Yuuichi Onodera (小野寺 雄一, Onodera Yūichi) is the uncle of Punpun Onodera and the brother of Mama Punpun.
Appearance[]
Yuuichi always wears a beanie and glasses, although he sometimes takes the glasses off and Yuuichi looks just like Punpun Onodera.
At times, Yuuichi appears to have human eyes and develops facial hair several times. Women of all ages find him very attractive.
Personality[]
Yuuichi is somewhat of a pervert, and often stares at girls' butts when he gets the chance. His appetite for women is one of his few apparent flaws, as he has had several affairs which affected his romantic relationships. Yuuichi is extremely remorseful about his adultery, to the point of suicidal thoughts.
He does not believe in God and has little patience for people who force their religion onto others, as seen when he snaps at Aiko Tanaka's mother when she goes door-to-door selling blessed water.
History []
When Yuuichi was 28, he worked as a ceramics class teacher. His students were mainly middle-aged housewives, and he was very popular with them. In particular, one of his students, named Mrs. Yagi, had an intense interest in him. In an attempt to capture his attention, Mrs. Yagi brings her 16 year old daughter to class and asks him to teach her. Yuuichi instantly becomes infatuated with the girl. She tells him that her mother ties her up in the house, but Yuuichi brushes it off as a joke and changes the subject. Before they part, he agrees to go on a date with her. He had a brief affair with a 16 year old student girl, who was the daughter of Mrs. Yagi, who was also another student of his. He quit his job after Washio, a ceramics co-worker, injures Mrs. Yagi on the request of her daughter.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Yuuichi acts as a secondary father figure to Punpun Onodera, assuming care of him once his father is sent to prison. During this period, Punpun's mother, Midori Ookuma, Yuuichi and Punpun share a house.
When Punpun finishes highschool, Yuuichi marries Midori. Later on, he and Midori have a child in the end of the series.
Etymology[]
- The name Yuuichi means "hero, manly" (雄) (yuu) and "one" (一) (ichi).
- Yuuichi's surname Onodera means "small" (小) (o), "field, wilderness" (野) (no) and "temple" (寺) (tera/dera).
Trivia[]
- Yuuichi is bad at resisting the charms of beautiful women which leads him to several serious troubles in his life. Because of that, he finds humans to be ugly and detestable creatures and prefers to keep contact with other people to the minimum.