Ritsuko Taneda

{{short description|Japanese musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Litsuko

| alias = Litsuko

| image = Osakar41.jpg

| caption = Taneda performing with Shonen Knife in October 2011 during the Osaka Ramones tour

| native_name = {{Nihongo2|種子田 律子}}

| native_name_lang = jpn

| birth_name =

| origin =

| instrument = {{flatlist|

• Bass
• guitar
• vocals}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Pop-punk
• alternative rock
• indie pop}}

| occupation =

| years_active = 2001–present

| label =

| past_member_of= Shonen Knife

| current_member_of= mophing people

| website = {{URL|https://lit.link/en/mophingpeople}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Ritsuko Taneda|種子田 律子|Taneda Ritsuko}} is a Japanese musician, best known as the bass guitarist and rhythm guitarist for the pop punk band Shonen Knife from 2006 to 2016.{{cite web | title=Shonen Knife – Bio | url=http://www.shonenknife.net/bios/bios2008.html | work=shonenknife.net | publisher=Shonen Knife | year=2008 | accessdate=2010-12-05}}{{cite web | title=少年ナイフ　りつこ脱退のお知らせ | url=http://www.shonenknife.net/news.html | date=November 5, 2021 | access-date=November 5, 2021}} Before joining Shonen Knife, she was a guitarist and vocalist for the J-Pop groups Keihan Girl and Denki Candy.