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Akan is a monstrous creation of the Dark Kingdom general Zoisite, an armadillo-inspired beast conjured during the first season of the 1990s Sailor Moon anime. Rather than his intended victim, the spell instead seizes an actor performing as a sentai hero.

Aka: Redman
Death: Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation
Master: Zoisite
Mission: Attack people to lure out Sailor Moon
Species: Youma (Monster)
Japanese: アカン
Alignment: Dark Kingdom
Anime Voiced By: Shinobu Satouchi (Japanese); David Fraser (DiC English dub); Patrick Seitz (Viz Media English dub)
First Anime Appearance: Umino's Resolve: I'll Protect Naru
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Appearance

Bulky and unmistakably otherworldly, this Monster carries a build split down the middle by color: red covers his arms and legs while green claims the trunk, lending him a plated, jointed silhouette. Jagged yellow armor juts from each shoulder like spiked guards, and his skull sits beneath a helmet from which curved horns rise. Hostility burns in his glowing red eyes, sharp white claws tip his hands, and a trio of crimson gem-like studs runs down the length of his chest.

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Abilities

His signature weapon is a hurled ball of algae. Once it strikes, the mass keeps swelling and latches onto whoever it hits, expanding without pause until the target is sealed entirely inside it and slowly robbed of air.

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History

Zoisite means to convert Naru Osaka into a beast, but the spell lands instead on a performer portraying the hero Redman, reshaping him into Akan. Turned loose, the creature flings its swelling seaweed spheres at bystanders and chokes off their breathing. His rampage ends when Sailor Moon restores the victim through Moon Healing Escalation. He holds a peculiar distinction as the only civilian Zoisite ever warps into a Monster, and the first such creation to be healed outside the ranks of the Seven Great Monsters.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Akan in Sailor Moon?

Akan is a monster created by the Dark Kingdom general Zoisite in the first season of the 1990s Sailor Moon anime, styled after an armadillo.

How was Akan created?

Zoisite intended to transform Naru Osaka into a monster, but the spell instead struck an actor playing the hero Redman, reshaping him into Akan.

What is Akan's attack in Sailor Moon?

Akan's signature attack is hurling a ball of algae that keeps swelling after it strikes a target, expanding until the victim is sealed inside and slowly suffocated.

How is Akan defeated?

Akan is restored to human form when Sailor Moon uses Moon Healing Escalation on him.

What makes Akan unique among Zoisite's monsters?

Akan holds the distinction of being the only civilian Zoisite ever turned into a monster, and the first such creation healed outside the ranks of the Seven Great Monsters.

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