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Published: 2011-05-26 04:22:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 12494; Favourites: 169; Downloads: 40
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Name: Ikumi Yanagi (Yanagi Izumi, 柳 征海)

Age: 14

Height/Weight: 5’2”, 116 lbs (157 cm, 52 kg)

Puella Group: Patricia

Job: Student

Weapon: Japanese war fan (SHUT UP GUYS THEY’RE COOL)

Wish: To resurrect her best friend, who had killed herself nearly a year previous.

Personality: Slightly dorky, primarily maladaptive and still quite unused to the world of the Puella Magi, and perhaps social situations in general. Before becoming a magical girl, Ikumi was introverted and preferred to hang around the edges, reading a great deal. Since her contract, she’s found herself shoved out into the open a great deal, which makes her uncomfortable but is gradually making her much more open and sociable. Ikumi thinks in a non-linear manner, with a tendency to jump to conclusions and get so wrapped up in possible negative endings that she fails to see the bigger picture or any hope for herself; she’s terrified to death at the very idea of the Walpurgis Night, being barely capable herself to deal with regular-level witches. In battle, despite being very aggressive and employing marginal strategy tactics, she’s (when it comes down to it) quite weak and serves as a better support or defender rather than an offensive attacker of witches. Loyal, sometimes to the point of fanaticism, she’ll consciously allow people to walk on her and use her as a pawn in the name of friendship and “not rocking the boat”. To perfect strangers or people she dislikes, however, she’s stubborn, generally not very forgiving, and quite adamant about favours.

Likes: Cats, oxygen (?!), science, books, people, animals that most people would normally find creepy as shit (prime example: scorpions.)

Dislikes: Fights, being alone, heights, writing (her kanji sucks), has a strong phobia of death and is constantly plagued by anxiety about possibly dying.

Backstory: Growing up with a single father in a generally loving, perhaps only a little lonely family, Ikumi had nearly everything she wanted. A quiet girl, she was delighted when a girl named Motoko Kawasaki finally befriended her in middle school, only to have her kill herself roughly a year afterwards. Ikumi was swarmed with guilt, believing it to be her fault for not noticing anything wrong, and thus determinedly wished to bring her back somehow. She was highly perturbed when first offered a contract, due to the impossibility and distinct lack of a scientific explanation, but incubators and the possibility of wish fulfillment piqued her interest enough to seriously consider it. Eventually, she agreed to become a Puella Magi, if only just to further investigate the phenomenon.

When Motoko was brought back from the dead, however, she was horrified to be back in the world she had been desperate to escape, bearing a grudge against Ikumi as she continued to while out her days in a depressive catatonic state while her friend battled witches. Since this occurrence, she’s been obsessed with the well-being of any of her acquaintances and makes a nice emotional doormat.

Additional: None ♥

OH JEEZ. GUYS, I LEARNED HOW TO ACTUALLY DO COOL SHIT WITH COLOURS, ARE YOU PROUD?

Yeah, remember this Mary-Sue whore, I totally renovated her face because I'm sexy like that. FML. Now she's a mahou shoujo.

/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\

KAWASHITA YAKUSOKU WASURENAI YO ME-

Guys, guys, applications close in six days, come apply with me~!
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Comments: 123

kimitama In reply to ??? [2017-09-30 23:23:41 +0000 UTC]

The meme template for this, you mean? This group's been shut down for five years, I think it's 100% gone. Sorry : (

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the-imagined [2016-11-28 01:59:24 +0000 UTC]

I love her hair! 

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kimitama In reply to the-imagined [2016-11-28 03:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Gosh! Thank you!

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discordiatirofinale [2016-03-13 15:31:55 +0000 UTC]

that color is the soul gem?

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kimitama In reply to discordiatirofinale [2016-03-13 20:23:07 +0000 UTC]

Correct

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discordiatirofinale In reply to kimitama [2016-03-14 18:06:18 +0000 UTC]

I ask the color of the gem soul

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kimitama In reply to discordiatirofinale [2016-03-23 20:17:43 +0000 UTC]

very light blue

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discordiatirofinale In reply to kimitama [2016-03-25 15:01:23 +0000 UTC]

ok thanks

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Chochochu [2014-01-29 01:42:35 +0000 UTC]

We have the same disliike

I cant sleep at night sometimes

Cause death comes randomly

To my mind and then i feel anxious

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kimitama In reply to Chochochu [2014-01-29 01:47:41 +0000 UTC]

whispers

me too, man, i feel you

and then u stare blankly at the ceiling for hours in horror, relishing in the cruelness of nature

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Chochochu In reply to kimitama [2014-01-29 10:22:01 +0000 UTC]

Hahahaha hi5

For that! 

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PastMisfortunes [2013-09-22 02:49:23 +0000 UTC]

xD The quote. The quote. The quote.

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kimitama In reply to PastMisfortunes [2013-09-22 03:35:22 +0000 UTC]

WORDS TO LIVE BY :') <3

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Entraya [2013-09-05 18:24:34 +0000 UTC]

I like that quote.

