Ryouhei Mikami

"Poor Ritsuko,poor Reiko."

- Ryouhei Mikami

Ryouhei Mikami is Tamie's husband, Yousuke's father in law, Kouichi's grandfather and Reiko and Ritsuko's father.

Appearance
He has short grey hair. His eyes are always closed, so his eyes colour is unknown. In his youger days photo it is shown that he has black eyes.

Personality
He is usually seen at Ritsuko's altar. He was emotionally unstable after Ritsuko and Reiko death .During his younger years, he is shown to be a strict father. He doesn't allow Reiko to enter the art university. He is shown to be quiet clueless about the current situation. It is revealed that he was still affected by Ritsuko and later Reiko funerals.

Plot
He made his debut in episode 1 standing at Ritsuko's altar, saying that he is sick of funerals. On Kouichi first day at his new school, he thinks Kouichi is going to hospital. In the manga, Tamie said that ader Reiko died, Ryouhei bought a parrot and named it "Rei", which shares a similar pronouncement with Reiko.

Quotes

 * "How very tired I am of funerals... So very tired of funerals"

Trivia

 * In the manga, it was being hinted that he already knew that Reiko was already dead when she came as the dead person.
 * His first name, Ryouhei, mean "good and flat".