Anno, Namihei

庵野波平

Anno Namihei is one of the postmen working on planet Aqua. He was the first person Akari Mizunashi met when she arrived on the planet, and also the one who brought her, then asleep, to the Aria company after learning she would start working there. Because of that, he and Akari remained on friendly terms, which eventually led to him borrowing Akari for a postal run when his own gondola needed repairs, or Akari sending him an invitation for the Redentore festival.
He is regarded as one of the elders in Kannarejiyo by his fellow workers, thus earning himself the nicknames "Elder" or "Ojii-san" (and variations of that term.)

Spoiler

Privately, he is a generally friendly, good-natured old man, seemingly calm and confident, and, like most Aquans, prefers to do his work -- a job he thoroughly enjoys -- at his own pace, which is to say he performs his job in a calm, but efficient manner, his age not slowing him down in the least. He will also gladly help people out with tasks that are at least partially related to his job even if he is not required to.