{"id":1222,"date":"2019-07-31T16:25:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonprincess.com\/sailormoon\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2020-12-20T00:13:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T00:13:45","slug":"are-sailor-uranus-and-neptune-lesbians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonprincess.com\/sailormoon\/are-sailor-uranus-and-neptune-lesbians\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Sailor Uranus and Neptune lesbians?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sailor Uranus and Neptune are in fact lovers in the original Japanese version of Sailor Moon and in the Sailor Moon manga, so yes, they are homosexual or gay. This is how their relationship is in the Japanese version of Sailor Moon and in the manga. However, their relationship was changed to that of cousins for the English version of Sailor Moon for U.S.\/Canadian culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naoko Takeuchi\u2019s interview at the 1998 San Diego Comic Convention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question \u201cAre Uranus and Neptune really lovers, and if so why did you make them gay?\u201d came from a young female fan who seemed genuinely upset and wanted a clear answer. The translator for the event left Naoko-san in a lurch, not fully comprehending the homophobia in the West that makes such a pairing unacceptable to some (for those in the don\u2019t know, Uranus and Neptune are two female characters who enjoy a close relationship). Naoko-san\u2019s answer was that, yes, they were a couple\u2026 but her answer indicated that she didn\u2019t at all understand the question from a Western perspective.<\/em><\/div>