Kashiwagi Haruko (柏木 晴子) is a supporting character first appearing inMuv-Luv Extra and later became a supporting character in Muv Luv Alternative. Due to her popularity she first became a romance-able heroine inMuv-Luv Supplement, got an entire game that focuses on her, and had her own route in the fandisk Muv-Luv Altered Fable.
Extra[]
She first appears during the Lacrosse match of Muv-Luv Extra as the goalkeeper of Takeru's team. She is an athletic person, originally a member of the Basketball Club (her position is point guard). She has a cheerful and easygoing personality which makes her popular with both men and women. She has two younger brothers, whom she loves to tease.
Alternative[]
Haruko plays a much bigger role in Alternative. She holds the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and she is a member of Flight C of the Special Task Force A-01 9th Squadron (callsign Valkyrie-6). Her position is Impact Guard. Before becoming a member of the Valkyries she was a member of training squad 207A and she is one of the last two remaining members, the other being Suzumiya Akane, that is still in active service. Her personality is the same as Extra but she is further developed. She acts as a big sister and a mentor to Takeru and from their conversations he finds out more about her and her family than he ever learned in his old world. Takeru praises her team spirit and her ability to analyze difficult situations as well as that she is a quick thinker.
Unfortunately, she becomes another casualty when she gets killed by a Fort-class BETA during the operation to retake Sadogashima.
In the game and manga, her death is depicted as being instantly dissolved by the Fort-class BETA's dissolving liquid. In the anime, her death scene is more detailed. Her TSF is first destroyed by Grappler-Class BETA, with one of the TSF's arms and legs broken off, but she still manages to defeat several Grappler-Class BETA. As she attempts to walk towards Captain Izumi, the stinger of the Fort-class BETA stabs into her TSF cockpit from behind, and she looks down in despair towards her abdomen as white smoke rises slowly, showing that her body is being dissolved by the dissolving liquid. In command room, Haruka notes that Haruko's vital monitoring status has returned to zero. It can be inferred that the dissolving liquid was injected into her abdominal cavity, dissolving her internal organs, which is echoed by the expression of pain on her face before she dies.
Altered Fable[]
She plays a much bigger role than Extra, having her own route. She actively participates in whatever activities Takeru and his group do and at some point admits that she has, like the rest his company, romantic feelings for him and tries to win his affection.
Etymology[]
- Kashiwagi means "oak tree" (柏木).
- Haruko means "clear weather" (晴) (haru) and "child" (子) (ko).
Trivia[]
- Fembro of the broest caliber.
- Appears to have some experience with men before Takeru.
- Favourite food is a Chinese rice bowl.
- Maria Noda, who voices Tae in the anime, is one of two voice actors who frequently appeared on âge's Youtube broadcasts (Official Let's Plays, Still Breathing)
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