__Height:__ 174 cm
__Weight:__ 52 kg

Ryou Masaoka is the pilot of the Titan-model Fafner (TSX), an earlier Fafner model which puts the pilot life on the edge even when used for a time span of just fifteen minutes.

At school, he's Kenji predecessor as the school council president. Very prone to getting sick, though he possesses a great strength of heart. A very amiable and caring person, he gives advices and comfort to many of his friends, saying that Kazuki should approach people more if he wants to befriend others, reassuring Shouko when she doubts about being her mother true chid, as well as Yumi in many occasions. He decides to volunteer for piloting, saying that he feels the need to do something before he dies, adding that even though he lives alone the island is so small and full of good friends he never felt lonely.

When he decides to join Plan-L he's surprised to find Yumi aboard the ship, but she doesn't want to have anything to do with him for the time being. Ryou gets happy when he realizes that by piloting the Titan Model he can run for so much time without having to stop for catching breath or feeling chest-ache. But he has to decide whether to leave his dog, Puku, on the island, or poison him, because he can't bring it with him on the island-ship. Fortunately Karin agrees to take care of Puku, and Ryou can leave along with Yumi and the other pilots to lure away the Festum.


~!Even though everything seems to go well at first, Ryou and the others brutally realizes that whenever they get to pilot the Fafner they are modified at genetic-level, and their body are subjects to a process known as crystallization, which prevents the afflicted from moving, speaking, seeing; finally, they would disappear in a sparkling cloud of dust.!~

Yumi decides to ask for a reduced scheduled time to pilot the Fafner models, but to no avail. Ryou decides to support her by saying to the commander in charge that Yumi's father didn't make this plan without thinking about the life of the whole crew, and ultimately resolves to make him accept their proposal. Yumi thanks Ryou for what he said in his speech, and starts getting along with him again.

~!Even with a shortened time more pilots starts losing their live, and when only a handful of them stay alive every hope seems to be lost. In the end only Ryou and Yumi survives until the end of the plan.!~

The discovery of an escape procedure when the plans end boosts again their hope to live, but before coming back to the island they must fulfill their last duty and stop the Festums from reaching Tatsumiya Island.

~!Unfortunately the crystallization process had already began, and when the two of them understands that they can't go back to the island they stay in the depths of the sea, surrounded by marine snow. Eventually Yumi dies a short while after one last talk with Ryou, and Ryou starts a record which is the same narrative speech heard during the whole story. He then makes one last effort to prevent the advance of the Festums, using Fenrir and making a huge shockwave that reach Tatsumiya Island, letting Soushi understand that the Festums can even go underwater. When some days later a Fafner model is found, Puku goes into the pilot cockpit to rest, dying there to the side of his true owner, Ryou.!~

Yumi Ikoma and Ryou Masaoka are children who have been selected to take part in a top secret mission, to be the pilots of the first Fafner combat units; the last chance of survival for the human race. The enemy is ruthless, remorseless and is able to read the minds of humans. Therefore, the details of this mission are kept a secret even from the personnel involved. The young pilots must use all their courage and faith in order to survive and complete their mission or the fate of mankind would be compromised.
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(Source: Anime News Network)
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__Height:__ 182 cm (6'0")

[Website](https://miyanomamoru.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/miyanomamoru_pr) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHzevlEL9JfsBIm86uNCJqg)

A Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator from Saitama Prefecture.

Miyano joined The Himawari Theatre Group at the age of 7 under the influence of his older brother, yet he did not attend the class as much as he should have. After entering high school, due to the uncertainty he felt towards the future, Miyano started attending singing and dance lessons he has been skipping until now. While taking music lessons, Miyano started to discover his music style through the encounter with music produced by singers like CHEMISTRY and EXILE. Miyano's first acting job was in 1992 in Tokusou Exceedraft, where he appeared in a flashback as a child in a yakuza member's past.

In 2001, he had his voice acting debut in a live action teen drama Caitlin's Way.

In 2002, he voiced Riku in the Japanese version for the video game Kingdom Hearts. Miyano also had his first anime voice acting role the same year, voicing Akira in [Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children: Light & Dark](https://anilist.co/anime/4068/). In 2003, he voiced [Kiba](https://anilist.co/character/241/), the main character in [Wolf's Rain](https://anilist.co/anime/202/). A few years later in 2006, he had what most would call his breakout role in [Death Note](https://anilist.co/anime/1535/) where he voiced the main character [Light Yagami](https://anilist.co/character/80/). For his role as Light, he was nominated for two awards at the first ever Seiyuu Awards in March 2007.

On May 28, 2007, on the King Records label, Miyano debuted as a singer with the single "Kuon." The single debuted at number 47 on the Oricon charts and was used as the ending theme song for anime series [Koutetsu Sangokushi](https://anilist.co/anime/2162/). On June 13, he released a collaboration single titled "Fight," with fellow voice actress [Romi Park](https://anilist.co/staff/95082/). The duo's single debuted on the Oricon chart at number 73.

In 2008, at the second Seiyuu Awards, Miyano won "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his roles [Setsuna F. Seiei](https://anilist.co/character/4234/) and [Rikuson Hakugen](https://anilist.co/character/2844/), from [Mobile Suit Gundam 00](https://anilist.co/anime/2581/) and [Koutetsu Sangokushi](https://anilist.co/anime/2162/) respectively. Miyano also married later that same year and he and his wife have a son together.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
- Riku - *Kingdom Hearts* series (VG)
- Ignis Scientia - *Final Fantasy XV* (2016 VG)
- Peter B. Parker - *Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (Films; JP dub)
- Mario - *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023 Film; JP dub)
- Newt Scamander - *Fantastic Beasts* series (Live action films; JP dub)
- Percy Weasley - *Harry Potter* franchise (Live action films; JP dub)


Second season of Soukyuu no Fafner: Exodus.