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| name = Sailor Chibi Moon |
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| series = Sailor Moon |
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| image = [[Image:Sailor Chibi Moon set.jpg|220px]] |
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| caption = Chibi-Usa in her Super Sailor Chibi Moon form as seen in the anime. |
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| first = [[#Aspects and forms|(See below)]] |
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| creator = [[Naoko Takeuchi]] |
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| oaux1 = [[#Actresses|(See below)]] |
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| alias = Usagi "Chibi-Usa" Tsukino <br /> Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity <br /> Princess Lady Serenity <br /> Small Lady <br /> The Rabbit <br /> Wicked Lady |
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| age = Physically 5+; Chronologically 900+ (manga only)<ref name="age">Real age: {{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 6 |chapter= Act 20 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1994-04-05 |isbn= 4-06-178772-1}}</ref> |
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| paux1 name = Affiliations |
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| paux1 = Sailor Team <br /> [[Amazoness Quartet|Sailor Quartet]] <br /> [[Black Moon Clan]] (as Black Lady) |
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| paux2 name = Powers and abilities |
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| paux2 = Generation of damaging energy, distraction of enemies, attack in tandem with [[Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon]] and [[Tuxedo Mask]], call on the powers of others |
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| aux1 = Rini Tsukino (anime) <br /> Bunny "Rini" Tsukino (manga) |
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| aux2 = Sailor Mini Moon (anime) <br /> Wicked Lady <br /> Little Lady (S onwards) |
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{{nihongo|'''Chibi-Usa'''|ちびうさ||or '''Rini''' in the [[Sailor Moon (English versions)|English versions]]}}, is one of the central [[Character (arts)|characters]] in the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' [[metaseries]] and the youngest of the Sailor Senshi. When she first appears, she is a small child from the 30th century who visits the past to seek help from the series' primary heroines, the [[Sailor Senshi]]. She later returns, a few years older, in order to train as a Senshi herself—{{nihongo|'''Sailor Chibi Moon'''|セーラーちびムーン|Sērā Chibi Mūn|or '''Sailor Mini Moon''' in the English anime}}. |
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Chibi-Usa is formally named {{nihongo|'''Usagi Small Lady Serenity'''|うさぎSLセレニティ|}},<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume |chapter= Act 19 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1993-11-06, July 5, 1995 |isbn= 4-06-178764-0 }}</ref> but in the 20th century she goes by the name '''Chibi-Usa Tsukino'''. She is given her nickname by [[Tuxedo Mask|Mamoru Chiba]] in the manga<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 5 (original) | chapter= Act 13 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |year= 1995-1996 |month= September |isbn= 4-06-178820-5}}</ref> and Usagi in the anime<ref>Episode 61</ref> in order to differentiate from the older [[Sailor Moon (character)|Usagi Tsukino]], Sailor Moon. The nickname is a combination of ''[[Chibi (term)|chibi]]'' (meaning small person or small child) and her [[given name]], Usagi. In her own time period, she is always called Small Lady. In the English-language adaptations, where Usagi had been changed to Serena, the diminutive "Rini" was used for Chibi-Usa's name. |
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==Profile== |
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Creator [[Naoko Takeuchi]] describes Chibi-Usa as a precocious brat who likes pulling pranks.<ref name="materials">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Volume V Original Picture Collection |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= September 1999 |isbn= 4-06-324521-7}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Sailor Moon (character)|Usagi Tsukino]] and Mamoru Chiba. Her real name is the same as her mother's, but is called ''Chibi-Usa'' in Japanese (and ''Rini'' in English) to avoid confusion between the two. Her name in the [[English language|English-language]] [[Sailor Moon (English versions)|version of Sailor Moon]], ''Rini'', is a diminutive of "Serena", the name of her mother. She is known for having [[pink]] hair put into a unique style that resembles rabbit ears on top of her head. Chibi-Usa's hair is apparently truly [[pink]], and not just colored that way for stylistic purposes; its color is stated in the manga's first Picture Diary<ref name="vol5picturediary">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 5 |chapter= Picture Diary |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= November 6, 1993, July 5, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178764-0 }}</ref> and in the poem about her in the ''Sailor Stars'' [[CD single]].<ref>Araki, Kae. [[Sailor Stars]] CD single. |
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CODC-1087/1996.12.21</ref> |
