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アリナ・グレイが自身を熱病のドッペルに食わせると同時に、エンブリオイブへ感染しその体を乗っ取った姿。この状態でも、数万人程度なら一瞬で熱病のドッペルを感染させ人工魔法少女化することが可能。人工魔法少女は年齢性別を問わず魔力を行使することが出来るようになるが、従来の魔法少女同様グリーフシードで浄化しないと熱病のドッペルに体を乗っ取られ魔女化してしまう。 | |||
一見、願いという対価なしに魔法少女の運命を背負わせているようにみえるが、アリナによると「人類の繁栄がその対価」「肉体や権力に左右されない魔法という力を得られることも対価」「そもそもこれはアートなので、必ずしも対価は必要とされない」「魔力の無償配布 | |||
is GOD」ということらしい。本来、灯花とねむはエンブリオエブにワルパルギスの夜と共に自分達を回収させ、ドッペルシステムという概念を完成させるつもうだった。 | is GOD」ということらしい。本来、灯花とねむはエンブリオエブにワルパルギスの夜と共に自分達を回収させ、ドッペルシステムという概念を完成させるつもうだった。 | ||
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Revision as of 23:25, 4 April 2022
While the vast number of Witches created for Magia Record originated in the game, a small number of Witches were designed exclusively for the anime. Below are character pages for these Witches as posted on the official Shaft twitter account.
Маруся
The Hanamichi Witch. Her nature is resurrection. A Witch who drifted in from outside the region. By absorbing human corpses into herself, they can be reincarnated as minions. This kind-hearted Witch goes around absorbing corpses as a means of resurrection rather than to expand her power, but she's not very good at determining whether her opponents are alive or already dead. Countless minions are crammed under the runways in her barrier, but where this Witch once was there is no shortage of material with which to reincarnate her. |
Hanamichi Witch's Minions. Their duty is to be kranké. They have been reincarnated by the Witch. They spend the whole time complaining about something, but they're not really saying anything since their brains are simply repeating memories from just before and just after their death, so maybe it's better not to know. |
Slave of Anima
The Grilled Meat Witch. Her nature is labor. She lives only for labor, and continually grills meat on a powered spinning wheel. She's already forgotten what she was working toward. Eventually, when the Witch dies of exhaustion, a suitable person is selected from among the minions in her barrier and made to spin in the wheel as the next Witch. |
Minions of the Grilled Meat Witch. Their role is menial labor. They are being worked by the Witch. Their main job is to serve the meat the Witch roasts and to wash the dishes, but because there are no customers the meat is secretly thrown away. It's a tough working environment, but they still think it's better than being the Witch of grilled meat. |
Ichizo
The Nighthawk Witch. It's nature is escapism. An ugly hawk with wings of mud. |
Alina Eve
アリナ・イブ(通称)
アリナ・グレイが自身を熱病のドッペルに食わせると同時に、エンブリオイブへ感染しその体を乗っ取った姿。この状態でも、数万人程度なら一瞬で熱病のドッペルを感染させ人工魔法少女化することが可能。人工魔法少女は年齢性別を問わず魔力を行使することが出来るようになるが、従来の魔法少女同様グリーフシードで浄化しないと熱病のドッペルに体を乗っ取られ魔女化してしまう。 一見、願いという対価なしに魔法少女の運命を背負わせているようにみえるが、アリナによると「人類の繁栄がその対価」「肉体や権力に左右されない魔法という力を得られることも対価」「そもそもこれはアートなので、必ずしも対価は必要とされない」「魔力の無償配布 is GOD」ということらしい。本来、灯花とねむはエンブリオエブにワルパルギスの夜と共に自分達を回収させ、ドッペルシステムという概念を完成させるつもうだった。 |
Alina Eve (Alias) Alina Gray, consumed by her doppel of fever, while simultaneously having infected Embryo Eve and taken over its body. Even in this state, tens of thousands of people can be infected with her fever doppel in an instant and transformed into artificial Magical Girls. Artificial Magical Girls will be able to use magical powers regardless of age or gender, but just like conventional Magical Girls, if they are not purified by Grief Seeds, then their bodies will be taken over by the doppel of fever and they will become Witches. At first glance, it seems as if the fate of Magical Girls is being placed in their shoulders without compensation in the form of wishes, but according to Alina "human prosperity is the price to pay", "the price is also the power of magic, which isn't dependent on the body or power", "to begin with, this is art, so it doesn't necessarily need to be paid for", "Free distribution of magic is GOD".Originally, Touka and Nemu had Embryo Eve to help them retrieve Walpurgisnacht, in order to complete the concept of the doppel system. |
Trivia
- The hanamichi is an extra stage section used in Japanese kabuki theater.
- Mapycr's Witch name is presented with a backwards R as it is a Russian name spelt as маруся (pronounced as 'marusya'). It means 'I'm dreaming'.
- Anima is defined as "the soul, especially the irrational part of the soul as distinguished from the rational mind".
- Kranké is the German word for a sick/ill person.
- On the Shaft Twitter image, the fusion of Alina with Embryonic Eve is nicknamed "Alina Eve". However, in the anime the fused Witch appeared with the Runic name "Neo Dorothy Motherfucker".
- This is likely a play on Alina's Witch's name "Old Dorothy" and her habit of cursing in English.
Anime
Маруся (Source)
Маруся's minions (Source)
Slave of Anima (Source)
Slave of Anima's minions (Source)
Ichizo (Source)
Alina Eve (Source)