Mifuyu Azusa

Mifuyu Azusa
Japanese Name	梓みふゆ (Azusa Mifuyu)
Voiced by	Japanese: Mai Nakahara

Mifuyu Azusa is the one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record

General Info

Physical features

• Eye colour: Teal
• Hair colour: White
• Age: 19 (contracted at 12)

Other

• Soul Gem: Silver-colored orb adorned with eight points hanging from a choker
• Weapon: Chakram
• Wish: "At least, let me be free while I'm dreaming."
• Witch form: Hevelius
• Japanese pronoun: watashi (ワタシ)
• School: Mizuna Girls' School

Game Info

Game related data

Rarity Final Lv Type Attribute ★4 → ★5 100 Support STATS HP ATK DEF Initial 6102 1724 1705 Max at ★4 21808 6296 6182 Max at ★5 27452 7933 7785 Disks Connect:Because you're spoilt ★4: Accele MP UP [VII] & Guaranteed Dazzle ★5: Accele MP UP [IX] & Guaranteed Dazzle Magia:Assault Paranoia ★4: Damage to All Enemies [V] & Chance of Dazzle (All / 1 T) & Dispel Buffs (All) ★5: Damage to All Enemies [VII] & Chance of Dazzle (All / 1 T) & Dispel Buffs (All) Doppel: Hevelius Damage to All Enemies [IX] & Guaranteed Dazzle (All / 2 T) & Dispel Buffs (All)

Summary

A veteran magical girl who fought witches as Yachiyo's partner for seven years. After realizing that her magical power was declining, to gain happiness as a woman, she became part of the upper rank of the Wings of Magius. Gentle-hearted but weak, she sometimes makes a mistake in her judgement.

Doppel Description

The Doppel of livelihood. Its form is a bird-catcher. Because the master of this emotion lives in reality, she’ll take advantage of any power she can, including this physical-fusion-type Doppel. It can summon countless bird-like minions called “Sugar Geese” from its own shadow on the ground, and attack enemies with them. Any target that the Sugar Geese collide with will feel a sweet-tasting sensation, and even a single taste of this flavor will bring symptoms of addiction with it. Thanks to this trait, hitting an opponent with even a scant few geese can get them to permit a great deal of falsehoods. Since the Doppel transforms from its master’s tongue and arms, she can’t talk while she has it active.

Side Story

Warning, this section contains spoilers.

