Keigo Magami

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**Keigo Magami** (真 (ま) 神 (かみ) 圭 (けい) 護 (ご) , *Magami Keigo*?) is a major character in *Witch Watch* series.

Initially introduced as Nico and Morihito's classmate until later revealed to be a werewolf. After the events of Dogs and Raindrops, Keigo becomes a Nico's familiar along Wolf.

## Etymology

* The name **Keigo** means "*gemstone*" (圭) (**kei**) and "*safeguard/protect*" (護) (**go**).
* Keigo's surname **Magami** means "*true god*" (真神) (**magami**).

## Appearance

Keigo has black hair with blue tips (sometimes orange), he usually wears long shirts with green pants.

## Personality

Keigo is generally a quiet person.

Keigo tends to distrust himself and his abilities, making him a depressive person at times.

He is usually arrogant when it comes to showing his knowledge in movies by annoying his friends and classmates.

He is considered an introverted person since he usually enjoys solitary activities. With time and due to the influence of the members of the Otogi family this has changed since he likes to spend time with them and considers them as his family.

Despite his arrogant or introverted attitude, he is a good person who enjoys helping others.

## History

Unbeknownst to Keigo, he has werewolf ancestors although his parents did not present this particularity.
During his childhood he practiced figure skating participating in championships at a very young age.

Wolf woke up 3 years before the current events on an unknown date.

On a trip to a competition Keigo and his mother would have an accident causing his mother to be unable to walk again, despite being injured Keigo would not have serious injuries but would use the accident as an excuse to quit figure skating due to his ability to turn in werewolf.

Wolf's appearance in his life made Keigo seriously consider who he was starting to consume products, music and movies to feel better about himself.

Years later a witch would ask him to be her familiar in exchange for a wish which Keigo would accept and become her familiar. He would enter the same school that Morihito, Kanshi and Nico attend becoming friends with they and gaining their trust. After losing to Morihito in a fight and healing his mother, he would become Nico's familiar alongside Morihito and Kanshi.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Unnamed Mother

Keigo has a good relationship with his mother. Keigo felt guilty for his mother's injury, thinking that it was because of the accident, showing his love for her.

### Friends

#### Nico Wakatsuki

At first they were both just classmates, but due to his mission to kidnap Nico he decided to get involved with Nico and Morihito. After her mission fails and Nico helps him heal her mother, Keigo decides to return her favor and become her familiar to protect her from her. Since then both have established a good relationship since Nico often tells him about her romantic advances with Morihito.

#### Morihito Otogi

Morihito and Keigo became friends, although this would only be a plan to get closer to Nico. After discovering that Keigo was a werewolf and that it was all faked, Morihito confronts Keigo's counterpart, Wolf. After his defeat, Keigo becomes Nico's familiar to Moi's surprise. Since then both have become very good friends, coming to trust each other's abilities.

#### Kanshi Kazamatsuri

He and Kanshi often spend time together due to their similar personalities. They both know about Nico's crush so they try to help her advance her relationship with Moi. They have a good friendship even though Kanshi tries to drag him into situations that he doesn't like.

#### Wolf

Wolf would awaken 3 years before the current events. Since then he and wolf have been sharing life. Despite the fact that Keigo considers Wolf to be a bad person deep down, he is grateful to him because thanks to Wolf he has been able to do things that he would not have been able to do alone.

#### Nemu Miyao

Although at first they both did not usually live together, over time and due to Nemu's dealings with Wolf, they would begin to spend time together. Nemu would even go so far as to support Keigo when he felt useless without Wolf. Due to the time they spent together and the dates they have had, Keigo would begin to develop romantic feelings for Nemu, this would be shown when he thinks of her after Kanshi asks him to go on a double date with him or when he calls Nemu to tell her that Komugi wanted to propose to him on the mountain.

#### Miharu Kiryu

Like the other members of the Otogi family, Keigo considers Miharu as a younger brother.

#### Momo Kuramochi

Keigo considers Momo to be a beautiful woman.

### Neutrals

#### Komugi Kurowa

Initially both were just classmates along with Moi and Nico but after Nico began to spend more time with Komugi she became a friend of the Otogi family. After Komugi convinced the group to perform Waltaus's exorcism during Nico's confession, Keigo and Komugi would accompany Nico up the mountain, where Keigo would explain to him about being a werewolf and how he met the others. When Keigo finds out about Komugi's true identity, he tries to convince her that her situation is the same as the one he had long ago.

## Abilities

*Main Article:* Wolf
* **Wolf Transformation**: Being a werewolf, he transforms into someone big and strong having a different personality after seeing a crescent moon-shaped object.
* **Figure Skating**: Keigo has a history of figure skating and is very skilled at it.
* **Float Spell**: Nico gave this spell to Keigo to use when he can't turn into a werewolf. Keigo uses this ability to move on the ground and move using his knowledge of figure skating.

## Equipment

* **Crescent Moon Bracelet**: Due to the weakening of werewolf blood, Keigo transforms into Wolf when he sees a crescent moon, so he wears a crescent moon bracelet to transform at any time.

## Trivia

* Although his hair was originally shown as black with orange tips, in some color pages it can be seen that the tips change to blue. While his hair color is occasionally changed to brown.

## References

1. ↑ Twitter Official Account
2. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 27, Page 13
3. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 105, Page 3