OVA
Description
Haruko Haruhara is a central figure and the primary catalyst for the extraordinary events in her story. She is a mysterious, pink-haired extraterrestrial who arrives on Earth, specifically the suburban city of Mabase, riding a yellow Piaggio Vespa SS 180 and wielding a blue, left-handed Rickenbacker 4001 electric bass guitar. While she claims to be 19 years old, this is treated with skepticism by other characters who observe that she appears older, and her true age remains unknown due to her alien nature. She is also known by the name Haruha Raharu and holds the position of an investigator for the Galactic Space Patrol Brotherhood.
In terms of personality, Haruko is an energetic, spontaneous, and unpredictable force of chaos. She is often described as a reckless sociopath, acting on her own selfish desires with little regard for the consequences to those around her. Her behavior can switch rapidly from playful and seductive to aggressively violent, making her difficult to read. She is highly manipulative, using her charm, hypnotic abilities on weak-minded individuals, and outright deception to get what she wants. Despite her often-antagonistic role, she possesses a certain charisma and a playful, almost childlike enthusiasm for conflict and large-scale destruction, with a running gag being her visible excitement when something large emerges from a person's head and her immediate dismissal of smaller objects. Her personality can vary slightly in different storylines; for instance, in one later narrative, she appears more helpful and acts as a mentor figure, though her motives remain enigmatic.
Haruko's primary motivation is her obsessive desire to capture and absorb the power of Atomsk, the most powerful and elusive space pirate in the galaxy. This singular goal drives all of her actions, including her arrival on Earth. She seeks out humans with latent N.O. abilities, which function as a kind of psychic channel that can open portals through space and produce objects from the head. Her role in the story is that of an antagonistic catalyst; she intrudes upon the lives of young protagonists, violently awakening their N.O. powers to serve her own ends in a relentless quest for Atomsk. She is a chaotic agent who upends the normal world, forcing characters to confront bizarre and dangerous situations.
Her key relationships are almost entirely defined by her obsession. She forms a significant relationship with Naota Nandaba, a young boy she runs over with her Vespa and then hits with her guitar. She moves into his home as a live-in maid to monitor and manipulate him, using her affections to control him and open N.O. channels in his forehead. Her history with Commander Amarao, a government official who tries to stop her, is implied to be similar, with her considering him a failure who did not meet her expectations. She has a strange rapport with the Nandaba family cat, who appears to serve as a communication device with her superiors in the Galactic Space Patrol. In later storylines, she encounters a being named Julia Jinyu, who is revealed to be a part of Haruko that split off from her after a failed attempt to absorb Atomsk, making her a rival fragment of the same original entity.
Haruko undergoes several changes throughout the different arcs of the narrative. In the original storyline, after her plan to use Naota to capture Atomsk backfires, she is left alone and empty-handed but quickly recovers, reaffirming her intent to continue the chase. Later, a failed absorption of Atomsk causes a part of her to split off, creating her other half, Julia Jinyu. This event changes her appearance, turning her hair orange until she eventually reabsorbs her other half and restores her original pink hair. In another narrative, she seems to have temporarily abandoned her pursuit of Atomsk to directly oppose the organization known as Medical Mechanica, suggesting a shift in priorities before returning to her original goal.
Haruko possesses a wide array of notable abilities. She is superhumanly strong and fast, capable of dodging bullets and fighting giant robots. Her primary tools are her Vespa, which can fly at incredible speeds, and her bass guitar, which functions as a melee weapon, a projectile launcher, a rocket launcher, and a surfboard-like flying vehicle. The guitar's most important function is its ability to open N.O. channels when it strikes a person, typically on the head, causing all manner of objects and beings to materialize from the impact point. Kissing a person can also unlock their N.O. abilities. Beyond physical prowess, she has demonstrated the power to hypnotize people, and her metal bracelet can act as a radar for detecting N.O. energy and can even generate chains to restrain powerful beings. She is also capable of consuming and absorbing the essence of other beings, as she does with Jinyu.
In terms of personality, Haruko is an energetic, spontaneous, and unpredictable force of chaos. She is often described as a reckless sociopath, acting on her own selfish desires with little regard for the consequences to those around her. Her behavior can switch rapidly from playful and seductive to aggressively violent, making her difficult to read. She is highly manipulative, using her charm, hypnotic abilities on weak-minded individuals, and outright deception to get what she wants. Despite her often-antagonistic role, she possesses a certain charisma and a playful, almost childlike enthusiasm for conflict and large-scale destruction, with a running gag being her visible excitement when something large emerges from a person's head and her immediate dismissal of smaller objects. Her personality can vary slightly in different storylines; for instance, in one later narrative, she appears more helpful and acts as a mentor figure, though her motives remain enigmatic.
Haruko's primary motivation is her obsessive desire to capture and absorb the power of Atomsk, the most powerful and elusive space pirate in the galaxy. This singular goal drives all of her actions, including her arrival on Earth. She seeks out humans with latent N.O. abilities, which function as a kind of psychic channel that can open portals through space and produce objects from the head. Her role in the story is that of an antagonistic catalyst; she intrudes upon the lives of young protagonists, violently awakening their N.O. powers to serve her own ends in a relentless quest for Atomsk. She is a chaotic agent who upends the normal world, forcing characters to confront bizarre and dangerous situations.
Her key relationships are almost entirely defined by her obsession. She forms a significant relationship with Naota Nandaba, a young boy she runs over with her Vespa and then hits with her guitar. She moves into his home as a live-in maid to monitor and manipulate him, using her affections to control him and open N.O. channels in his forehead. Her history with Commander Amarao, a government official who tries to stop her, is implied to be similar, with her considering him a failure who did not meet her expectations. She has a strange rapport with the Nandaba family cat, who appears to serve as a communication device with her superiors in the Galactic Space Patrol. In later storylines, she encounters a being named Julia Jinyu, who is revealed to be a part of Haruko that split off from her after a failed attempt to absorb Atomsk, making her a rival fragment of the same original entity.
Haruko undergoes several changes throughout the different arcs of the narrative. In the original storyline, after her plan to use Naota to capture Atomsk backfires, she is left alone and empty-handed but quickly recovers, reaffirming her intent to continue the chase. Later, a failed absorption of Atomsk causes a part of her to split off, creating her other half, Julia Jinyu. This event changes her appearance, turning her hair orange until she eventually reabsorbs her other half and restores her original pink hair. In another narrative, she seems to have temporarily abandoned her pursuit of Atomsk to directly oppose the organization known as Medical Mechanica, suggesting a shift in priorities before returning to her original goal.
Haruko possesses a wide array of notable abilities. She is superhumanly strong and fast, capable of dodging bullets and fighting giant robots. Her primary tools are her Vespa, which can fly at incredible speeds, and her bass guitar, which functions as a melee weapon, a projectile launcher, a rocket launcher, and a surfboard-like flying vehicle. The guitar's most important function is its ability to open N.O. channels when it strikes a person, typically on the head, causing all manner of objects and beings to materialize from the impact point. Kissing a person can also unlock their N.O. abilities. Beyond physical prowess, she has demonstrated the power to hypnotize people, and her metal bracelet can act as a radar for detecting N.O. energy and can even generate chains to restrain powerful beings. She is also capable of consuming and absorbing the essence of other beings, as she does with Jinyu.