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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
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|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|Abilities=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
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'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a magical girl."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]] (5'1"-5'2"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a magical girl at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl countless times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
*Color Theme: Purple.<br />
*Soul Gem shape: Diamond.<br />
*Not to let Kyubey discover her ability, Homura never tell others about her wish. This might also be a reason why other magical girls don't believe her completely.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.<br />
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In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines.<br />
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Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Background===<br />
Prior to the events of the TV anime, Homura was hospitalized for a long period of time due to heart disease. The whereabouts and status of her family is unknown, as they are never mentioned in the series. In the original timeline, Homura at this point is physically frail and weak most likely due to her illness.<br />
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===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]<br />
====The Original Universe with Witches (Events of the TV Anime and Films: Beginnings and Eternal)====<br />
Homura's time-loop officially starts on the [http://31.media.tumblr.com/37ba5111020188f08ea2a4c30d23dd9d/tumblr_n2ioz9qOj31qf874go1_1280.png 16th of the month in the anime] ([[Timeline|speculated to be sometime between March and April]]). She was released from the hospital on the 16th, and transferred to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. In the original timeline, she is attacked by a witch and saved by Madoka and Mami. Sometime during the next month, during [[Walpurgisnacht]], she becomes a magical girl while wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka, thus gaining the power to pause and/or rewind time one month.<br />
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It is estimated Homura repeated the same month starting on the 16th nearly 100 times before the present timeline in the TV anime. Within these timelines, Homura was able to gradually improve her abilities and acquire items (such as ammunition and weapons from the Japanese military) to prepare for the battle with Walpurgisnacht. She was also able to memorize and deduce through statistics the major events that would occur within all timelines, giving her incredible knowledge about most of her adversaries. The corollary, however, was that Homura experienced the deaths of many of her friends repeatedly, often horrifically. As a general trend, Homura became increasingly distant to Madoka with each repeat of the month.<br />
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By the timeline of the TV anime, Homura appeared as a cold and calculating character who is distant from all the characters. She failed to save all of her companions (apart from Madoka), and by Walpurgisnacht, was forced to face the witch alone. She was subsequently defeated by Walpurgisnacht, and seemed just about to succumb to despair before Madoka appears and rewrites the Universe with her wish.<br />
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====The New Universe created by Madoka (Epilogue of TV Anime and the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
After Madoka's revision of the universe, Homura is the only known character to retain her memories of the previous universe. She has possession of Madoka's ribbon, and has a new black bow as her weapon similar to Madoka's weapon. It is unknown if she retained her abilities to manipulate time and space. Homura is shown to have a much closer relationship with Kyuubey, so much so she even confides an entire account about how the old universe worked. <br />
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<blockquote>''"Without a doubt, this place is a witch's barrier."''</blockquote><br />
In events prior to ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'' Homura was captured by the [[Kyuubey|Incubators]], and her Soul Gem was placed in an Isolation Field that blocked out the Law of Cycles. This strain led Homura to transform partially into a witch without her knowledge. In this form, she also unconsciously created a labyrinth that was a near-perfect replica of Mitakihara City, and unconsciously lured her former acquaintances into it. She even drew in Madoka from the Law of Cycles, who entered the barrier along with Sayaka and [[Nagisa Momoe]]. In this dream world, Homura unconsciously distorted almost everyone's memories (including her own) so that they believed they were living in the real world fighting new enemies called [[Nightmare]]s. In order to stop the Incubators from fulfilling their goal, Madoka entrusted her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa. Sayaka only pretended to have her memories altered, while Nagisa disguised herself as [[Charlotte]]/[[Bebe]].<br />
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Eventually Homura realizes that she's trapped in a witch's barrier and attempts to discover who is behind it. Near the end of her journey she has a conversation with Madoka that causes her to realize that she can't accept Madoka's sacrifice. At this point she begins to realize she is the witch, and confirms it when she separates herself from her Soul Gem without consequence.<br />
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At this point Kyubey appears and explains the truth about Homura's present nature and the Incubators' plan to control the Law of Cycles. This causes Homura to go berserk and curse her existence, completing her transformation into a witch known as [[Homulilly]]. Madoka and the other magical girls manage to rescue Homura by destroying the stasis field containing them all, returning them to reality. Due to the Isolation Field, Homura only became a witch inside her own Soul Gem, allowing Madoka to save her.<br />
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Ultimate Madoka arrives to take Homura away as per the Law of the Cycle. However, Homura grabs Madoka first. Her Soul Gem turns black, then fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Reality begins to crack as Homura separates Madoka from her goddess self. The colors burst out of her Soul Gem, and both the cracks and colors engulf the entire universe.<br />
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Homura and Kyubey reappear in the same place where Madoka ascended in [[Episode 12]]. Homura shatters her Soul Gem in her mouth, and a new gem appears called the Dark Orb. Kyubey exclaims that Homura is rewriting the universe, and asks what happened to her Soul Gem. Homura explains that she remembered all of the times she repeated time, and all of the pain she suffered for Madoka's sake. She says that even this pain has become precious to her, tainting her Soul Gem with something greater than curses. As she swallows the Dark Orb, she calls it the pinnacle of human emotions: Love.<br />
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Homura transforms into a new form and grows a pair of black wings. Kyubey says that Homura is no longer a magical girl or a witch, and asks what Homura is now. Homura that since she brought down and imprisoned god, it's only appropriate to call her a demon (''akuma''). Kyubey decides that it was a mistake to experiment with human emotions and flees, but Homura grabs him and says she still needs his existence to deal with all the curses of the world.<br />
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====The New Universe created by {{spoiler|Akuma Homura}} (Epilogue of the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
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<blockquote>''"As I am now, I'm not a witch anymore. Something that could bring down a god and imprison her...I suppose you could only call such a being a demon."''</blockquote><br />
Homura effectively becomes a goddess of this new universe. Apart from her true nature as a demon, she still exists with a human form in the real world and can interact normally with everyone else. She appears to have the power to manipulate the memories of virtually anyone she pleases, but otherwise the full extent of her abilities are unknown. It is assumed that Homura is a deity that primarily embodies love (whereas Madoka embodies hope). <br />
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Homura is presently holding a fraction of the Goddess Madoka captive--specifically, the part that was Madoka Kaname before she became the Law of Cycles. It is also implied she is placing the world's curses onto Kyubey. Despite proclaiming herself as a demon, Madoka, Sayaka, Kyoko, Mami, and Nagisa are all given happy lives in her new world.<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka...don't ever tell me not to save you. I'm not all-powerful. I am not able to save everyone. But...even so, I want to save you. So, don't say that anymore!"'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies to Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two go to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMt3YnpKqxg The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a magical girl. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a magical girl with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
*If Homura really did loop the same month nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 22 years old.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation (this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a magical girl's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
***Theory proven wrong: Homura's witch form is Homulilly.<br />
****However, there is nothing to confirm or deny that a witch would change appearance while fusing with other witches, so the theory may still hold some truth.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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* The reason why Homura can't prevent Madoka from being a magic girl may be interpreted that it is Madoka's being magic girl that makes Homura become magic girl. If Homura really did, there will be a paradox. But effect can't change the cause. Therefore,no matter how many times she tries, she is destined to fail. <br />
** Another evidence may support this idea. In the end of episode 12, Homura is still a magic girl and she know the existence of Madoka. Because it is Homura's being magic girl and her trying hundreds of times to save Madoka that gives Madoka the ability to become Madokami. Even Madokami can't change what she is based on to exist. The effect can't change the cause. <br />
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*There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
**This theory may not be fundamentally sound, by the way "time traveling" would work in a multiversal world. Time traveling is sometimes colloquially divided into two types; Type A in which a character can travel back in time and "re-do" a period of time without encountering themselves, or Type B in which a character travels back in time and discovers a second version of themselves. Type B is generally thought to be the result of traveling into parallel time or different universe, with its own set of characters which may or may not reflect in the original universe's reality. Every time Homura travels back in time, she does not encounter a copy of herself, and thus this may be logically excluded.<br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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*Homura shows many traits of a textbook psychopath, as explained in detail [http://matsurisunrise.tumblr.com/post/72736447583/lustfuldemoness-magicalgirlfanproblems-the here].<br />
*She also shows many traits of an emotional abuser, and shows very controlling and abusive behavior towards Madoka.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:Yande.re 231131.jpg<br />
File:BatcOClCQAA OTT.jpg large.jpg|sketch by Junichiro Taniguchi<br />
File:Homura character.png<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a Magical Girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a magical girl.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|'''''HOMEEEEEERUN!'''''<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg|''Call of Homura: Magica Warfare''.<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
File:(torinone) magical girl attacks 21493123 big p11.png<br />
File:Because madoka is worth it.gif<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
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File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
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File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
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File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
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File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|Abilities=Genius-level intellect, peak physical and mental conditioning, arsenal of bombs and weaponry stored in timeshield, master strategist, time travel<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a magical girl."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]] (5'1"-5'2"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a magical girl at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl countless times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
*Color Theme: Purple.<br />
*Soul Gem shape: Diamond.<br />
*Not to let Kyubey discover her ability, Homura never tell others about her wish. This might also be a reason why other magical girls don't believe her completely.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.<br />
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In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines.<br />
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Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Background===<br />
Prior to the events of the TV anime, Homura was hospitalized for a long period of time due to heart disease. The whereabouts and status of her family is unknown, as they are never mentioned in the series. In the original timeline, Homura at this point is physically frail and weak most likely due to her illness.<br />
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===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]<br />
====The Original Universe with Witches (Events of the TV Anime and Films: Beginnings and Eternal)====<br />
Homura's time-loop officially starts on the [http://31.media.tumblr.com/37ba5111020188f08ea2a4c30d23dd9d/tumblr_n2ioz9qOj31qf874go1_1280.png 16th of the month in the anime] ([[Timeline|speculated to be sometime between March and April]]). She was released from the hospital on the 16th, and transferred to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. In the original timeline, she is attacked by a witch and saved by Madoka and Mami. Sometime during the next month, during [[Walpurgisnacht]], she becomes a magical girl while wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka, thus gaining the power to pause and/or rewind time one month.<br />
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It is estimated Homura repeated the same month starting on the 16th nearly 100 times before the present timeline in the TV anime. Within these timelines, Homura was able to gradually improve her abilities and acquire items (such as ammunition and weapons from the Japanese military) to prepare for the battle with Walpurgisnacht. She was also able to memorize and deduce through statistics the major events that would occur within all timelines, giving her incredible knowledge about most of her adversaries. The corollary, however, was that Homura experienced the deaths of many of her friends repeatedly, often horrifically. As a general trend, Homura became increasingly distant to Madoka with each repeat of the month.<br />
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By the timeline of the TV anime, Homura appeared as a cold and calculating character who is distant from all the characters. She failed to save all of her companions (apart from Madoka), and by Walpurgisnacht, was forced to face the witch alone. She was subsequently defeated by Walpurgisnacht, and seemed just about to succumb to despair before Madoka appears and rewrites the Universe with her wish.<br />
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====The New Universe created by Madoka (Epilogue of TV Anime and the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
After Madoka's revision of the universe, Homura is the only known character to retain her memories of the previous universe. She has possession of Madoka's ribbon, and has a new black bow as her weapon similar to Madoka's weapon. It is unknown if she retained her abilities to manipulate time and space. Homura is shown to have a much closer relationship with Kyuubey, so much so she even confides an entire account about how the old universe worked. <br />
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<blockquote>''"Without a doubt, this place is a witch's barrier."''</blockquote><br />
In events prior to ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'' Homura was captured by the [[Kyuubey|Incubators]], and her Soul Gem was placed in an Isolation Field that blocked out the Law of Cycles. This strain led Homura to transform partially into a witch without her knowledge. In this form, she also unconsciously created a labyrinth that was a near-perfect replica of Mitakihara City, and unconsciously lured her former acquaintances into it. She even drew in Madoka from the Law of Cycles, who entered the barrier along with Sayaka and [[Nagisa Momoe]]. In this dream world, Homura unconsciously distorted almost everyone's memories (including her own) so that they believed they were living in the real world fighting new enemies called [[Nightmare]]s. In order to stop the Incubators from fulfilling their goal, Madoka entrusted her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa. Sayaka only pretended to have her memories altered, while Nagisa disguised herself as [[Charlotte]]/[[Bebe]].<br />
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Eventually Homura realizes that she's trapped in a witch's barrier and attempts to discover who is behind it. Near the end of her journey she has a conversation with Madoka that causes her to realize that she can't accept Madoka's sacrifice. At this point she begins to realize she is the witch, and confirms it when she separates herself from her Soul Gem without consequence.<br />
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At this point Kyubey appears and explains the truth about Homura's present nature and the Incubators' plan to control the Law of Cycles. This causes Homura to go berserk and curse her existence, completing her transformation into a witch known as [[Homulilly]]. Madoka and the other magical girls manage to rescue Homura by destroying the stasis field containing them all, returning them to reality. Due to the Isolation Field, Homura only became a witch inside her own Soul Gem, allowing Madoka to save her.<br />
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Ultimate Madoka arrives to take Homura away as per the Law of the Cycle. However, Homura grabs Madoka first. Her Soul Gem turns black, then fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Reality begins to crack as Homura separates Madoka from her goddess self. The colors burst out of her Soul Gem, and both the cracks and colors engulf the entire universe.<br />
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Homura and Kyubey reappear in the same place where Madoka ascended in [[Episode 12]]. Homura shatters her Soul Gem in her mouth, and a new gem appears called the Dark Orb. Kyubey exclaims that Homura is rewriting the universe, and asks what happened to her Soul Gem. Homura explains that she remembered all of the times she repeated time, and all of the pain she suffered for Madoka's sake. She says that even this pain has become precious to her, tainting her Soul Gem with something greater than curses. As she swallows the Dark Orb, she calls it the pinnacle of human emotions: Love.<br />
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Homura transforms into a new form and grows a pair of black wings. Kyubey says that Homura is no longer a magical girl or a witch, and asks what Homura is now. Homura that since she brought down and imprisoned god, it's only appropriate to call her a demon (''akuma''). Kyubey decides that it was a mistake to experiment with human emotions and flees, but Homura grabs him and says she still needs his existence to deal with all the curses of the world.<br />
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====The New Universe created by {{spoiler|Akuma Homura}} (Epilogue of the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
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<blockquote>''"As I am now, I'm not a witch anymore. Something that could bring down a god and imprison her...I suppose you could only call such a being a demon."''</blockquote><br />
Homura effectively becomes a goddess of this new universe. Apart from her true nature as a demon, she still exists with a human form in the real world and can interact normally with everyone else. She appears to have the power to manipulate the memories of virtually anyone she pleases, but otherwise the full extent of her abilities are unknown. It is assumed that Homura is a deity that primarily embodies love (whereas Madoka embodies hope). <br />
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Homura is presently holding a fraction of the Goddess Madoka captive--specifically, the part that was Madoka Kaname before she became the Law of Cycles. It is also implied she is placing the world's curses onto Kyubey. Despite proclaiming herself as a demon, Madoka, Sayaka, Kyoko, Mami, and Nagisa are all given happy lives in her new world.<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka...don't ever tell me not to save you. I'm not all-powerful. I am not able to save everyone. But...even so, I want to save you. So, don't say that anymore!"'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies to Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two go to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMt3YnpKqxg The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a magical girl. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a magical girl with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
*If Homura really did loop the same month nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 22 years old.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation (this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a magical girl's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
***Theory proven wrong: Homura's witch form is Homulilly.<br />
****However, there is nothing to confirm or deny that a witch would change appearance while fusing with other witches, so the theory may still hold some truth.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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* The reason why Homura can't prevent Madoka from being a magic girl may be interpreted that it is Madoka's being magic girl that makes Homura become magic girl. If Homura really did, there will be a paradox. But effect can't change the cause. Therefore,no matter how many times she tries, she is destined to fail. <br />
** Another evidence may support this idea. In the end of episode 12, Homura is still a magic girl and she know the existence of Madoka. Because it is Homura's being magic girl and her trying hundreds of times to save Madoka that gives Madoka the ability to become Madokami. Even Madokami can't change what she is based on to exist. The effect can't change the cause. <br />
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*There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
**This theory may not be fundamentally sound, by the way "time traveling" would work in a multiversal world. Time traveling is sometimes colloquially divided into two types; Type A in which a character can travel back in time and "re-do" a period of time without encountering themselves, or Type B in which a character travels back in time and discovers a second version of themselves. Type B is generally thought to be the result of traveling into parallel time or different universe, with its own set of characters which may or may not reflect in the original universe's reality. Every time Homura travels back in time, she does not encounter a copy of herself, and thus this may be logically excluded.<br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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*Homura shows many traits of a textbook psychopath, as explained in detail [http://matsurisunrise.tumblr.com/post/72736447583/lustfuldemoness-magicalgirlfanproblems-the here].<br />
*She also shows many traits of an emotional abuser, and shows very controlling and abusive behavior towards Madoka.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:Yande.re 231131.jpg<br />
File:BatcOClCQAA OTT.jpg large.jpg|sketch by Junichiro Taniguchi<br />
File:Homura character.png<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
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==== Homura as a Magical Girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a magical girl.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|'''''HOMEEEEEERUN!'''''<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg|''Call of Homura: Magica Warfare''.<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
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File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
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File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
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File:Because madoka is worth it.gif<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
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File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
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File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
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File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
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File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
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File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=58150Homura Akemi2013-12-13T21:37:11Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]] (5'1"-5'2"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
*Color Theme: Purple.<br />
*Soul Gem shape: Diamond.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.<br />
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In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines.<br />
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Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Background===<br />
Prior to the events of the TV anime, Homura was hospitalized for a long period of time due to heart disease. The whereabouts and status of her family is unknown, as they are never mentioned in the series. In the original timeline, Homura at this point is physically frail and weak most likely due to her illness.<br />
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===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]<br />
====The Original Universe with Witches (Events of the TV Anime and Films: Beginnings and Eternal)====<br />
Homura's time-loop officially starts on the 14th of the month in the anime ([[Timeline|speculated to be sometime between March and April]]). She was released from the hospital on the 14th, and transferred to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. In the original timeline, she is attacked by a witch and saved by Madoka and Mami. Sometime during the next month, during [[Walpurgisnatch]], she becomes a magical girl while wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka, thus gaining the power to pause and/or rewind time one month.<br />
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It is estimated Homura repeated the same month starting on the 14th nearly 100 times before the present timeline in the TV anime. Within these timelines, Homura was able to gradually improve her abilities and acquire items (such as ammunition and weapons from the Japanese military) to prepare for the battle with Walpurgisnatch. She was also able to memorize and deduce through statistics the major events that would occur within all timelines, giving her incredible knowledge about most of her adversaries. The corollary, however, was that Homura experienced the deaths of many of her friends repeatedly, often horrifically. As a general trend, Homura became increasingly distant to Madoka with each repeat of the month.<br />
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By the timeline of the TV anime, Homura appeared as a cold and calculating character who is distant from all the characters. She failed to save all of her companions (apart from Madoka), and by Walpurgisnatch, was forced to face the witch alone. She was subsequently defeated by Walpurgisnatch, and seemed just about to succumb to despair before Madoka appears and rewrites the Universe with her wish.<br />
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====The New Universe created by Madoka (Epilogue of TV Anime and the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
After Madoka's revision of the universe, Homura is the only known character to retain her memories of the previous universe. She has possession of Madoka's ribbon, and has a new black bow as her weapon similar to Madoka's weapon. It is unknown if she retained her abilities to manipulate time and space. Homura is shown to have a much closer relationship with Kyuubey, so much so she even confides an entire account about how the old universe worked. <br />
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In events prior to the anime film, Rebellion, Homura was captured by the [[Kyuubey|Incubators]] without her realizing it, and her soul gem was placed in a uni-directional stasis field that artificially preserved it on the verge of shattering. This strain led Homura to transform partially into a witch entirely without her knowledge. In this form, she also unconsciously created a labyrinth that was a near-perfect replica of Mitakihara City, and unconsciously lured her former acquaintances into it. In this dream world, Homura unconsciously distorted everyone's memories (including her own) so that they believed they were living in the real world fighting new enemies called Nightmares.<br />
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Later on, Homura discovers the truth about her present nature and the Incubators' plan to control the Goddess form of Madoka. This causes Homura to go berserk and curse her existence, completing her transformation into a witch known as [[Homulilly]]. Madoka et al. manage to rescue Homura by destroying the stasis field containing them all, and they are transported to reality with Homura no longer in her witch form.<br />
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Madoka as a goddess arrives and just when she begins to take Homura away as per the [[Law of the Cycle]], Homura reveals her soul gem which has turned darker than despair. Claiming it is love, Homura unleashes an incredible volume of darker-then-despair blackness, hugs Madoka, and splits the Goddess form of Madoka into two by tearing her apart. This causes the Universe to rewrite itself.<br />
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====The New Universe created by {{spoiler|Akuma Homura}} (Epilogue of the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
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Homura effectively becomes a goddess of this new universe, though she calls herself an Akuma (demon). Apart from her true nature as a demon, she still exists with a human form in the real world and can interact normally with everyone else. She appears to have the power to manipulate the memories of virtually anyone she pleases, but otherwise the full extent of her abilities are unknown. It is assumed that Homura is a deity that primarily embodies love (whereas Madoka embodies hope). <br />
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Homura is presently holding a fraction of the Goddess Madoka captive--specifically, the half of Madoka that contains her memories.<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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<br />
===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies to Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two go to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
*If Homura really did loop the same month nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 22 years old.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation (this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
***Theory proven wrong: Homura's witch form is Homulilly.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:Yande.re 231131.jpg<br />
File:BatcOClCQAA OTT.jpg large.jpg|sketch by Junichiro Taniguchi<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
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File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
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File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
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File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
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File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
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File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
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File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
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In the [[The Rebellion Story]], {{spoiler|she appears as the main antagonist.}}<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]] (5'1"-5'2"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
*Color Theme: Purple.<br />
*Soul Gem shape: Diamond.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.<br />
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In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines.<br />
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Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Background===<br />
Prior to the events of the TV anime, Homura was hospitalized for a long period of time due to heart disease. The whereabouts and status of her family is unknown, as they are never mentioned in the series. In the original timeline, Homura at this point is physically frail and weak most likely due to her illness.<br />
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===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]<br />
====The Original Universe with Witches (Events of the TV Anime and Films: Beginnings and Eternal)====<br />
Homura's time-loop officially starts on the 14th of the month in the anime ([[Timeline|speculated to be sometime between March and April]]). She was released from the hospital on the 14th, and transferred to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. In the original timeline, she is attacked by a witch and saved by Madoka and Mami. Sometime during the next month, during [[Walpurgisnatch]], she becomes a magical girl while wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka, thus gaining the power to pause and/or rewind time one month.<br />
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It is estimated Homura repeated the same month starting on the 14th nearly 100 times before the present timeline in the TV anime. Within these timelines, Homura was able to gradually improve her abilities and acquire items (such as ammunition and weapons from the Japanese military) to prepare for the battle with Walpurgisnatch. She was also able to memorize and deduce through statistics the major events that would occur within all timelines, giving her incredible knowledge about most of her adversaries. The corollary, however, was that Homura experienced the deaths of many of her friends repeatedly, often horrifically. As a general trend, Homura became increasingly distant to Madoka with each repeat of the month.<br />
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By the timeline of the TV anime, Homura appeared as a cold and calculating character who is distant from all the characters. She failed to save all of her companions (apart from Madoka), and by Walpurgisnatch, was forced to face the witch alone. She was subsequently defeated by Walpurgisnatch, and seemed just about to succumb to despair before Madoka appears and rewrites the Universe with her wish.<br />
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====The New Universe created by Madoka (Epilogue of TV Anime and the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
After Madoka's revision of the universe, Homura is the only known character to retain her memories of the previous universe. She has possession of Madoka's ribbon, and has a new black bow as her weapon similar to Madoka's weapon. It is unknown if she retained her abilities to manipulate time and space. Homura is shown to have a much closer relationship with Kyuubey, so much so she even confides an entire account about how the old universe worked. <br />
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In events prior to the anime film, Rebellion, Homura was captured by the [[Kyuubey|Incubators]] without her realizing it, and her soul gem was placed in a uni-directional stasis field that artificially preserved it on the verge of shattering. This strain led Homura to transform partially into a witch entirely without her knowledge. In this form, she also unconsciously created a labyrinth that was a near-perfect replica of Mitakihara City, and unconsciously lured her former acquaintances into it. In this dream world, Homura unconsciously distorted everyone's memories (including her own) so that they believed they were living in the real world fighting new enemies called Nightmares.<br />
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Later on, Homura discovers the truth about her present nature and the Incubators' plan to control the Goddess form of Madoka. This causes Homura to go berserk and curse her existence, completing her transformation into a witch known as [[Homulilly]]. Madoka et al. manage to rescue Homura by destroying the stasis field containing them all, and they are transported to reality with Homura no longer in her witch form.<br />
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Madoka as a goddess arrives and just when she begins to take Homura away as per the [[Law of the Cycle]], Homura reveals her soul gem which has turned darker than despair. Claiming it is love, Homura unleashes an incredible volume of darker-then-despair blackness, hugs Madoka, and splits the Goddess form of Madoka into two by tearing her apart. This causes the Universe to rewrite itself.<br />
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====The New Universe created by {{spoiler|Akuma Homura}} (Epilogue of the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
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Homura effectively becomes a goddess of this new universe, though she calls herself an Akuma (demon). Apart from her true nature as a demon, she still exists with a human form in the real world and can interact normally with everyone else. She appears to have the power to manipulate the memories of virtually anyone she pleases, but otherwise the full extent of her abilities are unknown. It is assumed that Homura is a deity that primarily embodies love (whereas Madoka embodies hope). <br />
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Homura is presently holding a fraction of the Goddess Madoka captive--specifically, the half of Madoka that contains her memories.<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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<br />
===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies to Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two go to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
*If Homura really did loop the same month nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 22 years old.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation (this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
***Theory proven wrong: Homura's witch form is Homulilly.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:Yande.re 231131.jpg<br />
File:BatcOClCQAA OTT.jpg large.jpg|sketch by Junichiro Taniguchi<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
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File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
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File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
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File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
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File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
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File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
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File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
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File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
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In the [[The Rebellion Story]], {{spoiler|she appears as the primary antagonist.}}<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|155-158cm]] (5'1"-5'2"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
*Color Theme: Purple.<br />
*Soul Gem shape: Diamond.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.<br />
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In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines.<br />
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Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Background===<br />
Prior to the events of the TV anime, Homura was hospitalized for a long period of time due to heart disease. The whereabouts and status of her family is unknown, as they are never mentioned in the series. In the original timeline, Homura at this point is physically frail and weak most likely due to her illness.<br />
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===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
[[File:Timeline Chart.png|thumb|200px|The sequences of events in each timeline.]]<br />
====The Original Universe with Witches (Events of the TV Anime and Films: Beginnings and Eternal)====<br />
Homura's time-loop officially starts on the 14th of the month in the anime ([[Timeline|speculated to be sometime between March and April]]). She was released from the hospital on the 14th, and transferred to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. In the original timeline, she is attacked by a witch and saved by Madoka and Mami. Sometime during the next month, during [[Walpurgisnatch]], she becomes a magical girl while wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka, thus gaining the power to pause and/or rewind time one month.<br />
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It is estimated Homura repeated the same month starting on the 14th nearly 100 times before the present timeline in the TV anime. Within these timelines, Homura was able to gradually improve her abilities and acquire items (such as ammunition and weapons from the Japanese military) to prepare for the battle with Walpurgisnatch. She was also able to memorize and deduce through statistics the major events that would occur within all timelines, giving her incredible knowledge about most of her adversaries. The corollary, however, was that Homura experienced the deaths of many of her friends repeatedly, often horrifically. As a general trend, Homura became increasingly distant to Madoka with each repeat of the month.<br />
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By the timeline of the TV anime, Homura appeared as a cold and calculating character who is distant from all the characters. She failed to save all of her companions (apart from Madoka), and by Walpurgisnatch, was forced to face the witch alone. She was subsequently defeated by Walpurgisnatch, and seemed just about to succumb to despair before Madoka appears and rewrites the Universe with her wish.<br />
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====The New Universe created by Madoka (Epilogue of TV Anime and the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
After Madoka's revision of the universe, Homura is the only known character to retain her memories of the previous universe. She has possession of Madoka's ribbon, and has a new black bow as her weapon similar to Madoka's weapon. It is unknown if she retained her abilities to manipulate time and space. Homura is shown to have a much closer relationship with Kyuubey, so much so she even confides an entire account about how the old universe worked. <br />
