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Why Do I Love Hotaru?

I know it's weird that I included all this on this site, but I felt that it wouldn't be complete without my reason for having such a fondness for Hotaru.

Without a doubt, Tomoe Hotaru/Sailor Saturn is one of the most popular Senshi out there. I've noticed it from everything from sites devoted to her to cosplay, and when it comes to collecting merchandise. The few Saturn products out there are all very hard to find, and tend to run on the expensive side. And usually have everyone and their mom bidding on it. However, this certainly isn't why this character has really caught my attention.

Sailor Saturn might be probably the most mysterious of the Senshi, maybe even most powerful aside from Sailor Moon. She might have a rather dark role in the series; the ability to bring ruin to the world if she brings down her Silence Glaive. But the part of her that I grew most fond of lies in her core personality, especially evident in Hotaru. She is very soft-spoken, shy, and very warm-hearted, a sharp contrast from the role she takes as Saturn. She's precocious, kind, and holds within her a deep loneliness. Thought of as a "freak" by her peers at her school, no one really gave her a chance to show who she really is, and that also holds true as Sailor Saturn. She was hated for being the one who can bring ruin, being thought of as one who would bring the destructive Silence to end the world. But as it turned out, the evil that lurked within Hotaru, without any of her knowledge as to what it was that made her weak and bring on her seizures, wasn't Sailor Saturn (who obviously also was within her), but Mistress 9. Neither her nor Saturn were the evil ones.

I can actually relate to Hotaru's weakness in the S arc; I have an illness that causes severe debilitating fatigue, which makes me tire out extremely easily, much like Hotaru does. I know how it feels to be weak in body, and having no control over it, as my illness remains a complete mystery to this day. I know how it feels to be cooped up in home all the time, not having many outside friends. (Hotaru does gain many friends, though, including Usagi, the Inner Senshi, and the Outer Senshi, and I've gained many friends as well thanks to the Internet.) I even have her very pale complexion! That's what makes me connect with Hotaru and Saturn the most, this weakness in body. I've actually never been as fond of a character as I have been with her, and I honestly know that this, and my love for the Sailormoon series, will never completely die.


Introduction Information Cosplay Merchandise Site Network	Why Do I Love Hotaru? I know it's weird that I included all this on this site, but I felt that it wouldn't be complete without my reason for having such a fondness for Hotaru. Without a doubt, Tomoe Hotaru/Sailor Saturn is one of the most popular Senshi out there. I've noticed it from everything from sites devoted to her to cosplay, and when it comes to collecting merchandise. The few Saturn products out there are all very hard to find, and tend to run on the expensive side. And usually have everyone and their mom bidding on it. However, this certainly isn't why this character has really caught my attention. Sailor Saturn might be probably the most mysterious of the Senshi, maybe even most powerful aside from Sailor Moon. She might have a rather dark role in the series; the ability to bring ruin to the world if she brings down her Silence Glaive. But the part of her that I grew most fond of lies in her core personality, especially evident in Hotaru. She is very soft-spoken, shy, and very warm-hearted, a sharp contrast from the role she takes as Saturn. She's precocious, kind, and holds within her a deep loneliness. Thought of as a "freak" by her peers at her school, no one really gave her a chance to show who she really is, and that also holds true as Sailor Saturn. She was hated for being the one who can bring ruin, being thought of as one who would bring the destructive Silence to end the world. But as it turned out, the evil that lurked within Hotaru, without any of her knowledge as to what it was that made her weak and bring on her seizures, wasn't Sailor Saturn (who obviously also was within her), but Mistress 9. Neither her nor Saturn were the evil ones. I can actually relate to Hotaru's weakness in the S arc; I have an illness that causes severe debilitating fatigue, which makes me tire out extremely easily, much like Hotaru does. I know how it feels to be weak in body, and having no control over it, as my illness remains a complete mystery to this day. I know how it feels to be cooped up in home all the time, not having many outside friends. (Hotaru does gain many friends, though, including Usagi, the Inner Senshi, and the Outer Senshi, and I've gained many friends as well thanks to the Internet.) I even have her very pale complexion! That's what makes me connect with Hotaru and Saturn the most, this weakness in body. I've actually never been as fond of a character as I have been with her, and I honestly know that this, and my love for the Sailormoon series, will never completely die.