ふふっ、面白い…勝負はこうでなくちゃね…！」
「次は…外さないよ…教官…！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1690 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Mitsuzuka's Soul''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' '''Max Limit Break: ''' HP Restore [V] (All)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to San Kagura** 
|style="width:25%;"|光塚の火祭りを復活させる…それは何よりも大切な想い
だから使い古したハチマキに込めて、この場所に預ける
私が目的を達成して戻るそのときまで
どうかここで、見守っていて
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1694 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Up to 300 Yen Per Person''''']]
|style="width:20%;"| '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (1T) & Regenerate HP [IX] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|「またみんなで買い食いしに来ようよ。次も教官のおごりで★」
「それはいいけど、おごりたくなる動機がないとね」
「私チャンたちの成長を見せて、また教官を感動させるってのは？」
「…いいわ。ただし、次もひとり300円までだからね…」
|}

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

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

San Kagura

2021-11-16T23:23:45Z

Espeon: /* Etymology */

{{Infobox_character
|name=San Kagura
|image=[[File:Card 10314 l.png|300px]]
|jname= 神楽燦 (Kagura San)
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:Fairouz Ai|Ai Fairouz]]
|id=1031
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Green
* '''Hair colour:''' Gray

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red gem in circular, six-spoked pendant attached to a collar. It bears resemblance to a gear.
* '''Weapon:''' Head-mounted and hand-mounted [[wikipedia:Gatling Gun|Gatling gun]]s
* '''Wish:'''
* '''Witch form:''' 9daime nue
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''Origins:''' [[Takarazaki City]]
* '''School:''' Takarazaki Municipal Hikarizuka Middle Educational School

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Heal
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute forest.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|6068
|style="width:25%;"|1847
|style="width:25%;"|1780
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|22002
|style="width:25%;"|6601
|style="width:25%;"|6500
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|26001
|style="width:25%;"|8352
|style="width:25%;"|8501
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|32502
|style="width:25%;"|10602
|style="width:25%;"|11960
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''You Will Meet My Expectations''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attack UP [VII] & Remove Status Ailments & HP Restore [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attack UP [IX] & Remove Status Ailments & HP Restore [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Ruthless Barrage''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to All Enemies [V] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP (All / 3T) & Remove Status Ailments (All) & HP Restore (All)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP (All / 3T) & Remove Status Ailments (All) & HP Restore (All)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''9daime Nue''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 5T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP (All / 5T) & Remove Status Ailments (All) & HP Restore (All)
|}
|}
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+17%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Aqua Attribute Damage Cut [III] & Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [IV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Bind
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP When At Critical Health [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Survive [I] (Self / 1T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP [VII] (Self / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who serves as the No.2 of the Neo-Magius and is drawn to both the sacred and the strong. Within the Neo-Magius, she is feared as a demon instructor, but at the youth association she works at she's a beloved older-sister figure.

===Doppel Description===

===Side Story===

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Dependence Blue|Dependence Blue]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kagura San Wants to Be Honest|Kagura San Wants to Be Honest]]

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "gods" (神) and "music" (楽) respectively.
** Collectively 神楽 means ancient Shinto music and dancing.
* The character in her first name means "illuminating / bright" (燦).
** The name of her witch/doppel form can be also read as 'Kyudiame Nue' as the word for 'nine' in Japanese is 'Kyu'.

==Trivia==
*San has the ability to manipulate [[Miyuri Yukari]] like a marionette. Whether this power extends to anyone else or what the requisites are is currently unknown.
*She may have Shinto Shrine as in [[Magia Record Story Dependence Blue|Dependence Blue]] she mentions [[wikipedia:Arahitogami|arahitogami (or living god)]], a Shinto term. She also wants to preserve the Mitsuzuka Fire Festival, a local Shinto festival in Takarazaki, claiming this festival is more important than her life and she will do anything (including becoming a living god) to preserve it.
*Her nickname while in the Wings of Magius was "Instructor", most likely due to her role teaching to the other Feathers. She was the third-highest ranking Magical Girl in the Wings of Magius, after [[Mifuyu Azusa]] and the Magius themselves.
* A [[wikipedia:Nue|nue]] is a yokai whose body consists of different animal parts, such as the head of a monkey, the body of a tiger and the tail of a snake. They are said to be nocturnal and make eerie cries at night that some consider ill omens; nobles who heard its cry would make prayers that nothing disastrous would happen. In its derived form, "nue" refers to entities whose true form is unknown.
**In a tale from the [[wikipedia:The Tale of the Heike|''Heike Monogatari'']] (an account of two rival clans fighting for control of Japan), the nue's cry accompanying a strange cloud of black smoke caused an emperor to fall ill, and no cure could be found. A close associate remembered a samurai using an arrow to put an end to the mysterious cries in the past, and so ordered a master of arrows (the poet Minamoto no Yorimasa) to slay the creature. Yorimasa, with an arrow with an arrowhead that belonged to an ancestor of his and the tailfeathers of a mountain bird, slew the beast with the aid of his servant. In the skies over the sick emperor's court, the cries of the common cuckoo were heard: peace was thus said to have returned, the emperor returned to full health, and Yorimasa was gifted a sword.
*** Both [[Madoka Kaname]] and [[Iroha Tamaki]] use bows and arrows, and Iroha's Doppel takes the form of a cuckoo bird.
** After the nue was slain, the people of the land it terrorized were fearful of further curses, and thus sent the nue's corpse down a river where it eventually washed up in another county. The people of this county, either fearful of curses themselves or purely out of courtesy, gave the nue a proper burial. Several accounts exist of its burial being disturbed and its vengeful spirit unleashing curses as revenge:
***A mound was created over its grave that was later torn down, so its vengeful spirit unleashed curses across the land until it was rebuilt.
***The spirit of the dead nue became a horse, which was raised by Yorimasa (the one who killed it) and given a new name. As it was a good horse, it was stolen by someone of another clan, so Yorimasa raised an army against this family. As this fight resulted in Yorimasa's ruin, it is said the nue got its revenge this way.
* San's Doppel/Witch is the first to have a number in its name.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 10314 c.png|Magia Record Four Star Art
File:Card 10315 c.png|Magia Record Five Star Art
File:Mini 103100 s.png|In-Battle Sprite
File:Doppel 103100 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:San PM.png
File:San School.png
File:Kagura (Neo Magius Executive Soldier).png
File:Kagura Tokime.png
File:Announce event 11292.png
File:102601 comment neomags.jpg
File:102909 neomagus1.jpg
File:102909 neomagus2.jpg
File:102909 neomagus3.jpg
File:102909 neomagus4.jpg
File:Memoria 1691.jpg
File:Memoria 1692.jpg
File:Memoria 1693.jpg
File:Memoria 1694.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1692 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Flickering Aspiration''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Bind [X] & Attack UP [IV] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Bind & Attack UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|何気なく掛けられた言葉のおかげで
ゆらめく炎の中に神様が見えた気がした
ただ怖かった炎が神秘的に見えたあのときが
私の覚えている、初めての憧憬
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1691 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Future Goes Up in Flames''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Critical [I] (Self / 3T) & Chance to Anti-Evade [XII] (Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Critical [II] (Self / 3T) & Guaranteed Anti-Evade (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|みんなと大切に守ってきた居場所が
大きな炎に焼き尽くされてしまう…
「やめて…お願いだから…
私とみんなが繋がれる居場所を奪わないで…！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1693 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Giant Killing at Twilight''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage Cut [V] & Damage Cut [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|譲れない目的があるから、伝えたい想いがあるから
少女たちは本気でぶつかりあう
「…ふふっ、面白い…勝負はこうでなくちゃね…！」
「次は…外さないよ…教官…！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1690 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Mitsuzuka's Soul''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' '''Max Limit Break: ''' HP Restore [V] (All)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to San Kagura** 
|style="width:25%;"|光塚の火祭りを復活させる…それは何よりも大切な想い
だから使い古したハチマキに込めて、この場所に預ける
私が目的を達成して戻るそのときまで
どうかここで、見守っていて
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1694 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Up to 300 Yen Per Person''''']]
|style="width:20%;"| '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (1T) & Regenerate HP [IX] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
|style="width:25%;"|「またみんなで買い食いしに来ようよ。次も教官のおごりで★」
「それはいいけど、おごりたくなる動機がないとね」
「私チャンたちの成長を見せて、また教官を感動させるってのは？」
「…いいわ。ただし、次もひとり300円までだからね…」
|}

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

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

Kush Irina

2021-11-16T23:21:18Z

Espeon: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kushu Irina
|image=[[File:Card 30594 l.png|300px]]
|jname= 入名クシュ (Irina Kushu)
|voices=
Japanese: [https://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item%3Fcell003%3D%25E3%2581%258B%25E8%25A1%258C%26cell029%3D%25E5%25A5%25B3%25E6%2580%25A7%26keyword%3D%26cell028%3D%26page%3D3%26cell004%3D%26name%3D%25E5%258F%25A4%25E8%25B3%2580%25E3%2580%2580%25E8%2591%25B5%26id%3D199%26label%3D1 Aoi Koga]
|id= 3059
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Taupe gray
* '''Age:''' 15

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red teardrop-shaped gem in a gold bat-shaped pin (left shoulder)
* '''Weapon:''' [[wikipedia:Rapier|Rapier]] and [[wikipedia:Parrying_dagger#Main-gauche|Main-gauche]]
* '''Wish:''' "I wished morning would never come..."
* '''Witch form:''' Hepialidae
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' St. Lilliana Academy

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute dark.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|4834
|style="width:25%;"|2109
|style="width:25%;"|1579
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|17151
|style="width:25%;"|7756
|style="width:25%;"|5561
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|22000
|style="width:25%;"|9750
|style="width:25%;"|7253
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|27158
|style="width:25%;"|11757
|style="width:25%;"|9755
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''...Take My Hand''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage UP [VII] & Accele MP Gain UP [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage UP [IX] & Accele MP Gain UP [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Seraphic Trial''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [VI] & Magia Damage UP (All / 3T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 3T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [VIII] & Magia Damage UP (All / 3T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 3T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Hepialidae''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [X] & Magia Damage UP (All / 5T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 5T) & MP Restore (Self)
|}
|}
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Magia Seal
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage UP Versus Witches [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [IX]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [VI] & Magia Damage UP [V] (Self / 5 Turns from start of quest)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' MP Damage [I] (Single) & MP Restore [II] (Self) [''CD: 8 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who always looks sleepy. She has a constitution that prevents her from waking during daylight, and is in danger of not graduating due to lack of attendance. Alert at midnight, she can be seen slaying Witches with a dignified expression, as if a different person entirely.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of salivation. Its form is a moth. The master of this emotion floats through dreams between sleeping and waking, yet continues to seek the light of the sun. This Doppel’s circular form symbolizes the very same sun that its master seeks, and it floats through the air in the hopes of brightly illuminating its vicinity. But despite scattering powder from its wings to illuminate its surroundings, each mote of dust only emits the faint light of a distant star, and cannot emit anything stronger than that. The unsatisfied Doppel attempts to make the powder shine brighter by firing its own rays of light, but the erratically-reflected light builds up excess energy, explodes, and catches its surroundings in the blast. Yet the Doppel is satisfied to see such a bright light, even if only for a brief instant.

===Side Story===

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Night Fairytale ～You Were At the Water's Edge～|Night Fairytale ～You Were At the Water's Edge～]]
*[[Magia Record Story Only Dreamers ~ The Fable Watches the Dream of the Girl|Only Dreamers ~ The Fable Watches the Dream of the Girl]]

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "enter" (入) and "name" or "reputation" (名) respectively.

==Trivia==
*Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=67388 Shino]", who is known as the illustrator of the ''Clockwork Planet'' light novel series and also designed [[Kako Natsume]].
*Her design is vampire-themed, much like [[Kanagi Izumi (Vampire ver.)]] and [[Shinobu Oshino]].
*Because of her wish, when she sees the sunrise she will sleep and won't wake up until nighttime, much like how a vampire is only active at that hour.
*Ironically, both her summary and her design implies that she is like a vampire hunter, who ''hunts'' vampires.
*Both she and [[Hotaru Yura|Hotaru Yura's]] wishes involved sleep and gave them both unusual sleep schedules.
*Her Doppel is named after a [[Wikipedia:Hepialidae|family of moths]], also referred to as "ghost moths", that are crepuscular (active during twilight). The common name of the family in Japanese is "コウモリガ", literally means "bat moth". Ironically, moths are sometimes attracted towards artificial light.
**It also shares the moth design with [[Ui Tamaki]] and [[Umika Misaki]]'s Doppels (which are based on a silk moth and resemble a lepidopteran respectively.)
*** Her doppel may of been inspired by a famous cryptid, the Mothman from Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the United States, described as a large winged, bipedal creature with glowing red eyes in most accounts. Considering Kushu has red eyes and her doppel gives her an image similar to the cryptid, it could be possible.
**** Noticeably is how two of the wings seem to look similar to a birds wing, the Mothman was also described as looking bird like in several accounts.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 30594 c.png|Magia Record Four Star Art
File:Kushu 5star.png|Magia Record Five Star Art
File:Mini 305900 s.png|In-Battle Sprite
File:Kushu doppel.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Kushu doppel card.jpg
File:Kushu PM.png
File:Kushu School.png
File:Kushu by sino.jpg|[https://twitter.com/sino_eefy/status/1440218610237001737 Art by Shino]
File:51144 kush fighting.jpg
File:Memoria 1672.jpg
File:Memoria 1673.jpg
File:Memoria 1675.jpg
File:Memoria 1676.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1675 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Goodbye Fable''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage UP [V] & Accele MP Gain UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|It's a fable about goodbyes
Every encounter, every parting, everything happens only once, at that moment.
No one has the right to blame someone's sexuality if they still want to start over.
All of it was in order to look straight ahead and take a new step forward.
|style="width:25%;"|それは、さよならに関するひとつの寓話
どんな出会いも、どんな別れも、すべてはそのとき、一度かぎり
それでもやり直したいと願う人の性を、責める権利は誰にもない
すべてはまっすぐ前を向いて、新たな一歩を踏み出すため
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1674 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Last Inquisitor''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Poison [VII] & Defense UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Poison & Defense UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"I will purge the damned with my holy blade"
the petite girl dignifiedly announced, with the blood-red moon blazing in the background.
The young maiden gathered at the school after classes, appearing with a sleepy look on her face.
There's no trace of a girl with ennui.
|style="width:25%;"|「聖なる刃で呪われし者たちを粛清します」
血の色に燃える月を背に、小柄な少女は凛と告げる
令嬢が集う放課後の学園に、寝ぼけまなこで現れた
アンニュイな少女の面影はどこにもない
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1673 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Melancholy with Daybreak''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia Damage UP [V] & Doppel Damage UP [IV] (Self / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage UP [VII] & Doppel Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|An extraordinary, unseen world that should have existed only in my imagination.
A dazzling nighttime jewelry box decorated with the magic of fairy tales.
Once you become aware of it, everyday life loses its color.
As she exhales, she softly murmurs, "Another gloomy morning is coming..."
|style="width:25%;"|空想の中にしかなかったはずの、見たこともない非日常
おとぎ話の魔法で彩られた、めくるめく夜の宝石箱
ひとたび知ってしまったら、日常は色彩を失った
吐息とともに、そっとつぶやく「また憂鬱な朝が来る…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1676 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Passing Dreams''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [II] (Single / 3T) & Damage DOWN [II] (Single / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Three girls stand in the world known as "Dreams of the Past".
The hearts that started running will leap over any obstacles
Because it is always those who continue to dream that make the impossible possible.
"Let's go... the dream hasn't ended yet.
|style="width:25%;"|“すぎさりし夢”と呼ばれるその世界に、３人の少女は立つ
走り出した心は、どんな妨害をも跳ねのける
不可能を可能にするのは、いつだって夢を見続ける者たちだから
「行こう…夢はまだ、終わってない」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1672 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''That Which Links Emotion''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia Damage UP [III] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage UP [V] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Kushu Irina** The evidence of the days I dreamed of was still certainly in my hands.
Tie it slowly in your hair as you think about it.
The joy of the day when it was given to me, and the tears of the day when I lost hope.
Because I want to remember everything.
|style="width:25%;"|夢見た日々の証拠は、確かにこの手に残っていた
想いを込めるように、ゆっくりと髪に結ぶ
それを贈られた日の喜びも、希望を失った日の涙も
ぜんぶ忘れないでいたいから
|}

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

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9-19R6SVY Recording of Kushu's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PodPARlL0Dc Recording of Kushu's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPCsOxEKiBs Recording of Kushu's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGfWPRUvQo Recording of Kushu's MSS on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9A6-n0UIE Recording of Kushu's Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Kush Irina

2021-11-16T23:19:31Z

Espeon: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kushu Irina
|image=[[File:Card 30594 l.png|300px]]
|jname= 入名クシュ (Irina Kushu)
|voices=
Japanese: [https://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item%3Fcell003%3D%25E3%2581%258B%25E8%25A1%258C%26cell029%3D%25E5%25A5%25B3%25E6%2580%25A7%26keyword%3D%26cell028%3D%26page%3D3%26cell004%3D%26name%3D%25E5%258F%25A4%25E8%25B3%2580%25E3%2580%2580%25E8%2591%25B5%26id%3D199%26label%3D1 Aoi Koga]
|id= 3059
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Taupe gray
* '''Age:''' 15

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red teardrop-shaped gem in a gold bat-shaped pin (left shoulder)
* '''Weapon:''' [[wikipedia:Rapier|Rapier]] and [[wikipedia:Parrying_dagger#Main-gauche|Main-gauche]]
* '''Wish:''' "I wished morning would never come..."
* '''Witch form:''' Hepialidae
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' St. Lilliana Academy

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute dark.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|4834
|style="width:25%;"|2109
|style="width:25%;"|1579
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|17151
|style="width:25%;"|7756
|style="width:25%;"|5561
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|22000
|style="width:25%;"|9750
|style="width:25%;"|7253
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|27158
|style="width:25%;"|11757
|style="width:25%;"|9755
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''...Take My Hand''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage UP [VII] & Accele MP Gain UP [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage UP [IX] & Accele MP Gain UP [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Seraphic Trial''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [VI] & Magia Damage UP (All / 3T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 3T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [VIII] & Magia Damage UP (All / 3T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 3T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Hepialidae''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage to All Enemies [X] & Magia Damage UP (All / 5T) & Dark Attribute Attack UP (All / 5T) & MP Restore (Self)
|}
|}
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Magia Seal
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage UP Versus Witches [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [IX]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [VI] & Magia Damage UP [V] (Self / 5 Turns from start of quest)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' MP Damage [I] (Single) & MP Restore [II] (Self) [''CD: 8 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who always looks sleepy. She has a constitution that prevents her from waking during daylight, and is in danger of not graduating due to lack of attendance. Alert at midnight, she can be seen slaying Witches with a dignified expression, as if a different person entirely.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of salivation. Its form is a moth. The master of this emotion floats through dreams between sleeping and waking, yet continues to seek the light of the sun. This Doppel’s circular form symbolizes the very same sun that its master seeks, and it floats through the air in the hopes of brightly illuminating its vicinity. But despite scattering powder from its wings to illuminate its surroundings, each mote of dust only emits the faint light of a distant star, and cannot emit anything stronger than that. The unsatisfied Doppel attempts to make the powder shine brighter by firing its own rays of light, but the erratically-reflected light builds up excess energy, explodes, and catches its surroundings in the blast. Yet the Doppel is satisfied to see such a bright light, even if only for a brief instant.

===Side Story===

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Night Fairytale ～You Were At the Water's Edge～|Night Fairytale ～You Were At the Water's Edge～]]
*[[Magia Record Story Only Dreamers ~ The Fable Watches the Dream of the Girl|Only Dreamers ~ The Fable Watches the Dream of the Girl]]

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "enter" (入) and "name" or "reputation" (名) respectively.

==Trivia==
*Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=67388 Shino]", who is known as the illustrator of the ''Clockwork Planet'' light novel series and also designed [[Kako Natsume]].
*Her design is vampire-themed, much like [[Kanagi Izumi (Vampire ver.)]] and [[Shinobu Oshino]].
*Because of her wish, when she sees the sunrise she will sleep and won't wake up until nighttime, much like how a vampire is only active at that hour.
*Ironically, both her summary and her design implies that she is like a vampire hunter, who ''hunts'' vampires.
*Both she and [[Hotaru Yura|Hotaru Yura's]] wishes involved sleep and gave them both unusual sleep schedules.
*Her Doppel is named after a [[Wikipedia:Hepialidae|family of moths]], also referred to as "ghost moths", that are crepuscular (active during twilight). The common name of the family in Japanese is "コウモリガ", literally means "bat moth". Ironically, moths are sometimes attracted towards artificial light.
**It also shares the moth design with [[Ui Tamaki]] and [[Umika Misaki]]'s Doppels (which are based on a silk moth and resemble a lepidopteran respectively.)
*** Her doppel may of been inspired by a famous cryptid, the Mothman from Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the United States, described as a large winged, bipedal creature with glowing red eyes in most accounts. Considering Kushu has red eyes and her doppel gives her an image similar to the cryptid, it could be possible.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 30594 c.png|Magia Record Four Star Art
File:Kushu 5star.png|Magia Record Five Star Art
File:Mini 305900 s.png|In-Battle Sprite
File:Kushu doppel.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Kushu doppel card.jpg
File:Kushu PM.png
File:Kushu School.png
File:Kushu by sino.jpg|[https://twitter.com/sino_eefy/status/1440218610237001737 Art by Shino]
File:51144 kush fighting.jpg
File:Memoria 1672.jpg
File:Memoria 1673.jpg
File:Memoria 1675.jpg
File:Memoria 1676.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1675 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Goodbye Fable''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage UP [V] & Accele MP Gain UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|It's a fable about goodbyes
Every encounter, every parting, everything happens only once, at that moment.
No one has the right to blame someone's sexuality if they still want to start over.
All of it was in order to look straight ahead and take a new step forward.
|style="width:25%;"|それは、さよならに関するひとつの寓話
どんな出会いも、どんな別れも、すべてはそのとき、一度かぎり
それでもやり直したいと願う人の性を、責める権利は誰にもない
すべてはまっすぐ前を向いて、新たな一歩を踏み出すため
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1674 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Last Inquisitor''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Poison [VII] & Defense UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Poison & Defense UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"I will purge the damned with my holy blade"
the petite girl dignifiedly announced, with the blood-red moon blazing in the background.
The young maiden gathered at the school after classes, appearing with a sleepy look on her face.
There's no trace of a girl with ennui.
|style="width:25%;"|「聖なる刃で呪われし者たちを粛清します」
血の色に燃える月を背に、小柄な少女は凛と告げる
令嬢が集う放課後の学園に、寝ぼけまなこで現れた
アンニュイな少女の面影はどこにもない
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1673 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Melancholy with Daybreak''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia Damage UP [V] & Doppel Damage UP [IV] (Self / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage UP [VII] & Doppel Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|An extraordinary, unseen world that should have existed only in my imagination.
A dazzling nighttime jewelry box decorated with the magic of fairy tales.
Once you become aware of it, everyday life loses its color.
As she exhales, she softly murmurs, "Another gloomy morning is coming..."
|style="width:25%;"|空想の中にしかなかったはずの、見たこともない非日常
おとぎ話の魔法で彩られた、めくるめく夜の宝石箱
ひとたび知ってしまったら、日常は色彩を失った
吐息とともに、そっとつぶやく「また憂鬱な朝が来る…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1676 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Passing Dreams''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [II] (Single / 3T) & Damage DOWN [II] (Single / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Three girls stand in the world known as "Dreams of the Past".
The hearts that started running will leap over any obstacles
Because it is always those who continue to dream that make the impossible possible.
"Let's go... the dream hasn't ended yet.
|style="width:25%;"|“すぎさりし夢”と呼ばれるその世界に、３人の少女は立つ
走り出した心は、どんな妨害をも跳ねのける
不可能を可能にするのは、いつだって夢を見続ける者たちだから
「行こう…夢はまだ、終わってない」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1672 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''That Which Links Emotion''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia Damage UP [III] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage UP [V] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Kushu Irina** The evidence of the days I dreamed of was still certainly in my hands.
Tie it slowly in your hair as you think about it.
The joy of the day when it was given to me, and the tears of the day when I lost hope.
Because I want to remember everything.
|style="width:25%;"|夢見た日々の証拠は、確かにこの手に残っていた
想いを込めるように、ゆっくりと髪に結ぶ
それを贈られた日の喜びも、希望を失った日の涙も
ぜんぶ忘れないでいたいから
|}

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

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9-19R6SVY Recording of Kushu's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PodPARlL0Dc Recording of Kushu's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPCsOxEKiBs Recording of Kushu's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGfWPRUvQo Recording of Kushu's MSS on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9A6-n0UIE Recording of Kushu's Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Hotaru Yura

2021-11-11T18:18:19Z

Espeon: /* General Info */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Hotaru Yura
|image=[[File:Card 30483 l.png|300px]]
|jname= 由良蛍 (Yura Hotaru)
|voices=
Japanese: [https://www.crocodile-ltd.com/talent/kozakai-yurie Yurie Kozakai]
|id=3048
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink-purple
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink
===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Blue pendant on the neck that has a yellow cresent moon inside it.
* '''Weapon:''' Moon-shaped pillows
* '''Wish:''' "I'll make a contract or whatever... Let me sleep a little longer...!" (Note: Hotaru's sleep was interrupted by Kyubey when she was prompted to contract)
* '''Witch form:'''
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' Sakae General School

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★3 → ★4
|style="width:25%;"|80
|style="width:25%;"|Heal
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute aqua.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|4363
|style="width:25%;"|1510
|style="width:25%;"|1756
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|15253
|style="width:25%;"|5025
|style="width:25%;"|5886
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|18753
|style="width:25%;"|6128
|style="width:25%;"|7315

|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25811
|style="width:25%;"|8303
|style="width:25%;"|10825
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''Eh~... Let's Sleep Together...''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Attack UP [V] & HP Recovery [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attack UP [VII] & HP Recovery [VII]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Fight Equal Loss''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage to All Enemies [III] & HP Regen (All / 3T) & MP Regen (All / 3T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to All Enemies [V] & HP Regen (All / 3T) & MP Regen (All / 3T)
|}
|}
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+12%
|style="width:15%;"|+14%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Forest Attribute Damage Cut [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Anti-Debuff [1 debuff](Self / ∞ Turns)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Full HP Restore & Attack DOWN [III] (Self / 1T) [''CD: 9 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A lazy Magical Girl who likes sleeping and hates trying her hardest. Always in energy saving mode, choosing the easiest way to live. Has a gentle personality because she thinks it's too much of a hassle to be upset.


==Event Appearances==
* [[Magia Record Story Otsukimi is Slumbering Pajama Party|Otsukimi is Slumbering Pajama Party]]
* [[Magia Record Story Dream Halloween Festa ～Alina-senpai! Be a good girl!|Dream Halloween Festa ～Alina-senpai! Be a good girl!]]

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "reason" (由) and "good" (良) respectively.
* The character in her first name means "firefly" (蛍).

==Trivia==
*Her Illustrator is "Tiv".

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 30483 c.png|Magia Record Three Star Art
File:Card 30484 c.png|Magia Record Four Star Art
|Magia Record Five Star Art
File:Mini 304800 s.png|In-Battle Sprite
|Doppel Sprite
File:Hotaru PM.png
File:Hotaru School.png
File:Memoria 1671.jpg
File:E_T2hSDUcAE3dtp.jpg|[https://twitter.com/tiv_/status/1438045333297135617/photo/2 Link]
File:Memoria 1688.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1688 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Happy Halloween NANO''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP Versus Witches [VI] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"It's amazing! It's Halloween everywhere! It's awesome!"
"Heh heh, you look nice." "Wow! So cute!" "I'm glad you're having fun~..."
Our very own Dream Halloween!
It was so crowded here and there that we forgot our purpose and just had fun!
|style="width:25%;"|「すごいの！どこもかしこもハロウィンなの！サイコーなの！」
「ふふっ、素敵だね」「わぁ！可愛い！」「楽しそうで何よりぃ～…」
わたしたちだけのドリームハロウィン！
あっちもこっちも賑やかで、目的を忘れて楽しんじゃったの！
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1671 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Now After Having Fun Playing...''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage DOWN [VII] (Single / 3T) & Defense UP [IV] (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|When you've had your fill of fun
Dive into bed with happy memories!
"Are you asleep yet?" "Not yet..." we'd say in secret.
And before you know it, you're dreaming...
|style="width:25%;"|たくさん遊んで満足したら
楽しい思い出を抱えてベッドヘダイブ！
「もう寝た…？」「まだ…」なんて内緒話をして
知らず知らず、いつの間にか夢の中へ…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1668 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Peacefully Sleeping Anywhere and Anytime''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [V] (All / 3T) & Chance to Stun [VII] (Single / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [VII] (All / 3T) & Chance to Stun [IX] (Single / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Feeling the soft breeze on your skin under the warmth of the sun,
Sleep peacefully and comfortably.
Such a supreme moment, such a peaceful afternoon.
...the teacher laments, "Why are you even bringing in a pillow...?
|style="width:25%;"|温かな日差しに見守られ、柔らかな風を類に感じながら
穏やかな気持ちですやすや眠る
そんな至高のひととき、安らかな午後の時間
…教師は嘆く「なんで枕まで持ち込んでるんだ…！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1667 c.png|thumb|center|100px|''''' That Which Gives A Special Sleep''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [III] (Self / 3T) & Anti-Debuff [2 debuffs] (Self / ∞ Turns) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [IV] (Self / 3T) & Anti-Debuff [2 debuffs] (Self / ∞ Turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Hotaru Yura** Items for a good night's sleep from my loved ones who know I love to sleep.
I can sleep anywhere, anytime.
But I always sleep better when I'm wrapped up in the feelings of my loved ones.
"Good night... zzz..."
|style="width:25%;"|寝るのが好きな私のために大切な人たちが用意してくれた安眠グッズ
いつでもどこでも眠れてしまう私だけど
大切な人たちの気持ちに包まれて眠れば、いつもよりぐっすり眠れるの
「おやすみなさぁ～い…すぅすぅ…」
|}

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

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz7KA9LRdUE Recording of Hotaru Yura's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1yIsVn-Ddw Recording of Hotaru Yura's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]

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

Kazumi Subaru in Magia Record

2021-11-11T18:14:58Z

Espeon: /* Other */

{{Infobox_character
|name =Kazumi Subaru
|image =[[File:Card 40144 l.png|300px]]
|jname = (昴かずみ) Subaru Kazumi
|voices= Japanese:[https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/丹下桜 Sakura Tange]
|id=4014
}}

''For her full bio, see [[Kazumi Subaru]]''.

== General info ==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 13
* '''Height:''' 150cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Black
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

=== Other ===
* '''Soul Gem:''' White colored S-shaped swirl located on her chest, though it can be viewed as two spirals fused together.
* '''Weapon:''' Star-ended staff
* '''Wish:''' {{spoiler|"Make me a real human!"}}
* '''Witch form:''' Carola (spinoff exclusive)
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed grandmother (Deceased)
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 7th grade

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Attack
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|5153
|style="width:25%;"|2375
|style="width:25%;"|1702
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|18550
|style="width:25%;"|8550
|style="width:25%;"|6127
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|24000
|style="width:25%;"|10288
|style="width:25%;"|7376
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|31014
|style="width:25%;"|12468
|style="width:25%;"|9633
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:'''Let's Go! Hearts as One!'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attack UP [VII] & Guaranteed Critical
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attack UP [IX] & Guaranteed Critical
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:'''Meteora Finale'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to All Enemies [V] & Attack DOWN (All / 3T) & Defence DOWN (All / 3T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T) & Damage UP (Self / 3T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Attack DOWN (All / 3T) & Defence DOWN (All / 3T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T) & Damage UP (Self / 3T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''Carola'''''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Attack DOWN (All / 5T) & Defence DOWN (All / 5T) & Attack UP (Self / 5T) & Damage UP (Self / 5T) & HP Restore (Self)
|}
|}
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attack UP [II] & Attack UP While At Max Health [IV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Curse
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate MP [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Critical [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Skill Quick [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Barrier [5,000 HP](Self from start of battle)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Attack DOWN [III] (All / 3T) & Defence DOWN [III] (All / 3T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
As an artificial magical girl born from magic, she contracted with her "real heart", becoming a "real human" and a "real magical girl". She has great magical power, to the point Kyubey called her an excellent catch. "Subaru" comes from her precious friends, the Pleiades Saints.

===Doppel Description===

===Side Story===

-->
==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story The Cuddly Despairs|The Cuddly Despairs]]

==Etymology==


==Trivia==

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Card 40144 c.png|Magia Record Four Star Art
File:Card 40145 c.png|Magia Record Five Star Art
File:Mini 401400 s.png|In-Battle Sprite
File:Doppel 401400 l.png|Doppel Sprite

File:Kazumi Subaru PM.png
File:Kazumi Subaru casual.png
File:51147 kazumi reitouko.jpg
File:51147 Wkazumi attack.jpg
File:Memoria 1140.jpg
File:Memoria 1680.jpg
File:Memoria 1681.jpg
File:Memoria 1682.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1682 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Believe in Meeting Again (Ciao!)''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Remove Debuffs & HP Restore [II] (Self) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Remove Debuffs & HP Restore [III] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Girls with the same face who were born in this world with a strange fate.
Both don't know anything about the future that awaits them, but they won't despair because they vowed to live with the same heart.
|style="width:25%;"|数奇な運命を背負いこの世に生を受けた同じ顔の少女たち
待ち受ける未来の全貌は、まだ何もわからない
それでもふたりは絶望しないだろう
同じ心で、全力で生きることを誓い合ったのだから
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:kazumi_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''She’s Back From Abroad!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Weapon Adept [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Weapon Adept [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|(I'll never let it end in despair. Too many people are counting on me. That's why I became a Magical Girl!) "Ciao! My name's Kazumi. Nice to meet you!"
|style="width:25%;"|（決して絶望で終わらせたりしない。あの子に、あの子たちに、託されたものがたくさんあるから。そのためにわたしは、魔法少女になったんだから…！）「チャオ、みなさん。かずみです。よろしくお願いします！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1681 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Step Towards the Future (Hope)''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Defense DOWN [IV] (All / 3T) & Attack UP [IV] (Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Defense DOWN [V] (All / 3T) & Attack UP [V] (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: 8 turns''' 
|style="width:25%;"|"It's not meaningless
Without borrowing everyone's magic or the power of witches
to set off on my own two feet tomorrow
I need my own body!"
|style="width:25%;"|「無意味なんかじゃない
みんなの魔法や魔女の力を借りずに
自分の足で明日に踏み出すために
わたしはわたしだけの身体が必要なの！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1680 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Unfinished Diary''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [IV] & MP Gain UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|*Unique to Kazumi Subaru* Written in this diary are
the days until a magical girl full of hope is consumed with despair
Can the gradation to black that remains in this diary
be a new hope for those who share the same soul?
|style="width:25%;"|この日記に記されるのは
希望に満ちた魔法少女が絶望に塗りつぶされるまでの日々
この日記に残る黒へのグラデーションは
同じ魂を持つ者たちの新たな希望となりうるか
|}

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

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

San Kagura

2021-11-11T18:14:17Z

Espeon: /* Other */

{{Infobox_character
|name=San Kagura
|image=[[File:San PM.png|300px]]
|jname= 神楽燦 (Kagura San)
|voices=
Japanese: [[wikipedia:Fairouz Ai|Ai Fairouz]]
|id=1031
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Green
* '''Hair colour:''' Gray

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red gem in circular, six-spoked pendant attached to a collar. It bears resemblance to a gear.
* '''Weapon:''' Head-mounted [[wikipedia:Gatling Gun|Gatling gun]]
* '''Wish:'''
* '''Witch form:'''
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''Origins:''' Takarazaki City
* '''School:'''





==Summary==


==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Dependence Blue|Dependence Blue]]

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "gods" (神) and "music" (楽) respectively.
** Collectively 神楽 means ancient Shinto music and dancing.
* The character in her first name means "illuminating / bright" (燦).

==Trivia==
*San has the ability to manipulate [[Miyuri Yukari]] like a marionette. Whether this power extends to anyone else or what the requisites are is currently unknown.
*She may have Shinto Shrine as in [[Magia Record Story Dependence Blue|Dependence Blue]] she mentions [[wikipedia:Arahitogami|arahitogami (or living god)]], a Shinto term. She also wants to preserve the Mitsuzuka Fire Festival, a local Shinto festival in Takarazaki, claiming this festival is more important than her life and she will do anything (including becoming a living god) to preserve it.
*Her nickname while in the Wings of Magius was "Instructor", most likely due to her role teaching to the other Feathers. She was the third-highest ranking Magical Girl in the Wings of Magius, after [[Mifuyu Azusa]] and the Magius themselves.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
|Magia Record Four Star Art
|Magia Record Five Star Art
|In-Battle Sprite
|Doppel Sprite
File:San PM.png
File:San School.png
File:Kagura (Neo Magius Executive Soldier).png
File:Kagura Tokime.png
File:Announce event 11292.png
File:102601 comment neomags.jpg
</gallery>



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

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

Mirai Wakaba

2021-09-23T15:05:17Z

Espeon: /* Powers, Weapons & Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Mirai Wakaba
|image=<center>[[File:MiraiProfile.png]]</center>
|jname=若葉みらい (Wakaba Mirai)
}}

<blockquote>''"Don't just randomly turn Umika and Kaoru into constellations!"'' - Mirai Wakaba, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Kazumix.22|Chapter 3]]. </blockquote>
{{Nihongo|'''Mirai Wakaba'''|若葉みらい}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]. She is a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]] and a magical girl.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink heart-shaped gem
* '''Weapon:''' A heart-shaped wand that becomes a sword, as well as teddy bears
* '''Wish:''' "I want a big home for all of my teddy bears. I want a museum!!"
* '''Japanese pronoun:'''
* '''Witch form:''' Unknown

==Personality==
An impulsive girl often depicted frowning. She is hotheaded and is not afraid to express her thoughts as loud as possible. Occasionally, she vents out her frustration on Kazumi by smacking her on the head (especially when Kazumi begins doubting herself). She also thinks of herself highly, sometimes even calling herself "Mirai-sama". Deep down, she is a caring girl.

Mirai can become enraged, but she also calms down quickly. She seems undisturbed by own rash actions during these times, until she notices others' reactions.

She also greatly admires [[Saki Asami|Saki]], to the point where it sometimes interferes with the Pleiades' witch-hunting efforts. Harm befalling Saki is one of the few things that can consistently anger Mirai.

==History==
{{spoilers|media=kazumi|margin=330px}}
Mirai first appears in Chapter 3, alongside Saki, [[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]] and [[Niko Kanna|Niko]], after [[Umika Misaki|Umika]] and [[Kaoru Maki|Kaoru]] are abducted by a witch. They introduce themselves to [[Kazumi Subaru|Kazumi]] and work to track down the witch. Mirai, along with the others, rescues Umika and Kaoru just as they're about to give up hope, and the witch is defeated.

As they celebrate their victory, they are attacked by [[Yuuri]] and Kazumi is kidnapped. Having received an ultimatum from Yuuri, the Pleiades head to Asunaro Dome at midnight, and watch helplessly as Yuuri implants Kazumi with an [[Evil Nut]]. However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. Unfortunately for all involved, Yuuri runs out of magic during the fight and becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleiades, Mirai is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.

The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi Anri]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, Kazumi is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. The Pleiades then break free and attack the witch; Mirai, crying, explains to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her now. The witch is defeated, and the Pleiades let Kazumi be for the rest of the night.

Not long after, Mirai is seen with Kaoru, Satomi, and Saki (and possibly Umika and Niko as well), confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane in a dark alley. They remove her Soul Gem.

Along with most of the other Saints, Mirai next appears to rescue Kazumi and Niko from [[Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]] at an amusement park. The Pleiades incapacitate the Soujus and remove their Soul Gems, but Niko's Gem abruptly breaks open and she becomes a witch. Saki tackles Mirai and pushes out of harm's way, but suffers a glancing injury in the process. At this, Mirai screams and attacks the witch with all her might, killing it in one blow.

Though Niko seems to be dead, a duplicate of her appears, which [[Juubey]] identifies as a "spare" created by her contract. Satisfied that Niko is still alive, the Pleiades take Kazumi to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears". Mirai comments that Kazumi was the one who named the building. Within Angelica Bears, the Pleiades show Kazumi a room known as the "Freezer", where they have been keeping corrupted Soul Gems in stasis. Umika explains things to Kazumi, and then restores her memories with magic.

In her memory, Kazumi sees Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki, standing on a catwalk with a witch's kiss on their necks. The story flashes back to each girl's "despair" in turn. Mirai's despair is that she had no friends and was bullied in school, and only found companionship in her hundreds of handmade teddy bears.

The girls standing on the catwalk all jump off together at the witch's command. They are suddenly rescued by Kazumi, who snags them in midair with ribbons and greets them cheerily. She then opens up the witch's barrier and orders the six of them to fight off the familiars. During the battle, Mirai shields Saki from the familiars. Kazumi saves them from the witch at the last second, and later takes them all back to her house.

The seven new friends eat together at Kazumi's house. Kazumi then tells the Pleiades how she became a magical girl. After listening to her story, Juubey mentions that the Pleiades can become magical girls as well, to which they all agree. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes, but Mirai says that hers has already been granted, as she has six new friends already. At Saki's suggestion, she uses her wish to construct a museum to house the teddy bears that she had made up until then.

[[File:Moe_Mirai.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Mirai before making her wish.]]
Their contracts completed, Kazumi dubs the team the Pleiades Saints, and they happily fight witches together for some time. One day, Kazumi loses her grandmother's earrings while fighting a witch. Saki later gives her a pair of duplicate earrings, as Mirai can be seen glowering in the background.

As the story returns to the present, Kazumi faints, and the Pleiades return to Umika's house. Satomi, becoming increasingly worried about the prospect of Kazumi "failing", takes control of Saki via magic and kidnaps Kazumi. Satomi explains to Kazumi that she is a clone of [[Michiru Kazusa]] and that her memories from Umika are fake. Mirai crouches nearby, listening intently as Satomi says that Saki couldn't bring herself to kill the other clones because she loved Michiru so much. Satomi becomes a witch and is killed by Kazumi. As Mirai is tending to Saki, the other Pleiades run up. Kazumi is horrified at what has happened, and despite Saki's attempts to calm her, she flees.

The Pleiades return to the house, unable to locate Kazumi. Mirai insists to Saki that her failure to dispose of the clones wasn't her fault, and backs her up when she announces her intention to revive Michiru at all costs. Later, as they walk home, Mirai says to Saki that while she understands how she must have felt about Kazumi, she's more monster than human.

Some time later, the Pleiades receive a signal from Kazumi, who demands that they confront her at the Freezer lest she unseal all the Soul Gems there. There, Kazumi speaks with them, ordering them to kill her and try their hardest to revive Michiru. She then transforms into a monster and engulfs the room in a barrier. Midway through the battle, Kaoru holds Saki back, having realized that Kazumi is simply creating an illusion so that they'd have no choice but to kill her. As the others stand before Kazumi in shock, Mirai charges up and cleaves her in two. Kazumi's corpse turns into a balloon-like doll of Niko, as does the Niko that she incapacitated beforehand.

The real Niko steps into view, with the real Kazumi safely in tow. Before the Pleiades can overcome their shock, {{Spoiler|she shoves an Evil Nut into Saki and causes her to become a witch. Mirai runs up and hugs Saki, despite the huge surge of electricity produced by her attempt to resist the Evil Nut's effects. She begs Juubey to purify Saki's Gem, but he shouts back that it's already too late.}}

{{Spoiler|The story briefly flashes back to a scene of Mirai and Saki at the beach. Mirai mentions to Saki that nobody liked her because she spoke in a tomboyish way (using "boku" as a first-person pronoun). Saki replies that she actually used to speak like that herself, and that Mirai reminds her of herself as a child.}}

{{Spoiler|Back in the present, Saki's strength gives out and she becomes a witch. Mirai makes no attempt to fight back, and is decapitated by it. Right before she dies, Mirai also casts her ''La Bestia'' spell, sending several teddy bears to retrieve Soul Gems from the Freezer and use the witches that hatch from them to defend Saki's witch.}}

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
Mirai wields a staff with an elaborate heart-shaped design on the end, with which she can cast fire magic. This staff can be transformed into a gigantic sword, and she can summon a platoon of teddy bears with an attack called ''La Bestia'' (''The Beasts''). The bears can also fuse into a single massive bear with ''La Bestia Rifare'' (''Remake the Beast''). It can be used to control existing animals and familiars as well, {{Spoiler|as demonstrated by Kazumi}}. It is seen that she mainly utilises the teddy bears within combat to slow down or immobilise her opponent before executing them with the sword as she seems to favour this method of dealing with larger enemies.

{{Spoiler|The effects of ''La Bestia'' can remain even after her death, as demonstrated in chapter 19.}}

==Observations==
* Mirai has heart decorations on her headband, collar, shoes, and on the back of her dress when transformed, matching her staff. Her bears also have heart decorations on their ears, and the largest bear has them on its ears, tail and collar, as well. This symbol can also been seen on the collar of her school uniform.
* Her outfit while transformed somewhat resembles pajamas.
* In Chapter 12, Mirai can be seen glowering while Saki gives Kazumi replacement earrings as a gift.

==Etymology==
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "future" (未来).
* Her last name means "new leaf".
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Trivia==
* Her costume originally featured a witch's hat, but it no longer appears for unknown reasons.
** A single panel in Chapter 12 shows Mirai unexpectedly wearing a witch hat while transformed. This hat matches one of the Pleiades' silhouettes from Chapter 1, though Mirai has never been seen wearing it at any other time.
* The panels of the manga show that Mirai's magical girl costume has polka dots on it. However, in all of the official colored images of Mirai, her costume is solid pink with no traces of polka dots.
* Mirai owns a teddy-bear museum called ''[[Angelica Bears]]'', first seen in chapter 9. The Pleiades Saints' 'Freezer' facility is concealed below the building.
** The museum was created as a result of Mirai's wish, and was also named by Kazumi.

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Fowoard_photo_t1111.jpg|Mirai in color with [[Satomi]] and [[Kazumi]] from Manga Time Kirara Magica
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
File:PMKM~tim~Vol3small.jpeg|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 3 cover
File:PMKM vol4 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 4 cover
File:Kazumi_vol3_melonbooks_bonus.jpg|Mirai and Saki on a paper file included with Kazumi Magica volume 3
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Mirai and the Pleides Saints

File:MiraiPAWNCH.png|Mirai losing her temper with Kazumi
File:MiraiWeapon.png|A closer look at Mirai's staff
File:MiraiPowers.png

File:La_Bestia.PNG|La Bestia
File:La_Bestia_Rifare.jpg|La Bestia Rifare
File:Mirai_sword.jpg
File:MiraiPastSelf.png|Mirai as she looked in the past, wearing a much longer skirt, glasses and with a different hairstyle. Note the similar appearance to [[Homura]] in episode 10
File:Miraihat.png|The only panel of Mirai with her hat
File:Mirai saki new friends.jpg
File:Cute_Mirai.jpg

File:Vol3_ZETSUBOU.jpg|One of Mirai's teddy bears, along with several of the other Pleiades' belongings
File:Plejaden von asunaro 2.png|Mirai lets Saki kill her in chapter 18
File:Decapitation.jpg|Mirai's death
</gallery>

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

Saki Asami

2021-09-23T15:03:52Z

Espeon: /* Powers, Weapons & Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Saki Asami
|image=<center>[[File:Saki pointing.png|300px]]</center>
|jname=浅海サキ (Asami Saki)
}}

<blockquote>''"We trust in you, Kazumi. Just like you trusted in us."'' - Saki Asami, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Kazumix.22|Chapter 3]]. </blockquote>
{{Nihongo|'''Saki Asami'''|浅海サキ|Asami Saki}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]. She is a magical girl, and the effective leader of the [[Pleiades Saints]].

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Pinkish red
* '''Hair colour:''' Grey / Silver

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Lily of the valley located on her left hand
* '''Weapon:''' Whip-like riding crop
* '''Wish:''' "I wish for...my sister...no, my sister's flower to bloom forever."
* '''Japanese pronoun:'''
* '''Witch form:''' [[Kazumi Magica Witches#Plejaden von Asunaro|"Plejaden von Asunaro"]]
* '''Known relatives:''' Miyuki (sister)

==Personality==
Saki is tough on the outside and always maintains her cool, as required from someone in her position. However, she cares not only for the safety of her teammates safety, but also for their morale. She effectively assumes leadership of the Pleiades Saints, and is an apt commander both in battle and outside of it.

She is shown to have short fuse at times, becoming angry when being teased or provoked.

She is also known to have a sad past, {{Spoiler|because her sister Miyuki died in a car accident.}}

==History==
{{spoilers|media=kazumi|margin=330px}}
[[File:Saki leading.png|thumb|300px]]
After a witch traps [[Kaoru Maki|Kaoru]] and [[Umika Misaki|Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, Saki, [[Niko Kanna|Niko]], [[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]], and [[Mirai Wakaba|Mirai]] come to [[Kazumi Subaru|Kazumi's]] aid. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], a seven-girl witch-hunting team of which Kazumi and her abducted friends are also a part of. Together, they search for Kaoru and Umika across town. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters, Yuuri, disguises herself as Satomi and separates Kazumi from the rest of the team. Upon meeting with the real Satomi, Saki realized they had been tricked, and leads the girls to where the fake Satomi brought Kazumi. They proceed to rescue Kazumi just as she is on the verge of defeat. Kazumi is then held by her opponent at gunpoint, causing them all to hesitate. Kazumi screams out for them to attack anyway, and they fire a joint attack at the mysterious girl: Figli Del Toano. It causes a large explosion, but the magical girl gets away. Kazumi is only lightly wounded.

They reunite at Umika's house for a strategy meeting. While analyzing the situation, Saki makes a breakthrough. She discovers the symbol the witch left across town was also on the back of a book, leading her to conclude the witch has possessed a bookmobile. After filling up on Kazumi's delicious food, they head out to the last stop on the bookmobile schedule to intercept it. Upon arrival, Saki orders Kazumi to stay outside. She protests, afraid that they do not trust her, but Saki reassures her, explaining that their plan is to seal the witch and have Kazumi fire ''Limiti Esterni'' from the outside to finish it off. The girls plunge into the witch's barrier, and rescue Kaoru and Umika just in time. Together, the six of them bind the witch with Episodio Incrocio. However, [[Niko Kanna|Niko]]'s GPS/com unit breaks, leaving them unable to give Kazumi the needed signal. Umika, thinking quickly, commands them to use candy flutes given to them by Kazumi. The sound reaches her, and the witch is destroyed by ''Limiti Esterni''.

While they reunite and celebrate their victory, they are approached by Juubey, the "fairy" (妖精) that turned them into magical girls. He cleans up their Soul Gems, and gladly accepts the last witch's Grief Seed. He then refuses a couple of weird looking seeds, obtained from the pseudo-witches of Chapters 1 and 2, saying they were not real Grief Seeds. Umika theorized they imitated the Grief Seed's power and were created by the mysterious girl from before. Before they could draw further conclusions, they are attacked by that very girl, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome at midnight if they want Kazumi back. While waiting for the deadline at Umika's house, they speculate on Yuuri's motivations. However, Saki couldn't care less about it: she was impatient to save Kazumi, despite their wounds.

At the right time, they arrive at the dome, but to a force barrier they can do nothing but watch as Yuuri enacts her plans. Yuuri states her objective is to seek revenge on the Pleiades. She interprets the Pleiades' failure to recognize her as having been "just that insignificant" to the girls. She then removes her hat, causing a shocked Umika to recognize her, and proceeds to shove an Evil Nut, one of the awkward Grief Seeds from before, into Kazumi's forehead, while the Pleiades scream in horror.

However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. During the battle, Yuuri's Soul Gem begins to crack, prompting Saki to order Juubey to cleanse it. Yuuri shoots him first and becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Saki is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.

The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi Anri]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. Saki then shoots the witch, freeing herself and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.

Later, Saki is seen with Kaoru, Satomi, and Mirai confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane. Kaoru uses a spell called ''Tocco del Male'' (English: ''Touch of Evil''), causing Sumire to scream. Saki while untransformed is holding out her Soul Gem.

While Kazumi is fighting [[Ayase Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]], Saki telepathically contacts Niko and asks if she "secured" something - presumably referring to Ayase's Soul Gem. Later she appears with the other Pleiades Saints and catches the Evil Nuts that the Soujus threw at Niko and Kazumi. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Niko says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Male''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Niko's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch appears.

As Niko's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The next page has a cover image of a golden-eyed Niko holding a gun, asking to be killed. The Pleiades are shocked to discover Niko has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Kaoru turns to the others and tells them not to stand there. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but is wounded. Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts") causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. When the witch throws them off, Mirai uses La Bestia Refare ("Remake the Beast"). The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Niko's Soul Gem).

Mirai asks Saki if she's alright, but she's still processing Niko's death. Mirai tells her she had to do it, but is interrupted by Satomi screaming that she doesn't want to die or turn into a witch. Kazumi takes the hand of Niko's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Niko's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Niko standing behind them. As Kazumi asks what's going on, the other Niko walks up to the first Niko's body, puts her arm around her neck, and with a disturbing expression says "Switch". She then touches the hair of the body, and it's face suddenly vanishes. Juubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Niko's "spare" and "compensation for Niko's contract". Kaoru asks why Niko didn't tell them. Niko says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Niko then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.

The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "[[Angelica Bears]]". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "[[the Freezer]]". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Juubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.

Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the Soul Gems of magical girls go out of control. Juubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Juubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Niko then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Niko puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.

The story flashes back into the past. Saki is shown standing on a catwalk alongside Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, and Niko. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Saki's despair is from her childhood. A younger Saki is seen with [[Miyuki Asami|Miyuki]] (later revealed to be Saki's younger sister), who shows off her lily of the valley flower, and says her dream was to grow lots of flowers and use them as a bouquet in her wedding. Saki says that dream won't come true, because she thinks no man is good enough for Miyuki. Miyuki hugs Saki and says that she'll marry her. Years later, Miyuki and Saki are caught in a horrible car crash. Miyuki is killed by a piece of glass lodged in her throat. Saki can only say Miyuki's name.

The girls jump off the catwalk, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!"

Kazumi opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Mirai does something similar for Saki. Satomi asks why Kazumi isn't helping. Kazumi responds by asking why they don't want to be eaten if they want to die. She then pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons, Satomi saying she doesn't want to die and Niko musing she can't run away from guns. They fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limit Esterni", destroying the witch.

As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Juubey, who says that was Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not to worry.

Kazumi point to a book with Umika, asking her if that's the book that plagiarized her story. After reading the book Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi says she never heard of that, but agrees. She tells Umika to keep writing, because other than the main character the story was good. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.

Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by a surprise appearance from Mami Tomoe, who muses that she can't take it easy even on a trip. Mami destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. As Kazumi leaves Juubey is strangely seen by Mami's feet. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Juubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.

Juubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Juubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into dispair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.

Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart. Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Juubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Niko and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).

Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Niko whispers her wish to Juubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Juubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has a sad or angry expression on her face.

Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Juubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Juubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Juubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Juubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Juubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Juubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki remains in the Freezer, looking at the pile of Soul Gems. They include two Evil Nuts. We then find Satomi is walking up behind her. Saki asks why Satomi is there. Satomi pulls her hand to her mouth and says, "Saki, let's kill Kazumi," while grinning evilly.

Satomi tells Saki that they can't afford to let Kazumi live as long as she's infected by the Evil Nut. Saki refuses, as she loves Kazumi too much to hurt her. Satomi then grabs Saki and brainwashes her with Fantasma Bisbiglio ("Ghost Whisperer") and sends her to the Misaki residence. There, Saki asks Kaoru and Umika how the Evil Nut will affect Kazumi. They don't know, but Umika suspects that someone else created the Evil Nuts for Yuuri and the Souju twins, so tracking them down should reveal everything. Umika and Kaoru tell her that things are going well "this time", but Saki panics at the idea of another "repeat", and points out that Niko's clone became a witch even though her Soul Gem was clear. She thinks that they are all close to becoming witches themselves.

Umika reveals that she knows something is amiss with Saki, as she referred to Kazumi as Kazumi-chan (an honorific that Satomi, not Saki, uses). Saki kicks Umika across the room. As Kaoru goes to help her, Umika explains that Saki is under Satomi's control. Saki exclaims that they can't keep Kazumi alive in this state, and that it will be easier if Saki kills her. Kaoru attempts to restrain Saki, but she's incapacitated when Saki drops a chandelier on her. She then goes to murder Kazumi, but manages to break free of Satomi's brainwashing and stabs herself in the leg instead. The blood splashes on Kazumi's face, waking her up. Satomi regains control and has Saki grab Kazumi, teleporting the two of them to a building outside.

Saki collapses from heavy blood loss, telling Kazumi to run while she still can. Satomi tells Kazumi that she is a clone of [[Michiru Kazusa]] made from her witch, and uses Fantasma Bisbiglio to pit her against the other 12 clones. Kazumi kills the clones, and Satomi's Soul Gem suddenly darkens and hatches into a witch; Kazumi herself begins to turn back into a witch, and kills it. Saki gets to her feet as the other Pleiades run up, finding Kazumi attacking Satomi's dead body. Saki shouts at her and snaps her out of her rage. Kazumi is horrified at what she's done, but Saki embraces her, saying it wasn't her fault and calling her Michiru. At this, Kazumi shoves her away, frantically asks the others if she really is a clone, and teleports away.

Saki and the other remaining Pleiades reconvene at Umika's house, unable to locate Kazumi. Saki apologizes for not destroying the clones when she herself volunteered to, though the others don't fault her for it. The five then discuss what to do about Kazumi, now that she's becoming a witch again and they only have 5/6 of the magic needed to clone her. Niko holds up her container, with Satomi's body and Grief Seed inside of it, calling them the "ingredients" for Satomi. Everyone but Kaoru votes to kill Kazumi and to revive Michiru and Satomi as many times as necessary. Kaoru objects to just killing Kazumi off when they can no longer control her. Saki produces Michiru's diary, saying, "Are you fine with giving this diary a bad ending?!" Saki and Mirai later head out on patrol. Saki thanks Mirai for covering for her. Mirai says that Kazumi isn't the Michiru they knew-- she's just a witch that looks like a person.

Several days later, after staying at [[Tachibana]]'s shop, Kazumi telepathically announces her location to the Pleiades from the Freezer. She demands that they meet her there to end things, or she'll deactivate the Freezer and let the Soul Gems inside become witches. Saki, Mirai, Kaoru, Umika and Niko quickly show up. Kazumi asks them why they didn't give her Michiru's memories; Saki replies that they did at first, but each of the clones remembered what had happened as soon as they saw a witch and went berserk. Kazumi shouts at the Pleiades, demanding that they never give up on reviving Michiru and Satomi. As she begins to lose control and become a witch, she eats the Evil Nuts sitting in the Freezer and tells the Pleiades to kill her. Kazumi slams Kaoru against a wall, immobilizing her, and knocks Niko unconscious with an energy bolt. Saki and Mirai draw her fire while Umika tends to Kaoru. Saki leaps at Kazumi with a pair of electric yo-yos, but Kaoru suddenly grabs them and pulls her back. Kaoru shouts at her that Kazumi hasn't actually become a witch, and is creating an illusion with magic so that the Pleiades wouldn't stop themselves from killing her; she immobilized Kaoru first off because Kaoru had promised to protect her. Saki stops, horrified that she nearly killed Kazumi, but Mirai suddenly slices Kazumi in two.

Kazumi's body turns into a balloon-like doll of Niko, as does the unconscious Niko on the floor. Niko herself steps into view, with Kazumi safe in her collection tube. As Mirai stares, shocked, Niko directs her attention toward Saki, whose Soul Gem has suddenly darkened. Niko creates a clone of herself, which then generates an Evil Nut and presses it into Saki's forehead. Saki screams as a pillar of lightning shoots up around her, obliterating the clone. Niko states that this lightning is a sign that she's trying to slow down her transformation into a witch with her powers. Mirai runs up to Saki and hugs her as she begins to bleed from her eyes and mouth. The story then flashes back to Mirai and Saki talking in a park. Saki asks Mirai why a nice person like her doesn't have any friends. Mirai replies that everyone thinks she's weird because she uses the pronoun "boku" (which is typically used by young boys). Saki says that this isn't weird at all, and that she herself used to do that before her father told her to stop. She also says that Mirai reminds her of herself when she was younger.

Despite her best efforts, Saki runs out of energy and becomes a witch (a large, spherical creature with a giant mouth). Mirai, not wanting to harm Saki even as a witch, makes no attempt to defend herself and is decapitated by it. Niko then restrains and incapacitates the witch with a length of magical chain.

{{Spoiler|Niko, who is revealed to be {{spoiler|[[Kanna Hijiri|someone else]]}}, then uses Saki's witch to attack Kaoru and Umika. Before the fight begins, Mirai's bears suddenly break into the barrier with the Souju's Soul Gems in hand. The Soujus' newly-hatched witch then attacks Kaoru and Umika, defending Saki's witch. Kanna later commands Saki's witch to obey her. Saki's witch hears the ringing of Kazumi's earrings and, seemingly regains her humanity, defies Kanna's control by committing suicide. Kyubey reveals the proper method of the purifying Soul Gems to the Saints (same as the anime), remarking that the witch's death was a final act of sisterly love. Her grief seed is used to purify Kazumi's very corrupted Soul Gem.}}

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
[[File:Saki tremble.png|300px|thumb|Saki's lightning in action]]
[[File:Saki thunderstone.PNG|300px|thumb]]
Saki has the ability to control lightning and she can further channel this lightning through her riding crop much like a conductor. She can also fire them indirectly by firing them upwards and sending them back straight down, like natural lightning. She can also generate a pair of large, electric yo-yos with the attack "Pietra Di Tuono" (Stone of Thunder).

Saki can speed up and slow down her life functions, as a result of her wish. She has used this ability to run at incredibly high speeds (appearing older and having longer hair afterward), as well as to slow herself down {{Spoiler|when in danger of becoming a witch}}. Her use of this ability is signaled by flashes of lightning as well as changes to her physical appearance.

Her riding crop also unravels into a whip, which can extend to great lengths, pierce enemies and form nets, though the whip can be utilised in many different ways to suit Saki's needs.

==Etymology==
* Her first name is written in katakana which has no particular meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "bloom" (咲), obviously referring to her wish.
* Her last name means "beauty".
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Observations==
* When transformed, Saki sports a monocle, a military-style outfit, a beret and a riding crop that extends into a whip, giving her the appearance of a high ranking military officer. It is quite suitable to her position within the group.
** Saki's school uniform also features a beret.
* She usually wears glasses: when transformed, they turn into a single monocle. How this affects her vision is unknown.
* Saki's personal magic circle appears on {{Spoiler|the door to the room where Kazumi's previous clones are stored in the Freezer, as she was the one charged with disposing of them.}}
* Saki's name and yo-yo-like weapons may be a reference to Saki Asamiya, the main character of the manga [[wikipedia:Sukeban Deka|Sukeban Deka]].
** Her electric yo-yos also bear a resemblance to similar weapons used by [[wikipedia:Chōdenji Robo Combattler V|Combattler V]].
* The circumstances surrounding Saki's wish mirrors those of Mami Tomoe, in that they both involved a car wreck.

==Trivia==
* In contrast with her tough appearance, Saki seems to enjoy reading love stories. In her backpack, titles such as "My First Love Was The Milky Way" and "Lemon Kiss Memories" can be seen.
* Saki's Soul Gem is worn as a hair pin when she is not transformed, making Saki the second (after Kazumi) magical girl to not wear her Soul Gem as a ring.
* Saki has a mole under her left eye.
* As declared by Satomi in Chapter 13, [[Yuri_undertones|Saki is in love with Kazumi]].
** This is pointed out in the story as {{Spoiler|the reason that Saki was unable to destroy any of Kazumi's clones}}.
* The ending omake pages in Volume 1 has Saki humorously complain about the Pleiades' racy magical girl outfits, since they don't have frilly pink dresses and ribbons like other [[Madoka Kaname|magical girls]]. In the next three frames, however, she insists she wouldn't change them at all since the original creators' gave their okay for them.

==Gallery==
===Manga===
<gallery>
File:PMKM~tim~Vol3small.jpeg|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 3 cover
File:PMKM vol4 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 4 cover
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Saki and the Pleides Saints
File:Kazumi_vol3_melonbooks_bonus.jpg|Saki and Mirai on a paper file included with Kazumi Magica volume 3
File:Kazumi vol 4 Melon bonus.jpeg|Bonus art included with volume 4 of Kazumi Magica when ordered from Melonbooks

File:Saki's books.png|Saki's unexpected choice of reading
File:Saki believes.png|Saki stating her belief in Kazumi
File:Saki enraged.png
File:Saki whip.png|Saki's riding crop extending
File:Long_haired_Saki.jpg|Saki's hair grows extremely long as a side effect of using one of her powers in chapter 13
File:Long_hair.jpg|Another view of Saki with long hair
File:Saki_magic_circle.png|Saki's magic circle.
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_12.12.11_PM.jpg|Saki's riding crop and lightning powers
File:Screen_shot_2011-12-11_at_2.12.37_AM.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_12.16.56_PM.jpg
File:Chapter 18 grief seed.png|Saki's Grief Seed
File:Chapter 18 witch.png| Saki's witch form
File:Saki grief seed lily-of-the-valley.jpg|When defeated, her grief seed is tied with a string of lily of the valley flowers
File:Saki%27s_Grief_Seed.jpg|Another look at her grief seed
</gallery>
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]

Umika Misaki

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|name =Umika Misaki
|image =[[File:PMMMO-Umika.png|350px]]
|jname ={{lang|ja|御崎海香}} (''Misaki Umika'')
}}
<blockquote>''"My wish was not for the talent. Just an opportunity to succeed in the world. Nothing more."'' - Umika Misaki, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_2:_.22AHA.21_Dogs.22.22|Chapter 2]].</blockquote>

{{Nihongo|'''Umika Misaki'''|御崎海香|Misaki Umika}} is a major character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].

An accomplished novelist, she lives in [[Misaki Residence |her family's house]] with her two friends [[Kazumi]] and [[Kaoru]], while their parents are working overseas. She provides for them financially with the money earned from her books. She is a magical girl, and a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]].

Umika also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', being her first animated and voice acted appearance.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 157cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Indigo
* '''Hair colour:''' Indigo
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Dark blue gem shaped like a pen nib (forehead)
* '''Weapon:''' Magic book
* '''Wish:''' "I want to meet an editor that will recognize and handle my works with care."
* '''Ability:''' Reading and Writing
* '''Witch form:''' Caterina (spinoff exclusive)
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 8th grade

==Personality==
Umika is the brains of the Pleiades. Although a rather cheery person and far from cold, she keeps her cool most of the time and analyzes situations with care.

As a writer, she often has episodes of [[wikipedia:Writer's block|writer's block]]. When this happens, her personality changes dramatically: she becomes extremely frustrated and grows visible horns, going on a cooking frenzy. Her cooking is rather good, and eating it generally solves her block. When this does not work, she goes on a shopping spree with her friends: given her wealth, money is not an issue. Still, she can be quite stingy: it is said she will go anywhere to save one Yen in groceries.

She wished for an editor who would recognize her works and treat them with care, as once she wrote a draft for a novel that was taken by her editor and released under the authorship of a top idol to rave reviews. When asked why she didn't simply wish to be a best-selling author, she states she did not want talent, but fame. This may mean she either believes in her own talent, or simply wants to be famous. Either way, she uses the money she earns to give herself and her friends a comfortable life.

==History==
===Umika in Kazumi Magica===
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}
[[File:Umika writers block.png|thumb|340px|Umika with an episode of writer's block.]]
Her first appearance was at the mall where Kazumi was being traded for a bomb. After getting reacquainted with Kazumi, she and Kaoru led her to their house.
While she was out, Kazumi met and fought the police detective from earlier. Umika and Kaoru arrived just after the end of the battle, picking up what a Grief Seed like object (later revealed to be an Evil Nut) that appeared when the detective was defeated.

The next day, she suffers from writer's block, acting awkwardly towards the other girls, growing horns and cooking maniacally. This was almost effective, were it not for an untimely comment by Kazumi. She then used her second trick to overcome her block: shopping. This apparently worked. While leaving the mall, Kazumi's "witch-detecting" hair sensed something in a nearby alley, leading her to a pseudo-witch. In the resulting battle, the monster gets the upper hand, prompting Umika and Kaoru to show their own powers to Kazumi and awakening some of her lost memories. However, Kazumi's attempt to follow those memories causes her to nearly hit Umika and allows the pseudo-witch get away. Umika and Kaoru "punish" Kazumi by giving her a new (and rather messy) haircut while telling her about magic and their own wishes. Afterwards, they meet and defeat the same pseudo-witch, who is briefly seen with a mysterious magical girl.

[[File:Umika reading.png|thumb|440px|Umika reading her opponent's mind with ''Ex Fille'']]
Sometime later, the three fight a "real" witch. Kazumi hesitates at a critical moment, causing Kaoru to nearly be devoured by it. Umika jumped inside the witch just in time to summon a protective barrier around the two of them, but the witch flees with both of them trapped inside. Kazumi meets the remaining Pleiades, and they engage in a mad rush to save the two before Umika's barrier collapses. They arrive just in time to save them both and defeat the witch.

While they celebrate their victory, they are attacked by the mysterious magical girl from earlier, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome if they want Kazumi back. They head there, but due to a force barrier, they can do nothing but watch. However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. Unfortunately for all involved, Yuuri becomes a witch over the course of the battle. Along with the other Pleiades, Umika is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.

The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi Anri]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. [[Saki Asami|Saki]] then shoots the witch, freeing Umika and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Umika is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends. She then collapses crying into Umika's arms.

Later, Kaoru and Umika walk home with Kazumi. Kazumi then tells them to go on ahead, as she wishes to be alone. That night, the Pleiades are seen stealing the Soul Gem of a magical girl named Akane Sumire in a back alley. Umika is not visible, but it's not unlikely that she was present at the time.

The next day, Umika and the other Pleiades Saints appear to rescue Kauzmi and Niko from [[Ayase Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]] at an amusement park. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Niko says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Male''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Niko's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch emerges from her Gem.

As Niko's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. The Pleiades are shocked to discover Niko has become a witch. The witch attacks the Pleiades; Kaoru and Umika defend against its attacks while Mirai kills it. As the other Pleiades recover from their shock, Juubey and Umika stare at Niko's Grief Seed and wonder how this disaster happened. Another Niko subsequently shows up, and Juubey informs the Pleiades that her wish was to produce the "spare" they now see before them.

The Pleiades take Kazumi to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears", where Umika opens a path to the building's eerie lower levels. They walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with Soul Gems and the lifeless bodies of Magical Girls. Umika tells Kazumi that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into this "Freezer" that they created, as their "rejection" of the magical girl system. She explains that witches are the end state of magical girls, and admits that they lied to Kazumi when they claimed to not know why Soul Gems go out of control. Juubey, grinning, further explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Umika explains that the girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates their bodies from their Gems, putting them in suspended animation and preventing them from becoming witches. The Pleiades hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and witches. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.

In her memory, Kazumi sees Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki, standing on a catwalk with a witch's kiss on their necks. The story flashes back to each girl's "despair" in turn. Umika's despair comes from when she wrote a draft for a novel that was taken by her editor and released under the authorship of a top idol, to rave reviews. When the editor calls her to ask if they can look forward to her next work, Umika drops the phone in shock.

The girls standing on the catwalk all jump off together at the witch's command. They are suddenly rescued by Kazumi, who snags them in midair with ribbons and greets them cheerily. She then opens up the witch's barrier and orders the six of them to fight off the familiars, saving them from the witch at the last second. She later takes them all back to her house.

The seven new friends eat together at Kazumi's house. She points out a book that Umika is holding, asking her if it's the book that was plagiarized from her draft. After reading the book, Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi then tells the Pleiades how she became a magical girl. After listening to her story, Juubey mentions that the Pleiades can become magical girls as well, to which they all agree. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes; Umika's is to meet an editor who will recognize her works and treat them with care. Their contracts completed, Kazumi dubs the team the Pleiades Saints, and they happily fight witches together for some time.

One night, some time later, the Pleiades notice that Kazumi is running late, having been told that she was bringing a new friend along. Juubey hurriedly calls them out to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka becoming a witch. After the battle, Juubey explains the witch conversion process and his nature as an Incubator to the stunned girls. Umika suddenly grabs Juubey and slams her forehead against his, firing a laser between their eyes. He falls down, speaking in a different tone of voice and bewildered as to why she's upset. Umika explains that she has rewritten Juubey's memories and prevented him from making any further contracts.

The story then returns to the present. Kazumi feels faint from the stress of having her memories restored, and Umika leads her back to the house. Kazumi falls fast asleep as Umika and Kaoru watch over her, feeling somewhat guilty that they lied to her about their wishes when they first met. They worry that things will "go better this time", and Umika remembers how Kazumi was affected by the Evil Nut. Saki enters, drenched in rain. She asks how Kazumi is doing, specifically with regards to the Evil Nut. Umika has no idea what they are, saying that they'll have to find out from the person who gave them to Yuuri and the Soujus. Saki worries that they've had "another failure", but Umika insists that nothing is wrong. Saki becomes increasingly panicked that they're going to run out of magic and turn into witches like Niko, at which point Umika notices that she's suddenly referring to Kazumi as "Kazumi''-chan''". Saki kicks Umika into the far wall. Umika, wounded, warns Kaoru that Saki is being controlled by Satomi. Satomi (through Saki) exclaims that she has to kill Kazumi, and by the time Umika and Kaoru make it to Kazumi's room, Saki has already kidnapped her.

Umika and the other Pleiades locate Kazumi and Satomi, but by then it's too late - Kazumi has learned from Satomi that she is a clone of her original self, Michiru, and that her memories are fake, and Satomi has become a witch. Kazumi flees in a panic after she realizes that she has killed Satomi. The remaining Pleiades reconvene at Umika's house, unable to locate Kazumi. Umika (along with Saki, Mirai and Niko) affirms her determination to revive Michiru; Kaoru objects, as this means killing the current Kazumi.

Some time later, the Pleiades receive a signal from Kazumi, who demands that they confront her at the Freezer lest she unseal all the Soul Gems there. There, Kazumi speaks with them, ordering them to kill her and try their hardest to revive Michiru. She then transforms into a monster and engulfs the room in a barrier. Kaoru is quickly struck down by the witch; Umika tends to her, realizes that she is merely immobilized, not injured, and breaks the spell Kazumi put on her. Kaoru holds Saki back, having realized that Kazumi is simply creating an illusion so that they'd have no choice but to kill her. As the other Pleiades stand before Kazumi in shock, Mirai cleaves her in two. Kazumi's corpse turns into a balloon-like doll of Niko, as does the Niko that she incapacitated beforehand. The real Niko steps into view, with the real Kazumi safely stowed in her collection tube. Before the Pleiades can overcome their shock, she shoves an Evil Nut into Saki and causes her to become a witch.

{{Spoiler|The witch swiftly kills Mirai and is immobilized by Niko, who reveals her([[Kanna Hijiri|true identity]]). She prepares to attack Umika and Kaoru with the witch when Kazumi breaks out of her prison. Umika and Kaoru run to Kazumi's side, fervently apologizing to Kanna and begging her to help Kazumi, as she is on the verge of turning into a witch. Kanna screams back that they have no idea what she went through when she discovered that she was "made up". Umika quietly responds that Kanna isn't made up, angering her further. Umika shouts at Kanna, saying that they'll never hand Kazumi over to her as long as she insists that the two of them are "made up", as Kazumi's strength of will is something they couldn't possibly have made on their own.}}

{{Spoiler|Kanna, enraged, attacks them with a group of witches (including Saki's). Umika sends Kaoru to attack the witches while she removes Kanna's Gem, but they are both struck down. Kazumi tries to get up and help them (asking them one last time to kill her if she becomes a witch) but her Gem is corrupted to the point where she can't transform. Kaoru and Umika's Gems are also reaching their limit, and Juubey breaks into pieces while trying to purify them.}}

{{Spoiler|Meanwhile, a giant magic circle of Umika's is seen floating above the city, beginning to break down. Umika and Kaoru suddenly remember that Grief Seeds can be used to purify Soul Gems, having apparently forgotten up until this point. Saki's witch is freed from Kanna's control by Kazumi at the last second, and destroys itself. Umika and Kaoru grab its Grief Seed and clean Kazumi's Gem. As the rejuvenated Kazumi fights Kanna, Umika and Kaoru reminisce on how they planned to revive her to begin with.}}

{{Spoiler|Umika was the one to first present the plan to revive Michiru, having extracted information from a witch and retrieved the "heart" that fueled it. She herself referred to it as part of their battle against the magical girl system and ''"them"''. The Pleiades were eagerly looking forward to seeing her again, without a trace of the unhappiness that followed. Umika herself planned to give her the first copy of her new book.}}

{{Spoiler|With her Gem on the verge of breaking, Umika apologizes to Kazumi for leaving her alone again, and looks up at Saki's Grief Seed that they don't know how to dispose of. Suddenly, she and Kaoru remember that they can just feed it to [[{{spoiler|Kyubey}}]], as the magic circle above the city shatters entirely. Having thus realized something, they scream for Kyubey to reveal himself, and he does as if on cue.}}

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

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
Having made a wish related to writing, her weapon is a magical book. Its main function is to read the opponent's mind with the spell "Ex Fille", their thoughts being written on its pages. Umika can then use that information to identify the enemy's weakness, and come up with a plan. She can summon a protective barrier around her, but she can only maintain it for a limited period of time. She can also study and use other people's magic, such as [[Kyouko Sakura|Kyouko's]] Rosso Fantasma, and release people who have been immobilized by using the spell "Carcere Pausa" (Jailbreak). This implies that Umika could potentially learn many kinds of spells and magic from her enemies if she wished though it's unknown how many types of magic she can use at any one time. She can also summon objects from the book, most often a ball for Kaoru's attacks. For close range attacks, she can transform the book into a double-edged pole, with the covers acting as blades. This pole has the ability to sever the link between humans and pseudo-witches spawned by them or simply act as a melee weapon for Umika to utilise offensively if the need should arise.

Within Magia Record, it is shown her spellbook can generate a shower of blue energetic balls that can fall upon enemies to attack them, though this may be a variation of the 'Ex Fille' spell that is exclusive to the game.

Umika can also manipulate people's memories by headbutting them and firing lasers into their eyes. She has used this to brainwash Juubey, restore Kazumi's memories, and remove Tachibana's and Ishijima's memories of the bomb threat they were involved in. It is unknown to what extent she can actually alter people's memories but as with the case of Juubey, this ability doesn't seem to be limited with humans and could apply to any organism with a high enough cognitive function or high enough intelligence to regard their memories.

{{Spoiler|In Chapter 21, it is revealed that she cast a massive spell over all of Asunaro City as part of the Pleiades' plan to reject the magical girl system. This spell made regular Incubators imperceptible to everyone there, edited their existing memories to include Juubey rather than Kyubey, and removed the knowledge of how to purify Soul Gems without Juubey from all magical girls in the area.}}

In Magia Record, it appears Umika can utilise her doppel, Caterina when her soul gem turns black. Caterina has the ability to fly allowing Umika to transport herself around with it or simply levitate. It can also slam it's book wings upon a target and absorb energy from it's surroundings to decimate them.

==Etymology==
* Her first name means "sea scent".
* Her last name means "honorable peninsula".
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Trivia==
* While she has normal eyesight, she wears glasses when transformed possibly due to the nature of her wish and even acquiring common gestures such as adjusting them regularly.
** It's revealed in chapter 20 that she uses glasses for reading, which explains her habits.

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:PMKM vol1 cover.png|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 1 cover
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png|Alternate volume 1 cover
File:PMKM~tim~Vol3small.jpeg|Kazumi Magica volume 3 cover
File:PMKM Vol.5 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 5 cover

File:K00b.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Umika and the Pleides Saints
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910637.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazumi30clear.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika

File:Umika yandere.png
File:Umika recognizing.png|Umika recognized Yuuri when she saw her face uncovered
File:Umika pole.png|Umika transforming her book into a double-edged pole
File:Umika link severed.png|Her pole has the ability to cut the link between a human and the pseudo-witch spawned by it
File:UmikaPowers.png
File:UmikaProfilePleiades.png

File:Umika headbutt.png
File:KazumiRossoFantasma.png|Umika using her magic to cast ''Rosso Fantasma'' on Kaoru, a spell she copied from [[Kyoko Sakura]]
File:Umika 3.png
File:Umika page image.PNG
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:PMMMO-UmikaFull.png|Full body image of Umika from in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
File:Randomumika.png|How Umika appears during a random encounter
File:PMMMO-Meguca 0186.png
File:Umikabattle.png|Umika in battle
</gallery>

===[[Umika Misaki in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Umika magireco profile.png|Umika's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Umika PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Misaki Umika battle Sprite.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Doppel 401200 l.png|Doppel sprite

</gallery>

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

Umika Misaki

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|name =Umika Misaki
|image =[[File:PMMMO-Umika.png|350px]]
|jname ={{lang|ja|御崎海香}} (''Misaki Umika'')
}}
<blockquote>''"My wish was not for the talent. Just an opportunity to succeed in the world. Nothing more."'' - Umika Misaki, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_2:_.22AHA.21_Dogs.22.22|Chapter 2]].</blockquote>

{{Nihongo|'''Umika Misaki'''|御崎海香|Misaki Umika}} is a major character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].

An accomplished novelist, she lives in [[Misaki Residence |her family's house]] with her two friends [[Kazumi]] and [[Kaoru]], while their parents are working overseas. She provides for them financially with the money earned from her books. She is a magical girl, and a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]].

Umika also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', being her first animated and voice acted appearance.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 157cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Indigo
* '''Hair colour:''' Indigo
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Dark blue gem shaped like a pen nib (forehead)
* '''Weapon:''' Magic book
* '''Wish:''' "I want to meet an editor that will recognize and handle my works with care."
* '''Ability:''' Reading and Writing
* '''Witch form:''' Caterina (spinoff exclusive)
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 8th grade

==Personality==
Umika is the brains of the Pleiades. Although a rather cheery person and far from cold, she keeps her cool most of the time and analyzes situations with care.

As a writer, she often has episodes of [[wikipedia:Writer's block|writer's block]]. When this happens, her personality changes dramatically: she becomes extremely frustrated and grows visible horns, going on a cooking frenzy. Her cooking is rather good, and eating it generally solves her block. When this does not work, she goes on a shopping spree with her friends: given her wealth, money is not an issue. Still, she can be quite stingy: it is said she will go anywhere to save one Yen in groceries.

She wished for an editor who would recognize her works and treat them with care, as once she wrote a draft for a novel that was taken by her editor and released under the authorship of a top idol to rave reviews. When asked why she didn't simply wish to be a best-selling author, she states she did not want talent, but fame. This may mean she either believes in her own talent, or simply wants to be famous. Either way, she uses the money she earns to give herself and her friends a comfortable life.

==History==
===Umika in Kazumi Magica===
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}
[[File:Umika writers block.png|thumb|340px|Umika with an episode of writer's block.]]
Her first appearance was at the mall where Kazumi was being traded for a bomb. After getting reacquainted with Kazumi, she and Kaoru led her to their house.
While she was out, Kazumi met and fought the police detective from earlier. Umika and Kaoru arrived just after the end of the battle, picking up what a Grief Seed like object (later revealed to be an Evil Nut) that appeared when the detective was defeated.

The next day, she suffers from writer's block, acting awkwardly towards the other girls, growing horns and cooking maniacally. This was almost effective, were it not for an untimely comment by Kazumi. She then used her second trick to overcome her block: shopping. This apparently worked. While leaving the mall, Kazumi's "witch-detecting" hair sensed something in a nearby alley, leading her to a pseudo-witch. In the resulting battle, the monster gets the upper hand, prompting Umika and Kaoru to show their own powers to Kazumi and awakening some of her lost memories. However, Kazumi's attempt to follow those memories causes her to nearly hit Umika and allows the pseudo-witch get away. Umika and Kaoru "punish" Kazumi by giving her a new (and rather messy) haircut while telling her about magic and their own wishes. Afterwards, they meet and defeat the same pseudo-witch, who is briefly seen with a mysterious magical girl.

[[File:Umika reading.png|thumb|440px|Umika reading her opponent's mind with ''Ex Fille'']]
Sometime later, the three fight a "real" witch. Kazumi hesitates at a critical moment, causing Kaoru to nearly be devoured by it. Umika jumped inside the witch just in time to summon a protective barrier around the two of them, but the witch flees with both of them trapped inside. Kazumi meets the remaining Pleiades, and they engage in a mad rush to save the two before Umika's barrier collapses. They arrive just in time to save them both and defeat the witch.

While they celebrate their victory, they are attacked by the mysterious magical girl from earlier, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome if they want Kazumi back. They head there, but due to a force barrier, they can do nothing but watch. However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. Unfortunately for all involved, Yuuri becomes a witch over the course of the battle. Along with the other Pleiades, Umika is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.

The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi Anri]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. [[Saki Asami|Saki]] then shoots the witch, freeing Umika and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Umika is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends. She then collapses crying into Umika's arms.

Later, Kaoru and Umika walk home with Kazumi. Kazumi then tells them to go on ahead, as she wishes to be alone. That night, the Pleiades are seen stealing the Soul Gem of a magical girl named Akane Sumire in a back alley. Umika is not visible, but it's not unlikely that she was present at the time.

The next day, Umika and the other Pleiades Saints appear to rescue Kauzmi and Niko from [[Ayase Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]] at an amusement park. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Niko says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Male''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Niko's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch emerges from her Gem.

As Niko's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. The Pleiades are shocked to discover Niko has become a witch. The witch attacks the Pleiades; Kaoru and Umika defend against its attacks while Mirai kills it. As the other Pleiades recover from their shock, Juubey and Umika stare at Niko's Grief Seed and wonder how this disaster happened. Another Niko subsequently shows up, and Juubey informs the Pleiades that her wish was to produce the "spare" they now see before them.

The Pleiades take Kazumi to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears", where Umika opens a path to the building's eerie lower levels. They walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with Soul Gems and the lifeless bodies of Magical Girls. Umika tells Kazumi that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into this "Freezer" that they created, as their "rejection" of the magical girl system. She explains that witches are the end state of magical girls, and admits that they lied to Kazumi when they claimed to not know why Soul Gems go out of control. Juubey, grinning, further explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Umika explains that the girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates their bodies from their Gems, putting them in suspended animation and preventing them from becoming witches. The Pleiades hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and witches. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.

In her memory, Kazumi sees Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki, standing on a catwalk with a witch's kiss on their necks. The story flashes back to each girl's "despair" in turn. Umika's despair comes from when she wrote a draft for a novel that was taken by her editor and released under the authorship of a top idol, to rave reviews. When the editor calls her to ask if they can look forward to her next work, Umika drops the phone in shock.

The girls standing on the catwalk all jump off together at the witch's command. They are suddenly rescued by Kazumi, who snags them in midair with ribbons and greets them cheerily. She then opens up the witch's barrier and orders the six of them to fight off the familiars, saving them from the witch at the last second. She later takes them all back to her house.

The seven new friends eat together at Kazumi's house. She points out a book that Umika is holding, asking her if it's the book that was plagiarized from her draft. After reading the book, Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi then tells the Pleiades how she became a magical girl. After listening to her story, Juubey mentions that the Pleiades can become magical girls as well, to which they all agree. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes; Umika's is to meet an editor who will recognize her works and treat them with care. Their contracts completed, Kazumi dubs the team the Pleiades Saints, and they happily fight witches together for some time.

One night, some time later, the Pleiades notice that Kazumi is running late, having been told that she was bringing a new friend along. Juubey hurriedly calls them out to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka becoming a witch. After the battle, Juubey explains the witch conversion process and his nature as an Incubator to the stunned girls. Umika suddenly grabs Juubey and slams her forehead against his, firing a laser between their eyes. He falls down, speaking in a different tone of voice and bewildered as to why she's upset. Umika explains that she has rewritten Juubey's memories and prevented him from making any further contracts.

The story then returns to the present. Kazumi feels faint from the stress of having her memories restored, and Umika leads her back to the house. Kazumi falls fast asleep as Umika and Kaoru watch over her, feeling somewhat guilty that they lied to her about their wishes when they first met. They worry that things will "go better this time", and Umika remembers how Kazumi was affected by the Evil Nut. Saki enters, drenched in rain. She asks how Kazumi is doing, specifically with regards to the Evil Nut. Umika has no idea what they are, saying that they'll have to find out from the person who gave them to Yuuri and the Soujus. Saki worries that they've had "another failure", but Umika insists that nothing is wrong. Saki becomes increasingly panicked that they're going to run out of magic and turn into witches like Niko, at which point Umika notices that she's suddenly referring to Kazumi as "Kazumi''-chan''". Saki kicks Umika into the far wall. Umika, wounded, warns Kaoru that Saki is being controlled by Satomi. Satomi (through Saki) exclaims that she has to kill Kazumi, and by the time Umika and Kaoru make it to Kazumi's room, Saki has already kidnapped her.

Umika and the other Pleiades locate Kazumi and Satomi, but by then it's too late - Kazumi has learned from Satomi that she is a clone of her original self, Michiru, and that her memories are fake, and Satomi has become a witch. Kazumi flees in a panic after she realizes that she has killed Satomi. The remaining Pleiades reconvene at Umika's house, unable to locate Kazumi. Umika (along with Saki, Mirai and Niko) affirms her determination to revive Michiru; Kaoru objects, as this means killing the current Kazumi.

Some time later, the Pleiades receive a signal from Kazumi, who demands that they confront her at the Freezer lest she unseal all the Soul Gems there. There, Kazumi speaks with them, ordering them to kill her and try their hardest to revive Michiru. She then transforms into a monster and engulfs the room in a barrier. Kaoru is quickly struck down by the witch; Umika tends to her, realizes that she is merely immobilized, not injured, and breaks the spell Kazumi put on her. Kaoru holds Saki back, having realized that Kazumi is simply creating an illusion so that they'd have no choice but to kill her. As the other Pleiades stand before Kazumi in shock, Mirai cleaves her in two. Kazumi's corpse turns into a balloon-like doll of Niko, as does the Niko that she incapacitated beforehand. The real Niko steps into view, with the real Kazumi safely stowed in her collection tube. Before the Pleiades can overcome their shock, she shoves an Evil Nut into Saki and causes her to become a witch.

{{Spoiler|The witch swiftly kills Mirai and is immobilized by Niko, who reveals her([[Kanna Hijiri|true identity]]). She prepares to attack Umika and Kaoru with the witch when Kazumi breaks out of her prison. Umika and Kaoru run to Kazumi's side, fervently apologizing to Kanna and begging her to help Kazumi, as she is on the verge of turning into a witch. Kanna screams back that they have no idea what she went through when she discovered that she was "made up". Umika quietly responds that Kanna isn't made up, angering her further. Umika shouts at Kanna, saying that they'll never hand Kazumi over to her as long as she insists that the two of them are "made up", as Kazumi's strength of will is something they couldn't possibly have made on their own.}}

{{Spoiler|Kanna, enraged, attacks them with a group of witches (including Saki's). Umika sends Kaoru to attack the witches while she removes Kanna's Gem, but they are both struck down. Kazumi tries to get up and help them (asking them one last time to kill her if she becomes a witch) but her Gem is corrupted to the point where she can't transform. Kaoru and Umika's Gems are also reaching their limit, and Juubey breaks into pieces while trying to purify them.}}

{{Spoiler|Meanwhile, a giant magic circle of Umika's is seen floating above the city, beginning to break down. Umika and Kaoru suddenly remember that Grief Seeds can be used to purify Soul Gems, having apparently forgotten up until this point. Saki's witch is freed from Kanna's control by Kazumi at the last second, and destroys itself. Umika and Kaoru grab its Grief Seed and clean Kazumi's Gem. As the rejuvenated Kazumi fights Kanna, Umika and Kaoru reminisce on how they planned to revive her to begin with.}}

{{Spoiler|Umika was the one to first present the plan to revive Michiru, having extracted information from a witch and retrieved the "heart" that fueled it. She herself referred to it as part of their battle against the magical girl system and ''"them"''. The Pleiades were eagerly looking forward to seeing her again, without a trace of the unhappiness that followed. Umika herself planned to give her the first copy of her new book.}}

{{Spoiler|With her Gem on the verge of breaking, Umika apologizes to Kazumi for leaving her alone again, and looks up at Saki's Grief Seed that they don't know how to dispose of. Suddenly, she and Kaoru remember that they can just feed it to [[{{spoiler|Kyubey}}]], as the magic circle above the city shatters entirely. Having thus realized something, they scream for Kyubey to reveal himself, and he does as if on cue.}}

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

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
Having made a wish related to writing, her weapon is a magical book. Its main function is to read the opponent's mind with the spell "Ex Fille", their thoughts being written on its pages. Umika can then use that information to identify the enemy's weakness, and come up with a plan. She can summon a protective barrier around her, but she can only maintain it for a limited period of time. She can also study and use other people's magic, such as [[Kyouko Sakura|Kyouko's]] Rosso Fantasma, and release people who have been immobilized by using the spell "Carcere Pausa" (Jailbreak). This implies that Umika could potentially learn many kinds of spells and magic from her enemies if she wished though it's unknown how many types of magic she can use at any one time. She can also summon objects from the book, most often a ball for Kaoru's attacks. For close range attacks, she can transform the book into a double-edged pole, with the covers acting as blades. This pole has the ability to sever the link between humans and pseudo-witches spawned by them or simply act as a melee weapon for Umika to utilise offensively if the need should arise.

Umika can also manipulate people's memories by headbutting them and firing lasers into their eyes. She has used this to brainwash Juubey, restore Kazumi's memories, and remove Tachibana's and Ishijima's memories of the bomb threat they were involved in. It is unknown to what extent she can actually alter people's memories but as with the case of Juubey, this ability doesn't seem to be limited with humans and could apply to any organism with a high enough cognitive function or high enough intelligence to regard their memories.

{{Spoiler|In Chapter 21, it is revealed that she cast a massive spell over all of Asunaro City as part of the Pleiades' plan to reject the magical girl system. This spell made regular Incubators imperceptible to everyone there, edited their existing memories to include Juubey rather than Kyubey, and removed the knowledge of how to purify Soul Gems without Juubey from all magical girls in the area.}}

In Magia Record, it appears Umika can utilise her doppel, Caterina when her soul gem turns black. Caterina has the ability to fly allowing Umika to transport herself around with it or simply levitate. It can also slam it's book wings upon a target and absorb energy from it's surroundings to decimate them.

==Etymology==
* Her first name means "sea scent".
* Her last name means "honorable peninsula".
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Trivia==
* While she has normal eyesight, she wears glasses when transformed possibly due to the nature of her wish and even acquiring common gestures such as adjusting them regularly.
** It's revealed in chapter 20 that she uses glasses for reading, which explains her habits.

