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Madoka Magica Drama CD 3: Farewell Story

2019-08-02T18:01:15Z

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A Drama CD that came with the fifth DVD volume of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The official title for this Drama CD is ''"Farewell Story".''
[[File:Madoka BD 5 01.jpg|right|250px]]

As revealed in the [[Tiro_Finale_Book#Translations|Tiro Finale Book]], the screenplay for the Drama CD was written by ''[[Kazumi Magica]]'' author, Masaki Hiramatsu. He also wrote the screenplay for the Drama CD ''[[Drama CD 1|Memories of you]]''.

The first volume of the manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]] has an adaptation of the Drama CD events, though it culminates in an alternate timeline with a different outcome from the timelines shown in the anime.

==Summary==

The story takes place before the events in the anime. This is the story of how [[Kyoko]] met [[Mami]] for the first time, how she became a proficient fighter, and what lead to Kyoko's disillusionment with her naive ideals. We are also introduced to Kyoko's happy family before their tragic demise.

==Observation==
*Madoka and Sayaka have a brief conversation with Kyoko for the first time, but their dialogue is never face to face so they are strangers to each other until their formal meeting in [[Episode 5]].
*Kyoko saves Madoka and Sayaka from a Witch's labyrinth. This is from a period of time when she still had a family and hadn't become selfish and cynical.
**The events take place before the beginning of [[Episode 1]], and seem to be taking place in the main timeline of the events from the anime, with a distracted Kyoko reminiscing her own past while Homura chatters her plan to defeat [[Walpurgis Night]].
***The Drama CD indicates that Madoka and Sayaka are in Class 1A, perhaps indicating they're first years (a possible indicator that the events are taking place approximately one year before the anime events, give or take).
***The timelines diverge on the day when Homura wakes up in the hospital, so events prior to that are unaffected by her resets.
****We do not know the exact date when Kyoko and Mami met for the first time (but it is suggest it was the year before). The day when Homura wakes up from the hospital is March 16, if the events are taking place prior to that date then they wouldn't be affected by the resets. The likelihood that the events in the Drama CD are taking place after March 16 is small and unlikely.
***If the events in the Drama CD are taking place prior to the anime series, then this could be considered to be a "short prequel".
*Kyoko narrates that she had been a Puella Magi for a year before she met Mami.
**This is Kyoko's first time to [[Mitakihara Town]].
***Apparently, Kyoko is from [[Kazamino City]].
**Mami saved Kyoko's life from a witch whom could also split itself into decoy images/illusions.
***That Witch was also Kyoko's first target since she became a Puella Magi, apparently she fought against it unsuccessfully and it got away.
****Considering a year has passed since then, she was probably a lousy Puella Magi.
**Mami saved Kyoko from a Witch who used a decoy.
*Mami takes Kyoko under her wing as her 'Senpai' to teach her how to become a proficient fighter.
**Mami "convinces" Kyoko to name her final attack, ''"Rosso Fantasma,"'' (Red Illusion/Phantom). This matches Kyoko's color scheme as well as Mami's choice of Italian attack names. Kyoko finds Mami's naming to be amusing and embarrassing.
***This isn't the only time Kyoko laughs at Mami's attacks naming habit. Kyoko ridicules Mami's ''"Tiro Finale"'' in the Drama CD [[Drama CD 2|''"Sunny Day Life"'']]
*Apparently, Mami's peach pie is amazing. Kyoko swears to it.
**In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']], the only reason Kyoko comes to Mami's apartment is because she is serving cake.
*Mami was Kyoko's first friend she ever brought home.
*After the death of Kyoko's family, Kyoko no longer has her illusory powers. Kyoko becomes disillusioned and loses her ideals, resulting in an argument with Mami over familiars. She wants to leave because they no longer share the same values, but Mami tries to stop her and they end up in a battle. Kyoko wins leaving the defeated Mami in tears, crying over being all alone once more.
**Kyoko's secondary power is only heard in this drama CD, it was originally described in a [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07#Kyoko.27s_Power|Megami interview]] as something that didn't make it into the anime: ''Because she got her wish of "getting people to listen" while in fact it was something like charming or hallucination, she got the magic power related to those things. However, because she lost her family, she totally negated those power with her subconscious mind. As a result, she fought only with the magic power she learnt later.''
*Kyoko is forever alone, again. Dammit, Urobuchi.
*In the final scene, Homura asks for Kyoko's help in defeating Walpurgisnacht, similar to the anime.
**It is difficult to tell if this scene is taking place during Timeline 5 but it is likely that it is.
**While Homura discusses her battle plans, Kyouko reminisces her days with Mami and how they used to go over their tactics.
*The first original witch from a Drama CD to remain nameless, (there is no official name that is known of).

==Trivia==
*Kyoko's younger sister gets an official name: Momo (佐倉モモ ''Sakura Momo'').
**Momo likes fried shrimp.
** Momo may be named after the title character of ''[[wikipedia:Magical_Princess_Minky_Momo|Magical Princess Minky Momo]]'', an early magical girl series. Although he claimed it wasn't an inspiration for Madoka, Producer Atsuhiro Iwakami [[Aniplex_USA_Madoka_Premiere|has]] [[ANN_Interview_Atsuhiro_Iwakami|stated]] that he was fond of the show. It's also notable that the title character of ''Minky Momo'' actually died in a car accident (but was reincarnated).
*We finally get to hear the voices of Kyoko's family; her father, her mother, and her little sister.
**The names of dubbing artists for Kyoko's family are not disclosed officially. However, some fans guess that Kyoko's father is voiced by [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1669 Banjou Ginga]; Kyoko's mother is voiced by [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=542 Kikuko Inoue](?); and Kyoko's little sister, Momo, is voiced by [http://www.sitaramami.com/ Mami Shitara].
**You also get hear the noose that Kyoko's father uses to hung himself [http://nagumo19.livejournal.com/51552.html creaking from his weight.]
***To be fair, this Drama CD is less bloody and milder when it comes to what happened to the rest of the Sakura family, the anime series was much more graphic and violent.
****Unless someone is familiar with [[Episode 7]], the Drama CD never specifies or goes into details to what happened to her mother and sister.
*Kyoko's younger sister refers to herself in the third person, much like [[Yuma Chitose]].
* Kyoko is from [[Kazamino City|Kazamino]], a neighboring city of [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]].
* Mami was Kyoko's senpai to train her into a better Puella Magi, apparently Kyoko idolized her as the ideal Mahou Shoujo, much like Sayaka, Madoka (and Homura in the first Timelines) idolized Mami.

==Speculation==
*The first witch to appear in the story may be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Minotaur|"Minotaur"]] in ancient Greek mythology. Some fans speculate that the girl who turned into this witch is an illegitimate daughter.
**The Minotaur is also located within a labyrinth, it was constructed by Daedalus to hold the creature inside.
***Coincidentally in the Greek mythology, [[wikipedia:Theseus#Theseus_and_the_Minotaur|Theseus]] was able to defeat the Minotaur with the help of the princess of Crete and a ball of twine (trivia: the word ''[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/clew "clew"]'' means a ball of yarn, hence the origin of the word "clue"). In the Drama CD, Kyoko was able to defeat the witch with the help of Mami (a Puella Magi with the power of ribbons) and her advice (or a clue, per say) to strike the real witch's body; all of this took place inside a labyrinth. The similarities, of course, are purely coincidental.
****This is perhaps overreaching but: after Theseus defeated the minotaur he set sail back home with his ''*ahem*'' bride to be; but before he could reach home his father, [[wikipedia:Aegeus#Theseus_and_Minotaur|Aegeus]], committed suicide believing his son was dead/failed.
**The witch's axe could be a reference to the Minoan [[wikipedia:Labrys|Labrys]], it is a symmetrical doubleheaded axe originally from Crete, it is one of the oldest symbols of Greek civilization. According to archaeological finds on Crete this double-axe was used specifically by Minoan priestesses for ceremonial uses and it was considered to be one the holiest symbols in Minoan religion. Unlike the Near East, this axe is never held by a male divinity, only by female divinities and her priestesses. Some suggest that the shape of the Labrys is reminiscent of a butterfly rather than an axe, an interpretation of the ''mother goddess'' symbol. Other suspect that the two curved edges of the axe are indicating the waxing and waning phases on either side of a full moon.
***The word labyrinthos (Mycenaean daburinthos) is probably connected with the word labrys. In the Linear B (Mycenean Greek) script a symbol similar to a double-axe represents the phonetic sign a. In the context of the Classical Greek myth of Theseus, the labyrinth of Greek mythology is frequently associated with the Minoan palace of Knossos and has a long tradition of use that extends before any written records explain the traditions.
**The bull is considered to be a [[wikipedia:Bull_(mythology)|sacred animal]] in many myths and [[wikipedia:Cattle_in_religion|religious beliefs]].
***Incidentally, in Mesopotamian culture a bull's horn is connected to the crescent moon.
***The bull is often associated with fertility rituals and beliefs.
***To the Egyptians, the constellation Taurus was a sacred bull that was associated with the renewal of life in spring.
*Because the Drama CD also came with a [[And I'm Home|duet character song]] of Kyoko and Sayaka (not to mention the Blu-ray version of [[Episode 9]]), yuri fans are wondering if this is a blatant attempt at a love triangle.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Kyouko family.png|Official Art: Meet the Sakura family (minus mom).
File:Kyoko's mother ep 7.jpg|Kyoko's mother from [[Episode 7]], a visual approximation.
File:Episode 7 hanging dad kyoko.jpg|Probably the only time that fans are happy that this drama CD lacks the graphic/visual presentations of what happened to Kyoko's family.
File:Minotaur witch axe - diff story.jpg|The only depiction of the Minotaur Witch, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]].
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1, ''"Memories of you"'']]
*[[Drama CD 2|Drama CD 2, ''"Sunny Day Life"'']]
*[[Madoka Magica Drama CD 4: Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!|Drama CD 4, ''"Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!]]
*[[And I'm Home|Kyoko and Sayaka's duet character song "and I'm Home"]]
*[[Blu-Ray Volume 5 Booklet]]
*[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]

==External links==
*[https://sites.google.com/site/translationcd/home/puella-magi-madoka-magica-drama-cd---farewell-story Full Translation of Drama CD]
*[https://dclives.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/puella-magi-madoka-magicamaho-shojo-madoka-magica-drama-cd-03-farewell-story-audio-made-visual/ Audio-visual presentation of Drama CD (dclives)]
*[http://www.mediafire.com/?27z8l601h2jy4ht BD 5 Drama CD with English subs]

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Iroha Tamaki (Swimsuit)

2019-07-23T06:27:17Z

Hollowdisciple:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Iroha Tamaki
|image=[[File:Iroha Swimsuit profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 環いろは (水着ver.) (Tamaki Iroha (Swimsuit ver.))
|voices=
Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%BB%E5%80%89%E3%82%82%E3%82%82 Momo Asakura]
}}

'''Iroha Tamaki (Swimsuit Ver.)''' is a version of [[Iroha Tamaki]] that debuted in the mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]. She is just Iroha with an alternate outfit that uses a Kyubey inner tube as her weapon.

===Game Info===
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!style="text-align:right; padding:10px;|Game related data
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|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 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%;"|6310
|style="width:25%;"|1765
|style="width:25%;"|1745
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★4'''
|style="width:25%;"|22716
|style="width:25%;"|6354
|style="width:25%;"|6282
|-
|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|28648
|style="width:25%;"|8016
|style="width:25%;"|7932
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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 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:''' ''Is it okay even if I can't swim!?''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Blast Damage UP [VII] & Defense UP [VII] & Guaranteed Fog
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Blast Damage UP [X] & Defense UP [X] & Guaranteed Fog
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''The Way I Swim''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage (Column) [V] & Defense Down (Column / 3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T)
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage (Column) [VII] & Defense Down (Column / 3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T) & HP Restore (All)
|-
!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:'''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|Damage (Column) [IX] & Defense DOWN (3 T) & Accele MP UP (All / 3 T) & HP Restore
|}
|}

==Summary==
A magical girl who is enjoying summer vacation together with her friends. This swimsuit is a magical girl’s costume and can be used for combat at any time. However, because she’s not very good at swimming, her inner tube can serve as a weapon for underwater combat. In an emergency, her inner tube has the potential to come off so it can rotate like a screw.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of silence. Its form is a cuckoo.
While still searching for her lost sister, the master of this emotion is also slowly progressing on her journey to accept herself.
Combined with how her heart has leapt in the glow of the summer sun, her Doppel has thus taken on a somewhat frivolous appearance. One can see how the Doppel’s robes and mast have been affected by her mood; really, one may even go so far as to say it’s being heavily swayed by its master’s spur-of-the-moment emotional state. A surface-level change, in short.
Though it’s specialized for ocean battles, its master herself can’t swim, preventing it from making particularly nimble movements. It simply attempts to slay the enemies before it with an intense attack, using all the power it has available.

===Side Story===
The story is simply Nanami-ke and Momoko trio trying to train Iroha to swim without her float but failing. She reveals that she used to be a swimmer, but there was a time once where her sister was allowed holiday from hospital, and the whole family went to the pool. She mistook her sister having fun in the pool paddling her arms and legs to be her drowning, so she hurried to save her, but tripped and fell head first into the pool and almost drowned, making her suffer from PTSD and unable to swim without a float.

Then Rena began drowning, and the whole team went to save her as she cried for help via telepathy. Surprisingly, Iroha is the fastest of the team and helps Rena to shore by giving Rena her float, while she swims and brings Rena back to shore. On the way, Rena thanks Iroha, but tells her that her leg was caught by seaweeds and made her mistook her leg being cramped, and tells her she is fine.

Realizing Rena is fine, Iroha slowly comes back to her senses and begins to drown instead. It seems her concern for Rena awoke her sisterly instincts and overcame her fear for the rescue. Rena apologizes and thanks Iroha, and Yachiyo informs Iroha that at least signs show that she can swim, and she should take it slow and practice diligently to swim again. Iroha looks forward to be able to swim again and hopes that by that time she would have find Ui they can visit the pool together again.

==Event Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Story Mikazuki Household's Summer Vacation|Mikazuki Household's Summer Vacation]]

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are Itokuni and Punyan
* She is event limited and must be obtained in the gacha.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Iroha Swimsuit ver. 4 star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Iroha swimsuit 5 star art.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Swimsuit Iroha Battle Sprite.png|In-game Sprite
File:Swimsuit Iroha Doppel Sprite.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Iroha swimsuit PM.PNG
File:Iroha (Swimsuit) Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Summer iroha doppel card.jpg
File:Iroha swimsuit giovanna.jpg
File:Iroha transform 1.png
File:Iroha transform 2.jpg
File:Iroha transform 3.jpg
File:Iroha transform 4.png
File:Iroha transform 5.png|Stitched together image from Iroha's transformation sequence.
File:iroha_Swimsuit_Error.jpg|This picture was put on twitter and replaced with a version with correct colors.
File:memoria_1241.jpg
</gallery>

==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:Good time memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Pleasant Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' HP Restore [III] & MP Restore [I] '''Max Limit Break:''' HP Restore [IV] & MP Restore [I]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Taking a short break from the blazing rays of sun
Leaving aside the swimming ring just this time
As I peacefully watch at the waves washing over the beach, I relish in this restful moment
...Ah, look! There's a giant cloud spreading out in the sky!
|style="width:25%;"|照りつける日差しから逃れて、ちょっと休憩
この時ばかりは浮き輪たちともちょっとお別れして
静かに吹き抜ける風を感じながら、ゆっくりとした時間を味わう
…あ、見て！あんなに大きな入道雲が広がってるよ！
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Iroha of the Midsummer Sea Memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Iroha of the Midsummer Sea!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Attack UP [III] & MP Gain UP [II] '''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [IV] & MP Gain UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Thank you for waiting, everyone! Look at this, please!
Straw hat and a water gun... And a must-have swim ring!
This is my perfect sea style!
Now then, I'm going to enjoy myself to the fullest!
|style="width:25%;"|お待たせしましたー、皆さん！ほらほら、見てください！
麦わら帽子にウォーターガン…そしてマストアイテムの浮き輪！
これが私のパーフェクトな海のスタイル！
さー、思いっきり楽しんじゃうからねーっ！
|-
|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
|}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]
*[https://magiarecord.gamepress.gg/magical-girl/iroha-tamaki-swimsuit Gamepress' character page]
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User:Hollowdisciple

2019-07-22T01:53:25Z

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Gallery:Mami Tomoe

2019-07-21T22:39:12Z

Hollowdisciple:

This page is a collection for official images and screenshots from the official works.

===Official art===
<gallery>
File:Mami Tomoe Anime Design.jpg
File:Mami Tomoe Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]
File:Mami_Tomoe.jpg
File:Mami musket official.png|Mami's muskets design.
File:PN 70.jpg|Sketches of Mami's musket design from production notes.
File:Mami weapon.jpg|More sketches of Mami's muskets.
File:Homura ring.png|Mami's Soul Gem as a ring , strangely enough though it appears purple here but in the final release it's orange.
File:Madoka bd1 4koma.jpg|Translated [[Ume Aoki|Ume]] 4koma from Madoka BD volume 1
File:Madoka_BD2_Ume_4koma_TL.png|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook
File:Apricot +7.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]] doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias
File:Apricot +4.jpg
File:Hanokage mami alone forever.jpg|Mami is "..." while Homura and Kyoko calls out and goes running after Madoka and Sayaka. Mami is all alone. By [http://twitpic.com/4uotfi&usg=ALkJrhiyPhOmaPddVasi7tUcSdWcyI5Dug Hanokage].
File:Middle 1297505415.jpg
File:Megami 07.2011 Mami.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.
File:Newtype 07 2011 p04 p05.jpg|NewType magazine, July 2011
File:Newtype 07 2011 p06 p07.jpg|another page of the same magazine.
File:MamiPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Mami as she appears in Oriko Magica.
File:Mami-Kazmi.jpg|Mami as she appears in Kazumi Magica.
File:TIirofinalemami kazumi.jpg|Mami's Tiro finale in Kazumi Magica
File:Mami prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Mami.
File:Production note Mami design 1.jpg
File:Production note Mami design 2.jpg
File:PN 45.jpg
File:PN 52.jpg
File:Guidebook 0057.jpg|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"
File:MadoMagi_PSP_Mami_01.jpg|Mami riding with her parents in their car moments before the accident that claimed their lives.
File:Screen_shot_2011-12-14_at_8.09.07_PM_3.jpg|Illustrations of Mami included on a DVD/CD storage case. Mami can be seen with her hair down here.
File:Mami_promotional_poster.jpg
File:Mami%27s_costume.jpg
File:Mami_3_views.jpg
File:61iGdWq4fFL._SS400_.jpg
File:552104.jpg
File:MamiTiro_MamiSinger.jpg|Mami as an Idol singer
File:Puella_Magi_Mami_Magica.jpg
File:Mami_fingernail_symbol.jpg| A close view of what Mami's fingernail marking looks like. It does not appear in the anime.
File:NewType 05.2012 01.jpg
File:Everyone is holding hands but me mamiforeveralone.jpg|Homura and Madoka holding hands. Kyoko and Sayaka holding hands. Mami has her hands behind her back.
File:Mami dakimakura.jpg
File:Madoka magica anthology 3.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 3
File:Young_Mami.jpg|Mami 's witch form as a human.
File:PMMMO-Mami.png|Mami closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
File:Mami_fingernail_marking.jpg|Mami's fingernail marking, as seen in the movies.
File:Yande.re 231130.jpg
File:Mami henshin pencil sketch.gif|Mami's dance before her transformation in a early stage of development.
File:Maminagisa-ichibankuji.jpg|Ichiban Kuji Puella Magi Magiccraft visual board
File:Mami.jpg|Aniplex+ Limited Edition Halloween Costume panel
</gallery>

===Screenshots===

==== Mami as a regular girl ====
<gallery>
File:Mami in accident.gif|Mami in the car accident.
File:Mami sinister smile.gif|Mami smirking.
File:Mami crying.gif|Mami wiping her tears away.
File:Puella110_000109-1.jpg
File:Madokamagica03_074.jpg
File:Madokamagica03_069_copy.jpg
File:Madokamagica02_343.jpg
File:Soul gem.png|Mami's soul gem
File:467181.jpg|Mami holding her soul gem.
File:Mami hands.jpg|A close up of Mami's hands (and Soul Gem) in Episode 2's BD version. Note the lack of mark on any of her fingernails.
File:Mami hands 2.jpg|Another closeup of Mami's left hand, this time with her Soul Gem as a ring. Also no mark on her fingernails.
File:There is something on the ring.jpg|Mami's soul gem in it's ring form with it's runes saying Mami.
File:Mami wrap Homura in ribbon.gif|Mami ties up Homura with her ribbons.
</gallery>

===Transformations===

<gallery>
File:Mami transformation sequence.gif
File:Mami_transformation_PSP.gif
File:Mami transformation.gif
File:Mami.gif
File:Mami_henshin_1.2_movie.gif
File:Mami_henshin_movie_ver.gif
</gallery>

==== Mami as a Magical Girl ====
<gallery>
File:Mami gives a smile.gif|Mami glances back and gives a smile
File:Mami fighting.gif|Mami fighting
File:Tiro finale.gif|Tiro Finale!
File:Mami unlimited rifles work.gif
File:Badass mami.gif
File:Mami's curtsey.gif
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Sayaka Miki

2019-07-21T16:00:32Z

Hollowdisciple:

<blockquote>''"Hey Mami see that my wish has 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.

{{Infobox_character
|name=Sayaka Miki
|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
===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' C-shape, similar to a cresent moon {{spoiler|or a mermaid's tail}}
* '''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 you say that, I won’t forget this: you, Akemi Homura, have become a devil!"''</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 [[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.

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.

==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]]

Sayaka Miki in Magia Record

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Hollowdisciple:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Sayaka Miki
|image=[[File:sayaka_magireco_l.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]
}}

''For her full bio, see [[Sayaka Miki]]

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 14
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|158-160 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' C-shape, similar to a cresent moon {{spoiler|or a mermaid's tail}}
* '''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

==Game Info==
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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%;"|Defense
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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%;"|6545
|style="width:25%;"|1640
|style="width:25%;"|2138
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at 4 ★'''
|style="width:25%;"|23221
|style="width:25%;"|6031
|style="width:25%;"|7530
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★5'''
|style="width:25%;"|29266
|style="width:25%;"|7595
|style="width:25%;"|9493
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''This is where I come in!''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: HP Regeneration [VII] (3 T) & Attack UP [VII]
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: HP Regeneration [IX] (3 T) & Attack UP [IX]
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!colspan="5"|'''Magia:''' ''Prestissimo Agitato''
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|style="width:100%;"|★4: Damage One Enemy [V] & Survive (Self /3 T) & Guaranteed Critical (Self / 2 T)
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|style="width:100%;"|★5: Damage One Enemy [VII] & Survive (Self /3 T) & Guaranteed Critical (Self / 2 T) & Guaranteed Counter (Self / 2 T)
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!colspan="5"|'''Doppel:''' ''Oktavia von Seckendorff''
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|style="width:100%;"|Damage to a single enemy [IX] & Survive (Self / 3 T) & Guaranteed Critical (Self / 2 T) & Counter (Self / 2 T)
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==Summary==
This magical girl is straightforward and focused on justice. A second year student at Mitakihara Middle School, she's best friends with her classmate Madoka. She looks up to her senpai magical girl, Mami, and her fighting style of mass-producing weapons is similar. She used to frequent the hospital where her childhood friend Kyousuke Kamijou was staying.

