The Sailor Moon Iceberg Explained

[@SimpsanSimpai]

If you happen to enjoy this video I have a new series where I am going to be covering the entirety of the Sailor Moon manga series as well as the anime. It's called Sailor Moon Studies; which will have new installments monthly. Hope to see you all there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aorLi2yPa5KoeKM

[@samlewis3176]

I read an article that said earth actually does and will have a second smaller moon for a few hundred years that is closer to us than our normal celestial body...food for thought...

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@samlewis3176 Well looks like we are getting the chibi moon then. I've always wanted one.

[@whomcares8736]

To be honest, the thing of Tuxedo mask being the sailor earth makes sense, specially with his relationship with the sailor moon

[@azuritemoon]

Exactly! There were all these other planets with female Sailor Guardians, but for some reason Naoko decided to make it part of (manga) canon that they got decimated by the Sailor Wars. The Earth, unlike all the others, had Sailor Moon looking after it, but she was "weird" in that she was never truly meant to be a Sailor Guardian of the Moon; the moon was originally part of Earth, and her Sailor Crystal/Star Seed was the Light of Hope from the Galaxy Cauldron all along. So it kind of hearkens back to the whole "Earth is somehow still the center of the universe," even when it's literally (even in Sailor Moon) not.

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

I think sailor earth was avoided because it would sound like sailor a$$ (which actually suits him, because he is an a$$) And because he'd be in a serafuku and lose his manly charm or whatever.

[@hippiepisces9745]

he was the Prince of the Earth 🌎 she was the Princess of the Moon 🌙

[@robertbennett2796]

Well he a prince and a knight to protect earth

[@keriannekerr1876]

Wasn't it only women that could be senshi so if Prince Endymion had a sister, state sister would be the Earth guardian

[@MGPW]

"We have the fact that Greco-Roman mythology is just Sailor Moon fan-fiction" FINALLY someone else acknowledges the truth!

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Historians are still debating that one but we all know the truth.

[@ManachanJapan]

Mamoru being Earth was my thought from the beginning. There‘s a senshi for every single planet except earth, plus in the Dream Arc he feels everything happening to the earth. Additionally, senshi are the princesses of their planets and Endymion is the prince of the earth

[@amberace]

Exaclty. I bet if he had a 2nd child, they would be the next earth.

[@ViolentEuthymia]

Aethetically my favorite Sailor Scout is Neptune, but my actual favorite is Jupiter. I love how she starts out as the tough girl who people are scared of and you realize she's just a sweet heart who refuses to take nonsense from anyone.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

It's one of my favorite aspects of Jupiter as well. Just a shame they tended to focus on her whole "He reminds me of" gimmick in the anime, really subtracts from her in that setting.

[@LizandrieMarie]

Oh my goodness there also my favorites!! And sailor star fighter

[@jeremymerino7086]

Shut up those are my two favs as well!!!

[@CEDL4072]

No Sailor Cosmos theory? Hmm, would have loved to hear your thoughts about this confusion of a character that even Naoko herself never fully explained lol

[@MichellaneousMe]

For the transformation sequence I thought it was instantaneous. I’ll never forget when Haruka transformed from her senshi uniform to her school uniform while walking towards her car and it took only seconds. She was also naked for a split second as well so I thought that was a pretty bold move of her to do that out in the open lol

[@kaleajadesilver8918]

Not school uniform but her regular yellow suit outfit seen in the season. At least I think it was that one lol

[@riam850]

You had that scene in first anime where Usagi transforms in the elevator she's in with Mamoru and during transformation camera comebacks to him few times to show his reaction as if this was in real time, so it's either full real time every time, it's one of those things that you can only observe if you're close enough, or it's just an old anime and we shouldn't question it.

