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This article is about an evil ranger in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

"Flower Ninja. Sakura."

―Pink Cherry Blossom's roll call^[src]

Flower Ninja Sakura (花忍者サクラ, Hana Ninja Sakura, Cherry Blossom) is the Pink Cherry Blossom of the Flowery Kunoichi Team.

Biography

Sakura appears alongside her team when Young Noble Junior summons them to help the Shuten Douji Brothers defeat the Kakurangers. Sakura and her team lure the Kakurangers into the Wandering Forest and quickly begin to separate them for each other, defeating and capturing them one at a time with the Doji Brothers, starting with Seikai. Although Saizou gets the upperhand on the monster siblings, Sakura and Ayame threaten to kill a captured Tsuruhime if any harm came to them, forcing Saizou to disarm and get beaten and captured. They then pursue and defeat Sasuke and Jiraiya. Jiraiya pleads for Sasuke to run, but he is pursued by the Kunoichi-gumi, who use their Falling Cherry Blossoms attack to blast him off a bridge. TV STORY-Ep. 15: Argh! Awesome Guys

Inspecting Sasuke's body, they find that he has used the Body Switching technique to escape capture. Sakura and her team follow a blood trail left behind by the Red Ninja, though he notices this and hides, throwing them off his trail. The Flower Ninjas return to base silently followed by Sasuke, who manages to free his friends and prepare an attack. After returning from another search for the red Kakuranger, Sakura fights Jiraiya. The team disappears when the Doji Brothers grow and fight the Kakuranger's mecha, but report to Young Noble Junior that will not fail next time before Junior turns Sakura and the others into their original forms: kittens. TV STORY-Ep. 16: The Red Monkey's Oni Extermination

Later, the Kunoichi-gumi attack a child in front of Sasuke, forcing him to protect him. Sakura taunts him through a projection, telling him to throw away his Doron Changer or they will kill the child. The child, Shinichi, runs in fear and is followed by Sasuke while the Kunoichi-gumi give chase. They corner the two in a building and blow them off a balcony before chasing them to an abandoned lot, where they attack. Sakura uses her Flower Fantasy attack on Sasuke and taunts him again before summoning the Kunoichi Missile. Riding atop it, the Pink Flower Ninja and Suiren fire down on Sasuke with a machine gun and rocket launcher. Despite nearly killing them, Tsubasamaru sends Sasuke the Flaming Shogun Sword, and he destroys the Kunoichi Missile. Sakura and the others are driven off when Sasuke is joined with by his team. TV STORY-Ep. 20: The Flowery Kunoichi-Gumi!!

Akibaranger

Kozkoz as Flower Ninja Sakura — Kozkoz as Sakura

In Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, resident cosplayer Kozkoz cosplayed as Sakura in Ep. 2: The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion.

Pink Cherry Blossom

File:Pink Cherry Blossom.PNG

Sakura transforms with Youjutsu Magic.

Arsenal

Ninja Katana
Machine gun

Youjutsu Magic

Transform - Sakura and her team transforms through Youjutsu Magic.
Flower Fantasy - Sakura summons a storm of flower petals to attack her enemy.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Sakura was played by Keiko Hayase, who previously played Remi Hoshikawa/FiveYellow in Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman.

Notes

Sakura is first pink Ninja Ranger; the first heroic Pink Ninja would emerge 21 years later.
Hayase, who portrayed Sakura, nearly became a Sentai Pink prior to playing her in episode 37 of Kousoku Sentai Turboranger, where she portrays a character who can see the fairy Seelon and has the potential to be a Turboranger; but when she steals Haruna Morikawa (Pink Turbo)'s Turbo Brace, it explodes due to only having one of the two transformation device instead of both.

