is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex.

Possible writings

*惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *成美, meaning "Become beautiful" *マサミ in (

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hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...

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People with the name

* Masami Akita (秋田昌美), Japanese

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Masami Anno is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *� ...

, Japanese director of the anime series ''Chūka Ichiban!'' which is based on the manga series of the same name * Masami Hirosaka (広坂正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer * Masami Horiuchi (堀内正美), Japanese actor *, Japanese alpine skier *

Masami Kikuchi is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was affiliated with Troubador Music Office until March 2010. He then worked as freelance until April 2011, when he was employed by Kenyu Office. Filmography Television animation *''Mobile Suit Gundam ...

(菊池正美), Japanese voice actor *

Masami Kobayashi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. His name was sometimes misspelled as "Marasmi Kobayashi" or "Marashi Kobayashi" by contemporary United States Navy sources. He was an outspoken proponent of the Treaty Faction wit ...

(小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the

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during

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Masami Kubota Masami Kubota (born 6 December 1931) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in M ...

, Japanese former

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who competed in the

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Masami Kurumada is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boy. He is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions or Kurumadapro for short. He is famous as the creator/author of po ...

(車田正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his works such as ''

Ring ni Kakero is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between January 1977 and October 1981. The individual chapters were compiled by Shueisha into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volu ...

'', '' Fūma no Kojirō'', ''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'', and ''

B't X and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechan ...

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Masami Kuwashima is a former racing driver from Japan. After some experience in the Japanese lower formulae, he made an attempt at Formula One. A deal to drive in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix with the RAM team came to nothing, but Kuwashima found a seat with ...

(桑島正美), Japanese former

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Masami Mitsuoka is a Japanese pop singer. Born and raised in Toyota, Aichi, Mitsuoka debuted in the girl group Sister Q under the stage name MASAMI in 2005. After the group disbanded of unknown reasons in October 2006, she signed a contract with Pony Canyon ...

(光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer *

Masami Nagasawa is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *� ...

(長澤まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress *

Masami Ōbari is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer. Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on ...

(大張正己), Japanese anime character designer and director *

Masami Odate is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Iyo Sky (stylized in all caps). She is a member of Damage CTRL and one-half of the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions ...

(大館昌美), Japanese professional wrestler * Masami Okui (奥井雅美), Japanese pop musician * Masami Shiratama (白玉雅己), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band

Porno Graffitti , also known as , are a Japanese rock band from Onomichi (formerly Innoshima), Hiroshima Prefecture. The band got their name from the album ''Pornograffitti'' by the band Extreme. They currently record under the SME Records label and their a ...

Masami Suzuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Chigasaki. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is famous for voice acting roles such as Kaihime/Princess Kai from ''Samurai Warriors'' and ''Warriors Orochi'' series both fro ...

(鈴木真仁), voice actress from Japan *, Japanese football manager *

Masami Tanaka is a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan. She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi, and Sumika Minamoto. She ...

(田中雅美), Olympic bronze medalist * Masami Teraoka, Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints *

Masami Tsuchiya is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician, coming to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the group Ippu-Do. His subsequent output includes solo work and collaborations. Tsuchiya's career in music started with ...

, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician * Masami Tsuda (津田雅美), Japanese manga artist; creator of '' Kare Kano'' * Masami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *

Masami Yūki , real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 ''Satō Shūji'', born December 19, 1957, in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō), is a Japanese manga artist. Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. I ...

(ゆうきまさみ), Japanese manga artist; creator of ''

Patlabor , also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori ...

Fictional characters

Masami Eiri ''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...

(英利政美), villain from the anime '' Serial Experiments Lain'' *Masami Kaida, a character in the air combat video game '' The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces'' *

Masami Oyamada is a Japanese manga series written by Norie Yamada and illustrated by Kumichi Yoshizuki. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Comic Dragon'' magazine from May 2002 to January 2003 and was later collected in two bound volumes. In 2006, T ...

(小山田雅美), from the manga and anime '' Someday's Dreamers'' * Masami Saotome (早乙女正美), from the live action film: '' Boogiepop and Others'' *

Masami Yamada is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to them a ...

(山田正臣), teacher from the anime ''

Onegai Teacher is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to th ...

'' *Masami Aomame, the full name of the lead female protagonist in Haruki Murakami's novel, 1Q84 * Masami Yoshida the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who atten ...

* Masami Fujii, a character in the manga/anime series '' Ro-Kyu-Bu!'' *Masami Iwasawa (岩沢雅美), the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of

Girls Dead Monster ''Angel Beats!'' is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with ...

from the anime

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* Masami, the "kid" in Samurai of Hyuga

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People with the name

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