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{{Infobox character|image = [[File:image3.png|250px]]|voiced by = [[wikipedia:Eri Sendai|Eri Sendai]] <small>(JP)</small><br />[[wikipedia:Julie Lemieux|Julie Lemieux]] <small>(EN)</small>|age = 12 <small>([[Bakugan Battle Brawlers|BB]])</small><br />15 <small>([[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|NV]])</small><br />18 <small>([[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge|MS]] Arc 2)</small>|gender = Female|faction = [[Battle Brawlers]]<br />[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers Resistance]]|occupation = Waitress <small>(Formerly)</small>|attribute = Haos|guardian = [[Blade Tigrerra]]<br />[[Aerogan]] <small>(Temporary)</small>|first = [[BAKUGAN THE BATTLE BEGINS]]|race = [[Human]]|name = Runo Misaki|status = Alive}}{{BQuote|color = yellow|I'm just a girl. What do I know about battling anyway?|'''Runo''' being sarcastic to [[Tatsuya]]|''[[Runo Rules]]''}}{{nihongo|'''Runo Misaki'''|美咲 <ruby>琉乃<rt>ルノ</rt></ruby>)|Misaki Runo}} is the main [[Haos]] brawler of the [[Battle Brawlers]] in the anime series ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]''. Her [[Guardian Bakugan]] is [[Tigrerra]]. While she appears in [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|subsequent]] [[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge|seasons]], her importance to the story is greatly reduced, as she is no longer the group's main Haos brawler. She also appears in two video games: [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Video Game)|''Bakugan: Battle Brawlers'']] and ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer]]''.

Runo's outfit in ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' is a yellow midriff shirt and a white skirt with a pink belt. She has maroon fingerless wrist gloves. She also has orange and white striped knee socks and brown shoes. Her hair is tied in two long pigtails.

In ''New Vestroia'', she wears a yellow shirt and white dress with pink designs. In ''Mechtanium Surge'', she wears a white shirt, a blue waistcoat, a red tie and khaki shorts.

Runo is a tomboy who enjoys [[Bakugan]] brawling and detests those who underestimate her for her gender. She uses a very aggressive playing style for her [[attribute]] (which occasionally lands her into trouble) and tends to get into arguments quickly, especially when it comes to [[Dan Kuso]] or [[Julie Makimoto]]. It stems from her headstrong, proud personality that makes her want things to go her way and to get attention from others.

In spite of this, she is also a caring and kind individual who tries to surpass her limits whenever she can. When she loses a large amount of Bakugan to the [[Doom Dimension]], she becomes upset enough to nearly quit brawling.

===Bakugan Battle Brawlers===[[File:00.jpg|thumb|Runo in Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]Runo helps her parents run their family business, and when [[Alice Gehabich]] comes to visit, she helps Runo's family with their restaurant, which leads to Runo becoming jealous as boys came just to see her. But after she comes home from the Doom Dimension a group of boys are happy to see her. She has a severe crush on [[Dan Kuso]], but she won't admit her love for him. Still, when [[Dan]] is acting inappropriately, Runo does not hesitate to get annoyed. She reached 6th in the rankings.

When she arrives at the [[Doom Dimension]] and is being tested by [[Lars Lion]] she uses a younger, [[Illusionary Dan]] to brawl with Runo. It took Runo a while to realize that it was [[Dan]] since this was the first kid Runo met when she moved here but she never found out his name. It is shown she is not good at batting in baseball, but is a very good thrower, making younger Dan's hand hurt when she threw it at him. She learned through this that she needed to listen to her friends more and not to be so stubborn, which made [[Tigrerra]] evolve into [[Blade Tigrerra]] and defeat Lars Lion and Younger Dan. At the moment, Runo was with [[Apollonir]] when he challenged Drago for his test he was found by Dan when he pushed her down and  took of her mask,She had used two [[Mock Dragonoid]]s for that battle. At the moment, Runo, ranked sixth, battled [[Dan]] to help Drago further evolve. [[Shun]] was originally going to battle him before but [[Tigrerra]] wanted to brawl Drago first, to which everyone was okay with.