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In Act 20 of the manga, it's mentioned that she is 900 years old, her youthful appearance attributed to the fact that she suddenly stopped growing when she was five. The reason for this is never fully understood, but she begins to age after she becomes Sailor Chibi Moon. By the time of the [[Sailor Moon Supers|Dream story arc]], she claims to be 902.<ref name = "hammer">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 17 |chapter= Chibi-Usa Picture Diary Hammer Price Shrine |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-12-06 |isbn= 4-06-178849-3}}</ref> Her exact age was not disclosed in the anime, and her [[time travel]]ing complicates guessing. The candles on a [[birthday cake]] in one memory indicate that she is about five years old when first introduced,<ref name="jnepisode85">{{cite episode |title=The Birth of Black Lady, The Queen of Darkness |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon R episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate= February 12, 1994 |seriesno=2 |number=85}}</ref> and she seems to be 11 or 12 years old when she returns later on. Exposure to the [[Silver Crystal]] renders all of Crystal Tokyo's inhabitants functionally immortal.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Materials Collection |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |year= 1999 |month= October |id= ISBN 4-06-324521-7}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Chibi-UsaManga.jpg|thumb|left|Chibi-Usa in her casual wear, as drawn by Naoko Takeuchi. Her character design is based almost entirely on the color pink and on heart motifs. This emphasizes her girlish youth while belying her rather serious personality.]] |
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Chibi-Usa's affections come into conflict because she generally does not immediately identify Usagi and Mamoru as being her parents, although she is aware of the fact.<ref name="jnepisode104" /> There is evidence that Chibi-Usa has a hard time identifying Usagi and Mamoru as being her parents since she sees such a sharp contrast in personality between their present and future selves. She also reacts differently toward Usagi and Mamoru than she does towards King Endymion and Neo-Queen Serenity, being more respectful to the latter but more spontaneous to the former;<ref name="jnepisode104">{{cite episode |title=Seeking Friends! Chibi Moon's Actions |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Super episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=August 20, 1994 |seriesno=3 |number=104}}</ref> it is not clear if she prefers one set over the other. However, she always calls her father Mamoru as Mamo-chan (in the 20th century), an affectionate nickname by Usagi, and [[Electra complex|has an innocent crush on him]], much to Usagi's fury.<ref name="jnepisode104" /> |
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Chibi-Usa is usually very upbeat, extroverted and outgoing. Though she started out socially awkward, she quickly became popular with her classmates. In the manga, she once became president of her class.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12 |chapter= Act 34 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-09-06 |isbn= 4-06-178814-0 }}</ref> Her initial shyness could be attributed to the fact that she was teased in the 30th-century for not having any Senshi powers.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 6 |chapter= Act 22 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= April 5, 1994 |id= ISBN 4-06-178772-1}}</ref> As the manga progresses, she gradually matures, becoming more comfortable with herself and more confident with her Senshi abilities. Because her dream in the manga is to become a beautiful lady, her actions often are based around this. She tries to be a [[perfectionism (psychology)|perfectionist]] and starts off trying to do everything alone and for herself. This view evolves as she realizes what maturity really is and what it really means to be an adult.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12 |chapter= Act 35 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= September 6, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178814-0 }}</ref> |
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In the anime, she is more judgmental and does not mature as much as her manga counterpart. She often picks on Usagi for being so scatterbrained.<ref name="jnepisode104" /> In the Supers movie, she describes Usagi as "a klutz, a ditz, and a crybaby." However, there are many instances where Usagi and Chibi-Usa show their love and concern for one another, such as when Sailor Moon breaks down crying after [[Mistress 9]] takes Chibi-Usa's pure heart crystal,<ref name="jnepisode123">{{cite episode |title=Shadows of Destruction! The Awakening of the Messiah of Silence |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Super episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=January 28, 1995 |seriesno=3 |number=123}}</ref> or when she dives off a balcony to save her.<ref name="jnepisode166">{{cite episode |title=Dreams Forever! Light Throughout the Sky |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=March 2, 1996 |seriesno=4 |number=166}}</ref> Nevertheless, the two often bicker, often behaving more like sisters than mother and daughter.<ref name="jnepisode104"/> |
