| Ryuu | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 佐々木 竜之介 |
| Translation | Sasaki Ryūnosuke |
| Character information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Occupation | Shūei Clan member |
| Home country | Japan |
| Goal | Protect next head of clan, Raku Ichijō |
| Likes | Raku Ichijō |
| Dislikes | Bee Hive Gang |
| Background information | |
| Chapter | "Promise" |
| Episode | "Promise" |
| Japanese | Nobuyuki Hiyama |
| English | Bryan Cranston |
| Image gallery (0) | |
Ryuu (佐々木 竜之介, Sasaki Ryūnosuke) is the second in-command of the Shuei-Gumi Clan much like Claude is of the Bee Hive Gang.
Appearance[]
Ryuu is a tall, muscular man with a large dragon tattoo on his exposed right shoulder. He has sanpaku eyes which there is a scar around his left eye, dark brown hair and mustache.
He is shown to wear a light purple kimono with a dark purple belt and has one sleeve from his right shoulder to the side to expose his tattoo and shoulder.
Personality[]
Ryuu is shown to be overprotective of Raku Ichijō as he is the son of the head of Shuei-Gumi. He is also quite violent against the clan's enemy and whoever insults his boc-chan. Although, he has also a soft side especially if Raku Ichijō is involved, sometime used as a comic relief.
Etymology[]
Full Name[]
- The name Ryunosuke means "dragon" (竜) (ryu), "this" (之) (no) and "help, assist" (介) (suke).
- Ryunosuke's surname Sasaki means "help, aid" (佐) (sa) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki).
Trivia[]
- According to the Japanese Nisekoi Wikipedia page, Ryuu's full name is Ryunosuke Sasaki (佐々木 竜之介, Sasaki Ryūnosuke).