Riko Sakurauchi

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Riko Sakurauchi
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Kanji	桜内梨子
Romaji	Sakurauchi Riko
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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 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).

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