Is Haruka Tenou (Sailor Uranus) a hermaphrodite or really male?
No she isn’t, she’s female. The reason that this crazy rumor got started in the first place – to say nothing of the ghastly Prince Uranus offshoot that’s been floating around the Internet for the last couple of years – is due to the misinterpretation of an admittedly bizarre line in Act 29 – Infinity 6: Three Soldiers in Volume 9 of the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon manga, where Sailor Neptune says something like (according to Alex Glover): “Uranus is both a man and a woman. A soldier of both genders, with the strengths of each.” – Sailor Neptune (Michiru Kaiou) Look people, I know how that sounds, but she wasn’t speaking literally! Since I speak English, French, and German, I’ve checked out a few alternate language versions of that particular passage and all my findings indicate that’s what’s actually being referred to is Haruka’s personality and not her physical body, which is the exact same conclusion that Ken Arromdee and just about everyone else has reached. According to the official
