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Yuuri Asuka
2013-11-13T05:28:18Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Speculation */</p>
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|name=Yuuri Asuka<br />
|image=[[File:Asukayuuriprofilepanel.png|300px]]<br />
|jname= 飛鳥 ユウリ (Asuka Yuuri)<br />
|weapon=Giant multi-needled hypodermic needle<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Yuuri Asuka'''|飛鳥 ユウリ|Asuka Yuuri}} is a character appearing in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]. <br />
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<blockquote>''"If you want to live...then I promise to do absolutely anything to save you."'' - Yuuri Asuka, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Chapter 5]].</blockquote> <br />
Yuuri appears only in flashbacks, having died before the beginning of the series. Her first appearance is in a single panel in Chapter 4 before appearing in an extended sequence in Chapter 5. The [[Yuuri]] seen in other chapters of Kazumi Magica is in fact her friend [[Airi]], who has taken her appearance and identity.<br />
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Despite being deceased at the beginning of the series, she is important to Kazumi Magica's story. A magical girl, her wish was to cure the life-threatening illness of her friend Airi.<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Yuuri was kindhearted and caring, trying to help other people. She seemed to enjoy both cooking and eating, and was devoted to her friend Airi. In fact, she became a magical girl with the sole purpose of saving her life. This devotion was reciprocated by Airi, as seen by her later actions.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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[[File:Magical spoon 2.png|thumb|400px|Another two happy lives, driven apart by the unforgiving world.]]<br />
Yuuri has so far only appeared in Kazumi Magica. She first appears in a single panel flashback in Chapter 4, although the reader is made to think she was the other Yuuri. <br />
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The truth is ultimately revealed via a flashback in Chapter 5 (that was really a vision created by the other Yuuri's witch form) and a short story called, "Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Special Edition ~ A Dream-Filled Spoon."<br />
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Yuuri and [[Airi]], classmates, met when Yuuri tried cooking for their entire class. A student claimed to have gotten food poisoning from Yuuri's cooking, which sent her into such a state of shock that she did not return to school until Airi visited her and helped prove that the student was trying to frame Yuuri.<br />
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Two years later, Yuuri is attacked by a witch and saved by a [[Michiru Kazusa|magical girl with a black hat and cape]]. She asks the girl to cure Airi, but she advises Yuuri to make a contract herself. <br />
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Yuuri visits her sick friend soon after, who has been told she only has three months to live. When she asks Airi if she wants to continue living, Airi says that wants to live longer and eat delicious things with Yuuri. Yuuri then gives her a spoon, which she calls a good luck charm. She then leaves to secretly contract with [[Kyubey]] so she can wish for Yuuri to be cured - it's implied Kyubey had been in contact with her prior to this, probably due to her having been saved by another magical girl. She next see Airi when she learns that her illness has miraculously healed. Airi claims that the spoon cured her, and Yuuri doesn't try to correct her. <br />
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Once she became a magical girl, Yuuri fought witches (she is also seen fighting against [[Kyoko Sakura]] in a flashback) and also cured the illnesses of other sick people. However, this put a strain on her Soul Gem.<br />
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Sometime later, Yuuri participates in a cooking contest for a restaurant. Airi gives her back the spoon, asking it to help Yuuri. Airi promises to take Yuuri to [[Tachibana|Bistro Tachibana]] if Yuuri wins. Though Yuuri makes it to the final round, she doesn't appear at the stage, prompting Airi to go look for her. Unfortunately Yuuri had transformed into a witch, right in front of them. As a witch, she nearly attacked Airi, but was killed by the Pleiades with a barrage of large arrows (similar to the ones Airi uses later, as Yuuri). When she dies, she drops the spoon that Airi gave back to her.<br />
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Later, Kyubey informs Airi about what happened to Yuuri, causing her to become a magical girl with Yuuri's appearance. Her sole purpose was to avenge Yuuri.<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:Asukayuuriusingmagic.png|thumb|400px|Yuuri used her magic to heal the sick, and fought witches with a giant hypodermic needle.]]<br />
Yuuri's witch form resembles a giant hypodermic needle, similar to her weapon as a magical girl. Giant forks come out of her body, which probably refers to either Yuuri's cooking talents or transforming into a witch during a cooking contest. The forks also contrast with the spoon amulet she carried, acting as a sort of evil counterpart; in fact, when the witch drops Yuuri's amulet, it possesses a dark fork in the handle in the opposite direction of the spoon (which then vanishes as the last part of Yuuri's witch form). Her witch form's name is "Arzt Kochen", which is German for "cooking doctor".<br />
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In volume 2's design notes, the witch is described by the illustrator, Takashi Tensugi with, "After shoving anesthetic into the humans who enter her barrier, she cuts out their injured parts and completely cooks them. However, there are no humans who can endure this surgery. There is nothing that she can save. Her familiars are forks. Attribute: (Excessive) devotion. Weakness: Things that have no need for her. Her cries(?) of 'pssh pssh' are the sound of her syringes and forks."<br />
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== Powers, Weapons & Abilities ==<br />
Yuuri's magical girl form was only seen briefly. However, her weapon was a giant multi-needled hypodermic needle, likely used as a firearm. She also had healing powers, derived from her wish, which she used to heal other children with incurable diseases. However, using this power puts stress on her Soul Gem.<br>Her outfit is also considerably different from the one Airi later dons, though they have the same color scheme and general aesthetic.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Her last name means "flying bird".<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. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "advantageous" (有利).<br />
* Kazumi has a brief trauma induced vision of Yuuri and Airi happily eating parfait in Chapter 6.<br />
* Yuuri has a number of similarities to [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]]. Like Sayaka, she wished to heal another person, gaining healing powers as a consequence, picked up a fight with Kyoko for using her magic for others, and suffered the same tragic fate. Like Madoka, she selflessly tried to help others and drove someone that cared about her to set the events of the main story in motion.<br />
* Yuuri's Soul Gem is located on her left upper arm, visible in artwork from volume 2. It appears to be olive-colored.<br />
* Yuuri's spoon, which was later given to Airi, is a souvenir from her appearance on a cooking show hosted by [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c005/17.html Slice Akiyama], the chef she was supposed to face in the final round of the cooking competition.<br />
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== Speculation ==<br />
* It is unlikely that Yuuri was a member of the Pleiades Saints, though she might have known of their existence.<br />
** In chapter 12, it is revealed that {{Spoiler| Yuuri did know of them, as she was a friend of Michiru. She became a witch before she got the chance to meet them in person, however.}}<br />
* In the bonus story Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Special Edition ~ A Dream-Filled Spoon, it was revealed that she met Michiru and that it was she who advised Yuuri to make a contract with Kyuubey.<br />
* Yuuri might not actually heal the children, but merely transfer the disease to herself or to her Soul Gem, as it was said healing "was too much for her to handle".<br />
* In chapter 16, there is a page where Yuuri is shown fighting Kyoko Sakura, while Michiru tried to stop them. The reason they were fighting could possibly be that Yuuri used her magic for the sake of other people, wishing for Airi to be cured from her disease, and curing other people with diseases as a Puella Magi. That probably prompted Kyoko to put up a fight with her for being a "naive idealist" and not using her magic only for herself. This pretty much parallels the anime, where Kyoko got into a very similar situation with Sayaka when she was first introduced.<br />
** Also, the page shows Yuuri and Michiru parting ways, paralelling Sayaka's quarrel with Madoka in the anime.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
===Manga Page===<br />
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File:Healing airi.png|Yuuri makes a contract with Kyubey for her wish: to heal Airi and save her from a fatal illness.<br />
File:AiriYuuriHugging01.png<br />
File:Real Yuuri's barrier.png|Yuuri's barrier. Notice the forks.<br />
File:Asukayuuriwitchform.png|Yuuri after her transformation into a witch.<br />
File:Real yuuri pendant spoon fork shadow.jpg|<br />
File:Airi and Yuuri art.jpg|Airi and Yuuri in extra artwork from Kazumi Magica volume 2. Note the similarity between their costumes.<br />
File:Kazumi bonus.jpg<br />
File:Yuuri-despair.jpg|Yuuri turns into a witch <br />
File:1666121.jpg|Yuuri turns into a witch <br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaitYay.png|Kazumi imagining Yuuri and Airi eating a delicious parfait...<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaiteating.png|But in reality, this will never come true for them.<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-09_at_5.41.10_PM.jpg|You may cry now<br />
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===Fan Gallery===<br />
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File:Card Kazumi Witch 5.png|Fan-made card of Yuuri's witch form.<br />
File:TwoYuurisFanart.png<br />
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File:A_dream_filled_spoon_by_cresento.png<br />
File:Arzt kochen by craz1-d50dkud.jpg<br />
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Suzune_Magica&diff=57036
Suzune Magica
2013-11-13T05:12:39Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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<div>[[File:Puella Magi Suzune Magica Vol 1 Cover.jpg|thumb|Volume 1 Cover Art]]<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Puella Magi Suzune Magica'''| 魔法少女すずね☆マギカ,|Mahou Shoujo Suzune Magica}} is an upcoming spin-off [[manga]] by GAN. It is one of three spin-offs that have been released after ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'', with the other two being a continuation to ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]'' and the new series ''[[Puella Magi Taruto Magica]]: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc"''. The first volume will be released on November 12, 2013, and it will begin serialization in ''[[wikipedia:Manga Time Kirara Forward|Manga Time Kirara Forward]]'' on November 22, 2013.<br />
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===Plot===<br />
''Translated from [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/comics/book/index.php?cid=839 this description]:''<br />
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A middle-schooler who gallantly sleeps in, [[Suzune Amano|Suzune]]. Though she always goes about with a bright smile, there's another side to her. That is, she's a magical girl assassin. What will be the fate of the four magical girls she ambushes...?! The first chapter of the spinoff that asks about the existence of "magical girls," and the goodness and evil residing within oneself! <br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Magazine_page_new_magical_girls.jpg<br />
File:New_Madoka_spin-offs_character_designs.jpg<br />
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sasa_Yuuki&diff=52224
Sasa Yuuki
2013-05-06T18:34:52Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: Created page with "{{Infobox_character |name=Sasa Yuuki |image= |jname=優木 沙々(Yuuki Sasa) |weapon= }} {{Nihongo|'''Sasa Yuuki'''|優木 沙々|Yuuki Sasa}} is a character from [[Oriko_M..."</p>
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{{Nihongo|'''Sasa Yuuki'''|優木 沙々|Yuuki Sasa}} is a character from [[Oriko_Magica|Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Symmetry Diamond]].<br />
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Kazumi_Magica&diff=49114
Talk:Kazumi Magica
2012-12-01T15:41:00Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Kazumi Ending */</p>
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<div>== Names ==<br />
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Is it "Niko" or "Nico"? The scanlations use the latter. -[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 14:23, 7 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Wait. Independent chapters? ==<br />
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I'm seeing Chapters One through Three of Kazumi on Mangafox. Yet the first volume is only coming out in May 12th?<br />
I am kinda nob when it comes to manga... so, does "serialization" means that these chapters are coming out in Kirara Forward each month, before they're packed together and released as a volume? [[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 20:26, 11 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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: Yes. Most manga series are published chapter-by-chapter each week or month in a magazine, with volumes being released whenever a set number of chapters is reached. [[Special:Contributions/64.89.144.100|64.89.144.100]] 20:51, 11 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::In that case, should we add each chapter's release date? [[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 22:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:::I believe a release date along with a summary of the chapters would be in order, with proper spoiler tags of course.<br />
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== Runes? ==<br />
I think there is some runic text in Kazumi chapter 1. Anyone have a translation? - [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 13:23, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:Do you have a scan or something? Might as well try and translate them, I'm pretty bored anyway. Also, we should probably make a page for them then, [[Runes:Kazumi Magica]] or something. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 14:26, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c001/4.html I see them here, but suddenly I'm not sure if they were added there by the scanlators or not.] There ''might'' be some [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c003/5.html here] as well, I'm not sure. - [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 15:08, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Yeah, the first one is obviously added by the scanlator. It reads "scanlated by /a/non for /a/non, raws from [something I couldn't read due to quality]". --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 15:24, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::The mysterious characters on the second one don't look like any recognized runes to me. --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 16:51, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::In case you're talking about "入口は??", that's japanese. I can't make it quite out, but it should say something like "Entrance this way". --[[User:TATZL|TATZL]] 16:57, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::::Oh my. I know enough Japanese to know what 入口 is, but it's such an obfuscated font I'd never tell it's kanji. Thanks for pointing it out! --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 18:28, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::The last scanlator runeword matches the raw provider name in the watermark in the next page, and it's mixing archaic and modern.<br />
::::: Thank you all very much, sorry for the inconvenience. - [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 17:44, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Juubey? ==<br />
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Where'd you get this from? O.o [[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 13:37, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:[[File:Juubey.jpg|200px]]<br />
:It seems that scans leaked on 2ch. [[User:TATZL|TATZL]] 13:48, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: Now notice the shadow next to Juubey in the first panel. Juubey may not be an Incubator after all... -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 14:02, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Jubey's definitely an Incubator. The girl on the second page (I forget her name) calls him/her/it "the fairy that made us into puella magi". It seems that Kyubey is present on the first page, though...--[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] 16:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::Exactly. Kyubey is a hive mind. Why would he need to talk to himself like that? I think the fact that it's a "fairy" is going to be a major point. -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 16:34, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::Even if there's a hive mind, that doesn't mean they can simply telepathically talk or instantly know what another Incubator is up to. Like the Human Interfaces in Haruhi.--[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] 16:36, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Volume 1 ==<br />
Dumb question: I would imagine that since it's being released the same time as ''Oriko'' it might get lost in the shuffle, but is there anyone who's planning to look through it and see if there are any differences/additions to the original serialized chapters? -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 20:09, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:If someone will upload the scans (raws are fine) of the tankobon somewhere (preferably as some DDL, but torrent is OK, too), then I can do that. But seeing how Kazumi is rather unpopular, I'm not so sure of the scan availability. I don't plan on buying Kazumi myself. Not in the slightest. --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 20:40, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, that's what concerns me. I'd do it myself, if I could get the scans, but...--[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 21:33, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::It is? Uh... it's got half a million views in MangaFox, but then again, I guess that doesn't translate in the "Madoka is sold out EVERYWHERE" thing we had with the original manga. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 22:02, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::: It's more that I'm worried Kazumi will be ignored when Oriko comes out. -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 22:07, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::: Well obviously. Slapping the main characters on it = automatic profit. And Kazumi was just getting intresting :/ (well, to most people. I've liked it since the start. Though it might just be because I love Kazumi and real tech mixed with magic (the GPS, Yuuri's SMGs are ''almost'' [[wikipedia:Walther MPL|Walther MPL]]'s, etc.)) --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 22:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:So, now that it's actually out, has there been any mention of changes/additions? --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 01:31, 13 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::At least the Soul Gems were redrawn. The Grief Seed probably too, but there's no scan of that page. --[[User:TATZL|TATZL]] 03:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Expansion ==<br />
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This is a question that also applies to Oriko.<br>Right now, we have a single page to cover everything in each manga release. Granted, they're nearly not the same scale as Madoka, and one of them is just a medium conversion with few changes. But still, there's more to it than just this.<br />
The most obvious example being a page for Kazumi herself, Umika and Kaoru, and another for the Pleiades Saints. And maybe then think about other stuff.<br>I volunteer to work on it, but I won't be able to until the weekend, university and fencing are keeping me locked up.<br>But that's not really my main question. That would be: should it be done? Okay, this is "Puella Magi wiki", not "Madoka wiki". But given the obviously huge focus on Madoka, and the apparent lack of interest in the spin-offs (so far), is it justifiable? <br>I certainly think so, but I want to hear from you. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 00:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:I myself am not interested in the spinoffs, but definitely think that ''Kazumi'' at least should get its own set of character pages and the like. My only problem is with ''Oriko'': the current translation of the second volume's synopsis calls it the "concluding" volume, meaning that the series most likely isn't going to have enough content to justify taking up more than one page -- especially considering that any new insight into the anime characters can just be entered onto ''their'' preexisting pages. [[User:Momoism|Momoism]] 03:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::I support Kazumi pages. Oriko at the very least should get her own page. It's approximately 8 chapters, which is relatively significant. [[User:Aster Selene|Aster Selene]] 05:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:I think it's best to separate manga characterizations from the anime ones. Oriko is described as a spin-off, so events and characterizations may not be considered canon to the anime. We know even the direct adaptation manga has significant differences from the anime. For example, the manga shows Sayaka killing the men on the train whereas Shinbo in the anime chose not to go that route. Either interpretation was acceptable to Urobuchi who left the scenario open to both so neither are technically wrong but it would be confusing and a bit misleading to not clearly state what was in the anime and what was in the manga. This would also apply to the background information on Madoka's characters from Oriko. I'm all for having it included but the source should be clearly stated and preferably categorized so it avoids any confusion. As for Kazumi, as long as the pages stay under the manga section, it sounds fine, just don't want it under the characters page where people might get confused with them and the Madoka anime characters. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 05:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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SUGGESTION: Since the character pages all need to be cleaned up a little big in general (speculah about characters should be moved to a new speculah page for characters, for example, and be tagged right/wrong/uncomfirmed), redundant discussions need to be trimmed, etc etc, just add a "in the manga" section to each character page that will, as necessary, detail their involvement in the mangas. Furthermore, I believe that each major manga character (so Kazumi and Oriko, at least) should get their own page on the characters page. Just add a section for manga-only characters.<br />
:The character pages do need clean-up however I don't think Kazumi or any other manga-only characters (like in Oriko) should be included with the Madoka ones. The website is dedicated to Puella Magi (or Mahou Shoujo) Madoka Magica. That means the character pages should really only be dedicated to those characters in the anime. The manga only characters belong in the manga section as something in addition that might interest people, but isn't the main focus or draw to this site. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 07:41, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::I agree with the sentiment, but why have a wiki for the anime and a wiki for the manga when we could have a single unified wiki that properly identifies what comes from the manga and what comes from the anime? This just seems like it'll split the fanbase between working on a manga wiki and working on an anime wiki... and guess which one will get more attention and which one will be incomplete and barely worked on if that happens? I'm not seeing the harm in adding manga material, as long as it is clearly identified and marked which is what. Not only that, but knowing that the mangas are being produced by the same company, they may reveal things that will fill in the blanks for the anime. If a decision can't be reached by single individuals, though... why not hold a poll?<br />
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::Actually, the wiki is called "puella-magi.net" (as opposed to the previous one who was madoka-centered), and the homepage states "(...) as well as any subsequent works.", so like the guy above me (who didn't sign his comment by the way), I think manga characters do have their place here. Why not just add a new row "Manga characters" in the [[Characters]]'s table? (just like Madoka's family and classmates) --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 10:25, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Let me see if I can explain my thinking in clearer, more straight-forward fashion. The most logical way I see to fix the issues discussed is for: the manga to have its own subsection (equivalent to setting, products, media etc.) and in that section, each manga would have a separate listing under it. Then, you can break out the manga into a chapters and character page. This is a simple way to solve the issues of growth and also clearly separates what happens in the anime from what happens in the manga. You can also then provide a link from the anime characters pointing to the manga character page(s) to give additional information/discrepancies between what occurred in the anime and manga, but having separate pages makes it easy to see what characteristic was derived from which source. <br />
:::On the other hand, if you'd did it the other way people are suggesting, adding manga-only characters to the character section, it could easily become confusing to someone who is not familiar with both the anime and manga. It's also inconsistent with the format of the section under settings where location, glossary and (of course) episodes are all anime-specific. Then you may open up the can of worms where people start adding manga-only items to location, glossary, etc. If you say well why does any of this matter? It's because there are always discrepancies between "canon anime," "canon manga," and "spin-off manga," that are viewed as different level of authority by fans and it's important to them to know the distinction. Anytime those lines start getting blurred, you'll get a host of questions and arguments that could have been avoided by knowing that X came from this source and Y came from this other source, and OK the first source is canon and the second one isn't. Speaking from the painful experience of seeing this happen many times before with other franchises--well, it's always good to keep source material as clear as possible. <br />
:::One final comment: It only takes one or two dedicated fans to update the wiki on a manga volume and it seems Kazumi has those fans. I don't see why people are concerned it'll get neglected. Even if Kazumi updates are delayed because of Oriko's premiere, that would only be reflecting the fanbase interests and the wiki doing what it's suppose to: providing the info that's most interesting and timely to the fanbase. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 15:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::Okay, I get your point better now, and it makes sense indeed. We just have to be careful to link the pages properly to give the "Manga" part of the wiki the attention it desserves, and to carefully state what should go where. The easiest way to do so would probably be to use a new namespace, "Manga:", for all those pages, right? <br>Also, another advantage I see in your way of separating things is that character pages (as well as others) won't grow any bigger that way. If we merge both the anime and manga info into one page, then it'd grow into a wall of text even bigger than it is now. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 15:29, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::In all seriousness, have you ever seen any wiki related to some fictional work to have many pages about the same character for different media he/she appears in? The only example I am aware of is Asuka from Evangelion on the [http://wiki.evageeks.org EvaGeeks wiki]. Since her name and biography is quite different in the Rebuild movies, they chose to just mention her Rebuild version briefly in the main article ([http://wiki.evageeks.org/Asuka_Langley_Soryu Asuka Langley Soryu]) and make a separate article for the Rebuild character ([http://wiki.evageeks.org/Asuka_Shikinami_Langley Asuka Shikinami Langley]).<br />
:::::But look at [http://wiki.evageeks.org/Shinji_Ikari the page about Shinji]. There are several paragraphs about him in the original series and The End of Eva (treated jointly), and then subsections "in the manga", "in other Eva-base manga", "in Rebuild of Eva". They have no speculah section, but a trivia section titled "Notes", so it kind of evens out ;)<br />
:::::Anyway, the Madoka manga does not really differ ''that'' much from the anime. Even though I kind of outdid myself [[Manga differences|spotting almost every single difference]], most of them are fairly insignificant in terms of character development. Knowing the exact wording of Mami's wish or not? Sayaka killing the men on the train or not? Charlotte looking different in her caterpillar form? Kyubey having facial expression or not? Do they really justify making separate pages for anime and manga versions of every single character? I don't think so.<br />
:::::The only appearance of Madoka character in Kazumi is Kyubey's cameo and Madoka's silhouette as an illustration of a Puella Magi, which are totally insignificant for anything other than noting it. I don't think we'll ever see other anime characters in Kazumi, since it takes place in a different city. And Kazumi isn't in conflict with anime canon in terms of "the laws of the universe".<br />
:::::Oriko will be a different beast, because many of Madoka's main characters are also Oriko's main characters. But even if it will be in direct conflict with the anime canon, I vote for just having an "In other media" section, and then subsections "In ''Madoka'' manga", "In ''Oriko'' manga" etc. We don't have two separate Madokas (or Mamis, Homuras, Kyoukos, Kyubeys), it's the same character. And having many timelines doesn't change it (can you seriously imagine having separate page for eg. Keiichi from Higurashi for every arc?). --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 16:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::::So in the end it all comes down to how much difference there is between sources. If existing characters start changing a lot in one of the series, then they may need a separate page, but not if it's just minor changes/no changes at all, where a single section would be enough ... (note that there isn't much difference between both solution if the pages are linked proprely)<br>Anyway, I have to admit I don't follow any of the manga series, so I'll leave the debate to you guys. Just one last suggestion: why don't we do as usual, i.e. solving problems when they're here? We could just add stuff to the existing pages for now, and start thinking of another organization if it gets too messy in the future right? None of the pages look like they'd need a refactoring in the near future to me, and we still barely know anything about Kazumi/Oriko Magica so it's a bit hard to anticipate at this rate ... --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 16:36, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Yeah, sorry, I saw this discussion as a future direction, e.g. after Oriko and Kazumi's new volumes are out. Right now even the manga pages aren't even half as long as say, Homura's character page. So they're fine as one-pagers at the moment.<br />
::::::Hm, I think you're misunderstanding in thinking there'd be a "Manga Homura" page versus "Anime Homura" page. What I'm proposing is a "Manga Character page" for each manga so for instance, Kazumi would have a page listing all its characters. Madoka and Oriko's manga would provide for anime characters: a blurb description, a link to the anime-specific characters page, then list things unique to that manga. Then for Oriko it would list all the manga-specific characters like the three new girls, witches, etc. This to me is far clearer and easier for users than adding all the manga-only characters in Oriko and Kazumi to the already long list of characters, and then add more sections to the already lengthy anime character pages. I hear you about the wikis with the Eva examples and that makes sense when you normally have brief, general summaries that you can put together where there's consensus, and easily see where there's major differences from different sources. I personally prefer that format for character pages and I'd be for it if things were rolled up in summary format. But I see Madoka's wiki is different with very detailed levels of information for well, everything (like the summary paragraphs of all the manga vs. anime differences...that's not something you normally see on a wiki), and people seemed inclined in only adding and not trimming things back. When things are that detailed, it makes sense to separate out pages to reduce length and confusion. Madoka's manga doesn't have much but if people show as much interest in detailing things for Oriko, those character pages can really get out-of-hand. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 16:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::::OK, I think I see your point now, and it seems we don't really differ much, if at all ;) --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 18:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::::::<s>Full-blown discussion engaged. Just as keikaku.</s><br>Don't mind me addressing initial ponderings, I was away all day. First, of course a proper separation is needed. I never in any way doubted that. The issue was "how", not "if", and you handled better than I would have. So, two main lines of thought, so far: a strong separation between anime and manga stuff, or a higher level of interaction, while asserting their differences. I must go with the last one. Character pages for ''at least'' the major manga characters (well... it's not like Madoka follows that rule), "In other media" sections for anime ones, and a "manga characters" section at the Characters page.<br>But I do absolutely agree that the differences in canon must be properly stated. Maybe some sort of header on both saying: <br><br>(NOTE: It is unclear how canonical the events of the manga editions are towards the anime. Use caution.)<br><br>Or something of the kind (shorter, of course). <br>As for things getting out of hand... that's what were here for, no? Although I do not believe things will go down that road. If they didn't with the anime (or rather: they did, but we rode through the storm), I find it hard to believe it will happen with Oriko, no matter the popularity. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 23:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Here's a suggestion. Stop me if I'm wrong. Character pages, IMO, should be divided like this: <br />
*Brief Summary, First Appearance <br />
*Personality (Brief Overview) <br />
*History (backstory+role in the anime; this section would clearly point out that a character is NOT from the anime in the case of manga characters) <br />
*In the Manga (information may not be canon; use section to give an overview of what they do in each manga series, if applicable; for example, this would be a good place to note things like 'in the manga, <so and so forth>'s weapon is slightly different' or 'in the manga, <so and so forth> actually kills <unimportant characters on a train>')<br />
*Powers, Weapons & Abilities <br />
*Trivia <br />
*Gallery<br />
*Link to Speculah Page<br />
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As it is right now, I won't lie, character pages look like shit. They're full of weird speculah, people have a tendency to use the various fields as mini-forums for discussion (instead of the talk pages), the official info sections are basically heaps of stuff, and the pages are NOT easy to read. Compare this to any other established wiki with dedicated character pages and... yeah, this is definitely a weird way to do it. More to the point: people need to stop using the character pages as discussion forums. They need to use the talk pages for that. If I'm wrong, then I guess it's no use hanging around and offering contributions now and again; I must have some odd, incompatible way of thinking for the people on this wiki.<br />
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:Well I agree to the rest we should make a character page. However we don't had much official images of the characters from Kazumi. Like separating the character tablet of Madoka and Kazumi. -[[User:Dandan550|Dandan550]] 07:20, 6 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::I agree that the character pages need a cleanup, and actually, [[Wishlist|it's in the wishlist]]. I also agree that the speculah section should be a little more formal, and not "I think this ... I disagree with him ...". I don't see a problem with people adding sub-points to a point of speculah, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tsundere/Anime tvtropes-like], but we should just be careful not to turn it into a talkpage (i.e. we should avoid personal opinion and prefer neutral speech for instance).<br>As for the speculah section, if they're written correctly (and maybe cleaned up, like Homura's page), I don't see a reason to move them to another page. Since you're talking about other established wiki, just look at [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo the Touhou wiki] for instance: there is also a part of speculah on the characters pages, even though it's far smaller than here (I don't think that delirium about Yukari's name is canon, but I may be mistaken).<br>So yeah in conclusion I agree with you, except that I'd leave the speculah on the page if I were you. Also, I'm nitpicking here but I'm not sure "weapons and abilities" need a section on its own. What is there to write, except "Madoka uses a bow and has the ability to throw random stuff when things go downhill"? There's also [[Weapons|a page]] detailing what the weapons are, and so on.<br><br>tl;dr I agree with your way of doing things, with some minor changes. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 08:59, 6 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::'Powers, abilities, etc' could link to the magic/magic speculah/weapon pages for more indepth outlooks. But for example, such a section on Homura's page would list out her shield, how it works (hourglass/one month), the timestopping, etc. The alternative would be to start including manga characters' stuff on those pages, which... risks making them swell and swell.<br />
:Thinking about this again, I'm starting to think we may want to make character pages for ''all'' of the characters, not just the major ones. Whether or not they are "significant", they are still part of the franchise, and the wiki should keep organization even if it means making an article for a character nobody cares about. At least, even a supporting character in, say, ''Kazumi'' would be more important than, say, the Hospital Staff in ''Madoka''. <small>[[User:Aster Selene|Only dead fish]] [[User talk:Aster Selene|go with the flow.]]</small> 06:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::I agree. I wasn't sure what the reaction would be, so I just put everything about them in the [[Pleiades Saints]] page. There is just one problem: with the small amount of info we have so far, it'll be impossible to use the new character page setup. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 13:42, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::It might be a good idea to just keep them to the [[Pleiades Saints]] page until we get more information, and then give them personal character pages. [[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 19:48, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Just wanted to verify if I'm understanding the new proposed structure correctly, regarding the structure of the character breakdown.<br />
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Setting - All Anime specific<br />
*Characters - 1) Character Summary Table[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Characters] -> 1.5) Individual Characters pages, now added manga sections ex: [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Homura_Akemi]<br />
*Locations<br />
*Glossary<br />
*Episodes<br />
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Manga - Manga specific<br />
*Madoka - 1) Chapters subpage<br />
*Kazumi - 1) Chapters subpage, 2) Manga-specific Characters Summary table -> 2.5) Individual Characters pages <br />
*Oriko - 1) Chapters subpage, 2) Manga-specific Characters Summary table -> 2.5) Individual Characters pages<br />
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Is this correct? --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 08:34, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:A lot of wikis (like the Haruhi Wiki, which I'm currently managing) have two character formats, one for major characters with a format with lots of detailed information, and one for characters we don't know much about and thus have a much more condensed format. Compare [http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Kyon this] (major character) and [http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Sasaki this] (minor character). Obviously this wiki would have a more organized format, but you get what I mean. <small>[[User:Aster Selene|Only dead fish]] [[User talk:Aster Selene|go with the flow.]]</small> 19:02, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:Hmmm We should also update this page http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Characters you know? As I said earlier, we should make another branch of it. Well I hadn't trying it so... -[[User:Dandan550|Dandan550]] 09:30, 9 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Spoiler tags ==<br />
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I'm posting this in the Kazumi Magica talkpage, but it is not limited to Kazumi, but rather to the whole wiki. Kazumi Magica page can act as an example, and also helps me bring attention, since much of the wiki work now revolves around it ;)<br />
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Anyway - I feel the {{spoiler|inline spoiler tag}} is quite overused. I am using ir myself, following the common practice, but I somehow feel this is wrong. I even have a feeling that the inline spoiler tag is not well suited for the structure and character of this wiki. It works quite well on TVtropes, which has a more constant structure of pages, but... have you ever seen something like that on any other wiki? (what's more, our inline spoiler tag being black makes it less visually neat than TVtropes' white tag)<br />
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The idea is noble, but it leads to some weird situations. Here on Kazumi Magica page, having "Pleiades Saints" header spoilered, or even entire Chapter 4 summary doesn't look like it is what we've wanted...<br />
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I was talking about other established wikis above. The [http://wiki.evageeks.org/ EvaGeeks wiki] has only a spoiler warning box, and even more - uses it just for "recent media" (eg. the Rebuild movies). [http://starwars.wikia.com/ Wookiepedia] doesn't seem to have a spoiler tag ''at all'' (likely due to a line of thought that a wiki of some fictional work is primarily for people familiar with said work - it actually makes sense to me). [http://soranowoto.wikia.com/ So Ra No Wo To wiki], which may have been some kind of inspiration for ours (SRNWT being the original ''speculah'' anime) also only has a spoiler box... and doesn't use it anywhere. Spoiler boxes are also only kind of spoiler tags found on [http://en.touhouwiki.net/ Touhou Wiki] mentioned above and. Wikipedia actually got rid of ''all'' spoiler tags they once had.<br />
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tl;dr - I propose on cleaning the wiki of most (or even all) usage of {{spoiler|inline spoiler tag}} and strongly discouraging its use in new content (or even deleting it altogether). --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 09:13, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
: As the one who used Spoiler tags on this page, I'm personally following a "Avoid spoiling major events of the previous two chapters" rule for Kazumi just in case no-one has seen it yet. Once Chapter 5 comes out I'd remove the Pleiades Saint spoilers, for example. --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 10:17, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::Actually, it's possible to put a reference in the spoiler box. It only works with the anime episodes right now, but I'll edit it so that it accepts manga chapters too. Anyway, nothing refrains you of adding a spoiler box at the top of the section/page, which explains what is spoilered. See [[Template:Spoilers]] (subject to change in the following minutes/hours). --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 10:23, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, I started a discussion going in the same direction on [[Talk:Episode_12#Spoilers|the ep12 talkpage]], which is basically a black page at the moment. I agree with you in that spoilerish paragraphs should be tagged with a box, not with the inline tag. As its name states, the inline tag was at first meant for ... inline spoilers, i.e. words or parts of a sentence that could be spoilerish, and difficult to tag otherwise. Using them for a whole paragraph, or for headers, is just wrong usage. I wouldn't go as far as completely removing this tag, but we sure need clear guidelines regarding its usage.<br>On the aesthetic part, I can try making it white if you find it less visually aggressive (the [[Episode 12]] page isn't really visually pleasant at the moment, I agree). Problem with the white spoiler tag is the opposite as the black one: you miss one more easily. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 10:21, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::Changed the spoiler tags to something TVtropes-like, i.e. white with gray bottom border. Tell me what you think about it. (I didn't find how to hide the links though, "a" and "a:visited" don't seem to work for some reason ...) --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 11:27, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Links weren't hidden in the black version, either (though they were barely visible as dark blue on black). For the links, it works when you'll use <code>.inline-spoilers, .inline-spoilers a { color: white !important; } .inline-spoilers:hover { color: black !important; }</code>. However, then the tags won't get un-spoilered on hover, so you'll have to add something like <code>.inline-spoilers:hover a { color: #0645ad !important; }</code> and so on for other link classes (<code>a.stub</code>, <code>a.new</code> and also the visited and active versions, if you care), which is kind of ugly as per design robustness, but... works ;)<br />As for the aesthetics of the white version, it looks great, at least for my tastes :) --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 21:02, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Should We Add Kyubey?==<br />
It seems like he is starting to appear more and more in the manga, specially during that critical moment. I suspect Kyubey is plotting something nasty. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 21:59, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:I am adding Kyubey. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 22:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Witches Page==<br />
Have we thought anything regarding the Witches pages? Should those pages be disambiguating or should it contain some spoilers just so is still informative?... --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 19:00, 30 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
: We should make pages for the Kazumi Witches, but it should be split into two sections, for pseudo-witches and regular Witches. -- [[User: SPDUDE48|SPDUDE48]] 17:10, 31 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Kazumi Vol.1 Changes and Additions!==<br />
Tvtroper Ace Of Scarabs [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12943821940A52797100&page=599#14953 has uploaded a few changed and added pages from Kazumi vol.1]. Thanks Ace Of Scarabs! --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 17:35, 5 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Kazumi Vol.2==<br />
Might as well ask: Anyone hear anything about this? --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 20:24, 13 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
:[http://blog.min.chu.jp/?eid=1243531#sequel Source 1], [http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51296797.html Source 2], [http://i.imgur.com/cup43.jpg Pic 1], [http://i.imgur.com/KMEvF.jpg Pic 2], [http://i.imgur.com/hoCQX.jpg Pic 3] --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 21:07, 13 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: You are awesome, thank you. -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 21:30, 13 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
::: Pic 1 give me lols. Also has anyone has the sketches in the update Volume 2? -[[User:Dandan550|Dandan550]] 02:38, 29 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Vol 2 Short Story?==<br />
So, looking at Hiramatsu's blog, google translate is telling me there was a special edition that had an extra short story sold with volume 2. Anyones have details? [http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/article/20/0011/07/97/200011079784.html Source 1] and [http://hirama1002.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-214.html source 2]. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 06:09, 22 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
:"Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Special Edition ~ A Dream-Filled Spoon". A 2-page short story on the reverse side of [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Kazumi_bonus.jpg this] extra art, included with volume 2 when purchased from Toranoana. The story is about Yuuri and Airi's life two years prior to Yuuri's contract. [[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 00:04, 23 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
::Oh, that sounds really interesting (and sad, too). Thank you! I hope somebody has either a summary or a scan of it somewhere online. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 00:39, 23 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:::I found a short summary of it. It's from a [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/869 series] [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/870 of] [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/871 2ch] [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/872 posts], so they (and my translation of them) might not be entirely reliable or accurate.<br />
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:::*The first part of the story is how Yuuri and Airi met. Yuuri cooked a big meal for her whole class, but one of the students complained of food poisoning afterward. Yuuri started staying home from school in shock, until Airi visited her and helped prove that the student was trying to frame Yuuri.<br />
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:::*The second part is two years later, after Airi fell ill. Yuuri is attacked by a witch and saved by [[Kazumi|a magical girl with a black hat and cape]]. She asks the girl to cure Airi, but she advises Yuuri to make a contract herself. And then she does, of course.<br />
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:::*Also, Yuuri's titular spoon is a souvenir from her appearance on a cooking show hosted by [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c005/17.html Slice Akiyama]. I think.<br />
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:::*...also, according to [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1321589325/397 this post], the Incubator accompanying the black magical girl is Kyuubey. You'd think it would be Juubey, but for some reason it's not?<br />
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:::[[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 01:36, 13 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::: Oh, wow, that is really really interesting. Thank you very much for the summary translations! I'll start adding this information to the relevant pages. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 01:41, 13 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::Chapter 11 of Kazumi implies that the Juubey we see in flashbacks is actually Kyuubey. That's probably why Kyubey is there. --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 01:45, 13 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Post-Chapter 13 revisions==<br />
So, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12943821940A52797100&page=864#21591 spoilers are out], and it looks like Kazumi's page in going to have to be revamped quite a bit with this new information, as well as adding a lot to Saki and Satomi's character pages, as well as updating and changing things on the Pleiades Saints page (and the other Pleiades members' pages, though less so). We're going to be busy when the full translation comes out. <br />
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Also, congrats to those fans who guessed that major reveal back in the early stages of the series. It's like predicting Homura being a time traveler by episode one all over again. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 08:29, 26 January 2012 (UTC)<br />
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So they revealed she is the 13th clone in the 13th chapter, I dont think that was coincidental. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 10:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
:/a/non scans even wrote in their script that "Kazumi" can be read as 13, though I personally don't see how. --[[User:KFYatek|kFYatek]] 11:03, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
::When I try to input 'kazumi' with Japanese IM, I found one of the candidates is '一三'(13). That might be why there is such a suspect. [[User:Yorkwoo|Yorkwoo]] 11:57, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
:::Aaah, I get it now, so "kazu" is a popular nanori for 一. It's rather "one-three" than "thirteen", but still, very clever. --[[User:KFYatek|kFYatek]] 14:56, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
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==Chapter 15 title==<br />
According to [http://hirama1002.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-237.html Hiramatsu's blog], the tentative title of Chapter 15 is "ポチョムサン" (pochomusan). Does anybody know what that could mean? The only thing I found from a Google search is that it's one character away from "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin Potemkin]". --[[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 00:38, 10 March 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Implied end coming soon? ==<br />
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I have the idea that this series is coming to an end soon. It is parallelling lots of things from the end of Madoka Magica. For example, Kazumi now knows the truth and has the maturity to understand it, Her friends are trying to protect her at the cost of making things worst for Kazumi (especially Saki, who reminds me somehow of Homura. Even [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Production_note_Homura_design.jpg one of Homura´s pre design clothes resembles Saki´s Puella Magi outfit]), Kazumi has an emotional goodbye with the adult she was attached to and now she is going to face the problem, much in the same fashion Madoka did. What do you think? [[User:Sayaka-Miki|Sayaka-Miki]] 19:02, 27 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
:As I was reading the summary, this is EXACTLY what came to my mind. I feel like the standoff between Kazumi and the Pleiades will be the big finisher. There will probably be several more revelations tied into the story, too. --[[User:Silvermoon424|Silvermoon424]] 22:04, 27 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
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==SPECULAH: Relation between Kazumi Magica and the Zodiac==<br />
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I noticed something major, besides the apparent proximity of Taurus and Gemini to the Pleiades cluster there is a major patter you get from putting every magical girl/witch in chronological order of contribution to the story.<br />
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===Mami Tomoe/Candeloro - Capricorn===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
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:• Practical and prudent (Get's the job done)<br />
:• Ambitious and disciplined (Kick ass senpai)<br />
:• Patient and careful (We all know what happens when she loses it)<br />
:• Humorous and reserved (She is so cute yet she can't connect)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
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:• Pessimistic and fatalistic (Depressive much?)<br />
:• Miserly and grudging (No seriously?)<br />
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Capricorn Likes: hot, simple food, antiques, history, duties and responsibilities (Magica girl and mentor to the point of insanity), not being pressured by others, having plenty of unconditional love (Invitation with no exit), lots of personal privacy (Awesome appartment), new books, and expensive gemstones (Flashy as an angel Mami-san).<br />
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Capricorn Dislikes: untidiness and disorder of all kinds, being teased (Damn, Tiro Finale it's not funny Kyoko!), surprises (Sup Charlotte?), new ideas (Magical girl are witches my ass!), loneliness (OH YEAH!), being made to feel useless or incompetent (Relying to much on Kaname-san makes me witch out), and being embarrassed in public.<br />
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===Kyoko Sakura/Ophelia - Aquarius===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
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:• Friendly and humanitarian (True self)<br />
:• Honest and loyal (Same as above)<br />
:• Original and inventive (Cool and funny)<br />
:• Independent and intellectual (Independent is an understatement)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
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:• Intractable and contrary (Sour armor to boot)<br />
:• Perverse and unpredictable (Kyoko is plain crazy)<br />
:• Unemotional and detached (Abandonment)<br />
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Aquarius Likes: fame and recognition (I am awesome biatch!), personal privacy (Nothing I do is of your business), rainbows, dreams, magic, change for its own sake, eccentricity, surprises, and living within their means despite the many temptations which constantly surround them every waking moment (Oh, come on! Those last are her true self with a nail in the head).<br />
<br />
Aquarius Dislikes: emotion and intimacy (Everyone I love dies), people who show off (Especially Sayaka), being taken for granted (Fought Sayaka and Homura), being pinned down, violence and fighting (Inverted for sour armor but straight for true self), and senseless or purposeless extravagance of any sort (SAYAKA!!!). (Also, let's not forget she drowned in death)<br />
<br />
===Hungrige Pumpe - Pisces===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Imaginative and sensitive <br />
:• Compassionate and kind <br />
:• Selfless and unworldly (Is there a self on a colony of jellyfish?) <br />
:• Intuitive and sympathetic<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Escapist and idealistic (Breaks into familiars and regenerates like a balloon)<br />
:• Secretive and vague (Ancient sea) <br />
:• Weak-willed and easily led (I am a bunch of people)<br />
<br />
Pisces Likes: foods of all kinds, romantic places, sunsets over the sea, waterfalls, ponds, poetry, people, mystical settings, candles, incense, freedom to drift along from moment to moment, and their own uninterrupted personal privacy (Her freaking entire barrier was basically that).<br />
<br />
Pisces Dislikes: bright, noisy, crowded, popular places and dirty, ugly, garish objects, and the wrong people (Meddling Pleiades and the Incubator blasted everything).<br />
<br />
===Yuuri Asuka/Arzt Kochen - Aries===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Adventurous and energetic (I will save you Airi)<br />
:• Pioneering and courageous (Hit the contract button)<br />
:• Enthusiastic and confident (Tried to save sick people with magic until death)<br />
:• Dynamic and quick-witted (Cooking genius)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Selfish and Quick-tempered (Come at me Kyoko!)<br />
:• Foolhardy and daredevil (Blew her Soul Gem due to overuse)<br />
:• Impulsive and impatient (^^Bring it on red-haired bitch!)<br />
<br />
Aries Likes: action, challenge, spontaneity, championing causes (Save people to death) and coming in first.<br />
<br />
Aries Dislikes: waiting, tyranny, failure (Nobody can survive her surgery), lack of opposition and the advice of others . <br />
<br />
===Airi Anri/Nie Blühen Herzen - Taurus===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Patient and reliable<br />
:• Warmhearted and loving<br />
:• Persistent and determined (Never gonna give you up Asuka)<br />
:• Placid and security loving (Gay for Asuka to the core) <br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Jealous and possessive (Psycho lesbian much?)<br />
:• Resentful and inflexible (No shit Sherlock)<br />
:• Self-indulgent and greedy (Loved sweets, Asuka and would plow down everything to get her pleasure)<br />
<br />
Taurus Likes: permanency, stability, luxury, comfort, pleasure and good food (A lot!).<br />
<br />
Taurus Dislikes: disruption, being rushed, being indoors, being pushed too hard and any break in routine. <br />
<br />
===Ayase/Ruka Souju - Gemini===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Adaptable and versatile (Ice/Fire magic)<br />
:• Communicative and witty (Talks like crazy)<br />
:• Intellectual and eloquent<br />
:• Youthful and lively (Soul Gem addict)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Nervous and tense<br />
:• Superficial and inconsistent (Ax crazy with bipolar disorder/two people on the same body)<br />
:• Cunning and inquisitive (Wants to steal more Soul Gems)<br />
<br />
Gemini Likes: talking, novelty, variety, anything unusual and working on multiple projects (fought two enemies at once) at the same time.<br />
<br />
Gemini Dislikes: being alone, being in a rut, mental inaction, conventional learning and feeling tied down.<br />
<br />
===Nico Kanna/Weiße Königin - Cancer===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Emotional and loving<br />
:• Intuitive and imaginative (She made magitek gadjets)<br />
:• Shrewd and cautious (Never told her wish)<br />
:• Protective and sympathetic (Fought and protected Kazumi)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Changeable and moody<br />
:• Overemotional and touchy<br />
:• Clinging and unable to let go (Guilty as a curse)<br />
<br />
Cancer Likes: hobbies, romance, children, parties, home and country (Shoot people in USA).<br />
<br />
Cancer Dislikes: failure, opposition (Can't stand being judged and destroy's everyone on sight), aggravating situations, being told what to do and being given advice...whether good or bad.<br />
<br />
===Satomi Usagi/????? - Leo===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
:• Generous and warmhearted (Wants to take care of all poor animals)<br />
:• Creative and enthusiastic (Miss sunshine)<br />
:• Broad-minded and expansive<br />
:• Faithful and loving (Sickening sweet when on a good mood)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
:• Pompous and patronizing (Glomps things on a marshmallow hell)<br />
:• Bossy and interfering (Mind control magic and off rails much?)<br />
:• Dogmatic and intolerant (Kazumi is a dirty witch who must die!)<br />
<br />
Leo Likes: speculative ventures, lavish living, rich food, children, drama, pageantry and grandeur.<br />
<br />
Leo Dislikes:doing anything safely, day-to-day living, small-minded people, penny-pinching and mean spiritedness.<br />
<br />
===Mirai Wakaba - Virgo===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Modest and shy (Before entering the Pleiades)<br />
:• Meticulous and reliable (Made hundreds of handcrafted teddy bears)<br />
:• Practical and diligent <br />
:• Intelligent and analytical <br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Fussy and a worrier (It's all over her corner of the platonic love triangle)<br />
:• Overcritical and harsh (YOU HURT MY SAKI!!!)<br />
:• Perfectionist and conservative<br />
<br />
Virgo Likes: lists, hygiene, order, detail, precision, wholesomeness, health foods and perfection (even in minutiae).<br />
<br />
Virgo Dislikes: squalor, uncertainty, health hazards, sloppy workers and anything deemed to be sordid (Thinks of Kazumi as a witch in human clothing). (Also, she got chomped before turning into a witch and died pure)<br />
<br />
===Saki Asami/????? - Libra===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Diplomatic and urbane (Leadership traits)<br />
:• Romantic and charming (Marriage proposals and lilys of the valley much?)<br />
:• Easygoing and sociable (Leadership traits)<br />
:• Idealistic and peaceable (Leadership traits)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Indecisive and changeable (Can't kill the clones of my beloved)<br />
:• Gullible and easily influenced (Got mind controlled)<br />
:• Flirtatious and self-indulgent (I love my Michiru, Kazumi's suffering nonwithstanding)<br />
<br />
Libra Likes: gentleness, sharing, conviviality and the "finer" things of life.<br />
<br />
Libra Dislikes: injustice, violence, brutishness, disharmony (Team leader hugs!), quarrels (Get away from Kazumi) and bad manners.<br />
<br />
===Kanna Hijiri - Scorpio===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Determined and forceful (And how!)<br />
:• Emotional and intuitive (I am not real? F*CK REAL PEOPLE!)<br />
:• Powerful and passionate (Lot's of haxor abilities)<br />
:• Exciting and magnetic (Prone to epicness)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Jealous and resentful (I am not a real person and will kill humanity to be one!)<br />
:• Compulsive and obsessive (That is also an understatement)<br />
:• Secretive and obstinate (Trolled everyone behind the shadows)<br />
<br />
Scorpio Likes: strenuous activity, the unraveling of mysteries, winning at any cost (Destruction of humanity much?), being acknowledged the undisputed champion of anything (Will be real when all else dies), and the comfort of their own homes (Her good life was a lie).<br />
<br />
Scorpio Dislikes:being analyzed, being asked personal questions, new acquaintance, and having to trust a stranger with anything that they consider important enough to keep secure.<br />
<br />
===Conclusion===<br />
This leaves us with two signs left, Ophiuchus and Sagittarius.<br />
<br />
I think that those will be respectively Kazumi and Madoka meaning that this series will be revealed as a prequel of sorts.<br />
<br />
==Kazumi Ending==<br />
According to [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magazine/forward/ the official magazine website], Kazumi will be ending with this issue. (I think. It might be the next issue, because I'm using Google Transalte to figure out what it means.) --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 18:04, 24 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
:I think it's the next issue. The box at the bottom seems to mention what to expect in the issue appearing in November. --[[User:Knon|Knon]] 18:30, 24 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
<br />
What is {{Spoiler|White Kazumi}}? I saw it on a 4chan mentioned and apparently is something similar to Ultimate Madoka.<br />
--[[User:Sayaka-Miki|Sayaka-Miki]] 04:33, 28 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
:In chapter 22, {{Spoiler|Kazumi makes a second wish (to become a real human), as herself and not as Michiru, owing to the fact that they're different people from each other. Her outfit after the new wish is a white gown.}} A Pixiv user drew it [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=31036455 here], also. --[[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 05:11, 28 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
:Official chapter art is also out, [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Kazumi_Chapter_22_MAJOR_Spoilers.jpg here] and [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Chapter_22_spoiler_kazumi.jpg here]. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 23:09, 30 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
<br />
Well, seems that this is the genuine ending of the series. Anyone has spoilers? I saw in a 4chan that the ending is dissapointing --[[User:Sayaka-Miki|Sayaka-Miki]] 15:40, 1 December 2012 (UTC)</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Grief_Seeds&diff=48667
Grief Seeds
2012-11-20T20:14:35Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Kazumi Magica, chapter 19 */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Soul gem grief seed sketch.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
This page lists information and speculation about the grief seeds that appear in each episode of the anime and chapter of the different manga spinoffs.<br />
<br />
==By episode==<br />
<br />
===Episode 2===<br />
[[File:Fanart Soul Gem.jpg|right|150px]]<br />
[[File:Grief_seed.png|300px|Gertrud's Grief Seed.]]<br />
'''[[Gertrud]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed that Mami obtained from Gertrud.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Butterfly<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''':Rose<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': Mami<br />
<br />
===Episode 3===<br />
[[File:Charlotte_grief_large2.jpg|300px|Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall.]]<br />
'''[[Charlotte]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed found embedded in a hospital wall.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Strawberry<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Charlotte's head<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami, Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Unknown<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Charlotte seed.png|Charlotte's grief seed vector.<br />
File:Charlotte_grief_large.jpg|The seed glows as it begins to activate<br />
File:Charlotte_activating.jpg|A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears<br />
File:Mami-gem-vs-charlotte-seed.png|Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Episode 4===<br />
[[File:EllyGS.png|Elly's Grief Seed]]<br />
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Elly's Grief Seed, not originally seen in the episode. It was added in the AT-X rebroadcast.<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Wing<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor<br />
*'''Battles''': Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Unknown<br />
*'''Used by''': Sayaka<br />
<br />
===Episode 6===<br />
[[File:Speculah Elly's seed.jpg|150px|Elly's grief seed speculah]]<br />
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Initially speculated to be [[Elly]]'s grief seed, which was proven true as it was added to the revised Episode 4.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Wing<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor<br />
*'''Battles''': Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyubey<br />
*'''Used by''': Sayaka<br />
<br />
===Episode 8===<br />
[[File:Elsa grief seed.jpg|300px]]<br />
'''[[Elsa Maria]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
After defeating Elsa Maria, Sayaka gives this Grief Seed to Kyoko as repayment for her assistance.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Crown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Blank<br />
*'''Battles''': Sayaka, Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|300px|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.]]<br />
'''The witch of the Netherlands's Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed Homura gives to Sayaka, who refused it. According to [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:PN_60.jpg this] design document, it belongs to the "witch of the Netherlands (オランダの魔女)".<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Tulip<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Windmill<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|300px|Sayaka's soul gem transforming into a grief seed.]]<br />
'''[[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Sayaka's Grief Seed, immediately after exploding.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko in [[Episode 9]]<br />
*'''Possession''': Unknown<br />
*'''Used by''': Unknown<br />
<br />
===Episode 10===<br />
[[File:Fan creation jewelry soul gem grief seed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Fanmade jewelry of a Soul Gem and Grief Seed]]<br />
[[File:Grief Seed from episode 10.PNG|300px|The Grief Seed may be Sayaka's]]<br />
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Sayaka's Grief Seed from the third timeline.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura, Madoka, Mami, Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Madoka<br />
*'''Used by''': Homura<br />
<br />
[[File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|300px]]<br />
'''[[Kriemhild Gretchen]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Madoka's Grief Seed, the cutest Grief Seed ever.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop with ribbons<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Comet<br />
*'''Battles''': none<br />
*'''Possession''': Madoka<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Episode 11===<br />
[[File:Homura grief seed.png|300px]]<br />
'''[[Homura]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Shown in [[Kyubey]]'s speech about how Homura would drown in despair, if she ever lost hope.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Battles''': none<br />
*'''Possession''': none<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Episode 12===<br />
[[File:Soul Gem and Grief Seed Cubic Form.png|250px]] <br />
'''"Grief Seeds" in cubic form taken from "[[:File:Demons.png|Demons]]."'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seeds take a cubic form in [[Episode 12]]. It is not known if they are still called Grief Seeds or if they have a different name (Grief Cubes?).<br />
*'''Emblems''': none<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura, Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Homura<br />
<br />
===Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale===<br />
[[File:Ophelia_grief_seed.jpg]]<br />
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura (presumed)<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable===<br />
[[File:Albertine_grief_seed.png]]<br />
[[Albertine]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Star<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Battles''': Varies<br />
*'''Possession''': Varies<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Gisela_grief_seed.png]]<br />
[[Gisela]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Handlebars<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Grille<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami or Kyouko<br />
*'''Possession''': Mami or Kyouko<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Izabel_grief_seed.png]]<br />
[[Izabel]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Trophy<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Archway<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Patricia_grief_seed.PNG]]<br />
[[Patricia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Cherry blossom<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spider eyes<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami, Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Mami, Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Candeloro grief seed.png]]<br />
[[Candeloro]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Battles''': Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Ophelia grief seed PSP.png]]<br />
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Walpurgisnacht_grief_seed.PNG]]<br />
[[Walpurgis Night]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Gear<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Gear<br />
*'''Battles''': Varies<br />
*'''Possession''': Varies<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
===Oriko Magica, chapter 1===<br />
[[File:Flower_witch_grief_seed.JPG|250px]] <br />
'''The witch of flowers' Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Presumably the Grief Seed of the flower witch that attacked [[Yuma]].<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Oriko Magica, chapter 2===<br />
[[File:Cecil_grief_seed.JPG|250px]]<br />
'''[[Cecil]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed of the Taste Witch that [[Kyoko]] battled.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Rosary<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Cherry petals<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Oriko Magica, chapter 5===<br />
[[File:Kirika_grief_seed.JPG|200px]]<br />
'''[[Margot]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The outline of [[Kirika]]'s Grief Seed, visible within her Soul Gem prior to becoming a witch.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko, Mami, Yuma, Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': none<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, Chapter 4===<br />
[[File:PrologueGriefSeed.png|150px]]<br />
'''[[Prologue]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The bookmobile witch's Grief Seed, given to [[Jubey]] by the [[Pleiades]].<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Oval<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (compass points?)<br />
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': Jubey<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 5===<br />
[[File:AiriGriefSeed.png|200px]]<br />
'''[[Nie Blühen Herzen]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
"[[Yuuri]]", aka [[Airi]]'s, Grief Seed.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 9===<br />
[[File:KazumiChapter9GriefSeed.png|150px]]<br />
'''[[Nico Kanna]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond/Square<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond/Square<br />
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 15===<br />
[[File:Satomi_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]<br />
'''[[Satomi Usagi]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Bat wing<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Bat wing<br />
*'''Battles''': Kazumi<br />
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 18===<br />
[[File:Chapter_18_grief_seed.png|200px]][[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeed.png|200px]]<br />
'''[[Saki Asami]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley<br />
*'''Battles''': Kanna Hijiri and other witches<br />
*'''Possession''': Umika, Saki and Kazumi<br />
*'''Used by''': Kazumi<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 19===<br />
[[File:KazumiChapter19GriefSeedPart2.png]]<br />
'''The [[Souju]]'s Grief Seeds'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Battles''': Umika and Kaoru<br />
*'''Possession''': No one (presumed)<br />
*'''Used by''': No one (presumed)<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 22===<br />
[[File:MichiruGS.jpg]]<br />
'''[[Michiru]]'s Grief Seed'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Spiral<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral<br />
*'''Battles''': Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': Kazumi<br />
*'''Used by''': Umika and Kaoru<br />
<br />
==Soul Gems==<br />
This is a compilation of every magical girl's soul gems' emblems and their locations. Soul gems come in three forms: the [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Soul_gem.png| gem form], the [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Ep10-09-00.jpg| ring form] (though it is sometimes not a ring, but a hairpin, earring, or other piece of jewelery), and the transformation form, the shape of which is unique to each individual girl and gem.<br />
<br />
Note that soul gem and grief seed are not English translations of Japanese words, but the actual English words spoken in the anime. Therefore, it's possible that it was intentionally chosen, and not merely coincidental, for the initials of grief seed (GS) to be the reverse of soul gem (SG). If so, it would appropriately reflect the role reversal that occurs when magical girls turn into witches.<br />
<br />
===Mami Tomoe===<br />
[[File:MamiGem.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Flower<br />
*'''Location''': Hairpin on right side of head<br />
<br />
===Sayaka Miki===<br />
[[File:SayakaGem.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Musical note<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Musical note<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Musical note<br />
*'''Location''': Navel<br />
<br />
===Homura Akemi===<br />
[[File:Homura soul gem.png|200px]][[File:HomuraSoulGemTransformed.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Diamond<br />
*'''Location''': Left hand<br />
<br />
===Kyoko Sakura===<br />
[[File:KyoukoSoulGemVarious.png|300px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Oval<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Oval<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Upper chest<br />
<br />
===Madoka Kaname===<br />
[[File:MadokaSoulGem.png|300px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Teardrop<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Teardrop<br />
*'''Location''': Upper chest<br />
<br />
===Yuma Chitose===<br />
[[File:YumaSoulGemNeck.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Sphere with cat ears<br />
*'''Location''': Nape of neck<br />
<br />
===Oriko Mikuni===<br />
[[File:OrikoSoulGem.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Upper chest<br />
<br />
===Kirika Kure===<br />
[[File:Oriko_gem.JPG|250px]][[File:Kirika_gem_cropped.JPG|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Ring<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (shield?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Diamond<br />
*'''Location''': Lower back<br />
<br />
===Kazumi===<br />
[[File:J13 23.jpg|200px]]<br />
[[File:Kazumi_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Spiral<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Bell-like earring with spiral patterns<br />
*'''Location''': Ear<br />
<br />
===Kaoru Maki===<br />
[[File:KaoruSoulGem.png]][[File:KaoruTransformedGem.png|100px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (trophy?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (trophy?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Pentagon<br />
*'''Location''': Right thigh<br />
<br />
===Umika Misaki===<br />
[[File:UmikaSoulGem.png]][[File:UmikaTransformedGem.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Pen nib<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Pen nib<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Pen nib<br />
*'''Location''': Forehead<br />
<br />
===Satomi Usagi===<br />
[[File:SatomiSoulGem.png]][[File:MJ13 20.jpg]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (paw?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (paw?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Cat head <br />
*'''Location''': Left side of the chest<br />
<br />
===Mirai Wakaba===<br />
[[File:MiraiWakabaSoulGem.png]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Heart<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Heart<br />
*'''Location''': Neck<br />
<br />
===Nico Kanna===<br />
[[File:Nico_gem.JPG]]<br />
[[File:Nico_gem_neck.JPG|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Hexagon<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Hexagon<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Hexagon<br />
*'''Location''': Nape of neck<br />
<br />
===Saki Asami===<br />
[[File:Saki_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Lily of the valley<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Lily of the valley<br />
*'''Location''': Left hand<br />
<br />
===Yuuri Asuka===<br />
[[File:YuuriAsukaSoulGem.png]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Left shoulder<br />
<br />
==="Yuuri"===<br />
[[File:Airi_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Upper abdomen, below her chest<br />
<br />
===Akane Sumire===<br />
[[File:Akane_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Tassel/Tiara (?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Tassel/Tiara (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Navel<br />
<br />
===Ayase Souju===<br />
[[File:Ayase_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Crescent moon with circle in it<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Circle with crescent moon in it<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Inverted shield (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Left side of chest<br />
<br />
===Luca Souju===<br />
[[File:Luca_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Circle with crescent moon in it<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Crescent moon with circle in it<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Shield (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Right side of chest<br />
<br />
===Michiru Kazusa===<br />
[[File:Michiru Gem.jpg|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Spiral <br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral <br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Bell-like earring with spiral patterns <br />
*'''Location''': Ear<br />
<br />
===Kanna Hijiri===<br />
[[File:Kanna_soul_gem.PNG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Twin hexagons<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Twin hexagons<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Twin hexagons<br />
*'''Location''': Chest, under circular panel on outfit (decoy on back of her neck)<br />
<br />
===Kazumi (after second wish)===<br />
[[File:Chapter_22_spoiler.PNG]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Twin spirals<br />
*'''Location''': Chest<br />
<br />
===Unnamed Tibetan girl===<br />
[[File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h52m48s14.jpg|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Heart<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Heart / inverted spade<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Teardrop (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Below neck, collar<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl from the Savannah===<br />
[[File:SavannahGirlGem.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Shield (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Right arm, above elbow<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl with bear===<br />
[[File:BearGirlGem.png|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Bear head<br />
*'''Location''': Hairpin on upper left side of head<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl in purple===<br />
[[File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h52m05s99.jpg|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Heart<br />
*'''Location''': Center of chest, between the breasts<br />
<br />
===Unnamed Viking girl===<br />
[[File:Vlcsnap-2012-02-15-16h48m52s245.jpg|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Crescent / Horn?<br />
*'''Location''': Forehead<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl in sailor uniform===<br />
[[File:Schoolgirloutfitgem.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
<br />
===Unnamed Afghan girl===<br />
[[File:Screen_shot_2012-02-16_at_8.08.33_PM.jpg|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl on train===<br />
[[File:Screen_shot_2012-02-16_at_8.08.45_PM.jpg|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
<br />
===Queen Himiko===<br />
[[File:Screen_shot_2012-02-16_at_8.08.55_PM.jpg|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Seashell (?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
<br />
==Production Notes==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:PN 29.jpg<br />
File:PN 53.jpg<br />
File:PN 60.jpg<br />
File:PN 61.jpg<br />
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</gallery><br />
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[[Category:Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Unconfirmed theories]]<br />
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==PSP Game==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:All Star Grief Seed.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Candy Straps==<br />
Strap versions of several Soul Gems and Grief Seeds were released for cell phones in Japan. A promo picture can be found at http://www.superhappycashcow.com/pic/2009%20New%20Figure/Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica/Soul%20Gem%20Strap%202/01.jpg. The above Soul Gems (from left to right) are tied to the Magical Girls underneath them. The Grief Seeds are [[Oktavia]]'s, [[Charlotte]]'s, [[Elly]]'s and [[Elsa Maria]]'s. The corrupted Soul Gems are Madoka's and Homura's, as evidenced by their placement, shape and the gem colours.</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=File:MichiruGS.jpg&diff=48666
File:MichiruGS.jpg
2012-11-20T20:14:11Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kazumi_Magica_Witches&diff=48228
Kazumi Magica Witches
2012-11-06T22:42:09Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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<div>{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}<br />
The witches of [[Kazumi Magica]]. They come in two varieties: witches that are the same as the ones that appear in the anime, and "pseudo-witches", which are imitation witches, as the name implies.<br />
<br />
==Pseudo-Witches==<br />
"Pseudo-witches" are a type of witch unique to the Kazumi Magica manga. They are actually human women that are implanted with an imitation [[Grief Seed]] called an "[[Evil Nut]]". When they are defeated, the Evil Nut separates from the woman, much like when a witch drops a Grief Seed. Unlike regular witches, the women return to normal after they are defeated. They appear to lose their memory of the events that occurred while they are under the Evil Nut's influence, similar to those affected by a [[Witch's Kiss]]. {{Spoiler|This is due to Umika Misaki tampering and erasing their memories of the events.}}<br />
<br />
===Preying Mantis Witch===<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
This is an unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 1]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Unknown<br />
|runes = <br />
|japanese_desc = <br />
|english_desc = <br />
|image = File:Card Kazumi Witch 1.png<br />
|type = Pseudo-witch<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapter 1]]<br />
|jatext_extra_styles = extra styling for japanese text<br />
|header_extra_styles = extra styling for header label<br />
}}<br />
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A pseudo-witch that Yuuri created from a policewoman named [[Misako Ishijima]]. It appears in Chapter 1.<br />
<br />
=== Images ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:MantisWitch1.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Cosmetics Witch===<br />
This is an unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 2]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Unknown<br />
|runes = <br />
|japanese_desc = <br />
|english_desc = <br />
|image = File:Card Kazumi Witch 2.png<br />
|type = Pseudo-witch<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapter 2]]<br />
|jatext_extra_styles = extra styling for japanese text<br />
|header_extra_styles = extra styling for header label<br />
}}<br />
<br />
A pseudo-witch that Yuuri created from a cosmetics saleswoman named Kyouka Shida, who protested the sale and use of cheap, unhealthy cosmetics. She attempted to attack a ganguro concert, but was defeated by Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.<br />
<br />
=== Images ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:KazumiCosmeticsWoman.png|The saleswoman in her human form.<br />
File:CosmeticsWitch01.png<br />
File:CosmeticsWitch02.png|The witch form separating from the woman.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Anime-style Witches==<br />
==="Prologue"===<br />
<br />
"Prologue" is a witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 3]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = "Prologue"(?)<br />
|runes = PROLOGUE<br />
|japanese_desc = <br />
|english_desc = <br />
|image = File:Card Kazumi Witch 3.png<br />
|type = Unknown (Bookmobile witch?)<br />
|nature = Unknown<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapter 3]]<br />
|jatext_extra_styles = extra styling for japanese text<br />
|header_extra_styles = extra styling for header label<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===Minions===<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Unknown<br />
|runes =<br />
|image = <br />
|japanese_desc = 魔女の手下。しおり人間。<br />
|english_desc = The witch's minion. Bookmark humans.<br />
|type = Unknown (bookmobile?) witch's minion<br />
|task = Unknown<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapter 3]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
A witch fought by the Pleiades Saints in chapter 3. It captured Umika and Kaoru. The other five Saints tracked it down after discovering that its barrier moved around on the same schedule as the Asunaro Library's bookmobile. Kazumi killed it with a precision strike from outside the barrier after the other Saints signaled her.<br />
<br />
===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
<br />
* This witch was designed as a drawing found in children's picture books, according to Takashi Tensugi.<br />
* "Prologue" may not be the witch's real name - [[File_talk:Callsign_%27Prologue%27.jpg|the translation of the design notes]] refer to the Chapter 3 witch as "Callsign 'Prologue'", suggesting Prologue may be a design nickname.<br />
<br />
=== Images ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:The innocent malice 1 141.jpg|Design notes on Prologue.<br />
File:PrologueWitchUKK.png|Prologue's first encounter with Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.<br />
File:PrologueWitchMaw.JPG|Prologue ripping a hole in itself to attack Kaoru.<br />
File:PrologueWitchHealing.png|Minions sewing up Prologue's wounds.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Nie Blühen Herzen===<br />
<br />
"Nie Blühen Herzen" is the witch form of "[[Yuuri]]" ([[Airi Anri]]), and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 5 and 6]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Nie Blühen Herzen<br />
|runes = NIE BLUHEN HERZEN<br />
|japanese_desc = <br />
|english_desc = <br />
|image = File:Card Kazumi Witch 4.png<br />
|type = Unknown<br />
|nature = Self-denying(?)<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapters 5 and 6]]<br />
|jatext_extra_styles = extra styling for japanese text<br />
|header_extra_styles = extra styling for header label<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===Minions===<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Unknown<br />
|runes =<br />
|image = <br />
|japanese_desc =<br />
|english_desc =<br />
|type = Unknown witch's minion<br />
|task = Unknown<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapters 5 and 6]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Yuuri]]/[[Airi]]'s witch form resembles a giant heart, which [[Yuri_undertones| may have certain implications]]. The rings on Yuuri's weaponry also appear on the witch.<br />
<br />
When Kazumi attempts to turn Yuuri back to a human, it causes Yuuri's body to rise out from the witch, while still being connected to it. She appears to have almost no sense of self left, continuously repeating the last spell she used on Kazumi. Notably, her speech bubbles use the [[Deciphering_the_runes| runic language]]. It was defeated by the [[Pleiades Saints]].<br />
<br />
===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* In volume 2's design notes, the witch is described thusly (by the illustrator, Takashi Tensugi): ''"A wounding heart and a wounded heart. Her defibrillators resemble twintails. Her image is based on sickly Airi, who lingered on and was revived. Her familiars are flower bulbs. Did she think of herself as being rooted to the hospital? Attribute: Self-denial. Weak point: Poison in medicine. Her cries of 'pchh pchh' are the angry pulsing of her blood vessels."''<br />
* Her name was provided by Masaki Hiramatsu, the writer of Kazumi Magica. It means, "never blooming hearts," in German.<br />
** Technically, the correct German name would be "Nie blühende Herzen." It may have been intended as grammatically wrong by Masaki Hiramatsu.<br />
*The witch's thread-like torture of the trapped Pleiades somewhat resembles a description of the black rope hell of Buddhist Purgatory, a place for people who have killed and have stolen from another multiple times.<br />
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=== Images ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Nie_Bluhen_Herzen.jpg | Design notes on Airi's witch.<br />
File:Airiyuuriwitchform.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Arzt Kochen===<br />
<br />
"Arzt Kochen" is the witch form of [[Yuuri Asuka]], and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 5]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Arzt Kochen<br />
|runes = ARZT KOCHEN<br />
|japanese_desc = <br />
|english_desc = <br />
|image = File:Card Kazumi Witch 5.png<br />
|type = Unknown<br />
|nature = Excessively devoted(?)<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapter 5]]<br />
|jatext_extra_styles = extra styling for japanese text<br />
|header_extra_styles = extra styling for header label<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===Minions===<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Unknown<br />
|runes =<br />
|image = <br />
|japanese_desc =<br />
|english_desc =<br />
|type = Unknown witch's minion<br />
|task = Unknown<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapter 5]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Yuuri Asuka]]'s witch form resembles a giant hypodermic needle, similar to her weapon as a magical girl. Giant forks come out of her body, which probably refers to either Yuuri's cooking talents or transforming into a witch during a cooking contest. The forks also contrast with the spoon amulet she carried, acting as a sort of evil counterpart; in fact, when the witch drops Yuuri's amulet, it possesses a dark fork in the handle in the opposite direction of the spoon (which then vanishes as the last part of Yuuri's witch form). It was defeated by the [[Pleiades Saints]].<br />
<br />
===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* In volume 2's design notes, the witch is described thusly (by the illustrator, Takashi Tensugi): ''"After shoving anesthetic into the humans who enter her barrier, she cuts out their injured parts and completely cooks them. However, there are no humans who can endure this surgery. There is nothing that she can save. Her familiars are forks. Attribute: (Excessive) devotion. Weakness: Things that have no need for her. Her cries(?) of 'pssh pssh' are the sound of her syringes and forks."''<br />
* Her name was provided by Masaki Hiramatsu, the writer of Kazumi Magica. It means, "cooking doctor," in German. Literally, it means "Doctor Cooking" in German.<br />
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=== Images ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Arzt_Kochen.jpg | Design notes on Yuuri's witch.<br />
File:Asukayuuriwitchform.png<br />
File:Real Yuuri's barrier.png<br />
File:Real yuuri pendant spoon fork shadow.jpg<br />
File:Arzt_kochen_by_craz1-d50dkud.jpg|Fanart of Artz Kochen.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Weiße Königin===<br />
<br />
"Weiße Königin" is the witch form of [[Nico Kanna]], and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapters 8 and 9]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
<br />
{{Card<br />
|name = Weiße Königin<br />
|runes = WEISSE KONIGIN<br />
|japanese_desc = 弾丸の魔女<br />
|english_desc = The witch of bullets.<br />
|image = File:Kazumi Witch Card 6.png<br />
|type = Bullet witch<br />
|nature = Guilty<br />
|episodes = [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Kazumi chapters 8 and 9]]<br />
|jatext_extra_styles = extra styling for japanese text<br />
|header_extra_styles = extra styling for header label<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The witch form of [[Nico Kanna]]. Its form is that of a shooting gallery dummy, with target circles spiraling outward from its forehead. The forehead has a large hole that extends to the back of the head, like a bullet hole. Its arms are giant blades that are used like scissors, and it has no lower body or legs. It was defeated by [[Mirai Wakaba]].<br />
<br />
===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* In Chapter 7 Nico is reading an article about a Japanese kid shooting people in California. The appearance of the witch suggests some sort of connection.<br />
**This theory was proven correct. {{Spoiler|In Chapter 10, it is revealed that when she was a kid she accidentally killed her friends with a gun and injured herself in the process}}.<br />
* Notably, the Grief Seed for the witch does not have the same emblem as Nico's Soul Gem - Nico's Soul Gem is a hexagon, while the witch's Grief Seed is a diamond.<br />
* Many small shooting-gallery targets, possibly her minions, float around in the witch's barrier.<br />
* In Volume 3's design notes, the witch is described thusly: ''"The witch of bullets, with a guilty nature. Because she feels like she's always being blamed for something, when someone enters her barrier, she eliminates them immediately."''<br />
* The witch is named in Volume 3's design notes. Its name means "White Queen" in German.<br />
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=== Images ===<br />
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center"><br />
File:Chapter 9 runes.jpg|The birth of the witch.<br />
