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'''H.N. Elly''' ({{Runes|H.N. ELLY}}) is the handle name of '''Kirsten''' ({{Runes|KIRSTEN}}), a [[witch]] appearing in [[Episode 4]] of the anime.
'''H.N. Elly''' ({{Runes|H.N. ELLY}}) is the handle name of '''Kirsten''' ({{Runes|KIRSTEN}}), a [[witch]] appearing in [[Episode 4]] of the anime. She reappears in [[Madoka Magica Portable]], [[Madoka Magica - The Battle Pentagram|The Battle Pentagram]], and [[Madoka Magica Mobage]]. Her familiars, Daniyyel and Jennifer, make a brief reappearance in [[The Rebellion Story]] and [[Magia Record]].


==Witch Card==
==Witch Card==
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|episodes      = [[Episode 4]], [[The Rebellion Story]]
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==History==
===Original Anime===
Elly makes her appearance in [[Episode 4]]. The first traces of her are seen on [[Hitomi]] as she has her witches kiss on her neck, it causes her to act strange and speak of a glorious place. She takes [[Madoka]] to an abandoned warehouse where numerous people with the same witch kiss have gathered to commit a mass suicide with toxic gas. Madoka manages to stop them just in time but the people turn on her and attack. She runs into a store room but finds herself cornered. As Madoka exclaims that this must be her punishment for going against her word to be a magical girl for [[Mami]], Elly's labyrinth begins to appear around her. Miniature versions of Elly's familiars: Daniyyel and Jennifer appear around her and distort her image. When inside the labyrinth, Elly finally appears and seems to mock Madoka by showing images of the now deceased Mami on her monitor, her familiars do this two with televisions on their heads. The familiars proceed to stretch Madoka's body until they're destroyed by [[Sayaka]], now a magical girl. Sayaka proceeds to defeat Elly with little resistance. The last image on Elly's screen before her death is one of Mami smiling. She falls to the ground with a body inside tumbling amongst a pile of orange goo and her [[Grief Seed]] appears.
===The Beginning Story===
Elly and her labyrinth are more fleshed out in the movie version. There is a more detailed transition to her labyrinth and her humanoid form is seen more clearly. Her witch kiss is also changed to be green and more detailed.
===The Rebellion Story===
While Elly doesn't make a reappearance in [[The Rebellion Story]], her familiars do. They're seen in Sayaka's orchestra playing instruments as well as once {{Spoiler|Homulilly}} is defeated where they're carrying chairs of the unconscious [[Nakazawa]], Hitomi and [[Kyosuke]].
===Madoka Magica Portable===
Elly and her familiars reappear in [[Madoka Magica Portable]]. They appear in [[Madoka Magica Portable Madoka Route|Madoka's Route]], [[Madoka Magica Portable Sayaka Route|Sayaka's Route]] and [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyoko's Route]]. Elly appears as a boss in the mysterious witch's barrier: fools barrier.
===Madogatari===
====Daniyyel and Jennifer====
The witch of boxes' minions. Their duty is to transport.
Any objects that these minions touch will become extremely easy to carry.
They take great initiative in spreading curses for their witch, and diligently drag humans into the Labyrinth.
These minions always act in pairs.
Since the Labyrinth is filled with liquid, they have no trouble moving around within it, but in any other location, they can only fly when two of them are paired up.
The witch can't move around on her own, so she's carried around by her minions.
====Song====
'''A fun day out''' (たのしいお出かけ)<br>
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<th style="text-align: right; background: #efefef;">Original text</th>
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レッ　「ティ」　レッ　「ティ」<br>
はこべ　「はこべ」　はこべ　「はこべ」<br>
たのしかったね　「うれしかったね」<br>
きょうは　みんなでピクニック<br>
またいこう　「そらのした」<br>
こんどは　おべんとう持ってこう<br>
のばして　「ちぎれ」<br>
まるめて　「ひねれ」<br>
おべんと　たくさん持っていこう<br>
レッ　「ティ」　レッ　「ティ」<br>
はこべ　「はこべ」　はこべ　「はこべ」<br>
あしたも　いこう　ピクニック<br><td>
Heave! "Ho!" Heave! "Ho!"<br>
Carry it! "Carry it!" Carry it! "Carry it!"<br>
We had such fun. "We were ever so glad."<br>
We all went picnicking today.<br>
Let's go again. "Beneath the sky."<ref> Some parts of this song are present in episode 4, as backmasked speech </ref><br>
Let's take a lunchbox with us next time.<br>
Stretch it! "Cut it!"<br>
Roll it! "Bend it!"<br>
Let's take lots and lots of lunch next time.<br>
Heave! "Ho!" Heave! "Ho!"<br>
Carry it! "Carry it!" Carry it! "Carry it!"<br>
Let's go picnicking tomorrow too.<br>
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</tr>
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</table><br>
{{reflist}}


