Mikuru Asahina

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Mikuru Asahina is a main character in the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise (original light novel series, TV anime, and manga). She is the fourth member to join the SOS Brigade, and the only person other than Kyon to join against her will. She is a shy and cute "moe" girl, often harassed by Haruhi Suzumiya. She is secretly a time traveler from the future who came back in time to observe Haruhi. She is best friends with Tsuruya and shows a great talent for brewing tea. Mikuru often has trouble talking to Kyon because many of the things he asks about are "classified". Mikuru is the mascot for the SOS Brigade, mainly as a way to attract attention. Because she is so popular, Haruhi uses her as eye candy. She starred as the lead in The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00. Before being forced to join the SOS Brigade, she was a member of the calligraphy club. Mikuru resides in Kyon's time as a second-year in high school, thus an upperclassman to the first years Kyon, Haruhi, Yuki, and Itsuki, and yet Haruhi ignores this fact and kidnaps Mikuru to be in the SOS Brigade as the fourth member because of her boy attraction. She says that in every interesting story, there is always an alluring, "moe"-looking character present. From then on, Mikuru becomes a symbol of cosplay/mascot to Haruhi's whim. Before being forced to join the SOS Brigade, she was a member of the calligraphy club. Mikuru often is forced to take Kyon back in time to perform certain actions, such as taking him to meet the younger Haruhi or helping him save himself from getting killed. However, because of the intervention of a self from a further future, she is often put to sleep and wakes up confused as to what she has accomplished and whether her presence was meaningful or not. Often, Mikuru gets to witness historical events that contribute to time travel being possible, but because she cannot take an action to instigate it (Kyon is usually the instigator), it leads to a sense of hopelessness and uselessness in her. Mikuru is voiced by Yūko Gotō in the Japanese dub and Stephanie Sheh in the English dub. Mikuru has waist-length reddish brown hair that has bangs hanging on the left side with chest-length hair strands resting on either side of her shoulders and red-brown eyes. Despite her being mostly petite, she has a large bust which Haruhi sometimes gropes. However, later on in the series, this action appears less frequently as Mikuru becomes closer to Haruhi. She is 5' 0" tall. She weighs somewhere around 73 lbs.