Tatsumi Rui

Tatsumi Rui
Name	Tatsumi Rui
Japanese	辰己 琉唯
Vital Statistics
Gender	Male
Height	172cm
Birthday	13 February
Blood type	AB
Professional Statistics
Team	Team Hiragi
School	Ayanagi Gakuen High School Division Ayanagi Gakuen Middle School Division (Previously)
Department	Musical Department (Candidate) Vocal Department (Previously)
Class	1-C
First Appearance
Manga	Chapter 2: Act 2
Anime	Episode 4: Act 4
Seiyū
Anime	Okamoto Nobuhiko

"You guys are shining. However......You're not an enemy of ours, for sure." - Tatsumi Rui

Appearance

Tatsumi has bright bluish-green eyes and light blonde hair. His bangs are swept across the left from the middle-right. The right side of his bangs is shorter than the left.

In his school uniform, he wears a light grey hoodie over his shirt in place of the standard vest and his blazer is worn unbuttoned.

In his training attire, he wears a white zip hoodie with black trims on the pockets and a black line that starts at his shoulders and goes all the way down the sleeves. His hoodie is zipped half way and he wears a bluish-green shirt inside. He wears a pair of white pants which stop below his knee and a pair of white dancing shoes.

Personality

As the leader of Team Hiragi, Tatsumi is well respected by his peers. He is depicted as humble and kind, but still confident. He gets along with members from both Team Hiragi and Team Otori.

However, Tatsumi has also shown to have a more serious side. While he acknowledges Team Otori's potential as formidable rivals, he also reaffirms that they neither a threat nor enemies. Furthermore, he is very perceptive - he was the only one to understand that there was a reason why the members of Team Otori were chosen.

History

As a child, Tatsumi used to be shy and frail. Sawatari used to take care of him whenever he was sick. They attended the same middle school together (along with Nayuki and Tsukigami) and were nicknamed "Princess" and "Knight".

Relationships

Nayuki Toru

The two knew each other from middle school and are able to exchange greetings to each other.

Tsukigami Kaito

The two knew each other from middle school. Tatsumi acknowledges that Tsukigami has talent as seen after the incident with Ugawa when Tatsumi apologises for the actions of his teammates.

Hoshitani Yuta

Hoshitani and Tatsumi sign for rivalry.

Hoshitani first met Tatsumi at the information session for the Newcomers' debut performance. However, the two didn't get the opportunity to exchange words. It isn't until the summer training camp at the Hiragi family villa that they have a proper conversation.

Although they are both leaders of a Star Team, they contrast vastly in terms of skills and attitudes. Tatsumi finds that because Hoshitani doesn't know many famous works, playwrights, or directors, he is pure and interesting. However, he lacks as a leader and will eventually reach his limit, especially since he can't turn to the high schooler he admires for advice. In response, Hoshitani declares that despite his shortcomings, he doesn't know a way to give up his dream. Tatsumi became even more impressed, calling Hoshitani and his team's performance wonderful and admitting that he can't deny that something about them shines. Their talk is cut short when Tatsumi is called away by Ugawa. Before he can leave the room, however, Hoshitani expresses his hope that their teams could act together again. This leads to Tatsumi reminding him that the day's earlier events were coincidental and that tomorrow, they would return to fighting for the top spot. Even so, the two end on good terms, as Tatsumi looks forward to Team Otori becoming formidable rivals.

Sawatari Eigo

Sawatari discussing with Tatsumi.

Because their families are close friends, Tatsumi and Sawatari have known each other since birth. They are childhood friends, classmates, roommates, and teammates. Sawatari used to take care of Tatsumi whenever he was sick (something that has continued years later). Sawatari believes Tatsumi is worthy of being a king. The two frequently exchange remarks with one another.

Ugawa Akira

Ugawa completely respects Tatsumi and calls him Tatsumin. He takes Tatsumi's scoldings seriously as seen when he stopped taunting Team Otori after receiving a look from him.

Although Tatsumi acknowledges that Ugawa sometimes says too much, he will still stand by him, saying he's not a bad person.

Trivia

• His Zodiac sign is Aquarius.
• His overall rank for the Entrance Audition was SS.
• In 'Ayanagi Animal Park Series' acrylic key chain set, his animal motif is the dragon.
• In 'Ayanagi IF Series' post card set, he is a noble.
• Based on SutaMyu Q&A Volume 2:
  • The first impression that people have of him is 'quiet' or 'weak'. As a child, he was frail, but Eigo was always able to nurse him back to health.
  • He believes confidence is needed in music, especially when working hard as a team.
  • His weakness is having low blood pressure, especially in the morning.
  • He played the role of an 'exotic princess' back in his middle school's drama club. Since then, he has been called 'Princess' and was reduced to playing female roles for the school festival.
  • He prefers to move his body rather than take transportation as he is mostly indoors.
  • Because he was shy as a kid, his report book often had 'Be more cheerful, it's good to play with your friends.' written in it (however, he didn't do this during middle school).
  • He cannot forgive himself for lying to his heart.
  • The first thing he does in the morning is add water to his humidifier. Because it is left on the entire day, it decreases quickly.
  • He likes fermented food. He acquired the taste through habit.
  • He spends his day off by reading a book in his room or doing training in the lesson room. He mainly stays indoors.
  • One bad thing about himself is that he relies too much on Eigo in his private life. Their families were close friends so they have known each other since birth. They are also roommates.
  • His favourite place is his room at home.
  • He deals with stress by visualizing that his stress and fatigue are leaving his body. This helps to refresh himself.
  • He wants to go on the stage with Team Hiragi.
  • He is good at practical subjects such as music, physical education, art, and technical stuff.
  • He is not good at home economics.
  • Between sleep and meals, he choses sleep as a lack of it is bad for his body.
  • His favourite drink is roasted barley tea though he also drinks corn tea.
  • His hand is dexterous as he is good as using the sewing machine and operating an electric saw.
  • His favourite weather is sunny days though he also likes it if there is a moderate amount of clouds in the sky.
  • Last words: "Although I'm not sure of what kinds of encounters I'll have at Ayanagi Gakuen, my chest feels like it's bouncing. Let's enjoy ourselves now."

• Meaning of Tatsumi's name:
  • 辰 (Tatsu) : dragon in the Chinese zodiac
  • 己 (Mi) : self
  • 琉 : precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
  • 唯 : solely, only, merely, simply

List of Songs

• The Elegance (Duet with Sawatari Eigo)

Gallery

Tatsumi's Profile

Chibi

Chibi (Performance)

Twitter Birthday Card

Twitter New Year Celebration 2016

AYANAGI IF Series

Episode 5 Eyecatch 2

Episode 6 End Card

Episode 7 End Card (B)

Episode 5 Full-length Image