Misaki Unasaka

Misaki Unasaka (海坂 美咲) is one of the characters in the anime series, Buddy Daddies. She is Miri's father's mistress and a singer at Snack Stardust Bar.

Overview
She became a single mother who gave birth to Miri after engaging in an affair with Miri's father, Atsushi Hayami, who is a mafia boss. She had no luck with men and spent her entire life miserable.

Appearance
Misaki is of average height, with fair skin and a slim build. Seeing as she works as a singer and entertainer in a bar, she had to wear heavy make-up, consisting mainly of pink shadow and red lipstick. When at work or at home, she would wear her shoulder-length curvy hair loose, which complements her slender face.

She wore a knee-length sleeveless dress with a see-through design from her knee to her ankle, exposing her legs, to work.

After she lost her job due to throat cancer, she cut her hair shorter as shown she when turned up and Miri's daycare in Episode 10.

Background
When Kazuki tries to reunite Miri with her mother, the truth about Miri's childhood comes to light. She is a happy little girl not because she had a good mother, she is happy despite having one who despise her entirely. The episode demonstrates the true child-rearing as a choice. Miri's mother wanted to hit the child every time she laughed. She blamed Miri for her bad luck and claimed she was in love at that time when she was left all alone having only Miri. She saw her motherhood as something forced on her.

Miri Unasaka
While Miri admires her mother, the affection is not reciprocal; Misaki despises Miri and believed that by taking her away, she would be rid of her for forever, as Miri was the consequence of an undesired pregnancy. When Kazuki confronted her and claims Miri misses her cooking, she laughs and admits she bought the meal at the store, calling Miri a "cheap date" for eating it. She also informs Kazuki how badly she wanted to beat Miri everytime she laughs, however it's unclear if she ever did.

She admits Kazuki flatly that she has no interest in Miri. While Kazuki attempts to encourage her to become a real mother, she explains that she had never wanted a child to begin with. Miri's father, in fact, attacked her and threw her to the curb once she became pregnant. While her behavior of Miri may be brutal, it is evident that she was pushed into a circumstance she did not desire or request.

Misaki's Partner
Misaki has a boyfriend, but their relationship is clearly unhealthy, and he is quite violent to her. She stays with him, however, and slaps Kazuki for hitting him up.

Etymology

 * Misaki's name is broken into three syllables "MI-SA-KI", but only two kanjis: 美 (MI) 咲 (SAKI).
 * 美 (Mi): means beauty or beautiful
 * 咲 (Saki): means blossom or bloom