When thinking of Sailor Moon we often tend to forget the small, adorable, felines who helped guide the girls along their journey as Sailor Scouts. The series features three intelligent felines known as Luna Artemis Diana. In the past, Luna and Artemis were advisors to Queen Serenity, but after the fall of the moon kingdom they were sent on a mission to protect and guide the future Sailor Senshi on Earth. It should be noted that they were not just merely catalysts for a lot of events that would occur within the series, but were also mainly responsible for assisting the girls in their own personal transitions and journeys into their new roles as Sailor Senshi. As before their encounter, the girls were all able to experience a new life on Earth in the present without any prior recollection of their previous life. Luna and Artemis assist the girls in their missions from the distance. They offer advice and remind them to look out for each other in battle. Even though they are smaller and less strong than the girls, they will gladly help the girls if necessary. They are truly lucky charms, it’s a surprise none are calico cats!
Luna
Luna is a black talking cat with a crescent moon in the middle of her forehead. She serves as the voice of reason and logic that Usagi needs to make sense of the dire and tough situations that she faces as Sailor Moon, essentially acting as both her guardian and mentor throughout the series. Before this, Luna was Queen Serenity’s advisor with Artemis in Silver Milennium. But, Queen Beryl’s invasion destroyed the moon kingdom and Luna was sent to hibernation to seek out the sailor Scouts and Princess in the future. Luna first encounters Usagi, and later gives her a magical brooch that would awaken her as Sailor Moon. But as this was the first time she had transformed into Sailor Moon, Usagi was forced into battle without any prior training. Usagi quickly put her sole trust and faith in Luna, as she used her expertise and knowledge of the Moon Kingdom to help her battle. Luna then guides her on how to control her powers and helps her learn the attack “Moon Tiara Boomerang” so she could face the . Morga.
When Luna wasn’t with Sailor Moon, she was usually at the secret command centre doing her own individual research and surveillance. Luna was also responsible for giving Rei and Makoto their transformation pens so they could respectively transform into Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter. Also, she gave Usagi a disguise pen so that she could change her appearance for missions. Luna usually shows a more serious side to her personality due to her deep concern for the completion of their missions. Despite this, she still maintains her loyal and loving affinity for Sailor Moon as she shows through their ongoing friendship. Not surprisingly, when she learned that Usagi was the Princess, she felt guilty for not trusting her enough and for the difficulties Usagi faced. Luna and Usagi were able to rekindle their relationship in a more informal setting than their previous relationships. Luna here sympathises with her not just as the Princess, but as the same young innocent girl who was swept up into being the leader of a group of interplanetary guardians overnight. Luna also provides somewhat of a motherly role towards Usagi’s development as Sailor Moon. This is attributed to her strong bond with Queen Serenity, that serves as the impetus for her feelings of affection towards Usagi.
Artemis
Artemis is a white talking cat with large green eyes who notably, is the only male character within the series to bear the crescent moon symbol on his forehead as well. When Artemis had awoke on Earth, the first Sailor Senshi that he had met was Minako. With Artemis’ help, Minako was given powers that gave her the ability to take on the persona of Sailor V. But this was long before Luna had awoken Sailor Moon and during this time he acted as her own personal mentor and guardian. Sailor V and Artemis solved the mystery crimes in Tokyo all by themselves and found that they were both connected to the dark kingdom. Together they would later reveal themselves to the inner guardians when Sailor Moon faced trouble and at that moment Sailor V would then become Sailor Venus.
The group later discovers that Chibiusa and Luna have a daughter named Diana.
Diana
Diana is a small grey kitten with large pink eyes and a grey collar. Diana is later introduced in the series when Chibi-Usa takes Sailor Moon, Makoto, Sailor Venus and Luna to the 30th Century. She lives in Crystal Tokyo’s Crystal Palace with Chibi-Usa, her guardian, and her family. It is then revealed that she is the future daughter of Luna and Artemis. During the assault by the Black Moon on Crystal Tokyo she stayed behind at the Crystal Palace with Luna and Artemis. Other than this, no other information is available about her at the moment.
