Taishi Gotanda

"Every single person has the right to dream. After all, you can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket. I'm saying that you should have more faith in your talent. It's true that Ai was amazing. She indeed may have truly been special. That said, you can never be Ai, nor can she ever be you. Don't shy away just 'cause you had a setback or two. Only say things like that after you've used all the tools at your disposal."

Taishi Gotanda (, Gotanda Taishi) is a supporting character in the Oshi no Ko manga series. He is a famous award-winning director that worked with Aqua Hoshino when he was incredibly young and made it possible for Aqua to later on become an actor. As Aqua grew up, Taishi became something of a mentor figure to him.

Appearance
Taishi has almost shoulder-length hair and usually appears wearing a black jacket.

Etymology

 * The name Taishi means "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand" (泰) (tai) and "will, purpose" (志) (shi).
 * Taishi's surname Gotanda means "five" (五) (go), "anti, opposite, antithesis, antagonism, measure of land" (反) (tan) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Trivia

 * He is one of the characters who, prior to Chapter 105, know the relationship between Aqua, Ruby and Ai. He also wants to punish Ai's murderer and supports Aqua's revenge plan.