Because he possesses synesthesia, Sora perceives the colors and scents of everything in the world. He loves games and is a quick-learner, able to do things dexterously with ease. He is sunny, innocent, and owns high flexibility thanks to his relaxing, carefree upbringing. He includes a sense of being different from others into his magic that is his performance. He has singing voice that seems to bounce, and his performances are free and agile.
Sora is a member of Switch at NEW DIMENSION. As the person who brings Switch together, he aims to take on new challenges everyday. He is trying both things he likes and dislikes.
Unit: Switch
School: Yumenosaki Academy
Caption: "Smile, smile! Smile is the happy magic everyone can use~...☆"
Handedness: Right-handed
Roommates: Madara Mikejima, Wataru Hibiki, Subaru Akehoshi
Class: 1-B
Circles: ASOBI Club, Ibara Lecture
Club: Game Research Club
Family: Parents & younger sister
Likes: Online games
Dislikes: Dark places
Hobby: Music appreciation, Rhythm games
Specialty: Parkour
Favorite Food: Snacks, apples
Favorite Color: Aqua blue
Shuffle: Branco
Selection: SPRINT・ING!
Nice Dream: PIKAPIKA
Temporary: Ba-barrier (Enstars!)
Japanese: Kazutomi Yamamoto | 山本 和臣
English: Emily Farjardo
Cantonese: Yan Wong Yan Yu (黃昕瑜)
Stage Actor: Ryou Sekoguchi | 世古口 凌
Sora is a fairly short boy with a small build. His hair is a bright yellow with lime green streaks on the right side and is tousled with his bangs long and curved upwards while the rest of his hair is of average length. He has aqua eyes.
Ensemble Stars! Appearance
Sora is a fairly short boy with a small build. His hair is a bright yellow with lime green streaks on the right side and is tousled with his bangs long and curved upwards while the rest of his hair is of average length. He has aqua eyes. He also wears yellow stud earrings.
He wears a pale yellow hoodie with two side pockets beneath his unbuttoned blazer.
Sora is an energetic and extroverted boy who loves parkour and video games. He goes at his own pace and loves to hang out with others, but dislikes crowds due to his synesthesia (meaning he can smell, hear, and feel emotions as different colors). As a result of his synesthesia, he often references the "colors" of other people. He gets overwhelmed in crowds because of too many colors of people being present, and usually doesn’t carry a phone due to there being so many things working inside of it that it overwhelms him.
Sora is extremely emotionally aware, but due to his unusual way of verbally communicating, he cannot communicate emotional support in an "understandable" way, and expresses by describing colors. This “strange” behavior caused him to be bullied as a kid and become a shut-in (hikikomori in Japanese), but when attending Yumenosaki, he felt much more loved and cared for, especially after joining Switch.
Not much of Sora's past has been revealed, but there are parts in stories that imply he's had a history of abandonment or attachment issues due to isolation because of being alienated when he was younger, similar to Leo Tsukinaga, but he did it "intentionally". He has expressed his worries that others won't like him if he reveals his "full self" because of judgement he's received in the past.
He aims to learn the "magic" that Natsume Sakasaki and Tsumugi Aoba used on him that made him more appreciative of those around him and saved him from feeling alienated. Thus, he values happiness and appreciates his unit members for teaching him what is "normal" to others. Despite this, Sora has stated he feels like he doesn't have to try to be normal in Yumenosaki, because everyone is a bit different and everyone treats him fairly.
Sora has been known to interact with almost all of the cast, and is known for acting natural around even the "weirdest" of characters, such as Nagisa Ran. He's described as abnormal, but very easy to talk to.
(https://ensemble-stars.fandom.com/wiki/Sora_Harukawa)
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