Luna

A fictitious character named Luna appears in the Sailor Moon media universe. She is a black cat with the capacity to communicate and acts as a role model for the main character and her friends, the Sailor Guardians. Each version of the series opens with Luna making her first appearance. She introduces herself to Usagi Tsukino, reveals her identity as Sailor Moon, and gives her a brooch that enables her to transform.

Although she is a supporting character for the remainder of the series, Luna plays a significant role in the first story arc. She continues to offer advice to the Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask, and the series also explores her relationships with her partner Artemis and their daughter Diana from a distant time. The most distinguishing quality of Luna is her capacity to converse and interact with humans. Only Artemis and their daughter Diana possess this quality. In the first anime version, Luna uses an arcade machine to open a hidden lab beneath Game Center Crown, demonstrating her mechanical aptitude.

Luna was ranked eighth out of thirty-eight characters in the first official Sailor Moon character popularity survey. With fifty options available a year later, Luna was the twenty-second most popular character. No wonder why it is one of the most popular anime cats of all time. Rupert Giles' character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been likened to her role in the series. According to author Mary Grigsby, Luna and the other cat figures combine ancient notions of feminine mystique with contemporary notions, like the lucky cat.

Anime: Sailor Moon