Mitsuki

Mitsuki (ミツキ) is a main cast member on LilyMu and one of the five protagonists of Kappa Mikey.

She is good friends with the rest of the LilyMu stars. Despite playing a tough girl on camera, she has a heart of gold and deeply loves and cares for each of her best friends, despite each of them having their flaws. She is Mikey's love interest, even though he is unaware of her true feelings for him.

Profile[]

A little bit about her past is revealed in "La Femme Mitsuki" and "Mitsuki Butterfly." She may come from a family of actors; she is revealed to be the daughter of Dadzuki, the most renowned kabuki actor in Japan. She had been a spy 5 years prior to the events in the series. Despite her liking for the job, she craved a more normal life and quit, becoming an actress on LilyMu soon afterwards (where she, no doubt, continued to use her former spy persona onscreen). During her days as a spy, she, as the red-wigged "Agent M," had missions to recover microfilm and other objects stolen by criminals. She worked for a man trapped in a mailbox costume, codenamed Agent F, and Mitsuki was supposedly the best spy who had ever joined the organization. In "La Femme Mitsuki," he reappears and asks Mitsuki to rejoin, but she isn't interested, being too satisfied with her life as it is now. Unsatisfied with her answer (and refusing to admit she has changed), Agent F sends spies to endanger her best friends, starting with Mikey, whom he knows Mitsuki is fond of. The plan ultimately fails when Mikey and Mitsuki infiltrate their headquarters and strike a deal with her former boss. For leaving her and Mikey alone, Mitsuki promises she will not send a copy of the organization's files, as well as embarrassing poems written by Agent F, to every newspaper in Tokyo. At the end of the episode, Mitsuki had to knock out Mikey in order to keep her secret and protect him at the same time.

In "The Wizard of Ozu," Mitsuki plays the part of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.

Mitsuki stated that she has been on the show for 5 years; this means she is at least 24 years old (that is, if she started right after high school as Mikey did; but this means she would have spent her high school and possible middle school years as a spy). It also appears that Ozu doesn't seem to know Mitsuki exists half the time and never remembers her name.

In "The Switch," Mikey sows a few pages of Mitsuki's diary into a quilt, this offends her since he read out her crush on him (although he thought the name Mikey was spelled "Mickey," so he was still clueless). This means that either they write in English, or Mikey learned to read Kanji, Japanese writing, which is highly unlikely since, in "The Lost Pilot," he states he cannot read Kanji when he looks at the menu. It is also revealed in the same episode that Mitsuki wears contacts.

And in Manic Monday, it is revealed that she is part of the do gooders.

Personality[]

On LilyMu, Mitsuki is the tough as nails bad girl. In reality, she is the complete opposite. Mitsuki is a kind, generous sweetheart and really friendly to everyone near to her, especially Mikey. Due to her crush on Mikey, she is usually the first to forgive him or defend him when he makes a mistake or unintentionally causes trouble for the LilyMu cast, that is unless he completely, yet accidentally, humiliates her. However, it is unrequited love as either Mikey is too clueless to notice her, or she is too shy to express herself.

She is the most level-headed of the group and is the one to dispatch the moral of a given episode near the end. However, her speeches are seldom heeded. Being among a circle of eccentric, assertive friends, Mitsuki is frequently put upon, regardless of if they mean it or not. A common running gag in the series is when other people (specifically Mikey, Ozu, and rarely seen characters) occasionally forget her name (perhaps because she is the most normal character on the show and therefore, the least noticeable at times). The irony of that gag is that despite it, she remains popular on and off screen, as evidenced in episodes, such as "Mikey Likes It," "With Fans Like These," "Mitsuki Vanishes," and the aforementioned "Mitsuki Butterfly."