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In events prior to the anime film, Rebellion, Homura was captured by the [[Kyuubey|Incubators]] without her realizing it, and her soul gem was placed in a uni-directional stasis field that artificially preserved it on the verge of shattering. This strain led Homura to transform partially into a witch entirely without her knowledge. In this form, she also unconsciously created a labyrinth that was a near-perfect replica of Mitakihara City, and unconsciously lured her former acquaintances into it. In this dream world, Homura unconsciously distorted everyone's memories (including her own) so that they believed they were living in the real world fighting new enemies called Nightmares.<br />
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Later on, Homura discovers the truth about her present nature and the Incubators' plan to control the Goddess form of Madoka. This causes Homura to go berserk and curse her existence, completing her transformation into a witch known as [[Homulilly]]. Madoka et al. manage to rescue Homura by destroying the stasis field containing them all, and they are transported to reality with Homura no longer in her witch form.<br />
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Madoka as a goddess arrives and just when she begins to take Homura away as per the [[Law of the Cycle]], Homura reveals her soul gem which has turned darker than despair. Claiming it is love, Homura unleashes an incredible volume of darker-then-despair blackness, hugs Madoka, and splits the Goddess form of Madoka into two by tearing her apart. This causes the Universe to rewrite itself.<br />
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====The New Universe created by {{spoiler|Akuma Homura}} (Epilogue of the Film: Rebellion)====<br />
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Homura effectively becomes a goddess of this new universe, though she calls herself an Akuma (demon). Apart from her true nature as a demon, she still exists with a human form in the real world and can interact normally with everyone else. She appears to have the power to manipulate the memories of virtually anyone she pleases, but otherwise the full extent of her abilities are unknown. It is assumed that Homura is a deity that primarily embodies love (whereas Madoka embodies hope). <br />
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Homura is presently holding a fraction of the Goddess Madoka captive--specifically, the half of Madoka that contains her memories.<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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<br />
===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies to Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two go to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
*If Homura really did loop the same month nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 22 years old.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation (this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
***Theory proven wrong: Homura's witch form is Homulilly.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:Yande.re 231131.jpg<br />
File:BatcOClCQAA OTT.jpg large.jpg|sketch by Junichiro Taniguchi<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
File:(torinone) magical girl attacks 21493123 big p11.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_Episode_8:_I_Was_Stupid%E2%80%A6_So_Stupid&diff=55263Madoka Magica Episode 8: I Was Stupid… So Stupid2013-09-11T23:01:00Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Trivia */</p>
<hr />
<div><blockquote>''"I'm such a fool!"'' ~ '''[[Sayaka Miki]]''' </blockquote><br />
<br />
{{Infobox_episode<br />
|name = I'm Such a Fool<br />
|jname = あたしって、ほんとバカ<br />
|date = 24 February 2011<br />
|script = [[Gen Urobuchi]]<br />
|storyboard = Shin'ichi Omata<br />
|director = Takashi Kawabata<br />
|adirector = Tomoyuki Matsumoto<br />Yuuji Kondou<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
[[Sayaka]] finishes off [[Elsa Maria]], but refuses to use the [[Grief Seed]], giving it to [[Kyoko]], and doesn't feel well afterwards. [[Madoka]] helps her go back home. They are sitting on a bench with Madoka crying over Sayaka's actions. Sayaka tells that all that is left for her in life is fighting witches. Madoka tells that she wants to make Sayaka happy, but Sayaka runs away, telling [[Madoka]] not to follow her, while her Soul Gem is dimming.<br />
<br />
[[Kyoko]] and [[Homura]] are talking about [[Episode_6#Observations|Walpurgisnacht]] in [[Homura_Residence|Homura's apartment]], [[Kyubey]] appears uninvited and tells them about Sayaka's current condition. [[Madoka]] goes to Sayaka's apartment to find out that she's been absent since the day before. As [[Hitomi]] and [[Kyousuke]] are walking home, the two of them stop in a park and have a lively conversation. Sayaka watches from afar.<br />
<br />
Homura speaks with Sayaka, trying to get her to use a Grief Seed, but Sayaka refuses. Sayaka accuses Homura of putting up false pretenses and always lying to them. Homura admits she is just doing things for Madoka's sake and prepares to kill Sayaka, but Kyoko interferes. Homura uses a flashbang grenade and escapes. <br />
<br />
Sayaka is riding in a train where two men are discussing and badmouthing their girlfriends and generally acting misogynistic. She interferes, asking them how they can speak this way about women who love them. Her train of thought grows progressively more fatalistic as she wonders why she bothered trying to save such a worthless world, and she begins to transform into darkness.<br />
<br />
Madoka talks with Kyubey and he tells her about her apparent power. She seems to almost agree to become a magical girl, but Homura suddenly appears and riddles Kyubey's body with bullets before she can form a contract with him. Homura then breaks down in tears in front of Madoka, who has a strange moment of realization and asks if she has met Homura before. Before Homura can answer Madoka excuses herself and goes searching for Sayaka, ignoring Homura's calling out to her. Another body of Kyubey appears and eats his previous dead body. Kyubey realizes that Homura is a person from another time, and Homura says Kyubey's real identity is that of an "Incubator."<br />
<br />
Kyoko finds Sayaka and sees that her Soul Gem is almost completely dark. Sayaka says that the hope and despair must always be in balance, starts crying, and her Soul Gem explodes, creating a maze with Sayaka apparently becoming a witch.<br />
<br />
The episode ends with Kyubey noting "since this country calls women who are still growing up {{Nihongo|''shoujo''|少女|girls}}, for girls who on the way of becoming {{Nihongo|''majo''|魔女|witches}}, it's logical to call them {{Nihongo|''mahou shoujo''|魔法少女|magical girls}}."<br />
<br />
== Runes ==<br />
<br />
This episode made a more intensive use of the musical font. See [[Runes:Episode 8|Runes of episode 8]]<br />
<br />
== Observations ==<br />
*In Homura's apartment, there are a number of documents pertaining to Walpurgisnacht on display. Images of these documents have been archived at the article: [[Homura Residence]].<br />
*Homura's room is laid out like the surface of a clock. There are gears on the ceiling.<br />
*The artist [[Wikipedia:Paul Klee|Paul Klee]] made [[:File:Paul Klee Walpurgis Night.jpg|a painting]] called "Walpurgis Night". Not only does it have a strangely familiar name, it also seems fairly similar to Sayaka transforming into a witch.<br />
*There is a scene where "Hotel Nwobhm" can be seen. [[wikipedia:NWOBHM|NWOBHM]] is an acronym for "New Wave of British Heavy Metal", a genre of music started in the late 1970s where many bands attempted to toughen up their music.<br />
<br />
===Production errors===<br />
*At the beginning of the episode, when Sayaka has defeated [[Elsa Maria|Elsa Maria]], the Grief Seed she picks up and throws to Kyoko is Elsa Maria's. The scene then cuts to Sayaka. When it cuts back to Kyoko, she is holding [[Elly|Elly's]] Grief Seed.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*This episode is notable for "killing off" Sayaka at the end of the episode. In the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, {{spoiler|one of the main characters (Kamina) also dies in the eighth episode. What is notable here is that Kamina also has blue hair like Sayaka and wields a sword as his primary weapon, including a cape.}}<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 />
**[[wikipedia:Shin-ichiro_Miki|Miki Shinchirou]] and [[wikipedia:Nobuo_Tobita|Tobita Nobuo]] are the voice actors for these hosts.<br />
<br />
== Billboard ==<br />
The billboard that appears behind Sayaka and Kyouko at the train station contains symbols that are believed to illustrate how new timelines split off from old ones. An alternative theory is that it shows how a witch splits her barrier off into a separate world, leaving her old body behind as if it were an umbrella and hat she no longer needs to wear.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Eight8_timeline_chart.jpg|Chart that appears to be typical explanation of timeline split.<br />
File:E8billboard-bd.png|The BD version of the billboard, which is now glowing.<br />
File:E8billboardanalysis1.JPG|Attempts to decipher the billboard.<br />
File:Billboardrunes.png<br />
File:Billboardtheory.jpg|Another theory.<br />
File:E8-billboard.jpg|Another billboard featuring an upside-down girl with umbrellas.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Images ==<br />
<br />
=== Official Art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Scans_from_Newtype.jpg|An older scan from a feature in Newtype relying on the same wordplay as Kyubey's line in this episode.<br />
File:Production Note 0010.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Homura residence 02.jpg|Homura's apartment is laid out as a clock. Note the gears coming from the ceiling.<br />
File:Sayaka_runes.jpg|Musical runes appearing during Sayaka becoming a witch. See [[Runes:Episode 8]]. The duplicate figures of the man in the background appears to be an orchestral conductor.<br />
File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.<br />
File:Sayaka-music-healing-circles.jpg|Sayaka's healing music circle.<br />
File:Sayaka-transform-train.jpg|Sayaka transforming during the train scene.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:(waizu) QB-san 04.png<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:WitchSayaka-screenshots.jpg|Screenshots off which the redrawings are based on.<br />
File:Qblives.jpg|Fans' reaction to Episode 8.<br />
File:Punch kyubey.jpg|What fans think of Kyubey.<br />
File:The Lets Kill Kyubey Club.jpg|By then the "Let's Kill Kyubey" crowd was already thinking ways to kill this magic pet from Hell.<br />
File:Puella Magi Nichijou.png|<br />
File:Watashitte honto baka.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:ep8 gear witch.jpg|Parallel between [[Witch_from_the_dream_in_episode_one|the witch from episode 1]] and the sketches in Homura's house.<br />
File:Ep8 speculah.jpg|Analysis chart for episode 8.<br />
File:Paul_Klee_Walpurgis_Night.jpg|The painting "Walpurgis Night" by Paul Klee. It resembles Sayaka's transformation animation on the train, and is similar to Gertrud's silhouette.<br />
File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|Sayaka's transformation into a witch.<br />
File:Comparison.jpg|Comparison between Homura’s home and one of the sites which appears in “Le Portrait de Petit Cossette” (an OVA directed by Akiyuki Shinbo)<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Annotations==<br />
[[File:Madoka ranking 2chan.png|thumb|right|500px]]<br />
*By Episode 8 ''Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica'' has passed the original series of ''Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu'' as the most popular current anime ever on the Japanese discussion board {{Nihongo|2channel|2ちゃんねる|}}[http://yarareyaku.com/archives/51706157.html].<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Speculah:Kyubey is Evil Theory|Kyubey is Evil Theory]]. A theory that emerged as soon as episode 1 aired, and that has been confirmed in this episode. Please note that this page explains the initial theory and, hence, may be inacurrate.<br />
*[[Speculah:Witches as Fallen Magical Girls Theory|Witches as Fallen Magical Girls Theory]]. A theory explaining the link between witches and magical girls. As for the above, this is the original version of the theory, that may then not really fit this episode's content.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{summary_link|08}}<br />
<br />
{{Episode navigation<br />
|title = I Really Am an Idiot<br />
|previous_episode = 7<br />
|previous_title = Can You Face Your True Feelings?<br />
|next_episode = 9<br />
|next_title = I'll Never Allow That<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Episodes]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_Episode_8:_I_Was_Stupid%E2%80%A6_So_Stupid&diff=55262Madoka Magica Episode 8: I Was Stupid… So Stupid2013-09-11T22:59:16Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Trivia */</p>
<hr />
<div><blockquote>''"I'm such a fool!"'' ~ '''[[Sayaka Miki]]''' </blockquote><br />
<br />
{{Infobox_episode<br />
|name = I'm Such a Fool<br />
|jname = あたしって、ほんとバカ<br />
|date = 24 February 2011<br />
|script = [[Gen Urobuchi]]<br />
|storyboard = Shin'ichi Omata<br />
|director = Takashi Kawabata<br />
|adirector = Tomoyuki Matsumoto<br />Yuuji Kondou<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
[[Sayaka]] finishes off [[Elsa Maria]], but refuses to use the [[Grief Seed]], giving it to [[Kyoko]], and doesn't feel well afterwards. [[Madoka]] helps her go back home. They are sitting on a bench with Madoka crying over Sayaka's actions. Sayaka tells that all that is left for her in life is fighting witches. Madoka tells that she wants to make Sayaka happy, but Sayaka runs away, telling [[Madoka]] not to follow her, while her Soul Gem is dimming.<br />
<br />
[[Kyoko]] and [[Homura]] are talking about [[Episode_6#Observations|Walpurgisnacht]] in [[Homura_Residence|Homura's apartment]], [[Kyubey]] appears uninvited and tells them about Sayaka's current condition. [[Madoka]] goes to Sayaka's apartment to find out that she's been absent since the day before. As [[Hitomi]] and [[Kyousuke]] are walking home, the two of them stop in a park and have a lively conversation. Sayaka watches from afar.<br />
<br />
Homura speaks with Sayaka, trying to get her to use a Grief Seed, but Sayaka refuses. Sayaka accuses Homura of putting up false pretenses and always lying to them. Homura admits she is just doing things for Madoka's sake and prepares to kill Sayaka, but Kyoko interferes. Homura uses a flashbang grenade and escapes. <br />
<br />
Sayaka is riding in a train where two men are discussing and badmouthing their girlfriends and generally acting misogynistic. She interferes, asking them how they can speak this way about women who love them. Her train of thought grows progressively more fatalistic as she wonders why she bothered trying to save such a worthless world, and she begins to transform into darkness.<br />
<br />
Madoka talks with Kyubey and he tells her about her apparent power. She seems to almost agree to become a magical girl, but Homura suddenly appears and riddles Kyubey's body with bullets before she can form a contract with him. Homura then breaks down in tears in front of Madoka, who has a strange moment of realization and asks if she has met Homura before. Before Homura can answer Madoka excuses herself and goes searching for Sayaka, ignoring Homura's calling out to her. Another body of Kyubey appears and eats his previous dead body. Kyubey realizes that Homura is a person from another time, and Homura says Kyubey's real identity is that of an "Incubator."<br />
<br />
Kyoko finds Sayaka and sees that her Soul Gem is almost completely dark. Sayaka says that the hope and despair must always be in balance, starts crying, and her Soul Gem explodes, creating a maze with Sayaka apparently becoming a witch.<br />
<br />
The episode ends with Kyubey noting "since this country calls women who are still growing up {{Nihongo|''shoujo''|少女|girls}}, for girls who on the way of becoming {{Nihongo|''majo''|魔女|witches}}, it's logical to call them {{Nihongo|''mahou shoujo''|魔法少女|magical girls}}."<br />
<br />
== Runes ==<br />
<br />
This episode made a more intensive use of the musical font. See [[Runes:Episode 8|Runes of episode 8]]<br />
<br />
== Observations ==<br />
*In Homura's apartment, there are a number of documents pertaining to Walpurgisnacht on display. Images of these documents have been archived at the article: [[Homura Residence]].<br />
*Homura's room is laid out like the surface of a clock. There are gears on the ceiling.<br />
*The artist [[Wikipedia:Paul Klee|Paul Klee]] made [[:File:Paul Klee Walpurgis Night.jpg|a painting]] called "Walpurgis Night". Not only does it have a strangely familiar name, it also seems fairly similar to Sayaka transforming into a witch.<br />
*There is a scene where "Hotel Nwobhm" can be seen. [[wikipedia:NWOBHM|NWOBHM]] is an acronym for "New Wave of British Heavy Metal", a genre of music started in the late 1970s where many bands attempted to toughen up their music.<br />
<br />
===Production errors===<br />
*At the beginning of the episode, when Sayaka has defeated [[Elsa Maria|Elsa Maria]], the Grief Seed she picks up and throws to Kyoko is Elsa Maria's. The scene then cuts to Sayaka. When it cuts back to Kyoko, she is holding [[Elly|Elly's]] Grief Seed.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*This episode is notable for "killing off" Sayaka at the end of the episode. {{spoiler|In the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, one of the main characters (Kamina) also dies in the eighth episode. What is notable here is that Kamina also has blue hair like Sayaka and wields a sword as his primary weapon, including a cape.}}<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 />
**[[wikipedia:Shin-ichiro_Miki|Miki Shinchirou]] and [[wikipedia:Nobuo_Tobita|Tobita Nobuo]] are the voice actors for these hosts.<br />
<br />
== Billboard ==<br />
The billboard that appears behind Sayaka and Kyouko at the train station contains symbols that are believed to illustrate how new timelines split off from old ones. An alternative theory is that it shows how a witch splits her barrier off into a separate world, leaving her old body behind as if it were an umbrella and hat she no longer needs to wear.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Eight8_timeline_chart.jpg|Chart that appears to be typical explanation of timeline split.<br />
File:E8billboard-bd.png|The BD version of the billboard, which is now glowing.<br />
File:E8billboardanalysis1.JPG|Attempts to decipher the billboard.<br />
File:Billboardrunes.png<br />
File:Billboardtheory.jpg|Another theory.<br />
File:E8-billboard.jpg|Another billboard featuring an upside-down girl with umbrellas.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Images ==<br />
<br />
=== Official Art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Scans_from_Newtype.jpg|An older scan from a feature in Newtype relying on the same wordplay as Kyubey's line in this episode.<br />
File:Production Note 0010.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Homura residence 02.jpg|Homura's apartment is laid out as a clock. Note the gears coming from the ceiling.<br />
File:Sayaka_runes.jpg|Musical runes appearing during Sayaka becoming a witch. See [[Runes:Episode 8]]. The duplicate figures of the man in the background appears to be an orchestral conductor.<br />
File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.<br />
File:Sayaka-music-healing-circles.jpg|Sayaka's healing music circle.<br />
File:Sayaka-transform-train.jpg|Sayaka transforming during the train scene.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:(waizu) QB-san 04.png<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:WitchSayaka-screenshots.jpg|Screenshots off which the redrawings are based on.<br />
File:Qblives.jpg|Fans' reaction to Episode 8.<br />
File:Punch kyubey.jpg|What fans think of Kyubey.<br />
File:The Lets Kill Kyubey Club.jpg|By then the "Let's Kill Kyubey" crowd was already thinking ways to kill this magic pet from Hell.<br />
File:Puella Magi Nichijou.png|<br />
File:Watashitte honto baka.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:ep8 gear witch.jpg|Parallel between [[Witch_from_the_dream_in_episode_one|the witch from episode 1]] and the sketches in Homura's house.<br />
File:Ep8 speculah.jpg|Analysis chart for episode 8.<br />
File:Paul_Klee_Walpurgis_Night.jpg|The painting "Walpurgis Night" by Paul Klee. It resembles Sayaka's transformation animation on the train, and is similar to Gertrud's silhouette.<br />
File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|Sayaka's transformation into a witch.<br />
File:Comparison.jpg|Comparison between Homura’s home and one of the sites which appears in “Le Portrait de Petit Cossette” (an OVA directed by Akiyuki Shinbo)<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Annotations==<br />
[[File:Madoka ranking 2chan.png|thumb|right|500px]]<br />
*By Episode 8 ''Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica'' has passed the original series of ''Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu'' as the most popular current anime ever on the Japanese discussion board {{Nihongo|2channel|2ちゃんねる|}}[http://yarareyaku.com/archives/51706157.html].<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Speculah:Kyubey is Evil Theory|Kyubey is Evil Theory]]. A theory that emerged as soon as episode 1 aired, and that has been confirmed in this episode. Please note that this page explains the initial theory and, hence, may be inacurrate.<br />
*[[Speculah:Witches as Fallen Magical Girls Theory|Witches as Fallen Magical Girls Theory]]. A theory explaining the link between witches and magical girls. As for the above, this is the original version of the theory, that may then not really fit this episode's content.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{summary_link|08}}<br />
<br />
{{Episode navigation<br />
|title = I Really Am an Idiot<br />
|previous_episode = 7<br />
|previous_title = Can You Face Your True Feelings?<br />
|next_episode = 9<br />
|next_title = I'll Never Allow That<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Episodes]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Oriko_Mikuni&diff=55212Oriko Mikuni2013-09-09T22:39:35Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
<br />
{{Infobox_character<br />
| name =Oriko Mikuni<br />
| image =[[File:PMMMO-Oriko.png|350px]]<br />
| jname ={{lang|ja|美国 織莉子}} (''Mikuni Oriko'') <br />
| weapon =Large, vine-patterned spheres.<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future. She starts out as friendly with seemingly good intentions, only to reveal herself as the main antagonist in Oriko Magica.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
<br />
Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
<br />
Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
<br />
She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
<br />
In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
<br />
While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
<br />
During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
<br />
Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
<br />
As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
<br />
Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
<br />
The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
<br />
Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
<br />
However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
<br />
===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
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===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
<br />
==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is depicted as the main antagonist in the manga. While her character itself is not innately evil, her methods are nonetheless brutal and although her villain status is questionable, she is definitely the main antagonist.<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
File:Pressure.jpg|Oriko's stress of having to live up to people's expectations of her.<br />
File:OrikoSymmetryDiamondCasual.png|Oriko as she appears in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikofanartwhite&grey.png<br />
File:Orikomikuni-fanart01.jpg<br />
File:Oriko and kyubey01.jpg<br />
File:Kirika_and_Oriko_bad.png<br />
File:Orikobucket.jpg|Oriko's weird fashion sense.<br />
File:Chibi oriko.jpg<br />
File:Fake screenshot fanart oriko.jpg<br />
File:Oriko fanart serious.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaGundamparody01.jpeg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaSmilingInUniformsFanart.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png|''"I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."''<br />
File:Oriko and mami garden fanart.png<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png<br />
File:Oriko Smiling fanart.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko kirika fanart roses garden.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==External links==<br />
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*{{pixiv_tag|美国織莉子}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|mikuni_oriko}}<br />
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<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
| name =Oriko Mikuni<br />
| image =[[File:PMMMO-Oriko.png|350px]]<br />
| jname ={{lang|ja|美国 織莉子}} (''Mikuni Oriko'') <br />
| weapon =Large, vine-patterned spheres.<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future. She starts out as friendly with seemingly good intentions, only to reveal herself as the main antagonist in Oriko Magica.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
<br />
Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
<br />
Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
<br />
She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
<br />
In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
<br />
While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
<br />
During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
<br />
Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
<br />
As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
<br />
Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
<br />
The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
<br />
Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
<br />
However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
<br />
===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
<br />
===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
<br />
==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is depicted as the main antagonist in the manga. While her character itself is not innately evil, her methods are nonetheless brutal and her villain status is questionable, but she is definitely the main antagonist.<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
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File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
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File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
File:Pressure.jpg|Oriko's stress of having to live up to people's expectations of her.<br />
File:OrikoSymmetryDiamondCasual.png|Oriko as she appears in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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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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In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Mami serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Kyoko Sakura]].<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|156-159cm]]. <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 />
*Mami's fatal weakness is that [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|she can be taken down if she is not paying attention.]]<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 />
*Mami's character seems to be based off Bruce Wayne from the famous ''Batman'' DC Comics comic. Both have rich backgrounds, dead parents, and have very strong senses of justice. Although both appear confident, on the inside they are ultimately insecure which limits them from having many friends or allies to confide in. They are also powerful veterans, with Bruce Wayne having trained in the mountains for seven years prior to his return to Gotham City and Mami's magical girl expertise going strong for at least a year.<br />
*Her name itself seems to be a play on the word "mommy". Considering her innate role as a motherly figure towards Madoka, it would be logical to call her "Mami".<br />
*An anagram for "Mami" is "maim", meaning to mutilate. {{Spoiler|In episode three, she had her head severed by Charlotte.}}<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 />
[[File:Key Animation Note Vol 5 195-194.jpg|thumb]]<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 quits being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. Therefore, there is a possibility that same situations occur in Timeline 3. If they are, "Mami's act in Timeline 3" has logical means. In short, Kyoko is not a friend (It means that there is no reason that Mami forbids herself from shooting Kyoko.), Mami has no reason to live (Because, Mami quit being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka and Sayaka is lost.), and Homura kills Sayaka (Oktavia) in front of Mami (It means that Mami has a reason to kill Homura).<br />
****In "The different story", Mami does not fall into insanity and turns into the witch 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 desolate, reinforcing the idea that she lives by herself with no one to support her, emphasizing her loneliness. The later revisions fill her room with beautifully decorated objects and very nice furniture (and it's also implied that it is a two-story accommodation with an internal staircase). This may be to reinforce her rich background<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 />
File:Yande.re 231130.jpg<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Mami as a regular girl ====<br />
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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 />
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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 />
File:Mami is fat.jpg<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 />
</gallery><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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<blockquote>''"I don't want to. I don't want to return to my old self."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_4:_I.27ll_never_forgive_you|Chapter 4]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kirika Kure<br />
|image=<center>[[File:KirikaColorProfile.png]]</center><br />
|jname=呉 キリカ (Kure Kirika)<br />
|age=15<br />
|weapon=Large, curved claws.<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Kirika Kure'''|呉 キリカ|Kure Kirika}} is a character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl and the secondary antagonist of the Oriko Magica manga who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
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Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Listen up, [[Mami Tomoe|savior]]! Do you know what true love is? [...] Love is...an infinity of limitations!"'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
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The extra chapter Noisy Citrine reveals more details of her past. Originally a cheerful girl, she became antisocial, timid and quiet after being betrayed by her best friend [[Erika]]. Some time later, she met Oriko, so Kirika wanted to be more worthy of the girl's attention by being a different kind of person. This led Kyubey to grant her a more outgoing personality. Her current personality is the result of her wish, which was to "change" herself. <br />
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Kirika is somewhat rash. Her top priority is her friend, [[Oriko]], and she seems to do anything Oriko asks of her, including killing other magical girls. Kirika appears to be mentally unstable, such as her insistence in having everyone know the difference between "affection" and "love", as she is willing to devote herself entirely to her love.<br />
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She can be moody, perhaps even bipolar, switching from declarations of love to showing disdain towards everyone but Oriko in the span of moments. She tends to be overly serious when it comes to talking about Oriko and/or love, but often shows childish behavior, such as commenting about how hungry she is during battle or admiring Mami's skills and weapons during their battle. Kirika hates people who call her a 'child', with Oriko being the only exception.<br />
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==Story==<br />
===Kirika in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"I can't believe someone would try to come between me and Oriko!"'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
She is a school friend of [[Oriko]]. Though they went to different schools, Oriko was one of the only people to ever be nice to Kirika, and this, in addition to Oriko's charisma, leads her to be very attached to her.<br />
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Kirika's first appearance is at the end of [[Oriko Magica]] chapter 2, where she is seen talking to Oriko on her cell phone. Oriko asks her to do something, and Kirika says that she would never turn down one of her requests. She asks that her friend give her a little time to do it, though, as she is covered in blood and wants to clean up.<br />
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While in [[Oriko]]'s father's rose garden, the two prepare to have tea. Kirika names all the different kinds of roses she sees in an attempt to impress Oriko, but is told that it was Oriko's father, [[Hisaomi Mikuni]], who liked roses. Kirika says there's no point knowing anything that doesn't pertain to her friend, causing Oriko to comment that such thinking would make Kirika an ignorant child. <br />
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A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika comments about the witch daring to try to come between herself and Oriko. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together after the battle, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap.<br />
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Later, she loses something important: a stuffed toy she wears on her hip that was a gift from Oriko. Mami finds and returns the toy to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her "savior." As thanks, Kirika treats Mami to a crepe. When Mami asks about the present, and makes the mistake of asking if Kirika likes the person who gave it to her. Kirika's attitude changes swiftly. She says that Mami throws such words around too easily, and that real love is "an infinity of limitations" While saying this, Kirika is suddenly surrounded and attacked by a witch. Mami resolves to save Kirika, but Kirika is fine. She says that she devoted herself to "her," meaning Oriko, and is willing to even kill her savior for that cause. When she transforms and attacks her, Mami realizes that this is the black magical girl responsible for the recent murders of the other magical girls in the city. Kirika confirms this. Mami defends herself as best she can, but Kirika is too fast to shoot or restrain with her ribbons. Eventually, Kirika wears her down until Mami is wounded on her leg. Mami manages to escape into the witch's barrier, away from Kirika, and sets a trap for her based on the deduction that Kirika's speed is actually an illusion. Kirika is actually slowing her enemies down with a spell, letting her seem faster and more agile than she really is. Mami shoots at her, but Kirika slows it down and dodges it. She didn't account for it to go off after it had past it, however, and the blow wounds her back (where her Soul Gem sits) quite deeply. Mami demands an explanation for the murders, but Kirika refuses to give one. Mami prepares to shoot Kirika through the head, but is stopped when Oriko appears and causes a huge explosion. In the confusion, Oriko saved Kirika and took her back home to be healed.<br />
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As Kirika searched for her target, she remembered her first meeting with Oriko, and how she was formerly a quiet loner who had no friends. Oriko helped Kirika collect her things that had spilled onto the ground. Kirika tracked Oriko down after that, but was too afraid and timid to call out to her, thinking that there's no way Oriko would remember her. She wished to "change [herself]", a wish that is granted by Kyubey and changes her personality quite drastically. When she tells Oriko the truth, her friend responds that what Kirika's done in unforgivable and she'll have to make it up to Oriko. Kirika agrees, even as they both realize how little time is left when Kirika's cracked [[Soul Gem]] is revealed.<br />
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Kirika and Oriko take over [[Mitakihara Middle School]]'s broadcasting room some time later, sending out a short message to the students that tells Mami and [[Homura]] that this will be the final battle. A witch's barrier then mysteriously forms around the school.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by Homura at the heart of the barrier world. Kirika {{Spoiler|transforms into a witch, revealing that the barrier is in fact hers. Even as a witch,}} she helps Oriko attack Homura, who has been joined by Mami, Yuma, and Kyoko. She is defeated by them and killed. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion and before she dies, she uses a shard of Kirika's witch body, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, {{Spoiler|Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko feeling sad about what she had done, but she believes it was the best. Kirika notices that Oriko carries a big burden about that and offers to take half of her burden. Then Oriko joins Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife or another timeline since Kirika vaguely remembers Oriko or the previous events.<br />
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=== Kirika in Noisy Citrine ===<br />
After making a contract with Kyubey and becoming a magical girl, Kirika goes to the train station to meet Oriko, feeling that she is more worthy of her. However, after Oriko appears on the station, Kirika finds herself unable to do it, realizing that despite she contracted with Kyubey and changed her personality, she still doesn't have the courage to talk to Oriko. The next day, she tries to retry her meeting her Oriko but she rushes on her ex-friend Erika on the way. Upon remembering how she was betrayed by her in the past, which caused their friendship to crack, Kirika pushes her and runs away. She is later seen fighting a witch and defeating it. <br />
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Kirika and Erika met some time later, but Erika was depressed due to her divorced parents. They later got caught in the barrier of a witch.<br />
Kirika went to rescue her and in the process their past together was uncovered. She is able to overcome it and defeats the witch. After this, she is able to forgive Erika and have the courage to meet Oriko.<br />
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===Kirika in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:Kirika_witch.png|thumb|150px|{{spoiler|Kirika as a witch}}]]<br />
{{spoiler|Kirika's witch form is a long, towering creature mostly composed of female torsos. She wears a hat with an eyeball perched on it, and is armed with two long scythes. Like she could as a magical girl, she has the ability to slow down her opponents.}}<br />
{{spoiler|Her minions are blob-shaped creatures with hats. Large maws open up on their bodies to devour victims.}}<br />
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This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
Kirika's weapons are long, curved claws worn on her wrists and hands. There are three blades on each hand usually, though she can manifest more and have 5 on each hand. With these, she is able to slice open her opponents with six separate cuts, as well as tear apart restraining magic like Mami's ribbon. <br />
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She also exhibits the ability to slow her enemies down, giving the illusion of her having exceptional acrobatic agility and speed. {{spoiler|Kirika's ability can also be used on herself, as she shows when she slows down her own transformation into a witch.}}<br />
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''Noisy Citrine'' revealed that she has named two of her attacks. "Stepping Fang" is an attack in which Kirika releases her claws and throws them, in order to hit targets she cannot reach herself in time. "Vampire Fang" is a powered-up version of her normal attack, able to split a witch in half with one hit.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The '''Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine''' extra chapters, which focus on Kirika, revealed that her Soul Gem is citrine colored, thus the title.<br />
* Her last name means "give" or "do something for". It also means "crimson". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read two of ways, some of which are as follows:<br />
**perfumed mist (霧香)<br />
**mist of fire (霧火)<br />
*When images of Kirika first surfaced, many fans thought she was [[Sayaka]].<br />
*Some fans have noted similarities between Kirika and Touhou Project character [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Renko_Usami Renko Usami].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Kirika is the younger of the two.<br />
*Kirika commented that she often skipped school, which could explain her absence in the anime.<br />
*Her stuffed toy bears a resemblance to [[Kyubey]].<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
* It is a common speculation that Kirika {{Spoiler|is the magical girl form of one of the witches seen in the anime. Patricia has been suggested as a possibility, based off Kirika's uniform on the cover of volume 2 (Note also that Patricia uses threads; Oriko's name means "weaver girl"). This particular idea has been debunked. Others, pointing to the sleeves of her magical girl outfit, suggest that she may be involved in the creation of Walpurgis Night}}.<br />
** However, {{Spoiler|Kirika becomes a witch in the second volume, and her witch form does not resemble any of the witches seen in the anime. It's still possible that she is involved in the creation of Walpurgis Night, which is a combination of witches}}.<br />
*** On the other hand {{Spoiler|the name of Kirika's witch form is unknown, and there is a precedent for witches having dramatically different alternate forms (see Charlotte)}}.<br />
* Some fans suspect that Kirika's {{Spoiler|witch form is named Margot, from the signs that can be seen around her barrier}}.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===Official art===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms, showing that Kirika is a Mitakihara Middle School student.<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KirikaProfileImage01.png<br />
File:Kirikadressedinschooluniform.png|Kirika dressed in school uniform<br />
File:KirikaAsPuellaMagi01.png|Kirika after her transformation into a magical girl.<br />
File:KirikaWeapons01.png|Kirika's weapons<br />
File:Kirikabiggerclaws.png|Kirika's weapons, expanded to have 5 claws.<br />
File:Kirikatimespell.png|Kirika using a spell that slows down her enemies.<br />
File:KirikaWish.png|Kirika's wish.<br />
File:Noisy_Citrine_Preview01.jpeg|Kirika as she appears in Noisy Citrine.<br />
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Kirika as a child with her friend, Erika.<br />
File:Noisy Citrine preview color.jpeg|Kirika fighting a witch.<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Madoka Magica Online===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:PMMMO-Kirika.png|Kirika closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:PMMMO-KirikaFull.png|Kirika's full appearance as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Witch_Card_5.png|Fanmade card of Kirika's witch form.<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Minion_Card_5.png|Fanmade card of Kirika's minions.<br />
File:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg|A fan-coloring of Kirika following Oriko.<br />
File:Black mage Kirika Kure art.jpg<br />
File:Kirika 2.jpg<br />
File:Kirikafanartb&w.png<br />
File:Kirika and Oriko bad.png<br />
File:Fake screenshot fanart kirika.jpg<br />
File:Kure kirika fanart faithful dog.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaGundamparody01.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaAndWitchFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaPowerUpFanart.jpeg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaSmilingInUniformsFanart.jpeg<br />
File:Kirika witch form RIP fanart.jpg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png<br />
File:28e1697303adc54f5c0d6d48ee4fad39.png<br />
File:Oriko kirika fanart roses garden.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|呉キリカ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kure_kirika}}<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Nagisa_Momoe&diff=54999Nagisa Momoe2013-09-04T00:31:35Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Speculations */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Nagisa Momoe<br />
|image=[[File:Nagisa_Momoe.png|200px]]<br />
|jname=百江 なぎさ (Momoe Nagisa) <br />
|voices=<br />
Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=479 Kana Asumi]<br />
|age=???<br />