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Chibi-Usa's dream is to one day become a real lady,<ref name="act35">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12 |chapter= Act 35 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-09-06 |isbn= 4-06-178814-0 }}</ref> to have her own prince, and to be friends with everyone she knows.<ref name="jnepisode135">{{cite episode |title= |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=May 20, 1995 |seriesno=4 |number=135}}</ref> Meanwhile, she is a fairly ordinary [[Girl|little girl]]; she likes [[pink]] and [[red]], pudding, pancakes,<ref name="jnepisode74">{{cite episode |title=Defeat Rubeus! The Battle in Space |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon R episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=November 13, 1993 |seriesno=2 |number=74}}</ref> and rabbits. Her favorite school subject is drawing, while her least favorites are language classes. Her least favorite food is listed in the manga as carrots, just like Usagi, but they both eat them in the anime.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Usagi's Parental Love? A Curry Triangle Relationship |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon R episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=August 21, 1993 |seriesno=2 |number=66}} in this episode of the anime Usagi uses carrots as an ingredient for curry, which she and Chibi-Usa later eat, so this may be a manga-only fact.</ref> Chibi-Usa hates taking care of the house<ref name="vol10">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |chapter= Back of volume |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-06-06 |isbn= 4-06-178806-X}}</ref> and is afraid of such things as [[Astraphobia|thunder and lightning]],<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 4 |chapter= Act 16 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1993-07-06, March 5, 1995 |isbn= 4-06-178753-5 }}</ref><ref name="jnepisode64">{{cite episode |title=In Search of the Silver Crystal! Chibi-Usa's Secret |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon R episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=July 31, 1993 |seriesno=2 |number=64}}</ref> [[ghost]]s, vampires,<ref name="jnepisodeSupersSpecial3">{{cite episode |title=Supers Special 3: Chibi-Usa's Adventure, the Dreaded Vampire Castle |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=April 4, 1995 |seriesno=4 |number=128}}</ref> [[Dental phobia|dentists]],<ref name="jnepisode153">{{cite episode |title=A Dentist of Terror? Pallapalla's House |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=November 18, 1995 |seriesno=4 |number=153}}</ref> and [[Trypanophobia|needles]].<ref name="jnepisode78">{{cite episode |title=Venus Minako's Nurse Mayhem |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon R episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=December 18, 1993 |seriesno=2 |number=78}}</ref> She also likes to collect things with rabbits on them, and belongs to the Gardening Committee at school.<ref name = "hammer"/> She is very short when she first appears, but grows slightly taller as she gets older. |
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==Aspects and forms== |
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|colspan="4" style="background:#FFB7C5;text-align:center;"| '''First appearance''' |
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|Chibi-Usa||''Act 13''||''Episode 60 (54 in the English dubbed version)'' |
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|Black (Wicked) Lady||''Act 20''||''Episode 85 (Episode 78 in English dubbed version)'' |
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|Small Lady||''Act 9''||''Episode 88'' |
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|Sailor Chibi Moon||''Act 23''||''Episode 103'' |
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|Super Sailor Chibi Moon||''Act 33''||''Episode 128'' |
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|Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon||''Act 42''|| |
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|Princess Lady Serenity||'' Act 42 ''|| |
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As a character with different incarnations, special powers, transformations and a long lifetime virtually spanned between the 20th and the 30th centuries, Chibi-Usa gains multiple aspects and aliases as the series progresses. |
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===Sailor Chibi Moon=== |
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Chibi-Usa's Senshi identity. Her title is changed to "Sailor Mini Moon" in the English anime. Her [[sailor fuku|uniform]]s resemble Sailor Moon's, colored primarily in [[Variations of pink#Cherry blossom pink|cherry blossom pink]] and [[red]], with a prominent motif of small hearts, joined later by crescent moons and stars. Due to her small stature, certain details of her uniforms are slightly abbreviated. She is given various titles throughout the series, including Princess Soldier,<ref name="act35" /> Apprentice Soldier, and Soldier in Training.<ref name="jnepisode103">{{cite episode |title=The Arrival of the Tiny Pretty Soldier |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Super episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=August 6, 1994 |seriesno=3 |number=103}}</ref> As the daughter of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, she exhibits traits of both parents in battle. Her personality is no different from when she is a civilian, although certain powers are unavailable to her in that form. |
