"Steins;Gate" is a popular media work based on a video game, and is renowned as one of the most representative anime works of the 2010s! The appeal of this work lies in the time travel in the second half, the deep and grandiose world view, and the resolution of the intricately intertwined plot threads, but the detailed portrayals and settings of the characters in the first half are also elaborate! In particular, the five main characters - Okabe Rintaro, Makise Kurisu, Shiina Mayuri, Hashida Itaru, and Amane Suzuha - are strong characters, but Steins;Gate (hereafter referred to as Steins;Gate) also has elaborate settings for the supporting characters! Here, we will introduce one such supporting character who adds a nice touch, Urushibara Ruka!
Steins;Gate's Ruka Urushibara is shy and cute
Among the relatively active characters in Steins;Gate, Ruka Urushibara, nicknamed Rukako, is shy and quiet. Although she has a cute appearance and appears sociable at first glance, Rukako is actually quite shy, timid, and timid.
Being unaccustomed to exciting situations, she finds her interactions with Rintaro and the other lab members, who all have strong personalities, quite bewildering. However, everyone treats Rukako kindly, so it seems that she feels comfortable interacting with Rintaro and the others. Although Rukako is timid and shy throughout, she is also a calm character who balances out the assertive characters in Steins;Gate.
Lukako's cute shrine maiden look from Steins;Gate!
One of Rukako's charms is her shrine maiden outfit! While she would be perfect with long hair, her jet-black hair and eyes make her a beautiful Japanese woman, and she looks great in shrine maiden attire! Rukako's family home is a shrine, so she often wears shrine maiden attire when she's at home. Lukako's cool features and dignified shrine maiden attire are sure to leave a lasting impression!
"Steins;Gate" (Lukako) is a boy!!
But!! This is a shocking truth: Lukako is a boy...! Yes, he's what people call a "male daughter"! While Rukako originally looks like a girl, he's actually a boy...! In Steins;Gate, many characters praise Rukako's beauty and cuteness, but each time, the protagonist, Okabe Rintaro, retorts, "But he's a boy." (laughs)
It seems that wearing shrine maiden attire was originally her father's hobby, and it's not something Rukako started wearing of her own volition. She has a slightly fairytale-like side, and while she seems to partially believe in Rintaro's middle schooler setting and respect him, she also has a slightly silly side.
Steins;Gate's Ruka Urushibara Chooses a Path to Her Own Best
No matter what he does, Rukako always ends up looking feminine. After much deliberation, he finally decides to act like a real woman...! As a result, Rukako becomes the most girly character in the series, and begins to follow the cute girl template to the point that it's almost painful! But I respect Rukako for choosing to make use of her own complexes!
Rukako from Steins;Gate is a character with a girlish heart more than anyone else!
At first glance, Rukako seemed like just a shy, quiet, and cute girl. However, as is typical of Steins;Gate characters, it turns out she's actually a "boy-girl" behind that!
Rukako is often depicted as having a secret crush on Rintaro, but no matter how cute she is, it's hard to fall in love with a "boy girl" (lol). However, in one world line, she was actually born as a girl, so it's quite possible that Rintaro's heart would have been drawn to Rukako in that world!
