Sakamoto (坂本) is Yūsaku Godai's friend from prep school.
Biography[]
Coincidentally, Sakamoto ends up in the same university as Godai. He is very loyal to Godai, often answering attendance roll for Godai when he is absent, completing his schoolwork and even helping out Godai find jobs. Sakamoto occasionally offers Yūsaku a roof to live under when situations temporarily force him out of Maison Ikkoku, like getting into a misunderstanding with Kyōko Otonashi, and even offers him insight on love.
A fan of the actress, Mano Kyōko, Sakamoto once gets a small white kitten, and names it Kyōko. He leaves the cat in Godai's care for a while, leading to confusion at Maison Ikkoku. Sakamoto offers ideas to Godai on how to impress Kyōko, often leading to more troubles than improvements. The truth is that he, himself, has never been able to stay in a relationship for a long time.
Appearance[]
Sakamoto is a young man of Godai's age, with curly light-brown hair. He skin is of fair complexion and his face is freckled. He usually wears a full-sleeved jacket and a tee-shirt underneath it.
Personality[]
Sakamoto is an easy-going, at some point selfish young man who cares more about partying rather than taking things seriously, who offers Godai advice on his problems with Kyōko. But in reality, he never stayed in a relationship for a long time, and in the end, he remain alone and blaming the women he has been, and implying he had a crush on Kyoko, much to Godai's pleasure. He encourages Godai to make advances towards Kyōko, often leading to more issues and confusions than improvements.
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Trivia[]
- Sakamoto's first name is unknown and was never revealed in the anime or the manga.
- His seiyu provided the voice of Ataru Moroboshi, the male protagonist of Urusei Yatsura (Rumiko Takahashi's first manga series), Ataru's Father in Urusei Yatsura (2022) and Koganemaru Matsushita in Maris the Chojo.
- His English voice actor, Terry Klassen, provided the voice of Wu in Ranma ½ and Hachiemon, Kōtatsu the Hell-Painter and Shihō in InuYasha.
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