Reko Yabusame

Reko Yabusame is one of the 20 chosen to participate in the Death Game. She is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter. Reko seems intimidating, assertive, and "rough around the edges," especially in comparison to her milder female companions such as Nao and Kanna. However, she's generally friendly and takes on a sisterly role for those younger than her. She seems to act kinder to those who may be seen as "weak." This is shown when Reko immediately comforts Kanna when hearing about her sister and treats her more gently. This, however, was not part of her personality before Alice was arrested for murder. Alice also describes Reko as having always been overflowing with talent and charisma from an early age. Reko is not fond of catering to others' expectations of her. As a child, she deliberately rebelled against those who were managing her music career by making songs that she wanted, no matter how unmarketable they were. Reko is shown to have great reflexes and a great memory as well. Reko has liked music ever since she was a kid; classical, folk, heavy metal... she listened to all of it. Around grade school, she started to compose and write lyrics. Her AI recalls, "People praised me, and my parents were just plain happy." However, once everybody started to call her a "gifted child", she began to receive more attention. She started to make music that her heart wasn't in, due to her parents wanting attention and "old bastards wanting money." In middle school, Reko rebelled. She was a rocker, "she made tons of songs nobody ever wanted." But even then, she still received tons of attention. Even her spirit had to give in.