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Seto Rika (瀬戸リカ?) is a character in the D4DJ franchise and the leader of the group Merm4id.
Profile[]
Holding "Life's too short not to have fun!" as her motto, Rika leads a positive university life. She loves to dance and sing with her friends at parties. She starts her DJ activities with her best friend Marika along with Saori and Dalia who she met by chance at a club. She is a gifted individual who overcomes anything with luck and charm.[3]
Appearance[]
Rika has light auburn hair typically worn in curled pigtails and side-swept bangs. Her eyes consist of a brownish gold color paired with a fair skin complexion. She's quite fit and has a slim figure.
Personality[]
Rika is an active individual who always looks on the bright side of conditions, in contrast with her polar opposite Saori. Described as "The Life of the Party in Merm4id", she can bring anyone into her fun sprees with her charismatic personality, and particularly gets along with the high-spirited members of the other units.
Although one could assume that she is nothing but a wild party animal, especially due to her reputation around the campus, in reality Rika is highly empathetic. This feature of her personality was dedicated to the 5th episode of All Mix, during which Rika first inadvertently loaded Saori with difficult cases of organizing a collaboration with a foreign DJ, and then, sincerely caring for her well-being, was able to provide an impressive help to the former in solving problems that arose.
After the events of Merm4id's side:origin story, Rika eventually grows out of forcing others into her whims and learns to respect their boundaries, especially with Saori. Though she's still down to give other people fun experiences, she now wants to repay those who accept her as she is by giving them the same freedom to be themselves. She also becomes more mindful about not stealing the spotlight or causing trouble for others.[4] For example, she invited Saori to come out of her bubble and swim with her and the others at the beach, but ultimately respected Saori's choice to remain on the shore.[5]
Etymology[]
Seto (瀬戸) can be split into two parts. Se (瀬), meaning waves or currents, and To (戸) meaning family.
Rika (リカ) is written in katakana and is therefore not associated with any known kanji. However, when the portmanteau of her name is written in katakana, then "Setori"（セトリ）would make an abbreviation of "Set list", an aspect associated with being in a DJ unit.
Trivia[]
- Rika is proficient at volleyball.[6]
- Rika does not like mold.[7]
- Rika dislikes spiders.
- In addition to her party-loving personality, Rika also loves theme parks.
- Rika owns a motorcycle.[8]
- While not confirmed, this is likely an aspect of her character taken from her voice actress, Hirajima Natsumi, who is an experienced motorcyclist. In addition, it often rains when she goes touring on her motorcycle (this is evident from her YouTube channel).
- Rika's English ability is limited, but she is somehow able to communicate with foreigners.
Collaborations[]
Rika has been featured in the following collaboration events:
- In Viva! Tropical-Rouge Groove!, her character design was based on Natsuumi Manatsu.
- In An Angel Flew Down to Stage, her character design was based on Tanemura Koyori.
- In Fantasia Groove!! -1st Half-, her character design was based on Rias Gremory.
- In Goddess Café Mix, her character design was based on Tsukishima Riho.
- In The Many Sides of DJ Radio, her character design was based on Utatane Yasumi (Satou Yumiko).
References[]
- ↑ First Mix EP11 Chinese Dub Staff Credit
- ↑ D4DJ Global Channel First Mix Special Program (Chinese Embed CC)
- ↑ Official Profile
- ↑ HAVE A FUN TIME! ~Café de LAGOON~ Episode 4
- ↑ Summery Spl＠sh/Episode
- ↑ D4DJ Groovy Mix Character Illustrated Book Vol. 2
- ↑ Home screen dialogue: "I've been putting off cleaning the sink. There's mold... Ugh...no way. I can't deal with mold!"
- ↑ All Mix Episode 5
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