Mami Tomoe

Mami Tomoe
Japanese Name	巴マミ (Tomoe Mami)
Voiced by	Japanese: Kaori Mizuhashi; English: Carrie Keranen; Italian: Maria Letizia Scifoni
Age	14-15(estimated)
Weapon	Percussion-lock Rifled Muskets

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"Tomoe Mami here."
"A senior at Mitakihara Middle School, just like you two."
"And... I'm a magical girl that has made a contract with Kyubey." - Mami Tomoe, Episode 2.

Mami Tomoe is a magical girl who rescues Madoka and Sayaka from a witch in episode 1. She is already contracted to Kyubey and offers to act as a mentor to the pair should they chose to become magical girls themselves. She is a powerful veteran who fights with summoned muskets and ribbons, as well as a ladylike older sister figure who enjoys tea. Mami, eager to acquire new friends, demonstrates the glory and heady thrill of magical heroism, but also shows Madoka and Sayaka the terrible danger inherent in going into the teeth of a witch's domain.

General Info

Mami sure loves her tea parties, just as much as she loves the company.

A ninth-grader who attends Mitakihara Middle School. A kind senior to Madoka, she’s the helpful, sisterly type. She lives alone in an apartment after her parents died in a car accident.

Physical features

According to the Production Note, is 156-159cm.
Her birthday, blood type and other biographical information is unknown.
She has characteristic Ojou Ringlets at the sides of her face.

Design

Ms. Aoki’s Design Check:
- "Her twisty, curly hair and floral hairpin make her seem like a big sister. Also, I gave her pretty big boobs."
- "Magical girl outfit: Mami’s design was definitely centered around her image as a gunner. The second thing that stands out are her breasts." (Aoki)
- "Her bustier and boots give her a Western flavor which her cap accentuates."
- "School uniform: Her style stands out even in uniform. Just as Ms. Aoki says, her breasts are the largest of the four. She wears pure white tights." (However, in the final design, she's seen wearing dark brown tights.)

Other details

Mami enjoys hosting tea parties. She cooks well.
Mami's teacup after a fight was an original idea added by Inu Curry.

Personality

Mami first appears as an older, more experienced girl, and is one of the first magical girls introduced in the series. She is shown to have feminine tastes, such as drinking tea and dressing with flower clips in her hair and bows on her shoes.

She has a strong sense of personal justice, which keeps her on the path of helping innocents, despite gaining little reward for it in the long run. This sense of justice also makes it difficult for her to team up with other magical girls for more than short periods, which compounds with her lonely nature as an orphan who has trouble making friends at school due to her having little time for much outside of witch hunting.

Her inability to team up with magical girls may be due to other magical girls being self-centered (such as Kyouko farming witches) or their unfriendliness (Homura). She is seen working with Kyouko and Homura in the New World, but it is not known if this is a stable state of affairs.

She has been shown to take the harsh truths of the magical girl system quite badly depending on the circumstances, and at times has proven to be unstable and somewhat dangerous when confronted with them.

Mami always uses honorifics and call people by their surname with the honorific '-san'. This shows her age and emotional distance to the other girls, who are younger and closer in age to one another than her.

History

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Mami in the Anime and Drama CDs

At the end of Episode 1, Mami saves Madoka and Sayaka from the witch Gertrud. She introduces them to Kyubey and explains the magical girl system, offering to bring them on her witch hunts to learn and experience the life of a magical girl. Acting as their mentor, she advises them to choose their wishes carefully. Mami searches for and defeats Gertrud upon their next encounter, saving the life of a woman committing suicide. Mami offers to share Gertrud's Grief Seed with Homura, but is rebuffed. Suspicious of Homura's motives in preventing Madoka from contracting, attempts to resolve differences with Homura fail.

When entering Charlotte's barrier, Mami and Madoka are confronted by Homura, who volunteers to take down Charlotte. Mami, still suspicious of Homura, ignores her warning that Charlotte is different from most witches and ties her up with Regale. After Madoka agrees to contract, she was overwhelmed by the realisation that she would be no longer alone. Drunk on the "Power of Friendship", she is careless and reckless in her battle with Charlotte and is killed.

