Haru from Accel world...............................gawd

Papde said:

Since when are weight and bullying problems unique?

zktaichou said:


Thanks. I just wished that Haru's design were easier on the eyes. It would've improved the whole experience for viewers, or for me at the very least. I just kinda hate how I'm always reminded about the one and only thing I hate in this anime, and it pops out in every single episode haha....

ElfinMint said:
''Cool-looking Main character? that`s too Mainstream'' - Kawahara, Reki

In every harem series, many girls like the MC because he is too handsome.
but why the girls in AW like Haru the pig? he is such a coward crybaby pussy pig.


so which MC side are you?
Gary Sue(Kirito) or the Fat guy?(Haru the chubby pig)

tsudecimo said:

what are you talking about in most harems the MC isn't handsome ( average or a little above average look) and sometimes wimpy and have few redeming quality not enough to explain the harem in the first place .

ElfinMint said:
''Cool-looking Main character? that`s too Mainstream'' - Kawahara, Reki

In every harem series, many girls like the MC because he is too handsome.
but why the girls in AW like Haru the pig? he is such a coward crybaby pussy pig.


so which MC side are you?
Gary Sue(Kirito) or the Fat guy?(Haru the chubby pig)

tsudecimo said:
i have been wanting to ask , how is haru a harem lead? kurohime and chiwya likes him who else?

Z-flame said:
probably these

http://myanimelist.net/character/62609/Aqua_Current
http://myanimelist.net/character/62607/Yuniko_Kouzuki
http://myanimelist.net/character/66893/Fuuko_Kurasaki

tsudecimo said:

None of them have feelings for haru....

ThangLong said:


He would be very soon in S2 or beyond depending on how they pace it

tsudecimo said:

spoil it for me plz

Monde11 said:
Haru's character design is the only unique thing about him, if you can look past his unrealistic appearance then he's just the average, socially awkward, wimpy beta protagonist that meets a pretty girl and somehow randomly forms a harem.

ninjaluc79 said:


Hurr durr, because anime MCs are supposed to be socially adept alpha males who treat their girls like sex toys and can easily tell whether a female likes him or not in a single glance, right? /sarcasm

ninjaluc79 said:
Oh, wait. So by that logic, does it mean that true flight isn't supposed to ba rare ability in Accel World, and any wimpy MC ever can have this ability should they acquire Brain Burst?

But you know, an average Western viewer has different views on what is cool than an Eastern viewer. What may be considered awesome here in the East might be considered sissy in the West.

tsudecimo said:

lol love your logic , i never said flight isn't a rare abiility ( when did i even imply that ._. ? ) but yea by the holy power of being a MC any wimpy male lead would have it , if anything haru is way wimpier than the average MC also how the scar suppose to represent the avatars explain why he is a slim and talll not the fly thing
and as far as i know being modest is respected more in japan than let's say USA but it is not the same as being a wimp and i really doubt someone east or west find being a cry baby "cool" or " awesome"

ninjaluc79 said:


Of course not.

If Haru was slim and tall like Taku, he would have slightly different reasons for being bullied. He would be bullied for being TOO THIN, TOO SMALL, TOO INTELLIGENT, TOO WEAK, or something like that.

He would then gain a Duel Avatar with a different but more boring but overpowered ability (Flight in AW sure is rare, but it's not that OP. Elemental Powers can become OP with proper training, but they have already been done to death). AND if he was able to sort out himself in a span of HALF A FREAKING EPISODE (because the ideal zero-to-hero MC is supposed to turn into a badass unrealistically quickly), he would grow TOO FAST, the Six Kings would be much easier to defeat, and the plot would end TOO QUICKLY.

And THEN, people would keep asking for more asskicking from the MC. Rinse and repeat until author runs out of ideas.

ninjaluc79 said:


Hurr durr, because anime MCs are supposed to be socially adept alpha males who treat their girls like sex toys and can easily tell whether a female likes him or not in a single glance, right? /sarcasm

tsudecimo said:

i don't get what you are trying to say at all.....

Monde11 said:
What are you talking about? I'm just pointing out why Haru really is nothing special, at no point did I mention what they are supposed to be.

zktaichou said:

ninjaluc, u know, u described Taku perfectly, bullied because he was small, weak, too ambitious for his age. But I don't see him getting an imba skill. You're theory crafting on 'what if' scenarios, which is endless and not worth getting into.

zktaichou said:

And I have to agree with you, tsudecimo. There's quite a few people who supports Haru, stating that he is unique and different from the others, but always remember that that is not always good. For all the love that he is getting, I find it quite ironical that the same supporters do not condemn his duel avatar for having the same characteristics of over 90% anime characters. What happened to being unique from other animes? Unless of course, they're deliberately closing one eye to just argue the side which are more favourable to them =)

Kreynor said:
I recently started watching AW and I'm at episode 9.

I like Haru. There, I said it.
At first I was a bit skeptical but now I like him. He's funny, he often makes me smile and there are some moments of comedy gold with him and Kuroyukihime.
He's not the typical shounen protagonist, I'll give you that, and maybe it's also way I like him. He's refreshing.