|weapon=???<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nagisa Momoe''' is a new magical girl that will be introduced in the movie ''[[The Rebellion Story]]''. The [http://www.madoka-magica.com/character/ character page] only says she has a child-like appearance and that her wish and role in the movie are unknown.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* Nagisa's given name is written in hiragana, but it can mean "beach" or "seashore" when written in kanji.<br />
* The first character for Momoe (百) means "hundred", but also carries the connotation of "a lot of things". The second character (江) means "inlet" or "bay".<br />
**百江 (Momoe) could be translated as "Hundred Rivers" and なぎさ (Nagisa) as "Shore".<br />
* Nagisa is voiced by Kana Asumi, who played Yuno in [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]. [[NewType_2011-07|According to an interview]], [[Madoka Kaname]] is based on Yuno.<br />
<br />
==Speculations==<br />
*Because the Faust legend references feature somewhat prominently in Madoka Magica, and due to the new ending animation shown at the end of the first movie (the sequence had a pink silhouette holding another, smaller silhouette inside of it - much like a fetus. In Goethe's Faust, Gretchen was actually pregnant with Faust's baby and she was forced to murder her baby by drowning it), it is speculated that Nagisa may be the child of Ultimate Madoka. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - Nagisa's own design (most prominently her face) looking very similar to Madoka's, much like how a child would resemble their parents to an extent.<br />
* The most prominent speculation is that Nagisa is the magical girl form of [[Charlotte|Charlotte]]. It has been pointed out that Nagisa's bangs resemble part of Charlotte's forehead in doll form, and her pigtails resemble Charlotte's "ears" in both forms. Nagisa also has a similar color scheme to Charlotte, as she has white hair and wears clothing that is colored brown, red, and pink with polka dots. Finally, Nagisa has unusually colored eyes that are yellow in the center and red at the edge of each iris. This is similar to Charlotte's eyes in her larger form, which are colored blue near the center but then change to yellow and other colors.<br />
* Nagisa's white hair and unusually colored eyes have also drawn comparisons to [[Kyubey]] and Ultimate Madoka. There are speculations that Nagisa is an Incubator in human form, or some kind of manifestation of Madoka in the new world she created.<br />
* Nagisa's last name is similar to [[Mami Tomoe]]'s last name, as well as the given name of [[Kyoko Sakura]]'s sister [[Momo Sakura|Momo]]. This might indicate a connection with both characters. Evidence to support this is in the [http://i.imgur.com/gpb265D.jpg new theatrical release poster], where it depicts Nagisa attempting to hide behind Mami and in return, Mami is seemingly trying to hold her close.<br />
* Nagisa's given name could be a reference to Nagisa Misumi from the magical girl anime ''[[wikipedia:Pretty_Cure_(2004_TV_series)|Futari wa Pretty Cure]]''. It could also be a reference to Kaworu Nagisa from the anime ''[[wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Additionally, her name could also be a reference to Nagisa Furukawa from ''[[wikipedia:Clannad|Clannad]]''.<br />
* Because of the reading of her name 百江 (Momoe) = Hundred Rivers and なぎさ (Nagisa) = Shore, it is speculated she could be the convergence of timelines.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=%E7%99%BE%E6%B1%9F%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8E%E3%81%95 Pixiv fanart]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Nagisa_Momoe&diff=54995Nagisa Momoe2013-09-03T23:53:48Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Speculations */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Nagisa Momoe<br />
|image=[[File:Nagisa_Momoe.png|200px]]<br />
|jname=百江 なぎさ (Momoe Nagisa) <br />
|voices=<br />
Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=479 Kana Asumi]<br />
|age=???<br />
|weapon=???<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nagisa Momoe''' is a new magical girl that will be introduced in the movie ''[[The Rebellion Story]]''. The [http://www.madoka-magica.com/character/ character page] only says she has a child-like appearance and that her wish and role in the movie are unknown.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* Nagisa's given name is written in hiragana, but it can mean "beach" or "seashore" when written in kanji.<br />
* The first character for Momoe (百) means "hundred", but also carries the connotation of "a lot of things". The second character (江) means "inlet" or "bay".<br />
**百江 (Momoe) could be translated as "Hundred Rivers" and なぎさ (Nagisa) as "Shore".<br />
* Nagisa is voiced by Kana Asumi, who played Yuno in [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]. [[NewType_2011-07|According to an interview]], [[Madoka Kaname]] is based on Yuno.<br />
<br />
==Speculations==<br />
*Because the Faust legend references feature somewhat prominently in Madoka Magica, and due to the new ending animation shown at the end of the first movie (the sequence had a pink silhouette holding another, smaller silhouette inside of it - much like a fetus. In Goethe's Faust, Gretchen was actually pregnant with Faust's baby and she was forced to murder her baby by drowning it), it is speculated that Nagisa may be the child of Ultimate Madoka. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - Nagisa's own design (most prominently her face) looking very similar to Madoka's, much like how a child would resemble their parents to an extent.<br />
* The most prominent speculation is that Nagisa is the magical girl form of [[Charlotte|Charlotte]]. It has been pointed out that Nagisa's bangs resemble part of Charlotte's forehead in doll form, and her pigtails resemble Charlotte's "ears" in both forms. Nagisa also has a similar color scheme to Charlotte, as she has white hair and wears clothing that is colored brown, red, and pink with polka dots. Finally, Nagisa has unusually colored eyes that are yellow in the center and red at the edge of each iris. This is similar to Charlotte's eyes in her larger form, which are colored blue near the center but then change to yellow and other colors.<br />
* Nagisa's white hair and unusually colored eyes have also drawn comparisons to [[Kyubey]] and Ultimate Madoka. There are speculations that Nagisa is an Incubator in human form, or some kind of manifestation of Madoka in the new world she created.<br />
* Nagisa's last name is similar to [[Mami Tomoe]]'s last name, as well as the given name of [[Kyoko Sakura]]'s sister [[Momo Sakura|Momo]]. This might indicate a connection with both characters.<br />
* Nagisa's given name could be a reference to Nagisa Misumi from the magical girl anime ''[[wikipedia:Pretty_Cure_(2004_TV_series)|Futari wa Pretty Cure]]''. It could also be a reference to Kaworu Nagisa from the anime ''[[wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Additionally, her name could also be a reference to Nagisa Furukawa from ''[[wikipedia:Clannad|Clannad]]''.<br />
* Because of the reading of her name 百江 (Momoe) = Hundred Rivers and なぎさ (Nagisa) = Shore, it is speculated she could be the convergence of timelines.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=%E7%99%BE%E6%B1%9F%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8E%E3%81%95 Pixiv fanart]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Nagisa_Momoe&diff=54994Nagisa Momoe2013-09-03T23:53:27Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Speculations */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Nagisa Momoe<br />
|image=[[File:Nagisa_Momoe.png|200px]]<br />
|jname=百江 なぎさ (Momoe Nagisa) <br />
|voices=<br />
Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=479 Kana Asumi]<br />
|age=???<br />
|weapon=???<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nagisa Momoe''' is a new magical girl that will be introduced in the movie ''[[The Rebellion Story]]''. The [http://www.madoka-magica.com/character/ character page] only says she has a child-like appearance and that her wish and role in the movie are unknown.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* Nagisa's given name is written in hiragana, but it can mean "beach" or "seashore" when written in kanji.<br />
* The first character for Momoe (百) means "hundred", but also carries the connotation of "a lot of things". The second character (江) means "inlet" or "bay".<br />
**百江 (Momoe) could be translated as "Hundred Rivers" and なぎさ (Nagisa) as "Shore".<br />
* Nagisa is voiced by Kana Asumi, who played Yuno in [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]. [[NewType_2011-07|According to an interview]], [[Madoka Kaname]] is based on Yuno.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
*Because the Faust legend references featuring somewhat prominently in Madoka Magica, and due to the new ending animation shown at the end of the first movie (the sequence had a pink silhouette holding another, smaller silhouette inside of it - much like a fetus. In Goethe's Faust, Gretchen was actually pregnant with Faust's baby and she was forced to murder her baby by drowning it), it is speculated that Nagisa may be the child of Ultimate Madoka. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - Nagisa's own design (most prominently her face) looking very similar to Madoka's, much like how a child would resemble their parents to an extent.<br />
* The most prominent speculation is that Nagisa is the magical girl form of [[Charlotte|Charlotte]]. It has been pointed out that Nagisa's bangs resemble part of Charlotte's forehead in doll form, and her pigtails resemble Charlotte's "ears" in both forms. Nagisa also has a similar color scheme to Charlotte, as she has white hair and wears clothing that is colored brown, red, and pink with polka dots. Finally, Nagisa has unusually colored eyes that are yellow in the center and red at the edge of each iris. This is similar to Charlotte's eyes in her larger form, which are colored blue near the center but then change to yellow and other colors.<br />
* Nagisa's white hair and unusually colored eyes have also drawn comparisons to [[Kyubey]] and Ultimate Madoka. There are speculations that Nagisa is an Incubator in human form, or some kind of manifestation of Madoka in the new world she created.<br />
* Nagisa's last name is similar to [[Mami Tomoe]]'s last name, as well as the given name of [[Kyoko Sakura]]'s sister [[Momo Sakura|Momo]]. This might indicate a connection with both characters.<br />
* Nagisa's given name could be a reference to Nagisa Misumi from the magical girl anime ''[[wikipedia:Pretty_Cure_(2004_TV_series)|Futari wa Pretty Cure]]''. It could also be a reference to Kaworu Nagisa from the anime ''[[wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Additionally, her name could also be a reference to Nagisa Furukawa from ''[[wikipedia:Clannad|Clannad]]''.<br />
* Because of the reading of her name 百江 (Momoe) = Hundred Rivers and なぎさ (Nagisa) = Shore, it is speculated she could be the convergence of timelines.<br />
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<blockquote>''"Don't waste food. I'll kill you."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Episode 7]].</blockquote><br />
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|jname ={{lang|ja|佐倉 杏子}} (''Sakura Kyouko'') <br />
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'''Kyoko Sakura''' is a veteran magical girl who appears to [[Sayaka]] and [[Madoka]] in [[episode 5]], but not before making a brief appearance at the end of [[episode 4]]. She is introduced as an abrasive, fiery, and self-centered girl who fights only for self but later adopts a more sympathetic outlook.<br />
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In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Kyoko serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Mami Tomoe]].<br />
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==General 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|156-158cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Kyoko in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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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==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 />
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*Kyoko's magical girl colours are red, reminiscent of the infamous Bloods street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Sayaka Miki (conversely sported blue clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Crips, arch-enemies of the Bloods. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight. Furthermore, her name can be written as "Ckyoko", with the "Ck" part meaning "crip killer", a disrespectful moniker first coined by the Bloods.<br />
*Kyoko's initial depiction is slightly based off of Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris from the 2001 film ''Training Day''. Both had a philosophy of overlooking and ignoring small nuisances (such as not hunting down familiars until they become witches) to obtain a larger reward.<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 />
<br />
===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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==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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
==== 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 henshin movie ver 1.gif|Kyoko's Movie transformation sequence<br />
File:Kyoko henshin movie ver 2.gif|Another Movie 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 />
<br />
=== Kyoko as a witch in the PSP game ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dengeki ps kyoko witch form.jpg|[[Ophelia]]<br />
File:Dengeki PlayStation 2012-03 05.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyoko Gainax.jpg|Row row, fight the powah.<br />
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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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<br />
==== Location ====<br />
<gallery><br />
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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Observations ====<br />
<gallery><br />
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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==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 />
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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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'''Kyoko Sakura''' is a veteran magical girl who appears to [[Sayaka]] and [[Madoka]] in [[episode 5]], but not before making a brief appearance at the end of [[episode 4]]. She is introduced as an abrasive, fiery, and self-centered girl who fights only for self but later adopts a more sympathetic outlook.<br />
<br />
In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Kyoko serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Mami Tomoe]].<br />
<br />
==General 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|156-158cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
===Kyoko in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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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==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 />
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*Kyoko's magical girl colours are red, reminiscent of the infamous Bloods street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Sayaka Miki (conversely sported blue clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Crips, arch-enemies of the Bloods. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight. Furthermore, her name can be written as "Ckyoko", with the "Ck" par meaning "crip killer", a disrespectful moniker first coined by the Bloods.<br />
*Kyoko's initial depiction is slightly based off of Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris from the 2001 film ''Training Day''. Both had a philosophy of overlooking and ignoring small nuisances (such as not hunting down familiars until they become witches) to obtain a larger reward.<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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
===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 />
<br />
===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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==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 />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
==== 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 henshin movie ver 1.gif|Kyoko's Movie transformation sequence<br />
File:Kyoko henshin movie ver 2.gif|Another Movie 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 />
<br />
=== Kyoko as a witch in the PSP game ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dengeki ps kyoko witch form.jpg|[[Ophelia]]<br />
File:Dengeki PlayStation 2012-03 05.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyoko Gainax.jpg|Row row, fight the powah.<br />
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 />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Location ====<br />
<gallery><br />
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 />
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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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'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.<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 />
==General 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|158-160cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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 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 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 />
|-<br />
!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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==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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*Sayaka's magical girl colours are blue, reminiscent of the infamous Crips street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Kyoko Sakura (conversely sported red clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Bloods, arch-enemies of the Crips. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight. Furthermore, a nickname for Sayaka can be "Sayacuz", with the term "cuz" being a common word to greet fellow Crip gang members.<br />
*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 Grief Seed could've been from Walpurgis. After all, that scene was after Homura and Madoka killed Walpuris.<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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==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 in Gurren.jpg|Mami is dead. She's gone! But she's right there on my mind, and here in my heart. She lives on as a part of me! If you're going to fight, fight for justice. No matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've killed all the witches, it means that I've won! Just who the hell do you think I am?!<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 />
</gallery><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 />
</gallery><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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Magia&diff=54685Magia2013-08-30T23:55:08Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<div>'''Magia''' by Kalafina is the series' ED single. The song is also used as background music in the the dream scene at the beginning of Episode 1 (slow version in the original broadcast, replaced with the faster version for the nicovideo broadcast) and in the battle scene during Episode 2 and 10. This ending is notorious for pitting the viewer in a sudden dark atmosphere after {{spoiler|Mami Tomoe's death}}.<br />
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== TV-Size Version Lyrics ==<br />
{{Infobox_album<br />
|title=Magia (Anime version)<br />
|artist=Kalafina<br />
|cover=File:Magia Anime Cover.jpg<br />
|date=02/16/2011<br />
|tracklist= <br />
*Magia<br />
*Magia (magic mix)<br />
*Magia (TV Version)<br />
*Magia (instrumental)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em;"<br />
! style="width: 25%;" | Original (japanese)<br />
! style="width: 33%;" | Romanization<br />
! style="width: 42%;" | English Translation<br />
|-<br />
|いつか君が瞳に灯す愛の光が<br>時を超えて<br />滅び急ぐ世界の夢を<br>確かに一つ壊すだろう<br />
|Itsuka kimi ga hitomi ni tomosu ai no hikari ga<br>toki o koete<br />Horobi-isogu sekai no yume o <br>tashika ni hitotsu kowasu darou<br />
|Someday the light of love you lit within your eyes<br>will transcend time<br/><br />
and certainly destroy one<br>of the dreams of a world racing towards destruction.<br />
|-<br />
|躊躇いを飲み干して<br>君が望むものは何<br><br />
こんな欲深い憧れの行方に<br>儚い明日はあるの<br />
|Tamerai o nomihoshite<br>kimi ga nozomu mono wa nani<br><br />
Konna yokubukai akogare no yukue ni<br>hakanai ashita wa aru no<br />
|Now that you've drunk every ounce of your hesitation<br>What do you desire?<br><br />
Will there be a fleeting tomorrow<br>for the course of this greedy admiration?<br />
|-<br />
|子供の頃夢に見てた<br>古の魔法のように <br /> <br />
闇さえ砕く力で微笑む<br>君に会いたい<br><br />
怯えるこの手の中には<br>手折られた花の勇気<br><br />
想いだけが頼る全て<br>光を呼び覚ます<br>願い<br />
|Kodomo no koro yume ni miteta<br>inishie no mahou no you ni<br /><br />
Yami sae kudaku chikara de<br>hohoemu kimi ni aitai<br><br />
Obieru kono te no naka ni wa<br>taorareta hana no yuuki<br><br />
Omoi dake ga tayoru subete<br>hikari o yobisamasu<br>negai<br />
|Like the ancient magic<br>I saw in my dreams when I was young<br /><br />
I want to see you,<br>smiling with the power to destroy even the dark<br><br />
The courage from the flower that was plucked<br>lays in my frightened hands.<br><br />
Only my feelings are all that I rely on<br>My wish<br>will awaken the light.<br />
|}<br />
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== Full Lyrics from Single ==<br />
{{Infobox_album<br />
|title=Magia<br />
|artist=Kalafina<br />
|cover=File:Magia ED Cover.jpg<br />
|date=02/16/2011<br />
|tracklist= <br />
*Magia<br />
*snow falling<br />
*Magia (instrumental)<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Kalafina Magia artwork.jpg|thumb|299px]]<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em;"<br />
! style="width: 25%;" | Original (japanese)<br />
! style="width: 33%;" | Romanization<br />
! style="width: 42%;" | English Translation<br />
|-<br />
|いつか君が瞳に灯す愛の光が<br />
時を超えて <br /><br />
滅び急ぐ世界の夢を<br /><br />
確かに一つ壊すだろう<br />
|itsuka kimi ga hitomi ni tomosu ai no hikari ga<br /><br />
toki o koete<br /><br />
horobi-isogu sekai no yume o<br /><br />
tashika ni hitotsu kowasu darou<br />
|Someday the light of love you lit within your eyes<br>will transcend time<br/><br />
and certainly destroy one<br>of the dreams of a world racing towards destruction.<br />
|-<br />
|躊躇いを飲み干して<br /><br />
君が望むものは何?<br><br />
こんな欲深い憧れの行方に<br /><br />
儚い明日はあるの?<br />
|tamerai o nomihoshite<br /><br />
kimi ga nozomu mono wa nani?<br><br />
konna yokubukai akogare no yukue ni<br /><br />
hakanai ashita wa aru no?<br />
|Now that you've drunk every ounce of your hesitation<br>what do you desire?<br><br />
Will there be a fleeting tomorrow<br>for the course of this greedy admiration?<br />
|-<br />
|子供の頃夢に見てた<br /><br />
古の魔法のように <br /> <br />
闇さえ砕く力で<br /><br />
微笑む君に会いたい<br><br />
怯えるこの手の中には<br /><br />
手折られた花の勇気<br><br />
想いだけが頼る全て<br /><br />
光を呼び覚ます<br /><br />
願い<br />
|kodomo no koro yume ni miteta<br /><br />
inishie no mahou no you ni<br /><br />
yami sae kudaku chikara de<br /><br />
hohoemu kimi ni aitai<br><br />
obieru kono te no naka ni wa<br /><br />
taorareta hana no yuuki<br><br />
omoi dake ga tayoru subete<br /><br />
hikari o yobisamasu<br /><br />
negai<br />
|Like the ancient magic<br />I saw in my dreams when I was young<br /><br />
I want to see you<br />smiling with the power to destroy even the dark<br><br />
The courage from the flower that was plucked<br>is in my frightened hands.<br><br />
Only my feelings are all that I rely on<br>My wish<br>will awaken the light.<br />
|-<br />
|いつか君も誰かの為に<br><br />
強い力を望むのだろう<br><br />
愛が胸を捉えた夜に<br><br />
未知の言葉が生まれて来る<br />
|itsuka kimi mo dareka no tame ni <br><br />
tsuyoi chikara o nozomu no darou<br><br />
ai ga mune o toraeta yoru ni<br><br />
michi no kotoba ga umarete kuru<br />
|Someday perhaps you, too, for someone's sake <br><br />
will desire power<br><br />
On the night when love captures your chest<br><br />
Unknown words will be born<br />
|-<br />
|迷わずに行けるなら<br><br />
心が砕けてもいいわ<br><br />
いつも目の前の哀しみに<br><br />
立ち向かう為の<br><br />
呪文が欲しい<br />
|mayowazu ni yukeru nara<br><br />
kokoro ga kudakete mo ii wa<br><br />
itsumo me no mae no kanashimi ni<br><br />
tachimukau tame no<br><br />
jumon ga hoshii<br />
|If I can follow my path without wavering<br><br />
I care not if my heart shatters<br><br />
I always want the spell<br><br />
to confront<br><br />
the sadness before my eyes<br />
|-<br />
|君はまだ夢見る記憶<br><br />
私は眠らない明日<br><br />
二人が出会う奇跡を<br><br />
勝ち取る為に進むわ<br><br />
怯えるこの手の中には<br><br />
手折られた花の刃<br><br />
想いだけが生きる全て<br><br />
心に振かざす<br><br />
願い<br />
|kimi wa mada yume miru kioku<br><br />
watashi wa nemuranai ashita<br><br />
futari ga deau kiseki o<br><br />
kachitoru tame ni susumu wa<br><br />
obieru kono te no naka ni wa<br><br />
taorareta hana no yaiba<br><br />
omoi dake ga ikiru subete<br><br />
kokoro ni furikazasu<br><br />
negai<br />
|In my memories, you still dream<br><br />
I shall not sleep tomorrow<br><br />
I'll move forward to win<br><br />
the miracle where we would meet<br><br />
In my frightened hands<br><br />
I have the blade of a plucked flower<br><br />
Only my feelings are all that's alive<br><br />
In my heart, I brandish<br><br />
my wish<br />
|-<br />
|囚われた太陽の輝く<br><br />
不思議の国の本が好きだった頃<br><br />
願いはきっと叶うと<br><br />
教えるお伽噺を<br><br />
信じた<br><br />
(光と影の中)<br />
|torawareta taiyou no kagayaku<br><br />
fushigi no kuni no hon ga suki datta koro<br><br />
negai wa kitto kanau to<br><br />
oshieru otogibanashi o<br><br />
shinjita<br><br />
(hikari to kage no naka)<br />
|Back when I loved books about wonderlands<br><br />
where the imprisoned sun shines<br><br />
Fairy tales taught me<br><br />
that my wishes would certainly come true<br><br />
Which I believed<br><br />
(Amidst the light and shadow)<br />
|-<br />
|静かに咲き乱れていた<br><br />
古の魔法優しく<br><br />
世界を変える力が<br><br />
その手にあると囁く<br><br />
終わらない夢を見よう<br><br />
君と行く時の中で<br><br />
想いだけが生きる全て<br><br />
命を作るのは<br><br />
願い<br />
|shizuka ni sakimidarete ita<br><br />
inishie no mahou yasashiku<br><br />
sekai o kaeru chikara ga<br><br />
sono te ni aru to sasayaku<br><br />
owaranai yume o miyou<br><br />
kimi to yuku toki no naka de<br><br />
omoi dake ga ikiru subete<br><br />
inochi o tsukuru no wa<br><br />
negai<br />
|Blooming profusely yet quietly<br><br />
The ancient magic tenderly<br><br />
whispers to me, 'In your hands<br><br />
is the power to change the world'<br><br />
Let's dream a neverending dream<br><br />
Within the time I go through with you<br><br />
Only my feelings are all that's alive<br><br />
What creates life<br><br />
is a wish<br />
|}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EV9PNx7RtU Ending animation]<br />
*[http://search.kashi-ism.jp/showlyrics.php?tid=1d8052f092c6c7bc4738e5b97f5bbf2a Official lyrics]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hz_d5dN0GY Translated Kalafina interview.] At 4:40 they discuss Magia, the meaning of the lyrics then answer what they'd choose for magical powers.<br />
*[http://www.japanator.com/ax-11-kalafina-interview-speaks-about-new-album-19861.phtml We saw the show (Madoka Magica), and we thought it was a shocking ending..] <br />
*[http://ani-culture.net/2011/12/afa11-a-short-chat-with-kalafina/ Kalafina interview at AFA11 on Magia]<br />
*[http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-5896.html Magia ranked 9th in sales for 2011]<br />
[[Category:Music]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=54670Homura Akemi2013-08-29T19:27:46Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Personality */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. It is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka as it is her sole objective to protect her due to the countless amount blood, sweat, and tears she has shed over her jumps in time.<br />
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In the original timeline where her journey began, however, Homura is portrayed as meek, shy, timid, and is known around the school for her lack of confidence. She was also known for her physical incapability of performing in P.E. class; she would get dizzy upon doing even the simplest of warm-up exercises. This had the unfortunate result of her being a target of bullying, as heard on [[Drama CD 1]]. Overwhelmed by her perceived uselessness, she begins questioning her existence and until she begins her fated friendship with Madoka, her feelings do not change. Madoka, alongside [[Mami Tomoe]], shows her the ropes and dangers of becoming a magical girl and notes that Madoka's own attitude became much healthier with every witch battle. In an ironic twist, in the anime timeline we see how frail and meek Madoka is, compared to the current Homura whose personality had performed a complete 180-degree turn due to her experiences in multiple timelines.<br />
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Despite being regarded as emotionless by [[Sayaka Miki]], Homura is far from it. Although she does not easily show signs of remorse, sadness, or pity, it is only because she had grown used to the suffering around her. Homura herself has stated that she always feels badly with each life she unable to save or alter, but nevertheless, it does not slow her down from staying true to her main objective in saving Madoka.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
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<br />
==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
<br />
File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=54592Homura Akemi2013-08-27T21:18:52Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), golf club, pipe bombs, IMI Desert Eagle, FN Minimi, Beretta 92FS, Remington 870, Howa Type 89, M26 frag grenades, flashbang grenades, RPG-7, AT-4, C-4 explosives, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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<br />
===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
<br />
* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
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File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
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File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
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File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
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File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
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File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
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File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
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File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
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File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), various mundane weapons like grenades, pipe bombs, pistols, machine guns, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology. Evidence to support this is fairly obvious - her own magical power is based off of time manipulation, so a relation is very likely.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=54562Homura Akemi2013-08-26T22:18:30Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Trivia */</p>
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), various mundane weapons like grenades, pipe bombs, pistols, machine guns, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord Time Lord] technology.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
{{Theory/Header|status=confirmed}}<br />
*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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</gallery><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), various mundane weapons like grenades, pipe bombs, pistols, machine guns, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura's shield is able to store a countless amount of weapons, as demonstrated by the many pistols, light machineguns, shotguns, rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition packed inside it. Note that her shield is relatively small and she is able to wear it around her wrist, much like a watch. As such, her shield seems to have been inspired from [http://www.wikipedia.org Time Lord] technology.<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
<br />
File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Oriko_Mikuni&diff=54558Oriko Mikuni2013-08-26T19:39:21Z<p>Patriotprideboy: Undo revision 54557 by Patriotprideboy (talk)</p>
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<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
| name =Oriko Mikuni<br />
| image =[[File:PMMMO-Oriko.png|350px]]<br />
| jname ={{lang|ja|美国 織莉子}} (''Mikuni Oriko'') <br />
| weapon =Large, vine-patterned spheres.<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future. She starts out as friendly with seemingly good intentions, only to reveal herself as the main antagonist in Oriko Magica.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
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Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
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Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
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She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
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In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
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While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
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During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
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Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
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As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
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The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
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Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
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===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
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===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
File:Pressure.jpg|Oriko's stress of having to live up to people's expectations of her.<br />
File:OrikoSymmetryDiamondCasual.png|Oriko as she appears in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikofanartwhite&grey.png<br />
File:Orikomikuni-fanart01.jpg<br />
File:Oriko and kyubey01.jpg<br />
File:Kirika_and_Oriko_bad.png<br />
File:Orikobucket.jpg|Oriko's weird fashion sense.<br />
File:Chibi oriko.jpg<br />
File:Fake screenshot fanart oriko.jpg<br />
File:Oriko fanart serious.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaGundamparody01.jpeg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaSmilingInUniformsFanart.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png|''"I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."''<br />
File:Oriko and mami garden fanart.png<br />
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<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future. She starts out as friendly with seemingly good intentions, only to transform into the main antagonist in Oriko Magica.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
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Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
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Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
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She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
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In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
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While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
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During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
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Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
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As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
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The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
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Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
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===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
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===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
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File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
File:Pressure.jpg|Oriko's stress of having to live up to people's expectations of her.<br />
File:OrikoSymmetryDiamondCasual.png|Oriko as she appears in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png|''"I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."''<br />
File:Oriko and mami garden fanart.png<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
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<blockquote>''"I don't want to. I don't want to return to my old self."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_4:_I.27ll_never_forgive_you|Chapter 4]].</blockquote> <br />
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|name=Kirika Kure<br />
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|jname=呉 キリカ (Kure Kirika)<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Kirika Kure'''|呉 キリカ|Kure Kirika}} is a character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl and is the secondary antagonist of the Oriko Magica manga who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
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Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Listen up, [[Mami Tomoe|savior]]! Do you know what true love is? [...] Love is...an infinity of limitations!"'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
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The extra chapter Noisy Citrine reveals more details of her past. Originally a cheerful girl, she became antisocial, timid and quiet after being betrayed by her best friend [[Erika]]. Some time later, she met Oriko, so Kirika wanted to be more worthy of the girl's attention by being a different kind of person. This led Kyubey to grant her a more outgoing personality. Her current personality is the result of her wish, which was to "change" herself. <br />
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Kirika is somewhat rash. Her top priority is her friend, [[Oriko]], and she seems to do anything Oriko asks of her, including killing other magical girls. Kirika appears to be mentally unstable, such as her insistence in having everyone know the difference between "affection" and "love", as she is willing to devote herself entirely to her love.<br />
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She can be moody, perhaps even bipolar, switching from declarations of love to showing disdain towards everyone but Oriko in the span of moments. She tends to be overly serious when it comes to talking about Oriko and/or love, but often shows childish behavior, such as commenting about how hungry she is during battle or admiring Mami's skills and weapons during their battle. Kirika hates people who call her a 'child', with Oriko being the only exception.<br />
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==Story==<br />
===Kirika in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"I can't believe someone would try to come between me and Oriko!"'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
She is a school friend of [[Oriko]]. Though they went to different schools, Oriko was one of the only people to ever be nice to Kirika, and this, in addition to Oriko's charisma, leads her to be very attached to her.<br />
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Kirika's first appearance is at the end of [[Oriko Magica]] chapter 2, where she is seen talking to Oriko on her cell phone. Oriko asks her to do something, and Kirika says that she would never turn down one of her requests. She asks that her friend give her a little time to do it, though, as she is covered in blood and wants to clean up.<br />
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While in [[Oriko]]'s father's rose garden, the two prepare to have tea. Kirika names all the different kinds of roses she sees in an attempt to impress Oriko, but is told that it was Oriko's father, [[Hisaomi Mikuni]], who liked roses. Kirika says there's no point knowing anything that doesn't pertain to her friend, causing Oriko to comment that such thinking would make Kirika an ignorant child. <br />
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A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika comments about the witch daring to try to come between herself and Oriko. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together after the battle, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap.<br />
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Later, she loses something important: a stuffed toy she wears on her hip that was a gift from Oriko. Mami finds and returns the toy to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her "savior." As thanks, Kirika treats Mami to a crepe. When Mami asks about the present, and makes the mistake of asking if Kirika likes the person who gave it to her. Kirika's attitude changes swiftly. She says that Mami throws such words around too easily, and that real love is "an infinity of limitations" While saying this, Kirika is suddenly surrounded and attacked by a witch. Mami resolves to save Kirika, but Kirika is fine. She says that she devoted herself to "her," meaning Oriko, and is willing to even kill her savior for that cause. When she transforms and attacks her, Mami realizes that this is the black magical girl responsible for the recent murders of the other magical girls in the city. Kirika confirms this. Mami defends herself as best she can, but Kirika is too fast to shoot or restrain with her ribbons. Eventually, Kirika wears her down until Mami is wounded on her leg. Mami manages to escape into the witch's barrier, away from Kirika, and sets a trap for her based on the deduction that Kirika's speed is actually an illusion. Kirika is actually slowing her enemies down with a spell, letting her seem faster and more agile than she really is. Mami shoots at her, but Kirika slows it down and dodges it. She didn't account for it to go off after it had past it, however, and the blow wounds her back (where her Soul Gem sits) quite deeply. Mami demands an explanation for the murders, but Kirika refuses to give one. Mami prepares to shoot Kirika through the head, but is stopped when Oriko appears and causes a huge explosion. In the confusion, Oriko saved Kirika and took her back home to be healed.<br />
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As Kirika searched for her target, she remembered her first meeting with Oriko, and how she was formerly a quiet loner who had no friends. Oriko helped Kirika collect her things that had spilled onto the ground. Kirika tracked Oriko down after that, but was too afraid and timid to call out to her, thinking that there's no way Oriko would remember her. She wished to "change [herself]", a wish that is granted by Kyubey and changes her personality quite drastically. When she tells Oriko the truth, her friend responds that what Kirika's done in unforgivable and she'll have to make it up to Oriko. Kirika agrees, even as they both realize how little time is left when Kirika's cracked [[Soul Gem]] is revealed.<br />
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Kirika and Oriko take over [[Mitakihara Middle School]]'s broadcasting room some time later, sending out a short message to the students that tells Mami and [[Homura]] that this will be the final battle. A witch's barrier then mysteriously forms around the school.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by Homura at the heart of the barrier world. Kirika {{Spoiler|transforms into a witch, revealing that the barrier is in fact hers. Even as a witch,}} she helps Oriko attack Homura, who has been joined by Mami, Yuma, and Kyoko. She is defeated by them and killed. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion and before she dies, she uses a shard of Kirika's witch body, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, {{Spoiler|Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko feeling sad about what she had done, but she believes it was the best. Kirika notices that Oriko carries a big burden about that and offers to take half of her burden. Then Oriko joins Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife or another timeline since Kirika vaguely remembers Oriko or the previous events.<br />
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=== Kirika in Noisy Citrine ===<br />
After making a contract with Kyubey and becoming a magical girl, Kirika goes to the train station to meet Oriko, feeling that she is more worthy of her. However, after Oriko appears on the station, Kirika finds herself unable to do it, realizing that despite she contracted with Kyubey and changed her personality, she still doesn't have the courage to talk to Oriko. The next day, she tries to retry her meeting her Oriko but she rushes on her ex-friend Erika on the way. Upon remembering how she was betrayed by her in the past, which caused their friendship to crack, Kirika pushes her and runs away. She is later seen fighting a witch and defeating it. <br />