Appearances

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Pink Rangers

Identities
Main Series
Peggy Matsuyama • Karen Mizuki • Diane Martin • Maria Nagisa • Akira Momoi • Miki Momozono • Rei Tachibana • Hikaru Katsuragi • Mai Tsubasa • Lou • Momoko • Haruna Morikawa • Kazumi Hoshikawa • Mei • Rin • Momo Maruo • Youko Yagami • Miku Imamura • Saya • Matsuri Tatsumi • Yuri • Koume Kodou • Houka Ozu • Sakura Nishihori • Mako Shiraishi • Eri • Ahim de Famille • Amy Yuuzuki • Kagura Izumi • Kasumi Momochi • Raptor 283 • Tsukasa Myoujin • Asuna • Sayo Oharu • Magine • Tsuyoshi Kijino • Mira Shifuto
Spin-Offs
Dohee Yun • Ichika Sakurai

Secondary Rangers
Emiri Sanjyou • Reika Saotome • Rika Sakurada
Yoko Katou • Dummy Heart Queen • Deathdark Pink • Ginga Pink • Fake Pteraranger • Previous HououRanger • Copy HououRanger • Rin's granddaughter • Flower Ninja Sakura • ZokuPink • NeziPink • Copy TimePink • Evil MagiPink • Evil Bouken Pink • Karth • Kyoko Shiraishi • Ami-neesan • Umika Hayami

Power Sets
Main Series
Momorenger • Heart Queen • Miss America • DenziPink • GogglePink • DynaPink • Pink5 • ChangePhoenix • Pink Flash • Pink Mask • Pink Turbo • FivePink • PteraRanger • HououRanger • OhPink • Pink Racer • MegaPink • GingaPink • GoPink • TimePink • AbarePink • DekaPink • MagiPink • Bouken Pink • Shinken Pink • Gosei Pink • Gokai Pink • Pink Buster • Pink Cat • Kyoryu Pink • ToQ 5gou • MomoNinger • Washi Pink • Patren 3gou • Ryusoul Pink • Kiramai Pink • Zenkai Magine • Kiji Brother • Bun Pink
Spin-Offs
Brave Pink Dino • MomoHero

