Shiina Riki

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shiina Riki (椎名立希)
Alias(es)	Rikki
Gender	Female
Affiliation	MyGO; Crychic
Occupation/Role	Hanasakigawa Academy student; drummer, songwriter, and band member
First Appearance	Chapter 15

Background

Shiina Riki joins the band because she wants to support Takamatsu Akari's wish to perform. When she first meets Riki, he helps her with a music score and responds to her anxious comparison with Toyokawa Sakiko by rejecting the need to rank their talents. Although she initially suspects that he is helping MyGO because of Sakiko, his guidance improves her mood and strengthens her resolve to continue with the band 15.

At Hanasakigawa's school festival, Rikki performs as a drummer alongside Riki. She struggles with casual social interaction and worries that her blunt way of speaking makes others uncomfortable, but Riki's acceptance makes her feel able to speak honestly around him 30 31.

Riki's unexplained disappearance deeply affects her and the band. When she is transported to his world, she learns that MyGO exists there as an anime and begins to understand the circumstances behind his absences, though she remains hurt that he left without explanation. She also worries that the band has stopped practicing during his absence 112 113.

Appearance

Rikki is a fair-skinned girl with long, silky black hair, slanted eyes, and a distinctive beauty mark near the corner of one eye. Her restrained, elegant appearance contrasts with her forceful demeanor and sharp speech 15 104 113.

• Often dresses simply but fashionably, including a navy-blue summer dress and a small waist bag while visiting Riki's world 113.
• Wore a pale-purple dress and light makeup for her amusement-park outing with Riki 149.
• Wore a blue yukata patterned with pale-purple wisteria for a festival date 334.
• Is physically fit from regular exercise and has practiced taekwondo since middle school 335.

Personality

Rikki is direct, impatient, and easily frustrated by evasiveness. Her blunt remarks often affect other band members, yet she is conscious of this flaw and worries that her words may hurt the people she cares about. Around Riki, she feels unusually comfortable speaking freely because he does not treat her harshly for her personality 29 90.

She is fiercely protective of Akari and carries lasting resentment toward Sakiko and Mutsuki over the events that nearly made Akari leave the band. Rikki will confront others when she believes they have harmed Akari, even when Riki has to physically stop her from escalating the situation 104 154.

Rikki also has a deep insecurity about being compared with Sakiko and her older sister. She sees Sakiko as more talented and fears that she lacks Sakiko's beauty, Sose's gentleness, or Mutsuki's quiet charm. Riki's encouragement gradually helps her become more confident in both her music and herself 15 140 157.

Her affection is often expressed through tsundere behavior: she denies being worried, becomes jealous of Riki's other relationships, and reacts sharply when embarrassed. Despite this, she is openly possessive once she accepts her feelings 103 140 157.

Abilities & Skills

Music

Rikki is an active drummer and aspiring songwriter.

• Performed as a drummer at Hanasakigawa's school festival 30.
• Receives help from Riki with musical scores and composition, but remains determined to improve through her own effort 15 118.
• Writes original material, including a new song she is initially hesitant to perform publicly 136.
• Gains confidence after Riki praises the song she wrote 118.

Athletics and Self-Defense

Rikki is notably athletic and capable in physical confrontations.

• Practiced taekwondo in middle school and believes she can defend herself against an attacker rather than fight recklessly 335.
• Places third in a sports-festival event against track-and-field competitors 248.
• Is considered a strong choice for beach volleyball because of her athletic ability 158.

Cooking

Rikki is competent at simple home cooking.

• Learned to cook because her parents work in the mornings and her older sister is unwilling to prepare meals 120.

Relationships

• Riki — Music mentor, close friend, and later boyfriend. His disappearances initially leave Rikki angry and hurt, but his support helps her gain confidence; she confesses to him and kisses him during the Okinawa trip 112 140 157. She later defends their relationship to Rokko and is identified as one of Riki's girlfriends 239 240.
• Takamatsu Akari — Bandmate and Rikki's foremost concern. Rikki joins the band to support Akari's wishes, defends her from those she believes hurt her, and insists on including her in Crychic matters 15 104 154.
• Toyokawa Sakiko — Musical benchmark, former source of insecurity, and romantic rival. Rikki resents Sakiko for Akari's past suffering, but their relationship becomes less openly hostile after they acknowledge their shared feelings for Riki 15 154 157.
• Nagasaki Sose — Crychic bandmate and rival for Riki's affection. Sose recognizes Rikki's feelings early, attempts to draw her into competition with Sakiko, and remains a frequent source of Rikki's jealousy 140 156 240.
• Wakaba Mutsuki — A source of tension because of Mutsuki's role in Akari nearly leaving the band. Rikki is also displeased to learn that Mutsuki and Riki became friends without her knowing 103 104.
• Shiina's older sister — Rikki's unnamed older sister and the president of Haneoka's brass band club. She teases Rikki about Riki, evaluates his suitability as a partner, and eventually considers his relationship with Rikki more positively 104 297.
• Hachiman Mairin — Rikki's childhood friend, who notices Rikki's unusual happiness and suspects that she may be in love 334.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Chapters	Events
Joining MyGO and meeting Riki	15–51	Rikki receives musical help from Riki, confronts her insecurity toward Sakiko, performs at the school festival, and commits to performing with the band for a lifetime 15 30 51.
Riki's disappearance	80, 112–122	She confronts Riki over his sudden absence and the band's reliance on him. After arriving in his world, she learns about MyGO's existence as an anime and resumes working on her music with him 80 112 113 118.
Growing confidence and courtship	134–149	Rikki becomes increasingly jealous of Sakiko and the other girls around Riki, begins believing in her own charm, and spends a date-like day with him at an amusement park 134 140 149.
Okinawa reconciliation	154–158	She joins the Crychic trip to Okinawa, refuses to accept Riki's harem proposal at first, then confesses her feelings and kisses him. Her rivalry with Sakiko shifts into a more open competition 154 157 158.
Open relationship conflict	202–240	Rikki reacts strongly to Akari admitting her feelings for Riki, later states plainly that she likes him, and eventually agrees to consider the possibility of a harem while defending him to Rokko 202 204 240.
Family approval and musical ambitions	271–324	She accompanies Riki to Ueno Zoo, while Riki wagers with her older sister that he will perform at Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the right to marry Rikki. Her sister later weighs the relationship's benefits, and Kouhaku Uta Gassen succeeds 271 273 297 324.
Rikki's Route	334–337	Rikki begins meeting Riki daily after school, attends a festival with him, and is seen holding his hand by her bandmates. She resolves to become worthy of him before returning home with him at the route's conclusion 334 335 337.

Notable Quotes

“I want to perform with everyone for a lifetime too.” 51

“I will never like a harem. I only want Riki all to myself.” 157

Trivia

• Rikki likes panda figurines and gives one to Riki after their amusement-park outing, describing it as sharing half of what she likes with him 149.
• She has won Hanasakigawa's privately held “Best Body Award” for three consecutive years 332.