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At a Glance
Interpretation of
Kanji
Information
Powers
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Sources Cited
Real Name: Tomoe Hotaru
Birthday: January 6
Sign: Capricorn
Blood Type: AB
Favorite Color: purple
Hobbies: reading, collecting lamps
Favorite food: nihon soba (Japanese noodles)
Least Favorite Food: milk
Favorite Subject: World History
Least Favorite Subject: Phys. Ed
Has Trouble With: marathons
Strong Point: healing
Dream: to be a doctor
Favorite Gemstone: Fluorite
The interpretation of the kanji most commonly accepted for Hotaru is firefly rising from the earth. A breakdown of the kanji follows:
"to moe hotaru" = "firefly rising from the
earth"
tomoe = "land sprout", "new life". With
different kanji, tomoe can mean "a whirl" or "a
comma-shaped heraldic design.
TO = land, earth
MOE = sprout (verb)
The idea of something sprouting from the earth is like "new
life".
hotaru = firefly
Hotaru is introduced during the Sailor Moon S series; she is a major part of the season's storyline. However, after the Sailor Moon S Season, Hotaru's role decreases greatly as does the rest of the Outer Senshi's. Hotaru does not appear in the Sailor Moon Super S series and appears periodically in the Sailor Moon Sailor Stars series.
Hotaru is generally introverted. This is because for much of her life, Hotaru is sheltered from the world. At the beginnning of the Sailor Moon S series, Hotaru is very lonely and has few people in her life save for her father Professor Tomoe; her mother is dead. Later on, she becomes friends with Chibi-Usa and later in the rest of the Senshi.
Hotaru is a very weak individual; any physical exertion tires her. Interestingly, Hotaru has an amazing healing power which other people find revolting.
As Sailor Saturn, Hotaru is considered the second most powerful Senshi due to her Silence Glaive Surprise attack. However, this attack is very rarely used due to its power. Most of the time Hotaru uses her Silence Glaive (a polearm) as her main weapon.
At the end of the S series, Hotaru becomes a baby and is returned to Professor Tomoe. Hotaru is later taken by Setsuna in the Sailor Moon Sailor Stars series due to Setsuna's need for her. Hotaru grows to the age of four when she sucessfully proves her powers (as a baby) and finshes off the series at the age of eight when her Senshi spirit restores her memories.
More information about Hotaru is available in the Sailor Moon S series summary.
There is no tranformation phrase for Saturn because her henshin (transformation) sequence was never shown in the anime.
Silence Wall
Protective tactic used to block attacks such as projectiles.
Silence Glaive Surprise
Very powerful attack; never seen at its full potential. In its
aborted state, it nearly destroys a building in the Sailor Moon
Sailor Stars series.
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E-mail to Stephen Congly. 3 August 1998.
Copyright ©1998-2001 Stephen Congly
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