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Keigo Magami (
Initially introduced as Nico and Morihito's classmate until later revealed to be a werewolf.
After the events of Dogs and Raindrops, Keigo and Wolf become Nico's familiar alongside Morihito, Kanshi, Miharu and Ban.
Etymology[]
- The name Keigo means "gemstone" (圭) (kei) and "safeguard/protect" (護) (go).
- Keigo's surname Magami means "true/reality" (真) (ma) and "gods/mind/soul" (神) (gami).
- His surname also means "true god" (真神) (magami).
Appearance[]
Keigo has black hair with blue tips (sometimes orange), he usually wears long shirts with green pants. He has droopy eyes.
Personality[]
Keigo is generally a quiet person. Keigo tends to distrust himself and his abilities, making him a depressive person at times, considered himself as an introverted person since he usually enjoys solitary activities. With time and due to the influence of the members of the Otogi Household this has changed since he likes to spend time with them and considers them as his family.
He tends to get teased by the Otogi household members as being a hipster poser loser. Though loved by his friends, they at times find his depressive moods along with his self absorbed tangents regarding his interests as annoying. He has a bad tendency to follow trends and act cool, to his own self detriment as best demonstrated in ch. 162 when he believe Nemu prefers guys without cluttered rooms and he decides to go to the extreme and be a minimalist. He is easily influenced by new trends.
He's usually arrogant when it comes to showing his knowledge in movies by annoying his friends and classmates. Despite his arrogant or introverted attitude, he is a good person who enjoys helping others. He is deeply devoted to his loved ones, and one of his main reasons for luring and betraying the group when he first got to know them is because the warlock promised a cure for his mother's paraplegia. In addition, when Nico was being targeted during the cultural festival and Moihito suggested having Nico stay away for safety, it was Keigo who argued that Nico's feelings were the most important thing and as her familiar, he would defend them.
He demonstrates high empathy and kindness towards others. He is empathetic to Nemu's struggles of inadequacy and is always willing to give a listening ear to her struggles. He also frequently tries to reach out to Komugi, a girl who befriended Nico only to betray her because he had done the same thing but was still forgiven so he sees himself in her and wants to help her as a friend.
He shares a lot of similar hobbies to Mohito such as an interest in music and vintage clothing, though because their specific tastes and opinions differ the two tend to get into arguments. In addition, while Moihito does his hobbies because he truly enjoys them, a lot of Keigo's niche interests are ones he shallowly pursues to become popular.
He lacks self confidence and often compares himself to Wolf, whom he sees as superior in strength. This became especially apparent in ch 58 when the others unintentionally hurt his feelings by stating he should stay out of fights since he is an average person when he isn't Wolf. This point is brought up again in ch. 192, with Miharu describing him as knowing how to fight but choosing the path that dodges it all, which in this case is drowning himself in hobbies he doesn't hold a true interest in. Moihito adds further by stating Keigo is talented and competent but insists on devaluing himself. In fact, the very reason he started gaining interest in niche hobbies was because he started losing his sense of self after Wolf's awakening.
Despite his low self esteem, he resolves to change himself and doesn't want to simply rely on Wolf. He even asks Nico for help and is gifted a spell of flight. He demonstrates he can be creative as he uses the unstable flight ability in a similar manner to skating, which he used to excel at. His creativity is also demonstrated by his skill in making youtube videos and games. However, his youtube videos tend to bore people because they center too much on his opinions and his games- whether video games or other games- tend to be too niche for people's tastes.
He develops feelings towards Nemu due to their shared feelings of inadequacy, but is too shy to move forward in their relationship though he has shown more self awareness than Moihito regarding his own romantic feelings and was determined enough to challenge Wolf, who also has feelings for her.
When he was younger, he was a popular skater/athlete and had a more cheerful social lovable jock vibe, though he demonstrated an interest in boring self styled games even as a child as shown in chapter 190.
He has an honest personality, as part of the reason he quit skating was not just because of the potential harm Wolf could cause, but also because he felt Wolf gave him an athletic advantage over his competitors which would make him competing with others unfair, though he admits it is most likely not the case.
History[]
Unbeknownst to Keigo, he has werewolf ancestors although his parents did not present this particularity. Later, it would be revealed that this would come from his father's side.
During his childhood he practiced figure skating, participating in championships at a very young age.
Wolf woke up 3 years before the current events on an unknown date.[4]
On a trip to a competition, Keigo and his mother would have an accident causing his mother to be unable to walk again. Despite being injured, Keigo would not have serious injuries but would use the accident as an excuse to quit figure skating due to his ability to turn into a werewolf.
