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xsparky126x's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
thegoldenageofgabylon's review against another edition
Wow, I definitely did not pick up on how queer Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is back when I was a kid. I mean, I'd heard about Sailors Uranus and Neptune being straightwashed in the westernized editions, but wow. Praise be to our bi icon Sailor Moon and her sapphic girl gang.
parallel_parker's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Def miss the main cast interactions from the anime but still peak magical girl content
lostboylit's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
lordy16's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
stephgo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
gold_star_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I grew up watching the original anime, but never read the series. A great trip down memory lane. I forgot how ditzy Usagi is. Plot moves quickly, with a new sailor guardian added nearly every chapter.
kaitieg97's review against another edition
Pretty cute story, but not my type of manga
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
cassiemmw's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
vernip's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A grand start for one of the grand precursors that instilled into the public consciousness what a magical girl could be.
Having only grown up watching the Dic dub, it takes a bit for me to mentally shift from some characters' dub names to their Japanese names, but glad all of their characterizations are still as I remember them to be. Altho, memory is a funny thing because of how some of the girls are drawn and because of my own relative youth at the time, they seemed older. Especially apparent in this manga some panels make the squad look like they're women in their early 20s, but NOPE! They are barely out of puberty at 14 years old! It's like that meme of early European/medieval painters being asked "you know how to draw a child right?" and the "child" ends up being a small fat man or a shrunken regular dude with all the proportions of an adult.
Regardless, the blending of regular life to the fantastical superhero-ing is great and the plot thickens relatively early onsince Moony gets to know the secret identity of her masked cheerleader and vice versa in the 2nd to last chapter here, when I'm pretty sure that gets revealed in a particularly jaw-dropping mid-season finale in the first anime.
Also, in particularly hilarious, not-so-subtle foreshadowing, Usagi mentions how cool it would be to be a princess.
Oh hun, if you only knew...
Having only grown up watching the Dic dub, it takes a bit for me to mentally shift from some characters' dub names to their Japanese names, but glad all of their characterizations are still as I remember them to be. Altho, memory is a funny thing because of how some of the girls are drawn and because of my own relative youth at the time, they seemed older. Especially apparent in this manga some panels make the squad look like they're women in their early 20s, but NOPE! They are barely out of puberty at 14 years old! It's like that meme of early European/medieval painters being asked "you know how to draw a child right?" and the "child" ends up being a small fat man or a shrunken regular dude with all the proportions of an adult.
Regardless, the blending of regular life to the fantastical superhero-ing is great and the plot thickens relatively early on
Also, in particularly hilarious, not-so-subtle foreshadowing, Usagi mentions how cool it would be to be a princess.
Oh hun, if you only knew...