File:Kazumi9WitchBattle01.jpg|Its subsequent defeat.<br />
File:WEISSE_KONIGIN.jpg|Volume 3's design notes.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Hungrige Pumpe===<br />
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"Hungrige Pumpe" is a witch that attacked the Pleiades Saints, and appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 11]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.<br />
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A witch that attacked the Pleiades Saints before they became magical girls. Kazumi met them for the first time while rescuing them from it. It resembles a large eel-like creature with a bonnet-like jellyfish on its head.<br />
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===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* The witch initially appeared as a swarm of familiar-like creatures, which then fused together into a single being, much like [[Mirai Wakaba]]'s ''La Bestia'' attack.<br />
* The eel-like part of the witch deflates and shrivels up when shot by the Pleiades.<br />
** The jellyfish on top then reinflates it like a balloon, possibly as part of a symbiotic relationship.<br />
* Her barrier resembles a beach, with several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii toriis] standing in the water and coral.<br />
* It is vaguely reminiscent of the description of the second witch that appeared in [[Drama CD 3]].<br />
* In Volume 3's design notes, the witch is described thusly: ''"The witch of the ancient sea. Attribute: Hates being lonely. A witch reminiscent of colony-type lifeforms such as coral and jellyfish. It's unclear whether a bunch of familiars join together to form the witch, or if the witch breaks apart into familiar-like things. Because her body is a colony, she cannot be fatally wounded even if parts of her are destroyed. She cannot be destroyed unless the entire colony is wiped out at once. Despite her appearance, she's pretty tenacious."''<br />
* The witch is named in Volume 3's design notes. Its name roughly means "Hungry Pump" in German.<br />
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=== Images ===<br />
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File:chapter 11 witchlings.JPG | The smaller creatures that the witch initially appeared as.<br />
File:chapter 11 witch inflation.JPG | The witch, before and after reinflating itself.<br />
File:chapter 11 witch second form.JPG | Hungrige Pumpe's second form<br />
File:Hungrige_Pumpe%27s_barrier.jpg|Hungrige Pumpe's barrier<br />
File:Hungrige_Pumpe.jpg<br />
File:Big_mouth.jpg<br />
File:HUNGRIGE_PUMPE.jpg|Volume 3's design notes<br />
File:Hungrige_pump_by_craz1-d4zwrf3.jpg<br />
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===Chapter 15 Witch===<br />
An unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 15]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. It is the witch form of Satomi Usagi.<br />
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The witch form of Satomi Usagi. It is vaguely humanoid, with a whistle for a head and a circular cage for a dress. The witch has a smaller, rabbit-like form that hides inside of the outer shell's dress.<br />
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===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* The witch appears to be an animal tamer. Her barrier is decorated with cages and she uses a whip to attack.<br />
* Her familiars are small cats with mouths on their foreheads. They are somewhat reminiscent of [[Jubey]]. Kazumi turns them against the witch and uses them to blow up its outer shell.<br />
* The witch's page in volume 4 says this: ''Witch Satomi. The outline from Hiramatsu-san was "the outer shell is a beastmaster, but the main body is a timid rabbit". Definitely Satomi-like.''<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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File:KazumiVol4 Witch 1 Notes.jpg|Notes from the creators.<br />
File:Chapter 15 witch.png<br />
File:Chapter 15 witch outer part.PNG<br />
File:Chapter 15 witch inner part.PNG<br />
File:Cat familiars.PNG|The familiars turning on the witch.<br />
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===Chapter 18 Witch===<br />
An unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 18]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. It is the witch form of {{Spoiler|Saki Asami}}.<br />
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The witch form of {{Spoiler|Saki Asami}}. {{Spoiler|After hatching, she quickly kills Mirai Wakaba and is incapacitated by Kanna Hijiri [[Kanna Hijiri|[link]]]. It is killed by the other witches in the Freezer while trying to protect Kazumi.}}<br />
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===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* Her barrier contains several raised platforms. {{Spoiler|They are reminiscent of those found in The Freezer [[The Freezer|[link]]], and may be the same platforms after being drawn into the barrier.}} The barrier also contains a meadow, filled with butterflies and flowers.<br />
* The witch's body has a lily of the valley design winding around it, which is symbolic, {{Spoiler|considering she's Saki's witch form.}}<br />
* The witch's page in volume 4 says this: ''Witch {{Spoiler|Saki}}. The outline was "she should look like the Nebra Sky Disk". Her attribute is revealed in the next volume.''<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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File:KazumiVol4 Witch 2 Notes.jpg|Notes from the creators.<br />
File:Chapter 18 witch.png<br />
File:Saki%27s_Grief_Seed.jpg<br />
File:Saki grief seed lily-of-the-valley.jpg<br />
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===Chapter 19 Witch===<br />
An unnamed witch appearing in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|chapter 18]] of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. It is the witch form of {{Spoiler|Ayase and Luca Souju}}.<br />
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The witch form of {{Spoiler|The Souju Sisters}}.<br />
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===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
* Its barrier begins to overtake that of another nearby witch ({{Spoiler|Saki's}}) once the latter dies.<br />
* Giant Soul Gems float around in its barrier, and several structures resemble buildings from {{Spoiler|the amusement park where the Soujus were captured by the Pleiades}}.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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File:KazumiChapter19Witch1.png<br />
File:Souju_witch_barrier.PNG<br />
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==={{Spoiler|Dawn of Hyades}}===<br />
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{{Spoiler|"Dawn of Hyades" is the witch form of Kanna Hijiri, and appears in Chapter 22 of Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.}}<br />
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The witch form of {{Spoiler|Kanna Hijiri. Before transforming, she used her connect-magic in order to absorb all the Gems in the Freezer, turning into a massive witch}} . <br />
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===Trivia and Speculation===<br />
*{{Spoiler|Its form resembles Walpurgis Night}}<br />
**{{Spoiler|Fans suspect that she will later become Walpurgis}} <br />
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=== Images ===<br />
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File:Chapter 22 dawn SPOILER.jpg|<br />
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==One-Shot Witches==<br />
Various witches that make only brief appearances.<br />
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===Chapter 5 Witch===<br />
[[File:chapter 5 poor thing.JPG|150px]]<br />
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A witch (possibly a familiar) that was very briefly seen being killed by Yuuri in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 5]].<br />
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===Chapter 11 Witch 2===<br />
[[File:chapter 11 witch number 2.JPG|150px]]<br />
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A witch (possibly a familiar) that attacked Kazumi before she became a magical girl. It was swiftly killed by [[Mami Tomoe]].<br />
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===Chapter 12 Witch===<br />
[[File:Chapter 12 witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
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A witch (possibly a familiar) that the Pleiades Saints killed in Chapter 12. The witch and the structures in its barrier vaguely resemble cacti.<br />
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===Chapter 16 Witch===<br />
[[File:Remi_Shiina.jpg|150px|Remi battling the witch (visible in the lower-left corner).]]<br />
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An unnamed witch that briefly appears in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 16]], battling late magical girl Remi Shiina. It bears a passing resemblance to [[Rosasharn]], from Oriko Magica, as well as Hungrige Pumpe, and is surrounded by what appear to be slingshots and bags of cookies.<br />
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===Chapter 17 Witch===<br />
[[File:Some kinda blobby witch thing.JPG|150px]]<br />
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A witch that Kazumi kills in a flashback in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 17]].<br />
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===Chapter 19 Witches===<br />
[[File:Kagamimochi_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
[[File:Pillars_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
[[File:Teapot_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
[[File:Feather_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
[[File:Dress_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
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A group of witches that attack Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 19]]. They are killed by Kazumi in Chapter 20. They resemble a flying kagamimochi, several flying pillars, a teapot and teacups, a creature surrounded by bird feathers, and a dress with blood pouring from the neck.<br />
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===Chapter 20 Witch 1===<br />
[[File:Chapter_20_hand_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
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A witch that Umika extracts information from in a flashback in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 20]]. The structures in its barrier somewhat resemble densely-set houses.<br />
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===Chapter 20 Witch 2===<br />
[[File:Chapter_20_flatwoods_witch.PNG|150px]]<br />
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A witch that Michiru is briefly seen battling in a flashback in [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_Titles_and_Summaries|Chapter 20]]. It vaguely resembles the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods_monster Flatwoods monster.]<br />
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==Witches and Grief Seeds, Chapter 21==<br />
In Chapter 21, Kyubey reveals that Witches dont always drop Grief Seeds. He doesnt go into specifics as to why is that.<br />
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[[Category:Witches| Kazumi Magica]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
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2012-11-06T22:40:54Z
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Kazumi_Magica&diff=47926
Talk:Kazumi Magica
2012-10-28T04:33:27Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Kazumi Ending */</p>
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<div>== Names ==<br />
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Is it "Niko" or "Nico"? The scanlations use the latter. -[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 14:23, 7 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Wait. Independent chapters? ==<br />
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I'm seeing Chapters One through Three of Kazumi on Mangafox. Yet the first volume is only coming out in May 12th?<br />
I am kinda nob when it comes to manga... so, does "serialization" means that these chapters are coming out in Kirara Forward each month, before they're packed together and released as a volume? [[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 20:26, 11 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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: Yes. Most manga series are published chapter-by-chapter each week or month in a magazine, with volumes being released whenever a set number of chapters is reached. [[Special:Contributions/64.89.144.100|64.89.144.100]] 20:51, 11 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::In that case, should we add each chapter's release date? [[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 22:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:::I believe a release date along with a summary of the chapters would be in order, with proper spoiler tags of course.<br />
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== Runes? ==<br />
I think there is some runic text in Kazumi chapter 1. Anyone have a translation? - [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 13:23, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:Do you have a scan or something? Might as well try and translate them, I'm pretty bored anyway. Also, we should probably make a page for them then, [[Runes:Kazumi Magica]] or something. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 14:26, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c001/4.html I see them here, but suddenly I'm not sure if they were added there by the scanlators or not.] There ''might'' be some [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c003/5.html here] as well, I'm not sure. - [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 15:08, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Yeah, the first one is obviously added by the scanlator. It reads "scanlated by /a/non for /a/non, raws from [something I couldn't read due to quality]". --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 15:24, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::The mysterious characters on the second one don't look like any recognized runes to me. --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 16:51, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::In case you're talking about "入口は??", that's japanese. I can't make it quite out, but it should say something like "Entrance this way". --[[User:TATZL|TATZL]] 16:57, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::::Oh my. I know enough Japanese to know what 入口 is, but it's such an obfuscated font I'd never tell it's kanji. Thanks for pointing it out! --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 18:28, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::The last scanlator runeword matches the raw provider name in the watermark in the next page, and it's mixing archaic and modern.<br />
::::: Thank you all very much, sorry for the inconvenience. - [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 17:44, 12 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Juubey? ==<br />
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Where'd you get this from? O.o [[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 13:37, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:[[File:Juubey.jpg|200px]]<br />
:It seems that scans leaked on 2ch. [[User:TATZL|TATZL]] 13:48, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: Now notice the shadow next to Juubey in the first panel. Juubey may not be an Incubator after all... -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 14:02, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Jubey's definitely an Incubator. The girl on the second page (I forget her name) calls him/her/it "the fairy that made us into puella magi". It seems that Kyubey is present on the first page, though...--[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] 16:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::Exactly. Kyubey is a hive mind. Why would he need to talk to himself like that? I think the fact that it's a "fairy" is going to be a major point. -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 16:34, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::Even if there's a hive mind, that doesn't mean they can simply telepathically talk or instantly know what another Incubator is up to. Like the Human Interfaces in Haruhi.--[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] 16:36, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Volume 1 ==<br />
Dumb question: I would imagine that since it's being released the same time as ''Oriko'' it might get lost in the shuffle, but is there anyone who's planning to look through it and see if there are any differences/additions to the original serialized chapters? -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 20:09, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:If someone will upload the scans (raws are fine) of the tankobon somewhere (preferably as some DDL, but torrent is OK, too), then I can do that. But seeing how Kazumi is rather unpopular, I'm not so sure of the scan availability. I don't plan on buying Kazumi myself. Not in the slightest. --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 20:40, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, that's what concerns me. I'd do it myself, if I could get the scans, but...--[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 21:33, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::It is? Uh... it's got half a million views in MangaFox, but then again, I guess that doesn't translate in the "Madoka is sold out EVERYWHERE" thing we had with the original manga. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 22:02, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::: It's more that I'm worried Kazumi will be ignored when Oriko comes out. -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 22:07, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::: Well obviously. Slapping the main characters on it = automatic profit. And Kazumi was just getting intresting :/ (well, to most people. I've liked it since the start. Though it might just be because I love Kazumi and real tech mixed with magic (the GPS, Yuuri's SMGs are ''almost'' [[wikipedia:Walther MPL|Walther MPL]]'s, etc.)) --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 22:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:So, now that it's actually out, has there been any mention of changes/additions? --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 01:31, 13 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::At least the Soul Gems were redrawn. The Grief Seed probably too, but there's no scan of that page. --[[User:TATZL|TATZL]] 03:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::[[File:kazumicomparison.jpg|200px]]<br />
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== Expansion ==<br />
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This is a question that also applies to Oriko.<br>Right now, we have a single page to cover everything in each manga release. Granted, they're nearly not the same scale as Madoka, and one of them is just a medium conversion with few changes. But still, there's more to it than just this.<br />
The most obvious example being a page for Kazumi herself, Umika and Kaoru, and another for the Pleiades Saints. And maybe then think about other stuff.<br>I volunteer to work on it, but I won't be able to until the weekend, university and fencing are keeping me locked up.<br>But that's not really my main question. That would be: should it be done? Okay, this is "Puella Magi wiki", not "Madoka wiki". But given the obviously huge focus on Madoka, and the apparent lack of interest in the spin-offs (so far), is it justifiable? <br>I certainly think so, but I want to hear from you. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 00:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:I myself am not interested in the spinoffs, but definitely think that ''Kazumi'' at least should get its own set of character pages and the like. My only problem is with ''Oriko'': the current translation of the second volume's synopsis calls it the "concluding" volume, meaning that the series most likely isn't going to have enough content to justify taking up more than one page -- especially considering that any new insight into the anime characters can just be entered onto ''their'' preexisting pages. [[User:Momoism|Momoism]] 03:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::I support Kazumi pages. Oriko at the very least should get her own page. It's approximately 8 chapters, which is relatively significant. [[User:Aster Selene|Aster Selene]] 05:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:I think it's best to separate manga characterizations from the anime ones. Oriko is described as a spin-off, so events and characterizations may not be considered canon to the anime. We know even the direct adaptation manga has significant differences from the anime. For example, the manga shows Sayaka killing the men on the train whereas Shinbo in the anime chose not to go that route. Either interpretation was acceptable to Urobuchi who left the scenario open to both so neither are technically wrong but it would be confusing and a bit misleading to not clearly state what was in the anime and what was in the manga. This would also apply to the background information on Madoka's characters from Oriko. I'm all for having it included but the source should be clearly stated and preferably categorized so it avoids any confusion. As for Kazumi, as long as the pages stay under the manga section, it sounds fine, just don't want it under the characters page where people might get confused with them and the Madoka anime characters. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 05:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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SUGGESTION: Since the character pages all need to be cleaned up a little big in general (speculah about characters should be moved to a new speculah page for characters, for example, and be tagged right/wrong/uncomfirmed), redundant discussions need to be trimmed, etc etc, just add a "in the manga" section to each character page that will, as necessary, detail their involvement in the mangas. Furthermore, I believe that each major manga character (so Kazumi and Oriko, at least) should get their own page on the characters page. Just add a section for manga-only characters.<br />
:The character pages do need clean-up however I don't think Kazumi or any other manga-only characters (like in Oriko) should be included with the Madoka ones. The website is dedicated to Puella Magi (or Mahou Shoujo) Madoka Magica. That means the character pages should really only be dedicated to those characters in the anime. The manga only characters belong in the manga section as something in addition that might interest people, but isn't the main focus or draw to this site. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 07:41, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::I agree with the sentiment, but why have a wiki for the anime and a wiki for the manga when we could have a single unified wiki that properly identifies what comes from the manga and what comes from the anime? This just seems like it'll split the fanbase between working on a manga wiki and working on an anime wiki... and guess which one will get more attention and which one will be incomplete and barely worked on if that happens? I'm not seeing the harm in adding manga material, as long as it is clearly identified and marked which is what. Not only that, but knowing that the mangas are being produced by the same company, they may reveal things that will fill in the blanks for the anime. If a decision can't be reached by single individuals, though... why not hold a poll?<br />
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::Actually, the wiki is called "puella-magi.net" (as opposed to the previous one who was madoka-centered), and the homepage states "(...) as well as any subsequent works.", so like the guy above me (who didn't sign his comment by the way), I think manga characters do have their place here. Why not just add a new row "Manga characters" in the [[Characters]]'s table? (just like Madoka's family and classmates) --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 10:25, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Let me see if I can explain my thinking in clearer, more straight-forward fashion. The most logical way I see to fix the issues discussed is for: the manga to have its own subsection (equivalent to setting, products, media etc.) and in that section, each manga would have a separate listing under it. Then, you can break out the manga into a chapters and character page. This is a simple way to solve the issues of growth and also clearly separates what happens in the anime from what happens in the manga. You can also then provide a link from the anime characters pointing to the manga character page(s) to give additional information/discrepancies between what occurred in the anime and manga, but having separate pages makes it easy to see what characteristic was derived from which source. <br />
:::On the other hand, if you'd did it the other way people are suggesting, adding manga-only characters to the character section, it could easily become confusing to someone who is not familiar with both the anime and manga. It's also inconsistent with the format of the section under settings where location, glossary and (of course) episodes are all anime-specific. Then you may open up the can of worms where people start adding manga-only items to location, glossary, etc. If you say well why does any of this matter? It's because there are always discrepancies between "canon anime," "canon manga," and "spin-off manga," that are viewed as different level of authority by fans and it's important to them to know the distinction. Anytime those lines start getting blurred, you'll get a host of questions and arguments that could have been avoided by knowing that X came from this source and Y came from this other source, and OK the first source is canon and the second one isn't. Speaking from the painful experience of seeing this happen many times before with other franchises--well, it's always good to keep source material as clear as possible. <br />
:::One final comment: It only takes one or two dedicated fans to update the wiki on a manga volume and it seems Kazumi has those fans. I don't see why people are concerned it'll get neglected. Even if Kazumi updates are delayed because of Oriko's premiere, that would only be reflecting the fanbase interests and the wiki doing what it's suppose to: providing the info that's most interesting and timely to the fanbase. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 15:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::Okay, I get your point better now, and it makes sense indeed. We just have to be careful to link the pages properly to give the "Manga" part of the wiki the attention it desserves, and to carefully state what should go where. The easiest way to do so would probably be to use a new namespace, "Manga:", for all those pages, right? <br>Also, another advantage I see in your way of separating things is that character pages (as well as others) won't grow any bigger that way. If we merge both the anime and manga info into one page, then it'd grow into a wall of text even bigger than it is now. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 15:29, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::In all seriousness, have you ever seen any wiki related to some fictional work to have many pages about the same character for different media he/she appears in? The only example I am aware of is Asuka from Evangelion on the [http://wiki.evageeks.org EvaGeeks wiki]. Since her name and biography is quite different in the Rebuild movies, they chose to just mention her Rebuild version briefly in the main article ([http://wiki.evageeks.org/Asuka_Langley_Soryu Asuka Langley Soryu]) and make a separate article for the Rebuild character ([http://wiki.evageeks.org/Asuka_Shikinami_Langley Asuka Shikinami Langley]).<br />
:::::But look at [http://wiki.evageeks.org/Shinji_Ikari the page about Shinji]. There are several paragraphs about him in the original series and The End of Eva (treated jointly), and then subsections "in the manga", "in other Eva-base manga", "in Rebuild of Eva". They have no speculah section, but a trivia section titled "Notes", so it kind of evens out ;)<br />
:::::Anyway, the Madoka manga does not really differ ''that'' much from the anime. Even though I kind of outdid myself [[Manga differences|spotting almost every single difference]], most of them are fairly insignificant in terms of character development. Knowing the exact wording of Mami's wish or not? Sayaka killing the men on the train or not? Charlotte looking different in her caterpillar form? Kyubey having facial expression or not? Do they really justify making separate pages for anime and manga versions of every single character? I don't think so.<br />
:::::The only appearance of Madoka character in Kazumi is Kyubey's cameo and Madoka's silhouette as an illustration of a Puella Magi, which are totally insignificant for anything other than noting it. I don't think we'll ever see other anime characters in Kazumi, since it takes place in a different city. And Kazumi isn't in conflict with anime canon in terms of "the laws of the universe".<br />
:::::Oriko will be a different beast, because many of Madoka's main characters are also Oriko's main characters. But even if it will be in direct conflict with the anime canon, I vote for just having an "In other media" section, and then subsections "In ''Madoka'' manga", "In ''Oriko'' manga" etc. We don't have two separate Madokas (or Mamis, Homuras, Kyoukos, Kyubeys), it's the same character. And having many timelines doesn't change it (can you seriously imagine having separate page for eg. Keiichi from Higurashi for every arc?). --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 16:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::::So in the end it all comes down to how much difference there is between sources. If existing characters start changing a lot in one of the series, then they may need a separate page, but not if it's just minor changes/no changes at all, where a single section would be enough ... (note that there isn't much difference between both solution if the pages are linked proprely)<br>Anyway, I have to admit I don't follow any of the manga series, so I'll leave the debate to you guys. Just one last suggestion: why don't we do as usual, i.e. solving problems when they're here? We could just add stuff to the existing pages for now, and start thinking of another organization if it gets too messy in the future right? None of the pages look like they'd need a refactoring in the near future to me, and we still barely know anything about Kazumi/Oriko Magica so it's a bit hard to anticipate at this rate ... --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 16:36, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Yeah, sorry, I saw this discussion as a future direction, e.g. after Oriko and Kazumi's new volumes are out. Right now even the manga pages aren't even half as long as say, Homura's character page. So they're fine as one-pagers at the moment.<br />
::::::Hm, I think you're misunderstanding in thinking there'd be a "Manga Homura" page versus "Anime Homura" page. What I'm proposing is a "Manga Character page" for each manga so for instance, Kazumi would have a page listing all its characters. Madoka and Oriko's manga would provide for anime characters: a blurb description, a link to the anime-specific characters page, then list things unique to that manga. Then for Oriko it would list all the manga-specific characters like the three new girls, witches, etc. This to me is far clearer and easier for users than adding all the manga-only characters in Oriko and Kazumi to the already long list of characters, and then add more sections to the already lengthy anime character pages. I hear you about the wikis with the Eva examples and that makes sense when you normally have brief, general summaries that you can put together where there's consensus, and easily see where there's major differences from different sources. I personally prefer that format for character pages and I'd be for it if things were rolled up in summary format. But I see Madoka's wiki is different with very detailed levels of information for well, everything (like the summary paragraphs of all the manga vs. anime differences...that's not something you normally see on a wiki), and people seemed inclined in only adding and not trimming things back. When things are that detailed, it makes sense to separate out pages to reduce length and confusion. Madoka's manga doesn't have much but if people show as much interest in detailing things for Oriko, those character pages can really get out-of-hand. --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 16:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::::::OK, I think I see your point now, and it seems we don't really differ much, if at all ;) --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 18:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::::::<s>Full-blown discussion engaged. Just as keikaku.</s><br>Don't mind me addressing initial ponderings, I was away all day. First, of course a proper separation is needed. I never in any way doubted that. The issue was "how", not "if", and you handled better than I would have. So, two main lines of thought, so far: a strong separation between anime and manga stuff, or a higher level of interaction, while asserting their differences. I must go with the last one. Character pages for ''at least'' the major manga characters (well... it's not like Madoka follows that rule), "In other media" sections for anime ones, and a "manga characters" section at the Characters page.<br>But I do absolutely agree that the differences in canon must be properly stated. Maybe some sort of header on both saying: <br><br>(NOTE: It is unclear how canonical the events of the manga editions are towards the anime. Use caution.)<br><br>Or something of the kind (shorter, of course). <br>As for things getting out of hand... that's what were here for, no? Although I do not believe things will go down that road. If they didn't with the anime (or rather: they did, but we rode through the storm), I find it hard to believe it will happen with Oriko, no matter the popularity. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 23:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Here's a suggestion. Stop me if I'm wrong. Character pages, IMO, should be divided like this: <br />
*Brief Summary, First Appearance <br />
*Personality (Brief Overview) <br />
*History (backstory+role in the anime; this section would clearly point out that a character is NOT from the anime in the case of manga characters) <br />
*In the Manga (information may not be canon; use section to give an overview of what they do in each manga series, if applicable; for example, this would be a good place to note things like 'in the manga, <so and so forth>'s weapon is slightly different' or 'in the manga, <so and so forth> actually kills <unimportant characters on a train>')<br />
*Powers, Weapons & Abilities <br />
*Trivia <br />
*Gallery<br />
*Link to Speculah Page<br />
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As it is right now, I won't lie, character pages look like shit. They're full of weird speculah, people have a tendency to use the various fields as mini-forums for discussion (instead of the talk pages), the official info sections are basically heaps of stuff, and the pages are NOT easy to read. Compare this to any other established wiki with dedicated character pages and... yeah, this is definitely a weird way to do it. More to the point: people need to stop using the character pages as discussion forums. They need to use the talk pages for that. If I'm wrong, then I guess it's no use hanging around and offering contributions now and again; I must have some odd, incompatible way of thinking for the people on this wiki.<br />
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:Well I agree to the rest we should make a character page. However we don't had much official images of the characters from Kazumi. Like separating the character tablet of Madoka and Kazumi. -[[User:Dandan550|Dandan550]] 07:20, 6 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::I agree that the character pages need a cleanup, and actually, [[Wishlist|it's in the wishlist]]. I also agree that the speculah section should be a little more formal, and not "I think this ... I disagree with him ...". I don't see a problem with people adding sub-points to a point of speculah, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tsundere/Anime tvtropes-like], but we should just be careful not to turn it into a talkpage (i.e. we should avoid personal opinion and prefer neutral speech for instance).<br>As for the speculah section, if they're written correctly (and maybe cleaned up, like Homura's page), I don't see a reason to move them to another page. Since you're talking about other established wiki, just look at [http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo the Touhou wiki] for instance: there is also a part of speculah on the characters pages, even though it's far smaller than here (I don't think that delirium about Yukari's name is canon, but I may be mistaken).<br>So yeah in conclusion I agree with you, except that I'd leave the speculah on the page if I were you. Also, I'm nitpicking here but I'm not sure "weapons and abilities" need a section on its own. What is there to write, except "Madoka uses a bow and has the ability to throw random stuff when things go downhill"? There's also [[Weapons|a page]] detailing what the weapons are, and so on.<br><br>tl;dr I agree with your way of doing things, with some minor changes. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 08:59, 6 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::'Powers, abilities, etc' could link to the magic/magic speculah/weapon pages for more indepth outlooks. But for example, such a section on Homura's page would list out her shield, how it works (hourglass/one month), the timestopping, etc. The alternative would be to start including manga characters' stuff on those pages, which... risks making them swell and swell.<br />
:Thinking about this again, I'm starting to think we may want to make character pages for ''all'' of the characters, not just the major ones. Whether or not they are "significant", they are still part of the franchise, and the wiki should keep organization even if it means making an article for a character nobody cares about. At least, even a supporting character in, say, ''Kazumi'' would be more important than, say, the Hospital Staff in ''Madoka''. <small>[[User:Aster Selene|Only dead fish]] [[User talk:Aster Selene|go with the flow.]]</small> 06:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
::I agree. I wasn't sure what the reaction would be, so I just put everything about them in the [[Pleiades Saints]] page. There is just one problem: with the small amount of info we have so far, it'll be impossible to use the new character page setup. --[[User:BrickBreak|BrickBreak]] 13:42, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::It might be a good idea to just keep them to the [[Pleiades Saints]] page until we get more information, and then give them personal character pages. [[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 19:48, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Just wanted to verify if I'm understanding the new proposed structure correctly, regarding the structure of the character breakdown.<br />
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Setting - All Anime specific<br />
*Characters - 1) Character Summary Table[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Characters] -> 1.5) Individual Characters pages, now added manga sections ex: [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Homura_Akemi]<br />
*Locations<br />
*Glossary<br />
*Episodes<br />
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Manga - Manga specific<br />
*Madoka - 1) Chapters subpage<br />
*Kazumi - 1) Chapters subpage, 2) Manga-specific Characters Summary table -> 2.5) Individual Characters pages <br />
*Oriko - 1) Chapters subpage, 2) Manga-specific Characters Summary table -> 2.5) Individual Characters pages<br />
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Is this correct? --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 08:34, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:A lot of wikis (like the Haruhi Wiki, which I'm currently managing) have two character formats, one for major characters with a format with lots of detailed information, and one for characters we don't know much about and thus have a much more condensed format. Compare [http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Kyon this] (major character) and [http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Sasaki this] (minor character). Obviously this wiki would have a more organized format, but you get what I mean. <small>[[User:Aster Selene|Only dead fish]] [[User talk:Aster Selene|go with the flow.]]</small> 19:02, 8 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:Hmmm We should also update this page http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Characters you know? As I said earlier, we should make another branch of it. Well I hadn't trying it so... -[[User:Dandan550|Dandan550]] 09:30, 9 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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== Spoiler tags ==<br />
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I'm posting this in the Kazumi Magica talkpage, but it is not limited to Kazumi, but rather to the whole wiki. Kazumi Magica page can act as an example, and also helps me bring attention, since much of the wiki work now revolves around it ;)<br />
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Anyway - I feel the {{spoiler|inline spoiler tag}} is quite overused. I am using ir myself, following the common practice, but I somehow feel this is wrong. I even have a feeling that the inline spoiler tag is not well suited for the structure and character of this wiki. It works quite well on TVtropes, which has a more constant structure of pages, but... have you ever seen something like that on any other wiki? (what's more, our inline spoiler tag being black makes it less visually neat than TVtropes' white tag)<br />
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The idea is noble, but it leads to some weird situations. Here on Kazumi Magica page, having "Pleiades Saints" header spoilered, or even entire Chapter 4 summary doesn't look like it is what we've wanted...<br />
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I was talking about other established wikis above. The [http://wiki.evageeks.org/ EvaGeeks wiki] has only a spoiler warning box, and even more - uses it just for "recent media" (eg. the Rebuild movies). [http://starwars.wikia.com/ Wookiepedia] doesn't seem to have a spoiler tag ''at all'' (likely due to a line of thought that a wiki of some fictional work is primarily for people familiar with said work - it actually makes sense to me). [http://soranowoto.wikia.com/ So Ra No Wo To wiki], which may have been some kind of inspiration for ours (SRNWT being the original ''speculah'' anime) also only has a spoiler box... and doesn't use it anywhere. Spoiler boxes are also only kind of spoiler tags found on [http://en.touhouwiki.net/ Touhou Wiki] mentioned above and. Wikipedia actually got rid of ''all'' spoiler tags they once had.<br />
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tl;dr - I propose on cleaning the wiki of most (or even all) usage of {{spoiler|inline spoiler tag}} and strongly discouraging its use in new content (or even deleting it altogether). --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 09:13, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
: As the one who used Spoiler tags on this page, I'm personally following a "Avoid spoiling major events of the previous two chapters" rule for Kazumi just in case no-one has seen it yet. Once Chapter 5 comes out I'd remove the Pleiades Saint spoilers, for example. --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 10:17, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::Actually, it's possible to put a reference in the spoiler box. It only works with the anime episodes right now, but I'll edit it so that it accepts manga chapters too. Anyway, nothing refrains you of adding a spoiler box at the top of the section/page, which explains what is spoilered. See [[Template:Spoilers]] (subject to change in the following minutes/hours). --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 10:23, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, I started a discussion going in the same direction on [[Talk:Episode_12#Spoilers|the ep12 talkpage]], which is basically a black page at the moment. I agree with you in that spoilerish paragraphs should be tagged with a box, not with the inline tag. As its name states, the inline tag was at first meant for ... inline spoilers, i.e. words or parts of a sentence that could be spoilerish, and difficult to tag otherwise. Using them for a whole paragraph, or for headers, is just wrong usage. I wouldn't go as far as completely removing this tag, but we sure need clear guidelines regarding its usage.<br>On the aesthetic part, I can try making it white if you find it less visually aggressive (the [[Episode 12]] page isn't really visually pleasant at the moment, I agree). Problem with the white spoiler tag is the opposite as the black one: you miss one more easily. --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 10:21, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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::Changed the spoiler tags to something TVtropes-like, i.e. white with gray bottom border. Tell me what you think about it. (I didn't find how to hide the links though, "a" and "a:visited" don't seem to work for some reason ...) --[[User:Homerun-chan|Homerun-chan]] 11:27, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::Links weren't hidden in the black version, either (though they were barely visible as dark blue on black). For the links, it works when you'll use <code>.inline-spoilers, .inline-spoilers a { color: white !important; } .inline-spoilers:hover { color: black !important; }</code>. However, then the tags won't get un-spoilered on hover, so you'll have to add something like <code>.inline-spoilers:hover a { color: #0645ad !important; }</code> and so on for other link classes (<code>a.stub</code>, <code>a.new</code> and also the visited and active versions, if you care), which is kind of ugly as per design robustness, but... works ;)<br />As for the aesthetics of the white version, it looks great, at least for my tastes :) --[[User:KFYatek|KFYatek]] 21:02, 7 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Should We Add Kyubey?==<br />
It seems like he is starting to appear more and more in the manga, specially during that critical moment. I suspect Kyubey is plotting something nasty. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 21:59, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
:I am adding Kyubey. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 22:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Witches Page==<br />
Have we thought anything regarding the Witches pages? Should those pages be disambiguating or should it contain some spoilers just so is still informative?... --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 19:00, 30 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
: We should make pages for the Kazumi Witches, but it should be split into two sections, for pseudo-witches and regular Witches. -- [[User: SPDUDE48|SPDUDE48]] 17:10, 31 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Kazumi Vol.1 Changes and Additions!==<br />
Tvtroper Ace Of Scarabs [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12943821940A52797100&page=599#14953 has uploaded a few changed and added pages from Kazumi vol.1]. Thanks Ace Of Scarabs! --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 17:35, 5 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Kazumi Vol.2==<br />
Might as well ask: Anyone hear anything about this? --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 20:24, 13 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
:[http://blog.min.chu.jp/?eid=1243531#sequel Source 1], [http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51296797.html Source 2], [http://i.imgur.com/cup43.jpg Pic 1], [http://i.imgur.com/KMEvF.jpg Pic 2], [http://i.imgur.com/hoCQX.jpg Pic 3] --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 21:07, 13 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: You are awesome, thank you. -- [[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 21:30, 13 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
::: Pic 1 give me lols. Also has anyone has the sketches in the update Volume 2? -[[User:Dandan550|Dandan550]] 02:38, 29 October 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Vol 2 Short Story?==<br />
So, looking at Hiramatsu's blog, google translate is telling me there was a special edition that had an extra short story sold with volume 2. Anyones have details? [http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/article/20/0011/07/97/200011079784.html Source 1] and [http://hirama1002.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-214.html source 2]. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 06:09, 22 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
:"Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Special Edition ~ A Dream-Filled Spoon". A 2-page short story on the reverse side of [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Kazumi_bonus.jpg this] extra art, included with volume 2 when purchased from Toranoana. The story is about Yuuri and Airi's life two years prior to Yuuri's contract. [[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 00:04, 23 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
::Oh, that sounds really interesting (and sad, too). Thank you! I hope somebody has either a summary or a scan of it somewhere online. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 00:39, 23 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:::I found a short summary of it. It's from a [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/869 series] [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/870 of] [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/871 2ch] [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1319456549/872 posts], so they (and my translation of them) might not be entirely reliable or accurate.<br />
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:::*The first part of the story is how Yuuri and Airi met. Yuuri cooked a big meal for her whole class, but one of the students complained of food poisoning afterward. Yuuri started staying home from school in shock, until Airi visited her and helped prove that the student was trying to frame Yuuri.<br />
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:::*The second part is two years later, after Airi fell ill. Yuuri is attacked by a witch and saved by [[Kazumi|a magical girl with a black hat and cape]]. She asks the girl to cure Airi, but she advises Yuuri to make a contract herself. And then she does, of course.<br />
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:::*Also, Yuuri's titular spoon is a souvenir from her appearance on a cooking show hosted by [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c005/17.html Slice Akiyama]. I think.<br />
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:::*...also, according to [http://logsoku.com/thread/yuzuru.2ch.net/comic/1321589325/397 this post], the Incubator accompanying the black magical girl is Kyuubey. You'd think it would be Juubey, but for some reason it's not?<br />
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:::[[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 01:36, 13 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
:::: Oh, wow, that is really really interesting. Thank you very much for the summary translations! I'll start adding this information to the relevant pages. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 01:41, 13 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
::::Chapter 11 of Kazumi implies that the Juubey we see in flashbacks is actually Kyuubey. That's probably why Kyubey is there. --[[User:Universalperson|Universalperson]] 01:45, 13 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Post-Chapter 13 revisions==<br />
So, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12943821940A52797100&page=864#21591 spoilers are out], and it looks like Kazumi's page in going to have to be revamped quite a bit with this new information, as well as adding a lot to Saki and Satomi's character pages, as well as updating and changing things on the Pleiades Saints page (and the other Pleiades members' pages, though less so). We're going to be busy when the full translation comes out. <br />
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Also, congrats to those fans who guessed that major reveal back in the early stages of the series. It's like predicting Homura being a time traveler by episode one all over again. --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 08:29, 26 January 2012 (UTC)<br />
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So they revealed she is the 13th clone in the 13th chapter, I dont think that was coincidental. --[[User:Mutopis|Mutopis]] 10:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
:/a/non scans even wrote in their script that "Kazumi" can be read as 13, though I personally don't see how. --[[User:KFYatek|kFYatek]] 11:03, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
::When I try to input 'kazumi' with Japanese IM, I found one of the candidates is '一三'(13). That might be why there is such a suspect. [[User:Yorkwoo|Yorkwoo]] 11:57, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
:::Aaah, I get it now, so "kazu" is a popular nanori for 一. It's rather "one-three" than "thirteen", but still, very clever. --[[User:KFYatek|kFYatek]] 14:56, 5 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
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==Chapter 15 title==<br />
According to [http://hirama1002.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-237.html Hiramatsu's blog], the tentative title of Chapter 15 is "ポチョムサン" (pochomusan). Does anybody know what that could mean? The only thing I found from a Google search is that it's one character away from "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin Potemkin]". --[[User:Neuchadjinys|Neuchadjinys]] 00:38, 10 March 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Implied end coming soon? ==<br />
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I have the idea that this series is coming to an end soon. It is parallelling lots of things from the end of Madoka Magica. For example, Kazumi now knows the truth and has the maturity to understand it, Her friends are trying to protect her at the cost of making things worst for Kazumi (especially Saki, who reminds me somehow of Homura. Even [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Production_note_Homura_design.jpg one of Homura´s pre design clothes resembles Saki´s Puella Magi outfit]), Kazumi has an emotional goodbye with the adult she was attached to and now she is going to face the problem, much in the same fashion Madoka did. What do you think? [[User:Sayaka-Miki|Sayaka-Miki]] 19:02, 27 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
:As I was reading the summary, this is EXACTLY what came to my mind. I feel like the standoff between Kazumi and the Pleiades will be the big finisher. There will probably be several more revelations tied into the story, too. --[[User:Silvermoon424|Silvermoon424]] 22:04, 27 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
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==SPECULAH: Relation between Kazumi Magica and the Zodiac==<br />
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I noticed something major, besides the apparent proximity of Taurus and Gemini to the Pleiades cluster there is a major patter you get from putting every magical girl/witch in chronological order of contribution to the story.<br />
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===Mami Tomoe/Candeloro - Capricorn===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
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:• Practical and prudent (Get's the job done)<br />
:• Ambitious and disciplined (Kick ass senpai)<br />
:• Patient and careful (We all know what happens when she loses it)<br />
:• Humorous and reserved (She is so cute yet she can't connect)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
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:• Pessimistic and fatalistic (Depressive much?)<br />
:• Miserly and grudging (No seriously?)<br />
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Capricorn Likes: hot, simple food, antiques, history, duties and responsibilities (Magica girl and mentor to the point of insanity), not being pressured by others, having plenty of unconditional love (Invitation with no exit), lots of personal privacy (Awesome appartment), new books, and expensive gemstones (Flashy as an angel Mami-san).<br />
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Capricorn Dislikes: untidiness and disorder of all kinds, being teased (Damn, Tiro Finale it's not funny Kyoko!), surprises (Sup Charlotte?), new ideas (Magical girl are witches my ass!), loneliness (OH YEAH!), being made to feel useless or incompetent (Relying to much on Kaname-san makes me witch out), and being embarrassed in public.<br />
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===Kyoko Sakura/Ophelia - Aquarius===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
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:• Friendly and humanitarian (True self)<br />
:• Honest and loyal (Same as above)<br />
:• Original and inventive (Cool and funny)<br />
:• Independent and intellectual (Independent is an understatement)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
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:• Intractable and contrary (Sour armor to boot)<br />
:• Perverse and unpredictable (Kyoko is plain crazy)<br />
:• Unemotional and detached (Abandonment)<br />
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Aquarius Likes: fame and recognition (I am awesome biatch!), personal privacy (Nothing I do is of your business), rainbows, dreams, magic, change for its own sake, eccentricity, surprises, and living within their means despite the many temptations which constantly surround them every waking moment (Oh, come on! Those last are her true self with a nail in the head).<br />
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Aquarius Dislikes: emotion and intimacy (Everyone I love dies), people who show off (Especially Sayaka), being taken for granted (Fought Sayaka and Homura), being pinned down, violence and fighting (Inverted for sour armor but straight for true self), and senseless or purposeless extravagance of any sort (SAYAKA!!!). (Also, let's not forget she drowned in death)<br />
<br />
===Hungrige Pumpe - Pisces===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Imaginative and sensitive <br />
:• Compassionate and kind <br />
:• Selfless and unworldly (Is there a self on a colony of jellyfish?) <br />
:• Intuitive and sympathetic<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Escapist and idealistic (Breaks into familiars and regenerates like a balloon)<br />
:• Secretive and vague (Ancient sea) <br />
:• Weak-willed and easily led (I am a bunch of people)<br />
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Pisces Likes: foods of all kinds, romantic places, sunsets over the sea, waterfalls, ponds, poetry, people, mystical settings, candles, incense, freedom to drift along from moment to moment, and their own uninterrupted personal privacy (Her freaking entire barrier was basically that).<br />
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Pisces Dislikes: bright, noisy, crowded, popular places and dirty, ugly, garish objects, and the wrong people (Meddling Pleiades and the Incubator blasted everything).<br />
<br />
===Yuuri Asuka/Arzt Kochen - Aries===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Adventurous and energetic (I will save you Airi)<br />
:• Pioneering and courageous (Hit the contract button)<br />
:• Enthusiastic and confident (Tried to save sick people with magic until death)<br />
:• Dynamic and quick-witted (Cooking genius)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Selfish and Quick-tempered (Come at me Kyoko!)<br />
:• Foolhardy and daredevil (Blew her Soul Gem due to overuse)<br />
:• Impulsive and impatient (^^Bring it on red-haired bitch!)<br />
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Aries Likes: action, challenge, spontaneity, championing causes (Save people to death) and coming in first.<br />
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Aries Dislikes: waiting, tyranny, failure (Nobody can survive her surgery), lack of opposition and the advice of others . <br />
<br />
===Airi Anri/Nie Blühen Herzen - Taurus===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Patient and reliable<br />
:• Warmhearted and loving<br />
:• Persistent and determined (Never gonna give you up Asuka)<br />
:• Placid and security loving (Gay for Asuka to the core) <br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Jealous and possessive (Psycho lesbian much?)<br />
:• Resentful and inflexible (No shit Sherlock)<br />
:• Self-indulgent and greedy (Loved sweets, Asuka and would plow down everything to get her pleasure)<br />
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Taurus Likes: permanency, stability, luxury, comfort, pleasure and good food (A lot!).<br />
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Taurus Dislikes: disruption, being rushed, being indoors, being pushed too hard and any break in routine. <br />
<br />
===Ayase/Ruka Souju - Gemini===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Adaptable and versatile (Ice/Fire magic)<br />
:• Communicative and witty (Talks like crazy)<br />
:• Intellectual and eloquent<br />
:• Youthful and lively (Soul Gem addict)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Nervous and tense<br />
:• Superficial and inconsistent (Ax crazy with bipolar disorder/two people on the same body)<br />
:• Cunning and inquisitive (Wants to steal more Soul Gems)<br />
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Gemini Likes: talking, novelty, variety, anything unusual and working on multiple projects (fought two enemies at once) at the same time.<br />
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Gemini Dislikes: being alone, being in a rut, mental inaction, conventional learning and feeling tied down.<br />
<br />
===Nico Kanna/Weiße Königin - Cancer===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Emotional and loving<br />
:• Intuitive and imaginative (She made magitek gadjets)<br />
:• Shrewd and cautious (Never told her wish)<br />
:• Protective and sympathetic (Fought and protected Kazumi)<br />
<br />
Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Changeable and moody<br />
:• Overemotional and touchy<br />
:• Clinging and unable to let go (Guilty as a curse)<br />
<br />
Cancer Likes: hobbies, romance, children, parties, home and country (Shoot people in USA).<br />
<br />
Cancer Dislikes: failure, opposition (Can't stand being judged and destroy's everyone on sight), aggravating situations, being told what to do and being given advice...whether good or bad.<br />
<br />
===Satomi Usagi/????? - Leo===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
:• Generous and warmhearted (Wants to take care of all poor animals)<br />
:• Creative and enthusiastic (Miss sunshine)<br />
:• Broad-minded and expansive<br />
:• Faithful and loving (Sickening sweet when on a good mood)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
:• Pompous and patronizing (Glomps things on a marshmallow hell)<br />
:• Bossy and interfering (Mind control magic and off rails much?)<br />
:• Dogmatic and intolerant (Kazumi is a dirty witch who must die!)<br />
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Leo Likes: speculative ventures, lavish living, rich food, children, drama, pageantry and grandeur.<br />
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Leo Dislikes:doing anything safely, day-to-day living, small-minded people, penny-pinching and mean spiritedness.<br />
<br />
===Mirai Wakaba - Virgo===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Modest and shy (Before entering the Pleiades)<br />
:• Meticulous and reliable (Made hundreds of handcrafted teddy bears)<br />
:• Practical and diligent <br />
:• Intelligent and analytical <br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Fussy and a worrier (It's all over her corner of the platonic love triangle)<br />
:• Overcritical and harsh (YOU HURT MY SAKI!!!)<br />
:• Perfectionist and conservative<br />
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Virgo Likes: lists, hygiene, order, detail, precision, wholesomeness, health foods and perfection (even in minutiae).<br />
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Virgo Dislikes: squalor, uncertainty, health hazards, sloppy workers and anything deemed to be sordid (Thinks of Kazumi as a witch in human clothing). (Also, she got chomped before turning into a witch and died pure)<br />
<br />
===Saki Asami/????? - Libra===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Diplomatic and urbane (Leadership traits)<br />
:• Romantic and charming (Marriage proposals and lilys of the valley much?)<br />
:• Easygoing and sociable (Leadership traits)<br />
:• Idealistic and peaceable (Leadership traits)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Indecisive and changeable (Can't kill the clones of my beloved)<br />
:• Gullible and easily influenced (Got mind controlled)<br />
:• Flirtatious and self-indulgent (I love my Michiru, Kazumi's suffering nonwithstanding)<br />
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Libra Likes: gentleness, sharing, conviviality and the "finer" things of life.<br />
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Libra Dislikes: injustice, violence, brutishness, disharmony (Team leader hugs!), quarrels (Get away from Kazumi) and bad manners.<br />
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===Kanna Hijiri - Scorpio===<br />
Positive Traits<br />
<br />
:• Determined and forceful (And how!)<br />
:• Emotional and intuitive (I am not real? F*CK REAL PEOPLE!)<br />
:• Powerful and passionate (Lot's of haxor abilities)<br />
:• Exciting and magnetic (Prone to epicness)<br />
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Negative Traits<br />
<br />
:• Jealous and resentful (I am not a real person and will kill humanity to be one!)<br />
:• Compulsive and obsessive (That is also an understatement)<br />
:• Secretive and obstinate (Trolled everyone behind the shadows)<br />
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Scorpio Likes: strenuous activity, the unraveling of mysteries, winning at any cost (Destruction of humanity much?), being acknowledged the undisputed champion of anything (Will be real when all else dies), and the comfort of their own homes (Her good life was a lie).<br />
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Scorpio Dislikes:being analyzed, being asked personal questions, new acquaintance, and having to trust a stranger with anything that they consider important enough to keep secure.<br />
<br />
===Conclusion===<br />
This leaves us with two signs left, Ophiuchus and Sagittarius.<br />
<br />
I think that those will be respectively Kazumi and Madoka meaning that this series will be revealed as a prequel of sorts.<br />
<br />
==Kazumi Ending==<br />
According to [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magazine/forward/ the official magazine website], Kazumi will be ending with this issue. (I think. It might be the next issue, because I'm using Google Transalte to figure out what it means.) --[[User:CrownClown|CrownClown]] 18:04, 24 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
:I think it's the next issue. The box at the bottom seems to mention what to expect in the issue appearing in November. --[[User:Knon|Knon]] 18:30, 24 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
<br />
What is {{Spoiler|White Kazumi}}? I saw it on a 4chan mentioned and apparently is something similar to Ultimate Madoka.<br />
--[[User:Sayaka-Miki|Sayaka-Miki]] 04:33, 28 October 2012 (UTC)</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_Online_Gallery&diff=47910
Madoka Magica Online Gallery
2012-10-27T19:36:14Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Fan Art */</p>
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<div>Images and art related to the [[Madoka Magica Online]] game.<br />
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== Gameplay Screenshots ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mmo1.jpg<br />
File:Mmo-char1.png<br />
File:Mmo-char2.jpg<br />
File:Mmo-char3.jpg<br />
File:Mmo-char4.png<br />
File:Mmo-game2.jpg<br />
File:Mmo-game4.jpg<br />
File:Mmo13.jpg<br />
File:Mmo14.png<br />
File:Mmo15.jpg<br />
File:Mmo16.png<br />
File:Mmo17.png<br />
File:MMO Precious Memories Cards.jpeg<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Fan Art ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mmofanart1.jpg|Guess where her soul gem is.<br />
File:Mmofanart2.png|Ara ara.. There's many more younger mahou syoujos than me...<br />
File:Mmofanart3.jpg|She knew it was coming.<br />
File:Mmofanart4.jpg<br />
File:Mmofanart5.png<br />
File:Mmofanart6.png<br />
File:29928887 p3.png<br />
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File:1347473739596.jpg<br />
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File:1348371209921.jpg<br />
File:1348696846256.png|[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1222430/4koma-amazon_-company-box-comic-hair_ribbon-kaname Translation]<br />
File:1348709656001.jpg<br />
File:1348709587646.jpg<br />
File:1348709458686.jpg<br />
File:1348720169994.jpg<br />
File:1348720169994-english.png<br />
File:Meguca_and_slutkini.png<br />
File:Sayaka_and_violinfags_child.png<br />
File:Mmomysterysquare.png<br />
File:Nun_sayaka.png<br />
File:1350177026341.jpg<br />
File:1350177421140.jpg<br />
File:1350177520088.jpg<br />
File:1350177814131.jpg<br />
File:30684009_m.jpg|Tyappa, the Witch of Probabilities. It is her nature to collect rare cards.<br />
File:1350179309852.jpg<br />
File:1350417440605.png<br />
File:1350417751541.jpg<br />
File:1350417946001.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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|Way to go, playah!! You got an SS swimsuit!!<br />
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BANG + 500<br />
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Listen... Kyoko-chan. If it's a swimsuit only I can wear, it's trash.<br />
I've told you this eight times already, haven't I, Kyoko-chan? Are you listening?<br />
<br />
Ahh!! We got 10 AP now, Kyoko-chan!! Let's go kill us some magical girls, Kyoko-chan!!<br />
We gotta earn back those tickets we used!!<br />
Hurry up and prepare your equipment, Kyoko-chan!!<br />
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FUCKDAMNSHITCUNTS!!<br />
Their parties are all 665666, Kyoko-chan!!<br />
The hell! What happened to all the solo magical girls!? The hell's going on, Kyoko-chan!? sdfljksfljlsddfsfd Kyoko-chan!!? alsdkjflksadfjsdlkj jlk ksdf l sdfajlk sf a<br />
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|[[File:1348280030551.jpg|100px]][[File:1348810570220.jpg|100px]]<br />
|Mami-san Eating Gyuudon<br />
Mami-san Sucking the Bone Marrow of a Water Buffalo<br />
Mami-san Ordering More Beer<br />
<br />
Kyoko-chan... The chances of getting S and SS cards went up, and yet all I'm getting are S cards of the meat girl. The only "Enjoying Summer CP" cards I get are Mami-san's too, aren't they? Kyoko-chan? Hey, Kyoko-chan? A lot of the S Skill cards are Mami-san's too, huh. Now... let's drink our medicine and go hunt some magical girls. Okay, Kyoko-chan? Kyoko-chan...<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:1348306461970.jpg|100px]]<br />
|!<br />
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Puh-cawww!<br />
So excited<br />
<br />
Did you think it was an SS card!?<br />
Too bad! It was just Sayaka-chan~!<br />
<br />
Pahhhhhh<br />
...huh? Why does she look so happy?<br />
|}<br />
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== Extracted Images ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mmomadoka.png<br />
File:Mmomadokarunning.gif<br />
File:Mmomadokajump.gif<br />
File:5-2.jpg<br />
File:3-2.jpg<br />
File:2.jpg<br />
File:1.jpg<br />
File:6.jpg<br />
File:Mmohomuhairflip.gif<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== General Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 01.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 02.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 04 FAQ.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 03 Madoka.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 03 Homura.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 03 Mami.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 03 Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 03 Kyoko.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 03 Kyubey.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 07.png<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 06 Background.jpg<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 05 News.jpg|News 12-21-2011<br />
File:Secret Project Revealed 05 News 12-28-2011.jpg|News 12-28-2011<br />
File:Madoka Magica Online News 01-12-2012.jpg|News 01-12-2012<br />
File:Mymygg new background.jpg|Revealed new site background 3-09-2012<br />
File:Mymygg new illustration.jpg|New illustration<br />
File:Mygg witches.jpg|Clicking on grief seed gets you a page on witches.<br />
File:Mygg Walpurgis.jpg|Each witch has a brief profile and info on its familiars.<br />
File:Mygg SS 01.jpg<br />
File:Madoka Magica Online wallpaper 01.jpeg<br />
File:Mmo2.jpg<br />
File:Mmo12.png<br />
File:Madoka Magica Online.png|Official website as of December 28, 2011<br />
</gallery></div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=File:30052467_p4.png&diff=47909
File:30052467 p4.png
2012-10-27T19:35:55Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=File:29928887_p4.png&diff=47908
File:29928887 p4.png
2012-10-27T19:35:24Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=File:29928887_p3.png&diff=47907
File:29928887 p3.png
2012-10-27T19:34:51Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=47870
Mami Tomoe
2012-10-26T16:31:43Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Mami in Kazumi Magica */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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=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=Rifled Percussion-lock Muskets <br />
}}<br />
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Mami Tomoe is a magical girl who appears to [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] as they are attacked by a [[Witch]] in [[episode 1]]. She is already contracted to [[Kyubey]] and offers to act as a mentor to the pair if they so chose to become [[magical girl]]s themselves. She seemingly dies a gruesome death in the battle against the witch [[Charlotte]] in [[episode 3]].<br />
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<br />
==Official Info==<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 />
<br />
* A ninth-grader who attends Madoka’s school. A kind senior to Madoka, she’s the helpful, sisterly type. However, the gun she wields contrasts with that image.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [http://absolute.fanboi.us/2010/12/madoka-magica-aoki-ume-interview.html 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 color tights.)<br />
* Mami's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-159cm]]. Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* As revealed in episode 10, Mami has had multiple demises. Her first demise was when fighting Walpurgis Night. In a later 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 protect [[Homura]].<br />
** In [[Oriko Magica]], this is different. This is possibly the only timeline Mami stays alive and teams with Kyoko and Yuma against Oriko and Kirika.<br />
** She falls into despair after knowing the truth about witches but after a pep talk with Yuma, she accepts her fate and helps Yuma, Kyoko and Homura to fight against Oriko.<br />
* She was brought back to life due to Madoka's wish at the end of Episode 12. She now fights Demons with Kyoko and Homura.<br />
* Mami's teacup after a fight was an original idea added by [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_121|Inu Curry.]]<br />
* According to a [[Megami Magazine 2011-07|magazine interview]], Mami's wish has something to do with ''"To connect to life"'', so it gave her the power to "tie" and "combine" things together. Her ribbons can also produce guns and because she is a veteran, her powers extend beyond her original powers.<br />
**For an interpretation regarding Mami's ribbon powers and her connection to her wish to live, see [[Mami_Tomoe#Observations|Observations]].<br />
*Mami wears [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Mami|regular panties.]]<br />
*Mami's guns can only shoot one bullet, but the type of the bullet can also vary so it can [[Tweets#New_Background_Information|shoot shotgun shells too]].<br />
**Both Mami's guns and bullets are made of ribbons, her original given magical ability.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Ume meet Urobuchi.jpg|thumb|right|140px|We suspect this is an accurate depiction]]<br />
*The character for her last name (巴) literally means "comma design," a Japanese swirl pattern. More info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe here].<br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*Her first name is written in katakana, which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read hundreds of ways, some of which are as follows:<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 />
***Almost all the kanji examples above are not used commonly, and is unrealistic. One of the most commonly and traditionally used kanji for Mami is 麻美, used in the Chinese translation as shown below.<br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (麻美) "beautiful hemp" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
*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 can have several implications: firstly, that "Mami" has foreign origins (in line with the "Western flavor" Ume Aoki gave to Mami's magical girl outfit); secondly, that Mami is much, ''much'' older than the other girls (an unlikely possibility, considering that katakana was used for girls' names ''prior'' to the Asia-Pacific War; the cars in Mami's flashback in [[Episode 3]] look fairly modern)..<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," the cannon information presented so far states that she is in 9th grade. <br />
**In Mami's case, it is not a traditional name, so that this discussion about naming rules prior to WW2 is not applicable directly.<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 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 "regal" in Italian. 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 />
**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 />
**In the official Italian dub version of the anime, Mami says ''"Final Shoot"'' in English, instead of Italian.<br />
*During the Episode 3 Blu-ray commentary, Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) agreed that "Mami" is a very mahou shoujo name.<br />
**Example: [[wikipedia:Esper_Mami|Esper Mami]] and [[wikipedia:Creamy_Mami,_the_Magic_Angel|Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel]].<br />
* Mami won the 2011 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 />
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==Observations==<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 />
*Mami always use honorifics and call people by their surname.<br />
**Given her status as a senior student and magical girl, both Madoka and Sayaka uses respectful tone when talking to Mami, and use the honorific '-san' with her first name (which is attributed to their close but respectful relationship). Both Kyoko and Homura has done the same in the past.<br />
*She lives alone in an apartment after her parents died in a car accident. She used her wish to save her own life from the accident and feels guilty for forgetting about her parents in that moment of desperation.<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 />
*When assaulting Gertrud's barrier, Mami fights in a very focused and disciplined manner, choosing her shots carefully and reacting quickly when she gets into trouble. 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 />
*It's implied in the series that she knew [[Kyoko]], and may have learned 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 says someone had previously made a wish for someone else, Mami claims that the wish didn't have a happy ending and again seems to have a pained expression. It seems in both cases she is talking about Kyoko, who views other magical girls as competition and who also made a wish for someone else. The [[Drama CD 3|drama CD "Farewell Story"]] released with Blu Ray Volume 5 confirms these implications with Kyoko and Mami having had a master-disciple relationship prior to the events of the anime. <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, 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 />
*In episode 10, Mami from Timeline 1 seems to know that Walpurgis Night is coming. In episode 6, Kyoko implied that Walpurgis Night's approach cannot be predicted.<br />
*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 />
* While she appears to be mentally strong, Mami is much more emotionally frail than she seems to. In episode 3 Mami admits it openly in front of Madoka, and in the manga rendition of said scene she even says that she cries a lot when on her own, thus declaring that she is no real 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 easily cumbled 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 />
* 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, kills Kyoko by shooting her Soul Gem, then wraps Homura in vines and tries to kill her in a similar manner, genuinely thinking that she is saving them from a fate worse than death. Madoka, however, destroys Mami's Soul Gem with a beam arrow and kills her to stop her rampage, before she and Homura go fight in Walpurgis Night. <br />
**Mami may have been calmer than she first seemed, considering she did not despair and turn into a witch immediately. Her method of attack was also strategic, killing Kyoko, who is a close-range combat expert possessing high speed and agility first, tying up Homura so she cannot use her time manipulation, and leaving Madoka, who is timid and held much admiration for her (and thus was not expected to react so quickly), later.<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."(He stated, "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."). Considering the circumstances mentioned above, the producers of Puella Magi Madoka Magica insist that the Mami of Timeline 3 doesn't lose her mind in that occurrence. <br />
*[[Episode 10]] and, even further, the Blu-ray edition of [[Episode 2]], radically modify Mami's apartment. At first her apartment looked quite spartan reinforcing the idea that she is by herself with no one to support her (emphasizing her loneliness). Later revisions instead fill up her room with several items, beautifully decorated with nice furniture; the reason for this may be to display that she may come from a wealthy background.<br />
**It is possible she inherited her family's assets and probably insurance money. The way she dresses and talks indicates that she comes from a wealthy family. The decorations at her place are consistent with that image.<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, 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 [[Puella Magi Production Note]], Mami's character designs show that she does have a finger mark, so this can be confirmed as a production error.<br />
*One of Mami's special abilities is her power to link and tie up things, she uses ribbons as special tools to capture her targets and restrain them.<br />
**One possible explanation regarding 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's the time for your soul to begin a new journey. And thus "wanting to live" is equal to "have a lot of attachment to this world" in Buddhist expression, rather than "fear of dying". Mami's wish was generated from her strong attachment to life, and her power took the form of literal attachment: being 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 />
*Her friends and fellow magical girls like to make fun of Mami's naming habit of her attacks, specially Kyoko. The only one who thinks that is cool is Madoka and she wants to name her own attacks as well (but Homura will make certain that that doesn't happen, specially in [[Drama CD 2|''"Sunny Day Life"'']]).<br />
**Mami was mocked again by Kyoko in ''[[Drama CD 3|"Farewell Story"]]'', calling Mami's naming to be too embarrassing.<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 />
*According to Mami, she regrets that she never thought 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 suspected that Mami regrets her wish because she didnt think of saving her parents. Some suspect that she feels guilty about it because she was only thinking about herself.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*The exact phrasing of Mami's wish is currently unknown. It's possible that she wished not to "die alone", and thus died in episode three because the terms of her contract/wish were fulfilled. According to the manga, she simply asked Kyubey to "save her" during her car accident, but whether this is canonical for the anime is unknown. However, this is theory is called into question when she is shown alive and well in Time Line 3, when all of Madoka, Sayaka, Homura and Kyoko are her magical girl colleagues.<br />
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*It is possible that Mami may be able to be brought back to life without a wish. This is due to the body of a magical girl merely being the "husk" and that the soul is what keeps them alive; as long as her Soul Gem can be found, her life may be able to be restored. There is a catch, however: Mami's soul gem takes the form of a hairpin, and it was the first thing to be crushed in episode 3.<br />
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*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 />
*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 uses 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 />
*Mami can be considered to be the second most powerful magical girl in the mainline series, an observation which is easily backed up by the casual and cool attitude she adopts when engaging in witch hunts. This is also supplemented by her near perfect accuracy (scoring a perfect hit on Charlotte's small body at a distance), extremely quick draw (clearly shown when battling Charlotte's minions), the potency of her magical bullets (killing Kyoko with a single shot) and the sheer raw power of her signature Tiro Finale finishing maneuver. In fact, there is speculation that Mami could potentially be the ''most'' powerful magical girl to exist in the mainline series if not for Homura actively mucking around with time and giving Madoka a huge amount of cosmic karma in the process.<br />
**Interview with Urobuchi Gen, as well as the dialogue between Sayaka and Kyubey in the episode 6 of the anime and the manga seem to give support to the idea that Mami is the second most powerful magical girl in the main series. However, it should be noted that they only refer to each of the member's 潜在能力 (potentials), and thus it is possible that other members, through training and experience, may be more powerful. <br />
**The idea that Mami is the second most powerful is up to debate. In the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] Kyoko displays a brutal strength superior to that of Mami (albeit one can argue that Kyoko's brute force makes up for her lack of style and strategy). While it is true that Kyoko was defeated in [[Episode 10]] with one single bullet to her Soul Gem, we must take into account that Mami caught Kyoko completely off-guard. Such act would display that Mami is a skilled shooter and quick minded, but it says nothing regarding her measure of power or strength. Nor one can make an argument that the ease of destroying of a Soul Gem is evidence of superior power for there is not enough information to determine the fragility of Soul Gems. In fact a normal bullet from a normal gun can shatter a Soul Gem as demonstrated in the Oriko manga Volume 2. So it is possible to suspect that a Soul Gem will remain equally fragile to other soul gems regardless of the strength and power of the owner. It is suspected that Mami's laid back attitude and her friendliness can be attributed as a weakness that caused her defeated in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] and her carelessness in [[Episode 3]].<br />
**Given the situation, it is difficult to assess whether Mami has fought at her full strength in her battle with Kyoko. Also, a fight between magical girls may not be the best way to measure each of their strength, as their fighting style, abilities, and magics are diverse enough for it to give significant advantage/disadvantage depending on the match up. For example, Kirika's slowing abilities are devastating against Mami (see second volume of Puella Magi Oriko Magika), while Homura's time manipulation is useless when tied up in Mami's ribbon (episode 3 of the main series). It has also been noted that though Mami has great magical potential, the magical ability given to her by her wish (the ribbons) is not suited for combat as opposed to other magical girls (such as Kyouko's Rosso Fantasma, Homura's time manipulation, and Sayaka's super healing). Thus, she chiefly uses magic she attained later on, and may not have been as powerful of a combatant in the past. <br />
**Additionally, in episode 10, timeline 1, Mami herself says that Madoka may soon eclipse her as a Magical Girl. She could be trying to appear modest, but this is reinforced by the reality that Mami did not survive the initial encounter with Walpurgis Night, while Madoka did. Regardless, it is indisputable that Mami is one of the most seasoned / "elite" (Oriko Magica) of the Magical Girls encountered in the series.<br />
***There are degrees of strength and power that can't be easily measured given the diverse nature of magical powers in different girls. It would be more accurate to say that Mami is the most experienced magical girl, but not the most powerful.<br />
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===Mami in The New World===<br />
<blockquote>''"She is gone. Guided away by the "Law of Cycles"."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote><br />
*Little is known about Mami in the New World, but she is aware of something called "Law of Cycles", a suggestion that she is aware of the facts and consequences of becoming a magical girl.<br />
**[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Episode_Commentaries|Gen Urobuchi explains]] that the "Law of Cycles" is a legend that got passed down orally among the magical girls. [[Otona_Anime_Vol.21|Urobuchi states]] that Mami would not be the only one who knew about it; Kyoko and perhaps Sayaka knew about it as well. The only know who wouldn't know about "The Law of Cycles" would be Homura, since she comes from a different world/time line.<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 the third chapter, Mami {{Spoiler|fights Charlotte again, this time surviving the battle.}} She learns of the recent deaths of magical girls from [[Kyubey]]. {{Spoiler|He 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. {{Spoiler|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. {{Spoiler|Kirika is saved by Oriko before Mami can kill her, however.}}<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 {{spoiler|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 />
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* 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 Chapter 21, it is implied 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 [[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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== Gallery ==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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File:Madokamagica03_074.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 />
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==== Mami as a witch in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Portable|PSP game]] ====<br />
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File:PSP Game 02.jpg|[[Candeloro]]<br />
File:Candelorotrailer.jpg<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, Kyuoko 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 />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
==== Blu-Ray versus TV broadcast ====<br />
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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 />
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==== Madoka Anthology ====<br />
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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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==== Analysis ====<br />
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File:Madokapine.jpg|Coincidence, or something... DEEPER?<br />
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==== Others ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mami-musket-1.jpg|A faithful musket replica created by a fan <br />
File:Mami-musket-2.jpg|Even the firing mechanism's design is replicated<br />
File:Mami-musket-3.jpg|Insert compress gas<br />
File:Mami-musket-4.jpg|Nice details.<br />
File:Fan creation Mami Soul Gem Flower.jpg|Fan creation of Mami's Jewelry<br />
File:Fan creation Mami hairpin.jpg|Fan creation of Mami's hairpin<br />
File:Fan creation Soul Gem Mami.jpg|Fan creation of Mami's Soul Gem with a flower design.<br />
File:Mumi will liberate you.jpg|Homura isn't the only character favored in the military<br />
File:Mumi will liberate you 2.jpg|Mami on a [[wikipedia:Stryker|Stryker]]. Befriending inbound.<br />
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== Videos ==<br />
Videos regarding Mami's musket replicas:<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPFLYsj0yT4&feature=related Video one]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzmAUqtCyI&feature=player_embedded Video two]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpeN5hNrjQA Tomoe Mami Transformation]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|巴マミ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|tomoe_mami}}<br />
*[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/12085235412/oh-a-visit-from-pervy-homura-she-sent-me-such-a Ask headless Mami]<br />
*[http://bongaboi.deviantart.com/art/Mami-Tomoe-2ch-AST-2011-267328979 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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=47869
Mami Tomoe
2012-10-26T16:31:26Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Mami in Kazumi Magica */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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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|name=Mami Tomoe<br />
|image=[[File:Mami Chara Sheet.jpg|300px]]<br />
|jname=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=Rifled Percussion-lock Muskets <br />
}}<br />
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Mami Tomoe is a magical girl who appears to [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] as they are attacked by a [[Witch]] in [[episode 1]]. She is already contracted to [[Kyubey]] and offers to act as a mentor to the pair if they so chose to become [[magical girl]]s themselves. She seemingly dies a gruesome death in the battle against the witch [[Charlotte]] in [[episode 3]].<br />
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==Official Info==<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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* A ninth-grader who attends Madoka’s school. A kind senior to Madoka, she’s the helpful, sisterly type. However, the gun she wields contrasts with that image.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [http://absolute.fanboi.us/2010/12/madoka-magica-aoki-ume-interview.html 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 color tights.)<br />
* Mami's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-159cm]]. Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* As revealed in episode 10, Mami has had multiple demises. Her first demise was when fighting Walpurgis Night. In a later 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 protect [[Homura]].<br />
** In [[Oriko Magica]], this is different. This is possibly the only timeline Mami stays alive and teams with Kyoko and Yuma against Oriko and Kirika.<br />
** She falls into despair after knowing the truth about witches but after a pep talk with Yuma, she accepts her fate and helps Yuma, Kyoko and Homura to fight against Oriko.<br />
* She was brought back to life due to Madoka's wish at the end of Episode 12. She now fights Demons with Kyoko and Homura.<br />
* Mami's teacup after a fight was an original idea added by [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_121|Inu Curry.]]<br />
* According to a [[Megami Magazine 2011-07|magazine interview]], Mami's wish has something to do with ''"To connect to life"'', so it gave her the power to "tie" and "combine" things together. Her ribbons can also produce guns and because she is a veteran, her powers extend beyond her original powers.<br />
**For an interpretation regarding Mami's ribbon powers and her connection to her wish to live, see [[Mami_Tomoe#Observations|Observations]].<br />
*Mami wears [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Mami|regular panties.]]<br />
*Mami's guns can only shoot one bullet, but the type of the bullet can also vary so it can [[Tweets#New_Background_Information|shoot shotgun shells too]].<br />
**Both Mami's guns and bullets are made of ribbons, her original given magical ability.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Ume meet Urobuchi.jpg|thumb|right|140px|We suspect this is an accurate depiction]]<br />
*The character for her last name (巴) literally means "comma design," a Japanese swirl pattern. More info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe here].<br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*Her first name is written in katakana, which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read hundreds of ways, some of which are as follows:<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 />
***Almost all the kanji examples above are not used commonly, and is unrealistic. One of the most commonly and traditionally used kanji for Mami is 麻美, used in the Chinese translation as shown below.<br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (麻美) "beautiful hemp" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
*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 can have several implications: firstly, that "Mami" has foreign origins (in line with the "Western flavor" Ume Aoki gave to Mami's magical girl outfit); secondly, that Mami is much, ''much'' older than the other girls (an unlikely possibility, considering that katakana was used for girls' names ''prior'' to the Asia-Pacific War; the cars in Mami's flashback in [[Episode 3]] look fairly modern)..<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," the cannon information presented so far states that she is in 9th grade. <br />
**In Mami's case, it is not a traditional name, so that this discussion about naming rules prior to WW2 is not applicable directly.<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 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 "regal" in Italian. 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 />
**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 />
**In the official Italian dub version of the anime, Mami says ''"Final Shoot"'' in English, instead of Italian.<br />
*During the Episode 3 Blu-ray commentary, Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) agreed that "Mami" is a very mahou shoujo name.<br />
**Example: [[wikipedia:Esper_Mami|Esper Mami]] and [[wikipedia:Creamy_Mami,_the_Magic_Angel|Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel]].<br />
* Mami won the 2011 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 />
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==Observations==<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 />
*Mami always use honorifics and call people by their surname.<br />
**Given her status as a senior student and magical girl, both Madoka and Sayaka uses respectful tone when talking to Mami, and use the honorific '-san' with her first name (which is attributed to their close but respectful relationship). Both Kyoko and Homura has done the same in the past.<br />
*She lives alone in an apartment after her parents died in a car accident. She used her wish to save her own life from the accident and feels guilty for forgetting about her parents in that moment of desperation.<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 />
*When assaulting Gertrud's barrier, Mami fights in a very focused and disciplined manner, choosing her shots carefully and reacting quickly when she gets into trouble. 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 />
*It's implied in the series that she knew [[Kyoko]], and may have learned 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 says someone had previously made a wish for someone else, Mami claims that the wish didn't have a happy ending and again seems to have a pained expression. It seems in both cases she is talking about Kyoko, who views other magical girls as competition and who also made a wish for someone else. The [[Drama CD 3|drama CD "Farewell Story"]] released with Blu Ray Volume 5 confirms these implications with Kyoko and Mami having had a master-disciple relationship prior to the events of the anime. <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, 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 />
*In episode 10, Mami from Timeline 1 seems to know that Walpurgis Night is coming. In episode 6, Kyoko implied that Walpurgis Night's approach cannot be predicted.<br />
*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 />
* While she appears to be mentally strong, Mami is much more emotionally frail than she seems to. In episode 3 Mami admits it openly in front of Madoka, and in the manga rendition of said scene she even says that she cries a lot when on her own, thus declaring that she is no real 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 easily cumbled 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 />
* 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, kills Kyoko by shooting her Soul Gem, then wraps Homura in vines and tries to kill her in a similar manner, genuinely thinking that she is saving them from a fate worse than death. Madoka, however, destroys Mami's Soul Gem with a beam arrow and kills her to stop her rampage, before she and Homura go fight in Walpurgis Night. <br />
