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Kazuko Saotome
Japanese Name	早乙女和子; （Saotome Kazuko）
Voiced by	Japanese: Junko Iwao; English: Karen Strassman; Italian: Debora Magnaghi; Spanish: Mª Rosa Guillén; Russian: Marina Volkova (Magia Record); Mexican Spanish: Liliana Barba (Magia Record); Brazilian Portuguese: Mariana Ferrari (Magia Record)

Latest revision as of 17:33, 7 November 2023

"I have a very important issue to discuss today. So eyes front, ears open! The correct way to fry an egg is sunny side up or down? Come on, Nakazawa. I don’t have all day." - Kazuko Saotome, Episode 1.

Kazuko is Madoka's homeroom teacher and a friend of Junko Kaname.

General Info

Physical Features
Age	Unknown
Eye colour	Brown
Hair colour	Brown
Other
Japanese pronoun	Unknown
Known relatives	None known
Origins	Unknown
School	Mitakihara Middle School as a teacher

Official Info

Kazuko is Madoka's class teacher. Her relationships with guys don't last very long, and so she's extremely frustrated in these regards. Many of her classes involve her complaining about men.

She also seems to be a friend of Junko Kaname, Madoka's mother. They refer to each other by first name (something relatively rare in Japan, outside of close family members and friends), and they are seen together having drinks in Episode 11.

Kazuko in Oriko Magica

Kazuko appears briefly in Oriko Magica. She dies after being devoured by a familiar.

Kazuko in Wraith Arc

Kazuko appears briefly in Wraith Arc where she performs her usual role of introducing the new transfer student to the rest of the class.

Etymology

The characters in her last name mean "早" (quickly), "乙" (secondary), and "女" (woman) respectively.
The characters in her first name mean "和" (harmony) and "子" (child) respectively.

Gallery

Official Art

Art from the Art book
Character height chart
Art of Hitomi, Kyosuke and Kazuko by Ume Aoki

Screenshots

Kazuko with Hitomi, Madoka and Sayaka in the opening
Kazuko in Episode 1
Nakazawa learning how to appease women at a young age

Manga

Kazuko in the manga
Kazuko in the Rebellion manga
Kazuko in Oriko Magica

Games

Madoka Magica Mobage

Kazuko in Madoka Magica Mobage

Madoka Magica Online

Kazuko in Madoka Magica Online

Magia Record

Saotome-sensei as she appears in Magia Record

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-<blockquote> ''"I have something important to discuss with all of you today. Make sure you pay attention."'' <br \ > ''"Should a sunny-side up be hard or soft?!"'' <br \ > ''"What do you think, Nakazawa-kun?!"'' ~ Kazuko Saotome, Episode 1.</blockquote>
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+}}
+<blockquote>''"I have a very important issue to discuss today. So eyes front, ears open! The correct way to fry an egg is sunny side up or down? Come on, [[Nakazawa]]. I don’t have all day."'' - Kazuko Saotome, [[Episode 1]].</blockquote>
+Kazuko is [[Madoka]]'s homeroom teacher and a friend of [[Junko Kaname]].
+__TOC__
+<div style="clear: right" />
+==General Info==
+{{Character Details
+|eyes=Brown
+|hair=Brown
+|school=[[Mitakihara Middle School]] as a teacher
 }}
 ==Official Info==
 * Kazuko is Madoka's class teacher. Her relationships with guys don't last very long, and so she's extremely frustrated in these regards. Many of her classes involve her complaining about men.
 * She also seems to be a friend of [[Junko Kaname]], Madoka's mother. They refer to each other by first name (something relatively rare in Japan, outside of close family members and friends), and they are seen together having drinks in [[Episode 11]].
-* Some fans states that she presumably has a secret love affair with Nakazawa-kun, due to the fact that she always inquires Nakazawa-kun about her dates, this would imply that he looks alike her dates, or he is this mistery person himself! And because of her power over him in classes she hopes that he would be forced to acknowledge her feelings.
+==Kazuko in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|Oriko Magica]]==
+Kazuko appears briefly in Oriko Magica. {{spoiler|She dies after being devoured by a familiar.}}
+==Kazuko in [[Wraith Arc]]==
+Kazuko appears briefly in Wraith Arc where she performs her usual role of introducing the new transfer student to the rest of the class.
+==Etymology==
+* The characters in her last name mean "早" (quickly), "乙" (secondary), and "女" (woman) respectively.
+* The characters in her first name mean "和" (harmony) and "子" (child) respectively.
 ==Gallery==
+===Official Art===
+<gallery>
+File:Artbook_Sensei_Drawing_1.jpg|Art from the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Art Book|Art book]]
+File:PN_80.jpg
+File:PN_10.jpg|Character height chart
+File:Aoki ume early students.jpg|Art of Hitomi, Kyosuke and Kazuko by Ume Aoki
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
 <gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
-File:Hitomi_Shizuki_with_Brown_Haired_Girl.jpg
+File:Hitomi_Shizuki_with_Brown_Haired_Girl.jpg|Kazuko with [[Hitomi]], [[Madoka]] and [[Sayaka]] in the opening
-File:Kazuko and Hidamari Sketch.jpg|Fan illustration
+File:Saotome the egg question.png|Kazuko in [[Episode 1]]
+File:Nakazao gives the correct answer.png|[[Nakazawa]] learning how to appease women at a young age
+</gallery>
+===Manga===
+<gallery>
+File:Manga kazuko.png|Kazuko in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga|manga]]
+File:Rmanga kazuko.png|Kazuko in the Rebellion manga
+File:Oriko kazuko.png|Kazuko in [[Oriko Magica]]
+</gallery>
+===Games===
+====Madoka Magica Mobage====
+<gallery>
+Mobage7012.jpg|Kazuko in [[Madoka Magica Mobage]]
+</gallery>
+====Madoka Magica Online====
+<gallery>
+笑顔の和子.jpg|Kazuko in [[Madoka Magica Online]]
+通常の和子.jpg
+指導中の和子.jpg
+</gallery>
+====Magia Record====
+<gallery>
+File:1570872025044.png|Saotome-sensei as she appears in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Characters]]