Sailor Jupiter

Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Moon character
Makoto in her Super Sailor Jupiter form as seen in the 1990s anime.
First appearance	Sailor Moon chapter #5, "Makoto - Sailor Jupiter" (1992)
Created by	Naoko Takeuchi
Portrayed by	See Actresses
Profile
Aliases	Makoto Kino Princess Jupiter (birth name)
Affiliations	Sailor Soldiers Shadow Galactica (manga)
Powers and abilities	Electrokinesis, plant-related powers
English adaptation
Name	Lita Kino

Makoto Kino (木野 まこと, Kino Makoto^?), better known as Sailor Jupiter (セーラージュピター, Sērā Jupitā^?), is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. Makoto is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil.

In the series, Makoto is the third Sailor Soldier to be discovered by Usagi Tsukino, and serves as the "muscles" of the group, as she possesses superhuman strength, as well as powers associated with electricity and plants.

Aside from the main body of the Sailor Moon series, Makoto features in her own manga short story, The Melancholy of Mako-chan. A number of image songs mentioning her character have been released as well, including the contents of three different CD singles.

Makoto's strong, independent personality is hinted at in her most striking physical feature—her unusual height (5'6" or 1.68 meters). 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 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. Despite her tough appearance, she is very gentle. She always wears pink rose earrings and a green hair tie that decorates her ponytail.