OMGGGGG. Sailor moon is gonna get a new anime! I am just sooo excited, but at the same time afraid that I will not like the new show! I have yet to get the manga too! Ahhhh! The cheapo in me refuses to buy the books individually without a member card or discount. But I think I will cave in and buy the books and the member card in the end. I love Sailor moon that much! <3<3<3
Why do I love her so much? Everyone always give me that weird look when I mention that I super love Sailor moon. It was a show that almost everyone has heard of and know of or even loved to watch as a child. But as time goes by, they forget the feelings of excitement when they watch the show and began to look at it as a child's show as they grow up. Hence, the look of distaste.
To me, Sailor moon is a source of strength. It reminds me that nothing can ever defeat me and there is always hope. After all, Usagi-chan is such a klutz and she got her one true love in the end! Haha, not only in terms of love, but also friendship and life in general.
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| Usagi-chan and her friends |
Whenever I feel upset or discouraged or just plain annoyed, I watch an episode or two of the show and I feel happier. ALWAYS. It is like my miracle drug for mental stress. She is just sooo adorable and ahhh. I lovelovelove
Naoko-san for creating the best manga(in my opinon) in the world! Sure, it has its flaws, but I still love it! The manga, the anime and the live action show.
It is like a breath of fresh air that allows me to carry on in hard times. It also supplements my feminism side. HAHA. I quote from "
http://graphic-novels-manga.suvudu.com/2011/10/sailor-moon-transforms-for-its-20th-anniversary.html"
"But there’s another reason
Sailor Moon, and its availability, is significant. Aside from being important to anime’s history in the U.S.,
Sailor Moon also stands as a marker in the women’s rights movement in both Japan and America.
Naoko Takeuchi, the writer and artist of
Sailor Moon, comes as part of a line of female manga artists writing for girls in Japan — something that had only become mainstream a decade before; prior, the stories for girls were dictated entirely by male staff, once the market was determined to exist at all.
Making its way to America in 1994, Sailor Moon was one of the first series for girls in the States that included a female lead and empowerment of the female characters through fighting and action, something typical in male-oriented cartoons or exclusively allowed to male characters. Often, the token female character was billed as “the smart one,” but was forced to wait in the background while the action occurred. Moon is also significant as a story in which the characters live in a world that is not encumbered by sexism. When a girl goes to fight crime, she’s held to her abilities as her own person, not by the standards of being female as compared to a male in the same position. Traditional thoughts of girls needing to stay home from battle don’t even appear. In Sailor Moon, empowerment, grabbing destiny — both are possible to everyone, male and female, and who’s going to say “no”?
Even after six years off the market, a testament toSailor Moon’s influence is that it continues to be a household name, attracting new and old generations of fans alike, and working as a bridge between them. No doubt the Kodansha team is looking to maintain its year of No. 1 hits by courting Sailor Moon fans with a release that aims to maintain the author’s intent and the title’s historical significance. For all of those who ever uttered “Moon Prism Power!” in their backyard when no one was looking, with a stick as their Moon Wand and a golf ball as their Sacred Silver Crystal, here, finally, along with the release ofCodename: V, is the entire Sailor Moon manga universe, unabridged."
So you see? Can you see the awesomeness of Sailor moon? I admit, I also like the retro way anime used to look like. So I am really really afraid the artwork of the new one might not be the kind I like. I am picky much. I am really happy that the voice artistes are coming back so I will not need to adapt to new voices of the cast. Haha. I will miss the old song. Moonlight Densetsu. It just brings back so much memories. Of me rushing to my grandma's room to catch the show on AXN in the afternoons because she was the only one with cable TV and how she would record the show for me when I was not able to come home to watch it.
I remember my friend in secondary school in sec 2 I think, Quek Li Yu, I have no idea where she is in now, but I would love to thank her for her Sailor moon cards which she gave me. It became my first ever collectable! Elizabeth, who also gave me a Sailor moon ruler. These small gestures which I think they might have already forgotten, but I remain very thankful.
To me, Sailor moon is a show that is quite brainless (it makes me laugh effortlessly), touching(yes, I even cry while watching Sailor moon) and inspiring. It makes me a better person, I think. More cheerful and accepting of others because everyone is special in their own way.
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| Awesome art:) |
It also made me a fan of shoujo. I just love how the art is so fairytale like, which makes you feel a little bubbly inside. Because of you, I have chosen Japanese over French because I definitely wanna hear and understand the jokes in the show without having to read the subtitles.
Okay, maybe I am babbling. But this comes from deep deep down in my heart. Of all the things in my short 20 years of life, Sailor moon influenced me very very much. I love everything about Sailor moon and will continue to be a loyal supporter!
So continue to amaze me! Gambatte! I cannot wait for the new show and my new manga books(very soon!)
Rebecca<3
