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As she grows stronger, Sailor Moon gains additional powers, and at key points her appearance and title change to reflect this. The first change takes place during the third major story arc—Act 30 of the manga and Episode 111 of the anime—when she obtains the [[Talisman (Sailor Moon)#Holy Grail|Holy Grail]] and becomes '''Super Sailor Moon'''.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 09 |chapter= Act 30 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> Her uniform becomes more ornate (see top of page), and her powers are increased; at first she is unable to take this form without the Grail, and is weakened when its effects fade. Near the end of the S series, she takes this form using pure desperation and the powers of the other Senshi after the Grail has been destroyed. Later, in Act 34 (episode 128), [[List of minor Sailor Moon characters#Pegasus/Helios|Pegasus']] power enables her to transform without it. |
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Sailor Moon receives her third form at the end of the fourth major story arc (Act 41 of ''Dream'' in the manga; the Episode 167 of [[Sailor Stars]] in the anime). The combined power of all ten [[Sailor Team]] members transforms her into '''Eternal Sailor Moon''', who [[Diana (Sailor Moon)|Diana]] says is the closest in power to Neo-Queen Serenity.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= Act 41 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 5, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> Her uniform is even more radically altered—most significantly, two pairs of angelic wings adorn her back, though they seem to be mainly ornamental. |
Sailor Moon receives her third form at the end of the fourth major story arc (Act 41 of ''Dream'' in the manga; the Episode 167 of [[Sailor Stars]] in the anime). The combined power of all ten [[Sailor Team]] members transforms her into '''Eternal Sailor Moon''', who [[Diana (Sailor Moon)|Diana]] says is the closest in power to Neo-Queen Serenity.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= Act 41 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 5, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> Her uniform is even more radically altered—most significantly, two pairs of angelic wings adorn her back, though they seem to be mainly ornamental. |
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Template:Sailor Moon character Usagi Tsukino (月野うさぎ, Tsukino Usagi, or Serena in the English versions) is the protagonist of the Sailor Moon metaseries as well as its title character, best known by her pseudonym, Sailor Moon. She is the de jure 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 is 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, is derived 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.
Profile
Within the metaseries, Usagi Tsukino lives as a schoolgirl in 20th century Tokyo. As the story begins, she is a well-intentioned but underachieving crybaby who prefers the life of a normal teen-aged Earth girl. However, 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. 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 her 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"[1](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.
Naoko Takeuchi planned to have the character's hair be blonde as Usagi and silver whilst in her Sailor Moon form, however she was told by her editor that silver hair was too plain for cover art. She also considered using pink.[2] The silver hair does sometimes appear in later artwork, and the concept of the heroines' hair changing color whilst disguised reappears in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
Usagi lives in Azabu Jūban (which is a real district of Tokyo) with her mother Ikuko Tsukino, her father Kenji Tsukino, and her brother Shingo Tsukino. Usagi's family is named after the family members of the metaseries' creator, Naoko Takeuchi's real family.[3] Out of the Sailor Senshi, Usagi and Minako Aino are the only characters with a conventional nuclear family. Usagi is also the only one known to have a sibling.
She is a poor student, and often comes off as dumb (especially in the anime), though this is generally played off as being due to naïveté and laziness rather than actual stupidity. This is because she spends her time eating, playing video games and reading comics (including RunRun, which published the Sailor V manga in real life) rather than studying. She is often portrayed as a character that is better at art than science.
Usagi's boyfriend is Mamoru Chiba. Mamoru and Usagi's relationship is a large part of Usagi's life, as well as the series. The love they share helps Usagi make it through many challenges. Mamoru becomes Usagi's boyfriend after many trials, and they date for a long time during the series. Mamoru eventually proposes to Usagi, and they ultimately get married.
One of the biggest secrets about Sailor Moon is revealed in a number of connecting episodes in the end of the first series, when she realizes that she is Princess Serenity (the "crown princess" of the Silver Millennium) reborn. In the second series, Usagi learns that she will give birth to a daughter (Chibiusa) by her boyfriend and future husband, and Usagi will become a "sovereign of the Earth", known as Neo-Queen Serenity, by the 30th century.
