Takaharu Fukuroda is a member of the Boxing Club in Kill la Kill. He is the club president and has the power of a Two-Star Goku Uniform. He appears in episode one, sent by the student council to stop Ryuuko Matoi. Fukuroda uses boxing gloves with special abilities for offense and defense. He is not very bright and tends to act on simple plans. Even though he wins against Ryuuko at first, he fails to take her scissors and is punished. Later, he challenges Ryuuko again but loses badly. After Honnouji Academy collapses, he is saved from danger and joins the final battle.
Takaharu Fukuroda is short and has a round, onigiri-shaped buzz cut.
He wears a Goku Uniform that is made for sports and has two stars on the belt and his headgear.
His outfit looks like a boxer's: trunks, a gown jacket, a belt, and boxing gloves.
His gloves are not the same on both hands—his left is for quick punches while his right is much bigger and can change into a spiky metal cube.
Fukuroda is simple-minded and a bit foolish.
He is straightforward, sometimes reckless, and not good at complicated plans.
Even when he loses, he still acts tough and tries to win back his honor.
Fukuroda is the Boxing Club president at Honnouji Academy.
He serves under Uzu Sanageyama and is ranked as a Two-Star club leader.
He is one of the first opponents that new students face, especially those who anger Satsuki Kiryuuin, the student council president.
Fukuroda's main ability comes from his sports-enhanced Two-Star Goku Uniform.
His left glove can break into many small gloves for quick attack combos.
His right glove is huge and when unlocked, becomes a heavy, weapon-filled metal block he calls an "overseas expedition" glove.
He can use his boxing skills and also kicks for fighting.
His main fight style is to trap the enemy with the left hand and then finish with a huge punch from the right.
- Serves Satsuki Kiryuuin, obeying her commands as student council president.
- Is a loyal follower of Uzu Sanageyama, who is his direct superior.
- Fights against Ryuuko Matoi as one of her first school enemies.
- Uses Mako Mankanshoku as a hostage to draw Ryuuko into a rematch.
First Confrontation
Takaharu Fukuroda is ordered to defeat Ryuuko Matoi and take her Scissor Blade.
He uses his boxing uniform’s tricks to knock her out, capturing her with a combo of fast punches and a crushing right-handed blow.
Failure and Punishment
He fails to bring the Scissor Blade to Satsuki Kiryuuin and receives harsh punishment from Uzu Sanageyama.
If he fails a second time, he risks losing his Goku Uniform.
Rematch and Defeat
To regain his status, Fukuroda takes Mako Mankanshoku hostage, challenging Ryuuko again.
However, after Ryuuko wears Senketsu, her Kamui uniform, Fukuroda’s gloves break, and his attacks have no effect.
Ryuuko destroys his uniform with the Scissor Blade, defeating him.
Later Events
After Honnouji Academy is destroyed, Fukuroda is swallowed by the Covers but gets saved using the Life Fiber Extraction Device.
He wears a new Goku Uniform and helps by turning a human-powered turbine at full speed and joins the last big fight.
- His name comes from a Japanese phrase meaning "to be gang-beaten," which fits his role as a boxing club leader.
- Even though he’s a boxer, Fukuroda sometimes uses kicks in fights.
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