Chisato Yonamine

Anime depiction

**Chisato Yonamine** (与那嶺 ちさと, *Yonamine Chisato*) is a Magical Girl with the designation "***Whiplash***" (***ウィップラッシュ***). Secondary Antagonist Turn Good While initially loyal to Babel Squad for rescuing her from her abusive daily life, she switched sides to M-Squad following the revelation that they, in fact, orchestrated her many hardships.

## Personality

Chisato is a reclusive and depressed individual who rarely spoke outwardly and was resigned to her miserable life, never vocally protesting the idea of becoming an underage prostitute or a Magical Girl, but after she became the latter she was filled with a sense of purpose. After she was defeated by Kurumi, she felt guilty for the damage she caused as a member of the Babel Brigade and resolves to save people rather than hurting them.

## Relationships

She is friendly with Giess, who 'saved her'. After she's betrayed by him, her feelings change, and she calls him a "liar" in episode 12.

She works with Nazani a lot, since they're both reformed 'illegal' magical girls, and saves her from the Russian mercenaries during the Saving Phoenix Tamara arc. They are frequently depicted in art together.

## Abilities & Powers

Chisato, being a karate master, uses this to her advantage in battle. Her powers as a Magical Girl include her 'Magical Bandage', which enhances her abilities, and her prosthetic leg also has a built-in knife.

Like the other magical girls, Chisato has a definitive attack called the ¨Magic Calorie Roll-Up¨ named ¨ Positive Thrust Fist, Pierce Armor¨ as presented in chapter 60 of the manga consisting of a blow with more magical power increasing its power base

## Chronology

### Before Introduction

Her mother, who supported her karate dreams, was killed by a car accident caused by the Babel Brigade a year prior to the Okinawa Arc, and her dad was abusive and tried to sell her into slavery for money. The car accident caused Chisato to lose one of her legs, and when the Okinawa Arc started, she was confined to a wheelchair.

### Okinawa Arc

After killing her father, Giess asked Chisato if she wanted to become a Magical Girl for the Babel Brigade, and she said yes. After murdering the people who supposedly killed her mother, she helped in the Babel invasion of the 6th Naha and fought War Nurse Kurumi unsuccessfully. After talking to Kurumi and Nazani (and getting tortured in the anime), Chisato decides to join M-Squad.

### Ukraine Arc

In this arc, Chisato performs her first mission as a M-Squad magical girl, rescuing Astrologer from the hands of Oboroten.

### Saving Phoenix Arc

Chisato saves Nazani from the Russian mafia and participates in the operation to undo Tamara's brainwashing in this arc.

### New York Arc

In this arc, Chisato is set to become an official Magical Girl, which was postponed due to the Babel Brigade's invasion of New York City.

During the Battle of New York, Chisato rescues Nazani from the hands of Varvara.

It is unknown whether Chisato became an official magical girl, as she is only seen in the background during the epilogue chapter.

## Etymology

* The name **Chisato** is written in hiragana (ちさと), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (千聖, 千里, 知里 or 雅里), it could possibly mean:
	+ 千聖 - "thousand" (千) (**chi**) and "holy" (聖) (**sato**).
	+ 千里 - "thousand miles, long distance".
	+ 知里 - "knowledge" (知) (**chi**) and "village" (里) (**sato**).
	+ 雅里 - "elegant, graceful" (雅) (**chi**) and "village" (里) (**sato**).
* Chisato's surname **Yonamine** means "giving" (与) (**yo**), "what?" (那) (**na**) and "ridge, peak, summit" (嶺) (**mine**).

## Trivia

* Chisato was voiced by Ayana Taketatsu in the original version and Alexis Tipton in the English dub.
	+ Alexis Tipton also served as the voice director on the anime's dub.
* Chisato is 5'3.