History BaseBreakingCharacter / SailorMoon

* Chibi-Usa for multiple reasons, usually more of an issue in the anime than the manga though. In her initial appearances in R, she's often bratty and demanding, though the original English dub played this up ''much'' harder and cast Tracey Hoyt for her ''Sailor Moon R'' episodes. Not shockingly, she's more of a base breaker in the [[AmericansHateTingle Western fanbase]]. There's also the matter of how Creator/ToeiAnimation made her an AscendedExtra in ''[=SuperS=]'' and the extremely popular Outer Guardians were {{Demoted to Extra}}s for the course of the series. This also nearly [[FranchiseKiller killed the show off in Japan]]. None of this is the character's fault per se, but she does get blamed for it regardless. She also gets accused of having an [[OedipusComplex Electra complex]] due to her attitude towards Mamoru. There's also the fact that she almost never seems to want to admit making mistakes of her own and often loves blaming Usagi for everything that goes on.

* Chibi-Usa for multiple reasons, usually more of an issue in the anime than the manga though. In her initial appearances in R, she's often bratty and demanding, though the original English dub played this up ''much'' harder and cast Tracey Hoyt for her ''Sailor Moon R'' episodes. Not shockingly, she's more of a base breaker in the [[AmericansHateTingle Western fanbase]]. There's also the matter of how Creator/ToeiAnimation made her an AscendedExtra in ''[=SuperS=]'' and the extremely popular Outer Guardians were {{Demoted to Extra}}s for the course of the series. This also nearly [[FranchiseKiller killed the show off in Japan]]. None of this is the character's fault per se, but she does get blamed for it regardless. She also gets accused of having an [[OedipusComplex Electra complex]] due to her attitude towards Mamoru in the anime. There's also the fact that she almost never seems to want to admit making mistakes of her own and often loves blaming Usagi for everything that goes on.

* The Starlights in the anime where they have much more screentime and Seiya has become pseudo-love interest for Usagi. This tends to cause fights between people who like what the new set of characters bring or in particular people who like Seiya as the first serious alternative to Mamoru in the series, and people who don't like the new characters or the greater screentime they got in comparison to long-running cast members. And this is side-stepping the DieForOurShip Seiya herself brings to the Usagi and Mamoru shipping quarters.

* Chibi-Usa for multiple reasons, usually more of an issue in the anime than the manga though. In her initial appearances in R, she's often bratty and demanding, though the original English dub played this up ''much'' harder and cast Tracey Hoyt for her ''Sailor Moon R'' episodes. Not shockingly, she's more of a base breaker in the [[AmericansHateTingle Western fanbase]]. There's also the matter of how Creator/ToeiAnimation made her an AscendedExtra in ''[=SuperS=]'' and the extremely popular Outer Guardians were {{Demoted to Extra}}s for the course of the series. This also nearly [[FranchiseKiller killed the show off in Japan]]. None of this is the character's fault per se, but she does get blamed for it regardless. She also gets accused of having an ElectraComplex due to her attitude towards Mamoru in the anime. There's also the fact that she almost never seems to want to admit making mistakes of her own and often loves blaming Usagi for everything that goes on.

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Guardians, while others see her as a domineering, self-righteous [[CatsAreMean bully]] who treats both [[IdiotHero Usagi]] and [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] like crap. For her detractors, her biggest NeverLiveItDown moments are when she mockingly shows an anorexic Usagi a [[YouAreFat fat drawing]] of her in 6 months and [[TheUnfairSex when she accuses Artemis of being "unfaithful" upon meeting their future child]].

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Guardians, while others see her as a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[IdiotHero Usagi]] and [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] like crap. For her detractors, her biggest NeverLiveItDown moments are when she mockingly shows an anorexic Usagi a [[YouAreFat fat drawing]] of her in 6 months and [[TheUnfairSex when she accuses Artemis of being "unfaithful" upon meeting their future child]].

