Series synopsis
Haruchika – Haruta & Chika, also known as ハルチカ ～ハルタとチカは青春する～ is a Japanese animation mystery television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on January 7, 2016. It ended on March 24, 2016. It stars Soma Saito, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Natsuki Hanae and Haruka Chisuga.
Haruta and Chika are members of their high school wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shut down. The two are childhood friends, and they spend their days practicing hard while also trying to recruit new members. When a certain incident happens within their school, they work together to solve it.
Premise
Haruta and Chika are members of their high school wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shut down. The two are childhood friends, and they spend their days practicing hard while also trying to recruit new members. When a certain incident happens within their school, they work together to solve it.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Soma Saito as Haruta Kamijou (voice)
- Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Chika Homura (voice)
- Natsuki Hanae as Shinjirou Kusakabe (voice)
- Haruka Chisuga as Miyoko Narushima (voice)
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sei Maren (voice)
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Keisuke Katagiri (voice)
Guest cast
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Kaiyuu Hiyama (voice)
- Chiaki Omigawa as Kae Asahina (voice)
- Emi Miyajima as Sae Asahina (voice)
- Tsugumi Iki as Volleyball Club President (voice)
- Sayaka Senbongi as Nozomi Yamazaki (voice)
- Rina Sato as Chika's Mother (voice)
- Yumeha Kouda as Mayu Nishikawa (voice)
- Shinya Takahashi as Miyoko's Father (voice)
- Ayumi Tsunematsu as Miyoko's Mother (voice)
- Yukiko Yao as Mayu's Friend (voice)
- Shuuya Nishiji as Shun'ya Nagoe (voice)
- Misato Fukuen as Yaeko Fujima (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 7, 2016 | March 24, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Melodious Cipher High school brass band club members and newly reunited childhood neighbors Haruta and Chika decode a mysterious message hidden in the music of Bach and become rivals in love. |
January 7, 2016 |
| 2 |
Cloth Cube The brass band club is recruiting new members! Haruta hopes to enlist fellow first year student and former oboist, Miyoko Narushima. She wil join on one condition: Haruta and Chika must first solve an unsolvable Rubik's cube. |
January 14, 2016 |
| 3 |
Exit Game It's now fall and the brass band club has grown. Haruta, Chika, and Miyoko stumble upon Sei Maren, a former saxophonist, at the drama club. The brass band club and the drama club engage in dramatic battle to help Sei come to terms with his past. |
January 21, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2016 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 01:35:00 |