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| Usagi |
Within the series, Usagi Tsukino is introduced 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 teen-aged 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. 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"(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 series.
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.[5] 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 brown nosing when it's needed and, of course, crying to get what she wants. She is afraid of dentists and ghosts,
and her greatest dream is to be a bride. Usagi loves rabbits as well as the colors white and pink, and is apparently a member
of the Manga Drawing Club at school, though her skill level varies widely when shown in the anime. She stands 150 centimeters
(4 ft 11 in) tall, and is blood type O.
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