Eiko Arima
Eiko Arima(有馬 詠子 Arima Eiko) is the elder sister of Shouji Arima and the aunt of Soichiro Arima. As the eldest child of the Arima family, Eiko wanted to follow her family's profession and become a doctor, but her father told her girls should not become doctors. This turned her cold and distant. She was incensed when she learned her father had a mistress and Reiji Arima (Eiko's half-brother) was born. Her father's doting on Reiji left her bitter and caused her to hate both Reiji, and later Soichiro (Reiji's son). Despite this, she approves of Yukino Miyazawa after learning of her plan to study medicine after her marriage, she merely nodded her approval and reached for a cup of tea. Shouji recognized that Eiko appreciates Yukino's ambition as similar to her own when she was young.
Trivia[]
- The name Eiko means "recitation" (詠) (ei) and "child" (子) (ko).
- Eiko's surname Arima means "exist" (有) (ari) and "horse" (馬) (ma).