Tsukuyo Amane and Tsukasa Amane apologize Mifuyu for letting Yachiyo Nanami erase the Rumor they were guarding. Mifuyu thinks that her duty is to act as a go between for the leaders of the Wings of Magius and the Feathers. She also has to raise witches, protect Rumors, and gather energy to release magical girls. However, Mifuyu notes that many magical girls joined her organization, and she wonders if she was mistaken to involve so many. Tsukuyo asks if Mifuyu is mad at her, waking Mifuyu from her reverie. Mifuyu says if the Amane's learn from their mistake she won't be angry any further. Mifuyu says she will report to Magius and says she's going to leave. Before she does, Tsukuyo asks if they will really achieve their goal. Mifuyu tells them not to worry. As the Amanes leave, Mifuyu admits she has doubts and has deceived someone. Mifuyu then narrates that ever since becoming a magical girl, she knew they lived dangerous lives. So, ever since she teamed up with Yachiyo, they exchanged letters to each other every year, acting as a sort of will. Mifuyu claims to remember the contents of each letter. In one of these letters, a fourteen year old Yachiyo writes she has someone she likes. However, she thinks they can't be together because she's a a magical girl. Despite this, Yachiyo wrote a letter to that person, but isn't sure if she wants Mifuyu to deliver that letter in case Yachiyo dies. She finishes the letter by asking Mifuyu what to do. In another time, Mifuyu recalls the letter and thinks that she has similar problems, namely that her powers are weakening and that she found someone she likes. Mifuyu felt shaken and decided to seek the salvation of magical girls, but wonders if it's fine to believe in Magius. Touka Satomi suddenly interrupts Mifuyu's thoughts by asking her to solve a math problem. Mifuyu says she doesn't know the answer. Touka says that Mifuyu needs to concentrate on studying, especially when she helped Mifuyu leave her home, get a scholarship from her father's foundation, and even a place for her to live. Mifuyu says she'll do her best, and asks Touka what Magius will do next. Touka says she'll expand the staff, make more Rumors, and capture witches to accelerate "the Eve's" growth. Mifuyu asks if they need to rush, but Touka says that waiting creates more risk, especially when girls become witches all the time. Touka says they will have regular meetings to tell the Feathers what to do, and leaves these meetings to Mifuyu. Sometime later, Mifuyu calls Alina Gray and says she can't come to the meeting because she's not feeling well. Alina tells her to take care. Mifuyu thinks that Alina knew she was faking. It turns out Mifuyu just didn't want to go to the meeting because she doesn't know if she's doing the right thing. Mifuyu thinks she should just leave and tell Yachiyo everything. Suddenly she gets a call from Tsukuyo, saying there's trouble. Mifuyu heads to the meeting place, where it turns out Touka and Nemu Hiiragi are having an argument with Alina. When Mifuyu arrives, she learns that Touka and Nemu want to have the Feathers guard the Rumors and secure emotional energy. However, Alina wants to tell magical girls the truth about witches and get energy from doppels, while raising powerful witches to use for defense. Mifuyu says that the argument is making the Feathers anxious. She says that Alina is being greedy, while Touka and Nemu are getting too heated. Mifuyu claims Touka and Nemu get emotional when Rumors are involved. Mifuyu suggests they keep spreading new Rumors, since most magical girls don't know about them. While she acknowledges "the Eve" requires Grief Seeds, Mifuyu thinks spreading the truth about witches will lead to greater despair. She says they already only take in those who know the truth about witches. Alina says she would like to see new doppels born from despair, but concedes the point. Touka and Nemu also agree. Mifuyu then explains to the Feathers what they will do. Later, Mifuyu thinks the three Magius are selfish and if she wasn't there they would collapse. Tsukuyo thanks Mifuyu for her help and offers her a Grief Seed, saying Mifuyu's Soul Gem is clouded. Mifuyu think it was because she was wondering whether to go back to Yachiyo and purifies herself. Tsukuyo tells Mifuyu to take the day off and leaves. Mifuyu reveals she's the one who brought Tsukuyo into the Wings of Magius. In addition, most of the other Feathers joined trusting Mifuyu, since she was a veteran magical girl. She thinks that if she left, the other Feathers would fall into despair. Mifuyu muses she can't go back to Yachiyo, because she has too much responsibility. Sometime later, Yachiyo destroys the Rumor of the Breakup Staircase. Touka and Nemu are annoyed by this development. Touka asks Mifuyu if Yachiyo is searching for her, and Mifuyu answers yes. Nemu says Yachiyo is taking with her a new girl named Iroha Tamaki, and says she doesn't have the faintest memory of her. Mifuyu then notes that Momoko Togame and her group were also caught up in the Rumor. Mifuyu tells Nemu that the more Rumors stand out, the more people investigate. Nemu says she understands, but claims her power of creation grows weaker if she's bound "by the word 'risk'". Mifuyu thinks Nemu and Touka are still immature. Nemu says they can't let Yachiyo interfere, as if she keeps erasing Rumors Nemu will use up her life. She asks Mifuyu if they can bring Yachiyo into Magius. Mifuyu asks Nemu to let her think about it the next day. Sometime later, the Amanes visit Mifuyu and offer to make her dinner. Mifuyu admits she's no good at housework. After the meal, Tsukasa asks what Mifuyu wished for. Mifuyu explains she came from an old family in Kamihama's Mizuna Ward. However, she never had any freedom. One day, Kyubey appeared before her and offered her a contract. Mifuyu thought she wanted to live freely, but found herself unable to wish for it. Mifuyu says that at the time, she couldn't even comprehend what she would do with freedom, especially when she spent her whole life merely obeying her parents. Mifuyu's wish was "At least, let me be free while I'm dreaming". She says that this gave her the power to cast illusions on herself. Mifuyu says she was shocked to find she was less normal as a magical girl. Tsukasa and Tsukuyo console her and say Mifuyu will be normal after magical girls are "released". They also suggests that if Yachiyo knows the truth she'll join them. However, Mifuyu isn't so sure, thinking that Yachiyo wouldn't forgive her. Another letter from Yachiyo is shown, written when she was 16. Yachiyo says she continues to be a model, which is her origins as a magical girl. Yachiyo writes she'll be able to get by doing modeling for as long as she lives. Yachiyo also writes that she let someone die while fighting a witch, and it's not the first time this happened. Yachiyo declares that this will not happen again, and that she will save people. Yachiyo finishes the letter by asking Mifuyu to stop her if she strays "from human logic", and promises to do the same for Mifuyu. Mifuyu thinks that Yachiyo hasn't changed, and won't ever go to Magius. Mifuyu thinks she doesn't mind, as it was her decision. In addition she believes she would be no match for Yachiyo, but she has to protect the dreams of the Feathers. Mifuyu resolves to meet with Nemu. Later, Mifuyu tells Nemu that Yachiyo will definitely be their enemy, and asks her to make a Rumor to stop Yachiyo. Nemu says making a Rumor is like using up her life, and says she'd prefer to spin her own story. Mifuyu says she just wants to give Nemu an idea, which is for something that would keep Yachiyo occupied until Magius's goals are complete. Nemu says that might be interesting and that she will try it. Sometime later, Mifuyu tells Alina she will stop Yachiyo if she gets in their way. Alina says it's the best, and that the tragedy of friends fighting each other gives her shivers. Mifuyu asks how the witch raising is going. Alina says they're raising a cute one, to see how useful it is for defense. Alina says it will be a waste if it gets defeated and is angry she won't be able to raise it more. Mifuyu asks if Alina's resents her. Alina asks if she's joking and says if it wasn't for Mifuyu, Magius would have collapsed. She then says if Mifuyu still feels bad about it she can model for her. Suddenly Nemu arrives, saying she's looking for a shrine. She says it's to make the Rumor Mifuyu wanted. Mifuyu goes to the Amanes and asks what shrine would be good. They suggest the Mizune Shrine, saying they used to secretly meet there. That night, Mifuyu investigates the place, and decides it's the right one. She apologizes to Yachiyo, since she plans on trapping her there. One last letter from Yachiyo is shown. It was written at the age of 18, after she learned where witches came from. Yachiyo writes she hates Kyubey, and is worried that her wish is killing everyone. She blames Meru Anna's witch transformation on herself. Yachiyo claims she shouldn't get involved with anyone, but still wants to Mifuyu until the end. She asks Mifuyu to forgive her for this wish, born of weakness. At Mizuna Shrine, Mifuyu mutters to an absent Yachiyo that she won't have to suffer anymore. Mifuyu thinks Yachiyo won't forgive her, so she'll have Yachiyo sleep inside a Rumor until it's all over. Nemu arrives, takes out her book, and creates the Rumor. The Rumor spreader announces the Rumor of the Kuchiyose Shrine, where you can meet someone from your past, but if you're not careful, you'll never return. Nemu suddenly faints. Mifuyu mentally asks Yachiyo to dream a happy dream with her fake counterpart, and when the time comes for Yachiyo to awaken she'll be free of her wish's suffering. The story ends with Yachiyo confronting the fake Mifuyu, as seen in Main Story Chapter 3. The real Mifuyu says that when everything is over, they will both be saved

