Saki (HnK)

Saki (サキ, originally voiced by Kazumi Amemiya from episodes 12-21 and later by Yumiko Shibata in episode 73) is a character who appears only in the Hokuto no Ken television series.

Saki is a young girl who is transferred to Shin's castle at Southern Cross to work as Yuria's personal maid. Although employed by Shin, Saki starts to sympathize with Yuria's situation when learns about Yuria's lover Kenshiro and how they were separated by Shin. At first, she tries to sneak Yuria out of Southern Cross, only to be caught by Shin at the last minute.

Afterward, Saki's brother Temjina served as Yuria's messenger to Ken and while he was successful in divulging the location of Southern Cross to Ken, he was fatally wounded during his escape and died after giving his message. Shin punished Saki by banishing her away from Southern Cross. However, this was a ruse by Shin to keep Saki from the brewing civil war between himself and his subordinate Barcom by sending Saki away to her home village.

After the downfall of the King organization and the death of Shin, Saki returned to Southern Cross to served as the caretaker of Shin's and Yuria's graves. A year after Shin's death, Saki came across Ryuga during one night, who was visiting Yuria's grave to pay his respects. It is unknown whether Saki was aware that Yuria was still alive at the time.

Trivia

• Although an anime-only character, a character named after Saki appears in the spin-off manga Yuria Gaiden: Jibo no Hoshi.