Kouhai

Kouhai's profile card.

Yūki "Kouhai" Sakura is the "protagonist" of *Heartbreaker: The Visual Novel*.

She is the object of Tanta's obsessive affections.

## Appearance

Kouhai is a short Japanese girl with an average slim build. She has large, round, brown eyes, and light skin.

She wears her hair in flowing twintails which resemble wings tied up in large pink butterfly-esque ribbons, has two more long hair tails framing her face, and straight-cut bangs, all resembling a long "hime-cut". She has an ahoge on her head in the shape of a halo, adding to her angel motif.

In her Kareji uniform, Kouhai wears her sleeves above her elbows, her skirt above her knees, her shorts halfway down her thighs, and wears white socks with golden hems. She wears the standard gloves & shoes of the Kareji uniform. As a first-year, Kouhai does not have badges on her tie, gloves or belt.

In her casual summer outfit, Kouhai wears pink dungarees with short-shorts on a white t-shirt, and pink & white sandals.

In her casual winter outfit, Kouhai wears a white jumper with a thick collar, with tan mittens, black trousers, a plaid skirt, and pink & white snow-boots. Her outfit is adorned with white puff-balls on strings.

## Personality

A sweet, generous, helpful girl, far too trusting for her own good.

She grew up learning to love caring for people and being helpful & supportive whenever possible, as she often had to care for her younger siblings when their parents were too busy. As she never experienced any real hardship growing up, she never learned how to handle it, and as a result, has a naïve & optimistic view of the world.

Due to her short stature & gentle nature, she is affectionately called "Kouhai" even when circumstances don't warrant it, even if she outranks or is older than someone else.

Each episode, she makes a new friend at Kareji... each of whom soon leave her.

She sometimes feels like she's being watched, but knows it's probably just nerves due to her new surroundings.

## Gallery

Kouhai's casual summer outfit.Kouhai's casual winter outfit.
## Trivia

* Kouhai's name, Yūki Sakura, is perhaps the most normal out of the entire cast.
* The kanji for the Sakura family name is simply 桜, meaning "sakura" as in cherry-blossoms.
* The kanji for Kouhai's given name comes from 癒 meaning "healing" and 祈 meaning "prayer", as in how she has a healing effect on Tanta's mind, and Tanta worships her like a deity.
* The word "kouhai" is a Japanese honorific roughly equivalent to "junior", used in schools & workplaces to refer to younger or less experienced coworkers / classmates, as opposed to the more common antonym "senpai" which refers to one's older or more experienced coworkers / classmates.
* As Kouhai was intended to be a female equivalent of "the harem protagonist everyman", her name "Yūki Sakura" was intended as a reference to how many manga, anime and Japanese games all seem to have a character named Yuki and / or Sakura somewhere.
* Her nickname "Kouhai" was intended as a counter to the meme / trope "notice me Senpai" and how the vast majority of romance plots in manga & anime feature someone pursuing their senpai, but VERY rarely their kouhai. As well as how those characters often just call the object of their affection "Senpai".
* Kouhai is most likely pansexual.

## Notes

* As with many parts of *Heartbreaker*, several "Japanese" names in this project were chosen using not only literal or phonetic puns, but also a variety & mixture of *-on,* *-yomi,* *nanori* etc. readings for kanji that would not be typically used for names in reality, a common technique in Japanese fiction; It is important to remember that *Heartbreaker* takes place in an alternate timeline that - while closely mirroring our own - contains several differences in its fictional history. Good-faith attempts have been made to create semi-believable names (with some artistic licence for fiction & entertainment's sake), but any suggestions for better names and / or kana & kanji should be sent to: AbyzouDev@gmail.com