Affiliation: Iwatobi High School 2nd Year (Free!) / Iwatobi High School 3rd Year (Free!ES) / Swimming Club Vice Captain Birthday: 30 June (Cancer) Height: 175cm Weight: 63kg Specialty: Free (freestyle/crawl) Physique: Slender and well toned Family: Father, mother Image motif: Dolphin Image color: Blue Favorite food: Fish, mackerel, wet food Least favorite food: Dry food, food that’s complicated to eat Strength: Cooking, drawing, handiwork, delicate jobs Weakness: Working in a group Strong subject: Home economics, art Weak subject: English (conversational English) Hobby: Soaking in water
Staff Distribution Material / Prototype Character Sheet
(*Since this is a prototype, some parts are different from the actual show)
- A normal family (Not particularly rich or poor) - As a strong fixation towards water and swimming - He feels soothed when he’s inside water, he find his own space in water - He has a heart of gold - A proud person - He is smart and skillful and can carry out any tasks flawlessly - He is very punctual - He doesn’t voluntarily engage with people, has no interest in human relations - When he’s unhappy about something but doesn’t have a comeback, he has a habit of turning his head sideways in silence - He doesn’t like others meddling with him, and he tries to avoid interacting with others - He doesn’t like it when something doesn’t make sense, but he won’t reject is unless there’s a reason - He doesn’t forcing or being forced by others - He can’t bring himself to like his own name, since sounds like a girl’s name - Since he doesn’t speak up for himself, he sometimes relies on Makoto speaking on his behalf - He’s not good with Nagisa since they are so different in personality, but he has a soft spot for him
I just had a flashback of when I submitted this illustration, someone asked me “is the boy in the background dead?” When I first drew this it was at a stage where I didn’t even know anything, not even whether there will be an anime or not. It’s an illustration I drew based on the impression I had after reading “High Speed!”, and I remember wanting the swimming pool to make an impression since the theme of the story is swimming. The boy on the left is the initial Rei, from the track club who can’t swim. That’s why he’s holding onto a kickboard. The one next to him is Nagisa. Initially he’s the impish kind who’s aloof. Haruka didn’t change too much, but the color of his eyes is different. Back then I have already decided that Makoto will definitely wear long jammers! The ghostly figure behind them is Rin, I had a image of Rin who has changed as time passed. He’s still alive.
When drawing Haruka swimming, I only remember it was really fun drawing his upper body… also water is very difficult to draw. It was with this illustration that I received many responses from everyone, which linked to the story becoming animated, so it is a really meaningful illustration to me personally too.
