Ronan and Basil Farrow and I have been watching the thrilling anime series Death Note. I bet many of you are already fans; I love the central concept of the notebook and the intellectual clashes between the characters. As Ronan puts it, “It’s a really vicious show sometimes, so it ends up killing off people you don’t expect or want. I like fiction that isn’t afraid to give you a depressing, nihilistic kick in the balls.”

However, there is a character that we find a tad grating… Misa Amane, the blonde actress/model/idol who will do anything for the main character. (She throws herself at his feet and declares, “I don’t care if you just use me!”) Misa is one of those squealing, bodalicious kawaii girls that we love to dissect on this blog. And here’s the monkey wrench: she’s almost always depicted in Goth clothing, or (as in the video below), Gothic Lolita.

According to Wikipedia, the creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata dressed her in Gothloli to complement the themes of the morbid notebook and death gods. Ohba said that he is “into that fashion” and that having Misa first appear in unusual clothing would be “more interesting.” The creators believed that using “hardcore” Gothic Lolita would be “too much.” – so they made her look “a little more natural” and “cute” to appeal to people who “weren’t into the Gothic Lolita style.”

I wonder if I’d be less bothered by Misa if she wore skimpy pink clothing… what are your thoughts?