Kotaro Takebayashi (竹林 孝太郎 Takebayashi Kōtarō) is a student in class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School, taught by Korosensei.
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Appearance[]
Takebayashi has black hair combed over along the sides of his head and wears round eyeglasses. His uniform consists of a suit jacket worn over a dress shirt and a black tie, as well as dress pants and dress shoes. He looks similar to the persona of manga artist Mizuki Shigeru, enough for Korosensei to be spooked by the resemblance.
Personality[]
Takebayashi is mostly a quiet person. However, he seems somewhat eccentric in his behavior and stands out as the oddball in the class. He also seems to be clumsy at physical activity, having ping pong balls hit his glasses while playing with others and nearly losing balance in one of Tadaomi Karasuma's lessons. He initially wanted to leave Class E and seemed ashamed to be in the class but decided to stay when he realized how much his class and Korosensei cared for him and vice versa. He is also obsessed with anime, at one point stating "A girl isn't a true girl until she loses the third D" implying he likes anime girls more than real women. He also enjoys going to maid cafes.
History[]
Takebayashi's family is extremely wealthy and elite which has been producing doctors for generations. His elder brothers are all in the University of Tokyo in the medical departments and because of that, there is enormous pressure for him to succeed and since falling to Class 3-E, he is currently considered to be the outcast of the family.
After the assassination of Koro-sensei, Takebayashi was last seen working with Okuda to expand the medical research based on Korosensei's legacy using revitalizing slime recipes that can make an universal blood which can transfused to any blood type.
Abilities[]
Analytical Skills: Takebayashi has shown to have quite good observational skills like Nagisa Shiota, but, unlike the latter, Takebayashi is inclined towards statistical data and analysis as opposed to emotional and practical knowledge. His analytical abilities gives him the edge in assassination when calculating the physics and critical weak points as demonstrated during Class 3-E’s baseball practice where Takebayashi has been assigned to gather data on the team’s performance.
Risk Management: When some members of Class 3-E got infected by an unknown virus, Takebayashi disagreed with Ryoma Terasaka's suggestion of taking the infected classmates to a big city hospital because of risk factors associated with the unknown virus and very unlikely chance of an effective anti-virus. While tending some of the infected Class E members, his observation concluded that the unknown virus was likely oral transmission over contamination.
Demolition Expert: Takebayashi is the most proficient demolition expert in Class 3-E. He easily memorizes the usage of explosives when assigned by Tadaomi Karasuma. He demonstrates this ability when he uses a shaped charge to infiltrate the God of Death's complex, using his smuggled explosives set to escape from captivity in Chapter 167 and distracting Craig Hojo with flash bangs.
Academics: In the second semester finals, Takebayashi has the fifth highest overall score at 447.
Relationships[]
Manami Okuda[]
Takebayashi and Okuda are the same type and shared the same interest, Takebayashi often teaming up with Okuda when they were still in Class 3-E, for example when they took care of sick students together in the island, or when Takebayashi carried Okuda on his shoulders when they tricked Reaper in captivity, they also united their voices together when choosing side in civil war. It seems that they're actually familiar and often talk to each other, they just did not get enough screentime to show that. Okuda is also the one who looked the most emotional when Takebayashi left Class E in Chapter 77, saying that they had fun during the regular school year too. They are later teaming up to conduct research for the RH- blood type seven years later using legacy of Korosensei. Gaining impression of the superior scientist, they start working on researching it further.
Ryoma Terasaka[]
After evangelizing to him about maid cafés, they tend to meet up at around noon (to go to one). There is the vibe that Terasaka is revolving in the palm of Takebayashi’s hand.
Gakushu Asano[]
Takebayashi views the Asano who excels at everything with admiration, but when comparing the way he cannot escape from his father Gakuho Asano’s bounds, he hopes that one day he can save him
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Story of joining Sora's Team[]
Takebayashi improves his skills because maybe while he is reliable in the team, Takebayashi is a reliable person, even though kind but Takebayashi is an enemy who makes criminals annoyed with him by his actions and casual words that irritate him just like Isogai and the boys of his class that make criminals annoyed with him due to his behavior which annoys him so much him hatred Yoshiyuki due to Yoshiyuki actually cares about animals only for get money not due give love,kinship and affection care to animals on Kanno's case, making Kurahashi understand then He has abilities like Ootori after get power of Eua, and Hanyuu but he is more reliable as an additional ability for him due Eua, and Hanyuu said that him just like his classmates has unique skills, and ability to make his happy, then he is friends with Ai Enma, Ai's partner, Kitaro, heroes, and good yokai due him can help with some of problems of Yokai, and heroes with humans as his friend, heroes, and each other as same yokai so that Ai, Kitaro, Ai's partner, and good yokai get good solutions from him even though him admits that he imperfect for give solution as students just like his classmates due to he said that he can solve the problems of some of yokai, and heroes just like can solve problems life about his with his classmates with together but instead Kitaro, Ai, heroes, and good yokai very likes him as a reliable student just like them very likes to Class 3-E then Tomochika, and his classmates shocked about him analytical, Sion, and Tomochika's classmates seeing that him was another self from one of Tomochika's classmates that him just like Class 3-E as his classmates as troublemaker to villains that Sion, some of Tomochika classmate, and criminals in Takatou's world were the source of the problem due to after hearing Takatou killed some for disturbing criminals but otherwise him with Class 3-E wanted to protect Yogiri, and his alliance from Sion, Lain, and criminals in Takatou's world due to he heard that Sion, Lain, criminals, and several of Tomochika's classmates were collaborating with Yanagisawa, and other criminals killed Takatou this that make helped Tomochika by did of Class 3-E, and him then Takatou was helped by him's abilities, although like Haruto Ootori made Haruto was surprised and then annoyed because Takebayashi was superior, and relied on when fighting, and the consultants, especially Him, Okuda, and Kanzaki, became personal students of Valentine, Sakuraba, Jiro Yamashita, and other Heroes as his personal teacher then He is Kokonoe personal student with Itona.