__Nationality__: Jurai Special Economic Zone (now an Erebonian Province)
__Affiliation__: Thors Miltary Academy Class VII, ~!Imperial Liberation Front (as C)!~~!Black Workshop (as Azure Siegfried)!~

A senior student of the Commoner's class in Thors Military Academy. He is a very laidback person. He missed or skipped a lot of his class that which affects his chances of graduating from the academy. As a deal for his graduation, he is to be assigned to the newly-formed Class VII for the second half of the semester to make up for all the absence he had. He is originally from Jurai Special Economic Zone, the recently annexed province to the northwest of the Erebonia Empire.

~!He also leads a secret life as the leader of a terrorist organization called "Imperial Liberation Front", backed and funded by the Noble Faction to overthrow the Imperial Government. He is one of the Seven Awakener piloting a Divine Knight named "Ordine".!~

Based on the RPG game by the same title.<br>
The game takes place in the Erebonian Empire within the same time frame as Zero no Kiseki and Ao no Kiseki. The game's plot is centered around the newly formed special class "Class VII" in Thors Military Academy, composed of both aristocrats and common Erebonian citizens. Class VII is the only class in the entire academy that does not segregate the two different social classes.
The game follows Class VII throughout their school year, mainly around the times when Class VII receives special field training that takes them all over Erebonia. Throughout their training across Erebonia, Class VII matures and casts aside their preconceptions of the two social classes as well witness first hand the reality of empire; the power struggle between the aristocracy led by the four noble houses, and the working class reformists led by Iron Blood Chancellor of Erebonia, Giliath Osborne which threatens to lead to a civil war.

Season 2 of Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen.

__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)
Crow Armbrust - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)

A 4-koma slice-of-life comedy manga in which characters from various games released by Falcom (e.g. Dragon Slayer, The Legend of Heroes and Ys series) come together in a school.

A sequel to Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen featuring casts from the latest Nihon Falcom games.