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Before the rebirth of the Constellation Senshi, the Kingdom of Leo was a prosperous one. It was guarded and protected by Queen Akari. Her daughter, Tamanisha, was coming of age, and on her 17th birthday, she was given her mother's henshin brooch and a lioness cub as a guardian, named Hewa. Hewa was the daughter of Moto, Akari's leonine advisor, and she had been taught well the ways of Leo.
So, it was to be announced to the council of senshi a month later that Princess Tamanisha was the new Sailor Leo. But this never was to be, for at the council, the Dark Star's minions attacked. This is when Hiko and Yugatano sent the Constellation Senshi and Knights to the planet earth to be reborn.
Tamanisha was reborn of two American missionaries living in Kenya. Her mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died only minutes after in a crocodile attack. This left the child with their dear African friend, Malki Simbake. He gave her her name, and raised her as his own child.
Tamanisha, often called Tama, was raised appreciating all the animals of the serengeti, but she had a strange obsession with the lions. When she first turned seventeen, she found and took in an abandoned lioness cub, who she named Hewa. Little did she know that this cub was to be her guardian.
Tama lived mostly among her adoptive father's tribe, but she made frequent visits to the cities nearby. It was during these visits to the city when she began to hear about the wonders of Japan. Stories of a new warrior, Sailor Moon, often made the headlines. Tama, enchanted, longed to visit Tokyo and possibly meet this fascinating person. She enrolled in a student exchange program, and finally got the chance to go to a town just outside of Tokyo. She had it cleared with her new "family" that she could bring Hewa along, and with that, she headed to Japan. |
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