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senshixshitennouweeks · 3 months

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This is a tiny bit late so I added an extra prompt as a wild card if a certain day wasn’t inspiring. Just for funsies 😁

#senshi x shitennou #shitennou #fandom events #senxshiweeks2024 #rei x jadeite #jadeite x rei #hino rei #rei hino #jadeite #mars x jadeite #jadeite x sailor mars #sailor mars

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daeva-agas · 8 months

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Speaking of the Senshi/Shitennou pairs. I was kind of curious why those stones in particular, right. Kunzite and zoisite are so unusual that I think only gemstone aficionados know them, and even though jadeite and nephrite are somewhat more commonly known names IIRC it still made people mess up the mineral names back in the day.

Well, uh, so, it was alleged that Takeuchi-sensei chose them to match the character and personalities of the senshi they're partnered with, so... Excuse me while I go overthink this and have a meltdown in suffering.

In the first place, supposedly the "inner senshi" are officially meant to be called "guardians"/"guardian deities" (守護 or 守護神). Haven't seen the raws, so I can't confirm, but that's what the JP media says. The term "Shitennou", as many are already aware of, are originally a term used to refer to a set of 4 Buddhist guardian deities.

If true then it just feels like they're all intended to be perfectly matching sets from the start, and it just never made it into the story.

I read that Sailor Moon was originally meant to just end with the Dark Kingdom plot, so maybe sensei intended to have a Romeo and Juliet sad ending where everyone just dies in the end?

These are all based on Japanese gemology guides (same as what I used to research for the Shitennou knight titles), since I imagine it's more likely to be the one Takeuchi-sensei had access to. These may differ from international ones.

(Warning: Long post)

In the manga sensei specified that the zoisite is the blue one, that's also known as "tanzanite". The blue variety of zoisite, among other things, means "calm and intelligence".

The connection to Ami/Mercury's character is very straightforward and obvious.

In terms of romance, a zoisite also means "subdued expressions of love". It really makes me think of how gentle this pair looks in the splash art sensei drew.

Kunzite means "premonition of a lover". It's specifically oh dang when I saw this because Minako was "special" among the senshi in the way that her character vibes are based on "love" (because Venus, goddess of love), rather than the original elemental name attached to the planet. It fits enough to make you pause and wonder if this it truly a coincidence.

The planet venus originally has the element of "gold/metal". The gold is reflected in her design somewhat, but her senshi identity is more related to "love". The other girls' names matches their planets' element names. E.g Jupiter = mokusei = wood, Ki(no) = wood/tree. Mercury = suisei = water, Mizu(no) = water.

Also Venus's relationship with Kunzite ended up being the one who got the most hints actually shown in the manga, so... I do wonder.

The two jades are less overly specific like this, especially Nephrite, but well.

Jadeite is the native jade from Japan, and has been long used to make magatama since ancient times. As such it's always seen as a deeply spiritual stone, that can protect against and/or ward off evil. A perfect match for Rei, who is a miko. One wonders if sensei chose the stone because of Rei being a miko, or if she made Rei a miko after choosing this name for the one matched with her.

Edit: Japanese Wiki claims Rei being a miko was based on Takeuchi-sensei's personal experience as a part time miko. So then Jadeite had to have been named/chosen to fit her, if this theory is true.

Not to mention that Akuryou Taisan, the evil-banishing spell, is something that she uses quite often.

Nephrite is the most confusing one here, because I'm not really able to find the connection. That's why I initially had strong doubts about the rumour/claim about the gemstone names' connection to the senshi.

In the gemology guide that I referenced, its meaning is "charm of maturity". I suppose Mako has always felt like she's older than the other girls, because her hobbies (cooking and home decor) feels really motherly.

Other than that and the stone being a deep green colour similar to Jupiter's senshi outfit I'm not entirely sure. (in the manga, sensei says nephrites are "always deep green" even though IRL that's not the case)

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Just my additional comments after reading everything that I did:

In terms of colour, I like to think Jadeite is a red jade. Not just to match Rei, but in the manga Jadeite's stone is always coloured the darkest (it's almost all-black). Of all the various jades, red is one of the darker-toned ones.

