Asakura Keiko

Asakura Keiko (麻倉茎子, Asakura Keiko) is Mikihisa's wife and Yoh's mother.

Appearance
She wears a nice dress and has her hair up in a ponytail. She has been seen in shrine princess' clothing.

Personality
Asakura Keiko appears as a very kind and gentle person.

Abilities and Powers
The full extent of her spiritual powers are unknown, but she is capable of hearing the voices of kami spirits. According to her father, Asakura Yohmei, Keiko is a Miko, she can hear the voices or communicate with the Gods, to help others in danger.

Past
She is the daughter of Yohmei and Kino (Mikihisa was adopted into the Asakura family when he married Keiko). Keiko normally works in an office, but also works as a miko (translated by some as a cleric) at the families local shrine.

The first mentioning of her past is in the side story "Mickey's World", where she meets Maki Mikihisa at a trainyard and asks him to play her a song. Apparently her fiancé just dumped her because she can see spirits. Standing there crying she reveals that there is even a spirit behind Mikihisa.

Anime/Manga Difference
Keiko barely makes an appearance in the anime and is only seen when the birth of Yoh and Hao are explained and when Yohmei tells about the families positions as Shamans. In the manga she appears several times during the time of the Shaman Fight in Tokyo where she is often seen alongside her husband discussing business with the Tao Family and is later seen cooking with Tao Ran towards the end of the manga.

Trivia

 * She shares the same given name (at least when romanized in English) as Oyamada Manta's mother, Oyamada Keiko