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Japanese Name: | 水野亜美 (Mizuno Ami) |
| Meaning: | "Friend of Water." |
| American Name: | Amy Anderson |
| Meaning: | A cheap 'n' easy spin-off of Ami. |
| Birth Day: | September 10th |
| Zodiac Sign: | Virgo (Ruled by Mercury) |
| Blood Type: | A |
| Fav. Colors: | Aquamarine and Light Blue |
| Hobbies: | Reading |
| Japanese Voice: | Hisakawa Aya |
| American Voice: | Karen Bernstien until S/Liza Balkan in S |
| Gemstone: | Sapphire |
| Troubled by: | Love letters |
| Strengths: | Puzzles & calculators |
| Wants to be: | A doctor |
| GENERAL STUFF |
Meet Ami. (Ah-mee, got it? Right.) This is one intelligent girl! Ami is a total bookworm. She reads all the time and constantly makes Usagi feel stupid without meaning to. The fact that she studies for fun doesn't help either. She goes to school at Juuban Junior High with Usagi and Makoto, but by the time Sailor Stars rolls around, she's enrolled in Juuban High School. Ami likes Usagi but she's had to slap her around a bit. (Cut from the English version, awww! ^_~) She appeared in episode 8, "Is the Genius Girl a Youma? The Brain Washing Cram School". When she transferred to Usagi's school, Luna thought she might be a spy from the Dark Kingdom. She was instead found to be Sailormercury (セーラーマーキュリー), the first Sailor Soldier to join Sailormoon, a true genius, and the brains behind the Inner Senshi. Hey, with an IQ of 300, what else are you gonna do? ^_~ She's very uncompetetive to the point of intentionally throwing races to avoid a conflict. She does get offended when someone challenges her brains, though. She always thinks before she acts; thus, her attacks are mainly illusional, used for distraction, not destruction, and are water, ice, or bubble based. |
| MY OPINION |
I do like Ami, but she isn't one of my favorites now that I've seen original Japanese episodes. She's very timid and unassuming to the point of being almost asocial. She chooses to remain loveless and friendless except the big M and crew) so that she can immerse herself in her studies. I'm all for being smart and such, but her character just doesn't pull it off very well. Ami sometimes alternates from going overboard to holding back too far. She's very loyal; however, unlike Mars, her loyalty is shown in more subtle tones. She tended to be the favorite of the senshi in Japan, hence getting her own TV special. Personally, I think Michiru carries the role better, despite the whole lesbian thing. ^^; In truth, much of her is very plain and generic for the entire anime series. For example, her original fuku was okay. I like blue, but the boots are exactly like Moon's and Pluto's. Her Super fuku was as generic as the others although I liked her sleeveless fuku in the manga best. I like her henshin sequence, though, especially into her Super form. Ami was often drawn in the earlier seasons with her hair glued to her head and blank eyes. Fortunately, this improved later on. She is actually very pretty (and bossy) in the manga. Although she is a soft, gentle person, Sailormercury is one tough cookie, and it shows! |
| TRANSFORMATIONS |
 | Mercury Power, make up!Ami holds up her first henshin stick and says this to transform into Sailormercury. |
| Mercury Star Power, make up!Ami holds up her second henshin stick and says this to transform into a more powerful Sailormercury. |  |
 | Mercury Crystal Power, make up!Ami holds up her third henshin stick and says this to transform into Super Sailormercury. | |
| ATTACKS |
| Shabon Spray!Sailormercury shoots bubbles that create a fog, reducing an enemy's vision. |  |
 | Shabon Spray Freezing!Sailormercury launches bubbles that freeze an opponent into a block of ice. |
| Shining Aqua Illusion!Sailormercury shoots a huge burst of water that stuns an enemy. |  |
 | Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!Super Sailormercury plays a rhapsody on her lyre and torents of water shoot out at an enemy. | |
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