Mirei Minami

*This has information from the PriPara wiki stated verbatim.*

**Laala Manaka** (真中 らぁら, ***Laala Manaka***?) is the primary protagonist of the *PriPara* series and a student at Paprika Private Academy. She is a pop-type idol and her preferred brand is Candy Alamode. Her catchphrase is "Pop, Step, Get You!" (ポップ・ステップ・ゲッチュー！ *Poppu Suteppu Getchū!*?) and tends to end her sentences with "~pri". She is also the head disciplinarian at Paprika Private Academy.

Laala also appears as the main heroine in Idol Time PriPara.

## Appearance

Normally, Mirei has long, chestnut brown hair that is pulled into a high ponytail with straight-cut bangs. She has matching caramel brown eyes and wears a pair of black glasses.

In PriPara, Mirei's hair changes to a bright blonde color, with part of it wrapping up to form two pointed buns, while the lower half becomes wavier and short, and falls to just brush her shoulders. Her eyes become blue, and she loses her glasses.

## Personality

Mirei is a smart and studious girl who happens to be very good at puzzles. She is very serious and can be strict with rules, even if they don't make much sense to others. Her catchphrases are "*Keisandouri*" (計算どおり, *"*Keisandouri*"*?), meaning "Just as calculated","*Keisangai*" (計算外, *"*Keisangai*"*?), meaning "miscalculated." and Poppu Steppu Getchu!!

Due to her analytical and stern personality, she is the captain of Paprika Private Academy's disciplinary committee. She appears to have a great admiration for things "pop".

As her idol character, she usually ends her sentences with" -pri", and her idol catchphrase is "*A pop and a step and I've got you~!*". She is easy-going and perky here, but still shows a bossy personality when things don't go right.

## Relationships

* Kuma - Kuma is Mirei's manager in PriPara.
* Laala Manaka - Laala is Mirei's partner and teammate in PriPara. With Sophie, they are in a unit called SoLaMi♡SMILE.
* Mrs. Minami - Mirei's Mother, who is an attorney. She wants Mirei to become an Idol Attorney.
* Mr. Minami - Mirei's Father, who is a prosecutor. He wants Mirei to become an Idol Prosecutor.
* Sophie Hojo - Mirei is aware of Sophie's Fancy Mode, and understands. Like many other idols in PriPara, she somewhat admires Sophie. She joins Laala and Mirei's team in Episode 12, and they form a unit, called SoLaMi♡SMILE.
* Shion Todo - She gives Shion a Warning Ticket for breaking Rule #11 of Paprika Private Academy, "Solving Go puzzles in the hallway". In Episode 15, she and Shion go up against each other.
* Mimiko Jigoku - Mirei seems to have a rivalry with her as of Idol Time PriPara.

## Etymology

**Minami** (南, ***Minami***?) directly translates to *south*. **Mirei**is a common name for Japanese girls, which mostly written in kanji "美玲", however, since this Mirei's name is written in Katakana, there's no real meaning to her name.

## Trivia

* Her name (**Mi**rei) is based on the third note of the Solfège scale.
	+ For some reason, it is sometimes spelled as "Mireille".
* Mirei has two different looks: Her civilian form has long, hazel hair, orange eyes and glasses, while Mirei has short, neon hair and blue eyes.
* Her normal form originally didn't have a ponytail.
* She shares the same surname as Kotori and Yukiko Minami.
	+ Her surname is also the given name of Minami Hateruma and Minami Kaido.