Megumi Sakura

Megumi Sakura was a Japanese teacher at Megurigaoka Private High School and the faculty adviser for the School Life Club. She was affectionately called "Megu-nee" by her students (rather than her preferred "Sakura-sensei"). She was a supporting-main character in the Gakkou Gurashi! series, although her influence on the members of the School Living Club lasts much longer. Megumi was a young woman with a petite build. She had long, straight, pink hair, that was slightly wavy at the tips. She usually had her hair tied back with a white ribbon into a long ponytail that reached her hips. However, after the incident, her long pony tail is cut to neck-length, as she had claimed that longer hair "seemed childish". She also had shoulder-length strands framing her face, and she had an ahoge on top of her head that pointed up and curled at the tip. She wore a grey hair clip at the right side of her hair. Megumi had bright, hot pink eyes (copper orange in the anime) and fair skin that was prone to blushing. Megumi was usually seen with a longpurple-colored dress, which had short puff sleeves and black ruffled cuffs that decorated the sleeves, a white decorative pilgrim-styled collar, and a white ribbon/necktie hanging around her neck, paired with a long, golden cross necklace. In addition to this, she also wore white frilled socks and brown ankle-strap heels. After Megumi is infected, she becomes a walking corpse with rotting flesh and visibly tattered clothes, from being attacked by other zombies. Her hair is frayed and unkempt when Kurumi finds her in the basement. Upon deeper inspection, it can be seen that Megumi's mouth is torn and much of the skin was either gone or slowly falling off, exposing her teeth. Megumi was a kind, patient young woman, who cared more for her students than herself. She had a soft tone in her voice and generally a calm demeanor when around others. Despite being an adult, she was also very innocent and meek at times, and Yuki stated that she didn't have much of a presence. She was often ignored by the girls, though she was deeply loved and appreciated by them for her altruistic actions. However, when she's alone, Megumi could be seen breaking down. As the only surviving adult, she took it upon herself to protect her students and ensure their safety no matter the cost. She was well-liked by her students for being gentle, supportive and polite. She always wanted to help her students and comfort them, as shown by what she did for Yuki and Kurumi. In the end, Megumi was a very brave character and demonstrated a large amount of responsibility. She tended to be mature, calm, and collected when the situation called for it. She was aware of Yuki's delusions and concluded that it was her fault that "Yuki's time has stopped". She always thought positively, and she wanted to believe that help would eventually come. She wanted Yuki, Kurumi and Yuuri to leave the school with smiles on their faces. Even after infection, she retained some of her responsibility as the students' teacher. Though she could not stop herself from attacking others, it can be seen through her scribbled journal that she still remembers them (in the anime, she wrote the names of the students in a journal kept somewhere in the basement). Rather than going to a place that was important to her, she forced herself to hide in the basement so as to minimize the chances of attacking the girls, thus showing how deeply she cared for her students.