Usagi is shown to love sweet foods and is easily distracted by them. She loves cake so much that it is listed as her hobby in the manga, and her favorite subject is listed as Home Economics. She is also said to dislike carrots (although she eats them in the anime), and is terrible at both English and mathematics. In addition to being a genuine friend, Usagi is extremely good at brownnosing and, of course, crying. She is afraid of dentists and ghosts, and her greatest dream is to be a bride.[4] Usagi loves rabbits[5] as well as the colors white and pink, and is apparently a member of the Manga Drawing Club at school[6]. She stands 150 centimeters (4 ft 11 in) tall,[7] and is blood type O.[4]
The kanji of Usagi's surname translate as "moon" (月, tsuki) and "field" (野, no). Her given name is in hiragana usagi (うさぎ) and so its meaning is not inherent, but the word itself means "rabbit" and this is used as a pun frequently throughout the series, even in her hairstyle.[citation needed] Her entire name is structured as a pun, as the syllable "no" indicates a possessive, so that her name can also be understood as "Rabbit of the Moon." This derives from a Japanese folktale about the rabbit that is said to be visible in the Moon's face, much like the Western Man in the Moon. The English-language manga gives her the nickname Bunny to partially preserve this pun; many other localizations use the name Bunny as well. "Usagi" is not a common given name in Japan.[8]
Similarly for the dubbed anime, "Serena" is probably at least in part a play on the word Selene, a moon goddess in Greek mythology who fell in love with a shepherd named Endymion. It also derives from the name of the moon princess, which is alternately either "Selenity" (from Selene) or "Serenity" (from the Sea of Serenity on the moon), both of which would be rendered in Japanese as /seɺeneti/.
In the manga and anime, Mamoru gives Usagi the nickname "Odango," a kind of rice dumpling, based on her distinctive hair style. At first this is always accompanied with the suffix "-atama," meaning "head," but as time goes on it is left off. Usagi hates the name at first, but as they become close it develops into a sign of affection. Later in the series, other important male (or androgynous) figures in her life, Haruka and Seiya, adopt the name as well. Because there is no North American equivalent to odango, the English dub almost always uses "Meatball Head," once "Donut Head," and once, somewhat incongruously, "Moon Face."
(In an early DiC promotional tape that advertised Sailor Moon to television stations, Usagi was called Victoria.[9] Another preliminary name that appeared on Kodansha's English website in an advertisement for the series was said to be Celeste.[citation needed])
Aspects and forms
As a character with different incarnations, special powers, transformations and a long lifetime virtually spanned between the Silver Millennium era and the 30th century, Usagi gains multiple aspects and aliases such as Princess Serenity, Sailor Moon, Princess Sailor Moon, Super Sailor Moon, Eternal Sailor Moon, and Neo-Queen Serenity.
Sailor Moon
This is Usagi's Senshi identity, frequently referred to as the Soldier of Love and Justice, and once as the Soldier of Mystery.[10] Her uniform is originally colored in blue and red (or dark pink), with a crescent moon motif; it gradually changes to incorporate more pink and yellow and adds a heart motif as well. She also wears red hairpieces and white barrettes resembling feathers, both of which can be used for minor attacks. Her personality is no different from when she is a civilian, although certain powers are unavailable to her in that form.
Sailor Moon's attack names center around the moon, love, mystery and light. She starts out as a frightened, reluctant girl, often having to be bailed out by the others, but gradually comes to accept who she is. She eventually becomes the most powerful Senshi in the galaxy, but her capacity for caring about other people is frequently shown to be more powerful still.
As she grows stronger, Sailor Moon gains additional powers, and at key points her appearance and title change to reflect this. The first change takes place during the third major story arc—Act 30 of the manga and Episode 111 of the anime—when she obtains the Holy Grail and becomes Super Sailor Moon.[11] Her uniform becomes more ornate (see top of page), and her powers are increased; at first she is unable to take this form without the Grail, and is weakened when its effects fade. Near the end of the S series, she takes this form using pure desperation and the powers of the other Senshi after the Grail has been destroyed. Later, in Act 34 (episode 128), Pegasus' power enables her to transform without it.
Sailor Moon receives her third form at the end of the fourth major story arc (Act 41 of Dream in the manga; the Episode 167 of Sailor Stars in the anime). The combined power of all ten Sailor Team members transforms her into Eternal Sailor Moon, who Diana says is the closest in power to Neo-Queen Serenity.[12] Her uniform is even more radically altered—most significantly, two pairs of angelic wings adorn her back, though they seem to be mainly ornamental.
