Araga Kiwi (
Appearance[]
Kiwi is a petite girl with a slender and short build and a pale complexion. Kiwi possesses ash blonde hair, which is styled in low, loosely tied space buns. She has two locks hanging over her face and another clump between her eyes, along with two shoulder-length bangs. She has wine red eyes with a mole below her eye. Although she is short, she has a large chest.
Leopard's costume resembles an oversized military uniform. It is adorned with 4-point stars, has a matching hat and boots, and all but exposes her nether region, covered only in garters and a thong. Beneath her oversized jacket, three stars appear across her chest.
Personality[]
Kiwi became a member of Enormeeta to beat up magical girls, because she hated that they got more attention than her on social media.[5] Although Kiwi was initially hostile towards Utena, after undergoing shock training, she became docile and developed a crush on Utena. Now she is content with Utena's acknowledgement alone.[6] Kiwi frequently fantasizes about going to a love hotel with Utena.[7] Despite appearances she is decent enough academically to help Utena avoid her grades deteriorating.[8]
She and Magia Sulfur instinctively have it out for each other. They immediately devolve to insults and fighting at every opportunity — even in their civilian forms, despite not recognizing each other due to recognition inhibition.
Due to spending a lot of time with Utena, Kiwi has picked up part of her personality and now likes to "play" with Tres Magia. This includes building a card tower on Azul's rear when she was stuck in the wall during the Baiser's Dungeon event and playing a pull-string lottery with clothes pegs clamped on to Magenta's nipples.
Abilities[]
Trans-Magia (
Recognition Inhibition (認識阻害, Ninshiki Sogai?) is an ability that prevents people from recognizing a transformed magic user.
In her Leopard form, she can materialize various explosives and firearms, and fire them concurrently. Her weapons include a double-barrel derringer (most likely the Remington Model 95,) oddly-shaped grenades, AK-47s, blunderbuss, artillery and tank cannons, dynamite, rocket and missile launchers, and other rifles, pistols and bombs.
In her second-stage form, her magic manifests cat-like attributes, including paws and a tail that resemble a black leopard.
Deadly Bomber (死ねボンバー, Shine Bonbā?) is an attack that Leopard can use in her cat form. She releases a seemingly ceaseless barrage of powerful bombs that explode on her enemies. Her bombs appear as black cloudy wisps that follow her. Because she cannot control her magic well, she damages herself when using this ability.
La Verità (
Obliteration Beam Strahl is an attack that Leopard can use in her La Verità form. Steel claw-like prongs come out of her sleeve, creating an orb that fires beams of energy that can change directions multiple times after being fired. The beams are strong enough to destroy the jumper cable Schiavo Baiser made in her empowered form.
Relationships[]
Hiiragi Utena[]
They first met at the Nacht base, Kiwi initially disliked Utena and felt she was weak. But after losing to Baiser after the first match, Kiwi changed her mind and transferred to the school where Utena was studying. They gradually expanded their relationship to the point where it could be called above friendship and below love.
Morino Korisu[]
After Vena brought Korisu back to base, Kiwi immediately commented that she was adorable, but after seeing Korisu's sharp eyes, she immediately thought that this child was scary. They work together to make combo attacks, such as dolls that hide explosives or flashbangs inside. Kiwi often damages Korisu's dolls and teddy bears, whether on a daily basis or in battle. She bought a Gunpla to make up for Korisu. She is also seen playing with Korisu to distract her from things Korisu shouldn't see.
Akoya Matama[]
Matama and Kiwi fought for the first time when Kiwi arbitrarily rushed into battle with Loco Musica despite Korisu's intervention. In that battle, Kiwi lost to Loco and fled with Nero Alice. In the next battle, Enormeeta won against Loco Musica and Leberblume, Matama joined Enormeeta and they became friends and teammates.
Anemo Nemo[]
The first time Kiwi and Nemo fought each other, it was during an outdoor performance by Loco Musica. During the battle, Leberblume controlled Leopard's shadow causing her to attack Baiser, but the second time she was captured by them. After losing to Enormeeta, Nemo joined Enormeeta and became friends with Kiwi.
Hanabishi Haruka[]
Because Kiwi transferred to Utena's school, Haruka is now her classmate. The first time Kiwi and Haruka met in class, Haruka offered to invite Utena to lunch, but Kiwi immediately pushed Haruka away, thinking Haruka was planning to steal Utena from her. Leopard also often participates in lewd jokes teasing Magenta with Baiser
Minakami Sayo[]
Sayo and Kiwi were classmates after Kiwi transferred there. She thinks Sayo puts on a show with Utena and thinks meditating under a waterfall is stupid. Kiwi felt itchy when Sayo acted mature. Sometimes after Baiser and Azul finished fighting, she wondered what happened.
Tenkawa Kaoruko[]
Kaoruko and Kiwi always quarrel whenever they meet, Kiwi felt annoyed when Kaoruko called her a stalker Utena the first time they met and she called Kaoruko a flat-chested girl. They are always seen fighting with each other throughout the series. Kiwi also said that next time she will kill Magia Sulfur because she defeated Utena.
Venalita[]
The reason Kiwi wants to destroy Tres Magia is because she wants to be the most adorable person in the world, but everyone only knows them so she wants to destroy them, so Vena turned her into Magical Girl. Kiwi also often asks Vena about Utena's condition whenever she is injured in battle. Vena also built a hotel according to Kiwi's wishes
Image Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- "Leopard" may refer to a model of tanks developed in Germany, or the Leopard species of wild cats.
- The pronunciation of 「レオパルト」Reoparuto is based on the German pronunciation for "Leopard", in which the final 'd' is unstressed, sounding closer to a 't' sound.[10]
- The name "Kiwi" is likely related to Leopard's green and brown colour theme, as those are the colors of the Kiwifruit.
- Kiwi is absent from Baiser and Azul's midnight duel for different reasons in the anime and manga. In the manga she did not respond to her phone, while in the anime she was on a family trip to Okinawa.
- There is implication that Kiwi may be from a wealthy family.
- Her house is very spacious and lavish, and Utena is stunned when Kiwi describes it as a "humble" home.
- She buys what appears to be a KU100, which costs nearly 1,375,000 yen, or $9,500 in USD.
- Sister Gigant theorizes that Kiwi masquerades as a No-Star because she can't control her power, but Kiwi claims that it (posing as a No-Star) is simply a handicap she imposes on herself. The truth remains unclear, but Kiwi's fighting power as a Three-Star appears to have a short time limit[11].
- She describes her relationship with Utena as more than friends but less than lovers. Ch 40
References[]
- ↑ https://myanimelist.net/people/41328/Aoi_Koga
- ↑ Translated as Leoparde in the J-Novel translation.
- ↑ Sometimes translated as "Leopolt" in fan translations.
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga; Chapter 6
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga; Chapter 7 pages 10-11
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga; Chapter 7 page 12
- ↑ Volume 2 Character Profile.
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga; Chapter 6
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga; End of Volume 2
- ↑ Japanese Wikipedia レオパルト#名称.
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga; Chapter 18