First and foremost, what is apparent about Takato is that he’s very shy and quiet. Due to the latter half of his life being tortuous and spent as a slave to Sano these traits are more profound than others. Another byproduct of his time under Sano is that he’s extremely submissive and should he make a mistake he apologizes vehemently for it. Takato was always soft-spoken due to his nature, but his time with Sano made it worse. Suffering physical, verbal, and emotional abuse, coincides with Takato's current disposition of being submissive and jittery.
Another trait of Takato's, that isn’t too easily recognized, is that he has a massive thirst for knowledge. Takato is willing to learn everything he can about the world and its advancements. This is mostly due to his time in isolation at the hands of Sano. His curiosity about humans, though muted and wavering, is still there as well. His brutal relationship with Sano did make its mark on his thoughts about humans, but he knows that it’s not right to think of all humans as someone like Sano. His studying and care under both Takahiro, and recently Helios, only fueled his curiosity further. His time as Takahiro's son, before Sano was born, nurtured him into a caring and loving spirit. Takato shown and taught many things during his time spent with Takahiro helps fuel his curiosity even more. Takahiro’s wife also gave Takato books at the time of his imprisonment, and that acted as a means of escape for him at the time. His love of books started out genuine, but due to his imprisonment became a coping mechanism and remains as such even now. Should he ever find himself in the presence of loud, stressful, people he often retreats into a corner with a book in hand. He's also awkward, with men mostly, as Sano's effect on him has made him wary of them. Even if he tries to hide it Takato's feelings of awkwardness and nervousness around men are very palpable and easily recognizable. Being around male figures makes Takato stutter and he’s unable to concentrate.
Despite what Sano puts him through he harbors a tremendous amount of guilt as the killer of his own master. As a spirit given life through human belief, he is extremely hard on himself for this fact. His guilt leads to another trait, self-deprecation. He knows that it's his fault and that he can't undo things that happened in the past, and he hates himself for being unable to fix things. He sees himself as a burden, and as a creature whose previous masters have all died because of him, making him feel unworthy to receive help or compassion based on his past. Takato is ultimately broken in more than one way, but he hides this under a false guise of normalcy. Because of this, he doesn't mention his past to others. He feels it’s not a topic savory for conversation, and he doesn’t want to burden people with his own issues. But his recent reveal to Jessica has slightly swayed his thoughts on this matter. Jessica willingly tried to protect him, and that has torn away some of his own initial wariness around humans. It's slow going, but he is beginning to return to his old self.
Another of Takato's traits is that he's very loyal to those he considers family. This is a self-destructive trait given what it has cost him in the past. He never left Sano because he was afraid of being alone and ownerless again, which highlights another trait of his: loneliness. Takato is an extremely lonely individual, having seen and been lost to many masters in the past. Being sold, left forgotten in the ocean, and the killing of the Anabuki family scarred him. The Anabuki family's death planted a seed of needing to be there to protect and help the ones he loves. Since humans are so fragile, and easily killed, he felt it his duty to try and protect them. Given all the tragedy in Takato's life, it's no wonder that he latched onto the only family he had at the time, Sano.
It’s easy to understand his loyalty, especially to spirits, since they make him feel safe and comfortable, and so, he would risk everything to ensure something close to his own fate did not befall them. Jessica and her friends are slowly becoming people he considers family too. This is seen when Takato helped them and was injured for it. It's important to note this because he has only really sympathized with humans such as the Anabuki family and Takahiro. His time with Sano left Takato mentally, emotionally and physically scarred. The torture caused him to distrust and fear humans, and these feelings slowly overshadowed the trust he had towards humans for a long time. What shows he is growing and healing from his time with Sano, is that he's starting to sympathize with humans again. This is all based on the fact that he speaks with Jessica about his past.
All in all, despite his sufferings, he doesn't hate humans entirely and he even forgives Sano for what he did to him in the past. As a kind and loving spirit, he wishes that he could have had another way to make amends with Sano prior to his death. He also wishes to get over his fear of humans, and not have his past dictate his future any more than it already has. For this reason, he supports Helios’ dream and the goals of his school.
