Haruka Nijo

Haruka Nijo (二条 遥) is a second-year student who's currently in high school. He is also the older twin brother of Kanata Nijo and one of the vocalists of the band εpsilonΦ, as well as its guitarist.

Personality
Haruka regards most everything with apathy and does not say much when in the company of others. When he does, he speaks with aggressive, often rude language, rarely calling people by their names and not bothering with honorifics. He is shown to be easily annoyed and frustrated when it comes to matters pertaining to his brother and has gotten physical with him on multiple occasions, usually following a provocation from the other. With strangers and friendly acquaintances, such as Ren, Haruka mostly maintains an indifferent attitude but is not adverse to smiling or expressing thanks. Additionally, he has a soft side for ice cream and tokusatsu shows.

Although Haruka excels in studies and sports, he skips school often, such as during his birthday and when his PE class does team sports. He is known to be something of a loner, likely both due to his apathetic nature and his fear of Kanata isolating him again, as he did with his old bandmates.

When it comes to playing the guitar, Haruka is very competitive, as he is determined to be the best and not let anyone stand in his way. He becomes irate when it is revealed that εpsilonΦ may not be able to participate in the LRFes due to Shu's disappearance in Chapter 3 of εpsilonΦ's Band Story. Despite this steadfast determination, multiple other characters have remarked how he does not seem to actually enjoy the music he plays.

While Haruka is known for his skill and technique in playing guitar, and he does show an appreciation for other skilled guitarists, such as Kenta and Reon, he also appears to value passion and earnestness in a musician, as seen by his interest in Yamato, whom he had initially disliked for his lack of skill but later begrudgingly respects for his straightforward and genuine approach to music. However, Haruka does not seem to believe himself capable of becoming such a person, likely due to him being unable to derive joy from playing the guitar anymore, after having his music tainted by Kanata's obsession with it. When it comes to his old instrument, the bass, he harbors extreme animosity towards it, going so far as to smashing it on the ground in a fit of anger.

Despite coming off as prideful due to his abrasive speech and sometimes cocky attitude, Haruka has a low opinion of himself, mostly because of his brother's jibes and backhanded comments about his lack of friends and his personality, but also because of his parents' and classmates' constant comparisons of him and his brother, with the latter always coming out on top. While Haruka does appear to want to make friends, as he does seek out Yamato a second time after running into him at the music store, he is mostly resigned to being alone, due to his belief that being isolated again is an inevitability.

Appearance
Haruka has light green eyes and slightly wavy, short turquoise hair with dark salmon highlights that curls upwards at his nape. He wears a small, huggie earring on his right ear and is often seen with a pair of gray headphones with turquoise accents around his neck. For his casual wear, Haruka wears a beige V-neck sweater vest that has his school's emblem on the top left over a periwinkle button-down that is cuffed over the sweater's sleeves, as well as grid-patterned faded-blue pants and gray sneakers with turquoise accents.

Haruka usually has a bored and apathetic expression, notably avoiding eye-contact and rarely smiling. He is also frequently seen annoyed or frustrated, often in relation to something Kanata has done. Furthermore, he has been said to have a pained look on his face when he plays the guitar, as pointed out by Yamato Tsubaki, which has led some audience members to describe him as "scary."

Practice
For band practice, Haruka wears a navy blue button-up jacket with turquoise accents over a white graphic-tee. His shirt is tucked into black pants, which he wears with a hanging brown belt and white sneakers with blue laces.

Stage
Haruka's onstage outfit consists of a bright yellow jacket with an o-ring zipper, double chest-pockets with "epsilonΦ" printed across the top, and black and white stripes around the upper-arm of each sleeve. Additionally, black belts are wrapped around the forearm areas of each sleeve, with the one on his right tightly bound while the one on his left hangs loose. The jacket is tucked into close-fitting black pants, which have a decal on the left leg saying "STAGE" and are worn with a black belt and a free-hanging yellow and blue buckle strap around the right leg. The pants are tucked into black buckle boots that have accented turquoise buckles on the inside of each shoe.

Instrument
Haruka's standard instrument is said to be a Rickenbacker 330 6-string electric guitar. It has a Black Turquoise Burst finish as well as the epsilonΦ logo on the head. Haruka plays it with a black guitar strap with turquoise accents and a turquoise guitar pick.

Etymology

 * The name Haruka means "distant, remote" (遥).
 * Haruka's surname Nijo means "two" (二) (ni) and "article" (条) (jo).

Trivia

 * Although both Haruka and Ren like tokusatsu shows, while Ren likes the Super Sentai series, Haruka likes the Kamen Rider series.
 * He prefers mint ice cream over flavors such as berry. Additionally, he does not know how to cook, due to his upbringing in a well-off family.
 * He is sensitive to changes in temperature. Prior to LRFes, he fell ill due to the weather and lost weight. He also dislikes summer, as it makes him feel sluggish and tired.
 * Together with Kanata's name, "Haruka Kanata" together means far away, representing their separation as siblings as the years went on.