Holy crap, am I the only one that thinks Takano is a doppelganger of Masuda Yuka?
They both speak with the same type of kansai-ben, have similar attitudes, disposition in manzai, and have frighteningly similar voices. Also, despite Shimada Rena being the captain of team M, it turns out that Shimada herself relies heavily on Takano for advice and help, which puts her in a similar position to what Masuda had in Team K (she was sort of like the hidden boss). Only thing missing is the dynamic figure (lol) and a high level of singing prowess.
Freaky.
And I like it. Looks like I've found another team M member to support.