Tsugino Haru

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Tsugino Haru (継乃ハル), previously known as Maeno Aki, is one of the main characters of ZENO. He wakes up as an amnesiac at the start of the game alongside the real Maeno Aki. Due to Ushirono Fuyu rearranging his file, Tsugino initially mistook his own identity to be Maeno's. A calm person, Tsugino Haru maintains a pleasant face with a positive outlook, often encouraging Maeno Aki throughout the struggles of their escape. Glimpses of his lost memories inevitably resurface while climbing the abandoned building. This mental exposure to past traumatic events triggers a gradual onset of ZENO within Tsugino. Under the influence of ZENO, Tsugino is prone to obsession. He avidly wants to "love" someone, which, for Tsugino, involves killing and eating them. He wholeheartedly believes in this definition of love. He is also shown to act somewhat childish while relapsing, such as his pouting when he cannot find Maeno. When his advances of "love" are rejected by Maeno, Tsugino loses his composure. During his younger days, Tsugino displays a silent demeanor with an apathetic attitude towards his environment, largely attributed to being subjected to emotional neglect by his parents. Appearance A young male just entering adulthood, Tsugino Haru bears short spikey hair and eyes both similarly black in hue. He frequently dons a casual look consisting of a long sleeve turtleneck paired with denim jeans and gray shoes. When Maeno dives into his mind using the Intracerebral Connector and the Memory Control Device, the flashbacks depict him wearing two alternate outfits. With his family, he sports a black puffer coat with fur lining the hood. As a ZENO patient of the facility, he wears a baby blue hoodie over his usual turtleneck. In some endings for the game, Tsugino can be seen with a blue dress shirt over a gray shirt, a white turtleneck, or a kimono-style hospital gown. He also pierced his right ear during high school, which is detailed in a short side story (The Name of Greed).