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<div><blockquote>''"If someone tells me that it's wrong to hope, I'll tell them they're wrong every time."'' - Madoka Kaname, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote><br />
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'''Madoka Kaname''', the protagonist and title character, is a gentle and friendly 14 year old girl. Living an ordinary life, Madoka has a loving family and is surrounded by good friends. One day she had a dream of a mysterious girl who was fighting an ominous creature. The next day, [[Homura Akemi|Akemi Homura]], the girl from her dream, came to her class as a transfer student.<br />
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==General Info==<br />
* A good-natured and ordinary tenth-grader. She is the health coordinator in her class.<br />
* In the [[Pre-Broadcast November Advertisement|pre-broadcast November promotional video]], she is described as, "A gentle 2nd year middle school girl who thinks of friends before herself."<br />
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'''Physical features'''<br />
*Birthday: October 3rd 1999<br />
*Blood Type: B<br />
*Height: Slightly less than 159cm (5'2"). Production Note shows a [[:Media:PN_10.jpg|height revision]] to 162cm (5'4").<br />
*Shoe size: 22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)<br />
*For further details, a [[100 Questions|100 Question Survey]] has been published revealing details about Madoka such as her likes, dislikes, hobbies, and physical attributes.<br />
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'''Design'''<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]<br />
** "Even her bow-wielding magical girl form projects an air of kind friendliness. Her choker bears a pink gem."<br />
** "Of the heroines shown here, Madoka has the most childish body. Her legs are clad in pure, virginal white over-knee socks."<br />
** "I drew her keeping in mind that as the main character she needs to be average, but also an exceptionally good girl. Hence her puffy, high-placed twin tails. The design and color of her ribbons took a lot of work, but in the end calmed down to something simple."<br />
** "Magical girl outfit: Madoka was drawn to be the very image of a magical girl. I added an almost fairy tale-ish hints, so hopefully female viewers will be charmed by her as well."<br />
*** "Full of tiny frills, with ribbons arranged at the neck, waist, and on the shoes. It’s perfectly 'cute', and seemingly unsuited for combat, but…"<br />
** "School uniform: Designed to convey the classy image of a private girls’ school, while not being -too- normal. Its distinguishing point is the small hole at the nape of the neck."<br />
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'''Concept'''<br />
* According to a [[NewType 2011-07|interview]] with [[Gen Urobuchi]], the character Madoka was based on Yunocchi from [http://hidamarisketch.wikia.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch Hidamari Sketch] (An Aoki Ume creation), to the extent that he was prepared for seiyuu Asumi (Kana)-san (Yuno's seiyuu) to voice Madoka.<br />
* He commented that Madoka, the protagonist, is a pretty unusual character for his writing style - "A foreign character that did not exist inside myself."<br />
*"I imagined all the other characters by starting from “Madoka = Yuno”."<br />
*"And every time I got Yunocchi to cry I got hated by the Hidamari fans more."<br />
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'''Other details'''<br />
<br />From the anime:<br />
*Madoka's mother, [[Junko Kaname|Junko]], commented that she has always been a good child and never lies.<br />
*Kyubey, Homura and Mami confirmed that Madoka has great magical potential.<br />
*Madoka is the only one without a transformation sequence as a magical girl within the Anime series.<br />
*Madoka became {{spoiler|the Embodiment of Hope in the finale.}}<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Madoka first appears to a naive, gentle girl from a kind family. Though sometimes shy, she makes friends without much difficulty and treats others gently and with respect.<br />
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She has low self-confidence, and she believes she does not have much to offer the world unless she is helping people, which makes becoming a magical girl appealing to her. She has been known to become flustered easily, and in certain circumstances, she can be easily manipulated by others playing on her insecurity and desire to help. As a magical girl, she is more obviously confident in herself than before her wish.<br />
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She calls most girls she knows by their given name with the suffix "-chan" or "-san" at the end, and boys by their family name with the suffix "-kun", showing that she is closer to the girls than boys.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Madoka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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After Mami's death, Madoka changed her mind about becoming a magical girl.<br />
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In episode 10, it is revealed that this Madoka is one of many, each one before her having died in their respective timelines.<br />
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From [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1 ''"Memories of you"'']], the reason Madoka became a Magical Girl in the first timeline is to save a cat which had been run over by a car. Madoka also treated Homura very nicely from the beginning, who at that time was being bullied. We also learn that whenever Madoka made a contract and become a Magical Girl, she would act much more confident since it gave her a sense of purpose. Madoka's kindness in this first timeline towards Homura is one of the major reasons why Homura is so drawn to her. Homura's interventions during the course of the anime prevented this change.<br />
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===Madoka In Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"How can you be so calm, Homura-chan? Why? Why are you only saving me? You have such an incredible power, Homura-chan!!" <br \ > "If you're going to abandon everyone and run away, then you shouldn't save me...!"'' - Madoka, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
* Madoka appears in Chapter 3, asking [[Homura]] to go home with her, along with [[Sayaka]] and [[Hitomi]]. She is well protected by Homura and isn't aware of Magical Girl system.<br />
* She appears in Chapter 4 for one page. She is shown with her friends Homura, Sayaka and Hitomi going out for snacks after school.<br />
* In chapters 5 through 7, Mitakihara Junior High was attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko spoke to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seemed to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claimed she defeat a creature of ultimate despair that will descend upon them. As a witch's barrier forms over the school, Madoka is separated from her friends attacked by familiars. Homura saves her in time, but Madoka demands to know why she does not help the other students. Homura knows she cannot save everyone, and wanted to try to save Madoka anyway. Madoka apologized as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and left to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escaped from the protective barrier created by Homura, and tried to help Homura with Sayaka and Hitomi. {{spoiler|Madoka was Oriko's real target. The white magical girl wanted to kill her before she could contract and become a magical girl herself, and then the most powerful witch ever. She was killed by Oriko at the very end, when they were dying Oriko used a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko died and the witch barrier was lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka mourning for the dead Madoka became visible.}}<br />
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===Madoka in The Different Story===<br />
<blockquote>''"Mami-san, does that mean to save yourself, you have to give up on all the magical girls who aren't your friends...?"'' - Madoka, [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
Madoka first appears at the very end of volume 1, waking Mami up in her apartment in order to get her help intervening on Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She is has not contracted yet in this timeline, but accompanies Mami and Sayaka on their witch hunts.<br />
* Madoka is worried about Sayaka, and always thinks how to help her. She tells Kyousuke about how his waist is healed. This doesn't help Sayaka, however.<br />
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to help Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, so Homura gives up this timeline.<br />
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about Puella Magi System. She thinks Sayaka is killed by witches because Homura tells her so.<br />
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They becomes friends and tells each other about another side of Sayaka and Mami.<br />
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===Madoka In Kazumi Magica===<br />
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Madoka's silhouette appeared once during Juubey's explanation about Magical Girl system. She also makes a single-panel cameo in the extra pages in the first volume of the collected edition.<br />
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===Madoka in Madoka Magica Portable===<br />
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==Wish==<br />
Due to the changing timeline, Madoka's wish that makes her into a magical girl is different depending on which timeline she is from. However wishes have always stemmed from her kindness.<br />
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From what we know until now, she contracted with Kyubey in order to: <br />
* Save a cat whom had just died in front of her in the first timeline.<br />
* Save Homura from Walpurgisnacht in the fourth timeline.<br />
* Save Sayaka in the new timeline from The Different Story.<br />
* Release Magical Girls in the past and future from their cursed fate of becoming witches in the penultimate timeline before the New World.<br />
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She also asked to accompany Sayaka on her witch hunt just so that if the latter was ever in danger, she could make a wish and rescue Sayaka. She nearly made this wish in [[Episode 8]], but was stopped by Homura.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The characters of her last name mean "deer" (鹿) and "eye"(目), respectively.<br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her last name sounds the same as (要), a word which means "keystone" or "hub".<br />
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "round" or "tranquil" (円).<br />
* Madoka owns many stuffed animals in [[Madoka's House#Madoka's Room|her room]].<br />
** One of Madoka's stuffed animals resembles Lady from Disney's movie "Lady and the Tramp".<br />
* Madoka and [[Mami]] are the only Magical Girls known who are never seen having a mark on any of their fingernails. [[Homura]], [[Kyoko]] and [[Sayaka]] all have marks on their left middle fingers, matching the shape of the emblem of their respective Soul Gem.<br />
* Madoka is never seen with her Soul Gem in a ring form.<br />
* Madoka loves cats like Homura.<br />
* Aoi Yuuki (Madoka's VA) really likes [[Kyoko]] and she claimed that Kyoko is her wife. You can hear her confession in the [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] bonus CD.<br />
** In the commentary for [[Episode 5]] Aoi Yuki declares her love for Kyoko and desires to marry her. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.<br />
*** In same comentary Chiwa Saitou sounds annoyed, some suggested perhaps she is jealous. But the question is, jealous of whom?<br />
** Aoi Yuuki [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentaries for [[Episode 7]]: "The one I love, it's Kyoko-tan." "Kyoko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool." <br />
**In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyoko-tan~ <br />
*Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) is trying to form [[:file:Aoi yuuki yuri harem.jpg|her own harem]]<br />
*Urobuchi in his audio commentary on BD/DVD 3 explains that he felt like Aoi Yuki was born for the role of Madoka. What he means is that she doesn't force herself into the role of becoming her character and she leaves the impression of being a natural airhead, but in a good way.<br />
*Madoka's last form is known as [[Blu-Ray_Volume_6_Booklet#Original_Design_Artworks_Six|Ultimate Madoka]]. Prior to this information, fans called her form "MadoKami", Godoka, or Goddess Madoka.<br />
**In one of the original artwork designs, it is noted that Madoka is holding a [[wikipedia:Shinai|shinai sword]] or a bow.<br />
*Madoka is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiRyouiki Grade A Zettai Ryouiki] in her school uniform<br />
*Official information indicates that Madoka was born in October 3, making her a [[wikipedia:Libra_(astrology)|Libra]].<br />
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjQpkGcUX4 (Or here.)]<br />
*Gen Urobuchi [https://twitter.com/Butch_Gen/status/253300831032582144 tweeted] that he chose October 3 as Madoka's birthday, because that was the day when the ‘Mahou Shoujo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica Project’ document was created[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-03/madoka-magica-urobuchi-tells-why-october-3-is-madoka-birthday].<br />
**The project was developed under the working title <i>"Mahō Shōjo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica"</i>, (<i>"Magical Girl Revelation Madoka☆Magica"</i> or <i>"Maho Shojo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"</i>), a reference to the Bible.<br />
***黙示録 specifically refers to the [[wikipedia:Book_of_Revelation|Book of Revelation]].<br />
*There is a [https://www.change.org/petitions/international-astronomical-union-change-the-official-name-of-nebula-ngc-6357-to-the-madokami-nebula petition to change] the official name of the NGC 6357 nebula to the [[:file:NGC 6357 aka goddoka.png|"Madokami nebula"]].<br />
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==Observation==<br />
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===Characterization===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, you have grown to be a good girl. You don't lie and you dont do anything bad. You always try to do what is right. You are a wonderful child."'' - Junko, [[Episode 6]].</blockquote> <br />
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* Madoka is a nice kid, somewhat naive due to being a teenager.<br />
** Friendly and gentle toward Homura, a new transfer student {{spoiler|no matter which timeline}}.<br />
** Wanted to be helpful to other people.<br />
** Admired Mami and was severely affected by her.{{spoiler| death}}<br />
** Constantly worried about Sayaka's safety and willing to face danger for her friend.<br />
*Madoka always tries to call other main characters their first names with postfix (-chan or -san) if possible. It may indicate that she is eager to get close to others. The only exception is Kamijou. Madoka might think it is not a good idea to get too close to him since she believes he could potentially become Sayaka's boyfriend. <br />
**This is confirmed in the PSP, when Madoka finally calls him by his first name, after Sayaka made advances with him in one of the endings.<br />
* A level-headed person, capable of making decisions on her own.<br />
** Didn't believe Homura is "totally evil" as she was told, and tried to understand her better based on what she observed.<br />
** Didn't wish to {{spoiler|revive Mami, who is just a new acquaintance}}, but was ready to sacrifice herself for her best friend [[Sayaka]]. This added to the realistic aspect of Madoka's character.<br />
** Tried to prevent Sayaka and Kyoko's unnecessary fight, and pursued Sayaka to solve conflicts by negotiation instead of violence.<br />
** Looked for advise from her mother without mentioning magic.<br />
** Can answer immediately to [[Kyubey]] that {{spoiler|even if the Incubators have good reason to collect energy, they are still humanity's enemy.}} This is demonstrates her understanding of humanity.<br />
** Kept calm toward Homura's revelation and reminded Sayaka not to stir conflicts between teammates (TL3).<br />
** Acted fast to take out {{spoiler|Mami}} and saved Homura (TL3).<br />
** {{spoiler|Used the last grief seed to save Homura because she wanted the latter to prevent a tragic outcome (TL3).}}<br />
** Thought of a wish that would bring the most benefits to other people based on the info she had.<br />
* The difference between the character of Madoka and the character of Sayaka: While both are good-hearted girls, Madoka never judges based on first impressions, never makes rash assumptions, and has the mentality to deal with truth. <br />
*According with Urobuchi, he made Junko a [[Blu-Ray_Volume_4_Booklet#Gen_Urobuchi_.28Screenplay_for_All_Episodes.29_.26_Akiyuki_Shinbo_.28Director.29_Conversation_Part_1|strong woman]] so Madoka would want to emulate her strength and courage.<br />
**It is possible that the reason Madoka feels so useless prior to becoming a magical girl, is that she consciously fails to measure to her own mother.<br />
***It is suggested that the reason Madoka is so miserable is that she wishes for power in order to be selfless so that she won't be miserable any more. Kyubey uses this to manipulate Madoka's thinking into making her wish through her guilt. He tries to manipulate Madoka into a belief that she can be free from her misery by making a selfless wish.<br />
***Without the wish and the life experience as a magical girl, Madoka's character never grows and develops into a courageous heroine. However, her life experience as a scared teenage girl, constantly crying and mourning the death of so many, always wanting to do what's right yet feeling powerless, the failure of attempting to save friends and strangers, and the sorrow she feels for the victims of innocent girls {{spoiler|deceived by a calculating cold alien allows Madoka to finally develops the courage to confront her fears to save Homura and the world, instead of succumbing to despair and running away, Madoka finally grows up. The scene with her mother in Episode 11 leaves that impression.}}<br />
*In [[Episode 6]], Junko and Madoka had a conversation on how difficult it is to do the right thing, even when no one is in the wrong (per say). Junko's advice was for Madoka to be on the wrong against her friend to solve the problem, even if it means that her friend would hate her for it. In [[Episode 11]] Junko confronts Madoka to stop her from getting into the danger of the storm, Madoka reminds her mother that she is a good girl and never does anything wrong but she tells her she needs to do this, a throwback to their earlier conversation. Madoka knows that what she is doing will worry her family, but she also knows that she must disobey her mother to save her family and her town. This conversation between Junko and Madoka earns her mother's trust.<br />
* In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Madoka ''used'' to get good grades, but her duties as a magical girl are interfering with her studies.<br />
** For what is worth, Madoka's grades are still better than Sayaka's.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Fans have complained that the Madoka character is weak, powerless, and useless. That her inaction caused many of her friends die. However, we later learn that this version of Madoka is complete different from the Timeline in [[Episode 10]] or from the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 1: Memories of You|Drama CD Memories of You]]. This radical alteration is the result of Homura's interference that caused a role reversal. Making Homura, not Madoka, the main character until we see a transition or shift taking place during the later part of the series where Madoka truly becomes the main character by trying to change the fate of magical girls.<br />
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===Important Plot Points===<br />
* [[Episode 8]]: Kyubey claimed Madoka's power to be godlike, to the point where she could even change the laws of the universe if she wished for it.<br />
* [[Episode 10]]: {{spoiler|In the first timeline, Madoka along with Mami saved Homura from a familiar. She died during the fight with Walpurgis Night. In the second timeline, Madoka turned into a witch for the first time, revealing to Homura the link between Magical Girls and Witches. In a later timeline, Madoka killed Mami in order to save Homura, as Mami lost control of herself and had just killed Kyoko. This is also the timeline in which Madoka asked Homura to go back in time to prevent her from becoming a Magical Girl.}} Madoka's power increased exponentially {{spoiler|after every timeline. The first time showed she was an ordinary magical girl. In later timeline she had enough power to defeat Walpurgis in one shot, was capable of destroying the entire planet within 10 days in her witch form, and satisfied all Kyubey's energy quotas of the Earth.}} <br />
* [[Episode 11]]: {{spoiler|Homura's time repeats had linked multiple parallel universes together with Madoka's fate as their center. With every reset, Homura would force yet another parallel universe to be centered around Madoka. The accumulated karma is the reason why Madoka's potential power is so great.}} Hearing the revelations from Kyubey regarding the history of Magical Girls, Madoka was deeply hurt and thus wanted to save these girls from despair.<br />
* [[Episode 12]]: Madoka {{spoiler|wished to erase all witches in every dimension, in every timeline, with her own hands. This created a paradox because Madoka would eventually erase her own witch self, while she must continue to exist and destroy other witches. This paradox resulted in Madoka escaping the bounds of reality and ascending to godhood. Since Madoka never existed as a human in this new reality, she is no longer remembered by anyone, except for Homura. It has been suggested that Sayaka also remembers her in the new timeline as well, as Sayaka confesses to her in Episode 12 that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble; this could be interpreted as Sayaka having learnt of her unfortunate fate of turning into a witch in the other timelines, an outcome which clearly inflicted a great deal of emotional hurt on Madoka. }}<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
* Some fans speculate that Madoka presumably made a wish for a large cake in one of the timelines, under the influence of Mami.<br />
** However, this is highly debatable. {{spoiler|Her original wish to save Amy would still apply if her circumstances to the event remains the same.}}<br />
* Theoretically there is also the danger that, should Madoka become extremely powerful and turn into a witch, her power may be enough to destroy not only Earth, but the entire universe.<br />
** INCREDIBLY unlikely. Kyubey's species is (if they can be trusted) trying to save the universe in the first place, not trying to destroy it. They wouldn't create something they can't take down.<br />
*** Then again, Kyubey remarked in the fourth timeline that he didn't know Madoka would turn out to be so powerful. While in this timeline he probably knows (and definitely doesn't care) that the witch form of Madoka could destroy the Earth, he may not know the full extent of her power.<br />
*** Madoka's wish includes a hidden if-then clause {{spoiler|to prevent her from ever becoming a witch}}. Because her wish is to {{spoiler|erase all witches before they're born with her own hands, she has the power to erase her own witch from existence}}. Which is what we see happen.<br />
* It is speculated that any wish Madoka ever made would be twisted because of the nature of the wish, according with [[Episode 11]]. Kyubey suspects that as long as the motives are selfish, the wish will always be twisted because the wishers' desire would always fail to meet their expectation.<br />
** It is speculated that Madoka realized that as long as her thinking was selfish or incorrect, then her wish would also be twisted. It is suspect that Madoka contemplates what to do to save Homura and her town in [[Episode 11]], without being caught into the snare of the wish's trap. {{spoiler|It is suspected that Madoka goes from wanting to be selfless for selfish reasons to wanting to be selfless for selflessness itself. By removing Madoka's selfish desire from her wish, she literally removes her self and her physical presence as a consequence.}}<br />
*** A Philosophical analysis tries to determine Madoka's motive, [[Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive|Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive]]<br />
*An argument can be said that Madoka has two ways to develop her courage. One is through Kyubey by magic (which is the easiest path); the other way is more difficult and hurtful, the painful life experience and lessons she receives through friends, family members, and from strangers. But the most influential character in Madoka's life would be her mother, her source of wisdom, courage, and strength.<br />
** The [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD "Memories of you"]], states that Madoka used to have low self-esteem and doubts about herself until she became a magical girl.<br />
* It is suspected that the series is attempting to show the journey of a little girl growing up from a simple life that is then thrown into the realm of magic. From her innocent eyes she perceives the magical world to be good, fantastic, and pleasing. But once Madoka experiences the dark nature of the magic world, she attempts to escape from the dark world of magic and at the same time evade the cynical world of reality. During her scene with her mother, Madoka attempts to move from the hopeless world of reality into the realm of adulthood. However, because Madoka still retains her hopes and dreams some would suggest that Madoka, rather than being regressed into a childish person, is growing into a hopeful adult that dreams for a better future.<br />
** This is considered incorrect. In the anime, so called "maturity" is metaphorized as, essentially, corruption—this is one of the most important metaphors in the anime (If we were never corrupted, we would never be "mature", our true images, when not corrupted, are images of naive children with pure souls, filled with hope, selfless love and compassion). When one becomes an adult, most likely she becomes a minion, a witch or a person whose true heart is blinded that she cannot resonate with other people and the power of the light side (hope, selfless love...). So it's OK to say Madoka grows up as herself but it's not good to say that she has become an adult, since most adults are called adults only because they're essentially corrupted. In a sense, you can say Madoka's maturity is the maturity of a person with the purist soul, but that wouldn't be necessary, and we should avoid using the words that are associated with "maturity" - "adult" is one of them. Madoka is the avatar of hope, she does everything because of the pure hope and good will, not because of some inferior conscious thoughts of responsibility, but a realization of her heart - the core of her soul, her subconsciousness, which is deep within her.<br />
* I concur. In the anime, Kyubey refers to the magical girls as "puella" (in the title, which should suggest even greater significance). Puella, as he phrased it, referred to an immature girl. He also mentioned that these girls "grow up" into witches, implying that with maturity comes darkness and pain. The "adulthood" that is referenced in this series refers mostly to the dark side of humanity. <br />
