Hazuki Katou (加藤 葉月 Katō Hazuki) is one of the main characters of Sound! Euphonium series and a supporting character of Liz and the Blue Bird movie. She is a student at Kitauji High School, a classmate of Kumiko Oumae and Sapphire Kawashima who plays tuba in the school's concert band.
Appearance[]
Hazuki has the appearance of a young girl with short straight brown hair that curls at the bottom, and is decorated with a red-pinkish hair clip. She has gold-hazel eyes.
She wears the normal Kitauji High School female student uniform for first-year students.
Personality[]
Hazuki is always cheerful and friendly, and her bright personality helps uplift the spirits of those around her, making her a beloved member of the group.
She is also portrayed as caring and supportive towards her friends. Hazuki often shows empathy and consideration for others, offering encouragement and assistance when needed.
Background[]
Hazuki was on the tennis team in junior high school, and is a beginner in music. She joined the concert band as she admired the trumpet, but ends up playing the tuba.
Chronology[]
Hazuki makes her first appearance in Welcome, High School, where she becomes one of Kumiko Oumae's first friends upon entering Kitauji High School. Just after meeting Kumiko, she starts calling her by her first name and telling her to do the same thing with her too, which quite shocks Kumiko.
Relationships[]
Etymology[]
- The name Hazuki means "leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece" (葉) (ha) and "moon" (月) (tsuki/zuki).
- Hadzuki/Hazuki (葉月) is the traditional name for August, meaning "month of leaves", with the older form of it being 葉落ち月 (haochidzuki/haochizuki, はおちづき) which means "month of falling leaves". Hazuki is the old Japanese word for the month of August.
- It is also used as a Japanese surname.
- Hadzuki/Hazuki (葉月) is the traditional name for August, meaning "month of leaves", with the older form of it being 葉落ち月 (haochidzuki/haochizuki, はおちづき) which means "month of falling leaves". Hazuki is the old Japanese word for the month of August.
- Hazuki's surname Katou means "add, increase" (加) (ka) and "wisteria" (藤) (tou).
Trivia[]
- Even though Hazuki has the same surname as Miki Katou, they both have no familial relation with each other.
- According to the official Sound! Euphonium novel website:
- Hazuki's favorite colors are yellow and orange.
- Hazuki's hobby is playing tennis.
- Hazuki's special skill is having done karate when she was small.
- Riko Nagase often encourages Hazuki to do her best.
- In the novel, Hazuki, Kumiko Oumae and Midori are all in Year 1, Class 3.
- Hazuki is from Higashichu Lower School, according to the novel series.
- In the novels, Hazuki is portrayed differently in several aspects:
- She dyed her hair.
- She has/had a trumpet charm on her bookbag.
- She is said to be athletic because she was tan.
- She originally wanted to play the trumpet before picking up the tuba.
- Hazuki's homeroom teacher is Michie Matsumoto.
- Hazuki's tuba is based on the Yamaha YBB-641 model.
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