• 396x272mm
• Drawn for the original picture collection
• Media: Pencil, color ink, water based ball pen, texture gel, glass beads
• Paper: OK Muse Kaiser

In an American men's magazine, I saw a nude photo in this pose and thought "How cool!" and while looking at it I drew it to see. I apologize for my preferences ^_^ Her face is different too, isn't it. But I like this Sailor Moon-chan.

• 374x275mm
• 1996 Nakayosi April cover
• Media: Color ink, marker, modeling paste, beads
• Paper: Canson

Although I had already drawn this white image portrait, I received notice from Nakayosi that they wanted me to put in a pink back--I was surprised and shocked. In the printing I arbitrarily put in some color, but no matter how many times I go through these last minute color changes it's always sad. ;_; But in this book the original picture is properly white as it's supposed to be.

• 365x257mm
• 1996 Nakayosi April all-characters bonus
• Media: Marker, color spray, stickers
• Paper: Copy paper

This picture was originally part of an all-characters gift item. Nakayosi made it for me with a red look. It was really cute. I like it, with all the color it has.

• 382x545mm
• 1996 Nakayosi September front matter
• Media: Color ink, color spray
• Paper: Fine BB Kent
• Edited by Diana

In the trailer for the Tom Cruise movie "Mission Impossible" there is a scene where he operates a computer while hanging from midair. When I saw that I was like, all right, I'm gonna draw Sailor Moon in that pose! So. This drawing was born. Being a long time since I drew a night view, it was fun. A friend said to me, it's "Usagi-chan without panties." ^_^

• 385x270mm Kodansha Comics Vol. 16 cover
• Media: Color ink, pastel, marker
• Paper: Coarse BB KentEdited by Diana

OSABU kept on calling this a very strange pose, but I really like it. Her un-Sailormoon-like wide eyes, and her bare feet.

• 385x270mm
• Kodansha Comics Vol. 17 cover
• Media: Color ink, color spray, marker
• Paper: Fine BB Kent

More than just a little cool, this drawing came out downright wintry. During the design stage, there was no indication that it would be like this, but anyway. I don't like pens very much. When I use pens my drawings end up all cold. Pencils are softer, and look more pleasing and ladylike to me, but they don't come out pretty when printed. Yeah.

• 360x547mm
• 1996 Nakayosi November front matter
• Media: Color ink, color spray, water based ball pen
• Paper: Canson
• Edited by Diana

For season 5, I thought I would do my best to draw the upper part of Sailor Moon. Drawing only one person was really easy ^_^ <G> At the time I was only drawing pictures with cute lovable eyes, so as a result it came out with this tint. Back then I was obsessed with cross accessories. I like this piece.

• 361x256mm
• 1997 Nakayosi January front matter
• Media: Color ink, color copy, tone, beads, color spray
• Paper: Watson board

Without a lot of time or energy, I didn't really put any effort into this drawing, so I just stuck in some beads and color copies to fill in the extra space and handed it over to OSABU. Drawn without time or attention, it does seem just like a space filler picture.

• 297x192mm
• 1997 Amie Feburary all-characters bonus
• Media: Color ink, marker, color spray
• Paper: Kozato evening calm

While Sailormoon was on air, the Sailormoon merchandising director Oono-chan betrayed the ranks of unmarried ladies on our staff and left by herself to retire into blissful marriage, wearing the dress that Usagi-chan is wearing here. Since Oono-chan really gave me lots of Sailor Moon goodies, I forgave her betrayal :) Best wishes :)

• 240x365mm
• Unreleased work
• Media: Marker
• Paper: Paradise

While I was thinking about season 5, the first image I drew of the Three Lights was this one. At first the three had short hair like in this drawing. But when Bandai saw them they cried, and asked if I couldn't make their hair longer for the dolls that were coming out (short was not suitable, it seems). Naoko having a soft spot for dolls, I attached tails onto the three of them.

• 392x272mm
• 1996 Nakayosi December first page
• Media: Color ink, marker, tone
• Paper: New grass/wood stained herb, Chamomile

When looking at this picture, one might wonder where Naoko acquired such a penchant for Western style clothing. (Actually it's Bo-G brand clothes <G>.) As for the page itself, the kids are drawn in various singing scenes.

• 365x512mm
• 1996 Nakayosi September first page
• Media: Color ink, marker
• Paper: Fine BB Kent
• Edited by Diana

Here's the none-so-popular within Nakayosi <grin> Three Lights and Kakyuu-sama. I really wanted to see Kakyuu-sama's Sailor Senshi figure in the anime. Always mysterious, why Toei didn't put her in?

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