So, looking through the manga artbooks for my thesis, I found these notes by Naoko on Haruka and Michiru. I know there’s been discussion on how Haruka’s “look” varies wildly in the manga, so this should prove interesting:
When I decided on the content of the third series, and started writing down character creation, I drew this as an example of the feeling I wanted their civilian-clothed forms to have. It’s a doodle I never intended to publish anywhere. Their faces and hairstyles are still like they’re actually different people. Michiru-sama is such an adult. I just wanted to draw the clothes of these two.”
“I can’t think of these two as the same people at all as the two on the previous page. Especially since Haruka-sama is in male form. In the anime as well, I wanted to do a lot with Haruka-sama in male form. I was surprised to notice a number of people dressed in Infinity School uniforms at events. There were also girls in green wigs. Wow! Not just after transforming, I guess. But I love watching costume play, so I was happy.”
I can’t really tell if she’s saying they look different on purpose or if she’s saying she’s embarrassed by it, but it’s interesting she’s definitely aware of it either way.
