Misae Nohara, born Misae Koyama, embodies the nurturing yet comically flawed matriarch of the Nohara family. Hailing from Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, she clings to a self-declared age of 24 or 25 despite turning 29, her vanity reflecting societal pressures on women’s youth. As a housewife, she juggles childcare, chores, and budgeting with hypocritical flair, enforcing rigid rules on her family while flouting them herself. Her disciplinary antics feature physical comedy like the "Guri-Guri Attack"—vigorously drilling her fists into heads—and the "Genkopsu Scene," exaggerated head-punching theatrics, primarily aimed at her son Shinnosuke and husband Hiroshi, though occasionally sparing not even infant daughter Himawari. Financially, she imposes austerity on Hiroshi and Shinnosuke yet splurges compulsively on bargain sales for herself and Himawari, hoarding secret savings that inevitably bail the family out of crises once discovered. Insecurities about her weight and small chest fuel jealousy, prompting covert monitoring of Hiroshi’s interactions with other women. Employment struggles stem from tech illiteracy and a fiery temper, confining her to fleeting retail gigs or home-based work. In *Unkokusai’s Ambition*, a stolen handbag containing vital documents thrusts her into a time-travel mission to the Sengoku period. Transformed into a spherical object alongside Hiroshi by antagonist Ogin, she requires rescue by Shinnosuke before joining the climactic battle against time-traveling villain Pierre Jakoman. Wielding a reality-warping helmet, she harnesses her imagination to dismantle a robotic foe, underscoring her duality as a fiercely protective yet imperfect parent. Her lineage includes three sisters—Masae, Musae, and an unnamed sibling—and Akita-born in-laws. Despite flaws, glimpses of devotion surface: nursing her family through illness, persevering through driving lessons despite frequent child-induced accidents, and channeling hidden savings toward their salvation.