
Konaka decided not to give Rika a father figure to reflect how many Japanese children have grown up without fathers, and he did not intend it to be the cause of her "twisted personality" in spite of the events portrayed in the film Runaway Locomon (which he had no involvement in). Fumiko Orikasa was cast to play her due to her clear, strong voice. In early stages of her design, Konaka and Nakatsuru based her on Trinity from The Matrix.

Rika was designed with a "strong" image and character in an attempt to boost sales for products based on female characters, which traditionally did not perform well in the market. However, Takato helps her see that there is more to Digimon beyond fighting. At first, she has a cold and lonely personality and believes in fighting Digimon to become the strongest. Rika Nonaka ( 牧野 留姫, Makino Ruki, Ruki Makino in the Japanese version) Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese) Melissa Fahn (English) Rika is a 10-year-old champion of the Digimon Card Tournament and known by the title "Digimon Queen." Her relationship with her mother is initially strained, as she is often too busy with work to spend time with her.

To reflect the normalcy of the characters, Takato was imagined to be a "normal" boy who is "full of curiosity" and "fascinated by monsters and Digimon." To continue the tradition of naming the leading characters in the Digimon series, Takato's name began with the same sound as Tai and Davis' Japanese names, the leading characters from Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. Takato becomes the leader of the organization. Their bond is augmented when Takato biomerges with Guilmon into Gallantmon. Because Guilmon was a product of his imagination, Takato appears to emphatic with him and thus the two influence each other in every fight.


Learning that Digimon are mysteriously appearing in their world, Takato joins the battle. After finding a Blue Card, he uses it on the Digivice to create Guilmon. Takato plays card games with his friends and draws his own Digimon on paper. Main characters Tamers Takato Matsuki ( 松田 啓人, Matsuda Takato, Takato Matsuda in the Japanese version) Voiced by: Makoto Tsumura (Japanese) Brian Beacock (English) Takato is a 10 year old student.
