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Template:Sailor Moon character Chibiusa (ちびうさ, or Rini in the English versions), is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon metaseries. 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—Sailor Chibi Moon (called Sailor Mini Moon in the English anime).

Chibiusa is formally named Usagi Small Lady Serenity (うさぎSLセレニティ),[1] but in the 20th century she goes by the name Usagi Tsukino. She is given her nickname by Mamoru Chiba in order to differentiate from the older Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon.[2] The nickname is a combination of chibi (meaning runt, dwarf, shrimp) 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 Chibiusa's name.

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Profile

Chibiusa is the future daughter of Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, and was sent back in time to the "present" (Early 1990s AD) to stay with them before she was born. Her real name is the same as her mother's, but is called Chibiusa in Japanese (and Rini in English) to avoid confusion between the two. Her name in the English-language 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. Chibiusa's hair is apparently truly pink, and not just colored that way for stylistic purposes; its color is stated in the poem on her Sailor Stars CD single.[3] In the anime, several references are made to her hair color and people even tease her about her pink hair.

In Act 20 of the manga, it's mentioned that she is 900 years old, and the reason for her apparent youth is not fully understood. She later claims to be 902.[4] Her exact age was not disclosed in the anime, and her time travelling complicates guessing. It can be estimated at approximately five years old when she is introduced (the candles on her birthday cake in one memory indicate so in Episode 85), and perhaps eleven or twelve when she returns later on.

Chibiusa in the manga.

Chibiusa is usually very upbeat, extroverted and outgoing. Though she started out socially awkward, she quickly became popular. Chibiusa's affections come into conflict because she generally does not immediately identify Usagi and Mamoru as being her parents from the future, although she is aware of the fact. There is evidence that Chibusa has a hard time identifying Usagi and Mamoru as being her future 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; it is not clear if she prefers one set over the other. It is clear she has more friends in the 20th century rather than the 30th century and this plays into whether she will stay or go back to the future.

In the manga, she once became president of her class.[5] She gradually matures as the series goes on. Because her dream in the manga is to become a beautiful lady, her actions often are based around this. She tries to be a 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.

In the anime, she is more judgemental and does not mature as much as her manga counterpart. She often picks on Usagi for Usagi not doing her homework and showing off her good grades (Episode 153,[6] for example). This is not because she dislikes or hates Usagi, it's because they act more like siblings, and this is often commented upon (as seen in Episode 104[6]). People they meet, normally the victim of the day, often mistake them for sisters.

Chibiusa's dream is to one day become a real lady,[7] to have her own prince, and to be friends with everyone she knows.[8] Meanwhile, she is a fairly ordinary little girl; she likes pink and red, pudding, pancakes,[9] 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.[10] Chibiusa hates taking care of the house[11] and is afraid of such things as thunder and lightning,[12][13] ghosts, vampires,[14] dentists,[15] and needles.[16] She also likes to collect things with rabbits on them, and belongs to the Gardening Committee at school.[4] She is about 106 centimeters (3 ft 6 in) tall when she first appears, and grows somewhat taller during the story (to perhaps 130 cm or 4 ft 3 in.[17] Her blood type is O.[11]

Aspects and forms

First appearance

As a character with different incarnations, special powers, transformations and a long lifetime virtually spanned between the 20th and the 30th centuries, Chibiusa gains multiple aspects and aliases as the series progresses.

Sailor Chibi Moon

Chibiusa's Senshi identity. Her title is changed to "Sailor Mini Moon" in the English anime, but left intact in the manga. Her uniforms resemble Sailor Moon's, colored primarily in 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,[7] Apprentice Soldier, and Soldier in Training.[citation needed] 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.

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, Helios. She also develops and matures as a Sailor Soldier throughout the manga, assisted by her own guardians, the Sailor Quartet, and eventually saving Sailor Moon's life.

Symbol of the Moon Kingdom

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 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.

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 Grail of the future allows her to turn into Super Sailor Chibi Moon. Later, 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).[18]

Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity

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Small Lady in the SuperS anime.

Often shortened by her parents and family friends to Small Lady, this is the name that Chibiusa 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.

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 outside of the royal family and friends is Diana, who periodically calls her by Small Lady and uses honorific endings to indicate that Chibiusa is a princess. Her princess form also appears in Artbook IV and the Materials Collection, in which she is drawn among the other Senshi in their specific gowns. She wears a light pink gown unique from all the others.

In the anime, Chibiusa 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, albeit smaller. This happens twice, during the final battles of the second and fourth series. Like her mother, she once grows a pair of functioning, angelic wings. She does this after Usagi, as Serenity, grabs her while they are falling during the climax of SuperS, 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.