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:PMKM vol1 cover.png|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 1 cover
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png|Alternate volume 1 cover
File:PMKM~tim~Vol3small.jpeg|Kazumi Magica volume 3 cover
File:PMKM Vol.5 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 5 cover

File:K00b.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Umika and the Pleides Saints
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910637.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazumi30clear.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika

File:Umika yandere.png
File:Umika recognizing.png|Umika recognized Yuuri when she saw her face uncovered
File:Umika pole.png|Umika transforming her book into a double-edged pole
File:Umika link severed.png|Her pole has the ability to cut the link between a human and the pseudo-witch spawned by it
File:UmikaPowers.png
File:UmikaProfilePleiades.png

File:Umika headbutt.png
File:KazumiRossoFantasma.png|Umika using her magic to cast ''Rosso Fantasma'' on Kaoru, a spell she copied from [[Kyoko Sakura]]
File:Umika 3.png
File:Umika page image.PNG
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:PMMMO-UmikaFull.png|Full body image of Umika from in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
File:Randomumika.png|How Umika appears during a random encounter
File:PMMMO-Meguca 0186.png
File:Umikabattle.png|Umika in battle
</gallery>

===[[Umika Misaki in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Umika magireco profile.png|Umika's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Umika PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Misaki Umika battle Sprite.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Doppel 401200 l.png|Doppel sprite

</gallery>

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

Kaoru Maki

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Espeon: /* Powers, Weapons & Abilities */

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|image=<center>[[File:Kaoru profile.png]]</center>
|jname=牧カオル (Maki Kaoru)
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<blockquote>''"I'm aiming to be Team Japan's ace and wear '10' on my jersey!"'' - Kaoru Maki, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_1:_.22Bad_-_Guy_-_Reckon_Off.22|Chapter 1]]. </blockquote>
{{Nihongo|'''Kaoru Maki'''|牧カオル|Maki Kaoru}} is a major character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].

An athletic football (soccer) player, she [[Misaki Residence |lives with her two friends]], [[Kazumi]] and [[Umika]] while their parents are working overseas. She acts as an older sister figure, taking good care of things. She is a magical girl, and is a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]].

Kaoru also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', being her first animated and voice acted appearance.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 158cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Orange
* '''Hair colour:''' Orange
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Orange trapezoid (right thigh)
* '''Weapon:''' Soccer cleats; Short staff with white circular top
* '''Wish:''' "Please help the people who were hurt in that match."
* '''Ability:''' Physical reinforcement
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''Witch form:'''
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 8th grade

==Personality==

Kaoru is the brawn of the three, though it's unknown how she acts within the Pleiades.
She is strong-willed. Even though she wants to become a great football player she merely wished for a strong body so she could always play, as she wants to do it with her own ability.

==History==
===Kaoru in Kazumi Magica===
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}
[[File:Palla Di Cannone.png|thumb|450px|Kaoru's final attack, ''Palla Di Cannone'']]
Kaoru first appears at the mall where Kazumi was being traded for a bomb. With few seconds left until detonation, she attempted to save the day by sending the bomb flying to the ceiling with a powerful kick: however, the bomb was a mere dud. After getting reacquainted with Kazumi, she and Umika led her to their house. While she was out, Kazumi met and fought the police detective from earlier, arriving just after the end of the battle.

The next day, she explains to Kazumi how Umika's writer's blocks work and how to handle her reactions, and later she and Umika showed their own powers to Kazumi. They fight against another pseudo-witch, which is briefly seen with a mysterious magical girl.

Later they fight a "real" witch, but due to a mistake by Kazumi, she is nearly devoured by the witch. She is saved at the last second by Umika's barrier, but the witch ends up fleeing with both of them inside. Kazumi meets the remaining Pleiades, and they engage in a mad rush to save the two before Umika's barrier collapses. They arrive just in time to save them both.

While they celebrate their victory, they are attacked by the mysterious magical girl from earlier, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome if they want Kazumi back. They head there, but due to a force barrier, they can do nothing but watch as Kazumi is implanted with an Evil Nut.

However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. However, over the course of the battle, Yuuri becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleiades, Kaoru is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.

The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi Anri]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. [[Saki]] then shoots the witch, freeing Kaoru and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Kaoru is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends. Later, Kaoru and Umika walk home with Kazumi. Kazumi then tells them to go on ahead, as she wishes to be alone.

Still later, Kaoru is seen with Saki, Satomi, and Mirai confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane. Sumire recognizes Kaoru from soccer training (revealing her last name, Maki). Kaoru apologizes and uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''), causing Sumire to scream. Kaoru is the shown untransformed, holding out her Soul Gem.

Kaoru appears along with the other Pleiades Saints to help Kazumi and Niko against [[Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]]. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Niko says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru says that their gems are at their limit and pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Niko's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch appears.

As Niko's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The Pleiades are shocked to discover Niko has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Kaoru turns to the others and tells them not to stand there. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts"), causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Niko's Soul Gem).

Kazumi takes the hand of Niko's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Niko's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Niko standing behind them. Juubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Niko's "spare" and "compensation for Niko's contract". Kaoru asks why Niko didn't tell them. Niko says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Niko then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.

The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "the Freezer". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Juubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.

Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Juubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Juubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Niko then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. Niko puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.

The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Kaoru's despair comes from when was injured in a soccer game that left her on crutches. The girl who injured her is then rushed to the hospital Kaoru was recovering in. It turns out that girl was bullied for ruining Kaoru's career and tried to kill herself. Kaoru screams when she overhears this.

The girls standing on the catwalk jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!"

Kazumi opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Mirai does something similar for Saki. Satomi asks why Kazumi isn't helping. Kazumi responds by asking why they don't want to be eaten if they want to die. She then pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons, Satomi saying she doesn't want to die and Niko musing she can't run away from guns. They fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limiti Esterni", destroying the witch.

As the barrier disappears, a silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Juubey, who says that was Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not to worry.

Kazumi point to a book with Umika, asking her if that's the book that plagiarized her story. After reading the book Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi says she never heard of that, but agrees. She tells Umika to keep writing, because other than the main character the story was good. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.

Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by a surprise appearance from Mami Tomoe, who muses that she can't take it easy even on a trip. Mami destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. As Kazumi leaves Juubey is strangely seen by Mami's feet. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Juubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.

Juubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Juubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into despair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.

Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Juubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Niko and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).

Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Niko whispers her wish to Juubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Juubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has a sad or angry expression on her face.

Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Juubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Juubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Juubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Juubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Juubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Juubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki remains in the Freezer, looking at the pile of Soul Gems. They include two Evil Nuts. We then find Satomi is walking up behind her. Saki asks why Satomi is there. Satomi pulls her hand to her mouth and says, {{Spoiler|"Saki, let's kill Kazumi-chan." The last panel has Satomi giving a sinister grin.}}

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

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
Kaoru is a very talented football player and she applies the skills she has learned from the sport into battles against other magical girls and witches. She mainly takes a more offensive role in battle as she is known to be skilled with inflicting the enemy with powerful punches and kicks, though most of her attacks are inflicted by her legs. While teaming with Kazumi and Umika, her job is to stun the opponent with her kicks to provide the others with an opening. It is currently unknown how she fights along with the other Pleiades. Her most powerful attack is ''Palla di Cannone'' (English: ''Cannonball''), an extremely powerful football kick, driving a ball onto the target with amazing strength.

Kaoru's weapon is a staff that can split into two, creating a ball of energy. She seems to rarely use it however as she mainly relies on her physical attributes more than her magical ones.

Kaoru can also change parts of her body into a durable, metallic substance via an attack called ''Capitano Potenza'' (''Captain Power''). In this state, she can withstand attacks that would otherwise fatally wound her, giving her increased defence and endurance.

==Etymology==
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "fragance" (薫).
* Her last name means "pasture".
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Trivia==
* Kaoru's last name was revealed in Chapter 7.
* ''Capitano Potenza'' (Captain Power) is possibly a reference to the American TV show ''[[wikipedia:Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future|Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]''

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:PMKM vol1 cover.png|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 1 cover
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png|Alternate volume 1 cover
File:PMKM~tim~Vol3small.jpeg|Kazumi Magica volume 3 cover
File:PMKM Vol.5 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 5 cover
File:Img 1517482 62419947 2.jpeg

File:K00b.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Kaoru and the Pleides Saints
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910637.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazumi30clear.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika

File:Kaoru kick.png|One of her usual kicks
File:KaoruWeapon.png|Kaoru's weapons
File:KaoruWeapon2.png|Kaoru's weapon before it split into two
File:KaoruPowers.png
File:Capitano_Potenza.png|Capitano Potenza
File:Kaoru ehhh.png

</gallery>

===[[Kaoru Maki in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Kaoru maki magireco profile.png|Kaoru's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Kaoru PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Maki Kaoru battle Sprite.png|In-Battle sprite
</gallery>

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

Michiru Kazusa

2021-09-17T13:45:31Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Michiru Kazusa
|image=<center>[[File:Michiru.jpg|200px]]</center>
|jname={{lang|ja|和紗ミチル}} (Kazusa Michiru)
}}

<blockquote>''"As long as a human tries to survive, then that human's not in despair! It means there's hope! Some hope is certain to be out there!!''" - Michiru Kazusa, Chapter 11.</blockquote>

{{Nihongo|'''Michiru Kazusa'''|和紗ミチル}}, nicknamed '''Kazumi''', is a character appearing in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]]. She is a magical girl and the leader of the [[Pleiades Saints]], who convinced them and [[Yuuri Asuka]] to contract and become magical girls.

She is a posthumous character who eventually turned into a witch and died. The Pleiades are currently trying to revive her, and the current Kazumi is actually the 13th clone of her.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 13
* '''Height:''' 150cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Black
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Earring-bell with a swirl design (right ear piercing)
* '''Weapon:''' Cross (staff)
* '''Wish:''' "Turn Grandma back to her normal self, until her lifespan runs out."
* '''Ability:''' Breaking commandments, destruction
* '''Witch form:''' Carola
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed Grandmother (deceased)
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 7th grade

==Story==
===Michiru in ''Kazumi Magica''===
Michiru only appears in the backstory.

Michiru became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. She was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier; fortunately, she's saved by [[Mami Tomoe]]. At Michiru's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Michiru says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. [[Juubey]] appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl. Michiru wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive.

Michiru spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Michiru that people can't fall into despair as she gives Michiru her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. Her grandmother passed away the next day.

Some time later, she met six girls that were victims of witch's kisses and saved them. She convinces them to make a contract with Juubey. Later they became the [[Pleiades Saints]].

She saved [[Yuuri Asuka]] from a witch and convinced her to become a magical girl to cure [[Airi Anri|her best friend]]. By doing so, Yuuri became a witch some time later.

Michiru transformed into a witch while cooking strawberry risotto with the Pleiades. Desperate to revive her, the Pleiades Saints utilized Niko's powers of regeneration and began cloning her from the witch's body. Thirteen of the clones were made; twelve failed clones were hidden inside the Freezer, while the thirteenth - the current Kazumi - stayed with the Pleiades Saints. After being exposed to an evil nut, Kazumi begins to turn back into a witch like the previous attempts.

[[Saki]] later reveals that some of her previous clones had lived with Michiru's real memories, but they eventually became berserk and reverted back to witches. The Pleiades' accepted the rejection as "Michiru's will" which led to the decision to give Kazumi fake memories.

==Powers and Abilities==
It can be presumed that Michiru did indeed possess the same abilities as the current Kazumi yet she is seen displaying a few abilities unique to her that Kazumi seemingly has never learnt to use. In Chapter 11, Michiru is seen to summon rifles from her hat, though it's unknown if the hat can conjure other objects or weapons. This was likely learned from watching [[Mami Tomoe]] perform the same spell while saving her. She can extend the ribbons on her outfit to save people from falls, also in the same way as Mami. Though it is unknown if Michiru had utilised these ribbons other ways. She also has a spell that directly transports her to a witch's barrier using the incantation, "Open Sesame Oil".

==Trivia==
* Kazumi learned to cook strawberry [[wikipedia:Risotto|risotto]] from her grandmother.
* Michiru makes a cameo in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]'', briefly appearing in the scene where Mami rescued her.
* It was Michiru who came up with all of the Pleiades Saints' attack names. Inspired by Mami's "Tiro Finale" she threatened that she wouldn't cook for them if they didn't use them.

==Etymology==
* Her nickname, Kazumi, comes from '''Kazu'''sa '''Mi'''chiru. It can be read as "one three", meaning 13.
* Her first name is written in hiragana and has no particular meaning.
* The characters in her last name mean "和" (harmony) and "紗" (silk gauze) respectively.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:PastKazumi01.png|Notice that Michiru's ahoge has a much smaller and less emotive appearance compared to the current Kazumi.
File:Color_Michiru.jpg|A color image of Michiru.
File:U0026.jpg|Michiru becomes a magical girl.
File:Michiru Gem.jpg|Michiru's soul gem
File:KazumiRifleSummoning.png|Michiru summoning rifles from her hat in a flashback, which she probably learned from [[:File:MamiSavingKazumiGunSummons.png|seeing Mami Tomoe perform the same move]].
File:MichiruClonesKazumi.jpg|Michiru's clones
File:Proto-kazumi.PNG|Possibly one of Michiru's clones in a fetal state.
File:U002.jpg
File:U013.jpg|Michiru's ''Limiti Esterni''.
File:Original_Michiru_Kazusa.jpg
File:Happy_times.jpg|Michiru was greatly loved by her friends.
File:Victory.jpg
File:Ciao.jpg
File:Vol3_kazumi_nico_bonus_page.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2012-03-10_at_3.19.13_PM.jpg|Michiru becoming a witch.
File:Vol3_kazumi's_grandma.jpg|Michiru's grandmother in her youth.
File:Near-witch_Kazumi.PNG|Kazumi beginning to turn back into a witch, in chapter 15.
File:Tds_michiru_cameo.jpg|Michiru's cameo appearance in ''[[The Different Story]]''.
</gallery>
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]

Kazumi Subaru

2021-09-17T13:41:49Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name =Kazumi Subaru
|image =[[File:PMMMO-KazumiFull.png]]
|jname ={{lang|ja|昴かずみ}} (Subaru Kazumi)
| voices= Japanese ([[Magia Record]]): [https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/丹下桜 Sakura Tange]
}}
<blockquote>''"They may not all be good memories, you know. You may have a lot of memories... of things you would regret having done.""That's okay too. I'd take those all together... and see what made me who I am.''"
— [[Niko Kanna]] and Kazumi Subaru, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_7:_.22Gem_Picking.22|chapter 7]].</blockquote>

{{nihongo|'''Kazumi'''|かずみ}}, known as {{nihongo|'''Kazumi Subaru'''|昴かずみ}} during the ending, is the eponymous main character of ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]''. She is an amnesiac middle-school girl with long, black hair, and a noticeable ahoge. She wakes up naked inside a large suitcase at the start of the story, having no recollection of her previous life, other than her name.

Kazumi also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', being her first animated and voice acted appearance.

== General info ==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 13
* '''Height:''' 150cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Black
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

=== Other ===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Silver colored earring-bell with a swirl design {{spoiler|(Fake Soul Gem) / White colored S-shaped swirl located on her chest.}}
* '''Weapon:''' Cross-shaped staff {{spoiler|(Old weapon) / Star-ended staff}}
* '''Wish:''' {{spoiler|"Make me a real human!"}}
* '''Witch form:''' Carola (spinoff exclusive)
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed grandmother (Deceased)
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 7th grade

== Personality ==
Kazumi is rather hotheaded, yet lighthearted, her mood is very unstable at times, and can swing between extremes in a couple of seconds. Still, she is cheerful most of the time. Her reactions are very spontaneous: while rediscovering her old life, she is often seen with a very surprised expression and her facial expressions are quite expressive themselves.

She is somewhat ditzy, especially - but understandably so - in situations she is only now rediscovering; for example, forgetting her skirt while transforming. Nonetheless, she is more than capable of rising up to the situation when it is required.

While getting reacquainted with her old life, she realizes she can't, or doesn't want to be, the "old" Kazumi. Instead, she decides to become a "new" Kazumi, starting with a new, and very sloppy, short haircut. However, she keeps her ahoge, claiming - apparently correctly - that it is a witch sensor and it usually changes with her mood.

While she is only getting to know her friends again, she cares deeply for them. She goes to great lengths to protect them, to the point that she lost a battle with a witch out of fear that her attack might hurt Kaoru, which almost happened in a previous battle.

Besides her cooking skills, she is also quite the glutton. Even after waking up naked in a briefcase after being kidnapped, her main concern is her empty stomach. Her tastes are quite open, eating most things happily. When hungry, she can be messy while eating. She also claims to be able to identify bad people from how they eat. According to to an advice she once received from Umika, a bad guy never finishes anything: therefore, a bad guy will never finish his food. Kazumi is particularly fond of Umika's cooking.

Kazumi's earrings are very dear to her. They were a gift, and touching them can trigger her rage.

== History ==
=== Backstory ===
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Originally Umika gives Kazumi fake memories of her being Michiru Kazusa, showing how Michiru met the other 6 girls. Later, Satomi reveals to her that Kazumi is a clone of Michiru, who has turned into a witch and died. The [[Pleiades Saints]] used their magic to create clones, prominently Umika, who figured it out after collecting information from witches the group killed. Niko created the body for Kazumi, while Umika created the "heart" fueled by the power of witches, called "Cor Maleficus". The group then use their magic to create the clones, with Kazumi being the 13th clone of her. Originally the clones were given the same memories as Michiru, but all of them turned back into witches during battles. Shortly after she was created, [[Kanna Hijiri|Someone known as "Hyades"]] told [[Yuuri]] to kidnap and bring Kazumi to her.
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=== Kazumi in ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]'' ===
==== Volume 1 ====
One day, Kazumi woke up naked inside a briefcase, with no memory other than her name. She had been kidnapped and locked in there by an unknown party. While being carried, the briefcase she was locked in was accidentally switched with [[Souichirou Tachibana|another man's]] briefcase, which was carrying a bomb.

When she woke up in the would-be-bomber's house she had a fit of anger, but ultimately calmed down when she found the man didn't kidnap her. After she ate a meal, the kidnapper called-the-would-be the bomber, whose name is [[Souichirou Tachibana]], offering to exchange the bomb for Kazumi. Kazumi agreed to go along with it in order to find any clues about her past. At the mall, the police appears to arrest the bomber, but Kazumi jumps in his defense. She recollects a piece of advice once given to her and claims that someone who cleans his plate can't be a bad guy. Neither party backs down, and when explosion is imminent, Kazumi concentrates her mind on the bomb, attempting to make it stop somehow. Meanwhile, an unknown girl kicks the bomb to the ceiling, where it explodes harmlessly: it was a fake bomb, but it is implied it might have turned into a fake bomb by Kazumi's action.

The unknown girl, and a friend of hers, identify themselves as being [[Kaoru Maki]] and [[Umika Misaki]], friends and roommates of Kazumi. They take her back to [[Misaki Residence|their house]], where Kazumi quickly find her room and falls asleep. The other girls go out, and leave Kazumi a card warning her that the [[Misako Ishijima|police detective]] from before will visit.

She takes the time until her arrival to reacquaint herself with cooking, preparing [[wikipedia:Strogonoff|Strogonoff]]. Upon the detective's arrival, she offers her a dish. Kazumi then accuses the detective of setting up the entire incident with the bomb, and then coming to her house to kill Kazumi. This prompts the detective to break her plate in a fit of rage, therefore proving, according to Kazumi's rules, that she was a bad person. Infuriated, the detective attacks her, and transforms into a hideous praying mantis-like figure.

In the heat of the moment, Kazumi, much to her own surprise, reacts instinctively and dodges her attacks. She is eventually caught, but when the monster attempts to rip off her earrings, Kazumi suddenly has a series of flashbacks and she then kicks the monster away and transforms into a magical girl (again, to her own surprise). She then strikes back, finishing the fight with a powerful beam attack just as Umika and Kaoru — who had heard the battle over the phone — arrive.

Shortly after telling her friends she can use magic, Kazumi falls asleep from exhaustion and hunger. When she wakes up the next morning she attempts to transform, but all it does is cause a black cat to come inside. Going downstairs, she finds Umika making food and acting in a scary manner. Kaoru explains to Kazumi that Umika has writer's block, which causes her to act oddly. After eating, Umika takes them to the mall. During the trip Kazumi decides that she is different from the "old" Kazumi Umika and Kaoru know.

Suddenly, a strange feeling comes over Kazumi. Investigating an alley, she finds another monster attacking people. As her friends run up, Kazumi tells them to stay back as she transforms.

Kazumi is having trouble against the monsters, which prompts Umika and Kaoru to reveal themselves as magical girls. They incapacitate the monster, which causes Kazumi to remember how they used to fight together. However, trying to re-enact this memory causes her to accidentally fire a shot at Umika. Kaoru saves her in time, but the monster gets away. Kazumi feels horrible for almost hurting one of her friends, though they tell her she shouldn't feel bad. When she insists upon being punished, they take her to a hair salon.

As they cut Kazumi's hair, Umika and Kaoru explain magic to her. Magical girls are contracted by fairies ''(yousei)'' who grant wishes. Kazumi asks what her wish was, but she never told Umika or Kaoru. They then explain that magical girls have to fight witches, and that the monsters she fought previously were a new type of witch. At this point, Kazumi's haircut is finished, and it's all messy. Kazumi says it's just fine for the "new" Kazumi. However, she rejects Umika and Kaoru's attempts to cut off her ahoge, as she calls it a witch detector. The three of them then track down the witch, a cosmetic saleswoman. During the battle, they briefly encounter a [[Yuuri|mysterious magical girl]], who quickly flees.

They defeat the witch, turning her back into a human. Kazumi mentions that those who become witches aren't always bad people. Umika and Kaoru say that there is the possibility that anyone can turn into a witch.

Some time later, Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru are fighting another witch, but this one is dramatically different from the previous two, having the same properties as the witches from the anime. During the fight, Kazumi hesitates, not wanting to hit her friends again. This allows the witch devour her friends and escape. At this point four other magical girls appear: [[Saki Asami]], [[Niko Kanna]], [[Satomi Usagi]], and [[Mirai Wakaba]]. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], and reveal that Kazumi, Umika, and Kaoru are members. Kazumi then gets a phone call from Umika and Kaoru, who are being protected by Umika's barrier. The Pleiades have five hours to find the witch before Umika's barrier runs out. As they search for the witch using their soul gems, Kazumi notices that her "witch detector" isn't working.

When the Pleiades split up to search for the witch, the mysterious magical girl from before disguises herself as Satomi and separates Kazumi from the others. She then reveals herself, which causes Kazumi to recognize her as the magical girl who locked her in the suitcase. In the resulting battle, Kazumi is incapacitated but is saved by the other Pleiades Saints, who realized they were tricked. The magical girl holds Kazumi at gunpoint, but Kazumi tells her teammates to attack anyway. The magical girl is driven away and Kazumi is unharmed.

Eventually, they finally track down the witch (after Kazumi makes everyone a meal; apparently her cooking hasn't changed). Kazumi is told to wait outside the witch's barrier while the other magical girls rescue Umika and Kaoru and then incapacitate the witch. At a signal from a communicator, Kazumi will fire into the barrier, destroying the witch. Though the plan hits a snag when Niko's communicator is broken, they manage to give Kazumi the needed signal via candy flutes, which were a bag of candy that Kazumi brought with her for Umika and Kaoru. Kazumi fires her ''Limiti Esterni'' at the source of the sound, and, defeating the witch, reunites with Umika and Kaoru. While the Saints celebrate their victory, [[Juubey|an unknown figure]] overlooks the girls.

==== Volume 2 ====
Starting from where the last chapter ended, Kazumi is introduced to Juubey, the fairy that made the Pleiades into magical girls. Juubey cleans up their soul gems and then takes the grief seed from the recently-defeated witch. However, it is then revealed that the previous two witches Kazumi fought were actually "pseudo-witches", created by imitation grief seeds known as "evil nuts". It's then deduced that the mysterious magical girl from before created them.

As Kazumi asks why magical girls aren't working together, the mysterious magical girl attacks, incapacitating the entire team. Introducing herself as [[Yuuri]], the magical girl captures Kazumi, telling the others to meet her at Asunaro Dome at midnight. As she's being taken away, Kazumi asks Yuuri why she's doing all of this. Yuuri refuses to answer her. A small battle breaks out, causing Yuuri to flash back to [[Airi Anri|another girl]]. Yuuri then ties Kazumi up.

When the Pleiades come to rescue her, Kazumi is tied to a chair on the other end of an impenetrable force-field. Yuuri then tells them that she will implant one of her evil nuts into Kazumi. Kazumi begs Yuuri to stop, telling her that they're comrades. Yuuri then laughs at her, hinting at some dark secret the Pleiades have. She takes off her hat, causing Umika to recognize her, announces she came back to get vengeance on the Pleiades, and shoves an evil nut into Kazumi's forehead.

However, the evil nut empowers Kazumi and lets her break out of the chair. Kazumi fights with Yuuri again, but is still overpowered. Yuuri claims that the other Pleiades had killed her, and says that they're a group that kills magical girls. She explains that she targeted Kazumi because she believes she was their most precious thing. At this point, Yuuri's blackened soul gem begins to crack and Juubey's fails to purify it. As it falls into Kazumi's hand, it turns into a grief seed. In shock, Kazumi asks why witches come out of soul gems as Yuuri transforms into [[Kazumi Magica Witches#Nie Blühen Herzen|a heart-shaped witch]]. Kazumi and the Pleiades Saints become trapped on crosses in the witch's barrier. Vines begin surrounding the Pleiades causing them to scream out in pain.

At this point, the witch shows to the magical girls a vision of her past as [[Airi Anri]]. The witch then attacks Kazumi, seemingly crushing her head. In fact, the evil nut triggered a transformation in Kazumi, and she caught the attack with a row of sharp teeth. Biting that part of the witch off, she attacks with elongated limbs and breaks free from the cross. Her earring bell rings, turning her back to normal. Kazumi says that she thinks Airi wasn't a bad a person and actually tries to use her magic to turn her back to normal. The result is horrific: Yuuri's body bursts from the witch while still being merged with it. Speaking entirely in [[Deciphering the runes|runes]], she repeats the last spell she used on Kazumi.

At that point, the witch is shot by Saki, which frees the other Saints. As they prepare to attack the witch, Kazumi protests. Juubey appears and explains that nothing can change Yuuri back - the only thing they can do is kill her. Kazumi says she can't do it. Saki says she doesn't have to dirty her hands. One by one, the Pleiades attack the witch as Kazumi begs them to stop. However, seeing that her friends are as pained by this as she is, she fires Limiti Esterni on the witch, destroying it. As the witch's barrier disappears, Kazumi picks up [[Yuuri Asuka|Yuuri's]] spoon, saying that she'll share this burden with her friends. She then collapses crying in Umika's arms.

Later, Kazumi tells Umika and Kaoru to walk home without her, wishing to be alone. As Kaoru protests, Kazumi stumbles across Souichirou Tachibana, the would-be-bomber from the first chapter. He has become the manager of a new restaurant, and he gives Kazumi a bucket of parfait. As she eats it, Kazumi has a vision of Yuuri and Airi eating the same meal. She asks Souichirou to put the parfait on the menu. He declines, saying it's not profitable. As she continues to eat, Kazumi again sees a vision of Yuuri and Airi and starts crying, wondering why they couldn't get a chance to eat the parfait. Finally, she falls asleep, still holding the spoon.

The next morning, Kazumi thanks Souichirou for breakfast and is overjoyed to see the parfait on the menu. She then leaves when she sees Niko and Juubey walking out of the store. After talking for a bit, they head for the amusement park. Kazumi says she understands that the Pleiades hid the truth about witches from her so she wouldn't have any painful memories. Niko comments that Kazumi still doesn't have her memories back. Kazumi agrees, knowing that if Airi had erased her memories they would have come back. She asks Niko if there's any way to restore her lost memories. Niko tells Kazumi that she might have had plenty of regrets, but Kazumi says that all of it has made her what she is now, and she doesn't want to run away from her old self. Niko says they'll talk about it later as she suddenly confronts [[Souju|Ayase Souju]].

Ayase introduces herself, and reveals she collects the soul gems of magical girls. She insinuates the Pleiades are doing the same thing, something Kazumi doesn't understand. She then reveals her intent to add Niko and Kazumi to her collection, prompting a fight between Ayase and Niko. Kazumi watches and asks Juubey how Niko was able to copy herself, prompting him to explain to her Niko's wish and powers. The battle culminates with Niko using a mysterious spell on Ayase. Ayase abruptly reverts backk to her human form and her soul gem appears in Niko's hand. Kazumi asks Niko if she killed her, but Niko responds that Ayase is only stunned. Suddenly Ayase's body begins talking and hits Niko with an attack that leaves her flying and wounded. She then transforms into a different costume. Kazumi asks Juubey if a magical girl could transform twice, but it's revealed that the girl is actually Luca Souju, and she shares a body with Ayase.

Kazumi and Luca proceed to battle one another. Luca is able to freeze Kazumi, but as she touches Kazumi's bell it starts ringing, which frees Kazumi. She then punches Luca right in the soul gem. Luca then uses both her gems to be Ayase and Luca at the same time, revealing her ultimate attack ''Picchi Gemellati''. After being knocked about a few times, Juubey and Niko come up with a plan to defeat the Soujus' attack. Juubey reveals that Kazumi's magic is "sacrilege", then corrects himself and says it's destruction. By combining it with Niko's magic of reconstruction, they can create an attack that can defeat the Soujus. After some fits and starts, Kazumi, Niko, and Juubey are victorious. However, the Soujus pull out a box of evil nuts and throws them at Kauzmi and Niko. Saki and the other Pleiades arrive just in time to save both of them. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Niko says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell Niko used earlier, ''Tocco del Male''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the soul gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Niko's soul gem glowing. As she falls over, [[Kazumi Magica Witches#Weiße Königin|a witch]] appears.

==== Volume 3 ====
As Niko's soul gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her soul gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The Pleiades are shocked to discover Niko has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Mirai uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beast") causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a grief seed (which notably looks different than Niko's soul gem).

Kazumi takes the hand of Niko's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Niko's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Niko standing behind them. As Kazumi asks what's going on, the other Niko walks up to the first Niko's body, puts her arm around her neck, and with a disturbing expression says "Switch". She then touches the hair of the body, and it's face suddenly vanishes. Juubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Niko's "spare" and "compensation for Niko's contract". Kaoru asks why Niko didn't tell them. Niko says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Niko then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.

The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "[[Angelica Bears]]". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of soul gems. Umika explains that after they take soul gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "[[the Freezer]]". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Juubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.

Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the soul gems of magical girls go out of control. Juubey, grinning, explains that soul gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Juubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their soul gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Niko then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their soul gems, and the soul gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Niko puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.

The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Kazumi sees a vision of each girl's past and their despair. The girls jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!" Kazumi then opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. After the girls show desire to live, Kazumi gives them rifles to right back, but then helps them out herself once she sees that they are fighting a witch, not a familiar.

As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Juubey, who says that was magical girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not worry. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.

Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by Mami Tomoe, who destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Juubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.

Juubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Juubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into despair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.

Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Juubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Niko and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).

Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Niko whispers her wish to Juubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Juubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call out their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on, Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has an unhappy expression on her face.

Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Juubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Juubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Juubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Juubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Juubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Juubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the evil nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki stays behind.

After Kazumi is back home Umika and Kaoru put her to bed. Saki comes to visit, soaking wet from the rain. After a short conversation Umika reveals that Saki isn't actually Saki, which prompts Satomi, who was controlling Saki using her magic, to kick Umika. After a short battle Saki runs to Kazumi's room and Satomi attempts to stab Kazumi, but Saki stops herself by stabbing herself in the leg. Satomi then changes her plans and tells Saki to bring Kazumi to her.

After Saki escapes with Kazumi, they are back in the freezer. Satomi greets Kazumi and tells her that she is going to kill her. Satomi then also reveals the truth about Kazumi to her: That Kazumi used to be a girl named Michiru Kazusa who has turned into a witch. Satomi says she truly wishes to get Michiru back, but she is afraid to be with someone who is made from the flesh of witches, after that the wall next to them breaks open, revealing 12 other Kazumi's, Satomi telling her that she is the 13th Kazumi.

==== Volume 4 ====
After that Satomi tells Kazumi what actually happened: One day while Michiru was cooking strawberry risotto and talking to her fellow teammates, her soul gem turned black and she turned into a witch, subsequently destroying the house they were in. Satomi then reveals that the previous clones were failures: having parts of witches all over them. Satomi then commands all 13 Kazumi's to attack each other. Kazumi then finds out that due to being made out of others magic she is able to use their abilities too. During the bloodshed, Kazumi consumes the others to regenerate herself, leaving only two Kazumi's standing. The two fight and the 4th Kazumi begs our Kazumi to kill her. After that Satomi impales both of them with a staff and rejoices when they both fall down, presumably dead. She says that she killed Kazumi, seemingly happy with herself.

Kazumi then surprises her as she consumes the 4th Kazumi to regenerate. Satomi says that witches are tough as her soul gem begins cracking. Kazumi tries to help her, but Satomi pushes her away, saying that witches aren't allowed to touch her. Satomi then turns into a witch and fights Kazumi. Kazumi begins turning back into a witch and defeats Satomi's witch. Saki then screams at Kazumi. After the black magical girl regains her senses, she sees that she was beating Satomi's corpse into the wall. Kazumi breaks down, saying that she just killed her friend, but the remaining Saints tell her that's it's okay. Kazumi then begs them to tell her that what Satomi said wasn't true, but everyone don't deny her. This causes Kazumi to run away.

Kazumi is then found by Misako Ishijima, the police officer from before. Kazumi finds out that many girls have went missing these past months, including Airi Anri. Kazumi begins reading the logs, and finds out that many girls have been sent messages by someone named "Hyades". Misako asks Kazumi is she got sent messages by someone like that, but she says no. Remembering what happened today, Kazumi begins crying, leading to Misako driving to Souichirou's house. The two talk about Misako's classmate and friend [[Remi Shiina]], being a magical girl and then disappearing, which fueled Misako's desire to help girls in need. Kazumi wakes up the other day to find that Kaoru came in and left Michiru's diary to her, with a letter telling her to run away.

Despite the warnings, Kazumi decides to confront her friends and tells them to meet her in the freezer, and threatens to release all of the soul gems they are stored in the freezer and let them turn into witches. The girls come and Kazumi asks a few questions before changing herself to look like a witch, telling them to kill her. Kaoru tries to stop her, but Kazumi hits her with a spell that knocked her out. During the fight Umika removes the spell and Kaoru tries to stop everyone from doing this, but Mirai comes in from behind and, while saying that Kazumi is in her way, slices her in half. Is is then revealed that the Kazumi they were fighting was nothing but a fake, revealing that Niko has grabbed Kazumi and put her into a container. Niko then tells everyone that they shouldn't be worried about her, revealing that Saki's Soul Gem has turned black.

==== Volume 5 ====
Mirai runs to save Saki, but Niko gets in front of her and inserts an evil nut into her head. Mirai grabs Saki and begs Juubey to clean her Soul Gem, but Juubey tells her that it's too late. As Mirai recalls the happy moments she had with Saki, Saki turns into a witch. Mirai confesses her love for Saki as the witch bites off her head, killing her. After that Niko uses magic to stop Saki's witch from moving. She says that there are only 2 girls left to complete her revenge.

Niko reveals herself to be Kanna Hijiri, the clone that was made as a result of Niko's wish. After finding out the truth behind her existence, she made a wish to connect to others without drawing attention, with her goal being to watch Niko's death, as well as "Hyades" the one behind the creation of Evil Nuts. She was happy to hear that the Saints were making a clone of Michiru, as she isn't the only artificial magical girl anymore, but this also made her despise the entire group. Kazumi then protests to Kanna, saying that what shes's going isn't right. This causes Kanna to break down and attack the girls. The 3 Saints all have their Soul Gem turns dark while fighting and Juubey tries to clean them, but then breaks apart and dies.

While Kanna talks to Kazumi about creating a new world, Umika and Kaoru remember that Grief Seeds can be used to clean Soul Gems. Kazumi begins passing out, which prompts Saki's witch to fight back. She attacks the other witches and it killed by them, basically committing suicide. Umika and Kaoru take it as Saki's will and use her Grief Seed to clean Kazumi's Soul Gem. Kanna mocks the two girls, but Kazumi, who wakes up after having her Soul Gem cleaned tells her to shut up. She then transforms into a magical girl and attacks Kanna. While Umika cries that she is going to leave Kazumi alone again, Saki's Grief Seed begins hatching again. The Spell that Umika put on the city breaks down and the girls then remember of [[Kyubey]]'s existence, and calls him to eat the seed. Kyubey then reveals that Umika rewrote everyone's memories in the city using a spell, which made Kyubey invisible to everyone, so that he couldn't make any more wishes.

Back in the past, Umika is seen killing Kyubey (who was seen as Juubey in memories before), the group then learns that Kyubey isn't a singular being, which prompts Niko to collect Kyubey's corpse and use to to create Juubey. Back in the present. Kyubey proclaims that Umika and Kaoru will turn into witches soon, which prompts Kazumi to looks for a grief seed. She defeats Ayase and Luca's witch form, which doesn't drop a grief seed. Kazumi runs back to the girls and begins crying, which makes Michiru's Grief Seed, hidden inside of Kazumi's earrings, to act up, being Michiru's will to save her friends. Kanna, in the last ditch effort, combines all of the witches into one, creating the Dawn of Hyades. Kazumi uses the grief seed to clean the soul gems and then decides to make a new contract with Kyubey to defeat Kanna and save everyone. She wishes to become a real person and is granted a new form. Her magic and gave her two friends upgraded powers. The three then attack the new witch and defeat her. Kanna is seen with her soul gem about to break on top of a tower, but Kazumi walks up and cleans it. She explains that Niko never wished harm for you, she just wanted for her to have a happy life, which makes Kanna realize her mistakes. Kanna uses the last strength she had to jump off the roof of the tower and blow up her soul gem, dying.

An unknown time later, Kazumi is seen attending school, now known as Kazumi Subaru. Kaoru and Umika say that they will continue to fight against the magical girl system, but not right now. Kyubey proclaims that a new witch is born, so Kazumi runs out of the classroom and meets up with her two teammates as they set off to fight the witch.

=== Kazumi in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]'' ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Kazumi in Magia Record]]

Kazumi appears as one of the limited magical girls in Magia Record, along with [[Umika Misaki in Magia Record|Umika]] and [[Kaoru Maki in Magia Record|Kaoru]].

== Powers and Abilities ==
[[File:Limiti Esterni.png|thumb|250px|''Limiti Esterni'', Kazumi's finisher]]
Her weapon of choice is a large cross-shaped staff. She can use the cross as a melee weapon at close range, but it's most effectively used to fire magic beams from a distance. Her attacks have a large range, enough to hit the target with pinpoint accuracy even when fired from outside a witch's barrier. Her final attack is "Limiti Esterni" (English: "Outer Limit"), a very powerful beam, larger than the cross' width. The reason for these beams of light being so destructive is unknown but Juubey has suggested that 'destruction' is her natural form of magic. She can fire multiple blasts in succession if she wishes to.

Therefore, she's best employed as a sharpshooter in a team: maintaining some distance from the target, and firing away when the opportunity arises while the other girls weaken and distract the target. To take advantage of this, the other six Saints can cast a joint binding spell, "Episodio Incrocio" (English: "Crossover Episode"), powerful enough to hold down a witch, making the target a sitting duck for Kazumi's blasts.

Her ahoge seems to have a mysterious ability to track down pseudo-witches, apparently at a farther distance than a Soul Gem could. However, it has no reaction to common witches. This may suggest that Kazumi is able to sense things that normal magical girls aren't aware of. Though this ability may be because of her unique composition as she isn't exactly a normal magical girl and infact something else entirely.

Additionally, in chapter 1, she was able to transform a time bomb into a dud by concentrating. The same kind of power is seen when she turns a witch into a pseudo-[[magical girl]] in chapter 6. It is unknown what kind of power this derives from.

In chapter 8, Juubey says her magic is "sacrilege" but then he quickly corrects himself and says it's "destruction". In Japanese, both are the word "hakai", written in different characters. This is completely removed in the official English translation.

Kazumi can also use her staff as a melee weapon. It can extend to great length and change into other weapons, such as a scythe and a sword.

As she is a product of the other six Saints' magic, Kazumi has access to all of their abilities, including Umika's barrier, Kaoru's iron defense, Mirai's sword and Saki's thunderbolts and teleportation. Her earring-bell rings when using these abilities, though due to their magic being embedded into her being by default, it could mean she can use several kinds of magic which isn't something possessed by most magical girls as they usually only retain one type of ability granted by their wish. As a result, Kazumi is something of a 'jack of all trades' and potentially quite powerful.

She can also absorb other materials to regenerate her injuries. This ability has only been used on the remains of her fellow clones, and may be limited to them. She also possesses the ability to go into a 'berserker' state or to alter her body into a 'witch' like form when she gets too enraged or her 'soul gem' becomes black. In this state, she has increased endurance to attacks and has the ability to generate claws that can attack her enemies quite severely. She is also seen to possess fangs that she can bite her enemies with. Though due to the nature of Kazumi's existence, she may be the only magical girl to actually do this. Her physical abilities have been strong enough in this state that they were able to split someone's head open.

Within Magia Record, Kazumi is able to actually generate her own doppel - despite not being a traditional magical girl. Her doppel, Carola is summoned when her 'soul gem' becomes black. Carola has the ability to allow Kazumi to fly with a pair of newly generated wings on her back yet it also has a voracious appetite that can be sated by allowing Carola to attack enemies with a giant tongue that presumably consumes targets. Despite the doppel taking Kazumi's head and Carola acting independently of Kazumi's body, it leaves her unharmed when desummoned.

==Observations==
* Like [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]], both are friendly, gentle and they want to be helpful to other people, and they were both initially average magical girls who died and became "special" as a result of their friends' actions.
* Her outfit, sporting dark, suggestive clothes, a magical cross, and a large witch hat, gives her a "cute witch" look. Given that the same name is used for the creatures they are fighting, this gave birth to a number of theories.
** She even has a black cat named Toto.
* Apart from functioning as a pseudo-witch detector, her ahoge also seems to respond to emotions: upon reuniting with Kaoru and Umika at the end of chapter 3, it's shaped like a heart.
* Kazumi's magical incantation in Japanese is, "Chichinpurin", which is a pun on "Chichinpui", a stock magical incantation in Japanese. In keeping with the food puns in the chapter titles, "purin" means "pudding". The official English translation uses "Chi-Chin Pudding".
* "Limiti Esterni" is most likely a reference to the show ''[[wikipedia:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]''.
* Kazumi's personal magic circle has pointed spokes resembling grief seeds, which may be a nod toward her true nature as a witch.
* In Chapter 20, it is stated that Kazumi's cooking is good, just like Michiru, making them closer to their goal of bringing back their Michiru.
** Food, the preparation of food, and the eating of food seems to be a subtle theme in the storyline.

==Etymology==
* One of the possible kanji spellings of Kazumi's name is 一三, literally the numbers "one-three". It is speculated that it may be a reference to the current Kazumi being the ''13th'' clone of Michiru, as well as this fact being revealed in the ''13th'' chapter of the manga. While thirteen is a very common unlucky number, one and three also make four, which is an Asian unlucky number.
* {{lang|ja|昴}} "Subaru" means "Pleiades".

==Trivia==
* According to a Q&A with the author in volume 2, her cat's name is Toto. This is later revealed in-story in chapter 12.
* The artwork updates in volume 1 of ''Kazumi Magica'' reveal that Kazumi's earring-bell is her soul gem. This makes her the first magical girl who doesn't wear her soul gem as a ring when she's not transformed.
* The symbol on her earrings resembles her ahoge and her witch's hat, and is in two places on her soul gem.

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru
File:Kazumi_Hanokage.jpg|Artwork by Hanokage, artist of the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga|''Madoka Magica'' manga]]
File:Kazumi cover small.jpg|Art from the early volume 1 cover
File:Fowoard_photo_t1111.jpg|Kazumi in color with [[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]] and [[Mirai Wakaba|Mirai]] from Manga Time Kirara Magica
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:PMKM vol1 cover.png|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 1 cover
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png|Alternate volume 1 cover
File:PMKM~tim~Smaller.png|Kazumi Magica volume 2 cover
File:111003 kazumi.jpg|Alternate volume 2 cover
File:PMKM vol3 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 3 full cover
File:PMKM vol4 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 4 cover
File:PMKM Vol.5 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 5 cover
File:Img 1517482 62419947 2.jpeg|Extra that comes with Kazumi Magica volume 1 when bought at certain retailers
File:Kazumi vol 4 Melon bonus.jpeg|Bonus art included with volume 4 of Kazumi Magica when ordered from Melonbooks
File:Kazumi bonus.jpg|Bonus manga image

File:K00b.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazu001.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi and Satomi
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi and the Pleides Saints
File:Kazu003.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Niko, Mirai and Satomi
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910637.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazumi30clear.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910641.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi and Niko
File:Outfit composite.png|A comparison between Kazumi and [[Yuuri]]'s outfit. Notice the similarities
File:Kazumi earring gift.png|Kazumi receiving her beloved earrings
File:Kazumi flashback 1.png|Assorted flashbacks. Take special note of the six figures dressed as witches
File:Limiti Esterni 2.png|Another look at ''Limiti Esterni''
File:Kazumi flashback advice.png|Umika in a semi-faded memory of Kazumi's. The more detailed version was revealed in chapter 10
File:KazumiBellSoulGem.png|Kazumi's earring bell transforming into her soul gem
File:J13 23.jpg|Kazumi's soul gem
File:Close up dirty soul gem kazumi.jpg
File:Kazumi skirtless.png
File:Kung fu girls.png|The picture shown to Kazumi to show Umika and Kaoru are her friends
File:NicoAndKazumiMagic.png|Kazumi and Niko's magic are perfect opposites
File:Kazumi_new_form.jpg|Kazumi's new magical girl form
File:Kazumi_transfer_student.jpg

File:The_innocent_malice_vol_2_115.jpg|Kazumi getting excited over the prospect of going to an amusement park with everyone
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_12.16.19_PM.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2011-12-08_at_12.23.17_PM.png
File:Kazumi_clones.jpg|Kazumi's {{Spoiler|clones}} bio
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery>
File:PMMMO-Kazumi.png|Kazumi's closeup from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online]]''
File:Kazumi Cut-In.PNG
File:PMMMO-Meguca 0128.png
</gallery>

===[[Kazumi in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Kazumi magireco profile.png|Kazumi's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Kazumi PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kazumi battle Sprite.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Kazumi doppel.png|Doppel sprite
</gallery>

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

Kazumi Subaru

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|name =Kazumi Subaru
|image =[[File:PMMMO-KazumiFull.png]]
|jname ={{lang|ja|昴かずみ}} (Subaru Kazumi)
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<blockquote>''"They may not all be good memories, you know. You may have a lot of memories... of things you would regret having done.""That's okay too. I'd take those all together... and see what made me who I am.''"
— [[Niko Kanna]] and Kazumi Subaru, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_7:_.22Gem_Picking.22|chapter 7]].</blockquote>

{{nihongo|'''Kazumi'''|かずみ}}, known as {{nihongo|'''Kazumi Subaru'''|昴かずみ}} during the ending, is the eponymous main character of ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]''. She is an amnesiac middle-school girl with long, black hair, and a noticeable ahoge. She wakes up naked inside a large suitcase at the start of the story, having no recollection of her previous life, other than her name.

Kazumi also appears in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'', being her first animated and voice acted appearance.

== General info ==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 13
* '''Height:''' 150cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Black
* '''Origins:''' Asunaro City

=== Other ===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Silver colored earring-bell with a swirl design {{spoiler|(Fake Soul Gem) / White colored S-shaped swirl located on her chest.}}
* '''Weapon:''' Cross-shaped staff {{spoiler|(Old weapon) / Star-ended staff}}
* '''Wish:''' {{spoiler|"Make me a real human!"}}
* '''Witch form:''' Carola (spinoff exclusive)
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed grandmother (Deceased)
* '''School:''' Asunaro City Southern Junior High School, 7th grade

== Personality ==
Kazumi is rather hotheaded, yet lighthearted, her mood is very unstable at times, and can swing between extremes in a couple of seconds. Still, she is cheerful most of the time. Her reactions are very spontaneous: while rediscovering her old life, she is often seen with a very surprised expression and her facial expressions are quite expressive themselves.

She is somewhat ditzy, especially - but understandably so - in situations she is only now rediscovering; for example, forgetting her skirt while transforming. Nonetheless, she is more than capable of rising up to the situation when it is required.

While getting reacquainted with her old life, she realizes she can't, or doesn't want to be, the "old" Kazumi. Instead, she decides to become a "new" Kazumi, starting with a new, and very sloppy, short haircut. However, she keeps her ahoge, claiming - apparently correctly - that it is a witch sensor and it usually changes with her mood.

While she is only getting to know her friends again, she cares deeply for them. She goes to great lengths to protect them, to the point that she lost a battle with a witch out of fear that her attack might hurt Kaoru, which almost happened in a previous battle.

Besides her cooking skills, she is also quite the glutton. Even after waking up naked in a briefcase after being kidnapped, her main concern is her empty stomach. Her tastes are quite open, eating most things happily. When hungry, she can be messy while eating. She also claims to be able to identify bad people from how they eat. According to to an advice she once received from Umika, a bad guy never finishes anything: therefore, a bad guy will never finish his food. Kazumi is particularly fond of Umika's cooking.

Kazumi's earrings are very dear to her. They were a gift, and touching them can trigger her rage.

== History ==
=== Backstory ===
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:''Main Article:'' [[Michiru Kazusa]]

Originally Umika gives Kazumi fake memories of her being Michiru Kazusa, showing how Michiru met the other 6 girls. Later, Satomi reveals to her that Kazumi is a clone of Michiru, who has turned into a witch and died. The [[Pleiades Saints]] used their magic to create clones, prominently Umika, who figured it out after collecting information from witches the group killed. Niko created the body for Kazumi, while Umika created the "heart" fueled by the power of witches, called "Cor Maleficus". The group then use their magic to create the clones, with Kazumi being the 13th clone of her. Originally the clones were given the same memories as Michiru, but all of them turned back into witches during battles. Shortly after she was created, [[Kanna Hijiri|Someone known as "Hyades"]] told [[Yuuri]] to kidnap and bring Kazumi to her.
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=== Kazumi in ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]'' ===
==== Volume 1 ====
One day, Kazumi woke up naked inside a briefcase, with no memory other than her name. She had been kidnapped and locked in there by an unknown party. While being carried, the briefcase she was locked in was accidentally switched with [[Souichirou Tachibana|another man's]] briefcase, which was carrying a bomb.

When she woke up in the would-be-bomber's house she had a fit of anger, but ultimately calmed down when she found the man didn't kidnap her. After she ate a meal, the kidnapper called-the-would-be the bomber, whose name is [[Souichirou Tachibana]], offering to exchange the bomb for Kazumi. Kazumi agreed to go along with it in order to find any clues about her past. At the mall, the police appears to arrest the bomber, but Kazumi jumps in his defense. She recollects a piece of advice once given to her and claims that someone who cleans his plate can't be a bad guy. Neither party backs down, and when explosion is imminent, Kazumi concentrates her mind on the bomb, attempting to make it stop somehow. Meanwhile, an unknown girl kicks the bomb to the ceiling, where it explodes harmlessly: it was a fake bomb, but it is implied it might have turned into a fake bomb by Kazumi's action.

The unknown girl, and a friend of hers, identify themselves as being [[Kaoru Maki]] and [[Umika Misaki]], friends and roommates of Kazumi. They take her back to [[Misaki Residence|their house]], where Kazumi quickly find her room and falls asleep. The other girls go out, and leave Kazumi a card warning her that the [[Misako Ishijima|police detective]] from before will visit.

She takes the time until her arrival to reacquaint herself with cooking, preparing [[wikipedia:Strogonoff|Strogonoff]]. Upon the detective's arrival, she offers her a dish. Kazumi then accuses the detective of setting up the entire incident with the bomb, and then coming to her house to kill Kazumi. This prompts the detective to break her plate in a fit of rage, therefore proving, according to Kazumi's rules, that she was a bad person. Infuriated, the detective attacks her, and transforms into a hideous praying mantis-like figure.

In the heat of the moment, Kazumi, much to her own surprise, reacts instinctively and dodges her attacks. She is eventually caught, but when the monster attempts to rip off her earrings, Kazumi suddenly has a series of flashbacks and she then kicks the monster away and transforms into a magical girl (again, to her own surprise). She then strikes back, finishing the fight with a powerful beam attack just as Umika and Kaoru — who had heard the battle over the phone — arrive.

Shortly after telling her friends she can use magic, Kazumi falls asleep from exhaustion and hunger. When she wakes up the next morning she attempts to transform, but all it does is cause a black cat to come inside. Going downstairs, she finds Umika making food and acting in a scary manner. Kaoru explains to Kazumi that Umika has writer's block, which causes her to act oddly. After eating, Umika takes them to the mall. During the trip Kazumi decides that she is different from the "old" Kazumi Umika and Kaoru know.

Suddenly, a strange feeling comes over Kazumi. Investigating an alley, she finds another monster attacking people. As her friends run up, Kazumi tells them to stay back as she transforms.

Kazumi is having trouble against the monsters, which prompts Umika and Kaoru to reveal themselves as magical girls. They incapacitate the monster, which causes Kazumi to remember how they used to fight together. However, trying to re-enact this memory causes her to accidentally fire a shot at Umika. Kaoru saves her in time, but the monster gets away. Kazumi feels horrible for almost hurting one of her friends, though they tell her she shouldn't feel bad. When she insists upon being punished, they take her to a hair salon.

As they cut Kazumi's hair, Umika and Kaoru explain magic to her. Magical girls are contracted by fairies ''(yousei)'' who grant wishes. Kazumi asks what her wish was, but she never told Umika or Kaoru. They then explain that magical girls have to fight witches, and that the monsters she fought previously were a new type of witch. At this point, Kazumi's haircut is finished, and it's all messy. Kazumi says it's just fine for the "new" Kazumi. However, she rejects Umika and Kaoru's attempts to cut off her ahoge, as she calls it a witch detector. The three of them then track down the witch, a cosmetic saleswoman. During the battle, they briefly encounter a [[Yuuri|mysterious magical girl]], who quickly flees.

They defeat the witch, turning her back into a human. Kazumi mentions that those who become witches aren't always bad people. Umika and Kaoru say that there is the possibility that anyone can turn into a witch.

Some time later, Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru are fighting another witch, but this one is dramatically different from the previous two, having the same properties as the witches from the anime. During the fight, Kazumi hesitates, not wanting to hit her friends again. This allows the witch devour her friends and escape. At this point four other magical girls appear: [[Saki Asami]], [[Niko Kanna]], [[Satomi Usagi]], and [[Mirai Wakaba]]. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], and reveal that Kazumi, Umika, and Kaoru are members. Kazumi then gets a phone call from Umika and Kaoru, who are being protected by Umika's barrier. The Pleiades have five hours to find the witch before Umika's barrier runs out. As they search for the witch using their soul gems, Kazumi notices that her "witch detector" isn't working.

When the Pleiades split up to search for the witch, the mysterious magical girl from before disguises herself as Satomi and separates Kazumi from the others. She then reveals herself, which causes Kazumi to recognize her as the magical girl who locked her in the suitcase. In the resulting battle, Kazumi is incapacitated but is saved by the other Pleiades Saints, who realized they were tricked. The magical girl holds Kazumi at gunpoint, but Kazumi tells her teammates to attack anyway. The magical girl is driven away and Kazumi is unharmed.

Eventually, they finally track down the witch (after Kazumi makes everyone a meal; apparently her cooking hasn't changed). Kazumi is told to wait outside the witch's barrier while the other magical girls rescue Umika and Kaoru and then incapacitate the witch. At a signal from a communicator, Kazumi will fire into the barrier, destroying the witch. Though the plan hits a snag when Niko's communicator is broken, they manage to give Kazumi the needed signal via candy flutes, which were a bag of candy that Kazumi brought with her for Umika and Kaoru. Kazumi fires her ''Limiti Esterni'' at the source of the sound, and, defeating the witch, reunites with Umika and Kaoru. While the Saints celebrate their victory, [[Juubey|an unknown figure]] overlooks the girls.

==== Volume 2 ====
Starting from where the last chapter ended, Kazumi is introduced to Juubey, the fairy that made the Pleiades into magical girls. Juubey cleans up their soul gems and then takes the grief seed from the recently-defeated witch. However, it is then revealed that the previous two witches Kazumi fought were actually "pseudo-witches", created by imitation grief seeds known as "evil nuts". It's then deduced that the mysterious magical girl from before created them.

As Kazumi asks why magical girls aren't working together, the mysterious magical girl attacks, incapacitating the entire team. Introducing herself as [[Yuuri]], the magical girl captures Kazumi, telling the others to meet her at Asunaro Dome at midnight. As she's being taken away, Kazumi asks Yuuri why she's doing all of this. Yuuri refuses to answer her. A small battle breaks out, causing Yuuri to flash back to [[Airi Anri|another girl]]. Yuuri then ties Kazumi up.

When the Pleiades come to rescue her, Kazumi is tied to a chair on the other end of an impenetrable force-field. Yuuri then tells them that she will implant one of her evil nuts into Kazumi. Kazumi begs Yuuri to stop, telling her that they're comrades. Yuuri then laughs at her, hinting at some dark secret the Pleiades have. She takes off her hat, causing Umika to recognize her, announces she came back to get vengeance on the Pleiades, and shoves an evil nut into Kazumi's forehead.

However, the evil nut empowers Kazumi and lets her break out of the chair. Kazumi fights with Yuuri again, but is still overpowered. Yuuri claims that the other Pleiades had killed her, and says that they're a group that kills magical girls. She explains that she targeted Kazumi because she believes she was their most precious thing. At this point, Yuuri's blackened soul gem begins to crack and Juubey's fails to purify it. As it falls into Kazumi's hand, it turns into a grief seed. In shock, Kazumi asks why witches come out of soul gems as Yuuri transforms into [[Kazumi Magica Witches#Nie Blühen Herzen|a heart-shaped witch]]. Kazumi and the Pleiades Saints become trapped on crosses in the witch's barrier. Vines begin surrounding the Pleiades causing them to scream out in pain.

At this point, the witch shows to the magical girls a vision of her past as [[Airi Anri]]. The witch then attacks Kazumi, seemingly crushing her head. In fact, the evil nut triggered a transformation in Kazumi, and she caught the attack with a row of sharp teeth. Biting that part of the witch off, she attacks with elongated limbs and breaks free from the cross. Her earring bell rings, turning her back to normal. Kazumi says that she thinks Airi wasn't a bad a person and actually tries to use her magic to turn her back to normal. The result is horrific: Yuuri's body bursts from the witch while still being merged with it. Speaking entirely in [[Deciphering the runes|runes]], she repeats the last spell she used on Kazumi.

At that point, the witch is shot by Saki, which frees the other Saints. As they prepare to attack the witch, Kazumi protests. Juubey appears and explains that nothing can change Yuuri back - the only thing they can do is kill her. Kazumi says she can't do it. Saki says she doesn't have to dirty her hands. One by one, the Pleiades attack the witch as Kazumi begs them to stop. However, seeing that her friends are as pained by this as she is, she fires Limiti Esterni on the witch, destroying it. As the witch's barrier disappears, Kazumi picks up [[Yuuri Asuka|Yuuri's]] spoon, saying that she'll share this burden with her friends. She then collapses crying in Umika's arms.

Later, Kazumi tells Umika and Kaoru to walk home without her, wishing to be alone. As Kaoru protests, Kazumi stumbles across Souichirou Tachibana, the would-be-bomber from the first chapter. He has become the manager of a new restaurant, and he gives Kazumi a bucket of parfait. As she eats it, Kazumi has a vision of Yuuri and Airi eating the same meal. She asks Souichirou to put the parfait on the menu. He declines, saying it's not profitable. As she continues to eat, Kazumi again sees a vision of Yuuri and Airi and starts crying, wondering why they couldn't get a chance to eat the parfait. Finally, she falls asleep, still holding the spoon.

The next morning, Kazumi thanks Souichirou for breakfast and is overjoyed to see the parfait on the menu. She then leaves when she sees Niko and Juubey walking out of the store. After talking for a bit, they head for the amusement park. Kazumi says she understands that the Pleiades hid the truth about witches from her so she wouldn't have any painful memories. Niko comments that Kazumi still doesn't have her memories back. Kazumi agrees, knowing that if Airi had erased her memories they would have come back. She asks Niko if there's any way to restore her lost memories. Niko tells Kazumi that she might have had plenty of regrets, but Kazumi says that all of it has made her what she is now, and she doesn't want to run away from her old self. Niko says they'll talk about it later as she suddenly confronts [[Souju|Ayase Souju]].

Ayase introduces herself, and reveals she collects the soul gems of magical girls. She insinuates the Pleiades are doing the same thing, something Kazumi doesn't understand. She then reveals her intent to add Niko and Kazumi to her collection, prompting a fight between Ayase and Niko. Kazumi watches and asks Juubey how Niko was able to copy herself, prompting him to explain to her Niko's wish and powers. The battle culminates with Niko using a mysterious spell on Ayase. Ayase abruptly reverts backk to her human form and her soul gem appears in Niko's hand. Kazumi asks Niko if she killed her, but Niko responds that Ayase is only stunned. Suddenly Ayase's body begins talking and hits Niko with an attack that leaves her flying and wounded. She then transforms into a different costume. Kazumi asks Juubey if a magical girl could transform twice, but it's revealed that the girl is actually Luca Souju, and she shares a body with Ayase.

Kazumi and Luca proceed to battle one another. Luca is able to freeze Kazumi, but as she touches Kazumi's bell it starts ringing, which frees Kazumi. She then punches Luca right in the soul gem. Luca then uses both her gems to be Ayase and Luca at the same time, revealing her ultimate attack ''Picchi Gemellati''. After being knocked about a few times, Juubey and Niko come up with a plan to defeat the Soujus' attack. Juubey reveals that Kazumi's magic is "sacrilege", then corrects himself and says it's destruction. By combining it with Niko's magic of reconstruction, they can create an attack that can defeat the Soujus. After some fits and starts, Kazumi, Niko, and Juubey are victorious. However, the Soujus pull out a box of evil nuts and throws them at Kauzmi and Niko. Saki and the other Pleiades arrive just in time to save both of them. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Niko says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell Niko used earlier, ''Tocco del Male''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the soul gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Niko's soul gem glowing. As she falls over, [[Kazumi Magica Witches#Weiße Königin|a witch]] appears.

==== Volume 3 ====
As Niko's soul gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her soul gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The Pleiades are shocked to discover Niko has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Mirai uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beast") causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a grief seed (which notably looks different than Niko's soul gem).

Kazumi takes the hand of Niko's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Niko's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Niko standing behind them. As Kazumi asks what's going on, the other Niko walks up to the first Niko's body, puts her arm around her neck, and with a disturbing expression says "Switch". She then touches the hair of the body, and it's face suddenly vanishes. Juubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Niko's "spare" and "compensation for Niko's contract". Kaoru asks why Niko didn't tell them. Niko says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Niko then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.

The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "[[Angelica Bears]]". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of soul gems. Umika explains that after they take soul gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "[[the Freezer]]". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Juubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.

Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the soul gems of magical girls go out of control. Juubey, grinning, explains that soul gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Juubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their soul gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Niko then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their soul gems, and the soul gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Niko puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.

The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Kazumi sees a vision of each girl's past and their despair. The girls jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!" Kazumi then opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. After the girls show desire to live, Kazumi gives them rifles to right back, but then helps them out herself once she sees that they are fighting a witch, not a familiar.

As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Juubey, who says that was magical girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not worry. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.

Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by Mami Tomoe, who destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Juubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.

Juubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Juubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into despair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.

Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Juubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Niko and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Juubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).

Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Niko whispers her wish to Juubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Juubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call out their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on, Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has an unhappy expression on her face.

Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Juubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Juubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Juubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Juubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Juubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Juubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the evil nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki stays behind.

After Kazumi is back home Umika and Kaoru put her to bed. Saki comes to visit, soaking wet from the rain. After a short conversation Umika reveals that Saki isn't actually Saki, which prompts Satomi, who was controlling Saki using her magic, to kick Umika. After a short battle Saki runs to Kazumi's room and Satomi attempts to stab Kazumi, but Saki stops herself by stabbing herself in the leg. Satomi then changes her plans and tells Saki to bring Kazumi to her.

After Saki escapes with Kazumi, they are back in the freezer. Satomi greets Kazumi and tells her that she is going to kill her. Satomi then also reveals the truth about Kazumi to her: That Kazumi used to be a girl named Michiru Kazusa who has turned into a witch. Satomi says she truly wishes to get Michiru back, but she is afraid to be with someone who is made from the flesh of witches, after that the wall next to them breaks open, revealing 12 other Kazumi's, Satomi telling her that she is the 13th Kazumi.

==== Volume 4 ====
After that Satomi tells Kazumi what actually happened: One day while Michiru was cooking strawberry risotto and talking to her fellow teammates, her soul gem turned black and she turned into a witch, subsequently destroying the house they were in. Satomi then reveals that the previous clones were failures: having parts of witches all over them. Satomi then commands all 13 Kazumi's to attack each other. Kazumi then finds out that due to being made out of others magic she is able to use their abilities too. During the bloodshed, Kazumi consumes the others to regenerate herself, leaving only two Kazumi's standing. The two fight and the 4th Kazumi begs our Kazumi to kill her. After that Satomi impales both of them with a staff and rejoices when they both fall down, presumably dead. She says that she killed Kazumi, seemingly happy with herself.

Kazumi then surprises her as she consumes the 4th Kazumi to regenerate. Satomi says that witches are tough as her soul gem begins cracking. Kazumi tries to help her, but Satomi pushes her away, saying that witches aren't allowed to touch her. Satomi then turns into a witch and fights Kazumi. Kazumi begins turning back into a witch and defeats Satomi's witch. Saki then screams at Kazumi. After the black magical girl regains her senses, she sees that she was beating Satomi's corpse into the wall. Kazumi breaks down, saying that she just killed her friend, but the remaining Saints tell her that's it's okay. Kazumi then begs them to tell her that what Satomi said wasn't true, but everyone don't deny her. This causes Kazumi to run away.

Kazumi is then found by Misako Ishijima, the police officer from before. Kazumi finds out that many girls have went missing these past months, including Airi Anri. Kazumi begins reading the logs, and finds out that many girls have been sent messages by someone named "Hyades". Misako asks Kazumi is she got sent messages by someone like that, but she says no. Remembering what happened today, Kazumi begins crying, leading to Misako driving to Souichirou's house. The two talk about Misako's classmate and friend [[Remi Shiina]], being a magical girl and then disappearing, which fueled Misako's desire to help girls in need. Kazumi wakes up the other day to find that Kaoru came in and left Michiru's diary to her, with a letter telling her to run away.

Despite the warnings, Kazumi decides to confront her friends and tells them to meet her in the freezer, and threatens to release all of the soul gems they are stored in the freezer and let them turn into witches. The girls come and Kazumi asks a few questions before changing herself to look like a witch, telling them to kill her. Kaoru tries to stop her, but Kazumi hits her with a spell that knocked her out. During the fight Umika removes the spell and Kaoru tries to stop everyone from doing this, but Mirai comes in from behind and, while saying that Kazumi is in her way, slices her in half. Is is then revealed that the Kazumi they were fighting was nothing but a fake, revealing that Niko has grabbed Kazumi and put her into a container. Niko then tells everyone that they shouldn't be worried about her, revealing that Saki's Soul Gem has turned black.

==== Volume 5 ====
Mirai runs to save Saki, but Niko gets in front of her and inserts an evil nut into her head. Mirai grabs Saki and begs Juubey to clean her Soul Gem, but Juubey tells her that it's too late. As Mirai recalls the happy moments she had with Saki, Saki turns into a witch. Mirai confesses her love for Saki as the witch bites off her head, killing her. After that Niko uses magic to stop Saki's witch from moving. She says that there are only 2 girls left to complete her revenge.

Niko reveals herself to be Kanna Hijiri, the clone that was made as a result of Niko's wish. After finding out the truth behind her existence, she made a wish to connect to others without drawing attention, with her goal being to watch Niko's death, as well as "Hyades" the one behind the creation of Evil Nuts. She was happy to hear that the Saints were making a clone of Michiru, as she isn't the only artificial magical girl anymore, but this also made her despise the entire group. Kazumi then protests to Kanna, saying that what shes's going isn't right. This causes Kanna to break down and attack the girls. The 3 Saints all have their Soul Gem turns dark while fighting and Juubey tries to clean them, but then breaks apart and dies.

While Kanna talks to Kazumi about creating a new world, Umika and Kaoru remember that Grief Seeds can be used to clean Soul Gems. Kazumi begins passing out, which prompts Saki's witch to fight back. She attacks the other witches and it killed by them, basically committing suicide. Umika and Kaoru take it as Saki's will and use her Grief Seed to clean Kazumi's Soul Gem. Kanna mocks the two girls, but Kazumi, who wakes up after having her Soul Gem cleaned tells her to shut up. She then transforms into a magical girl and attacks Kanna. While Umika cries that she is going to leave Kazumi alone again, Saki's Grief Seed begins hatching again. The Spell that Umika put on the city breaks down and the girls then remember of [[Kyubey]]'s existence, and calls him to eat the seed. Kyubey then reveals that Umika rewrote everyone's memories in the city using a spell, which made Kyubey invisible to everyone, so that he couldn't make any more wishes.

Back in the past, Umika is seen killing Kyubey (who was seen as Juubey in memories before), the group then learns that Kyubey isn't a singular being, which prompts Niko to collect Kyubey's corpse and use to to create Juubey. Back in the present. Kyubey proclaims that Umika and Kaoru will turn into witches soon, which prompts Kazumi to looks for a grief seed. She defeats Ayase and Luca's witch form, which doesn't drop a grief seed. Kazumi runs back to the girls and begins crying, which makes Michiru's Grief Seed, hidden inside of Kazumi's earrings, to act up, being Michiru's will to save her friends. Kanna, in the last ditch effort, combines all of the witches into one, creating the Dawn of Hyades. Kazumi uses the grief seed to clean the soul gems and then decides to make a new contract with Kyubey to defeat Kanna and save everyone. She wishes to become a real person and is granted a new form. Her magic and gave her two friends upgraded powers. The three then attack the new witch and defeat her. Kanna is seen with her soul gem about to break on top of a tower, but Kazumi walks up and cleans it. She explains that Niko never wished harm for you, she just wanted for her to have a happy life, which makes Kanna realize her mistakes. Kanna uses the last strength she had to jump off the roof of the tower and blow up her soul gem, dying.

An unknown time later, Kazumi is seen attending school, now known as Kazumi Subaru. Kaoru and Umika say that they will continue to fight against the magical girl system, but not right now. Kyubey proclaims that a new witch is born, so Kazumi runs out of the classroom and meets up with her two teammates as they set off to fight the witch.

=== Kazumi in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]'' ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Kazumi in Magia Record]]

Kazumi appears as one of the limited magical girls in Magia Record, along with [[Umika Misaki in Magia Record|Umika]] and [[Kaoru Maki in Magia Record|Kaoru]].

== Powers and Abilities ==
[[File:Limiti Esterni.png|thumb|250px|''Limiti Esterni'', Kazumi's finisher]]
Her weapon of choice is a large cross-shaped staff. She can use the cross as a melee weapon at close range, but it's most effectively used to fire magic beams from a distance. Her attacks have a large range, enough to hit the target with pinpoint accuracy even when fired from outside a witch's barrier. Her final attack is "Limiti Esterni" (English: "Outer Limit"), a very powerful beam, larger than the cross' width. The reason for these beams of light being so destructive is unknown but Juubey has suggested that 'destruction' is her natural form of magic. She can fire multiple blasts in succession if she wishes to.

Therefore, she's best employed as a sharpshooter in a team: maintaining some distance from the target, and firing away when the opportunity arises while the other girls weaken and distract the target. To take advantage of this, the other six Saints can cast a joint binding spell, "Episodio Incrocio" (English: "Crossover Episode"), powerful enough to hold down a witch, making the target a sitting duck for Kazumi's blasts.

Her ahoge seems to have a mysterious ability to track down pseudo-witches, apparently at a farther distance than a Soul Gem could. However, it has no reaction to common witches. This may suggest that Kazumi is able to sense things that normal magical girls aren't aware of. Though this ability may be because of her unique composition as she isn't exactly a normal magical girl and infact something else entirely.

Additionally, in chapter 1, she was able to transform a time bomb into a dud by concentrating. The same kind of power is seen when she turns a witch into a pseudo-[[magical girl]] in chapter 6. It is unknown what kind of power this derives from.

In chapter 8, Juubey says her magic is "sacrilege" but then he quickly corrects himself and says it's "destruction". In Japanese, both are the word "hakai", written in different characters. This is completely removed in the official English translation.

Kazumi can also use her staff as a melee weapon. It can extend to great length and change into other weapons, such as a scythe and a sword.

As she is a product of the other six Saints' magic, Kazumi has access to all of their abilities, including Umika's barrier, Kaoru's iron defense, Mirai's sword and Saki's thunderbolts and teleportation. Her earring-bell rings when using these abilities, though due to their magic being embedded into her being by default, it could mean she can use several kinds of magic which isn't something possessed by most magical girls as they usually only retain one type of ability granted by their wish. As a result, Kazumi is something of a 'jack of all trades' and potentially quite powerful.

She can also absorb other materials to regenerate her injuries. This ability has only been used on the remains of her fellow clones, and may be limited to them. She also possesses the ability to go into a 'berserker' state or to alter her body into a 'witch' like form when she gets too enraged or her 'soul gem' becomes black. In this state, she has increased endurance to attacks and has the ability to generate claws that can attack her enemies quite severely. She is also seen to possess fangs that she can bite her enemies with. Though due to the nature of Kazumi's existence, she may be the only magical girl to actually do this. Her physical abilities have been strong enough in this state that they were able to split someone's head open.

==Observations==
* Like [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]], both are friendly, gentle and they want to be helpful to other people, and they were both initially average magical girls who died and became "special" as a result of their friends' actions.
* Her outfit, sporting dark, suggestive clothes, a magical cross, and a large witch hat, gives her a "cute witch" look. Given that the same name is used for the creatures they are fighting, this gave birth to a number of theories.
** She even has a black cat named Toto.
* Apart from functioning as a pseudo-witch detector, her ahoge also seems to respond to emotions: upon reuniting with Kaoru and Umika at the end of chapter 3, it's shaped like a heart.
* Kazumi's magical incantation in Japanese is, "Chichinpurin", which is a pun on "Chichinpui", a stock magical incantation in Japanese. In keeping with the food puns in the chapter titles, "purin" means "pudding". The official English translation uses "Chi-Chin Pudding".
* "Limiti Esterni" is most likely a reference to the show ''[[wikipedia:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]''.
* Kazumi's personal magic circle has pointed spokes resembling grief seeds, which may be a nod toward her true nature as a witch.
* In Chapter 20, it is stated that Kazumi's cooking is good, just like Michiru, making them closer to their goal of bringing back their Michiru.
** Food, the preparation of food, and the eating of food seems to be a subtle theme in the storyline.

==Etymology==
* One of the possible kanji spellings of Kazumi's name is 一三, literally the numbers "one-three". It is speculated that it may be a reference to the current Kazumi being the ''13th'' clone of Michiru, as well as this fact being revealed in the ''13th'' chapter of the manga. While thirteen is a very common unlucky number, one and three also make four, which is an Asian unlucky number.
* {{lang|ja|昴}} "Subaru" means "Pleiades".

==Trivia==
* According to a Q&A with the author in volume 2, her cat's name is Toto. This is later revealed in-story in chapter 12.
* The artwork updates in volume 1 of ''Kazumi Magica'' reveal that Kazumi's earring-bell is her soul gem. This makes her the first magical girl who doesn't wear her soul gem as a ring when she's not transformed.
* The symbol on her earrings resembles her ahoge and her witch's hat, and is in two places on her soul gem.

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru
File:Kazumi_Hanokage.jpg|Artwork by Hanokage, artist of the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga|''Madoka Magica'' manga]]
File:Kazumi cover small.jpg|Art from the early volume 1 cover
File:Fowoard_photo_t1111.jpg|Kazumi in color with [[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]] and [[Mirai Wakaba|Mirai]] from Manga Time Kirara Magica
</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:PMKM vol1 cover.png|[[Kazumi Magica]] volume 1 cover
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png|Alternate volume 1 cover
File:PMKM~tim~Smaller.png|Kazumi Magica volume 2 cover
File:111003 kazumi.jpg|Alternate volume 2 cover
File:PMKM vol3 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 3 full cover
File:PMKM vol4 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 4 cover
File:PMKM Vol.5 cover.jpg|Kazumi Magica volume 5 cover
File:Img 1517482 62419947 2.jpeg|Extra that comes with Kazumi Magica volume 1 when bought at certain retailers
File:Kazumi vol 4 Melon bonus.jpeg|Bonus art included with volume 4 of Kazumi Magica when ordered from Melonbooks
File:Kazumi bonus.jpg|Bonus manga image

File:K00b.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazu001.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi and Satomi
File:Kazu002.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi and the Pleides Saints
File:Kazu003.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Niko, Mirai and Satomi
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910637.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Kazumi30clear.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi, Kaoru and Umika
File:Tmagical-girl-kazumi-magica-3910641.jpg|Colour page featuring Kazumi and Niko
File:Outfit composite.png|A comparison between Kazumi and [[Yuuri]]'s outfit. Notice the similarities
File:Kazumi earring gift.png|Kazumi receiving her beloved earrings
File:Kazumi flashback 1.png|Assorted flashbacks. Take special note of the six figures dressed as witches
File:Limiti Esterni 2.png|Another look at ''Limiti Esterni''
File:Kazumi flashback advice.png|Umika in a semi-faded memory of Kazumi's. The more detailed version was revealed in chapter 10
File:KazumiBellSoulGem.png|Kazumi's earring bell transforming into her soul gem
File:J13 23.jpg|Kazumi's soul gem
File:Close up dirty soul gem kazumi.jpg
File:Kazumi skirtless.png
File:Kung fu girls.png|The picture shown to Kazumi to show Umika and Kaoru are her friends
File:NicoAndKazumiMagic.png|Kazumi and Niko's magic are perfect opposites
File:Kazumi_new_form.jpg|Kazumi's new magical girl form
File:Kazumi_transfer_student.jpg

File:The_innocent_malice_vol_2_115.jpg|Kazumi getting excited over the prospect of going to an amusement park with everyone
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_12.16.19_PM.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2011-12-08_at_12.23.17_PM.png
File:Kazumi_clones.jpg|Kazumi's {{Spoiler|clones}} bio
</gallery>

===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery>
File:PMMMO-Kazumi.png|Kazumi's closeup from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online]]''
File:Kazumi Cut-In.PNG
File:PMMMO-Meguca 0128.png
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===[[Kazumi in Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
<gallery>
File:Kazumi magireco profile.png|Kazumi's [[Magia Record]] profile
File:Kazumi PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kazumi battle Sprite.png|In-Battle sprite
File:Kazumi doppel.png|Doppel sprite
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]

Madoka Kaname

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<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>

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Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=1625 Aoi Yuuki] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos] Italian: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli] Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós] Cantonese: Wong Zi Haan French: Caroline Combes
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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Birthday:''' October 3
* '''Height:''' Slightly less than 150cm (4'11"). Production Note shows a [[:Media:PN_10.jpg|height revision]] to 152cm (5'0").
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink
* '''Blood type:''' A
* '''Shoe size:''' 22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink Teardrop located at base of her neck
* '''Weapon:''' Bow
* '''Witch form:''' [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Tomohisa Kaname]] (Father), [[Junko Kaname]] (Mother), [[Tatsuya Kaname]] (Younger brother)
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School, Eighth Grade
*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:
* Save a cat who had just died in front of her in the first timeline (exact wording unknown)
* Either save Homura from Walpurgisnacht or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht in the fourth timeline (exact wording unknown)
* Save Sayaka in the timeline from ''The Different Story'' (exact wording unknown)
* In the penultimate timeline before the new world:
{{spoiler| "I want to erase all witches before they are even born. I will erase every single witch in every universe, past and future with my own hands...I don't care what you call it. All those magical girls who held onto their hopes and fought against witches I don't want to see them cry. I want them to stay smiling until the end. If any rule or law stands in my way I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer. That is my wish. Now grant it, 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 [http://hidamarisketch.wikia.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch 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 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]]===
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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 Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]===
* See [[Madoka Kaname in Magia Record]]
* See [[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record]]

===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.

==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 of an arrow. The person will be thrown at a high speed leaving a pink streak behind.
*Though not shown in the anime, she can use her bow as a melee weapon just like in the [[Battle Pentagram]].
{{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|Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive]]
*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.
* Aoi Yuuki (Madoka's VA) really likes [[Kyoko]] and she claimed that Kyoko is her wife. You can hear her confession in the [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] bonus CD.
** In the commentary for [[Episode 5]] Aoi Yuki declares her love for Kyoko and desires to marry her. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.
** Aoi Yuuki [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentaries for [[Episode 7]]: "The one I love, it's Kyoko-tan." "Kyoko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool."
**In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyoko-tan~
*Urobuchi in his audio commentary on BD/DVD 3 explains that he felt like Aoi Yuki was born for the role of Madoka. What he means is that she doesn't force herself into the role of becoming her character and she leaves the impression of being a natural airhead, but in a good way.
*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.
*Madoka is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiRyouiki Grade A Zettai Ryouiki] in her school uniform
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [http://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[http://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 "Mahō Shōjo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica", ("Magical Girl Revelation Madoka☆Magica" or "Maho Shojo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"), a reference to the Bible.
***黙示録 specifically refers to the [[wikipedia:Book_of_Revelation|Book of Revelation]].
*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.

==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 Maadoka.

==External links==
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*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kaname_madoka}}

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Kyoko Sakura

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<blockquote>''"I see you wasting food like that again, I ''will'' kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote>

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|jname ={{lang|ja|佐倉杏子}} (''Sakura Kyōko'')
|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)
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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14 - 16 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-158 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Red
* '''Birthplace:''' Kazamino City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red eye located on chest
* '''Weapon:''' Multi-jointed Spear
* '''Wish:''' "I wish that everyone would listen to what Father has to say."
* '''Witch form:''' [[Ophelia]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Sakura Family|Father (Deceased), Mother (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.

==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.

At the end of the story, after Madoka has reset this universe's timeline so the curses of the previous world don't interfere, Kyoko is shown alive and well with no memories of the previous timeline.
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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.
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===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 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 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 ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_Kinomoto Sakura Kinomoto], titular protagonist of the magical girl franchise ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

==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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Kyoko Sakura

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<blockquote>''"I see you wasting food like that again, I ''will'' kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote>

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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14 - 16 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-158 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Red
* '''Birthplace:''' Kazamino City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red eye located on chest
* '''Weapon:''' Multi-jointed Spear
* '''Wish:''' "I wish that everyone would listen to what Father has to say."
* '''Witch form:''' [[Ophelia]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Sakura Family|Father (Deceased), Mother (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.

==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.

At the end of the story, after Madoka has reset this universe's timeline so the curses of the previous world don't interfere, Kyoko is shown alive and well with no memories of the previous timeline.
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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.
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===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]]

==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 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.

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 ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_Kinomoto Sakura Kinomoto], titular protagonist of the magical girl franchise ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

==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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[[Category:Magical girls]]

Mami Tomoe

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<blockquote>''"I’m Mami Tomoe." "I’m a ninth grader at Mitakihara Middle School."'' ''And… once I made a contract with Kyubey, I became a Magical Girl."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 2]].</blockquote>

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'''Mami Tomoe''' is a magical girl who rescues [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] from a [[witch]] in [[episode 1]]. She is already contracted to [[Kyubey]] and offers to act as a mentor to the pair should they choose to become [[magical girl]]s. She is a powerful veteran who fights with summoned muskets and ribbons, as well as a ladylike older sister figure who enjoys tea. Mami, eager to acquire new friends, demonstrates the glory and heady thrill of magical heroism, but also shows Madoka and Sayaka the terrible danger inherent in going into the teeth of a witch's domain.

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 15 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-159 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Yellow
* '''Hair colour:''' Yellow
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Yellow flower on right side of her head
* '''Weapon:''' Ribbons (Turned into Percussion-lock rifled muskets)
* '''Wish:''' [[Megami Magazine 2011-07|To connect to life]] / save herself (exact wording unknown)
* '''Witch form:''' [[Candeloro]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||私|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Father and/or Mother (deceased)
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School (9th Grade)

She has characteristic [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OjouRinglets Ojou Ringlets] at the sides of her face. According to [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]:
* "Her twisty, curly hair and floral hairpin make her seem like a big sister."
* "Mami’s design was definitely centered around her image as a gunner."
* "Her boots give her a western flavor which her cap accentuates."

==Personality==
[[File:Mami tea party cakes.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Mami loves her tea parties, just as much as she loves the company.]]
Mami first appears as an older, more experienced girl, and is one of the first magical girls introduced in the series. She is shown to have feminine tastes, such as drinking tea and dressing with flower clips in her hair and bows on her shoes. Mami enjoys hosting tea parties. She has been shown to be a rather good cook, especially when it comes to dessert. A kind senior to Madoka, she’s the helpful, sisterly type. She lives alone in an apartment after her parents died in a car accident.

She has a strong sense of personal justice, which keeps her on the path of helping innocents despite gaining little reward for it. This sense of justice also makes it difficult for her to team up with other magical girls for more than short periods, as many will only fight witches for the chance of finding a Grief Seed or in self-defense, and many others are against teaming up with their "competition" in hunting witches. These circumstances compound with her lonely nature as an orphan who has trouble making friends at school due to her having little time for much outside of witch hunting, which has turned Mami into a very isolated person looking for friends. While she appears to be mentally strong, Mami is emotionally much frailer than she seems to be. In episode 3 Mami admits it openly to Madoka, and in the manga rendition of said scene she said that she cries a lot when on her own, declaring that she is not a good role model for anyone before Madoka tells her she's not alone.

She has been shown to take the harsh truths of the magical girl system quite badly depending on the circumstances, and at times has proven to be unstable and dangerous when confronted with them.

Mami always uses honorifics and calls people by their surname with the honorific '-san'. This shows her age and emotional distance to the other girls, who are younger than her and closer in age to each another.

==Story==
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===Mami in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Anime]]===
At the end of Episode 1, Mami meets [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] in the barrier of the witch [[Gertrud]]. She saves them from the familiars, chasing off the witch for the time being. [[Homura]] appears, and Mami advises her to chase after the witch to prevent an immediate conflict. Mami then introduces Madoka and Sayaka to Kyubey and explains the magical girl system, offering to bring them on her witch hunts to learn and experience the life of a magical girl. Acting as their mentor, she advises them to choose their wishes carefully. Mami searches for and defeats Gertrud upon their next encounter, saving the life of a woman committing suicide. She offers to share Gertrud's Grief Seed with Homura, but is rebuffed. Suspicious of Homura's motives in preventing Madoka from contracting, attempts to resolve differences with Homura fail.

When entering [[Charlotte|Charlotte's]] [[Barrier|barrier]], Mami and Madoka are confronted by Homura, who volunteers to take down Charlotte. Mami, still suspicious of Homura, ignores her warning that Charlotte is different from most witches and ties her up with ''Regale''. After Madoka agrees to contract, she was overwhelmed by the realization that she would be no longer be fighting alone. Drunk on the "Power of Friendship", she is careless and reckless in her battle with Charlotte and is killed.

As revealed in episode 10, Mami has had multiple different demises in different timelines. Her death in the first timeline was when fighting Walpurgis Night. In the third timeline, upon learning about the fate of magical girls, Mami decides to kill her companions and herself before they can become witches, and Madoka kills her in order to save Homura and herself. 

'''Mami's actions in Timeline 3'''
* In episode 10, learning the awful truth about magical girls after fighting Sayaka/Oktavia makes Mami from Timeline 3 lose her mind, since her whole view of the world is shattered. She breaks down in tears, killing Kyoko by shooting her Soul Gem, then wraps Homura in ribbons and tries to kill her, genuinely thinking that she is saving them from a fate worse than death. Madoka, destroys Mami's Soul Gem with a beam arrow, killing her to stop her rampage.
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* In "[[Key Animation Note|Key Animation Note Volume 5]], P194", Yukihiro Miyamoto (the series director of Puella Magi Madoka Magica) says that Mami binds Homura and kills Kyoko "in calm judgment." Mami thus may have been calmer than she first seemed, especially since she did not despair and turn into a witch immediately. Her method of attack was also strategic. She began by killing Kyoko, who is a close-range combat expert possessing high speed and agility, then tying up Homura to prevent her from using time manipulation and leaving Madoka, who is timid and held much admiration for her (and thus was not expected to react so quickly) to last. Thus it is likely that Mami of Timeline 3 doesn't actually lose her mind.
** Yukihiro Miyamoto's quote is "I like Mami's calm judgment. Firstly, she binds Homura who has the ability to manipulate time. Subsequently, she kills Kyoko who has the powerful offensive power. Mami's only miscalculation is that Madoka's　mind is stronger than she assumed."

'''Mami's fate in Timeline 4'''
*While Mami does not appear in Timeline 4, circumstance seems to imply that she was killed by Charlotte. In both Timeline 4 and Timeline 5, Madoka does not immediately contract with Kyubey, and Homura in Timeline 4 was determined to battle the witches by herself. Without any meaningful back-up, Mami failed to realize that Charlotte made use of a decoy doll until it was too late. This may have been what Homura meant when she tries to warn Mami in Episode 3 that Charlotte is different from the witches she'd dealt with so far.

'''New World''' 
* Mami's death is negated in Episode 12 when Madoka's wish changes the laws of the universe. She now works together with Homura and Kyoko to defeat demons.
*Little is known about Mami in the new world created by Madoka's [[Madoka#Important_Plot_Points|wish]], but she is aware of something called the "Law of Cycles", suggesting that she is aware of the facts and consequences of becoming a magical girl.
**[[Gen Urobuchi]] [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Episode_Commentaries|explains]] that the "Law of Cycles" is a legend that is passed down orally among the magical girls. Urobuchi [[Otona_Anime_Vol.21|states]] that Mami would not be the only one who knew about it, Kyoko and perhaps Sayaka knew about it as well.

===Mami in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]]===
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Mami makes her first appearance in chapter 1 alongside Kyoko 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, Mami lectures her on not fighting alone as Kyoko taunts and teases her until the two girls end up in a small scuffle, in which Kyoko is victorious. Mami watches and while somewhat concerned about how well Sayaka and Kyoko get along, she decides to brush aside her worries. The next day at school, Mami telepathically communicates with Sayaka to check on her as well as to try to smooth things over between her and Kyoko. After 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, Mami offers some grief cubes to Sayaka who declines them despite having been in the battle with them. Kyoko is angry and yells at Sayaka for being distracted lately, however Sayaka reassures Mami she'll do better in the future. Mami warns Sayaka about the nature of wraiths and heads for home.

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. As the fight escalates, Kyoko and Sayaka appear at her 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.

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. The next day, as Mami is coming home from school, she senses the miasma of wraiths before opening her apartment door and seeing her parents. That 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.

As Mami walks through the park at night, Mami is talking to her parents and telling them of the hardships she went through when they died. She transforms into a magical girl and destroys the mutant wraiths that had transformed into her parents. In another part of the park, Mami fires at another mutant wraith that had taken on the form of Kyoko just as it was about to attack Homura. Mami summons several muskets and together her and Homura are able to hold off the wraiths but not for long. 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 her 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.

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 searching 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. However, Mami herself is soon ambushed by Wraith-Kyoko and another mutant wraith taking on Mami's form. Mami tries her best against the two wraiths but is soon overwhelmed. Before Wraith-Mami can unleash her own Tiro Finale on Mami, the Wraith-Madoka jumps into the battle and protects Mami, now looking more in appearance as Madoka to Mami thanks to the ribbon she took from Homura. 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. 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. A familiar appears and looms over Mami, but Mami uses the last of the grief cubes and together with Wraith-Madoka destroys several of the familiars. They turn their efforts towards the witch but several of its braids fly straight at Mami, killing her.

At the end of the story, after Madoka has reset this universe's timeline so the curses of the previous world don't interfere, Mami is shown alive and well with no memories of the previous timeline.
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===Mami in [[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 Kyoko and other characters, Mami is taken into the barrier and has her memories altered.

Within the barrier, Mami is still a student at Mitakihara Middle School and fights with the other magical girls against [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by the barrier in order to provide the magical girls with opponents. However, Mami is now living with [[Bebe]], a creature that resembles the witch [[Charlotte]]. Due to her altered memories, Mami believes that Bebe was the first friend she made after becoming a magical girl, and credits Bebe for keeping her from being lonely. While Bebe reciprocates Mami's friendship, in reality she is actually [[Nagisa Momoe]], the magical girl who became Charlotte. Nagisa entered the barrier from the Law of Cycles and disguised herself as her witch form as part of Madoka's plan to stop the Incubators from achieving their goals.

Eventually Homura begins to realize that the false Mitakihara is actually a witch's barrier (while unaware of being the witch in question). She immediately suspects Bebe, recognizing her as Charlotte. In order to question Bebe, Homura goes to Mami's house with Madoka and has tea with them. After talking with Mami for a little while, Homura contrives to get Mami to leave the room they're in by asking for more tea. However, Mami has become suspicious of Homura and ties her ribbon to Homura's leg, making her immune to Homura's time stops. Homura then stops time and questions Bebe, eventually leaving Mami's apartment to interrogate Bebe further. At this point Mami appears to confront Homura. In fact, it is later revealed that this is actually a ribbon duplicate under Mami's control. The duplicate rescues Bebe and questions Homura. Homura attempts to convince "Mami" that Bebe is tricking her, but isn't believed. Since the ribbon tied to Homura's leg vanishes when she tries to shoot it, Homura and the duplicate then proceed to have a gun duel with time alternately starting and stopping. Homura is eventually able to shoot a bullet through the ribbon while it is materialized, freezing the duplicate Mami in time. She aims to attack Mami's Soul Gem, but then decides to incapacitate her instead by shooting her leg. As this point the duplicate falls apart into ribbons and entraps Homura.

Once again, Mami asks Homura about her motivations. Homura insists that Bebe is a witch. Mami responds by saying she doesn't know what a witch is, but begins remembering that the monster she fights are supposed to be wraiths, not Nightmares. At this point Sayaka rescues Homura by using the smoke from a fire hydrant; when Mami clears the smoke she finds Homura is gone. She then finds that Bebe has transformed back into Nagisa Momoe. Nagisa apologizes for deceiving Mami and explains to her the truth of the situation.

Eventually Homura realizes she is the witch and transforms into [[Homulilly]]. In the ensuing battle, Mami fights off Homulilly's familiars so that Madoka and Nagisa can break through Homulilly's barrier and expose Kyubey's Isolation Field. Madoka then reaches out to Homura's remaining humanity and together they destroy the Field from within, causing the barrier to vanish.

Back in the real world, Mami place Homura's Soul Gem on her body, and 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. Mami 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, Mami is initially seen in her school uniform on the road to Mitakihara Middle School. She holds out her hand to catch falling cherry blossoms. Homura, who is sitting in a chair behind Mami, reaches her hand forward, pushing a tea cup out of the way. Mami turns around and see no-one there, and finds that she's caught a black feather instead of a cherry blossom.

