Well, even if there aren't really many female characters to choose from, it was really hard for me to choose who my favorite girl from this show is. Still, after a lot of thinking, Riko won. There are many reasons one could love this girl for, but one of my favorite things about her, that I endlessly love, is how she helped me realise that women can, indeed, be leaders, great ones. What makes her a great leader is how she treats her team members as her equals, she asks for opinions and values them, cares for the wellbeing of her team and she is able to make compromises easily, she is adaptable and agreeable. She is also sharp, smart and witty, she makes decisions quickly and she is able to make new plans and ideas in a second! She is also really hard-working and she dedicates a lot of her time to the team, I wouldn't be surprised if she sacrificed some really important things to attend games or practices a bunch of times. She truly loves her team and she is happy to be a part of it! Other than her being a really good coach and leader, hard-working and passionate, I think that she is really, really beautiful.
Sometimes I have a feeling that the creator purposely made her look the way she does to enhance Satsuki's beauty, and all those scenes where Riko compares herself to Satsuki hurt to watch, especially because since episode 1 I thought that Riko was gorgeous. Her short hair suits her beautifully, being a coach of a men's basketball team doesn't make her a tomboy or any less feminine, and of course, having a flat chest doesn't make her any less of a woman or should make her or any other woman feel unattractive.
I think that Riko is probably the best-written female character in the series, she is charming in her own way, kind, beautiful and pretty awesome! ✨️