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In the manga Sailor Chibi Moon's powers are significant, able to destroy and kill enemies. She attacks in tandem with Sailor Moon, often combining attacks with her, and combining one with Tuxedo Mask. Late in the series, it is heavily implied that she will marry her own prince in the future, [[List of minor Sailor Moon characters#Pegasus/Helios|Helios]]. She also develops and matures as a Sailor Soldier throughout the manga, assisted by her own guardians, the [[Amazoness Quartet|Sailor Quartet]], and eventually saving Sailor Moon's life. |
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[[Image:WhiteMoon.PNG|65px|thumb|left|Symbol of the Moon Kingdom]] |
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In the anime she is made into more of a comic character that has little to no effect on her enemies. She uses mainly distraction techniques and plays a side role, instead of a role that is directly useful to the Senshi. While her powers are specifically based on Sailor Moon's in words, they are more like that of her father's — distractions rather than effective attacks. She links her powers with her parents' in the movies, but not in the TV series. It is clear, though, that she does have some true raw power, as seen in [[List of Sailor Moon episodes|Episode 81]], and in the final battle sequences where she uses the [[Silver Crystal]]. However, when she uses her powers as a regular character this rarely comes into play. |
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Her powers in the [[Sailor Moon Musicals|musicals]] are based on both her anime and manga incarnations. In ''Last Dracul'' she heads to the enemy hideout alone only to have her attacks fail; In the revised version of ''Transylvania no Mori'' she laments that a phrase from a game similar to Red light Green light is more useful than her most powerful attack when dealing with the [[Amazoness Quartet|Sammael Quartet]]. Conversely, in the same musicals she is able to combine her powers with [[Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon]] for multiple powerful attacks that damage/heal enemies. It is only in the [[Sailor Moon Supers|fourth season]] of the anime that she gains a more relevant role as Pegasus gives her a new compact to become Super Sailor Chibi Moon for the first time, and she becomes the only one able to summon him to give assistance to Sailor Moon in performing the attacks that defeat the enemies' minions. |
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As she grows stronger, Sailor Chibi Moon gains additional power, and at key points her uniform changes to reflect this. The first change is first seen in Act 33 of the manga, when the Holy Chalice of the future allows her to turn into''' Super Sailor Chibi Moon'''. Later, [[List of minor Sailor Moon characters#Helios/Pegasus|Pegasus]] gives her a compact which lets her transform without the Grail. In episode 128 of the anime, this gift is what causes her to become Super Sailor Chibi Moon for the first time. A third, manga-only form appears in Act 42, unnamed but analogous to Eternal Sailor Moon (''sans'' wings).<ref name="Act42">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= Act 42 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-07-05 |isbn= 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref><ref>Erroneously referred as Super Sailor Chibi Moon in the all-cast picture of ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume V Original Picture Collection''.</ref> |
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===Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity=== |
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[[Image:SmallLady.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Small Lady, Chibi-Usa's true form as a princess, as seen in the anime. The royal gown shown here is nearly identical to [[Princess Serenity]]'s.]] |
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Often shortened by her parents and family friends to '''Small Lady''', this is the name that Chibi-Usa is known by in the future. It is unchanged in the part of the English anime dubbed by [[DiC]], but changed to '''Little Lady''' in the episodes dubbed by [[Cloverway]]. |
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In the manga, this form appears more frequently and receives more explanation. It is the name given to her by her parents so she often uses this to identify herself in the future. The only other character to use it, besides the [[royal family]] and its friends and allies, is [[Cats (Sailor Moon)#Diana|Diana]], who periodically calls her by Small Lady and uses [[Japanese honorifics|honorific endings]] to indicate that Chibi-Usa is a princess. Her princess form also appears in Artbooks IV and the Materials Collection, in which she is drawn among the other Senshi in their specific gowns. She wears a [[:Image:SenshiPrincesses.jpg|light pink gown]] unique from all the others. |
