diff.text: '''Michiru Kaiou''' (aka. '''Sailor Neptune''' or  ''Michelle'' in the English anime) is one of the [[Outer Soldiers]]. Elegant, sophisticated, though sometimes cold and capable of sharp anger, she has been described by [[Usagi Tsukino|Usagi]] as 'the ideal princess'. She is the Keeper of the Deep Aqua Mirror.
diff.text: In the original manga, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were lovers.  In the Japanese anime, this was the same.  However, in the [[dub]], it was decided to change their relationship to that of cousins, as it was too controversial for a children's show. Some have hypothesised that in the [[Moon Kingdom]], Sailor Uranus was a man ("Prince Uranus"), and was reincarnated as female 
diff.text: (thus making Haruka and Michiru's relationship "''really'' heterosexual"), but this has been refuted by [[Naoko Takeuchi]].  Some characterise [[Haruka]] as being the dominant personality in the relationship, although it could be argued that Michiru has Haruka wrapped around her finger.  
diff.text: Even though they are lovers, they have agreed that they will sacrifice each other if neccessary for their mission.  
diff.text: Michiru is an artistic, musical, elegant young woman. She has a very intense relationship with Haruka. When a daimon attacks, Sailor Neptune comes to her and tells her of her past as Princess of Neptune, and mission as Sailor Neptune, to defeat outside invaders in this solar system. Michiru's dream is to be an artist and a violinist also added in [[wikipedia:Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars]].