Michiru Saiki

Michiru Saiki (佐伯 みちる, Saiki Michiru) was Arata Kaizaki's superior from his former company.

Appearance
Saiki had long brown hair that was generally put into a ponytail.

History
Saiki supported Arata Kaizaki as a newbie employee but due to constant harassment from their coworkers, she was driven to commit suicide that led Kaizaki to quit the company after working for only 3 months after employment.

Arata Kaizaki
Michiru was Kaizaki's Senpai and major supporter throughout his time in the same company. He described her as a bright and cheerful person. At the time in the company, she was pressured and harassed by coworkers which led to her suicide. Kaizaki never really recovered from the incident and was unable to move on until the ReLIFE project. Kaizaki was finally able to move on after visiting her grave and giving his thanks for her guidance and apologize for being unable to support her.

Quotes

 * "Grow up Kaizaki"
 * "It's ok you got this"

Etymology

 * The name Michiru is written in hiragana (みちる), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (満, 充, 実, 道瑠, 満留, 美智留 or 実千瑠), it could possibly mean:
 * 満 - "full/fullness, enough, satisfy".
 * 充 - "allot, fill".
 * 実 - "fruit, good result, truth".
 * 道瑠 - "path" (道) (michi) and "lapis lazuli" (瑠) (ru).
 * 満留 - "full/fullness, enough, satisfy" (満) (michi) and "detain, fasten, halt, stop" (留) (ru).
 * 美智留 - "beautiful" (美) (mi), "wisdom, intellect" (智) (chi) and "detain, fasten, halt, stop" (留) (ru).
 * 実千瑠 - "fruit, good result, truth" (実) (mi), "thousand" (千) (chi) and "lapis lazuli" (瑠) (ru).
 * Michiru's surname Saiki means "help, aid" (佐) (sa) and "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil" (伯) (iki).
 * Saiki is an homage to the Saiki Station in Ōita, Japan.

Trivia

 * The date Michiru committed suicide, which was also the day Arata Kaizaki quit his job, was July 1st, 2011 which was a Friday.