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Quick Facts
| Gender | Male |
| Role | SUPPORTING |
| Series | Chihayafuru |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Occupation | High School Student |
| Affiliation | High School Competitive Karuta |
| Debut | Chapter 69 |
Contents
Personality
Personality
Takei is presented as a serious student competitor. The manga and anime provide comparatively little material about his personality away from tournament settings, making further characterization speculative.
His role is representative of the many dedicated players surrounding the central cast: competitors can be skilled enough to reach major events without becoming recurring personal rivals.
Abilities & Powers
Abilities & Powers
Takei is trained in competitive karuta and participates in high-school tournament play. He therefore possesses the memorization, card-recognition and reaction skills required for organized competition.
No distinctive specialty or named playing technique is established for him. His competitive ability is shown through participation rather than an extensively analyzed individual style.
Story Role
Story Role
Takei appears during the high-school competition portion of the story, contributing to the larger field of players encountered by Mizusawa and its rivals.
His limited screen and page time means he does not receive an independent arc comparable to the major Mizusawa, Hokuo or Fujisaki players. His presence instead helps give the tournament structure the scale of a genuine national competitive scene.
Relationships
Relationships
Eita Takei has no substantially developed named personal relationship central to his limited role in the established story material.
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