Ryō Kunieda

is one of Ichigo Kurosaki's classmates and a first year track & field star. As Kon learned the hard way, she can run 100 meters in 12 seconds. Ryō also loves to read and is very bright. She envies Orihime Inoue and works hard in order to surpass her. Ryō ranks second in her grade on the school exams at Karakura High School. She is after Uryu Ishida (who is 1st) and before Orihime (who is ranked 3rd). In volume 5, chapter 35 of the manga, Chizuru Honshō mentions that Ryo excels in both literal and martial arts. Chizuru also mentions that Ryo was the representative for the freshman class, which is why she's never lectured by Karakura High's faculty. This was shown earlier in volume 2, chapter 15. When a teacher saw the mess that Kon made in 1-3's class during his first appearance, he believed Ryo but not Michiru Ogawa and went to inform the faculty. (Rukia erased all of the memories from everyone of that incident before any action could be taken).

She is somewhat cold and snobby, showing no concern over Uryū Ishida's wounds after his fight with a Menos Grande, saying (to herself) she'd prefer to walk alone rather than with Michiru and Chizuru, stepping on Kon, calling him "a filthy stuffed animal", and almost never makes eye-contact even when talking with others. Ryo hardly ever smiles and has only been shown doing so twice. The first being in the first ending and the second in a brief fantasy of Kon's in Episode 50. She is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura town in the Soul Society.