==Observations==
==Observations==
*She seems to be holding her head as if she's in despair.
*Elly in her witch card art seems to be holding her head as if she's in despair
*Elly's Grief seed was not shown directly after the fight in episode four on almost all broadcasts and streamings. But in the same scene on delayed AT-X broadcast at 23 April, her grief seed was added in film. It may be BD/DVD version.
*The seed that Sayaka uses in episode six was probably Elly's
**The seed that Sayaka uses in episode six was probably Elly's. Also, chapter four of the manga clearly shows her dropping a seed although the design details are different, like all of the grief seeds in the manga version.
*A picture of a girl in a magical girl-like attire appears in one of Elly's television screens; this is speculated to be her form as a magical girl. At the very end of the series, a motif shot of silhouettes of several magical girls appear; the silhouette of this girl is seen among them, giving credence to this theory
*A picture of a girl in a magical girl-like attire appears in one of Elly's television screens; this is speculated to be her form as a magical girl. At the very end of the series, a motif shot of silhouettes of several magical girls appear; the silhouette of this girl is seen among them, giving credence to this theory.
**It may also be the actual witch, hidden (literally) behind a computer screen which would fit in with her reclusive description  
**It may also be the actual witch, hidden (literally) behind a computer screen which would fit in with her reclusive description and the next point:
**Watching carefully as the monitor smashes will reveal Kirsten's human-like body falling to the ground
*Pausing as the monitor smashes open on the ground will reveal Kirsten's body. (That shadow amongst the blood.)
*Elly was the name of Dorothy in the alternate Russian retelling of the Wizard of Oz
*Elly [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm13442491 said] "I really had fun today, I want to do it again. Next time, I'll bring a bentou" (今日は本当に楽しかったねえ、また行きたいね。今度はお弁当持って行こう) in reverse speech right before Madoka entered her barrier.
*The H.N. in Elly's name can stand for Handle Name, a term for nick name in Japan. This would mean her true name is Kirsten, while she referred to herself as Elly as her other identity on the internet, or maybe while she was still a magic girl
*Elly also has the 'look at me' message in her labyrinth.
*Elly's name may be a reference to the character Eri Mizutani from [[wikipedia:The_Idolmaster#The_Idolmaster:_Dearly_Stars|THE IDOLM@STER Dearly Stars]]. Eri was a hikkikomori internet idol that went by the name ELLIE
*In modern film and literature, snow globes often symbolize childhood, innocence or so-called "happy days". However, they are also sometimes used, with dark humour, to evoke more gruesome scenes
*In accordance with her wish to box up a memory, Elly examines Madoka's memories and captures them in her monitors. The screens show images of Mami and her death
**Another interpretation of "boxing up a memory" could be that she had a happy memory that she wanted to keep safe
*There is a character in the animation "Gregory Horror Show" called [http://gregoryhorrorshow.wikia.com/wiki/TV_Fish TV-Fish], which looks similar to Elly, and also projects memories
*It appears Elly may have been obsessed with the Internet, and may have been an internet idol due to handle names being commonly used as usernames in Japan
**One could say she was stalked which may have made her fall into despair, due to all the T.V Screens
**The name Ellie - as from Elly - means 'beautiful woman' so this may further prove someone was idolising Elly because of her beauty
* The images on Elly's monitor before her death may show the true emotions of the witch. Before being struck by Sayaka her monitor shows an image of Mami crying and before she falls to her death it shows an image of Mami smiling once she defeated Gertrud
**The first image may show Elly's sadness at her death and the second may show she knows it's the end - she's going to die - just like it was the end for Gertrud when Mami smiled like that
* The design of her minions may refer to the idea of [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/383337-we-are-each-of-us-angels-with-only-one-wing| one-winged angels] as a metaphor of people's need for each other.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Elly was the name of Dorothy in the alternate Russian retelling of the Wizard of Oz.
