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{{Button|manga page = Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (manga)|anime page = Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (anime)|pgsm page = Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (PGSM)|crystal page = Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (Crystal)|sera myu page = Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (Sera Myu)}}
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{{Character Infobox - Manga
|alignment = [[Moon Kingdom]], [[Crystal Tokyo]]
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|alignment = Moon Kingdom, Crystal Tokyo
|image = Makoto in the manga.jpg
 
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|image =<tabber>Civilian Form=[[File:Makoto Kino - Manga.png|220px]]|-|Sailor Form=[[File:Makoto Kino Sailor Jupiter Sailor Form - Manga.png|180px]]|-|Super Form Form=[[File:Makoto Kina Sailor Jupiter Super Sailor Form - Manga.png|220px]]|-|Eternal Form=[[File:Makoto Kino Sailor Jupiter Eternal Form - Manga.png|220px]]|-|Princess Jupiter=[[File:Princess Jupiter - Manga.png|150px]]</tabber>
 
|gender = Female
 
|gender = Female
 
|species = Human
 
|species = Human
|resides = [[Azabu-Juuban]], Minato-ku, [[Tokyo]]
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|resides = [[Azabu-Juuban]], Minato ward; Tokyo, Japan
 
|kanji / kana = 木野 まこと
|occupation = [[Juuban Municipal Junior High School]] student (arcs 1, 2, and 3)<br /> [[Juuban Municipal High School]] student (arcs 4 and 5)
 
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|age = 14-15 (arcs 1-2)<ref>Sailor Moon Eternal Edition (2019)</ref><br>
|kanji / kana = 木野 まこと <br />''Kino Makoto''
 
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16 (arcs 3-4)<br>
|first appearance = [[Act 5 - Makoto, Sailor Jupiter]]
 
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17 (arc 5)
|actors =
 
 
|height = 168cm or 5'6"
|birthdate = December 5th ([[♐]]) <ref>[http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/chara/chara04.html Makoto kino at Sailor Moon Official Website (Japanese)]</ref>
 
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|blood type = O
|age = 14 (arcs 1-2)<br /> 15 (arcs 3-4)<br /> 16 (arc 5)
 
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|relatives =
|height = 168cm or 5'6"|full name = Makoto Kino
 
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|dislikes = Cheaters, airplanes, biology
|forms = Sailor Jupiter, Super Sailor Jupiter, Princess Jupiter, Eternal Sailor Jupiter
 
|relatives = Deceased parents <br /> [[Mako Kino]] (Daughter) (Parallel Sailor Moon only) <br /> Unnamed husband (Parallel Sailor Moon only)|dislikes = Cheaters, biology|likes = Baking, cooking, gardening, flower arrangement, romance novels, bargain hunting, martial arts, video games, shopping, the color pink, home economics|related pages = [[Makoto Kino (anime)|Anime Bio]]<br /> [[Makoto Kino (second anime)|Second Anime Bio]]<br /> [[Makoto Kino (PGSM)|PGSM Bio]]<br /> [[Makoto Kino (Sera Myu)|Sera Myu Bio]]}}
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|likes = Baking (especially cherry pies), cooking, gardening, flower arranging, romance novels, bargain hunting, martial arts, video games, shopping, the color pink, home economics
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|name = Makoto Kino
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|japanese = 木野 まこと
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|romanji = Kino Makoto
 
|aka = Sailor Jupiter, Super Sailor Jupiter, Eternal Sailor Jupiter, Princess Jupiter
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|jobs = Student, Sailor Senshi
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|relations = Unamed Mother and Father (deceased)
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|affiliates = Solar System [[Sailor Guardians|Sailor Senshi]]<br>
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[[Ittou Asanuma]]|birthday = December 5, 1977 (♐)
 
|first manga appearance = [[Act 5 Makoto - Sailor Jupiter]]
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|schools = [[Juban Public Middle School]] (arcs 1, 2, and 3)<br>
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Juban Public High School (arcs 4 and 5)}}
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[[File:Sailor_moon_jupiter.png|thumb|left|50px]]
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{{Quote|I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Courage. I am Sailor Jupiter! I'll fill you regret, it'll leave you numb!|Sailor Jupiter's stock introduction}}
   
'''Makoto Kino''' is the civilian identity and present-day incarnation of [[Sailor Jupiter]]. This is the original depiction of the manga character created by Naoko Takeuchi.
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<font color="#006600">'''Makoto Kino'''</font> (木野 まこと, Kino Makoto) is the civilian identity and present-day incarnation of Sailor Jupiter (セーラージュピター, Seeraa Jupitaaa).
   