In the manga, Eternal Sailor Moon uses the Silver Moon Crystal, which is an evolved form of the Silver Crystal, to do her attacks. In the Sailor Stars anime it's less clear whether the crystal she is using is still called the Silver Crystal. The names of the attacks are congruent with the manga, which uses the name of the new crystal, but the crystal is not clearly given a new name.
Princess Serenity
Princess Serenity (プリンセス・セレニティ) lived in the Moon Kingdom during the age of the Silver Millennium. She was the daughter of Queen Serenity, who ruled the Silver Millennium and watched over the Earth. Princess Serenity's guardians and closest friends were Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus, who lived on the moon with her.
Princess Serenity often explored Earth to see real greenery, even though it had been forbidden (manga Act 10). On one of her visits, she met the crown prince of the Earth, Endymion, and they fell in love.
During the attack which caused the Moon Kingdom's downfall, Prince Endymion died protecting Serenity. In the manga, she committed suicide out of grief, while in the anime they were both killed by Queen Metaria. Serenity's mother, the Queen, was able to seal away the evil which had inspired the attack, but everyone involved was killed. Before her own death, the Queen used the Silver Crystal to give her daughter and others another chance at life, hoping in particular that, this time, Serenity and Endymion could find happiness together.
Eventually, Serenity was reincarnated as Usagi Tsukino in the 20th century. Usagi occasionally takes the form of Princess Serenity during the metaseries, often at climactic moments when more strength is needed than Sailor Moon can access. Usagi discovers her identity as a princess in Act 9 of the manga, Episode 34 of the anime, and Act 25 of the live-action series.
At climatic moments, Serenity sometimes gains a pair of functioning angelic wings. She does this during the final battles of SuperS, to save Chibiusa, and Sailor Stars, during the fight with the fully-possessed Galaxia. It is unclear if this power comes from her past life or is Usagi's own power.
In the first two series, dubbed by DiC, Princess Serenity is known as Princess Serena. In the last two, by Cloverway, the name Serenity is used.
Princess Sailor Moon
Unique to the live-action series, Princess Sailor Moon is a powerful combination of Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity, introduced when Usagi is "possessed" by the spirit of her former self. She originally appears after Queen Beryl takes the Shitennou hostage in exchange for Mamoru. Silently furious, Sailor Moon transforms into Princess Sailor Moon and halts Queen Beryl using her sword.
It is obvious that Princess Sailor Moon is not the same as Usagi when she shows no remorse for the fate of the Shitennou (at least Nephrite's fate), and when she refers to Mamoru as "Endymion" rather than using his civilian name. She is also constantly angry, and tends to leave flaming carnage in her wake. In one Act, Usagi's friend Naru accidentally gets too close and winds up in the hospital for a while. Though smiling in most promotional material for the series, Princess Sailor Moon does not smile in the series itself.
Princess Sailor Moon states to Usagi during inner dialogue that she has no qualms about destroying the Earth if Endymion is ever taken from her, and later on even summons her own special demons to fight her friends, all bearing moon-shaped signs similar to hers. Usagi struggles to suppress her power in fear that she would eventually destroy the world, something that comes to light in an Ideon-like fashion for the series finale. Her internal conflict is the major conflict for the rest of the series.
Princess Sailor Moon has a sword, which also doubles as a harp with invisible strings. She plays this in sorrow while thinking of her lost prince, and is capable of using it to heal people and the land. Other that this, the exact effect of playing the harp is unclear, but much of the time it causes the power of her Silver Crystal to feed the power of Queen Metaria, accelerating the devastation of the planet. Using the sword in its capacity as a weapon, Princess Sailor Moon can deflect enemy attacks and can unleash devastating projectile attacks. She also has the ability to levitate, and to teleport.
Like other characters unique to the live-action series, Princess Sailor Moon's outfit was designed by Naoko Takeuchi herself. Her sailor outfit was considerably more elaborate than Sailor Moon's, and included pearls on her gloves and lace on her skirt.
Neo-Queen Serenity
During the second major story arc, it is revealed that Usagi, as Serenity, will eventually become the queen of a new Silver Millennium called Crystal Tokyo, which will exist during the 30th century. She is first seen in this future form in Act 16 of the manga and Episode 68 of the anime. Usagi learns that she will be given the title "Sovereign of Earth," and Mamoru will become King Endymion alongside her. It is stated in the manga that she becomes Neo-Queen Serenity after warding off a second Ice Age, though the specifics of this are never discussed. This incarnation is shown to be more mature than the present day Usagi, though she still has her moments—in Episode 104, Chibiusa gives the Senshi a letter from the future, in which the Queen asks them to train her--the letter is simplistic and contains almost no kanji. Also, in Episode 146, Diana says that the King and Queen sometimes play sick to get out of things. Letters she sends though the Door of Space-Time to Chibiusa are sometimes signed with a drawing of herself (and sometimes King Endymion) instead of a name.