The shading can be arbitrary, especially if sensei was just tracing from reference photos. Dark green jadeite also exist, so for all I know this is intended to be green too.

But if I use the logic that the stones are matched with the girls' character, I think red just fits the best. In gemstone language the red jade means "tenacity" and "willpower". Green jades tends to be associated with things like harmony, prosperity, luck, and so on. It doesn't feel very Rei-like.

Also, the nephrite jade being a "soft jade", it's associated with very cuddly meanings such as "warm" or "gentle", which makes me laugh even more than the "wisdom" one.

Unless, again, these words are more attached to the matching girls' character, rather than the guy in question, because yes I think Mako is definitely very warm and gentle and fluffy and very huggable.

Although other-coloured zoisite varieties were said to have different meaning, it looks like blue is the predominant zoisite colour in Japan. A lot of Japanese gem sites tend to automatically just say "it's blue" while describing zoisite, even though there's obviously other colours out there.

Sensei did specify it's "blue zoisite, a.k.a tanzanite" in the manga, so I think she's aware of the other colours having different meanings attached. Some articles also had mentioned Takeuchi-sensei's family runs a jewellery store?

I wonder if this is why Crystal went with the gemstone's healing properties for Zoi's title though, because the gemstone words overlaps too much with Mercury in a very in-the-face way. The other meanings are Hope, Mystery, Pride, and Noble, and maybe those don't make very good title names? Like, the only viable one is probably Hope, though I feel like it would be even more confusing if Crystal said Zoi is the "Knight of Hope" or whatever.

Another thing about Kunzite is that its meaning also include "pure and everlasting love", but the website caveated this that this is a saintly kind of love (for the gem's association with Holy Mother Mary). So it's not necessarily something to get overly excited about in terms of SenShi headcanoning, but, well, it's there.

"Shitennou" in Japanese pop culture is generally used to just mean "4 very important people", so it didn't have to actually mean anything. Like, a few samurai in history had their "shitennou", who are just the best 4 generals serving under them. Most famous being the Tokugawa shitennou, but other samurai lords actually have their own so-called shitennou. It's just that if the senshi are officially named "Guardians", then this changes the context.

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jupitersguardian · 7 months

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Some Mars/Jadeite headcanons for an AU that I may one day write. These mix the manga and the 90s anime.

Rei knew he was familiar when he started working at the temple and just couldn't accept it when he was revealed to be working for Beryl. So she consulted the fire and realized the truth about him.

So we're getting rid of that sexist line from the anime because it honestly makes no sense because he works for a Queen and because I say so.

But during that airport battle, Rei pleads with him to remember their past. It takes him getting run over by a plane to come to his senses.

After being purified he starts working at the temple once again.

In the past, Mars fell in love with him after bonding over shared annoyances over their princess and prince. Rei and Jadeite were very stressed that the prince and princess were always sneaking off to see each other. Jadeite also always gave her the space she needed. The two were able to have separate lives outside each other.

This is the same in the present. They give each other their space. The two would be very happy in a long distance relationship if that was ever needed and are happy living in the temple together.

They were very slow to get intimate with each other. Jadeite had trauma from being under Beryl's spell and also needed time to adjust to the 20th century and Rei was not ready for a romantic relationship. They had a more than friends but less than lovers thing for a long time and, despite being the first two reunited, were probably the last to become romantic again.

Besides Rei, the Guardian Jadeite gets along best with is Usagi. Usagi was always visiting him at the temple after he was purified. Rei was a little jealous because they seemed to get along so well. But Usagi was only doing it because she wanted to help him and she was totally into his and Rei's romance.

Usagi and Jadeite go on undercover missions together. Usagi has her disguise pen and well, when Jadeite was working for Beryl he always seemed to have a different job so we're going to continue that. Whatever they need a disguise for, Jadeite always happens to have an outfit for it. Rei originally asked him to go with Usagi on a mission because she didn't want her going alone and soon it became their thing.

The Shitennou Rei gets along best with besides Jadeite is Kunzite. He's (usually) one of the more serious of the group.

