Santōka Taneda

Santōka Taneda (種田 山頭火) is the director of the Special Ability Department.

Appearance
Taneda is a middle-aged man, bald and with green eyes. He wears a pair of glasses and he is always seen wearing a kimono under a black haori (a traditional Japanese thigh-length kimono-style jacket, commonly worn by men).

Personality
Not much is known about his personality. According to Fukuzawa, Taneda has "a ridiculous personality, a strange man in terms of a normal person."

Background
Not much is known about his past. It's hinted that he helped on the creation of the Armed Detective Agency and was also the one who helped Osamu Dazai to find a job in the Agency after he left the Port Mafia.

Trivia

 * It's very possible that he was Natsume Sōseki's pupil as well.
 * Fukuzawa refers to him as "Taneda-sensei".