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|cause of death =Suicide (Burned) |
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|relatives =[[Iwao Maeda]](Father-in-law)<br> |
|relatives =[[Iwao Maeda]](Father-in-law)<br> |
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| − | '''Motoko Maeda''' is also known as '''Moto-chan''' to her friends. She is focused on in [[episode 21.5]]. |
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| + | '''Motoko Maeda''', also known as '''Moto-chan''', is a protagonist of [[Twentieth Mourning and Offense|episode 21.5]] and a major pivotal character overall as she is the one who sealed Sotoba's fate in the end and started the fire that destroyed it. She was a young housewife from Lower Sotoba and worked in [[Chigusa]]. She was [[Kanami Yano|Kanami]]'s childhood friend, [[Isami Maeda|Isami]]'s wife, [[Iwao Maeda|Iwao]]'s and [[Tomiko Maeda|Tomiko]]'s daughter-in-law and [[Shigeki Maeda|Shigeki]]'s and [[Shihori Maeda|Shihori]]'s mother. |
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==Personality== |
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| + | Even before Shiki arrived, Motoko was extremely nervous, fearful, unhinged, unstable, neurotic, paranoid and xenophobic and had a habit of chewing her fingers each time she was especially anxious (shown in the manga). She was very nervous about the national highway, feared and disliked any outsiders, and didn't want them to come to the village. She was also extremely dedicated to her children, Shigeki and Shihori, and was completely obsessed with their safety. She forbid them to play near the highway as she believed the outsiders will take them away or harm them in any way. She was mostly indifferent towards Isami though, as his death didn't faze her that much, aside from increasing her general fear and anxiety. She also always despised Iwao and Tomiko, though she hid it initially. Her condition visibly worsened when people around her started to die and she started to fear for her children even more. After Iwao became a Shiki and killed her entire family, Motoko's condition culminated in insanity. |
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| − | A housewife from Lower Sotoba who works in drive-in Chigusa. She's xenophobic to the point of unhinged mentality, and forbids her children to play near the motorway as she believes the outsiders will take them away. Her conditions visibly worsens after her father-in-law, Iwao, becomes a Shiki and kills her husband, daughter, mother-in-law and culminates in insanity when her son, the last member of the family, died (after being bitten once). |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| + | Motoko befriended Kanami when they were children. At some point, she married Isami Maeda and had two children, Shigeki, and Shihori. She lived with her family in Lower Sotoba, and worked at Chigusa with Kanami. One day, Motoko walks Shegeki and Shihori to school. She stands and watches to make sure they're safe before going to Chigusa. On the way to Chigusa, she sees [[Megumi Shimizu|Megumi]] and [[Natsuno Koide|Natsuno]]. She walks into Chigusa, and greets Kanami, [[Hiroko Shimizu|Hiroko]], and [[Sachiko Tanaka|Sachiko]]. Kanami says that she's late by two minutes and that she's seen her standing watching her children. Sachiko tells Motoko that she's worrying too much and that highway passes away from her house and school. Motoko is still nervous. She says that outsiders are reckless and there are accidents. Kanami says that her kids are not stupid, and obedient, and that they're safe. Iwao becomes ill. Motoko suggests that he go to the hospital, but Iwao tells her that he's fine. Tomiko scolds her and says that she always worries needlessly. Motoko begins to say something, but Iwao demands that she shut up. He says that he's going to bed early and leaves the room. |
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| − | Motoko was childhood friends with [[Kanami Yano]]. At some point, she married [[Isami Maeda]] and had two children. She lives with her mother-in-law, father-in-law, husband, and her son Shigeki and her daughter Shihori. She works at Chigusa with Kanami where she prepares set meals. |
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| − | Motoko walks her two children to school. She stands and watches to make sure they're safe before going to her job. |
