Retsu

Retsu is a character first appearing in pop'n music Sunny Park. Retsu is a hot-headed boy who can manipulate fire and the grandson of Akane. He has rivalries with both Fuga and Jin. Despite this he still frequently appears alongside the rest of the Tsugidoka crew with Fuga, Hiumi, and Rinka. In pop'n music ラピストリア Retsu carries the red diamond shaped lapisand serves as the protagonist of the Story Mode. He's often seen with a crow, referred to as a scarlet crow (benikarasu).

Design
Retsu wears a navy blue jacket over a white shirt and matching pants with black and white shoes. He has bright orange messy hair and darker orange eyes.

In pop'n music ラピストリア Retsu no longer wears his jacket, showing his white collared top with blue stripes on the sleeves and a light blue shirt underneath.

In pop'n music peace he wears black and orange tennis shoes, jeans, and a red-orange T-shirt with a white sweater tied around his waist. The kanji on his shirt reads "purification (浄化)".

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Gallery
The gallery for Retsu can be viewed Retsu/Gallery

Trivia

 * Retsu shares his birthday with Smoke.
 * The kanji in Retsu's name can be translated as "violent" or "intense", relating to his brash nature.
 * Rinka, Hiumi, and Fuga appear in several of Retsu's animations in all of his appearances so far, while he appears in their animations as well.
 * He also appears in Jin's Fever, Lose, and Win animations in pop'n music éclale.
 * A plushie of Jin's pet lizard can be seen in Retsu's Win animation in pop'n music peace.
 * Retsu received his own emotes on the official Pop'n Team's Twitter, which were ( ｀゜▽゜´)و炎 and ( ｀゜▽゜´)ノ炎.
 * eimy stated that she designed Retsu in the image of "a high school hero from a shōnen manga", per PON's request.
 * eimy also helped ちっひ with Retsu's animations in pop'n music ラピストリア.
 * In pop'n music peace, unused data seems to imply Fuga was originally going to fully share an appearance with Retsu, with name banners titled "retsufuga_25a" and "retsufuga_25b" that included both of their names and similarly named artwork.