#jyoji shibue

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rika izumi as sailor mercury & jyoji shibue as prince endymion

pretty guardian sailor moon [2003]

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March 15 is the birthday of Jyoji Shibue, the actor who played Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

He also played Iori Izumi/Kamen Rider Ibuki in Kamen Rider Hibiki, in which Sera Myu actress Miyuki Kanbe played a major supporting character.

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when people ask you what your plans for the future are

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[CHARACTER] Queen Metalia.

Series: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

Kana: クイン・メタリア Romaji: Kuin Metaria

Role: Villain Type: Energy being Aliases: Metalia Endymion Alignment/Organization: Dark Kingdom First appearance: Act 19 Last appearance: Act 48 Status: Dead. Actor: Miyuu Sawai (voice), Jyoji Shibue (Metalia Endymion)

TRIVIA

Her name was probably based on the word “metal,” which is derived from the ancient Greek word “métallon.”

Metalia Endymion was similar to Chaos Galaxia from the first anime: an originally good character was corrupted when he or she sealed a powerful evil within his or her body.

This version of Queen Metalia did not speak often. In the rare instances that she did say something, Metalia’s voice was provided by Miyuu Sawai (Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon).

Metalia was inexplicably linked to the Earth, and she grew stronger every time Usagi used the Silver Crystal. In the manga, though, she was a demon from the sun.

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[CHARACTER] Prince Endymion.

Series: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

Kana: プリンス・エンディミオン Romaji: Purinsu Endimion

Role: Recurring character Type: Human Family: Unnamed mother and father (past life parents), Mamoru’s unnamed mother (deceased), Mamoru’s unnamed father (deceased), Usagi Tsukino (Mamoru’s wife), Hina Kusaka (Mamoru’s former fiancée), Hina Kusaka’s father (Mamoru’s surrogate father) Aliases: Mamoru Chiba,Tuxedo Mask, Metalia Endymion Alignment/Organization: Sailor Senshi, Moon Kingdom, Earth Kingdom, Dark Kingdom (temporary) First appearance: Act 25 Last appearance: Special Act Status: Alive Actor: Jyoji Shibue

TRIVIA

In Greek mythology, Endymion was the human that the moon goddess Selene fell in love with.

Like in other adaptations of the manga, Prince Endymion’s past life parentage is never clarified.

While his royal armor was classically black, the live-action Endymion wore a white uniform.

Not counting his union with Queen Metalia, Prince Endymion alone never became truly evil. He felt some influence from the Dark Kingdom and was manipulated by Queen Beryl’s tactics, but he mostly complied with their demands in order to protect Usagi and the Shitennou.

Mamoru could become Prince Endymion without any of the complications Usagi endured when she transformed into Princess Serenity or Princess Sailor Moon. This might explain why Endymion appeared more often than Princess Serenity.