Sakuya Minashiro

**Sakuya Minashiro** (皆城(みなしろ) 朔夜(さくや), *Minashiro Sakuya*) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*.

## Appearance

Sakuya has the same appearance as Tsubaki and Orihime Minashiro except Sakuya has white hair instead of black.

## Biography

Sakuya appears before Soushi Minashiro with Kaguya Minashiro and tells him to break out of the false dream he is having. Sakuya once again appears before Soushi with Sakuya after he is taken back by Kazuki and the others and reminds him that Floro wasn't the real Tsubaki. The next time the duo appears is in Soushi's dream after he fought against the Tatsumiyajima's pilots with the location this time being on Wadatsumijima's beach.

Both Kaguya and Sakuya stop Maris Excelsior from taking Soushi after he sneaked into Soushi's room. They later appear in Soushi's dream, this time accompanied by a white-haired woman, and Sakuya tells him to listen to the voice of his other self inside the vessel in order to awaken the real him and the island. The duo contact Soushi, who is watching the battle that occured five years ago on Wadatsumijima, and Sakuya states that they have to tell him something alone, so the enemy won't find out. He then wants him to come with his vessel and gives him Tatsumiyajima's coordinates.

Sakuya wishes Seri good luck when she departs with Mark Zwolf to help the L-Boat. During Soushi's battle with Maris, Kaguya and Sakuya guide him to ArcheType Zero. After the fight, they welcome Miwa Hino and reveal that Altair is sleeping below them, but Soushi interferes. He then battles against Kazuki, which he wins, and joins Miwa to awaken Altair. They witness Miwa's blessing and welcome Seri back following the conclusion of the Sixth Operation Azure. Joined by Seri, they welcome the Alvis staff back home where Kaguya reveals that Sakuya was born to protect her. Upon hearing that they will be returning to Tatsumiyajima along with everyone else, the two cores are relieved and happy. The next day, the two cores visit Misao's resting place with Soushi, Miwa, and Youko Hazama and tell Soushi that he was born the same way Misao will be reborn. Not sure on how to call Soushi, they decide to call him uncle which make him uncomfortable. A month later, they join Seri when she goes to Rakuen to be reunited with Rina Nishio and her fellow pilots and watch the lanterns during the Tanabata Festival later that night. They thank Ruby Karma for coming to their island and wish her people happiness to which Ruby responds that they should visit Wadatsumijima one day. Several days later, they watch Kazuki and Kouyou Kasugai depart from Tatsumiyajima with the pilots.

## Trivia

### Etymology

* The name **Sakuya** means "conjunction" (朔) (**saku**) and "night, evening" (夜) (**ya**).
* Sakuya's surname **Minashiro** means "all, everyone/everybody" (皆) (**mina**) and "castle" (城) (**shiro**).

## References

1. ↑ The Beyond Episode 2: Child of Paradise
2. ↑ The Beyond Episode 3: Vessel of Destiny
3. ↑ The Beyond Episode 4: The Powerless Ones
4. ↑ The Beyond Episode 5: Student
5. ↑ The Beyond Episode 6: By Your Side
6. ↑ The Beyond Episode 10: Storm, Come and Go
7. ↑ The Beyond Episode 11: Heroes, Two Heroes
8. ↑ The Beyond Episode 12: Beyond the Azure