 
== Nomenclature & Etymology ==
==Profile==
 
Makoto is a Japanese teenager who lives in Azabu-Juuban, Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan. In Act 17, it is revealed that her parents died in an airline accident when she was younger, which caused that Makoto had to live all by herself ever since.
 
   
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=== Etymology ===
In [[Chapter 1 - The Melancholy of Mako-chan]], the first story of the [[Exam Battle stories|Exam Battle series]]. The story also revealed that Makoto likes cooking and bargain hunting.
 
 
'''Makoto''': Makoto's first name in Japanese is written in hiragana as "まこと", which can be read as "実", which can mean "trust" or "sincerity" in Japanese.<ref>[[wiktionary:まこと|まこと - Wiktionary]]</ref><ref>[[wiktionary:実|実 - Wiktionary]]</ref> Originally, it was "Mamoru" meaning "to guard/protect".
   
 
'''Kino''': The kanji of "Kino" (木野) can translate to "wood field" or "tree field."
After she got a sense that there was a place she had to be, Makoto transferred to [[Juuban Municipal Junior High School]], the same school [[Usagi Tsukino]] and [[Ami Mizuno]] go to. When she transferred, a rumor went around saying that she was expelled from her old school.
 
   
 
Her name completely in hiragana would be "きのまこと" (''Kino Makoto'').
In Act 42, it is shown that Makoto dreams of getting married, opening up a flower shop and cake bakery, and growing up to be as pretty as [[Michiru Kaiou|Michiru]] and as strong as [[Haruka Tenou|Haruka]].
 
===Appearance===
 
Makoto is a teenage girl who fair skin and a slim complexion, though she is slightly more muscular than her most of her fellow Senshi. She has big green eyes, long brown wavy hair that she usually keeps tied up with a ponytail holder with two green balls, and is almost always shown wearing her [[Makoto's Rose Earrings|pink rose earrings]]. She is also the tallest out of the Inner Senshi, standing at 168cm or 5 feet 6 inches.
 
   
==Biography==
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== Appearance ==
===Codename: Sailor V===
 
[[File:Makoto_in_SV.PNG|thumb|left|Makoto in Codename: Sailor V]]Although Makoto is not formally introduced in the Sailor V manga, at the end of Chapter 16, Makoto is seen right behind Minako on the train, remarking in her thoughts that she is weird for bringing a cat onto the train before getting off.
 
   
===Dark Kingdom Arc===
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===Civilian===
 
