What does your blood type mean?<br/><br/>A common superstition in Japan is that blood type is an indicator of a<br/>person's personality; similar to the Western belief in the Signs of the<br/>Zodiac (the Zodiac custom is also popular in Japan). This custom is said<br/>to have started in 1916 when some doctors in Japan made a medical report<br/>stating that people with Type A Blood were generally mild-tempered and<br/>intellectual, while people with Type B Blood were just the opposite. Today<br/>in Japan, blood type is popularly used as a personality-type indicator.<br/><br/>Even though it hasn't been proven to have any scientific basis, many<br/>Japanese people believe in these distinctions to one degree or another.<br/>Blood Type A is the most common Japanese blood type. In America, Blood<br/>Type O is by far the most prevalent. In Japan, schools carry out thorough<br/>physical exams, and so the majority of Japanese people find out their own<br/>blood types from the results of these exams. Many Japanese are amazed to<br/>learn that a large number of Americans don't know their own blood types.<br/><br/>"What's your blood type?" is a question heard much more frequently in<br/>Japan than, say, "What's your zodiac sign?" is heard in America. It is<br/>sometimes even used in casual self-introductions in informal situations.<br/>Naoko Takeuchi mentions the blood types of her characters several times<br/>throughout the Sailor Moon series. Blood type is considered an important<br/>enough characteristic in Japan for Ms. Takeuchi to give the blood types of<br/>each of her characters in their profiles. For example, in one such<br/>introduction of her characters, she includes the name, birthday, zodiac<br/>sign, blood type, age, and school name, in that order. And sure enough,<br/>the personalities of her characters conform to a large degree to these<br/>blood-type stereotypes.<br/><br/>If you don't already know the blood types of the Sailor Scouts, read the<br/>descriptions below and see if you can guess what blood type each of the<br/>main characters has!<br/><br/>Type A- Speaking broadly, it is said that people with Type A Blood are<br/>calm, composed, and very level-headed and serious. They have a firm<br/>character, and are reliable and trustworthy (and hardheaded). They think<br/>things over and make plans deliberately, and they plug away at things<br/>steadily and assiduously. They try to make themselves more like their own<br/>ideal of what they should be. A Types may look aloof or distant to others.<br/>They try to suppress their own emotions, and because they have continual<br/>practice in doing this, this makes them appear strong. But, actually, they<br/>have a fragile, nervous side, as well. They tend to be hard on people who<br/>are not of the same type, and so they consequently tend to be surrounded<br/>with people of the same temperament.<br/><br/>Type B- People with Type B Blood are curious about and interested in<br/>everything. That's may be good, but they also tend to have too many<br/>interests and hobbies, and they tend to get all excited about something<br/>suddenly and then later drop it again just as quickly. But they do manage<br/>to know which of their many interests or loved ones are the ones that are<br/>really important, the ones they should hold on to. B Types tend to excel<br/>in things rather than just be average. But they tend to be so involved in<br/>their own world or become so carried away with something that they neglect<br/>other things. They have the image of being bright and cheerful, full of<br/>energy and enthusiasm, but some people think that they are really quite<br/>different on the inside. And it can also be said about them that they<br/>don't really want to have much real contact with others.<br/><br/>Type O- Type O Blood people are said to set the mood for a group and to<br/>take on the role of creating harmony among its members. Their image is one<br/>of taking it easy, of being peaceful and carefree. They are also thought<br/>to be big-hearted and benevolent, and they tend to spend money on others<br/>generously. O Types are generally "loved by all." But, they also,<br/>surprisingly, have a stubborn and strong-willed side, as well, and tend to<br/>secretly have their own opinions on things. On the other hand, they have<br/>the flexible, adaptable side of readily accepting new things. They are<br/>easily influenced by other people or by what they see on TV. They seem to<br/>appear level-headed and trustworthy, but they often slip and make big<br/>blunders inadvertently. But that is also the point that makes O Types<br/>lovable.<br/><br/>Type AB- People with Type AB Blood are said to have a delicate<br/>sensitivity. They are considerate of other people's feelings and deal with<br/>them with care and caution. On the other hand, though, they are strict<br/>with themselves and those close to them. They, therefore, seem to have two personalities: one for those "outside," and another for people on the<br/>"inside." They often become sentimental, and they tend to think too deeply<br/>about things. AB Types have a lot of friends, but they need time to be<br/>alone and think things through, as well.<br/>Let's see if you got the right answers!<br/><br/><br/>Sailor Moon Character's Blood Types:<br/><br/>Type A<br/>Ami (Sailor Mercury), Mamoru (Tuxedo Mask/Kamen), Setsuna (Sailor Pluto)<br/><br/>Type B<br/>Minako (Sailor Venus), Haruka (Sailor Uranus)<br/><br/>Type O<br/>Usagi (Sailor Moon), Chibi Usa (Sailor Chibimoon), Makoto (Sailor<br/>Jupiter), Michiru (Sailor Neptune)<br/><br/>Type AB<br/>Rei (Sailor Mars), Hotaru (Sailor Saturn)<br/>