Noda Takeshi

Takeshi Noda (野田 猛 Noda Takeshi) is one of Shin's friends. He was the one who thought of giving Kumiko "Yankumi" as her nickname. Takeshi Noda is a member of class 2-4.

In the manga, he is the first of his classmates to figure out that Shin likes Yankumi and gets Shin to admit so and he is much more involved then in the anime or drama. He is also much smarter in the manga, like one instance when Ms. Fujiyama was being stalked, Noda made many suggestions as to how the stalker could follow Ms. Fujiyama. One thing he has in common with his drama counterpart is his sense in fashion, as demonstrated in the chapter of the manga "Protect our F-cup", where he dresses Yamaguchi in his sister's clothing in which Uchiyama and the others (first in disgust) found that the outfit worked well with her. He is often seen with Minami in the anime and manga, indicating a friendship between them, possibly being best friends. In the anime and manga he is accused of being a thief.

Appearance
Noda has short-length tan hair and always wore a blue baseball cap in different initials on his head, and black eyes. He is also accessorized with a single silver hoop on his left ear.

He was usually seen wearing his Shirokin High School uniform only his school jacket to reveal his dark blue T-shirt.

In his live-action appearance, he is not seen wearing a baseball cap like his anime counterpart and appears a much cleaner approach, His hair is now light brown and was cut short to reveal the fringes of his hair. He also gained a silver stud on her left ear to match up his silver hoop earring. When he wears his Shirokin High School uniform, his jacket covers his various casual wear and always wear a different color designed bandana or a scarf in his neck.