| “ | Oh yeah you just said you love yourself right? You might be one of those people who never wants to screw up, But if you hide that away, then nobody's gonna notice when you're struggling...Go on "loving that version" of yourself as well | ” |
–Harumi giving advice to Matsuri, in July 1st (2) | ||
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Harumi Taniguchi (谷口 はるみ Taniguchi Harumi?) is the tritagonist in the manga Citrus. She is the younger sister of Mitsuko Taniguchi and the best friend of Yuzu Aihara.
Appearance[]
Harumi is an attractive, tall young girl with chest-length plum hair (dark auburn in the anime) that is styled in low twin pigtails with perfectly straight bangs that cover her forehead while she has somewhat longer bangs on the sides of her head and ears (but she sometimes wears her hair tied in a ponytail on the bottom of her head or even loose), hazel eyes and she has a voluptuous figure where she hides stuff that are banned by the school regulations (like makeup and her cellphone). [1]
Like Yuzu, Harumi is a fashionable girl who keeps up with the latest trends, some of which are quite revealing on her (such as displaying her bust, belly etc.) whenever she is out of school.
Gallery[]
Personality[]
Harumi is a kind, humorous, easy-going, mature and responsible girl who has a similar mentality to Yuzu and enjoys doing things which are prohibited by her school's regulations. She better describes herself as a "gyaru in disguise" [2]She possesses a strong fashion sense and likes to go shopping. While cheerful on the outside and towards others, she has a tendency to hide her real feelings towards her family and friends, being very defensive, empathetic and thoughtful of others' feelings as she usually avoids trouble. According to Matsuri, that is because Harumi is afraid of being hurt.[3]
Anime & Manga Differences[]
Episode 1
- In the anime, she witnessed Yuzu's argument with the Student Council.
- Her conversation with Yuzu about Aihara Academy take's place outside of class.
- in the anime Harumi spots Yuzu try to get her phone address, but Yuzu ran pass believing that her being reprimanded by Mineko Fuji was to much for her to handle.
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Etymology[]
- The name Harumi has no actual meaning as it's written in Hiragana (はるみ). However, when written in kanji (晴美 or 春美), it could possibly mean:
- 晴美 - "clear weather" (晴) (haru) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
- 春美 - "spring" (春) (haru) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
- Harumi's surname Taniguchi means "valley" (谷) (tani) and "mouth, entrance" (口) (kuchi/guchi), which literally means "mouth of a valley" altogether.
Trivia[]
- Harumi likes history.
- Harumi has a pet cat at home.
- In the manga, Harumi appears to be unaware of the relationship between Yuzu Aihara and Mei Aihara until Yuzu herself reveals it.
- But in the Drama CD, Harumi is implied to be aware as she purposely stops Himeko Momokino from getting in their way. [4]
Quotes[]
| “ | Name's Harumi Taniguchi, you can call me "Harumin". | ” |
–Harumi introducing herself to Yuzu, in Love Affair!?.[5] | ||
| “ | I'm not telling you to stay away from Matsuri, but... Don't let her cause problems to you. | ” |
–Harumi warning Yuzu about Matsuri, in Love of War.[6] | ||
| “ | Oh, if you're being ambiguous like you usually are, no, I have no romantic interest in her. | ” |
–Harumi to Matsuri about Yuzu, in Matsuri and Harumin.[7] | ||
| “ | you know if weren't for yuzu we might have never talk to each other for 3 years. | ” |
–Harumi to Mei about where they stand now as friends thanks to Yuzu , in Aihara and Taniguchi.[8] | ||
| “ | What are you saying Yuzucchi? If you think about us staying friends in the long run, It's just your turn to ask for help right now. | ” |
–Harumi to Yuzu giving her best friend her full support and help, in with love | ||
| “ | Oh yeah you just said you love yourself right? You might be one of those people who never wants to screw up, But if you hide that away, then nobody's gonna notice when you're struggling...Go on "loving that version" of yourself as well | ” |
–Harumi giving advice to Matsuri, in July 1st (2) | ||
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References[]
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| e - d - vCharacters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | ||
| Yuzu Aihara • Mei Aihara • Harumi Taniguchi • Himeko Momokino • Matsuri Mizusawa | ||
| Others | ||
| Ume Aihara • Shō Aihara • Mei's Grandfather • Kayo Maruta • Sara Tachibana • Nina Tachibana • Mitsuko Taniguchi • Nene Nomura • Udagawa • Yuzu's Father • Mei's Mother • Mineko Fuji • Mayu • Kana • Manami • Amamiya • Yuzubocchi • Pucchi • Sayaka Hikami • Miyabi Sakuraba • Inori Mizusawa • Arata Akamine | ||