Mrs. Ikeda

was the mother of Mayu and Satoru.

History
Mrs. Ikeda was a very loving mother who took care of both of her children. She seemed to be a very kind, well-liked woman who spent a lot of quality time with her children. One day, she got into a small argument with her daughter Mayu after missing her open house. Mayu stormed out and Mrs. Ikeda assumed Mayu had gone to the neighbor's as she normally had. Mrs. Ikeda later went to the grocery store, and on her way back, some people told her that her apartment was on fire. She hurried home and went inside, saving Satoru from dying in the fire. She did not know that Mayu was hidden in the closet, and thus she only saved Satoru. When she learned that Mayu had still been in the apartment, she took complete responsibility and blamed herself. Satoru went into a coma after the fire, and six months passed with no improvement on his condition. Most of her son's friends stopped visiting because each time someone visited, something bad would happen (Thanks to Mayu's vengeful spirit).

During the story
Sōta Higurashi was one of the boys who continued to visit Satoru. He visited him in the hospital with his sister Kagome one day and gave his mother a bunch of colored origami cranes for him. Kagome noticed the burns marks on the lady's hand; Mr. Ikeda noticed her staring and politely explained that she got them for the fire. It was then that Mayu's spirit caused Satoru's IV bag to instantly burst.

Late one evening, Mrs. was sewing up a yukata that was intended for Mayu while thinking about her. She was about to leave the hospital after visiting hours were over when she came across Kagome. After tearfully telling her of the story behind Mayu's death, they both heard a noise from Satoru's hospital room. They ran to his room and this is where Mrs. Ikeda saw the ghost of her deceased daughter for the first time. Mayu, who mistakenly thought her mother deliberately let her die in the fire (rather than not knowing that she was there, for Satoru was unable to tell her), telekinetically knocked her out with her powers.

Mrs. Ikeda awoke later to some of the nurses informing her that Satoru had finally woken up. When she saw her son, he immediately told her that Mayu was hiding from her in their closet, unaware that he had been in a coma for six months, and begged her to save his sister.

Later the next day, she returned to the burned down remains of her old apartment. Here, she saw the ghost of her daughter again, and she gave Mayu her forgiveness and they made amends before Mayu moved on; she even wore a yukata that her mother made for her before she departed to the afterlife.

Physical description
Mrs. Ikeda was a lovely woman who had short black hair and dark eyes, and strongly resembled both of her children. She seemed to have a sad expression ever since the fire that burned down her house and killed her daughter. Her hands were scarred with burns from the fire at her house.

Relationships
Mrs. Ikeda loved both of her children dearly. She always tended to their needs and was a very kind, loving mother to both of them. She was heartbroken when she found out that Mayu had died in the fire, but was relieved when they finally made up.
 * Mayu & Satoru Ikeda

Manga vs. Anime

 * In the manga, Mrs. Ikeda has Sōta Higurashi thank Kagome for her after she and Mayu made amends.

Media appearances
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Manga

 * Chapter 35
 * Chapter 36
 * Chapter 37
 * Chapter 38

Anime
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 * Episode 12

Senyora Ikeda Frau Ikeda Señora Ikeda 真由与阿悟之母