__Zodiac Animal:__ Monkey

As far back as he could remember, his parents always had to apologize for everything he did, so he is very unsure of himself. He feels that every day, he is robbing the world of its air by breathing.

He found that it always made him feel more comfortable to dress like a girl, but that only gave his parents even more to apologize for. Since he looks so much like a girl, that's what [Tohru](https://anilist.co/character/207) thought when she first saw him, until he accidently transformed. Somehow, Tohru convinced him that he does have a reason to live, he just hasn't found it yet. Shigure likes to play with Ritsu's insecurities and gullibility, much as he does his editor, [Mitsuru](https://anilist.co/character/9759).

~!When the two meet, they realize they have this in common. In the final chapter of the manga, Ritsu tells Kagura, while giving her one of his women's kimonos, that he has asked Mitsuru on a date, and in a bonus story in the first fan-book, he and Mitsuru are a couple.!~  

Natsuki Takaya derived his name from the eighth month, odakaritsuki or "rice harvest month," which is the month of the monkey, of the traditional Japanese calendar. In an author's note, Takaya said that she regretted how little role Ritsu played in the main story.

(Source: AbsoluteAnime.com)

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!
 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

__Height:__ 158 cm

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**Non-anime roles:**
- Aventurine - Honkai: Star Rail (VG)

__Mike McFarland__ is an American voice actor, ADR Director, Script, and Line Producer at Funimation Entertainment.

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Lucas Lopes da Gama, better known as Lucas Gama, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director. He is married to the voice actor [Fernando Mendonça](https://anilist.co/staff/182489/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Bryce Walker (13 Reasons Why)
- Miguel Bernardeau (Elite, Zorro 2024, 1899 and Ola de crímenes)
- Varus, the Arrow of Retribution (2nd voice - 2023-Present; League of Legends)
- Chris Ackerman (Blood & Water)
- Elio Perlman (Call Me by Your Name)
- Deuce Gorgon (Monster High 2022)
- Alden (The Walking Dead)
- Woo Dae Sung (A Love So Beautiful)
- Jerry Baynard (Anne with an E)
- Magnus Nielsen (Dark)
- Timothy “Tim” Drake / Robin / Red Robin (Gotham Knights)
- Yoo Shi-Jin (Descendants of the Sun)
- Shin Kyeong-Sik (Extracurricular)
- Mitsuki (Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections)
- Jordan Green (1st voice; The 100)
- Mitchell Wilson (Moxie 2021)
- Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow (Gotham)
- Adam (The Hollow)
- Pietro Benedetto (Bia)
- Leandro Prewett (Hogwarts Legacy)
- Taka (Castlevania)
- Safi (Wish)
- Mateo de Alva (Elena of Avalor)
- Seth Warshavsky (Pam & Tommy)
- Miss Terri Tory (AJ and the Queen)
- Malyen Oretsev (Shadow and Bone)
- Pablo (L-Pop)
- Lucas Wanson / Lord of Forest (2nd voice; Gormiti, che miti)
- Guy Hamdon / SheZow (SheZow)
!~

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**Luis Leonardo Suárez García** is a Mexican voice actor. He is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Petter Maxinoff / Quicksilver  in the _X-Men_ movies, Edward Nigma / The Riddler in _Gotham_ and Armitage Hux in the newest trilogy of _Star Wars_.

Victor Niverd is a French comedian, voice actor, singer and youtuber.
__[Twitter](https://twitter.com/Victor_Niverd)__
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After last season’s revelations, the Soma family moves forward, but the emotional chains that bind them are not easily broken. Unable to admit why she wants the cure, Tohru wrestles with the truth, aware that time is running out for someone close.
 
And a secret still lurks that could break another’s heart. But hope is not lost—a clue to the curse is found. Could their imprisonment’s end be near? 
(Source: Funimation) 
Note: This season premiered on Funimation and AnimeLab on March 20, 2021. The Japanese broadcast started two weeks later on April 6, 2021.

A year has passed since Tohru Honda began living in the Souma residence, and she has since created stronger relationships with its inhabitants Shigure, Kyou, and Yuki. She has also grown closer to the rest of the Souma family and has become familiar with their ancestral secret, having helped them with many of their personal issues. The closer Tohru gets, however, the more she begins to realize that their secret holds a darker truth than she first presumed. 

Summer is approaching and Tohru is invited to spend her days with the Soumas, mainly Kyou and Yuki. Tohru wishes for an easy-going vacation, but her close relationships with the two boys and the rest of the Soumas may prove to cause trouble. As they grow more intimate, their carefree time together is hindered by older hardships and feelings from the past that begin to resurface. The Eternal Banquet also dawns on the members of the zodiac, and they must tend to their duties alongside the unnerving head of the family, Akito Souma. 

With the banquet approaching and a plethora of feelings to be solved, will Tohru's life with the Soumas remain peaceful, or will she find herself in a situation from which she cannot escape?

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac! 
 
(Source: Yen Press) 
Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelty and heartbreak.

Her true name is Yoshiko Masumoto (増本美子) and her maiden name is Tominaga (冨永).  She works for mint Avenue.

[Blog](http://ameblo.jp/tominaga-miina/)

Ritsu Souma