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| Haruka Kinami as Murasaki in Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou No Shiro |
Just finished watching episode 6 of the hilarious sci/fi comedy drama Yuusha and it’s a fact, I SO have a crush on cutie Haruka Kinami right now! Yeah, I know she's not really the "Raving Beauty" type I usually gush about, but from the very first episode of the show, Kinami’s “Murasaki” character’s been stealing the show in every scene she’s in with her brash, unfeminine and sassy attitude, and it’s finally reached to point where she’s my main reason to watch!
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| "...TEME!" Warrior Girl |
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| "WTF?" Thinks Murasaki as she samples Merebu's latest spell |
I just love everything about her! I love her costume that resembles a wood elf. I love her cape that looks like a flowery child’s blanket and the stuffed yellow bird affixed to her left shoulder. But more than anything else, I love the biting and sarcastic remarks that flow effortlessly from her mouth whenever she’s putting down those around her, whether they be friends, allies or foes!
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| "...and then I was all like this..." |
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| Picture Perfect! |
Funny, this vitriolic character of hers is a far cry from the first time I ever saw her in the humdrum yawner Sunao Ni Naritakute as the chipper little sister of Hero Jaejoong, but even then I remember loving the scenes she was in and telling Car “The little sister is such a happy cutie!”
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| Above and below: with Hero Jaejoong in Sunao Ni Naritakute |
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| Little sister getting scolded for shoplifting |
At the time Haruka seemed to be channeling a sort of “Shida Mirai” image, cute and squeaky clean, more telling was her later role as troubled and introverted Akane in the haunting Matsuyama Kenichi thriller "Zeni Geba" which really showed a darker side of her.
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| as Akane in Zeni Geba |
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| with Matsuyama Kenichi in Zeni Geba |
Since my Haruka Kinami obsession went into effect, I've been faithfully watching Zeni Geba , and I'm looking forward to her appearance in the popular BOSS2 drama as well! Lucky there's so many other things I can see her in while I wait for more episodes of Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou No Shiro to come out!
Below: one of my favorite scenes which perfectly captures the dual tuff and cutesy image of Murasaki. In an attempt to have a Celestial Maiden (played by curvy Eiko Koike) cooperate with them, Murasaki adopts a spritely persona, inviting her to come BBQ with them, but when the Maiden calls her "Flat Chested", her "yankee" image comes out in full force! LOL