At the end of the movie Mami is shown rescuing Nagisa from falling packages of cheese, indicating that they will become friends again in Homura's new universe.
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===Mami in [[The Different Story]]===
The beginning of The Different Story follows the drama CD [[Drama CD 3|Farewell Story]] rather faithfully until the end of the first volume, where it begins a new timeline. In this timeline, Mami survives her battle with Charlotte thanks to Sayaka, and intervenes in the fight where Kyoko and Sayaka first meet.

Sayaka made a contract just in time to save Mami from being killed by Charlotte, and from then on, the two partner up to battle witches. When Sayaka is distracted during a fight, causing Mami to get hurt, Sayaka begins to lose confidence in herself as a "defender of justice".

Sayaka doesn't think she's worthy of being Mami's partner after ignoring Hitomi and her odd behavior, which she didn't realize at the time was caused because of a witch's kiss. Mami tries to reason with her, but Sayaka responds that she won't respect Mami anymore if she still wants to partner with Sayaka.

When Mami catches up to Sayaka and saves her from the witch [[Elsa Maria]], admitting to her junior that she is a selfish and lonely girl who can't stand being alone. Mami decides to quit being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. She wants Sayaka back as her partner, which Sayaka claims makes her happy, just as her Soul Gem explodes and she becomes the witch [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]. Mami escapes the barrier, and Kyubey reveals to her that it's the fault of Kyoko, Homura and Mami herself that Sayaka became a witch.

When Mami learns the truth of the magical girl system, she spends a while thinking on her past interactions with other magical girls. Reference is made to her encounter with [[Michiru Kazusa]] from [[Kazumi Magica]], the new magical girls from the fist volume, and Kyoko's past with Mami in this flashback. Mami is so badly shaken that she decides to die with Oktavia. When Kyoko comes to stop her, she fights Kyoko without reserving her magic. It seems that she ties up Kyoko and kills her.

When Mami opens Oktavia's barrier, her magic is exhausted and she is knocked to the ground. Her Soul Gem is rapidly darkening and she has little strength left. Mami flashbacks again to her past with Kyoko, which morphs into a hallucination where a younger version of herself (implied to be [[Candeloro]]) comes to her with visions of a witch's barrier and familiars that look like Kyoko and Sayaka. She thinks, "If I become a witch, I'll be able to make everyone stay by me always."

When Mami wakes up from this dream, Kyoko appears, showing that the Kyoko that was killed by Mami was just an illusion created with magic. Mami requests Kyoko to kill her since she is about to become a witch. Kyoko confesses to her that she thinks of Mami as her sister. Mami sees Kyoko using a Grief Seed to cleanse her Soul Gem before leaving to fight Oktavia. Kyoko leaves her black hair ribbon in Mami's hands.

Mami next wakes up in her apartment, where she is greeted with a hug by Madoka and sees Homura. Homura was the one to find Mami on the street and took her home. Madoka leaves, and Homura and Mami talk about what happened. Kyubey comes to tell them that Kyoko is dead. He also admits that it is beneficial to him if both Mami and Kyoko become witches. Hearing that, Mami summons a pistol from her Soul Gem, pointing it at Kyubey, ready to shoot him. But Kyubey depresses her, making her stop. Homura then slaps her, saying that she is too easily provoked. Then Homura seeks her help to fight Walpurgisnacht.

Madoka then returns to Mami's apartment and tells her her decision. She wants to bring back Sayaka, and is willing to protect the city for Mami. Mami cries and tells Madoka that she doesn't want to fight any more and Madoka promises Mami she won't have to fight because she'll fight for her.

Walpurgisnacht comes with Madoka, Sayaka and Homura ready to fight her, Madoka thinks about Mami before they face the witch. It is then shown that Mami shattered her own Soul Gem to kill herself in her apartment but died with a smile and Kyoko's hair ribbon in her hand.

===Mami in Farewell Story===
Some time before the start of the anime, Mami made her wish after she was in a car accident with her parents. She was most likely very badly wounded, as her parents died on the scene, and Mami only survived due to making a wish with [[Kyubey]], who appeared at just that moment, leaving Mami little time to consider her wish. For some time after that, Mami fought to save people from witches by herself.

It is established in the prequel drama CD [[Drama CD 3|Farewell Story]] that approximately a year later, she meets [[Kyoko Sakura]], a girl who had made her wish at about the same time as Mami, but is far less experienced. Mami saves her from a powerful witch that was too much for Kyoko to defeat alone. Kyoko admires Mami's skill and ideals, and she is the first one Mami has met who thought in a similar way as she did. They become a team, fighting witches and saving people together. Mami meets [[Sakura Family|Kyoko's family]], and the two girls become very close.

Some time after they begin working together, Kyoko's father discovers that Kyoko had made her wish to give him followers for his church, which caused him to have a mental breakdown in which he killed himself and everyone in the family, except Kyoko. This event causes Kyoko to change idealistically, and she breaks her alliance with Mami, saying she will fight only for herself from now on. Mami thinks that she can change Kyoko's mind and refuses to let her go off alone, which leads to a clash between them in which they battle using their magic. Kyoko finishes the battle by forcing Mami to give up or seriously hurt her junior, and they separate for good. Mami is alone again except for Kyubey until the anime series starts.

===Mami in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]===
*In Mami's route, Madoka becomes a magical girl. We also see information about Mami's past, extending as far back as her time with her family, before the accident that left Mami an orphan.
*Mami can become the witch [[Candeloro]].
*It is possible to save Mami in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route of the PSP Game.]]
*In the Bonus Route, Mami becomes a magical girl idol.

===Mami in [[Kazumi Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"It's just tough being a magical girl, huh?"'' - Mami, [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_11:_.22Dead_or_A-rice.22|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, Chapter 11]].</blockquote>
* Mami made a brief appearance in chapter 11 of Kazumi Magica. She saved [[Michiru Kazusa]] from a Witch's attack's while apparently on vacation in Asunaro city. Mami protects Michiru with her magical ribbons, attacking the witch with her smaller guns and finishing it off with Tiro Finale. The reasons are unknown, but she was with [[Jubey]] instead of Kyubey at the time, and consequently was the reason Jubey met Michiru. {{Spoiler|Later chapter revealed that Mami was with Kyubey, but the memories of that encounter were modified by Umika.}}
* Mami made a brief, [[:File:Kazumi-Mami.jpg|one-panel cameo]] in chapter 12, showing that her daring rescue inspired Michiru to name all the Pleiades' attacks in Italian.

===Mami in [[Oriko Magica]]===
<blockquote>''"That was close... A person could get killed letting her guard down."'' - Mami, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote>
Mami first appears in the third chapter of Oriko Magica.
* In Orika Magica, Mami does not die, unlike in the anime. In the third chapter, she fights Charlotte again, this time surviving the battle. She learns of the recent deaths of magical girls from Kyubey, who tells her that these deaths were caused by a black magical girl, not a witch. Mami decides to investigate, and she asks [[Kyoko]] for information. Kyoko doesn't know much more than Mami, but asks her about a white magical girl named [[Oriko]]. Mami doesn't know her, but when she probes for more information, Kyoko rebuffs her. [[Yuma]] believes the blonde is bullying Kyoko, and flips her skirt in retaliation, making Mami cry. Mami later crosses paths with Homura and tries to warn her about murders, but Homura tells her to stay away from "us" (presumably Homura, Madoka and Sayaka). She then meets [[Kirika Kure]], who has lost a precious stuffed toy given to her by someone important. Mami finds the toy and returns it to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her savior and treats her to crepes. Mami accidentally sets Kirika off by saying that she must "be affectionate" towards the person who gave Kirika the doll. A witch appears, surrounding Kirika. As Mami is contemplating how to kill it without hurting Kirika, the girl destroys the witch herself. Kirika, who turns out to be the black magical girl, attacks Mami to prove her devotion to her love.
* Chapters 4 details the fight between the two further, with Mami coming out the victor.
* In chapters 5 to 7, Oriko and Kirika set familiars in [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Mami tried to stop them to save students but got into their trap. Fortunately Kyoko and Yuma saved her. The three then fight against Kirika. The fact that a magical girl will become a witch made her despair, but Yuma's words unite them again and they finally defeat Kirika{{spoiler|'s witch form}}.
===Mami in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Mami Tomoe in Magia Record]]

==Weapons, Abilities, Powers and Fighting Style ==
[[File:Mami_rifles_ep1.png|right|280px|thumb|''Tiro Volley!'']]
[[File:Finale_Cannon_2.png|right|280px|thumb|''Tiro Finale!'']]
Mami is a veteran and is the most experienced magical girl in Madoka Magica, with Kyubey claiming in Episode 4 that that was the reason why she could afford to battle familiars as well as witches. However, whether she is the most powerful magical girl (discounting Ultimate Madoka), is up to debate. Mami names her attacks in Italian and announces them when she uses them. Her friends and fellow magical girls like to make fun of this habit however. 

Mami herself gained magical ribbons as her ability from making her wish. The ribbons themselves can be summoned seemingly on command from nowhere or from Mami's clothing when she is transformed. These ribbons can be utilised in a number of different ways however. Firstly, the ribbons can be used to cut through enemies as they have proven to be very durable. The ribbons can also be used to bind enemies and hold them in place as shown by Mami using them to restrain Homura in Episode 3. The ribbons appear to also be able to be formed into different configurations and platforms which allow Mami to catch allies or help them traverse to new areas. Her ribbons can also be formed into defensive barriers or shields which can protect herself or allies from oncoming attacks. She can also use her ribbons to create a web that can catch falling people. One notable use of the ribbons is that it allowed Mami to be immune to Homura's time stop because it allowed her to maintain physical contact with Homura from a distance. Another notable use was when Mami used her ribbons to create a duplicate of herself, the duplicate was so life-like that it fooled Homura throughout the entire fight.

It is shown that Mami can also bestow parts of her ribbons onto other allies which gives them the ability to control and manipulate these ribbons in battle to a limited extent. They will aid the ally if they get into trouble.

Mami has shown herself to be able to create old fashioned muskets and ammunition from her ribbons, these muskets however can only fire one magical bullet before she has to summon another one. The muskets themselves however can be used as a makeshift melee weapon up close. The muskets have been shown to be summoned in very large amounts which can create showers of bullets upon enemies that decimates them instantly. Her special skill with the muskets however is the ability to transform them into large cannons that shoot very powerful projectiles from them. Her finisher 'Tiro Finale' ('Final Shot') is capable of instantly finishing off a witch. Though it seems the canons can vary depending on what use Mami intends for them to have at the time. The ammunition however that is expended can also summon ribbons from it which have the same abilities as her naturally summoned ribbons.

In the Magia Record universe, Mami is able to summon her doppel, Candeloro when her soul gem turns black. Despite it's small size, Candeloro is able to extend it's ribbon arms to crush enemies with or block attacks from coming too close to Mami. When she was infused with the Rumor of the Holy Maiden however - simultaneously becoming Holy Mami - her powers are increased exponentially allowing her to summon hundreds of muskets at once and barraging other magical girls with constant gunfire. Her rumor is capable of generating ribbon arms much like Candeloro and protecting Mami from attacks or helping move her around with it's ribbon arms.

When alone Mami is a notoriously talented fighter, her concentration and focus need to be at the forefront of everything she does in combat because potentially distracting her could be fatal. Any reckless behaviour seems to make Mami not able to fight properly and as a result she needs to be observant and disciplined when in combat. Yet, the fact she has been a magical girl for so many years suggests that she is able to conserve her magic better, thus it is less likely to get fully corrupted quickly.

==Observations==
*Given her status as a senior student and magical girl, both Madoka and Sayaka use a respectful tone when talking to Mami, and the honorific '-san' with her first name (which is attributed to their close but respectful relationship). Both Kyoko and Homura did the same in the past.
*It was implied in the series that she knew [[Kyoko]] and learnt what her wish was. In Episode 2, Mami talks about how magical girls can view each other as competition. She displays hidden eyes when saying this, suggesting she had a very bad personal experience. In Episode 3, after Kyubey said that someone had previously made a wish for someone else, Mami claims that the wish didn't have a happy ending and has a pained expression. It seems that she is talking about Kyoko in both cases, who views other magical girls as competition and who also made a wish for someone else. The [[Drama CD 3|drama CD "Farewell Story"]] confirmed this with Kyoko and Mami having had a master-disciple relationship prior to the events of the anime.
*In episode 6, Kyoko implied that Walpurgis Night's approach cannot be predicted. However, in episode 10, Mami from Timeline 1 seems to know that Walpurgis Night is coming.
*[[Episode 10]], the Bonus CD and the Blu-ray edition of [[Episode 2]] radically modify [[Mami's Residence|Mami's apartment]]. In the early episodes, her apartment looked rather desolate, reinforcing the idea that she lives by herself with no one to support her, emphasizing her loneliness. The later revisions fill her room with beautifully decorated objects and very nice furniture (and it's also implied that it is a two-story accommodation with an internal staircase). This may be to reinforce her rich background
** Mami's apartment appears to be rather large, and is clearly a maisonette in subsequent revisions. Japan, being a very densely populated nation has some of the highest real estate prices in the world. To own and mantain such a large flat in Japan, let alone in a downtown zone of a large city, means the Tomoes must have had quite a bit of money. On the other hand, every person in the anime seems to have large houses.
*It is likely that Mami inherited her family's assets and probably insurance money. The way she dresses and talks, as well as her Ojou Ringlets, indicates that she comes from a wealthy family. The decorations at her place are consistent with that image.
*She feels the most "traditional" of the girls in terms of femininity and being a Magical Girl. She's the only girl in the series (before Rebellion) to call out her attack names, while taking out enemies with style and grace. While at home she cooks and puts a lot of effort into presentation of both her home and herself. This more traditional style might be used because Mami fights as a Magical Girl before Madoka becomes a Magical Girl. Just like Magical Girls of course existed before Madoka Magica.
**From this viewpoint, {{spoiler|Mami being killed by the Witch Charlotte signifies the death of the traditional view of a Magical Girl within the series. With Madoka leaving her notebook at Mami's home symbolically representing her burying this dream. Only for it to be later returned by Mami in episode 12 as she offers her approval of Madoka's choice.}}

==Etymology==
*Her first name is written in katakana, which has no particular meaning. No official kanji of her name exists. When written in kanji, it can be read hundreds of ways. The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses one of the most commonly and traditionally used kanji (麻美), "beautiful hemp", as the hanzi for her first name.
** She may be named after the titular character of the magical girl anime ''[[wikipedia:Creamy_Mami,_the_Magic_Angel|Creamy Mami, the Magical Angel]]''. The series had a crossover with ''[[wikipedia:Magical_Princess_Minky_Momo|Magical Princess Minky Momo]]'', focusing on a young princess of a world of fairy tales in danger of disappearing because the people of Earth were losing their dreams and hope. Momo is sent to Earth by her parents in an effort to help humanity regain their hope, and for a time is successful. However, she later loses her powers and is soon after killed by an oncoming truck (similar to Mami's parents) and is reborn as a baby to be cared for by her adoptive parents on Earth, where she now has her own hopes and dreams to realize as she grows up.
**Her name itself has been thought to be a play on the word "mommy". Considering her innate role as a motherly figure towards Madoka, it would be logical to call her "Mami". In ''Rebellion'' she has a companion named "[[Bebe]]" - "baby".
**An anagram for "Mami" is "maim", meaning to mutilate. {{Spoiler|In episode three, she had her head severed by Charlotte.}}
*The character for her last name (巴) literally means "comma design," a Japanese swirl pattern. More info [[wikipedia:Tomoe|here]].
** She may be named after [[wikipedia:Sailor_Saturn|Hotaru Tomoe]], also known as Sailor Saturn, of the magical girl franchise ''[[wikipedia:Sailor_Moon|Sailor Moon]]''. Fitting with the planet she is associated with and with ''Madoka Magica's'' themes, Sailor Saturn possesses powers of "silence, ruin, nothingness, destruction, death, and rebirth", and is capable of destroying or resetting a universe's existence and evolution.
** Her last name can also be used as a first name.

==Trivia==
* Mami's drinking tea from a teacup after her fight with [[Gertrud]] was an original idea added by [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_121|Inu Curry.]]
*Mami Tomoe and Charlotte could be linked to the story “Hansel and Gretel". In most versions of this story, Gretel is portrayed as a girl with blonde hair in two braids or curls, similar to Mami’s. The witch in Hansel and Gretel lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake and candy, similar to Charlotte’s barrier. The witch’s intent is to eat the children, which is also like Charlotte’s behavior.
* Mami won the 2011 [[wikipedia:Moe_%28slang%29#Saimoe|Anime Saimoe]].
* Mami is one of two characters who have speaking roles in all three series in the franchise (the second being Kyubey).
* In her short appearance in [[Kazumi Magica]], Mami is shown wearing white tights instead of dark brown tights. This matches her original design by [[Ume Aoki]], but not her finalized one from the anime.
*In [[The_Rebellion_Story/Synopsis#Act_1|"The Rebellion Story"]] movie, immediately prior to the second fight, Mami is seen brushing her hair in her apartment, while humming the first few notes of her character theme music, [[Soundtrack |Credens Justitiam]], which is usually played during her transformation sequences, when battling witches, or sometimes in a dual attack with Madoka.
*She is the only character whose first name is written in katakana (contrasting with Madoka, Sayaka and Homura, whose names are written in Hiragana). This could imply that "Mami" has foreign origins, in line with the "Western flavor" Ume Aoki gave to Mami's magical girl outfit.
*One possible explanation with regards to Mami's ribbon powers is that it is related to Mami's original wish and its relation to Buddhist beliefs. One of the ideas in Buddhism is that the life we are living right now is just a temporary phase. Death is not the end, instead it is the time for your soul to begin a new journey. And thus "wanting to live" equates to "have a lot of attachment to this world" under the Buddhist philosophy, rather than "fear of dying". Mami's wish was generated from her strong attachment to life, and her power took the form of a literal interpretation: to be able to tie things together.

==See Also==
*August 2012 [[Kirara Magica Interview Mizuhashi Kaori|Kirara Magica Interviews Mizuhashi Kaori]] about her Mami Tomoe character.
*[[Mami's Residence]]

==Gallery==

See [[Gallery:Mami]]

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|巴マミ}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|tomoe_mami}}
*[http://ask-magical-girl-mami.tumblr.com/ ask magical girl Mami]
*[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/12085235412/oh-a-visit-from-pervy-homura-she-sent-me-such-a Ask headless Mami]
*[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:f4hz-itJ4ysJ:fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/348/b/1/mami_tomoe__2ch_ast_2011_by_bongaboi-d4f5scz.html+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a Saimoe 2011: Mami's victory speech]
*[http://www.animeotakucorner.com/2011/12/28/madoka-magicas-mami-tomoe-in-a-pinch/ Mami's Nendoroid losing her head]
*[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag&word=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9F%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%82%92%E6%95%91%E3%81%84%E9%9A%8A ''Save Mami-san'' at Pixiv image repository]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpeN5hNrjQA Video of Tomoe Mami's transformation].
* Videos regarding Mami's musket replicas:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPFLYsj0yT4&feature=related Video one] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzmAUqtCyI&feature=player_embedded Video two].
*http://www.madoka-magica.com/sp/character/

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Sayaka Miki

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<blockquote>''"Hey, Mami. See that? My wish’s been granted. There’s no way I’ll ever regret it. And right now, this is the happiest moment of my life."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote>

'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.

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|image=[[File:Sayaka Chara Sheet.png|300px]]
|jname=美樹さやか (Miki Sayaka)
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=401 Eri Kitamura] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=104914 Sarah Williams] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14569/Gea_Riva Gea Riva] Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13904 Carmen Calvell] Cantonese: Sek Zi Cing French: Gwenäelle Julien
}}

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|158-160 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' C-shape, similar to a crescent moon {{spoiler|or a mermaid's tail}} on her abdomen
* '''Weapon:''' Cutlass
* '''Wish:''' To heal the arm of [[Kyosuke Kamijo]] (exact wording unknown)
* '''Witch form:''' [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]
* '''Japanese Pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School, Second Year

According to Ms. Aoki's Design Notes:
* "Her personality is so boyish that I had to be careful not to make her look too boyish too. So I gave her hair a diagonal line in back, to straddle the line between short and medium length."
* Magical girl outfit: "Sayaka’s outfit is the closest to combat gear. Since her sword is a melee weapon, I paid attention to that while designing her clothes."
** Her outfit features diagonal-cut skirt and shoulderless top for ease of movement. Add a cape, and she’s a picturesque swordswoman.

==Personality==
Sayaka is a bit tomboyish and acts heroic. She is devoted to her friends, especially when she makes the contract right away and saves Madoka. She has a large girlish side in that she loves classical music, and is very interested in romance. Sayaka seems to have had an extremely black-and-white and idealistic vision of love, which seems to have contributed to her breakdown. After learning the truth about the Magical Girl contract, she felt that she could no longer approach him, and this wasn't helped by Kamijou's obliviousness to her feelings and Hitomi's more assertive behavior that ended up with Hitomi becoming Kamijou's girlfriend, unaware of Sayaka's problem. {{spoiler|This is why she falls into deep despair, a self-destructive spiral in which she refused help from others (especially Kyoko, Homura and Madoka), seeking to either die or kill to dull the pain. As a result, her soul gem became corrupted and ultimately caused her to become a witch. When she listens to Kyosuke one last time, she actually feels glad and proud for him that Hitomi will make him happy.}}

In episode 5, Madoka said she always acts before thinking twice, and is easy to conflict with others. But on the other side, she is kind, courageous and willing to work hard for others. Homura commented her good side is fatal for a magical girl. Her kindness makes her ignorant, her courage makes her careless, and she'll get no return on her hard work for others.

==History==
===Sayaka's Farewell===
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<blockquote>''"I'm okay with that. Yeah I'm okay with that. I mean all I ever really wanted was to hear him play again you know? I wanted everyone to hear him play that violin of his the more people the better. Just remembering that again is enough for me. I don't have any regrets anymore." "But I am a bit upset about how things turned out. I can't help the way things went with Hitomi-chan. She's way too good for Kyosuke, but I am sure she'll make him happy, won't she?"'' Sayaka's last conversation with Madoka, [[Episode 12]]. </blockquote>
*Sayaka still dies in the new world, but this time she passes without regrets from her choice.
* Even though Sayaka is the only supporting character of the series to remain dead in the new world created by Madoka (due to using all her magic), the fact that Sayaka and Madoka were able to meet up one last time to watch Kamijou's violin playing, along with the nature of Madoka's wish, has resulted in many fans suggesting that Sayaka's soul, although erased from the world, now resides in the same plane of existence that Madoka inhabits, where she will watch over all the other magical girls along with Madoka.
** Alternatively, Madoka's presence is there to help Sayaka to move on, to help her ease her ending so she would have no regrets. This would more line up with the confirmation that Madoka guides the souls of all dead magical girls to [[Animedia_2011-06#Fate_of_Magical_Girls_in_the_New_World|"another universe"]] after death.
*** Madoka informs Sayaka that she could have changed Sayaka's fate but in doing so she would have interfered with Kyosuke's fate as well and he wouldn't be able to play the violin. So Madoka decided to respect Sayaka's choice and tearfully Sayaka is fine with it.
* In the new timeline created by Madoka, she is not only allowed to listen to Kyousuke's performance, but she is also given the choice to become a knight of justice to the very end, erasing her fate of becoming a witch, an enemy of her beliefs in her mind.
**It appears that Sayaka also remembers who Madoka is in the new timeline created by the latter. This is due to Sayaka's choice of words when conversing with Madoka in episode 12; while watching Kamijou play the violin in a private session, Sayaka confesses to Madoka that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble. This suggests that Sayaka is aware, or at least has some understanding of the emotional hurt she had inflicted on Madoka (and possibly her other friends) in the previous timelines because of her stubbornness to hold true to her own ideals, which led to her Witch transformation.
*** In that scene, Madoka says, "No, I have to apologize, too. To save you I had to erase it all. And this future will disappear, too." This suggests that the scene happens before the universe resets. The Miki Sayaka of the new world may not remember Madoka.
**** {{spoiler|The Rebellion Story confirms Sayaka remembers all the previous timelines.}}
*At the Otakon 2012 panel, Urobuchi explained the reason why Sayaka had to die, "This was something that director Shinbo proposed at one of the dubbing sessions, that Sayaka Miki could've been kept alive in the story. But my conviction was that in order for the audience to really understand why Madoka became a God at the end, it was important that she die. After all was said and done, Shinbo said to me that the amount of responsibility placed on a middle school girl may have been too much. We explore that more in the movie."[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/otakon/4].

* Sayaka remains dead in the new timeline created by Madoka in the final episode, though Madoka grants her final wish to hear Kyousuke play violin. From Mami and Kyoko's perspective, it appears as though she sacrificed herself to destroy a Wraith.
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===
*The [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] gives the impression that Sayaka is not a bright student.
**It seems that even if Madoka's test scores are low, they are higher than Sayaka's.
***Sayaka is normally depicted sleeping in class, which could be why she gets low scores.

===Sayaka in [[Wraith Arc]]===
Sayaka has a smaller role than the other magical girls in Wraith Arc. In chapter 1, Sayaka is hunting wraiths in the city with Mami and Kyoko and is the first to locate the whereabouts of the giant wraith. She fights off a large group of wraiths that were surrounding the giant wraith and then attempts to attack it on her own, worried it would escape before Mami or Kyoko could arrive. Despite this, the giant wraith is able to escape. She and Kyoko have a small scuffle over this with Kyoko being the winner. The next day, Sayaka walks home with Hitomi and talks about Kyoko, leading Hitomi to be glad Sayaka has made a new friend. As they walk, Hitomi notices Kyosuke which triggers her to confess her feelings about him to Sayaka. This causes Sayaka to become distracted in battle which leads to a few crucial mistakes on her part. She rejects the grief cubes that are offered to her and Kyoko admonishes her for being distracted over personal issues. Mami lectures her on the real dangers of fighting wraiths before heading home. Left alone, Kyoko asks if Sayaka is concerned about Kyosuke and Hitomi and tells Sayaka to let a wraith consume Hitomi's feelings as a solution to her dilemma. This angers Sayaka and she challenges Kyoko to another fight, this time beating Kyoko. She tells Kyoko to never talk to her again and leaves.

In chapter two, Sayaka thinks back on the conversation she had with Hitomi in which she was promised a full day to sort through her feelings and decide on a course of action concerning Kyosuke. A wraith is hunting down Hitomi and Kyubey alerts Sayaka to its presence. She dispatches it with relative ease only to find that Hitomi has ran into Kyosuke and is now conversing with him. Despite not hearing anything of the conversation, she fears the worst and wanders off into the city alone. Later for her meeting with Mami and Kyoko, Sayaka inadvertently runs into a large swarm of wraiths which she attempts to destroy all at once. However, there are too many wraiths for her to destroy on her own and she gives up, willing to allow the wraiths to consumer her negative feelings. Kyoko saves her before the wraiths can begin and Kyubey tells the girls to hurry since Mami is in danger. It seems the giant wraith has appeared out of nowhere and is currently targeting Mami. As the three girls work together to defeat the giant wraith, all goes well until the wraith breaks through Kyoko's barriers and captures Sayaka. Inside the giant wraith Sayaka's feelings are consumed as she watches her life flash before her eyes. Thanks to Kyoko and Mami's words of encouragement, Sayaka is able to cut her way out of the giant wraith with the last of her power. She witnesses Kyosuke play the violin once more before God Madoka takes her away.

Afterwards, a mutant wraith disguises itself as Sayaka taunts Kyoko and Hitomi at the station, asking Hitomi to choose between keeping Kyosuke to herself or Sayaka as a friend. Thereafter the wraith spends the rest of the story attacking the remaining magical girls.

===Sayaka in [[The Rebellion Story]]===
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====[[Homulilly]]'s barrier====
Prior to the beginning of the movie, the Incubators trap Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field that blocks out the Law of Cycles, causing a barrier to form within the Soul Gem. After Kyubey modifies the Field to allow the barrier to "invite" victims, Sayaka enters the barrier from the Law of Cycles along with Madoka and [[Nagisa Momoe]]. (Although the movie doesn't explicitly say this, Sayaka is essentially an angel for Madoka.) To prevent the Incubators from observing the Law of Cycles (which would give them the information they need to reinstate the witch system), Madoka entrusts her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa.

Homura's witch barrier is a false, idealized Mitakihara that alters the memories of the humans trapped in it. Sayaka is unaffected by the memory alterations (either due to being part of the Law of Cycles or because she was entrusted with Madoka's memories), but plays along in order to fool Kyubey. When the movie begins, Sayaka is once again a student at Mitakihara Middle School and fights alongside the other magical girls against [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by the barrier specifically to provide an enemy for the magical girls to fight. She is shown to be much closer to Kyoko, who is now Sayaka and Madoka's classmate; in fact Kyoko is staying at Sayaka's house.

Although she is pretending to have her memories erased, Sayaka acts more well-adjusted than she did in the anime. It's implied she has memories of all of the previous timelines. When Hitomi gives birth to a Nightmare out of her frustration with Kyosuke, Sayaka jokes that Hitomi chose an insensitive boyfriend. After the Nightmare is defeated, Sayaka is the one who purifies Hitomi.

When Homura begins to discover the truth of the barrier, she suspects [[Bebe]], Nagisa's disguised form. This puts Homura into conflict with Mami, which ends with Homura incapacitated. Sayaka saves Homura and chides her for picking a fight with Mami and suspecting Bebe. When Homura tries to stop time Sayaka prevents it from happening by thrusting her sword into Homura's shield. She chides Homura again for relying too much on her time magic. Sayaka then discusses the nature of the barrier with Homura, causing Homura to realize the witch must be one of the five magical girls. Sayaka asks Homura if it's alright to kill someone that just wants a world where everyone can be happy. Instead of answering, Homura remembers that Sayaka shouldn't exist, and asks her who she is. Sayaka responds by saying that she's exactly who Homura thinks she is. Homura then sees Oktavia reflected in a puddle the girls are standing on, prompting her to attack Sayaka. Sayaka escapes, but tells Homura to think about whether she really wants to destroy the false Mitakihara, as it would be bad if Homura had any regrets.

Eventually Homura realizes she is the witch and becomes 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.

Once the barrier vanishes, Ultimate Madoka descends from the sky to retrieve Homura's Soul Gem. Sayaka and Nagisa descend alongside her in a carriage. However, Homura has been changed by her experience in the barrier and grabs Madoka before she can erase Homura's Soul Gem. Homura's actions tear apart reality and seperate Madoka from her goddess self. Sayaka is engulfed by colors that erupt from Homura's Soul Gem and spread across the universe.
====Akuma Homura's Universe====
[[File:A hint of frustration.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tensions rising!]]
<blockquote>''"Even if I do, there's one thing I won't forget: You, Homura Akemi, are a demon!"''</blockquote>

Now a self-proclaimed demon, Homura creates a new universe. For unknown reasons, Sayaka is the only one who retains her memories. Also, she can no longer return to the Law of Cycles. She confronts Homura, asking her why she stole a fragment of the Law of Cycles. Homura replied that she only stole Madoka's existence as a human. Homura says that as a demon, it's only appropriate she goes against god. Sayaka summons Oktavia again and asks Homura if she wants to destroy the universe. Homura says it's a fine idea once all the wraiths are destroyed, and when the time comes she'll gladly be their enemy. Homura then asks if Sayaka really can oppose her and claps her hands, causing Oktavia to vanish. Homura tells Sayaka that her memories are being altered. Sayaka says she remembers that she was somewhere else and part of something greater, but she can't remember what it felt like. Homura tells her to just let go and accept returning to her human life, but Sayaka says that although her memories are gone, there is one thing she will never forget: that Homura Akemi is a demon. Despite the threat, Homura says that they should at least pretend to be friends in front of Madoka.

Homura vanishes, and Sayaka is greeted by Hitomi and Kyosuke. Even though she lost her memories, she says she feels really happy to be greeted by the two. Hitomi says that Sayaka is saying strange things, and Sayaka agrees with a laugh. A shot of Sayaka's hand reveals that her ring and Soul Gem mark are still present. However, the [[Runes]] displaying her name have vanished, indicating her powers are gone or sealed. At the end of the movie, Sayaka is seen enjoying pocky with Kyoko, indicating they are still close in this new world.
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===Sayaka in Madoka Magica: The Different Story===
Sayaka acts more like a perfectionist than she did in other media. She often obsesses over the mistakes that she makes and is very conscious of other people's expectations.
* In this manga, Sayaka tries to escape when Mami requests that she study magic to find witches efficiently.
* It is shown that Sayaka can also heal others in this story.
* Sayaka appears in the later part of chapter 4. In chapter 7, it is shown that Sayaka makes a contract and prevents Mami from danger.
* When Hitomi tells her that she will confess to Kyousuke, Sayaka's sense of responsibility as a magical girl prevents her from confessing first. Again, she is unable to bear her own selfishness, especially when she didn't help Hitomi who was in a witch's trap.
* In chapter 8, Sayaka exhausted her magic and becomes a witch. According to Kyubey, she is too weak to gain any good when there are many more powerful magical girls.
* In final chapter, Sayaka is revived by Madoka, who made the contract with Kyubey. Sayaka does not remember being transformed into a witch, just that Madoka saved her from being killed by a witch. Before facing Walpurgis Night, Sayaka apologizes with Homura, saying she had misunderstood her actions and what the two want is to protect Madoka. Also, Sayaka says she owes Homura for saving her life once and she'll find a way to thank her. She is last seen facing Walpurgis Night before Homura restarts time.

===Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]===
*There is a [[Dengeki PlayStation 2012-02|Sayaka route]] in the game, which is different from the anime. The scenario is supervised by Gen Urobuchi who wrote the script for the anime series. But there are multiple different 'if' developments. There is a different 'Sayaka route', in which it is possible to prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch. She may fight with other magical girls.
**It is possible to have a better ending, or to have a more cruel one than the anime, depending on the player's choices.
*It is possible to stop Sayaka's insanity and her transformation into a witch in the Sayaka route or [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route]] of the PSP Game.
*Kyoko can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch.
*In the Bonus Route, Sayaka has a confrontation with Hitomi about Kyousuke. After that, she confesses Kyosuke about her feelings and her identity as a Magical Girl.

===Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram|The Battle Pentagram]]===
''Coming soon...''

===Sayaka in Kazumi Magica===
Sayaka's and Oktavia's silhouettes appeared once during Umika's explanation about Witches, as she says that witches are the end state of magical girls.

===Sayaka in Oriko Magica===
<blockquote>''"Madoka, what are you planning to do when you get there? I have no idea why Homura is out there fighting, but...you can't do /a thing to help, right Madoka? You'd end up getting in her way. That's why...'Sayaka-san' is going in as backup."''</blockquote>
<blockquote>''"We're friends, right? I can't just let [[Homura Akemi|her]] be."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 7]].</blockquote>
*Sayaka is mentioned in Chapter 3. She does not appear until chapter 4, however. Sayaka is also protected by [[Homura]] so that she never gets contracted there.
*Unlike the other timelines, she considers Homura as a friend, as she declared in chapter 7.
*She helped Hitomi to escape from familiars' attacks from chapter 5-7, when Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier. Madoka reunites with them, and together, they go to help Homura. {{spoiler|Madoka is killed by Oriko, and Sayaka and Hitomi are seen mourning her just before Homura resets the timeline.}}

===Sayaka in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Sayaka Miki in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Due to the nature of her wish, Sayaka has powerful regenerative abilities. She can heal herself much faster than the other magical girls in the series as well as great endurance. In battle, she can combine this self-healing special ability with magical techniques that detach her senses and block all forms of pain, becoming a nearly unstoppable berserker. Her regenerative abilities can even restore severed limbs in seconds, even in the heat of battle, as it was shown when she fought against Holy Mami. Her weapon when fighting witches or other Puella Magi seems to be a cutlass sword which can be mass summoned much like Mami's musket rifles. The swords in question can be then thrown at the enemies one after the other. Yet, even though it is never shown in the series her swords have a lever on them which can fire the blade at an enemy to pierce them. Her skill with the sword is quite notable as she is able to do a flurry of strokes with it at once.

While using her magic, [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]] are sometimes seen around or near her. This is believed to be related to her wish to heal [[Kamijou]]. She has also been shown summoning circles of notes in mid-air that she uses to jump off of and change her direction in battle, leaving blue streaks behind her. These blue streaks seem to imply some sort of ability of enhanced speed as Sayaka has been seen moving faster than sight can catch up with during her fight with H.N Elly. Sayaka seems to be an agile fighter by default, being able to avoid attacks with ease.

Though this is not noticeable at first, it has been shown in Rebellion that Sayaka may have a connection to the element of water as she is seen manipulating a small amount of it from a puddle to create bubbles with. Her sword can apparently act a conduit for controlling the water she manipulates, similar to a conductor's baton. Considering her connection to both musical and aquatic symbolism, this may be fitting.

During her fight against {{spoiler|Homulilly}} in Rebellion, she is seen summoning her {{spoiler|witch form Oktavia Von Seckendorff to fight alongside her and it appears that Oktavia can act of her own accord both utilizing her cutlass and Kyoko's spear in combat. She is also seen to be able to glide along the musical staves that Oktavia creates.}} It should also be noted that earlier in the film she is seen creating an illusion of {{spoiler|Oktavia}} out of water. Yet, {{spoiler|Oktavia}} can only be summoned where water is as demonstrated when she summons {{spoiler| Oktavia against Homura when she has rewritten the universe. She can also apparently summon Oktavia from her own blood. Though it should be noted that the Oktavia in the Rebellion movie is able to be summoned by Sayaka because she is a part of the Law Of The Cycles, not because it is a Doppel.}}

Within the Magia Record universe, when her soul gem turns black, she can summon Oktavia Von Seckendorff as her doppel. It is known that Oktavia can summon a great amount of swords that can overwhelm a enemy at once, being launched through a fast flowing tide of water that can defeat an enemy quickly. The doppel itself can also levitate, allowing Sayaka to hover in the air whilst it is active.

==Observations==
*Sayaka's character design depicts her with a two-edged sword that has a [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Sayaka.27s_Sword|scabbard]] but this was never used in the anime. Rather, she is seen using a katana with a saber-like guard.
**The manga uses the sword from her original design.
* It seems Sayaka does not always contract with Kyubey in all timelines. What happened to her if she does not contract is unknown. But once she get contracted, her fate is always becoming a witch.
*The grief seed, which Madoka used for purifying Homura's Soul Gem in Episode 10's Timeline 3, may be Sayaka herself (likely to be transformed from Sayaka's Soul Gem and recovered after Homura destroyed Oktavia von Seckendorff). This is because the 5 lines being seen on grief seed look like the musical Staff.
**This theory is supported by the fact that the emblem of Sayaka's Soul Gem can be seen at the top of this Grief Seed; furthermore the Grief Seed heavily resembles the depiction of Oktavia's Grief Seed from the PSP Game.
* Sayaka calls other main characters their first names only, except Homura and Mami.
** The way she calls Homura varies in every timeline. This reflects how she sees Homura.
* The Blu-Ray version of Sayaka's transformation is accompanied with a display of musical scores and [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]].
** It is suspected that the notes are from [[wikipedia:Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska|Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska]]'s [[wikipedia:Maiden's_Prayer|A Maiden's Prayer]] ([http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14820939 乙女の祈り])
*** The irony wont be missed with those familiar with {{Spoiler|Kyoko's prayer in Episode 9.}}
*** The [http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/wills-bob/maidens-prayer-298.html lyrics of the song] could be interpreted as Sayaka's prayer for a miracle to heal [[Kyousuke]]'s hand {{spoiler|and the foreshadowing of her tragic ending with her wish.|episode=8}}
*{{spoiler|In her transformation into a witch, images and scenes flash by, the only one that is a part of her life being a moment seen in [[Episode 3|episode 3]], a flashback to her young self at kyousuke's concert.}}

==Etymology==
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. The word ''sayaka'' (さやか【明か／清か, usually written in hiragana) can mean "clear", "fresh", or "bright" in Japanese.
*The first character in her last name (美) means "beauty". The last character (樹) means "tree". Her name could also be written (幹) "tree trunk" or (神酒) "sake offered to the gods."
** Trees are generally associated with witches in the series, especially {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht}}, and an offering to the gods is a sacrifice. So, Sayaka Miki is a "fresh sacrifice" whose very name foreshadows {{spoiler|her becoming a witch}}.
**Her last name can also be used as a first name.
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (沙耶香) as the kanji for her name. The characters also have no particular meaning (沙 "sand" 耶 "question mark" 香 "fragrant") and are used mainly for their phonetic value in Japanese to represent the word ''sayaka'' as a name. No official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.

==Trivia==
* Sayaka becomes a magical girl in Episode 4; Episode 5 details her debut as a magical girl, including the scene where she makes the contract with [[Kyubey]].
*She describes herself as having been born "petit bourgeois," which is French for "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/petite_bourgeoisie petty bourgeois]." This would mean that her family is at least from the middle class, but is by no means from the upper class (despite the fact that, if Japan has even less living space in the future than it does now, her family's apartment is far larger than a normal middle-class family could afford).
*According to recent interview, "Sayaka had her personality based on a 'Gen Urobuchi character'"
* Madoka and Sayaka are childhood friends, [[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel|the NitroPlus novel]] goes into detail regarding their encounter and their friendship.
** In the movie opening, it shows scenes of Madoka's life. Sayaka is shown with Hitomi and Kyousuke along the way.
*When Sayaka transformed in the train in Episode 8, the fate of the two hosts was open to interpretation in the original scenario by Gen Urobuchi. While Shinbo has recently confirmed that Sayaka did not kill the two men in the anime, they were in fact killed in the manga version.
**The train conversation scene between the two hosts is actually based on a real event that [[NewType_2011-05#Sayaka_Train_Interpretation|Gen Urobuchi witnessed.]]
*Shinbo stated in an interview that he liked Sayaka and asked Gen Urobuchi if something could be done to get her back to life but Urobuchi said that was impossible.
*Sayaka's hairpin disappears when she transforms into magical girl form.
**According to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"#Staff Discussion|Official Guidebook]], both Shinbo and Aoki think it would be better to attach something instead. Aoki has tried adding another hairband with something in star or ball shape, but that would make her look like playing in a serious fight so she gave up such idea. Urobuchi said a cloak is flashy enough, however.
**[[Manga Time Kirara Magica]] volume 1 showed Sayaka in her transformed state with a [[media:Sayaka_hairpin_Manga_Time_Kirara_Magica_1.jpg|new hairpin]] in the shape of ƒƒ, the musical notation for "fortissimo" or "very loud." This fits her musical theme and her bold personality. Apparently the staff finally found a design they're happy with.
**And finally the staff have the chance to give her that hairpin in the [[Madoka Magica Movie]]. According to Director Shinbo, this can be seem as compensation for her since she is a character always who suffers under fate.
*According with Gen Urobuchi, even if Sayaka won over Kyousuke, [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_120|she would never be happy with him.]]
*Her Seiyuu, Eri Kitamura also provided the voice of another Magical Girl whose first name was Miki and whose theme color was blue, in the anime series 'Fresh PreCure'
*In an interview, when asked about Madoka's casual clothes, Shinbo said that he forgot to have a scene where Sayaka also wears casual wears. He feels a little regret.
**As compensation, Sayaka wears casual clothes in [[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]'s OP.
* Water is usually considered to be an element of healing and purification in religion and mythology. Major faiths incorporate ritual washing.
* The "C" Motif could relate to the link between her and music. In [[wikipedia:Medieval_music|Medieval music]], the [[wikipedia:Gregorian_chant|Gregorian Chant]] system uses a C-like figure to denote a "[[wikipedia:Do_(musical_note)|Do]]" in a staff.

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Sayaka]]

==See also==
*[[NewType_2011-07#Sayaka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]].

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|美樹さやか}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|miki_sayaka}}
*[http://ask-sayaka-and-friends.tumblr.com/post/52352135180/id-get-in-it-like-right-now-if-i-were-you Ask Sayaka + friends] ''(a fan blog)''
*[http://asktheherofjustice.tumblr.com/ ask the hero of justice]

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Mikura Komachi

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|name=Mikura Komachi
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|jname= 古町みくら (Komachi Mikura)
|voices=
Japanese: Kana Ichinose
|id=3038
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Height:''' 172cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Light purple
* '''Hair colour:''' Dark purple

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Blue/indigo butterfly-shaped badge/pin on lapel
* '''Weapon:''' Chained whip on a staff
* '''Wish:''' To realize the excavation of burial mounds
* '''Ability:''' To resurrect the history from any historical artifacts she finds
* '''Witch form:''' Taburatsu
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' Kosho Academy

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute dark.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|4745
|style="width:25%;"|2043
|style="width:25%;"|1498
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|17082
|style="width:25%;"|7354
|style="width:25%;"|5392
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|21520
|style="width:25%;"|9276
|style="width:25%;"|6792
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|27519
|style="width:25%;"|11150
|style="width:25%;"|9231
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:'''Joint Research'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attack UP [VII] & HP Restore [V] & Chance to Bind
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attack UP [IX] & HP Restore [VII] & Guaranteed Bind
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:'''Magna Carta'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage One Enemy [V] & Remove Buffs (Single) & Guarantee Bind (Single / 1 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage One Enemy [VII] & Remove Buffs (Single) & Guarantee Bind (Single / 1 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:'''''Taburatsu'''''
|-
|style="width:100%;"| Attribute Strengthened Damage One Enemy [IX] & Remove Buffs (Single) & Guarantee Bind (Single / 1 T)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [II] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Bind on Attack [II] (1T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Chance to Bind [XX] (Single / 1T) & Regenerate HP [III] (Self / 3T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A magical girl who belongs to the History Research club at Kosho Academy. She serves as the head of the club. Although she has a top-class academic record, she loves history anyways and the trend is attracting attention at the school. She is particularly enthusiastic about examining the historical sites and literature of Kamihama, and devotes herself to her research every day.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of interment. Its form is grave goods.
The master of this emotion feels no small sense of relief towards her Doppel, which can bury not just physical material, but also emotions, memories and even concepts.
This Doppel appears from within the earth, secures a position for itself with its haniwa<ref>''Haniwa'' are terracotta clay figures that were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period of the history of Japan.</ref>-shaped beacons, then pours down a massive amount of sediment to create a kofun<ref>''Kofun'' ("ancient grave") are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and the early 7th century AD.</ref> on that position. Those who touch the kofun’s soil will have something of theirs entombed and lost, though not necessarily something tangible. This is an act of good will on the Doppel’s part, and everything it does is for its master’s sake. However, it’s unclear as to whether or not this emotion’s master is aware of that.

===Side Story===

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Rondo of Oblivion Sleeps for Eternity|Rondo of Oblivion Sleeps for Eternity]]
*[[Magia Record Story Angels on the Road ~Reindeer Santa Prospering Season~|Angels on the Road ~Reindeer Santa Prospering Season~]]
* [[Magia Record Story Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

==Abilities==
Her innate magic is to resurrect the history from any historical artifacts she finds, essentially this means she can find out about information related to that object through memory. This ability allows her to learn of certain individuals or circumstances relating to that object as well.

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "old / second-hand" (古) and "town" (町) respectively.

==Trivia==
*Taburatsu may be named after a female chief of the north Kyushu region, Taburatsu-hime, whom Empress Jingu killed.
* Her magia name is Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms". It may be a reference to the royal charter of rights King John of England agreed to in 1215.
*Her illustrator is "Ochau", who also illustrated [[Akira Shinobu]].
<references/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:card_30384_c.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:card_30385_c.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 303800 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Doppel 303800 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Mikura doppel card.png
File:1575877607885.png
File:1575877731751.png
File:Mikura PM.png
File:Mikura School.png
File:Mikura Movie Costume.png
File:Mikura Papa Seal 2021.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2021
File:Mikura event card.jpg
File:Memoria 1425.jpg
File:Memoria 1428.jpg
File:Memoria 1431.jpg
File:Memoria 1432.jpg
File:Memoria 1432 ruritsukihiko.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1428 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Archive is a Friend''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [IV] & Blast Damage Cut [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [V] & Blast Damage Cut [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Books and private editions that are not widely published,
Rare ancient documents and local historical materials sleeping in various museums.
Forgetting the passage of time, absorbed in reading through the libraries' materials
While thinking about the dreams of someone who is not here now.
|style="width:25%;"|広く公刊されていない私家版の書物や
希少な古文書や郷土史料は、各地の資料館に眠っている
時間の経つのをも忘れて、書庫の資料を読みふける
今はいない誰かの夢に、想いを馳せながら
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1431 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Blue Night Sky and the Fanciful Evening Party''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Debuff Release (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|For a moment in time, the magic of the silver screen was born.
In the blue night sky for filming, the rondo of the invisible orchestra sounds.
In the fanciful evening party within everything that was faked,
The two lovers meet again...
|style="width:25%;"|銀幕の魔法が生んだ、かりそめの時間
撮影用の蒼い夜空に、見えない楽団の輪舞曲が鳴る
すべてが造りものの架空の夜会で
ふたりの恋人は再会する…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1425 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Cue is from a Detour''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Monopolize Draw '''Max Limit Break: ''' Monopolize Draw
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Mikura Komachi** In the mountains to the back of the school, I would trespass into a historical site that was there
A small shrine stood quietly...hidden beneath it:
A big secret... I want to feel the breath of the people buried in history.
I wished for a small miracle.
|style="width:25%;"|史跡訪問のついでに立ち入った学校の裏山に
ひっそり佇んでいた小さな祠…その下に隠されていた
大きな秘密を…歴史に埋もれた人々の息吹を感じたくて
私は小さな奇跡を願った
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1432 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The End Roll Is Full of Difficulties''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Bind [VI] & Attack UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Bind & Attack UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"I just wanted to film my own movies,
but I didn't want to appear in the movies myself...
No, no, no, I'll do it right myself!
Because I'll play the part of the heroine in love!"
|style="width:25%;"|「私は自分の映画を撮りたかっただけで、
自分で映画に出たかったわけじゃないんですけどね…
いやいやいや、やるからにはちゃんとやりますよ！
一途な恋のヒロインを完璧に演じてみせますから！」
|}

==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=1xYGAg-GkFE Recording of Mikura's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7J4O8UWl_A Recording of Mikura's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2MdfLIE-ms Recording of Mikura's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Mikura's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emq3o0_KTi0 Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0B2fWBtLw Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBMk9MoeEso Episode 3/3]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F-dQPWOiPw Recording of Mikura's MSS on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGfs-98Rza8 Recording of Mikura's Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Mifuyu Azusa

2021-09-10T10:14:51Z

Espeon: /* Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Mifuyu Azusa
|image=[[File:Mifuyu_Magireco_Profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 梓みふゆ (Azusa Mifuyu)
|voices= Japanese: [[wikipedia:Mai Nakahara|Mai Nakahara]]
English: [https://twitter.com/SimplyAllegra/status/1236496088753823745 Allegra Clark] 
Russian: Polina Rtishcheva
|id=1006
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 19 (contracted at 12)
* '''Height:''' 165cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Teal
* '''Hair colour:''' Silver
* '''Origins:''' Mizuna ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Silver-colored orb adorned with eight points (choker on her throat)
* '''Weapon:''' Large [[wikipedia:Chakram|Chakram]]
* '''Wish:''' "I want to be free, even if just in my dreams."
* '''Ability:''' Hallucination (creates lifelike illusions)
* '''Witch form:''' Hevelius
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||ワタシ|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed fiancé
* '''School:''' Not currently enrolled (Formerly Mizuna Girls' School)

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Support
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute dark.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|6102
|style="width:25%;"|1724
|style="width:25%;"|1705
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|21808
|style="width:25%;"|6296
|style="width:25%;"|6182
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|27452
|style="width:25%;"|7933
|style="width:25%;"|7785
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|34793
|style="width:25%;"|10209
|style="width:25%;"|11549
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:'''You Just Can't Live Without Me'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Accele MP UP [VII] & Guaranteed Dazzle
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Accele MP UP [IX] & Guaranteed Dazzle
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:'''Assault Paranoia'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to All Enemies [V] & Chance of Dazzle (All / 1 T) & Dispel Buffs (All)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Chance of Dazzle (All / 1 T) & Dispel Buffs (All)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Hevelius''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Guaranteed Dazzle (All / 2 T) & Dispel Buffs (All)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Dazzle on Attack [III] (1T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Critical Hit [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Magia Seal
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Skill Quicken [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Accele MP Gain UP [V] (Self / 1T) & Chance to Dazzle [V] (Single / 1T) [''CD: 5 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A veteran magical girl who fought witches as [[Yachiyo Nanami|Yachiyo]]'s partner for seven years. After noticing that her magic was weakening, she joined the Wings of the Magius as one of their leaders, hoping to secure happiness for herself. Though kind and gentle, her spirit is weak, which leads her to make bad decisions from time to time.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of livelihood. Its form is a bird-catcher.<ref>In the NA, it is the Doppel of Vocation, with the form of an aviary.</ref>
The master of this emotion will use all powers at her disposal to stay alive in this reality, including this all-in-one Doppel. Countless bird-shaped minions known as "Sugar Geese" emerge from her shadows on the ground, attacking her foes on command. The mere touch of a Sugar Goose will cause its target to taste such sweetness that it will inspire a maddening addiction. This makes it easy to make targets accept most lies, even with just a few geese. The Doppel sprouts from the tongue and arms, so she cannot speak while using it.
<references/>

===Side Story===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:left; padding:10px;"|Warning, this section contains spoilers.
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
[[Tsukuyo Amane]] and [[Tsukasa Amane]] apologize Mifuyu for letting [[Yachiyo Nanami]] erase the [[Rumor]] they were guarding. Mifuyu thinks that her duty is to act as a go between for the leaders of the [[Wings of Magius]] and the Feathers. She also has to raise witches, protect Rumors, and gather energy to release magical girls. However, Mifuyu notes that many magical girls joined her organization, and she wonders if she was mistaken to involve so many.

Tsukuyo asks if Mifuyu is mad at her, waking Mifuyu from her reverie. Mifuyu says if the Amane's learn from their mistake she won't be angry any further. Mifuyu says she will report to Magius and says she's going to leave. Before she does, Tsukuyo asks if they will really achieve their goal. Mifuyu tells them not to worry. As the Amanes leave, Mifuyu admits she has doubts and has deceived someone. Mifuyu then narrates that ever since becoming a magical girl, she knew they lived dangerous lives. So, ever since she teamed up with Yachiyo, they exchanged letters to each other every year, acting as a sort of will. Mifuyu claims to remember the contents of each letter.

In one of these letters, a fourteen year old Yachiyo writes she has someone she likes. However, she thinks they can't be together because she's a a magical girl. Despite this, Yachiyo wrote a letter to that person, but isn't sure if she wants Mifuyu to deliver that letter in case Yachiyo dies. She finishes the letter by asking Mifuyu what to do. In another time, Mifuyu recalls the letter and thinks that she has similar problems, namely that her powers are weakening and that she found someone she likes. Mifuyu felt shaken and decided to seek the salvation of magical girls, but wonders if it's fine to believe in Magius.

[[Touka Satomi]] suddenly interrupts Mifuyu's thoughts by asking her to solve a math problem. Mifuyu says she doesn't know the answer. Touka says that Mifuyu needs to concentrate on studying, especially when she helped Mifuyu leave her home, get a scholarship from her father's foundation, and even a place for her to live. Mifuyu says she'll do her best, and asks Touka what Magius will do next. Touka says she'll expand the staff, make more Rumors, and capture witches to accelerate "the Eve's" growth. Mifuyu asks if they need to rush, but Touka says that waiting creates more risk, especially when girls become witches all the time. Touka says they will have regular meetings to tell the Feathers what to do, and leaves these meetings to Mifuyu.

Sometime later, Mifuyu calls [[Alina Gray]] and says she can't come to the meeting because she's not feeling well. Alina tells her to take care. Mifuyu thinks that Alina knew she was faking. It turns out Mifuyu just didn't want to go to the meeting because she doesn't know if she's doing the right thing. Mifuyu thinks she should just leave and tell Yachiyo everything. Suddenly she gets a call from Tsukuyo, saying there's trouble. Mifuyu heads to the meeting place, where it turns out Touka and [[Nemu Hiiragi]] are having an argument with Alina.

When Mifuyu arrives, she learns that Touka and Nemu want to have the Feathers guard the Rumors and secure emotional energy. However, Alina wants to tell magical girls the truth about witches and get energy from doppels, while raising powerful witches to use for defense. Mifuyu says that the argument is making the Feathers anxious. She says that Alina is being greedy, while Touka and Nemu are getting too heated. Mifuyu claims Touka and Nemu get emotional when Rumors are involved.

Mifuyu suggests they keep spreading new Rumors, since most magical girls don't know about them. While she acknowledges "the Eve" requires Grief Seeds, Mifuyu thinks spreading the truth about witches will lead to greater despair. She says they already only take in those who know the truth about witches. Alina says she would like to see new doppels born from despair, but concedes the point. Touka and Nemu also agree. Mifuyu then explains to the Feathers what they will do. Later, Mifuyu thinks the three Magius are selfish and if she wasn't there they would collapse.

Tsukuyo thanks Mifuyu for her help and offers her a Grief Seed, saying Mifuyu's Soul Gem is clouded. Mifuyu think it was because she was wondering whether to go back to Yachiyo and purifies herself. Tsukuyo tells Mifuyu to take the day off and leaves. Mifuyu reveals she's the one who brought Tsukuyo into the Wings of Magius. In addition, most of the other Feathers joined trusting Mifuyu, since she was a veteran magical girl. She thinks that if she left, the other Feathers would fall into despair. Mifuyu muses she can't go back to Yachiyo, because she has too much responsibility.

Sometime later, Yachiyo destroys the Rumor of the Breakup Staircase. Touka and Nemu are annoyed by this development. Touka asks Mifuyu if Yachiyo is searching for her, and Mifuyu answers yes. Nemu says Yachiyo is taking with her a new girl named [[Iroha Tamaki]], and says she doesn't have the faintest memory of her. Mifuyu then notes that [[Momoko Togame]] and her group were also caught up in the Rumor. Mifuyu tells Nemu that the more Rumors stand out, the more people investigate. Nemu says she understands, but claims her power of creation grows weaker if she's bound "by the word 'risk'". Mifuyu thinks Nemu and Touka are still immature.

Nemu says they can't let Yachiyo interfere, as if she keeps erasing Rumors Nemu will use up her life. She asks Mifuyu if they can bring Yachiyo into Magius. Mifuyu asks Nemu to let her think about it the next day. Sometime later, the Amanes visit Mifuyu and offer to make her dinner. Mifuyu admits she's no good at housework. After the meal, Tsukasa asks what Mifuyu wished for. Mifuyu explains she came from an old family in [[Kamihama]]'s Mizuna Ward. However, she never had any freedom. One day, [[Kyubey]] appeared before her and offered her a contract. Mifuyu thought she wanted to live freely, but found herself unable to wish for it.

Mifuyu says that at the time, she couldn't even comprehend what she would do with freedom, especially when she spent her whole life merely obeying her parents. Mifuyu's wish was "At least, let me be free while I'm dreaming". She says that this gave her the power to cast illusions on herself. Mifuyu says she was shocked to find she was less normal as a magical girl. Tsukasa and Tsukuyo console her and say Mifuyu will be normal after magical girls are "released". They also suggests that if Yachiyo knows the truth she'll join them. However, Mifuyu isn't so sure, thinking that Yachiyo wouldn't forgive her.

Another letter from Yachiyo is shown, written when she was 16. Yachiyo says she continues to be a model, which is her origins as a magical girl. Yachiyo writes she'll be able to get by doing modeling for as long as she lives. Yachiyo also writes that she let someone die while fighting a witch, and it's not the first time this happened. Yachiyo declares that this will not happen again, and that she will save people. Yachiyo finishes the letter by asking Mifuyu to stop her if she strays "from human logic", and promises to do the same for Mifuyu.

Mifuyu thinks that Yachiyo hasn't changed, and won't ever go to Magius. Mifuyu thinks she doesn't mind, as it was her decision. In addition she believes she would be no match for Yachiyo, but she has to protect the dreams of the Feathers. Mifuyu resolves to meet with Nemu. Later, Mifuyu tells Nemu that Yachiyo will definitely be their enemy, and asks her to make a Rumor to stop Yachiyo. Nemu says making a Rumor is like using up her life, and says she'd prefer to spin her own story. Mifuyu says she just wants to give Nemu an idea, which is for something that would keep Yachiyo occupied until Magius's goals are complete. Nemu says that might be interesting and that she will try it.

Sometime later, Mifuyu tells Alina she will stop Yachiyo if she gets in their way. Alina says it's the best, and that the tragedy of friends fighting each other gives her shivers. Mifuyu asks how the witch raising is going. Alina says they're raising [[Teresa|a cute one]], to see how useful it is for defense. Alina says it will be a waste if it gets defeated and is angry she won't be able to raise it more. Mifuyu asks if Alina's resents her. Alina asks if she's joking and says if it wasn't for Mifuyu, Magius would have collapsed. She then says if Mifuyu still feels bad about it she can model for her.

Suddenly Nemu arrives, saying she's looking for a shrine. She says it's to make the Rumor Mifuyu wanted. Mifuyu goes to the Amanes and asks what shrine would be good. They suggest the Mizune Shrine, saying they used to secretly meet there. That night, Mifuyu investigates the place, and decides it's the right one. She apologizes to Yachiyo, since she plans on trapping her there.

One last letter from Yachiyo is shown. It was written at the age of 18, after she learned where witches came from. Yachiyo writes she hates Kyubey, and is worried that her wish is killing everyone. She blames [[Mel Anna]]'s witch transformation on herself. Yachiyo claims she shouldn't get involved with anyone, but still wants to Mifuyu until the end. She asks Mifuyu to forgive her for this wish, born of weakness. At Mizuna Shrine, Mifuyu mutters to an absent Yachiyo that she won't have to suffer anymore. Mifuyu thinks Yachiyo won't forgive her, so she'll have Yachiyo sleep inside a Rumor until it's all over.

Nemu arrives, takes out her book, and creates the Rumor. The Rumor spreader announces the Rumor of the Kuchiyose Shrine, where you can meet someone from your past, but if you're not careful, you'll never return. Nemu suddenly faints. Mifuyu mentally asks Yachiyo to dream a happy dream with her fake counterpart, and when the time comes for Yachiyo to awaken she'll be free of her wish's suffering. The story ends with Yachiyo confronting the fake Mifuyu, as seen in Main Story Chapter 3. The real Mifuyu says that when everything is over, they will both be saved
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===Costume Stories===
====High School Uniform====
Alina forces Mifuyu to model for her drawings in her old school uniform, while in Alina's barrier. Mifuyu thinks about her time with Yachiyo, [[Kanae Yukino]], [[Momoko Togame]], [[Mel Anna]], and [[Tsuruno Yui]]. Mifuyu thinks she was happiest back then. Alina then says that Mifuyu's expression as she was thinking was the inspiration she was looking for. Alina says that swinging between adolescence and adulthood is like struggling between life and death. Mifuyu thinks that as she becomes more of an adult she loses her freedom. Alina tells Mifuyu not to change her face. Mifuyu says that's impossible.

====Swimsuit (2019)====
Touka and Nemu finish relaying the details of the latest mission to the Black Feathers. Mifuyu interrupts them before then can finish and asks if she can take part in this mission. Touka doesn't see why top brass like Mifuyu should go work on the frontlines with the others and the Black Feathers feel the same way. While Touka doesn't believe Mifuyu is suited for a mission like this, Nemu thinks they could use a few extra hands in that location so she doesn't mind. She points out that Mifuyu is the first one to request to be assigned there, however, and also wonders why Mifuyu would volunteer for a mission she's unsuited for. Not only that, Nemu doesn't want her to wear herself out, especially after modeling for Alina's swimsuit drawing practice. Mifuyu stutters until Alina appears and says it's gone anyways.

The story shifts to a flashback. Mifuyu was surprised to be asked to model a swimsuit and had gone home to find the one she bought three years ago. After returning to Fendt Hope and putting it on, she congratulates herself on the fact that it still fits perfectly despite having grown some in the past few years. Alina enters the room after Mifuyu finishes changing. Mifuyu asks her to make sure the drawing is beautiful since she went to all this trouble and asks Alina if there's any poses she wants her to make (just nothing too crazy!). Alina stares for a moment before saying she isn't feeling it at all, much to Mifuyu's surprise. Mifuyu asks if it was something she said but Alina only responds that the perfect body is dead and then leaves. Mifuyu wonders what she meant by such puzzling words and then pinches her belly. Her eyes open in shock as she pinches a different part of her soft body. She knew the swimsuit felt a little tighter than before but she hadn't realized by how much tighter. She figures it can't be helped since she did buy it three years ago and tries to convince herself it's because her body is much more mature than it was then. She pinches another roll from her belly before shaking her head and once more trying to convince herself her body simply matured... a lot. Mifuyu can deny it no longer, she'd gained weight. It wasn't that she hadn't noticed, it's just that she didn't want to admit it to herself. Even though she'd been leading the same lifestyle now as she did then, she had assumed that her body shape should therefore have stayed the same. She knew now she was wrong to think that and could no longer stuff herself with sweets before going to bed like she used to especially now that she's older.

The flashback ends as Mifuyu begs Nemu to let her go so she can exercise. Nemu shakes her head sadly, telling Mifuyu she knows how she feels but doesn't think she should use Magius' missions as a diet/exercise routing. Mifuyu says it's wrong for her to be ordering others around while she sits around chewing on [[wikipedia:Manj%C5%AB|manjuu]]. Her body isn't the same as it was when she was young so she has to keep moving around in order to lose weight by summer. She begs Nemu once more to let her go on the mission until finally Nemu relents. Touka says she's scaring her while Alina urges her to try her hardest and expects to see some nice results.

====Christmas Outfit (2020)====
Mifuyu thanks [[Yachiyo Nanami]] for joining her at the mall. It seems that Alina had asked Mifuyu to model for her artwork while wearing a Christmas outfit, despite the fact that it was nowhere near Christmas. Yachiyo asks Mifuyu why it has to be a Santa outfit, but Mifuyu thinks she insisted on it because of the colors. Lately, Alina had been fixated on the colors green and red. Thankfully Mifuyu was lucky enough to find a costume rental shop that could accommodate them, and since Yachiyo was a model she’d be the perfect person to help her choose.

It turns out the costume shop had a great number of Christmas outfits to offer them. There were tons of dresses to choose from and neither of them knew where to start. Alina had only told Mifuyu that it had to be a Christmas outfit. Mifuyu decides to go for something safe and picks out a dress, but when she put it on they both agreed that she went a little too safe and bland. Yachiyo decides they should aim for something that only Mifuyu could pull off, so she tries on a long skirt next. The skirt looks good, but Yachiyo is pretty sure that Alina would get upset that Mifuyu is covering up so much of her body. Mifuyu tries on a Santa-themed bunny outfit next and instantly becomes embarrassed at how much of her breasts and legs are showing off. She thinks it’s too shameless! Yachiyo innocently says she just assumed that Mifuyu had worn that kind of thing before, causing Mifuyu to loudly ask her what kind of woman she took her for. Yachiyo doesn’t answer and instead suggests they move on to the next outfit.

The next outfit is a frilly Lolita-style Santa costume complete with miniskirt. Mifuyu doesn’t really think it suits her, although Yachiyo tells her she thinks it looks lovely. However, Yachiyo can’t help but betray herself with a giggle. Mifuyu narrows her eyes at Yachiyo and asks her if she’s just been treating this like some kind of game. With the way Yachiyo keeps a perfectly serious face the whole time she can’t tell if she’s being serious or not. Yachiyo keeps a straight face when she tells her she’s being serious and prepares to hand her the next outfit. Mifuyu warns her she better not be playing around this time when Yachiyo’s eyes light up. She realizes that Mifuyu had said earlier makes sense and hands Mifuyu a beautiful outfit. Yachiyo agrees that the dress looks beautiful on Mifuyu, even though she still thinks the Lolita-style and bunny outfits were cute. Mifuyu tells her not to tease but Yachiyo tells her once more she’s being serious. If she were to wear something to conservative, than she wouldn’t be able to make the most of her figure. On top of that, she also looked more fashionable in a miniskirt rather than a long one. The headband from the bunny figure complemented her short hair whereas the elegant style suited her more than the Lolita style. Mifuyu is surprised that Yachiyo had put that much thought into the choices. Yachiyo, for her part, keeps secret the fact that she ''was'' teasing her a bit.

Mifuyu decides to go with that particular dress. However, just as she’s finally settled on a dress, the two of them hear a snapping sound. Mifuyu jumps up in surprise. Yachiyo was sure she heard the sound come from behind Mifuyu and looks around. Sure enough the clasp on the back of her dress had popped open. Mifuyu hangs her head in shame and wonders if she gained weight again. Alina is sure to scold her once more. Yachiyo takes a look at Mifuyu and shakes her head. It’s not that she gained weight so much as she has the ''perfect body''. Mifuyu asks her if she’s being sarcastic, but Yachiyo tells her she was the one being sarcastic. Mifuyu realizes what she means and decides to buy the dress instead. Although she’ll have to alter it slightly to fit her body, she thinks this will be a worthy purchase. Yachiyo agrees and tells her she looks great in that dress. Mifuyu smiles and thanks her for the compliment, and asks Yachiyo to let her pick out some dresses for her next time. Yachiyo smiles back and tells her “Maybe, someday”.

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story A Voice From Beyond That Strokes the Ears|Voices From Beyond]]
*[[Magia Record Story Breakpoint|Breakpoint]]
*[[Magia Record Story Wings in the Wind|Wings in the Wind]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[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 One Fleeting Summer Night|One Fleeting Summer Night]]
*[[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]]
===Other Appearances===
*See [[Yachiyo・Mifuyu (Beginning ver.)]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Because of her wish, Mifuyu has the ability to cast illusions and mirages, creating images of things that are not really there. This could extend to potential hallucinatory effects as Mifuyu seems very proficient in creating illusions after years of experience, primarily due to practicing on herself. In the anime, she frequently uses this to obscure herself and others as they escape as her illusory magic can trick enemies into thinking she and her allies are in one place when in reality they are going to opposite direction.

This ability also allows her to manipulate the perception or thoughts and memories of those she affects, as she used her power on herself to make her ignore her magical limits so that she could use more magic all at once than she normally would be able to. Unfortunatly, due to this she is also quite susceptible to turning into her doppel, Hevelius more often than she usually would as she expends her magical reserves too quickly under this delusion.

As evidenced by Yachiyo's memory of her that appeared in [[Magia Record Episode 5: There's No Place For You Here|Episode 5]], she possesses great acrobatic skill in battle, easily dodging Iroha's attacks with graceful jumps and flips. This acrobatic skill is also demonstrated in the second season of the anime as she is able to avoid a whole volley of Yachiyo's spears when they come flying at her. She also has the ability to remotely recall, if not finely control, her chakram as she can make her chakram move suddenly towards enemies despite not being anywhere near it.

However, for unclear reasons (possibly due to her aging), her strength in battle began to weaken over time.

When her soul gem turns black, she turns into her doppel, Hevelius. Hevelius has the ability to summon 'Sugar Geese' which are able to induce addiction within enemies to taste more of the 'sweetness' of the 'Sugar Geese' yet this causes more birds to come and inevitably attack them by pecking and poking. Since this renders enemies quite literally paralysed, it's easy for Hevelius to attack them further.

==Etymology==
* The character in her last name means "cherry birch" (梓).
** An "[[wikipedia:Azusa_Yumi|Azusa Yumi]]" (梓弓) is a sacred (and sometimes musical) bow used by shrine maidens in Shinto rituals to ward off evil spirits.

==Trivia==
*Her illustrator is [[Ume Aoki]].
*Her doppel/witch is likely named after [[wikipedia:Johannes_Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]], an [[Astronomy|astronomer best known for studying the moon]]. Mifuyu and [[Yachiyo_Nanami|Yachiyo]] are both associated with moon symbolism (Mifuyu's weapon, for example).
** Also, Hevelius is a version of the name "Hawke". The doppel summons birds.
* The doppel's description likely refers to a character from the famous Japanese novel ''[https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/43737_19215.html Night on The Galactic Railroad]''. The character, simply referred to as the birdcatcher, catches "cranes an' wild geese. An' herons an' swans, too" which somehow become cake or candy. Note that the witches of [[Iroha_Tamaki|Iroha]] and Yachiyo share names with the main characters of ''Night on the Galactic Railroad''.
**For other references to his work, see [[Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* According to her side story, she has the ability to cast illusions on herself.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Mifuyu 4 star card.png|Magia Record Four Star Card
File:Mifuyu 5 star art.png|Magia Record Five Star Card
File:Mifuyu battle sprite.png|In-game battle sprite
File:Mifuyu doppel.png|Doppel
File:Mifuyu doppel card.jpg
File:Mifuyu PM.png
File:Mifuyu School.png|Mifuyu in High School
File:(Young) Mifuyu PM.png|[[Yachiyo・Mifuyu (Beginning ver.)|Mifuyu in Middle School]]
File:(Young) Mifuyu School.png
File:Mifuyu Civilian.png
File:Mifuyu_Swimsuit_1.png
File:Mifuyu Christmas.png
File:Mifuyu Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
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File:Mifuyu 01.jpg
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File:mifuyu_kanagi_table_memoria_full.jpg
File:mifuyu_kanagi_handshake_memoria_full.jpg
File:Kanagi_Mifuyu_Amane_Memoria_Full.jpg
File:mifuyu_shaft_sketch.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1005400577763786753 Source]
File:101908_uwasa_large.jpg
File:101908_mifuyu_crack.jpg|Mifuyu's Soul Gem
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File:Summer magiusu.jpg
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 33.png
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</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Holy Alina Memoria 1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Alina Protects the Supreme Body''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Chance to Poison on Attack [IV] (3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Chance to Poison on Attack [IV] (3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%""|"Mifuyu's body is supreme art material,
Losing it would be very bad for Alina. Do NOT lose yourself in the Christmas spirit and venture into danger, Mifuyu!"
|style="width:25%""|「みふゆのボディは思考のアートマテリアルなんだからロストされるとアリナ的にベリーバッドなワケクリスマスだからって、みふゆも浮かれて危ないところに近寄らないでヨネ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1552 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Beginning Is Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gain DOWN [VII] (Single / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We were frightened of being hurt and injured,
We were only half a Magical Girl each.
So we decided to do our best together.
We were aiming to become a single person who could protect important things with our own power.
|style="width:25%;"|傷つくことも傷つけることも怖い私たちは
魔法少女としては半人前
だから、ふたりで頑張ることにした
自分の力で大切なものを守れる、一人前を目指して
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Mifuyu 4 star memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Being Wrapped in Self-Reproach''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Skill Seal & Accele MP UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Anti-Skill Seal & Accele MP UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|“I had given up on my dream to live as an ordinary girl, however for a single moment I saw it; my future living simply as an ordinary woman was crumbling, resolutions were piling up, and as they collapsed my crimes would pile up, how could I hope to repay them?...”
|style="width:25%;"|「諦めていた普通の女の子として生きる夢だけど一瞬でも見てしまった、普通の女性として生きたい未来それだけで崩れてしまった、積み重ねた覚悟は、容易く崩れてしまった脆いワタシが重ねた罪は、どうやって購うべきでしょうか…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1368 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Dive Into Summer (Alina & Mifuyu) ''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [V] (Self / 1 T) & Chance to Critical [IV] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) & Chance to Critical [V] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"You're usually so calm and collected... But I see even you can make a cute face like any other girl your age, Alina!" "Personally, I believe you are the one who is acting way too excited for someone your age, Mifuyu." "What a terrible thing to say! H-how could you say that?!"
|style="width:25%;"|「いつもは澄ましてますけど、アリナも年相応に
あんな可愛い顔もするんですね。…ふふっ」
「みふゆは年甲斐もなくはしゃいでたヨネ」
「そ、そんな言い方…あんまりですっ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1220 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Exchange of Final Wishes''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Redraw Discs '''Max Limit Break: ''' Redraw Discs
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|*Unique to Mifuyu Azusa* A life hanging by a thread... When realized the destiny I bear,
I felt relieved when there was a partner to whom I could entrust my heart.
One after another I wrote down my feelings, which were proof of that.
I commit my true feelings now, the final wish which has never been told the others, to you.
|style="width:25%;"|吹けば消えるような命…自分に課せられた宿命に気付いたとき
心を委ねられる相手がいることに安らぎを感じた
１枚１枚に綴られた気持ちは、その証
今の本音、誰にも伝えていないこの遺志を、あなたに託します
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1224 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''East and West Agreements''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance of Anti-Evade [V] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance of Anti-Evade [VI] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We must face that, as Magical Girls, Grief Seeds are what matter... no matter how we may try to avoid injuries. There are limits to our patience, no matter how often we join forces. If the Witch drought continues, I fear our fights may grow even more vicious.
|style="width:25%;"|「どれだけ被害が出ないように努めていたとしても
ワタシたち魔法少女にとって大切なのはグリーフシードです
いくら手を結びあったとしても、我慢には限界があります
この後も魔女の涸渇が続いていれば争いは酷くなっていたと思います」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Tension between east and west.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''East and West Tensions''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance of Pursuit [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance of Pursuit [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|There were fewer Witches in Kamihama than I’d ever experience in my years of fighting them. We had an nonaggression pact with the east so as not to incur unnecessary casualties, but at the time... The obvious frigid tension in the air made me nervous.
|style="width:25%;"|「あの頃の神浜は、当時で６年間、戦ってきたワタシにとっても
前代未聞の魔女の少なさでした。いたずらに被害を増やさないように
東西で不可侵の協定を結んではいましたが、この時ばかりは
さすがに空気が冷え切っていて嫌な汗をかいたものです…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1550 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''More Than an Acquaintance, Less Than a Friend''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [V] & Chance to Ignore Provoke [V] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VI] & Chance to Ignore Provoke [VIII]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
It ’s my first time to come to a candy store
I was surprised by the starch syrup and gummy candies and ate deliciously ...
I knew only the crybaby, so it's kind of fresh
... I didn't get along well
|style="width:25%;"|駄菓子屋に来るのが初めてで浮かれていたり
水あめやグミに驚いて、美味しそうに食べたり…
泣き虫なところしか知らなかったから、なんだか新鮮
…別に、仲良くなったわけじゃないけど
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1553 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Please Let It End Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Guaranteed Anti-Dazzle
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Even if the meaning of becoming a magical girl is lost
I can't escape from my destiny ...
Always next to death, fighting and getting hurt ...
You will never be rewarded ... "
|style="width:25%;"|「魔法少女になった意味が失われても
宿命からは逃れられない…
いつも死と隣り合わせで、戦って傷ついて…
報われることなんて、二度とないんだ…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:The reason to bear a wing.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reason for Involvement''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance of Dazzle [III] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance of Dazzle [IV] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|“I’ll soon throw away my past that I’ve been dreaming of…
I can do it now, I’ll pay for the stack of sins if that’s the case,
Now I, I want to save myself by doing as much as I can do…
For the Black Feathers and the White Feathers too, as well as Yacchan…”
|style="width:25%;"|「夢を見ていた過去の自分はもう捨てましょう…
今のワタシにできるのは、重ねた罪を購うこと
それなら、ワタシは今、自分が出来うる事をして多くを救いたい…
黒羽根のことも白羽根のことも、そしてやっちゃんのことも…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1551 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Secret Special Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Debuff x1 (Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Debuff x1 (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 12 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
"Ya-chan, is there anything you can taste?"
"Eh ... no. I'm still mixing the sponge dough ..."
"Well ... then, can I taste the strawberries?"
"... Are you hungry? Then ... specially, only one grain."
|style="width:25%;"|「やっちゃん、もう味見できるのはありますか？」
「え…ないよ。まだスポンジ生地を混ぜてる段階だし…」
「そうですか…あ、じゃあイチゴは味見していいですかっ？」
「…お腹空いてるの？　じゃあ…特別に、１粒だけね」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1475 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''To Grace With Asters''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IV] & Charge Damage UP [IV] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] & Charge Damage UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The days we used to spend together are now far away, and we’ve passed beyond them.
The dead watch over us, and the living move on to the future.
I can’t walk at the same time as you anymore.
Memories of bygone days will never fade.
|style="width:25%;"|かつて共に過ごした日々も今は遠く、彼方へと過ぎていった
死者は見守り、生者は未来へ進む
もう、同じ時を歩むことはできないけれど
在りし日の思い出が、色あせることは決してない
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Uncrossable gulf.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Unbridgeable Gap''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Over time, it drove a wedge in their hearts. In time, the gap gave way to a chasm. And gradually, they were forced apart from each other. A strong enough will can drive others away. And so, by refusing salvation, she was left all alone...
|style="width:25%;"|それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った…
それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった…
それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった…
強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…
|}

==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=S8HU-2p6TiE Recording of Mifuyu's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAF5sfg2Gfs Recording of Mifuyu's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8QYVX-jqLI Recording of Mifuyu's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Mifuyu's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPHzzTRYGz0 Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D84YTwGOGBw Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZp1c0ccAtA Episode 3/3]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQgR2ISMY2Y Recording of Mifuyu's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L33s_yOCvQg Recording of Mifuyu's High School Uniform Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREEQD-usdw Recording of Mifuyu's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWowxtVg4H8 Recording of Mifuyu's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://youtu.be/5TMoTrgx-wc Recording of Mifuyu's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu8aPKXSjqg Recording of Mifuyu's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mu2OCY8ick Recording of Mifuyu's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ0ms1fa-vY Recording of Mifuyu's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Sana Futaba

2021-09-10T10:07:39Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Sana Futaba
|image=[[File:Sana character.png|300px]]
|jname= 二葉さな (Futaba Sana)
|voices=
Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%80%89%E5%94%AF Yui Ogura] 
English: [https://twitter.com/KayliMills/status/1251663856188809216 Ryan Bartley] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina
|id=1004
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 153cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Green
* '''Hair colour:''' Green
* '''Origins:''' Chuo Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Green crown-shaped gem (necklace at her throat)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield Large Shield]
* '''Wish: '''"Please make me invisible."'''
* '''Ability: '''Disappear (Disappears along with all signs of magic)
* '''Witch form:''' Theresia
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed biological parents (deceased), unnamed step-mother, unnamed step-father, unnamed older step-brother, unnamed younger step-brother
* '''School:''' Mizuna Girls' School, Eighth grade

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★2 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Defense
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute forest.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|12514
|style="width:25%;"|3156
|style="width:25%;"|4375
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|12514
|style="width:25%;"|3156
|style="width:25%;"|4375
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|15847
|style="width:25%;"|3998
|style="width:25%;"|5551
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|20843
|style="width:25%;"|5261
|style="width:25%;"|7310
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|25825
|style="width:25%;"|6520
|style="width:25%;"|9080
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|28031
|style="width:25%;"|7535
|style="width:25%;"|12322

|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect: ''' ''Anything You Need From Me''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage Cut [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage Cut [X]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage Cut [XV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage Cut [XV] & Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP to Iroha
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia: ''' ''Foltergefängnis'' (Torture Prison)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage All Enemies [I] & Defense UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage All Enemies [III] & Defense UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage All Enemies [V] & Defense UP (All / 3 T) & Damage Cut (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage All Enemies [VI] & Defense UP (All / 3 T) & Damage Cut (All / 3 T)
|}
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!colspan="5"|Doppel:''' ''Theresia''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Random Damage Effect on All Enemies & 1 of 2 Pattern effects (Random)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Pattern 1: '''Defense UP (All / 3T) & Damage Cut (All / 3 T) & HP recovery (All)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Pattern 2: '''Burn & Darkness & Chance of Bind (All Enemies)
|}
|}

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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+12%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Provoke [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Endure (Quests only)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II] & MP UP When Attacked By Weak Element [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage Cut [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Anti-Debuff [3 debuffs] (Self / 3T) [''CD: 6 turns'']
|}
|}

==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===
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===
Sana notices that [[Iroha Tamaki]] has a keychain for an old puppet show called "Koneko no Gorogoro" ("Kitten's Purr"). 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 Goro, after the "Koneko no Gorogoro" show. Every day she would feed Goro in a back alley and talk to him. She would do things like ask if Goro 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, Goro vanished. Sana tried to find him and eventually met an old man who ran the store in front of Goro's 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 Goro left because she talked to it. One day she thought she saw Goro but found nothing. Unbeknownst to Sana, it was actually [[Kyubey]]. Sana narrates she never saw Goro again.

After Goro disappeared, Sana decided to simply stay at school after class. One day, she met a student from her class who liked her "Koneko no Gorogoro" 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 Gorogoro 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 "Koneko no Gorogoro". Sana mentally thanks Iroha for finding her and is glad she wasn't alone forever.

===Costume Stories===
====Winter Outfit====
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.

====Swimsuit (2018)====
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.

====New Year's Haregi====
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.

==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 The Legendary Tales of Kajinoha ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~|The Legendary Tales of Kajinoha ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
===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 it's 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 it's 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==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%:"|[[File:Memoria 1601 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''AI Want to Meet You''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage Cut [III] & Defense UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|I need to forget, but I remember.
I shouldn't see you, but I wish I could.
But just for today, let me tell you how I feel.
Because I'm sure this is the last time...
|style="width:25%;"|忘れないといけないのに、思い出してしまう
会ってはいけないのに、願ってしまう
でも、今日だけは想いを伝えさせて
きっとこれが最後だから…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1665 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Always Shopping with Everyone''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Stun on Attack [II] (1T) & Blast Damage UP [II] & Defense UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia and Tsuruno got excited, Yachiyo warned them,
Iroha-san calmed them down; Shopping together is always a lively affair.
It's this kind of fun and warm time that makes us a family.
[MI-Card Collaboration③: Sana・Felicia・Tsuruno]
|style="width:25%;"|フェリシアさんと鶴乃さんがはしゃいで、やちよさんが注意して、
いろはさんがなだめてって、みんなでの買い物はいつもにぎやか
こういう楽しくてあたたかい時間を過ごして私たちは家族になっていく
【エムアイカードコラボ③さな・フェリシア・鶴乃】
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:sana_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Back Alley Friend''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Sana Futaba** A tiny little soul sitting alone... It meant a great deal to the girl it supported. It filled her heart, which felt like a gloomy back alley, with warmth and kindness. Now and then it still peeks its face out in her dreams.
|style="width:25%;"|ポツンと座る小さな命は、少女を支えた大きな命暗くて怖い路地裏を、優しい雰囲気で包み込むように薄暗く沈んだ心を明るく穏やかにしてくれただから今も少女の夢には、時折この子が顔を覗かせる
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1599 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Difficult! Image Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [IV] & Chance to Critical [IV] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [V] & Chance to Critical [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
"... I was able to draw! A large family of 10 piglets!"
"Wow ... amazing ...! Everyone is unique and cute ..."
"Ehe ... what should I draw next?"
(... I have to do my best to draw a lot ...!)
|style="width:25%;"|「…描けた！コブタ10匹の大家族～！」
「わ…すごい…！みんな特徴的だし、可愛い…」
「えへへ…次は何を描こうかな？」
（…私も頑張ってたくさん描かないと…！）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1531 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Fluttering Sakura Aquarium''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia Damage Cut [IV] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia Damage Cut [V] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|“Woah…Amazing…!” “The fish are swimming with the cherry blossoms!”
“Isn’t it beautiful, big sister!” “Yeah…it’s really nice…”
“|Thank you for coming to my Uwasa Aquarium・Ryūgū-jō.
This cherry tree is a sign of gratitude, and proof that I enjoyed today.|”
|style="width:25%;"|「わあ…すごいです…！」「魚が桜と泳いでるぞ！」
「キレイだね、お姉ちゃん！」「うん…とっても素敵…」
「|私のウワサアクアリウム・竜宮城へ、来てくれてありがとう
この桜は感謝のしるし、今日が楽しかった証|」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:sana_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Invisible Girl After School''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Inflict Poison [V] (All Enemies / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Inflict Poison [VI] (All Enemies / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|(Oh...Iroha's right ahead of me... Is she going back to Yachiyo's house? Maybe I should hurry after her... Would it be annoying if I tagged along? If I just bumped into her by chance, we could go home and talk, couldn't we? She did say she needed me...) "Um, Iroha!"
|style="width:25%;"|（あ...前にいるのって...いろはさん...やちよさんの家に帰るのかな？お追いかけてみようかな…私も一緒に付いて行ったら駄目かな？偶然会ったときぐらい、一緒にお話しながら帰ってもいいよね？だって、私を必要としてくれた人だもん…）「あのフ、いろはさん！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1392 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Is This Happiness Eternal?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Darkness & Anti-Fog & Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The day has come to an end. Those who were separated have come together once again. The warmth of the sunset is the same as the warmth of their hands. But what follows is night, for its is the darkness that takes over the sky after sunset.
|style="width:25%;"|離れた手が繋がれて、１日に幕が下りてゆく。
背に受ける夕日の温もりは、手の温もりと同じ。
だが、その背後に迫るのは夜。
夕の後に空を支配できるのは、否応なく夜だけだ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1600 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Keep Promises In the Heart''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack DOWN [V] & Defense DOWN [V] (Single / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [VI] & Defense DOWN [VI] (Single / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' turns
|style="width:25%;"|
> For a reliable back and a soft look
> Feel the length of time passed
> Ah, how good it would have been if I could walk the same time ...
> ... I won't bother you
|style="width:25%;"|>頼もしくなった背中に、柔らかくなった表情に
>過ぎた時間の長さを感じます
>あぁ、同じ時間を歩めたら、どんなに良かったか…
>…なんて、あなたを困らせたりはしませんよ
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Following by example memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Learning by Example...?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' '''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [V] (Self / 3 T) Status Ailment Resistance UP [IV] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Over here, Tsuruno~! Take this!!"
"Hey! Now you've done it, Felicia~!"
"(S-so you have fun with everyone at the beach by playing around like this...!)"
Later, Sana received a combined counterattack from Tsuruno and Felicia after splashing water at them with all her power...
|style="width:25%;"|「ほらほら鶴乃～！食らいやがれー！」
「あ～！やったなフェリシア～！」
「（う、海では皆さんとこうやって遊ぶんですね…！）」
この後、全力で水をかけまくり、ふたりからの反撃に遭うさなだった…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1446_c.png|400px|thumb|center|100px|'''''New Year's Sincere Heart''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Woah~!! A New Year's Gift!" "I...I'm so touched..."
"As expected of Master Yachiyo! That's so generous!"
"Yeah...! Thank you so much...Yachiyo-san!"
(Fufu...It's so delightful to be able to hand out New Year's Gifts like this.)
|style="width:25%;"|「うおー!!お年玉っ！」「私…感動しています…」
「さっすがやちよししょー！太っ腹だよね！」
「うん…！ありがとうございます…やちよさん！」
（ふふ…お年玉って、渡す方もこんなに嬉しいものなのね）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:sana_memoria_4_star.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Recovery and Resolve''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 T) + Defense UP [VIII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 T) + Defense UP [IX] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I vanished from this world, and the people in it, because I didn't belong anywhere. It was painful, and lonely. But because I went through all that, I met someone really important. Now, I won't give up on our friendship, no matter what happens. I'll give my all for her, because she treats me like I matter...
|style="width:25%;"|「この世界に私の居場所はないから、私は人の視界から姿を消した…
辛くて、寂しくて、切なかったけど、おかげで大切な人と出会えた…
だから、私は何があっても、もうこの関係を手放したりしない…
私は私を必要としてくれる人のために、この身を捧げます…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:futaba_felicia_christmas_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Shower of Light''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|One hated Christmas. The other didn't understand it. But when those fragments of light rained down that night, their closed off hearts slowly eased open.
|style="width:25%;"|あんなに大嫌いだったクリスマスあんなに理解できなかったクリスマス光の粒子が降り注いだ夜固く閉ざされた心は少しずつ開いていった
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1598 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Small Story With Love''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Rumor Sana** 
The girl thinks. "I want to help someone with a picture book"
The girl also thinks like this. "I want to keep that child in a picture book"
That's why I make a lot of picture books and girls tell everyone today
Good memories and happy memories are all important
|style="width:25%;"|女の子は思います。「絵本でだれかをたすけたい」
女の子はこうも思います。「絵本にあの子をのこしたい」
だから絵本をたくさん作って、今日も女の子はみんなに伝えます
かなしい思い出も、しあわせな記憶も、ぜんぶぜんぶ大切だって
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_smile to_everyone.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Smile to Everyone!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: '''Acquired amount of Cash Chip (CC) UP [II] (Not applicable as Support equipment)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The most important thing for having fun every day is a smile! If a smile brings about another smile, the cycle will continue on and on! So today once more with a smile full of energy, "Welcome!"(Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|毎日を楽しく過ごすために大事なのは、何よりも笑顔！笑顔が笑顔を呼べば、その輪はどんどん広がっていくはず！だから、今日も元気に笑顔で「いらっしゃいませー！」(ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1393 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Split-Second Tag Team''''' ''NA: Teamwork in Action'']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [V] & Charged Damage UP [IV] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|They completely understand each other's movements, their teamwork second to none. This is only made possible by the bond they have created. But their teamwork doesn't work all that well when they're trying to decide what to have for dinner.
|style="width:25%;"|何を考えているのかを理解するのは簡単で、
息を合わせた絶妙な連携だってできてしまう。
だって、ひとつ屋根の下で強く結束した仲間だから。
それでも食事の献立だけは、息を合わせるのが難しい。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:thestorythatstartshere_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Our Story Starts Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gauge 10% Full On Battle Start
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|A wish to vanish from the world. A pursuit of endless, solitary revenge. A desire to reclaim lost glory. A chance to protect others by remaining isolated. And...a precious girl, forgotten by all around her. We have all lost something, and now we are assembled here together, linked by a mysterious fate. Our new story has only just begun...
|style="width:25%;"|消え去りたいと願ったこと。独りで仇を探し続けること。喪われた誇りを追い求めたこと。守るために孤独を選んだこと。そして…忘れ去られた大切な人のこと何かをなくした私たちは、不思議な因果で結ばれ、この場所に集ったいまはもう新しい物語が動き始めている
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1538 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Memory of a Lifetime Called Today''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Points UP [II] & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Today is an important birthday.
The usual six people are celebrating lavishly at the usual place.
Reflecting on how happy daily life is.
There’s only one girl going ahead.
|style="width:25%;"|今日は大事な大事な誕生日
いつもの6人、いつもの場所で盛大にお祝い
その日常がどれほどの幸福かを噛みしめて
少女はひとつだけ前に進む
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:This is the treasure.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Treasure’s Right Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Damage Cut [V] (Self 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Damage Cut [VI] (Self 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This photo, and the memory of the scene it shows, is one of my favorite treasures. That clear blue sky, the open sea, and my smiling friends... The memories I made with everyone that summer were once-in-a-lifetime experiences. They’re irreplaceable.
|style="width:25%;"|この写真の向こう側に、私の大切な宝物がある
鮮やかな青い空、広い海、仲間たちの笑顔…
みんなと過ごしたあの夏の旅の想い出は
一生に一度だけの、かけがえのない記憶
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:team_iroha_plus_formal_yachiyo_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Two Shadows Approach Silently''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: '''Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sana: "Wow...It's starting to smell so good, Iroha." Iroha: "Yeah! Is it almost ready to eat?" Yachiyo: "Wait! Not yet. I'll know when it's ready." Tsuruno & Felicia: "Heh heh heh... Chaaarge!"
|style="width:25%;"|さな「わぁ…いい匂いがしてきましたね、いろはさん」
いろは「うん！そろそろ食べごろかな？」
やちよ「待って！...まだよ…食べ頃は私が見極めるわ」
鶴乃＆フェリシア「ふつふつふつ...突撃だぁー！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1527 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A World Only For Me''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: '''Guaranteed Guardian & Damage Cut [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Sana Futaba** Blu-Ray & DVD Volume 4 commemorative cover illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD 第4巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1602 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''You Want to Meet AI?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP Gain UP [III] & Blast Damage UP [III] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sensing the feeling of "I want to meet", from the lonely digital world
What appears fluffy and fluffy is the name "Denpa Girl"
It ’s a bad existence that makes people have nightmares.
I'm really looking for someone ... that's the only secret here
|style="width:25%;"|“会いたい”気持ちを感知して、寂しいデジタル世界から
ふわふわビリビリ現れるのは、その名もなんと“電波少女”
人をさらって悪夢を見させるたちのわるーい存在だけど
ホントは誰かを探してる…って、ここだけのヒミツだよ
|}

==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)]

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

Karin Misono

2021-09-10T09:55:01Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Karin Misono
|image=[[File:Karin profile magia record.png|300px]]
|jname=御園かりん (Misono Karin)
|voices=
Japanese: [https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E5%85%83%E5%AF%BF%E5%AD%90 Hisako Kanemoto]
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}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 154cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Purple
* '''Hair colour:''' Purple
* '''Origins:''' Sakae Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Yellow stars (hat)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe Scythe]
* '''Wish:''' "Cure Grandmother!" (in regards to her grandmother's kleptomania)
* '''Ability:''' Steal
* '''Witch form:''' McDougal
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''Watashi''|わたし}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed grandmother
* '''School:''' Sakae General School, Eighth Grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
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|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Support
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute flame.png]]
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|22602
|style="width:25%;"|6251
|style="width:25%;"|5993
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|22602
|style="width:25%;"|6251
|style="width:25%;"|5993
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|28476
|style="width:25%;"|7874
|style="width:25%;"|7543
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|34951
|style="width:25%;"|9811
|style="width:25%;"|10374
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I'll help you only for tonight!''<ref>In the NA, her connect is ''Have a Halloween Night Boost!''</ref>
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attack UP [VII] & Guaranteed Dazzle Edge & Chance to Magia Seal
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attack UP [IX] & Guaranteed Dazzle Edge & Chance to Magia Seal
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Candy Death Squall''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage One Enemy [V] & Defense Down (3 T) & Accele MP Gain Up (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage One Enemy [VII] & Defense Down (3 T) & Accele MP Gain Up (All / 3 T) & Damage UP (All / 3 T)
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!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''McDougal'''''
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage One Enemy [IX] & Defense Down (3 T) & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3 T) & Damage UP (All / 3 T)
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<references/>
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
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|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
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|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
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!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Anti-Curse [VII]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage Up [III] & Magia Damage Up [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Skill Quicken [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Magia Seal
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage Up [III] & Magia Damage Up [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage Up [III] & Magia Damage Up [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Dazzle on Attack [II] (1T)
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Defense DOWN [V] & MP Damage [I] (Single / 1T) [''CD: 8 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
The "Magical Girl born of Halloween". Or that's what she says at least... Karin loves reading and drawing manga so much that she's even created her own Magical Girl persona. She's heavily influenced by her favorite manga, "Phantom Thief Magical Kirin".

