Gurio Umino
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| Name: | Gurio Umino |
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| Name (kanji/kana): | 海野ぐりお |
| Alignment: | Civilian |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Male |
| Lives: | Azabu-Juuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Occupation: | Junior high school student |
| Family: | Unnamed mother |
| Associates: | Naru Osaka, Usagi Tsukino |
| Aliases: | Tuxedo Umino Mask, Doctor Guriguri |
| First Anime Appearance: | Crybaby Usagi's Magnificent Transformation |
| First Manga Appearance: | Act 1 Usagi SAILORMOON |
| First PGSM Appearance: | N/A |
| English Name: | Melvin (dub, Mixx manga), Melvin Grier (Mixx novels), Gurio Umino (Kodansha manga, Viz dub) |
| Actors: | Keiichi Nanba (anime), Daiki Yamashita (Crystal), Roland Parliament (dub), Ben Diskin (Viz dub) |
Gurio Umino was the well-meaning but socially awkward otaku classmate of Usagi Tsukino and Naru Osaka. His usual function was to provide the girls with vital information, such as the existence of Sailor V and the identity of Mercurius in Ami's First Love, or to provide direction that led Usagi to a location targeted by the enemy. He later became romantically involved with Naru, despite initially having an infatuation with Usagi.
Musicals[edit]
Umino was played by Marina Tanoue in Nogizaka46 Version Musical and its first revision, and by Miyuu Nakano in the second revision.
Trivia[edit]
- Naoko Takeuchi has said in an interview that Umino was supposed to be handsome without his glasses.
- The Sailor Moon Collectible Card Game used the names "Melvin Gurio" and "Melvin Umino" interchangeably.
