Makoto "Mako" Kino, also known as Lita Kino (in the DiC and Cloverway English versions), is the alter ego of the Sailor Scout known as Sailor Jupiter and one of the main protagonists of the Sailor Moon series. She is the fourth Sailor Scout to be officially introduced.
She is currently voiced by Ami Koshimizu in Japanese version of the Crystal anime and by Amanda Céline Miller in the English version of both anime series. In the past for the first anime, she was voiced by the late Emi Shinohara in the Japanese version, and by Susan Roman for both the DIC and Cloverway English versions.
What Makes Her Pure Good?[]
- The only reason that she got into fights at her old schools was to defend other people from being bullied.
- Even before becoming a Sailor Scout, Makoto had already displayed multiple heroic moments.
- She saves Usagi, either from getting bullied by a group she bumped into or from getting hit on the road depending on the anime or the manga.
- Whenever Usagi approaches her later on, Makoto shares some of her lunch with her and the two become friends with each other.
- Whenever Joe is attacked Zoisite, Makoto protects him and fights Zoisite off.
- Afterward, Makoto continues to follow Joe and ask him if he is alright in spite of his rude attitude towards her.
- After transforming for the first time, she saves Sailor Moon after she had been trapped by Gamecen allowing Sailor Moon to turn him back to normal.
- Whenever the other Sailor scouts have a debate as to whether or not Usagi should be the leader, Makoto disagrees with one scout saying that she should not and defends her.
- When an emergency arises over a rainbow crystal that the other two scouts refused to respond to, Makoto goes herself and stuns the monster, allowing Sailor Moon to transform it back.
- Whenever Luna consuders telling Usagi that she is no longer the leader of the team, Makoto says for her not to, and that deep down the other scouts believe in her and that Usagi is a true friend.
- She encourages Ami to go find and protect her boyfriend Ryo. Whenever Ami wants to go back, Makoto says that Ami cannot disregard her feelings and that it is okay for Sailor Scouts to be in love, which would help Ami and Ryo grow closer together.
- When they find Ryo in danger, Makoto tells Ami to flee with him while she stays behind and continues fighting.
- After being revived, she helps to bring down the Minotauron before having her memories restored.
- She falls in love with Ail disguised as a human and offers him some of her lunch.
- Whenever Ail is forced to summon a cardian, Makoto helps to fight it while Moonlight Knight convinces Sailor Moon to transform it back to normal.
- She shields Usagi from being hit by a motorcycle driven by Haruka.
- Even though Makoto hurt her wrist in the process of protecting Usagi, she never shows any anger towards Haruka and tries to find her at her home to return her scarf to her.
- After being lured into a trap and having her crystal heart both stolen and then returned, she stuns Scar with her attack allowing Sailor Moon to defeat her.
- She confronts Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune and claims them wanting to take crystal hearts for themselves makes them no better than the Daimons.
- After finding Haruka, she returns her scarf to her by wrapping it around her damaged hand just like Haruka did for her and reminds Haruka of her best friend.
- In the past, Makoto shields a girl named Tomoko from 3 boys for bullying over her writing.
- After rescuing Tomoko from the 3 boys, Makoto befriends Tomoko.
- After reading her draft, Makoto complimented Tomoko's writing and encouraged her to get it published which would lead to her becoming a critically acclaimed author in the future.
- Whenever Tomoko has lost her passion for writing and feels that she can never do it again, Makoto offers her words of encouragement and reminds her of what her dreams used to be, convincing her to take up writing once again.
- Along with Usagi and Chibusa, she helps fight off Tiger's Eye to try and protect Tomoko.
- Whenever her childhood friend Shinozaki gets injured, Makoto instantly volunteers to donate her own blood to save him.
- Later on, she saves Sailor Moon from a cardian all by herself, despite being weakened from donating her blood.
- She protects Usagi by covering her body over Usagi from a barrage of black lightning bolts sent by Nehellenia.
- Overall, her ability to defeat enemies without backup, as well as cooking, housekeeping, and looking after the other Sailor Scouts in their day to day lives, makes her one of the most valuable members on the team.
External Links[]
- Sailor Jupiter on the Heroes Wiki
- Sailor Jupiter on the Sailor Moon Wiki