Ikuo Takabayashi

''"Well, I was born with half a heart, and then half of that heart was damaged, so then I had half of that heart replaced with an artificial heart, and then a donkey kicked me so that's why I can't do my stuff." -Ikuo Takabayashi '' Ikuo Takabayashi is the member of class 3-3, in Yomiyama North Middle School. His grandparents, Kensaku and Keiko owns Sakitani Kinenkan.

Personality
Probably due to his poor heart condition, he's very quiet, but he seemes to get along well with the rest of the class. He reveals in the first episode that he'd wish to run, but because of his medical condition he can't. He also shows great courage when he offers himself to tell the truth to Sakakibara, probably knowing what was to happen to him.

Appearance
He has greenish short hair and same coloured eyes as well as freckles in the anime. He never appeared in the manga, and his name is only mentioned once. For his school uniform, he wears a white shirt and a blue vest instead of blazer.

Plot
He has a poor heart condition since birth. So he's always absent from the school. In Episode 5, when Kouichi asked him and Mochizuki to walk home together, he's willing to tell the truth to Kouichi, but suddenly he has heart attack and immediately dies. He's one of the "Deaths of June". He later appears in episode 9 in Kouichi's nightmare as a ghost, claiming that it is Kouichi's fault.

Trivia

 * He is ranked C in Another characters ranking.
 * His home address is 7-10 Tobiicho Yomiyama City.
 * His first name, Ikuo ,means "fragrant man".
 * He and Yuuya Mochizuki were shown as being friends.
 * As a young child, he was kicked by a donkey, causing his condition.