Mami Miura

**Mami Miura** (三浦 真美, *Miura Mami*) is a supporting character in *The Island of Giant Insects* and *The Even Bigger Island of Giant Insects*.

## Appearance

Mami is a pale skinned young woman with shoulder length pink hair tied in twin pigtails and pink eyes. She wears a salmon colored shawl with a white collar and a red gem in the middle, a pink frilly dress, and pale pink high heels, as well a white daisy clipped to the right side of her head. She's petite and shorter than her peers.

Before leaving Little East Island, she removes her shawl.

## Personality

Mami is a timid and quiet girl who mostly stays in the background of the situations, preferring to let others make the decisions and following the group around without saying a word. She is easily scared and panics whenever they are faced by the dangerous creatures that inhabit Little East Island.

She seems innocent on the surface, but she's a bit manipulative, taking advantage of Ayumi Matsuoka's attraction to girls to get an ally. However, she soon forms a genuine bond with Ayumi as she breaks down into tears, apologizes for being selfish, and asks the others to help Ayumi after she had been fatally wounded by the firefly larva. She blames Marika Chuujou and Nozomi Aoyama for Ayumi's death since they refused to allow her and Ayumi entry into the log cabin during the firefly ambush.

Over the course of the series, Mami becomes braver, standing up to people who try to bully her and her friends and not freaking out whenever a new insect appears.

## Background

Not much is known about her past except that she's a 2nd year Houshou Private High School student and an underground idol (meaning she is independently managed and performed exclusively at in small venues) and had many fans, including Satoshi Oda and (in the anime only) Hiroshi Tsuge. Before the trip, the sales for her merch slumped and she got banned from her office. Desperate, she begged her manager for another shot, to which he forced her to wear an extremely revealing outfit and sleep with with, something she despised.

## Chronology

### *Kyochuu Rettou*

After washing up on Little East Island after the plane crash, Mami met up with Chitose Naruse, Misuzu Jinno, Atsushi Kamijo, Kazuhiko Kai, Miki Shirakawa, Hiroshi, Satoshi, and Ai Ino.

While walking on a path, Mami asks the others if they think there are other survivors, to which Satoshi attempts to reassure her there has to be. After Kazuhiko and Hiroshi break open a vending machine and distribute drinks to the group, Misuzu makes Mami sit with her, most likely to coerce her into obeying her. When Misuzu failed to get the boys to look for food in exchange for looking at her panties, she instead offered to show Mami's; when Mami protested, Misuzu threatened to treat her worse than she does at school, scaring Mami into agreeing. While waiting for the boys to return, the girls heard Ai scream and rushed to find her, only to find her being drained of her blood by a pair of giant papilio maackii's. After the boys found the girls, a butterfly landed on Mami and tried to drink her blood, causing her to panic and cry out for help; Satoshi attempts to help her by yelling at the butterflies, which works at the expense of getting himself killed. Mami was saved by the arrival of Mutsumi Oribe and Ayumi Matsuoka, with Mutsumi scaring the butterflies off by incinerating one of them.

When Chitose gets abducted by a giant ammophila and Atsushi starts a vote over whether or not to go save her, Misuzu coerces Mami into voting No, but changes her vote to Yes a few seconds later. Mutsumi is able to convince the group to go after Chitose by saying they could use the class prez's phone to find the highest point on the island and check the weather, which would allow them to survive the three days it'll take for rescue to arrive; Mutsumi has Mami walk behind Miki on her right to cover her blind spot. The students eventually reach a group of private houses, and they find three island residents being eaten alive by wasp larvae in the first one; Mami freaks out upon noticing an almost completely clean human skeleton. Misuzu, Atsushi and Kazuhiko kill all the larva, and the group leaves after Kazuhiko takes one of the residents' phones. Once outside, the group hides from a wasp in a ditch, only for Atsushi to run into the open yelling after noticing the wasp has captured his friend Akira.