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In the anime, Chibi-Usa changes into her princess form when she needs more power than her Senshi or civilian forms allow, similar to how her parents can become Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity when they need more power. In this form, she wears a dress and jewelry identical to that of Princess Serenity, [[wikt:albeit|albeit]] smaller. This happens twice, during the final battles of the second and fourth series.<ref name="jnepisode88">{{cite episode |title=The Final Battle Between Light and Darkness! Love Sworn to the Future |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon R episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=March 5, 1994 |seriesno=2 |number=88}} {{cite episode |title=Dreams Forever! Light Throughout the Sky |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=March 2, 1996 |seriesno=4 |number=166}}</ref> Like her mother, she grows a pair of functioning, angelic wings during the Supers climax. She does this after Usagi, as Serenity, grabs her while they are falling, and the two of them collide with Pegasus. It is unknown if she grew the wings on her own or with Usagi's or Pegasus' help. The Chibi-Usa of the future, Small Lady, is also shown in her princess dress when she is not transformed, so this form is not exclusive to power-ups.<ref name="jnepisode104" /> |
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In the anime, it's not told where she got the name from, but again it is only used by the royal family and friends. She mainly goes by Chibi-Usa, even to the point where in the 20th century she asks [[Sailor Pluto|Setsuna]] to call her Chibi-Usa instead of Small Lady.<ref name="jnepisode115">{{cite episode |title=Shadow of Silence!? The Pale Glimmer of a Firefly |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Super episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=November 26, 1994 |seriesno=3 |number=115}}</ref> |
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In Act 40 of the manga, it is stated that when she is old enough she will become Princess Lady Serenity. This form is shown in Artbooks IV and V and in Helios' dreams.<ref name=Act42 /><ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12 |chapter= Act 35 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-09-06 |isbn= 4-06-178814-0 }} {{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14 |chapter= Act 40 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-03-06 |isbn= 4-06-178826-4}}</ref> In the end, when the enemy is defeated and Elios has departed on the back of the "real" Pegasus, Chibi-Usa thinks to herself that when she has grown up, he will become her "prince."<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= Act 42 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 5, 1996 |isbn= 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> This older future form is never shown or mentioned in the anime, though an older Chibi-Usa is shown in episode 158 when she and Usagi switch ages. |
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===Black Lady=== |
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[[Image:Black Lady Sailor Moon.jpg|left|thumb|Chibi-Usa as Black Lady]] |
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When she returns to the future with Sailor Moon, Chibi-Usa becomes Black Lady (Wicked Lady in the English adaptation) when she is captured outside of the Palace. Wiseman comes across the lonely Chibi-Usa, who is feeling frustrated after a failed attempt to revive her mother, and twists her memories of her family to make her do his bidding. Wiseman converts her by laying the seeds of guilt for what she has done, and by telling her nobody loves her. He makes her feel that her parents didn't want her. So he said he would take great care of her and decide to join forces |
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Infected with the power of the Black Crystal, she grows older, donning an [[organdy]] and [[satin]] dress and the earrings worn by the [[Black Moon Clan]].<ref name="materials"/> Her hair becomes even longer than Usagi's. Her crescent becomes that of the Clan, and she is frequently seen with [[Black Moon Clan#Prince Dimande|Prince Dimande]] or Wiseman. |
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Her history and personality differs between the anime and the manga. In the anime, Black Lady hates her family and the Sailor Senshi and tries to kill them because she believes she is unloved. She also considers her toy, Luna-P, as her only friend. In the manga, she throws away the Luna-P after her transformation and derides it as a childish toy. |
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She tries to destroy the Senshi for their various acts of insensitivity toward her. She first appears in Act 20 of the manga and [[Sailor Moon episode 085|Episode 85]] of the anime. In the anime, Black Lady tries to kill Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, but is saved from her anger by Sailor Moon, who changes into Neo-Queen Serenity and embraces her daughter, allowing her to turn back into Chibi-Usa. In the manga, her sorrow over the death of [[Sailor Pluto]] shatters Wiseman's power over her, her tears activating the future Silver Crystal, and she changes into Sailor Chibi Moon for the first time. |
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Black Lady also appears in the [[Sailor Moon musicals]] Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady and its revision Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] -Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo-. |
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==Special powers and items== |
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[[Image:PSHAttack.JPG|right|thumbnail|In her first Senshi uniform, Sailor Chibi Moon executes ''Pink Sugar Heart Attack''.]] |
