Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-81.62.146.112-20150605173731/@comment-67.164.206.238-20150614062720

It's really weird that your friend feels that way because the plot of the whole first season was dependant on the fact that Haru cared so much about his friedship that he was willing to never race anyone again after hurting Rin. That's why, at first, he only swam freestyle, right? There were also moments where he obviously showed concern for Makoto, like when everyone was discussing swimming in the ocean. And especially after season two, I don't understand how your friend could still feel the way she does haha. Did she WATCH season two??

Haru isn't an easy to read character, but that's because he. . .well, isn't supposed to be easy to read. He's portraying someone whose emotions aren't always 100% clear and open. Nagisa and Rei are, for the most part, clear windows. Haru is frosted glass. I know plenty of people like that in real life. They arent "emotionless", you just have to dig a little. Read into what he does and how he behaves beyond "He's smiling that means happy" or "he's smirking that's sarcastic".

That's my two cents, anyway.