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Yoshiyuki Terada 寺田 良幸 | |
Series | Cardcaptor Sakura |
Profile | |
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Also Known As | Terada-sensei |
Birthday | July 18th (Cancer) |
Age | Unknown (presumed 29~33) |
Relatives | Unnamed niece (original anime) |
Affiliates | Rika (secret fiancée, manga only) |
Residence | Tomoeda, Japan |
Favorite flower | Margaret |
Likes | Kinpira Gobo, Japanese chess green color, watching movies, cooking |
Dislikes | Mochi, sewing |
Characteristics | |
Gender | Male |
Hair | Medium Brown |
Eyes | Brown |
Appearances | |
First Appearance (Manga) Chapter 1 |
Last Appearance (Manga) {{{last manga}}} |
First Appearance (Anime) Episode 7: Sakura's First Attempt as a Thief?! |
Last Appearance (Anime) Clear Prologue: Sakura and the Two Bears |
Voices | |
Seiyuu Tōru Furusawa (first season and first movie) Katsuyuki Konishi (second and third season and second movie) |
English Brian Drummond (Cardcaptors) Steve Blum (2nd movie) Zach Bolton (Clear Card) |
Yoshiyuki Terada (寺田 良幸, Terada Yoshiyuki) is a supporting character in CLAMP's anime and manga series Cardcaptor Sakura. Terada-sensei, as he is addressed by all of his students, is a teacher at Tomoeda Elementary School. Through the fourth grade and part of the fifth-grade year, he is the homeroom teacher of Sakura Kinomoto (Sakura Avalon in Cardcaptors) and every other recurring elementary student character. Terada appears to teach a variety of subjects, including physical education, where he is seen in a gray sweat-suit and equipped with a whistle.
While he appears to be simply a filler character in the series, Terada does play a role in the manga for his relationship with student Rika Sasaki.
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Rika Sasaki[]
In the manga, Terada is Rika's fiancé and elementary school teacher. They supposedly became engaged near the beginning of the series when Terada presents Rika with a ring, explaining that he hopes one day it will become a wedding ring. This suggests that they have been spending time with each other prior to the start of the manga, where Terada may have also been Rika's third grade teacher. Throughout the entire series, Terada and Rika have continued to exchange moments and soft, blushing glances whenever possible. Their relationship remains unannounced in canon, and their few interactions appear to go completely unnoticed except for two students, Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji. Tomoyo is able to observe and respect the secret bond they share, but Sakura remains oblivious and confused whenever she notices Rika or Terada blushing.
In the anime, Terada and Rika are not engaged, but Rika maintains her schoolgirl crush on Terada-sensei. Rika states that Terada reminds her of her absent businessman father. Terada always accepts the cakes she bakes for him, as well as appreciating the teddy bear that she gives him in episode 50. He decides to name it after her, saying that he considers his hardest working student.
Cardcaptors[]
The references to the relationship are eliminated entirely, as Rika's shyness toward Mr. Terada is presented in a way that implies that she is afraid of him.
Etymology[]
- His given name Yoshiyuki (良幸) consists of "good" (良) and "fortune" or "harvest" (幸).
- His surname Terada (寺田) consists of "temple" (寺) and "field" (田).
Trivia[]
- While Terada is a teacher, his official age is not given.
- Terada's speech pattern reflects that of a younger man, such as not using わし ["washi"] or おる ["-oru"] instead of いる ["-iru"], the way a notably older man might. This would place him in the age range of about 18-20+, but pre-middle age (Japan). (Middle age is typically considered 45 to 65 in America.) In 1996, the year that Cardcaptor Sakura's manga was first published, the age of majority in Japan (for adulthood) was 20; this definition of adulthood also dates back to 1898. In comparison, however, statutes such as the Child Welfare Law and Labor Standards Law effectively recognize 18- and 19-year-olds as adults in terms of employment and thus pave the way for them to work, for example, as public servants.[1]
- The lowest level of certification for teaching in Japan is temporary, valid for 15 years, and available to graduates of a junior college teaching program.[2] Typically, education in junior colleges is for two years.[3]
- In Clear Card Arc, Rika has since entered a different Junior High school from Sakura and would be around the age of 14. Because she is no longer in the same school where Terada teaches, this would mean Terada is no longer her teacher at that particular school. Terada is not mentioned at all during Rika's initial reappearances in the manga or anime.
References[]
- ↑ Social issues / Coming age japans shifting definition adulthood
- ↑ Center on international education benchmarking (Japan overview / Japan teacher and principal quality)
- ↑ Higher Education / Junior Colleges in Japan (Information on higher education in Japan)
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Cardcaptor Sakura | List of characters in|
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Main | |
Supporting | Nadeshiko Kinomoto • Fujitaka Kinomoto • Clow Reed • Eriol Hiiragizawa • Kaho Mizuki • Nakuru Akizuki • Spinel Sun • Ruby Moon • Takashi Yamazaki • Chiharu Mihara • Naoko Yanagisawa • Rika Sasaki • Yoshiyuki Terada • Yukie Kimura • Sonomi Daidouji • Masaki Amamiya • Shouko Tsujitani • Makiko Midori • Mika Tsutsumi • Toshinobu Yamamoto |
Anime-only | |
Movies | |
Clear Card Arc | |
Mysterious | |
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