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Haruto Ichihara, nicknamed Haru, is a popular and athletic high school star basketball player. He shares a close childhood bond with Yusuke Ninomiya (Yu), forged when Yu saved him from a dog attack. Haru is romantically involved with Kotona Takashina, a relationship profoundly shaping his decisions.
His personality contrasts with Yu's, marked by confidence, extroversion, and impulsiveness. He initially dismisses Ni no Kuni as a dream, engaging lightheartedly with its wonders despite firsthand encounters, maintaining persistent skepticism.
When Kotona is mysteriously stabbed in their world, Haru desperately rushes her toward help alongside Yu. During this urgent escape, both narrowly avoid a truck collision and are transported to Ni no Kuni. Discovering Yu can walk there and their phones replaced by compasses, Haru believes Kotona might also be present and healed, prompting their search.
In Ni no Kuni, Haru displays significant innate combat prowess, effectively wielding swords during a staged Colosseum battle. Accused of being agents of the antagonistic Black Banner faction, he and Yu escape back to their world by triggering a near-death experience. Learning Kotona has a malignant tumor, Haru blames Princess Astrid Astrum's survival in Ni no Kuni for Kotona's condition due to a perceived life-balance rule. Consumed by the desire to eliminate Astrid and save Kotona, this conviction fractures his friendship with Yu, escalating into a physical fight.
Separated from Yu during a later return to Ni no Kuni, Haru arrives at the Black Banner stronghold. Leader Galeroth manipulates him, reinforcing the life-balance fallacy and exploiting his desperation to save Kotona. Galeroth provides Haru with Black Banner armor, amplifying his physical abilities while feeding him lies that his actions are inconsequential within a dream. Under this influence and wearing the armor, Haru leads an assault on Evermore Castle, defeats Knight-Captain Bertha, and nearly kills Yu during their confrontation.
This near-fatal clash returns them to their world, where they save Yu's sister Saki from the original assailant. Transported back together, they uncover the truth: Galeroth and Evermore's chancellor, Gnauss, are both personas of Crown Prince Sedulus Astrum, the king's presumed-dead brother. Sedulus uses magic to seize control of Haru's Black Banner armor, forcing him to attack Astrid. Yu intervenes and is injured. Freed from the armor's control, Haru joins forces with Astrid against Sedulus. When Yu acquires the legendary sword Mornstar and throws it to the injured Haru, Haru delivers the fatal blow by stabbing Sedulus through the skull.
Following Sedulus's defeat, a portal opens. Haru returns to his world, awakening in a hospital. He discovers Saki and Kotona have no memory of Yu, leading him to understand Yu was his soulmate, the intrinsic counterpart connecting their existence across the worlds. He finds solace knowing Yu survived in Ni no Kuni and acknowledges their shared affection for Kotona.
Haru possesses significant athletic abilities, excelling in basketball. In Ni no Kuni, he exhibits enhanced strength, durability, and formidable swordsmanship, traits further amplified by the Black Banner armor during Galeroth's influence.
His personality contrasts with Yu's, marked by confidence, extroversion, and impulsiveness. He initially dismisses Ni no Kuni as a dream, engaging lightheartedly with its wonders despite firsthand encounters, maintaining persistent skepticism.
When Kotona is mysteriously stabbed in their world, Haru desperately rushes her toward help alongside Yu. During this urgent escape, both narrowly avoid a truck collision and are transported to Ni no Kuni. Discovering Yu can walk there and their phones replaced by compasses, Haru believes Kotona might also be present and healed, prompting their search.
In Ni no Kuni, Haru displays significant innate combat prowess, effectively wielding swords during a staged Colosseum battle. Accused of being agents of the antagonistic Black Banner faction, he and Yu escape back to their world by triggering a near-death experience. Learning Kotona has a malignant tumor, Haru blames Princess Astrid Astrum's survival in Ni no Kuni for Kotona's condition due to a perceived life-balance rule. Consumed by the desire to eliminate Astrid and save Kotona, this conviction fractures his friendship with Yu, escalating into a physical fight.
Separated from Yu during a later return to Ni no Kuni, Haru arrives at the Black Banner stronghold. Leader Galeroth manipulates him, reinforcing the life-balance fallacy and exploiting his desperation to save Kotona. Galeroth provides Haru with Black Banner armor, amplifying his physical abilities while feeding him lies that his actions are inconsequential within a dream. Under this influence and wearing the armor, Haru leads an assault on Evermore Castle, defeats Knight-Captain Bertha, and nearly kills Yu during their confrontation.
This near-fatal clash returns them to their world, where they save Yu's sister Saki from the original assailant. Transported back together, they uncover the truth: Galeroth and Evermore's chancellor, Gnauss, are both personas of Crown Prince Sedulus Astrum, the king's presumed-dead brother. Sedulus uses magic to seize control of Haru's Black Banner armor, forcing him to attack Astrid. Yu intervenes and is injured. Freed from the armor's control, Haru joins forces with Astrid against Sedulus. When Yu acquires the legendary sword Mornstar and throws it to the injured Haru, Haru delivers the fatal blow by stabbing Sedulus through the skull.
Following Sedulus's defeat, a portal opens. Haru returns to his world, awakening in a hospital. He discovers Saki and Kotona have no memory of Yu, leading him to understand Yu was his soulmate, the intrinsic counterpart connecting their existence across the worlds. He finds solace knowing Yu survived in Ni no Kuni and acknowledges their shared affection for Kotona.
Haru possesses significant athletic abilities, excelling in basketball. In Ni no Kuni, he exhibits enhanced strength, durability, and formidable swordsmanship, traits further amplified by the Black Banner armor during Galeroth's influence.