Oriko Mikuni
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| Japanese Name | 美国 織莉子 (Mikuni Oriko) |
Oriko Mikuni (美国 織莉子 Mikuni Oriko) is a character from Puella Magi Oriko Magica. She is friends with Kirika Kure.
Personality
Oriko's goal is protecting the peace she has achieved in her life with her friend, Kirika, as well as bringing peace to the entire world. She enjoys teasing Kirika, but deep down, she cares for her a lot. She'll even let Kirika sleep in her lap after a battle.
Oriko is a manipulator. She is willing to trick children into dangerous situations and convince them to contract with Kyubey for her own goals, smiling all the while. She will even ask dear friends to commit murder, and she is charismatic enough for them to actually do so.
History
Oriko contracted with Kyubey for a currently unknown wish. When testing out her magic for the first time, Oriko sees a vision of Mitakihara Town in ruins, almost exactly like the destruction caused by Walpurgisnacht (compare to Madoka's dream in Episode 1). Oriko knows that the witch has to be stopped, but it's much too strong for her to face. She is then struck by another vision and sees a vision of a girl who can stop the witch. She tells Kyubey that this girl is a great Puella Magi candidate.
She appears again when Kyouko has gone to fight a witch, leaving Yuma behind at their hotel room. She speaks to Yuma and suggests that Kyouko may already be dead, playing on Yuma's fear of being alone. Yuma rushes off to find her friend, leading to a chain reaction of events that ends with her becoming contracted. Kyouko swears she's going to make Oriko pay for making Yuma into a magical girl.
In a flashback, it's revealed that Oriko is the daughter of a politician, Hisaomi Mikuni. As a child, she helped him in his campaign. She wants to realize his dream, now that he's passed away.
While in her father's rose garden, she and Kirika prepare to have tea. A witch attacks them, and as Kirika fights it, Oriko prepares the tea. Kirika ends up smashing their table and ruining it, so the two just sit together, Kirika resting in Oriko's lap. Oriko comments, "Without you here, I would be heartbroken," to the sleeping Kirika, and suddenly has anther vision. This tells her that she's going to have to ask Kirika to fight again, to "protect (their) world."
Powers, Weapons & Abilities
Oriko's powers manifest as the ability to see into the future.
Trivia
- Despite being the titular character, Oriko is not featured on the first volume cover of Oriko Magica.
- Oriko means "weaver girl", and sounds similar to Oracle. "Mikuni" can be read as "to the future".
- A number of fans have noted similarities between Oriko and Touhou Project characters Marbiel Han and Yukari Yakumo.
- Kirika and Oriko are exactly 121 days and 3 hours apart in age. Oriko is the older of the two.
Speculation
- It is likely that Hisahomi is not her birth father, as she mentions her "mother and father in heaven".
- It is suspected that with her power to see the future she has learned the truth behind the Puella Magi system; maybe she saw her own fate where she becomes a witch.
- It is speculated that Oriko will become one of the witches seen in the anime; candidates include Gertrud, Elsa Maria and Walpurgis Night.
Gallery
Oriko using her magic for the first time.
Oriko in her normal clothes.
Oriko as a child.
Fanart
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