Kei Takishima

Kei Takishima is the main male protagonist from the Special A anime and manga.

Kei is the top student of the S.A, being ranked 1st in the entire school. He is the son of the CEO of Takishima Group and grandson of the President of the Takishima Group. He is the boyfriend/fiance of Hikari.

Appearance
Kei has straight, tousled brown hair and hazel eyes. He is usually seen wearing the S.A uniform. He has inherited his looks from his mother. In the manga, Kei has blonde hair with a pair of clear hazel eyes.

He dresses formally during meeting and parties. His outfit changes whenever the S.A goes on outings. When Hikari challenges him for physical activities, he puts on a plain blue t-shirt and white track pants.

Personality
Kei Takishima is always a smooth winner. He's rarely seen stressed out or concerned about matters unless it involves Hikari being in trouble or when another guy is getting too close to her. He maintains a stoic and cool demeanor most of the time. He is initially shown as being very independent. He likes to refer to Hikari as "Number Two," or "Miss Second Place" to get a reaction out of her, which never fails to provoke her.

He is a prodigy and has an excellent photographic memory. Even from a young age, he won many intellectual awards. As he grew older, he started to help his father in business and soon became regarded as the true head of the business. He excels at everything, from academics, athletics to martial arts. Due to his very strong athletic ability, it causes others to often question if he is actually even human.

He usually preferred to do things on his own, until Hikari showed him how much fun it can be to work with other people. He has had a crush on Hikari since childhood when he was six years old, having fallen in love with her at first sight. Kei is originally seen as being a cold and stoic character. However, as he becomes close to Hikari, he is shown to become more friendly and happy. Yahiro comments in the sequel to the manga, that Kei has changed since he began his relationship with Hikari.

Trivia

 * The pronunciation of Kei's name is the same as the English letter "K."
 * His favorite colour is indigo.
 * He likes and will eat any type of food that Hikari makes despite her food being barely edible.
 * He often fantasizes about getting married to Hikari as shown in the manga, whom he has loved for more than a decade.
 * After Hikari, Kei is closest to Ryū Tsuji in the group.
 * He is shown to hit Tadashi Karino if he does something stupid or if Kei's angry.