Mei Takanami

Mei Kizanami (刻む波 メイ, Kizanami Mei) is one of the main supporting characters in the series. She is a chunin-level member of Team Yuri and the heiress of the Kizanami clan.'''

Background
Here you should write about your OC's academic expirience, before-plot childhood, family, how did she become what she is today (e.g. if she's an ANBU why and when did it happen, the reasons for being chosen etc.

Personality
This is where you will write about your OC's personal traits, such as attitude towards other characters, way of thinking, likings and personal opinions.

Mei, in her initial appearances, is shown to be a thoughtful young girl, with an edgy personality, who dislikes being restricted. She is determined to prove herself to Neji Hyuga and her clan that she is a worthy fighter. In the Chunin Exams, she shows herself to be very gentle, when she tried her best to heal Ryoji. Kaname comments on her, saying that she has the motivation but lacks the confidence to be what she wishes. She generally cares over her clan, and holds strong feelings for Neji Hyuga, from her hate to love. After her fight was cancelled in the last stage of the Chunin Exams, she is proven to become quite braver than her usual timid self, when she said she wasn't scared of anything now.

Although she keeps a timid front, Mei is scared to show her tough side, thinking no one will accept her for her desires to be different and strong. Although she says she hates Neji, she wasn't above comforting the Hyuga after his fight with Naruto, which leads to a different relationship. From a shy and scared girl, Mei, in Part II, has matured into a steadfast and caring young woman with a masculine attitude. The first thing Naruto commented on her when he returned was that she looked different and talked more like a boy, not a young woman.

She rarely complains - a constant trait, and is very aggressive when training. She is a steadfast and quite sensitive to the feelings of others, crying easily one time when Neji verbally attacked her for her gentle ways. In contrast to her teammates, cunning and loner Kaname, loud and extraverted Ryoji, Mei was the steadfast but quirky teammate who balanced them. She is often praised for her good manners, although she tends to be rough at times. In her brief tenure with Team Guy, Guy praises her for her eagerness to prove herself, and tends to be berated and chided for taking things too far. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, she was adamant to protect Naruto, and kept on fighting even if she had a scar and barely stood. When Yuri chided her, she insisted she was okay.

In Part II, she visibly emerges as a more confrontational young tomboy. Mei refused to end conflicts without confronting her foes.

Although she has a nice reputation, she is also notorious for her own faults. She is shown to be a heavy sleeper, and very unpredictable and laid-back. She is shown not to forgive grudges easily, as seen in her flashbacks with Neji and her clan.

Appearance
Mei has long and straight brown hair that is always neat and combed, with indigo eyes and fair skin. As a child, she wore her long hair loose and traditional Japanese clothes, though when in civilian attire, rather long and baggy clothing. When she became a genin, she wore a large gray jacket over mesh armour and a shirt, with navy pants and her hair is tied up with bells in a bun. In the Pre-Shippuden fillers, she changes her outfit: replacing her bun with a high ponytail and braid, and trades her top for a Cheongsam top.

In Part II, she wears her hair in a ponytail and qipao tunic over leggings and sandals. It is noticeable her hair is cut shorter and in layers. During the Shinobi World War arc, she dons the Jonin vest and wears her forehead protector in her forehead.

Abilities
Here you will write the basics of the ablities, such as what is their strongest asset, their strenghts and weaknesses, strategical preferences and such

Kekkei Genkai
Bloodline limit. Delete if unrelated. If related, here you should describe the ability to use the limit, its affects on the character and when do they choose to use it. It is suggested that if you are planning to have more than one character using the bloodline, you create a seperate article for the Kekkei Genkai. If your character is a user of a KG that is already in the Naruto Universe, please add a link to a Narutopedia or Wikipedia article about the bloodline limit.

Status
Here you can insert a star diagram of the status, or you can create tables. Delete the ones you will not be using. The ratings are out of 5, 5 being the highest.

Part I
Here you write about your character's plot during the original Naruto series. Delete the heading if your character appears only in Shippuden.

Part II
Here you write about your character's plot during the Shippuden series. Delete the heading if your character appears only in the original Naruto series.

Trivia
Here you should bulletpoint things such as favourite foods, basic hobbies and name meanings. To make a bullet point:
 * <- bullet point
 * simply press the little *- icon next to the S sign under Text appearance.
 * Her first name means "beautiful," and "daughter" while her last name is translated loosely to "engraved waves."
 * Mei's hobbies are training in martial arts, meditation and anaylzing poetry.
 * Mei's theme song is Shionari meaning "roaring tides."
 * Despite her dislike for the strict rules of her clan, Mei obliged to her clan's wishes to represent them in the War.

Reference
Here you should credit any artists and link anywhere where you have taken ideas from. You may also add links to your accounts where the pictures are, for example your DeviantArt account. If you have an edited screenshot, make sure that you credit the website where you have taken the screenshot from. If you took it from Youtube, simply credit the Naruto animation creators.