Mayl Sakurai, also known as Meiru Sakurai, is the main heroine of the Mega Man Battle Network franchise.
Mayl is a childhood friend of Lan and she lives next door for most of the series.
In the AWA fics, Mayl is set to debut in a future AWA storyline.
In the XP4 fics, Mayl debuted in XP4 Heroes Coalition - AKB0048.
Appearance[]
Mayl is a half-Netopian girl with fair skin, short maroon hair, and brown eyes. Her outfit consists of an aqua-colored shirt, blue vest, pink skirt, black thigh high socks, and dark red shoes.
Personality[]
Throughout the series, Mayl acts as Lan's emotional support, worrying about him constantly and supplying him with Roll Navi Chips to aid him. It is strongly hinted that Mayl has romantic feelings for Lan, much to the dismay of Dex, who has feelings for her, though it is never made clear that Lan knows this or feels the same until the end of the series, where they marry and have a child. Mayl feels that Lan is always the one protecting her and feels like a burden to him, and seeks to become stronger with Roll so that they may be the ones to save Lan and MegaMan for once, participating in events such as the Battle Chip GP and the Eagle Tournament to do so. She eventually becomes a much more competent NetBattler, though Lan to still often comes to her rescue.
XP4 Fanfics[]
Mayl is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of The Mighty Never Kneel as an honorary member. She also attends at Vanguard Academy as a student.
XP4 Heroes Coalition - AKB0048[]
In Chapter 13, Mayl took part on a successful mission at Funghistar where alongside her team defeated the DES and freed the plant from the entertainment ban.
In Chapter 15, Mayl, alongside Yai Ayanokoji, Ayano "Silica" Keiko and Yuuki Konno, are having a conversation and a drink at the same time inside the lounge area of the Great White Shark. She is present in the living area of the dormitory where Tsubasa Katagiri announced the mission at Lancastar.
In Chapter 20, Mayl is present during a meeting instigated by Kazeyoshi Imai and Tsubasa Katagiri.
In Chapter 24, Mayl witnessed Kazeyoshi Imai's announcement all across the universe.
In Chapter 28, Mayl, alongside everyone, are seen approaching Kasumigastar and upon arriving at one city, they were confronted by Noboru Takizawa and his cohorts, demanding them to leave but they refuse. They then later witnessed the arrival of thousand of AKB-fans, much to their shock and awe.
In Chapter 29, Mayl, alongside everyone, are seen backstage of the concert hall in a city somewhere Kasumigastar with a look of awe at the large number of crowd gathered for the concert and later witnessed the return of Atsuko Katagiri and the rest of the missing idols, and had a great time watching the performances afterwards. They then learned that Noboru Takizawa escaped which prompted Kazeyoshi Imai and Mace Wyndu to go after him.
In Chapter 32, Mayl took part of paying respects for Mace Wyndu's death by attending his funeral via burial at sea in Atamistar before witnessing the arrival of a fleet of Dimensional Defense Union ships whom paid their respects for Mace by gifting him with a Heroes' Tribute.
In the Epilogue, Mayl, alongside the heroes and the idols, is present in the AKB-exclusive space terminal in Akibastar where they said their goodbyes to the members of Unit W and Alpha Squadron. Afterwards, everyone decided to take a break for the rest of the day.
XP4 Heroes Coalition: Neo-City Diaries[]
In Chapter 114, Mayl, alongside Chelia Blendy, Nejire Hadou and Yai Ayanokoji, are seen having a conversation at the courtyard of the Training Camp when Kouji Kouda, Mezou Shouji and Rikidou Satou joined them.
Abilities[]
XP4 Fanfics[]
Mayl is a Blessed with a yet unnamed Gift which gives her the abilities to shoot out heart-shaped energy blasts.
Trivia[]
- In Mega Man ZX, a Mayl doll occasionally appears as one of the various toys found at Area H.
- If the player goes to her house in the first game, there is a scene when Lan walks in on her while she is dressing. In the same game, MegaMan also says "Don't you feel weird in a girl's house?" if the player presses the L button while Lan is in Mayl's House.
- Mayl plays piano, with the electric piano being her favorite.
- Mayl likes to shop.
- In Mega Man Battle Network 5, a Mr. Prog on her home page says that Mayl has started writing music on her PC.
- A girl similar to Mayl appears inside of the piano monster in Powerpuff Girls Z's episode 19.
- Coincidentally, Mayl does piano lessons in the series, and the girl is within the piano monster in Power Puff Girls Z's episode 19.