** During the old world, "maturity" is essentially the corruption of a girl's adolescence. Kyubey's process is an attempt to uncover the darkness and selfish nature of the girls by amplifying it during the developing period into a witch. Is not an issue of purity as much as an issue of naivete and inexperience innocence; Kyubey corrupts these girls because they haven't been exposed or experienced the gritty reality of the world. Their lives as magical girls shatter their ideal views of a mahou shoujo, in the case of Kyoko as an example. Even Madoka became a Witch, perhaps as a statement of the flawed nature of humanity. But there was also a message of hope, Ultimate Madoka, a version of hope and sacrifice that defeated her Superwitch counterpart. This new entity born of the same metamorphosis process overcame the corrupting process of the system and developed into a much more mature Madoka. The reason for this new change is because Madoka made her wish that reflected her part as a sensible young adult, with the guidance of self reflection and wise counsel from others. The previous Madoka versions failed because they didn't reach their natural maturity when they made their wishes; they made their wishes with the mental view of an innocent child who didnt fully mature or understood the world. This new Madoka carries with her the hopes of magical girls, not just her own. However, as a responsible adult she must fade from the world and help many girls by taking their impurities with her. Madoka knows that she cannot abandon them, no matter how much she would miss her family and friends. This new Madoka has inhered a new sense of maturity and adult responsibility. The process of maturing into a better person requires Madoka to inherit the traits that comes with adulthood. It doesnt mean that Madoka becomes a better adult automatically nor a corrupt adult either. It just means that Madoka cannot grow into maturity without taking the elements of adulthood with her. In the series, adulthood can much as mean corruption as well as a new sense of guardianship. In this new sense, maturity and adulthood are not exclusive. One can become an adult without maturing (a witch), but one cannot mature without becoming an adult. One great example of Madoka's maturity is respecting the magical girls' wishes and dreams by not undoing their wishes or undoing their deaths. Another example is Madoka's acceptance of the need of a system to repair the damage done to the universe. Madoka's system is not perfect but she attempts to adjust it to make it more fair. Rather than radically alter the world to an "ideal version" (or paradise, as [[Kriemhild Gretchen]] tried), Madoka accepts the world as it is and tries to work within it. Madoka is in the process of growing into a fine woman, just like her mother Junko.<br />
*** Madoka is not becoming someone like her mother, he mother is a good woman, but she's corrupted as well, only the soul of a young girl like Madoka, can be really pure. None of those girls are truly selfish, everyone, including the people who are very selfless, have selfish desires, but that doesn't make them selfish people. All the magical girls in the anime, are the ones whose nature is much more selfless than most people, they have the purest souls. The corruption doesn't just refer to the corruption of girls of adolescence, but of all people. It's not a metaphor of young girls, but of the whole humanity, every single human being on earth. This anime shows us that, the so called "maturity" in our world, is essentially corruption. People were naive children with pure souls, filled with hope, selfless love and compassion at the beginning, but they were eventually corrupted to become the so called "adults", who are essentially minions, witches or people whose true hearts are blinded. The ones with purest souls, like the magical girls in the anime, they're the ones who are taking the greatest damage and corruption(absorbing the greatest darkness) from the evil of the society, and they're the ones who are corrupted into witches (As metaphorized in the Bible, the arch-devils are fallen angels; in the anime, the purer the soul is, the stronger the magical power). The ones whose souls are not so pure, would eventually become the common adults (people whose true heart are blinded) or the minions of the witches. Also, as stated, conscious thoughts of responsibility is inferior, it is only a rough projection of hope and selfless love deep inside our subconsciousness, it is not to be followed. Madoka's heart resonates with hope, that's the power that leads her, not any conscious thoughts - only what's deep inside us is true, in a sense, all words are fake, since they can never completely describe what our true heart (subconsciousness) is like (the last sentence in the ending song Magia, "My feelings alone are all that I live for, what will create my life, is this, wish.", it is the feeling that is to be followed, not any conscicous thoughts).<br />
**** I would like to point out that there is a contradiction. If only the purity of Madoka's soul can save the girls. Then what does one make of the other girls? If Madoka is so pure and the reason she became a Witch was because of the corruption tainting her heart, then what changed in the end? If magical girls are not selfish, does that make them selfless? If so, then why couldn't they overcome their own corruption? One cannot be selfless and selfish at the same time, this in essence is a contradiction. To be selfish does not mean to be a bad person, it means that one has to meet the needs and demands of one self. This observation regarding selflessness is subjective. Mami wanted to live but she regretted her choice because she didn't think of saving her family at the time. Sayaka wanted to heal Kyosuke because she felt sorry for him, but she also admits too late that she also wanted his love. This is why Kyubey knows that any wish will be corrupted, because it gets twisted by its own logic.<br />
***** The taint made them selfish, this means the taint blinds them from seeing hope, and thus they're only controlled by their grief and despair. Madoka has selfish desires, but they vanished so quickly inside Madoka's heart because they're powerless, until Madoka is tainted by the darkness of the witch she had defeated(corruption thus pass from one to the other, and it is non-decreasing, like entropy). It is not the girls are not selfish at all, it is that though they're basically selfless, and they're much more selfless than most people, they have a desire to protect their own hearts. When darkness blinds them, their dark side is magnified while their good side being blinded, thus they become witches(notice that this is not a necessary cause of a magical girl being turned into a witch). One can be selfless and selfish at the same time, we have both the nature of selflessness and selfishness(desire to protect oneself), and when darkness blinds one, the two parts of us would be conflicting, and darkness may(or may not) win at the end. However, I do agree with this "To be selfish does not mean to be a bad person, it means that one has to meet the needs and demands of one self. This observation regarding selflessness is subjective.". <br />
*****Unlike Sayaka, Madoka probably gets corrupted not because her wish gets twisted. It is possible her wish only got twisted after she became a witch, not before it, so perhaps it is not causing her transformation into a witch. As for Kyoko, her wish is totally innocent and the fact that it is twisted has nothing to do with her selfishness, what has twisted her wish is simply, maybe we can say, uncertainty. Sometimes good wishes simply do not help people because of things that are unexpected.<br />
******This is contradictory, all wishes get twisted according to Kyubey, because it never achieves the results one ever wants or expects. This is part of why girls gent transformed into Witches, it is part of the metamorphosis. This is already stated in [[Episode 11]]. Unless a counter-proof is provided, this is highly unlikely. In the case of Kyoko, while her wish was her innocent attempt to help her father, she failed to realized that she did not ask for her father's consent or opinion. Instead he felt he was used without his consent and that the magic spell was forced upon him.<br />
***This is a very strong, beautiful and heart-touching metaphor. This is, as it has been said, one of the most important metaphors in the anime, which reveals us the corruption of the heart of humanity, and, behind it, a world hurrying to its ruin.<br />
****An argument can be said that its message is also about the hope of humanity, that even beyond the shadow of corruption there is a veil of hope for those who strife for it. Madoka, instead of turning her back to a corrupt world, decided she wanted to save it. If the world is corrupt, then it is assumed that is beyond saving. Instead, Madoka sacrificed herself to change the world into a better place. The new world is not perfect, it is still plagued with flaws and corruption, but it is also a little bit fair and merciful. <br />
***** When it is said that the world is hurrying to its ruin, it doesn't mean it is hopeless, it simply means that without people's resonance with hope, without any change, the world will surely destroy itself. But there is always hope, as what Madoka has shown to viewers - hope can shatter all the darkness, and change the nature of universe, which is what will save humanity.<br />
***Madoka's maturity, as it has been stated, is different from the maturity of becoming an adult(which is essentially being corrupted), it is the true maturity. The words associated with "maturity", like "adult", "adulthood", these words are of negative meaning in the anime(and in fact, essentially, in our world as well). We should merely say that she "grows up".<br />
****This observation is essential to understanding the anime, it underlines that the story is of "coming of age" in an imperfect world. However, the series is not an attempt to attack adulthood, but illuminate the flaws of a cruel world that children are forced to grow into. The series attempts to reveal the serious difficulties and challenges that girls like Madoka, Mami, and Sayaka have to face in this cruel world. What message can one take from the series is up to the viewers.<br />
*****It is suggested that the series is actually revealing the dark truth of the so called "adulthood".<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka Kaname Anime Design.jpg|Initial design<br />
File:Madoka Kaname Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Madoka morning pajama.png|<br />
File:Sleepover.jpg|Madoka having a sleepover with friends<br />
File:Madoka bd1 4koma.jpg|Translated [[Ume Aoki|Ume]] 4koma from Madoka BD volume 1<br />
File:BD 4 Ume 4koma TL.jpg|Translated Ume 4koma from Madoka BD volume 4<br />
File:Autographed illustration umeaoki.JPG|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume madoka kyubey.jpg<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi madoka.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:Apricot +6.jpg<br />
File:Megami 02.2011 Pinup.jpg<br />
File:Megami 02.2011 Pinup 2.jpg<br />
File:Madoka designs 1.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 2.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 3.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 4.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 5.jpg<br />
File:408.5.jpg|Animedia 2011-06<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Madoka Pin-up.jpg|Megami magazine, April 2011.<br />
File:Nyantype 04.2011 Madoka Illustration.jpg|Nyantype magazine, April 2011.<br />
File:BD 1 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 1 Booklet.<br />
File:MadokainKazumi.png|Madoka as drawn by Takashi Tensugi, the artist for [[Kazumi Magica]].<br />
File:MadokainOriko.png|Madoka as she appears in [[Oriko Magica]].<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p18 p19.jpg<br />
File:Madohomu prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Madoka with Homura.<br />
File:PN 83.jpg<br />
File:Kisseymadokasketch.jpg|Goddess Madoka from the [[Puella Magi Production Notes|production notes]].<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 1.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 1<br />
File:Ultimate Madoka settei information 6 official art BD 6.jpg|Ultimate Madoka by Ume Aoki.<br />
File:PN 09.jpg<br />
File:PN 56.jpg<br />
File:PN 57.jpg<br />
File:PN 58.jpg<br />
File:PN 59.jpg<br />
File:Animedia_2012-02_03.jpg|Animedia magazine, February 2012. Madoka's ring and fingernail mark as a magical girl are visible.<br />
File:618624.jpg<br />
File:20111112_3d97ad-2.jpg<br />
File:574169-1.jpg|Notice how Madoka's Soul Gem ring and fingernail marking are visible.<br />
File:Chibi_Madoka.jpg<br />
File:Madoka machiasobi taniguchi.jpg<br />
File:Madoka movie taniguchi.jpg<br />
File:Ultima Madoka Newtype Special Magazine 2012 Dec.jpg<br />
File:Madoka grow up family photo.jpg<br />
Madoka-weeklySPA-10-23-2012.jpg|Weekly SPA special image<br />
File:PMMMO-Madoka.png|Madoka closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Madoka as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Op_ep6_vs_ep5.jpg|Madoka x Madoka in the opening animation<br />
File:Madoka night clothes.jpg|Closeup of sleepy-eyed Madoka in the OP<br />
File:Madoka sleep on QB.gif|Sleepy Madoka<br />
File:Madoka is shy.gif|Madoka is shy<br />
File:Madoka family.gif|Madoka's family<br />
File:Madoka everyday life.gif|Madoka everyday life<br />
File:Madoka_ Sayaka_Hitomi.gif|Madoka & friends<br />
File:Madoka wakes up.gif|Madoka wakes up<br />
File:Madoka_Sayaka_Hitomi_playing.gif|Madoka Sayaka Hitomi playing<br />
File:Kaname-madoka.jpg|Madoka Kaname<br />
File:Screenshot madoka fascinating.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-loveletter.PNG|Madoka daydreaming about getting a love letter.<br />
File:Madoka-ponytail.jpg|Madoka with a ponytail<br />
File:Madoka crying.gif|Madoka crying<br />
File:Madoka received a gift.gif|Madoka received a gift <br />
File:Madoka is upset.gif|Madoka is upset<br />
File:Madoka_Sketch.jpg|A self-portrait. Drawing is one of Madoka's hobbies.<br />
File:Madoka hands.jpg|Closeup of Madoka's hands in [[Episode 10]] (TBS version), Timeline 1, when she is walking [[Homura]] to the nurse's office. She is known to be contracted by then. Note no Soul Gem ring or fingernail mark.<br />
File:Madoka tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Madoka tied up on the wheel of time<br />
File:Kaname_Madoka.png<br />
File:340798-madoka.jpg<br />
File:Ep6_madoka_long_hair.jpg<br />
File:Puella111_000108.jpg<br />
File:464082.jpg<br />
File:Puella112_000272-1.jpg<br />
File:Puella110_000043.jpg<br />
File:Puella111_000292.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Madoka as a Magical Girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Madoka-dodging.jpg|Madoka dodging wheels<br />
File:Madoka-dodging.gif|Madoka dodging wheels<br />
File:Madoka hug Homura.gif|Madoka hug Homura<br />
File:Madoka-mahou-shoujo.jpg|Madoka Kaname, Total Badass.<br />
File:Madoka hands 2.jpg|Madoka is purifying [[Homura]]'s Soul Gem in [[Episode 10]]'s Timeline 3. Again, note no fingernail mark.<br>[[:File:Madoka is purifying Homuras Soul Gem.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:Madokamercy.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-soul-gem.jpg|Madoka's soul gem<br />
File:Madoka.png<br />
File:Tumblr_lk2ccuqv5G1qb7j0bo1_1280.jpg<br />
File:Puella112_000091.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h50m38s0.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m14s99.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m45s157.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m48s189.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m54s246.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m59s46.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-10-mbs-x264-1920x1080-mp4-00001.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-10-large-06.jpg<br />
File:Madoka transformation_PSP.gif|Madoka's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Madoka as a witch ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|Madoka/Kriemhild's grief seed.<br />
File:Madoka-witch-first.jpg|Madoka's witch transformation in the second timeline.<br />
File:Kaname witch form power.jpg|Madoka's witch form.<br />
File:Madoka the Ultimate Witch.jpg|A closeup of the face of the ultimate witch form of Madoka born as a result of her wish in the story timeline.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Superfriends.png|Many experts believe something sort of like this happened after the final episode of Madoka Magica ended<br />
File:Madoka fuels the Universe.png|<br />
File:Aoki_ume_madoka_doujin_art_highrez.png|Fan coloring of Ume's work<br />
File:Madokami art front back.jpg|Madoka as the Goddess/concept of Hope<br />
File:Fan creation Madoka Soul Gem.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Madoka's Soul Gem with a pink nebula inside (?) or a pink rose bud (?)<br />
File:MadoKami gundam.jpg|<br />
File:Scary madokami.jpg|You shall have no other gods before Me. That includes that wannabe Haruhi.<br />
File:MadoKami and Charlotte.jpg|Madoka rescues Charlotte.<br />
File:Madoka evolution magical girl.jpg|Madoka has evolved into MadoKami! <br />
File:It's tough to be a goddess.gif|No Mahou Shoujo Predator? But they are practically born into the hunting tradition!<br />
File:Madoka learning how to befriend.png|Madoka learning from the master.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc Meet the Goddess]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|MadoKami already abusing her Goddess powers, and we are fine with this.<br />
File:Madoprince homuprincess.jpg<br />
File:Chibimadokami.jpg|MadoKami died for our HHHNNNNNGGGGG~!<br />
File:Madoka pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:MadoKami all powerful fanart.jpg|''Thou Shall Have no Other Anime gods Before Me.''<br />
File:Madoka ;p fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka afro op fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Ben-to.jpg|"And thus begins the "that character sounds like Madoka, imagine if she was the one to say that" adventures with Aoi Yuuki's characters.<br />
File:Madokami bow arrow aiming posture fanart.jpg<br />
File:AeFLl-1.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
==== Madoka's bow ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka Bow.jpg|Rendition of Madoka's bow; it looks like a branch with a rose on its end<br />
File:Madoka-bow-firing.PNG|Madoka's bow in action<br />
File:Madoka-firing.jpg|You're gonna get befriended!<br>[[:File:Madoka shooting one arrow.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:Madokas-arrow.jpg|A close-up of Madoka's arrow<br />
File:Madoka-multishot.jpg|Madoka using Multi-Shot<br>[[:File:Madoka multi shots.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:PN 13.jpg|Sketches from production notes.<br />
File:PN 14.jpg<br />
File:PN 22.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[Kriemhild Gretchen]], Madoka's witch form.<br />
* [[GetNavi 2011-12|GetNavi 2011-12]]<br />
* [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)]]<br />
* [[Animedia_2011-05#Aoi_Yuki_.28Madoka.29_Data_File|Aoi Yuki's Data file]]<br />
* [[NewType_2011-07#Madoka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]] concerning Maadoka.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|鹿目まどか}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kaname_madoka}}<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>212.98.152.60https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kyoko_Sakura&diff=53922Kyoko Sakura2013-08-09T07:25:15Z<p>212.98.152.60: /* Official Info */</p>
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<blockquote>''"Don't waste food. I'll kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name =Kyoko Sakura<br />
|image =[[File:RedHairedGirl.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname ={{lang|ja|佐倉 杏子}} (''Sakura Kyouko'') <br />
|voices =Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=347 Ai Nonaka]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70779 Lauren Landa]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/8066/Veronica_Puccio Veronica Puccio]<br />
|age=14-15 (estimated)<br/>younger than Mami, but older than Madoka and Sayaka<br />
|weapon=Spear<br />
}}<br />
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As of [[Episode 3]], Kyoko Sakura only appears in a shot in the opening and as a silhouette in the ending. She appears first at the end of [[Episode 4]].<br />
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==Official Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"There's an easier way to make a guy you fell in love with yours, use that magic you worked so hard for. Rush in there right now and break his hands and legs so he'll never be able to use them again. Make him totally helpless without you. Then he'll be yours... body and soul."'' - Kyoko, [[Episode 6]].</blockquote> <br />
*Kyoko's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-162cm]]. Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
*A magical girl who came from another town, going after [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]]'s turf after hearing of her death, only to learn from [[Kyubey]] upon arrival that [[Sayaka Miki|Sayaka]] has taken over.<br />
**According to the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']], Kyoko is from the neighboring city of [[Kasamino City|Kasamino]].<br />
*Kyoko is always eating something.<br />
*An egoist who doesn't take heed of the damage to the people around her.<br />
**Kyoko is a callous magical girl who doesn't even mind sacrifices, no matter how much, if it's to gain a Grief Seed.<br />
*A magical girl who simply has supernatural powers and abandoned the premise of justice and benevolence. In short, she doesn't hesitate in any sense in using her magic powers for her own selfish benefit and desires. Kyoko debuts as an ultra selfish character<br />
*Kyoko's regular clothes are the active type and leave a delinquent impression somewhere. She seems to be the type who doesn't mind her navel peeking out.<br />
*Kyoko's special ability is confirmed in the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']], she can create some kind of illusion to entice or confuse others. Also, she is able to split herself into multiple images to confuse the opponents during battles.<br />
*Kyoko seems to have a rather sadistic side. This is shown in episode 6 when she approaches Sayaka when Sayaka is about to visit her friend Kyousuke. Kyoko scoffs at Sayaka's wish, then says that if she wanted him that badly, she should just go in and break his hand and legs, leaving him crippled and they could be together.<br />
*Kyoko was the daughter of a preacher. Her father started to deviate from regular doctrine and was excommunicated for it - Kyoko used her wish to get her father more followers; however, upon finding this out, her father went insane and killed the entire family but Kyoko, then committing suicide. From there on, Kyoko only uses her magical powers for herself.<br />
*Kyoko values food and chastises those who waste it. After her father lost supporters, Kyoko and her family (parents, Kyoko herself, [[Momo]], her little sister) nearly starved.<br />
*While Kyoko was initially cold toward Sayaka, she grows to like her. This is because Kyoko sees Sayaka making the same mistakes as her. During the end of episode 7, Kyoko even monitors Sayaka's witch hunt. While it is unknown if Sayaka needed her help, Kyoko does protect Sayaka against one of the witch's attacks.<br />
*Kyoko, as revealed in episode 9, liked Sayaka because Sayaka reminded her why she became a magical girl: Kyoko loved stories where love and courage prevail.<br />
*Kyoko, in an effort to restore Sayaka to normal after she became a witch, takes Madoka to Oktavia's lair. After taking many hits defending herself and watching Madoka's attempts to reach her prove futile, Kyoko sacrifices herself to stop Octavia so Sayaka would not die alone. This also allowed for Homura, who had just arrived, to rescue Madoka and leave the witch's lair with her.<br />
*In a previous timeline, Kyoko is killed by a mentally broken Mami after the fight with Oktavia. Having gone mad after learning what happens to magical girls with time, Mami shot and destroyed Kyoko's Soul Gem, killing her in what she saw as a mercy kill that would save Kyoko from becoming a witch.<br />
*Kyoko is brought back to life by Madoka's wish in Episode 12<br />
*Kyoko's backstory is told in the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']].<br />
**She had one sister, [[Momo Sakura]].<br />
*Kyoko's magic is called "enchantment".<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
<blockquote>''"You know what the food chain is, right? I'm sure you learned about it in school. Witches prey on weak humans and we prey on the witches. That's the way how the world works, isn't?"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Madoka Magica Episode 5: There's No Way I'd Regret This|Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Fans also use the alternative spelling of Kyouko for her name. This is because the first 'o' in Kyoko is a long vowel which is written as 'ou' (おう) in Japanese. In proper [[wikipedia:Hepburn romanization|Hepburn romanization]], the long vowel is indicated by a macron on top (Kyōko). The macron is often left out in general usage. When spelled that way, she has the same fist name as Kyouko Kasodani from Touhou Project, a danmaku game series.<br />
*Before her name was officially revealed, she was nicknamed Condom-chan by Western fans because of the suggestive-looking ice lolly she had flapping in her mouth in the Opening animation. She is nicknamed Anko by Japanese fans due to an initial misreading of her name when she was first revealed in a magazine.<br />
*The first character for Sakura (佐) means "to help" while the second (倉) means "warehouse."<br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*Her last name sounds the same as (桜) "cherry blossom", which is also the first name of the protagonist of [[wikipedia:Cardcaptor Sakura|Cardcaptor Sakura]] [http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/sakura/], a kind of magical girl manga/anime.<br />
*Her first name (杏子) means "apricot." Apricot+ happens to be [[Ume Aoki]]'s circle name [http://ap.sakuraweb.com/].<br />
*The first character of her name (杏) is the implied real first name (An) of Kafuka Fuura from [[wikipedia:Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]. Both characters are voiced by [[Wikipedia:Ai Nonaka|Ai Nonaka]].<br />
*She is the only main character whose first name has certain kanji in the original Japanese version.<br />
*Aoi Yuuki (VA of [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]) confessed that she was in love with the Kyoko character in the [[wiki:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] bonus CD.<br />
**Ok, "in love" would be putting it lightly considering Aoi Yuuki claims Kyoko to be her ''waifu'' with extreme infatuation.<br />
**So is Chiwa Saito (VA of [[Homura Akemi|Homura]]) apparently.<br />
**And Ryouko Shintani ([[Hitomi Shizuki|Hitomi]]).<br />
**Eri Kitamura ([[Sayaka Miki|Sayaka]]) is the [[:file:Twitter comment.jpg|Seme]] to Kyoko's Uke. <br />
*According with the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']], Kyoko has been a magical girl for a year before she met Mami. Since the Drama CD events takes place one year before the anime events, it is suspected that Kyoko has been a magical girl for at least two years. Making her the second veteran of the group, after Mami.<br />
*Kyoko's special attack is called ''"Rosso Fantasma"'' (Red Illusion/Phantom) but for personal reasons she no longer has her illusory powers during the time of the anime events.<br />
**For obvious reasons she thinks that the name is embarrassing, you can blame Mami for that.<br />
**In chapter 19 of [[Kazumi Magica]], [[Umika Misaki]] uses her own ability to learn and study how to use ''"Rosso Fantasma"''.<br />
* Ai Nonaka describes Kyoko's speech style to be Shouwa-ish (Shouwa era, 1926-1989), meaning an old style of talking.<br />
* In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 7]], Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) describes the character of Kyoko of being an anti-hero, a flawed human character that has to fight to overcome aspects of her unjust self, to attain an overall form of justice that she believes in.<br />
* In the original draft for the script it is stated that Kyouko did steal the apples in [[Episode 7]]<br />
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==Speculations & Observations==<br />
<blockquote>''"I beg you, God... If this is how my life ends... Let me see a happy dream, just once..."'' - Kyoko, [[Madoka Magica Episode 9: I'll Never Allow That|Episode 9]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:The savior of a new world.jpg|right|100px|thumb|his heresy]]<br />
*Certain comments from [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]] in Episode 2 and 3 seem to be referring to Kyoko, indicating that they had encountered each other in the past. She mentions Mami by name in Episode 4. In Episode 5, when Sayaka says that she blames Mami's death on people like Kyoko, Kyoko tells her to "Shut up. Just shut up", further implying some connection between the two. The prequel manga ''[[Oriko Magica]]'', which will star Kyoko and Mami, is likely to explain this in detail.<br />
