Kenji Tsukino
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, Tokyo |
Occupation: | Magazine editor |
Family: | Ikuko Tsukino (wife), Usagi Tsukino (daughter), Shingo Tsukino (son), Chibiusa (future granddaughter), Mamoru Chiba (future son-in-law) |
Associates: | His family |
Aliases: | Kenji-papa |
First Anime Appearance: | Crybaby Usagi's Magnificent Transformation |
First Manga Appearance: | Act 1 - Sailor Moon |
First PGSM Appearance: | Special Act - We're Getting Married! |
English Name: | Serena's Dad |
Actors: | Yuuji Machi (anime), David Huband (dub) |
Kenji Tsukino |
Kenji Tsukino is Usagi's father in present-day Tokyo. He is not aware of his daughter's Senshi activities, nor does he know that his "niece" who appears in R is in fact his granddaughter.
Kenji is portrayed in a very typical fatherly manner: he works as a magazine editor and cannot cook but tries to help out by occasionally doing grocery shopping for his wife. He is very kind and a little over-protective; for example, when he finds out Usagi has begun dating in R/The Black Moon Clan arc, he fears his daughter has "become a delinquent".
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Save for some mention by other characters, Kenji was absent in the entire series, only appearing in the Special Act to attend Usagi's wedding.