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Sailor Mars/Rei is one of the most misunderstood characters in the series. In the North American version of Sailor Moon it depicts her simply as a girl with a severe attitude problem who likes to treat everyone close to her like dirt. This is cause to most of her suffering so to speak. What a lot of North American fans don't know is that there were so many edits of Sailor Mars/Rei scenes and dialogues that the North American Sailor Mars/"Raye" is no longer the character that Ms. Naoko Takeuchi created.
Sailor Mars' anime and manga depictions are so different from each other its like they are completely two separate people. The Sailor Mars/Rei in the manga is much more graceful, sophisticated, and mature; she and Usagi don't always stick out their tongues at each other. She is extremely beautiful in the manga. In fact, her beauty was what caught the eye of Usagi (Serena) and lead to Usagi following her to the shrine where she lives. All of these qualities have caused people in the manga to admire her. Yet at the same time they are scared of her because of her unique abilities. Also in the manga, Rei doesn't chase after boys and never dated Mamoru (Darien). She makes it know that she has little or no interest in boys, or well dating. (Not that she's gay or anything cause she isn't.) In later in the manga it becomes known this is partly because she has pleged her life to protecting Usagi.
Sailor Mars/Rei of the anime is not as graceful or mature as the manga Sailor Mars/Rei, but she is way more vibrant, even if she does seem like she has an attitude problem. Although, the anime version of Sailor Mars/Rei can be more funnier at times. However, at least one thing has remained constant in both the manga and the anime, her beauty.