| Manga Statistics Name: Tenoh Haruka (天王はるか) Meaning: Distant Sky King Birthday: January 27 Astrological Sign: Aquarius Blood type: B Hair Color: White Eye Color: Dark blue Favorite Food: Salads Least Favorite Food: Natto Favorite Color: Gold Hobby: Driving Favorite Class: Physical Education Worst Class: Modern Japanese Has Trouble With: Confessing Strong Point: Racing Dream: To be a racer |
Anime Statistics Name: Tenoh Haruka (天王はるか) Meaning: Distant Sky King Birthday: January 27 Astrological Sign: Aquarius Blood Type: B Hair Color: Blond Eye Color: Green, sometimes Blue Hobby: Racing Specialty Sport: Land sports Favorite Color: Gold Favorite Class: Gym Least Favorite Class: Modern Japanese Favorite Food: Salads Least Favorite Food: Natto Hopes to Go To: Heaven Fortune Tells: Coin fortune telling Bad Habit: Quick to sulk Skilled at: Flattering words Has Trouble With (Dislikes): Men Favorite Stone: Amber Seiyuu: Ogata Megumi |
When she first appears in the Sailor Moon series, Tenoh Haruka is a 16-year-old high school
student in the 10th grade. Haruka is the reincarnation of Sailor Uranus
(セーラーウラヌス), the
soldier of the sky. Uranus is one of the four Sailor Senshi of the Outer Solar System ("Outer Senshi").
Her main duty as an Outer Senshi is to protect the galaxy from outside invaders. In this life, her
partner is Kaioh Michiru, the reincarnation of Sailor Neptune.
In the anime, Haruka is the epitome of "cool." She's masculine and tomboyish, despite being
very pretty. She wears male clothing because she wants to; she plays and dominates in sports
normally reserved for men; and she speaks and acts like a boy (even using the masculine "boku"
for "I"). She is passionate about her hobbies, namely motor sports, though in junior high she
played a number of other sports (football, track and field, and hang gliding) to keep herself
from being bored. Her dream is to be a professional racer. Sometimes sharp and insensitive,
she does not hesitate to say what she thinks. She is also frequently rather arrogant.
Nonethless, she comes off as very charming and sophisticated. She generally carries herself
as an adult, with adult sensibilities and adult tastes; she tends to view girls just one year
younger than her as "cute kids." Haruka also likes to tease and flirt with girls. As Sailor
Uranus, she is a powerful fighter. Her duties as a Sailor Senshi are extremely important to
her, and she would do anything to ensure the success of her missions, even die. She tries to
separate her emotions from her actions. As such, she can come off as ruthless, cold, and
unfeeling as Sailor Uranus or as Haruka when it comes to soldier-related matters. Independent,
she tends to view problems as needing to be solved by her and Michiru alone, without help or
interference from others.
Manga Haruka is a bit different from anime Haruka. Manga Haruka is not as tomboyish as anime
Haruka, as she will frequently wear dresses and feminine clothes. Actually, Haruka's gender
circumstances in the manga are unclear. She initially disguises herself as a male student to
infiltrate Mugen Gakuen, and she looks convincingly like a man. Takeuchi-sensei has said that
only females can be Sailor Senshi, but Sailor Neptune says that Sailor Uranus is both a man
and a woman, with the strengths of each. What this means is never explained, but I interpret
it as being spiritual, rather than physical; either way, Haruka's physical gender is obviously
female for most of the manga. Haruka is not as much of a flirt in the manga as she is in the
anime. She also tends to be more selfish and arrogant in her attitude; especially in the manga,
Haruka will often say exactly what is on her mind, no matter how harsh, without apologies,
often to Michiru's chagrin. On the other hand, while Haruka in the anime is quite protective
of those whom she cares about, manga Haruka seems to be even more protective.
