TV-Series
Description
Sakuya Sakuma leads the Spring Troupe of the MANKAI Company. He was the troupe's first recruit during its revival, joining after seeing an audition notice offering dormitory accommodations. This promise of stability appealed due to his complex family situation; orphaned young, he lived with relatives offering minimal care, often staying with friends instead.
He has pink hair darkening at the tips and gradient eyes shifting from lavender to bright pink. His typical attire includes dark blue jeans, a grey hoodie marked "SPRING," a pink plaid collared shirt, and pink sneakers with light blue laces. He often wears a watch with a pink strap on his left wrist. Showing little interest in fashion trends, he frequently buys second-hand clothing due to financial constraints.
His personality is earnest, optimistic, and hardworking. Despite limited acting experience and technique, he dedicates himself fully to practice. He maintains a trusting, innocent outlook, believing Citron's exaggerated stories and unwittingly serving as Itaru Chigasaki's "gacha pinch-hitter" due to natural luck. This purity leads others to shield him. He frequently uses encouraging phrases like "I'll give it my all!" and "The show must go on!"—the latter borrowed from an actor who inspired him.
Relationships within the Spring Troupe are foundational. He views Masumi Usui as a younger brother figure, admires Tsuzuru Minagi as an older brother, and shares a close bond with roommate Citron in Room 101. His dynamic with Chikage Utsuki, initially strained, improves through mutual effort, with Sakuya displaying forgiveness toward Chikage's deceptive tendencies. He attends Hanasaki Academy alongside Masumi and Banri Settsu, often eating lunch with Masumi despite disruptions from admirers.
His development centers on embracing leadership and finding belonging. Initially uncertain about leading the troupe, he gradually unifies its members into a familial unit through compassion and persistence. The theater becomes a cherished home where he no longer feels lonely. Key symbols of his growth include his worn "Romeo and Julius" script, carried as a comfort object, and his expressed desire to portray a ruthless villain—a role divergent from his innate gentleness. He matures across troupe performances like Romeo in "Romeo and Julius" and Mordred in "Knights of the Round IV."
Additional traits include his hobby of reading scripts by the river, his preference for spaghetti Neapolitan, and his association with cherry blossoms—a motif reflecting his role in heralding the Spring Troupe's new beginnings. He believes in continuous self-improvement, often stating, "I have to do special training!"
He has pink hair darkening at the tips and gradient eyes shifting from lavender to bright pink. His typical attire includes dark blue jeans, a grey hoodie marked "SPRING," a pink plaid collared shirt, and pink sneakers with light blue laces. He often wears a watch with a pink strap on his left wrist. Showing little interest in fashion trends, he frequently buys second-hand clothing due to financial constraints.
His personality is earnest, optimistic, and hardworking. Despite limited acting experience and technique, he dedicates himself fully to practice. He maintains a trusting, innocent outlook, believing Citron's exaggerated stories and unwittingly serving as Itaru Chigasaki's "gacha pinch-hitter" due to natural luck. This purity leads others to shield him. He frequently uses encouraging phrases like "I'll give it my all!" and "The show must go on!"—the latter borrowed from an actor who inspired him.
Relationships within the Spring Troupe are foundational. He views Masumi Usui as a younger brother figure, admires Tsuzuru Minagi as an older brother, and shares a close bond with roommate Citron in Room 101. His dynamic with Chikage Utsuki, initially strained, improves through mutual effort, with Sakuya displaying forgiveness toward Chikage's deceptive tendencies. He attends Hanasaki Academy alongside Masumi and Banri Settsu, often eating lunch with Masumi despite disruptions from admirers.
His development centers on embracing leadership and finding belonging. Initially uncertain about leading the troupe, he gradually unifies its members into a familial unit through compassion and persistence. The theater becomes a cherished home where he no longer feels lonely. Key symbols of his growth include his worn "Romeo and Julius" script, carried as a comfort object, and his expressed desire to portray a ruthless villain—a role divergent from his innate gentleness. He matures across troupe performances like Romeo in "Romeo and Julius" and Mordred in "Knights of the Round IV."
Additional traits include his hobby of reading scripts by the river, his preference for spaghetti Neapolitan, and his association with cherry blossoms—a motif reflecting his role in heralding the Spring Troupe's new beginnings. He believes in continuous self-improvement, often stating, "I have to do special training!"