While Mitsuki is a kind, caring a patient person, she is certainly not immune to anger or frustration. In "Mikey Likes It," her anger was on full display for the first time when Mikey accidentally recycled her precious photo album, allowing the press to obtain the embarrassing photos of her contained within. However, the true root of her anger was the fact that Mikey subsequently tried to trick her by taking fake pictures under the pretenses of spending time with her. The rarity of her anger is acknowledged by Yoshi, who mentions to Mikey that he had never seen Mitsuki angry before. Eventually Mitsuki did forgive Mikey after he gave her the photo album with pictures of their time together showing them having fun and set up a ping-pong table outside her apartment so they could play (which she had mentioned she wanted to do earlier in the episode).

Another notable instance of Mitsuki's anger came in Live LilyMu. Wanting to prank Gonard, Mikey spreads farting powder on his mint chip ice cream. Mitsuki, unware of this, sneaks a bite of the ice cream, with Mikey failing to warn her of the powder. Naturally, this causes Mitsuki grave embarrassment as she spends much of the live show farting. Further exacerbating her anger is Mikey's unapologetic reaction for not only pouring the powder, but then failing to warn her. Mitsuki's anger eventually turns to sadness when she learns that she is now referred to as "Fart Girl" by some fans. Seeing this, Mikey finally expresses guilt and resolves to embarrass himself as well by consuming the farting powder. Once the show resumes, Mikey farts multiple times and outright apologizes to Mitsuki. This leads to them embracing, and the heartfelt display of their strong, loving bond is well-received by the audience.

Other notable instances of Mitsuki's anger include LilyMeow (at Lily for moving her statute and Lily's selfishness generally), La Cage Aux Mikey (at Mikey for not only causing them to cancel their trip to Kagoshima, but also for relegating her to his Mime when lying to the newspaper), Free Squiddy (at Gonard for eating her laptop), Mitsuki Vanishes (at Mikey for seemingly losing only her train ticket), Manic Monday (at the other Do-Gooders for taking advantage of her), Seven From LilyMu (at Riku for forgetting her name), The Clip Show (at her fellow castmates for feeling neglected by them), and Fashion Frenzy (at Mikey and Lily for feeling used and in the middle of their feud).

She boasts incredible fighting skills from her former career as a spy, like being able to destroy all 10 major arteries in 15 seconds. In some episodes, mainly after "La Femme Mitsuki," Mitsuki can be seen using one or more of her skills, but just for small tasks, more or less to a comical fashion.

Appearance in the Pilot[]

In the Pilot, Mitsuki has red eyes and bigger hair that's lighter in color with purple lightning strikes, and a bigger chest size. She retains the same crush and personality as her appearance in the show, except she has a stronger relationship with Mikey and has a Katana as a weapon.

Relationships[]

Mikey Simon[]

In the series, Mitsuki's main love interest is Mikey, to whom she accidentally expresses her feelings at times. Apparently, her love for Mikey dates right from the very first time she saw him when he first arrived at the Tokyo airport in "The Lost Pilot" that her biggest dream is to have a special relationship with Mikey. She also mentioned the thought of marrying him in "The Switch," when he expresses an interest in moving into LilyMu Towers. Despite her shows of affection, he remains blissfully unaware throughout the series, even after reading her diary, he thought she had a crush on someone named Mickey.

Her feelings, as well as Mikey's realizations about them, develop somewhat during Season 2. Mikey has occasionally expressed his feelings to her, such as in "A Christmas Mikey" he kissed her under the mistletoe, from which she happily swooned, and he blushes. In following episodes after this point ("Manic Monday" being another instance, where, after the girls' body-swapping experience, he took her out on a date, and in "The Karaoke Episode," when towards the end the two are talking and Mikey said he had "learned how to love", looking lovingly at Mitsuki when he said it), it is not until "Mitsuki Butterfly" where the subject has been the theme, and where Mikey, for the first time, starts to develop serious feelings for her. Mikey realizes the kabuki "empress" that he has a crush on is actually Mitsuki and the episode ends with a LilyMu sequence showing the two having grown closer with Mikey holding Mitsuki and the two looking lovingly at each other. It is in "Live LilyMu" where Mikey and Mitsuki get into their first two-way fight, after he couldn't stop her from eating ice cream laced with farting powder that he had intended as a gag on Gonard. In the end, Mikey feels bad for Mitsuki and purposely embarrasses himself with the powder so she wouldn't feel alone, to which she forgives and hugs him. Also, in "With Fans Like These," they gaze at each other and blush while she is untying him, meaning Mikey may reciprocate some of her feelings.