**Mami may have been calmer than she first seemed, considering she did not despair and turn into a witch immediately. Her method of attack was also strategic, killing Kyoko, who is a close-range combat expert possessing high speed and agility first, tying up Homura so she cannot use her time manipulation, and leaving Madoka, who is timid and held much admiration for her (and thus was not expected to react so quickly), later.<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."(He stated, "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."). Considering the circumstances mentioned above, the producers of Puella Magi Madoka Magica insist that the Mami of Timeline 3 doesn't lose her mind in that occurrence. <br />
*[[Episode 10]] and, even further, the Blu-ray edition of [[Episode 2]], radically modify Mami's apartment. At first her apartment looked quite spartan reinforcing the idea that she is by herself with no one to support her (emphasizing her loneliness). Later revisions instead fill up her room with several items, beautifully decorated with nice furniture; the reason for this may be to display that she may come from a wealthy background.<br />
**It is possible she inherited her family's assets and probably insurance money. The way she dresses and talks indicates that she comes from a wealthy family. The decorations at her place are consistent with that image.<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, 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 [[Puella Magi Production Note]], Mami's character designs show that she does have a finger mark, so this can be confirmed as a production error.<br />
*One of Mami's special abilities is her power to link and tie up things, she uses ribbons as special tools to capture her targets and restrain them.<br />
**One possible explanation regarding 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's the time for your soul to begin a new journey. And thus "wanting to live" is equal to "have a lot of attachment to this world" in Buddhist expression, rather than "fear of dying". Mami's wish was generated from her strong attachment to life, and her power took the form of literal attachment: being 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 />
*Her friends and fellow magical girls like to make fun of Mami's naming habit of her attacks, specially Kyoko. The only one who thinks that is cool is Madoka and she wants to name her own attacks as well (but Homura will make certain that that doesn't happen, specially in [[Drama CD 2|''"Sunny Day Life"'']]).<br />
**Mami was mocked again by Kyoko in ''[[Drama CD 3|"Farewell Story"]]'', calling Mami's naming to be too embarrassing.<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 />
*According to Mami, she regrets that she never thought 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 suspected that Mami regrets her wish because she didnt think of saving her parents. Some suspect that she feels guilty about it because she was only thinking about herself.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*The exact phrasing of Mami's wish is currently unknown. It's possible that she wished not to "die alone", and thus died in episode three because the terms of her contract/wish were fulfilled. According to the manga, she simply asked Kyubey to "save her" during her car accident, but whether this is canonical for the anime is unknown. However, this is theory is called into question when she is shown alive and well in Time Line 3, when all of Madoka, Sayaka, Homura and Kyoko are her magical girl colleagues.<br />
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*It is possible that Mami may be able to be brought back to life without a wish. This is due to the body of a magical girl merely being the "husk" and that the soul is what keeps them alive; as long as her Soul Gem can be found, her life may be able to be restored. There is a catch, however: Mami's soul gem takes the form of a hairpin, and it was the first thing to be crushed in episode 3.<br />
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*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 />
*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 uses 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 />
*Mami can be considered to be the second most powerful magical girl in the mainline series, an observation which is easily backed up by the casual and cool attitude she adopts when engaging in witch hunts. This is also supplemented by her near perfect accuracy (scoring a perfect hit on Charlotte's small body at a distance), extremely quick draw (clearly shown when battling Charlotte's minions), the potency of her magical bullets (killing Kyoko with a single shot) and the sheer raw power of her signature Tiro Finale finishing maneuver. In fact, there is speculation that Mami could potentially be the ''most'' powerful magical girl to exist in the mainline series if not for Homura actively mucking around with time and giving Madoka a huge amount of cosmic karma in the process.<br />
**Interview with Urobuchi Gen, as well as the dialogue between Sayaka and Kyubey in the episode 6 of the anime and the manga seem to give support to the idea that Mami is the second most powerful magical girl in the main series. However, it should be noted that they only refer to each of the member's 潜在能力 (potentials), and thus it is possible that other members, through training and experience, may be more powerful. <br />
**The idea that Mami is the second most powerful is up to debate. In the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] Kyoko displays a brutal strength superior to that of Mami (albeit one can argue that Kyoko's brute force makes up for her lack of style and strategy). While it is true that Kyoko was defeated in [[Episode 10]] with one single bullet to her Soul Gem, we must take into account that Mami caught Kyoko completely off-guard. Such act would display that Mami is a skilled shooter and quick minded, but it says nothing regarding her measure of power or strength. Nor one can make an argument that the ease of destroying of a Soul Gem is evidence of superior power for there is not enough information to determine the fragility of Soul Gems. In fact a normal bullet from a normal gun can shatter a Soul Gem as demonstrated in the Oriko manga Volume 2. So it is possible to suspect that a Soul Gem will remain equally fragile to other soul gems regardless of the strength and power of the owner. It is suspected that Mami's laid back attitude and her friendliness can be attributed as a weakness that caused her defeated in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] and her carelessness in [[Episode 3]].<br />
**Given the situation, it is difficult to assess whether Mami has fought at her full strength in her battle with Kyoko. Also, a fight between magical girls may not be the best way to measure each of their strength, as their fighting style, abilities, and magics are diverse enough for it to give significant advantage/disadvantage depending on the match up. For example, Kirika's slowing abilities are devastating against Mami (see second volume of Puella Magi Oriko Magika), while Homura's time manipulation is useless when tied up in Mami's ribbon (episode 3 of the main series). It has also been noted that though Mami has great magical potential, the magical ability given to her by her wish (the ribbons) is not suited for combat as opposed to other magical girls (such as Kyouko's Rosso Fantasma, Homura's time manipulation, and Sayaka's super healing). Thus, she chiefly uses magic she attained later on, and may not have been as powerful of a combatant in the past. <br />
**Additionally, in episode 10, timeline 1, Mami herself says that Madoka may soon eclipse her as a Magical Girl. She could be trying to appear modest, but this is reinforced by the reality that Mami did not survive the initial encounter with Walpurgis Night, while Madoka did. Regardless, it is indisputable that Mami is one of the most seasoned / "elite" (Oriko Magica) of the Magical Girls encountered in the series.<br />
***There are degrees of strength and power that can't be easily measured given the diverse nature of magical powers in different girls. It would be more accurate to say that Mami is the most experienced magical girl, but not the most powerful.<br />
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===Mami in The New World===<br />
<blockquote>''"She is gone. Guided away by the "Law of Cycles"."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote><br />
*Little is known about Mami in the New World, but she is aware of something called "Law of Cycles", a suggestion that she is aware of the facts and consequences of becoming a magical girl.<br />
**[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Episode_Commentaries|Gen Urobuchi explains]] that the "Law of Cycles" is a legend that got passed down orally among the magical girls. [[Otona_Anime_Vol.21|Urobuchi states]] that Mami would not be the only one who knew about it; Kyoko and perhaps Sayaka knew about it as well. The only know who wouldn't know about "The Law of Cycles" would be Homura, since she comes from a different world/time line.<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 the third chapter, Mami {{Spoiler|fights Charlotte again, this time surviving the battle.}} She learns of the recent deaths of magical girls from [[Kyubey]]. {{Spoiler|He 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. {{Spoiler|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. {{Spoiler|Kirika is saved by Oriko before Mami can kill her, however.}}<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 {{spoiler|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 />
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* Mami made a brief appearance in chapter 11 of [[Kazumi Magica]]. She saved [[Michiru Kasuza]] 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 Chapter 21, it is implied 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 [[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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== Gallery ==<br />
<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 />
</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 />
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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 />
<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, Kyuoko 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 />
</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 />
<br />
==== 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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== Videos ==<br />
Videos regarding Mami's musket replicas:<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPFLYsj0yT4&feature=related Video one]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzmAUqtCyI&feature=player_embedded Video two]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpeN5hNrjQA Tomoe Mami Transformation]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|巴マミ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|tomoe_mami}}<br />
*[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/12085235412/oh-a-visit-from-pervy-homura-she-sent-me-such-a Ask headless Mami]<br />
*[http://bongaboi.deviantart.com/art/Mami-Tomoe-2ch-AST-2011-267328979 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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Mami_Tomoe&diff=47868
Mami Tomoe
2012-10-26T16:30:42Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Mami in Kazumi Magica */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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=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=Rifled Percussion-lock Muskets <br />
}}<br />
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Mami Tomoe is a magical girl who appears to [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] as they are attacked by a [[Witch]] in [[episode 1]]. She is already contracted to [[Kyubey]] and offers to act as a mentor to the pair if they so chose to become [[magical girl]]s themselves. She seemingly dies a gruesome death in the battle against the witch [[Charlotte]] in [[episode 3]].<br />
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==Official Info==<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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* A ninth-grader who attends Madoka’s school. A kind senior to Madoka, she’s the helpful, sisterly type. However, the gun she wields contrasts with that image.<br />
* [[Ume Aoki|Ms. Aoki]]’s [http://absolute.fanboi.us/2010/12/madoka-magica-aoki-ume-interview.html 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 color tights.)<br />
* Mami's height range, according to the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|Production Note]], is [[:Media:PN 10.jpg|156-159cm]]. Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown at this time.<br />
* As revealed in episode 10, Mami has had multiple demises. Her first demise was when fighting Walpurgis Night. In a later 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 protect [[Homura]].<br />
** In [[Oriko Magica]], this is different. This is possibly the only timeline Mami stays alive and teams with Kyoko and Yuma against Oriko and Kirika.<br />
** She falls into despair after knowing the truth about witches but after a pep talk with Yuma, she accepts her fate and helps Yuma, Kyoko and Homura to fight against Oriko.<br />
* She was brought back to life due to Madoka's wish at the end of Episode 12. She now fights Demons with Kyoko and Homura.<br />
* Mami's teacup after a fight was an original idea added by [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Page_121|Inu Curry.]]<br />
* According to a [[Megami Magazine 2011-07|magazine interview]], Mami's wish has something to do with ''"To connect to life"'', so it gave her the power to "tie" and "combine" things together. Her ribbons can also produce guns and because she is a veteran, her powers extend beyond her original powers.<br />
**For an interpretation regarding Mami's ribbon powers and her connection to her wish to live, see [[Mami_Tomoe#Observations|Observations]].<br />
*Mami wears [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Art_Book#Mami|regular panties.]]<br />
*Mami's guns can only shoot one bullet, but the type of the bullet can also vary so it can [[Tweets#New_Background_Information|shoot shotgun shells too]].<br />
**Both Mami's guns and bullets are made of ribbons, her original given magical ability.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Ume meet Urobuchi.jpg|thumb|right|140px|We suspect this is an accurate depiction]]<br />
*The character for her last name (巴) literally means "comma design," a Japanese swirl pattern. More info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe here].<br />
*Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
*Her first name is written in katakana, which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read hundreds of ways, some of which are as follows:<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 />
***Almost all the kanji examples above are not used commonly, and is unrealistic. One of the most commonly and traditionally used kanji for Mami is 麻美, used in the Chinese translation as shown below.<br />
*The official [[Licensing in Taiwan|Chinese translation]] uses (麻美) "beautiful hemp" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.<br />
*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 can have several implications: firstly, that "Mami" has foreign origins (in line with the "Western flavor" Ume Aoki gave to Mami's magical girl outfit); secondly, that Mami is much, ''much'' older than the other girls (an unlikely possibility, considering that katakana was used for girls' names ''prior'' to the Asia-Pacific War; the cars in Mami's flashback in [[Episode 3]] look fairly modern)..<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," the cannon information presented so far states that she is in 9th grade. <br />
**In Mami's case, it is not a traditional name, so that this discussion about naming rules prior to WW2 is not applicable directly.<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 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 "regal" in Italian. 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 />
**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 />
**In the official Italian dub version of the anime, Mami says ''"Final Shoot"'' in English, instead of Italian.<br />
*During the Episode 3 Blu-ray commentary, Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) agreed that "Mami" is a very mahou shoujo name.<br />
**Example: [[wikipedia:Esper_Mami|Esper Mami]] and [[wikipedia:Creamy_Mami,_the_Magic_Angel|Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel]].<br />
* Mami won the 2011 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 />
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==Observations==<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 />
*Mami always use honorifics and call people by their surname.<br />
**Given her status as a senior student and magical girl, both Madoka and Sayaka uses respectful tone when talking to Mami, and use the honorific '-san' with her first name (which is attributed to their close but respectful relationship). Both Kyoko and Homura has done the same in the past.<br />
*She lives alone in an apartment after her parents died in a car accident. She used her wish to save her own life from the accident and feels guilty for forgetting about her parents in that moment of desperation.<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 />
*When assaulting Gertrud's barrier, Mami fights in a very focused and disciplined manner, choosing her shots carefully and reacting quickly when she gets into trouble. 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 />
*It's implied in the series that she knew [[Kyoko]], and may have learned 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 says someone had previously made a wish for someone else, Mami claims that the wish didn't have a happy ending and again seems to have a pained expression. It seems in both cases she is talking about Kyoko, who views other magical girls as competition and who also made a wish for someone else. The [[Drama CD 3|drama CD "Farewell Story"]] released with Blu Ray Volume 5 confirms these implications with Kyoko and Mami having had a master-disciple relationship prior to the events of the anime. <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, 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 />
*In episode 10, Mami from Timeline 1 seems to know that Walpurgis Night is coming. In episode 6, Kyoko implied that Walpurgis Night's approach cannot be predicted.<br />
*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 />
* While she appears to be mentally strong, Mami is much more emotionally frail than she seems to. In episode 3 Mami admits it openly in front of Madoka, and in the manga rendition of said scene she even says that she cries a lot when on her own, thus declaring that she is no real 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 easily cumbled 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 />
* 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, kills Kyoko by shooting her Soul Gem, then wraps Homura in vines and tries to kill her in a similar manner, genuinely thinking that she is saving them from a fate worse than death. Madoka, however, destroys Mami's Soul Gem with a beam arrow and kills her to stop her rampage, before she and Homura go fight in Walpurgis Night. <br />
**Mami may have been calmer than she first seemed, considering she did not despair and turn into a witch immediately. Her method of attack was also strategic, killing Kyoko, who is a close-range combat expert possessing high speed and agility first, tying up Homura so she cannot use her time manipulation, and leaving Madoka, who is timid and held much admiration for her (and thus was not expected to react so quickly), later.<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."(He stated, "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."). Considering the circumstances mentioned above, the producers of Puella Magi Madoka Magica insist that the Mami of Timeline 3 doesn't lose her mind in that occurrence. <br />
*[[Episode 10]] and, even further, the Blu-ray edition of [[Episode 2]], radically modify Mami's apartment. At first her apartment looked quite spartan reinforcing the idea that she is by herself with no one to support her (emphasizing her loneliness). Later revisions instead fill up her room with several items, beautifully decorated with nice furniture; the reason for this may be to display that she may come from a wealthy background.<br />
**It is possible she inherited her family's assets and probably insurance money. The way she dresses and talks indicates that she comes from a wealthy family. The decorations at her place are consistent with that image.<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, 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 [[Puella Magi Production Note]], Mami's character designs show that she does have a finger mark, so this can be confirmed as a production error.<br />
*One of Mami's special abilities is her power to link and tie up things, she uses ribbons as special tools to capture her targets and restrain them.<br />
**One possible explanation regarding 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's the time for your soul to begin a new journey. And thus "wanting to live" is equal to "have a lot of attachment to this world" in Buddhist expression, rather than "fear of dying". Mami's wish was generated from her strong attachment to life, and her power took the form of literal attachment: being 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 />
*Her friends and fellow magical girls like to make fun of Mami's naming habit of her attacks, specially Kyoko. The only one who thinks that is cool is Madoka and she wants to name her own attacks as well (but Homura will make certain that that doesn't happen, specially in [[Drama CD 2|''"Sunny Day Life"'']]).<br />
**Mami was mocked again by Kyoko in ''[[Drama CD 3|"Farewell Story"]]'', calling Mami's naming to be too embarrassing.<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 />
*According to Mami, she regrets that she never thought 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 suspected that Mami regrets her wish because she didnt think of saving her parents. Some suspect that she feels guilty about it because she was only thinking about herself.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
*The exact phrasing of Mami's wish is currently unknown. It's possible that she wished not to "die alone", and thus died in episode three because the terms of her contract/wish were fulfilled. According to the manga, she simply asked Kyubey to "save her" during her car accident, but whether this is canonical for the anime is unknown. However, this is theory is called into question when she is shown alive and well in Time Line 3, when all of Madoka, Sayaka, Homura and Kyoko are her magical girl colleagues.<br />
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*It is possible that Mami may be able to be brought back to life without a wish. This is due to the body of a magical girl merely being the "husk" and that the soul is what keeps them alive; as long as her Soul Gem can be found, her life may be able to be restored. There is a catch, however: Mami's soul gem takes the form of a hairpin, and it was the first thing to be crushed in episode 3.<br />
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*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 />
*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 uses 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 />
*Mami can be considered to be the second most powerful magical girl in the mainline series, an observation which is easily backed up by the casual and cool attitude she adopts when engaging in witch hunts. This is also supplemented by her near perfect accuracy (scoring a perfect hit on Charlotte's small body at a distance), extremely quick draw (clearly shown when battling Charlotte's minions), the potency of her magical bullets (killing Kyoko with a single shot) and the sheer raw power of her signature Tiro Finale finishing maneuver. In fact, there is speculation that Mami could potentially be the ''most'' powerful magical girl to exist in the mainline series if not for Homura actively mucking around with time and giving Madoka a huge amount of cosmic karma in the process.<br />
**Interview with Urobuchi Gen, as well as the dialogue between Sayaka and Kyubey in the episode 6 of the anime and the manga seem to give support to the idea that Mami is the second most powerful magical girl in the main series. However, it should be noted that they only refer to each of the member's 潜在能力 (potentials), and thus it is possible that other members, through training and experience, may be more powerful. <br />
**The idea that Mami is the second most powerful is up to debate. In the [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] Kyoko displays a brutal strength superior to that of Mami (albeit one can argue that Kyoko's brute force makes up for her lack of style and strategy). While it is true that Kyoko was defeated in [[Episode 10]] with one single bullet to her Soul Gem, we must take into account that Mami caught Kyoko completely off-guard. Such act would display that Mami is a skilled shooter and quick minded, but it says nothing regarding her measure of power or strength. Nor one can make an argument that the ease of destroying of a Soul Gem is evidence of superior power for there is not enough information to determine the fragility of Soul Gems. In fact a normal bullet from a normal gun can shatter a Soul Gem as demonstrated in the Oriko manga Volume 2. So it is possible to suspect that a Soul Gem will remain equally fragile to other soul gems regardless of the strength and power of the owner. It is suspected that Mami's laid back attitude and her friendliness can be attributed as a weakness that caused her defeated in [[Drama CD 3|Drama CD ''"Farewell Story"'']] and her carelessness in [[Episode 3]].<br />
**Given the situation, it is difficult to assess whether Mami has fought at her full strength in her battle with Kyoko. Also, a fight between magical girls may not be the best way to measure each of their strength, as their fighting style, abilities, and magics are diverse enough for it to give significant advantage/disadvantage depending on the match up. For example, Kirika's slowing abilities are devastating against Mami (see second volume of Puella Magi Oriko Magika), while Homura's time manipulation is useless when tied up in Mami's ribbon (episode 3 of the main series). It has also been noted that though Mami has great magical potential, the magical ability given to her by her wish (the ribbons) is not suited for combat as opposed to other magical girls (such as Kyouko's Rosso Fantasma, Homura's time manipulation, and Sayaka's super healing). Thus, she chiefly uses magic she attained later on, and may not have been as powerful of a combatant in the past. <br />
**Additionally, in episode 10, timeline 1, Mami herself says that Madoka may soon eclipse her as a Magical Girl. She could be trying to appear modest, but this is reinforced by the reality that Mami did not survive the initial encounter with Walpurgis Night, while Madoka did. Regardless, it is indisputable that Mami is one of the most seasoned / "elite" (Oriko Magica) of the Magical Girls encountered in the series.<br />
***There are degrees of strength and power that can't be easily measured given the diverse nature of magical powers in different girls. It would be more accurate to say that Mami is the most experienced magical girl, but not the most powerful.<br />
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===Mami in The New World===<br />
<blockquote>''"She is gone. Guided away by the "Law of Cycles"."'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Episode 12]].</blockquote><br />
*Little is known about Mami in the New World, but she is aware of something called "Law of Cycles", a suggestion that she is aware of the facts and consequences of becoming a magical girl.<br />
**[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Episode_Commentaries|Gen Urobuchi explains]] that the "Law of Cycles" is a legend that got passed down orally among the magical girls. [[Otona_Anime_Vol.21|Urobuchi states]] that Mami would not be the only one who knew about it; Kyoko and perhaps Sayaka knew about it as well. The only know who wouldn't know about "The Law of Cycles" would be Homura, since she comes from a different world/time line.<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 the third chapter, Mami {{Spoiler|fights Charlotte again, this time surviving the battle.}} She learns of the recent deaths of magical girls from [[Kyubey]]. {{Spoiler|He 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. {{Spoiler|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. {{Spoiler|Kirika is saved by Oriko before Mami can kill her, however.}}<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 {{spoiler|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 />
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* Mami made a brief appearance in chapter 11 of [[Kazumi Magica]]. She saved [[Michiru Kasusa]] 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 Chapter 21, it is implied 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 [[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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== Gallery ==<br />
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=== Official art ===<br />
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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 />
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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 />
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File:Madokamagica03_074.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 />
</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, Kyuoko 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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== 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 />
== Videos ==<br />
Videos regarding Mami's musket replicas:<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPFLYsj0yT4&feature=related Video one]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzmAUqtCyI&feature=player_embedded Video two]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpeN5hNrjQA Tomoe Mami Transformation]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|巴マミ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|tomoe_mami}}<br />
*[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/12085235412/oh-a-visit-from-pervy-homura-she-sent-me-such-a Ask headless Mami]<br />
*[http://bongaboi.deviantart.com/art/Mami-Tomoe-2ch-AST-2011-267328979 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 />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kirika_Kure&diff=46349
Kirika Kure
2012-10-12T19:12:09Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Kirika in Noisy Citrine */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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 />
<br />
{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kirika Kure<br />
|image=<center>[[File:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
<br />
Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 "infinitely finite." 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
== 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 />
<br />
This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==Trivia==<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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><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:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg|A fan-coloring of Kirika following Oriko.<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 />
<br />
===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: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 />
<br />
==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>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Erika_Mamiya&diff=46348
Erika Mamiya
2012-10-12T19:10:45Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Story */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Erika Mamiya<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Erika.jpg|250px]]</center><br />
|jname=間宮えりか (Mamiya Erika)<br />
|age=15<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Erika Mamiya'''|間宮えりか|Mamiya Erika}} is a character from Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine. She used to be Kirika's best friend.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
==Story==<br />
Erika and Kirika used to be best friends since childhood, but after an incident in which Kirika was framed for something she didn't do and Erika did nothing to defend her, Kirika believed Erika betrayed her and so they drifted apart. <br />
<br />
Some years later, during the time of where Oriko Magica starts, Krika rushes onto her by accident. Upon remembering how she was betrayed by her in the past, which caused their friendship to crack, Kirika pushes her and runs away. The two girls met some time later, but Erika was depressed due to her divorced parents. They later got caught in the barrier of a witch. Kirika, who recently contracted with Kyubey and became a magical girl, went to rescue her and in the process their past together was uncovered. After defeating the witch, Kirika decides to forgive Erika.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Erika and Kirika when they were young.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Erika_Mamiya&diff=46344
Erika Mamiya
2012-10-12T16:59:22Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Erika Mamiya<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Erika.jpg|250px]]</center><br />
|jname=間宮えりか (Mamiya Erika)<br />
|age=15<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Erika Mamiya'''|間宮えりか|Mamiya Erika}} is a character from Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine. She used to be Kirika's best friend.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
==Story==<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Erika and Kirika when they were young.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Erika&diff=46338
Erika
2012-10-12T16:29:13Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Erika Mamiya<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Erika.jpg|250px]]</center><br />
|jname=間宮えりか (Mamiya Erika)<br />
|age=15<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Erika Mamiya'''|間宮えりか|Mamiya Erika}} is a character from Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
==Story==<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:20120809160606e89.jpg|Erika and Kirika when they were young.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Erika&diff=46337
Erika
2012-10-12T16:24:34Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: Found the name in a 4chan</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Erika Mamiya<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Erika.jpg|250px]]</center><br />
|jname=間宮えりか (Mamiya Erika)<br />
|age=15<br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Erika Mamiya'''|間宮えりか|Mamiya Erika}} is a character from Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kirika_Kure&diff=46334
Kirika Kure
2012-10-12T16:19:18Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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 />
<br />
{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kirika Kure<br />
|image=<center>[[File:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
<br />
Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 "infinitely finite." 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
=== 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. 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
== 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 />
<br />
This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==Trivia==<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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><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:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg|A fan-coloring of Kirika following Oriko.<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 />
<br />
===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: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 />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|呉キリカ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kure_kirika}}<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kirika_Kure&diff=45260
Kirika Kure
2012-08-25T21:36:19Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Manga Pages and Panels */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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 />
<br />
{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kirika Kure<br />
|image=<center>[[File:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
<br />
Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==History==<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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 "infinitely finite." 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
== 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 />
<br />
This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==Trivia==<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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><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:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg<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 />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===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: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 />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|呉キリカ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kure_kirika}}<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=File:20120809160606e89.jpg&diff=45259
File:20120809160606e89.jpg
2012-08-25T21:35:37Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kirika_Kure&diff=45078
Kirika Kure
2012-08-15T22:27:27Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Personality */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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 />
<br />
{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kirika Kure<br />
|image=<center>[[File:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
<br />
Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==History==<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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 "infinitely finite." 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
== 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 />
<br />
This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==Trivia==<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 />
<br />
==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: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:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg<br />
File:Noisy_Citrine_Preview01.jpeg|Kirika as she appears in Noisy Citrine.<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: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 />
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Kirika Kure
2012-08-15T22:22:24Z
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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:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]]. <br />
<br />
Kirika is the protagonist of the extra episode Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
Her current personality is the result of her wish, which was to "change" herself. She used to be timid and quiet, but meeting Oriko made her want 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.<br />
<br />
==History==<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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 "infinitely finite." 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
== 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 />
<br />
This witch is known as [[Margot]] by fans due to some speculation based on the background of her barrier.<br />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
==Trivia==<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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
==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 />
<br />
===Manga Pages and Panels===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><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:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg<br />
File:Noisy_Citrine_Preview01.jpeg|Kirika as she appears in Noisy Citrine.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===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: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 />
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Oriko Magica
2012-08-15T22:17:09Z
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'''Puella Magi Oriko Magica''' (魔法少女おりこ☆マギカ, ''Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica'') is the second spin-off [[manga]] illustrated by [[Mura Kuroe]] with a draft by Magica Quartet. The volumes were published by ''[[wikipedia:Houbunsha|Houbunsha]]'' and feature the return of [[Kyoko]] and [[Mami]] from the anime as well as new cast members.<br />
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Although the first volume was initially intended to be released on April 12, 2011, the [[Wikipedia: 2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami| 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], as well as the subsequent postponement of the last two episodes of the anime caused ''Oriko Magica'' to be postponed to May 12, 2011. The second volume was released on June 13, 2011.<br />
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An extra episode of ''Oriko Magica'' titled '''''Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine''''' was published in ''[[Manga Time Kirara Magica]]'' Vol.2. The chapter is focused on Kirika and the reason why she became the person she is now.<br />
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===Plot===<br />
The story is believed to take place in one of the alternate timelines, during the same time period (calendar-wise) as the original anime. It is most likely to be one of the timelines occuring between timeline 3 and timeline 4 of the TV anime. The plot revolves around [[Oriko Mikuni]], a mysterious magical girl with a unique ability to see the future.<br />
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==Series information==<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Characters|Characters]]''' — List of all major, minor characters and witches and its familiars in the manga.<br />
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==Chapters==<br />
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* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 1: Don't even think about becoming a Magical Girl|Chapter 1: Don't Even Think About Becoming a Magical Girl]]'''<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 2: I'm Not Crying At All|Chapter 2: I'm Not Crying At All]]'''<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 3: Love is Infinitely Finite|Chapter 3: Love is Infinitely Finite]]'''<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 4: I'll Never Forgive You|Chapter 4: I'll Never Forgive You]]'''<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 5: That's What I'm Here For|Chapter 5: That's What I'm Here For]]'''<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 6: Someday isn't Today|Chapter 6: Someday isn't Today]]'''<br />
* '''[[Oriko Magica Chapter 7: To Protect My World|Chapter 7: To Protect My World]]'''<br />
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==Translation of Official Site== <br />
Even though the TV anime ended, Puella Magi will not.<br/><br />
Who could be the girl that stands in front of Mami and Kyoko?<br/>Stay tuned for volume one of the official spin-off comic "Puella Magi Oriko Magica", which shows another fight that was not depicted in Mami's, Kyoko's as well as Homura and Madoka's TV anime!!<br />
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[[File:Oriko Magica Sample Fantranslated.jpg|thumb|Sample Oriko page with fan translation]]<br />
==Official synopsis==<br />
Volume 1:<br />
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:Introducing a spin-off comic from the big-hit original TV anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" with a whole new story!<br/>Kyoko Sakura, who spends all her time fighting in isolation, Mami Tomoe, who protects Mitakihara Town with a heart of justice and Homura Akemi, who silently approaches Madoka Kaname.<br/>A story revolving around each Puella Magi's battles that weren't meant to cross, centering in an event called "Puella Magi Hunting".<br/>Which would be, an incident that would change the fate of the girls completely.<br/>Which would be, the beginning of a new Puella Magi story...<br />
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The first eight pages are available for official preview here [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/comics/book/index.php?cid=494]. Click on the orange button.<br />
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Volume 2:<br />
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:Kyoko Sakura who searches for a fated white Puella Magi; Mami Tomoe, who confronts the culpit of the "Puella Magi Hunting", a black Puella Magi; and Homura Akemi, who does nothing but protect Madoka Kaname's peace. The path of those three magical girls weren't supposed to cross. A story where their existence is tested. The story of a passed time line. This is the concluding volume of the spin-off comic made for the big-hit TV anime, "Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica".<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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=== Front Covers ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Oriko Art.jpg|Volume 1<br />
File:Oriko 2 cover small.jpg|Volume 2<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Yuma_and_kyouko_official_art.jpeg|Official art of Kyoko and Yuma from Oriko vol. 1.<br />
File:Close-up.jpg|Free illustration that comes with purchases of Oriko vol. 1.<br />
File:Oriko Mami Illustrations 2.jpg|Another illustration that comes with Oriko purchased from certain vendors<br />
File:Oriko Mami Illustrations 1.jpg|This illustration as well.<br />
File:Orikovol2index.png|Official art of Oriko and Kirika in their school uniforms from volume 2.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Fanart ===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Mami, Kyoko and Yuma pose.png|Fan art of the volume 1 cover girls striking a pose.<br />
File:Black mage Kirika Kure art.jpg|Fan art of Kirika Kure.<br />
File:Mami yuma kyouko fanart.jpg<br />
File:ChitoseandKyouko.jpg|Fan art of Kyoko and Yuma.<br />
File:Kyouko and Yuma together.jpg|Fan art of Kyoko and Yuma, happy together.<br />
File:Yuma, sayaka, kyouko fanart.jpg|Fan art of Yuma and Sayaka fighting over Kyoko.<br />
File:Yuma, sayaka, kyouko fanart with text.jpg|continuation of fight.<br />
File:Yuma_and_kyouko_headpat.jpg|Fan art of Kyoko showing Yuma some sisterly affection.<br />
File:KyokoVSOriko.jpeg|Fan art of Kyoko and Oriko battling.<br />
File:Oriko disfuntional family.png|Manga sample: The Despair is strong on this one.<br />
File:Oriko fancy hotel bath house.png|Manga sample: Yuma, hasn't anyone taught you not to go to fancy hotels with strangers?<br />
File:Madoka Reads Oriko V1.JPG|Madoka's expression probably resembles other readers of the lighter moments of volume 1.<br />
File:Madoka Reads Oriko V2.JPG|Madoka's expression probably resembles other readers of the darker moments of volume 2. [http://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki/show?nordirect=1&title=gomadoka Sealdoka/Gomadoka] [http://dic.pixiv.net/a/ごまどか (ごまどか)] on the right, is a popular artist rendering of Madoka animalization.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dokidokivisual.com/madokamagica/oriko/ Official website for ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica''] (Japanese)<br />
*[http://www.madoka-magica.com/books/02.html Covers for ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica'' on official website.] (Japanese)<br />
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica'' at TVTropes.org] (English)<br />
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kirika_Kure&diff=45075
Kirika Kure
2012-08-15T22:16:19Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
<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:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a 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>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><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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Her current personality is the result of her wish, which was to "change" herself. She used to be timid and quiet, but meeting Oriko made her want 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.<br />
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==History==<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 "infinitely finite." 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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== 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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==Trivia==<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: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:Kirika stalking now in color.jpg<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: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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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Saki_Asami&diff=45074
Saki Asami
2012-08-15T22:08:06Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Saki Asami<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Saki pointing.png|300px]]</center><br />
|jname=浅海 サキ (Asami Saki) <br />
|weapon=Whip-like riding crop<br />
}}<br />
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<blockquote>''"We believe in you, Kazumi, just like how you believe in us."'' - Saki Asami, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Kazumix.22|Chapter 3]]. </blockquote><br />
{{Nihongo|'''Saki Asami'''|浅海 サキ|Asami Saki}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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She is a magical girl, and the effective leader of the [[Pleiades Saints]]. Her wish was {{Spoiler|for the lily of the valley left by her late sister, Miyuki, to bloom forever.}}<br />
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==Personality==<br />
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Saki is tough on the outside and always maintains her cool, as required from someone in her position. However, she cares not only for the safety of her teammates safety, but also for their morale. She effectively assumes leadership of the Pleiades Saints, and is an apt commander both in battle and outside of it. <br />
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She is also known to have short fuse at times, having angry reactions to being teased or provoked.<br />
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==History==<br />
{{spoilers|media=kazumi|margin=330px}}<br />
[[File:Saki leading.png|thumb|300px|[[wikipedia:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2|Get up, Saki!]] [[wikipedia:US Army Rangers|PUELLAE LEAD THE WAY!!!]] ]]<br />
After a witch traps [[Kaoru]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, Saki, [[Nico]], [[Satomi]], and [[Mirai]] come to [[Kazumi]]'s aid. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], a seven-girl witch-hunting team of which Kazumi and her abducted friends are also a part of. Together, they search for Kaoru and Umika across town. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters, Yuuri, disguises herself as [[Satomi]] and separates Kazumi from the rest of the team. Upon meeting with the real Satomi, Saki realized they had been tricked, and leads the girls to where the fake Satomi brought Kazumi. They proceed to rescue Kazumi just as she is on the verge of defeat. Kazumi is then held by her opponent at gunpoint, causing them all to hesitate. Kazumi screams out for them to attack anyway, and they fire a joint attack at the mysterious girl: Fili Del Toano. It causes a large explosion, but the magical girl gets away. Kazumi is only lightly wounded.<br />
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They reunite at Umika's house for a strategy meeting. While analyzing the situation, Saki makes a breakthrough. She discovers the symbol the witch left across town was also on the back of a book, leading her to conclude the witch has possessed a bookmobile. After filling up on Kazumi's delicious food, they head out to the last stop on the bookmobile schedule to intercept it. Upon arrival, Saki orders Kazumi to stay outside. She protests, afraid that they do not trust her, but Saki reassures her, explaining that their plan is to seal the witch and have Kazumi fire ''Limiti Esterni'' from the outside to finish it off. The girls plunge into the witch's barrier, and rescue Kaoru and Umika just in time. Together, the six of them bind the witch with Episodio Incrocio. However, [[Nico]]'s GPS/com unit breaks, leaving them unable to give Kazumi the needed signal. Umika, thinking quickly, commands them to use candy flutes given to them by Kazumi. The sound reaches her, and the witch is destroyed by ''Limiti Esterni''.<br />
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While they reunite and celebrate their victory, they are approached by Jubey, the "fairy" (妖精) that turned them into magical girls. He cleans up their Soul Gems, and gladly accepts the last witch's Grief Seed. He then refuses a couple of weird looking seeds, obtained from the pseudo-witches of Chapters 1 and 2, saying they were not real Grief Seeds. Umika theorized they imitated the Grief Seed's power and were created by the mysterious girl from before. Before they could draw further conclusions, they are attacked by that very girl, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome at midnight if they want Kazumi back. While waiting for the deadline at Umika's house, they speculate on Yuuri's motivations. However, Saki couldn't care less about it: she was impatient to save Kazumi, despite their wounds.<br>At the right time, they arrive at the dome, but to a force barrier they can do nothing but watch as Yuuri enacts her plans. Yuuri states her objective is to seek revenge on the Pleiades. She interprets the Pleiades' failure to recognize her as having been "just that insignificant" to the girls. She then removes her hat, causing a shocked Umika to recognize her, and proceeds to shove an Evil Nut, one of the awkward Grief Seeds from before, into Kazumi's forehead, while the Pleiades scream in horror.<br />
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However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. During the battle, Yuuri's Soul Gem begins to crack, prompting Saki to order Juubey to cleanse it. Yuuri shoots him first and becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Saki is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.<br />
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The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. Saki then shoots the witch, freeing herself and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.<br />
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Later, Saki is seen with Kaoru, Satomi, and Mirai confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane (it's unclear if Umika or Nico are also present). Kaoru uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''), causing Sumire to scream. We then see Saki untransformed, holding out her Soul Gem.<br />
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While Kazumi is fighting [[Ayase_Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]], Saki telepathically contacts Nico and asks if she "acquired it yet" - presumably referring to Ayase's Soul Gem. Later she appears with the other Pleiades Saints and catches the Evil Nuts that the Soujus threw at Nico and Kazumi. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Nico says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Nico's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch appears.<br />
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As Nico's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The next page has a cover image of a golden-eyed Nico holding a gun, asking to be killed. The Pleiades are shocked to discover Nico has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Kaoru turns to the others and tells them not to stand there. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but is wounded. Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts") causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. When the witch throws them off, Mirai uses La Bestia Refare ("Remake the Beast"). The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Nico's Soul Gem).<br />
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Mirai asks Saki if she's alright, but she's still processing Nico's death. Mirai tells her she had to do it, but is interrupted by Satomi screaming that she doesn't want to die or turn into a witch. Kazumi takes the hand of Nico's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Nico's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Nico standing behind them. As Kazumi asks what's going on, the other Nico walks up to the first Nico's body, puts her arm around her neck, and with a disturbing expression says "Switch". She then touches the hair of the body, and it's face suddenly vanishes. Jubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Nico's "spare" and "compensation for Nico's contract". Kaoru asks why Nico didn't tell them. Nico says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Nico then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.<br />
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The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "[[Angelica Bears]]". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "[[the Freezer]]". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Jubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.<br />
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Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the Soul Gems of magical girls go out of control. Jubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Jubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Nico then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Nico puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.<br />
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The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Nico, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Saki's despair is from her childhood. A younger Saki is seen with [[Miyuki]] (later revealed to be Saki's younger sister), who shows off her lily of the valley flower, and says her dream was to grow lots of flowers and use them as a bouquet in her wedding. Saki says that dream won't come true, because she thinks no man is good enough for Miyuki. Miyuki hugs Saki and says that she'll marry her. Years later, Miyuki and Saki are caught in a horrible car crash. Miyuki is killed by a piece of glass lodged in her throat. Saki can only say Miyuki's name.<br />
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The girls standing on the catwalk jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!"<br />
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Kazumi opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Mirai does something similar for Saki. Satomi asks why Kazumi isn't helping. Kazumi responds by asking why they don't want to be eaten if they want to die. She then pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons, Satomi saying she doesn't want to die and Nico musing she can't run away from guns. They fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limit Esterni", destroying the witch.<br />
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As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Jubey, who says that was Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not to worry.<br />
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Kazumi point to a book with Umika, asking her if that's the book that plagiarized her story. After reading the book Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi says she never heard of that, but agrees. She tells Umika to keep writing, because other than the main character the story was good. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.<br />
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Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by a surprise appearance from Mami Tomoe, who muses that she can't take it easy even on a trip. Mami destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. As Kazumi leaves Jubey is strangely seen by Mami's feet. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Jubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.<br />
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Jubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Jubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into dispair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.<br />
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Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Jubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Nico and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Jubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).<br />
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Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Nico whispers her wish to Jubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Jubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has a sad or angry expression on her face.<br />
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Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Jubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Jubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Jubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Jubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Jubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Jubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki remains in the Freezer, looking at the pile of Soul Gems. They include two Evil Nuts. We then find Satomi is walking up behind her. Saki asks why Satomi is there. Satomi pulls her hand to her mouth and says, "Saki, let's kill Kazumi," while grinning sinisterly.<br />
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Satomi tells Saki that they can't afford to let Kazumi live as long as she's infected by the Evil Nut. Saki refuses, as she loves Kazumi too much to hurt her. Satomi then grabs Saki and brainwashes her with Fantasma Bisbiglio ("Ghost Whisperer") and sends her to the Misaki residence. There, Saki asks Kaoru and Umika how the Evil Nut will affect Kazumi. They don't know, but Umika suspects that someone else created the Evil Nuts for Yuuri and the Souju twins, so tracking them down should reveal everything. Umika and Kaoru tell her that things are going well "this time", but Saki panics at the idea of another "repeat", and points out that Nico's clone became a witch even though her Soul Gem was clear. She thinks that they are all close to becoming witches themselves.<br />
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Umika reveals that she knows something is amiss with Saki, as she referred to Kazumi as Kazumi-chan (an honorific that Satomi, not Saki, uses). Saki kicks Umika across the room. As Kaoru goes to help her, Umika explains that Saki is under Satomi's control. Saki exclaims that they can't keep Kazumi alive in this state, and that it will be easier if Saki kills her. Kaoru attempts to restrain Saki, but she's incapacitated when Saki drops a chandelier on her. She then goes to murder Kazumi, but manages to break free of Satomi's brainwashing and stabs herself in the leg instead. The blood splashes on Kazumi's face, waking her up. Satomi regains control and has Saki grab Kazumi, teleporting the two of them to a building outside. <br />
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Saki collapses from heavy blood loss, telling Kazumi to run while she still can. Satomi tells Kazumi that she is a clone of Michiru Kazusa ([[Michiru Kazusa|link]]) made from her witch, and uses Fantasma Bisbiglio to pit her against the other 12 clones. Kazumi kills the clones, and Satomi's Soul Gem suddenly darkens and hatches into a witch; Kazumi herself begins to turn back into a witch, and kills it. Saki gets to her feet as the other Pleiades run up, finding Kazumi attacking Satomi's dead body. Saki shouts at her and snaps her out of her rage. Kazumi is horrified at what she's done, but Saki embraces her, saying it wasn't her fault and calling her Michiru. At this, Kazumi shoves her away, frantically asks the others if she really is a clone, and teleports away.<br />
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Saki and the other remaining Pleiades reconvene at Umika's house, unable to locate Kazumi. Saki apologizes for not destroying the clones when she herself volunteered to, though the others don't fault her for it. The five then discuss what to do about Kazumi, now that she's becoming a witch again and they only have 5/6 of the magic needed to clone her. Nico holds up her container, with Satomi's body and Grief Seed inside of it, calling them the "ingredients" for Satomi. Everyone but Kaoru votes to kill Kazumi and to revive Michiru and Satomi as many times as necessary. Kaoru objects to just killing Kazumi off when they can no longer control her. Saki produces Michiru's diary, saying, "Are you fine with giving this diary a bad ending?!" Saki and Mirai later head out on patrol. Saki thanks Mirai for covering for her. Mirai says that Kazumi isn't the Michiru they knew-- she's just a witch that looks like a person.<br />
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Several days later, after staying at [[Tachibana]]'s shop, Kazumi telepathically announces her location to the Pleiades from the Freezer. She demands that they meet her there to end things, or she'll deactivate the Freezer and let the Soul Gems inside become witches. Saki, Mirai, Kaoru, Umika and Nico quickly show up. Kazumi asks them why they didn't give her Michiru's memories; Saki replies that they did at first, but each of the clones remembered what had happened as soon as they saw a witch and went berserk. Kazumi shouts at the Pleiades, demanding that they never give up on reviving Michiru and Satomi. As she begins to lose control and become a witch, she eats the Evil Nuts sitting in the Freezer and tells the Pleiades to kill her. Kazumi slams Kaoru against a wall, immobilizing her, and knocks Nico unconscious with an energy bolt. Saki and Mirai draw her fire while Umika tends to Kaoru. Saki leaps at Kazumi with a pair of electric yo-yos, but Kaoru suddenly grabs them and pulls her back. Kaoru shouts at her that Kazumi hasn't actually become a witch, and is creating an illusion with magic so that the Pleiades wouldn't stop themselves from killing her; she immobilized Kaoru first off because Kaoru had promised to protect her. Saki stops, horrified that she nearly killed Kazumi, but Mirai suddenly slices Kazumi in two.<br />
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Kazumi's body turns into a balloon-like doll of Nico, as does the unconscious Nico on the floor. Nico herself steps into view, with Kazumi safe in her collection tube. As Mirai stares, shocked, Nico directs her attention toward Saki, whose Soul Gem has suddenly darkened. Nico creates a clone of herself, which then generates an Evil Nut and presses it into Saki's forehead. Saki screams as a pillar of lightning shoots up around her, obliterating the clone. Nico states that this lightning is a sign that she's trying to slow down her transformation into a witch with her powers. Mirai runs up to Saki and hugs her as she begins to bleed from her eyes and mouth. The story then flashes back to Mirai and Saki talking in a park. Saki asks Mirai why a nice person like her doesn't have any friends. Mirai replies that everyone thinks she's weird because she uses the pronoun "boku" (which is typically used by young boys). Saki says that this isn't weird at all, and that she herself used to do that before her father told her to stop. She also says that Mirai reminds her of herself when she was younger.<br />
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Despite her best efforts, Saki runs out of energy and becomes a witch (a large, spherical creature with a giant mouth). Mirai, not wanting to harm Saki even as a witch, makes no attempt to defend herself and is decapitated by it. Nico then restrains and incapacitates the witch with a length of magical chain.<br />
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{{Spoiler|Nico, who is revealed to be Kanna Hijiri ([[Kanna Hijiri|link]]), then uses Saki's witch to attack Kaoru and Umika. Before the fight begins, Mirai's bears suddenly break into the barrier with the Souju's Soul Gems in hand. The Soujus' newly-hatched witch then attacks Kaoru and Umika, defending Saki's witch. Kanna later commands Saki's witch to obey her. Saki's witch hears the ringing of Kazumi's earrings and, seeming to briefly regain her humanity, defies Kanna's control by committing suicide. Kyubey reveals the proper method of the purifying Soul Gems to the Saints (same as the anime), remarking that the witch's death was a final act of sisterly love. Her grief seed is used to purify Kazumi's very corrupted Soul Gem.}}<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Saki tremble.png|300px|thumb|Saki's lightning in action]]<br />
[[File:Saki thunderstone.PNG|300px|thumb]]<br />
Saki has the ability to control lightning. She can summon thunderbolts from her riding crop, and can fire them indirectly by firing them upwards and sending them back straight down, like natural lightning. She can also generate a pair of large, electric yo-yos with the attack "Pietra Di Tuono" (Stone of Thunder).<br />
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Saki can speed up and slow down her life functions, as a result of her wish. She has used this ability to run at incredibly high speeds (appearing older and having longer hair afterward), as well as to slow herself down {{Spoiler|when in danger of becoming a witch}}. Her use of this ability is signalled by flashes of lightning.<br />
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Her riding crop also unravels into a whip, which can extend to great lengths, pierce enemies and form nets.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Her last name means "beauty".<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. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "bloom" (咲), obviously referring to her wish.<br />
* When transformed, Saki sports a monocle, a military-style outfit, a beret and a riding crop that extends into a whip, giving her the appearance of a high ranking military officer. It is quite suitable to her position within the group.<br />
** Saki's school uniform also features a beret.<br />
* She usually wears glasses: when transformed, they turn into a single monocle. How this affects her vision is unknown.<br />
* In contrast with her tough appearance, Saki seems to enjoy reading love stories. In her backpack, titles such as "My First Love Was The Milky Way" and "Lemon Kiss Memories" can be seen.<br />
* Saki's Soul Gem is worn as a hair pin when she is not transformed, making Saki the second (after Kazumi) magical girl to not wear her Soul Gem as a ring.<br />
* Saki has a mole under her left eye.<br />
* As declared by Satomi in Chapter 13, [[Yuri_undertones|Saki is in love with Kazumi]].<br />
** This is pointed out in the story as {{Spoiler|the reason that Saki was unable to destroy any of Kazumi's clones}}.<br />
* Saki's personal magic circle appears on {{Spoiler|the door to the room where Kazumi's previous clones are stored in the Freezer, as she was the one charged with disposing of them.}}<br />
* Saki's name and yo-yo-like weapons may be a reference to Saki Asamiya, the main character of the manga [[wikipedia:Sukeban Deka|Sukeban Deka]].<br />
** Her electric yo-yos also bear a resemblance to similar weapons used by [[wikipedia:Ch%C5%8Ddenji_Robo_Combattler_V|Combattler V]].<br />
* The ending omake pages in Volume 1 has Saki humorously complain about the Pleiades' racy magical girl outfits, since they don't have frilly pink dresses and ribbons like other [[Madoka Kaname|magical girls]]. In the next three frames, however, she insists she wouldn't change them at all since the original creators' gave their okay for them.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
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* There is an astonishing lack of detail on Saki's lower half when transformed, between her jacket and her high boots, which caused some speculation that she might actually be naked. While it is probably a simple drawing mishap, the effect is quite noticeable. It should also be noted that Kaoru, who wears a skin-tight suit, looked naked as well in more than a few panels.<br />
** Chapter 8 and the cover of volume 3 show that Saki is wearing trousers, so this is certainly just a drawing mishap.<br />
* While it is speculated that the Pleiades are hiding something from Kazumi, likely the true nature of witches, it is possible that Saki is hiding other facts. She has, in several occasions, said mysterious sentences about her past, and cut conversations short. In particular, a statement by Yuuri pertaining to Kazumi's relation with Saki caused an irate "shut up!" from her.<br />
** {{spoiler|This most likely was referring to Saki being in love with Kazumi.}}<br />
* Despite her constant attacks on Kazumi, Saki seems to be the Pleiad Yuuri hates the most. Both their short conversation ended in one of the yelling. First, Saki accuses Yuuri of being a coward for using Kazumi as a human shield, to which Yuuri responds "Look who's talking!". Later, Saki violently tells her to shut up when asked if Kazumi was "the person you don't want to show your filthy hands to", the meaning of which is still a mystery.<br />
** Yuuri could have been referring to the Pleiades seizing the Soul Gems of magical girls. She may have been following them around and seen them doing it. To an observer, it might seem that the Pleiades were killing their targets which would further strengthen Yuuri's belief of the Pleiades as magical girl hunters. As the leader of the Pleiades, Yuuri focused her hatred on her.<br />
* It is suspected in Chapter 10, that Saki was in love with her younger sister, [[Miyuki]].<br />
** Miyuki even promised to marry Saki in the future.<br />
* According with Kyubey, Saki's witch form disposition is {{spoiler|"sisterly love".}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Screen shot 2012-02-20 at 12.50.16 AM.jpg|Saki in color on the third volume cover.<br />
File:Saki's books.png|Saki's unexpected choice of reading.<br />
File:Saki believes.png|Saki stating her belief in Kazumi.<br />
File:Saki enraged.png|A lot bad blood between Saki and Yuuri.<br />
File:Saki whip.png|Saki's riding crop extending<br />
File:Long_haired_Saki.jpg|Saki's hair grows extremely long as a side effect of using one of her powers in chapter 13.<br />
File:Long_hair.jpg|Another view of Saki with long hair.<br />
File:Saki_magic_circle.png|Saki's magic circle.<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_12.12.11_PM.jpg|Saki's riding crop and lightening powers.<br />
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File:Screen_shot_2012-02-05_at_12.16.56_PM.jpg<br />
File:Kazumi_vol3_melonbooks_bonus.jpg|Saki and Mirai on a paper file included with Kazumi Magica volume 3.<br />
File:Vol3_uhhh.jpg<br />
File:Chapter 18 grief seed.png|Saki's Grief Seed<br />
File:Chapter 18 witch.png| Saki's witch form<br />
File:Saki grief seed lily-of-the-valley.jpg|When defeated, her grief seeds are tied with a string of lily of the valley flowers.<br />
File:Saki%27s_Grief_Seed.jpg|Another look at her grief seed.<br />
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Yuri undertones
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[[File:Yuri relationship map.jpg|right|300px]]<br />
Aside from its story and characters, the show gained popularity among some fans for its "yuri" (also known as "shoujo-ai" among Western fans and "Girls' Love" among Eastern fans, meaning romantic relationships between women and girls) subtext. Many [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/HoYay/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica yuri-loving fans] tend to see pairings between the girls, usually Homura x Madoka and Kyouko x Sayaka. This page will try to explain what lead them to this conclusion (and what "evidence" there is in canon).<br />
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==About yuri==<br />
[[File:Knm bandage blood.jpg|right|thumb|200px|This scene with the bloody bandage evokes the idea of the red string of fate.]]<br />
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The scene where Madoka gives her ribbons to Homura is considered to be a good example of yuri subtext, but unless one is familiar with its significance, the [[User_talk:Nox#Yuri_evidence_at_the_end_of_Ep.12|meaning can be lost to someone who is unfamiliar]] to it. This section will try to explain to those who are unfamiliar when it comes to yuri. To understand how important the context is let us start with the example like the ribbons Madoka gives to Homura. To someone who doesn't know yuri, this wouldn't mean anything. <br />
[[File:Yuri relationship Madoka.gif|right|200px]]<br />
However, if you're a yuri fan, you recognize that as a reference to the scene that started the yuri shipping fandom for one of the most iconic/famous Mahou Shoujo yuri couples, Nanoha and Fate from the [[wikipedia: Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_(series)|"Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha"]] franchise. There is a strong possibility that this was done intentionally because [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576 Shinbo] directed both the Nanoha and the Madoka anime series. <br />
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For comparison you can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmKTGB_QmKc follow this link] to observe this scene where (while it's nice to watch it all and see the similarity in long embraces and talk of friendship, just skip to 4:40) you can notice their similarities: <br />
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#[[:file:Madoka giving ribbons.gif|giving of ribbons]]<br />
#stating the ribbons will be a way to remember the other person<br />
#a promise they'll meet again. <br />
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This parallels what Madoka tells Homura as Madoka gives her the ribbons. On a side note, the red ribbons could be a symbolic reference to the [[wikipedia:Red_string_of_fate|'red string of fate']], people who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other.<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica comparison knm.png|left|200px]]<br />
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The importance of context is also true with the nearly identical pose for Madoka and Homura's naked embrace in space to one of the most iconic scenes known in yuri (as an example of how well-known [[:file:KnM Madoka ver.jpg|this pose]] is, on /u/ there is a thread dedicated to nothing but this scene redone for dozens of yuri shipped couples, [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=miko_embrace of which 95% are pure fanart] because to see this actual pose in an anime or manga is actually quite rare). This original embrace was first aired in [[wikipedia:Kannazuki_no_Miko|"Kannazuki no Miko"]], one of the most well-known couples in yuri fandom. They share many parallels to Homura and Madoka. In "Kannazuki no Miko", the character of Chikane is very similar to Homura in being tall, dark-haired, competent, totally willing to sacrifice herself for another girl, etc. whose ways are mysterious to the sweet, naive Himeko (who Madoka resembles). As it turns out, Chikane is the one who remembers her shared tragic fate with Himeko of repeating the same cycle of lives together over and over again (a cycle that always end in tragedy), with Himeko only discovering the full truth of their connection just before they are to be parted again, because they need to sacrifice themselves to save the world. And when this happens, Himeko gets to choose how she wants the next world to be remade, e.g. whether they are to forget about each other; or be able to remember their past memories and meet one another again in the next world (she chooses the second option). Another clear reference to yuri is from the classic, [[wikipedia:Yami_to_Bōshi_to_Hon_no_Tabibito|"Yami to Boshi"]]. Hazuki is the Homura-like character (tall, long dark hair, fighter, obsessive etc.) who obsessively travels across different worlds to track down her pure-hearted, sweet Hatsumi (Madoka-like character). They finally meet in this otherworldly place outside the rest of the universe, and Hazuki confesses her feelings to Hatsumi, only to find out Hatsumi is a god and so they cannot stay together. Hatsumi uses her god-like powers to reset Hazuki's world so she's suppose to forget her, but Hatzuki seems to have a vague recollection anyway, and yes, there's also a vague promise of meeting again one day.<br />
[[File:The Yuri rank.jpg|right|150px]]<br />
So with that context of the similarity of these two couples, the embrace is basically hitting home the point of ''"yes, yuri fans, we're comparing these two to 'Kannazuki no Miko' if you haven't already noticed."'' Again, this is done intentionally (much like [[Episode 9]] similarities to the well-known anime series [[wikipedia:Revolutionary_Girl_Utena|"Revolutionary Girl Utena"]], because of the [[:file:Revolutionary Girl Utena and Madoka.png|yuri Utena symbolism]]). The studio (SHAFT), director (Shinbo), character designer (Ume) and among others on the production staff, are well-known for being very genre-savvy about yuri, and intentionally putting in yuri-subtext in their anime on a regular basis. <br />
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Viewers of the series may see something different in the anime, their views will always be subjective to themselves (to yuri and non-yuri fans), however, it doesn't change the symbolic meaning behind the pose in [[Episode 12]] naked space hug (to yuri-fans at least) nor the similarities of Homura and Madoka's situation to that in "Kannazuki no Miko". <br />
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On a side note, there are few other small samples of yuri subtext but they are minor and numerous to detail completely. Several samples can be found throughout the rest of the article. Also, for completion sake, it is required to inform that the space hug symbolism could also be a reference other famous yuri scenes in anime (plus Diebuster, Lain, EoE too; however, those scenes are considered to be too ambiguous for interpretation).<br />
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==Homura and Madoka==<br />
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=== Episode 11: Love Confession or Pledge of Friendship? ===<br />
[[File:Dimentional reaction.png|thumb|right|200px|<center>Déjà vu</center>]]<br />
Fans are divided with the significance of this scene. Fans of yuri see it as Homura's love confession to Madoka and a promise to protect her life. Those who believe in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePowerOfFriendship the power of friendship] see it as [[Episode_11#The_Power_of_Love_and_Friendship|Homura's pledge to protect her most precious friend]], Madoka, against a cruel fate. Fans of yuri see it as Homura promising to risk her life for Madoka's sake, even if it is an unrequited love or one-sided (Just like [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyouko|Kyoko's case]]). <br />
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Is this scene depicting a powerful moment of friendship against all odds? Or is this Homura's attempt at a love confession where she promises to protect Madoka's life with her own life? Some believe this is a powerful love confession scene.<br />
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:'''Homura:''' There's no way I can tell you how I really feel.<br />
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:'''Madoka:''' Homura-chan...<br />
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:'''Homura:''' I mean... I mean... I'm living in a different time than you!<br />
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:I've come from the future, you know?<br />
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:I've met you over and over again, and each time, I've seen you die. How can I save you? How can I change your fate? I've been looking for that answer and that answer only. I've gone back and started from the beginning over and over again.<br />
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:'''Madoka:''' That means... Huh?<br />
[[File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|right|150px]]<br />
:'''Homura:''' I'm sorry. I'm sure you don't get any of this. I'm sure you're put off (disgusted) by all of this. To you, I haven't even known you for a month - I'm just some transfer student. But to me, you...<br />
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:Each time I repeat all of this, the time you and I lived grows further apart--our feelings grow further apart, and my words stop reaching you. I think I lost myself a long time ago. <br />
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:'''Madoka:''' Homura-chan...<br />
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:'''Homura:''' My desire to save you: the first emotion I had that started this all. And now that I've come this far, the only star left that will help guide my way... You don't have to understand. My words don't have to resonate within you. But still, I beg you. Let me protect you.<br />
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The erotic undertones are confirmed if someone notices the similarities of Homura's house with Utena's school. In particular the infamous nude drawing scene in the movie, where Anthy draws a naked Utena and then rips off her clothes along with her secret [http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap3/Movie_Screen_0574.jpg.html][http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap3/Movie_Screen_0575.jpg.html]. Information boards in the same style can be seen in Utena's classroom as well. [http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap1/Movie_Screen_0032.jpg.html]- UtenaxAnthy is one of the greatest yuri couples and whose relationship is debatable (especially in the TVseries they are shown more like friends than lovers).<br />
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===Episode 11 Images===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Surprise hug.png|A tender and emotional hug with a very surprised Madoka. Notice she is not pushing Homura away.<br />
File:Homura and Madoka emotions.png|Holographic projections reacting to Homura's strong emotions<br />
File:Homura and Madoka emotional scene ep 11.png|There is a great emotional build up with momentum at this scene. Perhaps a kiss scene next?<br />
File:Homura Madoka let me protect you ep 11.png|Homura promises to protect Madoka, even though to Madoka she is just a stranger. Is this love?<br />
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File:Homura kisses Madoka fanart.jpg|A missed opportunity/scene that SHAFT will never animate.<br />
File:Cruel Ending.png|But this is Urobuchi's world, where the power of love means nothing...<br />
File:Homura game over.png|Urobuchi hates yuri...<br />
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===Episode 11 Trivia===<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 />
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=== Episode 12: Yuri End? ===<br />
<blockquote>''"Magical girls make hopes and dreams come true, after all. I'm sure if it's small enough, a real miracle just might happen. "Isn't that right?"<br \ > --"Madoka, don't go!" <br \ > "I'm sorry. I have to go meet up with everyone else. I'll be able to see you again someday. So until then, we'll be apart for a little bit." <br \ > --"Madoka!!"'' - Madoka not saying "goodbye" but "see you later" to Homura. </blockquote><br />
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[[File:Yuri evidence madoka.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Yuri subtext is strong on this one]]<br />
Just like the ending with [[Episode 9|Kyoko and Sayaka]], there is speculation with fans regarding Homura's relationship with Madoka and her willingness to sacrifice it all for her. {{spoiler|On this new world Sayaka dies but she has no regrets, and Kyoko laments her death just when they have become friends (fans have interpreted this in many ways).}}<br />
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In Episode 10, we learn that Homura was willing to create new timelines for all eternity just for Madoka. {{Spoiler|Once she learns that each new time line she creates only makes Madoka's fate into becoming a witch stronger, Homura starts to have doubts, but also becomes more resolute to save Madoka from her fate. Kyubey contests that Homura's hope is a trap, and that it is only a matter of time before despair consumes her. In Episode 11 Homura and Madoka have a conversation in which Homura confesses everything to Madoka: she professes her love for her, as well as how important Madoka is to her (this has been interpreted as a love confession, but others see it as a sign of deep friendship). At the end of Episode 11, Homura is tempted to travel back again for a "do-over," but she stops and gives up, knowing that it was her fault that Madoka now carries such a heavy cosmic karma. She realizes that the more she travels back in time the more certain it is that she will fail, as Homura has created a powerful reservoir of despair-based energy from different timelines -- all of them concentrating on Madoka. To end Madoka's suffering and her own, Homura comes close to becoming a witch; however, Madoka stops her and tells her to never stop hoping.}}<br />
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{{Spoiler|Once Madoka defeats the Witch version of herself, she creates a paradox: Madoka has become a deity of sorts, but at the cost that Madoka the person ceases to exist in her own world. Homura is not happy with this outcome, but Madoka promises to Homura that she will always be there for her, and that she hopes that one day they would meet again.}}<br />
[[File:Madoka giving ribbons.gif|right]]<br />
*It is indicated that in the original Japanese lines at least, there is no Yuri expression. The relationship between Madoka and Homura can be interpreted as being important friends to each other. There are fans who point out that the nature of Homura and Madoka's relationship can be expressed as "親友" (shin-yu or best friend) which is generally different from romantic relationships.<br />
**Then again fans like to [[:File:Yuri_evidence_madoka.jpg|present their evidence]] of the existence of yuri subtext as a possibility.<br />
**Aside from the Utena reference in episode 9, other evidence yuri fans have included the following: {{Spoiler|The similarity to the KnM pose during the Homura and Madoka's extended nude embrace scene in episode 12. The gift of red ribbons from Madoka to Homura, which is similar to director Shinbo's prior work of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha between Nanoha and Fate, a favorite pairing among yuri fans, who also refer to each other as best friends. Some fans suggest the red ribbons may also represent the red string of fate, as "two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstances."}} Yuri fans also believe that Homura's single-minded, ceaseless desire to do anything for Madoka goes beyond friendship.<br />
**Previous timelines (and [[Drama CD 1|Drama Cds]]) indicate that there were times when Homura was able to maintain a close relationship with Madoka. But with each reset, Madoka's feeling for Homura grew distant as key events started to change with each iteration, so their mutual feelings for each other that once existed in previous versions started to grow further and further apart (at least from Homura's perspective). In an interview with Urobuchi, he indicates that it required Madoka to acquire {{spoiler|godlike powers to finally fully understand Homura's feelings and her resolve to save her. But this outcome comes with a price for they must be separated once again.}} [[Shinjidai no Mixture Magazine BLACK PAST|According to Urobuchi]] "in a sense it is a cruel story". ''(even Urobuchi thinks he was too cruel).''<br />
**Fans have pointed out that Kalafina's full lyrics of [[Magia]], from the second verse to the last chorus, has been interpreted as a love song from Homura to Madoka. The verses to "Connect" (コネクト, Konekuto?) by ClariS, playing at the end of episode 10, also strongly indicate this is sung from Homura's perspective.<br />
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*Yuri fan art depicting this pair have already existed for a while but it has increased after the airing of Episode 12, you can find most of them [http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E3%81%BB%E3%82%80%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9 on pixiv.]<br />
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*Fans of yuri have ranked "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" [http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/5306/ as #1] at the [http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/05/08/top-10-yuri-anime/ top ranking] of Yuri Anime, toppling [[Wikipedia:Kannazuki_no_Miko|Kannazuki no Miko]].<br />
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===Episode 12 Trivia===<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 12]], with the possibility of a second season, Chiwa Saito asks Gen Urobuchi for a love-love scene with Madoka. <br />
**Aoi Yuuki agrees with Chiwa Saito by replying, ''"I want to be happy~"''.<br />
***To their dismay, Ume Aoki warns Chiwa Saito and Aoi Yuuki that Gen Urobuchi doesnt give away happiness that easily.<br />
****Then again, this is [[:file:Audio comm ep 12 4chan gen urobuchi troll.jpg|Gen Urobuchi we are speaking.]]<br />
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=== Episode 12 Gallery Analysis ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KnM Madoka ver.jpg|Similarities between Kannazuki no Miko and Madoka<br />
File:Homumado ep 12.jpg|Three words: Naked space hug.<br />
File:Wewillmeetagain.jpg|Madoka promises Homura that they will meet again, someday.<br />
File:Lilies.jpg|Lily petals. Can't get more yuri than that.<br />
File:Chikane Himemiya and Akemi Homura yuri archers comparison.jpg|Homura possesses a new (?) weapon in the new world, a magical bow.<br />
File:Knm homura i miss u.jpg|''I wish I knew how to quit you...''<br />
File:BD 6 Ep 12 SS 01.jpg|The Blu-ray version has "nudity" in naked space hugs, enhancing its yuri level up to 1000%.<br />
File:BD 6 Ep 12 SS 02.jpg|Homura's happiness looks enhanced as well.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Manga Difference: The Miracle===<br />
The Manga shows an additional scene that brings closure to the Madoka and Homura character. We don't know how their meeting was possible, if their encounter is taking place within the (yuri) Afterlife, or if it is the result of a Miracle. All we know is that Homura finally reunites with Madoka, only this time Homura has been reverted to her original self (Moemura). It has been interpreted as a symbolic attempt to start over their relationship for their journey to the unknown.<br />
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One possible explanation as to why Homura's image and character was reverted is that Homura was always full of insecurities, that the tough exterior was a necessity to create a mask to cover her grief over the death of Madoka. Now that Homura has been freed from despair she reverts back to her old self, to a time when Madoka and Homura had their strongest emotional bond together before she ditched her glasses and braids. Some have interpreted the "Cool Homura" (or Badass Homura) image as something Homura associates with her time of bad memories and difficult struggles. Now that her struggle is over Homura ditches her cool image and she reverts back to her old self so she can continue her relationship with Madoka where it was left off. <br />
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=== Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable: Homuslap event transcript===<br />
To Yuri fans this is considered an alternative (love) confession to [[Episode 11]] (or a parody of [[Episode 11]]), if events had been changed but the emotional bond had remained the same. Some fans have interpreted the scene as either Homura being honestly blunt or having a weird love confession toward Madoka:<br />
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Madoka: Mami-san's going to release a CD... Everything's going great for Sayaka-chan with Kyousuke-kun, too, and Kyouko-chan is getting along with Sayaka-chan.<br />
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Madoka: Everyone is changing in lots of ways... but what's changed for me?<br />
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Homura: Do you want to change something?<br />
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Madoka: Homura-chan... When did you...?<br />
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Homura: Never mind that. So, do you want to change, Madoka?<br />
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Madoka: I think maybe it's less like I want to change than like I feel like I have to change.<br />
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Madoka: See, there's nothing that I really want to be. Not like Mami-san, Sayaka-chan, or Kyouko-chan.<br />
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Madoka: But it's kind of hard just watching that.<br />
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Madoka: Because I... became a magical girl with nothing but "I want to be a magical girl"...<br />
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Madoka: I guess a girl who can't do anything except being a magical girl is no good.<br />
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Madoka: I guess I'm jealous of everyone seeming like they're having so much fun right now.<br />
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Madoka: I can't do anything at all besides being a magical girl. I'm a clumsy, slow... useless girl.<br />
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Homura: That's not true!<br />
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(slap)<br />
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Madoka: Kya!<br />
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Homura: Madoka, you're a clumsy and slow... and absolutely adorable magical girl! What else do you want?!<br />
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Madoka: That... isn't a compliment...<br />
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Homura: I... I... you.... over and over... That's why you have to stay you...<br />
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Homura: Never change, the way you are now... Have confidence in yourself!!<br />
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Homura: You... You're... someone very important and precious to me. Even though you may not remember.<br />
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Madoka: Um, Homura-chan. I don't really understand, but I think I kind of get it anyway.<br />
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Homura: Thank you... I'm sorry for hitting you even though you don't really understand.<br />
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Madoka: No, it's okay. You're just trying to get things across to me.<br />
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Madoka: I think it's probably my fault... But can I say just one thing?<br />
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Homura: What?<br />
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Madoka: ... I did want you to deny that I'm clumsy and slow, a little.<br />
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Homura: (automatically) I'm sorry...<br />
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Madoka: I knew it, you really do think that about me.<br />
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Homura: Uh, um, well...<br />
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(Madoka's emotion value increased 20 points)<br />
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=== Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable: Homura's Sacrifice ===<br />
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[[File:Madoka Portable Homura Goodnight.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Homura dies with a smile on her face.]]<br />
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In one of the alternate [[Madoka Magica Portable Homura Route|Homura route]]s of [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Portable game]], Homura fights against Walpurgis Night by herself. The game subtext has a strong resonance to [[:wikipedia:Star-crossed|star-crossed lovers]], with a sad bittersweet ending.<br />
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Prior to Walpurgis' arrival, Madoka begs Homura to take her along with her. Homura refuses, telling her that it would be safer if she stays in the shelter. Madoka then asks Homura to promise her that she will return safely, and that if she can't promise her that, then to come back with her to the shelter. Apparently, Madoka cares more about Homura's survival than she does about Walpurgis destroying the city. Homura reassures Madoka that she will be fine, and promises her that she will return alive to her. However, Homura's inner thoughts reveal that this is a lie and apologizes to Madoka for lying to her as it is an impossible promise to keep. <br />
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Homura finally defeats Walpurgis Night, but it comes with a cost, the fight against the Witch was too much for Homura and she knows that she is dying from her injuries. Madoka finds Homura as she lays mortally wounded. She wants Homura to get some medical help, but Homura begs Madoka to stay with her on her last moments. Homura tells Madoka that she finally won, that she was able to finally save Madoka. Homura confesses that she is very happy, after repeating endless cycles, her real wish was finally granted: to be able to change Madoka's fate. Madoka, in tears, tells Homura that it doesn't mean anything without Homura by her side. She understands that Homura has been protecting her all this time, she pleads to Homura to don't leave her, to don't leave her by herself.<br />
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Homura tells Madoka that it will be ok, that Madoka wont be alone since she has other important people in her life. Then Homura asks Madoka not to grieve so much, because it hurts her to see Madoka sad. Then on Homura's last words, she tells her that she is very glad to have Madoka there for her in her last moments, and thanks Madoka for letting Homura protect her like she always wished. Homura dies in Madoka's arms, with her last thoughts being that she got the wish she always wanted, she has no regrets nor doubts about sacrificing herself for Madoka. Homura dies with no regrets within her heart.<br />
