Haruka Kujouin

"Don't forget to lock up the doors of your heart."

- Haruka Kujouin.

Haruka Kujouin (九条院 ハルカ Kujōin Haruka) is a former Princess who first appeared in episode 6 of the live-action series. He is nicknamed the 'Corrupted Princess', mainly because of his ruthless personality.

Appearance
Haruka wears the typical school uniform: a black jacket and pants with a white shirt. He also has brown eyes and short black hair.

Personality
Haruka is described as a genius student with good grades. However, he can be extremely ruthless and nothing stops him from getting what he wants. He is feared by the Student Council and considered a very dangerous person. Arisada himself seems to have a certain degree of respect towards him, and he knows very well that Haruka is the only one who can defeat Otoya Hanazono, as both share many similarities.

Plot
Haruka was chosen to be a Princess right after entering Fujimori, but some time later he ended up leaving for England as an exchange student and has lived there since then. He came back to Japan after being called by Arisada in order to help the Student Council to fight against Hanazono and the Dark Princess. However, he decided to take Hanazono's side, and thanks to him Hanazono became the next Student Council president. It's later revealed that he actually joined Hanazono because he wanted him to reconcile with his estranged older brother, Arisada, and thus to end the foolish war between the Princesses and Dark Princesses.

Etymology

 * The name Haruka is written in katakana (ハルカ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (遥, 春花 or 晴香), it could possibly mean:
 * 遥 - "distant, remote".
 * 春花 - "spring" (春) (haru) and "flower, blossom" (花) (ka).
 * 晴香 - "clear weather" (晴) (haru) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
 * Haruka's surname Kujouin means "nine" (九) (ku), "article" (条) (jou) and "hospital" (院) (in).

Trivia

 * His name means 'spring'.
 * He always drinks whipped cream that he carries around in a bottle, because he believes it makes one's head 'clearer'.
 * His character was created by Mikiyo Tsuda specifically for the live action series.
 * He likes to play tetris.