Reiko Yamada

**Reiko Yamada** (山田 瑞 (れい) 子 (こ) , *Yamada Rēko*) is one of the characters in *Loving Yamada at Lv999!* series, written and illustrated by Mashiro. She is the mother of Akito Yamada.

## Appearance

Reiko has short, wavy hair that is about the length of her mid-neck and she is roughly the same height as Akane Kinoshita, being of average height. Reiko, who unquestionably draws a lot of attention due to her attractive appearance, shares a very pleasing and elegant aura like her son Akito Yamada.

She was wearing a formal outfit and circular pearls as her necklace when she first met Akane at Yamada's house. She was also sporting dark-tinted glasses that somehow impeded her movements and served as a prop for her clumsy side to show in front of Akane.

## Personality

Regardless of both sharing the same undeniably attractive appearance, they also share the same degree of shyness. Like her son Yamada, Reiko is a shy person. When Yamada was younger, she found it difficult to converse with their relatives, like how they would watch her son closely, which led their relatives to remark that it would be nice for Yamada to become a famous star when he grew up. As a result of her reserved demeanor, she made her son promise her that when he grew up, he would introduce only one girl to her that her son intended to marry since she is shy enough to talk to strangers and it would be uncomfortable for her, in her opinion.

Her clumsiness is just like any other person's, despite how attractive she is. She accidentally knocked into a small table that she had purchased for her son to use at his home during her initial meeting with Akane while Yamada was currently at Sasaki's residence at that time, slumping to the floor and causing Akane to momentarily become alarmed. A short while later, she suddenly realized she was still wearing her dark, tinted glasses, which made her realize that the darkness from the glasses was the cause of her difficulty seeing things properly.

## Chronology

### Satsuki Arc

 ***Main Article: Satsuki Arc***
Akane Kinoshita was sound asleep when a woman claiming to be Akito Yamada's mother, Reiko, showed up at the door. Although Akane was not fully awake, she recognized that she was at Yamada's house. Meanwhile, Eita Sasaki called Yamada for help with his computer, and Yamada mentioned that Akane had fallen asleep while playing Othello with him. When Yamada's mother accidentally bumped into the floor, Akane introduced herself as Yamada's friend. Yamada's mother slumped to the ground due to her dark glasses impairing her vision. Akane tried to call Yamada, but he had also left his phone at home.

Eita asked Yamada about his parents while playing Othello, and Yamada revealed that his mother had arrived in Japan due to some problem. When Eita asked if he would introduce Akane to his mother, Yamada hesitated to answer.

During a family gathering, a young Akito was praised for his good looks by his relatives. His mother felt shy, but tried to address the situation. Later, Yamada's mother arrived at his house and asked Akane if she lived there since she knew that her son lived there. Akane introduced herself as Yamada's friend and not his girlfriend. Yamada's mother, who wore sunglasses, was staring at Akane, and Akane noticed that she hadn't given her any tea.

Yamada's mother tripped over a small table, and Akane related to it as she had also been tripped over by the same table many times. Akane was mesmerized by Yamada's mother's beauty when she took off her sunglasses. Yamada's mother confessed how she feels uneasy around Akane because she is shy and careless despite being an adult. Yamada later arrived home and Akane told him that his mother had visited earlier to deliver some university paperwork. Akane asked if he had not told his mother about her, to which he replied that he was planning to introduce her soon. Akane then talked about how she had told her parents that they were dating on the same day, and her father called her.

## Relationships

### Akito Yamada

Reiko's shy personality was adapted by Yamada, her son. Even though they both exude an undeniably attractive aura, they have trouble striking up conversations.

## Etymology

Reiko's name is broken into three syllables, *"RE-I-KO,"* with only two kanji characters - 瑞子.
 **瑞 (REI):** means congratulations;
 **子 (KO):** means child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac.
While Reiko's surname is broken into three syllables, *"YA-MA-DA,"* but only two kanji characters - 山田.
 **山 (YAMA):** means mountain;
 **田 (DA):** means rice field, rice paddy.