*There is a suspicion that there is a correlation between a magical girl dying while having regrets in their hearts, and becoming witches in the process. Since Homura died with no regrets in her heart, she never became a Witch. This implies that Homura's love for Madoka was able to overcome the transformation process and that she was sincere on saving the person she loved.<br />
*If Homura fails to defeat Walpurgis Night, she becomes a witch... [[Homulilly|her naming]] lacks subtlety but it is clever:<br />
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<b>[[wikipedia:Lycoris_radiata#Legends|Stories and Legends Regarding the Red Spider Lily]]</b><br />
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:Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the autumnal equinox, they are described in Chinese and Japanese translations of the [[wikipedia:Lotus_Sutra|Lotus Sutra]] as ominous flowers that grow in [[wikipedia:Diyu|Diyu]] (also known as Hell), or Huángquán (Simplified Chinese: 黄泉; Traditional Chinese: 黃泉), and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.<br><br><br />
:When the flowers of ''lycoris'' bloom, their leaves would have fallen; when their leaves grow, the flowers would have wilted. This habit gave rise to various legends. A famous one is the legend of two elves: Mañju (Simplified Chinese: 曼珠; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠), who guarded the flower, and Saka (Simplified Chinese: 沙华; Traditional Chinese: 沙華), who guarded the leaves. Out of curiosity, they defied their fate of guarding the herb alone, and managed to meet each other. At first sight, they fell in love with each other. [[wikipedia:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]], exasperated by their waywardness, separated the miserable couple, and laid a curse on them as a punishment: the flowers of Mañju shall never meet the leaves of Saka again. It was said that when the couple met after death in Diyu, they vowed to meet each other after reincarnation. However, neither of them could keep their words. In commemoration of the couple, some call the herbs 'Mañjusaka' (Simplified Chinese:曼珠沙华; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠沙華), a mixture of 'Mañju' and 'Saka', instead of their scientific name. The same name is used in Japanese, in which it is pronounced ''manjushage''.<br><br><br />
:Some other legends have it that when you see someone that you may never meet again, these flowers, also called red spider lilies, would bloom along the path. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often used these flowers in funerals. The popular Japanese name {{nihongo|''Higanbana''|彼岸花|Higan bana}} for lycoris radiata literally means [[wikipedia:higan|higan]] (the other or that shore of [[wikipedia:Sanzu_River|Sanzu River]]) flower, decorate and enjoyable, flower of afterlife in {{nihongo|''gokuraku jyōdo''|極楽浄土|gokuraku jyōdo}}.<br><br><br />
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=== Official HomuMado Pictures === <br />
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File:Madoka and homura naked space hug art novel page.jpg|Oh, yeah! Naked space hugs in the NitroPlus novel!<br />
File:Madoka hug Homura.gif|Madoka hugs Homura<br />
File:Homura with Madoka.gif<br />
File:Homura embracing madoka ep 11 confession.gif<br />
File:Disc 1.jpg<br />
File:MadokaMagica Vol 3.jpg<br />
File:Manga chapter illustrating a HomuMado Pair.png|Manga Sample: Unlike the anime version. The manga version seems to have a not so subtle HomuMado illustration constructed in the imaginative mind of Sayaka. Clearly, she is a fan.<br />
File:Guidebook ep 11 confession scene.jpg|From the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]]. Reaction to the ''"confession"'' scene.<br />
File:Homura Madoka illustration sample.jpg|Official Illustration: Subtext yuri/friendship sells, and SHAFT knows it. They have cornered the "Friendship" and "Yuri" market.<br />
File:Sample official art madoka homura dressing.jpg|<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2418699.jpg<br />
File:NewType 05.2011 Scan 1.jpg|Moemura + Yuri = Profit.<br />
File:Front cover homumado - you are not alone.jpg<br />
File:Guidebook Early Illustrations 03.jpg<br />
File:Gfdddf.jpg<br />
File:Copia de Guidebook Early Illustrations 04.jpg<br />
File:Source TBD Scan 1.jpg|Card reads: ''"Dear Kaname Madoka."'' <br>''"...."'' <br>''by Homura''.<br><br> The red circle says, ''"What Saitou Chiwa-san imagined Homura's Valentine's message would be"'' and the card underneath (I assume a quote from Saitou Chiwa herself) reads, ''"She's the type to overthink it and end up unable to properly say what she wants to say (laugh)."'' <br />
File:Madoka and that other girl.jpg<br />
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File:Homura madoka Vol 05.jpg<br />
File:Copia de Guidebook Early Illustrations 07.jpg<br />
File:MM 11.2011 01.jpg|Notice Homura's [[:file:Homura dat gaze.jpg|loving gaze]].<br />
File:Magia Anime Cover.jpg|The official artwork that started it all.<br />
File:Connect Anime Cover.jpg<br />
File:Megami Lily.jpg|If you look hard enough you will see the homumado.<br />
File:MadoHomu Lily megami improved scan.jpg|The HomuMado pairing in full display.<br />
File:NyanType 01.2012 poster.jpg<br />
File:Copia de 20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:Newtype magazine cover clean version homura madokami photoshop.jpg<br />
File:NewType 02.2012 01.jpg|NewType magazine, Feb 2012 issue. Why choose when she can have both?<br />
File:Ume Aoki Homura Madoka.jpg|Ume Aoki ships Homumado too!<br />
File:HomuMado mobage Valentine edited and translated.jpg|Homura gives Madoka [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Homura_Gives_Madoka_Valentine.27s_Chocolates|Valentine's Chocolates.]] <br />
File:Homura madoka artwork clean version.jpg<br />
File:Translated and edited lines Being a Bride is a Girl's Dream.jpg|Actual lines from the [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Being_a_Bride_is_a_Girl.27s_Dream|Mobage game.]]<br />
File:Www.dotup.org2727331.jpg|Behold, the yuri now in merchandise form.<br />
File:HomuMado Bed.jpg|Seriously, Shaft. You are not even trying to hide it anymore, are you?<br />
File:Madoka Portable - Madoka invites Homura for dinner English translation.png|Guess who's coming for dinner to meet her future in-laws?<br />
File:Art from Megami Magazine Spirits July 2012.jpg<br />
File:Sample-ee2b70f5aad4c27c3f1996aa2279bac3.jpg<br />
File:Sample-631d2de2e6f2f546941073713b221ae2.jpg<br />
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=== Fanart response to HomuMado ===<br />
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File:Madoka homura field of flowers fanart.jpg|Madoka and Homura in Yuri Heaven.<br />
File:Episode 12 Yuri Wedding.jpg|According with some fans Madoka could be wearing a wedding dress. Homura's has this black/purple theme that makes it look like a groom's suit.<br />
File:KnM Madoka style.jpg|'nuff said<br />
File:Kn M take two.jpg|so yuri it created an alternate<br />
File:Fanart naked space hug.jpg|Naked space hug...<br />
File:KamiDoka & Homura yuri pose.png<br />
File:HomuMado fanart of ep 12.jpg|Thank Madokami for the Internet!<br />
File:MadoKami is watching over you.jpg|Experts believe that Madoka as a transcended being has witnessed all events in the past, present, and future making her all knowing. Same experts hope that Madoka is a forgiving and benevolent God and less of the wrathful kind.<br />
File:Friendzonedmadohomu.jpg|Some fans perceive Madoka referring to Homura as a best friend as evidence against yuri.<br />
File:Madoka Get.jpg|Fans of yuri perceive friendship to be the next stepping stone into a more serious relationship. <br />
File:Homura waifu Madoka Waifu.jpg|Badass Homura in a wedding dress. Have yurifans gone too far?<br />
File:Tall, Dark and Bishoujo archetype update.jpg|It is still not too late for SHAFT to release an "adult" version of Episode 12 to finish this chart!<br />
File:HomuMado Kiss fanart black and white.jpg|<br />
File:Homumado oh my stars.jpg<br />
File:Madokami nanofate.jpg|FUND IT.<br />
File:Homumado magial baby.jpg|How are babies made between girls? With magic!<br />
File:20954053 p9.jpg|Not even Kyubey knows where magic babies come from.<br />
File:(Hikari) MadoHomu Pajama.png|This fan work brought you by takeallmymoney.jpg<br />
File:Amazon shipping HomuMado.jpg|Amazon frequently ships these two together.<br />
File:Junko approves homumado.jpg<br />
File:Namori fanart pixiv.jpg|art by [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=124923 Namori] <br />
File:Homura chikane we are the same.png|Fans have noticed several similarities between Chikane and Homura, except "there".<br />
File:20898811 p4.jpg<br />
File:Homura homumado desk.png<br />
File:Homumado together crying fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu home comic.jpg<br />
File:Homurambo gets all the Madokas even witches too.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu play Madoka.gif<br />
File:I stole it.jpg<br />
File:Madoka is that way moemura.jpg<br />
File:Puella magi madoka homura magica.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with madoka in space.jpg|Sacrilige! No naked space hugs!<br />
File:Homura kisses madoka doujin.jpg<br />
File:Madoka wants her moemura doujin.jpg<br />
File:Homu homu same sex marriage madokami homura fanart.jpg<br />
File:Audio com ep 11 and 12 4chan.jpg|<br />
File:The bizarre adventures of homuhomu.jpg<br />
File:GretchLilly Love.jpg|Cthulhu approves!<br />
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=== HomuMado Trivia ===<br />
*Yurifans call Homura's affection for Madoka as the ''"Homulust"''.<br />
**Sometimes fans refer Homura's sexual orientation as being ''"Madosexual"''.<br />
*This yuri pair is usually called HomuMado by fans, indicating Homura to be the dominant in the relationship and Madoka to be the submissive one. Sometimes fans of yuri create or see a role reversal on this pair, in which case the pair is labeled as MadoHomu or also known as the ''"Reverse Homulust"''.<br />
*The premise of the story in Hanokage's comic in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology]] is that Homura built a simulation game to interact with real life people and of course Homura uses it to interact with a virtual Madoka.<br />
*Ume-tentei is not above adding yuri subtext in her [[Ume_Aoki#Doujin_Gallery|Madoka doujin]].<br />
*The audio at the [[Movic Madoka Magica Exhibit]] has [[Movic_Madoka_Magica_Exhibit#Audio_Translation|Madoka going homusexual for Moemura]].<br />
**Apparently, the exhibit makes it sound like Madoka has a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Meganekko Meganekko] fetish.<br />
*Homura and Madoka take first place as a yuri couple at the [[Megami 2012-02|Megami reader's poll]].<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saito said the following words, ''[[:file:Chiwa Saito madoka love.jpg|"I'm already... Madoka Love"]]''.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], when Madoka invites Homura to dinner with her family, her dad comments that Homura is beautiful as they were told by Madoka. Junto then mentions that Madoka has been talking a lot about Homura, [[:file:Madoka Portable - Madoka invites Homura for dinner English translation.png|almost like she's in love!]] Madoka gets embarrassed by this comment and tells her not to say such things in front of her friend. <i>(Fans would point out that Madoka didn't deny what her mom said!)</i><br />
**When Junko meets Homura, she states, "She looks and acts just like me when I was her age…"<br />
***[[100_Questions#Madoka_2|Madoka's Questionare:]] <br />
::Do you have any marriage desires? <br />
::<b>Madoka:</b> <i>"Would be nice if I can find a cool husband like [that resembles] my Mama..."</i> <br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], Madoka with her low self-esteem tells Homura that she feels worthless. Homura slaps Madoka telling her, <i>"Madoka, you're a clumsy and slow... and absolutely adorable magical girl! What else do you want?!".</i> Making it into an awkward love confession.<br />
**Madoka was actually hoping Homura would deny Madoka's self-deprecating statement. Instead, Madoka confronts Homura that she sees her that way, which puts Homura in an awkward position.<br />
***We can add <i>clumsy, slow,</i> and <i>absolutely adorable</i> in Homura's likes.<br />
*On April 1, 2012 at the Nico Nico stream of the April 1st talk show, Chiwa Saito mentions that she ships MadoHomu, her fellow seiyuu's echo the same sentiment.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|Mami route]] of the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], glasses Homura tries to get closer to Madoka after being saved from a witch. Sayaka and Mami start to notice how close glasses Homura and Madoka are getting, so much so that they look adorable. This makes Sayaka and Mami jealous of them. Homura can only think about how wonderful and cool Madoka is (Mami is not even an afterthought, in her own route no less and Homura only sees her as a kind senior).<br />
**Sayaka is so jealous, that she even turned down an offer from [[Kyousuke Kamijou|Kamijou]] to walk home together, or have lunch with him.<br />
***Even Hitomi thinks there is something going on when she sees Madoka getting closer to Homura. After mentioning the possibility of <i>"forbidden love"</i> between girls, Hitomi adds that she thought Madoka had a forbidden relationship with Sayaka, but now Madoka was having an illicit relationship with Homura after they just met, <i>"Is this what they call a love triangle?!"</i><br />
*There is a role reversal in [[Madoka Magica Portable|the game]] where magical girl Madoka becomes the stalker to human glasses Homura. <br />
**The first day when Homura arrives at school, Madoka keeps looking for Homura, even following her to the roof. Every time Madoka sees Homura, she wants to take her to the nurse's office.<br />
***Homura is too self-conscious and doesn't want to project the idea that she is helpless, so she keeps turning down Madoka's offer, but this doesn't deter Madoka's will. In fact, it only encourages Madoka to keep trying as she cannot leave Homura alone.<br />
**Homura is so attached to Madoka that she wants to join her on her hunt for witches as a human, she even decides to buy a golf club so Madoka doesn't have to worry about Homura's safety so Madoka can concentrate on her own fights.<br />
***Kyubey notices that Homura and Madoka are very close to each other. With Homura at Madoka's side, Madoka is more determined to become stronger as a magical girl so she can protect Homura. This is a huge role reversal from the original series.<br />
****If Homura learns the truth about witches before she contracts, she would still desire to save Madoka knowing full well the consequences. It demonstrates a strong devotion that Homura has for Madoka.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka route of the PSP game]], Homura tells Madoka that she enjoys spending time with her while making bombs with Madoka's help. Homura realizes that it is strange that she is having fun while the two of them are doing something so dangerous like making bombs. Madoka refutes her, telling her it is not weird at all and that she considers Homura to be more than a classmate, to Madoka she is an important friend.<br />
*On the day when all the girls are fighting against Walpurgis, when Madoka shows up, Homura would tells her that they are all fighting to protect everyone. However, Homura adds that she is personally fighting to protect Madoka. This is how everyone's response is in the game:<br />
::<b>Mami:</b> !!<br />
::<b>Sayaka:</b> !!<br />
::<b>Kyouko:</b> !!<br />
::The only one who isn't showing a response is Madoka as she already knew.<br />
:::*Then Homura adds that she wouldnt know what to fight for if Madoka died. It almost feels a little bit like a love confession.<br />
*In the PSP game when [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPG-lnbaLk&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 Hitomi tries to get closer to Homura], Madoka notices that these two [[:file:Hitomi My New Boyfriend!.jpg|are getting along.]]<br />
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==Sayaka and Kyoko==<br />
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[[File:Kyouko sayaka madoka homura.jpg|center|thumb|400px|<center>Fanart interpretation of [[Episode 9]]</center>]]<br />
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<blockquote>''"Don't worry, Sayaka." <br / > "It's lonely being by yourself." <br / > "It's fine. I'll stay by your side, Sayaka."'' - [[Kyoko Sakura]] dying with [[Sayaka Miki]] in [[Episode 9]]</blockquote><br />
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===Anime and Yuri Subtext===<br />
[[File:Great minds think alike.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]<br />
It is common to find yuri subtext on the Mahou Shoujo genre, 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 yuri subtext mostly comes from Kyoko making it one-sided; while it is officially recognized that Kyoko has feelings for Sayaka, it is uncertain what types of feelings they are. Fans would argue that Sayaka just never had the chance to return these feelings, and Kyoko was never really good in articulating them.<br />
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Many fans point out that the reason these two are paired up together is because of their opposing personalities. Sayaka and Kyoko differ not only philosophically but their personalities are bound to cause clashes; yet they are not that dissimilar once you study these characters. Sayaka is an idealist who pursues the path of a hero of justice, she wants to emulate Mami as an example of an ideal Puella Magi. To Sayaka the gift of being a Puella Magi was something sacred to be used for good only and not for selfish acts. Kyoko on the other hand is more of a rogue who would only use her powers to satiate her base desires. Kyoko scoffs at the idea of using her powers to help others, instead she believes a Puella Magi should only help herself (even at the expense of others). To Kyoko there are no rules except her own.<br />
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This unlikely pair started out as enemies and <br />
Kyoko was close on killing Sayaka, but as the story progressed it was Kyoko who took the first step to close their gap of distrust. Kyoko even went so far as to explain to Sayaka her painful past and to why she believes Sayaka is making a mistake with her life. But Sayaka refuses Kyoko's advice and subtly proclaims she will be a better Puella Magi than her, that she will still follow a righteous path. Sayaka's arrogance at first seems to anger Kyoko (it is not known if she is angry at Sayaka, at herself, or both) but this doesn't stop her from continually pursuing Sayaka to stop her from furthering her mistakes. (Some fans like to suggest that this moment would have alienated any other character from trying to pursue a friendship with Sayaka, yet it seems to have an opposite effect with Kyoko). <br />
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Soon the roles are reversed in Episode 8 and 9. Sayaka finally admits that deep down she was no different from others, that she had selfish desires that were never fulfilled and that she regrets her decision on becoming a Puella Magi (like the love of a boy that went unfulfilled, or the jealous regret of saving a friend's life). She starts to see society as a selfish group who would only exploit others with no remorse for those who suffer. Sayaka finally understands that her decision brought nothing but unhappiness and regrets on her part. Betrayed by the world and by her ideals she soon falls into despair and darkness. It is because of this event that Kyoko soon starts to reveal a different side of her.<br />
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With the loss of Sayaka, Kyoko starts to reclaim her older self. She admits to Madoka that there was a time she used to idealize stories of love, friendship, and courage but she abandoned those ideals when she lost her family. After seeing Sayaka's despair, Kyoko decides that she wants to save her and get the old Sayaka back. Kyoko was putting her faith on romantic ideals, a move that many would like to point out as being irrational and dangerous (even [[Kyubey]] agrees such a notion is illogical). Once Kyoko realizes that there is no way to save Sayaka, she decides to sacrifice her life so they could both be together. That way Sayaka wont be alone anymore. There is a division among fans regarding Kyoko's decision to die with Sayaka. There are those who say Kyoko did it as an act of love (the tragic yuri pair or maybe an act of friendship), others say Kyoko knew that even if she did survive it would only be a matter of time before she became a witch so she wanted to end her life her own way (a self sacrifice with practical motives). However, the reason that Kyoko would give up her own life to avoid becoming a witch looks a little unstable, as there is a scene in the episode where what appears to be the souls of both girls, colored respectively in blue and red, embracing each other tenderly before disappearing for good. By this logic, it is unlikely that Kyoko will make one last attempt to reach out to Sayaka before they both faded away if she never saw Sayaka as someone who is more than just a friend, and that the only purpose of her death was to escape her eventual fate of being a Puella Magi.<br />
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To fans that support the yuri relationship, the reason that they find this pair strong and attractive is because they want Sayaka to be with someone who can love her and protect her. Kyoko was the only character who understood Sayaka's true nature (and her pain) since Kyoko admitted to her that she saw a fragment of herself in Sayaka. Kyoko was also the only one who chased after her to the bitter end, no matter the obstacles or how obstinate Sayaka was, Kyoko was still there for her. Last but not least, another strong indicator of Kyoko's feelings for Sayaka is shown in the last episode of the anime, where she is the only one who takes Sayaka's death the most personally, in spite of trying to brush it off as simply because they "finally had a chance to become friends". Kyoko fits the perfect role as Sayaka's protector and savior.<br />
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The relationship between Kyoko and Sayaka may have not been accidental or a tease but created to heighten emotional investments by the viewers. It is possible that this was part of the creator's intention to emotionally move groups of hardcore fans who support a SayakaxKyoko pairing, thus making their demise in Episode 9 more tragic (or as fans put it a "Yuri Tragedy" ending).<br />
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[[File:21354222 p8.png|right|thumb|200px|Trivia: Prior to the mid 19th century, [http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=05297681013 lonely delirious mariners] referred to [[wikipedia:Manatee#Culture|manatees as mermaids]]. <br>I am not kidding.]]<br />
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*'''The Melusine Legend and Kyoko's Soul Gem:''' There is a [[wikipedia:Melusine|Melusine]] legend that indicates that ''"a Melusina surfaces briefly every seven years as a beautiful woman or as a serpent, holding a small <u>golden key</u> in her mouth. Whoever takes the key from her will set her free and may claim her as his bride."'' In Episode 9, Kyoko undoes her hair and then uses her hairpin to pray, it is uncertain but it seems that her Soul Gem and her hairpin were fused together to create a new hairpin with a shape that resembles that of her father's religious symbol. After Sayaka's prayer she kisses the newly formed hairpin and tosses it into the air (before she destroys it with her spear), maybe as an offering to Sayaka to free her from her Witch form by sacrificing Kyoko's soul. The shape of the normal hairpin and of the Soul Gem fused hairpin looks like of a golden key. Sayaka's witch form could also be a reference to the [http://pastebin.com/gCGG8Ljf Little Mermaid story.]<br />
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*'''The Legend of Unicorns and Magical Horns:''' During the Blu-ray version of [[Episode 9]], there were wind-chimes depicting a Mermaid and a Unicorn. The unicorn is considered to be a wild, powerful, temperamental beast that could only be tamed by a maiden. A unicorn's horn is said to have the power to cleanse poisoned water and heal sickness. Another of its magical properties is the ability to lift curses and break illusions. It is suspected that Kyoko is compared to the unicorn because of its characteristics as well as the horn's magical properties. Both Kyoko and the unicorn are wild and temperamental creatures, free to roam and do whatever they want. Kyoko at one time had the power of illusion as well as the ability to break them (''"shining light on illusions"'', according to a [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07|magazine article]]). The Unicorn's magical properties resides within its horn, and Kyoko's magical weapon is a spear. Fans speculate that Kyoko's spear could be a reference to a unicorn's horn. Another comparison is Kyoko's attempt to break Sayaka's curse during [[Episode 9]]. Since a unicorn's horn can magically cleanse poisoned water and the mermaid has connotation to the elements of water (in this case, the elements of water corrupted by the witch form), it could be interpreted as her attempt to purify its element back to its original form (in this case turn Sayaka back to normal). It is suggested that Sayaka is the maiden because she was the only one who was able to "tame" Kyoko. As Kyoko explained before, the only reason she got close to Sayaka was because Sayaka's idealism reminded Kyoko of her innocent, naive yet idealistic self. <br />
**The Unicorn symbolism seems to be implied in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]] game: <i>See [[Ophelia]].</i><br />
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*The double-suicide is considered typical in romantic endings for two tragic lovers in Japanese storytelling. Many fans would point this fact as evidence for making this couple canon.<br />
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*After the airing of [[Episode 9]], yuri artwork of this pair exploded on [http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E6%9D%8F%E3%81%95%E3%82%84 Pixiv].<br />
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*Listen to the duet character song "[[And I'm Home]]" with [[Kyoko Sakura]] and [[Sayaka Miki]] ([http://myanimelist.net/people/32/Ai_Nonaka Ai Nonaka] and [http://myanimelist.net/people/413/Eri_Kitamura Eri Kitamura]), many fans have interpreted the lyrics to contains yuri elements.<br />
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*Kyoko addresses Sayaka by her first name only from [[Episode 8]] and afterwards. Some suggest this is an indication of how important Sayaka is to Kyoko.<br />
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===Manga Difference: The Yuri Afterlife===<br />
In the anime version when Kyoko dies in the explosion it is the end of her story. However, in the manga version after Kyoko dies we are presented with an image of Sayaka's back as she is sitting on the floor, presumably waiting for someone. Kyoko approaches Sayaka from behind her with an [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibō]] in hand as a sign that Kyoko wants to start all over again with Sayaka (the same way she did [[Episode_9#Speculation|with Madoka]]; and perhaps redo her offering of food in [[Episode 8]]). But Sayaka, wearing a mischievous expression, instead grabs Kyoko's hand and pulls her down with her. This has been interpreted as Sayaka accepting Kyoko's affection for her; it can also be interpreted as Sayaka's preference to have Kyoko on the menu over the [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibō]].<br />
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File:Kyosaya protect your precious manga.jpg|Manga: Kyoko finally understands what is like to protect someone precious to her.<br />
File:Kyousaya ready to die manga.jpg|Manga: Several changes were made to this scene, yet the emotional impact remains the same.<br />
File:Kyousaya meeting you manga.jpg|Manga: This emotional (yuri) afterlife encounter was not in the anime, not that I am complaining.<br />
File:KyoSaya afterlife manga.jpg|Manga Page: Kyoko Sakura, welcome to the yuri afterlife.<br />
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===KyoSaya Official Gallery:===<br />
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File:BD Cover 4.jpg<br />
File:Manga Vol.2 Cover.jpg<br />
File:NitroPlus Novel 01.jpg|NitroPlus Novel.<br />
File:Kyoko sayaka art novel page.jpg|Kyoko and Sayaka. NitroPlus Novel.<br />
File: Sayaka kyouko pocky game Nitroplus.jpg|From Nitroplus's Staff Blog: ''If they were to try to settle things peacefully, things would have gone more like this.''<br />
File:Manga extra Kyouko and Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:KyoSaya Hanokage.jpg|TL: "Sayakaaaaa-". <br>From Hanokage [http://twitpic.com/4sa5yo twitter] (the author of the Madoka manga). <br />
File:Kyosaya ume aoki doujin art fan colored.png|Ume Aoki supports a KyoSaya pairing (fan colored with official Ume Aoki's work).<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 and Kyoko.gif|This image, according to [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Otona Anime]], means Kyoko wants to save Sayaka but finally is in vain. (The blue breaks down when the red touches it)<br />
File:Kyouko last words to Homura protect.png|Kyoko's last words to Homura. Kyoko later admits she failed to do that, maybe an admission that she failed to protect Sayaka.<br />
File:Melusine hairpin key 2.png|There seems to be a connection between the Melusine legend and Kyoko's hairpin/soul gem and her father's religious symbol [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyoko|(see above)]]<br />
File:Blu ray mermaid unicorn ep 9.jpg|Kyoko as an [[wikipedia:unicorn|unicorn]] and Sayaka as a [[wikipedia:mermaid|mermaid]], symbolically represented in wind-chimes. See above for more details.<br />
File:Sleepover.jpg|This official art seems to subtlety pair each girl with their respective partners (notice how Mami is alone) <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:Yuri fan art pixiv growing.png|Yuri fans of KyoSaya seem to be pleased with these results<br />
File:Madoka BD 5 Menu Art 2.jpg|From Volume 5 of the Blu-Ray, courtesy of Ume Aoki<br />
File:Kyosaya i'm home pose and knm pose.jpg|A blatant attempt to evoke images of Kannazuki no Miko, or just mere artistic expression?<br />
File:Megami poster KyouSaya.jpg|Megami poster.<br />
File:Kyousaya sample official art.jpg|Kyousaya official art samples.<br />
File:Twitter comment.jpg|Aipon (Kyouko's VA): <i>I wanna get all lovey-dovey with Sayaka.</i><br>KitaEri (Sayaka's VA): <i>I wanna stick it in Aipon.</i> <br />
File:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|Eri Kitamura is going to make Ai Nonaka jelly.<br />
File:20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:MadoMagi PSP PV2 001.jpg|KyoSaya CG in 2nd PV of the PSP game<br />
File:Mobage New Years Sayaka Horrible Fortune.jpg|Sayaka's horrible fortune. [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Sayaka.27s_Bad_Fortune|Is not good to be alone.]]<br />
File:PM MDK WONDA-4.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 04.2012 01.jpg|NyanType 2012-04<br />
File:Series official card anime shots.jpg|Official card from the [http://www.carddas.com/madoka-magica/product/product03.html Madoka PSP game], they even added the Utena Symbolism.<br />
File:PSP WitchKissAndGriefSeed Ophelia.jpg|The witch kiss of Kyoko's witch form has the colors of Kyoko and Sayaka<br />
File:Sample-ee2b70f5aad4c27c3f1996aa2279bac3.jpg<br />
File:Sample-631d2de2e6f2f546941073713b221ae2.jpg<br />
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<br />
=== Fanart Reponse to KyoSaya===<br />
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File: Sayaka kyouko spinoff.jpg|[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&illust_id=17167336 Source]<br />
File: Kyoko sayaka more spinoff ova.jpg [http://hutehuteni.blog54.fc2.com/ Author's site]<br />
File:Kyouko meets sayaka afterlife fan.gif<br />
File:Kyouko sayaka playing.gif<br />
File:Kyosaya ear licking fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka kissing kyouko's neck.gif<br />
File:Kyousaya doujin soul gem sexing.png|A Yuri Doujin depicting the KyokoxSayaka pair with some steamy Soul Gem sexing<br />
File:Yuma has two mommies.jpg|The family that Kyoko always wanted. Are you listening SHAFT? It is not too late for an OVA.<br />
File:Kyosaya KnM.jpg<br />
File:Kyousaya magic baby.jpg<br />
File:Kyosaya oktavia last moment.jpg<br />
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File:Sample-9a9057abaeb41e47b400e68766de0075.jpg<br />
File:50aada98012e97e93f3cc07261320a73.jpg<br />
File:21289667 - and i'm home.jpg|a blatant interpretation of [[and I'm Home|"and I'm Home"]].<br />
File:BD 5 ED Yuri Fan Interpretation.jpg|Illogical? Extreme? Nay, I say this is the next step to its logical conclusion.<br />
File:Kyosaya almost 69.jpg<br />
File:Kyosaya mermaid fanart.jpg|The Little Mermaid <br>finally gets her prince...''err''...cess.<br />
File:Kyouko and sayaka casual clothes on a date.jpg|Fanart response from the Megami poster.<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco).jpg|the fans even made a comic as a response from the Megami poster.<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco) p2.jpg<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco) p3.jpg<br />
File:Kyoko sayaka dog collar.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka and kyouko cat.gif<br />
File:KyouSaya animated.gif<br />
File:Ophelia oktavia adorable horse fanart.jpg|Witches need love, too!<br />
File:Witch Love.jpg|Aw honey, let's kill some humans! <3<br />
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=== KyoSaya Trivia ===<br />
*This pair is labeled as KyoSaya (or KyouSaya) by yurifans. Kyoko is seen as a tomboy who is usually depicted in the prince role and Sayaka as the tough yet feminine maiden.<br />
*Hanokage's comic in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology]] has Kyoko using Homura's game simulator to interact with a virtual Sayaka. Kyoko ends up playing the game for hours.<br />
*Ume-tentei ships Kyoko and Sayaka [[Ume_Aoki#Doujin_Gallery|in her doujin]].<br />
*The [[Movic_Madoka_Magica_Exhibit#Audio_Translation|audio]] at the [[Movic Madoka Magica Exhibit|Madoka Magica Exhibit]] makes Sayaka tsundere for Kyoko.<br />
*In the PSP game, if Sayaka's Soul Gem is returned on time, Kyoko would try to console a depressed Sayaka as she has seen Kyousuke and Hitomi together. An upset Sayaka runs into Kyoko and cries in her arms (in case you're wondering why she doesn't go to Madoka, her best friend, is because she's always with Homura now). Kyoko talks to her, opens up about her past, and unlike in the anime, Sayaka really listens to Kyoko. You should hear how she says, <i>"Kyoko..."</i>. Kyoko saves Sayaka, a 300 pt emotion value drops and Sayaka is almost her old cheerful self. Sayaka even suggests to Kyoko that they should be a magical girl combi (duo). Then they go fight a witch together.<br />
*In the In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyouko route of the PSP game]], Sayaka becomes a witch and Kyoko tries to turn Sayaka back to normal. When Homura kills Oktavia, Kyoko falls into despair after seeing Oktavia's dead.<br />
**In an alternate event, Kyoko will clam down when she remembers Sayaka's last words, ''"I'll bear the burden of the curse for both of us"''.<br />
*In the True Ending of the [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Portable]], Kyoko gets jealous from Sayaka's comment about how Mami would make a great wife. She tells Sayaka it is not her fault that she is sloppy. <br />
**Sayaka forcibly strips a protesting Kyouko to have her wear Mami's school uniform (the screen goes black with Sayaka talking about how she's taking it all off), the two of them end up fighting about their lack of breast sizes.<br />
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===Yuri Kyoko Trivia===<br />
*Every seiyuu is gay for Kyouko.<br />
**Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) claims Kyoko to be her ''waifu'' with extreme infatuation.<br />
***Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) declared her love for Kyoko in [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] CD and her desire to marry her in the audio commentary for [[Episode 5]]. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.<br />
****In same comentary Chiwa Saitou ([[Homura]]) sounds annoyed, some suggested perhaps she is jealous. But the question is, jealous of whom?<br />
***Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], "The one I love, it's Kyouko-tan." "Kyouko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool."<br />
***In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyouko-tan~<br />
**Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) is gay for Kyoko too.<br />
**It turns out that Ryouko Shintani ([[Hitomi]]) who is the guest for the [[Episode 7]] commentary, is another one that's gay for Kyouko too. "I love Kyouko." <br />
**Eri Kitamura ([[Sayaka]]) is the [[:file:Twitter comment.jpg|Seme]] to Kyoko's Uke.<br />
**Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) confesses that when she saw [[Episode 9|Kyoko's sacrifice scene]] with Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) and Emiri Kato ([[Kyubey]]), they all cried. They found the scene moving.<br />
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===Yuri Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) Trivia===<br />
* Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) [[:file:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|likes the company of other seiyuu]], besides Ai Nonaka ([[Kyoko]]).<br />
** That is putting it too mildly, she actually enjoys [http://ambiseiy.com/2010/10/07/hayane-hayaoki-kanamemo-radio-8/ flirting] with other female seiyuu, when she isn't [http://ambiseiy.com/2010/07/26/kitamura-eri-no-choraji-175/ ogling them in their sleep or traveling with them in what she calls their honeymoon-ish] travels.<br />
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==Mami and Kyoko==<br />
===The Senpai and Kōhai Relationship===<br />
<blockquote>''"Thank you, Mami-san. Please take care of me!"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I already told you. I have no intention of using my magic for anyone else’s sake. That’s why we can’t fight witches or familiars together. But… If something were to happen to you, you would still share a grief seed with me. I can’t stand the thought of abusing your kindness."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I’m not your enemy! After all… After all, you were… the first magical girl who shared the same ideals as I did!"'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Kyomami cakes.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fans suspect that Mami seduced Kyoko with promises of cakes.]]<br />
In [[Drama CD 3|the Drama CD, titled ''Farewell Story'']], Mami and Kyoko's first meeting is detailed. The two fought witches together, and Kyoko even introduced Mami to her family, reminiscent of a girl bringing home a prospective spouse to meet her parents. Their early relationship could be described as between a senpai and kōhai (as Kyoko and Mami themselves describe it), but yuri fans suspect there is more to it. Sadly, Kyoko never calls her senpai the much coveted title [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneeSama "Onee-sama"].<br />
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After Kyoko's family tragedy she tries to leave Mitakihara, intending to work alone. She had lost her "Rosso Phantasma" ability (named by Mami), and got injured by a witch. Mami, worried about Kyoko, doesn't want her to leave, as she had grown very attached to the younger girl. But Kyoko refuses to listen to her so they both end up fighting each other and Kyoko wins. Kyoko warns Mami that she wont be merciful next time; she leaves while Mami cries over her loss realizing that she is alone once again. Before Kyoko leaves, she reassures Mami that she will meet other girls who are suited to her expectations. In the anime timeline, they never meet again. Kyoko only returns to Mitakihara after Mami's passing, which may imply that she regretted her past actions and wished to avoid another confrontation with her former senpai by entering her territory again.<br />
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Some fans suspect that the reason Kyoko fought with Mami was so she could end her relationship with her early, before it turned ugly. It is indicated by Kyoko that if they continued to stay together, they would only fight and bicker with each other because of their differences in their beliefs, and perhaps end up hating each other in the process. Others suspect that because Kyoko lost her secondary power, she feared that she would be putting Mami at risk, so she didn't want to become a burden. Perhaps Kyoko was afraid that Mami would also end up dead because of her, just like her family was.<br />
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Fans suspect that Mami's interaction as a senpai with Sayaka and Madoka was a bit distant, and that Mami might still have carried the lingering memory that she shared with Kyoko and feared it would become painful if she got too close with her new kôhai. Another possibility is that Mami feared she would be alone again once [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] saw how difficult the world of a Puella Magi was; or maybe Mami was still hopeful that Kyoko would come back to her.<br />
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=== KyoMami Trivia ===<br />
*According with [[Drama CD 3|Kyoko's mother]], Mami is the first ''"friend"'' Kyoko ever brought home. The significance is clearly important for yuri fans.<br />
*The fan name for this pairing is KyoMami, but MamiKyo/MamiKo is acceptable as well.<br />
*It should be noted that in [[Oriko Magica]], while their interactions in chapter 3 weren't particularly friendly, they don't seem to be in bad terms either. Given their status as magical girls and their differences (which in most cases may lead to fights or competition for the Grief Seeds), it could be suspected that they decided to maintain an unspoken truce.<br />
** It should also be noted that despite Kyoko's distance from Mami, she (along with [[Yuma]]) came to her aid when Kyubey told them of the situation, implying that Kyoko still cares at least somewhat for her former senpai.<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship after they got separated<br />
** In Mami's route, Kyoko returns to Mitakihara to meet her, but they don't make up. Kyoko even asks Mami about her new companion, Madoka, but Mami thinks Kyoko will try to harm her, so she warns Kyoko not to come near them. Kyoko then returns Kasamino with regret for why she could not have been more straightforward with Mami.<br />
** In Kyoko's route, she makes a grave for Mami.<br />
** In Homura's route, while Oktavia's death upsets Kyoko, she will still help Homura in the fight against Walpurgis. However, if Mami kills herself after knowing the truth about magical girls and witches, Kyoko will not show up and Homura will end up fighting alone.<br />
*Prior to Mami being ship with a strong candidate (with the HomuxMado/KyoxSaya fans growing, leaving little to no room - unless you count [[Charlotte]]), she was the odd girl left out that it intensified the meme <i>"Mami forever alone"</i>, intensifying her loneliness. That was [[Drama CD 3|until the Drama CD 3 came out.]] Plus with Sayaka being dead in the New World, it leaves the potential for these two characters to being together.<br />
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===KyoMami Official Art===<br />
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File:Close-up.jpg|From the Oriko manga series.<br />
File:Hira080946.jpg|Mami and Kyoko fighting together in the PSP game<br />
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===Fanart Response to KyoMami===<br />
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File:Mami kyoko happy fanart.jpg|"Who is a good kôhai? For doing a good job you are getting cake tonight... and for ''dessert''..."<br />
File:5111c8ef9864b465aa105bd042335050.jpeg|I predict a lot of senpai-kôhai interactions in doujin form after this.<br />
File:Kyomami fanart.jpg|Sorry, Sayaka. But Mami promised me a lifetime supply of cakes.<br />
File:Kyomami one at a time girls.jpg|Now Mami will never be alone again.<br />
File:Yurifan reaction kyomami drama cd.jpg|One example of fan reaction to Kyomami.<br />
File:Senior's Meeting - buchi maru pg 9.jpg|Kyomami was cool way before the release of the drama CD.<br />
File:(Kasumi) Mami is yours if she's drunk.png|A drunken Mami is fine too. A confused Sayaka not so much.<br />
File:Sleeping face of an angel (Aotori)04.jpg|Of course there is always the threesome route. <br> ''~You can say that again, Kyoko.''<br />
File:Mami Kyoko Laughing.jpeg|Once, Mami and Kyoko were like this. But as always, being meguca is suffering.<br />
File:Mami Kyoko Hugging.jpeg<br />
File:PockyStealing KyoMami.jpeg<br />
File:Kyoko mami lovers friends fanart pencil.jpg<br />
File:Homura Sure Is Popular - Sleepover Chapter (sanaemaru) 04.jpg|Considering how fragile Mami's state of mind is, we have to wonder if Kyoko has to worry if she is the jealous type.<br />
File:Kyomami sleeping last night fanart.png<br />
File:Kyomami look into my eyes.jpg<br />
File:Mami angel kyouko devil halloween fanart.jpg<br />
File:4chan candeloro hard gay for madoka kyouko.jpg|Candeloro's familiars are her cute Kōhai, coincidence?...<br />
File:Kyomami looking at her panties.jpg|Perhaps Mami takes her role as a Senpai too far.<br />
File:Kyomami sayaka jelly fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka kyouko mami threesome sharing fanart.jpg|Yuri love triangle.<br />
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==Other==<br />
===Mami and Madoka===<br />
A somewhat less popular pair due to Mami's lack of appearances for most of the series. In [[Episode 3]], Madoka tells Mami that she wants to become a magical girl because of her admiration of Mami (admiration of an older sister figure is very common in yuri-themed works). Mami discourages her at her first, saying that she is not someone to admire because despite her trying to appear as a strong mentor, she is weak and lonely. When Madoka tells her that she will stay by her side, Mami is brought to tears. The two hold hands and face each other, and Madoka tells Mami that she really will stay with Mami and fight together with her. During the battle with the witch afterward, Mami states in her internal monologue that she has never been happier while fighting before, and that she no longer has any fears, no doubt due to joy from Madoka's confession. This attitude combined with overconfidence ultimately leads to {{spoiler|Mami's untimely demise}}, but nonetheless many fans saw Madoka's confession and Mami's reaction as evidence of yuri feelings between the two girls. <br />
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In the first timeline of episode 10, Mami and Madoka fight as a pair and rescue Homura. Some fans believe that, because Madoka was already close with Mami before meeting Homura, Mami and Madoka were a couple in that timeline. It is revealed in the PSP game that in one of the timelines (probably the first or second) Mami died because she protected Madoka from an attack of Walpurgis Night.<br />
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Love triangle style scenarios in which Mami and Homura compete for Madoka's affection, occasionally with Sayaka brought in as well, are somewhat common in fanworks. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is MamiMado.<br />
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File:NyanType 03.2011 Pin-up.jpg|Official pin-up artwork from NyanType magazine, March 2011 issue.<br />
File:Kalafina magica quartet madoka page sample art.jpg|Threesome?<br />
File:MamiMadoo.jpg<br />
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File:MamiMado-Ep3.jpg<br />
File:MamiMado-hands.jpg<br />
File:Disc 2.jpg<br />
File:4chan candeloro hard gay for madoka kyouko.jpg<br />
File:Copia de 20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:NewType 2012-04 01.jpg|Madoka and Mami... and Sayaka?!<br />
File:Hira080925.jpg<br />
File:Hira080931.jpg<br />
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===Fanart Reponse to MamiMado=== <br />
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File:MamiMado.jpg|This is how [[Episode 3]] should have ended.<br />
File:MadoMamiHeadpat.jpeg<br />
File:Madoka feeling mami mamis.jpg<br />
File:Mami loving kiss madoka.gif<br />
File:Mami madoka pose.png<br />
File:Mami madoka happiness.jpg<br />
File:Madoka crying into mamis arms.jpg<br />
File:Mamimado fanart mammies and lap pillow.png<br />
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<br />
=== MamiMado Trivia ===<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship.<br />
** In Mami's route, Mami saves Madoka from Gertrud. Madoka becomes a magical girl and returns the favor by turning up to save Mami from Charlotte. <br />
***Mami starts getting jealous that Madoka spends more time with Homura than her. Her jealousy is expressed in the form of depression that affects the mood of the scene when it happens. When Madoka drops by Mami's class, she gives Mami a pound cake that she made as a thank you for having her on Mami's tea parties. When Madoka mentions that Homura was involved in the making of the cake, the music stops and the mood changes, so much so that Mami's jealousy festers with dark thoughts.<br />
****Because of Mami's fragile mind, Mami goes witch when she gets [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NetorareGenre NTR] by HomuxMado.<br />
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===Homura and Mami===<br />
<blockquote>''"I failed to save her again."'' - Homura Akemi, [[Madoka Magica Portable]].</blockquote><br />
A somewhat less popular pair due to Mami's lack of appearances for most of the series. In the first timeline of episode 10, Mami and Madoka fight as a pair and rescue Homura. Much like the other girls, Homura seems to admire Mami and she is affected the first time she dies. They seem to be good friends, but not as much as Homura' friendship with Madoka. However this clashes in the third timeline, in which {{spoiler|Mami breaks down after knowing the truth of the Puella Magi and kills Kyoko and then wraps Homura with ribbons in order to kill her, but she is killed by Madoka}}. <br />
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It should also be noted that, as shown in the PSP game, Homura somehow still cares for her, but they are enemies in the other timelines, because of Kyubey's interference. This is shown when it is revealed that Homura was thinking of defeating Gertrud and giving the Grief Seed to Mami, to form a token of friendship, but it backfired because of Kyubey.<br />
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Love triangle style scenarios in which Mami and Homura compete for Madoka's affection, occasionally with Homura ignoring Mami in order to be with Madoka.<br />
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The fan name for this pair is HomuMami.<br />
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File:Game Mami TiroFinale11.jpg|From the Mami's Heart Pounding Tiro Finale<br />
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===Fanart Reponse to HomuMami=== <br />
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File:Homura with glasses mami.jpg<br />
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File:Sample-d99936152d41dc067d65116f738e4574.jpg<br />
File:Homucat hnnnngggg mami.jpg<br />
File:Moemura mami cute couple fanart.jpg<br />
File:21f0c977274497a9a82b1b93a4d65d64.jpg<br />
File:Homura Tomoe pic dubs.jpg|Either Homura and Mami gay married in America or the US Dubs is making its own ship (or Torinone's in charge of the script).<br />
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===Kyoko and Homura===<br />
<blockquote>''"Man, you’re so mysterious. And so, can we win against Walpurgisnacht?"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"We will win. The two of us can do it!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Kyoko..."'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 9]].</blockquote><br />
A somehow less popular pairing. From past experience, Homura believes Kyoko may be the only ally left to help her in stopping Walpurgis Night. They are often seen talking or discussing plans in Homura's house. Their relationship is more of a partnership than friendship. Homura is saddened after {{spoiler|Kyoko dies in order to not leave Sayaka alone}}, in both the anime and manga, but she denies it by saying that she just didn't wanted Kyoko to lose face, although her expression shows otherwise. However this seems to be onesided, since Kyoko doesn't consider her a friend. Curiously, she is the only other person Homura calls by her first name, besides Madoka. There is evidence that they had interacted on a more personal level in prior timelines, when at the start of episode 6 Homura says, "I'm on the side of those who maintain their composure and I'm the enemy of idiots who initiate fights needlessly. Which are you, Sakura Kyoko?" It triggers a strong reaction from Kyoko, where she asks Homura if they'd ever met before. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is KyoHomu.<br />
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File:Kyokohomura0602.jpg<br />
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File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2388143.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091241.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2388079.jpg<br />
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===Fanart Reponse to KyouHomu=== <br />
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File:KyouHomu KnM.jpg|<br />
File:21313778 p0.jpg|Fanwork of a theory of Episode 9<br />
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File:Akemi homura fuk me naoh kyouko.jpg<br />
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File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Eating at the HomuHome<br />
File:Puella Magi Nichijou.png<br />
File:Homura is popular sleepover chapter pg with homukyo.jpg|<br />
File:Sales being sayaka is suffering.jpg|HomuKyou: Because being Sayaka is suffering. <br />
File:Copia de Madoka A 1 015.jpg|from the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1<br />
File:Kyoko homura brofist.jpg<br />
File:Homura kyouko serious fanart.jpg<br />
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=== KyoHomu Trivia ===<br />
*As seen in the anime, manga and PSP game, Homura is surprisingly mild toward Kyoko.<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship.<br />
** After Madoka dies in the Sayaka route against Walpurgis (mainly because Sayaka didn’t want to call Kyoko to the fight), Homura convinces herself that she should partner with Kyoko in future timelines to save Madoka.<br />
** In Kyoko's route, when Kyoko comes to help Homura with her fight against Walpurgis Night (despite she was mad at Homura for killing Oktavia, she later felt guilt for breaking their promise to fight Walpurgis together) after she tells her that she is not fighting for her sake and claims that she wants grief seeds from Walpurgis, Homura simply smiles at her and calls her an idiot as she thanks her. <br />
:'''Kyoko:''' Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like I came to help you out. And I’m not interested in saving people either. It’s just that my Soul Gem got corrupted thanks to Sayaka. And I just need a huge ass grief seed, okay?!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' *smiles* Idiot...<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' Takes one to know one!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' Thank you<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' I’ve do nothing to be thankful for!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' Are...we...friends?<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' Let’s set that aside for now! We’ll talk after we beat that thing down!<br />
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* After that Homura later asks Kyoko if they are friends but Kyoko changes the topic. Later they are defeated by Walpurgis and Kyoko attempts to use her last attack, as she calls it, but a concerned Homura stops her from doing it so (probably believing that she would sacrifice herself) causing Kyoko to call her a creep. Homura openly shows concern when Kyoko is hurt by Walpurgis and later when she is killed by [[Kriemhild Gretchen]].<br />
* For some strange reason in the True Ending, Homura calls Kyoko ''"Sakura-san"'' instead of her first name, like she did before when she was Moemura.<br />
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===Sayaka and Madoka===<br />
<blockquote>''"You're cute, but I won't let you become popular with the guys. You're going to be my wife!"'' - '''[[Sayaka Miki]]''' declaring [[Madoka]] to be her waifu in [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
In the [[Episode 1]], Sayaka says that she will make Madoka her wife. After watching them communicate telepathically in [[Episode 2]], [[Hitomi]] thinks that they are communicating simply through eye contact and must have become a couple, which she calls forbidden love. The two maintain a close friendship for most of the series.<br />
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The light novel, "[[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel]]", explores Madoka's early childhood and her first encounter with a tomboyish Sayaka. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is SayaMado. "Forbidden love" is occasionally used as a nickname for this pair and Madoka yuri in general. <br />
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File:Sayaka pointing madoka face.gif|Sayaka pointing madoka face<br />
File:MadoSaya is a lie.png|YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAI WAIFU!<br />
File:Sayaka-Madoka08.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-dead Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:MadoSaya-Ep12.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 37.jpg<br />
File:Puella magi madoka magica-02-madoka-sayaka.jpg<br />
File:Madoka 05 3.png<br />
File:Puella magi madoka magica-04-madoka-sayaka-hug.jpg<br />
File:NitroPlus Novel 02.jpg|Art from the light novel.<br />
File:Sayaka madoka art novel page.jpg<br />
File:NewType 05.2012 01.jpg|Cheating couple.<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart Response to SayaMado=== <br />
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File:Sayaka madoka hnnnng heart attack.png<br />
File:Madosaya HidaSketchx365 parody fanart.gif<br />
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File:Madosaya HidaSketchx365 parody fanart 2.gif<br />
File:MadoSaya Walking.gif<br />
File:Together with sayamado fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayamado prince princess fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madosaya naughty girls fanart.png<br />
File:Madoka sayaka children protective.jpg|Sayaka, acting as Madoka's protector.<br />
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===Homura and Sayaka===<br />
<blockquote>''"She should not have agreed to the contract. That was my mistake. I should have kept as close an eye on her as I did on [[Madoka Kaname|you]]."'' Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><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!"'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], [[Oriko Magica#Chapter 7, the final chapter: To protect my world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote><br />
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This pairing is mostly considered a crack pair, due to the fact that the relationship between the two changes, according to Homura's attitude during the timelines, because Sayaka judges based on first impressions and makes rash assumptions. When she first saw her, in Episode 1, she though Homura was pretty. However, after Homura's actions after {{spoiler|Mami's death}}, she believes that Homura waited for Mami to fall in order to get the Grief Seed and distrusts her. In Episode 5, a concerned Madoka asks her to protect Sayaka as much as possible, since she became a Puella Magi. But Homura refuses to do it. However, she expresses a bit of regret of not protecting her before, since in the other timelines, she met Sayaka when she was already a Puella Magi. <br />
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In Episode 6, she rushes to retrieve Sayaka' Soul Gem, after Madoka threw her away and brings it back to Sayaka in order to revive her. Like Kyouko and Madoka, she expresses slight concern for Sayaka in Episode 8. She even tries to reason with her and gives her a Grief Seed, so her Soul Gem woudn't have to be tainted. Sayaka rejects the Grief Seed and accuses Homura of putting up false pretenses and always lying to them. Homura changes her attitude and admits she is just doing things for Madoka's sake, knowing that Sayaka's actions will contribute to Madoka's fate, Sayaka seemes shocked and surprised and comments "''This is all for her sake''?" (only in the manga). Homura decides to kill Sayaka until she was rescued by Kyouko. She seemed unsurprised when Sayaka transformed into a witch, not out of concern, but her experience in the other timelines. She knew that {{spoiler|everytime Sayaka contracts, she becomes a witch and she couldn't be saved}}. In the Episode 10, in Timeline 3, Sayaka still distrusts Homura's warning about witches, but they seem to get along lately as Homura seems sad the first time Sayaka dies. <br />
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However, in [[Oriko Magica]], Homura befriends Madoka, Sayaka and Hitomi. When Madoka goes to save Homura (who is fighting against Oriko) by herself, Sayaka seems to be surprised that Homura is a Puella Magi, but she decides to go help her, considering Homura a friend. In the [[Drama CD 2]], they seem to get along.<br />
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Despite this, it is heavily implied that her concern for Sayaka was just as a by product of all the attention she heaps on Madoka. Fans usually portrait Homura and Sayaka competing for Madoka. The fan name for this pair is HomuSaya. <br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura-SayakaSoulGem.jpg|Homura retrieves Sayaka' Soul Gem in order to revive her.... <br />
File:Sayaka-is-revived.jpg|...and succeeds. However Homura admitted that she only did that for Madoka<br />
File:Homura-about-to-kill-Sayaka.jpg|Knowing about Sayaka's fate, maybe Homura thought it was the best to kill her. She failed, however.<br />
File:Homura-Sayaka-Episode_8.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2390153.jpg|Sayaka is mean to Homura even as Moemura<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091255.jpg|For some reason, in the manga Homura had a sadisctic glee while about to kill Sayaka<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091249.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091247.jpg|Clearly more concerned than in the anime<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-oriko-magica-2431049.jpg|However, Sayaka considers Homura as friend, in Oriko Magica<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-oriko-magica-2431047.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to HomuSaya=== <br />
<gallery><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Homusaya that pose not sure.jpg|The definition of crack pair. Not sure if serious.<br />
File:Being popular is too much.jpg|''Being popular is suffering''<br />
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File:20023852 p0.png<br />
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File:Homura sayaka fighting together fanart.jpg<br />
File:19843204 m.png<br />
File:18745509 128x128.jpg<br />
File:Hjh.jpg<br />
File:Hidamari sayaka moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura sayaka magazine cover meganekko.jpg<br />
File:20031120 m.jpg|Speculation of the changing relationships between Homura and Sayaka<br />
File:Homura sayaka too much tsun no dere.jpg<br />
File:The sayalust is too much.jpg<br />
File:Nisemonogatari sayahomu.jpg|Nisemonogatari reference<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Charlotte and Mami===<br />
In Episode 3, {{spoiler|Mami gets her head bitten off by Charlotte.}} Despite this, a lot of fanart was drawn of [[Charlotte]] and Mami together, partially due to their inevitable association and partially because Charlotte is rather cute compared to other witches. Eventually fans began to draw human versions of all the witches including Charlotte, and would draw Mami paired together with the human version of Charlotte. The revelation in [[Episode 8]] that {{spoiler|magical girls turn into witches}} gave these human forms another meaning and the additional plot points of {{spoiler|timelines and the witch-free world created by Madoka}} gave potential for Charlotte and Mami to meet in a less hostile context. <br />
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Also popular simply because the other four main characters are typically paired up together, leaving Mami alone unless paired with Charlotte.<br />
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The fan names for this pair are MamiLotte and (less common) MamiCharu.<br />
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===Official Art=== <br />
<gallery><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:Madoplus 16.jpg|Mamilotte forever.<br />
File:PMMM Manga extra 3.jpg<br />
File:Apricot +4.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to MamiLotte=== <br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Mamilotte Fanart Kiss.jpg|You are not alone Mami, you still have Charlotte! (minus losing the head).<br />
File:Mami Madoka and Charlotte together.jpg|For those torn between MamiMado and MamiLotte there is always the threesome.<br />
File:Mami charlotte jelly qb fanart.jpg|Charlotte looks jelly.<br />
File:Mamilotte badass duo fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mami has a tea party with charlotte.jpg|Tea Party<br />
File:Mami charlotte pocky kiss fanart.jpg<br />
File:MadoMagi family (aotori) mami charlotte.jpg|Charlotte: ''"Mami was my first..."'' (Do the right thing, Mami. And take responsibility.)<br />
File:Charlotte spirit with mami stars fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mami and charlotte love fanart together.jpg<br />
File:Charlotte mami together dark fanart.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Kyouko and Madoka===<br />
[[File:Madoka kyouko sharing pocky fanart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Aoi Yuuki's (un)official OTP]]<br />
While technically many yurifans would consider this pair to be a "crack" pair (an unlikely couple), they have made an exception because of [[Yuri_undertones#Yuri_Kyoko_Trivia|Aoi Yuuki's support and love]] for the character of [[Kyoko]]. Technically it would be considered an Aoi Yuuki x [[Kyoko]] ship (or Aoi Yuuki's waifu).<br />
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*Their love will live forever [http://video.niconico.com/watch/sm14889810 on the internet.]<br />
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===Fanart Response to MadoKyo===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Aoi Yuuki loves her waifu fanart madoka kyouko.jpg|Don't laugh. Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) is actually in love with Kyoko and promised that she would make her her waifu.<br />
File:Madoka fake sayaka kyouko fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko madoka winning fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka dating kyoko fanart sorry girls.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Homura and Clip Girl===<br />
An unnamed character known by fans as [[:file:Clip Girl.jpg|Clip Girl]] (Clip-san) (and sometimes [[:file:Mami Madoka classmate D-chan.jpg|D-chan]], for good reason) suspected to have a school crush on Homura (apparently, she may be [[:file:Homura surrounded by girls.jpg|not the only one]]). Fans have noticed that she can't seem to keep her eyes off of Homura.<br />
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Clip Girl has long pink hair and a green hair clip, is very short, and apparently is the second [[:file:Artbook Classmate Extras Drawing 1.jpg|bustiest girl]] in school (Mami being the [[Mami's mammies|Queen of Mammies]]). She is friends with the light brown pigtailed girl in 3F, and was with her when she invited Homura to the cafe, presumably hoping for a date.<br />
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===Other Couples Fanart Images===<br />
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KirstenxCharlotte.jpg|Yes, even witches are paired up with other witches.<br />
File:Mami homura madoka.jpg|It is Homura's duty to protect Madoka from witches, Kyubey, and romantic rivals.<br />
File:Kyousaya mami threesome.jpg|You are not alone anymore, Mami (Is not cheating if you are already dead, right?).<br />
File:Homura the Harem End.jpg|For the undecided, there is always the Harem end.<br />
File:Homura the harem dream nightmare.jpg|Dammit Homura...<br />
File:Homura harem route.png|The World Homura Only Knows.<br />
File:Homura and junko yuri fanart.jpg|Homura and Junko!? Does Madoka know?<br />
File:Junko kazuko fan doujin.jpg|Only MadoKami knows the truth about those rumors and she is not telling...<br />
File:Mamibey ruined for marriage 0 0.jpg|Technically Kyubey has no gender... do I even wanna go there?...<br />
File:Coobilotte.jpg|Ok, now this is just wrong.<br />
File:21016568 m.jpg<br />
File:Madoka coobie yuri.jpg|Fans have finally lost their minds...<br />
File:Sayaka Kamijou genderbender yuri.png|SayakaxKamijou (female version)... dont ask.<br />
File:Clipgirl crush ver 2.jpg|Homura, lady killer.<br />
File:Homura surrounded by girls.jpg|''"Ladies, please. One at a time".'' <br>Hate the game, not the playa.<br />
File:Homuharem but that is forbidden.jpg|Hitomi is the only one left out from the homuharem.<br />
File:Homura moemura like a boss.jpg|Homura has her own personal lesbian harem in every universe.<br />
File:Homura MC harem lead.jpg<br />
File:Mami madoka homura threesome love triangle.jpg|<br />
File:Madoka pimp playa womanizer.jpg|Being Meguka is suffering but it has its perks.<br />
File:Hitomi sayaka fan art yuri.jpg|example of crack pairing.<br />
File:Perv homu lonely mami empty eyes fanart.jpg|Mami: Forever alone.<br />
File:Hitomi madoka fanart punching rivals.jpg|Hitomi wins Madoka!<br />
File:Witch victim from episode 2.jpg|That woman from [[episode 2]] (isn't there like a huge age gap?!).<br />
File:25061185 p32.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko charlotte new friend.jpg|Frightening how much this makes sense...<br />
File:Kyolotte fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko everybody loves kyouko.png<br />
File:Mamis harem madoka sayaka fanart.jpg<br />
File:You still have charlotte.jpg|"Mami forever alone"...<br />
File:Clip girl and Miss A girl fanart yuri.jpg|Background characters need love too.<br />
File:Miss A girl homura fanart yuri.png|Clip girl wont be happy.<br />
File:Hitomi My New Boyfriend!.jpg|I feel your pain, Homura.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Oriko Manga ==<br />
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=== Kirika and Oriko ===<br />
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<blockquote>''"Kirika, if you weren't here, I would be really broken."'' - [[Oriko Mikuni]] to [[Kirika Kure]], [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Oriko Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Love is infinitely finite, so I'll devote myself infinitely to her."'' - [[Kirika]] speaking of [[Oriko]], [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_4:_I.27ll_never_forgive_you|Oriko Magica, Chapter 4]].</blockquote><br />
Kirika, an antisocial yet shy girl, met Oriko, who helped Kirika collect her things that had spilled onto the ground when nobody cared. Kirika was charmed by her and decided to track her down. However, when she found her, she was too afraid and timid to call out to her, thinking that she wouldn't remember her. For Oriko, she made a contract with Kyubey and wished to change herself. With her new outgoing personality she talked to her and they became soon best friends. Kirika's priority was Oriko and did anything she asked of her, such as killing other magical girls after Oriko became a Puella Magi. She also claimed that her love for Oriko is infinitely finite. On Oriko's side, she shows to care about her and enjoys teasing her. In Chapter 4, after Kirika was fatally wounded by Mami, Oriko rushed to save her and glared at Mami, paralyzing her. She seemed crushed after Kirika confessed her about her wish. After Kirika transformed into [[Margot]] (before transforming Kirika promised Oriko that she wouldn't attack her) and later killed by Kyoko, Mami and Yuma, she had a breakdown and went berserk. After they were killed and Homura resetted the timeline, Kirika and Oriko seemed to have a vague recolection of each other as Kirika says that she'll take half the burden and they then take each others hands and walk off, smiling.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika somehow resemble the friendship between Madoka and Homura. Both Madoka and Oriko were loyal to a kind girl who lacked confidence and wanted a purpose in life and Kirika and Homura both had control over time magic.<br />
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=== Gallery: Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:KoriKo meeting for the first time.jpg|When Kirika met Oriko.<br />
File:Oriko stalker.jpg|Look, Oriko! You have your own stalker!<br />
File:KiriKo pillowlap.jpg|This pillow is one of a kind.<br />
File:Kirika what is love.jpg|Kirika's words of wisdom regarding love tends to be terrifying to fans and characters alike for some reason.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|They both paid a heavy price to protect what they love...<br />
File:Oriko meeting Kirika afterlife.jpg|They seem to remember each other despite this is a new timeline<br />
File:Oriko Magica v02 c07 159.neuquant.png<br />
File:Oriko Magica v02 c07 160.neuquant.png|<br />
File:KirikaData.png|Kirika's limited memory is used for things about Oriko and nothing else.<br />
File:KirikoChildTeasing.png|<br />
File:KirikaQuotesOnOriko.png|Kirika is very vocal about her feelings for Oriko.<br />
File:OrikoJealousy.png|Oriko seems to enjoy Kirika's (somewhat overzealous) attentions.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Fanart Reponse to OriKiri====<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kirika Oriko fanart together.png<br />
File:KiriKo fanart u got my back.jpg<br />
File:Oriko and Kirika Hold Hands.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:KiriKoTackleQuoteFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KirikaOrikoLapNapFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png|A fan recreation of Sayaka and Kyoko's infamous pose from the ending to episode 9.<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Other Couples Fanart Images===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png<br />
File:OrikoMamiFanart.png<br />
File:KiriMami.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Kazumi Manga ==<br />
=== Saki and Kazumi ===<br />
<blockquote>''"We believe in Kazumi. Just like how you believe in us"'' - [[Saki Asami]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Malefica Farce.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I'll kill Kazumi...when Hell freezes over."'' - [[Saki Asami]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_13:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 13]].</blockquote><br />
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Like all the other [[Pleiades Saints]], Saki cares for Kazumi, and tries to protect her innocence and keep the awful truths of their work away from her. <br />
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It is revealed by Satomi in chapters 13 and 14 that Saki loved [[Michiru Kazusa]], but also cares for her clones, which Kazumi is one of. It's possible that she likes the clones (and Kazumi) for themselves, or she likes them because they are reminders of Michiru. However, was also willing to kill Kazumi (who was starting to turn back into a witch) for the sake of Michiru. It is unknown what are Kazumi's feelings for Saki, but when Satomi asked her if she loved Saki, she didn't say anything and did not deny it either. Also when Kazumi went out of control and nearly becomes a witch, she calmed and returned back to normal after Saki hugged her.<br />
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Saki's love for Kazumi goes even beyond death/witchification. After killing Mirai, Kanna orders Saki's witch form to kill Kazumi. However the witch stops after hearing the sound of Kazumi's earrings and instead protects her from Ayase/Luca's witch form, resulting in her death.<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:U017.jpg|Saki and Michiru, the original Kazumi<br />
File:MâJ12 18.jpg|Saki and Michiru<br />
File:K34.jpg<br />
File:SakiKazumiHug.png<br />
File:SakiKazumiUnderwear.png|Saki imagining a scene from chapter 2. <br />
File:J10.jpg<br />
File:J18.jpg<br />
File:MJ13 19.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-04_at_1.28.33_PM.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-04_at_1.30.06_PM.jpg<br />
File:Q010.jpg<br />
File:Spg014.jpg<br />
File:Spg015.jpg|Kazumi was shocked by the fact that Saki only loved her because she saw her as Michiru's clone <br />
File:J019_022.jpg|Saki's witch form recognizes Kazumi<br />
File:J019_023.jpg|Saki's witch form protects Kazumi at the cost ofher life<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Umika and Kaoru ===<br />
Umika and Kaoru are always seen together and even their attacks and transformations are combined. However, the evidences of a romantic relationship between them starts in Chapter 1, with a note that Kaoru and Umika left to Kazumi states that they're out dating, but there are no boys around them. When they were trapped by the bookmobile witch and the Pleiades went to save them, they seemed okay and told the Pleiades not to rush in finding them. Curiously, when they first met (after they were dragged to a witch barrier by Kazumi) Umika rushed to protect Kaoru despite the fact they were strangers by that time.<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:UmikaKaoruDateNote.png|This note to Kazumi says that the two are out dating...<br />
File:UmikaKaoruCoffeeShop.png|But there's no one with them in the coffee shop. Could they be dating each other?<br />
File:UmikaKaoruHugginginsideBarrier.png|Umika and Kaoru trapped in a witch's barrier. Awfully close, aren't they?<br />
File:UmikaKaoruImagineSpotByKazumi.png|Kazumi's version of the previous image.<br />
File:UmikaKaoruCuddling.png|No need to rush and save them from a witch, guys. They'll find something to occupy themselves, I'm sure.<br />
File:K08.jpg<br />
File:Copia de é®é©é¦â-âMâJ11 09.jpg<br />
File:Gbcxxf.jpg<br />
File:Img 1517482 62419947 2.jpeg<br />
File:UmikaPowers.png<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Saki and Mirai ===<br />
<blockquote>''"You hurt my Sakiii!"'' - [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_9:_.22The_Freezer.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 9]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"You protected us. Thank you."''<br>''"Th... thank you, Saki!"'' - [[Saki Asami]] and [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_12:_.22Pleiades.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 12]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Mirai, thanks for covering for me."''<br>''"Y...Yeah, it's not your fault, Saki. I know how you feel, Saki."'' - [[Saki Asami]] and [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_15:_.22Ingredients_for_Satomi.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 15]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Saki... I love you!"'' - [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_18:_.22Connect.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 18]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:SakiMira.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Could you be holding on to Saki any tighter, Mirai?]]<br />
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Mirai, from the onset, has appeared to be very attached to Saki. In chapter 3, Mirai is seen clinging to Saki when the Pleiades Saints first appear, and she also seems gleeful at the fact she's paired with Saki and Kazumi in their search for a witch. These small signs mostly went unnoticed by the fans until chapter 9, when Saki's face was minorly injured by the witch form of Nico's spare while trying to protect Mirai. Seeing this, Mirai went berserk, killing the witch in a fit of rage for daring to hurt Saki. Mirai doesn't react this way when Umika, Kaoru and Kazumi have been injured or endangered in far worse ways, showing that this reaction and the feelings that accompany it are for Saki alone.<br />
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When Saki is feeling especially down, Mirai viciously defends her to the other Pleiades, despite seeming to agree that what Saki had done wasn't in their best interests. Still, Mirai instantly forgives her, and blushes and seems to be pleased when Saki thanks her for it.<br />
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These feelings, however, may in fact be one-sided on Mirai's part, as Saki seems to be more attached to Kazumi than Mirai, to the point it's even stated by Satomi that Saki loves Kazumi. Mirai is [[:file:Mirai jelly slut 4chan u.jpg|clearly jealous of Kazumi's closeness with Saki]], as seen in Chapter 12 and in subsequent chapters, she was willing to kill Kazumi, after she turned into a witch and she claimed that it was all for the sake of Saki. Saki compares Mirai to her sister, [[Miyuki]], when they first meet, which has no clear meaning. Miyuki had promised to marry Saki one day, but it's unknown if Saki had romantic feelings for her sister or just familial affection, and therefore may see Mirai as just a younger sister figure.<br />
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During another flashback, Saki blushes when she says Mirai reminds her of her younger self. She admits the comparison is strange since they are the same age, but she is happy to have Mirai beside her. This causes Mirai to later say that she is Saki, and Saki is her. When Saki becomes a witch, Mirai refuses to kill her and doesn't defend herself from Saki's witch, allowing herself to be decapitated. However, her love for Saki remains unrequited until the end.<br />
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*{{spoiler|Mirai's love for Saki goes even beyond death/witchification. Mirai's witch form uses its magic to protect Saki's witch form from being hurt in chapter 19. Saki's witch form does not recognize her and decapitates her.}}<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:SakiMiraiColor.png<br />
File:K13.jpg<br />
File:H06.jpg<br />
File:H07.jpg<br />
File:H13.jpg<br />
File:Gfgbvc.jpg<br />
File:Dsfs.jpg<br />
File:K 10.jpg<br />
File:É®é©é¦â-âMâJ12 18.jpg| ''U Mad?''<br />
File:12 11.jpg<br />
File:Kazumi vol3 melonbooks bonus.jpg<br />
File:Mirai_clings_to_Saki.jpg<br />
File:Share_the_burden.jpg<br />
File:Saki_turns_into_witch.jpg<br />
File:We%27re_alike.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Airi and Yuuri ===<br />
<blockquote>''"If you want to live, then I'll save you, no matter what."'' - [[Yuuri Asuka]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"My most precious treasure was taken away from me. That's why I'm going to kill their most precious treasure. '''You.'''"'' - "[[Yuuri]]" to [[Kazumi]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:Magical_spoon_2.png|right|thumb|300px|Two girls, willing to sacrifice everything for one another. Is it romantic, or just deep friendship?]]<br />
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[[Airi]] and [[Yuuri Asuka]] started out as ordinary classmates. Yuuri, a very avid cooking fan, tried cooking for her entire class, but was sent into shock when one of the students claimed they had gotten food poisoning from her cooking. She did not return to school the next day, and Airi went to check on her and helped prove the student was lying to try to frame Yuuri. The two became very close friends.<br />
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Two years later, Airi was diagnosed with an incurable disease that would surely take her life. Yuuri asked a [[Michiru Kazusa|magical girl]] who saved her from a witch to cure Airi, but the girl told Yuuri that she should make her own contract. Yuuri followed her advice and made a contract with [[Kyubey]] to save her friend. <br />
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Yuuri and Airi remained close afterwards, with Airi believing that Yuuri cured her using a magical charm in the form of a spoon. They both loved food, and spoke of cooking competitions and going out to eat together (which could be interpreted as a date).<br />
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Yuuri eventually turned into a witch and attacked Airi. The [[Pleiades Saints]] killed her. Airi was so brokenhearted and mentally unhinged by this that she made a contract with Kyubey herself to take over Yuuri's life, transforming her appearance into her friend's and swearing vengeance on the girls who killed Yuuri, even though they saved her life. The newly christened "Yuuri" even has a magical girl costume that calls out to her lost friend: it heavily features stripes and a frilled skirt, which were what Yuuri commonly wore when in casual dress, and mimics Yuuri's magical girl costume's color scheme. Airi even mimics Yuuri's style of dress, which is very different from her own before contracting, while not transformed, implying that she tries to keep her friend alive in her heart even in everyday life. <br />
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By the time Airi reached the end of the life that Yuuri had saved, Airi had become obsessed with avenging her. Airi even rebuffed an attempt by her perceived enemies to clean her soul gem (similar to Sayaka's reaction to Homura's offer of help in the anime). Airi's witch form is a heart, with the ability to broadcast her memories: specifically, those of her past with Yuuri. The obvious symbolism in this (with a heart representing love, often of a romantic nature, in many cultures) indicates that Airi's feelings for Yuuri remained strong.<br />
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One can read into these facts two ways: a deep friendship where two girls are willing to give everything up for the other, or a romantic relationship where even the thought of living without her partner is enough to drive each girl to desperation and despair (the main qualification for becoming a magical girl).<br />
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===Manga Pages and Official Art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Healing airi.png|Yuuri makes a contract with Kyubey for her wish: to heal Airi and save her from a fatal illness.<br />
File:AiriYuuriHugging01.png|Yuuri and Airi sitting in a tree...<br />
File:Airi's wish.png|Airi will not rest until she hunts down all the killers.<br />
File:Memories of yuuri.png|...her last words.<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaitYay.png|Kazumi imagining Yuuri and Airi eating a delicious parfait...<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaiteating.png|But in reality, this will never come true for them.<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-09_at_5.41.10_PM.jpg<br />
File:AiriYuuriClothesComparison.png|The real Yuuri and Airi after her transformation. The obvious mimicking of even Yuuri's style of dress shows Airi's deep feelings for her.<br />
File:Airi_and_Yuuri_art.jpg|Airi after her transformation holding Yuuri. Note how similar their costumes are.<br />
File:AiriYuuriPreciousPersonQuote.png|Airi speaking of Yuuri and calling her, "my most precious treasure."<br />
File:Kazumi_bonus.jpg<br />
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==== Fanart Reponse to YuuriAiri====<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
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File:All-for-you.jpg<br />
File:TwoYuurisFanart.png<br />
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=== Ayase and Luca ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:SoujuInColor.png<br />
File:Luca Souju Puella Magi.png<br />
File:AyaseLucaCombinedTransformation.png<br />
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===Misako Ishijima and Remi Shiina===<br />
Very little is known about the relationship between Misako and Remi, other than they were friends since middle school. Remi Shiina was a magical girl who went missing during her third year of school. Remi's little sister, who was three at the time, claimed her sister was a magical girl who fought witches that brought disaster into the world. Misako's passion to find lost girls could be interpreted as her attempt to find Remi.<br />
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===Manga Pages===<br />
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File:MisakoAndRemi.png|Misako and her old <s>friend</s> flame, Remi, at about the same age as the Pleiades. <br />
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==Other Couples==<br />
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=== Kazumi and Nico ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NicoKazumiPrincessCarry.png|Two different princess carries in a single chapter? Hiramatsu knows how to ship-tease.<br />
File:LoversSuicideComment.png|Like with Kyoko and Sayaka, the Japanese ideal of a tragic lovers' suicide shows itself here.<br />
File:2012022502121533c.jpg<br />
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=== Saki and Miyuki ===<br />
Miyuki promised to marry Saki in the future.<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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File:Miyuki and Saki childhood marriage promise manga page.jpg|Saki wins the heart of her sister. Is that wedding bells I hear?<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Gen Urobuchi's Views on Relationships in Madoka ==<br />
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In an [[Shinjidai_no_Mixture_Magazine_BLACK_PAST|interview with Black Past]], Gen Urobuchi discussed his view of Homura and Madoka's relationship and his beliefs on same-sex relationships. Urobuchi clarified that while Homura's feelings for Madoka were present and unchanging throughout her timeloops, Madoka did not feel the same way prior to her wish, having only the experience of one time loop. Madoka made her wish not so much for Homura's sake but to save all mahou shoujo. However when Madoka made her wish, she learned about Homura's true feelings and only then was the bond between them established. Urobuchi even describes the circumstances of it is as a "little cruel" that it required Madoka leaving and becoming a goddess to understand Homura. <br />
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In talking about relationships in his body of works, Urobuchi revealed his beliefs about same sex relationships, "whatever relationship that could exist between male and female it should also exist between couples of same sex." Aside from the difference in body parts, he did not see a male and female relationship as special or unique. He believes that the same kind of love is possible between same sex couples as well. Urobuchi stated he may even write about a love relationship between two men in the future.<br />
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=== Conclusion ===<br />
Because of the lack of evidence on-screen to establish Homura and Madoka as a canon yuri couple (or any other couple), the nature of their relationship is open to interpretation and debate. Even if we take into account evidence such as Urobuchi's views on sexuality, this relationship would not be considered canonical by some fans unless official recognition is given in future body of works that raises the yuri subtext to text on their relationship. One can speculate that this interview could add more fuel to the fanbase to produce more fan works out of frustration now that they are aware of Urobuchi's personal views.<br />
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[[Category:Articles]]<br />
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==Magazine Articles, Interviews, Etc.==<br />
<b>[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone":]]</b><br />
An official guidebook with a compilation on a wide variety of information on Madoka Magica.<br />
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File:Guidebook 0030.jpg|During the seiyuu interviews, [[Homura|Chiwa Saito]] and [[Madoka|Aoi Yuki]] get paired up, as well as [[Sayaka|Eri Kitamura]] and [[Kyoko|Ai Nonaka]] in joint interviews, but all the other seiyuu are interviewed alone. Clearly, nothing yuri sinister going on...<br />
File:Guidebook 0031.jpg|And I'm sure nothing could possibly be implied by them writing "Chiwa Saito X Aoi Yuki" and "Eri Kitamura X Ai Nonaka" in huge letters at the bottom of the interview pages either. I am sure there is a logical explanation that doesn't involved yuri as the main reason... clearly.<br />
File:Guidebook 0034.jpg|<br />
File:Guidebook 0037.jpg<br />
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*See [[Lily Megami Magazine 2011-12|Lily Megami Magazine 2011-12]] ''(translation in progress)''</div>
Sayaka-Miki
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2012-08-15T22:05:28Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
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2012-08-15T22:04:43Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
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2012-08-15T22:01:15Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
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2012-08-15T22:00:25Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
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2012-08-15T21:59:16Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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Sayaka-Miki
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Yuri undertones
2012-08-15T21:57:52Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Saki and Kazumi */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
[[File:Yuri relationship map.jpg|right|300px]]<br />
Aside from its story and characters, the show gained popularity among some fans for its "yuri" (also known as "shoujo-ai" among Western fans and "Girls' Love" among Eastern fans, meaning romantic relationships between women and girls) subtext. Many [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/HoYay/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica yuri-loving fans] tend to see pairings between the girls, usually Homura x Madoka and Kyouko x Sayaka. This page will try to explain what lead them to this conclusion (and what "evidence" there is in canon).<br />
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==About yuri==<br />
[[File:Knm bandage blood.jpg|right|thumb|200px|This scene with the bloody bandage evokes the idea of the red string of fate.]]<br />
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The scene where Madoka gives her ribbons to Homura is considered to be a good example of yuri subtext, but unless one is familiar with its significance, the [[User_talk:Nox#Yuri_evidence_at_the_end_of_Ep.12|meaning can be lost to someone who is unfamiliar]] to it. This section will try to explain to those who are unfamiliar when it comes to yuri. To understand how important the context is let us start with the example like the ribbons Madoka gives to Homura. To someone who doesn't know yuri, this wouldn't mean anything. <br />
[[File:Yuri relationship Madoka.gif|right|200px]]<br />
However, if you're a yuri fan, you recognize that as a reference to the scene that started the yuri shipping fandom for one of the most iconic/famous Mahou Shoujo yuri couples, Nanoha and Fate from the [[wikipedia: Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_(series)|"Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha"]] franchise. There is a strong possibility that this was done intentionally because [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576 Shinbo] directed both the Nanoha and the Madoka anime series. <br />
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For comparison you can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmKTGB_QmKc follow this link] to observe this scene where (while it's nice to watch it all and see the similarity in long embraces and talk of friendship, just skip to 4:40) you can notice their similarities: <br />
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#[[:file:Madoka giving ribbons.gif|giving of ribbons]]<br />
#stating the ribbons will be a way to remember the other person<br />
#a promise they'll meet again. <br />
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This parallels what Madoka tells Homura as Madoka gives her the ribbons. On a side note, the red ribbons could be a symbolic reference to the [[wikipedia:Red_string_of_fate|'red string of fate']], people who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other.<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica comparison knm.png|left|200px]]<br />
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The importance of context is also true with the nearly identical pose for Madoka and Homura's naked embrace in space to one of the most iconic scenes known in yuri (as an example of how well-known [[:file:KnM Madoka ver.jpg|this pose]] is, on /u/ there is a thread dedicated to nothing but this scene redone for dozens of yuri shipped couples, [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=miko_embrace of which 95% are pure fanart] because to see this actual pose in an anime or manga is actually quite rare). This original embrace was first aired in [[wikipedia:Kannazuki_no_Miko|"Kannazuki no Miko"]], one of the most well-known couples in yuri fandom. They share many parallels to Homura and Madoka. In "Kannazuki no Miko", the character of Chikane is very similar to Homura in being tall, dark-haired, competent, totally willing to sacrifice herself for another girl, etc. whose ways are mysterious to the sweet, naive Himeko (who Madoka resembles). As it turns out, Chikane is the one who remembers her shared tragic fate with Himeko of repeating the same cycle of lives together over and over again (a cycle that always end in tragedy), with Himeko only discovering the full truth of their connection just before they are to be parted again, because they need to sacrifice themselves to save the world. And when this happens, Himeko gets to choose how she wants the next world to be remade, e.g. whether they are to forget about each other; or be able to remember their past memories and meet one another again in the next world (she chooses the second option). Another clear reference to yuri is from the classic, [[wikipedia:Yami_to_Bōshi_to_Hon_no_Tabibito|"Yami to Boshi"]]. Hazuki is the Homura-like character (tall, long dark hair, fighter, obsessive etc.) who obsessively travels across different worlds to track down her pure-hearted, sweet Hatsumi (Madoka-like character). They finally meet in this otherworldly place outside the rest of the universe, and Hazuki confesses her feelings to Hatsumi, only to find out Hatsumi is a god and so they cannot stay together. Hatsumi uses her god-like powers to reset Hazuki's world so she's suppose to forget her, but Hatzuki seems to have a vague recollection anyway, and yes, there's also a vague promise of meeting again one day.<br />
[[File:The Yuri rank.jpg|right|150px]]<br />
So with that context of the similarity of these two couples, the embrace is basically hitting home the point of ''"yes, yuri fans, we're comparing these two to 'Kannazuki no Miko' if you haven't already noticed."'' Again, this is done intentionally (much like [[Episode 9]] similarities to the well-known anime series [[wikipedia:Revolutionary_Girl_Utena|"Revolutionary Girl Utena"]], because of the [[:file:Revolutionary Girl Utena and Madoka.png|yuri Utena symbolism]]). The studio (SHAFT), director (Shinbo), character designer (Ume) and among others on the production staff, are well-known for being very genre-savvy about yuri, and intentionally putting in yuri-subtext in their anime on a regular basis. <br />
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Viewers of the series may see something different in the anime, their views will always be subjective to themselves (to yuri and non-yuri fans), however, it doesn't change the symbolic meaning behind the pose in [[Episode 12]] naked space hug (to yuri-fans at least) nor the similarities of Homura and Madoka's situation to that in "Kannazuki no Miko". <br />
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On a side note, there are few other small samples of yuri subtext but they are minor and numerous to detail completely. Several samples can be found throughout the rest of the article. Also, for completion sake, it is required to inform that the space hug symbolism could also be a reference other famous yuri scenes in anime (plus Diebuster, Lain, EoE too; however, those scenes are considered to be too ambiguous for interpretation).<br />
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==Homura and Madoka==<br />
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=== Episode 11: Love Confession or Pledge of Friendship? ===<br />
[[File:Dimentional reaction.png|thumb|right|200px|<center>Déjà vu</center>]]<br />
Fans are divided with the significance of this scene. Fans of yuri see it as Homura's love confession to Madoka and a promise to protect her life. Those who believe in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePowerOfFriendship the power of friendship] see it as [[Episode_11#The_Power_of_Love_and_Friendship|Homura's pledge to protect her most precious friend]], Madoka, against a cruel fate. Fans of yuri see it as Homura promising to risk her life for Madoka's sake, even if it is an unrequited love or one-sided (Just like [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyouko|Kyoko's case]]). <br />
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Is this scene depicting a powerful moment of friendship against all odds? Or is this Homura's attempt at a love confession where she promises to protect Madoka's life with her own life? Some believe this is a powerful love confession scene.<br />
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:'''Homura:''' There's no way I can tell you how I really feel.<br />
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:'''Madoka:''' Homura-chan...<br />
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:'''Homura:''' I mean... I mean... I'm living in a different time than you!<br />
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:I've come from the future, you know?<br />
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:I've met you over and over again, and each time, I've seen you die. How can I save you? How can I change your fate? I've been looking for that answer and that answer only. I've gone back and started from the beginning over and over again.<br />
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:'''Madoka:''' That means... Huh?<br />
[[File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|right|150px]]<br />