Wolf's appearance in his life made Keigo seriously consider who he was, starting to consume products, music and movies to feel better about himself.
Years later a witch would ask him to be her familiar in exchange for a wish, which Keigo would accept and become her familiar. He would enter the same school that Morihito, Kanshi and Nico attend becoming friends with they and gaining their trust. After losing to Morihito in a fight and healing his mother, he would become Nico's familiar alongside Morihito and Kanshi.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Unnamed Mother[]
Keigo has a good relationship with his mother. Keigo felt guilty for his mother's injury, thinking that it was because of the accident, showing his love for her. After learning about Kurowa's past, Keigo would show gratitude to his mother for having supported him and never abandoning him or judging him after discovering that he's werewolf.
Friends[]
Nico Wakatsuki[]
At first they were both just classmates, but due to his mission to kidnap Nico, he decided to get involved with Nico and Morihito. After her mission fails and Nico helps him heal her mother, Keigo decides to return her favor and become her familiar to protect her from her. Since then, both have established a good relationship since Nico often tells him about her romantic advances with Morihito.
Morihito Otogi[]
Morihito and Keigo became friends, although this would only be a plan to get closer to Nico. After discovering that Keigo was a werewolf and that it was all faked, Morihito confronts Keigo's counterpart, Wolf. After his defeat, Keigo becomes Nico's familiar to Moi's surprise. Since then, both have become very good friends, coming to trust each other's abilities.
The two both share several niche hobbies at their route including a shared interest in vintage clothes and music despite differing tastes. While the two occasionally argue about them, the two remain close.
In chapter 162, in an effort to impress Nemu after mistakenly believing she disliked rooms filled with clutter, he became a minimalist. Morihito attempted to persuade Keigo against his new lifestyle as he understood it wasn't Keigo's true wish and even admitted he liked visiting Keigo's room and how the various items in Keigo's room sparked long conversations between them, causing Morihito to find it cozy and he enjoyed the time they spent together.
Kanshi Kazamatsuri[]
He and Kanshi often spend time together due to their similar personalities. They both know about Nico's crush so they try to help her advance her relationship with Moi. They have a good friendship even though Kanshi tries to drag him into situations that he doesn't like.
Wolf[]
Wolf would awaken 3 years before the current events. Since then he and wolf have been sharing life. Despite the fact that Keigo considers Wolf to be a bad person deep down, he is grateful to him because thanks to Wolf he has been able to do things that he would not have been able to do alone.
Nemu Miyao[]
Although at first they both did not usually live together, over time and due to Nemu's dealings with Wolf, they would begin to spend time together. Nemu would even go so far as to support Keigo when he felt useless without Wolf. Due to the time they spent together and the dates they have had, Keigo would begin to develop romantic feelings for Nemu[5], this would be shown when he thinks of her after Kanshi asks him to go on a double date with him or when he calls Nemu to tell her that Komugi wanted to propose to him on the mountain.
Miharu Kiryu[]
Like the other members of the Otogi family, Keigo considers Miharu as a younger brother.
Momo Kuramochi[]
Keigo considers Momo to be a beautiful woman.
Neutrals[]
Komugi Kurowa[]
Initially both were just classmates along with Moi and Nico but after Nico began to spend more time with Komugi she became a friend of the Otogi family. After Komugi convinced the group to perform Waltaus's exorcism during Nico's confession, Keigo and Komugi would accompany Nico up the mountain, where Keigo would explain to him about being a werewolf and how he met the others. When Keigo finds out about Komugi's true identity, he tries to convince her that her situation is the same as the one he had long ago.
Abilities[]
- Main Article: Wolf
- Wolf Transformation: Being a werewolf, he transforms into someone big and strong having a different personality after seeing a crescent moon-shaped object.
- Figure Skating: Keigo has a history of figure skating and is very skilled at it.
- Float: A flying spell given by Nico to use when he can't turn into a werewolf. Keigo uses this ability to move on the ground and move using his knowledge of figure skating.
Equipment[]
- Crescent Moon Bracelet: Due to the weakening of werewolf blood, Keigo transforms into Wolf when he sees a crescent moon, so he wears a crescent moon bracelet to transform at any time.
Trivia[]
- Although his hair was originally shown as black with orange tips, in some color pages it can be seen that the tips change to blue. While his hair color is occasionally changed to brown.
- In the anime, his hair color is green with blue tips.
- His hair colour is black with white hair at the nape of neck in anime, similarly wolf (his werewolf), also has white hair in the anime.
- According to Kanshi, Keigo's favourite movie is Armageddon.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Twitter Official Account
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Volume 21 Omake
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Volume 9 Omake
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 27, Page 13
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 105, Page 3
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 192, Page 6