Tamaki Yotsuba

"I promised I’d absolutely never cause you trouble ever again! I really thought about what I did... So for this to be the end..."

- Tamaki Yotsuba

Tamaki Yotsuba is a fairly menacing-looking kid who speaks roughly and does everything with his heart rather than his head. He’d much prefer not to think about the details of a situation, and this usually includes things like manners or actions of respect to those higher up than him on the totem pole.

Tamaki is very good at picking up on emotions, and is very sensitive to emotional changes in others. He has no problem being reprimanded for an action if it was wrong or bothersome to the other party, but if that reprimand is coupled with anger he’s very quick to be upset. His love of cheap snacks, King Pudding included, possibly comes from his days at the childcare facility and trying to collect stamps and caps for freebies.

In regard to how Tamaki was scouted, Tamaki was dancing in front of train stations for small change when Otoharu Takanashi approached him. Tamaki didn't really understand what he was saying, but once Otoharu mentioned that he’d be on TV, he accepted. Since, much of Tamaki’s motivation comes from trying to find his missing sister, Aya, who is now 15 years old. His reason for becoming an idol was to find her–and he chose to be an idol because they often appeared on TV. Otoharu asked him to follow him back to the office to talk for a bit, but Tamaki said he would only talk if he bought him food, so Otoharu bought him spaghetti. When asked if he was wary of Otoharu at first, Tamaki replied that he was a nice person for buying him food, but also he wasn’t worried because he figured that he could beat him up easily if he'd have to fight him. "He was an old man, after all."