When the Brawlers were in [[Vestroia]], Runo, [[Dan]], and [[Julie]] were challenged to a race to the gate to the next world by stayed behind in the race to slow down the hybrids so [[Dan]] could win the race since [[Drago]] was the strongest Bakugan they had. She and [[Tigrerra]] were then able to defeat [[Rabeeder]] by using '''Velocity Fang'''.

Runo and Tigrerra join the battle against Naga and help Drago defeat him.

In the finale of the first season, she goes on a date with Dan.

===Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia===[[File:Runo-Nuevavestroiaa.jpg|thumb|left|Runo in Bakugan: New Vestroia]]In ''[[Invasion of the Vestals]]'', she sees [[Drago]], but is left behind along with [[Julie]] when [[Drago]] tricks them into turning around while he and [[Dan]] went to [[New Vestroia]]. Runo gets angrier and angrier by the day as Dan never returns. So in episode 10, "Surprise Visitor," she blows it and heads over to Moscow with [[Julie]] to meet up with [[Alice]] and go through the gate to [[New Vestroia]]. Although she did so, the process was incomplete, sending Runo to [[New Vestroia]], but leaving her without a physical body.

This causes a great trouble to the [[Resistance]], as they, although still willingly, had to help her and due to this, was separated as [[Dan]], [[Mira Fermin|Mira]], and [[Baron]] having to go to Earth, and [[Shun]], [[Marucho]], and [[Ace Grit|Ace]] stayed behind in [[New Vestroia]]. This one action of her has caused the Brawlers to have lots of difficulties in taking [[Beta City]] where they're supposed to win quite easily.

When [[Dan]], Runo, [[Baron]], and [[Mira]] go through the portal to Earth, [[Spectra]], [[Gus]], and [[Lync]] follow them. [[Spectra]] proceeds to kidnap Runo, only to give her back to [[Dan]], having kidnapped her to make [[Dan]] follow him. After [[Dan]] and the other's learn the Dimensional Transporter needed to be fixed, Runo and [[Julie]] accompanied [[Dan]], [[Mira]], and [[Baron]] to back to their home. During the time [[Dan]] was back he and Runo showed how much they matured from the last series as they didn't fight that much but when they did they would end up laughing in the end. She gets ready to go back to New Vestroia with Dan in episode 19, but then has to stay on Earth as she needed a [[Gauntlet]] in order to go through [[Michael Gehabich|Dr. Michael]]'s dimensional transporter. She gets really upset by this but [[Dan]] promises he'll be back. At the end of arc 1 she got [[Blade Tigrerra]] back. When the Resistance became stranded on Earth, Baron once teased her about her baby pictures all over her parent's restaurant, however, she gets even by dragging Baron by the ear and stuffing him in the trash.

In ''[[Six Degrees of Destruction]]'', [[Mira]] returns and gives Runo, [[Julie]], and [[Alice]] Gauntlets.

In ''[[Earth Invaders]]'', after she mishears [[Dan]] and thinks he insulted her brawling skills, Runo goes off on her own looking for the [[Vexos]]. [[Mira]] follows her to get her to come back but they are soon discovered and battle against [[Mylene]] and [[Lync]]. Runo was able to defeat [[Lync]], but her and [[Mira]] were soon defeated by [[Mylene]], having [[Magma Wilda]] lose the [[Subterra]] energy. After the Resistance were thinking of how to get to Mother Palace to defeat the [[Vexos]] Runo comes to [[Dan]] to let him know that dinner is ready right when [[Spectra]] transported [[Dan]] and [[Drago]] to his ship. After [[Dan]] defeated [[Spectra]] he transported the [[Resistance]] members who have or had an [[attribute]] energy to come with him. This left Runo angry as she wanted to help out, but prayed that [[Dan]] would be careful.

In ''[[All for One]]'', [[Tigrerra]] told the Resistance that she decided to quit brawling, for it is putting Runo and Julie in danger. So they will only brawl if it is really necessary. Even though Runo wanted to go.

===Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders===Runo never makes a direct appearance this season, only appearing in a flashback<ref>''[[True Colours (Gundalian Invaders)|True Colours]]''</ref> and a picture along with Dan and Julie.<ref>''[[Mobile Assault]]''</ref>

===Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge===[[File:Runo.inMS.png|thumb|Runo in Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge]]Runo made her first appearance in ''[[Back In Sync]]'' when she was shown in an image along with Julie and Dan when Marucho was reflecting on the good old days of the [[Battle Brawlers]].

She appears in ''[[Enemy Allies]]'', taking Mira's job after Mira overworked herself and collapsed, as she has been learning Vestal technology during the time gap. [[Kato]] picks her up, and she wakes Dan up during the battle.

In ''[[Battle for Bakugan Land]]'', she joins with Dan and Julie to explore [[Bakugan Land]]. She also assists in sending Battle Suits in fighting Spatterix and Stronk.

In ''[[Gunz Blazing]]'', she was going to the lab to send the Battle suits to Dan, however, she was electrocuted by Wiseman's baton, and he ended up stealing the Battle Suits. She assists in sending Battle Suits to fight Wiseman in ''[[Battle Suit Bash]]'' and ''[[Countdown to Doomsday]]''.

She appeared in ''[[Jump to Victory]]'' along with her new partner, [[Aerogan]]. She brawled Wiseman alongside Dan, and they were victorious.

In ''[[Enemy Infiltration]]'', she was told by [[Dan]] to stay in the HQ while the Brawlers go to Wiseman's hideout.

In ''[[Doom Dimension Throwdown]]'', she and [[Mira]] attempt to go to [[Volcano Island]] to search Dan and the others, and [[Julie]] wants to join them, but before they even have a chance to leave, they die due to [[Mechtavius Destroyer]] destroying [[Bakugan City]]. Because the Brawlers went through the [[Current of Time]] in ''[[Blast From the Past]]'', this event was reversed. They were revived in ''[[The Beginning of the End]]''.

In ''[[Beginning of the End]]'', she was seen talking to Mira and Julie that she will stay back to send the Battle Suits just in case they need it. She does so.

In ''[[End of the Line]]'', she is reunited with the rest of the gang and throw a party for Dan, but is upset when he doesn't show up.

===Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer===[[File:4808_-_Bakugan_Battle_Trainer_(U)(BAHAMUT)_28210.png|thumb|Runo as she appears in ''Bakugan: Battle Trainer'']]In ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer]]'', Marucho sends Dan to the Caring Zone after it becomes apparent that the transporter has given Dan temporary memory loss. In the training room, Runo gives him a tutorial on how to play and care for his Bakugan.

Runo often attacks her enemies head-on instead of devising strategies to beat them, which sometimes lands her into trouble. She rarely works with strategy, but when she does her enemies are in serious trouble.

===Bakugan Battle Brawlers===*Haos [[Tigrerra]] &rarr; [[Blade Tigrerra]] ([[Guardian Bakugan]])*Haos [[Saurus]]*Haos [[Griffon]]*Haos [[Siege]]*Haos [[Tuskor]]*Haos [[Hynoid]]*Haos [[Centipoid]]*Haos [[Juggernoid]]*Haos [[Robotallion]]*Haos [[Mantris]]*Haos [[Serpenoid]]*Haos [[Ravenoid]]*Haos [[Terrorclaw]]*Haos [[Manion]]*Haos [[Monarus]]*Haos [[Falconeer]]*Haos [[Stinglash]]*Haos [[Reaper]]

===Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia===*Haos [[Blade Tigrerra]] ([[Guardian Bakugan]])

===Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge===*Haos [[Aerogan]] (Temporary [[Guardian Bakugan]] - Returned to [[New Vestroia]])

*Runo, Dan, and Julie are the second youngest out of the six original Battle Brawlers.*Out of all the Battle Brawlers' Haos brawlers, Runo is the only human.*Runo and Alice are the only original brawlers who never got involved in the [[Neathia]]-[[Gundalia]] storyline in ''Gundalian Invaders'' or the first arc of ''Mechtanium Surge''.*Runo is similar to [[Fabia]] in several ways.**Both are Haos brawlers.**Both are the main female brawlers of their debut series.**Both of their Bakugan were owned by another Haos brawler.**Both have a crush on Dan.**Both have blue hair and green eyes.*Runo's hairstyle makes her resemble the Japanese [[wikipedia:Vocaloid|Vocaloid]] Hatsune Miku.*Runo's first season outfit looks a bit like Zoe Drake's arcade outfit from ''Dinosaur King''. They both have pigtails, tank tops, a yellow bare-shoulder jacket, and high socks. They are also the leading female protagonist in their respective show's first series.