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From Chibi-Usa's first appearance, it is clear that she is not just a normal girl: she falls out of the sky, pulls a gun on Usagi apparently from nowhere, and hypnotizes the Tsukino family into adopting her. All of these "powers" are assisted by objects and by other people. Her primary tool is the cat-faced rubber ball called Luna-P (alternately called "Lunaball" or "Luna Sphere" in the [[DiC]] anime). Luna-P is a mechanical object (strongly resembling [[Cats (Sailor Moon)|Luna]], much to the real cat's alarm) which Chibi-Usa regards as her closest friend and which acts as her guardian. It can be used as a communication device, particularly with Sailor Pluto, and can be transformed into other objects Chibi-Usa may need by use of a special phrase—"Abracadabra Pon" in the manga and "Luna-P Transform" or "Luna-P Kitty Magic" in the anime.<ref>First used in manga Act 16 and anime Episode 60. In the dubbed anime, the special phrase is "Kitty Magic!" as seen in the same episode, numbered 54.</ref> Because of her status as a princess, the crescent-moon mark of the Silver Millennium appears on Chibi-Usa's forehead when she is in danger. She is the heir to the [[Silver Crystal]] of the 30th century. |
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Chibi-Usa travels through time at various points in the series<ref>She arrives at the beginning of the second story arc and unsuccessfully attempts to go home in the middle. She does go home at the end, only to return for the third story arc. She departs again at the end of the fourth arc, but in the anime returns once more near the end of the fifth.</ref> using the Key of Space-Time given to her by Sailor Pluto (in the manga, she stole it). She time-travels by holding up the key and shouting, "Time Guardian! Tear apart the sky, and open the space-time door to me! I call the true name of the almighty god of time, the time guardian's father! [[Chronos]]! Reveal to me the path of light!" |
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Chibi-Usa is not shown using ''unassisted'' powers until she [[henshin|transform]]s into a Sailor Senshi by activating a special device and shouting a certain phrase. Originally this is "Moon Prism Power, Make-up!",<ref>In the anime, uses the Prism Moon Compact. First used in manga Act 25 and anime Episode 103. In the English versions, Chibi-Usa does not say 'Make up' when transforming, although it is sometimes replaced with "Transform!". In some cases she says "Mini Prism Power".</ref> In the manga, her becoming a Senshi at the end of the second story arc is shown, whereas in the anime it happens off-screen and is not revealed until partway into the [[Sailor Moon S|third arc]]. She does not initially have a full anime transformation sequence.<ref name="jnepisode104" /> |
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In the manga, Sailor Chibi Moon's first act as a Senshi is to use the Moon Rod of the future (analogous to Sailor Moon's rod of the present) to perform a double "Moon Princess Halation" with Sailor Moon, destroying [[Black Moon Clan|Death Phantom]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 7 |chapter= Act 23 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1994-07-06 |isbn= 4-06-178781-0}}</ref> During the third story arc, she uses her own Moon Rod (called the Pink Moon Stick in the anime) in conjunction with her first solo power, "Pink Sugar Heart Attack".<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 8 |chapter= Act 28 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= |isbn= 4-06-178790-X}}</ref> This is a reasonably effective attack in the manga, but is nearly useless in the anime and is mainly used for comedic effect.<ref name="jnepisode103" /> It often lacks sufficient range to hit a monster or fails to initiate at all.<ref name="jnepisode103" /> The damage it deals can be strong enough to shatter glass.<ref>Episode 118.</ref> |
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At the end of the manga's third arc, she assists Super Sailor Moon by briefly upgrading to Super form herself using the Holy Grail of the future.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |chapter= Act # |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= June 6, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178806-X}} Uses "''Crisis, Make-up!''"</ref> Neither is able to maintain this form under her own strength until the fourth story arc, when they are empowered by [[List of minor Sailor Moon characters#Helios/Pegasus|Pegasus]] to take on Super forms whenever they need to via "Moon Crisis, Make-up!"<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12 |chapter= Act 34 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= September 6, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178814-0 }} {{cite episode |title= |series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=Toei |station=Asahi |city=Tokyo |airdate=March 18, 1995 |seriesno=4 |number=130}} Uses the Pink Moon Compact. In the English version it is called ''Moon Cosmic Dream Action'' {{cite episode |title= Dreams Take Fight|series= Sailor Moon |serieslink=List of Sailor Moon Supers episodes |network=YTV |station=YTV |city= |airdate= |seriesno=4 |number=121}} , or in Supers movie ''Super Moon Crisis Power''.</ref> In the anime, this is the first time Chibi-Usa takes on her Super form, and throughout the fourth series she and Sailor Moon share a single transformation sequence.<ref>''[[Sailor Moon Supers: The Movie]]''.</ref> |