**Kyoko refers to Mami only by her first name with Kyubey in [[Madoka Magica Episode 4: Both Miracles and Magic Exist|Episode 4]]. This was considered a sign that Kyoko and Mami had known each other previously.<br />
**The [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 3: Farewell Story|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] tells the backstory of Kyoko and Mami meeting for the first time. It is suggested that the events take place prior to the beginning of the anime series. <br />
***In the same Drama CD, Kyoko addresses Mami as Mami-san, indicating that their relationship is as Senpai and Kōhai. By the end of the story Kyoko addresses Mami with her full name, indicating that their relationship has become distant.<br />
*Her behavior and character hint to next possible past of hers. In episode seven, it is revealed that she too made a selfless wish for her father, and ended up losing her entire family due to her wish's repercussions. Thus, she eats gratuitously because her family never had enough to eat before she made her wish. Kyoko states that she has learned from this experience that using magic to help others is a mistake, and that magic should only be used to make one's own wishes come true.<br />
**It is possible that Kyoko is suffering from an eating disorder brought by the traumatic death of her family. Kyoko uses food as a way to comfort her loneliness or any sorrowful events.<br />
***It may be possible that Kyoko eats excessively to erase the memories of hunger, as those emotions are tied to her traumatic past. <br />
**A [[NewType 2011-07|NewType]] article goes into more details regarding Kyoko's character and behavior.<br />
*According to the official artwork of Kyoko's younger self, she wore blue pants (most likely jeans). As of now, she wears tight blue shorts. It could be speculated that she cut her own pants into shorts when they got too small, since the color is very similar. This contributes to the fact that she was poor so she probably couldn't afford many clothes.<br />
*Kyoko seems to dislike when girls became magical girls because they made a selfless wish. While at first she disliked Sayaka for making a selfless wish, in the end she grows to like her because Kyoko sees Sayaka making the same mistakes as her. In Kazumi Magica she is seen fighting against [[Yuuri Asuka]], probably because of her wish (to cure Airi). <br />
**In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], it seems that Kyoko believes that her selfless wish to help her family end up hurting them, because of that she blames herself for what happened. She thinks that by forcing her own selfish form of happiness on others, she end up hurting what was precious and important to her. Kyoko reasons that if she had made a selfish wish for herself, the only person end up hurting would had been her own self. <br />
*Kyoko's father was a priest who was responsible for the overseeing of a large cathedral. As a result of preaching new ideas and deviating from church doctrine he was excommunicated from the order, he was also alienated from his congregation as a result of preaching heresy (?).<br />
**Kyoko's father could be an [[wikipedia:Nippon Sei Ko Kai|Anglican priest]] since he is married with children, also his clergy outfit is similar to their style. Another evidence is that his cathedral shares some architectural similarities to the [[wikipedia:Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury Cathedral]]. <br />
** According to Kyoko, her father was an extremely kind and sensitive man. So sensitive that he was in constant worry due to the state of the world's affairs. In her own words: ''"He was too honest. Too kind. Every morning reading the paper, the worries of the world brought him to tears"''. As a result of this he started preaching new ideas born more from his convoluted (idealistic) emotions rather than continue to preach the acceptable doctrine, which got him and his family to become destitute and hungry. Driven by hunger and pity, Kyoko made her wish to help his father find new followers by making anyone who listened to him to believe his words. But Kyoko's father soon learned the truth behind the miracle that he experienced, that his preaching was only accepted as a result of magic and not by real devotion to his radical ideas. The fact that his followers' hearts and minds were manipulated by magic shattered his mind and worldview. Once Kyoko's father is confronted with the awful truth, probably driven by madness, he decides to kill his wife and Kyoko's little sister, after murdering his family in cold blood he commits suicide. It is unknown how or why Kyoko survived or if her father tried to take her life. It is assumed that she most likely survived as a result of her being a magical girl who cannot die unless her Soul Gem is destroyed.<br />
***It is possible to say that Kyoko's father would have never been able to trust anyone as a result of the spell that was cast upon him. Not only did he saw his daughter as a sort of monster (witch) but he probably saw himself to be an abomination, which is why he decided death was the only viable option.<br />
*In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]] a news broadcast indicates that a private residence in [[Kasamino City]] was caught on fire, inside the residency they found the bodies of the three members of the Sakura family. According with police the residents were forced in multiple suicide but the broadcast doesn't mention any other details. It is not known if the police suspected the father, or if the private residency was the [[Sakura Church]].<br />
*It's speculated by some fans that Momo, her younger sister may have secretly been turned into a Magical Girl, only to become the witch [[Elsa Maria]] in the end.<br />
*In Episode 9, she stores Sayaka's soulless body in an expensively decorated room. Some viewers believe that this is her true home, but there has been speculation that it is merely a hotel room that she managed to somehow commandeer using her magic.<br />
**Also, we see Kyoko throwing two wooden sticks at a wall before entering Oktavia's barrier. There is a graffiti of a heart and inside it we can read the words "Love Me Do" which is the name of a Beatle's song. This song probably represents Kyoko's feelings towards Sayaka.<br />
***"Love Me Do" is written purposely wrong according with the English grammar.<br />
****A verse of the lyrics: "Love, Love Me Do/You know I love you/I'll always be true/So please, Love Me Do"<br />
*****When you read "Love Me Do" out loud, it can be "miss understood" as "Love Me Too".<br />
**Episode 11 reveals that Sayaka's body was found in a hotel room with no leads to what happened. It is unlikely that was Kyoko's residency.<br />
**The [[Oriko Magica|Oriko manga]] reinforces the idea that Kyoko lacks a permanent residency, instead she takes shelter at a fancy hotel (it is never stated how is she able to afford it or what trick she used to obtain a room).<br />
***Rumor has it that there is a magazine article that states that Kyoko has mind trick powers that she gained when she made her wish (similar to her Father's ability to make people believe him) but she lost those powers due to the trauma caused by seeing her father killing her family and hanging himself. The same article indicates that Kyoko gets her monetary income by breaking and busting ATM machines, she uses the stolen money to buy food and pay rent on expensive hotel rooms. <br />
****[[Megami Magazine 2011-07|This magazine article]] confirms the suspicion in regards to [[Megami Magazine 2011-07#Kyoko's Food Supply|Kyoko's income]], it also supports the idea that Kyoko has the ability from her wish to charm others [[Megami Magazine 2011-07#Kyoko's Power|("mind trick")]] but doesn't use them as she suppresses them subconsciously because of the trauma with her family. Her powers had been described as persuasion/hallucination.<br />
*****Same article illustrates that Kyoko's bad behavior and mischief is due to her attempt to cope with reality to survive her ordeal. It is thanks to this survival mechanism that she was able to avoid despair. Same article indicates that while Kyoko is no stranger to robbery, she would never harm anyone who was innocent in the process. Instead, she would commit her crimes without harming anyone physically by committing them at night. <br />
******Kyoko's full ability is finally displayed in the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 3: Farewell Story|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']], she has the ability to confuse her opponents with illusions as well as split herself into multiple images.<br />
******In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Kyubey explains that Kyouko's magic is called "enchantment". When Kyouko rejected her power after losing her family, she also rejected her own wish. Kyubey explains that Kyoko's magic is now useless, because her subconscious mind has rejected her own wish and along with it her magical ability. As long has Kyouko's mind rejects or regrets her own wish, she wont be able to use her magic as she did before. <br />
*Her spear could be a reference to the scorpion's spear.<br />
**The spear appears as linked pieces during combat, like the scorpion's tail.<br />
**She uses a warding spell in battle. Scorpions often associated with protection/warding spells, in Egypt and Tibet the Scorpion is made into an amulet - signifying protection and warding off evil.<br />
**The scorpion character who appears in Goethe's Faust is caught between the extremes of heaven or hell. Kyoko commits sins like letting people die and (likely) steals food, but in the same time she's seen as praying and she never allows wasting food.<br />
***Kyoko offers an apple to Sayaka while she advises her to live a life of selfishness but Sayaka refuses both of them. Sayaka believes that Kyoko's self-centered philosophy is just wrong and also rejects the fruit because she apparently believes it was stolen. Her attempt to tempt Sayaka with an apple and her suggestion to follow a path of selfish survivalism could be interpreted as Kyoko acting as the snake advising Sayaka to abandon the path of justice.<br />
***Kyoko refuses to abandon Sayaka's soulless body in Episode 9 even after Homura told her it was hopeless, she even sacrifices some of her Soul Gem's purity to keep Sayaka's body warm at her own expense. Kyoko even admits to Madoka that one time she used to be an idealist just like Sayaka, that she used to believe in stories where love and courage could overcome anything.<br />
*Her spear could be a reference to a Snake in it's elongated form or the Lance of Longinus.<br />
*Kyoko's spear could be a reference to a unicorn's horn, as a picture of a mermaid wind-chime (which may represent Sayaka's witch form) next to a unicorn wind-chime appears in the Blu-Ray version of episode 9 while Kyoko speaks with Madoka about saving Sayaka.<br />
**The unicorn became the most important imaginary animal of the middle ages and the Renaissance when it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin.<br />
***According with antique encyclopedias, its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. <br />
****This often gets extended to the lifting of curses and breaking of illusions.<br />
*Kyoko is the only character who is the most affected by Sayaka's death in the both the previous timeline and the new world created by Madoka, even though she described her relationship with Sayaka as "finally being able to become friends". This lends credence to speculation that Kyoko's feelings for Sakaya go beyond that of normal friendship.<br />
**Interestingly, Kyoko never calls anyone by their name until near the end of [[Madoka Magica Episode 8: I'm Such a Fool|Episode 8]] when Sayaka's about to become a Witch. After that she mentions Sayaka's name constantly through [[Madoka Magica Episode 9: I'll Never Allow That|Episode 9]]. Every other timeline in [[Episode 10]] and [[Episode 12]] Kyoko never addresses Madoka or Homura by name. Nor does she address Mami, although she doesn't exactly have any real dialogue with her. It is suspected that this puts an emphasis on how important Sayaka is to Kyoko.<br />
*The ''[[Madoka Magica Drama CD 2: Sunny Day Life|"Sunny Day Life"]]'' Drama CD points out that Kyoko doesn't go to school.<br />
*Production notes indicates that in [[Madoka Magica Episode 9: I'll Never Allow That|Episode 9]], Kyoko [[:file:Production Note Kyoko Injuries.jpg|damaged her entire right torso]]. <br />
*According to some fans, her somewhat tomboyish nature, reddish hair tied in a pony-tail and sporty style of clothing (when not transformed) which includes shorts and exposes her navel make her look rather like Yoko Littner from [[wikipedia:Gurren Lagann|Gurenn Lagann]] (a mecha anime from Gainax).<br />
**She could also be said to resemble Hibiki Ganaha from [http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/index.php?title=THE_iDOLM@STER THE iDOLM@STER] franchise, to the point one could [[wikipedia:Palette swap|palette swap]] them into each other. Their hairstyles, expressions, and fangs are all similar. Even their casual and hyperactive personalities are the same. This has been noted in some fan art. [http://hijiribe.donmai.us/post/show/962043 (Danbooru SFW image)] <br />
*In episode 10, some audiences are under the impression that Kyoko is a member of Madoka's team. However, actually, there is "no" scene that Kyoko joins in Madoka's team. Moreover, she obviously opposes their team at the beginning of the timeline 3. There is a possibility that Kyoko is an "enemy" of Madoka's team in the timeline 3. She may plan on poaching Sayaka from Madoka's team. So Kyoko chases Sayaka and happen to be present at the scene of her changing.<br />
**In "The different story" and Mami's scenario in PSP, Kyoko, after she meets again Mami, does not fight as Mami's member on the very end. So in Timeline 3, there is a high possibility a member of Madoka's team on the very end.<br />
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===A Different Kyoko:===<br />
<blockquote>''"It' be like a story where love and courage wins, you know? When I think about it, I became a mahou shoujo because I loved those stories."'' - Kyoko, [[Episode 9]].</blockquote><br />
*Magazine articles and other Media have depicted another side of Kyoko that exists in the New World (or a happier parallel world version):<br />
**Kyoko's idealism is still [[Animedia_2011-06#Kyouko_in_the_New_World|intact and strong]]; she still has a strong desire to help people. Probably becoming a good girl and a self-respecting mahou shoujo. This could be a result that she never lost her family as it was [[NewType_2011-07#Kyouko_Character_Description|the catalyst]] for her character change.<br />
***It is speculated that Kyoko never lost her idealism, but instead she buried it after she understood the awful reality of the real world. Kyoko tries desperately to suppress her old self through out the series, but it would gradually start to come back as the series progresses.<br />
****It is suspected that her meeting with Sayaka and their gradual interaction was the triggering event that rekindled Kyoko's lost idealism.<br />
****This is confirmed in the Drama CD 3, in which it is revelaed that Kyouko had an illusory power named "Rosso Fantasma" (Red Illusion/Phantom) by Mami. After the death of her family, she loses this power since she becomes disillusioned and loses her ideals. It is heavily implied that that was the same attack she used to kill Oktavia, showing that she rekindled her idealism.<br />
**The ''[[Drama CD 2|"Sunny Day Life"]]'' depicts a Kyoko who is still "innocent" as she cannot understand why would anyone steal used panties. <br />
***It is speculated that this "Pure Maiden" characteristic resides in the New World version of Kyoko.<br />
****The same could be said in the Old World version too as there is nothing to indicate otherwise but because of lack of evidence this is only speculation.<br />
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===Platonic or Yuri Love?===<br />
It is common to find yuri (lesbian homosexual) subtext projected into the Mahou Shoujo genre by the fanbase. Sometimes it develops into shippings or pairings created by fans, even if it was not part of the creators' original intention. The creators of the show may have been aware of this phenomenon so they decided to exploit the same yuri subtext phenomenon when it came to the relationship between Kyoko and Sayaka. However, the percieved yuri subtext mostly comes from Kyoko making it one-sided; and while it is officially recognized that Kyoko has feelings for Sayaka, it is uncertain what types of feelings they are. Fans of the yuri relationship would argue that Sayaka just never had the chance to return these feelings, and Kyoko was never really good in articulating them. <br />
Fans have also noticed that the feminine form of Kyousuke could be Kyoko.<br />
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On the other hand, critics of the Kyoko and Sayaka yuri theory suggest that the two characters never knew each other long enough to develop any sort of romantic relationship, even if their sexual orientation was homosexual. Kyoko's relationship with Sayaka is explained as one of close sympathy, rather than love, a possible explanation for her efforts to redeem Sayaka - perhaps even at the cost of her own life. <br />
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You can find more details regarding the yuri argument [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyoko|here]].<br />
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== Kyoko in Oriko Magica ==<br />
{{Spoilers|Oriko}}<br />
<blockquote>''"Kind of like a magical girl manga?" <br \> --"But unlike in manga, love and courage are rare commodities. There is no salvation awaiting either."'' - Yuma and Kyoko, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 1]].</blockquote><br />
* In Chapter 1, Kyoko takes in [[Yuma]], a young girl orphaned when her parents are killed by a witch shortly before Kyoko kills it. Yuma has no one to go back to, and together they break into bathhouses and share a hotel room. Kyoko tries to instill her own morals into Yuma, and tells her to never disrespect and waste food. Yuma accompanies Kyoko to fight Witches, and when checking for wounds on Yuma after she has a close call with a witch, Kyoko learns of Yuma's abusive past, and sympathizes with her even more. [[Kyubey]] appears and tells Kyoko about the murders of magical girls. He attempts to contract with Yuma, but Kyoko stops him and tells Yuma to never become a magical girl.<br />
* In Chapter 2, Kyoko leaves Yuma in their hotel room and goes out to fight a witch alone. Kyoko nearly dies from having her legs and arms torn off by the witch. Yuma, who has just made a contract with Kyubey, uses her new healing powers to save her. Kyoko is incredibly angry that the girl didn't heed her warnings about contracting, but after Yuma cries about fearing that she's useless and that she had been pushed to the edge by a girl named [[Oriko]], Kyoko subsides. She does, however, promise to make Oriko pay for what she'd done.<br />
* In Chapter 3, Kyoko appears only once, and speaks with [[Mami]] about the recent murders of magical girls. Mami is looking for a "black magical girl", but Kyoko knows only as much as Mami does. Yuma then flips Mami's skirt in defense of Kyoko, thinking that Mami was bullying her caretaker. Kyoko tells her that she is mistaken about Mami, but thanks her for trying to be helpful. She asks Mami about [[Oriko]], but Mami doesn't know anything and Kyoko will tell her no more about it.<br />
* In Chapter 6, Kyoko and [[Yuma]] fight together with [[Mami]] against [[Kirika]] after saving the blond magical girl. The fact that {{spoiler|a magical girl will become a witch in her despair, but Yuma's words unite them again and together with Mami, they defeat the witch Kirika}}.<br />
* In Chapter 7, {{spoiler|Oriko is killed, and everyone seems to be safe, but Oriko's final attack kills Madoka. Kyoko asks Yuma if she can heal her, but it's too late, so Homura resets the timeline.}}<br />
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== Kyoko in Kazumi Magica == <br />
*Kyoko made a brief appearance in chapter 16 of Kazumi Magica. She was mentioned in Michiru's diary, as she describes how she met [[Yuuri Asuka]], who at that time was fighting against Kyoko.<br />
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==Kyoko in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]==<br />
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*Kyoko's Rosso Fantasma makes a return.<br />
**It is used to daze opponents for several turns, leaving them open to attack.<br />
*Kyoko is the only person that can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch.<br />
*Kyoko's family reappears in the game during a flashback.<br />
*Kyoko's witch form is revealed: [[Ophelia]].<br />
*In the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route]], Homura can choose Madoka, Mami or Kyoko to accompany her in the search for Sayaka. If she chooses {{spoiler|Kyoko, Sayaka will be saved.}}<br />
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==Kyoko in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]==<br />
*Kyoko's illusion ability recovers a little in the 3rd volume, when she tries to stop Mami from committing suicide. {{Spoiler|(Die with Oktavia)}}<br />
*She not only can make multiple images of herself, but also can make other kinds of illusions. {{spoiler|She fakes Mami to believe her own soul gem is cleansed, to stop Mami from turning into Candeloro.}}<br />
*Kyoko finally is defeated by a witch and dies. {{Spoiler|Before this, she gets a grief seed from Oktavia to cleanse Mami's soul gem.}}<br />
*Kyoko and Madoka becomes secret friends when Madoka visits Kyoko.<br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-06#Kyouko_in_the_New_World|Animedia June 2011]]<br />
*[[NewType_2011-07#Kyouko_Character_Description|NewType July 2011]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Ai_Nonaka_.28Kyoko.29_Data_File|Ai Nonaka's Data file]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===Official art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyouko character art.png|Official character art (from the official website).<br />
File:Kyouko spear.png|<br />
File:Kyouko family.png|Official art of Kyoko's family (depiction of her father and younger sister)<br />
File:Kyoko's Mom.png|Kyoko's mother, as she appears in The Different Story.<br />
File:Apricot +7.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]] doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias<br />
File:10.jpg|Ume shipping Kyoko and Sayaka in her doujin<br />
File:Apricot +9.jpg|Fan translation of Kyoko x Sayaka page 1<br />
File:Ume sensei doujin kyosaya 1.jpg|Fan translation of Kyoko x Sayaka page 2<br />
File:BD_3_Ume_4koma_TL.jpg|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 3 fanbook<br />
File:BD 4 Ume 4koma TL.jpg|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 4 fanbook<br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Drawing 1.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Drawing 2.gif<br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Drawing 3.jpg<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p08 p09.jpg<br />
File:MM 09.2011 Kyouko.jpg<br />
File:KyokoCasualOrikoVersion.png|Kyoko appearing in casual clothes in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:KyokoPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Kyoko in her magical girl clothes in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Kyoko prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Kyoko.<br />
File:Nitroblog sayaka kyoko comiket.jpg|art from Nitroplus blog<br />
File:Guide_Dog_PR_poster_featuring_Kyoko.jpg|Guide Dog PR poster featuring Kyoko<br />
File:PN 71.jpg|Kyoko's spear design from the production notes.<br />
File:PN 72.jpg<br />
File:PN 73.jpg<br />
File:BD_4_Scan_05.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 4 Booklet. <br />
File:PN 74.jpg<br />
File:Production Note 0010.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Hotel Room 1.jpg|[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Background.2FArchitecture_2|Sketch of Kyoko's hotel room.]] <br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Hotel Room 2.jpg|[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Background.2FArchitecture_2|Another Sketch of Kyoko's hotel room.]]<br />
File:Dengeki_ps_kyoko_witch_form.jpg|Ophelia, Kyoko's witch form.<br />
File:Chibi_Kyoko.jpg<br />
File:Kyoko family happy psp.png|Kyoko and her family on the PSP.<br />
File:Don%27t_leave_me_alone.jpg|Kyoko finding her father's body in the Oriko Magica manga.<br />
File:Madokatdsa_078.jpg|Kyoko using Rosso Fantasma.<br />
File:A different story rosso phantasma.jpg|<br />
File:PMMMO-Kyouko.png|Kyoko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Kyoko as a regular girl====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyoko_Opening.gif|Kyoko captured from the opening.<br />
File:Kyoko eating biscuit.gif|Kyoko eating biscuit.<br />
File:Kyoko dancing.gif|Kyoko dancing.<br />
File:Kyoko making friends.gif|Kyoko making friends.<br />
File:Kyoko eats hamburger.gif|Kyoko eats hamburger.<br />
File:Kyoko eating chips.jpg|Kyoko eating chips.<br />
File:Kyoko gluttony.gif|The Amazing Kyoko and her bottomless stomach.<br />
File:Kyouko eating cake ep 12.jpg|Never change, Kyoko.<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Kyoko as a Magical Girl====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyouko transformation 2.gif|Kyoko's transformation sequence<br />
File:Kyouko transformation.gif|Another transformation sequence<br />
File:Kyoko in action.gif|Killing Witches<br />
File:Sayaka fighting with Kyoko.gif|Kyoko fighting with Sayaka<br />
File:Sayaka fighting with Kyoko2.gif|Kyoko fighting with Sayaka<br />
File:Prayer and kiss.png|Kyoko prays and then kisses her soul gem (It is customary for Catholics to kiss their rosary beads as a part of their prayer).<br />
File:Kyoko Prayer and kiss.gif<br />
File:Oktavia Spear snake scorpion tail.png|Kyoko's ultimate attack looks snake-like, could also be interpreted as a scorpion's tail<br />
File:Kyouko last stand.png|Kyoko's final battle with [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|Oktavia]]<br />
File:Kyouko fighting with Oktavia.gif|Kyouko fighting with Oktavia<br />
File:Sayaka and Kyoko.gif|Kyoko and Sayaka <br />
File:Kyopraying.gif|Kyoko in prayer<br />
File:Kyouko get killed.gif|Kyouko get killed<br />
File:Kyouko soul gem.jpg|Kyoko's soul gem.<br />
File:Ep7-kyoko-ring.png|Her ring during the church scene, which reads "kyoko" in runes.<br />
File:Ep7-kyoko-ring2.png|Another shot of her ring, which had runes added in the BD version.<br />
File:Madokamagica05_263.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Kyoko as a witch in the PSP game ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dengeki ps kyoko witch form.jpg|[[Ophelia]]<br />
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===Fanart===<br />
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File:Kyouko is mai waifu drawn by Yuuki Aoi.jpg|Fan art drawn by Aoi Yuuki herself.<br />
File:Kyokuko family fighting early life.png|A fanart depiction of Kyoko's early life and family.<br />
File:Kyouko little sis.jpg|Fan depiction of Kyoko and her little sister.<br />
File:Kyouko lil sis flying.jpg|Kyoko being an awesome sister.<br />
File:Sakura sisters young church.png|The cute sisters.<br />
File:The Sakura Sisters.jpg|The Sakura Sisters.<br />
File:Kyouko nun.jpg|Kyoko Sakura as an Anglican nun.<br />
File:Badass Kyouko movie.jpg|How popular is Kyoko with fans? You tell me.<br />
File:Kyouko just wants friends.jpg|<br />
File:Aoki_Ume_Kyoko_highrez.png|Fan coloring of Ume's work<br />
File:Fan creation kyouko gem jewelry.jpg|Fan creation of Kyoko's jewelry. <br />
File:Fan creation Kyouko Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Kyoko's Soul Gem with a crucifix.<br />
File:Kyouko wants friends.png|She is not bad, she just wanted friends.<br />
File:Xenu.jpg|Mr. Sakura's new doctrine wasn't too popular...<br />
File:Puella Magi Kyouko Magika.jpg|<b>"Puella Magi Kyoko Magica"</b>. All am saying is that she should get her own spinoff...<br />
File:Kyouko alt hairstyle.jpg<br />
File:(Ootsuka Rei) Whether you're a zombie or not.png|Magical girls are basically interns that you pay only once.<br />
