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Ryo Urawa walking through a school courtyard under blooming cherry blossoms, serious expression, white short sleeved shirt and dark trousers.
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Ryo Urawa

Character

Ryo Urawa is a bright transfer student who briefly crosses paths with the Sailor Guardians during the first season of the 1990s Sailor Moon anime. Beneath his ordinary schoolboy surface hide a reincarnated monster and a gift for glimpsing the future, a secret that draws him toward Ami Mizuno.

Age: 14
Gender: Male
Resides: Japan
Species: Human
Japanese: 浦和 良
Alignment: Civilian
Occupation: Middle school student
First Anime Appearance: Crushing on Ami: The Boy Who Can See the Future
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Appearance

Standing on the shorter side, Ryo cuts a plain, studious figure. His eyebrows are noticeably heavy, framing a matching pair of deep brown eyes, and his hair carries the same dark chocolate tone. For everyday wear he favors a crisp white button-up paired with denim jeans.

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Personality

What defines Ryo most is a quiet selflessness. Drawn to Ami by admiration for her sharp mind, he grows so frightened of the harm his cursed origins might bring her that he begs her to end his life rather than risk hurting her. She refuses, and her encouragement convinces him that his human existence is worth holding onto.

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History

Long before his human life, Ryo existed as Bunbo, a member of the Seven Great Monsters bound to the Dark Kingdom. Queen Serenity locked away that beastly form and reincarnated the seven as ordinary Earth children, and so the boy was reborn. His precognitive talent lets him ace examinations and even glimpse fragments of his former existence, and it eventually reveals that Ami is Sailor Mercury. After Sailor Moon heals him, he moves to a different school, then resurfaces to warn Ami that Queen Beryl intends to reawaken the Seven Great Monsters. Endymion marks him as a target, yet he slips away; captured while shielding Ami, he is freed when she shatters the Black Crystal. A final outing together at an amusement park precedes his departure. Though he never returns in person, one of the DD Girls later wears his face as a disguise to deceive the Guardians.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Ryo in Sailor Moon?

Ryo Urawa is a bright transfer student who briefly appears during the first season of the 1990s Sailor Moon anime. He is secretly a reincarnated monster with the gift of precognition, and he grows close to Ami Mizuno.

Who voices Ryo Urawa in English?

Ryo Urawa is voiced by Eric Kimmel in the DiC English dub and by Vic Mignogna in the Viz English dub. In Japanese he is voiced by Shinichirou Ohta.

Who was Ryo Urawa before he became human?

Before his human life, Ryo Urawa existed as Bunbo, one of the Seven Great Monsters bound to the Dark Kingdom, until Queen Serenity sealed away his beastly form and reincarnated him as an ordinary Earth child.

What is Ryo Urawa's connection to Ami Mizuno?

Ryo Urawa is drawn to Ami Mizuno out of admiration for her sharp mind, and his precognitive ability eventually reveals to him that she is secretly Sailor Mercury. He grows so afraid of endangering her that he begs her to end his life, but her encouragement convinces him to keep living.

What happens to Ryo Urawa after Sailor Moon heals him?

After Sailor Moon heals him, Ryo Urawa transfers to a different school, though he later returns to warn Ami that Queen Beryl plans to reawaken the Seven Great Monsters, and he is captured while shielding her before she frees him by shattering the Black Crystal.

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