• Ryū (school)
  Ryu (school)
  A Ryū , or ryūha , is a Japanese word referring to a school of thought in any discipline...
  
  , a school of thought or discipline (for example a fighting school)., a book by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
• Ryū (manga)
  Ryu (manga)
  is a shōnen manga written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Akira Oze. The manga ran in Shōnen Sunday from 1986 vol. 39 through 1988 vol 1.-Plot:The series near-future post-apocalyptic adventure manga....
  
  , a series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze
• Ryu (Korean name), a common Korean family name
• Monthly Comic Ryū
  Monthly Comic Ryu
  is a Japanese monthly seinen manga and anime magazine published by Tokuma Shoten. The magazine was originally a quarterly special issue of Animage, beginning in 1979 before switching to a monthly schedule and finally suspending publication...
  
  , a manga magazine in Japan
• Ryū, the Japanese word for a Japanese dragon
  Japanese dragon
  Japanese dragons are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and India. The style of the dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon...
  
  

Fictional characters

• Ryu Hayabusa
  Ryu Hayabusa
  is the protagonist of the Ninja Gaiden video game series as well as a player character in the Dead or Alive series, both published by Tecmo. According to the game canon, Ryu Hayabusa is a ninja and the leader of the that has spiritual, physical and magical ties to ancient dragons...
  
  , the protagonist in the Ninja Gaiden series.
• Ryu (Street Fighter)
  Ryu (Street Fighter)
  is a video game player character created by Capcom, the main protagonist of the Street Fighter series. Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken Masters participating in the Street Fighter tournament...
  
  , a leading character in the Street Fighter video game series.
• Ryu Jose
  Ryu Jose
  is a fictional character from the 1979 anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. He was voiced by Shōzō Iizuka in the original Japanese version and by Ward Perry in the English dub.-Fictional background:...
  
  , a character from Mobile Suit Gundam.
• Ryu Kumon, a minor character in Ranma 1/2.
• "Wooden Sword" Ryu, a Shaman King character.
• Ryū, Raoh's son from Fist of the North Star.
• Ryu (Breath of Fire), the protagonist in the Breath of Fire series
• Ryuuwon, creator of the Jaryuu in GoGo Sentai Boukenger