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Riko Sakurauchi
Riko Sakurauchi
	Character CardSummerWinterS1 TrainingS2 Training
Kanji	桜内梨子
Romaji	Sakurauchi Riko
Statistics
Birthday	September 19th
Year	Third Year (Movie); Second Year (Season 1 - Movie)
Height	160cm
Blood Type	A
Three Sizes	B 80, W 58, H 82
Other
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Favorite Food	Hard-boiled Eggs; Sandwhiches
Disliked Food	Green Pepper
Debut
Debut	Season 1, Episode 1
Japanese Voice Actress/Actor
Seiyuu Kanji	伊波杏樹
Seiyuu Romaji	Aida Rikako
Other Language Voice Actor/Actress
English	Jeannie Tirado
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Riko Sakurauchi (桜内梨子) is a main character in Love Live! Sunshine! and a member of Aqours. She is a second year at Uranohoshi Girls' High School. after transferring at the beginning of the school year from Otonokizaka High School. She is a member of Guilty Kiss, a sub-unit of Aqours. Her image color is sakura pink.

Riko transfers to Seishin High School (albeit temporarily) before Uranohoshi is fully integrated into Numazu High, ending the series going into her third year.

Background

Riko attended Otonokizaka High School in Tokyo, studying music. She had learnt to play the piano from an early age, but hit a snag in her musical career during her time at Otonokizaka. Finding herself unable to "hear the music" during a piano recital, her family relocated to Uchiura for a change of scenery.

It is in Uchiura that Riko meets Chika Takami and You Watanabe (the former of which is her neighbour). Chika invites Riko to join their school idol club, requiring the skills of a musician to help them compose songs. Although initially hesitant, Riko eventually agrees what would eventually become Aqours, believing it to be a potential pathway back into music.

Personality

Riko is a kind, soft-spoken girl who is well mannered and sweet-natured. She is quite modest and unwilling to flaunt her talents, especially in music. Due to her prior struggles with performing, she's initially quite hesitant to use her talents. She only agrees to eventually help Chika and You after being inspired by their passion for school idol activities and the μ’s song, Yume no Tobira.

Despite generally being quite reserved, Riko can have a quick temper and is quick to lash out at Aqours' less orderly members, like Chika and Yoshiko Tsushima. Riko, in a manner not unlike Dia Kurosawa likes to maintain order and productivity within Aqours. This often runs in contrast to Chika's more playful, energetic approach.

Riko has a fear of dogs, especially Chika's dog Shiitake. The fear is not exclusive to large dogs, as she is frightened even by much smaller dogs at various points during the show. She slowly begins to overcome this fear after helping Yoshiko care for a lost dog in Taking in A Dog.

Throughout her journey with Aqours, Riko slowly learns to loosen up and acts a bit more aloof. With time, she regains her passion for composing, overcomes her fear of dogs, and acts more playful with her friends (such as accidentally engaging with Yoshiko's "fallen angel" fantasy).

Clubs and Hobbies

Riko is best known for her love of the piano. In addition to her skills as a performer, Riko also composes music for Aqours. Her official biography lists drawing, handicraft, and cooking as her hobbies. Riko is also shown to have an appreciation for girl's love doujinshi.

Appearance

Riko has long, flowing burgundy hair that reaches past her shoulders, usually adorned with a white hair clip on the left side. Her eyes are a soft shade of magenta. She has a slim figure and generally wears elegant pink or white clothes.

Songs

Riko has a total of four solo songs to date. The first, Pianoforte Monologue was released with the Love Live Sunshine!! Season 2 Bluray volume 3. The next three; PURE PHRASE, Love Spiral Tower, and Minamo ni Piano were released alongside her solo albums.

In contrast to her solo songs, Riko has released multiple songs as a part of Guilty Kiss. These songs embrace more hard-rock inspired instrumentals.

