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Haruka Sawamura

is a main character in Sega's action-adventure game franchise ''Like a Dragon'' (formerly known as ''Yakuza'' in English localization). She is introduced in the first ''Yakuza'' game as a young child searching for her missing mother, while being mysteriously pursued by multiple yakuza clans, including the Tojo Clan. Kazuma Kiryu, the main playable character throughout most of the franchise, protects and assists her during her search for her mother and Haruka is later adopted by him at the end of the first game.

Over the course of the series, Haruka grows up alongside her adoptive father, debuting as a playable character in ''Yakuza 5'' working as an idol and eventually starting a family of her own in ''Yakuza 6: The Song of Life''. Haruka is voiced by Rie Kugimiya in Japanese, by Debi Derryberry in the English version of the first game, and by Xanthe Huynh in English releases from ''Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name'' onward.

Haruka was created by Toshihiro Nagoshi as an alternative protagonist to Kiryu due to her growth in her debut. Although initially absent from ''Yakuza 6'', Nagoshi wrote the narrative to mark the appearance of her son Haruto as the center of Haruka's past once again. Critical reception to Haruka has been positive based on her relationship with Kiryu and her growth in ''Yakuza 5''. Provided by Wikipedia