[2] Sakura is considered one of the most popular and recognizable contemporary AV idols as she managed to crossover into mainstream entertainment with regular appearances in television, films and even video games as well.

[3] She debuted as a mainstream model at 18 in the gravure video 18 Years Old Mana Sakura Pretty Moe Factory, published in November 2011.

[5][6] Users at Twitter recognized her as a student at the Technical College and the subsequent publicity[7] resulted in her debut video ranking first in DVD sales for that month at the major Japanese distributor, the DMM Corporation.

"[15] She also appeared in a second mainstream movie in 2014, the action science fiction film Danger Dolls released in September 2014.

[7][17] On February 12, 2016, she published her first novel The Lowlife, a heavily autobiographical work depicting the daily lives of adult film actresses.