There are a growing number of rumor debunking sites out there and I have created this one for the same reason others have been created; to steer new fans clear of those popular and nasty rumors about Bishoujo Senshi Seeraamuun. There is no way I can rival Rebochan's SMULC or Ian's Dies Gaudii, but I wanted to cover some of the rumors that people continually send me or try to convince me are true.
** Please note that all information is on the anime version unless specifically stated.
RUMORS: 001 | 002 | 003 | 004 | 005 | 006 | 007 | 008 | 009
RUMOR 001: Chibi Usa is Sailor Pluto's & King Endymion's child due to an affair.
I have no idea how this rumor got started, but it is absolutely NOT TRUE. There are so many points and references that disprove this rumor, that is unbelievable that anyone falls for this.
Proof that Chibi Usa is Neo Queen Serenity's child...
Proof that Chibi Usa is King Endymion's child...
Proof that Chibi Usa is Pluto's child...
Sailormoon? Hentai? Not the original. If you wish to watch the original series or read the original manga by Naoko Takeuchi you can see for yourself. It is nowhere near that level of rating. It was originally written for Japanese children of a 7-12 year old age group. Japanese TV standards are different than in America where the original version has received a PG-13 rating. Try going to V.O.E. or another anime store where you can get the original manga. If you wish to see the original anime go to Pioneer Animation.
If someone you know claims to have seen the original and it 'was hentai' they are wrong. There are, however, doujinshi of the adult persuation on the market in Japan. Doujinshi are fan produced stories published in small runs. They are in no way official. Some on the more popular ones are Lunatic Party and Moon Fight.
RUMOR 003: In the Silver Milliennum, Uranus was not a princess, but a prince who was in love with Princess Neptune. He had a twin sister. During the fight with Beryl, Uranus's sister was injured badly. Before she died, she transferred her powers to him so when he was reborn as a woman, which would explain why Haruka and Michiru are in love. Or any variation on this story....
Come on people! This is just an excuse and an escape from reality. This rumor was created to make people who are uncomfortable with homosexuality a little more comfortable with the idea that two women are in love. If Haruka was a boy in her past life it doesn't seem as bad? Why should it be so bad in the first place? They love each other. Nowhere in the manga OR anime does this "story" ever happen. There is not a even a hint that this story holds water. Michiru is a female, Haruka is a female who dresses like a male. That's it. There is no getting around this fact. Please people, get used to this idea.
RUMOR 004: Rei and Minako lovers because Mars is the planet of men, and Venus is the planet of women.
Just because the planet of Mars is commonly associated with men and the planet of Venus is commonly associated with women does not make these two a couple. Folks, Mars also stands for war and Venus for love and beauty. These are the aspects that Naoko-sensei took from the planets' meanings. She has two characters that are homosexual: Uranus and Neptune. In mythology Uranus and Neptune were both men... in her manga, they are women. See? These two were never written in the original manga OR anime as a couple. They are close friends, but they are also close friends with Usagi, Makoto, Luna, Artemis, Mamoru, etc. That doesn't make them all couples with each other. There is no proof to this rumor. People are really reaching for far fetched stories these days.
RUMOR 005: Makoto is a year older than the other girls because she's taller.
When does height make you older? That's WRONG! All the guardian soldiers are the same age. They have different birthdays, but by the end of the year they all are the same age. They are all fourteen in the first season, fifteen in the third season, sixteen in the fifth season. Besides it being officially wrong, height doesn't have anything to do with age. My younger sister (by seven years) is taller than me.
RUMOR 006: Queen Nehellenia was Queen Serenity's sister that turned evil, and Queen Serenity banished her to the Dead Moon Circus.
There are two false statements in this rumor. While it's true that Nehellenia was banished by Queen Serenity she was definitely not her sister, cousin, or of any relation. She was called a dark mirror of the queen, but that does not make her of relation to her. The moon queen in all of history only gives birth to ONE daughter [which is why Chibichibi was not usagi's daughter]. This is stated as such in the Sailormoon manga, Volume 18, Act 49. It reads as follows:
"She came here across time and space just like you, Chibi-Usa," says Usagi. "Isn't she your little sister?"
