Gender swapping in Sailor Moon. Why?

[lead_shitennou]

Dear mun, why on earth does the English sub turn my Zoisite into a....woman? Why? He is just fine being himself. Alright, he does act a little girlish at times but there is no need for him to completely loose his....manhood. [cringe] I would hope that you don't read fan fic involving me with a woman version of Zoisite because I think it is absurd. Very. Zoisite is a shitennou warrior, a good, strong man.

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[waterfell]

Then not having my admiration will be fine for you.

[lead_shitennou]

You don't see it, do you. I could crush you within a second but I don't.

[waterfell]

If that's the case, why haven't you?

[lead_shitennou]

Why should I? You are a valuable asset in our cause. I choose not to. Do not test me though.

[waterfell]

So it's because I'm useful to you.

[lead_shitennou]

No, it's more than that, Mercury. You are part of the Shitennou now, whether you like it or not. We fight together for the same cause. I wouldn't harm you, not out of anger.

[waterfell]

[...]

Do you know why I met Sailor Moon?

[lead_shitennou]

Inspire me.

[waterfell]

She wanted a soldier to fight for her.

[That was all - never more.]

[lead_shitennou]

Just one? I thought she has a whole band of Senshi.

[waterfell]

You're forgetting I was the first.

[But he's come to the right conclusion: With a whole band of them, there was no more need for Mercury, they thought.

The Dark Kingdom, Kunzite, had thought better.]

[lead_shitennou]

Of course. Do you feel left out that she went on to find other Senshi?

[waterfell]

Does it matter? You have me now.

[And she has them, as he reminded her a moment ago. They may not be sweet, or tender, but they haven't left her, and won't leave her. They stay together.]

[lead_shitennou]

[He nodded.] I suppose not. I was curious to know if you still favoured your friendship with Sailor Moon. Since you were her first.

[waterfell]

No. That was fun for awhile, but it ended.

[lead_shitennou]

Fun? Hmph. You prefer being bad with us? How touching.

[waterfell]

I prefer the life I have now.

[lead_shitennou]

[He nodded.] I am pleased.

[waterfell]

Yes. This is all for the best.

[It doesn't mean she'll thank him. It doesn't even mean he was trying to be kind - it's not hard to see, as she'd pointed out, the advantage her knowledge about the senshi and their ways gave the Dark Kingdom when she came to them. He wanted that, she knows.

But somehow, against every bit of the odds, by breaking and putting itself back together all wrong, it still worked out.

Heh. Sailor Moon would have a lot to say about that.]

[lead_shitennou]

[He nodded and looked up at the dark sky above them.]

[waterfell]

[Reflexively, she glances to the sky as he does.]

Kunzite, do you want to leave here and let the Dark Kingdom rise to the human world?

[lead_shitennou]

Leave the Dark Kingdom? As long as I have Zoisite with me and I can have my own life back. No Beryl looking over me. [He nodded slowly.] What about you?

[waterfell]

I don't mean that exactly. I want to remain with everyone. But I want to rise to the surface world. Why should we still be shut away?

[lead_shitennou]

[He nodded.] You are right. We should rise up from this existance. We hide away here in this world, oblivious to anything else. I want to remain with everyone also. All of my brothers.

[waterfell]

We'll make it come about with our own hands.