Iroha Tamaki (環いろは?) is one of the five main Magical Girls and the title character for Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Iroha Tamaki has long blunt pastel pink hair tied in a low ponytail with braids,two thin strands of hair covering the sides of her cheeks and bangs covering her forehead. Her eyes are reddish-pink.
As a Magical Girl, she wears a hunting outfit, consisting mainly of a skintight brown jumpsuit, a black crop top and shorts of the same colour, all beneath a short light pink pleated skirt that fades into white with a pink belt, and a white, pink-trimmed cape with pink stripes running down the hood. She also wears black gloves. Her crossbow is brown with light pink details with two pink gems at the top and bottom which is attached to her arm with buckled leather straps. She also sports black thigh-high boots with laces lining the fronts. She wears her soul gem on a golden necklace around her neck.
Personality[]
Iroha is shy but determined, as well as kind and caring to others, especially her peers. Her personality bears a close resemblance to that of Madoka Kaname's, the only difference being that Iroha is more strong-willed. Iroha is kindhearted and tends to worry too much about others. She's not up on the latest trends and isn't good with her phone. Usually reserved, Iroha can be a fighter when it matters most.
Etymology[]
Iroha (いろは?): The name is only given in hiragana. A kanji equivalent could be 彩羽, which mean "colorful feather". This alludes to Iroha's Magical Girl theme being feathers.
Tamaki (環?) means "ring". Rings are used by Magical Girls in order to camouflage their Soul Gems.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Parents
Her parents are only seen in episode 1 and 22 of the Magia Record anime. They appear to travel a lot overseas due to business and Iroha's mother is shown to be forgetful, whereas her father is really responsible.
Ui Tamaki
Her younger sister. She was hospitalized and was the reason she became a Magical Girl. Iroha spent a lot of time at the hospital with Ui visiting her, but upon Ui's wish, she was erased from existence and Iroha believed she didn't have any siblings at all.
Powers and Abilities[]
Abilities[]
- Her main ability is healing, which is given as "reversal" in Arc 2 Chapter 12 of the game.
Attacks[]
- Strada Futuro (ストラーダ・フトゥーロ lit. Path to the Future?): An attack Iroha sometimes uses in to defeat Witches. The attack's name is taken from her Magia from the game.
- Connect (コネクト?): A technique used by Magical Girls in Magia Record. By joining hands, the two Magical Girls can fuse their weapons to create a stronger variant of it. Her Connect appears to be the strongest among all characters in the series.
Trivia[]
- Iroha's birthday falls on August 22nd, making her zodiac sign Leo.
- Her birthday is given to her in honor of the release of the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story game.
- She's one of the three characters in the entire franchise who has their birthday canonically confirmed. The other two are Madoka Kaname and Jeanne d'Arc.
- Her hobby is cooking.
- According to Ultimate Madoka's Magical Girl Story, Iroha was never meant to become a Magical Girl. The alternate timeline Magia Record takes place in features a unique anomaly by having her become a Magical Girl. In a parallel world Madoka and Iroha found themselves in Madoka • Iroha's Magical Girl Story, Iroha had died in a car accident and Ui was never healed.
- As seen in episode 8, Iroha's cellphone model is MEDIAS BR IS11 N.
- In the anime, Iroha along with Yachiyo and Tsuruno are the only Magical Girls who are seen talking with their Doppels on-screen.
References[]
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Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica characters | ||
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Magical Girls | Madoka Kaname • Sayaka Miki • Mami Tomoe • Kyoko Sakura • Homura Akemi • Nagisa Momoe | |
Incubators | Kyubey | |
Magia Record Characters (Anime) | Iroha Tamaki • Yachiyo Nanami • Tsuruno Yui • Sana Futaba • Felicia Mitsuki • Kaede Akino • Rena Minami • Momoko Togame • Alina Gray • Ui Tamaki • Touka Satomi • Nemu Hiiragi • Kuroe • Mitama Yakumo • Tsukasa Amane • Tsukuyo Amane • Mel Anna • Kanae Yukino | |
Witches | Gertrud • Suleika • H.N. Elly (Kirsten) • Albertine • Gisela • Elsa Maria • Uhrmann • Oktavia von Seckendorff • Izabel • Patricia • Kriemhild Gretchen • Roberta • Walpurgisnacht • Homulilly | |
Others | Junko Kaname • Tatsuya Kaname • Tomohisa Kaname • Kazuko Saotome • Hitomi Shizuki • Momo Sakura • Minor Characters |