Taeko Hirukawa

Taeko Hirukawa is introduced in Episode 6. She deserved better. Her current age is 17 years. The timing of events leads viewers to assume she is the granddaughter that the old woman is speaking about missing, but that turns out to be Midori. As a recovered Ichi and Ushi run past her on the street she has a flashback to when she was younger. Then, Taeko's father rescued her from some bullies. Taeko's mother also appears in a flashback when she was graduating from elementary school. She remembers her parents taking her to an arcade. She also remembers them arguing over whether to buy a new...