Haruko Itsuka is the lively and dependable mother of Shido Itsuka and Kotori Itsuka. She works for Asgard Electronics, the company behind the organization Ratatoskr. Her cheerful and strong-willed nature makes her stand out, and her mysterious background brought surprises to the story, especially her connections with important characters and key past events.
Haruko Itsuka has short hair and sharp, strong-looking eyes.
She always stands tall and confidently, which gives her a commanding presence.
She has a spirited and straightforward personality.
Haruko can be loud and cheerful but is also practical and very supportive.
She calls Shido "Shii-kun", Kotori "Koto-chan", and her husband Ryu Liu "Tac-kun", showing how close her family is.
She loves crab and tends to speak in a casual, relaxed way.
She is also caring and always looks out for people around her.
Haruko Itsuka, whose maiden name is Haruko Homura, is the mother of Kotori Itsuka and stepmother of Shido Itsuka.
She is an employee at Asgard Electronics, which is connected to the organization Ratatoskr.
Haruko used to be best friends with Mana Takamiya during middle school, more than 30 years before the main story.
Even as a teenager, she was already dating her future husband, Ryu Liu Itsuka.
Haruko is known for being very responsible, both at home and at her workplace.
Together with her husband, she worked on developing advanced technology for their company, including devices that are very important in the story.
At Asgard Electronics, Haruko was involved in developing the manifestation device and was part of the main team leading the creation of the Fraxinus airship.
Her technical skills are highly respected, and she is seen as a "mother" figure for Maria Arusu, who is closely connected to Fraxinus.
She keeps up with the missions and burdens her children bear, though she did not know every detail.
Haruko also understands the risks involved in sealing spiritual powers and how dangerous her son's missions can be.
She is married to Ryu Liu Itsuka, and their relationship is often described as a powerful woman with a calm, loyal husband.
Even now, they are still close and affectionate.
She is mother (and stepmother) to Kotori Itsuka and Shido Itsuka, and she cares deeply for both.
Haruko was best friends with Mana Takamiya in their school days.
She also has a motherly connection with Maria Arusu due to her technical work.
Haruko likes to nickname her family members and is always in a cheerful mood with them.
"Somehow, even though it's my own house, it feels so nostalgic."
Hinted from the Start
Haruko’s presence is hinted at from the very beginning but kept mysterious because she is on an overseas business trip in America.
This means her true character and details about her are hidden until later in the series.
First Real Appearance
She finally appears in person in the special story "Date A Live 11.5: Itsuka Parents" from Dragon Magazine.
Her energetic and reliable nature is revealed, along with her close relationship to her family and work.
Family Dynamics
While she knows about the organization's activities and the roles her children play, she has not met Tohka Yatogami and the other Spirits in person before taking a vacation to return home.
She always imagined they were tiny and cute, like fairy-tale characters, so meeting them for the first time was a big surprise for her.
This meeting leads to funny and somewhat chaotic moments since they don’t recognize each other at first.
Keeping Secrets
Haruko never explained the true nature of her work to Shido, so he was unaware of her connections to Ratatoskr.
She is aware that Shido’s missions are dangerous and involve sealing Spirit powers by making them fall in love, but she does not know every specific detail.
When she sees Shido disguised as Shi Ori, she is confused and unsure what is going on.
Past Connections
In a flashback in volume 18, Haruko is shown as a middle school student, using her maiden name, Homura.
She is a caring, helpful friend, and loves Chupa Chups candy, a habit she passed on to Kotori.
In her youth, she met a girl only once, but due to memory changes or the briefness of the meeting, she does not realize her adopted son and Mana Takamiya’s brother look alike.
The details of this encounter are still unclear in the story.
Her favorite food is crab.
She loves Chupa Chups, just like Kotori.
Haruko’s role as an inventor helped build some of the world’s most important devices for Ratatoskr.
Her lively, positive personality brings energy into every scene she appears in.
She is well respected at work and at home.
Haruko is known for making everyone feel at ease, even in the middle of trouble, and is always ready to support her family and friends.
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