New Characters
En and Al as seen in the anime. |
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| Makaiju aliens | |
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| Story arc: | Sailor Moon R (anime) |
| Dub name: | Doom Tree aliens |
| Leader: | The Makaiju |
| Key figures: | Al, En |
| MOTD: | Cardians |
| Tools: | Cards, flute |
The Makaiju is a minor group of villains featured in the first episodes of Sailor Moon R. They are unique to the anime. In these episodes, Usagi Tsukino and her friends are reborn on Earth, having defeated the Dark Kingdom, with their memories of the last year erased. Two new transfer students, Seijūrō and Natsumi, join Usagi's class at Jūban Junior high school. Around the same time, two new enemies appear, calling themselves Al and En. They had wandered space alone for many years before reaching Earth, where there finally find energy to collect for the "Makaiju" so that it can continue to thrive and give them regenerative energy. To do this, they drain the life energy of humans by way of creatures known as Cardians. Seeing the danger, Luna reawakens Sailor Moon and the rest of the Sailor Senshi to fight these enemies.
Though the events were never referred to in later episodes, the alien Fiore who appears in the Sailor Moon R movie bears a strong resemblance to Al and En's race.
The two aliens' names, Al and En, combine to sound like the word "alien" (which is more obvious when spoken phonetically in Japanese as "Eiru" and "An"). In the English-subtitled release by ADV Films, this comparison is taken further when their names are respectively rendered as Ali and En. They have an almost Adam and Eve relationship in that they are the only two of their kind, and may in a sense be considered siblings as well as romantic partners.
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