Maika Takanashi

Maika Takanashi (, Takanashi Maika) is a character featured in Lost Judgment. She is a second-year student at Seiryo High School and a member of the Seiryo Rabbits.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Takanashi has chest-length black hair. She is noted to have hidden double eyelids, almond-shaped eyes, downturned and small nostrils, thin lips, an egg-shaped face.
===Attire===
At school, Takanashi wears the standard female Seiryo High uniform. During practice, she wears a white T-shirt with the Seiryo Rabbits logo embroidered, navy blue trousers with orange cuffs, and navy blue sneakers with white shoelaces.
Her casual attire consists of a white shirt under a pink short trench coat, an olive skirt, and black heeled boots.
===Personality===
Takanashi was shy and very self-conscious during her middle school years, but became more confident after some encouragement from Itokura. feels responsible for Kotoko Itokura not coming to school, and wants to make amends however she can.
==Background==
In middle school, Takanashi was initially nervous at the idea of performing, but Itokura saying she will fight anyone who mocks her gave her the courage she needed, and Takanashi saw her as her best friend ever since.
Takanashi was part of the school festival committee until an incident at the start of the school year. While preparations were being made for the summer festival, Itokura became the committee chair, but tensions caused the other members to ignore her and Takanashi could not bring herself t back her up, resulting in the school's worst Seiryosai and the start of Itokura's absence.
Because of Itokura's continued absence, she risked losing her scholarship. Fearing for her friend's loss of funding, she looked for a way to find help, and was informed of the Professor's website by a friend of hers. She asked for a way to quickly earn money on the site, and swiftly received a response from them where sugar baby scamming was suggested. She had assistance from the Professor in the form of Neo Keihin Gang members who would step in if things went awry for her. She became known for suddenly disappearing after her victim paid her a large sum of money, and one of her victims was Kenta Kasai.
==Involvement==
===Lost Judgment: 2021===
Takanashi is at Pocket Cafe when she receives a call from her latest client asking to meet her at a parking lot. She is tailed by Takayuki Yagami and Kyoko Amasawa, who aid her when her client reveals himself to be part of a trap to allow Kasai to get revenge on her. They take her back to campus and she explains why she decided to become a sugar baby. Yagami suggests she apologize to Itokura in person after Takanashi insists on staying a sugar baby. She leads them to Itokura's residence and apologizes, and although Itokura is initially hesitant to return, Yagami convinces her to do so. Takanashi later tells Amasawa about the website.
Takanashi returns to campus and, along with Yagami, witnesses Itokura do the same. At the regional finals, Takanashi sets the mood and calms everyone's nerves, allowing them to perform with confidence and take first place. Before the national preliminaries begin, Takanashi is amazed at the size of the stage and assures everyone they will do well. After winning, Takanashi convinces Nishizono to confess to Takumi Hiiragi, unaware of the wager with Yurie Norizuki. 
When Nishizono fails to attend practice, Takanashi suspects things went well with Hiiragi and she is no longer interested in dancing, and takes the lead in the interim. Another attempt to ask Nishizono to return results in her saying she will if she can, and the Rabbits practice without her until she returns. They then head to the Dance Jam after some practice and a visit from Kaoru Komekado and proceed to win first place.
Takanashi and Nishizono are informed by Yagami that Itokura is missing, and Suou suspects it has to do with how the festival committee treated her. She and Nishizono gather the Rabbits and are able to locate the car in which Itokura was taken away, and waits for Yagami outside the building where the car is parked.
Itokura is rescued and returns to campus. She states she intends to resign from Seiryo High to atone for her actions as the Professor, but Suou states they are all responsible and will drop out as well if she does so. Takanashi agrees, and tells Itokura she is not to blame and to not abandon all Yagami has done for them. Their feelings reach Itokura, and she agrees to not resign.
==See also==
*Dance Club
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Lost Judgment Characters
Category:Seiryo High School