Katsuhiko Teshigawara

**Katsuhiko Teshigawara** (勅使河原 克彦, *Teshigawara Katsuhiko*) is a side character in *Kimi no Na wa.*. He is a close friend of Mitsuha Miyamizu and Sayaka Natori, as well as an expert with machinery; particularly explosives.

## Appearance

Tessie is a young man with an average build and height. He is slightly tanned, has thick dark eyebrows and a friendly smile. Tessie sports black hair which is kept distinctively shaved, and he has hazel-colored eyes. He was often depicted in his school uniform.

After the timeskip, Tessie has grown taller, developed a more muscular build, and it appears that he has grown a small stub.

## *Kimi no Na Wa*

During the main story, it's pretty obvious that Tessie had a crush on Mitsuha Miyamizu. However, it is later shown during the alternate timeline that Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha created that he and Sayaka Natori are engaged. Tessie is not shown anywhere during the 2016 main story.

He, along with Sayaka, were the only people that helped Mitsuha with her plan to save the town people from the comet.

### Itomori Incident (2013)

During the original timeline, Tessie went to Itomori High School where he was friends with Mitsuha Miyamizu and Sayaka Natori. He would spend most of his days with the two, complaining about how boring the place was since there was nothing to do. He is normally confused by Mitsuha’s personality but still cares about her either way.

Afterwards, he went to the festival with his friends and was stunned by Mitsuha’s sudden change in appearance. Regardless, he accepts it. It is then that the meteorite strikes and kills the population, thus ending the first timeline.

### Epilogue (2021)

8 years after the comet, Tessie moved to Tokyo along with his friends, and presumably, his family. One evening, he and Sayaka Natori are shown to be in a cafe which Taki Tachibana also ended up in. They talk about their upcoming wedding while heckling each other, but leave before Taki can completely recognize them.

By the time of 2022, Tessie and Sayaka are looking for a new property to live in together.

## Etymology

* The name **Katsuhiko** means "overcome" (克) (**katsu**) and "boy, prince" (彦) (**hiko**).
* Katsuhiko's surname **Teshigawara** means "imperial order" (勅) (**te**), "messenger, envoy" (使) (**shi**), "river, stream" (河) (**ka**/**ga**) and "field, plain" (原) (**hara**/**wara**).

## Trivia

* Teshigawara is named after Shoko Aizawa's middle school friend **Teshigawara**, who appears in the seventh episode of Shinkai's novel *The Garden of Words*.
* In an interview, Makoto Shinkai revealed that Tessie is an image of his own childhood, as his parents were running a construction company and forced him to take over the business one day, just like Tessie in the movie.

## Gallery

Tessie's character design.Tessie and Sayaka riding bike.Tessie tries to catch up with Sayaka and "Mitsuha".
## References

1. ↑ Exclusive: Director Makoto Shinkai on Japanese animation Your Name

## Navigation

Mitsuha Miyamizu • Yotsuha Miyamizu • Hitoha Miyamizu • Futaba Miyamizu • Toshiki Miyamizu**Katsuhiko Teshigawara** • Sayaka Natori • Yukari Yukino
**Tokyo Residents**
Taki Tachibana • Miki Okudera • Tsukasa Fujii • Shinta Takagi • Taki's Father