Sakura Haruno (春野 サクラHaruno Sakura) is a fictional character in the Naruto mangaand anime series created byMasashi Kishimoto. Sakura has become the series' female lead, although she was not immediately intended for the role. Kishimoto has had difficulty in drawing her, resulting in Kishimoto inadvertently emphasizing certain parts of her appearance, including her large forehead.
In the anime and manga, Sakura is a kunoichi affiliated with the village of Konoha, and part of Team 7, which consists of herself, Naruto Uzumaki,Sasuke Uchiha, and theirsensei, Kakashi Hatake. Sakura initially has an infatuation for Sasuke, praising him at every juncture, and heaping scorn upon the less skilled Naruto. Over the course of the series, she begins to shed this singularly driven persona, and grows more appreciative and accepting of Naruto; in Part II, she begins to develop a closer bond with him as they both share in their goal to bring their departed teammate Sasuke back. Sakura has appeared in several pieces of Naruto media, including the four featured films in the series, all of the original video animations, and several video games.
Numerous anime and manga publications have praised and criticized Sakura's character. She was initially noted to be a stereotypical shōnen character, serving as a love interest for the protagonist, and served little purpose in the series initially beyond being comic relief. Her emergence from this stereotype as the series progressed, however, has been celebrated by reviewers.Amongst theNaruto reader base, Sakura has been popular, placing high in some polls. Several pieces of merchandise have been released in Sakura's likeness, including a plush doll and key chains.
Director James Wong
"To make a good adaptation we have to go back to the origins of the work done in such a way that the public can understand the story. Naruto is a very little known in America, but that did not stop us to be very faithful to the original material "
Sean William Scott - Kakashi
"I am a big fan of Naruto I heard all their albums"
Garrett Heldund - Sasuke
"I am currently rolling Tron 2.0. But how the shooting lasted for two days no problem "
Rap Ray - Orochimaru
"I did Dart Maul"
Author - Masashi Kishimoto
"As the creator of the original, I had a feeling of "huh?" After seeing the script and the design of characteres, but the director, all actors, equipment and other people are "ultra qualified". Perhaps the best way for me and all the fans to appreciate as a new Naruto is a different dimension.
