Kaoru Sakurayashiki Husbando

Kaoru Sakurayashiki, known in "S" as Cherry Blossom, is a character in the SK8 the Infinity anime series. A skilled skater and founding member of "S", he uses his AI board to skate in a calculated and logical fashion. Kaoru is a man of reasonable height and stature who's often acknowledged for his beauty by the onlookers of "S". He has golden eyes and long, sakura-colored hair that he wears loosely tied back over his left shoulder, letting it fall in waves over the right side of his face. Outside of "S", his usual attire consists of a plain navy blue kimono with a gray and yellow obi, as well as white tabi socks and zori sandals on his feet. He wears a pair of silver-framed glasses and is also often seen carrying a fan. While in his Cherry Blossom outfit, he wears a sleeveless white hakamashita kimono with thick purple cuffs around his shoulders, and baggy hakama pants that he secures with a yellow belt. He wears bandaged wrist-guards with black accents that extend into gloves, a matching pair around his calves, as well as a black balaclava over his lower face. His shoes are, again, zori sandals with plain tabi socks, but they appear to be more reinforced and have thick purple soles. While at "S", he wears his hair in a high ponytail. During his high school years, Kaoru had slightly shorter hair that he wore left down, a shorter section hanging over his right eye. He also had a number of piercings on both his ears and his lip. Kaoru is a calm intellectual, well-known even outside of "S" as a famous and successful AI calligrapher. He's been shown to treat clients and strangers with polite respect, but is often prickly towards those closest to him, most prominently his fellow "S" member and childhood friend Kojiro Nanjo. Kaoru often loses composure when dealing with Kojiro, perhaps due to their contrasting personalities, and the two usually end up bickering and calling each other names whenever they disagree on something. Kaoru is also notably competitive when skateboarding, always wanting to beat Kojiro during races and beefs and even getting Carla to record his time during the tournament preliminaries to see how it measured up to Adam's. Despite this prickly exterior, however, he does truly trust and care for those who he considers his friends. When Reki Kyan is worried about Langa Hasegawa's upcoming beef against Adam and seeks out Kaoru for advice, he's more than happy to help them despite the cold exterior he presents, even getting Kojiro to assist him. He also knows to rely on his friends when he needs to, and is seen inviting himself to Kojiro's restaurant on multiple occasions so the two can discuss their concerns, once even sneaking out of hospital to do so. Kaoru doesn't like the idea of merging his "S" self with his outside self, as he's seen telling Reki off for calling him "Cherry" while outside the mine, and Kojiro off for calling him "Kaoru" while inside it. This shows he has a definitive streak of professionalism and doesn't like to openly admit his other side to either party, perhaps because of his status of fame both inside of "S" and out. It's also notable that he's the only skater aside from Adam who goes out of his way to hide his face while at "S". He's also shown himself to be very attentive and knowledgeable, identifying Langa's early moves as snowboarding tricks and immediately seeing his potential during his first beef against Shadow. He has a very good grasp on skateboarding and has a certain passion for what he does.