TAS wrote:

Well here's the thing with an older Sakura.

Sakura's has a fairly trademark look, ie her school uniform, but an older Sakura wouldn't have a school uniform anymore, and it's actually kinda hard to make Sakura still look like Sakura when you try to portray her as older, because she loose her trademark features essentialy.

Now she very well could have a completely new older look, and her classic look as an alternate if the game is in 3D.

They also could very well be making the game take place around the Alpha timeline just so they can use any character they want without any story complications or having to come up with new designs or any of that.

You do have a point there my friend...Sakura does have a unique trade mark look...and it is hard to imagine her with out her school girl uniform...

but thats the point i am trying to make...what better way to show off a new sakura then in a new game with a new look, plus her move set would be very different too if the game is indeed in the furture

Or past...i guess

Plus Sakura wearing a white Gil...doesn't seem that bad to me...but it does seem kinda boring..and i dont think sakura's personality would like wearing a Gi anyway. But still...to finally she Sakura perform the shoryuken and Hadouken skillfully and maybe add a few modefecations of her own, i wouldn't care how she would look doing it ;)

TAS wrote:

The only reason I know that is because I've tried to do various Older Sakura designs myself.

Not to mention Sakura + Gi = Makoto.

This is the only published picture of an older Sakura that I've ever seen...

...it's from the Sakura Ganbaru manga (which is where Karin came from)

The Gym teacher thing does suit her to me, however she physicaly doesn't look much older really. Kinda looks like she's just wearing different clothes. The major problem is probaly that of the hair, or it's what still makes her look young their, however if it were longer people might not instantly recognize it's her or whatever.

Yes i have read this series as well and i totally agree

I think Longer Hair would be a great idea to make Sakura look older

Also her eyes would have to become sharper and smaller....

and maybe she would have to be buff too (of course not crazy buff...just enough to make her seem that she has been doing years of training)

but...like we discuss this is very hard...**** IT ALL

To change her even a little bit is making it super hard to recognize her...

It really depends of what kind of story line she took. Finally training with Ryu would mean she would look like Ryu with a white Gi of sorts
But if she just traveled from place to place training with each fight...then i am not sure how she would look....hmm....

Edit:
Brainstorming...grown up Sakura might look like a cross between Makoto and Maki