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| + | Later, Iwao dies. Toshio comes to their house, looks over his body, and asks Motoko various questions about how he was feeling. Since he refused to go to the doctor, Toshio is now forced to perform an autopsy. Toshio and Tomiko begin to argue. Tomiko slaps Motoko and Toshio jumps in between them. Tomiko says that it's Motoko's fault for being so noisy. She begins crying and Isami comforts her. Shihori and Shigeki come inside. Afterwards, Toshio apologizes to Motoko for causing Tomiko to slap her. She asks about the autopsy and he says that he'll at least take some blood. Later, Isami too becomes ill. Motoko tries to get him to go to the hospital, but he refuses and Tomiko sides with him. Motoko phones the Ozaki clinic, and explains that Isami isn't looking well. Toshio agrees to check in on him. Isami dies and Motoko phones Kanami early in the morning to say that Isami looks like he's dead. Kanami comes to their house and tells Motoko that she already called Toshio. She asks where Tomiko is. Motoko asks if Kanami heard about the epidemic. She says that it must be because of the people moved in Kanemasa. Kanami says that the people in Yamairi died before that, so that can't be it. |
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| − | As she walks into the restaurant, she greets [[Kanami Yano|Kanami]], [[Hiroko Shimizu|Hiroko]], and [[Sachiko Tanaka|Sachiko]]. Kanami says that she's late by two minutes. She seen her standing watching her children, and tells her that her kids are obedient, and they're safe. Motoko is still quite nervous about the national highway because outsiders to the village are reckless and there are accidents. She doesn't want any more outsiders to come to the village. |
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| + | Motoko begins to worry about her children even more and comes in their room. They ask if something happened. She says that everything's fine and starts to hug them. Kanami comforts her and tells her not to think about it like that. Motoko eventually concludes that it must be Iwao pulling her family with him. One day, Motoko wakes her children up for school. Shigeki gets up immediately, but Shihori lies in bed sickly. Motoko panics, picks up Shihori, and runs through town, carrying her. She comes to the Ozaki clinic only to find that it's closed. She slams her fist into the door and yells for Toshio, but no one answers. [[Yoshie Kurahashi|Yoshie]] comes up behind her and suggests that she go to the [[Ebuchi clinic]] that just opened up. Motoko goes to the Ebuchi clinic. She's uneasy that it is run by outsiders and that it's on the highway, but goes anyway, and finds that it's only open at night. She repeatedly slams her head into the door until it begins to bleed and yells for them to open up and help her child. A group forms behind her. Tomiko storms across the street and reprimands Motoko. She says that Shihori doesn't even have a fever. She asks Shihori is she's alright and she says that she's fine. Tomiko then scolds Motoko for again making a fuss over nothing while blood flows across her face. |
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| − | Motoko's father-in-law becomes ill. Motoko suggests that he goes to the hospital, but Iwao yells that he's fine. Her mother-in-law, [[Tomiko Maeda|Tomiko]] scolds her and says that she always worries needlessly. Motoko begins to say something, but Iwao demands that she shuts up. He says that he's going to bed early and leaves the room. |
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| − | Iwao passes away and Toshio looks over his body. He asks various questions about how he was feeling. Since he refused to go to the doctor, Toshio is now forced to perform an autopsy. They begin to argue and, unprovoked, she slaps Motoko. She is shocked and Toshio jumps in between them. Tomiko says that it's Motoko's fault for being so noisy. She begins sobbing and her son comforts her. |
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| + | Sometime after this, Shihori collapsed and Tomiko too began acting strange. Motoko asks Tomiko to watch Shihori while she goes shopping. Motoko walks over the bridge and sees Toshio resting on the shore. When Motoko came home, Shihori was dead and Tomiko was sleeping beside her. Motoko furiously kicked Tomiko in the back and screamed that it was her fault that Shihori died. Eventually, Tomiko died too. Later, Motoko held Shihori's funeral. She phones the Shiki's funeral bureau and asks them to pick up Tomiko quickly as she does not want to touch her, and there is a child in the house. After Tomiko's funeral, [[Takeko Hirosawa|Takeko]] tells Motoko that Iwao was seen near her house and Motoko realizes that he's behind all the deaths in her family. She comes home and looks at Iwao's picture. Shigeki comes up to her and she sees him with Iwao's bite mark on his leg. She brings a phone and futon into the bathroom, and locks herself and Shigeki in there and promises to protect him. However, he still eventually dies and decomposes in her arms. |
