Takemichi Hanagaki

Takemichi Hanagaki or Takemitchy (タケミっち, Takemitchi) is a young man who can travel back in time. In order to save his girlfriend Hinata Tachibana and over time, all the ones he cares about, he decides to become a top member in Touman and save them.

Appearance
As an adult, Takemichi is a man of average height with tousled and wavy black hair. He usually has a tired expression on his face due to the stress of life. He wears plain, ordinary clothes.

As a teenager, his fair is bleached and is in the style of a "fohawk" when he gels it. When he does not do his hair or when his hairdo is undone, it resembles his adult hairstyle more. He wears Mizo Middle School's uniform, which consists of a dress shirt, black slacks, and loafers when he is at school. During his times with Touman, he wears the gang's attire, which is a custom black sukeban with Touman's logo. His eyes are also noticeably larger and more filled with hope, possibly due to having not yet experienced the hardships of adult life.

Personality
At the beginning of the story, Takemichi is an individual who has lost his sense of direction. Thus, he has low self esteem, always apologizing for even the smallest things. As noted by those around him and even himself, all he is good for is apologizing. He also holds a grudge towards wealthy people because he himself is not very financially stable.

However, going back in time again and again gradually molds Takemichi into a completely different person. Slowly, he turns from a coward into a man with unshakeable conviction. Even facing insurmountable odds, he refuses to back down. He becomes the one who holds Touman together through their hardships and turns into its unofficial leader, guiding even Mikey and Draken onto the right paths. During Touman's nadirs, it is Takemichi's unyielding spirit that pushes on his fellow companions.

Takemichi is completely loyal to those he considers his friends and fiercely protective of them. He is willing to risk his very life to ensure that they are safe and sound. This loyalty spurs on his determination to create a better future for the ones he cares about. This is shown through his countless leaps back in time to change the future.

In a fight, Takemichi has never backed down. He is more willing to be beaten within an inch of his life than to admit defeat. This has become a huge source of inspiration for Touman's members and has proven instrumental even against all odds.

Touman arc
As an adult, Takemichi is leading an awful life. His boss is six years younger who is constantly scolding him. He hears on the news that his only girlfriend in his life has died from a conflict involving the Tokyo Manji Gang, along with her brother Naoto. While he is waiting for the train, he is wondering where he went wrong in his life and then someone pushes him onto the tracks. He wakes up exactly 12 years in the past and is having a conversation with his friends from school. They are heading to Shibuya Third Mid to beat some second years and are depending on Takemichi's cousin Masaru if something goes wrong, as he is the third year and is claiming to be a boss there. Takemichi is a bit confused about what is going on, but while they are waiting for the second years to show up, some third years show up. They try dropping Masaru's name, but he ended up being just an errand boy for them, so they all get beat and are forced to become soldiers for Tokyo Manji Gang.

After that Takemichi goes to check Hinata, but as he sees her, he isn't able to explain why he is there. A bit later he saved a boy from some bullies and as he talks with him, he realizes he is Naoto Tachibana, the younger brother of Hinata. Takemichi then explains to him how he time leaped and that his sister would die after 12 years, so he must protect her. As he shakes his hand, he wakes up back in the present and is in a hospital. There he is met by the future Naoto, who explains to him that he performed a time leap and had changed the future; because of Takemichi, he became a detective, but still wasn't able to protect his sister.

They work together and Naoto gives him as much information he has about Tokyo Manji Gang and tells Takemichi that Manjiro Sano and Tetta Kisaki, the top two Tokyo Manji Gang members, must never meet. As they realize shaking hands with each other is the trigger for his time leap, they doand Takemichi is taken back in time. Takemichi is suddenly in a fight with lots of spectators, but until he realizes what is going on, he gets knocked out. As he wakes up, he gets beaten for losing by Masataka Kiyomizu and his men. As they are about to leave, Takemichi mentions if he could meet Sano and Kisaki, but that angers Masataka who then takes his bat and beats Takemichi even more and warns him to never mention Sano name in front of him ever again or he will kill him.

Takemichi then runs away scared and decides to go meet Naoto to return to the present. He meets Hinata there and renews his vow to protect her.

On the next day, Takuya, one of Takemichi's friends has to fight in the arranged fights, but as he is not good at fighting, the moment the fight starts, Takemichi stops the fight and proposes that he fights against Masataka, to which he accepts. Masataka starts beating Takemichi, but Takemichi always manages to stand up and refuses to give up. In the end, Masataka asks for his bat, but then Ken "Draken" Ryuguji arrives, interrupting the fight by saying that he is losing the audience. Everyone starts bowing as Manjiro Sano "Mikey", the Touman's boss, arrives behind Ken. Manjiro approaches Takemichi and asks his name, but ends up calling him Takemitchy. Manjiro wonders if he is really a middle schooler and then said that from now on, he is his "bitch." He then beats up Masataka and stops the underground fights he was organizing.

As everyone leaves, Takemichi's friends get excited because Takemichi was recognized by Manjiro. Akkun tells him that if Takemichi didn't take on Masataka, he would have tried to kill Masataka so they could be free from him.

On the next day, Mikey with Draken come to Takemichi's classroom and take him with them, while beating some guys in the hallway. Overhearing that Takemichi is being kidnapped, Hinata bravely stands up to Mikey and slapped him and grabs Takemichi's hand, trying to leave, but Draken stops them. Seeing the situation Takemichi stops Draken and tells him to release Hinata. Mikey then tells Takemichi to prepare himself to die and Takemichi accepts but wants him to not lay a finger on Hinata. As Mikey is about to punch Takemichi, he stops and tells him that he is just joking and won't hit a girl. They leavae peacefully with Takemichi and go near the river, where Mikey tells Takemichi he is reminiscent of his brother, and announces that he wants to make new age of delinquents and invites Takemichi to join him on that journey.

As Takemichi parts with Mikey and Draken, he walks past a group of delinquents and recognizes one of them to be Kisaki Tetta.

Powers and Abilities
As a captain in Touman, Takemichi has power over his squadron and can lead them as he wishes. His outstanding leadership has been instrumental in strengthening Touman as a whole.

In the series, Takemichi is nowhere near the strongest fighter, but he is noted to be one of the, if not the most, resilient fighter thus far. He has been shown to take blows that would have knocked cold anyone else and still stand up and even retaliate. Thus, his willpower and ability to take hits is his strong point.

As for his attack power, Takemichi is quite lacking. Rarely has he won by himself, but his resilience has stalled enemies enough to allow more powerful allies time to rush to the scene countless times.

Tachibana Hinata
Hinata is Takemichi's only girlfriend in his 26 years of life. When he finds out she dies, he is devastated by it even though they hadn't met in years. She is the driving force to Takemichi's determination to change the future for the better.

After going back in time, Takemichi comes to greatly love and appreciate Hinata, which is slightly different from when he was a true 14 year old. When he really was a 14 year old, he constantly worried her and cared little for her. He recalls that he also took her for granted, which were factors that led to their breakup in the past.

Whenever Takemichi loses his determination and purpose, it is Hinata who shows him the way and inspires him, whether directly or indirectly. It is revealed that even after their breakup, Hinata never went into another relationship in hopes of meeting Takemichi one day again. She also kept the cheap four leaf clover that he gifted her all those years ago as well.