Neo-Queen Serenity is probably Usagi's most powerful form, based on comments by Diana, who states that Eternal Sailor Moon is second in power only to the Queen. However, in the manga, Neo-Queen Serenity addresses the present-day Inner Senshi, stating that after she became queen, she lost much of her power as a Senshi. She does still demonstrate considerable power, reviving the citizens of 30th Century Tokyo with the Spiral Heart Moon Rod and bestowing the present-day Inner Senshi with "Planet Powers" and her own past self with new "Cosmic Powers".
She wears an altered version of the dress she wore as a princess, with the shoulder pieces omitted and a large, wing-shaped bow added to the small of the back. She also wears a crown and the crescent moon is always visible on her forehead. Her face and facial expressions are drawn to look more mature than the 20th century Usagi. Her iconic hairstyle is retained.
In the original anime and manga series, this form is the only one that Chibiusa considers as being her mother, while Usagi of the past is regarded as more of a big-sister figure, and many characters often mistake them for sisters. In the English-dubbed anime, however, "Rini" frequently refers to "Serena" in her civilian or Senshi forms as "Mama."
Senshi powers
Throughout the various series, Sailor Moon gains access to a number of special attacks and other powers.[13]
Transformations
Usagi must first transform into a Sailor Senshi by activating a special device (usually a compact) and shouting a special phrase, originally "Moon Prism Power, Make-up!"[14] As she becomes more powerful and obtains new transformation devices, this phrase changes to evoke Moon Crystal Power, Moon Cosmic Power, Crisis, Moon Crisis, Moon Eternal, or Silver Moon Crystal Power. "Crisis, Make-Up!" is unquie as it envokes a second transformation while already a Senshi. Most of Usagi's anime transformations involve the use of shiny red or pink ribbons which come out of her brooch and form her uniform. When her detransformation is shown (such as in Episode 90), these ribbons reappear and unravel from around her body and go back into the brooch, leaving her in the clothes she was wearing before she transformed. The one exception is her transformation to Eternal Sailor Moon, in which feathers are substituted for the ribbons. Feathers and wings also figure briefly in other transformations. She also has a pen Called the Luna Pen which allows her to take on a disguise by saying "Moon Power!
Attacks
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Series 1: Sailor Moon / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
- Sailor V Kick — A normal kick used on her brother. He slams the door on her and she hits it with her knee.
- Moon Frisbee — Sailor Moon uses her tiara as a frisbee to attack the opponent. It has numerous alternate names; the first time it is used in the manga, it is called Moon Tiara Boomerang. In the anime, it is Moon Tiara Action, and in English , Moon Tiara Magic (and once Moon Tiara Vaporize). PGSM uses the "Boomerang" name. This attack is used extensively during the first series, but rarely used afterwards, and then mostly as a tool rather than an attack. In episode 184, she even uses a pizza for this attack, because she does not have a tiara as Eternal Sailor Moon, so it is assumed she can no longer use it.
- Chou Onpa (超音波, chō onpa, super sound waves) — Sailor Moon uses her odango hairpieces to amplify sound. This is generally an accident resulting from her screams of fright. The attack does not have a name in the anime.
- Moon Tiara Stardust — An anime-only attack which is a variation of Moon Tiara Action, but instead of attacking the enemy it would circle over them and shed purifying dust over them. Only used once (in Episode 5), this was never shown in the English dub as the episode was cut.
- Sailor Moon Kick — Sailor Moon jumps and kicks. Sometimes used by Usagi when she is not transformed, to kick doors/siblings. Later used as a dual attack with Sailor ChibiMoon.
- Moon Twilight Flash — In manga, causes a bright light to flash from her second tiara. In the live action, she uses her Moon Stick for this attack and it is her primary attack throughout the series.
- Moon Healing Escalation — Used in combination with the Moon Stick/Crescent Moon Wand to turn people possessed by the Dark Kingdom into their original forms. Once she acquires the Silver Crystal this attack is powered up. In the Japanese anime, it causes the monster to yell "Refresh!" before returning to normal. In the English anime, the attack is called Moon Healing Activation, and occasionally Cosmic Moon Power when Sailor Moon uses the Crystal to attack enemies.