Makoto is a teenage girl who fair skin and a slim complexion, though she is slightly more muscular than most of her fellow Sailor Senshi. She has big green eyes, long brown wavy hair that she usually keeps tied up with a ponytail holder with two green balls, and is almost always shown wearing her pink rose earrings. She is also the tallest out of the Inner Sailor Senshi, standing at 168 cm or 5 feet 6 inches.
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==Sailor Senshi==
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<tabber>
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|-|Sailor Jupiter=
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Sailor Jupiter wears a sailor suit with two colors: green (scarf, boots, skirt, choker, the gem of the tiara, the button of front bow, end of sleeves on gloves) and pink (both bows, earrings). The rest of her outfit is white. Her tiara is the same base color as the rest of the Sailor Senshi's; gold. She is also seen wearing a light blue hair accessory as well as a pair of pink rose earrings.
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|-|Super Sailor Jupiter=
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As Super Sailor Jupiter, she wears an upgraded version of the Sailor Jupiter sailor uniform. The entire uniform is the same. The only things that have changed are the length of her back bow and the shape of the button on her front bow (circle to the heart), along with a yellow star added to her choker. Her boots are also the same.
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|-|Eternal Sailor Jupiter=
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As Eternal Sailor Jupiter, she wears an upgraded version of the Super Sailor Jupiter uniform. The scarf is still dark green, along with the first layer of her skirt. The second layer of the skirt is transparent green. Her front bow remains pink, while the back bow changes from pink to light green and has ribbons of the same color flowing from it. Her puffy white sleeves are now replaced with transparent green big puffy sleeves with the remainder of the sleeve being two dark green puffs. Replacing the usual button on her front bow is a green star-shaped button, the oval-shaped gem on her tiara is now a green star-shaped green gem, and the plain collar now has a green star attached to it. Instead of the original dark green tie-up boots, Eternal Sailor Jupiter now has a pair of white boots with a strip of dark green at the top with a gold star in the middle. Jupiter is still wearing her hair accessory but her pink rose earrings have been replaced by green dangling 5-pointed star earrings.
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|-|Princess Jupiter=
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Sailor Jupiter is also the princess of the planet Jupiter. She wears a green gown with two green roses, one on each side, that goes down to her toes and splits in two right above the knee and trails back. Her hair is tied up with a green ribbon with a pink rose in the middle. She has a green choker that is tied in a bow a the back, with the streams running down her back. Her symbol is always on her forehead. In addition to the choker, she also wears a necklace. She also has green heels with a strap across the ankle. She dwelt in Io Castle.
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</tabber>
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==Background==
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Makoto was an only child who lived with her parents until one fateful day when her parents died in a plane crash, leading her to develop a fear of airplanes. She would learn how to take care of herself and develop impressive cooking skills in the process.
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Makoto would grow to be a very tall girl for her age with impressive strength for her gender, leading most to assume she was a delinquent and avoid her.
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One day, Makoto tried to confess her feelings to a boy she liked, but he rejected her. She would later transfer schools, partly because of heartache, but also because she felt a greater purpose calling her elsewhere.
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==== Dark Kingdom arc ====
 
Makoto's first appearance in the Sailor Moon series was at the end "[[Act 4 - Masquerade Dance Party]]". Here, she is seen walking outside at night in the rain. However, she makes her formal appearance in the following act, "[[Act 5 - Makoto, Sailor Jupiter]]". At the beginning of the act, she saves Usagi from getting hit by a car. After doing so, Makoto tells Usagi to be more careful in the future and walks away. At school, Makoto accidentally bumps into Usagi and gets yelled at by a teacher who tells her to wear a proper uniform. As Makoto was setting up for lunch, she protects Usagi from an oncoming baseball. as Usagi was spying on her. She throws the ball far and Usagi joins her for lunch.
 
Makoto's first appearance in the Sailor Moon series was at the end "[[Act 4 - Masquerade Dance Party]]". Here, she is seen walking outside at night in the rain. However, she makes her formal appearance in the following act, "[[Act 5 - Makoto, Sailor Jupiter]]". At the beginning of the act, she saves Usagi from getting hit by a car. After doing so, Makoto tells Usagi to be more careful in the future and walks away. At school, Makoto accidentally bumps into Usagi and gets yelled at by a teacher who tells her to wear a proper uniform. As Makoto was setting up for lunch, she protects Usagi from an oncoming baseball. as Usagi was spying on her. She throws the ball far and Usagi joins her for lunch.
   
===Black Moon Arc===
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==== Black Moon arc ====
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Makoto fights Petz but she was unable to overpower Petz's attack. When Sailor Moon kills Petz, Makoto is kidnapped by Rubeus and held hostage at Nemisis until Sailor Moon rescues the group.
===Infinity Arc===
 
===Dream Arc===
 
===Stars Arc===
 
   
== Powers and Abilities ==
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==== Infinity arc ====
Makoto possesses immense physical strength, as high as Haruka's, and combined with some knowledge of martial arts, she, as Sailor Jupiter, is the "hand-to-hand combatant" of the Inner Sailor Scouts (unlike Sailor Mercury, the "brain" of the team).
 