Jadeite makes amazing tea. If the girls are meeting at the temple, Jadeite has tea ready. If Rei and Koan are hanging out, he's got tea for them. He eventually, after trying several, to settle on a career of being a tea shop owner.

By their own choice, Jadeite and Rei do not have any biological children, but they do adopt Vesta and raise her.

#Rei x jadeite #jadeite x rei #mars x jadeite #jadeite x mars #senshi x shitennou

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master-ray5 · 1 year

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Sailor Mars Birthday Week 2023 Part 5

The fifth part of the prompts from @senshixshitennouweeks is dreams. This one came pretty easy to me and I knew exactlyt he story I wanted to tell. I could have propbably gone with something more fluff but went with some internal conflic instead.

#sailor moon #sailor moon fanfiction #pretty guardian sailor moon #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #sailormoon #fanfiction #sailor moon fandom #pretty soldier sailor moon #sailor mars x jadeite #sailor mars #jadeite x sailor mars #mars x jadeite #rei x jadeite #jadeite x rei #jadeite

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red-roses-and-tea · 2 months

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Finally finished!

#Sailor Moon #Sailor Mars #Jadeite #Mars x Jadeite #Senshi x Shitennou #Rei Hino #Rei x Jadeite #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #my art #Sailor Moon fanart #Shitennou

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venusxaino · 29 days

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subtitles by seaofserenity

#nogimyu #sailor mars #sailor moon #sera myu #jadeite #shittenou #senshi x shittenou #rei hino #hino rei #sailor moon musical #sailor moon musicals #shitennou #senshi x shitennou #gif

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nocturnalserenade · 9 days

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my first entry for @senshixshitennouweeks!

Rei x Jadeite Week - day 1: Pride

For this first prompt I give you art and a headcanon to go with it!

So I think that in the Silver Millennium, Jadeite had a very hard time trying and getting closer to Mars. Even in the midst of all the plans and efforts to strengthen the bond between the Moon and the Earth, while the Moon people and the senshi were generally welcoming of the Earth people and doing their best to promote good relations between the two Kingdoms, Mars would mantain an unfriendly and detached attitude towards them. She would refuse to interact with them in any way except for the bare minimum courtesy, even in formal circumstances—she wouldn't accept a dance at a party, she wouldn't make small talk during meetings etc. Just to remind them that the favour and friendship that was being extended to them weren't to be taken for granted. So Jadeite had to think about something less conventional to approach her. Lucky for him he's the Knight of Perseverance (and bad ideas) so he wasn't going to give up easily! :D

She was the Princess of Mars, so her domain was battle and war. He thus started to boast about his exceptional and unmatched fighting techniques whenever she was close by. Making sure to be extra pompous about it. Being the prideful warrior that she was, of course she took the bait. She had to teach this arrogant man from Earth a lesson. So she challenges him to show her his supposedly amazing fighting prowess, planning to thoroughly humiliate him and put him back in his place. They start sparring occasionally, and he finds out that she is in fact much more inclined to communication and to physical proximity in a fighting context. She is not completely unapproachable anymore. So he obviously uses these opportunities to try to impress her (which mostly fails—he's the one more and more impressed) but most of all to at least start a conversation (even if it's mostly snarky little banters at first) and of course to be a little flirty now and then.✨

I was planning to make a second piece from a different perspective so that the pose and dynamics of the scene would be clearer but couldn't make it. I was never fully happy with it and I didn't want to waste any more time on it and decided to just post this and be done with it. ;_; I'll just link the music video I used for reference so you can check it out to have a better idea (the fighting sequence is at around 2:40)!

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ot-alsace · 4 months

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New Year's cards

Sailor Mars and jadeite

#sailor moon fanart #sailor senshi #shitennou #sailor mars #jadeite #rei hino #senshi x shitennou

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senshixshitennoulove · 1 year

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Kimono Lovers pins

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cursedwithgloriouspurpose · 11 months

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Started this as a simple dance illustration, and halfway through thought it might make an interesting homage to that infamous panel in Casablanca Memories. Trying out some new things here and there, too, but idk how it's working yet.

#rei x jadeite #sailor moon #senshi x shitennou #rei hino #sailor mars #bgsm #jadeite #my art

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the-badger-mole · 3 months

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Number 1 with Rei/Jadeite please

"Come over here and make me.”