Costume Stories

High School Uniform

Alina forces Mifuyu to model for her drawings in her old school uniform, while in Alina's barrier. Mifuyu thinks about her time with Yachiyo, Kanae Yukino, Momoko Togame, Meru Anna, and Tsuruno Yui. Mifuyu thinks she was happiest back then. Alina then says that Mifuyu's expression as she was thinking was the inspiration she was looking for. Alina says that swinging between adolescence and adulthood is like struggling between life and death. Mifuyu thinks that as she becomes more of an adult she loses her freedom. Alina tells Mifuyu not to change her face. Mifuyu says that's impossible.

Event Appearances

• Spurred to Separation
• The Ephemeral Summer Night

Etymology

• The character in her last name means "cherry birch" (梓).

Trivia

• Her illustrator is Ume Aoki.
• Her doppel/witch is likely named after Johannes Hevelius, an astronomer best known for studying the moon. Mifuyu and Yachiyo are both associated with moon symbolism. (Mifuyu's weapon, for example).
  • Also, Hevelius is a version of the name "Hawke". The doppel summons birds.
• The doppel's description likely refers to a character from the famous Japanese novel Night on The Galactic Railroad. The character, simply referred to as the birdcatcher, catches "cranes an' wild geese. An' herons an' swans, too" which somehow become cake or candy. Note that the witches of Iroha and Yachiyo share names with the main characters of Night on the Galactic Railroad.
  • Kenji Miyazawa also wrote the works where Kuro's, Nemu's, Touka's and Kanagi's witch forms take their names from. Shitori Egumo is as well a reference to one of his works.
• According to her side story, she has the ability to cast illusions on herself.

