The MGPS Characters

Sasami Kawai/Pretty Sammy


Name: Sasami Kawai
Age: 10 years old
School: Grade 4 at Umi no Hoshi Elementary School, in class 4-3
Dream: To be a kind mother like her mom, marry a cool guy like her dad and live happily ever after.
Likes: Sukiyaki (a Japanese dish of meat and vegetables, usually cooked on the table.)
Parents: mom - Honoka Kawai, dad - Ginji Kawai
   Sasami is your totally UN-average grade 4 student since she was chosen by Tsunami to become Pretty Sammy and restore Gemini's balance. Although she is initially opposed to the idea becoming a magical girl (due primarily to the costume that comes with it), she gradually warms to the idea, and eventually is glad that she was given the magical baton. She also has Ryo-Ohki, who Tsunami brought from Juraihelm to watch over Sasami, to help her learn the ropes.
   An energetic, athletic and assertive girl, Sasami is the complete opposite of the shy and somewhat fragile Misao. However, the two are best friends, with neither one knowing the other's alter ego.
   Sasami lives in the Umi no Hoshi Shopping District, where her mother, Honoka, owns CD Vision, a music store. We never find out what her dad, Ginji's day job is, but we do learn that he has an International Driver's License Class A, unlimited operation of two-wheeled vehicles, meets class two plane operation requirements, was accepted into rank three by the Japanese Abacus Federation, and holds an astronaut liscence from NASA, and was once a member of the Special Task Force SWAT Team.

"Leave your summer vacations up to Sammy! Pretty Sammy the magical girl! I'll even land on the beach! *pant pant* Ugh...I ran out of breath."

Pretty Sammy
   As Pretty Sammy, Sasami doesn't change much, other than that she gets a new outfit and gains magical powers. When she first becomes Pretty Sammy, she is terrified that someone will realize it's her in that strange get-up, but, to her amazement (and relief), no one recognizes her when she transforms.
   To transform into Pretty Sammy, Sasami raises the magical baton she received from Tsunami and calls out "Pretty Mutation Magical Recall!"
   When fighting Pixy Misa's Love-love monsters, Sammy holds up her baton and says "converge, magic powers of justice", which gatheres together the energy needed to create her Pretty Space (very pink, with lots of hearts), before finishing off opponents with her Pretty Coquettish Bomber.
   Other attacks/phrases Pretty Sammy uses are "Sammy Flash", "Pretty Teleport", "Magical Sign", "Pretty Dynamite", "Pretty Home Run", "Sammy Tackle", and "Pretty Jump".

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Misao Amano/Pixy Misa


Name: Misao Amano
Age: 10 years old
School: Grade 4 at Umi no Hoshi Elementary School, in class 4-3
Dream: Pianist
Parents: Mom - Kotoe Amano, Dad - Shigeki Amano
   Misao is a quiet, almost painfully shy girl, who lives in an apartment with her mother, who is almost always at work. Her father is a pianist whose profession took him overseas many years ago. Misao is an excellent student and a talented pianist and singer/songwriter, but isn't good at sports. Sasami is the first friend she ever had, and the two are very close, although Misao does envy Sasami and her extremely close (if not a little wacky) family. Whenever she sees Rumiya in his bird form, she calls him Birdie.


"I am Pixy Misa! I continually seek out a confusion known as chaos! I am the goddess of destruction! That's what I am, in a word."

Pixy Misa
   Ramia chooses Misao to become Pixy Misa in order to thwart Pretty Sammy's progress and prevent Tsunami from becoming the true queen of Juraihelm. Whenever Ramia is in need of Pixy Misa's assistance, she sends Rumiya down to Earth in his bird form to hypnotize Misao, who remembers nothing about her blonde, leather-wearing, extremely extroverted alter ego.
   Pixy Misa's main means of causing trouble for Pretty Sammy is the use of Love-love monsters, which are created by focusing evil magical energy on an object (i.e. CD, comic book, cheesecake, etc.).
   In order to create a Love-love monster, Pixy Misa fans out her magic cane and calls out "Calling Mystics". Later in the series, Misao uses the magic cane to tranform into Pixy Misa using the phrase "Pixy Mutation Magical Recall".
   Other attacks Pixy Misa uses are "Pixy Lovely Fire" and "Lovely Boomerang".

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The Three Queen Candidates

Tsunami Tsunami
   From the three candidates, Tsunami was chosen to be the 208th queen of Juraihelm. She's a peaceful, good-natured - although somewhat airheaded and naive - girl who loves flowers. She can usually be found watering plants, watching Sasami/Sammy's exploits on Earth, and/or drinking tea. When asked what she would do if she were to become queen, Tsunami said she would plant flowers throughout the kingdom.


