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Today we will be talking about Konoha Shizumi, so let's begin.

(General Info)

Konoha Shizumi is 17 year old Balance type Magical Girl, she is 165cm in Height, her eyes are a purple color and her hair is gray, she comes from Sankyo Ward in Kamihama City.

Her soul gem is a Purple 5-point Azalea flower in her magical girl form which is located on the black of her left hand.

Her weapon is a Double-bladed lance, her witch and doppel is Tagori, her wish to be a magical girl was to erase a cause that was trying to destroy Tsuzuji's House (which is the orphanage Konoha grew up in).

"To erase the main cause that tried to demolish Tsuzuji's House".

She attends Sankyoin Educational Academy in the 11th Grade, her magical girl element is the Water Element and her ability is to Generate fog and illusions around others.

(Summary)

A Magical Girl raised in an orphanage. She came from an affluent family, but after her parents fell ill and died, she went to live in the Azalea House. A pro at everything she sets her mind to (except cooking...), she helps keep the other orphans in line.

(Tagori Info)

The Doppel of retribution. Its form is a fox. The master of this emotion performs acts of vengeance against those she hates, using a variety of magic attacks. This Doppel is part of the Fox Trinity and represents retaliation. It is skilled in magic and can use will-o'-wisps to confuse its enemies. So long as their master's grudge burns on, not even water can extinguish them. The master will lose her ability to think logically while using the Doppel; instead, she will act purely on instinct and perform extraordinary acrobatics.

(Side Story)

Konoha lives with Hazuki Yusa and Ayame Mikuri. As the oldest, she manages the finances, makes the decisions about fighting and how to live, and she devotes herself to her group. Konoha thinks she's pretty good at everything, except for one thing. One day, Hazuki calls Konoha saying she's stuck at the class representative meetings. She suggests that Konoha and Ayame order take out for dinner. However, Konoha is concerned about the expense, and decides to make dinner herself. Ayame said she never tried Konoha's cooking before, and Hazuki told her not to eat it. However, she wants to try it anyway.

Hazuki then comes home to a sick Ayame. Konoha said Ayame ate all her food and said she liked it. However, Ayame got sick afterward. Hazuki thinks Ayame wouldn't tell Konoha it tasted bad, and says she told them to get take-out. Konoha asks Ayame if her food really wasn't good, and Ayame apologizes. When asked by Hazuki, Konoha said she tried cooking because she thought this time it would turn out differently. Hazuki says she can handle the food, and tells Konoha to give up on it. These words set Konoha off, and she resolves to make food the other two will find delicious. She points out it's cheaper to cook, and Hazuki can't do it all the time. Hazuki and Ayame are afraid of Konoha's new goal.

To study cooking, Konoha buys cheap cookware and begins studying cooking theory from books. She thinks Hazuki is a cooking prodigy of some kind. Konoha then makes an absolute mess of a meal for Hazuki, incorporating each theory of cooking she read. When asked by Hazuki, Konoha says she tasted each individual ingredient - but not the meal as a whole. Hazuki tries it and immediately collapses. When Konoha tastes it, she finds she can't even understand how she made that flavor. Ayame then arrives, carrying a flyer for a cooking class.

The flyer is for a famous restaurant called "Youshoku Walnuts". Hazuki said the food there is so good it made her cry. Konoha wonders if she can really get better, prompting Ayame to point out Konoha suddenly got timid. Hazuki reassures Konoha and tells her this is a great opportunity. She points out that if Konoha wants to learn how to cook, she needs to try everything she can. Hazuki also thinks that at least she and Ayame won't have to be test-testers anymore. Konoha decides to take the cooking class. Ayame says it's a good idea, and is also secretly glad she won't have to eat Konoha's bad food.

Konoha arrives at the restaurant and meets the teacher, one Manaka Kurumi. Konoha thinks Manaka is around the same age as Hazuki, or is at least older than Ayame. Konoha tells Manaka she only started learning how to cook. Manaka says she can help, and starts with how to properly use a knife. However, Konoha swings it too hard, and Manaka moves on to cracking eggs. However, Konoha can't do that either without the shells falling in. Manaka, who has seen Konoha mess up in a way she never saw before, wonders what to do, but promises to help Konoha improve.

Manaka decides that Konoha should just make practice dishes. Konoha thinks she can do better than that, and Manaka praises Konoha's confidence. However, Konoha burns the oil in her pain, puts too much dashi in the rice, and the miso soup explodes. Manaka has to take over for Konoha's cooking each time. Finally, the meal is finished and Manaka tastes it. Unfortunately, it's horrible. However, in order to protect her restaurant's reputation, she insists it tastes good and starts eating it all. Manaka then passes out. Konoha finds some of the meal left and eats it, learning that the food is indeed horrible.

