Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (manga)

Manga Info

Usagi Tsukino うさぎ月野

Information
Japanese:	月野うさぎ
Romanji:	Tsukino Usagi
Aliases:	Sailor Moon, Super Sailor Moon, Eternal Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity, Neo-Queen Serenity
Personal
Residency:	Azabu-Juban, Minato ward; Tokyo, Japan
School(s):	Juban Middle School (Dark Kingdom arc - Infinity arc) Juban High School (Dream arc and Stars arc)
Occupation(s):	Sailor Senshi Leader Princess of Silver Millennium
Relationships:	Queen Serenity (Past-Life Mother, Deceased) Ikuko Tsukino (Mother) Kenji Tsukino (Father) Shingo Tsukino (Younger Brother) Mamoru Chiba (Boyfriend/Future Husband) Chibiusa Tsukino (Future Daughter)
Associates:	Solar System Sailor Guardians Luna Naru Osaka
Alignment:	Moon Kingdom and Crystal Tokyo
Birthdate:	June 30th (♋)
Age:	14 (Dark Kingdom & Black Moon arc) 15 (Infinity arc) 16 (Dream & Stars Arc)
Height:	150cm (4'11")
Gender:	Female
Species:	Human
Blood Type:	O
Likes:	Sweets, Video Games, Comics/Manga, Boys, Napping
Dislikes:	Math, English class, dentists, thunder, lightning, carrots
First Appearance
Manga:	Act 1 Usagi - Sailor Moon

"I am the Pretty Guardian who Fights for Love and for Justice. I am Sailor Moon! And now in the name of the moon, I will punish you!" — Sailor Moon's introduction

Usagi Tsukino (月野うさぎ, Tsukino Usagi) is the Sailor Guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon (セーラームーン, Seeraa Muun). Originally from a prosperous civilization on the Moon known as the Moon Kingdom, she was reborn on Earth and re-awoke as the leader of the Sailor Senshi.

Nomenclature & Etymology

Etymology

Usagi is written in the hiragana spelling of the Japanese word for "rabbit" (うさぎ, Usagi)

Tsukino, The kanji of Tsuki (月) translates to "moon" while the kanji for no (野) translates to "field" or "civilian". The syllable no (の) also indicates possession, so while the literal translation of her family name could be "moon field" or "moon civilian", others may translate it as "of the moon."

Her full name, when said in the Japanese naming-order, Tsukino Usagi, gives two additional puns: No-Usagi (野うさぎ), meaning "wild rabbit"; and Tsuki no Usagi (月のうさぎ), meaning "Rabbit of the Moon". The latter derives from an Asian folktale about a rabbit that is said to reside on the Moon.

Nomenclature

Naoko Takeuchi included many occultist arts to finely detail each character. For Usagi, these things include:

Birthstone(s):
- Pearl - Purity, humility and innocence.
- Alexandrite - Believed to strengthen intuition, aid creativity and inspire imagination.
- Moonstone - Love, passion, fertility and great luck.
Zodiac Sign:
- Cancer - Tenacious, highly imaginative, loyal, emotional, sympathetic, persuasive; Moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative, insecure.
Flower:
- Rose- Adoration, clairvoyance, good fortune.

Appearance

Civilian

Usagi has blue eyes and long blonde hair that she wears in odango. She has porcelain skin and a slim figure. She is the shortest of the Senshi.

The outfit that Usagi usually wears is a blue middle-school sailor uniform. The uniform has a blue sailor collar with three white stripes. She has a red ribbon on the front of her uniform, which she ties her magical brooch to. She has a white blouse with blue sleeve-cuffs that have three white stripes, just like the collar.

In the summer, she wears a white, short-sleeved blouse with puffed sleeves. She has a blue pleated skirt with a blue ribbon on the back. She usually wears white socks and black cross-strap Mary Jane shoes.

Sailor Guardian

Sailor Moon’s standard uniform consists of a white chest-armored leotard with a blue sailor collar that has three white stripes on it, white gloves with three red arm fittings that reach just below her elbows, white shoulder pads, a blue skirt with a puffy white belt sat above it, along with a red bow on the chest and at the back. She also sports a pair of red short heeled knee-high boots with a white border at the triangular top that has golden crescent moons, earrings consisting of grey studs with golden stars and golden crescent moons beneath, white-bordered red circular hairpieces (one on each odango), feather barrettes in her hair, and a red choker with a golden crescent moon on it and a clip that is similar to her transformation brooch attached to it. Her brooch is worn in the middle of her chest bow, and she wore a mask that disappeared after Act 16.