Jadeite smiled when he saw his girlfriend’s number light up his phone.

“This is the dumbest mistake I’ve ever made!” Rei said before he said hello. “What made me think law school was a good idea?”

“You like arguing with people,” Jadeite chuckled. “You’re a very confrontational person.”

“I’m not confrontational!” Rei growled.

“I’ve been on the receiving end of your ire,” he said. “Try not to set the desk on fire during your exam.”

“…whatever.”

“Speaking of exams, shouldn’t you be studying?”

“I’m taking a break.”

“Go study!”

“Well, why don’t you come over here and make me.”

“…woof!”

#sailor moon #sailor mars #rei x jadeite #drabble prompts #ask game #ask the badger mole

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daeva-agas · 7 months

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Everyone agrees that resurrected-Jed would just live at Rei's shrine, right?

My canon-diverging fantasy is where the Shitennou are restored their civilian lives and identities by the Silver Crystal. Jed shows up at Hikawa, with the backstory of wanting to be an apprentice and Rei is kind of sus about it, but can't find anything weird. Not either by divination or the computer database (in case it's just regular fraud, and not some evil magic stuff).

Maybe someday I can kick myself to write or draw how this works in more detail.

Komainu 1: How long do you think will it take them to fall in love :3

Komainu 2: I'd give it a month

There's this pair of "gossiping komainu" sitting in a corner at the real-life Hikawa Shrine in Tokyo, I thought it's really funny

Also random, but it's kind of funny that the IRL Hikawa 氷川 is written with "ice" 氷. In Sailor Moon the "Hi" is changed to fire 火 instead. Of all things it had to be "ice", the almost direct opposite to fire.

#senshi x shitennou #rei x jadeite #jadeite x rei #mars x jadeite #jedarei #jadeite x mars #my drawing #hino rei #rei hino

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jupitersguardian · 8 months

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Thinking of how the Shitennou could have been incorporated into Sailor Moon S Crystal had they been allowed to live.

Rei and Jadeite both go to the mountains for that training. The other Guardians think they are totally just going on a romantic getaway. But turns out they were doing spy work on Mugen High.

Kunzite follows Minako when she ditches Michiru's concert for Mimette. He knew exactly where she was going.

Nephrite walks in on Makoto (and was it Minako?) passed out from the plant and he wakes them up.

Zoisite goes with Ami to the school but they don't allow him to enter. So he disguises himself as a Mugen high school student to get inside and manages to find her when things are going south.

#Sailor Moon Crystal #Senshi x Shitennou #Shitennou x senshi #Rei x jadeite #Minako x kunzite #Makoto x Nephrite #Ami x zoisite

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master-ray5 · 1 year

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Sailor Mars Birthday Week 2023

Despite the other projects I have in the works, I found myself inspired by the prompts from @senshixshitennouweeks. The first prompt of this week is Feathers, which made me think about how Phobos and Deimos would deal with Jadeite being a part of Rei's life. Check it out and let me know what you think.

#sailor moon #sailor moon fanfiction #pretty guardian sailor moon #sailormoon #sailor moon fandom #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #jadeite x rei #rei x jadeite #mars x jadeite #jadeite x sailor mars #senshi/shitennou #senshi x shitennou #senshishitenouweek2023

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red-roses-and-tea · 7 months

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For @smvillainsweek Day 4 Theme: Reincarnation.

Rei and Jadeite. Yes, this was inspired by Romeo and Juliet... I always loved to imagine that between the Silver Millennium and the present they probably had many other reincarnations where their love was always forbidden and destined to end badly for one reason or another. (Also, they're both R & J after all right??)

Colored version is coming but it's gonna take a while! 💪

#Sailor Moon #Jadeite #Sailor Mars #Rei Hino #Mars x Jadeite #Rei x Jadeite #Senshi x Shitennou #Shitennou #sailor moon fanart #sailor moon villains #smvillainsweek23 #my art #i had some other jadeite-only pieces in the works but none of them would fit any themes #so yeah

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senshixshitennouweeks · 3 months

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Happy 2024!!!! (… very late)

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