Saiki Kuniharu

Kuniharu Saiki(斉木 國春, さいき くにはる lit. ) is the father of Kusuo and Kusuke and the husband of Kurumi. Kuniharu is one of the supporting characters of the series and was starred by Tanabe Seiichi in the live action of the series.

Appearance
Kuniharu often wears a suit and tie when going to work. He sports a pair of glasses and has brown hair and eyes, a change from his first appearance in the one-shot volume of the series where he has black hair and eyes.

Background
He is sloppy and slovenly, often begging with disgusting teary faces towards his son. He is a layman who is often seen licking the shoes of his boss. He works as a manga editor. His special skill is flattering his boss. His father (paternal grandfather of Kusuo and Kusuke) has passed away while his mother (paternal grandmother of Kusuo and Kusuke) lives in a family house.

Trivia

 * After meeting his wife Saiki Kurumi in November 22, 1994, they got married a year later at the same day.
 * He met Nendou's father in the past and the reason why he met his wife right now.
 * He mentions that his mother is still alive while his father is deceased.
 * During one of 's lover's quarrel with Kurumi, it resulted on Kusuo finding out that both has the same level of love for each other with a result of 38,689 in Kusuo's affection meter.