During his high school years, he was a trouble-making delinquent. However, his recovery from the ordeal displayed the strength of his character.Īt the beginning of the story, Takaba was a freelance photographer who had only recently began to work on his own. After being kidnapped and taken to Hong-Kong by Liu Fei Long, Takaba was shown to have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Although Takaba acts good-humored and boisterous around his friends, being around Ryūichi Asami brought out a range of different emotions in him. His unruly personality is occasionally hindered by how his choices might affect the people around him, showing his caring nature. Takaba is also very stubborn, and frequently disobedient of orders by authoritative figures. This is sometimes due to his own investigations into the world of crime, but also because of his involvement with Ryūichi Asami. Takaba often finds himself in trouble during the course of the story. He is described by the mangaka as having a positive outlook on life and he does not brood on things.

Takaba is a very unwavering person with a cheerful personality. Takaba often dresses casually a t-shirt, a jacket, jeans, tennis shoes, and he is frequently shown carrying his camera with him. Takaba is a fair-skinned young man with dirty light blonde/silver hair, hazel eyes (blueish-gray eyes in the Animix), a slender build, he is about an inch over the average height of a Japanese man, and he is often described as having a pretty face.

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