Takeru

Takeru (タケル) is a cursed corpse created by Masamichi Yaga. He was created from the soul information of Kusakabe's nephew and resides in a forest alongside many other cursed corpses.

Appearance
Takeru is a small anthropomorphic dog-looking cursed corpse with small limbs compared to the rest of his body. He has light body color and wears a simple tie with polka dot pattern and black briefs.

As a human, he was an energetic young boy with light skin, light spiky short hair and a band aid on his right cheek. He also wore a light shirt with a collar.

Personality
Takeru is a caring and cheerful cursed corpse who cares deeply for his creator: Masamichi Yaga, with who he seems to have a paternal relationship, as he wanted the rest of the cursed corpses to cheer him up upon seeing him down. He was shown to think of himself as someone intelligent and perceptive, as he proudly asks people about being a genius with a big smile. Given his mother's depression after his death and tears of joy upon being reunited with his cursed corpse, it can be assumed Takeru was a loving son who shared a deep connection with her, which is proved by Atsuya's statement that she couldn't live without his support.

History
Takeru goes with Yaga to meet his wheelchair bound mother. He correctly deduces that the woman is his mother and proudly asks Yaga if he isn't a genius upon confirmation, which causes his mother to jump out of her chair and rush to hug Takeru in tears of joy, reminiscing on his supposed catchphrase when he was alive.

Perfect Preparation Arc
Takeru is seated with Masamichi Yaga on a log in a forest. He worries for Yaga upon seeing he wasn't well and tries to cheer him on. Yaga states he will going on a long outing and won't be back for a while, also assuring Takeru to not worry as they will be safe because the forest was protected by Tengen. Later, when Yaga is about to leave the forest, Takeru and the other cursed corpses Yaga created express their sadness for him leaving.