Momozo Takenaka

Momozo Takenaka (竹中 桃蔵, Takenaka Momozō), is a middle school student at Salt Middle School who was previously a member of the Telepathy Club.

Appearance
Takenaka is a middle schooler with a cupid's bow and middle-parted long, brown hair in front of his face.

He wears the standard male school uniform.

Personality
Takenaka is originally introduced as an image-conscientious character who was pushed into the Telepathy Club, similarly to Mob. However, once it is revealed that he is a telepath, he is shown to be standoffish despite his humor and tendency to tease others. He feels lonely, given his telepathy, and is overwhelmed by the consciousness of society.

History
Takenaka's psychic power awakened at age five when he realized he could hear the thoughts of his kindergarten teacher. Though gifted with such power, he quickly concluded that voicing other people's thoughts wasn't right. As he got older, the range and intensity of his power increased to torturous levels. In the 3rd grade, he would relieve his stress by telepathically yelling at others after learning how to push his thoughts into others.

He had initially been interested in the Telepathy Club in the hope that they held the same power as him, but left in disappointment after realizing they weren't serious about the endeavor.

Spring of Youth Arc
Takenaka had previously filled a gap in the Telepathy Club to maintain the minimum number of members needed for the club, but had no interest in how the club 'investigated' telepathy. He worried about how people viewed him because of his club membership, so he decided to leave the club. As a result of his leaving the club, Tome had to find a new member to keep the club open. He was later revealed to have joined the tennis club.

Telepathy Club Mini-Arc
A significant amount of time later, Takenaka unexpectedly returned to the Telepathy Club's former club room to investigate (and silence) the telepathic ringing generated by Mob and the Shiratori brothers, whereupon he revealed that he was a powerful telepath. He was subsequently recruited to help contact extraterrestrial life, although he only joined out of obligation.

On the day they had planned, Takenaka was revealed to have memorized the summoning formation and incantation despite knowing it to be a hoax, as he didn't want to ruin their memory. He then spent his New Years' with the others, broadcasting an augmented telepathic signal with Mob's help. Despite it all seeming for naught, they eventually came into contact with alien lifeforms who suddenly descended from the sky.

???% Arc
Takenaka is seen accompanied by the Telepathy Club members watching ???% destroy the city.

Epilogue
Takenaka comes to Reigen's birthday party.

Powers & Abilities
Telepathy: Takenaka is a deceptively powerful telepath. Able to hear other people's thoughts from age five, he was initially unable to control his power, involuntarily hearing other people's thoughts whenever they were near. In 3rd grade, Takenaka learned how to transmit his thoughts to others, enabling him to perform rudimentary persuasive mind control and communicate telepathically with others. Takenaka's telepathic range is immense, involuntarily perceiving multiple persons' thoughts over a town-wide scale. While augmented by Mob's power, he could broadcast a telepathic signal into outer space. As a result of his telepathic range, Takenaka learned how to shut out other people's thoughts, using earplugs to aid him in this effort.

Etymology

 * The name Momozo means "peach" (桃) (momo) and "warehouse, cellar, magazine" (蔵) (zo).
 * Momozo's surname Takenaka means "bamboo" (竹) (take) and "middle" (中) (naka), which literally means "dweller amongst bamboo" altogether.