Sayaka Murano is a main character in Link! Like! Love Live!. She is a third-year student at Hasunosora Girls' High School, enrolled with the 103rd class. She is a member of DOLLCHESTRA, a unit under the Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club and currently serves as the club's co-president alongside Kaho Hinoshita. Her image color is ice blue.[1]
Background[]
Sayaka is also an accomplished figure skater in addition to being a school idol. The whole reason that she came to Hasunosora was because she stopped progressing as a figure skater; after being told that she "was not expressive enough", she wanted to figure out how she could grow beyond that. She was attracted to the School Idol Club after seeing Tsuzuri Yugiri's performance and immediately accepted an invitation to join.
Sayaka has an older sister named Tsukasa who was known as an exceptional skater until her injury two years prior. Sayaka is determined to continue figure skating for her sister, with her being the reason she took it up in the first place. However, her fatal flaw was that she tried to emulate her sister exactly, losing her expressiveness and uniqueness through trying to replicate someone else.
Personality[]
Sayaka is awkward, but also a genuine hard worker who doesn't give up when times are tough. Even though her grades are good, but she has trouble when it comes to her personal life. This is because she can be too serious, even giving simple lunchboxes her all. She also can't bring herself to neglect other people, and can unintentionally give help where it isn't wanted. Upon entering Hasunosora, she initially had no desire for friends, likely because of her lack of humor and sometimes clumsy social skills.
Sayaka is very formal and always makes sure to address others formally. She is more reserved and stiff than her fellow 1st years, Kaho Hinoshita and Rurino Osawa, and often worries that her stiffness might drive others away. However, these mannerisms prove invaluable for her relationship with Tsuzuri; by listening patiently and nudging her along with questions, Sayaka can help her sort out complicated situations. This dynamic between Sayaka's grounded nature and Tsuzuri's light and airy personality allows for a successful partnership.
She is unable to leave others alone when they need help, as is shown in her relationship with Tsuzuri. Sayaka wakes her in the mornings, makes her lunch, takes her to practice, and generally keeps her on track. Kozue Otomune expressed pity towards taking care of her, but Sayaka doesn't mind the added responsibility, even finding new joy in cooking after making Tsuzuri's bentos. She can talk at length about Tsuzuri's performances, and greatly respects (and envies) her inherent talent. This is expanded upon with the arrival of Kosuzu, as she is now her senpai and mentor. She feels a great deal of responsibility towards her, and will go to great lengths to help her.
Sayaka is someone who works extremely hard at everything she does, putting in a lot of time and effort to be good at both figure skating and idol activities. After joining the club, Sayaka focused on training to improve her skills, being nervous to perform as an idol for the first time. This is much different from Kaho, who jumped right into performing despite being a total newbie.
Her hobbies are making boxed lunches and researching boxed lunches (both store-bought and station-bought varieties). Her special skill is planning things perfectly, and her favorite phrase means "A strong will brings success". Her favorite subjects include modern literature and mathematics, and her favorite animal is a red panda.
Appearance[]
Sayaka is a pale, slim girl with dark blue hair that she wears tied with light blue ribbons in low twintails. The right is in front of her, while the left rests behind her back. Her eyes are also blue.
In her third year, she no longer styles her hair in twintails, instead she let her hair down, and wears red and green ribbons.
Video[]
Songs[]
The songs featuring Sayaka are:
Dream Believers
On your mark
Eien no Euphoria
Natsumeki Pain
Yup! Yup! Yup!
Asu no Sora no Bokutachi e
Legato
Trick & Cute
Tsubasa・La・Liberte
Link to the FUTURE
Dakishimeru Hanabira
STEP UP!
Bloom the smile, Bloom the dream!
365 Days
KEY of Like!
Now or Never
AURORA FLOWER
Gekka Bijin
Oide yo! Ishikawa Daikankou
Itsudemo, Itsumademo
Ittan
Hello, new dream!
Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE (Cover)
CHANGE!!!! (Cover)
Snow halation (Cover)
Natsuiro Egao de 1,2,Jump! (Cover)
STARTLINER (Cover)
AWOKE
Sparkly Spot
Tsukimakase
Kibouteki Prism
Scapegoat
Tragic Drops
Jibun Diary
Mirage Voyage
Seishun no Rinkaku
Parallel Dancer
Take It Over
Ameiro
KNOT
Ao to Shabon
Ladybug
Proof
Birdcage
COMPASS
Rem
Veggie・Love・Roux
Ampere
Villain (Cover)
Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora (Cover)
Namae no Nai Kaibutsu (Cover)
Ifuudoudou (Cover)
The Blessing (Cover)
Daydream Warrior (Cover)
Zattou, Bokura no Machi (Cover)
DEEPNESS
lucky train! (Cover)
Pleasure Feather
Love it! Wonderful Trip!
Trivia[]
- Sayaka is the only member of Hasunosora whose given name is written in hiragana.
- Sayaka is one of the few school idols in Love Live to have a non-idol discipline (figure skating) that sometimes interferes with her idol work.
- Sayaka is usually seen wearing a cream-colored cardigan over her winter school uniform, similar to Nico Yazawa and Hanamaru Kunikida.
- Sayaka is a good enough cook that she was able to match the flavors of a high-class Ryokan Inn well enough to help out in their kitchen.
- Tsuzuri calls her "Saya".
- Compared to regular cooking, she prefers making lunch boxes more. This is because she usually only cooks for herself, but her lunch boxes are expressly for other people. She finds that she has more passion and drive when thinking of others.
Gallery[]
- Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.