Usagi !? Who's that?!?
I'm so confused!!!!!
If you're only firmiliar with the English dub. of Bisoujo Senshi Sailormoon (called Sailor Moon in the dub.) than names like Usagi, Mamoru, and Makoto may throw you off a little bit. Here's a handy conversion chart for those of you who might be having trouble.
REMEMBER:
In Japan, surnames go before first names. (for example, if your name was Jon Smith, you would be called Smith Jon)
(Note: NT = episodes containing these characters were never translated)
Tsukino Usagi = Serena (Sailor Moon)
Mizuno Ami = Amy (Sailor Mercury)
Hino Rei = Raye (Sailor Mars)
Kino Makoto = Lita (Sailor Jupiter)
Aino Minako = Mina (Sailor Venus)
Chiba Mamoru = Darien (Tuxedo Mask)
Chibi Usa = Reenie
(Luna and Artemis have the same names in both versions)
Villians
Queen Beryl = same
Jadeite = Jedite
Nephrite = Neflyte
Zoicite = same
Kunzite = Malachite
The Dark Kingdom = The Negaverse
Queen Metallia = The Negaforce
Outers
Tenoh Haruka = (NT) Sailor Uranus
Keioh Michiru = (NT) Sailor Neptune
Meioh Setsuna = (NT) Sailor Pluto
Tomoe Hotaru = (NT) Sailor Saturn
Others
Naru = Molly
Umino = Melvin
Moktoi = Andrew
Shingo = Sammy
Some other things you may find useful:
odango atama - (literally means "dumpling head", is sort of like the Japanease equivilance of meatball head)
-chan (the suffix used by friends of the same age or younger, the girls call Usagi "Usagi-chan")
-san (the suffix used for elders or people you respect, the girls (exept for Usagi) call Mamoru "Mamoru-san" and the outer senshi "Haruka-san, Michiru-san", etc.)
Usako and Mamo-chan: (Usagi and Mamoru's nick names or pet names for each other. aaaaww...!)