Takuma Ichijo

Takuma Ichijo (一条 拓麻, Ichijō Takuma?) is the vice-president of the Night Class, he is a noble-class vampire nearly as powerful as Kaname, whom he is close to and respects. Takuma maintains a close friendship with Senri Shiki, whose great grandfather is also a member of the council. He is also good friends with Rima Toya.

Personality
Takuma appears very un-vampire like with his cheerful and enthusiastic demeanor, he lacks the dark atmosphere that surrounds most vampires, making him appear more like a human then the rest of the night class.His favorite reading material is manga.

Appearance
Takuma tall and slim and has a little pale complexion.He has jade green colour eyes and thin short light blonde hair.

Background
We dont know much about Takuma's parents however is most likely that Takuma was raise by his grandfather Asato Ichijou who educated him and has high expectations of him.

Plot Summary
His grandfather asks him to spy on Kaname, but he refuses out of loyalty and attempts to break free of his grandfather's mold. Takuma attempts to protect the possessed Shiki Senri, forced to go against Kaname in order to protect all his friends. Following Shiki's freedom from Rido's possession, Takuma has rejoined Kaname's side, where he appears in time to stop Kaname from killing his grandfather and instead insists on being allowed to handle the issue. It is strongly hinted at that Takuma intends to end his life along with his grandfather, saying "Together, let us put an end to the Ichijo line."

Trivia

 * Ichijo can mean a ray or streak . The kanji for takuma is a combination of taku meaning to cultivate and ma which is the kanji for asa, meaning hemp or flax a plant with blue flowers.