Misako

Misako
Japanese name	みさこ (Misako)
Profile
Affiliation(s)	Nekketsu High School
Year	Sophomore Senior (River City Girls)
Birthday	Unknown (18 years old)
Likes	Strong men
First appearance	Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen (1990)

Misako (みさこ) is a fictional character in the Kunio-kun series. She first debuted in Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen as the Soccer Club manager of Nekketsu High School, and appears in all versions of the game. She has made recurring appearances in the series' soccer games, including Nekketsu Kōkō Soccer Bu: World Cup Hen, Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League and River City Soccer Hooligans.

Concept and creation

Misako, like many characters in the series, appears differently depending on the game. Most art, as well as her sprite appearance in Kunio no Oden and model in River City Soccer Hooligans, depict her as having medium-length blue hair, worn naturally and with a bow, but the 8-Bit sprites depict her as having black hair worn in a ponytail, with no noticeable bow. In Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, she has blue hair but cut shorter and without a bow, and in River City Girls, she has short black hair with a red hair clip.

Appearances

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen

In the NES version, she searches for Kunio to ask for help as majority of the soccer team players got intoxicated from eating sushi and needs more players to play in the soccer tournament.

Misako is voiced by Yumi Tōma in the PC Engine version of Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen.

Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League

Misako appears in the intro of game, telling your team that she can't go with them to the Technos Cup, but will be in close contact to cheer them up.

Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka

In this game, she appears as Kunio's girlfriend and is one of the playable characters.

Later in the story, she and Kyoko were both shot by Sabu, rendering them unplayable for the latter part of the game. They are taken to the hospital by Takayama, who later reveals to Kunio and Riki that both girls were out of harm's way after prevailing against the Sanwakai boss.

Kunio no Oden

She is also featured in Kunio no Oden, though she only appears in cameos and in the title screen of game with Kunio.

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special

Misako appears as an NPC in the Story Mode of Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special. She tries to convince Kunio to join Kōji and Ichirō in the dodge ball club and to stop fighting in the streets.

In this game and its sequel: River City: Tokyo Rumble, Kunio's homeroom teacher Madoka acts as the damsel-in-distress and is the closest to a love interest that Kunio has in the game.

River City: Tokyo Rumble

Misako returns as an NPC in the game. Like in the previous game, she tries to stop Kunio from getting involved in street fights and instead wants him to dedicate himself to sports by joining the dodge ball club.

River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~

Misako became a playable character once again in River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~ as part of Team Misuzu. Along with Misuzu, she is joined by Kumiko (one of the enemies in the original Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun) Miyuki from Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special, Kyoko (who first debuted in Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka), and Miho (from Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun). In this game, Misako has her Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka design. Misako comes equipped with a bokken before each match. Her special moves are the Dragon Tail Kick and the Spin Attack.

River City Melee: Battle Royal Special

Misako returns as part of Team Misuzu in this game and is involved in the Story Mode.

River City Girls

Misako is one of the playable characters and protagonists of River City Girls. Kunio's hot-blooded girlfriend, snarky, impulsive and always ready for a fight. Kayli Mills provides her voice in the game.

Move Name	Input	Special Meter?	Learned From	Level Required	Description
Jump Hammer	Heavy Attack in midair	No	Leveling Up	3	Misako attacks downward with her backpack, knocking enemies down.
Rolling Punch	Heavy Attack while running	No	Leveling Up	4	Misako performs a combat roll, then punches forward. The roll acts as a screw attack and can hit enemies as well, while the punch knocks enemies forward.
Bruce Backhand	Block and Heavy Attack simultaneously	No	Leveling Up	5	Misako uses Kunio's Back Fist from Tachi-no Banka. This acts as her back attack.
Haymaker	Directional Pad Left/Right + Heavy Attack	No	Leveling Up	7	Misako throws an aggressive hook while moving forward, knocking enemies down.
Stone Hands	Special Attack (up to three times)	Yes	Dojo	0	A variant of Riki's trademark move, Misako can throw three punches while lunging forward. Each separate punch uses the Special Meter.
High Kick	Light Attack	No	Dojo	0	An extension of Misako's Light Attack combo. This becomes her third attack.
Hop Knee	Directional Pad Up + Heavy Attack	No	Dojo	0	A variant of the Rhino Kick, Misako makes a short hop and hits enemies with her knee, launching them upwards. Can be used to end combos.
Nutcracker	Directional Pad Down + Heavy Attack	No	Dojo	0	Misako's "special interrogation technique", she throws a football kick to the groin, which launches enemies straight up. Combo-ending attack.
Spiral Uppercut	Directional Pad Up + Special Attack	Yes	Dojo	5	A variant of Riki's Screw Upper, Misako performs a rising uppercut which knocks enemies down.
Backflip Kick	Special Attack while running	Yes	Dojo	5	Misako performs a somersault kick, launching enemies straight up.
Back Fist	Light Attack	No	Dojo	5	Another extension to Misako's Light Attack combo, becoming her fourth attack.
Dropkick	Directional Pad Left/Right + Special Attack	Yes	Dojo	8	Misako performs a dropkick, knocking enemies forward. It can also be performed in midair by pressing the Special Attack button.
German Suplex	Heavy Attack after grabbing stunned enemy from behind	No	Dojo	8	The suplex from Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun.
Stungun	Special Attack after grabbing stunned enemy from the front	Yes	Dojo	8	Misako kicks the opponent, then performs a three-quarter facelock jawbreaker.
Backpack Swing	Directional Pad Down + Special Attack	Yes	Dojo	12	Misako swings her backpack, "Grand Slam"-style around her, hitting multiple enemies.
Powerbomb	Heavy Attack + Special Attack near enemy in midair	Yes	Dojo	12	A midair throw, Misako grabs an opponent in midair and slams them to the ground.

River City Melee Mach!!

Misako returns as part of Team Misuzu in the game. Her moveset has been completely changed, as she now has two of her original moves from Kunio-tachi no Banka: the Hyper Tornado (Whirlwind Kick) and the Rolling Attack (Screw).

Stamina	200
Punch	6
Kick	9
Weapon	6
Throw	10
Agility	8
Strength	10
Special Techniques	Hyper Tornado Rolling Attack

Other games

Baseball Superstar 2020

Other media

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (TV series)

Kaho Takashima plays the role of Misako in the Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun 2013 TV series from NOTTV (her full name in the series is Enjōji Misako (えんじょうじ みさこ, Enjōji Misako). Ami Maeda played the role of Misako in a stage performance.

Trivia

• Misako's combat-style is largely based around kicking, perhaps in relation to her interest in soccer. Three of her four special moves in Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka utilize her lower-body; a flying knee, spin-kick, and mule kick; the remaining special is an aerial somersault. In one memorable scene, Kunio and Riki delegate to Misako the responsibility of torturing a boss to confession by kicking him in the groin.
  • Her launcher move in RCG called "Nutcracker" even refers to it as an interrogation technique.
• The Student ID Card showcased in a limited physical release for River City Girls reveals that she is in her Senior year (18 years old).

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from the Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka instruction manual.

Artwork from the Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka instruction manual.

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen

Kunio no Oden

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Screenshots

Misako in the intro of River City Soccer Hooligans.

Misako in River City: Tokyo Rumble.

Misako in Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka.

Misako in River City Girls.

Misako in title screen of Kunio no Oden.

Misako and Kyoko in CODE SHIFTER.

Misako in River City Melee Mach!.

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Videos

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