Taiga Sakurai

Taiga Sakurai
Kanji	桜井 大河
Rōmaji	Sakurai Taiga
Character Info
Gender	Male
Status
Age	17 (2012)
Height	164 cm (5' 4.6")
Occupation	High School Student (3rd Year)
Teams	Tokonami High
Number	12 (High School 3rd Year)
Position	Libero
Background Information
Home town	Miyagi Prefecture
Home country	Japan
Debut Information
In the Manga	The Return
In the Anime	Formidable Opponents
Seiyū Information
Voice Actor	Arthur Lounsbery
English Actor	Kory Getman
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Taiga Sakurai (Japanese: 桜井 (さくらい) 大河 (たいが) , Sakurai Taiga) is a third-year libero in Tokonami High Boys' Volleyball Club.

Appearance

He has black hair that flicks up at the ends and similarly-colored eyes. He is of a short build, standing at 164 cm tall.

Personality

He seems to be an earnest but somewhat timid individual.

Background

Sakurai currently attends Tokonami High. He is a third-year libero on the Boys' Volleyball Team.

Plot

Interhigh Arc

Tokonami plays against Karasuno in the first match of Interhigh. Sakurai seems intimidated as he stands next to his teammates in the lineup.

Statistics

Not much is known about his statistics, but as the libero of the team, he should be one of the most proficient at defense on his team.

Relationships

Tokonami High

• Tokonami High:

  

  Sakurai seems to get along with his team.

Trivia

• Sakurai shared his Japanese and English voice actors with other characters.
  • He shared his Japanese voice actor with Shinji Watari.
  • He shared his English voice actor with Nobuyoshi Īzaka, Akinori Konoha (season 2), and Kōsuke Sakunami (season 1).

• Nomenclature:
  • Taiga (大河) – Big River
  • Sakurai (桜井)
    • 桜 – Cherry Blossoms
    • 井 – Well