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Kirika and Erika met some time later, but Erika was depressed due to her divorced parents. They later got caught in the barrier of a witch.<br />
Kirika went to rescue her and in the process their past together was uncovered. She is able to overcome it and defeats the witch. After this, she is able to forgive Erika and have the courage to meet Oriko.<br />
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===Kirika in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:Kirika_witch.png|thumb|150px|{{spoiler|Kirika as a witch}}]]<br />
{{spoiler|Kirika's witch form is a long, towering creature mostly composed of female torsos. She wears a hat with an eyeball perched on it, and is armed with two long scythes. Like she could as a magical girl, she has the ability to slow down her opponents.}}<br />
{{spoiler|Her minions are blob-shaped creatures with hats. Large maws open up on their bodies to devour victims.}}<br />
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This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
Kirika's weapons are long, curved claws worn on her wrists and hands. There are three blades on each hand usually, though she can manifest more and have 5 on each hand. With these, she is able to slice open her opponents with six separate cuts, as well as tear apart restraining magic like Mami's ribbon. <br />
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She also exhibits the ability to slow her enemies down, giving the illusion of her having exceptional acrobatic agility and speed. {{spoiler|Kirika's ability can also be used on herself, as she shows when she slows down her own transformation into a witch.}}<br />
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''Noisy Citrine'' revealed that she has named two of her attacks. "Stepping Fang" is an attack in which Kirika releases her claws and throws them, in order to hit targets she cannot reach herself in time. "Vampire Fang" is a powered-up version of her normal attack, able to split a witch in half with one hit.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The '''Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine''' extra chapters, which focus on Kirika, revealed that her Soul Gem is citrine colored, thus the title.<br />
* Her last name means "give" or "do something for". It also means "crimson". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read two of ways, some of which are as follows:<br />
**perfumed mist (霧香)<br />
**mist of fire (霧火)<br />
*When images of Kirika first surfaced, many fans thought she was [[Sayaka]].<br />
*Some fans have noted similarities between Kirika and Touhou Project character [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Renko_Usami Renko Usami].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Kirika is the younger of the two.<br />
*Kirika commented that she often skipped school, which could explain her absence in the anime.<br />
*Her stuffed toy bears a resemblance to [[Kyubey]].<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
* It is a common speculation that Kirika {{Spoiler|is the magical girl form of one of the witches seen in the anime. Patricia has been suggested as a possibility, based off Kirika's uniform on the cover of volume 2 (Note also that Patricia uses threads; Oriko's name means "weaver girl"). This particular idea has been debunked. Others, pointing to the sleeves of her magical girl outfit, suggest that she may be involved in the creation of Walpurgis Night}}.<br />
** However, {{Spoiler|Kirika becomes a witch in the second volume, and her witch form does not resemble any of the witches seen in the anime. It's still possible that she is involved in the creation of Walpurgis Night, which is a combination of witches}}.<br />
*** On the other hand {{Spoiler|the name of Kirika's witch form is unknown, and there is a precedent for witches having dramatically different alternate forms (see Charlotte)}}.<br />
* Some fans suspect that Kirika's {{Spoiler|witch form is named Margot, from the signs that can be seen around her barrier}}.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===Official art===<br />
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File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms, showing that Kirika is a Mitakihara Middle School student.<br />
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===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
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File:KirikaProfileImage01.png<br />
File:Kirikadressedinschooluniform.png|Kirika dressed in school uniform<br />
File:KirikaAsPuellaMagi01.png|Kirika after her transformation into a magical girl.<br />
File:KirikaWeapons01.png|Kirika's weapons<br />
File:Kirikabiggerclaws.png|Kirika's weapons, expanded to have 5 claws.<br />
File:Kirikatimespell.png|Kirika using a spell that slows down her enemies.<br />
File:KirikaWish.png|Kirika's wish.<br />
File:Noisy_Citrine_Preview01.jpeg|Kirika as she appears in Noisy Citrine.<br />
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Kirika as a child with her friend, Erika.<br />
File:Noisy Citrine preview color.jpeg|Kirika fighting a witch.<br />
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===Madoka Magica Online===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:PMMMO-Kirika.png|Kirika closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:PMMMO-KirikaFull.png|Kirika's full appearance as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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===Fanart===<br />
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File:Oriko_Magica_Witch_Card_5.png|Fanmade card of Kirika's witch form.<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Minion_Card_5.png|Fanmade card of Kirika's minions.<br />
File:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg|A fan-coloring of Kirika following Oriko.<br />
File:Black mage Kirika Kure art.jpg<br />
File:Kirika 2.jpg<br />
File:Kirikafanartb&w.png<br />
File:Kirika and Oriko bad.png<br />
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File:Kure kirika fanart faithful dog.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
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File:KirikaAndWitchFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaPowerUpFanart.jpeg<br />
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File:Kirika witch form RIP fanart.jpg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png<br />
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File:Oriko kirika fanart roses garden.jpg<br />
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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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'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.<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 />
==General 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|163-165cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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 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 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 />
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|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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==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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*Sayaka's magical girl colours are blue, reminiscent of the infamous Crips street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Kyoko Sakura (conversely sported red clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Bloods, arch-enemies of the Crips. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*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 Grief Seed could've been from Walpurgis. After all, that scene was after Homura and Madoka killed Walpuris.<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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==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 />
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==== Sayaka as a witch ====<br />
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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 />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File: Sayaka in Gurren.jpg|Mami is dead. She's gone! But she's right there on my mind, and here in my heart. She lives on as a part of me! If you're going to fight, fight for justice. No matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've killed all the witches, it means that I've won! Just who the hell do you think I am?!<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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sayaka_Miki&diff=54554Sayaka Miki2013-08-26T19:30:49Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitahikara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.<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 />
==General 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|163-165cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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 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 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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==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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*Sayaka's magical girl colours are blue, reminiscent of the infamous Crips street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Kyoko Sakura (conversely sported red clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Bloods, arch-enemies of the Crips. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*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 Grief Seed could've been from Walpurgis. After all, that scene was after Homura and Madoka killed Walpuris.<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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==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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 in Gurren.jpg|Mami is dead. She's gone! But she's right there on my mind, and here in my heart. She lives on as a part of me! If you're going to fight, fight for justice. No matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've killed all the witches, it means that I've won! Just who the hell do you think I am?!<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 />
</gallery><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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sayaka_Miki&diff=54553Sayaka Miki2013-08-26T19:30:32Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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'''Sayaka Miki''' is a main character and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Like Madoka, she is also a second-year student at [[Mitahikara Middle School]]. Tomboyish, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.<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=12-13 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Cutlass<br />
}}<br />
==General 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|163-165cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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 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 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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==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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*Sayaka's magical girl colours are blue, reminiscent of the infamous Crips street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Kyoko Sakura (conversely sported red clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Bloods, arch-enemies of the Crips. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*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 Grief Seed could've been from Walpurgis. After all, that scene was after Homura and Madoka killed Walpuris.<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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==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 />
<br />
==== 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 />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File: Sayaka in Gurren.jpg|Mami is dead. She's gone! But she's right there on my mind, and here in my heart. She lives on as a part of me! If you're going to fight, fight for justice. No matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've killed all the witches, it means that I've won! Just who the hell do you think I am?!<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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== 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 />
</gallery><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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Oriko_Mikuni&diff=54551Oriko Mikuni2013-08-26T17:37:13Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
| name =Oriko Mikuni<br />
| image =[[File:PMMMO-Oriko.png|350px]]<br />
| jname ={{lang|ja|美国 織莉子}} (''Mikuni Oriko'') <br />
| weapon =Large, vine-patterned spheres.<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future. She starts out as friendly with seemingly good intentions, only to reveal herself as the main antagonist in Oriko Magica.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
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Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
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Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
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She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
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In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
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While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
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During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
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Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
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As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
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The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
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Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
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===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
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===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), various mundane weapons like grenades, pipe bombs, pistols, machine guns, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
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'''Homura Akemi''' is the deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
{{Theory/Header|status=confirmed}}<br />
*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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{{Theory/Header|status=debunked}}<br />
[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kyousuke_Kamijou&diff=54548Kyousuke Kamijou2013-08-26T17:30:40Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<div><blockquote>''"I can't move my fingers anymore. I can't even feel pain. My hand is worthless! <br \ > [...] <br \ > I won't be able to use my hand again. It would take a miracle or some kind of magic to heal me."'' - Kyousuke Kamijou, [[Episode 4]].</blockquote><br />
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'''Kyousuke Kamijou''' is a childhood friend of [[Sayaka]]. He is a violin prodigy, but an accident left him unable to play ever again. Sayaka and [[Hitomi]] have crushes on him.<br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kyousuke Kamijou<br />
|image=[[File:KyosukeCharacterDesignWebsite.png|300px]]<br />
|jname=上条 恭介 (Kamijou Kyousuke)<br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=5641 Seiko Yoshida]<br />English: [http://myanimelist.net/people/7992/Marianne_Miller Marianne Miller]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/1163/Renato_Novara Renato Novara]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=45509 Cesc Martínez]<br />
|age=13-14 (estimated)<br />
}}<br />
[[File:KyoSaya.jpg|thumb|right|Kamijou and Sayaka during childhood, from a magazine]]<br />
[[File:KyoFamily.jpg|thumb|right|Kamijou's family]]<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
<blockquote>''" I don't want to listen to music anymore! How can I listen to something that I can never play?"'' - Kyousuke Kamijou, [[Episode 4]].</blockquote><br />
*He is the violinist who appears with Sayaka in the OP.<br />
*[[Episode 1]]: [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] guesses that he is the reason Sayaka wants to go to the CD store.<br />
*[[Episode 2]]: He is shown bedridden in the hospital when Sayaka comments that there must be many who would trade their lives for a wish and that life has been too easy for her.<br />
*[[Episode 3]]: Sayaka visits him in the hospital twice. At the start of the episode, Sayaka gives Kamijou a CD by David Ostriakh, and they share his headphones and listen to Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise" together. Kamijou fingers the notes as he listens and then he cries. Later, Sayaka tries to visit him but is turned away; the explanation given by Kamijou's family is that he isn't in good shape. Madoka and Sayaka then find a [[Grief seed]] embedded outside the hospital.<br />
*[[Episode 4]]: Sayaka visits him in the hospital and tries to talk with him about music, but he accuses her of mocking his inability to play the violin anymore. He reveals that the current state of medicine is incapable of healing his left hand, saying that it would take a miracle or magic for him to play again. It is revealed at the end of the episode that Sayaka used her wish to heal his left hand, in exchange becoming a magical girl for [[Kyubey]].<br />
*[[Episode 5]]: Kamijou regains the ability to play the violin after Sayaka's wish repairs his hand. She claims it to be the "happiest moment of her life"<br />
*[[Episode 6]]: Sayaka goes to visit him at the hospital, but is informed that he was discharged and didn't inform Sayaka. She goes to visit him at his house and she hears him practicing his violin. She is about to enter when she is confronted by Kyouko who criticizes her for making a selfless wish for his sake and speculate that she should've crippled him futher (unbeknownst to everyone yet, Kyouko did make a selfless wish herself, but it only brought tragedy).<br />
*[[Episode 7]]: Kamijou returns to school, but still needs crutches. <br />
*[[Episode 8]]: [[Hitomi Shizuki|Hitomi]] speaks to Kamijou. It's still not known what she exactly told him.<br />
[[File:Maybe_kamijou.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Kamijou in Sayaka's flashback.]] In the manga version of [[Episode 8]], however, it does look like Kyousuke accepts Hitomi's feelings as they're seen holding each other's hands. <br />
*[[Episode 11]]: Kamijo can be seen at Sayaka's funeral, with Hitomi clinging to him. Their faces are severely silhouetted over, but the shape and style of both Kamijo's and Hitomi's hair is unmistakable.<br />
*[[Episode 12]]: Kyousuke briefly appears while Sayaka and Madoka's souls watch over him (and Hitomi waits for him at the side) as he performs during an audition. As he plays Gounod's Ave Maria, Sayaka and Madoka talk things over one last time, and are able to pass on. Later, Kamijou performs as a professional, and once he finishes his recital he whispers Sayaka's name.<br />
*Ume Aoki explains in the BD/DVD episode 2 audio commentary that Kyousuke's hair is gray. Like many characters, his hair and eye color match each other.<br />
* Some design documents indicate that he is [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|a guitarist in another timeline]], although this is shown in neither anime nor manga versions. There has been [[Homura_Akemi#Different_Universes | various speculation]] about the possible reasons for the change.<br />
**In the online freemium game, Kyousuke is a guitarist, and the witch's barrier is the disco-like version seen in episode 10.<br />
*Eri Kitamura [[:file:Dengeki PlayStation 2012-04-12 Kitaeri.jpg|explains in an interview]] that even if Kyousuke and Sayaka started dating, it wont necessarily be true happiness for Sayaka, <i>"Real happiness isn't limited to clinging to Kyousuke."</i><br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka PSP game]], Kyousuke falls into despair and tries to commit suicide, because he knows he will never be able to play the violin anymore. According to Kyubey, Kyousuke has the characteristics of an artist who feels worthless as he has lost his artistic talent.<br />
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==Speculations and Observations==<br />
*Kamijou has been confirmed as Sayaka's crush, and is her childhood friend. How she met Kamijou is unknown, but perhaps she has only been able to spend more time with him after his injury. She bought the disc for Kamijou.<br />
*Kamijou was a famous violinist that Sayaka admires. However, for some reason, he had to be hospitalized and couldn't play the violin anymore. Upon getting her wish, Sayaka then feels guilty to be so lucky and thinks about him and his misfortune.<br />
*In Episode 3, [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]] warns Sayaka that there is a difference between wanting to grant another's wish, and wanting to be the person to grant another's wish. This is possibly foreshadowing to negative consequences that will happen if Sayaka makes her wish to help Kamijou regain his health. It ended up playing into the events that lead to Sayaka becoming a witch: Kamijou, once he is healed, presumably begins a relationship with Hitomi because she openly showed her feelings to him, which breaks Sayaka who felt that she wouldn't be able to do so due to her Magical Girl condition.<br />
*Japanese spelling of Kamijou was initially 上條. But in the ending credits of episode 7 and after, it was changed to 上条. Both are common Japanese surnames with the same pronunciation and similar meaning, so that it doesn't seem to have any importance for the story. The change was also made in AT-X version of episode 4.<br />
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==Kamijou's Feeling Towards Sayaka==<br />
[[Megami_Magazine_2011-07#Kamijou_and_Sayaka|An article]] indicates that that from the very beginning Kamijou only considered Sayaka as his close friend and never had any romantic feelings for her. He never considered her to be a potential lover, and it is for this reason that he failed to notify Sayaka when he was discharged from the hospital. He was in such a hurry to get back to his normal life that he never had any thoughts of anything else. When Kyousuke goes back to school, he is already surrounded by other girls and friends, which is why he didn't say anything to Sayaka. He was already overwhelmed by a welcoming crowd. It never occurred to him that there could be something special between him and Sayaka.<br />
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Gen Urobuchi's comment on Kyousuke in [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_120|Guidebook]]:<br />
*I just do not feel that even if she hooked up with Kyosuke that girl would really be happy ever after. Most likely Kyosuke is a guy who will stand her up in dates and go to practice the violin.<br />
*Kyosuke, a man who could not notice that "Hm? this girl seems to have some feeling for me..." even after so much self-sacrifice from her is simply no good.<br />
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There's no explanation regarding Kamijou's feeling towards [[Hitomi Shizuki|Hitomi]] before she tells him.<br />
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===Kamijou in the PSP Game===<br />
In the PSP game the player would be able to get some glimpses regarding Kamijou and perceive some of his feelings toward Sayaka. These observations, however, are not accurate enough to gauge what are Kamijou's exact feelings for Sayaka:<br />
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*When Kyousuke tried to contact Sayaka about him getting out of the hospital but he is unable to reach her. Sayaka is too preoccupied with being a Magical Girl and trying to get overcome the fact that her magical power are too weak. <br />
*When Kyousuke is discharged, he invites Sayaka to walk together with him to school, and then walk back home together. Unfortunately, Sayaka is too preoccupied with her own concern and duties.<br />
*When Kyosuke asks Sayaka to go to the CD store together, Sayaka declines Kyosuke's offer as Sayaka senses the appearance of a familiar nearby.<br />
*When Kyosuke goes to Sayaka's house, he is trying to deliver her a CD of a song he dedicated to her. He is horrified when he observes Sayaka's rotten body.<br />
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In the PSP game, it is possible to determine that Sayaka did not put enough effort to win Kyousuke's heart after contracting. Whenever the opportunity presented itself, Sayaka became neglectful to take advantage of it. In fact, Sayaka's concerns, worries, and responsibilities as a Magical Girl were a hindrance to maintain a relationship with Kyousuke.<br />
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During the gag bonus scenario, [[Homura]] asks his thoughts for Sayaka. He says that she has been into superhero figures since her childhood and thinks he wouldn't be her type. He is embarrassed to say his feelings for her. When they start dating, Sayaka reveals herself to be magical girl in front of him by transforming. Kyosuke is amazed and impressed by her secret identity, but he feels guilty knowing that she used her sole wish for him. His enthusiasm for her magical girl duties prevents Sayaka from falling into despair like other timelines.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka and Silver-Haired Boy.jpg<br />
File:Apricot +5.jpg|[[Ume Aoki|Ume]] Madoka doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias<br />
File:Madoka_BD2_Ume_4koma_TL.png|Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook<br />
File:Kyousuke's feeling.jpg|Article that explain about Kamijou's feeling towards Sayaka.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:BD OP Kyousuke hair color.jpg|Corrected hair color in the BD/DVD from the broadcast version, to show clearly as gray<br />
File:Kamijou in the hospital.gif|Kamijou in the hospital<br />
File:Kamijou playing the violin.gif|Young Kamijou playing the violin<br />
File:Kamijou on hospital roof.gif|Kamijou playing the violin on hospital roof<br />
File:E4_sayaka_kyousuke.jpg<br />
File:Picture 12.png|A moment between Kyousuke and Sayaka from the PSP game.<br />
File:Madoka Portable Kyousuke Suicide.jpg|Sayaka stops Kyousuke from committing suicide in the PSP game.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Oh U.png|How the Yurifans reacted when they saw Kamijou for the first time. The hate still lingers.<br />
File:Kyousuke's hand.jpg|Everyone has a dark side, even Kamijou.<br />
File:Sayaka Kamijou genderbender yuri.png|Some yuri fans can't stand Kamijou, but they are ok if he was a girl.<br />
File:Sayaka Kamijou genderbender.png|<br />
File:Gender bender female hitomi.jpg<br />
File:Female kyousuke photoshop.jpg<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Hitomi_Shizuki&diff=54547Hitomi Shizuki2013-08-26T17:27:49Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote> ''"But two girls mustn't do such things! <br \ > That's forbidden love!"'' - Hitomi Shizuki, [[Episode 2]].</blockquote><br />
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'''Hitomi Shizuki''' is a supporting character and a classmate of [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]]. She is also a second-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and hails from a rich family. Later in the series, she is revealed to have [[Kyousuke Kamijou]] as a love interest, much to the anguish of Sayaka.<br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Hitomi Shizuki<br />
|image=[[File:Hitomi Chara Sheet.png|300px]]<br />
|jname=志筑 仁美 (Shizuki Hitomi)<br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=357 Ryouko Shintani]<br />English: [http://myanimelist.net/people/11370/Shelby_Lindley Shelby Lindley]<br />Italian: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=26265 Debora Morese]<br />
|age=13-14 (estimated)<br />
}}<br />
==Official Info==<br />
* Hitomi is a close friend of Madoka and Sayaka. <br />
* She is a girl who likes piano, classical Japanese dance, tea, and so on. <br />
* She is able to learn a lot.<br />
* She is quite rich. <br />
*Hitomi is the class monitor in Madoka's class.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
<blockquote> ''--"Everyone here will die!"''<br \ > ''"That's right, all of us will embark on a journey to a better world! Do you understand just how wonderful that is? Our living bodies are holding us back."'' - Madoka Kaname and Hitomi Shizuki, [[Episode 4]]</blockquote><br />
*The first character in her last name (志) means "purpose" or "will." The last character (筑) means "architecture."<br />
*Her first name is written using a combination of the kanji 仁 (meaning "charity" or "benevolence") and 美 (meaning "beauty").<br />
*She attends after-school classes in Piano, Japanese dance and Tea ceremony, feeling obliged to make time for them even when she might reasonably be expected to focus on her studies.<br />
*In [[Episode 4]], Hitomi was among the persons who got a witch's kiss and were driven into a suicidal trance. She spends her apparition talking about going to a better place and attempting to join the others, who then stage a collective suicide. Madoka manages to save Hitomi and the others by tossing their supplies away, but is swallowed into a the witch [[Elly]]'s barrier and Sayaka, now a Magical Girl, saves her.<br />
*Having noticed Sayaka's crush on Kamijou, Hitomi confronts Sayaka and tells her that she will tell her feelings to him if Sayaka doesn't do it first. This act, unbeknownst to her, contributes to Sayaka's despair. She is still apparently unaware of such a fact in [[Episode 9]], since she tries to ask Madoka if something has happened but Madoka doesn't tell her anything. <br />
*Hitomi did indeed talk to Kyousuke, but in the anime it was a silent conversation, and neither the audience nor Sayaka (who was lurking around) know ''what'' she was telling him. This has raised fan speculation about her intentions: it is possible that she was actually speaking on Sayaka's behalf, telling Kamijou about how Sayaka feels about him instead of about her own feelings. If this ''is'' true, this would make Sayaka's becoming a witch all the more tragic.<ref>Pointed out at [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica TVTropes Wiki]</ref><br />
*Hitomi and Kyousuke are seen holding each other's hands (with Sayaka standing behind a tree only a few feet away) in the manga, making the above speculation untrue for manga canon. However, this has no reflection whatsoever on the anime canon, as the manga adaptation has already explicitly differed from it. (Note, for example, the two young men whom Sayaka overhears on the train: she ultimately kills them in the manga, whereas Shinbo stated that they lived in the anime. Gen Urobuchi stated in the same interview that the script left the interpretation open to either possibility.)<br />
* According to Kazuko and Junko's conversation in [[Episode 11]], Hitomi took Sayaka's fate (or better said, the little bits that normal people know about it) rather hard. They say "She (Sayaka) was fighting with one of her friends over a boy", and then add "This must be really hard on the other girl, too. Normally it'd just wind up a bittersweet memory, but with this happening..." <ref>From [http://onezerotwo.net/scripts/madomagi-11-final.ass Nutbladder Fansub's version of episode 11].</ref><br />
* Hitomi is last seen in [[Episode 12]], anxiously waiting behind a stage curtain for Kyousuke who is about to go through a very important music audition. <br />
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* A good number of Japanese fan art pictures depict her scheming with a somewhat malicious expression on her face, and in some cases having a fixation on punching people in the tummy. This darker, scheming Hitomi can be attributed to a humorous overreaction to how she was unintentionally part of Sayaka's slide into despair. The tummy punching comes from the episode where she was under the influence of a [[Witch's Kiss]], and appeared to punch Madoka in the stomach while stopping her from leaving the warehouse where she planned to commit mass suicide.<br />
*Ryouko Shintani (Hitomi) states in the audio commentary for [[Episode 7]] Blu-ray, that she too loves [[Kyoko]]. She also said although Hitomi looks weak, she is mentally strong, in contrast to Sayaka. Although Sayaka looks bright, she actually has little self confidence, and won't seek help from others by saying it, so she in fact is mentally weak.<br />
**Both Aoi Yuuki and Chiwa Saitou agree her view. Saito thinks that girls like Hitomi are probably the only ones who could be able to get hold happiness for themselves.<br />
* Ryouko Shintani also described Hitomi to be a pretty wicked girl in matters of love, but she also added that Hitomi was a sincere and pure Ojou-sama. Shintani admits that she admires Hitomi's strength and her confidence on herself. She wishes that she could be more like Hitomi.<br />
* Shintani explains that she didn't originally auditioned for the character of Hitomi but since she wasn't good enough for the other roles, she went with Hitomi instead. When asked which characters she wanted to try first for the audition, she asked for Sayaka and Homura.<br />
*According with [[Animedia_2011-05#Shintani_Ryoko_.28Hitomi.29_Data_File|Shintani Ryoko's file data]], she decided to become a seiyuu so she could become [[wikipedia:Sailor_Moon|Sailor Moon]].<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 8]], [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=26469 Junichiro Taniguchi] (Chief Animation Director) states that Hitomi was the hardest character to draw in regards to facial expressions, since she has the largest rate of change, obtaining uniformity was difficult. In contrast, Homura was the easiest to draw, as a cool character she has a lot of outside influence which helps to decide how to draw her facial expressions.<br />
*''"Girls cant love girls!"'' scene and line was not included on the movie version. ''("Monsters")''<br />
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==Hitomi in Oriko Magica==<br />
<blockquote>''"I can't take any more... I'd rather die than remember this..."'' - Hitomi, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_6:_Someday_isn.27t_today|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 6]].</blockquote><br />
*Hitomi is mentioned in Chapter 3 but does not appear until late chapter 4. Although she is never a candidate to be a Puella Magi, she is still in [[Homura]]'s protection circle.<br />
*In Chapter 5 and 6, she went with [[Sayaka]] to escape the familiars' attack after they get separated from [[Madoka]]. When she saw a dead body, she cried and could not bear any more. But Sayaka then found a door to a safe place where they met [[Madoka]] later.<br />
*In Chapter 7, when the dying [[Oriko]] used her last bits of life {{spoiler|to murder Madoka via impaling her in the chest, Hitomi was seen next to Madoka's blood-covered and lifeless body in the real world, mourning for her death alongside Sayaka.}}<br />
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==Hitomi in [[Madoka Magica Portable]]==<br />
During the gag bonus scenario, [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] recognize [[Homura]] as a strangely strict magical girl and are surprised when Homura transfers to their class. When they try to describe Homura's personality to Hitomi, she fawns over Homura and admires her.<br />
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Hitomi later asks Sayaka to confess her feelings for [[Kyousuke]] like the anime. Homura wants to prevent Sayaka's despair by convincing Sayaka to issue a duel with Hitomi over their feelings for Kyousuke. When Hitomi protests to Homura over the affair, Homura accuses her of being too unfair to her muffled friend by allowing her one day to confess. Sayaka hasn't even admitted her infatuation to herself, and it would be cruel to expect her to say them to Kyousuke. Hitomi is surprised to hear her opinion and admits she may have been mistaken. She then accepts the duel with the hopes to prove her own affections and to instill Sayaka with the courage to confess. <br />
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When Sayaka is reluctant to hurt her during their duel, Hitomi strikes the first blow to invigorate her friend. Sayaka retaliates with a stronger punch. Hitomi concedes defeat after the blow, sensing her friend's passion for Kyousuke when she is hit. After Sayaka runs off to Kyousuke with her friend's blessings, Hitomi cries in Homura's arms over her loss. She feels thankful to Homura for comforting her and considers her a close friend afterwards, although it is a one-sided acknowledgement. Hitomi frequently invites Homura to outings or sleepovers, sometimes interrupting Homura's plans to be closer to Madoka. She even serves the magical girls beverages as they plan for the fight against Walpurgis Night in Homura's apartment. Homura apologizes to them since she couldn't convince Hitomi to leave before their meeting.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Heightchart.jpg|Official height chart. Hitomi is the tallest girl.<br />
File:Hitomi bikini.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Madoka_ Sayaka_Hitomi.gif|Hitomi & friends<br />
File:Hitomi shocked.jpg|<br />
File:Hitomi shizuki 20092.jpg|<br />
File:Hitomisayaka.png|<br />
File:Madoka7.jpg|<br />
File:Xp1lhs.jpg|<br />
File:Madoka-1-14.jpg|<br />
File:Height of 3girls 2.jpg|The last peaceful time of the 3 girls<br />
File:Hitomi choking.gif|Hitomi choking<br />
File:Hitomi Embarassed.gif|Hitomi Embarassed<br />
File:Madoka_Sayaka_Hitomi_playing.gif|Madoka Sayaka Hitomi playing<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-04-at-17-41.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica04_208.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica07_266.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica01_251.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica05_027.jpg<br />
File:Hira080966.jpg|Sayaka and Hitomi's confrontation in the PSP game<br />
File:Hitomi tummy punch.gif|Hitomi tummy punch<br />
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</gallery><br />
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===Fanart===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:(Ka-9) Right back at you.jpg|<br />
File:Himoti going overseas.jpg|<br />
File:Hitomi thriller.jpg|<br />
File:Hitomi The Scream.png|<br />
File:Hitomi2.jpg|In-universe, it should be noted that Hitomi is a stand-out in looks<br />
File:Threefriends.jpg|<br />
File:Hitomishampoo puella.png|<br />
File:Hitomismiling fanart.png|<br />
File:Punchpunch uhoh.png<br />
File:Hitomi what a witch.jpg|Way to ruin the moment, Hitomi.<br />
File:Hitomi becomes a Puella Magi.png|Hitomi becomes a Puella Magi<br />
File:Hitomi vs sayaka win fanart.jpg<br />
File:Hitomi fanart puella magi.jpg<br />
File:700325.jpg<br />
File:655747.jpg<br />
File:487364.jpg<br />
File:489608.jpg<br />
File:481961.jpg<br />
File:Girls cant love girls.jpg|[http://5everpandering.tumblr.com/post/17414181724/girls-cant-love-girls Girls cant love girls!]<br />
File:But girls can't love girls.jpg<br />
File:Hitomi glasses moe.jpg<br />
File:Hitomi My New Boyfriend!.jpg<br />
File:Tt.jpg|Alright bitches time to become a main character!<br />
File:Puella magi Hellsing.png|Come at me priest of justice!<br />
File:Mermaid or Lamia.png|And our hero(?) has to make a hard choice between whose witch he should go out with.<br />
File:Holy Shit Hitomi.png|Kyubey... I WISH TO PUNCH GOD ON THE STOMACH!<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI9hgp32-f0 GIRLS CAN'T LOVE GIRLS]<br />
*[http://hitomishizukii.tumblr.com/ Hitomi tumblr]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=54546Mami Tomoe2013-08-26T17:22:41Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name =Mami Tomoe<br />
|image =[[File:Mami Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname ={{lang|ja|巴 マミ}} (''Tomoe Mami'') <br />
|voices =Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=591 Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8519 Carrie Keranen]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/1676/Maria_Letizia_Scifoni Maria Letizia Scifoni]<br />
|age=14-15(estimated)<br />
|weapon=Percussion-lock Rifled Muskets <br />
}}<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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In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Mami serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Kyoko Sakura]].<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|156-159cm]]. <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 />
*Mami's fatal weakness is that [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|she can be taken down if she is not paying attention.]]<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 />
*Mami's character seems to be based off Bruce Wayne from the famous ''Batman'' DC Comics comic. Both have rich backgrounds, dead parents, and have very strong senses of justice. Although both appear confident, on the inside they are ultimately insecure which limits them from having many friends or allies to confide in. They are also powerful veterans, with Bruce Wayne having trained in the mountains for seven years prior to his return to Gotham City and Mami's magical girl expertise going strong for at least a year.<br />
*An anagram for "Mami" is "maim", meaning to mutilate. {{Spoiler|In episode three, she had her head severed by Charlotte.}}<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 quits being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. Therefore, there is a possibility that same situations occur in Timeline 3. If they are, "Mami's act in Timeline 3" has logical means. In short, Kyoko is not a friend (It means that there is no reason that Mami forbids herself from shooting Kyoko.), Mami has no reason to live (Because, Mami quit being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka and Sayaka is lost.), and Homura kills Sayaka (Oktavia) in front of Mami (It means that Mami has a reason to kill Homura).<br />
****In "The different story", Mami does not fall into insanity and turns into the witch 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 desolate, reinforcing the idea that she lives by herself with no one to support her, emphasizing her loneliness. The later revisions fill her room with beautifully decorated objects and very nice furniture (and it's also implied that it is a two-story accommodation with an internal staircase). This may be to reinforce her rich background<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 />
<br />
'''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 />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*August 2012 [[Kirara Magica Interview Mizuhashi Kaori|Kirara Magica Interviews Mizuhashi Kaori]] about her Mami Tomoe character.<br />
<br />
==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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
==== 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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== 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 />
<br />
=== 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 />
File:Mami is fat.jpg<br />
</gallery><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 />
<br />
==== 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 />
<br />
==== Analysis ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Madokapine.jpg|Coincidence, or something... DEEPER?<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== 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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==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>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kyoko_Sakura&diff=54545Kyoko Sakura2013-08-26T17:20:46Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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'''Kyoko Sakura''' is a veteran magical girl who appears to [[Sayaka]] and [[Madoka]] in [[episode 5]], but not before making a brief appearance at the end of [[episode 4]]. She is introduced as an abrasive, fiery, and self-centered girl who fights only for self but later adopts a more sympathetic outlook.<br />
<br />
In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Kyoko serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Mami Tomoe]].<br />
<br />
==General 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|156-158cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
===Kyoko in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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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==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 />
