Mitsuyo

Mitsuyo (美津代, Mitsuyo) is an old woman who gave shelter to Shinichi Izumi after his fight with Gotou.

Appearance
Mitsuyo is an old woman with medium-length grey hair which she keeps pushed back. She has a long face and rather large chin. Due to her age her face is considerably wrinkled.

When at home, she is usually seen in house slippers and a long skirt and t-shirt.

Personality
Mitsuya is said to have a sharp tongue, but she is very kind-hearted who cared enough about Shinichi Izumi to try and stop him from leaving and getting himself killed. Due to her old job as a retailer, she can read a person fairly easy.

Plot
Mitsuyo is first seen late one night watching a TV show about what people need to survive. After hearing a noise outside, she goes to check and finds an injured and exhausted Shinichi Izumi. She brings him in and comments on his injury which Shinichi takes to mean his arm, but she clarifies she meant the cut on his forehead and assumed his missing arm was an old injury.

Etymology

 * The name Mitsuyo means "beautiful" (美) (mi), "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu) and "generation" (代) (yo).

Trivia

 * Mitsuyo appears in Chinless Gen and I Are Parasites from the Neo Parasyte M anthology.