Ryō Yoake

Ryo Yoake (夜明了（よあけ りょう）Yoake Ryo) is one of the supporting characters of the ReLIFE series, acting as Arata Kaizaki's support in the ReLIFE experiment.

Appearance
His appearance is generally quite average, yet distinct. Both his 17-18 year old and 27-28 year old form have short dirty blond hair which is worn in no particular style and allowed to simply fall across his forhead in a distinctive fringe in the middle, with parts at either side, and sharp pale yellow eyes. Pre-ReLIFE, his build is more robust, with broad shoulders not unlike Kaizaki, and a defined face. Post-ReLIFE, while his features remain the same, his build is significantly slimmer and his face is less defined.

Personality
Ryo takes his job as Arata's supporter very seriously, even to the point of intervening in his ReLIFE to help him develop throughout it positively, despite this being against the rules of the ReLIFE program. Ryo is haunted by a past failure involving the subject before Arata, Subject 001, and this affects his view of himself and his job significantly. However, it seems that by watching Arata's ReLIFE, he is healing from his past failures and trauma, much like Arata is healing from his own. Ryo enjoys teasing people, and Arata often refers to him as a sadist, a title which he has taken as a compliment in the past. Despite this, Ryo does in fact care a great deal about Arata, and wishes for him to recover from his past through a wonderful ReLIFE, such that he will overstep his boundaries as an observer to steer Arata in what he feels is the right direction.

History
Ryo introduces himself to a drunken Arata on the street near his home, as Arata walks himself home from a night drinking and pretending to have a job with his friends. He informs Arata that the ReLIFE program is interested in him, and wishes to recruit him as a subject. He tells him that ReLIFE will pay for all his expenses should he accept their offer for the duration of the experiment, and may set him up with a job if he does well following its conclusion.

Arata wakes up the next morning, realizing to his shock that he took the ReLIFE drug, not thinking it through in his drunken state. Ryo arrives at his home to explain how his ReLIFE will go, then leaves him with his school supplies.

Arata arrives at school the next day, and is shocked to see Ryo is there as well, as Ryo willfully neglected to mention the support also takes on the role of a student, because he wanted to witness Arata's reaction.

Relationships
An Onoya - An is a co-worker of Ryo's at the ReLIFE company'''. '''She and Ryo have a business superior-trainee relationship, and he constantly berates her for taking unnecessary and overly invasive actions regarding ReLIFE subjects, despite him occasionally doing to same, or even to a more significant level. Due to this, it can be hard to tell if they are friends or not, they speak comfortably around one another yet are always bickering and throwing insults. However, An has shown to care about Ryo's mental state, and actively concerned herself when he was depressed following the failure of Subject 001.

Quotes

 * "We're all old enough to know better than to toy with the hearts of children."