Makaiju
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| Makaiju aliens | |
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| Story arc: | Sailor Moon R (anime) |
| Dub name: | Doom Tree aliens |
| Leader: | The Makaiju |
| Key figures: | Ail, Ann |
| MOTD: | Cardians |
| Tools: | Cards, flute |
The Makaiju arc is an early set of episodes from the Sailor Moon anime series. It makes up the first segment of the Sailor Moon R series, and is unique to the anime. This arc was literally filler, made to fill the time while Naoko Takeuchi finished the first series' story arc for the manga. It comprises episodes 47-59 in Japanese, or 41-53 in English, and is named after one of its unique figures, an alien tree.
In these episodes, Usagi Tsukino and her friends are reborn on Earth, having defeated the Dark Kingdom, with their memories of the last year erased. Two new transfer students, Seijūrō and Natsumi, join Usagi's class at Jūban Junior high school. Around the same time, two new enemies appear, calling themselves Ail and Ann. They had wandered space alone for many years before reaching Earth, where there finally find energy to collect for the "Makaiju" so that it can continue to thrive and give them regenerative energy. To do this, they drain the life energy of humans by way of creatures known as Cardians. Seeing the danger, Luna reawakens Sailor Moon and the rest of the Sailor Senshi to fight these enemies.
Though the events were never referred to in later episodes, the alien Fiore who appears in the Sailor Moon R movie bears a strong resemblance to Ail and Ann's race.
The two aliens' names, Ail and Ann, combine to sound like the word "alien." In the English-subtitled release by ADV Films, this comparison is taken further when their names are respectively rendered as Ali and En. They have an almost Adam and Eve relationship in that they are the only two of their kind, and may in a sense be considered siblings as well as romantic partners.
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[edit] Profiles
[edit] Ail
Ail (エイル Eiru?, written Ali in the ADV release) takes on the persona of Seijūrō Ginga (銀河 星十郎 Ginga Seijūrō?) and lives with his "sister" in Jūban Odyssey Apartments. He develops a crush on Usagi, and constantly tries to win her over, much to Ann and Mamoru's dislikes. Ail uses his flute to summon Cardians, allowing Ann to select which one he will summon. His name is Alan Granger in the dub version.
In his given name, Seijūrō, the first kanji (sei) means "star", the second (juu) means "ten", and the last (rou) is a counter for sons. Thus, his name means something like "Tenth Son of the Stars." The kanji for his family name, Ginga, means "galaxy."
Ail is voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa, who also voiced Fiore in the Sailor Moon R movie. In the English dub, he is voiced by Vince Corazza, who also does the third voice for Tuxedo Mask.
[edit] Ann
Ann (アン An?, written En in the ADV release) takes on the persona of Natsumi Ginga (銀河 夏美 Ginga Natsumi?) and lives with her "brother" in Jūban Odyssey Apartments. She develops a crush on Mamoru, and constantly tries to win him over, much to Ail's (and Usagi's) dislike. Her name written as Anne Granger in the dub version.[dubious ]
In her given name, Natsumi, the first kanji (natsu) means "summer", and the second (mi) means "beauty." The kanji for her family name, Ginga, means "galaxy."
Ann is voiced by Yumi Touma, who also provides the voice of the Xenian Flower for the Sailor Moon R movie.[1] In the English dub, she is voiced by Sabrina Grdevich.
[edit] Makaiju
The Makaiju (魔界樹? Hell Tree), itself is an alien tree that nourishes Ail and Ann, but has become unhealthy and requires energy to stay alive. For some time they supply it with human energy, but eventually it stops working. In the dubbed version and ADV subtitles, it's referred to as the Doom Tree.
When the aliens try to give Usagi to it as an offering (as it seems to greatly like her energy), it becomes angered and starts to injure those around it, killing Ann in the process.
It did not stop until its alien children realize love. The tree tells its story to Sailor Moon, saying that it once had many children to whom it would give energy, but eventually they became greedy and began to fight over the power. The English dub, however, changed the tale by claiming that "evil forces" were responsible for corrupting its children. The full story was that the "Doom Tree" was originally known as the Tree of Light, which lived alone on a faraway planet on an island in a vast ocean for countless years, so it decided to create life in the form of some humanoids.
In the end, there were only two left, two small children with whom the tree fled into space. It was now weak and needed the energy of love to survive. Sailor Moon uses her power to purify the tree, and it disappears. When Ail and Ann reunite, a small sapling appears to them; the tree has been reborn and they are given a chance to start over, and they leave Earth forever for parts unknown.
The Makaiju was voiced in Japanese by Taeko Nakanishi. In the English dub it was voiced by Liz Hannah.
[edit] References
- ^ Doi, Hitoshi. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon. Retrieved on 2006-10-06.
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