Reiji Sakamaki

Hobbies
Her best-known hobby is collecting tableware and tea sets. She is particularly interested in elegant, high-quality objects.
She also greatly enjoys activities related to:
prepare tea;
cook;
keep the house clean;
organize objects;
take care of your tableware collection;
study;
experiment with fictional substances within the story.
His love of cooking and order creates a rather amusing situation: his brothers can take advantage of this to get him to cook, especially since letting them use the kitchen can end in disaster.

Things he DOESN'T like
Here Reiji can be especially intense.
The disorder
He is probably one of his greatest enemies.
A messy room, objects out of place, or someone leaving dirt behind can irritate him a lot.
For Reiji, order represents control.
Irresponsibility
He can't stand it when someone promises to do something and then doesn't follow through.
Especially if that person uses excuses.
Laziness
This is one of the points that most clashes with his relationship with Shu.
Reiji works hard, organizes, and takes responsibility for things, while Shu is extremely carefree. This difference fuels some of the resentment Reiji feels toward him.
The mistakes
A small mistake may not seem important to someone else, but for Reiji it can become a source of frustration.
Especially when he believes the mistake could have been avoided.
Lack of manners
For Reiji, education is not optional.
A rude, vulgar, or disrespectful person can quickly make me lose my patience.
Let them challenge their rules
Not necessarily because each rule is reasonable, but because Reiji needs to feel that he is in control.
When someone deliberately ignores your orders, you may interpret it as a lack of respect.
Being compared to Shu
This point is especially profound.
His relationship with Shu is marked by a great deal of resentment, rivalry, and feelings related to his childhood. The comparison with his brother may touch on one of his deepest insecurities.

Tastes
Among his known tastes are:
The good tableware:
He doesn't consider plates, glasses, and cups to be mere everyday objects. For him, presentation and quality matter a great deal.
Tea:
It perfectly represents her refined personality.
Carbonara:
It is listed as her favorite food in her profiles.
Cleaning:
He likes everything to be organized and properly placed.
Knowledge:
Her intelligence and interest in learning fit perfectly with her personality.
Elegance:
Enjoy things that are well-made, sophisticated, and beautifully presented.

Reiji possesses an elegant, refined, and rather aristocratic appearance.
According to her profiles, she is approximately 183 cm tall, has a slender build, and very pale skin. Her eyes are magenta/purple, while her hair is depicted in dark shades of purple, plum, and lavender, depending on the adaptation.
dark hair with violet highlights;
striking magenta eyes;
delicate face;
delicate features;
calm and slightly mocking expression;
formal attire;
aristocratic appearance;
a dark and elegant aesthetic.
One of his characteristic features is his rectangular glasses, which further reinforce his image as an intellectual and an extremely meticulous man.
Their attire typically maintains a formal aesthetic: dark jackets, vests, ties or aristocratic/military style garments and elegant shoes.

Reiji is, above all, meticulous.
She's one of those people who can't tolerate anything being out of place. She likes things to follow a specific procedure and expects others to respect the rules she sets.
His manner of speaking is usually calm and polite, but that doesn't mean he's kind. He can say something extremely cutting while maintaining a perfectly serene tone.
Educated and refined
Reiji never needs to constantly raise his voice to command attention.
His elegance stems from his mannerisms:
Use formal manners;
Watch your vocabulary;
maintains an impeccable posture;
pay attention to the details;
try to dress appropriately;
expect the same level of education as others.
That's why he has that kind of aristocratic gentleman aura.
Extremely disciplined
Discipline is practically a part of their identity.
Reiji believes that a person should be able to control themselves and fulfill their responsibilities. He doesn't tolerate those who act impulsively, are irresponsible, or let their emotions control their actions.
And the important thing is that he is also extremely hard on himself.
He doesn't demand perfection only from others: he demands it of himself.
Perfectionist
This is probably one of its most characteristic features.
For Reiji, making a mistake isn't simply "being wrong." He may feel that the mistake reveals a weakness that shouldn't exist.
Therefore, it can:
to become frustrated when something doesn't go as expected;
try to correct their mistakes immediately;
obsessing over details;
to be annoyed when someone ruins something you carefully prepared;
to avoid admitting that he was wrong.
His pride makes it especially difficult for him to acknowledge his own mistakes.
Proud and arrogant
Reiji has enormous confidence in his own abilities.
He knows he is intelligent, organized, and competent, and he doesn't have too much trouble letting others know it.
However,

Reiji Sakamaki (逆巻 レイジ) is the second son of the Sakamaki family and one of the main vampires in Diabolik Lovers. He is the son of Karlheinz and Beatrix, and the biological brother of Shu. Although Shu is officially the older brother, Reiji usually acts as if he were the true head of the family: he keeps the house in order, sets rules, takes care of the chores, and tries to keep his brothers in line.
He's a third-year student and belongs to a family of pureblood vampires. His refined personality makes him seem more like an aristocratic butler than an ordinary teenager: he speaks politely, is extremely careful with his manners, and pays attention to even the smallest details.
But that elegance has a dark side: Reiji can be extremely authoritarian, proud, manipulative, and cruel. His need for perfection isn't simply an aesthetic preference; it's deeply connected to his family history and his desire to prove he deserves recognition.

