SkunkyArt | sunnymimis - Natsuko Saito Reference

She's very patient and sweet, especially to the Sohma kids since they usually have rough personal lives.

She's the same age as Kazuma and has lived with him at the dojo ever since anyone can remember.

She and Kazuma were childhood friends and I like to think they went to school together. Takaya can I please have a Kazuma backstory spin-off

She's pretty tall compared to the cast, but shorter than Kazuma by a few inches.

Her seiyuu is Aya Suzaki because her energy is exactly the same as Marina from Bandori

She is not from the Sohma family, but despite being an outsider she is relatively accepted because of how long she's worked on the estate.

She asked for Akito's blessing to marry Kazuma years ago, but Akito refused to give her her blessing and hurt her.

Kazuma has feelings for Natsuko, but like with Kyo, he thinks his feelings would be a burden to her.

Natsuko cares for Anju and Renji dearly, and while Anju is receptive to her love, Renji isn't as much because of his past (which she understands).

Natsuko is Kyo's adoptive mother. Kyo has been protective of her ever since he realized she could look him in the eyes without being afraid of him (unlike his biological mother).

Natsuko knows about the curse because of Kyo. She can't help herself from hugging him whenever he comes home, though, even if he turns into a cat.

She runs meditation courses at the dojo. The person that has benefitted the most from these has definitely been Anju.

She loves to cook, but she finds it cute that Kazuma can't cook to save his life. She and Kyo usually end up having to put out a fire whenever she's gone too long and Kazuma has decided to cook something.