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of larceny<ref>''Makura Sagashi'' – literally "pillow searcher". The term refers to wandering thieves who stole valuables from under traveler's pillows as they slept.</ref>. Its form is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortsafe mortsafe].
The master of this Doppel is cowardly by nature, which is why she gave birth to this stubborn Doppel. It fears losing anything and is fixated on obtaining more. It shares it's proclivity for thievery with its master, and will pilfer anything it can get its hands on, even if those items belong to an ally. This Doppel is extremely greedy and refuses to give up on anything once it has it in its possession.
<references/>

===Side Story===
Karin is a second year student at Sakae General School. She's also the only member of the school's Manga Research Club, after all the third year students graduated. Currently she shares a club room with [[Alina Gray]], a member of the Arts club. Alina is a 16 year old artistic genius who is always drawing. In exchange for using this classroom, she teaches Karin how to draw. The story begins with Alina criticizing Karin's manga. As punishment, she takes Karin's strawberry milk. She asks if Karin will make a comic for the cultural festival. Karin claims that according to Alina, she can't draw anything good, but Alina says that's just because Karin's work is poor. She tells Karin to keep working harder. Karin resolves to one day impress her. After going home, Karin sees her grandma, who is also a manga fan. The two discuss the new issue of their favorite comic "Phantom Thief Girl Magical Kirin".

However Karin lives a secret life as "the magical girl born from Halloween: 'Phantom Thief Karin'". Karin selects her target for the night. She looks at [[Masara Kagami]], who she dismisses as a target because she thinks Masara's not pitiful. She then goes to [[Nanaka Tokiwa]], and dismisses her for having a team to watch her back. Then she turns to [[Yachiyo Nanami]], a six year veteran who hunts by herself. Karin picks Nanami as her target, and then chooses a magical girl to save. She quickly decides on "Kamihama's incompetent magical girl", [[Kaede Akino]].

Yachiyo finishes fighting a witch when she hears a voice call out "Trick or Treat". Karin then attacks her from behind. Yachiyo dodges and reveals she knows who Karin is. Yachiyo says she doesn't want to fight, but Karin only has eyes on her Grief Seeds. Yachiyo defends against Karin's attack, but Karin claims she has fallen pray to her "Jack Death Scythe" and departs. Yachiyo then finds that her Grief Seeds are gone. Karin narrates that she steals Grief Seeds from strong magical girls and gives them to weaker ones. Elsewhere, Kaede finds her Soul Gem is getting dark. She doesn't want to contact [[Momoko Togame]] because she thinks [[Rena Minami]] will scold her. (Funnily enough, in Kaede's thoughts Rena says she relies too much on Momoko [[Yuri undertones|and should rely on Rena more]]). Kaede decides to go hunt for a witch, but then hears a voice saying it won't be necessary. The voice is Karin's, who gives Kaede another "Trick or Treat" greeting.

Kaede is initially scared, but Karin says she's only here to offer her a Grief Seed. Karin then claims she messed up, and says she'll cause mischief if she is given candy. She asks Kaede to give her a pebble or something similar, and then says she will cause mischief by giving Kaede a Grief Seed. Kaede is confused as she receives the Seed. Karin then bids the "incompetent magical girl" goodbye, annoying Kaede. Karin narrates her success as if it were the end of an anime episode. Sometime later, Yachiyo appears before Karin and demands the Grief Seed back. When Karin says she doesn't have it, Yachiyo reveals that she deliberately let Karin steal the Seed to see what she would do with it. She tells Karin to stop stealing Grief Seeds.

Karin says she's just trying to save weak girls, but Yachiyo says that Karin should fight witches herself. She points out that even strong magical girls can run out of energy at critical moments, and explains that Karin is putting lives in danger through her actions. Karin tries to deny it, but Yachiyo says Karin should stop relying on others. Yachiyo admits Karin's intentions are wonderful and leaves. Karin wonders if she's responsible for the deaths of magical girls, and if that makes her the villain. "Magical Karin is in peril...What will happen next!"

Karin narrates the plot of "Phantom Thief Magical Kirin". It's about a girl who fights devils and demons while stealing magical foci throughout the world. She fights without relying on anyone else, and brings everyone joy. Karin wanted to be like her fictional idol, but finds she's not bringing joy to anyone. During her next art lesson, Alina says that Karin's manga is pretty decent. While the art is bad, the protagonist is a three-dimensional character who faces adversity. She makes a metaphor about the growth of art, and says Karin's protagonist will find something revolutionary through their conflict. Karin narrates that the manga she's drawing is her own story, and she's the conflicted protagonist. She wonders if she's trying to grow, but thinks she's just regretting her actions. At home, she won't even discuss manga with her grandmother.

As Karin wonders what to do, her grandmother tells her she's always available to talk. Karin's grandmother says she's dealt with poverty, illness, and a struggling business, and claims she will save Karin this time. Karin says it's fine. Later on, Karin tries to fight a witch, but fails and runs away. Karin thinks about stealing a Grief Seed to restore her magic, but realizes she can't do that. Suddenly Kaede appears. Karin says she's the incompetent one now. Kaede then returns the Grief Seed she was given by Karin, saying she didn't think it would be right to use it. The girls formally introduce themselves, with Karin calling herself "Incompetent Karin". Momoko and Rena then arrive. The two introduce themselves and Rena says that Karin is much like Kaede (in a rude fashion). Momoko offers to team up with Karin, who admits she never thought of doing that. Karin says she wants to be strong enough to fight on her own, but Momoko suggests taking just a step first. Karin reluctantly accepts.

The group is able to hunt and defeat a witch. Momoko says Karin looks less burdened, and Karin says she has more confidence. Rena says Karin might overtake Kaede soon. Karin narrates that with Momoko's team she feels safe, and has learned that magical girls can get by just through helping one another. She wonders why she didn't get the idea from the beginning. Karin flashes back to her first fight as a magical girl. When fighting a familiar, she suddenly finds herself holding the familiar's lance. Karin realizes her magic is the "power to steal". Afraid of fighting witches, Karin used her powers to steal Grief Seeds instead. She rationalized her actions by giving Grief Seeds to weaker magical girls and thinking she was like "Phantom Thief Magical Kirin". In the present Karin narrates she was just deceiving herself. Momoko and Kaede are shocked to find Karin burst into tears.

Karin narrates that she's undergone a change of heart, and decides to fight together with her friends as a normal magical girl. However, at Karin's next art lesson, Alina starts yelling at her. Alina says that Karin's manga is garbage and tells her to rip it up. She asks if Karin is really satisfied with the contents. When Karin says yes, Alina says she's lying. Alina reveals she knows Karin is writing about herself, and says that she wants to see Karin be true to herself. Karin asks if Alina knows about magical girls. Alina claims she doesn't know, but thought it was lifelike. She says that this why it pisses her off, and asks what Karin's protagonist - what Karin wants to do. She then steals Karin's milk again and leaves angrily.

Later, Karin finishes working with Momoko's team. Momoko offers to get food for everyone, but Karin says she's going to go home. Momoko says it feels like Karin isn't putting her heart into it. Karin is thinking about what Alina said. She feels she wants to be like Magical Kirin, a girl who can fight without relying on anyone. She flashes back to when she made her wish, which was when she first met her grandmother. Karin's father brought his mother to live with his family, and Karin soon loved to hang out with her. In fact, Karin's grandmother started reading "Phantom Thief Magical Kirin" because Karin liked it. However, one day Karin overheard an argument between her parents. In turns out that Karin's grandmother is a compulsive thief, and she came to Karin's house for treatment. When she found out, Karin's mother got angry whenever Karin got close to her grandmother.

Karin's grandmother knew her daughter-in-law hated her, and one Halloween told Karin as much. Karin didn't care. Karin's grandmother wonders if someone could exorcise her illness just as Magical Kirin could exorcise demons. Karin offers to exorcise it herself, and says if she gets candy, she'll do mischief where she exorcises the demons. This is also the origin of her catchphrase, "Trick or Treat". Karin knew she couldn't cure her grandmother, but pretended to be Magical Kirin and tried anyway. And then, on Halloween night, she made a contract with [[Kyubey]]. She wished to cure her grandmother's illness, and promised to become a magical girl like Magical Kirin. Karin says her feelings haven't changed since then, and wants to fight on her own.

Back in the present, Karin finds the witch she couldn't defeat before. She tries to fight it alone, but is knocked unconscious. She's rescued by Kaede, who went after Karin because she was acting funny. Kaede tells Karin she can't fight by herself yet and says they need to go. Karin wants to be true to herself, and says she's still going to fight. She attacks the witch again, but is quickly overpowered. In an attempt to prevent the witch from going after Kaede, Karin throws rocks at it. Kaede tells Karin to get away and says the rocks won't do anything, but Karin notices the witch is flinching. Karin realizes she imbued the rocks with magic.

Karin asks Kaede to pick up anything she can lay her hands on and wrap it all up. After she does so, Karin imbues the bag's contents with magic, flies above the witch, and opens it up. The hail of "candies" destroys the witch. Afterward, Karin rejoices in her victory, and says she is now Magical Karin, the magical girl she wants to be. She thanks Kaede and says she has to leave Momoko's group, as Magical Karin must fight on her own. Kaede says to just leave that as part of her setting, but Karin says that isn't her. Karin says she's graduated from incompetence first, though Kaede says she will too someday.

With the culture festival coming up, Karin shows Alina her manuscript. Alina leaves and comes back with strawberry milk, saying that Karin has earned it by no longer lying to herself. Karin then asks about the art. Alina appears to ignore her and goes back to work, but then says the art was garbage.

===Costume Stories===
====Swimsuit (2019)====
Karin meets up with Ui at the park. She has a meeting to get to but wanted to show Ui the manga she'd been working on as promised. Ui asks if this is the manga that Karin wrote based on their time on the island but Karin suggests she read it first. Ui opens the manga and begins to read. During the Sengoku persio, a lord and his men died a voilent death. The Former Lord Karin asks her Former Royal Retainer Kanagi if this is indeed the island where her treasure is hidden. The Former Princess Ui asks her brother if everything will be alright since she's worried about them ever since they were reborn as girls in modern times. Now they must fight in the name of recovering their lost treasure.

Ui asks if the characters were modeled after them. Karin says it wouldn't be very original if she just went with the story as it is and decided to throw in their deserted island expedition (which explains why all the characters are wearing their swimsuits in the manga). Ui continues to read the manga. Former Lord Karin assures her sister that they're here to guide them as Former Princess Ui smiles lovingly at her "brother". Ui thinks the panels look so cute and fuzzy as Karin explains it's because of the effects she put in. Since she's drawing a girl's manga this time she wanted the scenes to look nicer. Ui reads more of the manga, wherein the Former Royal Retainer Kanagi is trying to warn Former Lord Karin about the man who had fought all alone, loyal to the end of his life to his master. The same man who had disappeared with all the information about the treasure, Kyoko. Former Lord Karin is sure that that man is fine and urges his retainers to move forward or else nothing will get done. Ui flips ahead the pages and finds a panel where Mitama is standing in front of the pond. She asks why the scene is suddenly taking place at night but Karin says the scenes with the antagonist look better at night, like the way they do it in drama movies when the moon is lit behind the characters.

Ui reads further as Former Soldier Kyoko swears to never give up the information to Former Thief Mitama. Ui flips ahead some more but finds nothing but blank pages after that. Karin admits she got kind of stuck in the story and doesn't know what to write next since the thief ends up joining forces with them one way or another. But Karin did manage to draw the ending at least so Ui flips to the end of the manga to read how it ends. In the ending, Former Lord Karin thanks the Former Thief Mitama for returning the treasure to her hands. Former Soldier Kyoko reminds her she wouldn't be here if it weren't for their lord's graciousness as the Former Royal Retainer Kanagi declares that they have all become great companions. Former Lord Karin is glad to have had this adventure with all of them as the rest of the group agrees. CRASH. The End. Ui asks waht the CRASH at the end meant so Karin explains it's the sound of the waves crashing since they were so close to the ocean. Karin asks Ui what she thinks. Ui says she liked the part where the former thief joined them and wonders if something will happen again where they'll all need to help each other just like they did on the deserted island. This gives Karin the flash of inspiration she needed and promises to do her best finishing up the manga. Ui says she looks forward to it.

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~|Magical Halloween Theater]]
*[[Magia Record Story Newbie Maid Carefree Kanagi|Let's See What You're Maid Of]]
*[[Magia Record Story We Invite You to a Delightful Halloween!|We Invite You to a Delightful Halloween!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[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 SamaTore! The Summer Treasure that Disappeared into the Fire|Summer Treasure]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Kawaii Collection|Kamihama Kawaii Collection]]

===Other Appearances===
* Karin appears in [[Alina Gray]]'s side story.

* Karin also appears in [[Ashley Taylor]]'s side story, bonding with her and [[Riko Chiaki]] as fellow Magical Kirin fans, having a tour of key places the manga was inspired by.

==Powers and Abilities==
Karin has gained the ability to steal objects using her magic though it appears that this ability only translates over to physical objects and not objects of a magical origin, it is presumed that she can only steal things within the limits of how much she is able to expend her magical reserves or how much she can carry however. Karin has also been shown to imbue small objects with magical properties as a form of enchanting them, most notably these objects are used as projectiles in an offensive manner but one can presume she can also imbue them with offer effects if she wishes. This form of enchanting objects however seems to be magic possessed by most magical girls though Karin can use it at a much more effective rate.

Karin possesses a magical scythe in her magical girl form which she has proven to be very skilled at utilising. This scythe can also be used a metaphorical 'witch's broom' in that Karin can levitate and even fly upon it for transportation or during combat to evade attacks.

When her soul gem turns black, she can bring forth her doppel, McDougal. Whilst McDougal encloses Karin within itself this may prove to be for her benefit as it can be a form of defence for Karin. The doppel can also summon flaming wheels at it's opponents to incinerate them. The thing is that the doppel takes Karin's 'stealing' magic to the extreme, being able to stubbornly obtain possessions to the point it will even betray Karin's allies to satisfy it's obsession or kleptomanic desires.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "dominate" (御) and "garden" (園), respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Ume Aoki]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi]
* Since Karin Misono was born on Halloween, her magical girl form resembles a cute witch, with the traditional witch hat and her riding her scythe like a broom in her in-game sprite. Her wielding a scythe, together with her being born on Halloween, could be a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(personification) the personification of death].
* The name of her Doppel is possibly a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrapment_(film) Entrapment].
** It may instead be named after Helen McDougal, one of the accomplices in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the Burke and Hare murders]. This is a famous murder case associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_snatching body snatching]. And the mortsafe, Karin's Doppel's form is a contraption for protecting the grave from body snatchers.
* According to the design work, the burning wheels attached to both sides of the Doppel are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasha_(folklore) Kasha (火車)]. It is a Japanese yokai that steals the corpses of the evil persons from their funerals or graves.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Karin misono 4 star card.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:karin_misono_5_star_card.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Misono Karin battle Sprite.png|In-Battle Sprite
File:karin_misono_doppel.png|Doppel
File:Karin doppel card.png
File:Karin PM.png
File:Karin School.png
File:Misono Karin (Swimsuit).png
File:Karin Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Karin 01.jpg
File:Karin 02.jpg
File:Karin 03.jpg
File:Karin 04.jpg
File:Karin 05.jpg
File:Karin 06.jpg
File:Dq1ClNxUUAAu-5r.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1057577389910192129 Source]
File:Karin1.PNG
File:Karin2.PNG
File:Karin3.PNG
File:Karin4.PNG
File:KarinSoulGem.PNG|Karin's Soul Gem
File:karin_memoria_wallpaper_1.png
File:karin_memoria_wallpaper_2.png
File:Karin swimsuit title card.jpg
File:Memoria 1381.jpg
File:Memoria 1383.jpg
File:31012 kaede.jpg
File:31012 masara.jpg
File:31012 nanaka.jpg
File:31012 yachiyo.jpg
File:31012 yachiyo kaede.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 35.png
File:102405 alina millers.jpg
File:Alina Karin Masugitsune.jpg|Art posted on Masugitsune's twitter.
File:Alina Karin Comic by Masugitsune.jpg|Comic by Masugitsune.
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin memoria 1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Magical Halloween Theater''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Defense Down [VIII] & Curse '''Max Limit Break:''' Defense Down [IX] & Curse
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I honestly thought I wasn't gonna make it in time for my big entrance! But things turned out as magical as the title, and the kids just ate it up! The biggest pain was right after the show finished. The kids bombarded me with questions, asking if I could really use magic, and I had to figure out how to dodge the question.
|style="width:25%;"|「このときは、ちょうど出番だとは思わなかったしビックリしたけど、名前の通りマジカルな感じで、子どもたちも喜んでくれて良かったの！それより、終わったあとの方が大変だったの。子どもたちから本当に魔法が使えるのかとか聞かれてはぐらかすしかなかったの...」

|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin memoria 3.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''My Bible''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Damage UP State [V] & Curse Immunity '''Max Limit Break:''' Damage UP State [VI] & Curse Immunity
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Oh, this is where she's gonna use her lock-picking skills!...Or not?You're kidding?! This protagonist, she stole the key from the guard she bumped into before?! I don't get it... Um, let's see, the explanation is mentioned in page 152 at the back of the book... Wow, how does the author even come up with this stuff?!
|style="width:25%;"|「なるほど、ここで鍵開けテクが活用できるんだ！…って違う？うそでしょ！？この擦れ違い様に警備員から鍵を取ってたの！？どういうことだろ…え、えっと解説は巻末の152Pに記載…こんなテクニックが書いてあるなんて作者は何者なの！？」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Phantom Thief Karin’s Sly Plan''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns) '''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Karin Misono** The blood flowing in my veins is my grandma's, and she seems to trouble everyone around her. I know there's no escaping that bond, but I found a way to spread just as much joy as trouble! Thus "Phantom Thief Karin" was born... A Magical Girl who brings happiness to the weak.
|style="width:25%;"|わたしに流れてる血、人を困らせるおばあちゃんの血簡単には消せないんだって分かったけど困らせた分だけ、わたしは幸せを分ける方法を見つけたそれが「怪盗かりん」...弱い人に幸せを配るただひとツの魔法少女
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1383 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Priceless Treasure''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Dazzle & Blast Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The last ray of sunlight dyes the summer sky crimson, but it's the dark blue sky that follows that ends the day. The breeze running through my hair, and the sweet sound of the ocean... The view I lost myself in during that moment was a treasure more valuable than any other.
|style="width:25%;"|太陽の残り火は、夏の雲を茜色に染めた
迫りくる紺青は、優しく一日を終わりへと導いていく
髪を撫でる風は柔らかく、波が寄せて返す音は心地良い
声もなく見惚れたその光景は、どんなものにも勝る宝物
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin memoria 2.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Rehearsal Continues''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Stun Edge [II] '''Max Limit Break:''' Stun Edge [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"I can't stop thinking about when we were all rehearsing those long hours together... Usually I'm just on my own drawing, but practicing lines with everyone was really refreshing... and fun! I wonder if they'd be up to do it again if I asked them!"
|style="width:25%;"|「最近、ずっと劇の練習をしていたときのことを思い出すの。わたし、いつもひとりで漫画を描いてるからだと思うんだけど、みんなで練習をするのって、とっても新鮮で楽しかったのっ！…あっまたみんな誘ったら劇をやってくれるかもしれないの！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1381 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Time for a Treasure Hunt''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [IV] & Accele MP UP [III] & Guaranteed Anti-Charm '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [IV] & Accele MP UP [III] & Guaranteed Anti-Charm
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"I can't believe we found a treasure map!" "I wonder what's waiting for us?!" "This is so exciting!" "Yeah! Although I have no idea what it says..." (Why do I have to take part in this too? Well, at least she seems to be havin' fun...)
|style="width:25%;"|「ふふっ…これぞ、宝の地図！って感じよねぇ♪」
「すごいの！絶対、すごい財宝が待ってるの！」「わくわくだね！」
「うむ！自分には何が書いてあるかさっぱりだがな…」
（…なんであたしまで…まぁ、楽しんでるしいいか）
|}

==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=5AtsSyIkk5I Recording of Karin's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPfEC2TVGZo Recording of Karin's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6q3-ae2KPc Recording of Karin's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Karin's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNyxizOBoew Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdvT84jsSXo Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsMIVHEzkIA Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/OuV9oiglJNk Recording of Karin's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUvPJ_JABEQ Recording of Karin's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) ''(Subtitled)'']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHSuV1kS2Yg Recording of Karin's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdC8aeFmhvA Recording of Karin's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Kaede Akino

2021-09-10T09:46:09Z

Espeon: /* Powers And Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kaede Akino
|image=[[File:Akino kaede.png|300px]]
|jname= 秋野かえで (Akino Kaede)
|voices= Japanese: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaka_%C5%8Chashi Ayaka Ohashi]
English: [https://twitter.com/briannanoellek/status/1225178001731571712 Brianna Knickerbocker] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina
|id=1011
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 150cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Golden Brown
* '''Hair colour:''' Reddish Brown
* '''Origins:''' Shinsei Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red circle (hat tip)
* '''Weapon:''' Wooden Cane
* '''Wish:''' "The construction of those apartments...I wish they never started!"
* '''Ability:''' Temporary deletion (Can delete obstacles for a certain period of time)
* '''Witch form:''' Zola
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed mother and father, Pero (pet lizard), Hachi/Ha (pet dog), Don (pet dog), pet spider
* '''School:''' Kamihama City University Affiliated School, Eighth grade

===Game Info===
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
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|style="width:25%;"|★3 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute forest.png]]
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3714
|style="width:25%;"|1565
|style="width:25%;"|1175
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|12805
|style="width:25%;"|5358
|style="width:25%;"|3966
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|16653
|style="width:25%;"|6965
|style="width:25%;"|5157
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|20511
|style="width:25%;"|8579
|style="width:25%;"|6352
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25635
|style="width:25%;"|9952
|style="width:25%;"|8176

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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
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|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I-I'll Help with What I Can!''
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|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage UP [V] & MP Gain UP [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage UP [VII] & MP Gain UP [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage UP [VIII] & MP Gain UP [VIII] & HP Regen [VI] (3 T)
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!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Judgement Earth''
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|style="width:100%;"|★3: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IV]
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IV] & Fog (All / 3 T)
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [VII] & Fog (All / 3 T) & Charge Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T)
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!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Zola''
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|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IX] & Guaranteed Fog (All) & Charge Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T)
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
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|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
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|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
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|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
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|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
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|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
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!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Fog on Attack [II] (3T)
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|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage Up [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Poison
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Guaranteed Fog (Single / 1T) [''CD: 7 turns'']
|}
|}

== 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 ===
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 ===
After Rena Minami rejects her attempt to join her team, Kaede fights a witch and begins losing. 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 too. 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===
====Swimsuit (2018)====
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.

====Winter Outfit====
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.

====Christmas Outfit (2020)====
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.

==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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[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!]]

=== 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.
* Her doppel's name may be a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Zola Émile Zola], a French journalist and one of the foremost practitioners of naturalism.
** It may instead be a reference to the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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:Kaede Doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:51034_kaede_doppel.jpg
File:Kaede PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kaede School.png|School uniform
File:Akino_Kaede_Swimsuit.png|Swimsuit outfit
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
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:MagirecoPoster.jpg
File:102601 comment union.jpg
File:memoria_1241.jpg
</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|Magia Record 3rd anniversary illust[https://mobile.twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1297418757422243841 Source]

</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Kaede_manga.jpg|Kaede in the manga
File:kaede soul gem.png|Kaede's soul gem in the manga
</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

</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201078%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Animal Paradise''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Disks of same attribute '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Disks of same attribute
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Kaede Akino** A girl who has loved the company of plants and animals from a young age. She is best friends with all creatures, and they know it. A home filled with nature is Heaven on Earth to her.
|style="width:25%;"|幼い頃からたくさんの植物や、動物と触れ合ってきた彼女。動物とは大の仲良しで、動物達もそれを理解している。自然や動物に叨まれた彼女の家は、彼女にとってまさに楽園である。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Momoko_rena_kaede_meguca_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Battle in Sync''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele Disk MP Gain Up [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele Disk MP Gain Up [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Though they may squabble, the trust between these three is sincere. When a battle begins it's as if they had never argued at all. They fight in perfect sync, defeating enemy after enemy. "Rena take that one in the middle, Kaede tackle the ones on the sides! Leave the rear to me!"
|style="width:25%;"|日常的に言い争いをしている彼女達でも、互いに寄せる信頼は本物。
戦いが始まれば喧嘩していたのが嘘だったかのだったかのように
息の合った連携で次々と敵を倒していく。
「レナは正面の敵、かえでは左右の敵を！背中はアタシに任せな！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Momoko_rena_kaede_school_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Begin a Hunt''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage Up [VII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage Up [VIII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Momoko: "You ready, Rena? Kaede?" Kaede: "Y...Yes..." Rena: "Pfft, who do you think you're talking to? Of course I am." Momoko: "All right! Time to hunt some Witches!"
|style="width:25%;"|ももこ「レナ、かえで、準備はできてるか？」 かえで「う、うん…」 レナ「はぁ…、アンタ誰に向かって言ってんのよ。当たり前でしょ」 ももこ「おっし、それじゃぁ…魔女狩りといきますか！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1332 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Drawing Power From Nature''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Chance to Bind [] (All / 1 T) & Magia Damage UP [] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Chance to Bind [IV] (All / 1 T) & Magia Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' turns '''Max Limit Break:''' turns
|style="width:25%;"|I've been surrounded by beautiful nature at home ever since I was really young. Pretty flowers, cute animals, delicious fruits and vegetables... I watched over all of them. It's the same now. Nature is a special friend to me, one I can't replace. I think that's why I'm good at gardening... To help protect them.
|style="width:25%;"|「小さなころから敷地内にある色とりどりの自然に囲まれてきれいな花も、かわいい動物も、美味しい野菜に果物も守ってきた今も前も変わらずに、自然は掛け替えのない大切な友だちだからみんなを守るためにくれたと思う。ガーデニングをする力を」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:momoko_rena_kaede_lunch_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Let's Eat Together!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Reduce Enemy Damage [VII] (All Enemies / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Reduce Enemy Damage [VIII] (All Enemies / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Gentle sweetness paired with a hint of sour opens hearts. Three girls eat pudding as proof of their reconciliation. They also eat to welcome a new Magical Girl to Kamihama.. "This makes Iroha our friend, too!"
|style="width:25%;"|ほんのりとした甘みと、少しの酸味が心を解かしていく。
夕暮れ時に食べるプリンは、3人にとって仲直りの証。
そして、神浜市に来た1人の魔法少女を受け入れる証でもある。
「これでいろはちゃんも、アタシらの友だちだな！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Phantom Thief Karin’s Sly Plan''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns) '''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Karin Misono** The blood flowing in my veins is my grandma's, and she seems to trouble everyone around her. I know there's no escaping that bond, but I found a way to spread just as much joy as trouble! Thus "Phantom Thief Karin" was born... A Magical Girl who brings happiness to the weak.
|style="width:25%;"|わたしに流れてる血、人を困らせるおばあちゃんの血簡単には消せないんだって分かったけど困らせた分だけ、わたしは幸せを分ける方法を見つけたそれが「怪盗かりん」...弱い人に幸せを配るただひとツの魔法少女
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:kaede_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Surrounded By White Wings''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Do you like this tasty water? What kind of food do you like? How about whistling? I know we can't communicate...So I'll try to figure it out myself. Will you be my friends? We could play together, then take a nap...I'd love it if we could chat in my dreams.
|style="width:25%;"|美味しいお水が好き？どんなご飯が好き？口笛は好きかな？言葉は通じないけれど…あなたたちが好きなもの、私、頑張って考えてみるの。
だから、お友達になってくれるかな？たくさん遊んだその後で…お昼寝の夢の中では、お喋りできたら素敵だね。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:This is the treasure.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Treasure is Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Damage Cut [V] (Self 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Damage Cut [VI] (Self 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This picture is my precious treasure. The bright blue sky, the vast sea, and my friends' smiles... This recollection of spending this summer's holidays with everyone is a once in a lifetime, an irreplaceable memory.
|style="width:25%;"|この写真の向こう側に、私の大切な宝物がある
鮮やかな青い空、広い海、仲間たちの笑顔…
みんなと過ごしたあの夏の旅の想い出は
一生に一度だけの、かけがえのない記憶
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Rena_Kaede_Mirror_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Two Copies''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Chance to Poison [X] (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Guaranteed Poison (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"?lrig lacigam a rof si gniht tnatropmi tsom eht tahw wonk uoy oD ...aneR !yekO"
"...wonk t'nod aneR ...nahc-edeaK ?!gniht tnatropmI"
"!pu flesruoy erif ot evah uoY !tirips gnithgif ,tirips gnithgif s'tI ...neht uoy llet ll'I lleW ... !zeeJ"
"!looc os er'uoy nahc-edeaK !eY-Y"
|style="width:25%;"|「？かるか分、とこな事大番一で女少法魔、前お…ナレ！しぉよい」
「…ぉよいならか分、ナレ…んゃちでえか?!とこな事大」
「！けてれ入合気！合気、よだ合気…るやてえ教あゃじ…！くたっ」
「！～ぁないいコッカ、んゃちでえか、もてしにれそ！んう、う」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Wonderful time.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Wonderful Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' MP Regeneration [I] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' MP Regeneration [] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Fyu!? It tickles...!"
"Playing with older sister, Mameji is so happy."
"That's good~! I am happy to play with Mameji-kun too."
"WOOF!"
|style="width:25%;"|「ふゅっ!?くすぐったいよぅ…！」「お姉さんが遊んでくれたから、マメジ、すごく喜んでますっ」「それなら良かった～！私もね、マメジ君と一緒に遊べて嬉しいよ」「ワフッ」
|}

==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]]

Kaede Akino

2021-09-10T09:43:47Z

Espeon: /* Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kaede Akino
|image=[[File:Akino kaede.png|300px]]
|jname= 秋野かえで (Akino Kaede)
|voices= Japanese: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaka_%C5%8Chashi Ayaka Ohashi]
English: [https://twitter.com/briannanoellek/status/1225178001731571712 Brianna Knickerbocker] 
Russian: Irina Yevtyagina
|id=1011
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 150cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Golden Brown
* '''Hair colour:''' Reddish Brown
* '''Origins:''' Shinsei Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red circle (hat tip)
* '''Weapon:''' Wooden Cane
* '''Wish:''' "The construction of those apartments...I wish they never started!"
* '''Ability:''' Temporary deletion (Can delete obstacles for a certain period of time)
* '''Witch form:''' Zola
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed mother and father, Pero (pet lizard), Hachi/Ha (pet dog), Don (pet dog), pet spider
* '''School:''' Kamihama City University Affiliated School, Eighth grade

===Game Info===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★3 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute forest.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3714
|style="width:25%;"|1565
|style="width:25%;"|1175
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|12805
|style="width:25%;"|5358
|style="width:25%;"|3966
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|16653
|style="width:25%;"|6965
|style="width:25%;"|5157
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|20511
|style="width:25%;"|8579
|style="width:25%;"|6352
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25635
|style="width:25%;"|9952
|style="width:25%;"|8176

|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I-I'll Help with What I Can!''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage UP [V] & MP Gain UP [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage UP [VII] & MP Gain UP [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage UP [VIII] & MP Gain UP [VIII] & HP Regen [VI] (3 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Judgement Earth''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IV] & Fog (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [VII] & Fog (All / 3 T) & Charge Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Zola''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IX] & Guaranteed Fog (All) & Charge Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Fog on Attack [II] (3T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage Up [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Poison
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Guaranteed Fog (Single / 1T) [''CD: 7 turns'']
|}
|}

== 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 ===
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 ===
After Rena Minami rejects her attempt to join her team, Kaede fights a witch and begins losing. 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 too. 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===
====Swimsuit (2018)====
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.

====Winter Outfit====
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.

====Christmas Outfit (2020)====
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.

==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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[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!]]

=== 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.

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.
* Her doppel's name may be a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Zola Émile Zola], a French journalist and one of the foremost practitioners of naturalism.
** It may instead be a reference to the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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:Kaede Doppel card.png|Doppel bio
File:51034_kaede_doppel.jpg
File:Kaede PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Kaede School.png|School uniform
File:Akino_Kaede_Swimsuit.png|Swimsuit outfit
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
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:MagirecoPoster.jpg
File:102601 comment union.jpg
File:memoria_1241.jpg
</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|Magia Record 3rd anniversary illust[https://mobile.twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1297418757422243841 Source]

</gallery>

===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Kaede_manga.jpg|Kaede in the manga
File:kaede soul gem.png|Kaede's soul gem in the manga
</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

</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201078%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Animal Paradise''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Disks of same attribute '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Disks of same attribute
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Kaede Akino** A girl who has loved the company of plants and animals from a young age. She is best friends with all creatures, and they know it. A home filled with nature is Heaven on Earth to her.
|style="width:25%;"|幼い頃からたくさんの植物や、動物と触れ合ってきた彼女。動物とは大の仲良しで、動物達もそれを理解している。自然や動物に叨まれた彼女の家は、彼女にとってまさに楽園である。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Momoko_rena_kaede_meguca_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Battle in Sync''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele Disk MP Gain Up [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele Disk MP Gain Up [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Though they may squabble, the trust between these three is sincere. When a battle begins it's as if they had never argued at all. They fight in perfect sync, defeating enemy after enemy. "Rena take that one in the middle, Kaede tackle the ones on the sides! Leave the rear to me!"
|style="width:25%;"|日常的に言い争いをしている彼女達でも、互いに寄せる信頼は本物。
戦いが始まれば喧嘩していたのが嘘だったかのだったかのように
息の合った連携で次々と敵を倒していく。
「レナは正面の敵、かえでは左右の敵を！背中はアタシに任せな！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Momoko_rena_kaede_school_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Begin a Hunt''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage Up [VII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage Up [VIII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Momoko: "You ready, Rena? Kaede?" Kaede: "Y...Yes..." Rena: "Pfft, who do you think you're talking to? Of course I am." Momoko: "All right! Time to hunt some Witches!"
|style="width:25%;"|ももこ「レナ、かえで、準備はできてるか？」 かえで「う、うん…」 レナ「はぁ…、アンタ誰に向かって言ってんのよ。当たり前でしょ」 ももこ「おっし、それじゃぁ…魔女狩りといきますか！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1332 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Drawing Power From Nature''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Chance to Bind [] (All / 1 T) & Magia Damage UP [] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Chance to Bind [IV] (All / 1 T) & Magia Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' turns '''Max Limit Break:''' turns
|style="width:25%;"|I've been surrounded by beautiful nature at home ever since I was really young. Pretty flowers, cute animals, delicious fruits and vegetables... I watched over all of them. It's the same now. Nature is a special friend to me, one I can't replace. I think that's why I'm good at gardening... To help protect them.
|style="width:25%;"|「小さなころから敷地内にある色とりどりの自然に囲まれてきれいな花も、かわいい動物も、美味しい野菜に果物も守ってきた今も前も変わらずに、自然は掛け替えのない大切な友だちだからみんなを守るためにくれたと思う。ガーデニングをする力を」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:momoko_rena_kaede_lunch_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Let's Eat Together!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Reduce Enemy Damage [VII] (All Enemies / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Reduce Enemy Damage [VIII] (All Enemies / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Gentle sweetness paired with a hint of sour opens hearts. Three girls eat pudding as proof of their reconciliation. They also eat to welcome a new Magical Girl to Kamihama.. "This makes Iroha our friend, too!"
|style="width:25%;"|ほんのりとした甘みと、少しの酸味が心を解かしていく。
夕暮れ時に食べるプリンは、3人にとって仲直りの証。
そして、神浜市に来た1人の魔法少女を受け入れる証でもある。
「これでいろはちゃんも、アタシらの友だちだな！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Phantom Thief Karin’s Sly Plan''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns) '''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Karin Misono** The blood flowing in my veins is my grandma's, and she seems to trouble everyone around her. I know there's no escaping that bond, but I found a way to spread just as much joy as trouble! Thus "Phantom Thief Karin" was born... A Magical Girl who brings happiness to the weak.
|style="width:25%;"|わたしに流れてる血、人を困らせるおばあちゃんの血簡単には消せないんだって分かったけど困らせた分だけ、わたしは幸せを分ける方法を見つけたそれが「怪盗かりん」...弱い人に幸せを配るただひとツの魔法少女
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:kaede_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Surrounded By White Wings''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Do you like this tasty water? What kind of food do you like? How about whistling? I know we can't communicate...So I'll try to figure it out myself. Will you be my friends? We could play together, then take a nap...I'd love it if we could chat in my dreams.
|style="width:25%;"|美味しいお水が好き？どんなご飯が好き？口笛は好きかな？言葉は通じないけれど…あなたたちが好きなもの、私、頑張って考えてみるの。
だから、お友達になってくれるかな？たくさん遊んだその後で…お昼寝の夢の中では、お喋りできたら素敵だね。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:This is the treasure.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Treasure is Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Damage Cut [V] (Self 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Damage Cut [VI] (Self 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This picture is my precious treasure. The bright blue sky, the vast sea, and my friends' smiles... This recollection of spending this summer's holidays with everyone is a once in a lifetime, an irreplaceable memory.
|style="width:25%;"|この写真の向こう側に、私の大切な宝物がある
鮮やかな青い空、広い海、仲間たちの笑顔…
みんなと過ごしたあの夏の旅の想い出は
一生に一度だけの、かけがえのない記憶
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Rena_Kaede_Mirror_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Two Copies''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Chance to Poison [X] (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Guaranteed Poison (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"?lrig lacigam a rof si gniht tnatropmi tsom eht tahw wonk uoy oD ...aneR !yekO"
"...wonk t'nod aneR ...nahc-edeaK ?!gniht tnatropmI"
"!pu flesruoy erif ot evah uoY !tirips gnithgif ,tirips gnithgif s'tI ...neht uoy llet ll'I lleW ... !zeeJ"
"!looc os er'uoy nahc-edeaK !eY-Y"
|style="width:25%;"|「？かるか分、とこな事大番一で女少法魔、前お…ナレ！しぉよい」
「…ぉよいならか分、ナレ…んゃちでえか?!とこな事大」
「！けてれ入合気！合気、よだ合気…るやてえ教あゃじ…！くたっ」
「！～ぁないいコッカ、んゃちでえか、もてしにれそ！んう、う」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Wonderful time.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Wonderful Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' MP Regeneration [I] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' MP Regeneration [] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Fyu!? It tickles...!"
"Playing with older sister, Mameji is so happy."
"That's good~! I am happy to play with Mameji-kun too."
"WOOF!"
|style="width:25%;"|「ふゅっ!?くすぐったいよぅ…！」「お姉さんが遊んでくれたから、マメジ、すごく喜んでますっ」「それなら良かった～！私もね、マメジ君と一緒に遊べて嬉しいよ」「ワフッ」
|}

==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]]

Rika Ayano

2021-09-10T09:37:51Z

Espeon: /* Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Rika Ayano
|image=[[File:Rika_Profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 綾野梨花 (Ayano Rika)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E6%81%B5 Kanae Ito]
|id=3031
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' 153cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Blonde
* '''Origins:''' Chuo Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red fleur-de-ils (beneath neck)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_(cosmetics) Compact mirror]
* '''Wish:''' For the person she likes to fall in love with her (exact wording unknown).
* '''Ability:''' Change of Mind (Change what the subject is interested in)
* '''Witch form:'''
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''School:''' [[Schools#Chuo Academy|Chuo Academy]], Ninth Grade

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★3 → ★4
|style="width:25%;"|80
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute flame.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3645
|style="width:25%;"|1565
|style="width:25%;"|1197
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|12305
|style="width:25%;"|5396
|style="width:25%;"|4098
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|15997
|style="width:25%;"|7015
|style="width:25%;"|5330
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|20254
|style="width:25%;"|8354
|style="width:25%;"|7422
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''Together We'll Be Okay!''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Accele MP Gain UP [VI] & Probability Critical [VI]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Accele MP Gain UP [VIII] & Probability Critical [VIII]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Brilliant Beam''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [V] & Chance to Charm (All / 1 T)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%

|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|style="width:15%;"|+%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Anti-Magia Seal [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [II] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Charm on Attack [II] (1T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Chance to Charm [IV] (All / 1T) [''CD: 7 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who is into the latest fashion and make-up. Rika appears to be a typical girly girl, but she is actually very seriously in love. She has been secretly admiring the same person for years. A genuine person, she gets along with everyone.

===Side Story===
Rika is invited to a blind date by [[Emiri Kisaki]]. Emiri brings along [[Hinano Miyako]], who just had her heart broken. During the blind date, the boys makes fun of Hinano's youthful appearance and odd speech patterns. Rika sticks up for Hinano, much to the latter's surprise. (It's also revealed Hinano is actually a third year high school student). After the blind date Rika leaves with Emiri and Hinano. Rika admits that like Hinano she also has a broken heart. Hinano realizes she didn't say anything about that and that Emiri told Rika. Hinano then yells at Emiri for telling people embarrassing things about herself. Emiri and Rika reassure Hinano, and Rika adds that Hinano is cool for being able to confess to her crush. In Rika's case, she never confessed and her crush already has someone.

Emiri then suggests that Rika should make a wish. Emiri reveals that herself and Hinano are magical girls, and that they get one wish. She also tells Rika that magical girls have to fight monsters, but brushes it off as a walk in a park. Rika wonders if this is some sort of game, while Hinano chastises Emiri for speaking about magical girls. Rika wonders if she could wish to change a person's feelings, to which Emiri agrees. Hinano warns Rika against becoming a magical girl, but after some prompting from Emiri, suggests that Rika should wish for something that seems impossible and also to think about the price. After Rika leaves Emiri and Hinano, [[Kyubey]] appears before her and offers her a contract. Rika thinks about what Hinano and Emiri said to her. She then flashes back to how her crush is dating someone. She elects to become a magical girl, mentally apologizing to Hinano.

Rika muses that her wish was granted and is going out with her crush. Yet she still feels unhappy. Kyubey appears and asks Rika if she can explain what's wrong. Rika admits that even though she's happy, every time the person she loves smiles at her, her chest tightens. Later, Rika fights a witch and meets two other magical girls [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]]. Ria initially thinks Rika has gone berserk, and tells Rika that her fighting style is both dangerous and inelegant. Manaka then points out that Ria didn't have an elegant fighting style either, to Ria's protests. Rika then compares them to a comedy duo and explains she fights witches as a form of stress relief.

Later, Kyubey contacts Rika as she fights another witch and tells her that she's fighting dangerously. Rika is annoyed by this, but then sees Hinano is in the barrier. After the battle Rika praises Hinano, who is shocked to find Rika is a magical girl. Hinano also tells Rika her fighting style is too dangerous, and Rika explains again that it's stress relief. Hinano tells Rika to try something else, but Rika says she can't. Hinano then asks Rika why she's unhappy. Rika explains that while she wished for her love to be fulfilled, she thinks it's all fake. She says that if her crush only likes her because of a magical compulsion, then it might as well be a lie. Hinano then asks why Rika became a magical girl in the first place. Rika explains that if she didn't make a wish she would never have a chance in the first place. When Hinano asks for an explanation, Rika reveals that the person she likes is ''a girl''. Rika asks Hinano if what she said is gross and weird, but Hinano says it's not. Rika wonders how it was so easy to reveal this truth to Hinano.

Rika and Hinano fight together against a witch. Hinano says that Rika is still fighting dangerously, but Rika says she's planning to stop after this. Rika then explains she broke up with her crush. Hinano asks if it was because it was fake love. Rika says that was part of it. She said that for four years she loved her childhood friend, but she remained friends with her. When Kyubey came, Rika admits she should have rejected his contract. She explains that she accepted the contract because when she saw her childhood friend with her new boyfriend, Rika realized that she could never give her friend that same feelings that her boyfriend did. Rika then says that if she breaks up with her friend, then the boyfriend would have a chance.

Rika tells Hinano that her wish caused the girl she liked and her boyfriend to completely forget about each other, as if they never met in the first place. Rika then explains how the boyfriend helped find Rika's lost ticket at a train station. When this happened, Rika realized the girl she likes and her boyfriend were perfect for each other. Rika explains that she's the one who broke them up, so breaking up with her girlfriend is a way of setting things right. Hinano is impressed that Rika had enough willpower to make that decision. Rika says there's one more thing she needs to do. She brings Hinano to her school, and together plants the notebook of Rika's ex-girlfriend in the bag of her ex-boyfriend. They do the same with the boy's notebook and the girl's bag. Seeing the boy and girl meet each other again, Rika says everything is great.

Afterward, Rika tells Hinano that the girl and the boy were like the prince and princess of fairy tale, and therefore destined to be together. Rika isn't sure what that makes her, but then decides she's like her friend's love Cupid. Rika is surprised to see that Hinano is crying - unaware she's crying herself. Rika asks Hinano to laugh again, but Hinano says that no-one could laugh at what happened. Finally, Rika tells Hinano she loves her....but then says it's not that way, as Hinano isn't really her type. Rika then starts laughing, Hinano stops crying, and the two affirm their friendship.

(Rika's story is continued in [[Ren Isuzu]]'s [[Ren_Isuzu#Side_Story|Side Story]].)

===Costume Stories===
====Winter Oufit====
Rika and Emiri arrive at the most popular buffet in town. Already there’s a large gathering of people waiting to be let inside. Seeing the huge crowds only gets the girls more fired up to get in and try all the delicious foods. Rika is a bit cold having to wait outside but Emiri assures her the weather will warm up soon enough and then they’ll be inside before they know it. Rika’s not worried and just thinking about it gets her all fired up again. Hinano and Ren watch as they’re friends keep chattering excitedly. Hinano asks Ren if they aren’t talking about the super-limited winter buffet but with words like “cray-cray” and “explode” mixed into their dialogue she’s not sure what they’re talking about. Ren isn’t so sure either.

Once inside Emiri and Rika flit from table to table drooling at all the delicious foods such as cheese fondue, chocolate fondue and all-you-can-eat crab legs. They continue their dialogue in nothing but heavy slang, with Hinano eventually telling them they should learn to speak with real words and not just made up ones. Rika asks if their language is that crazy while Emiri asks Ren (in heavy slang once more) if she can’t understand them just fine. Ren is momentarily taken aback and has to decipher her words for a minute before she can finally respond and tell them they’re a little hard to follow. Rika is surprised to hear this and agrees to try to tone it down a little. Emiri is also surprised and asks Hinano if she isn’t cray also (implying that the terminology that Hinano uses daily is equally hard to follow). Hinano defends herself saying it’s not “crazy” since they’re normal chemistry books. Rika and Emiri unwittingly slip back into their heavy slang as they talk about the books Hinano is always reading and how smart she must be to be able to understand them. Eventually Hinano gets so frustrated she tells them to stop calling everything crazy since it’s making her crazy trying to follow along. Rika explains that they use the word crazy in a good sense, not to be mean or anything. Hinano finally gets what they were trying to say and sighs. Ren is just glad everything been cleared up somewhat. As Emiri asks HInano to explain what was so frustrating to her, she catches a glimpse of the buffet’s specialty roast beef and immediately says the crazy is here. She and Rika gush over the food once more in heavy slang before rushing off to try some. Ren asks Hinano if she could understand what they were saying that time. Hinano tries to decipher it all but it only makes her feel dizzy and her head hurt. It gets so bad that, after a minute, the two start using the same heavy slang to describe how “crazy” her headache was and how “crazy” those conversations were earlier.

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story My Diary with You||My Diary With You]]
*[[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 The Ribbon at the Brink Where the Waves Break|Beachside Bonds]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Cheese Panic!|Kamihama Cheese Panic!]]
*[[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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Kawaii Collection|Kamihama Kawaii Collection]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Rika・Ren (Christmas ver.)]]

== Powers And Abilities==
Rika has gained the ability to change what her target is interested in as a result of her wish. This ability can be used to re-direct the attention of her enemies onto another person or object or to simply make others interested in her if she desires to get their attention. The limits of this ability aren't exactly known but it seems Rika is able to use this ability to keep any number of people interested with her at any one time.

Within combat, Rika possesses a magical compact mirror that can fire concentrated blasts of energy. She can do these as small energy balls or as a large concentrated beam during her Magia attack, though one can primarily say her primary form of offence is by manipulating amounts of light energy to harm her enemies.

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "a kind of Chinese traditional silk fabric,which normally has diagonal texture on" (綾) and "plain" (野) respectively.
* The characters of her first name mean "pear" (梨) and "flower" (花) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [https://twitter.com/turu0923 Mashimasaki]
* The Japanese text on the back of the memoria "You Are The Only Truth" is written backwards, hence the backwards English translation.
* Rika is the first confirmed Magical Girl to have a crush on someone of the same gender.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:rika_illustrator_art.jpg|[https://twitter.com/turu0923/status/904342364663070720 Artwork from in-game illustrator]
File:Rika 3 star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:Rika 4 star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Mini 303100 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Rika PM.png
File:Rika School.png
File:Ayano_Rika_Winter_Clothes.png|Valentine's outfit
File:Rika Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Rika 01.jpg
File:Rika 02.jpg
File:Rika 03.jpg
File:Rika 04.jpg
File:rika_transformation_lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/989487017896521728 Source]
File:memoria_1110.jpg
File:Dyr8-8lVAAAf6KG.jpg
File:AprilFoolsDay-Developers-Studios-Games-2020-35.png|Rika as part of the [[Kamiha☆Magica]] Idol group.
File:manga cameos.png|Rika cameo in the Magia Record manga.
File:MRback3.jpg|Rika in the back of the third volume of the manga.
File:Ufo.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201099%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Fashion at Full Speed!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Owner's Disks '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Owner's Disks
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Rika Ayano** She's in love with all the most popular fashions, all the latest cosmetics. She loves girly fashion, but she is often treated with prejudice for her appearance.
|style="width:25%;"|流行りの派手な洋服、最新で大人気のコスメ。 
可愛くギャルっぽいファッションが好きな彼女だが、 
見た目だけで偏見を持たれてしまうことも、しばしば…。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:My_dreams_continue_after_i_wake_up_full.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Awake, but the Dream Continues''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 Turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 Turn) + Regenerate HP [IX]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|What did I dream about while I was waiting for you? Did I dream about my secret memories of that day, the ones I wrote about in my diary? It's not a sad thing to wake from a happy dream. I'll just continue the dream awake, here with you.
|style="width:25%;"| 君を待っている間に見た夢は、どんな夢だっただろう？
君にはまだ秘密にしておきたい、日記に書いたあの日の思い出？幸せな夢から覚めたって、悲しむことなんて何もない夢の続きはこれから、目の前にいる君とまた始めればいい
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1306 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Nori is always important!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MPUP [IV] (Slef / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MPUP [VI] (Slef / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"After all, I think the tension and force are crucial, but...."
"Right. Yeah, yeah, I get it-"
"That is...chow down on the decoration of that chocolate-!"
"Let's see-! I'm going to do it! Nooo!"

|style="width:25%;"|「やっぱ、何でもテンションと勢いが大事だと思うんだ、あーしは…」「だよね。うんうん、分かるわー」「つーことで…このチョコ、モリモリにデコっちゃおー！」「さんせー！いっちゃえいっちゃえー！いえーい！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:rika_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Love Smells Like This''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Bind & Defense UP [I] '''Max Limit Break: '''Anti-Bind & Defense UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|It's okay if I'm only dreaming, or even if it's all an illusion. Put aside any thoughts of guilt or deception. Just for now, I want to take in this sweet smell for a little longer, and let it cloud my senses.
|style="width:25%;"|夢でも幻でも、何だっていい。
嘘とか罪悪感とか、そういうのも置いといて。
今はただ、もう少しだけ、この甘い匂いに酔っていたい。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1400 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''You Are The Only Truth''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: '''Status Ailment Resistance [II] (All / 1 T)'''Max Limit Break: '''Status Ailment Resistance [IV] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|sdrow ruoy ni sklat dna ,eciov ruoy setanosrepmi ekaf eht fi nevE .ti tsurt ron delsim eb reven lliw I .snaem yna yb kcab uoy gnirb dna tuo uoy laer eht dnif lliw I ...dlrow lufecaep eht oT .kcab og s'teL
|style="width:25%;"|もとうよべ並を葉言の君、り嘱を音声の君が者偽
。いなしりたじ信、りたれさわ惑は僕
。よす戻れ連ず必、てし出けつ見を君の物本
…へ界世なかや穏。うろ帰、ぁさo
|}

==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=TpXxdAKfBMA Recording of Rika's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1suwUo3RIU Recording of Rika's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Rika's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClkWTrxe4Xs Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iQTbwovN0I Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Ek21smvt0 Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/imj-jKa8IdY Recording of Rika's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G36h43EXytI Recording of Rika's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zodXCfNl3I Recording of Rika's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Tsukasa Amane

2021-09-10T09:31:03Z

Espeon: /* Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Tsukasa Amane
|image=[[File:tsukasa_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 天音月咲 (Amane Tsukasa)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E7%94%B0%E5%BD%A9 Aya Uchida] 
English: [https://twitter.com/KayliMills/status/1241457491361189888 Kayli Mills] 
Russian: Yekaterina Popova
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'''Tsukasa Amane''' is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. Her twin sister is [[Tsukuyo Amane]]. She and her sister first appeared as antagonists in the game until they were released as playable characters on November 30, 2017.

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 17
* '''Height:''' 158cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Dark Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Brown
* '''Origins:''' Kosho ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red Yin-Yang (necklace)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobue Shinobue (Japanese Bamboo Flute)]
* '''Wish:''' "We don't want to hate each other" (referring to her twin sister)
* '''Ability:''' Sound Wave Manipulation
* '''Witch form:''' Dee
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''uchi''|ウチ|}}
* '''School:''' Kosho Academy, 11th grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
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|style="width:25%;"|★3 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Magia
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3714
|style="width:25%;"|1543
|style="width:25%;"|1197
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|12716
|style="width:25%;"|5209
|style="width:25%;"|4127
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|16534
|style="width:25%;"|6769
|style="width:25%;"|5368
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|21161
|style="width:25%;"|8071
|style="width:25%;"|6613
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|22818
|style="width:25%;"|8953
|style="width:25%;"|8422
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''This is our harmony''
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|style="width:100%;"|★3: MP Restore [IV / 20 MP] (Restore Increased MP to [[Tsukuyo Amane]] / 20 MP)
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: MP Restore [VI / 25 MP] (Restore Increased MP to [[Tsukuyo Amane]] / 25 MP)
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: MP Restore [VIII / 30 MP] (Restore Increased MP to [[Tsukuyo Amane]] / 25 MP)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Cherry Ballad''
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|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage All Enemies [II] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3 T)
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage All Enemies [IV] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage All Enemies [VI] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''Dee'''''
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage All Enemies [VIII] & Accele MP Gain UP (All / 3 T)
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
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|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+14%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+12%
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!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+1)
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Attack UP [II] & Magia Damage UP [IV] (Self / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
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==Summary==
Tsukuyo's twin sister, Tsukasa hopes to liberate Magical Girls. Born into a family of traditional bamboo craftsmen, she runs the household to support her father and his apprentice. Though she is cheerful and has many friends, Tsukuyo is the only one she can open up to.
===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of disassociation. Its form is an aquarium. The master of this emotion will not bend or break to any situation or circumstance, but she will lose herself utterly in her other half, the only person who truly understands her. Through this, the two are capable of severing their connection to the world outside. No matter the opinion or attitude taken, together in their miniature world they can only trust each other's presence. No one else can understand them. This Doppel shuts out any unknown values in order to keep its master's spirit stable, though doing so causes her sense of ethics to weaken.

===Side Story===
In an abandoned museum, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] tells Tsukasa and Tsukuyo that the AI [[Rumor]] has disappeared and they need to be more careful. The Amanes apologize, claiming their actions were worthless. Mifuyu says they did a good job on the website and won't blame them. Tsukuyo wonders why their opponents are so fixated on Rumors. Tsukasa says if they just left them alone, the victims will eventually be freed. Mifuyu says that Iroha is looking for her younger sister and found a lead in the Rumors.

The Amanes are reminded of themselves, when they didn't know each other. [[Alina Gray]] appears and asks what they're talking about. She says she's curious about their past and wishes, and says she'll let them off easy if they tell her. She says their flutes might become her favorite pigment if they don't say anything. The girls understand, and begin their story.

A long time ago, Tsukasa was far busier than she was, doing errands and chores for her father's workshop. At school, after supplementary lessons ended, Tsukasa would go to leave. It turns out she handles the family finances and grocery shopping. As Tsukasa begins to depart, a girl says she was waiting for Tsukasa's lesson to end so they can hang out. Tsukasa apologizes but says she has to go for errands. The girl says she's boring, but Tsukasa says she has to care for her father's live-in apprentices. The girl asks if that's something a kid should be doing, but Tsukasa says if she doesn't do it, no-one will and she won't have a place for herself. The girl says Tsukasa should run away, but Tsukasa says she can overcome anything with a smile.

Tsukasa claims that in the workshops of the Artisan Ward, the men did the work while the women keep house. This was the outdated tradition her family's Amane Bamboo Workshop went by. As Tsukasa leaves to get groceries, she admits she wanted to hang out too. After returning home she prepares dinner, and does laundry. She finds the apprentices have left laundry in their pockets again. She admits it makes her annoyed, but she smiles anyway. With laundry done Tsukasa prepares to do her homework when her father and his apprentices arrive. Tsukasa says they came early. Her father says the apprentices were cutting so well he decided to give them an early meal. When Tsukasa says that dinner isn't ready, her father says she should have foreseen that.

Tsukasa thinks that no-one told her anything, and she can't meet all their whims. She still respects her father, but she asks him why he doesn't help around the house a little. When he insists it's a woman's job, Tsukasa asks if that's why her mother left him. Her father says not to bring up "that woman". One of the apprentices offers to help Tsukasa, but she says it has nothing to do with him. Tsukasa narrates that with all the chores she does, she sometimes loses sense of herself. When that happens, she plays the bamboo flute she received when she was little. The flute was her greatest source of relief, since she didn't have time for friends.

Tsukasa would go to a shrine to play her flute. One night, on the way to that shrine, she met a [[Kanagi Izumi|person]] she credits for saving her and reuniting her with Tsukuyo. The person told her she should be careful. She claims that when the sky grows dark and you get too depressed, you'll be eaten by a witch. When Tsukasa expresses confusion, the girl tells her to cheer up. At the shrine, Tsukasa wonders about the meeting, but decides not to worry. Suddenly she saw a person at the shrine who looked like herself. Tsukasa says this was probably the first time she met Tsukuyo, and the start of what led to their wishes.

The next day, Tsukasa still thinks of the girl she saw at the shrine. The girl who invited Tsukasa to hang out asks her if there's something on her mind. She says Tsukasa usually leaves right after school, and is surprised to see her there. Tsukasa tells her about what she saw at the shrine, and wonders if it was a ghost. The girl says it might be a doppelganger, and then says if you see a copy of yourself, you'll die. The girl insists it was a joke, but Tsukasa seems to believe it. Tsukasa decides to go home, skipping supplementary lessons.

As she walks home, Tsukasa seriously considers her possible death, and notes that she has to tell her father and the others where the emergency food is. Suddenly she meets the girl that was on the way to the shrine. The girl says Tsukasa is looking just as down as she was before. She says she's concerned about her and says Tsukasa might be eaten by a witch if she worries too much. Tsukasa asks if she's being recruited for a cult. The girl says if that's what it sounds like then there are no witches and Tsukasa should forget it. In any case, the girl says Tsukasa shouldn't worry too much, since it could effect her body as well. Tsukasa says if she could easily solve her problems she wouldn't be worrying.

The girl invites Tsukasa for tea, saying they could come up with an answer together. Tsukasa says she doesn't know who the girl is. The girl introduces herself as [[Kanagi Izumi]]. Tsukasa then says she doesn't have any money. Kanagi admits she only has enough money for juice in the vending machine. Tsukasa tells Kanagi about the girl she saw at the shrine, which Kanagi finds fascinating. She suggests Tsukasa go meet the girl at the shrine again, quoting an old adage where there are three people in the world who look like you. Kanagi says if Tsukasa is going to die, she should go out fighting. She points out that with all the housework she's done, Tsukasa is probably stronger than the average girl. Tsukasa says that's a strange way of encouraging her, but decides to go to the shrine. Kanagi says that's good and claims it's best for people not to worry.

At the shrine, Tsukasa looks at her feet out of fear. She then bumps into someone which turns out to be the girl who looks like herself. The two of them start talking at the same time, asking the other not to kill them. Tsukasa decides to pull herself together and asks if the other girl's name is also Tsukasa Amane. The girl introduces herself as Tsukuyo Akatsuki. The girls are shocked by the amount of coincidences. Tsukuyo asks Tsukasa why she comes to the shrine, and Tsukasa answers she goes there when she's tired. Tsukuyo says the same is true for her. When she reveals she was named at the shrine, Tsukasa says the same is also true for her.

Tsukuasa begins to wonder if Tsukuyo really is her doppelganger. Tsukuyo asks her what she came here to do, and the two decide to answer on the count of three. They both say they're there to play flute. Convinced that the other is a doppelganger, the two girls try to distract each other, then run away. However, they bump into each other and drop their flutes. The girls see that both flutes are the same except for one difference: Each flute has a half moon shape inscribed in the opposite direction from the other. Tsukasa notes she never understood the meaning of the shape until that moment. Both Tsukuyo and Tsukasa realize that their names contain the characters for moon, and deduce that they're twin sisters.

Tsukuyo explained that their mother is from the Mizuna ward and her grandmother forbade her from entering the Artisan Ward. Tsukasa guesses they were being hidden from each other. The girls then started to talk about themselves. Tsukasa complains about how she has to clean, cook, do laundry and manage money for her family. She says it's so old fashioned, and no-one ever wants to help out. She respects her father, and understands he has difficult work and has to support the apprentices, but she doesn't see what that has to do with her. She says her father always says "That's a woman's job" and thinks there's a limit to how backwards someone can be.

Tsukasa also says even if she's invited to hang out she can't go, and even if she discusses her problems, no-one understands. Tsukasa says she understands and says they're even similar in that way. To Tsukasa, Tsukuyo was the first person she felt could understand her. The girls plan to meet again in the future. Recognizing their parents tried to hide their relationship, the two recorded their contact information under pseudonyms. For Tsukasa, she recorded Tsukuyo under "●", the symbol of the full moon. Tsukasa narrates that her father should have told her.

While Tsukasa and Tsukuyo were happy to talk to each other at first, they began to see different sides to themselves. In a restaurant, Tsukasa asks Tsukuyo about the tea she's drinking, but Tsukuyo says her voice is too loud. Tsukasa apologizes and asks how much the tea costs. Tsukasa says it's a thousand yen per cup, which shocks Tsukasa. Tsukasa thinks she started to grow tired of Tsukuyo's perfect manners and lack of flaws. Tsukuyo then brings Tsukasa to an expensive shop. Tsukasa says that for students like them it's pearls before swine. Tsukasa starts to feel that Tsukuyo's attention to her appearance was like boasting.

Suddenly one of Tsukuyo's classmates calls out to her. She asks if Tsukasa is her sibling, but Tsukasa says she's just a relative. The girl says Tsukasa has a different feel than Tsukuyo, which Tsukuyo agrees with. Tsukasa says that when she saw Tsukuyo talk with her acquaintances she felt like she was being used as a foil. Tsukasa narrates that the more they met, the more noticeable her differences with Tsukuyo were. In hindsight, Tsukasa admits she was just jealous, but at the time, her friendship with Tsukuyo deteriorated.

One day, Tsukasa returns home and her father comments she's lately been coming home late. Tsukasa says she's made a friend who lives far away. Her father says it's nice she has a friend, and also that she should still finish the chores. He then asks if the girl is from Mizuna Ward. When a shocked Tsukasa answers yes, he suggests she should give up on the friendship because otherwise she'll be on the same road he was. Tsukasa says this shouldn't have anything to do with him and her mom, but her father says it does. He says Tsukasa's mother and himself couldn't bury the differences between their upbringings with just affection. He says if she wants to make friends from outside she should think it over carefully, claiming that if their relationship warps, it will break and won't ever be fixed again. Tsukasa narrates her father's words hit too close to home.

One day, as the twins walked through the city, Tsukuyo showed Tsukasa fancy places that increased her feeling of persecution. The twins tell each other there's something they need to ask. Then they start talking about their mutual dissatisfaction. Tsukasa says that Tsukuyo is giving her a strange look, while Tsukuyo says Tsukasa is being mean. Tsukasa narrates how Tsukuyo was fed up with how impolite she was. Tsukuyo believed that Tsukasa didn't pay enough attention to her appearance and was a rough and violent person. The girls criticized each other, then argued. Tsukasa yells about Tsukuyo is always so concerned with formality. She says she should take a chill pill and relax, as Tsukasa finds it stifling to be around her.

Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's idea of relaxation is vulgarity. She never asked her to pay for any of this, so at least Tsukasa could reform her manners. Tsukasa says Tsukuyo's lifestyle and behavior is far from normal and says she'll never have friends if she's so formal all the time. Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's friends are only friends on the surface since she doesn't tell them her true feelings. Tsukasa says they can't understand what she's going through. Tsukuyo says Tsukasa should understand she feels the same way with her grandmother to deal with. Tsukasa says she has to deal with her father and his apprentices. The girls decide they don't want to see each other anymore, and probably aren't twins. Tsukasa thinks her father was right.

For awhile, the girls stopped seeing each other. However, Tsukasa still had problems with her family. One day Tsukasa's father yells at her for the month's expenses being over budget. One of the apprentices points out that vegetables have been expensive, but Tsukasa's father says she should have said something beforehand. The apprentice points out the budget log is balanced properly, but Tsukasa's father tells him to butt out. Tsukasa says they can do whatever they want and leaves. Tsukasa needs to play her flute again, but is worried that she'll meet Tsukuyo if she goes to the shrine. She then decides to play near a lake.

However, the flute fails to comfort her. Tsukasa admits that she wants to talk to Tsukuyo again. She thinks her father was right about not being able to bury their differences, but feels she's going to die if it continues. She still wishes Tsukasa was there to help act as an outlet for her frustrations. Suddenly Tsukasa hears a voice in her head, telling her that she might as well die instead of being a slave. Tsukasa says that in the present, she now knows this was the voice of a witch.

The next thing Tsukasa remembers is waking up in a collapsing witch barrier. Kanagi is there in a magical girl outfit. Kanagi asks if Tsukasa is alright, and says a witch tried to make her throw herself into the lake. Tsukasa doesn't remember any of it. Kanagi (presumably remembering Tsukasa's cult comment) says that witches were from some religion and says it was a monster instead. Tsukasa falls unconscious; the last thing she heard was Kanagi saying "I give up".

Tsukasa then dreams of how she always had to do things for her father and his apprentices, how they gave her unreasonable demands and made her life harder. In her dream she tells her father to shut up and begs for someone to save her. She then sees Tsukuyo, who says to take her hand. Tsukuyo says Tsukasa is fine now and can let go. Tsukasa thinks it's nostalgic. When Tsukasa wakes up, she hears a voice (revealed to be Mifuyu in Tsukuyo's story). The voice says that when Tsukasa and Tsukuyo were born, they were holding each other's hands. Tsukasa then hears Tsukuyo's voice and thinks of her dream. She mentally apologizes to Tsukuyo and thinks if they don't accept each other the way they did before, they can't survive.

Tsukasa arrives at Tsukuyo's room to talk to her. She suggests they throw everything from their pasts away and start with a blank slate. Tsukasa thinks if they don't they'll be crushed by adults. Tsukuyo says she was thinking the same thing, and they should start over from when they received their names from the shrine. The girls agree to become each other's sisters again. Tsukuyo says they might end up hating each other again, and the girls think their hearts might not be able to take it. When Tsukasa thinks of her father's words from earlier, [[Kyubey]] appears and says their pledge can be granted as a wish. The girls both wish for the same thing: "I want us to never hate each other".

Back in the present, the girls finish their story. Mifuyu says she was quite surprised when she came back to Tsukuyo's room. Alina grunts to herself and leaves. Tsukuyo asks if she didn't like it, and Tsukasa begs for forgiveness. Alina says she won't do anything to them. Their story simply inspired her to make some artwork. The Amanes are relieved. Mifuyu figures they should go themselves. Tsukuyo suggests to Tsukasa that they should play at the shrine on the way back, since it's been awhile. Tsukasa agrees. Tsukasa says she becomes sad whenever she's away from her flute, so it's always by her side. No matter how long she stares at the scenery, it's still a flute. "Oh flute, what are you? A bridge connecting me to my distant sister." Tsukasa narrates that their only allies are each other, and they will always be together.

===Costume Stories===
====Winter Outfit====
One day in February, Tsukasa prepares herself for her big plans. She wants to go to the handicraft store later that day to buy some materials so she can make her own outfit for her next meeting with Tsukuyo. Although she can’t afford to buy a cute scarf and a thick leather belt, she can buy the materials and make her own using a how-to book as well as one of Yachiyo’s fashion spreads for reference (even if Yachiyo is one of her hated Magical Girl rivals). The day at school passes and it is now 4:20 pm, which leaves her 2 hours and 10 minutes to get everything she needs to done. Tsukasa quickly dashes from her classroom before her classmates can stop her. She hops onto the electric bike she acquired recently and makes it to the supermarket in Sankyo Ward for their limited-time meat sale. As much as she wants to get to the handicraft store right away, she’s still in charge of making dinner for all the students at her father’s studio so she can’t be home any later than 6:30. She spies [[Yachiyo Nanami]] at the supermarket as well and is surprised to find how quickly and focused she moves to get all the best deals. She tells herself to snap out of it and hurries to get the groceries she’ll need for dinner.

However, while shopping she accidentally bumped into one of the studio’s students, Take. Take is surprised to find Tsukasa there since he was just making a delivery for her father. Tsukasa explains she’s buying meat for their sukiyaki dinner. Take says he can’t wait and says he’ll be home by 6:00. Tsukasa smiles as she waves goodbye to Take, but inside she’s exploding. Now that Take has seen her at the store, she knows she only has until 6:00 to get everything she needs or else her father will find out she took a detour to “goof around” instead of focusing on her chores. She hurries to finish her shopping and check out before hopping onto her electric bike and racing to the handicraft store. She’s just able to make it in time to buy the wool and leather she’ll need and still have 10 minutes to make it back home in time. Tsukasa leaves the store and hops onto her bike only to notice that Yachiyo was also at the store and had bought essentially the same materials as Tsukasa. Tsukasa then realized that the outfit she had modeled wasn’t bought but handmade. That gave Tsukasa this weird sense of affinity for Yachiyo but she quickly put it out of her mind as she hurried home. With dinner out of the way, Tsukasa was able to knit the long winding scarf and make a beautiful leather belt with the tools from her father’s studio. Soon it was Valentine’s Day and she was able to enjoy the day together with her twin sister in her beautiful new outfit.

====Christmas Outfit (2018)====
It was Christmas of last year when Tsukasa and her sister Tsukuyo exchanged gifts at Hotel Fendt Hope. Tsukasa had been waiting with Mifuyu for Tsukuyo to arrive so they could do their gift exchange. As they waited, Tsukasa was telling Mifuyu that she had bought a pair of gloves for her sister. Mifuyu asks if they’re hand-knit as usual but this year Tsukasa did something a little different. She had been out shopping around for gifts when she saw the most beautiful fluffy gloves in a shop window. They were perfect for Tsukuyo, but too expensive. As Tsukasa kept walking around and shopping, she passed by a different store that had the exact same gloves for sale, but this store was having a mega-discount sale that day for the holidays and Tsukasa had just enough money to buy the gloves for her sister. Tsukasa had wanted to buy another pair for herself, but just seeing the look on Tsukuyo’s face when she sees them was more than worth it.

They hear a knock on the door and Tsukuyo enters the room, apologizing for being late. Tsukasa tells her not to worry and makes tea for all of them. With that out of the way, the two of them exchange their gifts. Mifuyu thinks the wrapping on the gifts is so pretty that she can’t wait for them to open their gifts. The two decided to open their gifts at the same time and are both shocked to find they’ve both both the same pair of gloves. Not just the same pair, but the same brand and color and everything! Tsukuyo had seen how popular the gloves were with everyone and thought that Tsukasa would love to have a pair of her own, and Tsukasa had thought the same. Mifuyu figures that since they’re twins it’s only natural that they both thought the same thing. The whole situation reminds her of “The Gift of the Magi”. Both of the sisters had liked the gloves so much and had wanted to buy a pair of the gloves for their own, but instead they had bought it for the other. Tsukasa asks if it’s really ok for her to have these but Tsukuyo tells her that’s her line. Mifuyu tells them they should both be happy since it was what they both had wanted and they were matching with each other. The two of them happily nod and both of them agree to wear their matching gloves along with their matching Christmas outfits for the big Christmas party they’ll be attending. A few days later, Tsukasa and her sister Tsukuyo celebrated a happy Christmas together.

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story One Fleeting Summer Night|One Fleeting Summer Night]]
*[[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 Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)]]

==Powers And Abilities==
Although seemingly unrelated to their wish, Tsukasa and Tsukuyo have the shared ability of sound wave manipulation, allowing them to greatly enhance the volume and strength of sound and sound-based attacks, most commonly those of their flute weapons. Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have been shown to be able to form defensive barriers to shield themselves using their sound manipulation at one point, they also can play certain tunes to bring forth a variety of musical tones that seemingly damage enemies or magical effects. In the case of Tsukasa, she can create a group of seemingly animate cherry blossom branches that attack enemies by clawing at them during her Magia attack in the game.

This ability also allows them to amplify the range of a magical girl's telepathy, their own or that of another, allowing them to contact other magical girls well outside their usual range. This is likely possible because Magia Record establishes that messages, even non-telepathic ones, can be broadcast to magical girls via radio waves.

When her soul gem turns black, Tsukasa can call forth her doppel, Dee. Dee seems to possess the ability to levitate in the air, allowing Tsukasa greater ability to move around and evade attacks. The doppel also appears to be able to charge into enemies from above much like a small meteor. The primary ability of the doppel however is being able to create a frost that increases in intensity as it continues to build up creating a blizzard that freezes enemies solid. This frost appears to be able to be utilised both defensively and offensively. An interesting fact is that Dum can combine with Tsukasa's doppel, Dee to be a fused doppel. Though it seems Dum and Dee are one of the few pairs of doppels that can actually do this.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "heaven" (天) and "sound" (音) respectively.
* The characters of her first name mean "moon" (月) and "laughter" (咲) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2395076 Hayami Chika]"
* Tsukasa is event-limited.
* The doppel names of Tsukasa and Tsukuyo match up - they are references to Tweedle''dum'' and Tweedle''dee'' from ''Alice in Wonderland''.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:tsukasa_3star_card.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:tsukasa_4star_card.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Tsukasa_5star_card.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Tsukasa battle Sprite.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 101901 s.png|In-Battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Dee.png|Doppel sprite
File:Tsukasa_doppel.jpg|Doppel bio
File:Tsukasa Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Tsukasa PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Tsukasa School.png|School uniform
File:Amane_Tsukasa_Valentines_%2718.png|Valentine Event outfit
File:Tsukasa christmas 2018.png|Christmas 2018 outfit
File:Tsukasa(Mizugi ver.).png[[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit]]
File:Amane Tsukasa (White Feather).png|White feather robes outfit
File:Amane Sisters.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-12-17-18.png|Tsukuyo and Tsukasa
File:Memoria 1150.jpg
File:Memoria 1157.jpg
File:Kanagi_Mifuyu_Amane_Memoria_Full.jpg
File:memoria_1288.jpg
File:Christmas Night Magic.png|This memoria had it's artwork changed; this is the original version.
File:Memoria 1371 1.jpg
File:Memoria 1371 2.jpg
File:Amane sisters crisis.jpg
File:Bg adv 16111.jpg|Tsukasa's Father's Bamboo shop
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 32.png|Tsukasa from game opening 2
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Tsukasa 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]
File:Tsukasa 02.jpg
File:Tsukasa 03.jpg
File:Tsukasa 04.jpg
File:Tsukasa 05.jpg
File:Tsukasa 06.jpg
File:tsukasa_lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/936185951323226112/photo/1 Source]
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:Episode 6 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Chika Hayami
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria_1288_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Christmas Night Magic''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [IV] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Blast Damage UP [VIII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [V] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%""|The weather report said it's going to snow tonight. Think we'll have a white Christmas this year? Alone in the cold, I might freeze, but with company...
"There you go, lovely and warm!"
|style="width:25%""|天気予報では、今年は雪。今年は、ホワイトクリスマスが見られるかな？ひとりなら凍えてしまいそうな寒さも、ふたりなら…「ほら、あったかいね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1371 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Guided by Fate''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [V] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%""|There's something here. I want to know what it really is. But I'm afraid. Still, I want to know... Confusion and determination fill my heart. What lies in store for the two of us, beyond that open door?
|style="width:25%""|ここには何かある…
正体を知りたい。知ることが怖い。それでも、理由が知りたい…
戸惑いと決意を胸に　開いた扉の先にあるものは
ふたりに何をもたらすのか…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:AmaneTsukuneMemoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Third Amane Sister''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Probability of Dazzle (8) (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Probability of Dazzle (16) (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia? Never hearda her... I-I mean, I know not of whom ye speak! I am called Tsukune! Sister of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa! Of mine sisters, 'tis only my flute that is daubed in meat... And I am the only character who speaks in this manner!
|style="width:25%;"|「フェリシア？知らねえ…じゃなくて知らないでござる！オ...あたしは月練！月夜姉ちゃんと月咲姉ちゃんの妹でござる！姉妹の絆、篠笛には練り物がべったり！つくねだけに！でござる！ござるって付けとけばキャラ付けになるでござる！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1461 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Long-Awaited Choco Date!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|All of Valentine's Day goes by peacefully.
"Look Tsukuyo-chan! It's a limited-time chocolate drink!"
"Well...! I'd love to drink it."
A perfectly ordinary conversation, the sweetest time to relax for these two people.
|style="width:25%;"|バレンタインデーの１日は、穏やかに過ぎていく
「見て、月夜ちゃん！期間限定のチョコドリンクだって！」
「まぁ…！ぜひ飲んでみたいでございます」
ごく普通の会話が、何よりも安らげるふたりの甘い時間
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukasa_persoal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Tsukasa's Treasure''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' MP Gain UP [IX] (self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gain UP [X] (self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Tsukasa Amane** I keep it with me, because it's painful to be away from it. No matter how closely you look at it, it stays the same: a regular old flute. Hey, flute, just what are you? It's a bridge that connects me to my distant sister.
|style="width:25%;"|離れると切なくなるから、いつも私の側にあるいくらマジマジ眺めてみても、それは変わらぬただの笛笛よキミは何者なのか遠い姉との縁の架け橋
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Uncrossable gulf.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Unbridgeable Gap''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Over time, it drove a wedge in their hearts. In time, the gap gave way to a chasm. And gradually, they were forced apart from each other. A strong enough will can drive others away. And so, by refusing salvation, she was left all alone...
|style="width:25%;"|それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った…
それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった…
それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった…
強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…

|}

==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=c4vz6vwuKsQ Recording of Tsukasa's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NSbnSI1mlA Recording of Tsukasa's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLf8cRxTbr4 Recording of Tsukasa's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Tsukasa's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkwJSu-_buM Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ7hD7On0fE Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2XlaUBK4RY Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/P7uQhxo7WpU Recording of Tsukasa's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/V0BkEGSvY2I Recording of Tsukasa's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwtFCzxRd8w Recording of Tsukasa's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXu3RAUqANE Recording of Tsukasa's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnxxiz-QefA Recording of Tsukasa's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Tsukuyo Amane

2021-09-10T09:30:49Z

Espeon: /* Powers and Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Tsukuyo Amane
|image=[[File:tsukuyo_amane_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 天音月夜 (Amane Tsukuyo)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E7%94%B0%E7%9C%9F%E7%A4%BC Maaya Uchida] 
English: Jennie Kwan 
Russian: Yekaterina Popova
|id=1018
}}

'''Tsukuyo Amane''', also known as '''Tsukuyo Akatsuki''', is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. Her twin sister is [[Tsukasa Amane]]. She and her sister first appeared as antagonists in the game until they were released as playable characters on November 30, 2017.

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 17
* '''Height:''' 158cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Dark Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Brown
* '''Origins:''' Mizuna ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red Yin-Yang (necklace)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobue Shinobue (Japanese Bamboo Flute)]
* '''Wish:''' "We don't want to hate each other" (referring to her twin sister)
* '''Ability:''' Sound Wave Manipulation
* '''Witch form:''' Dum
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' Mizuna Girls' School, 11th grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Balance
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute dark.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|5811
|style="width:25%;"|1892
|style="width:25%;"|1911
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|20768
|style="width:25%;"|6909
|style="width:25%;"|6929
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|26146
|style="width:25%;"|8708
|style="width:25%;"|8728
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|32835
|style="width:25%;"|11115
|style="width:25%;"|12786
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We will play this part together''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Charged Damage UP [IX] & Probability Critical [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Charged Damage UP [XI] & Probability Critical [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Cherry Blizzard''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [V] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [VII] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''Dum'''''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IX] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
|}
|}

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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

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!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage Up [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+3)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Chance to Magia Seal [V] & Chance to Skill Seal [IX] (Single / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
Tsukasa's twin sister, Tsukuyo hopes to liberate Magical Girls. Constant training in music, calligraphy, and dance has granted her considerable skills. Though she is admired by her peers, she doesn't have any friends she feels she can open up to. She can only be at peace when she is with her sister Tsukasa.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of isolation. Its form is a terrarium.
The master of this Doppel isn't swayed by mood or emotion. She does, however, rely on her other half, the only person who truly understands her. Through this, the two of them are capable of completely isolating themselves from the outside. Together in their miniature world, they need only the company of the other to survive. This Doppel shuts out all physical and magical phenomena, allowing its master to perfectly protect herself and her twin. Though doing so causes their memories of anyone but each other to fade away.

===Side Story===
In an abandoned museum, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] tells Tsukuyo and Tsukasa that the AI [[Rumor]] has disappeared and they need to be more careful. The Amanes apologize, claiming their actions were worthless. Mifuyu says they did a good job on the website and won't blame them. Tsukuyo wonders why their opponents are so fixated on Rumors. Tsukasa says if they just left them alone, the victims will eventually be freed. Mifuyu says that Iroha is looking for her younger sister and found a lead in the Rumors.

The Amanes are reminded of themselves, when they didn't know each other. [[Alina Gray]] appears and asks what they're talking about. She says she's curious about their past and wishes, and says she'll let them off easy if they tell her. She says their flutes might become her favorite pigment if they don't say anything. The girls understand, and begin their story.

A long time ago, Tsukuyo was far busier than she was, being forced into clubs and practice. Tsukuyo tells her [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto] club they need to prepare for the cultural festival and strive to earn the gold medal. She says doing so otherwise would shame Mifuyu's achievements. Afterward, Tsukuyo thinks she still has brushwork practice and dance lessons. However, she thinks that Tsukuyo ''Akatsuki'' will not succumb. Suddenly Mifuyu arrives. Tsukuyo says Mifuyu should be off from school until graduation and she should be finished with the koto club. Mifuyu says she's here for the handicraft club, whose president is in the hospital.

Mifuyu asks Tsukuyo if she was concentrating on practice. Tsukuyo says she was, and also she was asked by the calligraphy club to help. Then the Japanese dance association called her. Mifuyu wonders why she can't turn them down and take a break. Tsukuyo says she appreciates the fact that they ask her. Mifuyu says Tsukuyo shouldn't overwork herself, especially with her strict grandmother. Tsukuyo admits her grandmother would be angry even if she collapsed. Mifuyu says it must be tough to be born in Mizuna Ward. When Tsukuyo says it should be the same for her, Mifuyu says compared to Tsukuyo's family she has it easy. Tsukuyo narrates that Mizuna Ward girls undergo the appropriate education so as to not shame their ancestor's history. In her own family, they honor traditions considered outdated.

Tsukuyo says that she was forced to attend all sorts of practice, which tired her mentally and physically. When she returns home, her grandmother asks if she made progress. Tsukuyo says she can look forward to their next recital. Her grandmother then says she is going to test Tsukuyo on the dish she taught her yesterday. Tsukuyo asks for a short break, but her grandmother tells her no to be so weak. She says at her age, she'd never even think of asking that and claims she's trying to go easy on Tsukuyo.

That night, Tsukuyo's grandmother passes her meal and says that they'll have it for dinner. Before she can give Tsukuyo her next task, she's interrupted by Tsukuyo's mother. Tsukuyo's mother says that Tsukuyo's at her limit. Tsukuyo's grandmother tell her daughter not to butt in when she gave up halfway. She says she won't let Tsukuyo be taken by some strange man like her mother was. Tsukuyo tells her mother not to worry, because she can handle it.

Tsukuyo narrates that due to her constant practice and errands for other people, she would start to lose sight of herself. The thing that saved her was a bamboo flute her father gave her when she was young. Her grandmother would always get angry when she saw it, so Tsukuyo kept it hidden. Occasionally, she would take it out and play, which was her greatest source of comfort. Tsukuyo would play the flute at a shrine some distance from her house. One day, after she finishes playing, she sees a glimpse of a girl who looks like her. Tsukuyo narrates this was her first meeting with Tsukasa, and the first event leading to their wishes.

For some time afterward, Tsukuyo would be disturbed by the person she saw at the shrine, to the point where it affected her club practice. Her fellow members notice her discomfort and offer her a short break. Tsukuyo is reluctant to accept, but acquiesces. When she goes outside, Mifuyu sees Tsukuyo crying. Mifuyu asks her what's wrong, but Tsukuyo thinks Mifuyu wouldn't believe her. She tells Mifuyu that practice is tough. Mifuyu asks if she can put a word in for Tsukuyo, even though they're not from the same family. Tsukuyo says they'll just get angry at Mifuyu and insists she has it handled.

Mifuyu asks what Tsukuyo is really worried about. She says that she knows Tsukuyo well from being the koto club president and so knew she was hiding something. Tsukuyo relents and tells her about the girl she saw. Mifuyu asks if it's really that scary. Tsukuyo claims that if you meet your doppelgänger you die. She says her grandmother told her it happened on TV a while back. Tsukuyo tells Mifuyu this might be her last goodbye. Mifuyu bursts out laughing and says it's just superstition. When Tsukuyo protests, Mifuyu tells her to go to the shrine and take another look. Mifuyu says she's sure it will turn out to be nothing.

At the shrine, Tsukuyo closes her eyes due to her fear. She then bumps into someone which turns out to be the girl who looks like herself. The two of them start talking at the same time, asking the other not to kill them. Suddenly the girl asks if Tsukuyo's name is also Tsukasa Amane. Tsukuyo explains her own name is different. The girls are shocked by the amount of coincidences. Tsukuyo asks Tsukasa why she comes to the shrine, and Tsukasa answers she goes there when she's tired. Tsukuyo says the same is true for her. When she reveals she was named at the shrine, Tsukasa says the same is also true for her.

Tsukuyo begins to wonder if Tsukasa really is her doppelganger. She asks Tsukasa what she came here to do, and the two decide to answer on the count of three. They both say they're there to play flute. Convinced that the other is a doppelganger, the two girls try to distract each other, then run away. However, they bump into each other and drop their flutes. The girls see that both flutes are the same except for one difference: Each flute has a half moon shape inscribed in the opposite direction from the other. Both of them were the flutes of Tsukuyo's father. Both Tsukuyo and Tsukasa realize that their names contain the characters for moon, and deduce that they're twin sisters.

Tsukasa explained that their father is a craftsman who runs the "Amane Bamboo Workshop", and that Tsukuyo's last name was originally Amane as well. The girls then started to talk about themselves. Tsukuyo complains that her grandmother enrolled her in practice on the weekends without telling her. Tsukasa understands her grandmother wants her to be a proper Mizuna lady, but doesn't think she should sacrifice her individuality. Tsukuyo says she has no time of her own, and even though everyone respects her no-one wants to be friends with her. Tsukasa understands and says they're even similar in that way.

To Tsukuyo, Tsukasa was the first person she could speak her true thoughts to without hesitation. The girls plan to meet again in the future. Recognizing their parents tried to hide their relationship, the two recorded their contact information under pseudonyms. For Tsukuyo, she recorded Tsukasa under "○", the symbol of the full moon. Tsukuyo narrates that there was meaning in the flute from her father.

While Tsukasa and Tsukuyo were happy to talk to each other at first, they began to see different sides to themselves. When the girls eat at a restaurant, Tsukuyo admits she's never eaten a hamburger, or french fries. When Tsukasa shows her how, Tsukuyo is shocked she's using her bare hands to eat. Tsukuyo couldn't help but think that it was improper for Tsukasa to cross her legs and eat food with her bare hands. Tsukasa then takes Tsukuyo to a used clothing shop, explaining the clothes are cleaned thoroughly. Tsukuyo thinks wearing used clothes meant Tsukasa didn't care about appearance.

Suddenly one of Tsukasa's friends calls out to her. She asks if Tsukuyo is her twin, but Tsukasa denies this and playfully hits the friend. Tsukuyo tells Tsukasa they shouldn't hit people, but Tsukasa says their close enough to do that. Tsukuyo starts to believe that Tsukasa was a coarse person. Tsukuyo narrates that the more they met, the less Tsukasa and her views aligned. In hindsight, Tsukuyo admits she was ignorant of society, but at the time, her friendship with Tsukasa deteriorated.

One day, Tsukuyo asked her mother why she split with her father. Her mother said it was because they couldn't bury their differences. She says that love overcoming difference in status and upbringing was just a fantasy. Tsukuyo's mother suggests she pick friends and lovers that are well-matched with her. Tsukuyo's mother says that once her feelings are hurt, she won't be able to mend them. Tsukuyo narrates that her mother's answer sharply pierced her and lingered like a curse.

One day, as the twins walked through the city, Tsukuyo felt the people were giving her strange looks. The twins tell each other there's something they need to ask. Then they start talking about their mutual dissatisfaction. Tsukasa says that Tsukuyo is giving her a strange look, while Tsukuyo says Tsukasa is being mean. Tsukuyo narrates how Tsukasa was fed up with how polite she was. Tsukasa believed that Tsukuyo was too concerned with appearances, and was using Tsukasa to make herself look better. The girls criticized each other, then argued. Tsukasa yells about how Tsukuyo is always so concerned with formality. She says she should take a chill pill and relax, as Tsukasa finds it stifling to be around her.

Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's idea of relaxation is vulgarity. She never asked her to pay for any of this, so at least Tsukasa could reform her manners. Tsukasa says Tsukuyo's lifestyle and behavior is far from normal and says she'll never have friends if she's so formal all the time. Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's friends are only friends on the surface since she doesn't tell them her true feelings. Tsukasa says they can't understand what she's going through. Tsukuyo says Tsukasa should understand she feels the same way with her grandmother to deal with. Tsukasa says she has to deal with her father and his apprentices. The girls decide they don't want to see each other anymore, and probably aren't twins. Tsukuyo thinks her mother was right.

For awhile, the girls stopped seeing each other. One day, Mifuyu meets up with Tsukuyo at school. She says the club president she was filling in for recovered. Tsukuyo apologizes, since they only got the silver medal at the cultural art festival. Mifuyu says it's fine, and asks Tsukuyo if she's alright. She says Tsukuyo was looking better for awhile, but now is back to her serious face. Tsukuyo tells her not to worry, and is glad Mifuyu is concerned for her. Tsukuyo and thinks she'll skip practice, play the flute and go home. She think she can't take it anymore unless she does it. However, worried she'll run into Tsukasa, she decides to play at the riverbank. However, even though she plays the flute, she still feels sad.

Tsukuyo admits that she still wants to talk to Tsukasa. However, they were only happy when voicing their gripes to each other, and once they found aspects of each other they didn't like, those became too noticeable. Suddenly, Tsukuyo gets a message from her grandmother. In it, her grandmother scolds her for taking a break without permission and says she was a fool to think Tsukuyo wouldn't soil the Akatsuki family name. She says she's asked Tsukuyo's instructors for twice as much practice as the break she's taken, and tells her not to move until her grandmother can pick her up.