===Side Story===
Sayaka arrives at [[Kamihama City]] to go shopping with [[Kyousuke Kamijou]]. Sayaka insists it's not a date - Kyousuke is looking for a CD by one of his favorite violinists, while Sayaka is looking for fancy clothes (or something). Suddenly Sayaka hears a scream. Wondering if it's a witch, she runs towards it and finds herself in an empty elementary school. Finding it empty, she hears groaning and comes across [[Hinano Miyako]]. Sayaka asks if she's alrght, and Hinano says she is. The girls introduce themselves. Hinano explains she got bumped on the back of the head while setting things up for the chemistry lab. Hinano suspects the culprit is still around.

Sayaka decides that "Great Detective Sayaka-chan" will help. Sayaka gives a faux case summary and asks Hinano if anyone else was around. Hinano says today's an off day so there aren't any teachers or students around, and the kids who would come to the lab wouldn't be here so early. Hinano wonders if it's a witch, then tells Sayaka she's just talking to herself. Sayaka asks if Hinano is a magical girl, and reveals she's one herself. Hinano says she didn't detect a witch's presence. Sayaka agrees, and said that she only ran to the school because she only thought a witch could be there when she heard screaming.

Hinano wonders if the witch hit her and ran. Sayaka says the door was closed when she got there, and Hinano says it should have been closed the whole time she was preparing in the lab. Hinano asks the "Magical Detective" what she think happened. Sayaka thinks the culprit must have entered through the room's window, since it was on the first floor. Sayaka notes that when she came in the curtains were fluttering. Sayaka figures that the culprit has already escaped, so catching them will be difficult. Hinano says that they have a lead, and with her scientific expertise she's going to shoot fire.

Hinano uses a blacklight to show the footprints left on the floor. Turning off the light reveals many footprints. Hinano says she knows what the footprints of the school's indoor shoes are, and the ones that don't match the others belong to the culprit. They find some footprints that don't match, but Sayaka points out it could belong to a teacher. Suddenly she sees a strange mark on the floor. After seeing where the mark leads to, Sayaka starts laughing and says she's cracked the case.

The culprit is...a baseball. Sayaka explains that after the baseball hit Hinano it left a mark on the floor and rolled into the corner of the room. Sayaka guesses it came from the baseball club that is out practicing on the playing field, pointing out that they can hear the children's voices. Sayaka also says that the room is directly facing the playing field and it must have entered through the window after a kid hit it. Suddenly a child enters the room and asks for the ball back. Hinano returns it and tells the kid to be careful from now on. Sayaka says both Hinano and the child are so mature even though they both look like grade school students. Hinano asks if Sayaka said something, but Sayaka denies it.

With the case solved, Sayaka decides to head back. She says that she plans on shopping and trying on some Western-style clothes the next day. Hinano asks if Sayaka is going on a date, but Sayaka insists it isn't. Disbelieving her, Hinano gives her a gift and uses her chemicals to make Sayaka a perfume. She wishes Sayaka good luck on her date, though Sayaka insists it isn't. Sayaka narrates that something unexpectedly cool happened because she helped someone out. She then narrates that "Magical Detective Sayaka-chan" can solve any problem.

Having arrived in the shopping district, Sayaka goes clothes shopping but can't pick something to buy. Suddenly [[Emiri Kisaki]] comes by, having smelled the perfume Sayaka was given by Hinano. Thinking Sayaka is Hinano, Emiri is surprised to find someone else. When Emiri explains she smelled Hinano's perfumes, Sayaka says she's met her a little while ago. Emiri says she has a "unique relationship" with Hinano, but then says she's just joking. Sayaka says the mystery is solved, and explains she was just letting out her inner detective.

Sayaka then says she has to get back to shopping. Emiri asks if she's looking for dating attire, claiming to have learned that because she's super-perceptive. Sayaka insists it's not actually a date, but Emiri barely listens. Claiming to be the "Cutest in the World", Emiri declares she will coordinate Sayaka's wardrobe. Sayaka points out they didn't introduce themselves yet. She soon learns that Emiri is also a magical girl. Sayaka says it's unusual to meet two in one day, but Emiri says there's tons of magical girls in Kamihama.

Emiri shows Sayaka clothing with the year's new color: "Salmon Pink". She calls it the fashion of little devils. Sayaka thinks pink doesn't look good on her. Emiri thinks she's wrong and has her try on pink accessories. Sayaka says she'd like a more subdued outfit. Emiri then shows her another outfit. When Sayaka says it's just more Sweet Pink, Emiri insists it's the more adultlike "Bitter Pink". Sayaka doesn't understand the difference. Emiri tells her to try it on, claiming the path to Cuteness is a trying one. Sayaka says it's too trying.

Despite all the things Sayaka tries on, she's not satisfied. Sayaka decides that cute just isn't her thing. Emiri insists it's not true. Sayaka said that she's happy Emiri is telling her nice things, but if she can't get into it she'll just be uncomfortable during her date. Sayaka also says that the person she likes doesn't care about clothing or appearances. Sayaka says she believes they prefer to see people for who they are on the inside. Emiri says that person sounds nice. Sayaka says he's also a music-loving nerd, but that part of him is cool. Emiri says that "Lovely-dovey Sayakyan is so Cyuute!"

Emiri decides to take Sayaka to a special place, explaining that the location of the date is important. She claims this location will make guys fall head-over-heels in love. Emiri takes Sayaka to the top of a tower. Before they reach it, Emiri tells Sayaka to close her eyes. When they finally reach the spot, Emiri tells Sayaka to open her eyes and turn around. Sayaka sees a beautiful view of the city at night. Emiri calls it the number one spot in Kamihama. Sayaka agrees. Emiri says that her guy will have to fall in love with her if she takes him to this spot. Sayaka says she wants to see it with him even if he doesn't fall in love with her.

Sayaka thanks Emiri, and Emiri says Sayaka is pure and wishes her good luck. She says that Sayaka's cuteness is "up to standards". Sayaka says she'll try her hardest. Suddenly she realizes it's late and says she has to head back. Emiri offers to take her back to the train station, claiming that an adorable lady requires an escort. The girls leave. Sayaka narrates that the perfume she got led her to another encounter where she was told about a beautiful place. Sayaka says that with her love supported by the magical girls of Kamihama she'll do her best. She still insists it wasn't anything like a date.

The day of Sayaka's "date" with Kyosuke has arrived. Sayaka narrates that after they bought a CD and walked around for a bit, she got a message from Kyosuke. He says that the train is running late, and it'll take him an hour to get to where Sayaka is. Sayaka tells him not to worry and wonders what she will do for an hour. Suddenly she senses a witch and decides to fight it. Sayaka enters the barrier at the same time as another magical girl, who introduces herself as [[Kokoro Awane]]. Sayaka admits she's relieved to have help, since she usually fights with her friends. Kokoro says the same is true for her.

The girls defeat the witch. Sayaka gives Kokoro the Grief Seed, saying that she had to defeat the witch anyway before she could meet with her precious person. Sayaka claims the Grief Seed is her way of thanking Kokoro. Sayaka then admits she still has an hour to kill. Kokoro then invites Sayaka for tea, as thanks for the Grief Seed. Sayaka jokes she'll order something expensive. At the cafe, Sayaka tells Kokoro that she became a magical girl to heal someone she loved. Kokoro says she's shocked to hear that. Sayaka says she sometimes wondered if things would be okay, but when she saw Kyosuke play the violin she felt that everything was how it should be. Kokoro asks if Sayaka is meeting the person she made a wish for today. When Sayaka says they're buying a violin CD, Kokoro says Sayaka has a deep love for music and tells her to do her best.

Sayaka asks Kokoro what she wished for. Kokoro says she wished to bring her family together again, so they could live happily. However, Kokoro admits she probably isn't happy because even after bringing her family back together there were still problems. Kokoro says that in the past she used to worry about it and wondered if her wish was a mistake. However, she claims to be fine with it now and that she already said goodbye to that past self of her. Kokoro says that she won't let her wish be in vain and that she will bring her family's hearts together. Sayaka says Kokoro is strong, but Kokoro says she spent most of her time sulking until recently. Kokoro says she decided to start thinking positive, and Sayaka says after hearing that she feels like she can think more positively herself.

Sayaka says that one can change a person's heart with their own power. Kokoro says that's what she believes in. Sayaka says she'll treasure her wish and believe in herself. Kokoro tells Sayaka to make her date a success. Suddenly Sayaka gets another message from Kyosuke, saying he'll be there soon. Sayaka says she should get going, and that someday soon her and Kokoro should go for tea again. Kokoro agrees, and then comments on Sayaka's perfume. Sayaka explains where it came from, and Kokoro says it'll "level up" her "first impression stat". Sayaka points out that Kyosuke's only passion is music.

Kokoro then asks what Sayaka will do after buying the CD with Kyosuke. Sayaka tells her about the spot Emiri told her about. Kokoro says that sounds beautiful. Sayaka then says she has to leave to see Kyosuke. Kokoro says it will work out, and that any boy Sayaka meets will fall head-over-heels for her. A disbelieving Sayaka says that would be nice. She then bids Kokoro goodbye and runs to the station. Sayaka feels like she's going to have a good day today. She's surprised to see her magical girl life has turned out this way.

===Costume Story===
====Winter Clothes====
Sayaka, [[Madoka Kaname]] and [[Homura Akemi]] visit Kamihama for Christmas. The girls decide to get something to eat, and find a man selling crepes. Sayaka is shocked to see the man is selling a "strawberry kimchi tomato" crepe, but the girls all order something else. Sayaka wonders if eating the other crepe would have made the day more memorable, but decides it was perfect already.

====Swimsuit====
Sayaka and Hinano try to light fireworks, but find their lighters aren't working. Sayaka decides to buy a new one, and [[Mami Tomoe]] offers to come with her. While walking to a convenience store, Sayaka notices Mami seems nervous. Mami then freaks out over a strange noise, which turns out to be [[Kyoko Sakura]] playing a prank. Both Kyoko and Sayaka help Mami recover. Sayaka admits she was scared herself, but somehow felt better when Kyoko came with them.

==Event Appearances==
* [[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
* [[Magia Record Story The Ribbon at the Brink Where the Waves Break|The Ribbon at the Brink Where the Waves Break]]

===Other Appearances===

==Trivia==
* Her illustrators are [[Aoki Ume]] and [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi].
* In the PAPA comics she was referred to as "The threat of 0% gacha" due to her late release.
* Her doppel is based on [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Sayaka%27s_Doppel_in_Rebellion.jpg a piece of concept art] that can be seen in [[Rebellion Production Note]].

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Sayaka 4 star card.png|Magia Record 4 Star card
File:Sayaka 5 star.jpg|Magia Record 5 Star card
File:sayaka_magireco_sprite.png|In-battle sprite
File:Sayaka doppel.png|Doppel Sprite. See [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]
File:Sayaka_Magireco_April_Fools.png|April Fool's sprite
File:Sayaka PM.png
File:Sayaka School.png
File:Sayaka valentine costume.png|Valentine Event Costume
File:Sayaka Swimsuit.png|Ribbon Event Costume
File:Sayaka Pajamas.png|Sayaka in Pajamas
File:Sayaka Mermyngii・Miracle Swimmer.png|Sayaka wearing one of Kanoko's functional mascot designs
File:Sayaka Papa Seal 2019 01.jpg|Magical Girl Seal #1
File:Sayaka Papa Seal 2019 02.jpg|Magical Girl Seal #2
File:Sayaka doppel card.png
File:Magireco-quintet-volleyball-memo-full.jpg
File:32300_sayaka_doppel_02.jpg
File:32300_sayaka_doppel_01.jpg
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Magica record jap eng page 2.6.jpg|Magia Report comic featuring Sayaka
File:papa_madoka_iroha_sayaka_in_a_bag.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/947482745436979207/photo/1 Source]
File:kyoko_sayaka_ume_magireco.jpg|[https://twitter.com/umeaoki/status/954301656098734081/photo/1 Art] by [[Ume Aoki]]
File:sayaka_4_star_card_full.png
File:sayaka_magireco_ad.jpg
File:sayaka_magireco_shaft.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/955345206995402752/photo/1 Art] by [[Shaft]].
File:Sayaka transform 1.jpg|Sayaka transformation sequence production art. According to the notes, Sayaka ages during the sequence from 14 to 16 years old
File:Sayaka transform 2.jpg|She transforms to an adult (20 years old)...
File:Sayaka transform 5.jpg
File:Sayaka transform 3.jpg|before returning to 14 years old
File:Sayaka transform 4.jpg
File:Sayaka transformation 6.jpg
File:Sayaka's Doppel in Rebellion.jpg|Concept art from [[Rebellion Production Note]].
</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'''
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:magireco-mami-kyo-saya-swimsuit-memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Changing into Swimsuits''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Chance of Charm [I] & Attack DOWN [IV] (All / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Chance of Charm [III] & Attack DOWN [V] (All / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 8 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 7 turns
|style="width:25%;"|“This swimsuit, I’d really like to take a look at it, you know?~”
“That’s not good”
“You really think so~?”
“I think so”
“Kyoko, I’m obsessed with eating ice!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Mami-san! That….”
“What’s wrong? You’re staring…“
“….that’s breaking the rules!”
|style="width:25%;"|「この水着さ、一目見て気に入ったんだよね～」「いいんじゃねーの」
「ホントにそう思ってんの～？」「思ってるって」
「杏子、アイス食べるのに夢中じゃん！」「どうしたの？」
「マミさん！あの…」「どうしたの？じっと見て…」「…反則だよ！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1025 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Different Story: Rookies''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP Gain UP [II] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP Gain UP [III]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|One girl made a contract. The other is hesitant to make her own. Still they stay together. They are friends, Magical Girl or not.
|style="width:25%;"|契約を交わした少女。 契約へ踏み切れない少女。 それでもふたりは一緒にいる。 魔法少女になってもならなくても、ふたりは友達だから。
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Sayaka kyoko memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Duo's Battlefront''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia Damage UP [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' 
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Sayaka: "I'll leave it to you!"
Kyoko: "You're not supposed to be killed by small fry!"
Sayaka suddenly, this margin~!
Kyoko: "Heh, that's my buddy!"
Sayaka: "Ok, I'll go all the way to the end!"
|style="width:25%;"|さやか「そっちは任せたよ！」杏子「そっちこそ、雑魚なんかにやられるんじゃねえぞ！」さやかはっと、こんなの余裕余裕〜！」杏子「へっ、さすがあたしの相棒じゃん！」さやか「よーし、そんじゃ最後まで一気にいっちゃうよー！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1066 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Embrace Your Hopes and Dreams!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Regenerate HP [I] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Regenerate HP [II]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|We won't lose, no matter what Witch we take on! There's no fate we can't change! Magical Girls make hopes and dreams come true. If we keep believing, we can make miracles happen!
|style="width:25%;"|「どんな魔女が相手だって、私たちは負けない！
変えられない運命なんてない！
魔法少女は、夢と希望を叶えるんだから、
ずっと想い続ければ、奇跡はきっと起こせるはず！」
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Sayaka memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''For My Treasured Ones''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' HP Regeneration [III] & Damage Cut [III]
(Self / 3T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' HP Regeneration [IV] & Damage Cut [IV]
(Self / 3T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|I do not mind, if my precious person is happy. Just seeing that person's smile makes me smile until the end. So, I will not fight for myself. I will continue to fight for important people only!
|style="width:25%;"|あたしはさ、自分の大切な人が幸せだったらそれでいいんだ。その人の笑顔を見るだけで、あたしまで笑顔になれるんだもん。だから、あたしは自分のためには戦わない。あたしだけは大切な人のために戦い続ける！
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1020 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''It's Not a Stuffed Animal, Is It?''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Damage UP [V] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Kyubey, you sure are strange... That thing coming out from your ear... Is that...a lock of hair or another...arm...? Those rings...are they attached to you or just floating there? And your tail!...Oh, I just want to grab it...
|style="width:25%;"|「キュゥべえって、やっぱり変わってるよね…。
その、耳から伸びているのは…髪？…ひょっとしたら…手？
その輪っか、付いてるの？浮いてるの？
あと、その尻尾！…ちょっと握ってみたいかも…」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Kyoko sayaka memoria 1.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Just a Small Bite''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Accele MP Gain Up [V] (Self / 1 Turn) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Accele MP Gain Up [VI] (Self / 1 Turn)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break:''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Kyoko: "Hey, Sayaka! Gimme a bite of that!" Sayaka: "What?! Another one?! Kyoko, do you even know what "a bite" means?" Mami: "Oh, this will make the perfect picture! Say cheese!" Sayaka & Kyoko: "Huh?"
|style="width:25%;"|杏子「なーなーさやか！ちょっとそれ一口！」 
さやか「えー？またぁ？杏子の一口は一口じゃないんだよなぁ…」 
マミ「あら、ふたり、いー感じね！写真撮っちゃおうかな！」 
さやか&杏子「え？」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:homura_kyoko_mami_sayaka_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Magical Girls Who Entwine Fates With Madoka''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Magia UP [III] '''Max Limit Break: ''' Magia UP [IV]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|One slices through night shadows with her sharp blade, one blasts through nightmares with her gun, one spears the threat with a wavering lance; one strides through time, buckler shimmering, entwining their fates all the more.
|style="width:25%;"|一人は、その鋭き刃をもって闇夜を切り裂き、
一人は、その猛き銃砲をもって悪夢を撃ち抜き、
一人は、その揺らめく槍をもって脅威を貫き、
一人は、その煌く盾をもって時を彷徨い歩き、因果を結びつけてゆく。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1024 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''No Regrets''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Blast Damage UP [V] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|These Girls don't regret becoming Magical Girls, because it's something they chose... They have resolved themselves not to flee from their fates. They face them head on and live so fiercely that they light the world in a brilliant blaze.
|style="width:25%;"|魔法少女になったのは、自分が選んだことだから
彼女たちは後悔なんてしない…しないって決めた。
自分の運命から逃げず、正面から向き合って
世界中を照らすほど激しく、美しく命を輝かせていきていく。
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:homura_mami_sayaka_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Protective Hearts''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Defense UP [V] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Defense UP [VI] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 6 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 5 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Three girls stand by Madoka Kaname. One is her carefree friend, one a dependable senpai, and the last, a mysterious transfer student... Each girl watches from their respective positions, bearing their own desires.
|style="width:25%;"|鹿目まどかの傍らには三人の少女がいる。
ひとりは気のおけない友人、ひとりは頼れる先輩
そしてもうひとりは、謎だらけの転校生…
彼女たちはそれぞれの距離から、それぞれの想いで見つめている。
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|style="width:10%;"|[[File:sayaka_personal_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Sentimental Melody''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Draw Owner's Discs '''Max Limit Break: ''' Draw Owner's Discs
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|**Unique to Sayaka Miki** In a time that quietly passes while sharing the same melody, a pale-colored feeling makes her breasts ring. Saying "Thank you, Sayaka" is just enough for that word, I am happy and embarrassed, I can not do anything more I feel frustrated
|style="width:25%;"|同じメロディーを分かち合いながら静かに過ぎゆく時間の中で、淡い色をした感情が、彼女の胸を高鳴らせる。「ありがとう、さやか」と言ってくれるその言葉だけで十分だから、嬉しくて恥ずかしくて、これ以上何もできない自分がもどかしい
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:Memoria 1065 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Splash Party!''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Weapon Adept [VI] & Damage Cut [VI] (Single / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Weapon Adept [VII] & Damage Cut [VII] (Single / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 7 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 6 turns
|style="width:25%;"|Sayaka: "Here I come.... Splash attack!" Madoka: "Eep! Hey, Sayaka! It's cooooold!" Kyoko: "Ugh, quit it! My ice cream's gonna melt!" Sayaka: "Heheh, melt away!"
|style="width:25%;"|「さやか「よーし、やっちゃおうかな…それーっ！」
まどか「きゃっ！もう、さやかちゃん！冷たいよ〜！」
杏子「うわっと！やめろって！アイス溶けんだろ！」
さやか「へへ〜！溶けろ溶けろ〜！」
|-
|style="width:10%;"|[[File:magireco_homura_volleyball_memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Summer Impact!? ''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Attack UP [III] & Defense DOWN [V] '''Max Limit Break:''' Attack UP [IV] & Defense DOWN [V]
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Everyone enjoys beach volleyball!...At first I thought so…
The game gradually heats up, Mami-san’s ultra-serious, intense spike explodes! The destination is…Homura’s face!? A shocked Mami! Everyone can’t move from astonishment! Her glasses danced in the air, shining brightly under the summer sun…
|style="width:25%;"|みんなで楽しくビーチバレー！…だと最初は思ってた…
試合は徐々に白熱し、マミさんの超本気な強烈なスパイクが炸裂！
その行き先は…ほむらの顔面!?焦るマミ！驚きで身動きできない一同！
彼女の眼鏡は宙に舞い、夏の日差しに照らされてキラキラ輝いていた…
|}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]
*[https://magiarecord.gamepress.gg/magical-girl/sayaka-miki Gamepress' character page]
* [http://180119.magireco.com/sayaka_debut.html Promotional website].
[[Category:Magical girls]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Umika Misaki

2019-07-21T04:42:59Z

Hollowdisciple:

{{Infobox_character
|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===
* '''Eye colour:''' Indigo
* '''Hair colour:''' Indigo

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Dark blue pen nib located on her forehead
* '''Weapon:''' Magic book
* '''Wish:''' "I want to meet an editor that will recognize and handle my works with care."
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Witch form:'''

==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 ''X File'']]
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 Pleaides, 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]]. 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 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, Jubey and Umika stare at Niko's Grief Seed and wonder how this disaster happened. Another Niko subsequently shows up, and Jubey 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. Jubey, 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, Jubey mentions that the Pleiades can become magical girls as well, to which they all agree. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Jubey 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. Jubey hurriedly calls them out to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka becoming a witch. After the battle, Jubey explains the witch conversion process and his nature as an Incubator to the stunned girls. Umika suddenly grabs Jubey 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 Jubey'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 herself to be ([[{{spoiler|Kanna Hijiri}}]]). 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, ferverently 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 "X File", 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. It can take the information it learns (such as spells) and apply it to other magical girls, like when Umika casts "Rosso Fantasma", a technique that belongs to [[Kyoko Sakura]], on Kaoru. 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.

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).

Umika can also manipulate people's memories by headbutting them and firing lasers into their eyes. She has used this to brainwash Jubey, restore Kazumi's memories, and remove Tachibana's and Ishijima's memories of the bomb threat they were involved in.

