“I’m gonna give this my all! I’m in your hands!”
Sakuya Sakuma (佐久間咲也, Sakuma Sakuya) is the leader of the Spring Troupe and the first member of the reborn Mankai Company. He is a hard worker who has loved acting since he was little, but doesn't have a lot of experience. Nevertheless, Sakuya strives to do his best during practices. His home life is a bit complicated, so when he saw the audition notice for a troupe with its own dorm, he decided to try it out.
Appearance[]
Sakuya is a young teenage boy with dark pink hair, which darkens more at the tips. His eyes have the color gradient of lavender and bright pink. He dresses rather casually in dark blue jeans and a grey hoodie with "SPRING" written on it. He wears a pink plaid collared shirt underneath. He wears pink and black sneakers with bright blue shoelaces. On his left wrist, he wears a watch with a pink strap and black surface. He also carries a black backpack.
Personality[]
Sakuya is a cheerful, and enthusiastic boy with a friendly attitude. He is very open and bright, overall a kind person who has a passion for acting, even as a rookie. With his positive outlook, he believes that together they can overcome the troubles the Mankai Company faces. He is very innocent, and most members shield him from things they don't want him to know of. Sakuya is also extremely honest, sometimes too much for his own good.
History[]
After losing his parents at a young age, Sakuya was taken in by his relatives, the Yoshinagas.[1] He's lived with multiple relatives, often moving in with new ones when the old ones didn't wish to care for him anymore. Due to this constant moving, Sakuya always longed for a family and a home that he'd be welcome in. His relatives didn't care for him much. Therefore, Sakuya often stayed at friend's places during his time with them. Sakuya heard the Mankai Company had dorms for the actors to live in, and decided to take the audition to follow his acting dreams.
Relationships[]
Sakuya is very cheerful and friendly. He has a good relationship with all the members.
- Masumi Usui: Masumi is like a younger brother to Sakuya, who has never had a sibling before. Masumi thinks Sakuya is noisy but doesn't hate him, and hides the fact that he doesn't dislike his company. They often hang out together at school.
- Tsuzuru Minagi: Tsuzuru is like an older brother to Sakuya and he admires him. Tsuzuru thinks Sakuya, while young, is dependable and responsible, though sometimes too pure.
- Itaru Chigasaki: Sakuya is the only one oblivious to Itaru's bad habits, still admiring him when gaming. He finds Itaru to be very prince-like and cool. Itaru has developed a closeness to Sakuya since he has notoriously good luck with gacha pulls.
- Citron: Sakuya finds Citron to be very interesting and they two are close buddies. Citron thinks Sakuya is a very cute boy and has a fondness for him, so much so that he even wants to take him back home.
- Chikage Utsuki: Sakuya always listens to Chikage’s stories and is easily fooled by his lies. Although they struggled to get along at first, Sakuya tries his best to understand Chikage and is accepting and forgiving to him.
Etymology[]
Sakuma (佐久間): Sa (佐) means "help; assist", Ku (久) means "long time; old story" and Ma (間) means "time; space".
Sakuya (咲也): Saku (咲) means "to bloom; blossom" and Ya means "to be".
Roles[]
These are the roles Sakuya has played:
- Romeo in Romeo’s High School Paradise
- Romeo in Romeo and Julius
- Cheshire Cat in Alex in Wonderland
- Colt in A Clockwork Heart
- Rick in The Wonderful Charlatan of Oz
- Mordred in Knights of the Round IV
Trivia[]
- He shares room 101 with Citron[2].
- Sakuya was the only actor who joined Mankai before Izumi became the director.
- To him, Mankai Company is "A place where he belongs".[3]
- Sakuya went to the same High School as Masumi Usui and Banri Settsu, Hanasaki High School.
- Masumi and Sakuya sometimes eat lunch together. However, according to Sakuya, it is often noisy, due to Masumi's female fans.[citation needed]
- He would love to play a ruthless villain in future productions because such a role is really different from his own image.[4]
- Sakuya's personal treasure is the Romeo and Julius script. Even though it's worn out, he still likes to carry it around just so he can look at it whenever he feels lonely.[citation needed]
- His theme songs are:
- Akaikami no Cherry Blossom (released May 24, 2017, JP app).
- My dictionary (released March 9, 2021 in-game, JP app).