| The Story of Sailor Moon | Sailor Moon Gossip | Name Translations & Meanings |
Bunny was just a regular girl in junior high. Kind of clumsy and a bit of a crybaby, her favorite activities were sleeping and eating - - certainly not studying. Bunny found a cute, black cat named Luna. Much to her surprize, Luna could talk, and she told Bunny that her true role was to save the princess by becoming Sailor Moon.
Before you knew is, Bunny was able to morph into Sailor Moon, with the added responsibility of fighting evil. . . Bunny, a crybaby, was sort of a wimpy fighter, but she learned quickly. In these stories, Bunny meets the other four scouts: Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus. Together thei task is tough - - fighting tons of evil.
Later on they meet the other four scouts: Sailor Pluto, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Saturn. With the added help of Tuxedo Mask, and Sailor Chibi Moon they must triumph over all evil for the sake of the world!
~Compiled from the Sailor Moon manga, and additional resources
May 2000: Movie Dubs?
They're on the way folks, Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose was released on February 8th, and the others will follow. Sailor Moon S is schelduled to be released on May 23rd, and Sailor Moon Super S in August. I'll keep you updated!
April 2000: An All Anime Channel?
Everybody is buzzing about the new Anime Channel that is supposidly in the works. Courtesy of Cartoon Network! So surf on their site, and tell them just how bad us anime fans want this to come true. This was even reported in the Vol. 8 No. 1 Animerica, so let's all cross our fingers and hope for the best! We all know that Gundam was added to the lign-up, and on June 5th according to the Vol. 8 No. 5 Tenchi Muyo will be joining the lign-up, however nothing has been said on the TV network to insinuate anything.
March 2000: New Season of Sailor Moon?
Apparently after last season's end of Sailor Moon, the fans have never been so numerous. Sailor Moon and anime popularity is skyrocketing not only in Japan, but many other countries as well. Then it should be no surprize to us all that Naoko is contemplating the plot and story line for yet another season of Sailor Moon in Japan! The only questions on our moonie minds is who will this one be about? Possible suspects are Rini, or Chibi Chibi, but we won't know for certain until it debuts.
February 2000: What About the Episode Dubs?
S.O.S.(Save Our Sailors) continues to say that the dubs are on the way but the question is when?! Most of us SM fans have been waiting forever for those new episodes, and they just don't seem to becoming. However I have heard a rumor that they will becoming as soon as the movies are dubbed. So ya know one down, two to go. I'm praying are you?
Below is a table showing the original japanese name, what is means in japanese, the American name, and the japanese or american name relevence to mythology, plus the planet. Each person's name has something to do with their power, because in japan each name means something literally, so it is easy for Naoko to put puns together.
| Japanese Name | Meaning (In Japanese) | NA Dub Name | Connection To Mythology | Planet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsukino Usagi | Rabbit of the Moon. (Old Asian myth) | Serena | Serena is short for Serenity which is a spin-off of
Selene the Roman Goddess of the Moon. |
Earth's Moon |
| Mizuno Ami | Friend of water, or literally beautiful
center of water |
Amy | Unknown (Same pronunciation as the Japanese, but different spelling.) | Mercury |
| Hino Rei | Spirit of Fire | Raye | " " | Mars |
| Kino Makoto | Faithful to Wood | Lita | Spin-off of Leda a woman loved by Jupiter; also one of Jupiter's moons. | Jupiter |
| Aino Minako | Beautiful little child of love | Mina | Mina means love; Venus is
the goddess/planet of love. |
Venus |
| Tenou Haruka | Distant Heaven King | Amara | Uranus was "Father Heaven"
in Greek mythology. |
Uranus |
| Kaiou Michiru | Complete Ocean King | Michelle | Nerissa is one of Neptune's moons | Neptune |
| Meiou Setsuna | Moment Dark Ruler | Celia, Susan, or Sophia* | Unknown | Pluto |
| Tomae Hotaru | Firefly of Death | Jane, Allison, Heather,
Hannah, or Ana* |
Saturn turned on his father
and killed him. |
Saturn |
| Chiba Mamoru/Endymion | Earth Protector | Darien | Endymion was a prince from earth
that Selene fell in love with. |
Earth |
*These names for the senshi that have not appeared in North America are guesses, and common names I ran accross over the internet. Nobody knows for sure what their names will be until the dub comes out.
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