HAPPINESS!]
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CHARACTERS!
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| yuma kohinata |
Overview
Yūma
is the main protagonist in the story. He has a nice, helping
personality and is not afraid to help girls in need. His two close
friends are Hachisuke Takamizo, and Jun Watarase, who seems to have a
crush on him. When he was younger he was able to do some magic in order
to help Haruhi who was being bullied, but now he professes that he
cannot use magic (though in reality he still can). Additionally, he
seems to be put off by the notion of using magic whatsoever, even if it
is able to help people. Eventually, he realizes that magic can bring happiness if used in the right way and transfers to the magic section. In the end, he learned that his real mother is Suzuri Minagi (a teacher in the magic section). He is actually one of a kind and one of the most powerful and quickest of learners when it comes to magic, although he doesn't use it because of a few accidents when he was younger and because his mother erased his memory when he was young. He eventually started to harbour feelings for Haruhi Kamisaka.
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| haruhi kamisaka |
Overview
Haruhi
is the main heroine in the story. She is a mage in training and is
seen as very skilled amongst her peers, who have been known to think of
her as a genius when it comes to using magic. When she was younger, Yūma
was able to use some magic in order to help her from some bullies which
made her want to become a mage herself. Her magic wand is named soprano (ソプラノ, Sopurano?), which owes its form from a trumpet that Haruhi used to play before she started to study magic. She harbours feelings for Yuma Kohinata. She was mistaken by Ibuki Shikimori to be the daughter of "that" woman (the woman who stole the Shikimori treasure) and even tried to control her to break the barrier that seals the treasure in the Shikimori Forest. In the end, she got together with Yuma when he was transferred to the Magic Section.
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| anri hiiragi |
Overview
Anri
is Haruhi's close friend and also her a fellow mage in training. She
tends to have a very strong-willed type of personality which she uses to
try to get the things she wants. It can also make her reckless when it
comes to her using magic, due to her being overconfident and
underskilled compared to Haruhi. She is left handed according to the seventh anime episode. Her magic wand is named Paella (パエリア, Paeria?) and was formed from her favorite feathered pen. She applied for a part-time job as a waitress in the Oasis cafeteria to save some money for her to be able to go abroad and study at a Magic Institution. Eventually, she begins working for Otoha Kohinata in the school's cafeteria.
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| koyuki takamine |
Overview
Koyuki
is a friend of Haruhi and Anri who is one year above them and is also
in the magic section. Her magic wand is named sphere Tom (スフィアタム, Sufia
Tamu?) though it is also known to be nicknamed "Tama-chan" (タマちゃん?). It
takes the form of a staff with a small green sphere on the end that
floats on the staff. Unlike the other magic wands featured that can
speak spiritually, sphere Tom has a face from which to voice its
opinions. Koyuki inherited the craft of making "Tama-chan"s and puts a lot of effort not only into their creation but going as far as to remember the order in which she made each one despite them appearing all to be relatively similar in appearance. As this dedication to magic has shown, she seems to be very skilled in her use of magic, especially divination magic or fortune telling.
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| sumomo kohinata |
Overview
Sumomo
is Yūma's younger sister who seems to have an energetic personality.
She has known Haruhi since childhood and they used to play together. Due
to family circumstances, Sumomo didn't become Yūma's sister until after
she had entered elementary school. She has amazing skills in cooking.
Extended Information
Happiness! centers around Yūma Kohinata, who is a high school student attending Mizuhosaka Academy's regular section of the school, along with his close friends Jun Watarase and Hachisuke Takamizo. The other section, aptly named the magic section, was founded in order to train mages in the art of using magic.
The story begins with Valentine's Day coming up in just a few days and there's a rush for all the girls to get the chocolate they want in order to give it to the boys they like, in accordance with Japanese custom. Haruhi Kamisaka, a mage in training, is out with her friend Anri Hiiragi, also a mage in training, in order to do just this. While walking outside in the park, after buying the chocolate she wanted to give to a boy she met when she was a child, Haruhi meets Yūma, who stops some younger boys bullying a young girl, and Haruhi thinks that he may be the boy she's been searching for all this time. The next day is Valentine's Day and at school, all the girls are giving their gifts to the boys of their choice. Later that day, Anri challenges Haruhi to a magic battle in order to take the chocolate she has by force for the reason that Haruhi wouldn't tell her who she was going to give it to. Before long, Anri loses control of her magic and it is flown outside, almost falling onto Yūma and his friends. Ultimately, Haruhi gives him the chocolate she had bought, and in turn Anri does the same, which was her plan - to give her chocolate to the same boy as Haruhi and see who would win his favor more. The next day there is a gas explosion at the magic section of the school and all the mages in training must transfer over to the normal section for the time being. Coincidentally, Haruhi and Anri are placed within Yūma's class. Now Haruhi and her friends must adjust to the transfer into the normal section of Mizuhosaka Academy.