As revealed in episode 10, Mami has had multiple different demises in different timelines. Her death in the first timeline was when fighting Walpurgis Night. In a later timeline, upon learning about the fate of Puella Magi, Mami decides to kill her companions and herself before they can become witches, and Madoka kills her in order to save Homura and herself.

New World

"She is gone. Guided away by the "Law of Cycles"." - Mami Tomoe, Episode 12.

Mami's death is negated in Episode 12 when Madoka's wish changes the laws of the universe. She now works together with Homura and Kyoko to defeat demons.
Little is known about Mami in the new world created by Madoka's wish, but she is aware of something called "Law of Cycles", a suggestion that she is aware of the facts and consequences of becoming a magical girl.
- Gen Urobuchi explains that the "Law of Cycles" is a legend that got passed down orally among the magical girls. Urobuchi states that Mami would not be the only one who knew about it; Kyoko and perhaps Sayaka knew about it as well. The only know who wouldn't know about "The Law of Cycles" would be Homura, since she comes from a different world/time line.

Mami in Oriko Magica

"That was close... It would've gotten me if I had let my guard down." - Mami, Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 3.

Mami first appears in the third chapter of Oriko Magica.

In Orika Magica, Mami does not die, unlike in the anime. In the third chapter, she fights Charlotte again, this time surviving the battle. She learns of the recent deaths of magical girls from Kyubey, who tells her that these deaths were caused by a black magical girl, not a witch. Mami decides to investigate, and she asks Kyoko for information. Kyoko doesn't know much more than Mami, but asks her about a white magical girl named Oriko. Mami doesn't know her, but when she probes for more information, Kyoko rebuffs her. Yuma believes the blonde is bullying Kyoko, and flips her skirt in retaliation, making Mami cry. Mami later crosses paths with Homura and tries to warn her about murders, but Homura tells her to stay away from "us" (presumably Homura, Madoka and Sayaka). She then meets Kirika Kure, who has lost a precious stuffed toy given to her by someone important. Mami finds the toy and returns it to Kirika, who claims that Mami is her savior and treats her to crepes. Mami accidentally sets Kirika off by saying that she must "be affectionate" towards the person who gave Kirika the doll. A witch appears, surrounding Kirika. As Mami is contemplating how to kill it without hurting Kirika, the girl destroys the witch herself. Kirika, who turns out to be the black magical girl, attacks Mami to prove her devotion to her love.
Chapters 4 details the fight between the two further, with Mami coming out the victor.
In chapters 5 to 7, Oriko and Kirika set familiars in Mitakihara Middle School. Mami tried to stop them to save students but got into their trap. Fortunately Kyoko and Yuma saved her. The three then fight against Kirika. The fact that a magical girl will become a witch made her despair, but Yuma's words unite them again and they finally defeat Kirika's witch form.

Mami in Kazumi Magica

"Being a magical girl isn't easy, huh?" - Mami, Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, Chapter 11.

Mami made a brief appearance in chapter 11 of Kazumi Magica. She saved Michiru Kazusa from a Witch's attack's while apparently on vacation in Asunaro city. Mami protects Michiru with her magical ribbons, attacking the witch with her smaller guns and finishing it off with Tiro Finale. The reasons are unknown, but she was with Jubey instead of Kyubey at the time, and consequently was the reason Jubey met Michiru. However, based on later chapter, it was revealed that Mami was with Kyubey, but the memories of that encounter were modified by Umika.
Mami made a brief, one-panel cameo in chapter 12, showing that her daring rescue inspired Michiru to name all the Pleiades' attacks in Italian.

Mami in The Different Story

The beginning of The Different Story follows the drama CD Farewell Story rather faithfully until the end of the first volume, where it begins a new timeline. In this timeline, Mami survives her battle with Charlotte, and intervenes in the fight where Kyoko and Sayaka first meet.

Reference is made to her encounter with Michiru Kazusa from Kazumi Magica in the third volume of the series.

