Madoka Kaname
Madoka Kaname is a female anime and manga character who features in Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
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Biography
Madoka Kaname (Japanese: 鹿目 まどか, Hepburn: Kaname Madoka)
Madoka had a dream about a girl fighting a weird creature and a cat-like fairy asking her to become a Magical Girl. She then woke up and interacted with her family before having breakfast with them. She then left for school with Sayaka and Hitomi to find out that the girl from her dream transferred to her class who introduces herself as Homura Akemi. At break, she was asked by Homura to show her the way to nurse's office. However, at their way, Homura tells Madoka some cruel things as that if she loves her family and friends, she must not change. After school, she visits a cafe with her friends for lunch. Afterwards, Madoka and Sayaka visit a CD shop. When Madoka and Sayaka try some headphones, Madoka was then contacted via telepathy by an unfamiliar voice. The voice eventually leads her to the shopping center's basement where she meets the cat-like fairy from her dream. Homura tells her not to touch the fairy but she escaped with Sayaka and the injured fairy only to be trapped at a Labyrinth. However, they were saved in time by Mami Tomoe, a Magical Girl from their school who defeats the Familiars in no time. Homura goes away as she did not manage to murder Kyubey. Kyubey was healed by Mami and then asked Madoka and Sayaka to become Magical Girls.
After the previous events, Mami takes Madoka and Sayaka to her house and are told about the Magical Girls. The next day, Madoka starts considering to become a Magical Girl but she could not find something she desires very badly. They are again approached by Homura at the school's roof asking her about the advice she gave her yesterday. After school, the girls meet at a cafe and then track the Witch at an abandoned building. Madoka, Sayaka and Mami enter Gertrud's Labyrinth and Mami defeats the Witch. Sometime later, Madoka and Sayaka keep following Mami to her adventures even though Madoka hasn't decided on a wish. The same day, she has a chat with Kyubey about her becoming the strongest Magical Girl that has ever existed. The next day, Madoka and Sayaka after leaving Mitakihara General Hospital spot a Grief Seed on it. Madoka runs to find Mami and later both get into the Labyrinth. Madoka and Mami reunite with Sayaka and Kyubey and witness Mami beating the Charlotte and then the Witch eating her head. Madoka is shocked by this event.
Mitakihara Middle School is attacked by Oriko and Kirika. Oriko speaks to the school through the school's broadcast system, and seems to give a threatening look to Madoka as she claims she will defeat a creature of ultimate despair that will descend upon them. As a Witch's Labyrinth forms over the school, Madoka is separated from her friends attacked by Familiars. Homura saves her in time, but Madoka demands to know why she does not help the other students. Homura knows she cannot save everyone, and wanted to try to save Madoka anyway. Madoka apologizes as Homura puts her in a protective barrier so Familiars cannot attack her and leaves to defeat the perpetrators. Madoka escapes from the protective barrier created by Homura and tries to help Homura with Sayaka and Hitomi. Madoka was Oriko's real target. Oriko wanted to kill her before she could contract and become a Magical Girl herself, and then the most powerful Witch ever. She is killed by Oriko at the very end. Oriko uses a shard of Kirika's Witch body to impale Madoka through the torso. Once Oriko dies and the Labyrinth is lifted, Hitomi and Sayaka are seen mourning for Madoka.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Madoka Kaname was a young female human with pink hair tied in pigtails, and wide oval-shaped pink eyes. When down, her hair is almost shoulder length. She has choppy bangs that are pointed and chin-length, framing her face. Her eyes were pink, matching her overall pastel-colored design. In her magical girl form, she wore a pink-and-white frilled dress with puffed sleeves, a gem set into a ribbon choker, white gloves, and knee-high stockings with pink shoes. Her weapon manifested as a mystical bow, sleek and ornate, which summoned luminous arrows of magical energy. Madoka also wears two red ribbons in her hair, which hold up her pigtails. In her civilian form, she is mostly seen in her school uniform.
In personality, Madoka was gentle, empathetic, and self-sacrificing. She consistently prioritized the safety of others before herself, demonstrated in her repeated attempts to shield Sayaka and Kyubey or her insistence on supporting Homura even when powerless. She was hesitant and uncertain at first, but her compassion drove her toward decisive action when faced with tragedy. Her personality evolved from ordinary kindness into resolute determination, culminating in her ultimate willingness to sacrifice her humanity to save all magical girls.
Powers and abilities
In abilities, Madoka as an ordinary girl had no combat skills, but as a magical girl she wielded an immensely powerful bow. She was capable of firing countless arrows that annihilated witches, their familiars, and curses.
In alternate timelines, she demonstrated combat instincts, quickly summoning and firing her weapon with precision. After her ultimate wish, she ascended into a conceptual entity, becoming a cosmic force embodying hope and salvation.
In this form, her abilities expanded beyond combat into reality-altering power, allowing her to erase witches from all timelines and reshape the laws of the universe
Notes
- Madoka Kaname was created by Gen Urobuchi, Akiyuki Shinbo and Ume Aoki where she featured in the setting of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica universe.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
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