- Unnamed beam attack — Used in PGSM to break down a barrier along side the other Senshi. Used in Act 16.
- Unnamed healing move — Used occasionally in PGSM to restore energy to those who have had theirs drained, whether by youma or otherwise. She can do this either with the Moon Stick or without, depending on how many people are hurt or how badly they need healing. This power first appears in Act 16 with the Moon Stick, and Act 18 without.
- Unnamed crescent attack — A PGSM attack, she shoots pink crescent moons out of her Moon Stick at a youma. This attack is first used alongside similarly unnamed attacks from Jupiter and Luna in Act 33.
Series 2: Sailor Moon R/Black Moon arc
- Moon Princess Halation — Used in combination with the Cutie Moon Rod to attack enemies. It is called Moon Scepter Elimination or Moon Scepter Activation in the English television series, and Moon Princess Elimination in the dubbed movie and various subtitled episodes. The attack causes the Cardians to yell "Cleansing!" before transforming back into cards, and causes the Droids to turn into a pile of ash, leaving nothing but a gem that quickly loses its sheen. In the manga she uses this as a double attack with Chibiusa to destory the Death Phantom.
- Moon Crystal Power — This is not an attack, as it is only used to transform the Ayakashi Sisters into normal women. It causes them to say 'Refresh!' in a more pleasant tone than when 'healing' a monster. It simply involves holding up the Crystal Compact, and uses the same animation as the start of Moon Crystal Power Make-Up, albeit with a gloved hand instead of a bare hand. In the dub this is referred to as Moon Crystal Healing Activation and Moon Crystal Healing Power.
- Sailor Body Attack — Sailor Moon slams her body against her opponent. Used only in Episode 61.
Series 3: Sailor Moon S/Infinity arc
- Moon Spiral Heart Attack — Used with the Spiral Heart Moon Rod to attack enemies. In the anime (original Japanese), it usually causes the Daimon to yell "Lovely!" before returning to the object(s) it was made from.
- Rainbow Moon Heart Ache — An upgrade of the above attack that can only be used as Super Sailor Moon. It causes the Daimon to yell "Love-lovely!" In the English version of "Sailor Moon S: The Movie", it was called Rainbow Moon Heartache Reform.
- Rainbow Double Moon Heart Ache — A manga-only attack used by Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon.
- Moon Cosmic Power — An attack used against Pharaoh 90 in Episode 125. Using the Spiral Heart Moon Rod she hysterically tried to obliterate Pharaoh 90.
- Double Sailor Moon Kick! — A physical attack combo with Sailor Chibi Moon, only used in episode 107.
Series 4: Sailor Moon SuperS/Dream arc
- Moon Gorgeous Meditation — In the manga, this was an attack used by Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon. In the anime (SuperS), Chibi Moon would summon Pegasus after which Sailor Moon would use this attack. The lemures ("monster-of-the-day" for this series) would scream "Stage out!" before being destroyed by shattered light rapidly fired at them from Super Sailor Moon's Kaleido Moon Scope. In the SuperS movie, both Moon and Chibi Moon used this attack to kill Badiane, who had merged with her Black Dream Hole. In the SuperS dub, it was referred to as Moon Super Moon Target in the first episode, and Super Moon Target in the second episode.
- Double Sailor Kick — A kick performed in tandem with Chibi Moon, used to attack Fisheye in Episode 143.
Series 5: Sailor Moon Sailor Stars arc
- Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss — Her first attack as Eternal Sailor Moon. In the manga, it is used to defeat Queen Nehellenia. In the anime, she uses it to return phage to their original forms (they yell "Beautiful!" before returning to normal).
- Silver Moon Crystal Power Therapy Kiss — In the manga, Eternal Sailor Moon uses this attack to destroy the zombified Sailor Soldiers.
- Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss — In the anime only, this is an upgraded version of "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss," the result of Chibichibi lending Eternal Sailor Moon additional power. It is used to return phage to their original forms (they still yell "Beautiful!").
- Silver Moon Crystal Power — A strong energy healing technique used in an attempt to cleanse Sailor Galaxia of Chaos.
- Silver Moon Crystal Eternal Power — A manga-only attack used to defeat Chaos.
