Akio Haruno

“''Ema-chan! I missed you!”- ''Haruno Akio upon meeting Hinata Ema again.

Haruno Akio is the (forgotten) childhood friend and love interest of Hinata Ema.

Appearence
He stands at 5’10. Akio is described as being very tall, very burly, and to the students at Hinode High very intimidating. He is described as very handsome with dimples and slightly curly, light blonde hair that almost looks white, giving him a childish look not often seen. Ema would always say that his blue-green eyes were the most beautiful out of everything.

Personality
Akio often acts cheerful and outgoing while also being a bit dramatic. Though easy-going towards those he considera as strangers, Akio can be very determined and serious, especially when truly challenged. Akio is very affectionate whenever it comes towards his friends (but mostly Ema). Despite being happy-go-lucky he can also be very cynical and sarcastic. Towards Ema, he would do anything for her. When he was a child he was very positive and always tries to persuade Ema, Takeru and Daiki into doing fun stuff. He is extremely possessive whenever it came to Ema’s affection and attention. He is playfully arrogant.

History
He grew up with very strict parents (and would eventually run away.) He was the seventh to be welcomed into Ema’s Circle. At the age of ten he was forced to leave Japan and was unable to contact his friends, seven years later he runs away.

Hinata Ema
He and Ema are best friends despite the slight clash in their personalities. Whenever Ema was grumpy he would call her “Sunshine.” During those years of their friendship they eventually developed crushes on each other. Ema cried when he was forced to move away and Akio tried to go back to Japan but it took seven years. He was shocked when Ema didn’t remember him and fainted when he learns of her retrograde amnesia. He makes it his goal to help her remember everything and was later there to comfort her.

Aigasaki Yukiko
Akio was the first to welcome her into group with only a slight amount of skepticism. Because Yukiko was around him most of the time, she ended up inheriting his endless amount of energy, something he loved boasted about. They would sometimes partner up when it came to paintball fights and video games. She loved his pranks just as much as Yui’s. He loved to annoy her by calling her “Angel” and Yukiko would annoy him by calling him “Aho-nii-chan”.

Ichigen Daiki
They have brotherly rivalry with each other. Akio would tease Daiki by being affectionate with Yui and by calling him “Sunny”.

Kawasaki Takeru and Kakeru
He deeply respects and adores Takeru as shown when he calls him “onii-sama.” He isn’t close to Kakeru but still respects him, calling him “nii-sama.”

Komori Yui
They often act like twins and would partner up with each other and Kakeru to pull pranks on their friends.

Nanami Haruka/Haruhi
They have a mother/son relationship.

Aigasaki Yumeko
He is very doting and affectionate towards Yumeko. Haruka would sometimes say that he had a sister-complex whenever it came towards her.

Asahina Brothers
They show a jealous a and competitive nature whenever it came to Ema’s feelings, they later blame him for convincing Ema to move out and live with him and their friends.

Hinata Rintarou
They have a father/son relationship. Rintarou would often tease Akio about his feelings towards his daughter.

Juli
They have a hate/love relationship but Akio does let Juli live with them.

Trivia

 * From Japanese 昭 (aki) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly".
 * He kisses Ema as soon as he sees her
 * Akio wishes to marry Ema and have three kids together; two boys and one girl
 * Akio is actually Ema’s first kiss