Sakurai Haruka

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 **Voice Actor** | Shun Horie

**Sakurai Haruka,** (櫻(さく)井(らい)遙(はるか), *Sakurai Haruka)* is a 17-year old prisoner in MILGRAM. His code number is 001.

His voice actor is Shun Horie (堀江 瞬).

## Background

Not too much is known about Haruka's life. He has a father and a mother, though he has said that he believes he disappointed his father.

## Personality

Haruka is a very soft-spoken and anxious prisoner. He has great trouble maintaining conversations, often staring at the ground and stuttering while speaking. Despite his social difficulties, he becomes more talkative and candid around those who are patient with him. This is much more noticeable in Trial 2, when he becomes more social due to his newfound confidence.

Haruka is one of the very few prisoners in Milgram who enjoys being there, even going so far as to say that he "wishes [he] could stay here forever." He has a desperate need for attention and love, and his time at Milgram seems to be the most anyone has ever paid attention to him. He views all attention as good attention, becoming happy after Es was physically violent with him in his voice drama "The Writhing of the Weak." Desire for attention from his mother was also the motivation for his various crimes. In Trial 2, Mu appears to have taken advantage of Haruka's need for attention and love, befriending him as a way to gain validation and favors. This has resulted in Haruka developing an unhealthy devotion to Mu.

Haruka is very uncomfortable around animals and children near Amane's age, stating that they "bring back bad memories." This is likely in reference to the guilt he feels surrounding his crimes. However, it is worth noting that he claims not to fear children anymore during his Trial 2 interrogation, which indicates his loss of remorse after being "forgiven" in Trial 1.

Haruka is heavily implied to have a developmental disability, due to his social difficulties and his use of simplified, elementary-level Japanese. He frequently misunderstands those who speak to him using complex grammar, namely Es. In his written answers to the post-trial interrogation questions, Haruka uses very little Kanji, which is unusual for someone of his age. He also has a very oversimplified understanding of how morality works, believing that his "forgiven" verdict in Trial 1 absolves him of all guilt. When told otherwise, he becomes distraught and even violent. In his voice drama "Metamorphasis of the weak," Haruka claims that the reason for his mother's neglect is because "since [he] was born, [he] could never do the same things as everyone else."

## Trial Songs

* "Weakness (弱肉共食)"
* "All-Knowing And All-Agony (全知全悩)"

## Cover Songs

* "Two Breaths Walking (二息歩行)"
* "Android Girl (アンドロイドガール)"

## Trial Results

The First Trial: INNOCENT (58.33%)

The Second Trial: GUILTY (54.97%)

## Trivia

* Haruka believes in God.
* An event that Haruka says he remembers well is a fireworks show.
* He enjoys talking to the other prisoners.
* He says there is something he regrets.
* The most expensive thing he's ever bought is cotton candy.
* Haruka says that he wants to live normally.
* He says that all he wants from his significant other, if he had one, is for them to give him attention.