Gen Tagayashi

Gen Tagayashi is a character from the Maken-Ki! anime and manga.

Gen is the Makensmith of Tenbi Academy. He was in the Maken-ki of the school before it became a all-girl school.

In the AWA fics, Gen is allies with the All Worlds Alliance.

Appearance
Gen is a tall man with a messy orange hair, a dark-blue eyes, two scars on his left cheek and a goatee. He wears a white headband, a dark-brown leather jacket over a light-green green shirt, black pants and white & red rubber shoes.

Personality
In spite of his achievement, he isn't satisfied with his creations being referred to as "artificial", and aspires to create Maken that surpass the original 8, by Yamato no Orochi. He is also hotblooded once he started on what a genius he is, or he'll never shut up about it. Which is why Minori makes it a point to do it for him.

Abilities
Every student and even the teachers at Tenbi use Maken that he's created for them, which are tailor-made to accommodate them, based on their Element and their inherent ability. Gen's skill as a Makensmith and his past as one of the founding members of the original Maken-ki makes him a pretty big deal. Moreso, once you learn he's one of only five people in the world who can use Black Element.

Trivia

 * Gen has taken an interest in Takeru, recognizing him as the son of Takeshi Oyama, who was his (and Minori's) former sensei.