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75-565: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (commonly referred to as PGSM ) was first broadcast by Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting , airing on that station in Nagoya and on the Japan News Network nationwide from October 4, 2003 to September 25, 2004. The series was a retelling of the first Sailor Moon story arc, albeit with considerable plot divergences. The opening theme, titled "Kirari*Sailor Dream!" ( キラリ☆セーラードリーム! , Kirari Sērā Dorīmu! ) ,

150-482: A ) and "beauty" ( 美 , mi ) . It is structured as a pun , as the syllable "no" indicates a possessive , so that her name can also be understood as "Beauty of Water." It is frequently mistranslated as "Friend of Water" because of the French word ami , which is included in some Japanese dictionaries. In the original anime production of Sailor Moon , Ami was voiced by veteran voice actress Aya Hisakawa . After

225-457: A running gag ; she often comically scolds Usagi and the others for not doing their homework, and she can become obsessive about being the best student. Her character has been interpreted as a political commentary on the education system of Japan . She sometimes displays attraction to boys her age, and other times aversion to the idea. Love letters are listed as the one thing she has most trouble with, and when she later receives one, it gives her

300-501: A character with different incarnations, special abilities, powers, transformations, and ageless extended longevity; an extremely long lifetime virtually spanned between the Silver Millennium era and the 30th century, Ami gains multiple aspects and aliases as the series progresses. Ami's Sailor Guardian identity is Sailor Mercury. She wears a uniform colored in shades of blue. In the manga and live-action series, her outfit

375-420: A diamond is the hardest mineral.) When the girls panic, she calms them by saying that her mother has many more. In the live-action series, Ami is especially shy and usually wears glasses while in public, even though she does not need them. At her middle school , she has no friends before meeting Usagi and always eats lunch alone on the roof so she can study. Usagi seems to be the only one to realize that Ami

450-602: A power outage, and broadcast a large number of typhoon news, which was affirmed by the chairman of the Democratic Federation of Freedom. In 2013, the radio and television companies spun off. In 2013, Chūbu Nippon Hōsō as name is CBC Radio and in 2014, as name is CBC Television, his now this name is Chūbu Nippon Hōsō Holdings. And now, Chūbu Nippon Hōsō is the mame save, for now as Holdings and Group-holdings. Frequency JOAR-TV (1956/12/1-2011/7/24) JOGX-DTV (old former callsign: JOAR-DTV ) (2003/12/01) Since

525-572: A rash. In the anime, a classmate named Ryo Urawa learns her identity and expresses attraction to her, but this is never resolved, as he disappears after just two appearances in the first series. Besides reading, Ami is shown playing chess and swimming in order to relax. As the team scholar, computers are listed her strong point; she even belongs to the club at school. She loves all her classes, especially mathematics . Her favorite foods are given as sandwiches and anmitsu , with her least favorite being yellowtail . Other loves include cats ,

600-604: A sense of sadistic glee. Dark Mercury has no intention of being a follower to anyone, and is always trying to pursue her own agenda, which is to kill her friends and become as strong as possible. She shows blatant disrespect to Kunzite and the other Kings of Heaven , even to Queen Beryl , perhaps because, unlike even the Four Kings of Heaven, she had been directly exposed to Metaria's power during her conversion, as opposed to having Queen Beryl or another intermediary filtering it. Despite these alterations, certain aspects of

675-407: A servant of Kunzite . Her sailor suit has black tulle and lace on the back bow and sleeves, and tribal designs appear on her tiara and boots. She also gains a chain with a black charm on it around her waist. Her transformation phrase is Dark Power! Make-up! and is said in a much darker tone. She wields a sword fashioned from an icicle, which she creates herself the first time her transformation

750-457: A total of five attacks in this series, most of which are variations on the first. Sailor Mercury's first major offensive attack is Shine Aqua Illusion , introduced in the second story arc , which can be used as a projectile, to freeze the enemy in solid ice, or to create a defensive barrier out of solid ice. Aside from variations on her other powers (mostly improving their strength with the addition of "Freezing" or "Snow"), her next named attack

825-502: A video arcade, but rather in a magic karaoke room. With the new adaptation of the series, certain characters were modified to give it freshness and originality. The new characters included Sailor Luna , Dark Sailor Mercury , and Princess Sailor Moon . A new antagonist, Mio Kuroki , was also introduced. The popularity of the Sailor Moon musicals contributed to the decision to produce another series of Sailor Moon , and Takeuchi

