Ren Isuzu

Ren Isuzu
Japanese Name	五十鈴 れん(Isuzu Ren)
Voiced by	Japanese: Yuka Ozaki

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

General Info

Physical features

• Age: 15
• Height: 160cm
• Eye colour: Blue
• Hair colour: White

Other

• Soul Gem: Teardrop necklace
• Weapon: Staff tipped with an angel wing (can also form a scythe)
• Wish: "I...I don't want to die! Please, let me live!"
• Witch form: Renata
• Japanese pronoun: watashi (私)
• School: Kamihama City University Affiliated School, Ninth Grade

Game Info

Game related data

Rarity Final Lv Type Attribute ★4 → ★5 100 Magia STATS HP ATK DEF Initial 4724 2011 1509 Max at ★4 17006 7239 5432 Max at ★5 21420 9128 6844 Disks Connect: Allow Me to Write the Next Part ★4: Guaranteed Chase (1 T) & Attack UP [VII] ★5: Guaranteed Chase (1 T) & Attack UP [IX] & Guaranteed Evade Magia: Soul Salvation ★4: Damage One Enemy [VI] & Guaranteed Evade (Self / 1 T) & Attack UP as HP Lowers (Self / 1 T) ★5: Damage One Enemy [VIII] & Guaranteed Evade (Self / 1 T) & Attack UP as HP Lowers (Self / 1T) & HP Regeneration (Self / 3 T) Doppel: Renata Damage One Enemy [X] & Attack UP as HP Lowers (Self / 1 T) & HP Regeneration (Self / 3 T)

Summary

A Magical Girl who has been shy since childhood. Feeling that life was painful, she blamed herself for her loneliness. It was her fellow Magical Girls that led her out of this despair. Though she's grown stronger mentally, she still has a timid side.

Doppel Description

The Doppel of electronic ordinance. Its form is an electrocardiogram. The master of this emotion uses powerful electrical signals to burn the ill will from its target's body, incinerating its personality along with everything else. Though they are horrified by this Doppel's power, they are also tempted to believe that murder such as this is the only way to put an end to all human ill will. This Doppel also has power over both life and death, and, when it appears, the master's body and soul split apart temporarily, leaving her soul meandering in the space between life and death.

Side Story

Ren is looking out from a rooftop. Kyubey asks if she's going to waste her wish. Ren says it's different from last time and that she's given up on the world. She thinks about people saying hurtful things and says she can't live in a world like that. Kyubey tells Ren if she repeats her previous actions her Soul Gem will be destroyed. Ren understands.

Somewhere close by, Rika Ayano defeats a witch and then sees Ren trying to jump off the rooftop. She saves Ren and asks why she wants to jump. Ren can't answer, but thinks about how ever since she was a child, she's had trouble speaking. She thinks about how she was teased and bullied for it. She then chose to end her own life. However, when she jumped from the rooftop the first time she realized she was scared of dying. Kyubey was there to grant her wish, which was to live.

Kyubey explains that the bullying Ren went through was due to a witch. Specifically, witches hurt people, who then go to hurt other people. Ren resolves to destroy witches to create a better world. However, no matter how many witches she defeated, people still acted the same. Ren thinks she needs to destroy all witches, but Kyubey says even if she could it wouldn't remove the malice from people's hearts. Back in the present, Ren thinks this is the reason she wanted to commit suicide again. However, she can't explain a word of it to Rika. Rika then decides to take Ren to meet other magical girls she knows.

Rika takes Ren to a place called "Emiri's Trouble Consultation Office", and greets Akira Shinobu there. Ren is unable to introduce herself and nearly cries when Akira doesn't seem to care. Rika then introduces Ren to Emiri Kisaki who is in charge of counseling at the consultation office. Emiri brings Ren to Ria Ami, who gives her hand cream, and Konomi Haruna, who gives Ren chamomile tea. Rika then suggests bringing Ren to the chemistry club, where they meet Hinano Miyako. Emiri suggests Hinano should make medicine for Ren, but she refuses. Instead she gives Ren candy.

Afterward, the group meets Kanoko Yayoi at her family's metal factory. Emiri asks Kanoko to show the dress she designed, which she calls a "mushroom thing". Kanoko insists the mushrooms represent mother nature. Emiri asks if Ren thinks this is cool, to which Ren agrees. Rika says that Kanoko aims to be a super fashion designer, and despite her taste in clothes lives without abandoning hope. Kanoko is annoyed that she was chosen to represent those who are positive in the face of struggle. She then gives Ren accessories made of metal sheets.

Emiri then says she has to leave, as Sasara Minagi is calling her. Rika admits that Emiri didn't actually listen to Ren's problem. Rika then tells Ren the story of how she became a magical girl. She explains she wished for the person she loved to love her back, even though they already liked someone else. Rika claims that she stole that person's love with her selfish wish. Rika then asks Ren if she thinks Rika's a horrible person. Ren is able to admit that she doesn't think so and is surprised to see that Rika is relieved. Ren asks why Rika talked about her wish. Rika says that if you want others to open up you have to talk about the secrets that create distance between people.

