Today we will be talking about Mito Aino, from Magia Record, you know the drill, I am too lazy to make a right introduction so let's get one with the Information shall we.

(General Info)

Mito Aino is a 14 year old Balance Type Magical Girl, she is 155cm in Height, with both her hair and eyes being Light Brown, she comes from Datio Ward in Kamihama City, Mito's Soul gem is a Light brown four-leaf clover located as a Cloak fastening.

Her Weapon is a Bow, her Witch and Doppel is Akakiy, and her wish is to Connect People's Hearts,

"I want the power to connect hearts."

She goes to Kamihama City University Affiliated School in the 8th grade,

Her Magical Girl Element is the Forest Element, and her ability is to Connect Hearts (You can understand what the other person thinks, but the more people you connect, the more you feel).

(Mito's Summary)

An innocent and carefree Magical Girl, Mito isn't afraid to be herself. She's usually laid back, but there are times when she says things that cut to the core. Mito lives in the same apartment complex as Leila and Seika, her two childhood friends who she truly treasures.

(Akaiky Info)

The Doppel of unity. Its form is a coat. The master of this Doppel wishes for beautiful friendships to last for eternity. This Doppel answers that desire by compressing everything it captures into a single concentrated lump, which turns into an unbreakable crystal that will shine for thousands of years. Attacks by the Doppel are made by crystallizing its master's emotions, but continued use of this power causes even the master's memories to harden, making it impossible to create new ones.

(Mito's Side Story)

Mito heads to Kamihama City's Minagi Ward with Leila Ibuki and Seika Kumi. The girls decide to go visit the ocean. Mito wanted to swim, but the girls didn't bring swimsuits. Mito suggests swimming in their clothes, but the other girls tell her off. Mito finds a plant native to the area, but doesn't know its name until Konomi Haruna appears and says what it is. Konomi introduces and says she's there on business, as she works in a flower shop. Leila quickly thinks Konomi is like Mito.

Konomi says Seika looks angry, but she's just nervous around strangers. Konomi invites the girls to her store when it opens. Later, the girls go there and find Konomi working alone. Konomi says she has helpers but they're running late. It's revealed that her helpers, Kaede Akino and Kako Natsume, are chasing down a familiar. Unaware that Mito and company are magical girls, Konomi doesn't say anything about it. Konomi soon finds herself buried in customers.

Mito decides to help Konomi, and volunteers her friends to help as well. Seika worked behind the scenes, while Mito and Leila helped with the customers. Eventually, Kako and Kaede finally arrive. Mito is surprised to find she goes to the same school as them. Afterward, Konomi thanks the girls for their help and says her group can take care of things. Konomi asks them to visit the shop again and gives them a shop card.

Later, Mito gets an idea. She visits Konomi, Kaede and Kako in the flower shop, and explains that she's a real nature lover. Konomi says they're making a flower birthday cake, and invites Mito to help make it. Mito then explains that she wanted their help because she needs to get Seika something for her birthday. Konomi then gets an idea and thinks they should all make a "herbarium": A jar with preserved plants. Konomi says they can be used as gifts, and suggests Mito make some for her friends and herself. Mito eagerly agrees.

Mito thinks they should make something blue for Seika, red for Leila, and green for herself. Konomi suggests each jar should have all three colors. The girls pick out flowers for Leila and Seika, while Mito suggests clovers for herself. Konomi says they have to pick the clovers themselves, and suggests a place they can all go to.

The girls head back to Minagi Ward, where Konomi tries to find a clover patch she saw. Kaede thinks someone cut the clovers away and suggests they split up to look for more. As she searches, Mito begins thinking it's like acorn hunting. In the past, Mito told her friends she could hear the acorn's voice, but in the present thinks it's more like she wanted to hear it. She then senses something, and stumbles onto a familiar that's been picking clovers.

Mito attempts to fight the familiar, but finds she can't do it alone. She's then aided by Konomi, Kaede and Kako, who reveal themselves as magical girls. Kaede says magical girls really are connected. The four girls destroy the familiar. Afterward, Mito gives her gifts to Seika and Leila, and wishes Seika a happy birthday. She promises to give them a new herbarium every year, now that she has friends to help make them.

(Mito's Etymology)

Her First name "Mito", with "Mi" meaning "Beautiful" and "to" meaning "person". Together Mito Means "Beautiful Person" in Japanese, and her last name "Aino" means "phase" and "field", respectively.

(4 Facts about Mito Aino)

Fact #1: She may have been based on Robin Hood, due to the green color theme, and overall merry look to her design and the fact she has a weapon which functions both as a bow and a blade may also be a reference to Robin's trademark weapons.

Fact #2: Her soul gem is clover-shaped, clovers are commonly said to be symbols of good fortune and hope, Considering she wanted to connect people, this may make some sense as to why her soul gem is that shape, considering that she wanted to bring happiness back to her friends.

Fact #3: Her Doppel's Name, Akakiy is a Russian name which means 'meek, not evil, innocent'. The name may reflect her kind nature in return, Based on her Doppel's description, it is also a reference to The Overcoat, a famous Russian short story starring a main character named Akaky (which can also be translated as Akakiy). The story tells of a man named Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin, a government worker who was often mocked by his peers about his threadbare overcoat. He goes to his tailor who then told him that the overcoat could not be fixed and he needed to buy a new one, with this he decides to save up money in order to purchase a new overcoat. After he bought the new overcoat, he eventually became the talk of the office since the overcoat was crafted with very high quality materials. On his walk home however, Akaky's overcoat would be stolen. He would ask the authorities to help look for the new coat but to no avail. Akaky soon fell deathly ill and died, now roaming the streets of St. Petersburg as a ghost stealing people's overcoats.

Fact #4: Mito's Japanese Voice Actor is Maria Naganawa, who you may know for voicing, Kanna Kamui in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Komekko in KonoSuba Season 2, A Platelet in Cells at Work!, Nazuna Hiwatashi in BNA: Brand New Animal, and another Mito that being Mito Fujimori in Yuki Yuna is a Hero: A Sparkling Flower, she is also the Japanese Voice Actor is Tikki in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.

(Ending)

And that is Mito Aino next time I will go over Kokoro Awane, so see you next time when I get there bye.