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click for larger version An is the female alien who appears in episode 47 of the anime, in Sailor Moon R. She and her male counterpart, Al, appear only in the anime, created so that the manga could catch up with the anime. The two aliens arrived on Earth with the Makaiju, their "Tree of life." If the tree dies, they will die. The two aliens pretend to be students at Juuban Junior High School. An's human identity is as Natsumi Ginga, the sister of Seijuurou Ginga (Al). They lived in the Juuban Odyssey Apartments. In order to collect human energy for the Makaiju, An and Al use Cardians. An selects one of Al's cards from a deck, and Al summons that cardian forth with his flute. Because the Makaiju is a reflection of the type of energy that is fed to it, when Al and An take energy by force, the tree grows evil and reacts violently. The tree attacks Al, but An runs in front of the attack to protect him, and is killed by the Makaiju. Al is so distraught click for larger version over An's death that he finally realizes love, and the tree stops attacking. The tree begins to tell its story to Sailor Moon. It is actually the mother of the two aliens, and at one tme had many other children that gave it energy. Eventually, the children became greedy and jealous of each other, and began fighting for power. They all destroyed each other, except for An and Al, who were small children. The tree went to sleep and fled into space with the two small children. It was awakened when it came into contact with Sailor Moon. It then reveals that it needed the energy of love to survive, not negative energy. Sailor Moon purifies the Makaiju, and it disappears. Sailor Moon gives its energy to An to revive her. When the two aliens are reunited, a tiny sapling appears to them. The tree had been reborn, and they were given the chance to start over. The two aliens take the sapling into space to help it grow again at the end of episode 59. The name An is an approximation of the ending of the word "Alien." An's seiyuu is Yumi Touma.