Age: 26
Gender: Male
Appearance: Credit goes to
Nyuro here on Roleplay Gateway for this amazing art.
Clothing style: Clean-cut, simple fashion with hints of class. His common attire consists of business suits, with variations in ties and dress shirts. If he permits to be more casual he removes the coat and only wears slacks and a dress shirt. For a more classy look, he adds a waistcoat to the entire outfit.
Skills: Besides basic management skills, he's also a good mediator between the siblings and knows how to calm them down somehow. Strangely enough, he's also a superb cook, and will sometimes give the Vocaloids little treats like desert pastries and homemade lunches.
Likes: Foreign soap operas, cooking, Southern food, spending time with kids, self-help books
Dislikes: Rainy days, action movies, instant food, "stage mama's"
Vocaloid: Zeroshi and Tagou Hiro
Extra: "Mikado" means "Emperor"; "Takanashi" is literally "no hawks", but is written as "Kotoriasobi", which literally means "little birds playing". It would make sense since "There are no hawks where little birds play." The name "Mikado" could symbolize his status as the eldest son and heir of an entire fortune, but if melded with his last name, it more of echoes his nature as having a special touch with children and young people in general ("The emperor of the place where little birds play."). It's also a common mistake for people to misread his last name so he politely corrects them of such.
Mikado could be generally described as a "mother hen" figure, always fussing about the welfare of his Vocaloid partners. He has no problems expressing his concern for them, and will openly praise them for doing a good job. He's an overall nice guy, very sweet and wearing a perpetual smile on his face. Being the straight man, he encourages the Vocaloids to do the same and simply keep smiling to make each day a little better; His optimism is quite obvious, and sometimes contagious.
He can also be serious though, when the situation demands it. It's perfect for when the Vocaloids are in dire need of his management prowess, but him getting worked up on things like eating instant food could be something to get worried about.
Mikado is the eldest son of the Takanashi family and heir to their group of corporations, who specializes mostly on stock exchange. Ever since he was a child he was always taught on the ways of an heir, having a superb education and being pampered like a little prince. But like a hero in those soap operas he was fond of watching, he wished for a life other than the one he had. Mikado did not want a life that was already laid out for him, and wanted to look for another path that will also make him happy. He left the succession of the company to his younger brother, which in turn left him in a very strained relationship with his father, who did not expect for his "perfect heir" to betray him.
He originally wanted to be a teacher, but having finished only a degree in Business Management with a background in music, his options are quite limited. But the opportunity came to him instead, as the Ryuko Recording Company scouted him as a potential manager for the 2nd Generation Vocaloids. Now he's having an immensely fun time as the manager for the brothers Zeroshi and Tagou.
