Sakamoto Ryouma



Appears in: Sengoku Rance

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Ryouma is the leader of Takuga. While pregnant with Ryomou, Ryouma's mother was cursed by a yokai, resulting in Ryouma being born as a hermaphrodite. With her mother dying of shock and his father ignoring him, Ryouma's condition caused him to become the target of savage abuse for the town people. Ryouma was chased from his hometown after he/she accidentally kills a group of men who tried to rape him/her. He/she ends up in the Death Country where he/she meets Yuzuru, Mine and Gon.

Wishing to escape a life where they are constantly plagued by ogres attacks, Ryouma gathers everyone who can fight (more or less everyone), and hatches a plan to take the neigbouring Middle Country (China) and foundering the nation of Takuga.

Trivia

 * On Takuga's founding, Ryouma became its leader after beating Yazuru in a game of rock paper sissors.
 * Ryouma's true sex is a mystery since he/she was cursed while still in the womb. On breaking the curse, Rance is free to pick either sex.
 * The Shinsengumi's accusation of Ryouma being an 'Umetaro' may be a reference to Ryouma's real-world counterpart taking the name of Saidani Umetaro as an alias several times.