* Usagi, who can be seen as either a naive but kind girl with faults, but a strong will to protect her loved ones, or a whiny, klutzy Sue that gets everything handed to her and steals all the attention away from the other characters. While some people are fine with her additional focus in the anime seeing as she ''is'' the main/[[ProtagonistTitle title]] character, others are angry that the other girls' arcs and powers from the manga were cut out and they became [[WeAreTeamCannonFodder less powerful with ineffectual attacks and easily taken down by threats in the anime before Sailor Moon finishes things]]. There's also the matter of Usagi becoming more naive, childish, and less capable in the anime compared to her manga counterpart, while also being more insecure, jealous, and possessive in regards to her relationship with Mamoru (most prominently seen in the third and fourth seasons), whereas in the manga, Usagi and Mamoru talked through their issues and established trust on both sides. Some find her anime characterization endearing and funny, while others find it annoying and concerning.

* Rei/Sailor Mars, and this is almost entirely due to her portrayal in the first English dub. While Usagi and Rei are frequently at odds in the Japanese show, it's made abundantly clear by the end of the first series that they are in fact the closest people on the team and Usagi trusts Rei more than anyone else. The dub changed her into a bratty, abusive, hyper-critical nutcase who tries to usurp leadership and kick Sailor Moon off the team, to the point where she even bullies Amy into joining her in refusing to show up for combat. This carries over to debate about whether her personality was improved in ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', with many fans saying that Rei's personality in ''Crystal'' is how she should be, and just as many saying that ''Crystal'''s Rei is far too meek and aloof. Though there is some hypocrisy in this, seeing as how these same fans adore Michiru's personality which is similar to manga/''Crystal'' Rei's.

** Despite all of the negativity listed above, that doesn't bring them down from being among the most popular characters of the franchise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfVVQTTbI6U The NHK poll]] that was broadcast in December 5th, 2020 (which listed the top 50 characters, and each alter ego is counted as a separate character), they managed to get into the top 15, with Sailor Neptune being ranked 14th, Michiru being 6th, Haruka being 3rd and Sailor Uranus being 1st. Compare that to Usagi and her three alter egos, with Neo-Queen Serenity being 34th, Usagi being 15th, Princess Serenity being 13th and Sailor Moon being 2nd, Haruka/Uranus and Michiru/Neptune still manage to top over most of them, if not all.

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Guardians, while others see her as a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[IdiotHero Usagi]] like crap. For her detractors, her biggest NeverLiveItDown moments are when she mockingly shows an anorexic Usagi a [[YouAreFat fat drawing]] of her in 6 months and [[TheUnfairSex when she accuses Artemis of being "unfaithful" upon meeting their future child]].

* Usagi, who can be seen as either a naive but kind girl with faults, but a strong will to protect her loved ones, or a whiny, klutzy Sue that gets everything handed to her and steals all the attention away from the other characters. While some people are fine with her additional focus in the anime seeing as she ''is'' the main/[[ProtagonistTitle title character]], others are angry that the other girls' arcs and powers from the manga were cut out and they became [[WeAreTeamCannonFodder less powerful with ineffectual attacks and easily taken down by threats in the anime before Sailor Moon finishes things]]. There's also the matter of Usagi becoming more naive, childish, and less capable in the anime compared to her manga counterpart, while also being more insecure, jealous, and possessive in regards to her relationship with Mamoru (most prominently seen in the third and fourth seasons), whereas in the manga, Usagi and Mamoru talked through their issues and established trust on both sides. Some find her anime characterization endearing and funny, while others find it annoying and concerning.

* Usagi, who can be seen as either a naive but kind girl with faults, but a strong will to protect her loved ones, or a whiny, klutzy Sue that gets everything handed to her and steals all the attention away from the other characters. While some people are fine with her additional focus in the anime seeing as she ''is'' the main/title character, others are angry that the other girls' arcs and powers from the manga were cut out and they became [[WeAreTeamCannonFodder less powerful with ineffectual attacks and easily taken down by threats in the anime before Sailor Moon finishes things]]. There's also the matter of Usagi becoming more naive, childish, and less capable in the anime compared to her manga counterpart, while also being more insecure, jealous, and possessive in regards to her relationship with Mamoru (most prominently seen in the third and fourth seasons), whereas in the manga, Usagi and Mamoru talked through their issues and established trust on both sides. Some find her anime characterization endearing and funny, while others find it annoying and concerning.

