Takuto Kusanagi, father of Yuma Kusanagi, belongs to the priestly Kusanagi clan responsible for managing Tenman Shrine. Once dedicated to exorcism, the shrine transitioned to prioritizing tourism before the story’s events, with Takuto and his wife, Chika Kusanagi, maintaining its daily operations.

Defying traditional expectations for shrine priests, Takuto sports a pompadour hairstyle tied to delinquent aesthetics, his unconventional appearance signaling a break from the clan’s formal conventions. The Kusanagi family lives on shrine grounds alongside their tenants, the Sumeragi family.

Takuto encourages Yuma’s ambition to become an exorcist despite the shrine’s reduced spiritual duties, their relationship embodying a blend of paternal support and respect for her goals. While clan patriarch Seigen Kusanagi presides over Yuma’s training and recognizes Matoi Sumeragi’s talents, Takuto operates on the periphery of these dynamics.