Rika Harada

Rika Harada Character information Name in Japanese 原田 理花 江上 理花 Romaji translation Harada Rika Egami Rika Nicknames Gender Female Age Late 20s / Early 30s Born Death Hair color Eye color Occupations Residence Family Mr. Harada (Deceased Husband) Relationships Education Affiliations

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Rika Harada (原田 理花, Harada Rika) is the founder and manager of Harada Design who also ran it with her husband until he died in a car accident that happened on the opening night of one of the stores they designed that thus accident also left her badly scarred on her back, and has damaged her legs so she is unable to walk for long periods without the help of a cane and medicine.

Appearance

Rika is a petite pale-skinned young woman with short brown hair that are usually grey in color (but her hair turns into blonde under intense lighting interestingly in some conditions), dark red eyes and countless scars on her body that was caused by the accident with Mr. Harada and she has to rely on a walking stick as she is unable to walk properly due to the accident.

As a founder of a company, she usually wears formal outfit; white dress shirt and dark blue coat with sleeves rolled up to above wrists level, long skirt and thick high heels.

Background

During college, Rika Egami (江上 理花 Egami Rika) had been known for being a talented artist, but also very cold and aloof. Harada, Rika's eventual husband, befriended her and she began to live in the apartment Harada and Shuji Hanamoto shared. The three were very close friends and continued to live together until Harada and Rika got married and founded Harada Design. She is from the city of Otaru in Hokkaidō.

Relationships

Takumi Mayama

When Professor Hanamoto believes that his presence will hinder Rika's recovery, he sends Mayama to help her, believing that Mayama would be the least likely to intrude on other people's business. However, as Mayama tends to Rika's injuries, he develops feelings for her. Rika knows that Mayama likes her, but pushes Mayama away because she doesn't want to hurt him. It was unclear whether Rika reciprocates the feelings that Mayama has for her, but later chapters of the manga and the first episodes of the second series seem to imply that she does. Later in the series, it appears that Rika finally opens her heart to Mayama after a shock ending sequence where Mayama's feelings finally flood out.

Etymology

• The name Rika means "reason, logic" (理) (ri) and "flower, blossom" (花) (ka).
• Rika's surname Harada means "field, plain" (原) (hara) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
  • Her maiden name Egami means "bay, inlet" (江) (e) and "above, top, upper" (上) (kami/gami).

Gallery

Rika in bright lighting

Rika in dark lighting

Rika in dark places