Haru Yoshida

Personality

Haru appears to be a violent, intimidating person even though he means well. As the plot progresses, it is revealed that his aggressiveness is a front; he is actually quite innocent, naive and very clueless. Haru also has awkward social skills due to a traumatic incident that happened during middle-school. Since then, he became unable to properly communicate with people except for when he's with Shizuku Mizutani. Despite appearing like a pessimistic cynical person, he is actually quite the nice person. Aside from being passive aggressive and violent he is unpredictable and sometimes does not think before he speaks. He impulsively does what he pleases, such as raising Shizuku's skirt in front of her father or asking Shizuku where her mother is. He is honest and means well in everything that he does. Haru is very intelligent in school. He often receives first place marks without needing to study. Because of this, Haru tries little to none when it comes to school and this often irritates Shizuku, who hates to come in second in grades.Despite seeing Shizuku as his first true friend (and love), when it comes to relating with others, he is still clueless most of the time, but is persistent and doesn't give up easily. He is also very protective about the people that he cares about. He can be jealous (for example, if he sees Kenji Yamaguchi anywhere near Shizuku), and can get violent and quite possessive.

Appearance

Yoshida Haru is a handsome young man with messy, curly, black hair that falls over his face and almost reaches his shoulders in length and also it is shown that he has muscular build, his eyes are gray. He was known as the school "monster" and started off as intimidating, but after Shizuku's compliment he should try smiling more, he focused on smiling and gained popularity quickly. His usual outfit consists of the school uniform: a white dress shirt with a blue tie, grey checked pants, and white Converse sneakers.

Attitude towards: Shizuku Mizutani

Shizuku is Haru's classmate and love interest. Shizuku and Haru first met when their teacher Saeko Ninomiya bribed Shizuku with approximately 3,800 Yen to bring Yoshida Haru some class readings and homework. After their first encounter, Haru became attracted to Shizuku and attends school to see Shizuku more often. Haru confesses his love for Shizuku after she stood up for him against Kenji and his friends. Shizuku turned him down and the two of them continued their friendship.

Attitude towards: Nagoya

Nagoya is Haru's pet chicken. He is highly fond of Nagoya, going to the extent of building a fortress before the school festival to protect him. He was even at his and Shizuku's wedding wearing a bow-tie.

Attitude towards: Asako Natsume

They first met when Haru asked her where Shizuku was in class. She later asks Shizuku to help her study for her make-up exams, and after Shizuku's rejection, Haru agreed to help her study on a condition that she takes him to her offline community meet and greet. She agrees, and their friendship progresses there on. She often encourages Haru to become more of "the man" and to be less clueless (hinting that perhaps he shouldn't unconsciously give Chizuru, a girl in love with Haru, false hope). They have a really warm, strong friendship, so much so, that Sasahara jokingly asks Shizuku if they are dating, due to their dramatic and emotional reunion, highlighting their close and affectionate bond.

Attitude towards: Kenji Yamaguchi

Kenji is one of the boys Haru hung out with before he met Shizuku. Unlike Sasahara, Haru remembers going to middle-school with Kenji. Haru thought Kenji was really his friend during his suspension but after Shizuku pointed out how they use Haru for money, he developed a distaste for Kenji. Haru is often jealous when Kenji is near Shizuku and impulsively punches Kenji when he does things to to Haru, like putting his arm around Shizuku. Kenji only got close to Shizuku to annoy Haru, but his feelings became sincere and he ended up falling in love with her, making things more complicated for Haru and Shizuku.

Attitude towards: Sōhei Sasahara

Sasahara is one of Haru's classmates and friends. Sasahara is the only character who knew Haru before anyone else in their group. They used to go to middle school together and Sasahara was able to recall some of Haru's more violent moments. However, Haru barely remembers anything from middle school and didn't even remember Sasahara being in his class. Their friendship develops more, and become close friends.

Attitude towards: Yūzan Yoshida

Yūzan is Haru's older brother. Haru wants nothing to do with his brother and runs at the sight of him. Yūzan calls Haru a coward most of the time, but seems to genuinely care for Haru even though he seems to have malicious plans against Haru. Yūzan and Haru used to be very close and would play with each other all the time, relying on each other for emotional support. Then Yūzan distanced himself from Haru out of jealousy because Haru received more care from his parents than he did. He resented Haru because of this. Despite his jealousy of his younger brother, it is clear that he still deeply cares for Haru, often taking enjoyment in annoying him. Likewise, despite Haru's apparent distain for his older brother, he still fondly treasures the rocks Yuzan gave him to comfort him after finding it difficult to adjust living with their cold and distant father.