Fusa Takehara

"' He's always played tricks like this. If I scolded him, he'd act like he was really sorry, but he's just play a new trick the next day. I'd put him out without dinner, and tell the neighbors... to punish him if they catch him trying to get back in. But he used to sneak back into the kitchen... through the back of the clinic, without being seen. I knew all about it, of course. I realized what was happening when I'd let him in to apologize, there would be rice grains stuck to his face. And I'd notice that half of his rice was missing. It was kind of amazing how far he'd go, really. But that's my boy for you. That's... my son.' - Fusa Takehara"Fusa Takehara is Akiyuki Takehara's mother and the estranged wife of Ryuzo Takehara.

Appearance
Fusa is a middle aged woman with fair skin, dark blue eyes, and short, light brown hair. She is first seen wearing a red apron over a pale yellow sweater, a long dark blue skirt, and red sandals.

Biography
Fusa is first seen at her home with her son, Akiyuki. After he initially forgets to take his father's lunch, however, she quickly becomes angry and yells at him to take it to him. When asked if the separation is really helping, she replies with 'children are the bonds that hold a marriage together.'

Her next appearance shows her arriving at Ryuzo's clinic later that night to inform him that Akiyuki hasn't come home.

Akiyuki Takehara
Akiyuki is Fusa's son. They seem to have a well enough relationship. Fusa affectionately calls Akiyuki 'Mr. Sleepyhead.'

Haru Nishimura
Not much is known about their relationship, other than Haru made a promise to her that she'd watch out for Akiyuki.

Ryuzo Takehara
Ryuzo is Fusa's estranged husband. While they are not divorced, they do live separately. She often calls him a 'fat gorilla.'