Evidence from Digimon Adventure
Episode 38: Prophecy
In the original version of this episode, they complete each other's sentences in various occasions.
Episode 48: My Sister's Keeper
As Tai and Izzy are talking, Sora and T.K are watching over the sick Kari. T.K is shown with teary eyes and a way sad look while seeing how bad his friend feels. As this image is shown, Tai comments T.K is the same age as Kari. This comment is pointless unless it is a suggestion of Takari.
Tai thus trusts T.K. to take care of Kari.
Episode 49: The Crest of Light
T.K. is intrigued by Kari's light and tries to protect her.
Episode 50: Joe's Battle
In the beginning of the episodes, before the opening credits, T.K. gives a brief description of what has happened in the past few episodes. At the end of this, he says, "I'm sure glad Kari's okay now." (Dub insert)
T.K also helps Kari making the memorial for the many Numemon destroyed during the episode that she wanted, and prays for their souls along with her.
Episode 52: Piedmon's Last Jest
Sora, the last remaining "older" Digidestined, asks T.K. to protect Kari, and he again accepts. While they are climbing up the rope to escape from Piedmon, T.K. also decides that he doesn't want Kari to see him scared, and wants to look brave in front of her. When T.K. gets caught by Piedmon on the leg, Kari grabs hold on his wrist. Although he tells her to let go, Kari refuses, saying that she won't let Piedmon get him like the others. Piedmon responds by saying that they are "falling" for each other (dub insert), thus cutting the rope and causing them to fall.
Other Notes
- When T.K. first meets Kari throughout both seasons, he starts constantly standing next to her. The importance of this is that it is a constant thing and not intermittent, implying closeness.
- T.K often sounds very cheery when Kari is around, and always speaks to her in a sweet tone.
Evidence from Digimon Adventure 02
Episode 01: Enter Flamedramon
When T.K. walks into Odaiba Elementary and sees Kari again for the first time in a while, they immediately strike up conversation without awkwardness or uncomfortableness. The original dialogue even has them say "It's been a long time," and "You've gotten taller."
Episode 03: A New Digitude
When the Digimon Emperor appears T.K. stands in front of Kari with his arm out a little. Then when the Digimon Emperor reappears with Tyrannomon T.K. has his arm out in front of Kari, protecting her.
After the kids get home Davis says he's mad at the Digimon Emperor and Kari turns to T.K. and asks him if he's going to defeat the Digimon Emperor. (Dub insert)
Episode 07: Guardian Angel
After the team accidentally left Kari behind, Davis immediately yells at T.K. However, instead of providing the same "crush" response as Davis exhibits, T.K. admits that it is his fault and resolves to save her, together with Davis, provoking implications of a deeper closeness.
Episode 13: His Master's Voice
Throughout the episode, T.K. displays an increasing worry for Kari. In the middle of class, he jumps out of his seat and shouts her name. T.K. is also the first to think that there might be something wrong. After class, T.K. searches all over for Kari, even looking in the girl's washroom. T.K. blames himself for Kari's disappearance.
When Kari is trapped in the Dark Ocean, she calls out for Tai, Gatomon, and T.K. to save her, notably the people she is closest to.
In the English dub of His Master's Voice, T.K. responds to Kari's worries about the Dark Ocean with "Look Kari, I care too much about you to let anyone take you without a fight!" and after he says this there is an awkward moment between the two as T.K. rushes off to class. At the end of the English version of the episode, Kari asks T.K. if he meant what he said earlier, and responds that she cares about him too.
In the Japanese version of this episode, T.K. is instead angry at her for being too dependent on Tai, and few Takari hints are given at all.
Episode 31: Opposites Attract
Near the end of the episode when the others finally meet back up to Kari, Yolei, and Ken, T.K. turns to Kari and says "I thought I really lost you this time; I was afraid you had slipped into the other world for good." (English Dub)
Episode 48: Oikawa's Shame
When Kari's morale drops as the children are watching the Dark Spore children gather, she turns to T.K. for comfort, which he gives her. He reminds her to do her best, and instills some optimism back in her.
- Whenever Davis messes up T.K.'s name, Kari gets a little offended and corrects him. (English Dub)
Evidence outside the series itself
Movie: The Golden Digimentals
This movie formed the third part of Digimon the Movie, and was significantly edited when dubbed into English.
T.K. and Kari travel to New York "partly to visit Mimi, and partly to make Davis jealous". In the original, there is a similar scene (cut from the dub) where Mimi looks at the pictures of Hikari and Takeru; Takeru states, "Yes, Daisuke-kun will definitely be jealous when he sees these pictures."
When Kari and T.K. are in the train, going to Colorado, Kari messages Davis and this make T.K. somewhat jealous.
When Willis gives Yolei and Kari a good-bye kiss on the cheek, T.K looks very upset and jealous.
Movie: Diaboromon Strikes Back
In the original version, Kari and T.K. enter the internet to help their older siblings, Kari looks discouraged and a troubled T.K. says "It'll be all right." Kari looks at him and smiles faintly.
The Finale Poster
T.K. and Kari are holding hands as shown on the extract of the Finale Poster on the right.
Digimon Adventure 02 Best Partner: Takaishi Takeru - Focus
In the character song "Focus" for T.K., T.K. addresses someone (likely Kari) that he's known since he was small, and has had a desire to protect - even mentioning that "you used to cry all the time/But now you're standing in the light" (he uses the same word for "light", "hikari", as Hikari's name). He then asks if he is the focus of the person's heart.
Girls Festival Digimon: Reflection - Yagami Hikari
In the "Reflection" for Hikari, Kari addresses someone (likely T.K. and not Tai, as in the chorus she says "Your eyes were so pretty/You'd look away when I looked at you/But I could always feel your eyes on me/That's the reflection in my memories"), who had been together with her from a long ago day and protected her. There is a possibility that this song is an answer from Kari to T.K.'s question in "Focus".
Drama CD: Christmas Fantasy
When V-mon mentions that Daisuke is making a present for Hikari, Patamon says that Takeru is making one too.
Speculation
- Both T.K. and Kari have a special bond together, and they generally seem to like each other.
- Both their crests and their digimon come in a pair. Such as Angemon and Angwoman when Gatomon and Patamon digivolve. Also, their digi-eggs were right next to each other when they found them in Adventure 02. It seems that the two might have already bonded with a special bond before they even met.
- Both were the key to saving the world when Myotismon attacked, the prophecy said 'Angels of light and hope (Kari and T.K) will shoot arrows at their loved ones (Tai and Matt).
Other Notes
- Takari is a common coupling in many Adventure/02 fan-fics.
- In some fan-fics, T.K. and Kari are together because of their long relationship and closeness with each other. Many of these fics involve Davis Motomiya tragically breaking Kari's heart or ruining her life as a subconscious way of bashing the Davis & Karicoupling. These fics often end in T.K. trying to "mend" Kari's heart.
- In the epilogue, it is not revealed who Kari and T.K Marry, so they may have a relationship, and it seems to give it away if you look closely at the FInale Poster, they're holding hands, which might lead to something.
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