diff.text: Her journey begins when, while running to school, she sees some neighborhood kids abusing a cat and rescues it (in the manga she accidentally steps on the cat). Later, the cat comes into her room and reveals herself as a talking cat named [[Luna (Sailor Moon)|Luna]], who serves as the [[Wise old man|mentor]] for the Sailor Moon. [[Luna]] gives Usagi a magical brooch which helps her transform into Sailor Moon (the "soldier for love and justice"), and tells her that she is a Soldier who must fight for peace. She also tells her that she must find the rest of the Soldiers, as well as their princess. Though at first Usagi is portrayed as a "reluctant heroine"<ref>Grigsby considers this reluctance to "substantially undermine the [[Agency (philosophy)|agency]] of the character", p.72 ; but [[Anne Allison]] considers this to be one of the three key attributes of the series' appeal {{cite journal
diff.text: The series shows how Usagi loves sweet foods and how easily they distract her. She loves [[cake]] so much that it is listed as her hobby in the manga, and her favorite subject is listed as [[Family and consumer science|Home Economics]]. She is also said to dislike [[carrot]]s (although she eats them in the anime), and is terrible at both English and [[mathematics]]. In addition to being a genuine friend, Usagi is extremely good at brown nosing when it's needed and, of course, crying to get what she wants. She is [[Dental phobia|afraid of dentistdentists]]s and [[ghost]]s, and her greatest dream is to be a [[bride]].<ref name="vol 10" /> Usagi loves [[rabbit]]s<ref>From the back of the Irwin boxes, may be dub-only</ref> as well as the colors [[white]] and [[pink]], and is apparently a member of the Manga Drawing Club at school,<ref name="act35">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 12 |chapter= Act 34 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= September 6, 1995 |isbn= 4-06-178814-0 }}</ref> though her skill level varies widely when shown in the anime.<ref>The other characters are unable to make out her drawing of Luna once in ''Stars'', but her drawings of Serenity and Endymion in ''R'' are clear enough (though childlike).</ref> She stands 150 centimeters (4&nbsp;ft 11 in) tall.<ref name="animeI">{{cite book |title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon album I |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= April 1993 |isbn= 4-06-177734-3}}, as noted in {{citeweb|url=http://www.rahul.net/arromdee/sm.faq.4|title=Ken Arromdee's Sailor Moon FAQ}}</ref>