Haruka Hasebe — Classroom of the Elite

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Classroom of the Elite

Haruka Hasebe長谷部波瑠加

Student at Advanced Nurturing High School; member of the Ayanokoji Group during her first year

Haruka Hasebe is a student in Classroom of the Elite, the light-novel series set at Advanced Nurturing High School. Initially content to spend much of her time alone in Class D, she gradually becomes part of a close study-based circle known as the Ayanokoji Group. Her frank likes and dislikes, tendency to invent nicknames for people she trusts, and especially close friendship with Airi Sakura distinguish her from classmates who seek attention or status.

Biography

An Independent Student in Class D

At Advanced Nurturing High School, Haruka initially prefers her own company to joining a group simply for appearances. The publisher's second-year profile describes her as uncomfortable with forced familiarity but entirely capable of enjoying time alone. Her later willingness to spend time with a few classmates represents a genuine change in whom she trusts, not a sudden transformation into an extrovert.

A Study Group Becomes a Circle of Friends

Regular study sessions bring Haruka closer to Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, Akito Miyake, Teruhiko Yukimura, and Airi Sakura. What begins as a practical reason to meet develops into the Ayanokoji Group, giving her a social space in which she is more willing to relax and speak freely.

Haruka is particularly close to Airi, whose reserved nature differs from her own more forthright manner. She also marks greater familiarity with playful, sometimes unusual nicknames. The group matters because it changes how someone comfortable with solitude feels about spending time with others.

Personality and Motivations

Haruka is independent and selective about company. She knows what she likes, what irritates her, and when she would rather be on her own; she does not pretend that every social situation is enjoyable. The reserve described in her initial profile gradually softens with people she comes to trust.

Among friends she can be casual, direct, and teasing, notably through the personal nicknames she gives people. Her closeness with Airi also reveals a deeply loyal side, although loyalty is not always the same thing as an uncomplicated temperament. She prefers genuine bonds to indiscriminate friendliness.

Appearance

In official anime character art, Haruka is depicted as a schoolgirl with long blue-gray hair, reddish-brown eyes, and a small beauty mark near one eye. Her familiar school uniform combines a red blazer with contrasting trim, a light-colored vest over a white collared shirt, and a dark blue bow at the neck.

Official light-novel character illustrations likewise emphasize her long, straight hair and school-uniform silhouette. Her recognizable design is grounded in everyday student clothing rather than special equipment or supernatural features.

Quick facts

Japanese name: 長谷部波瑠加
Birthday: November 5
School: Advanced Nurturing High School
Second-year class: Class D
Student number: S01T004747
Japanese anime voice actor: Yuiko Tatsumi

Relationships

Airi Sakura

Close friend and fellow Ayanokoji Group member

Airi becomes Haruka’s closest friend within the group. Their bond is an important reason the study circle comes to mean more to Haruka than casual school companionship.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji

Study-group friend

Kiyotaka is a fellow member and namesake of the small group in which Haruka begins to socialize more freely.

Akito Miyake

Friend and fellow group member

Akito is among the classmates Haruka spends time with through their shared circle of friends.

Teruhiko Yukimura

Study-group friend

Teruhiko participates in the same study-based friendship group as Haruka.

Interesting facts

Between Haruka's official Year 2 and Year 3 profiles, her academic score rises from 52 to 54, but her overall assessment slips from 49 to 48.

Her academic improvement does not translate into a higher overall rating: the profiles also record lower scores for quick thinking and social contribution, which are evaluated separately.

Her official Year 2 profile specifically notes that being stared at by classmates, regardless of gender, makes her uncomfortable.

This personal boundary helps distinguish her preference for privacy from a blanket dislike of other people.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Haruka Hasebe in Classroom of the Elite?

Haruka is a student who initially keeps to herself but grows closer to a small circle of classmates through study sessions. She is especially close to Airi Sakura.

What is the Ayanokoji Group?

It is a small circle that forms around classmates who study and spend time together, including Haruka, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, Airi Sakura, Akito Miyake, and Teruhiko Yukimura.

Why does Haruka use nicknames?

Haruka tends to give unusual nicknames to people she has grown comfortable with; the official anime profile describes this as a habit she has with those close to her.

When is Haruka Hasebe’s birthday?

Haruka’s birthday is November 5, as listed on the publisher’s official character profile.

Who voices Haruka Hasebe in Japanese?

Yuiko Tatsumi voices Haruka in the Japanese television anime adaptation.

Major story spoilers below.

A Decision That Breaks the Group

During the Unanimous Special Exam in the second-year storyline, Airi Sakura is expelled after Kiyotaka Ayanokoji moves the class toward sacrificing her instead of Kikyo Kushida. Haruka, who regarded Airi as her closest friend, is devastated by the decision. Her anger toward Kiyotaka and the circumstances of the vote tears apart the trust on which their small circle had rested.

The immediate aftermath leaves Haruka withdrawing from ordinary school life, while Akito Miyake stays close to her. Their group no longer functions as the uncomplicated friendship it had been; this is a turning point in Haruka’s relationship with Kiyotaka.

The Cultural Festival and a Choice Not to Leave

Approaching the school cultural festival, Haruka and Akito Miyake plan to drop out afterward. Leaving voluntarily would cost their class points and threaten its pursuit of Class A. Haruka's plan is driven by her anger over Airi's expulsion; she is prepared to hurt her classmates to answer that loss.

At the festival, Kikyo Kushida brings Haruka evidence that Airi is pursuing idol activities again outside school. Seeing her friend move forward forces Haruka to reconsider the assumption that expulsion has ruined Airi's future. She abandons her plan to withdraw and chooses to keep working toward graduation from Class A, hoping to face Airi someday without shame. Akito also gives up the withdrawal plan. Staying, however, does not erase the damage to Haruka's trust in Kiyotaka.

Moving Forward Without Erasing the Loss

By the third-year official character profile, Haruka is identified as a former member of the Ayanokoji Group, still associated with Akito. The publisher describes her as gradually recovering emotionally and following Airi’s efforts as an aspiring idol online. Her development is therefore not an easy return to the way things were; it is a tentative effort to move forward while continuing to care about Airi.

Additional story facts

The publisher introduces Haruka’s second-year character profile by asking whether someone could still smile after a cherished friend’s expulsion.

This official framing explicitly centers the personal cost of an expulsion rather than only its strategic value in a special exam.

Spoiler questions

Why does Haruka turn against Kiyotaka?

He plays a central part in selecting Airi Sakura for expulsion during the second-year Unanimous Special Exam. Haruka views the loss of her closest friend as a betrayal of the group.

Does Haruka leave Advanced Nurturing High School?

She and Akito plan to drop out after the cultural festival but change course. After learning that Airi is rebuilding her life outside school, Haruka elects to stay; the official third-year profile still lists her as a student.

What happens to Haruka and Airi’s friendship?

Airi’s expulsion separates them at school, but Haruka later follows her renewed work toward becoming an idol. The third-year profile stresses that Haruka is slowly healing rather than forgetting Airi.

Does the Ayanokoji Group remain together?

No. The second-year exam and its aftermath splinter the group; the third-year official profile calls Haruka and Akito former members.

What persuades Haruka to abandon her revenge plan?

During the cultural festival, Kushida shows her that Airi is pursuing an idol career after expulsion. Haruka realizes that leaving school to punish her class is not the only way to care about her friend, and decides to work toward a Class A graduation instead.

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