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900-400: Is Mercury Aqua Mirage , used during the third arc of the manga and again in the special side-story "Ami's First Love" (manga and anime) and she also uses this attack in second anime series. Her final and greatest strength and power comes in the fourth story arc , when she takes on her second Sailor Guardian form (Super Sailor Mercury in the anime). At this stage she acquires a special weapon,

975-542: Is taboo . However, in the anime Ami seems to appreciate her father and seems to share some of his artistic traits, at one point even composing matching lyrics for a tune that had none. In the manga, Ami's mother is revealed to be fairly rich, as they live in a condominium . Ami is shown testing the strength of a sword that the Sailor Guardians received on the Moon by using it to chip a diamond ring. (Classically,

1050-514: Is CBC in Nagoya, Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting", announcing the official launch of CBC, also marking the beginning of private broadcasting in Japan. CBC achieved profitability in the first year of broadcasting, and implemented stock dividends and a capital increase of 40 million yen in the second year of broadcasting. In July 1952, CBC decided to apply for a TV broadcast license, but it was retained because

1125-583: Is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi , a teenage Japanese schoolgirl, and a member of the Sailor Guardians, supernatural female fighters who protect the Solar System from evil. Sailor Mercury is the first Sailor Guardian to be discovered by Sailor Moon . She serves as the "brains" of the group, as she is highly intelligent and can also use a supercomputer to collect useful information in battles. She possesses powers associated with water and ice. Aside from

1200-551: Is a regional radio and television service serving Nagoya , Aichi Prefecture , Japan . It is majorly owned by the Chunichi Shimbun . Its radio service is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network (JRN) and its television service affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN) . On December 15, 1950, Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Corporation was formally established. The capital at the time of establishment

1275-698: Is a short video hosted by Luna, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Moon, which instructs the viewer how to perform the dances from different songs from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon . The dances included are for the songs Romance and Here We Go! -Shinjiru Chikara- ( Here We Go! , -信じるチカラ- ) . Demonstrations are also given for C'est La Vie ~ Watashi no Naka no Koi suru Bubun ( C'est la Vie , 〜私のなかの恋する部分 , Seito ra Bui ~Watashi no Naka no Koi suru Bubun) and Kirari*Sailor Dream! ( キラリ☆セーラードリーム! , Kirari Sērā Dorīmu! ) although no formal instructions are provided for how to dance to them. A Special Live Event occurred on May 2, 2004 at Yomiuri Hall. This Special Event

1350-445: Is displayed. In promotional photos prior to her premiere, she was shown with a different sword, which seemed to have strings on it like a harp or violin; the latter seems more likely, as she is also seen holding a bow. This bow was redecorated and given to Zoisite for use as a sword. Dark Mercury is created when Kunzite manages to kidnap Ami in a moment of vulnerability while the other Sailor Guardians are busy. He exposes her directly to

1425-553: Is given the name Super Sailor Mercury. A third form appears in Act 42 of the manga, unnamed but analogous to Eternal Sailor Moon ( sans wings). In the official visual book for Sailor Moon Eternal , this form was named "Eternal Sailor Mercury". In the live action series , Ami is briefly taken over by the power of the Dark Kingdom and becomes Dark Mercury ( ダークマーキュリー , Dāku Mākyurī ) . This form first appears in Act 21, as

1500-557: Is initially sleeveless and she has three blue studs in each of her ears. Her Sailor Moon Crystal design is largely faithful to her manga design, with the exception of having one blue stud on her right ear, and three on the left. In contrast, the original anime initially depicted her with sleeves and a single blue stud in each ear. Sailor Mercury is given specific titles throughout the various series, including Guardian of Water and Wisdom, Guardian of Intelligence, Guardian of Justice and Wisdom, and Guardian of Love and Exams. Her personality

1575-439: Is merely shy, not truly standoffish, and befriending her gradually helps Ami to learn that she is more than just a bookworm. By Act 34, when Ami's mother attempts to transfer her to another school because she thinks Ami's friends are bad influences, Ami rebels, avoiding the admission interview and spending the night at the Sailor Guardians' hideout with Rei Hino . Later she tells her mother that what she's doing in her life right now

