Chiharu Hiroe

Chiharu Hiroe
Japanese Name	(広江 ちはる) Hiroe Chiharu
Voiced by	Japanese: Sagara Mayu (相良茉優)
ID No:	1026

Chiharu Hiroe is a character in the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record. Chiharu is the first new magical girl to premiere for the second arc of MagiReco.

General Info

Physical features

• Eye colour: Amber
• Hair colour: Dirty Blonde

Other

• Soul Gem: Orange Crescent Moon
• Weapon: Jutte
• Wish: For evidence hidden by the police to surface in regards to the Defense Ministry.
• Witch form: Oaji
• Japanese pronoun: watashi (わたし)
• School: Matsumiya Municipal First Middle School

Game Info

Stats, Connect, Magia Data

Rarity Final Lv Type Attribute ★4 → ★5 100 Defense STATS HP ATK DEF Initial 6714 1738 2223 Max at ★4 23821 6392 7829 Max at ★5 30066 8057 9896 Max SE 37398 10051 13394 Disks Connect: Aren't Partners Cool! ★4: Attack UP [VII] & Guaranteed Bind & Chance to Stun ★5: Attack UP [IX] & Guaranteed Bind & Guaranteed Stun Magia: Magical Constable ~ Chiharu Detective Stories ★4: Damage to Single Enemy [V] & Defense DOWN (Single / 3 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN (Single / 3 T) & Guaranteed Bind (Single / 1 T) ★5: Damage to Single Enemy [VII] & Defense DOWN (Single / 3 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN (Single / 3 T) & Guaranteed Bind (Single / 1 T) Doppel: Oaji Damage to Single Enemy [IX] & Defense DOWN (Single / 3 T) & Status Ailment Resistance DOWN (Single / 3 T) & Guaranteed Bind (Single / 1 T)

Spirit Enhancement Data

Max Stat Bonuses HP ATK DEF Accele Blast Charge 4★ +6% +4% +8% +4% +6% +6% 5★ +7% +5% +9% +5% +7% +7% SE +7% +5% +9% +9% +13% +12% Spirit Enhancement Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II] MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III] Endure (Quests only) Charge Disc Damage UP [II] Chance to Provoke [II] MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III] MP Gain UP [III] Damage Cut [II] Charge Disc Damage UP [II] Chance to Bind on Attack [II] (1T) Doppel Damage UP [V] & Magia Damage UP [II] Guaranteed Anti-Bind Charge Disc Damage UP [II] & Charged Attack Damage UP [IV] Active Ability: Attack DOWN [VII] (Single / 1T) [CD: 4 turns]

Summary

A magical girl with a keen sense of smell that belongs to the Tokime clan. She went with her mother to the Tokime village to learn about her bloodline. She's reckless, with a strong sense of justice and a keen nose for evil doings, but in a place with so many incidents and evil going on it could be futile.

Doppel Description

The Doppel of selection. Its form is a sodegarami. The master of this emotion proudly believes that its ability exists to reveal and capture evil, but in truth, it is a Doppel that seeks 6 human sacrifices to plunge into the depths in its master’s place. No matter how well an adversary hides, its lantern head will expose all beneath the light of day, and its three-pronged claws will drag them down to the bottom of the swamp. The more targets it drags into the swamp, the more powerful this Doppel becomes, but that power is sure to descend upon its master as a calamity one day. Nevertheless, this Doppel continues to desperately store up power for the sake of eliminating those who would do harm to its master.

Side Story

The following is a summary posted on 4chan's /pmmm/ general by Summary Anon.

The village is in financial crisis since the elder who is also in charge of the money is dead, and she squandered most of the wealth via bad investments. Although she still has some good shares, a few months are needed for them to be acquired.

Chiharu remembered a drama she loved where the Shogun disguised himself and helped poor villages to find their charm and rejuvenate them, and thus she roped in Shizuka and Sunao to help. The two are glad for a change since most of the Tokino side clans are unwilling to believe their tales of magical girls.

After a tour of the village with Shizuka and Sunao guiding her, Chiharu realized how arrogant she was before, and finds the village full of charm: its clear river with lively fishes, the beautiful mountain with abundant fruits and wild vegetables and the kind and helpful villages. After further discussion with Shizuka and Sunao, the three proposed that the village should try a hand in tourism.

