"Sagara Sanosuke (\u76F8\u697D \u5DE6\u4E4B\u52A9) is a fictional character from the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime series created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. In the English anime adaptations he is known as Sanosuke Sagara and nicknamed Sano. Watsuki, being a fan of the Shinsengumi, created Sanosuke by basing his name and characteristics on that of a real Shinsengumi member named Harada Sanosuke.Set during a fictional version of Japan in the pre-Meiji period, Sanosuke is a former member of the Sekih\u014D Army."@en . . . . "Sagara Sanosuke"@en . . . . . .