Ritsuko Akizuki (秋月律子, Akizuki Ritsuko) is one of the original idols from 765 Production, initially appearing in the arcade version of the game THE iDOLM@STER. She is available in all the 765PRO console games, and THE iDOLM@STER Million Live!: Theater Days. She is voiced by Naomi Wakabayashi (若林直美, Wakabayashi Naomi).

Statistics

THE iDOLM@STER (Arcade)

Vocal	25
Dance	23
Visual	21
Character	3

Biographies

THE iDOLM@STER Character resumé

To all staff and members reading this resumé: To be a successful idol, what do you think it takes? Looks? Your skill in singing? Yes, those traits are indeed very important to be an idol, but I believe Knowledge is important as well. Yes, Knowledge. Working together, I'd like to see what kind of Knowledge you have.

THE iDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA Idol Profile

Producer and part-time Idol!
"Ahhh, what am I doing here... w-well, I can't do anything about it now... Alright! When I'm on stage, you're my producer, so support me well. ... Umm, I really mean that. OK?"

Personality

Ritsuko Akizuki
THE iDOLM@STER Second Vision Data
Name:	秋月律子 (Akizuki Ritsuko)
Voice actor:	若林直美 (Wakabayashi Naomi)
Age:	19
Height:	156 cm
Weight:	43 kg
Birthday:	June 23rd
Blood type:	A
Three sizes:	85-57-85 cm
Handedness:	Right
Hobbies:	Qualifications,; Logic,; Volunteering
Horoscope:	Cancer
Hometown:	Tokyo
Image Color:
Million Live! Data
Name:	秋月律子 (Akizuki Ritsuko)
Voice actor:	若林直美 (Wakabayashi Naomi)
Age:	19
Height:	156 cm
Weight:	43 kg
Birthday:	June 23rd
Horoscope:	Cancer
Blood type:	A
Three sizes:	85-57-85
Handedness:	Right
Hobbies:	Qualifications,; Volunteering (Theater Days)
Skills:	Analyzing paperwork
Likes:	Novels,; Games
Hometown:	Tokyo
Image Color:
ML Card Type:	Visual
TD Card Type:	Fairy
Cinderella Girls Data
Name:	秋月律子 (Akizuki Ritsuko)
Voice actor:	若林直美 (Wakabayashi Naomi)
Age:	19
Height:	156 cm
Weight:	43 kg
Birthday:	June 23rd
Horoscope:	Cancer
Blood type:	A
Three sizes:	85-57-85
Handedness:	Right
Hobbies:	Qualifications,; Logic,; Volunteering
Image Color:
Card Type:	Cool
First Vision Data
Name:	秋月律子 (Akizuki Ritsuko)
Voice actor:	若林直美 (Wakabayashi Naomi)
Age:	18
Height:	156 cm
Weight:	43 kg
Birthday:	June 23rd
Horoscope:	Cancer
Blood type:	A
Three sizes:	85-57-85
Hobbies:	Analyzing paperwork,; Management
Image Color:
Initial Arcade Data
Name:	秋月律子 (Akizuki Ritsuko)
Voice actor:	若林直美 (Wakabayashi Naomi)
Age:	18
Height:	156 cm
Weight:	43 kg
Birthday:	June 23rd
Horoscope:	Cancer
Blood type:	A
Three sizes:	85-57-85
Likes:	Bluffing and saving money
Dislikes:	When everyone's making a racket, "where there's a will, there's a way", and being made to wait
Image Color:
Autograph
Birthday Banners
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Cool and smart, Ritsuko Akizuki worked at the 765 Production office as an intern after having graduating from high school, but after hearing that the agency is low on budget and has too few idols, she decided to debut herself.

Loving to work and managing things, she is the perfect type of business woman. Always keeping herself busy, even on her days off she finds something to do at the 765 offices, such as paperwork. On rare occasions, she will even act as a producer herself. Not really looking anything like idol material, and even admitting this herself, she still works very hard as an idol. Her future dream is to become a manager of a business corporation one day.

Ritsuko also has a serious side to her, and if she feels that anyone is slowing her down in her work, she will scold them or brush them aside, occasionally correcting even the producer if he isn't doing his job right.

Ritsuko's family consists of herself, her mother, and her father. Her parents share the same trait as Ritsuko: being business-like and hardworking. They own a shop in the city.

