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, better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. She is a member of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil. In ''Sailor Moon'', Makoto is the third Sailor Soldier to be discovered by Usagi Tsukino, and serves as the "muscles" of the group. She possesses powers associated with electricity and plants, and superhuman strength. Aside from the main body of the ''Sailor Moon'' series, Makoto features in her own manga short story, ''Mako's Depression''. A number of image songs mentioning her character have been released as well, including the contents of three different CD singles. ==Profile== Makoto's strong, independent personality is hinted at in her most striking physical feature—her unusual height. She is stated at her first appearance in the series to be very tall, and considerable notice is taken in the original Japanese versions, although this trait is downplayed in English translations (as her relative height is not all that uncommon in most Europeans). She is also physically very strong, and in fact was rumoured to have been kicked out of her previous school for fighting. She is introduced to the series after transferring to Azabu Jūban Junior High, where Usagi Tsukino and Ami Mizuno are students, and where she stands out all the more because her school uniform is different from everyone else's; unable to find anything in her size, her school's administration tells her to wear her old one. It has a long skirt, which when coupled with her curly hair, was a common visual cue for a tough or delinquent girl at the time the series was created. However, unlike these delinquent girls, her wavy hair is natural.〔In her first manga appearance, a teacher questions her about her hair.〕 Despite her tough appearance, she is very gentle. She always wears pink rose earrings and a green hair tie that decorates her ponytail. One of the most consistent characters across the many versions of the series, Makoto is always depicted as simultaneously the most masculine and feminine of the Sailor Soldiers. Her most closely held dream is to get married and own a cake and flower shop. After entering high school, she also joins the cooking and gardening clubs. Her domestic talents are explained as a deliberate effort to overcome her tomboyishness. In the live-action series she enjoys shopping, but eschews "girly" things (she can be seen shopping for basketball shoes in one scene, for instance〔Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Act 49.〕); she cooks, but also physically overpowers delinquents; she reorganizes her home, but does so with a sledgehammer.〔Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Act 10.〕 She insists that she is not the least bit feminine, and seems surprised and touched when someone tells her she is.〔Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Act 31. In this act, Mako and Motoki date, but they "break up" shortly thereafter.〕 This dual nature comes from a need to be self-sufficient: her parents died in an aviation accident as a child and she has since then looked after herself. She is self-sufficient almost to a fault, and gets shocked when an airplane passes overhead. In the anime adaptation, Makoto lives alone; in the DIC English adaptation, Makoto says that her mother is allergic to cats and is able to board a plane.〔 In ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'', Makoto's parents' death is told in a flashback in Act 6, but how they died is not mentioned.〔Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Act 6.〕 Makoto has at least one former boyfriend, which is the importance of this subplot. Her ''senpai'' is mentioned only once or twice. In the anime adaptation Makoto is extremely boy-crazy. ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' is an integral part of why Makoto feels she needs to be alone.〔 In each version, there are mentions of other men who were very briefly a part of her life. Makoto is generally attracted to Motoki Furuhata, especially in the anime, but only in the live-action show do they become close.〔 By the end of the direct-to-DVD Special Act, they are engaged to be married.〔Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Special Act. Motoki catches Usagi's bridal bouquet and proposes to Mako on the spot.〕 One quirk of Makoto's was made famous among English-speaking fans due to the translation of a particular scene in the anime adaptation. The girls are arguing over which of them should play the part of ''Snow White'' in a play. In the Japanese version, Makoto says that she would be best for the role because she has the largest breasts. In the DIC English adaptation, she still points at her chest, but states instead that she has the most "talent." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sailor Jupiter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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