Arisa Uotani

魚谷ありさ

Arisa is a former gang member (a *yankee*: a Japanese version of the American "gangster thug" image) and has been one of [Tohru](https://anilist.co/character/207/Honda-Tooru)'s closest friends since Tohru's mother helped her escape from the gang (called "The Ladies") when she wanted to leave it. Arisa is tough, brash, and sometimes violent but cries easily when it comes to her friends. She wears long skirts, carries a lead pipe, and often speaks like a man (in Japanese, different word choices can categorize a speaker as male or female). Arisa likes to play cards, protect Tohru from...