Kazuko Saotome is the homeroom teacher of Class 2A at Mitakihara Middle School, instructing students such as Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki. She shares a close, informal friendship with Junko Kaname, Madoka’s mother, marked by their casual first-name rapport and shared drinks during emotionally charged moments. Her classroom dynamic frequently shifts toward candid discussions on romance, fueled by her own frustrations with fleeting relationships—none surpassing three months—prompting pointed inquiries about love and gender roles directed at students like Nakazawa. Her presence spans multiple storylines. In *Oriko Magica*, she meets a tragic fate when attacked and consumed by a familiar. The *Wraith Arc* revisits her in her routine role, where she introduces a transfer student to the class. *Magia Record* reinforces her consistent persona, depicting her unwavering professionalism. Kazuko’s appearance features short light fawn-brown hair, brown eyes, and red glasses. She dons a grape-purple button-down shirt, a pastel green cardigan, a white skirt, light peach-pink socks, and black sandals. Her surname blends characters for "quick," "secondary," and "woman," while her given name fuses "harmony" and "child." Her narrative role remains static across appearances, serving as a source of comedic exasperation through romantic misadventures and a stabilizing adult figure within the school. Relationships and personality traits stay unchanged, with no elaboration on family ties or personal history beyond her profession and bond with Junko.