* Chibi-Usa for multiple reasons, usually more of an issue in the anime than the manga though. In her initial appearances in R, she's often bratty and demanding, though the original English dub played this up ''much'' harder and cast Tracey Hoyt for her ''Sailor Moon R'' episodes. Not shockingly, she's more of a base breaker in the [[AmericansHateTingle Western fanbase]]. There's also the matter of how Creator/ToeiAnimation made her an AscendedExtra in ''[=SuperS=]'' and the extremely popular Outer Guardians were {{Demoted to Extra}}s for the course of the series. This also nearly [[FranchiseKiller killed the show off in Japan]]. None of this is the character's fault per se, but she does get blamed for it regardless. She also gets accused of having an ElectraComplex due to her attitude towards Mamoru in the anime. There's also the fact that she never seems to want to admit making mistakes of her own and loves blaming Usagi for everything that goes on.

* Chibi-Usa for multiple reasons, usually more of an issue in the anime than the manga though. In her initial appearances in R, she's often bratty and demanding, though the original English dub played this up ''much'' harder and cast Tracey Hoyt for her ''Sailor Moon R'' episodes. Not shockingly, she's more of a base breaker in the [[AmericansHateTingle Western fanbase]]. There's also the matter of how Creator/ToeiAnimation made her an AscendedExtra in ''[=SuperS=]'' and the extremely popular Outer Senshi were {{Demoted to Extra}}s for the course of the series. This also nearly [[FranchiseKiller killed the show off in Japan]]. None of this is the character's fault per se, but she does get blamed for it regardless. She also gets accused of having an ElectraComplex due to her attitude towards Mamoru in the anime. There's also the fact that she never seems to want to admit making mistakes of her own and loves blaming Usagi for everything that goes on.

* Haruka and Michiru: Some find them to be a pair of badass lesbians in a healthy relationship and love them for the skills and the class they carry, while others loathe that they became [[AdaptationalJerkass Adaptational Jerkasses]] and were needlessly antagonistic towards Sailor Moon and the Inner Senshi, producing unnecessary drama. For all their angst over how cruel it is that they have to sacrifice the lives of the talisman holders, they refused to consider any alternative options, going right to extremes from the word go, even refusing to cooperate with Sailor Moon and her team and share information with them which would have made things easier. They place all the blame on Usagi for the outcome of the battle with Pharaoh 90, but ''their'' aloof behavior, hasty decision making, and inability to cooperate and share meaningful communication greatly contributed to the situation. Even more frustrating, earlier in the season, Neptune proposed working with them, but Uranus shot her down. There's also their decision to [[spoiler: defect to Galaxia's side in an attempt to trick and kill her]] led to a great deal of fans turning on them. [[spoiler:Especially because they actually ''killed'' Saturn and Pluto in the process, which many feel is just unforgivable.]] The fact that they accomplished ''nothing'' made things even ''worse''.

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, while others see her as a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[IdiotHero Usagi]] like crap. For her detractors, her biggest NeverLiveItDown moments are when she mockingly shows an anorexic Usagi a [[YouAreFat fat drawing]] of her in 6 months and [[TheUnfairSex when she accuses Artemis of being "unfaithful" upon meeting their future child]].

** Despite all of the negativity listed above, that doesn't bring them down from being among the most popular characters of the franchise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfVVQTTbI6U The NHK poll]] that was broadcast in December 5th, 2020 (which listed the top 50 characters, and each alter ego is counted as a separate character), the managed to get into the top 15, with Sailor Neptune being ranked 14th, Michiru being 6th, Haruka being 3rd and Sailor Uranus being 1st. Compare that to Usagi and her three alter egos, with Neo-Queen Serenity being 34th, Usagi being 15th, Princess Serenity being 13th and Sailor Moon being 2nd, Haruka/Uranus and Michiru/Neptune still manage to top over most of them, if not all.

** Despite all of the negativity listed above, that doesn't bring them down from being among the most popular characters of the franchise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfVVQTTbI6U The NHK poll]] that was broadcast in December 5th, 2020 (which listed the top 50 characters and each alter ego is considered counted as a separate character), the managed to get into the top 15, with Sailor Neptune being ranked 14th, Michiru being 6th, Haruka being 3rd and Sailor Uranus being 1st. Compare that to Usagi and her three alter egos, with Neo-Queen Serenity being 34th, Usagi being 15th, Princess Serenity being 13th and Sailor Moon being 2nd, Haruka/Uranus and Michiru/Neptune still manage to top over most of them, if not all.

