
Altogether, her name strung together would looesly mean “child with the fragrance of pear blossoms” thus making for the connection to both Yang-Gui Fei’s beauty, as well as the flowers of her namesake. The 梨 ( ri) in her name is the kanji for pears, whilst the 香 ( ka) and 子 ( ko) mean “smell” and “child” respectively.



Furthermore, “Yang-Gui Fei” is a literary figure seen in cross-cultural accounts between Japan and China much known for her beauty. According to her at least, in order that she may grow up “beautiful” her mother named her Rikako (梨香子/ rikako), after the “Tears of Yang-Gui Fei” (楊貴妃の涙/ yang-gui fei no namida) - another way the Japanese call pear blossoms. Voices Sakurauchi Riko from Love Live! Sunshine!! and Sera Sawako from Sagrada Reset along with some very minor roles for titles such as Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, My Hero Academia, Hozuki’s Coolheadedness, and Pop Team Epic.Įver since I read ( and subsequently translated) an interview where the origins of her name got brought up, I’ve since found it oddly fascinating, considering how she is now.Has a fondness for dogs (particularly Shiba Inus, of which she owns one), yet has recently taken a liking to otters as well,.Favorite Food: Pickled Plums, Eggplant, Soup Curry.Hobbies include watching movies and staying up late.Lists both “Holding conversations in English” and “Being able to fall asleep right away” as her special skills.Has taken the nickname “Rikyako” (given to her by fellow Aqours, Aikyan).We did a clasic schoolyard pick as to who would write about who, and OF COURSE I had to go with Rikyako to start my lineup <3 Keep in mind these are our “favorite” facts so some of these might not necessarily be mind-blowing trivia for some, more than that they might just be some silly random thing that we picked up on - which should make for a fun little primer of these girls I would think both for fans of the franchise, and non-fans as well (who are also very welcome here). In commemorating all that, allow us to showcase some of our favorite factoids of these nine spectacular Sunshines.
Rikako aida series#
Kimi wa Tennenshoku (#3 Kimi wa Tennenshoku (Senda Naru ver.Yep, we’re here, it’s an Aqours seiyuu-profile-slash-trivia series it’s happening (xD) Truth is this project was the first of what happened to be many (lol) between myself and Al (from SliceOfAlfredo /who’s also responsible for that awesome-tier cover up top) and because of RL stuff on both our ends it just ended up being put on the backburner for a while.īUT, we never did stop wanting to do this, and as it happens Aqours themselves have a bit of a thing going on at this time in the final leg of their WONDERFUL STORIES 3rd Live Tour (fresh after performing in LA for their one-man live in AX just a day ago mind you!).

Aida Rikako no Slow na Kyujitsu (逢田梨香子のスローな休日).Aida Rikako promoting Curtain raise (2020) Albums
