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Mami Doodle from yesterday I totally forgot to post! I LOVE MAMI RAHHHH
Mami!!!! The least mentally stable most high-looking 14 year old girl of all time.
She died in the time-loop but a breast reduction would have saved her....
The fact that Mami is only 15 screws me up a little. She's barely older than Madoka and the rest of the girls and yet she forces herself into the "mature responsible caretaker" role. I get that magical girls don't live long, but I expected the 16-18 age range for her.
"As much as I wish for the happiness of someone, someone else must be equally cursed."
This is Sayaka's most icon line (next to "I won't regret anything!") and for good reason. It describes herself, but also the entire concept of "magical girls".
Kyuubey grants the wishes, and in return, a girl becomes cursed becoming a magical girl. Every character (*at least in pmmm, not magia record) becomes cursed at the expense of helping someone else.
Madoka(mi) ends the curse for all magical girls and her friends, but she and Homura becomes the most cursed of all. Madokami bears the weight of the whole universe on her shoulders; Homura's love made her into an object of worship.
Homura ends Madokami's reign (therefore un-cursing Madoka) at the expense of becoming more cursed herself, and cursing the rest of magical girls. Homura losses herself, her mind, and Madoka all for the sake of allowing Madoka to become human again. She can't interact with Madoka, but she can watch her inside her gilded cage; and that's "all" Homura needs
Sayaka is the most poignant example of this; with her "role" being to showcase the ultimate curse of all magical girls. She's determined to make a "selfless" wish (disguising her true "selfish" desires) despite how much Mami warns her against it. Sayaka losses the control she wanted to gain, and losses her mind. Mami's facade left such an impact on her she's dedicated herself to portraying herself as the "perfect magical girl" that never existed nor could exist in the first place. She becomes more cursed bearing the curse Mami left for her, and pushing away the one person who could help her because Kyoko doesn't line up with Sayaka's deluded image of how a magical girl should be. Sayaka curses the people around her up until her curse is ended by Kyoko.
Kyoko makes the most selfless wish of them all, and the most people become cursed as a result. The ones she loved and wished for the sake of in a genuinely selfless way had enjoyed her wish for a while, until the wish could not longer protect them. Kyoko's whole family and life went up in flames as a direct consequence of her wish; because of that, she's decided to live only for herself because she understands best the curse that comes with selflessness; the curse that comes with love. I don't know if it's directly confirmed when Kyoko leaves Mami, but I theorize it was shortly after the death of Kyoko's family; the time Kyoko lost her selfless heart and could not longer connect with others as a result. Kyoko stays that way until Sayaka; Sayaka is the antithesis of Kyoko and yet the same as her. Kyoko relieves the curse on herself and Sayaka with their deaths; the only way to end the curse of a magical girl.
Mami's wish is the most selfish (*objectively) and so the fewest people are cursed (one could even argue that the only one cursed by Mami's wish was Mami herself). Mami's curse is a "self-fufilling prophecy" of sorts where she isolates herself and fully dedicates herself to being a magical girl from the fear that she'll end up alone again and/or that anyone she comes into contact will suffer/die. In a sense, this is true, as the rest of the Holy Quintet do in fact suffer, die, become witches, and so on. Mami didn't even really get to make a wish; she simply had an opportunity to survive and took it, and was forced to suffer as a magical girl because of it. The impact she leaves on Sayaka and her trying to convince Madoka to become a magical girl are curses she imposes without knowing the extent of her actions, nor that her actions are in any way bad; she's gotten swept up by the lies of the incubators and has become someone who curses as a result.
Nagisa is an interesting case because she deliberately curses herself and the people around her. She knows that she COULD wish to save her mom, but prefers the idea of making her mom indulge in her revenge: the world's tastiest cheesecake. The cheesecake Nagisa wished for instead of her mother's health. She becomes a magical girl, with the knowledge she'll never not be a magical girl again, all for the sake of revenge.
✧.*✿ Mami Tomoe Headcanons! ✿*.✧
(These are just for fun!)
