Shōma Takakura

Character Basics Japanese 高倉 晶馬 Romanized Takakura Shouma Seiyū Ryohei Kimura Debut Episode 01 Biological Stats Age 16[1] Gender Male Race Human Biographical Information Occupation Student Family • Kanba Takakura (brother) • Himari Takakura (sister) • Chiemi Takakura (mother) • Kenzan Takakura (father)

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Shoma Takakura (高倉 晶馬, Takakura Shōma^?) is a student at the West Garden High School and the middle child of the Takakura siblings. He is Kanba's younger twin, and Himari's older brother.

Contents 1 Official Bio 2 Personality 3 Relationships 3.1 Family 3.1.1 Kanba 3.1.2 Himari 3.2 Others 3.2.1 Ringo Oginome 4 History 5 References 6 Site Navigation 7 Comments

Official BioEdit

Shōma is Kanba's younger twin brother. His personality is the exact opposite of Kanba and also has a side of being ignorant and pure in aspects of love. He also has a handy side such as doing almost all the housework of the Takakura household by himself. ^[2]

PersonalityEdit

Shōma cares a great deal for his sister, Himari, and is rather protective of her, doing anything he can do in order to keep her alive. He is the type that cannot hide his feelings, for of the twins, he acts much more saddened than his brother Kanba who acts calm and tries to deal with the situation when Himari first dies, although Kanba was probably hurt as much as Shōma if not more.

Still, when he was first notified of Himari's condition by Dr. Washizuka along with his brother, he was the one trying to calm his shouting brother. This could mean Shōma is not very good at mentally preparing himself. Shōma is a type that cannot sit and watch people get hurt, and saves Ringo's life many times despite calling her "the craziest girl he ever met" or "a creepy stalker".

In general, Shōma is very softhearted, and states repeatedly that it is not a good idea to break into Ringo's house and rummage through their belongings to find the Penguin Drum, although she is a stalker and it is for Himari's sake until he is locked out of her room by Kanba. Also as stated above, he is quite unexperienced in romance or handling girls, and is quite blunt when it comes to handling situations which require a little thinking.

On the other side, he is very skilled in housework including cooking, cleaning, and more. He is especially skilled in his cooking abilities, and even Kanba always comments on how good his dishes are. Sometimes he teaches Himari how to cook a few dishes.

RelationshipsEdit

FamilyEdit

KanbaEdit

Kanba is his older brother, and, due to a promise he made to their father long ago about protecting the people he holds close, acts as a father figure to both Himari and Shoma. The more serious and goal-oriented of the two, Kanba often mocks Shoma's emotional and insecure nature; in turn, Shoma constantly calls Kanba out for the number of girls he dates, stating that he doesn't want to catch 'icky Kanba germs.' They have a close relationship that delves into a rivalry, leaving them at opposite ends of the playing field at times. While Kanba is more composed and abrasive than Shoma, he is also far more reserved and mysterious; oftentimes, he conducts business behind Shoma's back, putting a strain on the level of trust between them, but this doesn't seem to be a problem that either of them want to acknowledge.

Kanba would do anything for Shoma, though. Even though they may disagree and make fun of each other, the bond they share as a family is the driving force for Kanba's determination to obtain the Penguindrum and free them from the fate they've been subjected to.

It is later revealed that Kanba shared the fruit of fate with Shoma. Shoma then shared this with Himari. In the last episode, they both return the fruit of fate to Kanba. After sacrificing themselves, Kanba and Shoma in child form pass by Himari's house as the four penguins follow.

HimariEdit

Himari is Shoma and Kanba's younger sister, and the most adored young girl in their lives. A sickly and frail child, Shoma takes it upon himself to look out for her as much, if not more, than Kanba -- if only in the sense that he understands and empathizes with her more than his brother does. Himari is literally the strand that holds the family together, and both brothers would go to the ends of the Earth for her. When it is first revealed that Himari has collapsed and died due to her illness, Shoma refuses to accept the fact that it was their punishment for being born under their parent's mistakes, going as far as attacking Kanba for assuming something like that. As the series progresses and Himari's life is put in jeopardy more and more, the weakness and frailty of her life drives Shoma into a state of depression and reservedness.

