RISA HARADA

'''D.N.Angel'' character'
Risa Harada
'Age:'	14
'Hair color:'	Brown
'Hair length:'	Long
'Eyes:'	Brown
'Crush:'	Dark Mousy

'Risa Harada' (原田 梨紗 ''Harada Risa'') is a character from the anime and manga series D.N.Angel. She is voiced by Masumi Asano in the Japanese version of the anime and by Luci Christian in the English dub. In the Wink drama CDs, she's voiced by Sakura Tange.

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Background

Personality

Background

The younger, more naive of the Harada twins, Risa is initially the object of Daisuke Niwa's affection. However, she doesn't show the same feelings towards Daisuke as he does for her, considering the fact that he is too ''normal,'' only thinking of him as a best friend. Risa starts to develop a crush, which turns into an obsession, on Dark upon seeing his attempt to steal an artwork broadcasted over the news, claiming that he is the mysterious person whom she is destined to be with.
Risa is innocent, clumsy and can be seen as your typical "girly-girl", though she shows the same stubbornness, tenacity, and kindness as Riku, and prefers fashion and relationships to physical activities. However as the series progresses, Risa grows from being the 'naive, little girl' to a 'mature, young lady'. Other than the fact that she has longer hair and a softer voice, she cannot physically be distinguished from her sister.

Personality

Risa is the very cheerful type, not really letting her emotions interfere when she is among her classmates and only showing them when with her closest friends (Daisuke for the most part).
Like her sister Riku Harada, she can be stubborn yet displays bravery and determination (in all her efforts to get Dark to notice her) and is also very protective of her sister as well. She is kind-hearted, rather naive, very sweet and shows appreciation to those who help her when she needs it. Unlike her older sister she isn't as articulate or athletic and isn't too keen on participating in physical activities. However, she is rather clever at times and her tenacity is a definite charm. She also believes greatly in fate and chance, often using tarot cards to predict future events or calling psychic hotlines. She is often spoiled by those around her, yet near the series end she develops into a mature character.