High, Iwamoto wastes no time in trying to kick him out permanently. Frame-Up: The same day Yusuke returns to Sarayashiki Jr.Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Iwamoto is never seen without his eyewear.Evil Teacher: Iwamoto steals students' possessions and tries to pin the blame on Yusuke, Akashi arranges for thugs to attack Kuwabara in an attempt to get him expelled, and when Kuwabara passes a test that he needed to complete as a stipulation for Okubo keeping his after-school job, the two erase a correct answer so it'll look like he failed (in the anime at least in the manga Akashi acts on his own).It's likely that the former was fired from his position whilst the latter was given probation for giving his colleague the idea in the first place, though that's only in the anime. Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Akashi disappears from the narrative after Takenaka makes him correct Kuwabara's test score whilst Iwamoto continues to make sporadic appearances.This gets in trouble after the incident causing him to have another strike on his probation. Brainwashed and Crazy: Iwamoto is taken over by a Makai Insect during the Saint Beasts arc, and leads the hunt to try to kill Keiko.Asian Buck Teeth: Akashi's would make any rodent proud.They, mostly Iwamoto, repeatedly connive in order to expel any 'cockroaches' they deem unworthy, namely Yusuke and Kuwabara. Ikuo Nishikawa (JP), Sean Schemmel (EN), Diego Sabre (IT)Ī pair of contemptible teachers from Sarayashiki Junior High. However, his comments also emphasize how conflicted he was in hearing about Yusuke's sacrifice, opining that his student died before getting to show the world just how good of a person he had the potential to be. He castigates Iwamoto and Akashi for their cruel comments about Yusuke and pays tribute to the latter at his memorial service. Speak Ill of the Dead: A downplayed case.note The actual principal is only seen in the manga once from behind when Atsuko and her implied yakuza friends intimidate him into letting Yusuke back into school Many readers have commonly mistaken him for the school principal but is in fact not. Reasonable Authority Figure: Takenaka is the homeroom teacher of Yusuke, while simply a subject teacher of Kuwabara.Only One Name: His given name is never revealed in the series.Considering the likes of the other teachers' attitudes towards Yusuke, however, anyone else would have given up a long time ago. Determinator: Yusuke often ignores his advice and that's on a good day.The way he told off Akashi for corrupting Kuwabara's grades and allowing Okubo to keep his job cements him as such. Cool Old Guy: He's no fighter and doesn't appear very often, but it's still shown how he'll go the extra mile for his students, even the underachievers.The homeroom teacher of Yusuke and Keiko, who also overlooks Kuwabara Takenaka holds good faith for the two boys and is willing to firmly discipline Yusuke and Kuwabara for the sake of their future. Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (JP), Brice Armstrong (EN)

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