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1650-516: Is more important than studying, and her mother understands. Ami is a kind and gentle girl who dislikes quarrels and abhors harming innocent people. These traits are even cited in the title of an anime episode, "Believe in Love! Ami, a Kind-Hearted Guardian", where she persuaded Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune not to kill Hotaru. Like her comrades, her loyalty to Sailor Moon is unwavering, and she would sacrifice her life for her princess if necessary. As

1725-585: Is no different from when she is a civilian, although certain special abilities are unavailable to her in that form. In Japanese, the name for the planet Mercury is Suisei ( 水星 ) , the first kanji meaning "water" and the second indicating a celestial object. Although the Roman planet-name is used, Sailor Mercury's abilities are water-based due to this aspect of Japanese mythology. Initially most of her powers are strategic rather than offensive, and she possesses various pieces of computerized equipment to help her study

1800-417: Is played by Rika Izumi . Child actress Kanki Matsumoto portrays Ami in flashback sequences and childhood photographs. The official Sailor Moon character popularity polls listed Ami Mizuno and Sailor Mercury as separate entities. In 1992, readers ranked them at seventh and fourth respectively, out of thirty eight choices. One year later, now with fifty choices, Ami was the eighth most popular while Mercury

1875-473: Is portrayed as a good person who openly resents not having more time to spend with her daughter. Ami's father is never named but is stated in the manga and anime to be a painter. The manga says that he never visits them, having decided one day not to come home from the forest where he was relaxing and painting, but he sends her postcards on her birthday. Thinking about this, Ami sometimes resents her parents' selfishness in separating, partly because divorce in Japan

1950-510: Is the first helicopter live broadcast in the history of world television. In the same year, CBC also participated in the broadcast of the wedding of Crown Prince Akihito (now the emperor emeritus) and Michiko Shoda. In September 1959, the Isewan typhoon caused serious disasters in the Tokai region. Central Nippon Broadcasting Corporation used its own generator to continue broadcasting programs despite

2025-415: The catalyst for her finally returning to normal is when, having defeated Sailor Moon in battle, the sight of her injured friend causes her to realize she cares about Usagi, and to remember who she really is. After being healed, she has no memories of what happened while she was Dark Mercury. This haunts her, as she becomes terrified of what she may have done to her friends while not in control. According to

2100-418: The fifth story arc . Ami was not included in the original proposal for a hypothetical Codename: Sailor V anime, which instead featured Minako's very similar-looking best friend from that series, Hikaru Sorano. She was present, however, by the time the concept was expanded to center on Sailor Moon . Creator Naoko Takeuchi designed Ami as the "team brain", giving her genius-level intelligence to create

2175-567: The manga , during the age of Silver Millennium, Sailor Mercury was also the Princess of her home planet. She was among those given the duty of protecting Princess Serenity of Silver Millennium. As Princess Mercury, she dwelt in Mariner Castle and wore a light blue gown—she appears in this form in the original manga and in supplementary art. Naoko Takeuchi once drew her in the arms of Zoisite , but no further romantic link between them

2250-478: The Mercury Rod, and with it Mercury Aqua Rhapsody , which is her primary attack for the duration of the story. In the anime, Mercury gains the rod deep within her subconscious. The manga took a different approach with the Mercury Rod making it more of an item rather than a rod formed due to the attack. Furthermore, Sailor Mercury gained the rod through her power guardian. In the manga the Mercury Rod, as well as

2325-488: The S and SuperS series. In the Viz Media English dub Ami's voice is supplied by Kate Higgins . Ami has been portrayed by 11 actresses in the stage musicals : Ayako Morino, Yukiko Miyagawa, Hisano Akamine, Mariya Izawa, Chieko Kawabe , Manami Wakayama , Miyabi Matsura, Momoyo Koyama, Yume Takeuchi, Riria Itou, Miria Watanabe, Cocona, Umino Kawamura and Momoko Kaechi. In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon , she

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2400-497: The actress portraying her (actress Chisaki Hama was speaking to an English speaking character as her character was visiting the United States as a medical intern). Her peers view her with a mixture of awe and distaste, misinterpreting her inherent shyness as snobbery , and so she tends to have a difficult time making new friends. Ami is depicted as kind, sweet, gentle, and loyal, as well as slightly insecure. She also dislikes

