Why? o.o;

[Tomoe Hotaru]

This topic has probably been posted, but I posted it out of curiousity.

Why do you like Hotaru / Sailor Saturn? Why don't you? What are some flaws you think she has?


I, personally, think she needs to have a little more self-confidence. The willpower and determination she has as Sailor Saturn shouldn't exist only when she is Sailor Saturn. She has just as much right as anybody else to stand up for herself - - healing powers aren't necessarily classified as witchcraft.

[Sailor Venus]

She seems like a nice person that never had any friends. And, she's misunderstood too (by the anime world and the real world...fer god sakes she's NOT gothic).

Besides, I think she's the parallel to Sailor Venus ^_-.

[RinoaHeartilly]

Shes my sisters favorite character.

[Helena]

Hmm...
I liked Hotaru at first but...okay, I'll admit that I think it's the fans of Hotaru that got to me and made me dislike her.
When I first got into Sailor Moon, I went online to find fan sites. Lots of sites gave me different information and since I didn't know much about Sailor Moon, I got very confused. For example, some said that she was a goth, others (more reliable ones) said that she wasn't. Some sites said that she didn't like the sunlight and therefore she always stayed in her room, surrounded by dim lamps. Other sites said that lamp collecting was her hobby.
To cut a long story short, I was sick of fans saying that Hotaru is a goth just because they were goths, and that she is suicidal and all these lies. I can't stand whiners and all I could see on these sites were, "Hotaru is just like me because I hate my life, blah blah blah"---they totally disregarded the fact that Hotaru does have a brighter side to her.
I know it probably sounds silly that I dislike Hotaru because of some fans when I realised that Hotaru was really a sweet character, but that is the actual reason that she is at the bottom of my list of favourites.
Not only that, but personally I think she's too popular and she has lost her mystique as a result of that. Maybe that's because she has been analysed to the bone (not that it’s really a bad thing), but I like mysterious characters. I don't think she's so mysterious anymore because she's so popular.

I still like some things about her. Her powers are quite appealing and her Silence Glaive is pretty neat.
I also like the fact that she is physically weak in her civilian form, but quite powerful in her Sailor form.
That's about it.

[Zyppora]

I like Hotaru, that's what I can say. I've recently started watching Sailor Moon S, so I can't say a whole lot about her or Sailor Saturn (whom I only know from the Stars saga).

To clear up some misunderstandings:

Hotaru is not a goth. We don't see her wear black lipstick or avoid the sunlight. Mamoru, Usagi, Chibi-Usa and her even go picknicking at some point (bright sunlight).

Hotaru is not suicidal. Just because the US has lots of those, doesn't mean Japan has them as well. Don't jump to conclusions if you don't see a smile on her face all the time. (I know this is kind of a bad point, as the suicide rate in Eastern countries isn't exactly low, but you get the point).

Hotaru doesn't collect lamps for a hobby. I haven't been able to analyze this rather strange property, but I think the lamps are more for her father and his assistant (Kaorinite) than they are for Hotaru.

[Sailor Venus]

Omg someone explain to me where this whole "goth" idea for Hotaru came from. What? Even when I was a dubbie I never thought she was goth (I thought she was way freakin cool) but I never thought she was goth.

I don't even think she looks "goth" you don't see dark eyeliner and fishnet jackets and black lipstick on her do you? XD When I saw the anime, both languages, I just thought she was a little weakly and sick (...and she...is!) because she was all pale. Then I thought she was sorta evil because of those lapses of um...Mistress 9. BUT even then I did not think she was goth---she was just a cool evil senshi! (then I learned it was Mistress 9 and...yea)

There's a picture of Pluto (manga) that makes her look really goth (i think). Its um....

mangastyle.net/book4/nt4-063.jpg here! found it.

I mean look at Saturn, she looks so deadly...BUT COOL. Omg I love her. (Pluto looks goth here doncha think??)

[antie]

Hotaru is by far my favorite character! I like the way she looks! I like her story! Moreover, I also like her weapon and powers!

Zyppora said:

Hotaru doesn't collect lamps for a hobby.

Unfortunately, I cannot find an anime-relevant source that states that Hotaru collects lamps as a hobby.

However, volume 10 of the original version of the manga shows this in the "Hobbies" section of her profile: "ランプあつめ." That means "collecting lamps."