English teacher and head of the English department of the Holy Forest Academy, being another of Onizuka's workmates who dislikes him. Sakurai's English speaking is somewhat weak, made obvious by Urumi Kanzaki's public observation on his errors. In fact, he has been trying to improve on his English since then.
While he is not married to or related to Ryoko Sakurai in any way (his last name even being changed for the anime to avoid this confusion), he is indeed married with a wife and child of his own.
DOB: July 12
Background[]
During his days in junior high, Tadashi Sakurai was constantly bullied, earning the nickname of "wall socket" due to his prominent nostrils. He had poor conversational skills and was immensely unpopular with no friends.
However, in senior high, he befriended a girl named Matsushita and eventually married her.[1]
Anime & Manga Differences[]
- Manga: One of his hobbies will come into play, allowing Aizawa to take advantage of it (via Blackmail) in her attempts to get rid of Onizuka. Despite his crimes, he is unpunished in the school.
- Anime: Something he did before becoming a teacher allows Aizawa to take advantage of him (via Blackmail) in her attempts to get rid of Onizuka.
- Anime: His name is changed to Tadashi Sakurada to avoid confusion with Ryoko Sakurai.
Trivia[]
His parents apparently named him "Tadashi" hoping to bring him up to be "decent and whole". (正しい, tadashii means "right" or "correct")[1]