Takafumi Takaoka is a young man with brown hair and brown eyes, often seen wearing square-rimmed light-blue glasses. His typical outfit is a red sweater featuring a white center panel and red sleeves and shoulders. His childhood was marked by difficulty and few positive family connections, with Uncle standing as his only meaningful familial bond. During this time, Sumika Fujimiya frequently bullied him, yet he paradoxically cherishes these memories as some of his happiest and holds no present resentment toward her. His parents' divorce, strained by managing his uncle's 17-year coma, resulted in a fragmented upbringing. After his uncle awoke, Takafumi invited him to move in, seeing opportunity to monetize his uncle's magic through YouTube ad revenue. This arrangement offers Takafumi an escape from his family struggles. Daily, Takafumi helps his uncle adjust to modern society and technologies like smartphones and internet culture that developed during the coma. He frequently observes his uncle's recounted memories of another world, expressing frustration over his uncle's obliviousness to romantic opportunities there involving female characters like Elf, Mabel, and Alicia. His relationship with Sumika Fujimiya evolves; she is a childhood friend who now harbors romantic feelings for him. Takafumi remains largely unaware of these feelings despite occasional displays of her jealousy, such as when he encountered her changing after a shower. A significant shift occurs when Takafumi gains temporary access to transformation magic after acknowledgment by the Spirit of Form. This power lets him alter his appearance at will. He experiments with it, devising more efficient casting methods, but also begins contemplating using the magic against perceived threats, like an individual bothering Fujimiya (later revealed as her brother). Fujimiya directly warns him about the dangers of becoming intoxicated by this power. Throughout his experiences, Takafumi balances pragmatic efforts to profit from his uncle's abilities with genuine concern for his uncle's well-being. His character arc reflects adjustments to newfound responsibilities and power, alongside navigating complex personal relationships shaped by his past.