Ikuo Takabayashi

Ikuo Takabayashi was a member of class 3-3, in Yomiyama North Middle School.

Personality
Probably due to his heart condition, he was very quiet, but he seems 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 going to happen with him. That is, his death.

Appearance
He has greenish short hair and same coloured eyes as well as freckles in the anime. He never appeard 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 always absent from the school. At the beginning of the series he said to Kouichi that he wish to run but he can't because of his poor heart's condition. In episode 5, when Kouichi asked him and Mochizuki to walk home together, he's willing to tell the truth to Sakakibara, but suddenly he has a heart attacks and then die. 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.Another_110.jpg