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All over the world, Takashi (隆 , 孝 , Takashi , along with others...) is a common principally male, but very infrequently girly forename. The first name Takashi is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is quite a rare male name, China, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Japan, and the United States. Likewise, Takashi is the last name as well as the forename.
Takashi is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Takashi Kimura , the literary character from the Star Trek multiverse; Takashi Mitsuhashi , character in Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!; Takashi Hinatsuru , the fictional character from Ryūō no Oshigoto!; Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane , the fictional character from the Voltron franchise, Voltron: Legendary Defender and Takashi Kawamura , the fictional character in the manga Prince of Tennis, among other works.