Project Sekai English Fandub Part 2
Stefanie Kat for Kiritani Haruka
Haruka used to be part of the nationally-acclaimed idol group ASRUN, and had the highest popularity ranking among all the members of the group. After a falling out with one of the members of her group, she retires from being an idol and returns to the general course at Miyamasuzaka. After her retirement, she meets Minori on the rooftop when looking for a place to read. Soon, Minori, Airi, and Shizuku invite her to create MORE MORE JUMP! with them. She initially refuses, until she is given hope by former ASRUN member Mai.
Haruka deeply loves being an idol (particularly enjoying the view of the stage when all the penlights would turn blue) and was strongly motivated by delivering hope to her audience. Upon being called a liar by Mai out of frustration, Haruka began to see herself as incapable to be an idol and started to see the audience as an overwhelming pressure. Haruka would become instead desperate to deliver hope, gradually, she gives up on the notion of being an idol at all.
Afterwards, Haruka became slightly more melancholic, accepting that that was simply the way things would be. However, realizing that Minori had received her hope and being encouraged by MORE MORE JUMP!, she realized she wanted to be an idol once again. In return, she deeply values MORE MORE JUMP!, and becomes more cheerful. Seeing Minori similarly to Mai, Haruka shows to be worried whenever Minori gets herself potentially hurt.
Haruka is very charismatic, being the most popular member of the former idol group, ASRUN. In Minori's words, she is "The kind of idol who is able to give everyone hope for a better tomorrow".
Haruka is a strict and dedicated person, working in regular routines of rigorous workouts to stay at an idol's standard.
She restricts herself on sweets and pastries, which, in response, causes cravings. She is attentive to the schedules and specials of pastry shops. Haruka is cheeky and bold, unafraid to talk back and to tease her friends. She is rather sporty, liking basketball, and as a child she was competitive, having competitions over who could eat faster. She also loves penguins, owns a ton of penguin merch and sometimes gets emotional when receiving penguin merch as a gift.
Haruka's Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtg8Vgy0A7Q
[Haruka's Introduction]
"Together, we'll look ahead and go far. I'm Haruka Kiritani from MORE MORE JUMP! I'm very happy to be standing on the stage like this, again, as an idol. Some of you may already have heard this, but I couldn't smile very well when I was younger. I developed a bit of a complex about it."
[Minori meets Haruka face-to-face]
"Heh. I guess that means we're in the same year. I'm Haruka Kiritani. I just transferred into Class C today. I was looking for somewhere to read. Is it alright if I stay here for a while?
[Haruka improvising a food review to teach Minori]
"The sweet cream and the slightly acidic fruits go really well together!"