Haruko Haruhara

Haruko Haruhara, also known as Vespa Woman, Raharu and Haru, is one of the main protagonists from the FLCL series.
== Charactah Account ==
An energetic, spontaneous pink-haired woman from outer-space, and investigator for the Galactic Space Patrol Brotherhood/Stellar Fraternity. She rides a sunglow Piaggio Vespa SS 180 and carries a blue Rickenbacker bass guitar on her back and claims to be 19, even though she's not human. She becomes the Nandaba household's maid after running both Naota and his father over with her Vespa and plays on a rival team of the Mabase Martians.
She has a tendency to switch between a variety of different dispositions to others on a dime, making her difficult to read and unpredictable. She can be very persuasive and stand-offish sometimes to get what she wants. When around the Nandaba men, she is often either promiscuous or found in suggestive situations. She can also act like a mom, a lover or a maid depending upon her mood.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* FLCL
* FLCL Alternative
* FLCL Progressive
* FLCL: Grunge
=== Light Novels ===
* FLCL
=== Manga ===
* FLCL
== Trivia ==
* Haruko drives a 1965 Vespa Super Sport 180. In FLCL, its license plate's jurisdiction is labeled Mabase and its serial number is "56-56" (goro-goro). 56-56 is a homophone for gorogoro which is an onomatopoeia sound used for thunder, purring, scattering, and inactivity. In FLCL Progressive, its license plate's jurisdiction is labeled Oozu and its serial number is "43-43" (shisan-shisan). This is likely because 42 in Japanese is considered an unlucky number as it is a homophone for "die" (shini), and thus is not used for license plates; 56 is also considered an unlucky number when paired with 42, as 42-56 is a homophone for "time to die" (shini-goro). 43 can be read as a homophone for "scattered" (shisan).
** Oozu is also the name of a place containing a facility Masurao and Eye Patch visit with Canti's shell, as well as the home to the amusement park.
* The name "Raharu" can be found in her last name if read backwards in the Japanese alphabet. It is possibly her true name, as Jinyu and Kanda use it to refer her.
* Haruko's age is inconsistent. She claims to be 19 in FLCL, is labeled as 16 during interview snapshots in Progressive (despite the fact that it is confirmed in episode 6 that the series is not a prequel. It's also worth noting that she could have lied about her age to appear younger), noted as 20 in early concept art of her appearance, and explains she can't age past 19 in Alternative.
** Executive producer Jason DeMarco stated on Twitter that Alternative was “designed” to be a prequel to FLCL, further adding confusion not only to just Haruko’s age, but the entire story itself, as Alternative was designed primarily as a sequel to Progressive. This is hinted in Haruko no longer chasing Atomsk, the riddance of the Medical Mechanica iron, and in the final episode, while she was being warped to Mars through the time stream, glimpses of her former experience with Naota could be seen.
* In FLCL Progressive, Haruko is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara instead of Mayumi Shintani.
** Hayashibara is known for her work in various anime series including Neon Genesis Evangelion as Rei Ayanami, Cowboy Bebop as Faye Valentine and Slayers as Lina Inverse.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Haruko Haruhara at FLCL Wiki
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Category:Females
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