:'''Homura:''' I'm sorry. I'm sure you don't get any of this. I'm sure you're put off (disgusted) by all of this. To you, I haven't even known you for a month - I'm just some transfer student. But to me, you...<br />
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:Each time I repeat all of this, the time you and I lived grows further apart--our feelings grow further apart, and my words stop reaching you. I think I lost myself a long time ago. <br />
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:'''Madoka:''' Homura-chan...<br />
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:'''Homura:''' My desire to save you: the first emotion I had that started this all. And now that I've come this far, the only star left that will help guide my way... You don't have to understand. My words don't have to resonate within you. But still, I beg you. Let me protect you.<br />
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The erotic undertones are confirmed if someone notices the similarities of Homura's house with Utena's school. In particular the infamous nude drawing scene in the movie, where Anthy draws a naked Utena and then rips off her clothes along with her secret [http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap3/Movie_Screen_0574.jpg.html][http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap3/Movie_Screen_0575.jpg.html]. Information boards in the same style can be seen in Utena's classroom as well. [http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap1/Movie_Screen_0032.jpg.html]- UtenaxAnthy is one of the greatest yuri couples and whose relationship is debatable (especially in the TVseries they are shown more like friends than lovers).<br />
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===Episode 11 Images===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Surprise hug.png|A tender and emotional hug with a very surprised Madoka. Notice she is not pushing Homura away.<br />
File:Homura and Madoka emotions.png|Holographic projections reacting to Homura's strong emotions<br />
File:Homura and Madoka emotional scene ep 11.png|There is a great emotional build up with momentum at this scene. Perhaps a kiss scene next?<br />
File:Homura Madoka let me protect you ep 11.png|Homura promises to protect Madoka, even though to Madoka she is just a stranger. Is this love?<br />
</gallery><br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura kisses Madoka fanart.jpg|A missed opportunity/scene that SHAFT will never animate.<br />
File:Cruel Ending.png|But this is Urobuchi's world, where the power of love means nothing...<br />
File:Homura game over.png|Urobuchi hates yuri...<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Episode 11 Trivia===<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 />
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=== Episode 12: Yuri End? ===<br />
<blockquote>''"Magical girls make hopes and dreams come true, after all. I'm sure if it's small enough, a real miracle just might happen. "Isn't that right?"<br \ > --"Madoka, don't go!" <br \ > "I'm sorry. I have to go meet up with everyone else. I'll be able to see you again someday. So until then, we'll be apart for a little bit." <br \ > --"Madoka!!"'' - Madoka not saying "goodbye" but "see you later" to Homura. </blockquote><br />
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[[File:Yuri evidence madoka.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Yuri subtext is strong on this one]]<br />
Just like the ending with [[Episode 9|Kyoko and Sayaka]], there is speculation with fans regarding Homura's relationship with Madoka and her willingness to sacrifice it all for her. {{spoiler|On this new world Sayaka dies but she has no regrets, and Kyoko laments her death just when they have become friends (fans have interpreted this in many ways).}}<br />
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In Episode 10, we learn that Homura was willing to create new timelines for all eternity just for Madoka. {{Spoiler|Once she learns that each new time line she creates only makes Madoka's fate into becoming a witch stronger, Homura starts to have doubts, but also becomes more resolute to save Madoka from her fate. Kyubey contests that Homura's hope is a trap, and that it is only a matter of time before despair consumes her. In Episode 11 Homura and Madoka have a conversation in which Homura confesses everything to Madoka: she professes her love for her, as well as how important Madoka is to her (this has been interpreted as a love confession, but others see it as a sign of deep friendship). At the end of Episode 11, Homura is tempted to travel back again for a "do-over," but she stops and gives up, knowing that it was her fault that Madoka now carries such a heavy cosmic karma. She realizes that the more she travels back in time the more certain it is that she will fail, as Homura has created a powerful reservoir of despair-based energy from different timelines -- all of them concentrating on Madoka. To end Madoka's suffering and her own, Homura comes close to becoming a witch; however, Madoka stops her and tells her to never stop hoping.}}<br />
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{{Spoiler|Once Madoka defeats the Witch version of herself, she creates a paradox: Madoka has become a deity of sorts, but at the cost that Madoka the person ceases to exist in her own world. Homura is not happy with this outcome, but Madoka promises to Homura that she will always be there for her, and that she hopes that one day they would meet again.}}<br />
[[File:Madoka giving ribbons.gif|right]]<br />
*It is indicated that in the original Japanese lines at least, there is no Yuri expression. The relationship between Madoka and Homura can be interpreted as being important friends to each other. There are fans who point out that the nature of Homura and Madoka's relationship can be expressed as "親友" (shin-yu or best friend) which is generally different from romantic relationships.<br />
**Then again fans like to [[:File:Yuri_evidence_madoka.jpg|present their evidence]] of the existence of yuri subtext as a possibility.<br />
**Aside from the Utena reference in episode 9, other evidence yuri fans have included the following: {{Spoiler|The similarity to the KnM pose during the Homura and Madoka's extended nude embrace scene in episode 12. The gift of red ribbons from Madoka to Homura, which is similar to director Shinbo's prior work of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha between Nanoha and Fate, a favorite pairing among yuri fans, who also refer to each other as best friends. Some fans suggest the red ribbons may also represent the red string of fate, as "two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstances."}} Yuri fans also believe that Homura's single-minded, ceaseless desire to do anything for Madoka goes beyond friendship.<br />
**Previous timelines (and [[Drama CD 1|Drama Cds]]) indicate that there were times when Homura was able to maintain a close relationship with Madoka. But with each reset, Madoka's feeling for Homura grew distant as key events started to change with each iteration, so their mutual feelings for each other that once existed in previous versions started to grow further and further apart (at least from Homura's perspective). In an interview with Urobuchi, he indicates that it required Madoka to acquire {{spoiler|godlike powers to finally fully understand Homura's feelings and her resolve to save her. But this outcome comes with a price for they must be separated once again.}} [[Shinjidai no Mixture Magazine BLACK PAST|According to Urobuchi]] "in a sense it is a cruel story". ''(even Urobuchi thinks he was too cruel).''<br />
**Fans have pointed out that Kalafina's full lyrics of [[Magia]], from the second verse to the last chorus, has been interpreted as a love song from Homura to Madoka. The verses to "Connect" (コネクト, Konekuto?) by ClariS, playing at the end of episode 10, also strongly indicate this is sung from Homura's perspective.<br />
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*Yuri fan art depicting this pair have already existed for a while but it has increased after the airing of Episode 12, you can find most of them [http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E3%81%BB%E3%82%80%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9 on pixiv.]<br />
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*Fans of yuri have ranked "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" [http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/5306/ as #1] at the [http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/05/08/top-10-yuri-anime/ top ranking] of Yuri Anime, toppling [[Wikipedia:Kannazuki_no_Miko|Kannazuki no Miko]].<br />
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===Episode 12 Trivia===<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 12]], with the possibility of a second season, Chiwa Saito asks Gen Urobuchi for a love-love scene with Madoka. <br />
**Aoi Yuuki agrees with Chiwa Saito by replying, ''"I want to be happy~"''.<br />
***To their dismay, Ume Aoki warns Chiwa Saito and Aoi Yuuki that Gen Urobuchi doesnt give away happiness that easily.<br />
****Then again, this is [[:file:Audio comm ep 12 4chan gen urobuchi troll.jpg|Gen Urobuchi we are speaking.]]<br />
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=== Episode 12 Gallery Analysis ===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KnM Madoka ver.jpg|Similarities between Kannazuki no Miko and Madoka<br />
File:Homumado ep 12.jpg|Three words: Naked space hug.<br />
File:Wewillmeetagain.jpg|Madoka promises Homura that they will meet again, someday.<br />
File:Lilies.jpg|Lily petals. Can't get more yuri than that.<br />
File:Chikane Himemiya and Akemi Homura yuri archers comparison.jpg|Homura possesses a new (?) weapon in the new world, a magical bow.<br />
File:Knm homura i miss u.jpg|''I wish I knew how to quit you...''<br />
File:BD 6 Ep 12 SS 01.jpg|The Blu-ray version has "nudity" in naked space hugs, enhancing its yuri level up to 1000%.<br />
File:BD 6 Ep 12 SS 02.jpg|Homura's happiness looks enhanced as well.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Manga Difference: The Miracle===<br />
The Manga shows an additional scene that brings closure to the Madoka and Homura character. We don't know how their meeting was possible, if their encounter is taking place within the (yuri) Afterlife, or if it is the result of a Miracle. All we know is that Homura finally reunites with Madoka, only this time Homura has been reverted to her original self (Moemura). It has been interpreted as a symbolic attempt to start over their relationship for their journey to the unknown.<br />
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One possible explanation as to why Homura's image and character was reverted is that Homura was always full of insecurities, that the tough exterior was a necessity to create a mask to cover her grief over the death of Madoka. Now that Homura has been freed from despair she reverts back to her old self, to a time when Madoka and Homura had their strongest emotional bond together before she ditched her glasses and braids. Some have interpreted the "Cool Homura" (or Badass Homura) image as something Homura associates with her time of bad memories and difficult struggles. Now that her struggle is over Homura ditches her cool image and she reverts back to her old self so she can continue her relationship with Madoka where it was left off. <br />
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=== Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable: Homuslap event transcript===<br />
To Yuri fans this is considered an alternative (love) confession to [[Episode 11]] (or a parody of [[Episode 11]]), if events had been changed but the emotional bond had remained the same. Some fans have interpreted the scene as either Homura being honestly blunt or having a weird love confession toward Madoka:<br />
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Madoka: Mami-san's going to release a CD... Everything's going great for Sayaka-chan with Kyousuke-kun, too, and Kyouko-chan is getting along with Sayaka-chan.<br />
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Madoka: Everyone is changing in lots of ways... but what's changed for me?<br />
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Homura: Do you want to change something?<br />
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Madoka: Homura-chan... When did you...?<br />
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Homura: Never mind that. So, do you want to change, Madoka?<br />
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Madoka: I think maybe it's less like I want to change than like I feel like I have to change.<br />
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Madoka: See, there's nothing that I really want to be. Not like Mami-san, Sayaka-chan, or Kyouko-chan.<br />
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Madoka: But it's kind of hard just watching that.<br />
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Madoka: Because I... became a magical girl with nothing but "I want to be a magical girl"...<br />
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Madoka: I guess a girl who can't do anything except being a magical girl is no good.<br />
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Madoka: I guess I'm jealous of everyone seeming like they're having so much fun right now.<br />
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Madoka: I can't do anything at all besides being a magical girl. I'm a clumsy, slow... useless girl.<br />
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Homura: That's not true!<br />
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(slap)<br />
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Madoka: Kya!<br />
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Homura: Madoka, you're a clumsy and slow... and absolutely adorable magical girl! What else do you want?!<br />
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Madoka: That... isn't a compliment...<br />
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Homura: I... I... you.... over and over... That's why you have to stay you...<br />
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Homura: Never change, the way you are now... Have confidence in yourself!!<br />
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Homura: You... You're... someone very important and precious to me. Even though you may not remember.<br />
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Madoka: Um, Homura-chan. I don't really understand, but I think I kind of get it anyway.<br />
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Homura: Thank you... I'm sorry for hitting you even though you don't really understand.<br />
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Madoka: No, it's okay. You're just trying to get things across to me.<br />
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Madoka: I think it's probably my fault... But can I say just one thing?<br />
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Homura: What?<br />
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Madoka: ... I did want you to deny that I'm clumsy and slow, a little.<br />
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Homura: (automatically) I'm sorry...<br />
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Madoka: I knew it, you really do think that about me.<br />
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Homura: Uh, um, well...<br />
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(Madoka's emotion value increased 20 points)<br />
|}<br />
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=== Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable: Homura's Sacrifice ===<br />
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[[File:Madoka Portable Homura Goodnight.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Homura dies with a smile on her face.]]<br />
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In one of the alternate [[Madoka Magica Portable Homura Route|Homura route]]s of [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Portable game]], Homura fights against Walpurgis Night by herself. The game subtext has a strong resonance to [[:wikipedia:Star-crossed|star-crossed lovers]], with a sad bittersweet ending.<br />
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Prior to Walpurgis' arrival, Madoka begs Homura to take her along with her. Homura refuses, telling her that it would be safer if she stays in the shelter. Madoka then asks Homura to promise her that she will return safely, and that if she can't promise her that, then to come back with her to the shelter. Apparently, Madoka cares more about Homura's survival than she does about Walpurgis destroying the city. Homura reassures Madoka that she will be fine, and promises her that she will return alive to her. However, Homura's inner thoughts reveal that this is a lie and apologizes to Madoka for lying to her as it is an impossible promise to keep. <br />
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Homura finally defeats Walpurgis Night, but it comes with a cost, the fight against the Witch was too much for Homura and she knows that she is dying from her injuries. Madoka finds Homura as she lays mortally wounded. She wants Homura to get some medical help, but Homura begs Madoka to stay with her on her last moments. Homura tells Madoka that she finally won, that she was able to finally save Madoka. Homura confesses that she is very happy, after repeating endless cycles, her real wish was finally granted: to be able to change Madoka's fate. Madoka, in tears, tells Homura that it doesn't mean anything without Homura by her side. She understands that Homura has been protecting her all this time, she pleads to Homura to don't leave her, to don't leave her by herself.<br />
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Homura tells Madoka that it will be ok, that Madoka wont be alone since she has other important people in her life. Then Homura asks Madoka not to grieve so much, because it hurts her to see Madoka sad. Then on Homura's last words, she tells her that she is very glad to have Madoka there for her in her last moments, and thanks Madoka for letting Homura protect her like she always wished. Homura dies in Madoka's arms, with her last thoughts being that she got the wish she always wanted, she has no regrets nor doubts about sacrificing herself for Madoka. Homura dies with no regrets within her heart.<br />
*There is a suspicion that there is a correlation between a magical girl dying while having regrets in their hearts, and becoming witches in the process. Since Homura died with no regrets in her heart, she never became a Witch. This implies that Homura's love for Madoka was able to overcome the transformation process and that she was sincere on saving the person she loved.<br />
*If Homura fails to defeat Walpurgis Night, she becomes a witch... [[Homulilly|her naming]] lacks subtlety but it is clever:<br />
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<b>[[wikipedia:Lycoris_radiata#Legends|Stories and Legends Regarding the Red Spider Lily]]</b><br />
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:Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the autumnal equinox, they are described in Chinese and Japanese translations of the [[wikipedia:Lotus_Sutra|Lotus Sutra]] as ominous flowers that grow in [[wikipedia:Diyu|Diyu]] (also known as Hell), or Huángquán (Simplified Chinese: 黄泉; Traditional Chinese: 黃泉), and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.<br><br><br />
:When the flowers of ''lycoris'' bloom, their leaves would have fallen; when their leaves grow, the flowers would have wilted. This habit gave rise to various legends. A famous one is the legend of two elves: Mañju (Simplified Chinese: 曼珠; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠), who guarded the flower, and Saka (Simplified Chinese: 沙华; Traditional Chinese: 沙華), who guarded the leaves. Out of curiosity, they defied their fate of guarding the herb alone, and managed to meet each other. At first sight, they fell in love with each other. [[wikipedia:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]], exasperated by their waywardness, separated the miserable couple, and laid a curse on them as a punishment: the flowers of Mañju shall never meet the leaves of Saka again. It was said that when the couple met after death in Diyu, they vowed to meet each other after reincarnation. However, neither of them could keep their words. In commemoration of the couple, some call the herbs 'Mañjusaka' (Simplified Chinese:曼珠沙华; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠沙華), a mixture of 'Mañju' and 'Saka', instead of their scientific name. The same name is used in Japanese, in which it is pronounced ''manjushage''.<br><br><br />
:Some other legends have it that when you see someone that you may never meet again, these flowers, also called red spider lilies, would bloom along the path. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often used these flowers in funerals. The popular Japanese name {{nihongo|''Higanbana''|彼岸花|Higan bana}} for lycoris radiata literally means [[wikipedia:higan|higan]] (the other or that shore of [[wikipedia:Sanzu_River|Sanzu River]]) flower, decorate and enjoyable, flower of afterlife in {{nihongo|''gokuraku jyōdo''|極楽浄土|gokuraku jyōdo}}.<br><br><br />
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=== Official HomuMado Pictures === <br />
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File:Madoka and homura naked space hug art novel page.jpg|Oh, yeah! Naked space hugs in the NitroPlus novel!<br />
File:Madoka hug Homura.gif|Madoka hugs Homura<br />
File:Homura with Madoka.gif<br />
File:Homura embracing madoka ep 11 confession.gif<br />
File:Disc 1.jpg<br />
File:MadokaMagica Vol 3.jpg<br />
File:Manga chapter illustrating a HomuMado Pair.png|Manga Sample: Unlike the anime version. The manga version seems to have a not so subtle HomuMado illustration constructed in the imaginative mind of Sayaka. Clearly, she is a fan.<br />
File:Guidebook ep 11 confession scene.jpg|From the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]]. Reaction to the ''"confession"'' scene.<br />
File:Homura Madoka illustration sample.jpg|Official Illustration: Subtext yuri/friendship sells, and SHAFT knows it. They have cornered the "Friendship" and "Yuri" market.<br />
File:Sample official art madoka homura dressing.jpg|<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2418699.jpg<br />
File:NewType 05.2011 Scan 1.jpg|Moemura + Yuri = Profit.<br />
File:Front cover homumado - you are not alone.jpg<br />
File:Guidebook Early Illustrations 03.jpg<br />
File:Gfdddf.jpg<br />
File:Copia de Guidebook Early Illustrations 04.jpg<br />
File:Source TBD Scan 1.jpg|Card reads: ''"Dear Kaname Madoka."'' <br>''"...."'' <br>''by Homura''.<br><br> The red circle says, ''"What Saitou Chiwa-san imagined Homura's Valentine's message would be"'' and the card underneath (I assume a quote from Saitou Chiwa herself) reads, ''"She's the type to overthink it and end up unable to properly say what she wants to say (laugh)."'' <br />
File:Madoka and that other girl.jpg<br />
File:Sdfsdf.jpg<br />
File:Homura madoka Vol 05.jpg<br />
File:Copia de Guidebook Early Illustrations 07.jpg<br />
File:MM 11.2011 01.jpg|Notice Homura's [[:file:Homura dat gaze.jpg|loving gaze]].<br />
File:Magia Anime Cover.jpg|The official artwork that started it all.<br />
File:Connect Anime Cover.jpg<br />
File:Megami Lily.jpg|If you look hard enough you will see the homumado.<br />
File:MadoHomu Lily megami improved scan.jpg|The HomuMado pairing in full display.<br />
File:NyanType 01.2012 poster.jpg<br />
File:Copia de 20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:Newtype magazine cover clean version homura madokami photoshop.jpg<br />
File:NewType 02.2012 01.jpg|NewType magazine, Feb 2012 issue. Why choose when she can have both?<br />
File:Ume Aoki Homura Madoka.jpg|Ume Aoki ships Homumado too!<br />
File:HomuMado mobage Valentine edited and translated.jpg|Homura gives Madoka [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Homura_Gives_Madoka_Valentine.27s_Chocolates|Valentine's Chocolates.]] <br />
File:Homura madoka artwork clean version.jpg<br />
File:Translated and edited lines Being a Bride is a Girl's Dream.jpg|Actual lines from the [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Being_a_Bride_is_a_Girl.27s_Dream|Mobage game.]]<br />
File:Www.dotup.org2727331.jpg|Behold, the yuri now in merchandise form.<br />
File:HomuMado Bed.jpg|Seriously, Shaft. You are not even trying to hide it anymore, are you?<br />
File:Madoka Portable - Madoka invites Homura for dinner English translation.png|Guess who's coming for dinner to meet her future in-laws?<br />
File:Art from Megami Magazine Spirits July 2012.jpg<br />
File:Sample-ee2b70f5aad4c27c3f1996aa2279bac3.jpg<br />
File:Sample-631d2de2e6f2f546941073713b221ae2.jpg<br />
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=== Fanart response to HomuMado ===<br />
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File:Madoka homura field of flowers fanart.jpg|Madoka and Homura in Yuri Heaven.<br />
File:Episode 12 Yuri Wedding.jpg|According with some fans Madoka could be wearing a wedding dress. Homura's has this black/purple theme that makes it look like a groom's suit.<br />
File:KnM Madoka style.jpg|'nuff said<br />
File:Kn M take two.jpg|so yuri it created an alternate<br />
File:Fanart naked space hug.jpg|Naked space hug...<br />
File:KamiDoka & Homura yuri pose.png<br />
File:HomuMado fanart of ep 12.jpg|Thank Madokami for the Internet!<br />
File:MadoKami is watching over you.jpg|Experts believe that Madoka as a transcended being has witnessed all events in the past, present, and future making her all knowing. Same experts hope that Madoka is a forgiving and benevolent God and less of the wrathful kind.<br />
File:Friendzonedmadohomu.jpg|Some fans perceive Madoka referring to Homura as a best friend as evidence against yuri.<br />
File:Madoka Get.jpg|Fans of yuri perceive friendship to be the next stepping stone into a more serious relationship. <br />
File:Homura waifu Madoka Waifu.jpg|Badass Homura in a wedding dress. Have yurifans gone too far?<br />
File:Tall, Dark and Bishoujo archetype update.jpg|It is still not too late for SHAFT to release an "adult" version of Episode 12 to finish this chart!<br />
File:HomuMado Kiss fanart black and white.jpg|<br />
File:Homumado oh my stars.jpg<br />
File:Madokami nanofate.jpg|FUND IT.<br />
File:Homumado magial baby.jpg|How are babies made between girls? With magic!<br />
File:20954053 p9.jpg|Not even Kyubey knows where magic babies come from.<br />
File:(Hikari) MadoHomu Pajama.png|This fan work brought you by takeallmymoney.jpg<br />
File:Amazon shipping HomuMado.jpg|Amazon frequently ships these two together.<br />
File:Junko approves homumado.jpg<br />
File:Namori fanart pixiv.jpg|art by [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=124923 Namori] <br />
File:Homura chikane we are the same.png|Fans have noticed several similarities between Chikane and Homura, except "there".<br />
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File:Homura homumado desk.png<br />
File:Homumado together crying fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu home comic.jpg<br />
File:Homurambo gets all the Madokas even witches too.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu play Madoka.gif<br />
File:I stole it.jpg<br />
File:Madoka is that way moemura.jpg<br />
File:Puella magi madoka homura magica.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with madoka in space.jpg|Sacrilige! No naked space hugs!<br />
File:Homura kisses madoka doujin.jpg<br />
File:Madoka wants her moemura doujin.jpg<br />
File:Homu homu same sex marriage madokami homura fanart.jpg<br />
File:Audio com ep 11 and 12 4chan.jpg|<br />
File:The bizarre adventures of homuhomu.jpg<br />
File:GretchLilly Love.jpg|Cthulhu approves!<br />
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=== HomuMado Trivia ===<br />
*Yurifans call Homura's affection for Madoka as the ''"Homulust"''.<br />
**Sometimes fans refer Homura's sexual orientation as being ''"Madosexual"''.<br />
*This yuri pair is usually called HomuMado by fans, indicating Homura to be the dominant in the relationship and Madoka to be the submissive one. Sometimes fans of yuri create or see a role reversal on this pair, in which case the pair is labeled as MadoHomu or also known as the ''"Reverse Homulust"''.<br />
*The premise of the story in Hanokage's comic in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology]] is that Homura built a simulation game to interact with real life people and of course Homura uses it to interact with a virtual Madoka.<br />
*Ume-tentei is not above adding yuri subtext in her [[Ume_Aoki#Doujin_Gallery|Madoka doujin]].<br />
*The audio at the [[Movic Madoka Magica Exhibit]] has [[Movic_Madoka_Magica_Exhibit#Audio_Translation|Madoka going homusexual for Moemura]].<br />
**Apparently, the exhibit makes it sound like Madoka has a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Meganekko Meganekko] fetish.<br />
*Homura and Madoka take first place as a yuri couple at the [[Megami 2012-02|Megami reader's poll]].<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saito said the following words, ''[[:file:Chiwa Saito madoka love.jpg|"I'm already... Madoka Love"]]''.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], when Madoka invites Homura to dinner with her family, her dad comments that Homura is beautiful as they were told by Madoka. Junto then mentions that Madoka has been talking a lot about Homura, [[:file:Madoka Portable - Madoka invites Homura for dinner English translation.png|almost like she's in love!]] Madoka gets embarrassed by this comment and tells her not to say such things in front of her friend. <i>(Fans would point out that Madoka didn't deny what her mom said!)</i><br />
**When Junko meets Homura, she states, "She looks and acts just like me when I was her age…"<br />
***[[100_Questions#Madoka_2|Madoka's Questionare:]] <br />
::Do you have any marriage desires? <br />
::<b>Madoka:</b> <i>"Would be nice if I can find a cool husband like [that resembles] my Mama..."</i> <br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], Madoka with her low self-esteem tells Homura that she feels worthless. Homura slaps Madoka telling her, <i>"Madoka, you're a clumsy and slow... and absolutely adorable magical girl! What else do you want?!".</i> Making it into an awkward love confession.<br />
**Madoka was actually hoping Homura would deny Madoka's self-deprecating statement. Instead, Madoka confronts Homura that she sees her that way, which puts Homura in an awkward position.<br />
***We can add <i>clumsy, slow,</i> and <i>absolutely adorable</i> in Homura's likes.<br />
*On April 1, 2012 at the Nico Nico stream of the April 1st talk show, Chiwa Saito mentions that she ships MadoHomu, her fellow seiyuu's echo the same sentiment.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|Mami route]] of the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], glasses Homura tries to get closer to Madoka after being saved from a witch. Sayaka and Mami start to notice how close glasses Homura and Madoka are getting, so much so that they look adorable. This makes Sayaka and Mami jealous of them. Homura can only think about how wonderful and cool Madoka is (Mami is not even an afterthought, in her own route no less and Homura only sees her as a kind senior).<br />
**Sayaka is so jealous, that she even turned down an offer from [[Kyousuke Kamijou|Kamijou]] to walk home together, or have lunch with him.<br />
***Even Hitomi thinks there is something going on when she sees Madoka getting closer to Homura. After mentioning the possibility of <i>"forbidden love"</i> between girls, Hitomi adds that she thought Madoka had a forbidden relationship with Sayaka, but now Madoka was having an illicit relationship with Homura after they just met, <i>"Is this what they call a love triangle?!"</i><br />
*There is a role reversal in [[Madoka Magica Portable|the game]] where magical girl Madoka becomes the stalker to human glasses Homura. <br />
**The first day when Homura arrives at school, Madoka keeps looking for Homura, even following her to the roof. Every time Madoka sees Homura, she wants to take her to the nurse's office.<br />
***Homura is too self-conscious and doesn't want to project the idea that she is helpless, so she keeps turning down Madoka's offer, but this doesn't deter Madoka's will. In fact, it only encourages Madoka to keep trying as she cannot leave Homura alone.<br />
**Homura is so attached to Madoka that she wants to join her on her hunt for witches as a human, she even decides to buy a golf club so Madoka doesn't have to worry about Homura's safety so Madoka can concentrate on her own fights.<br />
***Kyubey notices that Homura and Madoka are very close to each other. With Homura at Madoka's side, Madoka is more determined to become stronger as a magical girl so she can protect Homura. This is a huge role reversal from the original series.<br />
****If Homura learns the truth about witches before she contracts, she would still desire to save Madoka knowing full well the consequences. It demonstrates a strong devotion that Homura has for Madoka.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka route of the PSP game]], Homura tells Madoka that she enjoys spending time with her while making bombs with Madoka's help. Homura realizes that it is strange that she is having fun while the two of them are doing something so dangerous like making bombs. Madoka refutes her, telling her it is not weird at all and that she considers Homura to be more than a classmate, to Madoka she is an important friend.<br />
*On the day when all the girls are fighting against Walpurgis, when Madoka shows up, Homura would tells her that they are all fighting to protect everyone. However, Homura adds that she is personally fighting to protect Madoka. This is how everyone's response is in the game:<br />
::<b>Mami:</b> !!<br />
::<b>Sayaka:</b> !!<br />
::<b>Kyouko:</b> !!<br />
::The only one who isn't showing a response is Madoka as she already knew.<br />
:::*Then Homura adds that she wouldnt know what to fight for if Madoka died. It almost feels a little bit like a love confession.<br />
*In the PSP game when [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPG-lnbaLk&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 Hitomi tries to get closer to Homura], Madoka notices that these two [[:file:Hitomi My New Boyfriend!.jpg|are getting along.]]<br />
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==Sayaka and Kyoko==<br />
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[[File:Kyouko sayaka madoka homura.jpg|center|thumb|400px|<center>Fanart interpretation of [[Episode 9]]</center>]]<br />
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<blockquote>''"Don't worry, Sayaka." <br / > "It's lonely being by yourself." <br / > "It's fine. I'll stay by your side, Sayaka."'' - [[Kyoko Sakura]] dying with [[Sayaka Miki]] in [[Episode 9]]</blockquote><br />
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===Anime and Yuri Subtext===<br />
[[File:Great minds think alike.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]<br />
It is common to find yuri subtext on the Mahou Shoujo genre, 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 yuri subtext mostly comes from Kyoko making it one-sided; while it is officially recognized that Kyoko has feelings for Sayaka, it is uncertain what types of feelings they are. Fans would argue that Sayaka just never had the chance to return these feelings, and Kyoko was never really good in articulating them.<br />
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Many fans point out that the reason these two are paired up together is because of their opposing personalities. Sayaka and Kyoko differ not only philosophically but their personalities are bound to cause clashes; yet they are not that dissimilar once you study these characters. Sayaka is an idealist who pursues the path of a hero of justice, she wants to emulate Mami as an example of an ideal Puella Magi. To Sayaka the gift of being a Puella Magi was something sacred to be used for good only and not for selfish acts. Kyoko on the other hand is more of a rogue who would only use her powers to satiate her base desires. Kyoko scoffs at the idea of using her powers to help others, instead she believes a Puella Magi should only help herself (even at the expense of others). To Kyoko there are no rules except her own.<br />
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This unlikely pair started out as enemies and <br />
Kyoko was close on killing Sayaka, but as the story progressed it was Kyoko who took the first step to close their gap of distrust. Kyoko even went so far as to explain to Sayaka her painful past and to why she believes Sayaka is making a mistake with her life. But Sayaka refuses Kyoko's advice and subtly proclaims she will be a better Puella Magi than her, that she will still follow a righteous path. Sayaka's arrogance at first seems to anger Kyoko (it is not known if she is angry at Sayaka, at herself, or both) but this doesn't stop her from continually pursuing Sayaka to stop her from furthering her mistakes. (Some fans like to suggest that this moment would have alienated any other character from trying to pursue a friendship with Sayaka, yet it seems to have an opposite effect with Kyoko). <br />
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Soon the roles are reversed in Episode 8 and 9. Sayaka finally admits that deep down she was no different from others, that she had selfish desires that were never fulfilled and that she regrets her decision on becoming a Puella Magi (like the love of a boy that went unfulfilled, or the jealous regret of saving a friend's life). She starts to see society as a selfish group who would only exploit others with no remorse for those who suffer. Sayaka finally understands that her decision brought nothing but unhappiness and regrets on her part. Betrayed by the world and by her ideals she soon falls into despair and darkness. It is because of this event that Kyoko soon starts to reveal a different side of her.<br />
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With the loss of Sayaka, Kyoko starts to reclaim her older self. She admits to Madoka that there was a time she used to idealize stories of love, friendship, and courage but she abandoned those ideals when she lost her family. After seeing Sayaka's despair, Kyoko decides that she wants to save her and get the old Sayaka back. Kyoko was putting her faith on romantic ideals, a move that many would like to point out as being irrational and dangerous (even [[Kyubey]] agrees such a notion is illogical). Once Kyoko realizes that there is no way to save Sayaka, she decides to sacrifice her life so they could both be together. That way Sayaka wont be alone anymore. There is a division among fans regarding Kyoko's decision to die with Sayaka. There are those who say Kyoko did it as an act of love (the tragic yuri pair or maybe an act of friendship), others say Kyoko knew that even if she did survive it would only be a matter of time before she became a witch so she wanted to end her life her own way (a self sacrifice with practical motives). However, the reason that Kyoko would give up her own life to avoid becoming a witch looks a little unstable, as there is a scene in the episode where what appears to be the souls of both girls, colored respectively in blue and red, embracing each other tenderly before disappearing for good. By this logic, it is unlikely that Kyoko will make one last attempt to reach out to Sayaka before they both faded away if she never saw Sayaka as someone who is more than just a friend, and that the only purpose of her death was to escape her eventual fate of being a Puella Magi.<br />
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To fans that support the yuri relationship, the reason that they find this pair strong and attractive is because they want Sayaka to be with someone who can love her and protect her. Kyoko was the only character who understood Sayaka's true nature (and her pain) since Kyoko admitted to her that she saw a fragment of herself in Sayaka. Kyoko was also the only one who chased after her to the bitter end, no matter the obstacles or how obstinate Sayaka was, Kyoko was still there for her. Last but not least, another strong indicator of Kyoko's feelings for Sayaka is shown in the last episode of the anime, where she is the only one who takes Sayaka's death the most personally, in spite of trying to brush it off as simply because they "finally had a chance to become friends". Kyoko fits the perfect role as Sayaka's protector and savior.<br />
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The relationship between Kyoko and Sayaka may have not been accidental or a tease but created to heighten emotional investments by the viewers. It is possible that this was part of the creator's intention to emotionally move groups of hardcore fans who support a SayakaxKyoko pairing, thus making their demise in Episode 9 more tragic (or as fans put it a "Yuri Tragedy" ending).<br />
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[[File:21354222 p8.png|right|thumb|200px|Trivia: Prior to the mid 19th century, [http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=05297681013 lonely delirious mariners] referred to [[wikipedia:Manatee#Culture|manatees as mermaids]]. <br>I am not kidding.]]<br />
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*'''The Melusine Legend and Kyoko's Soul Gem:''' There is a [[wikipedia:Melusine|Melusine]] legend that indicates that ''"a Melusina surfaces briefly every seven years as a beautiful woman or as a serpent, holding a small <u>golden key</u> in her mouth. Whoever takes the key from her will set her free and may claim her as his bride."'' In Episode 9, Kyoko undoes her hair and then uses her hairpin to pray, it is uncertain but it seems that her Soul Gem and her hairpin were fused together to create a new hairpin with a shape that resembles that of her father's religious symbol. After Sayaka's prayer she kisses the newly formed hairpin and tosses it into the air (before she destroys it with her spear), maybe as an offering to Sayaka to free her from her Witch form by sacrificing Kyoko's soul. The shape of the normal hairpin and of the Soul Gem fused hairpin looks like of a golden key. Sayaka's witch form could also be a reference to the [http://pastebin.com/gCGG8Ljf Little Mermaid story.]<br />
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*'''The Legend of Unicorns and Magical Horns:''' During the Blu-ray version of [[Episode 9]], there were wind-chimes depicting a Mermaid and a Unicorn. The unicorn is considered to be a wild, powerful, temperamental beast that could only be tamed by a maiden. A unicorn's horn is said to have the power to cleanse poisoned water and heal sickness. Another of its magical properties is the ability to lift curses and break illusions. It is suspected that Kyoko is compared to the unicorn because of its characteristics as well as the horn's magical properties. Both Kyoko and the unicorn are wild and temperamental creatures, free to roam and do whatever they want. Kyoko at one time had the power of illusion as well as the ability to break them (''"shining light on illusions"'', according to a [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07|magazine article]]). The Unicorn's magical properties resides within its horn, and Kyoko's magical weapon is a spear. Fans speculate that Kyoko's spear could be a reference to a unicorn's horn. Another comparison is Kyoko's attempt to break Sayaka's curse during [[Episode 9]]. Since a unicorn's horn can magically cleanse poisoned water and the mermaid has connotation to the elements of water (in this case, the elements of water corrupted by the witch form), it could be interpreted as her attempt to purify its element back to its original form (in this case turn Sayaka back to normal). It is suggested that Sayaka is the maiden because she was the only one who was able to "tame" Kyoko. As Kyoko explained before, the only reason she got close to Sayaka was because Sayaka's idealism reminded Kyoko of her innocent, naive yet idealistic self. <br />
**The Unicorn symbolism seems to be implied in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]] game: <i>See [[Ophelia]].</i><br />
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*The double-suicide is considered typical in romantic endings for two tragic lovers in Japanese storytelling. Many fans would point this fact as evidence for making this couple canon.<br />
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*After the airing of [[Episode 9]], yuri artwork of this pair exploded on [http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E6%9D%8F%E3%81%95%E3%82%84 Pixiv].<br />
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*Listen to the duet character song "[[And I'm Home]]" with [[Kyoko Sakura]] and [[Sayaka Miki]] ([http://myanimelist.net/people/32/Ai_Nonaka Ai Nonaka] and [http://myanimelist.net/people/413/Eri_Kitamura Eri Kitamura]), many fans have interpreted the lyrics to contains yuri elements.<br />
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*Kyoko addresses Sayaka by her first name only from [[Episode 8]] and afterwards. Some suggest this is an indication of how important Sayaka is to Kyoko.<br />
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===Manga Difference: The Yuri Afterlife===<br />
In the anime version when Kyoko dies in the explosion it is the end of her story. However, in the manga version after Kyoko dies we are presented with an image of Sayaka's back as she is sitting on the floor, presumably waiting for someone. Kyoko approaches Sayaka from behind her with an [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibō]] in hand as a sign that Kyoko wants to start all over again with Sayaka (the same way she did [[Episode_9#Speculation|with Madoka]]; and perhaps redo her offering of food in [[Episode 8]]). But Sayaka, wearing a mischievous expression, instead grabs Kyoko's hand and pulls her down with her. This has been interpreted as Sayaka accepting Kyoko's affection for her; it can also be interpreted as Sayaka's preference to have Kyoko on the menu over the [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibō]].<br />
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File:Kyosaya protect your precious manga.jpg|Manga: Kyoko finally understands what is like to protect someone precious to her.<br />
File:Kyousaya ready to die manga.jpg|Manga: Several changes were made to this scene, yet the emotional impact remains the same.<br />
File:Kyousaya meeting you manga.jpg|Manga: This emotional (yuri) afterlife encounter was not in the anime, not that I am complaining.<br />
File:KyoSaya afterlife manga.jpg|Manga Page: Kyoko Sakura, welcome to the yuri afterlife.<br />
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===KyoSaya Official Gallery:===<br />
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File:BD Cover 4.jpg<br />
File:Manga Vol.2 Cover.jpg<br />
File:NitroPlus Novel 01.jpg|NitroPlus Novel.<br />
File:Kyoko sayaka art novel page.jpg|Kyoko and Sayaka. NitroPlus Novel.<br />
File: Sayaka kyouko pocky game Nitroplus.jpg|From Nitroplus's Staff Blog: ''If they were to try to settle things peacefully, things would have gone more like this.''<br />
File:Manga extra Kyouko and Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:KyoSaya Hanokage.jpg|TL: "Sayakaaaaa-". <br>From Hanokage [http://twitpic.com/4sa5yo twitter] (the author of the Madoka manga). <br />
File:Kyosaya ume aoki doujin art fan colored.png|Ume Aoki supports a KyoSaya pairing (fan colored with official Ume Aoki's work).<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 and Kyoko.gif|This image, according to [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Otona Anime]], means Kyoko wants to save Sayaka but finally is in vain. (The blue breaks down when the red touches it)<br />
File:Kyouko last words to Homura protect.png|Kyoko's last words to Homura. Kyoko later admits she failed to do that, maybe an admission that she failed to protect Sayaka.<br />
File:Melusine hairpin key 2.png|There seems to be a connection between the Melusine legend and Kyoko's hairpin/soul gem and her father's religious symbol [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyoko|(see above)]]<br />
File:Blu ray mermaid unicorn ep 9.jpg|Kyoko as an [[wikipedia:unicorn|unicorn]] and Sayaka as a [[wikipedia:mermaid|mermaid]], symbolically represented in wind-chimes. See above for more details.<br />
File:Sleepover.jpg|This official art seems to subtlety pair each girl with their respective partners (notice how Mami is alone) <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:Yuri fan art pixiv growing.png|Yuri fans of KyoSaya seem to be pleased with these results<br />
File:Madoka BD 5 Menu Art 2.jpg|From Volume 5 of the Blu-Ray, courtesy of Ume Aoki<br />
File:Kyosaya i'm home pose and knm pose.jpg|A blatant attempt to evoke images of Kannazuki no Miko, or just mere artistic expression?<br />
File:Megami poster KyouSaya.jpg|Megami poster.<br />
File:Kyousaya sample official art.jpg|Kyousaya official art samples.<br />
File:Twitter comment.jpg|Aipon (Kyouko's VA): <i>I wanna get all lovey-dovey with Sayaka.</i><br>KitaEri (Sayaka's VA): <i>I wanna stick it in Aipon.</i> <br />
File:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|Eri Kitamura is going to make Ai Nonaka jelly.<br />
File:20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:MadoMagi PSP PV2 001.jpg|KyoSaya CG in 2nd PV of the PSP game<br />
File:Mobage New Years Sayaka Horrible Fortune.jpg|Sayaka's horrible fortune. [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Sayaka.27s_Bad_Fortune|Is not good to be alone.]]<br />
File:PM MDK WONDA-4.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 04.2012 01.jpg|NyanType 2012-04<br />
File:Series official card anime shots.jpg|Official card from the [http://www.carddas.com/madoka-magica/product/product03.html Madoka PSP game], they even added the Utena Symbolism.<br />
File:PSP WitchKissAndGriefSeed Ophelia.jpg|The witch kiss of Kyoko's witch form has the colors of Kyoko and Sayaka<br />
File:Sample-ee2b70f5aad4c27c3f1996aa2279bac3.jpg<br />
File:Sample-631d2de2e6f2f546941073713b221ae2.jpg<br />
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=== Fanart Reponse to KyoSaya===<br />
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File: Sayaka kyouko spinoff.jpg|[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&illust_id=17167336 Source]<br />
File: Kyoko sayaka more spinoff ova.jpg [http://hutehuteni.blog54.fc2.com/ Author's site]<br />
File:Kyouko meets sayaka afterlife fan.gif<br />
File:Kyouko sayaka playing.gif<br />
File:Kyosaya ear licking fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka kissing kyouko's neck.gif<br />
File:Kyousaya doujin soul gem sexing.png|A Yuri Doujin depicting the KyokoxSayaka pair with some steamy Soul Gem sexing<br />
File:Yuma has two mommies.jpg|The family that Kyoko always wanted. Are you listening SHAFT? It is not too late for an OVA.<br />
File:Kyosaya KnM.jpg<br />
File:Kyousaya magic baby.jpg<br />
File:Kyosaya oktavia last moment.jpg<br />
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File:Sample-9a9057abaeb41e47b400e68766de0075.jpg<br />
File:50aada98012e97e93f3cc07261320a73.jpg<br />
File:21289667 - and i'm home.jpg|a blatant interpretation of [[and I'm Home|"and I'm Home"]].<br />
File:BD 5 ED Yuri Fan Interpretation.jpg|Illogical? Extreme? Nay, I say this is the next step to its logical conclusion.<br />
File:Kyosaya almost 69.jpg<br />
File:Kyosaya mermaid fanart.jpg|The Little Mermaid <br>finally gets her prince...''err''...cess.<br />
File:Kyouko and sayaka casual clothes on a date.jpg|Fanart response from the Megami poster.<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco).jpg|the fans even made a comic as a response from the Megami poster.<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco) p2.jpg<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco) p3.jpg<br />
File:Kyoko sayaka dog collar.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka and kyouko cat.gif<br />
File:KyouSaya animated.gif<br />
File:Ophelia oktavia adorable horse fanart.jpg|Witches need love, too!<br />
File:Witch Love.jpg|Aw honey, let's kill some humans! <3<br />
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=== KyoSaya Trivia ===<br />
*This pair is labeled as KyoSaya (or KyouSaya) by yurifans. Kyoko is seen as a tomboy who is usually depicted in the prince role and Sayaka as the tough yet feminine maiden.<br />
*Hanokage's comic in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology]] has Kyoko using Homura's game simulator to interact with a virtual Sayaka. Kyoko ends up playing the game for hours.<br />
*Ume-tentei ships Kyoko and Sayaka [[Ume_Aoki#Doujin_Gallery|in her doujin]].<br />
*The [[Movic_Madoka_Magica_Exhibit#Audio_Translation|audio]] at the [[Movic Madoka Magica Exhibit|Madoka Magica Exhibit]] makes Sayaka tsundere for Kyoko.<br />
*In the PSP game, if Sayaka's Soul Gem is returned on time, Kyoko would try to console a depressed Sayaka as she has seen Kyousuke and Hitomi together. An upset Sayaka runs into Kyoko and cries in her arms (in case you're wondering why she doesn't go to Madoka, her best friend, is because she's always with Homura now). Kyoko talks to her, opens up about her past, and unlike in the anime, Sayaka really listens to Kyoko. You should hear how she says, <i>"Kyoko..."</i>. Kyoko saves Sayaka, a 300 pt emotion value drops and Sayaka is almost her old cheerful self. Sayaka even suggests to Kyoko that they should be a magical girl combi (duo). Then they go fight a witch together.<br />
*In the In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyouko route of the PSP game]], Sayaka becomes a witch and Kyoko tries to turn Sayaka back to normal. When Homura kills Oktavia, Kyoko falls into despair after seeing Oktavia's dead.<br />
**In an alternate event, Kyoko will clam down when she remembers Sayaka's last words, ''"I'll bear the burden of the curse for both of us"''.<br />
*In the True Ending of the [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Portable]], Kyoko gets jealous from Sayaka's comment about how Mami would make a great wife. She tells Sayaka it is not her fault that she is sloppy. <br />
**Sayaka forcibly strips a protesting Kyouko to have her wear Mami's school uniform (the screen goes black with Sayaka talking about how she's taking it all off), the two of them end up fighting about their lack of breast sizes.<br />
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===Yuri Kyoko Trivia===<br />
*Every seiyuu is gay for Kyouko.<br />
**Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) claims Kyoko to be her ''waifu'' with extreme infatuation.<br />
***Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) declared her love for Kyoko in [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] CD and her desire to marry her in the audio commentary for [[Episode 5]]. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.<br />
****In same comentary Chiwa Saitou ([[Homura]]) sounds annoyed, some suggested perhaps she is jealous. But the question is, jealous of whom?<br />
***Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], "The one I love, it's Kyouko-tan." "Kyouko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool."<br />
***In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyouko-tan~<br />
**Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) is gay for Kyoko too.<br />
**It turns out that Ryouko Shintani ([[Hitomi]]) who is the guest for the [[Episode 7]] commentary, is another one that's gay for Kyouko too. "I love Kyouko." <br />
**Eri Kitamura ([[Sayaka]]) is the [[:file:Twitter comment.jpg|Seme]] to Kyoko's Uke.<br />
**Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) confesses that when she saw [[Episode 9|Kyoko's sacrifice scene]] with Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) and Emiri Kato ([[Kyubey]]), they all cried. They found the scene moving.<br />
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===Yuri Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) Trivia===<br />
* Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) [[:file:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|likes the company of other seiyuu]], besides Ai Nonaka ([[Kyoko]]).<br />
** That is putting it too mildly, she actually enjoys [http://ambiseiy.com/2010/10/07/hayane-hayaoki-kanamemo-radio-8/ flirting] with other female seiyuu, when she isn't [http://ambiseiy.com/2010/07/26/kitamura-eri-no-choraji-175/ ogling them in their sleep or traveling with them in what she calls their honeymoon-ish] travels.<br />
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==Mami and Kyoko==<br />
===The Senpai and Kōhai Relationship===<br />
<blockquote>''"Thank you, Mami-san. Please take care of me!"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I already told you. I have no intention of using my magic for anyone else’s sake. That’s why we can’t fight witches or familiars together. But… If something were to happen to you, you would still share a grief seed with me. I can’t stand the thought of abusing your kindness."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I’m not your enemy! After all… After all, you were… the first magical girl who shared the same ideals as I did!"'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Kyomami cakes.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fans suspect that Mami seduced Kyoko with promises of cakes.]]<br />
In [[Drama CD 3|the Drama CD, titled ''Farewell Story'']], Mami and Kyoko's first meeting is detailed. The two fought witches together, and Kyoko even introduced Mami to her family, reminiscent of a girl bringing home a prospective spouse to meet her parents. Their early relationship could be described as between a senpai and kōhai (as Kyoko and Mami themselves describe it), but yuri fans suspect there is more to it. Sadly, Kyoko never calls her senpai the much coveted title [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneeSama "Onee-sama"].<br />
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After Kyoko's family tragedy she tries to leave Mitakihara, intending to work alone. She had lost her "Rosso Phantasma" ability (named by Mami), and got injured by a witch. Mami, worried about Kyoko, doesn't want her to leave, as she had grown very attached to the younger girl. But Kyoko refuses to listen to her so they both end up fighting each other and Kyoko wins. Kyoko warns Mami that she wont be merciful next time; she leaves while Mami cries over her loss realizing that she is alone once again. Before Kyoko leaves, she reassures Mami that she will meet other girls who are suited to her expectations. In the anime timeline, they never meet again. Kyoko only returns to Mitakihara after Mami's passing, which may imply that she regretted her past actions and wished to avoid another confrontation with her former senpai by entering her territory again.<br />
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Some fans suspect that the reason Kyoko fought with Mami was so she could end her relationship with her early, before it turned ugly. It is indicated by Kyoko that if they continued to stay together, they would only fight and bicker with each other because of their differences in their beliefs, and perhaps end up hating each other in the process. Others suspect that because Kyoko lost her secondary power, she feared that she would be putting Mami at risk, so she didn't want to become a burden. Perhaps Kyoko was afraid that Mami would also end up dead because of her, just like her family was.<br />
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Fans suspect that Mami's interaction as a senpai with Sayaka and Madoka was a bit distant, and that Mami might still have carried the lingering memory that she shared with Kyoko and feared it would become painful if she got too close with her new kôhai. Another possibility is that Mami feared she would be alone again once [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] saw how difficult the world of a Puella Magi was; or maybe Mami was still hopeful that Kyoko would come back to her.<br />
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=== KyoMami Trivia ===<br />
*According with [[Drama CD 3|Kyoko's mother]], Mami is the first ''"friend"'' Kyoko ever brought home. The significance is clearly important for yuri fans.<br />
*The fan name for this pairing is KyoMami, but MamiKyo/MamiKo is acceptable as well.<br />
*It should be noted that in [[Oriko Magica]], while their interactions in chapter 3 weren't particularly friendly, they don't seem to be in bad terms either. Given their status as magical girls and their differences (which in most cases may lead to fights or competition for the Grief Seeds), it could be suspected that they decided to maintain an unspoken truce.<br />
** It should also be noted that despite Kyoko's distance from Mami, she (along with [[Yuma]]) came to her aid when Kyubey told them of the situation, implying that Kyoko still cares at least somewhat for her former senpai.<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship after they got separated<br />
** In Mami's route, Kyoko returns to Mitakihara to meet her, but they don't make up. Kyoko even asks Mami about her new companion, Madoka, but Mami thinks Kyoko will try to harm her, so she warns Kyoko not to come near them. Kyoko then returns Kasamino with regret for why she could not have been more straightforward with Mami.<br />
** In Kyoko's route, she makes a grave for Mami.<br />
** In Homura's route, while Oktavia's death upsets Kyoko, she will still help Homura in the fight against Walpurgis. However, if Mami kills herself after knowing the truth about magical girls and witches, Kyoko will not show up and Homura will end up fighting alone.<br />
*Prior to Mami being ship with a strong candidate (with the HomuxMado/KyoxSaya fans growing, leaving little to no room - unless you count [[Charlotte]]), she was the odd girl left out that it intensified the meme <i>"Mami forever alone"</i>, intensifying her loneliness. That was [[Drama CD 3|until the Drama CD 3 came out.]] Plus with Sayaka being dead in the New World, it leaves the potential for these two characters to being together.<br />
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===KyoMami Official Art===<br />
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File:Close-up.jpg|From the Oriko manga series.<br />
File:Hira080946.jpg|Mami and Kyoko fighting together in the PSP game<br />
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===Fanart Response to KyoMami===<br />
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File:Mami kyoko happy fanart.jpg|"Who is a good kôhai? For doing a good job you are getting cake tonight... and for ''dessert''..."<br />
File:5111c8ef9864b465aa105bd042335050.jpeg|I predict a lot of senpai-kôhai interactions in doujin form after this.<br />
File:Kyomami fanart.jpg|Sorry, Sayaka. But Mami promised me a lifetime supply of cakes.<br />
File:Kyomami one at a time girls.jpg|Now Mami will never be alone again.<br />
File:Yurifan reaction kyomami drama cd.jpg|One example of fan reaction to Kyomami.<br />
File:Senior's Meeting - buchi maru pg 9.jpg|Kyomami was cool way before the release of the drama CD.<br />
File:(Kasumi) Mami is yours if she's drunk.png|A drunken Mami is fine too. A confused Sayaka not so much.<br />
File:Sleeping face of an angel (Aotori)04.jpg|Of course there is always the threesome route. <br> ''~You can say that again, Kyoko.''<br />
File:Mami Kyoko Laughing.jpeg|Once, Mami and Kyoko were like this. But as always, being meguca is suffering.<br />
File:Mami Kyoko Hugging.jpeg<br />
File:PockyStealing KyoMami.jpeg<br />
File:Kyoko mami lovers friends fanart pencil.jpg<br />
File:Homura Sure Is Popular - Sleepover Chapter (sanaemaru) 04.jpg|Considering how fragile Mami's state of mind is, we have to wonder if Kyoko has to worry if she is the jealous type.<br />
File:Kyomami sleeping last night fanart.png<br />
File:Kyomami look into my eyes.jpg<br />
File:Mami angel kyouko devil halloween fanart.jpg<br />
File:4chan candeloro hard gay for madoka kyouko.jpg|Candeloro's familiars are her cute Kōhai, coincidence?...<br />
File:Kyomami looking at her panties.jpg|Perhaps Mami takes her role as a Senpai too far.<br />
File:Kyomami sayaka jelly fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka kyouko mami threesome sharing fanart.jpg|Yuri love triangle.<br />
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==Other==<br />
===Mami and Madoka===<br />
A somewhat less popular pair due to Mami's lack of appearances for most of the series. In [[Episode 3]], Madoka tells Mami that she wants to become a magical girl because of her admiration of Mami (admiration of an older sister figure is very common in yuri-themed works). Mami discourages her at her first, saying that she is not someone to admire because despite her trying to appear as a strong mentor, she is weak and lonely. When Madoka tells her that she will stay by her side, Mami is brought to tears. The two hold hands and face each other, and Madoka tells Mami that she really will stay with Mami and fight together with her. During the battle with the witch afterward, Mami states in her internal monologue that she has never been happier while fighting before, and that she no longer has any fears, no doubt due to joy from Madoka's confession. This attitude combined with overconfidence ultimately leads to {{spoiler|Mami's untimely demise}}, but nonetheless many fans saw Madoka's confession and Mami's reaction as evidence of yuri feelings between the two girls. <br />
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In the first timeline of episode 10, Mami and Madoka fight as a pair and rescue Homura. Some fans believe that, because Madoka was already close with Mami before meeting Homura, Mami and Madoka were a couple in that timeline. It is revealed in the PSP game that in one of the timelines (probably the first or second) Mami died because she protected Madoka from an attack of Walpurgis Night.<br />
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Love triangle style scenarios in which Mami and Homura compete for Madoka's affection, occasionally with Sayaka brought in as well, are somewhat common in fanworks. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is MamiMado.<br />
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File:NyanType 03.2011 Pin-up.jpg|Official pin-up artwork from NyanType magazine, March 2011 issue.<br />
File:Kalafina magica quartet madoka page sample art.jpg|Threesome?<br />
File:MamiMadoo.jpg<br />
File:10148530a.jpg<br />
File:MamiMado-Ep3.jpg<br />
File:MamiMado-hands.jpg<br />
File:Disc 2.jpg<br />
File:4chan candeloro hard gay for madoka kyouko.jpg<br />
File:Copia de 20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:NewType 2012-04 01.jpg|Madoka and Mami... and Sayaka?!<br />
File:Hira080925.jpg<br />
File:Hira080931.jpg<br />
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===Fanart Reponse to MamiMado=== <br />
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File:MamiMado.jpg|This is how [[Episode 3]] should have ended.<br />
File:MadoMamiHeadpat.jpeg<br />
File:Madoka feeling mami mamis.jpg<br />
File:Mami loving kiss madoka.gif<br />
File:Mami madoka pose.png<br />
File:Mami madoka happiness.jpg<br />
File:Madoka crying into mamis arms.jpg<br />
File:Mamimado fanart mammies and lap pillow.png<br />
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=== MamiMado Trivia ===<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship.<br />
** In Mami's route, Mami saves Madoka from Gertrud. Madoka becomes a magical girl and returns the favor by turning up to save Mami from Charlotte. <br />
***Mami starts getting jealous that Madoka spends more time with Homura than her. Her jealousy is expressed in the form of depression that affects the mood of the scene when it happens. When Madoka drops by Mami's class, she gives Mami a pound cake that she made as a thank you for having her on Mami's tea parties. When Madoka mentions that Homura was involved in the making of the cake, the music stops and the mood changes, so much so that Mami's jealousy festers with dark thoughts.<br />
****Because of Mami's fragile mind, Mami goes witch when she gets [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NetorareGenre NTR] by HomuxMado.<br />
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===Homura and Mami===<br />
<blockquote>''"I failed to save her again."'' - Homura Akemi, [[Madoka Magica Portable]].</blockquote><br />
A somewhat less popular pair due to Mami's lack of appearances for most of the series. In the first timeline of episode 10, Mami and Madoka fight as a pair and rescue Homura. Much like the other girls, Homura seems to admire Mami and she is affected the first time she dies. They seem to be good friends, but not as much as Homura' friendship with Madoka. However this clashes in the third timeline, in which {{spoiler|Mami breaks down after knowing the truth of the Puella Magi and kills Kyoko and then wraps Homura with ribbons in order to kill her, but she is killed by Madoka}}. <br />
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It should also be noted that, as shown in the PSP game, Homura somehow still cares for her, but they are enemies in the other timelines, because of Kyubey's interference. This is shown when it is revealed that Homura was thinking of defeating Gertrud and giving the Grief Seed to Mami, to form a token of friendship, but it backfired because of Kyubey.<br />
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Love triangle style scenarios in which Mami and Homura compete for Madoka's affection, occasionally with Homura ignoring Mami in order to be with Madoka.<br />
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The fan name for this pair is HomuMami.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Game Mami TiroFinale11.jpg|From the Mami's Heart Pounding Tiro Finale<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart Reponse to HomuMami=== <br />
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File:Homura with glasses mami.jpg<br />
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File:Mami_and_homura_ribbons.jpg<br />
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File:Sample-d99936152d41dc067d65116f738e4574.jpg<br />
File:Homucat hnnnngggg mami.jpg<br />
File:Moemura mami cute couple fanart.jpg<br />
File:21f0c977274497a9a82b1b93a4d65d64.jpg<br />
File:Homura Tomoe pic dubs.jpg|Either Homura and Mami gay married in America or the US Dubs is making its own ship (or Torinone's in charge of the script).<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Kyoko and Homura===<br />
<blockquote>''"Man, you’re so mysterious. And so, can we win against Walpurgisnacht?"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"We will win. The two of us can do it!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Kyoko..."'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 9]].</blockquote><br />
A somehow less popular pairing. From past experience, Homura believes Kyoko may be the only ally left to help her in stopping Walpurgis Night. They are often seen talking or discussing plans in Homura's house. Their relationship is more of a partnership than friendship. Homura is saddened after {{spoiler|Kyoko dies in order to not leave Sayaka alone}}, in both the anime and manga, but she denies it by saying that she just didn't wanted Kyoko to lose face, although her expression shows otherwise. However this seems to be onesided, since Kyoko doesn't consider her a friend. Curiously, she is the only other person Homura calls by her first name, besides Madoka. There is evidence that they had interacted on a more personal level in prior timelines, when at the start of episode 6 Homura says, "I'm on the side of those who maintain their composure and I'm the enemy of idiots who initiate fights needlessly. Which are you, Sakura Kyoko?" It triggers a strong reaction from Kyoko, where she asks Homura if they'd ever met before. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is KyoHomu.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Kyokohomura0602.jpg<br />
File:MadokaMagica6-K-H.jpg<br />
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File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2388143.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091241.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2388079.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart Reponse to KyouHomu=== <br />
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File:KyouHomu KnM.jpg|<br />
File:21313778 p0.jpg|Fanwork of a theory of Episode 9<br />
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File:23c06af7fa254c30442ec312105b6df1.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura fuk me naoh kyouko.jpg<br />
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File:19503879 p1.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Eating at the HomuHome<br />
File:Puella Magi Nichijou.png<br />
File:Homura is popular sleepover chapter pg with homukyo.jpg|<br />
File:Sales being sayaka is suffering.jpg|HomuKyou: Because being Sayaka is suffering. <br />
File:Copia de Madoka A 1 015.jpg|from the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1<br />
File:Kyoko homura brofist.jpg<br />
File:Homura kyouko serious fanart.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== KyoHomu Trivia ===<br />
*As seen in the anime, manga and PSP game, Homura is surprisingly mild toward Kyoko.<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship.<br />
** After Madoka dies in the Sayaka route against Walpurgis (mainly because Sayaka didn’t want to call Kyoko to the fight), Homura convinces herself that she should partner with Kyoko in future timelines to save Madoka.<br />
** In Kyoko's route, when Kyoko comes to help Homura with her fight against Walpurgis Night (despite she was mad at Homura for killing Oktavia, she later felt guilt for breaking their promise to fight Walpurgis together) after she tells her that she is not fighting for her sake and claims that she wants grief seeds from Walpurgis, Homura simply smiles at her and calls her an idiot as she thanks her. <br />
:'''Kyoko:''' Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like I came to help you out. And I’m not interested in saving people either. It’s just that my Soul Gem got corrupted thanks to Sayaka. And I just need a huge ass grief seed, okay?!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' *smiles* Idiot...<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' Takes one to know one!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' Thank you<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' I’ve do nothing to be thankful for!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' Are...we...friends?<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' Let’s set that aside for now! We’ll talk after we beat that thing down!<br />
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* After that Homura later asks Kyoko if they are friends but Kyoko changes the topic. Later they are defeated by Walpurgis and Kyoko attempts to use her last attack, as she calls it, but a concerned Homura stops her from doing it so (probably believing that she would sacrifice herself) causing Kyoko to call her a creep. Homura openly shows concern when Kyoko is hurt by Walpurgis and later when she is killed by [[Kriemhild Gretchen]].<br />
* For some strange reason in the True Ending, Homura calls Kyoko ''"Sakura-san"'' instead of her first name, like she did before when she was Moemura.<br />
<br />
===Sayaka and Madoka===<br />
<blockquote>''"You're cute, but I won't let you become popular with the guys. You're going to be my wife!"'' - '''[[Sayaka Miki]]''' declaring [[Madoka]] to be her waifu in [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
In the [[Episode 1]], Sayaka says that she will make Madoka her wife. After watching them communicate telepathically in [[Episode 2]], [[Hitomi]] thinks that they are communicating simply through eye contact and must have become a couple, which she calls forbidden love. The two maintain a close friendship for most of the series.<br />
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The light novel, "[[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel]]", explores Madoka's early childhood and her first encounter with a tomboyish Sayaka. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is SayaMado. "Forbidden love" is occasionally used as a nickname for this pair and Madoka yuri in general. <br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka pointing madoka face.gif|Sayaka pointing madoka face<br />
File:MadoSaya is a lie.png|YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAI WAIFU!<br />
File:Sayaka-Madoka08.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-dead Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:MadoSaya-Ep12.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 37.jpg<br />
File:Puella magi madoka magica-02-madoka-sayaka.jpg<br />
File:Madoka 05 3.png<br />
File:Puella magi madoka magica-04-madoka-sayaka-hug.jpg<br />
File:NitroPlus Novel 02.jpg|Art from the light novel.<br />
File:Sayaka madoka art novel page.jpg<br />
File:NewType 05.2012 01.jpg|Cheating couple.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Response to SayaMado=== <br />
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File:Madoka sayaka photoshop art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka sayaka kiss comic.jpg<br />
File:August Thanatos (niina ryou) 05.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka madoka hnnnng heart attack.png<br />
File:Madosaya HidaSketchx365 parody fanart.gif<br />
File:13b83f90b0524835474f95c5efc14c15.jpg<br />
File:Madosaya HidaSketchx365 parody fanart 2.gif<br />
File:MadoSaya Walking.gif<br />
File:Together with sayamado fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayamado prince princess fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madosaya naughty girls fanart.png<br />
File:Madoka sayaka children protective.jpg|Sayaka, acting as Madoka's protector.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Homura and Sayaka===<br />
<blockquote>''"She should not have agreed to the contract. That was my mistake. I should have kept as close an eye on her as I did on [[Madoka Kaname|you]]."'' Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><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!"'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], [[Oriko Magica#Chapter 7, the final chapter: To protect my world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote><br />
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This pairing is mostly considered a crack pair, due to the fact that the relationship between the two changes, according to Homura's attitude during the timelines, because Sayaka judges based on first impressions and makes rash assumptions. When she first saw her, in Episode 1, she though Homura was pretty. However, after Homura's actions after {{spoiler|Mami's death}}, she believes that Homura waited for Mami to fall in order to get the Grief Seed and distrusts her. In Episode 5, a concerned Madoka asks her to protect Sayaka as much as possible, since she became a Puella Magi. But Homura refuses to do it. However, she expresses a bit of regret of not protecting her before, since in the other timelines, she met Sayaka when she was already a Puella Magi. <br />
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In Episode 6, she rushes to retrieve Sayaka' Soul Gem, after Madoka threw her away and brings it back to Sayaka in order to revive her. Like Kyouko and Madoka, she expresses slight concern for Sayaka in Episode 8. She even tries to reason with her and gives her a Grief Seed, so her Soul Gem woudn't have to be tainted. Sayaka rejects the Grief Seed and accuses Homura of putting up false pretenses and always lying to them. Homura changes her attitude and admits she is just doing things for Madoka's sake, knowing that Sayaka's actions will contribute to Madoka's fate, Sayaka seemes shocked and surprised and comments "''This is all for her sake''?" (only in the manga). Homura decides to kill Sayaka until she was rescued by Kyouko. She seemed unsurprised when Sayaka transformed into a witch, not out of concern, but her experience in the other timelines. She knew that {{spoiler|everytime Sayaka contracts, she becomes a witch and she couldn't be saved}}. In the Episode 10, in Timeline 3, Sayaka still distrusts Homura's warning about witches, but they seem to get along lately as Homura seems sad the first time Sayaka dies. <br />
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However, in [[Oriko Magica]], Homura befriends Madoka, Sayaka and Hitomi. When Madoka goes to save Homura (who is fighting against Oriko) by herself, Sayaka seems to be surprised that Homura is a Puella Magi, but she decides to go help her, considering Homura a friend. In the [[Drama CD 2]], they seem to get along.<br />
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Despite this, it is heavily implied that her concern for Sayaka was just as a by product of all the attention she heaps on Madoka. Fans usually portrait Homura and Sayaka competing for Madoka. The fan name for this pair is HomuSaya. <br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Homura-SayakaSoulGem.jpg|Homura retrieves Sayaka' Soul Gem in order to revive her.... <br />
File:Sayaka-is-revived.jpg|...and succeeds. However Homura admitted that she only did that for Madoka<br />
File:Homura-about-to-kill-Sayaka.jpg|Knowing about Sayaka's fate, maybe Homura thought it was the best to kill her. She failed, however.<br />
File:Homura-Sayaka-Episode_8.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2390153.jpg|Sayaka is mean to Homura even as Moemura<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091255.jpg|For some reason, in the manga Homura had a sadisctic glee while about to kill Sayaka<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091249.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091247.jpg|Clearly more concerned than in the anime<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-oriko-magica-2431049.jpg|However, Sayaka considers Homura as friend, in Oriko Magica<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-oriko-magica-2431047.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to HomuSaya=== <br />
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{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Homusaya that pose not sure.jpg|The definition of crack pair. Not sure if serious.<br />
File:Being popular is too much.jpg|''Being popular is suffering''<br />
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File:Homura sayaka fighting together fanart.jpg<br />
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File:18745509 128x128.jpg<br />
File:Hjh.jpg<br />
File:Hidamari sayaka moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura sayaka magazine cover meganekko.jpg<br />
File:20031120 m.jpg|Speculation of the changing relationships between Homura and Sayaka<br />
File:Homura sayaka too much tsun no dere.jpg<br />
File:The sayalust is too much.jpg<br />
File:Nisemonogatari sayahomu.jpg|Nisemonogatari reference<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Charlotte and Mami===<br />
In Episode 3, {{spoiler|Mami gets her head bitten off by Charlotte.}} Despite this, a lot of fanart was drawn of [[Charlotte]] and Mami together, partially due to their inevitable association and partially because Charlotte is rather cute compared to other witches. Eventually fans began to draw human versions of all the witches including Charlotte, and would draw Mami paired together with the human version of Charlotte. The revelation in [[Episode 8]] that {{spoiler|magical girls turn into witches}} gave these human forms another meaning and the additional plot points of {{spoiler|timelines and the witch-free world created by Madoka}} gave potential for Charlotte and Mami to meet in a less hostile context. <br />
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Also popular simply because the other four main characters are typically paired up together, leaving Mami alone unless paired with Charlotte.<br />
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The fan names for this pair are MamiLotte and (less common) MamiCharu.<br />
<br />
===Official Art=== <br />
<gallery><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:Madoplus 16.jpg|Mamilotte forever.<br />
File:PMMM Manga extra 3.jpg<br />
File:Apricot +4.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to MamiLotte=== <br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Mamilotte Fanart Kiss.jpg|You are not alone Mami, you still have Charlotte! (minus losing the head).<br />
File:Mami Madoka and Charlotte together.jpg|For those torn between MamiMado and MamiLotte there is always the threesome.<br />
File:Mami charlotte jelly qb fanart.jpg|Charlotte looks jelly.<br />
File:Mamilotte badass duo fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mami has a tea party with charlotte.jpg|Tea Party<br />
File:Mami charlotte pocky kiss fanart.jpg<br />
File:MadoMagi family (aotori) mami charlotte.jpg|Charlotte: ''"Mami was my first..."'' (Do the right thing, Mami. And take responsibility.)<br />
File:Charlotte spirit with mami stars fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mami and charlotte love fanart together.jpg<br />
File:Charlotte mami together dark fanart.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Kyouko and Madoka===<br />
[[File:Madoka kyouko sharing pocky fanart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Aoi Yuuki's (un)official OTP]]<br />
While technically many yurifans would consider this pair to be a "crack" pair (an unlikely couple), they have made an exception because of [[Yuri_undertones#Yuri_Kyoko_Trivia|Aoi Yuuki's support and love]] for the character of [[Kyoko]]. Technically it would be considered an Aoi Yuuki x [[Kyoko]] ship (or Aoi Yuuki's waifu).<br />
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*Their love will live forever [http://video.niconico.com/watch/sm14889810 on the internet.]<br />
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===Fanart Response to MadoKyo===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Aoi Yuuki loves her waifu fanart madoka kyouko.jpg|Don't laugh. Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) is actually in love with Kyoko and promised that she would make her her waifu.<br />
File:Madoka fake sayaka kyouko fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko madoka winning fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka dating kyoko fanart sorry girls.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Homura and Clip Girl===<br />
An unnamed character known by fans as [[:file:Clip Girl.jpg|Clip Girl]] (Clip-san) (and sometimes [[:file:Mami Madoka classmate D-chan.jpg|D-chan]], for good reason) suspected to have a school crush on Homura (apparently, she may be [[:file:Homura surrounded by girls.jpg|not the only one]]). Fans have noticed that she can't seem to keep her eyes off of Homura.<br />
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Clip Girl has long pink hair and a green hair clip, is very short, and apparently is the second [[:file:Artbook Classmate Extras Drawing 1.jpg|bustiest girl]] in school (Mami being the [[Mami's mammies|Queen of Mammies]]). She is friends with the light brown pigtailed girl in 3F, and was with her when she invited Homura to the cafe, presumably hoping for a date.<br />
<br />
===Other Couples Fanart Images===<br />
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KirstenxCharlotte.jpg|Yes, even witches are paired up with other witches.<br />
File:Mami homura madoka.jpg|It is Homura's duty to protect Madoka from witches, Kyubey, and romantic rivals.<br />
File:Kyousaya mami threesome.jpg|You are not alone anymore, Mami (Is not cheating if you are already dead, right?).<br />
File:Homura the Harem End.jpg|For the undecided, there is always the Harem end.<br />
File:Homura the harem dream nightmare.jpg|Dammit Homura...<br />
File:Homura harem route.png|The World Homura Only Knows.<br />
File:Homura and junko yuri fanart.jpg|Homura and Junko!? Does Madoka know?<br />
File:Junko kazuko fan doujin.jpg|Only MadoKami knows the truth about those rumors and she is not telling...<br />
File:Mamibey ruined for marriage 0 0.jpg|Technically Kyubey has no gender... do I even wanna go there?...<br />
File:Coobilotte.jpg|Ok, now this is just wrong.<br />
File:21016568 m.jpg<br />
File:Madoka coobie yuri.jpg|Fans have finally lost their minds...<br />
File:Sayaka Kamijou genderbender yuri.png|SayakaxKamijou (female version)... dont ask.<br />
File:Clipgirl crush ver 2.jpg|Homura, lady killer.<br />
File:Homura surrounded by girls.jpg|''"Ladies, please. One at a time".'' <br>Hate the game, not the playa.<br />
File:Homuharem but that is forbidden.jpg|Hitomi is the only one left out from the homuharem.<br />
File:Homura moemura like a boss.jpg|Homura has her own personal lesbian harem in every universe.<br />
File:Homura MC harem lead.jpg<br />
File:Mami madoka homura threesome love triangle.jpg|<br />
File:Madoka pimp playa womanizer.jpg|Being Meguka is suffering but it has its perks.<br />
File:Hitomi sayaka fan art yuri.jpg|example of crack pairing.<br />
File:Perv homu lonely mami empty eyes fanart.jpg|Mami: Forever alone.<br />
File:Hitomi madoka fanart punching rivals.jpg|Hitomi wins Madoka!<br />
File:Witch victim from episode 2.jpg|That woman from [[episode 2]] (isn't there like a huge age gap?!).<br />
File:25061185 p32.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko charlotte new friend.jpg|Frightening how much this makes sense...<br />
File:Kyolotte fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko everybody loves kyouko.png<br />
File:Mamis harem madoka sayaka fanart.jpg<br />
File:You still have charlotte.jpg|"Mami forever alone"...<br />
File:Clip girl and Miss A girl fanart yuri.jpg|Background characters need love too.<br />
File:Miss A girl homura fanart yuri.png|Clip girl wont be happy.<br />
File:Hitomi My New Boyfriend!.jpg|I feel your pain, Homura.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Oriko Manga ==<br />
<br />
=== Kirika and Oriko ===<br />
<br />
<blockquote>''"Kirika, if you weren't here, I would be really broken."'' - [[Oriko Mikuni]] to [[Kirika Kure]], [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Oriko Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Love is infinitely finite, so I'll devote myself infinitely to her."'' - [[Kirika]] speaking of [[Oriko]], [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_4:_I.27ll_never_forgive_you|Oriko Magica, Chapter 4]].</blockquote><br />
Kirika, an antisocial yet shy girl, met Oriko, who helped Kirika collect her things that had spilled onto the ground when nobody cared. Kirika was charmed by her and decided to track her down. However, when she found her, she was too afraid and timid to call out to her, thinking that she wouldn't remember her. For Oriko, she made a contract with Kyubey and wished to change herself. With her new outgoing personality she talked to her and they became soon best friends. Kirika's priority was Oriko and did anything she asked of her, such as killing other magical girls after Oriko became a Puella Magi. She also claimed that her love for Oriko is infinitely finite. On Oriko's side, she shows to care about her and enjoys teasing her. In Chapter 4, after Kirika was fatally wounded by Mami, Oriko rushed to save her and glared at Mami, paralyzing her. She seemed crushed after Kirika confessed her about her wish. After Kirika transformed into [[Margot]] (before transforming Kirika promised Oriko that she wouldn't attack her) and later killed by Kyoko, Mami and Yuma, she had a breakdown and went berserk. After they were killed and Homura resetted the timeline, Kirika and Oriko seemed to have a vague recolection of each other as Kirika says that she'll take half the burden and they then take each others hands and walk off, smiling.<br />
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Oriko and Kirika somehow resemble the friendship between Madoka and Homura. Both Madoka and Oriko were loyal to a kind girl who lacked confidence and wanted a purpose in life and Kirika and Homura both had control over time magic.<br />
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=== Gallery: Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:KoriKo meeting for the first time.jpg|When Kirika met Oriko.<br />
File:Oriko stalker.jpg|Look, Oriko! You have your own stalker!<br />
File:KiriKo pillowlap.jpg|This pillow is one of a kind.<br />
File:Kirika what is love.jpg|Kirika's words of wisdom regarding love tends to be terrifying to fans and characters alike for some reason.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|They both paid a heavy price to protect what they love...<br />
File:Oriko meeting Kirika afterlife.jpg|They seem to remember each other despite this is a new timeline<br />
File:Oriko Magica v02 c07 159.neuquant.png<br />
File:Oriko Magica v02 c07 160.neuquant.png|<br />
File:KirikaData.png|Kirika's limited memory is used for things about Oriko and nothing else.<br />
File:KirikoChildTeasing.png|<br />
File:KirikaQuotesOnOriko.png|Kirika is very vocal about her feelings for Oriko.<br />
File:OrikoJealousy.png|Oriko seems to enjoy Kirika's (somewhat overzealous) attentions.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Fanart Reponse to OriKiri====<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kirika Oriko fanart together.png<br />
File:KiriKo fanart u got my back.jpg<br />
File:Oriko and Kirika Hold Hands.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:KiriKoTackleQuoteFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KirikaOrikoLapNapFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png|A fan recreation of Sayaka and Kyoko's infamous pose from the ending to episode 9.<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Other Couples Fanart Images===<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png<br />
File:OrikoMamiFanart.png<br />
File:KiriMami.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Kazumi Manga ==<br />
=== Saki and Kazumi ===<br />
<blockquote>''"We believe in Kazumi. Just like how you believe in us"'' - [[Saki Asami]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Malefica Farce.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I'll kill Kazumi...when Hell freezes over."'' - [[Saki Asami]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_13:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 13]].</blockquote><br />
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Like all the other [[Pleiades Saints]], Saki cares for Kazumi, and tries to protect her innocence and keep the awful truths of their work away from her. <br />
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It is revealed by Satomi in chapters 13 and 14 that Saki loved [[Michiru Kazusa]], but also cares for her clones, which Kazumi is one of. It's possible that she likes the clones (and Kazumi) for themselves, or she likes them because they are reminders of Michiru. However, was also willing to kill Kazumi (who was starting to turn back into a witch) for the sake of Michiru. It is unknown what are Kazumi's feelings for Saki, but when Satomi asked her if she loved Saki, she didn't say anything and did not deny it either. Also when Kazumi went out of control and nearly becomes a witch, she calmed and returned back to normal after Saki hugged her.<br />
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Saki's love for Kazumi goes even beyond death/witchification. After killing Mirai, Kanna orders Saki's witch form to kill Kazumi. However the witch stops after hearing the sound of Kazumi's earrings and instead protects her from Ayase/Luca's witch form, resulting in her death.<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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File:SakiKazumiHug.png|Saki and Kazumi hugging.<br />
File:SakiKazumiUnderwear.png|Saki imagining a scene from chapter 2. <br />
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File:MJ13 19.jpg<br />
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File:Screen_shot_2012-02-04_at_1.30.06_PM.jpg<br />
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=== Umika and Kaoru ===<br />
Umika and Kaoru are always seen together and even their attacks and transformations are combined. However, the evidences of a romantic relationship between them starts in Chapter 1, with a note that Kaoru and Umika left to Kazumi states that they're out dating, but there are no boys around them. When they were trapped by the bookmobile witch and the Pleiades went to save them, they seemed okay and told the Pleiades not to rush in finding them. Curiously, when they first met (after they were dragged to a witch barrier by Kazumi) Umika rushed to protect Kaoru despite the fact they were strangers by that time.<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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File:UmikaKaoruDateNote.png|This note to Kazumi says that the two are out dating...<br />
File:UmikaKaoruCoffeeShop.png|But there's no one with them in the coffee shop. Could they be dating each other?<br />
File:UmikaKaoruHugginginsideBarrier.png|Umika and Kaoru trapped in a witch's barrier. Awfully close, aren't they?<br />
File:UmikaKaoruImagineSpotByKazumi.png|Kazumi's version of the previous image.<br />
File:UmikaKaoruCuddling.png|No need to rush and save them from a witch, guys. They'll find something to occupy themselves, I'm sure.<br />
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File:Copia de é®é©é¦â-âMâJ11 09.jpg<br />
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=== Saki and Mirai ===<br />
<blockquote>''"You hurt my Sakiii!"'' - [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_9:_.22The_Freezer.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 9]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"You protected us. Thank you."''<br>''"Th... thank you, Saki!"'' - [[Saki Asami]] and [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_12:_.22Pleiades.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 12]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Mirai, thanks for covering for me."''<br>''"Y...Yeah, it's not your fault, Saki. I know how you feel, Saki."'' - [[Saki Asami]] and [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_15:_.22Ingredients_for_Satomi.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 15]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Saki... I love you!"'' - [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_18:_.22Connect.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 18]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:SakiMira.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Could you be holding on to Saki any tighter, Mirai?]]<br />
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Mirai, from the onset, has appeared to be very attached to Saki. In chapter 3, Mirai is seen clinging to Saki when the Pleiades Saints first appear, and she also seems gleeful at the fact she's paired with Saki and Kazumi in their search for a witch. These small signs mostly went unnoticed by the fans until chapter 9, when Saki's face was minorly injured by the witch form of Nico's spare while trying to protect Mirai. Seeing this, Mirai went berserk, killing the witch in a fit of rage for daring to hurt Saki. Mirai doesn't react this way when Umika, Kaoru and Kazumi have been injured or endangered in far worse ways, showing that this reaction and the feelings that accompany it are for Saki alone.<br />
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When Saki is feeling especially down, Mirai viciously defends her to the other Pleiades, despite seeming to agree that what Saki had done wasn't in their best interests. Still, Mirai instantly forgives her, and blushes and seems to be pleased when Saki thanks her for it.<br />
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These feelings, however, may in fact be one-sided on Mirai's part, as Saki seems to be more attached to Kazumi than Mirai, to the point it's even stated by Satomi that Saki loves Kazumi. Mirai is [[:file:Mirai jelly slut 4chan u.jpg|clearly jealous of Kazumi's closeness with Saki]], as seen in Chapter 12 and in subsequent chapters, she was willing to kill Kazumi, after she turned into a witch and she claimed that it was all for the sake of Saki. Saki compares Mirai to her sister, [[Miyuki]], when they first meet, which has no clear meaning. Miyuki had promised to marry Saki one day, but it's unknown if Saki had romantic feelings for her sister or just familial affection, and therefore may see Mirai as just a younger sister figure.<br />
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During another flashback, Saki blushes when she says Mirai reminds her of her younger self. She admits the comparison is strange since they are the same age, but she is happy to have Mirai beside her. This causes Mirai to later say that she is Saki, and Saki is her. When Saki becomes a witch, Mirai refuses to kill her and doesn't defend herself from Saki's witch, allowing herself to be decapitated. However, her love for Saki remains unrequited until the end.<br />
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*{{spoiler|Mirai's love for Saki goes even beyond death/witchification. Mirai's witch form uses its magic to protect Saki's witch form from being hurt in chapter 19. Saki's witch form does not recognize her and decapitates her.}}<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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File:É®é©é¦â-âMâJ12 18.jpg| ''U Mad?''<br />
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File:Kazumi vol3 melonbooks bonus.jpg<br />
File:Mirai_clings_to_Saki.jpg<br />
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=== Airi and Yuuri ===<br />
<blockquote>''"If you want to live, then I'll save you, no matter what."'' - [[Yuuri Asuka]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"My most precious treasure was taken away from me. That's why I'm going to kill their most precious treasure. '''You.'''"'' - "[[Yuuri]]" to [[Kazumi]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:Magical_spoon_2.png|right|thumb|300px|Two girls, willing to sacrifice everything for one another. Is it romantic, or just deep friendship?]]<br />
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[[Airi]] and [[Yuuri Asuka]] started out as ordinary classmates. Yuuri, a very avid cooking fan, tried cooking for her entire class, but was sent into shock when one of the students claimed they had gotten food poisoning from her cooking. She did not return to school the next day, and Airi went to check on her and helped prove the student was lying to try to frame Yuuri. The two became very close friends.<br />
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Two years later, Airi was diagnosed with an incurable disease that would surely take her life. Yuuri asked a [[Michiru Kazusa|magical girl]] who saved her from a witch to cure Airi, but the girl told Yuuri that she should make her own contract. Yuuri followed her advice and made a contract with [[Kyubey]] to save her friend. <br />
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Yuuri and Airi remained close afterwards, with Airi believing that Yuuri cured her using a magical charm in the form of a spoon. They both loved food, and spoke of cooking competitions and going out to eat together (which could be interpreted as a date).<br />
