Mamoru's Physical Analysis

Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

To the North Americans and most of the Internet sites, Mamoru is also fondly known as Darien Shields (I really like his English name!). But for the fun of it, I would like to tell you another name of this international heart throb.
            In my country, Malaysia, the Sailormoon episodes are shown in Cantonese, and Mamoru is called TEI CHONG WAI (pronounciation: TEI rhymes with "way", CHONG rhymes with "song" and WAI rhymes with "why".
            In the manga (translated into Mandarin), our hero is called TI CHANG WEI. Wanna know how to pronounce THAT? It's easy, and it also sounds classy! TI rhymes with "Tee", CHANG rhymes with "stung" (the bee stung the boy..), and WEI sounds like "way". So, how does Darien's name sound like? Try it a few times. It sounds really classy! ~_^! Anyway, this is just to show the extent of his popularity as well as the Sailormoon series! Mamoru is SO POPULAR, there are many names for him in different languages all around the world!

The meaning of his Chinese name is quite close to the Japanese meaning, which is "Protector Of Earth". *dreamy sigh *... Gets the message across pretty well, right?

NAME:	Mamoru Chiba
BIRTHDATE:	3rd August
BLOOD TYPE:	A+
AGE:	17 years old when he first appeared (Manga)
SOURCE-PLANET	Earth
EYE COLOUR:	Deep Blue
HAIR:	Black
DISTINGUSHING FEATURES:	Electrifying blue eyes, strong jawline, thick and warm eyebrows, long eyelashes, EXTREMELY HANDSOME. Beware! ^_^
ALTER-EGO:	Tuxedo Mask
PAST LIFE:	Prince Endymion of EARTH
FUTURE IDENTITY:	Neo-King Endymion of Crystal Tokyo

FACIAL FEATURES: Mamoru was involved in a serious car accident, where the car he and his parents were in swerved off a cliff, plunging into a deep ravine. The accident killed his parents, but miraculously, the little boy called Mamoru survived. In both anime and manga, little Mamoru's head was heavily bandaged. However, as you all noticed, there appears to be not a single scar on his face. *Thank God* *grin*
Mamoru has God-gifted looks. His blue eyes certainly looks different for an Asian guy, and it makes him all the more special. His nose is sharp and straight, no bumps or whatsoever on it. Heck, it looks so sharp you can literally prick your finger if you touch the tip of his nose. I wonder how Usagi kisses him without hurting herself! *grin*

HAIR:
Could Naoko please tell me what brand of shampoo Mr. Chiba uses?! The guy's hair is perfectly smooth and jet-black. His hair volume is certainly another plus-point. AND he has a short, clean cut-- a typical gentleman. There are times when his hair seems a tad too long for students to have, but I assume that it's still alright, since he is a school *prefect himself. I just shudder in delight whenever the wind blows through Mamoru's hair, both in Manga and Anime.
However, there was a scene in Sailormoon SuperS, in which Mamoru gave Usagi a phone call after he took a bath. That profile shot of him was stunning! Wet and damp hair, and what's more, it was ruffled and messy! His hair certainly looks good when wet.... ~_^

* Note the spelling, "p-r-e-f-e-c-t". It is not "school perfect", which isn't even grammatically correct! A school prefect is a student who is granted the trust and responsibility of maintaining order in the school, acting as a leader of the normal students, helping students and teachers, and is basically regarded as a role model for the benefit of other students. The Prefectorial Board (which consists of the elected prefects) is practised in Malaysia (of course, my own country!), Singapore, Japan (of course! Mamoru!), most Asian countries, and Britain, which this whole prefect thing was created.

UPPER BODY:
    This includes his hands and arms, his chest, and *ahem* his abdomen. Mamoru is more towards the lean and muscular, like Chinese kung-fu legend, Bruce Lee-- his broad shoulders and well-defined chest taper off into a slim waist. In the manga, there are quite a few shots of Mamoru without any shirt on, and despite being only a young man, he has well-toned biceps and chest muscles. In the anime (Sailormoon R), Usagi bumped into Mamoru while he was having his morning run. In that episode, Mamoru wore a sleeveless shirt, and it revealed his muscular and strong arms. Abdominal muscles? So far, you can see faint lines on his abdomen (it was sighted in the manga), but it looked faint because Mamoru was transforming into Tuxedo Mask. Without the bright light during that transformation sequence, his abdominal muscles would certainly be more prominent. ~_^
    This also applies to Prince Endymion. You have got to be very strong just to yield a sword like that, and also wear that heavy-looking armour all the time! *grin*
    As for King Endymion, it was said that the bodies of all the Silver Millennium people remained the same after the establishment of Crystal Tokyo. Therefore, I assume King Endymion's body is the same as before, perhaps even better.. *grin* However, I was horrified to see that in the anime, the tuxedo he wore gave an illusion that he was fat. Talk about bad drawing....
    In general, all you need to find out how strong the man is, is by seeing how he carries Usagi whenever she needs him. <dreamy sigh>

LOWER BODY:
Ahh.... His legs are unending! :) Long, slender and powerful, his legs are an asset to reach a place fast. We know that Mamoru runs swiftly, because in the manga, whenever Tuxedo Mask (in the first volume) runs away, it is followed by thin flowing lines, indicating the movement of a breeze. In the anime, we can see that he jogs regularly, and that means that his legs are well taken care of. *grin* 'Nuff said!