Sachiko Fujinuma is a supporting protagonist of the anime Erased.
She is the nurturing mother of Satoru Fujinuma, who constantly supported him through his life.
What makes her likable?[]
In general[]
- She serves as a foil to Akemi Hinazuki (a hate sink). While Hinazuki constantly abuses her child and is one of the most hated characters in the entire series, Fujinuma always nurtured everyone around her (even those who were not legally her children). She wanted nothing but the best for Satoru.
Original timeline[]
- She stood up against Akemi Hinazuki when she realized the abuses that she inflicted upon her daughter by taking physical assaults from her gracefully.
- She comforted Satoru Fujinuma after he was traumatized and depressed by the guilt of not saving the children from the kidnapper (notably, Kayo).
- She always supported Fujinuma, even when he was rejected by the Manga company.
- She saved a few kids from being kidnapped by acting as a witness to possible kidnappings.
- She came very close to freeing the falsely accused suspect from death row by nearly catching the kidnapper and murder (later revealed to be Gaku Yashiro) in the process.
- She ended as a martyr as she was killed in the process of doing something heroic.
Altered timeline[]
- Like in the original timeline, she stood up against Akemi Hinazuki when she revealed the abuses that she inflicted on her own daughter.
- She took Kayo in and nurtured her to show her what love actually is.
- She was a cause of Akemi Hinazuki being served justice and was the cause for Kayo to be removed from her mother's abusive grasp.
- As a result, she was indirectly responsible for saving Kayo's life from the kidnapper. She also saved several other kids indirectly from the kidnapper.
- When Satoru was in a coma for 15 years, she ensured to nurture him for all that time, which indirectly led to the defeat of Yashiro Gaku.
Trivia[]
She and her son, Satoru Fujinuma, are the only two love exalted characters from Erased.