   
 
==== Dream arc ====
When she is sick, she becomes electrically charged, becoming untouchable, as shown in the Act 17, when she unintentionally electrified her [[Ittou Asanuma|boyfriend]].
 
   
==Development==
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==== Stars arc ====
Makoto was present in the original propsoal for the Codename: Sailor V anime; however,&nbsp;she was called Mamoru Chino, a name similar to [[Mamoru Chiba]]. It was later confirmed this character was eventually turned into Makoto, her character was meant to be not only tough, but the leader of a female gang and a smoker. Also, her hair was straight instead of wavy.
 
===Etymology===
 
'''Makoto''': Makoto's first name in Japanese is written in hiragana as "まこと", which can be read as "実", which can mean "trust" or "sincerity" in Japanese.<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8 まこと - Wiktionary]</ref><ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9F 実 - Wiktionary]</ref> Originally, it was "Mamoru," meaning "to guard/protect."
 
   
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== Sailor Senshi Info ==
'''Kino''': The kanji of "Kino" (木野) can translate to "wood field" or "tree field."
 
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Makoto can transform into Sailor Jupiter by saying "Jupiter Power, Make Up!", increasing her already high combat prowess with attacks centered around lightning and nature.
   
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==== Phrases ====
Her name completely in hiragana would be "きのまこと" (''Kino Makoto'').
 
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* [[Jupiter Power, Make Up]]
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* [[Jupiter Star Power, Make Up]]
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* [[Jupiter Planet Power, Make Up]]
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* [[Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up]]
   
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==== Items ====
Her DiC name, "Lita", could be a shortened version of "lightning". However, the Latin and American meanings of the name are both “joyful,” which would accurately describe Lita’s cheerful nature when she’s not around airplanes, that is. Yet the name is Spanish, and in that language would translate to “sorrow.” Ironically, this would also fit Lita, based on the tragedy with her parents in “Mako’s Depression.”
 
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* [[Transformation Pen]]
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* [[Star Power Stick]]
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* [[Jupiter Crystal]]
   
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==== Attacks ====
Lita could be derived from 'Leda' one of the moons of Jupiter. The moon Leda was named after one of Zeus' mythological cohorts, who is the subject of the famous poem "Leda and the Swan." Both Lita and Leda
 
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* [[Flower Hurricane]]
have four letters and start with L, and end with A.
 
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* [[Jupiter Thunderbolt]]
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* [[Supreme Thunder]]
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* [[Sparkling Wide Pressure]]
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* [[Jupiter Coconut Cyclone]]
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* [[Jupiter Oak Evolution]]
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* [[Sailor Planet Attack]]
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* [[Sailor Planet Power]]
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* [[Galactica Gale]]
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* [[Galactica Planet Attack]]
   
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==== Weapons ====
"Lita" is a pun on the word, lightning, one of the elements that Sailor
 
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* [[Tiara]]
Jupiter is known to fight with. However, it should be noted that it means "trust" or "to rely on" in Swedish when put together with the word "på". This may or may not have been intended.
 
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* [[Thunder and Lightning Antenna]]
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* [[Leaves of Oak]]
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* Rose Earrings
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* [[Rose Belt]]
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==Development==
 
Makoto was present in the original proposal for the Codename: Sailor V anime; however, she was called Mamoru Chino, a name similar to [[Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (manga)|Mamoru Chiba]]. It was later confirmed this character was eventually turned into Makoto, her character was meant to be not only tough but the leader of a female gang and a smoker. Also, her hair was straight instead of wavy.'
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== Gallery ==
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==Manga Scans==
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<gallery position="center">
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Makoto_in_Codename_Sailor_V.jpg|Makoto's cameo at the end of Codename: Sailor V: Chapter 16
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MakotoAct5.gif|Makoto standing outside Juban Public Middle School
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Be Careful.jpg|Makoto telling Usagi to be careful.
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MakotoandAsanuma.gif|Makoto and Asanuma
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Yuck.jpg|Makoto and her Japanese style meatloaf.
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MakotoFearofAirplanes.gif|Makoto expresses her fear for airplanes
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Mako parents.JPG|Makoto's deceased parents
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Jupiter m07.jpg
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Group m12.jpg
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</gallery>
   
