Aruru Otsuki

*Singing and dancing every day... Being a Stage Girl is great!*

**Profile**Quotes

* School
* Revue
* Live

### Family

***WARNING: Spoilers for Main Story 13: Curtain Rises - The Journey Begins***None

### Likes

Crossword puzzles
Drawing

## Revue

### Weapon

"Heavenmaker" (Peacemakers)
ヘヴンメーカー

## Character Details

### Portrayal (Japanese)

Megumi Han

**Aruru Otsuki** (大月 あるる, *Ōtsuki Aruru*) is a character in the Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight franchise, original to Re LIVE. She is a first-year student from the Stage Expression Course at Frontier School of Arts.

Always smiling with a naturally cheerful disposition, this Stage Girl never lets anything get her down. She was an amateur with no acting experience, but thanks to her earnestness and ability to get people around her involved in things, she is growing rapidly. She is convinced she is blessed with good luck .

## Revue Introduction

* English
* Kanji
* Rōmaji

 *Sparkling bullets, loaded onto wings and heading into the wilderness, looking for a free stage.
The spotlight is a goldrush, and with both hands, grab onto that BIG DREAM!
Stage Girl — Aruru Otsuki! Against the wind, to Frontier!*

 *煌めく弾丸 翼にこめて 荒野に目指すは 自由の舞台
スポットライトがゴールドラッシュ 両手につかんで BIG DREAM！
舞台少女 大月あるる いどめ向かい風 すすめフロンティア！*

 *kirameku dangan tsubasa ni komete kōya ni mezasu wa jiyū no butai
supottoraito ga gōrudorasshu ryōte ni tsukande BIG DREAM!
butai shōjo Ōtsuki Aruru idome mukaikaze susume furontia!*

【Variations】

## Appearance

Aruru has long blonde hair that is usually put up in a ponytail with bangs swept to the left. There are three star hair clips she wears, one of the right side and two of the left side. She has yellow-brown eyes.

**School Uniform**

Her Frontier School of Arts uniform consists of a white button-up shirt, a yellow tie, a black vest, a burgundy blazer, a burgundy pleated skirt with gold trimmings, thigh-high white socks, and gold shoes. Her accessories consist of star pins that she uses to decorate her hair.

**Casual Outfit**

Aruru's casual outfit consists of a white tee-shirt with the words "Twinkle ☆ Twinkle" on it. She wears a light purple jacket over top of it that has yellow stars on the upper part of it. She wears a yellow skirt with a brown waistband. She also wears a twin star necklace to complete her outfit too.

**Practice Outfit**

Her practice outfits consists of a yellow tank-top, navy blue shorts, and black leggings.

**Revue Outfit**

Her Revue outfit consists of a black and white strapless top, a yellow jacket, thick brown gloves, a red scarf with a golden button with a star on it holding it together, two brown belts going opposite direction around her waist, a pale orange skirt with white frills, two brown gun holsters on her thighs, and brown calf-high boots. The boots have two straps with a golden buckle on them. The top edges of the boots have a gold lining. The boot splits in the middle down to the ankle. Those edges are also Lines in a gold trim. The bottom of the boots also have the golden trim as well.

## Personality

Aruru is a cheerful and energetic person who never lets anything put her down. Her energetic behavior helps her be optimistic about anything, even the most difficult tasks. She believes in the potential of others and is always excited to explore unknown possibilities.

***WARNING: Spoilers for Main Story 13: Curtain Rises - The Journey Begins***

In later stories, it is confirmed that part of her personality is a facade, in reality Aruru has a somewhat solitary personality and has the tendency to act so as not to have conflicts due to her time in the orphanage, in case there is a conflict she isolates herself by avoid causing harm to the people she cares about.

## Background

Aruru had no experience as a performer until she attended the school. The closest thing she had to real experience prior to attending the Frontier School of Arts was performing in a play in elementary school with Misora Kano (Aruru's childhood friend).

Despite not having any experience, she appreciated the arts and was an avid spectator. She used to watch Misora's parents' theater troupe perform all the time, watch TV, and went to the theater.

The year before attending Frontier School of Arts, she watched S-Con with Misora. It drew her into the world of acting and inspired her to become a performer. According to Misora, Aruru was "so stiff and inflexible" and her voice "was all hoarse" before attending Frontier School of Arts. However, Aruru didn't let this get her down.

***WARNING: Spoilers for Main Story 13: Curtain Rises - The Journey Begins***

In later stories, Aruru is revealed to be an orphan, knowing nothing about her origins or her family except for her name which was written on a slip of paper when she was found. She was then raised in an orphanage, and met Misora and her family's theatre troupe, the Blue Sky Theatre Troupe, when they performed for Aruru's orphanage. Aruru then fell in love with acting and wanted to perform on the stage as well, which is why she joined the troupe after that. Her first ever performance after joining the troupe was "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" where she played as Toto and Misora played the lead role, Dorothy.

## Relationships

### Tsukasa Ebisu

Aruru's first meeting with Tsukasa was when Aruru nearly bumped into Tsukasa in the cafeteria.

### Shizuha Kocho

Aruru looks up to Shizuha as a fellow stage girl, and goes to her for the more technical advice. Aruru first approached Shizuha with an open heart in a way nobody else did. Around Aruru and the others, Shizuha starts becoming more comfortable being herself. Their first meeting meant a lot to Shizuha, who normally feels as though people are intimidated by her.