Mami in the PSP Game

Warning, this section contains general game spoilers.
In Mami's route, Madoka becomes a magical girl. We also see information about Mami's past, extending as far back as her time with her family, before the accident that left Mami an orphan. Mami can become the witch Candeloro. It is possible to save Mami in the Homura route of the PSP Game. In the Bonus Route, Mami becomes a magical girl idol.

Wish

"If you want to make a wish for someone else, then you really need to take the time to think about what you actually want."
"Miki-san, do you really want to make his dream to come true? Or do you just want to be his benefactor? The two may sound the same, but they are actually completely different." - Mami Tomoe, Episode 3.

The exact phrasing of Mami's wish is currently unknown, as there are multiple conflicting versions of it from official sources:
- According to the manga adaptation, she simply asked Kyubey to "save her" during her car accident, but whether this is canonical for the anime is unknown.
- According to a magazine interview, Mami's wish has something to do with "To connect to life".
- According to The Different Story manga, she wished to "live on".
There are several theories about the phrasing.
Mami does not regret making her wish, preferring life as a lonely magical girl to death. What she does seem to regret, however, is not having had more time to think over it. She tells Madoka to think carefully of her wish, as she wasn't able to; she also chastises Sayaka when she asks if the wish has to be for herself or someone else, asking her outright if she truly wants to help the other person (Kamijou) or wants him to be in debt with her instead.
According to Mami, she regrets that she never thought her wish carefully as she was under duress at the time.
- In the Drama CD "Farewell Story" she muses that it must be wonderful to make a wish for someone else's happiness.
  - It is revealed in The Different Story that Mami regrets her wish because she didn't think of saving her parents in her moment of desperation. Some suspect that she feels guilty about it because she was only thinking about herself.

Weapons, Abilities and Fighting Style

Who needs guns that can fire more than once when you can do this?

Tiro Finale!

Mami is a veteran and is the most experienced magical girl in Madoka Magica, with Kyubey claiming in Episode 4 that that was the reason why she could afford to battle familiars as well as witches. However, whether she is the most powerful magical girl (discounting Ultimate Madoka), is up to debate.

Mami's primary weapons are percussion-lock rifled muskets, which she can summon in large numbers and are fired by hand, remotely or are used as a melee weapon. Expended bullets can summon strings to ensnare the foe.
Mami's weapon which she uses for her finishing move, Tiro Finale, is an enormous percussion lock cannon. The cannon and the method of use seems to vary each time she summmons it, implying that she probably creates it to match what she has in mind then.
- Mami's guns can only shoot one bullet, but the type of the bullet can also vary so it can shoot shotgun shells too.
- Both Mami's guns and bullets are made of ribbons, her original given magical ability.
Mami also uses ribbons which she can use to bind enemies. She extends them from her clothing or summons them out of the air

For more details on Mami's weapons and their use, see Weapons

Fighting style

As when she assaulted Gertrud's barrier, Mami fights in a very focused and disciplined manner, choosing her shots carefully and reacting quickly when she gets into trouble. Presumably, this is her normal fighting style. When hyped up on the "Power of Friendship" in Charlotte's barrier, she jumps recklessly into battle and freezes up when Charlotte transforms, leading to her getting eaten. In the interviews, it was stated that Mami is "Extremely powerful when she is alone".
Her fighting style while fighting Charlotte's minions resembles the gun kata from the movie Equilibrium. Gen Urobuchi is a fan of the movie and has written a fanfic about it, called Jouka no Monshou.
The magic that Mami uses to summon muskets inside her skirt during her curtsy visually resembles the manner in which Roberta the Maid unloads grenades from her skirt in the manga/anime series Black Lagoon. In Bakemonogatari -- another anime by director Akiyuki Shinbo -- the heroine, Hitagi Senjōgahara, unloads office supplies from her skirt for use as weapons in much the same way. Mami's use of muskets may also be inspired by Roberta; Gen Urobuchi was the writer of the novelizations of Black Lagoon.