2475-551: The application was too late. In June 1954, the Nagoya TV Tower, jointly funded by CBC and NHK, was completed. In December of the same year, CBC obtained a TV broadcasting license. At 10am on December 1, 1956, CBC officially started broadcasting TV programs, becoming the third private TV station in Japan (the first two were Nippon TV and Radio Tokyo TV ). In order to make more viewers interested in TV, CBC set up 30 street TVs within

2550-490: The area around her and displays information in front of her eyes and on the Computer. The visor may be a hologram of some sort; it materializes across her face when she touches her earring. The manga sometimes shows her wearing a small microphone connected to her earring, which she uses to communicate with Luna at the Sailor Guardians' hideout during the manga's first arc. All of these devices gradually fall out of use as

2625-554: The atmosphere to come to Earth and give Usagi her powers. Act Zero also comes with two mini-episodes. Each one is approximately five minutes long and tells a brief short story . "Hina Afterward" shows what happened to Hina after breaking off her engagement to Mamoru Chiba. "Tuxedo Mask's Secret Birth" shows the origin of the Tuxedo Mask persona. It includes a joke-transformation sequence in which, rather than transforming magically, he pulls on his clothes with dramatic flair. This

2700-451: The background images or to accommodate changes to her uniform or a new transformation device, but all of them involve a stream of water which she whirls around her body as she spins, forming her outfit with a ripple-like effect. Sailor Mercury has the power to create and manipulate water. For the entire first story arc , she uses her water-manipulating capabilities only to create solid and dense clouds of mist and fog, chilling and blinding

2775-489: The broadcast range. According to a survey in 1958, the broadcasting unit of CBC accounted for 72.7% of the listening share in the Tokai area, and the TV unit accounted for 62% of the viewing share, which was far ahead of NHK. In 1959, the TV division of Central Nippon Broadcasting joined the JNN network. Central Nippon Broadcasting Corporation used a helicopter to broadcast Ise Shrine Hatsune on New Year's Day of this year. The scenery

2850-472: The colors aquamarine and blue , the flower Water Lily , and the gemstone sapphire . Ami is one of the few girls in the series whose family situation is explicitly mentioned in the anime. Her parents are divorced , and she lives with her mother, a busy doctor who is not home very often, named Saeko in the live-action series. They look very similar, and Ami admires her mother and longs to live up to her example. Besides her workaholic tendencies, Dr. Mizuno

2925-411: The contents of three different 3-inch CD singles . Ami's most emphasized character trait is that she is extremely intelligent—in the anime and manga she is rumored by other characters to have an IQ of three hundred, while in the stage musicals this is stated as a fact. She is adept at English in both the musicals and the anime, and in the live action it was clearly, although briefly, demonstrated by

3000-558: The eleventh favorite episode. The following year she came second behind Belldandy , and in 1995 she came fifth. In 1995, an episode featuring Ami, "The Labyrinth of Water! Ami the Targeted", was the ninth favorite episode. In 1996, after the debut of Neon Genesis Evangelion , she came sixteenth, and in 1997 she came twentieth. A five-book series was published, one book on each of the Sailor Soldiers and Sailor Moon . Ami's

3075-401: The enemy while her allies prepare more direct attacks. In the manga she usually does this without speaking, while in the anime it is given the name Shabon Spray . In the updated renewal manga, this power is renamed Mercury Aqua Mist to match the live-action series and the second anime series, in which she has an offensive beam attack by that name, capable of destroying weaker enemies. She uses

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3150-478: The enemy. As she grows much stronger and more powerful, Sailor Mercury gains additional powers, and at key points her uniform changes to reflect this. The first change takes place in Act 35 of the manga, when she obtains the Mercury Crystal and her outfit becomes similar to that of Super Sailor Moon. She is not given a new title. A similar event is divided between episodes 143 and 151 of the anime, and she

3225-484: The energy of the audience members. The concert was recorded and released on DVD. It also included bonus behind-the-scenes footage of the performance and interviews with the cast members. In March and April 2004, singles for each of the five Sailor Guardians were released with image songs on them. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Original Song Album ~ Dear My Friend was released in June 2004. A 3-CD box set, Moonlight Real Girl