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First and foremost, what is apparent about Takato is that he’s very shy and quiet. Due to the latter half of his life being tortuous and spent as a slave to Sano these traits are more profound than others. Another byproduct of his time under Sano is that he’s extremely submissive and should he make a mistake he apologizes vehemently for it. Takato was always soft-spoken due to his nature, but his time with Sano made it worse. Suffering physical, verbal, and emotional abuse, coincides with Takato's current disposition of being submissive and jittery.
Another trait of Takato's, that isn’t too easily recognized, is that he has a massive thirst for knowledge. Takato is willing to learn everything he can about the world and its advancements. This is mostly due to his time in isolation at the hands of Sano. His curiosity about humans, though muted and wavering, is still there as well. His brutal relationship with Sano did make its mark on his thoughts about humans, but he knows that it’s not right to think of all humans as someone like Sano. His studying and care under both Takahiro, and recently Helios, only fueled his curiosity further. His time as Takahiro's son, before Sano was born, nurtured him into a caring and loving spirit. Takato shown and taught many things during his time spent with Takahiro helps fuel his curiosity even more. Takahiro’s wife also gave Takato books at the time of his imprisonment, and that acted as a means of escape for him at the time. His love of books started out genuine, but due to his imprisonment became a coping mechanism and remains as such even now. Should he ever find himself in the presence of loud, stressful, people he often retreats into a corner with a book in hand. He's also awkward, with men mostly, as Sano's effect on him has made him wary of them. Even if he tries to hide it Takato's feelings of awkwardness and nervousness around men are very palpable and easily recognizable. Being around male figures makes Takato stutter and he’s unable to concentrate.
Despite what Sano puts him through he harbors a tremendous amount of guilt as the killer of his own master. As a spirit given life through human belief, he is extremely hard on himself for this fact. His guilt leads to another trait, self-deprecation. He knows that it's his fault and that he can't undo things that happened in the past, and he hates himself for being unable to fix things. He sees himself as a burden, and as a creature whose previous masters have all died because of him, making him feel unworthy to receive help or compassion based on his past. Takato is ultimately broken in more than one way, but he hides this under a false guise of normalcy. Because of this, he doesn't mention his past to others. He feels it’s not a topic savory for conversation, and he doesn’t want to burden people with his own issues. But his recent reveal to Jessica has slightly swayed his thoughts on this matter. Jessica willingly tried to protect him, and that has torn away some of his own initial wariness around humans. It's slow going, but he is beginning to return to his old self.
Another of Takato's traits is that he's very loyal to those he considers family. This is a self-destructive trait given what it has cost him in the past. He never left Sano because he was afraid of being alone and ownerless again, which highlights another trait of his: loneliness. Takato is an extremely lonely individual, having seen and been lost to many masters in the past. Being sold, left forgotten in the ocean, and the killing of the Anabuki family scarred him. The Anabuki family's death planted a seed of needing to be there to protect and help the ones he loves. Since humans are so fragile, and easily killed, he felt it his duty to try and protect them. Given all the tragedy in Takato's life, it's no wonder that he latched onto the only family he had at the time, Sano.
It’s easy to understand his loyalty, especially to spirits, since they make him feel safe and comfortable, and so, he would risk everything to ensure something close to his own fate did not befall them. Jessica and her friends are slowly becoming people he considers family too. This is seen when Takato helped them and was injured for it. It's important to note this because he has only really sympathized with humans such as the Anabuki family and Takahiro. His time with Sano left Takato mentally, emotionally and physically scarred. The torture caused him to distrust and fear humans, and these feelings slowly overshadowed the trust he had towards humans for a long time. What shows he is growing and healing from his time with Sano, is that he's starting to sympathize with humans again. This is all based on the fact that he speaks with Jessica about his past.
All in all, despite his sufferings, he doesn't hate humans entirely and he even forgives Sano for what he did to him in the past. As a kind and loving spirit, he wishes that he could have had another way to make amends with Sano prior to his death. He also wishes to get over his fear of humans, and not have his past dictate his future any more than it already has. For this reason, he supports Helios’ dream and the goals of his school.