Description
Aruru Otsuki is a first-year student in the Stage Expression Course at Frontier School of Arts. She radiates perpetual cheerfulness and optimism, firmly believing herself "blessed with good luck" and greeting each day with infectious enthusiasm. This energetic nature fuels her rapid growth from an acting amateur with zero prior experience, pulling others into her orbit through sheer earnestness. Her speech is peppered with the verbal tic "aru aru, aru yo," a playful nod to her name.
Her background unveils deeper layers. Abandoned as an infant with only a slip of paper bearing her name, she grew up in an orphanage. This forged a solitary core beneath her sunny exterior, masking insecurities and leading her to avoid conflict to prevent burdening others. Her spark for performance ignited when the Blue Sky Theatre Troupe, led by Misora Kano's parents, visited the orphanage. Inspired, she joined the troupe, forging a close childhood bond with Misora. Their first shared stage was "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Aruru as Toto to Misora's Dorothy. Watching "S-Con" (Starlight Constitutional Convention) with Misora later cemented her acting resolve.
At Frontier, Aruru emerges as the emotional heart of her performance group alongside Misora, Shizuha Kocho, Tsukasa Ebisu, and Lalafin Nonomiya. She actively nurtures their camaraderie, baking sweets for them (though only Misora consistently partakes) and sparking group activities like catchphrase creation or improvisational exercises. Key relationships define her: she admires Shizuha's technical prowess and seeks her guidance, bonds fiercely with Lalafin over shared exuberance, and connects with Tsukasa despite initial awkwardness. Her open nature extends to reaching out to rivals like Akira Yukishiro of Siegfeld and Karen Aijo of Seisho.
Her development faces a trial during the "Arcana Arcadia" storyline. Believing Aruru needs adversity to shine, her friends stage antagonistic revues against her. This well-meant pressure backfires, triggering her deep-seated fear of abandonment and causing her to renounce the stage entirely. This breakdown exposes suppressed trauma, particularly an intense anguish tied to the word "mother." Recovery demands confronting her orphanage past and reconciling her genuine love for performance with her dependence on her group's approval. Her journey underscores the tension between her innate desire to spread joy through theater and the vulnerability hidden by her "lucky girl" persona.
In revues, Aruru wields dual Colt Single Action Army revolvers ("Heavenmakers" or "Peacemakers"), performing under themes of freedom and frontier spirit. Her catchphrase declares "sparkling bullets, loaded onto wings and heading into the wilderness, looking for a free stage," embodying exploration and boundless possibility. She achieves unconventional outcomes, like peacefully convincing opponents to share "Position Zero" during the "Starry Diamond" revue, and demonstrates unexpected ingenuity, such as hijacking a "Re LIVE" performance to stage "The Wizard of Oz" against its script.
Beyond acting, her interests include drawing with colored pencils, solving crossword puzzles, baking, and reading dictionaries—a habit since primary school using her old dictionary. She dislikes portraying sadness and struggles with Latin singing. Her favorite food is curry; raw garlic is disliked. She often sports star and moon accessories, reflecting her name's meaning ("big moon").
Her background unveils deeper layers. Abandoned as an infant with only a slip of paper bearing her name, she grew up in an orphanage. This forged a solitary core beneath her sunny exterior, masking insecurities and leading her to avoid conflict to prevent burdening others. Her spark for performance ignited when the Blue Sky Theatre Troupe, led by Misora Kano's parents, visited the orphanage. Inspired, she joined the troupe, forging a close childhood bond with Misora. Their first shared stage was "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Aruru as Toto to Misora's Dorothy. Watching "S-Con" (Starlight Constitutional Convention) with Misora later cemented her acting resolve.
At Frontier, Aruru emerges as the emotional heart of her performance group alongside Misora, Shizuha Kocho, Tsukasa Ebisu, and Lalafin Nonomiya. She actively nurtures their camaraderie, baking sweets for them (though only Misora consistently partakes) and sparking group activities like catchphrase creation or improvisational exercises. Key relationships define her: she admires Shizuha's technical prowess and seeks her guidance, bonds fiercely with Lalafin over shared exuberance, and connects with Tsukasa despite initial awkwardness. Her open nature extends to reaching out to rivals like Akira Yukishiro of Siegfeld and Karen Aijo of Seisho.
Her development faces a trial during the "Arcana Arcadia" storyline. Believing Aruru needs adversity to shine, her friends stage antagonistic revues against her. This well-meant pressure backfires, triggering her deep-seated fear of abandonment and causing her to renounce the stage entirely. This breakdown exposes suppressed trauma, particularly an intense anguish tied to the word "mother." Recovery demands confronting her orphanage past and reconciling her genuine love for performance with her dependence on her group's approval. Her journey underscores the tension between her innate desire to spread joy through theater and the vulnerability hidden by her "lucky girl" persona.
In revues, Aruru wields dual Colt Single Action Army revolvers ("Heavenmakers" or "Peacemakers"), performing under themes of freedom and frontier spirit. Her catchphrase declares "sparkling bullets, loaded onto wings and heading into the wilderness, looking for a free stage," embodying exploration and boundless possibility. She achieves unconventional outcomes, like peacefully convincing opponents to share "Position Zero" during the "Starry Diamond" revue, and demonstrates unexpected ingenuity, such as hijacking a "Re LIVE" performance to stage "The Wizard of Oz" against its script.
Beyond acting, her interests include drawing with colored pencils, solving crossword puzzles, baking, and reading dictionaries—a habit since primary school using her old dictionary. She dislikes portraying sadness and struggles with Latin singing. Her favorite food is curry; raw garlic is disliked. She often sports star and moon accessories, reflecting her name's meaning ("big moon").