We've thoroughly investigated why Takarada Rikka, the heroine of the fall 2018 anime "SSSS.GRIDMAN," has become one of the most popular characters. Here we introduce basic information about Rikka, her charms, and more.
Profile of Takarada Rikka
Source: SSSS.GRIDMAN ⒸTsuburaya Productions/TRIGGER, Amemiya Satoshi/"GRIDMAN" Production Committee
A first-year high school student at Tsutsujidai High School, which has a fairly high deviation score. A classmate of Hibiki Yuta. A cool, beautiful girl with long black hair. A modern high school student with a listless tone of voice. The concept of the character design is "a girl who is out of reach." Her parents run a recycle shop called "Aya JUNK SHOP."
Although a modern high school girl, she has a slightly cool aura and a listless tone of voice.
Personality
When Gridman is struggling, Sho grumbles, "I wish it was the Ultra Series," and he looks at him with a cold look (every time he grumbles) as if to say, "What is he talking about?". When the two boys from the alliance are happy that Gridman defeated a monster in their first battle, he reacts very dryly, perhaps because he is mentally exhausted. He has a generally cool personality.
The gap is cute
But after he was shocked by the fact that his classmate was killed by a monster, he was always worried about his friends and mother whenever a monster appeared in the city, showing his friend and family-oriented side. He is a kind person at heart, but also has a good-natured side, such as when he drives Yuta home after he loses his memory, complaining about it, and when he tolerates that his house has essentially become a hangout spot for the Gridman Alliance because of "Junk".
Dangerous type
She has the dangerousness of a high school girl who can't refuse and ends up playing with a university student, and she also has the boldness (or vulnerability) of running alone in a bikini through the mountains in pursuit of Yuta and the others. Furthermore, she is clearly one of the few women who cooperate with Gridman.
Evaluation by others
Source: SSSS.GRIDMAN ⒸTsuburaya Productions/TRIGGER, Amemiya Satoshi/"GRIDMAN" Production Committee
During her school life, she forms a group with Namiko and Hassu. They are known as the "Rikka-san Gang". She has worked as a haircut model at a hair salon in Aoyama, been mistaken for an Aoyama student in Omotesando, and bought an aroma diffuser at Francfranc, so the two tease her and call her "Rokka-san." The two say that she "gives off" and "seems like she's dating a working adult," and that if they were boys, they wouldn't make a move on her.
Characteristic Appearance
Source: SSSS.GRIDMAN ⒸTsuburaya Productions/TRIGGER, Amemiya Satoshi/"GRIDMAN" Production Committee
As for physical characteristics, her legs are quite thick. When the characters were introduced in "SSSS.GRIDMAN ~Past & Future~", the first thing the voice actors said was, "Her legs are so thick!" According to the director, this was to differentiate her from Shinjo Akane, and above all, since men have divided preferences into two, thick and thin legs, it was done to cater to both. Her socks and skirt are also short, perhaps to show off her thighs. They are so short that it seems as if her underwear is showing, but not quite, so in other words, she is "not wearing any."
Takara Rikka's cute points
According to the voice drama episode 1.1, she cannot drink carbonated drinks, and this was also mentioned in the main story episode 2. In the voice drama episode 3.3, we can see that she is excited about having cheese fondue for dinner, so cheese fondue may be her favorite food. When she is alone, she often listens to music with headphones. When she is in a good mood, she has a habit of humming "Believe".
Appearance of a Classic Heroine
Rikka's appearance is classified as a classic for an anime heroine. Her hairstyle is long black hair. However, it is not long, but it is chest-length, so strictly speaking it is semi-long. Her eyes are slightly slanted and wide, giving her the typical "cat-eye" look. This combination of long black hair and cat-eye is the perfect blend of cuteness and coolness.
Relationship with the main character "Yuta"
He is a classmate of Hibiki Yuta, but before the main story, they were not close enough to be called friends. Before the main story, they rarely talk, and the only time they talk properly is when they are alone during the free time at the ball game tournament before summer vacation. However, at the beginning of the main story, Yuta passes out in front of Rikka's house and loses his memory.
When asked about his memory loss, Yuta says "It would be the worst if you lied," and when Yuta asks about their relationship, "Are you friends?", she looks uncomfortable and goes silent for a moment, and there are some scenes that suggest something happened between Yuta and Rikka just before he lost his memory.
In the end, his relationship with Yuta remains a mystery
Rikka has not spoken in detail (as of episode 5), and when Namiko and Hassu ask her why Yuta went to Rikka's house before he lost his memory, she tells a bad lie or forcibly changes the topic. By the end of episode 3, Yuta and Rikka have become good friends, and in the voice drama, she talks about Yuta to her friends in a gentler tone.
Rikka's position
Source: SSSS.GRIDMAN ⒸTsuburaya Productions/TRIGGER, Amemiya Satoshi/"GRIDMAN" Production Committee
His typing speed was so fast that Utsumi Sho was surprised, and he was able to quickly convey Utsumi's instructions to Gridman. Therefore, he is in the position of Inoue Yuka in "Denkou Choujin Gridman". However, he is just a fast typist and does not seem to know much about computers themselves, and when the computer freezes he unplugs it or kicks it.
Rikka's popularity
An anime magazine released before the broadcast revealed that she was designed with the concept of "a girl who is out of reach (based on the male standards of TRIGGER)" and "a big butt and thick legs (requested by director Amemiya Satoshi)". Because of this design, many viewers were fascinated by her thighs from the first episode. In fact, some even gave her the crazy nickname "personification of thighs".
Captivated the hearts of artists
Her captivating appearance seems to have captured the hearts of many artists, and the number of illustrations posted exceeded 1,000 in about two weeks after the terrestrial broadcast began, showing a very high pace.
Outstanding Promotion
By the way, she seems to be the type who looks slimmer when she wears clothes, and in the magazine's swimsuit gravure where she strips off her usual clothes, she is not quite on the same level as Akane Shinjo, but she still has something that is more than enough, and she has an outstanding figure with no flaws in both the lower and upper body.
Summary
Takarada Rikka is one of the most popular characters that appears in "SSSS.GRIDMAN". She is cute both in appearance and personality, so we are looking forward to seeing her future work as the heroine. Be sure to check out Rikka's cuteness in the anime.
