Iroha Tamaki

Iroha Tamaki is the main protagonist from the Magia Record series.
== Charactah Account ==
Iroha is a Magical Girl who came to Kamihama City to learn the truth behind her mysterious dreams. She has a friendly personality, and tends to overly concern herself with things. Unfamiliar with the most recent trends, she is especially inexperienced with smartphones. And although usually reserved, she shows her strong will at the most crucial moments.
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.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story Final Season
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story PVs
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening Recap
=== Manga ===
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story
=== Video Games ===
* Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story
== Trivia ==
* Iroha's illustrator is Ume Aoki.
* The name of Iroha's witch, Giovanna, and the name of Yachiyo's witch, Campanella, are a reference the famous Japanese novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, who's main characters were named Giovanni and Campanella. This, together with Campanella being the doppel of Ticket-clipping, is irony - in Night on the Galactic Railroad, Campanella decides to answer a question in class instead of the shy Giovanni, only to stay silent so that Giovanni is less embarrassed, and it is Giovanni who owns the ticket to the galaxy.
* The name Giovanna means 'God is gracious'. This may have something to do with Iroha's role in the story, ultimately being the one who frees her sister from her terrible fate as if it were a miracle - hence the fact she is a God like figure and later becomes Infinite Iroha. The guidebook says part of the inspiration of her doppel's design was 'a saint' (possibly hinting at the crown it wears) so this may hold some ground.
* Iroha has a lot of bird symbolism. Not only does a bird appear in her transformation and in the animation as one she chases after for the first part of the story, but it also becomes her cape that resembles a birds shape, and her doppel also is a calling bird. Birds are said to symbolize transcending limits and freedom, which Iroha eventually does after overcoming her fear and timidness.
** Iroha's hood is shown as being down on her 5-star battle sprite, which also represents her reaching her full potential.
* There are several instances in the anime where the number 168 is shown in various scenes that focus on Iroha. 168 can alternatively be read as "I-ro-ha".
* Iroha's birthday is the same day that Magia Record officially launched.
* Since Iroha's doppel represents a calling bird this may be a reference to 'four calling birds' as Iroha was meant to be the fourth Magius leader. This also may be why her doppel is linked with Touka, Nemu and her sister Ui. The four of them were meant to make a group.
* Iroha's doppel, Giovanna may have a deeper meaning. The doppel represents not just Iroha's insecurities in herself but also the denial she carries throughout the story. She doesn't want to accept Ui being gone and thus keeps searching for her. Covering up everything she doesn't want to hear in 'cloth' meaning that she can't accept reality.
** This can also be interpreted as Iroha covering up anything that deters her from her main goal as she doesn't want to give up.
** Or as Iroha having trouble expressing herself, hence why it is the Doppel Of Silence.
* The bottom symbol of Iroha's soul gem when not transformed resembles her hood drawn over her head.
** This makes Iroha one of the few magical girls whose non-transformed soul gem symbols do not match.
* Iroha's magia is Italian for "The path to the future". This could represent her leading magical girls to a new future and saving Kamihama. However, the name is not grammatically correct, as 'Futuro' is used either as a noun or masculine form of the adjective, which doesn't make much sense in the former case and is still grammatically incorrect in the latter.
* On the cover of DA VINCI Magazine 2020 for October, Madoka is holding the book The Neverending Story while Iroha is holding Little Women.
* According to Ultimate Madoka and Madoka • Iroha's Magical Girl Stories, Iroha becomes a Magical Girl only in Magia Record's timeline. In other timelines, she either never contracted Kyubey or died in a car accident. Hence, Ui was never healed.
* In the game Iroha is shown making a contract in her bedroom, while in the anime it happens in the roof of the hospital where Ui is being treated.
* Ume Aoki's commentary on Iroha in Magia Archive Vol. 1: "When I was first tasked with designing Iroha, her weapon was a dagger, and since it's a simple weapon, I designed her character to be plain as well. As game production went on, we decided she would be the main character, so I upped her heroine factor in a very ad hoc way, such as changing her eyes from a slanted to a more almond-like shape, and giving her long hair in the back, which wasn’t a part of her design at first. The transparent area on her stomach is my favorite part. As for her school uniform, I made the first basic shape, and from there, f4 chose various colors and patterns for the ribbons and skirt. I remember having a hard time picking [the final design] because they were all so cute. The uniforms for all the schools, save for the Kamihama Municipal University Affiliated School, were designed by f4."
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Iroha Tamaki at Puella Magi Wiki
* Iroha Tamaki at The Puella Magi Wiki
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