*[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Labyrinth_design|The Guidebook]] indicates Elly's labyrinth design as a Snowglobe （スノードーム）. It has the line, ''"I have only one wish. Box up that memory."'' （私の願いはただひとつ、あの思い出をとじこめて）. It states that when the Witch dies, the lights on the Christmas tree and merry-go-round short out. There's a 'basssh!' sound
*The H.N. in Elly's name can stand for Handle Name, a term for nick name in Japan. This would mean her true name is Kirsten, while she referred to herself as Elly as her other identity on the internet, or maybe while she was still a magic girl.
*Elly says "I really had fun today, I want to do it again. Next time, I'll bring a bentou" (今日は本当に楽しかったねえ、また行きたいね。今度はお弁当持って行こう) in reverse speech right before Madoka enters her barrier
*Elly's name may be a reference to the character Eri Mizutani from [[wikipedia:The_Idolmaster#The_Idolmaster:_Dearly_Stars|THE IDOLM@STER Dearly Stars]]. Eri was a hikkikomori internet idol that went by the name ELLIE.
* Elly's [[Grief Seed]] was not shown directly after the fight in episode four on almost all broadcasts and streamings. But in the same scene on delayed AT-X broadcast at 23 April, her grief seed was added. The version shown later may have been the BD/DVD version
*[[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Labyrinth_design|The Guidebook]] indicates Elly's labyrinth design as a Snowglobe （スノードーム）. It has the line, ''"I have only one wish. Box up that memory."'' （私の願いはただひとつ、あの思い出をとじこめて）. It states that when the Witch dies, the lights on the Christmas tree and merry-go-round short out. There's a 'basssh!' sound. 
* In [[Madoka Magica - The Battle Pentagram|The Battle Pentagram]], Elly has a palette swap with a black monitor and white wings. Her familiars also have a palette swap of a black body and red eyes and mouth
**In modern film and literature, snow globes often symbolize childhood, innocence or so-called "happy days". However, they are also sometimes used, with dark humor, to evoke more gruesome scenes.
* In the second pachinko game, it's shown that Elly can "cartoonify" magical girls too, as Sayaka suffers from this after Elly shows her images of Hitomi and Kyousuke together.
**In accordance with her wish to box up a memory, Elly examines Madoka's memories and captures them in her monitors. The screens show images of Mami and her death.
**Another interpretation of "boxing up a memory" could be that she had a happy memory that she wanted to keep safe.
**There is a character in the animation "Gregory Horror Show" called [http://gregoryhorrorshow.wikia.com/wiki/TV_Fish TV-Fish], which looks similar to Elly, and also projects memories.
*It appears Elly may have been obsessed with the Internet, and may have been an internet idol due to handle names being commonly used as usernames in Japan.
**One could say she was stalked which may have made her fall into despair, due to all the T.V Screens.
**The name Ellie - as from Elly - means 'beautiful woman' so this may further prove someone was idolising Elly because of her beauty.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Image Note 0028.jpg
File:Image Note 0028.jpg
File:PN 19.jpg
File:PN 19.jpg
File:Guidebook 0049.jpg|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"
File:Image note elly familiars.jpg
File:Image note elly.jpg
File:Guidebook 0049.jpg|Art from the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]]
File:Key Animation Note Vol 6 05.jpg|Art featuring Daniyyel and Jennifer from the [[Key Animation Note]] volume 6
File:Rakugaki Note S.jpg|Art featuring Elly, Daniyyel and Jennifer by [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s S from the [[Rakugaki Note]]
File:Rconcept elly boat.png|Art of a boat from the [[Rebellion Production Note]]. It highly resembles the horses from Elly's labyrinth with the cross eyes. A wing greatly matching one seen in Elly's barrier and on her Grief Seed is seen on the top as well.
File:Rconcept familiars.png|Art of Daniyyel and Jennifer from the Rebellion Production Note
File:ELLY mark.png|Elly's mark (Original)
File:ELLY mark.png|Elly's mark (Original)
File:ELLY mark movie ver.png|Elly's mark (Movie)
File:ELLY mark movie ver.png|Elly's mark (Movie)
