Ritsuka Aoyagi

Ritsuka Aoyagi (Japanese: 青柳立夏, Aoyagi Ritsuka) is the titular main protagonist of the manga series Loveless.
Born with the destined name Loveless, Ritsuka is a twelve-year-old boy whose existence was wrought with trauma and mistrust. Once popular and outgoing among his peers, Ritsuka's young life was upended by several tragedies, which include the loss of his memories (contributed by an as-of-yet unexplained incident), the beatings and mistreatment from his abusive mother, and the mysterious death of his older brother, Seimei, who was the only person in life that Ritsuka admired and trusted. 
Lost and struggling to find his purpose in living, Ritsuka's life was changed once again after an encounter with the mysterious Soubi, who claimed to have known his late brother and those who murdered him: a secretive organization by the name of Septimal Moon. Introduced into a world of spell battles, Ritsuka challenged the organization in his struggle to uncover the circumstances of Seimei's death and identify those who murdered him.
As the story progresses, Ritsuka was burdened with new questions after disturbing revelations regarding his brother came to light. In his pursuit of truth, he eventually discovered that Seimei is, in fact, alive, and that he faked his death in place of another. Making matters worse, he realized that Seimei, whom he loved more than anyone, was not at all the loving brother he once remembered, but rather someone far worse: a manipulative and heartless individual who was behind every major event that unfolded in the story, and the many tragedies that came with them. Armed with newfound knowledge, Ritsuka sought for the reasoning behind Seimei's actions and must eventually come face-to-face with his own brother, while also reassessing his own past and the many inconsistencies that poisoned it.
In the short-lived anime adaption, he was voiced by Junko Minagawa in Japanese. In English, he was voiced by Ashley Thrill.
==Trivia==
*Ritsuka (立香) means "beginning of summer", and is derived from the word Rikka, a solar term in traditional East Asian calendars signifying the start of summer in early May.
*In the Volume 1 Lost and Found home DVD release featuring the first four episodes of the anime, Ritsuka's name is misspelled as "Rikka Aoyagi" in the end credits. This error was rectified in later volumes.
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