Kaguya Madoka

Kaguya Madoka - Cure Selene

**Kaguya Madoka** (香久矢まどか, ***Kaguya Madoka***?) is one of the five main characters of *Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure*. Madoka's alter ego is **Cure Selene** (キュアセレーネ, ***Cure Selene***?) and she is known as the Pretty Cure of the Moon. Her catchphrase is **"Good day"** (「ごきげんよう」, *"Gokigen'yō"*?).

## Bio

### Appearance

Madoka has gentle blue eyes and long, layered purple hair with a dark magenta ribbon on each side of her head.

Normally, Madoka wears a pearl blue long-sleeved blouse with indigo straps on the wrist and an indigo dress is worn over it. Around her waist is a dark indigo belt with a crescent moon buckle and on her collar of her shirt is a dark magenta ribbon with the same crescent moon brooch. She also wears strappy dark indigo Mary-Janes worn with grey tube socks. In the summer, she wears a different blouse that has shorter sleeves. For winter, she wears a similar dress but the ribbon is on her hip. She now wears a light grey turtleneck, along with a pair of dark purple boots and light grey tights. She would sometimes also wear a gray caplet with a dark magenta ribbon in the front.

As **Cure Selene**, her eyes are lighter, while her hair thickens and turns lilac. A pair of forelocks are held in a gold band. She wears a white frilly headband with blue and purple bows that have a blue sphere with a crescent moon. Her choker is thick and purple with a light blue star. Her dress has white puffy sleeves and frills in some places. The bodice is deep purple with a white southern cross design in front and her Star Color Pendant on top. Beneath the bodice is a white layer matching her sleeves with her pouch on the left. The skirt is purple with longer tips at each pleat with a yellow star at each end. The back is slightly longer. Under it is a shorter purple skirt and a pale blue translucent layer. On her back is a light blue ribbon. Her boots are white and purple with pale blue snowflake-like designs on top. Her accessories include white wristbands with a ruffle and crescent moon earrings.

### Personality

Madoka is a third year student who tries her best to be ladylike. She from a family with a storied history; her father works in the government while her mother is world famous pianist. She herself holds national championship titles in piano and archery. She also does flower arrangements and tea ceremonies, and gets excellent grades. As the student council president, she's known as "The Moon of Mihoshi Town".

### Etymology

**Kaguya** (香久矢, ***Kaguya***?) - *Ka* (香, **Ka**?) comes from the kanji, 香り, which means "fragrance" , *Gu* (久, **Gu**?) means "eternity" or "forever" , while *Ya* (矢, **Ya**?) means "arrow" which eludes to Madoka's great skill at archery.

**Madoka** (まどか, ***Madoka***?) - When written with the kanji, 円, it can mean "yen" or "round", with the latter eluding to Madoka's theme as Cure Selene, as the moon is often round.

**Cure Selene** is a noun and means "the Greek goddess of the moon".

## Cure Selene

**"Light up the night sky! The mystery behind the moonlight! Cure Selene!"**
夜空に輝く！神秘の月あかり！キュアセレーネ！
*Yozora ni Kagayaku! Shinpi no Tsukiakari! Kyua Serēne!*

**Cure Selene** (キュアセレーネ, ***Cure Selene***?) is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Madoka. In order to transform, she needs the Star Color Pendant and her Star Color Pen.

### Attacks

**Pretty Cure! Selene Arrow!**

**Pretty Cure! Capricorn! Selene Arrow!**

## Songs

Madoka's voice actor, **Komatsu Mikako** has participated in several image songs for the character she voices.

## Trivia

* Madoka's birthday is on November 23rd, making her star sign Sagittarius.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-%E9%A6%99.html
2. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B9%85#Japanese
3. ↑ http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-%E7%9F%A2.html
4. ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/madoka/submitted
5. ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/selene