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Ritsu Tainaka

Ritsu Tainaka is one of the main protagonists of the K-ON! series, she plays the drums. According to a certain Ask an Anime Character from Youtube, she is 15 years old. But later on, she is 18.

Bio[]

In the show, Ritsu is a tomboyish determined young girl who has a love for anything scary, which always gets her in trouble with Mio, who dislikes anything scary or blood and gore. She is also considered a bit of a tomboy according to Mugi.

It is revealed that she hates being insulted and laughed at by Azusa and often choke-holds Azusa because of it, she once tried to bonk Tsumugi on the head but she couldn't bring herself to do it, it wasn't long until Mugi states to her if she was a boy, then she would be pretty popular among girls, which she got offended and very embarrassed by that, and bonks Mugi spontaneously.

Personality[]

Ritsu is the source of fun and encouragement in her band, often making jokes, puns, or pranks and being sarcastic much of the time. She has an upbeat yet carefree personality and often has trouble remembering important club activities and announcements. Because of that, she constantly gets whacked by her childhood friend Mio Akiyama. Despite her forgetfulness, she usually brainstorms for ideas to earn more money or for the club's success in general (like blackmailing Sawako Yamanaka to become the club's supervisor). Her attitude of collecting as much money as possible lets her sometimes appear greedy, something she greatly dislikes. Ritsu is always on the go and will stop at nothing for the success of the Light Music Club, even when everyone else gives up.

Ritsu is very barefaced, sometimes audacious, or even impudent, yet she rarely has ill intentions and usually apologizes the moment after she goes too far. On the other hand, her personality has led to her building up a large endurance to Mio smacking her, the bassist being the least tolerant of Ritsu's antics.

From time to time, Ritsu has been shown to be rather lazy as well. When it comes to practicing, she only thinks of having fun with her bandmates (such as having so many tea breaks that they almost drove Azusa Nakano away). During training camps, Ritsu usually votes to play around first the moment they arrive and is often supported by Yui Hirasawa. She is usually too lazy to study and often needs Mio's help (though because of that, she actually scores good marks). On very few occasions, when the pressure is too high, she tends to give up on studying and needs the help of her friends to continue. When she becomes determined, however, she can get her work done in no time. Such determination can be seen in her diligent studying to pass her entrance exam to enter her university of choice so she can study together with her friends. She also loves playing her drums despite being hardly ever willing to practice seriously.

Ritsu has a liking for the band The Who and admires their drummer, Keith Moon, although she dislikes his various past rampages. When it comes to music, Ritsu prefers rock. She also likes metal or punk; as long as it has a good beat, it's alright.

Ritsu is very athletic and is in by far the best physical condition of all members of the Light Music Club. Physical Education is the only subject she is naturally good at.

Ritsu has a strong sense of confidence from an unknown source, although her confidence has led to plenty of the club's problems, such as losing their way in the middle of Kyōto. One of her habits is putting both arms at the back of her head, usually to an annoying effect. She is also very curious and therefore knowledgeable of many places to have fun at, a fact her friend Tsumugi Kotobuki admires. Tsumugi has also described her as the type of person who walks the extra mile for her friends and who would be really popular among girls if she would be a boy (which led Ritsu to hit her out of embarrassment).

Ritsu prefers to put up a tough front and doesn't cry easily. Her weak spot is seeing her friends cry, though even then she'll deny that she's crying with them and try to cheer them up, despite her true feelings being obvious.

Ritsu is a surprisingly good cook and is also very easygoing, using a hexagonal pen in exams to determine the answer she should choose. In stressful situations, however, she quickly loses her head and tries desperate attempts to save the situation that tend to make things worse.

Although she usually acts boyish and childish, she sometimes shows a girly and shy side. For example, when she mistook lyrics Mio had put in her mailbox to be a love letter for her or when she had to play the role of Juliet in her class' school play.

When Ritsu gets in a bad mood, she tends to drag the atmosphere of the club down with her. An example would be her jealous side, which she shows when she thinks Mio is ignoring her and spending more time with Nodoka Manabe. Despite her mostly immature behavior, she has enough common sense to keep her bandmates focused when they need to be, especially when her unreliable teacher Sawako is around.