{{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 Jubey rather than Kyubey, and removed the knowledge of how to purify Soul Gems without Jubey from all magical girls in the area.}}

==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.
* "X File" is a reference to the American television show ''[[wikipedia:The X-Files|The X-Files]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UmikaMisakiColorProfile.png|Umika in color, from the first volume cover of Kazumi Magica.
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:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png
File:Umika headbutt.png
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.50.23_AM.jpg|Umika in color, from the third volume cover.
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:Umikabattle.png|Umika in battle during the [http://mm.my-gg.com/news/information/detail/2442 Meguca Wars]
</gallery>

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

Umika Misaki

2019-07-21T04:40:28Z

Hollowdisciple:

{{Infobox_character
|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===
* '''Eye colour:''' Indigo
* '''Hair colour:''' Indigo

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Dark blue pen nib located on her forehead
* '''Weapon:''' Magic book
* '''Wish:''' "I want to meet an editor that will recognize and handle my works with care."
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''watashi''|私|}}
* '''Witch form:'''

==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 ''X File'']]
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 Pleaides, 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]]. 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 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, Jubey and Umika stare at Niko's Grief Seed and wonder how this disaster happened. Another Niko subsequently shows up, and Jubey 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. Jubey, 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, Jubey mentions that the Pleiades can become magical girls as well, to which they all agree. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Jubey 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. Jubey hurriedly calls them out to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka becoming a witch. After the battle, Jubey explains the witch conversion process and his nature as an Incubator to the stunned girls. Umika suddenly grabs Jubey 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 Jubey'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 herself to be ([[{{spoiler|Kanna Hijiri}}]]). 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, ferverently 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 "X File", 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. It can take the information it learns (such as spells) and apply it to other magical girls, like when Umika casts "Rosso Fantasma", a technique that belongs to [[Kyoko Sakura]], on Kaoru. 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.

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).

Umika can also manipulate people's memories by headbutting them and firing lasers into their eyes. She has used this to brainwash Jubey, restore Kazumi's memories, and remove Tachibana's and Ishijima's memories of the bomb threat they were involved in.

{{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 Jubey rather than Kyubey, and removed the knowledge of how to purify Soul Gems without Jubey from all magical girls in the area.}}

==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.
* "X File" is a reference to the American television show ''[[wikipedia:The X-Files|The X-Files]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UmikaMisakiColorProfile.png|Umika in color, from the first volume cover of Kazumi Magica.
File:Umika yandere.png|Run. Run now.
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:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png
File:Umika headbutt.png|THWACK!
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.50.23_AM.jpg|Umika in color, from the third volume cover.
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:Umikabattle.png|Umika in battle during the [http://mm.my-gg.com/news/information/detail/2442 Meguca Wars]
</gallery>

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[[Category:Magical girls]]

Community talk:Yuri undertones

2019-07-17T06:22:08Z

Hollowdisciple:

== Category ==
I think this belongs to [[Articles]], no? - [[User:Prima|Prima]] 04:26, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
:Added. I'll also add a link on the articles page when there's no more placeholders. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 09:07, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
==Spin-offs?==
Just wondering, but should the spin-off manga get sections on here as well? There's plenty of yuri subtext to go around in those, especially [[Oriko Magica]]. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 23:02, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
:I guess we can make them into a subsection but we need to see alot of the materials and the manga is still running, so far I dont know if we have enough material to work on. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 00:17, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
::Kazumi has it's share as well. Umika and Kaoru going out dating with... no one else, apparently; some "suspicious" hugs, etc. Speaking off, next chapter comes out tomorrow. To think that I'm going to have to update all the Kazumi pages.... bleh --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 00:24, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
::: I remember the debates regarding [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Umika_and_Kaoru_dating.png this scene], some people interpreted the letter as Umika and Kaoru going on a date with guys and some yurifans went ape, until someone pointed out the cafe scene and there was no guys, then there were more debates with the anti-yuri saying maybe teh guys where on the bathroom etc... --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 03:30, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
::::That definitely falls under "yuri subtext", at least. The foe yay between Yuuri and Kazumi might, too, with all the manhandling the former does to the latter. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 04:49, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

I think we need to work with Oriko and Kirika, specially with Kirika's crazy/twisted love. Also we need a comparison between HomuMado and KiriKo as a couple, their reasons, their failures, and their motivation. I will put some stuff but someone needs to work with the rest, I dont think I can do much on it since I dont feel much passion on writing on KiriKo couple. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 06:38, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
:What I mean I am no fan of KiriKo, I just dont care much for them, not in the same way as KyouSaya or HomuMado... --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 06:42, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

==Interview==
I am not sure if I did justice to the interpretation of the interview, anyone is more than welcome to make changes to it. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 21:35, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
:I'm puzzled as to why that much of the interview had to be quoted. Most of the time, people have been referencing interviews to support their argument. I'm also not sure why you'd think Gen Urobuchi is only talking about the emotional aspect of relationships when neither are skirting from the topic of sexual relationships. In fact, Uno brought it up earlier in the interview with the topic of them not having sex by the legal definition of it and being able to have children. I made the editor's note to show he's saying they can't have sex by procreation essentially, not saying they can't have sexual relations...in fact, in wording the way he did and the context of the interview, it's clear that he isn't ruling out the possibility of them having non-procreative sex, which is what would happen between two women. Gen never refutes that but only continues on to discuss the nature of Homura and Madoka's relationship. In the part you have quoted, Urobuchi is then very clear that he considers the love of a heterosexual couple to be possible for a same sex couple, "whatever relationship that could exist between male and female, it should also exist between couples of same sex." By implication, that also refers to the sexual aspect of things. Nowhere does Gen state or suggest in the interview is he believes only an emotional relationship would happen between two people of the same sex (e.g. Homura and Madoka). The only difference he made in the interview was the difference in body parts, e.g. "Other than the involvement of penis in traditional sex definition, I don't believe a male/female relationship is more special nor unique compared to other relationships." Is that clear now? I'll go ahead and change the section. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 23:43, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
::Which is why I wasnt sure if I was correct with the interpretation, I knew there was some confusion there... --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 23:54, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
:::Would it be stretching out to add (the possibility) that Homura was probably chasing a romantic/sexual non-reproductive relationship with Madoka if regard some of Urobuchi's word, or is there an issue of canon? --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 00:44, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
::::I think it would be speculation. Anything sexual is left off-screen for both the manga and anime, which is typical for a non-ecchi/hentai magical girl anime. Madoka deviated from some magical girl conventions, but this is one where they stayed true to form. You don't even hear Hitomi's confession to Kyousuke or see them do anything more intimate than holding hands. It's not unusual though to find out the background information on characters tell you things that are or would never be shown for one reason or another. Like we know for certain from interviews that Kyousuke didn't harbor romantic thoughts towards Sayaka. As interesting as this interview is about Gen's thoughts on Homura and Madoka, as well as his thoughts in general about same sex relationships, so far what we know about their relationship only is about the feelings and outcome of the end of the anime, which was one-sided by Homura until the end where, well a physical relationship would be impossible. There's been no evidence yet to talk about Homura and Madoka's past relationship (like say in timeline 2 or so) where there could have been something more there. By timeline 5, with them growing more and more distant, the evidence in both the manga and anime doesn't make it look like Homura had any notions of romantic pursuit in mind (although her feelings were always there)...she just wanted Madoka to not contract and let Homura protect her. There's the drama CDs, voice commentary for episode 10 and some very big interviews and an official fanbook coming out that might give some more insight. Right now, we don't have the evidence. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 01:11, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
::::: <s>''"well a physical relationship would be impossible"'' -- unless they make an OVA where Madoka visits Homura on her dreams and they end up having a "wet dream"</s> More incentive for them to make an OVA to answer some of these questions, even another Drama CD would be nice... I mean they can milk this thing if they wanted to! --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 01:19, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
::::::I should say a physical relationship impossible as of now. The anime left it open-ended as to how they'd meet again although Madoka is emphatic they would...and who is going to argue with omniscience? The manga and anime are known to deviate and even the manga ending doesn't preclude the possibility that they could meet in person in the physical world prior to meeting again in the afterlife. It would be just like Shinbo to come up with some way to bring those two together again in a future sequel. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 01:26, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
::::I think this case is like Sayaka killing the train guys, where he intentionally wrote it so that strict canon Nakazawas it and allows either interpretation. In both cases he was obviously considering the fun interpretations, and doesn't object to them, but would rather let the viewer decide which is "correct" since these are tangential to the point of the story, yet highly controversial, and he's more concerned with conveying the main point than risking viewers getting bogged down by inhibitions or moral objections.
::::As for physical stuff, magic can do a lot of things. [[User:KM|KM]] 03:12, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
:::::I removed most of the speculah and confusing things (like that QB joke) that was added to this. The interview is already long and possibly confusing on the issue of sex, I don't think it needs anything else added to make remo possibly confusing. It's also one of the clearest and most important official evidence of yuri that's been given on Madoka, so I think it should be treated as a newsworthy item, e.g. leave the speculah out put it in a different section....although I notice the page hasn't separated out canon analysis from speculah and fan-based things. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 12:33, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

==December Issue of Megami==
From 4chan: ''"In the December issue of Megami, out at the end of October, there will be a special feature on yuri, and specifically refers to Strike Witches and Madoka among the ones that will be covered."''

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/230279

女の子たちの友情について“百合”をキーワードに妄想しちゃう1冊。表紙
で話題の「ゆるゆり」巻頭30ページで大特集！そのほか「魔法少女まどか☆
マギカ」や「ストライクウィッチーズ」など人気作品をこの本ならではの
切り口でご紹介いたします♪

More from 4chan:
2011年12月号別冊メガミマガジンリリィ

''It's an extra volume, so regular Megami mag for December should be sold separately. If AmiAmi description is correct, they're trying to launch a new and very much yuri, mag. I don't expect it to be monthly but they definitely have their chances with a bimonthly given how YuriHime sells out in the blink of eyes lately.''

*I would kill for a translation of that" --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 20:01, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

== A Comparison Between KiriKo and HomuMado ==
(I will try my best to write this, anyone is welcome to make changes to it) --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 09:46, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Oriko:

Oriko seems to have more in common with Madoka than Homura in several points. Oriko comes from a privilege class and she was the daughter of an important politician. When Oriko learns that the end of the world is coming she hatches a plan to stop it from unfolding it to save countless lives.

Just like Madoka, we suspect Oriko's family was very warm and loving as Oriko held her father and mother with high regard and reverence. Because of her father's occupation or perhaps of their family's fortune it seems that Oriko was well taken care financially. And received an excellent education from a private school. There is no doubt that Oriko stared off as a well behaved daughter, respected by her peers, and attributed kindness toward others. She exhibited a desire to help others, perhaps to earn her father's respect and meet his expectations at a young age, it is possible that Oriko had a strong bond of respect with her father.

Madoka also has a loving family, you can notice it its warm feeling during their daily routine they have with their daughter and how much they love her. Madoka is not wealthy but her family is financially secure enough to live in a nice big house and they are able to provide for all her needs. We dont know what kind of school [[Mitakihara Middle School]] is, but it is certainly not the worst school in the city (if we dont take into account students like [[Sayaka]] or teachers like [[Kazuko]]) so Madoka's education must be sufficient. Madoka loves her family equally but it seems that she has great admiration and respect for her "cool" mother and wishes one day to share an alcoholic beverage with her once she becomes an adult. Madoka is known for being a good girl and she never lies to her parents. Madoka is the embodiment of kindness.

At this point the similarities will start to dissipate and we will notice few commonalities and more differences.

While Oriko was already helping her father to further his political career, in comparison Madoka didnt have any role in her life except to be a daughter and a student. There doesnt seem to be a strong pressure in the part of Madoka's family for Madoka to excel, instead they want her to do her best. Their only reasonable expectation from their part is for her daughter to be good, obedient, and happy so it is unlikely that Madoka's life was stressful. In part, Junko expects Madoka will make a few mistakes in her young life while growing as she believes this is good for the development of young children, learning from their mistakes and errors during their developing years will mold them into becoming into strong and healthy adults. It is because of this peaceful and perfect life that it is possible that Madoka felt she was useless as she lacked any responsibilities (or lacked any personal ambitions of her own). Perhaps Madoka was already looking to find a role in her life so she could prove her own worth. In contrast, Oriko as the daughter of a politician and as part of an elite class she must have already developed an image for herself and a sense of identity constructed by her family and her peers, allowing little room for improvement or mistakes. It is possible that because of her family's background and her class position she must have felt some pressure to live up to other people's expectations.

Identity crisis, issues of adaptation and coping.

Oriko's world came to a crashing halt when it was discovered her father was stealing funds from his political party, in short he was embezzling. Her father's crime and suicide was enough bring shame and humiliation to the Mikuni family. We dont know what happened to Oriko's mom but we can assume she passed away long ago. Because of the scandal Oriko lost her support network of friends and school classmates. We can only assume that any relatives Oriko has abandoned her so she was left alone. Not even the teachers wanted to do anything with her because of the scandal, in short she was betrayed by everyone. The only support she ever had ever since was her friend [[Kirika]] but their first encounter would happen much later in her life and she wasnt there for her during the critical moment. Without a support group Oriko lost her sense of identity and her reason to be. We can make few assumptions regarding the nature of Oriko's wish, one can interpret it as an attempt to reconstruct her life by seeing the future to learn the outcome of her actions, another reason is for her to see into the future and see what kind of life or existence she would lead. Perhaps an attempt to find an answer to the meaning of her existence. When she discovered that the world was coming to an end that is when Oriko found a new meaning to her existence, she believed it was her fate to save the world and the city.

Both girls suffered from critical situations that tossed their lives in turmoil. In the case of Madoka the pressured started to build up slowly from [[Episode 3]] furthering her sense of helplessness. Her only copoing mechanism was her friends and family during her troubling and sad times. Yet at the same time she tried to take actions in the hopes that she could turn an event for the better or even sought advice from others when she was lost. In the case of Mami's Madoka was left to grieve on her own, her brief conversation with Homura may have helped a little in dealing with the loss. When Madoka noticed that Sayaka was getting out of control she sought advice form her mother and she took a radical action to try to reason with her friend, even if would cost her friendship. The next case was learning the horrifying mechanism of the Puella Magi system and the price that ones pay for one's wish. Even after learning this horrifying truth Madoka still felt helpless but also willing to sacrifice her soul if it meant it would help her friends and save the city. Then there was her fight with Sayaka as well as losing her when she became a witch. In both cases she got help from Homura (who tried to stop Sayaka's transformation) and Kyouko who tried to rescue the old Sayaka in a dangerous gamble. In both cases Madoka continued to struggle to help her friends and even attempt a foolish rescue that would have killed her. Then add up the warped history lesson about how many girls had to suffer in wold history and add up the fact that the city will be destroyed soon you can see that Madoka is falling into a sense of helplessness and hopelessness. But we cannot forget that during her journey she never gave up, instead she tried to help and seek advice from others. There were two people who were of great asset in her life, her mother who trusted her daughter and who loved her and then there is Homura a stranger who was relentless in her mission to save Madoka.

We can observe that even when Madoka felt a sense of helplessness she still tried to reach for a miracle, she was hoping for a solution not to save herself but to save others. Madoka's wish at the end wasnt just to save Homura, it wasnt just to save the city, or to protect her family, it was to protect everyone. One can argue that Madoka's wish was selfless in nature, or that it was also selfish for she wanted the impossible and everything. Perhaps it is that paradox that makes it the more reason for her wish to negate Madoka's existance because it transcended the impossible. But more importantly Madoka was blessed to have a support network of friends and family members while the world was running into destruction. And perhaps one can say that Madoka was lucky. For even at the end Madoka still had a family to return to, a father and mother to get support and advice from. It was from them that she discovered her reason for being while the world was coming to an end, she wanted to protect everyone.

== HomuMami Third Time Line ==

It mentions in the article about a potential relationship here, and while I don't see I can understand how other's might. In reality this is explained by the fact that Mami just didn't want Homu-chan to stop time and save them. Since, as long as she's held in place even if she uses her power she can't do anything. [[User:KnightofDisorder|KnightofDisorder]] 09:44, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

==Pixiv Ranking (10-09-2013)==

Pixiv Pairing Ranking:

1. [http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag&word=%E3%81%BB%E3%82%80%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9 MadoHomu] - 10179 count

2. KyouSaya - 9033

3. MamiMado - 1071

4. MamiKyou - 1006

5. MadoSaya - 832

6. HomuKyou - 813

7. HomuMami - 788

8. HomuSaya - 443

9. MadoKyou - 332

10. MamiSaya - 244

==Mami X Nagisa==
Has Mami gone pedo? Those boobs could swallow the poor girl's head! --[[User:Derp101(3)|Derp101(3)]] 15:35, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

== Anecdote ==

Apparently it's physically possible to read this page in its entirety in one sitting. [http://victoryspoon.tumblr.com/post/71955457148/a-lot-of-you-are-very-passionate-about-this-whole] - [[User:Prima|Prima]] 04:15, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
:Well, I wont apologize for it, it was always my intention to turn this page into a trap to recruit would-be yuri fans. (is working! it is actually working!!) --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 07:08, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
::Create a page of your deepest desires to luring unsuspecting victims? Em... That sounds... Familiar - 08:19, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

== Chinese Translation ==
I am the organizer of Ｙuri有理 translating group and we are translating this article into Chinese. I plan to add it into [http://wiki.madomagi.info/%E9%A6%96%E9%A1%B5 魔法少女小圆维基] after finishing. Now the process is about 40%, but we found a serious problem that this article is edited nearly everyday! This article are changing so rapidly that we can not catch up with it. So, now I just don't know how to handle this...
We started last month. By then the "Sayaka and Kyoko" catalog dropped just after "HomuMado Trivia" catalog, but now the catalog structure have been completely changed.
--[[User:Ｙuri有理漢化組|Ｙuri有理漢化組]] 11:00, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
:congrats on your journey to all that is Madoka, yes, this article has seen some recent changes, but that is because the movie and the game has created new materials to work and to be added. I would recommend waiting for a while until things settle down. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 11:09, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
::I can translate the present page and move to Chinese Madoka Wiki, and if this article is edited majorly then I will translate the added part and move again. It seems to be the only one approach since the number of canon media keeps increasing. Just looking forward to it. (Chinese title for this article: [http://wiki.madomagi.info/%E7%99%BE%E5%90%88%E6%88%90%E5%88%86 百合成分]). --[[User:Ｙuri有理漢化組|Ｙuri有理漢化組]] 14:10, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
:::I also recommend you not try to translate all the text quickly. Even only translating the most important points is enough. --[[User:Yorkwoo|Yorkwoo]] 15:37, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
:::You can always check the [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/index.php?title=Yuri_undertones&action=history page history] for any changes. - [[User:Prima|Prima]] 19:10, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

== Movement ==
Is there any particular reason for why KyouSaya, easily the secondmost popular pairing, is now so far down the page?[[Special:Contributions/69.181.76.108|69.181.76.108]] 03:44, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
:I found this weird thing, too. The structure of the catalog of CPs are now completely broken. It was edited into this shape at 08:03, 19 January 2014 by [[User:Sevv|Sevv]], yet the reason is unknown to me... --[[User:Ｙuri有理漢化組|Ｙuri有理漢化組]] 06:28, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
::moved them to proper place. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 11:12, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

== About Kyouko Trivia and Eri Kitamura Trivia ==

These two sections were initially in KyouSaya catalog but then moved to the bottom of the article. I moved back to where they were but I also found these sections may not belong to this catalog, even this article, because these sections are not mainly about KyouSaya. Perhaps these sections should fall down to [[Kyouko Sakura]] and [[Sayaka Miki]]. --[[User:Ｙuri有理漢化組|Ｙuri有理漢化組]] 01:59, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

== Degrading to the Characters ==
I'm just here to say that if you are actually a fan of Madoka you don't treat the characters badly by using them as interchangeable shipping parts, and you don't demean the real relationships they have in the series. Homura and Madoka have a very strong bond and by pairing them with other people you imply that bond is weak, because if they bond was not weak they wouldn't end up with other people. The same can be said for Kyouko and Sayaka.

congrats. you have made me ship kyoumado even more -salty anon

https://archive.moe/u/thread/1785868/#1794783
A tumblr shit head who uses the characters as tools to attack and spite people actually pretends like he's a fan of the series and not just out to harras people.
He won't reply here because he knows there are no mentally disabled mods to protect him.

Because being obtuse makes you a very high caliber person.[[User:Random-anon|Random-anon]] 01:12, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

hm? what are you talking about? -salty anon

== Bulk edit ==
I removed a good amount of lines from the yuri undertones page because they were not actually yuri undertones, they were over reaching nonsense made up by delusional shippers. The wiki should be as accureate as possible, and it should not support content that demeans and belittles the characters actual relationships in canon.[[User:EditingWizard|EditingWizard]] 10:20, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

==Reasons for so many edits and undos==
Dear mods, see the conversation taking place here.
http://wiki.puella-magi.net/User_talk:Cf

It's fully explained how rabid shipping nonsense should not be propagated on a wiki, as obviously, the wiki should be as factual as possible.

== Edit wars ==

I've locked the page for the time being, but no bans for any party (for now, so please don't further vandalize other pages to make your point). Please, please do not blank content without discussing (even if you disagree with it). The Puella Magi Wiki's content is a mixture of fan content and a fact, and removing them require some collaborated efforts. We hope to have a clean state in the Wiki reboot (please participate in discussion in [[Talk:Main Page]]), so if possible please wait until then. (I promise it will be done before Magia Record). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] 14:54, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

The page itself, with all the content on it that degrades and demeans the characters is vandalization to the fan base itself. And anyone who supports content that insults and degrades the characters is not actually a fan of the series, by the definition of the word. A fan is someone who appreciates whatever the subject is, and to appreciate something means to recognize its full worth, the full worth of the characters is not to be shit on and used as shallow interchangeable shipping parts. So, again, supporting crack content means are factually not a fan of the series.[[User:EditingWizard|EditingWizard]] 19:26, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

== Unencyclopedic. ==

Pages such as this don't help the reputation of the wiki, which is already a massive mess.
The page is full of dead image links, so I suggest it be deleted eventually anyway. [[User:Hollowdisciple|Hollowdisciple]] ([[User talk:Hollowdisciple|talk]]) 06:22, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Community talk:Yuri undertones

2019-07-17T06:20:40Z

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Satomi Usagi

2019-07-16T00:01:51Z

Hollowdisciple:

{{Infobox_character
|name=Satomi Usagi
|image=<center>[[File:SatomiSoulGem01.png]]</center>
|jname=宇佐木里美 (Usagi Satomi)
}}

<blockquote>''"I'm sorry, Kazumi-chan. Stopping this girl from hurting anyone else...is the only thing we can do for her!"'' - Satomi Usagi, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_6:_.22Loss_Parfait.22|Chapter 6]].</blockquote>
{{Nihongo|'''Satomi Usagi'''|宇佐木里美}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].

A magical girl and a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]], she loves animals, and wants to become a veterinarian when she grows up. Her wish was to gain the ability to talk to animals so she could help them. She uses this power to gather information.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Brown
* '''Hair colour:''' Brown
===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Oval on a cat-shaped emblem located on her left shoulder
* '''Weapon:''' A cat-shaped wand
* '''Wish:''' "I want the power to talk to animals, so that I can help any of them."
* '''Witch form:''' [[Kazumi Magica Witches|"Ritterrüstung von Heulsuse"]]
* '''Japanese pronoun:'''

==Personality==
She is kind-hearted girl who loves animals. She is also seen hugging [[Jubey]], which annoys him. She is the most sensitive of the Pleiades, usually the first to start crying when someone is hurt or there's danger. Satomi appears to be more patient with people than the others and often calls the other girls with the affectionate suffix "-chan" at the end of their names. {{spoiler| However, she hides a calculating and heartless side, and is willing to go any lengths to resurrect the real Kazumi - including using the other Pleiades Saints as pawns.}}

[[File:K11.jpg|thumb|440px]]

==History==
{{spoilers|media=kazumi|margin=330px}}
After a witch traps [[Kaoru]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, Satomi, [[Saki]], [[Niko]], and [[Mirai]] come to [[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, with Satomi using her powers to get information from a cat. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters, {{spoiler| 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.

