Rika Sasaki is a calm and mature classmate of Sakura Kinomoto. She is skilled in sports and loves flowers—especially marguerite daisies—and the color white. Her birthday is June 24, and her blood type is A. Rika is a good cook and often makes handmade lunches and cakes for Yoshiyuki Terada, whom she deeply admires. While her story changes between the Japanese and North American versions, Rika always stands out as a reliable friend. In the Clear Card arc, she goes to a different middle school, but still plays a small yet important part.
Rika Sasaki has short, wavy hair.
She often appears neat and gentle.
Her favorite color is white.
Her style matches her calm and mature personality.
Rika is very calm and kind.
She is mature for her age and often gives advice to her friends.
She is a reliable classmate, especially for Sakura Kinomoto.
Rika is good at expressing her feelings in a quiet and thoughtful way.
Rika was born on June 24 and her blood type is A.
She loves sports class the most at school.
Marguerite daisies are her favorite flower.
She enjoys making food and helping her friends.
Rika is talented in sports and is one of the best in her class during gym.
She is also good at cooking and baking.
With Sakura Kinomoto
Rika is one of Sakura’s closest friends.
She often listens to Sakura and gives her advice.
With Yoshiyuki Terada
Rika admires Yoshiyuki Terada, the teacher.
In the manga, she is shown to have adult-like feelings and is even promised in marriage.
In the anime, this is only shown as admiration, not romance, especially in the North American version.
She often gives him handmade lunches and cakes.
Controlled by the Sword
Rika was once controlled by the magical Sword card.
This made her act against her will.
Clear Card Arc
In the Clear Card story, Rika is the only friend of Sakura who moves to a different middle school.
For a while, she only appears as a voice on the phone or in speech bubbles.
She finally meets Sakura again at Penguin Park and gives Akiho Shinomoto a special picture book.
Rika is one of the few characters who does not move on to Tomoeda Middle School with the others.
She is calm, mature, and good at making food.
She is sometimes not shown much in the anime because of changes in the voice actor.
Her gifts, especially picture books, can play important roles in the story.
Character Data
- Blood type: A
- Birthday: June 24
- Favorite subject: Sports (Physical Education)
- Favorite flower: Marguerite Daisy
- Favorite color: White
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