Mao-kun looks like a high‑school student at first glance.! What sets him apart, however, is his background. After his mother died in early childhood, he was raised solely by his father. The absence of maternal affection left Mao-kun fearful of women, a condition known as gynophobia. Suddenly his father remarried and allowed the new mother to provide the maternal love he craved—perhaps even more than he could handle and sometimes so.
