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First appearance: Episode 47 (ムーン復活! 謎のエイリアン出現/Moon Revived! The Mysterious Aliens Appear)
Voice actor: Hikaru Midorikawa

Ail was an alien created by the Makaiju. He and his sister An were young children when the rest of the Makaiju's offspring were wiped out in a conflict. They assumed responsibility for the tree's care, but didn't understand how to nurture it properly, leading them to drift from one planet to another, harvesting energy an way they could. They eventually arrived on Earth and began using Cardians to gather energy from the population.

Upon coming to Earth, Ail adopted the guise of Seijuurou Ginga. Ail was in love with An, but their relationship was a turbulent one, especially as he was also very vocal about his interest in Usagi.

It's the Makaiju arc! When I was first getting into Sailor Moon, popular opinion was that this was a low point for the show: a hastily-improvized storyline to fill space until the real story could resume with the Black Moon arc. However, this has come to be one of my favorite sections of the series, and definitely the best part of Sailor Moon R. The arc was directed by Junichi Satou, which explains its first season feel, and I like the fact that the ending of the previous season isn't glossed over but actually gets some exploration and takes some time to resolve. The first episode is particularly good, with Luna's reluctance to restore Sailor Moon's memories, and Usagi's perfectly performed reaction to getting them back. And remember: this was still Kae Araki subbing for Kotono Mitsuishi.

As for designs, I'm very fond of Ail and An's appearance despite (or perhaps because of) them looking as if they've just fallen out of some aggressively eighties cartoon like Jem...

Description
First appearance: Episode 47 (ムーン復活! 謎のエイリアン出現/Moon Revived! The Mysterious Aliens Appear)
Voice actor: Hikaru Midorikawa

Ail was an alien created by the Makaiju. He and his sister An were young children when the rest of the Makaiju's offspring were wiped out in a conflict. They assumed responsibility for the tree's care, but didn't understand how to nurture it properly, leading them to drift from one planet to another, harvesting energy an way they could. They eventually arrived on Earth and began using Cardians to gather energy from the population.

Upon coming to Earth, Ail adopted the guise of Seijuurou Ginga. Ail was in love with An, but their relationship was a turbulent one, especially as he was also very vocal about his interest in Usagi.

It's the Makaiju arc! When I was first getting into Sailor Moon, popular opinion was that this was a low point for the show: a hastily-improvized storyline to fill space until the real story could resume with the Black Moon arc. However, this has come to be one of my favorite sections of the series, and definitely the best part of Sailor Moon R. The arc was directed by Junichi Satou, which explains its first season feel, and I like the fact that the ending of the previous season isn't glossed over but actually gets some exploration and takes some time to resolve. The first episode is particularly good, with Luna's reluctance to restore Sailor Moon's memories, and Usagi's perfectly performed reaction to getting them back. And remember: this was still Kae Araki subbing for Kotono Mitsuishi.

As for designs, I'm very fond of Ail and An's appearance despite (or perhaps because of) them looking as if they've just fallen out of some aggressively eighties cartoon like Jem...