is a common Japanese

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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 ( katakana) *まさみ in ( hiragana)

People with the name

Masami Akita is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by , best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada ...

(秋田昌美), Japanese Noise musician *

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 is a Japanese actor. Filmography Television *''Shiroi Kyotō'' (1978) – Taniyama *''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) – Kobayakawa Hideaki *''Byakkotai'' (1986) – Sanjō Sanetomi *''Kamen Rider Drive'' (2014) – Freeze/Soichi Makage *''Gunshi Ka ...

(堀内正美), Japanese actor *, Japanese alpine skier * Masami Kikuchi (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 Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II * Masami Kubota, 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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

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 popu ...

(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'' volume ...

'', '' Fūma no Kojirō'', '' Saint Seiya'', 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 mech ...

'' *

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 t ...

(桑島正美), Japanese former

racecar driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...

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 an ...

(光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer * Masami Nagasawa (長澤まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress * Masami Ōbari (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 wit ...

(大館昌美), Japanese professional wrestler *

Masami Okui is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Itami, Hyōgo. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer. From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime television and movies. She ...

(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 *

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, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician *

Masami Tsuda is a Japanese manga artist. She specialises in ''shōjo'' manga, the most famous being '' Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances'', which is set in Kanagawa. Since finishing ''Kare Kano'', she worked on the series '' Chotto Edo Made'' which ap ...

(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''

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 ''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 ...

'' *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 The Boogiepop series, ''Boogiepop'' series includes fourteen light novels, a live-action film, an anime, two manga, and several short story, short stories. While most characters feature in multiple titles in the series, every new addition introdu ...

(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 them ...

'' *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 * 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 Angel Beats! * Masami, the "kid" in Samurai of Hyuga

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People with the name

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See also