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Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon character
Super Sailor Moon, as depicted in the anime.
First appearance (See below)
Created by Naoko Takeuchi
Played by (See below)
Profile
Aliases Usagi Tsukino
Princess Serenity
Neo-Queen Serenity
Sailor Rabbit (PGSM)
Age 14–16[1]
Approximately 1,000 as Neo-Queen Serenity[2]
Date of birth June 30 (Cancer)[3]
Affiliations Sailor Team
Abilities Attacks related to light (esp. moonlight) and love. Healing abilities.
English adaptation
Name Serena "Bunny" Tsukino
Aliases Princess Serena (DiC)
Sailor Moon (セーラームーン, Sērā Mūn?) is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon metaseries and the main protagonist of the franchise, as well as its title character. Her civilian name is Usagi Tsukino (月野 うさぎ, Tsukino Usagi?, Serena Tsukino in the English versions). A carefree schoolgirl, she can transform herself into the de facto leader of the series' primary heroines, the Sailor Senshi.
Due to the series' widespread popularity in many countries, as well as her distinctive and oft-copied odango hairstyle, she has become one of the most immediately recognizable and iconic anime characters worldwide. She is the only character to appear in all 200 episodes of the anime, and is present in all 52 acts of the manga as well as all 51 acts of the live-action series.
Serena, Usagi's given name in the English versions of the series, derives from "Serenity", the name Usagi went by in her past life. In the English manga she is mostly called by the nickname Bunny, which is the literal meaning of usagi. Her boyfriend for most of the series, Mamoru Chiba, calls her by the affectionate nickname "Usako" (which is a diminutive, the suffix -ko meaning "child").
Contents [hide]
1 Profile
1.1 Variations
2 Aspects and forms
2.1 Sailor Moon
2.2 Princess Serenity
2.2.1 Princess Sailor Moon
2.3 Neo-Queen Serenity
3 Special powers and items
4 Development
5 Reception
6 Actresses
7 See also
8 References
[edit] Profile
The metaseries introduces Usagi Tsukino as a schoolgirl living in 20th-century Tokyo. She is initially depicted as a well-intentioned but underachieving crybaby who prefers the life of a normal teenage Earth girl. Nevertheless, she continues to fight the evils of her past life and protects the Earth with the Silver Crystal, as the Champion of Justice, Sailor Moon, which provides for most of the conflict within both the manga and the anime.
Her journey begins when, while running to school, she sees some neighborhood kids abusing a cat and rescues it (in the manga she accidentally steps on the cat). Later, the cat comes into her room and reveals herself as a talking cat named Luna, who serves as the mentor for the show. Luna gives Usagi a magical brooch which helps her transform into Sailor Moon (the "soldier for love and justice"), and tells her that she is a Soldier who must fight for peace. She also tells her that she must find the rest of the Soldiers, as well as their princess. Though at first Usagi is portrayed as a "reluctant heroine"[4] (in the anime she often is rescued by Tuxedo Mask) as time goes on her character grows more confident and mature. However, she still has her crybaby moments late into the metaseries.