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diff.text: '''Naru Osaka''' (''Ōsaka Naru''), otherwise known as '''Molly Baker''' is [[Usagi Tsukino]]'s childhood friend and schoolmate. She seems to be attacked quite often by [[youma]], and hero-worships Sailor Moon, as Sailor Moon always rescues her. 
diff.text: In the anime, Naru even fell in love with the evil [[Shitennou|Nephrite]] who came to regret his evil ways and became good after he too returned her feelings, though he died whilst protecting her.  
diff.text: She doesn't know that Usagi is Sailor Moon and since she isn't a Sailor Soldier, Usagi doesn't spend as much time with Naru as she used to. 
diff.text: [[Umino Gurio]] later becomes her boyfriend. By the beginning of the [[Dark Moon Saga]] of [[Sailor Moon R]] she became a minor character. Her last appearance is in the [[Ami Special]].
diff.text: In the manga she has a little sister named [[Naruru Osaka (manga-only)|Naruru]] whose best friend is [[Ruruna Kobe (manga-only)|Ruruna Kobe]], who are featured in a short side story in the [[StarS]] manga. Both share a love of shopping, not something shared by their other friend, [[Chibi-Usa]]. It is because of their love of shopping that they become [[Sailor Channel (manga-only)|Sailor Channel]] and [[Sailor Guccicci (manga-only)|Sailor Guccicci]]!
diff.text: In the Japanese anime, Naru Osaka is voiced by [[Shino Kakinuma]], with a strong Osakan accent.  It is possible that she has figured out who Sailor Moon is.  It's strongly hinted towards the end of the Black Moon Arc.
diff.text: In English, she is named Molly Baker and played by [[Mary Long]], who gives her a strong Brooklyn accent, perhaps to try and give the same sense of the Osakan accent given to the character.
diff.text: In the Live Action Sailor Moon series, towards the end of the series, Naru finds out that Usagi is Sailor Moon.
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