Karen Tanaka

Karen exists in the realms of Recyclets and Home. She is the mother of Yutaro.

Background
Karen is the wife of Akito and mother of Yutaro. She lives with her family in the town of Strawberry Fields. She was born and raised in the Philippines. She worked overseas in Japan where she met Akito. Eventually, they got married and had Yutaro. They moved to the Philippines where he started high school. She is the CEO of a telephone company and often away from home as a result.

Appearance
Karen has a tall and slim build, olive skin, short black hair and yellow eyes with mild crow's feet. She wears a pair of red cat-eye glasses, a black pantsuit over a white dress shirt and red high-heel shoes.

Personality
Karen has an aloof and reserved demeanor. As a businesswoman, she is shrewd and ambitious but beneath this cold exterior, she is shy and tends to be awkward when it comes to expressing care and affection.

Akito
Karen and Akito got along when they met because of their mutual introversion and inverse emotional capacity. Karen is hardworking and ambitious while Akito is content on getting by. They care for each other in how Karen pushes Akito to find ways to better himself while Akito keeps Karen grounded from her daily hustle and tendency to bottle up her emotions.

Yutaro
Yutaro’s mother has a serious disposition. Although she is not strict with him, he is obedient towards her and holds her in high respect. However, this caused him to form a strained relationship with her and finds it difficult to express his affection to his loved ones as a result.

Trivia

 * Yutaro inherited her cold and calculating personality.