Ritsu Sakuma

Ritsu Sakuma has medium-length black hair, with a few stray bangs, red eyes, pale skin, and dark circles under his eyes. Ritsu has an average build that leans towards the more skinny and leaner side, he is 171cm, or 5'7ft. He has fangs.

'Knights' is an idol group that Ritsu is apart of. It is composed of Leo Tsukinaga, Arashi Narukami, Izumi Sena, and Tsukasa Suou, the leader of the group.

Ritsu has an older brother, named Rei Sakuma. Who shares a similar appearance, yet is more taller, more built, and overall, someone more refined in terms of looks. Their family relationship is quite difficult. Rei had left Ritsu when going overseas, causing Ritsu to have abandonment issues and a hatred towards his older brother. They both inherit an illness, which causes vampiric-like symptoms, like sleeping a lot, sensitivity to sunlight, etc. People may assume that the Sakuma brothers are vampires, but they are infact not.

Ritsu has a childhood friend, Mao Isara. His friend has medium-length reddish-violet hair that is clipped up, and green eyes. Mao is average height and build. Ritsu very much close with Mao, being neighbors in childhood, and sticking together very closely. Ritsu is sometimes borderline flirty with Mao, even saying once to the male about them getting married. Ritsu clings to Mao emotionally, as Mao was the closest person to him in life. Ritsu learns to expand his social circle and to make friends, but is still very much possessive over Mao. Ritsu affectionately calls Mao, "Maa-kun"

Though he may seem cold and uninterested, Ritsu is a playful and intelligent person at his core. Energy isn't something that comes naturally to him, and he is instead quietly passionate, and likes to tease others, enjoying their reactions.

At the start of the year, Ritsu tended to distance himself from his classmates and idol activities, which he viewed as laborious and boring because of the previous fractured state of Knights. He was reluctant to make friends due to this, and clung only to his childhood friend, Mao, who worried over Ritsu's antisocial nature. However, as the year goes on, Ritsu begins to open up and form important bonds with his friends and unitmates. He is very loyal and affectionate to the select few he is truly comfortable with.

Ritsu can be blunt and harsh to a fault, but is very intuitive and often picks up on others' emotions. He regards psychoanalysis as a 'bad habit' of his, yet is very adept at it. At times, he can be very clingy, and loves it when others praise him. He can be violent, especially towards his older brother, and doesn't hold his tongue often. Despite this, he can get very protective of his loved ones, to the point of being possessive, as seen with his interactions with Mao, though he gets better at learning to rein in his jealousy later on.

Ritsu has abandonment issues largely stemming from Rei's absence last year, which contributes to his clingy and possessive tendencies, yet also his habit of distancing himself from others as a whole. He shares Rei's aversion of sunlight, and becomes more active and 'alive' at night. They also share a habit of jokingly regarding themselves as older and wiser than their juniors.

He loves music and is known for playing the piano. His songwriting reveals a much deeper and more wistful side of him, something that he almost never reveals to others, preferring his smug and sleepy persona. Somewhat surprisingly, though, he tends to keep things to himself to avoid burdening others. As it stands, Ritsu values his friends very much, and is willing to put effort into his idol work (or at least that which interests him).

Ritsu has low blood pressure. Ritsu serves as Knights' strategist. Despite how strange (and disgusting) his pastries look, they actually are delicious. Rei seems to say that Ritsu has a bright future for "grasping the concept of black magic at a young age" because of the pastries, much to Ritsu's delight. Just like his brother, Ritsu suffers from chronic pain. It is also possible that his "laziness" and constant need for sleep is due to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) as he shows various of the symptoms (including the 3 core symptoms) of this illness. Ritsu is childhood friends and neighbors with Mao, and often uses Mao as an emotional crutch because of this as he was his only friend growing up. Ritsu possesses a high level intellect and often finds himself mentally criticizing the actions of others without meaning to. However, he is also surprised by the intelligence of some people in Yumenosaki, as he was so used to him and his brother being so much smarter than everyone else growing up, especially around Mao, who he calls "dumb yet cute." Like his brother, Ritsu often jokes that people should let him drink their blood as payment whenever he does something troublesome for them, which tends to freak others out. When it's really sunny out, Ritsu has to use a specially made umbrella to help protect him from the bright rays.