Reika Sato

"If I ever do something that offends you, I want you to tell me. My friends are a reflection of who I am. That's why I can see my current self."

Reika Sato was the leader of 22/7 idol group and was a virtual YouTuber. She was also a member of 22/7 sub-unit Keikoto Saisei Keikaku. She was voiced by Chiharu Hokaze.

Reika's penlight color was red.

Reika officially graduated on December, 26, 2021.

Appearance
Reika has medium length red hair. She has matching red eyes and wears a white flower clip on the left side of her face.

Her character was designed by Hirokazu Koyama.

Personality
Reika is the student council president, an honor student, and the leader of 22/7, which all align with her strong sense of leadership. Reika is honest, and hates anything crooked. She has the respect of all of the other members, but at times she can be a bit air-headed, and people tease her for it. Reika's weakness is when there is no schedule planned. Reika tends to get flustered when she is the center of attention. Her dream is to benefit society and her fear is loosing her job. Reika is good at housekeeping, and bad with machinery. Her favorite foods are tofu, leeks and natto.

It is a running joke in the anime that Reika has a father complex.

Biography
Reika is from Aichi. Her nature is influenced by the presence of her unreliable father. In episode 6, it is revealed that Reika's mother was quite sickly and weak, and that both Reika and her mother were at risk of dying when Reika was born. Despite this, Reika's mother didn't care about her own wellbeing and only prayed that Reika would be okay. Later in the episode, it is confirmed that Reika's mother passed away, most likely from her giving birth. Because of her mother's wish being to raise Reika as a noble, just and honest person, Reika tries her best to uphold her wish, often dragging her father into it as well.

In school, Reika dated an upperclassmen called Kamiyama, the "esteemed gentlemen" of her high school. Although, she dumped him due to worrying about not having enough time to study.

Reika is skilled at swimming, where is got participation in a prefectural competition. Reika also enjoys reading.

Sakura Fujima
As seen in Sakura's PV, when Reika is feeling down, Sakura tries to distract and cheer her up.

Akane Maruyama
Reika states that Akane is someone she can rely on if she's in trouble. In episode 6, Akane came to check up on Reika when she refused to do the photoshoot. Akane gave her a dice that she would always carry in her sleeve and told Reika to toss it in order to decide whether to wear the swimsuit or not.

Nicole Saito
When Reika found out she was going to be 22/7's leader, Reika asked if Nicole would've been a better choice, although Nicole declines.

Cast Commentary
"As the president of the student council and also one of the top students, I think... she should be expected to be the mature one who can motivate the entire group. During the motion capture part of the July 22nd event, she talked a bit at the MC part. She was being so serious that other characters were reacting like “of course, you are an honor student”, and she appeared to be unpleasantly surprised. That is one of her sides that I already know, but since there still are a lot of things that I don’t know about Reika, I will try my best to understand her more and more."

Discography

 * 1) Boku wa Sonzai Shiteinakatta
 * 2) Shampoo no Nioi ga Shita
 * 3) Rikaisha
 * 4) Nani mo Shiteagerarenai
 * 5) Muzui
 * 6) Kaze wa Fuiteru ka?
 * 7) Boku ga Motteru Mono Nara
 * 8) Kakusei (Appearance only)

Etymology
Satō (佐藤): Sa (佐) means "to help" and Tō (藤) means "wisteria".

Reika (麗華): Rei (麗) means "beautiful" and Ka (華) means "flower".

Videos
The Diary of Our Days PV= Anime Introduction PV= Nanaon Introduction PV=

Gallery
For more images of this character please refer here.

Quotes


Trivia

 * Reika's motto is "If you can change your mind, you can change your life." from William James, a psychologist.
 * She shares the same original character designer, Hirokazu Koyama, with Hotaru Ichinose.