During the battle with {{spoiler| Yuuri's witch form}}, Satomi is captured with the rest of the Pleiades Saints. When Kazumi gains new powers from an Evil Nut, Satomi is actually splattered with the witch's blood when Kazumi catches an attack with her mouth. However, Kazumi is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. Saki then shoots the witch, freeing Satomi and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Satomi is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.

Later, Satomi is seen with Kaoru, Saki, and Mirai confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane (it's unclear if Umika or Niko are also present). Kaoru uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''), causing Sumire to scream. We then see Satomi untransformed, holding out her Soul Gem.

Satomi and the other Pleiades Saints then appear to rescue Kauzmi and Niko from [[Ayase_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 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 as she's speaking Satomi watches as Niko's Soul Gem begins glowing and Niko herself falls to her knees. Backing into Kaoru in horror, Satomi says Niko's name as a witch appears with Niko's body floating in front of it.

After Mirai kills the witch, Satomi has a breakdown, screaming that she doesn't want to die or turn into a witch. It turns out that the witch was only made from Niko's "spare", however, and the real Niko rejoins them. Niko then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.

At the Freezer, 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.[[File:SatomiAndSare.png|thumb|200px|Satomi and her childhood pet, Sare.]]

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. Satomi's despair comes from the cat she was on her third birthday, which she named Sare. Years later, she goes out and leaves it alone in her house, despite it's protests. It's then seen in a veterinarian's office, dead. The vets says that if the cat was brought here earlier it might have survived, prompting Satomi to think that this wouldn't have happened if she had just listened. After they were rescued by Kazumi, she became a magical girl in exchange for the ability to talk to animals.

Once the other girls leave, Satomi approaches Saki in the Freezer and says that they should kill Kazumi before she succumbs to the Evil Nut. Saki refuses, prompting Satomi to brainwash her with ''Fantasma Bisbiglio'' (English: ''Ghost Whisperer''). Under Satomi's spell, Saki goes to the Misaki Residence. Umika and Kaoru realize that she's being controlled by Satomi, but Saki fights them off and approaches Kazumi's bedside with a knife (with a cat's skull on the hilt, presumably given to her by Satomi). Before she can finish Kazumi off, she has a brief moment of resistance and stabs herself in the leg instead. Satomi quickly regains control and tells Saki to bring Kazumi to her, before opening another door in the Freezer and revealing several shadowy figures.

Saki teleports Kazumi to a building outside and tells her to run before collapsing. Satomi appears and tells Kazumi the truth: that she's only a clone of the [[Michiru Kazusa|original Kazumi]]. The Pleiades Saints have been trying to revive Michiru by cloning the remnants of her witch, but because Kazumi has been exposed to an Evil Nut, she's beginning to break down. Satomi wishes to be reunited with Michiru, but refuses to see her turn into a witch again. She then summons the previous clones of Michiru and sets them on Kazumi.

Satomi takes control of Kazumi and the clones with Fantasma Bisbiglio, and forces them to kill each other. Kazumi is fatally wounded, but repeatedly regenerates by absorbing the other clones into herself (shocking Satomi). Satomi stabs Kazumi and the last clone, laughing madly as they fall to the ground. {{Spoiler|Kazumi then absorbs the final clone and gets back up, to Satomi's annoyance. As she prepares to attack Kazumi again, her Soul Gem suddenly breaks open, and she becomes a witch. Kazumi narrowly dodges its attack and changes into a monstrous, witch-like form, destroying Satomi's witch. The other Pleiades run up to find Kazumi attacking Satomi's dead body. She snaps back to normal at the sound of Saki's voice, begs the Pleiades to tell her who she really is, and teleports away. Niko retrieves Satomi's body and Grief Seed, and the five remaining girls return to Umika's house. They discuss the situation and decide to revive both Kazumi and Satomi as many times as necessary.}}

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
Due to her wish, she has the ability to talk to animals. It appears that she can also fire magic from her wand. {{spoiler| She can also brainwash and control people with a spell called ''Fantasma Bisbiglio'' (Ghost Whisperer).}}

==Etymology==
* The characters in her last name mean "宇" (eaves), "佐" (to rescue), and "木" (tree) respectively.
** Satomi's surname is meaningful, given her love for animals. Usagi means rabbit.
* The characters in her first name mean "里" (hamlet) and "美" (beauty) respectively.

==Trivia==
* Twin cat-like fangs can be seen when Satomi fully opens her mouth. Together with her cat-like appearance when transformed, and her "Meow" shouts in battle, she was seen as the (mandatory) cat girl in the Madoka universe until [[Yuma Chitose]] and [[Nagisa Momoe]] came along.
* Satomi's magical girl outfit resembles her childhood cat, Sare.
* Like Mami, Satomi is kind and calm, and try to help the other girls. However, {{spoiler|they both seem to have a fragile mind and an unstable attitude, as shown by Satomi's suggestion at the end of Chapter 12. In Chapter 13, Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline.}}
* Satomi was the one who gave Kazumi Toto the cat.

==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
File:Fowoard_photo_t1111.jpg|Satomi in color with [[Mirai]] and [[Kazumi]].
File:SatomiHugsJuubey.png|Satomi showing her affection for animals with Juubey.
File:SatomiWeapon.png|Satomi's wand.
File:SatomiStaff2.png| A second view of Satomi's wand, this time with its mouth open.
File: Catskullknife.png| A knife created with Satomi's powers. Note the similarity to her wand.
File: FantasmaBisbiglio.png|Fantasma Bisbiglio (Ghost Whisperer), a spell that gives Satomi mental and physical control over her target.
File:Satomi.jpg|Satomi shows her mental scars.
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_1.44.25_PM.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2011-12-11_at_2.12.43_AM.jpg|Satomi's catchphrase: "Meow~!"
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.55.27_AM.jpg
File:Kazumi_vol3_gamers_bonus.jpg|Satomi in a bonus illustration from Kazumi Magica volume 3.
File:Bad_news.jpg|Satomi receives the news that her beloved cat has died. In the background, you can see Satomi's mother (presumably).
File:Vol3_uhhh.jpg
File:Toto the cat and satomi.jpg
</gallery>
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]

Iroha Tamaki

2019-07-15T18:36:57Z

Hollowdisciple:

{{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]
}}

'''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
* '''Eye colour:''' Pink
* '''Hair colour:''' Pink

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Pink circle located on neck
* '''Weapon:''' Crossbow
* '''Wish:''' "Please, cure my younger sister’s illness…! Make Ui healthy again! For that…I, will do anything…!!"
* '''Witch form:''' Giovanna
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|watashi|私|}}
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Ui Tamaki|Ui (little sister)]]
* '''School:''' Transferred to Kamihama City University Affiliated School.

===Game Info===
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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%;"|878
|style="width:25%;"|1157
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★1'''
|style="width:25%;"|9204
|style="width:25%;"|2634
|style="width:25%;"|3471
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★2'''
|style="width:25%;"|10633
|style="width:25%;"|3033
|style="width:25%;"|4016
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|style="width:25%;"|'''Max at ★3'''
|style="width:25%;"|13474
|style="width:25%;"|3848
|style="width:25%;"|5089
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|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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!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]]
|}
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!colspan="5"|'''Connect:''' ''We'll be fine since we're together!''
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★1: HP Recovery [I]
|-
|style="width:100%;"|★2: HP Recovery [III]
|-
|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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|style="width:100%;"|★1: Damage to all enemies [I] & Revive Ally
|-
|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
|}
|}

==Summary==
The main character of the game. Iroha became a magical girl to cure her little sister, Ui's illness. When Ui went missing she came to Kamihama City to search for her. She is cheerful and earnest, but she pays too much attention to other people's needs. "Wait for me, Ui. Your big sister will find you."

===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 calling bird. The master of this emotion is aware of her Doppel’s pitiful form, but is unable to view it directly. This Doppel speaks of nothing; it wraps everything that it doesn’t want to hear in cloth, and squeezes it to pieces. It is forever searching for something that can fill the empty hole in its chest. Despite how desperately it needed to call out for someone, this cowardly Doppel is afraid to take a direct look at the reality that it hid away with cloth, and its ears remain covered in silence.

===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.

====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.

==Event Appearances==
* [[Magical Halloween Theater ~A magical girl troupe for a day~]].
* [[The Crescent Moon Manor's Merry Christmas]].
* [[Happy New Year at the 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 April Fool's 2018|April Fool's 2018]]
* [[Magia Record Story 300 Day Login Event|300 Day Login Event]]

===Other Appearances===

==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, 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, 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.
** Kenji Miyazawa also [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/462_15405.html wrote] [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/33195_38118.html the] [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/45309_22348.html works] where [[Kuro]]'s, [[Nemu_Hiiragi|Nemu]]'s and [[Touka_Satomi|Touka]]'s witch forms take their names from. [[Shitori Egumo]] is as well a reference to one of his works.
* 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. Hence the fact she is a God like figure.
* Iroha has a lot of bird symbolism. Not only does a bird appear in her transformation but it also becomes her cape that resembles a birds shape. Her doppel also is a calling bird. Birds are said to symbolism for transcending limits and freedom, which Iroha eventually does after overcoming her fear and timidity.
** 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.

==Gallery==
===Game Gallery===
<gallery>
File:iroha_1star.png|Magia Record One Star card
File: iroha_2star.png|Magia Record Two Star card
File: iroha_3star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:Iroha 4 star card.jpg|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Iroha 5 star art.jpg|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 100100 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 100101 s.png|In-battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Tamaki Iroha doppel.png|Doppel
File:Iroha doppel card.png
File:Iroha_April_Fools.png|April Fool's sprite
File:Iroha PM.png
File:Iroha School 1.png|Iroha in her original school uniform
File:Iroha School 2.png|Iroha in her new school uniform after transferring
File:Iroha swimsuit.png|Swimsuit outfit (2017)
File:Iroha christmas.png|Christmas outfit
File:Iroha valentine costume.png|Valentine's Day outfit
File:Iroha maid costume.png|Magireco Cafe outfit
File:Iroha Pajamas.png|Iroha in Pajamas
File:Iroha Swimsuit 2018.jpg|Swimsuit outfit (2018)
File:Iroha haregi.jpg|New Year's 2019 haregi
File:Iroha Papa Seal 2019 01.jpg|Magical Girl Seal #1
File:Iroha Papa Seal 2019 02.jpg|Magical Girl Seal #2
</gallery>

===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Doppel - Giovanna.jpg
File:Doppel witch.PNG
File:Iroha lineart.jpg
File:Iroha doppel production art.jpg
File:Iroha Madoka.png
File:Iroha 1.jpg
File:Iroha 6.png|Iroha from the accompanying comic by PAPA
File:Iroha tamaki junichiro taniguchi.jpg|Official art by Junichiro Taniguchi
File:papa_madoka_iroha_sayaka_in_a_bag.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/947482745436979207/photo/1 Source]
File:yachiyo_iroha_art.jpg|[http://bpnavi.jp/s/kuji/pc/medias/show_by_key/magireco3-01 Source]
File:iroha_memoria_full_size.png
File:Magireco_mami_descent.jpg
File:Memoria 1049.jpg
File:memoria_1242.jpg
File:Iroha_Yachiyo_Swimsuit_Full.jpg
File:101906_uwasa_middle.jpg
File:Chap 9 - 4.jpg
File:magireco_lawson_collab.png|[http://www.lawson.co.jp/campaign/magireco/rt.html Source]
File:magireco_sega_cafe_maids.jpg|[http://sega-collabocafe.com/magireco.html Source]
File:iroha_animejapan_2018.png|[http://www.aniplex.co.jp/aj2018/ Source]
File:Iroha Tamaki Ume Aoki.jpg|[http://twitter.com/umeaoki/status/900009166156124165 Official art by] [[Ume Aoki]]
File:iroha_april_fools_twitter.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/980102954806951936 Source]
File:iroha_madoka_shaft_exhibition_art.jpg|[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DboL0JoUQAMKRxC.jpg Source]
File:A Short Rest Full.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1024461378956840960 Source]
File:Cancelledd 2018 comiket swimsuits.jpg|[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-08-09/shaft-cancels-madoka-game-planned-swimsuit-comiket-merchandise/.135299 Source]
File:Dkr9V0-U4AA7wxu.png|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1029914058915438592 Source]
File:DlLyjsuU4AANZ29.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1032154861322690560 Source]
File:1535156824540.jpg|[https://twitter.com/umeaoki/status/1033147865772646400 Source]
File:magia_record_anime_poster.png|Promotional image for Magia Record's anime adaptation
File:DmASqH_VsAAJoQG.jpg|Image is from an official livestream event on September 1st, 2018. The artist is Fujino Fuji
File:DmASqH-VsAAZyZW.jpg|Image is from an official livestream event on September 1st, 2018. The artist is PAPA.
File:DmAaPx-UcAABE4i.jpg|Image is from an official livestream event on September 1st, 2018. The artist is [[Aoki Ume]].
File:DsL7-l2U4AEojmZ.jpg|[https://twitter.com/aniplex_plus/status/1063718389095399424 Source]
File:DuIs0-RWsAAUva2.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1072469371421908993 Source]
File:54516621 1982701405369829 6856394952776089600 n.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1106521113868132352 Source]
File:54437216 1982701438703159 8126205809114742784 n.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1106521113868132352 Source]
File:D2Ttnp8UYAAVn0A.jpg
File:Nest event 2.jpg
</gallery>

===Screencaps===
<gallery>
File:Iroha 2.jpg
File:Iroha 3.jpg
File:Iroha 4.jpg
File:Iroha 5.jpg
File:Screenshot 1.PNG
File:Magia screencap 7.jpg
File:Magia screencap 8.jpg
File:Magia screencap 22.jpg
File:Magia screencap 24.jpg
File:Magia screencap 25.jpg
File:Magia screencap 26.jpg
File:Magia Record main characters.jpg|Iroha with a few of the other girls
File:rena_iroha_tsuruno_christmas_2017.png
File:Iroha souljem.png|Iroha's soul gem
</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:magia_record_memoria_sewers.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Rough Welcome in the Sewers''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal:''' Defense Up [III] & Anti-Stun '''Max Limit Break:''' Defense Up [IV] & Anti-Stun
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|Felicia Mitsuki was ushered in and arrived at the dark under ground waterway but it wasn't a magical girl who had been chasing and had been living in the underground waterway of this home, it was a creature of darkness! KeeKeeKee! "Kyaa!" "Uwaah!" "Ahahaha!"
|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: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-san, stop tugging on it! I don't need to learn how to swim!" Tsuruno: "Yachiyo! Iroha-chan!" 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%;"|One more unreachable answer.
I will awaken to a place I can't look back from if I continue to walk onward.
What's missing? How can I be forgiven?.
What do you do with the universe that is immediately in front of you.
|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:Iroha_Yachiyo_Anniversary_Memo.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Handful of Warmth''''']]
|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%;"|The warmth that conveys from hand to hand accumulates and teaches us
It’s ok, we’re not alone, and someday…
I wish for you to melt all of that anxiety with this warmth.
|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:iroha_5star_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''I Won't Stray From This Path''''']]
|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 1329 c.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Look 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%;"|The blossoms from the sakura festivals are like tears that fall and hide. So I only focus on the beautiful things reflected in my eyes as the wind rises little by little, blowing up strong words of Hey why don't you look over there, there's something shining 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:New year's waitperson.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''New Year's Waitress''''']]
|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%;"|“Yachiyo’s ''osechi'', Kaede’s mother’s ''osechi'',
Momoko is buying chilled pizza, Kako’s tart…
And after that, and then…Uuugh, being a New Year’s waitress is so hard…
But, we can’t stop persevering…in order to make this New Year’s party a 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: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:Tart memoria 1.jpg|thumb|center|100px|'''''Reinforcements that Transcend Time''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' Attack UP [IX] & Chance to Defense Pierce [VIII] (Self / 1 T) '''Max Limit Break: ''' Attack UP [X] & Chance to Defense Pierce [IX] (Self / 1 T)
|style="width:20%;"|'''Normal: ''' 9 turns '''Max Limit Break: ''' 8 turns
|style="width:25%;"|"It's too confusing when we try to explain what happened, but speaking of the source...I think that it started with a misunderstanding from Mitama-san..."
|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: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:Short Rest (Iroha Yachiyo).png|thumb|center|100px|'''''A Short Rest (Iroha, Yachiyo)''''']]
|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 came across a wonderful place by chance!
When you skillfully arrange black tea and sweets, this is the perfect spot for a break once you’ve prepared!
Because of all this trouble, let’s invite plenty of 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_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:thestorythatstartshere_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''The Story That Starts Here''''']]
|style="width:20%;"|'''Max Limit Break: ''' MP Gauge 10% Full On Battle Start
|style="width:20%;"|Passive
|style="width:25%;"|The desire to disappear. Keep searching for the enemy alone. The pursuit of mourning pride. Chose solitude to protect. And...we who lost something to the forgotten important person are connected by a mysterious cause and effect, and, now, a new story begins to move in this place.
|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:team_iroha_plus_formal_yachiyo_memoria.png|thumb|center|100px|'''''Twin Shadows Sneaking Up''''']]
|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 smells nice, doesn't it Iroha?"
Iroha: "Yeah! Are you going to eat soon?"
Yachiyo: "Wait!...Not yet. I'll be the one to judge."
Tsuruno & Felicia: "Fufufu...Charge!"
|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 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: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 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%;"|'''Max Limit Break:''' 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: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！」
|}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]
* [https://magiarecord.gamepress.gg/magical-girl/iroha-tamaki Gamepress' character page]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Magical girls]]

Gallery:Sayaka Miki

2019-07-15T18:31:28Z

Hollowdisciple:

=== Official art ===
<gallery>
File:Sayaka Miki Anime Design.jpg
File:Sayaka Miki Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki
File:KyoSaya.jpg|Sayaka as a child
File:Artbook Sayaka Sword Drawing 1.jpg|sketches
File:Sayaka blade.png|Sayaka's cutlass
File:Ume madoka.jpg|[[Ume Aoki|Ume]] 4-koma Megami Magazine
File:Madoka_BD2_Ume_4koma_TL.png|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook
File:BD 4 Ume 4koma TL.jpg|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 4 fanbook
File:Apricot +6.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]] doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias
File:10.jpg|Ume shipping Kyoko and Sayaka in her doujin
File:Apricot +9.jpg|Fan translation of Kyoko x Sayaka page 1
File:Ume sensei doujin kyosaya 1.jpg|Fan translation of Kyoko x Sayaka page 2
File:15.jpg|Sayaka seems smitten
File:Artbook Sayaka Drawing 1.jpg
File:BLT Sayaka Illustration.jpg|B.L.T. 2011-06
File:BD 3 Scan 9.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 3 Booklet.
File:Newtype 07 2011 p12 p13.jpg
File:MM_09.2011_Sayaka.jpg
File:SayakaInOrikoMagica.png|Sayaka as she appears in Oriko Magica.
File:Sayaka prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Sayaka.
File:Nitroblog sayaka kyoko comiket.jpg|art from Nitroplus blog
File:Chibi_Sayaka.jpg
File:PMMMO-Sayaka.png|Sayaka closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
File:Yande.re 231129.jpg
File:Sayaka-ichibankuji.jpg|Ichiban Kuji Puella Magi Magiccraft visual board
File:Sayaka-aniplexhalloween.jpg|Aniplex+ Limited Edition Halloween Costume panel
File:Kyoko_Sayaka_2018_twitter_art.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/957292110587179008 Source]
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
==== Sayaka as a regular girl ====
<gallery>
File:Sayaka Madoka ep1.jpg|Protecting Madoka in episode one.
File:Spiked_bat.jpg|The moment Sayaka swung the bat, it turned into a spiked mace.
File:Height of 3girls.jpg|Sayaka is not the tallest of the three.
File:Madoka_ Sayaka_Hitomi.gif|Sayaka & friends
File:Madoka_Sayaka_Hitomi_playing.gif|Madoka and Sayaka playing while Hitomi watches.
File:Sayaka having lunch.gif|Sayaka having lunch with friends
File:Sayaka put out Homura.gif|Sayaka "put out" Homura by using a fire extinguisher.
File:Sayaka smile.gif|Sayaka laughing
File:Sayaka pointing madoka face.gif|Sayaka pointing at Madoka's face
File:Sayaka crying.gif|Sayaka crying
File:Sayaka feels happy.gif|Sayaka feels happy.
File:Sayaka sleeping during lesson.gif|Sayaka sleeping during class
File:Pmmm-06525.jpg
File:Head_tilt.jpg
File:Pmmm-09375.jpg
File:Pmmm-17725.jpg
File:Pmmm-21350.jpg
</gallery>

=== Sayaka as a magical girl ===
<gallery>
File:Sayaka becomes Puella Magi.gif|Sayaka becomes a magical girl.
File:Sayaka screenshot on BD_DVD.jpg|Sayaka blocking.
File:Sayaka-music-healing-circles.jpg|The music circles that appear when Sayaka heals herself.
File:Embarassed Sayaka.gif|Embarassed Sayaka
File:Sayaka transformation.gif|Sayaka's transformation sequence
File:Sayaka henshin movie ver.gif|Sayaka's movie transformaton sequence
File:BD_Sayaka_henshin.gif|Change in transformation scene on BD/DVD
File:Sayaka transform BD.gif
File:Sayaka_Final_Attack.gif|Sayaka's finishing move.
File:Sayaka fighting with Kyoko.gif|Sayaka fighting with Kyoko
File:Sayaka fighting with Kyoko2.gif|Sayaka fighting with Kyoko
File:Sayaka knocked out by Homura.gif|Sayaka knocked out by Homura
File:Sayaka and Kyoko.gif|Sayaka and Kyoko
File:Sayaka get mad.gif|Sayaka goes insane by just blocking out all the pain.
File:Baka.jpg|Sayaka in despair.
File:Sayaka ring.png|Sayaka's Soul Gem ring.
File:Sayaka soul gem.jpg|A view of her soul gem.
File:433107.jpg
File:E4_sayaka_charge.jpg
File:Pmmm-30050.jpg|Sayaka confused.
File:Pmmm-27600.jpg|Sayaka struggles.
File:Pmmm-30025.jpg|Sayaka mad.
File:Pmmm-29750.jpg|Sayaka reassuring while joking around.
File:Sayaka becomes a witch.gif|Sayaka transforming in the infamous train scene.
</gallery>

==== Sayaka as a witch (Oktavia von Seckendorff) ====
<gallery>
File:Sayaka transformation witch.gif|Sayaka's transformation sequence into a witch
File:Sayaka grief seed.gif|Oktavia's grief seed at the end of episode 8. It looks different in episode 10 , in timeline 3.
File:Sayaka_witch.PNG|Oktavia von Seckendorff at the beginning of episode 9. She seems to look somewhat different from her first appearance.
File:Puella Magi Gallery Oktavia-closeup.jpg|Oktavia von Seckendorff later in episode 9. - front view
File:Sayaka_witch4.PNG|Oktavia von Seckendorff later in episode 9. - side view
</gallery>

=== Miscellaneous ===
<gallery>
File:Sayaka-symbol.png|Her gem has a c-shaped motif, which actually turned out to be a musical note.
File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|Sayaka's transformation into a witch.
File:WitchSayaka-screenshots.jpg
File:Madoka hands 2.jpg|The grief seed, which Madoka used for purifying [[Homura]]'s Soul Gem in [[Episode 10]]'s Timeline 3, may be Sayaka herself. It bears some resemblance to Oktavia's Grief Seed from the PSP game and has what appears to be a musical staff on it, tieing in with Sayaka's musical symbolism.
File:Mangarunes.jpg|Sayaka turns into a witch in the manga. (Turned 90 degrees)
File:PN 66.jpg|According to the [[Puella Magi Production Note]], Sayaka's sword is similar to Kyoko's spear in which the blade can break in linked pieces. It could be use to wrap an enemy with it.
File:Guidebook production design 01.jpg|According to the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"|Guidebook]], Sayaka's sword may be used as a dynamite projector.
File:Sayaka's Room.jpg|Sayaka's room from the production notes.
File:Sayaka_hairpin_Manga_Time_Kirara_Magica_1.jpg|Sayaka's revised fortissimo hairpin in [[Manga Time Kirara Magica]] volume 1.
</gallery>

Sayaka Miki

2019-07-15T18:24:24Z

Hollowdisciple:

<blockquote>''"Hey Mami see that my wish has 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.