3300-399: The fights of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars . Anne Allison describes her as "a smart girl who needs to relax", calling her "conscientious" and "studious", "everything Usagi is not". Early on in the story, she relies heavily on the approval of her mother, teachers, and friends, but as the series progresses she becomes stronger and more confident in herself. She is generally the most sensible of

3375-491: The girls' mentors. The Guardians also encounter Tuxedo Mask, a jewel thief in search of an immensely powerful, mystical Silver Crystal belonging to the Princess of the Moon. While searching together for the Princess of the Moon and the Silver Crystal, the initially disparate girls develop a strong bond of friendship. Additionally, Usagi struggles with her feelings for the irksome and mysterious Mamoru Chiba . Later in

3450-480: The impression that she was not quite human—in fact, the character was originally intended to be a cyborg with an accelerator. One possible storyline involved her losing an arm or being injured in some other way and dying from it, but Takeuchi's editor objected, so Ami became a fully human character. Sailor Mercury's original costume design, like the others', was fully unique. It featured full-length sleeves, pink ribbons, shoulder guards, green accents, buttons on

3525-410: The live action series. In the musicals, Ami's dream of being a doctor and leaving Japan to study abroad is a recurring theme. The first part of the song Dream Yume wa Ookiku ( ドリーム　夢は大きく , lit. Dream - Dreams are Huge ) shows Ami's conflict between studying abroad and growing up or being with everyone else and staying a young girl. She faces a similar dilemma in the anime, but very directly; given

3600-488: The main body of the Sailor Moon series, Ami features in her own short story in the manga Ami's First Love . Originally published in volume fourteen of the manga, this was the only of three "Exam Battle" stories to be made into a special for the anime which makes her one of the most recognizable and popular characters in the series. A number of image songs mentioning Ami's character have been released as well, including

3675-413: The main characters, and is often the only one embarrassed when the group has a dull-witted moment. As the story begins, she attends Azabu Jūban Junior High along with Usagi Tsukino and, later, Makoto Kino . Throughout the series, much of Ami's free time is spent studying. She loves to read , and dreams aloud of one day being a doctor like her mother and becomes one in both Parallel Sailor Moon and

3750-578: The manga, Ami can dowse without any aids. Otherwise, she is not shown using any special powers in her civilian form, and may not be able to. She must first transform into a Sailor Guardian by raising a special device (pen, bracelet, wand, or crystal) into the air and shouting a special phrase, originally "Mercury Power, Make-up!" As she becomes more powerful and obtains new transformation devices, this phrase changes to evoke Mercury Star, Planet, or Crystal Power. In both anime, Sailor Mercury's transformation sequence evolves slightly over time, whether to update

3825-637: The new queen of Dark Kingdom. She kidnaps Mamoru and Usagi and intends to force Mamoru to marry her. The Shitennou are revived, however, and help their master to defeat Mio's monster , Sword and Shield. Meanwhile, the Sailor Guardians, excluding Sailor Mars who is hospitalized with injuries from battling Mio while in her civilian state, use the Moon Sword provided by Queen Serenity to restore their power, enabling them to transform and defeat Mio. The story ends with Usagi and Mamoru's wedding, as well as Motoki and Makoto's engagement. The last special made for

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3900-583: The notion that "CBC = channel 5" spread across the three prefectures of the Tokai region, it is the only TBS affiliate to use 5 as its LCN (BSN in Niigata, historically channel 5 in the analog era, uses 6). Because of this, NBN, the TV Asahi affiliate, uses channel 6. Dark Mercury Ami Mizuno ( 水野 亜美 , Mizuno Ami , renamed "Amy Anderson" or "Amy Mizuno" in some English adaptations) , better known as Sailor Mercury ( セーラーマーキュリー , Sērā Mākyurī )

3975-470: The opportunity to study in Germany , she gets as far as the airport before deciding to stay in Japan and fight evil alongside her friends. Ami has a great appreciation for art as well as science, and, contrary to the usual depiction of a bookworm, enjoys pop culture and romance novels (though she is usually embarrassed to admit it). In both the anime and the manga, Ami's diligence in her studies becomes

4050-533: The other Sailor Guardians' weapons have their own "wills" and can even speak and give input. In addition to her own powers, Sailor Mercury has more non-magical items than any other Sailor Guardian. Early on in the series she makes frequent use of an extremely powerful "Micro-miniature Super Computer " that enables her to make special calculations, scan her surroundings, track the movements of allies as well as foes, and determine her enemies' weak points. The computer works in sync with her Mercury Goggles, which analyzes

