Takeru "Watson" Wato

Takeru Wato (和戸 尊), also known as Watson (ワトソン), is Haru Shinkai's classmate.

Appearance
Watson is a teenage boy with fair skin, blue hair, and brown eyes. He wears red glasses, a white shirt, and black and red bowtie, a wine-colored sweater, a white lab coat, grey pants, and brown shoes.

On October 7, his clothes are damaged after he is attacked by a dog.

On October 31, he wears a monkey costume for Halloween.

Etymologies
Name used in Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. Officially romanized in "The Eerie Guide! I am Navimon!".
 * Takeru Wato (和戸 尊)
 * Ja: Wato (和戸). Japanese surname that means "harmony door".
 * Ja: Takeru (尊). A Japanese masculine name that means "noble".

Nickname used in Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters.
 * Watson (ワトソン)
 * Watson (ワトソン). A pun on "Wato Takeru" (和戸尊) which can also be read as "Wato Son".

Anime
Watson attends Fujimizaka Middle School. On October 7, he is playing games with his friends and  at Success Academy when the guard tells them off. He decides to use a navigation app to return home, but it leads him into a winding direction that eventually crosses paths with a dog who attacks him. The next day, he heads to Kashinoki Books extremely disheveled, regaling his tale of woe to Haru Shinkai and Yuujin Oozora. This causes Ai Kashiki's father to realize that Ai has not returned from her errand, prompting Haru to call for a search for her that Watson joins. He is also a player of Fantasy Saga, and his character in the game is named "Watson Schneider" (ワトソン・シュナイダー).