Sailor Jupiter’s 10 Best Quotes In The Anime
Robert Clark
Published Mar 30, 2026
Sailor Jupiter has just as many romantic quotes as she does lines about beating the enemy in the Sailor Moon anime.
[tldr_position]Sailor Jupiter is one of the last members of the Inner Senshi to appear in the Sailor Moon franchise, but she makes quite the entrance. Makoto Kino saves Usagi Tsukino and cements herself into the hearts of the audience. She's often seen as one of the most unique members of the Sailor Senshi because of her romanticism and her brute strength. Her dual nature is also exhibited in her quotes.
Makoto's most memorable quotes in both versions of the anime — the 1990s series and the modern Sailor Moon Crystal adaptation — show both sides of her personality well. She has just as many lines exhibiting her strength as she does her romantic nature, and often they're one and the same.
Makoto Always Roots For The Underdog
"It's not nice to pick on people weaker than you."
In both the manga or the anime, Makoto detests bullies, and always roots for the underdog to come out on top. In the '90s anime, she even steps in to help Usagi when she's being taunted by a group of boys.
Viewed as the strongest person in her group, Makoto is always ready to defend those perceived as weaker than her. She might not want to fight, but she's more than willing to do it.
Makoto Is Willing To Have Her Heart Broken
"Believe in love and ruin yourself? Bring it on."
When Sailor Jupiter is introduced in the Sailor Moon Crystal anime, it's clear immediately that she's a romantic despite being perceived as intimidating by outsiders. After all, she believes in love so strongly that she's willing to stand up to one of Queen Beryl's villains in the name of it.
She also makes it clear to Nephrite when she does stand up to him that she's more than willing to suffer a broken heart to experience love.
Makoto Is Still Insecure
"When you're tall like me, no one asks you for a dance."
While Makoto is always willing to build up her friends in the '90s anime or the Crystal anime, she has plenty of insecurity herself. In the '90s anime, those moments often revolve around her being taller than everyone else her age. Her height means that she still wears her old school uniform because there isn't one available at the new school, and it's one of the reasons people find her intimidating.
When she and the girls attend a dance, she and Ami discuss not being on the dance floor. Ami, in a sweet moment of solidarity, dances with Makoto to prove that the two of them don't need boys to enjoy themselves.
Sailor Jupiter Knows How To Prioritize
"Let's protect the peace and have some cake after this."
Crystal tends to focus more on the mission than the everyday. Usagi, in particular, is always more upset than the others when their "normal" lives are interrupted to save the world. But if there's one thing the '90s anime does a very good job of, it's showing that the Sailor Senshi are also regular teenagers. Makoto loves cooking and baking, which the other girls appreciate.
Makoto understands that they have a duty to the planet, but also to the future of their own civilization. She's always ready to set her everyday life aside to join the fight... but after, cake will be had!
Makoto Needs The Room To Be Her Own Person
"Please let me have today to myself."
Because the Inner Senshi are the first Sailor Senshi Usagi meets, they all become very close very quickly. They fight, go to school, and hang out together. They have a lot of the same interests, but they do all need room to be themselves, which Makoto asks for when she's invited to spend the day with Haruka in the '90s anime.
Unlike Ami (who is in academic clubs), Usagi (who has friends at school prior to the others moving to town), and Rei (who has her responsibility to the temple), Makoto doesn't have much of a life outside of the Inner Senshi. She's often still seen as an outsider because of her school uniform and physical strength, so spending the day with Haruka, who shares a lot of her traits, allows her to fully be herself.
Sailor Jupiter Doesn't Let Tuxedo Mask Call Her Out
"I was just warming up, hotshot!"
Though Makoto might have insecurities in her civilian life, she's incredibly comfortable in her role as a Sailor Senshi. She's confident in her strength and the powers she has access to. That means that even Tuxedo Mask telling her she didn't land a punch isn't going to faze her in the '90s.
It's true that the Sailor Senshi, including Jupiter, often start off with "softer" versions of their power in a fight, gauging how strong their opponent is. Makoto always begins with her hand-to-hand combat skills rather than going straight to her thunder-inspired attacks.
Sailor Jupiter Is Never Lucky In Love
"He reminds me of my ex-boyfriend who broke my heart."
There's a running theme in the Sailor Moon franchise that none of the Senshi (apart from Usagi) are particularly lucky in love. Minako, Ami, Rei, and Makoto all have their hearts broken by everyone they are interested in. That doesn't stop any of them from believing in love, though.
In fact, it's a running theme in the '90s anime that pretty much every boy Makoto develops a crush on reminds her of the one who broke her heart before she moved to town. Variants of the quote persist throughout the anime, but Sailor Jupiter never loses her romantic disposition.
Makoto Knows Love Is Something A Person Gives
"It's kind of sad that you think love is something you should take."
One of the aspects prevalent in the Sailor Moon franchise is that the villains are always trying to stop the energy associated with goodness and love, allowing darkness and chaos to thrive. They "take" love in order to gain power.
To Makoto, that's one of the ultimate horrible acts. Love is something she sees as given, whether that's in a romantic or platonic context. She is unflinchingly loyal and supportive, and the idea of love just being taken away is painful.
Crystal Gives Sailor Jupiter Her Own Opening Call
"I'll make you feel so much regret, it'll leave you numb."
In the '90s anime, Sailor Jupiter doesn't have an opening call made after her transformation. While the audience all knows Sailor Moon's signature quote, "In the name of the moon, I'll punish you," there wasn't one associated with Sailor Jupiter. That changed with Sailor Moon Crystal.
Her line about leaving her opponent numb gives the audience an idea of just how powerful she is. It's an interesting choice considering the other Sailor Senshi all have lines associated with their specific personality traits or their specific types of power, and this quote isn't associated with love or beauty, even though Sailor Jupiter is talks about both so often.
The '90s Dub Creates A Fandom's Inside Joke
"Snow White should be played by the one with the most talent."
The English dubbing of the '90s anime is notorious for changing the meaning of different scenes. That's largely due to the way the series was censored for American audiences. However, one change in the dub gave Sailor Jupiter a memorable line because the actual visual of the scene made it clear what she was really saying.
When the group is putting on a play of Snow White, all of the girls want to play Snow White. They all have their reasons for believing themselves the best option, but Makoto says she has the most talent while gesturing to her chest since the original Japanese line referenced the size of her bust instead. "Talent" became synonymous with something else entirely amongst the Sailor Moon fans as a result.
