Yuma Chitose

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Yuma Chitose
Japanese Name	千歳 ゆま (Chitose Yuma)

Yuma Chitose (千歳 ゆま, Chitose Yuma) is a character from Puella Magi Oriko Magica. She is an orphan whose parents were killed by a witch. Kyouko is her current caretaker.

Personality

Yuma alternates between acts of maturity and childishness, showing delight in small things and childlike affection towards Kyouko, but also seriousness when events require it. She can be hot-headed and prone to spontaneous acts and much like Madoka, exhibits insecurity and a strong feeling of self-worthlessness. In Yuma's case, this could be explained by her backstory as an abused child and orphan. Yuma, like other magical girls, exhibits a desire to help others and contracts to help Kyouko. Like other girls, it isn't a completely selfless desire; Yuma has a fear of being abandoned and wishes to keep Kyouko alive and well as her caretaker.

History

Yuma Chitose, a girl of elementary school age, watches a witch attack that kills her family. Kyouko saves Yuma from the witch, and takes pity on her. Kyouko takes Yuma under her wing and tries to teach Yuma her values while they live as loners outside of society--doing such things as sneaking into public baths.

When Yuma is nearly hurt during a battle with a witch, Kyouko discovers cigarette burns on Yuma's head. She reveals that she was raised as an abused child. Her parents always argued, causing her father to never be home, while her mother physically and emotionally abused her by scarring her with cigarette burn marks on her forehead underneath her hair and telling her she is worthless. The two bond over a common troubled past with their families.

One night, while Kyouko is out hunting witches, Oriko appears to Yuma in Kyouko's hotel room. Oriko tells Yuma that Kyouko is going to die if something isn't done, and Yuma rushes off to find her friend. While showing affection for Kyouko, Yuma goes against her advice and contracts with Kyubey to become a magical girl. Yuma wanted to help Kyouko and become stronger, and she feared being left behind and suffering more abuse. She feared being useless, as Oriko told her she was in order to scare her into going. After making the contract, Yuma saved Kyouko's life with her new healing powers.

When Kyouko and Yuma meet up with Mami, who is investigating the recent string of Puella Magi murders and came to ask if they knew anything about it, Mami stares at Kyouko and comments, "How strange." Yuma mistakes this for bullying and flips Mami's skirt in retaliation, making Mami cry. Yuma promises to "take care" of anyone who bullies her caretaker. Kyouko corrects her, but thanks her for trying. Kyouko then asks Mami if she knows anyone named "Oriko," as Kyouko wants to get back at her for convincing Yuma to contract with Kyubey. Mami doesn't, and they go their separate ways.

Powers, Weapons & Abilities

Yuma's magic manifests as healing powers. Because her wish was to help/save Kyouko (the specific wording is not known), she is able to heal Kyouko's wounds from her battles with witches.

Trivia

• Due to being featured on Oriko Magica's first volume cover, many fans erroneously assumed Yuma was the titular Oriko.
• Yuma is the Madoka Magica franchise's second cat-girl. The first is Satomi Usagi.
• She is the youngest of all the Puella Magi showcased in the franchise so far.
• Many fans have noted the similarities between Yuma and Touhou Project's Kisume, well as the common fan depiction of Touhou Project's Daiyousei. The artist of Oriko Magica has drawn Touhou fanart.

Speculation

• Early speculation was that Yuma would become Charlotte. This was not the case.

Gallery

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  Official art of Kyouko and Yuma from Oriko vol. 1.

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  Yuma after her transformation into a Puella Magi.

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  Yuma crying

Fanart

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