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*Kyoko's magical girl colours are red, reminiscent of the infamous Bloods street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Sayaka Miki (conversely sported blue clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Crips, arch-enemies of the Bloods. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*Kyoko's initial depiction is slightly based off of Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris from the 2001 film ''Training Day''. Both had a philosophy of overlooking and ignoring small nuisances (such as not hunting down familiars until they become witches) to obtain a larger reward<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 />
<br />
===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 />
<br />
===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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==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 />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
==== 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 henshin movie ver 1.gif|Kyoko's Movie transformation sequence<br />
File:Kyoko henshin movie ver 2.gif|Another Movie 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 />
<br />
=== Kyoko as a witch in the PSP game ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dengeki ps kyoko witch form.jpg|[[Ophelia]]<br />
File:Dengeki PlayStation 2012-03 05.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyoko Gainax.jpg|Row row, fight the powah.<br />
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 />
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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>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sayaka_Miki&diff=54544Sayaka Miki2013-08-26T17:20:30Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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'''Sayaka Miki''' is a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Cheerful, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.<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 />
==General 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|158-160cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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 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 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 />
|-<br />
!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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==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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*Sayaka's magical girl colours are blue, reminiscent of the infamous Crips street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Kyoko Sakura (conversely sported red clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Bloods, arch-enemies of the Crips. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*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 Grief Seed could've been from Walpurgis. After all, that scene was after Homura and Madoka killed Walpuris.<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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==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 />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File: Sayaka in Gurren.jpg|Mami is dead. She's gone! But she's right there on my mind, and here in my heart. She lives on as a part of me! If you're going to fight, fight for justice. No matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've killed all the witches, it means that I've won! Just who the hell do you think I am?!<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 />
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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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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), various mundane weapons like grenades, pipe bombs, pistols, machine guns, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is one of the main characters and deuteragonist of [[Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=54542Homura Akemi2013-08-26T17:19:05Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote> ''"I promise." <br \ > "I'll definitely save you." <br \ > "No matter how many times I have to repeat all of this, I'll protect you!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 10]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Homura Akemi<br />
|image=[[File:Homura Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=暁美 ほむら (Akemi Homura) <br />
|voices=Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=305 Chiwa Saitou]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53287 Cristina Vee]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/14583/Alessia_Amendola Alessia Amendola]<br<br />
/>Spanish: [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaActorDoblaje.asp?id=13908 Ariadna Jiménez]<br />
|age=14 (estimated)<br />
|weapon=Shield (storage and timejump device), various mundane weapons like grenades, pipe bombs, pistols, machine guns, bow ({{spoiler|since Episode 12}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Homura Akemi''' is one of the main characters and deuteragonist of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]. She is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.<br />
==General Info==<br />
<blockquote>''"With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. And dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Puella Magi."'' <br>- Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Guidebook ep 11 hommando scene.jpg|right|thumb|275px|I bet [[Gen Urobuchi|Urobuchi]] had something to do with this.]]<br />
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* A smart, graceful, athletically-talented girl. Cool if not chilly, her personality even can even be seen in her posture. Her primary ability is to stop time, all her other abilities and attacks seem to come from non-magical items, [[Weapons|such as firearms and bombs]]. Her time manipulation device can also allow her to travel back in time, act as a shield, and seems to act as a limitless storage facility.<br />
* She seems to be a magical girl, but there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the way she acts. Her fighting style is also unidentified.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s Design Check: A blunt girl. I tried to let this shine through in her design. Her distinguishing point is her silky long hair.<br />
* Magical girl outfit: Homura was designed with her personality and combat style in mind. I found her fascinating right away. (Aoki)<br />
* The sharp lines of her upper back and jacket evoke her personality. Overall rather monochromatic. Her black tights have a diamond pattern.<br />
* School uniform: She wears black tights in uniform too, leaving her overall feel just like in her magical girl outfit. She gives off the air of a silent beauty.<br />
*Homura's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|160-164cm]] (5'3"-5'4"). Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* According to the Blu-ray episode 2 voice commentary, Ume Aoki found Homura to be the most difficult to come up with an image color but one of the easier ones for character design.<br />
* Regardless of her reasons, Homura'a priority is preventing Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo. Since that is not understandable by other Mahou Shoujos or Madoka, she decided to act alone.<br />
* Homura is a magical girl from another timeline, as revealed by Kyubey. She knows that Kyubey is behind a sinister plot, and it mostly involves Madoka turning into a magical girl.<br />
* Homura's special ability is revealed to be some kind of time-travel, which explains why she knows so much to the point of knowing exactly when and where certain things will happen. This also may be why she can move at blistering speed.<br />
* Her [[Homura_Residence|house]] has a wall display of documents relating to witches.<br />
* In episode 9, it was revealed that Homura can stop time. However, anyone she touches while the ability is under effect will not be stopped.<br />
**According to an interview in Otona Anime Vol. 20, translated by symbv, here is what Gen Urobuchi said on more of Homura's power: "The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work I did not think it through very thoroughly. I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there." In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.<br />
* Homura's backstory was revealed in episode 10. She was a transfer student who was recovering from heart disease. Probably due to her lack of confidence, she was targeted by familiars. However, Madoka (who was a Puella Magi at this time) and Mami save her. During Walpurgis Night, Madoka and Mami die. Homura then makes the wish to re-do her meeting with Madoka to prevent her fate.<br />
* Along with stopping time, Homura can also reverse time to before her meeting with Madoka.<br />
* Homura, while initially ditzy and insecure, has become very independent and strong during her time traveling. Her cold nature is from her determination to save Madoka after having failed in her mission to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl several times. <br />
* A previous Madoka was the one to task Homura to prevent Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi.<br />
* In the current timeline, Homura fails to stop Walpurgis Night. However, since Homura somewhat confessed to Madoka to the time traveling, Madoka creates a new wish to make sure that Homura's efforts weren't in vain.<br />
* Homura is the only one that remembers Madoka in the newest timeline. Also, she gains a bow and magical wings. Whether her time-stopping ability remains is unknown.<br />
* In the ending, Homura faces off with many demons in a desert. Her wings extend and reflects the universe, full of stars.<br />
* Homura uses her magic to heal her heart condition<br />
* Homura is the strongest of the magical girls as long as [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|no one discovers the nature of her power.]]<br />
*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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==Personality==<br />
Since her arrival at Mitakihara Middle School {{Spoiler|in the anime timeline}}, she is immediately depicted as being very intelligent, athletic, distant, and cold. However, it is revealed in [[episode 4]] that she is only like this because she has seen so much suffering during her tenure as a magical girl. Because of this, she does not want Madoka to become a magical girl and tries to do anything in order to stop her from making a wish with [[Kyubey]], going as far as to attempting to injure the cat-like creature. Despite her cold attitude towards others, she still very much cares for Madoka {{Spoiler|as it is revealed in episode 9 that she has already seen her suffer enough in the timelines she has reset, and that Madoka was the only one who cared for her during when Homura was still a shy, meek transfer student.}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Homura in the Anime and Drama CDs===<br />
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===Homura in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Madoka, don't say that I shouldn't save you. I can't do everything. I can't save everyone. But, in spite of that, I wanted to save you. So, don't say that."'' - Homura, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_5:_That.27s_what_I.27m_here_for|Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
*Homura first appears in Chapter 3. When [[Mami]] warns her about the magical girl murders, [[Homura]] seems not to care, but warns Mami not to get close to her, Madoka, [[Hitomi]] and [[Sayaka]].<br />
*In chapter 4, she appears for one page with her friends, going out for sweets. She defers to Madoka's taste and doesn't care where they go. She protected Madoka well to this point, keeping the knowledge of magical girls far away from her and Sayaka.<br />
*In chapters 5-7, as Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier, Homura does her best to protect Madoka from the familiars. After Madoka told her not to sacrifice others to protect her, however, Homura decided to find [[Oriko]] and [[Kirika]] and defeat them. Oriko reveals that {{spoiler|she knows about the end of the world caused by Kriemheld Gretchen, Madoka's witch form, and that she plans to kill Madoka before she can contract and cause that to happen.}} Homura fights together with Mami, [[Kyoko]] and [[Yuma]], coming close to losing when two of the other three fall into despair after {{spoiler|seeing Kirika become a witch. They manage to pull themselves together and defeat her, and Homura kills Oriko. But since Oriko also killed Madoka by using the last of her power to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through Madoka's torso, Homura can do nothing but reset the timeline.}}<br />
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===Homura in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story|The Different Story]]===<br />
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* Homura acts just as she did in the anime.<br />
* Homura tries to cooperate with all magical girls to fight Walpurgis. But she still fails because all other magical girls don't believe her.<br />
** When Sayaka becomes Oktavia, she warns Kyoko not to visit Mami or she may die. Kyoko refuses and set a barrier to stop her from following.<br />
** She brings unconscious Mami home, and then seeks her help.<br />
** She lies Madoka, saying Sayaka is killed by witches. She doesn't want Madoka to know about the cold truth.<br />
** When Madoka contracts, she doesn't reset time immediately. She tries to convince Madoka to run away, but Madoka refuses. She resets time after the other two going to fight Walpurgis.<br />
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===Homura in the [[Dengeki_PlayStation_2012-03-29#Notes_on_the_game|PSP Game]]===<br />
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*If certain conditions are met, the Homura route will be available for playing. <br />
*Homura can save Mami from Charlotte.<br />
**By telling Mami she will leave Charlotte to her, Homura can avoid being tied up in ribbons. Homura can then secretly follow and save Mami in time.<br />
***Mami apologizes to Homura for misjudging her and forms a bond with Homura.<br />
***With Mami alive, there is a scene where she fights against Kyoko.<br />
*Homura can save Sayaka, by choosing Kyoko to talk to Sayaka and prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
**Sayaka will join the group in fighting against Walpurgis.<br />
*Kyouko will team up with Homura in most cases.<br />
*If Homura successfully avoids Mami's death and none of the magical girls become witches, then it is possible for Homura to challenge Walpurgis with four magical girls without having Madoka contracting with Kyubey.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWa2bs1aPA&feature=plcp The PSP game has a transformation scene for glasses Homura]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Homerun The Movie.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And so a legend was born]]<br />
*Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst Western fans, due to the similarity of the two names in Japanese, however she is frequently referred as "Homuhomu" (ほむほむ) within Japanese community. Homuhomu likely originated from the [[Runes:Episode_3|runes in Episode 3]], one of which translates to "Homuhomu".<br />
** "Homuhomu" can be used as a verb as "do Homuhomu" (ほむほむする) which means to caress, console or take care of. The action of "do Homuhomu" is not defined exactly.<br />
** Originally started by the fan community it has been embraced and adopted by the industry to become [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable#Interview_with_the_PSP_Game_producers|part of the official language and usage.]]<br />
** Sometimes also jokingly refered to as "Homurika" due to shared similarity of circumstances (having to go through many timelines to prevent a tragedy) with Rika Furude (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni).<br />
*The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty which is a famous letter in girl's name.<br />
*When her full name is written vertically in hiragana (あけみほむら) and covering the left half at a certain angle, it could be read as カナメまどか which is Kaname written in katakana and Madoka written in hiragana. <br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*In an early production sketch, her surname was given as (暁海) "daybreak sea" instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
*Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:<br />
**flame, blaze (炎 or 焔)<br />
**heart on fire (心火)<br />
**mass of flame (炎叢)<br />
**village protector (保村)<br />
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*Though only 焔, 炎, and 心火 are actually Japanese given names. The name 'Homura' can also be written the following ways as a given name:<br />
**stride approaching happiness (歩向楽)<br />
**head/point of the large village (穂邑)<br />
(*Fun fact: The name "炎子" or Homurako can also be read as "Moeko")<br /><br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (焔) "flame, blaze" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
[[File:Homura missing weapons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Is this [[File talk:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|real life?]]]]<br />
*Some folks in 2ch nicknamed [[Homura Residence|Homura's Residence]] {{nihongo|Homu-home|ほむホーム|Homuhōmu}} since Homu is a nickname for Homura, and Hōmu is "home" rendered in the Japanese syllabary. It should be noted that "homu" is more often used for dog houses and similar structures, with the English word "home" expressed using "uchi" (うち, which refers to one's own house or household), "ie" (いえ, which can refer to a physical house or a family lineage), or the honorific "otaku" (お宅, which refers to someone else's house or household).<br />
*The Homura of previous timelines is, due to her personality and actions, often referred to as "Moemura" amongst Western fans.<br />
*Apparently there is a [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/04/akemi-homuras-weapon-gallery.html rumor on the net] that some weapons went "missing" at the [[wikipedia:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces|JSDF]] and [[wikipedia:United_States_Forces_Japan|US military bases in Japan]]. There is only one [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%96%E7%8F%A0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A1%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 official report] regarding the missing/stolen weapons. It is not known if the rumors of the <s>stolen</s> missing weapons inspired their appearance in the series. Nor is there any evidence indicating that the perpetrator was a time traveling magical girl.<br />
*One fan estimates that Homura used ¥ 1,383,040,300 Yen worth of military weaponry & equipment (that's $17,037,114 USD in today's dollars).[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4b5yPG5qg&feature=player_embedded]<br />
*Homura's appearance in episode 12 (in the new timeline) from the manga is different than her appearance from the anime. In the anime, her clothes and hairstyle remain the same, with Madoka's ribbon as her accessories. However, in the manga, she wears a new dress, changes her hairstyle to two pigtails with the ribbons Madoka gave her.<br />
*In Audio commentary for [[Episode 4]], Urobuchi liked Chiwa Saitou for the role because she had a "Dark Beauty" feeling.<br />
**In the Audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saitou explains she tried the role of Kyubey and Kyousuke first, until Gen Urobuchi convinced her to try the role of Homura.<br />
***Chiwa Saito explains that she found the character of Homura to be strong but also to be a weak/delicate girl. Aoi Yuuki adds that the Homura character had no other choice but to become strong.<br />
****Ryouko Shintani states that would be true for a character that has something or someone important to protect. <br />
*Some [[:Media:Image Note 0061.jpg|pages]] from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]] refer to Homura's attack on Walpurgisnacht as "Pytha-homu Switch", a reference to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C-PWHpPoI complicated Rube Goldberg machines] featured on the Japanese children's show "Pythagorean Switch".<br />
*In the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]] Hanokage jokingly describes Homura as "Hommando" in her After-Recording Report comic, because of the excessive vast arsenal of weaponry she unleashes in [[Episode 11]]. Apparently the smörgåsbord of weaponry was added later, they were not originally depicted in the early stages of the screenplay.<br />
*Chiwa Saito (Homura) states that the crying scene in [[Episode 8]] left her with a large impression. She feels like they captured the feelings of a girl perfectly, specially the part where Homura collapses, showing her weak side as a girl.<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito (Homura) found the confession scene to be touching and emotional, and left her with a huge impression. She confesses that she cried.<br />
** Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) found the scene to be amazing and filled her with emotions. Aoi Yuuki felt that her and Madoka became synchronized during the emotional scene. Aoi Yuuki believes that, surely Madoka would have accepted Homura's feelings.<br />
*In [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Persona_4_Arena Persona 4 Arena], [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi Yukiko Amagi] has a palette swap for Homura.<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Moemura doing math.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 10 gave us Moemura]]<br />
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<blockquote> ''"Kaname Madoka, do you value your life? Do you think that your family and friends are important to you?" <br \ > "If they are, then you should never think of changing yourself. Otherwise, you will lose everything that is precious to you."''<br> - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
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*She wants to stop [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from making a contract with [[Kyubey]]<br />
*She has much knowledge about [[Mitakihara Middle School]].<br />
*Is visibly upset when Madoka uses her last name or honorifics instead of the more intimate "Homura".<br />
*She was openly pursuing [[Kyubey]] until Kyubey made contact with Madoka.<br />
*She appears obsessed with Madoka's happiness and/or survival. <br />
*As of [[Episode 10]], it is shown that Homura used to be a very shy and clumsy girl before she became a Puella Magi. Homura met Madoka and Mami when they were saving Homura from a witch, thus the three became friends. At the very end of that timeline, Madoka is killed and Homura asks Kyubey to turn her into a Puella Magi with her wish being "to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not as the one being protected".<br />
*She appears to live by herself; her [[Homura Residence|residence]] only has her name on the nameplate, much like [[Mami]]'s. In episode 10, when she wakes up in the hospital, no-one is there with her, and she seems to have been filling out the school transfer forms on her own.<br />
*She seem to have met [[Kyubey]] before, as she refers to him as "Incubator" in [[Episode 8]] shortly after he was shot down by her. She also reveals to "know his true motives".<br />
*Her cold attitude was formed through re-living the same timeline multiple times, with the ending always being that Madoka either turned into a witch or died. When that happens, Homura turns back time to the first day of her arrival again.<br />
* When [[Mami]] asks Homura if she has any other power besides bending time in [[Episode 10]], Homura steals guns, swords etc. from a locker. She hides these weapons inside her shield.<br />
* Homura calls everyone by their full name, giving the impression of being distant to people. This is most likely an attempt of her part to distance herself emotionally with everyone.<br />
** In [[Episode 10]], Moemura goes from formal to first name basis with Madoka.<br />
**In [[Episode 9]] when Kyoko sacrifices herself to save Sayaka, Homura calls her by her first name.<br />
**The way she calls Sayaka varies on timelines. And she always refers to Mami as by her full name or Tomoe-san, probably because she is her senior. <br />
* She wears glasses and braided hair in her early insecure depiction shown in [[Episode 10]]. Later in that episode with renewed determination she undoes her braids and uses her soul gem to correct her vision. From then on she no longer required the use of glasses.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
*'''Character Development:''' Prior to the events of Episode 1 (or timeline), from the very beginning Homura considered herself to be useless, and worthless. She didnt think people would miss her if she were to die or disappear. But Madoka was probably the first person to see Homura differently, for the good person that she was and opened her eyes that changed her way thinking about herself. With each time line, we start to see a transformation not only in Homura but with Madoka as well, where there is a role reversal. It is now Madoka who believes she is powerless and worthless, someone who cant even do anything to save her friends, and it is Homura who believes that Madoka is too kind and reckless for trying to do to much for others.<br />
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==Speculations==<br />
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*In the first two episodes, Homura appeared to be the antagonist. It was later explained that she only wanted to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl. She saved Madoka and Sayaka multiple times and may become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka in the future.<br />
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*She might also wish to prevent Madoka becoming a magical girl because of the risk that she could turn into an overwhelmingly powerful witch.<br />
**This has been proven right in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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*In [[Episode 5]], Homura saves Sayaka from Kyoko by suddenly manifesting as Kyoko's attack is about to land, somehow moving Sayaka out of the path of the attack. The ability seems to involve massive acceleration rather than teleportation(this because of her power being to turn back/stop time and thus being able to move quickly from one point to another by stopping time temporarily), as she is able to act in a [[:File:Homura_Move1.jpg|split second]]. As there are hints that a Puella Magi's powers may relate to her wish (e.g. Sayaka's regeneration), this may be a clue as to Homura's true motives. As of [[Episode 8]] it has been confirmed that Homura's ability has something to do with time.<br />
**Theory proven right: her power is stopping time and wish is time-related.)<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica homura bingo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|the speculah madness.]]<br />
*Homura's wish was to protect Madoka, and since wishes always come true, it should make her immune from death and becoming a witch before saving Madoka. This makes her doomed to be locked in this cycle. In one timeline she was almost successful, but Madoka sacrificed herself for the sake of Homura and caused another restart.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Homura controls when and if she rewinds time, so long as one month as passed since the last reset.)<br />
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*Per the image in the gallery below, the pipe layout on the corridor wall is completely different after Homura uses her 'teleportation' ability. Assuming this is not a production error, it has been suggested that the ability actually involves magically reconstituting the entire corridor while moving the people in it around. For more information, please refer to the entry on this phenomenon in the [[Speculah:Magical_Powers#Spatial_Reconstruction_.28unconfirmed.29|Magical Powers speculah]].<br />
**Theory proven wrong: her power has nothing to do with that, it was a production error.<br />
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*Homura may be a homunculus created by Madoka.<ref>See [http://gall.dcinside.com/anigallers/259050 DCinside] and [http://www.angelhalowiki.com/r1/wiki.php/%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%20%EB%A7%88%EB%8F%84%EC%B9%B4%E2%98%86%EB%A7%88%EA%B8%B0%EC%B9%B4/%EB%96%A1%EB%B0%A5%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C#s-7.4 Angelhalo Wiki](Documents are in Korean)</ref><br />
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*Homura might be in possession of the soul gems of magical girls from an alternate timeline, such as the alternate Madokas. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]] (though note the identity swap theory has been debunked).<br />
**Theory proven wrong: Soul Gems disappear when their owner dies or become Grief Seeds.<br />
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*One of the speculations as for why Homura does not tell Madoka upfront of the consequences of becoming a magical girl, is because Madoka might just become one in order to save Homura or Mami. This could also be the reason why she's trying to keep a distance between her and Madoka.<br />
**Theory proven wrong: she was doing it to stop Madoka per her promise.<br />
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*Homura may actually be Faust, as Faust in the play tries all his might to save Gretchen (Madoka) from dying but in the end she perishes anyways as Mephistopheles (QB) tries to tempt her to form a contract with him.<br />
** There's also the fact that in the Goethe version, Faust would only lose his soul if he ever had a moment of perfect happiness that made him wish he could stop time at that moment forever. Homura's power, of course, is to stop time. As such, it's entirely possible that the Homura and Faust parallels will be taken to its logical conclusion: She will have a moment of perfect happiness, she will stop time at that moment, and then she will die or become a witch. However, it should be mentioned that Faust manages to escape Mephistopheles and enter heaven because he found his moment of happiness in helping others, and not in anything Mephistopheles gave him. On the other hand, there is a [[Kriemhild Gretchen|witch that tries to create heaven on Earth.]]<br />
** In the story of Faust, the devil grants him "magical powers" for 24 years, "one year for each hour of the day," and the deal was at the end of the "24 years," the devil would claim his soul. Homura's "weapon" is an hourglass, and her hourglass can reset time by one month. Given the strong parallels to Faust, and how at the end of the last loop, Homura was about to lose her soul (by giving in to Kyuubey's master plan and her Soul Gem becoming corrupted), it is entirely probable that her loop lasted for a total of 24 months/loop attempts as a reasonable conservative estimate, and the full Faustian 24 years as a more gruesome estimate. Given how radically her personality has changed since the first loop attempt, and how she seems to have memorized most of the key events of the loop, 24 months seems like a plausible number. <br />
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* Homura shows some very different powers in episode 12. While this may be a by-product of the new world, it is also possible she always had these powers and simply did not use them in favor of her less magic-consuming time-stopping.<br />
** Given the fact that she no longer has her shield on her wrist, it is most likely that her powers have changed altogether.<br />
*** Her shield was shown to be completely out of sand during the fight with Walpurgis Night. As we know, the only way for her to get more sand again is to reset the timeline (flip the hourglass). Since the timeline wasn't actually reset by her, even in new timeline, her shield would still be completely out of sand, and therefore, useless as anything but a hunk of steel on her arm. It makes sense she wouldn't use it anymore, then.<br />
**** Considering her wish was to protect Madoka, one could believe her shield shows her resolve to protect. Its turning to sand in the Walpurgis Night fight represents her inability (and indeed, her failure) to protect Madoka. When she flips the hourglass, gaining more sand represents the fact she can protect Madoka again. Her not having it in the new timeline shows that she doesn't need to protect anyone anymore.<br />
*** As for the source of her new powers, speculations abound; lead amongst them is that she got Madoka's bow from her at the same time that Madoka fixed her Soul Gem and gave her her ribbon. Another theory is that since her wish was to "protect Madoka," and Madoka is now a concept rather than a person, her powers were altered into something similar to what Madoka uses. Yet another theory is that with the universe restarted, Homura made a different wish, and so got different powers. Yet another theory is that Homura was always able to produce a bow; after all, her original concept artwork depicted her with that weapon. She just hadn't figured out how, or alternatively, just hadn't bothered, since stopping time is more efficient.<br />
**** My (slightly poorly-founded) theory is that her wish was to know what Madoka was (which explains why she can suddenly tell Kyubey everything) - if that's true, her having a bow represents her bond with the concept of Madoka. Kind of similar to your point.<br />
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*Homura may be Walpurgis Night. As Homura's powers involved time manipulation it could very well be that we are seeing a witch version of Homura warped back into the past ironically becoming the very event that has shaped her reason for making a contract. Walpurgis Night has been depicted with clock-like gears underneath her dress. Episode 11 also depicts Walpurgis Night having a primary color of purple, which is also Homura's color. While the end of the series shows Homura losing her shield, after the credits we are shown Homura during an unknown time period, though having Madoka's ribbons, battling. Before Homura starts the fight, she hears Madoka offer words of encouragement as Homura gives up a final smile, which may signal Homura being consumed with despair. The final shot shows the main heroines, overlapped with multiple silhouettes of the heroines, which could allude to the familiars summoned by Walpurgis Night in episode 11, before showing Homura's soul gem.<br />
**More to this is that it's actually a fact that Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgisnacht where designed, to be two halves of a whole, at least as far as physical character design goes. Because of that they form an hour glass. Now, One thing that really stands out is Gretchen, go take a look at her body if you haven't. Now this is really a strange witch for Madoka to become. Most witches have at least something in common with their original wish and past, but all Madoka appears to be is this stringy black mess, What could explain this? Well, if we accept that Walpurgisnacht nacht is in fact Homura's witch, sighting the gears and Homura's lack of a time barrier, It then follows that Homura's and Madoka's witches form the hour glass. The implications of that would not be trivial, To start with, Homura is the very cause of Madoka's power and potential as a magical girl, How does she do this? time loops, as Kyuubey explained, each loop makes Madoka's past bleaker and bleaker, We already know that blackness is despair incarnate since we see it build up in soul gems, Gretchen is of course VERY black. In addition to that, Gretchen is also made up of many tendrils of threads, It would seem that if she is the bottom of the hour glass, then It's plausible that the threads represent the very threads of time that Madoka is caught up in, Walpurgisnacht, if Homura, would then be intimately connected to Gretchen, the very cause of her power, each twist of time by Homura perhaps dropping those threads, symbolic of their relationship to one another. <br />
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===Different Universes===<br />
There are some bizarre elements that haven't been properly addressed in the anime series. In one case is the issue that the production notes state that in one timeline [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. It was never addressed in the Anime but in the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] does mention a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. On this reason Kyousuke as a guitarist is considered to be canon. One possible explanation for this is that Homura is not only going back in time but also going to [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|parallel universes]] (different universes) contained within the [[wikipedia:Multiverse|multiverse]]. <br />
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[[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Gen Urobuchi stated that he didn't really think too much about the mechanics of Homura's time loops]], so the nature of Homura's power is not only a mystery, but it is not fully understood not even by the creative source.<br />
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There are ways to explain the change in instrument using only time travel. Perhaps someone made a wish that changed Kyousuke's past, and the effects persisted in future timelines because the wish changed events that happened before the point where the timelines diverged, when Homura woke up in the hospital. Kyousuke might be proficient with both instruments, and some event during the time loop period might inspire him to prefer one over the other. However, these speculations are based on guesswork, since the show's creators have not yet provided details.<br />
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{{Theory/Footer}}<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homura_Move2.jpg|Homura is able to move extremely fast in comparison with water drops.<br />
File:Homuragrenade.jpg|Homura's grenade in Episode 8 looks like an M61 grenade, used during the Vietnam War.<br />
File:Homugun.jpg|Homura's pistol in Episode 8 looks like an M9.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart1.jpg|Analysis of how Homura's shield works.<br />
File:Homuras_shield_chart2.jpg|Analysis of the central mechanism.<br />
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</gallery><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura Akemi Anime Design.jpg<br />
File:Homura Akemi Original Design.jpg|Original character design by Ume Aoki<br />
File:Homura shield.png|Homura's shield design<br />
File:Homura-magazine.jpg|The cover of Megami magazine featuring Homura with [[Amy]].<br />
File:Megami 04.2011 Homu Pin-up.jpg|Same magazine with a nicer page.<br />
File:Megami 07.2011 Homura.jpg|Megami magazine, July 2011.<br />
File:145.jpg|A [[Madoka_Magica_(manga)|manga]] illustration of Homura with her shield<br />
File:Homura-scan.jpg|<br />
File:Official homumado art 2.jpg|Official Homura and Madoka art<br />
File:Ume autograph.jpg|Autographed illustration by [[Ume Aoki]]<br />
File:Ume aoki dojinshi homura.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]]'s Dojinshi "RKGKMDK"<br />
File:03.jpg|Homura neko<br />
File:08.jpg|Inside cover page<br />
File:Apricot +8.jpg|Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:09 TL.jpg|Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page<br />
File:13.jpg|Crying Homura<br />
File:16.jpg|Ending in widddeee-face Homura<br />
File:Homura dakimakura ume.jpg|Dakimakura<br />
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|A sketch of Homura's shield<br />
File:Homura moemura sketch.jpg|<br />
File:Artbook Homura Drawing.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 05.2011 Homu.jpg|NyanType May 2011.<br />
File:BD 2 Scan 8.jpg|from the Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet.<br />
File:Newtype 07 2011 p24 p25.jpg<br />
File:HomuraPuellaMagiOrikoVersion.png|Homura as she appears in Oriko Magica.<br />
File:Homura prodsketch.jpg|Early production sketch of Homura. Note that her surname is shown here as (暁海) instead of (暁美). Both are read as Akemi.<br />
File:Production note Homura design.jpg|Sketches from Production Notes.<br />
File:PN 47.jpg<br />
File:PN 55.jpg|Sketches of Homura's shield from production notes.<br />
File:PN 65.jpg|Sketches of Homura's bombs from production notes.<br />
File:Homura dog poster small.jpg|Poster from the Dog Association.<br />
File:Megami 03.2012 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka magica anthology 2.jpg|Madoka Magica Anthology 2<br />
File:Madoka_A_1_095.jpg|Madoka tries to get Homura to name her attacks. Somehow, they don't have the same ring to them as Tiro Finale does.<br />
File:Chibi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:PMMMO-Homura.png|Homura closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
==== Homura as a regular girl ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura holding an umbrella.gif|Homura holding an umbrella.<br />
File:Homura glances back.gif|Homura glances back.<br />
File:Homura wore a poker face.gif|Homura wore a poker face.<br />
File:Homura is a genius.gif|Homura is a genius.<br />
File:The negotiation broke down.gif|The negotiation broke down.<br />
File:Homura standing post.gif|Homura flipping her hair. <br />
File:Homura wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura being wrapped in ribbon. <br />
File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|Homura gives Madoka a hug.<br />
File:Homura tied up on the wheel of time.gif|Homura tied up on the wheel of time.<br />
File:Madoka 10 02.jpg|Homura in Episode 10 from Timeline 1. <br />
File:Out of breath moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura change outlook.gif|Homura changes her outlook.<br />
File:Homura naked.gif|Homura naked.<br />
File:472805.jpg<br />
File:462033-1.jpg<br />
File:408223.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica06_095.jpg<br />
File:Akemi_Homura.jpg<br />
File:New_universe_Homura.png<br />
File:Puella110_000381.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magika-02-at-22-42-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica02_168.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a Puella Magi ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homura first appearence.gif|Homura first appearence.<br />
File:Homura transformation.gif|Homura's transformation sequence.<br />
File:Homura flipping hair.gif|Homura's entrance with style.<br />
File:Homura as a Puella Magi.gif|Homura as a Puella Magi.<br />
File:Homura climbs on the truck.gif|Homura climbs on the truck.<br />
File:Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.gif|Homura Vs Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura using bow and arrow2.gif|Homura using bow and arrow.<br />
File:Homura is wrapped in ribbon.gif|Homura is wrapped in ribbon.<br />
File:Ep5 runes mura.png|Homura's ring and fingernail.<br />
File:Homura soul gem.png|Homura's Soul Gem.<br />
File:462034.jpg<br />
File:462035-1.jpg<br />
File:Madokamagica03_312.jpg<br />
File:Homura transformation_PSP.gif|Homura's transformation in PSP GAME<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homura as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homulilly_Event_8.jpg|[[Homulilly]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Dont call me homu homu.jpg<br />
File:Homura pixel mugen.gif<br />
File:Hommando sketches fanart.jpg|Hommando: One Woman Army.<br />
File:Homura, one man army.jpg|Can one little girl really take down Walpurgis Night?<br />
File:(Hayashi Ichirou) Mutual confession.gif|A heavy reinterpretation and editing of Episode 10 observed through the eyes of Homura<br />
File:Bazooka homura.jpg|Magical weapons are for little girls<br />
File:Homura crazy.jpg|An accurate depiction of Homura's obsession with Madoka<br />
File:Homura witch pantsu.jpg|<br />
File:Homura God of War.jpg|According with Fans if Madoka is a Goddess/concept of Hope, then Homura is the God of War.<br />
File:Hommando means war!.jpg|Hommando brings new meaning to Total War.<br />
File:The homu tank of war.jpg|Hommando Tank Commander<br />
File:Homura gundam.jpg|Homura is the Mahou Shoujo of the 21st century.<br />
File:Puella Magi Solid Snake.jpg|FUND IT<br />
File:Mami vs Homura.png|<br />
File:Fan creation Homura Soul Gem Jewelry.jpg|Fan jewelry creation of Homura's Soul Gem with a mechanical gear inside.<br />
File:QB Trick.jpg|<br />
File:Homunator Come with me if you want to live.jpg|A stranger from the future just saved your life... wait, that sounds familiar.<br />
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File:HOMEEEEEERUN!.jpg|HOMEEEEEERUN!<br />
File:Supercute homurachan.jpg|<br />
File:Call of duty homu.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu moe.jpg|Death by Moe<br />
File:Homura coolest character.jpg|<br />
File:Homura lord of war.jpg<br />
File:Homurashop bikini eye candy.jpg|So many Homuras and only one Madoka<br />
File:Homu scopedog.jpg|<br />
File:Homura replica shield.jpg|a replica shield<br />
File:Homurambo.jpg<br />
File:Army of homu.jpg<br />
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie 2011.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with guns.jpg<br />
File:Homura with more heavy gun.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Homura redesigns the Homu-cave.<br />
File:Meet the time traveler.jpg|Where did Madoka get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=36lSzUMBJnc her healing license?]<br />
File:Namacha I Won't Allow That.png|<br />
File:Homuknight madoprincess.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura by paksiwirongbuang-d3dgucf.png|Coming this summer: Quantum Homu<br />
File:Unlimited Golf Clubs Works.jpg|Homura goes back to her roots.<br />
