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|image=[[File:Koito.png|160px]]
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('''Note:''' As all chapters of ''Sadness Prayer'' are currently only available in Japanese, most of the info here comes from rough translation and interpretation of events. Thus, some of the information may be incorrect, so please do not treat anything as 100% accurate.)
{{nihongo|'''Koito Asako'''|浅古 小糸|Asako Koito}} is a minor supporting character appearing in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer]]''. She is [[Komaki Asako]]'s younger sister.
{{nihongo|'''Koito Asako'''|浅古 小糸|Asako Koito}} is a minor supporting character appearing in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer]]''. She is [[Komaki Asako]]'s younger sister.


==General info==
==General Info==
* '''Eye colour:''' Unknown
{{Magical Girl Details
* '''Hair colour:''' Purple
|eyes=Possibly either purple or blue
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''Watashi''|わたし|}}
|hair=Purple
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Komaki Asako]], her older sister. Her parents have only been mentioned, though her mother was seen in ''Sadness Prayer''.
|origin=[[Kazamino City]]
|soulgem=Unknown, possibly the oval on her tie or the medium oval on her right glove
|weapon=Uncertain, possibly a musket
|wish={{Q|I want to know everything}} (referring to the death of her sister and the other girls in Mitakihara)
|pronoun={{nihongo|''Watashi''||}}
|relatives=Unnamed parents, [[Komaki Asako]] (older sister)
|school=[[Shirome Middle School]]
}}


==Personality==
==Personality==
Koito is calmer and more friendly than her sister Komaki. Koito occasionally seems to be shy or nervous as well. She is seen displaying a lot of concern for her sister's welfare.
Koito is calmer and more friendly than her sister Komaki. She is seen displaying a lot of concern for the welfare of others and her sister.


==Story==
==Story==
Koito only appears in ''Sadness Prayer''.
Koito only appears in ''Sadness Prayer''. After witnessing Komaki sneaking out various times at night, Koito begins to suspect she has a nightlife. Koito tried telling her parents, but Komaki dismissed it as stomach pains. Koito thus relays her suspicions to her friend [[Akira Namekata]], who begins investigating into Komaki's supposed nightlife.
 
After witnessing Komaki sneaking out various times at night, Koito begins to suspect she has a nightlife. Koito tried telling her parents, but Komaki dismissed it as stomach pains. Koito thus relays her suspicions to her friend [[Akira Namekata]], who begins investigating into Komaki's supposed nightlife.


After her sister and Akira's deaths, Koito is overcome with guilt because she feels as though she should have stopped Komaki from going out. She also feels like Akira's death is her fault, as she is the one who asked Akira to watch Komaki. She talks with [[Oriko_Mikuni|Oriko]], who relieves some of her guilt.
After her sister and Akira's deaths, Koito is overcome with guilt because she feels as though she should have stopped Komaki from going out. She also feels like Akira's death is her fault, as she is the one who asked Akira to watch Komaki. She talks with [[Oriko_Mikuni|Oriko]], who relieves some of her guilt.


At the very end of ''Sadness Prayer,'' it's revealed that Koito made a contract with Kyubey and became a magical girl in order to help in the fight against [[Walpurgisnacht]].
At the very end of ''Sadness Prayer'' it's revealed that Koito made a contract with Kyubey and became a magical girl in order to help in the fight against [[Walpurgisnacht]] with [[Mami Tomoe]], [[Kyoko Sakura]] and [[Yuma Chitose]].


==Observations==
==Observations==
* Koito attends Komaki's and Akira's school, but she is not seen in the Shirome Middle School uniform until volume 3.
* Koito attends Shirome Middle School but she is not seen in the uniform until volume 3.


==Etmology==
==Etmology==
* Koito "小糸" means "small thread". This would fit thematically with her sister's name if translated as "small roll of cloth".
* Koito "小糸" means "small thread". This would fit thematically with her sister's name if translated as "small roll of cloth".
* Koito's last name, "浅古", means "shallow and old" or "superficially old".
* Koito's last name, "浅古", means "shallow and old" or "superficially old".
==Trivia==
* At the end of Sadness Prayer, it is implied that Koito would get a spin off of her own. However, this is yet to happen.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:Oriko sadness prayer 4 art.jpg|Color page of Yuma and Koito from Volume 4
</gallery>
===Manga pages===
===Manga pages===
<gallery>
<gallery>
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File:Koitowitness.png|Koito sees Komaki sneaking out of the house.
File:Koitowitness.png|Koito sees Komaki sneaking out of the house.
File:Koito_magical_girl.jpeg|Koito as a magical girl.
File:Koito_magical_girl.jpeg|Koito as a magical girl.
File:Koito weapon.png|Koito's weapon
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 01:33, 14 April 2024

Koito Asako
Koito.png
Japanese Name 浅古 小糸

Koito Asako (浅古 小糸 Asako Koito) is a minor supporting character appearing in Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer. She is Komaki Asako's younger sister.

General Info

Physical Features
Age Unknown
Eye colour Possibly either purple or blue
Hair colour Purple
Magic
Soul Gem Unknown, possibly the oval on her tie or the medium oval on her right glove
Weapon Uncertain, possibly a musket
Witch Form Unknown
Powers and Abilities Unknown
Wish “I want to know everything” (referring to the death of her sister and the other girls in Mitakihara)
Other
Japanese pronoun Watashi ()
Known relatives Unnamed parents, Komaki Asako (older sister)
Origins Kazamino City
School Shirome Middle School

Personality

Koito is calmer and more friendly than her sister Komaki. She is seen displaying a lot of concern for the welfare of others and her sister.

Story

Koito only appears in Sadness Prayer. After witnessing Komaki sneaking out various times at night, Koito begins to suspect she has a nightlife. Koito tried telling her parents, but Komaki dismissed it as stomach pains. Koito thus relays her suspicions to her friend Akira Namekata, who begins investigating into Komaki's supposed nightlife.

After her sister and Akira's deaths, Koito is overcome with guilt because she feels as though she should have stopped Komaki from going out. She also feels like Akira's death is her fault, as she is the one who asked Akira to watch Komaki. She talks with Oriko, who relieves some of her guilt.

At the very end of Sadness Prayer it's revealed that Koito made a contract with Kyubey and became a magical girl in order to help in the fight against Walpurgisnacht with Mami Tomoe, Kyoko Sakura and Yuma Chitose.

Observations

  • Koito attends Shirome Middle School but she is not seen in the uniform until volume 3.

Etmology

  • Koito "小糸" means "small thread". This would fit thematically with her sister's name if translated as "small roll of cloth".
  • Koito's last name, "浅古", means "shallow and old" or "superficially old".

Trivia

  • At the end of Sadness Prayer, it is implied that Koito would get a spin off of her own. However, this is yet to happen.

Gallery

Official Art

Manga pages

See also