Related trivia and naming of moves

According to a magazine interview, Mami's wish has something to do with "To connect to life", so it gave her the power to "tie" and "combine" things together. Her ribbons can also produce guns and because she is a veteran, her powers extend beyond her original powers.
The finishing move Mami used on the witch Gertrud and later Charlotte voiced out as "Tiro Finale" which means "final shot" in Italian.
- Which sounds suspiciously similar to "Last Shooting", the attack which the RX-78-2 Gundam used in the first Gundam anime after it... lost its head.
- Another of Mami's special attacks is her "Tiro Volley" as heard in the Drama CD"Farewell Story".
- Mami has a magical attack where she uses her ribbons to tie up and restrain her target, it is called "Regale", which means "regal" in Italian. The name of the attack was first mentioned in the PSP game, and was later mentioned again in the Drama CD 4, "Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!"
- In the official Italian dub version of the anime, Mami says "Final Shoot" in English, instead of Italian.
One of Mami's special abilities is her power to link and tie up things, she uses ribbons as special tools to capture her targets and restrain them.
- One possible explanation with regards to Mami's ribbon powers is that it is related to Mami's original wish and its relation to Buddhist beliefs. One of the ideas in Buddhism is that the life we are living right now is just a temporary phase. Death is not the end, instead it is the time for your soul to begin a new journey. And thus "wanting to live" equates to "have a lot of attachment to this world" under the Buddhist philosophy, rather than "fear of dying". Mami's wish was generated from her strong attachment to life, and her power took the form of a literal interpretation: to be able to tie things together.
  - Ironically, after getting her wish granted Mami gave up living a normal life and instead she focused on living as a magical girl. The crushing loneliness was sometimes too much for her.

Trivia

We suspect this is an accurate depiction

The character for her last name (巴) literally means "comma design," a Japanese swirl pattern. More info here.
Her last name can also be used as a first name.
Her first name is written in katakana, which has no particular meaning. When written in kanji, it can be read hundreds of ways, some of which are below. Do note that almost all the kanji examples are not commonly used, and are unrealistic. One of the most commonly and traditionally used kanji for Mami is 麻美, used in the Chinese translation as shown below.
- graceful jewel (雅珠)
- light of love (愛光)
- true heart (真心)
- truth （真実）
- sea of the heavens (天海)
- dancing beauty (舞美)
- dancing light (舞光)
- polished beauty (磨美)
- sparkling purple (晶紫)
- magical beauty (魔美)
- magical charm/deceiving spirit (魔魅)
- very flaxen (麻深)
- beautiful jasmine (茉美)
- truth, beauty (真美)
- hemp, truth (麻実)
- hemp, beauty (麻美)
- white jasmine (茉美)

The official Chinese translation uses (麻美) "beautiful hemp" as the kanji for her first name. However, no official kanji of her name exists in the original Japanese version.
She is the only character whose first name is written in katakana (contrasting with Madoka, Sayaka and Homura, whose names are written in Hiragana). This can have several implications: firstly, that "Mami" has foreign origins (in line with the "Western flavor" Ume Aoki gave to Mami's magical girl outfit); secondly, that Mami is much, much older than the other girls (an unlikely possibility, considering that katakana was used for girls' names prior to the Asia-Pacific War; the cars in Mami's flashback in Episode 3 look fairly modern)..
- It is fairly common to use katakana in first name, whether they are of foreign origin or not, especially in modern Japan. The name "Mami" is also fairly common, and it is unlikely that it is of a foreign origin. There is also no implication of Mami being "much older," the cannon information presented so far states that she is in 9th grade.
- In Mami's case, it is not a traditional name, so that this discussion about naming rules prior to WW2 is not directly applicable.
- Finally, the creators may simply have been referencing another "Mami" character whose name was written in katakana. For example, the protagonist of the famous magical-girl anime Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel has her name written in katakana rather than hiragana or kanji.
The reason Mami is hung up in naming her attacks is because she is trying to emulate the Mahou Shoujo from her childhood, it is her own way of gaining the courage to fight witches without feeling terrified.
During the Episode 3 Blu-ray commentary, the seiyuus Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) agreed that "Mami" is a very mahou shoujo name.
- Example: Esper Mami and Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel.
Mami won the 2011 Anime Saimoe.
Mami is one of two characters who have speaking roles in all three series in the franchise (the second being Kyubey).
In her short appearance in Kazumi Magica, Mami is shown wearing white tights instead of dark tights. This matches her original design by Ume Aoki, but not her finalized one from the anime.
Mami wears regular panties.

