Sayaka Miki in Magia Record wielding her cutlass, illustrated by Sasagi Koushi
First appearance
"As If I Met Her in My Dream..."
Created by
Akiyuki Shinbo
Gen Urobuchi
Ume Aoki
Portrayed by
Miku Kanemura (Magia Record stage play)
Voiced by
Japanese: Eri Kitamura
English: Sarah Anne Williams
In-universe information
Species
Human (initially)
Magical girl (currently)
Witch (formerly; previous timeline)
Gender
Female
Weapon
Cutlass
Sayaka Miki (Japanese: 美樹 さやか, Hepburn: Miki Sayaka) is a fictional character from the 2011 anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. A girl with a strong sense of justice and a classical music fan, Sayaka is the childhood and best friend of one of the series' protagonists, Madoka Kaname. She highly respects and admires her upperclassman Mami Tomoe, an experienced magical girl that fights for justice, and aspires to be like her. Sayaka makes a contract with the messenger of magic, Kyubey, and becomes a magical girl to heal the arms of Kyōsuke Kamijo, a boy she has been infatuated with since childhood. Sayaka has appeared in several Puella Magi Madoka Magica media, including manga, a novel adaptation of the series, and video games.
Writer Gen Urobuchi stated that he had created Sayaka based on an "Urobuchi character". He referred to her as his favorite character in the series and said her story was the most enjoyable to write. She was designed by Ume Aoki; due to the character's tomboyish personality, Aoki wanted to express both boyish and girlish qualities to the character's design. Sayaka is voiced by Eri Kitamura in Japanese and Sarah Anne Williams in the English version of the series.
Sayaka Miki is generally positively received by critics, who praised her tragic arc as well as her similarities and relationship with Kyoko Sakura. Her descent into despair was also praised, with critics expressing how effectively portrayed the struggle with her ideals was. Sayaka's character and the nature of her witch have also attracted critical attention. Sayaka has also been popular amongst fans, as she places high in multiple popularity polls. Many different pieces of merchandise related to her, such as figures, plush dolls, and keychains have been released.
SayakaMiki (Japanese: 美樹 さやか, Hepburn: MikiSayaka) is a fictional character from the 2011 anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. A girl with a strong...
Mitakihara middle school. She acts as a mentor to Madoka Kaname and SayakaMiki should they choose to become magical girls by making contract with Kyubey...
She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime and games such as SayakaMiki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Saya Otonashi in Blood+, Keqing in Genshin...
clashes with SayakaMiki over their ideals of justice. As the story progresses, however, her views change and she sympathizes with Sayaka and tries to...
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revolves around a schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname, as well as her friend SayakaMiki, who are approached by a creature called, Kyubey, who offers them to...
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the autumn festival. The next day, Taki goes on the date with Miki in his own body; Miki enjoys the date but says she can tell Taki is preoccupied with...
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character", while other characters of the cast, such as Homura Akemi and SayakaMiki, are more typical for Urobuchi's style. Urobuchi said that at the beginning...
are rescued by another magical girl, SayakaMiki. When Mami goes berserk and launches a full-out assault on Sayaka, both Iroha and Yachiyo summon their...
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losing everything. After school when Madoka goes shopping with her friend SayakaMiki, she hears a strange voice leading her to an abandoned section of the...
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who confirms her pregnancy. Miki's parents are very upset, and the doctor tells them that it will be too dangerous for Miki to carry a baby due to her...
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