Shino Hayakawa

Shino Hayakawa

Shino Hayakawa (早川 志乃, Hayakawa Shino) is the owner/operator of an Oden shop, the wife of the late Hidehiko Hayakawa and the mother of Ryo Hayakawa.

She is voiced by Sumi Shimamoto (Japanese) and Christine Auten (English).

Personality

Shino is highly supportive of Ryo Hayakawa's dreams to play baseball.

Background

Shino's husband Hidehiko Hayakawa died several years ago, so Shino and Ryo Hayakawa run the shop themselves now.

Etymology

• The name Shino means "will, purpose" (志) (shi) and "from" (乃) (no).
• Shino's surname Hayakawa means "already, now, fast, early" (早) (haya) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).