✿ When Mami and Kyoko were magical girl partners, they went to the arcade every friday evening and then went to Mami's house for tea
✿ Mami loves comedy sitcoms
✿ Mami always gets lots of love letters and chocolates on Valentine's Day, but she's never properly dated anyone
✿ Rebellion-Mami would cook and bake many different things while trying to find Bebe's favorite food
✿ Mami's very fashionable, and especially loves long skirts
✿ Mami works part-time at a tea shop, and wants to open her own tea shop as an adult
✿ Mami used to be in her school's gardening club and still gardens for fun
✿ Ever since her accident, Mami has been afraid of any and all wheeled vehicles (cars, trains, bikes, ect) and so walks everywhere
✿ Mami's favorite flowers are daffodils and daisies since she think's they're "happy flowers"
✿ Mami loves to show off and impress people
✿ Mami wakes up at around 6:00 am every day (morning person), stretches and does yoga for a bit, and then has breakfast and tea
✿ Mami has a pet bird she got from her parents several years ago
Happy pride month to my favorite queer friend group!
*NOT WHO YOU THINK THE FANBASE'S FAVORITE CHARACTER IS, WHO YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER IS
Yes!!! Exactly!!!
Kyoko's story suffers from subtly and being added late, however she's on par with the rest of the girls in terms of interesting story, parallels with other characters, and overall narrative significance.
Without Kyoko, Sayaka's story wouldn't have been as impactful and effective (as Kyoko plays a big role in Sayaka's story and spiral). And without Kyoko, Mami wouldn't be the cut-off magical girl so eager to have accomplices she loses her life over trying to show off.
I like Kyoko more the more I rewatch
*madoka magica spoilers*
When I first watched madoka magica, I thought that all the characters were cool but Kyoko was my least favorite. I still liked her but not as much. Then when I went to rewatch the series I didnt realise how late she was added to the show. I was able to see her as she was introduced and how she turned into what she did and I appreciated her much more.
I think that in the beginning, she is seen as abrasive, you still dont know whats going on, I wasnt looking for the meaning or the symbolsim, I was trying to figure out who the hell this random girl who came half way through the 12 episode series thta wasnt on the poster and apperently knows Mami is. I wasnt thinking about how her and sayaka reflect eachother, i was thinking about why she was like that.
The way that she interacted with the characters but mainly Sayaka really improved how I saw both of them, they were great contrasts of each other, both having used their wish for someone else and wanting to help, and in the end they were both corrupted. But this is where Kyoko spends her final time trying to save Sayaka, and even sacrificing herself when she realised it wouldnt work(I made a post about this on my main but Ill reblog it here) This isnt even talking about the backstory of her and Mami.
I dont say that shes my favorite, but honestly after watching the show so many times, I dont think that i have one. I love how all of the characters are a diffrent part of the plot and the way they are written are amazing.
But long story short, I love Kyoko Sakura.
Welp, I guessed right!
My expectation was that Madoka and Homura would be in first and second (either for either spot), but it seems Madoka came in third instead! (Very surprising to me!)
Homura, because she's Homura.
Madoka, because she's the protagonist, has an iconic design, and is the center of the narrative. Madoka's a very lovable character in ways I can't exactly pinpoint.
Sayaka I had predicted to be third, but she's second! I had predicted her in third because of the amount of fanart and almost cult-following she has around her in the fandom (Sayaka fans are definitely the most dedicated and vocal in my experience)
Mami, Kyoko, and Nagisa I all predicted in their correct spots:
Mami is iconic for her unfortunate decapitation, her being the first proper magical girl we see, and generally getting a good amount of time to know her!
Kyoko suffers from the diseases of "not enough screen time" and "not enough focus" in the main show. She gets misrepresented as an accessory for Sayaka's narrative, but she has a standalone narrative and the same level of great writing as the rest of the girls. The full rant will not be here, but Kyoko is a good character and she needs more love.
Nagisa suffers from "condemned to side media"-itis. She was made simply because fans loved Charlotte, so I was very torn between thinking she'd be higher or lower. In the end I figured she'd be lowest since she really doesn't get much time to shine in the main story (not appearing in the main series and only showing up as a side character in one movie so far) and her backstory is hidden in Magia Record (RIP).
*NOT WHO YOU THINK THE FANBASE'S FAVORITE CHARACTER IS, WHO YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER IS
Psspsspss I made this funky Mami Tomoe wallpaper come an get it
The gift of life yours to impart ❀
(My second wish themed holy quintet piece which features in @dotzines magical girl themed zine! Go check it out!)
hey havent posted since like 2021
but heres some madoka magica fanart