Kaito Akiyama VS. Taketatsu Memorial
By: Athena K. McLovin, Sumi Ishida, and Keio Akori
If you weren’t aware, or don’t pay attention, there’s a pillar outside of Karakura Highschool and Community College in memory of Taketatsu Highschool, right at the entrance. As students gather in, it stands tall as a reminder of the past. What is that past, though? And what's Taketatsu Highschool? Journalist Athena K. McLovin spoke with Mei Miura, a Karakuran History expert, to find out.
According to Miura, “Takashima City, located in Japan, was a rather small town that focused [only on its] high school, Taketatsu Academy, paired with Shinotaketatsu College as a small community college located in the corner of the town. Taketatsu High School’s...