Ramia Ramia
    The second candidate to be queen, Ramia did not take losing to Tsunami very well. When asked what she would do if she became queen, Ramia said that to combat Juraihelm's shrinking population, families with more than two children should get subsidies, while divorced couples would be punished by law. She also said that for people to pledge allegiance to the Imperial Rule, more weapons, more public order, and a complaints box were needed.


Romio Romio
   The third candidate for the position of queen, Romio doesn't show up again until the final quarter of the series. Unlike the other two candidates, she is human. Despite this, she is still determined to destroy the Earth, in order to stop it from infecting Juraihelm with its evil. Long ago she was a magical girl, but was unable to stop the conflict on Earth. When asked what she would do if she became queen, Romio said she would continue the work of the former queen.

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Sasami and Misato's Schoolmates
Mihoshi Mihoshi
    Mihoshi is Sasami's teacher, and it's not hard to figure out that she's not the brightest crayon in the box. She's Kiyone's senior by one year, a fact which, among other things about Mihoshi, annoys Kiyone to no end. She doesn't like conflict, but otherwise doesn't seem fazed by much (except maybe talking animals...).


Washu Washu
    The singing, dancing, songwriting inventor, Washu Fitzgerald Kobayashi is the super genious of all mankind, something she has no problem reminding people of. She comes to Japan from America and becomes the science teacher at Umi no Hoshi Elementary School in order to research Pretty Sammy's magic, much to Sasami's chagrin. Currently 12 years old, Washu graduated from M.I.T. when she was 10, and is rarely seen without her laptop computer.


Kiyone Kiyone
    Kiyone teaches 4-2, a class that is much more disciplined and orderly than Mihoshi's class of 4-3. The two women have had a bad relationship since junior high, and the fact that Kiyone was unemployed for a year while Mihoshi wasn't, not to mention Mihoshi's extremely laid-back teaching style, don't seem to help matters much. Kiyone doesn't handle strange occurances (such as the appearance of magical girls and love-love monsters) very well, and usually faints and/or turns to stone when something bizarre occurs.


Hiroto Hiroto Maiima
    Hiroto is an athletic, soccer-loving classmate of Sasami's. He is one of the first people to see Pretty Sammy, and witnesses her first battle. He has a crush on Misao.


Kenji Kenji Oyamada
    Kenji is Hiroto's best friend, and is the other witness of Pretty Sammy's first battle. Kenji also has a knack for missing the obvious and saying stupid (but funny) things, and is rarely seen without his camera.


Konoha Konoha Haida
    The green-haired Konoha takes pleasure in making life difficult for Sasami and Misao at almost every opportunity. She's madly in love with Hiroto (who is less than interested), and is jealous of the feelings he has for Misao. Konoha did a brief stint as 'Magical Girl Funky Connie', which only lasted for one episode.


Eimi Eimi Date
    The class leader, Eimi is as by-the-book as they come, constantly chastising her classmates for breaking the school rules. She think's she's a wonderful singer, but no one else agrees. She was turned into the evil magical girl 'Love me Eimi' by Romio.


Principal Miura Principal Miura
    The principal at Umi no Hoshi Elementary School, Principal Miura seems to alternate between borderline senility and crafty savvyness.

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The Other Inhabitants Of Juraihelm

Ryo-Ohki Ryo-Ohki
    Ryo-Ohki comes to Earth to serve as a guide for Sasami in her new role as Magical Girl Pretty Sammy. On Earth he takes the form of a cat (or at least that's what Tsunami tells him he is), although Sasami thinks he's a rabbit when she first meets him. On Juraihelm, his true form is that of a boy of approximately Sasami's age.


Rumiya Rumiya
    Ramia's younger brother, Rumiya, is a boy of Misao and Sasami's age. Whenever he goes to earth, he takes the form of a bird. He's in charge of hypnotizing Misao to turn her into Pixy Misa, as per his sister's plan of the week. He doesn't mind this initially, but becomes increasingly reluctent to do it as the show progresses, due to the crush he's developed on Misao. Rumiya is also the unfortunate recipient of the majority of his hot-tempered sister's outbursts, and bears the brunt of the blame whenever one of her plans fails.


Hikari Hikari
    A one-episode transfer student to Sasami's school, Hikari Asahina takes an immediate interest in Sasami and especially in Ryo-Ohki. She's actually Ryo-Ohki's childhood friend from Juraihelm and has been hypnotized by Rumiya to believe that Sasami is abusing her precious friend. Hikari comes to Earth to rescue Ryo-Ohki and bring him home to Juraihelm. She has the ability to absorb magic power and can send the absorbed power back against whoever is attacking her.


Oryo Oryo
    Overly-Splended Oryo is the magic secret guard from Juraihelm whose job is to protect the queen of Juraihelm. She shows up at approximately the same time as Romio, and initially appears on Earth as Cool Red of the Blue Sky Rangers.
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