Akiko Hatori

Akiko Hatori (羽鳥 晶子, Hatori Akiko) is a distant relative of Chise through marriage where Shouji forced her to take her in to avoid having a negative reputation and raised her along her two sons.

However, Akiko was heavily negligent of of Chise and she was constantly complaining to her husband due to his business trips leaving him not deal with the young mage to be. Like most humans, Akiko could not see the neighbors, and thus did not know the torment that Chise went through on a daily basis, instead seeing her as a problem child and a burden.

Appearance
Akiko appears to be an average sized woman with a slender figure.

She is seen wearing a grey pullover sweater and jeans and always has a stern expression on her face when Chise Hatori is in her presence, which may stem from the stress of having to take care of three young children by herself.

Shouji
Shouji is Akiko's husband.

Etymology

 * The name Akiko means "clear, crystal" (晶) (aki) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Akiko's surname Hatori means "feather" (羽) (ha) and "bird, poultry, fowl" (鳥) (tori), which literally means "wing of a bird" altogether.