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==Summary==
==Summary==
Officially, Kuro has no summary in-game. Her first and only appearance is in the [[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]] event.
Officially, Kuro has no summary in-game. Her first and only appearance is in the [[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]] event. Runes that can be interpreted as hers appears in [[Magia Record Story The Ribbon at the Brink Where the Waves Break#Episode Nineteen|later event]] stories, but is not explicitly stated.


===Side Story===
===Side Story===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* "Matasaburo" is a reference to Kenji Miyazawa's work '[https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/462_15405.html Kaze no Matasaburo]' about a child who disappears as soon as they came. Note that Kenji Miyazawa also wrote ''[https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/43737_19215.html Night on the Galactic Railroad]'', which [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha]], [[Mifuyu_Azusa|Mifuyu]]'s and [[Yachiyo Nanami|Yachiyo's]] doppels take their names from. He also wrote [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/33195_38118.html the] [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/464_19941.html  works] [https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/45309_22348.html where] [[Nemu_Hiiragi|Nemu]]'s, [[Kanagi_Izumi|Kanagi]]'s, and [[Touka_Satomi|Touka]]'s witch forms take their names from. [[Shitori Egumo]] is as well a reference to a work of his.
* "Matasaburo" is a reference to Kenji Miyazawa's work '[https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/462_15405.html Kaze no Matasaburo]' about a child who disappears as soon as they came. For other references to his work, see [[Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* Her illustrator is unknown. Her card and transformation sequence use a Live 2D model, her character designer is [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi], and her story was written by [[Gekidan Inu Curry]].
* Her illustrator is unknown. Her card and transformation sequence use a Live 2D model, her character designer is [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=46267 Sasagi Koushi], and her story was written by [[Gekidan Inu Curry]].
* She is event-limited, given as a surprise reward to players who completed Homura's story in the 2018 Valentine's Day event,
* She is event-limited, given as a surprise reward to players who completed Homura's story in the 2018 Valentine's Day event,
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* Kuro is the second 1* after [[Iroha Tamaki]], and the only magical girl to be capped at 1*.
* Kuro is the second 1* after [[Iroha Tamaki]], and the only magical girl to be capped at 1*.
* Kuro is also the first magical girl originally without a unique memoria. Her unique memoria was later provided as an event shop item the following year in the 2019 Valentine's Day event.
* Kuro is also the first magical girl originally without a unique memoria. Her unique memoria was later provided as an event shop item the following year in the 2019 Valentine's Day event.
* Although Kuro is one of a few characters without a Side Story, she is the only character without homescreen dialogue lines.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 04:02, 25 November 2020

Kuro
Kuro profile.png
Japanese Name 黒 (Kuro)
Voiced by Japanese: ????
ID No: 3900


Kuro, also known as Black Feather (Hopes to Stay Anonymous) and referred to as Jane Doe in the NA translation of her story, is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record.

Initially an NPC in the A la Carte Valentine event, fan response caused her to become a playable character

General Info

Physical features

  • Eye colour: Unknown
  • Hair colour: Black

Other

Game Info

Stats, Connect, Magia Data
Rarity Final Lv Type Attribute
★1 40 Attack Attribute dark.png
STATS HP ATK DEF
Initial 2903 1190 935
Max at ★1 8768 3546 2842
Disks
Disk accele.png Disk accele.png Disk blast vertical.png Disk charge.png Disk charge.png
Connect: ............
★1: Accele MP Gain Up [II] & Attack UP to Homura Akemi [XVII]
Magia: Black Flash
★1: Damage One Enemy [I]

Summary

Officially, Kuro has no summary in-game. Her first and only appearance is in the A la Carte Valentine event. Runes that can be interpreted as hers appears in later event stories, but is not explicitly stated.

Side Story

Kuro has no side story. Her side story chapters are titled "Kuro's Magical Girl Quest 1-3" and feature no cutscenes of any kind, instead simply having standard battles with a variety of enemies. When selecting the individual battle, Kuro stands to one side in front of different backgrounds, such as Magius' hideout or a classroom and saying nothing.

Event Appearances

Abilities

Etymology

  • "Kuro" means black.

Trivia

  • "Matasaburo" is a reference to Kenji Miyazawa's work 'Kaze no Matasaburo' about a child who disappears as soon as they came. For other references to his work, see Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record.
  • Her illustrator is unknown. Her card and transformation sequence use a Live 2D model, her character designer is Sasagi Koushi, and her story was written by Gekidan Inu Curry.
  • She is event-limited, given as a surprise reward to players who completed Homura's story in the 2018 Valentine's Day event,
    • Homura's Valentine's story was made available on February 8th. Kuro was released on the 15th of that month. Since she was only added due to fan response, Kuro must have been thrown together in a week.
      • In the NA release of the game, she is instead purchasable from the shop.
  • Kuro is the second 1* after Iroha Tamaki, and the only magical girl to be capped at 1*.
  • Kuro is also the first magical girl originally without a unique memoria. Her unique memoria was later provided as an event shop item the following year in the 2019 Valentine's Day event.
  • Although Kuro is one of a few characters without a Side Story, she is the only character without homescreen dialogue lines.

Gallery

Memoria Cards

Card Effect Cooldown Eng Text Jap Text
That Day's Regret
Normal:
Attack UP Upon Death [III] (Allies / 2 T) & Defense UP Upon Death [III] (Allies 2 T)
Max Limit Break:
Attack UP Upon Death [IV] (Allies / 2 T) & Defense UP Upon Death [IV] (Allies 2 T)
Passive The chocolate I had wanted to give you is here.

Thinking you would be pleased, I had prepared the chocolate. But, I'm sorry, I can no longer give it to you. I'll no longer be myself, and this chocolate will surely taste bitter.

あなたに渡したかったチョコレート、ここにあるんだ

あなたに喜んでもらおうと思って用意したチョコレートが でも、ごめんね、もうわたし、あなたに渡せないんだ わたしはわたしじゃなくなるし、このチョコレートもきっと苦いし

External links

Gameplay Videos