Tatsuko Itagaki (板垣辰子) is a fictional character in Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai!. She is the middle daughter of in the Itagaki Siblings who was trained under Gyoubu Shakadou, the former Assistant Master who was banished from Kawakami Temple.
Tatsuko is an anti-heroine (female antagonist in the anime) in Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai! series. She is the second eldest sibling of the Itagaki Siblings who was trained under Gyoubu Shakadou and worked as hired mercenaries/smugglers to perform crimes in order to earn easy money by smuggling weapons, later became a security guard/bodyguard to sustain her family's living. She first appeared in the original Majikoi! Visual Novel in the common route and story route.
She is one of the new heroines with her own route in Majikoi! S.
Story[]
Little is known about Tatsuko prior to her introduction in the common routes of the original Majikoi!. However, she and her family play a major role in the Agave Route. She learned the Kawakami Style martial arts from the former Kawakami Temple Assistant Master, Gyoubu Shakadou and like her siblings, she learns the moves quickly.
During her life, she and her siblings have often feuded with the Kazama Family as they share the same style. Her strong feelings for Yamato Naoe has also caused conflict between them, especially with Miyako Shiina and Momoyo Kawakami.
In the Tsubame Matsunaga's route of the sequel Majikoi! S, she befriends with Benkei Musashibou due to their similar life styles when they joined the Young Lions Tournament in Tsubame's route.
Appearance[]
Tatsuko is often seen with her eyes close which usually indicates she is sleeping or in a good mood, though she does rarely open them when exceptionally happy or enraged. Her eyes are a deep green when opened and she has mid length light blue hair. She is very tall and has one of the largest bust sizes in the series, second only to Momoyo. Her clothing consists of a white-sleeveless shirt under a dark blue vest-corset like outfit. She also wears long tight jeans and black shoes.
Personality[]
Among the Itagaki siblings, Tatsuko is the only one who does not show any threatening behavior or attitude. She is a gentle, laid back girl who is very friendly and easygoing. When Yamato Naoe first met Tatsuko, he described her as "the big sister" without the teasing behavior, implying that she is likely Momoyo Kawakami's polar opposite. She is deeply in love with Yamato and is very loyal and loving to her family, to the point of fiercely defending them if necessary. Her love for Yamato is so strong, she threatened to beat up her brother Ryuhei when he was messing with him, even warned that she would cut her ties with Ryuhei should he harm Yamato again.
She is also a very heavy sleeper, falling asleep almost anywhere. This is how she originally met Yamato when she joined him for a nap near Tama River during the common routes of the original Majikoi! Visual Novel.
When her hidden power is unleashed, she fully opens her eyes which give off a sinister glow similar to Momoyo. While releasing an almost primal scream and emits wild aura, she is wrathful and merciless against her targets and even mindlessly attacking allies without her sister Ami's instruction.
Powers and Abilities[]
Tatsuko is one of the stronger characters in Majikoi! series, being an "Over the Wall" fighter with prowess equals to the Big Four. Her teacher, Gyoubu Shakadou considers her the most talented among the Itagaki Siblings with limitless potential, and her older sister Ami Itagaki sees Tatsuko as the exception among the family, but also a dangerous wild card that need to watch over to prevent her from rampaging.
Beastly Aura: When she gets into a fight, her pure beast-like fighting aura is so strong, it rivals those to Ageha Kuki and Momoyo Kawakami. Momoyo commented that she is someone on her level. In the Agave Route, her monstrous aura is literally felt by everyone in the whole city, even if they are miles away from Tatsuko. In her route, she uses her beastly aura to threaten her own twin brother, Ryuhei Itagaki to never mess nor harm Yamato ever again.