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Sailor Chibi Moon is strengthened significantly in the fourth story arc by Pegasus, who takes refuge in the Golden Mirror of her dreams. He grants her a new transformation (shared with Usagi, in the anime), and gives her two special items with which to contact him: the Stallion Reve, for simple communication, and the Crystal Carillon to summon him in battle. Using the latter, fashioned from her old Pink Moon Stick and retaining all its powers, she summons Pegasus by shouting "Twinkle Yell!"<ref>First seen in manga Act 34 and anime Episode 131. In the English version it is called "Twinkle Bell" or "Crystal Twinkle Bell". In episode 153 of the anime Chibi Moon is shown to be able to use Super Sonic Odango an attack which supersonic waves emmit out of her Odangos in time of a crisis situation or when shes completely defenseless.</ref> This allows Sailor Moon to power up and make her final blow. Furthermore, in the anime only, Sailor Chibi Moon is given the Golden Crystal, which she uses to call on the power of dreams. In the manga, Chibi-Usa is also briefly entrusted with the Deep Aqua Mirror, [[Sailor Neptune]]'s Talisman, and can use it to teleport to Neptune's location.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 8 |chapter= Act 39 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= |id= ISBN 4-06-178790-X}}</ref> |
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Together with Tuxedo Mask, she performs "Pink Sugar Tuxedo Attack,"<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 11 |chapter=The Lover of Princess Kayuga |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-07-06, August 8, 1995 |isbn= 4-06-178809-4 }}. Also seen in the [[Sailor Moon musicals|stage musicals]].</ref> and continues to occasionally join Sailor Moon in one-off power-ups of the latter's attacks, including "Rainbow Double Moon Heart Ache"<ref name="Act33">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |chapter= Act 33 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-06-06 |isbn= 4-06-178806-X}}</ref> and "Double Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss".<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 17 |chapter= Chibi-Usa's Picture Diary 4: Story of the Hammer Price Shrine |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-12-06 |isbn= 4-06-178849-3}}</ref> Only one of these is used in the anime: "Moon Gorgeous Meditation," which is only ever shown as a joint power, using the Kaleido Moon Scopes, which are given to them by Mamoru in the manga and Pegasus in the anime.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 7 |chapter= Act 34 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 6, 1994 |id= ISBN 4-06-178781-0}} and in ''[[Sailor Moon Supers: The Movie]]''. The English version did not change its name except in the first two appearances, where the attack wasn't named in the original. In those first two appearances, the attack was called "Moon Super Moon Target" and "Super Moon Target" respectively; after the third episode to feature the attack, however, it was consistently named "Moon Gorgeous Meditation" just as in the original.</ref> She also uses several comedic one-offs, including fending off a [[Killing a vampire|vampire]] with "Garlic Attack"<ref name="vol5picturediary" /><ref name="jnepisodeSupersSpecial3" /> jump-kicking with Sailor Moon,<ref>"Double Sailor Kick" and "Double Sailor Moon Kick," seen in Episodes 107 and 143.</ref> and amplifying the sound of her crying to a deafening level with her hair-pieces.<ref>{{nihongo|''Chou Onpa''|超音波|chō onpa|extra="super sound waves"}}. Used in the third Picture Diary and in Episode 153.</ref> |
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At the end of the fourth arc, in the manga only, the Silver Crystal of the future evolves into Chibi-Usa's own [[Sailor Crystal|Pink Moon Crystal]],<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= Act 42 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-07-05 |isbn= 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> and she gains the ability to transform into her third, most powerful Senshi form.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 17 |chapter= Act 48 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-12-06 |isbn= 4-06-178849-3}} Transformation with ''Pink Moon Crystal Power'' occurs.</ref> When she returns from the future in the final story arc with her guardians, the [[Sailor Quartet]], they perform "Pink Ladies Freezing Kiss" together.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 18 |chapter= Act 49 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1997-04-04, December 10, 1998 |isbn= 4-06-178858-2 }}</ref> |
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==Development== |
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Adding in Usagi's child to the Sailor Moon storyline, as well as her name, Chibi-Usa for a ''[[chibi (Japanese term)|chibi]]'' (little) Usagi, was the idea of Naoko Takeuchi's editor, [[Fumio Osano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/sailormoon/volume03.html |title=Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 3 |publisher=Kurozuki.com |date=2003-10-23 |accessdate=2011-06-14}}</ref> Takeuchi has stated that she did not think much about how Chibi-Usa's hair would look, besides it having odango like Usagi's hair and being pink; and that she used a Chibi-Usa doll for reference on the hair.<ref name="piccol2">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume II Original Picture Collection |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= August 1994 |isbn= 4-06-324508-X}}</ref> |
