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Sailor Moon lookalike English teacher in China trends on social media with lively, humorous and engaging teaching style

  • An English teacher in China who bears a close resemblance to Sailor Moon has become a social media darling with her unusual approach to teaching
  • She is very popular with her students, and now the wider public are fans of her interactive and thoughtful teaching style and classroom presence

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A teacher who dresses like Sailor Moon and uses unconventional tactics to engage her students has become a social media darling in China. Photo: SCMP composite
Liya Suin Shanghai

An English teacher in China who looks like a clone of Sailor Moon, the Japanese anime character, has trended on mainland social media with her friendly, lively and enthusiastic teaching style.

The unnamed teacher, from Kunming city in southwestern China, is popular with students for her hands-on approach to learning as much as for her resemblance to Sailor Moon, Star Video reported in a story that has trended online.

Seen in the classroom, the teacher leads the class for a lecture before changing for a physical education class while maintaining a positive and engaged mindset. Photo: Baidu
Seen in the classroom, the teacher leads the class for a lecture before changing for a physical education class while maintaining a positive and engaged mindset. Photo: Baidu

Sailor Moon, a manga character created in the 1990s, is a sweet loving schoolgirl and also champion of justice who leads a group of comrades – the Sailor Soldiers – to save the universe from evil forces.

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In the viral video story, the teacher is seen wearing a pigtail with a big black bow on top and dressed in a school uniform-style suit with a necktie as she gives a class lecture and later a physical education session.

Created in the 1990s, Sailor Moon is a manga character schoolgirl and a champion of justice who leads a group of comrades – the Sailor Soldiers – to save the universe from evil. Photo: Baidu
Created in the 1990s, Sailor Moon is a manga character schoolgirl and a champion of justice who leads a group of comrades – the Sailor Soldiers – to save the universe from evil. Photo: Baidu

Earlier this month on China’s Teacher’s Day, her students were thrilled to celebrate together with her in class. For the occasion she adopted a more relaxed and approachable atmosphere by screening a short film she had made.

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