Noriko Irie | |
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Kanji | 入江 紀子 |
Rōmaji | Irie Noriko |
Description | |
Gender | Female |
Blood | A |
Professional Status | |
Occupation | Housewife |
Personal Status | |
Relatives | Shigeki Irie (husband) Naoki Irie (son) Yuuki Irie (son) Kotoko Aihara (daughter-in-law) Kotomi Irie (granddaughter) Rika Irie (niece) |
Debut | |
Manga | Chapter 1 |
Anime | Episode 1 |
Movie | Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 |
Portrayed by | |
Seiyū | Naoko Matsui |
Noriko Irie (入江 紀子 Irie Noriko) is the wife of Shigeki Irie and the mother of Naoki Irie and Yuuki Irie.
Appearance[]
Noriko has honey-brown short hair that gradually reaches chin level near the back - It is shown to be curled at the ends and puffs up somewhat. She often wears two, circular earrings of a light shade - white, or a pale-gray color. Her eyes are most commonly seen as thin and darkish-brown, although they are seen expanded when she's excited, or surprised. She has a small, rounded nose which looks to be a crescent-like line, which rests closer to her mouth than most characters'.
Over the series, she's seen wearing many different outfits, though they usually comprise of cardigans, or over-coats, a thin shirt and snug pants. She's seen wearing full-black or secretive wears when spying on Kotoko Aihara or potential rivals for Naoki Irie's affections.
Personality[]
Noriko is a kind, sweet, accepting and supportive woman, although she can also be conniving when it comes to Kotoko Aihara and Naoki Irie - Seeing other girls as potential rivals, she can be very rude to them and try to not-so-secretly ruin their chance of being with her son.
At times, she can be over-bearing, shown when Naoki expresses his exasperation for her behavior. She has a strong sense of intuition, knowing immediately that Kotoko was to be her daughter-in-law, before everyone else, still believing this despite everything Naoki does to undermine her beliefs - This is seen as her own selfish way of becoming family with Kotoko, due to her personal like of the girl.
She also always looking for a reason to party, and she usually goes over-board with the preparations and set-up, inviting many people.
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Etymology[]
- The name Noriko means "chronicle" (紀) (nori) and "child" (子) (ko).
- Noriko's surname Irie means "enter" (入) (iri) and "bay, inlet" (江) (e).
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