Sakuran (Tentative)

Origin

Mirika and Eita's last night together
Mirika and Eita’s last night together

Mirika Minazuki (??? ???, Minazuki Mirika) is a humanoid-alien from the planet Urara. As a child, she often played with Eita Jinbo, a human boy; but she kept her true identity a secret. One night before she had to return, Mirika asked Eita to join her to Urokiri Mountain, but he declined, worried he would get in trouble.

Mirika missed seeing Eita on her home planet, and she was able to return to Earth but only in disguise. Due to her planet’s rules, she couldn’t identify herself. She brought Eita onto her ship to tell him she’s be studying him as part of human research for five years, Upon the completion of those years, she would take him to her home planet forever. She told him he could be freed if he guessed her name within the five years. For four years every Spring, she brought Eita to the ship to give evaluate the year and give him a chance to guess her name. He had been calling her Sakuran in the meantime.

Creation

Sakuran (Kari) JPN (Apr 2013)
Sakuran (Kari) JPN (Apr 2013)

Sakuran (Tentative) (???????(Sakuran (Kari)) is a main character of the original one-shot titled Sakuran (Kari) that was created by Toshiaki Iwashiro. It was first published in Shueisha’s Weekly Sh?nen Jump 2013 No. 18, which was released in April 1, 2013.

Major Story Arcs

Mirika reveals her true identity.Mirika reveals her true identity.
Mirika reveals her true identity.

Every Spring for the past four years, Mirika brought Eita to her ship to review the past year, and she made a point of remarking on his lack of making any friends. On the fifth and final year, she asked him about a fight that he had. He was never one to throw a punch. Eita said it was becasue the guy had mocked the pendant he wore that had been a gift from her when they were kids. He finally opened up about how he blamed himself for when she went missing. Since Eita finally spoke her real name, she was finally able to reveal herself to him.

The next day, Mirika joined Eita’s high school class as part of her new mission. She told him that it had never been a hallucination and she was staying with him from now on as part of her mission.

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