Takashi

Takashi is a high school student of average height with brown eyes, spiky black hair which can occasionally have a purple hue[1] (Note: in the anime, his hair can have a brown hue).[2], and a slender yet reasonably powerful build that contributes to his agility. Takashi's attire typically consists of his black school uniform with a red T-shirt underneath. He wears various T-shirts and jeans for short periods of time,[3] but his school uniform remains his primary wardrobe. During the beach OVA he's forced to wear an extremely tight black speedo with boots.

In the time before the Outbreak, Takashi is laid-back and does not mind skipping class, an attitude that earns him distaste from Saya.[6] His casual nature can also make him hesitant, evidenced by the fact that he did not act on his feelings for Rei until it was too late. His passionate feelings are displayed when he is genuinely depressed by Rei choosing Hisashi over him, especially considering she had promised to marry him when they got older.[5]

Takashi is usually kind to the other members of his group, and he does not hesitate to save people who are in serious trouble, such as Alice Maresato when she is attacked by "them".[7] Rei states that his selflessness is one of the reasons she initially fell for him, and was a reminder that they were still human even after the Outbreak. However, Takashi is also very reckless and often fails to consider the consequences of his actions.

During the initial Outbreak, Takashi fights strictly for survival, but, as time passes, he begins to show a willingness to fight for himself and the group rather than just for the need to survive.[8] Saya has mentioned that he and Kohta are likely to snap if their situation after the Outbreak continues and they have to keep killing things that look like people.[9] Takashi is also shown frequently to be rather perverted, such as when he eavesdrops on the girls taking a bath together, and at one point imagines Rei and Saeko in nothing but bath towels. However, he never shows any attraction to Saya, being completely put off by her abrasive personality.

Despite his kindness, Takashi is also a somewhat cold-blooded person; even shortly after the Outbreak, he is able to kill Hisashi, his best friend, with next to no hesitation after he got infected. Although he starts off willing to help those in need, his number one priority is always the survival of him and his team, and won't hesitate to abandon people whose fate have been sealed. He also acknowledges that a part of him actually likes the lawlessness brought about by the Outbreak when he enjoys smashing a cash register at a gas station, and that this makes him not much different from Saeko. At times, he's willing to cross lines even Saeko's not willing to cross; while Saeko couldn't bring herself to kill a pair of zombie children, he did so without any hesitation.

During the group's stay at the Takagi Estate, Takashi is appointed as the leader by Kohta and Saya. However, he initially doesn't understand why, as he doesn't consider himself the leader type and doesn't see how he contributes to the team, being not as good a fighter as Rei, Saeko or Kohta and nowhere near as smart as Saya. Rei, however, speculates that it's because of his willingness to act where others hesitate, such as when he didn't think twice about killing the zombified Hisashi to save Rei. This lack of hesitation can be seen as a by-product of him failing to act on his feelings for Rei until it was too late, which likely caused him to make an unconscious decision to never hesitate again.