As a member of Aqours, Riko has split center privileges with Chika Takami on 3 occassions; Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?, Brightest Melody, and Smile! Smile! Ship start. She has also had her own solo centers in Kimi no Hitomi o Meguru Bouken and Wake up, Challenger (which was the second song Aqours released for the mobile game Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS.

Discography

Pianoforte Monologue
PURE PHRASE
Love Spiral Tower
Minamo ni Piano

Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?
Step! ZERO to ONE
Aqours☆HEROES
Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM
Mattete Ai no Uta
Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo
Aozora Jumping Heart
Humming Friend
Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou
Sunshine Pikkapika Ondo
Yume de Yozora o Terashitai
Mijuku DREAMER
Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare (9 Members Ver.)
MIRAI TICKET
Pops heart de Odorun damon!
Daydream Warrior
Thrilling・One Way
Taiyou o Oikakero!
Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai
Seinaru Hi no Inori
HAPPY PARTY TRAIN
SKY JOURNEY
Shoujo Ijou no Koi ga Shitai
Landing action Yeah!!
Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo
Kimi no Hitomi o Meguru Bouken
Yuuki wa doko ni? Kimi no Mune ni!
"MY LIST" to you!
MY Mai☆TONIGHT
MIRACLE WAVE
Awaken the power (Featuring Saint Snow)
WATER BLUE NEW WORLD
WONDERFUL STORIES
Kiseki Hikaru
Hop Step Waai!
Thank you, FRIENDS!!
No.10
Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa…
Next SPARKLING!!
Hop? Stop? Nonstop!
Brightest Melody
Over The Next Rainbow (Featuring Saint Snow)
Jump up HIGH!!
I-n-g, I TRY!!
Bouken Type A, B, C!!
Mitaiken HORIZON
Deep Resonance
Dance with Minotaurus
KOKORO Magic "A to Z"
Wake up, Challenger!!
CYaZALEA☆Kiss☆DADANDAAAN
Fantastic Departure!
Aqours Pirates Desire
JIMO-AI Dash!
Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara (9 Members Ver)
Future flight
Smile smile ship Start!
Kokoro no Hane yo Kimi e Tondeke!
DREAMY COLOR
KU-RU-KU-RU Cruller!
SUKI for you, DREAM for you!
Namida×
Not ALONE not HITORI
GEMSTONE "DE‐A‐I"
Nando Datte Yakusoku!
Yume + Mirai = Mugendai
BANZAI! digital trippers
KA-GA-YA-KI-RA-RI-RA
SORA, FUJI, SUNSHINE!
Genjitsu Mysterium
GAME ON!
Kimi no Tame Boku no Tame
SILENT PAIN
Wonder sea breeze
La la Yuuki no Uta
Numazu Yassa Yoisa Uta
BLOOM OF COLORS
Deep Blue
SAKURA-saku KOKORO-saku
Bokura no Umi de Mata Aou
Eikyuu hours
Bokura no Tabi wa Owaranai

Strawberry Trapper
Guilty Night, Guilty Kiss!
Guilty Eyes Fever
Kowareyasuki
Shadow gate to love
Guilty!? Farewell party
New Romantic Sailors
Love Pulsar
Phantom Rocket Adventure
Shooting Star Warrior
Deep Sea Cocoon
Nameless Love Song

Kimeta yo Hand in Hand
Daisuki dattara Daijoubu!
Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara
Natsu e no Tobira Never end ver.
Marine Border Parasol
Misty Frosty Love
Hey, dear my friends
Koukishin Journey

LIVE with a smile! (Featuring Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Liella!)

Chronology

Other Data

Etymology

The name Riko means "pear" (梨) (ri) and "child" (子) (ko).

Riko's surname Sakurauchi means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "inside, within" (内) (uchi).^[1]

Trivia

Riko (to date) is the only known character to attend the school's of two different Love Live! Champions
Unlike in the anime, the manga adaptation of Love Live! Sunshine! explains that Riko moved to Uchiura as a result of her father's work.
Within Guilty Kiss, Riko has a "special attack" called the "Riko-chan Laser Beam" or sometimes simply "Riko-chan Beam". This alludes to her joking with Chika about her status as a "normal monster".
Riko's home in the anime is based off of an identical home adjacent to Yasudaya Ryokan. Unlike in the anime, the two buildings are very far apart. This makes it highly unlikely that she would be able to communicate or interact with Chika in a manner similar to how they do in the anime.

