Sailor Uranus

Sailor Uranus
Sailor Moon character

Haruka in her Super Sailor Uranus form, as seen in the

anime.

First

Sailor Moon chapter #24: "Infinity 1

appearance

Premonition" (1994)

Created by

Naoko Takeuchi

Played by

(See below)

Profile

Aliases

Haruka Tenoh
Princess Uranus

Affiliations

Sailor Soldiers
Shadow Galactica

Powers and

Generation and manipulation of wind,

abilities

[1]

precognition, sword combat

English adaptation

Name

Amara Tenoh (anime only)

Sailor Uranus ( Sr Uranusu ), is a fictional lead character in the Sailor

Moon media franchise. Her alternate identity is Haruka Tenou ( Ten' Haruka , or Amara
Tenoh in some English adaptations), a teenage Japanese schoolgirl. Haruka is a member of the
Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil.
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Sailor Uranus fights alongside her partner and lover Sailor Neptune. She possesses powers
associated with the wind and sky,precognition, as well as sword combat.
Contents
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1Profile

2Aspects and forms

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2.1Sailor Uranus

2.2Princess Uranus

3Special powers and items

4Development

5Censorship

6Actresses

7Reception and influence

8See also

9References

Profile[edit]
Haruka is a stubborn, protective individual, as well as strong-willed, capable, charming, and
occasionally even daring. She is formally introduced in the third story arc, although she appears in
silhouette alongside Sailor Neptune in the final episode of Sailor Moon R. She is the second tallest
of the Sailor Soldiers at 5'9", just behind Sailor Pluto at 5'10".
Haruka is a racecar driver, even though she is barely sixteen years old at her first appearance.
However, the timing of her birthday to the Japanese school year means she is one grade ahead of
the Sailor Soldiers.
Haruka is also extremely flirtatious and loves to tease pretty girls. In the manga, she even
kisses Usagi.[2] Throughout the manga, she lightly flirts with Usagi, either out of habit in her first
appearance or just for fun, and eventually Usagi flirts back. Their relationship in the anime is
different, as Haruka also refers to Usagi as "Odango", or dumpling, in the same way Tuxedo Mask
doesas a playful nickname. By the time she returns in Sailor Stars, however, she begins to refer to
Usagi as "Kitten".

Haruka with sword andFerrari F512M, as drawn byNaoko Takeuchi

Although her relationship with Michiru Kaioh/Sailor Neptune is not implicitly sexual until later in the
series, their romantic situation is referred to early on and generally understood by most of the
metaseries' characters fairly quickly. It is sometimes a source of good-natured humor, particularly
because few of the other Soldiers have serious romantic prospects in comparison and because the
otherwise bold Haruka finds it impolite to discuss romantic matters in public. In the anime, however,
the physical aspects of their relationship are limited to hand-holding, flirting, and sometimes even
humorous implications, but generally remains circumspect.

She further complicates the perception of her gender by appearing as a "Tuxedo Mask" instead of a
Sailor Soldier in her first appearance. This form is never mentioned again. [3]
Besides her relationship with Michiru, Haruka is also close friends with Setsuna Meioh, because the
three of them work closely together. Following the destruction of the Death Busters and the rebirth
of Sailor Saturn as an infant, they vow to be her family and care for her. Later story arcs show that
the four live together happily for some time. Nothing about Haruka's family life is ever discussed,
although she and Michiru appear noticeably wealthy by unknown means. In the manga, Haruka says
that she and Michiru have "wealthy patrons."
The anime and manga versions of the character are reasonably interchangeable, although her
standoffishness is more pronounced in the anime. Like Michiru, Haruka is sometimes considered
an antihero. Aside from a brief vignette in a special, Haruka and the others do not return after the
third season until the final fifth season, generally retaining the same personalities.
In the Sailor Moon musicals (Seramyu), Haruka and Michiru's relationship remains largely
unchanged; they are always shown together, which is consistent with both manga and anime, and
while their romance in the musicals is usually kept low-key, the actresses for the two do kiss on
stage in the omake of Kaguya Shima Densetsu Kaiteiban. They are also the only two Soldiers to
engage in physical combat with Galaxia.[4] The other Soldiers only use their powers to combat her.
[5]
As in the anime, however, neither Uranus or Neptune are capable of harming Galaxia in combat. It
is seen that Uranus has the ability to sense Neptune's death when Galaxia gravely injures Neptune,
who had been weakened while protecting Sailor Mars.[6] Otherwise, the two are shown to be more
willing to work as a team with the other Sailor Soldiers in the musicals than in the anime, except
where plot-lines are directly drawn from the anime, such as their pretended betrayal of the other
Soldiers in Stars.
Haruka's greatest dream, prior to becoming a Sailor Soldier, was to be a professional racer.
Thereafter, driving is still a well-loved hobby and is listed in the manga as her best skill. [7] She is also
an accomplished runner, belonging to the track-and-field club at school.[8] On occasion, Haruka can
be seen playing piano in accompaniment during Michiru's violin performances. While Physical
Education is her best class, Modern Japanese is her worst. Haruka is highly private, able to tease
others while becoming flustered if teased herself, and has difficulty with confessions. Her favorite
food is salad and her least favorite is natto (fermented soybeans); she also likes the color gold.
According to Michiru, Haruka has had trouble with popular men on more than one occasion. Haruka
denies this, but it clearly annoys her.[9]
Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna appear in the SuperS movie, although this conflicts with the general
timeline of the series in several ways. Notably, they are more overtly friendly and helpful than they
had been when they last met, and Sailor Pluto is present (which conflicts with certain events in the
third series).

Aspects and forms[edit]

As a character with different incarnations, special powers, transformations, and a long lifetime that
spans the Silver Millennium era to the 30th century, Haruka gains multiple aspects and aliases as
the series progresses.

Sailor Uranus[edit]
Haruka's Soldier identity. She wears a uniform colored in dark blue and gold, and unlike most of the
other Soldiers, her gloves extend only to mid-forearm. She is given specific titles throughout the
various series, including Soldier of Sky[10] (or "the Skies" in the English manga) and Soldier of Flight.
Perhaps her titles regarding the sky is in reference to theGreco-Roman Uranus, who was the
embodiment of the sky.[11] Sailor Uranus is one of the more aggressive Sailor Soldiers, and carries
the Space Sword, which is one of three Talisman carried by herself, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto.
Her personality is no different from when she is a civilian, although certain powers are unavailable to
her in that form. Sailor Neptune is her constant companion, and they are rarely separated.
As she grows stronger, Sailor Uranus gains additional powers, and at key points her uniform
changes to reflect this. The first change takes place in Act 39 of the manga, when she obtains the
Uranus Crystal and her outfit becomes similar to that of Super Sailor Moon. She is not given a new
title. A similar event takes place in Episode 167 of the anime, and she is given the name Super
Sailor Uranus. A third, manga-only form appears in Act 42, also unnamed but analogous to Eternal
Sailor Moon (sans wings).[12]

Princess Uranus[edit]
On Silver Millennium, Sailor Uranus was also the princess of her home planet. She was among
those given the duty of protecting the Solar System from outside invasion. As Princess Uranus, she
dwelt in Miranda Castle and wore a deep blue gownshe appears in this form in the original manga
Act 41, as well as in supplementary art. It is unknown whether she had a relationship with Princess
Neptune at that time.