Ritsuka Tachibana

Ritsuka Tachibana is the main protagonist of Dance With Devils. She is the daughter of Maria Tachibana and Lord Maksis. In the anime, Ritsuka falls in love with Rem Kaginuki and eventually becomes his lover. Ritsuka has ear-length brown hair, with her fringe parted towards the right and light brown eyes. She also wears a red hair clip on the right side of her head. According to Lord Nesta, Ritsuka resembles her mother Maria Tachibana and her deceased maternal aunt Marta Tachibana. Ritsuka is often seeing wearing her school uniform. Ritsuka is a strong, optimistic and straightforward girl who is also very deluded. She cares very much for everyone she knows and doesn't like to see them get hurt. She even says, "I hate watching people hurt and be hurt." She also is shown to hate being left in the dark about everything and believes that everyone is their own person, not an object to be toyed with. She was very upset when Rem called her a pawn and later stated that she wasn't just a pawn but a "person with a heart." She is also shown to be very forgiving to those who harm or lie to her, though she may have a hard time trusting them again. Even when she found out that her best friend, Azuna Kuzuha was an exorcist like Lindo Tachibana, she accepted her which made Azuna very happy to be able to protect her openly until her death in episode 8. Despite being wounded by Lindo in episode 7, she feels no hatred nor grudges towards him. Even after knowing that Lindo isn't her brother but her cousin and that he is a dhampir, Ritsuka still accepts him as he is and even tells him that she will always consider him her "precious family" no matter what. She is very shocked when she learns that Lindo is in love with her, which makes her unable to do anything when he is about to kiss her. When Rem wounds Lindo during their battle, Ritsuka ignores her own feelings for him and rejects him for Lindo's "sake". As she still thinks Rem only wants the Forbidden Grimoire, she also attempts to forget her feelings for him by discarding the queen crown she won at the evening party out of the window and into the fountain. In episode 10, she finds a certain peace in knowing that everything that has happened up until now is because she is the devil king's daughter. However, she also feels extremely guilty as a result of knowing that it all happened because of her and what she is, and she goes temporarily numb when she learns the truth. She also proves to be extremely brave and selfless, willing to go with Jek to Lindo's father and her uncle, the vampire king, Lord Nesta. In episode 11, she expresses her desire for things to be as they were before the grimoire, even naïvely believing that she could return to such times. However, this ends the moment she remembers that Azuna is dead. Ritsuka also seemingly regrets her decision when Rem comes into her mind, causing her to realize that she is still very much in love with him. She is also surprised when the devils and Lindo arrive to save her, but she is touched when they all confess their love to her in the song "Crazy About You." In episode 12, Ritsuka rekindles her feelings for Rem and happily accepts them after he is finally able to tell her that he loves her. When Rem gives her the choice to join him in the devil world or to remain in her own world, Ritsuka makes the difficult decision to stay with her family in order to remain herself, and they separate. She cries when Rem starts fading away and he gives her his crown from the evening party as a memento. Before he completely fades away, Rem promises to meet her again some day and they part with a kiss. In the end, she matures drastically but keeps her sweet heart and she returns to living her life with her mother and Lindo. However, she keeps Rem's crown around her neck at all times, signifying her unending love for him.