Ryo Takiguchi

  Ryo Takiguchi '(滝口亮,Takiguchi Ryou'') is a minor character in Durarara. He is member of the Dollars and is in class 1-D, the same class as Masaomi Kida.

Characteristics
Ryo has mid-length brown hair and brown eyes. His usual attire consists of a standard Raira uniform worn with the shirt open with a white t-shirt underneath. his casual clothing consists of a simple white hoodie and necklace.

He is shown to have a very laid-back personality which is part of what drew him to the dollars in the first place due to it's lack of restrictions. He appears to be very friendly as well, willingly offering advice to people he barely knows and explaining a very positive view of the Dollars despite the obviously shady nature of it all. He also appears to show an interest in the harmonica and is regularly seen composing his own music on the school roof.

 

Dollars/ Mika Harima Arc
Due to Mikado's curiosity, Masaomi takes him to see Ryo on the roof where the two ask him if the rumors about him being in the Dollars are true. Ryo is surprisingly open about his membership and explains how he only joined on a whim when he received an anonymous text. He goes on to explain that he regularly encounters Dollars members randomly on the street. Before he can go into too much detail, the bell rings and the three head off to class. Later, in the anime, he is seen at the first Dollars meeting.

Yellow Scarves Arc
As the conflict between the Yellow Scarves and the Dollars escalates, Ryo begins to get nervous over people finding out about his status as a Dollars member, even asking Mikado and Masaomi if they told anyone about it. Unfortunately, Ryo is chased and cornered on a bridge by Horada and his cohorts and gets severely injured. News of the attack reach the school fairly quickly and Mikado goes to visit him in the hospital. Ryo fills Mikado in on what happened and asks if he was in the Dollars as well. The question catches Mikado off guard, causing him to panic as he denies involvement. Ryo believes him and bids Mikado farewell, mentioning that he's thinking of quitting as he doesn't want to get roped into a gang war. Later on, when Anri is getting chased by Horada, Ryo is shown offering a helping hand by knocking over a few boxes to stall the Yellow Scarves. He states that he couldn't bring himself to quit and decided to get back at the guys who jumped him.