Kaori Shimakura/Penny

Kaori Shimakura (Penny in Magical Doremi) is a recurring character in Ojamajo Doremi. She is one of Doremi's classmates and friend (often used as a lackey) of Reika Tamaki.

Biography
An amateur photographer and gossip hound, Kaori is always ahead of others when it comes to news - even if she has to make some theories with little info provided. She is a talented writer and usually spends her time gathering pictures and interviews for her published articles.

Appearance
Kaori is a young girl with slanted or squinting light brown eyes worn behind oval-shaped glasses. Her short, light brown hair is pulled into pigtails held with light purple accessories. Her normal attire consists of a sky blue button-up work shirt, light purple pants, and a pair of lilac and white sneakers.

Personality
Kaori appears to be very nosy with a low level of respect for others. She isn't mean, but she can come off pushy and indifferent to personal problems, due to her interest in gossip an snooping. She has no problem with exaggerating or telling lies about what she is able to find, and tends to make enemies with people pretty quickly.

However, she seems to be a lonely girl who truly values her friendship with Reika. She usually argues with her if she doesn't agree with her, and will express concern if she is truly worried about her. Over time, their bond strengthens into that of a true friendship, and Reika starts to use her for personal interest less.

At one point it was admitted that Kaori is self-conscious of herself, but she slowly starts to get over it with the help of Reika and the Witchlings.