Haruko Amaya (天谷 春恋, Amaya Haruko) is one of the main female protagonists of the Maken-Ki! series. She is the vice-president of the Student Council Security Division, a sophomore student at Tenbi Academy and the childhood friend of Takeru Ooyama who has been in love with him ever since they were children. So that she shares a room with him, along with Kodama Himegami and Inaho Kushiya, (who claims to be Takeru's fiancé) and that creates a fierce rivalry between them for Takeru's affections.
Appearance[]
By many standards, Haruko is a pale-skinned girl who is considered to be very attractive that she is shown to be the idol/crush of many boys (and even other girls) with waist-length purple hair that is usually held up in a single ponytail by a red ribbon on the left with the rest of her hair falling onto her face in several bangs on the right side, and light blue eyes.
She mostly often dresses in the typical school uniform of Tenbi Academy with the addition of pantyhose underneath her skirt.
Personality[]
Haruko is a very kind and caring person who is quite popular at Tenbi Academy as many of the students at Tenbi admires her deeply due to her kindness. (This is a point that has been stated by many characters throughout the series). However, she is quite modest in her own abilities, usually underestimating herself and praising others.
As a pride of the model of the academy, Haruko is possessed with very high morals and ethics and believes firmly in upholding to the rules and justice of Tenbi. Such as how she believes that if a duel doesn't have a legitimate reason she won't allow it. Despite of her affiliation with the Tenbi academy though she appears to be quite pacifistic usually preferring to avoid any combat whatsoever if possible.
Despite her mature mind and even strong willed spirit, Haruko is a tsundere girl which is a very sensitive topic for her especially whenever relationships are mentioned, including any topics relating to Takeru Ooyama, though she never admits it. It is because of her hidden feelings for Takeru remaining unnoticed even to Takeru himself, Haruko is often constantly competing with her many love rivals for Takeru, such as Inaho Kushiya, Kodama Himegami, Shiria Ootsuka and many others throughout the series for his affection. She also is quite violent when it comes to matters involving him, usually taking drastic measures - much like a lot of the girls throughout the series - whenever he would say or do something immodest.
History[]
Plot[]
Etymology[]
- The name Haruko means "spring" (春) (haru) and "love" (恋) (ko).
- Haruko's surname Amaya means "rain" (雨) (ama) and "valley" (谷) (ya).
- This pronunciation is used in Eastern Japan, while the "Valley" part is pronounced "Tani" in Western Japan.
Trivia[]
- Along with Chacha Akaza, Haruko has a H-cup bust. However, the bust sizes are different as Haruko’s breast is two centimeters less (97cm) than Chacha’s breast size (99cm).
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| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Maken-Ki | Takeru Ooyama • Haruko Amaya • Kodama Himegami • Inaho Kushiya • Kengo Usui • Azuki Shinatsu • Chacha Akaza • Kimi Sato • Uruchi Minaya • Aki Nijou • Furan Takaki • Yuuka Amado |