Mai Tsuzuki / Misato Uehara
From BLACK STONES Fan to Agency Staff
A die-hard fan of BLACK STONES, knowledgeable about Nana. Later joins Shika Corporation to get close to Nana.
Trivia
- Mai Tsuzuki learned Nana's birth secret from Nana's grandfather's diary.
- "Misato Uehara" is an alias borrowed from Nana's sister's name.
- Changed her hairstyle to a black bob for job hunting but returned to blonde.
- A huge fan of Nana, yet not well-regarded by other fans.
- Offers Vivienne Westwood clothes to Nana.
- During her Blast stalker fan days, she often acted alone and was somewhat isolated.
Alternate names
Mai
Misato
Uehara Misato
Tsuzuki Mai
Uehara Misato
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A petite woman of 153cm. Features blonde drill hair, but once changed it to a black bob for job hunting.
- Height
- 153cm
- Weight
- 42kg
- Hair color
- Blond
- Iconic items
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- Expensive Vivienne Westwood clothes
- Fan goods from her stalker fan days
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Devoted
- Detailed personality
- A die-hard fan of BLACK STONES since their local days, researching to an obsessive degree. Isolated at home and school, strongly attached to her obsessions. Diligently gathers information and is sometimes disliked by other fans, but doesn't mind.
- Keywords
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- Die-hard Fan
- Knowledgeable
- Serious
- Intimidating presence
- Secretive
- Calculated
- Mysterious
- Talents
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- Information Gathering
- Reading People's Hearts
- Fashion Sense
- Skills
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- Office Work
- Approach Strategies
- Using Aliases
- Motivation
- Strong desire to get close to Nana and uncover her past and truths.
- Clothing
- Vivienne Westwood clothes
- Music
- BLACK STONES
History
- Backstory
- Die-hard fan since BLACK STONES were active locally. Learned Nana's background from her grandfather's diary and holds that secret. Dropped out of high school, joined Shika Corporation's office, and approached Nana as a BLACK STONES affiliate.
- Work title
- NANA
- Media type
- Anime
Transition from Fan to Agency Staff
- Significant event
- Transition from Fan to Agency Staff
- Description
- After dropping out of high school, joined Shika Corporation, BLACK STONES' agency, and made contact with Nana.
Use of Alias "Misato Uehara"
- Significant event
- Use of Alias "Misato Uehara"
- Description
- Used the name of Nana's half-sister as an alias to get close to Nana.
Holds Nana's Secret
- Significant event
- Holds Nana's Secret
- Description
- Read her grandfather's diary and obtained deeply related information on Nana's birth secret and family ties.
Gifts to Nana
- Significant event
- Gifts to Nana
- Description
- Gave expensive Vivienne Westwood clothes to Nana.
Distanced from Stalker Fan Activities
- Significant event
- Distanced from Stalker Fan Activities
- Description
- Sensing she was shunned by other fans, no longer appears publicly as a fan.
Relationships
Nana Osaki
Sibling
Half-sister relationship. Blood-related to Nana, but Nana is unaware of the circumstances.
BLACK STONES Members
Shika Corporation
Shika Corporation: unknown
Media appearances
NANA
Anime / Supporting
NANA
Manga / Supporting
NANA PS2 Game
Game / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Mika Kanai
- Voice actor
- Mika Kanai
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime Edition
Yukari Tamura
- Voice actor
- Yukari Tamura
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- PS2 Game Edition
Ai Yazawa
- Creator name
- Ai Yazawa
- Role
- Original author
Madhouse
- Creator name
- Madhouse
- Role
- Animation studio
Shueisha
- Creator name
- Shueisha
- Role
- Publisher