Haruka Urashima is
Keitaro Urashima's "aunt" (actually his cousin). In the
love hina anime she dislikes being called aunt by Keitaro Urashima and often smashes him in the face when Haruka Urashima is referred to as and corrects him by saying "its Haruka-san" (san being a respectful term to your elder in most cases)
Haruka Urashima
is the only child of Hinata Urashima's eldest daughter, Yoko Urashima; her second daughter was Keitaro Urashima's mother. After the death of Yoko, Hinata adopted her granddaughter. Therefore, Haruka Urashima is Keitaro Urashima's legal aunt in addition to being his actual cousin. It was as a teenager that, while working at the inn, Haruka Urashima was first called "Aunty Haruka" by her baby cousin Keitaro – the same time that Keitaro Urashima first met both
Mutsumi Otohime and
Naru Narusegawa.
Haruka is the ryobo ("house-mother") of the Joshi Senyo Ryo Hinata-so ("Women's Only Dormitory, Hinata House") and runs the Wafu Chabo Hinata ("Traditional Japanese Tea-Room Hinata"). Haruka Urashima is constantly seen smoking a cigarette. Like Naru, she has a fiery temper (and great physical prowess to match), which she hides under a calm, detached exterior.
Having traveled the world with Seta and Sara's mom, Haruka Urashima's skills in martial arts rival Seta's and can even surpass his when she is angry. She is also very skilled with firearms, which shows when she shoots
Kaolla Su's missiles at Seta's head after being teased by him. Haruka Urashima is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in Japanese and Mari Devon in English.
