Misaki Takasaki

**Misaki Takasaki** (高崎 美咲 *Takasaki Misaki*) is the first main heroine of the Koi to Uso (Anime) and manga series.

She is a first-year student at **Kasugayama High School**, as well as the classmate of Yukari Nejima and Yūsuke Nisaka.

Upon hearing Nejima's confession early on in the series, not only did she reciprocate his feelings instantly, but she also becomes conflicted upon finding out that he has been arranged with someone else, albeit under the government's arranged marriage policy. Because of this, this has caused some reluctance on her end when trying to enter a relationship with him, even if it means going against the government policy rules.

As seen in the ***Misaki Route***, she eventually becomes the wife (which then makes her **Misaki Nejima**, officially) to Yukari Nejima. Together, they are seen to have one child.

## **Appearance**

Misaki is a very pretty teenage girl of average height.

She has fair skin, shoulder-length dark blue hair with fringes on the left, large sapphire blue eyes and a very voluptuous figure with a very large chest.

When she wears her school uniform, her skirt is shorter than average. But when she is seen on casual outings, she is seen in casual but feminine clothes.

Many boys, including Nejima, say that Misaki is the most popular and the prettiest girl in school.

## **Personality**

Misaki is a kind and outgoing girl who has no preference in whom she becomes friends with and is always seen making a happy atmosphere around her. Making her exceptionally popular with everyone around her.

Not only is she exceptionally kind, but she's also seen to be very understanding. As shown when Yukari Nejima, even after he confessed his feelings to her, and that he receives his letter from the government as to who he's been arranged to marry, she knew. Although she feels conflicted with this on a personal level, it's Ririna's assertive push that led her to reluctantly enter a relationship with him, even if it goes against policy rules.

## **Relationships**

### **​**Yukari Nejima

Misaki and Nejima are each other's first love. As shown in an elementary school flashback, Nejima offers a half piece of his eraser to her, seeing that she had none to use during class time. Because of this kind gesture, along with his various quirks, she instantly develops a crush on him.

It wasn't until their first year in high school where they were finally able to confess their love for each other. The moment for them was quite joyous, however, complications eventually arose when Nejima receives a letter from the government in who he's been arranged to marry. Because of this, both Nejima and Misaki have been conflicted with the fact that they're not assigned to each other.

Although Ririna, Nejima's assigned partner, had suggested the idea of them being a couple, Misaki was pretty reluctant to do so, knowing that it means going against the government's strict policy. But despite it all, her love for Nejima remains strong.

Following the ***Misaki Route***, as noted above, she becomes the wife of Nejima and they are seen to have one child together.

### ​Ririna Sanada

Ririna is seen as Misaki's first real friend. While Ririna is fully aware of Misaki and Nejima's feelings for each other, she doesn't seem to mind. In fact, it's because of her idea that she insinuates the two of them to consummate in a relationship, despite the fact that she and Nejima are arranged partners under government law, and that doing so results in breaking policy rules.

Although Ririna's idea of seeing Misaki and Nejima together is for the purpose of having to understand what love is and what it feels like, Misaki finds her to be naive in a sense where, despite how reluctant she is to be with the one she loves, even if he isn't arranged with her, she does value Ririna as both a person and friend.

Misaki's nickname for Ririna is "Riri-chan".

### ​Yūsuke Nisaka

Because their relationship hasn't been exactly explored, it can be speculated as ambiguous, since they're both classmates of Nejima. However, based off of the way they would see each other, it seems as though Misaki would act hostile towards the latter. And although, neither seem to see eye to eye, a naive Yukari Nejima once assumed that both Misaki and Nisaka were interested in each other. Even though they're clearly not.

## Etymology

* The name **Misaki** means "beautiful" (美) (**mi**) and "blossom" (咲) (**saki**).
* Misaki's surname **Takasaki** means "tall, high" (高) (**taka**) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (**saki**).
	+ Her married name **Nejima** means "root" (根) (**ne**) and "island" (島) (**shima**/**jima**).

## Gallery

### Anime

Misaki in 5th gradeYukari Nejima watching MisakiYukari lending a piece of his eraser to MisakiMisaki thanks YukariMisaki smilingBefore the ConfessionConfession and first French kiss of Nejima and TakasakiFrench kiss of Nejima and TakasakiCouples
### Manga

Misaki and Nejima join the red thread of fate since kidsMisaki and Nejima bound to the rubber eraser of fateThe promise of Misaki and Nejima united by a rubber eraser from the age of 5Nejima putting an engagement ring on TakasakiNejima proposing to misaki marriageMisaki accepts his marriage proposal with NejimaMisaki and Nejima happily accepting to unite their livesMisaki Nejima, 27 years married and working as a government secretaryYukari and Misaki Nejima, husband and wife and each with the same age (27 years old)Photo with his parents in kindergarten.Misaki as a mom and loves her one-year-old babyMisaki and her baby at 2 years oldPhotos and memories of family life between Misaki and Nejima
## Navigation

1. ↑ *Koi to Uso*, Episode 1
2. ↑ *Koi to Uso*, Chapter 139.5