Sanosuke Sagara

Sanosuke Sagara, also known as Sanosuke Higashidani, Sano, Zanza, Rooster Head and Street Fighter, is one of the main character from the Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era series.
== Charactah Account ==
A street fighter who befriends Kenshin early in the series. As a youth, Sanosuke ran away from home to join the Sekiho Army, a group of farmers and merchants who fought for the Ishin Shishi during the Meiji Revolution. When the Sekiho were betrayed and executed by the other revolutionaries, Sanosuke escaped and becomes a fighter-for-hire to vent his anger. He is hired to attack Kenshin, a former Ishin Shishi, but when Sanosuke is defeated he becomes Kenshin's best friend and fighting partner. His real name is Higashidani Sanosuke.
Straightforward and brash, Sanosuke presents a rather complex set of morals despite his relatively simple demeanor. Not particularly occupied with whether a person aligns with "good" or "bad", he instead places importance on whether or not people are honest with themselves or others. Due largely to his experience with the Sekihou Army and the Ishin Shishi of the Meiji Government, Sanosuke is acutely aware that the definitions of good and bad are arbitrary and subjective - often changed or switched depending on who is in a position of authority - and, therefore, does not judge those who choose either path or balk at doing "illegal" or "immoral" things himself. However, he marks lies and hypocrisy as the height of villainy and, as a result, is unusually forthcoming with his own intentions and also bald-facedly critical of others' half-truths.
Though usually displaying a demeanor somewhere between sardonically jovial and bored, Sanosuke is described by those close to him as having a temperament like fire - a fire that smolders with the losses of his past in times of quietude but comes fully aflame when his fists itch for combat. In keeping with his brash and forthright character and in spite of his quick tongue, Sanosuke is more prone to speak with his fists than with his words. For him, there is no greater enjoyment than that found in brawling with strong opponents and no greater disappointment than raising his fists against a weaker man. When Sano's temper is ignited by the victimization of a friend, however, he becomes unable to calm himself until his fists have struck a target, regardless of his enemy's strength. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era (2023)
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era Movie - Requiem for the Restoration Royalists
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era Special
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - New Kyoto Arc
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Reflection
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Review Special
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Special Techniques
=== Manga ===
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Cherry Blossoms in the Spring
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era Restoration
=== Video Games ===
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Jumputi Heroes
* Monster Strike
* Puzzle & Dragons
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Enjou! Kyoto Rinne
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Kansei
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Ishin Gekitouhen
* Wandering Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era - Juuyuushi Inbou Hen
== Trivia ==
* Munetaka Aoki who played Sano in a live-action film is 9 years older than Takeru Sato who played Kenshin, which is ironic, considering that Kenshin is 9 years older than Sano.
* He is deathly afraid of newly introduced western technology; he doubts the stability of the locomotive, believing it to be an explosive deathtrap, and fears cameras, believing that they suck in a person's soul. Of interest is that these aspects are far more exaggerated in the anime while the manga rarely touches on this.
* Like the rest of the Higashidani family, the origin of his name also involves a direction, in his case the kanji Sa means "Left".
* Sagara Sanosuke bares a striking resemblance to both Akira Yuki from Virtua Fighter Series and Ryu from Street Fighter Series. His appearance (face and hair-wise) could have also been an inspiration for Sol Badguy of the Guilty Gear series as it's creator had Baiken (another Guilty Gear character) inspired by Kenshin's appearance.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Sagara Sanosuke at Rurouni Kenshin Wiki
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