Relationships[]

Mio Akiyama[]

In elementary school, Ritsu often picked on Mio due to Mio being very shy, as well as left-handed and having silky black hair, among other things. Their first 'serious' interaction came when Mio won a prefectural award for an essay she wrote and she had to read it aloud in front of the school. Mio was depressed because of her shyness, so Ritsu encouraged Mio to imagine the audience as pineapples, which allowed Mio to get over her stage fright. Since then, the two have been best friends despite their very different personalities. Ritsu has loved to tease and scare Mio since they were kids, especially with horror stories and gross things like barnacles.

Ritsu also clings onto Mio like a lifeline when it comes to studies, and claims that Mio is the best tutor she has ever met. There have been times when Mio clings onto Ritsu instead; when Mio was being bullied by Sawako or other people, Mio would come running to Ritsu hoping she would save her from distress (although sometimes Ritsu joins in the bullying too). They both also have a similar interest in photography, as Ritsu always brings a digital camera with her, and Mio brings a film camera around. Ritsu was also the one who introduced music to Mio, and encouraged her to learn bass.

Ritsu's closeness, and sometimes codependency with Mio, is showcased when, after seeing Mio spending more time with others like Nodoka, her body reacts and she becomes ill in an attempt to win back Mio's attention.

Ritsu and Mio understand each other so well that they can easily imitate each other, and at the same time act as Romeo and Juliet for their school's festival performance. Ritsu is able to recognize Mio by the sound of her footsteps.

There were times when Ritsu got jealous when Mio was spending more time hanging out with others than with her, resulting in a brief conflict between them. However, such tension between the two does not last long.

During Mio's Fan Club Tea Party presentation, their other band members questioned if the slide show was really about Mio, since most of the pictures were dominated by Ritsu. Ritsu said that the photos were from her collection, which she had with Mio since they were little, therefore Mio appeared in every single photo. The fact that there were so many photos of them them together showed how they grew up together as best friends

Satoshi Tainaka[]

Ritsu and Satoshi are close siblings living together. Ritsu, as the older one, often plans activities with her little brother like going to the cinema. Satoshi is often troubled by Ritsu's forgetful nature and has to help her out in such situations. Despite lamenting over it, he is still somehow willing to do so. The social life of his sister seems to interest Satoshi, as he is caught at least two times in front of her door when she had visitors (however, one time he blew his cover by laughing about his sister playing Juliet in her class' school act). Ritsu still can be angry with him (as seen when he laughed about her) and also has some authority over him as the older sister (as seen when he asked her if he could go visit a friend ). Satoshi is also an exceptionally reliable brother, going as far as to find and deliver Ritsu's student handbook to the passport registry

Azusa Nakano[]

After Yui, Ritsu is can be considered Azusa's next closest senpai (probably because of Ritsu's friendly nature as well). Whenever Azusa laughs about Ritsu or nags about the Light music club, Ritsu pull her into a choke-hold as punishment (which happened more often in the manga than in the anime).

Azusa badmouthed once about Ritsu being a "lazy and irresponsible leader", although the latter does not truly seem to mind such comments. Azusa has praised Ritsu's cooking, yet, in the same episode, Azusa was the one who pointed out Ritsu's father's underwear in the living room.

Despite being often disappointed by the club president's irresponsibility, Azusa still held her respect and admiration over Ritsu and the band's coherent performances. When Azusa first mentioned that she is joining the Light Music Club, Ritsu had practically pounced over her. Ritsu and Yui had been scolded by Azusa numerous times when they were lazing around and procrastinating during their training sessions and camps.

At the end of the series, Ritsu could be seen worried over Azusa being the only remaining member of the Ligh music club (although that would make her the club's president). Ritsu would act responsibly as the leader whenever the club needs to do something for their junior. The most memorable scenes were when Ritsu went all out trying to recruit freshmen for Azusa and when she initiated a performance with the other band members when Azusa was considering quitting the Light Music Club.

