Sakura

Sakura (咲楽,) is one of the orphans taken in by Oda.

Appearance
She has a burgundy hair which is tied in two low ponytails. Her bangs are sided to her right. She wears a pink dress with yellow sleeves.

Personality
Sakura is a quiet child and is sometimes playful, like the other kids.

Background
She was rescued by Oda during the Dragon's Head Conflict and since then raised and taken care of him.

Dark Era Arc
When Oda went upstairs to visit them, she is drawing something on a table. Together with the other kids, they try to seize him but unfortunately was defeated by Oda. They were then seized instead by Oda. Oda then talked with the kids. Oda then left after visiting them and the kids bid him goodbye.

Later on, Sakura and other kids are kidnapped by a Mimic soldier. The bus that they were taken in sprinted to which Oda followed them. After some time of chasing, the bus had come to a top. The bus driver was holding a signal transmitter and pressed it causing the bus to explode. The orphans and the Mimic soldiers inside died.

Plot
BEAST = Kōsuke, together with the other kids, welcomes Akutagawa at their place. The orphans gathered to Akutagawa in which he cannot do anything about it. The children continue to play with Akutagawa's Rashomon in which he transformed as a slide for the children to play with.

Sakura is accompanied by Akutagawa during their parent's day visit. At the class, the teacher asks her students who can read the kanji at the board to which no one answered. Akutagawa sees Sakura tries to mumble something and raises her hand with the help of Rashomon for her to be able to answer the question. Sakura shyly replies that the answer is “house” to which the teacher regards as correct. Sakura looks back at Akutagawa and blushes slightly.

Appearances
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Dark Era Arc
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 * Episode 14 - Nowhere to Return
 * Episode 15 - Some Day in a Room with a Seaside View
 * Episode 16 - Bungo Stray Dogs (picture)
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Etymology

 * The name Sakura means "blossom" (咲) (saku) and "music, comfort, ease" (楽) (ra).