"M- My little sister!?"
"Could it be the Queen's second child?" says Ceres. "Now that you mention it, you two look exactly alike."
"I heard that from generation to generation, the Millennium's queen only gives birth to one princess," says Vesta.
"I also learned that!" says Juno.
"Me too!" says Pallas.
The second statement, where she was banished "to the Dead Moon" is false as well. In the anime, it is stated that she was banished to the fringe depths of the New Moon. Her court, her servants, and people that she ruled were transformed into the Dead Moon Circus when Nehellenia stole their Dream Mirrors. So she was not banished to the Dead Moon, but to the fringe depths of the New Moon and her servants became the people of the Dead Moon Circus. See the difference?
RUMOR 007: Queen Serenity had a husband, King Chronos/Kronos.
There was never ANY mention in any official source of the queen's "husband" or if she even had a husband. Granted, she most likely did not have a virgin birth, otherwise they might have made note of this as another biblical reference in the show. There are many possiblilies of what could have happened to the king/husband. There is a Chinese tale of a woman who lives on the moon alone, away from her husband who is on earth. This could come into play for the Queen Serenity since Princess Serenity followed the mythology of Selene and Endymion.
There was not too many episodes with Queen Serenity so this type of information would surely not have been missed. A King Kronos was NEVER mentioned in the anime, manga, or official or cannon source books. I have watched all two-hundred episodes [which I own] as well as read through the eighteen volumes of manga that was released by Kodansha. Naoko-sensei never made a reference to a king.
Chronos was mentioned in the anime, but not as a husband of Queen Serenity, but as father of Pluto. When Chibi Usa uses the time key to time travel, part of what she says is: "I call your true name, the almighty god of time, the guardian of time’s father, Chronos!" Pluto is the one guarding the Door of Time-Space so she is the time guardian. Chronos is not Serenity's husband because Pluto is not Serenity's daughter.
(Submitted by Christen: Kronus (Cronus) in Greek Mythology is Saturn and therefore can not be Queen Serenity's Husband because that would be like her and Sailor Saturn.)
RUMOR 008: At the end of the Silver Millenium, after Queen Beryl & Queen Metallia destroyed the Moon Kingdom, the "Outer Soldiers" came and helped finish destroy the Moon Kingdom, and brought Sailor Saturn to do her attack to finish off the job.
In the anime, version this did not happen or it was just not spoken of during the series. The kingdom was already finished off by Beryl and Metalia. The queen of the Moon, having used her power to seal away the enemy was weak and saw that her kingdom had fallen. She used the last of her power to sent all her people, soldiers, daughter, etc, to the future where they would be reborn.
"What we carry, the strongest weapons of the outer solar system, the talismans, are beginning to resonate like we've never seen. We gathered them. Then, the beautifully shining talismans summoned, from the forbidden planet, the final soldier, who must not awaken. The soldier of silence, who carries the protection of the planet of ruin, Saturn. Sailor Saturn. Then we knew the end would come. We watched as she slowly brought down her silence glaive, as the Silver Millennium went into oblivion. Our power gave out."
"Sailor Saturn appears at the moment of destruction. She takes all to nothing. She is the guide to death. When the three talismans are together, they will invoke the key that will call Sailor Saturn. We are the guardians of that key. The time when we gather them, the three talismans, that is the time of Sailor Saturn's awakening. The three talismans must not be able to be brought together. The time when Sailor Saturn awakens... Is the time of the death of this world. The time of the ruin of this world."
RUMOR 009: Kousagi is the first daughter of Usagi in Parallel Sailormoon.
In the Pretty Soldier Sailormoon Materials Collection there was a short parody manga written by Takeuchi, Naoko which featured new characters.... the children of Ami, Rei, Mako, Minako and Usagi's *two* children, Chibi Usa and Kousagi. I go into detail on this rumor in my Parallel Sailormoon section.
RUMOR 002: Sailormoon was a hentai/adult series in the original version.
However, in the manga version, something similar happened but not quite the way it is written above. Here are two quotes from the manga (thanks to alex glover):