This page is for the Sanrio Character, for the ONA of the same name, see Aggretsuko.
Retsuko (アグレッシブ烈子, Aguresshibu Retsuko) is a red panda girl character from the Japanese company Sanrio. The Kanji character "retsu" (烈) means "fury" or "rage." She is an office worker whose life at work is usually frustrating. Instead of releasing it on her coworkers, she holds back her rage. She lets out all of that anger by singing death metal at the local karaoke club.
Personality
"Retsuko is a single, 25 year-old red panda, who really needs a vacation. Despite her cute appearance, something deep within her is filled with rage. Even on a deserted island, it seems like she can’t escape her stressful job – can’t a girl get a break?" — (Description from the official Hello Kitty Island Adventure website)
Description
"Retsuko is a mild-mannered office worker, that is, until it's time to rock." — (Description from Hello Kitty Island Adventure)
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking
- 2016: 50th place (45th in Nade Time Ranking)
- 2017: 37th place
- 2018: 20th place (1st in Brazil and the United Kingdom; 2nd in Italy, Germany, France, and the United Arab Emirates)
- 2019: 41st place
- 2020: 45th place (3rd in the United States and Brazil)
- 2021: 38th place (1st in Brazil; 2nd in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany; 3rd in France)
- 2022: 40th place (3rd in Brazil, Italy, and Spain)
- 2023: 37th place (5th in the United Kingdom, 6th in France, 7th in Italy and Spain, 8th in Brazil, 9th in the United States and Germany)
- 2024: 45th place (8th in Brazil)
- 2025: 36th place (6th in Brazil)
Gallery
Merchandise
Other
Trivia
- Retsuko is originally from the anime Aggretsuko, or Aggressive Retsuko, where she stars as the titular character. In the show, Retsuko blows off steam through her hobby: heavy-metal karaoke.
References
- Aggretsuko Profile on Sanrio.co.jp
- Aggretsuko on Wikipedia.org
- Aggretsuko Family and Friends on Sanrio.co.jp
- Aggretsuko Ranking on SanrioCharacterRanking.com via Archive.org (2016)