Yousuke Sakakibara

"Man,It's hot in India!"

- Yousuke Sakakibara

Yousuke Sakakibara is Kouichi's single father. He is a college professor, and he is going to India for a year. His face in the anime is never revealed.

Personality
He seems to be a cheerful father, but also serious. He's also quite funny, even though Kouichi feels as though he is not a very ideal father.

Appearance
In the manga, he has black hair, as well as black eyes.

Plot
Yousuke's face has never been revealed in the anime. He regularly calls up Kouichi and complains about the hot weather.

Trivia

 * His first name, Yousuke, means "daytime mediate".
 * His last name, Sakakibara, can be translated as " the truth of the sacred Shinto tree field ".
 * In the anime, he stated that, like his son, he also suffered pneumothorax when he was Koichi's age. It stopped the second time his lung collapsed.