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Muko (ムーコ Mūko?) is a recurring character of the Dandadan series. Along with Miko, she is the best friend and classmate of Momo Ayase at high school.
Appearance[]
Muko is a young girl with brown skin, brown eyes, and blonde hair styled into pigtails. She is typically depicted in her school uniform, which consists of a white undershirt beneath a long-sleeved sweater adorned with a loose bow, paired with a navy skirt, loose socks, and sandals.
In her introduction, Muko was shown wearing light colored makeup (particularly gyaru makeup of the sub-style known as "Manba"). In addition, she is shown to have bright-blue eyes.
Personality[]
Synopsis[]
Kintama Hunt Saga[]
Turbo Granny Arc[]
Muko and Miko learn from Momo about her distressing breakup with her boyfriend. Muko comments on the humor she found in Momo hurling seafood-themed insults at her boyfriend during their breakup and reminds Momo that she had advised against getting involved with him. She and Miko then become unimpressed with Momo upon learning that her reason for dating her boyfriend was simply because he bore a resemblance to her ideal man, Ken Takakura, remarking that such men are purely fictional. Later on, the pair discovers Momo engaging with a male student in the hallway, leading Kei to remark that Momo seems to have abandoned her search for Ken Takakura in favor of a geeky type of guy.
Acrobatic Silky[]
During class, Muko and Miko notice Momo daydreaming and speculates that she might have reunited with her ex-boyfriend since she lost her phone and was absent from school yesterday. After lunch, Muko and Miko catch Momo accidently locking lips with Okarun after they accidently bump into each other. The pair then assume that Momo is romantically involved with Okarun and observe them exchanging insults as they attempt to refute the allegation. Despite this, Muko and Miko still become convinced that the two like each other.
Shortly after, Muko and Miko gossip to their female classmates about Momo and Okarun, leading the girls becoming eager to know more from Momo. When Okarun later arrives at their classroom to talk to Momo, the girls quickly cheer him on, with Momo angrily turning him down. After Okarun leaves dejected, Muko points out to Momo her behaviour towards him was out-of-character, leading Momo to reflect.
Serpo Arc[]
Kaiju Arc[]
Chapter Appearances[]
| 1. That's How Love Starts, Ya Know? | Debut |
| 2. That's A Space Alien, Ain't It?! | Absent |
| 3. It's a Granny Vs. Granny Clash! | Absent |
| 4. Let's Go to the John | Absent |
| 5. Kicking Turbo Granny's Ass | Absent |
| 6. Craving for Crab | Absent |
| 7. You're the Hundred kmph Granny | Absent |
| 8. Let's Eat Crab | Absent |
| 9. I Can't Find Him | Appears |
| 10. Like, Where Are Your Balls? | Appears |
| 11. You're a Rotten Tangerine, Ain't Ya? | Absent |
| 12. Seems He Finally Realized She's Cute | Absent |
| 13. A Dangerous Woman Arrives | Absent |
| 14. "Acrobatic Silky" Is Kinda Long | Absent |
| 15. Let's Just Call Her "Acro-Silky" | Absent |
| 16. Acro-Silky | Absent |
| 17. To A Kinder World | Absent |
| 18. Eat Some Somen Noodles or Something | Appears |
| 19. I've Got This Funny Feeling | Appears |
| 20. They're, Like, Back Again | Absent |
| 21. Gotta Put On Some Clothes! | Absent |
| 22. Momo Still Has Some Pent-Up Feelings | Absent |
| 23. You're Bothered, Aren't You? | Absent |
| 24. Merge! Serpo Dover Demon Nessie! | Absent |
| 25. It Makes Your Heart Race, Don't It?! | Absent |
| 26. We Picked Up A Kappa Monster | Appears |
| 27. Have You Ever Seen A Cattle Mutiliation? | Absent |
| 28. That's A Premonition About The Turmoils of Love! | Absent |
| 29. First Love! | Appears |
| 30. Don't Give Up! | Absent |
| 31. The Life of an Anatomical Doll | Absent |
| 32. Let's Go to the Cursed House | Absent |
| 33. Better Decide Which One's Into Her | Absent |
| 34. The Kito Family Is Coming | Absent |
| 35. Where's The Tsuchinoko Monster? | Absent |
| 36. The Kito Family's Old Lady | Absent |
| 37. Like, This Is the Legend of the Giant Snake | Absent |
| 38. Mongolian Death Worms Are Deadly | Absent |
| 39. The Evil Eye | Absent |
| 40. Contract | Absent |
| 41. Jiji the Prodigy | Absent |
| 42. Escape! Multistage! | Absent |
| 43. You Won't Get Away With This! | Absent |
| 44. That House Is a Damn Eyesore | Absent |
| 45. It's a Pump | Absent |
| 46. Put That Fire Out | Absent |
| 47. That's, Like, Way Deadly | Absent |
| 48. That UFO Is Awesome | Absent |
| 49. He's, Like, Sealed | Absent |
| 50. Let's All Carry Around Hot Water | Absent |
| 51. We Can All Stay There Together! | Appears |
| 52. The Hayashi Performers Are Here | Absent |
| 53. We Became a Family | Absent |
| 54. Get a Part-Time Job | Appears |
| 55. Moe Moe Tri-Beam | Appears |
| 56. Feeling Kinda Gloomy | Absent |
| 57. Scary Dudes at School | Absent |
| 58. Symphony No. 6 | Absent |
| 59. Symphony No. 9 | Absent |
| 60. You Can Do It, Okarun! | Absent |
| 61. The Evil Eye's Briefs | Absent |
| 62. I Want to Rebuild the House | Absent |
| 63. School Life | Appears |
| 64. The Secret Art of Being Attractive | Absent |
| 65. I Can't See Them! | Absent |
| 66. Hey, It's a Kaiju | Absent |
| 67. The Kaiju's Wicked Strong | Absent |
| 68. Kinta's Imagination | Absent |
| 69. Clash! Space Kaiju vs. Giant Robot! | Absent |
| 70. This Is How You Beat A Kaiju, Okay? | Absent |
| 71. I'm Sick of Robots and Kaiju! | Absent |
| 72. Somebody, Please Translate | Absent |
| 73. Let's Eat Some Takoyaki | Absent |
Anime Appearances[]
| 1. That's How Love Starts, Ya Know! | Debut |
| 2. That's a Space Alien, Ain't It?! | Absent |
| 3. It's a Granny vs. Granny Clash! | Absent |
| 4. Kicking Turbo Granny's Ass | Absent |
| 5. Like, Where Are Your Balls?! | Appears |
| 6. A Dangerous Woman Arrives | Appears |
| 7. To a Kinder World | Mentioned |
| 8. I've Got This Funny Feeling | Absent |
| 9. Merge! Serpo Dover Demon Nessie! | Absent |
| 10. Have You Ever Seen a Cattle Mutilation? | Absent |
| 11. First Love | Absent |
| 12. Let's Go to the Cursed House | Absent |
Etymology[]
- The name Kei is written in katakana (ケイさん), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (慧, 圭, 慶 or 恵), it could possibly mean:
- 慧 - "intelligent".
- 圭 - "gemstone".
- 慶 - "congratulate, celebrate".
- 恵 - "favor, benefit".
Trivia[]
- While revealed in the anime, Muko's name is never used in the manga, with the girl only being referred to as "Kei-san" as a nickname used by Miko in Chapter 54.
- It's possible that Muko is her first name and Kei is part of her surname, or vice versa.