* Haruka and Michiru: Some find them to be a pair of badass lesbians in a healthy relationship and love them for the skills and the class they carry, while others loathe that they became [[AdaptationalJerkass Adaptational Jerkasses]] and were needlessly antagonistic towards Sailor Moon and the Inner Senshi, producing unnecessary drama. For all their angst over how cruel it is that they have to sacrifice the lives of the talisman holders, they refused to consider any alternative options, going right to extremes from the word go, even refusing to cooperate with Sailor Moon and her team and share information with them which would have made things easier. They place all the blame on Usagi for the outcome of the battle with Pharaoh 90, but ''their'' aloof behavior, hasty decision making, and inability to cooperate and share meaningful communication greatly contributed to the situation. Even more frustrating, earlier in the season, Neptune proposed working with them, but Uranus shot her down. There's also their decision to [[spoiler: defect to Galaxia's side in an attempt to trick and kill her]] led to a great deal of fans turning on them. [[spoiler: Especially because they actually ''killed'' Saturn and Pluto in the process, which many feel is just unforgivable.]] The fact that they accomplished ''nothing'' made things even ''worse''.

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, while others see her as a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[DumbBlonde Usagi]] like crap. For her detractors, her biggest NeverLiveItDown moments are when she mockingly shows an anorexic Usagi a [[YouAreFat fat drawing]] of her in 6 months and [[TheUnfairSex when she accuses Artemis of being "unfaithful" upon meeting their future child]].

* Haruka and Michiru: Some find them to be a pair of badass lesbians in a healthy relationship and love them for the skills and the class they carry, while others loathe that they became [[AdaptationalJerkass Adaptational Jerkasses]] and were needlessly antagonistic towards Sailor Moon and the Inner Senshi, producing unnecessary drama. For all their angst over how cruel it is that they have to sacrifice the lives of the talisman holders, they refused to consider any alternative options, going right to extremes from the word go, even refusing to cooperate with Sailor Moon and her team and share information with them which would have made things easier. They blame solely Usagi for the outcome of the battle with Pharaoh 90, but ''their'' aloof behavior, hasty decision making, and inability to cooperate and share meaningful communication greatly contributed to the situation. Even more frustrating, earlier in the season, Neptune proposed working with them, but Uranus shot her down. There's also their decision to [[spoiler: defect to Galaxia's side in an attempt to trick and kill her]] led to a great deal of fans turning on them. [[spoiler: Especially because they actually ''killed'' Saturn and Pluto in the process, which many feel is just unforgivable.]] The fact that they accomplished ''nothing'' made things even ''worse''.

* Haruka and Michiru: Some find them to be a pair of badass lesbians in a healthy relationship and love them for the skills and the class they carry, while others loathe that they became [[AdaptationalJerkass Adaptational Jerkasses]] and were needlessly antagonistic towards Sailor Moon and the Inner Senshi, producing unnecessary drama. For all their angst over how cruel it is that they have to sacrifice the lives of the talisman holders, they refused to consider any alternative options, going right to extremes from the word go, even refusing to cooperate with Sailor Moon and her team and share information with them which would have made things easier. They blame Usagi solely for the outcome of the battle with Pharaoh 90, but ''their'' aloof behavior, hasty decision making, and inability to cooperate and share meaningful communication greatly contributed to the situation. Even more frustrating, earlier in the season, Neptune proposed working with them, but Uranus shot her down. There's also their decision to [[spoiler: defect to Galaxia's side in an attempt to trick and kill her]] led to a great deal of fans turning on them. [[spoiler: Especially because they actually ''killed'' Saturn and Pluto in the process, which many feel is just unforgivable.]] The fact that they accomplished ''nothing'' made things even ''worse''.