File:Kyouko Nendoroid photoshop.jpg<br />
File:Kyoko roasting Kyubey.gif|Kyoko roasting Kyubey.<br />
File:Kyoko pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Fanart Kyoko evaluates.jpg|How much does Kyoko evaluate for each character?<br />
File:Kyouko momo fanart father.png<br />
File:Kyouko pocky addiction fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko meets sayaka afterlife fan.gif|Kyouko meets sayaka afterlife<br />
File:Unmaibou snacks kyouko fanart chibi.jpg|How Kyouko got her Umaibou, she paid for it!<br />
File:Homeless kyouko speculah fanart.jpg|Technically homeless but she does sleep on nicer places.<br />
File:Sakurakyoko-4-2.jpeg<br />
File:2d62a406271fd68a8fe7b625936a61ee.jpg<br />
File:452290-1.jpg<br />
File:Sample-75758ea453050af9ae30d5b2f4d0a178.jpg<br />
File:Badass kyouko is badass.jpg|Mahou Shoujo is some serious business.<br />
File:Kyouko am I moe now sayaka.png<br />
File:Kyouko school uniform take my snack.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko in space sun fanart witch labyrinth.jpg|Why is Kyoko so cool?<br />
File:The end of analog broadcasting kyoko comic fanart.jpg|Kyoko, the original [[poorfag]].<br />
File:Kyouko is cool by noirrac-d3ke0d8.jpg<br />
File:Kyoko magical soldier fanart.png<br />
File:NEW POPE.png|We have a Pope! And it is Rome's first Female Japanese Anglican Magical Girl Pope!<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Location ====<br />
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File:Kyouko church.jpg|Sakura Cathedral: Kyoko's father was a priest, and his cathedral could house a large congregation.<br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Hotel Room 1.jpg|Kyoko's hotel room sketch design.<br />
File:Artbook Kyouko Hotel Room 2.jpg|another sketch of the same hotel room.<br />
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==== Observations ====<br />
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File:Kyouko_print.jpg|Comparison of Kyoko's chain barrier emblem and a print of the Gojū-no-tō at [[wikipedia:Kōfuku-ji|Kōfuku-ji]]. <br />
File:Kyouko_high_eight.jpg|Kyoko's binoculars seem to be based on the High Eight Chocolate by Furuta Confectionary Co.<br />
File:Shaft ramen.jpg|Transcription of the package label on the instant ramen Kyoko eats at Homura's home, according to 2ch. Accuracy unconfirmed, but the label says that the manufacturer is SHAFT.<br />
File:Girls growing 2.jpg|Evidence that magical girls do age.<br />
File:Hidamari Hoshimittsu ep 9.jpg|Kyoko's outfit design is similar to a sketching drawing from the Hidamari series, another Ume Aoki's creation.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|佐倉杏子}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|sakura_kyouko}}<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW7JFBLMH9I&feature=related Fan fabricates Kyoko's ring with silver clay]<br />
*[http://expertkyoukotips.tumblr.com/ Ask Kyouko]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>212.98.152.60https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=53921Mami Tomoe2013-08-09T07:21:45Z<p>212.98.152.60: /* General Info */</p>
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<blockquote> ''"Tomoe Mami here." <br \ > "A senior at Mitakihara Middle School, just like you two."'' <br \ > ''"And... I'm a magical girl that has made a contract with Kyubey."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 2]].</blockquote> <br />
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Mami Tomoe is a magical girl who rescues [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] from a [[witch]] in [[episode 1]]. She is already contracted to [[Kyubey]] and offers to act as a mentor to the pair should they choose to become [[magical girl]]s. She is a powerful veteran who fights with summoned muskets and ribbons, as well as a ladylike older sister figure who enjoys tea. Mami, eager to acquire new friends, demonstrates the glory and heady thrill of magical heroism, but also shows Madoka and Sayaka the terrible danger inherent in going into the teeth of a witch's domain.<br />
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==General Info==<br />
[[File:Mami tea party cakes.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Mami sure loves her tea parties, just as much as she loves the company.]]<br />
* A ninth-grader who attends Mitakihara Middle School. A kind senior to Madoka, she’s the helpful, sisterly type. She lives alone in an apartment after her parents died in a car accident.<br />
'''Physical features'''<br />
*According to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], her height is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|162-165]]. <br />
*Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown.<br />
*She has characteristic [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OjouRinglets Ojou Ringlets] at the sides of her face.<br />
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'''Design'''<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]: <br />
** Design Check: "Her twisty, curly hair and floral hairpin make her seem like a big sister. Also, I gave her pretty [[Mami's mammies|big boobs]]". {tl note: Never change, Ume-tentei.}<br />
** "Magical girl outfit: Mami’s design was definitely centered around her image as a gunner. The second thing that stands out are her breasts." (Aoki)<br />
** "Her bustier and boots give her a western flavor which her cap accentuates."<br />
** "School uniform: Her style stands out even in uniform. Just as Ms. Aoki says, her breasts are the largest of the four. She wears pure white tights." (However, in the final design, she's seen wearing dark brown tights.)<br />
*[[Kirara Magica Interview Ume Aoki|Interview with Kirara Magica]]: <br />
**"To draw Mami-san, you just add drills and you have Mami-san (laughs)."<br />
'''Other details'''<br />
* Mami enjoys hosting tea parties. She has been shown to be a rather good cook, especially when it comes to dessert.<br />
* Mami's drinking tea from a teacup after her fight with [[Gertrud]] was an original idea added by [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_121|Inu Curry.]]<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Mami first appears as an older, more experienced girl, and is one of the first magical girls introduced in the series. She is shown to have feminine tastes, such as drinking tea and dressing with flower clips in her hair and bows on her shoes.<br />
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She has a strong sense of personal justice, which keeps her on the path of helping innocents despite gaining little reward for it. This sense of justice also makes it difficult for her to team up with other magical girls for more than short periods, as many will only fight witches for the chance of finding a Grief Seed or in self-defense, and many others are against teaming up with their "competition" in hunting witches. These circumstances compound with her lonely nature as an orphan who has trouble making friends at school due to her having little time for much outside of witch hunting, which has turned Mami into a very isolated person looking for friends.<br />
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She has been shown to take the harsh truths of the magical girl system quite badly depending on the circumstances, and at times has proven to be unstable and dangerous when confronted with them.<br />
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Mami always uses honorifics and calls people by their surname with the honorific '-san'. This shows her age and emotional distance to the other girls, who are younger than her and closer in age to each another.<br />
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==History==<br />
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<span style="font-size:1.1em; display: block;">'''Each sub-section below contains major spoilers.</span> <br />
Please refrain from reading if you are not yet familiar with the specific release.</div><br />
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===Mami in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
Some time before the start of the anime, Mami made her wish after she was in a car accident with her parents. She was most likely very badly wounded, as her parents died on the scene, and Mami only survived due to making a wish with [[Kyubey]], who appeared at just that moment, leaving Mami little time to consider her wish. For some time after that, Mami fought to save people from witches by herself.<br />
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It is established in the prequel drama CD [[Drama CD 3|Farewell Story]] that approximately a year later, she meets [[Kyoko Sakura]], a girl who had made her wish at about the same time as Mami, but is far less experienced. Mami saves her from a powerful witch that was too much for Kyoko to defeat alone. Kyoko admires Mami's skill and ideals, and she is the first one Mami has met who thought in a similar way as she did. They become a team, fighting witches and saving people together. Mami meets [[Sakura Family|Kyoko's family]], and the two girls become very close.<br />
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Some time after they begin working together, Kyoko's father discovers that Kyoko had made her wish to give him followers for his church, which caused him to have a mental breakdown in which he killed himself and everyone in the family, except Kyoko. This event causes Kyoko to change idealistically, and she breaks her alliance with Mami, saying she will fight only for herself from now on. Mami thinks that she can change Kyoko's mind and refuses to let her go off alone, which leads to a clash between them in which they battle using their magic. Kyoko finishes the battle by forcing Mami to give up or seriously hurt her junior, and they separate for good. Mami is alone again except for Kyubey until the anime series starts.<br />
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At the end of Episode 1, Mami meets [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] in the barrier of the witch [[Gertrud]]. She saves them from the familiars, chasing off the witch for the time being. [[Homura]] appears, and Mami advises her to chase after the witch to prevent an immediate conflict. Mami then introduces Madoka and Sayaka to Kyubey and explains the magical girl system, offering to bring them on her witch hunts to learn and experience the life of a magical girl. Acting as their mentor, she advises them to choose their wishes carefully. Mami searches for and defeats Gertrud upon their next encounter, saving the life of a woman committing suicide. She offers to share Gertrud's Grief Seed with Homura, but is rebuffed. Suspicious of Homura's motives in preventing Madoka from contracting, attempts to resolve differences with Homura fail.<br />
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When entering [[Charlotte|Charlotte's]] [[Barrier|barrier]], Mami and Madoka are confronted by Homura, who volunteers to take down Charlotte. Mami, still suspicious of Homura, ignores her warning that Charlotte is different from most witches and ties her up with ''Regale''. After Madoka agrees to contract, she was overwhelmed by the realisation that she would be no longer be fighting alone. Drunk on the "Power of Friendship", she is careless and reckless in her battle with Charlotte and is killed.<br />
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As revealed in episode 10, Mami has had multiple different demises in different timelines. Her death in the first timeline was when fighting Walpurgis Night. In the third timeline, upon learning about the fate of Puella Magi, Mami decides to kill her companions and herself before they can become witches, and Madoka kills her in order to save Homura and herself.<br /><br />
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'''New World'''<br /><br />
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<blockquote>''"She is gone. Guided away by the "Law of Cycles"."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote><br />
* Mami's death is negated in Episode 12 when Madoka's wish changes the laws of the universe. She now works together with Homura and Kyoko to defeat demons.<br />
*Little is known about Mami in the new world created by Madoka's [[Madoka#Important_Plot_Points|wish]], but she is aware of something called the "Law of Cycles", suggesting that she is aware of the facts and consequences of becoming a magical girl.<br />
**[[Gen Urobuchi]] [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Episode_Commentaries|explains]] that the "Law of Cycles" is a legend that is passed down orally among the magical girls. Urobuchi [[Otona_Anime_Vol.21|states]] that Mami would not be the only one who knew about it, Kyoko and perhaps Sayaka knew about it as well.<br />
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===Mami in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"That was close... It would've gotten me if I had let my guard down."'' - Mami, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
Mami first appears in the third chapter of [[Oriko Magica]]. <br />
* In Orika Magica, Mami does not die, unlike in the anime. In the third chapter, she fights Charlotte again, this time surviving the battle. She learns of the recent deaths of magical girls from Kyubey, who tells her that these deaths were caused by a black magical girl, not a witch. Mami decides to investigate, and she asks [[Kyoko]] for information. Kyoko doesn't know much more than Mami, but asks her about a white magical girl named [[Oriko]]. Mami doesn't know her, but when she probes for more information, Kyoko rebuffs her. [[Yuma]] believes the blonde is bullying Kyoko, and flips her skirt in retaliation, making Mami cry. Mami later crosses paths with Homura and tries to warn her about murders, but Homura tells her to stay away from "us" (presumably Homura, Madoka and Sayaka). She then meets [[Kirika Kure]], who has lost a precious stuffed toy given to her by someone important. Mami finds the toy and returns it to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her savior and treats her to crepes. Mami accidentally sets Kirika off by saying that she must "be affectionate" towards the person who gave Kirika the doll. A witch appears, surrounding Kirika. As Mami is contemplating how to kill it without hurting Kirika, the girl destroys the witch herself. Kirika, who turns out to be the black magical girl, attacks Mami to prove her devotion to her love.<br />
* Chapters 4 details the fight between the two further, with Mami coming out the victor. <br />
* In chapters 5 to 7, Oriko and Kirika set familiars in [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Mami tried to stop them to save students but got into their trap. Fortunately Kyoko and Yuma saved her. The three then fight against Kirika. The fact that a magical girl will become a witch made her despair, but Yuma's words unite them again and they finally defeat Kirika{{spoiler|'s witch form}}.<br />
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===Mami in Kazumi Magica=== <br />
<blockquote>''"Being a magical girl isn't easy, huh?"'' - Mami, [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_11:_.22Dead_or_A-rice.22|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, Chapter 11]].</blockquote><br />
* Mami made a brief appearance in chapter 11 of [[Kazumi Magica]]. She saved [[Michiru Kazusa]] from a Witch's attack's while apparently on vacation in Asunaro city. Mami protects Michiru with her magical ribbons, attacking the witch with her smaller guns and finishing it off with Tiro Finale. The reasons are unknown, but she was with [[Jubey]] instead of Kyubey at the time, and consequently was the reason Jubey met Michiru. {{Spoiler|However, based on later chapter, it was revealed that Mami was with Kyubey, but the memories of that encounter were modified by Umika.}}<br />
* Mami made a brief, [[:File:Kazumi-Mami.jpg|one-panel cameo]] in chapter 12, showing that her daring rescue inspired Michiru to name all the Pleiades' attacks in Italian.<br />
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===Mami in The Different Story===<br />
The beginning of [[The Different Story]] follows the drama CD [[Drama CD 3|Farewell Story]] rather faithfully until the end of the first volume, where it begins a new timeline. In this timeline, Mami survives her battle with Charlotte, and intervenes in the fight where Kyoko and Sayaka first meet.<br />
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Sayaka made a contract just in time to save Mami from being killed by Charlotte, and from then on, the two partner up to battle witches. When Sayaka is distracted during a fight, causing Mami to get hurt, Sayaka begins to lose confidence in herself as a "defender of justice".<br />
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Sayaka feels guilty over letting Mami's refusal to blame her, and Sayaka tells her that she want to quit. She doesn't think she's worthy of being Mami's partner after ignoring Hitomi and her odd behavior, which she didn't realize at the time was caused because of a witch's kiss. Mami tries to reason with her, but Sayaka responds that she won't respect Mami anymore if she still wants to partner with Sayaka.<br />
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When Mami catches up to Sayaka and saves her from the witch [[Elsa Maria]], admitting to her junior that she is a selfish and lonely girl who can't stand being alone. Mami decides to quit being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. She wants Sayaka back as her partner, which Sayaka claims makes her happy, just as her Soul Gem explodes and she becomes the witch [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]. Mami escapes the barrier, and Kyubey reveals to her that it's the fault of Kyoko, Homura and Mami herself that Sayaka became a witch.<br />
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When Mami learns the truth of the magical girl system, she spends a while thinking on her past interactions with other magical girls. Reference is made to her encounter with [[Michiru Kazusa]] from [[Kazumi Magica]], the new magical girls from the fist volume, and Kyoko's past with Mami in this flashback. Mami is so badly shaken that she decides to die with Oktavia. When Kyoko comes to stop her, she fights Kyoko without reserving her magic. It seems that she ties up Kyoko and kills her.<br />
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When Mami open's Oktavia's barrier, her magic exhaused and she is knocked to the ground. Her Soul Gem is rapidly darkening and she has little strength left. Mami flashbacks again to her past with Kyoko, which morphs into a hallucination where a younger version of herself (implied to be [[Candeloro]]) comes to her with visions of a witch's barrier and familiars that look like Kyoko and Sayaka. She thinks, "If I become a witch, I'll be able to make everyone stay by me always."<br />
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When Mami wakes up from this dream, Kyoko appears, showing that the Kyoko that was killed by Mami was just an illusion created with magic. Mami requests Kyoko to kill her since she is about to become a witch. Kyoko confesses to her that she think Mami as her sister. Mami sees Kyoko using a Grief Seed to cleanse her Soul Gem before leaving to fight Oktavia.<br />
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Mami next wakes up in her apartment, where she is greeted with a hug by Madoka and sees Homura. Homura was the one to find Mami on the street and take her home. Madoka leaves, and Homura and Mami talk about what happened. Kyubey comes to tell them that Kyoko is dead. He also admit that it is beneficial to him if both Mami and Kyoko become witches. Hearing that, Mami summons a piston from her Soul Gem, pointing it at Kyubey, ready to shoot him. But Kyubey depresses her, and then Homura slaps her, saying that she is too easy to be provoked. Then Homura seeks her help to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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Madoka comes to visit Mami, and tells Mami her decision. She wants to help Sayaka, and is willing to protect the city for Mami. Mami cries and tells Madoka that she doesn't want to fight any more.<br />
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Walpurgis comes. When Madoka, Sayaka and Homura is on the way, Madoka remembers something about Mami. Finally Mami's ideal is shown, and she is lying on the sofa, died with her broken soul gem.<br />
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===Mami in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*In Mami's route, Madoka becomes a magical girl. We also see information about Mami's past, extending as far back as her time with her family, before the accident that left Mami an orphan.<br />
*Mami {{Spoiler|can become the witch [[Candeloro]].}}<br />
*It is possible to save Mami in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|Homura route of the PSP Game.]]<br />
*In the Bonus Route, Mami becomes a magical girl idol.<br />
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==Wish==<br />
<blockquote> ''"If you want to make a wish for someone else, then you really need to take the time to think about what you actually want." <br \ > "Miki-san, do you really want to make his dream to come true? Or do you just want to be his benefactor? The two may sound the same, but they are actually completely different."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 3]].</blockquote> <br />
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*The exact phrasing of Mami's wish is currently unknown, as there are multiple conflicting versions of it from official sources (and no flat-out phrasing):<br />
** According to the [[Madoka Magica Manga|manga adaptation]], she simply asked Kyubey to "save her" during her car accident, but whether this is canonical for the anime is unknown.<br />
** According to a [[Megami Magazine 2011-07|magazine interview]], Mami's wish has something to do with ''"To connect to life"''.<br />
** According to [[The Different Story]] manga, she wished to "live on".<br />
* There are [[Wish_theories#Mami.27s_Wish|several theories]] regarding the exact phrasing of Mami's wish and its relation to her powers.<br />
*Mami does not regret making her wish, preferring life as a lonely magical girl to death. What she does seem to regret, however, is not having had more time to think over it. She tells Madoka to think carefully of her wish, as she wasn't able to; she also chastises Sayaka when she asks if the wish has to be for herself or someone else, asking her outright if she truly wants to help the other person ([[Kamijou]]) or wants him to be in debt with her instead.<br />
**According to Mami, what she does regret is that she did not think her wish carefully as she was under duress at the time. <br />
**In the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] she muses that it must be wonderful to make a wish for someone else's happiness.<br />
***It is revealed in [[The Different Story]] that Mami regrets her wish because she didn't think of saving her parents in her moment of desperation. Some suspect that she feels guilty about it because she was only thinking about herself.<br />
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==Weapons, Abilities and Fighting Style ==<br />
[[File:Mami_rifles_ep1.png|right|280px|thumb|Who needs guns that can fire more than once when you can do this?]]<br />
[[File:Finale_Cannon_2.png|right|280px|thumb|''Tiro Finale!'']]<br />
Mami is a veteran and is the most experienced magical girl in Madoka Magica, with Kyubey claiming in Episode 4 that that was the reason why she could afford to battle familiars as well as witches. However, whether she is the most powerful magical girl (discounting Ultimate Madoka), is up to [[Speculah:Mami_is_the_Strongest_Theory|debate]].<br /><br />
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*Mami's primary weapons are percussion-lock rifled muskets, which she can summon in large numbers and are fired by hand, remotely or are used as a melee weapon. Expended bullets can summon strings to ensnare the foe.<br />
*Mami's weapon which she uses for her finishing move, ''Tiro Finale'', is an enormous percussion lock cannon. The cannon and the method of use seems to vary each time she summmons it, implying that she probably creates it to match what she has in mind then.<br />
**Mami's guns can only shoot one bullet, but the type of the bullet can also vary so it can [[Tweets#Yukihiro_Miyamoto.2C_Series_Director|shoot shotgun shells too]].<br />
*Mami also uses ribbons which she can use to bind enemies. She extends them from her clothing or summons them out of the air.<br />
**Both Mami's guns and bullets are made of ribbons, her original magical ability.<br />
For more details on Mami's weapons and their use, see [[Weapons]]<br />
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'''Fighting style'''<br />
*As when she assaulted Gertrud's barrier, Mami fights in a very focused and disciplined manner, choosing her shots carefully and reacting quickly when she gets into trouble. Presumably, this is her normal fighting style. When hyped up on the "Power of Friendship" in Charlotte's barrier, she jumps recklessly into battle and freezes up when Charlotte transforms, leading to her getting eaten. In the interviews, it was stated that Mami is "Extremely powerful when she is alone".<br />
*Her fighting style while fighting Charlotte's minions resembles the gun kata from the movie [[wikipedia:Equilibrium (movie)|Equilibrium]]. [[Gen Urobuchi]] is a fan of the movie and has written a fanfic about it, called [http://vndb.org/v1390 Jouka no Monshou]. <br />
*The magic that Mami uses to summon muskets inside her skirt during her curtsy visually resembles the manner in which Roberta the Maid unloads grenades from her skirt in the manga/anime series ''Black Lagoon.'' In ''Bakemonogatari'' -- another anime by director Akiyuki Shinbo -- the heroine, Hitagi Senjōgahara, [http://www.japanator.com/bakemonogatari-hitagi-figure-has-an-awesome-skirt-13552.phtml|unloads office supplies from her skirt] for use as weapons in much the same way. Mami's use of muskets may also be inspired by Roberta; [[Gen Urobuchi]] was the writer of the novelizations of ''Black Lagoon''.<br />
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'''Related trivia and naming of moves'''<br />
*Mami names her attacks and announces them when she uses them. Her friends and fellow magical girls like to make fun of this habit.<br />
**Kyoko in ''[[Drama CD 3|"Farewell Story"]]'', called Mami's naming to be "too embarrassing"<br />
**Madoka thought that was cool and wanted to name her own attacks as well in [[Drama CD 2|''"Sunny Day Life"'']] (but Homura discourages it).<br />
**Then there is the story in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1]] by Kakeru, considered not canon but still a good case of why naming one's attack could be a bad idea.<br />
*The finishing move Mami used on the witch [[Gertrud]] and later [[Charlotte]] voiced out as ''"Tiro Finale"'' which means "final shot" in Italian.<br />
**Which sounds suspiciously similar to "Last Shooting", the attack which the RX-78-2 Gundam used in the first Gundam anime after it... lost its head.<br />
**Another of Mami's special attacks is her ''"Tiro Volley"'' as heard in the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD''"Farewell Story"'']].<br />
**Mami has a magical attack where she uses her ribbons to tie up and restrain her target, it is called ''"Regale"'', which means "gift" in Italian (possibly a corruption of "Legare", Italian for "tie up"). The name of the attack was first mentioned in the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], and was later mentioned again in the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 4: Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!|Drama CD 4, ''"Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!"'']]<br />
**In the official Italian dub version of the anime, Mami says ''"Final Shoot"'' in English, instead of Italian.<br />
*As Mami's wish has something to do with ''"To connect to life"'', so it is highly likely that it gave her the power to "tie" and "combine" things together. Her ribbons can also produce guns and because she is a veteran, her fighting prowess extends beyond her original powers.<br />
