Mako

Mako
Biographical Information
Kanji Name	真 (ま) 子 (こ)
Rōmaji Name	Mako
Personal Description
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Black
Status
Status	Deceased
Family	Chizuo (Husband; deceased) Nao Shimura (Daughter; deceased) Hana Shimura (Grandaughter; deceased) Tenko Shimura (Grandson) Kotaro Shimura (Son-in-law; deceased)
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 234
Anime Debut	Episode 111
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Eriko Kadokura
English Voice	Melanie Mason

Mako (真 (ま) 子 (こ) , Mako^?) was the maternal grandmother of Tenko Shimura and Hana Shimura, mother of Nao Shimura and wife of Chizuo. Not much is known about her currently, except that she died when her grandson's Quirk went out of control.

Appearance

Mako was an elderly woman with a black bob cut and glasses.

Gallery

Mako in the manga.

Personality

Mako was shown to be a caring woman who loved her family. While she did not intervene with Kotaro’s abuse towards her grandchildren, she was shown consoling her grandson, Tenko, telling him not to cry as it would upset her as well. When Kotaro physically punished Tenko in anger however, Mako joined her daughter and husband in confronting her son-in-law, wanting to put an end to the abuse.

Unfortunately, her caring nature was not enough to prevent Tenko’s sadness and hatred from growing, which lead to her and her family being killed when the boy’s Quirk spiralled out of control.

History

She and her husband lived in the house of their daughter and son-in-law, which permitted them to have an everyday role in their grandchildren's lives. Although Mako spent everyday with her family, she was disgusted by the abuse Kotaro subjected his son to for liking heroes. Very soon, she and the rest of the family confront Kotaro on his acts while he noted on how he went too far.

One night, Tenko's Decay Quirk manifested, and he ended up killing the family dog and his sister. Mako, her husband, and daughter appeared and are horrified with his acts. Begging for help, Tenko tries to reach his mother, but he touches the ground and his decay spreads, accidentally slaughtering them. All that remained of her was her hands, which were recovered by All For One and Tenko added them to his villain costume after he became Tomura Shigaraki.

Following Tomura's fight with Re-Destro, Mako's hands were either destroyed or discarded.

Vestiges of Mako, along with the rest of Tomura's family, attempt to stop him from pursuing the path of evil in her grandson's mind. Tomura brushes them all off, telling them not to reject who he is.

Synopsis

Paranormal Liberation War Arc

As Tomura laid unconscious after his procedure was interrupted, he experienced a warped version of his past, culminating in a shadowy version of All For One appearing before him. Constructs of his family desperately try to stop him from following in All For One's footsteps, but Tomura destroys them without hesitation, telling them not to reject who he is.

Relatives

Nana

Unnamed man

Chizuo

Mako

Kotaro

Nao

Hana

Tenko

Chapter Appearances

Appearances
Meta Liberation Army Arc 218. The Meta Liberation Army Absent 219. Go, Slidin' Go! Absent 220. My Villain Academia Absent 221. Memento from All For One Absent 222. Tomura Shigaraki: Distortion Absent 223. Cockroaches Absent 224. Revival Party Absent 225. Interview with a Vampire Absent 226. Bloody Love Absent 227. Sleepy Absent 228. Wounded Soul Absent 229. All It Takes Is One Bad Day Absent 230. Sad Man's Parade Absent 231. Path Absent 232. Meta Abilities and Quirks Absent 233. Bright Future Absent 234. Destruction Sense Flashback 235. Tenko Shimura: Origin Flashback 236. Tenko Shimura: Origin, Part 2 Death 237. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin Flashback 238. Liberation Absent 239. Successor Absent 240. Power Absent
Paranormal Liberation War Arc 253. Shirakumo Absent 254. More of a Hero than Anyone Absent 255. Hero Hopeful Absent 256. The High, Deep Blue Sky Absent 257. Pass It Forward, to Whomever Absent 258. Friends Absent 259. A Quiet Beginning Absent 260. Life's Work Absent 261. High-Ends Absent 262. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent 263. I Wanna Be with You Guys!! Absent 264. One's Justice Absent 265. Villains and Heroes Absent 266. Happy Life Absent 267. Flames Absent 268. Scramble! Absent 269. The Three of Us Absent 270. Inheritance Fantasy 271. Dark Cloud Absent 272. Good Morning! Absent 273. The Thrill of Destruction Absent 274. Search Absent 275. Encounter, Part 2 Absent 276. You Cheated...! Absent 277. Who...? Absent 278. Disaster Walker Absent 279. League of Villains vs. U.A. Students Absent 280. Red Riot, Part 3 Absent 281. Plus Ultra Absent 282. Footfall of Destruction Absent 283. 75 Absent 284. Deep Blue Battle Absent 285. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent 286. The Ones Within Us Absent 287. Mistake Flashback 288. Save Takeo!! Absent 289. Miss Candid and Miss Shut-Away Absent 290. Dabi's Dance Absent 291. Thanks For Going Strong Absent 292. Threads of Hope Absent 293. Hero-Saturated Society Absent 294. Final Performance Absent 295. Tenacious Absent 296. Hellish Hell Absent 297. Tartarus Absent 298. Sounds of Collapse Absent 299. Like Those Tragic Tales Absent 300. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent 301. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 1 Absent 302. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 2 Absent 303. Top Three Absent 304. Izuku Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi Absent 305. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Absent 306. The Final Act Begins Absent

Trivia

• Mako's first name contains the kanji for "truth" (真, ma^?) and "child" (子, ko^?).