Mitsuki often serves as the voice of reason for Mikey and often gives him advice and convinces him to do the right thing. This includes advising him to be fiscally responsible when spending his paycheck and later encouraging he and Gonard to reconcile their friendship (Easy Come, Easy Gonard), convincing him to help stop the Cat Burglar from eating Kello the Kitten (LilyMeow), inspiring him to admit to the LilyMu Band's deception (Battle of the Bands), helping him deal with obsessive fans (With Fans Like These), encouraging him multiple times throughout his struggles at Kawamura Acres (Camp!), sticking with him at his restaurant and helping him reconcile with Gonard (Mikey's Place), and convincing him to answer fan mail (Seven From LilyMu). While Mikey does not always heed her advice, he is shown to appreciate it and frequently seek it out as well.

Lily[]

Lily is Mitsuki's best friend. Being her roommate, Mitsuki has no doubt come to understand and tolerate Lily's self-centered nature and occasional putdowns of her. The two share a sisterly bond, frequently discussing love lives and personal interests, which they do not share anywhere else. They also enjoy spending time together hanging out, playing sports, or watching soap operas.

Like all her friends, Mitsuki is always willing to help Lily out when she needs it. This includes helping Lily top the Tokyo Trend 50 Most Beautiful List (Saving Face), managing a publicity campaign to help Lily get more Fun Buddies on her Super Fun Place profile (Hog Day Afternoon), helping Lily discover the secrets of Guano's Apartment (The Masked Tanuki), and waiting in line for two-days to get Lily an Oji original shirt (Fashion Frenzy). In LilyMeow, it is revealed that Mitsuki donated one of her Kidneys to Lily unconditionally (though Lily dismissed it as an attention grab).

Yet their friendship is not one-way. Mitsuki is seemingly the only person that Lily will consistently put aside her selfish tendencies for. Most notably, Lily has put aside her intense hatred for Mikey and helped Mitsuki in her romantic endeavors (The Good, the Bad, and the Mikey & Manic Monday). Lily also shows great concern for Mitsuki's wellbeing as demonstrated by her franticness in trying to rescue Mitsuki in Mitsuki Vanishes. Lily also considers Mitsuki to be a very talented actress.

Mitsuki also sometimes serves as the otherwise non-existent conscience for Lily. In Mikey at the Bat Mitsuki is able to get through to Lily and convince her to not throw the baseball game against Socky's team. In The Good, the Bad, and the Mikey, Lily feels guilty for trying to convince Mitsuki to not pursue Mikey romantically (and shattering Mitsuki's confidence in general), and ultimately chooses to support her best friend.

That being said, the two also frequently butt heads throughout the series. As mentioned, Lily will putdown Mitsuki both intentionally and unintentionally, primarily when comparing their looks. In The Clip Show, Lily insults Mitsuki's haircut, telling Mitsuki that she should have left it in the 80's. In Fashion Frenzy, Lily unintentionally insults Mitsuki's shirt. The two compete against each other, and Guano, in a very intense ad war (Go Nard Hunting), and for a membership at the Mini Pines Country Club (Tin Putt).

Lily also gets noticeably jealous anytime Mitsuki gets more attention than her (With Fans Like These, Mikey, Kappa, and Back to School). This is also evident in LilyMeow when Lily has Mitsuki's mannequin moved from the front of the LilyMu Store in favor of her own, much to Mitsuki's chagrin.

Despite the occasional tumult in their relationship, Mitsuki and Lily always make up and remain best-friends who care very much for each other.

Gonard[]

Mitsuki maintains a very strong friendship with Gonard. Given her patience and her compassionate nature, Mitsuki is often far more willing to put up with Gonard's eccentricities than her fellow cast members. In The Bracemaster she is willing to accommodate Gonard's wish to yell at Penguins and to let him kick open doors while they attempt to rescue Guano from captivity at the Zoo. Mitsuki has also shown the ability to understand Gonard's seemingly incomprehensible sentences as shown in The Oni Express.

