Pedro Martinez

“	It's a name that's a pitcher's dream...	”
— Ryu about Maru's name (ch.2)

Name
Japanese	ペドロ・マルチネス
Rōmaji	Pedoro Maruchinesu
English	Pedro Martinez (VIZ)
Alias	Maru (マル)
Personal Information
Birthday	September (date when found)
Sign	Dog[a]
Gender	Male
Blood Type	B[b]
Motto	"Here's your food!" and "Let's go take a walk!"[c]
Professional Status
Occupation	Pet
Affiliation	Kazehaya Family
First Appearance
Manga	Chapter 01
Anime	Episode 02
Voiced by
Portrayed by

Pedro Martinez (ペドロ・マルチネス Pedoro Maruchinesu), commonly known as Maru, is Shouta Kazehaya's pet dog.

Appearance

Maru is a dog with white fur and droopy triangular ears. He usually wears a red collar. Maru grows up to be a medium-sized dog, with a tail that curls up and over his back.

History

Maru is a stray dog left in a cardboard box that Sawako and Shouta both saw on their way to school one rainy day. Shouta ends up taking him in and keeping him as a part of his family. He later gets his name, Pedro Martinez, from Pin; and then his nickname, Maru, from Sawako.

At the end of the series when Shouta moves out for university, Maru stays in the Kazehaya household, with Shouta's father taking him out for walks.

Notes

• Volume 8 contained a "KimiTodo Friend Notebook" as bonus content, which included profiles written by the characters. Kazehaya filled out a special edition profile for Maru where he humorously writes Maru's star sign as "Dog" and guesses that his blood type is B. This profile also says that:
  • Maru's hobbies are sleeping, eating, playing and taking walks.
  • His skills are shaking hands and jumping.
  • His favorite sayings are "Here's your food!" and "Let's go take a walk!"

Trivia

• Maru was modeled after Shiina's old family pet, Maaya.
• Maru is named after Pedro Martínez, a former professional baseball pitcher for the MLB from 1992 to 2009.