Gallery

Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.

References

↑ Sourced as-is from https://love-live.fandom.com/

[1] Sourced as-is from https://love-live.fandom.com/

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-'''You Watanabe''' (渡辺曜) is a main character in ''[[Love Live! Sunshine!!]]''. She is a second year at [[Uranohoshi Girls' High School]]. She is a member of [[CYaRon!]] and [[YYY]] (わいわいわい), two sub-units under [[Aqours]]. Her image color is light blue.
+'''Riko Sakurauchi''' (桜内梨子) is a main character in ''[[Love Live! Sunshine!!|Love Live! Sunshine!]]'' and a member of [[Aqours]]. She is a second year at [[Uranohoshi Girls' High School]]. after transferring at the beginning of the school year from [[Otonokizaka High School]]. She is a member of [[Guilty Kiss]], a sub-unit of [[Aqours]]. Her image color is sakura pink.
-She was a second-year student at both Uranohoshi Girls' High School prior to its closure and [[Seishin High School]] (albeit temporarily) before fully integrated into [[Numazu High]], ending the series going into her third year.
+Riko transfers to [[Seishin High School]] (albeit temporarily) before Uranohoshi is fully integrated into [[Numazu High]], ending the series going into her third year.
 == Background ==
-She is a second year and a classmate of [[Chika Takami]], who is her childhood friend along with [[Kanan Matsuura]]. Her catchphrase is "Yousoro!" (ヨーソロー！ ''lit. Aye Aye!''), on which she salutes like a sailor. This is often accompanied by the phrase "Zensoku zenshin!" (全速前進！ ''Full speed ahead!'').  Her live concert call and response is "[Location or Anata] ni Mukatte, Zensoku Zenshin..."->"Yousoro!"->"Kara no"->"Keirei!".
-Her father captains a ferry and she would like to have his job someday. While her father is not shown in the original TV series he is mentioned often by You. There was a illustration of her father for the series ''[[Genjitsu no Yohane -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-]],'' in which it is shown that he has short light greyish-brown hair and blue eyes very similar to You.
+Riko attended Otonokizaka High School in Tokyo, studying music. She had learnt to play the piano from an early age, but hit a snag in her musical career during her time at Otonokizaka. Finding herself unable to "hear the music" during a piano recital, her family relocated to Uchiura for a change of scenery.
-In the first episode, on a trip to Tokyo with Chika, the two learned about school idols and the Love Live! tournament after seeing a screen with school idols at the Akiba Dome, including µ's. After Chika becomes fascinated with the idea of school idols, You follows her into opening a school idol club of their own at their high school. Chika and You being the founding members of Aqours (the second rendition), go on to recruit the rest of the seven members throughout the series.
+It is in Uchiura that Riko meets [[Chika Takami]] and [[You Watanabe]] (the former of which is her neighbour). Chika invites Riko to join their school idol club, requiring the skills of a musician to help them compose songs. Although initially hesitant, Riko eventually agrees what would eventually become Aqours, believing it to be a potential pathway back into music.
+== Personality ==
-Within the school idol club she is apart of the sub-units CYaRon! and YYY, CYaRon consists of You, Chika, and [[Ruby Kurosawa]]. Their unit color is orange, and their fans are called "CYaRotomo" (しゃろとも ''Sharotomo''). YYY is a subunit formed under Aqours in honor of the [[Uranohoshi Girls' High School RADIO]] with the three members who served as hosts for the radio show, those members being You, Ruby, and [[Yoshiko Tsushima]]. The Image Color for YYY is bubble color.
