Harunobu Madarame

Harunobu Madarame, also known as Rararame-senpai and Watanabe, is one of the main characters from the Genshiken series.
== Charactah Account ==
The second president of Genshiken, Harunobu is personally chosen by the first Genshiken president to be his successor, though Harunobu shows the most leadership and initiative even before formally appointed as president.
Harunobu's loud and adamant support of his own otaku lifestyle initially makes him Saki's nemesis in Genshiken, but as Harunobu develops a crush on Saki it heavily influences his interactions with her. However, even after graduating and getting job at Sakura Pipe Repair thanks to his "computer literacy" (i.e. experience with porn games) Harunobu never admits his feelings to Saki as he does not want to risk ruining their friendship.
In the relaunch of the manga, Harunobu still drops by the Genshiken clubroom for lunch. In order to help the crossdressing Kenjirou be able to come to the clubroom as a girl while attending classes as a male, Madarame agrees to allow Kenjirou use his apartment to change since it is very close to the school.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Genshiken
* Genshiken 2
* Genshiken Nidaime
* Genshiken Nidaime OVA
* Genshiken OVA
=== Manga ===
* Genshiken
== Trivia ==
* Keiko keeps calling Harunobu "Watanabe" in Nidaime. The fact that she actually calls him "Madarame" when she is being serious indicates she does know his real name, she just pretends she does not.
* Harunobu is actually called this by Saki's friends in the first manga because the name "Madarame" is a very uncommon name and is similar in pronunciation to Watanabe.
* Almost every club member in Nidaime considers Harunobu a sou-uke, pairing him as a bottom with every sort of pairing. He is not pleased with this.
* Saki points out that Harunobu, of all people, might have the affection of four people: Angela, Sue, Keiko and Kenjirou.
** Ironically, in Nidaime, Harunobu gets four people that are interested in him, yet had no clue about it until Makoto Kousaka bluntly exposes it to him. Kenjirou was even practically proposing to him (by declaring that he'd like to cook for him every day).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Harunobu Madarame at Genshiken Wiki
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