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Hana's a darling. She's fiercely loyal of her friends and her electro-magnetic waves are ruthless. Quiet and reserved, full of mystery and surprises, she's definitely one of a kind. Hanajima transferred to Tohru's school because supposedly she, "caused a little accident," (said with evil and foreboding overtones, of course) at her old school. None of us quite know what this accident was, and Hana is perfectly fine leaving it in those vague terms and allowing everyone else to make use of their imagination. Hana loves leaving things vague so people can wonder. She purposefully crafts her words with skill while talking about herself. Hana is interested in relationships and the way people's minds work. She's usually the one in the side of all the central action, watching others and knowing what's going through their minds even if they deny it or no one else can see it. She can sense "electro-magnetic waves" coming from them too. They are a sort of sixth sense that she uses to its full advantage. It's true that Hana gets to be a wallflower when around such loud personalities like Kyou or Uo. However, that doesn't mean her personality isn't strong; it's just quiet. She works in a subtle world, where she says what she means and means what she says, and doesn't need anything extra to sugar-coat her ways. I believe that fading into the background allows Hana to make better observations about people. She keeps a close watch on Kyou and Yuki at all times, especially after she realizes that both of them have strong feelings towards Tohru. She's ready to protect Tohru if they ever dare hurt her, but at the same time she gives Tohru her space. She understands that some things can only be handled by Tohru's own strength. This is especially evident at the end of the anime, where Hana in essence lets Tohru go. Hana knows Tohru has to solve her problems on her own, and even though she hates being unable to help her best friend, she steps aside. That's the inner battle that Hana has been going through ever since Tohru became a part of the Souma family. Hana had to cope with slowly letting Tohru go, in a way. Though the two girls were definitely still friends, Tohru had also found a world of new people whom she called family. Hana is almost motherly in the way she watches out for Tohru. As Tohru doesn't have a mother anymore, and as Hana's the only close female companion Tohru knows that is as sharp, observant, and subtly protective of her, she takes on that role a bit. Her affection for her best friend is just about unconditional: Hana doesn't expect Tohru to notice her efforts or be concerned for her, but when Tohru shows concern, it always makes her happy.
The root of Hana's oddity is her psychic power tied in with electro-magnetic waves. She senses things about people, and sensed a definite difference between the Juunishi and normal people. She isn't exactly sure why she receives such odd waves from Yuki and Kyou, but knows that they're different. Often times Hana can sense people's emotions with her waves -- or perhaps just with her sharp sense of observation. She knows Yuki and Kyou both are in love with Tohru, but that both of them won't act upon their feelings anytime soon. But her powers aren't only useful for reading people, no. She can use them for curses and other various dreadful kinds of things that aren't elaborated on. Granted, I don't think Hana would actually do anything terrible to anyone she knows (take the Yuki Fan Club that always gives Tohru a hard time, for example) but threatening them with the possibility always drives them away and shuts them up. Her younger brother Megumi also has a similar kind of power (curses, yum). It seems to run in the family. Hana's style of clothing is dark and Gothic. One mantle of hers especially made quite an impression on Yuki, Shigure, and Kyou. She's not seen outside her school uniform much in the anime, but in the manga her outfits are very interesting. Hana's simply an interesting person all around. She's hard to get to know, but once she establishes close ties with people, she's very loyal to them. She might scare people with her vague, dark comments, but you just have to get used to them. I actually think the things she says are hilarious. She's secretive at times and likes to leave people wondering what she's really thinking, and that's what makes her so cool.
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In
truth, Hana is a sensitive girl. Whenever Tohru shows the slightest bit
of concern for her,
she is always very touched. She doesn't demand anything at all from
others, but when
she receives affection or concern from her friends, the people who she
cares for the most, it makes her incredibly happy. She was probably an
outcast in her former school and, as she said in her own words, Tohru
was her first friend. This is probably why she cherishes the two best
friends she has now; they accept her different nature and love her for
who she is. Hana's different. She's
also strange; people don't easily accept her odd quirks.