Nagisa Misumi

Nagisa

Cure Black

**Nagisa Misumi** (**Natalie Blackstone** in the Canadian English dub) is one of the two main Cures in *Futari wa PreCure* and *Futari wa PreCure Max Heart*.

She has a habit of saying **"Unbelievable!!"** when she is upset, and also **"Lucky!"** whenever things go her way; otherwise, she might say **"Unlucky!"**. Her other catchphrase (especially in the English dubs) is **"Give me a break!"**.

Nagisa's alter ego is **Cure Black**. Her Pretty Cure partner is Cure White.

## Appearance

Nagisa has short, ginger hair and light brown eyes with slightly tanned skin. When playing lacrosse she wears some hair up with a pink heart clip. Her casual outfit consists of a white shirt with long black sleeves worn over a short-sleeved pink jacket, a red skirt, and black and white sneakers with light pink socks.

As **Cure Black**, Nagisa's hair grows out and her bangs are slicked aside. Her eyes sharpen and she gains silver heart earrings. Her outfit is black, composed of a cropped top and a skirt with corner slit to reveal a pair of shorts. Pale pink ruffles line her sleeves and skirt, and mauve fabric covers the collarbone. On her chest is a pale pink ribbon, and she wears a pink belt with a heart buckle. Her boots are dark magenta, worn with black leg warmers lined in white with a pink heart on top, matching her gloves.

In *Futari wa PreCure Max Heart*, Cure Black's outfit becomes a one piece and she gains a dark magenta vest. The ribbon on her chest gains a pink heart, and her skirt gains pink lining and an additional ruffle layer, the frame of the heart on her belt now gold to match her earrings. Her gloves and leg warmers gain additional pink lining and ruffled trim.

## Personality

Nagisa is a star lacrosse player at Verone Academy. She is very energetic and popular among other girls for her passionate nature, much to her dismay. She is weak with academics but her pure spirit makes up for it. She also has a large appetite and loves to eat chocolate, Akane Fujita’s takoyaki, and according to Honoka- food with the word "yaki" in it. She can be childish and easily angered and loves to go out and play when it's nice and sunny.

Despite her sporty nature, Nagisa is actually very girly and self-conscious. She has a large collection of stuffed animals and loves to shop, although she tends to squander her money and usually doesn't have any when she really needs it. Nagisa also has a crush on Honoka's childhood friend, Shougo Fujimura, and gets flustered whenever he is around. At times she is shown to be envious of Honoka since she gets confessions and love letters from boys more than twice a month.

Deep down she can be sensitive, and she hates arguing with friends or seeing someone in pain above all else. Nagisa also has a great sense of justice, but it is hidden inside of her and only comes out when someone is in danger. She hates that innocent people get hurt for things they had nothing to do with.

## Cure Black

**"Emissary of light, Cure Black!"**
光の使者、キュアブラック！
*Hikari no shisha, Kyua Burakku!*

**Cure Black** is Nagisa's alter ego, and she addresses herself as the emissary of light, like Cure White. Being the strongest in the duo, she is usually the one laying the most attacks, though she is not as agile as Cure White. She uses her fists more than Cure White while Cure White uses her legs more when attacking. As a Cure, she becomes much more serious and reveals more of her views on justice. Later in the season, the two Cures are powered-up by the Rainbow Bracelets.

## Trivia

* Nagisa's birthday is on October 10th. Therefore, Nagisa's zodiac is Libra.
* Nagisa's blood type is O.
* In the *Pretty Cure All Stars* Suite Flower Card Collection, Nagisa is represented by the pansy, which symbolizes trust and pure love in the Language of Flowers.
* Nagisa appeared as Cure Black to give the first 10th anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 1 of *Happiness Charge PreCure!*.
* Nagisa / Cure Black appeared in episodes 21, 22, 36, and 37 of *HUGtto! PreCure*.
* In the *All Pretty Cure Big Poll*, Nagisa is ranked 1st in "Favorite Pretty Cure".
* Cure Black's outfit was upgraded in *Max Heart* due to parental concerns about how her previous outfit might have been too revealing for children.
	+ There are a few times however where her original outfit is shown instead of the upgraded one in *Max Heart* as well as subsequent works in the franchise.
* Nagisa is considered the best captain of Lacrosse.
* Cure Black is the only Cure who doesn't wear any hair accessories.
* Nagisa's name was originally going to be **Kuni**, as revealed in the concept art book.

## Gallery

Nagisa in her casual outfitCure BlackCure Black’s transformation pose
## Roleplay Details

Nagisa tends be rather incompetent in some areas, often times forgetting important school assignments, misusing words, and even spelling her friend's name wrong once. She has a habit of yelling "arienai!", which loosely translates to unbelievable. Even though she sometimes has her skirmishes with them, she cares deeply about Honoka and her brother, getting very powerful in battle when they are threatened. She mainly fights using physical combat, even though a couple of times earlier on in the series a rainbow shield formed to protect her and Cure White. She has a very intense crush on Fujimura Shougo, and gets very anxious to the point of having a hard time talking to him when he is around. Her catchphrase is as a Pretty Cure is: "**Emissary of Light! Cure Black!"**