*One possible explanation with regards to Mami's ribbon powers is that it is related to [[Wish_theories#Mami.27s_Wish|Mami's original wish]] and its relation to Buddhist beliefs. One of the ideas in Buddhism is that the life we are living right now is just a temporary phase. Death is not the end, instead it is the time for your soul to begin a new journey. And thus "wanting to live" equates to "have a lot of attachment to this world" under the Buddhist philosophy, rather than "fear of dying". Mami's wish was generated from her strong attachment to life, and her power took the form of a literal interpretation: to be able to tie things together.<br />
**Ironically, after getting her wish granted [[NewType_2011-07#Mami_Character_Description|Mami gave up living a normal life]] and instead she focused on living as a magical girl. The [[Blu-Ray_Volume_5_Booklet#Mizubashi_Kaori_.28Tomoe_Mami.29_interview|crushing loneliness]] was sometimes too much for her.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Ume meet Urobuchi.jpg|thumb|right|140px|We suspect this is an accurate depiction]]<br />
*The character for her last name (巴) literally means "comma design," a Japanese swirl pattern. More info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe here].<br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*Her first name is written in katakana, which has no particular meaning. No official kanji of her name exists. When written in kanji, it can be read hundreds of ways, some of which are below. Do note that most of the examples below are not commonly used and are unrealistic. The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses one of the most commonly and traditionally used kanji (麻美), "beautiful hemp", as the hanzi for her first name.<br />
**graceful jewel (雅珠)<br />
**light of love (愛光)<br />
**true heart (真心)<br />
**truth (真実)<br />
**sea of the heavens (天海)<br />
**dancing beauty (舞美)<br />
**dancing light (舞光)<br />
**polished beauty (磨美)<br />
**sparkling purple (晶紫)<br />
**magical beauty (魔美)<br />
**magical charm/deceiving spirit (魔魅)<br />
**very flaxen (麻深)<br />
**beautiful jasmine (茉美)<br />
**truth, beauty (真美)<br />
**hemp, truth (麻実)<br />
**hemp, beauty (麻美)<br />
**white jasmine (茉美)<br />
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*She is the only character whose first name is written in katakana (contrasting with Madoka, Sayaka and Homura, whose names are written in Hiragana). This could imply that "Mami" has foreign origins, in line with the "Western flavor" Ume Aoki gave to Mami's magical girl outfit.<br />
**It is fairly common to use katakana in first name, whether they are of foreign origin or not, especially in modern Japan. The name "Mami" is also fairly common, and it is unlikely that it is of a foreign origin. There is also no implication of Mami being "much older," as the canon states that she is in 9th grade. <br />
**In Mami's case, it is not a traditional name.<br />
**Finally, the creators may simply have been referencing another "Mami" character whose name was written in katakana. For example, the protagonist of the famous magical-girl anime ''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel'' has her name written in katakana rather than hiragana or kanji.<br />
*The reason Mami is hung up in naming her attacks is because she is trying to emulate the Mahou Shoujo from her childhood, it is her own way of gaining the courage to fight witches without feeling terrified.<br />
*During the Episode 3 Blu-ray commentary, the seiyuus Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) agreed that "Mami" is a very mahou shoujo name.<br />
**Some examples of use in other series: [[wikipedia:Esper_Mami|Esper Mami]] and [[wikipedia:Creamy_Mami,_the_Magic_Angel|Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel]].<br />
* Mami won the 2011 [[wikipedia:Moe_%28slang%29#Saimoe|Anime Saimoe]].<br />
* Mami is one of two characters who have speaking roles in all three series in the franchise (the second being Kyubey).<br />
* In her short appearance in [[Kazumi Magica]], Mami is shown wearing white tights instead of dark tights. This matches her original design by [[Ume Aoki]], but not her finalized one from the anime.<br />
*Mami wears [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Mami|regular panties.]] Fan artists often imagine her wearing seductive lingerie, but the real Mami is more of an innocent schoolgirl in this respect. Even if she's a bit lonely, she likes to show off on the battlefield, but she is not doing it for the boys/fans.<br />
*In an [[Kirara Magica Interview Mizuhashi Kaori|interview with Kirara Magica]], [[Mizuhashi Kaori]] (Mami's seyuu) believes Mami's death makes her memorable.<br />
**Incidentally, the Mami character archetype helped [[Mizuhashi Kaori]] to try something different from her usual voice acting roles.<br />
***''"Sometimes I wonder, "if I didn't accept Mami-san, what would I be doing now?" Those thoughts make me shudder. Not able to escape being typecast-ed is a terrible thing."''<br />
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==Observations==<br />
*Given her status as a senior student and magical girl, both Madoka and Sayaka use a respectful tone when talking to Mami, and the honorific '-san' with her first name (which is attributed to their close but respectful relationship). Both Kyoko and Homura did the same in the past.<br />
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*It was implied in the series that she knew [[Kyoko]] and learnt what her wish was. In Episode 2, Mami talks about how magical girls can view each other as competition. She displays hidden eyes when saying this, suggesting she had a very bad personal experience. In Episode 3, after Kyubey said that someone had previously made a wish for someone else, Mami claims that the wish didn't have a happy ending and has a pained expression. It seems that she is talking about Kyoko in both cases, who views other magical girls as competition and who also made a wish for someone else. The [[Drama CD 3|drama CD "Farewell Story"]] confirmed this with Kyoko and Mami having had a master-disciple relationship prior to the events of the anime. <br />
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*In episode 6, Kyoko implied that Walpurgis Night's approach cannot be predicted. However, in episode 10, Mami from Timeline 1 seems to know that Walpurgis Night is coming.<br />
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'''Mami's mentor image'''<br />
* While she appears to be mentally strong, Mami is emotionally much frailer than she seems to be. In episode 3 Mami admits it openly to Madoka, and in the manga rendition of said scene she said that she cries a lot when on her own, declaring that she is not a good role model for anyone before Madoka tells her she's not alone.<br />
** [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07|July's Megami]] acknowledges that the dependable onee-san image was a mask for Mami to get the courage to continue her role as a magical girl. It crumbled in episode 10. <br />
** [[NewType_2011-07#Mami_Character_Description|July's NewType]] describes Mami's life to be a lonely one after losing her family and one of her choosing.<br />
'''Mami's actions in Timeline 3'''<br />
* In episode 10, learning the awful truth about magical girls after fighting Sayaka/Oktavia makes Mami from Timeline 3 lose her mind, since her whole view of the world is shattered. She breaks down in tears, killing Kyoko by shooting her Soul Gem, then wraps Homura in ribbons and tries to kill her, genuinely thinking that she is saving them from a fate worse than death. Madoka, destroys Mami's Soul Gem with a beam arrow, killing her to stop her rampage.<br />
**In "[[Key Animation Note|Key Animation Note Volume 5]],P194", Yukihiro Miyamoto (the series director of Puella Magi Madoka Magica) says that Mami binds Homura and kills Kyoko "in calm judgment." Mami thus may have been calmer than she first seemed, especially since she did not despair and turn into a witch immediately. Her method of attack was also strategic. She began by killing Kyoko, who is a close-range combat expert possessing high speed and agility, then tying up Homura to prevent her from using time manipulation and leaving Madoka, who is timid and held much admiration for her (and thus was not expected to react so quickly) to last. Thus it is likely that Mami of Timeline 3 doesn't actually lose her mind.<br />
***Yukihiro Miyamoto's quote is "I like Mami's calm judgment. Firstly, she binds Homura who has the ability to manipulate time. Subsequently, she kills Kyoko who has the powerful offensive power. Mami's only miscalculation is that Madoka's mind is stronger than she assumed."<br />
****In "The different story", Kyoko is not member of Mami's party and Mami quit "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. Therefore, There is a possibility that same situations occur in Timeline 3. If so they are, "Mami's act in Timeline 3" has logical means. In short, Kyoko is not friend(It means that there is no means that Mami forbids herself shooting Kyoko.), Mami has not reason to live(Because, Mami quit "a champon of justice" for Sayaka and Sayaka is lost.), and Homura kills Sayaka(Oktavia) in front of Mami(It means that Mami has reason to kill Homura).<br />
****In "The different story", Mami does not fall insanity and turns to the witch when immediately after she knows the truth of the soulgem. So in Timeline 3, Mami may not fall insanity when she knows the truth of the soulgem.<br />
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'''Mami's wealth'''<br />
*[[Episode 10]], the Bonus CD and the Blu-ray edition of [[Episode 2]] radically modify [[Mami's Residence|Mami's apartment]]. In the early episodes, her apartment looked rather spartan, reinforcing the idea that she lives by herself with no one to support her, emphasizing her loneliness. The later revisions fill her room with beautifully decorated objects and very nice furniture (and it's also implied that it is a two-story accommodation with an internal staircase). This may be to reinforce her rich background<br />
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*It is likely that Mami inherited her family's assets and probably insurance money. The way she dresses and talks, as well as her Ojou Ringlets, indicates that she comes from a wealthy family. The decorations at her place are consistent with that image. <br />
** Homura also says in episode 4 that Mami has no other relatives left, therefore she doesn't seem to have any family members telling her what to do with whatever money/possessions she inherited from her dead parents. There are also no mentions of unrelated legal tutors appointed by law.<br />
** Mami's apartment appears to be rather large, and is clearly a maisonette in subsequent revisions. Japan, being a very densely populated nation has some of the highest real estate prices in the world. To own and mantain such a large flat in Japan, let alone in a downtown zone of a large city, means the Tomoes must have had quite a bit of money. On the other hand, every person in the anime seems to have large houses.<br />
'''Mami's fingernail mark'''<br />
*Mami and [[Madoka]] are the only magical girls known who are never seen having a mark on any of their fingernails (see a picture below). [[Homura]], [[Kyoko]] and [[Sayaka]] all have marks on their left middle fingers, matching the shape of the emblem of their respective Soul Gem. The meaning of that is unknown and speculations range from a production error to a connection to their wishes.<br />
**It's a production error. Homura, Kyoko and Sayaka don't have their marks in every single shots showing that finger. Reading into it any more than that is silly.<br />
**In the [[Puella Magi Production Note|Production Note]], Mami's character designs show that she is supposed to have a finger mark, so this can be confirmed as a production error.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*For a while, hope was held out that Mami could still be "brought back" to life without a wish. Since the body of a magical girl is merely the "husk", as long as her Soul Gem is still intact, she might [[Tweets#Gen_Urobuchi.2C_Script_Writer|still be alive]] since the soul is still within it. That was until it was realised that Mami's soul gem takes the form of a hairpin and it was crushed/eaten with Mami's head by Charlotte in episode 3 .<br />
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*Walpurgis looks different in timelines with Mami alive and in time lines where Mami is defeated by Charlotte. While she is defeated by Charlotte her Soulgem becomes corrupted, unattended, turning it into grief seed. This may be the source to Walpurgis's arrival. Mami knows about it approaching because she is depressed and slowly losing her heart, after Madoka encourages her she becomes over confident and reckless, which causes her to be easily caught off-guard. If Charlotte really consumes her soul gem, during birth of the witch from Mami's soul gem, Charlotte is consumed additionally empowering Mami's grief Seed. in Timelines where Mami is alive, Walpurgis looks different, which indicates that one way or another, Walpurgis will still arrive. Additionally, Walpurgis seems much stronger when Mami is defeated.<br />
**This could simply be because of other reasons such as Homura making changes in the timeline (and killing a different number of witches).<br />
*Mami Tomoe and Charlotte could be linked to the story “Hansel and Gretel". In most versions of this story, Gretel is portrayed as a girl with blonde hair in two braids or curls, similar to Mami’s. The witch in Hansel and Gretel lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake and candy, similar to Charlotte’s barrier. The witch’s intent is to eat the children, which is also like Charlotte’s behavior.<br />
*Mami Tomoe could be compared to a shepherdess. Similar to her nature, sheep do not like being left alone by themselves and prefer to be in a herd or group of others. Mami treats her friends with great care and tries to guide them in the right direction, like a shepherdess and her sheep. In her {{Spoiler|witch}} form {{Spoiler|(Candeloro)}}, her bonnet, bows, and striped 'stockings' also resemble that of Little Bo Peep’s.<br />
'''Mami's fate in Timeline 4'''<br />
*While Mami does not appear in Timeline 4, circumstance seems to imply that she was killed by Charlotte. In both Timeline 4 and Timeline 5, Madoka does not immediately contract with Kyubey, and Homura in Timeline 4 was determined to battle the witches by herself. Without any meaningful back-up, Mami failed to realize that Charlotte made use of a decoy doll until it was too late. This may have been what Homura meant when she tries to warn Mami in Episode 3 that Charlotte is different from the witches she'd dealt with so far.<br />
**That does not explain how Mami was able to defeat Charlotte in Oriko Magica though.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline is an anomaly and as such perhaps Mami's survival is also an anomaly as well.<br />
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'''Kyubey set up Mami's death!'''<br />
*Because Mami's death has such a big impact on Madoka and Sayaka, many fans speculate that Kyubey intended to have Mami killed in order to force Madoka and/or Sayaka to become magical girls. This is somewhat evidenced by the fact that Kyubey is later demonstrated as having a longer range of communication than Madoka and Sayaka originally think. That Kyubey figures Homura out so quickly (but never tells about it) reinforces this theory, as it is quite possible that Kyubey created a false rivalry between Mami and Homura to this specific end. <br />
**It is therefore possible (though not probable) that he may have done this to Mami from the very beginning. We never see the details of the car crash that almost killed her, and therefore the possibility arises that Kyubey deliberately left a Grief Seed somewhere close enough to the car to create the accident.<br />
**This isn't the only time that Kyubey would sacrifice a magical girl as a pawn to force Madoka's hand to make her wish. He used his cunning again to get {{spoiler|Kyoko}} killed to force Homura to fight Walpurgis Night on her own knowing that she would fail. Kyubey calculates that this will force Madoka to make her wish to save the city.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*August 2012 [[Kirara Magica Interview Mizuhashi Kaori|Kirara Magica Interviews Mizuhashi Kaori]] about her Mami Tomoe character.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===Official art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mami Tomoe Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Mami Tomoe Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Mami_Tomoe.jpg|Screenshot<br />
File:Mami musket official.png|Mami's muskets design<br />
File:PN 70.jpg|Sketches of mami's musket design from production notes.<br />
File:Mami weapon.jpg|sketch design<br />
File:Homura ring.png|Mami's Soul Gem as a ring<br />
File:Madoka bd1 4koma.jpg|Translated [[Ume Aoki|Ume]] 4koma from Madoka BD volume 1<br />
File:Madoka_BD2_Ume_4koma_TL.png|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook<br />
File:Apricot +7.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]] doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias<br />
File:Apricot +4.jpg|Ume seems to support Mamilotte in doujin artwork.<br />
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]. <br />
File:Middle 1297505415.jpg<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Mami.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p04 p05.jpg|NewType magazine, July 2011<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p06 p07.jpg|another page of the same magazine.<br />
File:MamiPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Mami as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Mami-Kazmi.jpg|Mami as she appears in Kazumi Magica.<br />
File:TIirofinalemami kazumi.jpg|Mami's Tiro finale in Kazumi Magica<br />
File:Mami prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Mami.<br />
File:Production note Mami design 1.jpg<br />
File:Production note Mami design 2.jpg<br />
File:PN 45.jpg<br />
File:PN 52.jpg<br />
File:Guidebook 0057.jpg|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"<br />
File:MadoMagi_PSP_Mami_01.jpg|Mami riding with her parents in their car moments before the accident that claimed their lives. <br />
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.<br />
File:Mami_promotional_poster.jpg<br />
File:Mami%27s_costume.jpg<br />
File:Mami_3_views.jpg<br />
File:61iGdWq4fFL._SS400_.jpg<br />
File:552104.jpg<br />
File:MamiTiro_MamiSinger.jpg|Mami as an Idol singer<br />
File:Puella_Magi_Mami_Magica.jpg<br />
File:Mami_fingernail_symbol.jpg| A close view of what Mami's fingernail marking looks like. It does not appear in the anime. <br />
File:NewType 05.2012 01.jpg|Notice someone missing?...<br />
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. Mamiforeveralone.<br />
File:Mami dakimakura.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 3.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 3<br />
File:Young_Mami.jpg|Mami 's witch form as a human.<br />
File:PMMMO-Mami.png|Mami closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:Mami_fingernail_marking.jpg|Mami's fingernail marking, as seen in the movies.<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Mami as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mami in accident.gif|Mami in accident<br />
File:Mami sinister smile.gif|Mami sinister smile<br />
File:Mami crying.gif|Mami crying<br />
File:Puella110_000109-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_074.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_069_copy.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_343.jpg<br />
File:467181.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Mami as a Magical Girl ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mami gives a smile.gif|Mami glances back and gives a smile <br />
File:Mami transformation sequence.gif|Mami's transformation sequence<br />
File:Mami transformation.gif|Mami transformation<br />
File:Mami fighting.gif|Mami fighting<br />
File:Tiro finale.gif|Tiro Finale!<br />
File:Mami unlimited rifles work.gif|Mami's unlimited rifles work<br />
File:Mami's curtsey.gif|A proper lady should always curtsy.<br />
File:Mami wrap Homura in ribbon.gif|Mami tied up Homura with ribbon<br />
File:Mami overlooking post.gif|Mami overlooking post in TV version. <br />
File:Badass mami.gif|Her Gun fu is strong.<br />
File:Mami hands.jpg|Closeup of Mami's hands (and Soul Gem) in Episode 2's BD version. Note the lack of mark on any of her fingernails.<br />
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.<br />
File:Soul gem.png|Mami's soul gem<br />
File:Charlotte's_grief_seed_and_mami's_cup.jpg|[[Charlotte]]'s grief seed and Mami's cup.<br />
File:Mami in danger.gif|Mami in danger<br />
File:Poor Mami.gif|Poor Mami<br />
File:Mami get crazy.gif|Mami get crazy<br />
File:Mami get killed again.gif|Mami gets killed again<br />
File:Madokamagica01_374-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_279_copy_2.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-09-05-21h33m29s131.png<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-09-24-22h00m38s119.png<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-09-06-17h44m58s120.png<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-09-06-17h43m25s214.png<br />
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==== Mami as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:PSP Game 02.jpg|[[Candeloro]]<br />
File:Candelorotrailer.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka1296141803171.png|An early 4-koma speculating on Mami's wish.<br />
File:Madoka1296219874638.png|A 4-koma speculating on Mami and Homura's relationship.<br />
File:Let me think about it.jpg|Exaggeration of Mami's desperation for friends<br />
File:Mami guns names doujin.jpg|Mami's obsession needs to be stopped.<br />
File:Mami lonely.jpg|Being a magical girl is a solitary job.<br />
File:Aoki ume mami doujin art.jpg|Fan coloring of Ume's work<br />
File:Mamilotte fanart.jpg|Mamilotte fanart. Charlotte looks suspiciously like Madoka.<br />
File:CharlottexMamixMadoka or the CMM Sammitch.jpg|The Mammi Sand<i>witch</i>. Get it? <br />
File:Tomoe Mami ordinary day.jpg|A fan illustration with Mami's hair down<br />
File:Mami's dreams.jpg|Mami suffered quietly in isolation, Kyouko was a lonewolf, Sayaka fought with friends, and Homura lost her friends to death. Clearly Urobuchi's idea of friendship.<br />
File:Mami 2.0.jpg|Mami, forget magic. It's time for you to join the 21st century.<br />
File:Tiro Finale 2.0.jpg|<br />
File:WMD Mami.jpg|"Gentlemen, we can rebuild her. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic mahou shoujo. Mami Tomoe will be that girl. Better than she was before. Better...stronger...faster."<br />
File:Phone skin mami.jpg|Mami, dont lose your head over cell phone bills.<br />
File:Mami fight charlotte.gif|<br />
File:Mami pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:QB u bastard driver.jpg|Kyubey: "If I did it..."<br />
File:Mami beatles album hint ep 3.jpg<br />
File:Mannequin headless madoka comic.jpg<br />
File:Mami tomoe queen 2011.jpg|''"Hail to the Queen, baby."''<br />
File:Tomoe mami angel fanart.jpg<br />
File:Goddess (chibi) Mami.jpg<br />
File:Shino mami fanart happy.jpg<br />
File:Mami Tomoe Wins Saimoe 2011.jpg<br />
File:Mami goddess fanart shop.jpg<br />
File:Mami as doggy.gif|Mami as doggy<br />
File:Mami tiro finally magical girl mahou shoujo precure fanart parody.jpg|<br />
File:Kawaisou the truth hurts.jpg<br />
File:Mami forever alone - or not.jpg<br />
File:Megami_01-2.jpg<br />
File:68fc91a528ed0c7548a5878987d1e29d-2.jpg<br />
File:Mami and Mugi KON fanart.jpg|Mami is the embodiment of the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ojou Ojou-sama.]<br />
File:Mami my cakes brings all the girls to the yard.jpg<br />
File:Old hag.jpg|As the remaining veteran that makes you the oldest in the group.<br />
File:Idol_Mami.jpg|Mami as an idol.<br />
File:Mami_as_an_Idol.jpg<br />
File:Mami%27s_concert.jpg<br />
File:Chibi_idol.png<br />
File:Off_to_School.png<br />
File:Mami in ascend.jpg<br />
File:Mami and Charlotte slumber.jpg<br />
File:35136115 big p0.jpg<br />
File:25881934.png<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
==== Blu-Ray versus TV broadcast ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mami nice apt.jpg|Regular broadcast gives Mami's apt. the appearance of a spartan atmosphere. Blu-ray edition decorates Mami's place with so many nice things that would make anyone envious. It even has a second floor!<br />
File:Mami soul gem tv vs bd.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Madoka Anthology ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka anthology mami witch form.jpg|Not considered canon.<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_163-1.jpg<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_160.jpg<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_077.jpg<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_083-1.jpg<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==== Analysis ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madokapine.jpg|Coincidence, or something... DEEPER?<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Others ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mami-musket-1.jpg|A faithful musket replica created by a fan <br />
File:Mami-musket-2.jpg|Even the firing mechanism's design is replicated<br />
File:Mami-musket-3.jpg|Insert compress gas<br />
File:Mami-musket-4.jpg|Nice details.<br />
File:Fan creation Mami Soul Gem Flower.jpg|Fan creation of Mami's Jewelry<br />
File:Fan creation Mami hairpin.jpg|Fan creation of Mami's hairpin<br />
File:Fan creation Soul Gem Mami.jpg|Fan creation of Mami's Soul Gem with a flower design.<br />
File:Mumi will liberate you.jpg|Homura isn't the only character favored in the military<br />
File:Mumi will liberate you 2.jpg|Mami on a [[wikipedia:Stryker|Stryker]]. Befriending inbound.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|巴マミ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|tomoe_mami}}<br />
*[http://ask-magical-girl-mami.tumblr.com/ ask magical girl Mami]<br />
*[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/12085235412/oh-a-visit-from-pervy-homura-she-sent-me-such-a Ask headless Mami]<br />
*[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:f4hz-itJ4ysJ:fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/348/b/1/mami_tomoe__2ch_ast_2011_by_bongaboi-d4f5scz.html+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a Saimoe 2011: Mami's victory speech]<br />
*[http://www.animeotakucorner.com/2011/12/28/madoka-magicas-mami-tomoe-in-a-pinch/ Mami's Nendoroid losing her head]<br />
*[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag&word=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9F%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%82%92%E6%95%91%E3%81%84%E9%9A%8A ''Save Mami-san'' at Pixiv image repository]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpeN5hNrjQA Video of Tomoe Mami's transformation].<br />
* Videos regarding Mami's musket replicas:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPFLYsj0yT4&feature=related Video one] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzmAUqtCyI&feature=player_embedded Video two].<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>212.98.152.60https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sayaka_Miki&diff=53920Sayaka Miki2013-08-09T07:17:05Z<p>212.98.152.60: /* Official Info */</p>
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<blockquote>''"Mami-san, my wish came true." <br \ > "There's no way I would regret this." <br \ > "I'm the happiest I could possibly be right now!"'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Sayaka Miki<br />
|image=[[File:Sayaka Chara Sheet.png|300px]]<br />
|jname=美樹 さやか (Miki Sayaka) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=401 Eri Kitamura]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=104914 Sarah Williams]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14569/Gea_Riva Gea Riva]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13904 Carmen Calvell]<br />
|age=13-14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Cutlass<br />
}}<br />
==Official Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"I, Puella Magi Sayaka Miki, will protect the people of Mitakihara Town, until the very end!"'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
* Madoka’s classmate and good friend. Energetic and lively, which is perhaps why her sword is the only melee weapon among the four.<br />
* Ms. Aoki’s Design Check!: 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.<br />
* 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. (Aoki)<br />