Miki Sunshine[]

Kathy Daisy[]

Ash Ketchum[]

She and Ash both have childhood friends, can sometimes be forgetful,

In Brave the Wave, she mocks him for being a sore loser, and remarks its karma and that what he gets for being overconfident, and bonks him on the head for his bad behavior and ruining their moment earlier. Mio punches Ash too for his stupidity, and made Brawly's Makuhita evolve in the first place. He later apologizes to Ritsu for starting a fight with her and she did the same, after that, they make amends, and Ritsu promises Ash to help him train.

Tracey Sketchit[]

Misty[]

She and Misty are both tomboys

Brock[]

She loves Brock's cooking. Ritsu is also a good cook as well.

Scooby-Doo[]

TBA

Shaggy Rogers[]

TBA

Fred Jones[]

TBA

Daphne Blake[]

TBA

Velma Dinkley[]

TBA

Professor Oak[]

Nodoka Manabe[]

Nodoka and Ritsu do not get along very well initially due to Ritsu's laziness and her attitude to often forget to hand in forms for festivals and concerts; and on top of that Ritsu also was envious of Nodoka since she saw Nodoka as a rival regarding her friendship with Mio. But since Nodoka was willing to shoulder Ritsu's fault (once again forgetting to hand out a form for the school concert) alongside her, Ritsu dropped her prejudices and the two have generally good relations.

Yui Hirasawa[]

Ritsu's first impression of Yui was that she was a clumsy, childish, and useless girl. But when Yui joined the Light Music Club, Ritsu stated that she misjudged her. Yui and Ritsu have a lot in common, such as their lazy and laid-back attitudes, reluctance towards learning (or school in general) and their need for fun. They also have a sweet tooth for Tsumugi's treats and are usually the band members who propose a break first.

Yui sometimes gets disappointed when she finds out that Ritsu has also a reliable side, like when she does well on her exams or takes good care of her drums.

Despite acting immature herself most of the time, Ritsu sometimes criticizes Yui's odd behavior or thoughts.

Ui Hirasawa[]

Ritsu and Ui get along well. Ui respects Ritsu as a formidable upperclassmen despite her immature nature and is thankful to her for being such a good friend with her sister Yui. Ritsu is always amazed by Ui's housekeeping skills and told Yui more than once that she is envious and "also wants an Ui at home". At one time the two played video games together and Ui beat Ritsu in-game, much to the grief of the latter.

Tsumugi Kotobuki[]

Ritsu first met Tsumugi when Tsumugi originally intended to join the choir club. Tsumugi later joined Light Music Club only after witnessing the "fun and painful interaction" between the Ritsu and Mio. Ritsu had usually been polite to Tsumugi. The only exception was when Tsumugi suggested that if Ritsu was male, she would be really popular among girls. It was the one and only time Ritsu hit Tsumugi on the head and shouted at her.

Although the two do not have the closest relationship among the members of the Light Music Club, Tsumugi has always enjoyed Ritsu's company. When the two ran into each other one day and decided to go out together , Ritsu had brought Tsumugi to commoners' places like tuck shops and the arcade, as she knew that Tsumugi was a rich girl and rarely got to visit those places.

Ritsu had once said that even without Mio, she still has Tsumugi to tutor her in her studies, meaning she sees Tsumugi as a very reliable person (unlike herself).

Ritsu was shocked and speechless when she first found out in a phone conversation with Azusa that Tsumugi's house had a housekeeper. She is often amazed by Tsumugi's life standard which differs so much from her own.

Nao[]

Maki[]

Ritsu and Maki are friends from middle school. They are still in contact despite attending different schools now, seen when Maki invites Ritsu and her band over to play at a Live House. When the two groups met coincidentally in London, Ritsu was elated to see a familiar face

Sawako Yamanaka[]

Ritsu often sees Ms. Yamanaka as a feckless teacher and is more than once out of words when Sawako asked herself about her personal life. Despite Sawako being a teacher and is therefore an authority, the two have easygoing relations. Ritsu was the first to call her "Sawa-chan" and is the member of HTT who is the most bold toward her (forcing her to become the supervisor of the Light Music Club, calling her "idiot" after she yelled at Azusa, dressing her down when she was in a hangover, or trying to swallow a receipt that she had to give to Sawako). Sawako however is able to gain complete authority over Ritsu when she gets angry, and she also scares her a lot when she appears out of nowhere

Casey[]

They are both tomboys.

