Sakura Himezawa

The class beauty and the leader of her own clique which, among others, also includes Ichinose and Konno. Idolized by the class and Ichinose in particular, she has a cynical view towards the importance of beauty in life: she sees it as an asset which has to be kept in top shape all the time to make the woman valuable. Because of this she deeply despises Morishige and ridicules her whenever she gets the chance to. Dies in the bus accident. It is the sight of her dead and bloodied body that makes Konno realize the gravity of the accident.