** Her outfit features diagonal-cut skirt and shoulderless top for ease of movement. Add a cape, and she’s a picturesque swordswoman.<br />
* Sayaka's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|166-168]]. Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time. <br />
* Sayaka has powerful regenerative abilities, she can heal herself much faster than any other magical girls. <br />
* 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.<br />
* Sayaka turns into a witch named [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]] in Episode 8. While she has brought hope to others, the balance between hope and despair is then mitigated by an equal amount of despair appearing in Sayaka's soul. This despair eventually overcomes Sayaka, shatters her Soul Gem, and turns it into a Grief Seed.<br />
* Her witch form was killed by Kyoko in Episode 9; Madoka and Kyoko attempted to bring Sayaka back to her normal form, but according to Kyubey that was impossible.<br />
* 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 Demon.<br />
* Madoka and Sayaka are childhood friends, [[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel|the NitroPlus novel]] goes into detail regarding their encounter and their friendship.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
<blockquote>''"I have made up my mind to become a type of Puella Magi different than you all. I have decided that I won't associate myself with those who use and abandon others. I don't need to be rewarded for my work. I'll never use magic for my own benefit."'' <br><br />
''"I will die when I lose by witches. That's well, I'm not needed any more if I'm unable to defeat witches."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 8]].</blockquote><br />
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*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."<br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*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.<br />
*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.<br />
*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).<br />
*Although her character design depicts her with a two-edged sword she is seen using a katana with a saber-like guard in the anime. The manga uses the sword from her original design.<br />
*According to recent interview, "Sayaka had her personality based on a 'Gen Urobuchi character'"<br />
**In episode 5, Madoka said she always act 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.<br />
*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.<br />
**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.]]<br />
*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. <br />
**It is unknown if Gen Urobuchi had a twisted smile while he answered to Shinbo.<br />
*Sayaka's sword has a [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Sayaka.27s_Sword|scabbard]] but was never used in the anime.<br />
*Sayaka's hairpin disappears when she transforms into magical girl form.<br />
**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.<br />
***[[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.<br />
****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 such a character always suffers the fate.<br />
*Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) [[:file:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|likes the company of other seiyuu]], besides Ai Nonaka ([[Kyoko]]).<br />
*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.]]<br />
**This doesnt seem to bother [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyoko|the yurifan crowd.]]<br />
*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'<br />
*In an interview, when asked about Madoka's casual clothes, Shinbo said that he forgot to have a scene where Sayaka also wear casual wears. He feels a little regret.<br />
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==Speculations and Observations==<br />
<blockquote>''"Wishing for someone else's happiness means someone has to be cursed to suffer as much. That's what it means to be a Puella Magi."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Episode 8]].</blockquote><br />
*Many fans believed Sayaka is the [[Witch_from_the_dream_in_episode_one|witch in Madoka's dream]] at the beginning of Episode 1. However, this has been disproved by [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|Sayaka's witch form]] hinted in [[Episode 8]] and shown in full in [[Episode 9]], which is entirely different in appearance from the witch Madoka saw.<br />
*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]].<br />
**Due to the nature of her wish, Sayaka has self-healing abilities and 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.<br />
* School uniform: Her figure is flat and plain, but her chest is bigger than Madoka’s. Her hairbow is a stitched design. Below, she wears simple navy-blue high socks.<br />
* Sayaka seems to have had an extremely black-and-white and idealistic vision of love, which seems to have contributed to her breakdown. She made a contract to heal the arm of the boy she has a crush on (Kamijou), but after learning the truth about the Magical Girl contract, she felt that she couldn't 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. This threw her in 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.<br />
* Sayaka is the only Puella Magi in the series to wear a cloak.<br />
** The cloak or cape could be symbolic to emphasize her ideal role as a knight of justice or a hero to the defenseless; a desire to become a role model just like Mami.<br />
* The cutlass is a well-known nautical weapon for sailors and pirates, probably an attempt to connect Sayaka to the element of water.<br />
** Water is usually considered to be an element of healing and purification in religion and mythology. Major faiths incorporate ritual washing.<br />
* 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.<br />
* 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.<br />
*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). This is because the 5 lines being seen on grief seed look like the musical Staff. <br />
* The Blu-Ray version of Sayaka's transformation is accompanied with a display of musical scores and [[Deciphering the notes|circles of notes]].<br />
** 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])<br />
*** The irony wont be missed with those familiar with {{Spoiler|Kyoko's prayer in Episode 9.}}<br />
*** 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.}}<br />
* Sayaka calls other main characters their first names only, except Homura and Mami.<br />
** The way she calls Homura varies in every timeline. This reflects how she sees Homura.<br />
** In the novel, it is written that Sayaka is easy to get familiar with her classmates and talk to them.<br />
*The [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] gives the impression that Sayaka is not a bright student.<br />
**It gets worse, even if Madoka's test scores are low, they are higher than Sayaka's.<br />
***We usually see Sayaka sleeping in class. No wonder she gets low scores.<br />
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===Sayaka's Farewell===<br />
<blockquote>''"It's fine. I just wanted to hear him perform one more time. I wanted many people to hear his violin. Just remembering that feeling is enough for me. I don't have any regrets left." <br> "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><br />
*Sayaka still dies in the new world, but this time she passes without regrets from her choice.<br />
* 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 Puella Magi along with Madoka.<br />
** Of course, this could be because Madoka personally visited every Magical Girl in all of time before they turned into Witches {{spoiler|and instead let them merely die, ''before'' she was erased from reality as a regular girl.}}. She could easily have taken Sayaka to see Kamijou perform Ave Maria during this brief meeting. {{spoiler|She did become a goddess, after all}}.<br />
** According with Mami and her understanding of "The Law of Wheels", as a result of a Puella Magi having sought a wish brings despair into the world, her spirit disappears before that happens. <br />
** It is suggested that Madoka's presence is there to help Sayaka to move on, to help her ease her ending so she would have no regrets.<br />
*** 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 wouldnt be able to play the violin. So Madoka decided to respect Sayaka's choice and tearfully Sayaka is fine with it.<br />
* 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.<br />
**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.<br />
*** 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.<br />
**** It's all metaphysics, who is to say at this point.<br />
*At the Otakon 2012 panel, Urobuchi explained the reason why Sayaka had to die, <i>"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."</i>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/otakon/4].<br />
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==Sayaka in Oriko Magica==<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, what are you going to do after you get there? [...] I don't know why Homura is fighting against those things. But there is no way you can help, Madoka. You'll just slow down Homura. That's why...I'll go help her!"''</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"We're friends, right? We can't abandon [[Homura Akemi|her]]."'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 7]].</blockquote><br />
*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.<br />
*Unlike the other timelines, she considers Homura as a friend, as she declared in chapter 7.<br />
*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.}}<br />
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==Sayaka in Kazumi Magica==<br />
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.<br />
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==Sayaka in Madoka Magica: The Different Story==<br />
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.<br />
* In this manga, Sayaka tries to escape when Mami requests that she study magic to find witches efficiently.<br />
* It is shown that Sayaka can also heal others in this story.<br />
* Sayaka appears in the later part of chapter 4. In chapter 7, it is shown that Sayaka makes contract and prevents Mami from danger. <br />
* When Hitomi tells her that she will confess to Kyousuke, Sayaka's sense of responsibility as a magical girl prevents her from confess first. Again, she is unable to bear her own selfishness, especially when she didn't help Hitomi who was in witch's trap.<br />
* 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.<br />
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==Sayaka in Sunny Day Life==<br />
*The ''[[Drama CD 2|"Sunny Day Life"]]'' Drama CD depicts Sayaka checking Hitomi's panties with ''dubious'' interest. Making her look like some sort of pervert.<br />
**Even Madoka knows this is wrong.<br />
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==Sayaka in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|PSP Game]]==<br />
*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.<br />
**It is possible to have a better ending, or to have a more cruel one than the anime, depending on the player's choices.<br />
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%;"<br />
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!style="text-align:left; padding:10px;"|Warning, this section contains spoilers.<br />
|-<br />
|style="padding:10px; background:#fff;"|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.<br />
**Kyoko can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch.<br />
**In the Bonus Route, Sayaka has a confrontation with Hitomi about Kyousuke.<br />
|}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka Miki Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka Miki Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:KyoSaya.jpg|Sayaka as a child<br />
File:Artbook Sayaka Sword Drawing 1.jpg|sketches<br />
File:Sayaka blade.png|Sayaka's cutlass<br />
File:Ume madoka.jpg|[[Ume Aoki|Ume]] 4-koma Megami Magazine<br />
File:Madoka_BD2_Ume_4koma_TL.png|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook<br />
File:BD 4 Ume 4koma TL.jpg|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 4 fanbook<br />
File:Apricot +6.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]] doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias<br />
File:10.jpg|Ume shipping Kyoko and Sayaka in her doujin<br />
File:Apricot +9.jpg|Fan translation of Kyoko x Sayaka page 1<br />
File:Ume sensei doujin kyosaya 1.jpg|Fan translation of Kyoko x Sayaka page 2<br />
File:15.jpg|Sayaka seems smitten<br />
File:Artbook Sayaka Drawing 1.jpg<br />
File:BLT Sayaka Illustration.jpg|B.L.T. 2011-06<br />
File:BD 3 Scan 9.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 3 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p12 p13.jpg<br />
File:MM_09.2011_Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:SayakaInOrikoMagica.png|Sayaka as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Sayaka prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Sayaka.<br />
File:Nitroblog sayaka kyoko comiket.jpg|art from Nitroplus blog<br />
File:Chibi_Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Sayaka.png|Sayaka closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Sayaka as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka Madoka ep1.jpg|Protecting Madoka in episode one.<br />
File:Spiked_bat.jpg|The moment Sayaka swung the bat, it turned into a spiked mace.<br />
File:Height of 3girls.jpg|Sayaka is not the tallest of the three.<br />
File:Madoka_ Sayaka_Hitomi.gif|Sayaka & friends<br />
File:Madoka_Sayaka_Hitomi_playing.gif|Madoka Sayaka Hitomi playing<br />
File:Sayaka having lunch.gif|Sayaka having lunch with friends<br />
File:Sayaka put out Homura.gif|Sayaka "put out" Homura by using fire extinguisher.<br />
File:Sayaka smile.gif|Sayaka laughing<br />
File:Sayaka pointing madoka face.gif|Sayaka pointing at Madoka's face<br />
File:Sayaka crying.gif|Sayaka crying<br />
File:Sayaka feels happy.gif|Sayaka feels happy.<br />
File:Sayaka sleeping during lesson.gif|Sayaka sleeping during class<br />
File:Pmmm-06525.jpg<br />
File:Head_tilt.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-09375.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-17725.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-21350.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Sayaka as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka becomes Puella Magi.gif|Sayaka becomes Puella Magi<br />
File:Sayaka screenshot on BD_DVD.jpg|Sayaka screenshot on BD_DVD.<br />
File:Sayaka-music-healing-circles.jpg|The music circles that appear when Sayaka heals herself.<br />
File:Embarassed Sayaka.gif|Embarassed Sayaka<br />
File:Sayaka transformation.gif|Sayaka's transformation sequence<br />
File:BD_Sayaka_henshin.gif|Change in transformation scene on BD/DVD<br />
File:Sayaka transform BD.gif|screenshot<br />
File:Sayaka fighting with Kyoko.gif|Sayaka fighting with Kyoko<br />
File:Sayaka fighting with Kyoko2.gif|Sayaka fighting with Kyoko<br />
File:Sayaka knocked out by Homura.gif|Sayaka knocked out by Homura<br />
File:Sayaka and Kyoko.gif|Sayaka and Kyoko <br />
File:Sayaka get mad.gif|Sayaka get mad<br />
File:Baka.jpg|Sayaka in despair<br />
File:Sayaka ring.png|Sayaka's ring<br />
File:Sayaka soul gem.jpg|A view of her soul gem<br />
File:Ep5_sayaka_sword_routine.jpg<br />
File:433107.jpg<br />
File:E4_sayaka_charge.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-30050.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-27600.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-30025.jpg<br />
File:Pmmm-29750.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Sayaka as a witch ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka becomes a witch.gif|Sayaka becomes a witch<br />
File:Sayaka transformation witch.gif|Sayaka's transformation sequence into a witch<br />
File:Sayaka grief seed.gif|<br />
File:Sayaka_witch.PNG|Sayaka's witch form - front view<br />
File:Sayaka_witch4.PNG|Sayaka's witch form - side view<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka death flag.jpg<br />
File:Madoka sayaka children happy.jpg|Madoka and Sayaka are childhood friends.<br />
File:Little Sayaka.gif|Fan made young Sayaka gif.<br />
File:WitchSayaka1.jpg|Fan redrawing of Sayaka in witch form.<br />
File:WitchSayaka2.jpg|Annotated fan redrawing of Sayaka in witch form.<br />
FIle:Fan artwork oktavia.jpg|A fan's illustration of Oktavia<br />
File:Fanart sayaka magica.jpg<br />
File:Aoki ume sayaka doujin art.jpg|Fan coloring of Ume's work<br />
File:Fan creation Sayaka Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry cretion of Sayaka's Soul Gem with a musical note.<br />
File:Sayaka alt hairstyle glasses.jpg<br />
File:Fanwork sayaka @nisiedas.jpg|[http://www.nisieda.com/ Nishida]<br />
File:Hanaharu_kyouko_sayaka.jpg|Artist: Hanaharu Naruko<br />
File:Sayaka oktavia sword blood.jpg|<br />
File:Puella magi sayaka magica.jpg|Sayaka is the real heroine of the show!<br />
File:Older sayaka oktavia.jpg|Oktavia the hawt mermaid witch.<br />
File:Sayaka the dark knight.jpg|The TRUE Dark Knight.<br />
File:Witchstaynight sayaka poster fan.jpg|Movie voice guy: <i>In a world where... Puella Magi are now free. In a world where... Witches are now gone. There are still sins to be undone. As one redeemed by Madoka, Sayaka could have spend all eternity blissfully in Mahou Shoujo Valhalla. But instead she chose to atone for her sins. In order to become one of MadoKami's angels she will have to face her enemy within... without the Goddess' help</i> <br />
File:Sayaka fan rpg.gif<br />
File:Sayaka pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Kyosaya I am such a fool comic.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka growing up fanart.jpg|Growing up sucks.<br />
File:Sayaka soul gem grief seed tranf pic.jpg<br />
File:Miki Sayaka Crossing the Alps fanart.png<br />
File:Badass sayaka swords rift fanart.jpg<br />
File:We are such fools.jpg|An artistic dramatization of Sayaka's school life.<br />
File:Sayaka bat animated fan creation.gif<br />
File:447233.jpg<br />
File:B6298e62020295bf084cca0106c2a9e6-1.jpg<br />
File:784423-1.jpg<br />
File:Girls with glasses are moe not.jpg|Poor Sayaka, she ends up being the butt of the joke in many fanarts.<br />
File:Sayaka Oktavia shadow battle against Elsa Maria.jpg<br />
File:JoJomagica-sayaka.jpg|Silver Chariots Sayaka<br />
File:Sayaka is a cancer.png<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka-symbol.png|Her gem has a c-shaped(?) motif.<br />
File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|Sayaka's transformation into a witch.<br />
File:WitchSayaka-screenshots.jpg|Screenshots off which the redrawings are based on.<br />
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(transformed from Sayaka's Soul Gem). It is because the 5 lines being seen on grief seed look like the musical Staff.<br />
File:Mangarunes.jpg|Sayaka turns into a witch in manga. (Turned 90 degrees)<br />
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. <br />
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. This looks more like the way in Kamen Rider than in Mahou Shoujo.<br />
File:Sayaka's Room.jpg|Sayaka's room from production notes.<br />
File:Sayaka_hairpin_Manga_Time_Kirara_Magica_1.jpg|Sayaka's revised fortissimo hairpin in [[Manga Time Kirara Magica]] volume 1.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[NewType_2011-07#Sayaka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|美樹さやか}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|miki_sayaka}}<br />
*[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)''<br />
*[http://asktheherofjustice.tumblr.com/ ask the hero of justice]<br />
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<div>Aniplex's Ani-Com magazine published the first 50 items in a 100 question survey, filled out by Madoka, in December 2010. The second section, containing questions 51-100, was distributed in Comike. Aniplex announced at the US Madoka premiere that additional surveys for other characters will be posted on the official website in the future.<br />
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The survey mostly concerns mundane things -- what do you wear when you go to bed, are you left-handed or right-handed, have you ever been confessed to, etc.<br />
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=Madoka=<br />
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[[File:Madoka 100Questionnaire.jpg|1000px]]<br />
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==Madoka==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%;"<br />
! #<br />
! Question<br />
! Answer<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|Please tell us your name.<br />
|My name is Madoka Kaname.<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|When is your birthday?<br />
|October 3,1999.<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Your blood type?<br />
|I'm type B.<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Please tell us your three sizes?<br />
|Huh?! I-I-I've never taken them before...<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|Tell us about your family composition?<br />
|It's four people, with my dad, mom, and little brother.<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|What's your occupation?<br />
|I'm a middle-school student.<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Your favorite food?<br />
|Um...my favorite food...is cream cake, I think.<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|Favorite animal?<br />
|I love anything that's small and fluffy!<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|Favorite subject?<br />
|Hm...art, maybe...?<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|Dislike subject?<br />
|Science, English, Chemistry, and...I'm not great at Phys-Ed either. <br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Is there a boy you've been thinking about?<br />
|My brother Tatsuya is so naughty I can't take my eyes off of him...<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|Do you enjoy school?<br />
|It's lots of fun!<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Are you in any school clubs?<br />
|Yes, I'm in both the Gardening and Crafts Clubs.<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|What's your motto?<br />
|Um, "one good dine a day"? <small>(TL note: 一日一膳 (''ichinichi ichizen'', literally "one bowl of rice a day") is a pun on "one good deed a day" [一日一善, ''ichinichi ichizen''])</small><br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|Your special skills?<br />
|I'm never late for school no matter how I late I oversleep!<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|Tell us about your treasure?<br />
|Toreho-kun, the first stuffed animal I won from a UFO catcher by myself.<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|Describe yourself in a single Kanji?<br />
|Um, Madoka? <small>(TL note: 円 [reads: ''en'', ''mado(ka)''] means "circle")</small><br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|Your forte?<br />
|Umm… not picky about food?<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Your shortcomings?<br />
|There are too many of them, I can't list…<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Places in your memories?<br />
|I took a great tumble in front of a station since the start of semester… I can never forgot that… <br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|What is your favorite drink?<br />
|Hot chocolate by Papa! It's very delicious!<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|How good can you swim?<br />
|I… I can swim a bit in breaststroke. Most called it a dog paddle, though….<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|Your timing in 50-meter race?<br />
|Less than ten seconds! I'm not lying!<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|Your hobby or obsession?<br />
|Recently a dull joke with Sayaka-chan.<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|Disliked food?<br />
|I've never seen it, but I don't like something like locust tsukudani…<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|Anything you want to most currently?<br />
|Um, an iPod, I think it's cool.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|Afraid of heights?<br />
|If it is the rooftop of the school building, I love it!<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|Dislike thunder?<br />
|I'm fine with it if I'm in my own room.<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|Rainy or sunny?<br />
|I think sunny is better.<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|Do you use pencil or a mechanical pencil in school?<br />
|Normally mechanical pencil. <br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|What do you eat for breakfast?<br />
|A lot everyday. My Papa can cook anything!<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|Do you believe in ghosts?<br />
|D…don't talk about scary things!<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|Can you play any musical instruments?<br />
|Recorder, yes, a bit…<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|Are you the outdoor or indoor type?<br />
|Anywhere, as long I'm with my friends.<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|Ever in quarrel your brother?<br />
|He's only 4 years old. I don't think we ever quarrel…<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Do you have a cellphone?<br />
|Yes, I do.<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|How long is your commute to school?<br />
|About 15 minutes if I'm hurried.<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|Do you have more friends than most?<br />
|Um, about average, I think….<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|Your favorite sports?<br />
|I'm moved by everything I watch in the Olympics.<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|How good can you cook?<br />
|Even though my Papa teaches me, I'm not very good at it…. <br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|Favorite colors?<br />
|White, I think. Also pink.<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|Anything that you can never forgive?<br />
|Impersonation phone scams! I think it is bad! (Impersonated phone scams, also known as Ore Ore Sagi, オレオレ詐欺)<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|How tall are you?<br />
|I'll definitely be 160cm tall by next year!<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Shoe size?<br />
|It is 22. (Equivalent of US Misses' 5.5)<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|Your dreams?<br />
|Um, I want to take a trip around the world…<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|Do you have any marriage desires?<br />
|Would be nice if I can find a cool husband like [that resembles] my Mama...<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|Do you dislike hot drinks?<br />
|It is okay if I blow on it.<br />
|-<br />
|48 <br />
|Do you like bitter coffee?<br />
|I will refrain from it until I'm adult.<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|Bed time?<br />
|Up until 11 PM.<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|Wake up time?<br />
|I set my alarm clock at 7 AM. <br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|When you sleep, are you a bed person or a futon person?<br />
|We use beds at my house.<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|Are you confident in your ability to concentrate?<br />
|Not really...<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|Do you have any tips on losing weight?<br />
|It's all about holding back on those second helpings... I guess?<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|Between warm soba and chilled soba, which do you like?<br />
|I like them both!<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|Tell us which arm is your dominant arm.<br />
|The one on the right, as you'd expect.<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|Tell us about something lucky that's happened lately.<br />
|The other day, I got a heart-shaped Pino for the first time!<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|Tell us about something unlucky that's happened lately.<br />
|This morning, I got stopped twice by the automatic turnstile...<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|What's the name of your school anthem?<br />
|"Oh Beautiful Mitakihara"<br />
|-<br />
|59<br />
|What's your favorite flower?<br />
|I like tulips and gerbera flowers.<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|What's your favorite saying?<br />