{{Infobox_character
|name=Sayaka Miki
|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:''' 13-14 (estimated)
* '''Height:''' [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|158-160 cm]]
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Blue
===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' C-shape, similar to a cresent moon {{spoiler|or a mermaid's tail}}
* '''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 you say that, I won’t forget this: you, Akemi Homura, have become a devil!"''</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.
|}

===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 [[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.

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.

==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]

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[[Category:Magical girls]]

Gallery:Kyubey

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Hollowdisciple:

==Gallery==

=== Official art ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Kyubey Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]
File:20110125211127.jpg|Official CM shows "Kyubey"
File:Ume madoka.jpg|Ume 4-koma Megami Magazine
File:Ume madoka kyubey.jpg
File:Ume_drawing_and_signature_2.jpg|Kyubey and Yuno from [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]
File:Newtype 07 2011 p02 p03.jpg|NewType magazine, July 2011.
File:QB Emiri Kato.jpg|Screenshot of Kyubey and his seiyuu Emiri Kato.
File:Kyubey-madogatari.png|Madogatari Shaft 40th Anniversary Exhibition merchandise, posing with Shinobu Oshino
File:MadokaBirthdayBannerMagiaRecord.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/914867830239227906 Source]
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===

==== Kyubey being Kyubey ====
<gallery>
File:Kyubey eats.jpg
File:Kyubey.jpg
File:Kyuubey_aaah.PNG
File:QB eating.gif|Kyubey eating.
File:QB sunbathing.gif|Kyubey sunbathing.
File:E2Kyubey bath.jpg| Kyubey taking a hot bath
File:Kyubey is sleeping.gif|Kyubey is sleeping.
File:Kyubey is scared.gif|Kyubey is frightened while eating.
File:Kyubey is killed.gif|Kyubey is killed.
File:Qb-flaunting-the-goods.jpg
File:Kyubey roll.gif|Kyubey rolling.
File:Incubator.jpg|Kyubey shot full of holes.
File:Kill qb gif.gif
File:Kyubey eating itself.gif|Kyubey eating itself.
File:Kyuubey tastes like chicken.PNG
File:Kyubey_ears.gif
</gallery>

==Miscellaneous==
=== Analysis: Spelling conflicts ===
The odd Japanese spelling of Kyubey's name has contributed to many alternative Latin-character spellings. The three supported by official materials are "Kyubey", "Kyubee", and "Qbey".

<gallery>
File:KyubeyCM.jpg|"Kyubey" appears in the seventh television commercial.
File:Kyubee_name.jpg|Official site HTML show "Kyubee".
File:E11MadokaQbey.jpg|"Qbey" appears written in runes in [[Runes:Episode_11|episode 11]].
</gallery>

===== Kyubey "Cute Alien" Model =====
In episode 2 of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Defense_Force!_Mao-chan Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan], a 2002 anime that shares certain superficial traits with Madoka, one of them is a very Kyubey looking alien. In this anime, these aliens are considered so cute that the world has a difficult time defending against the alien invasion, because of public opinion that this would be "bullying."

However, the similarity in appearance is coincidental. Ume Aoki stated in the BD 1 episode 2 audio commentary that Kyubey's design wasn't based off any character.
<gallery>
File:Ground Defence Force Mao-chan Ep2 Alien.png
</gallery>

Gallery:Kyubey

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Hollowdisciple:

==Gallery==

=== Official art ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Kyubey Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]
File:20110125211127.jpg|Offical CM show "Kyubey"
File:Ume madoka.jpg|Ume 4-koma Megami Magazine
File:Ume madoka kyubey.jpg
File:Ume_drawing_and_signature_2.jpg|Kyubey and Yuno from [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]
File:Newtype 07 2011 p02 p03.jpg|NewType magazine, July 2011.
File:QB Emiri Kato.jpg|Screenshot of Kyubey and his seiyuu Emiri Kato.
File:Kyubey-madogatari.png|Madogatari Shaft 40th Anniversary Exhibition merchandise, posing with Shinobu Oshino
File:MadokaBirthdayBannerMagiaRecord.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/914867830239227906 Source]
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===

==== Kyubey being Kyubey ====
<gallery>
File:Kyubey eats.jpg
File:Kyubey.jpg
File:Kyuubey_aaah.PNG
File:QB eating.gif|Kyubey eating.
File:QB sunbathing.gif|Kyubey sunbathing.
File:E2Kyubey bath.jpg| Kyubey taking a hot bath
File:Kyubey is sleeping.gif|Kyubey is sleeping.
File:Kyubey is scared.gif|Kyubey is frightened while eating.
File:Kyubey is killed.gif|Kyubey is killed.
File:Qb-flaunting-the-goods.jpg
File:Kyubey roll.gif|Kyubey rolling.
File:Incubator.jpg|Kyubey shot full of holes.
File:Kill qb gif.gif
File:Kyubey eating itself.gif|Kyubey eating itself.
File:Kyuubey tastes like chicken.PNG
File:Kyubey_ears.gif
</gallery>

==Miscellaneous==
=== Analysis: Spelling conflicts ===
The odd Japanese spelling of Kyubey's name has contributed to many alternative Latin-character spellings. The three supported by official materials are "Kyubey", "Kyubee", and "Qbey".

<gallery>
File:KyubeyCM.jpg|"Kyubey" appears in the seventh television commercial.
File:Kyubee_name.jpg|Official site HTML show "Kyubee".
File:E11MadokaQbey.jpg|"Qbey" appears written in runes in [[Runes:Episode_11|episode 11]].
</gallery>

===== Kyubey "Cute Alien" Model =====
In episode 2 of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Defense_Force!_Mao-chan Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan], a 2002 anime that shares certain superficial traits with Madoka, one of them is a very Kyubey looking alien. In this anime, these aliens are considered so cute that the world has a difficult time defending against the alien invasion, because of public opinion that this would be "bullying."

However, the similarity in appearance is coincidental. Ume Aoki stated in the BD 1 episode 2 audio commentary that Kyubey's design wasn't based off any character.
<gallery>
File:Ground Defence Force Mao-chan Ep2 Alien.png
</gallery>

Kyubey

2019-07-14T21:47:47Z

Hollowdisciple: truly important to be there. If they are, please revert these.

<blockquote>''"I want you to form a contract with me and become magical girls!"'' - Kyubey, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote>

{{Infobox_character
|name=Kyubey
|image=[[File:Kyuubey Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]
|jname=キュゥべえ
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=641 Emiri Katou] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95781 Cassandra Lee] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/9993/Loretta_Di_pisa Loretta di Pisa] Cantonese: Wong Wai Zu French: Pascale Chemin
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Kyubey'''|キュゥべえ|Kyūbē}} is a {{nihongo|"messenger of magic"|魔法の使者|mahō no shisha}} who grants the wishes of young girls, but in exchange contracts their services as magical girls. Girls who form a contract with him are tasked to defeat witches — bizarre entities that feed upon the hopes and dreams of normal people. Kyubey features prominently as a character within the entire ''Puella Magi'' series.

==Appearance==
Kyubey is a small cat-like creature about two feet long (including tail). His entire body is covered in often clean, white fur. He has what appear to be four ears; two that resemble an average cat, pointed and up, while the other two appear as long tassel-like appendages that split into three sections at their tip. The tassels fade from white to pink and have three red dots horizontally before the splits. they also bear a pair of floating golden rings.

Kyubey's face is his most well known feature; two beady pink and eyes with dark maroon irises and a tiny, omega-shaped "cat mouth". Due to Kyubey's method of telepathic communication, his face remains almost completely unmoving except for blinking and consuming food. This unmoving face is often a source of fan stigma involving Kyubey "staring into one's soul".

On his back is an egg-shaped red oval. In episode 6, this oval flips up, like a trapdoor to act as a receptacle for grief seed fragments.

In the anime, Kyubey has not been evidenced to bleed, however, when injured, he has red matter underneath his fur. When he is shot by Homura several times, Kyubey's body does not seem to contain organs, only solid red. Whether this is artistic censorship or an actual attribute of Kyubey's anatomy is yet unknown.

In the anime, Kyubey's body often makes noises like a plush toy when squeezed or pressed against, suggesting that he is soft and cuddly, at least physically.

In ''Oriko Magica'', Kyubey takes on even more of a "plush toy" appearance than before. Now, his sharp tipped tassel ears are soft and curved, lacking the pink gradient and red spots. His magical hoops have moved further up his ears and his front legs appear to have shortened.

==Personality==
Kyubey is an alien known as an "incubator". Because of this, he, like his race, cannot exhibit emotions of any kind. As a result, Kyubey often appears cold, calculating and scheming; traits that make him appear villainous in the series. Kyubey, however, only seeks to achieve a goal; to preserve the universe from entropy. To meet this goal, he takes all means logically efficient and reasonable; namely creating Puella Magi. Initially, Kyubey appears enthusiastic to help the Puella Magi in their quest, offering advice where applicable, however, as more of his true motive is revealed, either by him or others, Kyubey becomes progressively more passive and observatory in manner (although this could be because he has no advice left to offer).

Kyubey uses certain speech patterns that indicate he may see himself as superior to the magical girls; the lack of honorifics, the use of the pronouns "Boku" (僕) and "Kimi" (君) and the misuse or overall lack of polite verbs suggests that he is either rude or very casual towards the girls. However, due to his emotionless nature, and the fact that he is an alien, Kyubey may simply not understand the need to be polite, as opposed to being direct.

{{spoiler|Throughout the series, Kyubey is often accused of trickery and deceit by turning girls into Puella Magi, and subsequently witches, treating humans as energy livestock under the guise of being a miracle granter. Although this can easily be understood, Kyubey states that he never intended to "trick" Puella Magi, but simply leave out traumatizing subtext in order to make the process more appealing to a potential Puella Magi.}}

==Description==
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Kyubey is an Incubator, a member of an alien race dedicated to counteracting the effects of (and possibly negating) entropy: the principle that energy output is always less than energy input, a fact that is presently causing the universe to slowly die out. In order to achieve this, Kyubey collects raw energy from a source that seems to be excepted from entropy: the emotions of girls in their second growth stage (14-18). To harvest this energy, Kyubey forms contracts with teenage girls, trading one wish for their servitude as a Puella Magi, magical girls who use their powers to defeat the evil witches, who then drop grief seeds. The energy produced during this process is then harvested by Kyubey through unknown means. Kyubey does not reveal, however, that Puella Magi turn into witches after falling into despair, which are then fought by other Puella Magi, creating an endless cycle. Because of this, Kyubey is often seen as the true antagonist of the series, despite the fact that his justification is that he is saving countless other sectors of the universe in doing so. Kyubey's goal during the course of ''Madoka Magica'' is to turn Madoka into an incredibly powerful Puella Magi, who will then destroy Walpurgis Night and become the most powerful witch, Kriemhild Gretchen, a process which apparently produces obscene amounts of energy, at the expense of the human race (as there would be no Puella Magi able to defeat the most powerful witch).
|}

==Story==

==== In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]] ====
<blockquote>''"There are times when humans become attached to dreams. Until now, civilization has been build in order to repeat those desires. But, longing too much for ungranted wishes hinders the consciousness and leads humans towards ruin."'' - Kyubey, Wraith Arc, Ch. 7 </blockquote> [[File:Kyubey wraith arc.png|thumb|200px|Kyubey in Wraith Arc]]

* Kyubey first appears in Chapter 1, watching Kyoko and Sayaka quarrel and talking with Mami about the giant wraith that looms over the city. He worries about their lack of teamwork.
* In Chapter 2, Kyubey tells Sayaka of a wraith that is currently hunting down Hitomi. Later he appears again after Kyoko and Sayaka's second fight to warn them that Mami is in danger as it seems the giant wraith has taken advantage of their absence in order to target Mami.
* In Chapter 3, he tells Homura to pace herself better in her relentless battle against the wraiths. They discuss the law of cycles and Kyubey's doubts on the veracity of Homura's tale of the previous universe.
* In Chapter 4, Kyubey continues their discussion on the nature of Homura's new magical ability of memory manipulation, stating her time-manipulation magic would be very useful and voicing a curiosity at seeing this time of ability. Later, he is seen riding on Homura's shoulders as they search the city for the whereabouts of the giant wraith.
* In Chapter 6, Kyubey examines the mutant wraith posing as Madoka, noting Homura's magic and a large amount of curses emanating from within the wraith. Later, Homura talks with Kyubey and asks him what she wished for in this world in order to become a magical girl, but Kyubey doesn't know the answer.
* In Chapter 7, Kyubey is seen in flashback granting Homura's original wish to go back in time in order to protect Madoka. At Homura's apartment, Kyubey comes to see what has become of Homura now that {{spoiler|she has let all her emotions be consumed by a wraith in order to avoid meeting the Law of Cycles.}}
* In Chapter 9, Kyubey appears it the final pages as Homura discusses with him the previous universe despite Kyubey not believing what she is telling him. As Homura drops to the streets below to battle the wraiths, Kyubey {{spoiler|takes out the piece of Homura's time shield he salvaged in the previous timeline, allowing him to keep his memories of all the events of Wraith Arc and giving him the proof he needed of the existence of Madoka.}}

==== In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|The Rebellion Story]] ====

Kyubey spends the majority of the movie playing as the cute mascot he appears to be, complete with only responding with the word "Kyu" whenever anyone interacts with him.
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By the end of the film, as Homura is transforming into a witch, Kyubey drops his charade and reveals this world to be a witch's barrier that was created inside of Homura's soul gem as a way to lure the Law of Cycles in. This way the Incubators will be able to observe her and ultimately control her, bringing back the old witch system rather than relying on grief seeds to harvest their emotional energy. He is unable to convince Madoka to exhibit her ultimate powers and Homulilly is defeated. After Homura resets the universe, Kyubey and the other Incubators are forced to shoulder the burden of the world's curses.
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==== In [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Kazumi Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"We Incubators don't have individual consciousnesses. We belong to a single consciousness."'' - Kyubey, Kazumi Magica, Ch. 21.</blockquote>
[[File:Kyubey with airi.png|thumb|250px|Kyubey proposing a contract to Airi.]]
Kyubey appears in Chapters 2, 4, 5, 14, 20 and 21 of [[Kazumi Magica]].
* In Chapter 2 Kyubey appears as a silhouette along with [[Madoka]] as [[Kaoru]] explains magic to [[Kazumi]].
* In Chapter 4 Kyubey is seen at the very beginning of the chapter, sitting next to [[Jubey]] as they watch the [[Pleiades Saints]]. He cryptically asks if things will go better "this time".
* In Chapter 5 Kyubey's role is expanded. He appears briefly when Yuuri becomes a witch, similar to the end of Episode 8. He then further appears in the extended flashback of [[Yuuri]]'s and Airi's backstory. First he contracts with Yuuri, and then after Yuuri becomes a witch and is killed by the Pleiades he explains exactly what happened to Airi, culminating in her contracting with him. When she contracts, he tells her that "[[Episode 10|Your wish has surpassed entropy.]]" Kyubey also tells Airi about the Pleaides Saints when she asks who killed Yuuri. During the entire chapter, Kyubey either appears as a shadow or in the shadows. It's quite clear that he is manipulating Airi, and that he is ultimately responsible for almost all of the subsequent events in the series beyond simply contracting magical girls to become witches.
* In Chapter 14, Kyubey's face is seen as Satomi realizes the truth of where witches come from after watching Michiru become one. He is also seen watching from above (like [[Niko]] and Jubey, who can be seen a few panels before) while Satomi reveals the truth of the clones to Kazumi and forces them to fight one another.
* In Chapter 20, Kyubey appears in person when {{Spoiler|Umika and Kaoru call for him, having recovered their memories of Incubators, which were suppressed by a spell cast by Umika.}}
* In Chapter 21, Kyubey reveals that Incubators don't have individual consciousnesses. They are like a network terminal connected to one single consciousness.
** Strangely, Kyubey ''"wanted"'' to talk to Juubey, it wanted to talk to another of his kind, {{spoiler|even if it was man-made}}.
** It's implied that {{Spoiler|in all of the flashbacks from previous chapters, any appearances by Juubey were actually of Kyubey. This suggests that Kyubey was manipulating Airi and Kanna in order to make them go after the Pleiades Saints.}}

==== In [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"What a shame, huh?" --"Incubator...!!" "Well, I found her. I found Madoka Kaname."'' - Kyubey, Oriko and Homura. Puella Magi Oriko Magica, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_6:_Someday_isn.27t_today|Chapter 6]].</blockquote>
[[File:Kyubeyinoriko01.png|thumb|145px|Kyubey as he appears in Oriko Magica.]]
* In Chapter 1, Kyubey contracts with [[Oriko]], who tells him of [[Yuma]], another Puella Magi candidate he should try contracting. He later tries to convince Yuma to contract with him, but is stopped by [[Kyoko]]. Kyoko then learns from him about the recent murders of Puella Magi. When he appears again, speaking with Oriko, he claims that human emotions are unfathomable to him. Oriko replies that he should learn to appreciate them, as they give him what he desires.
* In Chapter 2, he successfully contracts with Yuma after Kyoko is attacked by a witch.
* In Chapter 3, he tells [[Mami]] about the recent murders of Puella Magi. He says that the most recent victim told him the murderer was a "black Puella Magi," and not a witch.
* In Chapter 5, Kyubey discusses the identity of the black magical girl with Mami, and told her he never mentioned Kirika because he had no proof it was her. He discovers Oriko's plot to kill Madoka before she can contract and eventually become a witch, and tries to stop her.
* In Chapter 6, he sends Kyoko and Yuma to help Mami defeat the witch that has put a barrier around Mitakihara Junior High, as well as stop Oriko, who has gone out of control. Despite both Homura and Oriko's attempts to hide Madoka from him, he finds her inside the barrier.
* In Chapter 7, {{spoiler|Oriko uses the last of her life to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through him and Madoka, who was hidden behind him, through a wall. She kills the girl before she can contract, foiling both Homura and Kyubey's plans.}}

Kyubey also appears in ''Noisy Citrine'', the prequel manga that focuses on [[Kirika Kure]].

Additionally, Kyubey exhibits a power he hasn't shown before Oriko Magica: levitation. He is rarely seen standing on anything in the manga, usually preferring to float in mid-air.

==== In [[Puella Magi Suzune Magica|Suzune Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"...But apart from the use we've found for them, emotions are nothing but illogical, needless impulses that you ought to expunge from yourselves. "'' - Kyubey, Suzune Magica Ch. 8 </blockquote> [[File:Kyubey suzune magica.jpg|thumb|200px|Kyubey in Suzune Magica]]

* Kyubey first appears at the end of Chapter 2, telling the Hohzuki magical girls about Suzune assassinating magical girls.
* In Chapter 3, Kyubey is shown in a flashback forming a contract with Arisa.
* In Chapter 5, Kyubey is shown in a flashback forming a contract with Haruka.
* In Chapter 6, Kyubey appears at the end of the chapter to confirm Suzune's claims.
* In Chapter 7, Kyubey informs the girls that he is the one who proposed the magical girl system in the first place. He explains entropy and the reason he withheld information from the girls. After Suzune leaves, he shows the girls a vision of Suzune's past and her reason for assassinating magical girls as well as his role in forming a contract with Suzune.
*In Chapter 8, Kyubey's head is crushed by Arisa after explaining it was more efficient to let Suzune murder magical girls rather than stop her. At the end of the chapter, he has a short discussion with Suzune on how illogical and useless emotions are.
* In Chapter 9, Kyubey is seen at the end of the chapter urging Kagari to action.
* In Chapter 11, Kyubey is seen at the end of the chapter asking Kagari what her next action will be.
* In Chapter 12, Kyubey is shown in a flashback, forming a contract with Matsuri and offering the same to Kagari. He is walking around the city with the girls as they search for Tsubaki.
* In Chapter 13, {{spoiler|Kyubey is shown in flashback eating what appears to be a previous body of his as he explains to Kagari the manner in which magical girls turn into witches. Afterwards, Kagari makes a contract with Kyubey in order to exact revenge on Suzune. Kyubey is willing to go along with her plan so long as the energy that is lost from the murdered magical girls is less than the energy he'll collect from Kagari, Matsuri and Suzune.}}
* In Chapter 15, {{spoiler|Kyubey appears to assist Matsuri in combat against Kagari. He explains Kagari's abilities to her and helps her by reminding her of her ability to track people. }}
* In Chapter 16, {{spoiler|Kyubey appears to inform Suzune that even should she use her last grief seed to save Matsuri, Matsuri may turn into a witch from the sheer grief of losing Kagari and Suzune. At the end of the chapter, Kyubey is seen talking to Matsuri and lamenting the amount of energy he would have gathered from her. }}

==== In [[Puella Magi Tart Magica|Tart Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"I must admit, you aren't the first to have called me an angel. Are there that many outward similarities between what you call "angels" and myself?"'' - Kyubey, Tart Magica, Ch. 2.</blockquote> [[File:Tartmagica cube.png|thumb|300px|Kyubey in Tart Magica]]

Kyubey appears in [[Tart Magica]], calling himself ''"Cube"'' (''キューブ Kyūbu'') and often times (an) Angel by Tart.
* He first appears in Chapter 2 alongside [[Riz Hawkwood]] when she saved Tart and her sister Catherine from a witch.
** Because the rings that float around his tassels resemble angel halos, Tart believes him to be an angel and refers to him as such. Kyubey notes that Tart isn't the first to have called him one and wonders if there are that many similarities between himself and angels. He also states that he doesn't mind being called an angel by Tart.
** Kyubey and Riz reveal to Tart that they have been searching for her. Upon asking for her name, she introduces herself as Jeanette and Kyubey asks her to write it to see how it's spelled (where she spells her full name as "Jeanne Tart"). Kyubey likes the sound of Tart better than Jeanne (as it is a common name) and begins referring to her as Tart.

