Genichiro Tsuzuki (都築源一郎 Tsuzuki Genichiro), also known as Gen (ゲン) was Mai's grandfather and the president of Tsuzuki Products. He was a caring grandfather to Mai and spent a lot of time with her. Genichiro died suddenly of a heart attack when Mai was in ninth grade.
Relationships[]
Gen met Miyuki when she started to working the nightlife scene to make ends meet. They became lovers and Gen gave her money to open a restaurant. Genichiro went to the restaurant frequently and always drank alone without talking to anybody.
According to Mai, he worried a lot about Misuzu and Nana. The relationship between Gen and Misuzu is unknown, but they exchanged letters for a while until her cut him of her life.
Etymology[]
- The name Genichiro means ''origin'' (源) (gen), ''one'' (一) (ichi) and ''young man'' (郎) (ro)
- Genichiro's surname Tsuzuki means "metropolis, capital" (都) (tsu) and "since construction, fabricate, build, construct" (築) (zuki).