I was so devastated when this site, Shadowed Galaxy, went under because it really is top-notch. Thankfully I was able to find a copy in the Wayback Machine internet archive!
Did you know? (#29)
The Hikawa Shrine really exists in real life! There are actually three shrines sharing the same name. They are all located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, in the Azabu, Akasaka, and Shirokane districts. The Hikawa shrine of the manga was based primarily around the shrine in Azabu whereas its anime counterpart was more influenced by the one in Akasaka.
The real life Hikawa shrines’ names are written using the kanji ”氷” (which means “ice”) for the syllable “hi,” rather than “火” (signifying “fire”). Naoko changed the kanji to make the shrine’s name highlight Rei’s connection to fire and the planet Mars.
(The Akasaka shrine)
(The Azabu shrine)
Master list of character shrines
To those unfamiliar, a shrine is a website (or, in some cases, just a webpage) devoted to a single subject (usually anime or video games). In most cases, they’re devoted to a single character. I’ve posted a list of each character shrine individually, but I’ve decided to compile them all into one master post! These sites are all HIGHLY recommended by me and often have wonderful analyses and beautiful galleries.
Some of these characters only have one or two shrines while others have as much as seven, but it’s not because I don’t care, it’s because I just couldn’t find enough sites that were up to my standards.
Sailor Moon links and shrines
* These are websites dedicated to USAGI, not the series*
- Serapii-kisu
- A Soldier’s Policy
- Eternal Flame
- The Brightest Star Seed
- Serenitatis (Gallery site of her and Mamoru- contains THOUSANDS of pictures!)
- Her Wikipedia article
- Her Wikimoon article
- Her Minitokyo tag
Shadow Galactica shrines and links
Shadow Galactica:
Sailor Galaxia:
Sailor Iron Mouse:
Sailor Aluminum Seiren:
Sailor Lead Crow:
Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon:
Sailor Lethe and Mnemosyne:
Shadow Galactica shrines and links
Shadow Galactica:
Sailor Galaxia:
Sailor Iron Mouse:
Sailor Aluminum Seiren:
Sailor Lead Crow:
Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon:
Sailor Lethe and Mnemosyne:
Queen Serenity links and shrines
- Simply Serenity
- The Wikimoon article on Queen Serenity
- Her article on the Oracle
- Her gallery on Prose-n-Poetry (This might require registration, but it’s free and worth it- it’s a fantastic SM site!)
Tuxedo Mask links and shrines
- By Starlight
- Chiba (Just a Token Male)
- Golden Crystal
- Endless Roses (With Usagi)
- Serenitatis (HUGE image gallery with Usagi)
- His Wikipedia article
- His Wikimoon article
- His Minitokyo tag
