Melon's Mother

"I love those frightened eyes, and that frail body. They are the very essence of an herbivore's beauty. You remind me of your papa's flavor which I love so, so much, ...Melon."

- Her last words to Melon

Melon's mother (メロンの母) is a minor character in Beastars.

Appearance
Melon's mother was a middle-aged leopard with a slender build. She had a light yellow coat covered with evenly spaced black spots. She always kept a permanent smile on her face.

In Chapter 162, she was seen wearing a sweater, a long skirt, and a ruffled apron.

Personality
Melon's mother was a kind and caring woman, but she was unstable, driven to near-insanity after being abandoned by her gazelle partner. She would hardly leave her one-room apartment because of the "mean neighbors," and often had her young son Melon get necessities such as groceries. In this apartment, she created a sort of fantasy world where everything was okay and nothing bad could happen.

She appeared to be a loving mother to Melon, although it is debatable whether she named her son "Melon" because he is a carnivore-herbivore hybrid or because she desired to eat him.

Trivia

 * From the flashbacks it's shown that she likely loved her gazelle partner very much.
 * She thinks of him fondly.
 * The reason she refuses to leave her home is likely to not face reality.
 * If she did not love him, her delusional state would not have happened.

Madre de Melon