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Yuuri eventually turned into a witch and attacked Airi. The [[Pleiades Saints]] killed her. Airi was so brokenhearted and mentally unhinged by this that she made a contract with Kyubey herself to take over Yuuri's life, transforming her appearance into her friend's and swearing vengeance on the girls who killed Yuuri, even though they saved her life. The newly christened "Yuuri" even has a magical girl costume that calls out to her lost friend: it heavily features stripes and a frilled skirt, which were what Yuuri commonly wore when in casual dress, and mimics Yuuri's magical girl costume's color scheme. Airi even mimics Yuuri's style of dress, which is very different from her own before contracting, while not transformed, implying that she tries to keep her friend alive in her heart even in everyday life. <br />
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By the time Airi reached the end of the life that Yuuri had saved, Airi had become obsessed with avenging her. Airi even rebuffed an attempt by her perceived enemies to clean her soul gem (similar to Sayaka's reaction to Homura's offer of help in the anime). Airi's witch form is a heart, with the ability to broadcast her memories: specifically, those of her past with Yuuri. The obvious symbolism in this (with a heart representing love, often of a romantic nature, in many cultures) indicates that Airi's feelings for Yuuri remained strong.<br />
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One can read into these facts two ways: a deep friendship where two girls are willing to give everything up for the other, or a romantic relationship where even the thought of living without her partner is enough to drive each girl to desperation and despair (the main qualification for becoming a magical girl).<br />
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===Manga Pages and Official Art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Healing airi.png|Yuuri makes a contract with Kyubey for her wish: to heal Airi and save her from a fatal illness.<br />
File:AiriYuuriHugging01.png|Yuuri and Airi sitting in a tree...<br />
File:Airi's wish.png|Airi will not rest until she hunts down all the killers.<br />
File:Memories of yuuri.png|...her last words.<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaitYay.png|Kazumi imagining Yuuri and Airi eating a delicious parfait...<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaiteating.png|But in reality, this will never come true for them.<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-09_at_5.41.10_PM.jpg<br />
File:AiriYuuriClothesComparison.png|The real Yuuri and Airi after her transformation. The obvious mimicking of even Yuuri's style of dress shows Airi's deep feelings for her.<br />
File:Airi_and_Yuuri_art.jpg|Airi after her transformation holding Yuuri. Note how similar their costumes are.<br />
File:AiriYuuriPreciousPersonQuote.png|Airi speaking of Yuuri and calling her, "my most precious treasure."<br />
File:Kazumi_bonus.jpg<br />
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==== Fanart Reponse to YuuriAiri====<br />
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File:All-for-you.jpg<br />
File:TwoYuurisFanart.png<br />
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=== Ayase and Luca ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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File:Luca Souju Puella Magi.png<br />
File:AyaseLucaCombinedTransformation.png<br />
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===Misako Ishijima and Remi Shiina===<br />
Very little is known about the relationship between Misako and Remi, other than they were friends since middle school. Remi Shiina was a magical girl who went missing during her third year of school. Remi's little sister, who was three at the time, claimed her sister was a magical girl who fought witches that brought disaster into the world. Misako's passion to find lost girls could be interpreted as her attempt to find Remi.<br />
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===Manga Pages===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:MisakoAndRemi.png|Misako and her old <s>friend</s> flame, Remi, at about the same age as the Pleiades. <br />
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==Other Couples==<br />
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=== Kazumi and Nico ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NicoKazumiPrincessCarry.png|Two different princess carries in a single chapter? Hiramatsu knows how to ship-tease.<br />
File:LoversSuicideComment.png|Like with Kyoko and Sayaka, the Japanese ideal of a tragic lovers' suicide shows itself here.<br />
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=== Saki and Miyuki ===<br />
Miyuki promised to marry Saki in the future.<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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File:Miyuki and Saki childhood marriage promise manga page.jpg|Saki wins the heart of her sister. Is that wedding bells I hear?<br />
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== Gen Urobuchi's Views on Relationships in Madoka ==<br />
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In an [[Shinjidai_no_Mixture_Magazine_BLACK_PAST|interview with Black Past]], Gen Urobuchi discussed his view of Homura and Madoka's relationship and his beliefs on same-sex relationships. Urobuchi clarified that while Homura's feelings for Madoka were present and unchanging throughout her timeloops, Madoka did not feel the same way prior to her wish, having only the experience of one time loop. Madoka made her wish not so much for Homura's sake but to save all mahou shoujo. However when Madoka made her wish, she learned about Homura's true feelings and only then was the bond between them established. Urobuchi even describes the circumstances of it is as a "little cruel" that it required Madoka leaving and becoming a goddess to understand Homura. <br />
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In talking about relationships in his body of works, Urobuchi revealed his beliefs about same sex relationships, "whatever relationship that could exist between male and female it should also exist between couples of same sex." Aside from the difference in body parts, he did not see a male and female relationship as special or unique. He believes that the same kind of love is possible between same sex couples as well. Urobuchi stated he may even write about a love relationship between two men in the future.<br />
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=== Conclusion ===<br />
Because of the lack of evidence on-screen to establish Homura and Madoka as a canon yuri couple (or any other couple), the nature of their relationship is open to interpretation and debate. Even if we take into account evidence such as Urobuchi's views on sexuality, this relationship would not be considered canonical by some fans unless official recognition is given in future body of works that raises the yuri subtext to text on their relationship. One can speculate that this interview could add more fuel to the fanbase to produce more fan works out of frustration now that they are aware of Urobuchi's personal views.<br />
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[[Category:Articles]]<br />
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==Magazine Articles, Interviews, Etc.==<br />
<b>[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone":]]</b><br />
An official guidebook with a compilation on a wide variety of information on Madoka Magica.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Guidebook 0030.jpg|During the seiyuu interviews, [[Homura|Chiwa Saito]] and [[Madoka|Aoi Yuki]] get paired up, as well as [[Sayaka|Eri Kitamura]] and [[Kyoko|Ai Nonaka]] in joint interviews, but all the other seiyuu are interviewed alone. Clearly, nothing yuri sinister going on...<br />
File:Guidebook 0031.jpg|And I'm sure nothing could possibly be implied by them writing "Chiwa Saito X Aoi Yuki" and "Eri Kitamura X Ai Nonaka" in huge letters at the bottom of the interview pages either. I am sure there is a logical explanation that doesn't involved yuri as the main reason... clearly.<br />
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*See [[Lily Megami Magazine 2011-12|Lily Megami Magazine 2011-12]] ''(translation in progress)''</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Walpurgis_Night&diff=44534
Walpurgis Night
2012-07-01T01:59:52Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Current speculations */</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__ {{spoilers}}<br />
'''Walpurgis Night''' (alternately referred to as "Walpurgisnacht" or "Walpurgis" both in the series and among fans) is supposedly the strongest witch current Magical Girls would have to fight. Her real name is unknown, while "Walpurgis Night" is a common moniker given to it by magical girls. Her nature had been kept mysterious during most of the series, which led to a lot of speculation from fans during the original broadcast. This article's first purpose is, as with the other witches, to provide information about her.<br />
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The witch first appeared in the prologue "dream" sequence of [[Episode 1]], although it wasn't called by any name back then. This led to some speculations about the witch's identity before it was finally revealed in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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<center>''She will turn all of fate's misfortune to nothing.''<br><br />
''She will flood the earth with magic,''<br><br />
''and take all of humankind into her play.''<br><br />
''A moving stage construction.''<br><br />
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''If everything is a play, no unhappy things will exist.''<br><br />
''It may be a tragedy, but it'll all be part of the script.''<br><br />
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''The play stops on Walpurgisnacht,''<br><br />
''and the earth does not turn even once more.''<br><br />
''The story will not change.''<br><br />
''Tomorrow, and the day after, is the night of Walpurgis.''<br />
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- From the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Walpurgisnacht.2C_Episode_10_version|Production Note]]</center><br />
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For a compilation of historical, mythological, and literary information concerning {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Walpurgis_Night|Walpurgisnacht]]|ワルプルギスの夜|Warupurugisu no Yoru|Night of Walpurgis}}, a term first mentioned by [[Homura Akemi|Homura]] in [[Episode 6]], see [[Speculah:Walpurgis Night]].<br />
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|image = File:Card_Walpurgis.png<br />
|japanese_desc = 舞台装置の魔女(通称・ワルプルギスの夜 / 本名不明)その性質は無力。回り続ける愚者の象徴。 歴史の中で語り継がれる謎の魔女。通称・ワルプルギスの夜。 この世の全てを戯曲へ変えてしまうまで無軌道に世界中を回り続ける。 普段逆さ位置にある人形が上部へ来た時、暴風の如き速度で飛行し瞬く間に地表の文明をひっくり返してしまう。<br />
|english_desc = The stage-constructing witch (alias: Walpurgis Night / real name: unknown); her nature is helplessness. She symbolizes the fool who continuously spins in circles. The witch's mysteries have been handed down through the course of history; her appellation is "Walpurgis Night." She will continue to rotate aimlessly throughout the world until she completely changes the whole of this age into a drama. When the doll's usual upside-down position reaches the top part of the witch, she completely roils the civilization on the ground in a flash through her gale-like flight. <br />
|type = Stage-constructing witch<br />
|nature = Helplessness<br />
|episodes = [[Episode 1]], [[Episode 10]], [[Episode 11]], [[Episode 12]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Minions==<br />
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|japanese_desc = 舞台装置の魔女の手下。その役割は道化役者。強大な魔力に引かれ集まった無数の魂。ワルプルギスの夜自身が元々一人の誰かであったのか、或いは多くの魂が集合することにより生まれた幻であるのか、今となっては分からない。<br />
|english_desc = The stage-constructing witch's minions. Their duty is to be clowns. Countless souls drawn to her vast magical power. Nobody knows whether Walpurgis Night was initially a single person, or if it was a phantom born from the gathering of many spirits. <br />
|type = Minions of the stage-constructing witch<br />
|task = Being clowns<br />
|episodes = [[Episode 11]], [[Episode 12]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Official description from [[Megami Magazine 2011-07#Walpurgis Night|July 2011 Megami]] interview with Urobuchi: ''In the last episode we saw the "Walpurgis Night", but what kind of witch is it specifically?''<br>It has the destructive power to bring about natural disasters powerful enough to blow away an entire town, but originally it was a single witch. It's a witch that has grown from the combination of countless other witches. Walpurgis Night combines with other witches in the same way two powerful tornadoes are able to combine and become larger. It's essentially a "conglomeration"-type witch. Because it's so powerful, it rarely shows itself.<br />
* Walpurgis Night is named for '''Walpurgisnacht''', a traditional spring festival celebrated on 30 April or 1 May in large parts of Central and Northern Europe. For more information on the festival's history, cultural and literary impacts, and connection to witchcraft, see [[Speculah: Walpurgis Night]].<br />
* [[Kyoko Sakura]] confirmed that Walpurgis was the most powerful witch in [[Episode 9]]; in [[Episode 10]], however, [[Madoka Kaname]] eclipsed her in power in two of the timelines created by [[Homura Akemi]], becoming the god-like [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. [[Episode 11]] showed that Walpurgis can withstand repeated attacks from heavy artillery, and her mere appearance can cause hundreds of deaths.<br />
* While Walpurgis does not need to hide in a barrier, like other witches, her arrival in Mitakihara Town is preceded by a carnival-like procession of familiars. This is apparently a reflection of her theatrical theme, and possibly also evidence of her desire to transform the world into a giant "stage."<br />
** [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Labyrinth_design|The Guidebook]] describing the Witch's labyrinth design contains the line, "Everything in this world is fake. My life is nothing more than a drama that you penned. Please, prove it. ''"Faust"'' is on show." (この世界はすべて嘘でした。私の人生はあなたの書いた戯曲にすぎません。それを証明して下さい。「ファウスト」が上演中) <br />
* The witch's most prominent familiars take the form of former magical girls, as evidenced by their resemblance to the [[:File:Puellamagis.png|magical girls]] shown in the final scene of [[Episode 12]].<br />
**The manga version even takes this one step further by explicitly featuring the deceased Sayaka, Kyouko and Mami, all of which are main characters, as Walpurgis's minions. It turns out that [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/index.php?title=Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_%22You_Are_Not_Alone%22&curid=4403&diff=32380&oldid=32379#EPISODE_COMMENTARIES this depiction was in the original storyboard of Episode 11.] It is unknown why this was changed.<br />
**They also bear similiarity to characters from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa3o0yCwHto#t=207s the music video of Maaya Sakamoto's Universe]. This is unsurprising as both the MV and witch sequences are designed by animators [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]. <br />
* Walpurgis never drops a Grief Seed in any of the timelines. Whether this is because she doesn't have one or because the Grief Seed is always lost in the confusion of battle is unknown.<br />
* The exterior view of [[Homura Residence|Homura's residence]] resembles a scene from [[wikipedia:Shadow_of_Memories|''Shadow of Memories'']] (Shadow of Destiny for North America). Interestingly, it went through several title changes before release, among them ''The Day and Night of Walpurgisnacht'', ''Days of Walpurgis'', and ''Time Adventure''.<br />
* [[NewType_2011-07#InuCurry_.28bewitched_space_design.29_and_Yukihiro_Miyamoto_.28series_director.29|According to witch animator and designer InuCurry]], Walpurgis Night's and Kriemhild Gretchen's silhouettes are supposed to make a pair. The significance of this is unknown.<br />
** [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Kriemhild_Gretchen.2C_Timeline_2_Version|Puella Magi Production Note]] further reveals that Walpurgis Night is meant to look like the upper half of a sand timer, while Kriemhild Gretchen looks like the lower half. Interestingly, [[NewType_2011-05#Homura.27s_shield|Homura's shield has also been described as a sand timer]].<br />
* According to Walpurgis Night's page in the [[Guidebook]], the top part of the gear can turn into a stage where her familiars hold performances.<br />
** Also according to the Guidebook, the familiars become as heavy as rocks when grabbed, like a [[wikipedia:Konaki-jiji|Konaki-jiji]].<br />
* The mandala surrounding the witch has a [[wikipedia:Tomoe|tomoe]] pattern on it.<br />
* Walpurgis Night was voiced by... [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Walpurgis_Comic|Kaori Mizuhashi-san!!]]<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
===Initial speculations===<br />
* Many fans believed that the witch in the first episode was [[Sayaka]], citing similarities in their clothing. It was proven false in [[Episode 9]] when [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]] was shown.<br />
* [[Homura]]'s [[Homura Residence|documents]] shown in [[Episode 6]] contain illustrations of Walpurgis Night. This led to another speculation that it is the witch from the prologue. It was confirmed in [[Episode 10]].<br />
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===Current speculations===<br />
[[File:Walpurgis Night moving parts.gif|right]]<br />
*Homura may have been tracking down several other magical girls to figure out which one of them became Walpurgis Night. She may also have been trying to figure out what the witch might look like; however, the visuals she has depict several magical girl appearances.<br />
*Walpurgis Night could be the witch of a magic 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 />
*Given the nature of Walpurgis Night and the presence of gears and the "falling" figure of the witch, Walpurgis Night could be the witch form of Homura. Although Homura's magic is very limited, her experience in multiple timelines makes the witch a formidable foe. <br />
**Walpurgis Night could be Homura's witch form from the future, where she despairs with the fact that her involvement with Madoka only made her suffer some more. This would make sense if Timeline 1 was the best possible ending and the witch's goal is to kill Madoka alone (Timeline 1) or to kill Homura and end her fate or Kyubey to prevent him from making more contracts so other girls won't suffer a similar fate.<br />
**Evidence supporting this theory are the gears and cogwheels, as well as the fact how her arrival is always extremely vague (ie. time travel, Homura Akemi's power as a magical girl).<br />
***Also by her theme of helplessness and her being 'the fool who continuously spins in circles' (referencing the time loop Homura has created)<br />
**<b>This theory is now disproven by the reveal of [[Homulilly]] in the Portable game.</b><br />
***But It is still disputed whether or not the Portable Game is canon.<br />
****The game is canon since Gen himself supervised the scenario <br />
*** Not necessarily. "Walpurgis Night" is a ''class'' of Witch, not the ''specific name'' of ''this'' Witch; it is "a witch that has grown from the combination of countless other witches". We have no idea whether such a Witch would retain the same appearance and abilities as the original Witch(s) from which it was born, if a single Witch among those "countless Witches" may gain dominance over others, etc. It's possible that Homulilly is Homura's actual Witch form, and the Walpurgis Night that we see in the anime is the result of Homulilly's eventual conglomeration with other Witches.<br />
[[File:Walpurgis minions comparison.png|thumb|right|200px|Walpurgis Night's minions were magical girls]]<br />
*Some fans speculate that [[Kazumi]] might be Walpurgis Night, because of her appearance. Since Walpurgis is a combination of countless other witches, probably Kazumi combinated with the Pleiades Saints and/or the girls trapped in the Freezer<br />
**In the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Labyrinth_design|guidebook]], the Witch's labyrinth design contains the line, "Everything in this world is fake. My life is nothing more than a drama that you penned..." it could be referring to the fact that Kazumi was actually a clone so she has no memories of her own and her life is fake. <br />
** After the airing of Chapter 18, fans believe that Kazumi and/or [[Kanna Hijiri]] might be Walpurgis. Notice what Kanna says during the episode: ''I'm just a doll that's living in a story she made...'', which is similar to the Witch's labyrinth design notes.<br />
*The exact time of Walpurgis Night's appearance may be midnight at the Brocken mountain in Germany, the site of real Walpurgisnacht festivities. This is approximately 8 AM in Japan. When Madoka defeats Walpurgis in Episode 12, a blue daytime sky is revealed. The sun is not shown, so is most likely close to the horizon, as it would be at 8 AM.<br />
**<b>The city's order to evacuate was announced at 7 AM in the Portable game.</b><br />
** It is speculated that a Walpurgis Night event has taken place before in the past, and perhaps it has visited different places during the night of the festival of witches. In [[Episode 8]], Kyoko is surprised to hear that Walpurgis Night will visit [[Mitakihara Town|Mitakihara]] for the first time, since it has never done it before.<br />
*** Since the festival of witches takes place once a year, it is possible to speculate a Walpurgis Night event takes place at least once a year in different places. People could have confused hurricane events or other natural disasters to be the work of nature instead of a witch.<br />
*The preview pages for Oriko Magica reveal that the title character, Oriko, is a magical girl able to the future; in this future, she sees Walpurgis Night, not upside down, wrecking Mitakihara Town. Then she sees the magical girl from the cover art, and believes that she might be the key to stopping Walpurgis Night, suggesting to Kyubey that he go recruit her. As such, speculah: either Oriko or the girl from the cover will become Walpurgis Night, as either one of them becoming that Witch would illustrate Oriko's helplessness at changing the future.<br />
** {{Spoiler|Volume 2 of Oriko Magica reveals that Oriko had actually seen Kriemhild Gretchen.}}<br />
* The witch's card refers to the humanoid part of Walpurgis Night as a doll, and the gear as the "top part" of the witch. Therefore, the lower half is probably only a decoy body, similar to Charlotte's first form. This is further enforced by the fact that while the doll body is destroyed by Madoka's attack, the gear is unaffected and continues to approach her.<br />
** Until Madoka destroys it, thus killing Walpurgis Night for good.<br />
*Let us say that "Walpurgisnacht" is the product of the amalgamation of several Witches. Considering that the festival goes back to ancient times, we can only assume that a New "Walpurgisnacht" emerges during the time of the Witches festival to replaced the old one if it gets defeated. It is unknown what happens to "Walpurgisnacht" after the witches festival ends. We can only assume that it either disassembles back to "normal" or perhaps it goes to slumber until the next festival. Considering there is little evidence, this speculation could be completely wrong.<br />
* Perhaps Walpurgis Night appears to absorb new magical girls/witches into its power. That could be why she came to Mitakihara - to find Madoka.<br />
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*It is possible that Walpurgis Night is a fusion of multiple witches into a single powerful entity. This is supported by Walpurgis Night in both real-world belief and Faust being a witch's gathering - in this case the witches are gathering into one entity. The magical girl silhouettes in Homura's room can be interpreted as Homura not tracking down one magical girl that becomes Walpurgis, but rather all of the magical girls that become Walpurgis. The Paul Klee painting "Walpurgisnacht," assuming it has relevance, does seem to depict several witches fused together.<br />
**One of the pictures in Homura's room is of two lines of female silhouettes holding hands and dancing. In between the two lines is the word "Walpurgisnacht." Perhaps they're doing a fusion dance?<br />
*** Walpurgis Night's familiars perform a similar dance both while the witch is attacking the town and while Madoka is cleansing the witches. They may be attacking Madoka, enhancing her power, or in some way trying to fuse with her (perhaps resulting in Kriemhild Gretchen's ultimate form#.<br />
**This theory is strangely sound, since the basis of Walpurgis Night is a gathering of witches. This could mean that Walpurgis Night could be a mash-up of many witches, thus creating a super-witch.<br />
**Further support for this theory may be the gradual dissolution of Walpurgis Night as Madoka granted absolution to the various Magical Girls throughout time, in addition to the fact that the witch's familiars take the form of the various girls.<br />
**Walpurgis Night's minions [[File_talk:Puellamagis.png | suspiciously resemble]] the silhouettes of speculated magical girls like Gisela#?#, Charlotte#?#, Gertrud#?#, Izabel#?#, Elly#?) and one unknown.<br />
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* The theory that Walpurgis Night is a fusion of multiple witches has been confirmed by Gen Urobuchi in [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07#Walpurgis_Night | this interview]].<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Kriemhild_Gretchen.2C_Timeline_2_Version|Concept for Walpurgisnacht, Episode 10 version]] <br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===Episode 1===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Ep1 Witch Floating.jpg| Walpurgis Night's first appearance in the series.<br />
File:Ep1_Witch_Cog.jpg|The gear portion under the witch's skirt, moments before blowing Homura away.<br />
File:Witch_from_episode_1.jpg| A clearer shot of the gears.<br />
File:Ep1_Witch.jpg| Walpurgis's face can barely be discerned.<br />
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===Episode 8===<br />
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File:Display 01.jpg|One of the screens in Homura's residence displays an elaborate woodcut of the witch. She seems to be holding her "hands" to her mouth.<br />
File:Display 03.jpg|On the right-hand side of the image, Walpurgis Night is shown right-side-up and surrounded by flames. This is in line with her informational card, which states that she causes destruction when her upper body is righted.<br />
File:Display 05.jpg|The witch's familiars are shown more closely here.<br />
File:Display 06.jpg|A silhouette of an upside-down Walpurgis Night is accompanied by the text "Ein Narr," which translates to "a fool" in German; the witch's informational card also refers to her as a "fool." However, the torn part of the image shows a part of what appears to be a letter K. "Kein narr" translates to "no fool"<br />
File:Display 08.jpg|Note the green figure above the caption "Walpurgis Night" on the left-hand side. This may have been Walpurgis's magical girl form, as a girl wearing a similar tulip-shaped skirt and conical headdress appears in the magical girl "lineup" at the end of the series.<br />
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===Episode 10===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Walpurgis.PNG|Walpurgis from one of the previous timelines. <br />
File:Walpurgis_Comparison.PNG|Her appearance seems to change every time Madoka and Homura encounter her.<br />
File:Worlf_after_Walpurgis_Night.png|Madoka's victory over the witch is a Pyrrhic one: Mitakihara is still in ruins, and she herself has become Kriemhild Gretchen.<br />
File:Madoka-mahou-shoujo.jpg|Walpurgis is not upside-down. Something may happen according to the card.<br />
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===Episode 11===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Walpurgisnacht_Procession.jpg|The procession of familiars heralding the arrival of Walpurgis Night.<br />
File:Homura_Heavy_Weapons_Kata.jpg|In order to defeat the witch, Homura gathered enough weapons to rival a small dictatorship. Unfortunately, this was not enough.<br />
File:Walpurgis-e11.jpg|Walpurgis Night beginning her attack on Mitakihara City.<br />
File:Walpurgignite.PNG|Walpurgis breathes fire, fitting for her carnival theme.<br />
File:Staredown.PNG|Unaffected by previous attacks, Walpurgis taunts Homura.<br />
File:Drawlpurgis.PNG|Flying towards Homura before being hit by missiles.<br />
File:Walpurgis_crash.PNG|Knocked down by Homura's attack.<br />
File:Familiars_appear.PNG|A beam fired by Walpurgis breaks apart to reveal her familiars.<br />
File:Walpurgis_flames.PNG|Given the holiday's association with bonfires, Walpurgis appears to be fireproof.<br />
File:Dancing_flames.PNG|Walpurgis is surrounded by dancing figures that burst into flame.<br />
File:Familiar_block.PNG|The familiars attempt to stop Homura from reaching Walpurgis.<br />
File:Walpurgis_float.PNG|Walpurgis cuts a path of destruction through the city.<br />
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===Episode 12===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dollpurgis.PNG|The doll half of Walpurgis appears to be a decoy.<br />
File:Walpurgisbot.PNG|Walpurgis Night's doll body looks mechanical in origin.<br />
File:Walpurgiscog.PNG|The gear positions itself before Madoka. It may be the true body of the witch.<br />
File:Familiar_dance.PNG|The familiars dance around Madoka before Walpurgis is destroyed.<br />
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===Official Confirmation and Comparison===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Walpurgis gretchen hour glass.jpg|According with InuCurry, Walpurgis Night's and Kriemhild Gretchen's silhouettes [[NewType_2011-07#InuCurry_.28bewitched_space_design.29_and_Yukihiro_Miyamoto_.28series_director.29|are supposed to make a pair]]. The [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note|production notes confirms]] they are meant to look like an hourglass. <br />
File:Walpurgisnacht grief seed.PNG|Walpurgis Night's Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
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===Official Documents===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:PN 20.jpg|Walpurgis Night sketches from production notes.<br />
File:Production note Walpurgis 1.jpg|production notes.<br />
File:Production note Walpurgis 2.jpg|prodcution notes.<br />
File:PN 84.jpg|Walpurgis Night's minions sketches from production notes.<br />
File:PN 86.jpg|More sketches of Walpurgis Night's minions.<br />
File:Guidebook 0045.jpg|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone".<br />
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===Fanart and speculation===<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Ep1_Witch_Approx.jpg|A fan's approximation of Walpurgis Night's appearance.<br />
File:Ep1_Witch_Prolog.jpg|Speculation that the Soul Gem shown in "Prolog in Himmel" scene may be that of Walpurgis.<br />
File:Ep1 Sayaka Witch.png|Chart displaying similarities between Sayaka and Walpurgis' appearance in ep1. Those similarities led some to believe that the it was Sayaka's witch form. It has been, however, proven false.<br />
File:Suleika lights.jpg|Other fans speculated the identity of the witch to be [[Suleika]].<br />
File:Witch_from_episode_1_v2.jpg|Comparison between the design of the witch and Ultima from Final Fantasy XII<br />
File:Kriemhild Gretchen and Walpurgis.jpg|Fanart of Kriemhild Gretchen on the bottom and Walpurgis Night on top. The two of them together are suppose to form an hourglass shape. <br />
File:Walpurgis night fanart human form.jpg|Walpurgis Night in human form<br />
File:Walpurgis night and her dancing minions fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mahou shoujo walpurgisnacht fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mahou shoujo walpurgisnacht fanart 2.jpg<br />
File:WALPURGISNACHT black and white artwork.jpg<br />
File:18471637 p38.jpg<br />
File:Walpurgisnight chibi fanart.jpg<br />
Walpurgi-chan.jpg|Walpurgis-chan is gonna pound your ass!<br />
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==Cosplay==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Walpur_cosplay.jpg<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{card_link|id=30}}<br />
*[http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AE%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%9C Walpurgis Night pixiv fanart]<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Glossary#Walpurgis Night]] - definition from the official website<br />
* [[Speculah:Walpurgis Night]] - speculations<br />
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Nico Kanna
2012-07-01T01:55:48Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Witch Form */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Nico Kanna<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Nico 1.png]]</center><br />
|jname=神流 ニコ (Kanna Niko) <br />
|weapon=Walking cane magic wand<br />
}}<br />
<blockquote>"''The thing that needs a name will be your gravestone.''" - Nico Kanna, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_7:_.22Gem_Picking.22|Chapter 7]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Nico Kanna'''|神流 ニコ|Kanna Niko}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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She is a magical girl and a member of the Pleiades Saints. Her wish was {{Spoiler|to create another version of herself, with a happy life and no memory of a traumatic incident in her past}}.<br />
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{{Spoiler|Her name was previously {{Nihongo|'''Kanna Hijiri'''|聖 カンナ|Hijiri Kanna}}. She gave this name to her duplicate [[Kanna Hijiri|[link]]] upon making her wish.}}<br />
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==Personality==<br />
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Nico is a mostly quiet girl, being constantly seen with the same uninterested look on her face (which barely changes even when pierced with an arrow). However, she possesses high intelligence; arguably the highest in the bunch. She is a tech expert, and uses several pieces of high tech equipment, such as smartphones, to assist the girls with information. She is also able to quickly analyze situations, and notice subtle details that the others do not.<br />
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She can be sarcastic at times, but with no malice.<br />
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{{Spoiler|While she appears taciturn, she also harbors a great deal of guilt beneath the surface, as she was responsible for the accidental death of her friends when she was very young.}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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[[File:Nico app.png|thumb|400px|Nico using her smartphone app.]]<br />
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After a witch traps [[Kaoru]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, [[Saki]], Nico, [[Satomi]], and [[Mirai]] come to [[Kazumi]]'s aid. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], a seven-girl witch-hunting team of which Kazumi and her abducted friends are also a part of. Together, they search for Kaoru and Umika across town, with the help of Nico's tracking app. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters, Yuuri, disguises herself as Satomi and separates Kazumi from the rest of the team. She attacks Kazumi, but just as she is on the verge of defeat, the other Pleiades show up. Kazumi is then held by her opponent at gunpoint, causing them all to hesitate. Kazumi screams out for them to attack anyway, and they fire a joint attack at the mysterious girl: Fili Del Toano. It causes a large explosion, but the magical girl gets away. Kazumi is only lightly wounded.<br />
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They reunite at Umika's house for a strategy meeting. Having traced the witch to a bookmobile, and after filling up on Kazumi's delicious food, they head out to the last stop on the bookmobile schedule to intercept it. They go inside, save for Kazumi, who is told to stay outside and to fire her ''Limiti Esterni'' from the outside to finish it off. Nico hands her a GPS/communicator, so she can receive their signal, while tracking their location allowing her to fire accurately. The girls plunge into the witch's barrier, and rescue Kaoru and Umika just in time. Together, the six of them bind the witch with Episodio Incrocio. However, Nico dropped her GPS/com unit in an earlier attack by the witch, causing it to break (or, in her words, "killed in action"). This leaves them unable to give Kazumi the needed signal. Umika, thinking quickly, commands them to use candy flutes given to them by Kazumi. The sound reaches her, and the witch is destroyed by ''Limiti Esterni''.<br />
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While they reunite and celebrate their victory, they are approached by Jubey, the "fairy" (妖精) that turned them into magical girls. He cleans up their Soul Gems, and gladly accepts the last witch's Grief Seed. He then refuses a couple of weird looking seeds, obtained from the pseudo-witches of Chapters 1 and 2, saying they were not real Grief Seeds. Umika theorized they imitated the Grief Seed's power and were created by the mysterious girl from before. Before they could draw further conclusions, they are attacked by that very girl, [[Yuuri]]. She pins the girls downs with quick, devastating attacks. Nico attempts to retaliate, but is pierced by an arrow, incapacitating her. Yuuri kidnaps Kazumi, and, with a message left in the arrow that struck Nico, orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome at midnight if they want Kazumi back. While waiting for the deadline at Umika's house, they speculate on Yuuri's motivations. Nico alerts them to the fact that the mysterious girl's Soul Gem was at her limit, and makes an omnious prediction as to what might happen if she keeps using magic.<br>At the right time, they arrive at the dome, but a force barrier prevents them from doing anything but watch as Yuuri enacts her plans. Yuuri states her objective is to seek revenge on the Pleiades. She interprets the Pleiades' failure to recognize her as having been "just that insignificant" to the girls. She then removes her hat, causing a shocked Umika to recognize her, and proceeds to shove an Evil Nut, one of the awkward Grief Seeds from before, into Kazumi's forehead, while the Pleiades scream in horror.<br />
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However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. However, over the course of the battle, Yuuri's Soul Gem cracks. Nico pronounces that Yuuri's Soul Gem has hatched as she becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Nico is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.<br />
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The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. Saki then shoots the witch, freeing Nico and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. As usual, Nico is almost expressionless. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.<br />
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The next day, Kazumi spots Nico walking along with Juubey. When Kazumi asks what Nico's doing, she evasively replies she's witch hunting. As the walk to an amusement park, Kazumi says she understands why the Pleiades kept the truth about witches from her. Nico comments that Kazumi still dosen't have her memories back. When Kazumi asks if there's a way they can be restored, Nico says she might have regrets. She says this as she looks at her smartphone, which is displaying an English news article about a Japanese kid shooting people in California. When Kazumi says she's okay with that, Nico says they'll have to talk to the others about it later as she suddenly confronts the other girl that's been following them. <br />
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Introducing herself as [[Ayase Souju]], she reveals she collects Soul Gems as a hobby. Nico finds it disgusting. Ayase claims the Pleiades are "gem picking" too, alluding to an incident (where Nico may or may not have been present) involving a magical girl being attacked by at least four of the Pleiades. Nico is utterly silent until Ayase asks for their names - as she wants to add Nico and Kazumi to their collection. Nico says the only thing that will be named is Ayase's gravestone as they both transform.<br />
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During the battle, Nico turns her fingers into bullets, then fires them. She then surrounds Ayase with an army of clones. When Kazumi asks what's going on, Juubey explains Nico's wish and powers. Ayase quickly burns the clones to a crisp with her fireballs, but then the real Nico appears, grabs Ayase's Soul Gem, and uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''). Ayase abruptly detransforms. When Kazumi asks what happened, Nico says Ayase was just stunned. Suddenly, Ayase's body begins talking and attacks Nico at point-blank range, reclaiming her Soul Gem. Nico is sent flying and is heavily wounded. It is revealed that Ayase is actually sharing her body with another girl, Luca Souju. Nico comments that their last name (which means "twin trees") must refer to their body. Luca smiles.<br />
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As Kazumi battles Luca, and later both Soujous, Nico recieves a telepathic message from Saki, asking if she "acquired it yet" - presumably Ayase's Soul Gem. Nico responds by saying they're still fighting, and then asks Kazumi if she can get hit by the Soujous ultimate attack. (Interestingly, she says they're talking through their Soul Gems.) Nico watches as Kazumi is swatted around a few more times, then rescues Kazumi when she finally deduces the nature of Ayase/Luca's power - a synchronized simultaneous blast of hot and cold that creates an explosion. She then develops a plan to combine Kazumi's and her own magic to create a similar effect that can counter the Soujous' attack. After a few fits and starts, and with Jubey's help, they are successful.<br />
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Suddenly, the Soujous pull out a surprise weapon - a box of Evil Nuts. She throws them at Nico and Kazumi, but they are saved by Saki and the other Pleiades Saints. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujous gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Nico says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints. While she's saying this, Satomi see Nico's Soul Gem starting glow as Nico falls to her knees. Suddenly a witch appears, with Nico's body floating in front of it.<br />
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As Nico's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The Pleiades are shocked to discover Nico has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but is minorly wounded. Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts"), causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. When the witch throws them off, Mirai uses La Bestia Refare ("Remake the Beast"). The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Nico's Soul Gem).<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:WEISSE KONIGINreduced.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br />
Nico's witch form resembles a giant shooting dummy. Its form is that of a shooting gallery dummy, with target circles spiraling outward from its forehead. The forehead has a large hole that extends to the back of the head, like a bullet hole. Its arms are giant blades that are used like scissors, and it has no lower body or legs. Her witch form's name is "Weiße Königin", which is German for "White Queen".<br />
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In volume 3's design notes, the witch is described by the illustrator, Takashi Tensugi with, "The witch of bullets, with a guilty nature. Because she feels like she's always being blamed for something, when someone enters her barrier, she eliminates them immediately". Her familiars are small shooting-gallery targets.<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Nico CD.png|thumb|400px|Nico summoning a CD. However, luck wasn't on her side.]]<br />
Nico's individual abilities in battle were not fully known prior to Chapter 7. She was seen summoning CD-like disks, which are likely throwable weapons with cutting properties, but did not have the chance to use them.<br />
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Her tech expertise also comes in handy for the Pleiades both inside and outside the battle. She developed a smartphone app that can read a witch's residual power wavelength, and use it to calibrate the girls' Soul Gems, to track that particular witch more accurately. She also uses (and apparently, carries extra) GPS/com units, used to coordinate the girl's actions when away from each other.<br />
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In Chapter 7, it was revealed that her wish was "regeneration" or "reconstruction". This gives her the ability to deconstruct any material and then reconstruct it as any object that she wants, including clones of herself. She can even turn her fingers into missiles and shoot her enemies. This presumably also gives her enhanced healing abilities - she is seen recovering from her wounds very quickly.<br />
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She can shoot a wave of magic with a spell called ''Rendere O Rompere'' (Make or Break).<br />
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Her weapon is a magic wand that is shaped like a walking cane. On one occasion, she used it to power up a stopped roller coaster car.<br />
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Nico also sometimes carries a cylindrical container on her back. Objects placed in the container will shrink, and can easily be carried around. She mostly uses it to contain hazardous items such as Evil Nuts {{Spoiler|and the bodies and Soul Gems of magical girls who the Pleiades are taking to the Freezer}}.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* When transformed, she dons a classical paratrooper suit, complete with aviator goggles and leather helmet, several utility pockets, a harness and a parachute backpack.<br />
* According to Chapter 10, she used to live in California as a child.<br />
* One of the meanings of her name could be the Japanese onomatopoeia for "smile". {{spoiler|As of Chapter 18, it is revealed that it means ニ (Two) 子 (Child), translating into something along the lines of "Two Childs" or "Second Child"}}<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
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* Given Nico's use of high tech and the ability to summon CD-like disks, it is speculated she made a wish concerning technology, for example to become a great programmer.<br />
** This speculation was disproved in Chapter 7.<br />
* Her weapon and her wish suggest she may have been paralyzed.<br />
** This speculation was disproved in Chapter 10. {{Spoiler|Her wish, witch form and the fact she appears holding a gun in the Cover page of Chapter 9, was most likely the result of accidentally killing her friends with a gun and injuring herself in the process}}.<br />
* In Chapter 9 {{Spoiler|the Nico that turns into a witch is said to be a "backup" of the real Nico.}} What is left unclear is where she comes from, especially since if {{Spoiler|Nico is actually creating a copy of herself that can turn into a witch, then she's basically making herself into a perpetual motion machine.}} This is incredibly unlikely to be happening, especially since {{Spoiler|the Incubators would have exploited this}} so something else might be going on. {{Spoiler|For example, Nico's backup may have originally been another girl, transmuted to look like and think she's Nico. It's interesting to note the Grief Seed for copy-Nico's witch actually has a diamond top, while Nico's Soul Gem has a hexagonal top, implying the witch may not have come from the real Nico's Soul Gem.}}<br />
** This speculation was disproved in Chapter 18. {{Spoiler|The Nico that became a witch was the genuine Nico, and did die at that point in time. The Nico that appears afterward is Kanna Hijiri, who was created as a result of Nico's wish and did not start off with magical powers.}}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Nico GPS.png|Nico handing Kazumi a GPS/communicator unit.<br />
File:Nico killed in action.png|[[wikipedia:Saving Private Ryan|So, I guess we have to go rescue the last GPS brother?]]<br />
File:Nico grief seed get.png|[[:File:Madoka Get.jpg|Wait, what?]]<br />
File:NicoPowers.png<br />
File:Nico power.png|These manga pages show Nico's ability.<br />
File:C06.jpg|Nico in her casual dress.<br />
File:NicoIsSoStoic.png|Nico may be the most stoic and rational of the Pleiades.<br />
File:PMKM Chapter9 Cover.JPG|Cover page of Chapter 9, with Nico in color. Note that Nico's eyes are yellow, while on the previous page they were blue.<br />
File:The innocent malice vol 2 115.jpg| A rare moment of Nico smiling.<br />
File:Vol3_kazumi_nico_bonus_page.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.55.22_AM.jpg<br />
File:2012022502121533c.jpg<br />
File:( ಪヮಪ).JPG|( ಪヮಪ)<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Fanart==<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NicoFanartBlush.jpeg<br />
File:Happy by cresento-d4bqf5w.png<br />
File:23511508 m.jpg<br />
File:25773196_p0.jpg<br />
File:25495865.png<br />
File:27883773.jpg<br />
File:Yoshiki_nico_fanart.jpg|Art by Ushiki Yoshitaka, author of [[wikipedia:Dream Eater Merry|Dream Eater Merry]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Grief_Seeds&diff=44529
Grief Seeds
2012-06-30T21:08:55Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Kazumi Magica, chapter 9 */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Soul gem grief seed sketch.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
This page lists information and speculation about the grief seeds that appear in each episode of the anime and chapter of the different manga spinoffs.<br />
<br />
==By episode==<br />
<br />
===Episode 2===<br />
[[File:Fanart Soul Gem.jpg|right|150px]]<br />
[[File:Grief_seed.png|300px|Gertrud's Grief Seed.]]<br />
'''[[Gertrud]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed that Mami obtained from Gertrud.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Butterfly<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''':Rose<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': Mami<br />
<br />
===Episode 3===<br />
[[File:Charlotte_grief_large2.jpg|300px|Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall.]]<br />
'''[[Charlotte]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed found embedded in a hospital wall.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Strawberry<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Charlotte's head<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami, Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Unknown<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Charlotte seed.png|Charlotte's grief seed vector.<br />
File:Charlotte_grief_large.jpg|The seed glows as it begins to activate<br />
File:Charlotte_activating.jpg|A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears<br />
File:Mami-gem-vs-charlotte-seed.png|Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Episode 4===<br />
[[File:EllyGS.png|Elly's Grief Seed]]<br />
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Elly's Grief Seed, not originally seen in the episode. It was added in the AT-X rebroadcast.<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Wing<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor<br />
*'''Battles''': Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Unknown<br />
*'''Used by''': Sayaka<br />
<br />
===Episode 6===<br />
[[File:Speculah Elly's seed.jpg|150px|Elly's grief seed speculah]]<br />
'''[[Elly]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Initially speculated to be [[Elly]]'s grief seed, which was proven true as it was added to the revised Episode 4.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Wing<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Monitor<br />
*'''Battles''': Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyubey<br />
*'''Used by''': Sayaka<br />
<br />
===Episode 8===<br />
[[File:Elsa grief seed.jpg|300px]]<br />
'''[[Elsa Maria]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
After defeating Elsa Maria, Sayaka gives this Grief Seed to Kyoko as repayment for her assistance.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Crown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Blank<br />
*'''Battles''': Sayaka, Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:E8-grief-seed.PNG|300px|The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka.]]<br />
'''The witch of the Netherlands's Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed Homura gives to Sayaka, who refused it. According to [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:PN_60.jpg this] design document, it belongs to the "witch of the Netherlands (オランダの魔女)".<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Tulip<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Windmill<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Sayaka-soul-gem-grief-seed-transition.JPG|300px|Sayaka's soul gem transforming into a grief seed.]]<br />
'''[[Oktavia von Seckendorff]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Sayaka's Grief Seed, immediately after exploding.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko in [[Episode 9]]<br />
*'''Possession''': Unknown<br />
*'''Used by''': Unknown<br />
<br />
===Episode 10===<br />
[[File:Fan creation jewelry soul gem grief seed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Fanmade jewelry of a Soul Gem and Grief Seed]]<br />
[[File:Grief Seed from episode 10.PNG|300px|The Grief Seed may be Sayaka's]]<br />
'''[[Oktavia]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Sayaka's Grief Seed from the third timeline.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Music note<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura, Madoka, Mami, Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Madoka<br />
*'''Used by''': Homura<br />
<br />
[[File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|300px]]<br />
'''[[Kriemhild Gretchen]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Madoka's Grief Seed, the cutest Grief Seed ever.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop with ribbons<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Comet<br />
*'''Battles''': none<br />
*'''Possession''': Madoka<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Episode 11===<br />
[[File:Homura grief seed.png|300px]]<br />
'''[[Homura]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Shown in [[Kyubey]]'s speech about how Homura would drown in despair, if she ever lost hope.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Battles''': none<br />
*'''Possession''': none<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Episode 12===<br />
[[File:Soul Gem and Grief Seed Cubic Form.png|250px]] <br />
'''"Grief Seeds" in cubic form taken from "[[:File:Demons.png|Demons]]."'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seeds take a cubic form in [[Episode 12]]. It is not known if they are still called Grief Seeds or if they have a different name (Grief Cubes?).<br />
*'''Emblems''': none<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura, Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Homura<br />
<br />
===Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale===<br />
[[File:Ophelia_grief_seed.jpg]]<br />
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura (presumed)<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable===<br />
[[File:Albertine_grief_seed.png]]<br />
[[Albertine]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Star<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Battles''': Varies<br />
*'''Possession''': Varies<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Gisela_grief_seed.png]]<br />
[[Gisela]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Handlebars<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Grille<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami or Kyouko<br />
*'''Possession''': Mami or Kyouko<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Izabel_grief_seed.png]]<br />
[[Izabel]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Trophy<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Archway<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka<br />
*'''Possession''': Mami and Madoka or Kyouko and Sayaka<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Patricia_grief_seed.PNG]]<br />
[[Patricia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Cherry blossom<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spider eyes<br />
*'''Battles''': Mami, Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Mami, Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Candeloro grief seed.png]]<br />
[[Candeloro]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Battles''': Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Madoka and Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Ophelia grief seed PSP.png]]<br />
[[Ophelia]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Eye<br />
*'''Battles''': Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': Homura<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
[[File:Walpurgisnacht_grief_seed.PNG]]<br />
[[Walpurgis Night]]'s Grief Seed, from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Gear<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Gear<br />
*'''Battles''': Varies<br />
*'''Possession''': Varies<br />
*'''Used by''': Varies<br />
<br />
===Oriko Magica, chapter 1===<br />
[[File:Flower_witch_grief_seed.JPG|250px]] <br />
'''The witch of flowers' Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
Presumably the Grief Seed of the flower witch that attacked [[Yuma]].<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Oriko Magica, chapter 2===<br />
[[File:Cecil_grief_seed.JPG|250px]]<br />
'''[[Cecil]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The Grief Seed of the Taste Witch that [[Kyoko]] battled.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Rosary<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Cherry petals<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Possession''': Kyoko<br />
*'''Used by''': Kyoko ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Oriko Magica, chapter 5===<br />
[[File:Kirika_grief_seed.JPG|200px]]<br />
'''[[Margot]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The outline of [[Kirika]]'s Grief Seed, visible within her Soul Gem prior to becoming a witch.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Battles''': Kyoko, Mami, Yuma, Homura<br />
*'''Possession''': none<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, Chapter 4===<br />
[[File:PrologueGriefSeed.png|150px]]<br />
'''[[Prologue]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
The bookmobile witch's Grief Seed, given to [[Jubey]] by the [[Pleiades]].<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Oval<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (compass points?)<br />
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': Jubey<br />
*'''Used by''': none<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 5===<br />
[[File:AiriGriefSeed.png|200px]]<br />
'''[[Nie Blühen Herzen]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
"[[Yuuri]]", aka [[Airi]]'s, Grief Seed.<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 9===<br />
[[File:KazumiChapter9GriefSeed.png|150px]]<br />
'''Nico Kanna's Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond/Square<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond/Square<br />
*'''Battles''': The Pleiades Saints<br />
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 15===<br />
[[File:Satomi_grief_seed.PNG|150px]]<br />
'''[[Satomi Usagi]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Bat wing<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Bat wing<br />
*'''Battles''': Kazumi<br />
*'''Possession''': The Pleiades Saints, Jubey ''(presumed)''<br />
*'''Used by''': none ''(presumed)''<br />
<br />
===Kazumi Magica, chapter 18===<br />
[[File:Chapter_18_grief_seed.png|200px]]<br />
'''[[Saki Asami]]'s Grief Seed.'''<br />
<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Lily-of-the-valley<br />
*'''Battles''': Kanna Hijiri<br />
*'''Possession''': None<br />
*'''Used by''': None<br />
<br />
==Soul Gems==<br />
This is a compilation of every magical girl's soul gems' emblems and their locations. Soul gems come in three forms: the [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Soul_gem.png| gem form], the [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Ep10-09-00.jpg| ring form] (though it is sometimes not a ring, but a hairpin, earring, or other piece of jewelery), and the transformation form, the shape of which is unique to each individual girl and gem.<br />
<br />
Note that soul gem and grief seed are not English translations of Japanese words, but the actual English words spoken in the anime. Therefore, it's possible that it was intentionally chosen, and not merely coincidental, for the initials of grief seed (GS) to be the reverse of soul gem (SG). If so, it would appropriately reflect the role reversal that occurs when magical girls turn into witches.<br />
<br />
===Mami Tomoe===<br />
[[File:MamiGem.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Flower<br />
*'''Location''': Hairpin on right side of head<br />
<br />
===Sayaka Miki===<br />
[[File:SayakaGem.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Musical note<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Musical note<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Musical note<br />
*'''Location''': Navel<br />
<br />
===Homura Akemi===<br />
[[File:Homura soul gem.png|200px]][[File:HomuraSoulGemTransformed.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Diamond<br />
*'''Location''': Left hand<br />
<br />
===Kyoko Sakura===<br />
[[File:KyoukoSoulGemVarious.png|300px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Oval<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Oval<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Upper chest<br />
<br />
===Madoka Kaname===<br />
[[File:MadokaSoulGem.png|300px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Teardrop<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Teardrop<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Teardrop<br />
*'''Location''': Upper chest<br />
<br />
===Yuma Chitose===<br />
[[File:YumaSoulGemNeck.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Sphere with cat ears<br />
*'''Location''': Nape of neck<br />
<br />
===Oriko Mikuni===<br />
[[File:OrikoSoulGem.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Upper chest<br />
<br />
===Kirika Kure===<br />
[[File:Oriko_gem.JPG|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Ring<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Diamond<br />
*'''Location''': Lower back<br />
<br />
===Kazumi===<br />
[[File:J13 23.jpg|200px]]<br />
[[File:Kazumi_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Spiral<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Bell-like earring with spiral patterns<br />
*'''Location''': Ear<br />
<br />
===Kaoru Maki===<br />
[[File:KaoruSoulGem.png]][[File:KaoruTransformedGem.png|100px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (trophy?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (trophy?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Pentagon<br />
*'''Location''': Right thigh<br />
<br />
===Umika Misaki===<br />
[[File:UmikaSoulGem.png]][[File:UmikaTransformedGem.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Pen nib<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Pen nib<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Pen nib<br />
*'''Location''': Forehead<br />
<br />
===Satomi Usagi===<br />
[[File:SatomiSoulGem.png]][[File:MJ13 20.jpg]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown (paw?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown (paw?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Cat head <br />
*'''Location''': Left side of the chest<br />
<br />
===Mirai Wakaba===<br />
[[File:MiraiWakabaSoulGem.png]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Heart<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Heart<br />
*'''Location''': Neck<br />
<br />
===Nico Kanna===<br />
[[File:Nico_gem.JPG]]<br />
[[File:Nico_gem_neck.JPG|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Hexagon<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Hexagon<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Hexagon<br />
*'''Location''': Nape of neck<br />
<br />
===Saki Asami===<br />
[[File:Saki_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Lily of the valley<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Lily of the valley<br />
*'''Location''': Left hand<br />
<br />
===Yuuri Asuka===<br />
[[File:YuuriAsukaSoulGem.png]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Left shoulder<br />
<br />
==="Yuuri"===<br />
[[File:Airi_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Flower (?)<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Oval<br />
*'''Location''': Upper abdomen, below her chest<br />
<br />
===Akane Sumire===<br />
[[File:Akane_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Tassel/Tiara (?)<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Tassel/Tiara (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Navel<br />
<br />
===Ayase Souju===<br />
[[File:Ayase_soul_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Crescent moon with circle in it<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Circle with crescent moon in it<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Inverted shield (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Left side of chest<br />
<br />
===Luca Souju===<br />
[[File:Luca_gem.JPG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Circle with crescent moon in it<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Crescent moon with circle in it<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Shield (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Right side of chest<br />
<br />
===Michiru Kazusa===<br />
[[File:Michiru Gem.jpg|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Spiral <br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Spiral <br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Bell-like earring with spiral patterns <br />
*'''Location''': Ear<br />
<br />
===Kanna Hijiri===<br />
[[File:Kanna_soul_gem.PNG]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Twin hexagons<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Twin hexagons<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
<br />
===Unnamed Tibetan girl===<br />
[[File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h52m48s14.jpg|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Heart<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Heart / inverted spade<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Below neck, collar<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl from the Savannah===<br />
[[File:SavannahGirlGem.png|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Shield (?)<br />
*'''Location''': Right arm, above elbow<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl with bear===<br />
[[File:BearGirlGem.png|150px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Bear head<br />
*'''Location''': Hairpin on upper left side of head<br />
<br />
===Unnamed girl in purple===<br />
[[File:Vlcsnap-2011-12-08-16h52m05s99.jpg|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Heart<br />
*'''Location''': Center of chest, between the breasts<br />
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===Unnamed Viking girl===<br />
[[File:Vlcsnap-2012-02-15-16h48m52s245.jpg|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Crescent <br />
*'''Location''': Forehead<br />
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===Unnamed girl in sailor uniform===<br />
[[File:Schoolgirloutfitgem.png|250px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
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===Unnamed Afghan girl===<br />
[[File:Screen_shot_2012-02-16_at_8.08.33_PM.jpg|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Diamond<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
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===Unnamed girl on train===<br />
[[File:Screen_shot_2012-02-16_at_8.08.45_PM.jpg|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
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===Queen Himiko===<br />
[[File:Screen_shot_2012-02-16_at_8.08.55_PM.jpg|200px]]<br />
*'''Top emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Bottom emblem''': Unknown<br />
*'''Shape when transformed''': Unknown<br />
*'''Location''': Unknown<br />
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==Production Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Unconfirmed theories]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Yuri_undertones&diff=44526
Yuri undertones
2012-06-30T20:47:50Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Saki and Mirai */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers}}<br />
[[File:Yuri relationship map.jpg|right|300px]]<br />
Aside from its story and characters, the show gained popularity among some fans for its "yuri" (also known as "shoujo-ai" among Western fans and "Girls' Love" among Eastern fans, meaning romantic relationships between women and girls) subtext. Many [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/HoYay/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica yuri-loving fans] tend to see pairings between the girls, usually Homura x Madoka and Kyouko x Sayaka. This page will try to explain what lead them to this conclusion (and what "evidence" there is in canon).<br />
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==About yuri==<br />
[[File:Knm bandage blood.jpg|right|thumb|200px|This scene with the bloody bandage evokes the idea of the red string of fate.]]<br />
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The scene where Madoka gives her ribbons to Homura is considered to be a good example of yuri subtext, but unless one is familiar with its significance, the [[User_talk:Nox#Yuri_evidence_at_the_end_of_Ep.12|meaning can be lost to someone who is unfamiliar]] to it. This section will try to explain to those who are unfamiliar when it comes to yuri. To understand how important the context is let us start with the example like the ribbons Madoka gives to Homura. To someone who doesn't know yuri, this wouldn't mean anything. <br />
[[File:Yuri relationship Madoka.gif|right|200px]]<br />
However, if you're a yuri fan, you recognize that as a reference to the scene that started the yuri shipping fandom for one of the most iconic/famous Mahou Shoujo yuri couples, Nanoha and Fate from the [[wikipedia: Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_(series)|"Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha"]] franchise. There is a strong possibility that this was done intentionally because [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576 Shinbo] directed both the Nanoha and the Madoka anime series. <br />
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For comparison you can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmKTGB_QmKc follow this link] to observe this scene where (while it's nice to watch it all and see the similarity in long embraces and talk of friendship, just skip to 4:40) you can notice their similarities: <br />
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#[[:file:Madoka giving ribbons.gif|giving of ribbons]]<br />
#stating the ribbons will be a way to remember the other person<br />
#a promise they'll meet again. <br />
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This parallels what Madoka tells Homura as Madoka gives her the ribbons. On a side note, the red ribbons could be a symbolic reference to the [[wikipedia:Red_string_of_fate|'red string of fate']], people who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other.<br />
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[[File:Madoka magica comparison knm.png|left|200px]]<br />
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The importance of context is also true with the nearly identical pose for Madoka and Homura's naked embrace in space to one of the most iconic scenes known in yuri (as an example of how well-known [[:file:KnM Madoka ver.jpg|this pose]] is, on /u/ there is a thread dedicated to nothing but this scene redone for dozens of yuri shipped couples, [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=miko_embrace of which 95% are pure fanart] because to see this actual pose in an anime or manga is actually quite rare). This original embrace was first aired in [[wikipedia:Kannazuki_no_Miko|"Kannazuki no Miko"]], one of the most well-known couples in yuri fandom. They share many parallels to Homura and Madoka. In "Kannazuki no Miko", the character of Chikane is very similar to Homura in being tall, dark-haired, competent, totally willing to sacrifice herself for another girl, etc. whose ways are mysterious to the sweet, naive Himeko (who Madoka resembles). As it turns out, Chikane is the one who remembers her shared tragic fate with Himeko of repeating the same cycle of lives together over and over again (a cycle that always end in tragedy), with Himeko only discovering the full truth of their connection just before they are to be parted again, because they need to sacrifice themselves to save the world. And when this happens, Himeko gets to choose how she wants the next world to be remade, e.g. whether they are to forget about each other; or be able to remember their past memories and meet one another again in the next world (she chooses the second option). Another clear reference to yuri is from the classic, [[wikipedia:Yami_to_Bōshi_to_Hon_no_Tabibito|"Yami to Boshi"]]. Hazuki is the Homura-like character (tall, long dark hair, fighter, obsessive etc.) who obsessively travels across different worlds to track down her pure-hearted, sweet Hatsumi (Madoka-like character). They finally meet in this otherworldly place outside the rest of the universe, and Hazuki confesses her feelings to Hatsumi, only to find out Hatsumi is a god and so they cannot stay together. Hatsumi uses her god-like powers to reset Hazuki's world so she's suppose to forget her, but Hatzuki seems to have a vague recollection anyway, and yes, there's also a vague promise of meeting again one day.<br />
[[File:The Yuri rank.jpg|right|150px]]<br />
So with that context of the similarity of these two couples, the embrace is basically hitting home the point of ''"yes, yuri fans, we're comparing these two to 'Kannazuki no Miko' if you haven't already noticed."'' Again, this is done intentionally (much like [[Episode 9]] similarities to the well-known anime series [[wikipedia:Revolutionary_Girl_Utena|"Revolutionary Girl Utena"]], because of the [[:file:Revolutionary Girl Utena and Madoka.png|yuri Utena symbolism]]). The studio (SHAFT), director (Shinbo), character designer (Ume) and among others on the production staff, are well-known for being very genre-savvy about yuri, and intentionally putting in yuri-subtext in their anime on a regular basis. <br />
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Viewers of the series may see something different in the anime, their views will always be subjective to themselves (to yuri and non-yuri fans), however, it doesn't change the symbolic meaning behind the pose in [[Episode 12]] naked space hug (to yuri-fans at least) nor the similarities of Homura and Madoka's situation to that in "Kannazuki no Miko". <br />
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On a side note, there are few other small samples of yuri subtext but they are minor and numerous to detail completely. Several samples can be found throughout the rest of the article. Also, for completion sake, it is required to inform that the space hug symbolism could also be a reference other famous yuri scenes in anime (plus Diebuster, Lain, EoE too; however, those scenes are considered to be too ambiguous for interpretation).<br />
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==Homura and Madoka==<br />
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=== Episode 11: Love Confession or Pledge of Friendship? ===<br />
[[File:Dimentional reaction.png|thumb|right|200px|<center>Déjà vu</center>]]<br />
Fans are divided with the significance of this scene. Fans of yuri see it as Homura's love confession to Madoka and a promise to protect her life. Those who believe in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePowerOfFriendship the power of friendship] see it as [[Episode_11#The_Power_of_Love_and_Friendship|Homura's pledge to protect her most precious friend]], Madoka, against a cruel fate. Fans of yuri see it as Homura promising to risk her life for Madoka's sake, even if it is an unrequited love or one-sided (Just like [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyouko|Kyoko's case]]). <br />
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Is this scene depicting a powerful moment of friendship against all odds? Or is this Homura's attempt at a love confession where she promises to protect Madoka's life with her own life? Some believe this is a powerful love confession scene.<br />
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:'''Homura:''' There's no way I can tell you how I really feel.<br />
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:'''Madoka:''' Homura-chan...<br />
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:'''Homura:''' I mean... I mean... I'm living in a different time than you!<br />
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:I've come from the future, you know?<br />
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:I've met you over and over again, and each time, I've seen you die. How can I save you? How can I change your fate? I've been looking for that answer and that answer only. I've gone back and started from the beginning over and over again.<br />
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:'''Madoka:''' That means... Huh?<br />
[[File:Homura gives Madoka a hung.gif|right|150px]]<br />
:'''Homura:''' I'm sorry. I'm sure you don't get any of this. I'm sure you're put off (disgusted) by all of this. To you, I haven't even known you for a month - I'm just some transfer student. But to me, you...<br />
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:Each time I repeat all of this, the time you and I lived grows further apart--our feelings grow further apart, and my words stop reaching you. I think I lost myself a long time ago. <br />
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:'''Madoka:''' Homura-chan...<br />
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:'''Homura:''' My desire to save you: the first emotion I had that started this all. And now that I've come this far, the only star left that will help guide my way... You don't have to understand. My words don't have to resonate within you. But still, I beg you. Let me protect you.<br />
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The erotic undertones are confirmed if someone notices the similarities of Homura's house with Utena's school. In particular the infamous nude drawing scene in the movie, where Anthy draws a naked Utena and then rips off her clothes along with her secret [http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap3/Movie_Screen_0574.jpg.html][http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap3/Movie_Screen_0575.jpg.html]. Information boards in the same style can be seen in Utena's classroom as well. [http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie2/v/movie/screenshots/cap1/Movie_Screen_0032.jpg.html]- UtenaxAnthy is one of the greatest yuri couples and whose relationship is debatable (especially in the TVseries they are shown more like friends than lovers).<br />
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===Episode 11 Images===<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:Surprise hug.png|A tender and emotional hug with a very surprised Madoka. Notice she is not pushing Homura away.<br />
File:Homura and Madoka emotions.png|Holographic projections reacting to Homura's strong emotions<br />
File:Homura and Madoka emotional scene ep 11.png|There is a great emotional build up with momentum at this scene. Perhaps a kiss scene next?<br />
File:Homura Madoka let me protect you ep 11.png|Homura promises to protect Madoka, even though to Madoka she is just a stranger. Is this love?<br />
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File:Homura kisses Madoka fanart.jpg|A missed opportunity/scene that SHAFT will never animate.<br />
File:Cruel Ending.png|But this is Urobuchi's world, where the power of love means nothing...<br />
File:Homura game over.png|Urobuchi hates yuri...<br />
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===Episode 11 Trivia===<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 />
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=== Episode 12: Yuri End? ===<br />
<blockquote>''"Magical girls make hopes and dreams come true, after all. I'm sure if it's small enough, a real miracle just might happen. "Isn't that right?"<br \ > --"Madoka, don't go!" <br \ > "I'm sorry. I have to go meet up with everyone else. I'll be able to see you again someday. So until then, we'll be apart for a little bit." <br \ > --"Madoka!!"'' - Madoka not saying "goodbye" but "see you later" to Homura. </blockquote><br />
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[[File:Yuri evidence madoka.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Yuri subtext is strong on this one]]<br />
Just like the ending with [[Episode 9|Kyoko and Sayaka]], there is speculation with fans regarding Homura's relationship with Madoka and her willingness to sacrifice it all for her. {{spoiler|On this new world Sayaka dies but she has no regrets, and Kyoko laments her death just when they have become friends (fans have interpreted this in many ways).}}<br />
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In Episode 10, we learn that Homura was willing to create new timelines for all eternity just for Madoka. {{Spoiler|Once she learns that each new time line she creates only makes Madoka's fate into becoming a witch stronger, Homura starts to have doubts, but also becomes more resolute to save Madoka from her fate. Kyubey contests that Homura's hope is a trap, and that it is only a matter of time before despair consumes her. In Episode 11 Homura and Madoka have a conversation in which Homura confesses everything to Madoka: she professes her love for her, as well as how important Madoka is to her (this has been interpreted as a love confession, but others see it as a sign of deep friendship). At the end of Episode 11, Homura is tempted to travel back again for a "do-over," but she stops and gives up, knowing that it was her fault that Madoka now carries such a heavy cosmic karma. She realizes that the more she travels back in time the more certain it is that she will fail, as Homura has created a powerful reservoir of despair-based energy from different timelines -- all of them concentrating on Madoka. To end Madoka's suffering and her own, Homura comes close to becoming a witch; however, Madoka stops her and tells her to never stop hoping.}}<br />
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{{Spoiler|Once Madoka defeats the Witch version of herself, she creates a paradox: Madoka has become a deity of sorts, but at the cost that Madoka the person ceases to exist in her own world. Homura is not happy with this outcome, but Madoka promises to Homura that she will always be there for her, and that she hopes that one day they would meet again.}}<br />
[[File:Madoka giving ribbons.gif|right]]<br />
*It is indicated that in the original Japanese lines at least, there is no Yuri expression. The relationship between Madoka and Homura can be interpreted as being important friends to each other. There are fans who point out that the nature of Homura and Madoka's relationship can be expressed as "親友" (shin-yu or best friend) which is generally different from romantic relationships.<br />
**Then again fans like to [[:File:Yuri_evidence_madoka.jpg|present their evidence]] of the existence of yuri subtext as a possibility.<br />
**Aside from the Utena reference in episode 9, other evidence yuri fans have included the following: {{Spoiler|The similarity to the KnM pose during the Homura and Madoka's extended nude embrace scene in episode 12. The gift of red ribbons from Madoka to Homura, which is similar to director Shinbo's prior work of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha between Nanoha and Fate, a favorite pairing among yuri fans, who also refer to each other as best friends. Some fans suggest the red ribbons may also represent the red string of fate, as "two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstances."}} Yuri fans also believe that Homura's single-minded, ceaseless desire to do anything for Madoka goes beyond friendship.<br />
**Previous timelines (and [[Drama CD 1|Drama Cds]]) indicate that there were times when Homura was able to maintain a close relationship with Madoka. But with each reset, Madoka's feeling for Homura grew distant as key events started to change with each iteration, so their mutual feelings for each other that once existed in previous versions started to grow further and further apart (at least from Homura's perspective). In an interview with Urobuchi, he indicates that it required Madoka to acquire {{spoiler|godlike powers to finally fully understand Homura's feelings and her resolve to save her. But this outcome comes with a price for they must be separated once again.}} [[Shinjidai no Mixture Magazine BLACK PAST|According to Urobuchi]] "in a sense it is a cruel story". ''(even Urobuchi thinks he was too cruel).''<br />
**Fans have pointed out that Kalafina's full lyrics of [[Magia]], from the second verse to the last chorus, has been interpreted as a love song from Homura to Madoka. The verses to "Connect" (コネクト, Konekuto?) by ClariS, playing at the end of episode 10, also strongly indicate this is sung from Homura's perspective.<br />
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*Yuri fan art depicting this pair have already existed for a while but it has increased after the airing of Episode 12, you can find most of them [http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E3%81%BB%E3%82%80%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9 on pixiv.]<br />
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*Fans of yuri have ranked "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" [http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/5306/ as #1] at the [http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/05/08/top-10-yuri-anime/ top ranking] of Yuri Anime, toppling [[Wikipedia:Kannazuki_no_Miko|Kannazuki no Miko]].<br />
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===Episode 12 Trivia===<br />
*In the audio commentary for [[Episode 12]], with the possibility of a second season, Chiwa Saito asks Gen Urobuchi for a love-love scene with Madoka. <br />
**Aoi Yuuki agrees with Chiwa Saito by replying, ''"I want to be happy~"''.<br />
***To their dismay, Ume Aoki warns Chiwa Saito and Aoi Yuuki that Gen Urobuchi doesnt give away happiness that easily.<br />
****Then again, this is [[:file:Audio comm ep 12 4chan gen urobuchi troll.jpg|Gen Urobuchi we are speaking.]]<br />
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=== Episode 12 Gallery Analysis ===<br />
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File:KnM Madoka ver.jpg|Similarities between Kannazuki no Miko and Madoka<br />
File:Homumado ep 12.jpg|Three words: Naked space hug.<br />
File:Wewillmeetagain.jpg|Madoka promises Homura that they will meet again, someday.<br />
File:Lilies.jpg|Lily petals. Can't get more yuri than that.<br />
File:Chikane Himemiya and Akemi Homura yuri archers comparison.jpg|Homura possesses a new (?) weapon in the new world, a magical bow.<br />
File:Knm homura i miss u.jpg|''I wish I knew how to quit you...''<br />
File:BD 6 Ep 12 SS 01.jpg|The Blu-ray version has "nudity" in naked space hugs, enhancing its yuri level up to 1000%.<br />
File:BD 6 Ep 12 SS 02.jpg|Homura's happiness looks enhanced as well.<br />
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=== Manga Difference: The Miracle===<br />
The Manga shows an additional scene that brings closure to the Madoka and Homura character. We don't know how their meeting was possible, if their encounter is taking place within the (yuri) Afterlife, or if it is the result of a Miracle. All we know is that Homura finally reunites with Madoka, only this time Homura has been reverted to her original self (Moemura). It has been interpreted as a symbolic attempt to start over their relationship for their journey to the unknown.<br />
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One possible explanation as to why Homura's image and character was reverted is that Homura was always full of insecurities, that the tough exterior was a necessity to create a mask to cover her grief over the death of Madoka. Now that Homura has been freed from despair she reverts back to her old self, to a time when Madoka and Homura had their strongest emotional bond together before she ditched her glasses and braids. Some have interpreted the "Cool Homura" (or Badass Homura) image as something Homura associates with her time of bad memories and difficult struggles. Now that her struggle is over Homura ditches her cool image and she reverts back to her old self so she can continue her relationship with Madoka where it was left off. <br />
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=== Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable: Homuslap event transcript===<br />
To Yuri fans this is considered an alternative (love) confession to [[Episode 11]] (or a parody of [[Episode 11]]), if events had been changed but the emotional bond had remained the same. Some fans have interpreted the scene as either Homura being honestly blunt or having a weird love confession toward Madoka:<br />
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!style="text-align:left; padding:10px;"|Full transcript of Homu's Madoslap event in the bonus route:<br />
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Madoka: Mami-san's going to release a CD... Everything's going great for Sayaka-chan with Kyousuke-kun, too, and Kyouko-chan is getting along with Sayaka-chan.<br />
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Madoka: Everyone is changing in lots of ways... but what's changed for me?<br />
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Homura: Do you want to change something?<br />
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Madoka: Homura-chan... When did you...?<br />
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Homura: Never mind that. So, do you want to change, Madoka?<br />
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Madoka: I think maybe it's less like I want to change than like I feel like I have to change.<br />
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Madoka: See, there's nothing that I really want to be. Not like Mami-san, Sayaka-chan, or Kyouko-chan.<br />
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Madoka: But it's kind of hard just watching that.<br />
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Madoka: Because I... became a magical girl with nothing but "I want to be a magical girl"...<br />
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Madoka: I guess a girl who can't do anything except being a magical girl is no good.<br />
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Madoka: I guess I'm jealous of everyone seeming like they're having so much fun right now.<br />
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Madoka: I can't do anything at all besides being a magical girl. I'm a clumsy, slow... useless girl.<br />
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Homura: That's not true!<br />
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(slap)<br />
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Madoka: Kya!<br />
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Homura: Madoka, you're a clumsy and slow... and absolutely adorable magical girl! What else do you want?!<br />
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Madoka: That... isn't a compliment...<br />
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Homura: I... I... you.... over and over... That's why you have to stay you...<br />
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Homura: Never change, the way you are now... Have confidence in yourself!!<br />
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Homura: You... You're... someone very important and precious to me. Even though you may not remember.<br />
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Madoka: Um, Homura-chan. I don't really understand, but I think I kind of get it anyway.<br />
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Homura: Thank you... I'm sorry for hitting you even though you don't really understand.<br />
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Madoka: No, it's okay. You're just trying to get things across to me.<br />
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Madoka: I think it's probably my fault... But can I say just one thing?<br />
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Homura: What?<br />
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Madoka: ... I did want you to deny that I'm clumsy and slow, a little.<br />
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Homura: (automatically) I'm sorry...<br />
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Madoka: I knew it, you really do think that about me.<br />
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Homura: Uh, um, well...<br />
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(Madoka's emotion value increased 20 points)<br />
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=== Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable: Homura's Sacrifice ===<br />
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[[File:Madoka Portable Homura Goodnight.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Homura dies with a smile on her face.]]<br />
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In one of the alternate [[Madoka Magica Portable Homura Route|Homura route]]s of [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Portable game]], Homura fights against Walpurgis Night by herself. The game subtext has a strong resonance to [[:wikipedia:Star-crossed|star-crossed lovers]], with a sad bittersweet ending.<br />
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Prior to Walpurgis' arrival, Madoka begs Homura to take her along with her. Homura refuses, telling her that it would be safer if she stays in the shelter. Madoka then asks Homura to promise her that she will return safely, and that if she can't promise her that, then to come back with her to the shelter. Apparently, Madoka cares more about Homura's survival than she does about Walpurgis destroying the city. Homura reassures Madoka that she will be fine, and promises her that she will return alive to her. However, Homura's inner thoughts reveal that this is a lie and apologizes to Madoka for lying to her as it is an impossible promise to keep. <br />
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Homura finally defeats Walpurgis Night, but it comes with a cost, the fight against the Witch was too much for Homura and she knows that she is dying from her injuries. Madoka finds Homura as she lays mortally wounded. She wants Homura to get some medical help, but Homura begs Madoka to stay with her on her last moments. Homura tells Madoka that she finally won, that she was able to finally save Madoka. Homura confesses that she is very happy, after repeating endless cycles, her real wish was finally granted: to be able to change Madoka's fate. Madoka, in tears, tells Homura that it doesn't mean anything without Homura by her side. She understands that Homura has been protecting her all this time, she pleads to Homura to don't leave her, to don't leave her by herself.<br />
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Homura tells Madoka that it will be ok, that Madoka wont be alone since she has other important people in her life. Then Homura asks Madoka not to grieve so much, because it hurts her to see Madoka sad. Then on Homura's last words, she tells her that she is very glad to have Madoka there for her in her last moments, and thanks Madoka for letting Homura protect her like she always wished. Homura dies in Madoka's arms, with her last thoughts being that she got the wish she always wanted, she has no regrets nor doubts about sacrificing herself for Madoka. Homura dies with no regrets within her heart.<br />
*There is a suspicion that there is a correlation between a magical girl dying while having regrets in their hearts, and becoming witches in the process. Since Homura died with no regrets in her heart, she never became a Witch. This implies that Homura's love for Madoka was able to overcome the transformation process and that she was sincere on saving the person she loved.<br />
*If Homura fails to defeat Walpurgis Night, she becomes a witch... [[Homulilly|her naming]] lacks subtlety but it is clever:<br />
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<b>[[wikipedia:Lycoris_radiata#Legends|Stories and Legends Regarding the Red Spider Lily]]</b><br />
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:Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the autumnal equinox, they are described in Chinese and Japanese translations of the [[wikipedia:Lotus_Sutra|Lotus Sutra]] as ominous flowers that grow in [[wikipedia:Diyu|Diyu]] (also known as Hell), or Huángquán (Simplified Chinese: 黄泉; Traditional Chinese: 黃泉), and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.<br><br><br />
:When the flowers of ''lycoris'' bloom, their leaves would have fallen; when their leaves grow, the flowers would have wilted. This habit gave rise to various legends. A famous one is the legend of two elves: Mañju (Simplified Chinese: 曼珠; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠), who guarded the flower, and Saka (Simplified Chinese: 沙华; Traditional Chinese: 沙華), who guarded the leaves. Out of curiosity, they defied their fate of guarding the herb alone, and managed to meet each other. At first sight, they fell in love with each other. [[wikipedia:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]], exasperated by their waywardness, separated the miserable couple, and laid a curse on them as a punishment: the flowers of Mañju shall never meet the leaves of Saka again. It was said that when the couple met after death in Diyu, they vowed to meet each other after reincarnation. However, neither of them could keep their words. In commemoration of the couple, some call the herbs 'Mañjusaka' (Simplified Chinese:曼珠沙华; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠沙華), a mixture of 'Mañju' and 'Saka', instead of their scientific name. The same name is used in Japanese, in which it is pronounced ''manjushage''.<br><br><br />
:Some other legends have it that when you see someone that you may never meet again, these flowers, also called red spider lilies, would bloom along the path. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often used these flowers in funerals. The popular Japanese name {{nihongo|''Higanbana''|彼岸花|Higan bana}} for lycoris radiata literally means [[wikipedia:higan|higan]] (the other or that shore of [[wikipedia:Sanzu_River|Sanzu River]]) flower, decorate and enjoyable, flower of afterlife in {{nihongo|''gokuraku jyōdo''|極楽浄土|gokuraku jyōdo}}.<br><br><br />
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=== Official HomuMado Pictures === <br />
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File:Madoka and homura naked space hug art novel page.jpg|Oh, yeah! Naked space hugs in the NitroPlus novel!<br />
File:Madoka hug Homura.gif|Madoka hugs Homura<br />
File:Homura with Madoka.gif<br />
File:Homura embracing madoka ep 11 confession.gif<br />
File:Disc 1.jpg<br />
File:MadokaMagica Vol 3.jpg<br />
File:Manga chapter illustrating a HomuMado Pair.png|Manga Sample: Unlike the anime version. The manga version seems to have a not so subtle HomuMado illustration constructed in the imaginative mind of Sayaka. Clearly, she is a fan.<br />
File:Guidebook ep 11 confession scene.jpg|From the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]]. Reaction to the ''"confession"'' scene.<br />
File:Homura Madoka illustration sample.jpg|Official Illustration: Subtext yuri/friendship sells, and SHAFT knows it. They have cornered the "Friendship" and "Yuri" market.<br />
File:Sample official art madoka homura dressing.jpg|<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2418699.jpg<br />
File:NewType 05.2011 Scan 1.jpg|Moemura + Yuri = Profit.<br />
File:Front cover homumado - you are not alone.jpg<br />
File:Guidebook Early Illustrations 03.jpg<br />
File:Gfdddf.jpg<br />
File:Copia de Guidebook Early Illustrations 04.jpg<br />
File:Source TBD Scan 1.jpg|Card reads: ''"Dear Kaname Madoka."'' <br>''"...."'' <br>''by Homura''.<br><br> The red circle says, ''"What Saitou Chiwa-san imagined Homura's Valentine's message would be"'' and the card underneath (I assume a quote from Saitou Chiwa herself) reads, ''"She's the type to overthink it and end up unable to properly say what she wants to say (laugh)."'' <br />
File:Madoka and that other girl.jpg<br />
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File:Homura madoka Vol 05.jpg<br />
File:Copia de Guidebook Early Illustrations 07.jpg<br />
File:MM 11.2011 01.jpg|Notice Homura's [[:file:Homura dat gaze.jpg|loving gaze]].<br />
File:Magia Anime Cover.jpg|The official artwork that started it all.<br />
File:Connect Anime Cover.jpg<br />
File:Megami Lily.jpg|If you look hard enough you will see the homumado.<br />
File:MadoHomu Lily megami improved scan.jpg|The HomuMado pairing in full display.<br />
File:NyanType 01.2012 poster.jpg<br />
File:Copia de 20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:Newtype magazine cover clean version homura madokami photoshop.jpg<br />
File:NewType 02.2012 01.jpg|NewType magazine, Feb 2012 issue. Why choose when she can have both?<br />
File:Ume Aoki Homura Madoka.jpg|Ume Aoki ships Homumado too!<br />
File:HomuMado mobage Valentine edited and translated.jpg|Homura gives Madoka [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Homura_Gives_Madoka_Valentine.27s_Chocolates|Valentine's Chocolates.]] <br />
File:Homura madoka artwork clean version.jpg<br />
File:Translated and edited lines Being a Bride is a Girl's Dream.jpg|Actual lines from the [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Being_a_Bride_is_a_Girl.27s_Dream|Mobage game.]]<br />
File:Www.dotup.org2727331.jpg|Behold, the yuri now in merchandise form.<br />
File:HomuMado Bed.jpg|Seriously, Shaft. You are not even trying to hide it anymore, are you?<br />
File:Madoka Portable - Madoka invites Homura for dinner English translation.png|Guess who's coming for dinner to meet her future in-laws?<br />
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<br />
=== Fanart response to HomuMado ===<br />
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File:Madoka homura field of flowers fanart.jpg|Madoka and Homura in Yuri Heaven.<br />
File:Episode 12 Yuri Wedding.jpg|According with some fans Madoka could be wearing a wedding dress. Homura's has this black/purple theme that makes it look like a groom's suit.<br />
File:KnM Madoka style.jpg|'nuff said<br />
File:Kn M take two.jpg|so yuri it created an alternate<br />
File:Fanart naked space hug.jpg|Naked space hug...<br />
File:KamiDoka & Homura yuri pose.png<br />
