Chibiusa

Character Information

Name:	Chibiusa
Name (kanji/kana):	ちびうさ
Alignment:	Crystal Tokyo
Species:	Human
Gender:	Female
Lives:	Crystal Tokyo/Azabu-Juuban
Occupation:	Crown Princess of Planet Earth, primary school student
Family:	Neo-Queen Serenity (mother), King Endymion (father), Ikuko Tsukino (grandmother), Kenji Tsukino (grandfather), Shingo Tsukino (uncle)
Associates:	The Solar System Senshi, especially Sailor Pluto, Sailor Saturn and the Sailor Quartet, Diana, Momoko Momohara, Kyuusuke Sarashina, Helios, Perle
Aliases:	Sailor Chibi Moon, Small Lady, Princess Tsukino Usagi Small Lady Serenity, Black Lady
First Anime Appearance:	An Angel? A Devil? Mysterious Girl From the Sky
First Manga Appearance:	Act 13 - Shuuketsu Soshite Hajimari - Petite Etranger
First PGSM Appearance:	N/A
English Name:	Rini, Wicked Lady
Actors:	Kae Araki (anime), Tracey Hoyt (dub till 82 & movies), Stephanie Beard (dub 82+)

Chibiusa

Chibiusa was the civilian identity of Sailor Chibi Moon, and she appeared in the anime and manga series.

Personality

Her real name was Usagi, but to prevent confusion people called her Chibiusa. (Chibi means small, usa is short for Usagi.) She came from the future, 30th Century Crystal Tokyo, and returned to 20th century Tokyo for training. In Crystal Tokyo she also went by the name Princess Small Lady and in the English language dub she was called Rini.

She was the daughter of Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion, the future versions of Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba respectively. She had a guardian device called Luna P and owned a grey kitten named Diana who was the daughter of moon cats Luna and Artemis.

When she first arrived in the anime continuity she was around 6 years old, while in the manga continuity she was chronologically over 900 (but still mentally and physically 6 years old). The latter ageing was due to the power of the Silver Crystal.

Before she gained the ability to transform into Sailor Chibi Moon, Chibiusa also had the power to send a column of extreme energy from the crescent moon insignia that could appear on her forehead. She tended to do this when she is alarmed, and the column was visible from a distance.

From Chibiusa to Black Lady to Chibi Moon

Black Lady

Chibiusa first came into the continuity as a six year old looking to save her mother in the Sailor Moon R series. She did not have any powers at the time, but she did hold the Key of Space-Time, given to her by Sailor Pluto, which allowed her to go back into the past.

In the Black Moon saga portion of the series, Chibiusa was aged by Wiseman into a woman in her teens or 20s called Black Lady, who was brainwashed by Wiseman to fight Sailor Moon. She later returned to her normal age, saved her mother, and went back to the future.

However, she returned again in the Sailor Moon S arc to fight alongside Sailor Moon as Sailor Chibi Moon. Her mother sent her back both to train her as a senshi, and so that she could "make important acquaintances." (This is likely referring to her friendship with Hotaru Tomoe.) She noted this background in her introduction dialogue, where she often stated that she was a senshi "in training" who fought in the name of the "Future Moon" rather than just "the Moon."

She remained as a regular cast member until Queen Nehellenia was cleansed in the fifth (anime) series, at which point she returned to Crystal Tokyo.

In the manga, she returns again along with her team, the Amazon Quartet, to rescue Eternal Sailor Moon, Chibi Chibi and Princess Kakyuu. She returns to her normal timeline, after the battle with Chaos. At Usagi and Mamoru's wedding some time later, Usagi informs her husband that their own timeline's Chibiusa is already on the way.

Parallel Sailor Moon

In the alternate universe story "Parallel Sailor Moon", which took place 15 years after the end of Sailor Moon Stars, Chibiusa was seen on her way to cram school with Hotaru. This Chibiusa was only 15 years old (instead of over 900) and she dreamed of becoming a bureaucrat. Like her father, she wore glasses, and she took turns with her younger sister Kousagi in their duty to breed rabbits. Chibiusa nicknamed her sister "Chibi". This version of Chibiusa still bickered with Usagi.

Family

Chibiusa's parents were the Queen and King of Crystal Tokyo, Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion.

In Sailor Moon R, she went back to 20th Century Tokyo to find the Silver Crystal, which she believed would save her mother. Neo-Queen Serenity was encased in a crystal coffin following an attack upon Crystal Tokyo by the leaders of the planet Nemesis.

In "Parallel Sailor Moon", she had a younger sister, Kousagi, who was also a Senshi.

Her grandparents were Ikuko and Kenji Tsukino, and she loved to play with her uncle, Shingo.

Relationships

• Chibiusa was fond of Helios/Pegasus in both the manga and anime series.
• In the Sailor Moon SuperS movie, she and Perle apparently had some feelings for each other, and she gave him a kiss on the cheek at the end of the movie.

Musicals

In the musicals, Chibiusa was played by Ai Miyakawa, Mao Kawasaki, Natsumi Takenaka, Tamaki Dia Shirai, Ayano Gunji, Arisu Izawa, Kasumi Takabatake, Noel Miyazaki, Aisha Yamamoto, Nanami Ota, Mao Ono, Mina Horita and Moe Osaki.

Trivia

• Chibiusa was one of the most popular characters among Japanese fans, especially the younger ones.
• The song Rini sings in the dub episode Trouble Comes Thundering Down, (Rain or Shine, I'm Happiest, When I'm with Tuxedo Mask) is sung to the tune of This Old Man. Chibiusa sings to the tune of a similar children's song in the Japanese version of that scene.
• While Chibiusa does not appear in the live action series, in the Special Act, it is implied that Usagi is pregnant.
• Chibiusa's odango gives an impression of a rabbit's ears. This, together with her red eyes, pink hair and pink Sailor fuku, makes her like a pink rabbit.