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| − | Afterwards, Toshio apologizes for causing Tomiko to slap her. She asks about the autopsy and he says that he'll at least take some blood. |
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| + | She still sits in the tub with Shigeki's body when Kanami calls her and informs her of Tae's death. Later, [[Kazuko Ookawa|Kazuko]] and the others begin looking for her and come to her house, calling for her, she, however, mostly ignores them. Motoko eventually leaves her house and unknowingly joins the shiki extermination. She comes to Chigusa and learns Kanami's and Tae's secret that Tae is now a shiki and is hiding in Chigusa. She unknowingly betrays Kanami and Tae to the villagers, telling them about Tae, leading to Tae's death and Kanami abandoning the village. Motoko then becomes obsessed with finding Iwao and avenging Shigeki and Shihori. She starts searching for him all over the village, however, her efforts were in vain as Iwao was already killed by Natsuno. In the end, Motoko sets fire in Yamairi and to herself, proclaims to Iwao that she beat him and dies in a fire with a psychotic grin, officially wiping out the Maeda family. The fire that she started eventually serves as a major plot for the remainder of the series that burns the forest and entire village down. |
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| − | [[Shihori Maeda|Shihori]] and [[Shigeki Maeda|Shigeki]] come inside. They ask if something happened. Motoko says that everything's fine as she starts to hug them. |
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| − | Motoko phones the Ozaki Clinic. She explains that her husband isn't looking well. She tried to get him to go to the hospital, but he refused and his mother sided with him. Toshio agrees to check in on him later in the day. |
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| − | Motoko phones Kanami early in the morining to say that her husband looks like he's dead. |
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| − | Kanami comes to their house tells Motoko that she already called Toshio. She asks where Tomiko is. Motoko asks if Kanami heard about the epidemic. She says that it must be because of the people moved in on Kanemasa. Kanami says that the people in Yamairi died before that, so that can't be it. Motoko begins to worry about her children becoming sick. Kanami conforts her and tells her not to think about it like that. |
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| − | Motoko concludes that it must have been Iwao pulling her family with him. |
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| − | In the morning, Motoko wakes her children up for school. [[Shigeki Maeda|Shigeki]] gets up immediately, but [[Shihori Maeda|Shihori]] lies in bed sickly. |
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| − | Motoko runs through town carrying her daughter. Her body begins to feel more and more heavy, so she begins to carry her on her back. She comes to the Ozaki clinic only to find that it's closed. She slams her fist into the door and yells for him, but noone answers. [[Yoshie Kurahashi|Yoshie]] comes up behind her and suggests that she go to the other clinic that just opened up. |
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| − | Motoko goes to the other clinic. She's uneasy that it is run by outsiders and that it's on the national highway. She goes anyway but finds that it's only open at night. She slams her head into the door and yells for them to open up and help her child. A group forms behind her and her mother-in-law storms across the street. She says that her daughter doesn't even ave a fever. She asks Shihori is she's alright and she says that she's fine. She scolds her for making a fuss over nothing. |
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| − | Later that day, Shihori collapsed. Motoko asks Tokiko to watch her until midnight so she can sleep. She'll wake up at midnight and watch her until morning. She agreed. When Motoko woke up, she was asleep and Shihori was dead. Motoko kicked Tokiko in the back and screamed that it was her fault that her daughter is dead. Tokiko clearly has bite marks on her neck. |