ThangLong said:

Flying is not imba, it's just unique. In fact, flying can be countered easily as evidenced in the series. Furthermore, many other skills are OP, for instance Noumi's Demon Command Lime Bell's Time Reversal. The only true advantage for flying is that you can look at Accel World's magnificent environment with a totally different view point, from above.

I think you have to give the poor Haru dude a break. He is a fat, short, ugly, has a pink pig avatar, now a fat AW's avatar? As it was pointed out, Accel World's avatar is to compensate for the scars that each character has. Therefore, having tall and lanky avatar is totally logical in this case.
In addition, I think all the Haru supporters here were initially repulsed by Haru's character design, no one says fat is pretty. However, watching the story's progression, we understand that having this design serve a purpose, and we sympathize with Haru. So to answer your question, there is no "deliberately closing one eye." Having a fat Accel World's avatar is not only illogical in the story's stand points, but also does not increase any sympathy-points for people who already understand the character. If anything, doing that will be viewed as over-dramatization.

TonyC1994 said:
I honestly didn't care that he was fat or chubby. It was an interesting choice, but with that said....

WHY THE FUCK DOES HIS CHARACTER DESIGN LOOK SO STUPID??!!

Seriously, he looks like he's from a gag anime while everyone looks normal. He stands out not because he's fat, but because his design doesn't even fit in the damn show.

Epicubermensch said:
Ok so this dude is like delta of fucking delta that i could imagine any male could ever be. I personally love the anime and the theme. Not so much how they executed the plot and other things but this is besides my point.

Haru's character design is fucking terribad. I first saw this three foot dwarf and thought lawlz? bad drawing maybe? and to my most terrifying displeasure... they where really trying to sell this sort of MC. Ok i have deal with the fact that most protagonists are skinny dudes around 5' 6'' or so with no real backbone and don't even appeal to me in the slightest. But the stories of some anime are seriously fun and interesting to read and watch so i have ultimately accepted the unmanly characters. But haru was just to delta for me, and as the story went on it got worse to the point where i can't muster the strength to continue past episode 15...... where his submissive nature really came out just ruined any connection i could have ever have made.

Anyways to my topic of discussion. I see that quite a lot of people have rated accel world positively like a 8 or something. So i was wondering if anyone else has the same thoughts about haru and if not could they perhaps enlighten me on how i could better understand this.... dwarf.

Shuhan said:
Just keep your eyes on Kuroyukihime.

alodiaomfg said:

i understand this anime is probably for younger kids 13-16 boys... and im like waay older, but the shitty way haru is protrayed is so fukin sad and depressing i want end his life.

if i see a real life version of this haru, i swear i'll beat the shit out of him

alodiaomfg said:


haru is not delta, delta is avg, this fat loser is below avg, he's like zeta or something, just a complete fuking loser, who's honesty and 'loyalty' only works in junior high school. i swear he enters high school he'll get face raped. look in junior high, your 11-15 this is the best time for boys and girls, nothing is too serious, friends are simple. he keeps his shitty characteristics and he'll get owned out of junior high.

and fuking lose the weight. such a pig doesn't exist in reality. plz.

alodiaomfg said:

if i see a real life version of this haru, i swear i'll beat the shit out of him

danieltortoisee said:
Haru is literally one of the worst and most annoying protagonists I've ever seen. Not so much because he's fat, as I literally couldn't care less about that, but more because he is one of those people who is constantly complaining and constantly like "Oh, woe is me. My life sucks." despite having at least two friends straight from beginning. Oh, and the fact that loads of girls seem to want him despite his appearances and terrible personality is just fucking retarded and makes this series really hard to like (even more so when the show is trying to force me to like Haru: this just pisses me off even more). And this is before you consider Kuroyukihime's interest in him.

Oh, and it pisses me off when people complain about something despite the fact that they aren't willing to do anything to change it.

Cockatoo said:
Tbh I was going to drop this show halfway in... Not JUST because of Haru but because the story wasn't all that good

Haru is well not the type of character I necessarily enjoy watching. Not because he is fat but because of the way he acts(if it was a female character I would be fine... well maybe not) I understand he was bullied and I don't expect him to be all fine and dandy but I just don't want to see him cry almost every episode is that so much to ask? In dire moments its fine but crying just to crying makes me stop the show and go to another one and come back later. However in some moments I do give respect to Haru for pushing through and even though-most of the time- he doesn't win-and ends up crying- he tried at least :/

The story however is one where i can completely skip an episode and move on to the next and not really miss anything(or maybe its just me lol) Ive skipped 4 episodes out of the 24 because I couldn't watch it just really couldn't. Some episodes, however, are really on point and I really enjoyed them but then it turns meh and I can't sit through it in one go and it's only 22 minutes -_- I enjoyed the theme of the story a lot though I like the whole VR but I can't say I liked the whole series all together and I can't say I disliked it. Like most it has its ups and downs... More downs than ups for me though

slade_wilson said:
mean while every girl throws them self at his feet after only five minutes of knowing the fat dumb fuck

Papde said:

Since when are weight and bullying problems unique?

zktaichou said:


Please do enlighten me on what positives he had before KYH confessed to him.