Nemu Miyao (
She's a witch known as the Shape-Shifting Witch (
She's one of Nico's friends and ally of the Otogi Household.
Etymology[]
- The name Nemu means "sound" (音) (ne) and "dream/vision" (夢) (mu).
- Nemu's surname Miyao means "temple/shrine/palace" (宮) (miya) and "tail/ridge" (尾) (o). It is also pun on the English sound that a cat makes, “Meow,” in reference to the cat form she was introduced using.
Appearance[]
Just like Nico, she usually wears lino dresses or her school uniform when at school. She has long black hair that she ties up into a bow on the top of her head with a spell. She's also seen wearing a normal bow that's not composed of her hair.
Personality[]
Initially, Nemu was usually shy around people and didn't usually have any friends.
Due to her mother's teachings, she learned not to show her true feelings. This made Nemu concentrate more on learning magic from her, causing her to not know how to act in front of people.
Since she met Nico, Morihito, Keigo, Kanshi and Miharu she has learned how to act around people and overcome her shyness. Due to the time she has spent studying, she knows about many rare magic and spells, as well as many fundamentals of witchcraft.
History[]
Like most witches, Nemu was raised by her mother teaching her how important it was to learn how to use her magic, which caused Nemu to not socialize much during her childhood and become a shy person.
Due to her desire to have a familiar, she investigated Morihito and was interested in him due to his ogre blood. However, after observing that he already had a witch to serve, Nemu would abandon her interest to make him her familiar, although she would continue to return to the Otogi Household to see him.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Maya Miyao[]
Nemu and her mother have had a distant relationship, as she has been strict with Nemu since she was little, trying to make her independent.
Friends[]
Nico Wakatsuki[]
Nico and Nemu met during the Dogs and Raindrops Arc and helped Morihito, Nico and Kanshi during it. From that moment they both became good friends because of their heritage as witches and them being teenagers. Both would begin to go out together and she would spend time at the Otogi Household with Nico and the others. Nico would tell her about her crush on Moi.
Morihito Otogi[]
Initially, Nemu wanted to make Morihito her familiar due to his descent and powerful ability. After several incidents where Nemu came to Morihito's house in the form of a cat due to her shyness, she finally plucked up the courage to appear before Morihito and Nico during the Dogs and Raindrops Arc. After befriending Nico and learning about Nico's crush on Morihito, Nemu distanced herself from him in her cat form. Nemu respects Morihito due to his descent and abilities and considers him a great friend.
She's also the one who discovered the "friendship curse" that Nico had unintentionally placed on Morihito which was blocking his romantic feelings.
Kanshi Kazamatsuri[]
They both have a good relationship.
Keigo Magami[]
After Nemu made a deal with Wolf to show Keigo a crescent move once a month, Nemu would start spending more time in the Otogi house and therefore with Keigo. As she spent time with him, she realized that he was not a bad person. During chapters 58-59, Keigo felt useless by not being able to help the Otogi household without Wolf's help. Relating to his thoughts, Nemu would try to help him, helping him learn how to properly use the float spell. Trusting Keigo, Nemu was about to tell him about her magical specialty of shapeshifting, but stopped shortly because of her mother's teaching. This caused an incident with her own float spell which led to her having to be rescued by Keigo. From that moment on, Nemu would begin to develop romantic feelings towards Keigo. After her trip with Keigo, she would realize that she is in love with both him and Wolf.
Wolf[]
Wolf is the only person who knows Nemu's magical specialty, causing them both to make a deal in which Nemu had to make Keigo see a crescent moon once a month so that he could transform to Wolf. Because of this, Nemu often talks to Wolf when she wants to talk about something related to her magic. After her trip with Keigo, she would realize that she is in love with both Keigo and Wolf.
Miharu Kiryu[]
They both have a good relationship.
Momo Kuramochi[]
Being introduced by Nico, they both got along very well due to them being witches.
Abilities[]
- Transformation Magic: Nemu can transform into any animal she can imagine accurately. She had only been seen transforming into a cat and mouse initially, but thanks to her training with Keigo at the zoo, she became capable of turning into more animals such as a tiger or hawk. She is also capable of adopting some characteristics of a specific animal. According to Nemu, she can only take the form of things that she has practiced.
Equipment[]
- Magic Wand: Like all witches, Nemu owns her own wand, which holds a magic stone within.
Trivia[]
- According to Nico, Nemu is not very good with love affairs.
- Like Keigo and Wolf, Nemu has black hair, although in some color pages her hair changes to a navy blue.
- According to Nico, Nemu likes Hebo Heboki from the idol group Hey! Boy.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Twitter Official Account
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Volume 9 Omake
- ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 78, Page 15