Mao Saitō

Mao Saitō (斉藤 マオ Saitō Mao) is the younger brother of the Saito siblings and the best friend of Chika Shinmoto.

Appearance
Mao has messy purple hair with greenish-yellow eyes. Mao is described as a handsome and attractive boy that girls love. He has no expression and seldom (not often; rarely) smiles.

Personality
Mao can be a pretty quiet guy, but he can also be straight forward who has a laid back personality and he is kind to everybody, especially Chiko Shinmoto (Chika Shinmoto's older sister) who seems to have a soft side for her, in which seeing as he has his eyes for her and he can be encouraging towards Chiko when she's trying her best to draw manga and stuff.

Etymology

 * The name Mao is written in katakana (マオ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (真央, 真緒 or 舞桜), it could possibly mean:
 * 真央 - "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "center" (央) (o).
 * 真緒 - "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "thread" (緒) (o).
 * 舞桜 - "dance" (舞) (ma) and "cherry blossom" (桜) (o).
 * Mao's surname Saitō means "simultaneous, adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of" (斉) (sai) and "wisteria" (藤) (tō).

Trivia

 * Mao appears to have a crush on Chiko Shinmoto.
 * Mao's hobby is hanging out with Chika Shinmoto.
 * In Episode 1, Mao also has a strange side where he was seen with his hand puppet.
 * During episode three, Mao joked about being interested in men rather than women.