When she gains Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up, her choker becomes red with a yellow heart at the center.

Her tiara underwent a few changes; at first, it was a golden tiara with a red oval-shaped gem at its center. It later disappeared after she threw it at Jadeite in Act 3. A new one appeared in Act 4 which looked like the old one, but the gem in the center was larger, and the tiara itself had a more intricate design. After she met Sailor Venus in Act 8, her tiara changed into the shape of a crescent moon with a red gem in the center, and after awakening as Princess Serenity in Act 9, the tiara shattered and was replaced with the mark of a singular crescent moon; the tiara eventually reverted to its original form with the commencement of the Black Moon arc.

As Super Sailor Moon, her uniform underwent many changes; her earrings are now singular crescent moons affixed to her ears, her choker is yellow with a pink heart in the center, the stripes on her collar change from white to golden, and her shoulder pads are white, translucent, and more wing-like in shape. Her back waist bow becomes white, long, translucent, and billowy. Her collar is blue in the front and yellow in the back, the colors blending into each other over her shoulders. Her skirt is now white with a blue and yellow border at the bottom; the colors blend into each other similar to how they do on her collar. The red gem on her tiara is replaced with a gold crescent moon, a puffy golden belt sits above her usual white belt, and a second Cosmic Heart Compact is attached to the center of her belt.

When Usagi became Eternal Sailor Moon, her uniform underwent the most radical changes; she no longer wears a tiara and instead has a golden crescent moon on her forehead, her leotard no longer has chest armor, her earrings have a golden star attached beneath each crescent moon, and her choker is red and v-shaped with a pink heart at the center and a golden crescent moon beneath it. The collar itself is like her original one, but it is a darker shade of blue with three golden stripes. In the place of her shoulder pads are pink bubble-like sleeves with two red fittings at the ends; they have somewhat of a translucent aspect to them. In the area where her chest bow was located is a pair of white angel wings with a pink heart that has a golden crescent moon attached to it sitting at its center. Her gloves now have red, v-shaped wristbands with golden crescent moons on them, the fittings at the ends of the gloves have feather barrettes attached to them similar to the ones in her hair, and the gloves themselves are now extended to reach up to her upper arms. Her belt is now comprised of two ribbons (the one on top is yellow and the one beneath it is red) clipped together by a golden crescent moon; the bottom ribbon extends past her skirt, mimicking the flowing effect that her previous back bow had. Her back bow is replaced with a set of large white angel wings, her skirt is now composed of three layers (the top layer is yellow, the middle layer is red, the bottom layer is blue), and her boots are now white and knee-length with a slightly larger heel and red v-shaped borders that have golden crescent moons on them.

Main Page: Princess Serenity
Princess Serenity was the previous incarnation of Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon. While Usagi is shown to have abundant powers as Sailor Moon and her future self, Neo-Queen Serenity, Princess Serenity did not have any significant powers.

Main Page: Neo-Queen Serenity
Neo-Queen Serenity is Usagi Tsukino’s future self; she is the Queen of Crystal Tokyo and of the Earth, she has been shown to have strong powers. Eternal Sailor Moon is closest to this form.

Personality

In the beginning, Usagi is seen to be a cheerful, immature girl. She cries easily and is often overtaken with emotion. She also displays an unwavering hope and sees good in her enemies that others may not. Usagi has a pure heart and is always there for everyone. She can be jealous at times, especially over Mamoru, but overall is a kind, strong, courageous girl. She stands up for what is right and believes everyone deserves love.

Information

Usagi was the oldest of one sibling and lived with her parents, Kenji and Ikuko Tsukino, and her younger brother, Shingo Tsukino. She lived an average life with her friends, Naru, Umino, Yumiko, and Kuri.

Dark Kingdom arc

Black Moon arc

Infinity arc

Dream arc

Stars arc

Sailor Guardian Info

Usagi Tsukino can transform into Sailor Moon by calling out her transformation phrase, and she can transform into anyone she desires by using her transformation pen and saying "Moon Power, change me into a...!" and the name of the one she desires to be.

Her attacks have moonlight, love, healing and purification attributes, as a reflection of her tendency to not fight.