File:Homura happy dreams.jpg|Chiwa Saito (Homura): ''"The part with the highest number of happy dream is right here!"'' (actual quote from Blu-ray commentary).<br />
File:Cute homucat Moe-moe kyun.jpg<br />
File:Moemura gun sad scene.jpg<br />
File:Adult homura magical woman fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura sailor moon fanart.jpg|Homura cosplaying as Sailor Saturn; her fuku is as seen in the Sera Myu musicals. <br />
File:Akemi homura bakemonogatari parody fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homura personas army fanart.jpg<br />
File:Chibi-hommando fanart.png<br />
File:437874_copy.jpg<br />
File:Sample-78b21fe4486b159fc9ea3ac996c269ef.jpg<br />
File:C20bba73473860aefe846f28db963f07.jpg<br />
File:C48fd9019711cc346458a135c1d952ce.jpg<br />
File:Sexyhomura with glasses.jpg|Cool beauty sexy Homura with glasses.<br />
File:Homura motorbike madoka badass art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica - MadoMagi üÖ Panic Track A 07.png|Homura as a character goes to several changes with each time loop.<br />
File:JoJomagica-homu.png|Star Platinum The World Homura<br />
File:Call me homuhomu (yasai).jpg|Call me Homuhomu.<br />
File:Badass homura archer.jpg<br />
File:Homura moon leaping.jpg<br />
File:Homu runner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
==== Analyses and Theories ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:1296786066859 2.jpg|Spatial Reconstitution Theory (空間再構成)<br />
File:Hunter-x-hunter-1641920 2.jpg|Comparison of unnamed Nen ability in Hunter x Hunter and Homura's 'teleportation.' <br />
File:Homura weapons.jpg|Homura's arsenal of weapons: Home made bombs, hand grenades (M61), Flash Bombs, M9/Beretta M92F, Desert Eagle, Remington 870 (though the picture denotes it as a Benelli M1), FN Minimi M249, and lots of ammo<br />
File:Homura's weapons 2.jpg|Continuation: Mortar (M29 / L16 / M252 mortar), Tank Truck, Missile (Type "88 Surface to Ship" Anti-warship Guided Missile), Anti Tank Weapon (RPG -7 & M136 AT4), Bunker Buster (GBU-28), Golf Club<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Hommando: Army of One====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Hommando cheat sheet.jpg|Obey Hommando's rules, and you will live to see another day.<br />
File:Hommando in action.jpg|[[wikipedia:U.S. Army Rangers|HOMMANDO LEADS THE WAY!]]<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved 2.jpg|Walpurgis says: "HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE"<br />
File:Meguca gonna be saved.jpg|Walpurgis says: "Oh shit."<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Military Connection ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Homu_chopper.jpg|Japan's military honors Homura Akemi by painting her on one of their choppers<br />
File:Nose_art_photo_by_mito.jpg|''We have the people whom we want to protect. Japan ground self-defense force.''<br />
File:Homu chopper with military.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Homerun-chan ====<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Why_Homerun-chan.jpg|How Homura became Homerun-chan (from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44589693 Thread #7], which also gave birth to the motto "Deny the obvious, uphold the inane")<br />
File:Homerun-chan2.png|2ch's reaction (also from [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/44584534#p44616327 Thread #7])<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Magazine Article==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chiwa Saito Data File.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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*[[NewType_2011-07#Homura_Character_Description|July's NewType article]]<br />
*[[Animedia_2011-05#Chiwa_Saito_.28Homura.29_Data_File|Animedia 2011-05: Chiwa Saito Data]]<br />
*[[AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|暁美ほむら}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|akemi_homura}}<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Homu-Land-Defence-Force-Akemi-Homura-Fanpage/216524478381175?ref=ts Homu-Land Defence Force] (Akemi Homura Facebook Fanpage)<br />
*[http://askpervyhomu.tumblr.com/ Ask pervy homu] ''(a fan blog)''<br />
*[http://askhomunyan.tumblr.com/ ask homunyan]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Oriko_Mikuni&diff=54541Oriko Mikuni2013-08-26T17:06:40Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
| name =Oriko Mikuni<br />
| image =[[File:PMMMO-Oriko.png|350px]]<br />
| jname ={{lang|ja|美国 織莉子}} (''Mikuni Oriko'') <br />
| weapon =Large, vine-patterned spheres.<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future. She starts out as a friendly character for the reader, only to reveal herself as the main antagonist in Oriko Magica.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
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Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
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Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
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She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
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In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
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While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
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During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
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Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
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As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
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The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
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Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
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===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
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===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
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File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
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File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
File:Pressure.jpg|Oriko's stress of having to live up to people's expectations of her.<br />
File:OrikoSymmetryDiamondCasual.png|Oriko as she appears in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
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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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Sayaka Miki is a second-year student at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and [[Madoka]]'s best friend. Cheerful, confident, and a little brash, she upholds a strong sense of justice and adopts a heroic attitude as a magical girl.<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 />
==General 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|158-160cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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 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 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="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 />
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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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*Sayaka's magical girl colours are blue, reminiscent of the infamous Crips street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Kyoko Sakura (conversely sported red clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Bloods, arch-enemies of the Crips. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*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 Grief Seed could've been from Walpurgis. After all, that scene was after Homura and Madoka killed Walpuris.<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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==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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File: Sayaka in Gurren.jpg|Mami is dead. She's gone! But she's right there on my mind, and here in my heart. She lives on as a part of me! If you're going to fight, fight for justice. No matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've killed all the witches, it means that I've won! Just who the hell do you think I am?!<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 />
</gallery><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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kyoko_Sakura&diff=54539Kyoko Sakura2013-08-26T16:59:59Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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Kyoko Sakura is a veteran magical girl who appears to [[Sayaka]] and [[Madoka]] in [[episode 5]], but not before making a brief appearance at the end of [[episode 4]]. She is introduced as an abrasive, fiery, and self-centered girl who fights only for self but later adopts a more sympathetic outlook.<br />
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In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Kyoko serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Mami Tomoe]].<br />
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==General 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|156-158cm]]. 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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==Personality==<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Kyoko in the Anime and Drama CDs===<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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==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 />
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*Kyoko's magical girl colours are red, reminiscent of the infamous Bloods street gang. Incidentally, she originally clashed with Sayaka Miki (conversely sported blue clothing) who in turn symbolizes the Crips, arch-enemies of the Bloods. In the real world, a Crip and a Blood would attempt to kill the other immediately on sight.<br />
*Kyoko's initial depiction is slightly based off of Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris from the 2001 film ''Training Day''. Both had a philosophy of overlooking and ignoring small nuisances (such as not hunting down familiars until they become witches) to obtain a larger reward<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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==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 />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
==== 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 henshin movie ver 1.gif|Kyoko's Movie transformation sequence<br />
File:Kyoko henshin movie ver 2.gif|Another Movie 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 />
<br />
=== Kyoko as a witch in the PSP game ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dengeki ps kyoko witch form.jpg|[[Ophelia]]<br />
File:Dengeki PlayStation 2012-03 05.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kyoko Gainax.jpg|Row row, fight the powah.<br />
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 />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== Location ====<br />
<gallery><br />
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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Observations ====<br />
<gallery><br />
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 />
</gallery><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>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=54538Mami Tomoe2013-08-26T16:53:30Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </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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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name =Mami Tomoe<br />
|image =[[File:Mami Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname ={{lang|ja|巴 マミ}} (''Tomoe Mami'') <br />
|voices =Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=591 Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8519 Carrie Keranen]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/1676/Maria_Letizia_Scifoni Maria Letizia Scifoni]<br />
|age=14-15(estimated)<br />
|weapon=Percussion-lock Rifled Muskets <br />
}}<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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In the spin-off manga [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]], Mami serves as the main protagonist alongside [[Kyoko Sakura]].<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|156-159cm]]. <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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===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 />
*Mami's fatal weakness is that [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|she can be taken down if she is not paying attention.]]<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 />
*Mami's character seems to be based off Bruce Wayne from the famous ''Batman'' DC Comics comic. Both have rich backgrounds, dead parents, and have very strong senses of justice. Although both appear confident, on the inside they are ultimately insecure which limits them from having many friends or allies to confide in. They are also powerful veterans, with Bruce Wayne having trained in the mountains for seven years prior to his return to Gotham City and Mami's magical girl expertise going strong for at least a year.<br />
*An anagram for "Mami" is "maim", meaning to mutilate. {{Spoiler|In episode three, she had her head severed by Charlotte.}}<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 quits being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. Therefore, there is a possibility that same situations occur in Timeline 3. If they are, "Mami's act in Timeline 3" has logical means. In short, Kyoko is not a friend (It means that there is no reason that Mami forbids herself from shooting Kyoko.), Mami has no reason to live (Because, Mami quit being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka and Sayaka is lost.), and Homura kills Sayaka (Oktavia) in front of Mami (It means that Mami has a reason to kill Homura).<br />
****In "The different story", Mami does not fall into insanity and turns into the witch 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 desolate, reinforcing the idea that she lives by herself with no one to support her, emphasizing her loneliness. The later revisions fill her room with beautifully decorated objects and very nice furniture (and it's also implied that it is a two-story accommodation with an internal staircase). This may be to reinforce her rich background<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 />
</gallery><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 />
</gallery><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 />
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<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 />
File:Mami is fat.jpg<br />
</gallery><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 />
</gallery><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>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kirika_Kure&diff=54537Kirika Kure2013-08-26T16:50:49Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote>''"I don't want to. I don't want to return to my old self."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_4:_I.27ll_never_forgive_you|Chapter 4]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kirika Kure<br />
|image=<center>[[File:KirikaColorProfile.png]]</center><br />
|jname=呉 キリカ (Kure Kirika)<br />
|age=15<br />
|weapon=Large, curved claws.<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Kirika Kure'''|呉 キリカ|Kure Kirika}} is a character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is the secondary antagonist of the Oriko Magica manga and magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
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Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Listen up, [[Mami Tomoe|savior]]! Do you know what true love is? [...] Love is...an infinity of limitations!"'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
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The extra chapter Noisy Citrine reveals more details of her past. Originally a cheerful girl, she became antisocial, timid and quiet after being betrayed by her best friend [[Erika]]. Some time later, she met Oriko, so Kirika wanted to be more worthy of the girl's attention by being a different kind of person. This led Kyubey to grant her a more outgoing personality. Her current personality is the result of her wish, which was to "change" herself. <br />
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Kirika is somewhat rash. Her top priority is her friend, [[Oriko]], and she seems to do anything Oriko asks of her, including killing other magical girls. Kirika appears to be mentally unstable, such as her insistence in having everyone know the difference between "affection" and "love", as she is willing to devote herself entirely to her love.<br />
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She can be moody, perhaps even bipolar, switching from declarations of love to showing disdain towards everyone but Oriko in the span of moments. She tends to be overly serious when it comes to talking about Oriko and/or love, but often shows childish behavior, such as commenting about how hungry she is during battle or admiring Mami's skills and weapons during their battle. Kirika hates people who call her a 'child', with Oriko being the only exception.<br />
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==Story==<br />
===Kirika in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"I can't believe someone would try to come between me and Oriko!"'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
She is a school friend of [[Oriko]]. Though they went to different schools, Oriko was one of the only people to ever be nice to Kirika, and this, in addition to Oriko's charisma, leads her to be very attached to her.<br />
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Kirika's first appearance is at the end of [[Oriko Magica]] chapter 2, where she is seen talking to Oriko on her cell phone. Oriko asks her to do something, and Kirika says that she would never turn down one of her requests. She asks that her friend give her a little time to do it, though, as she is covered in blood and wants to clean up.<br />
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While in [[Oriko]]'s father's rose garden, the two prepare to have tea. Kirika names all the different kinds of roses she sees in an attempt to impress Oriko, but is told that it was Oriko's father, [[Hisaomi Mikuni]], who liked roses. Kirika says there's no point knowing anything that doesn't pertain to her friend, causing Oriko to comment that such thinking would make Kirika an ignorant child. <br />
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A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika comments about the witch daring to try to come between herself and Oriko. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together after the battle, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap.<br />
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Later, she loses something important: a stuffed toy she wears on her hip that was a gift from Oriko. Mami finds and returns the toy to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her "savior." As thanks, Kirika treats Mami to a crepe. When Mami asks about the present, and makes the mistake of asking if Kirika likes the person who gave it to her. Kirika's attitude changes swiftly. She says that Mami throws such words around too easily, and that real love is "an infinity of limitations" While saying this, Kirika is suddenly surrounded and attacked by a witch. Mami resolves to save Kirika, but Kirika is fine. She says that she devoted herself to "her," meaning Oriko, and is willing to even kill her savior for that cause. When she transforms and attacks her, Mami realizes that this is the black magical girl responsible for the recent murders of the other magical girls in the city. Kirika confirms this. Mami defends herself as best she can, but Kirika is too fast to shoot or restrain with her ribbons. Eventually, Kirika wears her down until Mami is wounded on her leg. Mami manages to escape into the witch's barrier, away from Kirika, and sets a trap for her based on the deduction that Kirika's speed is actually an illusion. Kirika is actually slowing her enemies down with a spell, letting her seem faster and more agile than she really is. Mami shoots at her, but Kirika slows it down and dodges it. She didn't account for it to go off after it had past it, however, and the blow wounds her back (where her Soul Gem sits) quite deeply. Mami demands an explanation for the murders, but Kirika refuses to give one. Mami prepares to shoot Kirika through the head, but is stopped when Oriko appears and causes a huge explosion. In the confusion, Oriko saved Kirika and took her back home to be healed.<br />
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As Kirika searched for her target, she remembered her first meeting with Oriko, and how she was formerly a quiet loner who had no friends. Oriko helped Kirika collect her things that had spilled onto the ground. Kirika tracked Oriko down after that, but was too afraid and timid to call out to her, thinking that there's no way Oriko would remember her. She wished to "change [herself]", a wish that is granted by Kyubey and changes her personality quite drastically. When she tells Oriko the truth, her friend responds that what Kirika's done in unforgivable and she'll have to make it up to Oriko. Kirika agrees, even as they both realize how little time is left when Kirika's cracked [[Soul Gem]] is revealed.<br />
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Kirika and Oriko take over [[Mitakihara Middle School]]'s broadcasting room some time later, sending out a short message to the students that tells Mami and [[Homura]] that this will be the final battle. A witch's barrier then mysteriously forms around the school.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by Homura at the heart of the barrier world. Kirika {{Spoiler|transforms into a witch, revealing that the barrier is in fact hers. Even as a witch,}} she helps Oriko attack Homura, who has been joined by Mami, Yuma, and Kyoko. She is defeated by them and killed. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion and before she dies, she uses a shard of Kirika's witch body, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, {{Spoiler|Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko feeling sad about what she had done, but she believes it was the best. Kirika notices that Oriko carries a big burden about that and offers to take half of her burden. Then Oriko joins Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife or another timeline since Kirika vaguely remembers Oriko or the previous events.<br />
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=== Kirika in Noisy Citrine ===<br />
After making a contract with Kyubey and becoming a magical girl, Kirika goes to the train station to meet Oriko, feeling that she is more worthy of her. However, after Oriko appears on the station, Kirika finds herself unable to do it, realizing that despite she contracted with Kyubey and changed her personality, she still doesn't have the courage to talk to Oriko. The next day, she tries to retry her meeting her Oriko but she rushes on her ex-friend Erika on the way. Upon remembering how she was betrayed by her in the past, which caused their friendship to crack, Kirika pushes her and runs away. She is later seen fighting a witch and defeating it. <br />
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Kirika and Erika met some time later, but Erika was depressed due to her divorced parents. They later got caught in the barrier of a witch.<br />
Kirika went to rescue her and in the process their past together was uncovered. She is able to overcome it and defeats the witch. After this, she is able to forgive Erika and have the courage to meet Oriko.<br />
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===Kirika in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:Kirika_witch.png|thumb|150px|{{spoiler|Kirika as a witch}}]]<br />
{{spoiler|Kirika's witch form is a long, towering creature mostly composed of female torsos. She wears a hat with an eyeball perched on it, and is armed with two long scythes. Like she could as a magical girl, she has the ability to slow down her opponents.}}<br />
{{spoiler|Her minions are blob-shaped creatures with hats. Large maws open up on their bodies to devour victims.}}<br />
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This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
Kirika's weapons are long, curved claws worn on her wrists and hands. There are three blades on each hand usually, though she can manifest more and have 5 on each hand. With these, she is able to slice open her opponents with six separate cuts, as well as tear apart restraining magic like Mami's ribbon. <br />
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She also exhibits the ability to slow her enemies down, giving the illusion of her having exceptional acrobatic agility and speed. {{spoiler|Kirika's ability can also be used on herself, as she shows when she slows down her own transformation into a witch.}}<br />
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''Noisy Citrine'' revealed that she has named two of her attacks. "Stepping Fang" is an attack in which Kirika releases her claws and throws them, in order to hit targets she cannot reach herself in time. "Vampire Fang" is a powered-up version of her normal attack, able to split a witch in half with one hit.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The '''Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine''' extra chapters, which focus on Kirika, revealed that her Soul Gem is citrine colored, thus the title.<br />
* Her last name means "give" or "do something for". It also means "crimson". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name is written in hiragana which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read two of ways, some of which are as follows:<br />
**perfumed mist (霧香)<br />
**mist of fire (霧火)<br />
*When images of Kirika first surfaced, many fans thought she was [[Sayaka]].<br />
*Some fans have noted similarities between Kirika and Touhou Project character [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Renko_Usami Renko Usami].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Kirika is the younger of the two.<br />
*Kirika commented that she often skipped school, which could explain her absence in the anime.<br />
*Her stuffed toy bears a resemblance to [[Kyubey]].<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
* It is a common speculation that Kirika {{Spoiler|is the magical girl form of one of the witches seen in the anime. Patricia has been suggested as a possibility, based off Kirika's uniform on the cover of volume 2 (Note also that Patricia uses threads; Oriko's name means "weaver girl"). This particular idea has been debunked. Others, pointing to the sleeves of her magical girl outfit, suggest that she may be involved in the creation of Walpurgis Night}}.<br />
** However, {{Spoiler|Kirika becomes a witch in the second volume, and her witch form does not resemble any of the witches seen in the anime. It's still possible that she is involved in the creation of Walpurgis Night, which is a combination of witches}}.<br />
*** On the other hand {{Spoiler|the name of Kirika's witch form is unknown, and there is a precedent for witches having dramatically different alternate forms (see Charlotte)}}.<br />
* Some fans suspect that Kirika's {{Spoiler|witch form is named Margot, from the signs that can be seen around her barrier}}.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===Official art===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms, showing that Kirika is a Mitakihara Middle School student.<br />
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===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KirikaProfileImage01.png<br />
File:Kirikadressedinschooluniform.png|Kirika dressed in school uniform<br />
File:KirikaAsPuellaMagi01.png|Kirika after her transformation into a magical girl.<br />
File:KirikaWeapons01.png|Kirika's weapons<br />
File:Kirikabiggerclaws.png|Kirika's weapons, expanded to have 5 claws.<br />
File:Kirikatimespell.png|Kirika using a spell that slows down her enemies.<br />
File:KirikaWish.png|Kirika's wish.<br />
File:Noisy_Citrine_Preview01.jpeg|Kirika as she appears in Noisy Citrine.<br />
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Kirika as a child with her friend, Erika.<br />
File:Noisy Citrine preview color.jpeg|Kirika fighting a witch.<br />
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===Madoka Magica Online===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:PMMMO-Kirika.png|Kirika closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
File:PMMMO-KirikaFull.png|Kirika's full appearance as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
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===Fanart===<br />
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Witch_Card_5.png|Fanmade card of Kirika's witch form.<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Minion_Card_5.png|Fanmade card of Kirika's minions.<br />
File:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg|A fan-coloring of Kirika following Oriko.<br />
File:Black mage Kirika Kure art.jpg<br />
File:Kirika 2.jpg<br />
File:Kirikafanartb&w.png<br />
File:Kirika and Oriko bad.png<br />
File:Fake screenshot fanart kirika.jpg<br />
File:Kure kirika fanart faithful dog.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaGundamparody01.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaAndWitchFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaPowerUpFanart.jpeg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaSmilingInUniformsFanart.jpeg<br />
File:Kirika witch form RIP fanart.jpg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png<br />
File:28e1697303adc54f5c0d6d48ee4fad39.png<br />
File:Oriko kirika fanart roses garden.jpg<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Oriko_Mikuni&diff=54536Oriko Mikuni2013-08-26T16:49:57Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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<blockquote>''"It is human emotion that created the gods...and created the demons. It created everything."'' - Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_1:_Don.27t_even_think_about_becoming_a_Magical_Girl|Chapter 1]].</blockquote> <br />
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{{Infobox_character<br />
| name =Oriko Mikuni<br />
| image =[[File:PMMMO-Oriko.png|350px]]<br />
| jname ={{lang|ja|美国 織莉子}} (''Mikuni Oriko'') <br />
| weapon =Large, vine-patterned spheres.<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Oriko Mikuni'''|美国 織莉子|Mikuni Oriko}} is the titular character and main antagonist from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]. She is a magical girl with the ability to forsee the future.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Oriko's ability to forsee the future gained her the understanding that magical girls can become witches, and because of that, a terrible future could await the city. Due to that vision, as well as her upbringing as the daughter of a politician, Oriko feels responsible to prevent that possible future, at all costs. Oriko smiles as she lies to Yuma, to manipulate the young girl into contracting with Kyubey. She convinces her close friend Kirika to do the dirty work of killing other magical girls. Oriko feels those means are justified by her end goal of protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with [[Kirika]], as well as bringing peace to the world. She seems to be highly influenced by her political family in her ability to exercise Machiavellian tactics with much personal charisma, all for the sake of a lofty goal. <br />
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Oriko shows a gentler side in her personal nature with her close friend Kirika. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, Oriko cares greatly for her. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle. Oriko also shows devotion to her family, from when she was a little child helping out her father in his campaigns to now doing what she can to help make her father's dream of a peaceful world come true.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Oriko in Oriko Magica===<br />
<blockquote>''"Answer my question. Why did you start this battle?" <br \ > "--To protect my world."'' <br />
- Homura Akemi and Oriko Mikuni, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_7.2C_the_final_chapter:_To_protect_my_world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote> <br />
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Oriko contracted with [[Kyubey]] for a wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees the vision of [[Mitakihara Town]] in ruins, destroyed by the witch [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it is impossible to destroy her once she's created. She is then struck by another vision of a young girl, [[Yuma]], and proceeds to tell [[Kyubey]] about her potentials as [[Puella_Magi|Puella Magi]] candidate in order to {{Spoiler|distract him from attempting to make a contract with Madoka}}.<br />
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She appears again when [[Kyoko]] has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyoko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyoko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl. At the end of the chapter, Oriko asks her friend [[Kirika]] over the phone to begin killing magical girls in order to provide further distraction for Kyubey and the other magical girls while she sets her plan into motion.<br />
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In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a young child, she helped him in his campaign. Now she wants to make his dream of bringing peace to the city, and then to the world, come true.<br />
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While in her father's rose garden, she and [[Kirika]] prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "If you weren't here, I would be really broken," to the sleeping Kirika, and then seems to have another vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect [their] world."<br />
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During [[Kirika]]'s fight with [[Mami]], Oriko has a vision that Kirika will be mortally wounded and intervenes to rescue her. Mami recognizes Oriko from [[Kyoko]]'s description, to which Oriko responds that they will meet again and Mami will realize her "foolishness". She leaves without a fight, but Mami is nonetheless stunned as she could sense very powerful magic emanating from Oriko.<br />
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Back at Oriko's house, she is attempting to nurse Kirika, who refuses medical attention. Kirika also confesses that, afraid of being rejected by Oriko when they met, she wished to change her personality. Oriko tells her that she can never forgive the deception, but as both she and Kirika are smiling, it seems that they have no regrets. She then discovers that Kirika's Soul Gem has been cracked and begins crying.<br />
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As the fifth chapter begins, another flashback of Oriko's past is shown. She was a highly-respected young woman who excelled at almost anything. However, her world was turned inside-out and her reputation sullied when it was revealed that her father had been embezzling money, and he committed suicide to escape prosecution. Alongside Kirika, Oriko hijacks the announcement system at [[Mitakihara Middle School]] and gives a speech suggesting that she didn't stop respecting her father in spite of that. She cryptically warns the students about the presence of witches and how Puella Magi must defeat them for the greater good. The school is then enveloped by a witch's barrier, as familiars attack and devour the people inside.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika are confronted by [[Homura]] at the heart of the barrier world. Oriko reveals that she knows Homura from her vision, and has been trying to change the fate of Mitakihara Town ever since she received it. Her goal is to kill [[Madoka]] before she becomes a Puella Magi {{Spoiler|and then a witch capable of destroying the world}}. This was followed by Kirika{{Spoiler|'s witch}} attacking Homura, who has been joined by [[Mami]], [[Yuma]], and [[Kyoko]] in order to protect Oriko from being potentially injured or possibly even killed. Upon learning the truth, the other three are shocked and fight much more poorly, causing Oriko to pity their inability to accept reality.<br />
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The nature of Oriko's wish is revealed. After her father's suicide, people turned their scorn to her, sending her death threats and barring her from the school presidential elections. Oriko became a social shut-in, convinced everyone had betrayed her (which is not surprising given the way so many were treating her for the "guilt by association" from being her father's daughter), and wondering what purpose she served in life if everything had depended on her father's political standing. At this point, [[Kyubey]] had appeared and offered her a contract that would define her existence from then on. Oriko wished to know the meaning of her life, which resulted in her precognitive abilities. She tells Homura that they are different, because Oriko wants to save many people as opposed to Homura, who is trying to protect only Madoka. She then fights Homura.<br />
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Kirika is defeated by the other three Puella Magi working together, driving Oriko into a rage. She only becomes more desperate when Kyubey appears, announcing that he's managed to see through Oriko's plan: using Yuma's contract and the murder of other magical girls to distract him from Madoka's potential. Oriko's Soul Gem is close to exhaustion, but she continues to attack Homura, aiming to make her use up enough magic so that she cannot defend Madoka. When Kyoko throws her spear at Kirika's body, Oriko jumps between them and is impaled, displaying her genuine care for Kirika. With the last of her strength, she throws {{Spoiler|a shard of Kirika's witch body}}, hitting Kyubey, and dies.<br />
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However, it turns out that Kyubey was not her target. Instead, Oriko hit Madoka, who had been coming to help Homura in the fight. {{Spoiler|Madoka is struck in the heart and killed instantly, causing Homura to create a new timeline.}} The last shot of the manga is Oriko and Kirika, holding hands in what is implied to be the afterlife, happy they are finally at peace and together still even then, despite all that has occurred.<br />
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===Oriko in Noisy Citrine===<br />
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===Oriko in Symmetry Diamond===<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Orikoweapons.png|thumb|100px|Oriko's weapons.]]<br />
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future. She is, however, physically weak, and thus asks Kirika to do her work as she would not be able to withstand a direct attack. She can summon multiple spheres, patterned with what appear to be vines. She can send these at her enemies to attack with blunt force at high speeds.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of [[Oriko_Magica|Oriko Magica]].<br />
* Her last name Mikuni can refer to 未来に (miku ni), meaning "to the future". The first character for Mikuni (美) means "beauty", while the second one (国) means "country". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. <br />
*A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Maribel_Han Maribel Han] and [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo Yukari Yakumo].<br />
*Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.<br />
*Oriko is the only character in the franchise who attends Shirome, a prestigious girls' school in [[Mitakihara Town]]. She is the student council president and top member of her class.<br />
*Kuroe Mura, the mangaka for Oriko Magica, has said that she is supposed to be a final-boss type of character. This may have led him to draw her with bug-like eyes in his early proposals.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch. {{Spoiler|This was confirmed as being true, and is the foundation for her motivations and plans throughout the series.}}<br />
*It is speculated that Oriko {{Spoiler|will become one of the witches seen in the anime. Initially her appearance suggested she was Elsa Maria or Walpurgis Night. The latter speculation was strengthened when she sees a vision of what appears to be Walpurgis Night in her future, which some take to mean she will become Walpurgis. Then Chapter 3 revealed that her father had a rose garden, which prompted speculation that she was Gertrud; note that Oriko's name meaning "weaver girl" would complement Gertrud's association with scissors. Gertrud also has an insincere nature}}.<br />
* There is also a speculation that she might be killed by Homura at the beginning of every timeline after this, if the spin-off manga is considered one of Homura's timelines. Oriko will try to {{Spoiler|kill Madoka}} to save the city if she contracts and sees the future. Homura knows that she is unlikely to win against Oriko's precognition ability, and therefore Oriko is a threat to her goal. Homura may kill her to stop this from happening.<br />
**We have to remember that the Oriko timeline is an irregularity that shouldn't have happened (indicating that the event is pretty rare but not impossible); perhaps a rare anomaly that emerges unpredictably as a random chance.<br />
***It is speculated that the Oriko timeline takes place sometime between March 16 but not later than May 1 (from the time Homura wakes up from the hospital to the time Walpurgis Night arrives).<br />
****It is unknown what triggered the Oriko timeline but it is possible that {{spoiler|the event was set in motion when Oriko's father was discovered that he was embezzling funds from the city and committed suicide, if this incident hadn't happened perhaps Oriko would have never become a Puella Magi with the power to see the future.}}<br />
*****A bizarre case takes place in [[Episode 10]], timeline 3. According to production notes, [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Oktavia_von_Seckendorff.2C_Timeline_3_Version|Kyousuke was a guitarist]]. To further complicate matters the [[:file:Card Oktavia 2.png|alternate-Oktavia's witch card]] mentions a guitar, and we have no reason to assume it refers to anyone but Kyousuke. This makes it canon in the Madoka universe. It is speculated that the events in Timeline 3 takes place in a parallel universe, perhaps this is too the result of an "irregularity". Given this information, it could be possible that the Oriko timeline also takes place in a parallel universe, visited by Homura as a result of her (Edit: "her" as in Oriko? or Homura?, ambiguous...) [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|mysterious powers.]]<br />
* In an ironic twist Oriko saved the city {{spoiler|by killing Madoka to prevent the birth of Kriemhild Gretchen, thus also saving the world}}. However, we do not know what will happen when [[Walpurgis Night]] arrives to [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]]. It can be said that this was a victory for Oriko and Kirika; and another defeat for Homura. {{Spoiler|Howvever, in her own self-righteousness, Oriko thinks she has saved the world, but in reality she actually has doomed it because she has killed the only one who can defeat the Walpurgis Night.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Kirika and Oriko in their school uniforms.<br />
File:Oriko SD Color Page 2.jpg|Oriko and Yuma in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
File:PMMMO-OrikoFull.png|Oriko closeup as in [[Madoka Magica Online]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Manga Pages and Panels ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:OrikoCharacterPage01.png<br />
File:Oriko_Magica_Sample_Fantranslated.jpg|Oriko using her magic for the first time.<br />
File:OrikoCharacterProfile.png|Oriko's full costume.<br />
File:OrikoCasulaDress.png|Oriko in her normal clothes.<br />
File:ChildOriko01.png|Oriko as a child.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|Oriko saving Kirika{{spoiler|'s empty corpse.}}<br />
File:Oriko wish meaning of her life.jpg|Oriko's wish.<br />
File:Homura irregular timeline.jpg|Homura considers the Oriko timeline to be ''irregular''.<br />
File:Oriko_transformation.jpg|Oriko's transformation.<br />
File:Pressure.jpg|Oriko's stress of having to live up to people's expectations of her.<br />
File:OrikoSymmetryDiamondCasual.png|Oriko as she appears in Symmetry Diamond.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Orikofanartwhite&grey.png<br />
File:Orikomikuni-fanart01.jpg<br />
File:Oriko and kyubey01.jpg<br />
File:Kirika_and_Oriko_bad.png<br />
File:Orikobucket.jpg|Oriko's weird fashion sense.<br />
File:Chibi oriko.jpg<br />
File:Fake screenshot fanart oriko.jpg<br />
File:Oriko fanart serious.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaGundamparody01.jpeg<br />
File:OrikoKirikaSmilingInUniformsFanart.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png|''"I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."''<br />
