Sakurai Hiroto
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| Sakurai Hiroto | |
| (桜井 弘斗) | |
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| Debut | 0109. Suicide |
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| (Current) Final Appearance | Ongoing |
| Seiyu | None |
| Voice Actor | None |
| Profile | |
| Age | ??? |
| Current Status | Alive (Revived) |
| Relatives |
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A psychic who receives instructions on how to unlock his latent powers from Sakata after attempting suicide. He is then encouraged by Sakata to kill his bullies who sexually abused him with the use of his powers, which he does. However, he later regrets it, realizing how it feels to be a murderer.
When he and Sakata witness Izumi's Shinjuku massacre, he insists in trying to stop Izumi and convinces Sakata to join him, arguing that it is a good opportunity to redeem themselves for the murders they committed themselves. While they do put up a good fight, Izumi still does manage to kill both, leading them to Gantz.
A phenomenal learner, he masters his abilities rather quickly. He dies in the fight against the Flame Oni, but is revived by Sakata. Gantz calls him "Cherry", taken from the Japanese Sakura and which is his online handle. He has a girlfriend named Tonkotsu who he first met after he murdered the people who abused him. He is also somewhat conflicted with Sakata's comments to Kato about not reviving others, since after all Sakurai himself was recently revived by Sakata. In the final fight agaist the Nurarihyon, Sakurai use over range attacks, like a sniper. At the end of the osaka arc Sakurai recieved a total of 0 points.
Gantz no longer refers to him as "Cherry", when Reika asks what it means Sakurai blushes and quickly replies "N-Nothing!...Nothing at all"
[edit] Personality and Fighting Style
Upon learning the psychic powers from Sakata he uses them on the bullies who were abusing him and kills them, thought later he regrets it deeply and wishes to reedem himself and his sensei by stopping Izumi's massacre in Shinkuku. Sakurai, like Sakata, are both amazed by Kurono's bravery and leadership and begins to fully trust Kurono. Like Sakata, Sakurai uses his psychic powers as a last defensive measure against the aliens but he has been shown to use most of the equipment given by Gantz rather frequently.
[edit] Current Events
Upon hearing the news from Nishi that the world might be destroyed in a week's time he decides to spend time with Tonkotsu. He has been seen at the meetings with the Tokyo Gantz team about the end of the world.
In one of the latest issues after Gantz released everyone days late Sakurai sends a text message to Kei syaing he got a CT scan of his head and that the bomb Gantz had placed in his head was removed.
After narrowly surviving the Italian mission, Sakurai is sent back to the room. Gantz realeases him along with the others and he believes that its all finally over. In chapter 303, Sakurai is seen talking on the phone with Tonkotsu saying he wants to see her no matter what.
