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is a fictional character in the manga series ''Death Note'', created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. A famous model, Misa seeks out mass-murderer Kira (Light Yagami) as she supports his cause to "cleanse the world of evil". Although she fills the traditional role of the love interest, her relationship with Light is one-sided as he uses her simply for his own gains. ==Creation and conception== Tsugumi Ohba, writer of ''Death Note'', decided to create Misa to be the second Kira before the serialization began. Ohba felt that having the story solely consist of males would be "boring" and wanted "a cute female." Ohba, intending to introduce her with the Shinigami Eyes, described her as having to be "spontaneous and not too bright" and that he determined her personality "from the start." Since Light Yagami would never want to trade for the Shinigami Eyes, Ohba wanted another character to use to trade for the eyes, so Ohba decided to use Misa.〔"How to Think." ''Death Note 13: How to Read''. VIZ Media. 62.〕 Ohba said that the conception of the name Misa "was kind of random but I think it was from ''"kuromisa"'' (Black Mass). It must have been based on something".〔"How to Think." ''Death Note 13: How to Read''. VIZ Media. 60.〕 Ohba ultimately decided to introduce Misa after the death of Naomi Misora. Ohba and Takeshi Obata, artist of ''Death Note'', wanted to use the gothic lolita design to convey "gothic imagery of the Shinigami and that world".〔"Takeshi Obata Production Note: Characters". ''Death Note: How to Read 13''. VIZ Media. 127.〕 Ohba said that they're "into that fashion" and that having Misa first appear in unusual clothing would be "more interesting".〔 Obata, imagining a mix of an "energetic Japanese artist" and a "foreign rock and roll singer", felt "set" when he drew Misa for the first time. Obata said that he felt "apprehension" regarding the length of Misa's hair; personally he wanted her fringe (bangs) to be "straight across" but believed that creating Misa completely within the bounds of gothic lolita style would be "too much".〔〔 Therefore, Obata designed her so she looked "a little more natural" and to appear "cute" to people who "weren't into the Gothic Lolita style".〔 Obata revealed that his editor warned him that the scene with Misa in restraints in chapter 33 was on "morally thin ground for a children's magazine," so they placed the title logo over the middle of it. This was a surprise to the artist, as he said he "held back" when drawing it.〔''Death Note 13: How to Read'' VIZ Media. 117〕 When the Near and Mello story arc began and Misa became a top idol, Obata decided to drop the gothic lolita style and make her look like "a popular actress". Obata said that he remembered "having a lot of fun" while looking through gothic lolita magazines and drawing Misa.〔 In response to a question inquiring about which characters the creators faced the most difficulty in creating, Obata selected Misa. Obata said that he had difficulty comprehending the concept of "doing anything for the person you love" and that he felt like the character controlled him when he drew her. ''Death Note 13: How to Read'' also states that Misa "required a lot of artistic variation" because of her "many expressions" that ranged "from goofy to serious".〔''Death Note 13: How to Read''. ''VIZ Media''. 191.〕 In the manga, Misa wears jewelry with a crucifix theme; in the anime adaptation, she wears fleur de lis jewelry, although the cross is retained on the collector's figure included with Volume 5 of the DVD series. When designing color images, Obata assigned colors to characters to "get the atmosphere right". Obata assigned pink and black to Misa.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Misa Amane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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