Tsukuyo suddenly lashes out at her grandmother. She insists she's an Amane, not her grandmother's doll or a sacrifice for the Akatsuki family. Suddenly Tsukuyo loses consciousness. The last thing she remembers is Mifuyu calling out her name. At the hospital, Mifuyu is there to see her. She tells Tsukuyo that the doctors believe she collapsed from stress. Mifuyu is surprised to find Tsukuyo's younger twin sister collapsed at the same time. Tsukuyo says it's just a misunderstanding, but Mifuyu said the pediatrician remembered them. Apparently they were the first childbirth he was in charge of. When they were born, the girls were holding hands.

Tsukuyo thinks she accepted Tsukasa the moment she was born and regrets getting angry at trivial things. Mifuyu says she has a call to make and leaves. Tsukasa arrives to talk to her sister. She suggests they throw everything from their pasts away and start with a blank slate. Tsukasa thinks if they don't they'll be crushed by adults. Tsukuyo says she was thinking the same thing, and they should start over from when they received their names from the shrine. The girls agree to become each others sisters again. Tsukuyo says they might end up hating each other again, and the girls think their hearts might not be able to take it. When Tsukuyo thinks of her mother's words from earlier, [[Kyubey]] appears and says their pledge can be granted as a wish. The girls both wish for the same thing: "I want us to never hate each other"

Back in the present, the girls finish their story. Mifuyu says she was quite surprised when she came back to Tsukuyo's room. Alina grunts to herself and leaves. Tsukuyo asks if she didn't like it, and Tsukasa begs for forgiveness. Alina says she won't do anything to them. Their story simply inspired her to make some artwork. The Amanes are relieved. Mifuyu figures they should go themselves. Tsukuyo suggests to Tsukasa that they should play at the shrine on the way back, since it's been awhile. Tsukasa agrees. Tsukuyo thinks the flute's song is haunting and lovely, which it has been ever since she found it. When she plays her heart grows warm. "Oh sound, where are you headed? To my unseen younger sister". Tsukuyo narrates that their only allies are each other, and they're always together.

===Costume Stories===
====Christmas Outfit (2018)====
Today is the day of the big Christmas party were Tsukuyo and Tsukasa will be wearing their matching Santa outfits. Tsukuyo can’t wait for it to be time for the party and as soon as Tsukasa arrives at Fendt Hope they’ll be heading down to the venue. Tsukuyo notices an envelope on the floor and picks it up. It’s addressed to “Satobon” but there’s no sender marked on it. Tsukuyo recognizes the name as someone who became a black feather recently. Tsukuyo finds the girl and delivers the letter to her. Satobon is grateful to her and she opens the envelope. Inside is a letter from Suzucchi. Her and Suzucchi had joined the Wings of Magius as black feathers together and were childhood friends, however the two of them had had a fight recently. In the letter, Suzucchi had asked that they make up and become friends again. Tsukuyo then told Satobon about how she and Tsukasa had had a fight before but because they were open and honest with each other they were able to resolve it quickly so she hopes the same goes for them.

Suzucchi enters the room and is surprised to find Tsukuyo and her friend Satobon there. She had been looking for the letter she had dropped, but it had already been delivered to its recipient. Satobon apologized to Suzucchi for the way she’d been acting and tells her she’s the one that owes her an apology. After learning the truth about Magical Girls and Witches she felt like she ended up venting out all of her feelings on Suzucchi. Suzucchi is shocked to learn that Satobon had already read the letter. Although Suzucchi had written it with the intent to give it to her, she had lost the courage to do so. Tsukuyo then apologized to the two since she didn’t realize she wasn’t supposed to deliver it. She thought she was doing a good deed, but both of the girls assured Tsukuyo that she did the right thing. After all, it’s thanks to her that the two friends were able to make up. Tsukuyo is glad things worked out in the end and reminds the feathers that they’re supposed to be keeping their identities secret, so they need to be more careful next time with leaving letters with their names on it lying around. The two promise Tsukuyo they’ll be more careful and thank the Santa onee-san for the wonderful gift she delivered to them. Tsukuyo is happy to hear she is doing her job as a Santa and also reminds them that magic isn’t just for fighting Witches but also for saving people since they already paid the price for their magic. The two complement Tsukuyo on her Christmas outfit before heading out. Several hours later, Tsukuyo and her sister Tsukasa celebrated a happy Christmas together.

====Winter Outfit====
Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have gotten together to go shopping on one of the biggest shopping days of the New Year. While Tsukasa is a little worried since some of the shops are pricier than she’s used to, both of the girls are determined to splurge a bit and buy whatever they see fit. Soon the girls are loaded down with various purchases and Tsukasa points out how her hands have begun to tremble. She had originally planned to purchase a nice coat from somewhere because of the cold but now she’s wondering if it wouldn’t be better to purchase a scarf. While Tsukuyo believes a coat would be better suited, she does acknowledge that a scarf has its uses. Tsukasa decides to simply knit one by hand instead since she’s used to detailed handicraft work. Hearing this, Tsukuyo decides to try her hand at making one as well. Tsukasa is surprised to hear that Tsukuyo has taken some lessons, but since Tsukuyo can afford it she thinks Tsukuyo should just buy one for herself instead. Tsukuyo shakes her head and promises to have one made by the time they meet up again for their next date.

Several days pass and the two sisters have met up once again. Tsukasa waits for her sister in front of the train station and it isn’t long before she hears Tsukuyo calling out her name. She notices that Tsukuyo is wearing a bright yellow scarf. Tsukuyo shows it off to her as she proudly tells her how she made it by hand herself. Tsukasa looks over the stitch work and compliments her on her craft but Tsukuyo is blown away by the stitch work of Tsukasa’s scarf. The stitches have a machine-like regularity that makes it look store bought. When Tsukuyo asks her how long it took her to finish it, Tsukasa shrugs and says it took her less than an hour. Tsukuyo can’t believe it took her so little time when her own scarf took her several days. Tsukasa nods and says she can tell because of the bumps on Tsukuyo’s fingers and the dark circles under her eyes. She can tell that Tsukuyo stayed up late for several nights in order to finish the scarf on time. Tsukasa thinks Tsukuyo is teasing her but instead Tsukuyo asks if they can’t practice knitting together the next time they have enough time for that. When Tsukasa agrees, Tsukuyo begins to smile broadly. Now Tsukasa is sure that Tsukuyo is smirking at her but Tsukuyo says she was just happy because now they have something else they share in common. Tsukasa then realizes she’d been misunderstanding Tsukuyo this whole time. She didn’t pity or look down on Tsukasa for hand making things, but rather she admired the talent and hard work it took to do so. Tsukuyo is surprised that Tsukasa would believe she’s pitying her when by her own admission she’s not that great at handicrafts. Tsukasa calls her a dummy but Tsukuyo misunderstands her and thinks she’s referring to her skill at knitting.

==Event Appearances==
* [[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story One Fleeting Summer Night|One Fleeting Summer Night]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
* [[Magia Record Story The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time|The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time]]
*[[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 Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Although seemingly unrelated to their wish, Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have the shared ability of sound wave manipulation, allowing them to greatly enhance the volume and strength of sound and sound-based attacks, most commonly those of their flute weapons. Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have been shown to be able to form defensive barriers to shield themselves using their sound manipulation at one point, they also can play certain tunes to bring forth a variety of musical tones that seemingly damage enemies or magical effects. In the case of Tsukuyo, she can create a blizzard of cherry blossom petals during her Magia attack in the game.

This ability also allows them to amplify the range of a magical girl's telepathy, their own or that of another, allowing them to contact other magical girls well outside their usual range. This is likely possible because Magia Record establishes that messages, even non-telepathic ones, can be broadcast to magical girls via radio waves.

When her soul gem turns black, Tsukasa can call forth her doppel, Dum. Dum seems to possess the ability to levitate in the air, allowing Tsukuyo greater abilities to move around and evade attacks. The doppel also appears to be able to charge into enemies from above much like a small meteor. The primary ability of the doppel however is being able to fire certain darts that contain fauna in them. This fauna can prevent enemies from moving after the doppel charges into them, though it can be assumed that the fauna can cause effects on enemies if they were to make contact with the skin. An interesting fact is that Dum can combine with Tsukasa's doppel, Dee to be a fused doppel. Though it seems Dum and Dee are one of the few pairs of doppels that can actually do this.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "heaven" (天) and "sound" (音) respectively.
* The characters of her first name mean "moon" (月) and "night" (夜) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2395076 Hayami Chika]"
* The doppel names of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa match up - they are references to Tweedle''dum'' and Tweedle''dee'' from ''Alice in Wonderland''.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:tsukuyo_4star_card.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:tsukuyo_5star_card.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Tsukuyo battle Sprite.png|In-battle Sprite
File:tsukuyo_doppel.png|Doppel sprite
File:Tsukuyo doppel card.jpg|Doppel card
File:Tsukuyo PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Tsukuyo School.png|School uniform
File:Tsukuyo christmas.PNG|Christmas 2018 outfit
File:Amane Tsukuyo (White Feather).png|White feather robes outfit
File:Tsukuyo(Mizugi ver.).png|[[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit]]
File:Tsukuyo Winter Outfit.png|Valentine's outfit 2020
File:Tsukuyo Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Amane Sisters.png|Tsukuyo and Tsukasa
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-12-17-18.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-00-27.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-43-48.png
File:Amane tsukuyo.jpg
File:Memoria 1151.jpg
File:Memoria 1149.jpg
File:Kanagi_Mifuyu_Amane_Memoria_Full.jpg
File:memoria_1288.jpg
File:memoria_1289.jpg
File:Christmas Night Magic.png|This memoria had it's artwork changed; this is the original version.
File:Memoria 1371 1.jpg
File:Memoria 1371 2.jpg
File:Amane sisters crisis.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 32.png|Tsukuyo from the game opening 2
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Tsukuyo 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]
File:Tsukuyo 02.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 03.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 04.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 05.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 06.jpg
File:Dum_concept_art.jpeg|Dum concept art

File:tsukuyo_lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/936185951323226112/photo/1 Source]

File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|Episode 4 End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:Episode 6 End Title Card.png|Episode 6 End Title Card by Chika Hayami

</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1288_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Christmas Night Magic''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [IV] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Blast Damage UP [VIII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [V] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%""|The weather report said it's going to snow tonight. Think we'll have a white Christmas this year? Alone in the cold, I might freeze, but with company...
"There you go, lovely and warm!"
|style="width:25%""|天気予報では、今年は雪。今年は、ホワイトクリスマスが見られるかな？ひとりなら凍えてしまいそうな寒さも、ふたりなら…「ほら、あったかいね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1371 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Guided by Fate''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [V] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%""|There's something here. I want to know what it really is. But I'm afraid. Still, I want to know... Confusion and determination fill my heart. What lies in store for the two of us, beyond that open door?
|style="width:25%""|ここには何かある…
正体を知りたい。知ることが怖い。それでも、理由が知りたい…
戸惑いと決意を胸に　開いた扉の先にあるものは
ふたりに何をもたらすのか…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:AmaneTsukuneMemoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Third Amane Sister''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Probability of Dazzle (8) (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Probability of Dazzle (16) (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia? Never hearda her... I-I mean, I know not of whom ye speak! I am called Tsukune! Sister of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa! Of mine sisters, 'tis only my flute that is daubed in meat... And I am the only character who speaks in this manner!
|style="width:25%;"|「フェリシア？知らねえ…じゃなくて知らないでござる！オ...あたしは月練！月夜姉ちゃんと月咲姉ちゃんの妹でござる！姉妹の絆、篠笛には練り物がべったり！つくねだけに！でござる！ござるって付けとけばキャラ付けになるでござる！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1461 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Long-Awaited Choco Date!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|All of Valentine's Day goes by peacefully.
"Look Tsukuyo-chan! It's a limited-time chocolate drink!"
"Well...! I'd love to drink it."
A perfectly ordinary conversation, the sweetest time to relax for these two people.
|style="width:25%;"|バレンタインデーの１日は、穏やかに過ぎていく
「見て、月夜ちゃん！期間限定のチョコドリンクだって！」
「まぁ…！ぜひ飲んでみたいでございます」
ごく普通の会話が、何よりも安らげるふたりの甘い時間
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memories of Young Miss Santa.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Memories of Young Miss Santa''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charge Damage UP [II] & Accele MP UP [I] '''Max Limit Break:''' Charge Damage UP [III] & Accele MP UP [I]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%""|“I was crying because I had lost my way, and before I knew it I found myself with a smile because Miss Santa cast her magic upon me. I can still remember the warmth of that hand to this day.”
|style="width:25%""|「道に迷って泣いていた私は、サンタお姉さんの魔法でいつのまにか笑顔になっていたのでございますあのときの手のぬくもりは今もはっきり覚えているでございます」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Non-Stop Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [VIII] (Self / 1 Turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [IX] (Self / 1 Turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: '''6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"| After koto club I will practice calligraphy, and then I must attend flower arranging...Then, after my bath, I will study classic literature as Grandmother instructed. When I awake tomorrow I shall practice cookery...Ah! I need to focus! Now, the club members must perfect the piece "Rokudan no Shirabe" or we won't make the finals...
|style="width:25%;"|「箏曲部の後は毛筆のお稽古、その後は確か華道が入っていて、お風呂を上がってからは、お婆さまに言われた古典文学を読んで、朝起きたら確かお料理の稽古を、って邪念は捨てるでございます！今は部員の皆さまに六段の調を極めてもらわないと、今度の大会を切り抜けるには…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Tsukuyo's Treasure''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Owner's Disks '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Owner's Disks
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Tsukuyo Amane** 
It is both painfully nostalgic and dear to me, and has been since I discovered it. As I play it, my heart calms and the sound waltzes upon the breeze. Oh lovely note, where are you headed? I know where you must be going. To where my faraway sister stands...
|style="width:25%;"|ひどく懐かしく愛おしい。見つけたときからそうだった吹いてみれば心が温も以音は風に乗って舞っていく音よキミはどこへ行くのか行く先はいつも決まっている遠い私の妹のところへ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Uncrossable gulf.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Unbridgeable Gap''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Over time, it drove a wedge in their hearts. In time, the gap gave way to a chasm. And gradually, they were forced apart from each other. A strong enough will can drive others away. And so, by refusing salvation, she was left all alone...
|style="width:25%;"|それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った…
それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった…
それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった…
強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…
|}

==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=Jnej_hTw3gY Recording of Tsukuyo's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoGHGGFIlio Recording of Tsukuyo's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O3hKQWtbI0 Recording of Tsukuyo's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8toCnutS2xs Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHutfphxuNA Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHi0pjbcw8w Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/auPCf8J54Dw Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/14bLlkrFRps Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgO8W4jj8c Recording of Tsukuyo's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQVrgX11r4 Recording of Tsukuyo's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ip0a3jU8yM Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Tsukuyo Amane

2021-09-10T09:29:44Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Tsukuyo Amane
|image=[[File:tsukuyo_amane_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 天音月夜 (Amane Tsukuyo)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E7%94%B0%E7%9C%9F%E7%A4%BC Maaya Uchida] 
English: Jennie Kwan 
Russian: Yekaterina Popova
|id=1018
}}

'''Tsukuyo Amane''', also known as '''Tsukuyo Akatsuki''', is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. Her twin sister is [[Tsukasa Amane]]. She and her sister first appeared as antagonists in the game until they were released as playable characters on November 30, 2017.

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 17
* '''Height:''' 158cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Dark Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Brown
* '''Origins:''' Mizuna ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red Yin-Yang (necklace)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobue Shinobue (Japanese Bamboo Flute)]
* '''Wish:''' "We don't want to hate each other" (referring to her twin sister)
* '''Ability:''' Sound Wave Manipulation
* '''Witch form:''' Dum
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' Mizuna Girls' School, 11th grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
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|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|5811
|style="width:25%;"|1892
|style="width:25%;"|1911
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|20768
|style="width:25%;"|6909
|style="width:25%;"|6929
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|26146
|style="width:25%;"|8708
|style="width:25%;"|8728
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|32835
|style="width:25%;"|11115
|style="width:25%;"|12786
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We will play this part together''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Charged Damage UP [IX] & Probability Critical [VII]
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Charged Damage UP [XI] & Probability Critical [IX]
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!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Cherry Blizzard''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [V] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3 T)
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [VII] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
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!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''Dum'''''
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|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IX] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
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|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
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|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
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|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage Up [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+3)
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Chance to Magia Seal [V] & Chance to Skill Seal [IX] (Single / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
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==Summary==
Tsukasa's twin sister, Tsukuyo hopes to liberate Magical Girls. Constant training in music, calligraphy, and dance has granted her considerable skills. Though she is admired by her peers, she doesn't have any friends she feels she can open up to. She can only be at peace when she is with her sister Tsukasa.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of isolation. Its form is a terrarium.
The master of this Doppel isn't swayed by mood or emotion. She does, however, rely on her other half, the only person who truly understands her. Through this, the two of them are capable of completely isolating themselves from the outside. Together in their miniature world, they need only the company of the other to survive. This Doppel shuts out all physical and magical phenomena, allowing its master to perfectly protect herself and her twin. Though doing so causes their memories of anyone but each other to fade away.

===Side Story===
In an abandoned museum, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] tells Tsukuyo and Tsukasa that the AI [[Rumor]] has disappeared and they need to be more careful. The Amanes apologize, claiming their actions were worthless. Mifuyu says they did a good job on the website and won't blame them. Tsukuyo wonders why their opponents are so fixated on Rumors. Tsukasa says if they just left them alone, the victims will eventually be freed. Mifuyu says that Iroha is looking for her younger sister and found a lead in the Rumors.

The Amanes are reminded of themselves, when they didn't know each other. [[Alina Gray]] appears and asks what they're talking about. She says she's curious about their past and wishes, and says she'll let them off easy if they tell her. She says their flutes might become her favorite pigment if they don't say anything. The girls understand, and begin their story.

A long time ago, Tsukuyo was far busier than she was, being forced into clubs and practice. Tsukuyo tells her [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto] club they need to prepare for the cultural festival and strive to earn the gold medal. She says doing so otherwise would shame Mifuyu's achievements. Afterward, Tsukuyo thinks she still has brushwork practice and dance lessons. However, she thinks that Tsukuyo ''Akatsuki'' will not succumb. Suddenly Mifuyu arrives. Tsukuyo says Mifuyu should be off from school until graduation and she should be finished with the koto club. Mifuyu says she's here for the handicraft club, whose president is in the hospital.

Mifuyu asks Tsukuyo if she was concentrating on practice. Tsukuyo says she was, and also she was asked by the calligraphy club to help. Then the Japanese dance association called her. Mifuyu wonders why she can't turn them down and take a break. Tsukuyo says she appreciates the fact that they ask her. Mifuyu says Tsukuyo shouldn't overwork herself, especially with her strict grandmother. Tsukuyo admits her grandmother would be angry even if she collapsed. Mifuyu says it must be tough to be born in Mizuna Ward. When Tsukuyo says it should be the same for her, Mifuyu says compared to Tsukuyo's family she has it easy. Tsukuyo narrates that Mizuna Ward girls undergo the appropriate education so as to not shame their ancestor's history. In her own family, they honor traditions considered outdated.

Tsukuyo says that she was forced to attend all sorts of practice, which tired her mentally and physically. When she returns home, her grandmother asks if she made progress. Tsukuyo says she can look forward to their next recital. Her grandmother then says she is going to test Tsukuyo on the dish she taught her yesterday. Tsukuyo asks for a short break, but her grandmother tells her no to be so weak. She says at her age, she'd never even think of asking that and claims she's trying to go easy on Tsukuyo.

That night, Tsukuyo's grandmother passes her meal and says that they'll have it for dinner. Before she can give Tsukuyo her next task, she's interrupted by Tsukuyo's mother. Tsukuyo's mother says that Tsukuyo's at her limit. Tsukuyo's grandmother tell her daughter not to butt in when she gave up halfway. She says she won't let Tsukuyo be taken by some strange man like her mother was. Tsukuyo tells her mother not to worry, because she can handle it.

Tsukuyo narrates that due to her constant practice and errands for other people, she would start to lose sight of herself. The thing that saved her was a bamboo flute her father gave her when she was young. Her grandmother would always get angry when she saw it, so Tsukuyo kept it hidden. Occasionally, she would take it out and play, which was her greatest source of comfort. Tsukuyo would play the flute at a shrine some distance from her house. One day, after she finishes playing, she sees a glimpse of a girl who looks like her. Tsukuyo narrates this was her first meeting with Tsukasa, and the first event leading to their wishes.

For some time afterward, Tsukuyo would be disturbed by the person she saw at the shrine, to the point where it affected her club practice. Her fellow members notice her discomfort and offer her a short break. Tsukuyo is reluctant to accept, but acquiesces. When she goes outside, Mifuyu sees Tsukuyo crying. Mifuyu asks her what's wrong, but Tsukuyo thinks Mifuyu wouldn't believe her. She tells Mifuyu that practice is tough. Mifuyu asks if she can put a word in for Tsukuyo, even though they're not from the same family. Tsukuyo says they'll just get angry at Mifuyu and insists she has it handled.

Mifuyu asks what Tsukuyo is really worried about. She says that she knows Tsukuyo well from being the koto club president and so knew she was hiding something. Tsukuyo relents and tells her about the girl she saw. Mifuyu asks if it's really that scary. Tsukuyo claims that if you meet your doppelgänger you die. She says her grandmother told her it happened on TV a while back. Tsukuyo tells Mifuyu this might be her last goodbye. Mifuyu bursts out laughing and says it's just superstition. When Tsukuyo protests, Mifuyu tells her to go to the shrine and take another look. Mifuyu says she's sure it will turn out to be nothing.

At the shrine, Tsukuyo closes her eyes due to her fear. She then bumps into someone which turns out to be the girl who looks like herself. The two of them start talking at the same time, asking the other not to kill them. Suddenly the girl asks if Tsukuyo's name is also Tsukasa Amane. Tsukuyo explains her own name is different. The girls are shocked by the amount of coincidences. Tsukuyo asks Tsukasa why she comes to the shrine, and Tsukasa answers she goes there when she's tired. Tsukuyo says the same is true for her. When she reveals she was named at the shrine, Tsukasa says the same is also true for her.

Tsukuyo begins to wonder if Tsukasa really is her doppelganger. She asks Tsukasa what she came here to do, and the two decide to answer on the count of three. They both say they're there to play flute. Convinced that the other is a doppelganger, the two girls try to distract each other, then run away. However, they bump into each other and drop their flutes. The girls see that both flutes are the same except for one difference: Each flute has a half moon shape inscribed in the opposite direction from the other. Both of them were the flutes of Tsukuyo's father. Both Tsukuyo and Tsukasa realize that their names contain the characters for moon, and deduce that they're twin sisters.

Tsukasa explained that their father is a craftsman who runs the "Amane Bamboo Workshop", and that Tsukuyo's last name was originally Amane as well. The girls then started to talk about themselves. Tsukuyo complains that her grandmother enrolled her in practice on the weekends without telling her. Tsukasa understands her grandmother wants her to be a proper Mizuna lady, but doesn't think she should sacrifice her individuality. Tsukuyo says she has no time of her own, and even though everyone respects her no-one wants to be friends with her. Tsukasa understands and says they're even similar in that way.

To Tsukuyo, Tsukasa was the first person she could speak her true thoughts to without hesitation. The girls plan to meet again in the future. Recognizing their parents tried to hide their relationship, the two recorded their contact information under pseudonyms. For Tsukuyo, she recorded Tsukasa under "○", the symbol of the full moon. Tsukuyo narrates that there was meaning in the flute from her father.

While Tsukasa and Tsukuyo were happy to talk to each other at first, they began to see different sides to themselves. When the girls eat at a restaurant, Tsukuyo admits she's never eaten a hamburger, or french fries. When Tsukasa shows her how, Tsukuyo is shocked she's using her bare hands to eat. Tsukuyo couldn't help but think that it was improper for Tsukasa to cross her legs and eat food with her bare hands. Tsukasa then takes Tsukuyo to a used clothing shop, explaining the clothes are cleaned thoroughly. Tsukuyo thinks wearing used clothes meant Tsukasa didn't care about appearance.

Suddenly one of Tsukasa's friends calls out to her. She asks if Tsukuyo is her twin, but Tsukasa denies this and playfully hits the friend. Tsukuyo tells Tsukasa they shouldn't hit people, but Tsukasa says their close enough to do that. Tsukuyo starts to believe that Tsukasa was a coarse person. Tsukuyo narrates that the more they met, the less Tsukasa and her views aligned. In hindsight, Tsukuyo admits she was ignorant of society, but at the time, her friendship with Tsukasa deteriorated.

One day, Tsukuyo asked her mother why she split with her father. Her mother said it was because they couldn't bury their differences. She says that love overcoming difference in status and upbringing was just a fantasy. Tsukuyo's mother suggests she pick friends and lovers that are well-matched with her. Tsukuyo's mother says that once her feelings are hurt, she won't be able to mend them. Tsukuyo narrates that her mother's answer sharply pierced her and lingered like a curse.

One day, as the twins walked through the city, Tsukuyo felt the people were giving her strange looks. The twins tell each other there's something they need to ask. Then they start talking about their mutual dissatisfaction. Tsukasa says that Tsukuyo is giving her a strange look, while Tsukuyo says Tsukasa is being mean. Tsukuyo narrates how Tsukasa was fed up with how polite she was. Tsukasa believed that Tsukuyo was too concerned with appearances, and was using Tsukasa to make herself look better. The girls criticized each other, then argued. Tsukasa yells about how Tsukuyo is always so concerned with formality. She says she should take a chill pill and relax, as Tsukasa finds it stifling to be around her.

Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's idea of relaxation is vulgarity. She never asked her to pay for any of this, so at least Tsukasa could reform her manners. Tsukasa says Tsukuyo's lifestyle and behavior is far from normal and says she'll never have friends if she's so formal all the time. Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's friends are only friends on the surface since she doesn't tell them her true feelings. Tsukasa says they can't understand what she's going through. Tsukuyo says Tsukasa should understand she feels the same way with her grandmother to deal with. Tsukasa says she has to deal with her father and his apprentices. The girls decide they don't want to see each other anymore, and probably aren't twins. Tsukuyo thinks her mother was right.

For awhile, the girls stopped seeing each other. One day, Mifuyu meets up with Tsukuyo at school. She says the club president she was filling in for recovered. Tsukuyo apologizes, since they only got the silver medal at the cultural art festival. Mifuyu says it's fine, and asks Tsukuyo if she's alright. She says Tsukuyo was looking better for awhile, but now is back to her serious face. Tsukuyo tells her not to worry, and is glad Mifuyu is concerned for her. Tsukuyo and thinks she'll skip practice, play the flute and go home. She think she can't take it anymore unless she does it. However, worried she'll run into Tsukasa, she decides to play at the riverbank. However, even though she plays the flute, she still feels sad.

Tsukuyo admits that she still wants to talk to Tsukasa. However, they were only happy when voicing their gripes to each other, and once they found aspects of each other they didn't like, those became too noticeable. Suddenly, Tsukuyo gets a message from her grandmother. In it, her grandmother scolds her for taking a break without permission and says she was a fool to think Tsukuyo wouldn't soil the Akatsuki family name. She says she's asked Tsukuyo's instructors for twice as much practice as the break she's taken, and tells her not to move until her grandmother can pick her up.

Tsukuyo suddenly lashes out at her grandmother. She insists she's an Amane, not her grandmother's doll or a sacrifice for the Akatsuki family. Suddenly Tsukuyo loses consciousness. The last thing she remembers is Mifuyu calling out her name. At the hospital, Mifuyu is there to see her. She tells Tsukuyo that the doctors believe she collapsed from stress. Mifuyu is surprised to find Tsukuyo's younger twin sister collapsed at the same time. Tsukuyo says it's just a misunderstanding, but Mifuyu said the pediatrician remembered them. Apparently they were the first childbirth he was in charge of. When they were born, the girls were holding hands.

Tsukuyo thinks she accepted Tsukasa the moment she was born and regrets getting angry at trivial things. Mifuyu says she has a call to make and leaves. Tsukasa arrives to talk to her sister. She suggests they throw everything from their pasts away and start with a blank slate. Tsukasa thinks if they don't they'll be crushed by adults. Tsukuyo says she was thinking the same thing, and they should start over from when they received their names from the shrine. The girls agree to become each others sisters again. Tsukuyo says they might end up hating each other again, and the girls think their hearts might not be able to take it. When Tsukuyo thinks of her mother's words from earlier, [[Kyubey]] appears and says their pledge can be granted as a wish. The girls both wish for the same thing: "I want us to never hate each other"

Back in the present, the girls finish their story. Mifuyu says she was quite surprised when she came back to Tsukuyo's room. Alina grunts to herself and leaves. Tsukuyo asks if she didn't like it, and Tsukasa begs for forgiveness. Alina says she won't do anything to them. Their story simply inspired her to make some artwork. The Amanes are relieved. Mifuyu figures they should go themselves. Tsukuyo suggests to Tsukasa that they should play at the shrine on the way back, since it's been awhile. Tsukasa agrees. Tsukuyo thinks the flute's song is haunting and lovely, which it has been ever since she found it. When she plays her heart grows warm. "Oh sound, where are you headed? To my unseen younger sister". Tsukuyo narrates that their only allies are each other, and they're always together.

===Costume Stories===
====Christmas Outfit (2018)====
Today is the day of the big Christmas party were Tsukuyo and Tsukasa will be wearing their matching Santa outfits. Tsukuyo can’t wait for it to be time for the party and as soon as Tsukasa arrives at Fendt Hope they’ll be heading down to the venue. Tsukuyo notices an envelope on the floor and picks it up. It’s addressed to “Satobon” but there’s no sender marked on it. Tsukuyo recognizes the name as someone who became a black feather recently. Tsukuyo finds the girl and delivers the letter to her. Satobon is grateful to her and she opens the envelope. Inside is a letter from Suzucchi. Her and Suzucchi had joined the Wings of Magius as black feathers together and were childhood friends, however the two of them had had a fight recently. In the letter, Suzucchi had asked that they make up and become friends again. Tsukuyo then told Satobon about how she and Tsukasa had had a fight before but because they were open and honest with each other they were able to resolve it quickly so she hopes the same goes for them.

Suzucchi enters the room and is surprised to find Tsukuyo and her friend Satobon there. She had been looking for the letter she had dropped, but it had already been delivered to its recipient. Satobon apologized to Suzucchi for the way she’d been acting and tells her she’s the one that owes her an apology. After learning the truth about Magical Girls and Witches she felt like she ended up venting out all of her feelings on Suzucchi. Suzucchi is shocked to learn that Satobon had already read the letter. Although Suzucchi had written it with the intent to give it to her, she had lost the courage to do so. Tsukuyo then apologized to the two since she didn’t realize she wasn’t supposed to deliver it. She thought she was doing a good deed, but both of the girls assured Tsukuyo that she did the right thing. After all, it’s thanks to her that the two friends were able to make up. Tsukuyo is glad things worked out in the end and reminds the feathers that they’re supposed to be keeping their identities secret, so they need to be more careful next time with leaving letters with their names on it lying around. The two promise Tsukuyo they’ll be more careful and thank the Santa onee-san for the wonderful gift she delivered to them. Tsukuyo is happy to hear she is doing her job as a Santa and also reminds them that magic isn’t just for fighting Witches but also for saving people since they already paid the price for their magic. The two complement Tsukuyo on her Christmas outfit before heading out. Several hours later, Tsukuyo and her sister Tsukasa celebrated a happy Christmas together.

====Winter Outfit====
Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have gotten together to go shopping on one of the biggest shopping days of the New Year. While Tsukasa is a little worried since some of the shops are pricier than she’s used to, both of the girls are determined to splurge a bit and buy whatever they see fit. Soon the girls are loaded down with various purchases and Tsukasa points out how her hands have begun to tremble. She had originally planned to purchase a nice coat from somewhere because of the cold but now she’s wondering if it wouldn’t be better to purchase a scarf. While Tsukuyo believes a coat would be better suited, she does acknowledge that a scarf has its uses. Tsukasa decides to simply knit one by hand instead since she’s used to detailed handicraft work. Hearing this, Tsukuyo decides to try her hand at making one as well. Tsukasa is surprised to hear that Tsukuyo has taken some lessons, but since Tsukuyo can afford it she thinks Tsukuyo should just buy one for herself instead. Tsukuyo shakes her head and promises to have one made by the time they meet up again for their next date.

Several days pass and the two sisters have met up once again. Tsukasa waits for her sister in front of the train station and it isn’t long before she hears Tsukuyo calling out her name. She notices that Tsukuyo is wearing a bright yellow scarf. Tsukuyo shows it off to her as she proudly tells her how she made it by hand herself. Tsukasa looks over the stitch work and compliments her on her craft but Tsukuyo is blown away by the stitch work of Tsukasa’s scarf. The stitches have a machine-like regularity that makes it look store bought. When Tsukuyo asks her how long it took her to finish it, Tsukasa shrugs and says it took her less than an hour. Tsukuyo can’t believe it took her so little time when her own scarf took her several days. Tsukasa nods and says she can tell because of the bumps on Tsukuyo’s fingers and the dark circles under her eyes. She can tell that Tsukuyo stayed up late for several nights in order to finish the scarf on time. Tsukasa thinks Tsukuyo is teasing her but instead Tsukuyo asks if they can’t practice knitting together the next time they have enough time for that. When Tsukasa agrees, Tsukuyo begins to smile broadly. Now Tsukasa is sure that Tsukuyo is smirking at her but Tsukuyo says she was just happy because now they have something else they share in common. Tsukasa then realizes she’d been misunderstanding Tsukuyo this whole time. She didn’t pity or look down on Tsukasa for hand making things, but rather she admired the talent and hard work it took to do so. Tsukuyo is surprised that Tsukasa would believe she’s pitying her when by her own admission she’s not that great at handicrafts. Tsukasa calls her a dummy but Tsukuyo misunderstands her and thinks she’s referring to her skill at knitting.

==Event Appearances==
* [[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story One Fleeting Summer Night|One Fleeting Summer Night]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
* [[Magia Record Story The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time|The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time]]
*[[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 Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Although seemingly unrelated to their wish, Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have the shared ability of sound wave manipulation, allowing them to greatly enhance the volume and strength of sound and sound-based attacks, most commonly those of their flute weapons. Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have been shown to be able to form defensive barriers to shield themselves using their sound manipulation at one point, they also can play certain tunes to bring forth a variety of musical tones that seemingly damage enemies or magical effects. In the case of Tsukuyo, she can create a blizzard of cherry blossom petals during her Magia attack in the game.

This ability also allows them to amplify the range of a magical girl's telepathy, their own or that of another, allowing them to contact other magical girls well outside their usual range. This is likely possible because Magia Record establishes that messages, even non-telepathic ones, can be broadcast to magical girls via radio waves.

When her soul gem turns black, Tsukuyo can call forth her doppel, Dee. Dee seems to possess the ability to levitate in the air, allowing Tsukasa greater ability to move around and evade attacks. The doppel also appears to be able to charge into enemies from above much like a small meteor. The primary ability of the doppel however is being able to create a frost that increases in intensity as it continues to build up creating a blizzard that freezes enemies solid. This frost appears to be able to be utilised both defensively and offensively. An interesting fact is that Dum can combine with Tsukasa's doppel, Dee to be a fused doppel. Though it seems Dum and Dee are one of the few pairs of doppels that can actually do this.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "heaven" (天) and "sound" (音) respectively.
* The characters of her first name mean "moon" (月) and "night" (夜) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2395076 Hayami Chika]"
* The doppel names of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa match up - they are references to Tweedle''dum'' and Tweedle''dee'' from ''Alice in Wonderland''.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:tsukuyo_4star_card.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:tsukuyo_5star_card.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Tsukuyo battle Sprite.png|In-battle Sprite
File:tsukuyo_doppel.png|Doppel sprite
File:Tsukuyo doppel card.jpg|Doppel card
File:Tsukuyo PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Tsukuyo School.png|School uniform
File:Tsukuyo christmas.PNG|Christmas 2018 outfit
File:Amane Tsukuyo (White Feather).png|White feather robes outfit
File:Tsukuyo(Mizugi ver.).png|[[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit]]
File:Tsukuyo Winter Outfit.png|Valentine's outfit 2020
File:Tsukuyo Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Amane Sisters.png|Tsukuyo and Tsukasa
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-12-17-18.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-00-27.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-43-48.png
File:Amane tsukuyo.jpg
File:Memoria 1151.jpg
File:Memoria 1149.jpg
File:Kanagi_Mifuyu_Amane_Memoria_Full.jpg
File:memoria_1288.jpg
File:memoria_1289.jpg
File:Christmas Night Magic.png|This memoria had it's artwork changed; this is the original version.
File:Memoria 1371 1.jpg
File:Memoria 1371 2.jpg
File:Amane sisters crisis.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 32.png|Tsukuyo from the game opening 2
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Tsukuyo 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]
File:Tsukuyo 02.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 03.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 04.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 05.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 06.jpg
File:Dum_concept_art.jpeg|Dum concept art

File:tsukuyo_lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/936185951323226112/photo/1 Source]

File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|Episode 4 End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:Episode 6 End Title Card.png|Episode 6 End Title Card by Chika Hayami

</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1288_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Christmas Night Magic''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [IV] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Blast Damage UP [VIII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [V] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%""|The weather report said it's going to snow tonight. Think we'll have a white Christmas this year? Alone in the cold, I might freeze, but with company...
"There you go, lovely and warm!"
|style="width:25%""|天気予報では、今年は雪。今年は、ホワイトクリスマスが見られるかな？ひとりなら凍えてしまいそうな寒さも、ふたりなら…「ほら、あったかいね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1371 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Guided by Fate''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [V] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%""|There's something here. I want to know what it really is. But I'm afraid. Still, I want to know... Confusion and determination fill my heart. What lies in store for the two of us, beyond that open door?
|style="width:25%""|ここには何かある…
正体を知りたい。知ることが怖い。それでも、理由が知りたい…
戸惑いと決意を胸に　開いた扉の先にあるものは
ふたりに何をもたらすのか…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:AmaneTsukuneMemoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Third Amane Sister''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Probability of Dazzle (8) (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Probability of Dazzle (16) (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia? Never hearda her... I-I mean, I know not of whom ye speak! I am called Tsukune! Sister of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa! Of mine sisters, 'tis only my flute that is daubed in meat... And I am the only character who speaks in this manner!
|style="width:25%;"|「フェリシア？知らねえ…じゃなくて知らないでござる！オ...あたしは月練！月夜姉ちゃんと月咲姉ちゃんの妹でござる！姉妹の絆、篠笛には練り物がべったり！つくねだけに！でござる！ござるって付けとけばキャラ付けになるでござる！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1461 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Long-Awaited Choco Date!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|All of Valentine's Day goes by peacefully.
"Look Tsukuyo-chan! It's a limited-time chocolate drink!"
"Well...! I'd love to drink it."
A perfectly ordinary conversation, the sweetest time to relax for these two people.
|style="width:25%;"|バレンタインデーの１日は、穏やかに過ぎていく
「見て、月夜ちゃん！期間限定のチョコドリンクだって！」
「まぁ…！ぜひ飲んでみたいでございます」
ごく普通の会話が、何よりも安らげるふたりの甘い時間
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memories of Young Miss Santa.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Memories of Young Miss Santa''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charge Damage UP [II] & Accele MP UP [I] '''Max Limit Break:''' Charge Damage UP [III] & Accele MP UP [I]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%""|“I was crying because I had lost my way, and before I knew it I found myself with a smile because Miss Santa cast her magic upon me. I can still remember the warmth of that hand to this day.”
|style="width:25%""|「道に迷って泣いていた私は、サンタお姉さんの魔法でいつのまにか笑顔になっていたのでございますあのときの手のぬくもりは今もはっきり覚えているでございます」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Non-Stop Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [VIII] (Self / 1 Turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [IX] (Self / 1 Turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: '''6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"| After koto club I will practice calligraphy, and then I must attend flower arranging...Then, after my bath, I will study classic literature as Grandmother instructed. When I awake tomorrow I shall practice cookery...Ah! I need to focus! Now, the club members must perfect the piece "Rokudan no Shirabe" or we won't make the finals...
|style="width:25%;"|「箏曲部の後は毛筆のお稽古、その後は確か華道が入っていて、お風呂を上がってからは、お婆さまに言われた古典文学を読んで、朝起きたら確かお料理の稽古を、って邪念は捨てるでございます！今は部員の皆さまに六段の調を極めてもらわないと、今度の大会を切り抜けるには…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Tsukuyo's Treasure''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Owner's Disks '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Owner's Disks
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Tsukuyo Amane** 
It is both painfully nostalgic and dear to me, and has been since I discovered it. As I play it, my heart calms and the sound waltzes upon the breeze. Oh lovely note, where are you headed? I know where you must be going. To where my faraway sister stands...
|style="width:25%;"|ひどく懐かしく愛おしい。見つけたときからそうだった吹いてみれば心が温も以音は風に乗って舞っていく音よキミはどこへ行くのか行く先はいつも決まっている遠い私の妹のところへ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Uncrossable gulf.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Unbridgeable Gap''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Over time, it drove a wedge in their hearts. In time, the gap gave way to a chasm. And gradually, they were forced apart from each other. A strong enough will can drive others away. And so, by refusing salvation, she was left all alone...
|style="width:25%;"|それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った…
それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった…
それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった…
強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…
|}

==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=Jnej_hTw3gY Recording of Tsukuyo's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoGHGGFIlio Recording of Tsukuyo's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O3hKQWtbI0 Recording of Tsukuyo's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8toCnutS2xs Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHutfphxuNA Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHi0pjbcw8w Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/auPCf8J54Dw Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/14bLlkrFRps Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgO8W4jj8c Recording of Tsukuyo's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQVrgX11r4 Recording of Tsukuyo's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ip0a3jU8yM Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Tsukuyo Amane

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Tsukuyo Amane
|image=[[File:tsukuyo_amane_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 天音月夜 (Amane Tsukuyo)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E7%94%B0%E7%9C%9F%E7%A4%BC Maaya Uchida] 
English: Jennie Kwan 
Russian: Yekaterina Popova
|id=1018
}}

'''Tsukuyo Amane''', also known as '''Tsukuyo Akatsuki''', is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. Her twin sister is [[Tsukasa Amane]]. She and her sister first appeared as antagonists in the game until they were released as playable characters on November 30, 2017.

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 17
* '''Height:''' 158cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Dark Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Brown
* '''Origins:''' Mizuna ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red Yin-Yang (necklace)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobue Shinobue (Japanese Bamboo Flute)]
* '''Wish:''' "We don't want to hate each other" (referring to her twin sister)
* '''Ability:''' Sound Wave Manipulation
* '''Witch form:''' Dum
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' Mizuna Girls' School, 11th grade

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Balance
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute dark.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|5811
|style="width:25%;"|1892
|style="width:25%;"|1911
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|20768
|style="width:25%;"|6909
|style="width:25%;"|6929
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|26146
|style="width:25%;"|8708
|style="width:25%;"|8728
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|32835
|style="width:25%;"|11115
|style="width:25%;"|12786
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We will play this part together''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Charged Damage UP [IX] & Probability Critical [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Charged Damage UP [XI] & Probability Critical [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Cherry Blizzard''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [V] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [VII] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''Dum'''''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IX] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage Up [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+3)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Chance to Magia Seal [V] & Chance to Skill Seal [IX] (Single / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
Tsukasa's twin sister, Tsukuyo hopes to liberate Magical Girls. Constant training in music, calligraphy, and dance has granted her considerable skills. Though she is admired by her peers, she doesn't have any friends she feels she can open up to. She can only be at peace when she is with her sister Tsukasa.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of isolation. Its form is a terrarium.
The master of this Doppel isn't swayed by mood or emotion. She does, however, rely on her other half, the only person who truly understands her. Through this, the two of them are capable of completely isolating themselves from the outside. Together in their miniature world, they need only the company of the other to survive. This Doppel shuts out all physical and magical phenomena, allowing its master to perfectly protect herself and her twin. Though doing so causes their memories of anyone but each other to fade away.

===Side Story===
In an abandoned museum, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] tells Tsukuyo and Tsukasa that the AI [[Rumor]] has disappeared and they need to be more careful. The Amanes apologize, claiming their actions were worthless. Mifuyu says they did a good job on the website and won't blame them. Tsukuyo wonders why their opponents are so fixated on Rumors. Tsukasa says if they just left them alone, the victims will eventually be freed. Mifuyu says that Iroha is looking for her younger sister and found a lead in the Rumors.

The Amanes are reminded of themselves, when they didn't know each other. [[Alina Gray]] appears and asks what they're talking about. She says she's curious about their past and wishes, and says she'll let them off easy if they tell her. She says their flutes might become her favorite pigment if they don't say anything. The girls understand, and begin their story.

A long time ago, Tsukuyo was far busier than she was, being forced into clubs and practice. Tsukuyo tells her [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto] club they need to prepare for the cultural festival and strive to earn the gold medal. She says doing so otherwise would shame Mifuyu's achievements. Afterward, Tsukuyo thinks she still has brushwork practice and dance lessons. However, she thinks that Tsukuyo ''Akatsuki'' will not succumb. Suddenly Mifuyu arrives. Tsukuyo says Mifuyu should be off from school until graduation and she should be finished with the koto club. Mifuyu says she's here for the handicraft club, whose president is in the hospital.

Mifuyu asks Tsukuyo if she was concentrating on practice. Tsukuyo says she was, and also she was asked by the calligraphy club to help. Then the Japanese dance association called her. Mifuyu wonders why she can't turn them down and take a break. Tsukuyo says she appreciates the fact that they ask her. Mifuyu says Tsukuyo shouldn't overwork herself, especially with her strict grandmother. Tsukuyo admits her grandmother would be angry even if she collapsed. Mifuyu says it must be tough to be born in Mizuna Ward. When Tsukuyo says it should be the same for her, Mifuyu says compared to Tsukuyo's family she has it easy. Tsukuyo narrates that Mizuna Ward girls undergo the appropriate education so as to not shame their ancestor's history. In her own family, they honor traditions considered outdated.

Tsukuyo says that she was forced to attend all sorts of practice, which tired her mentally and physically. When she returns home, her grandmother asks if she made progress. Tsukuyo says she can look forward to their next recital. Her grandmother then says she is going to test Tsukuyo on the dish she taught her yesterday. Tsukuyo asks for a short break, but her grandmother tells her no to be so weak. She says at her age, she'd never even think of asking that and claims she's trying to go easy on Tsukuyo.

That night, Tsukuyo's grandmother passes her meal and says that they'll have it for dinner. Before she can give Tsukuyo her next task, she's interrupted by Tsukuyo's mother. Tsukuyo's mother says that Tsukuyo's at her limit. Tsukuyo's grandmother tell her daughter not to butt in when she gave up halfway. She says she won't let Tsukuyo be taken by some strange man like her mother was. Tsukuyo tells her mother not to worry, because she can handle it.

Tsukuyo narrates that due to her constant practice and errands for other people, she would start to lose sight of herself. The thing that saved her was a bamboo flute her father gave her when she was young. Her grandmother would always get angry when she saw it, so Tsukuyo kept it hidden. Occasionally, she would take it out and play, which was her greatest source of comfort. Tsukuyo would play the flute at a shrine some distance from her house. One day, after she finishes playing, she sees a glimpse of a girl who looks like her. Tsukuyo narrates this was her first meeting with Tsukasa, and the first event leading to their wishes.

For some time afterward, Tsukuyo would be disturbed by the person she saw at the shrine, to the point where it affected her club practice. Her fellow members notice her discomfort and offer her a short break. Tsukuyo is reluctant to accept, but acquiesces. When she goes outside, Mifuyu sees Tsukuyo crying. Mifuyu asks her what's wrong, but Tsukuyo thinks Mifuyu wouldn't believe her. She tells Mifuyu that practice is tough. Mifuyu asks if she can put a word in for Tsukuyo, even though they're not from the same family. Tsukuyo says they'll just get angry at Mifuyu and insists she has it handled.

Mifuyu asks what Tsukuyo is really worried about. She says that she knows Tsukuyo well from being the koto club president and so knew she was hiding something. Tsukuyo relents and tells her about the girl she saw. Mifuyu asks if it's really that scary. Tsukuyo claims that if you meet your doppelgänger you die. She says her grandmother told her it happened on TV a while back. Tsukuyo tells Mifuyu this might be her last goodbye. Mifuyu bursts out laughing and says it's just superstition. When Tsukuyo protests, Mifuyu tells her to go to the shrine and take another look. Mifuyu says she's sure it will turn out to be nothing.

At the shrine, Tsukuyo closes her eyes due to her fear. She then bumps into someone which turns out to be the girl who looks like herself. The two of them start talking at the same time, asking the other not to kill them. Suddenly the girl asks if Tsukuyo's name is also Tsukasa Amane. Tsukuyo explains her own name is different. The girls are shocked by the amount of coincidences. Tsukuyo asks Tsukasa why she comes to the shrine, and Tsukasa answers she goes there when she's tired. Tsukuyo says the same is true for her. When she reveals she was named at the shrine, Tsukasa says the same is also true for her.

Tsukuyo begins to wonder if Tsukasa really is her doppelganger. She asks Tsukasa what she came here to do, and the two decide to answer on the count of three. They both say they're there to play flute. Convinced that the other is a doppelganger, the two girls try to distract each other, then run away. However, they bump into each other and drop their flutes. The girls see that both flutes are the same except for one difference: Each flute has a half moon shape inscribed in the opposite direction from the other. Both of them were the flutes of Tsukuyo's father. Both Tsukuyo and Tsukasa realize that their names contain the characters for moon, and deduce that they're twin sisters.

Tsukasa explained that their father is a craftsman who runs the "Amane Bamboo Workshop", and that Tsukuyo's last name was originally Amane as well. The girls then started to talk about themselves. Tsukuyo complains that her grandmother enrolled her in practice on the weekends without telling her. Tsukasa understands her grandmother wants her to be a proper Mizuna lady, but doesn't think she should sacrifice her individuality. Tsukuyo says she has no time of her own, and even though everyone respects her no-one wants to be friends with her. Tsukasa understands and says they're even similar in that way.

To Tsukuyo, Tsukasa was the first person she could speak her true thoughts to without hesitation. The girls plan to meet again in the future. Recognizing their parents tried to hide their relationship, the two recorded their contact information under pseudonyms. For Tsukuyo, she recorded Tsukasa under "○", the symbol of the full moon. Tsukuyo narrates that there was meaning in the flute from her father.

While Tsukasa and Tsukuyo were happy to talk to each other at first, they began to see different sides to themselves. When the girls eat at a restaurant, Tsukuyo admits she's never eaten a hamburger, or french fries. When Tsukasa shows her how, Tsukuyo is shocked she's using her bare hands to eat. Tsukuyo couldn't help but think that it was improper for Tsukasa to cross her legs and eat food with her bare hands. Tsukasa then takes Tsukuyo to a used clothing shop, explaining the clothes are cleaned thoroughly. Tsukuyo thinks wearing used clothes meant Tsukasa didn't care about appearance.

Suddenly one of Tsukasa's friends calls out to her. She asks if Tsukuyo is her twin, but Tsukasa denies this and playfully hits the friend. Tsukuyo tells Tsukasa they shouldn't hit people, but Tsukasa says their close enough to do that. Tsukuyo starts to believe that Tsukasa was a coarse person. Tsukuyo narrates that the more they met, the less Tsukasa and her views aligned. In hindsight, Tsukuyo admits she was ignorant of society, but at the time, her friendship with Tsukasa deteriorated.

One day, Tsukuyo asked her mother why she split with her father. Her mother said it was because they couldn't bury their differences. She says that love overcoming difference in status and upbringing was just a fantasy. Tsukuyo's mother suggests she pick friends and lovers that are well-matched with her. Tsukuyo's mother says that once her feelings are hurt, she won't be able to mend them. Tsukuyo narrates that her mother's answer sharply pierced her and lingered like a curse.

One day, as the twins walked through the city, Tsukuyo felt the people were giving her strange looks. The twins tell each other there's something they need to ask. Then they start talking about their mutual dissatisfaction. Tsukasa says that Tsukuyo is giving her a strange look, while Tsukuyo says Tsukasa is being mean. Tsukuyo narrates how Tsukasa was fed up with how polite she was. Tsukasa believed that Tsukuyo was too concerned with appearances, and was using Tsukasa to make herself look better. The girls criticized each other, then argued. Tsukasa yells about how Tsukuyo is always so concerned with formality. She says she should take a chill pill and relax, as Tsukasa finds it stifling to be around her.

Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's idea of relaxation is vulgarity. She never asked her to pay for any of this, so at least Tsukasa could reform her manners. Tsukasa says Tsukuyo's lifestyle and behavior is far from normal and says she'll never have friends if she's so formal all the time. Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's friends are only friends on the surface since she doesn't tell them her true feelings. Tsukasa says they can't understand what she's going through. Tsukuyo says Tsukasa should understand she feels the same way with her grandmother to deal with. Tsukasa says she has to deal with her father and his apprentices. The girls decide they don't want to see each other anymore, and probably aren't twins. Tsukuyo thinks her mother was right.

For awhile, the girls stopped seeing each other. One day, Mifuyu meets up with Tsukuyo at school. She says the club president she was filling in for recovered. Tsukuyo apologizes, since they only got the silver medal at the cultural art festival. Mifuyu says it's fine, and asks Tsukuyo if she's alright. She says Tsukuyo was looking better for awhile, but now is back to her serious face. Tsukuyo tells her not to worry, and is glad Mifuyu is concerned for her. Tsukuyo and thinks she'll skip practice, play the flute and go home. She think she can't take it anymore unless she does it. However, worried she'll run into Tsukasa, she decides to play at the riverbank. However, even though she plays the flute, she still feels sad.

Tsukuyo admits that she still wants to talk to Tsukasa. However, they were only happy when voicing their gripes to each other, and once they found aspects of each other they didn't like, those became too noticeable. Suddenly, Tsukuyo gets a message from her grandmother. In it, her grandmother scolds her for taking a break without permission and says she was a fool to think Tsukuyo wouldn't soil the Akatsuki family name. She says she's asked Tsukuyo's instructors for twice as much practice as the break she's taken, and tells her not to move until her grandmother can pick her up.

Tsukuyo suddenly lashes out at her grandmother. She insists she's an Amane, not her grandmother's doll or a sacrifice for the Akatsuki family. Suddenly Tsukuyo loses consciousness. The last thing she remembers is Mifuyu calling out her name. At the hospital, Mifuyu is there to see her. She tells Tsukuyo that the doctors believe she collapsed from stress. Mifuyu is surprised to find Tsukuyo's younger twin sister collapsed at the same time. Tsukuyo says it's just a misunderstanding, but Mifuyu said the pediatrician remembered them. Apparently they were the first childbirth he was in charge of. When they were born, the girls were holding hands.

Tsukuyo thinks she accepted Tsukasa the moment she was born and regrets getting angry at trivial things. Mifuyu says she has a call to make and leaves. Tsukasa arrives to talk to her sister. She suggests they throw everything from their pasts away and start with a blank slate. Tsukasa thinks if they don't they'll be crushed by adults. Tsukuyo says she was thinking the same thing, and they should start over from when they received their names from the shrine. The girls agree to become each others sisters again. Tsukuyo says they might end up hating each other again, and the girls think their hearts might not be able to take it. When Tsukuyo thinks of her mother's words from earlier, [[Kyubey]] appears and says their pledge can be granted as a wish. The girls both wish for the same thing: "I want us to never hate each other"

Back in the present, the girls finish their story. Mifuyu says she was quite surprised when she came back to Tsukuyo's room. Alina grunts to herself and leaves. Tsukuyo asks if she didn't like it, and Tsukasa begs for forgiveness. Alina says she won't do anything to them. Their story simply inspired her to make some artwork. The Amanes are relieved. Mifuyu figures they should go themselves. Tsukuyo suggests to Tsukasa that they should play at the shrine on the way back, since it's been awhile. Tsukasa agrees. Tsukuyo thinks the flute's song is haunting and lovely, which it has been ever since she found it. When she plays her heart grows warm. "Oh sound, where are you headed? To my unseen younger sister". Tsukuyo narrates that their only allies are each other, and they're always together.

===Costume Stories===
====Christmas Outfit (2018)====
Today is the day of the big Christmas party were Tsukuyo and Tsukasa will be wearing their matching Santa outfits. Tsukuyo can’t wait for it to be time for the party and as soon as Tsukasa arrives at Fendt Hope they’ll be heading down to the venue. Tsukuyo notices an envelope on the floor and picks it up. It’s addressed to “Satobon” but there’s no sender marked on it. Tsukuyo recognizes the name as someone who became a black feather recently. Tsukuyo finds the girl and delivers the letter to her. Satobon is grateful to her and she opens the envelope. Inside is a letter from Suzucchi. Her and Suzucchi had joined the Wings of Magius as black feathers together and were childhood friends, however the two of them had had a fight recently. In the letter, Suzucchi had asked that they make up and become friends again. Tsukuyo then told Satobon about how she and Tsukasa had had a fight before but because they were open and honest with each other they were able to resolve it quickly so she hopes the same goes for them.

Suzucchi enters the room and is surprised to find Tsukuyo and her friend Satobon there. She had been looking for the letter she had dropped, but it had already been delivered to its recipient. Satobon apologized to Suzucchi for the way she’d been acting and tells her she’s the one that owes her an apology. After learning the truth about Magical Girls and Witches she felt like she ended up venting out all of her feelings on Suzucchi. Suzucchi is shocked to learn that Satobon had already read the letter. Although Suzucchi had written it with the intent to give it to her, she had lost the courage to do so. Tsukuyo then apologized to the two since she didn’t realize she wasn’t supposed to deliver it. She thought she was doing a good deed, but both of the girls assured Tsukuyo that she did the right thing. After all, it’s thanks to her that the two friends were able to make up. Tsukuyo is glad things worked out in the end and reminds the feathers that they’re supposed to be keeping their identities secret, so they need to be more careful next time with leaving letters with their names on it lying around. The two promise Tsukuyo they’ll be more careful and thank the Santa onee-san for the wonderful gift she delivered to them. Tsukuyo is happy to hear she is doing her job as a Santa and also reminds them that magic isn’t just for fighting Witches but also for saving people since they already paid the price for their magic. The two complement Tsukuyo on her Christmas outfit before heading out. Several hours later, Tsukuyo and her sister Tsukasa celebrated a happy Christmas together.

====Winter Outfit====
Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have gotten together to go shopping on one of the biggest shopping days of the New Year. While Tsukasa is a little worried since some of the shops are pricier than she’s used to, both of the girls are determined to splurge a bit and buy whatever they see fit. Soon the girls are loaded down with various purchases and Tsukasa points out how her hands have begun to tremble. She had originally planned to purchase a nice coat from somewhere because of the cold but now she’s wondering if it wouldn’t be better to purchase a scarf. While Tsukuyo believes a coat would be better suited, she does acknowledge that a scarf has its uses. Tsukasa decides to simply knit one by hand instead since she’s used to detailed handicraft work. Hearing this, Tsukuyo decides to try her hand at making one as well. Tsukasa is surprised to hear that Tsukuyo has taken some lessons, but since Tsukuyo can afford it she thinks Tsukuyo should just buy one for herself instead. Tsukuyo shakes her head and promises to have one made by the time they meet up again for their next date.

Several days pass and the two sisters have met up once again. Tsukasa waits for her sister in front of the train station and it isn’t long before she hears Tsukuyo calling out her name. She notices that Tsukuyo is wearing a bright yellow scarf. Tsukuyo shows it off to her as she proudly tells her how she made it by hand herself. Tsukasa looks over the stitch work and compliments her on her craft but Tsukuyo is blown away by the stitch work of Tsukasa’s scarf. The stitches have a machine-like regularity that makes it look store bought. When Tsukuyo asks her how long it took her to finish it, Tsukasa shrugs and says it took her less than an hour. Tsukuyo can’t believe it took her so little time when her own scarf took her several days. Tsukasa nods and says she can tell because of the bumps on Tsukuyo’s fingers and the dark circles under her eyes. She can tell that Tsukuyo stayed up late for several nights in order to finish the scarf on time. Tsukasa thinks Tsukuyo is teasing her but instead Tsukuyo asks if they can’t practice knitting together the next time they have enough time for that. When Tsukasa agrees, Tsukuyo begins to smile broadly. Now Tsukasa is sure that Tsukuyo is smirking at her but Tsukuyo says she was just happy because now they have something else they share in common. Tsukasa then realizes she’d been misunderstanding Tsukuyo this whole time. She didn’t pity or look down on Tsukasa for hand making things, but rather she admired the talent and hard work it took to do so. Tsukuyo is surprised that Tsukasa would believe she’s pitying her when by her own admission she’s not that great at handicrafts. Tsukasa calls her a dummy but Tsukuyo misunderstands her and thinks she’s referring to her skill at knitting.

==Event Appearances==
* [[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story One Fleeting Summer Night|One Fleeting Summer Night]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
* [[Magia Record Story The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time|The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time]]
*[[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 Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Although seemingly unrelated to their wish, Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have the shared ability of sound wave manipulation, allowing them to greatly enhance the volume and strength of sound and sound-based attacks, most commonly those of their flute weapons. Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have been shown to be able to form defensive barriers to shield themselves using their sound manipulation at one point, they also can play certain tunes to bring forth a variety of musical tones that seemingly damage enemies or magical effects. In the case of Tsukuyo, she can create a blizzard of cherry blossom petals during her Magia attack in the game.

This ability also allows them to amplify the range of a magical girl's telepathy, their own or that of another, allowing them to contact other magical girls well outside their usual range. This is likely possible because Magia Record establishes that messages, even non-telepathic ones, can be broadcast to magical girls via radio waves.

When her soul gem turns black, Tsukuyo can call forth her doppel, Dum. Dum seems to possess the ability to levitate in the air, allowing Tsukuyo greater abilities to move around and evade attacks. The doppel also appears to be able to charge into enemies from above much like a small meteor. The primary ability of the doppel however is being able to fire certain darts that contain fauna in them. This fauna can prevent enemies from moving after the doppel charges into them, though it can be assumed that the fauna can cause effects on enemies if they were to make contact with the skin. An interesting fact is that Dum can combine with Tsukasa's doppel, Dee to be a fused doppel. Though it seems Dum and Dee are one of the few pairs of doppels that can actually do this.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "heaven" (天) and "sound" (音) respectively.
* The characters of her first name mean "moon" (月) and "night" (夜) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2395076 Hayami Chika]"
* The doppel names of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa match up - they are references to Tweedle''dum'' and Tweedle''dee'' from ''Alice in Wonderland''.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:tsukuyo_4star_card.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:tsukuyo_5star_card.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Tsukuyo battle Sprite.png|In-battle Sprite
File:tsukuyo_doppel.png|Doppel sprite
File:Tsukuyo doppel card.jpg|Doppel card
File:Tsukuyo PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Tsukuyo School.png|School uniform
File:Tsukuyo christmas.PNG|Christmas 2018 outfit
File:Amane Tsukuyo (White Feather).png|White feather robes outfit
File:Tsukuyo(Mizugi ver.).png|[[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit]]
File:Tsukuyo Winter Outfit.png|Valentine's outfit 2020
File:Tsukuyo Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Amane Sisters.png|Tsukuyo and Tsukasa
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-12-17-18.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-00-27.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-43-48.png
File:Amane tsukuyo.jpg
File:Memoria 1151.jpg
File:Memoria 1149.jpg
File:Kanagi_Mifuyu_Amane_Memoria_Full.jpg
File:memoria_1288.jpg
File:memoria_1289.jpg
File:Christmas Night Magic.png|This memoria had it's artwork changed; this is the original version.
File:Memoria 1371 1.jpg
File:Memoria 1371 2.jpg
File:Amane sisters crisis.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 32.png|Tsukuyo from the game opening 2
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Tsukuyo 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]
File:Tsukuyo 02.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 03.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 04.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 05.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 06.jpg
File:Dum_concept_art.jpeg|Dum concept art

File:tsukuyo_lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/936185951323226112/photo/1 Source]

File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|Episode 4 End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:Episode 6 End Title Card.png|Episode 6 End Title Card by Chika Hayami

</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1288_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Christmas Night Magic''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [IV] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Blast Damage UP [VIII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [V] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%""|The weather report said it's going to snow tonight. Think we'll have a white Christmas this year? Alone in the cold, I might freeze, but with company...
"There you go, lovely and warm!"
|style="width:25%""|天気予報では、今年は雪。今年は、ホワイトクリスマスが見られるかな？ひとりなら凍えてしまいそうな寒さも、ふたりなら…「ほら、あったかいね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1371 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Guided by Fate''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [V] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%""|There's something here. I want to know what it really is. But I'm afraid. Still, I want to know... Confusion and determination fill my heart. What lies in store for the two of us, beyond that open door?
|style="width:25%""|ここには何かある…
正体を知りたい。知ることが怖い。それでも、理由が知りたい…
戸惑いと決意を胸に　開いた扉の先にあるものは
ふたりに何をもたらすのか…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:AmaneTsukuneMemoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Third Amane Sister''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Probability of Dazzle (8) (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Probability of Dazzle (16) (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia? Never hearda her... I-I mean, I know not of whom ye speak! I am called Tsukune! Sister of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa! Of mine sisters, 'tis only my flute that is daubed in meat... And I am the only character who speaks in this manner!
|style="width:25%;"|「フェリシア？知らねえ…じゃなくて知らないでござる！オ...あたしは月練！月夜姉ちゃんと月咲姉ちゃんの妹でござる！姉妹の絆、篠笛には練り物がべったり！つくねだけに！でござる！ござるって付けとけばキャラ付けになるでござる！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1461 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Long-Awaited Choco Date!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|All of Valentine's Day goes by peacefully.
"Look Tsukuyo-chan! It's a limited-time chocolate drink!"
"Well...! I'd love to drink it."
A perfectly ordinary conversation, the sweetest time to relax for these two people.
|style="width:25%;"|バレンタインデーの１日は、穏やかに過ぎていく
「見て、月夜ちゃん！期間限定のチョコドリンクだって！」
「まぁ…！ぜひ飲んでみたいでございます」
ごく普通の会話が、何よりも安らげるふたりの甘い時間
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memories of Young Miss Santa.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Memories of Young Miss Santa''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charge Damage UP [II] & Accele MP UP [I] '''Max Limit Break:''' Charge Damage UP [III] & Accele MP UP [I]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%""|“I was crying because I had lost my way, and before I knew it I found myself with a smile because Miss Santa cast her magic upon me. I can still remember the warmth of that hand to this day.”
|style="width:25%""|「道に迷って泣いていた私は、サンタお姉さんの魔法でいつのまにか笑顔になっていたのでございますあのときの手のぬくもりは今もはっきり覚えているでございます」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Non-Stop Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [VIII] (Self / 1 Turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [IX] (Self / 1 Turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: '''6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"| After koto club I will practice calligraphy, and then I must attend flower arranging...Then, after my bath, I will study classic literature as Grandmother instructed. When I awake tomorrow I shall practice cookery...Ah! I need to focus! Now, the club members must perfect the piece "Rokudan no Shirabe" or we won't make the finals...
|style="width:25%;"|「箏曲部の後は毛筆のお稽古、その後は確か華道が入っていて、お風呂を上がってからは、お婆さまに言われた古典文学を読んで、朝起きたら確かお料理の稽古を、って邪念は捨てるでございます！今は部員の皆さまに六段の調を極めてもらわないと、今度の大会を切り抜けるには…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Tsukuyo's Treasure''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Owner's Disks '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Owner's Disks
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Tsukuyo Amane** 
It is both painfully nostalgic and dear to me, and has been since I discovered it. As I play it, my heart calms and the sound waltzes upon the breeze. Oh lovely note, where are you headed? I know where you must be going. To where my faraway sister stands...
|style="width:25%;"|ひどく懐かしく愛おしい。見つけたときからそうだった吹いてみれば心が温も以音は風に乗って舞っていく音よキミはどこへ行くのか行く先はいつも決まっている遠い私の妹のところへ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Uncrossable gulf.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Unbridgeable Gap''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Over time, it drove a wedge in their hearts. In time, the gap gave way to a chasm. And gradually, they were forced apart from each other. A strong enough will can drive others away. And so, by refusing salvation, she was left all alone...
|style="width:25%;"|それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った…
それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった…
それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった…
強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…
|}

==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=Jnej_hTw3gY Recording of Tsukuyo's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoGHGGFIlio Recording of Tsukuyo's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O3hKQWtbI0 Recording of Tsukuyo's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8toCnutS2xs Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHutfphxuNA Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHi0pjbcw8w Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/auPCf8J54Dw Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/14bLlkrFRps Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgO8W4jj8c Recording of Tsukuyo's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQVrgX11r4 Recording of Tsukuyo's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ip0a3jU8yM Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Tsukuyo Amane

2021-09-10T09:25:05Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Tsukuyo Amane
|image=[[File:tsukuyo_amane_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 天音月夜 (Amane Tsukuyo)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E7%94%B0%E7%9C%9F%E7%A4%BC Maaya Uchida] 
English: Jennie Kwan 
Russian: Yekaterina Popova
|id=1018
}}

'''Tsukuyo Amane''', also known as '''Tsukuyo Akatsuki''', is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. Her twin sister is [[Tsukasa Amane]]. She and her sister first appeared as antagonists in the game until they were released as playable characters on November 30, 2017.

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 17
* '''Height:''' 158cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Dark Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Brown
* '''Origins:''' Mizuna ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red Yin-Yang (necklace)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobue Shinobue (Japanese Bamboo Flute)]
* '''Wish:''' "We don't want to hate each other" (referring to her twin sister)
* '''Ability:''' Sound Wave Manipulation
* '''Witch form:''' Dum
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''School:''' Mizuna Girls' School, 11th grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
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|style="width:25%;"|★4 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Balance
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|5811
|style="width:25%;"|1892
|style="width:25%;"|1911
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|20768
|style="width:25%;"|6909
|style="width:25%;"|6929
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|26146
|style="width:25%;"|8708
|style="width:25%;"|8728
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|32835
|style="width:25%;"|11115
|style="width:25%;"|12786
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
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|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We will play this part together''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Charged Damage UP [IX] & Probability Critical [VII]
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Charged Damage UP [XI] & Probability Critical [IX]
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!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Cherry Blizzard''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [V] & Charged Damage UP (All / 3 T)
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [VII] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
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!colspan="5"|'''Doppel: ''Dum'''''
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|style="width:100%;"|Attribute Strengthened Damage All Enemies [IX] & Charged Damage UP (All / 5 T)
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|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
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|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
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|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
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|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
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!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charged Attack Damage Up [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+3)
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gauge 15% Full on Battle Start
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Chance to Magia Seal [V] & Chance to Skill Seal [IX] (Single / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
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==Summary==
Tsukasa's twin sister, Tsukuyo hopes to liberate Magical Girls. Constant training in music, calligraphy, and dance has granted her considerable skills. Though she is admired by her peers, she doesn't have any friends she feels she can open up to. She can only be at peace when she is with her sister Tsukasa.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of isolation. Its form is a terrarium.
The master of this Doppel isn't swayed by mood or emotion. She does, however, rely on her other half, the only person who truly understands her. Through this, the two of them are capable of completely isolating themselves from the outside. Together in their miniature world, they need only the company of the other to survive. This Doppel shuts out all physical and magical phenomena, allowing its master to perfectly protect herself and her twin. Though doing so causes their memories of anyone but each other to fade away.

===Side Story===
In an abandoned museum, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] tells Tsukuyo and Tsukasa that the AI [[Rumor]] has disappeared and they need to be more careful. The Amanes apologize, claiming their actions were worthless. Mifuyu says they did a good job on the website and won't blame them. Tsukuyo wonders why their opponents are so fixated on Rumors. Tsukasa says if they just left them alone, the victims will eventually be freed. Mifuyu says that Iroha is looking for her younger sister and found a lead in the Rumors.

The Amanes are reminded of themselves, when they didn't know each other. [[Alina Gray]] appears and asks what they're talking about. She says she's curious about their past and wishes, and says she'll let them off easy if they tell her. She says their flutes might become her favorite pigment if they don't say anything. The girls understand, and begin their story.

A long time ago, Tsukuyo was far busier than she was, being forced into clubs and practice. Tsukuyo tells her [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto] club they need to prepare for the cultural festival and strive to earn the gold medal. She says doing so otherwise would shame Mifuyu's achievements. Afterward, Tsukuyo thinks she still has brushwork practice and dance lessons. However, she thinks that Tsukuyo ''Akatsuki'' will not succumb. Suddenly Mifuyu arrives. Tsukuyo says Mifuyu should be off from school until graduation and she should be finished with the koto club. Mifuyu says she's here for the handicraft club, whose president is in the hospital.

Mifuyu asks Tsukuyo if she was concentrating on practice. Tsukuyo says she was, and also she was asked by the calligraphy club to help. Then the Japanese dance association called her. Mifuyu wonders why she can't turn them down and take a break. Tsukuyo says she appreciates the fact that they ask her. Mifuyu says Tsukuyo shouldn't overwork herself, especially with her strict grandmother. Tsukuyo admits her grandmother would be angry even if she collapsed. Mifuyu says it must be tough to be born in Mizuna Ward. When Tsukuyo says it should be the same for her, Mifuyu says compared to Tsukuyo's family she has it easy. Tsukuyo narrates that Mizuna Ward girls undergo the appropriate education so as to not shame their ancestor's history. In her own family, they honor traditions considered outdated.

Tsukuyo says that she was forced to attend all sorts of practice, which tired her mentally and physically. When she returns home, her grandmother asks if she made progress. Tsukuyo says she can look forward to their next recital. Her grandmother then says she is going to test Tsukuyo on the dish she taught her yesterday. Tsukuyo asks for a short break, but her grandmother tells her no to be so weak. She says at her age, she'd never even think of asking that and claims she's trying to go easy on Tsukuyo.

That night, Tsukuyo's grandmother passes her meal and says that they'll have it for dinner. Before she can give Tsukuyo her next task, she's interrupted by Tsukuyo's mother. Tsukuyo's mother says that Tsukuyo's at her limit. Tsukuyo's grandmother tell her daughter not to butt in when she gave up halfway. She says she won't let Tsukuyo be taken by some strange man like her mother was. Tsukuyo tells her mother not to worry, because she can handle it.

Tsukuyo narrates that due to her constant practice and errands for other people, she would start to lose sight of herself. The thing that saved her was a bamboo flute her father gave her when she was young. Her grandmother would always get angry when she saw it, so Tsukuyo kept it hidden. Occasionally, she would take it out and play, which was her greatest source of comfort. Tsukuyo would play the flute at a shrine some distance from her house. One day, after she finishes playing, she sees a glimpse of a girl who looks like her. Tsukuyo narrates this was her first meeting with Tsukasa, and the first event leading to their wishes.

For some time afterward, Tsukuyo would be disturbed by the person she saw at the shrine, to the point where it affected her club practice. Her fellow members notice her discomfort and offer her a short break. Tsukuyo is reluctant to accept, but acquiesces. When she goes outside, Mifuyu sees Tsukuyo crying. Mifuyu asks her what's wrong, but Tsukuyo thinks Mifuyu wouldn't believe her. She tells Mifuyu that practice is tough. Mifuyu asks if she can put a word in for Tsukuyo, even though they're not from the same family. Tsukuyo says they'll just get angry at Mifuyu and insists she has it handled.

Mifuyu asks what Tsukuyo is really worried about. She says that she knows Tsukuyo well from being the koto club president and so knew she was hiding something. Tsukuyo relents and tells her about the girl she saw. Mifuyu asks if it's really that scary. Tsukuyo claims that if you meet your doppelgänger you die. She says her grandmother told her it happened on TV a while back. Tsukuyo tells Mifuyu this might be her last goodbye. Mifuyu bursts out laughing and says it's just superstition. When Tsukuyo protests, Mifuyu tells her to go to the shrine and take another look. Mifuyu says she's sure it will turn out to be nothing.

At the shrine, Tsukuyo closes her eyes due to her fear. She then bumps into someone which turns out to be the girl who looks like herself. The two of them start talking at the same time, asking the other not to kill them. Suddenly the girl asks if Tsukuyo's name is also Tsukasa Amane. Tsukuyo explains her own name is different. The girls are shocked by the amount of coincidences. Tsukuyo asks Tsukasa why she comes to the shrine, and Tsukasa answers she goes there when she's tired. Tsukuyo says the same is true for her. When she reveals she was named at the shrine, Tsukasa says the same is also true for her.

Tsukuyo begins to wonder if Tsukasa really is her doppelganger. She asks Tsukasa what she came here to do, and the two decide to answer on the count of three. They both say they're there to play flute. Convinced that the other is a doppelganger, the two girls try to distract each other, then run away. However, they bump into each other and drop their flutes. The girls see that both flutes are the same except for one difference: Each flute has a half moon shape inscribed in the opposite direction from the other. Both of them were the flutes of Tsukuyo's father. Both Tsukuyo and Tsukasa realize that their names contain the characters for moon, and deduce that they're twin sisters.

Tsukasa explained that their father is a craftsman who runs the "Amane Bamboo Workshop", and that Tsukuyo's last name was originally Amane as well. The girls then started to talk about themselves. Tsukuyo complains that her grandmother enrolled her in practice on the weekends without telling her. Tsukasa understands her grandmother wants her to be a proper Mizuna lady, but doesn't think she should sacrifice her individuality. Tsukuyo says she has no time of her own, and even though everyone respects her no-one wants to be friends with her. Tsukasa understands and says they're even similar in that way.

To Tsukuyo, Tsukasa was the first person she could speak her true thoughts to without hesitation. The girls plan to meet again in the future. Recognizing their parents tried to hide their relationship, the two recorded their contact information under pseudonyms. For Tsukuyo, she recorded Tsukasa under "○", the symbol of the full moon. Tsukuyo narrates that there was meaning in the flute from her father.

While Tsukasa and Tsukuyo were happy to talk to each other at first, they began to see different sides to themselves. When the girls eat at a restaurant, Tsukuyo admits she's never eaten a hamburger, or french fries. When Tsukasa shows her how, Tsukuyo is shocked she's using her bare hands to eat. Tsukuyo couldn't help but think that it was improper for Tsukasa to cross her legs and eat food with her bare hands. Tsukasa then takes Tsukuyo to a used clothing shop, explaining the clothes are cleaned thoroughly. Tsukuyo thinks wearing used clothes meant Tsukasa didn't care about appearance.

Suddenly one of Tsukasa's friends calls out to her. She asks if Tsukuyo is her twin, but Tsukasa denies this and playfully hits the friend. Tsukuyo tells Tsukasa they shouldn't hit people, but Tsukasa says their close enough to do that. Tsukuyo starts to believe that Tsukasa was a coarse person. Tsukuyo narrates that the more they met, the less Tsukasa and her views aligned. In hindsight, Tsukuyo admits she was ignorant of society, but at the time, her friendship with Tsukasa deteriorated.

One day, Tsukuyo asked her mother why she split with her father. Her mother said it was because they couldn't bury their differences. She says that love overcoming difference in status and upbringing was just a fantasy. Tsukuyo's mother suggests she pick friends and lovers that are well-matched with her. Tsukuyo's mother says that once her feelings are hurt, she won't be able to mend them. Tsukuyo narrates that her mother's answer sharply pierced her and lingered like a curse.

One day, as the twins walked through the city, Tsukuyo felt the people were giving her strange looks. The twins tell each other there's something they need to ask. Then they start talking about their mutual dissatisfaction. Tsukasa says that Tsukuyo is giving her a strange look, while Tsukuyo says Tsukasa is being mean. Tsukuyo narrates how Tsukasa was fed up with how polite she was. Tsukasa believed that Tsukuyo was too concerned with appearances, and was using Tsukasa to make herself look better. The girls criticized each other, then argued. Tsukasa yells about how Tsukuyo is always so concerned with formality. She says she should take a chill pill and relax, as Tsukasa finds it stifling to be around her.

Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's idea of relaxation is vulgarity. She never asked her to pay for any of this, so at least Tsukasa could reform her manners. Tsukasa says Tsukuyo's lifestyle and behavior is far from normal and says she'll never have friends if she's so formal all the time. Tsukuyo says that Tsukasa's friends are only friends on the surface since she doesn't tell them her true feelings. Tsukasa says they can't understand what she's going through. Tsukuyo says Tsukasa should understand she feels the same way with her grandmother to deal with. Tsukasa says she has to deal with her father and his apprentices. The girls decide they don't want to see each other anymore, and probably aren't twins. Tsukuyo thinks her mother was right.

For awhile, the girls stopped seeing each other. One day, Mifuyu meets up with Tsukuyo at school. She says the club president she was filling in for recovered. Tsukuyo apologizes, since they only got the silver medal at the cultural art festival. Mifuyu says it's fine, and asks Tsukuyo if she's alright. She says Tsukuyo was looking better for awhile, but now is back to her serious face. Tsukuyo tells her not to worry, and is glad Mifuyu is concerned for her. Tsukuyo and thinks she'll skip practice, play the flute and go home. She think she can't take it anymore unless she does it. However, worried she'll run into Tsukasa, she decides to play at the riverbank. However, even though she plays the flute, she still feels sad.

Tsukuyo admits that she still wants to talk to Tsukasa. However, they were only happy when voicing their gripes to each other, and once they found aspects of each other they didn't like, those became too noticeable. Suddenly, Tsukuyo gets a message from her grandmother. In it, her grandmother scolds her for taking a break without permission and says she was a fool to think Tsukuyo wouldn't soil the Akatsuki family name. She says she's asked Tsukuyo's instructors for twice as much practice as the break she's taken, and tells her not to move until her grandmother can pick her up.

Tsukuyo suddenly lashes out at her grandmother. She insists she's an Amane, not her grandmother's doll or a sacrifice for the Akatsuki family. Suddenly Tsukuyo loses consciousness. The last thing she remembers is Mifuyu calling out her name. At the hospital, Mifuyu is there to see her. She tells Tsukuyo that the doctors believe she collapsed from stress. Mifuyu is surprised to find Tsukuyo's younger twin sister collapsed at the same time. Tsukuyo says it's just a misunderstanding, but Mifuyu said the pediatrician remembered them. Apparently they were the first childbirth he was in charge of. When they were born, the girls were holding hands.

Tsukuyo thinks she accepted Tsukasa the moment she was born and regrets getting angry at trivial things. Mifuyu says she has a call to make and leaves. Tsukasa arrives to talk to her sister. She suggests they throw everything from their pasts away and start with a blank slate. Tsukasa thinks if they don't they'll be crushed by adults. Tsukuyo says she was thinking the same thing, and they should start over from when they received their names from the shrine. The girls agree to become each others sisters again. Tsukuyo says they might end up hating each other again, and the girls think their hearts might not be able to take it. When Tsukuyo thinks of her mother's words from earlier, [[Kyubey]] appears and says their pledge can be granted as a wish. The girls both wish for the same thing: "I want us to never hate each other"

Back in the present, the girls finish their story. Mifuyu says she was quite surprised when she came back to Tsukuyo's room. Alina grunts to herself and leaves. Tsukuyo asks if she didn't like it, and Tsukasa begs for forgiveness. Alina says she won't do anything to them. Their story simply inspired her to make some artwork. The Amanes are relieved. Mifuyu figures they should go themselves. Tsukuyo suggests to Tsukasa that they should play at the shrine on the way back, since it's been awhile. Tsukasa agrees. Tsukuyo thinks the flute's song is haunting and lovely, which it has been ever since she found it. When she plays her heart grows warm. "Oh sound, where are you headed? To my unseen younger sister". Tsukuyo narrates that their only allies are each other, and they're always together.

===Costume Stories===
====Christmas Outfit (2018)====
Today is the day of the big Christmas party were Tsukuyo and Tsukasa will be wearing their matching Santa outfits. Tsukuyo can’t wait for it to be time for the party and as soon as Tsukasa arrives at Fendt Hope they’ll be heading down to the venue. Tsukuyo notices an envelope on the floor and picks it up. It’s addressed to “Satobon” but there’s no sender marked on it. Tsukuyo recognizes the name as someone who became a black feather recently. Tsukuyo finds the girl and delivers the letter to her. Satobon is grateful to her and she opens the envelope. Inside is a letter from Suzucchi. Her and Suzucchi had joined the Wings of Magius as black feathers together and were childhood friends, however the two of them had had a fight recently. In the letter, Suzucchi had asked that they make up and become friends again. Tsukuyo then told Satobon about how she and Tsukasa had had a fight before but because they were open and honest with each other they were able to resolve it quickly so she hopes the same goes for them.

Suzucchi enters the room and is surprised to find Tsukuyo and her friend Satobon there. She had been looking for the letter she had dropped, but it had already been delivered to its recipient. Satobon apologized to Suzucchi for the way she’d been acting and tells her she’s the one that owes her an apology. After learning the truth about Magical Girls and Witches she felt like she ended up venting out all of her feelings on Suzucchi. Suzucchi is shocked to learn that Satobon had already read the letter. Although Suzucchi had written it with the intent to give it to her, she had lost the courage to do so. Tsukuyo then apologized to the two since she didn’t realize she wasn’t supposed to deliver it. She thought she was doing a good deed, but both of the girls assured Tsukuyo that she did the right thing. After all, it’s thanks to her that the two friends were able to make up. Tsukuyo is glad things worked out in the end and reminds the feathers that they’re supposed to be keeping their identities secret, so they need to be more careful next time with leaving letters with their names on it lying around. The two promise Tsukuyo they’ll be more careful and thank the Santa onee-san for the wonderful gift she delivered to them. Tsukuyo is happy to hear she is doing her job as a Santa and also reminds them that magic isn’t just for fighting Witches but also for saving people since they already paid the price for their magic. The two complement Tsukuyo on her Christmas outfit before heading out. Several hours later, Tsukuyo and her sister Tsukasa celebrated a happy Christmas together.

====Winter Outfit====
Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have gotten together to go shopping on one of the biggest shopping days of the New Year. While Tsukasa is a little worried since some of the shops are pricier than she’s used to, both of the girls are determined to splurge a bit and buy whatever they see fit. Soon the girls are loaded down with various purchases and Tsukasa points out how her hands have begun to tremble. She had originally planned to purchase a nice coat from somewhere because of the cold but now she’s wondering if it wouldn’t be better to purchase a scarf. While Tsukuyo believes a coat would be better suited, she does acknowledge that a scarf has its uses. Tsukasa decides to simply knit one by hand instead since she’s used to detailed handicraft work. Hearing this, Tsukuyo decides to try her hand at making one as well. Tsukasa is surprised to hear that Tsukuyo has taken some lessons, but since Tsukuyo can afford it she thinks Tsukuyo should just buy one for herself instead. Tsukuyo shakes her head and promises to have one made by the time they meet up again for their next date.

Several days pass and the two sisters have met up once again. Tsukasa waits for her sister in front of the train station and it isn’t long before she hears Tsukuyo calling out her name. She notices that Tsukuyo is wearing a bright yellow scarf. Tsukuyo shows it off to her as she proudly tells her how she made it by hand herself. Tsukasa looks over the stitch work and compliments her on her craft but Tsukuyo is blown away by the stitch work of Tsukasa’s scarf. The stitches have a machine-like regularity that makes it look store bought. When Tsukuyo asks her how long it took her to finish it, Tsukasa shrugs and says it took her less than an hour. Tsukuyo can’t believe it took her so little time when her own scarf took her several days. Tsukasa nods and says she can tell because of the bumps on Tsukuyo’s fingers and the dark circles under her eyes. She can tell that Tsukuyo stayed up late for several nights in order to finish the scarf on time. Tsukasa thinks Tsukuyo is teasing her but instead Tsukuyo asks if they can’t practice knitting together the next time they have enough time for that. When Tsukasa agrees, Tsukuyo begins to smile broadly. Now Tsukasa is sure that Tsukuyo is smirking at her but Tsukuyo says she was just happy because now they have something else they share in common. Tsukasa then realizes she’d been misunderstanding Tsukuyo this whole time. She didn’t pity or look down on Tsukasa for hand making things, but rather she admired the talent and hard work it took to do so. Tsukuyo is surprised that Tsukasa would believe she’s pitying her when by her own admission she’s not that great at handicrafts. Tsukasa calls her a dummy but Tsukuyo misunderstands her and thinks she’s referring to her skill at knitting.

==Event Appearances==
* [[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Amane Sisters and Tsuruno Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Alina Is Coming to Town ~White Christmas Rhapsody~|Alina Is Comin’ to Town]]
*[[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[Magia Record Story Dreaming Cherry Blossom|Cherry Blossom Dreams]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star|Kamihama Twinkle Rarity Star]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story One Fleeting Summer Night|One Fleeting Summer Night]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama in a Circle|Kamihama in a Circle]]
*[[Magia Record Story A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]
* [[Magia Record Story The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time|The Oblivion Ring Dance Will Sleep For a Long Time]]
*[[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 Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
*See [[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)]]

==Powers Abilities==
Although seemingly unrelated to their wish, Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have the shared ability of sound wave manipulation, allowing them to greatly enhance the volume and strength of sound and sound-based attacks, most commonly those of their flute weapons. Tsukuyo and Tsukasa have been shown to be able to form defensive barriers to shield themselves using their sound manipulation at one point, they also can play certain tunes to bring forth a variety of musical tones that seemingly damage enemies or magical effects. In the case of Tsukuyo, she can create a blizzard of cherry blossom petals during her Magia attack in the game.

This ability also allows them to amplify the range of a magical girl's telepathy, their own or that of another, allowing them to contact other magical girls well outside their usual range. This is likely possible because Magia Record establishes that messages, even non-telepathic ones, can be broadcast to magical girls via radio waves.

When her soul gem turns black, Tsukuyo can call forth her doppel, Dum. Dum seems to possess the ability to levitate in the air, allowing Tsukuyo greater abilities to move around and evade attacks. The doppel also appears to be able to charge into enemies from above much like a small meteor. The primary ability of the doppel however is being able to fire certain darts that contain fauna in them. This fauna can prevent enemies from moving after the doppel charges into them, though it can be assumed that the fauna can cause effects on enemies if they were to make contact with the skin. An interesting fact is that Dum can combine with Tsukasa's doppel, Dee to be a fused doppel. Though it seems Dum and Dee are one of the few pairs of doppels that can actually do this.

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "heaven" (天) and "sound" (音) respectively.
* The characters of her first name mean "moon" (月) and "night" (夜) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is "[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2395076 Hayami Chika]"
* The doppel names of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa match up - they are references to Tweedle''dum'' and Tweedle''dee'' from ''Alice in Wonderland''.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:tsukuyo_4star_card.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:tsukuyo_5star_card.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Tsukuyo battle Sprite.png|In-battle Sprite
File:tsukuyo_doppel.png|Doppel sprite
File:Tsukuyo doppel card.jpg|Doppel card
File:Tsukuyo PM.png|Character talk sprite
File:Tsukuyo School.png|School uniform
File:Tsukuyo christmas.PNG|Christmas 2018 outfit
File:Amane Tsukuyo (White Feather).png|White feather robes outfit
File:Tsukuyo(Mizugi ver.).png|[[Amane Sisters (Swimsuit ver.)|Swimsuit]]
File:Tsukuyo Winter Outfit.png|Valentine's outfit 2020
File:Tsukuyo Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Amane Sisters.png|Tsukuyo and Tsukasa
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-12-17-18.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-00-27.png
File:Screenshot 2017-09-25-15-43-48.png
File:Amane tsukuyo.jpg
File:Memoria 1151.jpg
File:Memoria 1149.jpg
File:Kanagi_Mifuyu_Amane_Memoria_Full.jpg
File:memoria_1288.jpg
File:memoria_1289.jpg
File:Christmas Night Magic.png|This memoria had it's artwork changed; this is the original version.
File:Memoria 1371 1.jpg
File:Memoria 1371 2.jpg
File:Amane sisters crisis.jpg
File:MagiReco OP 2 - 32.png|Tsukuyo from the game opening 2
File:51108 hanabi1.jpg
File:Memoria 1536.jpg
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Tsukuyo 01.jpg|Art from the [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]
File:Tsukuyo 02.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 03.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 04.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 05.jpg
File:Tsukuyo 06.jpg
File:Dum_concept_art.jpeg|Dum concept art

File:tsukuyo_lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/936185951323226112/photo/1 Source]

File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|Episode 4 End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:Episode 6 End Title Card.png|Episode 6 End Title Card by Chika Hayami

</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:CafeKeychains.png|Cafe chibi acrylic charm
</gallery>

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1288_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Christmas Night Magic''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [IV] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Blast Damage UP [VIII] (Self / 1 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [V] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%""|The weather report said it's going to snow tonight. Think we'll have a white Christmas this year? Alone in the cold, I might freeze, but with company...
"There you go, lovely and warm!"
|style="width:25%""|天気予報では、今年は雪。今年は、ホワイトクリスマスが見られるかな？ひとりなら凍えてしまいそうな寒さも、ふたりなら…「ほら、あったかいね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1371 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Guided by Fate''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Charged Attack Damage UP [V] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%""|There's something here. I want to know what it really is. But I'm afraid. Still, I want to know... Confusion and determination fill my heart. What lies in store for the two of us, beyond that open door?
|style="width:25%""|ここには何かある…
正体を知りたい。知ることが怖い。それでも、理由が知りたい…
戸惑いと決意を胸に　開いた扉の先にあるものは
ふたりに何をもたらすのか…
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:AmaneTsukuneMemoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Third Amane Sister''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Probability of Dazzle (8) (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Probability of Dazzle (16) (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia? Never hearda her... I-I mean, I know not of whom ye speak! I am called Tsukune! Sister of Tsukuyo and Tsukasa! Of mine sisters, 'tis only my flute that is daubed in meat... And I am the only character who speaks in this manner!
|style="width:25%;"|「フェリシア？知らねえ…じゃなくて知らないでござる！オ...あたしは月練！月夜姉ちゃんと月咲姉ちゃんの妹でござる！姉妹の絆、篠笛には練り物がべったり！つくねだけに！でござる！ござるって付けとけばキャラ付けになるでござる！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1461 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Long-Awaited Choco Date!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|All of Valentine's Day goes by peacefully.
"Look Tsukuyo-chan! It's a limited-time chocolate drink!"
"Well...! I'd love to drink it."
A perfectly ordinary conversation, the sweetest time to relax for these two people.
|style="width:25%;"|バレンタインデーの１日は、穏やかに過ぎていく
「見て、月夜ちゃん！期間限定のチョコドリンクだって！」
「まぁ…！ぜひ飲んでみたいでございます」
ごく普通の会話が、何よりも安らげるふたりの甘い時間
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memories of Young Miss Santa.png|thumb|center|100px|'''Memories of Young Miss Santa''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Charge Damage UP [II] & Accele MP UP [I] '''Max Limit Break:''' Charge Damage UP [III] & Accele MP UP [I]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%""|“I was crying because I had lost my way, and before I knew it I found myself with a smile because Miss Santa cast her magic upon me. I can still remember the warmth of that hand to this day.”
|style="width:25%""|「道に迷って泣いていた私は、サンタお姉さんの魔法でいつのまにか笑顔になっていたのでございますあのときの手のぬくもりは今もはっきり覚えているでございます」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Non-Stop Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [VIII] (Self / 1 Turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Provoke & Defense UP [IX] (Self / 1 Turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: '''6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"| After koto club I will practice calligraphy, and then I must attend flower arranging...Then, after my bath, I will study classic literature as Grandmother instructed. When I awake tomorrow I shall practice cookery...Ah! I need to focus! Now, the club members must perfect the piece "Rokudan no Shirabe" or we won't make the finals...
|style="width:25%;"|「箏曲部の後は毛筆のお稽古、その後は確か華道が入っていて、お風呂を上がってからは、お婆さまに言われた古典文学を読んで、朝起きたら確かお料理の稽古を、って邪念は捨てるでございます！今は部員の皆さまに六段の調を極めてもらわないと、今度の大会を切り抜けるには…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:tsukuyo_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Tsukuyo's Treasure''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Owner's Disks '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Owner's Disks
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Tsukuyo Amane** 
It is both painfully nostalgic and dear to me, and has been since I discovered it. As I play it, my heart calms and the sound waltzes upon the breeze. Oh lovely note, where are you headed? I know where you must be going. To where my faraway sister stands...
|style="width:25%;"|ひどく懐かしく愛おしい。見つけたときからそうだった吹いてみれば心が温も以音は風に乗って舞っていく音よキミはどこへ行くのか行く先はいつも決まっている遠い私の妹のところへ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Uncrossable gulf.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Unbridgeable Gap''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Over time, it drove a wedge in their hearts. In time, the gap gave way to a chasm. And gradually, they were forced apart from each other. A strong enough will can drive others away. And so, by refusing salvation, she was left all alone...
|style="width:25%;"|それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った…
それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった…
それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった…
強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…
|}

==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=Jnej_hTw3gY Recording of Tsukuyo's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoGHGGFIlio Recording of Tsukuyo's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O3hKQWtbI0 Recording of Tsukuyo's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8toCnutS2xs Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHutfphxuNA Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHi0pjbcw8w Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/auPCf8J54Dw Recording of Tsukuyo's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://youtu.be/14bLlkrFRps Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgO8W4jj8c Recording of Tsukuyo's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQVrgX11r4 Recording of Tsukuyo's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ip0a3jU8yM Recording of Tsukuyo's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Yachiyo Nanami

2021-09-10T09:18:53Z

Espeon: /* Powers And Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Yachiyo Nanami
|image=[[File:Yachiyo character.png|300px]]
|jname= 七海やちよ (Nanami Yachiyo)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%A8%E5%AE%AE%E5%A4%A9 Sora Amamiya]
English: [https://twitter.com/ErikaHarlacher/status/1225171413650169856 Erika Harlacher] 
Russian: Tatyana Borzova
|id=1002
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 19 (contracted at 12)
* '''Height:''' 165cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
* '''Origins:''' Shinsei Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Blue crescent moon (beneath chest)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd Halberd]
* '''Wish:''' "I want to survive."
* '''Ability:''' To {{spoiler|receive hope (take over the power of the deceased)}}
* '''Witch form:''' Campanella
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed grandmother (deceased)
* '''School:''' Kamihama City University, First-year

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★2 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Balance
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute aqua.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3630
|style="width:25%;"|1164
|style="width:25%;"|1211
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|11376
|style="width:25%;"|3673
|style="width:25%;"|4008
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|14406
|style="width:25%;"|4655
|style="width:25%;"|5082
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|18948
|style="width:25%;"|6123
|style="width:25%;"|6695
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|23479
|style="width:25%;"|7588
|style="width:25%;"|8316
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25639
|style="width:25%;"|8329
|style="width:25%;"|11090
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File: disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File: disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File: disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I'll Light the Way''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Blast Damage UP [III] & Probability Critical [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Blast Damage UP [V] & Probability Critical [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Blast Damage UP [VII] & Probability Critical [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Blast Damage UP [IX] & Probability Critical [IX] & Restore HP to Iroha
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Absolute Rain''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage to all enemies [I] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage to all enemies [III] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to all enemies [V] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (Self / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to all enemies [VII] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (All / 3 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Campanella''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to all enemies [IX] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (All / 3 T)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Attack UP When Ally Dies [II] & Defense UP When Ally Dies [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [VIII]
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Attack UP When At Critical Health [II] & Defense UP When At Critical Health [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [IV]
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Damage Cut [XIV] (Self) [''CD: 8 turns'']
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==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 Descriptions===
====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===
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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

===Costume Stories===
====High School Uniform====
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.