* Rei/Sailor Mars, and this is almost entirely due to her portrayal in the first English dub. While Usagi and Rei are frequently at odds in the Japanese show, it's made abundantly clear by the end of the first series that they are in fact the closest people on the team and Usagi trusts Rei more than anyone else. The dub changed her into a bratty, abusive, hyper-critical nutcase who tries to usurp leadership and kick Sailor Moon off the team, to the point where she even bullies Amy into joining her in refusing to show up for combat. This carries over to debate about whether her personality was improved in ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', with many fans saying that Rei's personality in ''Crystal'' is how she should be, and just as many saying that ''Crystal'''s Rei is far too meek and aloof.
* Haruka and Michiru: Some find them to be a pair of badass lesbians in a healthy relationship and love them for the skills and the class they carry, while others loathe that they became [[AdaptationalJerkass Adaptational Jerkasses]] and were needlessly antagonistic towards Sailor Moon and the Inner Senshi, producing unnecessary drama. There also their decision to [[spoiler: defect to Galaxia's side in an attempt to trick and kill her]] led to a great deal of fans turning on them. [[spoiler: Especially because they actually ''killed'' Saturn and Pluto in the process, which many feel is just unforgivable.]] The fact that they accomplished ''nothing'' made things even ''worse''.

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, while others see her as a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[KindheartedSimpleton Usagi]] like crap. For her detractors, her biggest NeverLiveItDown moments are when she mockingly shows an anorexic Usagi a [[YouAreFat fat drawing]] of her in 6 months and [[TheUnfairSex when she accuses Artemis of being "unfaithful" upon meeting their future child]].

* Luna the Cat. Some see her as a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, while others see her as a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[KindheartedSimpleton Usagi]] like crap.

* Shingo. Some don't like him because they see him as nothing more than an obnoxious AnnoyingYoungerSibling, even though he didn't take it nearly as far as Chibiusa did. But he's also got his own fans because he [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold genuinely cares]], is kind of like a stand-in for male [[FanCommunityNicknames Moonies]], and is one of the most rounded and developed civilians in the series. There's also the matter of his voice in Creator/VizMedia's new English dub. He's played by Nicolas Roye (Mikey Kudo from ''Digimon Fusion''), a full grown man, instead of a girl like in the [=DiC=] dub. Some genuinely don't mind this casting choice and find that his acting improves in Shingo's focus episodes, but others are quite critical of said casting choice and find Julie Lemieux's performance to be superior. See WhatTheHellCastingAgency.

* Luna the Cat. Either she is a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, or a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[KindheartedSimpleton Usagi]] like crap. While she is known for being rational in [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder calling out Usagi for her nonsense]], she can be [[KickTheDog borderline malicious]] in pointing out her lack of intelligence at times (to the point where Usagi understandably gets upset and bursts into tears).

* Luna the Cat. Either she is a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, or a [[CatsAreMean domineering bully]] who treats both [[DoggedNiceGuy Artemis]] and [[KindheartedSimpleton Usagi]] like crap. While she is known for being rational in [[CloudcukoolandersMinder calling out Usagi for her nonsense]], she can be [[KickTheDog borderline malicious]] in pointing out her lack of intelligence at times.

* Luna the Cat. Either she is a helpful mentor to Usagi and the other Senshi, or a domineering bully who treats both Artemis and Usagi like crap.

* Mamoru. For starters, there are a lot of people who find the nature of their relationship as sweet due to their shared past. There are also a lot of people that find said shared past the only reason the two characters are together. There's also the matter of the break-up arc inflicted on him in the Sailor Moon R anime. While many fans pointed out that his reasoning in the arc was to actually ''protect'' Usagi, some other fans thought he was being unnecessarily nasty. The cheap resolution to the arc didn't help - they pull a ScrewDestiny and get back together anyway...and the "threat" he thought he was protecting Usagi from never really materializes. His alter-ego Tuxedo Mask is also either adored by fangirls or loathed for being rather useless (his powers are throwing roses and...that's about it). In the anime, he doesn't get any of the character growth OR power growth he got in the manga that let him keep up with the main cast, and in fact downgraded after ''R'' to being mostly a supporting cast member and occasional DistressedDude when the stakes needed to be raised. Oh, and all of this is before we even get to the blockback from the [[DieForOurShip shippers]] who wanted Usagi to hook up with either Seiya in the final story arc or with [[LesYay Rei]], or the crazy people who accuse him of being [[ParentalIncest in love with his daughter.]] Then, there are some who disliked him from the beginning due to belittling and making fun of Usagi in a [[TheBully not so nice way]].