But if her friend went through all that trouble to kill herself, isn't it a dickmove to just undo her work?

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kimitama In reply to Entraya [2013-09-06 02:12:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh man thank you! I liked her quote too : D 


On the latter point, this is very much my opinion, but the urge to kill yourself is committed in an altered state of consciousness (IE: clinical depression) and, once treated, any suicidal thoughts can be kept in check (in a perfect world, anyway). Of 515 people who had been prevented from jumping off the Golden Gate bridge, only 25 (5%) went on to kill themselves later, which leads us to believe that many people have a sort of "change of heart" halfway down. So theoretically the friend might be rather pleased. 


This being said, Ikumi is only fourteen years old and like most fourteen year old girls would not hesitate to bring back a friend she missed sorely for her own selfish reasons without sparing a thought to the other party's feelings. Teenagers, man. 

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Entraya In reply to kimitama [2013-09-06 07:45:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, they are little girls.. Kyouko didn't think of what her father would think about the whole wish thing, either. I guess i was thinking of the utter crapsack world of magical girls, that the other girl obviously wasn't part of. Suicide is almost a positive thing for magical girls

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kimitama In reply to Entraya [2013-09-06 07:53:47 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, damn... actually, you've got me thinking now-- Witch's Kisses also cause suicides, don't they? 


WELL THAT'D JUST BE IRONY TO THE EXTREME

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Entraya In reply to kimitama [2013-09-06 18:15:25 +0000 UTC]

Yes indeed.


Irony how?

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Tia-chan25 [2012-11-02 13:41:55 +0000 UTC]

I like it!
She is very cute! ^3^

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Saphira96 [2012-08-09 14:00:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow she's beautyfull!

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kimitama In reply to Saphira96 [2012-08-09 21:34:32 +0000 UTC]

haha, wow, thank you!

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Saphira96 In reply to kimitama [2012-08-10 08:29:42 +0000 UTC]

I already See a oc use for weapon two fan but Using for a oc of puella Magi it's the most good idea i ever seen!

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kimitama In reply to Saphira96 [2012-08-10 10:03:17 +0000 UTC]

ahh, thank you! haha, i love fans as weapons, they just look so cool when animated *o*

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Saphira96 In reply to kimitama [2012-08-11 12:55:41 +0000 UTC]

OF COURSE!They can be a boomerang,a protection and maaaaany other things!

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Zephyra-of-Breeze [2011-10-04 15:06:12 +0000 UTC]

Woow she's so pretty! I love your coloring style.

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kimitama In reply to Zephyra-of-Breeze [2011-10-04 23:00:31 +0000 UTC]

eeek thank you! I need to update it (LOL STYLE CHANGE) but thank you so much <3

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Kaliblu [2011-10-04 09:35:36 +0000 UTC]

Kyaaah, she's so cute!! X333

Our puellas should be friends 8'D

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kimitama In reply to Kaliblu [2011-10-04 14:57:07 +0000 UTC]

oh my god thank you so much GAHAHAA I need to update her app sheet though! I sort of wasn't paying attention to the WPN updates, d'you know why they were asking us to resubmit? Or was it a new opening?

.
oh my god
let's do it

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Kaliblu In reply to kimitama [2011-10-04 16:33:10 +0000 UTC]

Maybe they want a fresh start... I don't really know... 8w8

.
Hell yeah. ((since I'm new and Chouko didn't have any friends //shot))

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kimitama In reply to Kaliblu [2011-10-04 23:01:11 +0000 UTC]

oh jeez, maybe that was it

shh it's okay
secretly
ikumi doesn't either
forever
alone
-SHOT-
D'YOU THINK THE MODS WILL NOTICE IF I CHANGE HER PERSONALITY SLIGHTLY?

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Kaliblu In reply to kimitama [2011-10-05 05:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh that's true? D:
Then...
I DON'T THINK SO.

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Csp499 [2011-10-02 05:40:18 +0000 UTC]

I thought Japanese war-fans were different looking? Like they were solid and made of wood and looked kinda like frying pans.

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kimitama In reply to Csp499 [2011-10-02 06:08:43 +0000 UTC]

It actually depends- there's several different types of war fan. The one depicted (heavily simplified, fml) is the one that is impossible to fold shut because a metal blade's basically stuck in the top.


You are absolutely right. There is an updated version of my app floating around my computer somewhere, with the correct slats and actual blades on it, but I am far too lazy to upload. Which is horrible.

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Csp499 In reply to kimitama [2011-10-02 06:14:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yeah...

( 's extent of knowledge regarding Japanese history comes solely from playing Total War Shogun 2)

Also, interesting bit of a Monkey's Paw theme in the backstory; most folks tend to forget that was one of the series' major twists (and yeah, such will happen to Irene as well; it's just going to take a while to rear its head).

