Eri Hariu

Eri Hariu' (針生 えり Hariu Eri'') is an announcer of the 71st Inter High School Mahjong Championships who is partnered with professional mahjong player Uta Mihirogi.

Appearance
Eri has neck-length blonde hair and brown eyes.

Personality
Eri makes her play-by-play calls in a somewhat serious manner, thus she becomes annoyed at Uta Mihirogi flightiness in answering her questions.

National Tournament Arc
Eri announces the first few rounds of the tournament with Uta Mihirogi.

Final Eight Arc
Eri and Uta Mihirogi were initially scheduled as commentators for the first semi-final match of the Inter High, but they were replaced by the pair of Kouko Fukuyo and Sukoya Kokaji at the last minute. She is later shown with Uta worrying about the commentating team of Risa Noyori and Misaki Murayoshi.

National Championship Arc
Eri is selected to call the 5th place game with Uta Mihirogi where she reiterates the importance of the match by saying that the placing will be important in the Autumn tournament and beyond. She then introduces the participating schools the night before the games begin. After the vanguard match Uta says that the point difference isn't as big as she expected but Eri tells her that it's probably due to the to the matches only being half as long.

Etymology

 * Eri's surname Hariu means "needle" (針) (hari) and "raw" (生) (u).