Takeru Mizuno

Takeru Mizuno
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Kanji	水野猛
Romaji	Mizuno Takeru
Personal Information
Born	1983
Age	15
Gender	Male
Height	175 cm/5' 9"
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Light Brown
Occupation	High School Student
Family	Sanae Mizuno (older sister)
Vital Information
Affiliation	Basketball Club Member
Status	Alive (anime, manga); Deceased (In live-action)
First appearance
Manga	Chapter 6
Anime	"Rough Sketch"
Voice Actors
Japanese	Unknown
English	Unknown

“	Don't fill my sister with all that nonsense.	”
—Takeru warns Kōichi to stay away from his sister.

Takeru Mizuno (水野猛, Mizuno Takeru) is a student of 9th Grade Class 3-3 in 1998, and a member of the Basketball Club in Yomiyama North Middle School. He is a minor character in the anime and manga, and one of the main antagonists of the movie.

Appearance[]

Takeru is a slightly tanned boy of average height. He has short light brown hair and brown eyes. He is only ever seen wearing the standard male school uniform.

Personality[]

Sanae complains to Kōichi that Takeru isn't especially intellectual; she laments that he's only ever read manga. Takeru, however, seems to have an easy going personality, and has several friends who he is usually talking to. He is fiercely protective of his sister in all incarnations of Another even though the two aren't especially close.

In the manga, Takeru was ultimately willing to forgive Kōichi for his role in Sanae's death, refusing to side with Izumi Akazawa during her confrontation with Mei Misaki at the inn.

In the film, however, Sanae's death became his driving motivation. Takeru developed a deep-seated hatred of Kōichi, unwilling to forgive him for his sister's accident. Furious, he was driven to murder, regardless of personal safety, to avenge Sanae's death.

Plot[]

Anime[]

Takeru wasn't a major fixture of Class 3-3, and was not among the students who welcomed Kōichi on his first day of school. He is mentioned more often than seen, as Sanae attempted to pump him for information about Mei at Kōichi's behest. Following his sister's death, he wasn't seen as often, and did not attend the class trip.

Manga[]

In the manga, Takeru's role is much the same, though he did shout at Kōichi for involving Sanae in the curse, ordering him to stop filling his sister's head with nonsense when Kōichi tried to warn him something had happened to her. Takeru went on the class trip, whereas in the anime, he did not. Mei mentioned that Takeru helped Kōichi after he collapsed during Izumi's speech in the dining room, to Kōichi's confusion, as he thought Takeru still hated him.

Relationships[]

Sanae Mizuno[]

By her own admission, Sanae and Takeru were not especially close, though they still lived in the same household. When she asked him about Mei, Takeru became extremely defensive, and got angry when he learned Kōichi had put her up to it.

In the manga, Kōichi sought Takeru out immediately after he heard Sanae's death, but he didn't believe his classmate, and further admonished him for dragging his sister into things. Though they weren't particularly close, Takeru was still angry with Kōichi when he learned his sister had died, as he felt Kōichi was responsible.

In the film, Takeru became furious with Kōichi following his sister's death. When he learned Mei may have been the extra student, he flew into a rage and attempted to kill her to avenge Sanae, though his actions resulted in his own death instead.

Kouichi Sakakibara[]

Takeru wasn't one of the students who welcomed Kōichi to class on his first day of school, and the two didn't do much more than occasionally speak while in class. At one point, upon learning Kōichi had been using his sister to get information about the curse, he angrily shouted at his classmate to stop involving her, fearing for her safety. Following Sanae's death, he wasn't seen again, and he didn't attend the class trip, suggesting he's still alive.

In the manga, when Kōichi heard about Sanae's death, he immediately sought out her brother to tell him what had happened. Takeru didn't believe what had happened, though he did angrily instruct Kōichi to stop filling his sister's head with nonsense. When Kōichi's lung gave out following Mei and Izumi's first confrontation at the inn, however, Takeru helped him back to his room, much to Kōichi's surprise. This suggests Takeru had forgiven Kōichi for whatever role he might've had in Sanae's death.

In the film, this catharsis never took place, and Takeru attempted to kill Kōichi and Mei at the inn upon learning Mei was the extra student; however, he only managed to kill himself.

Izumi Akazawa[]

Takeru didn't often speak to Izumi (in fact, they don't have any major scenes together in the anime at all). However, in the manga, when Izumi was attempting to manipulate the class against Mei, she used Takeru's presumed hatred of Kōichi to try to win him to her side. Takeru, however, wouldn't budge, and before things could escalate further, Kōichi's lung problems flared up again, ending the discussion. Takeru opted to help Kōichi back to his room, making it clear to Izumi she was alone.

In the film, Takeru isn't directly allied with Izumi, but opts to murder his classmates alongside her when they learn how to end the Curse. They have a commonality of purpose, though Takeru opted to kill Kōichi, rather than Takako and Mei as Izumi had. It ended no better for him than it did for her, in any case.

Trivia[]

Takeru is ranked A in Another characters ranking.
His first name, Takeru, means "ferociousness".
His home address is 1-9 Seitencho Yomiyama City.
He is one of the students in the class who is a member of a sports club in the school.