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kimitama In reply to Csp499 [2011-10-02 21:55:28 +0000 UTC]

(Lord, that's alright, you had me worried for a minute there. I was about ready to look up war fans again.)

Oh god, actually, that's where I got the idea- impressed that you recognized it. A couple years ago, I did a radio show summer camp where we got to be voices for a radio show. The dude who ran the camp had a real penchant for horror, and he adapted "The Monkey's Paw" into a more modern setting where the couple has a daughter (rather than Herbert) who comes back as a zombie. That story still creeps me out to this day, so logically I... threw it into an OC backstory.

Continuing her father's work is going to have unintended consequences? Do tell.

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Csp499 In reply to kimitama [2011-10-02 22:10:24 +0000 UTC]

No specifics nailed yet, though I'm thinking it has to do with the same energy Kyuubey harvests. Basically, she manages to complete it, the technology goes public, and guess the first thing it's used for? Weapons of mass destruction, which potentially pit the world into another cold war, and gets an enlisted sibling of hers killed in action. "Nice job breaking it, hero."

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estelaa [2011-06-02 13:13:30 +0000 UTC]

So cute! I adore her hairstyle <333333

And also I like the soul gem a lottt *A*

Likes: Oxygen
FUCK YEAH LOLOL

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kimitama In reply to estelaa [2011-06-02 22:44:22 +0000 UTC]

WHARGRLLR, THANK YOU I was afraid it was like suehair
IT'S PINK AND BLUE AND CHANGES COLOUR NYA.........

ffff somebody told me you weren't allowed to modify the soul gem so I sort of was worried but @A@

everybody likes oxygen
except fish

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Xx-xXaKaRaXx-Xx [2011-06-01 23:52:39 +0000 UTC]

Ikumi is really cute as well! <3 I really like the war fans. I actually wanted to do Chinese War Fans for Haruko but I figured swords were pretty BA as well. <3

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kimitama In reply to Xx-xXaKaRaXx-Xx [2011-06-02 02:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Ee, thank you <3
So do I! Asian war fans in general are so hnnghghh <3
the swords seem to fit her really well though ;A;!

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Xx-xXaKaRaXx-Xx In reply to kimitama [2011-06-02 14:38:24 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's what I thought. I drew her with both before deciding, and I liked the way the sword looked better. <3

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Koriru [2011-05-31 17:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Where is her gem located on her body? Her's isnt visible.

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kimitama In reply to Koriru [2011-05-31 22:26:54 +0000 UTC]

ACK
right at the top of the dress, at the neckline-- tbh, I forgot to colour it ;v;

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Koriru In reply to kimitama [2011-06-01 03:24:31 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha alright, thanks for clarifying that for me.
---
May I ask, Why did you decide to change the overall design of your soul gem/egg?

I thought that you are not supposed to change the design of the egg to your own fashion and tastes.
That your only supposed to design the little topper for the soul gem.
Essentially to me, the way you changed the design of the egg, it's not a soul gem at all. Since it doesnt follow the trend of the series itself.(Reminds me more of a shugo chara egg with a holder)
Pardon me if am annoying you.

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kimitama In reply to Koriru [2011-06-01 04:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Ah, no problem.

Why? There's nothing in the template rules explicitly stating that you're not allowed to, and I think I just sort of wanted to customize it a bit instead of just changing the colours, which to me felt lazy. The logic sounds kind of warped, but... yep.

Haha, it doesn't really look like a Shugo Chara egg to me for some reason. Did they have metal holders in the series? I remember them being just... eggs.

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Koriru In reply to kimitama [2011-06-01 04:53:25 +0000 UTC]

But... ha, ha, this is just my silly observation and opinion. It's your character you can do what ever the hell you want with it right? Its not like its a rule that you have to make the soul gem exactly like the one in the anime~

Am just an anime specific person is all, so I was curious as to why you did it this way.

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Koriru In reply to kimitama [2011-06-01 04:33:54 +0000 UTC]

Am just thinking along the trend of the anime the holders had no specific customizations for the holders. Not even Madoka got a special one.

The rules of the template doesnt say so, but thinking along the lines of the anime itself, its like you went against it. At least to my reasoning/logic.
Everyone else's eggs (in the anime) doesnt have any customizations on the holders, so by your...How to say it...changing it. It doesnt feel quite right to me.

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kimitama In reply to Koriru [2011-06-01 05:39:07 +0000 UTC]

Damn, really? I thought most of the soul gems actually differed in more than just the top crest thing, etc, but I have a terrible memory and a suethor's horrible instincts. FML. Because I was pretty sure that the template was copied from Sayaka's, and I was like- WELL ANYWAY I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND CHECK NOW THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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alexwarlorn [2011-05-29 07:22:19 +0000 UTC]

Get her friend therapy dangit! If you really care for her girl then you get her therapy!

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kimitama In reply to alexwarlorn [2011-06-01 04:06:59 +0000 UTC]

Well, if we're being logical here, she's technically supposed to be dead and you need some sort of income...

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