Haruhi Fujioka
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Haruhi Fujioka (藤岡 ハルヒ Fujioka Haruhi) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori. In the anime and subsequent drama CDs, she's voiced by Maaya Sakamoto. In the early drama CDs, she's voiced by Aya Hisakawa. She's considered to be the lead female character of the series.
[edit] Bio
- Birthday: February 4
- Age: 16
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Height: 150cm (5')
- Blood Type: O
- Strong subjects: Classical Japanese, English
- Favourite Foods: Sushi, ramen, strawberries, ootoro, many high-class foods
- Disliked Food: Sweet things in general
- Type: Natural
- Mid-term Exam Ranking: 1st Year, 3rd Place (1st place after taking a makeup exam)
- Fear: Thunder
- Sentai colour (volume 5): White
[edit] Character
Haruhi is the main character of the story, a lower-middle class first-year player who is able to attend Ouran High School through a scholarship provided by the school for her grades. Shortly after arriving at Ouran, Haruhi accidentally breaks a vase worth ¥8,000,000 ($80,000 in the manga's North American English version) while in the Host Club clubroom and since then has been forced to work for them to pay for it. Mistaking her for a male, the club initially has her working as their slave, but they make her a club host once they discover that, beneath her glasses and rumpled clothing, she actually has a good looking face. Her natural charm and relaxed demeanour makes her a favourite with the club's customers, and it is only after she has been accepted as a host that the club learns the truth that she's a girl.
She is a very sensitive, intelligent, and straightforward individual. However, her lack of hesitation in expressing her opinions can sometimes lead her to say, without any intended malice, things which others find hurtful. Her stubborn independence can also sometimes get her into trouble, as it typically doesn't occur to her to ask others for help even when she is in over her head, and has trouble understanding why people like her father and Tamaki worry about her. She is often bemused and sometimes irritated by the antics of the Host Club, but in spite of that, she has developed increasingly strong friendships with her fellow club members. She seems to be a bit dense where it comes to interpreting the subtler signals from people around her, especially when it concerns romantic interest, but is perceptive enough to tell the twins apart.
It appears that Haruhi has chosen to attend Ouran with the intention of following in her late mother's footsteps and becoming a lawyer. She has stated on more than one occasion that she is at Ouran in order to pursue her dream, and wants to see how far it can take her.
Haruhi admits that she has a low threshold for gender awareness; she was not actually trying to pass as male, but didn't feel the need to correct the others' assumptions. Her lack of differentiation between male and female gender roles was probably influenced by her father, who was originally bisexual and, saying that he could never love another woman, took up cross-dressing after the death of his wife. Whatever the reason, she is a fairly androgynous person who does not care much about the clothing she wears and seems to have little interest in romance. She enjoys taking care of household chores, particularly cooking, and is not easily frightened by things like bugs or ghost stories; her only weakness is a paralysing fear of thunderstorms (astraphobia).
She has a soft spot for expensive food, which she is usually unable to partake in, such as ōtoro (a type of tuna sushi), otherwise referred to as "Giant Tuna"; to her, they are a luxury. She likes tasty food in general, but gets especially excited over seafood. In some cases, the promise of such food can be used to bribe Haruhi into going along with the less sound plans of the host club.
[edit] Trivia
- In the series, Haruhi is supposed to be a poor singer, an irony when one consideres the fact that her seiyu (Sakamoto and Hisakawa) are both successful singers.
