Editing Sailor Moon (character) (section)

==Reception and legacy==
Sheila Rose Browning describes Sailor Moon as "one of the most popular and well-known manga characters in Japan".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Browning|first1=Shelia Rose|title=Pretty Little Girl Warriors: A Study of Images of Femininity in Japanese Sailor Moon Comics|date=2004|publisher=[[University of Missouri]]|page=2}}</ref> Usagi influenced the hairstyle and personality of [[Misato Katsuragi]] from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Shinseiki ebangerion kanzen kōryaku dokuhon.|date=1997|publisher=San ichishobō|location=Tokyo|isbn=4380972194}}</ref> and of Gruier Serenity's anime version from ''[[Bodacious Space Pirates]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-02-25/bodacious-space-pirates-gives-princess-serenity-odango-hair |title=Bodacious Space Pirates Gives Princess Serenity Odango Hair |author=Egan Loo |date=February 25, 2012 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731200238/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-02-25/bodacious-space-pirates-gives-princess-serenity-odango-hair |url-status=live }}</ref> Sailor Moon was ranked 9th on [[IGN]]'s "Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time", being the highest-ranking female character in the list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/21/top-25-anime-characters-of-all-time?page=4 |title=Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time |author=Chris Mackenzie |date=October 20, 2009 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=April 9, 2011 |archive-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714060553/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/21/top-25-anime-characters-of-all-time?page=4 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2020 Olympics, Sailor Moon was selected as one of nine internationally recognized anime and manga characters to serve as Tokyo's mascot ambassadors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/02/03/olympics-anime-characters-turn-ambassadors-for-tokyo-2020.html |title=Olympics: Anime characters turn ambassadors for Tokyo 2020 |author= |date=February 3, 2017 |work=[[The Jakarta Post]] |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225075119/https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/02/03/olympics-anime-characters-turn-ambassadors-for-tokyo-2020.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rebecca Silverman, writing about the 2011 re-release of the ''Sailor Moon'' manga, felt that Usagi's initial hesitancy about whether she is good enough to be Sailor Moon added authenticity to her claim of being an "ordinary girl". Silverman states that along with the characters in ''[[Itazura na Kiss]]'' and ''[[Marmalade Boy]]'', Usagi gave rise to an "unintelligent heroine" character type, but feels that even in the first volume, Usagi's determination sets her apart.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/sailor-moon/gn-1/ |title=Sailor Moon GN 1 – Review |work=Anime News Network |date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823202759/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/sailor-moon/gn-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>