Sakura Kasugano

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==Summary==
Sakura Kasugano (春日野 さくら, Kasugano Sakura) is a character in the Street Fighter series who made her debut in Street Fighter Alpha 2. She is a seemingly normal Japanese high school girl. Sakura decided to take on street fighting after witnessing her idol Ryu in battle. She has managed to copy and learn some of Ryu's techniques but really wants him to train her personally. She uses a self-taught imitation of Ryu's martial art with her own versions of his special techniques.
Her primary outfit is a sailor fuku and a white headband similar to Ryu's, as well as red "bloomers" underneath her skirt. Dan considers Sakura as his student, although she doesn't seem to think much of him.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Sakura Kasugano
Origin: Street Fighter
Gender: Female
Age: In her teens from Street Fighter Alpha to IV, likely around 20 in Street Fighter V 
Classification: Human, Martial Artist, Schoolgirl/Part-Time Arcade Worker
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Expert in her own imitation of Ansatsuken, Acrobatics, Chi Manipulation and Projection, likely Extrasensory Perception (Should be able to sense chi, just like other expert chi users), Damage Boost (Can perform enhanced versions of her Special Attacks. Haru Arashi and Sakura Senpu enhance her Special Attacks), Status Effect Inducement (By hitting the opponent repeteadly, without them being able to recover, she can cause them to enter the "Stun" status, which leaves them unable to react. Her Focus Attack causes the opponent to enter a "crumpling" status), limited Resistance to Precognition (Reading the future of fighters such as her is difficult, because Street Fighter V - Menat's Versus Mode Quotes (Vs. Alex) against it)
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Extinguished a burst of flames with a casual HadokenStreet Fighter IV - Dan's Ending alongside Ryu, with which she sparred many times. Karin considers her a rival and they are able to fight on equal grounds.Street Fighter V - Sakura's Character Story Often trains with Dan and Blanka)
Speed: Subsonic Travel Speed (Should be at the very least comparable to, if not faster than Dan Hibiki, who's consistently portrayed as the least physically impressive character of the series), with Supersonic+ reaction and combat speed (On par with Karin. DodgedStreet Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind a kick from Ken)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to characters who can jump up to about 8 meters, and she herself can reach similar heights. Fought an arm wrestling match with BlankaStreet Fighter IV - Sakura's Prologue)
Striking Strength: Small Building level (The energy of her projectiles is directly transfered to her physical blows due to both being empowered by ki. Can harm Karin and Blanka)
Durability: Small Building level (Can take hits from a casual Ryu and has battled with Blanka, Karin and Ibuki)
Stamina: Superhuman (One of her daily training during a cruise consisted in 100 laps around the deck, 500 push-ups, 500 pull-ups, 500 sit-ups, 800 squats, swabbing the decks, cooking dinner for the whole crew and having an arm wrestling tournament with Dan, Blanka and the captain, and she seemingly had plenty of energy after that. Ran straight all the way from the airport to Ken's home)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with projectiles
Standard Equipment: Fighting Gloves
Intelligence: Gifted (A very skilled combatant, who taught herself the Ansatsuken style by emulating Ryu after Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and ; she then mixed them with her family's fighting style.Shadaloo C.R.I. - Character Guide 074: Sakura Sakura's natural talent is stated to compensate for a formal training she never had, and she is on the same level of other expert martial artists and fighters such as Karin, Blanka, Ibuki and ElenaUltra Street Fighter IV - Elena's Ending, and took on many challengers as a street fighter. She often has friendly matches with Ryu, who praisedSuper Street Fighter IV - Sakura's Ending her skill many times. Has quickly defeated Ken's security guards. She was apparently good at school, especially in .Street Fighter V Champion Edition: Official Website She's also skilled in )
Weaknesses: Nothing notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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FloralKick.gif|Floral Kick
FurikoUpper.gif|Furiko Upper
ChinBusterKick.gif|Chin Buster Kick
SakuraFocus.gif|Focus Attack
*Floral Kick: Sakura raises her back leg, turns her hips over, and delivers a downward roundhouse kick.
*Furiko Upper: Sakura clasps her hands together, spins toward her opponent, and swings her arms upward.
*Chin Buster Kick: Sakura sidesteps toward her opponent and performs a high kick.
*Focus Attack: A heavy move that grants an augmented defense to the user during the execution and, if it lands, makes the opponent crumple.
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Hanakaze.gif|Hanakaze
SakuraShoulderThrow.gif|Sakura Shoulder Throw
SailorHop.gif|Sailor Hop
SailorShoot.gif|Sailor Shoot
Sakura-jime.gif|Sakura-jime
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*Hanakaze: Sakura first grabs her opponent by the collar and pulls it with one hand to throw them over her thigh.
*Sakura Shoulder Throw: Sakura starts by grabbing a hold of his opponent's arm with both hands. Next, she pulls the opponent over her shoulder, flipping them over and causing them to land on their back.
*Sailor Hop: While in midair, Sakura grabs her opponent and vaults herself on top of them, placing her feet on their shoulders. She ends the throw by leaping off of her opponent's shoulders, using the downward force from her legs to send them crashing into the ground.
*Sailor Shoot: Sakura puts her legs on the opponent's back. She then uses her momentum to throw her opponent forward in the air.
*Sakura-jime: Sakura leaps over her opponent and delivers a kick to their upper back.
