Iijima, Ritsu

飯嶋律

Iijima Ritsu serves as the central character of Hyakkiyakou Shou/Selected Pandemonium. He possesses the ability to perceive the supernatural, a trait inherited from his grandfather, Iijima Ryou (pen name: Iijima Kagyuu), a novelist who wrote about his own supernatural experiences. As a small child, Ritsu was dressed as a girl to ward off evil, according to his grandfather's wishes. His grandfather died when Ritsu was very young, but left behind Blue Storm, a guardian spirit contracted to protect him. At the start of the series, Ritsu is in high school; together with Blue Storm and his cousin Tsukasa, he deals with spirits (both friendly and unfriendly), supernatural objects and occurrences, and occasionally even real-world problems.