Observations

Given her status as a senior student and magical girl, both Madoka and Sayaka use a respectful tone when talking to Mami, and the honorific '-san' with her first name (which is attributed to their close but respectful relationship). Both Kyoko and Homura did the same in the past.

It was implied in the series that she knew Kyoko and learnt what her wish was. In Episode 2, Mami talks about how magical girls can view each other as competition. She displays hidden eyes when saying this, suggesting she had a very bad personal experience. In Episode 3, after Kyubey said that someone had previously made a wish for someone else, Mami claims that the wish didn't have a happy ending and has a pained expression. It seems that she is talking about Kyoko in both cases, who views other magical girls as competition and who also made a wish for someone else. The drama CD "Farewell Story" confirmed this with Kyoko and Mami having had a master-disciple relationship prior to the events of the anime.

In episode 6, Kyoko implied that Walpurgis Night's approach cannot be predicted. However, in episode 10, Mami from Timeline 1 seems to know that Walpurgis Night is coming.

While she appears to be mentally strong, Mami is emotionally much frailer than she seems to be. In episode 3 Mami admits it openly to Madoka, and in the manga rendition of said scene she said that she cries a lot when on her own, declaring that she is not a good role model for anyone before Madoka tells her she's not alone.
- July's Megami acknowledges that the dependable onee-san image was a mask for Mami to get the courage to continue her role as a magical girl. It crumbled in episode 10.
- July's NewType describes Mami's life to be a lonely one after losing her family and one of her choosing.

In episode 10, learning the awful truth about magical girls after fighting Sayaka/Oktavia makes Mami from Timeline 3 lose her mind, since her whole view of the world is shattered. She breaks down in tears, killing Kyoko by shooting her Soul Gem, then wraps Homura in ribbons and tries to kill her, genuinely thinking that she is saving them from a fate worse than death. Madoka, however, destroys Mami's Soul Gem with a beam arrow and kills her to stop her rampage.
- Mami may have been calmer than she first seemed, considering she did not despair and turn into a witch immediately. Her method of attack was also strategic, killing Kyoko, who is a close-range combat expert possessing high speed and agility first, tying up Homura so she cannot use her time manipulation, and leaving Madoka, who is timid and held much admiration for her (and thus was not expected to react so quickly), later.
- In "Key Animation Note Volume 5,P194", Yukihiro Miyamoto (the series director of Puella Magi Madoka　Magica) says that Mami binds Homura and kills Kyoko "in calm judgment."(He stated, "I like Mami's calm judgment. Firstly, she binds Homura who has the ability to manipulate　time. Subsequently, she kills Kyoko who has the powerful offensive power. Mami's only miscalculation is that Madoka's　mind is stronger than she assumed."). Considering the circumstances mentioned above, the producers of Puella Magi Madoka Magica insist that the Mami of Timeline 3 doesn't lose her mind in that occurrence.

Episode 10 and, even further, the Blu-ray edition of Episode 2, radically modify Mami's apartment. At first her apartment looked quite spartan reinforcing the idea that she is by herself with no one to support her (emphasizing her loneliness). Later revisions instead fill up her room with several items, beautifully decorated with nice furniture (and it's also implied that it has two stores); the reason for this may be to display that she may come from a wealthy background.
- It is possible she inherited her family's assets and probably insurance money. The way she dresses and talks indicates that she comes from a wealthy family. The decorations at her place are consistent with that image.
- Mami's apartment also seems to be a rather large penthouse. (Or either a loft or a duplex). Japan is a very-densely populated nation, which results in some of the highest real estate prices in the world; to own and mantain such a large flat in said country, not to mention in a downtown zone of a large city, means the Tomoes must have had quite a bit of money.
  - Homura also says in episode 4 that Mami has no other relatives left, therefore she doesn't seem to have any family members telling her what to do with whatever money/possessions she inherited from her dead parents. There are also no mentions of unrelated legal tutors appointed by law.

