Taizo Hebihara Husbando

He is shown to be a cold and uncaring person, like his son Hayato. He is a very strict teacher, marking students as absent if they are too late or quiet to reply and forcing them to do work under harsh deadlines and during their free time. Even outside of his job, Taizou was considered to be very strict at home when raising his son Hayato and scolding his ex-wife Shizuka for Taka's wild and spoiled behavior. He is considered distant, as noted by Ryuuichi, causing Hayato to recount how he was told not to treat him like his father in school and even referring to his son only by his surname "Kamitani" in class. However, it is shown that he has a very caring and fatherly side as well—sending Taka and Hayato anonymous presents for Christmas and generally spoiling Taka with gifts and giving advice to Hayato (at first, only after Ryuuichi's intervention.