 Pepirium points out the tone in which the character is written, feeling that her motivation and obsession with Kira are "in league with "Death Note"s dark sensibilities".He says that when Misa spouts her deep and fully realized affection for Kira in "her wacky, excited, poodle-like way", the information "loses all impact".Pepirium uses "girly sophomoric pink fluff" and "Jar Jar" (a reference to Jar Jar Binks) as figurative descriptors for Misa.