==== In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]] ====
<blockquote>''"Mokyu!"'' - Small Kyubey</blockquote>[[File:Mokyu.png|thumb|250px|Small Kyubey]]

Kyubey initially appears as a small Kyubey that Iroha is tracking in [[Kamihama City]]. It isn't until after she is able to capture it that she suddenly recalls all memories of her missing sister Ui. Thereafter, the name of the creature is whatever the player inputs as their player name and serves as a proxy for the player. It often stands in when Iroha is thinking or talking to herself and will present her with two or three different dialogue options presented as some variation of "Mokyu" with the actual dialogue in parenthesis underneath. The dialogue choice often has no bearing on the story outside of branching events. The small kyubey itself doesn't speak outside of saying "Mokyu", unlike the regular version of Kyubey.

Iroha also attempted to make Touka and Nemu remember her sister Ui by having them hug the small kyubey, but they knocked it away before it could make contact.

In Chapter 10 it was revealed {{spoiler|that Ui, Touka, and Nemu all contracted in order to save Iroha from the fate of turning into a witch. They each took Kyubey's ability to absorb, convert and create energy. As soon as the contract was made, Kyubey's hoops fell off and he regressed into the small Kyubey of the present day.}}

Kyubey himself only appears in events or side stories, often in the past, and is presented as being unable to enter Kamihama City due to some unknown force.

A pink Kyubey also appears in the event [[Magia Record Story Kamihama Cheese Panic!|Kamihama Cheese Panic!]]. It seems to be an envoy of the Law of Cycles and accompanies Nagisa to Kamihama city. It doesn't speak and has a pink color scheme with white ear tips. Nagisa is shown blowing it up in front of the other magical girls.
<gallery>
File:Small kyubey manga.jpg|The small Kyubey in the Magia Record manga
File:Pink Kyubey.png|Pink Kyubey
</gallery>

==Powers==
Kyubey has a wide variety of magical abilities which he uses in his mission to counteract entropy. They are listed below
*'''Telepathic communication''' Kyubey communicates with Puella Magi and potential Puella Magi through telepathic communication, as opposed to verbal. Exposure to this apparently enables Puella Magi and potential Puella Magi to also communicate telepathically amongst each other when Kyubey is nearby.
*'''Invisibility''' Kyubey is invisible to everyone except for Puella magi and candidates. Normal humans do not seem to notice his presence at all, just as he does not seem able to communicate with them.
*'''Teleportation''' Kyubey has been evidenced to cross long distances in impossibly short time spans, the method for which is yet unknown, but can be assumed to be teleportation. In episode 10, he also fades into reality above Homura, which may be the visible manifestation of him teleporting.
*'''Wish granting''' Kyubey can grant wishes of young girls, no matter how wild and unrealistic they may be, in the same manner a Genie would. Kyubey only allocates one wish per contract and it is unknown if this ability is contract bound or he is able to use it at will.
*'''Energy conversion/collection''' Kyubey is able to collect energy from {{Spoiler|witch transformation and}} filled Grief Seeds through an unseen means. In Timeline 6, he collects it by magical girls dropping grief seed fragments into a hatch-like "mouth" on his red oval on his back. How he is able to transport this energy also remains a mystery.
*'''Soul Gem Creation''' Kyubey is capable of creating a small egg-shaped gemstone called a Soul Gem for each Puella Magi{{Spoiler|; he does this by pulling the Puella's soul out of their body and forming it into their Gem}}. This makes the newly formed Puella Magi capable of transformation into their "magical girl form" as well as increased agility, strength and pain threshold{{Spoiler|, at the expense of the original body turning into a puppet of the soul gem, and its feelings being numbed}}. Like with granting wishes, it is unknown if Kyubey can do this at will, or a contract must first be formed.
*{{Spoiler|'''Replication''' After being killed, another identical Kyubey will appear nearby to consume the remains of his predecessor. This Kyubey appears to retain most, if not all the knowledge of the last after consuming the remains. This may suggest a "hive mind" or cloning process. It may also reference that "cats have nine lives", as Kyubey resembles a cat (Kyuubi, being nine-tailed foxes may also be a coincidental occurrence).}}
*'''Soul Gem Stimulation''' As referenced in episode 7, {{Spoiler|Kyubey can create impulses of certain feelings on a soul gem simply by touching it. In Sayaka's case, he emulates a pike (probably mimicking Kyoko's) impaling Sayaka's stomach.}}

==Observations==
*Kyubey's speech patterns may have been used to give a "foreign" touch to Kyubey's speech, as this pattern emulates the typical way of speaking in other languages, such as English.
**It can also be interpreted as Kyubey treating personal names just as tags for identifying individuals, similar to a social security number.
**''Boku'' is also used by girls, but this is uncommon in real life. In manga, anime and alike, this is often employed for girls exhibiting "boyish" personality traits. Such girls are called ''boku-kko'' (僕っ子) a western equivalent is a "tomboy".
* He will often flick his ears or roll around when teasing or being interested.
* In Madoka's new universe, he seems to have lost most of his knowledge and is very interested in what Homura is actually saying.
*It would seem that Kyubey never lies but instead holds back important information, often under the pretense of no-one asking him. An example for this is episode 9: when Kyoko asks him if Sayaka can be saved, he only says that nobody ever tried to turn a witch back into a human being (which could in fact be true), rather than saying that it's indeed possible (which would be a lie, as he reveals to Homura at the end of the episode). However, Kyubey also tells Madoka that he is incapable of manipulating humans, which contradicts the reason why he allowed Kyoko to chase after Sayaka in the first place: he wanted her to be killed so that only Homura would be left to battle the powerful Walpurgis, thus forcing Madoka to become a magical girl. This is clearly an attempt to manipulate Madoka's actions, making his earlier statement to her a lie.
*Apparently Kyubey selects the right moment and the right time to appear to grant wishes to his victims, and he seems to await for the conditions to be perfect to secure a good level of energy. At first glance he gives the impression that he is coming to rescue his victims by allowing them a wish during their weakest moment. He probably can sense a great moment of despair and he awaits for the girls' state of mind to be in turmoil and ready to ask for a (selfish) wish. It is speculated that he does this to guarantee that their wishes will be selfish in nature so it would fail to meet their expectations. In doing so Kyubey secures a great amount of despair thus releasing a great level of energy.
*To our knowledge, Kyubey has thus far only accepted wishes that his species's technology can "grant:" the healing of a paralyzed hand (Sayaka), the rescuing of a girl trapped in a crushed automobile (Mami), mass mind-control (Kyoko), and time travel (Homura).
**While we don't know for sure the bounds of this technology or of his wish granting abilities, we definitely do know that Kyubey's species can't end the heat death of the universe on its own, meaning that Kyubey may not be able to grant the wish "Save the universe from entropy!" Kyubey most likely can't provide the catalyst necessary for such a wish to come true. He'd have to rely entirely on the magic of the girl in question, and so far as we know Madoka has been the only person he's met who might have the magical potential to rewrite the laws of the universe.
** No limits on wishes were stated. He hasn't failed to grant (or rejected) any wish on the first request, even though he was shown to have negotiated with Kagari in Suzune Magica due to the potential counterproductivity of her wish. (Was technology ever mentioned?)
** However, note, that wish granting may essentially be considered as an exertion of energy. Yet, magical girls generate more energy upon their deceit, therefore it is anti-entropy. To wish against entropy, all the energy in the universe would not suffice.
*Some fan speculation has arisen that the "Kyu" in Kyubey may be resemblant to a tag or identification number, just as Juubey has the number 10 affixed to "Juu" Kyubey is Number 9 in the series. although this would make sense, Kazumi Magica conffirms that the "Juu" in Juubey does not mean 10. Juubey, however is also not a "real" incubator
**In Chapter 21 of Kazumi Magica, {{spoiler|Kyubey ''"wanted"'' to communicate with Juubey, even if it was man-made, as it wanted to connect with another of his kind. It is unknown if Kyubey's reasons were because it wanted to learn more about Juubey or if it was ''"feeling lonely"''.}}

==Name spelling==
*Kyubey's Name spelling is often a topic of argument amongst fans, the many various spellings in different texts have caused confusion as to its meaning
**His name is written in both Hiragana and Katakana as キュ''(kyu)''ゥ''(u)''べ''(be)''え''(e)'', so Kyuubee or Kyuubey would be most accurate as a romanization.
**On the other hand, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re0TB956D5E&feature=related the fifth commercial] has his name romanized as "Kyubey", which resulted in controversy. However, the lack of the extra u is probably just a use of the modified Hepburn system, which never accounts for extended vowels.
**[[Translated_Official_Documents#Kyubey_cuteness|Gen Urobuchi joked]] that the "Kyu" comes from the katakana of the English word ''Cute'' so it could also be Cubey.
**[[Episode 8]] suggests that his name comes from 'Incubator', which would be romanized as 'in'''kyubee'''taa.' In the same episode, it is revealed that he has multiple replacements.
***During Kyubey's dialogues in episode 9, he keeps saying "we", meaning that he isn't the only Incubator.
**Some fans of 2ch have taken to assigning the kanji 「九兵衛」 (''Kyūbē'', lit. ''nine protector soldiers'' or ''nine warriors in defense'') to his name, speculating that like Doraemon (whose name can be written as 「銅鑼衛門」), Kyubey's naming might have been inspired by old Samurai dramas.
**'QB' is short for 'Kyubey' in Niconico Douga. This name is also common on 2ch.
[[File:Kyubey's moving tail.gif|200px|right]]

==Trivia==
*For more information about energy, entropy and thermodynamics in general, see [[Thermodynamics]].
* Kyubey apparently enjoys hot baths and human food, as evidenced in the second episode of the anime.
* Kyubey's appearance (and name) share an affinity to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-tailed_fox Kyuubi], Mythical Japanese foxes with nine tails. In folklore, Kyuubi were known to possess men and have them do the Kyuubi's bidding, a trait identical to Kyubey's desire to collect energy from magical girls.
*In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Kyubey tries to convince to an exasperated Madoka that ''"he"'' doesn't see himself as male (in human terms) so ''"he"'' doesn't understand why ''"he"'' isn't allowed to be in the bathroom with a naked Madoka.
**On the Blu-ray commentary it was pointed by [[Gen Urobuchi]] that Kyubey has no gender.
*According to the Blu-Ray Episode 2 voice commentary:
**Kyubey was not based on any animal, just the concept of a "small mahou shoujo animal"
**When asked what animals were used as the basis for Kyubey's design, Ume Aoki was very cryptic because of spoilers.
***The only clue she gives is {{spoiler|"coil"''. According to the drama CD interpreter, it's possible that it relates to the theory that Kyubey's design is based on the uterus. Supporters of this theory believe Kyubey's ears look like fallopian tubes.}} It could also refer to {{spoiler|Incubator}}, which has a similar meaning to it. This interpretation was proven wrong in the commentary for episode 8, where Chiwa Saito explained that the truth that was hidden was that the marking on Kyubey's back is that of an egg, and that was the connection to {{spoiler|Incubator}}.
*A fanart meme tends to point out Kyubey's similarity to [http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Hummy Hummy], the mascot of ''Suite Precure♪'', the other (much more traditional, child-friendly, and optimistic) magical girl series that began airing in Winter 2011. Due to the closeness of their airing dates, this is likely a coincidence, but it has not gone unnoticed and adds to the series' postmodernist deconstruction of the magical girl genre.
*In an interview with [[NewType 2011-07|NewType]], Shinbo was thinking of giving lip-synching to Kyubey in the new world but Yukihiro Miyamoto said no since fundamentally Kyubey remains the same creature as before, only interested in energy efficiency, so he remains unchanged. Also in the interview it's stated Kyubey doesn't move his mouth to speak because he is communicating by telepathy.
**Prior to broadcasting, no one told the seiyuu (specially Emiri Kato) that Kyubey's mouth doesn't move, so she tried to properly lip-synch her lines. When they saw the first episode on the air, the seiyuu were shocked that they were tricked.
*Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) tried for the role of Kyubey. Saito was told her Kyubey sounded too stupid, and in Yuuki's part hers sounded too naive and that she was too cute for it (no surprise there). They all found the role for Kyubey to be too difficult and the Kyubey character too smart for them.
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 9]], before reading the script or knowing the nature of the show, Emiri Kato (VA of Kyubey) was very happy that she was voicing a cute animal character.
*Gen Urobuchi comments in the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 12]] that Kyubey's presence is world wide. This can be interpreted as multiple Kyubeys are being used to contract and reduce entropy; and are not limited to just using one single Incubator at a time. This would explain as to why Kyubey can consume dead predecessors. It may also suggest that instead of Kyubey being able to teleport, there are simply several, each one assigned to go with a magical girl or clusters thereof, at a time.
*During the [[Sakura-Con 2012 Interview|Sakura-Con 2012 panel interview]], Urobuchi explains that Kyubey is not evil, it is his lack of human feelings that makes him scary.
**Urobuchi compares [[wikipedia:Hp_lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s [[wikipedia:Cthulhu_Mythos_deities|creatures]] to be same as Kyubey, in that they are uninterested in humans feelings.

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Kyubey]]

==See Also==
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Kato_Emiri_.28Kyubey.29_Data_File|Kato Emiri's Data file]]
*[[Thermodynamics]]
*[[Speculah:Kyuubey_is_Evil_Theory|Kyubey is Evil Theory]]
* This speculative philosophical essay deals with the nature of Kyubey's utilitarianism: [[Talk:Philosophical Observations|Talk:Philosophical Observations]]

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|キュゥべえ}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kyubey}}
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-30/madoka-magica-catchphrase-on-net-buzzword-2011-list Catchphrase on Net Buzzword 2011 List]
*[http://tri4.net/madomagi/realqb/ Kyubey in Akihabara]

[[Category:Characters]]

Kyubey

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<blockquote>''"I want you to form a contract with me and become magical girls!"'' - Kyubey, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote>

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|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=641 Emiri Katou] English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95781 Cassandra Lee] Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/9993/Loretta_Di_pisa Loretta di Pisa] Cantonese: Wong Wai Zu French: Pascale Chemin
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{{Nihongo|'''Kyubey'''|キュゥべえ|Kyūbē}} is a {{nihongo|"messenger of magic"|魔法の使者|mahō no shisha}} who grants the wishes of young girls, but in exchange contracts their services as magical girls. Girls who form a contract with him are tasked to defeat witches — bizarre entities that feed upon the hopes and dreams of normal people. Kyubey features prominently as a character within the entire ''Puella Magi'' series.

==Appearance==
Kyubey is a small cat-like creature about two feet long (including tail). His entire body is covered in often clean, white fur. He has what appear to be four ears; two that resemble an average cat, pointed and up, while the other two appear as long tassel-like appendages that split into three sections at their tip. The tassels fade from white to pink and have three red dots horizontally before the splits. they also bear a pair of floating golden rings.

Kyubey's face is his most well known feature; two beady pink and eyes with dark maroon irises and a tiny, omega-shaped "cat mouth". Due to Kyubey's method of telepathic communication, his face remains almost completely unmoving except for blinking and consuming food. This unmoving face is often a source of fan stigma involving Kyubey "staring into one's soul".

On his back is an egg-shaped red oval. In episode 6, this oval flips up, like a trapdoor to act as a receptacle for grief seed fragments.

In the anime, Kyubey has not been evidenced to bleed, however, when injured, he has red matter underneath his fur. When he is shot by Homura several times, Kyubey's body does not seem to contain organs, only solid red. Whether this is artistic censorship or an actual attribute of Kyubey's anatomy is yet unknown.

In the anime, Kyubey's body often makes noises like a plush toy when squeezed or pressed against, suggesting that he is soft and cuddly, at least physically.

In ''Oriko Magica'', Kyubey takes on even more of a "plush toy" appearance than before. Now, his sharp tipped tassel ears are soft and curved, lacking the pink gradient and red spots. His magical hoops have moved further up his ears and his front legs appear to have shortened.

==Personality==
Kyubey is an alien known as an "incubator". Because of this, he, like his race, cannot exhibit emotions of any kind. As a result, Kyubey often appears cold, calculating and scheming; traits that make him appear villainous in the series. Kyubey, however, only seeks to achieve a goal; to preserve the universe from entropy. To meet this goal, he takes all means logically efficient and reasonable; namely creating Puella Magi. Initially, Kyubey appears enthusiastic to help the Puella Magi in their quest, offering advice where applicable, however, as more of his true motive is revealed, either by him or others, Kyubey becomes progressively more passive and observatory in manner (although this could be because he has no advice left to offer).

Kyubey uses certain speech patterns that indicate he may see himself as superior to the magical girls; the lack of honorifics, the use of the pronouns "Boku" (僕) and "Kimi" (君) and the misuse or overall lack of polite verbs suggests that he is either rude or very casual towards the girls. However, due to his emotionless nature, and the fact that he is an alien, Kyubey may simply not understand the need to be polite, as opposed to being direct.

{{spoiler|Throughout the series, Kyubey is often accused of trickery and deceit by turning girls into Puella Magi, and subsequently witches, treating humans as energy livestock under the guise of being a miracle granter. Although this can easily be understood, Kyubey states that he never intended to "trick" Puella Magi, but simply leave out traumatizing subtext in order to make the process more appealing to a potential Puella Magi.}}

==Description==
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Kyubey is an Incubator, a member of an alien race dedicated to counteracting the effects of (and possibly negating) entropy: the principle that energy output is always less than energy input, a fact that is presently causing the universe to slowly die out. In order to achieve this, Kyubey collects raw energy from a source that seems to be excepted from entropy: the emotions of girls in their second growth stage (14-18). To harvest this energy, Kyubey forms contracts with teenage girls, trading one wish for their servitude as a Puella Magi, magical girls who use their powers to defeat the evil witches, who then drop grief seeds. The energy produced during this process is then harvested by Kyubey through unknown means. Kyubey does not reveal, however, that Puella Magi turn into witches after falling into despair, which are then fought by other Puella Magi, creating an endless cycle. Because of this, Kyubey is often seen as the true antagonist of the series, despite the fact that his justification is that he is saving countless other sectors of the universe in doing so. Kyubey's goal during the course of ''Madoka Magica'' is to turn Madoka into an incredibly powerful Puella Magi, who will then destroy Walpurgis Night and become the most powerful witch, Kriemhild Gretchen, a process which apparently produces obscene amounts of energy, at the expense of the human race (as there would be no Puella Magi able to defeat the most powerful witch).
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==Story==

==== In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc|Wraith Arc]] ====
<blockquote>''"There are times when humans become attached to dreams. Until now, civilization has been build in order to repeat those desires. But, longing too much for ungranted wishes hinders the consciousness and leads humans towards ruin."'' - Kyubey, Wraith Arc, Ch. 7 </blockquote> [[File:Kyubey wraith arc.png|thumb|200px|Kyubey in Wraith Arc]]

* Kyubey first appears in Chapter 1, watching Kyoko and Sayaka quarrel and talking with Mami about the giant wraith that looms over the city. He worries about their lack of teamwork.
* In Chapter 2, Kyubey tells Sayaka of a wraith that is currently hunting down Hitomi. Later he appears again after Kyoko and Sayaka's second fight to warn them that Mami is in danger as it seems the giant wraith has taken advantage of their absence in order to target Mami.
* In Chapter 3, he tells Homura to pace herself better in her relentless battle against the wraiths. They discuss the law of cycles and Kyubey's doubts on the veracity of Homura's tale of the previous universe.
* In Chapter 4, Kyubey continues their discussion on the nature of Homura's new magical ability of memory manipulation, stating her time-manipulation magic would be very useful and voicing a curiosity at seeing this time of ability. Later, he is seen riding on Homura's shoulders as they search the city for the whereabouts of the giant wraith.
* In Chapter 6, Kyubey examines the mutant wraith posing as Madoka, noting Homura's magic and a large amount of curses emanating from within the wraith. Later, Homura talks with Kyubey and asks him what she wished for in this world in order to become a magical girl, but Kyubey doesn't know the answer.
* In Chapter 7, Kyubey is seen in flashback granting Homura's original wish to go back in time in order to protect Madoka. At Homura's apartment, Kyubey comes to see what has become of Homura now that {{spoiler|she has let all her emotions be consumed by a wraith in order to avoid meeting the Law of Cycles.}}
* In Chapter 9, Kyubey appears it the final pages as Homura discusses with him the previous universe despite Kyubey not believing what she is telling him. As Homura drops to the streets below to battle the wraiths, Kyubey {{spoiler|takes out the piece of Homura's time shield he salvaged in the previous timeline, allowing him to keep his memories of all the events of Wraith Arc and giving him the proof he needed of the existence of Madoka.}}

==== In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|The Rebellion Story]] ====

Kyubey spends the majority of the movie playing as the cute mascot he appears to be, complete with only responding with the word "Kyu" whenever anyone interacts with him.
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By the end of the film, as Homura is transforming into a witch, Kyubey drops his charade and reveals this world to be a witch's barrier that was created inside of Homura's soul gem as a way to lure the Law of Cycles in. This way the Incubators will be able to observe her and ultimately control her, bringing back the old witch system rather than relying on grief seeds to harvest their emotional energy. He is unable to convince Madoka to exhibit her ultimate powers and Homulilly is defeated. After Homura resets the universe, Kyubey and the other Incubators are forced to shoulder the burden of the world's curses.
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==== In [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|Kazumi Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"We Incubators don't have individual consciousnesses. We belong to a single consciousness."'' - Kyubey, Kazumi Magica, Ch. 21.</blockquote>
[[File:Kyubey with airi.png|thumb|250px|Kyubey proposing a contract to Airi.]]
Kyubey appears in Chapters 2, 4, 5, 14, 20 and 21 of [[Kazumi Magica]].
* In Chapter 2 Kyubey appears as a silhouette along with [[Madoka]] as [[Kaoru]] explains magic to [[Kazumi]].
* In Chapter 4 Kyubey is seen at the very beginning of the chapter, sitting next to [[Jubey]] as they watch the [[Pleiades Saints]]. He cryptically asks if things will go better "this time".
* In Chapter 5 Kyubey's role is expanded. He appears briefly when Yuuri becomes a witch, similar to the end of Episode 8. He then further appears in the extended flashback of [[Yuuri]]'s and Airi's backstory. First he contracts with Yuuri, and then after Yuuri becomes a witch and is killed by the Pleiades he explains exactly what happened to Airi, culminating in her contracting with him. When she contracts, he tells her that "[[Episode 10|Your wish has surpassed entropy.]]" Kyubey also tells Airi about the Pleaides Saints when she asks who killed Yuuri. During the entire chapter, Kyubey either appears as a shadow or in the shadows. It's quite clear that he is manipulating Airi, and that he is ultimately responsible for almost all of the subsequent events in the series beyond simply contracting magical girls to become witches.
* In Chapter 14, Kyubey's face is seen as Satomi realizes the truth of where witches come from after watching Michiru become one. He is also seen watching from above (like [[Niko]] and Jubey, who can be seen a few panels before) while Satomi reveals the truth of the clones to Kazumi and forces them to fight one another.
* In Chapter 20, Kyubey appears in person when {{Spoiler|Umika and Kaoru call for him, having recovered their memories of Incubators, which were suppressed by a spell cast by Umika.}}
* In Chapter 21, Kyubey reveals that Incubators don't have individual consciousnesses. They are like a network terminal connected to one single consciousness.
** Strangely, Kyubey ''"wanted"'' to talk to Juubey, it wanted to talk to another of his kind, {{spoiler|even if it was man-made}}.
** It's implied that {{Spoiler|in all of the flashbacks from previous chapters, any appearances by Juubey were actually of Kyubey. This suggests that Kyubey was manipulating Airi and Kanna in order to make them go after the Pleiades Saints.}}

==== In [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"What a shame, huh?" --"Incubator...!!" "Well, I found her. I found Madoka Kaname."'' - Kyubey, Oriko and Homura. Puella Magi Oriko Magica, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_6:_Someday_isn.27t_today|Chapter 6]].</blockquote>
[[File:Kyubeyinoriko01.png|thumb|145px|Kyubey as he appears in Oriko Magica.]]
* In Chapter 1, Kyubey contracts with [[Oriko]], who tells him of [[Yuma]], another Puella Magi candidate he should try contracting. He later tries to convince Yuma to contract with him, but is stopped by [[Kyoko]]. Kyoko then learns from him about the recent murders of Puella Magi. When he appears again, speaking with Oriko, he claims that human emotions are unfathomable to him. Oriko replies that he should learn to appreciate them, as they give him what he desires.
* In Chapter 2, he successfully contracts with Yuma after Kyoko is attacked by a witch.
* In Chapter 3, he tells [[Mami]] about the recent murders of Puella Magi. He says that the most recent victim told him the murderer was a "black Puella Magi," and not a witch.
* In Chapter 5, Kyubey discusses the identity of the black magical girl with Mami, and told her he never mentioned Kirika because he had no proof it was her. He discovers Oriko's plot to kill Madoka before she can contract and eventually become a witch, and tries to stop her.
* In Chapter 6, he sends Kyoko and Yuma to help Mami defeat the witch that has put a barrier around Mitakihara Junior High, as well as stop Oriko, who has gone out of control. Despite both Homura and Oriko's attempts to hide Madoka from him, he finds her inside the barrier.
* In Chapter 7, {{spoiler|Oriko uses the last of her life to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through him and Madoka, who was hidden behind him, through a wall. She kills the girl before she can contract, foiling both Homura and Kyubey's plans.}}

Kyubey also appears in ''Noisy Citrine'', the prequel manga that focuses on [[Kirika Kure]].

