Takeshi Minowa

## Takesi Minowa

**Takeshi Minowa** (箕輪 武, *Minowa Takeshi*) was a 2nd year Houshou Private High School student.

## Appearance

Despite being a high school student, Takeshi had a large, muscular build which could easily be mistaken for belonging to a man in his 20s to 30s. He had dark colored hair he kept extremely short and dark colored eyes. He wore a dark colored tracksuit with light colored stripes on the sleeves and legs, a light colored undershirt, and dark colored shoes.

## Personality

Takeshi was extremely respectful of authority. This did not mean he is a blind doormat, as he acknowledged when he was wrong. He was wise, and clearly aware of the physical power he possessed over people, which he used to keep situations civil.

## Background

Not much is known about Takeshi's past except that he was in the judo club.

## Chronology

At some point after washing up on Little East Island after the plane crash, Takeshi met up with Marika Chuujou, Nozomi Aoyama, Ms. Nozawa, Kasumi Momosaki, Kayo Suzuki, Emiko Miyazono, and Ryou Usui. When Marika and Ms. Nozawa were arguing over what they should do, Takeshi agreed with Ms. Nozawa's plan to stay in the open so rescue could easily spot them.

When Atsushi Kamijo begins bickering with Kasumi, Takeshi comes out to see what's making all the noise; he briefly pokes fun at Atsushi, who's tied up, but is forced to apologize by Marika. When Marika demands the Mutsumi Oribe and her group take them back to the clinic, Atsushi volunteers to scout the path, Marika makes Takeshi go with him as protection, and Misuzu Jinno, Chitose Naruse, Kasumi, and Emiko also go with them. While walking past a clearing, Misuzu and Kasumi get into an argument over the latter's laziness; Emiko and Chitose try to get them to stop, but Misuzu shoves Emiko, which alerts a giant tiger beetle larva which grabs onto her. With Emiko unable to get a grip on the ground, Takeshi runs out to save her, unknowingly alerting another larva that almost crushes him; he just misses Emiko's hand, and she's dragged underground. He's unable to grieve her, as three more Tiger beetle larvae jump out of the ground behind him, forcing him to run. Atsushi gets grabbed as well, but Takeshi is able to grab his hand, only for another larva to grab him. Chitose is able to save him by stabbing the larva with a piece of bamboo, and she orders him to get Atsushi. After Chitose kills most of the larva and everyone makes it to the bamboo forest, Takeshi thanks her and Mutsumi and scolds Atsushi for not being grateful. During the walk back to the house, Takeshi carries Misuzu, since her ankle was injured first by a giant Portunus trituberculatus that attacked her at the clinic, then made worse by the Tiger Beetle larva. When Mutsumi protests Marika's stubborn refusal to give up on the clinic, Takeshi agrees with her; Mutsumi is able to convince Marika to listen to her, and the two groups leave for the shrine, since it's the highest point on the island. During the walk, Ryou attempts to rape Mutsumi, but is stopped by Chitose and Kazuhiko Kai. Takeshi doesn't take part in the subsequent argument over whether or not it was a good idea to leave the house; during the panic after Ryou is killed by the giant firefly larva, Takeshi runs off with Misuzu and Atsushi; he and Misuzu press themselves as flat against the ground as they can, while Atsushi unconvincingly disguises himself as a tree. Misuzu spots Mutsumi, and the trio run to join her; they rush to find Mami Miura and Ayumi Matsuoka after hearing the latter scream, but find themselves surrounded by larva. While Takeshi, Chitose, Kazuhiko, Atsushi, Ayumi, and Misuzu fight off the larva, Mutsumi succeeds in making the larva think there's danger nearby mimicking their flashes with a flashlight, and the group is able to survive till dawn. Ayumi sacrifices herself to save Mami from a group of larvae, and Takeshi bows during the softball captain's brief funeral. The group makes it to the shrine, but Mutsumi has everyone hide in the trees since she can't sense any animals nearby and believes there might be a predator nearby. During this break, Takeshi is attacked from behind, wrapped up in webbing, and stabbed in the chest by a pair of fangs; the creature, a giant Atypus karschi, injects its digestive juices into him, causing his body to grotesquely swell up; it then drinks his liquefied organs, leaving him a husk.

## Etymology

* The name **Takeshi** means "military, martial" (武)
* Takeshi's surname **Minowa** means "winnowing" (箕) (**mi**) and "wheel, loop" (輪) (**nowa**)

## Trivia

* Takeshi is one of five students who has yet to appear in the anime. The others are Kasumi Momosaki, Miki Shirakawa, Nozomi Aoyama, and Ryou Usui.