MERCURIUS (Suri Kurume):
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ANIME


click for larger version Merurius is a pseudonym for a boy from the Ami-chan no Hatsukoi movie. For the exams that Ami is taking, she and other students must sign up using a pseudonym. Hers is Mercury. Mercurius repeatedly ties Ami with perfect scores on tests, and Ami thinks that he's a new enemy, but the other girls tell her she's overanalyzing the situation. At the beginning of the movie, Ami also finds a love letter in her locker, and she thinks that it's from him. She begins obsessing over her rival, and wondering what he looks like. She begins studying even harder, and seriously lacks sleep. One day, she sleeps through an entire class, and when she awakens, it is dark out. She begins to walk home, but an evil spirit named Bonnon sees that she is very passionate, and follows her to feed off of her passions. Bonnon drains her energy and makes her very ill, and then causes her to forget all of the information that she has learned. Ami is very disoriented and delirious, and believes that the villain is Mercurius, trying to suck away all of her knowledge. Bonnon tries to interject with her protests that she has no idea who Mercurius is, but Ami doesn't believe her. She quickly transforms into Sailor Mercury and destroys the evil spirit. After destroying the spirit, Mercurius continues to tie her scores on tests, and she can't figure out why. She finds out that the other girls have met Mercurius, and she asks what he looks like. They tell her that he looks like a hot young star, although he really looks a lot like Umino, with spiky green hair and weird glasses. Usagi explains that the reason he used the name Mercurius is because his real name is Suri Kurume, something like Mercurius backwards. Ami still doesn't understand why he keeps tying her on tests, but just decides to try her hardest.



MANGA


click for larger version In the manga, Mercurius appears only in Exam Battle #2 in Volume 13. Ami is taking mock exams at the prep school, for which she and other students must use a pseudonym. Hers is 'Mercury.' Mercurius repeatedly ties her perfect scores on tests, and maintains first place in prep school mock exams nationwide. Ami begins to obsess of her rival, although she knows very little about him other than that he attends Tokyo Junior High. Because their friend is obsessing so much, the Inner Senshi decide to help her by finding out who Mercurius really is. They ask Umino, and find out that he is a friend of his. Umino offers to take them to meet Mercurius. Meanwhile, Ami awakens at prep school, having accidentally slept through the lecture. She wonders if her immune system is weakening from her intense studying, and continues to obsess over Mercurius. On her way home, a spirit named Bonnon spots her and recognizes her intense passion. The next day, Ami collapses on the way to school. She awakens in the nurse's office, and the nurse tells her that she has a common cold, but that she must rest in order to feel better. While still in the nurse's office, Bonnon attacks her and causes all of the information she has learned to leave her brain. Bonnon introduces herself, but Ami doesn't listen, and believes that she is Mercurius. Despite Bonnon's protests, Ami simply will not listen, and she transforms into Sailor Mercury to destory the evil spirit. After Bonnon is destroyed, Ami learns that Minako and Usagi have seen him. They tell her that he looks like a young idol, like a young Einstein, so as not to disappoint her. Actually, Mercurius is a friend of Umino's. He looks similar to Umino, and he derived his pseudonym from his own name, Suri Kurume, something like Mercurius backwards. He still continues to tie Ami's perfect test scores...