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Makoto Sakurai
Information
Japanese Name: 桜井 誠
Romanized Name: Sakurai Makoto
English Name: Makoto Sakurai
First Appearance: "Nichijou Episode 0"
Affiliated: Izumi Sakurai (sister)
Hajime Sakurai (father)
Manabu Takasaki (coach/teacher)
Ogi (Friend/Senior)
Kenzaburou Daiku (Friend/Club leader)
Yuria Sekiguchi (Friend/Classmate)
Occupations:
Birthday: April 8[1]
Alignment: Evil
Japanese VA: Takahiro Hikami
English VA: Dallas Reid

Makoto Sakurai (桜井 誠, Sakurai Makoto) is Izumi Sakurai's younger brother who joined the Igo-Soccer Club during the 2nd half of Nichijou. He is also the one that informed Kenzaburou Daiku that Igo-Soccer is actually a sport and that he was his junior high's MVP.

Appearance[]

Makoto has short, light-brown hair. He is almost always seen with his eyes as slits; his open eyes have only been seen very briefly while he was demonstrating igo-soccer to the igo-soccer club.

He wears a white buttoned shirt, black pants, and a pair of white and blue sneakers. He shares this outfit with Daiku and Ogi.

Personality[]

Unlike his sister Izumi Sakurai, Makoto is much more forward and self-aware of his surroundings. He is quick to lose his temper when annoyed and is not above using blackmail to get what he wants, though he is not particularly malicious. When flustered or frightened, however, he exhibits traits similar to Izumi, such as excessive stammering, sweating and blushing.

Relationships[]

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Izumi (left) and Hajime Sakurai (right) are Makoto's sister and father respectively.

Izumi Sakurai[]

Izumi is Makoto's elder sister. She calls him Mako-chan.

Manabu Takasaki[]

Makoto ask Takasaki to become an Advisor of Igo Soccer Club. and later Takasaki becomes his coach. Due to Manabu's crush on Izumi, Makoto is able to convince him to become the Advisor of the club through blackmail and then bribery.

Kenzaburou Daiku[]

He is his Club leader. Daiku still confused about him.

Ogi[]

Makoto is really close with him.

Yuria Sekiguchi[]

A classmate.

Etymology[]

  • The name Makoto means "sincerity" (誠).
  • Makoto's surname Sakurai means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (i).

Trivia[]

  • Makoto has at some point been the daifuku mascot.
  • First time Manabu Takasaki know Makoto Sakurai when he finds Makoto with his sister act like dating.

Image Gallery[]

See: Makoto Sakurai's Image Gallery

References[]

  1. Chapter 211


Nichijou characters
Trio Sucharaka Mio Naganohara · Yuuko Aioi · Mai Minakami
Shinonome Laboratory Hakase (Shinonome) · Nano Shinonome · Sakamoto · Biscuit 2
Faculty Principal Shinonome · Kousuke Oura · Izumi Sakurai · Manabu Takasaki · Kana Nakamura · Tomioka · Akagi
Class 1-O Yuria Sekiguchi · Makoto Sakurai
Class 1-Q Midori Ōmama · Yoshioka · Ogo · Katashina · Nano Shinonome · Akahori · Ōta · Chiyoda · Tsuyoshi Nakanojou · Rokugo · Shimooshima · Teruhiko Katashina · Haruna Annaka · Agatsuma · Tanaka · Fujimi-mura · Shimonita · Amaraku · Fujimi · Komagata · Shirasawa · Tsumagoi · Meiwa B · Mio Naganohara · Meiwa A · Ōizumi · Tsukiyono · Kurohone · Yuuko Aioi · Mai Minakami
Class 2-A Ogi
Class 2-P Kenzaburou Daiku · Koujirou Sasahara · Misato Tachibana · Weboshii · Fe-chan
Fey Kingdom King Albert · Princess Starla · Dolph · Fey Kingdom Soldiers
Others (female) Yoshino Naganohara · Tamamura · Mihoshi Tachibana · Sumika · Tanabo · Kimiko · Yuuko's Mother · Mother Naganohara · Double Cheeseburgirl · Itako · Aunt
Others (male) Hajime Sakurai · Mi-chan · Nakanojou's Father · Assistant Instructor · Gentleman · Kiyoshi · Policeman · Hirose · Egi Masaharu · Osamu · Ma-chan
Others (animals) Buddy · Karasu · Mogura · Oguri Cap . Pyon · Kojirou · The deer
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