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-{{nihongo|'''Sakura'''|サクラ|Sakura|Cherry Blossom}} is the '''Pink Cherry Blossom''' of the [[Flowery Kunoichi Team]].
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+{{nihongo|'''Flower Ninja Sakura'''|花忍者サクラ|Hana Ninja Sakura|Cherry Blossom}} is the '''Pink Cherry Blossom''' of the [[Flowery Kunoichi Team]].
+==Biography==
+Sakura appears alongside her team when [[Young Noble Junior]] summons them to help the [[Shuten Douji Brothers]] defeat the [[Kakurangers]]. Sakura and her team lure the Kakurangers into the Wandering Forest and quickly begin to separate them for each other, defeating and capturing them one at a time with the Doji Brothers, starting with [[Seikai]]. Although [[Saizou]] gets the upperhand on the monster siblings, Sakura and [[Ayame]] threaten to kill a captured [[Tsuruhime]] if any harm came to them, forcing Saizou to disarm and get beaten and captured. They then pursue and defeat [[Sasuke]] and [[Jiraiya]]. Jiraiya pleads for Sasuke to run, but he is pursued by the Kunoichi-gumi, who use their Falling Cherry Blossoms attack to blast him off a bridge. {{storylink|Ep. 15: Argh! Awesome Guys}}
+Inspecting Sasuke's body, they find that he has used the Body Switching technique to escape capture. Sakura and her team follow a blood trail left behind by the Red Ninja, though he notices this and hides, throwing them off his trail. The Flower Ninjas return to base silently followed by Sasuke, who manages to free his friends and prepare an attack. After returning from another search for the red Kakuranger, Sakura fights Jiraiya. The team disappears when the Doji Brothers grow and fight the [[Holy Stealth Beast Tsubasamaru|Kakuranger's mecha]], but report to Young Noble Junior that will not fail next time before Junior turns Sakura and the others into their original forms: kittens. {{storylink|Ep. 16: The Red Monkey's Oni Extermination}}
+Later, the Kunoichi-gumi attack a [[Shinichi (Kakuranger)|child]] in front of Sasuke, forcing him to protect him. Sakura taunts him through a projection, telling him to throw away his [[Doron Changer]] or they will kill the child. The child, Shinichi, runs in fear and is followed by Sasuke while the Kunoichi-gumi give chase. They corner the two in a building and blow them off a balcony before chasing them to an abandoned lot, where they attack. Sakura uses her Flower Fantasy attack on Sasuke and taunts him again before summoning the Kunoichi Missile. Riding atop it, the Pink Flower Ninja and [[Suiren]] fire down on Sasuke with a machine gun and rocket launcher. Despite nearly killing them, Tsubasamaru sends Sasuke the Flaming Shogun Sword, and he destroys the Kunoichi Missile. Sakura and the others are driven off when Sasuke is joined with by his team. {{storylink|Ep. 20: The Flowery Kunoichi-Gumi!!}}
+==Akibaranger==
+[[File:Kozkoz as Flower Ninja Sakura.jpg|thumb|150px|Kozkoz as Sakura]]
+In ''[[Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger]]'', resident cosplayer [[Kozkoz]] cosplayed as Sakura in ''[[Ep. 2: The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion]]''.
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 ==Pink Cherry Blossom==
-[[File:Pink Cherry Blossom.PNG|thumb|250px|right]]
+[[File:Pink Cherry Blossom.PNG|thumb|100px]]
+Sakura transforms with Youjutsu Magic.
-:'''Arsenal'''
+===Arsenal===
-*Ninja Katana
+*'''Ninja Katana'''
+*'''Machine gun'''
+===Youjutsu Magic===
+*'''Transform''' - Sakura and her team transforms through Youjutsu Magic.
+*'''Flower Fantasy''' - Sakura summons a storm of flower petals to attack her enemy.
+<br clear="all" />{{-}}
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 Sakura was played by [[Keiko Hayase]], who previously played [[Remi Hoshikawa]]/FiveYellow in ''[[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman]]''.
-===Akibaranger===
+==Notes==
+*Sakura is first pink Ninja Ranger; the first [[Kasumi Momochi|heroic Pink Ninja]] would emerge [[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger|21 years later]].
-[[File:Kozkoz as Flower Ninja Sakura.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Kozkoz as Sakura.]]In ''[[Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger]]'', resident cosplayer [[Kozkoz]] cosplayed as Sakura in ''[[Ep. 2: The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion]]''.
+*Hayase, who portrayed Sakura, nearly became a [[Sentai Pink]] prior to playing her in [[Ep. 37: Mysterious Kung Fu Girl|episode 37]] of ''[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger]]'', where she portrays [[Mika Yamaguchi|a character]] who can see the fairy [[Seelon]] and has the potential to be a Turboranger; but when she steals [[Haruna Morikawa]] (Pink Turbo)'s [[Turbo Brace]], it explodes due to only having one of the two transformation device instead of both.
-{{Sentaipinkbar}}
-===Notes===
+==Appearances==
+{{Scroll box|
-*She is first pink Ninja Ranger; the first [[Kasumi Momochi|heroic Pink Ninja]] would emerge [[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger|21 years later]].
+*[[File:Icon-kakuranger.png|25px]] ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]''
-*Ironically [[Ryo Narushima]] (who portrayed Sakura) nearly became a [[Sentai Pink]] prior: in [[Ep. 37: Mysterious Kung Fu Girl|episode 37]] of Turboranger, she portrays a character who can see the fairy Seelon and has the potential to be a Turboranger; but when she steals [[Haruna Morikawa]] (Pink Turbo)'s Turbo Brace, it explodes due to only having one half of the transformation device instead of both halves.
+**''[[Ep. 15: Argh! Awesome Guys]]''
+**''[[Ep. 16: The Red Monkey's Oni Extermination]]''
+**''[[Ep. 20: The Flowery Kunoichi Team]]''
+**''[[Ep. 35: The Three Punishment Sisters]]''
+**''[[Ep. 39: Iit's a Special Compilation!!]]''
+**''[[Ep. 42: The Plundered Ninja Power]]''
+**''[[Ep. 43: The Last Day of the Sanshinshou]]''
+**''[[Ep. 44: The Wound-Filled Great Reversal]]''
+**''[[Ep. 48: The Great Snow Woman's Snowball Fight]]''
+**''[[Ep. 51: Hero Elimination]]''
+**''[[Ep. 52: Finale!! Father and Daughter]]''
+**''[[Final Ep.: Sealing!!]]''
+}}
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+[[Category:Non-human Sentai Ranger]]
+[[Category:Sentai second-in-command]]