Hotaru Tachibana

Hotaru Tachibana is the main protagonist from the AoharuxMachinegun anime and manga.

A bifauxnen student council president who gets dragged into survival games by two of the other residents of Tsukishiro Apartments. Tachibana constantly refers to herself in Third-Person Person, and is a cheerful girl who's very friendly to people she meets, provided that they do not break Tachibana's Code of Justice. Uses a Heckler and Koch G3 SAS High Cycle in combat. She lives in Apartment 202.

In the AWA fics, Hotaru is listed as a purchased prisoner from the Slave Fortress.

Appearance
Hotaru is a fair-skinned teenager with short blonde hair and lime-green eyes. Her build is slim and she reaches about 5"7 (1.70m), making her taller than the average Japanese woman. It is noted that she has no bust at all, and often passes for a boy. Even the majority of the cast mistakes her for a boy, with the exception of a few such as Kanae Yajima, Nagamasa Midori and Haruki Hosokawa. In Episode 3, it has been confirmed that Nagamasa Midori knew Hotaru's true gender after the body check performed on Hotaru.

At school, she wears a blue blazer from the male uniform because of her small shoulder-bust width, a pair of black pants, and a white shirt with red tie. On being introduced to survival games and Toy ☆ Gun Gun, her attire on the battlefield consists of a khaki colored military jacket with an orange hoodie, a black mid sleeved shirt, khaki colored shorts, ESS goggles, a pair of black military gloves, and a pair of olive kneecaps.

Personality
As soon as the series kicks-off, Hotaru is shown to have a very strong sense of justice and wants to fight “evil” as stated by herself. At the beginning of the anime/manga, she goes as far as to jump off from the third floor to beat up delinquents who were threatening a senior on the school grounds for lunch money. It was mentioned by one of the delinquents that despite her being a Student Council member, Hotaru likes to pick fights with others.

Hotaru has a cheerful and an energetic nature and wants to be as helpful to others. As noted by Megumu Yukawa, her presence is generally weak, and at one point, has mentioned that he did not understand why she was a part of Toy ☆Gun Gun. However, if she has to prove something, bloodlust and her overwhelming aura take over. Multiple characters have been impressed by this.

Despite having such a strong sense of justice, once she has her mind set, she doesn't back off easily and does anything to achieve that goal. Even if that means lying to her teammates.

Abilities
Hotaru is shown using an H&K G3SAS High Cycle, an electric type of gun based on the H&K's prototype custom model for the British Special Air Service. The G3SAS is a compact gun, said to be highly durable and maneuverable. It has the ability to fire ultra fast and can fire about 1200 ~ 1500 Rounds per Minute. The gun is further equipped with a telescope and is about $300,- if ordered online.

Trivia

 * The name Hotaru means "firefly".
 * Hotaru's surname Tachibana means "orange, tangerine".
 * It can also mean "standing flower".
 * Hotaru refers to herself as Tachibana in third person.
 * Hotaru's star sign is Aries.
 * Hotaru's gun is the Heckler & Koch G3SAS High Cycle. Before that, she used a H&K MP5 borrowed from Tooru Yukimura that.
 * According to a Character Bio published in one of the takobons, Hotaru's airsoft playing skills were rated the following on a score of 5: Hit rate: 1; Stamina: 4; Sense: 5; Technique: 1; Power: 4; Speed: 5
 * Hotaru's best subject at school is PE, but her worst subjects are English and music.
 * Hotaru is good friends with Kanae Yajima.