Aoki Soutarou

Aoki Soutarou is Reika's grandfather, and a minor character in Smile Pretty Cure!. He made his first appearance in Episode 16.

Appearance
Soutarou is an old man with white hair around the sides of his head and a white moustache. His eyes are a dull shade of blue. He is normally seen in a light gray men's kimono with a blue belt and inner lining, a brown coat, and dark blue socks with wooden geta.

Personality
Soutarou is a wise man and Reika's confidant. When Reika was troubled about the reason behind the things she did, he advised her to give up on everything in order to better find out what she really wanted to do.

He has also been shown to write calligraphy, and Reika's wall scroll with the word "the way" from Episode 7 was probably written by him.

Trivia

 * Soutarou's voice actor, Nishimura Tomomichi, also voiced the following roles in the Pretty Cure series.
 * Belzei Gertrude from Futari wa Pretty Cure
 * Moebius from Fresh Pretty Cure!