File:Memoria 1005 c.png|Memoria card from Magia Record
File:Memoria 1005 c.png|Memoria card from Magia Record
File:img_5b49b99a44881.png| Art from a collaboration event with ''The World of Mystic Wiz''
File:img_5b4b1f68833a9.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:E4_screens.jpg|Screens in Elly's barrier displaying Madoka's memories, which have been boxed up.
File:H.N. Elly madoka movie.png|Elly in the Madoka movie version.
File:Elly grief seed movie.jpg|Elly's Grief Seed movie version.
File:Ellykiss.PNG|The witch's kiss Elly placed on Hitomi
File:Ellykiss.PNG|The witch's kiss Elly placed on Hitomi
File:Elly barrier zombie horses.png
File:Elly barrier before screens.png|The runes read {{Runes|KIRSTEN}} (Kirsten)
File:Elly opening 1.png|The introduction to Elly's labyrinth in the movie version
File:Elly opening 2.png
File:Elly opening 3.png|{{Runes|•ELLY HALL. NICE TO MEET •ELLY HALL. MEIN NAME IST ELLY < ' v ' >}} (•ELLY HALL. NICE TO MEET •ELLY HALL. MEIN NAME IST ELLY < ' v ' >)
File:Elly opening 4.png
File:Elly opening 5.png|A walking girl that resembles the girl on Elly's monitor
File:Elly intro.gif
File:Elly angel dance.png
File:Elly runes i dont want to work.png|{{Runes|ICH WILL NICHT ARBEITEN}} (Ich will nicht arbeiten, I don't want to work)
File:Elly runes i dont like fools.png|{{Runes|ICH MAG KEINE NARREN}} (Ich mag keine Narren, I don't like fools)
File:Elly magical girl monitor.png
File:Elly barrier horses.png|The wing symbol from Elly's Grief Seed is present in her labyrinth
File:Elly barrier transition.png|The labyrinth turns green before Elly reads Madoka's memories
File:E4_screens.jpg|Screens in Elly's barrier displaying Madoka's memories, which have been boxed up
File:Elly rainbow smoke.png|Rainbow coloured smoke comes from Elly after she's hit
File:Daniyyel jennifer no wings.png|The familiars Elly summons to fight Sayaka have no wings
File:Elly cries as mami.png|The monitor shows Mami wiping away her tears
File:Elly monitor final image.png|The final image on Elly's monitor
File:Elly barrier collapse.png|The barrier collapses as Elly dies
File:H.N. Elly madoka movie.png|Elly's body falls
File:Elly grief seed movie.jpg|Elly's Grief Seed movie version
</gallery>
</gallery>
===The Rebellion Story===
<gallery>
File:Elly_Rebellion.png|Elly's cameo in [[The Rebellion Story]]
Sayaka-orchestra-2.png|Daniyyel and Jennifer in [[Sayaka]] and [[Oktavia]]'s orchestra
File:Danyyiel jennifer rebellion.PNG|Daniyyel and Jennifer carrying [[Kyosuke Kamijo]], [[Hitomi Shizuki]] and [[Nakazawa]]
</gallery>
===Manga===
<gallery>
File:Manga elly hitomi.png|Elly's witch kiss in the [[Madoka Magica Manga|manga]]. Its exactly the same as [[Gertrud]]'s
File:Manga-angels.png|Elly and her familiars
File:Manga elly true form.png|Elly's doll body is shown briefly
File:Manga elly grief seed.png|Elly's grief seed in the manga
File:Manga elly grief seed2.png
File:Dsmanga Elly dj.png|Elly and her familiars brief appearance in [[The Different Story]]
File:Manga Familiars 1.png|Daniyyel and Jennifer in the [[Rebellion Manga]]
File:Manga Familiars 3.png
File:Manga Fams 2.png
File:Manga Fams 4.png
File:Manga Fams d&J.png
File:Manga Fams lifters.png
File:Rmanga Witch group 1.png|Elly's cameo
File:O2 past witches 1.png|Elly's cameo in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story]]
File:Mahou_Shoujobu_Vol.1_Cover.jpg|Daniyyel and Jennifer on the [[Mahou Shoujobu Madoka Magica|Mahou Shoujobu]] cover, volume 1
File:Mahou_Shoujobu_Vol.2_Cover.jpg|Mahou Shoujobu cover, volume 2
File:Mahou_Shoujobu_Vol.3_Cover.jpg|Mahou Shoujobu cover, volume 3
</gallery>
===Madoka Magica Portable===
===Madoka Magica Portable===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Elly barrier 2.PNG|A part of Elly's barrier from Madoka Magica Portable. Some of the floors of the barrier have a darker background than usual
File:Por elly intro.png|Elly's introduction from [[Madoka Magica Portable]]
File:GRIEF GS ICON ELLY.png|Elly's Grief Seed from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]
File:Por elly runes.png|Elly's name in Runes
File:Por elly.png
File:Elly barrier 2.PNG|A part of Elly's barrier. Some of the floors of the barrier have a darker background than usual
File:Por elly kiss.png|Elly's witch kiss from the loading screen
File:GRIEF GS ICON ELLY.png|Elly's Grief Seed
</gallery>
 
