Ritsu Sohma. Est.20 and is the Monkey of the zodiac. Ritsu has a very low self-esteem and is often seen apologizing for everything. He takes after his mom, the hostess of a hot spring that the Sohma's own.

He dresses like a female (often in his trademark full kimono) because he feels that cross -dressing calms him down, and is often mistaken as a woman (c'mon! He's a man?! I too am a victim) because of his long hair and freakishly convincing beauty for a man.

Ritsu often blames things on himself that have nothing to do with him, and occasionally becomes suicidal (Oh my). He has an odder quirk of having some sort of "special" spot on his side that, when pressed, makes him keel over and faint.

Shigure likes to play with his odd personality and messes with Ritsu. Most Sohma's call him "Ritchan" (either affectionately, or teasingly because of his womanly features) and to Shigure's amusement, Tohru calls him "Ritchan-san".

As far back as he could remember, his parents always had to apologize for everything he did, so he is very unsure of himself. He feels that every day, he is robbing the world's air by breathing (aww, I want to meet such a person).

He found that it always made him feel more comfortable to dress like a girl, but that only gave his parents even more to apologize for. Since he looks so much like a girl, that's what Tohru thought when she first saw him, until he accidently transformed. Somehow, Tohru convinced him that he does have a reason to live. He just hasn't found it yet.

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