File:Oriko and mami garden fanart.png<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png<br />
File:Oriko Smiling fanart.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko kirika fanart roses garden.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==External links==<br />
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*{{pixiv_tag|美国織莉子}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|mikuni_oriko}}<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=54361Mami Tomoe2013-08-22T21:31:15Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Trivia */</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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{{Infobox_character<br />
|name =Mami Tomoe<br />
|image =[[File:Mami Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname ={{lang|ja|巴 マミ}} (''Tomoe Mami'') <br />
|voices =Japanese: [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=591 Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />English: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8519 Carrie Keranen]<br />Italian: [http://myanimelist.net/people/1676/Maria_Letizia_Scifoni Maria Letizia Scifoni]<br />
|age=14-15(estimated)<br />
|weapon=Percussion-lock Rifled Muskets <br />
}}<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|156-159cm]]. <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 />
*Mami's fatal weakness is that [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|she can be taken down if she is not paying attention.]]<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 />
*Mami's character seems to be based off Bruce Wayne from the famous ''Batman'' DC Comics comic. Both have rich backgrounds, dead parents, and have very strong senses of justice. Although both appear confident, on the inside they are ultimately insecure which limits them from having many friends or allies to confide in. They are also powerful veterans, with Bruce Wayne having trained in the mountains for seven years prior to his return to Gotham City and Mami's magical girl expertise going strong for at least a year.<br />
*An anagram for "Mami" is "maim", meaning to mutilate. {{Spoiler|In episode three, she had her head severed by Charlotte.}}<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 quits being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka. Therefore, there is a possibility that same situations occur in Timeline 3. If they are, "Mami's act in Timeline 3" has logical means. In short, Kyoko is not a friend (It means that there is no reason that Mami forbids herself from shooting Kyoko.), Mami has no reason to live (Because, Mami quit being "a champion of justice" for Sayaka and Sayaka is lost.), and Homura kills Sayaka (Oktavia) in front of Mami (It means that Mami has a reason to kill Homura).<br />
****In "The different story", Mami does not fall into insanity and turns into the witch 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 desolate, reinforcing the idea that she lives by herself with no one to support her, emphasizing her loneliness. The later revisions fill her room with beautifully decorated objects and very nice furniture (and it's also implied that it is a two-story accommodation with an internal staircase). This may be to reinforce her rich background<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 />
</gallery><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 />
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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 />
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<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 />
File:Mami is fat.jpg<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 />
</gallery><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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''"This might make people think that I am a fool, but I... I absolutely do not want to give up, until we know for sure that she can't be saved."'' ~ '''[[Kyoko Sakura]]'''<br />
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{{Infobox_episode<br />
|name = I'll Never Allow That<br />
|jname = そんなの、あたしが許さない<br />
|date = 3 March 2011<br />
|script = [[Gen Urobuchi]]<br />
|storyboard = Noriko Shichishima<br />
|director = Masahiro Mukai<br />
|adirector = Miyuki Katayama<br />
}}<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
[[Sayaka]] becomes a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|witch]] and [[Kyoko]] enters her maze, holding Sayaka's now soulless body. [[Homura]] saves Kyoko and while they are walking off, they meet [[Madoka]], worried upon seeing Sayaka's body. Homura explains everything to Kyoko and Madoka.<br />
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When Madoka is crying alone in her room, [[Kyubey]] enters and explains everything in detail to her. He reveals that he is a member of an extraterrestial, emotionless society, worried about the total energy in the universe lowering due to entropy<ref>What Kyubey is describing is called the [[wikipedia:Heat death of the universe|Heat Death of the Universe]]: To elaborate, this term describes the point at which the universe has reached a state of maximum entropy -- when all available energy has moved to places of less energy. Once this has happened, no more work can be extracted from the universe. Since heat ceases to flow, no more work can be acquired from heat transfer. This same kind of equilibrium state will also happen with all other forms of energy. Since no more work can be extracted from the universe at that point, it is effectively dead.</ref>. Puella Magi and witches are a way to counter this, creating energy from wavering emotions of young girls. As Kyubey and his peers are emotionless, they are unable to produce such energy themselves. Because of this, they also don't understand the concept of human morals. Madoka is saddened and angry because of all those revelations she has just heard.<br />
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Kyoko is maintaining natural heat of Sayaka's body using her magic. She asks Kyubey whether it is possible to recover Sayaka's Soul Gem. He dodges the question, saying that nobody ever tried it before and due to the very existence of Puella Magi is contradictory, such achievement wouldn't surprise him.<br />
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The following day, Hitomi attempts to speak to Madoka but Madoka avoids her. Kyoko makes Madoka skip school, with a quest to rescue Sayaka instead. She explains her plan to ignite human emotions in the witch whom Sayaka became, by having her best human friend talk to her. Madoka agrees, and they go to witch-Sayaka's maze. Madoka tries talking with Kyoko protecting her, but with no effect. Kyoko commits suicide, also killing the witch, while Homura (who went out from school and entered the maze to protect Madoka) takes fainted Madoka out.<br />
<br />
The episode ends with Homura and Kyubey talking in Homura's house, with Kyubey revealing that rescuing Sayaka was in fact impossible, but he didn't stop Kyoko from doing so to make Madoka become a Puella Magi, given that Homura alone will not be able to win against Walpurgis. Homura says that she won't allow it.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) confesses that when she saw Kyoko's sacrifice scene with Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) and Emiri Kato ([[Kyubey]]), they all cried. They found the scene moving.<br />
*Near the end of the episode, Kyoko asks Madoka if she "wants to be come a magical girl on some stupid whim". Noting the consequences and inherent dangers of the magical girl lifestyle, Kyoko states that she would punch Madoka's face in before she had a chance to do that. However, {{spoiler|in an ironic twist, Madoka indeed became a magical girl on the same whim in the original timeline by saving a black cat from being hit by a car, according to Drama CD 1.}}<br />
<br />
== Runes ==<br />
<br />
See [[Runes:Episode 9|Runes of episode 9]]<br />
<br />
==Observations==<br />
[[File:Chairs s.jpg|thumb|190px|A comparison between Madoka's bedroom and Bokurano.]]<br />
*Per the image at the right, the chairs seen in [[Madoka's House|Madoka's bedroom]] may be a homage to [[wikipedia:Bokurano:_Ours|Bokurano]], a manga and anime series that [[wikipedia:Deconstruction|deconstructed]] a children's mecha anime called [[wikipedia:Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh|Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh]]. In Bokurano, children are called by a strange man and an evil-looking mascot character to pilot a giant robot in to fight with another robot, piloted by another group of people, in an alternative universe. The fight ends with the pilot's death, and the losers have their universe destroyed. They are also told by the mascot only after the first battle that the robot's is fueled by the life of the person who pilots -- in other words, they inevitably die after piloting once. The chairs in Bokurano are reflections of the personalities of the selected pilots, drawn from their memories and manifested in the robot's cockpit. After a pilot dies, their vacant seat remains. The similarities to Madoka Madoka are striking:<br />
**Magical girls and pilots both agree to a binding contract with a mascot character<br />
**Mascot character only reveals the truth little by little, to the contractees<br />
**Those selected have different reactions to learning those truths, some accepting better than others<br />
**Both note that younger contractees are better candidates for their role<br />
**Contractees are told they are fighting evil at first, and only realize later that they are fighting their own, e.g. other people who also contracted, usually unknowingly.<br />
**Magical girls each have a unique appearance based on their personalities<br />
**Like the Bokurano robots, the "shell" for magical girls is very powerful and difficult to destroy, but have one vulnerable point which will destroy them even if the body's undamaged, e.g. the soul housed in the soul gem or the pilot operating the robot. If the soul gem or pilot is separated from their respective shell, it will lay dormant.<br />
**In both works, after they die in combat, it's possible their body can "disappear," so they are forever seen as missing persons by the rest of the world.<br />
**In Bokurano, when a pilot runs away, there is a 48hr limit to kill or return back to the robot. In the [[Madoka_Magica_Portable|Portable]] game, there is also a two day limit to return a soul gem back to the body.<br />
**Revealed in [[episode 10]], Madoka Magica also has {{spoiler|alternative worlds, some of which are presumably destroyed after a loss, e.g. Kriemhild Gretchen end.}}<br />
**The Blu-ray version of Episode 5 added chairs in [[:file:BD EP 5 hospital chairs.jpg|the hospital scene with Sayaka and Kyousuke.]]<br />
**The movie version has chairs [[File:Sayaka apt chairs.jpg|inside of Sayaka's room.]]<br />
<br />
*Sayaka's witch name is [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]. In real life, Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff was a german poet who wrote a novel called Das Rad des Schicksals = The Wheel of Fate (which explains the wheels, there was also mention of fate in her barrier). He also put 'The King in Thule' (a poem by Goethe, part of Faust1) to music.<br />
<br />
*In [[Episode 7]] the Witch Elsa Maria was praying with her back turned (as if ignoring Sayaka) facing a monstrance. In Episode 9 Kyoko almost looks like she is praying while facing [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]], as if the prayer is for Sayaka's soul. See the gallery below for a visual comparison.<br />
<br />
*Some suggest that Kyubey's solution for entropy is just flawed and downright impossible. Defenders like to point out that Kyubey is from an advanced alien civilization, so maybe their understanding of the universe is far superior than that of humans. [[:File:Infinite power.png|This picture]] summarizes the paradox in a simplified way. See also [[Thermodynamics]].<br />
**[http://www.darkmirage.com/2011/03/06/the-physics-of-puella-magi/ This blog explains] why Kyubey's solution regarding entropy is just downright irrational<ref>At this point some fans suspect that Kyubey is actually lying just as his explanation that he can not understand how to trick humans sounds spurious (or the time he tricked Kyoko that Sayaka could be saved so she would die in the process), but it is to be seen in future Episodes where the truth lies. There is speculation that Urobuchi got the entropy idea from another show ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Driver:_Kagayaki_no_Takuto Star Driver]) as a way to mislead his fans. It is believed that Urobuchi introduced the changes [http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=102397&page=24 at the last minute] for Episode 9.</ref>.<br />
<br />
*The [[:File:Sayaka Sheet.PNG|musical score seen in the beginning of the episode]] is the beginning of the background music playing during the scene in [[Oktavia]]'s barrier.<br />
<br />
*A hidden hairpin on Kyoko merges with her Soul Gem kept on her chest before she unleashes her suicide attack.<br />
<br />
*This episode reverted back to no ending sequence like in episodes 1 and 2.<br />
**In the BD/DVD version, the extra song [[and I'm home]] plays as ending.<br />
<br />
*According with production notes, the extent of Kyoko's injuries in Episode 9 indicates that [[:file:Production_Note_Kyoko_Injuries.jpg|her entire right torso is damaged and bleeding.]]<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
{{Theory/Header|status=unknown}}<br />
*During the fight with Kyoko, Sayaka's lower body turns into one of a mermaid. Many speculate that Sayaka's tragedy is similar to that of [[wikipedia:The_Little_Mermaid|the Little Mermaid's story]] because of the similarities. You can read a summary of the story [http://pastebin.com/gCGG8Ljf here].<br />
**The mermaid tail may also be referencing the story of [[wikipedia:Melusine|Melusine]]. Goethe wrote a version of Melusine titled Die Neue Melusine or [http://books.google.com/books?id=J8Pb0oeVAaIC&pg=PA347&dq=the+new+melusina&hl=en&ei=u09zTc3mA4K4twfAyv35Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20new%20melusina&f=false The New Melusina].<br />
***Changes during the Blu-ray version added wind-chimes with the figures of a Mermaid and of a Unicorn. For more information about its symbolic significance see [[Yuri_undertones#Anime_and_Yuri_Subtext|The Legend of Unicorns and Magical Horns]].<br />
*The wheels used in Oktavia's attacks may also symbolize the Wheel of Fortune from tarot, whose popular interpretations include "possibilities, opportunities, new developments, sudden changes", which fit Sayaka's life from when she encountered Kyubey to when she became a Witch.<br />
**Alternatively, Sayaka was at a train station when she transformed. Her attacks may be inspired by train wheels.<br />
*Oktavia suddenly ceases her attack when Kyoko begins to pray. It seems to be possible that Kyoko and Madoka finally manage to call back Sayaka's (remnant of) self. However, Oktavia's card says "nothing will reach her any longer. she will come to know nothing more. she simply allows no one to disturb her minions' playing." Remember that Madoka had fainted and stopped calling her just before Oktavia got still. She is quite likely to do nothing as long as you keep quiet.<br />
*Kyoko's use of [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibou]] as a sign of friendship with Madoka in this episode can be seen as baton passing, as her main role ended in this episode. It's also possible that she chose Umaibou due to its extremely low price (9 yen) being something that she can afford, since Sayaka didn't accept stolen goods back in [[episode 7]].<br />
* It is suspected that Homura knows Kyoko's feelings with Sayaka (so that she won't throw her body and kill the witch first). However, she doesn't expect Kyoko even wanting to revive Sayaka after becoming a witch in this timeline. When asking Kyubey, she might also has a little hope to make Madoka survived even when she contracts. But the answer from Kyubey denies such possibility. (If Kyubey agreed the possibility for Kyoko to revive Sayaka, then Madoka might also be saved in the same way.)<br />
{{Theory/Footer}}<br />
<br />
== Images ==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Love me do (beatles).jpg|The image reads: LOVE ME DO!! \(*´3`*)/ "Love me Do" could be a reference to a Beatles song or a h-manga by Kensoh Ogawa (aka Fukudahda). "Do" may have been intended to be "too", going along with Sayaka's theme of longing.<br />
File:Sayaka witch form.jpg|Sayaka's witch form. The armor could be a reference to the von Seckendorff family's knightly heritage.<br />
File:Ep9 Kyouko SG.jpg|Kyoko's Soul Gem is dimmed prior to fighting with Oktavia presumably due to using her power to maintain Sayaka's body.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Mermaid sayaka touho.jpg|<i>Her body dissolves into foam, but instead of ceasing to exist, she feels the warmth of the sun; she has turned into a spirit, a daughter of the air. The other daughters of the air tell her she has become like them because she strove with all her heart to gain an eternal soul.</i><br />
File:WHO LET URUBUCHI READ BOKURANO.jpg|The picture says it all<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
==== References and crossovers ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Ep 9syrenka.png|Some information regarding images and symbols in Episode 9<br />
File:Blu ray mermaid unicorn ep 9.jpg|The Blu-ray version depicts wind-chimes with the figure of a Mermaid and a Unicorn. For more information [[Yuri_undertones#Anime_and_Yuri_Subtext|see here]].<br />
File:Close up Sayaka coats of arm and the Seckendorff family coats of arm.png|comparison between Sayaka's coat of arms and the Seckendorff family coats of arm<br />
File:Revolutionary Girl Utena and Madoka.png|The image on the left is from Revolutionary Girl Utena, the image on the right is from Episode 9 with Sayaka and Kyoko<br />
File:Sayaka wheel attack fortune tarot.png|Sayaka's witch name is [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]], a possible reference to the poet Karl von Seckendorff (see above).<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Comparison and analyses ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Kamijou silhouette background.png|a silhouette of what looks like Kamijou with his back turned holding a violin<br />
File:Praying kyouko sayaka.png|Parallel between [[Elsa Maria]] (episode 7) and [[Kyoko]] (episode 9)<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Others ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Sayaka Sheet.PNG|Transcript of the musical sheets seen in the episode; link to MIDI on file page<br />
File:Human emotion energy end entropy.png|According to Kyubey, to solve the entropy problem human emotions must be used as a form of energy. In exchange for their sacrifices, girls are given one wish.<br />
File:Infinite power.png|Kyubey's flawed solution to the entropy, explained with a no break. See further explanations [[Episode_9#Observations|above]].<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Annotations & References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Madoka Magica and Science]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{summary_link|09}}<br />
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<div><blockquote><br />
''"This might make people think that I am a fool, but I... I absolutely do not want to give up, until we know for sure that she can't be saved."'' ~ '''[[Kyoko Sakura]]'''<br />
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{{Infobox_episode<br />
|name = I'll Never Allow That<br />
|jname = そんなの、あたしが許さない<br />
|date = 3 March 2011<br />
|script = [[Gen Urobuchi]]<br />
|storyboard = Noriko Shichishima<br />
|director = Masahiro Mukai<br />
|adirector = Miyuki Katayama<br />
}}<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
[[Sayaka]] becomes a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|witch]] and [[Kyoko]] enters her maze, holding Sayaka's now soulless body. [[Homura]] saves Kyoko and while they are walking off, they meet [[Madoka]], worried upon seeing Sayaka's body. Homura explains everything to Kyoko and Madoka.<br />
<br />
When Madoka is crying alone in her room, [[Kyubey]] enters and explains everything in detail to her. He reveals that he is a member of an extraterrestial, emotionless society, worried about the total energy in the universe lowering due to entropy<ref>What Kyubey is describing is called the [[wikipedia:Heat death of the universe|Heat Death of the Universe]]: To elaborate, this term describes the point at which the universe has reached a state of maximum entropy -- when all available energy has moved to places of less energy. Once this has happened, no more work can be extracted from the universe. Since heat ceases to flow, no more work can be acquired from heat transfer. This same kind of equilibrium state will also happen with all other forms of energy. Since no more work can be extracted from the universe at that point, it is effectively dead.</ref>. Puella Magi and witches are a way to counter this, creating energy from wavering emotions of young girls. As Kyubey and his peers are emotionless, they are unable to produce such energy themselves. Because of this, they also don't understand the concept of human morals. Madoka is saddened and angry because of all those revelations she has just heard.<br />
<br />
Kyoko is maintaining natural heat of Sayaka's body using her magic. She asks Kyubey whether it is possible to recover Sayaka's Soul Gem. He dodges the question, saying that nobody ever tried it before and due to the very existence of Puella Magi is contradictory, such achievement wouldn't surprise him.<br />
<br />
The following day, Hitomi attempts to speak to Madoka but Madoka avoids her. Kyoko makes Madoka skip school, with a quest to rescue Sayaka instead. She explains her plan to ignite human emotions in the witch whom Sayaka became, by having her best human friend talk to her. Madoka agrees, and they go to witch-Sayaka's maze. Madoka tries talking with Kyoko protecting her, but with no effect. Kyoko commits suicide, also killing the witch, while Homura (who went out from school and entered the maze to protect Madoka) takes fainted Madoka out.<br />
<br />
The episode ends with Homura and Kyubey talking in Homura's house, with Kyubey revealing that rescuing Sayaka was in fact impossible, but he didn't stop Kyoko from doing so to make Madoka become a Puella Magi, given that Homura alone will not be able to win against Walpurgis. Homura says that she won't allow it.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) confesses that when she saw Kyoko's sacrifice scene with Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) and Emiri Kato ([[Kyubey]]), they all cried. They found the scene moving.<br />
*Near the end of the episode, Kyoko asks Madoka if she "wants to be come a magical girl on some stupid whim". Noting the consequences and inherent dangers of the magical girl lifestyle, Kyoko states that she would punch Madoka's face in before she had a chance to do that. However, {{spoiler|in an ironic twist, Madoka indeed became a magical girl on the same whim in the original timeline by saving a black cat from being hit by a car, according to [[Drama CD 1]].}}<br />
<br />
== Runes ==<br />
<br />
See [[Runes:Episode 9|Runes of episode 9]]<br />
<br />
==Observations==<br />
[[File:Chairs s.jpg|thumb|190px|A comparison between Madoka's bedroom and Bokurano.]]<br />
*Per the image at the right, the chairs seen in [[Madoka's House|Madoka's bedroom]] may be a homage to [[wikipedia:Bokurano:_Ours|Bokurano]], a manga and anime series that [[wikipedia:Deconstruction|deconstructed]] a children's mecha anime called [[wikipedia:Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh|Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh]]. In Bokurano, children are called by a strange man and an evil-looking mascot character to pilot a giant robot in to fight with another robot, piloted by another group of people, in an alternative universe. The fight ends with the pilot's death, and the losers have their universe destroyed. They are also told by the mascot only after the first battle that the robot's is fueled by the life of the person who pilots -- in other words, they inevitably die after piloting once. The chairs in Bokurano are reflections of the personalities of the selected pilots, drawn from their memories and manifested in the robot's cockpit. After a pilot dies, their vacant seat remains. The similarities to Madoka Madoka are striking:<br />
**Magical girls and pilots both agree to a binding contract with a mascot character<br />
**Mascot character only reveals the truth little by little, to the contractees<br />
**Those selected have different reactions to learning those truths, some accepting better than others<br />
**Both note that younger contractees are better candidates for their role<br />
**Contractees are told they are fighting evil at first, and only realize later that they are fighting their own, e.g. other people who also contracted, usually unknowingly.<br />
**Magical girls each have a unique appearance based on their personalities<br />
**Like the Bokurano robots, the "shell" for magical girls is very powerful and difficult to destroy, but have one vulnerable point which will destroy them even if the body's undamaged, e.g. the soul housed in the soul gem or the pilot operating the robot. If the soul gem or pilot is separated from their respective shell, it will lay dormant.<br />
**In both works, after they die in combat, it's possible their body can "disappear," so they are forever seen as missing persons by the rest of the world.<br />
**In Bokurano, when a pilot runs away, there is a 48hr limit to kill or return back to the robot. In the [[Madoka_Magica_Portable|Portable]] game, there is also a two day limit to return a soul gem back to the body.<br />
**Revealed in [[episode 10]], Madoka Magica also has {{spoiler|alternative worlds, some of which are presumably destroyed after a loss, e.g. Kriemhild Gretchen end.}}<br />
**The Blu-ray version of Episode 5 added chairs in [[:file:BD EP 5 hospital chairs.jpg|the hospital scene with Sayaka and Kyousuke.]]<br />
**The movie version has chairs [[File:Sayaka apt chairs.jpg|inside of Sayaka's room.]]<br />
<br />
*Sayaka's witch name is [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]. In real life, Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff was a german poet who wrote a novel called Das Rad des Schicksals = The Wheel of Fate (which explains the wheels, there was also mention of fate in her barrier). He also put 'The King in Thule' (a poem by Goethe, part of Faust1) to music.<br />
<br />
*In [[Episode 7]] the Witch Elsa Maria was praying with her back turned (as if ignoring Sayaka) facing a monstrance. In Episode 9 Kyoko almost looks like she is praying while facing [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]], as if the prayer is for Sayaka's soul. See the gallery below for a visual comparison.<br />
<br />
*Some suggest that Kyubey's solution for entropy is just flawed and downright impossible. Defenders like to point out that Kyubey is from an advanced alien civilization, so maybe their understanding of the universe is far superior than that of humans. [[:File:Infinite power.png|This picture]] summarizes the paradox in a simplified way. See also [[Thermodynamics]].<br />
**[http://www.darkmirage.com/2011/03/06/the-physics-of-puella-magi/ This blog explains] why Kyubey's solution regarding entropy is just downright irrational<ref>At this point some fans suspect that Kyubey is actually lying just as his explanation that he can not understand how to trick humans sounds spurious (or the time he tricked Kyoko that Sayaka could be saved so she would die in the process), but it is to be seen in future Episodes where the truth lies. There is speculation that Urobuchi got the entropy idea from another show ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Driver:_Kagayaki_no_Takuto Star Driver]) as a way to mislead his fans. It is believed that Urobuchi introduced the changes [http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=102397&page=24 at the last minute] for Episode 9.</ref>.<br />
<br />
*The [[:File:Sayaka Sheet.PNG|musical score seen in the beginning of the episode]] is the beginning of the background music playing during the scene in [[Oktavia]]'s barrier.<br />
<br />
*A hidden hairpin on Kyoko merges with her Soul Gem kept on her chest before she unleashes her suicide attack.<br />
<br />
*This episode reverted back to no ending sequence like in episodes 1 and 2.<br />
**In the BD/DVD version, the extra song [[and I'm home]] plays as ending.<br />
<br />
*According with production notes, the extent of Kyoko's injuries in Episode 9 indicates that [[:file:Production_Note_Kyoko_Injuries.jpg|her entire right torso is damaged and bleeding.]]<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
{{Theory/Header|status=unknown}}<br />
*During the fight with Kyoko, Sayaka's lower body turns into one of a mermaid. Many speculate that Sayaka's tragedy is similar to that of [[wikipedia:The_Little_Mermaid|the Little Mermaid's story]] because of the similarities. You can read a summary of the story [http://pastebin.com/gCGG8Ljf here].<br />
**The mermaid tail may also be referencing the story of [[wikipedia:Melusine|Melusine]]. Goethe wrote a version of Melusine titled Die Neue Melusine or [http://books.google.com/books?id=J8Pb0oeVAaIC&pg=PA347&dq=the+new+melusina&hl=en&ei=u09zTc3mA4K4twfAyv35Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20new%20melusina&f=false The New Melusina].<br />
***Changes during the Blu-ray version added wind-chimes with the figures of a Mermaid and of a Unicorn. For more information about its symbolic significance see [[Yuri_undertones#Anime_and_Yuri_Subtext|The Legend of Unicorns and Magical Horns]].<br />
*The wheels used in Oktavia's attacks may also symbolize the Wheel of Fortune from tarot, whose popular interpretations include "possibilities, opportunities, new developments, sudden changes", which fit Sayaka's life from when she encountered Kyubey to when she became a Witch.<br />
**Alternatively, Sayaka was at a train station when she transformed. Her attacks may be inspired by train wheels.<br />
*Oktavia suddenly ceases her attack when Kyoko begins to pray. It seems to be possible that Kyoko and Madoka finally manage to call back Sayaka's (remnant of) self. However, Oktavia's card says "nothing will reach her any longer. she will come to know nothing more. she simply allows no one to disturb her minions' playing." Remember that Madoka had fainted and stopped calling her just before Oktavia got still. She is quite likely to do nothing as long as you keep quiet.<br />
*Kyoko's use of [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibou]] as a sign of friendship with Madoka in this episode can be seen as baton passing, as her main role ended in this episode. It's also possible that she chose Umaibou due to its extremely low price (9 yen) being something that she can afford, since Sayaka didn't accept stolen goods back in [[episode 7]].<br />
* It is suspected that Homura knows Kyoko's feelings with Sayaka (so that she won't throw her body and kill the witch first). However, she doesn't expect Kyoko even wanting to revive Sayaka after becoming a witch in this timeline. When asking Kyubey, she might also has a little hope to make Madoka survived even when she contracts. But the answer from Kyubey denies such possibility. (If Kyubey agreed the possibility for Kyoko to revive Sayaka, then Madoka might also be saved in the same way.)<br />
{{Theory/Footer}}<br />
<br />
== Images ==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Love me do (beatles).jpg|The image reads: LOVE ME DO!! \(*´3`*)/ "Love me Do" could be a reference to a Beatles song or a h-manga by Kensoh Ogawa (aka Fukudahda). "Do" may have been intended to be "too", going along with Sayaka's theme of longing.<br />
File:Sayaka witch form.jpg|Sayaka's witch form. The armor could be a reference to the von Seckendorff family's knightly heritage.<br />
File:Ep9 Kyouko SG.jpg|Kyoko's Soul Gem is dimmed prior to fighting with Oktavia presumably due to using her power to maintain Sayaka's body.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Mermaid sayaka touho.jpg|<i>Her body dissolves into foam, but instead of ceasing to exist, she feels the warmth of the sun; she has turned into a spirit, a daughter of the air. The other daughters of the air tell her she has become like them because she strove with all her heart to gain an eternal soul.</i><br />
File:WHO LET URUBUCHI READ BOKURANO.jpg|The picture says it all<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
==== References and crossovers ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Ep 9syrenka.png|Some information regarding images and symbols in Episode 9<br />
File:Blu ray mermaid unicorn ep 9.jpg|The Blu-ray version depicts wind-chimes with the figure of a Mermaid and a Unicorn. For more information [[Yuri_undertones#Anime_and_Yuri_Subtext|see here]].<br />
File:Close up Sayaka coats of arm and the Seckendorff family coats of arm.png|comparison between Sayaka's coat of arms and the Seckendorff family coats of arm<br />
File:Revolutionary Girl Utena and Madoka.png|The image on the left is from Revolutionary Girl Utena, the image on the right is from Episode 9 with Sayaka and Kyoko<br />
File:Sayaka wheel attack fortune tarot.png|Sayaka's witch name is [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]], a possible reference to the poet Karl von Seckendorff (see above).<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Comparison and analyses ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Kamijou silhouette background.png|a silhouette of what looks like Kamijou with his back turned holding a violin<br />
File:Praying kyouko sayaka.png|Parallel between [[Elsa Maria]] (episode 7) and [[Kyoko]] (episode 9)<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Others ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Sayaka Sheet.PNG|Transcript of the musical sheets seen in the episode; link to MIDI on file page<br />
File:Human emotion energy end entropy.png|According to Kyubey, to solve the entropy problem human emotions must be used as a form of energy. In exchange for their sacrifices, girls are given one wish.<br />
File:Infinite power.png|Kyubey's flawed solution to the entropy, explained with a no break. See further explanations [[Episode_9#Observations|above]].<br />
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==Annotations & References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Madoka Magica and Science]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{summary_link|09}}<br />
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[[Category:Episodes]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_Episode_9:_I%27d_Never_Allow_That_to_Happen&diff=54343Madoka Magica Episode 9: I'd Never Allow That to Happen2013-08-21T21:21:21Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Trivia */</p>
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''"This might make people think that I am a fool, but I... I absolutely do not want to give up, until we know for sure that she can't be saved."'' ~ '''[[Kyoko Sakura]]'''<br />
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|name = I'll Never Allow That<br />
|jname = そんなの、あたしが許さない<br />
|date = 3 March 2011<br />
|script = [[Gen Urobuchi]]<br />
|storyboard = Noriko Shichishima<br />
|director = Masahiro Mukai<br />
|adirector = Miyuki Katayama<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
[[Sayaka]] becomes a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|witch]] and [[Kyoko]] enters her maze, holding Sayaka's now soulless body. [[Homura]] saves Kyoko and while they are walking off, they meet [[Madoka]], worried upon seeing Sayaka's body. Homura explains everything to Kyoko and Madoka.<br />
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When Madoka is crying alone in her room, [[Kyubey]] enters and explains everything in detail to her. He reveals that he is a member of an extraterrestial, emotionless society, worried about the total energy in the universe lowering due to entropy<ref>What Kyubey is describing is called the [[wikipedia:Heat death of the universe|Heat Death of the Universe]]: To elaborate, this term describes the point at which the universe has reached a state of maximum entropy -- when all available energy has moved to places of less energy. Once this has happened, no more work can be extracted from the universe. Since heat ceases to flow, no more work can be acquired from heat transfer. This same kind of equilibrium state will also happen with all other forms of energy. Since no more work can be extracted from the universe at that point, it is effectively dead.</ref>. Puella Magi and witches are a way to counter this, creating energy from wavering emotions of young girls. As Kyubey and his peers are emotionless, they are unable to produce such energy themselves. Because of this, they also don't understand the concept of human morals. Madoka is saddened and angry because of all those revelations she has just heard.<br />
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Kyoko is maintaining natural heat of Sayaka's body using her magic. She asks Kyubey whether it is possible to recover Sayaka's Soul Gem. He dodges the question, saying that nobody ever tried it before and due to the very existence of Puella Magi is contradictory, such achievement wouldn't surprise him.<br />
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The following day, Hitomi attempts to speak to Madoka but Madoka avoids her. Kyoko makes Madoka skip school, with a quest to rescue Sayaka instead. She explains her plan to ignite human emotions in the witch whom Sayaka became, by having her best human friend talk to her. Madoka agrees, and they go to witch-Sayaka's maze. Madoka tries talking with Kyoko protecting her, but with no effect. Kyoko commits suicide, also killing the witch, while Homura (who went out from school and entered the maze to protect Madoka) takes fainted Madoka out.<br />
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The episode ends with Homura and Kyubey talking in Homura's house, with Kyubey revealing that rescuing Sayaka was in fact impossible, but he didn't stop Kyoko from doing so to make Madoka become a Puella Magi, given that Homura alone will not be able to win against Walpurgis. Homura says that she won't allow it.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 11]], Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) confesses that when she saw Kyoko's sacrifice scene with Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) and Emiri Kato ([[Kyubey]]), they all cried. They found the scene moving.<br />
*Near the end of the episode, Kyoko asks Madoka if she "wants to be come a magical girl on some stupid whim". Noting the consequences and inherent dangers of the magical girl lifestyle, Kyoko states that she would punch Madoka's face in before she had a chance to do that. However, {{spoiler|in an ironic twist, Madoka indeed became a magical girl on the same whim in the original timeline by saving a black cat from being hit by a car, according to [[Drama CD 1|Drama CD 1]].}}<br />
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== Runes ==<br />
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==Observations==<br />
[[File:Chairs s.jpg|thumb|190px|A comparison between Madoka's bedroom and Bokurano.]]<br />
*Per the image at the right, the chairs seen in [[Madoka's House|Madoka's bedroom]] may be a homage to [[wikipedia:Bokurano:_Ours|Bokurano]], a manga and anime series that [[wikipedia:Deconstruction|deconstructed]] a children's mecha anime called [[wikipedia:Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh|Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh]]. In Bokurano, children are called by a strange man and an evil-looking mascot character to pilot a giant robot in to fight with another robot, piloted by another group of people, in an alternative universe. The fight ends with the pilot's death, and the losers have their universe destroyed. They are also told by the mascot only after the first battle that the robot's is fueled by the life of the person who pilots -- in other words, they inevitably die after piloting once. The chairs in Bokurano are reflections of the personalities of the selected pilots, drawn from their memories and manifested in the robot's cockpit. After a pilot dies, their vacant seat remains. The similarities to Madoka Madoka are striking:<br />
**Magical girls and pilots both agree to a binding contract with a mascot character<br />
**Mascot character only reveals the truth little by little, to the contractees<br />
**Those selected have different reactions to learning those truths, some accepting better than others<br />
**Both note that younger contractees are better candidates for their role<br />
**Contractees are told they are fighting evil at first, and only realize later that they are fighting their own, e.g. other people who also contracted, usually unknowingly.<br />
**Magical girls each have a unique appearance based on their personalities<br />
**Like the Bokurano robots, the "shell" for magical girls is very powerful and difficult to destroy, but have one vulnerable point which will destroy them even if the body's undamaged, e.g. the soul housed in the soul gem or the pilot operating the robot. If the soul gem or pilot is separated from their respective shell, it will lay dormant.<br />
**In both works, after they die in combat, it's possible their body can "disappear," so they are forever seen as missing persons by the rest of the world.<br />
**In Bokurano, when a pilot runs away, there is a 48hr limit to kill or return back to the robot. In the [[Madoka_Magica_Portable|Portable]] game, there is also a two day limit to return a soul gem back to the body.<br />
**Revealed in [[episode 10]], Madoka Magica also has {{spoiler|alternative worlds, some of which are presumably destroyed after a loss, e.g. Kriemhild Gretchen end.}}<br />
**The Blu-ray version of Episode 5 added chairs in [[:file:BD EP 5 hospital chairs.jpg|the hospital scene with Sayaka and Kyousuke.]]<br />
**The movie version has chairs [[File:Sayaka apt chairs.jpg|inside of Sayaka's room.]]<br />
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*Sayaka's witch name is [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]. In real life, Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff was a german poet who wrote a novel called Das Rad des Schicksals = The Wheel of Fate (which explains the wheels, there was also mention of fate in her barrier). He also put 'The King in Thule' (a poem by Goethe, part of Faust1) to music.<br />
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*In [[Episode 7]] the Witch Elsa Maria was praying with her back turned (as if ignoring Sayaka) facing a monstrance. In Episode 9 Kyoko almost looks like she is praying while facing [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]], as if the prayer is for Sayaka's soul. See the gallery below for a visual comparison.<br />
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*Some suggest that Kyubey's solution for entropy is just flawed and downright impossible. Defenders like to point out that Kyubey is from an advanced alien civilization, so maybe their understanding of the universe is far superior than that of humans. [[:File:Infinite power.png|This picture]] summarizes the paradox in a simplified way. See also [[Thermodynamics]].<br />
**[http://www.darkmirage.com/2011/03/06/the-physics-of-puella-magi/ This blog explains] why Kyubey's solution regarding entropy is just downright irrational<ref>At this point some fans suspect that Kyubey is actually lying just as his explanation that he can not understand how to trick humans sounds spurious (or the time he tricked Kyoko that Sayaka could be saved so she would die in the process), but it is to be seen in future Episodes where the truth lies. There is speculation that Urobuchi got the entropy idea from another show ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Driver:_Kagayaki_no_Takuto Star Driver]) as a way to mislead his fans. It is believed that Urobuchi introduced the changes [http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=102397&page=24 at the last minute] for Episode 9.</ref>.<br />
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*The [[:File:Sayaka Sheet.PNG|musical score seen in the beginning of the episode]] is the beginning of the background music playing during the scene in [[Oktavia]]'s barrier.<br />
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*A hidden hairpin on Kyoko merges with her Soul Gem kept on her chest before she unleashes her suicide attack.<br />
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*This episode reverted back to no ending sequence like in episodes 1 and 2.<br />
**In the BD/DVD version, the extra song [[and I'm home]] plays as ending.<br />
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*According with production notes, the extent of Kyoko's injuries in Episode 9 indicates that [[:file:Production_Note_Kyoko_Injuries.jpg|her entire right torso is damaged and bleeding.]]<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
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*During the fight with Kyoko, Sayaka's lower body turns into one of a mermaid. Many speculate that Sayaka's tragedy is similar to that of [[wikipedia:The_Little_Mermaid|the Little Mermaid's story]] because of the similarities. You can read a summary of the story [http://pastebin.com/gCGG8Ljf here].<br />
