OVA
Description
Subaru Kujou serves in the New York Combat Revue's Star Division, based at the Littlelip Theater in New York City. Hailing from Kyoto, Japan, their age remains unspecified. Their androgynous appearance features short black hair, black eyes, a height of 142 cm, and a weight of 34 kg. Subaru typically wears a purple jacket, red tie, white undershirt, and purple shorts, nearly always carrying a small black fan. Their Star Division uniform is light purple, bearing the mark of the Five-Ring Warriors on the back.
Personality-wise, Subaru is quiet, secretive, and reserved, speaking infrequently unless necessary or to share experienced insight. They maintain deep privacy, disclosing little beyond their name and birthplace. Subaru explicitly rejects identification as male or female, viewing gender as irrelevant and asserting that being "Subaru" is sufficient. They possess high confidence in combat abilities, developed through prior experience with the European Star Division alongside Ratchet Altair, Orihime Soletta, and Reni Milchstraße. Known for flawless mission execution during that period, they remained isolated from teammates. This confidence sometimes manifests as arrogance, leading to harsh criticism of others—like Rikaritta Aries's dancing—for failing their strict standards. Conversely, Subaru struggles to accept criticism of their own performances, evident when their technically perfect but emotionally sterile jazz piano playing at the Mercury Club fails to connect with audiences. Despite this, they care deeply for comrades, reacting emotionally when believing friends were lost on a mission and later begrudgingly acknowledging this attachment. Personal interests include stargazing and piano.
Their background is largely enigmatic, with no known details before joining the European Star Division. After that division dissolved, they joined Ratchet in forming the New York Star Division, becoming an established member by Shinjiro Taiga's arrival. A significant revelation occurs if Subaru is Shinjiro's romantic interest: they are the reincarnation of the Nameless Nun, a Five-Ring Warrior who sacrificed themselves to seal Nobunaga after a relationship with Shinjiro's previous incarnation, Koya Hijiri.
Within *Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love*, Subaru appears across all eight episodes, from Shinjiro's introduction in Episode 1 to the climax against Nobunaga in Episode 8. Key development occurs in Episode 5, where they confront their perfectionism after an imperfect piano duet with Shinjiro earns audience approval, contrasting their earlier flawless but unappreciated solo. This marks a shift towards valuing emotional connection over rigid precision. Later, emotional vulnerability surfaces when believing teammates perished, leading to tears and subsequent embarrassment when teased. In the *Sakura Wars: New York* OVA series, set months after Nobunaga's defeat, Subaru appears in all six episodes. Notable moments include performing in the "Poison" musical with Sagitta Weinberg in Episode 5 and contributing to the final battle against new threats to New York in Episode 6. Their reincarnation backstory and Five-Ring Warrior heritage tie directly into confronting these supernatural threats.
Personality-wise, Subaru is quiet, secretive, and reserved, speaking infrequently unless necessary or to share experienced insight. They maintain deep privacy, disclosing little beyond their name and birthplace. Subaru explicitly rejects identification as male or female, viewing gender as irrelevant and asserting that being "Subaru" is sufficient. They possess high confidence in combat abilities, developed through prior experience with the European Star Division alongside Ratchet Altair, Orihime Soletta, and Reni Milchstraße. Known for flawless mission execution during that period, they remained isolated from teammates. This confidence sometimes manifests as arrogance, leading to harsh criticism of others—like Rikaritta Aries's dancing—for failing their strict standards. Conversely, Subaru struggles to accept criticism of their own performances, evident when their technically perfect but emotionally sterile jazz piano playing at the Mercury Club fails to connect with audiences. Despite this, they care deeply for comrades, reacting emotionally when believing friends were lost on a mission and later begrudgingly acknowledging this attachment. Personal interests include stargazing and piano.
Their background is largely enigmatic, with no known details before joining the European Star Division. After that division dissolved, they joined Ratchet in forming the New York Star Division, becoming an established member by Shinjiro Taiga's arrival. A significant revelation occurs if Subaru is Shinjiro's romantic interest: they are the reincarnation of the Nameless Nun, a Five-Ring Warrior who sacrificed themselves to seal Nobunaga after a relationship with Shinjiro's previous incarnation, Koya Hijiri.
Within *Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love*, Subaru appears across all eight episodes, from Shinjiro's introduction in Episode 1 to the climax against Nobunaga in Episode 8. Key development occurs in Episode 5, where they confront their perfectionism after an imperfect piano duet with Shinjiro earns audience approval, contrasting their earlier flawless but unappreciated solo. This marks a shift towards valuing emotional connection over rigid precision. Later, emotional vulnerability surfaces when believing teammates perished, leading to tears and subsequent embarrassment when teased. In the *Sakura Wars: New York* OVA series, set months after Nobunaga's defeat, Subaru appears in all six episodes. Notable moments include performing in the "Poison" musical with Sagitta Weinberg in Episode 5 and contributing to the final battle against new threats to New York in Episode 6. Their reincarnation backstory and Five-Ring Warrior heritage tie directly into confronting these supernatural threats.