Mami and Madoka are the only magical girls known who are never seen having a mark on any of their fingernails (see a picture below). Homura, Kyoko and Sayaka all have marks on their left middle fingers, matching the shape of the emblem of their respective Soul Gem. The meaning of that is unknown, speculations range from a production error to a connection to their wishes.
- It's a production error. Homura, Kyoko and Sayaka don't have their marks in every single shots showing that finger. Reading into it any more than that is silly.
- In Puella Magi Production Note, Mami's character designs show that she does have a finger mark, so this can be confirmed as a production error.

Her friends and fellow magical girls like to make fun of Mami's naming habit of her attacks, specially Kyoko. The only one who thinks that is cool is Madoka and she wants to name her own attacks as well (but Homura discourages that in "Sunny Day Life").
- Mami was mocked again by Kyoko in "Farewell Story", calling Mami's naming to be too embarrassing.
- Then there is the story in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1 by Kakeru, considered not canon but still a good case of why naming one's attack could be a bad idea.

Speculation

The exact phrasing of Mami's wish is currently unknown. It's possible that she wished not to "die alone", and thus died in episode three because the terms of her contract/wish were fulfilled. According to the manga, she simply asked Kyubey to "save her" during her car accident, but whether this is canonical for the anime is unknown. However, this is theory is called into question when she is shown alive and well in Time Line 3, when all of Madoka, Sayaka, Homura and Kyoko are her magical girl colleagues.

It is possible that Mami may be able to be brought back to life without a wish. This is due to the body of a magical girl merely being the "husk" and that the soul is what keeps them alive; as long as her Soul Gem can be found, her life may be able to be restored. There is a catch, however: Mami's soul gem takes the form of a hairpin, and it was the first thing to be crushed in episode 3.

Walpurgis looks different in timelines with Mami alive and in time lines where Mami is defeated by Charlotte. While she is defeated by Charlotte her Soulgem becomes corrupted, unattended, turning it into grief seed. This may be the source to Walpurgis's arrival. Mami knows about it approaching because she is depressed and slowly losing her heart, after Madoka encourages her she becomes over confident and reckless, which causes her to be easily caught off-guard. If Charlotte really consumes her soul gem, during birth of the witch from Mami's soul gem, Charlotte is consumed additionally empowering Mami's grief Seed. in Timelines where Mami is alive, Walpurgis looks different, which indicates that one way or another, Walpurgis will still arrive. Additionally, Walpurgis seems much stronger when Mami is defeated.
- This could simply be because of other reasons, however, such as Homura making changes in the timeline (and killing a different number of witches).

While Mami does not appear in Timeline 4, circumstance seems to imply that she was killed by Charlotte. In both Timeline 4 and Timeline 5, Madoka does not immediately contract with Kyubey, and Homura in Timeline 4 was determined to battle the witches by herself. Without any meaningful back-up, Mami failed to realize that Charlotte made use of a decoy doll until it was too late. This may have been what Homura meant when she tries to warn Mami in Episode 3 that Charlotte is different from the witches she'd dealt with so far.
- That does not explain how Mami was able to defeat Charlotte in Oriko Magica though.
  - It is speculated that the Oriko timeline is an anomaly and as such perhaps Mami's survival is also an anomaly as well.
Because Mami's death has such a big impact on Madoka and Sayaka, many fans speculate that Kyubey intended to have Mami killed in order to force Madoka and/or Sayaka to become magical girls. This is somewhat evidenced by the fact that Kyubey is later demonstrated as having a longer range of communication than Madoka and Sayaka originally think. That Kyubey figures Homura out so quickly (but never tells about it) reinforces this theory, as it is quite possible that Kyubey created a false rivalry between Mami and Homura to this specific end.
- It is therefore possible (though not probable) that he may have done this to Mami from the very beginning. We never see the details of the car crash that almost killed her, and therefore the possibility arises that Kyubey deliberately left a Grief Seed somewhere close enough to the car to create the accident.
- This isn't the only time that Kyubey would sacrifice a magical girl as a pawn to force Madoka's hand to make her wish. He uses his cunning again to get Kyoko killed to force Homura to fight Walpurgis Night on her own knowing that she would fail. Kyubey calculates that this will force Madoka to make her wish to save the city.