Variations
Usagi in the series is often inconsistent from version to version. In the manga, while she starts out as a crybaby, she quickly matures and learns to make decisions for herself.[15][16] She is often portrayed as just lazy rather than lacking intelligence as was shown when she passed her high school exams without trouble and was threatened with being separated from her friends.[17]
The anime often portrays Usagi as more flaky and child-like, and not as serious. She often bickers with Chibiusa, begs Mamoru to buy her things and bickers with Rei very childishly, but is equally caring as her manga counterpart. She does evolve during the course of the series, but it lacks the adult maturity that Usagi of the manga gains.[16]
Lastly, the dubbed version made Serena more of a ditz than Usagi--airheaded and often annoying. The script for the dub was changed to reflect this change such as Serena saying in episode #103, "Hi, you look like da bomb in those kimonos", which is explicitly trying to emulate a stereotypical valley girl dialect. In contrast, in the following episode, Neo-Queen Serenity talks without this pseudo-valley girl dialect, showing this was intentional.[18] She whined far more than she did in the original anime version. This altered the perception many fans had of her character.[18]
Usagi in the live-action series is slightly different from her manga and anime counterparts. She is much more outgoing and extroverted, and seems to make friends very easily, which immediately puts her personality in conflict with her fellow Senshi, all of whom were loners to varying degrees. She rarely uses formal grammar with those of her age (though she does with adults), and refers to everyone as "[given name]-chan," which is very informal and a way of expressing closeness. She even teases Ami when Ami continues calling her "Tsukino-san," a formal way of speaking to classmates, saying that it is as if they are not friends.[19] Every time a new Senshi appears, Usagi immediately tries to make her a friend, even though almost all of them resist. However, through Usagi's influence, the other Senshi gradually begin to realize that they are stronger together than they are alone.
Actresses
In the Japanese animated version, Usagi is voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi. While she had her appendix removed during the final episodes of series one, Kae Araki played her character.[20] In the English dubbed version, Serena is played by Tracey Moore (episodes 1-11, 15 and 21), Terri Hawkes (episodes 12, 14-20, 22-82, and movies) and Linda Ballantyne (episodes 90-166).[21]
In the stage musicals, Usagi has been played by four actresses: Anza Oyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The numerous musicals are frequently grouped into "stages" according to which of these actresses was currently playing Sailor Moon.
In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Usagi is played by Miyū Sawai,[22] who also plays Queen Serenity in the Special Act.
See also
References
- ^ Grigsby considers this reluctance to "substantially undermine the agency of the character", p.72
- ^ Takeuchi, Naoko. "Manga Style - Early Designs". Retrieved 2007-02-16. (translated by Michelle Bacon of Manga Style)
- ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (July 6, 1993, March 5, 1995). "Act 15". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 4. Kodansha. 4-06-178753-5.
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- ^ Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon album I. Kodansha. April 1993. ISBN 4-06-177734-3., The height is from page 103, and V2, page 94 and 111 since Usagi's height is given
- ^ Grigsby, Mary (1998). "Sailormoon: Manga (Comics) and Anime (Cartoon) Superheroine Meets Barbie: Global Entertainment Commodity Comes to the United States" The Journal of Popular Culture 32 (1) 59-80 doi:10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_59.x
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- ^ First used in each of Sailor Moon's first appearances. In the English versions, Usagi does not say 'Make up' when transforming, although it is sometimes replaced with "Transform!".
- ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (July 6, 1992, September 5, 1996). "Act 1". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 1. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178721-7.
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(help), she makes a decision for the group to not stay as star forms, this is a large contrast to where she would run away and cry at the beginning of the series. In the anime, Usagi is never faced with harsh decisions as she makes in this last act, making her mature more thoroughly in the manga than the anime. - ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (September 6, 1995). "Act 34". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178814-0.
- ^ a b Serena was often made to whine and not control the modulation of her voice (compared to that of Neo Queen Serenity) in voicing rather than get louder which can be compared best in the last few scenes of episode #125. What is notable is that Kotono Mitsuishi, Usagi's seiyuu, got louder, whereas the voice actresses for Serena get louder and then whine at the end. This changes the impression of the character from lazy to a plain ditz.
- ^ Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Act 5.
- ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon". Retrieved November 2, 2006.
- ^ Chiang, Jackie. "The Sailor Senshi Page: North American Dub". Retrieved October 31, 2006.
- ^ Nae. "Shingetsu". Retrieved October 31, 2006.
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