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 Chibiusa, even to the point where in the 20th century she asks Setsuna to call her Chibiusa instead of Small Lady (Episode 115).

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 Artbook IV and in Helios' dreams giving a strong indication that they will marry in the future.[19][18] [clarification needed] This older form is never shown or mentioned in the anime.

Black Lady

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Black Lady in the manga.

When she returns to the future with Sailor Moon, Chibiusa becomes Black Lady (Wicked Lady in the English adaptation) when she is captured outside of the Palace. Wiseman comes across the lonely Chibiusa, 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.

Infected with the power of the Black Crystal, she grows older, donning a black and red dress and the earrings worn by the Black Moon Clan. Her hair becomes even longer than Usagi's. Her crescent becomes that of the Clan, and she is frequently seen with Prince Demande or Wiseman. As Chibiusa's dream is to become a beautiful lady like her mother, Black Lady's form is something like a femme fatale.

Her history and personality differ 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. The love of her parents finally restores her. In the manga, she throws away the Luna-P after her transformation and derides it as a childish toy.

Black Lady uses her brainwashing powers to try to seduce her future father, Mamoru Chiba, and tries to destroy the Senshi for their various acts of insensitivity toward her. She first appears in Act 20 of the manga and 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 Chibiusa. 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.

Items

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  • "Luna-P" ("Lunaball"/"Luna Sphere" in the DiC version) — The black, cathead-shaped ball that Chibiusa always has with her. She uses it for many different magical feats.
  • "Key of Space-Time" (Japanese: jikuu no kagi) — The item that Chibiusa uses to travel through time.
  • Silver Crystal — Chibiusa has the Silver Crystal from the future.
  • "Prism Heart Compact" — Sailor Chibi Moon's first transformation compact.
  • "Pink Moon Stick" — Sailor Chibi Moon's first Sailor Senshi weapon. It breaks in the final episode of S.
  • "Chibi Moon Kaleido Scope" — Used in the manga and SuperS movie to attack alongside Sailor Moon.
  • "Chibi Moon Compact" — Transformation compact given to her by Pegasus.
  • "Crystal Carillon" — Bell that she uses to call on Pegasus, made by him from the repaired Pink Moon Stick. It can still be used to perform Pink Sugar Heart Attack.
  • "Stallion Reve" — This item was used to communicate with Pegasus when she was not in battle.
  • "Golden Mirror" — Chibiusa's dream mirror which allows her to stay in touch with Pegasus.
  • "Pink Moon Crystal" — Chibiusa's personal Sailor Crystal.[20]
  • "Mama's Rod" — The Cutie Moon Rod, but from the future. It breaks after she does a team up attack with Sailor Moon, due to it being over a 1000 years old. Only in the Manga.

Senshi powers

Template:List to prose (section) Throughout the various series, Sailor Chibi Moon displays a number of special attacks and other powers.[21]

Transformations

(Note: In the English dub, she transforms without saying "Make-up" at the end.)

  • Moon Prism Power! Make-up! — Used to transform into Sailor Chibi Moon. In the English anime, the phrase Mini Prism Power is used instead in some cases.
  • Crisis, Make-up! — (Manga only) Used to transform into Super Sailor Chibi Moon.
  • Moon Crisis Make-up! — Used to transform into Super Sailor Chibi Moon. In the anime, she uses this transformation in conjunction with Sailor Moon. In the English version it is called Moon Cosmic Dream Action, or in SuperS movie Super Moon Crisis Power.
  • Pink Moon Crystal Power! Make-Up! — (Manga only) Used to transform into Sailor Chibi Moon's final form.

Most of these transformations in the anime commonly involve the use of shiny red or pink ribbons that usually form the leotard, boots, and gloves. When de-transforming, they form her civilian clothes, come out of the locket to wrap around her, or disappear.

