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
Umino was played by Marina Tanoue in Nogizaka46 Version Musical and its first revision, and by Miyuu Nakano in the second revision.
Trivia
- 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.
