Ritsuko formally hails from Matsuyama, Japan. In Japan, she worked on three non-Disney anime productions: Yume No Horshi No Button Nose, Yosei Florence and the 1989 special Soreike! Anpanman: Kirakiraboshi No Namida before becoming basically a Disney animator at Walt Disney Animation Japan until it's closing and had a hand in most of the Tinker Bell productions in recent years. She also worked on several Disneytoon productions as a character designer: Jungle Book 2, Mulan 2 and Bambi 2 among others. She has appeared on Made In Hollywood Teen Edition and Leo Little's Big Show as a special guest; and had a hand in The D Show video game for Disney Interactive. One final note; even though her Japanese name in Kanji is exactly the same as Kenji Notani (who has also worked in the animation busin