Clamp's disregard for gender ( or at times biological age ) in these couples has led them to write normal homosexual couples into many of their manga in contrast to many other manga artists ( for example, Touya and Yukito in Card Captor Sakura ).

" She has worked with many different producers, but in her third album, Sakura no Ame, Itsuka, she is noted for working on every song ( either composing the melody or lyrics ) on the album.

Sakura initially has an infatuation for Sasuke, praising him at every juncture, and heaping scorn upon the less skilled Naruto.

Sakura has appeared in several pieces of Naruto media, including the four feature films in the series, all of the original video animations, and several video games.

Amongst the Naruto reader base, Sakura has been popular, placing high in some polls.

When asked in an interview if there is something about Sakura's background that was never revealed, Kishimoto explains that he has never thought of Sakura as she is a " normal girl.

Although he implies that her appearance has become cuter since then, Kishimoto and much of the Naruto manga staff agree that Sakura was " far from cute " at the start of the series.

In the Weekly Shōnen Jump character popularity polls, Sakura has many times been placed in the top ten and reached the top five once ; however, she was ranked twelfth in the most recent poll.

The company has animated a number of CLAMP's titles, including Tokyo Babylon, two versions of X, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, CLAMP in Wonderland, and most recently the second Hunter x Hunter anime.

His ongoing roles of Tomozō Sakura ( Chibi Maruko-chan ) and Kami ( Dragon Ball Z Kai ) have been taken over by Bin Shimada, while his role of Mihawk ( One Piece ) has been taken over by Hirohiko Kakegawa.

The town has several temples and shrines and also a Sakura Tree which is more than 400 years old and next to a spring, that is meant to grant a 100 year long life to any person who drinks of it.

The film follows two threads, one centered around the Japanese chief strategist Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto ( Toshirō Mifune ), and the other around fictional characters, Captain Matt Garth ( Charlton Heston ), an American naval officer who is involved in various phases of the US planning and execution of the battle and Garth's son ( also a pilot involved in the battle ) is romantically involved with Haruko Sakura ( Christina Kokubo ), an American-born daughter of Japanese immigrants, who has been interned with her parents.

For the sake of her sister Sakura Matō who has feelings for him, she uses an heirloom filled with concentrated magic to restore his damaged heart and leaves before he awakens.

Kishimoto has noted that he originally designed Lee to symbolize human weakness ; Kishimoto's design of Sakura Haruno was also intended to carry the same symbolism.

Sakura has one too, but it is rarely seen.

Kitsune must have a full nine tails in order to have full use of their power, thus Sakura has spent many years hunting for a powerful being to consume, in order to attain that full power.

Sakura is from Osaka, thus has a knack for bartering and handling money.

As Shikamaru and Sakura realize what has happened to Naruto, a giant ship appears.

In the future, Sakura is apparently destined to create a technology that stops girls from aging after they reach the age of twelve years, which has led to Sakura gaining a reputation as a pedophile around his school ( though this is only because the male population are jealous of him having two heart-breakingly beautiful angels attracted to him ).

Sakura has a crush on his classmate and childhood friend, Shizuki Minakami, whom he spends much of his time with but is too afraid to confess his feelings.

Dokuro has super-human strength and endurance ( because of this she often underestimates her own strength and harms Sakura ), and is also capable of bringing anyone back to life with Excalibolg by chanting " Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi ".

She promptly coerces Sakura into becoming its second member ( by sticking him onto a board and leaving him there until he joins ) and has stated her desire to achieve the national championship in this particular ' sport '.

As of the second season, Dokuro has become more " comfortable " with Sakura seeing her nude.

It tells the story of two high school students, Shinnosuke Nekota and Sakura Hoshino, who are forced to live together in the same house when their parents become unofficially engaged and leave the country for their work.

Also catching sight of Ryu is aspiring martial artist Sakura, who becomes fascinated with Ryu and vows to track him down and become his student.

* Sakura Hanazono, a fictional character in the anime and manga series Kaichō wa Maid-sama!

Clamp's genres vary widely, from childish and comedic ( Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp School Detectives ) to much more dramatic and teen-rated ( xxxHolic, X ) series.

* Cardcaptor Sakura, a magical girl manga and anime series created by Clamp

* Sakura Wars ( series ) ( Erica Fontaine )

Sega's popular bishōjo game series Sakura Wars also first saw publication in 1996 for the Sega Saturn ; like Tokimeki Memorial, it contained no erotic elements.

Although Sakura is the most recurring female character in Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto did not originally intend for Sakura to be the heroine of the series.

In an interview, Kate Higgins, who does the voice acting for Sakura in the English dub, notes the development of Sakura in the series, remarking that she becomes a more complex character as she becomes more sensitive and caring.

Sparrow commented that every anime and manga benefited from a strong female presence that Sakura provided for the Naruto series, although characterizing her as " stereotypically girly.

Both Akechi and the Black Lizard are referenced in the Sakura Taisen series of video games and anime.

* Sakura Wars series: Sumire Kanzaki

* Sakura Kasugano, a character from the Street Fighter video game series

* Tsubaki Takamura in the Sakura Wars series

In the late 1990s, the studio aimed at a younger female audience with Morio Asaka's two Cardcaptor Sakura films, based on the popular television series.

* Sakura Wars ( TV series )

* Kaede Sakura, a character from the Japanese novel series Kampfer

* Sakura Wars series ( Maria Tachibana )

Characters new to the Street Fighter series includes R. Mika, a Japanese female wrestler who idolizes Zangief ; Karin, Sakura's rival who was first introduced in the Street Fighter manga Sakura Ganbaru!

In a TV Asahi opinion poll, Pretty Cure appeared in the 45th position, above other series of the magical girl genre like Cutie Honey ( technically not a " magical girl " series in the same sense ; see article for details ), Cardcaptor Sakura, and Magical Angel Creamy Mami.

He also worked as an arranger for the Sakura Wars series.