Ren tries to tell her story to Rika, but can't get out the words and starts crying. Rika tells Ren not to force herself. She shows Ren all the gifts she's got, and says if all these people were thinking about Ren, then she should continue to live. She says that while the world is filled with bad things, there are also beautiful things as well. Rika says the most painful thing is to have nothing. Ren says that she will live. A relieved Rika goes to leave, but before she does Ren thanks her. Ren thinks that if Rika is able to accept her story, then she'll be able to live forever.

Costume Stories

Casual Outfit

Ren's school is closed for the day, and by chance she meets Rika while walking. Rika asks Ren why she's not wearing her school uniform. Ren says her school is closed because the university it's affiliated with is using the school's classrooms to hold entrance exams. Rika says Ren is lucky, since she had to go to school that day. Ren notices Rika is acting oddly. Ren asks if Rika is shopping. Rika says she's buying cosmetics. Ren says she went out to by a book. Rika then says Ren's clothes are cute. Ren thinks this is odd because she thinks Rika must have seen the clothes before.

Ren asks Rika if she's said something wrong. Rika says it's something hard to say, but eventually explains that she noticed Ren's collar is inside out. A shocked Ren says she just got it back from the cleaners, and must have attached it the wrong way. Rika says they can fix it in a bathroom. Ren thanks Rika for looking out for her, and thinks she's very considerate. Suddeny Emiri arrives. Rika blurts out that Emiri's shirt is inside out. Ren wonders if Rika is really considerate.

Winter Clothes

Ren bumps into Aimi Eri at the mall. Ren narrates that Aimi gave her some advice on Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, Ren's inability to speak flares up again. Aimi asks how Valentine's went. Ren stutters out that she gave her friends chocolate. Aimi asks if something happened, saying that Ren looks sad. Ren says nothing happened and her friends enjoyed the chocolate. Aimi guesses it was Ren herself who wasn't satisfied with the chocolate. Ren is surprised because Aimi is correct. Ren narrates that the chocolate she made looked gray until she compared it to the fancy chocolate in stores. Aimi guesses Ren's thoughts and says she's felt the same way.

Aimi suggest they practice making chocolate for the next Valentine's Day. Ren thinks that ever since she met Rika, her world has been a little bit kinder, and so she has to gather courage. Stuttering, Ren thanks Aimi. Ren doesn't know if Aimi understood her feelings, but wants to become someone who can return the kindness she has received.

Swimsuit

Ren is invited by Rika to the beach. Ren thinks she can't remember the last time she went there, and accepts the invitation in order to fill another page in her diary. Ren says she'll need a swimsuit, and Rika says Hinano found a new store. The girls go shopping with Hinano and Emiri. An employee mistakes Hinano for a grade schooler, to Hinano's annoyance. Rika thinks Hinano will take some time to find a swimsuit. Ren says she might have trouble herself, and asks Rika for advice. Rika says Ren would looks good in anything since she's so cute and tall.

Emiri says Ren can pick a swimsuit in her favorite color. Ren instantly thinks of a white diary page. Rika says if she was just going off her own taste she would just pick pink. With Rika's help, Ren decides on a white, one-piece swimsuit. (Ren thinks a two-piece swimsuit would be too embarrassing.) When Ren tries it on, Rika says she looks cute and asks her to close her eyes. Rika then changes Ren's hairstyle, which causes a salesperson to exclaim it suits Ren very well, and that she matches Rika. After getting a message on her phone, Rika asks Ren if they should wait outside for Emiri and Hinano.

After leaving the store, the girls order shaved ice. Rika orders strawberry syrup, while Ren takes a clear one. Rika says that she's a strawberry person because she likes pink, and says the ice feels just like strawberries. The clerk points out that they syrup doesn't actually change the flavor of shaved ice. Ren and Rika are shocked, but then start laughing. Rika says that Ren has been smiling more recently. Ren thinks it's because the diary of heart has been filled by Rika's smile.

Event Appearances

• The Diary I Wrote With You
• A la Carte Valentine
• The Ribbon at the Brink Where the Waves Break

Etymology

• The characters of her last name mean "50" (五十) and "bells" (鈴) respectively.

Trivia

• Her illustator is QP:flapper.
• On September 15th, 2017, a botched update allowed players to get Ren before she was properly implemented. The developers subsequently decided to officially release Ren with an emergency update.
• Ren has an obvious angel theme, due to her staff, her transformation sequence where she grows angel wings, and the halo of her five star card. This may be due to her wish, as some people believe that their loved ones turn into an angel when they die and go to heaven. It can also refer to when people survive hazardous events that should kill/wound them (such as suicide attempts), they say that they have a 'guardian angel'.
• To date, Ren is the only playable character with two unique memoria cards.
• The Japanese text on the back of the memoria "You Are The Only Truth" is written backwards, hence the backwards English translation.

