Mel Takahashi

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Mel Takahashi (高橋メル, Takahashi Meru) is a 17 year old Marshadow enrolled in the Kanto Region Melody Heights High School. He's a very mischievous kid, starting and always ending up in trouble of any kind. His best friend is Ryoichiro, of whom is his classmate.
== Background ==
When he was young, Mel was free and independent, but that didn't stop people from trying to catch him. Despite his Johtonian mannerisms, he is 100% Alolan. One day, he was knocked unconscious and beat up. Ironically, that day just so happened to be one of the days the Takahashi family was on vacation in Alola during Summer 2017. Mel was picked up by Kazuya Takahashi, and though he was hesitant at first, with some enthusiasm down the line, he later secretly followed the Takahashis back home, much to the disappointment of Inosuke. Kazuya would spend time with Mel teaching him to speak Japanese and to have good manners, and although it was hard at first, he would pick it up soon enough.
== YON ==
Mel's first appearance in YON would be in Chapter 4 "Hey, Sis", where he asks if the new family Misdreavus, which Hikari names Magi, is his new younger sister. When Magi woke up and Hikari asked what her name was, Mel translated what she said and said that "(Magi) doesn't have a name", asking Hikari if she'd name the Misdreavus. As mentioned earlier, Hikari named the Misdreavus Magi. Mel would return in Chapter 11 "Household Shenanigans", in which he makes fun of Asami for listening to Weezer, teasingly asking if Asami and Kazuya will "go smoochy-smoochy" together after being asked to leave by the two. In Chapter 13 "A Bit Awkward, Isn't It?", it's revealed that he has a crush on a Tinkaton that goes to his school, and from Kazuya's tone, it's not much of a secret. Kazuya and Mel would also go to the Burger King that Hayase Hasegawa (Asami's older sister) works at, where Mel orders a whopper.
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