The trio's sincerity is backed by Shizuka's mom's adventurous spirit, so Chiharu's mom agrees to the plan. But first, they do a trial run with the family of her husband's sister.

Though it is pretty messy since everyone is new, the beautiful landscape and the interesting activities of harvesting fruits, wild vegetation and fishing, backed with good rural cooking with kind and helpful hosts gave the family a good time.

They enjoyed the trip while giving useful feedback and suggestions on improvement. Chiharu's uncle even pointed out that the big fruit the village has is unique since it can only be grown in that environment. They would love to visit again, and left after staying the night and enjoying the hot springs.

The villagers applaud Chiharu for pointing out the charms of the village which they cannot see since it is part of their life. Chiharu's mom begin writing a proposal to the Japanese Tourism Board to apply for funds to renovate the village for tourism, and the villagers also regain vigor and start working in both the tourism sector and by finding jobs outside the village.

Event Appearances

• The Green Jasper Diviners

Etymology

• The characters in her last name mean "vast, wide" (広) and "creek" or "river" (江) respectively.

Trivia

• Both Chiharu's outfit and weapon are based on the Okappiki, which were the equivalent of police officers during the edo period in japan.
• Chiharu is a big fan of detective fiction, and her wish seems to have granted her with detective-like powers for detecting cases of corruption and cover-ups.
• Chiharu's Doppel, Oaji, is based on both a sodegarami and a species of groundcherry, Physalis alkekengi, also known as "Japanese lanterns".
  • Sodegarami are a type of Japanese "man catcher", a pole arm designed to grab, pull, and restrain people for capture.
  • Physalis alkekengi are noted for their resemblance to paper lanterns.
  • They are also used in the annual Bon Festival, a Japanese Buddhist festival to honor one's ancestors, as offerings to guide the souls of the deceased.
• The description of her Doppel resembles the premise of the novel The Island of Thirty Coffins by Maurice Leblanc, featuring his gentleman thief character Arsène Lupin. In the novel, there is an island surrounded by thirty coffin-like stones, which legend says will reveal a magical stone that grants life and death when the thirty coffins have been filled and four women have been crucified on the island's trees.
• Her Doppel may be a reference to the Japanese legend of human sacrifice on Mitsumata-fuchi（三股淵, literally means "three-pronged stream pool"）. This legend is about traveling diviners forced to drown into the river as sacrifice to calm the dragon down. In the legend, Oaji became a sacrifice selected from among seven diviners, or was not chosen and escaped solely.
• Her Doppel's name may be a reference to a term from the abstract strategy board game Go, "aji". In Go, "aji" (which literally translates to "taste" or "flavor") essentially refers to "latent potential", it refers to played stones' (pieces) lingering ability to open various avenues of play. "Good aji" is when one's group is strong and has little chance of being compromised; "bad aji" is when weaknesses in one's formation carry a latent threat of compromising an existing area in certain situations. "Aji" is different from a simple defect or weakness in that it can be exploited and/or repaired in multiple ways at multiple stages of the game and the best way or time is not immediately clear; hence the "aftertaste" metaphor.
  • In Go, the goal of the game is to surround more territory than the opponent. This likely references the clan war and multiple factions' goals to either expand or take control of Kamihama's Doppel field.

