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{{Warning}}{{Infobox character|Name=Kinako Sakurakoji|icon=[[File:Placeholder_Icon.png|50px]]|image=[[File:Kinako Sakurakoji Character Profile.png|150px]]|Gender=Female}}
:''This article is about the character. For other uses, see [[Kinako Sakurakoji (disambiguation)]].''
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{{Infobox character
|name = Kinako Sakurakoji
|Image = [[File:Kinako Sakurakoji Character Portrait (V1).png|300px]]
|Japanese Name = 桜小路きな子
|Romanized Name = Sakurakoji Kinako
|Birthday = April 10
|Zodiac Sign = Aries
|Gender = Female
|Blood Type = O
|Height = 159cm
|Favorite Food = Potatoes<br />Pumpkins<br />Corn
|theme = super-star
|Debut = [[Welcome to Liella!|Season 2 Episode 1]]
|Year = Second Year (Season 3)<br />First Year (Season 2)
|Seiyuu Kanji = 鈴原希実
|Seiyuu Romaji = [[Nozomi Suzuhara]]
|Icon = [[File:Kinako Logo.png|50px]]
|Signature = [[File:Kinako Signature.png|150px]]}}'''Kinako Sakurakoji''' is a main character in ''[[Love Live! Superstar!!]]''. She is a third-year student at [[Yuigaoka Girls' High School]]. She is both a second-generation member of [[Liella!]] and a member of the sub-unit [[5yncri5e!]]. Her image color is maize yellow.
 
==Background==
Kinako transferred to Yuigaoka in Tokyo from the boonies of Hokkaido, as she has always dreamed of living in the big city.<ref>[[Welcome to Liella!|Season 2, Episode 1]]</ref> Kinako lives on her own, and isn't used to the big city. She was recruited by Kanon to become a school idol after getting lost on campus. Kinako thinks school idols are really pretty but thought it would be impossible to become one herself. But she decided to give it a go after seeing how dazzling Liella! was on stage. She becomes the secretary of Yuigaoka's student council, and Liella!'s second lyricist.
 
Kinako has a habit of referring to herself in the third person and ends her sentence with "~ssu" due to her rural upbringing. Before joining the group, she spent a lot of her time outdoors since her family owns a ranch estate, and as a result she is great with animals. Kinako refers to Harajuku as the {{Nihongo|Hills people|ヒルズ族}}.
 
Kinako has sisters, but how many she has is unknown, as confirmed in [[DEKKAIDOW!|Season 2 Episode 6]] of the anime.
 
Kinako becomes the student council president following [[Ren Hazuki|Ren]]'s graduation.
 
==Personality==
Kinako isn't very athletic, and her grades are average. However, Kinako is a hard worker who does not back down easily from challenges. She is very good at understanding animals and how they're feeling. She's very kind, sweet and cheerful, and always happy to offer her support to the group. Despite being sociable, she's also a little shy and awkward at times. She has a tendency to be very loud and can be easily startled. She's somewhat eccentric and comes across as a bit of an airhead. However, she's shown to be level-headed at the end of the day. Her assessments can come off as innocently insensitive since she's honest to a fault. One example is when she thought Kanon was already the club president by virtue of Ren being the student council president and everyone else not being suited for it.
 
==Appearance==
Kinako has a slim figure with long brown hair that she ties into low twin tails with white ribbons, a braided crown and her straight bangs have a lighter brown ombre. Her eyes are deep green.
 
==Songs==
The songs featuring Kinako are:
 
<center><tabber>
Solo =
<poem>
[[Beginners Rock!!]]
[[Dreamer Coaster]]
[[Afureru Kotoba]]
</poem>
|-|
Liella! =
<poem>
[[WE WILL!!]]
[[Star Sengen]]
[[Oikakeru Yume no Saki de]]
[[Mizushibuki no Sign]]
[[Go!! Restart]]
[[Irozuite Toumei]]
[[Yuragu wa]]
[[Vitamin SUMMER!]]
[[Chance Day, Chance Way!]]
[[Utopia Magic]]
[[POP TALKING]]
[[Prime Adventure]]
[[Sing! Shine! Smile!]]
[[Mirai no Oto ga Kikoeru]]
[[TO BE CONTINUED]]
[[Namae Yobiau You ni]]
[[Time to go]]
[[Including you]]
[[Second Sparkle]]
[[Watashi no Symphony]]
[[MIRACLE NEW STORY]]
[[Kirakyun☆]]
[[UNIVERSE!!]]
[[Jump Into the New World]]
[[Shekira☆☆☆]]
[[FANTASTiC]]
[[Aikotoba!]]
[[Let's be ONE]]
[[Seishun HOPPERS]]
[[DAISUKI FULL POWER]]
[[Within a Dream]]
[[Special Color]]
[[Itsumo no Peace Sign]]
[[Fighting Call]]
[[Zettaiteki LOVER]]
[[Dazzling Game]]
[[QUESTION99]]
[[Makka.]]
[[Egao no Promise]]
[[Superstar!!]]
[[Wish Song|Wish Song ~11 Ver.~]]
[[Kimi・Machi・Sora・Hoshi]]
[[Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora|Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora ~11 Ver.~]]
</poem>
|-|
5yncri5e! =
<poem>
[[Dancing Raspberry]]
[[A Little Love]]
[[Jellyfish]]
[[Thank you Good morning]]
</poem>
|-|
Misc. =
<poem>
[[Blooming Dance! Dance!]]
[[Summer Escape!!]]
[[Teenage・Loneliness]]
</poem>
</tabber></center>
 
==Etymology==
*Kinako's surname '''Sakurakoji''' means "cherry blossom" (桜) ('''[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sakura sakura]''') and "alley" (小路) ('''koji''').
 
==Trivia==
*Along with [[Mei Yoneme]], Kinako fulfills the pure attribute of the Liella! second years.
*Kinako is the third school idol, after [[Saint Snow]], to come from Hokkaido.
*Of all the animals, Kinako seems to be fond of the long-tailed tit, as one of them is seen as a swing mascot on her bag, and one is printed on the circular storage box when she's watching her photobook.
*Talking to animals is her hobby, and her absolute favorite animal is Ezo red fox.
 
==Gallery==
:''Please refer to this character's [[Kinako Sakurakoji/Image Gallery|Image Gallery]].''
 
==References==
{{Reference Box4|References=<references />}}

Latest revision as of 17:19, 17 April 2025

This article is about the character. For other uses, see Kinako Sakurakoji (disambiguation).
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Kinako Sakurakoji
Kanji桜小路きな子
RomajiSakurakoji Kinako
DebutSeason 2 Episode 1
Statistics
GenderFemale
BirthdayApril 10
YearSecond Year (Season 3)
First Year (Season 2)
Height159cm
Blood TypeO
Other
Zodiac SignAries
Favorite FoodPotatoes
Pumpkins
Corn
Portrayals
Seiyuu Kanji鈴原希実
Seiyuu RomajiNozomi Suzuhara
Icon and Signature
IconFile:Kinako Logo.png
SignatureFile:Kinako Signature.png


Kinako Sakurakoji is a main character in Love Live! Superstar!!. She is a third-year student at Yuigaoka Girls' High School. She is both a second-generation member of Liella! and a member of the sub-unit 5yncri5e!. Her image color is maize yellow.

Background

Kinako transferred to Yuigaoka in Tokyo from the boonies of Hokkaido, as she has always dreamed of living in the big city.[1] Kinako lives on her own, and isn't used to the big city. She was recruited by Kanon to become a school idol after getting lost on campus. Kinako thinks school idols are really pretty but thought it would be impossible to become one herself. But she decided to give it a go after seeing how dazzling Liella! was on stage. She becomes the secretary of Yuigaoka's student council, and Liella!'s second lyricist.

Kinako has a habit of referring to herself in the third person and ends her sentence with "~ssu" due to her rural upbringing. Before joining the group, she spent a lot of her time outdoors since her family owns a ranch estate, and as a result she is great with animals. Kinako refers to Harajuku as the Hills people (ヒルズ族).

Kinako has sisters, but how many she has is unknown, as confirmed in Season 2 Episode 6 of the anime.

Kinako becomes the student council president following Ren's graduation.

Personality

Kinako isn't very athletic, and her grades are average. However, Kinako is a hard worker who does not back down easily from challenges. She is very good at understanding animals and how they're feeling. She's very kind, sweet and cheerful, and always happy to offer her support to the group. Despite being sociable, she's also a little shy and awkward at times. She has a tendency to be very loud and can be easily startled. She's somewhat eccentric and comes across as a bit of an airhead. However, she's shown to be level-headed at the end of the day. Her assessments can come off as innocently insensitive since she's honest to a fault. One example is when she thought Kanon was already the club president by virtue of Ren being the student council president and everyone else not being suited for it.

Appearance

Kinako has a slim figure with long brown hair that she ties into low twin tails with white ribbons, a braided crown and her straight bangs have a lighter brown ombre. Her eyes are deep green.

Songs

The songs featuring Kinako are:

Etymology

  • Kinako's surname Sakurakoji means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "alley" (小路) (koji).

Trivia

  • Along with Mei Yoneme, Kinako fulfills the pure attribute of the Liella! second years.
  • Kinako is the third school idol, after Saint Snow, to come from Hokkaido.
  • Of all the animals, Kinako seems to be fond of the long-tailed tit, as one of them is seen as a swing mascot on her bag, and one is printed on the circular storage box when she's watching her photobook.
  • Talking to animals is her hobby, and her absolute favorite animal is Ezo red fox.

Gallery

Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.

References