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Written by
  
Tachi

Demographic
  
Studio
  
Publisher
  
Published by
  
Volumes
  
7

Music by
  
Ryosuke Nakanishi

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Magazine
  
Original run
  
March 17, 2011 – present

Genres
  
Romantic comedy, Slice of life, Yuri

Similar
  
YuruYuri, Non Non Biyori, Engaged to the Unidentified, Riddle Story of Devil, Gourmet Girl Graffiti

Sakura Trick (桜Trick, Sakura Torikku) is a Japanese 4-panel yuri manga series written and illustrated by Tachi. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine from March 2011. A television anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in Japan between January and March 2014.

Contents

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Plot

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Haruka Takayama and Yū Sonoda were inseparable during middle school, but upon entering high school, they end up being seated on opposite sides of the classroom. Having to spend time with more friends, the two decide to make their relationship special by kissing each other in secret.

Characters

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Haruka Takayama (高山 春香, Takayama Haruka)
Voiced by: Haruka TomatsuHaruka is Yū's closest friend since junior high school. She often pushes Yū to her demands unknowingly (like kissing her just to keep her quiet) although Yū begins to do it more frequently without Haruka's personal request, Haruka at times is the extremely jealous and clingy type of person as described by Yū. Haruka harbors romantic feelings for Yū, a reason why she is more affected by their seating arrangement than Yū is. Haruka fantasizes about Yū in almost every situation and is the most romantic one in the relationship.
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Yū Sonoda (園田 優, Sonoda Yū)
Voiced by: Yuka IguchiYū is Haruka's closest friend since junior high school. She is the childish one out of the two. She often acts more conservative than Haruka, but occasionally gives in to Haruka's requests. Yū initiates that she and Haruka do something special together, in order to comfort Haruka's growing insecurity of their friendship. But what began as a way to comfort a saddened friend soon turned into something much more for the both of them. She also shares romantic feelings for Haruka. Whenever Haruka tries to make Yū kiss her, Yū will often act embarrassed, but occasionally she will give Haruka surprise kisses.
Shizuku Minami (南 しずく, Minami Shizuku)
Voiced by: Hiromi IgarashiHaruka and Yū's classmate. She has a generally sour look, meaning her happy or angry expressions tend to look overblown. She also shares a romantic relationship with Kotone and has stated that she likes her.
Kotone Noda (野田 コトネ, Noda Kotone)
Voiced by: Yūka AisakaHaruka and Yū's classmate. A bright and energetic girl. Although she comes from a rich family and allegedly has an arranged fiancée, she is currently living with Shizuku and has romantic feelings for her. She is in a relationship with Shizuku and often initiates the kisses.
Kaede Ikeno (池野 楓, Ikeno Kaede)
Voiced by: Mai FuchigamiHaruka and Yū's classmate and their class representative. Despite enjoying teasing others and playing pranks on them, she is actually quite perceptive, particularly when it comes to what Haruka and Yū might be up to. She went to middle school with Yuzu and Kotone and has two siblings; a brother and sister. In the manga she appears to get a bit closer to Yuzu.
Yuzu Iizuka (飯塚 ゆず, Iizuka Yuzu)
Voiced by: Megumi TodaHaruka and Yū's classmate, who has been friends with Kaede since elementary school. She seems oblivious to the hidden relationships around her. She has two ahoge that are reminiscent of the stem leaves of an actual yuzu and is often mistakenly called Mikan by Mitsuki. In the manga she gets along with Kaede a bit more than in the series.
Mitsuki Sonoda (園田 美月, Sonoda Mitsuki)
Voiced by: Saki FujitaYū's older sister and the school's student council president. She is suspicious of the relationship between Haruka and Yū and often conjures up plans with Kaede and Yuzu to catch them in the act. She develops a crush on Haruka and tends to have frequent delusions.
Rina Sakai (坂井 理奈, Sakai Rina)
Voiced by: Yurika EndōThe student council vice-president and Mitsuki's classmate. She is in love with Mitsuki, despite knowing of Mitsuki's crush on Haruka.
Sumi Otokawa (乙川 澄, Otokawa Sumi)
Voiced by: Momo AsakuraA second year student who succeeds Mitsuki as student council president after she graduates. She often tries to speak in a particular manner, ending her sentences with 'no ja', as she seems to find speaking normally embarrassing. She also has a habit of touching other girls' breasts. Her friends call her "Sumisumi". In the manga she asks Haruka if she can be called by her "little sister"
Shinobu Noda (野田 シノブ, Noda Shinobu)
Voiced by: Asuka NishiKotone's little sister, who is often jealous of Shizuku being close to Kotone. She seems bratty, and acts harshly to Shizuku because in the past Kotone would always abandon her to play with Shizuku.

Manga

The manga, illustrated by Tachi, began serialization in the first issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Miracle magazine on March 17, 2011. The first tankōbon volume was released on August 27, 2012, with seven volumes released as of October 2016.

Anime

A 12 episode anime television series adaptation of the manga series was announced in the August issue of the Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine. The series, produced by Studio Deen and directed by Ken'ichi Ishikura with character designs by Kyūta Sakai, aired on TBS between January 9, 2014 and March 27, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll in North America. The opening theme is "Won(*3*)Chu KissMe!" by Haruka Tomatsu, Yuka Iguchi, Yuka Aisaka, Hiromi Igarashi, Mai Fuchigami, and Megumi Toda, whilst the ending theme is "Kiss (and) Love" by Tomatsu and Iguchi. The ending theme for episode eight is "Sakura Sweet Kiss" (桜Sweet Kiss) by Saki Fujita, Momo Asakura, and Yurika Endō. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. MVM Films have licensed the series in the UK.

Reception

Anime News Network's critics Rebecca Silverman and Zac Bertschy gave the first episode a rating of 3 out of 5 while Carl Kimlinger and Theron Martin gave it a 3.5 out of 5. Kotaku's Richard Eisenbeis called it his "favorite anime of the [2014] winter season".

References

Sakura Trick Wikipedia