Ritsuko has shoulder-length brown hair, which she always keeps in two braids. She wears a white shirt with blue stripes and a dark green skirt with a light brown belt. Her alternative outfit is a plaid dark green jumper with a blue shirt under it and black trousers.

Game Discography

THE iDOLM@STER (Xbox 360)

THE iDOLM@STER SP

THE iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars

In THE iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars, Ritsuko is Ryo Akizuki's cousin, and the one who helps him enter the idols' world. She also introduces Ryo to Makoto Kikuchi, who would become help him reach his goals. She can also train the 876 PRO idols the choreography panels for "Mahou o Kakete!".

THE iDOLM@STER 2

Before the events of THE iDOLM@STER 2, Ritsuko was an idol and the personnel shortage in the agency forced her to be a clerk as well. She quit being an idol because she was aiming to be a producer in the first place, and saw her job as an idol as a stepping stone. At this point, she became the official producer of the 765 Production unit, Ryuuguu Komachi. While having this job, she denies ever wanting to be an idol and constantly says that she wasn't suited for the job. However, she often slips up and admits that she misses being an idol, particularly when she goes onstage with other idols or dances when egged on.^[1]

Ritsuko has a playable route in the PS3 release of the game, where the Producer helps her manage Ryuuguu Komachi and makes a stage appearance with the help of Mami Futami. Ritsuko now wears her hair in a spiky high-bun and her outfit is a business suit with a green shirt, more fitting with her new position as Producer.

THE iDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA

Other Media Discography

THE iDOLM@STER (Novels)

In Melody of Serenity, Ritsuko appears as a member of the unit Proro along with Yukiho and Haruka. She becomes a line of communication for feelings with Chihaya's producer and defuses their initial dislike for each other. Ritsuko and Haruka also team up together to stop Yukiho's antics of digging holes and even manage to take her shovel from her. The trio constantly supports Chihaya through out the novel and help her make a successful idol debut.

Ritsuko then stars in Heart-throbbing Summer Days, as the novel explains how she became part of the unit Proro. After failing to become a manager, she joins 765 Prodution as an intern. She tries to produce Haruka, but winds up being forced into becoming an idol herself. Ritsuko, Haruka and Yukiho are then made to train several days at a boardinghouse as rivals. They each learn a debut song and learn about the harshness of dance lessons and cooking. When the girls finally debut, they realize their debut songs all are simply different harmonies of the same song. The girls debut as Proro and are amazed that all three of them became great idols.

THE iDOLM@STER: Live for You! (OVA)

Ritsuko appears along with the other 765 Production idols leaving the office after preparing for a fan appreciation event. She is later seen in the dressing room of the event informing Haruka, Chihaya and Miki (who were lost on the other side of Japan) about the Producer searching for them. She explains the girls can make it to the concert if they make it to the bullet train station. After Iori picks the trio up in a helicopter, Ritsuko is seen with the other 765 idols as they go to the event.

THE iDOLM@STER relations

Ritsuko becomes D-Love's producer after Miki's producer disbanded the unit Namco Angel. She also steps in as Melt 'Chu Up!'s manager. The unit Devil Angel cheats their way into forcing both of Ritsuko's units to lose to Tougouji Production. Because of trouble promoting her units caused by the agency, the Producer decides to disband all of the 765 units and put all of the idols into an ALLSTARS unit. Ritsuko is shown performing relations alongside the other 765 Production idols and with THE iDOL@STER GRAND PRIX.

THE IDOLM@STER Break!

Ritsuko isn't seen in the manga until the third volume when she moves into the 765 dorm, as well as Makoto, Ami, Mami and Azusa. She joins 765 Production and helps both manage and promote the idols of the agency while becoming one herself. She literally solves most the problems in the agency single handedly and ends 961 Production's take over of Miki Hoshii. She is seen proving to be a good dancer, great at quiz show appearances, and even explaining business to her "producer", Yuutarou.

The mangaka himself wrote that Ritsuko wasn't in the first volumes simply because she would have easily solved all of the problems that Yuutarou Takagi was faced with.