+Riko is a kind, soft-spoken girl who is well mannered and sweet-natured. She is quite modest and unwilling to flaunt her talents, especially in music. Due to her prior struggles with performing, she's initially quite hesitant to use her talents. She only agrees to eventually help Chika and You after being inspired by their passion for school idol activities and the [[μ’s]] song, [[Yume no Tobira]].
-She also has a cousin named [[Tsuki Watanabe]], who lived in Italy and now is a third year student at Numazu High School.
+Despite generally being quite reserved, Riko can have a quick temper and is quick to lash out at Aqours' less orderly members, like Chika and [[Yoshiko Tsushima]]. Riko, in a manner not unlike [[Dia Kurosawa]] likes to maintain order and productivity within Aqours. This often runs in contrast to Chika's more playful, energetic approach.
-== Personality ==
+Riko has a fear of dogs, especially Chika's dog [[Shiitake]]. The fear is not exclusive to large dogs, as she is frightened even by much smaller dogs at various points during the show. She slowly begins to overcome this fear after helping Yoshiko care for a lost dog in [[Taking in A Dog]].
-You is an energetic, tomboyish and positive girl with an outlook of focusing on her goals, which can sometimes cause her to take action without thinking things over first. Her positive attitude also makes her one of the more charismatic members of the group. Since she would like to have her father's job as the captain of a ferry, she tends to salute when she says her catchphrase "Yousoro!", often in the place of "hello" and "good-bye".
-You loves the friendship she has forged with Chika over the years, so she slowly grew jealous of [[Riko Sakurauchi]]'s friendship with Chika when she invites her to join Aqours. This is hinted in Season 1 Episode 10, and is expanded upon in Season 1 Episode 11 when the members of Aqours find out the group originally consisted of her and Chika, rather than Chika and Riko. After [[Mari Ohara]] confronts her on it, You expresses her feelings to her best friend, and stops being jealous of Riko.
+Throughout her journey with Aqours, Riko slowly learns to loosen up and acts a bit more aloof. With time, she regains her passion for composing, overcomes her fear of dogs, and acts more playful with her friends (such as accidentally engaging with Yoshiko's "fallen angel" fantasy).
 == Clubs and Hobbies ==
-Due to her upbringing, her daily routine includes weight training and running. You is shown to have many talents: one of them is high diving, and she is good enough at it to qualify for the national team. She can also intuitively forecast the weather. She is also a very good chef, able to cook and turn Yoshiko Tsushima's and Mari's prepared dishes into curry as seen in Season 1 Episode 10. She loves the uniforms of uniformed occupations, which is why she acts as Aqours' wardrobe supervisor alongside Ruby Kurosawa, able to illustrate concept art of idol costumes and make them with no prior experience
+Riko is best known for her love of the piano. In addition to her skills as a performer, Riko also composes music for Aqours. Her official biography lists drawing, handicraft, and cooking as her hobbies. Riko is also shown to have an appreciation for girl's love [[doujinshi]].
 == Appearance ==
-You has a slim figure and is athletic. She has curly light greyish-brown hair that reaches her shoulders and has light blue eyes. She is most often seen in her sailor uniform with both summer and winter variants, the summer being short sleeved with a necktie and the winter being long sleeved with a bowtie. In some depictions there is also a black sailor uniform with long sleeves and a white necktie with a similar appearance to the summer uniform. While often depicted wearing glasses she can be seen wearing them in episode 11 of the first season of the anime.
-You's main attire other than the Uranohoshi School Uniform, mainly consists of clothing such as shorts and hoodies along with baseball caps leaning towards her more tomboyish traits. She is also depicted in media such as Music Video's and Magazines wearing a one piece competition swimsuit as one of her main outfits that differs in appearance to the rest of the main characters due to her being in the Swimming/Diving club.