|Um...one good dine a day?<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|What's your favorite four-kanji phrase?<br />
|Mm....probably 'one good dine a day'! If I have at least one cup of tea with every meal, I'll be fine! ...that's kind of what I mean, you know?<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|What comes to mind when you think about spring?<br />
|Hmm, probably sakura-mochi! [a rice cake with bean paste, wrapped in cherry leaf]<br />
|-<br />
|63<br />
|And summer?<br />
|Uh, shaved ice!<br />
|-<br />
|64<br />
|What about fall?<br />
|Mmmm, sweet potatoes!<br />
|-<br />
|65<br />
|And then the winter?<br />
|Apple pie! ...huh? All the things I said were foods?<br />
|-<br />
|66<br />
|If you had a time machine, where would you go?<br />
|I think I'd want to see the future.<br />
|-<br />
|67<br />
|Do you like reading manga or short stories more?<br />
|If I had to choose, I like manga better.<br />
|-<br />
|68<br />
|What's your allowance?<br />
|I get 2,000 yen per month...I'm trying to negotiate for more with Mama!<br />
|-<br />
|69<br />
|Tell us something a lot of people say about you.<br />
|They say a lot of people talk about me...but there's no way that's true!<br />
|-<br />
|70<br />
|What are your hobbies?<br />
|Um...sketching, or illustrations?<br />
|-<br />
|71<br />
|Tell us your weight.<br />
|No way!<br />
|-<br />
|72<br />
|What are you capable of? [Can be interpreted as 'qualifications' or 'specialties']<br />
|Nothing right now, really...<br />
|-<br />
|73<br />
|What do you wear when you go to bed?<br />
|Huh? I wear pajamas...<br />
|-<br />
|74<br />
|Has anyone ever asked you out?<br />
|When I was in kindergarten, Mitsuru-kun from the Chick class...no, I'm too embarrassed (to tell)!<br />
|-<br />
|75<br />
|If I told you the world would end tomorrow, what would you do?<br />
|Don't ask me something so scary...<br />
|-<br />
|76<br />
|Tell us about your daily routine.<br />
|When I get dressed in the morning, I talk with my mom...<br />
|-<br />
|77<br />
|What is something you always carry with you?<br />
|I always carry a pack of band-aids. I'm really clumsy.<br />
|-<br />
|78<br />
|Western food? Japanese food?<br />
|As long as it tastes good, I like it!<br />
|-<br />
|79<br />
|How do you commute to school?<br />
|I walk. It's a very fun walk to school!<br />
|-<br />
|80<br />
|What's the last thing you do before you go to bed at night?<br />
|I check my hair before going to bed, so when I wake up it won't stick up!<br />
|-<br />
|81<br />
|What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?<br />
|I say good morning to Papa, who's usually working in the garden<br />
|-<br />
|82<br />
|Where are you living right now?<br />
|I'm living in the suburbs of Mitakihara.<br />
|-<br />
|83<br />
|What kind of place is it?<br />
|It's a wonderful house. Dad asked his architect friend to design it, and Mama asked her friend's construction company to come build it.<br />
|-<br />
|84<br />
|What's the most interesting thing that's happened to you so far?<br />
|Having a sleepover party at my friend Hitomi's house!<br />
|-<br />
|85<br />
|What's the saddest thing that's happened to you?<br />
|When I was little, my pet myna bird died...<br />
|-<br />
|86<br />
|Do you like roller coasters?<br />
|I-I'm not really good...with scary things...<br />
|-<br />
|87<br />
|How's your eyesight?<br />
|1.5 in both eyes. But I can't really be happy about it unless it's 2.0...<br />
|-<br />
|88<br />
|What's your favorite holiday?<br />
|I like New Year's, because it's fun.<br />
|-<br />
|89<br />
|What job do you have in school?<br />
|I'm the nurse's office assistant.<br />
|-<br />
|90<br />
|What do you do in your free time?<br />
|I talk with my friends, look up at the sky on the roof...?<br />
|-<br />
|91<br />
|How long do you study every day?<br />
|After dinner, I spend about an hour trying my best to study.<br />
|-<br />
|92<br />
|Who of your friends can you rely on to give you advice? To give advice?<br />
|I'm always asking them for help...<br />
|-<br />
|93<br />
|What do you do on the weekends?<br />
|I hang out with Sayaka and go places with her. And sometimes I help my dad around the house.<br />
|-<br />
|94<br />
|If you could be reincarnated, what would you want to be?<br />
|I would want to be Mom and Dad's daughter again!<br />
|-<br />
|95<br />
|Are the school rules really strict?<br />
|Nobody likes them, but I don't think I hate them.<br />
|-<br />
|96<br />
|What do you have for lunch at school? A bento? The school lunch?<br />
|We have a cafeteria, but I always eat a bento made by my dad.<br />
|-<br />
|97<br />
|How many friends do you have?<br />
|The two I really get along with are Sayaka and Hitomi, I guess?<br />
|-<br />
|98<br />
|Do you take any detours when you go home?<br />
|There are a lot of interesting things on the path home, like the forest or little streams, so it can be a little problematic...<br />
|-<br />
|99<br />
|Are you interested in any actors?<br />
|I'm a big fan of Kiyoshi Hikawa! I'm a terrible singer...<br />
|-<br />
|100<br />
|What are your thoughts on this Q&A session?<br />
|It was quite a struggle. I'm so tired...<br />
|}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka's family.png|5: Madoka's family.<br />
File:I became god.jpg|6: Not bad for a girl who never graduated from school.<br />
File:Creamstew.jpg|7: Madoka's favorite food, cream stew, as seen in Hidamari Sketch.<br />
File:Small and cute QB.png|8: He is small and fluffy but she never said anything about its moral disposition. <br />
File:Madoka and yuno fanart art.jpg|9: Madoka's favorite subject is art, which is also the subject of Hidamari Sketch.<br />
File:Madoka the artist.jpg|9: This explains the plethora of HomuMado fan art.<br />
File:Madoka cute little brother.jpg|11: Madoka's little brother is a handful.<br />
File:My ordinary life in school.jpg|12: Just your typical school life drama.<br />
File:Aozora-一日一膳!!.jpg|14: Madoka's motto, 一日一膳, as seen in a Hidamari Sketch-related sketch of Miyako.<br />
File:Papa's cocoa.png|21: Nothing beats Papa's hot chocolate after helping a drunken Mama.<br />
File:Madoka swimsuit.jpg|22: What happened to my obligatory beach Episode?<br />
File:Megami 03.2011 beach.jpg|22: The official artwork is a lie...<br />
File:Normal-ipod.jpg|26: Madoka wants an iPod, just like Nami does. It's a normal thing for a teenage girl to desire.<br />
File:IGem.jpg|26: Forget iPod. From the same people that brought you the Kyubey 3000, we are proud to introduce you the iGem! <small>Disclaimer: a little girl's soul is required for a lifetime contract.</small><br />
File:Madoka school roof.png|27:<br />
File:Papa cooking ep 4.png|31: It tastes even better after seeing your friend die.<br />
File:Godess Madoka white and pink.jpg|41: Our Goddess wearing the sacred colors.<br />
File:Goddess Madoka and the world.jpg|45: gods dont need passports when you can be anywhere and everywhere.<br />
File:Homura tank.jpg|46: Madoka wants to marry someone "cool" like her Mama.<br />
File:(Mizuki Maya) I want to become a magical girl 24.png| 46: Junko Kaname: So cool, she inspires little girls to marry a husband just like her.<br />
File:Pino.jpg|56: Pino are bite-size ice cream treats in Japan, and if you're lucky you can get surprise heart-shaped or star-shaped ones once in a blue moon. It's kind of like finding a star-shooting Indian on your Tootsie Roll Pop wrapper, if you're familiar with those.<br />
File:Time machine 3.jpg|66: Forget Nuclear. This time machine is powered by wishes.<br />
File:Worlf after Walpurgis Night.png|75: But the future refused to change.<br />
File:Morning with Mama.png|76: They also brush their teeth together.<br />
File:Papa in the garden.png|81:<br />
File:Madoka's home.png|83: Look at the size of their bathroom! How big is this house?!<br />
File:Hitomi can be scary.png|84: Slumber parties at Hitomi's house are always fun, if only she would stop punching Madoka's tummy. <br />
File:Meganekko madoka.jpg|87: a Meganekko Madoka? FUND IT<br />
File:Card_captor_sakura04_800.jpg|3,31,32,33: Sakura Kinomoto, another blood type A girl who eats breakfasts made by her father (who can cook anything), plays the recorder "a bit", is afraid of ghosts, and stars in a popular magical girl anime. The ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' manga even listed her favorite colors as "white and pink."<br />
File:Madoka's friends.png|97: "Friends" is codeword for "harem".<br />
File:Hikawa_Kiyoshi_(2008).jpg|99: Kiyoshi Hikawa, the Prince of Enka. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFvsFrUYWl0<br />
File:Myna.jpg|85: A Myna bird<br />
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==Physical Attributes==<br />
[[File:Madoka_Chara_Sheet.jpg|200px]]<br><br />
Kaname Madoka<br><br />
Born: October 3. Age: 14<br><br />
Measurements: Never taken them<br><br />
Height: Less than 150cm (4'11"). Production Note shows a [[:Media:PN_10.jpg|height revision]] to 152cm (5'0").<br><br />
Blood Type: A<br><br />
Shoe size: 22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)<br><br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Translated_Official_Documents_Miscellaneous#Official_Advertisements_and_Extras|Other official advertisements and extras]]<br />
*[[Translated_Official_Documents|Translated magazines]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Magazine articles]]<br />
[[Category:Translated Official Documents]]<br />
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<div><blockquote>''"If someone tells me that it's wrong to hope, I'll tell them they're wrong every time."'' - Madoka Kaname, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Madoka Kaname<br />
|image=[[File:Madoka Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=鹿目 まどか (Kaname Madoka) <br />
|voices=<br />
Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=1625 Aoi Yuuki]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=95337 Christine Marie Cabanos]<br />Italian: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70851 Joy Saltarelli]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=12813 Carmen Ambrós]<br />
|age=14 <!-- via CM --><br />
|weapon=Bow<br />
}}<br />
'''Madoka Kaname''', the protagonist and title character, is a gentle and friendly 14 year old girl. Living an ordinary life, Madoka has a loving family and is surrounded by good friends. One day she had a dream of a mysterious girl who was fighting an ominous creature. The next day, [[Homura Akemi|Akemi Homura]], the girl from her dream, came to her class as a transfer student.<br />
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==General Info==<br />
* A good-natured and ordinary eighth-grader. She is the health coordinator in her class.<br />
* In the [[Pre-Broadcast November Advertisement|pre-broadcast November promotional video]], she is described as, "A gentle 2nd year middle school girl who thinks of friends before herself."<br />
<br />
'''Physical features'''<br />
*Birthday: October 3rd 1999<br />
*Blood Type: B<br />
*Height: Slightly less than 159cm (5'2"). Production Note shows a [[:Media:PN_10.jpg|height revision]] to 162cm (5'4").<br />
*Shoe size: 22 JP (Women's 5.5 US, Children's 4 US, 36 EU, 3 UK)<br />
*For further details, a [[100 Questions|100 Question Survey]] has been published revealing details about Madoka such as her likes, dislikes, hobbies, and physical attributes.<br />
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'''Design'''<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [[Megami Magazine 2011-01|design notes]]<br />
** "Even her bow-wielding magical girl form projects an air of kind friendliness. Her choker bears a pink gem."<br />
** "Of the heroines shown here, Madoka has the most childish body. Her legs are clad in pure, virginal white over-knee socks."<br />
** "I drew her keeping in mind that as the main character she needs to be average, but also an exceptionally good girl. Hence her puffy, high-placed twin tails. The design and color of her ribbons took a lot of work, but in the end calmed down to something simple."<br />
** "Magical girl outfit: Madoka was drawn to be the very image of a magical girl. I added an almost fairy tale-ish hints, so hopefully female viewers will be charmed by her as well."<br />
*** "Full of tiny frills, with ribbons arranged at the neck, waist, and on the shoes. It’s perfectly 'cute', and seemingly unsuited for combat, but…"<br />
** "School uniform: Designed to convey the classy image of a private girls’ school, while not being -too- normal. Its distinguishing point is the small hole at the nape of the neck."<br />
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'''Concept'''<br />
* According to a [[NewType 2011-07|interview]] with [[Gen Urobuchi]], the character Madoka was based on Yunocchi from [http://hidamarisketch.wikia.com/wiki/Hidamari_Sketch Hidamari Sketch] (An Aoki Ume creation), to the extent that he was prepared for seiyuu Asumi (Kana)-san (Yuno's seiyuu) to voice Madoka.<br />
* He commented that Madoka, the protagonist, is a pretty unusual character for his writing style - "A foreign character that did not exist inside myself."<br />
*"I imagined all the other characters by starting from “Madoka = Yuno”."<br />
*"And every time I got Yunocchi to cry I got hated by the Hidamari fans more."<br />
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'''Other details'''<br />
<br />From the anime:<br />
*Madoka's mother, [[Junko Kaname|Junko]], commented that she has always been a good child and never lies.<br />
*Kyubey, Homura and Mami confirmed that Madoka has great magical potential.<br />
*Madoka is the only one without a transformation sequence as a magical girl within the Anime series.<br />
*Madoka became {{spoiler|the Embodiment of Hope in the finale.}}<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Madoka first appears to a naive, gentle girl from a kind family. Though sometimes shy, she makes friends without much difficulty and treats others gently and with respect.<br />
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She has low self-confidence, and she believes she does not have much to offer the world unless she is helping people, which makes becoming a magical girl appealing to her. She has been known to become flustered easily, and in certain circumstances, she can be easily manipulated by others playing on her insecurity and desire to help. As a magical girl, she is more obviously confident in herself than before her wish.<br />
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She calls most girls she knows by their given name with the suffix "-chan" or "-san" at the end, and boys by their family name with the suffix "-kun", showing that she is closer to the girls than boys.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Madoka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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After Mami's death, Madoka changed her mind about becoming a magical girl.<br />
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In episode 10, it is revealed that this Madoka is one of many, each one before her having died in their respective timelines.<br />
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From [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1 ''"Memories of you"'']], the reason Madoka became a Magical Girl in the first timeline is to save a cat which had been run over by a car. Madoka also treated Homura very nicely from the beginning, who at that time was being bullied. We also learn that whenever Madoka made a contract and become a Magical Girl, she would act much more confident since it gave her a sense of purpose. Madoka's kindness in this first timeline towards Homura is one of the major reasons why Homura is so drawn to her. Homura's interventions during the course of the anime prevented this change.<br />
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===Madoka In Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"How can you be so calm, Homura-chan? Why? Why are you only saving me? You have such an incredible power, Homura-chan!!" <br \ > "If you're going to abandon everyone and run away, then you shouldn't save me...!"'' - Madoka, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
* Madoka appears in Chapter 3, asking [[Homura]] to go home with her, along with [[Sayaka]] and [[Hitomi]]. She is well protected by Homura and isn't aware of Magical Girl system.<br />
* She appears in Chapter 4 for one page. She is shown with her friends Homura, Sayaka and Hitomi going out for snacks after school.<br />
* In chapters 5 through 7, Mitakihara Junior High was attacked by [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]]. Oriko spoke to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seemed to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claimed she defeat a creature of ultimate despair that will descend upon them. As a witch's barrier forms over the school, Madoka is separated from her friends attacked by familiars. Homura saves her in time, but Madoka demands to know why she does not help the other students. Homura knows she cannot save everyone, and wanted to try to save Madoka anyway. Madoka apologized as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so familiars cannot attack her and left to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escaped from the protective barrier created by Homura, and tried to help Homura with Sayaka and Hitomi. {{spoiler|Madoka was Oriko's real target. The white magical girl wanted to kill her before she could contract and become a magical girl herself, and then the most powerful witch ever. She was killed by Oriko at the very end, when they were dying Oriko used a shard of Kirika's witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko died and the witch barrier was lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka mourning for the dead Madoka became visible.}}<br />
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===Madoka in The Different Story===<br />
<blockquote>''"Mami-san, does that mean to save yourself, you have to give up on all the magical girls who aren't your friends...?"'' - Madoka, [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
Madoka first appears at the very end of volume 1, waking Mami up in her apartment in order to get her help intervening on Kyoko and Sayaka's fight. She is has not contracted yet in this timeline, but accompanies Mami and Sayaka on their witch hunts.<br />
* Madoka is worried about Sayaka, and always thinks how to help her. She tells Kyousuke about how his waist is healed. This doesn't help Sayaka, however.<br />
* Madoka makes her wish {{spoiler|to help Sayaka}} and becomes a magical girl at the very end of this story, so Homura gives up this timeline.<br />
** Madoka doesn't know the truth about Puella Magi System. She thinks Sayaka is killed by witches because Homura tells her so.<br />
** Madoka meets Kyoko after being helped by her and Homura. They becomes friends and tells each other about another side of Sayaka and Mami.<br />
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===Madoka In Kazumi Magica===<br />
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Madoka's silhouette appeared once during Juubey's explanation about Magical Girl system. She also makes a single-panel cameo in the extra pages in the first volume of the collected edition.<br />
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==Wish==<br />
Due to the changing timeline, Madoka's wish that makes her into a magical girl is different depending on which timeline she is from. However wishes have always stemmed from her kindness.<br />
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From what we know until now, she contracted with Kyubey in order to: <br />
* Save a cat whom had just died in front of her in the first timeline.<br />
* Save Homura from Walpurgisnacht in the fourth timeline.<br />
* Save Sayaka in the new timeline from The Different Story.<br />
* Release Magical Girls in the past and future from their cursed fate of becoming witches in the penultimate timeline before the New World.<br />
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She also asked to accompany Sayaka on her witch hunt just so that if the latter was ever in danger, she could make a wish and rescue Sayaka. She nearly made this wish in [[Episode 8]], but was stopped by Homura.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The characters of her last name mean "deer" (鹿) and "eye"(目), respectively.<br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her last name sounds the same as (要), a word which means "keystone" or "hub".<br />
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "round" or "tranquil" (円).<br />
* Madoka owns many stuffed animals in [[Madoka's House#Madoka's Room|her room]].<br />
** One of Madoka's stuffed animals resembles Lady from Disney's movie "Lady and the Tramp".<br />
* Madoka and [[Mami]] are the only Magical Girls known who are never seen having a mark on any of their fingernails. [[Homura]], [[Kyoko]] and [[Sayaka]] all have marks on their left middle fingers, matching the shape of the emblem of their respective Soul Gem.<br />
* Madoka is never seen with her Soul Gem in a ring form.<br />
* Madoka loves cats like Homura.<br />
* Aoi Yuuki (Madoka's VA) really likes [[Kyoko]] and she claimed that Kyoko is her wife. You can hear her confession in the [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] bonus CD.<br />
** In the commentary for [[Episode 5]] Aoi Yuki declares her love for Kyoko and desires to marry her. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.<br />
*** In same comentary Chiwa Saitou sounds annoyed, some suggested perhaps she is jealous. But the question is, jealous of whom?<br />
** Aoi Yuuki [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentaries for [[Episode 7]]: "The one I love, it's Kyoko-tan." "Kyoko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool." <br />
**In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyoko-tan~ <br />
*Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) is trying to form [[:file:Aoi yuuki yuri harem.jpg|her own harem]]<br />
*Urobuchi in his audio commentary on BD/DVD 3 explains that he felt like Aoi Yuki was born for the role of Madoka. What he means is that she doesn't force herself into the role of becoming her character and she leaves the impression of being a natural airhead, but in a good way.<br />
*Madoka's last form is known as [[Blu-Ray_Volume_6_Booklet#Original_Design_Artworks_Six|Ultimate Madoka]]. Prior to this information, fans called her form "MadoKami", Godoka, or Goddess Madoka.<br />
**In one of the original artwork designs, it is noted that Madoka is holding a [[wikipedia:Shinai|shinai sword]] or a bow.<br />
*Madoka is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiRyouiki Grade A Zettai Ryouiki] in her school uniform<br />
*Official information indicates that Madoka was born in October 3, making her a [[wikipedia:Libra_(astrology)|Libra]].<br />
*Wehihihi ♥ "ウェヒヒヒヒ" is an onomatopoeia for Madoka's trademark laughter. You can hear it [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14436710 here.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjQpkGcUX4 (Or here.)]<br />
*Gen Urobuchi [https://twitter.com/Butch_Gen/status/253300831032582144 tweeted] that he chose October 3 as Madoka's birthday, because that was the day when the ‘Mahou Shoujo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica Project’ document was created[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-03/madoka-magica-urobuchi-tells-why-october-3-is-madoka-birthday].<br />
**The project was developed under the working title <i>"Mahō Shōjo Mokushiroku Madoka☆Magica"</i>, (<i>"Magical Girl Revelation Madoka☆Magica"</i> or <i>"Maho Shojo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica"</i>), a reference to the Bible.<br />
***黙示録 specifically refers to the [[wikipedia:Book_of_Revelation|Book of Revelation]].<br />
*There is a [https://www.change.org/petitions/international-astronomical-union-change-the-official-name-of-nebula-ngc-6357-to-the-madokami-nebula petition to change] the official name of the NGC 6357 nebula to the [[:file:NGC 6357 aka goddoka.png|"Madokami nebula"]].<br />
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==Observation==<br />
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===Characterization===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, you have grown to be a good girl. You don't lie and you dont do anything bad. You always try to do what is right. You are a wonderful child."'' - Junko, [[Episode 6]].</blockquote> <br />
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* Madoka is a nice kid, somewhat naive due to being a teenager.<br />
** Friendly and gentle toward Homura, a new transfer student {{spoiler|no matter which timeline}}.<br />
** Wanted to be helpful to other people.<br />
** Admired Mami and was severely affected by her.{{spoiler| death}}<br />
** Constantly worried about Sayaka's safety and willing to face danger for her friend.<br />
*Madoka always tries to call other main characters their first names with postfix (-chan or -san) if possible. It may indicate that she is eager to get close to others. The only exception is Kamijou. Madoka might think it is not a good idea to get too close to him since she believes he could potentially become Sayaka's boyfriend. <br />
**This is confirmed in the PSP, when Madoka finally calls him by his first name, after Sayaka made advances with him in one of the endings.<br />
* A level-headed person, capable of making decisions on her own.<br />
** Didn't believe Homura is "totally evil" as she was told, and tried to understand her better based on what she observed.<br />
** Didn't wish to {{spoiler|revive Mami, who is just a new acquaintance}}, but was ready to sacrifice herself for her best friend [[Sayaka]]. This added to the realistic aspect of Madoka's character.<br />
** Tried to prevent Sayaka and Kyoko's unnecessary fight, and pursued Sayaka to solve conflicts by negotiation instead of violence.<br />
** Looked for advise from her mother without mentioning magic.<br />
** Can answer immediately to [[Kyubey]] that {{spoiler|even if the Incubators have good reason to collect energy, they are still humanity's enemy.}} This is demonstrates her understanding of humanity.<br />
** Kept calm toward Homura's revelation and reminded Sayaka not to stir conflicts between teammates (TL3).<br />
** Acted fast to take out {{spoiler|Mami}} and saved Homura (TL3).<br />
** {{spoiler|Used the last grief seed to save Homura because she wanted the latter to prevent a tragic outcome (TL3).}}<br />
** Thought of a wish that would bring the most benefits to other people based on the info she had.<br />
* The difference between the character of Madoka and the character of Sayaka: While both are good-hearted girls, Madoka never judges based on first impressions, never makes rash assumptions, and has the mentality to deal with truth. <br />
*According with Urobuchi, he made Junko a [[Blu-Ray_Volume_4_Booklet#Gen_Urobuchi_.28Screenplay_for_All_Episodes.29_.26_Akiyuki_Shinbo_.28Director.29_Conversation_Part_1|strong woman]] so Madoka would want to emulate her strength and courage.<br />
**It is possible that the reason Madoka feels so useless prior to becoming a magical girl, is that she consciously fails to measure to her own mother.<br />
***It is suggested that the reason Madoka is so miserable is that she wishes for power in order to be selfless so that she won't be miserable any more. Kyubey uses this to manipulate Madoka's thinking into making her wish through her guilt. He tries to manipulate Madoka into a belief that she can be free from her misery by making a selfless wish.<br />
***Without the wish and the life experience as a magical girl, Madoka's character never grows and develops into a courageous heroine. However, her life experience as a scared teenage girl, constantly crying and mourning the death of so many, always wanting to do what's right yet feeling powerless, the failure of attempting to save friends and strangers, and the sorrow she feels for the victims of innocent girls {{spoiler|deceived by a calculating cold alien allows Madoka to finally develops the courage to confront her fears to save Homura and the world, instead of succumbing to despair and running away, Madoka finally grows up. The scene with her mother in Episode 11 leaves that impression.}}<br />
*In [[Episode 6]], Junko and Madoka had a conversation on how difficult it is to do the right thing, even when no one is in the wrong (per say). Junko's advice was for Madoka to be on the wrong against her friend to solve the problem, even if it means that her friend would hate her for it. In [[Episode 11]] Junko confronts Madoka to stop her from getting into the danger of the storm, Madoka reminds her mother that she is a good girl and never does anything wrong but she tells her she needs to do this, a throwback to their earlier conversation. Madoka knows that what she is doing will worry her family, but she also knows that she must disobey her mother to save her family and her town. This conversation between Junko and Madoka earns her mother's trust.<br />