====New Year's Haregi====

====Swimsuit (2018)====
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.

==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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[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]]
===Other Appearances===
*See [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo・Mifuyu (Beginning ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata 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 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 Iroha's witch and doppel, Giovanna, and the name of Yachiyo's witch and doppel, Campanella, may be 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 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.
** It looking like a scorpion may refer to the same scorpion in the story, who was overwhelmed with regret once it fell down a well and went on to become the Scorpius constellation.
* Her doppel's name and the fact that Yachiyo uses water magic may refer to Campanella drowning in the story.
** 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*).

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

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:yachiyo%20memoria%201.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''As a Fashion Model''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Defense UP [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Defense UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Whenever I wonder why I keep on modeling, I remember that my life as a Magical Girl started from here. If I were to quit, why, that would render everything: all the trials and tribulations, all the miseries and joys, rather pointless.
|style="width:25%;"|「なんでモデルなんて続けてるんだろう…？って考えるとね、私の魔法少女としての人生が、ここから始まったからだと思うの。
辞めてしまえば、惨めだったことも、悲しんだことも、
幸せだったことも、全部無くなってしまう気がするのよね」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1552 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Beginning Is Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gain DOWN [VII] (Single / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We were frightened of being hurt and injured,
We were only half a Magical Girl each.
So we decided to do our best together.
We were aiming to become a single person who could protect important things with our own power.
|style="width:25%;"|傷つくことも傷つけることも怖い私たちは
魔法少女としては半人前
だから、ふたりで頑張ることにした
自分の力で大切なものを守れる、一人前を目指して
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1396 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blue and Pink''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' HP Restore to Lowest HP Ally [I]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Yachiyo-san, how do you usually choose your swimsuits?"
"Well, I like colors that work well, so that's why I chose this light blue one.
But I think pink would go well with blue too."
"Blue and pink...just like us!"
|style="width:25%;"|「やちよさんって、どんな風に水着を選んでるんですか？」
「そうね…やっぱり色の相性かしら　今回は水色を選んだけど、
他にはピンクなんかも、青と相性がいいわね」
「青とピンク…なんだか、それって私たちみたいですね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Colors of a Clear Summer full.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Clear Summer Colors''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Single Enemy Attack Down [VI] (1 turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Single Enemy Attack Down [VII] (1 turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Yachiyo: "You'll never learn to swim if you keep using a swim tube." Iroha: "Y-Yachiyo, stop tugging on it! I don't need to learn how to swim!" Tsuruno: "Yachiyo! Iroha!" Yachiyo: "Yes?" Iroha: "Hm?" ''CLICK!'' Tsuruno: "Now that's definitely going in my album!"
|style="width:25%;"|やちよ「うきわなんて使ってたら、いつまでも泳げないわよ？」
いろは「や、やちよさん引っ張らないで！泳げなくてもいいんです！」
鶴乃「やちよ！いろはちゃん！」やちよ「え？」いろは「ん？」
パシャッ！
鶴乃「この由比鶴乃がツーショットを頂いたよ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1661 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Everyone Gets Along In Paradise''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Critical [V] & Attack UP [V] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Acknowledged by the Uwasa and guided by them to a banquet in the Land of the Pure.
The respite may be cold, but I can't help but feel at peace.
I'm certain it's because in the end, we were able to fit together beautifully in a single hand.
...That's what I thought, but a warm voice is trying to pull me back.
|style="width:25%;"|ウワサに認められ、導かれるのは浄土の宴
休は冷たくなっても、安らかな気分でいられるのは
きっと、最期にひとつの手の中で、美しく収まることができたから
…そう思ったのに、温かい声が私を引き戻そうとしている
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:madoka_iroha_homura_yachiyo_lilkyubey_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Everyone, Together''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Episode Points UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The girls who are connected by a mysterious cause and effect, and are born of a miracle that is repeated many times without meeting meet, the girls who have a strong will head towards the end of the story (Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|不思議な因果で結ばれて少女たちは出会った巡り会うこともなく幾度も繰り返す中で生まれた奇跡強い意志を持った少女たちは物語の果てに向かう（ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1643 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Damage UP [V] & Blast Damage UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The feelings transmitted through the spear draw me into the past on countless occasions,
Reminding me of the last moments of those women I carry on my back.
Throw your resentment at me, use whatever colorful language you want at me
I won't be needing your warmth or your encouragement.
|style="width:25%;"|槍を通して伝わる感触が、幾度となく私を過去へ引き寄せては
背にいる彼女たちの最期を思い出させる
どうか私に恨み節を投げかけて、色んな言葉でなじってちょうだい
励ましも、温もりも、今の私には必要ないから
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Short Rest (Iroha Yachiyo).png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Iroha And Yachiyo’s Brief Respite''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We just happened to stumble upon this perfect little place! With deliciously made tea and snacks, it transforms into a perfect spot for a break! It’s too wonderful here to not share with all of our friends. (T Card Collab Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|偶然見つけた素敵な場所！
手際良く紅茶とお菓子の準備をしたら
とっておきの休憩スポットが完成！
せっかくだから、友達をたくさん誘っちゃおう（Tカードコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1392 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Is This Happiness Eternal?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Darkness & Anti-Fog & Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The day has come to an end. Those who were separated have come together once again. The warmth of the sunset is the same as the warmth of their hands. But what follows is night, for its is the darkness that takes over the sky after sunset.
|style="width:25%;"|離れた手が繋がれて、１日に幕が下りてゆく。
背に受ける夕日の温もりは、手の温もりと同じ。
だが、その背後に迫るのは夜。
夕の後に空を支配できるのは、否応なく夜だけだ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1539 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''It's Ok, If It's the Two of Us''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] (Self / 3T) & HP Restore [II] & MP Restore [II] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blu-Ray & DVD Volume 5 commemorative cover illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD 第5巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201074%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Many Rumors in Kamihama''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage Up [IX] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage Up [X]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Yachiyo Nanami** Cursed chain mail that tears out your soul... A mysterious soldier appearing in a Sankyo Ward school... Credible rumors and urban legends like this are logged in the "Kamihama Rumor Files". A new rumor was added just today.
|style="width:25%;"|魂を抜き取る呪いのチェーンメール…。
参京区の学校に現れる謎の兵隊…。
信憑性の高い、噂や都市伝説がまとめられた"神浜うわさファイル"。
今日もまた１つ、新しい"噂"が記録された。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1550 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''More Than an Acquaintance, Less Than a Friend''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [V] & Chance to Ignore Provoke [V] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VI] & Chance to Ignore Provoke [VIII]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
It ’s my first time to come to a candy store
I was surprised by the starch syrup and gummy candies and ate deliciously ...
I knew only the crybaby, so it's kind of fresh
... I didn't get along well
|style="width:25%;"|駄菓子屋に来るのが初めてで浮かれていたり
水あめやグミに驚いて、美味しそうに食べたり…
泣き虫なところしか知らなかったから、なんだか新鮮
…別に、仲良くなったわけじゃないけど
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:New years memoria yachiyo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''My Favorite Haregi''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP UP [III] & Magia Damage UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"The chrysanthemum and plum blossom designs on this kimono match beautifully, don't they? It was used in a photo shoot, so I got it for cheap. Oh? You're more interested in my matcha ice cream? ...Fine, you can have the first bite."
|style="width:25%;"|「この着物、菊や梅をあしらったデザインと色加減が素敵でしょ？前に撮影をしたときにね、安く譲ってくれたのよ...え、それよりも抹茶ソフトの方が気になる？…仕方無いわねほら先に一口食べてもいいわよ」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1446_c.png|400px|thumb|center|100px|'''''New Year's Sincere Heart''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Woah~!! A New Year's Gift!" "I...I'm so touched..."
"As expected of Master Yachiyo! That's so generous!"
"Yeah...! Thank you so much...Yachiyo-san!"
(Fufu...It's so delightful to be able to hand out New Year's Gifts like this.)
|style="width:25%;"|「うおー!!お年玉っ！」「私…感動しています…」
「さっすがやちよししょー！太っ腹だよね！」
「うん…！ありがとうございます…やちよさん！」
（ふふ…お年玉って、渡す方もこんなに嬉しいものなのね）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Magireco_Manga_Poster_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''One More Story''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This is the story of a miracle and a wish
Kamihama and Mitakihara, Past and Future, Hope and Despair…and Salvation.
There were many encounters, a number of causalities were spun.
Everytime they overlap they are connected, into one more story
(Comic Rise Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|それは、願いと奇跡の物語
神浜と見滝原、過去と未来、希望と絶望…そして救い
いくつもの出会い、いくつもの因果が紡がれ、重なり合うたびに
つながってゆく、もうひとつのストーリー（コミカライズ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:thestorythatstartshere_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Our Story Starts Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gauge 10% Full On Battle Start
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|A wish to vanish from the world. A pursuit of endless, solitary revenge. A desire to reclaim lost glory. A chance to protect others by remaining isolated. And...a precious girl, forgotten by all around her. We have all lost something, and now we are assembled here together, linked by a mysterious fate. Our new story has only just begun...
|style="width:25%;"|消え去りたいと願ったこと。独りで仇を探し続けること。喪われた誇りを追い求めたこと。守るために孤独を選んだこと。そして…忘れ去られた大切な人のこと何かをなくした私たちは、不思議な因果で結ばれ、この場所に集ったいまはもう新しい物語が動き始めている
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:yachiyo_5star_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Past and Future''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [V] + Damage Cut [IV] (3 turns) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VI] + Damage Cut [V] (3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|In my many days of battle, I've seen countless sad sights, and endured just as many bitter moments... No matter what, I've resolved to live, so my past does not lose its meaning...
|style="width:25%;"|「長きに渡る魔法少女としての戦いの日々。
数多見てきた悲しい光景…数多味わってきた辛い経験…。
それでも、私は生きることを決して諦めはしない。
過去を無意味なものにしないためにも…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Phantom Thief Karin’s Sly Plan''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns) '''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Karin Misono** The blood flowing in my veins is my grandma's, and she seems to trouble everyone around her. I know there's no escaping that bond, but I found a way to spread just as much joy as trouble! Thus "Phantom Thief Karin" was born... A Magical Girl who brings happiness to the weak.
|style="width:25%;"|わたしに流れてる血、人を困らせるおばあちゃんの血簡単には消せないんだって分かったけど困らせた分だけ、わたしは幸せを分ける方法を見つけたそれが「怪盗かりん」...弱い人に幸せを配るただひとツの魔法少女
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1553 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Please Let It End Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Guaranteed Anti-Dazzle
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Even if the meaning of becoming a magical girl is lost
I can't escape from my destiny ...
Always next to death, fighting and getting hurt ...
You will never be rewarded ... "
|style="width:25%;"|「魔法少女になった意味が失われても
宿命からは逃れられない…
いつも死と隣り合わせで、戦って傷ついて…
報われることなんて、二度とないんだ…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:The reason to bear a wing.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reason for Involvement''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance of Dazzle [III] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance of Dazzle [IV] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|“I’ll soon throw away my past that I’ve been dreaming of…
I can do it now, I’ll pay for the stack of sins if that’s the case,
Now I, I want to save myself by doing as much as I can do…
For the Black Feathers and the White Feathers too, As well as Yacchan…”
|style="width:25%;"|「夢を見ていた過去の自分はもう捨てましょう…
今のワタシにできるのは、重ねた罪を購うこと
それなら、ワタシは今、自分が出来うる事をして多くを救いたい…
黒羽根のことも白羽根のことも、そしてやっちゃんのことも…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Tart memoria 1.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reinforcements from Another Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IX] & Chance to Ignore Defense [VIII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [X] & Chance to Ignore Defense [IX] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I don't think I could even try to explain how we got there. It's too complicated for words. I suppose you could say it all started with Mitama and a little misunderstanding of hers.
|style="width:25%;"|「どうしてこうなったのって言われるとややこしすぎて、説明でさそうもないんだけど…元はと言えば…多外みたまさんの勘違いから始まったんだと思う…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1468 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Rumor of the Magical Girl''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [II] & Blast Damage UP [III] & Regenerate HP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Passive
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blue-ray & DVD Volume 1 jacket illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD第１巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1551 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Secret Special Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Debuff x1 (Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Debuff x1 (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 12 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
"Ya-chan, is there anything you can taste?"
"Eh ... no. I'm still mixing the sponge dough ..."
"Well ... then, can I taste the strawberries?"
"... Are you hungry? Then ... specially, only one grain."
|style="width:25%;"|「やっちゃん、もう味見できるのはありますか？」
「え…ないよ。まだスポンジ生地を混ぜてる段階だし…」
「そうですか…あ、じゃあイチゴは味見していいですかっ？」
「…お腹空いてるの？　じゃあ…特別に、１粒だけね」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_smile to_everyone.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Smile to Everyone!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: '''Acquired amount of Cash Chip (CC) UP [II] (Not applicable as Support equipment)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The most important thing for having fun every day is a smile! If a smile brings about another smile, the cycle will continue on and on! So today once more with a smile full of energy, "Welcome!"(Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|毎日を楽しく過ごすために大事なのは、何よりも笑顔！笑顔が笑顔を呼べば、その輪はどんどん広がっていくはず！だから、今日も元気に笑顔で「いらっしゃいませー！」(ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1475 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''To Grace With Asters''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IV] & Charge Damage UP [IV] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] & Charge Damage UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The days we used to spend together are now far away, and we’ve passed beyond them.
The dead watch over us, and the living move on to the future.
I can’t walk at the same time as you anymore.
Memories of bygone days will never fade.
|style="width:25%;"|かつて共に過ごした日々も今は遠く、彼方へと過ぎていった
死者は見守り、生者は未来へ進む
もう、同じ時を歩むことはできないけれど
在りし日の思い出が、色あせることは決してない
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1379 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Three Makes One?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Regenerate MP [I] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [IV] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"At CoCo Ichi, you can freely combine the toppings. A set that doesn't look like it would go well together at first glance can be unexpectedly delicious"
"I'm very glad to have found my favorite original menu."
"It's kind of peaceful today." (CoCo Ichi Collaboration Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|「ココイチではトッピングの組み合わせも自由自在だヨネ
一見合わないセットも案外デリシャスだったりするワケ」
「自分好みのオリジナルメニューが見つかると、すっごく嬉しいわね」
「今日はなんだか平和ですねー」（ココイチコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1538 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Memory of a Lifetime Called Today''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Points UP [II] & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Today is an important birthday.
The usual six people are celebrating lavishly at the usual place.
Reflecting on how happy daily life is.
There’s only one girl going ahead.
|style="width:25%;"|今日は大事な大事な誕生日
いつもの6人、いつもの場所で盛大にお祝い
その日常がどれほどの幸福かを噛みしめて
少女はひとつだけ前に進む
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:This is the treasure.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Treasure’s Right Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Damage Cut [V] (Self 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Damage Cut [VI] (Self 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This photo, and the memory of the scene it shows, is one of my favorite treasures. That clear blue sky, the open sea, and my smiling friends... The memories I made with everyone that summer were once-in-a-lifetime experiences. They’re irreplaceable.
|style="width:25%;"|この写真の向こう側に、私の大切な宝物がある
鮮やかな青い空、広い海、仲間たちの笑顔…
みんなと過ごしたあの夏の旅の想い出は
一生に一度だけの、かけがえのない記憶
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:team_iroha_plus_formal_yachiyo_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Two Shadows Approach Silently''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: '''Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sana: "Wow...It's starting to smell so good, Iroha." Iroha: "Yeah! Is it almost ready to eat?" Yachiyo: "Wait! Not yet. I'll know when it's ready." Tsuruno & Felicia: "Heh heh heh... Chaaarge!"
|style="width:25%;"|さな「わぁ…いい匂いがしてきましたね、いろはさん」
いろは「うん！そろそろ食べごろかな？」
やちよ「待って！...まだよ…食べ頃は私が見極めるわ」
鶴乃＆フェリシア「ふつふつふつ...突撃だぁー！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Iroha_Yachiyo_Anniversary_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Warmth of Your Hand''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Experience Gain Increased [I] & CC Gain UP [I] (Does Not Work on Supports)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Our hands overlap each other. The warmth passed between them says, "Don't worry, we are not alone." And I hope that one day, perhaps, this warmth will melt away all the anxiety in our hearts.
|style="width:25%;"|重ねた手と手から伝わるぬくもりが教えてくれる
大丈夫、私たちはひとりじゃないって
そして、いつの日にか…
このぬくもりが抱える不安全てを溶かしてくれますように
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:welcome_back_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Welcome Back!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' HP Recovery [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Coffee, cola, orange juice, what do you feel like drinking today? Pasta, pilaf, omelet, what do you feel like eating today? When your feeling somewhat sinks, I will welcome you with a smile of the best with a peek at my face for a while (Sega Collaboration Cafe Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|コーヒー、コーラ、オレンジジュース、今日は何が飲みたい気分？パスタ、ピラフ、オムライス、今日は何が食べたい気分？ちょっと気持ちが沈んだときは、ちょこっと顔を覗かせていつでも最高の笑顔でお出迎えするから（セガコラボカフェ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1664 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''With Magireco MI-Card!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage Cut [IV] (SElf / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP [II] (Self /3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Payment by credit card, please."
"Wow...! I feel like an adult somehow...
"Can I? Iroha, if you pay with your card, you can earn points and save money."
"I see..." [MI-Card Collaboration②: Iroha・Yachiyo]
|style="width:25%;"|「支払いはカードでお願いします」
「わぁ…！なんだか大人って感じがします…！」
「いい？いろは、カードで支払うとポイントが貯まってお得になるのよ」
「な、なるほど…」【エムアイカードコラボ②いろは・やちよ】
|}

==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)]

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

Iroha Tamaki

2021-09-10T09:17:23Z

Espeon: /* Powers And Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Iroha Tamaki
|image=[[File:Iroha Character.png|300px]]
|jname= (環いろは) Tamaki Iroha
|voices=
Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%BB%E5%80%89%E3%82%82%E3%82%82 Momo Asakura]
English: [https://twitter.com/KiraBuckland/status/1225173841317511168 Kira Buckland] 
Russian: Anastasiya Portnaya
|id=1001
}}

'''Iroha Tamaki''' is the main character of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age: '''15
* '''Birthday: '''August 22
* '''Height:''' 156cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink
* '''Origins:'''
** [[Takarazaki City]] (formerly)
** Moved to [[Kamihama City]]

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink circle with chain (forms cloak clasp)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbow Wrist-mounted Crossbow], wrist-mounted dagger
* '''Wish:''' "Make Ui healthy again!"
* '''Ability:''' Healing
* '''Witch form:''' Giovanna
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Ui Tamaki|Ui (little sister)]], unnamed mother and father
* '''School:'''
** Unnamed Takarazaki City school (formerly)
** Transferred to [[Kamihama City]] University Affiliated School, 9th grade

==Game Info==
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|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

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|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★1 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Heal
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3068
|style="width:25%;"|878
|style="width:25%;"|1157
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★1'''
|style="width:25%;"|9204
|style="width:25%;"|2634
|style="width:25%;"|3471
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|10633
|style="width:25%;"|3033
|style="width:25%;"|4016
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|13474
|style="width:25%;"|3848
|style="width:25%;"|5089
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|17748
|style="width:25%;"|6714
|style="width:25%;"|6714
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|22020
|style="width:25%;"|6276
|style="width:25%;"|8332
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25365
|style="width:25%;"|7517
|style="width:25%;"|9720
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
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|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We're Together, We'll Be Fine''
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|style="width:100%;"|★1: HP Recovery [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|★2: HP Recovery [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|★3: HP Recovery [V]
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: HP Recovery [VII] & Restore MP to Yachiyo
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: HP Recovery [VIII] & & Attack UP [VI] & Restore MP to Yachiyo
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!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Strada · Futuro''
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|style="width:100%;"|★1: Damage to all enemies [I] & Revive Ally
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|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage to all enemies [I] & Revive Ally
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|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage to all enemies [II] & Revive Ally
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to all enemies [IV] & Revive Ally
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to all enemies [VI] & Revive Ally & HP Restore (All)
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!colspan="5"|Doppel:''' ''Giovanna''
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage to all enemies [VIII] & Revive Ally & HP Restore (All) & Remove All Negative Effects
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
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|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
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|style="width:10%;"|1★
|style="width:15%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|+1%
|style="width:15%;"|
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|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
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|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
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|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
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|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
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|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
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!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
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|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [IV]
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|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Skill Seal
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|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Remove Status Ailments (Single) [''CD: 10 turns'']
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==Summary==
Iroha came to Kamihama to investigate strange dreams she was having. Kind-hearted, she tends to worry too much about others. She's not up on the latest trends and isn't good with her phone. Usually reserved, she can be a fighter when it matters most.

===Doppel Descriptions===
====Anime Japan 2017 card====
The Doppel of Silence. Her form is that of a cuckoo. This Doppel is a replica of silence. When her soul gem turns black, Iroha's hair transforms and this Doppel reveals herself. This Doppel, which has a timid nature, silently covers her ears and tries to cover up everything by using a cloth.

====In-game====
The Doppel of silence. Its form is a cuckoo. The master of this emotion is aware of how pitiful her Doppel is, and refuses to look at it. This Doppel wordlessly wraps around and strangles anything it doesn't want to hear as it continues its search for something to fill the hole in its heart. While it should be calling for someone, it is cowardly and afraid of acknowledging the reality it has concealed, and so it remains, silently covering its ears.

===Side Story===
Iroha goes to [[Mitama Yakumo]], ready to pay Grief Seeds for magic strengthening. Mitama jokes that Iroha has to take off her clothes, but Iroha says she won't fall for that again. As Mitama uses her magic, Iroha thinks she still can't get used to it. She feels like something is throbbing inside her body, and sees glimpses of memories. Meanwhile, Mitama starts talking about food. She then asks Iroha if she saw something weird. Before Iroha can really answer, [[Momoko Togame]] arrives. Mitama says she's being rude, but Momoko says since Mitama often makes her act as a lookout, she's basically an employee. Momoko asks how the treatment is going, but Mitama says it's not done yet. Momoko realizes that Mitama hasn't had lunch. As it turns out, Mitama's treatments don't go well when she's hungry.

Iroha asks if this is why she saw Hamburg steak. Mitama says that's exactly right, and the three girls go to have lunch. Mitama invites them into the kitchen and starts cooking. Iroha quickly learns that Mitama is not merely a bad chef, but also dangerous. She begs Mitama to put the knife she's holding away. Iroha asks if Momoko can cook. Momoko says she's in charge of cooking at her house, and asks if Iroha can cook as well. Iroha explains she started cooking for her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki]]. While there weren't many things Ui could eat, Iroha cooked in order to help her. She says that Hamburg is a dish with a lot of memories for her.

Iroha thinks back to when Ui was about to leave the hospital. She asks the doctor if she can bring something for Ui, and the doctor says it's alright. Ui asks Iroha for Hamburg. Later, Iroha makes the steak at her home. Since she has ingredients left over, she decides to bake a cake as well. However, she ends up burning the Hamburg. Once she returns to the hospital, Iroha presents Ui the cake, but then their mom reveals she brought the Hamburg as well. Iroha asks her mother why she brought the Hamburg here, and her mother answers that it's because Iroha went through the trouble to make it. Despite Iroha's concerns, Ui enjoys her food.

Back in the present, Iroha finishes telling her friends this story. Iroha says that Ui would always turn her family's frowns into smiles. Mitama exaggeratedly cries, to Momoko's annoyance. Mitama then realizes her meal is burning. When Mitama takes it out Iroha is surprised to see it, but doesn't explain why. Momoko says to dig in, and Iroha should do her best to look for Ui. Iroha thinks Ui was always someone who would make everyone smile.

Some time later, [[Felicia Mitsuki]] returns to the house she shares with Iroha and [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. [[Tsuruno Yui]] is also there. It turns out Felicia went to see an exhibit for "Hugegon Ball" (a reference to the famous anime ''Dragonball''), and got souvenir keychains for everyone. Felicia is hungry, so Iroha offers to cook for her. However, Felicia says Iroha's food is flavorless and suggests eating out tonight. The group agrees, and goes to Tsuruno's family's Chinese restaurant. While Iroha and Yachiyo think the food is average, Felicia claims she really likes it. Yachiyo wonders if it's because of the free meals Felicia gets from working there.

As they eat, Yachiyo thinks the food's unchanged. Felicia says it's really good, and Iroha nervously agrees. Tsuruno says that her restaurant used to be really famous, and that there are actually famous politicians in her family tree. Felicia starts laughing. She explains it's because even though Tsuruno's family was involved in politics, they're now running a Chinese restaurant. Tsuruno suddenly gets sad and runs off. Iroha scolds Felicia for her words. Felicia is surprised, because when Tsuruno gets mad at her she usually yells. Felicia says she was just trying to be honest, but Iroha claims that saying whatever you want without considering another person's feelings is dishonest. Felicia runs off crying. Iroha is shocked and apologizes to Yachiyo, but Yachiyo admits she felt the same way.

Felicia feels bad about Tsuruno getting hurt, and admits she wants to be with her friends. She unconsciously goes to Tsuruno's favorite park, and finds Tsuruno there. Felicia immediately apologizes and tells Felicia she wasn't trying to say her family was lame. She then claims Tsuruno's family is like something from a manga. Tsuruno then starts to laugh. Tsuruno says she really loves Felicia own personal sense, and that [[Yuri undertones|she likes Felicia]]. Iroha and Yachiyo then arrive. Tsuruno apologizes to the girls, and Iroha apologizes to Felicia. Felicia then collapses from hunger. The group decides to finish their meal. Iroha thinks she was surprised by her own lecture to Felicia.

Sometime later, Tsuruno and Felicia arrive at Yachiyo's house and are greeted by Iroha, Yachiyo, and [[Sana Futaba]]. After eating dinner, Tsuruno invites the girls to a training camp. Felicia explains that [[Asuka Tatsuki]] is holding a magical girl training camp at her family's dojo. Yachiyo passes on the camp. Sana thinks that Asuka was pushy and kinda scared her, so she also declines. Iroha says she's not interested. Yachiyo says the "carnivorous group" of Felicia and Tsuruno will go to the camp while the "vegetarian group" will stay and watch the house. Sana imagines Tsuruno and Felicia as cavewomen and starts laughing.

That weekend, Tsuruno and Felicia leave for the training camp. As she prepares dinner, Iroha finds she used too much food. Later Yachiyo hurries out of the shower before realizing that there's no-one who needs to use it after her. Sana says that the drama show they usually watch starts at ten, but Tsuruno's not there to watch it with them. The girls watch it anyway, and find it's not as fun without Tsuruno and Felicia. At the training camp, Asuka says the day's training is over and tells the girls they have to make their own dinner. Felicia wonders if Asuka is a masochist for training that hard all the time. Asuka tells her not to whisper behind her back, and she's not a masochist.

It turns out Momoko and her teammates [[Kaede Akino]] and [[Rena Minami]] are at the camp as well. As the girls prepare dinner, Tsuruno accidentally refers to Rena as Yachiyo. Felicia says it's like when a student calls the teacher "mom". Felicia then realizes that after dinner, they don't have to play rock-paper-scissors to figure out who makes tea. That night, neither Felicia nor Tsuruno can sleep, and decide to duel each other. Afterward, Felicia says that if Yachiyo was here she'd be mad. Felicia claims it's good because they can play as much as they want, but Tsuruno asks if she really thinks that.

The next day, Iroha, Yachiyo, and Sana expect the two girls to return from the training camp, and decide to prepare hot pot for everyone. As they go shopping for groceries, the girls realize they know exactly what to get for Felicia and Tsuruno. Iroha thinks she knows practically everything about her friends. She believes that all those things are precious to her, like jewels. She wonders if that's what you would call a bond. As the girls return home, they bump into Tsuruno and Felicia. They say they left the camp a bit early because they thought the others would be lonely. The girls leave together to have dinner. Iroha narrates that if two people are gone, then it feels like something's missing. She welcomes them home.

===Costume Stories===
====Swimsuit====
Having bought a [[Iroha Tamaki (Swimsuit ver.)|new swimsuit]], Iroha thinks about putting away her old one. However, she is reluctant to do so due to the memories she associates with it. In a flashback, Tsuruno invites everyone to go to the beach. Iroha says she doesn't have a swimsuit. Yachiyo says she saw one when she was cleaning. Iroha says it doesn't really look good on her, and admits her classmates pressured her into buying it. Iroha narrates that when her classmates went to the beach, she stayed home.

Yachiyo says that if Iroha is uncomfortable, they should go to the beach another time. Felicia offers to take a look at the bathing suit. Yachiyo says she's being ridiculous, but then [[Yuri undertones|Sana says she'd like to see it]]. Iroha decides to show them the swimsuit. Felicia says it just looks normal, and Tsuruno says it suits Iroha. Sana also says it looks good. Finally, Yachiyo says it looks good on her.

Because of what her friends said, Iroha started to think the swimsuit was cute. She realizes that she only hated the swimsuit because her classmates only invited her to the beach to even out their numbers. Later, Iroha plays with her friends at the beach, thinking of making fun memories.

====Christmas Outfit====
Iroha’s had many memories of Christmas, but one of them is the time she helped with the cake shop. She was helping [[Momoko Togame]], [[Kaede Akino]], and [[Rena Minami]] with selling Christmas Cakes, but at that time they were wearing Santa Claus costumes. When a customer came up to the table to check out the cakes, Rena had gotten him to not only try it but purchase a cake as well. Despite her demeanor, Rena was actually quite good at getting people to buy cakes from them. However something seemed to be the matter with Kaede, and when Momoko asked her about it Kaede ended up pulling Iroha aside for a minute to talk to her. She noticed that Rena had gone full saleswoman on them, but she felt like Iroha could be doing more to bring out more of her personality. Since Kaede had a lot of customer service experience, she became Iroha’s coach and helped to instruct her.

Since Rena’s personality came off so strongly, Kaede suggested they take a softer approach with Iroha’s character. When Iroha asked her how they could do that, Kaede had the bright idea of adding “nyun” to the end of Iroha’s words. Momoko and Iroha are surprised by this sudden turn and both of them point out that nyun isn’t even a word. But Kaede insists it’s her idea and even teaches Iroha how to make the sound at the end of her sentences (sounding suspiciously like the fuyuu sound that Kaede herself makes). Iroha initially refuses but Kaede pouts and in the end has her way.

When the next customer approached them to check out the Christmas cakes, Iroha greeted him with a “Nyu, nyun!” Despite ending her sentences with nyun, this only caused the customer to get confused and leave without buying anything. Iroha doesn’t get it either but Kaede tells her to try again with the next customer. A woman this time, she is also utterly confused by the odd speech pattern and leaves without buying anything as does the next customer. Kaede pulls Iroha aside once more and admits her idea was a failure. Both Iroha and Momoko agree it was pretty embarrassing. Rena pipes up and tells them she shouldn’t be the only one doing all the work so Momoko asks Iroha if she can still try again and get her motivation back. Iroha pulls it back together and surprisingly they were able to sell all the Christmas cakes. Looking back on it, Iroha had a pretty good time nyun.

====Winter Outfit====
Iroha and Sana prepare a hot pot for "Luxury Day", where Yachiyo let's them eat hot pot and ice cream. The girls gather ingredients, but Iroha nearly forgets the ice cream. Sana wants strawberry milk flavor, but worries it's too expensive. Iroha says it will be alright if they get Yachiyo her favorite flavor, matcha (basically green tea leaves). Iroha says she'll try plain vanilla.

Later, the girls enjoy the hot pot, and Iroha brings out the ice cream. The others are surprised to find it's high class ice cream. Felicia is overjoyed. Yachiyo is alright with it, since they do need to treat themselves once in a while. Iroha reveals she got Tsuruno grape flavored ice cream, and Felicia cookies and cream (because it looks like a cow). Everyone is happy. Iroha wishes these special days could last forever.

====Maid Costume====
Upon returning home, Yachiyo finds the room is so clean it blinds her. Yachiyo wonders if she's entered the wrong house, or if she's dreaming. Suddenly Iroha arrives wearing a maid uniform. Iroha says she wants to pay Yachiyo back for her hospitality. Yachiyo says she doesn't understand the maid uniform, but then realizes that [[Kanagi Izumi]] must have suggested it. A flashback shows that Iroha did ask Kanagi how to repay Yachiyo. Iroha explained she borrowed a maid uniform from the cafe Kanagi works at. Yachiyo says she could have just dressed normally since her thoughts are what counts.

Yachiyo wants to do the remaining chores, but it turns out Iroha did them all. Yachiyo is moved, but finds she can't relax. Iroha then serves Yachiyo tea and cakes. Yachiyo asks Iroha if she wants any, but Iroha declines since she's Yachiyo's maid right now. Yachiyo tries to enjoy herself, but Iroha's staring keeps her from calming down. Yachiyo gets an idea and tries the cake, calling it delicious. She then asks Iroha to try it. Iroha relents and says she'll have a bite.

Yachiyo says that since she ate her master's food, Iroha is fired. Iroha says she was led into it by Yachiyo, but Yachiyo says that having Iroha serve her felt so stiff. She admits she's used to relationships where people understand each other, and asks Iroha to just do things she usually does. Iroha says she understands, and "resigns". She then makes tea for herself and Yachiyo.

====New Year's Haregi====
Iroha's mother and father were working abroad and had planned to be back in Japan by the end of the year, so Iroha was hoping to spend New Year's with them. However, she soon received an e-mail from them that they'd have to stay abroad longer due to a sudden job assignment. Iroha sighs in disappointment since she'd been hoping to see them again. She figures her mother must be equally disappointed to not be able to spend time with Iroha. She then receives a second e-mail from her mother informing her she had mailed to her a gift she had gotten for Iroha. A few days later a package arrived at Mikazuki Villa. Felicia tells her to hurry up and open it while Sana asks if it isn't an early Christmas gift. Iroha opens it to find a brand new kimono with a drawstring purse. Although everyone agreed the kimono was beautiful, Iroha couldn't help feeling a little sad since she couldn't see her parents even if it was something that couldn't be helped because of how busy they were. She had even begun to feel lonely because she thought her parents were too busy to even think of her. She smiles and brightens up as she now knows that her parents had always been thinking of her.

Since her parents sent it specially for her, Yachiyo insists Iroha wear the kimono for New Year's. Iroha agrees and can't wait to send them a photo of her all dressed up in it. Iroha worries she won't be able to find a kimono store to help her get dressed up, especially with how busy they are during the New Year's, but Yachiyo offers to help her with the dressing. Yachiyo's grandmother had taught her a long time ago so she knows how to put on a kimono. Iroha happily accepts the offer and on New Year's day the group heads to Mizuna shrine. Iroha asks Sana to take her picture so she can send it to her mom and Sana is more than happy to help. They ended up taking a ton of group photos so Iroha ended up sending lots of photos to her mom. Her parents thought she looked great in the photos while her mom regretted not being able to see it in person. Iroha says it's ok since she promises to wear it again next year, where she hopes all four of them can celebrate New Year's together as a family.

====Pajamas====
Iroha is standing in the kitchen in her pajamas making tea. As she takes the first sip, she smiles at how pleasantly the tea warms her. She’s soon joined by Yachiyo, who is fresh out of the bath. She smells the pleasant scent of the tea and Iroha tells her she made ginger tea. She offers Yachiyo a sip and Yahciyo takes her up on the offer. Yachiyo thinks the tea is delicious and she enjoys the comforting way it warms her up. Tsuruno joins them after having set up the guest room. She’s ready for a long and wild night! Yachiyo looks at her and asks if she shouldn’t be getting to bed while Iroha tells her she already made ginger tea. Tsuruno tells Yachiyo that’s fine since she’ll just have a wild sleep instead. Yachiyo asks her what she’s talking about.

Iroha then calls down Felicia and Sana to offer them their cups of tea, but it seems the two of them are already fast asleep. Yachiyo can’t believe they feel asleep where they were: Felicia had fallen asleep midway through her video game whereas Sana had fallen asleep while reading a book, but the two of them had somehow ended up next to each other holding hands. Yachiyo thinks it looks very cute and guesses they ended up that way subconsciously. Tsuruno asks Iroha for her phone and takes a picture of the two sleepy heads. Next, she uses Iroha’s photoshop app to make it look like Felicia and Sana are cats. Then she adds a speech bubble to Felicia that reads “We’re best fur-iends!” and on Sana she adds a speech bubble that reads “It’s so calming to sleep with someone while holding their hand”. Both Iroha and Yachiyo giggle at how cute the picture came out and warns them they can never let those two see this photo. However, their giggling wakes up the two sleepers and Felicia asks them what they look so happy about. Tsuruno’s reaction gives them away and Felicia demands to know if Tsuruno was taking photos of them. Felicia snatches the phone and looks at the photo. She turns to them and asks them what this is about. Sana sees the photo and mentions how embarrassing it is. That’s when Felicia notices that the phone belongs to Iroha and tells her she better delete those photos now and stomps off to her room. Iroha apologizes and promises to delete them but Tsuruno says there’s more to it than that. Both she and Yachiyo think that Felicia is just pretending to be angry but really she’s just embarrassed. Sana says she’s embarrassed too but she doesn’t entirely hate it. Iroha says they both looked so cute so she sent the file to their group chat. After a few minutes, they notice that Felicia saw the post and saved the file for herself.

==Event Appearances==
*[[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 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 A Voice From Beyond That Strokes the Ears|Voices From Beyond]]
*[[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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[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 The Legendary Tales of Kajinoha ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~|The Legendary Tales of Kajinoha ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
===Other Appearances===
*See [[Iroha Tamaki (Swimsuit ver.)]]
*See [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]]
*See [[Iroha-chan]]
*See [[Iroha・Ui (Miko ver.)]]

==Powers And Abilities==
Thanks to her wish to cure her Ui's disease, Iroha has healing magic. However, while she has been shown using it to heal others, it is unclear whether she can use it on herself to the same extent as [[Sayaka Miki]]. {{spoiler|However, her power is capable of completely healing a cracked Soul Gem, as was the case with [[Mifuyu Azusa]].}} Her connect ability in the game seems to support the thought of her healing ability being greatly effective on other people rather than herself allowing her to potentially keep her allies alive at a more effective rate.

With her arm-mounted crossbow, Iroha can fire magical arrows, either one-by-one or in a large, spread-out volley. She can charge her arrows before firing to make them stronger. She is also capable of creating a large bow made of magic capable of firing herself like an arrow. Her arrows can also form one concentrated blast when combined as she is shown creating beams of light after they are shot into her magical sigil. Whilst Iroha can fire magical arrows at a rapid rate, they don't always reliably hit her opponent and can be deflected away. It should be noted however they can easily overwhelm enemies if fired constantly allowing Iroha to potentially face a wave of enemies if necessary.

Something interesting about Iroha is what happens when she uses the 'Connect' ability on another magical girl, it seems that her magic ultimately powers up the attacks of other magical girls as shown with Tsuruno's fans spewing greater amounts of fire after Iroha connected with her. The same also applies to Felicia's hammer travelling around at great speeds and creating a purple energetic wave around it when Iroha connected with her also. As a result, Iroha is able to hypothetically give her allies a temporary power boost offensively if she were to 'Connect' with her allies.

When her soul gem turns black, she can bring forth her doppel, Giovanna. Giovanna seems to be able to summon varying amounts of 'cloth' from it's being at will. This 'cloth' can be used to suffocate enemies after tying them up or to create binds or traps. The doppel seems to have an execution method when dealing with enemies where it will wrap them up in the 'cloth' before mercilessly pecking them to death. Iroha - when in control of Giovanna that is - can also send tendrils of this cloth charging at her enemies in a volley and wrap it's 'cloth' around herself as a form of defence. Though the doppel may not be as strong as other ones it can be dangerous due to it's persistent desire to get rid of anything that Iroha doesn't wish to acknowledge.{{spoiler| The doppel hypothetically can also keep Iroha 'safe' as it's innate nature is denial or 'silence'. As a result, Iroha is never able to truly be taken over by the doppel as it renders her completely oblivious once it takes over, effectively preserving her mental state so she doesn't become lost to it.}}

==Etymology==
* The character of her last name means "ring" (環)
** This is in comparison to Madoka which can be written as "circle" or "round" in kanji (円)
* She bears the same name as the Japanese pangram poem, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha Iroha]. This poem is regarded as the ABC of the Japanese language, by a certain traditional ordering the first three hiragana, i-ro-ha, and contains every mora of the language exactly once."Iroha" starts like this: "Iro ha nioedo, chirinuru wo" (色は匂へど, 散りぬるを) - "though the flowers blossom fragrantly, they will eventually fall" - and continued on in this vein, talking fundamentally about the cycle of the seasons and of life and death. It was backed by a hidden message written with the last syllable of each line: "toga nakute shisu" (咎無くて死す) "die without wrongdoing". Together, the poem expresses a strong sentiment of "dying at peace and with honor".
** It may also refer to ''A''ccelle, ''B''last and ''C''harge also being A, B and C.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [[Ume Aoki]].
* The name of Iroha's witch, Giovanna, and the name of [[Yachiyo_Nanami|Yachiyo]]'s witch, Campanella, are 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 and Campanella. This, together with Campanella being the doppel of Ticket-clipping, 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''.
** For other references to his work, see [[Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* The name Giovanna means 'God is gracious'. This may have something to do with Iroha's role in the story, ultimately being the one who frees her sister from her terrible fate as if it were a miracle - ence the fact she is a God like figure. The guidebook says part of the inspiration of her doppel's design was 'a saint' (possibly hinting at the crown it wears) so this may hold some ground.
* Iroha has a lot of bird symbolism. Not only does a bird appear in her transformation and in the animation as one she chases after for the first part of the story, but it also becomes her cape that resembles a birds shape, and her doppel also is a calling bird. Birds are said to symbolize transcending limits and freedom, which Iroha eventually does after overcoming her fear and timidness.
** Iroha's cape is shown as being down on her 5-star battle sprite, which also represents her reaching her full potential.
* Iroha's birthday is the same day that Magia Record officially launched.
* Since Iroha's doppel represents a calling bird this may be a reference to '[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song) four calling birds]' as Iroha was meant to be the fourth Magius leader. This also may be why her doppel is linked with Touka, Nemu and her sister Ui. The four of them were meant to make a group.
* Iroha's doppel, Giovanna may have a deeper meaning. The doppel represents not just Iroha's insecurities in herself but also the denial she carries throughout the story. She doesn't want to accept Ui being gone and thus keeps searching for her. Covering up everything she doesn't want to hear in 'cloth' meaning that she can't accept reality.
** This can also be interpreted as Iroha covering up anything that deters her from her main goal as she doesn't want to give up.
** Or as Iroha having trouble expressing herself, hence why it is the Doppel Of Silence.
* The bottom symbol of her soul gem when not transformed resembles her hood drawn over her head.
** This makes Iroha one of the few magical girls whose non-transformed soul gem symbols do not match.
* Her magia is Italian for "The path to the future". This could represent her leading magical girls to a new future and saving Kamihama. However, the name is not grammatically correct, as 'Futuro' is used either as a noun or masculine form of the adjective, which doesn't make much sense in the former case and is still grammatically incorrect in the latter.
* On the cover of DA VINCI Magazine 2020 for October, Madoka is holding the book ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverending_Story The Neverending Story]'' while Iroha is holding ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women Little Women]''.
*In the game Iroha is shown making a contract in her bedroom, while in the anime it happens in the roof of the hospital where Ui is being treated.

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

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Colors of a Clear Summer full.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Clear Summer Colors''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack DOWN [VI] (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [VII] (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Yachiyo: "You'll never learn to swim if you keep using a swim tube." Iroha: "Y-Yachiyo, stop tugging on it! I don't need to learn how to swim!" Tsuruno: "Yachiyo! Iroha!" Yachiyo: "Yes?" Iroha: "Hm?" ''CLICK!'' Tsuruno: "Now that's definitely going in my album!"
|style="width:25%;"|やちよ「うきわなんて使ってたら、いつまでも泳げないわよ？」
いろは「や、やちよさん引っ張らないで！泳げなくてもいいんです！」
鶴乃「やちよ！いろはちゃん！」やちよ「え？」いろは「ん？」
パシャッ！
鶴乃「この由比鶴乃がツーショットを頂いたよ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1073 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Detailed Recipe''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' HP Recover [IX] '''Max Limit Break: ''' HP Recover [X]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki** A nutritionally balanced recipe written with specific instructions. Seems like Iroha's handwriting, but she doesn't recall writing it. She tries making it, but she has no idea, in that moment, who she wrote it for.
|style="width:25%;"|栄養バランスや注意が細かく書かれた手書きのレシピ。
その筆跡から, いろはが書いたものと思われるが本人は覚えていない。

調理してみるものの, 果たしてこれが「誰の為」の料理なのかは,

あのときのいろはには, わからないのであった。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1342 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Determination for the Future''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Charm [VI] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Charm
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|There's one more answer we can't reach. I'm sure if we keep going, we'll wake up somewhere where we can't turn back. What are we lacking? How can we be forgiven? It's up to the universe, and up to what you and I will do.
|style="width:25%;"|もうひとつ届かない答え
きっと歩みを進めれば　引き返せないところで目を覚ます
足りないのは何？　どうすれば許される？
それは宇宙次第　目の前のあなたとどうするか
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:madoka_iroha_homura_yachiyo_lilkyubey_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Everyone, Together''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Episode Points UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The girls who are connected by a mysterious cause and effect, and are born of a miracle that is repeated many times without meeting meet, the girls who have a strong will head towards the end of the story (Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|不思議な因果で結ばれて少女たちは出会った巡り会うこともなく幾度も繰り返す中で生まれた奇跡強い意志を持った少女たちは物語の果てに向かう（ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1469 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Gomakashi / Utsuroi''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Bind & Guaranteed Anti-Stun & Attack UP [I]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|CD Single "Gomakashi / Utsuroi" commissioned jacket illustration
|style="width:25%;"|CDシングル「ごまかし／うつろい」描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1579 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Guide Me Beyond the Record''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & Defense UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"| A girl I discovered during the battle, another town beyond the sway.
Conflict, help, every event that happens.
If you put together the stars that you did not know each other, they will be tied together as a single thread.
This is a series of such destinies... (Commemorating the release of the official anime guidebook)
|style="width:25%;"|戦いの中で知った女の子、揺られた先にあるもうひとつの町
争い、助け、起こるひとつひとつの出来事が
互いに知らなかった星々をまとめると、一筋の糸になって結ばれる
これはそんな運命の連なり…（アニメ公式ガイドブック発売記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:iroha_5star_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''I Won't Stray''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' ATK Up (V) + DEF Up (IV) [3 turns] '''Max Limit Break: ''' ATK Up (VI) + DEF Up (IV) [3 turns]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I feel warm when I dream about you. Now that I remember the reason I became a Magical Girl, I know why... Wait for me... No matter how hard it may be, I won't give up until I find you.
|style="width:25%;"|「夢を見る度に感じていた暖かい気持ち。
魔法少女になった理由を思い出した今なら、その理由が分かる…。
待っててね…どんな困難な道のりであったとしても、
絶対に諦めずに、私が見つけ出してみせるから」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1539 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''If It's the Two of Us, It'll be Alright''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] (Self / 3T) & HP Restore [II] & MP Restore [II] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blu-Ray & DVD Volume 5 commemorative cover illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD 第5巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Short Rest (Iroha Yachiyo).png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Iroha and Yachiyo’s Brief Respite''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We just happened to stumble upon this perfect little place! With deliciously made tea and snacks, it transforms into a perfect spot for a break! It’s too wonderful here to not share with all of our friends. (T Card Collab Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|偶然見つけた素敵な場所！
手際良く紅茶とお菓子の準備をしたら
とっておきの休憩スポットが完成！
せっかくだから、友達をたくさん誘っちゃおう（Tカードコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1392 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Is This Happiness Eternal?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Darkness & Anti-Fog & Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The day has come to an end. Those who were separated have come together once again. The warmth of the sunset is the same as the warmth of their hands. But what follows is night, for its is the darkness that takes over the sky after sunset.
|style="width:25%;"|離れた手が繋がれて、１日に幕が下りてゆく。
背に受ける夕日の温もりは、手の温もりと同じ。
だが、その背後に迫るのは夜。
夕の後に空を支配できるのは、否応なく夜だけだ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1329 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Look Over There''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' MP Gain UP [II] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 11 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Festive cherry blossoms flutter to the ground, concealing it. Bit by bit, I begin to focus only on the beauty in my view... So I stirred things up with strong words, like a gust of wind: "Hey, you see it too, right? Something's sparkling, just over there..."
|style="width:25%;"|祝いの桜は涙のように、はらはら落ちて隠してしまう目に映るキレイなものだけを狙って少しずつだから風を起こすように、強い言葉で巻き上げたほら見えるでしょ、そこで光るものがあるって
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1538 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Memory of a Lifetime Called Today''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Points UP [II] & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Today is an important birthday.
The usual six people are celebrating lavishly at the usual place.
Reflecting on how happy daily life is.
There’s only one girl going ahead.
|style="width:25%;"|今日は大事な大事な誕生日
いつもの6人、いつもの場所で盛大にお祝い
その日常がどれほどの幸福かを噛みしめて
少女はひとつだけ前に進む
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Feeling in the melody memoria.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''My Feelings Melt Into The Melody''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Regeneration [III] & Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The wind that blew made me raise my sunken face, and I heard a sound that cleared my sunken heart:
the sound of each petal that has flown up in the air.
As I weave a melody in my mind for them to rise,
This single sound unlike any other is slowly carved into my heart.
|style="width:25%;"|吹く風が沈んだ顔を上げさせると、沈んだ心が澄み渡って音が聞こえた
それは宙に舞う調ベー一舞い上がった花びらが一片ごとに纏う音
昇るそれらに向けた旋律を自分の中で紡ぎながら、
1つとして同じものがない音を、ゆっくりと胸に刻んでいく
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1446_c.png|400px|thumb|center|100px|'''''New Year's Sincere Heart''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Woah~!! A New Year's Gift!" "I...I'm so touched..."
"As expected of Master Yachiyo! That's so generous!"
"Yeah...! Thank you so much...Yachiyo-san!"
(Fufu...It's so delightful to be able to hand out New Year's Gifts like this.)
|style="width:25%;"|「うおー!!お年玉っ！」「私…感動しています…」
「さっすがやちよししょー！太っ腹だよね！」
「うん…！ありがとうございます…やちよさん！」
（ふふ…お年玉って、渡す方もこんなに嬉しいものなのね）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Magireco_Manga_Poster_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''One More Story''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This is the story of a miracle and a wish
Kamihama and Mitakihara, Past and Future, Hope and Despair…and Salvation.
There were many encounters, a number of causalities were spun.
Everytime they overlap they are connected, into one more story
(Comic Rise Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|それは、願いと奇跡の物語
神浜と見滝原、過去と未来、希望と絶望…そして救い
いくつもの出会い、いくつもの因果が紡がれ、重なり合うたびに
つながってゆく、もうひとつのストーリー（コミカライズ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1323 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''One step where the story starts''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Episode Points UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|One girl who had forgotten the hope she had hoped for, the encounter which crossed boundaries has spun a new cause and effect, and the story which revives the memory of the beginning starts here...the story of the girl begins (Comic Release Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|願った希望を忘れていた、ひとりの少女境界をまたいで見つけた出会いは、新たな因果を紡ぎだし、かつての記憶を蘇らせたスタートはここから…少女の物語が始まる（コミック発売記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:thestorythatstartshere_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Our Story Starts Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gauge 10% Full On Battle Start
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|A wish to vanish from the world. A pursuit of endless, solitary revenge. A desire to reclaim lost glory. A chance to protect others by remaining isolated. And...a precious girl, forgotten by all around her. We have all lost something, and now we are assembled here together, linked by a mysterious fate. Our new story has only just begun...
|style="width:25%;"|消え去りたいと願ったこと。独りで仇を探し続けること。喪われた誇りを追い求めたこと。守るために孤独を選んだこと。そして…忘れ去られた大切な人のこと何かをなくした私たちは、不思議な因果で結ばれ、この場所に集ったいまはもう新しい物語が動き始めている
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1413 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Pure White Futures''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Restore [II] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The two futures that are just beginning are still pure white.
So, together we're surprised by all the delightful and amazing things there are.
Let's make it brighter bit by bit.
To create a happy future full of color.
|style="width:25%;"|これから始まるふたりの未来は、今はまだまっしろ
だから、一緒に色んなことに喜んだり、驚いたりして
少しずつ鮮やかにしよう
彩りに溢れた、幸せな未来を描くために
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Tart memoria 1.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reinforcements from Another Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IX] & Chance to Ignore Defense [VIII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [X] & Chance to Ignore Defense [IX] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I don't think I could even try to explain how we got there. It's too complicated for words. I suppose you could say it all started with Mitama and a little misunderstanding of hers.
|style="width:25%;"|「どうしてこうなったのって言われるとややこしすぎて、説明でさそうもないんだけど…元はと言えば…多外みたまさんの勘違いから始まったんだと思う…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1468 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Rumor of the Magical Girl''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [II] & Blast Damage UP [III] & Regenerate HP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Passive
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blue-ray & DVD Volume 1 jacket illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD第１巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:New year's waitperson.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Serving the New Year’s Spread''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [III] & Defense UP [II] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [IV] & Defense UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|”Here are the dishes Yachiyo brought, and some from Kaede’s mom, and the frozen pizza Momoko bought, and Kako’s tarts. And what else is there... Ugh, serving a New Year’s party is tougher than I thought. But I have to do what I can! This party needs to be a big success!”
|style="width:25%;"|「やちよさんのおせち、かえでちゃんのお母さんのおせち、
ももこさんが買ってきてくれたチルドピザに、かこちゃんのタルト…
それから、それから…うぅ、新年会の給仕がこんなに大変だなんて…
でも、頑張らなくちゃ…っ、新年会を成功させるために…！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_smile to_everyone.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Smile to Everyone!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: '''Acquired amount of Cash Chip (CC) UP [II] (Not applicable as Support equipment)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The most important thing for having fun every day is a smile! If a smile brings about another smile, the cycle will continue on and on! So today once more with a smile full of energy, "Welcome!"(Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|毎日を楽しく過ごすために大事なのは、何よりも笑顔！笑顔が笑顔を呼べば、その輪はどんどん広がっていくはず！だから、今日も元気に笑顔で「いらっしゃいませー！」(ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:iroha_momoko_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Teamwork on Our First Meeting''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Charged Attack Damage Up [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Charged Attack Damage Up [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Momoko: "All right, we gotta beat Yachiyo. Let's quickly take care of these Minions, Iroha!" Iroha: "Right! The small Kyubey is leading us, but that doesn't mean we can lower our guard! I'll support from behind!"
|style="width:25%;"|ももこ「おっし、やちよさんに負けちゃいられない。
使い魔なんざサクッと倒して行くよ、いろはちゃん！」
いろは「はい、小さいキュゥべえが案内してくれるからって
油断は禁物ですよね。後ろからのサポートは任せてください！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:iroha_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''This'll Maker Her Happy, Right?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [VII] & Defense UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [VIII] & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I wonder why Ui suddenly wanted a sketchbook? There do happen to be lots of talented girls around her... I wonder if she wants to measure up to them...? Hehe, I'm looking forward to whatever she draws.
|style="width:25%;"|「急にスケッチブックが欲しいなんて、ういったらどうしたのかな？
確かにういの周りって、不思議と特技というか才能のある子が多いけど
それで何かにチャレンジしようと思ったのかな…？
ふふっ、ういが何を描くのか、今からちょっと楽しみかも」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1379 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Three Makes One?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Regenerate MP [I] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [IV] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"At CoCo Ichi, you can freely combine the toppings. A set that doesn't look like it would go well together at first glance can be unexpectedly delicious"
"I'm very glad to have found my favorite original menu."
"It's kind of peaceful today." (CoCo Ichi Collaboration Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|「ココイチではトッピングの組み合わせも自由自在だヨネ
一見合わないセットも案外デリシャスだったりするワケ」
「自分好みのオリジナルメニューが見つかると、すっごく嬉しいわね」
「今日はなんだか平和ですねー」（ココイチコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:team_iroha_plus_formal_yachiyo_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Two Shadows Approach Silently''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: '''Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sana: "Wow...It's starting to smell so good, Iroha." Iroha: "Yeah! Is it almost ready to eat?" Yachiyo: "Wait! Not yet. I'll know when it's ready." Tsuruno & Felicia: "Heh heh heh... Chaaarge!"
|style="width:25%;"|さな「わぁ…いい匂いがしてきましたね、いろはさん」
いろは「うん！そろそろ食べごろかな？」
やちよ「待って！...まだよ…食べ頃は私が見極めるわ」
鶴乃＆フェリシア「ふつふつふつ...突撃だぁー！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1534 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Usual Special Seat''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [V] & Chance to Anti-Evade [XIII] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [VI] & Guaranteed Anti-Evade
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|“Come to think of it, you’re usually sitting here.” “Mokyu”
“Are you comfortable? My shoulder's not very wide…” “Mokyu!”
“Hehe, you came here when we first became friends.” “Mokyu”
“…You've been seeing the same things, from the same perspective as me.” “Mokyu!”
|style="width:25%;"|「そういえば、よくここにいるよね」「モキュ」
「居心地いいの？私…肩幅あんまりないけど…」「モキュ！」
「ふふ、最初に仲良くなった時もここに来たよね」「モキュ」
「…同じものを同じ角度から見てくれてたんだね」「モッキュ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1336 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Various Faces of Us''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Regenerate HP [III] & Magia Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Just what can barely be seen there. Time is engraved everywhere. Someone is walking in the middle of that time. The shape of the footsteps that walked thought the scented air passing through the back seems quite familiar. It's wonderfully rainbow-colored. (Comic Release Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|見えているところなんてほんの少し
どこでも時間は刻まれているし　誰かがその時間の中を歩んでいる
その歩んだ足跡の形は　通り過ぎる空気の香りは
見える背中はきっと綺麗になじんで　素敵な虹色をしている（コミック発売記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Iroha_Yachiyo_Anniversary_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Warmth of Your Hand''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Experience Gain Increased [I] & CC Gain UP [I] (Does Not Work on Supports)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Our hands overlap each other. The warmth passed between them says, "Don't worry, we are not alone." And I hope that one day, perhaps, this warmth will melt away all the anxiety in our hearts.
|style="width:25%;"|重ねた手と手から伝わるぬくもりが教えてくれる
大丈夫、私たちはひとりじゃないって
そして、いつの日にか…
このぬくもりが抱える不安全てを溶かしてくれますように
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:welcome_back_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Welcome Back!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' HP Recovery [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Coffee, cola, orange juice, what do you feel like drinking today? Pasta, pilaf, omelet, what do you feel like eating today? When your feeling somewhat sinks, I will welcome you with a smile of the best with a peek at my face for a while (Sega Collaboration Cafe Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|コーヒー、コーラ、オレンジジュース、今日は何が飲みたい気分？パスタ、ピラフ、オムライス、今日は何が食べたい気分？ちょっと気持ちが沈んだときは、ちょこっと顔を覗かせていつでも最高の笑顔でお出迎えするから（セガコラボカフェ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1535 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''When I See Your Eyes''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [VI] & Chance to Ignore Damage CUT [VIII] (Self / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VII] & Chance to Ignore Damage CUT [IX] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Mokyu, Mokyumokyu, Kyupei, Mokyu! Mokyu, Mokyu!"
"Fufu...Is that so, the tea is really good, isn't it...yes, you can have a cookie too"
"I can understand what you're saying." "Big sister is amazing!" "Not in the slightest to us..."
"I don't know how. Maybe it's because we've been together for a long time." "Mokyu!"
|style="width:25%;"|「モッキュ、モキュモキュ、キュップイ、モキュゥ！キュキュ、モキュ」
「ふふ…そうだね、お茶おいしいね…はい、クッキーもどうぞ」
「言ってることわかるの？」「お姉さますごい！」「僕達には全然…」
「なんとなくだけどね…ずっと一緒にいるからかな」「モキュッ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:magia_record_memoria_sewers.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Wild Welcome in the Sewer''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Defense Up [III] & Anti-Stun '''Max Limit Break:''' Defense Up [IV] & Anti-Stun
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|They were guided by Felicia Mitsuki to the dark underground sewers, but no Magical Girls were there to greet them. Instead, there were shadowy creatures that lurked in the gloomy waterways! SKREE! SKREE SKREE! "AAAGH!" "UWAAAH!" "AAAHAHA!"
|style="width:25%;"|深月フェリシアに案内されて辿り着いたのは薄暗い地下水路そこで待ち受けていたのは追っていた魔法少女ではなく、地下水路を住処にしていた、暗闇の生物たちだった！キーッキーッキーッ！「きゃあ-！」「うわっ！」「あっははは！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1602 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''You Want to Meet AI?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP Gain UP [III] & Blast Damage UP [III] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"| Sensing the feeling of "I want to meet", from the lonely digital world. What appears fluffy and fluffy is the name "Denpa Girl". It’s a bad existence that makes people have nightmares. I'm really looking for someone... that's the only secret here.
|style="width:25%;"|“会いたい”気持ちを感知して、寂しいデジタル世界から
ふわふわビリビリ現れるのは、その名もなんと“電波少女”
人をさらって悪夢を見させるたちのわるーい存在だけど
ホントは誰かを探してる…って、ここだけのヒミツだよ
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1664 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''With Magireco MI-Card!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage Cut [IV] (SElf / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP [II] (Self /3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Payment by credit card, please."
"Wow...! I feel like an adult somehow...
"Can I? Iroha, if you pay with your card, you can earn points and save money."
"I see..." [MI-Card Collaboration②: Iroha・Yachiyo]
|style="width:25%;"|「支払いはカードでお願いします」
「わぁ…！なんだか大人って感じがします…！」
「いい？いろは、カードで支払うとポイントが貯まってお得になるのよ」
「な、なるほど…」【エムアイカードコラボ②いろは・やちよ】
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Chinese Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:pzib1e3ipjo51.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Goodbye to the Old, Hello to the New''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Experience Gain Increased [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|'''Note: the following translation was made with Google Translate'''
Commemorating the opening of the Simplified Chinese version!
Two magical girls from Kamihama and Mitakihara make their debut in Chinese style!
Countless causes and effects are intertwined, connecting the past with the future of the present.
Once again, the story kicks off one by one
|style="width:25%;"|简体中文版开服纪念！
来自神滨和见泷原的两位魔法少女身着中华风旗袍登场！
无数因果交织，连接过去与未来的现在。
再一次，故事拉开了序幕一一
|}

==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=RT4BzC8DI3o Recording of Iroha's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt2sxOh-MqA Recording of Iroha's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auCgpxNd6Zg Recording of Iroha's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Iroha's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMZyCu_V0bU Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOFIw22E4wg Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWWAugzo_xA Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/zc3vDMKSU6M Recording of Iroha's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwfuoIcEFM8 Recording of Iroha's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://youtu.be/DoZBuPwkBI8 Recording of Iroha's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R24gFCQx_k Recording of Iroha's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPLWaD0Yltg Recording of Iroha's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUwo5DPcmc Recording of Iroha's Maid Costume Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-d88iVV83c Recording of Iroha's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YgsCg8wddc Recording of Iroha's Pajamas Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkBuKL_cXs Recording of Iroha's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mWsTE6cQXo Recording of Iroha's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAzsXoLLU2I Recording of Iroha's Christmas Outfit Dialogue on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-qfq44Zig Recording of Iroha's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SkzXh0mmmg Recording of Iroha's Pajamas Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Iroha Tamaki

2021-09-10T09:16:20Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Iroha Tamaki
|image=[[File:Iroha Character.png|300px]]
|jname= (環いろは) Tamaki Iroha
|voices=
Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%BB%E5%80%89%E3%82%82%E3%82%82 Momo Asakura]
English: [https://twitter.com/KiraBuckland/status/1225173841317511168 Kira Buckland] 
Russian: Anastasiya Portnaya
|id=1001
}}

'''Iroha Tamaki''' is the main character of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age: '''15
* '''Birthday: '''August 22
* '''Height:''' 156cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink
* '''Origins:'''
** [[Takarazaki City]] (formerly)
** Moved to [[Kamihama City]]

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink circle with chain (forms cloak clasp)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbow Wrist-mounted Crossbow], wrist-mounted dagger
* '''Wish:''' "Make Ui healthy again!"
* '''Ability:''' Healing
* '''Witch form:''' Giovanna
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Ui Tamaki|Ui (little sister)]], unnamed mother and father
* '''School:'''
** Unnamed Takarazaki City school (formerly)
** Transferred to [[Kamihama City]] University Affiliated School, 9th grade

==Game Info==
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|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★1 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Heal
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3068
|style="width:25%;"|878
|style="width:25%;"|1157
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★1'''
|style="width:25%;"|9204
|style="width:25%;"|2634
|style="width:25%;"|3471
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|10633
|style="width:25%;"|3033
|style="width:25%;"|4016
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|13474
|style="width:25%;"|3848
|style="width:25%;"|5089
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|17748
|style="width:25%;"|6714
|style="width:25%;"|6714
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|22020
|style="width:25%;"|6276
|style="width:25%;"|8332
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25365
|style="width:25%;"|7517
|style="width:25%;"|9720
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We're Together, We'll Be Fine''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★1: HP Recovery [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: HP Recovery [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: HP Recovery [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: HP Recovery [VII] & Restore MP to Yachiyo
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: HP Recovery [VIII] & & Attack UP [VI] & Restore MP to Yachiyo
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Strada · Futuro''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★1: Damage to all enemies [I] & Revive Ally
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage to all enemies [I] & Revive Ally
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage to all enemies [II] & Revive Ally
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to all enemies [IV] & Revive Ally
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to all enemies [VI] & Revive Ally & HP Restore (All)
|}
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!colspan="5"|Doppel:''' ''Giovanna''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to all enemies [VIII] & Revive Ally & HP Restore (All) & Remove All Negative Effects
|}
|}
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|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|1★
|style="width:15%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|+1%
|style="width:15%;"|
|-
|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+10%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Regenerate HP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [IV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Status Ailment Resistance UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Guaranteed Anti-Skill Seal
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Remove Status Ailments (Single) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
Iroha came to Kamihama to investigate strange dreams she was having. Kind-hearted, she tends to worry too much about others. She's not up on the latest trends and isn't good with her phone. Usually reserved, she can be a fighter when it matters most.

===Doppel Descriptions===
====Anime Japan 2017 card====
The Doppel of Silence. Her form is that of a cuckoo. This Doppel is a replica of silence. When her soul gem turns black, Iroha's hair transforms and this Doppel reveals herself. This Doppel, which has a timid nature, silently covers her ears and tries to cover up everything by using a cloth.

====In-game====
The Doppel of silence. Its form is a cuckoo. The master of this emotion is aware of how pitiful her Doppel is, and refuses to look at it. This Doppel wordlessly wraps around and strangles anything it doesn't want to hear as it continues its search for something to fill the hole in its heart. While it should be calling for someone, it is cowardly and afraid of acknowledging the reality it has concealed, and so it remains, silently covering its ears.

===Side Story===
Iroha goes to [[Mitama Yakumo]], ready to pay Grief Seeds for magic strengthening. Mitama jokes that Iroha has to take off her clothes, but Iroha says she won't fall for that again. As Mitama uses her magic, Iroha thinks she still can't get used to it. She feels like something is throbbing inside her body, and sees glimpses of memories. Meanwhile, Mitama starts talking about food. She then asks Iroha if she saw something weird. Before Iroha can really answer, [[Momoko Togame]] arrives. Mitama says she's being rude, but Momoko says since Mitama often makes her act as a lookout, she's basically an employee. Momoko asks how the treatment is going, but Mitama says it's not done yet. Momoko realizes that Mitama hasn't had lunch. As it turns out, Mitama's treatments don't go well when she's hungry.

Iroha asks if this is why she saw Hamburg steak. Mitama says that's exactly right, and the three girls go to have lunch. Mitama invites them into the kitchen and starts cooking. Iroha quickly learns that Mitama is not merely a bad chef, but also dangerous. She begs Mitama to put the knife she's holding away. Iroha asks if Momoko can cook. Momoko says she's in charge of cooking at her house, and asks if Iroha can cook as well. Iroha explains she started cooking for her younger sister [[Ui Tamaki]]. While there weren't many things Ui could eat, Iroha cooked in order to help her. She says that Hamburg is a dish with a lot of memories for her.

Iroha thinks back to when Ui was about to leave the hospital. She asks the doctor if she can bring something for Ui, and the doctor says it's alright. Ui asks Iroha for Hamburg. Later, Iroha makes the steak at her home. Since she has ingredients left over, she decides to bake a cake as well. However, she ends up burning the Hamburg. Once she returns to the hospital, Iroha presents Ui the cake, but then their mom reveals she brought the Hamburg as well. Iroha asks her mother why she brought the Hamburg here, and her mother answers that it's because Iroha went through the trouble to make it. Despite Iroha's concerns, Ui enjoys her food.

Back in the present, Iroha finishes telling her friends this story. Iroha says that Ui would always turn her family's frowns into smiles. Mitama exaggeratedly cries, to Momoko's annoyance. Mitama then realizes her meal is burning. When Mitama takes it out Iroha is surprised to see it, but doesn't explain why. Momoko says to dig in, and Iroha should do her best to look for Ui. Iroha thinks Ui was always someone who would make everyone smile.

Some time later, [[Felicia Mitsuki]] returns to the house she shares with Iroha and [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. [[Tsuruno Yui]] is also there. It turns out Felicia went to see an exhibit for "Hugegon Ball" (a reference to the famous anime ''Dragonball''), and got souvenir keychains for everyone. Felicia is hungry, so Iroha offers to cook for her. However, Felicia says Iroha's food is flavorless and suggests eating out tonight. The group agrees, and goes to Tsuruno's family's Chinese restaurant. While Iroha and Yachiyo think the food is average, Felicia claims she really likes it. Yachiyo wonders if it's because of the free meals Felicia gets from working there.

As they eat, Yachiyo thinks the food's unchanged. Felicia says it's really good, and Iroha nervously agrees. Tsuruno says that her restaurant used to be really famous, and that there are actually famous politicians in her family tree. Felicia starts laughing. She explains it's because even though Tsuruno's family was involved in politics, they're now running a Chinese restaurant. Tsuruno suddenly gets sad and runs off. Iroha scolds Felicia for her words. Felicia is surprised, because when Tsuruno gets mad at her she usually yells. Felicia says she was just trying to be honest, but Iroha claims that saying whatever you want without considering another person's feelings is dishonest. Felicia runs off crying. Iroha is shocked and apologizes to Yachiyo, but Yachiyo admits she felt the same way.

Felicia feels bad about Tsuruno getting hurt, and admits she wants to be with her friends. She unconsciously goes to Tsuruno's favorite park, and finds Tsuruno there. Felicia immediately apologizes and tells Felicia she wasn't trying to say her family was lame. She then claims Tsuruno's family is like something from a manga. Tsuruno then starts to laugh. Tsuruno says she really loves Felicia own personal sense, and that [[Yuri undertones|she likes Felicia]]. Iroha and Yachiyo then arrive. Tsuruno apologizes to the girls, and Iroha apologizes to Felicia. Felicia then collapses from hunger. The group decides to finish their meal. Iroha thinks she was surprised by her own lecture to Felicia.

Sometime later, Tsuruno and Felicia arrive at Yachiyo's house and are greeted by Iroha, Yachiyo, and [[Sana Futaba]]. After eating dinner, Tsuruno invites the girls to a training camp. Felicia explains that [[Asuka Tatsuki]] is holding a magical girl training camp at her family's dojo. Yachiyo passes on the camp. Sana thinks that Asuka was pushy and kinda scared her, so she also declines. Iroha says she's not interested. Yachiyo says the "carnivorous group" of Felicia and Tsuruno will go to the camp while the "vegetarian group" will stay and watch the house. Sana imagines Tsuruno and Felicia as cavewomen and starts laughing.

That weekend, Tsuruno and Felicia leave for the training camp. As she prepares dinner, Iroha finds she used too much food. Later Yachiyo hurries out of the shower before realizing that there's no-one who needs to use it after her. Sana says that the drama show they usually watch starts at ten, but Tsuruno's not there to watch it with them. The girls watch it anyway, and find it's not as fun without Tsuruno and Felicia. At the training camp, Asuka says the day's training is over and tells the girls they have to make their own dinner. Felicia wonders if Asuka is a masochist for training that hard all the time. Asuka tells her not to whisper behind her back, and she's not a masochist.

It turns out Momoko and her teammates [[Kaede Akino]] and [[Rena Minami]] are at the camp as well. As the girls prepare dinner, Tsuruno accidentally refers to Rena as Yachiyo. Felicia says it's like when a student calls the teacher "mom". Felicia then realizes that after dinner, they don't have to play rock-paper-scissors to figure out who makes tea. That night, neither Felicia nor Tsuruno can sleep, and decide to duel each other. Afterward, Felicia says that if Yachiyo was here she'd be mad. Felicia claims it's good because they can play as much as they want, but Tsuruno asks if she really thinks that.

The next day, Iroha, Yachiyo, and Sana expect the two girls to return from the training camp, and decide to prepare hot pot for everyone. As they go shopping for groceries, the girls realize they know exactly what to get for Felicia and Tsuruno. Iroha thinks she knows practically everything about her friends. She believes that all those things are precious to her, like jewels. She wonders if that's what you would call a bond. As the girls return home, they bump into Tsuruno and Felicia. They say they left the camp a bit early because they thought the others would be lonely. The girls leave together to have dinner. Iroha narrates that if two people are gone, then it feels like something's missing. She welcomes them home.

===Costume Stories===
====Swimsuit====
Having bought a [[Iroha Tamaki (Swimsuit ver.)|new swimsuit]], Iroha thinks about putting away her old one. However, she is reluctant to do so due to the memories she associates with it. In a flashback, Tsuruno invites everyone to go to the beach. Iroha says she doesn't have a swimsuit. Yachiyo says she saw one when she was cleaning. Iroha says it doesn't really look good on her, and admits her classmates pressured her into buying it. Iroha narrates that when her classmates went to the beach, she stayed home.

Yachiyo says that if Iroha is uncomfortable, they should go to the beach another time. Felicia offers to take a look at the bathing suit. Yachiyo says she's being ridiculous, but then [[Yuri undertones|Sana says she'd like to see it]]. Iroha decides to show them the swimsuit. Felicia says it just looks normal, and Tsuruno says it suits Iroha. Sana also says it looks good. Finally, Yachiyo says it looks good on her.

Because of what her friends said, Iroha started to think the swimsuit was cute. She realizes that she only hated the swimsuit because her classmates only invited her to the beach to even out their numbers. Later, Iroha plays with her friends at the beach, thinking of making fun memories.

====Christmas Outfit====
Iroha’s had many memories of Christmas, but one of them is the time she helped with the cake shop. She was helping [[Momoko Togame]], [[Kaede Akino]], and [[Rena Minami]] with selling Christmas Cakes, but at that time they were wearing Santa Claus costumes. When a customer came up to the table to check out the cakes, Rena had gotten him to not only try it but purchase a cake as well. Despite her demeanor, Rena was actually quite good at getting people to buy cakes from them. However something seemed to be the matter with Kaede, and when Momoko asked her about it Kaede ended up pulling Iroha aside for a minute to talk to her. She noticed that Rena had gone full saleswoman on them, but she felt like Iroha could be doing more to bring out more of her personality. Since Kaede had a lot of customer service experience, she became Iroha’s coach and helped to instruct her.

Since Rena’s personality came off so strongly, Kaede suggested they take a softer approach with Iroha’s character. When Iroha asked her how they could do that, Kaede had the bright idea of adding “nyun” to the end of Iroha’s words. Momoko and Iroha are surprised by this sudden turn and both of them point out that nyun isn’t even a word. But Kaede insists it’s her idea and even teaches Iroha how to make the sound at the end of her sentences (sounding suspiciously like the fuyuu sound that Kaede herself makes). Iroha initially refuses but Kaede pouts and in the end has her way.

When the next customer approached them to check out the Christmas cakes, Iroha greeted him with a “Nyu, nyun!” Despite ending her sentences with nyun, this only caused the customer to get confused and leave without buying anything. Iroha doesn’t get it either but Kaede tells her to try again with the next customer. A woman this time, she is also utterly confused by the odd speech pattern and leaves without buying anything as does the next customer. Kaede pulls Iroha aside once more and admits her idea was a failure. Both Iroha and Momoko agree it was pretty embarrassing. Rena pipes up and tells them she shouldn’t be the only one doing all the work so Momoko asks Iroha if she can still try again and get her motivation back. Iroha pulls it back together and surprisingly they were able to sell all the Christmas cakes. Looking back on it, Iroha had a pretty good time nyun.

====Winter Outfit====
Iroha and Sana prepare a hot pot for "Luxury Day", where Yachiyo let's them eat hot pot and ice cream. The girls gather ingredients, but Iroha nearly forgets the ice cream. Sana wants strawberry milk flavor, but worries it's too expensive. Iroha says it will be alright if they get Yachiyo her favorite flavor, matcha (basically green tea leaves). Iroha says she'll try plain vanilla.

Later, the girls enjoy the hot pot, and Iroha brings out the ice cream. The others are surprised to find it's high class ice cream. Felicia is overjoyed. Yachiyo is alright with it, since they do need to treat themselves once in a while. Iroha reveals she got Tsuruno grape flavored ice cream, and Felicia cookies and cream (because it looks like a cow). Everyone is happy. Iroha wishes these special days could last forever.

====Maid Costume====
Upon returning home, Yachiyo finds the room is so clean it blinds her. Yachiyo wonders if she's entered the wrong house, or if she's dreaming. Suddenly Iroha arrives wearing a maid uniform. Iroha says she wants to pay Yachiyo back for her hospitality. Yachiyo says she doesn't understand the maid uniform, but then realizes that [[Kanagi Izumi]] must have suggested it. A flashback shows that Iroha did ask Kanagi how to repay Yachiyo. Iroha explained she borrowed a maid uniform from the cafe Kanagi works at. Yachiyo says she could have just dressed normally since her thoughts are what counts.

Yachiyo wants to do the remaining chores, but it turns out Iroha did them all. Yachiyo is moved, but finds she can't relax. Iroha then serves Yachiyo tea and cakes. Yachiyo asks Iroha if she wants any, but Iroha declines since she's Yachiyo's maid right now. Yachiyo tries to enjoy herself, but Iroha's staring keeps her from calming down. Yachiyo gets an idea and tries the cake, calling it delicious. She then asks Iroha to try it. Iroha relents and says she'll have a bite.

Yachiyo says that since she ate her master's food, Iroha is fired. Iroha says she was led into it by Yachiyo, but Yachiyo says that having Iroha serve her felt so stiff. She admits she's used to relationships where people understand each other, and asks Iroha to just do things she usually does. Iroha says she understands, and "resigns". She then makes tea for herself and Yachiyo.

====New Year's Haregi====
Iroha's mother and father were working abroad and had planned to be back in Japan by the end of the year, so Iroha was hoping to spend New Year's with them. However, she soon received an e-mail from them that they'd have to stay abroad longer due to a sudden job assignment. Iroha sighs in disappointment since she'd been hoping to see them again. She figures her mother must be equally disappointed to not be able to spend time with Iroha. She then receives a second e-mail from her mother informing her she had mailed to her a gift she had gotten for Iroha. A few days later a package arrived at Mikazuki Villa. Felicia tells her to hurry up and open it while Sana asks if it isn't an early Christmas gift. Iroha opens it to find a brand new kimono with a drawstring purse. Although everyone agreed the kimono was beautiful, Iroha couldn't help feeling a little sad since she couldn't see her parents even if it was something that couldn't be helped because of how busy they were. She had even begun to feel lonely because she thought her parents were too busy to even think of her. She smiles and brightens up as she now knows that her parents had always been thinking of her.

Since her parents sent it specially for her, Yachiyo insists Iroha wear the kimono for New Year's. Iroha agrees and can't wait to send them a photo of her all dressed up in it. Iroha worries she won't be able to find a kimono store to help her get dressed up, especially with how busy they are during the New Year's, but Yachiyo offers to help her with the dressing. Yachiyo's grandmother had taught her a long time ago so she knows how to put on a kimono. Iroha happily accepts the offer and on New Year's day the group heads to Mizuna shrine. Iroha asks Sana to take her picture so she can send it to her mom and Sana is more than happy to help. They ended up taking a ton of group photos so Iroha ended up sending lots of photos to her mom. Her parents thought she looked great in the photos while her mom regretted not being able to see it in person. Iroha says it's ok since she promises to wear it again next year, where she hopes all four of them can celebrate New Year's together as a family.

====Pajamas====
Iroha is standing in the kitchen in her pajamas making tea. As she takes the first sip, she smiles at how pleasantly the tea warms her. She’s soon joined by Yachiyo, who is fresh out of the bath. She smells the pleasant scent of the tea and Iroha tells her she made ginger tea. She offers Yachiyo a sip and Yahciyo takes her up on the offer. Yachiyo thinks the tea is delicious and she enjoys the comforting way it warms her up. Tsuruno joins them after having set up the guest room. She’s ready for a long and wild night! Yachiyo looks at her and asks if she shouldn’t be getting to bed while Iroha tells her she already made ginger tea. Tsuruno tells Yachiyo that’s fine since she’ll just have a wild sleep instead. Yachiyo asks her what she’s talking about.

Iroha then calls down Felicia and Sana to offer them their cups of tea, but it seems the two of them are already fast asleep. Yachiyo can’t believe they feel asleep where they were: Felicia had fallen asleep midway through her video game whereas Sana had fallen asleep while reading a book, but the two of them had somehow ended up next to each other holding hands. Yachiyo thinks it looks very cute and guesses they ended up that way subconsciously. Tsuruno asks Iroha for her phone and takes a picture of the two sleepy heads. Next, she uses Iroha’s photoshop app to make it look like Felicia and Sana are cats. Then she adds a speech bubble to Felicia that reads “We’re best fur-iends!” and on Sana she adds a speech bubble that reads “It’s so calming to sleep with someone while holding their hand”. Both Iroha and Yachiyo giggle at how cute the picture came out and warns them they can never let those two see this photo. However, their giggling wakes up the two sleepers and Felicia asks them what they look so happy about. Tsuruno’s reaction gives them away and Felicia demands to know if Tsuruno was taking photos of them. Felicia snatches the phone and looks at the photo. She turns to them and asks them what this is about. Sana sees the photo and mentions how embarrassing it is. That’s when Felicia notices that the phone belongs to Iroha and tells her she better delete those photos now and stomps off to her room. Iroha apologizes and promises to delete them but Tsuruno says there’s more to it than that. Both she and Yachiyo think that Felicia is just pretending to be angry but really she’s just embarrassed. Sana says she’s embarrassed too but she doesn’t entirely hate it. Iroha says they both looked so cute so she sent the file to their group chat. After a few minutes, they notice that Felicia saw the post and saved the file for herself.

==Event Appearances==
*[[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 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 A Voice From Beyond That Strokes the Ears|Voices From Beyond]]
*[[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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[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 The Legendary Tales of Kajinoha ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~|The Legendary Tales of Kajinoha ~The Swaying Feeling, Once Again Fascinating~]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Great Banquet that Transcends Time|The Great Banquet that Transcends Time]]
===Other Appearances===
*See [[Iroha Tamaki (Swimsuit ver.)]]
*See [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]]
*See [[Iroha-chan]]
*See [[Iroha・Ui (Miko ver.)]]

==Powers And Abilities==
Thanks to her wish to cure her Ui's disease, Iroha has healing magic. However, while she has been shown using it to heal others, it is unclear whether she can use it on herself to the same extent as [[Sayaka Miki]]. {{spoiler|However, her power is capable of completely healing a cracked Soul Gem, as was the case with [[Mifuyu Azusa]].}} Her connect ability in the game seems to support the thought of her healing ability being greatly effective on other people rather than herself allowing her to potentially keep her allies alive at a more effective rate.

With her arm-mounted crossbow, Iroha can fire magical arrows, either one-by-one or in a large, spread-out volley. She can charge her arrows before firing to make them stronger. She is also capable of creating a large bow made of magic capable of firing herself like an arrow. Her arrows can also form one concentrated blast when combined as she is shown creating beams of light after they are shot into her magical sigil. Whilst Iroha can fire magical arrows at a rapid rate, they don't always reliably hit her opponent and can be deflected away. It should be noted however they can easily overwhelm enemies if fired constantly allowing Iroha to potentially face a wave of enemies if necessary.

Something interesting about Iroha is what happens when she uses the 'Connect' ability on another magical girl, it seems that her magic ultimately powers up the attacks of other magical girls as shown with Tsuruno's fans spewing greater amounts of fire after Iroha connected with her. The same also applies to Felicia's hammer travelling around at great speeds and creating a purple energetic wave around it when Iroha connected with her also. As a result, Iroha is able to hypothetically give her allies a temporary power boost offensively if she were to 'Connect' with her allies.

When her soul gem turns black, she can bring forth her doppel, Giovanna. Giovanna seems to be able to summon varying amounts of 'cloth' from it's being at will. This 'cloth' can be used to suffocate enemies after tying them up or to create binds or traps. The doppel seems to have an execution method when dealing with enemies where it will wrap them up in the 'cloth' before mercilessly pecking them to death. Iroha - when in control of Giovanna that is - can also send tendrils of this cloth charging at her enemies in a volley and wrap it's 'cloth' around herself as a form of defence. Though the doppel may not be as strong as other ones it can be dangerous due to it's persistent desire to get rid of anything that Iroha doesn't wish to acknowledge. The doppel hypothetically can also keep Iroha 'safe' as it's innate nature is denial or 'silence'. As a result, Iroha is never able to truly be taken over by the doppel as it renders her completely oblivious once it takes over, effectively preserving her mental state so she doesn't become lost to it.

==Etymology==
* The character of her last name means "ring" (環)
** This is in comparison to Madoka which can be written as "circle" or "round" in kanji (円)
* She bears the same name as the Japanese pangram poem, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha Iroha]. This poem is regarded as the ABC of the Japanese language, by a certain traditional ordering the first three hiragana, i-ro-ha, and contains every mora of the language exactly once."Iroha" starts like this: "Iro ha nioedo, chirinuru wo" (色は匂へど, 散りぬるを) - "though the flowers blossom fragrantly, they will eventually fall" - and continued on in this vein, talking fundamentally about the cycle of the seasons and of life and death. It was backed by a hidden message written with the last syllable of each line: "toga nakute shisu" (咎無くて死す) "die without wrongdoing". Together, the poem expresses a strong sentiment of "dying at peace and with honor".
** It may also refer to ''A''ccelle, ''B''last and ''C''harge also being A, B and C.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [[Ume Aoki]].
* The name of Iroha's witch, Giovanna, and the name of [[Yachiyo_Nanami|Yachiyo]]'s witch, Campanella, are 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 and Campanella. This, together with Campanella being the doppel of Ticket-clipping, 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''.
** For other references to his work, see [[Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* The name Giovanna means 'God is gracious'. This may have something to do with Iroha's role in the story, ultimately being the one who frees her sister from her terrible fate as if it were a miracle - ence the fact she is a God like figure. The guidebook says part of the inspiration of her doppel's design was 'a saint' (possibly hinting at the crown it wears) so this may hold some ground.
* Iroha has a lot of bird symbolism. Not only does a bird appear in her transformation and in the animation as one she chases after for the first part of the story, but it also becomes her cape that resembles a birds shape, and her doppel also is a calling bird. Birds are said to symbolize transcending limits and freedom, which Iroha eventually does after overcoming her fear and timidness.
** Iroha's cape is shown as being down on her 5-star battle sprite, which also represents her reaching her full potential.
* Iroha's birthday is the same day that Magia Record officially launched.
* Since Iroha's doppel represents a calling bird this may be a reference to '[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song) four calling birds]' as Iroha was meant to be the fourth Magius leader. This also may be why her doppel is linked with Touka, Nemu and her sister Ui. The four of them were meant to make a group.
* Iroha's doppel, Giovanna may have a deeper meaning. The doppel represents not just Iroha's insecurities in herself but also the denial she carries throughout the story. She doesn't want to accept Ui being gone and thus keeps searching for her. Covering up everything she doesn't want to hear in 'cloth' meaning that she can't accept reality.
** This can also be interpreted as Iroha covering up anything that deters her from her main goal as she doesn't want to give up.
** Or as Iroha having trouble expressing herself, hence why it is the Doppel Of Silence.
* The bottom symbol of her soul gem when not transformed resembles her hood drawn over her head.
** This makes Iroha one of the few magical girls whose non-transformed soul gem symbols do not match.
* Her magia is Italian for "The path to the future". This could represent her leading magical girls to a new future and saving Kamihama. However, the name is not grammatically correct, as 'Futuro' is used either as a noun or masculine form of the adjective, which doesn't make much sense in the former case and is still grammatically incorrect in the latter.
* On the cover of DA VINCI Magazine 2020 for October, Madoka is holding the book ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverending_Story The Neverending Story]'' while Iroha is holding ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women Little Women]''.
*In the game Iroha is shown making a contract in her bedroom, while in the anime it happens in the roof of the hospital where Ui is being treated.