4125-442: The other Sailor Guardians, was portrayed as a famous pop idol . When introduced, she is fighting crime as "Sailor V", and makes subtle reference to this double life in her music. Her most popular song, C'est La Vie (Watashi no Naka no Koisuru Bubun ) ( C'est la vie 〜私のなかの恋する部分 ) , is a Japanese pun : "Sailor V" ( セーラーV , Sērā Bui ) and "C'est la vie" ( セ・ラ・ヴィ , Se Ra Vi ) are pronounced nearly identically. Also, for

4200-413: The power of Queen Metaria , causing drastic personality changes as well as the alterations to her uniform. She is self-confident to the point of egotism , and continues to attend school in civilian form, mainly to antagonize Usagi by brainwashing all of her former friends. Dressing predominantly in black, evil-Ami tends to move about slowly and dramatically, and when confronting the Sailor Guardians gives

4275-575: The real Ami still remain. She still wants to do well in school, and wants friends, hence the brainwashing of her classmates. She seems to retain a sense of sympathy , which is evident when she repairs Nephrite 's cape for him, stating that she does not like to see him alone. Periodically, Sailor Moon attempts to heal her friend with the power of the Silver Crystal . Mercury is always snatched away before this can be completed, but it has some effect, ultimately resulting in her recovery. In Act 28,

4350-461: The series is a prequel that leads directly to the first episode. Minako Aino meets Artemis and at Christmas becomes Sailor V. She must use her newfound powers to foil a stage magician/jewel thief called Q.T. Kenko and his Killer Girl assistants. Meanwhile, Usagi and her friends decide to dress in their own homemade sailor fuku (Usagi as Sailor Rabbit, Naru as Sailor N, and their other friends, Kanami and Momoko as sailors K and M) in order to scare

4425-446: The series progresses. She is one of two Sailor Guardians to use it for a named attack ( Mercury Aqua Storm ), and later can transform it into a sword. She also creates swords out of water, both as Sailor Mercury and as Dark Mercury. In the manga, the Mercury Crystal and Mercury Rod are among her most significant magical possessions. The former is her Sailor Crystal and the source of all of her power, which becomes especially important in

4500-462: The series, Metaria and Sailor Moon each get too powerful to be reined in, and the conflict shifts to one in which the Sailor Guardians attempt to postpone the inevitable destruction of the planet Earth. While the first few episodes of the television series are based directly on the manga and anime storylines, by the time the introduction of Sailor Jupiter was broadcast, the television show began to spin off in its own direction. Many divergences between

4575-571: The show's conclusion, Hisakawa wrote in an artbook that she was "raised by" the character of Ami, and was "really, greatly happy" to have met her. In the Sailor Moon Crystal anime, Ami is voiced by Hisako Kanemoto . In the DIC/Cloverway English adaptation, Ami's name is changed to "Amy". Her voice was provided first by Karen Bernstein , for the original and R series and the movies, and later by Liza Balkan for

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4650-631: The stomach, and high-tech goggles. Later, Takeuchi was surprised by these sketches and stated that she did not remember drawing them. She also describes Ami as looking like Noriko Sakai , a J-pop idol of the early 1990s, and in Ami's original debut, Usagi thinks to herself that Ami resembles Miss Rain, a character from another Takeuchi series. This reference was removed in the 2003 renewal manga. The kanji in Ami's last name translate as "water" ( 水 , mizu ) and "field" or "civilian" ( 野 , no ) ; and her first name translates as "Asia" or "second" ( 亜 ,

4725-408: The television series and the manga and anime were introduced. Overall, the storylines for television were more character-based and character-driven. They focused more on the girls' civilian lives and their connection to the past than on action sequences. One of the most profound changes in the television version was made to the character of Minako Aino , who, rather than being an ordinary girl among

4800-499: The television series, Minako was given a debilitating head condition that causes her to have headaches, blurry vision, and fainting spells, which plague her through most of the series. She agrees to have an operation, but dies before the operation can be performed. This introduces a major change to the Sailor Guardian makeup as well, although Minako does later return for the final act. In addition to plot changes, some updating