* In the [[Drama CD 2|Drama CD ''"Sunny Day Life"'']] Madoka ''used'' to get good grades, but her duties as a magical girl are interfering with her studies.<br />
** For what is worth, Madoka's grades are still better than Sayaka's.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Fans have complained that the Madoka character is weak, powerless, and useless. That her inaction caused many of her friends die. However, we later learn that this version of Madoka is complete different from the Timeline in [[Episode 10]] or from the [[Madoka Magica Drama CD 1: Memories of You|Drama CD Memories of You]]. This radical alteration is the result of Homura's interference that caused a role reversal. Making Homura, not Madoka, the main character until we see a transition or shift taking place during the later part of the series where Madoka truly becomes the main character by trying to change the fate of magical girls.<br />
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===Important Plot Points===<br />
* [[Episode 8]]: Kyubey claimed Madoka's power to be godlike, to the point where she could even change the laws of the universe if she wished for it.<br />
* [[Episode 10]]: {{spoiler|In the first timeline, Madoka along with Mami saved Homura from a familiar. She died during the fight with Walpurgis Night. In the second timeline, Madoka turned into a witch for the first time, revealing to Homura the link between Magical Girls and Witches. In a later timeline, Madoka killed Mami in order to save Homura, as Mami lost control of herself and had just killed Kyoko. This is also the timeline in which Madoka asked Homura to go back in time to prevent her from becoming a Magical Girl.}} Madoka's power increased exponentially {{spoiler|after every timeline. The first time showed she was an ordinary magical girl. In later timeline she had enough power to defeat Walpurgis in one shot, was capable of destroying the entire planet within 10 days in her witch form, and satisfied all Kyubey's energy quotas of the Earth.}} <br />
* [[Episode 11]]: {{spoiler|Homura's time repeats had linked multiple parallel universes together with Madoka's fate as their center. With every reset, Homura would force yet another parallel universe to be centered around Madoka. The accumulated karma is the reason why Madoka's potential power is so great.}} Hearing the revelations from Kyubey regarding the history of Magical Girls, Madoka was deeply hurt and thus wanted to save these girls from despair.<br />
* [[Episode 12]]: Madoka {{spoiler|wished to erase all witches in every dimension, in every timeline, with her own hands. This created a paradox because Madoka would eventually erase her own witch self, while she must continue to exist and destroy other witches. This paradox resulted in Madoka escaping the bounds of reality and ascending to godhood. Since Madoka never existed as a human in this new reality, she is no longer remembered by anyone, except for Homura. It has been suggested that Sayaka also remembers her in the new timeline as well, as Sayaka confesses to her in Episode 12 that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble; this could be interpreted as Sayaka having learnt of her unfortunate fate of turning into a witch in the other timelines, an outcome which clearly inflicted a great deal of emotional hurt on Madoka. }}<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
* Some fans speculate that Madoka presumably made a wish for a large cake in one of the timelines, under the influence of Mami.<br />
** However, this is highly debatable. {{spoiler|Her original wish to save Amy would still apply if her circumstances to the event remains the same.}}<br />
* Theoretically there is also the danger that, should Madoka become extremely powerful and turn into a witch, her power may be enough to destroy not only Earth, but the entire universe.<br />
** INCREDIBLY unlikely. Kyubey's species is (if they can be trusted) trying to save the universe in the first place, not trying to destroy it. They wouldn't create something they can't take down.<br />
*** Then again, Kyubey remarked in the fourth timeline that he didn't know Madoka would turn out to be so powerful. While in this timeline he probably knows (and definitely doesn't care) that the witch form of Madoka could destroy the Earth, he may not know the full extent of her power.<br />
*** Madoka's wish includes a hidden if-then clause {{spoiler|to prevent her from ever becoming a witch}}. Because her wish is to {{spoiler|erase all witches before they're born with her own hands, she has the power to erase her own witch from existence}}. Which is what we see happen.<br />
* It is speculated that any wish Madoka ever made would be twisted because of the nature of the wish, according with [[Episode 11]]. Kyubey suspects that as long as the motives are selfish, the wish will always be twisted because the wishers' desire would always fail to meet their expectation.<br />
** It is speculated that Madoka realized that as long as her thinking was selfish or incorrect, then her wish would also be twisted. It is suspect that Madoka contemplates what to do to save Homura and her town in [[Episode 11]], without being caught into the snare of the wish's trap. {{spoiler|It is suspected that Madoka goes from wanting to be selfless for selfish reasons to wanting to be selfless for selflessness itself. By removing Madoka's selfish desire from her wish, she literally removes her self and her physical presence as a consequence.}}<br />
*** A Philosophical analysis tries to determine Madoka's motive, [[Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive|Talk:Philosophical_Observations#Madoka_and_Minding_her_Motive]]<br />
*An argument can be said that Madoka has two ways to develop her courage. One is through Kyubey by magic (which is the easiest path); the other way is more difficult and hurtful, the painful life experience and lessons she receives through friends, family members, and from strangers. But the most influential character in Madoka's life would be her mother, her source of wisdom, courage, and strength.<br />
** The [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD "Memories of you"]], states that Madoka used to have low self-esteem and doubts about herself until she became a magical girl.<br />
* It is suspected that the series is attempting to show the journey of a little girl growing up from a simple life that is then thrown into the realm of magic. From her innocent eyes she perceives the magical world to be good, fantastic, and pleasing. But once Madoka experiences the dark nature of the magic world, she attempts to escape from the dark world of magic and at the same time evade the cynical world of reality. During her scene with her mother, Madoka attempts to move from the hopeless world of reality into the realm of adulthood. However, because Madoka still retains her hopes and dreams some would suggest that Madoka, rather than being regressed into a childish person, is growing into a hopeful adult that dreams for a better future.<br />
** This is considered incorrect. In the anime, so called "maturity" is metaphorized as, essentially, corruption—this is one of the most important metaphors in the anime (If we were never corrupted, we would never be "mature", our true images, when not corrupted, are images of naive children with pure souls, filled with hope, selfless love and compassion). When one becomes an adult, most likely she becomes a minion, a witch or a person whose true heart is blinded that she cannot resonate with other people and the power of the light side (hope, selfless love...). So it's OK to say Madoka grows up as herself but it's not good to say that she has become an adult, since most adults are called adults only because they're essentially corrupted. In a sense, you can say Madoka's maturity is the maturity of a person with the purist soul, but that wouldn't be necessary, and we should avoid using the words that are associated with "maturity" - "adult" is one of them. Madoka is the avatar of hope, she does everything because of the pure hope and good will, not because of some inferior conscious thoughts of responsibility, but a realization of her heart - the core of her soul, her subconsciousness, which is deep within her.<br />
* I concur. In the anime, Kyubey refers to the magical girls as "puella" (in the title, which should suggest even greater significance). Puella, as he phrased it, referred to an immature girl. He also mentioned that these girls "grow up" into witches, implying that with maturity comes darkness and pain. The "adulthood" that is referenced in this series refers mostly to the dark side of humanity. <br />
** During the old world, "maturity" is essentially the corruption of a girl's adolescence. Kyubey's process is an attempt to uncover the darkness and selfish nature of the girls by amplifying it during the developing period into a witch. Is not an issue of purity as much as an issue of naivete and inexperience innocence; Kyubey corrupts these girls because they haven't been exposed or experienced the gritty reality of the world. Their lives as magical girls shatter their ideal views of a mahou shoujo, in the case of Kyoko as an example. Even Madoka became a Witch, perhaps as a statement of the flawed nature of humanity. But there was also a message of hope, Ultimate Madoka, a version of hope and sacrifice that defeated her Superwitch counterpart. This new entity born of the same metamorphosis process overcame the corrupting process of the system and developed into a much more mature Madoka. The reason for this new change is because Madoka made her wish that reflected her part as a sensible young adult, with the guidance of self reflection and wise counsel from others. The previous Madoka versions failed because they didn't reach their natural maturity when they made their wishes; they made their wishes with the mental view of an innocent child who didnt fully mature or understood the world. This new Madoka carries with her the hopes of magical girls, not just her own. However, as a responsible adult she must fade from the world and help many girls by taking their impurities with her. Madoka knows that she cannot abandon them, no matter how much she would miss her family and friends. This new Madoka has inhered a new sense of maturity and adult responsibility. The process of maturing into a better person requires Madoka to inherit the traits that comes with adulthood. It doesnt mean that Madoka becomes a better adult automatically nor a corrupt adult either. It just means that Madoka cannot grow into maturity without taking the elements of adulthood with her. In the series, adulthood can much as mean corruption as well as a new sense of guardianship. In this new sense, maturity and adulthood are not exclusive. One can become an adult without maturing (a witch), but one cannot mature without becoming an adult. One great example of Madoka's maturity is respecting the magical girls' wishes and dreams by not undoing their wishes or undoing their deaths. Another example is Madoka's acceptance of the need of a system to repair the damage done to the universe. Madoka's system is not perfect but she attempts to adjust it to make it more fair. Rather than radically alter the world to an "ideal version" (or paradise, as [[Kriemhild Gretchen]] tried), Madoka accepts the world as it is and tries to work within it. Madoka is in the process of growing into a fine woman, just like her mother Junko.<br />
*** Madoka is not becoming someone like her mother, he mother is a good woman, but she's corrupted as well, only the soul of a young girl like Madoka, can be really pure. None of those girls are truly selfish, everyone, including the people who are very selfless, have selfish desires, but that doesn't make them selfish people. All the magical girls in the anime, are the ones whose nature is much more selfless than most people, they have the purest souls. The corruption doesn't just refer to the corruption of girls of adolescence, but of all people. It's not a metaphor of young girls, but of the whole humanity, every single human being on earth. This anime shows us that, the so called "maturity" in our world, is essentially corruption. People were naive children with pure souls, filled with hope, selfless love and compassion at the beginning, but they were eventually corrupted to become the so called "adults", who are essentially minions, witches or people whose true hearts are blinded. The ones with purest souls, like the magical girls in the anime, they're the ones who are taking the greatest damage and corruption(absorbing the greatest darkness) from the evil of the society, and they're the ones who are corrupted into witches (As metaphorized in the Bible, the arch-devils are fallen angels; in the anime, the purer the soul is, the stronger the magical power). The ones whose souls are not so pure, would eventually become the common adults (people whose true heart are blinded) or the minions of the witches. Also, as stated, conscious thoughts of responsibility is inferior, it is only a rough projection of hope and selfless love deep inside our subconsciousness, it is not to be followed. Madoka's heart resonates with hope, that's the power that leads her, not any conscious thoughts - only what's deep inside us is true, in a sense, all words are fake, since they can never completely describe what our true heart (subconsciousness) is like (the last sentence in the ending song Magia, "My feelings alone are all that I live for, what will create my life, is this, wish.", it is the feeling that is to be followed, not any conscicous thoughts).<br />
**** I would like to point out that there is a contradiction. If only the purity of Madoka's soul can save the girls. Then what does one make of the other girls? If Madoka is so pure and the reason she became a Witch was because of the corruption tainting her heart, then what changed in the end? If magical girls are not selfish, does that make them selfless? If so, then why couldn't they overcome their own corruption? One cannot be selfless and selfish at the same time, this in essence is a contradiction. To be selfish does not mean to be a bad person, it means that one has to meet the needs and demands of one self. This observation regarding selflessness is subjective. Mami wanted to live but she regretted her choice because she didn't think of saving her family at the time. Sayaka wanted to heal Kyosuke because she felt sorry for him, but she also admits too late that she also wanted his love. This is why Kyubey knows that any wish will be corrupted, because it gets twisted by its own logic.<br />
***** The taint made them selfish, this means the taint blinds them from seeing hope, and thus they're only controlled by their grief and despair. Madoka has selfish desires, but they vanished so quickly inside Madoka's heart because they're powerless, until Madoka is tainted by the darkness of the witch she had defeated(corruption thus pass from one to the other, and it is non-decreasing, like entropy). It is not the girls are not selfish at all, it is that though they're basically selfless, and they're much more selfless than most people, they have a desire to protect their own hearts. When darkness blinds them, their dark side is magnified while their good side being blinded, thus they become witches(notice that this is not a necessary cause of a magical girl being turned into a witch). One can be selfless and selfish at the same time, we have both the nature of selflessness and selfishness(desire to protect oneself), and when darkness blinds one, the two parts of us would be conflicting, and darkness may(or may not) win at the end. However, I do agree with this "To be selfish does not mean to be a bad person, it means that one has to meet the needs and demands of one self. This observation regarding selflessness is subjective.". <br />
*****Unlike Sayaka, Madoka probably gets corrupted not because her wish gets twisted. It is possible her wish only got twisted after she became a witch, not before it, so perhaps it is not causing her transformation into a witch. As for Kyoko, her wish is totally innocent and the fact that it is twisted has nothing to do with her selfishness, what has twisted her wish is simply, maybe we can say, uncertainty. Sometimes good wishes simply do not help people because of things that are unexpected.<br />
******This is contradictory, all wishes get twisted according to Kyubey, because it never achieves the results one ever wants or expects. This is part of why girls gent transformed into Witches, it is part of the metamorphosis. This is already stated in [[Episode 11]]. Unless a counter-proof is provided, this is highly unlikely. In the case of Kyoko, while her wish was her innocent attempt to help her father, she failed to realized that she did not ask for her father's consent or opinion. Instead he felt he was used without his consent and that the magic spell was forced upon him.<br />
***This is a very strong, beautiful and heart-touching metaphor. This is, as it has been said, one of the most important metaphors in the anime, which reveals us the corruption of the heart of humanity, and, behind it, a world hurrying to its ruin.<br />
****An argument can be said that its message is also about the hope of humanity, that even beyond the shadow of corruption there is a veil of hope for those who strife for it. Madoka, instead of turning her back to a corrupt world, decided she wanted to save it. If the world is corrupt, then it is assumed that is beyond saving. Instead, Madoka sacrificed herself to change the world into a better place. The new world is not perfect, it is still plagued with flaws and corruption, but it is also a little bit fair and merciful. <br />
***** When it is said that the world is hurrying to its ruin, it doesn't mean it is hopeless, it simply means that without people's resonance with hope, without any change, the world will surely destroy itself. But there is always hope, as what Madoka has shown to viewers - hope can shatter all the darkness, and change the nature of universe, which is what will save humanity.<br />
***Madoka's maturity, as it has been stated, is different from the maturity of becoming an adult(which is essentially being corrupted), it is the true maturity. The words associated with "maturity", like "adult", "adulthood", these words are of negative meaning in the anime(and in fact, essentially, in our world as well). We should merely say that she "grows up".<br />
****This observation is essential to understanding the anime, it underlines that the story is of "coming of age" in an imperfect world. However, the series is not an attempt to attack adulthood, but illuminate the flaws of a cruel world that children are forced to grow into. The series attempts to reveal the serious difficulties and challenges that girls like Madoka, Mami, and Sayaka have to face in this cruel world. What message can one take from the series is up to the viewers.<br />
*****It is suggested that the series is actually revealing the dark truth of the so called "adulthood".<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka Kaname Anime Design.jpg|Initial design<br />
File:Madoka Kaname Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Madoka morning pajama.png|<br />
File:Sleepover.jpg|Madoka having a sleepover with friends<br />
File:Madoka bd1 4koma.jpg|Translated [[Ume Aoki|Ume]] 4koma from Madoka BD volume 1<br />
File:BD 4 Ume 4koma TL.jpg|Translated Ume 4koma from Madoka BD volume 4<br />
File:Autographed illustration umeaoki.JPG|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume madoka kyubey.jpg<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi madoka.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:Apricot +6.jpg<br />
File:Megami 02.2011 Pinup.jpg<br />
File:Megami 02.2011 Pinup 2.jpg<br />
File:Madoka designs 1.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 2.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 3.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 4.jpg<br />
File:Artbook Madoka Drawing 5.jpg<br />
File:408.5.jpg|Animedia 2011-06<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Madoka Pin-up.jpg|Megami magazine, April 2011.<br />
File:Nyantype 04.2011 Madoka Illustration.jpg|Nyantype magazine, April 2011.<br />
File:BD 1 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 1 Booklet.<br />
File:MadokainKazumi.png|Madoka as drawn by Takashi Tensugi, the artist for [[Kazumi Magica]].<br />
File:MadokainOriko.png|Madoka as she appears in [[Oriko Magica]].<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p18 p19.jpg<br />
File:Madohomu prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Madoka with Homura.<br />
File:PN 83.jpg<br />
File:Kisseymadokasketch.jpg|Goddess Madoka from the [[Puella Magi Production Notes|production notes]].<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 1.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 1<br />
File:Ultimate Madoka settei information 6 official art BD 6.jpg|Ultimate Madoka by Ume Aoki.<br />
File:PN 09.jpg<br />
File:PN 56.jpg<br />
File:PN 57.jpg<br />
File:PN 58.jpg<br />
File:PN 59.jpg<br />
File:Animedia_2012-02_03.jpg|Animedia magazine, February 2012. Madoka's ring and fingernail mark as a magical girl are visible.<br />
File:618624.jpg<br />
File:20111112_3d97ad-2.jpg<br />
File:574169-1.jpg|Notice how Madoka's Soul Gem ring and fingernail marking are visible.<br />
File:Chibi_Madoka.jpg<br />
File:Madoka machiasobi taniguchi.jpg<br />
File:Madoka movie taniguchi.jpg<br />
File:Ultima Madoka Newtype Special Magazine 2012 Dec.jpg<br />
File:Madoka grow up family photo.jpg<br />
Madoka-weeklySPA-10-23-2012.jpg|Weekly SPA special image<br />
File:PMMMO-Madoka.png|Madoka closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Madoka as a regular girl ====<br />
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File:Op_ep6_vs_ep5.jpg|Madoka x Madoka in the opening animation<br />
File:Madoka night clothes.jpg|Closeup of sleepy-eyed Madoka in the OP<br />
File:Madoka sleep on QB.gif|Sleepy Madoka<br />
File:Madoka is shy.gif|Madoka is shy<br />
File:Madoka family.gif|Madoka's family<br />
File:Madoka everyday life.gif|Madoka everyday life<br />
File:Madoka_ Sayaka_Hitomi.gif|Madoka & friends<br />
File:Madoka wakes up.gif|Madoka wakes up<br />
File:Madoka_Sayaka_Hitomi_playing.gif|Madoka Sayaka Hitomi playing<br />
File:Kaname-madoka.jpg|Madoka Kaname<br />
File:Screenshot madoka fascinating.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-loveletter.PNG|Madoka daydreaming about getting a love letter.<br />
File:Madoka-ponytail.jpg|Madoka with a ponytail<br />
File:Madoka crying.gif|Madoka crying<br />
File:Madoka received a gift.gif|Madoka received a gift <br />
File:Madoka is upset.gif|Madoka is upset<br />
File:Madoka_Sketch.jpg|A self-portrait. Drawing is one of Madoka's hobbies.<br />
File:Madoka hands.jpg|Closeup of Madoka's hands in [[Episode 10]] (TBS version), Timeline 1, when she is walking [[Homura]] to the nurse's office. She is known to be contracted by then. Note no Soul Gem ring or fingernail mark.<br />
File:Madoka tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Madoka tied up on the wheel of time<br />
File:Kaname_Madoka.png<br />
File:340798-madoka.jpg<br />
File:Ep6_madoka_long_hair.jpg<br />
File:Puella111_000108.jpg<br />
File:464082.jpg<br />
File:Puella112_000272-1.jpg<br />
File:Puella110_000043.jpg<br />
File:Puella111_000292.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Madoka as a Magical Girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Madoka-dodging.jpg|Madoka dodging wheels<br />
File:Madoka-dodging.gif|Madoka dodging wheels<br />
File:Madoka hug Homura.gif|Madoka hug Homura<br />
File:Madoka-mahou-shoujo.jpg|Madoka Kaname, Total Badass.<br />
File:Madoka hands 2.jpg|Madoka is purifying [[Homura]]'s Soul Gem in [[Episode 10]]'s Timeline 3. Again, note no fingernail mark.<br>[[:File:Madoka is purifying Homuras Soul Gem.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:Madokamercy.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-soul-gem.jpg|Madoka's soul gem<br />
File:Madoka.png<br />
File:Tumblr_lk2ccuqv5G1qb7j0bo1_1280.jpg<br />
File:Puella112_000091.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h50m38s0.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m14s99.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m45s157.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m48s189.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m54s246.jpg<br />
File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h51m59s46.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-10-mbs-x264-1920x1080-mp4-00001.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-10-large-06.jpg<br />
File:Madoka transformation_PSP.gif|Madoka's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Madoka as a witch ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|Madoka/Kriemhild's grief seed.<br />
File:Madoka-witch-first.jpg|Madoka's witch transformation in the second timeline.<br />
File:Kaname witch form power.jpg|Madoka's witch form.<br />
File:Madoka the Ultimate Witch.jpg|A closeup of the face of the ultimate witch form of Madoka born as a result of her wish in the story timeline.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Superfriends.png|Many experts believe something sort of like this happened after the final episode of Madoka Magica ended<br />
File:Madoka fuels the Universe.png|<br />
File:Aoki_ume_madoka_doujin_art_highrez.png|Fan coloring of Ume's work<br />
File:Madokami art front back.jpg|Madoka as the Goddess/concept of Hope<br />
File:Fan creation Madoka Soul Gem.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Madoka's Soul Gem with a pink nebula inside (?) or a pink rose bud (?)<br />
File:MadoKami gundam.jpg|<br />
File:Scary madokami.jpg|You shall have no other gods before Me. That includes that wannabe Haruhi.<br />
File:MadoKami and Charlotte.jpg|Madoka rescues Charlotte.<br />
File:Madoka evolution magical girl.jpg|Madoka has evolved into MadoKami! <br />
File:It's tough to be a goddess.gif|No Mahou Shoujo Predator? But they are practically born into the hunting tradition!<br />
File:Madoka learning how to befriend.png|Madoka learning from the master.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc Meet the Goddess]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|MadoKami already abusing her Goddess powers, and we are fine with this.<br />
File:Madoprince homuprincess.jpg<br />
File:Chibimadokami.jpg|MadoKami died for our HHHNNNNNGGGGG~!<br />
File:Madoka pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:MadoKami all powerful fanart.jpg|''Thou Shall Have no Other Anime gods Before Me.''<br />
File:Madoka ;p fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka afro op fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Ben-to.jpg|"And thus begins the "that character sounds like Madoka, imagine if she was the one to say that" adventures with Aoi Yuuki's characters.<br />
File:Madokami bow arrow aiming posture fanart.jpg<br />
File:AeFLl-1.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Madoka's bow ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madoka Bow.jpg|Rendition of Madoka's bow; it looks like a branch with a rose on its end<br />
File:Madoka-bow-firing.PNG|Madoka's bow in action<br />
File:Madoka-firing.jpg|You're gonna get befriended!<br>[[:File:Madoka shooting one arrow.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:Madokas-arrow.jpg|A close-up of Madoka's arrow<br />
File:Madoka-multishot.jpg|Madoka using Multi-Shot<br>[[:File:Madoka multi shots.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:PN 13.jpg|Sketches from production notes.<br />
File:PN 14.jpg<br />
File:PN 22.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kriemhild Gretchen]], Madoka's witch form.<br />
* [[GetNavi 2011-12|GetNavi 2011-12]]<br />
* [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)]]<br />
* [[Animedia_2011-05#Aoi_Yuki_.28Madoka.29_Data_File|Aoi Yuki's Data file]]<br />
* [[NewType_2011-07#Madoka_Character_Description|July 2011 NewType article]] concerning Maadoka.<br />
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