Mami didn't do anything noteworthy until the students reached the giant ixodid nest, where she chose to go with Mutsumi since her etymology knowledge would keep her alive. During the walk through the nest, Mami asked how long it would be until they got out, to which Misuzu hissed at her to shut up. Just as the students were about to get out of the nest, they encountered Ms. Nozawa, who had been swarmed by the ticks. The sight of the art teacher's face covered in ticks caused Mami to panic and begin screaming, alerting the ticks and forcing Mutsumi to sacrifice Ms. Nozawa to allow the students to escape.

When the students were checking their bodies for ticks at the beach, Mami approached Ayumi and offered to check her body. Mami apologized for not supporting the captain, and admitted she wanted to go with her, but went with Mutsumi due to peer pressure; she then started fondling Ayumi, commenting on how her skin is softer than she expected. Ayumi tries to stop her, pointing out that they're both girls, but Mami reveals that she knows Ayumi has been looking at other girls, and the two have sex. The group eventually makes it to the clinic, and Mami questions what was held in a large water tank in the room they stay in. After that, Mami doesn't do anything until Miki is killed by the giant protohermes grandis after being locked out of the main building, where she freaks out and accuses Ayumi of not protecting her. Mutsumi comes up with and succeeds at a plan to kill the dobsonfly by electrocuting it, and the four students return to the main room where they find Misuzu and Atsushi being attacked by a pack of giant Portunus trituberculatus, whom are subsequently fried by Kazuhiko.

When Chitose suggests leaving Atsushi and Misuzu behind as punishment for trying to kill them, Misuzu tried to get Mami to vouch for her, only for the idol to duck behind Ayumi and give Misuzu an evil grin, showing the redhead she had no power left. Mutsumi convinces the others to take the two along, on the condition they stay tied up, and the group leaves the clinic for the shrine, which is the highest place on the island. During the walk, Mami trips Misuzu after she mocks Mutsumi, giving a sarcastic apology when the redhead glares at her. Ayumi saves Emiko Miyazono and Kayo Suzuki from a pair of swallowtails, and the girls take the group to a private house their group is staying in. After a disastrous scouting attempt that only results in Emiko's death, Mutsumi convinces Marika to hear her out and the groups leave for the shrine.

During the walk, Mutsumi is almost raped by Ryou Usui, but is saved by Chitose and Kazuhiko; Mami doesn't participate in the ensuing argument over whether they should follow Marika or Mutsumi. Ryou asks Mami on a date when they get back to the city, and Mami, clearly disgusted, sarcastically says she'll think about it if he buys her first CD and walks away; when she does, she spots a light in the forest and points it out. Ryou rushes to it, but it turns out to be a pack of giant firefly larvae, which rip open his throat and devour him alive. In the ensuing panic, Mami runs off blindly and Ayumi follows her. The couple run through the forest and eventually reach a cabin, but are unable to get in. Nozomi refuses to let them in, claiming that the larva could get in and she can't allow them to jeopardize Marika's life. Mami tries to bribe her with her singing and acting skills, but Ayumi drags her away. The couple rush through the forest, but are eventually caught by some larvae; one of the larvae grabs onto Mami, and Ayumi is forced to defend herself as well as her girlfriend. Just when it seems like they're both dead, Mutsumi is able to trick the larvae into thinking there's danger nearby, allowing the couple to reunite with their classmates. Mami stays in the circle of ethyl acetate with Kasumi Momosaki while the others fight off the larvae, and survives to dawn. Delirious from exhaustion, Mami runs towards what she believes to be the sun, but it turns out to be a cluster of remaining larva; Ayumi pushes the idol to safety, but gets buried and mauled, eventually succumbing to her wounds much to Mami's dismay. During Ayumi's funeral, Mami curses Nozomi and Marika and declares she'll never forgive them. When Marika arrives, Mami angrily blames her for causing Ayumi's death, but Nozomi shifts the blame onto Mutsumi for making them leave the house. Mami is forced to drop the issue, and the group moves on.

During the walk, Misuzu gets annoyed by Mami's crying and tells her to stop since it's her fault Ayumi's dead, to which Mami yells at her to shut up. After that, Mami doesn't do anything noteworthy until the group reaches the shrine, where she makes it to the main building after Marika and Mutsumi and captured by the giant atypus karschi; when Chitose tries to rally the others to save her best friend, Mami stays quiet, clearly not wanting to go back out after everything they went through to get to the shrine.