### Lalafin Nonomiya

Aruru first met Lalafin when Shizuha suggested they approach her as they were looking for a student who can do stunts. Because of their love for fun and excitement, Aruru frequently goofs off with Lalafin. When they're not rehearsing for action scenes, Lalafin often joins Aruru in coming up with catchphrases and playing with slime.

### Karen Aijo

Once Aruru has lost sight of her reason to stand on stage, Karen is able to empathize with her feeling that her brilliance is gone by tying it back to her having felt she had lost Hikari. Despite this understanding, Karen also knows that the only way to find her motivation anew is by jumping onto her own stage of destiny, and assures her that she will be waiting for her on stage. The inclination to stand atop the brand new stage Aruru wished for in the beginning is what drives Karen's efforts in Arcana Arcadia.

## Etymology

* Aruru's surname **Otsuki** means "big, great" (大) (**o**) and "moon" (月) (**tsuki**).
* Aruru often says the phrase "aru aru, aru yo" where **aru** (ある) means "there is" or "to have". This is likely a play on her first name, **Aruru** (あるる).
	+ (e.g., Misora: I have a role I must fulfill — a stage to stand on! / Aruru: That's right, Misora! **You do have, you do!**)

## Trivia

* Aruru's astrological sign is Gemini, which is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux. This might be a reference to the play she wrote with Misora Kano, "Captain Twins".
	+ Along with Misora, Aruru prefers the action parts of "Captain Twins" rather than memorizing lines.
* Whenever Aruru comes across a new word, she looks it up in the dictionary. She still has the same dictionary she had since primary school.
* Aruru's favorite gift is colored pencils.
* Aruru enjoys drawing and card games.
* Aruru believes her name is strange, but she likes it anyway.
* Aruru never heard of Pilates before she went to Frontier School of Arts.
* According to Tsukasa Ebisu, Aruru struggles with singing in Latin.
* Aruru likes star and moon accessories.
* Aruru's hobby is baking cookies, in which Misora always eats them.
* Aruru loves cooking.
	+ Although, her cooking ability has been considered hard to eat by her friends.
* According to Misora, there is always somewhere Aruru wants to stop along the way home.
* Aruru gets sick from eating a lot of fried foods to the point where she has digestive meds for it.
* Aruru's weapons are dual Colt Single Action Army, also known as Peacemakers. It's a single-action revolver that was the standard military revolver from 1872-1892. It was popular with ranchers and outlaws in America, and is commonly associated with cowboys.
* Aruru's prop guns in Starry Diamond have "happy girl☆" written on their sides.

## Gallery

### Stage Cards

Frontier School of ArtsGreenhorn CaptainFairy GodmotherEaster BunnyAliceLittle Red Riding HoodProcyonDorothyInitial DrumsJack the KidMoonWhite FrontierStage GirlBrünnhildeCordeliaAlice EncoreRapunzelScorpioCaptain Dorothy
### Memoirs

Trendy SnacksSweet but DangerousWitch Twins Unite!Summertime Pool CleaningThe Riches of the World Belong to UsThe Great Year-End CleanupMaking ProgressThe New Cinderella: Champion of Justice!Searching for A Four-Leaf CloverAn Egg Colored Just Like I LikeTwo in WonderlandStarira Festival 2019 in Ikebukuro Commemoration(1st Anniv.) Frontier School of Arts"Starry Diamond" CelebrationBrilliance of 24Waiting for You on Stage!Struggling for the "Unknown Lead"[Star of the day] Aruru OtsukiPajama Party Karen & Tamao & AruruKing and Pioneer EtudeTo the Stage!Bonding Dance"Golden Gunfight"Brontier Girl[Star of the day] Frontier School of ArtsRevue FrontierRevue of Moon, Judgement, Faith, Hope, CharityXVIII Moon [Upright]XVIII Moon [Reverse]Brilliance Birthday Aruru OtsukiAiming for Position Zero - AruruRevue of Fate and TruthRevue of Wheel of Fortune and MoonBrilliance Every Day Frontier School of ArtsMilky Holmes Cordelia & AruruOne Special Day Aruru
### Outfits

**\*For Stage Girl Live2D Models, please visit their respective card pages.**

SchoolDance PracticeDormitoryDormitory (with Easter Bunny hat)SwimwearCheerleadingChristmasPajama Party

## References

1. ↑ From Frontier School of Arts Aruru Otsuki Climax Act
2. ↑ https://www.en.revuestarlight-relive.com/character/aruru/
3. ↑ Main Story Chapter 13
4. ↑ "I got swept up into the world of acting even though I didn't really have an interest until then." (Frontier School of Arts/School Story Part 1)
5. ↑ Main Story Chapter 13
6. ↑ Main Story 10: Self-Proclaimed Stage Girls Part 2-2
7. ↑ Aruru Otsuki/Quotes | Home Screen | School Uniform
8. ↑ Aruru Otsuki/Quotes | Home Screen | Rehearsal Outfit
9. ↑ Frontier School of Arts Aruru Otsuki/Bond Story
10. ↑ Tsukasa Ebisu/Quotes | Revue Outfit
11. ↑ Stage Girl Misora Kano/Bond Story#Chapter 1 **Misora:** Our seniors are busy with their stage assignments and you can't eat a lot of fried foods, right? I don't want you to feel sick after going with me.
[...]
**Misora:** Aruru! I'll bring digestive meds with us just in case!
12. ↑ Documentary of "Starry Diamond" (12:16)