| “ | I feel like my food would taste better than usual...if I ate with you. So...why don't we...eat together...from now on...? Y-you know as my... B-b-boyfriend...or something...you see... | ” |
| —Kurumi Haraga to Rentarou Aijou at Chapter 24 | ||
Kurumi Haraga (
Appearance[]
Kurumi Full Appearance
Kurumi has shoulder-length purple hair that curls slightly inwards, emerald eyes and thick eyebrows. She tends to have a scowl on her face, due to being emotional hungry.
School Uniform[]
Kurumi wears the Ohananomitsu Middle School uniform with a few modifications. Her blazer is unbuttoned, and she doesn't wear a necktie. Over her blouse, she wears a black hoodie with green and purple highlights on the hood and sleeves.
Kurumi completes her look with black and pink headphones, loose white mid-calf socks, and mint green sneakers.
Personality[]
Kurumi's main personality trait is her emotional hunger. She has a large appetite, and tends to get hungry when without food for extended periods of time. Her hunger is extreme to the point of getting specific cravings after seeing or hearing certain words or going through certain experiences (for example, craving fried eggs on toast after watching Castle in the Sky) hence the hoodie and headphones.
Despite this, Kurumi has a sweet side when eating, her mood drastically improves while she appreciates the food that she eats. She also has good table manners and will offer proper thanks before and after eating.
Abilities[]
Fast Metabolism[]
Kurumi has an incredibly fast metabolism, allowing her to eat as much as she wants without gaining excess weight or incurring any other health issues. This was first seen in the food fight festival, where she was able to participate in every single round without any major problems.
The downside is as a result, she is constantly hungry and goes tantrum easily due to her hunger.
History[]
Kurumi is Rentarou's 7th girlfriend whom she first met when they both reached for the same fried egg toast from the school cafeteria. Initially cold and aggressive, she only began to warm up to Rentarou after he buys and splits the fried egg toast with her. After eating, Kurumi apologizes for her behavior and explains that she becomes tantrum when she's hungry. Unfortunately, due to her outrageously high metabolism, she is almost always hungry. She is still cold to Rentarou for a time, but she expresses her feelings for him when he continues to reach out to her despite her temperament.
Etymology[]
- Haraga means "field, plain" (原) (hara) and "congratulations, joy" (賀) (ga).
- "Hara" is also a Japanese pun word for "stomach" (腹) (hara).
- Kurumi means "walnut" (胡桃) (kurumi).
- Although "Kurumi" is derived from walnuts, she does not get hungry because of it. She states that she has had so many walnuts that she is sick of them.[3]
- "Kuru" is also a Japanese onomatopoeia for rumbling stomach, "kurukuru", which suits her personality.
Trivia[]
- Kurumi has kissed and been kissed by Rentarou at least 28 times as of Chapter 180.
- Kurumi has been French kissed by Hahari in Chapter 44.
- Kurumi, alongside with Karane, Kusuri, Kishika, Suu, and Rentarou are often referred to as the tsukkomi/straight man[4] of the group.
- Kurumi is the first girlfriend introduced who is younger than Rentarou.
- Kurumi shares a birthday with Nemu Nemui; her birthday, September 3rd, is a Goroawase, wordplay on her name Ku(9)rumi(3). This is also the way Suu is able to remember her name in Chapter 124.
References[]
- ↑ 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 60
- ↑ 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 133
- ↑ 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 32.5
- ↑ Straight man is a member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in slapstick comedy.
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| [1]List of Girlfriends | |
|---|---|
| #1 to #5 | Hakari Hanazono • Karane Inda • Shizuka Yoshimoto • Nano Eiai • Kusuri Yakuzen |
| #6 to #10 | Hahari Hanazono • Kurumi Haraga • Mei Meido • Iku Sutou • Mimimi Utsukushisugi |
| #11 to #15 | Meme Kakure • Chiyo Iin • Nadeshiko Yamato • Yamame Yasashiki • Momiji Momi |
| #16 to #20 | Yaku Yakuzen • Kishika Torotoro • Aashii Kedarui • Uto Nakaji • Mai Meido |
| #21 to #25 | Momoha Bonnouji • Rin Baio • Suu Hifumi • Eira Kaho • Tama Nekonari |
| #26 to #30 | Himeka Saiki • Matsuri Dei • Shiina Usami • Meru Zetsubouda • Saki Tomogara |
| #31 to #35 | Nemu Nemui • Hasuha Hasu • Kimari Morikita • Eru Futate • Chiyu Jiai |