Takaishi Takeru

Takaishi Takeru is one of the eight Chosen Children from Digimon Adventure. In the American dub, he's called 'TK'. He's Ishida Yamato's younger brother and his Digimon partner is Patamon. Takeru inherits the crest of Hope from Homeostasis. It is also revealed later in the series that he's the narrator in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. 
==Canon==
In the first part of the original anime, Takeru is the youngest of the group, often seen as a younger brother by the other characters. He then takes a more protective role after Yagami Hikari is introduced as the least experienced one in all matters Digimon. Takeru returns as one of the main characters in 02. He also has a role in Tri, the stage play, and Kizuna. He's also going to show up in the 2023 Digimon movie: Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning.
He's the only one of the main eight children to watch his partner die.
==Fandom==
A great part of the Digimon fandom loves to explore the nuances in Takeru's personality. The duality between the happy-go-lucky hopeful child and his hidden darkness and frustrations is something that seems to attract many fans to the boy.
One of the biggest Takeru jokes in the fandom is his love for the most outlandish styles of hats.greyclash, Takeru “TK” Takaishi Hat Evolution. Tumblr. Posted November 11, 2015.ahiddenpath, Can you do a ranking of Takeru's hats?. Tumblr. Posted September 4, 2016.ahiddenpath, Hats! The Musical. Posted Marth 11, 2018.Citrus-cactus, All hats & head coverings worn by Takeru Takaishi in Digimon Adventure Tri (2015-2018). Tumblr. Posted June 4, 2018.
Tumblr post by demonoflight. Posted January 28, 2022.
===Relationships===
Fans are fond of the relationship between the Takaishi/Ishida brothers, but Takeru is often seen as the surrogate younger brother of the rest of the core seven children as well. Interactions in the 02 group are generally more on the same level, partly due to them being closer in age, though the closeness/animosity between characters varies in different parts of the fandom. Patamon and Takeru's relationship is also often depicted in fanworks.
Romantically, Takari is one of the most popular ships in the fandom. Daikeru also attracts a good number of fans, though on a very smaller scale, and mostly from those that come to fandom from the subtitled version of the anime.
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
* Digimon Trinity by Crazyeight 
* The Survival of Hope by Mewgia Mirrorcoat
* Final Hope by KHLostEmpress
* Digimon AU: Alternate Universe by moviefan-92
* Better the Devil You Know by the alpha phoenix
* Dreaming To Reality by Mouko, Yuki
* The Long and Winding Road by veilofimagination
* Crests, Corrupted by Dream_edge 
===Fanart===
* Wearing bucket hats with your best pal by Dr. Alli My Lime
* Dark TK by moremindmel0dy
* DIGIMON - Takaishi Takeru by moremindmel0dy
* Angemon-and-Takeru-592846359Angemon and Takeru by Mebon
* Patamon and TK by Detoreik
* I'll be there for you until you grow up. by @kkchenwei
* Takeru and Patamon 🎮 Continuing the series of Digimon Adventure character illustrations as Generation Z. T.K. as a gamer X) by studiompup
* Digimon Adventure 02. Takeru, Ken, Iori & Daisuke. Print. by crisutaa
===Edits===
* Takeru Takaishi Moodboard by marianas-art-world
* Takeru Takaishi + personality traits by ittybittymattycommittee
* cinematic parallels by knightotoc
===Vids===
* {Takeru Takaishi} Be All Right by CarbyForever
===Cosplay===
* Takeru and Hikari cosplays by pistachios
* i can't reach you by Dragosuke_bee15
* Looking forward to the next Digimon Tri movie 😍 by Sera_tenshi
* 【コスプレ】昔の写真が出してきた...... by hydeAoi0129
* ラブラブ カップル プリクラ💕💓😘💓💕 Lovey-dovey couple purijura by blueberry_cos
* Takeru and Yamato Cosplay by blablabladg
===Meta===
* A meta and analysis on Takaishi Takeru by shyhalifie
* so yeah sometimes I think about the relationship between Takeru and Yamato by piracytheorist
* haven’t seen the new movie yet but i got a fitting cosplay by ittybittymattycommittee
==Links & Archives==
* Takeru Week on Tumblr.
* Draw Feet Wiki
* Takaishi Takeru | T.K. Takaishi character tag at Archive of Our Own
* Takeru T./TK character filter at FanFiction.Net
==References==
Category:Digimon Characters