Gallery

Game Gallery

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  Magia Record Four Star card

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  Magia Record Five Star card

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  Valentine Event Costume

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  Swimsuit

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  Magical Girl Seal 2019

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Memoria Cards

Card	Effect	Cooldown	Eng Text	Jap Text
Awake, but the Dream Continues	Normal: Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 Turn) Max Limit Break: Guaranteed Guardian (Self / 1 Turn) + Regenerate HP [IX]	Normal: 7 turns Max Limit Break: 6 turns	What did I dream about while I was waiting for you? Did I dream about my secret memories of that day, the ones I wrote about in my diary? It's not a sad thing to wake from a happy dream. I'll just continue the dream awake, here with you.	君を待っている間に見た夢は、どんな夢だっただろう？ 君にはまだ秘密にしておきたい、日記に書いたあの日の思い出？ 幸せな夢から覚めたって、悲しむことなんて何もない 夢の続きはこれから、目の前にいる君とまた始めればいい
The Day I Saw Light	Normal: Guaranteed Chase (Self / 1 T) Max Limit Break: Guaranteed Chase (Self / 1 T)	Normal: 15 turns Max Limit Break: 13 turns	**Unique to Ren Isuzu** The day we met you taught me something so important. "There are many beautiful things in this world I have yet to see." The sunset I drew with my colors was still black and white because my heart had not yet caught up to you.	あの日、君に出会って、君が教えてくれて、僕は大切なことを知ったんだ。 「この世界にはまだ知らない美しいいものが沢山ある」 まだ追いつかない僕の彩りで描いたのは、黒一色の夕焼けだった
The First and Last Page	Normal: Guardian [I] (Guaranteed Guardian if the target is Rika Ayano) Max Limit Break: Guardian [II] (Guaranteed Guardian if the target is Rika Ayano)	Passive	**Unique to Ren Isuzu** The joy in my body I felt when I saw that present, the pounding in my heart when I wrote that first page...even after 5 years, 10 years, no matter how many years pass...I'll never forget it. No matter how many pages I flip through, forwards or backwards, I will never feel this way again.	最高のプレゼントを目にした瞬間の身体の熱も、 大切な1ページを記したときの鼓動の高鳴りも 5年先、10年先…何年経っても、僕はきっと忘れないだろう どれだけページをめくっても、後にも先にも、この想いは一度きり
First Handmade Chocolate	Normal: Defense UP [II] & Defense UP When At Critical Health [III] Max Limit Break: Defense UP [III] & Defense UP When At Critical Health [IV]	Passive	One by one with gratitude It's exciting and a little anxious But I'd like to see the face of my favorite people as they are happy about... Important...I wonder if the important people will be pleased?...	感謝の気持ちを込めてひとつひとつ ドキドキワクワクと、ちょっぴりの不安 でも、大好きな人たちの喜ぶ顔が見たいから… 大切な…大切な人たちは喜んでくれるかなぁ…？
Here With You	Normal: Magia Damage Up [VII] Max Limit Break: Magia Damage Up [IX]	Passive	I still get nervous when texting you, even though, with that one small act, I can see you anywhere. It's our meeting spot. Thank you for always coming to see me here.	君にメールをするのは、まだ緊張するけれど 連絡をすれば、どこでだって会えるのに 君と僕の待ち合わせ いつもここに来てくれて、ありがとう
There Is No Such Thing As Beauty	Normal: Defense Up [III] Max Limit Break: Defense Up [IV]	Passive	In this colorless world I take a single step forward To say goodbye	色のないこの世界で 僕は一歩踏み出す さようならを、するために
To Continue Living in this World	Normal: Chance to Pursue [V] (Self / 3 T) & Defense DOWN [III] (All / 3 T) Max Limit Break: Chance to Pursue [VII] (Self / 3 T) & Defense DOWN [IV] (All / 3 T)	Normal: 10 turns Max Limit Break: 8 turns	In the ceaseless malice and sorrow, the world lost its colors; even so, I would continue living here, to get the colors back into this world, and, with you, who illuminates the hope to me.	終わりのない悪意と悲しみで、色を失くしたこの世界 それでも僕は、ここで生きていく この世界に、彩りと輝きを取り戻すために 僕に希望を照らしてくれた、君と一緒に
You Are The Only Truth	Normal: Status Ailment Resistance [II] (All / 1 T)Max Limit Break: Status Ailment Resistance [IV] (All / 1 T)	Passive	sdrow ruoy ni sklat dna ,eciov ruoy setanosrepmi ekaf eht fi nevE .ti tsurt ron delsim eb reven lliw I .snaem yna yb kcab uoy gnirb dna tuo uoy laer eht dnif lliw I ...dlrow lufecaep eht oT .kcab og s'teL	もとうよべ並を葉言の君、り嘱を音声の君が者偽 。いなしりたじ信、りたれさわ惑は僕 。よす戻れ連ず必、てし出けつ見を君の物本 …へ界世なかや穏。うろ帰、ぁさo

External links

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