Cherry

Yui Sakura (さくら ・ ゆい, Sakura Yui), better known as Cherry (チェリー, Cherī) is a character in Words Bubbling Up Like Cider (サイダーのように言葉が湧き上がる Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru Kotoba). Being one of the main protagonists alongside Smile, he is a 17-year-old high school student who enjoys writing haiku. Not being the best at socializing with people, Cherry tends to use haiku as emotional outlet, even posting his work on a platform called "Curiosity". Due to the fact that Yui's last name happens to be Sakura, his friends and acquaintances often call him Cherry, as sakura directly translates to 'cherry' blossoms in English.

Appearance
Cherry has short black hair in a disheveled bowl cut. Throughout the series, he's seen wearing a white button-up shirt with blue sleeves, blue jeans, and a pair of white low tops with red laces. He almost always is seen wearing a pair of headphones around his neck.

Personality
He often gets nervous and blushes, therefore making it almost impossible for him to speak to others. He's often seen wearing headphones, so that people won't talk to him; this is also to tune-out the sound around him, as he dislikes loud sounds, finding it difficult to cope with them. He expresses himself through Haiku, as talking to other people is hard for him. Out of his two friends, Japan and Beaver, he's the most mature and collected. He also often gets annoyed at his mother, Maria, for always "liking" his Haiku when he posts them on Curiosity; he has once asked her to stop, to which she just it shook off, telling him, "Aren't I the only one who likes them though?"

List of Haiku that Cherry has written

 * Hey sunflower, I asked my dictionary the definition of "cute".
 * Words bubble up like soda pop.
 * In my seventeenth July, I met you.
 * Yamazakura, I like the leaves that you've hidden.
 * The shopping mall melts in the evening sun
 * Lights in the summer night make a false start in the evening sunset
 * Apartments with fresh ivy. We're in number 305
 * Shady summer leaves (originally named 'shady teeth' by Beaver). All I want to know is why.
 * There are so many looking down below. Summer has arrived.
 * Far across the sky, above the green rice paddies, is the dwindling sun.
 * The water strider, leaves a ripple, on the water's surface.
 * Our summer clothes, match the rice patties, in my hometown.
 * There are so many, looking above, summer has arrived.
 * The one with the voice, that's hard to hear, is looking for summer.
 * I wouldn't come alone, shoot grass arrows.
 * A thunderous roar, words exist for the sake of expression.
 * A frog jumps, water droplets glisten, every color all intertwined

Trivia

 * He works part-time at the day service "Yodamari" at a nearby shopping mall.
 * He is covering for his mother, who has a bad back and is unable to work.
 * He doesn't actually listen to music in his headphones.
 * He has a 'saijki', a dictionary used for haiku, attached to the back of his phone cover. This is actually owned by his father, who let him borrow it.
 * He moved on the 17th of August.