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

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

==Memoria Cards==
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|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Colors of a Clear Summer full.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Clear Summer Colors''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack DOWN [VI] (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [VII] (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Yachiyo: "You'll never learn to swim if you keep using a swim tube." Iroha: "Y-Yachiyo, stop tugging on it! I don't need to learn how to swim!" Tsuruno: "Yachiyo! Iroha!" Yachiyo: "Yes?" Iroha: "Hm?" ''CLICK!'' Tsuruno: "Now that's definitely going in my album!"
|style="width:25%;"|やちよ「うきわなんて使ってたら、いつまでも泳げないわよ？」
いろは「や、やちよさん引っ張らないで！泳げなくてもいいんです！」
鶴乃「やちよ！いろはちゃん！」やちよ「え？」いろは「ん？」
パシャッ！
鶴乃「この由比鶴乃がツーショットを頂いたよ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1073 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Detailed Recipe''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' HP Recover [IX] '''Max Limit Break: ''' HP Recover [X]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki** A nutritionally balanced recipe written with specific instructions. Seems like Iroha's handwriting, but she doesn't recall writing it. She tries making it, but she has no idea, in that moment, who she wrote it for.
|style="width:25%;"|栄養バランスや注意が細かく書かれた手書きのレシピ。
その筆跡から, いろはが書いたものと思われるが本人は覚えていない。

調理してみるものの, 果たしてこれが「誰の為」の料理なのかは,

あのときのいろはには, わからないのであった。
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1342 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Determination for the Future''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Charm [VI] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Charm
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|There's one more answer we can't reach. I'm sure if we keep going, we'll wake up somewhere where we can't turn back. What are we lacking? How can we be forgiven? It's up to the universe, and up to what you and I will do.
|style="width:25%;"|もうひとつ届かない答え
きっと歩みを進めれば　引き返せないところで目を覚ます
足りないのは何？　どうすれば許される？
それは宇宙次第　目の前のあなたとどうするか
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:madoka_iroha_homura_yachiyo_lilkyubey_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Everyone, Together''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Episode Points UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The girls who are connected by a mysterious cause and effect, and are born of a miracle that is repeated many times without meeting meet, the girls who have a strong will head towards the end of the story (Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|不思議な因果で結ばれて少女たちは出会った巡り会うこともなく幾度も繰り返す中で生まれた奇跡強い意志を持った少女たちは物語の果てに向かう（ローソンコラボ記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1469 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Gomakashi / Utsuroi''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Bind & Guaranteed Anti-Stun & Attack UP [I]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|CD Single "Gomakashi / Utsuroi" commissioned jacket illustration
|style="width:25%;"|CDシングル「ごまかし／うつろい」描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1579 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Guide Me Beyond the Record''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [III] & Defense UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"| A girl I discovered during the battle, another town beyond the sway.
Conflict, help, every event that happens.
If you put together the stars that you did not know each other, they will be tied together as a single thread.
This is a series of such destinies... (Commemorating the release of the official anime guidebook)
|style="width:25%;"|戦いの中で知った女の子、揺られた先にあるもうひとつの町
争い、助け、起こるひとつひとつの出来事が
互いに知らなかった星々をまとめると、一筋の糸になって結ばれる
これはそんな運命の連なり…（アニメ公式ガイドブック発売記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:iroha_5star_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''I Won't Stray''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' ATK Up (V) + DEF Up (IV) [3 turns] '''Max Limit Break: ''' ATK Up (VI) + DEF Up (IV) [3 turns]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I feel warm when I dream about you. Now that I remember the reason I became a Magical Girl, I know why... Wait for me... No matter how hard it may be, I won't give up until I find you.
|style="width:25%;"|「夢を見る度に感じていた暖かい気持ち。
魔法少女になった理由を思い出した今なら、その理由が分かる…。
待っててね…どんな困難な道のりであったとしても、
絶対に諦めずに、私が見つけ出してみせるから」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1539 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''If It's the Two of Us, It'll be Alright''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] (Self / 3T) & HP Restore [II] & MP Restore [II] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blu-Ray & DVD Volume 5 commemorative cover illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD 第5巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Short Rest (Iroha Yachiyo).png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Iroha and Yachiyo’s Brief Respite''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We just happened to stumble upon this perfect little place! With deliciously made tea and snacks, it transforms into a perfect spot for a break! It’s too wonderful here to not share with all of our friends. (T Card Collab Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|偶然見つけた素敵な場所！
手際良く紅茶とお菓子の準備をしたら
とっておきの休憩スポットが完成！
せっかくだから、友達をたくさん誘っちゃおう（Tカードコラボ記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1392 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Is This Happiness Eternal?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Darkness & Anti-Fog & Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The day has come to an end. Those who were separated have come together once again. The warmth of the sunset is the same as the warmth of their hands. But what follows is night, for its is the darkness that takes over the sky after sunset.
|style="width:25%;"|離れた手が繋がれて、１日に幕が下りてゆく。
背に受ける夕日の温もりは、手の温もりと同じ。
だが、その背後に迫るのは夜。
夕の後に空を支配できるのは、否応なく夜だけだ。
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1329 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Look Over There''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' MP Gain UP [II] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gain UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 11 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Festive cherry blossoms flutter to the ground, concealing it. Bit by bit, I begin to focus only on the beauty in my view... So I stirred things up with strong words, like a gust of wind: "Hey, you see it too, right? Something's sparkling, just over there..."
|style="width:25%;"|祝いの桜は涙のように、はらはら落ちて隠してしまう目に映るキレイなものだけを狙って少しずつだから風を起こすように、強い言葉で巻き上げたほら見えるでしょ、そこで光るものがあるって
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1538 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Memory of a Lifetime Called Today''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Points UP [II] & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Today is an important birthday.
The usual six people are celebrating lavishly at the usual place.
Reflecting on how happy daily life is.
There’s only one girl going ahead.
|style="width:25%;"|今日は大事な大事な誕生日
いつもの6人、いつもの場所で盛大にお祝い
その日常がどれほどの幸福かを噛みしめて
少女はひとつだけ前に進む
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Feeling in the melody memoria.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''My Feelings Melt Into The Melody''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Regeneration [III] & Accele MP Gain UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The wind that blew made me raise my sunken face, and I heard a sound that cleared my sunken heart:
the sound of each petal that has flown up in the air.
As I weave a melody in my mind for them to rise,
This single sound unlike any other is slowly carved into my heart.
|style="width:25%;"|吹く風が沈んだ顔を上げさせると、沈んだ心が澄み渡って音が聞こえた
それは宙に舞う調ベー一舞い上がった花びらが一片ごとに纏う音
昇るそれらに向けた旋律を自分の中で紡ぎながら、
1つとして同じものがない音を、ゆっくりと胸に刻んでいく
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1446_c.png|400px|thumb|center|100px|'''''New Year's Sincere Heart''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Woah~!! A New Year's Gift!" "I...I'm so touched..."
"As expected of Master Yachiyo! That's so generous!"
"Yeah...! Thank you so much...Yachiyo-san!"
(Fufu...It's so delightful to be able to hand out New Year's Gifts like this.)
|style="width:25%;"|「うおー!!お年玉っ！」「私…感動しています…」
「さっすがやちよししょー！太っ腹だよね！」
「うん…！ありがとうございます…やちよさん！」
（ふふ…お年玉って、渡す方もこんなに嬉しいものなのね）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Magireco_Manga_Poster_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''One More Story''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This is the story of a miracle and a wish
Kamihama and Mitakihara, Past and Future, Hope and Despair…and Salvation.
There were many encounters, a number of causalities were spun.
Everytime they overlap they are connected, into one more story
(Comic Rise Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|それは、願いと奇跡の物語
神浜と見滝原、過去と未来、希望と絶望…そして救い
いくつもの出会い、いくつもの因果が紡がれ、重なり合うたびに
つながってゆく、もうひとつのストーリー（コミカライズ記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1323 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''One step where the story starts''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Episode Points UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|One girl who had forgotten the hope she had hoped for, the encounter which crossed boundaries has spun a new cause and effect, and the story which revives the memory of the beginning starts here...the story of the girl begins (Comic Release Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|願った希望を忘れていた、ひとりの少女境界をまたいで見つけた出会いは、新たな因果を紡ぎだし、かつての記憶を蘇らせたスタートはここから…少女の物語が始まる（コミック発売記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:thestorythatstartshere_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Our Story Starts Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gauge 10% Full On Battle Start
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|A wish to vanish from the world. A pursuit of endless, solitary revenge. A desire to reclaim lost glory. A chance to protect others by remaining isolated. And...a precious girl, forgotten by all around her. We have all lost something, and now we are assembled here together, linked by a mysterious fate. Our new story has only just begun...
|style="width:25%;"|消え去りたいと願ったこと。独りで仇を探し続けること。喪われた誇りを追い求めたこと。守るために孤独を選んだこと。そして…忘れ去られた大切な人のこと何かをなくした私たちは、不思議な因果で結ばれ、この場所に集ったいまはもう新しい物語が動き始めている
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1413 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Pure White Futures''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Restore [II] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The two futures that are just beginning are still pure white.
So, together we're surprised by all the delightful and amazing things there are.
Let's make it brighter bit by bit.
To create a happy future full of color.
|style="width:25%;"|これから始まるふたりの未来は、今はまだまっしろ
だから、一緒に色んなことに喜んだり、驚いたりして
少しずつ鮮やかにしよう
彩りに溢れた、幸せな未来を描くために
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Tart memoria 1.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reinforcements from Another Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IX] & Chance to Ignore Defense [VIII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [X] & Chance to Ignore Defense [IX] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I don't think I could even try to explain how we got there. It's too complicated for words. I suppose you could say it all started with Mitama and a little misunderstanding of hers.
|style="width:25%;"|「どうしてこうなったのって言われるとややこしすぎて、説明でさそうもないんだけど…元はと言えば…多外みたまさんの勘違いから始まったんだと思う…」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1468 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Rumor of the Magical Girl''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [II] & Blast Damage UP [III] & Regenerate HP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Passive
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blue-ray & DVD Volume 1 jacket illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD第１巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:New year's waitperson.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Serving the New Year’s Spread''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [III] & Defense UP [II] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [IV] & Defense UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|”Here are the dishes Yachiyo brought, and some from Kaede’s mom, and the frozen pizza Momoko bought, and Kako’s tarts. And what else is there... Ugh, serving a New Year’s party is tougher than I thought. But I have to do what I can! This party needs to be a big success!”
|style="width:25%;"|「やちよさんのおせち、かえでちゃんのお母さんのおせち、
ももこさんが買ってきてくれたチルドピザに、かこちゃんのタルト…
それから、それから…うぅ、新年会の給仕がこんなに大変だなんて…
でも、頑張らなくちゃ…っ、新年会を成功させるために…！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_smile to_everyone.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Smile to Everyone!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: '''Acquired amount of Cash Chip (CC) UP [II] (Not applicable as Support equipment)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The most important thing for having fun every day is a smile! If a smile brings about another smile, the cycle will continue on and on! So today once more with a smile full of energy, "Welcome!"(Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|毎日を楽しく過ごすために大事なのは、何よりも笑顔！笑顔が笑顔を呼べば、その輪はどんどん広がっていくはず！だから、今日も元気に笑顔で「いらっしゃいませー！」(ローソンコラボ記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:iroha_momoko_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Teamwork on Our First Meeting''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Charged Attack Damage Up [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Charged Attack Damage Up [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Momoko: "All right, we gotta beat Yachiyo. Let's quickly take care of these Minions, Iroha!" Iroha: "Right! The small Kyubey is leading us, but that doesn't mean we can lower our guard! I'll support from behind!"
|style="width:25%;"|ももこ「おっし、やちよさんに負けちゃいられない。
使い魔なんざサクッと倒して行くよ、いろはちゃん！」
いろは「はい、小さいキュゥべえが案内してくれるからって
油断は禁物ですよね。後ろからのサポートは任せてください！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:iroha_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''This'll Maker Her Happy, Right?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [VII] & Defense UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [VIII] & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I wonder why Ui suddenly wanted a sketchbook? There do happen to be lots of talented girls around her... I wonder if she wants to measure up to them...? Hehe, I'm looking forward to whatever she draws.
|style="width:25%;"|「急にスケッチブックが欲しいなんて、ういったらどうしたのかな？
確かにういの周りって、不思議と特技というか才能のある子が多いけど
それで何かにチャレンジしようと思ったのかな…？
ふふっ、ういが何を描くのか、今からちょっと楽しみかも」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1379 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Three Makes One?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Regenerate MP [I] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [IV] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"At CoCo Ichi, you can freely combine the toppings. A set that doesn't look like it would go well together at first glance can be unexpectedly delicious"
"I'm very glad to have found my favorite original menu."
"It's kind of peaceful today." (CoCo Ichi Collaboration Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|「ココイチではトッピングの組み合わせも自由自在だヨネ
一見合わないセットも案外デリシャスだったりするワケ」
「自分好みのオリジナルメニューが見つかると、すっごく嬉しいわね」
「今日はなんだか平和ですねー」（ココイチコラボ記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:team_iroha_plus_formal_yachiyo_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Two Shadows Approach Silently''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: '''Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sana: "Wow...It's starting to smell so good, Iroha." Iroha: "Yeah! Is it almost ready to eat?" Yachiyo: "Wait! Not yet. I'll know when it's ready." Tsuruno & Felicia: "Heh heh heh... Chaaarge!"
|style="width:25%;"|さな「わぁ…いい匂いがしてきましたね、いろはさん」
いろは「うん！そろそろ食べごろかな？」
やちよ「待って！...まだよ…食べ頃は私が見極めるわ」
鶴乃＆フェリシア「ふつふつふつ...突撃だぁー！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1534 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Usual Special Seat''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [V] & Chance to Anti-Evade [XIII] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [VI] & Guaranteed Anti-Evade
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|“Come to think of it, you’re usually sitting here.” “Mokyu”
“Are you comfortable? My shoulder's not very wide…” “Mokyu!”
“Hehe, you came here when we first became friends.” “Mokyu”
“…You've been seeing the same things, from the same perspective as me.” “Mokyu!”
|style="width:25%;"|「そういえば、よくここにいるよね」「モキュ」
「居心地いいの？私…肩幅あんまりないけど…」「モキュ！」
「ふふ、最初に仲良くなった時もここに来たよね」「モキュ」
「…同じものを同じ角度から見てくれてたんだね」「モッキュ！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1336 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Various Faces of Us''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Regenerate HP [III] & Magia Damage UP [III] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Just what can barely be seen there. Time is engraved everywhere. Someone is walking in the middle of that time. The shape of the footsteps that walked thought the scented air passing through the back seems quite familiar. It's wonderfully rainbow-colored. (Comic Release Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|見えているところなんてほんの少し
どこでも時間は刻まれているし　誰かがその時間の中を歩んでいる
その歩んだ足跡の形は　通り過ぎる空気の香りは
見える背中はきっと綺麗になじんで　素敵な虹色をしている（コミック発売記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Iroha_Yachiyo_Anniversary_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Warmth of Your Hand''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Experience Gain Increased [I] & CC Gain UP [I] (Does Not Work on Supports)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Our hands overlap each other. The warmth passed between them says, "Don't worry, we are not alone." And I hope that one day, perhaps, this warmth will melt away all the anxiety in our hearts.
|style="width:25%;"|重ねた手と手から伝わるぬくもりが教えてくれる
大丈夫、私たちはひとりじゃないって
そして、いつの日にか…
このぬくもりが抱える不安全てを溶かしてくれますように
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:welcome_back_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Welcome Back!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' HP Recovery [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Coffee, cola, orange juice, what do you feel like drinking today? Pasta, pilaf, omelet, what do you feel like eating today? When your feeling somewhat sinks, I will welcome you with a smile of the best with a peek at my face for a while (Sega Collaboration Cafe Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|コーヒー、コーラ、オレンジジュース、今日は何が飲みたい気分？パスタ、ピラフ、オムライス、今日は何が食べたい気分？ちょっと気持ちが沈んだときは、ちょこっと顔を覗かせていつでも最高の笑顔でお出迎えするから（セガコラボカフェ記念）
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1535 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''When I See Your Eyes''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [VI] & Chance to Ignore Damage CUT [VIII] (Self / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VII] & Chance to Ignore Damage CUT [IX] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Mokyu, Mokyumokyu, Kyupei, Mokyu! Mokyu, Mokyu!"
"Fufu...Is that so, the tea is really good, isn't it...yes, you can have a cookie too"
"I can understand what you're saying." "Big sister is amazing!" "Not in the slightest to us..."
"I don't know how. Maybe it's because we've been together for a long time." "Mokyu!"
|style="width:25%;"|「モッキュ、モキュモキュ、キュップイ、モキュゥ！キュキュ、モキュ」
「ふふ…そうだね、お茶おいしいね…はい、クッキーもどうぞ」
「言ってることわかるの？」「お姉さますごい！」「僕達には全然…」
「なんとなくだけどね…ずっと一緒にいるからかな」「モキュッ！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:magia_record_memoria_sewers.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Wild Welcome in the Sewer''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Defense Up [III] & Anti-Stun '''Max Limit Break:''' Defense Up [IV] & Anti-Stun
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|They were guided by Felicia Mitsuki to the dark underground sewers, but no Magical Girls were there to greet them. Instead, there were shadowy creatures that lurked in the gloomy waterways! SKREE! SKREE SKREE! "AAAGH!" "UWAAAH!" "AAAHAHA!"
|style="width:25%;"|深月フェリシアに案内されて辿り着いたのは薄暗い地下水路そこで待ち受けていたのは追っていた魔法少女ではなく、地下水路を住処にしていた、暗闇の生物たちだった！キーッキーッキーッ！「きゃあ-！」「うわっ！」「あっははは！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1602 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''You Want to Meet AI?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP Gain UP [III] & Blast Damage UP [III] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"| Sensing the feeling of "I want to meet", from the lonely digital world. What appears fluffy and fluffy is the name "Denpa Girl". It’s a bad existence that makes people have nightmares. I'm really looking for someone... that's the only secret here.
|style="width:25%;"|“会いたい”気持ちを感知して、寂しいデジタル世界から
ふわふわビリビリ現れるのは、その名もなんと“電波少女”
人をさらって悪夢を見させるたちのわるーい存在だけど
ホントは誰かを探してる…って、ここだけのヒミツだよ
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1664 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''With Magireco MI-Card!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage Cut [IV] (SElf / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP [II] (Self /3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Payment by credit card, please."
"Wow...! I feel like an adult somehow...
"Can I? Iroha, if you pay with your card, you can earn points and save money."
"I see..." [MI-Card Collaboration②: Iroha・Yachiyo]
|style="width:25%;"|「支払いはカードでお願いします」
「わぁ…！なんだか大人って感じがします…！」
「いい？いろは、カードで支払うとポイントが貯まってお得になるのよ」
「な、なるほど…」【エムアイカードコラボ②いろは・やちよ】
|}

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|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Chinese Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:pzib1e3ipjo51.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Goodbye to the Old, Hello to the New''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Experience Gain Increased [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|'''Note: the following translation was made with Google Translate'''
Commemorating the opening of the Simplified Chinese version!
Two magical girls from Kamihama and Mitakihara make their debut in Chinese style!
Countless causes and effects are intertwined, connecting the past with the future of the present.
Once again, the story kicks off one by one
|style="width:25%;"|简体中文版开服纪念！
来自神滨和见泷原的两位魔法少女身着中华风旗袍登场！
无数因果交织，连接过去与未来的现在。
再一次，故事拉开了序幕一一
|}

==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=RT4BzC8DI3o Recording of Iroha's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt2sxOh-MqA Recording of Iroha's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auCgpxNd6Zg Recording of Iroha's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Iroha's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMZyCu_V0bU Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOFIw22E4wg Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWWAugzo_xA Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/zc3vDMKSU6M Recording of Iroha's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwfuoIcEFM8 Recording of Iroha's Swimsuit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://youtu.be/DoZBuPwkBI8 Recording of Iroha's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R24gFCQx_k Recording of Iroha's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPLWaD0Yltg Recording of Iroha's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUwo5DPcmc Recording of Iroha's Maid Costume Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-d88iVV83c Recording of Iroha's New Year's Haregi Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Subtitled)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YgsCg8wddc Recording of Iroha's Pajamas Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkBuKL_cXs Recording of Iroha's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mWsTE6cQXo Recording of Iroha's Swimsuit Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAzsXoLLU2I Recording of Iroha's Christmas Outfit Dialogue on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-qfq44Zig Recording of Iroha's New Year's Haregi Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SkzXh0mmmg Recording of Iroha's Pajamas Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Yachiyo Nanami

2021-09-10T08:59:48Z

Espeon: /* Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Yachiyo Nanami
|image=[[File:Yachiyo character.png|300px]]
|jname= 七海やちよ (Nanami Yachiyo)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%A8%E5%AE%AE%E5%A4%A9 Sora Amamiya]
English: [https://twitter.com/ErikaHarlacher/status/1225171413650169856 Erika Harlacher] 
Russian: Tatyana Borzova
|id=1002
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 19 (contracted at 12)
* '''Height:''' 165cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
* '''Origins:''' Shinsei Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Blue crescent moon (beneath chest)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd Halberd]
* '''Wish:''' "I want to survive."
* '''Ability:''' To {{spoiler|receive hope (take over the power of the deceased)}}
* '''Witch form:''' Campanella
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed grandmother (deceased)
* '''School:''' Kamihama City University, First-year

==Game Info==
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|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★2 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Balance
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute aqua.png]]
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3630
|style="width:25%;"|1164
|style="width:25%;"|1211
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|11376
|style="width:25%;"|3673
|style="width:25%;"|4008
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|14406
|style="width:25%;"|4655
|style="width:25%;"|5082
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|18948
|style="width:25%;"|6123
|style="width:25%;"|6695
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|23479
|style="width:25%;"|7588
|style="width:25%;"|8316
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|25639
|style="width:25%;"|8329
|style="width:25%;"|11090
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File: disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File: disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File: disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I'll Light the Way''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Blast Damage UP [III] & Probability Critical [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Blast Damage UP [V] & Probability Critical [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Blast Damage UP [VII] & Probability Critical [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Blast Damage UP [IX] & Probability Critical [IX] & Restore HP to Iroha
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Absolute Rain''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage to all enemies [I] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage to all enemies [III] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage to all enemies [V] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (Self / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage to all enemies [VII] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (All / 3 T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Campanella''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage to all enemies [IX] & Blast Damage UP (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (All / 3 T)
|}
|}

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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attack UP When Ally Dies [II] & Defense UP When Ally Dies [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [VIII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Cut [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Attack UP When At Critical Health [II] & Defense UP When At Critical Health [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Defense UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Blast Damage UP [IV]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Damage Cut [XIV] (Self) [''CD: 8 turns'']
|}
|}

==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 Descriptions===
====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.
<references/>

====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===
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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

===Costume Stories===
====High School Uniform====
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.

====New Year's Haregi====

====Swimsuit (2018)====
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.

==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 Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
*[[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]]
===Other Appearances===
*See [[Iroha・Yachiyo (Final Battle ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo・Mifuyu (Beginning ver.)]]
*See [[Yachiyo Nanami (Tanabata 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. 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 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 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 Iroha's witch and doppel, Giovanna, and the name of Yachiyo's witch and doppel, Campanella, may be 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 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.
** It looking like a scorpion may refer to the same scorpion in the story, who was overwhelmed with regret once it fell down a well and went on to become the Scorpius constellation.
* Her doppel's name and the fact that Yachiyo uses water magic may refer to Campanella drowning in the story.
** 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*).

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

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

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:yachiyo%20memoria%201.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''As a Fashion Model''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Defense UP [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Defense UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Whenever I wonder why I keep on modeling, I remember that my life as a Magical Girl started from here. If I were to quit, why, that would render everything: all the trials and tribulations, all the miseries and joys, rather pointless.
|style="width:25%;"|「なんでモデルなんて続けてるんだろう…？って考えるとね、私の魔法少女としての人生が、ここから始まったからだと思うの。
辞めてしまえば、惨めだったことも、悲しんだことも、
幸せだったことも、全部無くなってしまう気がするのよね」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1552 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Beginning Is Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gain DOWN [VII] (Single / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We were frightened of being hurt and injured,
We were only half a Magical Girl each.
So we decided to do our best together.
We were aiming to become a single person who could protect important things with our own power.
|style="width:25%;"|傷つくことも傷つけることも怖い私たちは
魔法少女としては半人前
だから、ふたりで頑張ることにした
自分の力で大切なものを守れる、一人前を目指して
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1536 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blessing to the Fighting Girls''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage DOWN [X] & Magia Damage DOWN [X] (All / 1T) & Defense UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The past, your wish, your reason for fighting are never the same thing.
Still, today we all look up and laughed together.
Believe that there is only one way to go.
I hope you have a bright future.
|style="width:25%;"|過去も願いも戦う理由も決してひとつではない
それでも今日はみんなで上を向いてみんなで笑った
進むべき道はひとつだと信じて
明るい未来であって欲しいと願う
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1396 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Blue and Pink''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' HP Restore to Lowest HP Ally [I]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Yachiyo-san, how do you usually choose your swimsuits?"
"Well, I like colors that work well, so that's why I chose this light blue one.
But I think pink would go well with blue too."
"Blue and pink...just like us!"
|style="width:25%;"|「やちよさんって、どんな風に水着を選んでるんですか？」
「そうね…やっぱり色の相性かしら　今回は水色を選んだけど、
他にはピンクなんかも、青と相性がいいわね」
「青とピンク…なんだか、それって私たちみたいですね！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Colors of a Clear Summer full.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Clear Summer Colors''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Single Enemy Attack Down [VI] (1 turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Single Enemy Attack Down [VII] (1 turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Yachiyo: "You'll never learn to swim if you keep using a swim tube." Iroha: "Y-Yachiyo, stop tugging on it! I don't need to learn how to swim!" Tsuruno: "Yachiyo! Iroha!" Yachiyo: "Yes?" Iroha: "Hm?" ''CLICK!'' Tsuruno: "Now that's definitely going in my album!"
|style="width:25%;"|やちよ「うきわなんて使ってたら、いつまでも泳げないわよ？」
いろは「や、やちよさん引っ張らないで！泳げなくてもいいんです！」
鶴乃「やちよ！いろはちゃん！」やちよ「え？」いろは「ん？」
パシャッ！
鶴乃「この由比鶴乃がツーショットを頂いたよ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1661 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Everyone Gets Along In Paradise''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Critical [V] & Attack UP [V] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Acknowledged by the Uwasa and guided by them to a banquet in the Land of the Pure.
The respite may be cold, but I can't help but feel at peace.
I'm certain it's because in the end, we were able to fit together beautifully in a single hand.
...That's what I thought, but a warm voice is trying to pull me back.
|style="width:25%;"|ウワサに認められ、導かれるのは浄土の宴
休は冷たくなっても、安らかな気分でいられるのは
きっと、最期にひとつの手の中で、美しく収まることができたから
…そう思ったのに、温かい声が私を引き戻そうとしている
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:madoka_iroha_homura_yachiyo_lilkyubey_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Everyone, Together''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Episode Points UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The girls who are connected by a mysterious cause and effect, and are born of a miracle that is repeated many times without meeting meet, the girls who have a strong will head towards the end of the story (Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|不思議な因果で結ばれて少女たちは出会った巡り会うこともなく幾度も繰り返す中で生まれた奇跡強い意志を持った少女たちは物語の果てに向かう（ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1643 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Damage UP [V] & Blast Damage UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The feelings transmitted through the spear draw me into the past on countless occasions,
Reminding me of the last moments of those women I carry on my back.
Throw your resentment at me, use whatever colorful language you want at me
I won't be needing your warmth or your encouragement.
|style="width:25%;"|槍を通して伝わる感触が、幾度となく私を過去へ引き寄せては
背にいる彼女たちの最期を思い出させる
どうか私に恨み節を投げかけて、色んな言葉でなじってちょうだい
励ましも、温もりも、今の私には必要ないから
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Short Rest (Iroha Yachiyo).png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Iroha And Yachiyo’s Brief Respite''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|We just happened to stumble upon this perfect little place! With deliciously made tea and snacks, it transforms into a perfect spot for a break! It’s too wonderful here to not share with all of our friends. (T Card Collab Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|偶然見つけた素敵な場所！
手際良く紅茶とお菓子の準備をしたら
とっておきの休憩スポットが完成！
せっかくだから、友達をたくさん誘っちゃおう（Tカードコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1392 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Is This Happiness Eternal?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Darkness & Anti-Fog & Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The day has come to an end. Those who were separated have come together once again. The warmth of the sunset is the same as the warmth of their hands. But what follows is night, for its is the darkness that takes over the sky after sunset.
|style="width:25%;"|離れた手が繋がれて、１日に幕が下りてゆく。
背に受ける夕日の温もりは、手の温もりと同じ。
だが、その背後に迫るのは夜。
夕の後に空を支配できるのは、否応なく夜だけだ。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1539 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''It's Ok, If It's the Two of Us''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] (Self / 3T) & HP Restore [II] & MP Restore [II] (Self)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blu-Ray & DVD Volume 5 commemorative cover illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD 第5巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201074%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Many Rumors in Kamihama''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage Up [IX] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage Up [X]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Yachiyo Nanami** Cursed chain mail that tears out your soul... A mysterious soldier appearing in a Sankyo Ward school... Credible rumors and urban legends like this are logged in the "Kamihama Rumor Files". A new rumor was added just today.
|style="width:25%;"|魂を抜き取る呪いのチェーンメール…。
参京区の学校に現れる謎の兵隊…。
信憑性の高い、噂や都市伝説がまとめられた"神浜うわさファイル"。
今日もまた１つ、新しい"噂"が記録された。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1550 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''More Than an Acquaintance, Less Than a Friend''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [V] & Chance to Ignore Provoke [V] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VI] & Chance to Ignore Provoke [VIII]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|
It ’s my first time to come to a candy store
I was surprised by the starch syrup and gummy candies and ate deliciously ...
I knew only the crybaby, so it's kind of fresh
... I didn't get along well
|style="width:25%;"|駄菓子屋に来るのが初めてで浮かれていたり
水あめやグミに驚いて、美味しそうに食べたり…
泣き虫なところしか知らなかったから、なんだか新鮮
…別に、仲良くなったわけじゃないけど
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:New years memoria yachiyo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''My Favorite Haregi''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP UP [III] & Magia Damage UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"The chrysanthemum and plum blossom designs on this kimono match beautifully, don't they? It was used in a photo shoot, so I got it for cheap. Oh? You're more interested in my matcha ice cream? ...Fine, you can have the first bite."
|style="width:25%;"|「この着物、菊や梅をあしらったデザインと色加減が素敵でしょ？前に撮影をしたときにね、安く譲ってくれたのよ...え、それよりも抹茶ソフトの方が気になる？…仕方無いわねほら先に一口食べてもいいわよ」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1446_c.png|400px|thumb|center|100px|'''''New Year's Sincere Heart''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Regenerate HP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Woah~!! A New Year's Gift!" "I...I'm so touched..."
"As expected of Master Yachiyo! That's so generous!"
"Yeah...! Thank you so much...Yachiyo-san!"
(Fufu...It's so delightful to be able to hand out New Year's Gifts like this.)
|style="width:25%;"|「うおー!!お年玉っ！」「私…感動しています…」
「さっすがやちよししょー！太っ腹だよね！」
「うん…！ありがとうございます…やちよさん！」
（ふふ…お年玉って、渡す方もこんなに嬉しいものなのね）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Magireco_Manga_Poster_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''One More Story''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [VI] & Defense UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This is the story of a miracle and a wish
Kamihama and Mitakihara, Past and Future, Hope and Despair…and Salvation.
There were many encounters, a number of causalities were spun.
Everytime they overlap they are connected, into one more story
(Comic Rise Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|それは、願いと奇跡の物語
神浜と見滝原、過去と未来、希望と絶望…そして救い
いくつもの出会い、いくつもの因果が紡がれ、重なり合うたびに
つながってゆく、もうひとつのストーリー（コミカライズ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:thestorythatstartshere_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Our Story Starts Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gauge 10% Full On Battle Start
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|A wish to vanish from the world. A pursuit of endless, solitary revenge. A desire to reclaim lost glory. A chance to protect others by remaining isolated. And...a precious girl, forgotten by all around her. We have all lost something, and now we are assembled here together, linked by a mysterious fate. Our new story has only just begun...
|style="width:25%;"|消え去りたいと願ったこと。独りで仇を探し続けること。喪われた誇りを追い求めたこと。守るために孤独を選んだこと。そして…忘れ去られた大切な人のこと何かをなくした私たちは、不思議な因果で結ばれ、この場所に集ったいまはもう新しい物語が動き始めている
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:yachiyo_5star_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Past and Future''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [V] + Damage Cut [IV] (3 turns) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VI] + Damage Cut [V] (3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|In my many days of battle, I've seen countless sad sights, and endured just as many bitter moments... No matter what, I've resolved to live, so my past does not lose its meaning...
|style="width:25%;"|「長きに渡る魔法少女としての戦いの日々。
数多見てきた悲しい光景…数多味わってきた辛い経験…。
それでも、私は生きることを決して諦めはしない。
過去を無意味なものにしないためにも…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Karin_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Phantom Thief Karin’s Sly Plan''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns) '''Max Limit Break:''' Anti-Evade (Self / 3 turns)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 5 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Karin Misono** The blood flowing in my veins is my grandma's, and she seems to trouble everyone around her. I know there's no escaping that bond, but I found a way to spread just as much joy as trouble! Thus "Phantom Thief Karin" was born... A Magical Girl who brings happiness to the weak.
|style="width:25%;"|わたしに流れてる血、人を困らせるおばあちゃんの血簡単には消せないんだって分かったけど困らせた分だけ、わたしは幸せを分ける方法を見つけたそれが「怪盗かりん」...弱い人に幸せを配るただひとツの魔法少女
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1553 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Please Let It End Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Guaranteed Anti-Dazzle
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|"Even if the meaning of becoming a magical girl is lost
I can't escape from my destiny ...
Always next to death, fighting and getting hurt ...
You will never be rewarded ... "
|style="width:25%;"|「魔法少女になった意味が失われても
宿命からは逃れられない…
いつも死と隣り合わせで、戦って傷ついて…
報われることなんて、二度とないんだ…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:The reason to bear a wing.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reason for Involvement''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance of Dazzle [III] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance of Dazzle [IV] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|“I’ll soon throw away my past that I’ve been dreaming of…
I can do it now, I’ll pay for the stack of sins if that’s the case,
Now I, I want to save myself by doing as much as I can do…
For the Black Feathers and the White Feathers too, As well as Yacchan…”
|style="width:25%;"|「夢を見ていた過去の自分はもう捨てましょう…
今のワタシにできるのは、重ねた罪を購うこと
それなら、ワタシは今、自分が出来うる事をして多くを救いたい…
黒羽根のことも白羽根のことも、そしてやっちゃんのことも…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Tart memoria 1.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reinforcements from Another Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IX] & Chance to Ignore Defense [VIII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [X] & Chance to Ignore Defense [IX] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I don't think I could even try to explain how we got there. It's too complicated for words. I suppose you could say it all started with Mitama and a little misunderstanding of hers.
|style="width:25%;"|「どうしてこうなったのって言われるとややこしすぎて、説明でさそうもないんだけど…元はと言えば…多外みたまさんの勘違いから始まったんだと思う…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1468 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Rumor of the Magical Girl''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [II] & Blast Damage UP [III] & Regenerate HP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Passive
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Iroha Tamaki & Yachiyo Nanami** Blue-ray & DVD Volume 1 jacket illustration
|style="width:25%;"|Blu-ray&DVD第１巻描き下ろしジャケットイラスト
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1551 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Secret Special Training''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Debuff x1 (Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Debuff x1 (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 12 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 10 turns
|style="width:25%;"|
"Ya-chan, is there anything you can taste?"
"Eh ... no. I'm still mixing the sponge dough ..."
"Well ... then, can I taste the strawberries?"
"... Are you hungry? Then ... specially, only one grain."
|style="width:25%;"|「やっちゃん、もう味見できるのはありますか？」
「え…ないよ。まだスポンジ生地を混ぜてる段階だし…」
「そうですか…あ、じゃあイチゴは味見していいですかっ？」
「…お腹空いてるの？　じゃあ…特別に、１粒だけね」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_smile to_everyone.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Smile to Everyone!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: '''Acquired amount of Cash Chip (CC) UP [II] (Not applicable as Support equipment)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The most important thing for having fun every day is a smile! If a smile brings about another smile, the cycle will continue on and on! So today once more with a smile full of energy, "Welcome!"(Lawson Collaboration Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|毎日を楽しく過ごすために大事なのは、何よりも笑顔！笑顔が笑顔を呼べば、その輪はどんどん広がっていくはず！だから、今日も元気に笑顔で「いらっしゃいませー！」(ローソンコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1475 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''To Grace With Asters''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IV] & Charge Damage UP [IV] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] & Charge Damage UP [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The days we used to spend together are now far away, and we’ve passed beyond them.
The dead watch over us, and the living move on to the future.
I can’t walk at the same time as you anymore.
Memories of bygone days will never fade.
|style="width:25%;"|かつて共に過ごした日々も今は遠く、彼方へと過ぎていった
死者は見守り、生者は未来へ進む
もう、同じ時を歩むことはできないけれど
在りし日の思い出が、色あせることは決してない
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1379 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Three Makes One?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' Regenerate MP [I] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [IV] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"At CoCo Ichi, you can freely combine the toppings. A set that doesn't look like it would go well together at first glance can be unexpectedly delicious"
"I'm very glad to have found my favorite original menu."
"It's kind of peaceful today." (CoCo Ichi Collaboration Commemoration)
|style="width:25%;"|「ココイチではトッピングの組み合わせも自由自在だヨネ
一見合わないセットも案外デリシャスだったりするワケ」
「自分好みのオリジナルメニューが見つかると、すっごく嬉しいわね」
「今日はなんだか平和ですねー」（ココイチコラボ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1538 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Memory of a Lifetime Called Today''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Points UP [II] & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Today is an important birthday.
The usual six people are celebrating lavishly at the usual place.
Reflecting on how happy daily life is.
There’s only one girl going ahead.
|style="width:25%;"|今日は大事な大事な誕生日
いつもの6人、いつもの場所で盛大にお祝い
その日常がどれほどの幸福かを噛みしめて
少女はひとつだけ前に進む
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:This is the treasure.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Treasure’s Right Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Damage Cut [V] (Self 1 T) '''Max Limit Break:''' Damage Cut [VI] (Self 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|This photo, and the memory of the scene it shows, is one of my favorite treasures. That clear blue sky, the open sea, and my smiling friends... The memories I made with everyone that summer were once-in-a-lifetime experiences. They’re irreplaceable.
|style="width:25%;"|この写真の向こう側に、私の大切な宝物がある
鮮やかな青い空、広い海、仲間たちの笑顔…
みんなと過ごしたあの夏の旅の想い出は
一生に一度だけの、かけがえのない記憶
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:team_iroha_plus_formal_yachiyo_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Two Shadows Approach Silently''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: '''Anti-Evade & Blast Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sana: "Wow...It's starting to smell so good, Iroha." Iroha: "Yeah! Is it almost ready to eat?" Yachiyo: "Wait! Not yet. I'll know when it's ready." Tsuruno & Felicia: "Heh heh heh... Chaaarge!"
|style="width:25%;"|さな「わぁ…いい匂いがしてきましたね、いろはさん」
いろは「うん！そろそろ食べごろかな？」
やちよ「待って！...まだよ…食べ頃は私が見極めるわ」
鶴乃＆フェリシア「ふつふつふつ...突撃だぁー！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Iroha_Yachiyo_Anniversary_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Warmth of Your Hand''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Episode Experience Gain Increased [I] & CC Gain UP [I] (Does Not Work on Supports)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Our hands overlap each other. The warmth passed between them says, "Don't worry, we are not alone." And I hope that one day, perhaps, this warmth will melt away all the anxiety in our hearts.
|style="width:25%;"|重ねた手と手から伝わるぬくもりが教えてくれる
大丈夫、私たちはひとりじゃないって
そして、いつの日にか…
このぬくもりが抱える不安全てを溶かしてくれますように
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:welcome_back_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Welcome Back!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' HP Recovery [III]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Coffee, cola, orange juice, what do you feel like drinking today? Pasta, pilaf, omelet, what do you feel like eating today? When your feeling somewhat sinks, I will welcome you with a smile of the best with a peek at my face for a while (Sega Collaboration Cafe Memorial)
|style="width:25%;"|コーヒー、コーラ、オレンジジュース、今日は何が飲みたい気分？パスタ、ピラフ、オムライス、今日は何が食べたい気分？ちょっと気持ちが沈んだときは、ちょこっと顔を覗かせていつでも最高の笑顔でお出迎えするから（セガコラボカフェ記念）
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1664 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''With Magireco MI-Card!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage Cut [IV] (SElf / 3T) & Status Ailment Resistance UP [II] (Self /3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Payment by credit card, please."
"Wow...! I feel like an adult somehow...
"Can I? Iroha, if you pay with your card, you can earn points and save money."
"I see..." [MI-Card Collaboration②: Iroha・Yachiyo]
|style="width:25%;"|「支払いはカードでお願いします」
「わぁ…！なんだか大人って感じがします…！」
「いい？いろは、カードで支払うとポイントが貯まってお得になるのよ」
「な、なるほど…」【エムアイカードコラボ②いろは・やちよ】
|}

==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)]

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

Sasara Minagi

2021-09-10T08:39:01Z

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{{Infobox_character
|name=Sasara Minagi
|image=[[File:sasara_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 美凪ささら (Minagi Sasara)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%A9%8B%E6%9D%8E%E4%BE%9D Rie Takahashi]
|id=3004
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 15
* '''Height:''' 156cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Dark Brown / Black
* '''Origins:''' Shinsei Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red butterfly (hair ornament)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapier Rapier]
* '''Wish:''' "I want to become a knight who protects people."
* '''Ability:''' Provocation (Draw attacks towards self)
* '''Witch form:'''
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' Unnamed father
* '''School:''' Kamihama City University Affiliated School, Ninth Grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
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|style="width:25%;"|★2 → ★4
|style="width:25%;"|80
|style="width:25%;"|Defense
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3993
|style="width:25%;"|1018
|style="width:25%;"|1305
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|12689
|style="width:25%;"|3302
|style="width:25%;"|4204
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|16076
|style="width:25%;"|4185
|style="width:25%;"|5327
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|21150
|style="width:25%;"|5510
|style="width:25%;"|7012


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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
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|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast horizontal.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I'll Protect You!''
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|style="width:100%;"|★2: Defense UP [III] & Damage Cut [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Defense UP [V] & Damage Cut [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Defense UP [VII] & Damage Cut [VII]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Knight's Resolve''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage All Enemies [I] & Defense UP (All / 3 T) & Guaranteed Provoke (Self / 1 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage All Enemies [III] & Defense UP (All / 3 T) & Guaranteed Provoke (Self / 1 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage All Enemies [V] & Defense UP (All / 3 T) & Guaranteed Provoke (Self / 1 T) & Endure (Self / 1 T)
|}
|}



==Summary==
A Magical Girl with a strong sense of justice. As a kid, Sasara was obsessed with a knight in a picture book and swore to become someone who could save people too. Taking after her Rescue Squad father, she'd rather save a life than kill an enemy.

===Side Story===
The story begins with Sasara's father apologizing to her. He says that this is his job, and if no-one does it people will be sad. The story cuts to Sasara within a witch's barrier. [[Kyubey]] tells her that a kidnapped girl is in the back. Sasara asks if the monsters she's fighting are witches, but Kyubey explains they are familiars. Sasara says they're preventing her from saving a life and fights through them. Suddenly she sees the unconscious girl. Kyubey explains she's been witch kissed and the only way to free her is to defeat the witch. More familiars arrive, and Sasara defeats them all. Afterward, Kyubey asks Sasara if she's ready to fight the witch. Sasara insists she'll beat it, but first she needs to get the victim somewhere safe.

In narration Sasara explains she met Kyubey a week ago. At first she was kind of afraid, but then she got over it. Kyubey told her about witches, which make people fall into despair. He told Sasara she could save them if she became a magical girl. Sasara narrates that she couldn't avoid reacting to the word "save". Sasara wondered if she could save people like her father does. Sasara explains that her father is part of an emergency service team; a "Rescue Squad". She thinks her father's job is really cool. Her father also gave Sasara her favorite picture book: A story about a knight who defeats a dragon to save a village. Sasara still carries the book around everywhere. Sasara wanted to be like her father and the knight in her story and save people.

However, two days before she met Kyubey, Sasara was in a convenience store when a criminal came at her with a knife and took her hostage. Despite her desire to become a knight, Sasara was too terrified to do anything. She was ashamed and hated herself. The police arrested the criminal and Sasara was safe, but she still felt horrible. Thus when Kyubey made his offer Sasara accepted. She told him she wanted to become a knight, so she could protect and save people. She also wanted a stronger heart and stronger convictions. She asked if magical girls save people from witches. Kyubey told her it's just like what a knight would do. Sasara wishes to have the strength to become a knight. Kyubey told her a witch would be arriving soon, and Sasara says she'll take it down.

In the present, Sasara defeats the witch and rejoices. Kyubey praises her and says he was surprised she beat a witch so soon. Sasara narrates that she's living her fantasies and since that day she hunts witches and saves their victims. Sasara notes that there have been many incidents in [[Kamihama City]] lately and she senses witches everywhere, but she still fights on. During one incident, Kyubey tells her that fighting too many familiars on her own is dangerous, but Sasara says if she doesn't, then no-one else will. She calls herself the Knight that protects the people of Kamihama. Sasara narrates that even though she fights so many witches they keep coming. At some point, her feelings became tainted. Sasara wonders why she feels so empty when she became the person she wanted to be.

Sasara narrates that those cursed by a witch's kiss became unconcious and don't usually remember what happened. This means no-one will ever know she's helping people. Sasara tries to talk to the people she rescues, but none of them respond. Sasara wonders what she wants them to say, and think she just wants someone to appreciate her. Sasara wonders if she really wanted to become a knight. Suddenly Sasara wakes up from a nap. Kyubey asks her if she's tired of fighting. Sasara says she's fine, but think she's losing her way.

Sasara thinks she has to keep fighting, because otherwise she didn't have a reason to make a contract. One day, while in a barrier, Sasara tells Kyubey her father's job had to be different than this. Sasara says that maybe she just wanted people to praise and approve of her, just like how the knight in the picture book was thanked by the villagers. Sasara thought she could get over the people she helped not talking to her, but it's like she doesn't even exist. Kyubey says that she seems lost on the inside. Sasara asks if people are supposed to feel good when helping others. Kyubey says that is how the strong are made to help the weak, an instinct that ensures the collective survival of the species. Sasara asks if she was born with that instinct, but Kyubey admits he can never understand emotions.

Sasara asks if she was born like this, then why does she want to be recognized. She wonders if she's just a defective human. Suddenly a familiar attacks from above and Sasara moves to shield an unconscious victim. Sasara thinks it was her fault, because her heart was weak. She begs to at least let her save the victim. Suddenly Sasara is rescued by another magical girl. Kyubey introduces her as [[Asuka Tatsuki]]. Asuka says Sasara doesn't have to thank her, as she was hunting down a witch and saw Sasara by coincidence. She then abruptly leaves. Kyubey says that Asuka is always completely focused on her goal.

The victim's witch kiss disappeared after Sasara brought her out of the labyrinth. Kyubey says Asuka has defeated the witch. Sasara narrates that Kyubey told her a ridiculous story about Asuka. As Asuka was the first magical girl Sasara met, she wanted to meet with her again. The opportunity came when they met in another witch's barrier. Sasara tells Asuka she wanted to thank her. When Asuka says she doesn't need thanks, Sasara says she wanted to do it. Asuka gives an awkward you're welcome. The girls decide to hunt the witch together, but then they come across a room full of the witch's victims.

Asuka suggests they go find the witch, since they'll be saved if the witch is beaten. Sasara says something could happen to them. Asuka says they can come back if something happens, but the witch is the highest priority. Sasara says if they have to come back it will be too late. The girls begin to argue, but Kyubey says Asuka is right. Asuka says she will go deeper into barrier to confront the witch. Sasara says she has to help the victims. Asuka leaves, though Kyubey has to tell her the witch is not the way she's going. Kyubey tells Sasara Asuka has always been awkward like that. Sasara knows that everything is solved if the witch is beaten, but she can't leave the victims behind. Sasara thinks it's because she's a knight, she wants to save people, and she wants someone to thank her. Sasara wonders if she really is saving people to feel appreciated.

Sasara meets Asuka again on another day. They're attacked by familiars while innocent victims are trapped in the barrier. Sasara says they have to fight and protect the people at the same time. Asuka says that's what they have to do, insisting she's not heartless. Asuka admits she can't fight well defending someone, and Kyubey agrees that trying to fight while protecting other isn't safe. Asuka suddenly realizes the answer is simple. She asks Sasara to protect the victims while she fights the familiars - a division of roles. It proves to be a success. Sasara notes that Asuka is a natural at combat. Meanwhile, Sasara could focus on protecting the victims. All the feelings that pained her heart were gone.

After the witch is defeated, Kyubey says they made a pretty good team. Sasara thinks she moved differently than she used to, and the only things on her mind were "Protect" and "Help". Asuka tells Sasara that she made it looks easy. Sasara insists it was all Asuka. Asuka says she's come up with a great idea: Sasara won't be a magical girl anymore. Even Kyubey asks how this is possible. Asuka says she didn't say it right and asks to rephrase. Kyubey says it was a interesting notion, though Sasara calls it a shocking one. Asuka says what she really meant is that Sasara stops doing what magical girls usually do. Instead, she'll be a rescue and defense expert working with Asuka.

Asuka admits that she was a bit worried about her role division idea, but it turned out to be a successful strategy. She says she's in training to become the master of the Ryuushinbyu Naginata technique, and she's great at finding hidden talents. Kyubey says she's also great at being clumsy. Asuka tells him to shut up. She then tells Sasara she knows when she can trust someone to watch her back, and she knows when someone will be there when she needs them. She declares they will be a magical girl rescue squad, prompting Sasara to laugh. Asuka asks if she said something weird, but Sasara says it's a great idea.

Sasara narrates that they'll be first responders, with Sasara as the rescue and defense expert. Asuka wanted Sasara to become the kind of magical girl that Sasara always hoped for. Sasara says that was very convenient for this story, but she's fine because it's a story she's read many times. Sasara asks Asuka if she ever feels lonely as a magical girl. She tells Asuka that she's been fighting witches on her own, and the people she saves don't notice her. Sasara thinks she never imagined she could say something so embarrassing, but for some reason she feels she can say it freely.

Asuka says that she also feels lonely, but when she became a magical girl she promised to defeat the witches of the world and protect everyone's life. She just remembers the promise and fights. Sasara says that sounds like something Asuka would do. She thinks that Asuka is always straightforward and doesn't think about anything else. Sasara realizes she forgot something important: The knight in her picture book also helped people without thinking, just like Sasara's dad.

Sasara says that she just won't think anymore. Asuka tells her to forget she says anything, but Sasara says it feels really good. Sasara narrates that for now she'll be Asuka's partner. She hasn't met other magical girls yet, but she'll always be there to answer their distress calls as part of the rescue squad. Sasara narrates her and Asuka really do make a good team.

===Costume Stories===
====Winter Outfit====
Sasara and Asuka have defeated another Witch successfully. As the barrier dissipates and the two of them nullify their transformations, they congratulate each other on a job well done. Suddenly Sasara realizes how late it has gotten. She had wanted to go buy some new clothes and get everything ready for the plans she has tomorrow. Asuka says she can leave it to her but Sasara asks her if she even knows anything about fashion. Asuka calls her rude, although she admits it’s hard to convince her when all she ever sees her wear is her school uniform. Asuka promises to wow Sasara with her days of research.

The two head over to a fashion shop where Asuka diligently goes over every article of clothing in the shop. Sasara warns her the store is going to be closing soon but Asuka still hasn’t chosen between either pants or a skirt. Sasara can’t believe Asuka hasn’t even settled on that match and decides to just get the coat that she saw. This gives Asuka the inspiration she needed and she decides to put together an outfit centered around the coat that Sasara chose based on her budget. Sasara says ok so Asuka chooses a skirt to go with the slim coat to accentuate Sasara’s figure, then goes to find a good shirt to go with it. Sasara is impressed by Asuka’s knowledge as Asuka finishes coordinating an outfit.

Back home Sasara’s dad greets her as she walks through the door. Sasara explains she had gone shopping with a friend and asks her dad to wait while she tries the clothes on and models it for him. Her dad is really blown away by Sasara’s new look and asks if that’s what she’ll be wearing for their big plans tomorrow. Sasara sheepishly admits it is as her dad talks about how much he looks forward to spending the day with his daughter. Sasara also is looking forward to tomorrow.

==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 Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Cheese Panic!|Kamihama Cheese Panic!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Scattered Flowers Melancholy Chapter|The Flowers' Lament]] ''(Cameo)''
*[[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Story Warming Valentine ~Until your thoughts reach you~|Warming Valentine ~Until your thoughts reach you~]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Kawaii Collection|Kamihama Kawaii Collection]]
* [[Magia Record Story Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?|Where is Ashley Taylor's Japanese Horror!?]]

===Other Appearances===
Sasara appears in [[Felicia Mitsuki]]'s Side Story.

==Powers And Abilities==

Sasara has the ability of drawing attacks towards herself as a form of purposefully agitating her enemies, this is useful for redirecting attacks towards injured or troubled allies to keep them out of harm's way however she risks becoming overwhelmed if she uses this power too much. As a result, she takes more of a defensive position in combat than a offensive one as her capabilities to protect people are often better than what she could do whilst attacking.

Sasara has been shown to be rather talented with her rapier sword, being able to fence with it quite well. It turns out she can also summon magical copies of this rapier and send them towards her enemies to impale them, though this seems to be an ability of many magical girls as they are able to duplicate their weapons numerous times within the limits of their own magic.


==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "beauty" (美) and "calm" (凪) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [https://ameblo.jp/toru-zone/ Kei Toru].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sasara 2 star.png|Magia Record Two Star card
File:Sasara 3 star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:Sasara 4 star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Mini 300400 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Sasara PM.png
File:Sasara School.png
File:Sasara valentine 2020.png|Valentine's outfit
File:Sasara Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Sasara 01.jpg
File:Sasara 02.jpg
File:Sasara 03.jpg
File:Sasara 04.jpg
File:101802 manypuela.jpg
File:Memoria 1457.jpg
File:Memoria 1564.jpg
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201086%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Following in Father's Footsteps''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Endure (Single / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Endure (Single / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Sasara Minagi** As a child, she watched her father as he put his life on the line to save others. He looked like a brave knight in a picture book. That admiration transformed into a desire to be just like him.
|style="width:25%;"|命をかけて人を守る。彼女はそんな父の背中を小さな頃から見続けてきた。父は本で読んだ“騎士”の様で、憧れの存在だった。憧れは夢へと変わり、父の様になりたいと思うようになる。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1457 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''How About Delicious Chocolate?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IV] & Defense UP [III] & Regenerate HP [IV] (Self / 3 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [V] & Defense UP [IV] & Regenerate HP [V] (Self / 3 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"Oh, what cute customers! Are you elementary school students?"
"You came to see us because of the flyers! They were worth making!"
"Thank you for coming. Yes, please have some chocolate!
It's absolutely delicious, so why not take a bite?"
|style="width:25%;"|「あ、可愛いお客さん！小学生かな？」
「チラシを見て来てくださったんですね！作った甲斐がありました！」
「来てくれてありがとう。はい、チョコをどうぞ！
絶対美味しいから、一口食べてみて？」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1564 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Popular from the Start''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Defense DOWN [V] (Single / 1T) & Magia Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Defense DOWN [VI] (Single / 1T) & Magia Damage UP [VII] (Self / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 10 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|A cute girl that looks very similar to a certain person that everyone knows.
Where did this child come from? The child from the rumors?
I can’t stop my interest in you from pouring out, what do you like about your home?
The girl smiles at the surrounding crowd, can she make 100 friends?
|style="width:25%;"|みんなが知ってるあの人に、とっても似ている可愛い少女
この子はどこの子？うわさの子？
お家のことや好きなこと、飛び出す興味が止まらない
賑わう様子に少女もにっこり、友だち100人できるかな？
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:sasara_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''So Busy After School!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack DOWN [V] (Single enemy / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [VI] (Single enemy / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Student council calls after badminton club is over! But first...a little break. Sasara Minagi has a lot of things to do after school. Not to mention her Magical Girl missions!
|style="width:25%;"|バドミントン部の練習が終わったら生徒会の仕事！ …でも、その前にちょっと一休み。
美凪ささらの放課後はまだまだこれから。 だって、魔法少女としての使命もあるのだから。
|}

==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=lv6ln92c3-I Recording of Sasara's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXMf5nd934k Recording of Sasara's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Sasara's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b5odybxr78 Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45hhEaxbEM Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ov_vhExZ4o Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/4uBpTFxzU1A Recording of Sasara's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZIUWOT_lAA Recording of Sasara's Winter Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPQDx2uHsE Recording of Sasara's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]

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

Shizuku Hozumi

2021-09-10T08:33:43Z

Espeon: /* Powers and Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Shizuku Hozumi
|image=[[File:shizuku_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 保澄雫 (Hozumi Shizuku)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%83%E7%80%AC%E5%BD%A9%E5%A4%8F Ayaka Nanase]
|id=3007
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 16
* '''Height:''' 161cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Purple
* '''Hair colour:''' Lavender
* '''Origins:''' Sankyo Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Purple eye-shaped oval (left side of torso)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakram Chakrams]
* '''Wish:''' "I want to see him...! Take me to where he is right this instant!!" (In reference to a boy she was close to who was in an accident.)
* '''Ability:''' Join spaces
* '''Witch form:''' Vayu
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''School:''' Sankyoin Educational Academy, Tenth Grade

==Game Info==
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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
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|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★2 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Attack
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
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|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3122
|style="width:25%;"|1300
|style="width:25%;"|1006
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|9990
|style="width:25%;"|4160
|style="width:25%;"|3219
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|12658
|style="width:25%;"|5270
|style="width:25%;"|4080
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|16657
|style="width:25%;"|6930
|style="width:25%;"|5367
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|20660
|style="width:25%;"|8600
|style="width:25%;"|6664
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|24448
|style="width:25%;"|9813
|style="width:25%;"|8312
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
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|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I'll Bridge the Gap''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage UP [III] & Chase [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage UP [V] & Chase [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage UP [VII] & Chase [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage UP [IX] & Chase [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Myriad Meese''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage Two Random Enemies [I] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage Two Random Enemies [III] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage Four Random Enemies [V] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage Four Random Enemies [VII] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Vayu''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Five Random Enemies [IX] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T)
|}
|}

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!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
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!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
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|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
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<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [II] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
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|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|charge Disc Damage Up [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [III]
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|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Critical Hit [II]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Chase [VI]
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|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Guaranteed Evade (Self / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who wanders about trying to find a place where she belongs. Unable to figure out what she likes, what she hopes to be, or even her own identity, she is always in a state of anxiety. Like the cafe her family runs, she is calm and quiet.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of [[wikt:瘋癲#Japanese|fūten]]<ref name = "Fūten"> Both of the nature and form of her Doppel are pronounced "Futen". The Japanese spelling of the former is フーテン, the latter is 風天. </ref>. Its form is [[wikipedia:Vayu#Buddhism|devata of wind]]<ref name = "Fūten"/>. The master of this emotion is disappointed in her Doppel’s ability, which, much like herself, ultimately cannot cross the sea no matter how fast it sprints about.
This Doppel can swiftly reduce anything its feet touches to an arid, weathered state, but if it stays still, it too will sink into the desert ground it produces. Thus, it’s forced to constantly run around. It always runs around as fast as the wind as a result, but it’s unable to fly. When this Doppel appears, its master also sprints off along with it, but the weathered footprints left in their wake apparently make it very easy to track them down.

{{Reflist}}

===Side Story===
The story begins with Shizuku's friends showing her something. Shizuku narrates that no-one bullies her and she has a good life. However, when she hangs out with her friends, she feels like she's not herself. For reasons she can't understand, she's disgusted when they say her name. She doesn't have an issue with her friends or family, but she feels unsteady. When people ask her what her future plans are, she never knows what to say. She feels like her future is covered in a fog.

However, there's one thing that makes Shizuku feel like herself. When she returns home that day, she finds waiting for her "Fūten no onī-san", or Fūnī for short. Fūnī shows her pictures of a small island called Aoshima. Shizuku narrates that Fūnī likes to travel Japan and overseas, and is looking for a place to belong. Shizuku feels better when she's with him and wonders if he's looking for a place to find his footing also. She feels like she can't tell him about her feelings, but just knowing more about him is enough for her.

Fūnī tells Shizuku that he wishes he could keep coming to her family's cafe forever. He asks if she'll inherit the place in the future. Shizuku says she doesn't know, and Fūnī invites her to search with him for a place they can spend their lives together. Shizuku is very happy to hear this, believing that at the very least she wouldn't be alone with him. However, one day she gets a phone call saying that a "Kasugai" was in an accident and that she was his only contact. Realizing that something happened to Fūnī, Shizuku wants to rush to his side. However, her parents refuse to help, pointing out they aren't even related. Shizuku says she doesn't want to be alone. Later, [[Kyubey]] appears before Shizuku and offers her a contract.

Shizuku wish is "I want to see him...! Take me to where he is right this instant!!" Shizuku suddenly appears in a hospital and sees Fūnī lying in a bed. Fūnī thinks it must be a dream, and is being shown what he wants to see in his final moments. Shizuku says it isn't a dream, and Fūnī says he can rest in peace. Shizuku begs him to open his eyes, saying she made a promise with him to find the place where they belong. Fūnī thanks Shizuku and dies. Shizuku calls his name and says he lied to her while begging not to be left alone. Shizuku narrates that lives seem long until a crisis shows that it's as fragile as paper. She doesn't know how long she'll live, but she'll find a place to belong.

Shizuku arrives at a beautiful place that she wanted to show Fūnī. However, it's not the place she's looking for. Shizuku narrates that when she became a magical girl, she received the power to "connect spaces". She can travel all over the world, though her power does have some sort of limitation. Shizuku has used her power to see villages and countries around the world, just like Fūnī did. However, she still hasn't found a place to belong, and thinks she has to do so before she dies.

Shizuku talks to an unknown figure, who pays her. The figure invites her to join her group, but Shizuku has no interest. When the figure leaves, [[Yachiyo Nanami]] appears and asks Shizuku who she is. Yachiyo is with [[Tsuruno Yui]] and [[Iroha Tamaki]], who introduce themselves. Yachiyo asks what relationship Shizuku has to the magical girl she spoke to. Shizuku says she's being payed to connect places together, but doesn't know why or what the group's plans are. (It's implied the group is [[Wings of Magius]].) Yachiyo says she shouldn't let people she doesn't know use her power, and asks what Shizuku would do if her powers cause a disaster. Shizuku says she needs the money to find the place where she belongs.

Iroha invites Shizuku to talk more at their house. When they arrive, Yachiyo says if she gets more people it will start feeling cramped. [[Felicia Mitsuki]] and [[Sana Futaba]] are waiting at the house to introduce themselves. Tsuruno invites Shizuku for dinner. Felicia and Tsuruno get into antics, which prompts Yachiyo to say it can be hard to relax. Shizuku says it's fine. At dinner, Iroha says that when she eats food with everyone it feels like she can find a place where she can belong. Shizuku finds the food is delicious.

Afterward, Iroha invites Shizuku to stay the night. Yachiyo says Shizuku's parents might be worried, but Shizuku says they won't be because they don't say anything to her anymore. Felicia and Tsuruno get into an argument over grapes that Sana accidentally ate. Iroha tries to play peacemaker, while Yachiyo apologizes for the girls' antics. Shizuku says it's like a family, and Yachiyo agrees. Yachiyo says that since they're magical girls, the only way to live is by coming together since they all share the same fate. Shizuku thinks Yachiyo means they will all die someday. Yachiyo says that Iroha must feel the same, since she invited Shizuku to their house. Shizuku says that the other girls have found their place to belong. Yachiyo invites Shizuku to stay as long as she wants. Shizuku wonders if this is what she was looking for.

Shizuku thinks that this house is where the other girls belong, but she realizes the place she belonged was with Fūnī. Shizuku starts crying, suddenly understanding the meaning of Fūnī's last words. The next day, she goes back to the unknown magical girl and does another job for them. Shizuku then asks what she's trying to do with her power. The other magical girl says Shizuku agreed to not ask questions. Shizuku says it's fine because she's terminating their agreement. She wonders if she can stay at Yachiyo's house and returns there.

When she arrives, Shizuku finds the house is empty. She looks around at the plates each girl has, the toothbrushes next to the bathroom sink, and a picture on top of a cabinet. She thinks those are the bonds the five girls formed over time, and the house is overflowing with care. Shizuku hears the girls return and overhears them in conversation. Shizuku realizes that the place where they belong isn't her own, and feels like if she increases the number by one it will make the house cramped. She quietly bids the girls goodbye and departs unseen.

It turns out Yachiyo got a cake for Shizuku and the girls were going to hold her a welcome party. The girls prepare and wait for Shizuku to arrive at the house, but she doesn't come. Yachiyo feels that Shizuku is in constant danger, as if she'll disappear if you take her eyes off her. She then announces that Shizuku might not be coming back. She admits she should have seen it coming. Shizuku returns to the unknown magical girl and asks for another assignment. When the magical girl asks why she came back, Shizuku says "their" picture was complete with five people. Shziuku claims she has to keep searching for the place where she belongs.

The magical girl has no idea what Shizuku is talking about, but is happy for her continued service. She says she'll contact Shizuku when the time comes. Shizuku mentally apologizes to Yachiyo. She thinks her actions will cause a disaster, but isn't prepared to take responsibility. She feels that even now she's walking on unstable ground, leaving her unprepared. She wonders if she'll find solid ground, the place where she belongs.

<references/>

===Costume Stories===
====Halloween Costume====
Shizuku was visiting [[Ryo Midori]] and [[Ikumi Makino]] at Ikumi’s maid café. She had asked them to meet her there so she could go through Ryo’s laptop and see all the Halloween photos that Ryo took last year. Ayaka was too busy to research costumes for an event that she and [[Seika Kumi]] were doing and had asked Shizuku to do it as a favor. The kind of costumes that Ayaka was looking for was “something that’ll make them smile uncontrollably, clothes that’ll brighten the whole place up”. Ikumi naturally suggested they go with maid outfits since they always brighten up her café but Shizuku just stares at her. Putting on a pouting face at first, Ikumi grabs Shizuku by the arm and takes her to the back of house to try on a maid outfit. After awhile of trying on the outfit, Shizuku changes back into her regular clothes. As nice as they are, she thinks maid outfits would be too cute for the manzai sketch that Ayaka and Seika are going to do. Ryo gets a good laugh out of seeing Shizuku try to resist Ikumi and thought that Shizuku’s pose made for a good laugh. Hearing her talk about how the movement and pose in the photo were what was so funny, Shizuku asks Ryo to show her again the photo of the Halloween outfits that the Mitakihara Magical Girls were wearing. Shizuku points to two of the outfits and says they’re perfect. She can just imagine Ayaka and Seika wearing the outfits and brightening up the stage as they move around in them. Ryo is glad that Shizuku found something she liked and asked if they can come over that day and take a picture. Shizuku says they’re more than welcome to.

The day of the event arrives and Ayaka puts on her big event with Ryo and Ikumi making it to the show. Ayaka asks if they enjoyed the show as Ikumi politely tells her they did. Ryo asks if she can get their picture and both Shizuku and Ayaka pose for the shot. Ryo says she doesn’t know anything about comedy, but she does know the two of them have very happy faces.

====Valentine Outfit====

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Wings in the Wind|Wings in the Wind]]
*[[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 Will You Smile? Halloween Live Show!|Will You Smile? Halloween Live Show!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Sentimental Gaze|Sentimental Gaze]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
Shizuku appears in Madoka's side story. Madoka and Homura help her out when she uses up too much magic.

Shizuku appears in [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s side story. Mitama and Ayaka are determining the next place she'll visit by throwing darts at a map.

She also appears as a relatively significant role in both [[Yuma Chitose in Magia Record|Yuma Chitose's]] and [[Kirika Kure in Magia Record|Kirika Kure's]] side stories.

==Powers and Abilities==
Shizuku does possess the ability to teleport and to some degree can determine the location she can go to as long as it isn't too far from the place she was first located at before teleporting. The further the distance is however, the less likely it is Shizuku will be able to land on that exact spot. Her teleportation seems to also be utilised through the form of portals as she can link two areas together between them if she wishes to, allowing for ease of access. These portals can also be used by other magical girls and humans as her portals were utilised by the Wings Of The Magius at one point in time.

Shizuku can also use her teleportation ability within combat to confuse her enemy or to avoid attacks coming at her as she can attack enemies with her chakrams from multiple angles in a short span of time by using this ability. Her chakrams also can be thrown on their own to attack enemies at a further distance though this isn't always reliable.

When her soul gem turns fully black, she can call upon her doppel, Vayu which appears to have the ability to create strong, humid air currents and storms which leave Shizuku's foes in a withered, arid state. The doppel can also move at very high speeds once it gets itself going, allowing Shizuku to escape from danger if necessary but ultimately she doesn't find it reliable either because it is always very agile and can easily carry her off if she doesn't control it well enough.

<references/>

==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "keep" (保) and "clear"(澄), respectively.
* The character in her first name means "(water) drop" (雫).
* Her doppel name, Vayu, is based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayu Hindu god of the same name], god of the winds and breath frequently depicted riding a gazelle mount.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi]
* Shizuku's halloween outfit is the same as the one Mami wears in this promotional [[https://images.puella-magi.net/6/60/Holy_quintet_halloween_3.png?20191029202104 image]].
* Manzai is a traditional stand-up comedy act involving a duo - a tsukkomi (straight man) and boke (funny man). They tell jokes that involve misunderstandings, puns, and other odd gags that you often see Ayaka throw out.
* Her doppel nature, fūten means the vagabond. This phrase is made famous by Tora-san the fūten (the vagabond Tora), the protagonist of Japanese comedy film series [[wikipedia:Otoko wa Tsurai yo|''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'']]. The "Tora" in his name means tiger, and he travels from place to place with only his small traveling suitcase. The design of the Doppel may be a reference to it.
** Also, the actor who played him, Kiyoshi Atsumi, [https://www.ozorabunko.jp/books/other/fu-ten/ composed haiku poems] with the pen name "風天 (fūten, the devata of wind)".

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Shizuku 2 star.png|Magia Record Two Star card
File:Shizuku 3 star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:Shizuku 4 star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Card 30075 c.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 300700 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 300701 s.png|In-battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Doppel 300700 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Shizuku doppel card.png
File:61680 shizuku doppel.jpg
File:Shizuku PM.png
File:Shizuku School.png
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Shadow).png
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Silhouette).png
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Black Feather).png
File:Shizuku Halloween costume.png|Halloween 2019
File:Shizuku Valentine.png
File:Shizuku Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Shizuku 01.jpg
File:Shizuku 02.jpg
File:Shizuku 03.jpg
File:Shizuku 04.jpg
File:mitama_ayaka_shizuku_memoria_full.jpg
File:Memoria_1279.jpg
File:memoria_1280_3.jpg
File:Memoria 1414.jpg
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:4 Mami re-appearance 6.png|Anime Episode 13
File:Memoria 1566.jpg
File:Memoria 1597 4.jpg
File:102803 shizuku puzzle.jpg
File:S2E6 shizuku Hozumi 0.5.PNG
File:S2E6 Shizuku Hozumi.JPG|In Episode 19
File:S2E6 Shizuku Hozumi 2.PNG
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201089%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Behind the Gleam''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Critical '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Critical
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Shizuku Hozumi** There is a girl who helps out at an old fashioned coffee shop where the sun lights up the room and the young and old alike gather. With her calm aura she fits the atmosphere well, but if you watch her closely, you might notice her making a melancholy expression...
|style="width:25%;"|日当たりが良く、客層も幅広い昔ながらの喫茶店。 
そこでお手伝いをしている女の子は、 
とても落ち着いていて、お店の雰囲気とも合っている。 
そんな彼女だが、どこか寂しそうな顔をすることも、しばしば見られる。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1414 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''An Exceptional Stage''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Chase [IX] & Endure (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I noticed it when we were on the stage.
Ayaka was next to me, and there's no time to lose with a lot of customers in front of us.
I'm prepared to make up my mind and do my best to respond.
"It's completely messed up! A werewolf that transforms when it looks at the sun!!"
|style="width:25%;"|気づくと舞台の上だった
隣にはあやかがいて、目の前にはたくさんのお客さんたち
迷っている暇はない。覚悟を決めて、私も精一杯応えよう
「めちゃくちゃだよ！太陽見つめて変身しちゃう狼男か!!」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:shizuku_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Foreign Land''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Fog Edge [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Fog Edge [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Nothing feels right, not at my house, my school, the town... No matter where I walk, who I talk with, I feel like I'm shrouded in a thin film keeping me from fitting into the rest of the world...I wonder if he felt the same way, trying to find where he belongs. I too must find where I belong, someday...
|style="width:25%;"|「学校も家もこの町も、上手く言えないけど、どこかしっくりこない。誰かと接しても、どこを歩いても、自分の周りに薄い皮膜のようなものがあって、馴染み切れない・・・。あの人もこんな気持ちで、自分の居場所を探していたのかな。私も見つけないと・・・いつか、きっと・・・」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1566_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Light to Move Forward Without Hesitation''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [II] & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [II] (All / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|You can hear the footsteps of a Goodbye approaching closer, but whenever I look back my arm is pulled forward.
Even if the future is dark, it’s ok if you look forward
Beyond that, I’m sure you will find everyone’s precious smiling faces.
As long as you don’t lose sight of that, then you can move forward without hesitation.
|style="width:25%;"|さよならは足音を立てて近づいてきて、振り返れば腕を引かれてしまう
たとえ向かう先が暗闇だとしても、前を向いて進めば平気
その先に、きっと大切なみんなの笑顔があるから
それさえ見失わなければ、私はもう迷わずに歩いて行ける
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1279_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Parting Ways''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Counter [V] & Attack UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Counter & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|We wished for hope, and that hope was used against us. We won’t let this go quietly. This is unforgivable and now we’re baring our fangs. We very well may regret this deeply soon, but we won’t ever regret this moment.
|style="width:25%;"|希望を願ったから、その希望を利用されたから、目を瞑れなかった。
許せなかったから、静かに牙を剥くことにした
きっと近いうちに、悔しさで胸が詰まるかもしれない
その時は恨むけど、今日のこの一瞬は決して後悔しないだろう
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1597 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Plan Is A Sweet Taste''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Damage Cut [II] (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"| "A spot that raises the mood at once when handing out chocolate.
However, there are many in Kamihama. Among them, the standard one is the radio tower in Chuo Ward. The observatory after having fun at the shopping mall below is the best to finish off, especially for elementary school students who can't go out until night.”
|style="width:25%;"|「チョコレートを渡す時、一気にムードを高めてくれるようなスポット
が神浜には沢山ある。その中でも定番なのは中央区にある電波塔。下に
あるショッピングモールで楽しんだあとの展望台は、締めくくりには最
高で、特に夜まで出歩けない小学生には最初のチャレンジにオススメだ」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:mitama_ayaka_shizuku_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Shizuku's Next Destination''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Charm Edge [I] (Single / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Charm Edge [II] (Single / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Ayaka: "Nailed it! Let’s see where the dart landed! It’s none other than...!” Mitama: "The Osorezan Mountains! This may be the place you were looking for, Shizuku." Shizuku: "Umm, I went there a long time ago. It didn't feel right..." Ayaka: "That’s our Shizuku! It’s like you’ve already caught every fish in the sea!"
|style="width:25%;"|あやか「きまったーッ!!今回ダーツが当ったのは、なななんとぉッ！」
みたま「恐山ねぇ～。ここが雫ちゃんの探し求めている場所かもっ」
雫「あの…だいぶ前に行ってきたけど、ここも違う気がして…」
あやか「さすが雫ちゃん！まるで沈めて３日目の地引き網だよ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1280_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''That Which Connects Us''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Curse (One / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Curse (One / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns''' Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The fate of Magical Girls can consume them at any time. It can suppress them, drown them, or drag them down into an invisible pool of darkness… One of them panics alone, because she cannot clearly envision a place where she truly belongs.
|style="width:25%;"|魔法少女の宿命は、いつでも彼女たちを呑み込むことができる押さえ付けて溺れさせて、見えない闇の淵に引きずり混んで...鮮明に浮かぶ光景は、激しく離れがたく縋り付きたい場所それがないから、彼女はひとり焦り続ける
|}

==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=FPp440a0S0Q Recording of Shizuku's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYWmsV3TXN8 Recording of Shizuku's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUaZ8TUKIYE Recording of Shizuku's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Shizuku's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg4P3pYUmms Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kIjwTQsxD8 Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5GE8XY158g Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/2nCroqhRZL0 Recording of Shizuku's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcBtQyQPEA8 Recording of Shizuku's Halloween Costume Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3sMl2DL4LI Recording of Shizuku's Halloween Costume Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OR-rYu93aU Recording of Shizuku's Valentine Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueukd01mlRE Recording of Shizuku's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX5sae-VsMI Recording of Shizuku's Halloween Costume Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Shizuku Hozumi

2021-09-10T08:31:24Z

Espeon: /* Abilities */

{{Infobox_character
|name=Shizuku Hozumi
|image=[[File:shizuku_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 保澄雫 (Hozumi Shizuku)
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%83%E7%80%AC%E5%BD%A9%E5%A4%8F Ayaka Nanase]
|id=3007
}}

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

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 16
* '''Height:''' 161cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Purple
* '''Hair colour:''' Lavender
* '''Origins:''' Sankyo Ward

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Purple eye-shaped oval (left side of torso)
* '''Weapon:''' [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakram Chakrams]
* '''Wish:''' "I want to see him...! Take me to where he is right this instant!!" (In reference to a boy she was close to who was in an accident.)
* '''Ability:''' Join spaces
* '''Witch form:''' Vayu
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''School:''' Sankyoin Educational Academy, Tenth Grade

==Game Info==
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Stats, Connect, Magia Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:25%;"|'''Rarity'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Final Lv'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Type'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''Attribute'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|★2 → ★5
|style="width:25%;"|100
|style="width:25%;"|Attack
|style="width:25%;"|[[File:attribute light.png]]
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''STATS'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:25%;"|'''DEF'''
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Initial'''
|style="width:25%;"|3122
|style="width:25%;"|1300
|style="width:25%;"|1006
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|9990
|style="width:25%;"|4160
|style="width:25%;"|3219
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|12658
|style="width:25%;"|5270
|style="width:25%;"|4080
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|16657
|style="width:25%;"|6930
|style="width:25%;"|5367
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|20660
|style="width:25%;"|8600
|style="width:25%;"|6664
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max SE'''
|style="width:25%;"|24448
|style="width:25%;"|9813
|style="width:25%;"|8312
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Disks'''
|-
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk accele.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk blast vertical.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|style="width:20%;"|[[File:disk charge.png]]
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''I'll Bridge the Gap''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage UP [III] & Chase [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage UP [V] & Chase [V]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage UP [VII] & Chase [VII]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage UP [IX] & Chase [IX]
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Myriad Meese''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: Damage Two Random Enemies [I] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★3: Damage Two Random Enemies [III] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage Four Random Enemies [V] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage Four Random Enemies [VII] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Vayu''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage Five Random Enemies [IX] & Probability Critical (All / 3 T) & Attack UP (Self / 3T)
|}
|}

{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; padding:10px;|Spirit Enhancement Data
|-
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|

<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="7"|'''Max Stat Bonuses'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|
|style="width:15%;"|'''HP'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''ATK'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''DEF'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Accele'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Blast'''
|style="width:15%;"|'''Charge'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|2★
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+2%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|3★
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+3%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|4★
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+8%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+4%
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|5★
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+7%
|-
|style="width:10%;"|SE
|style="width:15%;"|+6%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+5%
|style="width:15%;"|+13%
|style="width:15%;"|+9%
|style="width:15%;"|+15%
|}
<onlyinclude>{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
!colspan="5"|Spirit Enhancement
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [II] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Doppel Damage UP [I] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|charge Disc Damage Up [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Accele MP Gain UP [III]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Critical Hit [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Chase [VI]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Chance to Evade [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Magia Damage UP [II]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|'''Active Ability:''' Guaranteed Evade (Self / 1T) [''CD: 10 turns'']
|}
|}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who wanders about trying to find a place where she belongs. Unable to figure out what she likes, what she hopes to be, or even her own identity, she is always in a state of anxiety. Like the cafe her family runs, she is calm and quiet.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of [[wikt:瘋癲#Japanese|fūten]]<ref name = "Fūten"> Both of the nature and form of her Doppel are pronounced "Futen". The Japanese spelling of the former is フーテン, the latter is 風天. </ref>. Its form is [[wikipedia:Vayu#Buddhism|devata of wind]]<ref name = "Fūten"/>. The master of this emotion is disappointed in her Doppel’s ability, which, much like herself, ultimately cannot cross the sea no matter how fast it sprints about.
This Doppel can swiftly reduce anything its feet touches to an arid, weathered state, but if it stays still, it too will sink into the desert ground it produces. Thus, it’s forced to constantly run around. It always runs around as fast as the wind as a result, but it’s unable to fly. When this Doppel appears, its master also sprints off along with it, but the weathered footprints left in their wake apparently make it very easy to track them down.

{{Reflist}}

===Side Story===
The story begins with Shizuku's friends showing her something. Shizuku narrates that no-one bullies her and she has a good life. However, when she hangs out with her friends, she feels like she's not herself. For reasons she can't understand, she's disgusted when they say her name. She doesn't have an issue with her friends or family, but she feels unsteady. When people ask her what her future plans are, she never knows what to say. She feels like her future is covered in a fog.

However, there's one thing that makes Shizuku feel like herself. When she returns home that day, she finds waiting for her "Fūten no onī-san", or Fūnī for short. Fūnī shows her pictures of a small island called Aoshima. Shizuku narrates that Fūnī likes to travel Japan and overseas, and is looking for a place to belong. Shizuku feels better when she's with him and wonders if he's looking for a place to find his footing also. She feels like she can't tell him about her feelings, but just knowing more about him is enough for her.

Fūnī tells Shizuku that he wishes he could keep coming to her family's cafe forever. He asks if she'll inherit the place in the future. Shizuku says she doesn't know, and Fūnī invites her to search with him for a place they can spend their lives together. Shizuku is very happy to hear this, believing that at the very least she wouldn't be alone with him. However, one day she gets a phone call saying that a "Kasugai" was in an accident and that she was his only contact. Realizing that something happened to Fūnī, Shizuku wants to rush to his side. However, her parents refuse to help, pointing out they aren't even related. Shizuku says she doesn't want to be alone. Later, [[Kyubey]] appears before Shizuku and offers her a contract.

Shizuku wish is "I want to see him...! Take me to where he is right this instant!!" Shizuku suddenly appears in a hospital and sees Fūnī lying in a bed. Fūnī thinks it must be a dream, and is being shown what he wants to see in his final moments. Shizuku says it isn't a dream, and Fūnī says he can rest in peace. Shizuku begs him to open his eyes, saying she made a promise with him to find the place where they belong. Fūnī thanks Shizuku and dies. Shizuku calls his name and says he lied to her while begging not to be left alone. Shizuku narrates that lives seem long until a crisis shows that it's as fragile as paper. She doesn't know how long she'll live, but she'll find a place to belong.

Shizuku arrives at a beautiful place that she wanted to show Fūnī. However, it's not the place she's looking for. Shizuku narrates that when she became a magical girl, she received the power to "connect spaces". She can travel all over the world, though her power does have some sort of limitation. Shizuku has used her power to see villages and countries around the world, just like Fūnī did. However, she still hasn't found a place to belong, and thinks she has to do so before she dies.

Shizuku talks to an unknown figure, who pays her. The figure invites her to join her group, but Shizuku has no interest. When the figure leaves, [[Yachiyo Nanami]] appears and asks Shizuku who she is. Yachiyo is with [[Tsuruno Yui]] and [[Iroha Tamaki]], who introduce themselves. Yachiyo asks what relationship Shizuku has to the magical girl she spoke to. Shizuku says she's being payed to connect places together, but doesn't know why or what the group's plans are. (It's implied the group is [[Wings of Magius]].) Yachiyo says she shouldn't let people she doesn't know use her power, and asks what Shizuku would do if her powers cause a disaster. Shizuku says she needs the money to find the place where she belongs.

Iroha invites Shizuku to talk more at their house. When they arrive, Yachiyo says if she gets more people it will start feeling cramped. [[Felicia Mitsuki]] and [[Sana Futaba]] are waiting at the house to introduce themselves. Tsuruno invites Shizuku for dinner. Felicia and Tsuruno get into antics, which prompts Yachiyo to say it can be hard to relax. Shizuku says it's fine. At dinner, Iroha says that when she eats food with everyone it feels like she can find a place where she can belong. Shizuku finds the food is delicious.

Afterward, Iroha invites Shizuku to stay the night. Yachiyo says Shizuku's parents might be worried, but Shizuku says they won't be because they don't say anything to her anymore. Felicia and Tsuruno get into an argument over grapes that Sana accidentally ate. Iroha tries to play peacemaker, while Yachiyo apologizes for the girls' antics. Shizuku says it's like a family, and Yachiyo agrees. Yachiyo says that since they're magical girls, the only way to live is by coming together since they all share the same fate. Shizuku thinks Yachiyo means they will all die someday. Yachiyo says that Iroha must feel the same, since she invited Shizuku to their house. Shizuku says that the other girls have found their place to belong. Yachiyo invites Shizuku to stay as long as she wants. Shizuku wonders if this is what she was looking for.

Shizuku thinks that this house is where the other girls belong, but she realizes the place she belonged was with Fūnī. Shizuku starts crying, suddenly understanding the meaning of Fūnī's last words. The next day, she goes back to the unknown magical girl and does another job for them. Shizuku then asks what she's trying to do with her power. The other magical girl says Shizuku agreed to not ask questions. Shizuku says it's fine because she's terminating their agreement. She wonders if she can stay at Yachiyo's house and returns there.

When she arrives, Shizuku finds the house is empty. She looks around at the plates each girl has, the toothbrushes next to the bathroom sink, and a picture on top of a cabinet. She thinks those are the bonds the five girls formed over time, and the house is overflowing with care. Shizuku hears the girls return and overhears them in conversation. Shizuku realizes that the place where they belong isn't her own, and feels like if she increases the number by one it will make the house cramped. She quietly bids the girls goodbye and departs unseen.

It turns out Yachiyo got a cake for Shizuku and the girls were going to hold her a welcome party. The girls prepare and wait for Shizuku to arrive at the house, but she doesn't come. Yachiyo feels that Shizuku is in constant danger, as if she'll disappear if you take her eyes off her. She then announces that Shizuku might not be coming back. She admits she should have seen it coming. Shizuku returns to the unknown magical girl and asks for another assignment. When the magical girl asks why she came back, Shizuku says "their" picture was complete with five people. Shziuku claims she has to keep searching for the place where she belongs.

The magical girl has no idea what Shizuku is talking about, but is happy for her continued service. She says she'll contact Shizuku when the time comes. Shizuku mentally apologizes to Yachiyo. She thinks her actions will cause a disaster, but isn't prepared to take responsibility. She feels that even now she's walking on unstable ground, leaving her unprepared. She wonders if she'll find solid ground, the place where she belongs.

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===Costume Stories===
====Halloween Costume====
Shizuku was visiting [[Ryo Midori]] and [[Ikumi Makino]] at Ikumi’s maid café. She had asked them to meet her there so she could go through Ryo’s laptop and see all the Halloween photos that Ryo took last year. Ayaka was too busy to research costumes for an event that she and [[Seika Kumi]] were doing and had asked Shizuku to do it as a favor. The kind of costumes that Ayaka was looking for was “something that’ll make them smile uncontrollably, clothes that’ll brighten the whole place up”. Ikumi naturally suggested they go with maid outfits since they always brighten up her café but Shizuku just stares at her. Putting on a pouting face at first, Ikumi grabs Shizuku by the arm and takes her to the back of house to try on a maid outfit. After awhile of trying on the outfit, Shizuku changes back into her regular clothes. As nice as they are, she thinks maid outfits would be too cute for the manzai sketch that Ayaka and Seika are going to do. Ryo gets a good laugh out of seeing Shizuku try to resist Ikumi and thought that Shizuku’s pose made for a good laugh. Hearing her talk about how the movement and pose in the photo were what was so funny, Shizuku asks Ryo to show her again the photo of the Halloween outfits that the Mitakihara Magical Girls were wearing. Shizuku points to two of the outfits and says they’re perfect. She can just imagine Ayaka and Seika wearing the outfits and brightening up the stage as they move around in them. Ryo is glad that Shizuku found something she liked and asked if they can come over that day and take a picture. Shizuku says they’re more than welcome to.

The day of the event arrives and Ayaka puts on her big event with Ryo and Ikumi making it to the show. Ayaka asks if they enjoyed the show as Ikumi politely tells her they did. Ryo asks if she can get their picture and both Shizuku and Ayaka pose for the shot. Ryo says she doesn’t know anything about comedy, but she does know the two of them have very happy faces.

====Valentine Outfit====

==Event Appearances==
*[[Magia Record Story Happy New Year at the Mizuna Shrine!|New Year’s at Mizuna Shrine]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Wings in the Wind|Wings in the Wind]]
*[[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 Will You Smile? Halloween Live Show!|Will You Smile? Halloween Live Show!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Sentimental Gaze|Sentimental Gaze]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Armageddon|Kamihama Armageddon]]

===Other Appearances===
Shizuku appears in Madoka's side story. Madoka and Homura help her out when she uses up too much magic.

Shizuku appears in [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s side story. Mitama and Ayaka are determining the next place she'll visit by throwing darts at a map.

She also appears as a relatively significant role in both [[Yuma Chitose in Magia Record|Yuma Chitose's]] and [[Kirika Kure in Magia Record|Kirika Kure's]] side stories.

==Powers and Abilities==
Shizuku does possess the ability to teleport and to some degree can determine the location she can go to as long as it isn't too far from the place she was first located at before teleporting. The further the distance is however, the less likely it is Shizuku will be able to land on that exact spot. Her teleportation seems to also be utilised through the form of portals as she can link two areas together between them if she wishes to, allowing for ease of access. These portals can also be used by other magical girls and humans as her portals were utilised by the Wings Of The Magius at one point in time.

Shizuku can also use her teleportation ability within combat to confuse her enemy or to avoid attacks coming at her as she can attack enemies with her chakrams from multiple angles in a short span of time by using this ability. Her chakrams also can be thrown on their own to attack enemies at a further distance though this isn't always reliable.

When her soul gem turns fully black, she can call upon her doppel, Vayu which appears to have the ability to create strong air currents and storms to attack any threats towards Shizuku with. The doppel can also move at very high speeds once it gets itself going, allowing Shizuku to escape from danger if necessary.

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==Etymology==
* The characters of her last name mean "keep" (保) and "clear"(澄), respectively.
* The character in her first name means "(water) drop" (雫).
* Her doppel name, Vayu, is based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayu Hindu god of the same name], god of the winds and breath frequently depicted riding a gazelle mount.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi]
* Shizuku's halloween outfit is the same as the one Mami wears in this promotional [[https://images.puella-magi.net/6/60/Holy_quintet_halloween_3.png?20191029202104 image]].
* Manzai is a traditional stand-up comedy act involving a duo - a tsukkomi (straight man) and boke (funny man). They tell jokes that involve misunderstandings, puns, and other odd gags that you often see Ayaka throw out.
* Her doppel nature, fūten means the vagabond. This phrase is made famous by Tora-san the fūten (the vagabond Tora), the protagonist of Japanese comedy film series [[wikipedia:Otoko wa Tsurai yo|''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'']]. The "Tora" in his name means tiger, and he travels from place to place with only his small traveling suitcase. The design of the Doppel may be a reference to it.
** Also, the actor who played him, Kiyoshi Atsumi, [https://www.ozorabunko.jp/books/other/fu-ten/ composed haiku poems] with the pen name "風天 (fūten, the devata of wind)".

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Shizuku 2 star.png|Magia Record Two Star card
File:Shizuku 3 star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:Shizuku 4 star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Card 30075 c.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 300700 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 300701 s.png|In-battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Doppel 300700 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Shizuku doppel card.png
File:61680 shizuku doppel.jpg
File:Shizuku PM.png
File:Shizuku School.png
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Shadow).png
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Silhouette).png
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Black Feather).png
File:Shizuku Halloween costume.png|Halloween 2019
File:Shizuku Valentine.png
File:Shizuku Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Shizuku 01.jpg
File:Shizuku 02.jpg
File:Shizuku 03.jpg
File:Shizuku 04.jpg
File:mitama_ayaka_shizuku_memoria_full.jpg
File:Memoria_1279.jpg
File:memoria_1280_3.jpg
File:Memoria 1414.jpg
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
File:4 Mami re-appearance 6.png|Anime Episode 13
File:Memoria 1566.jpg
File:Memoria 1597 4.jpg
File:102803 shizuku puzzle.jpg
File:S2E6 shizuku Hozumi 0.5.PNG
File:S2E6 Shizuku Hozumi.JPG|In Episode 19
File:S2E6 Shizuku Hozumi 2.PNG
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;border:none;"
|style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|'''Card'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Effect'''
|style="width:20%;text-align:center;"|'''Cooldown'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Eng Text'''
|style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|'''Jap Text'''
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria%201089%20c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Behind the Gleam''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Critical '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Critical
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 15 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 13 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Shizuku Hozumi** There is a girl who helps out at an old fashioned coffee shop where the sun lights up the room and the young and old alike gather. With her calm aura she fits the atmosphere well, but if you watch her closely, you might notice her making a melancholy expression...
|style="width:25%;"|日当たりが良く、客層も幅広い昔ながらの喫茶店。 
そこでお手伝いをしている女の子は、 
とても落ち着いていて、お店の雰囲気とも合っている。 
そんな彼女だが、どこか寂しそうな顔をすることも、しばしば見られる。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1414 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''An Exceptional Stage''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance to Chase [IX] & Endure (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I noticed it when we were on the stage.
Ayaka was next to me, and there's no time to lose with a lot of customers in front of us.
I'm prepared to make up my mind and do my best to respond.
"It's completely messed up! A werewolf that transforms when it looks at the sun!!"
|style="width:25%;"|気づくと舞台の上だった
隣にはあやかがいて、目の前にはたくさんのお客さんたち
迷っている暇はない。覚悟を決めて、私も精一杯応えよう
「めちゃくちゃだよ！太陽見つめて変身しちゃう狼男か!!」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:shizuku_memoria_1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Foreign Land''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Fog Edge [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Fog Edge [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Nothing feels right, not at my house, my school, the town... No matter where I walk, who I talk with, I feel like I'm shrouded in a thin film keeping me from fitting into the rest of the world...I wonder if he felt the same way, trying to find where he belongs. I too must find where I belong, someday...
|style="width:25%;"|「学校も家もこの町も、上手く言えないけど、どこかしっくりこない。誰かと接しても、どこを歩いても、自分の周りに薄い皮膜のようなものがあって、馴染み切れない・・・。あの人もこんな気持ちで、自分の居場所を探していたのかな。私も見つけないと・・・いつか、きっと・・・」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1566_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Light to Move Forward Without Hesitation''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack DOWN [II] & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN [II] (All / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 9 turns
|style="width:25%;"|You can hear the footsteps of a Goodbye approaching closer, but whenever I look back my arm is pulled forward.
Even if the future is dark, it’s ok if you look forward
Beyond that, I’m sure you will find everyone’s precious smiling faces.
As long as you don’t lose sight of that, then you can move forward without hesitation.
|style="width:25%;"|さよならは足音を立てて近づいてきて、振り返れば腕を引かれてしまう
たとえ向かう先が暗闇だとしても、前を向いて進めば平気
その先に、きっと大切なみんなの笑顔があるから
それさえ見失わなければ、私はもう迷わずに歩いて行ける
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1279_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Parting Ways''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance to Anti-Counter [V] & Attack UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Anti-Counter & Attack UP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|We wished for hope, and that hope was used against us. We won’t let this go quietly. This is unforgivable and now we’re baring our fangs. We very well may regret this deeply soon, but we won’t ever regret this moment.
|style="width:25%;"|希望を願ったから、その希望を利用されたから、目を瞑れなかった。
許せなかったから、静かに牙を剥くことにした
きっと近いうちに、悔しさで胸が詰まるかもしれない
その時は恨むけど、今日のこの一瞬は決して後悔しないだろう
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1597 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Plan Is A Sweet Taste''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [II] & Damage Cut [II] (Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"| "A spot that raises the mood at once when handing out chocolate.
However, there are many in Kamihama. Among them, the standard one is the radio tower in Chuo Ward. The observatory after having fun at the shopping mall below is the best to finish off, especially for elementary school students who can't go out until night.”
|style="width:25%;"|「チョコレートを渡す時、一気にムードを高めてくれるようなスポット
が神浜には沢山ある。その中でも定番なのは中央区にある電波塔。下に
あるショッピングモールで楽しんだあとの展望台は、締めくくりには最
高で、特に夜まで出歩けない小学生には最初のチャレンジにオススメだ」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:mitama_ayaka_shizuku_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Shizuku's Next Destination''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Charm Edge [I] (Single / 1T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Charm Edge [II] (Single / 1T)
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Ayaka: "Nailed it! Let’s see where the dart landed! It’s none other than...!” Mitama: "The Osorezan Mountains! This may be the place you were looking for, Shizuku." Shizuku: "Umm, I went there a long time ago. It didn't feel right..." Ayaka: "That’s our Shizuku! It’s like you’ve already caught every fish in the sea!"
|style="width:25%;"|あやか「きまったーッ!!今回ダーツが当ったのは、なななんとぉッ！」
みたま「恐山ねぇ～。ここが雫ちゃんの探し求めている場所かもっ」
雫「あの…だいぶ前に行ってきたけど、ここも違う気がして…」
あやか「さすが雫ちゃん！まるで沈めて３日目の地引き網だよ！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:memoria_1280_c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''That Which Connects Us''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Guaranteed Curse (One / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Guaranteed Curse (One / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 5 turns''' Max Limit Break: ''' 4 turns
|style="width:25%;"|The fate of Magical Girls can consume them at any time. It can suppress them, drown them, or drag them down into an invisible pool of darkness… One of them panics alone, because she cannot clearly envision a place where she truly belongs.
|style="width:25%;"|魔法少女の宿命は、いつでも彼女たちを呑み込むことができる押さえ付けて溺れさせて、見えない闇の淵に引きずり混んで...鮮明に浮かぶ光景は、激しく離れがたく縋り付きたい場所それがないから、彼女はひとり焦り続ける
|}

==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=FPp440a0S0Q Recording of Shizuku's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYWmsV3TXN8 Recording of Shizuku's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUaZ8TUKIYE Recording of Shizuku's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Shizuku's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg4P3pYUmms Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kIjwTQsxD8 Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5GE8XY158g Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/2nCroqhRZL0 Recording of Shizuku's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcBtQyQPEA8 Recording of Shizuku's Halloween Costume Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3sMl2DL4LI Recording of Shizuku's Halloween Costume Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OR-rYu93aU Recording of Shizuku's Valentine Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueukd01mlRE Recording of Shizuku's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX5sae-VsMI Recording of Shizuku's Halloween Costume Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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

Kyoko Sakura

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<blockquote>''"I see you wasting food like that again, I ''will'' kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote>

{{Infobox_character
|name =Kyoko Sakura
|image =[[File:Kyouko character art.png|300px]]
|jname ={{lang|ja|佐倉杏子}} (''Sakura Kyōko'')
|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)
}}

'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14 - 16 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-158 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Red
* '''Birthplace:''' Kazamino City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red eye located on chest
* '''Weapon:''' Multi-jointed Spear
* '''Wish:''' "I wish that everyone would listen to what Father has to say."
* '''Witch form:''' [[Ophelia]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Sakura Family|Father (Deceased), Mother (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.

