Sailor Moon

They are joined by Ami Mizuno, a student who awakens as Sailor Mercury ; Rei Hino, a local Shinto shrine maiden who awakens as Sailor Mars ; Makoto Kino, a tall and strong transfer student who awakens as Sailor Jupiter ; and Minako Aino, a young aspiring idol who had awakened as Sailor Venus a few months earlier, accompanied by her talking feline companion Artemis . As they set out on their adventures, others join the Guardians later in the series, including Mamoru Chiba, a high school student who occasionally assists them as Tuxedo Mask ; Chibiusa , Usagi and Mamoru's future daughter who awakens as Sailor Chibi Moon; Haruka Tenoh, a car-racer who can transform into Sailor Uranus ; Michiru Kaioh, a violinist who can transform into Sailor Neptune ; Setsuna Meioh, a physics student who can transform into Sailor Pluto ; Hotaru Tomoe, who awakens as Sailor Saturn ; and the Three Lights, pop idols who are really the Sailor Starlights . Together, they encounter extraterrestrials, space travelers, and other Guardians as they protect the Earth and the Moon from destruction by malevolent forces.