Reiji Sakamaki is one of the most complex characters in Diabolik Lovers, because behind his elegance, discipline, and seemingly cold demeanor lies a personality marked by perfectionism, jealousy, pride, and an enormous need to prove his own worth. The image you sent also perfectly captures his refined and dark aesthetic.

Their goals
Reiji has several goals, some explicit and others related to his psychology.
Demonstrate your worth
This is probably one of the most important aspects.
Much of his personality seems built around the need to prove that he is competent and worthy of recognition.
Maintain control
He wants the house, his siblings, and his own life to function under an organized system.
Achieving perfection
Reiji wants to be impeccable: intelligent, polite, responsible, and capable.
Overcoming feelings of inferiority
Although he would never easily admit it, part of his behavior is related to his past and to the comparison with Shu.
To be recognized as someone important
It's not enough for him to simply exist within the Sakamaki family. He wants to prove that he has his own abilities and deserves respect.

Reiji is much more than "the strict Sakamaki brother." He's a character built around a contradiction: he seems to have everything under control, but much of his need for control stems precisely from emotional wounds and his desire to prove his own worth.
His elegance, intelligence, discipline, and perfectionism make him seem almost untouchable; while his pride, resentment, need for recognition, and difficulty in showing vulnerability reveal a much more complicated personality.
He is cold, refined, demanding, and authoritarian, but also extremely dedicated, intelligent, and meticulous. For Reiji, order is not simply a preference: it is the way he found to keep the world under control.

Interesting facts about Reiji
He is the second son, but he often seems like the older brother because of his responsible behavior.
Diabolik Lovers
His birthday is August 29th.
He's a Virgo, which fits quite well with his image as a meticulous character.
It measures 183 cm.
His most well-known official hobby is collecting tableware.
Diabolik Lovers
Her favorite food is carbonara.
She is responsible for a large part of the domestic chores in the mansion.
Her siblings can take advantage of her love of cooking to get her to prepare food.
His manner of speaking has been compared to that of an upper-class butler.
Although he is extremely serious, he has a certain sense of humor, especially a rather dry one.
Diabolik Lovers
His intelligence is one of his main advantages.
His perfectionism not only affects others: he also subjects himself to very high standards.
Her relationship with Shu is one of the most complicated parts of her story.
The contrast between his elegant appearance and his dark personality is one of the characteristics that most define the character.

Basic data
Fact
Information
Name
Reiji Sakamaki
Japanese
逆巻レイジ
Series
Diabolik Lovers
Species
Vampire
Age
18 years old
Birthday
August 29
Sign
Virgo
Stature
183 cm
Weight
67 kg
Blood type
EITHER
Hair
Dark purple/plum
Eyes
Magenta
Favorite food
Carbonara
Main hobby
Collecting tableware
Occupation
Junior
Mother
Beatrix
Father
Karlheinz
Biological brother
Shu

Reiji can come to deeply detest a situation when he feels it threatens any of these four things:
his authority + his pride + his order + his sense of perfection.
For example, they may react especially badly when someone:
deliberately disobeys;
destroys something he cared for;
He behaves irresponsibly;
ridicules him;
It calls into question his abilities;
He compares him unfavorably to Shu;
It shows a lack of respect;
ruins something after he has put in a lot of effort;
try to manipulate him;
It causes me to lose control of a situation.
When he is truly furious, his personality doesn't necessarily become loud.
She can become even calmer.
And that is precisely what is unsettling about Reiji: he doesn't need to shout to make it clear that something has bothered him.

This depends a lot on the route and medium of Diabolik Lovers, so it's important to distinguish between general canon and character interpretation.
Reiji would not be someone who expressed his feelings openly and simply.
If you develop strong feelings for someone, you would probably try to maintain control of the situation.
Instead of directly stating their feelings, their behavior might manifest itself through:
pay attention to small details;
worry about that person's behavior;
wanting it to follow certain rules;
demonstrate interest through practical actions;
observe her carefully;
become more demanding;
feeling uncomfortable when losing emotional control;
to show jealousy indirectly.
The interesting thing is that love would clash directly with one of his biggest obsessions: control.
Someone who truly cares about him could become someone capable of disrupting his perfect composure.
And that would probably be frustrating for him.
He wouldn't be the typical character who instantly goes from cold to sweet. His affection would still be filtered through his serious, demanding, and controlling personality.

This is where Reiji gets really interesting.
His obsession with perfection is related to his childhood and his relationship with his family.
During his childhood, Reiji experienced feelings of abandonment and comparison, especially with regard to Shu. His mother, Beatrix, had particular expectations of her sons, and Reiji developed a strong resentment because of the attention his brother received.
This helps explain why Reiji is so obsessed with being useful, perfect, and worthy of recognition.
In other words:
Reiji doesn't just want to be perfect because he likes order. A part of him needs to prove that he, too, deserves to be recognized.
And therein lies one of his greatest contradictions: he may appear extremely self-assured, but beneath that confidence lies a person who has spent much of his life trying to prove his worth.