I'm told by people around me very often
that I'm a typical "female type" character!
When I think about why they say that,
it's probably because my pinky goes up when I grab things,
or I put an "o" at the beginning of the words I say.
For example, oyoufuku [clothes] or okoucha [tea].
When I think about it, I really do talk like that.
And when you talk about female type characters,
it comes down to my name.
The origin of "Rika" comes from the Rika-chan doll.
It seems that there's this wish
for everyone to be spoiled by everyone and raise me with love.
I don't know if that wish is being fulfilled or not,
but I want to do my best from now on so that comes true!
My first goal of the 21st century is
"To be positive towards everything."
But at times, I still become negative.
This is the kind of person that I am,
but I plan on growing up a little bit by bit,
so everyone, please cheer me on!
This was Rika Ishikawa.