Luna's Eye Color

[Sailor Venus]

In an interview, Naoko Takeuchi once said that Luna and Usagi are able to sympathize with each other. She wanted to show this not only with Luna's side story in the Infinity Arc, "The Lover of Princess Kaguya", (and the Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S Movie) but with their eye color too.

In the manga, Luna and Usagi (are supposed to) have the same eye color (although I think the shades are kinda off but nevertheless Luna has blue eyes).

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But in the anime, Luna has red eyes! (And Artemis changed from having green eyes to having blue eyes!!)

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Luckily though! In PGSM, they revert back to their manga eye color.

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Anybody want to guess what this means?

[Zyppora]

It must be a dub conspiracy! Yea, that's it! Damn dubbers! Perhaps it has to do with the fact that Luna is actually a guardian, and acts more like a guardian to Usagi. Like a teacher. We all know how kids Usagi's age don't like their teachers and the red eyes may have contributed to the fact that Luna was indeed supposed to have the look of a teacher. I don't see how Luna and Usagi in the manga/PGSM having the same color has to mean anything though. Artemis and Minako don't share eye colors.

[Sailor Venus]

(post 30 omg!!)

I think in an interview Takeuchi said that she wanted Luna and Usagi to have the same eye color because they could sympathize and understand each other. This is actually pretty true in the manga, even though they might fight, Luna is more laid back than her anime/dub counterparts. That's why they are said to have the same eye color. (I think it was in the um...magazine...omg OK if you go to www.sailormooncenter.com and download the complete Sailor Moon manga its in one of those interviews with Takeuchi XD!)

I guess Artemis and Minako don't sympathize XD Artemis actually nags a lot in Codename Wa Sailor V...less in Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon but he does not get along with Minako most times. I would venture to say that Luna and Usagi are friends while Artemis and Minako are companions. Both parties love each other but just in different ways.

(Artemis is also a guy and...maybe Takeuchi was showing that guys can't understand girls XD!)

Seems odd though huh?

[Sailor Venus]

Ok after a little bit of research. I think I finally got it!

The anime based off of Takeuchi's Early drawings! In the Materials Artbook Collection, Luna and Artemis have red and blue eyes respectively! Odd though! Artemis always had green eyes throughout Codename Wa Sailor V. I think there really is some mystery to this Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon stuff!

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Does this solve the mystery? Maybe...

Although, then we would have to research more about time, because Sailor Moon (anime) does NOT look like the early version of Sailor Moon (manga)-----even the one that first premiered in the manga! (It kept on fluctuating even in the official manga)