Phrases

Attacks

Items

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Trivia

The English-language manga gives her the nickname "Bunny" to partially preserve this pun; much other localization uses the name Bunny as well.
Before she appeared in Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, Usagi appeared in Codename: Sailor V; both Vol.5 and Vol.6. In the former, she was seen looking at a poster advertising the Sailor V game. In Volume 6, she and Naru Osaka were outside of Game Center Crown, with Usagi wanting to go inside and play the Sailor V game.
In a 1996 interview with Animerica magazine, Naoko Takeuchi explained her motive for the creation of Sailor Moon's character as her wanting to create someone as close as possible to her own personality.
- Regarding Sailor Moon's appearance, however, Takeuchi noted that her drawing style's having been inspired by that of Galaxy Express creator Leiji Matsumoto. "Matsumoto's women are all adult and sexy," she lamented. "I wish I could have made Usagi a little chubbier."

Sailor Senshi

Solar System Sailor Senshi	Sailor Moon • Sailor Mercury • Sailor Mars • Sailor Jupiter • Sailor Venus/Sailor V • Sailor Chibi Moon • Sailor Pluto • Sailor Uranus • Sailor Neptune • Sailor Saturn
Sailor Starlights	Sailor Star Fighter • Sailor Star Healer • Sailor Star Maker
Sailor Quartet	Sailor Vesta • Sailor Pallas • Sailor Juno • Sailor Ceres
Other Sailor Senshi	Sailor Kakyuu • Sailor Chibi Chibi • Sailor Cosmos
Civilian Identities	Usagi Tsukino • Ami Mizuno • Rei Hino • Makoto Kino • Minako Aino • Chibiusa Tsukino • Setsuna Meiou • Haruka Tenou • Michiru Kaiou • Hotaru Tomoe • Seiya Kou• Yaten Kou • Taiki Kou • Princess Kakyuu • Chibi Chibi
Allies	Tuxedo Mask • Luna • Artemis • Diana

Solar System Sailor Senshi	Sailor Moon • Sailor Mercury • Sailor Mars • Sailor Jupiter • Sailor Venus • Sailor Chibi Moon • Sailor Pluto • Sailor Uranus • Sailor Neptune • Sailor Saturn
Sailor Starlights	Sailor Star Fighter • Sailor Star Healer • Sailor Star Maker
Other Sailor Senshi	Sailor Chibi Chibi
Civilian Identities	Usagi Tsukino • Ami Mizuno • Rei Hino • Makoto Kino • Minako Aino • Chibiusa Tsukino • Setsuna Meiou • Haruka Tenou • Michiru Kaiou • Hotaru Tomoe • Seiya Kou • Yaten Kou • Taiki Kou • Chibi Chibi
Allies	Tuxedo Mask • Luna • Artemis • Diana • Princess Kakyuu

Solar System Sailor Senshi	Sailor Moon • Sailor Mercury • Sailor Mars • Sailor Jupiter • Sailor Venus • Sailor Chibi Moon • Sailor Pluto • Sailor Uranus • Sailor Neptune • Sailor Saturn
Sailor Starlights	Sailor Star Fighter • Sailor Star Healer • Sailor Star Maker •
Sailor Quartet	Sailor Vesta • Sailor Pallas • Sailor Juno • Sailor Ceres
Other Sailor Senshi	Chibi Chibi • Sailor Astarte • Sailor Cosmos
Civilian Identities	Usagi Tsukino • Ami Mizuno • Rei Hino • Makoto Kino • Minako Aino • Chibiusa Tsukino • Setsuna Meiou • Haruka Tenou • Michiru Kaiou • Hotaru Tomoe • Seiya Kou • Yaten Kou • Taiki Kou • Chibi Chibi
Allies	Tuxedo Mask • Luna • Artemis • Princess Kakyuu

Solar System Sailor Senshi	Sailor Moon • Sailor Mercury • Sailor Mars • Sailor Jupiter • Sailor Venus / Sailor V
Other Sailor Senshi	Sailor Luna
Civilian Identities	Usagi Tsukino • Ami Mizuno • Rei Hino • Makoto Kino • Minako Aino • Luna Tsukino
Allies	Tuxedo Mask • Luna • Artemis

Solar System Sailor Senshi	Sailor Moon • Sailor Mercury • Sailor Mars • Sailor Jupiter • Sailor Venus • Sailor Chibi Moon • Sailor Pluto • Sailor Uranus • Sailor Neptune • Sailor Saturn
Civilian Identities	Usagi Tsukino • Ami Mizuno • Rei Hino • Makoto Kino • Minako Aino • Chibiusa Tsukino • Setsuna Meiou • Haruka Tenou • Michiru Kaiou • Hotaru Tomoe
Allies	Tuxedo Mask • Luna • Artemis • Diana