Misuzu Udo, also known by the nickname Panulu or Panuru, is a senior at Hijiridani High School in the anime Boogiepop Phantom. Her background is defined by a traumatic event from five years earlier: her close friend Megumi Toyama was brutally murdered by a serial killer. Before her death, Megumi had introduced Misuzu to a philosophy called world love, which teaches total acceptance of everything in the world. In the wake of Megumi's murder, Misuzu rigidly adopted this belief as a psychological shield, refusing to process her grief or guilt. To those around her, she appears serene, optimistic, and remarkably kind, and she earns a measure of respect from classmates for her apparent peacefulness. In reality, her unwavering positivity is a denial of her own pain. This makes her vulnerable to the bodiless entity known as the Manticore, which approaches her, feigns understanding of Panulu's teachings, and offers to help her spread world love to others. Misuzu naively agrees, unaware that the Manticore is devouring the souls of those she tries to help, including her acquaintance Sasaoka Yoko. Her role in the story is that of a well-intentioned but deceived pawn whose unprocessed trauma allows a malevolent force to use her. Her key relationship is with the deceased Megumi, whose memory she distorts into an idealized figure rather than confronting the loss. She also briefly interacts with Nagi Kirima, whom she unwittingly lures into the Manticore's trap. Her development occurs when Boogiepop Phantom confronts her and forces her to acknowledge that she never accepted the pain of Megumi's death. In that moment, Misuzu finally admits the truth and asks to be taken, but Phantom dismisses her as not worth the effort. Staggering away in emotional collapse, she approaches a figure she believes is Detective Morita, only to be eviscerated by the creature Snake Eye, which has assumed his form. She possesses no supernatural abilities; her notable trait is a deeply ingrained psychological coping mechanism built on the tenets of world love, which ultimately leaves her unable to distinguish genuine goodness from manipulation.