Yomi Takanashi

Takanashi Yomi is one of the main characters from the Black★Rock Shooter anime. Her "other self" is Dead Master.

In the AWA fics, Yomi is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance
She has green eyes and wavy dark hair and wears the same uniform as Kuroi Mato. Her beauty is comparable to an adult's. Her height is 167-170cm. Mato often commented on how tall Yomi is; but Yomi says she has a "complex" about being tall. In the anime series, she now wears eyeglasses. Her hair has been slightly changed, and in later episodes, after she cuts some of her hair, she tied red string she uses to make her bracelet in her hair.

Personality
Yomi's personality is somewhat different in that while she is still calm, reserved, and polite, she is also shown to be awkward and a little shy and extremely aloof to the point where she is unwilling to make friends. Part of this is her attachment to Kagari Izuriha, both due to the fact that she blames herself for Kagari's injury and because catering to all of Kagari's demands was initially easier than coping with the mental trauma.

Unlike her OVA incarnation, she is more interested in things like art and bracelet making. Like Mato, she likes the book Li'l Bird Li'l Bird Colorful Colors.

However, like her OVA incarnation, she seems to be depressed at the idea of Mato thinking more of Yuu than of her. The reason is finally detailed: she feels like she is being kept as a secondary friend to Mato and that Mato values Yuu more than her, which she finds natural since they have "lived and cried" together and that their bond will be like this in the future.

Abilities
In the AWA fics, it is hinted that Yomi can transform into Dead Master with her in full control of the body. This is yet to be demonstrated.

Trivia

 * In the AWA fics, Yomi has a crush on Takeru Ooyama.
 * A potential kanji writing of Yomi, means "underworld".
 * Her surname, "Takanashi", is written with the kanji for "little bird play". Mato, not knowing how to read Yomi's written surname correctly, refers to her as "kotori-asobi", which literally means "little birds play". Yomi later explains to her that her last name is read as "Takanashi", which means "no hawks", and tells her that her surname stems from the saying that "When the hawks are away, little birds play".
 * The surname "Takanashi" could also be spelled with the kanji for "takai" for "tall" and nashi for "not", i.e. "not tall". It can be seen as a pun since Mato, right before Yomi's name is explained, mentions that she thinks Yomi is, in fact, tall.