Haruyuki Arita

is the main character of the Light Novel series Accel World. He becomes the Burst Linker, Silver Crow, after he receives the Brain Burst program from Kuroyukihime. He now works together with her to reach Level 10 and meet the creator of the Accelerated World by defeating The Six Kings of Pure Color.

He is voiced by Yuki Kaji in the anime adaptation of Accel World.

Background
Haruyuki is the child of Saya Arita who met and married Haruyuki's father while studying for a Master's degree in Tokyo. They then divorced when Haruyuki was seven. It had been hinted that Haruyuki overheard his parent's conversation before their divorce. In the light novel it was stated that it was about neither of them wanting Haruyuki. This is implied to be the reason why his duel avatar is a metal colour. As a child, he was friends with Takumu Mayuzumi and Chiyuri Kurashima. After his parent's divorce, his custody was given to Saya. However Saya is rarely home. Haruyuki spends most of his times after his parent's divorce playing with Takumu and Chiyuri. At night, he will often get dinner at Chiyuri's place with her mother Momoe cooking for them before going back to his empty house. In their late year of elementary school, Chiyuri started dating Takumu causing Haruyuki to become more distant. After joining Umesato Junior High, he still remained friends with them. However, he also started to get bullied by Araya and his gang because of his appearance.

Appearance
Haru is a rather short and large person. He has brown hair and black eyes. For his attire, it is usually the school uniform that consists of a white dress shirt, a blue blazer on top and a blue tie (as of the Dusk Robber arc). It was stated by Chiyuri that Haruyuki used to have a normal weight before the divorce of his parents.

Silver Crow is a tall and slender silver avatar. He has a green visor covering his face. Silver crow can sprout Silver Wings before he takes flight.

The Pink Pig is a small and round pink coloured pig that stands on its hind legs.

Abilities
Haru's Silver Crow Duel Avatar grants him a variety of abilities during Burst Link.


 * Flight - Silver Crow is the first aviation duel avatar, as a result he can fly through the sky. Flight is limited to a gauge.
 * Lucid Blade - a lightsaber which can cut through any object. Limited use. Silver Crow gains this ability after reaching Level 6 in Volume 21.
 * Optical Conduction - By utilizing the inherent properties of his silver Avatar, Silver Crow can redirect light-based attacks. The difficulty of doing this increases as the redirection angle decreases, reaching its peak at pure reflection, or 180 degrees.
 * Special Moves - Silver Crow's Special Moves include: Punch, Kick and Headbutt.

Trivia

 * Haruyuki appears as an assist character in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax.
 * Haruyuki appears as a support character in Dengeki Bunko: Crossing Void.