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The first appearance of Chibi-Usa as a Sailor Senshi is in a side story, a year and a half before Sailor Chibi Moon made her debut in the manga. In the first Picture Diary, Chibi-Usa is rescued by Sailors Moon and Venus and dreams that night about becoming a "soldier of love and justice" herself. She calls herself "Sailor Chibi-Usa Moon" and appears in a uniform slightly different from the one she wears later, most notably including a cape.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 5 |chapter= Chibi-Usa's Picture Diary |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1993-11-06, July 5, 1995 |isbn= 4-06-178764-0 }}</ref> |
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Takeuchi struggled with a name for Black Lady, initially calling her "the Black Queen" and retaining her childlike appearance.<ref name="materials" /> Takeuchi also noted that the leg-slit on Black Lady's dress was even more revealing in the anime than in the manga, something which shocked her as she had wondered if the slit was going too far in her drawings of Black Lady.<ref name="piccol2"/> |
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==Actresses== |
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[[Image:Chibi-Usa Miyazaki Noeru.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Noël Miyazaki as Sailor Chibi Moon.]] |
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In the Japanese anime series and movies, Chibi-Usa is [[seiyū|voiced by]] [[Kae Araki]] (who also played Usagi for a few episodes while her normal actress had her appendix removed).<ref>{{cite web | last = Doi | first = Hitoshi | authorlink = Hitoshi Doi | coauthors = Ross TenEyck | title = Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars episode 174 | date = 1996-07-08 | url = http://www.usagi.org/doi/smoon/episodes/ss174.html | accessdate = 2008-08-21}}</ref> |
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In the English-language dub, the voice of "Rini" is provided first by [[Tracey Hoyt]] (in the R series and movies) and then by [[Stephanie Beard]] (in the S and SuperS series). [[Liz Wartenberg Brown]] provided the voice of Wicked Lady. |
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In the [[Sailor Moon musicals|stage musicals]], Chibi-Usa was frequently double-cast, and has been played by 14 actresses: [[Ai Miyakawa]], [[Mao Kawasaki]], [[Tamaki Dia Shirai]], [[Natsumi Takenaka]], [[Ayano Gunji]], [[Arisu Izawa]], [[Kasumi Takabatake]], [[Noël Miyazaki]], [[Aisha Yamamoto]], [[Nanami Ota]], [[Mao Ono]], [[Mina Horita]], and [[Moe Osaki]]. Years later, Mao Kawasaki went on to portray her evil adult form, [[#Black Lady|Black Lady]]. This character was also played by [[Shion Nakamaru]].<ref name="seramyu">{{cite web |url= http://www.sera-myu.com/ |title= eternal.legend |accessdate= 2006-11-04 |author=|coauthors=}}</ref> Ayano Gunji, the longest running Chibi-Usa actress, stated that the manga and anime of Sailor Moon was #1, and she was happy to watch the show. She also stated she became even happier when she was able to wear Chibi Moon's costume, and wanted to live actively like Chibi-Usa.<ref>Sailor Moon Musicals, 1999 ''Kaguya Shima Densetsu Fan Kansha''</ref> |
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Chibi-Usa does not appear in the [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon|live-action series]]. |
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==Reception and influence== |
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The official ''Sailor Moon'' character popularity poll listed Chibi-Usa, Sailor Chibi Moon, Princess Lady Serenity, and Black Lady as separate entities. In 1993, with fifty choices, Chibi-Usa was the most popular character, Black Lady was the thirteenth most popular, and Luna-P, an item of Chibi-Usa's, was the seventeenth most popular character.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 7 |chapter= |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1994-07-06 |isbn= 4-06-178781-0}}</ref> In 1994, with fifty one choices, Sailor Chibi Moon was the second most popular character, Chibi-Usa was the eighth most popular, and Luna-P was the twenty sixth most popular character.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |pages=138–139 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1995-06-06 |isbn= 4-06-178806-X}}</ref> In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Sailor Chibi Moon was again the second most popular character, Chibi-Usa was the eleventh most popular, and Princess Lady Serenity, an older form of Small Lady, was the twenty fourth most popular character.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= 1996-07-05 |isbn= 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> |
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Despite this, Chibi-Usa has been described by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy as "unpopular" even among Japanese audiences, at least in the anime.<ref name="encyc338">{{cite book |last=Clements |first=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Clements |coauthors=[[Helen McCarthy|McCarthy, Helen]] |title=[[The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917]] |date=2001-09-01 |publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]] |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=1-880656-64-7 |oclc=47255331 |edition=1st |page=338 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Moon in art and literature]] |
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