[@jesterfairy3845]

In the manga the Sailor Crystals are said to be the star seeds of planets, stars and asteroids with the Sailor Soldiers serving as their keepers and guardians. I would say the planet comes first by that logic. As for Chibi-Moon, she holds the Sailor Crystal of the future moon and the name is just a cute way of distinguishing her from the current Sailor Moon. And as you probably know, Princess Kakyuu is actually the Sailor Soldier of the star of the Kinmoku System, with the Starlights being her protectors and possessing the Sailor Crystals of neighboring stars. Idk why they changed it in the anime it just made it more confusing 😂 That's just what my manga stan ass thinks tho. You can come up with any reason for the anime, as it and the manga are different stories entirely.

[@jjbruno80]

veryyy true, sometimes i think the manga is better than the anime but i think they all have their perks :3

[@oshkeet]

In general, quite lot of the magical doohickeys that were mainly unique in the origin comic kind of went "generic" in the series to fit the scavenger hunt style of scripting those kinds of shows TOEI does. It makes for some weird situations later on where its hard to tell why SPECIFIC ones are more important than others.

[@moonbunny24]

My theory is that Sailor Saturn's powers are death related because Saturn's symbol is a scythe. Perhaps the most famous personification of death is the Grim Reaper, who is typically depicted carrying a scythe. Saturn being associated with death just fits.

[@azuritemoon]

Though interestingly, in the Materials Collection artbook, Saturn's first weapon was more of a sort of "harvest wand" that looked like a wooden staff with a sort of blossom of wood at the top.

[@GravityGrave]

Also Saturn is the Roman equivalent of Chronos, the father of the core Greek gods - who he ate (killed)... temporarily

[@keriannekerr1876]

I figured it had something to do with the idea that Saturn's rings were a former moon that was destroyed. I forgot where I heard that though

[@IronMouseParty]

Mom ive made it... im in a sailormoon iceberg video TTuTT

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I always knew one of these days I would be hunted down for my Star Seed.

[@jenise21]

So there's actually another KZbinr who wrote a continuation for Sailor Moon and it involved the Senshi going to their respective kingdoms and castles and learning how to manage things. And idk about you guys but I think that'll be a perfect start to a continuation of Sailor Moon imho

[@bluesailormercury]

How can I find this?

[@shadaviagoodwin7678]

Do you mind linking the title?

[@Jimcraque]

My favorite Sailor Scout is ALSO Sailor Venus, the taste level here is ~*chef's kiss*~ impeccable.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Venus is the obvious cultured response to the question of best Senshi.

[@nirvanafan58]

same

[@HoneyMellie]

Same

[@h0odspice]

𝙶𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠. 𝙿𝚕𝚞𝚜 𝙸’𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊, 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚢, 𝚒𝚍𝚘𝚕𝚜, 𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚔𝚘 𝙰𝚒𝚗𝚘❤︎. 𝚂𝚘 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚎’𝚜 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚕.

[@Nightman221k]

@@h0odspice I feel like Minako has gotten an edge over the other girls in Crystal, same with Mamoru since Naoko always manages to have him do something to contribute more (the anime liked to sideline him and Chibiusa out of lack of interest in having them take a lot of screentime [even comparing SuperS to the manga Chibs gets a lot more substance to work with in the manga and Mamoru was a standout character in the Dream arc]). She's always the most useful one since Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter end up getting relegated to needing assistance. Minako is definitely the 2nd in command and a seasoned pro at the sailor guardian role.

[@powder5784]

I think if Takeuchi was to work on manga again it would probably be hxh because she said if Togashi can’t finish hxh then she would.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Yeah that's definitely the most likely scenario. I have a bit of a hunch that she is somewhat involved with the writing of hxh due to that. Honestly I would love for her to start doing some more one shots again or maybe even finish up PQ Angels. But honestly I think that's all behind her.

[@xhale671]

I think its about time we get some new hunter x hunter content Its been 3 years

[@L3onking]

There's actually a lot of subtle references to sailor moon in hxh and some of the story development is 100% influenced by Naoko so she's able to live through her husband like how Mamoru works through Usagi

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Wait, togashi isn’t sick or anything right? I was always under the impression he didn’t update much because of stress. And he is already super successful (and married to someone else super successful) so it’s not like he HAS to update to survive.

