Kenji Tsukino
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| Name: | Kenji Tsukino |
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| Name (kanji/kana): | 月野謙之 |
| Alignment: | Civilian |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Male |
| Lives: | Tsukino residence, Azabu-Juuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Occupation: | Magazine editor |
| Family: | Ikuko Tsukino (wife), Usagi Tsukino (daughter), Shingo Tsukino (son), Chibiusa (future granddaughter), Kousagi Tsukino (future granddaughter; "Parallel Sailor Moon" only), Mamoru Chiba (future son-in-law) |
| Associates: | His family |
| Aliases: | Kenji-papa |
| First Anime Appearance: | Punish Them! The House of Fortune is the Youma Mansion |
| First Manga Appearance: | Act 1 Usagi SAILORMOON |
| First PGSM Appearance: | Special Act - We're Getting Married! |
| English Name: | Serena's dad, Kenji Papa (manga) |
| Actors: | Yuuji Machi (anime), Mitsuaki Madono (Crystal), Ryuuta Tasaki (PGSM), David Huband (dub), Keith Silverstein (Viz dub) |
Kenji Tsukino was Usagi Tsukino's father in present-day Tokyo. He was not aware of his daughter's Senshi activities, nor did he know that his "niece", who appeared in the Sailor Moon R season, was in fact his granddaughter.
Kenji was portrayed in a very typical fatherly manner: he worked as a magazine editor and could not cook, but tried to help out by occasionally doing grocery shopping for his wife. He was very kind and a little over-protective; for example, when he found out Usagi had begun dating in Sailor Moon R/the Black Moon Clan arc, he feared that his daughter had become a delinquent. Usagi considered her perfect man to have the same attitude and character as her dad.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon[edit]
Save for some mention by other characters, Kenji was almost completely absent throughout the live-action series. He only appeared in the Special Act to attend Usagi's wedding.
Trivia[edit]
- Kenji is named after the real-life father of Naoko Takeuchi.
- On Toonami broadcasts of the Viz English dub, he was referred to in the credits only as "Usagi's Father."
