Asao Shono

Appears in Mouten no Venus (Venus in the Blind Spot). Asao is Mariko's father; like his daughter, he is very interested in UFOs, though her passion for them trumps his. He establishes the Nanzan UFO Research Society mostly for her sake.

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Asao is the reason that Mariko's admirers can't see her, as he implants chips into their heads that resonate at a specific frequency with her earrings, so as to make her invisible to their eyes. He doesn't believe in the existence of UFOs.