Monstrous Strength: She is known to have incredible strength, which makes her capable of ripping out a bus stop sign out of the ground with just one arm. During a fight with Shi Jin, when she got her hand on her, she proceeds to defeat her rather quickly. According to her elder sister Ami, Tatsuko's power would be enough to even rival Momoyo's power, making her a formidable powerhouse of The Itagaki Siblings. This is proven when she defeats both Christiane Friedrich and Kazuko Kawakami in one blow (in the process, literally sent Chris flying and broke Kazuko's leg), easily deflects Miyako Shiina's arrows, and goes toe to toe with Momoyo herself and even manages to overpower her. With one strike on the ground, she literally shook the earth with one strong blow and everyone around has felt it. In Benkei Musashibou's route, she manages to overpower Benkei's sleeper hold and lands a heavy blow towards her. In Xiang Yu's route, she was able to stand toe-to-toe against Xiang Yu many times that she struggles against Tatsuko's strength before defeating her at those times. According to her master and guardian, Gyoubu Shakadou, she got the most potential among her siblings and her strength is limitless, adding that if she would only get serious, she would be unstoppable. It was shown in her route that even if it was just a simple hug, Yamato stated he could still feel so much power from it despite being 'just a hug'.
Immense Durability: She has high stamina and durability, making her able to take almost any blow and get right back up without any discernible pain or difficulty. She is also very tough, although getting beaten around by Xiang Yu, whose physical prowess is even stronger than Momoyo Kawakami), she was still able to remain standing in the end. She once took a Kawakami Style attack that is as powerful as a huge nuclear explosion up close and receives little damage. During Tsubame Matsunaga's route, she took on a muscle-buster by Tsubame during the match and was able to walk away without any injuries at all.
Miscellaneous Abilites: Tatsuko is able to sleep even while she is standing or sitting. Tatsuko is also a quick learner, learning double lariat with Benkei for the tournament in Tsubame Route.
Weaknesses[]
Limited Tactics: Despite having such strength, she is somewhat lacking in terms of tactics and planning, leaving her to be defeated by Tsubame Matsunaga by countering her Kawakami Driver mid-air.
Leisure Speed: Tatsuko has slow movements which hinders her fighting proficiency, as she struggles to catch Shi Jin, who is a smaller, weaker but faster opponent during their fight. And because when she goes berserk and would attack anyone, her older sister, Ami Itagaki, restrains her from going all-out. She also has a habit of sleeping in nearly any random situation.
Unpolished Potential: Because of her sleepy behavior and berserk tendency, Tatsuko has not reached her full potential. Even on the words of Hyumu Hellsing, Tatsuko's strength is limitless but not fully polished is still a "baby", supporting claims that if Tatsuko's skills are sharpened, she would be a great fighter.
Gallery[]
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Tatsuko vs. Shishin (Majikoi S)-0
Trivia[]
- Among the Itagaki Siblings, she is also a twin sister to her brother, Ryuhei Itagaki.
- They both call themselves the 'Double Dragons',refering the game with the same name
- In one of the short clips in the official game, she is heavily referred to as a dragon.
- They both call themselves the 'Double Dragons',refering the game with the same name
- Stated by Ami herself, she is both the strongest and the most dangerous among her family.
- By far, Tatsuko and Xiang Yu were some of the only female characters who were able to stand against and even beat up Momoyo alone, while it took many character to even stand against her with the aid of other characters to gang up on her or possibly cheat, (In Tsubame's case, she uses a specialized weapon that is specifically designed to defeat Momoyo because she knew that if she fights Momoyo alone, she wouldn't stand a chance).
- Tatsuko often uses a bus stop sign pole as her main weapon.
- Despite Tatsuko being an antagonist in the Majikoi! series, she is an optional heroine in the sequel Majikoi! S and is often rivaled with Momoyo and Miyako since she too has strong affections towards Yamato.
- When she and Yamato first met, she mentioned that she loves her family first and sleeping second. Heavily supporting that sleeping is her hobby.
- Like her siblings, Tatsuko is one of the few outsiders to learn Kawakami Style Martial Arts under Shakadou.
- In the original Majikoi! popularity poll, of the female characters, she was ranked #7.
- In the Skit mode, she is one of the current Big Four along with Momoyo, Tsubame and Yukie. Ranking 2 in arm wrestling, 4th in speed.
- She is stated by a lot of people to be a genius and will shine if her skills are polished. Meaning she still hasn't finish her training.
- She is considered to be even more dangerous when she is easily angered.
- She is the tallest female heroine characters throughout the series. (She is the 2nd tallest character overall.)
- Her name is translated to "Hour of the Dragon".