Sakura[]

Todd Snapp[]

They both carry their own camera.

Ritchie[]

Jun Suzuki[]

Ritsu and Jun know each other through Azusa (however Ritsu tends to forget Jun's surname and calls her "Sasaki"). Jun's first thought about Ritsu were that she seems like a "very cool" person. Her point of view was corrected, however, by Nodoka who scolded Ritsu for forgetting to hand out a request form.

Paul[]

She hates and despises Paul for his cruel treatment towards his own Pokémon

Lilo Pelekai[]

She and Lilo are fans of sci-fi/horror movies. They love anything scary, this was shown in The Mystery Menace where they talked nothing but scary movies and scary stories, which left Mio terrified out of her wits. They both even carry a camera around, too and they each have a collection of their own photos. They sometimes share a cheeky side.

Stitch[]

Dora Marquez[]

Solidad[]

Dawn[]

May[]

They both have younger brothers.

Max[]

Zoey[]

She and Zoey are both tomboys

Shauna[]

Liam Hammerfield[]

Very close friends.

Megumi Sokabe[]

Ritsu and Megumi became close friends even though the latter was already attending university. Since Ritsu wants to visit the same university, she asked Megumi to lend her important material, which Megumi glady did. The two hang out so often that Mio thought that Ritsu had a boyfriend

Johanna[]

Ayame Yoshida[]

Ritsu and Ayame got along the moment they first met since both share a similar personality and are also very alike in other sectors like, for example, clothing. Ayame likes Ritsu's outspoken personality, especially towards Akira. The two also share another physical trait, namely their flat chests and constantly need to sheer up the other because of it, especially when Mio and Sachi are around.

Harley[]

Drew[]

Scott[]

Nurse Joy[]

Officer Jenny[]

Delia Ketchum[]

Agent Ben Rockefeller[]

Professor Oak[]

Nando[]

Nodoka Manabe[]

Nodoka and Ritsu do not get along very well initially due to Ritsu's laziness and her tendency to often forget to hand in forms for festivals and concerts. On top of that. Ritsu was envious of Nodoka since she saw Nodoka as a rival regarding her friendship with Mio. But since Nodoka was willing to shoulder Ritsu's fault (once again forgetting to hand out a form for the school concert) alongside her and explained that she had no intentions of taking Mio from her, Ritsu dropped her prejudices and the two have generally good relations.

Serena[]

Clemont[]

Bonnie[]

When they first met, Bonnie proposed to her and asked her to marry her brother and take care of him, saying that she is a keeper, much to Clemont's embarrassment.

Lillie[]

Professor Sycamore[]

Nini[]

Mairin[]

Dino[]

Nana, Mio's Leavanny[]

Very hostile.

Orphan, Mio's Cubone[]

Not very friendly.

Virgil[]

Trevor[]

Sawyer[]

Kiawe[]

Lusamine[]

Lana[]

Tripp[]

Tyson (Hoenn)[]

Robert[]

Drew[]

Angie[]

She and Angie are both tomboys

Conway[]

Hau[]

Sydney Tidal[]

Close friends.

Mallow[]

Professor Rowan[]

Miette[]

Chloe[]

Goh[]

Professor Cerise[]

Samson Oak[]

Corona[]

Handyman[]

Chupy[]

Boomer[]

Oinky[]

Snatcher[]

Loomy[]

Rammy[]

Gary Oak[]

She originally hated Gary due to calling everyone losers which was stated in Dig Those Diglett!, she even blew her top at Gary that she almost swore but she was droned out by the Diglett, but after Ash defeated Gary in the Silver Conference, she gained respect for him after she learned that Gary is going to become a professor.

