Rikako Asakura

朝倉 (あさくら) 　理香子 (りかこ) Rikako Asakura
Rikako Asakura in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream Scientist Searching for Dreams More Character Titles
Species	Human
Occupation	Scientist
Music Themes
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Appearances
Official Games
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Rikako Asakura (朝倉　理香子 Asakura Rikako) is among the few people in Gensokyo who values science more than magic, though she can use both. Because of this, she's regarded as a heretic by Reimu Hakurei. Believing the ruins in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream were made by science, she ends up in the big battle to enter the Probability Space Hypervessel.

Concept

Name

"Rika" means Science in Japanese, and "ko" is common at the end of female Japanese names. The fact that "Rika" means Science links to the fact that Rikako is a scientist. The surname "Asakura" is a common Japanese surname.

Appearance

• Wears a white lab coat with a yellow ribbon at the collar, a white ribbon in her hair, and small round glasses. Her hair and eyes are purple.
• (alternate outfit)Same as above, except her lab coat and ribbon is a peach color. Her hair and eyes are red.

Story

In Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream, if Rikako successfully defeats Yumemi Okazaki, her wish of having knowledge of the outside world's science comes true; she eventually becomes one of the most famous scientists in Gensokyo.

Appearance Information

Trivia

• Rikako appears on the cover of Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream along with all the other characters in that game.
• Rikako is the first meganekko (眼鏡っ娘, girl with glasses) in the series.
• Rikako has the longest boss theme in the series, with the music not looping until 4:57.
• Rikako's player sprite seems to indicate that she is a normal human and flies by using strap-on rockets. However, her profile indicates that, while she is able to use magic, she refrains from it out of personal dislike.
• Morgan, from the Seihou Project, shares some similarities with Rikako.

Fanon

• Rikako looks similar and has a similar name to Rika. These two are speculated be the same character, or related.

Official Profiles

Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream - 夢時空.TXT

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★　夢を探す科学　・・・　朝倉　理香子 　　　この世界、科学を信じてる人などほとんどいない。当然、魔法が主である。 　　理香子は、そんなこの世界で本当に珍しい科学信者である。本人は、必ず魔力以外の力が存在してると信じている。 　　　だが、そんな理香子も魔法使いであり、しかもかなり強大な魔力の持ち主である。科学力はともかく、本気で魔法を使うと、手が付けられない位強いはずだが、本人、魔法が嫌いで本気を出せないでいる。 　　　この遺跡は、絶対、科学で作られたと信じてやってきたのだが・・・

★ Scientist that looks for dreams ･･･ Asakura Rikako There aren't a lot of people in this world that believe in science. Magic rules supreme. Rikako is one of those rare believers in science in this world. She herself believes that there must be some power beyond magic. However, she is also a magic user, and a fairly powerful one at that. Setting aside science for a moment, when she gets serious with her magic power, nothing can stop her, but she doesn't really like magic so this doesn't happen often. She believes that these ruins were created by science, but ...

Official Sources

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• 1997/12/29 Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream - Dialogue, ending, profile