Q & A: Misa's hair

Q: What color is Misa's hair?

A: In Return to the Castle, Misa's hair is referred to as black, dark and reddish-brown.  A few readers have pointed out this discrepancy.

As an artist, I suffer from the curse and blessing of not thinking of colors in absolutes. A color is what it is at that very moment, whether it be the grey of a river on an overcast autumn day or a chamber basked in the orange glow of the dying sun.

In the sections where Misa's hair is referred to as black, it's a low-light situation. Misa's hair is red-brown when there is more light present.

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