When Atsushi order Mami and Kayo to strip Kasumi naked, Mami does so, whispering to Kasumi that they just have to wait for their chance. Before Atsushi can do anything to Kasumi, the shrine is swarmed by giant anomala cuprea's. Following Chitose's advice, Mami strips naked and washes her body, as the beetles are after the minerals in their sweat. Mutsumi, having been saved by Kazuhiko while everyone was distracted, works with him to create a wall of smoke to drive off the beetles and secure the shrine. When Nozomi blames Mutsumi for the deaths of Takeshi Minowa and Marika, Mami responds that Marika got what she deserved for letting Ayumi die. Kazuhiko points out a rescue ship on the horizon, and Mami gets dressed before resting as the group plans to leave at dawn before carnivorous insects attracted to the spider and Marika's bodies arrive.

During the walk, Mami gets tired and asks for a break, which Chitose refuses, with Mami almost getting left behind. When the group is attacked by the giant Agriosphodrus dohrni, where she knocks Atsushi unconscious for getting in the way. When Ryoko Shikimori asks the students if they're island residents, Mami, crying from relief, informs her they were stranded after their plane crashed. Mami doesn't do anything noteworthy until the group is headed to where the Mino is docked, where she screams when Tatsuo's mutilated body is dropped right in front of her. When the groups plan to use one of the Mino's lifeboats to escape is waylaid by the giant scolopendra subspinipes wrapping around the ship, Mami is placed to the team tasked with gathering centipedes to burn, alongside Mutsumi, Chitose, Nozomi, and Kasumi. When Nozomi is poisoned after a failed attempt on Mutsumi's life, Mami assists Misuzu in washing off the cyanide stuck to her body and heads back to the meeting point. Upon reaching the meeting point Mami spots Kayo, and is disturbed to see something moving under her skin, which turns out to be giant larvae that tear Kayo apart from the inside, killing her. Atsushi dies the same way a few seconds later, and Mami and Misuzu rush to the Mino. After reaching the ship, Mami assists with loading the lifeboat with weapons and supplies. Misuzu ends up sacrificing herself to save the others, and the four of them return to the dock to wait for the remaining students.

When Mutsumi asks about Kayo, Atsushi, and Misuzu, Mami shakes her head, letting Mutsumi know they're all dead. When the group is discussing what ramen they want after escaping the island, Mami says she wants hers slightly salted with plenty of butter. When Nozomi says she wishes Marika had lived instead of her, Mami shuts her up by telling her to be grateful she's alive, lest Misuzu's sacrifice be in vain; she's saddened when Chitose forlornly reminisces on all their friends who didn't make it off the island. When Pops gets killed by a giant Anax parthenope, Mami panics and tries to run back to the boat, but gets stopped by Chitose. When Mutsumi explains that the giant dragonflies and darners were at the top of the food chain, Mami begins wailing that she doesn't want to die after Ayumi and Misuzu sacrificed themselves to save her, but is relieved after being told this island is safer as it has multiple concrete buildings.

Kazuhiko comments on how bad being stranded on the islands must be for Mami's career, Mami explains how her sales had slumped and she was forced to sleep with her manager for a comeback chance; she declares that she should've fought back. After laughing her frustrations off, Mami admits that she'd never told anyone what happened to her before, and asks Mutsumi how she knows so much about insects.

## Etymology

* The name **Mami** is a given name. It means "real, genuine" (真) (**ma**) and "beautiful" (美) (**mi**)
* Mami's surname **Miura** means "three" (三) (**mi**) and "bay, inlet" (浦) (**ura**)

## Relationships

### Ayumi Matsuoka

Mami knew that Ayumi liked girls and took advantage of this to get someone athletic to protect her. Though her true feelings aren't known, Mami grew to care for Ayumi and was devastated when the softball captain died saving her.

### Misuzu Jinno

Mami was bullied by Misuzu at school which left her terrified of the redhead. When Mami was given the chance to torment Misuzu on the island, she took it. Over time, the two's animosity waned and they become sort-of friends. Mami was upset when Misuzu died and would think of her whenever she needed to be brave.