Tatsuji Chibiki

"Classmates should stick together, not kill each other."

- Tatsuji Chibiki

Tatsuji Chibiki is a librarian at Yomiyama North Middle School. 26 years ago in 1972, he was the homeroom teacher for the 9th Grade Class 3.

Personality
He has a very mysterious personality. In the anime, Kouichi Sakakibara and Reiko describe him as "The Lord of the Library." He claims that he ran away because he felt guilty, and was afraid for his life, so he became a librarian instead of a teacher to avoid the class' curse. He decided to not to leave, because running away was not the answer for him. He is always serious. In Another 0 chapters, Ryoko claimed the fact that he is not really friendly. He always dresses in black, has an emotionless expression, and not easy to get along with.

Appearance


Chibiki's appearance differs greatly in the anime and manga. In the anime, he is an old man with white hair that reaches past his shoulders and black eyes. He also wears spectacles with circular lenses. In the manga, his hair is much shorter. In Another 0 chapters, in his younger days, he had dark-colored hair.

Plot


In Another 0 chapters, in 1983, when Reiko couldn't reach a book, he helped her. Later, Reiko asked for his help to stop the calamity but he said that he doesn't know a way to stop it. He is often seen in the library, and occasionally talks to Mei there.

In "Face to Face", he tells Kouichi and Mei more about the curse and how the Misaki from 26 years ago was in fact a boy. He also informs them that he is an ex-teacher who taught the 9th class in 1972, and ran away, becoming a librarian because of the fear that he would die.

In "Body Paint", after Nakao's funeral, Chibiki tells Kouichi and Mei about the fact that Junta's death, even if it happened outside Yomiyama, was caused by an event that occurred in Yomiyama.

In "Glass Eye", when Daisuke fell sick he was asking everyone to call 119, but there was no signal. He goes with Daisuke at the hospital.

In "Makeup", he is shown driving down the mountain with Daisuke in the car.

In "Stand by Oneself", he turns back just in time to save Yuuya and Naoya from Keiko. He killed her with a knife and then Chibiki said that they were Ikuo's maternal grandparents and since his death they were emotionally depressed. Going inside the burning building, he rescues San, Sayuri and Yukito, who were trapped under a chandelier. Chibiki also stops Izumi from killing Kazami, saying that classmates shouldn't kill each other. Later, he got Kouichi and Mei outside the building and gave Naoya medical assistance.

Gallery
Main article: Tatsuji Chibiki/Image Gallery

Quotes

 * "You should not be doing these terrible things ... like killing your classmates."
 * "There is no curse, There is no evil. Occurs naturally like a typhoon or an earthquake."
 * "This is not normal."

Trivia

 * In the novel, he is one of the main characters, and had detailed notes of each year's death. However, unlike in the anime, he had no knowledge of Ritsuko Sakakibara's death.
 * Chibiki has a wife and an unknown number of children. However, though still married they no longer live together, apparently due to Chibiki being concerned for their well being should he become 3-3's teacher again. During the events of Another his wife is in Sapporo, Hokkaido, where she was born. Chibiki visits her for an extended period of time in July.
 * He is the adviser of the Drama Club, much to the shock of Kouichi and Naoya. The two couldn't believe Chibiki, who was always very severe and clad in black, was actually an actor.
 * He is also shown to be a good cook. In Chapter 16, he cooked all the food for the students at the training camp.
 * In the live action movie he was killed when he gets in contact with Reiko and falls down in the flames. He returned in 2012 as the "Other," now class 3-3's teacher.