File:HomuMado fanart of ep 12.jpg|Thank Madokami for the Internet!<br />
File:MadoKami is watching over you.jpg|Experts believe that Madoka as a transcended being has witnessed all events in the past, present, and future making her all knowing. Same experts hope that Madoka is a forgiving and benevolent God and less of the wrathful kind.<br />
File:Friendzonedmadohomu.jpg|Some fans perceive Madoka referring to Homura as a best friend as evidence against yuri.<br />
File:Madoka Get.jpg|Fans of yuri perceive friendship to be the next stepping stone into a more serious relationship. <br />
File:Homura waifu Madoka Waifu.jpg|Badass Homura in a wedding dress. Have yurifans gone too far?<br />
File:Tall, Dark and Bishoujo archetype update.jpg|It is still not too late for SHAFT to release an "adult" version of Episode 12 to finish this chart!<br />
File:HomuMado Kiss fanart black and white.jpg|<br />
File:Homumado oh my stars.jpg<br />
File:Madokami nanofate.jpg|FUND IT.<br />
File:Homumado magial baby.jpg|How are babies made between girls? With magic!<br />
File:20954053 p9.jpg|Not even Kyubey knows where magic babies come from.<br />
File:(Hikari) MadoHomu Pajama.png|This fan work brought you by takeallmymoney.jpg<br />
File:Amazon shipping HomuMado.jpg|Amazon frequently ships these two together.<br />
File:Junko approves homumado.jpg<br />
File:Namori fanart pixiv.jpg|art by [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=124923 Namori] <br />
File:Homura chikane we are the same.png|Fans have noticed several similarities between Chikane and Homura, except "there".<br />
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File:Homura homumado desk.png<br />
File:Homumado together crying fanart.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu home comic.jpg<br />
File:Homurambo gets all the Madokas even witches too.jpg<br />
File:Homuhomu play Madoka.gif<br />
File:I stole it.jpg<br />
File:Madoka is that way moemura.jpg<br />
File:Puella magi madoka homura magica.jpg<br />
File:Moemura with madoka in space.jpg|Sacrilige! No naked space hugs!<br />
File:Homura kisses madoka doujin.jpg<br />
File:Madoka wants her moemura doujin.jpg<br />
File:Homu homu same sex marriage madokami homura fanart.jpg<br />
File:Audio com ep 11 and 12 4chan.jpg|<br />
File:The bizarre adventures of homuhomu.jpg<br />
File:GretchLilly Love.jpg|Cthulhu approves!<br />
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=== HomuMado Trivia ===<br />
*Yurifans call Homura's affection for Madoka as the ''"Homulust"''.<br />
**Sometimes fans refer Homura's sexual orientation as being ''"Madosexual"''.<br />
*This yuri pair is usually called HomuMado by fans, indicating Homura to be the dominant in the relationship and Madoka to be the submissive one. Sometimes fans of yuri create or see a role reversal on this pair, in which case the pair is labeled as MadoHomu or also known as the ''"Reverse Homulust"''.<br />
*The premise of the story in Hanokage's comic in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology]] is that Homura built a simulation game to interact with real life people and of course Homura uses it to interact with a virtual Madoka.<br />
*Ume-tentei is not above adding yuri subtext in her [[Ume_Aoki#Doujin_Gallery|Madoka doujin]].<br />
*The audio at the [[Movic Madoka Magica Exhibit]] has [[Movic_Madoka_Magica_Exhibit#Audio_Translation|Madoka going homusexual for Moemura]].<br />
**Apparently, the exhibit makes it sound like Madoka has a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Meganekko Meganekko] fetish.<br />
*Homura and Madoka take first place as a yuri couple at the [[Megami 2012-02|Megami reader's poll]].<br />
*In the Audio Commentary for [[Episode 7]], Chiwa Saito said the following words, ''[[:file:Chiwa Saito madoka love.jpg|"I'm already... Madoka Love"]]''.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], when Madoka invites Homura to dinner with her family, her dad comments that Homura is beautiful as they were told by Madoka. Junto then mentions that Madoka has been talking a lot about Homura, [[:file:Madoka Portable - Madoka invites Homura for dinner English translation.png|almost like she's in love!]] Madoka gets embarrassed by this comment and tells her not to say such things in front of her friend. <i>(Fans would point out that Madoka didn't deny what her mom said!)</i><br />
**When Junko meets Homura, she states, "She looks and acts just like me when I was her age…"<br />
***[[100_Questions#Madoka_2|Madoka's Questionare:]] <br />
::Do you have any marriage desires? <br />
::<b>Madoka:</b> <i>"Would be nice if I can find a cool husband like [that resembles] my Mama..."</i> <br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], Madoka with her low self-esteem tells Homura that she feels worthless. Homura slaps Madoka telling her, <i>"Madoka, you're a clumsy and slow... and absolutely adorable magical girl! What else do you want?!".</i> Making it into an awkward love confession.<br />
**Madoka was actually hoping Homura would deny Madoka's self-deprecating statement. Instead, Madoka confronts Homura that she sees her that way, which puts Homura in an awkward position.<br />
***We can add <i>clumsy, slow,</i> and <i>absolutely adorable</i> in Homura's likes.<br />
*On April 1, 2012 at the Nico Nico stream of the April 1st talk show, Chiwa Saito mentions that she ships MadoHomu, her fellow seiyuu's echo the same sentiment.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Mami Route|Mami route]] of the [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]], glasses Homura tries to get closer to Madoka after being saved from a witch. Sayaka and Mami start to notice how close glasses Homura and Madoka are getting, so much so that they look adorable. This makes Sayaka and Mami jealous of them. Homura can only think about how wonderful and cool Madoka is (Mami is not even an afterthought, in her own route no less and Homura only sees her as a kind senior).<br />
**Sayaka is so jealous, that she even turned down an offer from [[Kyousuke Kamijou|Kamijou]] to walk home together, or have lunch with him.<br />
***Even Hitomi thinks there is something going on when she sees Madoka getting closer to Homura. After mentioning the possibility of <i>"forbidden love"</i> between girls, Hitomi adds that she thought Madoka had a forbidden relationship with Sayaka, but now Madoka was having an illicit relationship with Homura after they just met, <i>"Is this what they call a love triangle?!"</i><br />
*There is a role reversal in [[Madoka Magica Portable|the game]] where magical girl Madoka becomes the stalker to human glasses Homura. <br />
**The first day when Homura arrives at school, Madoka keeps looking for Homura, even following her to the roof. Every time Madoka sees Homura, she wants to take her to the nurse's office.<br />
***Homura is too self-conscious and doesn't want to project the idea that she is helpless, so she keeps turning down Madoka's offer, but this doesn't deter Madoka's will. In fact, it only encourages Madoka to keep trying as she cannot leave Homura alone.<br />
**Homura is so attached to Madoka that she wants to join her on her hunt for witches as a human, she even decides to buy a golf club so Madoka doesn't have to worry about Homura's safety so Madoka can concentrate on her own fights.<br />
***Kyubey notices that Homura and Madoka are very close to each other. With Homura at Madoka's side, Madoka is more determined to become stronger as a magical girl so she can protect Homura. This is a huge role reversal from the original series.<br />
****If Homura learns the truth about witches before she contracts, she would still desire to save Madoka knowing full well the consequences. It demonstrates a strong devotion that Homura has for Madoka.<br />
*In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka route of the PSP game]], Homura tells Madoka that she enjoys spending time with her while making bombs with Madoka's help. Homura realizes that it is strange that she is having fun while the two of them are doing something so dangerous like making bombs. Madoka refutes her, telling her it is not weird at all and that she considers Homura to be more than a classmate, to Madoka she is an important friend.<br />
*On the day when all the girls are fighting against Walpurgis, when Madoka shows up, Homura would tells her that they are all fighting to protect everyone. However, Homura adds that she is personally fighting to protect Madoka. This is how everyone's response is in the game:<br />
::<b>Mami:</b> !!<br />
::<b>Sayaka:</b> !!<br />
::<b>Kyouko:</b> !!<br />
::The only one who isn't showing a response is Madoka as she already knew.<br />
:::*Then Homura adds that she wouldnt know what to fight for if Madoka died. It almost feels a little bit like a love confession.<br />
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==Sayaka and Kyoko==<br />
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[[File:Kyouko sayaka madoka homura.jpg|center|thumb|400px|<center>Fanart interpretation of [[Episode 9]]</center>]]<br />
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<blockquote>''"Don't worry, Sayaka." <br / > "It's lonely being by yourself." <br / > "It's fine. I'll stay by your side, Sayaka."'' - [[Kyoko Sakura]] dying with [[Sayaka Miki]] in [[Episode 9]]</blockquote><br />
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===Anime and Yuri Subtext===<br />
[[File:Great minds think alike.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]<br />
It is common to find yuri subtext on the Mahou Shoujo genre, 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 yuri subtext mostly comes from Kyoko making it one-sided; while it is officially recognized that Kyoko has feelings for Sayaka, it is uncertain what types of feelings they are. Fans would argue that Sayaka just never had the chance to return these feelings, and Kyoko was never really good in articulating them.<br />
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Many fans point out that the reason these two are paired up together is because of their opposing personalities. Sayaka and Kyoko differ not only philosophically but their personalities are bound to cause clashes; yet they are not that dissimilar once you study these characters. Sayaka is an idealist who pursues the path of a hero of justice, she wants to emulate Mami as an example of an ideal Puella Magi. To Sayaka the gift of being a Puella Magi was something sacred to be used for good only and not for selfish acts. Kyoko on the other hand is more of a rogue who would only use her powers to satiate her base desires. Kyoko scoffs at the idea of using her powers to help others, instead she believes a Puella Magi should only help herself (even at the expense of others). To Kyoko there are no rules except her own.<br />
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This unlikely pair started out as enemies and <br />
Kyoko was close on killing Sayaka, but as the story progressed it was Kyoko who took the first step to close their gap of distrust. Kyoko even went so far as to explain to Sayaka her painful past and to why she believes Sayaka is making a mistake with her life. But Sayaka refuses Kyoko's advice and subtly proclaims she will be a better Puella Magi than her, that she will still follow a righteous path. Sayaka's arrogance at first seems to anger Kyoko (it is not known if she is angry at Sayaka, at herself, or both) but this doesn't stop her from continually pursuing Sayaka to stop her from furthering her mistakes. (Some fans like to suggest that this moment would have alienated any other character from trying to pursue a friendship with Sayaka, yet it seems to have an opposite effect with Kyoko). <br />
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Soon the roles are reversed in Episode 8 and 9. Sayaka finally admits that deep down she was no different from others, that she had selfish desires that were never fulfilled and that she regrets her decision on becoming a Puella Magi (like the love of a boy that went unfulfilled, or the jealous regret of saving a friend's life). She starts to see society as a selfish group who would only exploit others with no remorse for those who suffer. Sayaka finally understands that her decision brought nothing but unhappiness and regrets on her part. Betrayed by the world and by her ideals she soon falls into despair and darkness. It is because of this event that Kyoko soon starts to reveal a different side of her.<br />
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With the loss of Sayaka, Kyoko starts to reclaim back her older self. She admits to Madoka that there was a time she used to idealize stories of love, friendship, and courage but she abandoned those ideals when she lost her family. After seeing Sayaka's despair, Kyoko decides that she wants to save her and get the old Sayaka back. Kyoko was putting her faith on romantic ideals, a move that many would like to point out as being irrational and dangerous (even [[Kyubey]] agrees such a notion is illogical). Once Kyoko realizes that there is no way to save Sayaka, she decides to sacrifice her life so they could both be together. That way Sayaka wont be alone anymore. There is a division among fans regarding Kyoko's decision to die with Sayaka. There are those who say Kyoko did it as an act of love (the tragic yuri pair or maybe an act of friendship), others say Kyoko knew that even if she did survive it would only be a matter of time before she became a witch so she wanted to end her life her own way (a self sacrifice with practical motives). However, the reason that Kyoko would give up her own life to avoid becoming a witch looks a little unstable, as there is a scene in the episode where what appears to be the souls of both girls, colored respectively in blue and red, embracing each other tenderly before disappearing for good. By this logic, it is unlikely that Kyoko will make one last attempt to reach out to Sayaka before they both faded away if she never saw Sayaka as someone who is more than just a friend, and that the only purpose of her death was to escape her eventual fate of being a Puella Magi.<br />
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To fans that support the yuri relationship, the reason that they find this pair strong and attractive is because they want Sayaka to be with someone who can love her and protect her. Kyoko was the only character who understood Sayaka's true nature (and her pain) since Kyoko admitted to her that she saw a fragment of herself in Sayaka. Kyoko was also the only one who chased after her to the bitter end, no matter the obstacles or how obstinate Sayaka was, Kyoko was still there for her. Last but not least, another strong indicator of Kyoko's feelings for Sayaka is shown in the last episode of the anime, where she is the only one who takes Sayaka's death the most personally, in spite of trying to brush it off as simply because they "finally had a chance to become friends". Kyoko fits the perfect role as Sayaka's protector and savior.<br />
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The relationship between Kyoko and Sayaka may have not been accidental or a tease but created to heighten emotional investments by the viewers. It is possible that this was part of the creator's intention to emotionally move groups of hardcore fans who support a SayakaxKyoko pairing, thus making their demise in Episode 9 more tragic (or as fans put it a "Yuri Tragedy" ending).<br />
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[[File:21354222 p8.png|right|thumb|200px|Trivia: Prior to the mid 19th century, [http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=05297681013 lonely delirious mariners] referred to [[wikipedia:Manatee#Culture|manatees as mermaids]]. <br>I am not kidding.]]<br />
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*'''The Melusine Legend and Kyoko's Soul Gem:''' There is a [[wikipedia:Melusine|Melusine]] legend that indicates that ''"a Melusina surfaces briefly every seven years as a beautiful woman or as a serpent, holding a small <u>golden key</u> in her mouth. Whoever takes the key from her will set her free and may claim her as his bride."'' In Episode 9, Kyoko undoes her hair and then uses her hairpin to pray, it is uncertain but it seems that her Soul Gem and her hairpin were fused together to create a new hairpin with a shape that resembles that of her father's religious symbol. After Sayaka's prayer she kisses the newly formed hairpin and tosses it into the air (before she destroys it with her spear), maybe as an offering to Sayaka to free her from her Witch form by sacrificing Kyoko's soul. The shape of the normal hairpin and of the Soul Gem fused hairpin looks like of a golden key. Sayaka's witch form could also be a reference to the [http://pastebin.com/gCGG8Ljf Little Mermaid story.]<br />
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*'''The Legend of Unicorns and Magical Horns:''' During the Blu-ray version of [[Episode 9]], there were wind-chimes depicting a Mermaid and a Unicorn. The unicorn is considered to be a wild, powerful, temperamental beast that could only be tamed by a maiden. A unicorn's horn is said to have the power to cleanse poisoned water and heal sickness. Another of its magical properties is the ability to lift curses and break illusions. It is suspected that Kyoko is compared to the unicorn because of its characteristics as well as the horn's magical properties. Both Kyoko and the unicorn are wild and temperamental creatures, free to roam and do whatever they want. Kyoko at one time had the power of illusion as well as the ability to break them (''"shining light on illusions"'', according to a [[Megami_Magazine_2011-07|magazine article]]). The Unicorn's magical properties resides within its horn, and Kyoko's magical weapon is a spear. Fans speculate that Kyoko's spear could be a reference to a unicorn's horn. Another comparison is Kyoko's attempt to break Sayaka's curse during [[Episode 9]]. Since a unicorn's horn can magically cleanse poisoned water and the mermaid has connotation to the elements of water (in this case, the elements of water corrupted by the witch form), it could be interpreted as her attempt to purify its element back to its original form (in this case turn Sayaka back to normal). It is suggested that Sayaka is the maiden because she was the only one who was able to "tame" Kyoko. As Kyoko explained before, the only reason she got close to Sayaka was because Sayaka's idealism reminded Kyoko of her innocent, naive yet idealistic self. <br />
**The Unicorn symbolism seems to be implied in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]] game: <i>See [[Ophelia]].</i><br />
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*The double-suicide is considered typical in romantic endings for two tragic lovers in Japanese storytelling. Many fans would point this fact as evidence for making this couple canon.<br />
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*After the airing of [[Episode 9]], yuri artwork of this pair exploded on [http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E6%9D%8F%E3%81%95%E3%82%84 Pixiv].<br />
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*Listen to the duet character song "[[And I'm Home]]" with [[Kyoko Sakura]] and [[Sayaka Miki]] ([http://myanimelist.net/people/32/Ai_Nonaka Ai Nonaka] and [http://myanimelist.net/people/413/Eri_Kitamura Eri Kitamura]), many fans have interpreted the lyrics to contains yuri elements.<br />
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*Kyoko addresses Sayaka by her first name only from [[Episode 8]] and afterwards. Some suggest this is an indication of how important Sayaka is to Kyoko.<br />
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===Manga Difference: The Yuri Afterlife===<br />
In the anime version when Kyoko dies in the explosion it is the end of her story. However, in the manga version after Kyoko dies we are presented with an image of Sayaka's back as she is sitting on the floor, presumably waiting for someone. Kyoko approaches Sayaka from behind her with an [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibō]] in hand as a sign that Kyoko wants to start all over again with Sayaka (the same way she did [[Episode_9#Speculation|with Madoka]]; and perhaps redo her offering of food in [[Episode 8]]). But Sayaka, wearing a mischievous expression, instead grabs Kyoko's hand and pulls her down with her. This has been interpreted as Sayaka accepting Kyoko's affection for her; it can also be interpreted as Sayaka's preference to have Kyoko on the menu over the [[wikipedia:Umaibō|Umaibō]].<br />
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File:Kyosaya protect your precious manga.jpg|Manga: Kyoko finally understands what is like to protect someone precious to her.<br />
File:Kyousaya ready to die manga.jpg|Manga: Several changes were made to this scene, yet the emotional impact remains the same.<br />
File:Kyousaya meeting you manga.jpg|Manga: This emotional (yuri) afterlife encounter was not in the anime, not that I am complaining.<br />
File:KyoSaya afterlife manga.jpg|Manga Page: Kyoko Sakura, welcome to the yuri afterlife.<br />
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===KyoSaya Official Gallery:===<br />
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File:BD Cover 4.jpg<br />
File:Manga Vol.2 Cover.jpg<br />
File:NitroPlus Novel 01.jpg|NitroPlus Novel.<br />
File:Kyoko sayaka art novel page.jpg|Kyoko and Sayaka. NitroPlus Novel.<br />
File: Sayaka kyouko pocky game Nitroplus.jpg|From Nitroplus's Staff Blog: ''If they were to try to settle things peacefully, things would have gone more like this.''<br />
File:Manga extra Kyouko and Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:KyoSaya Hanokage.jpg|TL: "Sayakaaaaa-". <br>From Hanokage [http://twitpic.com/4sa5yo twitter] (the author of the Madoka manga). <br />
File:Kyosaya ume aoki doujin art fan colored.png|Ume Aoki supports a KyoSaya pairing (fan colored with official Ume Aoki's work).<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 and Kyoko.gif|This image, according to [[Magical Girl Magazine (Otona Anime)|Otona Anime]], means Kyoko wants to save Sayaka but finally is in vain. (The blue breaks down when the red touches it)<br />
File:Kyouko last words to Homura protect.png|Kyoko's last words to Homura. Kyoko later admits she failed to do that, maybe an admission that she failed to protect Sayaka.<br />
File:Melusine hairpin key 2.png|There seems to be a connection between the Melusine legend and Kyoko's hairpin/soul gem and her father's religious symbol [[Yuri_undertones#Sayaka_and_Kyoko|(see above)]]<br />
File:Blu ray mermaid unicorn ep 9.jpg|Kyoko as an [[wikipedia:unicorn|unicorn]] and Sayaka as a [[wikipedia:mermaid|mermaid]], symbolically represented in wind-chimes. See above for more details.<br />
File:Sleepover.jpg|This official art seems to subtlety pair each girl with their respective partners (notice how Mami is alone) <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:Yuri fan art pixiv growing.png|Yuri fans of KyoSaya seem to be pleased with these results<br />
File:Madoka BD 5 Menu Art 2.jpg|From Volume 5 of the Blu-Ray, courtesy of Ume Aoki<br />
File:Kyosaya i'm home pose and knm pose.jpg|A blatant attempt to evoke images of Kannazuki no Miko, or just mere artistic expression?<br />
File:Megami poster KyouSaya.jpg|Megami poster.<br />
File:Kyousaya sample official art.jpg|Kyousaya official art samples.<br />
File:Twitter comment.jpg|Aipon (Kyouko's VA): <i>I wanna get all lovey-dovey with Sayaka.</i><br>KitaEri (Sayaka's VA): <i>I wanna stick it in Aipon.</i> <br />
File:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|Eri Kitamura is going to make Ai Nonaka jelly.<br />
File:20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:MadoMagi PSP PV2 001.jpg|KyoSaya CG in 2nd PV of the PSP game<br />
File:Mobage New Years Sayaka Horrible Fortune.jpg|Sayaka's horrible fortune. [[Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game#Translation:_Sayaka.27s_Bad_Fortune|Is not good to be alone.]]<br />
File:PM MDK WONDA-4.jpg<br />
File:NyanType 04.2012 01.jpg|NyanType 2012-04<br />
File:Series official card anime shots.jpg|Official card from the [http://www.carddas.com/madoka-magica/product/product03.html Madoka PSP game], they even added the Utena Symbolism.<br />
File:PSP WitchKissAndGriefSeed Ophelia.jpg|The witch kiss of Kyoko's witch form has the colors of Kyoko and Sayaka<br />
File:Sample-ee2b70f5aad4c27c3f1996aa2279bac3.jpg<br />
File:Sample-631d2de2e6f2f546941073713b221ae2.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Fanart Reponse to KyoSaya===<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File: Sayaka kyouko spinoff.jpg|[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&illust_id=17167336 Source]<br />
File: Kyoko sayaka more spinoff ova.jpg [http://hutehuteni.blog54.fc2.com/ Author's site]<br />
File:Kyouko meets sayaka afterlife fan.gif<br />
File:Kyouko sayaka playing.gif<br />
File:Kyosaya ear licking fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka kissing kyouko's neck.gif<br />
File:Kyousaya doujin soul gem sexing.png|A Yuri Doujin depicting the KyokoxSayaka pair with some steamy Soul Gem sexing<br />
File:Yuma has two mommies.jpg|The family that Kyoko always wanted. Are you listening SHAFT? It is not too late for an OVA.<br />
File:Kyosaya KnM.jpg<br />
File:Kyousaya magic baby.jpg<br />
File:Kyosaya oktavia last moment.jpg<br />
File:736611.jpg|<br />
File:Sample-9a9057abaeb41e47b400e68766de0075.jpg<br />
File:50aada98012e97e93f3cc07261320a73.jpg<br />
File:21289667 - and i'm home.jpg|a blatant interpretation of [[and I'm Home|"and I'm Home"]].<br />
File:BD 5 ED Yuri Fan Interpretation.jpg|Illogical? Extreme? Nay, I say this is the next step to its logical conclusion.<br />
File:Kyosaya almost 69.jpg<br />
File:Kyosaya mermaid fanart.jpg|The Little Mermaid <br>finally gets her prince...''err''...cess.<br />
File:Kyouko and sayaka casual clothes on a date.jpg|Fanart response from the Megami poster.<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco).jpg|the fans even made a comic as a response from the Megami poster.<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco) p2.jpg<br />
File:KyouSaya (gumichoco) p3.jpg<br />
File:Kyoko sayaka dog collar.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka and kyouko cat.gif<br />
File:KyouSaya animated.gif<br />
File:Ophelia oktavia adorable horse fanart.jpg|Witches need love, too!<br />
File:Witch Love.jpg|Aw honey, let's kill some humans! <3<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== KyoSaya Trivia ===<br />
*This pair is labeled as KyoSaya (or KyouSaya) by yurifans. Kyoko is seen as a tomboy who is usually depicted in the prince role and Sayaka as the tough yet feminine maiden.<br />
*Hanokage's comic in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology]] has Kyoko using Homura's game simulator to interact with a virtual Sayaka. Kyoko ends up playing the game for hours.<br />
*Ume-tentei ships Kyoko and Sayaka [[Ume_Aoki#Doujin_Gallery|in her doujin]].<br />
*The [[Movic_Madoka_Magica_Exhibit#Audio_Translation|audio]] at the [[Movic Madoka Magica Exhibit|Madoka Magica Exhibit]] makes Sayaka tsundere for Kyoko.<br />
*In the PSP game, if Sayaka's Soul Gem is returned on time, Kyoko would try to console a depressed Sayaka as she has seen Kyousuke and Hitomi together. An upset Sayaka runs into Kyoko and cries in her arms (in case you're wondering why she doesn't go to Madoka, her best friend, is because she's always with Homura now). Kyoko talks to her, opens up about her past, and unlike in the anime, Sayaka really listens to Kyoko. You should hear how she says, <i>"Kyoko..."</i>. Kyoko saves Sayaka, a 300 pt emotion value drops and Sayaka is almost her old cheerful self. Sayaka even suggests to Kyoko that they should be a magical girl combi (duo). Then they go fight a witch together.<br />
*In the In the [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyouko route of the PSP game]], Sayaka becomes a witch and Kyoko tries to turn Sayaka back to normal. When Homura kills Oktavia, Kyoko falls into despair after seeing Oktavia's dead.<br />
**In an alternate event, Kyoko will clam down when she remembers Sayaka's last words, ''"I'll bear the burden of the curse for both of us"''.<br />
*In the True Ending of the [[Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Portable]], Kyoko gets jealous from Sayaka's comment about how Mami would make a great wife. She tells Sayaka it is not her fault that she is sloppy. <br />
**Sayaka forcibly strips a protesting Kyouko to have her wear Mami's school uniform (the screen goes black with Sayaka talking about how she's taking it all off), the two of them end up fighting about their lack of breast sizes.<br />
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===Yuri Kyoko Trivia===<br />
*Every seiyuu is gay for Kyouko.<br />
**Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) claims Kyoko to be her ''waifu'' with extreme infatuation.<br />
***Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) declared her love for Kyoko in [[:Talk:Drama_CD_2#Info_and_DL|Magical Girls Tea Party]] CD and her desire to marry her in the audio commentary for [[Episode 5]]. Ai Nonaka questions her choice and informs her all she ever does is eat. Aoi Yuki is ok with this and declares she would just adjust.<br />
****In same comentary Chiwa Saitou ([[Homura]]) sounds annoyed, some suggested perhaps she is jealous. But the question is, jealous of whom?<br />
***Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) [[:file:Going gaga for kyouko.jpg|goes even more gaga]] for Kyoko in the audio commentary for [[Episode 7]], "The one I love, it's Kyouko-tan." "Kyouko-tan is the absolute best!" "it's like she isn't trying to be cool, but she's still REALLY cool."<br />
***In the [[Talk:Key_Animation_Note|"C81 Aniplex Madoka Special Talk CD"]], not even two minutes has passed and Aoi Yuki's already fangirling over Kyouko-tan~<br />
**Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) is gay for Kyoko too.<br />
**It turns out that Ryouko Shintani ([[Hitomi]]) who is the guest for the [[Episode 7]] commentary, is another one that's gay for Kyouko too. "I love Kyouko." <br />
**Eri Kitamura ([[Sayaka]]) is the [[:file:Twitter comment.jpg|Seme]] to Kyoko's Uke.<br />
**Chiwa Saito ([[Homura]]) confesses that when she saw [[Episode 9|Kyoko's sacrifice scene]] with Aoi Yuuki ([[Madoka]]) and Emiri Kato ([[Kyubey]]), they all cried. They found the scene moving.<br />
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===Yuri Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) Trivia===<br />
* Eri Kitamura (Sayaka) [[:file:4chan comment living sayaka.jpg|likes the company of other seiyuu]], besides Ai Nonaka ([[Kyoko]]).<br />
** That is putting it too mildly, she actually enjoys [http://ambiseiy.com/2010/10/07/hayane-hayaoki-kanamemo-radio-8/ flirting] with other female seiyuu, when she isn't [http://ambiseiy.com/2010/07/26/kitamura-eri-no-choraji-175/ ogling them in their sleep or traveling with them in what she calls their honeymoon-ish] travels.<br />
<br />
==Mami and Kyoko==<br />
===The Senpai and Kōhai Relationship===<br />
<blockquote>''"Thank you, Mami-san. Please take care of me!"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I already told you. I have no intention of using my magic for anyone else’s sake. That’s why we can’t fight witches or familiars together. But… If something were to happen to you, you would still share a grief seed with me. I can’t stand the thought of abusing your kindness."'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I’m not your enemy! After all… After all, you were… the first magical girl who shared the same ideals as I did!"'' - Mami Tomoe, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
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[[File:Kyomami cakes.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fans suspect that Mami seduced Kyoko with promises of cakes.]]<br />
In [[Drama CD 3|the Drama CD, titled ''Farewell Story'']], Mami and Kyoko's first meeting is detailed. The two fought witches together, and Kyoko even introduced Mami to her family, reminiscent of a girl bringing home a prospective spouse to meet her parents. Their early relationship could be described as between a senpai and kōhai (as Kyoko and Mami themselves describe it), but yuri fans suspect there is more to it. Sadly, Kyoko never calls her senpai the much coveted title [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneeSama "Onee-sama"].<br />
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After Kyoko's family tragedy she tries to leave Mitakihara, intending to work alone. She had lost her "Rosso Phantasma" ability (named by Mami), and got injured by a witch. Mami, worried about Kyoko, doesn't want her to leave, as she had grown very attached to the younger girl. But Kyoko refuses to listen to her so they both end up fighting each other and Kyoko wins. Kyoko warns Mami that she wont be merciful next time; she leaves while Mami cries over her loss realizing that she is alone once again. Before Kyoko leaves, she reassures Mami that she will meet other girls who are suited to her expectations. In the anime timeline, they never meet again. Kyoko only returns to Mitakihara after Mami's passing, which may imply that she regretted her past actions and wished to avoid another confrontation with her former senpai by entering her territory again.<br />
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Some fans suspect that the reason Kyoko fought with Mami was so she could end her relationship with her early, before it turned ugly. It is indicated by Kyoko that if they continued to stay together, they would only fight and bicker with each other because of their differences in their beliefs, and perhaps end up hating each other in the process. Others suspect that because Kyoko lost her secondary power, she feared that she would be putting Mami at risk, so she didn't want to become a burden. Perhaps Kyoko was afraid that Mami would also end up dead because of her, just like her family was.<br />
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Fans suspect that Mami's interaction as a senpai with Sayaka and Madoka was a bit distant, and that Mami might still have carried the lingering memory that she shared with Kyoko and feared it would become painful if she got too close with her new kôhai. Another possibility is that Mami feared she would be alone again once [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] saw how difficult the world of a Puella Magi was; or maybe Mami was still hopeful that Kyoko would come back to her.<br />
<br />
=== KyoMami Trivia ===<br />
*According with [[Drama CD 3|Kyoko's mother]], Mami is the first ''"friend"'' Kyoko ever brought home. The significance is clearly important for yuri fans.<br />
*The fan name for this pairing is KyoMami, but MamiKyo/MamiKo is acceptable as well.<br />
*It should be noted that in [[Oriko Magica]], while their interactions in chapter 3 weren't particularly friendly, they don't seem to be in bad terms either. Given their status as magical girls and their differences (which in most cases may lead to fights or competition for the Grief Seeds), it could be suspected that they decided to maintain an unspoken truce.<br />
** It should also be noted that despite Kyoko's distance from Mami, she (along with [[Yuma]]) came to her aid when Kyubey told them of the situation, implying that Kyoko still cares at least somewhat for her former senpai.<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship after they got separated<br />
** In Mami's route, Kyoko returns to Mitakihara to meet her, but they don't make up. Kyoko even asks Mami about her new companion, Madoka, but Mami thinks Kyoko will try to harm her, so she warns Kyoko not to come near them. Kyoko then returns Kasamino with regret for why she could not have been more straightforward with Mami.<br />
** In Kyoko's route, she makes a grave for Mami.<br />
** In Homura's route, while Oktavia's death upsets Kyoko, she will still help Homura in the fight against Walpurgis. However, if Mami kills herself after knowing the truth about magical girls and witches, Kyoko will not show up and Homura will end up fighting alone.<br />
*Prior to Mami being ship with a strong candidate (with the HomuxMado/KyoxSaya fans growing, leaving little to no room - unless you count [[Charlotte]]), she was the odd girl left out that it intensified the meme <i>"Mami forever alone"</i>, intensifying her loneliness. That was [[Drama CD 3|until the Drama CD 3 came out.]] Plus with Sayaka being dead in the New World, it leaves the potential for these two characters to being together.<br />
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===KyoMami Official Art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Close-up.jpg|From the Oriko manga series.<br />
File:Hira080946.jpg|Mami and Kyoko fighting together in the PSP game<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Response to KyoMami===<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery> <br />
File:Mami kyoko happy fanart.jpg|"Who is a good kôhai? For doing a good job you are getting cake tonight... and for ''dessert''..."<br />
File:5111c8ef9864b465aa105bd042335050.jpeg|I predict a lot of senpai-kôhai interactions in doujin form after this.<br />
File:Kyomami fanart.jpg|Sorry, Sayaka. But Mami promised me a lifetime supply of cakes.<br />
File:Kyomami one at a time girls.jpg|Now Mami will never be alone again.<br />
File:Yurifan reaction kyomami drama cd.jpg|One example of fan reaction to Kyomami.<br />
File:Senior's Meeting - buchi maru pg 9.jpg|Kyomami was cool way before the release of the drama CD.<br />
File:(Kasumi) Mami is yours if she's drunk.png|A drunken Mami is fine too. A confused Sayaka not so much.<br />
File:Sleeping face of an angel (Aotori)04.jpg|Of course there is always the threesome route. <br> ''~You can say that again, Kyoko.''<br />
File:Mami Kyoko Laughing.jpeg|Once, Mami and Kyoko were like this. But as always, being meguca is suffering.<br />
File:Mami Kyoko Hugging.jpeg<br />
File:PockyStealing KyoMami.jpeg<br />
File:Kyoko mami lovers friends fanart pencil.jpg<br />
File:Homura Sure Is Popular - Sleepover Chapter (sanaemaru) 04.jpg|Considering how fragile Mami's state of mind is, we have to wonder if Kyoko has to worry if she is the jealous type.<br />
File:Kyomami sleeping last night fanart.png<br />
File:Kyomami look into my eyes.jpg<br />
File:Mami angel kyouko devil halloween fanart.jpg<br />
File:4chan candeloro hard gay for madoka kyouko.jpg|Candeloro's familiars are her cute Kōhai, coincidence?...<br />
File:Kyomami looking at her panties.jpg|Perhaps Mami takes her role as a Senpai too far.<br />
File:Kyomami sayaka jelly fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka kyouko mami threesome sharing fanart.jpg|Yuri love triangle.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Other==<br />
===Mami and Madoka===<br />
A somewhat less popular pair due to Mami's lack of appearances for most of the series. In [[Episode 3]], Madoka tells Mami that she wants to become a magical girl because of her admiration of Mami (admiration of an older sister figure is very common in yuri-themed works). Mami discourages her at her first, saying that she is not someone to admire because despite her trying to appear as a strong mentor, she is weak and lonely. When Madoka tells her that she will stay by her side, Mami is brought to tears. The two hold hands and face each other, and Madoka tells Mami that she really will stay with Mami and fight together with her. During the battle with the witch afterward, Mami states in her internal monologue that she has never been happier while fighting before, and that she no longer has any fears, no doubt due to joy from Madoka's confession. This attitude combined with overconfidence ultimately leads to {{spoiler|Mami's untimely demise}}, but nonetheless many fans saw Madoka's confession and Mami's reaction as evidence of yuri feelings between the two girls. <br />
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In the first timeline of episode 10, Mami and Madoka fight as a pair and rescue Homura. Some fans believe that, because Madoka was already close with Mami before meeting Homura, Mami and Madoka were a couple in that timeline. It is revealed in the PSP game that in one of the timelines (probably the first or second) Mami died because she protected Madoka from an attack of Walpurgis Night.<br />
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Love triangle style scenarios in which Mami and Homura compete for Madoka's affection, occasionally with Sayaka brought in as well, are somewhat common in fanworks. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is MamiMado.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:NyanType 03.2011 Pin-up.jpg|Official pin-up artwork from NyanType magazine, March 2011 issue.<br />
File:Kalafina magica quartet madoka page sample art.jpg|Threesome?<br />
File:MamiMadoo.jpg<br />
File:10148530a.jpg<br />
File:MamiMado-Ep3.jpg<br />
File:MamiMado-hands.jpg<br />
File:Disc 2.jpg<br />
File:4chan candeloro hard gay for madoka kyouko.jpg<br />
File:Copia de 20111128 2151899.jpg<br />
File:NewType 2012-04 01.jpg|Madoka and Mami... and Sayaka?!<br />
File:Hira080925.jpg<br />
File:Hira080931.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to MamiMado=== <br />
<gallery><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:MamiMado.jpg|This is how [[Episode 3]] should have ended.<br />
File:MadoMamiHeadpat.jpeg<br />
File:Madoka feeling mami mamis.jpg<br />
File:Mami loving kiss madoka.gif<br />
File:Mami madoka pose.png<br />
File:Mami madoka happiness.jpg<br />
File:Madoka crying into mamis arms.jpg<br />
File:Mamimado fanart mammies and lap pillow.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== MamiMado Trivia ===<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship.<br />
** In Mami's route, Mami saves Madoka from Gertrud. Madoka becomes a magical girl and returns the favor by turning up to save Mami from Charlotte. <br />
***Mami starts getting jealous that Madoka spends more time with Homura than her. Her jealousy is expressed in the form of depression that affects the mood of the scene when it happens. When Madoka drops by Mami's class, she gives Mami a pound cake that she made as a thank you for having her on Mami's tea parties. When Madoka mentions that Homura was involved in the making of the cake, the music stops and the mood changes, so much so that Mami's jealousy festers with dark thoughts.<br />
****Because of Mami's fragile mind, Mami goes witch when she gets [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NetorareGenre NTR] by HomuxMado.<br />
<br />
===Homura and Mami===<br />
<blockquote>''"I failed to save her again."'' - Homura Akemi, [[Madoka Magica Portable]].</blockquote><br />
A somewhat less popular pair due to Mami's lack of appearances for most of the series. In the first timeline of episode 10, Mami and Madoka fight as a pair and rescue Homura. Much like the other girls, Homura seems to admire Mami and she is affected the first time she dies. They seem to be good friends, but not as much as Homura' friendship with Madoka. However this clashes in the third timeline, in which {{spoiler|Mami breaks down after knowing the truth of the Puella Magi and kills Kyoko and then wraps Homura with ribbons in order to kill her, but she is killed by Madoka}}. <br />
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It should also be noted that, as shown in the PSP game, Homura somehow still cares for her, but they are enemies in the other timelines, because of Kyubey's interference. This is shown when it is revealed that Homura was thinking of defeating Gertrud and giving the Grief Seed to Mami, to form a token of friendship, but it backfired because of Kyubey.<br />
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Love triangle style scenarios in which Mami and Homura compete for Madoka's affection, occasionally with Homura ignoring Mami in order to be with Madoka.<br />
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The fan name for this pair is HomuMami.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Game Mami TiroFinale11.jpg|From the Mami's Heart Pounding Tiro Finale<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to HomuMami=== <br />
<gallery><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Homura with glasses mami.jpg<br />
File:20430635 m.jpg<br />
File:20367212 m.jpg<br />
File:20514628 m.jpg<br />
File:Mami_and_homura_ribbons.jpg<br />
File:20473799 m.jpg<br />
File:Sample-d99936152d41dc067d65116f738e4574.jpg<br />
File:Homucat hnnnngggg mami.jpg<br />
File:Moemura mami cute couple fanart.jpg<br />
File:21f0c977274497a9a82b1b93a4d65d64.jpg<br />
File:Homura Tomoe pic dubs.jpg|Either Homura and Mami gay married in America or the US Dubs is making its own ship (or Torinone's in charge of the script).<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Kyoko and Homura===<br />
<blockquote>''"Man, you’re so mysterious. And so, can we win against Walpurgisnacht?"'' - Kyoko Sakura, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"We will win. The two of us can do it!"'' - Homura Akemi, [[Drama CD 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Kyoko..."'' - Homura Akemi, [[Episode 9]].</blockquote><br />
A somehow less popular pairing. From past experience, Homura believes Kyoko may be the only ally left to help her in stopping Walpurgis Night. They are often seen talking or discussing plans in Homura's house. Their relationship is more of a partnership than friendship. Homura is saddened after {{spoiler|Kyoko dies in order to not leave Sayaka alone}}, in both the anime and manga, but she denies it by saying that she just didn't wanted Kyoko to lose face, although her expression shows otherwise. However this seems to be onesided, since Kyoko doesn't consider her a friend. Curiously, she is the only other person Homura calls by her first name, besides Madoka. There is evidence that they had interacted on a more personal level in prior timelines, when at the start of episode 6 Homura says, "I'm on the side of those who maintain their composure and I'm the enemy of idiots who initiate fights needlessly. Which are you, Sakura Kyoko?" It triggers a strong reaction from Kyoko, where she asks Homura if they'd ever met before. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is KyoHomu.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Kyokohomura0602.jpg<br />
File:MadokaMagica6-K-H.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 72.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 57.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 52.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 67.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 65.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2089523.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091237.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2388143.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091241.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2388079.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Fanart Reponse to KyouHomu=== <br />
<gallery><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:KyouHomu KnM.jpg|<br />
File:21313778 p0.jpg|Fanwork of a theory of Episode 9<br />
File:8b2843ce04cb633354d523aa13be4c69.jpg<br />
File:18951338 m.jpg<br />
File:23c06af7fa254c30442ec312105b6df1.jpg<br />
File:Akemi homura fuk me naoh kyouko.jpg<br />
File:21312426 m.png<br />
File:20096927 m.jpg<br />
File:19503879 p1.jpg<br />
File:Tea and snacks at homu residence.jpg|Eating at the HomuHome<br />
File:Puella Magi Nichijou.png<br />
File:Homura is popular sleepover chapter pg with homukyo.jpg|<br />
File:Sales being sayaka is suffering.jpg|HomuKyou: Because being Sayaka is suffering. <br />
File:Copia de Madoka A 1 015.jpg|from the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1<br />
File:Kyoko homura brofist.jpg<br />
File:Homura kyouko serious fanart.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== KyoHomu Trivia ===<br />
*As seen in the anime, manga and PSP game, Homura is surprisingly mild toward Kyoko.<br />
*The [[Madoka Magica Portable|PSP game]] explores more about their relationship.<br />
** After Madoka dies in the Sayaka route against Walpurgis (mainly because Sayaka didn’t want to call Kyoko to the fight), Homura convinces herself that she should partner with Kyoko in future timelines to save Madoka.<br />
** In Kyoko's route, when Kyoko comes to help Homura with her fight against Walpurgis Night (despite she was mad at Homura for killing Oktavia, she later felt guilt for breaking their promise to fight Walpurgis together) after she tells her that she is not fighting for her sake and claims that she wants grief seeds from Walpurgis, Homura simply smiles at her and calls her an idiot as she thanks her. <br />
:'''Kyoko:''' Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like I came to help you out. And I’m not interested in saving people either. It’s just that my Soul Gem got corrupted thanks to Sayaka. And I just need a huge ass grief seed, okay?!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' *smiles* Idiot...<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' Takes one to know one!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' Thank you<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' I’ve do nothing to be thankful for!<br />
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:'''Homura:''' Are...we...friends?<br />
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:'''Kyoko:''' Let’s set that aside for now! We’ll talk after we beat that thing down!<br />
<br />
* After that Homura later asks Kyoko if they are friends but Kyoko changes the topic. Later they are defeated by Walpurgis and Kyoko attempts to use her last attack, as she calls it, but a concerned Homura stops her from doing it so (probably believing that she would sacrifice herself) causing Kyoko to call her a creep. Homura openly shows concern when Kyoko is hurt by Walpurgis and later when she is killed by [[Kriemhild Gretchen]].<br />
* For some strange reason in the True Ending, Homura calls Kyoko ''"Sakura-san"'' instead of her first name, like she did before when she was Moemura.<br />
<br />
===Sayaka and Madoka===<br />
<blockquote>''"You're cute, but I won't let you become popular with the guys. You're going to be my wife!"'' - '''[[Sayaka Miki]]''' declaring [[Madoka]] to be her waifu in [[Episode 1]].</blockquote><br />
In the [[Episode 1]], Sayaka says that she will make Madoka her wife. After watching them communicate telepathically in [[Episode 2]], [[Hitomi]] thinks that they are communicating simply through eye contact and must have become a couple, which she calls forbidden love. The two maintain a close friendship for most of the series.<br />
<br />
The light novel, "[[Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica NitroPlus Novel]]", explores Madoka's early childhood and her first encounter with a tomboyish Sayaka. <br />
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The fan name for this pair is SayaMado. "Forbidden love" is occasionally used as a nickname for this pair and Madoka yuri in general. <br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Sayaka pointing madoka face.gif|Sayaka pointing madoka face<br />
File:MadoSaya is a lie.png|YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAI WAIFU!<br />
File:Sayaka-Madoka08.jpg<br />
File:Madoka-dead Sayaka.jpg<br />
File:MadoSaya-Ep12.jpg<br />
File:Snapshot - 37.jpg<br />
File:Puella magi madoka magica-02-madoka-sayaka.jpg<br />
File:Madoka 05 3.png<br />
File:Puella magi madoka magica-04-madoka-sayaka-hug.jpg<br />
File:NitroPlus Novel 02.jpg|Art from the light novel.<br />
File:Sayaka madoka art novel page.jpg<br />
File:NewType 05.2012 01.jpg|Cheating couple.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Response to SayaMado=== <br />
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File:Madoka sayaka photoshop art.jpg<br />
File:Madoka sayaka kiss comic.jpg<br />
File:August Thanatos (niina ryou) 05.jpg<br />
File:Sayaka madoka hnnnng heart attack.png<br />
File:Madosaya HidaSketchx365 parody fanart.gif<br />
File:13b83f90b0524835474f95c5efc14c15.jpg<br />
File:Madosaya HidaSketchx365 parody fanart 2.gif<br />
File:MadoSaya Walking.gif<br />
File:Together with sayamado fanart.jpg<br />
File:Sayamado prince princess fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madosaya naughty girls fanart.png<br />
File:Madoka sayaka children protective.jpg|Sayaka, acting as Madoka's protector.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Homura and Sayaka===<br />
<blockquote>''"She should not have agreed to the contract. That was my mistake. I should have kept as close an eye on her as I did on [[Madoka Kaname|you]]."'' Homura Akemi, [[Episode 5]].</blockquote><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!"'' - Sayaka Miki, [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]], [[Oriko Magica#Chapter 7, the final chapter: To protect my world|Chapter 7]].</blockquote><br />
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This pairing is mostly considered a crack pair, due to the fact that the relationship between the two changes, according to Homura's attitude during the timelines, because Sayaka judges based on first impressions and makes rash assumptions. When she first saw her, in Episode 1, she though Homura was pretty. However, after Homura's actions after {{spoiler|Mami's death}}, she believes that Homura waited for Mami to fall in order to get the Grief Seed and distrusts her. In Episode 5, a concerned Madoka asks her to protect Sayaka as much as possible, since she became a Puella Magi. But Homura refuses to do it. However, she expresses a bit of regret of not protecting her before, since in the other timelines, she met Sayaka when she was already a Puella Magi. <br />
<br />
In Episode 6, she rushes to retrieve Sayaka' Soul Gem, after Madoka threw her away and brings it back to Sayaka in order to revive her. Like Kyouko and Madoka, she expresses slight concern for Sayaka in Episode 8. She even tries to reason with her and gives her a Grief Seed, so her Soul Gem woudn't have to be tainted. Sayaka rejects the Grief Seed and accuses Homura of putting up false pretenses and always lying to them. Homura changes her attitude and admits she is just doing things for Madoka's sake, knowing that Sayaka's actions will contribute to Madoka's fate, Sayaka seemes shocked and surprised and comments "''This is all for her sake''?" (only in the manga). Homura decides to kill Sayaka until she was rescued by Kyouko. She seemed unsurprised when Sayaka transformed into a witch, not out of concern, but her experience in the other timelines. She knew that {{spoiler|everytime Sayaka contracts, she becomes a witch and she couldn't be saved}}. In the Episode 10, in Timeline 3, Sayaka still distrusts Homura's warning about witches, but they seem to get along lately as Homura seems sad the first time Sayaka dies. <br />
<br />
However, in [[Oriko Magica]], Homura befriends Madoka, Sayaka and Hitomi. When Madoka goes to save Homura (who is fighting against Oriko) by herself, Sayaka seems to be surprised that Homura is a Puella Magi, but she decides to go help her, considering Homura a friend. In the [[Drama CD 2]], they seem to get along.<br />
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Despite this, it is heavily implied that her concern for Sayaka was just as a by product of all the attention she heaps on Madoka. Fans usually portrait Homura and Sayaka competing for Madoka. The fan name for this pair is HomuSaya. <br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Homura-SayakaSoulGem.jpg|Homura retrieves Sayaka' Soul Gem in order to revive her.... <br />
File:Sayaka-is-revived.jpg|...and succeeds. However Homura admitted that she only did that for Madoka<br />
File:Homura-about-to-kill-Sayaka.jpg|Knowing about Sayaka's fate, maybe Homura thought it was the best to kill her. She failed, however.<br />
File:Homura-Sayaka-Episode_8.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2390153.jpg|Sayaka is mean to Homura even as Moemura<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091255.jpg|For some reason, in the manga Homura had a sadisctic glee while about to kill Sayaka<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091249.jpg<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2091247.jpg|Clearly more concerned than in the anime<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-oriko-magica-2431049.jpg|However, Sayaka considers Homura as friend, in Oriko Magica<br />
File:Mahou-shoujo-oriko-magica-2431047.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to HomuSaya=== <br />
<gallery><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Homusaya that pose not sure.jpg|The definition of crack pair. Not sure if serious.<br />
File:Being popular is too much.jpg|''Being popular is suffering''<br />
File:21273850 m.jpg<br />
File:20023852 p0.png<br />
File:19977675 m.jpg<br />
File:Homura sayaka fighting together fanart.jpg<br />
File:19843204 m.png<br />
File:18745509 128x128.jpg<br />
File:Hjh.jpg<br />
File:Hidamari sayaka moemura.gif<br />
File:Homura sayaka magazine cover meganekko.jpg<br />
File:20031120 m.jpg|Speculation of the changing relationships between Homura and Sayaka<br />
File:Homura sayaka too much tsun no dere.jpg<br />
File:The sayalust is too much.jpg<br />
File:Nisemonogatari sayahomu.jpg|Nisemonogatari reference<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Charlotte and Mami===<br />
In Episode 3, {{spoiler|Mami gets her head bitten off by Charlotte.}} Despite this, a lot of fanart was drawn of [[Charlotte]] and Mami together, partially due to their inevitable association and partially because Charlotte is rather cute compared to other witches. Eventually fans began to draw human versions of all the witches including Charlotte, and would draw Mami paired together with the human version of Charlotte. The revelation in [[Episode 8]] that {{spoiler|magical girls turn into witches}} gave these human forms another meaning and the additional plot points of {{spoiler|timelines and the witch-free world created by Madoka}} gave potential for Charlotte and Mami to meet in a less hostile context. <br />
<br />
Also popular simply because the other four main characters are typically paired up together, leaving Mami alone unless paired with Charlotte.<br />
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The fan names for this pair are MamiLotte and (less common) MamiCharu.<br />
<br />
===Official Art=== <br />
<gallery><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:Madoplus 16.jpg|Mamilotte forever.<br />
File:PMMM Manga extra 3.jpg<br />
File:Apricot +4.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Fanart Reponse to MamiLotte=== <br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
File:Mamilotte Fanart Kiss.jpg|You are not alone Mami, you still have Charlotte! (minus losing the head).<br />
File:Mami Madoka and Charlotte together.jpg|For those torn between MamiMado and MamiLotte there is always the threesome.<br />
File:Mami charlotte jelly qb fanart.jpg|Charlotte looks jelly.<br />
File:Mamilotte badass duo fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mami has a tea party with charlotte.jpg|Tea Party<br />
File:Mami charlotte pocky kiss fanart.jpg<br />
File:MadoMagi family (aotori) mami charlotte.jpg|Charlotte: ''"Mami was my first..."'' (Do the right thing, Mami. And take responsibility.)<br />
File:Charlotte spirit with mami stars fanart.jpg<br />
File:Mami and charlotte love fanart together.jpg<br />
File:Charlotte mami together dark fanart.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Kyouko and Madoka===<br />
[[File:Madoka kyouko sharing pocky fanart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Aoi Yuuki's (un)official OTP]]<br />
While technically many yurifans would consider this pair to be a "crack" pair (an unlikely couple), they have made an exception because of [[Yuri_undertones#Yuri_Kyoko_Trivia|Aoi Yuuki's support and love]] for the character of [[Kyoko]]. Technically it would be considered an Aoi Yuuki x [[Kyoko]] ship (or Aoi Yuuki's waifu).<br />
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*Their love will live forever [http://video.niconico.com/watch/sm14889810 on the internet.]<br />
<br />
===Fanart Response to MadoKyo===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Aoi Yuuki loves her waifu fanart madoka kyouko.jpg|Don't laugh. Aoi Yuuki (Madoka) is actually in love with Kyoko and promised that she would make her her waifu.<br />
File:Madoka fake sayaka kyouko fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko madoka winning fanart.jpg<br />
File:Madoka dating kyoko fanart sorry girls.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Homura and Clip Girl===<br />
An unnamed character known by fans as [[:file:Clip Girl.jpg|Clip Girl]] (Clip-san) (and sometimes [[:file:Mami Madoka classmate D-chan.jpg|D-chan]], for good reason) suspected to have a school crush on Homura (apparently, she may be [[:file:Homura surrounded by girls.jpg|not the only one]]). Fans have noticed that she can't seem to keep her eyes off of Homura.<br />
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Clip Girl has long pink hair and a green hair clip, is very short, and apparently is the second [[:file:Artbook Classmate Extras Drawing 1.jpg|bustiest girl]] in school (Mami being the [[Mami's mammies|Queen of Mammies]]). She is friends with the light brown pigtailed girl in 3F, and was with her when she invited Homura to the cafe, presumably hoping for a date.<br />
<br />
===Other Couples Fanart Images===<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:KirstenxCharlotte.jpg|Yes, even witches are paired up with other witches.<br />
File:Mami homura madoka.jpg|It is Homura's duty to protect Madoka from witches, Kyubey, and romantic rivals.<br />
File:Kyousaya mami threesome.jpg|You are not alone anymore, Mami (Is not cheating if you are already dead, right?).<br />
File:Homura the Harem End.jpg|For the undecided, there is always the Harem end.<br />
File:Homura the harem dream nightmare.jpg|Dammit Homura...<br />
File:Homura harem route.png|The World Homura Only Knows.<br />
File:Homura and junko yuri fanart.jpg|Homura and Junko!? Does Madoka know?<br />
File:Junko kazuko fan doujin.jpg|Only MadoKami knows the truth about those rumors and she is not telling...<br />
File:Mamibey ruined for marriage 0 0.jpg|Technically Kyubey has no gender... do I even wanna go there?...<br />
File:Coobilotte.jpg|Ok, now this is just wrong.<br />
File:21016568 m.jpg<br />
File:Madoka coobie yuri.jpg|Fans have finally lost their minds...<br />
File:Sayaka Kamijou genderbender yuri.png|SayakaxKamijou (female version)... dont ask.<br />
File:Clipgirl crush ver 2.jpg|Homura, lady killer.<br />
File:Homura surrounded by girls.jpg|''"Ladies, please. One at a time".'' <br>Hate the game, not the playa.<br />
File:Homuharem but that is forbidden.jpg|Hitomi is the only one left out from the homuharem.<br />
File:Homura moemura like a boss.jpg|Homura has her own personal lesbian harem in every universe.<br />
File:Homura MC harem lead.jpg<br />
File:Mami madoka homura threesome love triangle.jpg|<br />
File:Madoka pimp playa womanizer.jpg|Being Meguka is suffering but it has its perks.<br />
File:Hitomi sayaka fan art yuri.jpg|example of crack pairing.<br />
File:Perv homu lonely mami empty eyes fanart.jpg|Mami: Forever alone.<br />
File:Hitomi madoka fanart punching rivals.jpg|Hitomi wins Madoka!<br />
File:Witch victim from episode 2.jpg|That woman from [[episode 2]] (isn't there like a huge age gap?!).<br />
File:25061185 p32.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko charlotte new friend.jpg|Frightening how much this makes sense...<br />
File:Kyolotte fanart.jpg<br />
File:Kyouko everybody loves kyouko.png<br />
File:Mamis harem madoka sayaka fanart.jpg<br />
File:You still have charlotte.jpg|"Mami forever alone"...<br />
File:Clip girl and Miss A girl fanart yuri.jpg|Background characters need love too.<br />
File:Miss A girl homura fanart yuri.png|Clip girl wont be happy.<br />
File:Hitomi My New Boyfriend!.jpg|I feel your pain, Homura.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Oriko Manga ==<br />
<br />
=== Kirika and Oriko ===<br />
<br />
<blockquote>''"Kirika, if you weren't here, I would be really broken."'' - [[Oriko Mikuni]] to [[Kirika Kure]], [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Oriko Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Love is infinitely finite, so I'll devote myself infinitely to her."'' - [[Kirika]] speaking of [[Oriko]], [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_4:_I.27ll_never_forgive_you|Oriko Magica, Chapter 4]].</blockquote><br />
Kirika, an antisocial yet shy girl, met Oriko, who helped Kirika collect her things that had spilled onto the ground when nobody cared. Kirika was charmed by her and decided to track her down. However, when she found her, she was too afraid and timid to call out to her, thinking that she wouldn't remember her. For Oriko, she made a contract with Kyubey and wished to change herself. With her new outgoing personality she talked to her and they became soon best friends. Kirika's priority was Oriko and did anything she asked of her, such as killing other magical girls after Oriko became a Puella Magi. She also claimed that her love for Oriko is infinitely finite. On Oriko's side, she shows to care about her and enjoys teasing her. In Chapter 4, after Kirika was fatally wounded by Mami, Oriko rushed to save her and glared at Mami, paralyzing her. She seemed crushed after Kirika confessed her about her wish. After Kirika transformed into [[Margot]] (before transforming Kirika promised Oriko that she wouldn't attack her) and later killed by Kyoko, Mami and Yuma, she had a breakdown and went berserk. After they were killed and Homura resetted the timeline, Kirika and Oriko seemed to have a vague recolection of each other as Kirika says that she'll take half the burden and they then take each others hands and walk off, smiling.<br />
<br />
Oriko and Kirika somehow resemble the friendship between Madoka and Homura. Both Madoka and Oriko were loyal to a kind girl who lacked confidence and wanted a purpose in life and Kirika and Homura both had control over time magic.<br />
<br />
=== Gallery: Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:KoriKo meeting for the first time.jpg|When Kirika met Oriko.<br />
File:Oriko stalker.jpg|Look, Oriko! You have your own stalker!<br />
File:KiriKo pillowlap.jpg|This pillow is one of a kind.<br />
File:Kirika what is love.jpg|Kirika's words of wisdom regarding love tends to be terrifying to fans and characters alike for some reason.<br />
File:Oriko saves a corpse.png|They both paid a heavy price to protect what they love...<br />
File:Oriko meeting Kirika afterlife.jpg|They seem to remember each other despite this is a new timeline<br />
File:Oriko Magica v02 c07 159.neuquant.png<br />
File:Oriko Magica v02 c07 160.neuquant.png|<br />
File:KirikaData.png|Kirika's limited memory is used for things about Oriko and nothing else.<br />
File:KirikoChildTeasing.png|<br />
File:KirikaQuotesOnOriko.png|Kirika is very vocal about her feelings for Oriko.<br />
File:OrikoJealousy.png|Oriko seems to enjoy Kirika's (somewhat overzealous) attentions.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Fanart Reponse to OriKiri====<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Kirika Oriko fanart together.png<br />
File:KiriKo fanart u got my back.jpg<br />
File:Oriko and Kirika Hold Hands.jpeg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
File:KiriKoTackleQuoteFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KirikaOrikoTransformedHugging.png<br />
File:KirikaOrikoLapNapFanart.jpeg<br />
File:KiriKo-And Im home.png|A fan recreation of Sayaka and Kyoko's infamous pose from the ending to episode 9.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Other Couples Fanart Images===<br />
{{fanartSmall}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Oriko and tomoe mami fanart.png<br />
File:OrikoMamiFanart.png<br />
File:KiriMami.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Kazumi Manga ==<br />
=== Saki and Kazumi ===<br />
<blockquote>''"We believe in Kazumi. Just like how you believe in us"'' - [[Saki Asami]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Malefica Farce.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 3]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"I'll kill Kazumi...when Hell freezes over."'' - [[Saki Asami]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_13:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 13]].</blockquote><br />
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Like all the other [[Pleiades Saints]], Saki cares for Kazumi, and tries to protect her innocence and keep the awful truths of their work away from her. <br />
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It is revealed by Satomi in chapters 13 and 14 that Saki loved [[Michiru Kazusa]], but also cares for her clones, which Kazumi is one of. It's possible that she likes the clones (and Kazumi) for themselves, or she likes them because they are reminders of Michiru. However, she is also willing to kill Kazumi (who is starting to turn back into a witch) for the sake of Michiru.<br />
<br />
=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:U017.jpg<br />
File:MâJ12 18.jpg<br />
File:K34.jpg<br />
File:SakiKazumiHug.png|Saki and Kazumi hugging.<br />
File:SakiKazumiUnderwear.png|Saki imagining a scene from chapter 2. <br />
File:J10.jpg<br />
File:J18.jpg<br />
File:MJ13 19.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-04_at_1.28.33_PM.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-04_at_1.30.06_PM.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Umika and Kaoru ===<br />
Umika and Kaoru are always seen together and even their attacks and transformations are combined. However, the evidences of a romantic relationship between them starts in Chapter 1, with a note that Kaoru and Umika left to Kazumi states that they're out dating, but there are no boys around them. When they were trapped by the bookmobile witch and the Pleiades went to save them, they seemed okay and told the Pleiades not to rush in finding them. Curiously, when they first met (after they were dragged to a witch barrier by Kazumi) Umika rushed to protect Kaoru despite the fact they were strangers by that time.<br />
<br />
=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:UmikaKaoruDateNote.png|This note to Kazumi says that the two are out dating...<br />
File:UmikaKaoruCoffeeShop.png|But there's no one with them in the coffee shop. Could they be dating each other?<br />
File:UmikaKaoruHugginginsideBarrier.png|Umika and Kaoru trapped in a witch's barrier. Awfully close, aren't they?<br />
File:UmikaKaoruImagineSpotByKazumi.png|Kazumi's version of the previous image.<br />
File:UmikaKaoruCuddling.png|No need to rush and save them from a witch, guys. They'll find something to occupy themselves, I'm sure.<br />
File:K08.jpg<br />
File:Copia de é®é©é¦â-âMâJ11 09.jpg<br />
File:Gbcxxf.jpg<br />
File:Img 1517482 62419947 2.jpeg<br />
File:UmikaPowers.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Saki and Mirai ===<br />
<blockquote>''"You hurt my Sakiii!"'' - [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_9:_.22The_Freezer.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 9]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"You protected us. Thank you."''<br>''"Th... thank you, Saki!"'' - [[Saki Asami]] and [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_12:_.22Pleiades.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 12]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Mirai, thanks for covering for me."''<br>''"Y...Yeah, it's not your fault, Saki. I know how you feel, Saki."'' - [[Saki Asami]] and [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_15:_.22Ingredients_for_Satomi.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 15]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"Saki...I love you"'' - [[Mirai Wakaba]], [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_18:_.22Connect.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 18]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:SakiMira.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Could you be holding on to Saki any tighter, Mirai?]]<br />
<br />
Mirai, from the onset, has appeared to be very attached to Saki. In chapter 3, Mirai is seen clinging to Saki when the Pleiades Saints first appear, and she also seems gleeful at the fact she's paired with Saki and Kazumi in their search for a witch. These small signs mostly went unnoticed by the fans until chapter 9, when Saki's face was minorly injured by the witch form of Nico's spare while trying to protect Mirai. Seeing this, Mirai went berserk, killing the witch in a fit of rage for daring to hurt Saki. Mirai doesn't react this way when Umika, Kaoru and Kazumi have been injured or endangered in far worse ways, showing that this reaction and the feelings that accompany it are for Saki alone.<br />
<br />
When Saki is feeling especially down, Mirai viciously defends her to the other Pleiades, despite seeming to agree that what Saki had done wasn't in their best interests. Still, Mirai instantly forgives her, and blushes and seems to be pleased when Saki thanks her for it.<br />
<br />
These feelings, however, may in fact be one-sided on Mirai's part, as Saki seems to be more attached to Kazumi than Mirai, to the point it's even stated by Satomi that Saki loves Kazumi. Mirai is [[:file:Mirai jelly slut 4chan u.jpg|clearly jealous of Kazumi's closeness with Saki]], as seen in Chapter 12 and in subsequent chapters, she was willing to kill Kazumi, after she turned into a witch and she claimed that it was all for the sake of Saki. Saki compares Mirai to her sister, [[Miyuki]], when they first meet, which has no clear meaning. Miyuki had promised to marry Saki one day, but it's unknown if Saki had romantic feelings for her sister or just familial affection, and therefore may see Mirai as just a younger sister figure.<br />
<br />
=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:SakiMiraiColor.png<br />
File:K13.jpg<br />
File:H06.jpg<br />
File:H07.jpg<br />
File:H13.jpg<br />
File:Gfgbvc.jpg<br />
File:Dsfs.jpg<br />
File:K 10.jpg<br />
File:É®é©é¦â-âMâJ12 18.jpg| ''U Mad?''<br />
File:12 11.jpg<br />
File:Kazumi vol3 melonbooks bonus.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Airi and Yuuri ===<br />
<blockquote>''"If you want to live, then I'll save you, no matter what."'' - [[Yuuri Asuka]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''"My most precious treasure was taken away from me. That's why I'm going to kill their most precious treasure. '''You.'''"'' - "[[Yuuri]]" to [[Kazumi]], [[Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Kazumi Magica, Chapter 5]].</blockquote><br />
[[File:Magical_spoon_2.png|right|thumb|300px|Two girls, willing to sacrifice everything for one another. Is it romantic, or just deep friendship?]]<br />
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[[Airi]] and [[Yuuri Asuka]] started out as ordinary classmates. Yuuri, a very avid cooking fan, tried cooking for her entire class, but was sent into shock when one of the students claimed they had gotten food poisoning from her cooking. She did not return to school the next day, and Airi went to check on her and helped prove the student was lying to try to frame Yuuri. The two became very close friends.<br />
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Two years later, Airi was diagnosed with an incurable disease that would surely take her life. Yuuri asked a [[Michiru Kazusa|magical girl]] who saved her from a witch to cure Airi, but the girl told Yuuri that she should make her own contract. Yuuri followed her advice and made a contract with [[Kyubey]] to save her friend. <br />
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Yuuri and Airi remained close afterwards, with Airi believing that Yuuri cured her using a magical charm in the form of a spoon. They both loved food, and spoke of cooking competitions and going out to eat together (which could be interpreted as a date).<br />
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Yuuri eventually turned into a witch and attacked Airi. The [[Pleiades Saints]] killed her. Airi was so brokenhearted and mentally unhinged by this that she made a contract with Kyubey herself to take over Yuuri's life, transforming her appearance into her friend's and swearing vengeance on the girls who killed Yuuri, even though they saved her life. The newly christened "Yuuri" even has a magical girl costume that calls out to her lost friend: it heavily features stripes and a frilled skirt, which were what Yuuri commonly wore when in casual dress, and mimics Yuuri's magical girl costume's color scheme. Airi even mimics Yuuri's style of dress, which is very different from her own before contracting, while not transformed, implying that she tries to keep her friend alive in her heart even in everyday life. <br />
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By the time Airi reached the end of the life that Yuuri had saved, Airi had become obsessed with avenging her. Airi even rebuffed an attempt by her perceived enemies to clean her soul gem (similar to Sayaka's reaction to Homura's offer of help in the anime). Airi's witch form is a heart, with the ability to broadcast her memories: specifically, those of her past with Yuuri. The obvious symbolism in this (with a heart representing love, often of a romantic nature, in many cultures) indicates that Airi's feelings for Yuuri remained strong.<br />
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One can read into these facts two ways: a deep friendship where two girls are willing to give everything up for the other, or a romantic relationship where even the thought of living without her partner is enough to drive each girl to desperation and despair (the main qualification for becoming a magical girl).<br />
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===Manga Pages and Official Art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Healing airi.png|Yuuri makes a contract with Kyubey for her wish: to heal Airi and save her from a fatal illness.<br />
File:AiriYuuriHugging01.png|Yuuri and Airi sitting in a tree...<br />
File:Airi's wish.png|Airi will not rest until she hunts down all the killers.<br />
File:Memories of yuuri.png|...her last words.<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaitYay.png|Kazumi imagining Yuuri and Airi eating a delicious parfait...<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaiteating.png|But in reality, this will never come true for them.<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-09_at_5.41.10_PM.jpg<br />
File:AiriYuuriClothesComparison.png|The real Yuuri and Airi after her transformation. The obvious mimicking of even Yuuri's style of dress shows Airi's deep feelings for her.<br />
File:Airi_and_Yuuri_art.jpg|Airi after her transformation holding Yuuri. Note how similar their costumes are.<br />
File:AiriYuuriPreciousPersonQuote.png|Airi speaking of Yuuri and calling her, "my most precious treasure."<br />
File:Kazumi_bonus.jpg<br />
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==== Fanart Reponse to YuuriAiri====<br />
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File:All-for-you.jpg<br />
File:TwoYuurisFanart.png<br />
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=== Ayase and Luca ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:SoujuInColor.png<br />
File:Luca Souju Puella Magi.png<br />
File:AyaseLucaCombinedTransformation.png<br />
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===Misako Ishijima and Remi Shiina===<br />
Very little is known about the relationship between Misako and Remi, other than they were friends since middle school. Remi Shiina was a magical girl who went missing during her third year of school. Remi's little sister, who was three at the time, claimed her sister was a magical girl who fought witches that brought disaster into the world. Misako's passion to find lost girls could be interpreted as her attempt to find Remi.<br />
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===Manga Pages===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:MisakoAndRemi.png|Misako and her old <s>friend</s> flame, Remi, at about the same age as the Pleiades. <br />
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==Other Couples==<br />
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=== Kazumi and Nico ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NicoKazumiPrincessCarry.png|Two different princess carries in a single chapter? Hiramatsu knows how to ship-tease.<br />
File:LoversSuicideComment.png|Like with Kyoko and Sayaka, the Japanese ideal of a tragic lovers' suicide shows itself here.<br />
File:2012022502121533c.jpg<br />
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=== Saki and Miyuki ===<br />
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=== Manga Pages ===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Miyuki and Saki childhood marriage promise manga page.jpg|Saki wins the heart of her sister. Is that wedding bells I hear?<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Gen Urobuchi's Views on Relationships in Madoka ==<br />
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In an [[Shinjidai_no_Mixture_Magazine_BLACK_PAST|interview with Black Past]], Gen Urobuchi discussed his view of Homura and Madoka's relationship and his beliefs on same-sex relationships. Urobuchi clarified that while Homura's feelings for Madoka were present and unchanging throughout her timeloops, Madoka did not feel the same way prior to her wish, having only the experience of one time loop. Madoka made her wish not so much for Homura's sake but to save all mahou shoujo. However when Madoka made her wish, she learned about Homura's true feelings and only then was the bond between them established. Urobuchi even describes the circumstances of it is as a "little cruel" that it required Madoka leaving and becoming a goddess to understand Homura. <br />
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In talking about relationships in his body of works, Urobuchi revealed his beliefs about same sex relationships, "whatever relationship that could exist between male and female it should also exist between couples of same sex." Aside from the difference in body parts, he did not see a male and female relationship as special or unique. He believes that the same kind of love is possible between same sex couples as well. Urobuchi stated he may even write about a love relationship between two men in the future.<br />
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=== Conclusion ===<br />
Because of the lack of evidence on-screen to establish Homura and Madoka as a canon yuri couple (or any other couple), the nature of their relationship is open to interpretation and debate. Even if we take into account evidence such as Urobuchi's views on sexuality, this relationship would not be considered canonical by some fans unless official recognition is given in future body of works that raises the yuri subtext to text on their relationship. One can speculate that this interview could add more fuel to the fanbase to produce more fan works out of frustration now that they are aware of Urobuchi's personal views.<br />
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[[Category:Articles]]<br />
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==Magazine Articles, Interviews, Etc.==<br />
<b>[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone":]]</b><br />
An official guidebook with a compilation on a wide variety of information on Madoka Magica.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Guidebook 0030.jpg|During the seiyuu interviews, [[Homura|Chiwa Saito]] and [[Madoka|Aoi Yuki]] get paired up, as well as [[Sayaka|Eri Kitamura]] and [[Kyoko|Ai Nonaka]] in joint interviews, but all the other seiyuu are interviewed alone. Clearly, nothing yuri sinister going on...<br />
File:Guidebook 0031.jpg|And I'm sure nothing could possibly be implied by them writing "Chiwa Saito X Aoi Yuki" and "Eri Kitamura X Ai Nonaka" in huge letters at the bottom of the interview pages either. I am sure there is a logical explanation that doesn't involved yuri as the main reason... clearly.<br />
File:Guidebook 0034.jpg|<br />
File:Guidebook 0037.jpg<br />
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*See [[Lily Megami Magazine 2011-12|Lily Megami Magazine 2011-12]] ''(translation in progress)''</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Nico_Kanna&diff=44514
Nico Kanna
2012-06-30T19:47:35Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Nico Kanna<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Nico 1.png]]</center><br />
|jname=神流 ニコ (Kanna Niko) <br />
|weapon=Walking cane magic wand<br />
}}<br />
<blockquote>"''The thing that needs a name will be your gravestone.''" - Nico Kanna, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_7:_.22Gem_Picking.22|Chapter 7]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Nico Kanna'''|神流 ニコ|Kanna Niko}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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She is a magical girl and a member of the Pleiades Saints. Her wish was {{Spoiler|to create another version of herself, with a happy life and no memory of a traumatic incident in her past}}.<br />
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{{Spoiler|Her name was previously {{Nihongo|'''Kanna Hijiri'''|聖 カンナ|Hijiri Kanna}}. She gave this name to her duplicate [[Kanna Hijiri|[link]]] upon making her wish.}}<br />
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==Personality==<br />
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Nico is a mostly quiet girl, being constantly seen with the same uninterested look on her face (which barely changes even when pierced with an arrow). However, she possesses high intelligence; arguably the highest in the bunch. She is a tech expert, and uses several pieces of high tech equipment, such as smartphones, to assist the girls with information. She is also able to quickly analyze situations, and notice subtle details that the others do not.<br />
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She can be sarcastic at times, but with no malice.<br />
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{{Spoiler|While she appears taciturn, she also harbors a great deal of guilt beneath the surface, as she was responsible for the accidental death of her friends when she was very young.}}<br />
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==History==<br />
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}<br />
[[File:Nico app.png|thumb|400px|Nico using her smartphone app.]]<br />
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After a witch traps [[Kaoru]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, [[Saki]], Nico, [[Satomi]], and [[Mirai]] come to [[Kazumi]]'s aid. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], a seven-girl witch-hunting team of which Kazumi and her abducted friends are also a part of. Together, they search for Kaoru and Umika across town, with the help of Nico's tracking app. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters, Yuuri, disguises herself as Satomi and separates Kazumi from the rest of the team. She attacks Kazumi, but just as she is on the verge of defeat, the other Pleiades show up. Kazumi is then held by her opponent at gunpoint, causing them all to hesitate. Kazumi screams out for them to attack anyway, and they fire a joint attack at the mysterious girl: Fili Del Toano. It causes a large explosion, but the magical girl gets away. Kazumi is only lightly wounded.<br />
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They reunite at Umika's house for a strategy meeting. Having traced the witch to a bookmobile, and after filling up on Kazumi's delicious food, they head out to the last stop on the bookmobile schedule to intercept it. They go inside, save for Kazumi, who is told to stay outside and to fire her ''Limiti Esterni'' from the outside to finish it off. Nico hands her a GPS/communicator, so she can receive their signal, while tracking their location allowing her to fire accurately. The girls plunge into the witch's barrier, and rescue Kaoru and Umika just in time. Together, the six of them bind the witch with Episodio Incrocio. However, Nico dropped her GPS/com unit in an earlier attack by the witch, causing it to break (or, in her words, "killed in action"). This leaves them unable to give Kazumi the needed signal. Umika, thinking quickly, commands them to use candy flutes given to them by Kazumi. The sound reaches her, and the witch is destroyed by ''Limiti Esterni''.<br />
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While they reunite and celebrate their victory, they are approached by Jubey, the "fairy" (妖精) that turned them into magical girls. He cleans up their Soul Gems, and gladly accepts the last witch's Grief Seed. He then refuses a couple of weird looking seeds, obtained from the pseudo-witches of Chapters 1 and 2, saying they were not real Grief Seeds. Umika theorized they imitated the Grief Seed's power and were created by the mysterious girl from before. Before they could draw further conclusions, they are attacked by that very girl, [[Yuuri]]. She pins the girls downs with quick, devastating attacks. Nico attempts to retaliate, but is pierced by an arrow, incapacitating her. Yuuri kidnaps Kazumi, and, with a message left in the arrow that struck Nico, orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome at midnight if they want Kazumi back. While waiting for the deadline at Umika's house, they speculate on Yuuri's motivations. Nico alerts them to the fact that the mysterious girl's Soul Gem was at her limit, and makes an omnious prediction as to what might happen if she keeps using magic.<br>At the right time, they arrive at the dome, but a force barrier prevents them from doing anything but watch as Yuuri enacts her plans. Yuuri states her objective is to seek revenge on the Pleiades. She interprets the Pleiades' failure to recognize her as having been "just that insignificant" to the girls. She then removes her hat, causing a shocked Umika to recognize her, and proceeds to shove an Evil Nut, one of the awkward Grief Seeds from before, into Kazumi's forehead, while the Pleiades scream in horror.<br />
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However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. However, over the course of the battle, Yuuri's Soul Gem cracks. Nico pronounces that Yuuri's Soul Gem has hatched as she becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Nico is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.<br />
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The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. Saki then shoots the witch, freeing Nico and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. As usual, Nico is almost expressionless. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.<br />
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The next day, Kazumi spots Nico walking along with Juubey. When Kazumi asks what Nico's doing, she evasively replies she's witch hunting. As the walk to an amusement park, Kazumi says she understands why the Pleiades kept the truth about witches from her. Nico comments that Kazumi still dosen't have her memories back. When Kazumi asks if there's a way they can be restored, Nico says she might have regrets. She says this as she looks at her smartphone, which is displaying an English news article about a Japanese kid shooting people in California. When Kazumi says she's okay with that, Nico says they'll have to talk to the others about it later as she suddenly confronts the other girl that's been following them. <br />
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Introducing herself as [[Ayase Souju]], she reveals she collects Soul Gems as a hobby. Nico finds it disgusting. Ayase claims the Pleiades are "gem picking" too, alluding to an incident (where Nico may or may not have been present) involving a magical girl being attacked by at least four of the Pleiades. Nico is utterly silent until Ayase asks for their names - as she wants to add Nico and Kazumi to their collection. Nico says the only thing that will be named is Ayase's gravestone as they both transform.<br />
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During the battle, Nico turns her fingers into bullets, then fires them. She then surrounds Ayase with an army of clones. When Kazumi asks what's going on, Juubey explains Nico's wish and powers. Ayase quickly burns the clones to a crisp with her fireballs, but then the real Nico appears, grabs Ayase's Soul Gem, and uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''). Ayase abruptly detransforms. When Kazumi asks what happened, Nico says Ayase was just stunned. Suddenly, Ayase's body begins talking and attacks Nico at point-blank range, reclaiming her Soul Gem. Nico is sent flying and is heavily wounded. It is revealed that Ayase is actually sharing her body with another girl, Luca Souju. Nico comments that their last name (which means "twin trees") must refer to their body. Luca smiles.<br />
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As Kazumi battles Luca, and later both Soujous, Nico recieves a telepathic message from Saki, asking if she "acquired it yet" - presumably Ayase's Soul Gem. Nico responds by saying they're still fighting, and then asks Kazumi if she can get hit by the Soujous ultimate attack. (Interestingly, she says they're talking through their Soul Gems.) Nico watches as Kazumi is swatted around a few more times, then rescues Kazumi when she finally deduces the nature of Ayase/Luca's power - a synchronized simultaneous blast of hot and cold that creates an explosion. She then develops a plan to combine Kazumi's and her own magic to create a similar effect that can counter the Soujous' attack. After a few fits and starts, and with Jubey's help, they are successful.<br />
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Suddenly, the Soujous pull out a surprise weapon - a box of Evil Nuts. She throws them at Nico and Kazumi, but they are saved by Saki and the other Pleiades Saints. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujous gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Nico says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints. While she's saying this, Satomi see Nico's Soul Gem starting glow as Nico falls to her knees. Suddenly a witch appears, with Nico's body floating in front of it.<br />
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As Nico's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The Pleiades are shocked to discover Nico has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but is minorly wounded. Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts"), causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. When the witch throws them off, Mirai uses La Bestia Refare ("Remake the Beast"). The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Nico's Soul Gem).<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:WEISSE KONIGINreduced.jpg|thumb|400px|]]<br />
Nico's witch form resembles a giant shooting dummy. Its form is that of a shooting gallery dummy, with target circles spiraling outward from its forehead. The forehead has a large hole that extends to the back of the head, like a bullet hole. Its arms are giant blades that are used like scissors, and it has no lower body or legs. Her witch form's name is "Weiße Königin", which is German for "White Queen".<br />
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In volume 3's design notes, the witch is described by the illustrator, Takashi Tensugi with, "The witch of bullets, with a guilty nature. Because she feels like she's always being blamed for something, when someone enters her barrier, she eliminates them immediately". Her familiars are small shooting-gallery targets. <br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
[[File:Nico CD.png|thumb|400px|Nico summoning a CD. However, luck wasn't on her side.]]<br />
Nico's individual abilities in battle were not fully known prior to Chapter 7. She was seen summoning CD-like disks, which are likely throwable weapons with cutting properties, but did not have the chance to use them.<br />
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Her tech expertise also comes in handy for the Pleiades both inside and outside the battle. She developed a smartphone app that can read a witch's residual power wavelength, and use it to calibrate the girls' Soul Gems, to track that particular witch more accurately. She also uses (and apparently, carries extra) GPS/com units, used to coordinate the girl's actions when away from each other.<br />
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In Chapter 7, it was revealed that her wish was "regeneration" or "reconstruction". This gives her the ability to deconstruct any material and then reconstruct it as any object that she wants, including clones of herself. She can even turn her fingers into missiles and shoot her enemies. This presumably also gives her enhanced healing abilities - she is seen recovering from her wounds very quickly.<br />
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She can shoot a wave of magic with a spell called ''Rendere O Rompere'' (Make or Break).<br />
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Her weapon is a magic wand that is shaped like a walking cane. On one occasion, she used it to power up a stopped roller coaster car.<br />
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Nico also sometimes carries a cylindrical container on her back. Objects placed in the container will shrink, and can easily be carried around. She mostly uses it to contain hazardous items such as Evil Nuts {{Spoiler|and the bodies and Soul Gems of magical girls who the Pleiades are taking to the Freezer}}.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* When transformed, she dons a classical paratrooper suit, complete with aviator goggles and leather helmet, several utility pockets, a harness and a parachute backpack.<br />
* According to Chapter 10, she used to live in California as a child.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
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* Given Nico's use of high tech and the ability to summon CD-like disks, it is speculated she made a wish concerning technology, for example to become a great programmer.<br />
** This speculation was disproved in Chapter 7.<br />
* Her weapon and her wish suggest she may have been paralyzed.<br />
** This speculation was disproved in Chapter 10. {{Spoiler|Her wish, witch form and the fact she appears holding a gun in the Cover page of Chapter 9, was most likely the result of accidentally killing her friends with a gun and injuring herself in the process}}.<br />
* In Chapter 9 {{Spoiler|the Nico that turns into a witch is said to be a "backup" of the real Nico.}} What is left unclear is where she comes from, especially since if {{Spoiler|Nico is actually creating a copy of herself that can turn into a witch, then she's basically making herself into a perpetual motion machine.}} This is incredibly unlikely to be happening, especially since {{Spoiler|the Incubators would have exploited this}} so something else might be going on. {{Spoiler|For example, Nico's backup may have originally been another girl, transmuted to look like and think she's Nico. It's interesting to note the Grief Seed for copy-Nico's witch actually has a diamond top, while Nico's Soul Gem has a hexagonal top, implying the witch may not have come from the real Nico's Soul Gem.}}<br />
** This speculation was disproved in Chapter 18. {{Spoiler|The Nico that became a witch was the genuine Nico, and did die at that point in time. The Nico that appears afterward is Kanna Hijiri, who was created as a result of Nico's wish and did not start off with magical powers.}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Nico GPS.png|Nico handing Kazumi a GPS/communicator unit.<br />
File:Nico killed in action.png|[[wikipedia:Saving Private Ryan|So, I guess we have to go rescue the last GPS brother?]]<br />
File:Nico grief seed get.png|[[:File:Madoka Get.jpg|Wait, what?]]<br />
File:NicoPowers.png<br />
File:Nico power.png|These manga pages show Nico's ability.<br />
File:C06.jpg|Nico in her casual dress.<br />
File:NicoIsSoStoic.png|Nico may be the most stoic and rational of the Pleiades.<br />
File:PMKM Chapter9 Cover.JPG|Cover page of Chapter 9, with Nico in color. Note that Nico's eyes are yellow, while on the previous page they were blue.<br />
File:The innocent malice vol 2 115.jpg| A rare moment of Nico smiling.<br />
File:Vol3_kazumi_nico_bonus_page.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.55.22_AM.jpg<br />
File:2012022502121533c.jpg<br />
File:( ಪヮಪ).JPG|( ಪヮಪ)<br />
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==Fanart==<br />
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File:Yoshiki_nico_fanart.jpg|Art by Ushiki Yoshitaka, author of [[wikipedia:Dream Eater Merry|Dream Eater Merry]]<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kanna_Hijiri&diff=44513
Kanna Hijiri
2012-06-30T19:47:13Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kanna Hijiri<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Chapter 18 spoilers.jpg|320px]]</center><br />
|jname=聖 カンナ (Hijiri Kanna) <br />
|weapon=Magical strings / [[Evil Nuts]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Kanna Hijiri'''|聖 カンナ|Hijiri Kanna}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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She is a magical girl created as a result of [[Nico Kanna]]'s wish. She is a duplicate of Nico, with several key differences. Her life and personality were what Nico's would have been like, were it not for the the shooting incident that killed her friends when she was a child. <br />
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Her own wish was to have the power to "connect" to other people without them knowing, in order to take revenge on Nico and the other Pleiades Saints.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Kanna is highly vengeful and manipulative, and will stop at nothing to crush the Pleiades. She deeply resents the fact that she is an artificial being, and feels a degree of camaraderie towards Kazumi, who is similarily artificial. She plans to wipe out humanity with the magical girls stored in the Freezer, as once all the real humans are gone, her artifical magical girls will be the "real" ones.<br />
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==History==<br />
Kanna was created as the result of Nico's wish. Her life was perfectly normal, with no knowledge of Nico or the Pleiades Saints, until she witnessed them fighting [[Yuuri Asuka]]'s witch. She met [[Juubey]] soon after, and was enraged to discover that her life and memories were fabricated. She made a contract with Juubey, wishing to "connect" to the Pleiades without their knowledge and take revenge on them. In doing so, she gained Nico's knowledge of Kazumi and the Freezer, as well as the Pleiades' abilities. She used the Pleiades' magic to create [[Evil Nuts]], distributed them to [[Yuuri]] and [[Ayase]], and sent the two girls to attack the Pleiades and kidnap Kazumi.<br />
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In [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_9:_.22The_Freezer.22|Chapter 9]], she introduces herself to the Pleiades as Nico after the real Nico turns into a witch, and is believed to be Nico throughout the following chapters. Jubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Nico's "spare" and "compensation for Nico's contract". Kaoru asks why Nico didn't tell them. Nico says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Nico then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.<br />
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The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "the Freezer". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Jubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.<br />