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==Concept Art==
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<gallery position="center">
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Makoto Concept Art.jpg|Makoto's concept art.
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</gallery>
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==Miscellaneous==
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<gallery position="center">
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Makoto_Princess_Naoko_Room.jpg
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Kanzenban 10.jpg|The Inner Senshi on the cover of volume 10 of the Kanzenban manga.
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</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*The Kanji 木 Is used to identify the day Thursday in japan. Thursday according to Nordic mythology, it is the thunder god Thor's Day.
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*The Kanji 木 Is used to identify the day Thursday in japan. Thursday according to Nordic mythology, is the thunder god, Thor's Day.
 
*Although Makoto is not formally introduced in the Sailor V manga, at the end of Chapter 16, Makoto is seen right behind Minako on the train, remarking in her thoughts that she is weird for bringing a cat onto the train before getting off.
*Her school uniform was further representation of her tough girl status, that being the style for those girls at the time.
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*Her school uniform was a further representation of her tough girl status, that being the style for those girls at the time.
*In the manga and in ''Crystal'', it is shown that Makoto keeps many plants in her apartment.
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*In the manga and ''Crystal'', it is shown that Makoto keeps many plants in her apartment.
*The source of Makoto's income has been a debate among the fans, seeing as she is only 14-16 years old. An explanation behind how she supported herself was never given, but a popular theory is that she lives off an inheritance left behind by her parents.
 
 
*Her very first appearance in the manga was at the end of Act 4, even though her identity wasn't revealed until Act 5.
 
*Her very first appearance in the manga was at the end of Act 4, even though her identity wasn't revealed until Act 5.
*In the first "Chibiusa Picture Diary", Makoto is seen eating a chocolate cigarette. However, there are many fans who believe she was smoking an actual cigarette.
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*In the first "Chibiusa Picture Diary", Makoto is seen eating a chocolate cigarette.
==Gallery==
 
 
''For images of the manga incarnation of Makoto Kino, please see [[Makoto Kino/Image Gallery]]''
 
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 23:48, 19 January 2020

Sailor moon jupiter
"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Courage. I am Sailor Jupiter! I'll fill you regret, it'll leave you numb!"
— Sailor Jupiter's stock introduction


Makoto Kino (木野 まこと, Kino Makoto) is the civilian identity and present-day incarnation of Sailor Jupiter (セーラージュピター, Seeraa Jupitaaa).

Nomenclature & Etymology

Etymology

Makoto: Makoto's first name in Japanese is written in hiragana as "まこと", which can be read as "実", which can mean "trust" or "sincerity" in Japanese.[2][3] Originally, it was "Mamoru" meaning "to guard/protect".

Kino: The kanji of "Kino" (木野) can translate to "wood field" or "tree field."

Her name completely in hiragana would be "きのまこと" (Kino Makoto).

Appearance

Civilian

Makoto is a teenage girl who fair skin and a slim complexion, though she is slightly more muscular than most of her fellow Sailor Senshi. She has big green eyes, long brown wavy hair that she usually keeps tied up with a ponytail holder with two green balls, and is almost always shown wearing her pink rose earrings. She is also the tallest out of the Inner Sailor Senshi, standing at 168 cm or 5 feet 6 inches.

Sailor Senshi

Sailor Jupiter wears a sailor suit with two colors: green (scarf, boots, skirt, choker, the gem of the tiara, the button of front bow, end of sleeves on gloves) and pink (both bows, earrings). The rest of her outfit is white. Her tiara is the same base color as the rest of the Sailor Senshi's; gold. She is also seen wearing a light blue hair accessory as well as a pair of pink rose earrings.

As Super Sailor Jupiter, she wears an upgraded version of the Sailor Jupiter sailor uniform. The entire uniform is the same. The only things that have changed are the length of her back bow and the shape of the button on her front bow (circle to the heart), along with a yellow star added to her choker. Her boots are also the same.

