Ryōsuke Takaya

Ryōsuke Takaya (高屋良祐 Takaya Ryōsuke) is the classmate/closest friend of Taichi Kawasumi who has known him since elementary and is in the Karate club with him.

Ryōsuke is voiced by Hiro Shimono.

Appearance
Ryosuke has messy neck-length messy black hair. His expression is usually playful, friendly or surprised throughout the story. He has very small pupils which makes him look more like a joker character.

He is most often wearing his school uniform, but he is also seen wearing his Karate club uniform when practicing.

Personality
Ryosuke is often cheerful and happy, and very carefree and friendly. He enjoys seeing pretty girls as much as all the other boys in their school (aside from Taichi Kawasumi), but he approaches them in a more friendly manner. He can be serious as well, such as when he discovered that Kawasumi liked Suiren Shibazeki. He told him that he could tell him anything and that they were friends.

Background
Ryōsuke mentioned having a fight with his mother once, but it is not very serious. He started karate in elementary and met Taichi Kawasumi there and Ryōsuke first thought Kawasumi was mean, but they became friends and Ryōsuke considers him a cool person.

Etymology

 * The name Ryōsuke means "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ryō) and "help, assist" (祐) (suke).
 * Ryōsuke's surname Takaya means "tall, high" (高) (taka) and "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller" (屋) (ya).