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| Haruko Itsuka | |
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| Kanji | 五河 遥子 |
| Romaji | Itsuka Haruko |
| Gender | Female |
| Species | Human |
| Hair Color | Red |
| Nicknames | Haruko Homura (Birth Name) |
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| Affiliations | Asgard Electronics |
| Occupation | Realizer Mechanic |
| Media | |
| Novel Debut | Volume 11.5 |
| Portrayal | |
Haruko Itsuka (五河 遥子, Itsuka Haruko?) the mother of Kotori and foster mother of Shido.
Summary
The mother of Kotori and foster parent to Shido, Haruko is one of the employees in Asgard Electronics, <Ratatoskr>'s parent company. According to Kotori, she was part of the crew that was involved in the creation of Fraxinus and that she knows about the existence of Spirits. However, she does not know of how they looked until the events of Itsuka Parents.
Appearance
Haruko has red hair, which she keeps in a short bob style. She often wears earrings as an accessory. She is best described to look like an older and more mature version of her daughter, Kotori.
When she was younger, she wore her hair in twintails and often had a lollipop in her mouth, much like her daughter.
Personality
Unlike her somewhat naïve husband, Haruko is much more cautious. However, at the same time she can be impulsive, easily misreading a situation and running away before it can be cleared up. At these moments, Haruko is very emotional and can make rash decisions on the spot. However, upon calming down, Haruko has also shown embarrassment over her outbursts.
History
Background
Born Haruko Homura; during her youth, she was noted to be friends with Mana Takamiya. She eventually got married to Tatsuo Itsuka, changing her last name to Itsuka, and had a daughter, Kotori.
Haruko and Tatsuo adopted Shido at a very earlier age after the boy was abandoned by his mother. Due to the nature of their work, both she and her husband had to relocate to the United States, leaving Shido in charge of the household chores in their Japanese home and looking after their daughter.
Plot
Itsuka Parents
One day, Haruko and her husband suddenly made a surprise phone call to Shido while he was shopping for dinner ingredients. At first, they started off with a prank call, pretended that someone was kidnapped. However, after their disguise was seen through, they soon tell him without prior warning that they were already at the front entrance of their house. Thinking of the Spirits that are currently there, Shido made a desperate request for his parents to not enter the house. But since he was unable to properly explain why, his parents believed that he was merely hiding something naughty and proceeded to enter their domicile anyway with the mischievous promise to search through Shido's possessions meticulously.
However, upon entering their house, the couple finds themselves ambushed by the Spirits, who thought that they were burglars. After the initial misunderstanding and some threats of torture from Origami, the Spirits quickly realize that they had accidentally traumatized Shido's foster parents. Afterwards, the Spirits planned a Japanese style welcoming for the Itsuka parents, as they feared that if their awful first encounter wasn't remedied, the parents would prevent them from seeing Shido again.
Media
- Light Novel
- Appearances:
- Volume 11.5
- Volume 18 (Flashback)
- Date A Live Encore 9-11
- Appearances:
Trivia
- Haruko's given name contains the kanji for distant (遥) and child (子).
- Haruko's maiden name Homura contains the kanji for ear grain (穂) and village (村).
