Sailor Starlights

The Sailor Starlights (Japanese: セーラースターライツ, Hepburn: Sērā Sutāraitsu) are a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They are introduced in the fifth and last arc of the series, called Stars in the manga, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars in the original anime adaptation, and Sailor Moon Cosmos in the second anime adaptation. The Starlights debut in chapter #43 "Stars 1", originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi magazine on March 28, 1996.

The group itself is composed of Sailor Star Fighter, Sailor Star Maker, and Sailor Star Healer; when in civilian form they go by the pseudonyms Kou Seiya, Kou Taiki, and Kou Yaten respectively. They are from the fictional planet Kinmoku, which has been destroyed, and disguise themselves as male idols, The Three Lights (スリーライツ, Surī Raitsu), in order to hide their true identities as they search for their lost princess, Kakyuu.

Profiles

The Starlights come from Kinmoku, a planet from another star system whose ruler, Princess Kakyuu, left to escape Sailor Galaxia's assault and heal her wounds. They tracked Kakyuu to Earth and then Japan, where they disguised themselves as the male pop star group The Three Lights and embedded their music with a telepathic broadcast to attract her attention. They attend Jūban High School along with Usagi Tsukino and her friends. Eventually, they manage to reunite with Kakyuu; however, while headed to the Galaxy Cauldron, Galaxia's henchwomen Sailor Chi and Sailor Phi kill them.

In the original anime adaptation, the Starlights were given a major role.