Daiharu

"You may be despicable, but I won't leave you to die!"

- Haru to Daisuke, Episode 10

DaiHaru is the slash ship between Daisuke Kambe and Haru Kato from the Fugou Keiji: Balance UNLIMITED fandom.

Canon
Daisuke and Haru do not get along at first. Seeing as Daisuke mostly depends on his wealth to make ends meet, Haru thinks of him as nothing more than a "rich kid", only signing up to the Metropolitan Police Department for the fun of it. Daisuke on the other hand seems to treat him in an aloof manner, casually watching him fall of a bridge during their first encounter. This event leads for Haru to think of him distastefully. Seeing as their ideas and morals were vastly different from eachother, he thought they would never get along.

However as time passes, they learn to trust and believe in one another, not hesitating to risk their lives for each other.

Haru declines an offer to mentor Daisuke, but Daisuke ends up tagging along to his next assignment. They meet a duo of street performers, and Daisuke drops out a 10K bill for them. Haru is about to rebuke him for "taking away their drive to work" when Daisuke sniffs out their use of addictive drugs. Later, in an interrogation room, Haru watches Daisuke work on the subject, but turns away when he mentions money again. After a long stakeout, Haru ends up at Daisuke's mansion on accident, and learns about their plan to apprehend the drug collector. The billionaire ends up stepping in from a helicopter and receiving the information from the perpetrator's phone. Haru leads Daisuke to a stairwell, where he expresses his dislike for the man's modus operandi. Daisuke brings up Haru's past, but is shut up when Haru angrily grabs his shirt and calls him a bastard. Kyomizu asks Haru to join Daisuke on a mission to Hong Kong, and the detective agrees, only realizing he would be riding a plane with Daisuke too late. Daisuke's grandmother greets Haru traditionally, thanking him for taking care of Daisuke. Haru downplays his annoyance with the raven, but suggests that Daisuke's way of working was different than how he would do it. She makes Daisuke agree to their cooperation and not "cause undo stress". On the car, Haru thinks that the perpetrator wouldn't kill anyone, causing Daisuke to change his mind and let him join the unit. Daisuke uses a grappling hook to jump over a large building; when Haru attempts the same, he gets himself stuck on the pole. Daisuke has to apparently help him down. The duo hide near the train, with Daisuke helping Haru access information about the crime. Knowing that Haru is unable to shoot a gun, Daisuke takes away his incentive and offers money to the boy instead. After the crime had been solved, Daisuke quoted Haru's words, trusting him that the perpetrator wouldn't shoot anyone. Haru calls Daisuke to ask him if he would help a little kid find their dog, but Daisuke, remembering he forgot his phone, refuses. Eventually, Daisuke agrees, if only because of the kid's crying. Haru sidles up to him and smirks that he *does* have a heart. AT the end of the day, Haru suddenly finds Daisuke waiting for him, and offers to buy food upon hearing his stomach growl. Daisuke begrudgingly explains that he didn't bring money that day, so Haru gives him a thousand-yen bill for a ride home.

Daisuke and Haru go shopping together, letting the multi-millionaire learn a thing or two about living a normal life. Haru brings him to his apartment, cooking him food and lending him clothes. They eat together, with Haru even convincing Daisuke to drink some wine. Haru creates a Kato family special for Daisuke, and the raven ends up liking it. Partly drunk, they watch a show, and Haru questions Daisuke's true motives for joining the crime force. Before he can get an answer though, Daisuke nods off to sleep. In the morning, Haru finds Daisuke sleeping in the bathtub.

The whole Task Force unit is brought in for questioning, and all the members blame it on Haru. When he looks to Daisuke for support, the billionaire just points out the fact that he wasn't on-duty. Ouside of work, Chosuke asks Haru what he thinks about Daisuke. Haru calls him "irritating, but not as bad of a person as [Haru] expected". Later, Haru questions Daisuke's reasons for bringing in Imoura-san, declaring that although he didn't believe Daisuke's approach, he knew how to catch criminals and that was the only thing that mattered. Haru offers his help, but Daisuke shoots him down. Haru is onboard the ship with Daisuke's father, and sees Daisu dragging Weinski along the cargo. he remember a message that Suzue sent him, telling him to take care of Daisuke. Daisuke sees Haru out of the corner of his eye, and motions towards the hanging crate instead, knowing that Haru couldn't shoot the foreigner. Haru drops the crate above them, helping him escape. In a storage room, Haru tends to Daisuke's wounds, but the billionaire smacks his hand away in annoyance. The duo crawl through the vents towards the engine room, where Haru asks if they can take a break. Daisuke skeptically asks if this was for him, and Haru trails off, embarassed. They come up with a plan to distract the guards, with Haru in the vents and Daisuke attacking underneath. When Haru finally arrives at the submarine, Daisuke quickly knocks Haru out of the way in order to save him from the gunfire.

