Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname is the main heroine of the show "Puella Magi Madoka Magica". A 14-year-old girl who comes from an extremely loving family. Her life however changes when she encounters the Puella Magi Homura and the familiar Kyubey, who offers to transform her into a Puella Magi herself.

Madoka Kaname (鹿目まどか Kaname Madoka)

Character History

SPOILERS below : Contains spoilers for the whole series

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Madoka is a kind and gentle girl, but she sees herself as a person lacking any talent. After her initial encounter with Kyuubey, she had no ideas as to what kind of wish she should make at first. But after witnessing Mami fighting against witches, she aspires to become a cool and wonderful Puella Magi like Mami. Following the death of Mami, she is stricken with uncertainty about becoming a Puella Magi, falling deeper into despair as the dark secrets of the Puella Magi are revealed to her. She always wishes that everyone would get along, and puts her own life at risk to help others.

In previous timelines experienced by Akemi Homura, Madoka had already become a Puella Magi, wielding a magic bow and arrow. Kyuubey remarked that Madoka is capable of becoming the strongest Puella Magi and subsequently the most menacing witch, capable of destroying the world and giving him the energy he desires to counter entropy; the reason for which he is most interested in forming a contract with her.

Before Akemi Homura became a Puella Magi, Madoka at the original timeline was a much more laid back, confident girl compared to herself on the current timeline. However not as powerful as herself in the current timeline. She died in the battle against Walpurgis Night, but due to Homura making a wish where she wants to fix the encounter with Madoka, Homura managed to turn back in time one month before, hence negated her death but as a side effect, due to her wish formed a karma which adds on whenever Madoka dies and indefinite time looping, the potential in Madoka stacks, which result in her having the most potential of becoming the strongest Puella Magi, as well as being the strongest Witch.

In the final episode, Madoka wish was revealed to be able to go to all times and stop all witches from being born. This changes the very fabric of reality where Madoka is ascended to godhood, but in return nobody remembers except for Homura. However, in this new reality, demons caused by distortions form, thus still giving Puella Magi purpose.

Trivia

The first character of her last name (鹿) means "deer". The last character (目) means "eye."

Her last name can also be used as a first name.

Her last name sounds same as (要) the word means "keystone" or "hub".

Her first name is written in hiragana, which has no particular meaning. However, when written in kanji, it can mean "round" or "tranquil" (円).

Madoka has many stuffed animals similar in appearance to Kyubey in her room.

It is revealed in the Drama CD that takes place during the events of Episode 10 that the reason she became a Puella Magi was to save the life of a cat from being run over by a car.