

In _Joukamachi no Dandelion_ , there is a character named Yonezawa Sachiko
(aka "Sacchan"). There also exists a real human being named Misawa Sachika.
Observe the following:

  * Sachiko is voiced by Sachika.
  * Their names are curiously similar, sharing three of five characters - 米 **澤紗千** 子 vs. 三 **澤紗千** 香.
  * Sachiko is an idol. While I don't know that I would characterize Misawa as an "idol", per se, she is a skilled vocalist, and certainly strikes me as the idol "type" of voice actress.
  * Sachiko has something of a resemblance to Sachika (though, granted, this is not a hugely uncommon look for a young Japanese woman to have):

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/troQcm.jpg)
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/25ieZm.jpg)

This leads me to wonder: was Sachiko inspired in some way by Sachika?
Chronologically, it's feasible - _Joukamachi_ has only been in print since
June 2012, by which point, Sachika had already debuted (in 2008) and had her
first major voice-acting role (Kuroyukihime in _Accel World_ , in spring
2012).

Has the author of the manga (or, for that matter, Sachika herself) commented
on this?

(Wikipedia claims that this is indeed the case; however, I would like to see
some kind of citation if possible. Twitter, a manga afterword, whatever.)


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Is Yonezawa Sachiko inspired by Misawa Sachika?