===Madoka Magica Mobage===
<gallery>
File:Mobage elly.png|Elly from [[Madoka Magica Mobage]]
</gallery>
 
===Madoka Magica Plus===
<gallery>
File:Mobage kirsten.jpg|Art of Elly from Madoka Magica Plus
</gallery>
 
===SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica===
<gallery>
File:Slot_DJ.jpg|Elly and her familiars from SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica
File:Slot_2_witches2.png|Elly from SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2
</gallery>
 
===Madoka Magica Online===
<gallery>
File:Elly online.jpg|Elly in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
Hardmodevictory.PNG|Chibi Daniyyel and Jennifer on the hard mode victory screen
</gallery>
 
===Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram===
<gallery>
File:Bp elly intro.png|Elly's introduction from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram|The Battle Pentagram]]
File:Bp elly runes.png|Elly's name in Runes
File:Bp elly recolour.png|Elly's recolour
File:Bp d&j.png|Daniyyel and Jennifer
File:Bp_daniyyel_jennifer_recolour.jpg|Daniyyel and Jennifer's recolours
</gallery>
 
===Merchandise===
<gallery>
File:Movic_Witches_04.jpg|Movic Witch Collection
File:Movic_Witches_03.jpg
File:Ichiban_sayaka_2.jpg|Chibi Kyun-Chara
File:Familiar folder.png|Ichiban Kuji H prize clear file
File:Elly_charm.png|Ichiban Kuji I prize phone charm
File:Magiccraft_2_(9).jpg|Magiccraft II H prize towel
 
File:Soul Gem cell phone straps.jpg|Grief Seed phone strap
File:31002_3.jpg|Grief Seed pin
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 13:01, 13 January 2021

H.N. Elly (H.N. ELLY) is the handle name of Kirsten (KIRSTEN), a witch appearing in Episode 4 of the anime. She reappears in Madoka Magica Portable, The Battle Pentagram, and Madoka Magica Mobage. Her familiars, Daniyyel and Jennifer, make a brief reappearance in The Rebellion Story and Magia Record.

