Sakurako Gibbard

 Sakurako Gibbard' (ギバード 桜子 Gibbard Sakurako) is a supporting character of the Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A'' anime and manga. She is a student at Yoshinoyama Elementary School and a member of the Achiga Children mahjong club before it was disbanded.

Appearance
She has long orange hair. Her most distinguishing feature is her odd eyes that have solid white pupils.

Plot
She is shown throughout the manga and anime cheering on the Achiga mahjong team with everyone from the old childrens mahjong club. Sakurako is almost always seen with Hina Yamatani and Aya Shizaki.

Final Eight Arc
Sakurako appears with Hina and Aya before the start of the final eight matches. They watch the telivised broadcast, wondering who will call Achiga's match.

Etymology

 * The name Sakurako means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Part of the name Sakura can also mean "blossom" (咲) (saku) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).