Himari acts as a sort of student to Shoma, who, aside from being the mother figure in the family, is more of a mentor. He is often teaching her how to cook and although he may 'baby' her a little, the two care about each other immensely. Shoma's life is centered around Himari and her well-being, to the point of being obsessive.

In episode 19, it is revealed that Himari is not his sister. He saved her from the child broiler and asked if Himari would like to become apart of his family. Himari states that Shoma is her "fated one" though the meaning is still unclear. Shoma, like Himari, appears to have no recollection of these events.

OthersEdit

Ringo OginomeEdit

Ringo and Shoma share a very complex love-hate relationship. Shoma and Ringo first met once it was revealed that Ringo's sister's diary was theorized to be the Penguindrum necessary for saving Himari's life, and the two establish a shaky friendship at first over their mutual knowledge of the teacher, Keiju Tabuki. Though Shoma initially wishes to keep it a secret that he only approached her for the sake of getting his hands on her sister's diary, his honest nature ends up forcing him to reveal the truth eventually; though, the dynamic the two share seems to dispell whatever tension that fact may impose. Shoma is Ringo's voice of reason in a way, being the one who is consistently trying to dissuage her from her stalking of Tabuki, even going so far as to talking Ringo out of taking advantage of the man after she had drugged him.

Ringo, in turn, seems to understand Shoma more than anyone else, besides Himari. She is observant and keen to tell him when he's wrong, and isn't afraid of calling out his insecurities whenever Shoma attacks her integrity. Their friendship is put under strain by episode 12, when it's revealed that not only is Ringo in love with Shoma, but that Shoma feels an overwhelming sense of guilt and depression because of the incident that killed Momoka 16 years prior.

In the last episode, Shoma takes the payment of the transfer of fate off of Ringo and disappears in flames as Ringo tries to hold on. Before disappearing he tells her "I love you."

HistoryEdit

Shoma, Kanba and Himari lived a relatively peaceful life with their parents for the majority of their childhood. They were a close and loving family, and the siblings adored their parents to pieces. On the night that Kanba and Shoma were born, there was an incident on the subway -- presumably, a terrorist attack, causing the subway train to crash, killing a large number of people, one of whom was Ringo Oginome's older sister, Momoka. It wasn't until some years later that Chiemi and Kenzan Takakura were arrested by the police for being conspirators in the incident, after which the three children were forced to live on their own in order to properly look after and care for Himari, whose illness was driving her to the point of death.

Both Kanba and Shoma continued attending school while Himari was constantly being admitted to hospital for her illness. At the age of 16, living alongside Kanba and Himari in their parent's abandoned household, it's only a matter of time before Himari inevitably collapses and they must face the fate that there is nothing the doctors can do to save her.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ In Episode 07 Shoma reveals his age to Ringo when asked.
2. ↑ Official character page

Site NavigationEdit

Characters Main: Himari Takakura • Kanba Takakura • Shōma Takakura • Ringo Oginome Penguins: #1 • #2 • #3 • Esmeralda Supporting Cast Supporting: Masako Natsume • Mario Natsume • Yuri Tokikago • Keiju Tabuki • Sanetoshi Watase • Kenzan Takakura • Chiemi Takakura • Eriko Oginome • Satoshi Oginome • Momoka Oginome Tier II: Asami Kuhou • Mari Fujishiro • Yukina Kashiwagi • Yosuke Yamashita • Hibari Isora • Hikari Utada • Yui • Chizuru • Dr. Washizuka • Uncle Ikebe • Tsubasa Yūki • Aoi • Aoi's Mother

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