Kyoko Sakura

Spear-Wielding Magical Girl

A magical girl who appears in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, wearing a primarily red outfit. Due to her past circumstances, she engages in self-centered actions, but deep down she is compassionate. She wields a spear as her weapon and tends to hunt other magical girls. She has a complicated relationship with Sayaka Miki.

Quotes

  • Magic is for using on oneself.
  • Even if you fight for others, no one gets saved.
  • You're my friend too.
  • You have no choice but to fight believing in your dreams.
  • If you're in trouble, I'll lend you my strength.

Trivia

  • Originally planned with yellow as the image color, but designs were swapped with Mami Tomoe.
  • The buck teeth design comes from depictions of her always eating something.
  • Gen Urobuchi envisioned her as a villain, but the voice actress selection gave her the vibe of a good kid forcing herself to play a bad role.
  • The multi-section spear is a weapon that can extend, bend, and separate freely, excelling in close combat.
  • The family's suicide was caused by the contract wish, forming the basis of her strong regrets and character beliefs.
  • Appears only from behind in the side story Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.

Alternate names

Kyoko Anko Kyonkyon Kyoko

Tags

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magical Girl Spear User Magical Girl Hunter Kazamino City Red Relationship with Sayaka Rebellion Story Magia Record

Profile

Species
Human (Magical Girl)
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
Wears a primarily red outfit with long red hair tied in a ponytail. A girl with a slightly rough impression, characterized by her buck teeth. She usually eats sweets or junk food.
Height
Approximately 160cm
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Red
Distinguishing features
  • Buck teeth
  • Ponytail
  • Always eating sweets or junk food
Iconic items
  • Retractable, bendable, and separable multi-section spear
  • Red outfit
  • Soul Gem (worn on chest)
  • Sweets
  • Junk food

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Rough
Detailed personality
Due to painful past experiences, she adopts a self-centered and rough attitude, but at her core, she is loyal and compassionate, with a caring side for her comrades. She struggles to ask for help from others and often acts tough. She believes in others' goodwill but remains cautious.
Keywords
  • Rough
  • Loyal
  • Self-centered
  • Glutton
  • Passionate heart
  • Deeply friendly
  • Masculine speech
Motto
Magic is to be used for oneself
Talents
  • Close combat techniques
  • Jumping ability
  • Aggressive magic user
  • Aptitude for illusion magic (lost)
  • High physical abilities
Skills
  • Mastery of multi-section spear
  • Witch hunting
  • Combat strategy
  • Solo action
  • Battle experience as a magical girl
Motivation
To protect herself and her family, and to protect the important people
Habits
Always eating something. Speaks in a masculine tone. Occasionally shows rough behavior.
Favorite foods
Sweets, Junk food, Potato chips, Sweet things, Onigiri
Favorite colors
Red
Disliked foods
Wasting food
Disliked situations
Showing weakness, Lies, Deceptive acts

History

Backstory
Born to a priest father, the family was abandoned by believers when her father preached outside the doctrine, leading to the family's suicide. She contracted with Kyubey and became a magical girl by wishing for her father, but regretted it as the wish caused the family's ruin, deciding thereafter to use magic only for herself. While hunting magical girls, she interacts with Sayaka Miki with complex emotions.
Debut date
January 7, 2011
Work title
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Media type
Anime
Episode or chapter
Episode 5 (Debut)

Contract and Family's Death

Significant event
Contract and Family's Death
Description
Wished for her father and became a magical girl, but the family committed suicide, leaving her as the sole survivor.

Appearance after Mami's Death

Significant event
Appearance after Mami's Death
Description
Engages in magical girl hunting and attempts to claim Mitakihara as her territory.

Conflict and Reconciliation with Sayaka Miki

Significant event
Conflict and Reconciliation with Sayaka Miki
Description
Clashes due to opposing beliefs but gradually come to understand each other.

Final Battle with the Mermaid Witch

Significant event
Final Battle with the Mermaid Witch
Description
Unable to believe Sayaka has become a witch, fights alongside her and dies in a self-explosion.

[New Edition] Life in Rebellion Story

Significant event
[New Edition] Life in Rebellion Story
Description
Lives with Sayaka in a false world and approaches the truth of her memories.

Appearance in Magia Record Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

Significant event
Appearance in Magia Record Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Description
Heads to Kamihama City, temporarily joins Wings of Magius, later defects and fights alongside them.

Relationships

Sakura (name unknown)

Father

A priest and the indirect cause of the family's death.

Momo (younger sister)

Sibling

Younger sister whose name is revealed in the drama CD.

Sayaka Miki

Rival

Fought the witchified Sayaka and protected her at the cost of her life.

Homura Akemi

Teammate

Entrusts Madoka to Homura and fights together.

Mami Tomoe

Teammate

Fights together and deepens bonds in Magia Beast arc and The Different Story.

Wings of Magius

Wings of Magius: unknown

Magical Girl Team (Mitakihara, Kazamino, etc.)

Magical Girl Team (Mitakihara, Kazamino, etc.): unknown

Media appearances

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Anime / Supporting

2011 TV Series

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie [Beginnings/Rebellion/New]

Movie / Supporting

2012-2013 release

Puella Magi Madoka Magica [Magia Beasts]

Manga / Supporting

Side story manga

Puella Magi Oriko Magica

Manga / Supporting

Side story manga

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica ~The Innocent Malice~

Manga / Cameo

Side story manga

Puella Magi Madoka Magica ~The Different Story~

Manga / Supporting

Spin-off manga

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable

Game / Protagonist

Game

Magia Record Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

Anime / Supporting

2019 TV Series

Voice cast and creators

Ai Nonaka

Voice actor
Ai Nonaka
Language
Japanese
Version or series
TV Anime version, Movies

Lauren Landa

Voice actor
Lauren Landa
Language
English
Version or series
English version

Kyoko Saito

Voice actor
Kyoko Saito
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Stage play Magia Record
Notes
Member of Hinatazaka46

Magica Quartet

Creator name
Magica Quartet
Role
Original author

Takahiro Kishida

Creator name
Takahiro Kishida
Role
Character designer

Ume Aoki

Creator name
Ume Aoki
Role
Illustrator

Gen Urobuchi

Creator name
Gen Urobuchi
Role
Writer

Shaft

Creator name
Shaft
Role
Animation studio

Houbunsha

Creator name
Houbunsha
Role
Publisher

Aniplex

Creator name
Aniplex
Role
Licensee

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