+Riko has long, flowing burgundy hair that reaches past her shoulders, usually adorned with a white hair clip on the left side. Her eyes are a soft shade of magenta. She has a slim figure and generally wears elegant pink or white clothes.
 == Songs ==
-Aside from having songs with Aqours and Sub-units within the club, You has 4 solo songs so far. The first solo song of hers to be release was [[Beginner's Sailing]] with the limited edition release of Love Live! Sunshine!! TV Anime Season 2 Blu-ray 4. Her second solo song, [[Totsuzen GIRL]] (突然GIRL ''lit. Spontaneous GIRL''), was released alongside Beginner's Sailing on her first solo album on April 17th, 2021. Her third solo song, [[Paradise Chime]], was released with her second solo album on April 17th, 2022. With the third solo album and her fourth solo song [[Ao no Aurora]] releasing on the same date the following year. Her fourth solo album does not contain any new solo songs.
-With You winning the first Love Live! Sunshine!! popularity poll, she was selected as the center for Aqours second single [[Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM]] (恋になりたいAQUARIUM ''lit. I Want To Fall In Love AQUARIUM''), which released along with a music video on April 27th, 2016 on both CD and DVD/Blu-ray disc. The music video for the single portrays her dynamics with her fellow second years Chika and Riko which would play out in a similar way in the anime later that year.
+Riko has a total of four solo songs to date. The first, [[Pianoforte Monologue]] was released with the Love Live Sunshine!! Season 2 Bluray volume 3. The next three; [[PURE PHRASE]], [[Love Spiral Tower]], and [[Minamo ni Piano]] were released alongside her solo albums.
+In contrast to her solo songs, Riko has released multiple songs as a part of Guilty Kiss. These songs embrace more hard-rock inspired instrumentals.
-While not being a You specific song, she is also the center for Aqours Pirates Desire. Which is the coupling song for Fantastic Departure!, the theme song for [[Aqours 6th Love Live! Dome Tour]] which was cancelled and later replaced by the [[Aqours 6th LoveLive! ～KU-RU-KU-RU Rock ‘n’ Roll TOUR～]].
+As a member of Aqours, Riko has split center privileges with Chika Takami on 3 occassions; [[Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?]], [[Brightest Melody]], and [[Smile! Smile! Ship start]]. She has also had her own solo centers in [[Kimi no Hitomi o Meguru Bouken]] and [[Wake up, Challenger]] (which was the second song Aqours released for the mobile game [[Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS]].
 == Discography ==
-The songs featuring You are:
 <center><tabber>
 Solo =
 <poem>
-[[Beginner's Sailing]]
+[[Pianoforte Monologue]]
-[[Totsuzen GIRL]]
+[[PURE PHRASE]]
-[[Paradise Chime]]
+[[Love Spiral Tower]]
-[[Ao no Aurora]]
+[[Minamo ni Piano]]
 </poem>
 |-|
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 [[Yume de Yozora o Terashitai]]
 [[Mijuku DREAMER]]
-[[Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare]]
+[[Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare]] (9 Members Ver.)
 [[MIRAI TICKET]]
 [[Pops heart de Odorun damon!]]
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 </poem>
 |-|
-CYaRon! =
+Guilty Kiss =
-<poem>
-[[Genki Zenkai DAY! DAY! DAY!]]
-[[Yozora wa Nandemo Shitteru no?]]
-[[P.S. no Mukougawa]]
-[[Kinmirai Happy End]]
-[[Kaigandoori de Matteru yo]]
-[[Sakura Bye Bye]]
-[[Braveheart Coaster]]
-[[CHANGELESS]]
-[[Kodoku Teleport]]
-[[Aru Hi...Eien Mitai ni!]]
-[[Whistle of Revolution]]
-[[Dragon Riders]]
-</poem>
-|-|
-YYY =
 <poem>
-[[Waai WaiWai WaiWaiWai!]]
+[[Strawberry Trapper]]
-[[Fabotage]]
+[[Guilty Night, Guilty Kiss!]]
-[[peace piece pizza]]
+[[Guilty Eyes Fever]]
-[[U-CYU]]
+[[Kowareyasuki]]
