Misa is from the Japanese mi (美 — beauty) + sa (砂 — sand). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Misa Amane — *iconic foundational female character in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Death Note (2003-2006); created by Tsugumi Ohba + Takeshi Obata; widely considered one of the foundational psychological thriller manga + anime franchises of all time; the iconic foundational Death Note manga has sold over 30 million copies worldwide + the iconic foundational anime adaptation by Madhouse studios (2006-2007, 37 episodes) is widely considered one of the foundational psychological thriller anime of the 21st century — broadcast in 70+ countries; the iconic *Death Note live-action films (2006-2008) + iconic foundational Netflix live-action Death Note (2017) + iconic foundational Death Note: The Musical (2015-present); the iconic Misa Amane is the foundational Second Kira + idol-actress-model + obsessive supporter of iconic foundational Light Yagami (Kira); widely considered one of the most-iconic female antagonist-deuteragonists in modern psychological thriller anime*; her foundational character — a Gothic-Lolita idol-singer + actress who accepts the iconic foundational Death Note from the iconic foundational Shinigami Rem in exchange for the foundational Shinigami Eyes* — became one of the foundational morally complex female characters in modern anime; her foundational tragic backstory — parents murdered by an iconic foundational criminal Light killed via the Death Note — drives her foundational devotion to Kira; her foundational iconic Gothic-Lolita black-white striped fashion + foundational blonde pigtails + foundational lolita aesthetic became one of the foundational anime fashion symbols of the 2000s — influencing the foundational global Gothic-Lolita fashion movement of the 2000s + 2010s. Princess Misa — modern Japanese-anime heritage naming.
Featured throughout Japanese anime.
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Misa reduces to seven.