![]() It feels a little slipshod, and every time the Sailor Scouts get into a jam, they just come up with a new planet-themed attack and it solves the problem, bar none. I’m ultimately pretty ambivalent towards this series: it’s hard to find a lot of fault with something from my childhood, but I really don’t know how much of the story was plotted out before Takeuchi set it all down in stone. ![]() Remembering as much as I do from watching the show as a kid, it never bothered me or stopped me in my tracks, but I wonder if newcomers would find the manga as interesting? Or am I overthinking things? Other mangas have accomplished less in three times as many volumes, but that also means that there’s not a lot of time to really absorb anything, any time to get to know the girls beyond a couple quick personality points (Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury is intelligent Rei Hino/Sailor Mars is elegant Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter is a tomboy). In fact, after just three volumes, the Sailor Scouts have banded together, regained their memories of the Moon Kingdom, become allies with the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, defeated one group of world-threatening villains, and subsequently gotten drawn into a fight with another batch of evil-doers. The cat, named Luna, can actually talk, and it reveals that Usagi is in fact Sailor Moon, a reborn warrior of the Kingdom of the Moon, charged with saving the Earth from evil! But Usagi can’t save the world alone: she needs to locate her allies and become the leader of an unbeatable team of Sailor Scouts!Īnd wow, does the manga not waste any time in collecting the entire team. Her life seems to be going nowhere fast, at least until she accidentally steps on and ultimately helps a stray cat with a crescent moon shape on its forehead. I’m assuming you all know the plot of Sailor Moon (and Kodansha Comics must assume the same, since they didn’t bother with a plot synopsis on the back of any of the volumes), but for any of you too young to remember, it goes like this: Usagi Tsukino is an under-achieving 14-year-old girl who admits to being a bit of a cry-baby. Given that Kodansha Comics just started rereleasing the manga last year (and there’re plans for the worldwide reboot of the show), I figured this was the perfect chance. Heather called me on it, issuing the challenge that I should go back and give the series another shot. ( InuYasha, on the other hand…)īut fair enough: I have a reputation and Ms. That’s pretty much how Sailor Moon became the low-hanging fruit that I use to poke and prod at my friends, but I never hated it. This means what I got out of Sailor Moon was a confusing mish-mash of characters and storylines that never quite came together into a logical whole, leaving me feeling a little “meh” about the show. But Sailor Moon occupied the time slot that started right as I was getting let out of school, so I always missed half the episode if not the whole thing entirely. ![]() I am, after all, a female anime fan who got into this fandom hard in the late 90s and early 00s, meaning I pretty much lived for Sailor Moon and all the other Toonami shows. I’ve somehow earned a reputation for disliking Sailor Moon, which couldn’t be further from the truth. September is winding down, and as you read this, I’m on my way to Anime Weekend Atlanta! Three days of anime-filled fun – with my friends at my side, I’m sure to have a blast, as always! Looking forward into the future of anime, just as I get done with my retrospective on the past. It does not store any personal data.In the Name of the Moon, I Will Review You! : Nostalgia Month Draws to a Close with “Sailor Moon” The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". ![]() The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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