Gallery

Game Gallery

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Memoria Cards

Card	Effect	Cooldown	Eng Text	Jap Text
Alina Protects the Supreme Body	Normal: Chance to Poison on Attack [IV] (3 T) Max Limit Break: Chance to Poison on Attack [IV] (3 T)	Passive	"Since Mifuyu's body is a supreme art material, it'd be very bad for Alina if it's lost. Don't go to dangerous places just because you're excited at Christmas!"	「みふゆのボディは思考のアートマテリアルなんだから ロストされるとアリナ的にベリーバッドなワケ クリスマスだからって、みふゆも浮かれて危ないところに近寄らないでヨネ！」
Being Wrapped in Self-Reproach	Normal: Anti-Skill Seal & Accele MP UP [II] Max Limit Break: Anti-Skill Seal & Accele MP UP [III]	Passive	“I had given up on my dream to live as an ordinary girl, however for a single moment I saw it, my future living simply as an ordinary woman was crumbling, resolutions were piling up, and as they collapsed my crimes would pile up, how could I hope to repay them?...”	「諦めていた普通の女の子として生きる夢だけど一瞬でも見てしまった、普通の女性として生きたい未来それだけで崩れてしまった、積み重ねた覚悟は、容易く崩れてしまった脆いワタシが重ねた罪は、どうやって購うべきでしょうか…」
Dive Into Summer (Alina・Mifuyu	Normal: Blast Damage UP [V] (Self / 1 T) & Chance to Critical [IV] (Self / 1 T) Max Limit Break: Blast Damage UP [VI] (Self / 1 T) & Chance to Critical [V] (Self / 1 T)	Normal: 7 turns Max Limit Break: 6 turns	"You're always looking so stuck-up, but Alina has such a cute face for her age, don't you think...heh heh" "Mifuyu's in pretty high spirits despite her age, huh" "Th-the way you said that...that's going too far!"	「いつもは澄ましてますけど、アリナも年相応に あんな可愛い顔もするんですね。…ふふっ」 「みふゆは年甲斐もなくはしゃいでたヨネ」 「そ、そんな言い方…あんまりですっ！」
Exchange of Final Wishes	Normal: Redraw Discs Max Limit Break: Redraw Discs	Normal: 8 turns Max Limit Break: 7 turns	*Unique to Mifuyu Azusa* Life seems to blow away…When I learned of my fate in that moment my heart felt peaceful when I wrote my feelings on this single sheet of paper I could entrust to my partner, That proof of my true feelings, This will that won’t be shown to anyone, I entrust it to you.	吹けば消えるような命…自分に課せられた宿命に気付いたとき 心を委ねられる相手がいることに安らぎを感じた １枚１枚に綴られた気持ちは、その証 今の本音、誰にも伝えていないこの遺志を、あなたに託します
Reason for Involvement	Normal: Chance of Dazzle [III] (All / 1 T) Max Limit Break: Chance of Dazzle [IV] (All / 1 T)	Normal: 8 turns Max Limit Break: 6 turns	“I’ll soon throw away my past that I’ve been dreaming of… I can do it now, I’ll pay for the stack of sins if that’s the case, Now I, I want to save myself by doing as much as I can do… For the Black Feathers and the White Feathers too, as well as Yacchan…”	「夢を見ていた過去の自分はもう捨てましょう… 今のワタシにできるのは、重ねた罪を購うこと それなら、ワタシは今、自分が出来うる事をして多くを救いたい… 黒羽根のことも白羽根のことも、そしてやっちゃんのことも…」
Reconciliation Between the East and West	Normal: Chance of Anti-Evade [V] (Self / 1 T) Max Limit Break: Chance of Anti-Evade [VI] (Self / 1 T)	Normal: 5 turns Max Limit Break: 4 turns	“Even as we were also hoping to avoid any kind of harm For us magical girls Grief Seeds are a necessity No matter how much you hold back, there is a limit to patience I think the strife would have become terrible if the number of witches had continued to deplete…”	「どれだけ被害が出ないように努めていたとしても ワタシたち魔法少女にとって大切なのはグリーフシードです いくら手を結びあったとしても、我慢には限界があります この後も魔女の涸渇が続いていれば争いは酷くなっていたと思います」
Tension between the East and West	Normal: Chance of Pursuit [II] Max Limit Break: Chance of Pursuit [III]	Passive	“At that time in Kamihama, in those days 6 years ago, for me it was unheard of how few witches there were. I had signed a non-aggression pact so as not to needlessly increase the harm between East and West, but at about this time the mood was growing quite cold and I was badly perspiring….”	「あの頃の神浜は、当時で６年間、戦ってきたワタシにとっても 前代未聞の魔女の少なさでした。いたずらに被害を増やさないように 東西で不可侵の協定を結んではいましたが、この時ばかりは さすがに空気が冷え切っていて嫌な汗をかいたものです…」
An Uncrossable Gulf	Normal: Accele MP DOWN [IX] & Magia Damage Down [VI] (All / 1T) Max Limit Break: Accele MP DOWN [X] & Magia Damage Down [VII] (All / 1T)	Normal: 6 turns Max Limit Break: 5 turns	Gradually, a small gap was made in this person’s feelings… Gradually, a crack was made… Gradually, everyone was pushed away… A tough heart can sometimes cause a divergence. A person who cannot rely on others for help becomes alone…	それは次第に、人の想いに隔たりを作った… それは次第に、亀裂を生んでいった… それは次第に、人々を別れさせていった… 強靱な心は時に乖離を生む。救いに縋らない者はひとりになった…

External links

• Official Magia Record Website - Japanese
• Official Magia Record Website - English
• Gamepress' character page