Misako Hachiken

Misako Hachiken (八軒 美沙子) is the mother of Yūgo Hachiken and Shingo Hachiken and Kazumasa Hachiken's wife.

Personality
Misako is a timid but caring mother, likely where Yugo got those characteristics from. At home her lighter personality is often dwarfed by the weight of Kazumasa very heavy personality. Her caring side shows in a very different way from her husband, making her much easier to be around, understand, and talk to. Shingo seems much more willing to talk to her, keeping in contact multiple times throughout the story and giving her updates on Yugo like during the first summer. When she goes on her own to visit Yugo, she's very appreciative to the people who have helped him, not fully understanding the development he's gone though (not at all to her own fault. Yugo doesn't keep in contact with his parents well).

Her parenting is night and day in comparison to her husband's. She knows how to compliment and encourage her children when not overpowered by Kazumasa's heavy expectations. During her visit to Yezo Agricultural High School in the first winter she makes sure to express her admiration for Yugo's hard work and the friends he's made.

Skills & Abilities
Misako is an excellent cook. She is integral in giving Yugo and Shingo one of their unique characteristics of a great sense of taste, likely from a childhood of high quality food. After being at Yezo for a while, Yugo became move vocal when he enjoys food and complimented his mother's cooking the next time he ate at home.

Image & Appearance
Misako has a smaller build and the same shade of brown hair as her two kids.

History
We don't know much about her personal past.

Shingo Hachiken
Shingo is her first son, at least three or four years older than Yugo as he was able to get into college around the time Yugo was going into highschool. We don't get to see them interact often, but they are on better terms than Shingo is with his father. Shingo happily checks in with Yugo at his mother's request but will hang up almost immediately if Kazumasa is put on the phone.

Yugo Hachiken
Yugo is her second son and in his childhood was living in the shadow of the expectations his brother achieved and his father set. She does her best to be supportive with him but not always in a way that's best for him. The growth he's able to undergo at Yezo impresses her from the hard work he's able to do, to the bacon he was able to produce. She attempts to help his confidence by telling him Kazumasa enjoyed the bacon, but it ultimately crushes him when he founds out his father had no comment on it. Her intentions were good, but she doesn't fully understand Yugo as a person. Still, she does her best.