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Onpu Segawa is a central character in the anime Ojamajo Doremi DOKKAAN!, the fourth television season of the Ojamajo Doremi series, where she is a member of the main group of apprentice witches. She was born on March 3 and works as a highly successful child idol, juggling careers as a singer, actress, model, and radio show host while attending the same elementary school as the other main characters. She is easily recognized by her purple hair worn in a side ponytail, her purple eyes, and a wardrobe built around the color purple, and she has a habit of ending sentences with a small "tehe" giggle.
Her background sets her apart from the other girls from the start. She transferred into Misora Elementary School as an established celebrity and, before meeting the others, had secretly become a witch apprentice under Majoruka, the magical rival of Majorika, the witch mentor to Doremi and her friends. Onpu's path into both the entertainment world and the magical world was shaped by her family. Her mother, Miho, had once been a child idol herself but was forced to retire young after a fall from a stage left her unable to speak for a time, and she later became Onpu's manager. Onpu entered show business with the goal of achieving the idol dream her mother could not fulfill. Her father, Tsuyoshi, works as a long-distance train driver and lives apart from the family, so Onpu spent much of her childhood focused on work, lessons, and training rather than ordinary friendships. As a witch apprentice she showed remarkable talent, passing several witch exams by skipping grades ahead of schedule.
When she first appeared, Onpu served as an antagonistic rival. She was cool, composed, and somewhat enigmatic, and she came across as selfish and spoiled because she freely used forbidden magic that manipulated people's hearts and memories for her own benefit. This placed her in direct opposition to Doremi and her friends, who believed magic should be used to help others rather than to control them. A protective bracelet given to her by Majoruka shielded her from the dangerous backlash that forbidden magic normally brings upon its user. Over time, however, her time with Doremi and the others changed her. During the final witch apprentice trial of the first season, she made the decision to stop using magic to change other people's hearts, and she gradually let down the emotional wall she had built around herself. When the identities of the apprentice witches were accidentally exposed, Onpu used forbidden magic one last time to erase the memories of the witnesses. The bracelet shattered under the strain, and the curse of the forbidden magic struck her, threatening to put her into a sleep lasting a hundred years. Doremi and the others refused to abandon her and performed a magical stage to wake her, sacrificing their own witch qualifications in the process. From that point onward, Onpu became a trusted friend and a full member of the group.
In terms of personality, Onpu is hardworking, competitive, and deeply professional about her idol career. She takes pride in her work and is used to being admired, particularly by the boys at school, but she initially kept others at a distance because she believed her life as a celebrity set her apart from ordinary children. Beneath that cool exterior, she is caring and selfless, and this side becomes much more visible as the series continues. She enjoys teasing Doremi, and she has admitted that Doremi was the person who helped her break through the walls she had built, and that without that friendship she might have become a far more unpleasant person. In the later seasons, including DOKKAAN!, she balances her busy entertainment schedule with her duties as an apprentice witch, often coming to the magical shop at night to help care for the magical baby Hana because her daytime hours are taken up by work. She is also stubborn and determined, once training herself to eat a food she intensely disliked just to set a good example for Hana. Though generally cool, she shows a more excitable and mischievous side as she grows closer to her friends, and she can be curious and spontaneous.
Her motivations evolve over the course of the story. Initially, her driving goal was to become a full witch and succeed where her mother had failed, which justified her willingness to use underhanded magic. After her reformation, her motivation shifts toward protecting her friends, supporting Hana, and living honestly as herself. She and the other apprentices eventually face the choice of whether to become full witches, and they decide not to, believing that they can accomplish great things without relying on magic.
As a witch, Onpu has several notable abilities. Her magical chant is "Pururun Purun Famifami Fa," and her fairy companion is named Roro. She uses a magical instrument called a Poron that produces the sound of a flute, matching her graceful performing style. She is especially knowledgeable about the witch world, can read magical writing, and advanced through her training faster than her peers. During group magical stage sequences, she contributes her power alongside the other apprentices, and in the parody magical sentai scenes she corresponds to the purple ranger figure.
Her key relationships are with the other apprentice witches. She is particularly close to Doremi, with whom she shares a bond built on teasing and mutual trust, and she develops warm friendships with Hazuki, Aiko, and later Momoko. She acts as one of the caretakers for Hana and has taken part in exercises where she played imaginary family members for the baby, both a stand-in father during Hana's infancy and a stand-in mother during Hana's childhood. Her relationship with Majoruka remains tied to her career, since Majoruka's agency continues to manage her idol work, although her magical training later shifts to the same shop as the other girls. She also forms a friendship with fellow child idol Karen, who begins as a professional rival. Her feelings toward Tooru of the wizard group FLAT4 are portrayed as complicated, with her often acting annoyed by him while still showing signs of being fond of him, though no serious romance is developed.