Additionally, Kyubey exhibits a power he hasn't shown before Oriko Magica: levitation. He is rarely seen standing on anything in the manga, usually preferring to float in mid-air.

==== In [[Puella Magi Suzune Magica|Suzune Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"...But apart from the use we've found for them, emotions are nothing but illogical, needless impulses that you ought to expunge from yourselves. "'' - Kyubey, Suzune Magica Ch. 8 </blockquote> [[File:Kyubey suzune magica.jpg|thumb|200px|Kyubey in Suzune Magica]]

* Kyubey first appears at the end of Chapter 2, telling the Hohzuki magical girls about Suzune assassinating magical girls.
* In Chapter 3, Kyubey is shown in a flashback forming a contract with Arisa.
* In Chapter 5, Kyubey is shown in a flashback forming a contract with Haruka.
* In Chapter 6, Kyubey appears at the end of the chapter to confirm Suzune's claims.
* In Chapter 7, Kyubey informs the girls that he is the one who proposed the magical girl system in the first place. He explains entropy and the reason he withheld information from the girls. After Suzune leaves, he shows the girls a vision of Suzune's past and her reason for assassinating magical girls as well as his role in forming a contract with Suzune.
*In Chapter 8, Kyubey's head is crushed by Arisa after explaining it was more efficient to let Suzune murder magical girls rather than stop her. At the end of the chapter, he has a short discussion with Suzune on how illogical and useless emotions are.
* In Chapter 9, Kyubey is seen at the end of the chapter urging Kagari to action.
* In Chapter 11, Kyubey is seen at the end of the chapter asking Kagari what her next action will be.
* In Chapter 12, Kyubey is shown in a flashback, forming a contract with Matsuri and offering the same to Kagari. He is walking around the city with the girls as they search for Tsubaki.
* In Chapter 13, {{spoiler|Kyubey is shown in flashback eating what appears to be a previous body of his as he explains to Kagari the manner in which magical girls turn into witches. Afterwards, Kagari makes a contract with Kyubey in order to exact revenge on Suzune. Kyubey is willing to go along with her plan so long as the energy that is lost from the murdered magical girls is less than the energy he'll collect from Kagari, Matsuri and Suzune.}}
* In Chapter 15, {{spoiler|Kyubey appears to assist Matsuri in combat against Kagari. He explains Kagari's abilities to her and helps her by reminding her of her ability to track people. }}
* In Chapter 16, {{spoiler|Kyubey appears to inform Suzune that even should she use her last grief seed to save Matsuri, Matsuri may turn into a witch from the sheer grief of losing Kagari and Suzune. At the end of the chapter, Kyubey is seen talking to Matsuri and lamenting the amount of energy he would have gathered from her. }}

==== In [[Puella Magi Tart Magica|Tart Magica]] ====
<blockquote>''"I must admit, you aren't the first to have called me an angel. Are there that many outward similarities between what you call "angels" and myself?"'' - Kyubey, Tart Magica, Ch. 2.</blockquote> [[File:Tartmagica cube.png|thumb|300px|Kyubey in Tart Magica]]

Kyubey appears in [[Tart Magica]], calling himself ''"Cube"'' (''キューブ Kyūbu'') and often times (an) Angel by Tart.
* He first appears in Chapter 2 alongside [[Riz Hawkwood]] when she saved Tart and her sister Catherine from a witch.
** Because the rings that float around his tassels resemble angel halos, Tart believes him to be an angel and refers to him as such. Kyubey notes that Tart isn't the first to have called him one and wonders if there are that many similarities between himself and angels. He also states that he doesn't mind being called an angel by Tart.
** Kyubey and Riz reveal to Tart that they have been searching for her. Upon asking for her name, she introduces herself as Jeanette and Kyubey asks her to write it to see how it's spelled (where she spells her full name as "Jeanne Tart"). Kyubey likes the sound of Tart better than Jeanne (as it is a common name) and begins referring to her as Tart.

==== In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]] ====
<blockquote>''"Mokyu!"'' - Small Kyubey</blockquote>[[File:Mokyu.png|thumb|250px|Small Kyubey]]

Kyubey initially appears as a small Kyubey that Iroha is tracking in [[Kamihama City]]. It isn't until after she is able to capture it that she suddenly recalls all memories of her missing sister Ui. Thereafter, the name of the creature is whatever the player inputs as their player name and serves as a proxy for the player. It often stands in when Iroha is thinking or talking to herself and will present her with two or three different dialogue options presented as some variation of "Mokyu" with the actual dialogue in parenthesis underneath. The dialogue choice often has no bearing on the story outside of branching events. The small kyubey itself doesn't speak outside of saying "Mokyu", unlike the regular version of Kyubey.

Iroha also attempted to make Touka and Nemu remember her sister Ui by having them hug the small kyubey, but they knocked it away before it could make contact.

In Chapter 10 it was revealed {{spoiler|that Ui, Touka, and Nemu all contracted in order to save Iroha from the fate of turning into a witch. They each took Kyubey's ability to absorb, convert and create energy. As soon as the contract was made, Kyubey's hoops fell off and he regressed into the small Kyubey of the present day.}}

Kyubey himself only appears in events or side stories, often in the past, and is presented as being unable to enter Kamihama City due to some unknown force.

A pink Kyubey also appears in the event [[Magia Record Story Kamihama Cheese Panic!|Kamihama Cheese Panic!]]. It seems to be an envoy of the Law of Cycles and accompanies Nagisa to Kamihama city. It doesn't speak and has a pink color scheme with white ear tips. Nagisa is shown blowing it up in front of the other magical girls.
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File:Small kyubey manga.jpg|The small Kyubey in the Magia Record manga
File:Pink Kyubey.png|Pink Kyubey
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==Powers==
Kyubey has a wide variety of magical abilities which he uses in his mission to counteract entropy. They are listed below
*'''Telepathic communication''' Kyubey communicates with Puella Magi and potential Puella Magi through telepathic communication, as opposed to verbal. Exposure to this apparently enables Puella Magi and potential Puella Magi to also communicate telepathically amongst each other when Kyubey is nearby.
*'''Invisibility''' Kyubey is invisible to everyone except for Puella magi and candidates. Normal humans do not seem to notice his presence at all, just as he does not seem able to communicate with them.
*'''Teleportation''' Kyubey has been evidenced to cross long distances in impossibly short time spans, the method for which is yet unknown, but can be assumed to be teleportation. In episode 10, he also fades into reality above Homura, which may be the visible manifestation of him teleporting.
*'''Wish granting''' Kyubey can grant wishes of young girls, no matter how wild and unrealistic they may be, in the same manner a Genie would. Kyubey only allocates one wish per contract and it is unknown if this ability is contract bound or he is able to use it at will.
*'''Energy conversion/collection''' Kyubey is able to collect energy from {{Spoiler|witch transformation and}} filled Grief Seeds through an unseen means. In Timeline 6, he collects it by magical girls dropping grief seed fragments into a hatch-like "mouth" on his red oval on his back. How he is able to transport this energy also remains a mystery.
*'''Soul Gem Creation''' Kyubey is capable of creating a small egg-shaped gemstone called a Soul Gem for each Puella Magi{{Spoiler|; he does this by pulling the Puella's soul out of their body and forming it into their Gem}}. This makes the newly formed Puella Magi capable of transformation into their "magical girl form" as well as increased agility, strength and pain threshold{{Spoiler|, at the expense of the original body turning into a puppet of the soul gem, and its feelings being numbed}}. Like with granting wishes, it is unknown if Kyubey can do this at will, or a contract must first be formed.
*{{Spoiler|'''Replication''' After being killed, another identical Kyubey will appear nearby to consume the remains of his predecessor. This Kyubey appears to retain most, if not all the knowledge of the last after consuming the remains. This may suggest a "hive mind" or cloning process. It may also reference that "cats have nine lives", as Kyubey resembles a cat (Kyuubi, being nine-tailed foxes may also be a coincidental occurrence).}}
*'''Soul Gem Stimulation''' As referenced in episode 7, {{Spoiler|Kyubey can create impulses of certain feelings on a soul gem simply by touching it. In Sayaka's case, he emulates a pike (probably mimicking Kyoko's) impaling Sayaka's stomach.}}

==Observations==
*Kyubey's speech patterns may have been used to give a "foreign" touch to Kyubey's speech, as this pattern emulates the typical way of speaking in other languages, such as English.
**It can also be interpreted as Kyubey treating personal names just as tags for identifying individuals, similar to a social security number.
**''Boku'' is also used by girls, but this is uncommon in real life. In manga, anime and alike, this is often employed for girls exhibiting "boyish" personality traits. Such girls are called ''boku-kko'' (僕っ子) a western equivalent is a "tomboy".
* He will often flick his ears or roll around when teasing or being interested.
* In Madoka's new universe, he seems to have lost most of his knowledge and is very interested in what Homura is actually saying.
*It would seem that Kyubey never lies but instead holds back important information, often under the pretense of no-one asking him. An example for this is episode 9: when Kyoko asks him if Sayaka can be saved, he only says that nobody ever tried to turn a witch back into a human being (which could in fact be true), rather than saying that it's indeed possible (which would be a lie, as he reveals to Homura at the end of the episode). However, Kyubey also tells Madoka that he is incapable of manipulating humans, which contradicts the reason why he allowed Kyoko to chase after Sayaka in the first place: he wanted her to be killed so that only Homura would be left to battle the powerful Walpurgis, thus forcing Madoka to become a magical girl. This is clearly an attempt to manipulate Madoka's actions, making his earlier statement to her a lie.
*Apparently Kyubey selects the right moment and the right time to appear to grant wishes to his victims, and he seems to await for the conditions to be perfect to secure a good level of energy. At first glance he gives the impression that he is coming to rescue his victims by allowing them a wish during their weakest moment. He probably can sense a great moment of despair and he awaits for the girls' state of mind to be in turmoil and ready to ask for a (selfish) wish. It is speculated that he does this to guarantee that their wishes will be selfish in nature so it would fail to meet their expectations. In doing so Kyubey secures a great amount of despair thus releasing a great level of energy.
*To our knowledge, Kyubey has thus far only accepted wishes that his species's technology can "grant:" the healing of a paralyzed hand (Sayaka), the rescuing of a girl trapped in a crushed automobile (Mami), mass mind-control (Kyoko), and time travel (Homura).
**While we don't know for sure the bounds of this technology or of his wish granting abilities, we definitely do know that Kyubey's species can't end the heat death of the universe on its own, meaning that Kyubey may not be able to grant the wish "Save the universe from entropy!" Kyubey most likely can't provide the catalyst necessary for such a wish to come true. He'd have to rely entirely on the magic of the girl in question, and so far as we know Madoka has been the only person he's met who might have the magical potential to rewrite the laws of the universe.
** No limits on wishes were stated. He hasn't failed to grant (or rejected) any wish on the first request, even though he was shown to have negotiated with Kagari in Suzune Magica due to the potential counterproductivity of her wish. (Was technology ever mentioned?)
** However, note, that wish granting may essentially be considered as an exertion of energy. Yet, magical girls generate more energy upon their deceit, therefore it is anti-entropy. To wish against entropy, all the energy in the universe would not suffice.
*Some fan speculation has arisen that the "Kyu" in Kyubey may be resemblant to a tag or identification number, just as Juubey has the number 10 affixed to "Juu" Kyubey is Number 9 in the series. although this would make sense, Kazumi Magica conffirms that the "Juu" in Juubey does not mean 10. Juubey, however is also not a "real" incubator
**In Chapter 21 of Kazumi Magica, {{spoiler|Kyubey ''"wanted"'' to communicate with Juubey, even if it was man-made, as it wanted to connect with another of his kind. It is unknown if Kyubey's reasons were because it wanted to learn more about Juubey or if it was ''"feeling lonely"''.}}

==Name spelling==
*Kyubey's Name spelling is often a topic of argument amongst fans, the many various spellings in different texts have caused confusion as to its meaning
**His name is written in both Hiragana and Katakana as キュ''(kyu)''ゥ''(u)''べ''(be)''え''(e)'', so Kyuubee or Kyuubey would be most accurate as a romanization.
**On the other hand, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re0TB956D5E&feature=related the fifth commercial] has his name romanized as "Kyubey", which resulted in controversy. However, the lack of the extra u is probably just a use of the modified Hepburn system, which never accounts for extended vowels.
**[[Translated_Official_Documents#Kyubey_cuteness|Gen Urobuchi joked]] that the "Kyu" comes from the katakana of the English word ''Cute'' so it could also be Cubey.
**[[Episode 8]] suggests that his name comes from 'Incubator', which would be romanized as 'in'''kyubee'''taa.' In the same episode, it is revealed that he has multiple replacements.
***During Kyubey's dialogues in episode 9, he keeps saying "we", meaning that he isn't the only Incubator.
**Some fans of 2ch have taken to assigning the kanji 「九兵衛」 (''Kyūbē'', lit. ''nine protector soldiers'' or ''nine warriors in defense'') to his name, speculating that like Doraemon (whose name can be written as 「銅鑼衛門」), Kyubey's naming might have been inspired by old Samurai dramas.
**'QB' is short for 'Kyubey' in Niconico Douga. This name is also common on 2ch.
[[File:Kyubey's moving tail.gif|200px|right]]

==Trivia==
*For more information about energy, entropy and thermodynamics in general, see [[Thermodynamics]].
* Kyubey apparently enjoys hot baths and human food, as evidenced in the second episode of the anime.
* Kyubey's appearance (and name) share an affinity to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-tailed_fox Kyuubi], Mythical Japanese foxes with nine tails. In folklore, Kyuubi were known to possess men and have them do the Kyuubi's bidding, a trait identical to Kyubey's desire to collect energy from magical girls.
*In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Kyubey tries to convince to an exasperated Madoka that ''"he"'' doesn't see himself as male (in human terms) so ''"he"'' doesn't understand why ''"he"'' isn't allowed to be in the bathroom with a naked Madoka.
**On the Blu-ray commentary it was pointed by [[Gen Urobuchi]] that Kyubey has no gender.
*According to the Blu-Ray Episode 2 voice commentary:
**Kyubey was not based on any animal, just the concept of a "small mahou shoujo animal"
**When asked what animals were used as the basis for Kyubey's design, Ume Aoki was very cryptic because of spoilers.
***The only clue she gives is {{spoiler|"coil"''. According to the drama CD interpreter, it's possible that it relates to the theory that Kyubey's design is based on the uterus. Supporters of this theory believe Kyubey's ears look like fallopian tubes.}} It could also refer to {{spoiler|Incubator}}, which has a similar meaning to it. This interpretation was proven wrong in the commentary for episode 8, where Chiwa Saito explained that the truth that was hidden was that the marking on Kyubey's back is that of an egg, and that was the connection to {{spoiler|Incubator}}.
*A fanart meme tends to point out Kyubey's similarity to [http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Hummy Hummy], the mascot of ''Suite Precure♪'', the other (much more traditional, child-friendly, and optimistic) magical girl series that began airing in Winter 2011. Due to the closeness of their airing dates, this is likely a coincidence, but it has not gone unnoticed and adds to the series' postmodernist deconstruction of the magical girl genre.
*In an interview with [[NewType 2011-07|NewType]], Shinbo was thinking of giving lip-synching to Kyubey in the new world but Yukihiro Miyamoto said no since fundamentally Kyubey remains the same creature as before, only interested in energy efficiency, so he remains unchanged. Also in the interview it's stated Kyubey doesn't move his mouth to speak because he is communicating by telepathy.
**Prior to broadcasting, no one told the seiyuu (specially Emiri Kato) that Kyubey's mouth doesn't move, so she tried to properly lip-synch her lines. When they saw the first episode on the air, the seiyuu were shocked that they were tricked.
*Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) tried for the role of Kyubey. Saito was told her Kyubey sounded too stupid, and in Yuuki's part hers sounded too naive and that she was too cute for it (no surprise there). They all found the role for Kyubey to be too difficult and the Kyubey character too smart for them.
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 9]], before reading the script or knowing the nature of the show, Emiri Kato (VA of Kyubey) was very happy that she was voicing a cute animal character.
*Gen Urobuchi comments in the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 12]] that Kyubey's presence is world wide. This can be interpreted as multiple Kyubeys are being used to contract and reduce entropy; and are not limited to just using one single Incubator at a time. This would explain as to why Kyubey can consume dead predecessors. It may also suggest that instead of Kyubey being able to teleport, there are simply several, each one assigned to go with a magical girl or clusters thereof, at a time.
*During the [[Sakura-Con 2012 Interview|Sakura-Con 2012 panel interview]], Urobuchi explains that Kyubey is not evil, it is his lack of human feelings that makes him scary.
**Urobuchi compares [[wikipedia:Hp_lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s [[wikipedia:Cthulhu_Mythos_deities|creatures]] to be same as Kyubey, in that they are uninterested in humans feelings.

==Gallery==
See [[Gallery:Kyubey]]

==See Also==
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Kato_Emiri_.28Kyubey.29_Data_File|Kato Emiri's Data file]]
*[[Thermodynamics]]
*[[Speculah:Kyuubey_is_Evil_Theory|Kyubey is Evil Theory]]
* This speculative philosophical essay deals with the nature of Kyubey's utilitarianism: [[Talk:Philosophical Observations|Talk:Philosophical Observations]]

==External links==
*{{pixiv_tag|キュゥべえ}}
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kyubey}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAsIKN4i06M The wish is a lie]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVLnRywRFPU Kyubee's still alive Sedeto]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-30/madoka-magica-catchphrase-on-net-buzzword-2011-list Catchphrase on Net Buzzword 2011 List]
*[http://tri4.net/madomagi/realqb/ Kyubey in Akihabara]

[[Category:Characters]]

Niko Kanna

2019-07-14T21:15:26Z

Hollowdisciple: Cleaning up this page in general.

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<blockquote>"''The only thing that needs a name is your gravestone.''" - Niko Kanna, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_7:_.22Gem_Picking.22|Chapter 7]].</blockquote>

{{Nihongo|'''Niko Kanna'''|神那ニコ|Kanna Niko}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]. She is a magical girl and a member of the Pleiades Saints.

==General info==
===Physical features===
* '''Eye colour:''' Blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Yellow / blonde
===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:'''
* '''Weapon:''' Crowbar magic wand
* '''Wish:''' {{Spoiler|To create another version of herself, with a happy life and no memory of a traumatic incident in her past (exact wording unknown)}}
* '''Japanese pronoun:'''
* '''Witch form:''' [[Kazumi Magica Witches|"Weiße Königin"]]

==Personality==

Niko is a mostly quiet girl, being constantly seen with the same uninterested look on her face (which barely changes even when pierced with an arrow). However, she possesses high intelligence; arguably the highest in the bunch. She is a tech expert, and uses several pieces of high tech equipment, such as smartphones, to assist the girls with information. She is also able to quickly analyze situations, and notice subtle details that the others do not.

She can be sarcastic at times, but with no malice.

{{Spoiler|While she appears taciturn, she also harbors a great deal of guilt beneath the surface, as she was responsible for the accidental death of her friends when she was very young.}}

==History==
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}
[[File:Nico app.png|thumb|400px|Niko using her smartphone app.]]

After a witch traps [[Kaoru]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, [[Saki]], Niko, [[Satomi]], and [[Mirai]] come to [[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, with the help of Niko's tracking app. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters, Yuuri, disguises herself as Satomi and separates Kazumi from the rest of the team. She attacks Kazumi, but just as she is on the verge of defeat, the other Pleiades show up. 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. Having traced the witch to a bookmobile, and after filling up on Kazumi's delicious food, they head out to the last stop on the bookmobile schedule to intercept it. They go inside, save for Kazumi, who is told to stay outside and to fire her ''Limiti Esterni'' from the outside to finish it off. Niko hands her a GPS/communicator, so she can receive their signal, while tracking their location allowing her to fire accurately. 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 dropped her GPS/com unit in an earlier attack by the witch, causing it to break (or, in her words, "killed in action"). This leaves 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 Jubey, the "fairy" 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 pins the girls downs with quick, devastating attacks. Niko attempts to retaliate, but is pierced by an arrow, incapacitating her. Yuuri kidnaps Kazumi, and, with a message left in the arrow that struck Niko, 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. Niko alerts them to the fact that the mysterious girl's Soul Gem was at her limit, and makes an omnious prediction as to what might happen if she keeps using magic. At the right time, they arrive at the dome, but a force barrier prevents them from doing anything 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. However, over the course of the battle, Yuuri's Soul Gem cracks. Niko pronounces that Yuuri's Soul Gem has hatched as she becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Niko 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]]. 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 Niko and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. As usual, Niko is almost expressionless. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.

