Homura Akemi

Homura Akemi is a Magical Girl and the deuteragonist of the series. She is also the main protagonist of the movie Rebellion, becoming the main antagonist during the climax of the movie.

Appearance
Homura is a young girl of about 14 years of age. She has long black hair and violet eyes. She is typically seen wearing either a school uniform of the same design as that of the other girls, or her magical girl outfit. The latter is significantly less ornate and colorful than the outfits of most magical girls. When in magical girl mode, she carries a small ornate round shield. When she makes use of her power, clockwork gears can be seen inside.

Reception
Homura's character has been well received in Japan. She won first place in the Best Female Character category at the annual Newtype Anime award in 2011. In the Anime Grand Prix polls, Homura was voted as one of the most popular female anime characters. She was also placed first for "8 Essential Time-Travelling Heroines" list and was placed second on "Best Female Character with Glasses" in 2013. In the Newtype anime awards for 2013, Homura was ranked fourth on the list of "Top 10 Best Female Anime Characters". In another Newtype anime awards from 2014, Homura was again placed at number four on the list of Best female anime characters. In 2014, NTT customers voted Homura as their 5th favorite black haired female anime character. In 2015, Homura was voted by fans as the fourth "Tragic anime heroine" according to Charapedia poll. In 2016, Homura was ranked second for "Top 10 Shaft Heroines" according to Shaft's Madogatari Heroine official Poll.

Her voice actress Chiwa Saitō also won the "Best Supporting Actress" award for her portrayal of the character in the Newtype Anime Award in 2011.