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Miso is a cousin of The Prince with a warm personality.[1] She has a red body with a head shaped like a bowl of soup. She first appears in Katamari Damacy and returns in all of its sequels. In Katamari Damacy, her head is empty, but in later games it it is filled with miso soup. She and Kinoko can be seen together in multiple pieces of art.

Appearance[]

Wlkr miso

Miso's REROLL design

Katamari Damacy[]

Miso's head is empty, revealing the full length of her antenna.

We ♥ Katamari[]

Miso's head is now filled with soup.

Me & My Katamari[]

Miso's design does not change in this game.

Beautiful Katamari[]

Miso's design does not change in this game.

Katamari Forever[]

Miso's design does not change in this game.

Touch My Katamari[]

Miso's pants have changed to a dark grey/black. It is unclear if this design change comes from a fusion with another cousin.

Katamari Damacy REROLL[]

Miso now has a rim on the bottom of her head resembling the bottom of a soup bowl.

We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie[]

Miso's design does not change in this game.

Appearances[]

Katamari Damacy/Katamari Damacy REROLL[]

Miso enjoying her joyride on a cow and a local citizen.

Miso enjoying a joyride on a cow with a local citizen.

Miso KDR

Where/How to Find: Make a Star 7- Riding on the back of a cow with a blonde guy near the start of the level.

Size: 1m46cm3mm

Description: She pretends to be thinking and is blissfully free of anything resembling thought.

When Rolled Up: "Oh, there's Miso. Is there something inside that head of yours? How disturbing."

We ♥ Katamari[]

Miso WLK

Lunchtime!

Where/How to Find: School - On a lunch tray on a set of desks in the elementary classroom. (The room you start in.)

Size: 30cm

Description: A cousin with a smell We find very relaxing. She isn't very good at strenuous exercise though.

When Rolled Up: "Oh!! You just rolled up some weird soup bowl!! Wait... it's cousin Miso. Oh, you're going to spill!"

Stage Conclusion: "Oh, it's cousin Miso. What were you doing on Earth? Hmm? You were wandering around a school? Someone's going to eat you if you're not careful."

Race Car: Rice Bowl Car

Mask: Face Covered Over with Soup Spilling Over

Me & My Katamari[]

Miso MMK

Nobody likes cold soup.

Where/How to Find: Maple Town - Getting warm in front of camp fire together with some animals.

Size: 50cm

Description: A cousin with a smell We find very relaxing. She isn't very good at strenuous exercise though.

When Rolled Up: "Hmm? Something smells good... It's cousin Miso! Piping hot!"

Stage Conclusion: "Oo, slipped Our silky mind. You had someone rolled up. We'll pop 'em over to Beanstalk Island. Grace them with a visit, yes?"

Mask: Face Covered with Pattern

Beautiful Katamari[]

Miso BK Location

What a steamy hot bowl of soup!

Where/How to Find: Roller Roaster - In the fast food restaurant, on the right side, under some tables, and finally behind a couple of boats with shaved ice in them.

Size: 20cm

Description: A cousin with a smell. We find very relaxing. She isn't very good at strenuous exercise.

Cousin Leaderboard Description: A cousin who feels very warm on the outside. She has a warm heart, and is nice to others.

When Rolled Up: "Hm? Something warm...it's Miso! We asked you to go feed the star ponies!"

Stage Conclusion: "A whiff of warmth... Oo! Miso! Take a busman's holiday. The Princedom has a soup bar!"

Katamari Forever[]

Miso KF

Where/How to Find: Hot Stuff - Underneath the table across from where you start. She is surrounded by cold objects, so tread carefully.

Size: 20cm

Description: A cousin with a smell We find very relaxing. She isn't very good at strenuous exercise.

When Rolled Up: "Yum, something savory. Miso, of course. How's your sizzle?"

Stage Conclusion: "Tsk, We need a clothes brush. Oh, it's Miso. You make a nice lint."

Touch My Katamari[]

Miso TMK

Watch out! Don't get eaten!

Where/How to Find: Cow and Bears Special - Sitting in front of the bull inside the car wash.

Size: 1m50cm

When Rolled Up: "What's that soupy shadow? Oh! It's Miso! Don't spill the broth!"

Stage Conclusion: "Something strange got mixed in here... Why it's Miso! Climb up and play on the King's head for a while!"

Tap My Katamari[]

How to Obtain: Eleventh available cousin, she can be called for 953.00m coins.

Description: A cousin with a smell We find very relaxing. She isn't very good at strenuous exercise.

Trivia []

Miso Sumo

Can she finish it all?

  • She can also be found in the Sumo stages for We ♥ Katamari and Katamari Forever. She is in the crowd around Nik behind a big bowl of rice.
    • She counts as a meal and can be rolled up at 110kg.
Miso ALAP 5

Pop goes the Miso!

  • She can be found in the As Large As Possible 5 and Make a Star - 11 stages of We ♥ Katamari and Katamari Forever. She will be seen popping in and out from a island near the polar region.
    • She can be rolled up at 300m.
Miso Cousins

Miso relaxing.

  • In the Cousins stage, she is relaxing by the boxing ring
    • She can be rolled up at 1m.
Miso Danger

Miso in the Danger stages

  • She can be found in Dangerous Colony and Make a Star - Danger in Beautiful Katamari and Katamari Forever, where she is standing in an iceberg in the polar region.
    • She can be rolled up at 300m.
  • Her name is derived from the popular Japanese soup of the same name.
  • It is stated here that she loves coffee.
  • Miso's description on Namco's website reads: "A Cousin who has a somewhat comforting aroma and taste. If she moves her head carelessly, the juice will spill out. So, she can't lie down and sleep. Even she herself doesn't seem to know what will happen if all the juice spills out."[2]
    • Ironically, her bowl-head has no broth in Katamari Damacy, so having an empty head does not seem to be an issue.
  • Miso’s description from the Beautiful Katamari Matching Game when translated reads: "A cousin who has a somewhat comforting scent. I don't like intense exercise. It seems like she likes coffee...!?"
  • Miso was voted as the first most popular Cousin in the Cousin General Election.[3]

Gallery[]

View Miso's gallery here[]

References[]

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