Hayato Ike (池速人 Ike Hayato), otherwise chiefly known as Ike, is Yūji Sakai's friend since middle school. He carries the comical title "Glasses Man" (メガネマン Megane-man).
Appearance[]
Ike appears to be a normal looking guy. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He is often seen wearing his glasses. He usually wears Misaki Municipal High School's uniform.
Personality[]
Ike's intellect and composure has led to classmates hailing him "Glasses Man" and relying on him in various ways. Though studying is his specialty, he is generally above average at everything.[2]
Ike is a naturally helpful person, often giving Kazumi Yoshida advice about her crush on Yūji. However, this gives him mixed feelings, as he has a crush on Yoshida.[1] However, as Yūji's loyal friend, he helps her to show her feelings toward Yūji. He rarely competes with Yūji for her affection, except one time when he invited Yoshida to help him with his student council meetings. Ike is notably more emotionally aware than the single-minded Yūji. While Yūji's desire to help just about any girl is admirable, he seems unaware that this is a source of heartache for many others, especially Shana and Yoshida, and it is generally up to Ike to point this out to Yūji.
Background[]
Ike has been Yūji's best friend and classmate since middle school.[3] He is Class 1-2's committee member.[4] He is often unavailable due to having to study or attending extra classes outside school.
Plot[]
During the school festival, he was continually dragged away by Harumi Fujita, a fellow council member. Ike is prone to motion-sickness, and turns pale at the sight of buses. He cannot ride roller-coasters, and even kid rides, although he made it through a Ferris wheel when he was in kindergarten.
At the end of the first season, Ike decides not to hold back where Kazumi was concerned. He even invited her out on Christmas Eve and confessed that he loved her. However, Kazumi had never returned Ike's love. By the end of the novels, however, it is suggested that they are currently dating.
Other Appearances[]
Anime Appearances[]
Shakugan no Shana-tan[]
Dengeki Bunko 2007 Movie Festival Special[]
Ike makes a cameo in this special. He is seen in the theater reading a book a while before the movie festival starts. When it starts, he is seated with Ogata, Eita, Keisaku and Margery Daw.[5]
Relationships[]
Yūji Sakai[]
Yūji has been Ike's best friend since middle school. Yūji often visited Ike's house when they were very young.
Kazumi Yoshida[]
Kazumi is Ike's love interest. He is aware that Kazumi is in love with Yūji and often tries to help her get closer to him.
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Like other human characters in the series, Ike's name is a homage to Japanese politicians; he is named after Hayato Ikeda, the former Prime Minister of Japan.
- He has the same Japanese voice actor and Funimation English voice actor as Takemikazuchi.
- Ike's voice actor, Hirofumi Nojima, is the brother of Kenji Nojima, voice actor of Keisaku Satō. Hirofumi's father, Akio Nojima, is also the voice actor of Samuel Demantius.
- Ike has the same Geneon English voice actor as Uehara.
Gallery[]
 Ike in the first season   Ike's cameo (Dengeki Bunko 2007 Movie Festival Special)  Ike with Ogata, Eita, Keisaku and Margery (Dengeki Bunko 2007 Movie Festival Special) |