**The mermaid tail may also be referencing the story of [[wikipedia:Melusine|Melusine]]. Goethe wrote a version of Melusine titled Die Neue Melusine or [http://books.google.com/books?id=J8Pb0oeVAaIC&pg=PA347&dq=the+new+melusina&hl=en&ei=u09zTc3mA4K4twfAyv35Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20new%20melusina&f=false The New Melusina].<br />
***Changes during the Blu-ray version added wind-chimes with the figures of a Mermaid and of a Unicorn. For more information about its symbolic significance see [[Yuri_undertones#Anime_and_Yuri_Subtext|The Legend of Unicorns and Magical Horns]].<br />
*The wheels used in Oktavia's attacks may also symbolize the Wheel of Fortune from tarot, whose popular interpretations include "possibilities, opportunities, new developments, sudden changes", which fit Sayaka's life from when she encountered Kyubey to when she became a Witch.<br />
**Alternatively, Sayaka was at a train station when she transformed. Her attacks may be inspired by train wheels.<br />
*Oktavia suddenly ceases her attack when Kyoko begins to pray. It seems to be possible that Kyoko and Madoka finally manage to call back Sayaka's (remnant of) self. However, Oktavia's card says "nothing will reach her any longer. she will come to know nothing more. she simply allows no one to disturb her minions' playing." Remember that Madoka had fainted and stopped calling her just before Oktavia got still. She is quite likely to do nothing as long as you keep quiet.<br />
*Kyoko's use of [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibou]] as a sign of friendship with Madoka in this episode can be seen as baton passing, as her main role ended in this episode. It's also possible that she chose Umaibou due to its extremely low price (9 yen) being something that she can afford, since Sayaka didn't accept stolen goods back in [[episode 7]].<br />
* It is suspected that Homura knows Kyoko's feelings with Sayaka (so that she won't throw her body and kill the witch first). However, she doesn't expect Kyoko even wanting to revive Sayaka after becoming a witch in this timeline. When asking Kyubey, she might also has a little hope to make Madoka survived even when she contracts. But the answer from Kyubey denies such possibility. (If Kyubey agreed the possibility for Kyoko to revive Sayaka, then Madoka might also be saved in the same way.)<br />
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== Images ==<br />
=== Official art ===<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
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File:Love me do (beatles).jpg|The image reads: LOVE ME DO!! \(*´3`*)/ "Love me Do" could be a reference to a Beatles song or a h-manga by Kensoh Ogawa (aka Fukudahda). "Do" may have been intended to be "too", going along with Sayaka's theme of longing.<br />
File:Sayaka witch form.jpg|Sayaka's witch form. The armor could be a reference to the von Seckendorff family's knightly heritage.<br />
File:Ep9 Kyouko SG.jpg|Kyoko's Soul Gem is dimmed prior to fighting with Oktavia presumably due to using her power to maintain Sayaka's body.<br />
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File:Mermaid sayaka touho.jpg|<i>Her body dissolves into foam, but instead of ceasing to exist, she feels the warmth of the sun; she has turned into a spirit, a daughter of the air. The other daughters of the air tell her she has become like them because she strove with all her heart to gain an eternal soul.</i><br />
File:WHO LET URUBUCHI READ BOKURANO.jpg|The picture says it all<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
==== References and crossovers ====<br />
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File:Ep 9syrenka.png|Some information regarding images and symbols in Episode 9<br />
File:Blu ray mermaid unicorn ep 9.jpg|The Blu-ray version depicts wind-chimes with the figure of a Mermaid and a Unicorn. For more information [[Yuri_undertones#Anime_and_Yuri_Subtext|see here]].<br />
File:Close up Sayaka coats of arm and the Seckendorff family coats of arm.png|comparison between Sayaka's coat of arms and the Seckendorff family coats of arm<br />
File:Revolutionary Girl Utena and Madoka.png|The image on the left is from Revolutionary Girl Utena, the image on the right is from Episode 9 with Sayaka and Kyoko<br />
File:Sayaka wheel attack fortune tarot.png|Sayaka's witch name is [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]], a possible reference to the poet Karl von Seckendorff (see above).<br />
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==== Comparison and analyses ====<br />
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File:Kamijou silhouette background.png|a silhouette of what looks like Kamijou with his back turned holding a violin<br />
File:Praying kyouko sayaka.png|Parallel between [[Elsa Maria]] (episode 7) and [[Kyoko]] (episode 9)<br />
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==== Others ====<br />
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File:Sayaka Sheet.PNG|Transcript of the musical sheets seen in the episode; link to MIDI on file page<br />
File:Human emotion energy end entropy.png|According to Kyubey, to solve the entropy problem human emotions must be used as a form of energy. In exchange for their sacrifices, girls are given one wish.<br />
File:Infinite power.png|Kyubey's flawed solution to the entropy, explained with a no break. See further explanations [[Episode_9#Observations|above]].<br />
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==Annotations & References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Madoka Magica and Science]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{summary_link|09}}<br />
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[[Category:Episodes]]</div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Headless_Mami&diff=54340Headless Mami2013-08-21T05:06:22Z<p>Patriotprideboy: </p>
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'''Headless Mami''' refers to an infamous community joke spawning after the conclusion of [[episode 3]], in which the witch [[Charlotte]] decapitated [[Mami]] by biting her head off. At the end of the episode, Mami had thought that she had already slain the witch in its "plushie" state but was surprised to discover that the witch had another, caterpillar-like form (its real identity). Episode three itself was met with predominantly startled reactions from fans, as the the previous two brought forth an illusion that the series was a [[wikipedia:shojo_manga|typical shoujo anime]].<br />
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==Official Info==<br />
[[File:BD 2 Scan 2.jpg|thumb|Episode three, featuring Mami.|200px]]<br />
[[File:Charlotte initialform.jpg|thumb|Charlotte's "innocent" initial form.|200px]]<br />
*Episode three aired on January 20th, 2011.<br />
*Episode three was also the first episode to feature the [[Magia]] ending theme. Combined with the sudden, gory, and horrifying nature of Mami's death at the end, the song instantly revealed series' true nature as ominous, twisted, and dark. This was a stark contrast to the previous two episodes, which featured [[Mata Ashita]] due to its light tone and "carefree" tune (though the lyrics in this song are also quite sad, but most English-speaking viewers would not be able to understand the Japanese to notice).<br />
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[[File:Frozen_in_fear.jpg|thumb|Mami frozen in fear.|200px]]<br />
*Since [[episode 1|previous]] [[episode 2|two]] episodes made the audience believe that the [[Madoka Magica]] series was likely going to be like a regular magical girl anime - with themes of love, friendship, and spirit in abundance - the shock value that the scene provided was much more powerful. As a result, episode three has gained a massive notoriety among the fandom largely due to the deceptively innocent nature of the series.<br />
*Current Puella Magi fans usually find that the conclusion of the episode is uniquely humorous, as it is now often used as the subject for tricking/trolling newcomers into believing the show is indeed one of love and friendship. Once the battle scene featuring Mami and Charlotte plays, however, they immediately realize that they have been fooled or eventually come to gripes with the realistic tone of the anime.<br />
*The actual headless jokes spawned shortly thereafter. The jokes manifested themselves in many different ways, ranging from small puns (i.e; "Don't get a'''head''' of yourself, Mami!"), USB flash-drives featuring her head as a removable cap (found in the gallery below), to official tickets for movies.<br />
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File:USB.jpg|Being a flash drive is suffering.<br />
File:Ticket.jpg|The first movie's official ticket. Urobuchi loves to bully his own characters.<br />
File:Swag.jpg|Who needs a head when you've swag?<br />
File:Lego.jpg|Lego Batman? Pffft.<br />
</gallery></div>Patriotprideboyhttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_Episode_10:_I_Won%27t_Rely_On_Anyone_Anymore&diff=54339Madoka Magica Episode 10: I Won't Rely On Anyone Anymore2013-08-21T03:15:52Z<p>Patriotprideboy: /* Additional Timelines */</p>
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<div><blockquote>''"I'll repeat it. I'll continue to repeat it over and over. Visiting the same time again and again, searching for the single exit out. Searching for the path to save you from a fate of despair." <br \ > "Madoka... my one and only friend. If it's... If it's for you, I have no problem being trapped eternally in this maze."'' ~ '''[[Homura Akemi]]''' </blockquote><br />
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|name = I Won't Depend on Anyone Anymore<br />
|jname = もう誰にも頼らない<br />
|date = 10 March 2011<br />
|script = [[Gen Urobuchi]]<br />
|storyboard = Shinsaku Sasaki<br />
|director = Yuki Yase<br />
|adirector = Yoshiaki Itou<br />Kazuya Shiotsuki<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
[[File:Ep10 timeline chart.jpg|thumb]]<br />
:''See also [[Timeline]]''<br />
This episode centers around [[Homura]]. Most of the mystery behind her origin and behavior in previous episodes is explained.<br />
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=== Timeline 1 ===<br />
In the original timeline for Homura, she was a normal human girl suffering from a heart disease. She is shown just released from the hospital and transferring to the [[Mitakihara Middle School]], similar to the [[Episode 1|first episode]]. She differs in appearance to the Homura we know, though - she wears glasses and wears her long hair tied in two braids. Her personality also feels different - she is a lot more shy and clumsy.<br />
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[[Madoka]], [[Sayaka]] and other new classmates try to befriend Homura, which makes her feel uneasy. During a talk with Madoka, she admits finding herself worthless, not unlike Madoka does in the timeline of other episodes. Homura's problems during math and sports classes (probably related to being out of school for a long time) contribute to her depression, which makes her get suicidal thoughts on the way from school.<br />
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Presumably because of these thoughts, she wanders into the barrier of witch [[Izabel]]. She is quickly saved by [[Puella Magi]] Madoka and [[Mami]], with Madoka asking her to keep their jobs a secret from schoolmates. Later, during a visit at Mami's apartment, Madoka reveals that she's been contracted only for a very short time. Homura feels fascinated about her magical friends, similar to how Madoka acts in initial episodes.<br />
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Some time later, Madoka and Mami fight [[Walpurgis Night]] together, with Homura following them as a human. Mami is defeated quickly, then Madoka apparently manages to defeat the witch, but at the expense of her own life. Homura cries over Madoka's dead body, and accepts [[Kyubey]]'s proposal to become a Puella Magi, her wish being ''"I want to redo my meeting with Kaname-san. Instead of being protected by her, I want to protect her!"'' The contract is formed, with Kyubey commenting that the wish has "surpassed entropy".<br />
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=== Timeline 2 ===<br />
[[File:Homura shield power use.gif|right]]<br />
Homura wakes up in a hospital, on the date she was released in the previous iteration, having a [[Soul Gem]] in her hand. After transferring to school, she instantly tells Madoka about becoming a Puella Magi, hoping for good cooperation.<br />
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Madoka and Mami train Homura the Puella Magi, who turns out to be extremely clumsy, despite having the very powerful ability of stopping time. Meanwhile, Homura reads online guides about making explosives, contributing to improving her skills. While still clumsy, she plays the most important role when the trio - now good friends - fights with the witch [[Patricia]].<br />
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The next scene shown is after the Walpurgis Night - after defeating the witch, Madoka's Soul Gem turns into a [[Grief Seed]] and she becomes a witch.<br />
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=== Timeline 3 ===<br />
The time goes back again, and Homura wakes up at the exact same place and time as previously. Scared and angered by the discovery of the true nature of the contract with Kyubey, she decides to tell the other girls immediately. Sayaka, who in this timeline became a Puella Magi, too, doesn't believe her and accuses her of collaborating with [[Kyoko]], whom apparently only Homura has met yet.<br />
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Sayaka also tells that she feels afraid of Homura's explosives, which makes Homura go to a meeting of some armed formation (the building is labeled {{nihongo|"Shaft Industries"|射太興業|Shafuto Kōgyō}}) and steal some firearms, all on frozen time. Since Sayaka turns into a [[Oktavia von Seckendorff|witch]], presumably for similar reasons as in [[Episode 8]], Homura uses the firearms during the fight with her to protect Madoka, and also defeats her, even though Madoka and Kyoko try to make Sayaka human again in a fashion similar to [[Episode 9]].<br />
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Upon seeing the true nature of Puella Magi herself, Mami breaks down and attempts to kill all the magical girls, including herself, in order to prevent their eventual transformation into witches. She kills Kyoko first by shooting her Soul Gem and attempts to kill Homura by binding her, but before she can do so, Madoka uses her beam arrows to kill her. The remaining two fight on the Walpurgis Night together, and defeat the witch, having their Soul Gems fatally tainted, though. Madoka heals Homura with a Grief Seed she was hiding, and asks Homura to prevent her from becoming a Puella Magi next time she'll go back in time. Homura agrees, and grants Madoka one more wish of hers - killing her to prevent her from becoming a witch.<br />
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=== Timeline 4 ===<br />
Upon waking up in the familiar hospital, Homura changes her presence by magically healing her eyes, wearing the hair down and taming her emotions - just how she looked in all the previous episodes. She warns Madoka at night (with Madoka recognizing her to some extent as she says "Homu...") and goes hunting all the witches.<br />
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On Walpurgis Night, the dream sequence from [[Episode 1]] is shown again. Homura watches Kyubey persuading Madoka and screams to prevent her from forming the contract, but Madoka doesn't seem to hear it.<br />
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Off-camera, Madoka forms the contract and defeats the witch with just one shot, but becomes a witch ([[Kriemhild Gretchen]]) herself shortly after. Kyubey comments that she may destroy the whole Earth in near future. He has collected an enormous amount of energy from her already, though, so he doesn't care about it anymore.<br />
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Homura refuses to fight Madoka the witch, saying that "This is not my battlefield," which makes Kyubey realize that she's from a different timeline.<br />
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=== Additional Timelines ===<br />
Homura insists on repeating that particular period of time (between her awakening in the hospital and the Walpurgis Night), no matter how many times it takes, until she saves Madoka. She kills Kyubey, but he respawns in a new body, which she chases. However, he is saved by Madoka in an encounter similar to [[Episode 1]]. Most likely, these events are taking place in one of many timelines that fall between Timeline 4 and the timeline shown in Episodes 1 through 9.<br />
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Homura's monologue reveals that she is devoted to saving Madoka no matter how many times she'll have to retry.<br />
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*At a [[Nitro+ Q&A Panels at Animagic 2013|Nitro+ Q&A Panel]] it was revealed that Homura went through almost 100 timelines. <i><b>Q:</b> How many timelines did Homura go through? <b>A:</b> Approaching 100.</i><br />
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== Runes ==<br />
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==Observations==<br />
<blockquote>''"So how about we become monsters together… <br \>And turn this world upside down? <br \ > So that… nothing bad… or sad… would remain. <br\ > Destroy, destroy, destroy it all!"'' ~ Homura saying her farewell to Madoka.</blockquote><br />
* The first Drama CD further explores the events that took place in Episode 10 starting with Homura's hospitalization, her lack of self-esteem and her difficult time adjusting to a new school, and we also learn what was Madoka's first wish was. See also a [[Talk:Wish_theories#Madoka's wish from Timeline 1: I_want_to_save_that_cat!|relevant talk page]].<br />
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=== About the timelines and time travel ===<br />
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* Homura's Past Timeline Experiences:<br />
**While powerful, Mami can become mentally and emotionally unstable. If she learns the truth, she's likely to break down from the pressure and kill everyone, as seen in Timeline 3 (she is unreliable as an ally). That's why Homura is cold and distant to her in the other timelines. However, in [[Oriko Magica]], after a pep talk with [[Yuma]], Mami accepts her fate as a Puella Magi.<br />
***It is later revealed that actually Homura wanted to be in good terms with Mami in the current timeline, but Kyubey backfired her plans. Homura was cold to Mami in [[Oriko Magica]] because she believed that Mami was the cause why Madoka always contracts.<br />
**Sayaka refuses to believe or listen to Homura's advice. She will also be prone to making the same mistakes and become a witch (her fate is inevitable no matter what). That's why Homura is cold to her and decides to kill her in the present Timeline, to stop her from becoming a witch, but she was stopped by Kyoko.<br />
**From past experience, Homura believes Kyoko may be the only ally left to help her in stopping Walpurgis Night. However, she did not anticipate her actions that lead to her death since this didnt happen in previous timelines. That's why she was surprised by her death in the fifth Timeline.<br />
**Leaving Madoka alone or keeping her distance from her will not stop her from making her wish. Nor can Homura stop Walpurgis Night on her own.<br />
**The only constant in previous timelines is that Madoka is the only one with a pure soul, she was the only one who called her a friend and trusted her with her life.<br />
*Every time Homura tries to change the past she seems to make it worse:<br />
**'''Original timeline''': Mami and Madoka die like heroines and they are the only known casualties, Earth is saved (and there are no more threats to the planet). The Truth is never revealed.<br />
***In this version Madoka dies without regrets in her heart, she remains pure and innocent in the end thus avoids the fate of becoming a witch.<br />
**'''Second timeline''': Mami dies as a heroine, but Madoka becomes a normal Witch.<br />
**'''Third timeline''': Sayaka becomes a witch and is killed by Homura. Mami kills Kyouko and tries to kill the others to prevent them becoming witches, but is killed by Madoka. Madoka still dies, but not before she saves Homura from becoming a witch and Homura mercy kills her before she can become one herself.<br />
**'''Fourth timeline''': Madoka becomes a powerful Witch that will destroy the Earth, everyone dies.<br />
**'''Fifth timeline''': Mami dies before learning the truth, Sayaka still becomes a witch and dies with Kyoko.<br />
* In timeline 5 Homura kills Kyubey once at the beginning and fails to do it again until episode 8. That's why Kyubey mentions that she already killed him twice and he realizes that Homura can use Time-Control magic<br />
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=== Continuity to previous episodes ===<br />
* There was initially a disagreement whether the dream sequence from [[Episode 1]] is the event shown in Timeline 4. Evidence against this was the different shape of [[Walpurgis Night]] witch in the two sequences, and different coloring of the scene. However the Blu-ray release of [[Episode 1]] features an updated version of the prologue scene, now looking exactly the same as in Episode 10. It is thus safe to assume that the prologue actually did happen during Timeline 4.<br />
*Walpurgis Night of Timeline 1 is slightly different from the ones in Episode 1's original version, Timeline 4 and Episodes 11-12.<br />
*While Timeline 5 looks very similar to a scene from Episode 1 (contributing to an interpretation that it is the timeline of all previous episodes), there are small diferences:<br />
**There is a short conversation between Homura and Madoka in Episode 1, but in Episode 10, Madoka only says "Homura-chan". In episode 1, when Madoka encounters Homura in the closed section of the mall, Sayaka surprises Homura with a fire extinguisher; in episode 10, Sayaka isn't shown making an entrance.<br />
**Additionally, in Episode 1 Homura is seen with one of her legs propped on a bag and is never seen taking a step back.<br />
*Homura comments in [[Episode 4]] that she has witnessed "countless" magical girls die. In Episode 10, we see her witness (or cause herself) at most 9 deaths (the exact number depends on whether to count becoming a witch as dying, or whether to count killing the witch form). Even though some events may have happened off-camera, it is still too low number to consider it "too many to count". This suggests that there were indeed more loops than seen in the episode.<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
[[File:Ep10-calendar.jpg|thumb|What led to the conclusion that the anime took place in March 2011]]<br />
* The calendar in Homura's room shows that she's getting discharged from the hospital on the 16th and returns to school on the 25th. From the format of the calendar, the 25th is apparently a Friday. The only month in 2011 that has 31 days and the 25th falling on a Friday is March. This means that the anime is set during the same time the final episode were supposed to air.<br />
** More information about the subject [[Timeline|here]]<br />
**There are a few problems with this theory. First, there is no indication that this occurs in 2011. The same pattern of days can fall in a month for a different year. Furthermore, the technology shown in the classroom is more advanced than in 2011 Japan. Shinbo in an interview also describes it as [[NewType_2010-12|"in the near future, or a distant future."]] Second, Japan's school year starts in April, possibly as early as the 1st though typically on April 5th, not late March. The green foliage [[:Media:Ep 10 Cherry Blossoms blow in.jpg|and cherry blossoms]], makes it clear it's the spring term and thus the [[:Media:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|31 day month]] would be March or May. Furthermore, Homura is not transferring in on the first day. Based on Madoka's conversation in episode 1 with her mother about her [[:Media:Ep_1_Conversation_Mid_Spring_Term.jpg|teacher and Hitomi]], makes it sound like it is already well into the spring term. Third, physical evidence, such as Madoka's father harvesting [[:Media:Ep 1 Plant Growth.jpg|full-grown]] [[:Media:Ep 1 Harvesting Tomatoes.jpg|cherry tomatoes]] in ep. 1. With Japan's climate, tomato plants would be harvested in end of May, not March, in an outdoor garden. Thus, the events most likely occur starting in May in some future year.<br />
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*Homura's only way to get guns and weapons is by stealing them, it is assumed that she must have stolen them from a group of criminals.<br />
**This is not true as she's also seen stealing from the military.<br />
*Although it is shown that Homura can time travel, the limitations are not clear. She is always shown returning to the hospital only after something happens to Madoka, whether it be her dying or becoming a witch. This does not indicate whether or not Homura can continue after Madoka dies or if she can start over in the middle of one timeline.<br />
**In addition, it is unclear whether Homura retains all of her physical improvements between timelines. We see obvious contrasts between episode 1 and 10 where Homura is certainly stronger in timeline 5. However, this could be due to Homura retraining her weak body every time she starts again in the hospital and not be a result of accumulated strength.<br />
***As she was able to use magic to heal her eyes, it is quite possible she did the same with her body.<br />
*In Timeline 3, the Grief Seed Madoka uses to heal Homura may be Sayaka's Grief Seed. She might have obtained it after defeating Oktavia at the station. Madoka might have kept the Grief Seed until the end to remember Sayaka.<br />
** The Grief Seed from Episode 10 looks different from that of Episode 8. However, this can be explained if the Grief Seed from Episode 8 is an immature form. Both Sayaka and Madoka's Grief Seed does not show dark parts as other Witches' Grief Seeds (except Charlotte's Seed which was partially dark since Charlotte had revived recently).<br />
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*Homura's shield can bend space and time; it is also useful for storing her arsenal of weapons. It is also a symbol of her will to protect Madoka.<br />
**Inside Homura's shield there are mechanisms like gears, springs, and a escapement wheel; these are parts typically found in mechanical clocks.<br />
**Everytime Homura uses her power her shield produces a small drop of red material. Its composition and function are unknown but it may have something to do with Homura's ability to surpass entropy to stop or travel back in time.<br />
**It is suspected that the red material is actually sand from her timer and it contains one month worth of time, once the sand runs out she cannot use her time stopping powers. To refill the timer Homura must reset her timer like an hourglass and travel back to one month to the period when she was back at the hospital.<br />
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* This time, the only change spotted in the opening animation was the addition of Homura and Kyoko to the group shot. The opening animation has also been used as the ending sequence. (this episode has no proper opening)<br />
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* The building from which Homura steals weapons in Timeline 3 has a banner reading 「射太興業」. 興業 means "industrial enterprise", and 射太 can be read as "Shafuto", the Japanese pronounciation of "[[wikipedia:Shaft (company)|Shaft]]".<br />
*According to a Chinese fan who blogged [http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=1066640642] about meeting Ume Aoki [http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/a/thread/48920706#p48925799], Episode 10 was Ume Aoki's favorite episode, that she cried over many times watching it.<br />
* Homura finds a manual on how to make bombs from the internet. According with the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%B9%E8%85%B9%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88#.E5.89.B5.E4.BD.9C.E7.89.A9.E3.81.B8.E3.81.AE.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4 Japanese Wikipedia] the manual is titled {{Nihongo|'''Hara Hara Tokei'''|腹腹時計|[[wikipedia:Hara_Hara_Tokei|Hara Hara Tokei]]}}, published in March 1974 by a [[wikipedia:East_Asia_Anti-Japan_Armed_Front|far-left terrorist organization]].<br />
**Incidentally, the manual explains with illustrations that ''“Anyone with a middle-school level knowledge of chemistry can do it”''.<br />
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== Speculation ==<br />
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===About Walpurgis Night and magic in general===<br />
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* According to Kyubey, Madoka as a Witch has the power to destroy the world but it is of no concern to him as long as they meet their quota.<br />
**It is speculated that because of the nature of Madoka's wish in Timeline 4, that wish gave her the power to not only destroy the Witch during Walpurgis Night with just one shot but that same power will destroy the world once she becomes a Witch herself. For that to happen Madoka will have to make the same wish on Walpurgis Night in Timeline 5.<br />
*Walpurgis Night could be the witch of a magical girl who defeated the previous most powerful witch. As QB mentioned in Episode 10, the only choice left for a magic girl after defeating the most powerful witch "is to become a (even more powerful) witch herself".<br />
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*Since Walpurgis Night didn't drop a Grief Seed in Timeline 3, it is possible that Walpurgis Night could be a familar of an even more powerful witch. However, this would conflict with QB's statement of Walpurgis Night being the most powerful witch.<br />
** It's also possible that because of the size of Walpurgis Night, the grief seed wouldn't be found and would get lost anyway.<br />
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*It was speculated that given the nature of Walpurgis Night and the presence of gears, along with the "falling" figure of the witch, Walpurgis Night could be the witch form of Homura. However, since [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]'s release, it has been confirmed that Walpurgis is not Homura's witch form. Homura's official witch is named [[Homulilly]].<br />
*It was also speculated that Walpurgis Night could be Homura's witch form from the future.<br />
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===About the timelines and time travel===<br />
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* Madoka may be getting stronger on each timeline for unknown reasons.<br />
** '''Timeline 1''': Madoka triumphs on Walpurgis night, possibly only after Mami has already weakened the witch. Madoka somehow dies from her wounds from the battle. This seems to be the weakest of all the Madokas.<br />
** '''Timeline 2''': Madoka is victorious on Walpurgis night and does not die from her battle injuries. However, she immediately transforms into a witch afterwards. We do not know if Madoka as a witch is especially strong or not.<br />
***This one can be misleading, we must not forget that in this timeline she has the assistance of Homura and possibly Mami, which is why Madoka didnt die.<br />
** '''Timeline 3''': Madoka wins with only the assistance of Homura. They would be capable of surviving if it were not for the blackening of their Soul Gems. Madoka clings to her humanity longer compared to her last incarnation.<br />
***Why Madoka lasted longer could be a result of her unwillingness to transform as she is now aware of what will happen next. The previous Madoka version was probably scared and confused as to what was happening to her so it is possible she didn't fight back the transformation. Also, she may have more energy left because of Homura's increased power and experience.<br />
** '''Timeline 4''': Madoka is able to stop Walpurgis night in just one hit. Obviously stronger compared to the timeline 1 version. Kyubbey mentions how strong Madoka had become, surpassing his expectations. Her witch form has the power to destroy the whole planet.<br />
***It is stated previously that the strength and power of a Puella Magi is reflected by the nature of their wish, since Madoka witnessed the power of the witch in Walpurgis Night, she could have wished for the power to defeat her thus receiving equal or greater power than the witch.<br />
****Because Madoka has always stated how Puella Magi should protect everyone, it is possible her wish was simply to protect everyone and thus the corresponding witch curse would be to kill everyone.<br />
** '''Timeline 5''': Kyubey mentions that Madoka could become a god or godlike if she wished, although this may simply be him egging her on to become a magical girl.<br />
** This is confirmed by Kyubey later on<br />
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*It was speculated in [[Episode 9]] that if Kyubey's people have the technology to travel back in time, they could fix the entropy problem by reversing it. <br />
**However, in Episode 10, we learn that Kyubey can only grant the ability to travel back in time. He is only part of the process to create it, so they do not posses the ability itself. The power of time travel rests only within Homura because of her wish.<br />
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[[File:Super dimentional girl homu homu.png|right|thumb|250px|This comic explains why telling anyone the truth is a bad idea.]]<br />
* It seems like in every timeline the last ones left to fight Walpurgis Night are Homura and Madoka.<br />
**It is assumed that Mami, Kyoko, and Sayaka always die in every timeline.<br />
***However, some evidence suggests that Kyoko's and Sayaka's absence on Walpurgis Night in the other timelines could be explained by Kyoko never arriving in town (or joining forces) or Sayaka never making her wish.<br />
****Under this assumption we are lead to believe that Mami dies in every timeline.<br />
* It is possible that an imprint or a residue of past timelines are still within Madoka's memory. One example is the dream that Madoka had in Episode 1 and that strange image static in Episode 8.<br />
*Homura's reason to go back in time seems to change in each timeline, even though it's possible that only her methods of trying to save Madoka change and her final goal is still the same:<br />
**'''Original Timeline''': Goes back to help Madoka and stop her from dying.<br />
**'''Timeline 2''': Homura witnesses the truth and sees Madoka die and become a witch. Homura decides to go back and warn the other girls about the truth.<br />
**'''Timeline 3''': Homura seems to resign to her fate, she wants to die alongside with Madoka and become witches together, she does not mind if they bring more destruction. However, Madoka saves her life and asks her to stop her from making the stupid mistake of becoming a Puella Magi/Witch, she also tells her that there are still good things left in the world so she refuses to become a Witch and bring more destruction.<br />
**'''Timeline 4''': Homura realizes that Madoka has the power to destroy the world if left alone. Her mission is to fulfill Madoka's previous request and stop her from becoming a Puella Magi/Witch that will lead to the destruction of the Earth (something that Madoka refused to become part of in Timeline 3).<br />
** While there is no hard proof going against that theory, note that Homura never said anything about changing her whereabouts<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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*Fans have complained that they think Madoka is a weak character and doesn't have a lot of character development, regardless of their criticism, arguably one of the reasons can be Homura. Homura's mission to stop Madoka from becoming a Mahou Shoujo has also halted some of her character development. In each separate timeline we see a different side of Madoka: she can be strong, resilient, and self-sacrificing when she is a Mahou Shoujo. The character trait that remains constant in every timeline compared to the current one is her kindness and trust, in which she's willing to do what she can to help those in need.<br />
**The [[Drama CD 1|first Drama CD]] supports this observation.<br />
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*It is possible that the reason Kyubey made Homura a Puella Magi in timeline 1 was to meet his energy quota. The Madoka version of that timeline died before she could become a witch.<br />
*The new version of Episode 10 that was broadcast at Nico Nico shows a tree in Timeline 4. Some speculate that this tree could somehow be related to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil Yggdrasil Tree] (world tree) of Norse Mythology.<br />
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=== Homura's Wish ===<br />
Observers have tried to interpret the reasoning behind Homura's wish. At first glance it seems that it would had been easier to just wish Madoka back to life. Instead, Homura decides the harder route to change her meeting with Madoka, try to save her life, and then stop Walpurgis Night from destroying the city. Dismissing the fact that Kyubey had stated that bringing the dead back is "impossible", as Homura was not aware of this fact, her wish seems unusual unless you try analyze her reasoning, or the author's intentions.<br />
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There are two possibilities speculated behind Homura's wish:<br />
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# Homura wanted to save Madoka and the city, she did not want Madoka's sacrifice to be in vain.<br />
# Homura was selfishly wishing to redo her relationship with Madoka so she could fight alongside with her, save Madoka's life, and protect the town from Walpurgis Night. <br />
::*Perhaps Homura wanted more than just being protected by her friend; perhaps deep down she wanted to return the favor by protecting Madoka.<br />
Other possibility tied with the author's intentions.<br />
# Homura's wish would tie with the ending of the story as plotted by the author, binding both Madoka and Homura together eternally. Her wish to "meet Madoka again" instead of bringing Madoka back to life would mean that she would always be able to "meet" Madoka even if the world resets itself without Madoka's physical presence (in the current timeline). It would also explain why Homura remembers Madoka while everyone else (Mami, Kyoko, and her family) doesn't. Also, since Madoka ultimately turns into an omnipresence, Homura's 2nd part of the wish would also fit perfectly with the new "Madoka." Although Madoka can no longer be seen or felt, Homura is still the one trying to protect Madoka's wish. This can be confirmed when Homura says that although the world isn't worth saving, it was the place that Madoka wanted to protect, so she would continue to fight. She fights to protect Madoka's "wish" in the current timeline.<br />
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*It's speculated that Sayaka's hostility toward Homura can be interpreted in two ways:<br />
#Homura was threatening Sayaka's belief that they were girls of justice by revealing the dark side of the Puella Magi system with no proof<br />
#* In the spin-ff Oriko Magica where Sayaka doesnt find out about Magical Girls, she is more friendly towards Homura, despite the latter being her stoic self in latter timelines, which adds credence to the theory<br />
#Sayaka was getting jealous that Homura (a new comer) was getting too close with Madoka, threatening Sayaka's role as friend, protector, and supporter.<br />
::This could also be interpreted as Sayaka being suspicious of Homura's intention. One explanation could be that perhaps Sayaka's state of mind is becoming unstable with the build up of despair and she starting to become paranoid and suspicious of anyone going against her.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07|Megami Magazine article]] indicates that Episode 10 was made only after the trimming of the screenplay. If possible Shinbo would like to make it in its complete form. But to make it in complete form, it will need around 45 minutes so perhaps it is not possible.<br />
**Unless it is done as an OVA or movie format, this had lead to some speculation in 2chan.<br />
**On his interview with Kirara Magica, Shinbo expressed hesitation on whatever to re-record the dialogue from Episode 10 or to use the original TV version recording for the [[Madoka Magica Movie|Madoka movie]]. According to Shinbo Episode 10 has a superb voice acting and makes it special to him.<br />
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== Images ==<br />
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=== Screenshots ===<br />
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==== Witches ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Oktavia-ep10.JPG|Oktavia as seen in Episode 10.<br />
File:Oktavia Hitomi like minions.jpg|Oktavia's minions look like Hitomi<br />
File:Madoka-witch-first.jpg|Madoka's first witch transformation.<br />
File:Sailor uniform witch ep 10.jpg|This Witch is PATRICIA<br />
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==== The ascension of despair ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Happy Homura.jpg|This is a happier and innocent Homura from Timeline 1. By Timeline 5 her demeanor will change.<br />
File:Homurabomb.jpg|How to make bombs.<br />
File:Mami crying mental breakdown.jpg|Mami suffers from a mental breakdown once she learns the truth. She decides suicide is the only option.<br />
File:Crying homura.jpg|Why cant I hold back these tears?<br />
File:Homura with Madoka.gif|Homura with Madoka<br />
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==== The world after Walpurgis Night ====<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Kaname witch form power.jpg|This is either Madoka's witch form or her display of power.<br />
File:Homura Madoka the Witch Walpurgis Night.jpg|Walpurgis Night from Timeline 1<br />
File:Worlf after Walpurgis Night.png|The world after Walpurgis Night in Timeline 4<br />
File:Ep10 Tree.png|Tree added in the Niconico Channel broadcast version.<br />
File:Ep10 Kriemhild Name.png|SHAFT updated Episode 10 for a rerun stream. This updated version shows Madoka's witch name as [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Gretchen happened to be Faust's lover.<br />
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==== Others ====<br />
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File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|Madoka's grief seed, the cutest grief seed yet. [[:File:Madoka grief seed.gif|Animated version]]<br />
File:Ep10-ending-group.jpg|Group shot with Kyoko and Homura.<br />
File:Ep10-calendar-BD.jpg|Homura's calendar reads "leaving hospital" (退院) on the 16th and "going to school" (登校) on the 25th.<br />
File:Ep_10_Cherry_Blossoms_blow_in.jpg|Cherry blossom petals, which often represent rebirth or the fragile, ephemeral nature of life, blew in when Homura awoke in the hospital.<br />
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==== Difference between broadcasts/episodes ====<br />
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File:Walpurgis Comparison.PNG|Walpurgis Night looks different in each fight.<br />
File:Madoka-witch-forms.jpg|Comparison of Madoka's witch form in episode 10 and the image at the beginning of episode 1<br />
File:Different timelines.png|Contrast of the first day of school between timeline 1 and timeline 5<br />
File:Mami apt name.png |Mami's apartment name plate was changed in Episode 10<br />
File:Walpurgis ep1 versus ep10.jpg|The sequence in Episode 10 (left) is different from the dream in the original version of [[Episode 1]] (right). This was corrected in Blu-ray version of Episode 1.<br />
File:Homura_madoka_eyes.jpg|Comparison of Madoka's eyes from the opening sequence and homura's eyes in the first time travel.<br />
File:Episode 10 Nico Changes.jpg|2ch comparison chart between MBS broadcast and Nico channel broadcast.<br />
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==== Others ====<br />
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File:Grief Seed from episode 10.PNG|The Grief Seed may be Sayaka's<br />
File:Madoka ep 10 sayaka grief seed.jpg<br />
File:Homura shield clock.png|The inside of Homura's shield resembles the mechanism of a mechanical clock<br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
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File:Homura madoka loaded gun crying ep 10 fanart.png<br />
File:Madoka broken soul gem crying over fanart.jpg<br />
File:Moemura madoka dead crying.jpg<br />
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File:(Amasawa Natsuhisa) Homura's favorite part.jpg|<br />
File:Homumado ep 10 game over.gif|<center>Continue? Insert Coin.</center><br />
File:Homura the time traveler.jpg<br />
File:Let us become monsters.jpg<br />
File:Homura fanart the end of the world again.jpg<br />
File:Moemura tired ep 10 fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka is that way moemura.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka you are still a fool.jpg|Miki Sayaka, you are still a fool.<br />
File:Fanart plot ep 10 and series spoiler.jpg<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
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==== References and crossovers ====<br />
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File:Bakemonogatari Madoka.jpg|Comparison between Bakemonogatari and Madoka<br />
File:Madoka10 art references.jpg| Paintings referenced in this episode.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Drama CD 1]]<br />
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