Song Discography

Recorded Solo Songs
Song	Classification	CD
Ippai Ippai	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
Tokyo wa Yoru no Shichiji ～the night is still young～	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
1/6 no Yume Tabibito 2002	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
My Best Friend	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
Omoide o Arigatou	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
Mahou o Kakete!	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
i	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 10 Akizuki Ritsuko
Taiyou no Jealousy	REM@STER B	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE 02
Tower of Adventure	Solo Version	Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03
9:02pm	REM@STER B	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE 04
Sunny Day Sunday	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER Vacation for you!
Massugu	REM@STER A	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE ENCORE
livE	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL 02
Resolution	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL 02
shiny smile	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL 02
Tabidachi no Hi ni...	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL "SPRING"
Matane	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL "SPRING" Limited Edition
DREAM	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! THE iDRE@MLOST
Cherry	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER 2 765pro H@PPINESS NEW YE@R P@RTY!! 2011
Sunny	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER 2 765pro H@PPINESS NEW YE@R P@RTY!! 2011
Koisuru Mikata	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER 2 "SMOKY THRILL"
Best Friend	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 04 Akizuki Ritsuko
LOVE Order Made	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 04 Akizuki Ritsuko
Sorairo Days	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 04 Akizuki Ritsuko
livE	Remix	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 04 Akizuki Ritsuko
MEGARE!	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 04 Akizuki Ritsuko
Puchidoru no Uta	Solo Version	Puchimasu! Drama CD Rendoukou New Campaign CD
Massugu	NEO ACOUSTIC Rearrange Mix	THE IDOLM@STER PERFECT IDOL 03
Brand New Wave Upper Ground	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER Namassuka SPECIAL 03
Aitai Kimochi	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER Namassuka SPECIAL 03
WEDDING BELL	Solo Version	PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Seasons! Vol.6
La♪La♪La♪Wonderland	Solo Version	PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Seasons! Vol.6
A・ri・ga・to・YESTERDAYS	Solo Version	PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Seasons! Vol.6
Hatsukoi ～Sanshou Shiawase no Kouyou～	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER Namassuka SPECIAL Gengaku Shijuusou Hatsukoi Kumikyoku
GREEDY GIRL	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER PERFORMANCE 09
Vault That Borderline!	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER M@STERS OF IDOL WORLD!! 2014
NEW LIFE	Cover Song	IORI&RITSUKO COVER-SPRING SONGS-
Q&A	Solo Version	PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Campaigns! Vol.3
Hello*Lunchtime	Solo Version	PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Campaigns! Vol.3
Liar’s good bye	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 01
Watashi Datte Onnanoko	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 3 13 Akizuki Ritsuko
Ai LIKE Hamburger	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 3 13 Akizuki Ritsuko
Diamonds	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 3 13 Akizuki Ritsuko
Sakurairo Maukoro	Cover Song	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 3 13 Akizuki Ritsuko
Good-Byes	M@STER VERSION	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 3 13 Akizuki Ritsuko
ONLY MY NOTE	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 3 13 Akizuki Ritsuko
Aikotoba wa Start Up!	Solo Version	THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER SOLO COLLECTION 05 765PRO ALLSTARS

