Sakurako

Sakurako (桜子) is a character in the Umibe no Étranger manga. She is the childhood friend of Shun Hashimoto who has known he was gay since high school. Through an arranged marriage, she was also Shun's fiancée until he came out to his parents during the wedding ceremony. Despite this, Sakurako is still in love with him.

Appearance
Sakurako has long dark hair reaching down to her back with a braid of hair over the front of her left shoulder.

For clothing, Sakurako wears a dress down to her knees.

Personality
Having the initiative to travel by herself to get Shun Hashimoto, Sakurako intended to bring him back home where she then settles for speaking with Mio Chibana instead whilst Shun is working. Out of the ocean and the mountains, Sakurako says she prefers the latter.

Story
Sakurako disembarks the boat she has traveled on. With Shun Hashimoto working, she is driven by Mio Chibana, whom she has asked to show her around, Sakurako shares that her hometown is a port city, so she sees the ocean every day.

Confident that she is not here to bring Shun back, Sakurako reveals that Shun's father is unwell. She questions whether it is so bad for her to come and call Shun back.

After speaking with Mio, where they both feel Shun is important to them, Sakurako states to Shun that she is no longer in love with him. Bidding him farewell, Sakurako feels it is clear that she is not welcome here.

Shun Hashimoto
Sakurako is originally betrothed to Shun that she travels to the island where he lives with his grandmother. and it is his cousin clearly in the story

Considering him gentle and polite, Sakurako states that the relationship was not possible between them even though she loved Shun.

Mio Chibana
Questioning why he does not say what he wants, Sakurako accuses Mio of being as guilty as she is for not doing so.

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Etymology

 * The name Sakurako means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Part of the name Sakura can also mean "blossom" (咲) (saku) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).