Appearance He is characterized by his navy blue hair parted in a 5:5 style, a purple dress shirt, and silver piercings. Personality At first glance, he appears to be a serious person, but he has a hot-blooded side. He often picks fights with civilians, such as attempting to drive a skewer into the finger of a brothel employee who refused to pay protection money by citing anti-gang laws (though he was stopped by Kotouge before he could succeed). He possesses a sadistic streak that rivals the "madman" seniors of the group, finding enjoyment in torture, such as laughing while driving skewers into fingers. However, he still retains a certain greenness as a yakuza; for instance, during a raid, he felt internal terror, thinking "I'm going to be killed..." when threatened by his senior, Hajime Noda. While Kotouge is terrified of him and calls him a madman, Ryuta similarly fears Kotouge as a madman. Despite this, he has guts and adapted to the spartan training of Yukisada Kobayashi when learning to use a gun. While he is naturally bright (as mentioned later), he lacks formal education; he cannot speak Portuguese or English, and his interpretation of Samba was the crude remark: "It's just women dancing with their butts out." Relationships Like Kotouge before he hardened his resolve, Ryuta is intimidated by the combat-specialist "madman" seniors. He is particularly afraid of Kobayashi, calling him the "Number 1 senior I don't want to get involved with." However, Kobayashi evaluates him as a man with guts. Although he is often pushed around by the madman seniors (mainly Noda), he has built a relationship of respect and trust similar to Kotouge's. He is frequently assigned as an attendant by seniors other than Kotouge. Furthermore, Keiji Amou has begun to entrust him with major business operations, and he showed his true grit by standing his ground against Yasuaki Ichijo to allow Taiki Hayami to escape. Because he is so valued, there was no way the Amou-gumi wouldn't be absolutely furious when he was harmed. Abilities His combat prowess pales in comparison to the madman seniors. However, in his fight against Yasuaki Ichijo, he demonstrated evasion skills and sheer willpower, avoiding fatal blows long enough to let Hayami escape. In addition to skewers, he also uses firearms. During raids and torture, his personality becomes cruel. He has been seen enjoying the sight of victims writhing in pain after driving bamboo skewers under their fingernails or into their eyeballs. As Kotouge began to serve more frequently as a primary combatant, Ryuta was more often depicted handling the body disposal tasks Kotouge used to perform. He is also quite sharp and was the one to propose an alibi company as a new source of income for the Amou-gumi. He also possesses high negotiation skills, managing to achieve his goals through passion and momentum even with people where a language barrier exists. However, his inability to truly overcome that language barrier eventually led to him being framed for a terrible crime... He loves you very much. He is extremely possessive.