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| − | Sometime after this, they held Shihori's dunereal and Tokiko began acting strange. Eventually, she too passed away. She phones the undertaker and asked them to pick up her body quickly. |
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| − | During Tokiko's funreal, someone tells Motoko that someone seen Iwao. They wonder if he's behind all the deaths in her family. |
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| − | Motoko brings a futon into the bathroom. She locks herself and Shigeki in there until the problem passes. She promises to protect him. She thinks that if they stay away from the national highway, they'll surly be fine. |
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| − | :—Motoko's last words |
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| − | Later, Motoko joins the ''shiki'' extermination and betrays her friend Kanami's secret (that Kanami's mother Tae is now a ''shiki'' and currently hiding in their house) to the villagers, leading to Tae's death and Kanami abandoning the village. Motoko becomes obsessed with finding Iwao to avenge her children; her efforts are in vain as it's strongly implied that Iwao was already killed by Natsuno. In the end, she burns herself alive, with a insane grin on her face. She is responsible for the fire that burned the forest and village down. |
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| Name Kanji | 前田 元子 Maeda Motoko |
| Race | Human |
| Age | 25+ |
| Status | Deceased |
| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Housewife
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| Anime Debut | Episode 13 |
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| Seiyū | Sakamoto Satomi |
| Voice Actor | Dana Schultes |
- "I beat you, old man."
- —Motoko's last words
- "Why that fucking old man have to take Shihori and Shigeki with him?...He don't left me anything!"
- ―Motoko reffering to Iwao
Motoko Maeda, also known as Moto-chan, is a protagonist of episode 21.5 and a major pivotal character overall as she is the one who sealed Sotoba's fate in the end and started the fire that destroyed it. She was a young housewife from Lower Sotoba and worked in Chigusa. She was Kanami's childhood friend, Isami's wife, Iwao's and Tomiko's daughter-in-law and Shigeki's and Shihori's mother.
Personality
Even before Shiki arrived, Motoko was extremely nervous, fearful, unhinged, unstable, neurotic, paranoid and xenophobic and had a habit of chewing her fingers each time she was especially anxious (shown in the manga). She was very nervous about the national highway, feared and disliked any outsiders, and didn't want them to come to the village. She was also extremely dedicated to her children, Shigeki and Shihori, and was completely obsessed with their safety. She forbid them to play near the highway as she believed the outsiders will take them away or harm them in any way. She was mostly indifferent towards Isami though, as his death didn't faze her that much, aside from increasing her general fear and anxiety. She also always despised Iwao and Tomiko, though she hid it initially. Her condition visibly worsened when people around her started to die and she started to fear for her children even more. After Iwao became a Shiki and killed her entire family, Motoko's condition culminated in insanity.
History
Motoko befriended Kanami when they were children. At some point, she married Isami Maeda and had two children, Shigeki, and Shihori. She lived with her family in Lower Sotoba, and worked at Chigusa with Kanami. One day, Motoko walks Shegeki and Shihori to school. She stands and watches to make sure they're safe before going to Chigusa. On the way to Chigusa, she sees Megumi and Natsuno. She walks into Chigusa, and greets Kanami, Hiroko, and Sachiko. Kanami says that she's late by two minutes and that she's seen her standing watching her children. Sachiko tells Motoko that she's worrying too much and that highway passes away from her house and school. Motoko is still nervous. She says that outsiders are reckless and there are accidents. Kanami says that her kids are not stupid, and obedient, and that they're safe. Iwao becomes ill. Motoko suggests that he go to the hospital, but Iwao tells her that he's fine. Tomiko scolds her and says that she always worries needlessly. Motoko begins to say something, but Iwao demands that she shut up. He says that he's going to bed early and leaves the room.