4875-512: The thieves away from the jewellery store owned by Naru Osaka 's mother, only for Usagi to get kidnapped by Kenko. The actors who portray the Four Kings of Heaven are featured as the inexperienced police officer 's group self-dubbed the "Police Four Kings of Heaven" for comic relief . They consist of Captain Kuroi (Kunzite), Officer Akai (Nephrite), Officer Shiroi (Zoisite), and female Officer Hanako (Jadeite). The story ends with Luna burning through

4950-464: The world. Standing in their way are the Sailor Guardians, five middle-school-aged girls - perky Usagi Tsukino , genius Ami Mizuno , paranormally gifted shrine maiden Rei Hino , tomboyish Makoto Kino , and J-pop idol Minako Aino - are sworn to protect the Princess of the Moon and defeat the Dark Kingdom. Two beings that appear to be sentient, stuffed toy cats, Luna and Artemis , serve as

5025-592: Was 80 million yen, with a transmission power of 10 kilowatts. The first-generation logo of Central Nippon Broadcasting Corporation was obtained through open call, and the selected design was the work of Shojiro Shimazaki. On April 21, 1951, Central Nippon Broadcasting Corporation obtained the broadcasting license and the identification call sign "JOAR" representing Japan's first private broadcasting station. At 6:30am on September 1, 1951, Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting announcer Noboru Ui broadcast "Central Nippon Broadcasting, JOAR, broadcasting at 1090 kHz. Good morning everyone. This

5100-568: Was also a stage musical performance , Kirari Super Live! , by characters on the show. Some footage from the filming of the stage show was used in the television broadcast. A special limited-edition promotional video, Super Dance Lesson , was available for purchase only through order forms found in the magazines Youchien , Mebae , and Shougaku Ichinensei in July 2004. Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. ( 中部日本放送株式会社 , Chūbu Nippon Hōsō kabushiki gaisha , CBC )

5175-485: Was established in the manga or the first anime adaptation. However, in Sailor Moon Crystal , it is clearly stated that Sailor Mercury and Zoisite were in love during the Silver Millennium. This is also established in the first stage musical , and in the later Eien Densetsu , where Ami and a disguised Zoisite share a duet, "A Fabricated Forevermore" ( 偽りのForevermore , Itsuwari no forevermore ) . In

5250-620: Was held for the 1,000 winners of the Sailormoon Campaign (a contest held earlier in the year, in which viewers had to send in UPC symbols to enter). The event combined musical performances, in which the cast members sang and danced to songs from the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon soundtrack, and a dramatic storyline with spoken dialogue, in which the Sailor Guardians had to stop the Four Kings of Heaven from stealing

5325-405: Was made to minor elements of the series, bringing them more in line with modern culture. For example, in the original anime and manga, there were scenes involving Ami and a cassette tape . In the new version, the tape is replaced by a MiniDisc . Instead of a transforming pen and communicators, each Guardian is given a bracelet and a magical camera phone . Also, their secret hideout is not hidden in

5400-420: Was more closely involved in the production than she was for the anime. The new series was first announced on September 27, 2003, after the final episode of Kirby: Right Back At Ya! . A sequel to the series, set four years after the defeat of Dark Kingdom, portrays the wedding of Mamoru Chiba and Usagi Tsukino . Before their nuptials they do battle with Mio Kuroki, who has been resurrected and claims to be

5475-506: Was ninth. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Ami was the fifteenth most popular character, and Mercury was sixteenth. In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Ami was again the fifteenth most popular character, and Mercury was the nineteenth. Ami was the most popular female character in Animage 's May 1993 poll, and an episode featuring her, "Love for Ami?! A Boy Who Can Predict the Future", was

5550-400: Was performed by J-pop singer Nanami Yumihara under the name Sae ( 小枝 ) . The series lasted 49 episodes (called "Acts") and also included two separate made-for-DVD specials. In the Dark Kingdom , an organization of great evil, Queen Beryl, her generalsーthe Four Kings of Heavenー, and an amorphous evil power named Queen Metaria reside. They attempt to steal energy so that Beryl can take over

5625-472: Was published in September 2004. There are several radio programs called "DJ Moon" based on the show that originated from Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting radio and which were broadcast on other radio networks in Japan. The shows were a combination of a radio drama and promotional tool for the TV series, often foreshadowing upcoming events. These shows were later sold on CD. In addition to the series, there

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