Recorded Group Songs
Song	Classification	CD	Sung With
Mahou o Kakete!		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 01 Mahou o Kakete!	Yukiho Hagiwara and Haruka Amami
THE IDOLM@STER		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 01 Mahou o Kakete!	Haruka Amami and Yukiho Hagiwara
Agent Yoru o Yuku		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 04	Makoto Kikuchi and the Futami Twins
THE IDOLM@STER		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 04	Haruka Amami, Chihaya Kisaragi, Yukiho Hagiwara, Yayoi Takatsuki, Azusa Miura, Iori Minase, Makoto Kikuchi and the Futami Twins
Taiyou no Jealousy		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 04	The Futami Twins
First Stage		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 04	Chihaya Kisaragi and Yukiho Hagiwara
9:02pm		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 04	Azusa Miura and Yukiho Hagiwara
Aoi Tori		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 05	Chihaya Kisaragi and Azusa Miura
THE IDOLM@STER	M@STER VERSION -REMIX-	THE IDOLM@STER MASTERPIECE 05	Haruka Amami, Chihaya Kisaragi, Yukiho Hagiwara, Yayoi Takatsuki, Azusa Miura, Iori Minase, Makoto Kikuchi and the Futami Twins
THE IDOLM@STER		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERWORK 00	IM@S ALLSTARS
Omoide o Arigatou		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERWORK 01	Azusa Miura and Makoto Kikuchi
My Best Friend		THE IDOLM@STER MASTERWORK 02	Yukiho Hagiwara and the Futami Twins
i		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST FINALE	IM@S ALLSTARS+
shiny smile		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE 00	Haruka Amami and Chihaya Kisaragi
THE IDOLM@STER	REM@STER B	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE 02	Iori Minase and Makoto Kikuchi
It's Show		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE 02	Chihaya Kisaragi, Iori Minase, Makoto Kikuchi, Kotori Otonashi and Yukiho Hagiwara
Massugu	"Phelios" Famison 8BIT MIX	Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03	Azusa Miura
Mahou o Kakete!	"Shadow Land" Famison 8BIT MIX	Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03	Azusa Miura
9:02pm	"Dragon Buster" Famison 8BIT MIX	Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03	Azusa Miura
Positive!	"Sky Kid" MIX	Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03	Azusa Miura
VACATION		THE IDOLM@STER Vacation for you!	The Futami Twins, Azusa Miura, Iori Minase and Yukiho Hagiwara
Sunny		THE IDOLM@STER Vacation for you!	Yukiho Hagiwara, Azusa Miura, Iori Minase and the Futami Twins
Shalala		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER LIVE ENCORE	Azusa Miura
Mahou o Kakete!		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	Yukiho Hagiwara
Sunny		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	Yukiho Hagiwara, Azusa Miura, Iori Minase and the Futami Twins
relations		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	Miki Hoshii
Watashi wa Idol ♥		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	Miki Hoshii and Iori Minase
My Best Friend		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	Yukiho Hagiwara and Yayoi Takatsuki
shiny smile		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	Haruka Amami and Yukiho Hagiwara
i		THE IDOLM@STER BEST ALBUM MASTER OF MASTER	IM@S ALLSTARS
my song	REM@STER A	THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL 02	The Futami Twins
L・O・B・M		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL 02	The Futami Twins
Shiroi Inu		THE iDOLM@STER Eternal Prism Premium CD	Yayoi Takatsuki and the Futami Twins
Cherry		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL "SPRING"	Haruka Amami, Iori Minase, Hibiki Ganaha, Makoto Kikuchi and Yukiho Hagiwara
Matane		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER SPECIAL "SPRING"	Haruka Amami, Iori Minase, Hibiki Ganaha, Makoto Kikuchi and Yukiho Hagiwara
Mahou o Kakete!		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.02	Haruka Amami and Yukiho Hagiwara
shiny smile		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.02	Haruka Amami and Chihaya Kisaragi
DREAM		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.02	Takane Shijou, Ryo Akizuki, Miki Hoshii, Yukiho Hagiwara
Cherry		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	Haruka Amami, Iori Minase, Hibiki Ganaha, Makoto Kikuchi and Yukiho Hagiwara
Sunny		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	Yukiho Hagiwara, Azusa Miura, Iori Minase and the Futami Twins
My Best Friend		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	Yukiho Hagiwara, the Futami Twins, Yayoi Takatsuki and Takane Shijou
L・O・B・M		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	IM@S ALLSTARS++
Omoide o Arigatou		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	Makoto Kikuchi, Chihaya Kisaragi, Miki Hoshii and Hibiki Ganaha
Matane		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	Haruka Amami, Iori Minase, Hibiki Ganaha, Makoto Kikuchi and Yukiho Hagiwara
THE IDOLM@STER		THE IDOLM@STER BEST OF 765+876=!! VOL.03	IM@S ALLSTARS1641
The world is all one!!		THE IDOLM@STER 2 "The world is all one!!"	Iori Minase, Azusa Miura and Ami Futami
The world is all one!!		THE IDOLM@STER 2 "The world is all one!!"	765PRO ALLSTARS
The world is all one!!		THE IDOLM@STER 2 "The world is all one!!"	765PRO ALLSTARS, Various Otaku
Puchidoru no Uta		Puchimasu! PETIT IDOLM@STER Drama CD ①	Haruka Amami, Makoto Kikuchi and Takane Shijou
Best Friend		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 03 Miura Azusa	Azusa Miura
Best Friend		THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -SECOND SEASON- 04 Akizuki Ritsuko	Azusa Miura
The world is all one!!		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 02	765PRO ALLSTARS
MOONY		THE iDOLM@STER ANIMATION MASTER 02	Chihaya Kisaragi, Azusa Miura, Makoto Kikuchi, Miki Hoshii and Hibiki Ganaha
THE IDOLM@STER		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 03	765PRO ALLSTARS
L・O・B・M		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 03	765PRO ALLSTARS
We just started		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 04 NEW OPENING THEME "CHANGE!!!!"	Miki Hoshii and Takane Shijou
i		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 05	765PRO ALLSTARS
Kimi wa Melody		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 05	Yayoi Takatsuki, Yukiho Hagiwara, Makoto Kikuchi, Iori Minase and Azusa Miura
MEGARE!		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 05	765PRO ALLSTARS
Puchidoru no Uta		Puchimasu! Drama CD Rendoukou New Campaign CD	Haruka Amami, Makoto Kikuchi and Takane Shijou
My Wish		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 07	Miki Hoshii, Yayoi Takatsuki, Yukiho Hagiwara, Makoto Kikuchi and Iori Minase
Massugu		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 07	765PRO ALLSTARS
Kimi no Mama de		THE IDOLM@STER PERFECT IDOL 03	Haruka Amami and Yukiho Hagiwara
Ai LIKE Hamburger		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER Namassuka SPECIAL 03	Yayoi Takatsuki
Hatsukoi ～Sanshou Shiawase no Momiji～		THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER Namassuka SPECIAL 03	Yayoi Takatsuki
My Pace de Ikimashou		THE IDOLM@STER 1 Special Edition CD	Iori Minase, Hibiki Ganaha and the Futami Twins
Thank You!	765PRO ver.	THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER PERFORMANCE 01『Thank You!』	765PRO ALLSTARS
Thank You!		THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER PERFORMANCE 01『Thank You!』	765 MILLIONSTARS
MUSIC♪		THE IDOLM@STER 765PRO ALLSTARS+ GRE@TEST BEST! -THE IDOLM@STER HISTORY-	765PRO ALLSTARS
Aikotoba wa Start Up!		THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 01	Hibiki Ganaha, Yayoi Takatsuki, Ami Futami, and Iori Minase
Dreaming!		THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER DREAMERS 04	Tsubasa Ibuki, Emily Stewart, Hibiki Ganaha, Minako Satake, Karen Shinomiya, Sayoko Takayama, Tomoka Tenkubashi, Iku Nakatani, and Iori Minase
G♡F		THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER DREAMERS 04	Karen Shinomiya

