Misae Nohara, born Misae Koyama, is a 29-year-old housewife from Kumamoto Prefecture's Aso region. She is married to Hiroshi Nohara and mother to Shinnosuke and Himawari Nohara. Her sisters are Masae Koyama and Musae Koyama.
As the Nohara household's primary caretaker, she manages the household duties including cleaning, cooking, laundry, and childcare. Her daily routine often involves rushing Shinnosuke to school by bicycle after he misses the bus. She regularly takes her children along on errands to prevent the household mishaps that occur when Shinnosuke is left unsupervised.
Misae embodies contradictions. She enforces strict household rules yet frequently violates them herself, demonstrating hypocrisy and double standards. Her disciplinary methods involve swift physical punishment, typically delivering exaggerated head punches known as "Genkotsu" or the "Guri-Guri Attack," where she drills her fists into the heads of her husband or children.
Financially, she practices extreme frugality concerning Hiroshi and Shinnosuke's needs but indulges in luxury purchases for herself and Himawari. Compulsive shopping, especially during bargain sales, leads her to buy impractical quantities. She secretly hoards personal savings, though these funds are often discovered and used in family emergencies. She harbors insecurities about her body image, including weight fluctuations and breast size, prompting secret savings for breast implants.
Her jealousy surfaces in monitoring Hiroshi's interactions with other women, sometimes following him on business trips or reacting violently to misunderstandings. She secretly fantasizes about relationships with younger European men. Professionally, she occasionally takes part-time jobs in shopping malls but struggles to maintain employment due to interpersonal conflicts.
In "Crayon Shin-chan: Bakuhatsu! Onsen Wakuwaku Daikessen," Misae joins her family's hot springs adventure. The Noharas become entangled in a conflict with the villainous organization YUZAME, which targets the legendary "gold soul water" hot spring beneath their home. Misae is captured during the confrontation but contributes to the collective effort that resolves the conflict. Her portrayal in this film aligns with her established family role and reactions to extraordinary situations.
Her character design evolves visually across media, featuring hairstyles ranging from curly to long and straight. She shares strong physical similarities with her children, particularly Shinnosuke.
Her core traits—hypocrisy, maternal duties, financial mismanagement, and comedic violence—remain consistent throughout all franchise appearances, including films, TV specials, and spin-offs, with no significant long-term character development.