Reception and Influence
The official Sailor Moon popularity polls listed Hotaru Tomoe and Sailor Saturn as separate characters. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Sailor Saturn was the third most popular character and Hotaru was the fourth. In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Saturn was the sixth most popular character, and Hotaru was the seventh.
It has been suggested that moe comes from a contraction of her last name, but this is considered a false etymology.
Tsubame Sanjou of Rurouni Kenshin had her final design based on Hotaru.
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