Later, Konoha hunts a witch with her team. Konoha is lost in thought during the battle, wondering why she can't learn to cook. Despite her mind being occupied, Konoha defeats the witch with her team. Suddenly another girl appears, saying she didn't make it in time. The girl introduces herself as Himika Mao and asks if the trio are sisters. Hazuki says they aren't, but lived together a long time. The girls introduce themselves, and Konoha asks Himika how old she is. Himika says she's thirteen years old, same as Ayame. Konoha asks if Himika has sisters, and she answers she's the eldest sister with five younger siblings.

Ayame asks what it's like being an older sister. Himika says it's trouble, but all her siblings are cute. She also says Konoha would say the same thing, and Konoha hesitantly agrees. Ayame says she'd like to meet Himika's family. Himika invites her over, though she says her house is cramped and dirty. When Konoha hears Himika makes the food for her family, she asks if everyone finishes. Himika answers yes, prompting Konoha to ask if she can come along as Ayame's guardian. Himika accepts, and Hazuki says she'll go home and prepare dinner. If the two of them don't eat it, Hazuki says she'll save the leftovers for breakfast. Himika says her family never had enough food for leftovers.

At Himika's house, Ayame and Konoha are reminded of Azalea's. Konoha asks Himika about an ingredient she's using. Himika says it's a blend of meats that was left over from the supermarket. She got it cheaply from a man who disposes of the leftover food. Himika says she never knows exactly what she's getting. When Konoha says if that's really okay, Himika admits her family is poor, and she needs cheap food to feed everyone. However, she does her best to make sure the food tastes good. Himika then serves dinner, and all her siblings and Ayame dig in. Konoha asks if Himika's food is tasty, and the siblings say that since Himika is doing her best, they never thought it was bad.

Konoha thinks back to her time in Azalea's House, where the Director's food was always delicious every day. Konoha believes this is because the Director always did her best. Konoha realizes she was too focused on cooking theory, when she should have really thought about who she was cooking for. Konoha thanks Himika and leaves, taking a reluctant Ayame with her. On a later day, Ayame and Hazuki get worried when they find Konoha is trying to cook again. Konoha reassures them by saying if she fails, she'll give up on cooking. Focusing on her feelings this time, Konoha makes a meal from Azalea's. When Hazuki and Ayame try it, they say it's bad, but still edible. Ayame and Hazuki can tell Konoha tried her best. Konoha is excited that someone could eat her food.

The next day, Ayame returns home to find Konoha is cooking again. Hazuki says that Konoha has "gotten a taste of the joy of cooking". Konoha narrates that this was the story of how she overcame her poor cooking skills. Once she learned that "cooking is heart", she could make food that people could finish. She thinks that cooking is fun, though Ayame and Hazuki sometimes scream loud enough to startle the neighbors. Konoha is currently making beef stroganoff, a dish that Hazuki says is hard to make. In fact, Hazuki had never made it before. When it's finished, Hazuki is concerned by the smell, but tries it with Ayame. Both of them collapse, while Konoha says she'll try to redo it. Konoha narrates that experience is what's important, and wonders what to try making next.

(Abilities)

Konoha's ability generates fog and illusions, meaning she can make fog to blind her opponents' vision and way around and use Illusions to trick them, kind of like other name techniques for other anime characters as magical girls outside of Puella Magi, like Sailor Mercury's attack "Mercury Aqua Mist" and "Shabon Spray".

(Etymology)

Her first name "Konoha" means "tree's leaves" while her last name "Shizumi" means "static" and "ocean" respectively.

(3 Facts about Konoha Shizumi)

Fact #1: Her illustrator is Yuugen.

Fact #2: Her Doppel is named after Tagori-hime, one of three sister goddesses created by Amaterasu and Susanoo, Her sisters, Hazuki and Ayame, have doppels named after the other two sisters in the trifecta.

Fact #3: Konoha's Voice actor is Lynn, who you may know as Nozomi Kaminashi in Keijo, Fuuka Akitsuki in Fuuka, Rita in Kuromukuro, Asahi Takiguchi in Magical Girl Site, Princess Hibana in Fire Force, and Gilda in Promised Neverland, also for classics, she voiced Marilyn Monroe's character in the Japanese dubs, Pola Debevoise in How to Marry a Millionaire and Alison Arngrim's Character Nellie Oleson Dalton in Little House on the Prairie.

(Ending)

And that is Konoha Shizumi, next time will go over Hazuki Yusa, so see you next time.