Yaten Kou
Three Lights' Keyboardist
Member of the Three Lights, transforms into Sailor Star Healer. Possesses a calm and delicate personality, excels as a warrior in speed and judgment.
Quotes
- Tearing through the darkness, wandering shooting star... Sailor Star Healer! Stage On!
- Hundred Flowers in Bloom
- Lend me power, Healer Star Power! Make Up!
Trivia
- Shortest in height among the Starlights, with a baby-faced appearance as a feature.
- Dresses as male but is female; in the original anime, set to transform into male.
- In the new theatrical version, performs in female form.
- Sometimes uses feminine speech, so often called "Yaten-kun" among fans.
- Favorite food is caviar.
- Private clothes image is chameleon-like.
Alternate names
Yaten Kou
Sailor Star Healer
Starlights Yaten Kou
Three Lights' Yaten-kun
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
- Birthday
- February 8
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A baby-faced boy with long silver hair tied up in a short bob style. Eyes are yellow-green, and the Three Lights' costume is a blue suit adorned with a yellow rose.
- Eye color
- Green
- Hair color
- Silver
- Distinguishing features
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- Baby face
- Ponytail (short bob before transformation)
- Blue eyes (varies by adaptation, but generally yellowish-green)
- Iconic items
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- Sailor Change Star (transformation item)
- Keyboard
- Five Light Star-shaped feather pendant
- Sailor Star Healer (star-shaped item used for techniques in the original anime)
- Yellow rose badge (stage costume)
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Delicate
- Detailed personality
- Strong sense of mission, calm and delicate. Performs fan service adequately but is inherently gloomy with a narcissistic side, and tends to hold grudges. Outwardly acts cheerful but inwardly complex.
- Keywords
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- Delicate
- Calm
- Gloomy
- Narcissist
- Sense of mission
- Abundant fan service
- Motto
- Hundred Flowers in Bloom
- Talents
-
- Keyboard performance
- Fashion model
- Combat judgment
- Transformation magic
- Speed combat
- Calm analysis
- Skills
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- Combat techniques as Sailor Starlights
- Team support role
- Fan interaction
- Motivation
- To fulfill the mission of Princess Kakyuu (Sailor Kakyuu) and the Three Lights, and protect the Earth
- Habits
- Sometimes uses feminine speech patterns. Actively engages in fan service.
- Favorite foods
- Caviar, High-end ingredients
- Hobbies
- Fashion model, Keyboard performance, Camera
- Favorite colors
- Yellow-green
History
- Backstory
- One of the Starlights from the planet Kinmoku in ancient space who came to Earth. Performs idol activities as the Three Lights on Earth while transforming into Sailor Starlights to protect Princess Kakyuu, and fights enemies threatening the Earth. There is also a new theatrical version with a setting where she is female disguised as male. Strong sense of mission and caring toward comrades, but also possesses a gloomy and narcissistic side.
- Debut date
- March 9, 1996
- Work title
- Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Arc
- Media type
- Anime
- Episode or chapter
- Episode 172
Starlights Formation
- Significant event
- Starlights Formation
- Description
- Sent to Earth hidden in a meteor shower, transferred to Usagi's high school. Began activities with the goal of discovering and protecting Princess Kakyuu.
Sailor Starlights Awakening
- Significant event
- Sailor Starlights Awakening
- Description
- Awakened to magical powers and transformed into Sailor Star Healer. Participated in battles as the Three Lights.
Battle with Shadow Galactica
- Significant event
- Battle with Shadow Galactica
- Description
- After the destruction of Kinmoku and the death of Princess Kakyuu, fought against the Shadow Galactica invasion but were annihilated, and later revived.
Relationships
Seiya Kou
Teammate
Fellow member of the Three Lights who fights and transforms together
Taiki Kou
Teammate
Childhood friend who handles lyrics and composition for the Three Lights, and fights together
Usagi Tsukino
Supporting
Interacted while fighting enemies with Seiya and others as Sailor Moon
Princess Kakyuu (Sailor Kakyuu)
Guarded
Warrior with the mission to protect Princess Kakyuu, bound by a strong bond
Three Lights
Three Lights: keyboardist
Media appearances
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Arc
Anime / Supporting
1996 TV series
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Cosmos
Movie / Supporting
2023 theatrical version
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Musical
Musical / Supporting
1996~
Voice cast and creators
Chika Sakamoto
- Voice actor
- Chika Sakamoto
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Original TV anime version
- Notes
- original voice actor
Ayane Sakura
- Voice actor
- Ayane Sakura
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- New anime theatrical version "Cosmos"
- Notes
- current voice actor
Naoko Takeuchi
- Creator name
- Naoko Takeuchi
- Role
- Original author
Naoko Takeuchi
- Creator name
- Naoko Takeuchi
- Role
- Character designer
Toei Animation
- Creator name
- Toei Animation
- Role
- Animation studio
Related goods
Sailor Mascot Figure
- Item name
- Sailor Mascot Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Sailor Starlights Transformation Brooch
- Item name
- Sailor Starlights Transformation Brooch
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Limited