*Unnamed: Sakura slides behind the opponent and grabs them by the neck with both arms. She then proceeds to choke them multiple times, before knocking them down with an elbow strike on their head. 
|-|Special Attacks=
SakuraHadokenV.gif|Hadoken
SakuraHadokenEX.gif|EX Hadoken
TengyoHadokenV.gif|Tengyo Hadoken
TengyoHadokenEX.gif|EX Tengyo Hadoken
ShouokenV.gif|Shouoken
ShouokenEX.gif|EX Shouoken
ShunpukyakuV.gif|Shunpukyaku
ShunpukyakuEX.gif|EX Shunpukyaku
AirShunpukyaku.gif|Airborne Shunpukyaku
ShunpukyakuEX.gif|EX Airborne Shunpukyaku
Hadosho.gif|Hadosho
HadoshoEX.gif|EX Hadosho
Okakyaku.gif|Okakyaku
OkakyakuEX.gif|EX Okakyaku
* Hadoken ("Surge Fist/Wave Motion Fist"): Sakura thrust her palms towards the target and a surging energy wave is expelled that results in a punching force traveling through the air in the opponent's direction. Sakura can also charge the Hadoken to boost its power and size. The EX version is bigger and stronger.
*Tengyo Hadoken ("Heaven Seeking Surge Fist"): A Hadoken released upward, which can be charged as well to enhance its properties. The EX version is stronger and bigger.
* Shouoken ("Blooming Cherry Fist"): Sakura runs and performs a jumping uppercut. The EX version features a second uppercut delivered immediately after the first.
* Shunpukyaku ("Spring Breeze Leg"): Sakura jumps, rotates her legs while in midair and kicks the opponent from a single to multiple times. The EX version deals more damage. Sakura can perform this technique while in the air, resulting in her descending leg-first over the opponent while rotating on herself. The EX version allows Sakura to halt he descend, propelling herself upward while kicking the opponent multiple times and dealing more damage than usual.
*Hadosho ("Surge Palms"): Sakura performs a point-black double palm thrust imbued with Ki energy. It doesn't have much range, but knocks the opponent down and deals quite some damage. The EX version is a supercharged straight punch that deals much more damage.
*Okakyaku: Sakura leaps in the air and delivers a double kick. The EX version adds a single kick at the start of the move.
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*Midare Zakura ("Disordered Cherry Blossom"): Sakura performs two to three Shouokens in a row.
*Haru Ichiban ("First Storm of Spring"): Sakura delivers a series of low, sweeping, spinning kicks followed by a backward-facing kick to the opponent's midsection.
*Sakura Fubuki: Sakura performs a series of normal and special attacks. The attacks and the length of the combo depend on how much energy Sakura decides to employ.
 
*Haru Ranman ("Spring in Full Bloom"): Sakura performs the Haru Ichiban. If the high kick connects and launches her opponent into the air, she will then jump after them, performing a single-hit Sakura Otoshi. As the opponent hits the ground, Sakura will land feet-first on their body and jump off.
*Shinku Hadoken ("Vacuum/True Void Surge Fist"): Sakura fires a larger and stronger version of the Hadoken.
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*Sakura Rain: Sakura fires a Shinku Hadoken toward her opponent. If the move hits at close range, Sakura then points toward her opponent before following up with four grounded Shunpukyaku. As her opponent stumbles, she delivers a powerful, yet devastating Shouoken that knocks them into the air.
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FloralSpin.gif|Floral Spin
FloralSideKick.gif|Floral Side-Kick
SakuraOtoshi.gif|Haru Kaze - Sakura Otoshi
Oukakyaku.gif|Haru Kaze - Oukakyaku
Kashinfu.gif|Haru Kaze - Kashinfu
HaruHayateKick.gif|Haru Hayate
SakuraHadokenVT.gif|Haru Harashi - Hadoken
Hogasho.gif|Hogasho
ShunpukyakuVT.gif|Sakura Senpu - Shunpukyaku
ShouokenVT.gif|Sakura Senpu - Shouoken
*Floral Spin: After blocking an attack Sakura performs a single low, sweeping, spinning kick.
*Floral Side-Kick: Sakura quickly dashes backwards to dodge an incoming attack and replies with a powerful roundhouse kick, hitting the opponent before they are able to react and knocking them down.
*Haru Kaze: Sakura leaps toward the opponent and can follow-up with three different moves: 
**Sakura Otoshi ("Sakura Drop"): Sakura slams her fists downward in a hammerstrike. This attack can be performed up to 3 times. 
**Oukakyaku: Sakura extends her legs and comes down feet-first toward the ground. 
**Kashinfu: Sakura hooks both of her hands around the opponent's head and places her feet on their waist. Using her opponent's body as a platform, she extends and pushes out with her legs.
*Haru Hayate: Sakura somersaults toward her opponent and performs a jumping knee strike that launches them into the air.
*Haru Arashi: Sakura’s fists are enveloped by blue ki energy, thus amplifying her Hadoken. She also gains access to a new technique
**Hogasho: Sakura envelops her hands in energy and performs a double palm thrust that bears resemblance to the Hadoken pose.
*Sakura Senpu: Sakura’s fists and feet become enveloped by blue ki energy that amplifies her Shouoken and Shunpukyaku.
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==Gallery==
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Misako (Kunio-Kun) Misako's Profile (The battle took place at the Kasugano Residence. Speed was equalized and Misako had her accessories with her)
Inconclusive:
==References==
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Category:Rival Schools
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Category:Status Effect Users
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