[@beanilla5575]

@@TheSlipperyNUwUdle He does suffer from extreme stress but he also suffers from chronic back pain

[@SomeRandomGuy12x]

I'm only about 5 minutes in but I hope that someone eventually covers the second Silver Millenium and how it's morally ambiguous at best and a totalitarian dystopia at worst. I mean, they literally exiled people to/imprisoned them on Nemesis just because they refused to be purified by the silver crystal.

[@Pollicina_db]

Not to mention how nobody can die there because of the Silver Crystal

[@azuritemoon]

@@Pollicina_db It's not that nobody could die, it's that everyone had extended lifespans of up to 1000 years.

[@donnaquixote7538]

@@Pollicina_db Personally I find the extended lifespans a good thing and found it refreshing that it's actually the bad guys who wanted the humans to have "normal" lifespans. Usually it's the other way around.

[@clairefaulkner2603]

Dude... Finally, someone who understands. Wiseman describes Neo Queen Serenity as "An invincible goddess with a grotesque power". Exile seems to be a thing for her.

[@azuritemoon]

@@clairefaulkner2603 I think it also demonstrates her immaturity, to a degree. Got a problem and you don't want to make a tough decision about it? Just... "send it away." She did that with Chibiusa, too! Let's be real: she stopped ageing at 22. When I was going and first saw/read Sailor Moon, I thought that made sense. She's an adult, right? But mentally, she's still so so young. And we don't really have many clues to indicate she matured more despite the "extra years," E.g., if she was awake during the crisis that froze the rest of Earth.

[@skwiskwig]

My name is one of the first 1000 on the Save Our Sailors petition. I'm not sure if this is a flex or not.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I would consider that a major flex.

[@moonbunny24]

I actually have a fun fact about Sailor Satan! The original mistranslation was in the Portuguese version, but the exact same mistranslation also happened TWICE in pamphlets for the musicals! The 1995 winter musical and the 1996 spring musical both have graphics calling Hotaru Sailor Satan.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

So strange that it happened so many times.

[@emilyplunkett6034]

Just a thought: It would be interesting to explore a story arc where there are male counterparts to the Sailor Guardians - basically male starseed carriers. They could or could not be love interests, but they would be entirely different from Sailor Guardians.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Given the fact that time travel has already been used in the series and the ultimate evil laid to rest an alternate universe scenario wouldn't be the worst direction to see the franchise go in.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Kind of hilarious in how you say that considering Mighty Max exists.

[@Nightman221k]

The interesting thing about that is the PGSM fan-theory that the Shittenou of PGSM represent the Outer Planets since PGSM only did Season 1 and never actually got to adapt the seasons with the Outer Guardians. It's actually a fan theory I like since it makes PGSM have a pretty rounded planetary analogue and the Shittenou in PGSM were (imo) the most fleshed out and deep take on them.

[@odiechan]

Not trying to burst anyone’s bubble but according to the creator, only women can carry star seeds. She didn’t even like that the Starlights changed from men to women in the anime as she felt it undermined this concept.

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@odiechan Well I mean, that's basically what the creator has said as evidenced by the video itself, but it wasn't on that specific detail, just in general really.

[@emilyplunkett6034]

Also, the deep dive into the relation between Sailor Moon and Greco-Roman mythology makes it sound like there could be a way to marry the canons of Assassin's Creed and Sailor Moon. (And now I would like this to happen. Just saying, finding a Moon Stick-inspired Isu item would be badass.)

[@SimpsanSimpai]

One of the ideas I always had to continue the series when I was a kid was to have the Sailor Senshi reincarnate in different eras.