Witch Card

Card Elly.png

ハコの魔女。その性質は憧憬。 筋金入りのひきこもり魔女。 憧れは全てガラスの中に閉じ込める。 閉じ込められた者はその心までも 簡単に見透かされてしまうが 考えるより先に殴れば問題ない。

H.N. Elly (Kirsten)

RunesH.N. ELLY (KIRSTEN)
TypeBox witch
NatureCovetous
EpisodesEpisode 4

The box witch with a covetous nature. She is a staunchly reclusive witch. Anything she covets she locks away within glass. The thoughts of her prisoners are laid bare, but one can strike her without thought without problems.

Minions

Card Daniyyel Jennifer.png

ハコの魔女の手下。 その役割は運搬。 この手下がさわった物体はとても運びやすくなってしまう。

Daniyyel & Jennifer

RunesDANIYYEL+JENNIFER
TypeBox witch's minions
DutyTransportation
EpisodesEpisode 4, The Rebellion Story

The box witch's minions with the duty of transportation. Anything they touch becomes easy to carry.

History

Original Anime

Elly makes her appearance in Episode 4. The first traces of her are seen on Hitomi as she has her witches kiss on her neck, it causes her to act strange and speak of a glorious place. She takes Madoka to an abandoned warehouse where numerous people with the same witch kiss have gathered to commit a mass suicide with toxic gas. Madoka manages to stop them just in time but the people turn on her and attack. She runs into a store room but finds herself cornered. As Madoka exclaims that this must be her punishment for going against her word to be a magical girl for Mami, Elly's labyrinth begins to appear around her. Miniature versions of Elly's familiars: Daniyyel and Jennifer appear around her and distort her image. When inside the labyrinth, Elly finally appears and seems to mock Madoka by showing images of the now deceased Mami on her monitor, her familiars do this two with televisions on their heads. The familiars proceed to stretch Madoka's body until they're destroyed by Sayaka, now a magical girl. Sayaka proceeds to defeat Elly with little resistance. The last image on Elly's screen before her death is one of Mami smiling. She falls to the ground with a body inside tumbling amongst a pile of orange goo and her Grief Seed appears.

The Beginning Story

Elly and her labyrinth are more fleshed out in the movie version. There is a more detailed transition to her labyrinth and her humanoid form is seen more clearly. Her witch kiss is also changed to be green and more detailed.

The Rebellion Story

While Elly doesn't make a reappearance in The Rebellion Story, her familiars do. They're seen in Sayaka's orchestra playing instruments as well as once Homulilly is defeated where they're carrying chairs of the unconscious Nakazawa, Hitomi and Kyosuke.

Madoka Magica Portable

Elly and her familiars reappear in Madoka Magica Portable. They appear in Madoka's Route, Sayaka's Route and Kyoko's Route. Elly appears as a boss in the mysterious witch's barrier: fools barrier.

Madogatari

Daniyyel and Jennifer

The witch of boxes' minions. Their duty is to transport. Any objects that these minions touch will become extremely easy to carry. They take great initiative in spreading curses for their witch, and diligently drag humans into the Labyrinth. These minions always act in pairs. Since the Labyrinth is filled with liquid, they have no trouble moving around within it, but in any other location, they can only fly when two of them are paired up. The witch can't move around on her own, so she's carried around by her minions.

Song

A fun day out (たのしいお出かけ)

Original text Translation

レッ　「ティ」　レッ　「ティ」
はこべ　「はこべ」　はこべ　「はこべ」

たのしかったね　「うれしかったね」
きょうは　みんなでピクニック
またいこう　「そらのした」
こんどは　おべんとう持ってこう
のばして　「ちぎれ」
まるめて　「ひねれ」
おべんと　たくさん持っていこう

レッ　「ティ」　レッ　「ティ」
はこべ　「はこべ」　はこべ　「はこべ」

あしたも　いこう　ピクニック

Heave! "Ho!" Heave! "Ho!"
Carry it! "Carry it!" Carry it! "Carry it!"

