Haru Irei

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Haru Irei is the protagonist of the OVA series Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G, which commerates the 30 years of the gunpla model kits. He is a gunpla builder and seeks to achieve the rank of Gunpla Meister.

Personality & Character
Haru can be described as being kind, tenacious, and high spirited. After discovering the world of virtual gunpla battles he particaptes in them asn tries with all his might to win' however he is saddened after his first defeat, but soon recovers and continues on battling. His determination seems to stem from his witnessing the 1/1 scale RX-78-2 Gundam statue and being inspired to battle in a gundam similar to it.

Skills & Abilities
Despite having only recently being exposed to gunpla model construction, Haru displays model building skills that could fool others into thinking he has been doing so a long time as he was easily able to build his Beginning Gundam with ease, and also reparied it to a state of that made it look brand new. In Gunpla battles Haru proves he is adaptable, as seen when he was quickly able to turn the tide in his fitst battle despite being outnumbered 3 to 1. His piloting skills also show him to be an excellent pilot as he was able to best three seasoned opponents, even with his gundam having been damaged. His skills are so promising that even gunpla meister Borris Saucher is impressed by the young gunpa builder.

Part A
Haru goes to a festival celebrating the 30 year anniversay of the gunpla model kits in Obidaiba Japan with his friend Kenta Sakazaki. There he witnesses the large 1/1 scale Gundam model, making him decide he wants to become a gunpla builder; attempting to buy the last RX-78-2 Gundam model he fails, but discovers the model kit for the GBP-X80 Beginning Gundam. Haru purchases this model and the following day spends all morning constructing the gunpla. When finished Kenta and Rina Noyama, Haru's other friend and gunpla fan, take Haru to an arcade where gunpla battles are held. There Haru meets Koji Matsumoto, a talented and arrogant gunpla builder and pilot, who quickly mocks Haru's gundam, upset Haru counters his mocks and Koji then challenges him to a gunpla battle, to which Haru accpets. The two face each other in a team battle of 3 on 3, with Haru soon being the last one standing; Koji, in his RX-93-v-2 Hi-v Gundam, overpowers and damgaes the Beginning Gundam, but Haru soon makes a come back and evens the odds by defeating Koji's other two teamates. After a close fight Haru defeats Koji, earning some begrudging respect from the latter, however the victory is short lived as another gunpla builder, Boris Schauer, in his customized GPB-X78-30 Forever Gundam appears and challenges Haru to a one on one match, apparently intrigued by Haru's skills.