Sailor Mercury

Sailor Mercury
Sailor Moon character
Ami in her Super Sailor Mercury form as seen in the original anime.
First appearance	Sailor Moon chapter #2: "Ami –Sailor Mercury–" (1992)
Created by	Naoko Takeuchi
Played by	(See below)
Profile
Aliases	Ami Mizuno Princess Mercury Dark Mercury (PGSM)
Affiliations	Sailor Soldiers Dark Kingdom (when brainwashed, PGSM) Shadow Galactica (manga)
Powers and abilities	Generation and manipulation of water in all states of matter, data gather via use of computer and goggles
English adaptation
Name	Amy Mizuno (Cloverway and the Mixx/Tokyopop manga) Amy Anderson (DIC)

Sailor Mercury (セーラーマーキュリー, Sērā Mākyurī^?) is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. She is the alternate human identity of Ami Mizuno (水野 亜美, Mizuno Ami^?, renamed "Amy Mizuno" in some English adaptations), a teenage Japanese schoolgirl, and a part of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil.

Sailor Mercury is the first Sailor Soldier to be discovered by Sailor Moon. She serves as the "brains" of the group, as she is highly intelligent and can also use a supercomputer to collect useful information in battles. She possesses powers associated with water and ice.

Aside from the main body of the Sailor Moon series, Ami features in her own short story in the manga, Ami's First Love. Originally published in volume fourteen of the manga, this was the only of three "Exam Battle" stories to be made into a special for the anime, which by therefore, makes her one of the most recognizable and popular characters in the series. A number of image songs mentioning Ami's character have been released as well, including the contents of three different 3-inch CD singles.

Ami's most emphasized character trait is that she is extremely intelligent—in the anime and manga she is rumored by other characters to have an IQ of three hundred, while in the stage musicals this is stated as a fact. She is adept at English in both the musicals and the anime, and in the live action it was clearly, although briefly, demonstrated by the actress portraying her (actress Chisaki Hama was speaking to an English speaking character as her character was visiting the United States as a medical intern). Her peers view her with a mixture of awe and distaste, misinterpreting her inherent shyness as snobbery, and so she tends to have a difficult time making new friends. Ami is depicted as kind, sweet, gentle, and loyal, as well as slightly insecure. She also dislikes the fights of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars.Anne Allison describes her as "a smart girl who needs to relax", calling her "conscientious" and "studious", "everything Usagi is not". Early on in the story, she relies heavily on the approval of her mother, teachers, and friends, but as the series progresses she becomes stronger and more confident in herself. She is generally the most sensible of the main characters, and is often the only one embarrassed when the group has a dull-witted moment. As the story begins, she attends Azabu Jūban Junior High along with Usagi Tsukino and, later, Makoto Kino.