Riiko

When Tezuka's first famous little-girl-style character Mitchy was required to grow up and take on more mature roles in later manga, Riiko was the character Tezuka began to draw to take her place. Like Mitchy and Zephyrus, she is one of Tezuka's archetypically feminine figures, but unlike those others, her appearances are exclusively found in cute-girl roles. Even when playing someone slightly more mature than the child she became known as, Riiko is exuberant and light-hearted, and always remains so regardless of the situations around her. She appears in such series asAstro Boy, Lion Books, Three Who Glimpse The Future,

andBlack Jack

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