Takanobu Yamada
CharacterTakanobu Yamada is a schoolteacher who appears in Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 as one of the people killed by Think Pol, the crowd-driven app that fried its targets' cyberbrains. His name surfaces during Purin Ezaki's inquiry into the killings.
Appearance
Yamada wears his chestnut-brown hair with bangs parted to fall on both sides of his face, and his eyes are brown.
Personality
The series reveals little of Yamada beyond his profession and his death. When his name comes up among the app's casualties, he flatly rejects any suggestion that he mistreated the students in his class.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Takanobu Yamada in Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045?
Takanobu Yamada is a schoolteacher who becomes one of the victims killed by the crowd-driven app Think Pol. His name surfaces during Purin Ezaki's investigation into the deaths.
How does Takanobu Yamada die?
Takanobu Yamada dies after Think Pol lets anonymous users mark him as a target, triggering a crowd cyberbrain attack that fries his cyberbrain.
What is Think Pol in Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045?
Think Pol is an app that lets anonymous users nominate people for death, unleashing crowd cyberbrain assaults that overload and kill the chosen target. Takanobu Yamada is counted among its victims.
Did Takanobu Yamada mistreat his students?
No. When his name comes up among Think Pol's casualties, Yamada flatly rejects any suggestion that he mistreated the students in his class.
Who investigates Takanobu Yamada's death?
Purin Ezaki investigates the string of cyberbrain killings tied to Think Pol and finds Takanobu Yamada among the app's victims.
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