In DOKKAAN! specifically, Onpu enters her sixth-grade year as one of the older members of the group and remains a reliable presence among the apprentices. She helps with the challenges surrounding Hana, who has magically grown into a sixth grader, assists in the craft shop the group operates during this season, and takes part in the larger efforts to undo the lingering curses and resolve the conflict tied to the former witch queen. By the end of the season, she and her friends graduate from elementary school, having chosen to remain ordinary humans even after their magical journey concludes.
Her background sets her apart from the other girls from the start. She transferred into Misora Elementary School as an established celebrity and, before meeting the others, had secretly become a witch apprentice under Majoruka, the magical rival of Majorika, the witch mentor to Doremi and her friends. Onpu's path into both the entertainment world and the magical world was shaped by her family. Her mother, Miho, had once been a child idol herself but was forced to retire young after a fall from a stage left her unable to speak for a time, and she later became Onpu's manager. Onpu entered show business with the goal of achieving the idol dream her mother could not fulfill. Her father, Tsuyoshi, works as a long-distance train driver and lives apart from the family, so Onpu spent much of her childhood focused on work, lessons, and training rather than ordinary friendships. As a witch apprentice she showed remarkable talent, passing several witch exams by skipping grades ahead of schedule.
When she first appeared, Onpu served as an antagonistic rival. She was cool, composed, and somewhat enigmatic, and she came across as selfish and spoiled because she freely used forbidden magic that manipulated people's hearts and memories for her own benefit. This placed her in direct opposition to Doremi and her friends, who believed magic should be used to help others rather than to control them. A protective bracelet given to her by Majoruka shielded her from the dangerous backlash that forbidden magic normally brings upon its user. Over time, however, her time with Doremi and the others changed her. During the final witch apprentice trial of the first season, she made the decision to stop using magic to change other people's hearts, and she gradually let down the emotional wall she had built around herself. When the identities of the apprentice witches were accidentally exposed, Onpu used forbidden magic one last time to erase the memories of the witnesses. The bracelet shattered under the strain, and the curse of the forbidden magic struck her, threatening to put her into a sleep lasting a hundred years. Doremi and the others refused to abandon her and performed a magical stage to wake her, sacrificing their own witch qualifications in the process. From that point onward, Onpu became a trusted friend and a full member of the group.
In terms of personality, Onpu is hardworking, competitive, and deeply professional about her idol career. She takes pride in her work and is used to being admired, particularly by the boys at school, but she initially kept others at a distance because she believed her life as a celebrity set her apart from ordinary children. Beneath that cool exterior, she is caring and selfless, and this side becomes much more visible as the series continues. She enjoys teasing Doremi, and she has admitted that Doremi was the person who helped her break through the walls she had built, and that without that friendship she might have become a far more unpleasant person. In the later seasons, including DOKKAAN!, she balances her busy entertainment schedule with her duties as an apprentice witch, often coming to the magical shop at night to help care for the magical baby Hana because her daytime hours are taken up by work. She is also stubborn and determined, once training herself to eat a food she intensely disliked just to set a good example for Hana. Though generally cool, she shows a more excitable and mischievous side as she grows closer to her friends, and she can be curious and spontaneous.
Her motivations evolve over the course of the story. Initially, her driving goal was to become a full witch and succeed where her mother had failed, which justified her willingness to use underhanded magic. After her reformation, her motivation shifts toward protecting her friends, supporting Hana, and living honestly as herself. She and the other apprentices eventually face the choice of whether to become full witches, and they decide not to, believing that they can accomplish great things without relying on magic.
As a witch, Onpu has several notable abilities. Her magical chant is "Pururun Purun Famifami Fa," and her fairy companion is named Roro. She uses a magical instrument called a Poron that produces the sound of a flute, matching her graceful performing style. She is especially knowledgeable about the witch world, can read magical writing, and advanced through her training faster than her peers. During group magical stage sequences, she contributes her power alongside the other apprentices, and in the parody magical sentai scenes she corresponds to the purple ranger figure.
Her key relationships are with the other apprentice witches. She is particularly close to Doremi, with whom she shares a bond built on teasing and mutual trust, and she develops warm friendships with Hazuki, Aiko, and later Momoko. She acts as one of the caretakers for Hana and has taken part in exercises where she played imaginary family members for the baby, both a stand-in father during Hana's infancy and a stand-in mother during Hana's childhood. Her relationship with Majoruka remains tied to her career, since Majoruka's agency continues to manage her idol work, although her magical training later shifts to the same shop as the other girls. She also forms a friendship with fellow child idol Karen, who begins as a professional rival. Her feelings toward Tooru of the wizard group FLAT4 are portrayed as complicated, with her often acting annoyed by him while still showing signs of being fond of him, though no serious romance is developed.
In DOKKAAN! specifically, Onpu enters her sixth-grade year as one of the older members of the group and remains a reliable presence among the apprentices. She helps with the challenges surrounding Hana, who has magically grown into a sixth grader, assists in the craft shop the group operates during this season, and takes part in the larger efforts to undo the lingering curses and resolve the conflict tied to the former witch queen. By the end of the season, she and her friends graduate from elementary school, having chosen to remain ordinary humans even after their magical journey concludes.