Imari Hagakure

Imari Hagakure (葉隠いまり Hagakure Imari) is a minor character in Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club. She attends the prestigious St.Andreas Azumi Academy (in the Pure version, while the school she attends in the classic strips is Asaka High School).

Appearance

She has short hair in a bob cut, with some of it pinned to the back of her head in a knot. Originally her hair varied between being pink and red in colored images (along with her eyes), though Himaruya settled on staying with a violet shade.

Classic Kitakou

In her brief appearances, she wears a uniform similar to the one for Koriyama Kitakou High; a white uniform shirt with a dark vest and pleated skirt.

Kitakou Pure

In this series, the Azumi uniform is much different from the Kitakou one, appearing as a white sailor-style blouse and skirt. The blouse is trimmed with navy blue on its cuffs and collar, and her sailor necktie sports a pink flower at the top.

Trivia

• Imari's surname derives from the Hagakure practice introduced by the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo, who lived in what is now the Saga Prefecture. Her given name itself is a reference to the town of Imari that existed in the Edo period of Japan, as well as the current city of Imari in the Saga Prefecture.