We had such fun. "We were ever so glad."
We all went picnicking today.
Let's go again. "Beneath the sky."[1]
Let's take a lunchbox with us next time.
Stretch it! "Cut it!"
Roll it! "Bend it!"
Let's take lots and lots of lunch next time.

Heave! "Ho!" Heave! "Ho!"
Carry it! "Carry it!" Carry it! "Carry it!"
Let's go picnicking tomorrow too.


  1. ↑ Some parts of this song are present in episode 4, as backmasked speech

Observations

  • Elly in her witch card art seems to be holding her head as if she's in despair
  • The seed that Sayaka uses in episode six was probably Elly's
  • A picture of a girl in a magical girl-like attire appears in one of Elly's television screens; this is speculated to be her form as a magical girl. At the very end of the series, a motif shot of silhouettes of several magical girls appear; the silhouette of this girl is seen among them, giving credence to this theory
    • It may also be the actual witch, hidden (literally) behind a computer screen which would fit in with her reclusive description
    • Watching carefully as the monitor smashes will reveal Kirsten's human-like body falling to the ground
  • Elly was the name of Dorothy in the alternate Russian retelling of the Wizard of Oz
  • The H.N. in Elly's name can stand for Handle Name, a term for nick name in Japan. This would mean her true name is Kirsten, while she referred to herself as Elly as her other identity on the internet, or maybe while she was still a magic girl
  • Elly's name may be a reference to the character Eri Mizutani from THE IDOLM@STER Dearly Stars. Eri was a hikkikomori internet idol that went by the name ELLIE
  • In modern film and literature, snow globes often symbolize childhood, innocence or so-called "happy days". However, they are also sometimes used, with dark humour, to evoke more gruesome scenes
  • In accordance with her wish to box up a memory, Elly examines Madoka's memories and captures them in her monitors. The screens show images of Mami and her death
    • Another interpretation of "boxing up a memory" could be that she had a happy memory that she wanted to keep safe
  • There is a character in the animation "Gregory Horror Show" called TV-Fish, which looks similar to Elly, and also projects memories
  • It appears Elly may have been obsessed with the Internet, and may have been an internet idol due to handle names being commonly used as usernames in Japan
    • One could say she was stalked which may have made her fall into despair, due to all the T.V Screens
    • The name Ellie - as from Elly - means 'beautiful woman' so this may further prove someone was idolising Elly because of her beauty
  • The images on Elly's monitor before her death may show the true emotions of the witch. Before being struck by Sayaka her monitor shows an image of Mami crying and before she falls to her death it shows an image of Mami smiling once she defeated Gertrud
    • The first image may show Elly's sadness at her death and the second may show she knows it's the end - she's going to die - just like it was the end for Gertrud when Mami smiled like that
  • The design of her minions may refer to the idea of one-winged angels as a metaphor of people's need for each other.

Trivia

  • The Guidebook indicates Elly's labyrinth design as a Snowglobe （スノードーム）. It has the line, "I have only one wish. Box up that memory." （私の願いはただひとつ、あの思い出をとじこめて）. It states that when the Witch dies, the lights on the Christmas tree and merry-go-round short out. There's a 'basssh!' sound
  • Elly says "I really had fun today, I want to do it again. Next time, I'll bring a bentou" (今日は本当に楽しかったねえ、また行きたいね。今度はお弁当持って行こう) in reverse speech right before Madoka enters her barrier
  • Elly's Grief Seed was not shown directly after the fight in episode four on almost all broadcasts and streamings. But in the same scene on delayed AT-X broadcast at 23 April, her grief seed was added. The version shown later may have been the BD/DVD version
  • In The Battle Pentagram, Elly has a palette swap with a black monitor and white wings. Her familiars also have a palette swap of a black body and red eyes and mouth
  • In the second pachinko game, it's shown that Elly can "cartoonify" magical girls too, as Sayaka suffers from this after Elly shows her images of Hitomi and Kyousuke together.

