Ran Ishii/GaruGaku.

## Ran Ishii

* Live-Action
* Anime

**Ran Ishii** (石井ラン) is one of the protagonists of GaruGaku. who is in the unit East2. Her character is based on Girls2 member Ran Ishii.

## Biography

### Appearance

Ran wears a yellow tie as well as a yellow highlighted school jumper. Her skirt is dark blue which is also accented with yellow highlights. Her long beeline honey blonde hair is tied up into a high ponytail, and there is a yellow ribbon on her head. She does not have bangs. Ran has amber eyes.

For her summer uniform, Ran wears a short-sleeved polo shirt with her yellow tie and the same skirt.

For her training outfit, Ran has a highlighted yellow-white tracksuit, along with white sneakers.

In the live action which takes place a year after the events of the anime, Ran now has black hair with bangs, and has her hair tied into a ponytail. Her uniform is a white polo long-sleeved shirt with the school's logo on the left side of her chest. She wears a navy blue and yellow bow and also wears a navy blue plaid skirt with light blue lines. Her knee-length socks are white with two blue lines and she wears brown loafers.

### Personality

Ran is a stoic girl who is devoted to her lessons. She is very devoted to dancing, and will not complain about the hardships she has to face. When it comes to dancing, she is very serious.

She has a personality that kind of clashes with her teammate, Yuzuha. While Yuzuha is shy, quiet, and reserved, Ran is more energetic, and the spokesperson of them. However, one thing they share in common is that they are really devoted to dancing.

Ran can be seen as the 'mom' of East2, seen as when she speaks for Yuzuha, and when she scolds Toa since she bought 6 bags of things while shopping at the mall.

## History

Ran is a student at St. Girls Square Academy where she is in the unit East2 alongside Yuzuha Oda. She is a skilled dancer who is rivals with Kira Yamaguchi, the latter who is in South2. She later becomes the student council president after Misaki.

## Synopsis

### Meeting Toa

Ran appears as Toa asks for Yuzuha to join her unit. As Yuzuha hides behind Ran, Toa askes them to join her unit. Ran refuses since they are their own unit, East2. Due to Toa not knowing who they were, they both show her a video of them performing. As Toa exclaims that they're like South2, Ran and Yuzuha cheer Toa on, wishing her luck on finding her unit members.

Later on, Ran and Yuzuha decide to invite Toa to East2. On the school balcony, Yuzuha and Ran tell Toa that they're being serious and that she doesn't have to reply quickly. However, Toa is worried if she can make anybody smile with her performance which the two encourage her by saying she can because she has the ability to attract people such as them. Tearing up, Toa explains how she wanted to stand on the Girls Arena but despite there being so many amazing units, she was all alone. Ran hugs her, telling her not to cry, and Yuzuha says she's no longer alone because they can do their best together. The 3 membered East2 performs their song "Ready Set GO!".

### Exams Arc

In the lesson room, the new 3 membered East2 begin their lessons. Taking a break, Ran places a cold drink on Toa's face which scares her. Yuzuha asks her if she's studying for the test to which she looks up confused, leaving Ran to wonder if she even knows the test system. Toa explains she forgot. A.I Toa asks the other two A.I's what their studying methods are. A.I Ran explains that Ran focuses on the points and A.I Yuzuha explains that Yuzuha goes through them all equally. Ran asks Toa what is required to stand on the Girls Arena, with Toa answering "Girl's Points" enthusiastically. Yuzuha proceeds to then ask her how the points are collected, with Toa answering "Girl Activities" but Ran asks her what else. A.I Toa gives her a hand by reminding her of the east2 performance she had watched. As Toa answers "performance" Yuzuha says that the Girls Activities are not just about performing but about school and unit activities too. The more views your video has, the more points you get. While the Girls Activities are important, the target is Girl's Points which the A.I give. Next week, they'll tackle the exam questions. Yuzuha cheers Toa on even though she's a little unsure.

Ran, Toa, and Yuzuha go on a shopping trip to the mall. The 3 take a look at some cute bows. Unbeknownst to Ran, all the three units (East2, South2, West2) are shopping in the same store, but none of them cross paths with each other. Toa leaves the store with her 6 bags of purchases, followed by Yuzuha with her 1 bag and Ran with her 2 Bags. Ran scolds Toa for buying 6 bags.

### Summer Training Camp Arc

Soon, the midsummer training camp starts. Ran is with her teammates, South2, and West2. The girls all train together as hard as they could through several different events, and bond with everyone more. Ran also performs with her teammates several times.

### Girls Arena

The south2 members go up against east2 and west2 to stand on the Girls Arena. However, much to everyone’s shock, everyone draws with 19.99 points each. Though Misaki is initially shocked, she looks at the teacher wondering what decision is to be made. At that moment, Toa decides that they perform together instead, as one unit. Ultimately agreeing, the girls perform as Girls2 for the first time on the Girls Arena with “Centimeter”. Welcomed and loved by the audience who ask for an encore, they perform “Tsunagu Tsunagu”, Girls2 version of east2’s “Tsunagu”.

## Trivia

* Ran, Yuzuha, and Youka are the only members who don't share the same hair color as their real-life counterparts in the anime.