Takumi Aldini

Takumi in the anime

**Takumi Aldini** (タクミ・アルディーニ *Takumi Arudīni*) is one of the *tsundere* characters in Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma.

## Appearance

Takumi has blue eyes and short blonde hair with a fringe that parts to both sides and one long bang in between the two. After the Stagiaire, Takumi's hair has been slightly shortened; making it somewhat messy and unkempt, though is still relatively the same. In the anime, his eyes were given a lighter and greener shade. As noted by many individuals, Takumi is very handsome, so much that he has a fan club dedicated to him. Often, any woman who sees him for the first time instantly notes his handsomeness.

He wears a standard Tōtsuki School Uniform depending on the season. He also wears a customized chef's uniform that was made when he used to cook at his family's restaurant. The name of his family's restaurant, Trattoria Aldini, is stitched onto his left sleeve. His chef's uniform in his youth is exactly the same as it is now, but smaller. Takumi is also very fashionable during non-schooling hours, wearing a well coordinated, stylish attire instead of normal clothes. Takumi states that dressing up fashionably is a way of loving one's self.

## Personality

Takumi is a hot-blooded student who holds a strong rivalry with Sōma Yukihira, though this rivalry is somewhat one-sided with Takumi pursuing this rivalry much more intensely than Sōma, though Sōma does acknowledge Takumi as a rival. Like Sōma, he hails from a family owned restaurant, which he holds with pride and will defend its name when a challenge presents itself. Takumi hates to lose and is rather bitter in defeat. He is also easily flustered and embarrassed when he makes a mistake or when someone glazes over his declarations. He also speaks Italian and has his own catchphrase, "buon appetito" for someone who will just eat his dish, "grazie" for someone who had just finished eating his dish.

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He has a particularly close bond with his younger twin brother Isami. Though Takumi is a superior chef compared to his brother, he is always there for his brother and helps him become a better chef so that they can run Trattoria Aldini together. However, Isami tends to laugh a lot when Takumi faults himself, causing Takumi to snap at him. Nevertheless, the two work together through most challenges. If anyone were to insult Isami because he is inferior to Takumi, Takumi takes it personally and will do his best to silence all critics no matter who they may be.

Takumi can also hold intense grudges when he is wronged, best exemplified during his match against Etsuya Eizanwhere he spent much of his match quietly, but intensely observing his actions, making sure that he stayed one step ahead of him. For Takumi, the match was his revenge for Etsuya fixing his quarterfinal match against Subaru Mimasaka.

## Trivia

* Takumi ranked 4th in the first popularity poll with 564 votes.[5] He ranked 3rd in the second popularity poll with 4918 votes.[6]
* Takumi is a common Japanese name for males and Aldini is a common last name in the Tuscany region of Florence in Italy that means "wise and experienced".
* Takumi's Mezzaluna means "Half-moon" in Italian.
* Subaru Mimasaka noted that he has a fan club in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy.[7]This has been been proven correct during their match at the Autumn Election.[8]The club formed 1 month after Takumi transferred into the middle school section and currently has 87 members.
* The dynamics of Takumi and Soma's relationships has been shown to be similar to the relationship between Joichiro Yukihira and and Gin Dōjima.

According to Subaru's investigations by the time of the Tōtsuki Autumn Election, Takumi:[3]

* is 168 cm tall;
* weighs 54 kg;
* is blood type A;
* has a Japanese father and an Italian mother;
* calls home twice a month;
* has a fear of heights;
* is interested in Japanese food samples;
* sets two alarms before going to sleep;
* has a mole on his left shoulder;
* prefers showers to baths;
* is bad at card games;
* tends to wear checker-patterned underwear.