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Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the Soul Gems of magical girls go out of control. Jubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Jubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Nico then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Nico puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.<br />
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The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Nico, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Nico's despair is from her childhood. As a little kid, Nico played with her neighbors and a loaded gun. The gun goes off, the bullet bouncing off a vase and killing her neighbors and injuring her arm, revealing her to be the Japanese kid from the news article in Chapter 7. Nico cries.<br />
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The girls standing on the catwalk jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!"<br />
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Kazumi opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Mirai does something similar for Saki. Satomi asks why Kazumi isn't helping. Kazumi responds by asking why they don't want to be eaten if they want to die. She then pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons, Satomi saying she doesn't want to die and Nico musing she can't run away from guns. They fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limit Esterni", destroying the witch.<br />
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As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Jubey, who says that was Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not to worry.<br />
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Kazumi point to a book with Umika, asking her if that's the book that plagiarized her story. After reading the book Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi says she never heard of that, but agrees. She tells Umika to keep writing, because other than the main character the story was good. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.<br />
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Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by a surprise appearance from Mami Tomoe, who muses that she can't take it easy even on a trip. Mami destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. As Kazumi leaves Jubey is strangely seen by Mami's feet. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Jubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.<br />
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Jubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Jubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into dispair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.<br />
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Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Jubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Nico and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Jubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).<br />
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Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Nico whispers her wish to Jubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Jubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has a sad or angry expression on her face.<br />
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Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Jubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Jubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Jubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Jubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Jubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Jubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki remains in the Freezer, looking at the pile of Soul Gems. They include two Evil Nuts. We then find Satomi is walking up behind her. Saki asks why Satomi is there. Satomi pulls her hand to her mouth and says, "Saki, let's kill Kazumi." The last panel has Satomi giving a sinister grin. After Satomi reveals Kazumi the truth of Michiru and her clones, Nico is seen along Juubey, commenting that Satomi finally told it to Kazumi, revealing that she knew Satomi's plans all along. Nico collects Satomi's body and Grief Seed after Kazumi kills her witch and flees.<br />
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The Pleiades reconvene at Umika's house. Nico attempts to locate the runaway Kazumi and fails, as she is unconsciously using cloaking magic. Nico asks the others what to do about Satomi's remains and Kazumi. The consensus is that they'll kill Kazumi before she becomes a witch, and revive her and Satomi as many times as necessary. Kaoru alone objects.<br />
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Later on, Nico arrives with the other Pleiades at the Freezer, in response to Kazumi's ultimatum. Kazumi begins to transform into a monster and engulfs the room in a barrier. Nico is struck with energy blasts almost immediately and incapacitated. As Umika, Mirai and Saki battle Kazumi, Kaoru realizes that she has not actually become a witch, and is simply creating an illusion so that they'd have no choice but to kill her. As the other Pleiades stand before Kazumi in shock, Mirai cleaves her in two. Surprisingly, Kazumi's corpse turns into a balloon-like doll of Nico, as does the Nico that she incapacitated. The real Nico steps into view, with the real Kazumi safely stowed in her collection tube. As Mirai stares, shocked, Nico directs her attention to Saki, whose Soul Gem is about to break open. Nico creates a clone of herself, which then generates an Evil Nut and presses it into her forehead. The clone is vaporized as a beam of lightning shoots up around Saki. The remaining Nico says that she can't allow "you humans" to kill Kazumi. She reveals herself to them later, taking Kazumi hostage and turning Saki into a witch with an Evil Nut, before preparing to attack them directly.<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
Kanna can tap into the powers of each Pleiades Saint and "connect" them to make new effects. One example is her ability to create Evil Nuts, which are a combination of [[Umika]]'s analysis magic and Nico's regeneration magic. She can also use Nico's magic even after Nico herself dies; it is unknown whether this extends to others as well or is unique to Nico.<br />
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She can also create lengths of magical string from her hands, to directly attack and restrain enemies. They are somewhat reminiscent of a puppeteer's strings.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Kanna refers to artificial magical girls like herself as "Hyades" (ヒューアデス), as they are the half-sisters of the Pleiades (プレイ'''アデス''') and will take over from the humans ('''ヒュー'''マン).<br />
*The marking on her Soul Gem is a pair of hexagons, identical to the one hexagon present on Nico's Gem. It also resembles the figure-eight markings on the Evil Nuts. It can also be thought of as a symbol of mitosis, pointing to her nature as a clone derived from Nico.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Chapter_17_nico_spoilers.jpg|It would be troublesome if "you humans" killed Kazumi!<br />
File:Abracadabra.PNG|Kanna making her move<br />
File:Kazumi_18_spoilers.jpeg|Hijiri and Nico Kanna<br />
File:More Kazumi Chapter 18 spoilers.jpeg|Kanna was clearly not amused to find out she is an artificial creation...<br />
File:Kanna soul gem.PNG|Kanna's Soul Gem.<br />
File:Kanna strings.png|Kanna's magical strings<br />
File:Kanna_with_friends_%26_family.PNG|Kanna with her family and friends<br />
File:Nico doll.PNG|Probably another glimpse at Kanna's past<br />
File:Nico puppet.PNG|Kanna telling her story<br />
File:Yoshiki_nico_spoiler_fanart.jpg|Art by Ushiki Yoshitaka, author of [[wikipedia:Dream Eater Merry|Dream Eater Merry]]<br />
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Speculah:Paralleling Madoka Magica and Kazumi Magica
2012-05-03T18:51:53Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Character roles */</p>
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[[File:Madoka_magica_et_kazumi_magica_by_cresento-d4b7e1n.png|thumb|180px]]<br />
After the Madoka anime series ended and the manga of Kazumi Magica was publishes it was obvious that the Kazumi events parallel most of the events in the Madoka universe. Here is a description of these similarities.<br />
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==Character roles==<br />
[[Kazumi]] has a number of similarities to [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]. Both are the main character in their respective series, they are friendly, self-sacrificing, gentle and they want to be helpful to other people and can fell easily into depression if they feel useless. Psychically both girls have childish tastes (Madoka’s room is full of stuffed animals and Kazumi likes childish clothes) and bodies (both girls are flat-chested compared to their friends) and when they transform into magical girls, both wear cute clothes. And they were both initially average magical girls who died and became "special" as a result of their friends' actions. While Homura resets time in order to save Madoka, the Pleiades (mostly Saki, who is considered a Homura-like character) make clones of the original Kazumi in order to revive her. But such actions make worst the fate of Madoka and Kazumi, who might become witches.<br />
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*Both girls have a connection to a black cat. While [[Amy]] was a cat who was hit by a car and Madoka wished to revive her in the first timeline, Kazumi owns a black cat named Toto.<br />
*Kazumi has a close relationship to [[Tachibana]], despite they aren’t related. It’s quite similar to Madoka’s relationship with her mother [[Junko Kaname|Junko]].<br />
*After both girls found out the truth about magical girls and that certain persons were trying to save them from their inevitable fate, initially they were deeply hurt by it but then they have the maturity to understand it rather than fall into despair and tried to resolve it.<br />
*While Madoka becomes the Embodiment of Hope and disappears as a result, it’s probably that in the new world created by Madoka, Kazumi won’t exist either, since she is created of witches and witches do not exist in the new world.<br />
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[[Saki Asami|Saki]] is a [[Homura Akemi|Homura]]-like character. Both girls have a tough appearance, competent, totally willing to sacrifice herself for another girl and wear glasses (although Homura used them when she was Moemura). Homura has the ability to rewind time, something that helps her to create timelines to save Madoka, while Saki (whose wish was for her sister's flowers to bloom forever) apparently has the ability to preserve things, since she preserved Kazumi's previous clones in the Freezer. Saki and the Pleiades are forced to clone Kazumi's witch form again and again in order to revive her, much like Homura, who resets time in order to save Madoka.<br />
*One of [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Production_note_Homura_design.jpg Homura's pre-design magical girl clothes resembles Saki's magical girl outfit].<br />
**Also her surnames (Akemi and Asami) sound similar.<br />
*[[Airi Anri]]/[[Yuuri]] is another Homura-like character. Like Homura, she was a former hospital patient, she was motivated to contract by the death of her best friend, she had significant changes in personality and appearance, and they use guns as weapons. <br />
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[[Mirai Wakaba|Mirai]] can be considered a [[Sayaka Miki|Sayaka]]-like character. Both girls are impulsive, hotheaded and not afraid to speak what’s on their minds but at the same time they are good-hearted girls. When they are magical girls, both girls use swords (although Mirai uses bears, she uses a swords as her ultimate weapon). They also call everyone without suffixes but they use suffixes on themselves (Mirai calls herself “Mirai-sama” and Sayaka calls herself “Sayaka-chan”). And they have unrequited crushes on a certain person who is completely oblivious to their advances.<br />
*[[Yuuri Asuka]] is also another Sayaka-like character. Both girls were friends of the main character and wished to heal another person, gaining healing powers as a consequence, and suffered the same tragic fate of becoming witches after they found out the truth about magical girls (when the Pleiades reach Yuuri, she is seen crying as her Soul Gem is completely tainted, so it is implied that she found out the truth and fell into despair).<br />
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[[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]] is the [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]]-like character. Both girls are quiet, reserved and tried to help others. Also they both considered the Incubator in their respective series as their friend (Satomi is very fond of Jubey, in the same way Mami was with Kyubey). However, they both seem to have a fragile mind and an unstable attitude, as shown by Satomi's suggestion at the end of Chapter 12. In Chapter 13, Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline. Both died as a result.<br />
*In a comic way, both are paired with anyone and they are often alone in fandom (with the KazuXSaki/KazuXNico/SakiXMirai/UmikaXKaoru fans growing, leaving little to no room). Also both girls have the most developed bodies of their respective groups.<br />
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Both [[Kyubey]] and [[Jubey]] are emotionless Incubators. They also tricked the main characters to make a contract with them and dispose of Grief Seeds by eating them. Both have been killed before, they posses multiple bodies and they are able to show memories inside other's minds.<br />
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==Chapter 1==<br />
Kazumi awakens inside a suitcase and she realizes she has no memories of her past life and she is confused about it. It parallels Madoka's dream in [[Episode 1]], that lefts her confused about it. After the bomb incident, she meets [[Umika Misaki|Umika]] and [[Kaoru Maki|Kaoru]], two magical girls who seem to know her. It is similar as when Madoka (and Sayaka) was saved by Mami, a veteran magical girl.<br />
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==Chapter 5==<br />
The story focuses on [[Yuuri Asuka]], a girl who made a contract with Kyubey in order to save her friend but later meets the consequences of it. It parallels Sayaka in [[Episode 5]], who is revealed that she made a wish to cure Kamijou and later fights against Kyoko, experiencing the dark side of being a magical girl.<br />
*Ironically both Yuuri and Sayaka fought against Kyoko once. Yuuri does this in [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 16: Strawberry Risotto|Chapter 16]].<br />
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==Chapter 6==<br />
After Airi turns into a witch, Jubey tells Kazumi that magical girls turn into witches, much like in the anime, when Madoka throws Sayaka's Soul Gem, causing Sayaka to suddenly become lifeless. Kyubey then tells Madoka that the Soul Gem literally contains a Puella Magi's soul. At the end Kazumi has a brief conversation with Tachibana, while in the anime Madoka has a conversation with her mother.<br />
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==Chapter 7==<br />
[[Ayase Souju]] appears. She is a [[Kyoko Sakura|Kyoko]]-like character because both are cheerful they spy on her future opponents with enchanted binoculars, wear similar casual clothing and have similar hair-styles. They also collect magical items (Ayase collects Soul Gems while Kyoko collects Grief Seeds). Ayase uses Italian names to her attacks while Kyoko did it just once in [[Drama CD 3|CD Drama 3]].<br />
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==Chapter 8==<br />
In the end of the chapter, one of the girls turns into a witch, in this case [[Nico Kanna|Nico]], while in Episode 8, it was Sayaka who turned into a witch.<br />
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==Chapter 9==<br />
Mirai was enraged after seeing Saki get hurt and killed the witch by slashing it (similar to the way Sayaka killed Elsa Maria). The witch in the last chapter dies and the Pleiades are forced to tell Kazumi the truth about themselves, much like when Homura tells Madoka and Kyoko that magical girls turn into witches.<br />
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==Chapter 10==<br />
Both [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 10: Bibbity Bobbity Boo|Chapter 10]] and [[Episode 10]] of Madoka Magica are essentially flashbacks from the persons who are trying to protect the main character. Episode 10 of Madoka focuses on Homura's past, her wish and her motivation to save Madoka. While in Chapter 10 of Kazumi focuses on the Pleaides's past, their wishes and they encounter with Kazumi<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
Kazumi saves the Pleiades who were attacked by a witch. At that time the Pleiades were not magical girls yet until Kazumi convinced them to. It is similar as when Madoka saved Homura from the witch [[Izabel]]. <br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
Satomi has a mental breakdown after realizing that Kazumi might turn back into a witch again and decides to kill her. Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline of Episode 10. Mami breaks down and attempts to kill all the magical girls, including herself, in order to prevent their eventual transformation into witches.<br />
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==Chapter 15==<br />
it is revealed that [[Michiru Kazusa]], the original Kazumi, turned into a witch and died, paralleling Madoka's death in the first timeline and triggering the events of their respective series. Homura bows to reset time over and over in order to save Madoka, while the Pleiades have cloned Kazumi more than once.<br />
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Satomi (now transformed into a witch) is killed by Kazumi, paralleling Madoka in the third timeline, who was forced to kill Mami in order to save Homura. Satomi's witch form vaguely resembles [[Candeloro]].<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
Kazumi, after reading Michiru's diary, knows the truth about herself and the Pleiades. At fist she is scared but has the maturity to understand it. Her friends are trying to redo what they did wrong by killing Kazumi and making another clone, such as when Homura was tempted to make a new timeline after being defeated by [[Walpurgis Night]]. Kazumi has an emotional goodbye with Tachibana (the bond between Kazumi and Tachibana was similar to Madoka and Junko) and finally decides to end the problem for once and for all, paralelling Madoka's actions in [[Episode 11]] (except that she found out the truth because Kyubey shows Madoka the "common history of mankind and Incubators").<br />
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Speculah:Paralleling Madoka Magica and Kazumi Magica
2012-05-02T21:44:27Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Chapter 9 */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers|media=anime}}<br />
[[File:Madoka_magica_et_kazumi_magica_by_cresento-d4b7e1n.png|thumb|180px]]<br />
After the Madoka anime series ended and the manga of Kazumi Magica was publishes it was obvious that the Kazumi events parallel most of the events in the Madoka universe. Here is a description of these similarities.<br />
<br />
==Character roles==<br />
[[Kazumi]] has a number of similarities to [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]. Both are the main character in their respective series, they are friendly, self-sacrificing, gentle and they want to be helpful to other people and can fell easily into depression if they feel useless. Psychically both girls have childish tastes (Madoka’s room is full of stuffed animals and Kazumi likes childish clothes) and bodies (both girls are flat-chested compared to their friends) and when they transform into magical girls, both wear cute clothes. And they were both initially average magical girls who died and became "special" as a result of their friends' actions. While Homura resets time in order to save Madoka, the Pleiades (mostly Saki, who is considered a Homura-like character) make clones of the original Kazumi in order to revive her. But such actions make worst the fate of Madoka and Kazumi, who might become witches.<br />
<br />
*Both girls have a connection to a black cat. While [[Amy]] was a cat who was hit by a car and Madoka wished to revive her in the first timeline, Kazumi owns a black cat named Toto.<br />
*Kazumi has a close relationship to [[Tachibana]], despite they aren’t related. It’s quite similar to Madoka’s relationship with her mother [[Junko Kaname|Junko]].<br />
*After both girls found out the truth about magical girls and that certain persons were trying to save them from their inevitable fate, initially they were deeply hurt by it but then they have the maturity to understand it rather than fall into despair and tried to resolve it.<br />
*While Madoka becomes the Embodiment of Hope and disappears as a result, it’s probably that in the new world created by Madoka, Kazumi won’t exist either, since she is created of witches and witches do not exist in the new world.<br />
<br />
[[Saki Asami|Saki]] is a [[Homura Akemi|Homura]]-like character. Both girls have a tough appearance, competent, totally willing to sacrifice herself for another girl and wear glasses (although Homura used them when she was Moemura). Homura has the ability to rewind time, something that helps her to create timelines to save Madoka, while Saki (whose wish was for her sister's flowers to bloom forever) apparently has the ability to preserve things, since she preserved Kazumi's previous clones in the Freezer. Saki and the Pleiades are forced to clone Kazumi's witch form again and again in order to revive her, much like Homura, who resets time in order to save Madoka.<br />
*One of [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Production_note_Homura_design.jpg Homura's pre-design magical girl clothes resembles Saki's magical girl outfit].<br />
*[[Airi Anri]]/[[Yuuri]] is another Homura-like character. Like Homura, she was a former hospital patient, she was motivated to contract by the death of her best friend, she had significant changes in personality and appearance, and they use guns as weapons. <br />
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[[Mirai Wakaba|Mirai]] can be considered a [[Sayaka Miki|Sayaka]]-like character. Both girls are impulsive, hotheaded and not afraid to speak what’s on their minds but at the same time they are good-hearted girls. When they are magical girls, both girls use swords (although Mirai uses bears, she uses a swords as her ultimate weapon). They also call everyone without suffixes but they use suffixes on themselves (Mirai calls herself “Mirai-sama” and Sayaka calls herself “Sayaka-chan”). And they have unrequited crushes on a certain person who is completely oblivious to their advances.<br />
*[[Yuuri Asuka]] is also another Sayaka-like character. Both girls were friends of the main character and wished to heal another person, gaining healing powers as a consequence, and suffered the same tragic fate of becoming witches after they found out the truth about magical girls (when the Pleiades reach Yuuri, she is seen crying as her Soul Gem is completely tainted, so it is implied that she found out the truth and fell into despair).<br />
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[[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]] is the [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]]-like character. Both girls are quiet, reserved and tried to help others. Also they both considered the Incubator in their respective series as their friend (Satomi is very fond of Jubey, in the same way Mami was with Kyubey). However, they both seem to have a fragile mind and an unstable attitude, as shown by Satomi's suggestion at the end of Chapter 12. In Chapter 13, Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline. Both died as a result.<br />
*In a comic way, both are paired with anyone and they are often alone in fandom (with the KazuXSaki/KazuXNico/SakiXMirai/UmikaXKaoru fans growing, leaving little to no room). Also both girls have the most developed bodies of their respective groups.<br />
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Both [[Kyubey]] and [[Jubey]] are emotionless Incubators. They also tricked the main characters to make a contract with them and dispose of Grief Seeds by eating them. Both have been killed before, they posses multiple bodies and they are able to show memories inside other's minds.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 1==<br />
Kazumi awakens inside a suitcase and she realizes she has no memories of her past life and she is confused about it. It parallels Madoka's dream in [[Episode 1]], that lefts her confused about it. After the bomb incident, she meets [[Umika Misaki|Umika]] and [[Kaoru Maki|Kaoru]], two magical girls who seem to know her. It is similar as when Madoka (and Sayaka) was saved by Mami, a veteran magical girl.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 5==<br />
The story focuses on [[Yuuri Asuka]], a girl who made a contract with Kyubey in order to save her friend but later meets the consequences of it. It parallels Sayaka in [[Episode 5]], who is revealed that she made a wish to cure Kamijou and later fights against Kyoko, experiencing the dark side of being a magical girl.<br />
*Ironically both Yuuri and Sayaka fought against Kyoko once. Yuuri does this in [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 16: Strawberry Risotto|Chapter 16]].<br />
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==Chapter 6==<br />
After Airi turns into a witch, Jubey tells Kazumi that magical girls turn into witches, much like in the anime, when Madoka throws Sayaka's Soul Gem, causing Sayaka to suddenly become lifeless. Kyubey then tells Madoka that the Soul Gem literally contains a Puella Magi's soul. At the end Kazumi has a brief conversation with Tachibana, while in the anime Madoka has a conversation with her mother.<br />
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==Chapter 7==<br />
[[Ayase Souju]] appears. She is a [[Kyoko Sakura|Kyoko]]-like character because both are cheerful they spy on her future opponents with enchanted binoculars, wear similar casual clothing and have similar hair-styles. They also collect magical items (Ayase collects Soul Gems while Kyoko collects Grief Seeds). Ayase uses Italian names to her attacks while Kyoko did it just once in [[Drama CD 3|CD Drama 3]].<br />
<br />
==Chapter 8==<br />
In the end of the chapter, one of the girls turns into a witch, in this case [[Nico Kanna|Nico]], while in Episode 8, it was Sayaka who turned into a witch.<br />
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==Chapter 9==<br />
Mirai was enraged after seeing Saki get hurt and killed the witch by slashing it (similar to the way Sayaka killed Elsa Maria). The witch in the last chapter dies and the Pleiades are forced to tell Kazumi the truth about themselves, much like when Homura tells Madoka and Kyoko that magical girls turn into witches.<br />
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==Chapter 10==<br />
Both [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 10: Bibbity Bobbity Boo|Chapter 10]] and [[Episode 10]] of Madoka Magica are essentially flashbacks from the persons who are trying to protect the main character. Episode 10 of Madoka focuses on Homura's past, her wish and her motivation to save Madoka. While in Chapter 10 of Kazumi focuses on the Pleaides's past, their wishes and they encounter with Kazumi<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
Kazumi saves the Pleiades who were attacked by a witch. At that time the Pleiades were not magical girls yet until Kazumi convinced them to. It is similar as when Madoka saved Homura from the witch [[Izabel]]. <br />
<br />
==Chapter 13==<br />
Satomi has a mental breakdown after realizing that Kazumi might turn back into a witch again and decides to kill her. Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline of Episode 10. Mami breaks down and attempts to kill all the magical girls, including herself, in order to prevent their eventual transformation into witches.<br />
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==Chapter 15==<br />
it is revealed that [[Michiru Kazusa]], the original Kazumi, turned into a witch and died, paralleling Madoka's death in the first timeline and triggering the events of their respective series. Homura bows to reset time over and over in order to save Madoka, while the Pleiades have cloned Kazumi more than once.<br />
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Satomi (now transformed into a witch) is killed by Kazumi, paralleling Madoka in the third timeline, who was forced to kill Mami in order to save Homura. Satomi's witch form vaguely resembles [[Candeloro]].<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
Kazumi, after reading Michiru's diary, knows the truth about herself and the Pleiades. At fist she is scared but has the maturity to understand it. Her friends are trying to redo what they did wrong by killing Kazumi and making another clone, such as when Homura was tempted to make a new timeline after being defeated by [[Walpurgis Night]]. Kazumi has an emotional goodbye with Tachibana (the bond between Kazumi and Tachibana was similar to Madoka and Junko) and finally decides to end the problem for once and for all, paralelling Madoka's actions in [[Episode 11]] (except that she found out the truth because Kyubey shows Madoka the "common history of mankind and Incubators").<br />
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Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Speculah:Paralleling_Madoka_Magica_and_Kazumi_Magica&diff=43794
Speculah:Paralleling Madoka Magica and Kazumi Magica
2012-05-02T21:44:02Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Character roles */</p>
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<div>{{spoilers|media=anime}}<br />
[[File:Madoka_magica_et_kazumi_magica_by_cresento-d4b7e1n.png|thumb|180px]]<br />
After the Madoka anime series ended and the manga of Kazumi Magica was publishes it was obvious that the Kazumi events parallel most of the events in the Madoka universe. Here is a description of these similarities.<br />
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==Character roles==<br />
[[Kazumi]] has a number of similarities to [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]. Both are the main character in their respective series, they are friendly, self-sacrificing, gentle and they want to be helpful to other people and can fell easily into depression if they feel useless. Psychically both girls have childish tastes (Madoka’s room is full of stuffed animals and Kazumi likes childish clothes) and bodies (both girls are flat-chested compared to their friends) and when they transform into magical girls, both wear cute clothes. And they were both initially average magical girls who died and became "special" as a result of their friends' actions. While Homura resets time in order to save Madoka, the Pleiades (mostly Saki, who is considered a Homura-like character) make clones of the original Kazumi in order to revive her. But such actions make worst the fate of Madoka and Kazumi, who might become witches.<br />
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*Both girls have a connection to a black cat. While [[Amy]] was a cat who was hit by a car and Madoka wished to revive her in the first timeline, Kazumi owns a black cat named Toto.<br />
*Kazumi has a close relationship to [[Tachibana]], despite they aren’t related. It’s quite similar to Madoka’s relationship with her mother [[Junko Kaname|Junko]].<br />
*After both girls found out the truth about magical girls and that certain persons were trying to save them from their inevitable fate, initially they were deeply hurt by it but then they have the maturity to understand it rather than fall into despair and tried to resolve it.<br />
*While Madoka becomes the Embodiment of Hope and disappears as a result, it’s probably that in the new world created by Madoka, Kazumi won’t exist either, since she is created of witches and witches do not exist in the new world.<br />
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[[Saki Asami|Saki]] is a [[Homura Akemi|Homura]]-like character. Both girls have a tough appearance, competent, totally willing to sacrifice herself for another girl and wear glasses (although Homura used them when she was Moemura). Homura has the ability to rewind time, something that helps her to create timelines to save Madoka, while Saki (whose wish was for her sister's flowers to bloom forever) apparently has the ability to preserve things, since she preserved Kazumi's previous clones in the Freezer. Saki and the Pleiades are forced to clone Kazumi's witch form again and again in order to revive her, much like Homura, who resets time in order to save Madoka.<br />
*One of [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Production_note_Homura_design.jpg Homura's pre-design magical girl clothes resembles Saki's magical girl outfit].<br />
*[[Airi Anri]]/[[Yuuri]] is another Homura-like character. Like Homura, she was a former hospital patient, she was motivated to contract by the death of her best friend, she had significant changes in personality and appearance, and they use guns as weapons. <br />
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[[Mirai Wakaba|Mirai]] can be considered a [[Sayaka Miki|Sayaka]]-like character. Both girls are impulsive, hotheaded and not afraid to speak what’s on their minds but at the same time they are good-hearted girls. When they are magical girls, both girls use swords (although Mirai uses bears, she uses a swords as her ultimate weapon). They also call everyone without suffixes but they use suffixes on themselves (Mirai calls herself “Mirai-sama” and Sayaka calls herself “Sayaka-chan”). And they have unrequited crushes on a certain person who is completely oblivious to their advances.<br />
*[[Yuuri Asuka]] is also another Sayaka-like character. Both girls were friends of the main character and wished to heal another person, gaining healing powers as a consequence, and suffered the same tragic fate of becoming witches after they found out the truth about magical girls (when the Pleiades reach Yuuri, she is seen crying as her Soul Gem is completely tainted, so it is implied that she found out the truth and fell into despair).<br />
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[[Satomi Usagi|Satomi]] is the [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]]-like character. Both girls are quiet, reserved and tried to help others. Also they both considered the Incubator in their respective series as their friend (Satomi is very fond of Jubey, in the same way Mami was with Kyubey). However, they both seem to have a fragile mind and an unstable attitude, as shown by Satomi's suggestion at the end of Chapter 12. In Chapter 13, Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline. Both died as a result.<br />
*In a comic way, both are paired with anyone and they are often alone in fandom (with the KazuXSaki/KazuXNico/SakiXMirai/UmikaXKaoru fans growing, leaving little to no room). Also both girls have the most developed bodies of their respective groups.<br />
<br />
Both [[Kyubey]] and [[Jubey]] are emotionless Incubators. They also tricked the main characters to make a contract with them and dispose of Grief Seeds by eating them. Both have been killed before, they posses multiple bodies and they are able to show memories inside other's minds.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 1==<br />
Kazumi awakens inside a suitcase and she realizes she has no memories of her past life and she is confused about it. It parallels Madoka's dream in [[Episode 1]], that lefts her confused about it. After the bomb incident, she meets [[Umika Misaki|Umika]] and [[Kaoru Maki|Kaoru]], two magical girls who seem to know her. It is similar as when Madoka (and Sayaka) was saved by Mami, a veteran magical girl.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 5==<br />
The story focuses on [[Yuuri Asuka]], a girl who made a contract with Kyubey in order to save her friend but later meets the consequences of it. It parallels Sayaka in [[Episode 5]], who is revealed that she made a wish to cure Kamijou and later fights against Kyoko, experiencing the dark side of being a magical girl.<br />
*Ironically both Yuuri and Sayaka fought against Kyoko once. Yuuri does this in [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 16: Strawberry Risotto|Chapter 16]].<br />
<br />
==Chapter 6==<br />
After Airi turns into a witch, Jubey tells Kazumi that magical girls turn into witches, much like in the anime, when Madoka throws Sayaka's Soul Gem, causing Sayaka to suddenly become lifeless. Kyubey then tells Madoka that the Soul Gem literally contains a Puella Magi's soul. At the end Kazumi has a brief conversation with Tachibana, while in the anime Madoka has a conversation with her mother.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 7==<br />
[[Ayase Souju]] appears. She is a [[Kyoko Sakura|Kyoko]]-like character because both are cheerful they spy on her future opponents with enchanted binoculars, wear similar casual clothing and have similar hair-styles. They also collect magical items (Ayase collects Soul Gems while Kyoko collects Grief Seeds). Ayase uses Italian names to her attacks while Kyoko did it just once in [[Drama CD 3|CD Drama 3]].<br />
<br />
==Chapter 8==<br />
In the end of the chapter, one of the girls turns into a witch, in this case [[Nico Kanna|Nico]], while in Episode 8, it was Sayaka who turned into a witch.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 9==<br />
The witch in the last chapter dies and the Pleiades are forced to tell Kazumi the truth about themselves, much like when Homura tells Madoka and Kyoko that magical girls turn into witches.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 10==<br />
Both [[Kazumi Magica Chapter 10: Bibbity Bobbity Boo|Chapter 10]] and [[Episode 10]] of Madoka Magica are essentially flashbacks from the persons who are trying to protect the main character. Episode 10 of Madoka focuses on Homura's past, her wish and her motivation to save Madoka. While in Chapter 10 of Kazumi focuses on the Pleaides's past, their wishes and they encounter with Kazumi<br />
<br />
==Chapter 11==<br />
Kazumi saves the Pleiades who were attacked by a witch. At that time the Pleiades were not magical girls yet until Kazumi convinced them to. It is similar as when Madoka saved Homura from the witch [[Izabel]]. <br />
<br />
==Chapter 13==<br />
Satomi has a mental breakdown after realizing that Kazumi might turn back into a witch again and decides to kill her. Satomi says that it's better for Kazumi to be killed than become a witch, paralleling Mami's breakdown in an alternate timeline of Episode 10. Mami breaks down and attempts to kill all the magical girls, including herself, in order to prevent their eventual transformation into witches.<br />
<br />
==Chapter 15==<br />
it is revealed that [[Michiru Kazusa]], the original Kazumi, turned into a witch and died, paralleling Madoka's death in the first timeline and triggering the events of their respective series. Homura bows to reset time over and over in order to save Madoka, while the Pleiades have cloned Kazumi more than once.<br />
<br />
Satomi (now transformed into a witch) is killed by Kazumi, paralleling Madoka in the third timeline, who was forced to kill Mami in order to save Homura. Satomi's witch form vaguely resembles [[Candeloro]].<br />
<br />
==Chapter 16==<br />
Kazumi, after reading Michiru's diary, knows the truth about herself and the Pleiades. At fist she is scared but has the maturity to understand it. Her friends are trying to redo what they did wrong by killing Kazumi and making another clone, such as when Homura was tempted to make a new timeline after being defeated by [[Walpurgis Night]]. Kazumi has an emotional goodbye with Tachibana (the bond between Kazumi and Tachibana was similar to Madoka and Junko) and finally decides to end the problem for once and for all, paralelling Madoka's actions in [[Episode 11]] (except that she found out the truth because Kyubey shows Madoka the "common history of mankind and Incubators").<br />
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https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Kaoru_Maki&diff=43793
Kaoru Maki
2012-05-02T21:42:35Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Kaoru Maki<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Kaoru profile.png]]</center><br />
|jname=牧 カオル (Maki Kaoru) <br />
|weapon=Football boots, short staff with circular top<br />
}}<br />
<blockquote>''"I'm gonna be in Japan's Top 10 one day!"'' - Kaoru Maki, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_1:_.22Bad_-_Guy_-_Reckon_Off.22|Chapter 1]]. </blockquote><br />
{{Nihongo|'''Kaoru Maki'''|牧 カオル|Maki Kaoru}} is a major character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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An athletic football (soccer) player, she [[Misaki Residence |lives with her two friends]], [[Kazumi]] and [[Umika]] while their parents are working overseas. She acts as an older sister figure, taking good care of things. She is a magical girl, and is a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]]. She tells Kazumi she wished for a strong, healthy body that would always let her play football, {{Spoiler| but her actual wish was to help the people hurt in the same soccer match as her. The reason for this discrepancy is unknown.}}<br />
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==Personality==<br />
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Kaoru is the brawn of the three, though it's unknown how she acts within the Pleiades.<br />
She is strong-willed. Even though she wants to become a great football player she merely wished for a strong body so she could always play, as she wants to do it with her own ability.<br />
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==History==<br />
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}<br />
[[File:Palla Di Cannone.png|thumb|450px|Kaoru's final attack, ''Palla Di Cannone'']]<br />
Kaoru has so far only appeared in Kazumi Magica.<br />
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Her first appearance was at the mall where Kazumi was being traded for a bomb. With few seconds left until detonation, she attempted to save the day by sending the bomb flying to the ceiling with a powerful kick: however, the bomb was a mere dud.<br />
After getting reacquainted with Kazumi, she and Umika led her to their house.<br />
While she was out, Kazumi met and fought the police detective from earlier, arriving just after the end of the battle.<br />
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The next day, she explains to Kazumi how Umika's writer's blocks work and how to handle her reactions, and later she and Umika showed their own powers to Kazumi. They fight against another pseudo-witch, which is briefly seen with a mysterious magical girl.<br />
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Later they fight a "real" witch, but due to a mistake by Kazumi, she is nearly devoured by the witch. She is saved at the last second by Umika's barrier, but the witch ends up fleeing with both of them inside. Kazumi meets the remaining Pleiades, and they engage in a mad rush to save the two before Umika's barrier collapses. They arrive just in time to save them both.<br />
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While they celebrate their victory, they are attacked by the mysterious magical girl from earlier, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome if they want Kazumi back. They head there, but due to a force barrier, they can do nothing but watch as Kazumi is implanted with an Evil Nut.<br />
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However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. However, over the course of the battle, Yuuri becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Kaoru is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.<br />
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The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. [[Saki]] then shoots the witch, freeing Kaoru and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Kaoru is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends. Later, Kaoru and Umika walk home with Kazumi. Kazumi then tells them to go on ahead, as she wishes to be alone.<br />
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Still later, Kaoru is seen with Saki, Satomi, and Mirai confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane (it's unclear if Umika or Nico are also present). Sumire recognizes Kaoru from soccer training (revealing her last name, Maki). Kaoru apologizes and uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''), causing Sumire to scream. We then see her untransformed, holding out her Soul Gem.<br />
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Kaoru appears along with the other Pleiades Saints to help Kazumi and Nico against [[Ayase_Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]]. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Nico says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru says that their gems are at their limit and pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Nico's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch appears.<br />
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As Nico's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The Pleiades are shocked to discover Nico has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Kaoru turns to the others and tells them not to stand there. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts"), causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Nico's Soul Gem).<br />
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Kazumi takes the hand of Nico's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Nico's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Nico standing behind them. Jubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Nico's "spare" and "compensation for Nico's contract". Kaoru asks why Nico didn't tell them. Nico says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies. Kaoru punches her, then gives her a hug. Nico then says they should cut to the chase. Kaoru tells Saki Kazumi can handle it.<br />
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The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "the Freezer". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Jubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.<br />
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Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. Jubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Jubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Nico then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. Nico puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.<br />
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The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Nico, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Kaoru's despair comes from when was injured in a soccer game that left her on crutches. The girl who injured her is then rushed to the hospital Kaoru was recovering in. It turns out that girl was bullied for ruining Kaoru's career and tried to kill herself. Kaoru screams when she overhears this.<br />
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The girls standing on the catwalk jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!"<br />
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Kazumi opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Mirai does something similar for Saki. Satomi asks why Kazumi isn't helping. Kazumi responds by asking why they don't want to be eaten if they want to die. She then pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons, Satomi saying she doesn't want to die and Nico musing she can't run away from guns. They fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limit Esterni", destroying the witch.<br />
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As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Jubey, who says that was Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not to worry.<br />
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Kazumi point to a book with Umika, asking her if that's the book that plagiarized her story. After reading the book Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. Kazumi says she never heard of that, but agrees. She tells Umika to keep writing, because other than the main character the story was good. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.<br />
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Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by a surprise appearance from Mami Tomoe, who muses that she can't take it easy even on a trip. Mami destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. As Kazumi leaves Jubey is strangely seen by Mami's feet. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Jubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.<br />
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Jubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Jubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into dispair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day. <br />
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Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Jubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Nico and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Jubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).<br />
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Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Nico whispers her wish to Jubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Jubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has a sad or angry expression on her face.<br />
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Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Jubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Jubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Jubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Jubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Jubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Jubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki remains in the Freezer, looking at the pile of Soul Gems. They include two Evil Nuts. We then find Satomi is walking up behind her. Saki asks why Satomi is there. Satomi pulls her hand to her mouth and says, {{Spoiler|"Saki, let's kill Kazumi-chan." The last panel has Satomi giving a sinister grin.}}<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
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Kaoru applies her football skills in battle. She mainly attacks by striking her foe with mighty kicks. While teaming with Kazumi and Umika, her job is to stun the opponent with her kicks to provide the others with an opening. It is currently unknown how she fights along with the other Pleiades.<br />
Her most powerful attack is ''Palla di Cannone'' (English: ''Cannonball''), an extremely powerful football kick, driving a ball onto the target with amazing strength.<br />
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Kaoru's weapon is a staff that can split into two, creating a ball of energy. She seems to rarely use it.<br />
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Kaoru can also change parts of her body into a durable, metallic substance via an attack called ''Capitano Potenza'' (''Captain Power''). In this state, she can withstand attacks that would otherwise fatally wound her.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Her last name means "pasture".<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. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "fragance" (薫).<br />
* In every color image to date that she has appeared in, Kaoru is seen winking or with one eye half-closed.<br />
* Kaoru's last name was unrevealed until Chapter 7.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
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* The note that Kaoru and Umika leave to Kazumi states that they're out dating, but there are no boys around them. Some believe this to be evidence of a romantic relationship between Umika and Kaoru.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:KaoruMakiColorProfile.png|Kaoru in color, from the first volume of Kazumi Magica.<br />
File:Kaoru kick.png|One of her usual kicks.<br />
File:KaoruWeapon.png|Kaoru's weapons.<br />
File:KaoruWeapon2.png|Kaoru's weapon before it split into two.<br />
File:KaoruPowers.png<br />
File:Capitano_Potenza.png|Capitano Potenza<br />
File:Kaoru ehhh.png|<br />
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.<br />
File:Img 1517482 62419947 2.jpeg<br />
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.55.18_AM.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
==Fanart==<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Capitano_potenza_by_cresento-d4spnix.png| Fanart of Kaoru.<br />
File:25805351.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Umika_Misaki&diff=43792
Umika Misaki
2012-05-02T21:40:08Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Umika Misaki<br />
|image=<center>[[File:Umika 3.png]]</center><br />
|jname=御崎 海香 (Misaki Umika) <br />
|weapon=Magic book<br />
}}<br />
<blockquote>''"What I wanted was not talent, but only to be famous."'' - Umika Misaki, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_2:_.22AHA.21_Dogs.22.22|Chapter 2]].</blockquote><br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Umika Misaki'''|御崎 海香|Misaki Umika}} is a major character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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An accomplished novelist, she lives [[Misaki Residence |lives with her two friends]], [[Kazumi]] and [[Kaoru]] while their parents are working overseas. She provides for them financially with the money earned from her books. She is a magical girl, and a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]]. She wished for the chance to meet an editor that would recognize her works.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Kaoru is the brains of the three, and also seems to fill that role with the Pleiades. Although a rather cheery person and far from cold, she keeps her cool most of the time, carefully analyzing situations.<br />
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As a writer, she often has episodes of [[wikipedia:Writer's block|writer's block]]. When this happens, her personality changes dramatically: she becomes extremely frustrated and grows visible horns, going on a cooking frenzy. Her cooking is rather good, and eating it generally solves her block. When this does not work, she goes on a shopping spree with her friends: given her wealth, money is not an issue. Still, she can be quite stingy: it is said she will go anywhere to save one Yen in groceries.<br />
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She wished for an editor who would recognize her works because once she wrote a draft for a novel that was taken by her editor and released under the authorship of a top idol to rave reviews. When asked why she didn't simply wish to be a best-selling author, she states she did not want talent, but fame. This may mean she either believes in her own talent, or simply wants to be famous. Either way, she uses the money she earns to give herself and her friends a comfortable life.<br />
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==History==<br />
{{spoilers|media=kazumi}}<br />
[[File:Umika writers block.png|thumb|340px|Umika with an episode of writer's block.]]<br />
Umika has so far only appeared in Kazumi Magica.<br />
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Her first appearance was at the mall where Kazumi was being traded for a bomb. After getting reacquainted with Kazumi, she and Kaoru led her to their house.<br />
While she was out, Kazumi met and fought the police detective from earlier. Umika and Kaoru arrived just after the end of the battle, picking up what a Grief Seed like object (later revealed to be an Evil Nut) that appeared when the detective was defeated.<br />
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The next day, she suffers from writer's block, acting awkwardly towards the other girls, growing horns and cooking maniacally. This almost worked, had it not been for an untimely comment by Kazumi. She then used her second trick to overcome her block: shopping. This apparently worked. While leaving the mall, Kazumi's "witch detector" sensed something in a nearby alley, leading her to a pseudo-witch. In the resulting battle, the monster gets the upper hand, prompting Umika and Kaoru to show their own powers to Kazumi and awakening some of her lost memories. However, Kazumi's attempt to follow those memories causes her to nearly hit Umika and allows the pseudo-witch get away. Umika and Kaoru "punish" Kazumi by giving her a new (and rather messy) haircut while telling her about magic and their own wishes. Afterwards, they meet and defeat the same pseudo-witch, who is briefly seen with a mysterious magical girl.<br />
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[[File:Umika reading.png|thumb|440px|Umika reading her opponent's mind with ''Ex Fille'']]<br />
Sometime later, the three fight a "real" witch. Kazumi hesitates at a critical moment, causing Kaoru to nearly be devoured by it. Umika jumped inside the witch just in time to summon a protective barrier around the two of them, but the witch flees with both of them trapped inside. Kazumi meets the remaining Pleiades, and they engage in a mad rush to save the two before Umika's barrier collapses. They arrive just in time to save them both and defeat the witch.<br />
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While they celebrate their victory, they are attacked by the mysterious magical girl from earlier, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome if they want Kazumi back. They head there, but due to a force barrier, they can do nothing but watch.<br />
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However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. However, over the course of the battle, Yuuri becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Umika is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.<br />
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The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, she is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. [[Saki]] then shoots the witch, freeing Umika and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Umika is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends. She then collapses crying into Umika's arms.<br />
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Later, Kaoru and Umika walk home with Kazumi. Kazumi then tells them to go on ahead, as she wishes to be alone.<br />
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Umika and the other Pleiades Saints then appear to rescue Kauzmi and Nico from [[Ayase_Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]]. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Nico says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Nico's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch appears. <br />
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As Nico's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The next page has a cover image of a golden-eyed Nico holding a gun, asking to be killed. The Pleiades are shocked to discover Nico has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. Kaoru turns to the others and tells them not to stand there. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts"), causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Nico's Soul Gem).<br />
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Mirai asks Saki if she's alright, but she's still processing Nico's death. Mirai tells her she had to do it, but is interrupted by Satomi screaming that she doesn't want to die or turn into a witch. Jubey and Umika look at the Grief Seed, as Umika wonders how did things turn out like this. Kazumi takes the hand of Nico's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Nico's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Nico standing behind them. Jubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Nico's "spare" and "compensation for Nico's contract". Kaoru asks why Nico didn't tell them. Nico says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies.<br />
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The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "the Freezer". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Jubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.<br />
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Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. (While she's speaking Oktavia is briefly seen, as is Sayaka in silhouette). Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the Soul Gems of magical girls go out of control. Jubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Jubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Nico then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Nico puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and witches. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.<br />
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In her memory, Kazumi sees that Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Nico, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks. Umika's despair comes from when she wrote a draft for a novel that was taken by her editor and released under the authorship of a top idol to rave reviews. When the editor calls her to ask if they can look forward to her next work, Umika drops the phone in shock.<br />
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The girls standing on the catwalk all jump off together, as a voice says "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!". Kazumi opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Kazumi pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons and they fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limit Esterni", destroying the witch. <br />
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Later, in Kazumi's house, where they eat together. she point to a book with Umika, asking her if that's the book that plagiarized her story. After reading the book Kazumi says it's bad because the main character wastes food like "The Girl who Trod on the Loaf" (a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen). Umika suddenly becomes animated and agrees, saying the scene wasn't in her draft. She then explains that the rule of villains is that the one who wastes food is a villain and can't be left alive - revealing the source of the brief flashback Kazumi had in Chapter 1. <br />
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Jubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Jubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into dispair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.<br />
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Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mriai asks if she can be a magical girl. Jubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Nico and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Jubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).<br />
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Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Nico whispers her wish to Jubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Jubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it.<br />
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Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Jubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Jubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Jubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly Umika grabs Jubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Jubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Jubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock, as Kaoru says everyone's tired. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day. Saki remains in the Freezer, looking at the pile of Soul Gems. They include two Evil Nuts. We then find Satomi is walking up behind her. Saki asks why Satomi is there. Satomi pulls her hand to her mouth and says, {{Spoiler|"Saki, let's kill Kazumi-chan." The last panel has Satomi giving a sinister grin.}}<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
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Having made a wish related to writing, her weapon is a magical book. It's main function is to read the opponent's mind, their thoughts being written on it. Umika can then use that information to identify the enemy's weakness, and come up with a plan.<br />
She can also summon objects from the book, most often a ball for Kaoru's attacks. <br>For close range attacks, she can transform the book into a double-edged pole, with the covers acting as blades. This pole has the ability to sever the link between humans and pseudo-witches spawned by them.<br />
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She can also summon a protective barrier around her, but she can only maintain it for a limited period of time.<br />
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{{Spoiler|Umika can also manipulate people's memories by headbutting them and firing lasers into their eyes. She used this to brainwash Jubey and cure Kazumi's amnesia.}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Her last name means "honorable peninsula". <br />
* Her last name can also be used as a first name.<br />
* Her first name means "sea scent". <br />
* While she has normal eyesight, she wears glasses when transformed possibly due to the nature of her wish and even acquiring common gestures such as adjusting them regularly.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
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* The note that Kaoru and Umika leave to Kazumi states that they're out dating, but there are no boys around them. Some believe this to be evidence of a romantic relationship between Umika and Kaoru.<br />
* Umika was the only girl who so far was seen recognizing Yuuri. Though her name and outfit were mysteries to her, she recognized her face, once she took off her hat.<br />
* While it is unknown what caused Kazumi's amnesia. It is not farfetched to speculate that {{spoiler|Umika may have something to do with it.}}<br />
*It's speculated that Umika will {{Spoiler|become Izabel}}. This is because of her wish and artist blocks. However it isn't known whether ''Kazumi Magica'' takes place before or during the anime.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:UmikaMisakiColorProfile.png|Umika in color, from the first volume cover of Kazumi Magica.<br />
File:Umika yandere.png|Run. Run now.<br />
File:Umika recognizing.png|Umika recognized Yuuri when she saw her face uncovered.<br />
File:Umika pole.png|Umika transforming her book into a double-edged pole.<br />
File:Umika link severed.png|Her pole has the ability to cut the link between a human and the pseudo-witch spawned by it.<br />
File:UmikaPowers.png<br />
File:UmikaProfilePleiades.png<br />
File:Mahou shoujo kazumi magica fanart.jpg|Art by Takashi Tensugi of Kazumi, Umika and Kaoru.<br />
File:KazumiVol1Covers.png<br />
File:Umika headbutt.png|THWACK!<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.50.23_AM.jpg|Umika in color, from the third volume cover.<br />
</gallery><br />
==Fanart==<br />
{{fanart}}<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Umika_misaki_by_cresento-d4s6x10.jpg<br />
File:Umika spear fanart.png<br />
</gallery><br />
[[Category:Characters]]</div>
Sayaka-Miki
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Yuuri_Asuka&diff=43791
Yuuri Asuka
2012-05-02T21:30:51Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Yuuri Asuka<br />
|image=[[File:Asukayuuriprofilepanel.png|300px]]<br />
|jname= 飛鳥 ユウリ (Asuka Yuuri)<br />
|weapon=Giant multi-needled hypodermic needle<br />
}}<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''Yuuri Asuka'''|飛鳥 ユウリ|Asuka Yuuri}} is a character appearing in [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]]. <br />
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{{spoilers|media=kazumi|margin=320px}}<br />
<blockquote>''"If you want to live, then I'll save you, no matter what."'' - Yuuri Asuka, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_5:_.22Magicallabbiata.22|Chapter 5]].</blockquote> <br />
Yuuri appears only in flashbacks, having died before the beginning of the series. Her first appearance is in a single panel in Chapter 4 before appearing in an extended sequence in Chapter 5. The [[Yuuri]] seen in other chapters of Kazumi Magica is in fact her friend [[Airi]], who has taken her appearance and identity.<br />
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Despite being deceased at the beginning of the series, she is important to Kazumi Magica's story. A magical girl, her wish was to cure the life-threatening illness of her friend Airi.<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Yuuri was kindhearted and caring, trying to help other people. She seemed to enjoy both cooking and eating, and was devoted to her friend Airi. In fact, she became a magical girl with the sole purpose of saving her life. This devotion was reciprocated by Airi, as seen by her later actions.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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[[File:Magical spoon 2.png|thumb|400px|Another two happy lives, driven apart by the unforgiving world.]]<br />
Yuuri has so far only appeared in Kazumi Magica. She first appears in a single panel flashback in Chapter 4, although the reader is made to think she was the other Yuuri. <br />
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The truth is ultimately revealed via a flashback in Chapter 5 (that was really a vision created by the other Yuuri's witch form) and a short story called, "Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Special Edition ~ A Dream-Filled Spoon."<br />
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Yuuri and [[Airi]], classmates, met when Yuuri tried cooking for their entire class. A student claimed to have gotten food poisoning from Yuuri's cooking, which sent her into such a state of shock that she did not return to school until Airi visited her and helped prove that the student was trying to frame Yuuri.<br />
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Two years later, Yuuri is attacked by a witch and saved by a [[Michiru Kazusa|magical girl with a black hat and cape]]. She asks the girl to cure Airi, but she advises Yuuri to make a contract herself. <br />
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Yuuri visits her sick friend soon after, who has been told she only has three months to live. When she asks Airi if she wants to continue living, Airi says that wants to live longer and eat delicious things with Yuuri. Yuuri then gives her a spoon, which she calls a good luck charm. She then leaves to secretly contract with [[Kyubey]] so she can wish for Yuuri to be cured - it's implied Kyubey had been in contact with her prior to this, probably due to her having been saved by another magical girl. She next see Airi when she learns that her illness has miraculously healed. Airi claims that the spoon cured her, and Yuuri doesn't try to correct her. <br />
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Once she became a magical girl, Yuuri fought witches (she is also seen fighting against [[Kyoko Sakura]] in a flashback) and also cured the illnesses of other sick people. However, this put a strain on her Soul Gem.<br />
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Sometime later, Yuuri participates in a cooking contest for a restaurant. Airi gives her back the spoon, asking it to help Yuuri. Airi promises to take Yuuri to [[Tachibana|Bistro Tachibana]] if Yuuri wins. Though Yuuri makes it to the final round, she doesn't appear at the stage, prompting Airi to go look for her. Unfortunately Yuuri had transformed into a witch, right in front of them. As a witch, she nearly attacked Airi, but was killed by the Pleiades with a barrage of large arrows (similar to the ones Airi uses later, as Yuuri). When she dies, she drops the spoon that Airi gave back to her.<br />
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Later, Kyubey informs Airi about what happened to Yuuri, causing her to become a magical girl with Yuuri's appearance. Her sole purpose was to avenge Yuuri.<br />
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== Witch Form ==<br />
[[File:Asukayuuriusingmagic.png|thumb|400px|Yuuri used her magic to heal the sick, and fought witches with a giant hypodermic needle.]]<br />
Yuuri's witch form resembles a giant hypodermic needle, similar to her weapon as a magical girl. Giant forks come out of her body, which probably refers to either Yuuri's cooking talents or transforming into a witch during a cooking contest. The forks also contrast with the spoon amulet she carried, acting as a sort of evil counterpart; in fact, when the witch drops Yuuri's amulet, it possesses a dark fork in the handle in the opposite direction of the spoon (which then vanishes as the last part of Yuuri's witch form). Her witch form's name is "Arzt Kochen", which is German for "cooking doctor".<br />
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In volume 2's design notes, the witch is described by the illustrator, Takashi Tensugi with, "After shoving anesthetic into the humans who enter her barrier, she cuts out their injured parts and completely cooks them. However, there are no humans who can endure this surgery. There is nothing that she can save. Her familiars are forks. Attribute: (Excessive) devotion. Weakness: Things that have no need for her. Her cries(?) of 'pssh pssh' are the sound of her syringes and forks."<br />
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== Powers, Weapons & Abilities ==<br />
Yuuri's magical girl form was only seen briefly. However, her weapon was a giant multi-needled hypodermic needle, likely used as a firearm. She also had healing powers, derived from her wish, which she used to heal other children with incurable diseases. However, using this power puts stress on her Soul Gem.<br>Her outfit is also considerably different from the one Airi later dons, though they have the same color scheme and general aesthetic.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Her last name means "flying bird".<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. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "advantageous" (有利).<br />
* Kazumi has a brief trauma induced vision of Yuuri and Airi happily eating parfait in Chapter 6.<br />
* Yuuri has a number of similarities to [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]]. Like Sayaka, she wished to heal another person, gaining healing powers as a consequence, and suffered the same tragic fate. Like Madoka, she selflessly tried to help others and drove someone that cared about her to set the events of the main story in motion.<br />
* Yuuri's Soul Gem is located on her left upper arm, visible in artwork from volume 2. It appears to be olive-colored.<br />
* Yuuri's spoon, which was later given to Airi, is a souvenir from her appearance on a cooking show hosted by [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoushoujo_kazumi_magica_the_innocent_malice/v01/c005/17.html Slice Akiyama], the chef she was supposed to face in the final round of the cooking competition.<br />
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== Speculation ==<br />
* It is unlikely that Yuuri was a member of the Pleiades Saints, though she might have known of their existence.<br />
** In chapter 12, it is revealed that {{Spoiler| Yuuri did know of them, as she was a friend of Michiru. She became a witch before she got the chance to meet them in person, however.}}<br />
* In the bonus story Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Special Edition ~ A Dream-Filled Spoon, it was revealed that she met Michiru and that it was she who advised Yuuri to make a contract with Kyuubey.<br />
* Yuuri might not actually heal the children, but merely transfer the disease to herself or to her Soul Gem, as it was said healing "was too much for her to handle".<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
===Manga Page===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Healing airi.png|Yuuri makes a contract with Kyubey for her wish: to heal Airi and save her from a fatal illness.<br />
File:AiriYuuriHugging01.png<br />
File:Real Yuuri's barrier.png|Yuuri's barrier. Notice the forks.<br />
File:Asukayuuriwitchform.png|Yuuri after her transformation into a witch.<br />
File:Real yuuri pendant spoon fork shadow.jpg|<br />
File:Airi and Yuuri art.jpg|Airi and Yuuri in extra artwork from Kazumi Magica volume 2. Note the similarity between their costumes.<br />
File:Kazumi bonus.jpg<br />
File:Yuuri-despair.jpg|Yuuri turns into a witch <br />
File:1666121.jpg|Yuuri turns into a witch <br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaitYay.png|Kazumi imagining Yuuri and Airi eating a delicious parfait...<br />
File:AiriYuuriPairfaiteating.png|But in reality, this will never come true for them.<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-09_at_5.41.10_PM.jpg<br />
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===Fan Gallery===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Card Kazumi Witch 5.png|Fan-made card of Yuuri's witch form.<br />
File:TwoYuurisFanart.png<br />
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File:A_dream_filled_spoon_by_cresento.png<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]</div>
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Mirai Wakaba
2012-05-02T21:26:30Z
<p>Sayaka-Miki: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox_character<br />
|name=Mirai Wakaba<br />
|image=<center>[[File:MiraiProfile.png]]</center><br />
|jname=若葉 みらい (Wakaba Mirai) <br />
|weapon=A heart-shaped wand {{Spoiler|that becomes a sword, and teddy bears}}<br />
}}<br />
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<blockquote>''"Don't just randomly turn Umika and Kaoru into constellations!"'' - Mirai Wakaba, [[Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica#Chapter_3:_.22Kazumix.22|Chapter 3]]. </blockquote><br />
{{Nihongo|'''Mirai Wakaba'''|若葉 みらい}} is a character in [[Kazumi Magica|Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice]].<br />
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She is a member of the [[Pleiades Saints]] and a magical girl. She wished {{Spoiler|to build a museum to house the hundreds of teddy bears she made}}.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
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An impulsive girl often depicted frowning. She is hotheaded and is not afraid to express her thoughts as loud as possible. Occasionally, she vents out her frustration on Kazumi by smacking her on the head (especially when Kazumi begins doubting herself). She also thinks of herself highly, sometimes even calling herself "Mirai-sama". Deep down, she is a caring girl.<br />
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Mirai can become enraged, but she also calms down quickly. She seems undisturbed by own rash actions during these times until she notices others' reactions.<br />
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==History==<br />
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After a witch traps [[Kaoru]] and [[Umika]] inside of itself and takes off, Mirai, [[Saki]], [[Nico]], and [[Satomi]] come to [[Kazumi]]'s aid. They introduce themselves as the [[Pleiades Saints]], a seven-girl witch-hunting team of which Kazumi and her abducted friends are also a part of. Together, they search for Kaoru and Umika across town, with Satomi using her powers to get information from a cat. While they search, the mysterious girl from previous chapters{{spoiler|, Yuuri,}} disguises herself as [[Satomi]] and separates Kazumi from the rest of the team. Upon meeting with the real Satomi, Saki realized they had been tricked, and leads the girls to where the fake Satomi brought Kazumi. They proceed to rescue Kazumi just as she is on the verge of defeat. Kazumi is then held by her opponent at gunpoint, causing them all to hesitate. Kazumi screams out for them to attack anyway, and they fire a joint attack at the mysterious girl: Fili Del Toano. It causes a large explosion, but the magical girl gets away. Kazumi is only lightly wounded.<br />
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They reunite at Umika's house for a strategy meeting, where they figure out the witch's likely location. After filling up on Kazumi's delicious food, they head out to intercept the witch. Upon arrival, Saki orders Kazumi to stay outside, explaining that their plan is to seal the witch and have Kazumi fire ''Limiti Esterni'' from the outside to finish it off. Satomi seems to protest herself, but Saki says "It doesn't matter. That was something the familiars did." The girls plunge into the witch's barrier, and rescue Kaoru and Umika just in time. Together, the six of them bind the witch with Episodio Incrocio. However, [[Nico]]'s GPS/com unit breaks, leaving them unable to give Kazumi the needed signal. Umika, thinking quickly, commands them to use candy flutes given to them by Kazumi. The sound reaches her, and the witch is destroyed by ''Limiti Esterni''.<br />
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While they reunite and celebrate their victory, they are approached by Jubey, the "fairy" (妖精) that turned them into magical girls. He cleans up their Soul Gems, and gladly accepts the last witch's Grief Seed. He then refuses a couple of weird looking seeds, obtained from the pseudo-witches of Chapters 1 and 2, saying they were not real Grief Seeds. Umika theorized they imitated the Grief Seed's power and were created by the mysterious girl from before. Before they could draw further conclusions, they are attacked by that very girl, [[Yuuri]]. She kidnaps Kazumi, and orders them to go to the Asunaro Dome at midnight if they want Kazumi back. While waiting for the deadline at Umika's house, they speculate on Yuuri's motivations.<br />
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At the right time, they arrive at the dome, but to a force barrier they can do nothing but watch as Yuuri enacts her plans. Yuuri states her objective is to seek revenge on the Pleiades. She interprets the Pleiades' failure to recognize her as having been "just that insignificant" to the girls. She then removes her hat, causing a shocked Umika to recognize her, and proceeds to shove an Evil Nut, one of the awkward Grief Seeds from before, into Kazumi's forehead, while the Pleiades scream in horror.<br />
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However, Kazumi is able to free herself, and engages Yuuri. During the battle, Yuuri's Soul Gem begins to crack, prompting Saki to order Juubey to cleanse it. Yuuri shoots him first and becomes a witch. Along with the other Pleaides, Mirai is trapped on a cross in the witch's barrier, and is enveloped in thorny vines.<br />
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The magical girls are then shown a vision of the witch's past as [[Airi]]. After that, Kazumi falls under the influence of the Evil Nut and breaks free. However, Kazumi is unwilling to fight the witch and even attempts to change her back. Saki then shoots the witch, freeing Mirai and the other Saints. They then attack the witch as they explain to Kazumi that they have no choice but to kill her. Mirai is seen crying during this sequence. Finally Kazumi delivers the final blow, saying she wishes to share this burden with her friends.<br />
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Later, Mirai is seen with Kaoru, Satomi, and Saki confronting a magical girl named Sumire Akane (it's unclear if Umika or Nico are also present). Kaoru uses a spell called ''Tocco del Mare'' (English: ''Touch of the Sea''), causing Sumire to scream. We then see Mirai untransformed, holding out her Soul Gem.<br />
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Mirai and the other Pleiades Saints then appear to rescue Kazumi and Nico from [[Ayase_Souju|Ayase and Luca Souju]]. Kaoru says they'll be taking the Soujus' gems. Saki tells Kaoru not to do it in front of Kazumi, but Nico says Kazumi already saw her doing it. Kaoru pulls out both Ayase and Luca's gems with the spell ''Tocco del Mare''. Kazumi angrily asks the others why they're taking the Soul Gems of other magical girls, saying that she said earlier she would bear the burden with her friends. Against Saki's objections, Umika says she'll tell Kazumi the truth about the Pleiades Saints, but is interrupted by Nico's Soul Gem glowing. As she falls over, a witch appears.<br />
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As Nico's Soul Gem cracks, we see background text of her thinking that that she'll die without a trace, and she wants everyone to remember. She thinks she doesn't want to kill anyone anymore. The runes coming out of her Soul Gem read "We have no future as long as he's around." The next page has a cover image of a golden-eyed Nico holding a gun, asking to be killed. The Pleiades are shocked to discover Nico has become a witch. Repeatedly shouting "Cut", the witch turns her hands into a single pair of scissors. Kaoru transforms and blocks the attack using Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), which encases her arms in a black metallic substance. The witch fires projectiles from its body. Kaoru turns to the others and tells them not to stand there. Umika encases herself, Kazumi, and Satomi in a barrier. Saki pushes Mirai in, but is wounded. Mirai flips out and uses her attack La Bestia ("The Beasts") causing an army of teddy-bears to appear and chew on the witch. When the witch throws them off, Mirai uses La Bestia Refare ("Remake the Beast"). The bears start hugging each other and turn into a giant bear that Mirai jumps on. The bear pounces on the witch and pulls it into a bear hug. Mirai leaps into the air, turns her wand into a giant sword, and cuts both the bear and the witch in half. The witch dies, yelling "Cut" one last time. She drops a Grief Seed (which notably looks different than Nico's Soul Gem).<br />
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Mirai asks Saki if she's alright, but she's still processing Nico's death. Mirai tells her she had to do it, but is interrupted by Satomi screaming that she doesn't want to die or turn into a witch. Jubey and Umika look at the Grief Seed, as Umika wonders how did things turn out like this. Kazumi takes the hand of Nico's body and finds it's cold. As she shouts Nico's name, a voice says "You called?" Everyone is shocked to see another Nico standing behind them. Jubey, a disturbing grin on his face, says that the body was Nico's "spare" and "compensation for Nico's contract". Kaoru asks why Nico didn't tell them. Nico says that to deceive an enemy, you have to deceive your allies.<br />
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The scene switches to Mirai's teddy bear museum, "Angelica Bears". Mirai says that in Japanese it's called "Ashitaba" (literally "tomorrow's leaf") and says that Kazumi came up with the name. As they walk inside, they step onto a magic circle. Umika holds out her ring, suddenly transporting them all somewhere else. Umika tells Kazumi that the museum was born from them meeting with her. The walk up to a giant door, which opens into a giant room filled with girls floating in tanks. The middle of the room contains a pile of Soul Gems. Umika explains that after they take Soul Gems, they put the empty shells of the magical girls into "the Freezer". Kazumi says that Ayase was right, and asks why they're doing this. Jubey says that it's their response to the magical girl system, which is full of contradictions: Rejection.<br />
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Umika explains that witches are the end state of magical girls. (While she's speaking Oktavia is briefly seen, as is Sayaka in silhouette). Umika tells Kazumi that they lied to her when they said that sometimes the Soul Gems of magical girls go out of control. Jubey, grinning, explains that Soul Gems are the extracted souls of magical girls. Kaoru admits that they're like zombies, but it's preferable to dying to a witch in one shot. Jubey then says that the Pleiades refuse to fight without feeling pain. Kaoru responds by saying that if they do that they'll cease being human. Umika explains that the magical girls they capture are placed in a barrier that separates them from their Soul Gems and puts them in suspended animation, preventing them from becoming witches. Kaoru says they hope to find a way to completely clean the gems and turn them back into humans. Until then, they'll keep fighting. This is their "rejection" of the magical girl system. Nico then takes out a container that has the Soujus, their Soul Gems, and the Soul Gem and body of another magical girl. The bodies of the magical girls have been shrunken to the point where they can be picked up by one hand. Nico puts into two new containers, saying they "will keep on waiting for the prince's kiss." Kazumi asks when everyone found out about the connection between magical girls and wishes. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, telling her to remember everything.<br />
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The story flashes back into the past. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Nico, and Saki are standing on a catwalk. They are all displaying a witch's kiss on their necks, and Mirai is shown wearing glasses with her hair pulled back in pigtails. Mirai's despair comes from when she was at school, and the other students want nothing to do with her. As she walks home, Mirai clutches her teddy-bear, saying she's not lonely because she has all of them. We then find that her room is filled with teddy-bears. As she begins sewing one of them, she admits she wants friends and starts crying.<br />
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The girls standing on the catwalk jump off, as a voice says, "Everyone should just die." The voice is cut-off by a familiar spell with ribbons wrapping around the girls, stopping their fall. Their savior is none other than Kazumi, who says, "Ciao! You suicidal girls!"<br />
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Kazumi then opens up a witch's barrier around herself and the girls. Familiars appear and start attacking the normal girls while Kazumi watches. Kaoru tries to use her crutch to fight them off, but falls down. Umika shields her with her body. Mirai does something similar for Saki. Satomi asks why Kazumi isn't helping. Kazumi responds by asking why they don't want to be eaten if they want to die. She then pulls six firearms from her hat and drops them on the ground. The familiars combine, revealing that they were actually a witch. The girls pick up the weapons and fire at the witch, deflating it like a balloon. It re-inflates itself and charges. Kazumi stops the witch with her cross, saying that "As long as you keep trying to live, you won't fall into despair" and that there's always hope. She then fires "Limit Esterni", destroying the witch.<br />
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As the barrier disappears, Saki asks "What was that?" A silhouette appears behind her, looking similar to Kyubey. It turns out to be Jubey, who says that was Magical Girl Kazumi, who hunts witches. A loud growling noise is heard, which turns out to be Kazumi being hungry. It's revealed that her ahoge was absent in the past (though the symbol is still on her hat and earring-bell). The scene changes to Kazumi's house, where she eats with the Pleiades. She talks about how her grandmother said that people eat plants and animals to live, and so they have a duty to them to keep living. She asks the girls about her strawberry risotto, which was passed down from her grandmother. When they respond positively, Kazumi says that her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Saki asks where her grandmother is now, prompting Kazumi to reveal that she had passed away. She tells them not worry. As Kazumi goes to get desert, Saki asks her how she became a magical girl.<br />
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Kazumi explains she became a magical girl the day her grandmother died. The story flashes back again to Kazumi's past. She narrates that she was studying abroad when she learned that her grandmother's condition became critical. While hurrying home, she ran straight into a witch's barrier. Fortunately, she's saved by [[Mami Tomoe]], who destroys the witch with "Tiro Finale". When Kazumi thanks her, Mami tells her to get going and be careful. At Kazumi's home, a doctor explains that her grandmother only has a few days left unless she's hooked up to a respiratory machine and it's unlikely that she'll wake up. Kazumi says that her grandmother would never want to go on life support. Later and alone with her grandmother, Kazumi starts crying and says that she wants her grandmother to open her eyes, just once more. Jubey appears on the windowsill, saying that he can grant her wish if she makes a contract and becomes a magical girl.<br />
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Jubey tells Kazumi being a magical girl is difficult. Kazumi is fine with that and wishes for her grandmother to return to her normal self as long as she remains alive. Jubey asks if she's fine with not curing her grandmother's illness. Kazumi says she wants to, but it wouldn't be respecting her way of life. The contract is established. Kazumi's grandmother wakes up, asking if it's a dream. Kazumi says it's her last dream, and asks her grandmother if she can teach her how to make strawberry risotto. Kazumi spends the day learning cooking skills and advice from her grandmother. She tells Kazumi that people can't fall into despair as she gives Kazumi her earring-bell; the same earring-bell Kazumi has worn throughout the series. The flashback in a flashback ends as Kazumi says her grandmother went to heaven the next day.<br />
[[File:Moe_Mirai.JPG|right|thumb|300px|It's another megane moe girl!]]<br />
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Saki asks why Kazumi didn't just wish her grandmother to be healthy, saying Kazumi is now all alone. Kazumi says her grandmother will always be in her heart, just like Miyuki will be in Saki's heart (Miyuki here is revealed to be Saki's sister). Mirai asks if she can be a magical girl. Jubey tells her she can if she accepts her fate of fighting witches. Mirai says she can accept anything. Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Nico and Saki quickly chime in agreement. Kazumi cheers over having new friends. Mirai questions the fact that she's a friend, prompting Saki to thank Mirai for protecting her. Jubey tells the girls to give him their wishes. Mirai says her wish was already granted by having friends. Saki suggests wishing for the friends that have always protected her - Mirai's teddy bears. She points to a number on it, asking Mirai if it's her 666th friends. When Mirai asks how Saki knew, Saki explains that her sister did the same thing. Mirai decides to wish for a museum for all her teddy bears. Kazumi suggests calling it "Angelica Bears" which is a pun on Mirai's name and the Ashitaba plant (Mirai's name means "Future Young Leaf", Ashitaba means "Tomorrow's Leaf" and is in the Angelica genus).<br />
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Satomi then wishes to talk to animals. Nico whispers her wish to Jubey, embarrassed to say it aloud. Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever. Umika wishes for an editor to recognize and handle her works preciously. Kaoru wants to help the people that were hurt in the match where she had her injury. Kazumi asks her about her injuries, but Kaoru says she'll just return to the field with her current legs. The contracts are completed, and Kazumi names their team the Pleiades Saints. The scene cuts to the girls fighting a witch. Kaoru destroys it with her spiked shoes. Jubey asks about her strengthened magical girl body. Kaoru is very happy about it. Kazumi calls Kaoru's attack Capitano Potenza ("Captain Power"), and reveals she wants everyone to call their attacks, even recording them in a book. Kazumi reveals that she's following the lead of Mami Tomoe and says she won't cook for the girls if they don't do it. Saki then notices Kazumi's earrings are missing. Kazumi guesses she lost them in the battle, but admits it's okay because her grandmother won't disappear from her heart. Later on Kazumi receives a new pair of the earrings. Kaoru explains that Saki asked her dad to get them while he was on a business trip. Kazumi thanks Saki, while Mirai has a sad or angry expression on her face.<br />
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Later, Kaoru and the other Pleiades (except Kazumi) wonder why Kazumi is late, having been told Kazumi was bringing a new friend. Jubey appears, saying a witch's barrier is nearby. They run to Asunaro Dome, where they see Yuuri Asuka transform into a witch. After the battle the girls are stunned. Satomi asks if magical girls turn into witches. Jubey explains how witches are created, and says his job is to gather the energy form the conversion of hope to despair. Kaoru grabs Jubey while he explains that immature witches should be called magical girls. Suddenly, Umika grabs Jubey and slams her head against him. A laser fires from her eye into his. Jubey falls down and asks why Umika is looking scary. Umika explains to Kaoru that she rewrote Jubey's memories, preventing him from making contracts. The story then returns to the present. Kazumi says she remembers hunting magical girls after Yuuri, but then suddenly falls over. The symbol for the Evil Nuts appears in her eyes. Umika leads Kazumi out as Kaoru says they should rest for the day.<br />
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==Powers, Weapons & Abilities==<br />
She wields a staff with an elaborate heart-shaped design on the end with which she can fire magic. During chapter 9, {{Spoiler|Mirai, enraged, reveals a number of abilities. She is able to transform her staff into a gigantic sword, and she can summon a platoon of teddy bears with an attack called ''La Bestia'' (''The Beasts''). The bears can also fuse into a single massive bear with ''La Bestia Rifare'' (''Remake the Beast'').}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Her last name means "new leaf".<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. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "future" (未来).<br />
* Mirai has heart decorations on her headband, collar, shoes, and on the back of her dress when transformed, matching her staff. {{Spoiler|Her bears also have heart decorations on their ears, and the largest bear has them on its ears, tail and collar, as well. This symbol can also been seen on the collar of her school uniform.}} Her costume originally featured a witch's hat, but it no longer appears for unknown reasons.<br />
* Mirai apparently owns a teddy-bear museum called ''[[Angelica Bears]]'', first seen in chapter 9. {{Spoiler|The Pleiades Saints' 'Freezer' facility is concealed below the building.}}<br />
** The museum was {{Spoiler|created as a result of Mirai's wish, and was}} named by Kazumi.<br />
* Mirai {{Spoiler|appears to be very attached to Saki. When she is injured by a witch in chapter 9, Mirai screams "''YOU HURT MY SAKI''", flies into a rage and kills the witch in one shot.}}<br />
** In Chapter 12, {{Spoiler|Mirai can be seen glowering while Saki gives Kazumi replacement earrings as a gift.}}<br />
* A single panel in Chapter 12 shows Mirai unexpectedly wearing a witch hat while transformed. This hat matches one of the Pleiades' silhouettes from Chapter 1, though Mirai has never been seen wearing it at any other time.<br />
* The panels of the manga show that Mirai's magical girl costume has polka dots on it. However, in all of the official colored images of Mirai, her costume is solid pink with no traces of polka dots.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
===Current Speculation===<br />
* It is speculated that Mirai may have [[:file:Mirai jelly slut 4chan u.jpg|a deep-seated jealousy of Kazumi]], due to her closeness to Saki. It is possible she may have acted upon it in the past, or may in the future.<br />
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===Past Speculation===<br />
* Some speculated that Mirai wish was similar to [[Kirika]]'s wish in [[Oriko Magica]], and that {{Spoiler|she wished to change her personality}}. <br />
** She may also have wished {{Spoiler|for friends}}.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"><br />
File:MiraiPAWNCH.png|Mirai losing her temper with Kazumi.<br />
File:MiraiWeapon.png|A closer look at Mirai's staff.<br />
File:MiraiPowers.png<br />
File:Fowoard_photo_t1111.jpg|Mirai in color with [[Satomi]] and [[Kazumi]].<br />
File:La_Bestia.PNG|La Bestia<br />
File:La_Bestia_Rifare.jpg|La Bestia Rifare<br />
File:Mirai_sword.jpg<br />
File:MiraiPastSelf.png|Mirai, as she looked in the past, wearing a much longer skirt, glasses and with a different hairstyle. Note the similar appearance to [[Homura]] in episode 10.<br />
File:Miraihat.png<br />
File:Mirai saki new friends.jpg|For the first time in her life, Mirai has friends.<br />
File:Cute_Mirai.jpg<br />
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-20_at_12.50.08_AM.jpg|Mirai in color.<br />
File:Kazumi_vol3_melonbooks_bonus.jpg|Mirai and Saki on a paper file included with Kazumi Magica volume 3.<br />
File:Vol3_ZETSUBOU.jpg|One of Mirai's teddy bears, along with several of the other Pleiades' belongings.<br />
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Kirika Kure
2012-05-02T21:22:06Z
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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:KirikaProfileImage01.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 a magical girl who has a close relationship with [[Oriko]].<br />
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==Personality==<br />
<blockquote>''"Do you know what true love is, [[Mami Tomoe|my savior]]? [...] After all, love is infinitely finite."'' - Kirika Kure, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_3:_Love_is_infinitely_finite|Chapter 3]].</blockquote><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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Her current personality is the result of her wish, which was to "change" herself. She used to be timid and quiet, but meeting Oriko made her want 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.<br />
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==History==<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 "infinitely finite." 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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== 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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==Trivia==<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: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 />
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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 />
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File:Kure kirika fanart faithful dog.jpg<br />
File:Oriko Kiria tea party.jpg<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{pixiv_tag|呉キリカ}}<br />
*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kure_kirika}}<br />
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