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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~rsz_cardcaptorsakurawallpaper83622_5168~~rsz cardcaptorsakurawallpaper83622 5168.jpg\|link=Cardcaptor Sakura\|~~right~~frame]]▼ ~~<!-- %% TRS discussion for changes from SakuraGirl: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1326650515049016200 -->~~ ~~<!-- %% Image selected per Image Pickin' thread: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1333386437017287200 -->~~ ~~<!-- %% Please do not change or remove without starting a new thread. -->~~ ▲[[File:rsz_cardcaptorsakurawallpaper83622_5168.jpg\|link=Cardcaptor Sakura\|right]] A '''Cherry Blossom Girl''' is a common character type in Japanese media, due to Cherry Blossoms being their national flower and have a special place in their hearts. Most of these characters are named Sakura,<ref>Japanese for ~~Cherry~~"cherry ~~Blossom~~blossom".</ref>, but not every character with that name is of this character type. She should have at least three of these characteristics, but it may be okay with two if the flower motifs are heavily emphasised: * Named [[Captain Obvious\|Sakura]], Ouka,<ref>The name ''Ouka'' is a less common word for "cherry blossom" which uses the same kanji (桜花), although there are a couple of similar-sounding names which aren't related.</ref>, or another name that invokes sakura trees. * [[Rose-Haired Girl\|Pink Hair]], or the more traditionally Japanese [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin\|black hair]] * [[Flower Motif\|Sakura Blossom Motif]] Line 16 ⟶ 14: * Being a [[Love Interest]] / Associated with love * Being born in early spring-time * [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], traditional Japanese elements such as Japanese Tea Ceremony, <ref> or hanami which are picnics and drinking tea and/or sake with old friends under the cherry trees</ref> [[Ninja]] and Samurai. See also [[Cherry Blossoms]]. ---- {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * Pictured above is Sakura Kinomoto from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' has plenty of [[Flower Motif\|Sakura Blossom Motifs]]. Line 42 ⟶ 40: == ~~Fanfic~~[[Fan Works]] == * Many a [[Mary Sue]] in fan fiction. Whether the name is [[Meaningful Name\|meaningful]] varies. * Sakura Tsuitei from ''[[Pretty Cure Full Color]]'' who is known as Cure Spring. * Sakura is the most common [[Fan Nickname\|fan name]] for [[Moe Anthropomorphism\|Japan]]'s [[Gender Flip~~\|Gender Flipped~~]]ped self in the Japanese ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia\|Hetalia: Axis Powers]]'' fandom, and Himaruya actually listed it as a suggested/potential name for her. The Western fandom also uses it to an extent, albeit not as often as they use [[Flower Motifs\|Ki]][[Gender Blender Name\|ku]] instead. == [[Live-Action TV]] == Line 69 ⟶ 66: * Yoshiyuki Sakurai in ''[[Da Capo II]]'', where it's a [[Meaningful Name]] {{spoiler\|that he got from Sakura based on her own full name, Sakura Yoshino when she wished for family.}} * Mayu ''Sakura''i {{spoiler\|, and her little sister Mami}}, from ''[[Yarudora]] series vol. 2: [[Kisetsu o Dakishimete]]''. Also a [[Meaningful Name]] {{spoiler\|for both}}, what's with {{spoiler\|Mayu having reincarnated as the [[Nature Spirit\|Spirit of the Cherry Trees]] after her death}}, and {{spoiler\|Mami having her soul fused with Mayu's to fend off the curse of the "Hirenzakura" cherry tree long enough for the protagonist to save her, after she had a traffic accident and fell into coma}}. * Sakura Matou from ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' is one of the main character's three possible [[Love Interest~~\|Love Interests~~]]s, the closest thing the series has to a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], and is possibly one of the darkest examples on this page. Unfortunately, her route is the last one unlocked, and literally almost everything else that makes her an example counts as ''major'' spoilers. She {{spoiler\|has [[Rape as Backstory]] and sexually-themed [[Body Horror]] that makes her effectively an unwilling [[Horny Devil]]}}, is {{spoiler\|nearly [[Driven to Suicide]] several times}}, is frequently in danger of death, and {{spoiler\|eventually gets possessed by a super-deadly force that gives her a major [[Healing Factor]]}}. Her route also has as many Bad or Dead Ends as the other two heroines' routes combined. {{reflist}} Line 75 ⟶ 72: [[Category:Stock Japanese Characters]] [[Category:Cherry Blossom Girl]] [[Category:~~Pages~~Floral ~~with comment tags~~Tropes]]