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REI HINO
- Family Name: Hino
- Given Name: Rei
- DiC name: Raye Hino
- Alias: Sailor Mars
- DiC Alias: Sailor Mars
- Also Known As: "The Fire Priestess" and "Miss Bossy"
- Planetary Sigil: Mars
- Born: April 17, 1976, somewhere in Tokyo
- Height: 5 feet, 6 inches (1.65 metres)
- Weight: None of your business...
- Blood Type: AB
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Usagi says:
"Rei's... well, she's kind of mean. Bossy, too! I mean, she's always picking at me to clean up my messes, and not break things, and
think about what I'm doing, and focus on my schoolwork... she's nearly as bad as Luna! Just because some people
are perfect, it doesn't mean they get to bug the rest of us! Anyway, I guess Rei's really not as bad as I pretend she is, sometimes.
Actually, she can be really nice and sweet, when she's not arguing with me about something. She's a priestess at the Hikawa
Jinja, a local Shinto shrine in Juuban. Her mother passed away when she was little, and her father's some kind of
important polititian, so she lives at the shrine with her Grandfather and a pair of ravens named Phobos and Deimos. Her shrine sells lucky
charms, and sometimes people come to her to ask if she'll use her powers to find lost things. Rei's got a bit of a temper, though, and she gets really mad when people
ask her to use her powers for little things like that. I guess she'd rather be off punishing evil demons as Sailor Mars, or something, but lost keychains can be important,
too!"
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Rei's alter ego, Sailor Mars, is one of the most
powerful of the Inner Senshi. Aside from the enhanced strength, speed, and agility that all of the
Senshi gain from transforming, Rei possesses power over the element of fire. Her training as a priestess
has also gifted her with a 'sixth sense' that allows her to sense evil spirits. Using ofuda -special paper
scrolls- she is able to disrupt enemy magic, and can even paralyse demons and youma in their steps. A trained martial artist, she uses no weapons in
battle.
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Rei Hino is the Sailor Senshi of the planet Mars. In Roman
mythology, Mars was the overly-aggressive god of war. The
second of the Inner Senshi to join Sailor Moon, Rei is usually one of the only Senshi willing to disagree
with Sailor Moon, often going to great lengths to point out every fault in Usagi's plans. Despite their
frequent arguments and bickering, however, Rei is one of Sailor Moon's most devoted followers. Sailor Mars would gladly
die to protect Usagi (and has), and will show no mercy to anything that threatens her friend.
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Sound Familiar? |
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Rei Hino's japanese voice actor, or seiyuu, was
Michie Tomizawa. Tomizawa is also known for her roles in other popular anime, such as C-Ko Kotobuki in
Project A-Ko, Mizuki Sagawa in Bio-Booster Armour: Guyver, Jeanne Francaix in Southern
Cross, Pony in Gall Force, Uni-Puma in Dominion Tank Police, Manami Kasuga in
Kimagure Orange Road, and Linna Yamazaki in Bubble Gum Crisis. |
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In the Sailor Moon dub, "Raye" has been voiced by several
different women. First was Kathie Griffin, who voiced the character for the first season of Sailor Moon. Katie
has also performed as the voice of Psycho Ranger Pink on Power Rangers In Space, and has made live appearances
on shows like Are You Afraid Of The Dark? and Boogie's Diner. |
During the Sailor Moon R season, the role was performed by Emily Barlowe.
At the start of the Sailor Moon S season, Emily went on to play Sailor Venus, leaving Kathie Griffin to become
Sailor Mars once again. |
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