As Eternal Sailor Jupiter, she wears an upgraded version of the Super Sailor Jupiter uniform. The scarf is still dark green, along with the first layer of her skirt. The second layer of the skirt is transparent green. Her front bow remains pink, while the back bow changes from pink to light green and has ribbons of the same color flowing from it. Her puffy white sleeves are now replaced with transparent green big puffy sleeves with the remainder of the sleeve being two dark green puffs. Replacing the usual button on her front bow is a green star-shaped button, the oval-shaped gem on her tiara is now a green star-shaped green gem, and the plain collar now has a green star attached to it. Instead of the original dark green tie-up boots, Eternal Sailor Jupiter now has a pair of white boots with a strip of dark green at the top with a gold star in the middle. Jupiter is still wearing her hair accessory but her pink rose earrings have been replaced by green dangling 5-pointed star earrings.

Sailor Jupiter is also the princess of the planet Jupiter. She wears a green gown with two green roses, one on each side, that goes down to her toes and splits in two right above the knee and trails back. Her hair is tied up with a green ribbon with a pink rose in the middle. She has a green choker that is tied in a bow a the back, with the streams running down her back. Her symbol is always on her forehead. In addition to the choker, she also wears a necklace. She also has green heels with a strap across the ankle. She dwelt in Io Castle.

Background

Makoto was an only child who lived with her parents until one fateful day when her parents died in a plane crash, leading her to develop a fear of airplanes. She would learn how to take care of herself and develop impressive cooking skills in the process.

Makoto would grow to be a very tall girl for her age with impressive strength for her gender, leading most to assume she was a delinquent and avoid her.

One day, Makoto tried to confess her feelings to a boy she liked, but he rejected her. She would later transfer schools, partly because of heartache, but also because she felt a greater purpose calling her elsewhere.

Dark Kingdom arc

Makoto's first appearance in the Sailor Moon series was at the end "Act 4 - Masquerade Dance Party". Here, she is seen walking outside at night in the rain. However, she makes her formal appearance in the following act, "Act 5 - Makoto, Sailor Jupiter". At the beginning of the act, she saves Usagi from getting hit by a car. After doing so, Makoto tells Usagi to be more careful in the future and walks away. At school, Makoto accidentally bumps into Usagi and gets yelled at by a teacher who tells her to wear a proper uniform. As Makoto was setting up for lunch, she protects Usagi from an oncoming baseball. as Usagi was spying on her. She throws the ball far and Usagi joins her for lunch.

Black Moon arc

Makoto fights Petz but she was unable to overpower Petz's attack. When Sailor Moon kills Petz, Makoto is kidnapped by Rubeus and held hostage at Nemisis until Sailor Moon rescues the group.

Infinity arc

Dream arc

Stars arc

Sailor Senshi Info

Makoto can transform into Sailor Jupiter by saying "Jupiter Power, Make Up!", increasing her already high combat prowess with attacks centered around lightning and nature.

Phrases

Items

Attacks

Weapons

Development

Makoto was present in the original proposal for the Codename: Sailor V anime; however, she was called Mamoru Chino, a name similar to Mamoru Chiba. It was later confirmed this character was eventually turned into Makoto, her character was meant to be not only tough but the leader of a female gang and a smoker. Also, her hair was straight instead of wavy.'

Gallery

Manga Scans

Concept Art

Miscellaneous

Trivia

  • The Kanji 木 Is used to identify the day Thursday in japan. Thursday according to Nordic mythology, is the thunder god, Thor's Day.
  • Although Makoto is not formally introduced in the Sailor V manga, at the end of Chapter 16, Makoto is seen right behind Minako on the train, remarking in her thoughts that she is weird for bringing a cat onto the train before getting off.
  • Her school uniform was a further representation of her tough girl status, that being the style for those girls at the time.
  • In the manga and Crystal, it is shown that Makoto keeps many plants in her apartment.
  • Her very first appearance in the manga was at the end of Act 4, even though her identity wasn't revealed until Act 5.
  • In the first "Chibiusa Picture Diary", Makoto is seen eating a chocolate cigarette.

References

  1. Sailor Moon Eternal Edition (2019)
  2. まこと - Wiktionary
  3. 実 - Wiktionary
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