Yoshitaka Yanagida

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"*For a Machine Doll, your breasts are needlessly realistic...*"—**Yoshitaka Yanagida**, *Machine Doll Nanami-Chan*

**Yoshitaka Yanagida** (柳田ヨシタカ, ***Yoshitaka Yanagida***?) is a character that first appeared in the Machine Doll Nanami-Chan manga and also has a supporting role in the Dead Or School video game.

## Personality & Character

### Machine Doll Nanami-Chan

Yoshitaka can be rather brash and has a hard time honestly expressing his feelings, hiding behind a facade of empty bravado which gives people the wrong impression every single time. Underneath that brusque exterior lies an earnest man who looks out for everyone that he cares about, human or Machine Doll.

### Dead Or School

Age has certainly mellowed out Yoshitaka quite a bit, though the arrogance he had back in his younger days resurfaces every so often.

## Appearance

### Machine Doll Nanami-Chan

Yoshitaka has on a black undershirt, a white jacket, and a crucifix accessory.

### Dead Or School

Yoshitaka's physical appearance naturally changed over the years due to the effects of aging, but he still has on the clothes from his younger days.

## Skills And Abilities

Despite his tough-guy attitude, Yoshitaka is pitifully weak when it comes to fisticuffs, often getting beat up by everyone he picks a fight with *(especially Noriko)*. He shines more with Machine Doll modification, having given Fou the means to perform automotive repair, later changing them into improvised weaponry for the Project K Fighting Circuit.

In Dead Or School, he becomes the de facto authority in pre-war mechanical engineering since he is the only survivor whose memories and knowledge remained intact.

## History

### Dead Or School

**NOTE:** *Dead Or School serves as a what-if scenario of a possible future in the manga. As such, if the main story resumes, these in-game events may not be considered canon.*

All throughout the Doomsday War, Yoshitaka and Fou stayed neutral, with the former doing everything in his power to protect his Machine Doll from other humans who set out to destroy her.

Yoshitaka was separated with Fou somewhere along the line, later seeking refuge in Asakusa where he built an underground laboratory. He gathered as much functioning equipment and supplies as he can muster in hopes of finding a way to end the conflict once and for all.

After Hisako and Fou's confrontation in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office which led to the activation of Driscoll, Yoshitaka urges them to come to Asakusa through a video transmission. He claims to know everything about pre-war Japan as well as the most effective way to deal with the Cyborgs' superweapon.

When Hisako's group reaches Yoshitaka's lab, he makes good on his promise, revealing further facts about the war as well as the details of his plan: Using parts salvaged from the destroyed Reconner, Yoshitaka was able to put together a handheld Jamming Device. He wants Hisako to go to the Tokyo Tower and activate the device there to amplify the effect. If things go according to his calculations, the disruption frequency will cover a wide area and majority of the berserker Machine Dolls and Cyborgs will grind to a halt.

However, there were several severely damaged and therefore unusable components, necessitating substitutes from Cyborgs with the same basic build. Moreover, since he has to juggle between putting the device together and performing repairs on the badly-damaged Fou, he's having a hard time making any sort of progress, as his brain lacks sugar for concentration to perform minute engineering tasks and his rations consist mainly of carbohydrate-rich foods.

To this end, Hisako goes out to the surface of Asakusa to get the necessary parts, as well as ingredients to make Ningyo-yaki, Yoshitaka's favorite pastry.

### Ending

Following the conclusion of the war against the Cyborgs, Yoshitaka ascends to the surface, ending up at Hisako's newly-established school. He is seen at the back of the classroom with the other adults listening to the pre-semester speech. In the album, there is also a photo of him on the school building rooftop looking at the sky together with Noriko and Isao.

## Relationships

* Fou - Yoshitaka's Machine Doll. He had her join the Project K Circuit complete with battle modifications after the ban took effect.

* Noriko Takami - Initially mistaking her for a Machine Doll, Yoshitaka was dead set on having Noriko fight with Fou to increase their standing in the leaderboards. After misunderstandings were cleared up, Fou convinces him to help Noriko procure Machine Doll parts for Nanami's sake.

## Gallery

Yoshitaka Yanagida.Yoshitaka bragging about his 8-win streak in Project K and the spoils that prove it.Yoshitaka apologizing to Fou after realizing the error of his ways. This panel was also shown in the game as a recollection CG.Yoshitaka in Dead Or School, more than 70 years later.
## Notes & Trivia

* Yoshitaka is another major character who does not have a Student Handbook entry. This may be because he is technically not considered a refugee.
* If Tocho-Kun was recovered from the surface of Shinjuku, Yoshitaka can be asked to see what is wrong with the robot. This is the only way for the former to be counted as rescued.