ライオンさん
from Twin Spica
Origin
Japan
Azumi met "Lion-san" on the day of her mothers' funeral. He is the ghost of a passenger from the ill-fated rocket that crashes on their town. They met again in the spirit world when Azumi got drowned and her soul went to the other world but this time, Mr. Lion is unmasked. As Lion-san relates to Asumi his unfulfilled dream of making it to space, the girl makes it her personal dream to travel to space.
Twin Spica
When Kamogawa Asumi was just a baby, her mother was grievously injured when a rocket crashed to the ground. Five years later, having been in a coma all the time, Asumi's mother finally dies, and the little girl struggles to come to terms with the death of a mother she barely remembers. In the midst of her turmoil, she meets "Lion-san," a strange figure wearing a lion mask and claiming to be a ghost. Lion-san helps Asumi to bury her mother's ashes, and finally, Asumi reaches her own decision: "When I grow up, I'm going to be a rocket pilot."