Tino Tonitini[]

Gazimon[]

Ritsu's Digimon partner

Tai Kamiya[]

They both have younger siblings.

Joe Kido[]

At the end of The Roar Of BlackGarurumon, Joe is seen tending to her ankle which she had sprained during her encounter with Tortomon who was possessed by the Black Gear

Marina Shimizu[]

Omari Deng[]

Arthur Mizu[]

Jaden Mizu[]

Cody Tsunami[]

T.K. Takashi[]

Izzy Izumi[]

Kari Kamiya[]

They both carry cameras.

Davis Motoiya[]

Ken Ichijouji[]

Cody Hida[]

Yolei Inoue[]

Kenna Deng[]

They both have younger brothers.

Mimi Tachikawa[]

Sora Takenouchi[]

They are both tomboys.

Matt Ishida[]

They both have younger brothers and they also perform in a rock band. They also like to make jokes and they are good cooks.

Sistermon-Blanc[]

Ryan Freestar[]

She did became friends with Ryan since he knows Mio as a friend.

Meg Griffin[]

Oisin Carolglow[]

Orla Carolglow[]

Sean Carolglow[]

Jessie Primefan[]

Queen Zoe Freestar[]

Matau T. Garrison[]

Cody Starshooter[]

Ruskin "Raice" Landimister[]

Bertram T. Garrison[]

Aylin Livemort[]

She knows Evil Anna since she met her with Ryan's and Meg's team in the K-ON! world. While she is friends with her, she sometimes get hit on the head by Evil Anna like Mio does when she

Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir[]

As shown in,

Pinkipoo[]

Pookivil[]

Foiletta[]

Love Interest[]

Percy Tidal[]

Ritsu found her soul mate in Sandshrew's Locker! after she recklessly dived in without a mermaid tail, until Percy fixed it for her.

Enemies[]

Jessie, James and Meowth

Hunter J

Giovanni

Butch and Cassidy

Lila Rossi[]

Ritsu despises her greatly, even calling her names that mentions lying, such as Lady Lies-a-lot, Little Miss Pinocchio, and Fibber McFaulsitron. As a result, the rest of the Light Music Club bitterly hates Lila, especially since she got Marinette expelled from school.

Ritsu Tainaka's Pokemon[]

In Liam's Adventures of Pokemon the Series[]

On Hand[]

In Rotation[]

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At Oak's Lab[]

Future captures[]

Nidoran ♀️ ("Juliet")

Released[]

  • ApplinFlapple ("Big Mac") (Left it to protect any future attacks)

Befriended[]

Blacephalon

Darkrai

Honedge

In Training[]

Digimon Partner[]

Trivia[]

  • In Liam's Adventures of Pokemon the Series, Ritsu will appear in Securing the Future! where she, along with Mugi, Azusa, Mio, Sawako, Nodoka Manabe, Ui, Yui, and Jun is shown to join the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.
  • In both versions of Traumio (episode), Ritsu found a kwami which revealed to be a Monkey when she first encountered Ryan and the group, when Mio got akumatized, the kwami tells her the words to transform so that she can remove the akuma from Mio and de-evilize her.
  • She comes in Possession of the Crest of Humility.
  • She is very similar to Banri Edasaki from A Certain Scientific Railgun because they are both brown-haired tomboys with yellow headbands, and are both voiced by Satomi Satou.
  • In Ryan F-Freeman's Adventures Series, while Ritsu is one of Ryan's allies, she was unable to do the biomerging either, so instead her Digimon digivolved instead of biomerging. By the finale of Digimon Tamers, she leaves her Digimon behind who had regenerated back all the way to its In-Training stage, so it can go back to the Digital World, resulting her to quit being a Digidestined in the process, and went back into being a Pokemon trainer alongside Yui and the others who had also quit being Digidestined as well.
  • When the Miraculous is inhabited by the OC, Sarufu, Ritsu becomes Drum Saru, a monkey-themed superhero who helps Master Bug/Ladyan and friends ‘during particularly different missions’ in the first season and beyond.

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