Leano

Leano (レアノ) was a recurring character in Beastars, as well as Legoshi's mother and Gosha's daughter. She was a half-gray wolf and half-Komodo dragon hybrid. She briefly appears as a spirit in the later chapters and is seen speaking to Legoshi while he has an out-of-body experience at a hospital.

Appearance
Leano was a beautiful gray wolf/Komodo dragon hybrid. However, she did not show any signs of being part reptilian until she was 19 years old, when scales first began to show under her fur. She had gray-brown fur and brown eyes, with large pupils and long eyelashes. She was often seen wearing dresses and other feminine clothing.

Personality
Leano cared very deeply about her looks, which stemmed from the fact that society favors simple and beautiful animals above anything else. She was embarrassed to be seen with her father, a Komodo dragon, and pretended to be a full-blooded gray wolf throughout her childhood. She concealed the fact that she was a hybrid due to the stigma around it.

She was very careful about her personality, even going so far as to study typical canine behavior. To everyone else, she was sociable, affable, and earnest. She hid her reserved nature and her poker face because those traits came from her reptilian heritage. She took great pains to cultivate her appearance and personality so she could fit into society without any problems.

Although Leano was very focused on her appearance, her love for her family was just as strong. She took a family photo with Legoshi and Gosha because she wanted to leave them a memorial before ending her life. The night before she committed suicide, she hugged Legoshi and slept beside him as a last goodbye.

After her death, she showed great remorse for the fact that she chose to die for the sake of her appearance instead of living for her son. Her new wish is for Legoshi and Gosha to live better lives than she did. She has high hopes for Legoshi, stating that he could be "stronger and sweeter than any pure-blooded wolf could."

Trivia

 * Leano was very popular in her school years because of her beauty and charisma.
 * The older Leano grew, the more scales began to show under her fur. When Legoshi was twelve years old, her scales already covered over half of her body. At this point, she had stopped going out in public and would refuse to let Legoshi see her.
 * She died very shortly after this point in time.
 * It is presumed she committed suicide because she loathed being "ugly", or the fact that she could not hide her hybrid status any longer.
 * Leano was always a single mother. She even admitted to not remember the wolf she slept with to have Legoshi.
 * When Leano's spirit visited Legoshi while he had an out-of-body experience, she had the appearance of a purebred gray wolf, looking like how she would have looked like if her reptilian heritage did not manifest on her body throughout her adulthood.

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