+[[Shadow gate to love]]
+[[Guilty!? Farewell party]]
+[[New Romantic Sailors]]
+[[Love Pulsar]]
+[[Phantom Rocket Adventure]]
+[[Shooting Star Warrior]]
+[[Deep Sea Cocoon]]
+[[Nameless Love Song]]
 </poem>
 |-|
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 [[Daisuki dattara Daijoubu!]]
 [[Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara]]
-[[Jimo Ai ♡ Mantan ☆ Summer Life]]
+[[Natsu e no Tobira Never end ver.]]
 [[Marine Border Parasol]]
 [[Misty Frosty Love]]
-[[R・E・P]]
+[[Hey, dear my friends]]
-[[Special Holidays]]
+[[Koukishin Journey]]
 </poem>
 |-|
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 <poem>
 [[LIVE with a smile!]] (Featuring [[Nijigasaki High School Idol Club]] and [[Liella!]])
-[[Bring the Love!]] (Featuring [[Ayumu Uehara]], [[Kanon Shibuya]] and [[Kaho Hinoshita]], and [[Honoka Kosaka]])
 </poem>
 </tabber></center>
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 == Etymology ==
-* The name '''You''' means "day/weekday, sun" (曜).
+* The name Riko means "pear" (梨) (ri) and "child" (子) (ko).
-* You's surname '''Watanabe''' means "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate" (渡) ('''wataru''') and "environs, boundary, border, vicinity" (辺) ('''be''').
-** '''Watanabe''' is is a common surname in Japan.
+* Riko's surname Sakurauchi means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "inside, within" (内) (uchi).<ref>Sourced as-is from https://love-live.fandom.com/</ref>
 == Trivia ==
-* You fulfills the pure attribute of the Aqours second years.
+* Riko (to date) is the only known character to attend the school's of two different Love Live! Champions
-* In the early stages of Aqours, You was originally a first-year student.
+* Unlike in the anime, the manga adaptation of Love Live! Sunshine! explains that Riko moved to Uchiura as a result of her father's work.
-* You owns a white and yellow snapback with her name printed (YOU) in red letters, she usually wears it during practice.
+* Within Guilty Kiss, Riko has a "special attack" called the "Riko-chan Laser Beam" or sometimes simply "Riko-chan Beam". This alludes to her joking with Chika about her status as a "normal monster".
-* In real life, You's home is based on Cafe Orandakan.
+* Riko's home in the anime is based off of an identical home adjacent to Yasudaya Ryokan. Unlike in the anime, the two buildings are very far apart. This makes it highly unlikely that she would be able to communicate or interact with Chika in a manner similar to how they do in the anime.
-* You has similar features to µ's members Kotori Minami and Hanayo Koizumi; her hair is similar in design to Hanayo's, but longer and looser (Hanayo's hair ends mid-neck while You's reaches down to her shoulders). She and Kotori share the same light greyish-brown hair color.
-** Using SIF attribute as another factor, this is further supported as You is a 2nd Year Pure, which is the same as Kotori's status and is the same attribute as Hanayo's.
-* "Yousoro" is a ship command which means to straighten the ship. After giving a steering instruction, the captain issues this command to tell the helmsman to straighten the ship in the direction it is facing now.
-* Since her name looks like the English pronoun, it leads to some puns and jokes by the fandom.
-* You was voted by fans on the AbemaTV special for SIF All-Stars in January as the Aqours member most likely to star in a morning drama.
-* You Watanabe was originally Japan's favorite Aqours girl. Winning the 2nd Single Center Election Poll making her the "Leader" for their second single: Koi ni Naritai Aquarium.
-* In the December 2019 issue of Dengeki G's, the editors tallied how many times You had said "Yousoro!" throughout the anime - 12 times in the first season and 6 times for the second. Their count for the number of times she saluted someone was 26 in season one and 13 in season two.
-* You shares the same birthday as [[Himeno Ayanokoji]].
 == Gallery ==