Gallery

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Memoria Cards

Card	Effect	Cooldown	Eng Text	Jap Text
Can't Get Used to the City	Normal: Chance to Anti-Poison [VII] & Blast Damage UP [I] Max Limit Break: Guaranteed Anti-Poison & Blast Damage UP [II]	Passive	Hard asphalt, gray buildings, people coming and going left and right! Baptised, fluffy-lightheaded girls, recover quickly! Don't be frightened like a small animal, don't be done in by the city! So please, drink this water. Though it's unknown if it's poisonous.	固いアスファルト、灰色で彩られた建物、縦横無尽に行き交う人々！ 洗礼を受けて、ふわふわ頭を浮かせた少女たちよ、早く立ち直れ！ 小動物のように怯えている場合じゃない、都会なんかにやられるな！ だから、この水をお飲みなさい。毒が入ってるかもしれないけれど
Depart on Morning Glow	Normal: Attack UP [II] & Defense UP [II] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [II] Max Limit Break: Attack UP [III] & Defense UP [II] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [III]	Passive	Green, green, her entire world was overflowing in green. Surely the girls that stepped here in the past tried to fill it with an infinity of colors. But it doesn't stain. Those girls were never without color. It's really dazzling, because I'm finding my own charm.	緑、緑、全てが緑で溢れていた彼女の世界。 踏み出した先はきっと、無限の色彩が彼女たちを塗り潰そうとする。 だけど染まらない。彼女たちは決して染まらない。 本当に眩く輝いている、自分だけの魅力を見つけているから。
Formally Deciding	Normal: Attack UP [V] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [V] (Self / 3T) Max Limit Break: Attack UP [VI] & Status Ailment Resistance UP [VII] (Self / 3T)	Normal: 10 turns Max Limit Break: 9 turns	“Small, everyday life can be seen from here…” It’s the way people do things, What we, the Tokime Clan, should protect. The road is steep and it’s not easy. I swear once more that I will protect this everyday life as the blade of Hinamoto.	「ここから見えるささやかな日常…人々の営みこそが 私たち時女一族が守るべきもの この道は険しく、容易くはないけれど 日の本の刃としてこの日常を守ると改めて誓うわ」
For You Who Always Perseveres	Normal: Blast UP [I] & Status Resistance UP [I] Max Limit Break: Blast UP [III] & Status Resistance UP [II]	Passive	I care about my surroundings every day, so today I repaying those favors in the usual way. Looking up at the full moon and eating, the dumplings are ideal and have an enchanting sweetness. My face is more open, and a smile plays across my face brightening it. “It’s ok to indulge a little”	毎日周りを気遣っているから、今日はいつもの恩返し まんまる満月を見上げて食べる、団子は理想で魅惑の甘味 顔も綻びまーるくなって、笑顔が弾けて明るくなる 「少しは甘えていいからね」
Maiden's Grave	Max Limit Break: Attack DOWN [III] (All / 3 T)	Max Limit Break: 9 turns	It departs, the tempest leaves and clear weather shines on in the dreams of the girls. Time passes, long enough that you begin to resent the numbers. Coming home, a fleeting hope that will never come true. The heart changes to surprise and perplexity, and before long you're made to sink into the pits of the Senosa.	出立、嵐の去った晴天が少女の夢を照らす。 経過、数字を恨みたくなるほどの長い時間。 帰郷、叶う事のない儚い望み。 心は驚きから困惑に変わり、やがて遣る瀬なさの穴に落ちてゆく。
My Soul for the Land of the Rising Sun	Normal: Chance to Anti-Skill Seal [VI] Max Limit Break: Guaranteed Anti-Skill Seal	Passive	"I thought you'd call forth an animal through your mysterious dance, but I'm surprised to find Lord Kyubey is the one who grants wishes! I don't understand how he's able to do that, but I'm certain it's amazing! Whatever happened, it gave me pride!"	「不思議な舞で、動物を呼び出したと思ったら、 それが神秘を叶えてくれる久兵衛様だっていうからビックリだよぅ！ なんで、そんな事ができるのか全然わからないけど、すごいのは確か！ 何があったとしても、わたしに誇りを与えてくれたもんね！」
The Truth is Right Nearby	Normal: Defense DOWN [VII] (Single / 1 T) & Remove Status Ailments (Self) Max Limit Break: Defense DOWN [VIII] (Single / 1 T) & Remove Status Ailments (Self)	Normal: 10 turns Max Limit Break: 9 turns	**Unique to Chiharu Hiroe** A deep and calm voice. In good shape with snappy moves. When he speaks, everyone listens closely and they yield themselves to the truth of the case. One man alone crushes evil. From beginning to end, you must be thorough so as not to be burdened by your own evils. Therefore, we call him: The Detective without a home, Koichi Todoriki.	深みのある落ち着いた声。小粋で調子が良い所作。 男が語り始めると誰もが聞き入り、事件の真相に身を委ねる。 悪を挫く男はひとり。終始、徹底して、己が悪を背負わせぬように。 ゆえに彼はこう呼ばれる。宿無し探偵、等々力耕一…。

External links

• Official Magia Record Website - Japanese
• Official Magia Record Website - English

Gameplay Videos

• Recording of Chiharu's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)

Side Story and Costume Story Videos

• Recording of Chiharu's MSS on Youtube (JP): Episode 1/3, Episode 2/3, Episode 3/3