Runo's name, "美咲 琉乃" means "Beautiful blossom like a gem." "美咲" means "beautiful blossom", while "琉乃" is "Such as a gem."

Runo is overall a skilled Brawler. She was ranked sixth at the end of the first series, and has only lost five brawls, her first brawl with [[Masquerade]] (the best Brawler at the time), her second loss was against [[Shun Kazami]] (the second best Brawler at the time), her third loss was against [[Masquerade]] again, in which she purposely lost and went to the [[Doom Dimension]] so she could help [[Dan Kuso]], her fourth loss was against Dan Kuso (third best Brawler at the time) and her last loss was in [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia]], where she brawled against [[Mylene Farrow]] and [[Lync Volan]] alongside [[Mira Fermin]].

Runo's style of battling is not always bright or well-thought out, as her personality is a little rash and stubborn, however during such times or when she carefully plans out her tactics, her strategies are effective often resulting in her victory.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="60%"! colspan="3" style="color: white; background-color:#ea4135;" | Bakugan Battle Brawlers

! Opponent(s) !! Episode(s) !! width="20%"|Outcome

|[[Masquerade]] || [[Masquerade Ball|2]] || Lose

|[[Tatsuya]] ||[[Runo Rules|5]] || Win

|[[Kenta]] and [[Kenji]] (Tag with [[Dan Kuso|Dan]]) ||[[A Combination Battle|6]] || Win

|[[Takashi]] and [[Kosuke]] (Tag with [[Marucho Marukura|Marucho]]) ||[[Fight or Flight|9]] || Win

|[[Shun Kazami]] (Tag with Marucho) ||[[Grandpa's Got a Brand New Bakugan|11]] || Lose

|[[Julio Santana]] (Tag with Dan) ||[[Evolution Revolution|18]] || Win

|[[Klaus von Hertzon]], [[Chan Lee]], and [[Julio Santana]] (Tag with Dan and Marucho) ||[[My Good Friend|21]]-[[Drago's On Fire|22]] || Win

|Shuji, Akira, and Nene (Tag with Dan) ||[[Trust Me|25]] || Win

|Masquerade (Tag with the [[Battle Brawlers]]) ||[[The Brawler's Last Stand|28]] || Lose (On Purpose)

|[[Illusionary Dan]] ||[[Play Nice Runo|32]] || Win

|Dan Kuso ||[[Show Me What You've Got|36]] || Lose

|[[Tayghen]] and [[Hairadee]] (Tag with Dan, Shun, Marucho, and Julie) ||[[A Fish Called Tayghen|41]] || Win

|[[Tricloid]] and [[Rabeeder]] (Tag with Dan and Julie) ||[[The Race to Vestroia|42]] || Win

|[[Centorrior]] and [[Druman]] (Tag with Dan, Marucho, Julie, Klaus, Julio, [[Billy Gilbert|Billy]], and [[Komba O'Charlie|Komba]]) ||[[The Good, The Bad & The Bakugan|50]]-[[The Final Brawl|51]] || Win

|[[Hal-G]] (Tag with the Battle Brawlers) ||[[GAME OVER|52]] || Win

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"! colspan="3" style="background-color:#90d664;" | Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia

! Opponent(s) !! Episode(s) !! width="20%"|Outcome

|[[Mylene Farrow]] and [[Lync Volan]] (Tag with [[Mira Fermin|Mira]]) ||[[Earth Invaders|34]] || Lose

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"! colspan="3" style="color: white; background-color:#2891f2;" | Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge

! Opponent(s) !! Episode(s) !! width="20%"|Outcome

|[[Wiseman]] (Tag with Dan) || [[Jump to Victory|38]] || Win

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