Takuya Kōno is a 20-year-old male chef working at the Wagnaria family restaurant. He sports short blond hair styled in a buzzcut. Cheerful and impulsive, Takuya often acts on whims. He delights in deliberately foolish behavior, specifically aiming to provoke reactions from his kitchen partner, Masahiro Adachi. His kitchen duties involve close collaboration with Adachi. Outside work, Takuya shares a notably close friendship with co-worker Yuuta Shindou, regularly providing him with complimentary leftover food from the restaurant kitchen.