Maki Harukawa

Maki Harukawa (春川 魔姫 Harukawa Maki) is a character featured in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and a participant of the New Killing School Life.

Maki has the title Ultimate Caregiver (超高校級の「保育士」 chō kōkō-kyū no "hoikushi" lit. Super High School Level Nursery School Teacher). She was raised in an orphanage, where she learned to take care of children.

Appearance
Maki has long black hair that she has placed in two separate pigtails with red hair bands. She wears a red sailor school uniform, yellow tie, black skirt, and a flower pin.

Maki also wears red thigh highs and brown shoes.

Personality
Maki appears to have a very serious personality, as she doesn't really seem to smile much if at all. The only notable exception is the poster which shows her with a mysterious smile, having a finger over her lips, which is a sign of secrecy.

In general, Maki dislikes people and thus she is not very cooperative. She talks very little, so when she does, she states things clearly and she appears to be very confident about her arguments. Maki also has a sharp tongue, and sometimes talks in a sarcastic manner. While not the type to assertively act on her own, she is stated to have guts.

However, Maki is also good at taking care of others and she's very popular among children despite her unsocial personality and her dislike towards children.

Despite Maki's distant and unfriendly personality, it has been stated by Kaede Akamatsu that she is actually capable of deep love, something that children may have been able to see, explaining their attachment to her.

Ultimate Caregiver
Having been raised in an orphanage, Maki is very skilled at taking care of others, as she was ordered to take care of the younger children. She is loved by many children, even though she herself doesn't like kids. Kaede has stated that the children may be attached to Maki because they could see her true soul and capability of deep love.

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Maki was an orphan and her talent was recognized while she was helping out at the orphanage that raised her. However, she did not choose to take care of children and doesn't even like children. She was simply made to help out.

Kaede Akamatsu
After Maki reveals her title as the Ultimate Caregiver to Kaede, she states that she hates children despite the fact that they love her. Kaede, however, mentioned that the children could see Maki's true soul and that she is actually capable of deep love.

Trivia

 * Maki's given name, written 魔姫, means "demon princess".
 * Her last name, 春川 Harukawa, means "river of spring".
 * Maki, along with Kiibo and Kaito Momota, was parts of the first new characters revealed for Danganronpa V3 in November 2015. However, their names and talents weren't revealed until ten months later in September 2016.
 * She was originally speculated as a possible protagonist (and thus the first female protagonist in the numbered game series) before Kaede Akamatsu was introduced as the main protagonist.
 * Maki's hairstyle is similar to one of Komaru Naegi's beta designs.