Mario

Ms Mario (マリオ, Mario) is the Inn Keeper of Garden Mario.

Appearance
Ms Mario (goes by and is referred to as she/her) is transgender resident of trade city E-05 and is the owner of the tavern Garden Mario. Ms Mario has a visually masculine physical appearance and is seen wearing a pink service dress with white ruffles, a flower in her hair and pink heeled shoes.

Personality
Ms Mario is initially depicted as a stern, loving and caring individual who takes great pride in her ability to cater to and take care of other humans in the series. She has a strong determined personality and is more than willing to stand up for those who need it and against those who seek to do her or her friends harm. She is occasionally the subject of ridicule due to her transgender status with one character making a remark about having "real women" in the tavern. Ms Mario was visibly annoyed by comment, becoming angered and proceeding to remind the customer that the service she offers can easily be withdrawn and she will happily allow the customer to go hungry and unfed. Ms Mario is also seen to be a parent figure for Kidow having rescued him prior to the start of the series and giving Kidow a place he could call home and a later parental figure for Illie during her brief time at the tavern.

Ms Mario could be argued to be an accurate representation of the trials and tribulations that are faced by transgender women in todays society. Not every transgender individual manages to hit the genetic lottery that allows them to fully blend in as their preferred gender and even though Ms Mario is trying to make the best of the hand she has been given she still faces occasional transphobia and prejudice from those around her. But, unlike other representations of transwomen in anime. Ms Mario is not considered as or portrayed to be a character of comic relief. She is more than capable of dealing with the challenges that are presented to her and is not afraid to fight back against prejudice and injustice. She is a very strong willed character that presents as an authentic version of herself and is not afraid to express her emotions and feelings whether masculine or feminine.