Although well-meaning, she is an underachieving, accident-prone crybaby. Usagi is first introduced as living the life of a normal teenage schoolgirl in 20th century Tokyo. "Usagi" is not a common given name in Japan.
The Mixx/Tokyopop English-language manga – along with other localisations – gives her the nickname "Bunny" to partially preserve this pun. This derives from a Chinese folktale, popular in Japan, about the rabbit which is said to be visible in the Moon's face, much like the Western Man in the Moon. Her name is structured as a pun, as the syllable "no" indicates a possessive, so her name can also be understood as "Rabbit of the Moon". Her given name is in hiragana usagi ( うさぎ) and so its meaning is not inherent, but the word ( 兎) means "rabbit" and this is used as a pun frequently throughout the series, including her hairstyle and possessions. The kanji of Usagi's surname translate as "moon" ( 月, tsuki ) and "field" ( 野, no). Of all the Sailor Guardians, Usagi's personality is closest to Takeuchi's own personality at the time Sailor Moon was created. Despite this, stylistic use of differently colored hair does sometimes appear in later artwork, and the concept of the heroines' hair changing color when transformed is used in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
Her editor, Fumio Osano, told her that silver hair would be too plain for cover art. Sailor Moon has pink hair in the initial sketches, but by the intermediate stages of development, Takeuchi planned to have the character's hair be blonde in civilian form and change to silver when she transformed. Takeuchi would put her own hair up in odango before difficult classes or exams. Takeuchi based Usagi's signature hairstyle on a "good luck charm" she had during her studies as a university student. These aspects of Sailor Moon's costume are shown in multiple pieces of early artwork, along with a gun and cloak, which were also parts of the original concept. She also had a mask, which did appear in a few chapters of the manga before being discarded. Sailor Moon's original had some small differences, including color changes, an exposed midriff, and ribbons around the gloves and boots. It was eventually decided that they would instead wear uniforms based on a single theme, whose design was closest to Sailor Moon's original costume concept. In Takeuchi's first proposal for the Sailor Moon series, each of the five heroines had a completely unique outfit.
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Usagi and Sailor Moon series evolved from Naoko Takeuchi's earlier one-shot series called Codename: Sailor V. Usagi's critical reception has been largely positive and she is recognized as one of the most important and popular female superheroes of all time, and a cultural symbol of Japan. She has been the subject of parodies and has appeared in special events. She also cameos in the sister series Codename: Sailor V. Usagi is depicted as usually carefree and cheerful, but with cry-baby tendencies that show themselves when things do not go her way.Īs the protagonist, Usagi appears in every episode, film, video game, and television special of the anime adaptations, Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal as well as the live action adaptation, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, with her trademark twin buns with twin pigtails.
As Usagi matures, she becomes a powerful warrior and protects her adopted home planet, Earth, from villains who wish to harm it. After locating her comrades, Usagi later discovers that she is the reincarnation of the Moon Princess, Princess Serenity ( プリンセス・セレニティ, Purinsesu Sereniti ) and that her former lover, Prince Endymion of Earth has also been reincarnated in the present as the mysterious hero, Tuxedo Mask. She asks Usagi to locate the other reincarnated Sailor Guardians, find the princess and protect the " Silver Crystal", an item of immense power. Luna reveals that Usagi is destined to save Earth from the forces of evil and gives her a brooch to transform into Sailor Moon. She is introduced in chapter #1, "Usagi – Sailor Moon" (originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi magazine on December 28, 1991), as a carefree Japanese schoolgirl who can transform into the magical "Guardian of Love and Justice", Sailor Moon.Īcross all adaptations of Sailor Moon, Usagi initially meets Luna, a magical talking black cat who is searching for the Moon Princess. Usagi Tsukino ( 月野 うさぎ, Tsukino Usagi ), better known as Sailor Moon ( セーラームーン, Sērā Mūn), is a Japanese superheroine and the main protagonist and title character of the Sailor Moon manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi and its subsequent media adaptations.
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