Nakamura Misa

Misa Nakamura (中村美沙 Nakamura Misa?) is a prominent character in the Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san series. In the anime and manga, Misa wears purple twin-tails and has pink eyes. She has brown hair in the drama, and unlike her two-dimensional counterparts, she is not as petite. Misa is a first year student and in the same class as Koizumi-san. She is friends with both Yuu and Jun, and the three are often seen together as a group. Misa lives with her parents and three younger brothers, including Kenta a middle-schooler. She enjoys shopping for the latest fashions and can be seen as the object of envy among other girls. Like Koizumi-san, her beauty make her popular with boys, but this fact also makes her unable to land a boyfriend for fear that her looks give her too many "options." Among her friends, Misa refers to herself in the third-person. On the surface, Misa has a cute, bubbly personality and a great sense of fashion. Under this facade, however, she is very protective of her popular image in school, and is jealous of Koizumi-san for the attention she receives after transferring. Misa feels that she has to compete with her, as she is often seen as a "backup" among the males who were rejected by Koizumi-san. Oddly enough, Misa has a tendency to reject many guys herself despite yearning for romance. Whenever she feels threatened by Koizumi-san, Misa can become angry and boisterous. She is often reluctant to have Koizumi-san for company, even if accompanied by Yuu and Jun. But after first being introduced to ramen through Koizumi-san, Misa will usually forget her animosity towards her and simply enjoy eating her noodles. In fact, Misa will confide in Koizumi-san for beauty advice even if it involves eating a certain bowl of ramen to have an effect. Misa later reveals that she always yearns for stimulation in her life, which is the reason why she is a fan of spicy foods. In fact, she will always order the spiciest ramen dish if available.