Later, Iwao dies. Toshio comes to their house, looks over his body, and asks Motoko various questions about how he was feeling. Since he refused to go to the doctor, Toshio is now forced to perform an autopsy. Toshio and Tomiko begin to argue. Tomiko slaps Motoko and Toshio jumps in between them. Tomiko says that it's Motoko's fault for being so noisy. She begins crying and Isami comforts her. Shihori and Shigeki come inside. Afterwards, Toshio apologizes to Motoko for causing Tomiko to slap her. She asks about the autopsy and he says that he'll at least take some blood. Later, Isami too becomes ill. Motoko tries to get him to go to the hospital, but he refuses and Tomiko sides with him. Motoko phones the Ozaki clinic, and explains that Isami isn't looking well. Toshio agrees to check in on him. Isami dies and Motoko phones Kanami early in the morning to say that Isami looks like he's dead. Kanami comes to their house and tells Motoko that she already called Toshio. She asks where Tomiko is. Motoko asks if Kanami heard about the epidemic. She says that it must be because of the people moved in Kanemasa. Kanami says that the people in Yamairi died before that, so that can't be it.
Motoko begins to worry about her children even more and comes in their room. They ask if something happened. She says that everything's fine and starts to hug them. Kanami comforts her and tells her not to think about it like that. Motoko eventually concludes that it must be Iwao pulling her family with him. One day, Motoko wakes her children up for school. Shigeki gets up immediately, but Shihori lies in bed sickly. Motoko panics, picks up Shihori, and runs through town, carrying her. She comes to the Ozaki clinic only to find that it's closed. She slams her fist into the door and yells for Toshio, but no one answers. Yoshie comes up behind her and suggests that she go to the Ebuchi clinic that just opened up. Motoko goes to the Ebuchi clinic. She's uneasy that it is run by outsiders and that it's on the highway, but goes anyway, and finds that it's only open at night. She repeatedly slams her head into the door until it begins to bleed and yells for them to open up and help her child. A group forms behind her. Tomiko storms across the street and reprimands Motoko. She says that Shihori doesn't even have a fever. She asks Shihori is she's alright and she says that she's fine. Tomiko then scolds Motoko for again making a fuss over nothing while blood flows across her face.
Sometime after this, Shihori collapsed and Tomiko too began acting strange. Motoko asks Tomiko to watch Shihori while she goes shopping. Motoko walks over the bridge and sees Toshio resting on the shore. When Motoko came home, Shihori was dead and Tomiko was sleeping beside her. Motoko furiously kicked Tomiko in the back and screamed that it was her fault that Shihori died. Eventually, Tomiko died too. Later, Motoko held Shihori's funeral. She phones the Shiki's funeral bureau and asks them to pick up Tomiko quickly as she does not want to touch her, and there is a child in the house. After Tomiko's funeral, Takeko tells Motoko that Iwao was seen near her house and Motoko realizes that he's behind all the deaths in her family. She comes home and looks at Iwao's picture. Shigeki comes up to her and she sees him with Iwao's bite mark on his leg. She brings a phone and futon into the bathroom, and locks herself and Shigeki in there and promises to protect him. However, he still eventually dies and decomposes in her arms.
She still sits in the tub with Shigeki's body when Kanami calls her and informs her of Tae's death. Later, Kazuko and the others begin looking for her and come to her house, calling for her, she, however, mostly ignores them. Motoko eventually leaves her house and unknowingly joins the shiki extermination. She comes to Chigusa and learns Kanami's and Tae's secret that Tae is now a shiki and is hiding in Chigusa. She unknowingly betrays Kanami and Tae to the villagers, telling them about Tae, leading to Tae's death and Kanami abandoning the village. Motoko then becomes obsessed with finding Iwao and avenging Shigeki and Shihori. She starts searching for him all over the village, however, her efforts were in vain as Iwao was already killed by Natsuno. In the end, Motoko sets fire in Yamairi and to herself, proclaims to Iwao that she beat him and dies in a fire with a psychotic grin, officially wiping out the Maeda family. The fire that she started eventually serves as a major plot for the remainder of the series that burns the forest and entire village down.
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