Kimiko Sagimori

Kimiko Sagimori (鷺森 公子 Sagimori Kimiko) is the grandmother of Arata Sagimori who runs a bowling alley.

Appearance
Kimiko has short grey hair, brown eyes and oval-shaped glasses.

Plot
Kimiko appears in a flashback of Arata Sagimori's before her second round match. Here they converse about the bowling alley, she then tells Arata about how happy she looks playing mahjong and for her to go and win the nationals. After viewing Arata's match, she says that she did very well. She makes a cameo in the manga during Arata's semi-finals match.

Etymology

 * The name Kimiko means "public" (公) (kimi) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Kimiko's surname Sagimori means "heron" (鷺) (sagi) and "forest" (森) (mori).

Trivia

 * Kimiko doesn't appear much in the manga, but she has a significant role in the anime.