Gallery

Official art

Original character design by Ume Aoki
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Screenshot
Mami's muskets design
Sketches of mami's musket design from production notes.
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Mami's Soul Gem as a ring
Translated Ume 4koma from Madoka BD volume 1
Ume Aoki's 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook
Ume Aoki doujin "RKGKMDK" from COMIC1☆5, under Apricot+ alias
Ume seems to support Mamilotte in doujin artwork.
Mami is "..." while Homura and Kyoko calls out and goes running after Madoka and Sayaka. Mami is all alone. By Hanokage.
Megami magazine, July 2011.
NewType magazine, July 2011
another page of the same magazine.
Mami as she appears in Oriko Magica.
Mami as she appears in Kazumi Magica.
Mami's Tiro finale in Kazumi Magica
Early production sketch of Mami.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"
Mami riding with her parents in their car moments before the accident that claimed their lives.
Illustrations of Mami included on a DVD/CD storage case. Mami can be seen with her hair down here.
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Mami as an Idol singer
A close view of what Mami's fingernail marking looks like. It does not appear in the anime.
Notice someone missing?...
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Homura and Madoka holding hands. Kyoko and Sayaka holding hands. Mami has her hands behind her back. Mamiforeveralone.
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Screenshots

Mami as a regular girl

Mami in accident
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Mami sinister smile
Mami crying
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Mami as a Magical Girl

Mami glances back and gives a smile
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Mami's transformation sequence
Mami transformation
Mami fighting
Tiro Finale!
Mami's unlimited rifles work
A proper lady should always curtsy.
Mami tied up Homura with ribbon
Mami overlooking post in TV version.
Her Gun fu is strong.
Closeup of Mami's hands (and Soul Gem) in Episode 2's BD version. Note the lack of mark on any of her fingernails.
Another closeup of Mami's left hand, this time with her Soul Gem as a ring. Also no mark on her fingernails.
Mami's soul gem
Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's cup.
Mami in danger
Poor Mami
Mami get crazy
Mami gets killed again
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Mami as a witch in the PSP game

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Fanart

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Everything in the following fan gallery is created, or the comments accompanying them are created, for entertainment value and should not be confused with actual canon events of the Puella Magi franchise.

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An early 4-koma speculating on Mami's wish.
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A 4-koma speculating on Mami and Homura's relationship.
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Exaggeration of Mami's desperation for friends
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Mami's obsession needs to be stopped.
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Being a magical girl is a solitary job.
Fan coloring of Ume's work
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Mamilotte fanart. Charlotte looks suspiciously like Madoka.
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The Mammi Sandwitch. Get it?
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A fan illustration with Mami's hair down
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Mami suffered quietly in isolation, Kyuoko was a lonewolf, Sayaka fought with friends, and Homura lost her friends to death. Clearly Urobuchi's idea of friendship.
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Mami, forget magic. It's time for you to join the 21st century.
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"Gentlemen, we can rebuild her. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic mahou shoujo. Mami Tomoe will be that girl. Better than she was before. Better...stronger...faster."
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Mami, dont lose your head over cell phone bills.
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Kyubey: "If I did it..."
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"Hail to the Queen, baby."
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Mami as doggy
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Mami is the embodiment of the Ojou-sama.
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As the remaining veteran that makes you the oldest in the group.
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Mami as an idol.
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Miscellaneous

Blu-Ray versus TV broadcast

Regular broadcast gives Mami's apt. the appearance of a spartan atmosphere. Blu-ray edition decorates Mami's place with so many nice things that would make anyone envious. It even has a second floor!
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Madoka Anthology

Not considered canon.
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Analysis

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Coincidence, or something... DEEPER?

Others

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A faithful musket replica created by a fan
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Even the firing mechanism's design is replicated
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Insert compress gas
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Nice details.
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Fan creation of Mami's Jewelry
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Fan creation of Mami's hairpin
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Fan creation of Mami's Soul Gem with a flower design.
Homura isn't the only character favored in the military
Mami on a Stryker. Befriending inbound.

Videos

Videos regarding Mami's musket replicas:

External links

Mami Tomoe

Contents

General Info

Personality