Powers

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Sailor Chibi Moon uses her Pink Sugar Heart Attack successfully
  • Abracadabra Pon! — Used to change Luna-P into various items. In the Japanese anime, this power was called Luna-P Henge. In the English anime it was called Kitty Magic.
  • Luna-P Magic! — This is used in the anime to change Luna-P into something innocuous like flowers.
  • Travelling Through Time — Chibiusa used a special incantation along with a time key given to her by Sailor Pluto to call upon the Guardian of Time to open the Time Gate.
  • Garlic Attack! — Chibiusa used her garlicy breath to attack a vampire in the manga. A variation of this was seen in the anime's SuperS special.
  • Moon Princess Halation! — Chibiusa used this attack with Sailor Moon in the manga.
  • Pink Sugar Heart Attack! — Chibiusa's first attack. It shoots pink hearts from her Pink Moon Stick (and later her Crystal Carillon), and in the anime is generally ineffective. It often lacks sufficient range to affect a monster (drooping to the ground), or fails to initiate at all. The damage it deals is the equivalent of a slap or spanking, and it is mostly useful only for distracting the enemy. She once powers it up enough to destroy several of Tellu's possessed plants.
  • Double Sailor Moon Kick! A physical attack combo with Sailor Moon, unsuccessfully attempted in episode 107.
  • Double Sailor Kick — A kick performed in tandem with Sailor Moon, used to attack Fisheye in Episode 143.
  • Rainbow Double Moon Heart Ache! — A manga-only attack used by Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon.
  • Pink Sugar Tuxedo Attack! — Used in combination with Tuxedo Mask. This attack is only used in the manga.
  • Twinkle Yell! — In both the manga and the anime, this power is used to call upon Pegasus. In the English anime, this power is called Crystal Twinkle Bell or just Twinkle Bell.
  • Chou Onpa (超音波, chō onpa, "super sound waves") — Chibi Moon uses her odango hairpieces to amplify sound. Used in episode 153 alongside Sailor Moon.
  • Moon Gorgeous Meditation! — In the manga, this attack was a team-up used by both Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon. It was also used in the anime but only twice, where it was first called Moon Super Moon Target and later called Super Moon Target.
  • Submarine Mirror! — Used in Act 39 of the manga to transport herself to where Sailor Neptune is located.
  • Starlight Honeymoon Double Therapy Kiss! — A team-up attack used in the manga by Sailor Chibi Moon and Eternal Sailor Moon to destroy the evil spirit possessing Hotaru Tomoe.
  • Pink Ladies Freezing Kiss! — A team-up attack with the Sailor Quartet in the manga.[22]

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Actresses

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Noël Miyazaki as Sailor Chibi Moon.

In the Japanese anime series and movies, Chibiusa is voiced by Kae Araki (who also played Usagi for a few episodes).[6] 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).[23] Liz Brown provided the voice of Wicked Lady.[24]

In the stage musicals, Chibiusa 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. Her evil adult form, Black Lady, has been played by two actresses: Mao Kawasaki and Shion Nakamaru.[25]

Chibiusa does not appear in the live-action series, although Usagi shows signs of being pregnant (such as morning sickness) during the direct-to-DVD Special Act.

References

  1. ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (November 6, 1993, July 5, 1995). "Act 19". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178764-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (1995–1996). "Act 13". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 5 (original). Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178820-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
  3. ^ Araki, Kae. Sailor Stars CD single. CODC-1087/1996.12.21 "SAILORMUSIC.NET". Retrieved 2006-10-08.
  4. ^ a b Takeuchi, Naoko (December 6, 1996). "Chibiusa Picture Diary Hammer Price Shrine". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 17. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178849-3.
  5. ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (September 6, 1995). "Act 34". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178814-0.
  6. ^ a b c Doi, Hitoshi. "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon". Retrieved 2006-10-06.
  7. ^ a b Takeuchi, Naoko (September 6, 1995). "Act 35". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178814-0.
  8. ^ Sailor Moon SuperS, Episode 135.
  9. ^ Episode 74
  10. ^ In Episode 66 of the anime Usagi uses carrots as an ingredient for curry, which she and Chibiusa will later eat, so this may be a manga-only fact.
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference vol10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (July 6, 1993, March 5, 1995). "Act 16". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 4. Kodansha. 4-06-178753-5. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Episode 64
  14. ^ SuperS Special Episode 3
  15. ^ Episode 153
  16. ^ Episode 78
  17. ^ These are estimated heights done by the Wikipedia:WikiProject Sailor Moon in relation to the books given. Black Lady is 148 cm, being slightly shorter than Usagi; Chibiusa may or may not grow to this size.
  18. ^ a b Takeuchi, Naoko (July 5, 1996). "Act 42". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178835-3.
  19. ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (September 6, 1995). "Act 35". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178814-0. Takeuchi, Naoko (March 6, 1996). "Act 40". Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178826-4.
  20. ^ Biggs, Gina (2006). "Bunny's Tour of the Silver Millennium". Retrieved 2006-10-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  21. ^ Carroll, Elizabeth (September 9, 2006). "The Oracle". Retrieved 2006-10-01.
  22. ^ Kinno, Hitsuji. "Stardust Magic". Retrieved October 6, 2006.
  23. ^ Chiang, Jackie. "The Sailor Senshi Page: North American Dub". Retrieved 2006-10-31.
  24. ^ "Moonlight Soldiers > SMD Section > Voice Performers".
  25. ^ "eternal.legend". Retrieved 2006-11-04. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

See also

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