Gallery

Official Art

Screenshots

  • The witch's kiss Elly placed on Hitomi

    The witch's kiss Elly placed on Hitomi

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  • The runes read KIRSTEN (Kirsten)

    The runes read KIRSTEN (Kirsten)

  • The introduction to Elly's labyrinth in the movie version

    The introduction to Elly's labyrinth in the movie version

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  • •ELLY HALL. NICE TO MEET •ELLY HALL. MEIN NAME IST ELLY < ' v ' > (•ELLY HALL. NICE TO MEET •ELLY HALL. MEIN NAME IST ELLY < ' v ' >)

    •ELLY HALL. NICE TO MEET •ELLY HALL. MEIN NAME IST ELLY < ' v ' > (•ELLY HALL. NICE TO MEET •ELLY HALL. MEIN NAME IST ELLY < ' v ' >)

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  • A walking girl that resembles the girl on Elly's monitor

    A walking girl that resembles the girl on Elly's monitor

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  • ICH WILL NICHT ARBEITEN (Ich will nicht arbeiten, I don't want to work)

    ICH WILL NICHT ARBEITEN (Ich will nicht arbeiten, I don't want to work)

  • ICH MAG KEINE NARREN (Ich mag keine Narren, I don't like fools)

    ICH MAG KEINE NARREN (Ich mag keine Narren, I don't like fools)

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  • The wing symbol from Elly's Grief Seed is present in her labyrinth

    The wing symbol from Elly's Grief Seed is present in her labyrinth

  • The labyrinth turns green before Elly reads Madoka's memories

    The labyrinth turns green before Elly reads Madoka's memories

  • Screens in Elly's barrier displaying Madoka's memories, which have been boxed up

    Screens in Elly's barrier displaying Madoka's memories, which have been boxed up

  • Rainbow coloured smoke comes from Elly after she's hit

    Rainbow coloured smoke comes from Elly after she's hit

  • The familiars Elly summons to fight Sayaka have no wings

    The familiars Elly summons to fight Sayaka have no wings

  • The monitor shows Mami wiping away her tears

    The monitor shows Mami wiping away her tears

  • The final image on Elly's monitor

    The final image on Elly's monitor

  • The barrier collapses as Elly dies

    The barrier collapses as Elly dies

  • Elly's body falls

    Elly's body falls

  • Elly's Grief Seed movie version

    Elly's Grief Seed movie version

The Rebellion Story

Manga

Madoka Magica Portable

  • Elly's introduction from Madoka Magica Portable

    Elly's introduction from Madoka Magica Portable

  • Elly's name in Runes

    Elly's name in Runes

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  • A part of Elly's barrier. Some of the floors of the barrier have a darker background than usual

    A part of Elly's barrier. Some of the floors of the barrier have a darker background than usual

  • Elly's witch kiss from the loading screen

    Elly's witch kiss from the loading screen

  • Elly's Grief Seed

    Elly's Grief Seed

Madoka Magica Mobage

Madoka Magica Plus

  • Art of Elly from Madoka Magica Plus

    Art of Elly from Madoka Magica Plus

SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica

  • Elly and her familiars from SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica

    Elly and her familiars from SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica

  • Elly from SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2

    Elly from SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2

Madoka Magica Online

Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram

  • Elly's introduction from The Battle Pentagram

    Elly's introduction from The Battle Pentagram

  • Elly's name in Runes

    Elly's name in Runes

  • Elly's recolour

    Elly's recolour

  • Daniyyel and Jennifer

    Daniyyel and Jennifer

  • Daniyyel and Jennifer's recolours

    Daniyyel and Jennifer's recolours

Merchandise

  • Movic Witch Collection

    Movic Witch Collection

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  • Chibi Kyun-Chara

    Chibi Kyun-Chara

  • Ichiban Kuji H prize clear file

    Ichiban Kuji H prize clear file

  • Ichiban Kuji I prize phone charm

    Ichiban Kuji I prize phone charm

  • Magiccraft II H prize towel

    Magiccraft II H prize towel

  • Grief Seed phone strap

    Grief Seed phone strap

  • Grief Seed pin

    Grief Seed pin

External links

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