[@emilyplunkett6034]

@@SimpsanSimpai I don't think you would have to reincarnate the Senshi in different eras to make it work beautifully. (*If you've never played Assassin's Creed, this just a tip to stop reading if you don't want to be spoiled.*) In Assassin's Creed, the Isu civilization are the original humanoid species on Earth who created homo sapiens to serve them, and were believed by humans to be a pantheon of gods - and it's why god figures like the Norse Odin and the Greek Poseidon co-exist within the game's lore. THAT ALL SAID, the past few games have delt with some major themes of reincarnation, immortality and have even explored mythical realms like the Egyptian afterlife and Atlantis...and now I have it in my head that the Silver Millennium could just be a wholly fictional pantheon of Isu who were reincarnated as our Sailor Senshi and destined to return as rulers. All the Sailor Moon backstory remains the same, but it's mixed up with a bit of extra mystery the girls have to figure out.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@emilyplunkett6034 It would definitely be an interesting story to say the least. To be honest those are the last two franchises I would think of making a cross over with but it sounds strangely plausible.

[@Nightman221k]

Also this video fills me with empathy for trying to make sense of Sailor Moon's timeline plotholes. How Chibiusa behaves with complete shock to things happening in the past such as the existence of the Outers and how Setsuna dies and comes back without explanation. Sometimes, I just think, "errr, I guess it just amounts to ruler of cool. Just relax and don't question the realisticness too much."

[@ramondelgado4927]

I think a lot can be explain by chibiusa and Dark Moon Clan going back in time and creating a new timeline that still lead to Neo Tokyo (back to the future style) , for example , in this new timeline setsuna who exist outside time (being the keeper and all that) is reborn because "Moon Crystal Ex Machina" into the new timeline , so chibiusa who is a timetraveler and exist outside the regular flow of time (like Marty Macfly) dont have knowledge about this new timeline that is similar but with key diferences , such as Human Setsuna and the Outer Senshis that awaken because the change in time awoken/created new evils that otherwise would not have existed

[@L3onking]

Crystal does a very good portrayal of Chibiusa's ptsd... I would have PTSD too if I was in that yikes pacing.

[@windego999]

"My favorite is Venus and I am willing to die on that iceberg." I see you're a man of culture and good taste as well.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Here are some interesting little things I'd like to say: 1. The "Sailor Says" segment was an E/I mandate. Sure, it doesn't make it good, but it's there so that it can pass that mandate. Not even the awesome Mighty Max(what I consider to be the FIRST magical BOY cartoon, dating back to 1993 through Saturday Morning US syndication on the Bohbot Kids Network) could escape it, though at least Mighty Max actually knew how to do that ending segment well. 2. I would honestly assume that Saban Entertainment saw the Toon Makers pilot & didn't cancel it, but instead revamped the show into Tenko And the Guardians of the Magic, which starred a real life Japanese magician Mariko Itakura, who has the stage name of Princess Tenko. Surprised she never got an anime of her own honestly. 3. Nemesis, eh? Heard that as the European name for Konami's Gradius before as well as Nemesis the Warlock on the ZX Spectrum. Not sure how those would tie-in to how Sailor Moon interprets Nemesis, but it is interesting to think about. 4. I would say that it takes place in real time & that during the transformation, they have temporary invincibility. 5. Perhaps the "Planet or Soldier" thing is this crazy mish-mash of both ways. 6. "Save Our Sailors" was the once responsible for the Prince Uranus theory that everybody complained about. 7. "The stereotypes would've been worse if left a gay man" TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 8. "No Boys Allowed" Film Roman: Haha Mighty Max go brrrr(ok, he just has a hat that can be used to activate portals, but that's still a bit magical enough for him to be considered a magical boy... right? Right? Of course nobody would believe me. That show has never gotten an official DVD release & likely never will). 9. Reminds me of the whole thing with the Akazukin ChaCha anime(which is basically if you were to combine this anime with Mighty Max) where they made ChaCha transform a Sailor Moon inspired alter-ego called Magical Princess for the first 2 seasons to capitalize on Sailor Moon's success. She would just one-hit KO almost every baddie within those 2 seasons. Something happens to that alter-ego later on, but I won't spoil it for you. 10. "Evangelion connections" Madoka Magica doesn't need to exist then? 11. Hmmm... they're kind of reversed in their size. Sailor Pluto is actually bigger than Sailor Saturn, even though Saturn is bigger than Pluto(which is why Saturn is a planet while Pluto is a dwarf planet). That one was obvious to me XD. 12. