Homura Akemi

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• Last Name : 暁美 (Akemi)
• First Name : ほむら (Homura)
• Age : ???

Brief Description

Homura is first seen by Madoka in a dream of her fighting a monster in a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. The day after the dream, Homura has transferred to Madoka's school where she gives her ominous warnings.

Fun facts

• She is voiced by Chiwa Saitou
• Homura is frequently referred to as "Homerun-chan" amongst fans, since both names sound pretty similar
• The first character for Akemi (暁) means "daybreak", while the second one (美) means beauty
• Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean:
  • inflammation, blaze (炎)
  • heart on fire (心火)
  • village protector (保村)
    

Random observations

• She's willing to fight the good fights alone
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  How Homura became Homerun-chan
• She wants to stop madoka's contract
• She has very strong reactions (anger or sadness) upon meeting madoka
• She has full knowledge of madoka's school
• She's never seen actually fighting a witch. In fact, she only seems violent towards Kyuubey

Speculations

• She seems like the antagonist, but might become an ally and/or mentor of Madoka's in the future
• If the theory about witches and magical girls is true (see Speculations and theories), then it is fairly possible that Homura is on the brink of becoming a witch, which could be why Mami wanted to share her Grief Seed with her in episode 2