Shige-san is Yakko&#039;s father and owner of the okonomiyakia &quot;Mambo&quot;. A widower since Yakko was very young, he has raised her practically on his own. He is very attached to his only daughter and, being somewhat narrow-minded and conservative, opposes her involvement with a rock musician such as Go. Shige-san is very fond of Hashizo and Juliano, and -in the end- he accepts Go as well. He is a great fan of enka. (Wikipedia)

Yaeko Mitamura is an 18 year old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo's brother Go Kato is the lead singer of the emerging rock band "Bee Hive". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa an unexpected series of events unfolds. Love, jealousy, rock'n roll and the sparkle of newly borned stars is what makes this anime so lovable.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

Takeshi Aono was an actor, voice actor, and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High School.



Aside from being a voice actor, he was also a sculptor and painter.
He died of cancer on June 12, 2006.

Shigemaru Mitamura