The next day, Kazumi spots Niko walking along with Juubey. When Kazumi asks what Niko's doing, she evasively replies she's witch hunting. As the walk to an amusement park, Kazumi says she understands why the Pleiades kept the truth about witches from her. Niko comments that Kazumi still dosen't have her memories back. When Kazumi asks if there's a way they can be restored, Niko says she might have regrets. She says this as she looks at her smartphone, which is displaying an English news article about a Japanese kid shooting people in California. When Kazumi says she's okay with that, Niko says they'll have to talk to the others about it later as she suddenly confronts the other girl that's been following them.

Introducing herself as [[Ayase Souju]], she reveals she collects Soul Gems as a hobby. Niko finds it disgusting. Ayase claims the Pleiades are "gem picking" too, alluding to an incident (where Niko may or may not have been present) involving a magical girl being attacked by at least four of the Pleiades. Niko is utterly silent until Ayase asks for their names - as she wants to add Niko and Kazumi to their collection. Niko says the only thing that will be named is Ayase's gravestone as they both transform.

During the battle, Niko turns her fingers into bullets, then fires them. She then surrounds Ayase with an army of clones. When Kazumi asks what's going on, Juubey explains Niko's wish and powers. Ayase quickly burns the clones to a crisp with her fireballs, but then the real Niko appears, grabs Ayase's Soul Gem, and uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''). Ayase abruptly detransforms. When Kazumi asks what happened, Niko says Ayase was just stunned. Suddenly, Ayase's body begins talking and attacks Niko at point-blank range, reclaiming her Soul Gem. Niko is sent flying and is heavily wounded. It is revealed that Ayase is actually sharing her body with another girl, Luca Souju. Niko comments that their last name (which means "twin trees") must refer to their body. Luca smiles.

As Kazumi battles Luca, and later both Soujous, Niko recieves a telepathic message from Saki, asking if she "secured" something - presumably Ayase's Soul Gem. Niko responds by saying they're still fighting, and then asks Kazumi if she can get hit by the Soujous ultimate attack. (Interestingly, she says they're talking through their Soul Gems.) Niko watches as Kazumi is swatted around a few more times, then rescues Kazumi when she finally deduces the nature of Ayase/Luca's power - a synchronized simultaneous blast of hot and cold that creates an explosion. She then develops a plan to combine Kazumi's and her own magic to create a similar effect that can counter the Soujous' attack. After a few fits and starts, and with Jubey's help, they are successful.

Suddenly, the Soujous pull out a surprise weapon - a box of Evil Nuts. She throws them at Niko and Kazumi, but they are saved by Saki and the other Pleiades Saints. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujous 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 ''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. While she's saying this, Satomi sees Niko's Soul Gem starting glow as Niko falls to her knees. Suddenly a witch appears, with Niko's body floating in front of it.

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. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but is minorly 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).

The story flashes back into the past in Chapters 10-12. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Niko, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Niko's despair is from her childhood. As a little kid, Niko played with her neighbors and a loaded gun. The gun goes off, the bullet bouncing off a vase and killing her neighbors and injuring her arm, revealing her to be the Japanese kid from the news article in Chapter 7. Niko cries.

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. 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 with 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, Jubey introduces Kazumi as Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry.

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. The girls share their pasts with one another as they eat Kazumi's strawberry risotto, with Kazumi saying her story about how she became magical girl last.

When Mirai asks if she can become a magical girl, Jubey 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. After Mirai and Saki say their wishes to Jubey, Niko whispers her wish as she is too embarrassed to say it aloud. When 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. Jubey 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. Niko questions the notion, but 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.

==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==
[[File:Nico CD.png|thumb|400px|Niko summoning a CD.]]
Niko's individual abilities in battle were not fully known prior to Chapter 7. She was seen summoning CD-like disks, which are likely throwable weapons with cutting properties, but did not have the chance to use them.

Her tech expertise also comes in handy for the Pleiades both inside and outside the battle. She developed a smartphone app that can read a witch's residual power wavelength, and can use it to calibrate the girls' Soul Gems, to track that particular witch more accurately. She also uses (and apparently, carries extra) GPS/com units, used to coordinate the girl's actions when away from each other.

In Chapter 7, it was revealed that her wish was "rebuilding and reforming". This gives her the ability to deconstruct any material and then reconstruct it as any object that she wants, including clones of herself. She can even turn her fingers into missiles and shoot her enemies. This presumably also gives her enhanced healing abilities - she is seen recovering from her wounds very quickly.

She can shoot a wave of magic with a spell called ''Rendere O Romperlo'' (Make or Break).

Her weapon is a magic wand that is shaped like a crowbar. On one occasion, she used it to power up a stopped roller coaster car.

Niko also sometimes carries a cylindrical container on her back. Objects placed in the container will shrink, and can easily be carried around. She mostly uses it to contain hazardous items such as Evil Nuts {{Spoiler|and the bodies and Soul Gems of magical girls who the Pleiades are taking to the Freezer}}.

==Etymology==
* One of the meanings of her first name could be the Japanese onomatopoeia for "smile". {{spoiler|As of Chapter 18, it is revealed that it means ニ (Two) 子 (Child), translating into something along the lines of "Two Childs" or "Second Child"}}
* The characters in her last name mean "神" (deity) and "那" (hades) respectively.

==Trivia==
* When transformed, she dons a classical paratrooper suit, complete with aviator goggles and leather helmet, several utility pockets, a harness and a parachute backpack.
* According to Chapter 10, she used to live in California as a child.
* "Niko" is the official translation of her name. Previously "Nico" was used.
* {{Spoiler|Her name was originally {{Nihongo|'''Kanna Hijiri'''|聖　カンナ|Hijiri Kanna}}. She gave this name to her duplicate [[Kanna Hijiri|[link]]] upon making her wish.}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nico GPS.png|Niko handing Kazumi a GPS/communicator unit.
File:Nico killed in action.png
File:Nico grief seed get.png
File:NicoPowers.png
File:Nico power.png|These manga pages show Niko's ability.
File:C06.jpg|Niko in her casual dress.
File:NicoIsSoStoic.png
File:PMKM Chapter9 Cover.JPG|Cover page of Chapter 9, with Niko in color. Note that Niko's eyes are yellow, while on the previous page they were blue.
File:The innocent malice vol 2 115.jpg| A rare moment of Niko smiling.
File:Vol3_kazumi_nico_bonus_page.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.55.22_AM.jpg
File:( ಪヮಪ).JPG
File:Chapter 21 DRAMATIC SIT.PNG
File:PMKM vol4 cover.jpg
File:Kazumi 18 spoilers.jpeg|Niko Kanna and Kanna Hijiri.
File:Kanna%27s family.jpg|Niko's family with Kanna Hijiri.
File:Kazumi vol 4 Melon bonus.jpeg
File:2012022502121533c.jpg
File:NicoKazumiPrincessCarry.png
File:NicoAndKazumiMagic.png|Kazumi and Niko's magic are perfect opposites.
</gallery>

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

Kazumi Magica Witches

2019-07-14T06:11:32Z

Hollowdisciple: Removed a piece of fanart.

{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}
The witches of [[Kazumi Magica]]. They come in two varieties: witches that are the same as the ones that appear in the anime, and "pseudo-witches", which are imitation witches, as the name implies.

==Pseudo witches==
Pseudo witches are a type of witch unique to the Kazumi Magica manga. They are actually human women that are implanted with a fake [[grief seed]] called an "[[Evil Nut|evil nut]]". When they are defeated, the evil nut separates from the woman, much like when a witch drops a grief seed. Unlike regular witches, the women return to normal after they are defeated. They appear to lose their memory of the events that occurred while they are under the evil nut's influence, similar to those affected by a [[witch's kiss]]. This is due to Umika Misaki tampering and erasing their memories of the events.

===Praying Mantis Pseudo Witch===
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This is an unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 1]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

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A pseudo-witch that Yuuri created from a policewoman named [[Misako Ishijima]]. It appears in Chapter 1.

=== Images ===
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File:MantisWitch1.jpg
</gallery>

===Cosmetics Witch===
An unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 2]] of ''Puella Magi Kazumi Magica''.

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A pseudo-witch that Yuuri created from a cosmetics saleswoman named [[Kyouka Shida]].

=== Images ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:KazumiCosmeticsWoman.png|Kyouka in her human form.
File:CosmeticsWitch01.png
File:CosmeticsWitch02.png|The witch form separating from Kyouka.
</gallery>

==Anime-style Witches==
==="Prologue"===

"Prologue" is a witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 3]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

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===Minions===
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A witch fought by the Pleiades Saints in chapter 3. It captured Umika and Kaoru. The other five Saints tracked it down after discovering that its barrier moved around on the same schedule as the Asunaro Library's bookmobile. Kazumi killed it with a precision strike from outside the barrier after the other Saints signaled her.

===Trivia and Speculation===

* This witch was designed as a drawing found in children's picture books, according to Takashi Tensugi.
* "Prologue" may not be the witch's real name - [[File_talk:Callsign_%27Prologue%27.jpg|the translation of the design notes]] refer to the Chapter 3 witch as "Callsign 'Prologue'", suggesting Prologue may be a design nickname.

=== Images ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:The innocent malice 1 141.jpg|Design notes on Prologue.
File:PrologueWitchUKK.png|Prologue's first encounter with Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.
File:PrologueWitchMaw.JPG|Prologue ripping a hole in itself to attack Kaoru.
File:PrologueWitchHealing.png|Minions sewing up Prologue's wounds.
</gallery>

===Nie Blühen Herzen===

"Nie Blühen Herzen" is the witch form of "[[Yuuri]]" ([[Airi Anri]]), and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 5 and 6]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

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===Minions===
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[[Yuuri]]/[[Airi]]'s witch form resembles a giant heart, which [[Yuri_undertones| may have certain implications]]. The rings on Yuuri's weaponry also appear on the witch.

When Kazumi attempts to turn Yuuri back to a human, it causes Yuuri's body to rise out from the witch, while still being connected to it. She appears to have almost no sense of self left, continuously repeating the last spell she used on Kazumi. Notably, her speech bubbles use the [[Deciphering_the_runes| runic language]]. It was defeated by the [[Pleiades Saints]].

===Trivia and Speculation===
* Illustrator Takashi Tensugi describes the witch in volume 2's design notes. The witch is in the shape of a heart with wounds because it came from a wounded heart. The twin ponytails are actually parts of a defibrillator, made from the image Airi has of herself after her illness was cured. Her familiars are bulbs, from the idea that Airi thought of herself as being planted in the hospital. Her aspect is Self Rejection, and her weak point is toxins in medicine. The witch makes the sound "Puchi Puchi", similar to the sound of veins popping out of an angry person's forehead.
* Her name was provided by Masaki Hiramatsu, the writer of Kazumi Magica. It means, "never blooming hearts," in German.
** Technically, the correct German name would be "Nie blühende Herzen." It may have been intended as grammatically wrong by Masaki Hiramatsu.
*The witch's thread-like torture of the trapped Pleiades somewhat resembles a description of the black rope hell of Buddhist Purgatory, a place for people who have killed and have stolen from another multiple times.

=== Images ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Nie_Bluhen_Herzen.jpg | Design notes on Airi's witch.
File:Airiyuuriwitchform.png
</gallery>

===Arzt Kochen===

"Arzt Kochen" is the witch form of [[Yuuri Asuka]], and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 5]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

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===Minions===
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[[Yuuri Asuka]]'s witch form resembles a giant hypodermic needle, similar to her weapon as a magical girl. Giant forks come out of her body, which probably refers to either Yuuri's cooking talents or transforming into a witch during a cooking contest. The forks also contrast with the spoon amulet she carried, acting as a sort of evil counterpart; in fact, when the witch drops Yuuri's amulet, it possesses a dark fork in the handle in the opposite direction of the spoon (which then vanishes as the last part of Yuuri's witch form). It was defeated by the [[Pleiades Saints]].

===Trivia===
* Her name was provided by Masaki Hiramatsu, the writer of Kazumi Magica. It means, "cooking doctor" in German.

=== Images ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Arzt_Kochen.jpg | Design notes on Yuuri's witch.
File:Asukayuuriwitchform.png
File:Real Yuuri's barrier.png
File:Real yuuri pendant spoon fork shadow.jpg
</gallery>

===Weiße Königin===

"Weiße Königin" is the witch form of [[Niko Kanna]], and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapters 8 and 9]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

{{Card
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|japanese_desc = 弾丸の魔女
|english_desc = The witch of bullets. Because she feels like she's always being blamed for something, when someone enters her barrier, she eliminates them immediately. Her minions, many small shooting-gallery targets, float around in the witch's barrier.
|image = File:NikoWitch Card1.png
|type = Bullet witch
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The witch form of [[Niko Kanna]]. Its form is that of a shooting gallery dummy, with target circles spiraling outward from its forehead. The forehead has a large hole that extends to the back of the head, like a bullet hole. Its arms are giant blades that are used like scissors, and it has no lower body or legs. It was defeated by [[Mirai Wakaba]].

===Trivia===
* In Chapter 7 Niko is reading an article about a Japanese kid shooting people in California.{{Spoiler|In Chapter 10, it is revealed that when she was a kid she accidentally killed her friends with a gun and injured herself in the process}}.
* Notably, the Grief Seed for the witch does not have the same emblem as Niko's Soul Gem - Niko's Soul Gem is a hexagon, while the witch's Grief Seed is a diamond.
* The witch is named in Volume 3's design notes. Its name means "White Queen" in German.

=== Images ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Chapter 9 runes.jpg|The birth of the witch.
File:Kazumi9WitchBattle01.jpg|Its subsequent defeat.
File:WEISSE_KONIGIN.jpg|Volume 3's design notes.
</gallery>

===Hungrige Pumpe===

"Hungrige Pumpe" is a witch that attacked the Pleiades Saints, and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 11]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

{{Card
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A witch that attacked the Pleiades Saints before they became magical girls. Kazumi met them for the first time while rescuing them from it. It resembles a large eel-like creature with a bonnet-like jellyfish on its head.

===Trivia and Speculation===
* The witch initially appeared as a swarm of familiar-like creatures, which then fused together into a single being, much like [[Mirai Wakaba]]'s ''La Bestia'' attack.
* The eel-like part of the witch deflates and shrivels up when shot by the Pleiades.
** The jellyfish on top then reinflates it like a balloon, possibly as part of a symbiotic relationship.
* Her barrier resembles a beach, with several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii toriis] standing in the water and coral.
* It is vaguely reminiscent of the description of the second witch that appeared in [[Drama CD 3]].
* In Volume 3's design notes, the witch is described as reminiscent of colony-type lifeforms such as coral and jellyfish. It's unclear whether a bunch of familiars join together to form the witch, or if the witch breaks apart into familiar-like things. Because her body is a colony, she can be hurt if one part of her is killed, but she cannot be destroyed unless the entire colony is wiped out at once. Despite her appearance, she's pretty dangerous.
* The witch is named in Volume 3's design notes. Its name roughly means "Hungry Pump" in German.

=== Images ===
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File:chapter 11 witchlings.JPG | The smaller creatures that the witch initially appeared as.
File:chapter 11 witch inflation.JPG | The witch, before and after reinflating itself.
File:chapter 11 witch second form.JPG | Hungrige Pumpe's second form
File:Hungrige_Pumpe%27s_barrier.jpg|Hungrige Pumpe's barrier
File:Hungrige_Pumpe.jpg
File:Big_mouth.jpg
File:HUNGRIGE_PUMPE.jpg|Volume 3's design notes
</gallery>

===Ritterrüstung von Heulsuse===
An witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 15]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. It is the witch form of [[Satomi Usagi]].

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===Minions===
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The witch form of Satomi Usagi. It is vaguely humanoid, with a whistle for a head and a circular cage for a dress. The witch has a smaller, rabbit-like form that hides inside of the outer shell's dress.

===Trivia and Speculation===
* The witch appears to be an animal tamer. Her barrier is decorated with cages and she uses a whip to attack.
* The name means: 'knight equipment of crybaby', with the 'knight equipment' reflecting the outer shell, and the 'crybaby' reflecting the inner body of the witch. The word 'Ritterstüng' is wrongly spelled here; the correct form would be 'Ritter Ausrüstung'.
* Her familiars are small cats with mouths on their foreheads. They are somewhat reminiscent of [[Jubey]] and Satomi's childhood pet Sare. Kazumi turns them against the witch and uses them to blow up its outer shell.

===Gallery===
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File:KazumiVol4 Witch 1 Notes.jpg|Notes from the creators.
File:Chapter 15 witch.png
File:Chapter 15 witch outer part.PNG
File:Chapter 15 witch inner part.PNG
File:Cat familiars.PNG|The familiars turning on the witch.
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===Plejaden von Asunaro===
An witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 18]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. It is the witch form of {{Spoiler|Saki Asami}}.

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The witch form of {{Spoiler|Saki Asami}}. {{Spoiler|After hatching, she quickly kills Mirai Wakaba and is incapacitated by Kanna Hijiri [[Kanna Hijiri|[link]]]. It is killed by the other witches in the Freezer while trying to protect Kazumi.}}

===Trivia and Speculation===
* Her barrier contains several raised platforms. {{Spoiler|They are reminiscent of those found in The Freezer [[The Freezer|[link]]], and may be the same platforms after being drawn into the barrier.}} The barrier also contains a meadow, filled with butterflies and flowers.
* The witch's body has a lily of the valley design winding around it, which is symbolic, {{Spoiler|considering she's Saki's witch form.}}
* The witch's page in volume 4 says this: ''Witch {{Spoiler|Saki}}. The outline was "she should look like the Nebra Sky Disk". Her attribute is revealed in the next volume.''

===Gallery===
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File:KazumiVol4 Witch 2 Notes.jpg|Notes from the creators.
File:Chapter 18 witch.png
File:Saki%27s_Grief_Seed.jpg
File:Saki grief seed lily-of-the-valley.jpg
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===Zweiköpfiger Böser Flügel===
A witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 18]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. It is the witch form of {{Spoiler|Ayase and Luca Souju}}.

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The witch form of {{Spoiler|The Souju Sisters}}.

===Trivia and Speculation===
* Its barrier begins to overtake that of another nearby witch ({{Spoiler|Saki's}}) once the latter dies.
* The name means 'Two-headed angry wing'.
* Giant Soul Gems float around in its barrier, and several structures resemble buildings from {{Spoiler|the amusement park where the Soujus were captured by the Pleiades}}.

===Gallery===
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File:The innocent malice 5 029.jpg|Notes from the creators, featuring all witches from chapter 19.
File:KazumiChapter19Witch1.png
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===Hyades Daybreak===
"Hyades Daybreak" is a massive witch that appears in [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 22: Kazumi Magica|chapter 22]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

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{{Spoiler|A conglomerate witch on the level of Walpurgis Night, created by Kanna Hijiri. She used her connection magic to fuse the Soul Gems in the Freezer into this gigantic witch}}.

===Trivia and Speculation===
*{{Spoiler|Its form resembles Walpurgis Night, to the point where Kyuubey briefly mistakes it for that very witch. However, it is not Walpurgis Night herself.}}
* {{Spoiler|Sumire Akane, a minor magical girl character whose Soul Gem was taken by the Pleiades in chapter 7 and stored in the Freezer, is shown to be one of this witch's familiars.}}

=== Images ===
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File:The innocent malice 5 DawnoftheHyades.jpg
File:Chapter 22 dawn SPOILER.jpg|
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==Oneshot Witches==
Various witches that make only brief appearances.

===Chapter 5 witch===
[[File:chapter 5 poor thing.JPG|150px]]
A witch (possibly a familiar) that was very briefly seen being killed by Yuuri in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 5]].

===Chapter 11 witch===
[[File:chapter 11 witch number 2.JPG|150px]]
A witch (possibly a familiar) that attacked Kazumi before she became a magical girl. It was swiftly killed by [[Mami Tomoe]].

===Chapter 12 witch===
[[File:Chapter 12 witch.PNG|150px]]
A witch (possibly a familiar) that the Pleiades Saints killed in Chapter 12. The witch and the structures in its barrier vaguely resemble cacti.

===Chapter 16 witch===
[[File:Remi_Shiina.jpg|150px|Remi battling the witch (visible in the lower-left corner).]]
An unnamed witch that briefly appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 16]], battling late magical girl Remi Shiina. It bears a passing resemblance to [[Rosasharn]], from Oriko Magica, as well as Hungrige Pumpe, and is surrounded by what appear to be slingshots and bags of cookies.

===Chapter 17 witch===
[[File:Some kinda blobby witch thing.JPG|150px]]
A witch that Kazumi kills in a flashback in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 17]].

===Chapter 19 witches===
[[File:Kagamimochi_witch.PNG|150px]]
[[File:Pillars_witch.PNG|150px]]
[[File:Teapot_witch.PNG|150px]]
[[File:Feather_witch.PNG|150px]]
[[File:Dress_witch.PNG|150px]]
A group of witches that attack Kazumi, Umika, and Kaoru in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 19]]. They are killed by Kazumi in Chapter 20. They resemble a flying kagamimochi, several flying pillars, a teapot and teacups, a creature surrounded by bird feathers, and a dress with blood pouring from the neck.

===Chapter 20 witch 1===
[[File:Chapter_20_hand_witch.PNG|150px]]
A witch that Umika extracts information from in a flashback in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 20]]. The structures in its barrier somewhat resemble densely-set houses.

===Chapter 20 witch 2===
[[File:Chapter_20_flatwoods_witch.PNG|150px]]
A witch that Michiru is briefly seen battling in a flashback in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 20]]. It vaguely resembles the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods_monster Flatwoods monster.]

[[Category:Witches| Kazumi Magica]]

Saki Asami

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<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"]]
* '''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 also known to have short fuse at times, having angry reactions to being teased or provoked.

She is also known to have quite 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]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, Saki, [[Niko]], [[Satomi]], and [[Mirai]] come to [[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]]'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 Jubey, 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]]. 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 (it's unclear if Umika or Niko are also present). Kaoru uses a spell called ''Tocco del Male'' (English: ''Touch of Evil''), causing Sumire to scream. We then see Saki untransformed, 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. Jubey, 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. Jubey 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. Jubey, 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. Jubey 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. Saki's despair is from her childhood. A younger Saki is seen with [[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 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 Nio 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 Jubey, 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 Jubey 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. Jubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.

Jubey 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. Jubey 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 (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Jubey 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. Jubey 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 Jubey, 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. Jubey 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. Jubey 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. Jubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Jubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Jubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Jubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Jubey'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 sinisterly.

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}}]], 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, seeming to briefly regain 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. She can summon thunderbolts from her riding crop, and can 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 signalled by flashes of lightning.

Her riding crop also unravels into a whip, which can extend to great lengths, pierce enemies and form nets.

==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:Ch%C5%8Ddenji_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==
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File:Screen shot 2012-02-20 at 12.50.16 AM.jpg|Saki in color on the third volume cover.
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|A lot bad blood between Saki and Yuuri.
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 lightening 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:Kazumi_vol3_melonbooks_bonus.jpg|Saki and Mirai on a paper file included with Kazumi Magica volume 3.
File:Vol3_uhhh.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 seeds are tied with a string of lily of the valley flowers.
File:Saki%27s_Grief_Seed.jpg|Another look at her grief seed.
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