Haru arrives just in time to see Daisuke and Weinz fighting in the engine room. Daisuke holds off the foreginer and tells Haru to shoot the red cord. Although his own hands are becoming burned and raw from Weinz's contraption, Daisuke forcefully shouts that Haru "has always been a hero!" Hearing these words, Haru gains the assurance to confidently shoot the cord. The ship begins exploding, but Daisuke still chooses to go after his father. Haru sighs, and follows him. They both appear in the control room, but are unexpectedly attacked by the Kambe. Whilst escaping, they find the rest of the crew desperately trying to escape, and Haru opts to arrest them as well. The two ride off in a helicopter, in search of Shigemaru.

The two are shown in an extra scene at the end of episode 11, where Daisuke and Haru work together to stop an illegal adollium tranfer. Again, Haru is left dangling on the edge of a bridge. Daisuke reaches out, then suddenly smirks and takes back his hand, leaving Haru to fall down again.

Moments

 * Haru jumps into the car Daisuke bought, asking what he was going to do with it.
 * After being mocked for "causing undo stress", Daisuke speeds up his car to annoy Haru.
 * On the shinkansen, Haru calls Daisuke for assistance before dealing with the perpetrator.
 * Daisuke is there waiting when Haru finally gets off from the shinkansen.
 * Haru mistakes Suzue for Daisuke's wife.
 * Daisuke shows off the dish he learned from Haru to his family.
 * Haru looks at Mahoro with slight annoyance when she says she might be crushing on Daisuke.
 * Haru invites Daisuke over to his apartement after learning that the latter can't return home. They share a meal and get drunk together while watching Haru's favorite cop drama.
 * This is a key scene for the two of them, as Daisuke recites the exact lines from the drama later on in check-11, helping Haru gain confidence
 * Haru arrives just in time to save the Poliador President & Daisuke from the poison gas, and he helps him lock the door in as well.
 * Daisuke shows mild concern at the fact that Haru is also onboard the ship.
 * Haru supports Daisuke when he falls from his injuries, but Daisuke gives him no appreciation.
 * Haru points out the fact that Daisuke is wearing elevator shoes, and gets a kick to his face.
 * Daisuke asks Haru for handcuffs, in order to arrest his father.
 * For the first time in the anime, Daisuke laughs out loud because of Haru accidentally pressing the "tranfer" button.
 * Daisuke joins Haru down at the beach, where Haru hands him the police badge that he had left before.

Quotes
"But since you've showed up, it seems like he's been longing to become a hero again."

- Hoshino to Daisuke, about Haru (Episode 9)

"Don't you get it? You have never been just a civil servant. You have always been a hero!"

- Daisuke's pep talk to Haru (Episode 10)

Fanon
DaiHaru is the most popular ship in the Fugou Keiji: Balance Unlimited fandom. The ship already had a large fanbase when only 2 episodes of the anime were released, and the support only increased when the full anime was released. In AO3, they are the most written ship under the Fugou Keiji: Balance Unlimited tag. Lots of Daiharu ships include scenarios in MCPTF, where Daisuke and Haru work in tandem, or extended scenes of canon situations.

Rival ships such as DaiSuzu and HoshiKato don't have as much support, leaving DaiHaru to be well-received ship in the fandom.

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Trivia

 * Daisuke is 173cm wearing elevated shoes, while his normal height is 168cm. Haru is 178cm, making him taller in both situations
 * Haru's birthday is on May 2nd, and Daisuke's is on February 2nd. This makes their birthdays perfectly three months apart, though Haru is two years older than Daisuke.
 * Their birthdays also make them a Taurean and Aquarian, in that order. Both signs are known for butting heads and having opposite/contrasting ways of solving problems.
 * Common symbols used for this ship on Twitter include: 💴🌸, 🌸💴, 💴🚔, 💵🌸, 💶🌸