This week, Usagi has discovered the true balm for misery–friends, video games, and a vacation. Yes, the upcoming trip to the moon looms on the horizon (that was a great pun, you have to admit), and Usagi is eager to learn the rest of the story of her past. The others are preparing in their …
One of the best things to happen to television in this golden age we’re living in is the rise of the serial, and the decline of the episode. Obviously we retain the episodic form, but with Netflix and co., it’s possible to tell a complete story without any need for filler or recapping. The original …
Last time, Sailor V rescued the Senshi, and this week we get her story. She begins by demonstrating that she is in fact Sailor V by putting on her thin little red mask, which apparently completely changes her face and thigh-length blonde hair so that they recognize her. Artemis the white talking cat also shows …
In which we return to the repulsive creep Mamoru Chiba who has Usagi alone in his apartment. Right off the bat, they have a little chat about Usagi passing out and what she does and doesn’t remember. She seems more concerned with Tuxedo Mask’s identity than the extremely unsettling circumstances in which she finds herself, …
In the very few snippets of Sailor Moon I saw as a kid, I was immediately smitten with Tuxedo Mask, who back then was called Darien, since nobody thought you could put subbed anime on TV for kids. Those were dark days. But I digress. “Darien” was mysterious, handsome, and overwhelming romantic. Not only did …
A mysterious girl walks in the rain… An ordinary day, an ordinary stretch of Tokyo road. Usagi walks blithely to school, distracted by the rain and her exhaustion. She misses a traffic signal. She steps out into the street–and straight into the path of a speeding car! Just then, the mysterious girl hurls herself in …
This week, according to Luna, Mamoru is a Suspicious Character! Yes. Thank you. Somebody finally noticed. This week, everyone is in a tizzy because Princess D is coming to Tokyo to show off her “secret treasure.” Um. Princess D of the Kingdom of D sounds like the title of a Sailor Moon porno, but, uh, …
This week features the appearance of Sailor Mars, the third and most hot-headed senshi. We also learn more about the Silver Crystal, via Queen Beryl and Luna. It has so much energy that whoever wields it will be the ruler of the world. Neato. Glad our MacGuffin is, like, a really good MacGuffin. We also …
In the original, Sailor Moon was, for a decent chunk of episodes, actually about Sailor Moon and only Sailor Moon as she went about fighting crime in her own unique way. We spent quality time with Usagi, but they didn’t do a whole lot of character or plot development, since it was before Netflix made …
by: Teia Fanciullo Disclaimer: I was a 90’s kid in only the most temporal sense of the phrase. I missed out on most of the cultural touchstones–I’ve never seen an episode of 7th Heaven or Dawson’s Creek–and that includes missing out on the awesome girl power of Sailor Moon. Fortunately, Viz and the Internet have conspired …