Drama CDs
CD
THE iDOLM@STER Drama CD Scene.03 ～Haruka Amami & Ritsuko Akizuki & Iori Minase Compilation～
THE iDOLM@STER Drama CD Scene.05 EXTRA STAGE 1
THE iDOLM@STER Drama CD Scene.06 EXTRA STAGE 2
THE iDOLM@STER Birthday Commemoration Project Vol. 7: Ritsuko Akizuki "Sound of Raindrops"
THE iDOLM@STER relations1 Shokai Genteiban Tokuten Drama CD "Taiketsu! Idol Fight Club"

Trivia and Fan Culture

Trivia

Ritsuko with her hair down.

No matter the costume or event in the game, Ritsuko never takes her glasses off or lets her hair down. The only occasion she lets her hair down is when using the pajama costume in Live For You!. A "glasses" accessory will remove her original glasses in THE iDOLM@STER SP, but in every other game, the accessory will go on her head instead of her face.
Ritsuko is known by her schoolmates to have outstanding leadership skills. In fact in THE iDOLM@STER Drama CD Scene.05 EXTRA STAGE 1, she was appointed to be a lieutenant of a police force for a day.
Ritsuko has some skills in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), which is noted in THE iDOLM@STER Drama CD Scene.01 ～Yukiho Hagiwara & Makoto Kikuchi Compilation～ when a couple of gang members try to kidnap Yukiho Hagiwara until Ritsuko comes in and beats them up.
Ritsuko has a running gag in many iDOLM@STER mangas. She will appear with her hair down for various reasons, but no one in the cast will be able recognize her. It usually ends with her getting frustrated that people like her better without braids or glasses.

Ritsuko promoting for LAWSON.

Ritsuko has had the most hairstyle changes than any other character in the series.

Fan Culture

When Naomi Wakabayashi performs Ippai Ippai at iDOLM@STER events, it is common for fans to chant the lyrics of the chorus accordingly.
While it wasn't intended, Ritsuko's casual wear looks extremely similar to that of LAWSON employees' uniforms. This lead to Namco Bandai using her as the representative for all THE iDOLM@STER related LAWSON merchandise. Ritsuko was also honored by becoming an official honorary store manager.