__Place of Birth:__ Nibelheim   
__Height:__ 173 cm (5'7") 

Main protagonist of _Final Fantasy VII_. He has blonde hair and vivid, blue eyes, and is a featured SOLDIER member. His shimmering blue eyes are a sign of having been exposed to mako energy from Shinra. By the beginning of the original game Cloud is a mercenary working for the AVALANCHE group. At first, Cloud displays a cold and uncaring demeanor, but he gradually adapts to his role as a leader. Aerith and Tifa are potential love interests for him.   

~!Later, as the game proceeds, it is revealed that after Zack Fair's death, Cloud loses his memories and his mind gets supressed by the Jenova cells within his body, making him believe that he is Zack. The cells taking control over his body (as a result of intensive geostigma) can be seen in _Advent Children_, too, the moment Cloud stands before Zack's grave and in the church, making him lose consciousness and fall to the flowerbed alongside defeated Tifa. A major part of the original FFVII is devoted to the subject of Cloud regaining back his memories and understanding who he really is. In the movie, Cloud and Tifa run an orphanage.!~   

~!Cloud seems to be avoiding contact with his family as he believes that he is of no help to anyone. He still blames himself for being unable to save Aerith Gainsborough from being killed by Sephiroth. He is now also infected by geostigma, so he gives up all hope as there is no cure and is expecting to die.  He, nevertheless, manages to regain self-confidence and faith before he defeats the memory of Sephiroth once more. His Geostigma is also cured in Aerith's Church, with the power of the lifestream within the rain and water.!~   

~!Cloud is also the only successful "Sephiroth Clone," in other words, the inheritor of pure S Cells. He was unknowingly injected with them by Hojo of Shinra's Science Department soon after the Nibelheim Incident.!~  

Two years after the end of Final Fantasy VII the world is starting to get back on it's feet and is working towards a new future. However, there is a new threat from a new illness called Geo-stigma, and three men that seem to be seeking Jenova. Cloud and his friends from the orginal game must once again reunite to combat the new threat.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 177 cm (5'9.75")

On October 26, 2022, it was reported that Sakurai had been engaging in an extramarital affair with a writer of his *P.S. Genki Desu. Takahiro* radio program. A month prior, it was publicly disclosed that he had been married to a former voice actress for nearly 20 years, although the writer had allegedly not been aware of his marriage as they had been in a relationship for 10 years and intending to marry. His previously announced roles as [Haruaki Karuma](https://anilist.co/character/290233) in [AYAKA](https://anilist.co/anime/155982/AYAKA/) and [Kusuriuri](https://anilist.co/character/2865) in [Mononoke (Movie)](https://anilist.co/anime/151117/Mononoke-Movie/) had been recast as a result.

On March 31, 2023, it was jointly announced with his talent agency "Intention" that they are ending their contract, as Sakurai requested to leave as a way of taking sole responsibility of his actions and for self-reflection.

Non-Anime Roles:
-Passenger in "Arknights" (VG/Mobile) (Japanese)
-Su in "Honkai Impact 3rd" (VG) (Japanese)
-Cloud Strife in "FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE" (Japanese)

AC: Complete contains a considerable amount of new footage that the original version lacks, as well as roughly a thousand revised scenes. This adds a total of 26 minutes to the film. 
Some of the new scenes include a more in-depth look at the Geostigma, Denzel and Kadaj's origins, as well as an extended fight between Cloud and Sephiroth. 
The Japanese release of this edition features a new ending track from Kyosuke Himuro called "Safe and Sound", with additional lyrics from My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. The track replaces Himuro's previous track "Calling" from the original cut of the film. However, in the North American release, the song "Calling" remains, and "Safe and Sound" is absent. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

Sora is a young energetic boy looking forward to exploring the world with his friends, Riku and Kairi. The threesome is working hard on completing a raft that will allow them to leave their island but one day a mysterious force causes Sora to gain a special weapon known as the Keyblade. He fights some weird monsters and gets transported to a strange town. Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy leave their castle to search for the king and the chosen one who holds the "key" to saving the world. Sora is attacked again by creatures known as Heartless but is helped out by an old man named Cid and a warrior named Leon. He eventually meets up with Donald and Goofy and they join forces to go search for his friends and the King. 
(Source: Tokyopop)

After the destruction of Nibelheim at the hands of Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud are on the run from Shinra Inc. As they make their way back to Midgar, they recall the horrible events that happened at Nibelheim, as well as fight for survival against Shinra.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Final Fantasy VII spinoff novel On the Way to a Smile Episode: Denzel will be adapted into an anime for the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete release on April 16. The anime will ship as an extra supplement on Advent Children's Blu-ray Disc releases. The Denzel part of On the Way to a Smile story begins as the character Denzel aims to enlist in the World Regenesis Organization (WRO) and "leaps" back into Denzel's past. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

'On the Way to a Smile' is a series of short stories taking place between the time of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

The "second" season of Dongitsune: a series of animated commercials for Nissin’s line of Donbei Kitsune Udon instant noodles. 
Episodes: 
#1) どんぎつねシーズン2 秋祭 篇 / Dongitsune Season 2: Akimatsuri-hen [September 28, 2022]. 
#2) どんぎつねシーズン2 耳そこなんですか？ 篇 / Dongitsune Season 2: Mimi Soko Nandesu ka?-hen [October 31, 2022]. 
#3) 最強のどんぎつね現るッッ / Saikyou no Dongitsune Arawaru [November 21, 2022]. 
#4) 最強年越し 篇 / Saikyou Toshikoshi-hen [December 1, 2022]. 
#5) 正直すぎる尻尾 篇 / Shoujiki Sugiru Shippo-hen [February 15, 2023]. 
#6) カップよりうまい 篇 / Cup Yori Umai-hen [March 30, 2023]. 
#7) どん兵衛プロ出た 篇 / Donbei PRO Deta-hen [September 7, 2023]. 
#8) 耳は正直 2023 篇 / Mimi wa Shoujiki 2023-hen [November 15, 2023]. 
#9) 年越しアイドル 篇 / Toshikoshi Idol-hen [December 9, 2023]. 
#10) 片翼のどんぎつね 篇 / Henyoku no Dongitsune-hen [February 28, 2024]. 
 
Note: The “first” season was a series of live-action commercials starring Riho Yoshioka and Gen Hoshino.