==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 her friend Kyosuke, Kyoko scoffs at Sayaka's wish saying that if she wanted him that badly, she should just go in and break his hands and legs, leaving him crippled and they could be together.

*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.

At the end of the story, after Madoka has reset this universe's timeline so the curses of the previous world don't interfere, Kyoko is shown alive and well with no memories of the previous timeline.
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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.
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===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]]

==Abilities==
Kyoko is seen to be quite the skilled fighter due to being a magical girl veteran similar to Mami. Infact, her spear has been seen not only to cause devastating injuries but to split apart into a chain like state in which she can do several things. She can use the spear to wrap up foes and throw them around or to simply hold them still. She can also 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. Infact, her Magia from Magia Record involves her riding one of these giant spears into an enemy to cause an explosion.

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 repression and certain reasons she has lost this ability and does not use it when the anime and {{Spoiler|other timelines take place.}} She has also been seen to be able to create walls out of red diamonds which serve as a form of protection or as an ability to trap enemies. 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.

==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. 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."
**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.

==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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Kyoko Sakura

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<blockquote>''"I see you wasting food like that again, I ''will'' kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote>

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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)
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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14 - 16 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-158 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Red
* '''Birthplace:''' Kazamino City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red eye located on chest
* '''Weapon:''' Multi-jointed Spear
* '''Wish:''' "I wish that everyone would listen to what Father has to say."
* '''Witch form:''' [[Ophelia]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Sakura Family|Father (Deceased), Mother (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.

==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 her friend Kyosuke, Kyoko scoffs at Sayaka's wish saying that if she wanted him that badly, she should just go in and break his hands and legs, leaving him crippled and they could be together.

*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.

At the end of the story, after Madoka has reset this universe's timeline so the curses of the previous world don't interfere, Kyoko is shown alive and well with no memories of the previous timeline.
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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.
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===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]]

==Abilities==
Kyoko is seen to be quite the skilled fighter due to being a magical girl veteran similar to Mami. Infact, her spear has been seen not only to cause devastating injuries but to split apart into a chain like state in which she can do several things. She can use the spear to wrap up foes and throw them around or to simply hold them still. She can also 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. Infact, her Magia from Magia Record involves her riding one of these giant spears into an enemy to cause an explosion.

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 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 repression and certain reasons she has lost this ability and does not use it when the anime and other timelines take place. She has also been seen to be able to create walls out of red diamonds which serve as a form of protection or as an ability to trap enemies. 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.

==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. 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."
**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.

==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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Kyoko Sakura

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<blockquote>''"I see you wasting food like that again, I ''will'' kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote>

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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)
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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14 - 16 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-158 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Red
* '''Hair colour:''' Red
* '''Birthplace:''' Kazamino City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Red eye located on chest
* '''Weapon:''' Multi-jointed Spear
* '''Wish:''' "I wish that everyone would listen to what Father has to say."
* '''Witch form:''' [[Ophelia]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Sakura Family|Father (Deceased), Mother (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.

==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 her friend Kyosuke, Kyoko scoffs at Sayaka's wish saying that if she wanted him that badly, she should just go in and break his hands and legs, leaving him crippled and they could be together.

*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.

At the end of the story, after Madoka has reset this universe's timeline so the curses of the previous world don't interfere, Kyoko is shown alive and well with no memories of the previous timeline.
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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.
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===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]]

==Abilities==
Kyoko is seen to be quite the skilled fighter due to being a magical girl veteran similar to Mami. Infact, her spear has been seen not only to cause devastating injuries but to split apart into a chain like state in which she can do several things. She can use the spear to wrap up foes and throw them around or to simply hold them still. She can also 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. Infact, her Magia from Magia Record involves her riding one of these giant spears into an enemy to cause an explosion.

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 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 repression and certain reasons she has lost this ability and does not use it when the anime and other timelines take place. She has also been seen to be able to create walls out of red diamonds which serve as a form of protection or as an ability to trap enemies. 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.

==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. 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."
**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.

==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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[[Category:Magical girls]]

Sayaka Miki

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<blockquote>''"Hey, Mami. See that? My wish’s been granted. There’s no way I’ll ever regret it. And right now, this is the happiest moment of my life."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote>

'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.

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|jname=美樹さやか (Miki Sayaka)
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=401 Eri Kitamura] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=104914 Sarah Williams] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14569/Gea_Riva Gea Riva] Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13904 Carmen Calvell] Cantonese: Sek Zi Cing French: Gwenäelle Julien
}}

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|158-160 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' C-shape, similar to a crescent moon {{spoiler|or a mermaid's tail}} on her abdomen
* '''Weapon:''' Cutlass
* '''Wish:''' To heal the arm of [[Kyosuke Kamijo]] (exact wording unknown)
* '''Witch form:''' [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]
* '''Japanese Pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School, Second Year

According to Ms. Aoki's Design Notes:
* "Her personality is so boyish that I had to be careful not to make her look too boyish too. So I gave her hair a diagonal line in back, to straddle the line between short and medium length."
* Magical girl outfit: "Sayaka’s outfit is the closest to combat gear. Since her sword is a melee weapon, I paid attention to that while designing her clothes."
** Her outfit features diagonal-cut skirt and shoulderless top for ease of movement. Add a cape, and she’s a picturesque swordswoman.

==Personality==
Sayaka is a bit tomboyish and acts heroic. She is devoted to her friends, especially when she makes the contract right away and saves Madoka. She has a large girlish side in that she loves classical music, and is very interested in romance. Sayaka seems to have had an extremely black-and-white and idealistic vision of love, which seems to have contributed to her breakdown. After learning the truth about the Magical Girl contract, she felt that she could no longer approach him, and this wasn't helped by Kamijou's obliviousness to her feelings and Hitomi's more assertive behavior that ended up with Hitomi becoming Kamijou's girlfriend, unaware of Sayaka's problem. {{spoiler|This is why she falls into deep despair, a self-destructive spiral in which she refused help from others (especially Kyoko, Homura and Madoka), seeking to either die or kill to dull the pain. As a result, her soul gem became corrupted and ultimately caused her to become a witch. When she listens to Kyosuke one last time, she actually feels glad and proud for him that Hitomi will make him happy.}}

In episode 5, Madoka said she always acts before thinking twice, and is easy to conflict with others. But on the other side, she is kind, courageous and willing to work hard for others. Homura commented her good side is fatal for a magical girl. Her kindness makes her ignorant, her courage makes her careless, and she'll get no return on her hard work for others.

==History==
===Sayaka's Farewell===
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<blockquote>''"I'm okay with that. Yeah I'm okay with that. I mean all I ever really wanted was to hear him play again you know? I wanted everyone to hear him play that violin of his the more people the better. Just remembering that again is enough for me. I don't have any regrets anymore." "But I am a bit upset about how things turned out. I can't help the way things went with Hitomi-chan. She's way too good for Kyosuke, but I am sure she'll make him happy, won't she?"'' Sayaka's last conversation with Madoka, [[Episode 12]]. </blockquote>
*Sayaka still dies in the new world, but this time she passes without regrets from her choice.
* Even though Sayaka is the only supporting character of the series to remain dead in the new world created by Madoka (due to using all her magic), the fact that Sayaka and Madoka were able to meet up one last time to watch Kamijou's violin playing, along with the nature of Madoka's wish, has resulted in many fans suggesting that Sayaka's soul, although erased from the world, now resides in the same plane of existence that Madoka inhabits, where she will watch over all the other magical girls along with Madoka.
** Alternatively, Madoka's presence is there to help Sayaka to move on, to help her ease her ending so she would have no regrets. This would more line up with the confirmation that Madoka guides the souls of all dead magical girls to [[Animedia_2011-06#Fate_of_Magical_Girls_in_the_New_World|"another universe"]] after death.
*** Madoka informs Sayaka that she could have changed Sayaka's fate but in doing so she would have interfered with Kyosuke's fate as well and he wouldn't be able to play the violin. So Madoka decided to respect Sayaka's choice and tearfully Sayaka is fine with it.
* In the new timeline created by Madoka, she is not only allowed to listen to Kyousuke's performance, but she is also given the choice to become a knight of justice to the very end, erasing her fate of becoming a witch, an enemy of her beliefs in her mind.
**It appears that Sayaka also remembers who Madoka is in the new timeline created by the latter. This is due to Sayaka's choice of words when conversing with Madoka in episode 12; while watching Kamijou play the violin in a private session, Sayaka confesses to Madoka that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble. This suggests that Sayaka is aware, or at least has some understanding of the emotional hurt she had inflicted on Madoka (and possibly her other friends) in the previous timelines because of her stubbornness to hold true to her own ideals, which led to her Witch transformation.
*** In that scene, Madoka says, "No, I have to apologize, too. To save you I had to erase it all. And this future will disappear, too." This suggests that the scene happens before the universe resets. The Miki Sayaka of the new world may not remember Madoka.
**** {{spoiler|The Rebellion Story confirms Sayaka remembers all the previous timelines.}}
*At the Otakon 2012 panel, Urobuchi explained the reason why Sayaka had to die, "This was something that director Shinbo proposed at one of the dubbing sessions, that Sayaka Miki could've been kept alive in the story. But my conviction was that in order for the audience to really understand why Madoka became a God at the end, it was important that she die. After all was said and done, Shinbo said to me that the amount of responsibility placed on a middle school girl may have been too much. We explore that more in the movie."[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/otakon/4].

* Sayaka remains dead in the new timeline created by Madoka in the final episode, though Madoka grants her final wish to hear Kyousuke play violin. From Mami and Kyoko's perspective, it appears as though she sacrificed herself to destroy a Wraith.
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===
*The [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] gives the impression that Sayaka is not a bright student.
**It seems that even if Madoka's test scores are low, they are higher than Sayaka's.
***Sayaka is normally depicted sleeping in class, which could be why she gets low scores.

===Sayaka in [[Wraith Arc]]===
Sayaka has a smaller role than the other magical girls in Wraith Arc. In chapter 1, Sayaka is hunting wraiths in the city with Mami and Kyoko and is the first to locate the whereabouts of the giant wraith. She fights off a large group of wraiths that were surrounding the giant wraith and then attempts to attack it on her own, worried it would escape before Mami or Kyoko could arrive. Despite this, the giant wraith is able to escape. She and Kyoko have a small scuffle over this with Kyoko being the winner. The next day, Sayaka walks home with Hitomi and talks about Kyoko, leading Hitomi to be glad Sayaka has made a new friend. As they walk, Hitomi notices Kyosuke which triggers her to confess her feelings about him to Sayaka. This causes Sayaka to become distracted in battle which leads to a few crucial mistakes on her part. She rejects the grief cubes that are offered to her and Kyoko admonishes her for being distracted over personal issues. Mami lectures her on the real dangers of fighting wraiths before heading home. Left alone, Kyoko asks if Sayaka is concerned about Kyosuke and Hitomi and tells Sayaka to let a wraith consume Hitomi's feelings as a solution to her dilemma. This angers Sayaka and she challenges Kyoko to another fight, this time beating Kyoko. She tells Kyoko to never talk to her again and leaves.

In chapter two, Sayaka thinks back on the conversation she had with Hitomi in which she was promised a full day to sort through her feelings and decide on a course of action concerning Kyosuke. A wraith is hunting down Hitomi and Kyubey alerts Sayaka to its presence. She dispatches it with relative ease only to find that Hitomi has ran into Kyosuke and is now conversing with him. Despite not hearing anything of the conversation, she fears the worst and wanders off into the city alone. Later for her meeting with Mami and Kyoko, Sayaka inadvertently runs into a large swarm of wraiths which she attempts to destroy all at once. However, there are too many wraiths for her to destroy on her own and she gives up, willing to allow the wraiths to consumer her negative feelings. Kyoko saves her before the wraiths can begin and Kyubey tells the girls to hurry since Mami is in danger. It seems the giant wraith has appeared out of nowhere and is currently targeting Mami. As the three girls work together to defeat the giant wraith, all goes well until the wraith breaks through Kyoko's barriers and captures Sayaka. Inside the giant wraith Sayaka's feelings are consumed as she watches her life flash before her eyes. Thanks to Kyoko and Mami's words of encouragement, Sayaka is able to cut her way out of the giant wraith with the last of her power. She witnesses Kyosuke play the violin once more before God Madoka takes her away.

Afterwards, a mutant wraith disguises itself as Sayaka taunts Kyoko and Hitomi at the station, asking Hitomi to choose between keeping Kyosuke to herself or Sayaka as a friend. Thereafter the wraith spends the rest of the story attacking the remaining magical girls.

===Sayaka in [[The Rebellion Story]]===
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====[[Homulilly]]'s barrier====
Prior to the beginning of the movie, the Incubators trap Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field that blocks out the Law of Cycles, causing a barrier to form within the Soul Gem. After Kyubey modifies the Field to allow the barrier to "invite" victims, Sayaka enters the barrier from the Law of Cycles along with Madoka and [[Nagisa Momoe]]. (Although the movie doesn't explicitly say this, Sayaka is essentially an angel for Madoka.) To prevent the Incubators from observing the Law of Cycles (which would give them the information they need to reinstate the witch system), Madoka entrusts her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa.

Homura's witch barrier is a false, idealized Mitakihara that alters the memories of the humans trapped in it. Sayaka is unaffected by the memory alterations (either due to being part of the Law of Cycles or because she was entrusted with Madoka's memories), but plays along in order to fool Kyubey. When the movie begins, Sayaka is once again a student at Mitakihara Middle School and fights alongside the other magical girls against [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by the barrier specifically to provide an enemy for the magical girls to fight. She is shown to be much closer to Kyoko, who is now Sayaka and Madoka's classmate; in fact Kyoko is staying at Sayaka's house.

Although she is pretending to have her memories erased, Sayaka acts more well-adjusted than she did in the anime. It's implied she has memories of all of the previous timelines. When Hitomi gives birth to a Nightmare out of her frustration with Kyosuke, Sayaka jokes that Hitomi chose an insensitive boyfriend. After the Nightmare is defeated, Sayaka is the one who purifies Hitomi.

When Homura begins to discover the truth of the barrier, she suspects [[Bebe]], Nagisa's disguised form. This puts Homura into conflict with Mami, which ends with Homura incapacitated. Sayaka saves Homura and chides her for picking a fight with Mami and suspecting Bebe. When Homura tries to stop time Sayaka prevents it from happening by thrusting her sword into Homura's shield. She chides Homura again for relying too much on her time magic. Sayaka then discusses the nature of the barrier with Homura, causing Homura to realize the witch must be one of the five magical girls. Sayaka asks Homura if it's alright to kill someone that just wants a world where everyone can be happy. Instead of answering, Homura remembers that Sayaka shouldn't exist, and asks her who she is. Sayaka responds by saying that she's exactly who Homura thinks she is. Homura then sees Oktavia reflected in a puddle the girls are standing on, prompting her to attack Sayaka. Sayaka escapes, but tells Homura to think about whether she really wants to destroy the false Mitakihara, as it would be bad if Homura had any regrets.

Eventually Homura realizes she is the witch and becomes 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.

Once the barrier vanishes, Ultimate Madoka descends from the sky to retrieve Homura's Soul Gem. Sayaka and Nagisa descend alongside her in a carriage. However, Homura has been changed by her experience in the barrier and grabs Madoka before she can erase Homura's Soul Gem. Homura's actions tear apart reality and seperate Madoka from her goddess self. Sayaka is engulfed by colors that erupt from Homura's Soul Gem and spread across the universe.
====Akuma Homura's Universe====
[[File:A hint of frustration.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tensions rising!]]
<blockquote>''"Even if I do, there's one thing I won't forget: You, Homura Akemi, are a demon!"''</blockquote>

Now a self-proclaimed demon, Homura creates a new universe. For unknown reasons, Sayaka is the only one who retains her memories. Also, she can no longer return to the Law of Cycles. She confronts Homura, asking her why she stole a fragment of the Law of Cycles. Homura replied that she only stole Madoka's existence as a human. Homura says that as a demon, it's only appropriate she goes against god. Sayaka summons Oktavia again and asks Homura if she wants to destroy the universe. Homura says it's a fine idea once all the wraiths are destroyed, and when the time comes she'll gladly be their enemy. Homura then asks if Sayaka really can oppose her and claps her hands, causing Oktavia to vanish. Homura tells Sayaka that her memories are being altered. Sayaka says she remembers that she was somewhere else and part of something greater, but she can't remember what it felt like. Homura tells her to just let go and accept returning to her human life, but Sayaka says that although her memories are gone, there is one thing she will never forget: that Homura Akemi is a demon. Despite the threat, Homura says that they should at least pretend to be friends in front of Madoka.

Homura vanishes, and Sayaka is greeted by Hitomi and Kyosuke. Even though she lost her memories, she says she feels really happy to be greeted by the two. Hitomi says that Sayaka is saying strange things, and Sayaka agrees with a laugh. A shot of Sayaka's hand reveals that her ring and Soul Gem mark are still present. However, the [[Runes]] displaying her name have vanished, indicating her powers are gone or sealed. At the end of the movie, Sayaka is seen enjoying pocky with Kyoko, indicating they are still close in this new world.
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===Sayaka in Madoka Magica: The Different Story===
Sayaka acts more like a perfectionist than she did in other media. She often obsesses over the mistakes that she makes and is very conscious of other people's expectations.
* In this manga, Sayaka tries to escape when Mami requests that she study magic to find witches efficiently.
* It is shown that Sayaka can also heal others in this story.
* Sayaka appears in the later part of chapter 4. In chapter 7, it is shown that Sayaka makes a contract and prevents Mami from danger.
* When Hitomi tells her that she will confess to Kyousuke, Sayaka's sense of responsibility as a magical girl prevents her from confessing first. Again, she is unable to bear her own selfishness, especially when she didn't help Hitomi who was in a witch's trap.
* In chapter 8, Sayaka exhausted her magic and becomes a witch. According to Kyubey, she is too weak to gain any good when there are many more powerful magical girls.
* In final chapter, Sayaka is revived by Madoka, who made the contract with Kyubey. Sayaka does not remember being transformed into a witch, just that Madoka saved her from being killed by a witch. Before facing Walpurgis Night, Sayaka apologizes with Homura, saying she had misunderstood her actions and what the two want is to protect Madoka. Also, Sayaka says she owes Homura for saving her life once and she'll find a way to thank her. She is last seen facing Walpurgis Night before Homura restarts time.

===Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]===
*There is a [[Dengeki PlayStation 2012-02|Sayaka route]] in the game, which is different from the anime. The scenario is supervised by Gen Urobuchi who wrote the script for the anime series. But there are multiple different 'if' developments. There is a different 'Sayaka route', in which it is possible to prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch. She may fight with other magical girls.
**It is possible to have a better ending, or to have a more cruel one than the anime, depending on the player's choices.
*It is possible to stop Sayaka's insanity and her transformation into a witch in the Sayaka route or [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route]] of the PSP Game.
*Kyoko can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch.
*In the Bonus Route, Sayaka has a confrontation with Hitomi about Kyousuke. After that, she confesses Kyosuke about her feelings and her identity as a Magical Girl.

===Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram|The Battle Pentagram]]===
''Coming soon...''

===Sayaka in Kazumi Magica===
Sayaka's and Oktavia's silhouettes appeared once during Umika's explanation about Witches, as she says that witches are the end state of magical girls.

===Sayaka in Oriko Magica===
<blockquote>''"Madoka, what are you planning to do when you get there? I have no idea why Homura is out there fighting, but...you can't do /a thing to help, right Madoka? You'd end up getting in her way. That's why...'Sayaka-san' is going in as backup."''</blockquote>
<blockquote>''"We're friends, right? I can't just let [[Homura Akemi|her]] be."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 7]].</blockquote>
*Sayaka is mentioned in Chapter 3. She does not appear until chapter 4, however. Sayaka is also protected by [[Homura]] so that she never gets contracted there.
*Unlike the other timelines, she considers Homura as a friend, as she declared in chapter 7.
*She helped Hitomi to escape from familiars' attacks from chapter 5-7, when Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier. Madoka reunites with them, and together, they go to help Homura. {{spoiler|Madoka is killed by Oriko, and Sayaka and Hitomi are seen mourning her just before Homura resets the timeline.}}

===Sayaka in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Sayaka Miki in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Due to the nature of her wish, Sayaka has powerful regenerative abilities. She can heal herself much faster than the other magical girls in the series as well as great endurance. In battle, she can combine this self-healing special ability with magical techniques that detach her senses and block all forms of pain, becoming a nearly unstoppable berserker. Her regenerative abilities can even attached severed limbs in seconds, even in the heat of a battle, as it was shown when she fought against Holy Mami. Her weapon when fighting witches or other Puella Magi seems to be a cutlass sword which can be mass summoned much like Mami's musket rifles. The swords in question can be then thrown at the enemies one after the other. Yet, even though it is never shown in the series her seords have a lever on them which can fire the blade at an enemy to pierce them.

While using her magic, [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]] are sometimes seen around or near her. This is believed to be related to her wish to heal [[Kamijou]]. She has also been shown summoning circles of notes in mid-air that she uses to jump off of and change her direction in battle, leaving blue streaks behind her. These blue streaks seem to imply some sort of ability of enhanced speed as Sayaka has been seen moving faster than sight can catch up with during her fight with H.N Elly.

During her fight against {{spoiler|Homulilly}} in Rebellion, she is seen summoning her {{spoiler|witch form Oktavia Von Seckendorff to fight alongside her and it appears that Oktavia can act of her own accord both utilising her cutlass and Kyoko's spear in combat. She is also seen to be able to glide along the musical staves that Oktavia creates.}} It should also be noted that earlier in the film she is seen creating an illusion of {{spoiler|Oktavia}} out of water. Yet, {{spoiler|Oktavia}} can only be summoned where water is as demonstrated when she summons {{spoiler| Oktavia against Homura when she has rewritten the universe.}}

==Observations==
*Sayaka's character design depicts her with a two-edged sword that has a [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Sayaka.27s_Sword|scabbard]] but this was never used in the anime. Rather, she is seen using a katana with a saber-like guard.
**The manga uses the sword from her original design.
* It seems Sayaka does not always contract with Kyubey in all timelines. What happened to her if she does not contract is unknown. But once she get contracted, her fate is always becoming a witch.
*The grief seed, which Madoka used for purifying Homura's Soul Gem in Episode 10's Timeline 3, may be Sayaka herself (likely to be transformed from Sayaka's Soul Gem and recovered after Homura destroyed Oktavia von Seckendorff). This is because the 5 lines being seen on grief seed look like the musical Staff.
**This theory is supported by the fact that the emblem of Sayaka's Soul Gem can be seen at the top of this Grief Seed; furthermore the Grief Seed heavily resembles the depiction of Oktavia's Grief Seed from the PSP Game.
* Sayaka calls other main characters their first names only, except Homura and Mami.
** The way she calls Homura varies in every timeline. This reflects how she sees Homura.
* The Blu-Ray version of Sayaka's transformation is accompanied with a display of musical scores and [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]].
** It is suspected that the notes are from [[wikipedia:Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska|Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska]]'s [[wikipedia:Maiden's_Prayer|A Maiden's Prayer]] ([http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14820939 乙女の祈り])
*** The irony wont be missed with those familiar with {{Spoiler|Kyoko's prayer in Episode 9.}}
*** The [http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/wills-bob/maidens-prayer-298.html lyrics of the song] could be interpreted as Sayaka's prayer for a miracle to heal [[Kyousuke]]'s hand {{spoiler|and the foreshadowing of her tragic ending with her wish.|episode=8}}

==Etymology==
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. The word ''sayaka'' (さやか【明か／清か, usually written in hiragana) can mean "clear", "fresh", or "bright" in Japanese.
*The first character in her last name (美) means "beauty". The last character (樹) means "tree". Her name could also be written (幹) "tree trunk" or (神酒) "sake offered to the gods."
** Trees are generally associated with witches in the series, especially {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht}}, and an offering to the gods is a sacrifice. So, Sayaka Miki is a "fresh sacrifice" whose very name foreshadows {{spoiler|her becoming a witch}}.
**Her last name can also be used as a first name.
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (沙耶香) as the kanji for her name. The characters also have no particular meaning (沙 "sand" 耶 "question mark" 香 "fragrant") and are used mainly for their phonetic value in Japanese to represent the word ''sayaka'' as a name. No official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.

==Trivia==
* Sayaka becomes a magical girl in Episode 4; Episode 5 details her debut as a magical girl, including the scene where she makes the contract with [[Kyubey]].
*She describes herself as having been born "petit bourgeois," which is French for "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/petite_bourgeoisie petty bourgeois]." This would mean that her family is at least from the middle class, but is by no means from the upper class (despite the fact that, if Japan has even less living space in the future than it does now, her family's apartment is far larger than a normal middle-class family could afford).
*According to recent interview, "Sayaka had her personality based on a 'Gen Urobuchi character'"
* Madoka and Sayaka are childhood friends, [[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel|the NitroPlus novel]] goes into detail regarding their encounter and their friendship.
** In the movie opening, it shows scenes of Madoka's life. Sayaka is shown with Hitomi and Kyousuke along the way.
*When Sayaka transformed in the train in Episode 8, the fate of the two hosts was open to interpretation in the original scenario by Gen Urobuchi. While Shinbo has recently confirmed that Sayaka did not kill the two men in the anime, they were in fact killed in the manga version.
**The train conversation scene between the two hosts is actually based on a real event that [[NewType_2011-05#Sayaka_Train_Interpretation|Gen Urobuchi witnessed.]]
*Shinbo stated in an interview that he liked Sayaka and asked Gen Urobuchi if something could be done to get her back to life but Urobuchi said that was impossible.
*Sayaka's hairpin disappears when she transforms into magical girl form.
**According to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"#Staff Discussion|Official Guidebook]], both Shinbo and Aoki think it would be better to attach something instead. Aoki has tried adding another hairband with something in star or ball shape, but that would make her look like playing in a serious fight so she gave up such idea. Urobuchi said a cloak is flashy enough, however.
**[[Manga Time Kirara Magica]] volume 1 showed Sayaka in her transformed state with a [[media:Sayaka_hairpin_Manga_Time_Kirara_Magica_1.jpg|new hairpin]] in the shape of ƒƒ, the musical notation for "fortissimo" or "very loud." This fits her musical theme and her bold personality. Apparently the staff finally found a design they're happy with.
**And finally the staff have the chance to give her that hairpin in the [[Madoka Magica Movie]]. According to Director Shinbo, this can be seem as compensation for her since she is a character always who suffers under fate.
*According with Gen Urobuchi, even if Sayaka won over Kyousuke, [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_120|she would never be happy with him.]]
*Her Seiyuu, Eri Kitamura also provided the voice of another Magical Girl whose first name was Miki and whose theme color was blue, in the anime series 'Fresh PreCure'
*In an interview, when asked about Madoka's casual clothes, Shinbo said that he forgot to have a scene where Sayaka also wears casual wears. He feels a little regret.
**As compensation, Sayaka wears casual clothes in [[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]'s OP.
* Water is usually considered to be an element of healing and purification in religion and mythology. Major faiths incorporate ritual washing.
* The "C" Motif could relate to the link between her and music. In [[wikipedia:Medieval_music|Medieval music]], the [[wikipedia:Gregorian_chant|Gregorian Chant]] system uses a C-like figure to denote a "[[wikipedia:Do_(musical_note)|Do]]" in a staff.

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Sayaka]]

==See also==
*[[NewType_2011-07#Sayaka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]].

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|美樹さやか}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|miki_sayaka}}
*[http://ask-sayaka-and-friends.tumblr.com/post/52352135180/id-get-in-it-like-right-now-if-i-were-you Ask Sayaka + friends] ''(a fan blog)''
*[http://asktheherofjustice.tumblr.com/ ask the hero of justice]

[[Category:Characters]]
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Sayaka Miki

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<blockquote>''"Hey, Mami. See that? My wish’s been granted. There’s no way I’ll ever regret it. And right now, this is the happiest moment of my life."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote>

'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.

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|jname=美樹さやか (Miki Sayaka)
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=401 Eri Kitamura] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=104914 Sarah Williams] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14569/Gea_Riva Gea Riva] Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13904 Carmen Calvell] Cantonese: Sek Zi Cing French: Gwenäelle Julien
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==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|158-160 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' C-shape, similar to a crescent moon {{spoiler|or a mermaid's tail}} on her abdomen
* '''Weapon:''' Cutlass
* '''Wish:''' To heal the arm of [[Kyosuke Kamijo]] (exact wording unknown)
* '''Witch form:''' [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]
* '''Japanese Pronoun:''' {{nihongo||あたし|atashi}}
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School, Second Year

According to Ms. Aoki's Design Notes:
* "Her personality is so boyish that I had to be careful not to make her look too boyish too. So I gave her hair a diagonal line in back, to straddle the line between short and medium length."
* Magical girl outfit: "Sayaka’s outfit is the closest to combat gear. Since her sword is a melee weapon, I paid attention to that while designing her clothes."
** Her outfit features diagonal-cut skirt and shoulderless top for ease of movement. Add a cape, and she’s a picturesque swordswoman.

==Personality==
Sayaka is a bit tomboyish and acts heroic. She is devoted to her friends, especially when she makes the contract right away and saves Madoka. She has a large girlish side in that she loves classical music, and is very interested in romance. Sayaka seems to have had an extremely black-and-white and idealistic vision of love, which seems to have contributed to her breakdown. After learning the truth about the Magical Girl contract, she felt that she could no longer approach him, and this wasn't helped by Kamijou's obliviousness to her feelings and Hitomi's more assertive behavior that ended up with Hitomi becoming Kamijou's girlfriend, unaware of Sayaka's problem. {{spoiler|This is why she falls into deep despair, a self-destructive spiral in which she refused help from others (especially Kyoko, Homura and Madoka), seeking to either die or kill to dull the pain. As a result, her soul gem became corrupted and ultimately caused her to become a witch. When she listens to Kyosuke one last time, she actually feels glad and proud for him that Hitomi will make him happy.}}

In episode 5, Madoka said she always acts before thinking twice, and is easy to conflict with others. But on the other side, she is kind, courageous and willing to work hard for others. Homura commented her good side is fatal for a magical girl. Her kindness makes her ignorant, her courage makes her careless, and she'll get no return on her hard work for others.

==History==
===Sayaka's Farewell===
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<blockquote>''"I'm okay with that. Yeah I'm okay with that. I mean all I ever really wanted was to hear him play again you know? I wanted everyone to hear him play that violin of his the more people the better. Just remembering that again is enough for me. I don't have any regrets anymore." "But I am a bit upset about how things turned out. I can't help the way things went with Hitomi-chan. She's way too good for Kyosuke, but I am sure she'll make him happy, won't she?"'' Sayaka's last conversation with Madoka, [[Episode 12]]. </blockquote>
*Sayaka still dies in the new world, but this time she passes without regrets from her choice.
* Even though Sayaka is the only supporting character of the series to remain dead in the new world created by Madoka (due to using all her magic), the fact that Sayaka and Madoka were able to meet up one last time to watch Kamijou's violin playing, along with the nature of Madoka's wish, has resulted in many fans suggesting that Sayaka's soul, although erased from the world, now resides in the same plane of existence that Madoka inhabits, where she will watch over all the other magical girls along with Madoka.
** Alternatively, Madoka's presence is there to help Sayaka to move on, to help her ease her ending so she would have no regrets. This would more line up with the confirmation that Madoka guides the souls of all dead magical girls to [[Animedia_2011-06#Fate_of_Magical_Girls_in_the_New_World|"another universe"]] after death.
*** Madoka informs Sayaka that she could have changed Sayaka's fate but in doing so she would have interfered with Kyosuke's fate as well and he wouldn't be able to play the violin. So Madoka decided to respect Sayaka's choice and tearfully Sayaka is fine with it.
* In the new timeline created by Madoka, she is not only allowed to listen to Kyousuke's performance, but she is also given the choice to become a knight of justice to the very end, erasing her fate of becoming a witch, an enemy of her beliefs in her mind.
**It appears that Sayaka also remembers who Madoka is in the new timeline created by the latter. This is due to Sayaka's choice of words when conversing with Madoka in episode 12; while watching Kamijou play the violin in a private session, Sayaka confesses to Madoka that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble. This suggests that Sayaka is aware, or at least has some understanding of the emotional hurt she had inflicted on Madoka (and possibly her other friends) in the previous timelines because of her stubbornness to hold true to her own ideals, which led to her Witch transformation.
*** In that scene, Madoka says, "No, I have to apologize, too. To save you I had to erase it all. And this future will disappear, too." This suggests that the scene happens before the universe resets. The Miki Sayaka of the new world may not remember Madoka.
**** {{spoiler|The Rebellion Story confirms Sayaka remembers all the previous timelines.}}
*At the Otakon 2012 panel, Urobuchi explained the reason why Sayaka had to die, "This was something that director Shinbo proposed at one of the dubbing sessions, that Sayaka Miki could've been kept alive in the story. But my conviction was that in order for the audience to really understand why Madoka became a God at the end, it was important that she die. After all was said and done, Shinbo said to me that the amount of responsibility placed on a middle school girl may have been too much. We explore that more in the movie."[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/otakon/4].

* Sayaka remains dead in the new timeline created by Madoka in the final episode, though Madoka grants her final wish to hear Kyousuke play violin. From Mami and Kyoko's perspective, it appears as though she sacrificed herself to destroy a Wraith.
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===
*The [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] gives the impression that Sayaka is not a bright student.
**It seems that even if Madoka's test scores are low, they are higher than Sayaka's.
***Sayaka is normally depicted sleeping in class, which could be why she gets low scores.

===Sayaka in [[Wraith Arc]]===
Sayaka has a smaller role than the other magical girls in Wraith Arc. In chapter 1, Sayaka is hunting wraiths in the city with Mami and Kyoko and is the first to locate the whereabouts of the giant wraith. She fights off a large group of wraiths that were surrounding the giant wraith and then attempts to attack it on her own, worried it would escape before Mami or Kyoko could arrive. Despite this, the giant wraith is able to escape. She and Kyoko have a small scuffle over this with Kyoko being the winner. The next day, Sayaka walks home with Hitomi and talks about Kyoko, leading Hitomi to be glad Sayaka has made a new friend. As they walk, Hitomi notices Kyosuke which triggers her to confess her feelings about him to Sayaka. This causes Sayaka to become distracted in battle which leads to a few crucial mistakes on her part. She rejects the grief cubes that are offered to her and Kyoko admonishes her for being distracted over personal issues. Mami lectures her on the real dangers of fighting wraiths before heading home. Left alone, Kyoko asks if Sayaka is concerned about Kyosuke and Hitomi and tells Sayaka to let a wraith consume Hitomi's feelings as a solution to her dilemma. This angers Sayaka and she challenges Kyoko to another fight, this time beating Kyoko. She tells Kyoko to never talk to her again and leaves.

In chapter two, Sayaka thinks back on the conversation she had with Hitomi in which she was promised a full day to sort through her feelings and decide on a course of action concerning Kyosuke. A wraith is hunting down Hitomi and Kyubey alerts Sayaka to its presence. She dispatches it with relative ease only to find that Hitomi has ran into Kyosuke and is now conversing with him. Despite not hearing anything of the conversation, she fears the worst and wanders off into the city alone. Later for her meeting with Mami and Kyoko, Sayaka inadvertently runs into a large swarm of wraiths which she attempts to destroy all at once. However, there are too many wraiths for her to destroy on her own and she gives up, willing to allow the wraiths to consumer her negative feelings. Kyoko saves her before the wraiths can begin and Kyubey tells the girls to hurry since Mami is in danger. It seems the giant wraith has appeared out of nowhere and is currently targeting Mami. As the three girls work together to defeat the giant wraith, all goes well until the wraith breaks through Kyoko's barriers and captures Sayaka. Inside the giant wraith Sayaka's feelings are consumed as she watches her life flash before her eyes. Thanks to Kyoko and Mami's words of encouragement, Sayaka is able to cut her way out of the giant wraith with the last of her power. She witnesses Kyosuke play the violin once more before God Madoka takes her away.

Afterwards, a mutant wraith disguises itself as Sayaka taunts Kyoko and Hitomi at the station, asking Hitomi to choose between keeping Kyosuke to herself or Sayaka as a friend. Thereafter the wraith spends the rest of the story attacking the remaining magical girls.

===Sayaka in [[The Rebellion Story]]===
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====[[Homulilly]]'s barrier====
Prior to the beginning of the movie, the Incubators trap Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field that blocks out the Law of Cycles, causing a barrier to form within the Soul Gem. After Kyubey modifies the Field to allow the barrier to "invite" victims, Sayaka enters the barrier from the Law of Cycles along with Madoka and [[Nagisa Momoe]]. (Although the movie doesn't explicitly say this, Sayaka is essentially an angel for Madoka.) To prevent the Incubators from observing the Law of Cycles (which would give them the information they need to reinstate the witch system), Madoka entrusts her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa.

Homura's witch barrier is a false, idealized Mitakihara that alters the memories of the humans trapped in it. Sayaka is unaffected by the memory alterations (either due to being part of the Law of Cycles or because she was entrusted with Madoka's memories), but plays along in order to fool Kyubey. When the movie begins, Sayaka is once again a student at Mitakihara Middle School and fights alongside the other magical girls against [[Nightmare]]s, monsters created by the barrier specifically to provide an enemy for the magical girls to fight. She is shown to be much closer to Kyoko, who is now Sayaka and Madoka's classmate; in fact Kyoko is staying at Sayaka's house.

Although she is pretending to have her memories erased, Sayaka acts more well-adjusted than she did in the anime. It's implied she has memories of all of the previous timelines. When Hitomi gives birth to a Nightmare out of her frustration with Kyosuke, Sayaka jokes that Hitomi chose an insensitive boyfriend. After the Nightmare is defeated, Sayaka is the one who purifies Hitomi.

When Homura begins to discover the truth of the barrier, she suspects [[Bebe]], Nagisa's disguised form. This puts Homura into conflict with Mami, which ends with Homura incapacitated. Sayaka saves Homura and chides her for picking a fight with Mami and suspecting Bebe. When Homura tries to stop time Sayaka prevents it from happening by thrusting her sword into Homura's shield. She chides Homura again for relying too much on her time magic. Sayaka then discusses the nature of the barrier with Homura, causing Homura to realize the witch must be one of the five magical girls. Sayaka asks Homura if it's alright to kill someone that just wants a world where everyone can be happy. Instead of answering, Homura remembers that Sayaka shouldn't exist, and asks her who she is. Sayaka responds by saying that she's exactly who Homura thinks she is. Homura then sees Oktavia reflected in a puddle the girls are standing on, prompting her to attack Sayaka. Sayaka escapes, but tells Homura to think about whether she really wants to destroy the false Mitakihara, as it would be bad if Homura had any regrets.

Eventually Homura realizes she is the witch and becomes 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.

Once the barrier vanishes, Ultimate Madoka descends from the sky to retrieve Homura's Soul Gem. Sayaka and Nagisa descend alongside her in a carriage. However, Homura has been changed by her experience in the barrier and grabs Madoka before she can erase Homura's Soul Gem. Homura's actions tear apart reality and seperate Madoka from her goddess self. Sayaka is engulfed by colors that erupt from Homura's Soul Gem and spread across the universe.
====Akuma Homura's Universe====
[[File:A hint of frustration.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tensions rising!]]
<blockquote>''"Even if I do, there's one thing I won't forget: You, Homura Akemi, are a demon!"''</blockquote>

Now a self-proclaimed demon, Homura creates a new universe. For unknown reasons, Sayaka is the only one who retains her memories. Also, she can no longer return to the Law of Cycles. She confronts Homura, asking her why she stole a fragment of the Law of Cycles. Homura replied that she only stole Madoka's existence as a human. Homura says that as a demon, it's only appropriate she goes against god. Sayaka summons Oktavia again and asks Homura if she wants to destroy the universe. Homura says it's a fine idea once all the wraiths are destroyed, and when the time comes she'll gladly be their enemy. Homura then asks if Sayaka really can oppose her and claps her hands, causing Oktavia to vanish. Homura tells Sayaka that her memories are being altered. Sayaka says she remembers that she was somewhere else and part of something greater, but she can't remember what it felt like. Homura tells her to just let go and accept returning to her human life, but Sayaka says that although her memories are gone, there is one thing she will never forget: that Homura Akemi is a demon. Despite the threat, Homura says that they should at least pretend to be friends in front of Madoka.

Homura vanishes, and Sayaka is greeted by Hitomi and Kyosuke. Even though she lost her memories, she says she feels really happy to be greeted by the two. Hitomi says that Sayaka is saying strange things, and Sayaka agrees with a laugh. A shot of Sayaka's hand reveals that her ring and Soul Gem mark are still present. However, the [[Runes]] displaying her name have vanished, indicating her powers are gone or sealed. At the end of the movie, Sayaka is seen enjoying pocky with Kyoko, indicating they are still close in this new world.
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===Sayaka in Madoka Magica: The Different Story===
Sayaka acts more like a perfectionist than she did in other media. She often obsesses over the mistakes that she makes and is very conscious of other people's expectations.
* In this manga, Sayaka tries to escape when Mami requests that she study magic to find witches efficiently.
* It is shown that Sayaka can also heal others in this story.
* Sayaka appears in the later part of chapter 4. In chapter 7, it is shown that Sayaka makes a contract and prevents Mami from danger.
* When Hitomi tells her that she will confess to Kyousuke, Sayaka's sense of responsibility as a magical girl prevents her from confessing first. Again, she is unable to bear her own selfishness, especially when she didn't help Hitomi who was in a witch's trap.
* In chapter 8, Sayaka exhausted her magic and becomes a witch. According to Kyubey, she is too weak to gain any good when there are many more powerful magical girls.
* In final chapter, Sayaka is revived by Madoka, who made the contract with Kyubey. Sayaka does not remember being transformed into a witch, just that Madoka saved her from being killed by a witch. Before facing Walpurgis Night, Sayaka apologizes with Homura, saying she had misunderstood her actions and what the two want is to protect Madoka. Also, Sayaka says she owes Homura for saving her life once and she'll find a way to thank her. She is last seen facing Walpurgis Night before Homura restarts time.

===Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]===
*There is a [[Dengeki PlayStation 2012-02|Sayaka route]] in the game, which is different from the anime. The scenario is supervised by Gen Urobuchi who wrote the script for the anime series. But there are multiple different 'if' developments. There is a different 'Sayaka route', in which it is possible to prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch. She may fight with other magical girls.
**It is possible to have a better ending, or to have a more cruel one than the anime, depending on the player's choices.
*It is possible to stop Sayaka's insanity and her transformation into a witch in the Sayaka route or [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route]] of the PSP Game.
*Kyoko can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch.
*In the Bonus Route, Sayaka has a confrontation with Hitomi about Kyousuke. After that, she confesses Kyosuke about her feelings and her identity as a Magical Girl.

===Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram|The Battle Pentagram]]===
''Coming soon...''

===Sayaka in Kazumi Magica===
Sayaka's and Oktavia's silhouettes appeared once during Umika's explanation about Witches, as she says that witches are the end state of magical girls.

===Sayaka in Oriko Magica===
<blockquote>''"Madoka, what are you planning to do when you get there? I have no idea why Homura is out there fighting, but...you can't do /a thing to help, right Madoka? You'd end up getting in her way. That's why...'Sayaka-san' is going in as backup."''</blockquote>
<blockquote>''"We're friends, right? I can't just let [[Homura Akemi|her]] be."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 7]].</blockquote>
*Sayaka is mentioned in Chapter 3. She does not appear until chapter 4, however. Sayaka is also protected by [[Homura]] so that she never gets contracted there.
*Unlike the other timelines, she considers Homura as a friend, as she declared in chapter 7.
*She helped Hitomi to escape from familiars' attacks from chapter 5-7, when Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier. Madoka reunites with them, and together, they go to help Homura. {{spoiler|Madoka is killed by Oriko, and Sayaka and Hitomi are seen mourning her just before Homura resets the timeline.}}

===Sayaka in [[Magia Record]]===
See [[Sayaka Miki in Magia Record]]

==Powers and Abilities==
Due to the nature of her wish, Sayaka has powerful regenerative abilities. She can heal herself much faster than the other magical girls in the series as well as great endurance. In battle, she can combine this self-healing special ability with magical techniques that detach her senses and block all forms of pain, becoming a nearly unstoppable berserker. Her regenerative abilities can even attached severed limbs in seconds, even in the heat of a battle, as it was shown when she fought against Holy Mami. Her weapon when fighting witches or other Puella Magi seems to be a cutlass sword which can be mass summoned much like Mami's musket rifles. The swords in question can be then thrown at the enemies one after the other. Yet, even though it is never shown in the series her seords have a lever on them which can fire the blade at an enemy to pierce them.

While using her magic, [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]] are sometimes seen around or near her. This is believed to be related to her wish to heal [[Kamijou]]. She has also been shown summoning circles of notes in mid-air that she uses to jump off of and change her direction in battle, leaving blue streaks behind her. These blue streaks seem to imply some sort of ability of enhanced speed as Sayaka has been seen moving faster than sight can catch up with during her fight with H.N Elly.

==Observations==
*Sayaka's character design depicts her with a two-edged sword that has a [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Sayaka.27s_Sword|scabbard]] but this was never used in the anime. Rather, she is seen using a katana with a saber-like guard.
**The manga uses the sword from her original design.
* It seems Sayaka does not always contract with Kyubey in all timelines. What happened to her if she does not contract is unknown. But once she get contracted, her fate is always becoming a witch.
*The grief seed, which Madoka used for purifying Homura's Soul Gem in Episode 10's Timeline 3, may be Sayaka herself (likely to be transformed from Sayaka's Soul Gem and recovered after Homura destroyed Oktavia von Seckendorff). This is because the 5 lines being seen on grief seed look like the musical Staff.
**This theory is supported by the fact that the emblem of Sayaka's Soul Gem can be seen at the top of this Grief Seed; furthermore the Grief Seed heavily resembles the depiction of Oktavia's Grief Seed from the PSP Game.
* Sayaka calls other main characters their first names only, except Homura and Mami.
** The way she calls Homura varies in every timeline. This reflects how she sees Homura.
* The Blu-Ray version of Sayaka's transformation is accompanied with a display of musical scores and [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]].
** It is suspected that the notes are from [[wikipedia:Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska|Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska]]'s [[wikipedia:Maiden's_Prayer|A Maiden's Prayer]] ([http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14820939 乙女の祈り])
*** The irony wont be missed with those familiar with {{Spoiler|Kyoko's prayer in Episode 9.}}
*** The [http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/wills-bob/maidens-prayer-298.html lyrics of the song] could be interpreted as Sayaka's prayer for a miracle to heal [[Kyousuke]]'s hand {{spoiler|and the foreshadowing of her tragic ending with her wish.|episode=8}}

==Etymology==
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. The word ''sayaka'' (さやか【明か／清か, usually written in hiragana) can mean "clear", "fresh", or "bright" in Japanese.
*The first character in her last name (美) means "beauty". The last character (樹) means "tree". Her name could also be written (幹) "tree trunk" or (神酒) "sake offered to the gods."
** Trees are generally associated with witches in the series, especially {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht}}, and an offering to the gods is a sacrifice. So, Sayaka Miki is a "fresh sacrifice" whose very name foreshadows {{spoiler|her becoming a witch}}.
**Her last name can also be used as a first name.
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (沙耶香) as the kanji for her name. The characters also have no particular meaning (沙 "sand" 耶 "question mark" 香 "fragrant") and are used mainly for their phonetic value in Japanese to represent the word ''sayaka'' as a name. No official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.

==Trivia==
* Sayaka becomes a magical girl in Episode 4; Episode 5 details her debut as a magical girl, including the scene where she makes the contract with [[Kyubey]].
*She describes herself as having been born "petit bourgeois," which is French for "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/petite_bourgeoisie petty bourgeois]." This would mean that her family is at least from the middle class, but is by no means from the upper class (despite the fact that, if Japan has even less living space in the future than it does now, her family's apartment is far larger than a normal middle-class family could afford).
*According to recent interview, "Sayaka had her personality based on a 'Gen Urobuchi character'"
* Madoka and Sayaka are childhood friends, [[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel|the NitroPlus novel]] goes into detail regarding their encounter and their friendship.
** In the movie opening, it shows scenes of Madoka's life. Sayaka is shown with Hitomi and Kyousuke along the way.
*When Sayaka transformed in the train in Episode 8, the fate of the two hosts was open to interpretation in the original scenario by Gen Urobuchi. While Shinbo has recently confirmed that Sayaka did not kill the two men in the anime, they were in fact killed in the manga version.
**The train conversation scene between the two hosts is actually based on a real event that [[NewType_2011-05#Sayaka_Train_Interpretation|Gen Urobuchi witnessed.]]
*Shinbo stated in an interview that he liked Sayaka and asked Gen Urobuchi if something could be done to get her back to life but Urobuchi said that was impossible.
*Sayaka's hairpin disappears when she transforms into magical girl form.
**According to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"#Staff Discussion|Official Guidebook]], both Shinbo and Aoki think it would be better to attach something instead. Aoki has tried adding another hairband with something in star or ball shape, but that would make her look like playing in a serious fight so she gave up such idea. Urobuchi said a cloak is flashy enough, however.
**[[Manga Time Kirara Magica]] volume 1 showed Sayaka in her transformed state with a [[media:Sayaka_hairpin_Manga_Time_Kirara_Magica_1.jpg|new hairpin]] in the shape of ƒƒ, the musical notation for "fortissimo" or "very loud." This fits her musical theme and her bold personality. Apparently the staff finally found a design they're happy with.
**And finally the staff have the chance to give her that hairpin in the [[Madoka Magica Movie]]. According to Director Shinbo, this can be seem as compensation for her since she is a character always who suffers under fate.
*According with Gen Urobuchi, even if Sayaka won over Kyousuke, [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_120|she would never be happy with him.]]
*Her Seiyuu, Eri Kitamura also provided the voice of another Magical Girl whose first name was Miki and whose theme color was blue, in the anime series 'Fresh PreCure'
*In an interview, when asked about Madoka's casual clothes, Shinbo said that he forgot to have a scene where Sayaka also wears casual wears. He feels a little regret.
**As compensation, Sayaka wears casual clothes in [[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]'s OP.
* Water is usually considered to be an element of healing and purification in religion and mythology. Major faiths incorporate ritual washing.
* The "C" Motif could relate to the link between her and music. In [[wikipedia:Medieval_music|Medieval music]], the [[wikipedia:Gregorian_chant|Gregorian Chant]] system uses a C-like figure to denote a "[[wikipedia:Do_(musical_note)|Do]]" in a staff.

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Sayaka]]

==See also==
*[[NewType_2011-07#Sayaka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]].

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|美樹さやか}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|miki_sayaka}}
*[http://ask-sayaka-and-friends.tumblr.com/post/52352135180/id-get-in-it-like-right-now-if-i-were-you Ask Sayaka + friends] ''(a fan blog)''
*[http://asktheherofjustice.tumblr.com/ ask the hero of justice]

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

Madoka Kaname

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<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>

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Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=1625 Aoi Yuuki] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos] Italian: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli] Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós] Cantonese: Wong Zi Haan French: Caroline Combes
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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Birthday:''' October 3
* '''Height:''' Slightly less than 150cm (4'11"). Production Note shows a [[:Media:PN_10.jpg|height revision]] to 152cm (5'0").
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink
* '''Blood type:''' A
* '''Shoe size:''' 22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink Teardrop located at base of her neck
* '''Weapon:''' Bow
* '''Witch form:''' [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Tomohisa Kaname]] (Father), [[Junko Kaname]] (Mother), [[Tatsuya Kaname]] (Younger brother)
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School, Eighth Grade
*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:
* Save a cat who had just died in front of her in the first timeline (exact wording unknown)
* Either save Homura from Walpurgisnacht or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht in the fourth timeline (exact wording unknown)
* Save Sayaka in the timeline from ''The Different Story'' (exact wording unknown)
* In the penultimate timeline before the new world:
{{spoiler| "I want to erase all witches before they are even born. I will erase every single witch in every universe, past and future with my own hands...I don't care what you call it. All those magical girls who held onto their hopes and fought against witches I don't want to see them cry. I want them to stay smiling until the end. If any rule or law stands in my way I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer. That is my wish. Now grant it, 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 [http://hidamarisketch.wikia.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch 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 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 intervening on Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She is 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 waist is healed. This doesn't help Sayaka, however.
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to help Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, so Homura gives up this timeline.
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about magical girl system. She thinks Sayaka is killed by witches because Homura tells her so.
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They becomes friends and tells 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 was attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko spoke to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seemed to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claimed she 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 apologized as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and left to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escaped from the protective barrier created by Homura, and tried 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 was killed by Oriko at the very end, when they were dying Oriko used a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko died and the witch barrier was lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka mourning for the dead Madoka became visible.}}
*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 died at the end of the manga.

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

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

==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. {{spoiler|Yet in her ultimate form, Madoka is seen to be able to remove the corruption from Soul Gems without the need of a grief seed yet 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 due to her arrows. It is assumed that as a Goddess she also had knowledge of other timelines and the ability to observe other timelines without issue. Yet, it has been hinted at in Magia Record that she may be able to interfere with timelines if conditions are right.}}

==Observations==
*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 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|Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive]]
*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.
* Aoi Yuuki (Madoka's VA) really likes [[Kyoko]] and she claimed that Kyoko is her wife. You can hear her confession in the [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] bonus CD.
** In the commentary for [[Episode 5]] Aoi Yuki declares her love for Kyoko and desires to marry her. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.
** Aoi Yuuki [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentaries for [[Episode 7]]: "The one I love, it's Kyoko-tan." "Kyoko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool."
**In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyoko-tan~
*Urobuchi in his audio commentary on BD/DVD 3 explains that he felt like Aoi Yuki was born for the role of Madoka. What he means is that she doesn't force herself into the role of becoming her character and she leaves the impression of being a natural airhead, but in a good way.
*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.
*Madoka is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiRyouiki Grade A Zettai Ryouiki] in her school uniform
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [http://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[http://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 "Mahō Shōjo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica", ("Magical Girl Revelation Madoka☆Magica" or "Maho Shojo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"), a reference to the Bible.
***黙示録 specifically refers to the [[wikipedia:Book_of_Revelation|Book of Revelation]].
*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.

==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 Maadoka.

==External links==
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*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kaname_madoka}}

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Madoka Kaname

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<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>

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Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=1625 Aoi Yuuki] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos] Italian: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli] Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós] Cantonese: Wong Zi Haan French: Caroline Combes
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'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Birthday:''' October 3
* '''Height:''' Slightly less than 150cm (4'11"). Production Note shows a [[:Media:PN_10.jpg|height revision]] to 152cm (5'0").
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink
* '''Blood type:''' A
* '''Shoe size:''' 22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink Teardrop located at base of her neck
* '''Weapon:''' Bow
* '''Witch form:''' [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||わたし|watashi}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Tomohisa Kaname]] (Father), [[Junko Kaname]] (Mother), [[Tatsuya Kaname]] (Younger brother)
* '''School:''' Mitakihara Middle School, Eighth Grade
*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:
* Save a cat who had just died in front of her in the first timeline (exact wording unknown)
* Either save Homura from Walpurgisnacht or obtain the power to defeat Walpurgisnacht in the fourth timeline (exact wording unknown)
* Save Sayaka in the timeline from ''The Different Story'' (exact wording unknown)
* In the penultimate timeline before the new world:
{{spoiler| "I want to erase all witches before they are even born. I will erase every single witch in every universe, past and future with my own hands...I don't care what you call it. All those magical girls who held onto their hopes and fought against witches I don't want to see them cry. I want them to stay smiling until the end. If any rule or law stands in my way I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer. That is my wish. Now grant it, 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 [http://hidamarisketch.wikia.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch 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 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 intervening on Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She is 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 waist is healed. This doesn't help Sayaka, however.
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to help Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, so Homura gives up this timeline.
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about magical girl system. She thinks Sayaka is killed by witches because Homura tells her so.
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They becomes friends and tells 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 was attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko spoke to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seemed to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claimed she 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 apologized as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and left to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escaped from the protective barrier created by Homura, and tried 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 was killed by Oriko at the very end, when they were dying Oriko used a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko died and the witch barrier was lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka mourning for the dead Madoka became visible.}}
*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 died at the end of the manga.

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

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

==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. 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. Yet in her ultimate form, Madoka is seen to be able to remove the corruption from Soul Gems without the need of a grief seed yet 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 due to her arrows. It is assumed that as a Goddess she also had knowledge of other timelines and the ability to observe other timelines without issue. Yet, it has been hinted at in Magia Record that she may be able to interfere with timelines if conditions are right.

==Observations==
*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 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|Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive]]
*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.
* Aoi Yuuki (Madoka's VA) really likes [[Kyoko]] and she claimed that Kyoko is her wife. You can hear her confession in the [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] bonus CD.
** In the commentary for [[Episode 5]] Aoi Yuki declares her love for Kyoko and desires to marry her. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.
** Aoi Yuuki [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentaries for [[Episode 7]]: "The one I love, it's Kyoko-tan." "Kyoko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool."
**In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyoko-tan~
*Urobuchi in his audio commentary on BD/DVD 3 explains that he felt like Aoi Yuki was born for the role of Madoka. What he means is that she doesn't force herself into the role of becoming her character and she leaves the impression of being a natural airhead, but in a good way.
*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.
*Madoka is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiRyouiki Grade A Zettai Ryouiki] in her school uniform
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [http://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[http://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 "Mahō Shōjo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica", ("Magical Girl Revelation Madoka☆Magica" or "Maho Shojo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"), a reference to the Bible.
***黙示録 specifically refers to the [[wikipedia:Book_of_Revelation|Book of Revelation]].
*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.

==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 Maadoka.

==External links==
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*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kaname_madoka}}

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Grief Seeds

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[[File:Soul gem grief seed sketch.jpg|right|thumb]]
This page lists information and speculation about the grief seeds that appear in each episode of the anime and chapter of the different manga spin-offs.

==Puella Magi Madoka Magica==

===Episode 2===
[[File:Grief_seed.png|150px|Gertrud's Grief Seed.]]
'''[[Gertrud]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed that Mami obtained from Gertrud.
*'''Top emblem''': Butterfly
*'''Bottom emblem''':Rose
*'''Battles''': Mami
*'''Possession''': Kyubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': Mami

===Episode 3===
[[File:Charlotte_grief_large2.jpg|150px|Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall.]]
'''[[Charlotte]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed found embedded in a hospital wall.
*'''Top emblem''': Strawberry
*'''Bottom emblem''': Charlotte's head
*'''Battles''': Mami, Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Unknown (presumed to be Homura)
<gallery>
File:Charlotte seed.png|Charlotte's grief seed vector.
File:Charlotte_grief_large.jpg|The seed glows as it begins to activate
File:Charlotte_activating.jpg|A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears
File:Mami-gem-vs-charlotte-seed.png|Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem
</gallery>

===Episode 4===
[[File:EllyGS.png|150px|Elly's Grief Seed]]
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Elly's Grief Seed, not originally seen in the episode. It was added in the AT-X rebroadcast.

*'''Top emblem''': Wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor
*'''Battles''': Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Sayaka
*'''Used by''': Sayaka

===Episode 6===
[[File:Speculah Elly's seed.jpg|150px|Elly's grief seed speculah]]
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Initially speculated to be [[Elly]]'s grief seed, which was proven true as it was added to the revised Episode 4.
*'''Top emblem''': Wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor
*'''Battles''': Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Kyubey
*'''Used by''': Sayaka

===Episode 8===
[[File:Elsa grief seed.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Elsa Maria]]'s Grief Seed.'''

After defeating Elsa Maria, Sayaka gives this Grief Seed to Kyoko as repayment for her assistance.
*'''Top emblem''': Crown
*'''Bottom emblem''': Blank (Circle)
*'''Battles''': Sayaka, Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''

[[File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|150px|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.]]
'''The witch of the Netherlands's Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed Homura gives to Sayaka, who refused it. According to [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:PN_60.jpg this] design document, it belongs to the "witch of the Netherlands (オランダの魔女)".
*'''Top emblem''': Tulip
*'''Bottom emblem''': Windmill
*'''Battles''': Homura ''(presumed)''
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

[[File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|150px|Sayaka's soul gem transforming into a grief seed.]]
'''[[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Sayaka's Grief Seed, immediately after exploding.
*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Kyoko in [[Episode 9]]
*'''Possession''': None ''(no Grief Seed was dropped after defeat)''
*'''Used by''': None ''(presumed)''

===Episode 10===

[[File:Grief Seed from episode 10.PNG|150px|The Grief Seed may be Sayaka's]]
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Sayaka's Grief Seed from the third timeline.
*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Homura, Madoka, Mami, Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Madoka
*'''Used by''': Homura

[[File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Kriemhild Gretchen]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Madoka's Grief Seed, the cutest Grief Seed ever.
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop with ribbons
*'''Bottom emblem''': Comet
*'''Battles''': none
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none
**The fact that the bottom emblem is a shooting star may be because of the fact that people make wishes whenever they see a shooting star.
===Episode 11===
[[File:Homura grief seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Homura]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Shown in [[Kyubey]]'s speech about how Homura would drown in despair, if she ever lost hope.
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond
*'''Bottom emblem''': [[:File:Bandai_SoulGem_GriefSeeds_v3.jpg|Hourglass/Record]]
*'''Battles''': none
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none
===Episode 12===
[[File:Soul Gem and Grief Seed Cubic Form.png|150px]]
'''"Grief Seeds" in cubic form taken from "[[:File:Demons.png|Demons]]."'''

The Grief Seeds take a cubic form in [[Episode 12]]. It is not known if they are still called Grief Seeds or if they have a different name (Grief Cubes?).
*'''Emblems''': none
*'''Battles''': Homura, Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Homura

==Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale==
[[File:Ophelia_grief_seed.jpg|150px]]
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale

*'''Top emblem''': Eye
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye
*'''Battles''': Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura (presumed)
*'''Used by''': none

==Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable==
[[File:Albertine_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Albertine]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': Varies
*'''Possession''': Varies
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Gisela_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Gisela]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Handlebars
*'''Bottom emblem''': Grille
*'''Battles''': Mami or Kyouko
*'''Possession''': Mami or Kyouko
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Izabel_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Izabel]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Trophy
*'''Bottom emblem''': Archway
*'''Battles''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Patricia_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
[[Patricia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Cherry blossom
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spider eyes
*'''Battles''': Mami, Madoka and Homura
*'''Possession''': Mami, Madoka and Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Candeloro grief seed.png|150px]]
[[Candeloro]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Flower
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': Madoka and Homura
*'''Possession''': Madoka and Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Ophelia grief seed PSP.png|150px]]
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Eye
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye
*'''Battles''': Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Walpurgisnacht_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
[[Walpurgis Night]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Gear
*'''Bottom emblem''': Gear
*'''Battles''': Varies
*'''Possession''': Varies
*'''Used by''': Varies

==Puella Magi Oriko Magica==

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 1===
[[File:Flower_witch_grief_seed.JPG|150px]]
'''The witch of flowers' Grief Seed.'''

Presumably the Grief Seed of the flower witch that attacked [[Yuma]].
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown
*'''Bottom emblem''': Leaves/Petals?
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 2===
[[File:Cecil_grief_seed.JPG|150px]]
'''[[Cecil]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed of the Taste Witch that [[Kyoko]] battled.
*'''Top emblem''': Rosary
*'''Bottom emblem''': Cherry petals
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 5===
[[File:Kirika_grief_seed.JPG|100px]]
'''[[Latria]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The outline of [[Kirika]]'s Grief Seed, visible within her Soul Gem prior to becoming a witch.
*'''Top emblem''': Doll?
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown
*'''Battles''': Kyoko, Mami, Yuma, Homura
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

==Puella Magi Kazumi Magica==

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 4===
[[File:PrologueGriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Prologue]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The bookmobile witch's Grief Seed, given to [[Jubey]] by the [[Pleiades]].
*'''Top emblem''': Oval
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (compass points?)
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': Jubey
*'''Used by''': none

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 5===
[[File:AiriGriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Nie Blühen Herzen]]'s Grief Seed.'''

"[[Yuuri]]", aka [[Airi]]'s, Grief Seed.
*'''Top emblem''': Flower
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 9===
[[File:KazumiChapter9GriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Niko Kanna]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Diamond/Square
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond/Square
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 15===
[[File:Satomi_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
'''[[Satomi Usagi]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Bat wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Bat wing
*'''Battles''': Kazumi
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 18===
[[File:Chapter_18_grief_seed.png|150px]][[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeed.png|200px]]
'''[[Saki Asami]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley
*'''Bottom emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley
*'''Battles''': Kanna Hijiri and other witches
*'''Possession''': Umika, Saki and Kazumi
*'''Used by''': Kazumi

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 19===
[[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeedPart2.png|150px]]
'''The [[Souju]]'s Grief Seeds'''

*'''Top emblem''': Moon in Circle and Circle in Moon
*'''Bottom emblem''': Moon in Circle and Circle in Moon
*'''Battles''': Umika and Kaoru
*'''Possession''': No one (presumed)
*'''Used by''': No one (presumed)

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 22===
[[File:MichiruGS.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Michiru]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Spiral
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral
*'''Battles''': Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': Kazumi
*'''Used by''': Umika and Kaoru

==The Different Story==
[[File:Tvc gs.png|150px]]
[[File:Tvc gs2.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch's Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Cresent Moon (possibly)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Star (possibly)
*'''Battles''': Unnamed magical girl sisters and Mami
*'''Possession''': Unnamed magical girl sisters
*'''Used by''': Unnamed magical girl sisters

[[File:Mino gs.png|150px]]
[[File:Mino gs2.png|150px]]
'''Minotaur witch's Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Axe head
*'''Bottom emblem''': Two circles, an 8 shaped symbol
*'''Battles''': Kyoko and Mami
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Triangles
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs2.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Spiral
*'''Bottom emblem''': Circle surrounded by spirals
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Post gs.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (diamond shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (curled shape)
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Moth gs.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (star shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs 3.png|150px]]
[[File:Misc gs 4.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Star
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko

[[File:Dsmanga oktavia gs.png|150px]]
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Unknown

==Magia Record (Anime)==
===Magia Record anime, chapter 1===
[[File:Yachiyo grief seeds.png|150px]]
'''[[Box Wood]](left) and [[Zenobia]](right)'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Saturn/ringed orb (Zenobia); Amphibian foot (Box Wood)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Sandcastle spire (Zenobia); Unknown (possibly an eye) (Box Wood)
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''':

[[File:BoxWood grief seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Box Wood]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Amphibian foot
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (possible an eye)
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''':
*'''Used by''':

===Magia Record anime, chapter 5===
[[File:Episode 5 Yachiyo soul gem 2.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''': Yachiyo

[[File:Episode 5 Yachiyo soul gem 3.png|150px]]
'''[[Zenobia]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Saturn/ringed sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Sandcastle spire
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''': Iroha
*'''Used by''': Iroha

===Magia Record anime, chapter 6===
[[File:Episode 6 Kyoko confrontation 10.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko

[[File:Episode 6 Lucky Day 25.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Felicia
*'''Used by''': Felicia

==Magia Record (Manga)==
===Magia Record manga, chapter 10===

[[File:plant_gs.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Flower bud
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye surrounded by branches
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo (''presumed'')
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''': Kaede

===Magia Record manga, chapter 12===
[[File:Candy GS.png|150px]]
'''[[Candy]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Bunny head
*'''Bottom emblem''': Possibly a candy wrapper
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo, Iroha
*'''Possession''': Iroha
*'''Used by''':

==PSP Game==
<gallery>
File:All Star Grief Seed.png
</gallery>

==Candy Straps==
Strap versions of several Soul Gems and Grief Seeds were released for cell phones in Japan. The promo picture below shows the Soul Gems (from left to right) that are tied to the Magical Girls underneath them. The Grief Seeds are [[Oktavia]]'s, [[Charlotte]]'s, [[Elly]]'s and [[Elsa Maria]]'s. The corrupted Soul Gems are Madoka's and Homura's, as evidenced by their placement, shape and the gem colours.
<gallery>
File:Soul Gem cell phone straps.jpg
</gallery>

Grief Seeds

2020-10-30T13:48:58Z

Espeon: /* Magia Record manga, chapter 10 */

{{spoilers}}
[[File:Soul gem grief seed sketch.jpg|right|thumb]]
This page lists information and speculation about the grief seeds that appear in each episode of the anime and chapter of the different manga spin-offs.

==Puella Magi Madoka Magica==

===Episode 2===
[[File:Grief_seed.png|150px|Gertrud's Grief Seed.]]
'''[[Gertrud]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed that Mami obtained from Gertrud.
*'''Top emblem''': Butterfly
*'''Bottom emblem''':Rose
*'''Battles''': Mami
*'''Possession''': Kyubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': Mami

===Episode 3===
[[File:Charlotte_grief_large2.jpg|150px|Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall.]]
'''[[Charlotte]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed found embedded in a hospital wall.
*'''Top emblem''': Strawberry
*'''Bottom emblem''': Charlotte's head
*'''Battles''': Mami, Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Unknown (presumed to be Homura)
<gallery>
File:Charlotte seed.png|Charlotte's grief seed vector.
File:Charlotte_grief_large.jpg|The seed glows as it begins to activate
File:Charlotte_activating.jpg|A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears
File:Mami-gem-vs-charlotte-seed.png|Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem
</gallery>

===Episode 4===
[[File:EllyGS.png|150px|Elly's Grief Seed]]
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Elly's Grief Seed, not originally seen in the episode. It was added in the AT-X rebroadcast.

*'''Top emblem''': Wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor
*'''Battles''': Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Sayaka
*'''Used by''': Sayaka

===Episode 6===
[[File:Speculah Elly's seed.jpg|150px|Elly's grief seed speculah]]
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Initially speculated to be [[Elly]]'s grief seed, which was proven true as it was added to the revised Episode 4.
*'''Top emblem''': Wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor
*'''Battles''': Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Kyubey
*'''Used by''': Sayaka

===Episode 8===
[[File:Elsa grief seed.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Elsa Maria]]'s Grief Seed.'''

After defeating Elsa Maria, Sayaka gives this Grief Seed to Kyoko as repayment for her assistance.
*'''Top emblem''': Crown
*'''Bottom emblem''': Blank (Circle)
*'''Battles''': Sayaka, Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''

[[File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|150px|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.]]
'''The witch of the Netherlands's Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed Homura gives to Sayaka, who refused it. According to [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:PN_60.jpg this] design document, it belongs to the "witch of the Netherlands (オランダの魔女)".
*'''Top emblem''': Tulip
*'''Bottom emblem''': Windmill
*'''Battles''': Homura ''(presumed)''
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

[[File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|150px|Sayaka's soul gem transforming into a grief seed.]]
'''[[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Sayaka's Grief Seed, immediately after exploding.
*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Kyoko in [[Episode 9]]
*'''Possession''': None ''(no Grief Seed was dropped after defeat)''
*'''Used by''': None ''(presumed)''

===Episode 10===

[[File:Grief Seed from episode 10.PNG|150px|The Grief Seed may be Sayaka's]]
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Sayaka's Grief Seed from the third timeline.
*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Homura, Madoka, Mami, Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Madoka
*'''Used by''': Homura

[[File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Kriemhild Gretchen]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Madoka's Grief Seed, the cutest Grief Seed ever.
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop with ribbons
*'''Bottom emblem''': Comet
*'''Battles''': none
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none
**The fact that the bottom emblem is a shooting star may be because of the fact that people make wishes whenever they see a shooting star.
===Episode 11===
[[File:Homura grief seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Homura]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Shown in [[Kyubey]]'s speech about how Homura would drown in despair, if she ever lost hope.
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond
*'''Bottom emblem''': [[:File:Bandai_SoulGem_GriefSeeds_v3.jpg|Hourglass/Record]]
*'''Battles''': none
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none
===Episode 12===
[[File:Soul Gem and Grief Seed Cubic Form.png|150px]]
'''"Grief Seeds" in cubic form taken from "[[:File:Demons.png|Demons]]."'''

The Grief Seeds take a cubic form in [[Episode 12]]. It is not known if they are still called Grief Seeds or if they have a different name (Grief Cubes?).
*'''Emblems''': none
*'''Battles''': Homura, Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Homura

==Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale==
[[File:Ophelia_grief_seed.jpg|150px]]
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale

*'''Top emblem''': Eye
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye
*'''Battles''': Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura (presumed)
*'''Used by''': none

==Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable==
[[File:Albertine_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Albertine]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': Varies
*'''Possession''': Varies
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Gisela_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Gisela]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Handlebars
*'''Bottom emblem''': Grille
*'''Battles''': Mami or Kyouko
*'''Possession''': Mami or Kyouko
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Izabel_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Izabel]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Trophy
*'''Bottom emblem''': Archway
*'''Battles''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Patricia_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
[[Patricia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Cherry blossom
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spider eyes
*'''Battles''': Mami, Madoka and Homura
*'''Possession''': Mami, Madoka and Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Candeloro grief seed.png|150px]]
[[Candeloro]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Flower
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': Madoka and Homura
*'''Possession''': Madoka and Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Ophelia grief seed PSP.png|150px]]
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Eye
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye
*'''Battles''': Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Walpurgisnacht_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
[[Walpurgis Night]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Gear
*'''Bottom emblem''': Gear
*'''Battles''': Varies
*'''Possession''': Varies
*'''Used by''': Varies

==Puella Magi Oriko Magica==

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 1===
[[File:Flower_witch_grief_seed.JPG|150px]]
'''The witch of flowers' Grief Seed.'''

Presumably the Grief Seed of the flower witch that attacked [[Yuma]].
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown
*'''Bottom emblem''': Leaves/Petals?
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 2===
[[File:Cecil_grief_seed.JPG|150px]]
'''[[Cecil]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed of the Taste Witch that [[Kyoko]] battled.
*'''Top emblem''': Rosary
*'''Bottom emblem''': Cherry petals
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 5===
[[File:Kirika_grief_seed.JPG|100px]]
'''[[Latria]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The outline of [[Kirika]]'s Grief Seed, visible within her Soul Gem prior to becoming a witch.
*'''Top emblem''': Doll?
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown
*'''Battles''': Kyoko, Mami, Yuma, Homura
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

==Puella Magi Kazumi Magica==

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 4===
[[File:PrologueGriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Prologue]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The bookmobile witch's Grief Seed, given to [[Jubey]] by the [[Pleiades]].
*'''Top emblem''': Oval
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (compass points?)
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': Jubey
*'''Used by''': none

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 5===
[[File:AiriGriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Nie Blühen Herzen]]'s Grief Seed.'''

"[[Yuuri]]", aka [[Airi]]'s, Grief Seed.
*'''Top emblem''': Flower
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 9===
[[File:KazumiChapter9GriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Niko Kanna]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Diamond/Square
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond/Square
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 15===
[[File:Satomi_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
'''[[Satomi Usagi]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Bat wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Bat wing
*'''Battles''': Kazumi
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 18===
[[File:Chapter_18_grief_seed.png|150px]][[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeed.png|200px]]
'''[[Saki Asami]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley
*'''Bottom emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley
*'''Battles''': Kanna Hijiri and other witches
*'''Possession''': Umika, Saki and Kazumi
*'''Used by''': Kazumi

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 19===
[[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeedPart2.png|150px]]
'''The [[Souju]]'s Grief Seeds'''

*'''Top emblem''': Moon in Circle and Circle in Moon
*'''Bottom emblem''': Moon in Circle and Circle in Moon
*'''Battles''': Umika and Kaoru
*'''Possession''': No one (presumed)
*'''Used by''': No one (presumed)

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 22===
[[File:MichiruGS.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Michiru]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Spiral
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral
*'''Battles''': Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': Kazumi
*'''Used by''': Umika and Kaoru

==The Different Story==
[[File:Tvc gs.png|150px]]
[[File:Tvc gs2.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch's Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (circle shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (star shape)
*'''Battles''': Unnamed magical girl sisters and Mami
*'''Possession''': Unnamed magical girl sisters
*'''Used by''': Unnamed magical girl sisters

[[File:Mino gs.png|150px]]
[[File:Mino gs2.png|150px]]
'''Minotaur witch's Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Axe head
*'''Bottom emblem''': Two circles, an 8 shaped symbol
*'''Battles''': Kyoko and Mami
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Triangles
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs2.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Spiral
*'''Bottom emblem''': Circle surrounded by spirals
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Post gs.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (diamond shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (curled shape)
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Moth gs.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (star shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs 3.png|150px]]
[[File:Misc gs 4.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Star
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko

[[File:Dsmanga oktavia gs.png|150px]]
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Unknown

==Magia Record (Anime)==
===Magia Record anime, chapter 1===
[[File:Yachiyo grief seeds.png|150px]]
'''[[Box Wood]](left) and [[Zenobia]](right)'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Saturn/ringed orb (Zenobia); Amphibian foot (Box Wood)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Sandcastle spire (Zenobia); Unknown (possibly an eye) (Box Wood)
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''':

[[File:BoxWood grief seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Box Wood]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Amphibian foot
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (possible an eye)
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''':
*'''Used by''':

===Magia Record anime, chapter 5===
[[File:Episode 5 Yachiyo soul gem 2.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''': Yachiyo

[[File:Episode 5 Yachiyo soul gem 3.png|150px]]
'''[[Zenobia]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Saturn/ringed sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Sandcastle spire
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''': Iroha
*'''Used by''': Iroha

===Magia Record anime, chapter 6===
[[File:Episode 6 Kyoko confrontation 10.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko

[[File:Episode 6 Lucky Day 25.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Felicia
*'''Used by''': Felicia

==Magia Record (Manga)==
===Magia Record manga, chapter 10===

[[File:plant_gs.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Flower bud
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye surrounded by branches
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo (''presumed'')
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''': Kaede

===Magia Record manga, chapter 12===
[[File:Candy GS.png|150px]]
'''[[Candy]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Bunny head
*'''Bottom emblem''': Possibly a candy wrapper
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo, Iroha
*'''Possession''': Iroha
*'''Used by''':

==PSP Game==
<gallery>
File:All Star Grief Seed.png
</gallery>

==Candy Straps==
Strap versions of several Soul Gems and Grief Seeds were released for cell phones in Japan. The promo picture below shows the Soul Gems (from left to right) that are tied to the Magical Girls underneath them. The Grief Seeds are [[Oktavia]]'s, [[Charlotte]]'s, [[Elly]]'s and [[Elsa Maria]]'s. The corrupted Soul Gems are Madoka's and Homura's, as evidenced by their placement, shape and the gem colours.
<gallery>
File:Soul Gem cell phone straps.jpg
</gallery>

Grief Seeds

2020-10-30T13:48:28Z

Espeon: /* Magia Record manga, chapter 12 */

{{spoilers}}
[[File:Soul gem grief seed sketch.jpg|right|thumb]]
This page lists information and speculation about the grief seeds that appear in each episode of the anime and chapter of the different manga spin-offs.

==Puella Magi Madoka Magica==

===Episode 2===
[[File:Grief_seed.png|150px|Gertrud's Grief Seed.]]
'''[[Gertrud]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed that Mami obtained from Gertrud.
*'''Top emblem''': Butterfly
*'''Bottom emblem''':Rose
*'''Battles''': Mami
*'''Possession''': Kyubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': Mami

===Episode 3===
[[File:Charlotte_grief_large2.jpg|150px|Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall.]]
'''[[Charlotte]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed found embedded in a hospital wall.
*'''Top emblem''': Strawberry
*'''Bottom emblem''': Charlotte's head
*'''Battles''': Mami, Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Unknown (presumed to be Homura)
<gallery>
File:Charlotte seed.png|Charlotte's grief seed vector.
File:Charlotte_grief_large.jpg|The seed glows as it begins to activate
File:Charlotte_activating.jpg|A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears
File:Mami-gem-vs-charlotte-seed.png|Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem
</gallery>

===Episode 4===
[[File:EllyGS.png|150px|Elly's Grief Seed]]
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Elly's Grief Seed, not originally seen in the episode. It was added in the AT-X rebroadcast.

*'''Top emblem''': Wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor
*'''Battles''': Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Sayaka
*'''Used by''': Sayaka

===Episode 6===
[[File:Speculah Elly's seed.jpg|150px|Elly's grief seed speculah]]
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Initially speculated to be [[Elly]]'s grief seed, which was proven true as it was added to the revised Episode 4.
*'''Top emblem''': Wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor
*'''Battles''': Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Kyubey
*'''Used by''': Sayaka

===Episode 8===
[[File:Elsa grief seed.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Elsa Maria]]'s Grief Seed.'''

After defeating Elsa Maria, Sayaka gives this Grief Seed to Kyoko as repayment for her assistance.
*'''Top emblem''': Crown
*'''Bottom emblem''': Blank (Circle)
*'''Battles''': Sayaka, Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''

[[File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|150px|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.]]
'''The witch of the Netherlands's Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed Homura gives to Sayaka, who refused it. According to [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:PN_60.jpg this] design document, it belongs to the "witch of the Netherlands (オランダの魔女)".
*'''Top emblem''': Tulip
*'''Bottom emblem''': Windmill
*'''Battles''': Homura ''(presumed)''
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

[[File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|150px|Sayaka's soul gem transforming into a grief seed.]]
'''[[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Sayaka's Grief Seed, immediately after exploding.
*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Kyoko in [[Episode 9]]
*'''Possession''': None ''(no Grief Seed was dropped after defeat)''
*'''Used by''': None ''(presumed)''

===Episode 10===

[[File:Grief Seed from episode 10.PNG|150px|The Grief Seed may be Sayaka's]]
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Sayaka's Grief Seed from the third timeline.
*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Homura, Madoka, Mami, Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Madoka
*'''Used by''': Homura

[[File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Kriemhild Gretchen]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Madoka's Grief Seed, the cutest Grief Seed ever.
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop with ribbons
*'''Bottom emblem''': Comet
*'''Battles''': none
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none
**The fact that the bottom emblem is a shooting star may be because of the fact that people make wishes whenever they see a shooting star.
===Episode 11===
[[File:Homura grief seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Homura]]'s Grief Seed.'''

Shown in [[Kyubey]]'s speech about how Homura would drown in despair, if she ever lost hope.
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond
*'''Bottom emblem''': [[:File:Bandai_SoulGem_GriefSeeds_v3.jpg|Hourglass/Record]]
*'''Battles''': none
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none
===Episode 12===
[[File:Soul Gem and Grief Seed Cubic Form.png|150px]]
'''"Grief Seeds" in cubic form taken from "[[:File:Demons.png|Demons]]."'''

The Grief Seeds take a cubic form in [[Episode 12]]. It is not known if they are still called Grief Seeds or if they have a different name (Grief Cubes?).
*'''Emblems''': none
*'''Battles''': Homura, Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Homura

==Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale==
[[File:Ophelia_grief_seed.jpg|150px]]
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale

*'''Top emblem''': Eye
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye
*'''Battles''': Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura (presumed)
*'''Used by''': none

==Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable==
[[File:Albertine_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Albertine]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': Varies
*'''Possession''': Varies
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Gisela_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Gisela]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Handlebars
*'''Bottom emblem''': Grille
*'''Battles''': Mami or Kyouko
*'''Possession''': Mami or Kyouko
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Izabel_grief_seed.png|150px]]
[[Izabel]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Trophy
*'''Bottom emblem''': Archway
*'''Battles''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka
*'''Possession''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Patricia_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
[[Patricia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Cherry blossom
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spider eyes
*'''Battles''': Mami, Madoka and Homura
*'''Possession''': Mami, Madoka and Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Candeloro grief seed.png|150px]]
[[Candeloro]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Flower
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': Madoka and Homura
*'''Possession''': Madoka and Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Ophelia grief seed PSP.png|150px]]
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Eye
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye
*'''Battles''': Homura
*'''Possession''': Homura
*'''Used by''': Varies

[[File:Walpurgisnacht_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
[[Walpurgis Night]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]

*'''Top emblem''': Gear
*'''Bottom emblem''': Gear
*'''Battles''': Varies
*'''Possession''': Varies
*'''Used by''': Varies

==Puella Magi Oriko Magica==

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 1===
[[File:Flower_witch_grief_seed.JPG|150px]]
'''The witch of flowers' Grief Seed.'''

Presumably the Grief Seed of the flower witch that attacked [[Yuma]].
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown
*'''Bottom emblem''': Leaves/Petals?
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 2===
[[File:Cecil_grief_seed.JPG|150px]]
'''[[Cecil]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The Grief Seed of the Taste Witch that [[Kyoko]] battled.
*'''Top emblem''': Rosary
*'''Bottom emblem''': Cherry petals
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Oriko Magica, chapter 5===
[[File:Kirika_grief_seed.JPG|100px]]
'''[[Latria]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The outline of [[Kirika]]'s Grief Seed, visible within her Soul Gem prior to becoming a witch.
*'''Top emblem''': Doll?
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown
*'''Battles''': Kyoko, Mami, Yuma, Homura
*'''Possession''': none
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

==Puella Magi Kazumi Magica==

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 4===
[[File:PrologueGriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Prologue]]'s Grief Seed.'''

The bookmobile witch's Grief Seed, given to [[Jubey]] by the [[Pleiades]].
*'''Top emblem''': Oval
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (compass points?)
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': Jubey
*'''Used by''': none

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 5===
[[File:AiriGriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Nie Blühen Herzen]]'s Grief Seed.'''

"[[Yuuri]]", aka [[Airi]]'s, Grief Seed.
*'''Top emblem''': Flower
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 9===
[[File:KazumiChapter9GriefSeed.png|150px]]
'''[[Niko Kanna]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Diamond/Square
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond/Square
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 15===
[[File:Satomi_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]
'''[[Satomi Usagi]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Bat wing
*'''Bottom emblem''': Bat wing
*'''Battles''': Kazumi
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 18===
[[File:Chapter_18_grief_seed.png|150px]][[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeed.png|200px]]
'''[[Saki Asami]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley
*'''Bottom emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley
*'''Battles''': Kanna Hijiri and other witches
*'''Possession''': Umika, Saki and Kazumi
*'''Used by''': Kazumi

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 19===
[[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeedPart2.png|150px]]
'''The [[Souju]]'s Grief Seeds'''

*'''Top emblem''': Moon in Circle and Circle in Moon
*'''Bottom emblem''': Moon in Circle and Circle in Moon
*'''Battles''': Umika and Kaoru
*'''Possession''': No one (presumed)
*'''Used by''': No one (presumed)

===Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, chapter 22===
[[File:MichiruGS.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Michiru]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Spiral
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral
*'''Battles''': Pleiades Saints
*'''Possession''': Kazumi
*'''Used by''': Umika and Kaoru

==The Different Story==
[[File:Tvc gs.png|150px]]
[[File:Tvc gs2.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch's Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (circle shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (star shape)
*'''Battles''': Unnamed magical girl sisters and Mami
*'''Possession''': Unnamed magical girl sisters
*'''Used by''': Unnamed magical girl sisters

[[File:Mino gs.png|150px]]
[[File:Mino gs2.png|150px]]
'''Minotaur witch's Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Axe head
*'''Bottom emblem''': Two circles, an 8 shaped symbol
*'''Battles''': Kyoko and Mami
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Triangles
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs2.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Spiral
*'''Bottom emblem''': Circle surrounded by spirals
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Post gs.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (diamond shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (curled shape)
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Moth gs.png|150px]]
'''Unnamed witch'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (star shape)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Unknown
*'''Used by''': Unknown

[[File:Misc gs 3.png|150px]]
[[File:Misc gs 4.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Star
*'''Bottom emblem''': Star
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko

[[File:Dsmanga oktavia gs.png|150px]]
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''

*'''Top emblem''': Music note
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note
*'''Battles''': Kyoko
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Unknown

==Magia Record (Anime)==
===Magia Record anime, chapter 1===
[[File:Yachiyo grief seeds.png|150px]]
'''[[Box Wood]](left) and [[Zenobia]](right)'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Saturn/ringed orb (Zenobia); Amphibian foot (Box Wood)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Sandcastle spire (Zenobia); Unknown (possibly an eye) (Box Wood)
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''':

[[File:BoxWood grief seed.png|150px]]
'''[[Box Wood]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Amphibian foot
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (possible an eye)
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''':
*'''Used by''':

===Magia Record anime, chapter 5===
[[File:Episode 5 Yachiyo soul gem 2.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''': Yachiyo

[[File:Episode 5 Yachiyo soul gem 3.png|150px]]
'''[[Zenobia]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Saturn/ringed sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Sandcastle spire
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo
*'''Possession''': Iroha
*'''Used by''': Iroha

===Magia Record anime, chapter 6===
[[File:Episode 6 Kyoko confrontation 10.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Kyoko
*'''Used by''': Kyoko

[[File:Episode 6 Lucky Day 25.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Plain sphere
*'''Bottom emblem''': Plain/empty circle
*'''Battles''': Unknown
*'''Possession''': Felicia
*'''Used by''': Felicia

==Magia Record (Manga)==
===Magia Record manga, chapter 10===

[[File:plant_gs.png|150px]]
'''Unknown'''

*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (bud?)
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo (''presumed'')
*'''Possession''': Yachiyo
*'''Used by''': Kaede

===Magia Record manga, chapter 12===
[[File:Candy GS.png|150px]]
'''[[Candy]]'s Grief Seed'''

*'''Top emblem''': Bunny head
*'''Bottom emblem''': Possibly a candy wrapper
*'''Battles''': Yachiyo, Iroha
*'''Possession''': Iroha
*'''Used by''':

==PSP Game==
<gallery>
File:All Star Grief Seed.png
</gallery>

==Candy Straps==
Strap versions of several Soul Gems and Grief Seeds were released for cell phones in Japan. The promo picture below shows the Soul Gems (from left to right) that are tied to the Magical Girls underneath them. The Grief Seeds are [[Oktavia]]'s, [[Charlotte]]'s, [[Elly]]'s and [[Elsa Maria]]'s. The corrupted Soul Gems are Madoka's and Homura's, as evidenced by their placement, shape and the gem colours.
<gallery>
File:Soul Gem cell phone straps.jpg
</gallery>

Homura Akemi

2020-10-30T13:38:41Z

Espeon: /* Other */

<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>

{{Infobox_character
|name=Homura Akemi
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]
|jname=暁美ほむら (Akemi Homura)
|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] Cantonese: An Chung Yi
}}
'''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==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 13-14 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-159cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Purple
* '''Hair colour:''' Black
* '''Birthplace:''' Mitakihara City

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' 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|"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|"Those are my feelings towards Madoka! That's why, once more, lend me power! Not as the shield that protects Madoka but as the power that smites anyone who threatens her!"}}
* '''Power:''' Time Manipulation (Series) {{spoiler|Memory Manipulation}} (Wraith Arc)
* '''Witch form:''' [[Homulilly]]
* '''Japanese 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.

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. Unfortunately, over the course of looping time, Homura becomes colder and callous and her intentions to save Madoka shift solely into "Madoka's survival", causing Homura to become crueler towards her and others as a means of "protection". See also the paragraph about Homura showing emotionally abusive traits below. She seems to have grown past this by the finale, but it's ambiguous to whether or not Homura accepted or repressed her feelings. Either way, Homura is still heavily dependent on Madoka for self-validation, a trait which rears its ugly head during ''Rebellion''.

==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."'' - Madokami,
''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 Madokami, 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.
* Some viewers that noticed that Homura shows several traits of emotional abuse towards Madoka throughout the series. She intimidates Madoka, with Madoka often looking uncomfortable or fearful around her (multiple times, notably once in episode 1), belittles her by calling her a fool or idiot at various points (and telling her she "won't hold back against a fool" at one point in episode 6) and doesn't treat her as an equal, tells her not to ever change herself (episode 1) and to give up on or forget about her friends (episodes 5 and 7 regarding Sayaka), controls her decisions regardless of Madoka's wants or feelings, and especially without her explicit consent (several points in the anime, ''Rebellion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ending), follows or stalks her repeatedly (''Madoka Magica'', ''The Different Story'' — notice how she is almost always in time to stop Madoka making a contract or to save her from harm), has shown to be capable of doing extreme things in the name of Madoka's sake (attempting to kill Sayaka in episode 8), is capable of throwing other's lives away for Madoka's sake (again, Sayaka; ''[[Oriko Magica]]'' has a scene where Madoka acknowledges this), constantly withholds highly important information from Madoka (such as important info regarding magical girls, Kyubey, or Sayaka's situation), and tries to drive others away from Madoka/Madoka away from others if she perceives them as a threat to her safety (Mami and Sayaka). As well as this, in ''Rebellion'', as [http://sir-argues-a-lot.tumblr.com/post/120208656402/what-about-in-rebellion-thats-the-main-example-a this] tumblr post points out: Homura alters Madoka's memories and takes away her powers, places herself in a position of influence over Madoka by making Madoka into her shyer pre-series self (who may in fact be even [http://lynx-you-fucking-nerd.tumblr.com/post/122473500711/whoneedsamap-lynx-you-fucking-nerd-madoka shyer] than that) and into a new transfer student, and appears to even sever all her previous friendships, especially from Sayaka, who was previously Madoka's childhood and best friend.
** Homura also shows many traits of a textbook psychopath, as explained in detail [http://villaininglasses.tumblr.com/post/99305261455/matsurisunrise-lustfuldemoness here]. Much of the analysis also overlaps with the emotional abuse analysis above.
*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 Madokami. Even Madokami 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. This makes Homura about twelve years older mentally than Madoka.
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 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==
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==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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