According to Gonard, Mitsuki is always willing to help him out when he needs it. This is shown at various times throughout the series, including: helping remove a live cow and its calf from Gonard's stomach (Mikey Impossible), helping him read the newspaper (Saving Face), nursing him back to health following his "attack" (Sumo Of All Fears), and joining Gonard for his coronation and later trying coach him on throwing the duel against Grunard (Mikey's Memoirs),

Guano[]

As with all her castmates, Mitsuki maintains a close friendship with Guano. At times Mitsuki appears to be somewhat of a motherly figure for Guano, serving as a source of comfort when he is scared. Sometimes he will cling to her when he is scared (Like Ozu Like Son & LilyBoo).

Mitsuki is also eager to help Guano out whenever he needs it, be it sewing up his costume (The Phantom of the Soundstage), trying to rescue him from captivity (Easy Come, Easy Gonard & The Bracemaster), helping him meditate (Reality Bites), styling his hair (Go Nard Hunting), trying to return his harmonica to him (The Masked Tanuki), or editing the clip show episode of LilyMu (The Clip Show).

Appearance[]

Mitsuki is tall, attractive, and slender built, to match the demands of her television role. She has short-long blue hair and green eyes. She is the only one with extremely skin-tight clothes, including a red shirt with a yellow V-collar, and the bottom of her shirt ends with a V shape in the front. She also wears a white undershirt, blue pants, white stockings, and red shoes.

Mikey is about the same age as Mitsuki.

Mitsuki's Personality in Musicals[]

In the hour-long special Kappa Karaoke, the song that epitomizes Mitsuki is "Our Paths (Will They Cross? Will It Matter?"), a soft rock and alternative rock song, where she expresses her love for Mikey.

Trivia[]

The name "Mitsuki" (みつき in Hiragana, ミツキ in Katakana) has a variety of meanings, including beauty, moon, or light; and has a number of Kanji writings.
Mitsuki is a published author, having written a book of short fiction (Reality Bites). She also has an unfinished romance novel in the works (Kappa Karaoke).
Mitsuki is musically inclined as she is not only a talented singer (Kappa Karaoke and Mitsuki Butterfly), but she also played the Trombone for 14 years (Battle of the Bands).
Mitsuki seemingly does not care for her signature shirt but wears it as it was a gift from her mother (Kappa Karaoke).
Mitsuki has apparently given away a Kidney twice: first to Lily prior to the events of the show (as mentioned in LilyMeow) and then again, a week prior to the events of Manic Monday. It is likely this is just played for comedic effect however, otherwise she would have no remaining kidneys herself.
Mitsuki apparently owns a minivan (Manic Monday), though it is never actually seen,
Mitsuki is a fan of jean shorts.
Mitsuki has a substantial doll collection (including dolls of her castmates).
Mitsuki enjoys playing various sports including Baseball, Tennis, and Ping-Pong.
Mitsuki is a fan (quite possibly the only fan) of Eel and Lemon hard candy.
Mitsuki is a noted animal lover, going so far as to nurse a rabid squirrel back to health (LilyMeow).

Voice[]

Evelyn Lanto (Carrie Keranen) uses a softer, higher-pitched version of her own voice for Mitsuki. When Mitsuki is acting on LilyMu, Lanto uses a tough, deep-toned voice, more like her own. She is also a news reporter, some of the Kappas in Mikey Kappa, and the royal attendant in Mikey's Memoirs. She often works for NYAV Post (Mikey Sinterkinlaas's ADR company) and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. She was another of Animation Collective's regular actors, having provided the voice of Ellen's mom in Ellen's Acres, and the mother in the Johnson & Johnson baby lotion webisodes. She also has roles on Ah! My Goddess and Magical DoReMi. She made her breakthrough role playing Mami Tomoe in the magical girl anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica.