Sakura Matou Fate/Stay Night - Nendoroid

The Fate series once began as a humble visual novel but has since exploded into one of the most popular Japanese multimedia franchises around the world. Through its various games, anime, and manga series, fans have fallen in love with its extensive cast of characters. With the success of the Fate franchise as a whole, manufacturers have created a vast array of different kinds of merchandise based on said characters for fans to purchase. Figures are a notably popular product among fans, with Good Smile Company's Nendoroid line being one of the biggest names in the market. Among all of the entries in the Fate franchise, the original Fate/stay night remains one of the most noteworthy. While many characters from Fate/stay night like Shirou Emiya, Saber, Rin Tohsaka, Lancer, and Gilgamesh are all fan favorites, Sakura Matou is particularly important. As such, the "Nendoroid Sakura Matou" was eventually released in 2020.

Nendoroid Sakura Matou

This recreation of Sakura Matou is based on her appearance in Ufotable's film trilogy adaptation of Heaven's Feel. It has her wearing the classic Homurahara Academy uniform, complete with a white shirt, tan vest, red ribbon, and black skirt. She also wears her iconic purple hair straight down, with the exception of a red ribbon tied into the left side of her hair. Like many other Nendoroid figures, this chibi version of Sakura comes with a variety of different accessories and points of articulation to allow for plenty of different poses. Some of the extra parts that come with this figure include a pink apron, a school bag, a grocery bag, a Black Shadow effect part, and three different face plates. Interchangeable hand parts also let Sakura hold a ladle and a small dish or show off her Command Spells.

Release Date: December 2020
Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
Sculptor: Z4
Specifications: Painted, non-scale, articulated ABS and PVC Figure with accessories and stand
Height (Approx.): 100 mm | 3.9"

About Sakura Matou

Sakura Matou is one of the main characters in the original Fate/stay night visual novel and the main love interest for Shirou Emiya in the Heaven's Feel route.

About Sakura Matou: Background

Sakura Matou was originally born into the Tohsaka family as the younger sister of Rin Tohsaka. In her childhood, however, she was given up for adoption to the Matou family, a close ally of the Tohsaka family who needed a competent heir to pass their magic down to. While this seemed like a mutually beneficial interaction, in reality, Sakura was swiftly subjected to physically and mentally devastating experimentation at the hands of Zouken Matou. This tortuous process left Sakura unable to feel most emotion, causing her peers to see her as a shy, meek girl. During her middle school years, she would often visit Shirou Emiya, an acquaintance of her adoptive brother, Shinji Matou. These visits eventually caused Sakura to develop feelings for Shirou, though they would go unrequited for several years. In the Heaven's Feel route, Sakura is shown to have a possessive, jealous, and controlling side to her personality as well, particularly when it comes to Shirou.

About Sakura Matou: Abilities

In most of Fate/stay night, Sakura Matou is shown to have hardly any abilities as a magus. However, as the daughter of the Tohsaka family, she once had magical power and potential that was equal to that of Rin's. That said, after she was taken in by the Matou family, Sakura was infested with Crest Worms. These vile creatures feed on her magical energy and make it exceptionally difficult for her to cast spells. In the Heaven's Feel route, however, Sakura gains nearly limitless magical power as the story progresses.

Other Important Fate/stay night Characters

Throughout Fate/stay night, two of the most important characters to Sakura are Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka.

Shirou Emiya

Shirou Emiya is the main protagonist of Fate/stay night and Sakura's love interest during the Heaven's Feel route. Although Shirou has little experience or knowledge regarding magic, he ends up participating in the Fifth Holy Grail War. Ten years prior to the events of Fate/stay night, Shirou was a victim of a deadly fire that ravaged the city of Fuyuki. He was saved and adopted by Kiritsugu Emiya, a magus who participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War. When it comes to his personality, Shirou is generally viewed as a cheerful young man who is always willing to go the extra step for others, though some tend to take advantage of his generosity. After getting an arm injury, Shirou's fellow Archery Club member, Shinji Matou, had Sakura visit him to help him with housework.

Rin Tohsaka

Rin Tohsaka is Sakura's older biological sister and the eldest daughter of the Tohsaka family. As the eldest child of the family, she was chosen to inherit her family's magical lineage, as only one child can inherit a Magic Crest from their parents. Sakura and Rin used to happily live together until Sakura was adopted into the Matou family. After that, however, virtually all communication between the two stopped. That said, Rin gave Sakura a red ribbon before they parted ways, which Sakura still uses to tie her hair over ten years later. Rin herself has an incredibly proud, stubborn, and perfectionist personality, but often gets herself into trouble by being careless, clumsy, or overconfident. While Sakura is Shirou's love interest for the Heaven's Feel route of Fate/stay night, Rin is his love interest of the Unlimited Blade Works route.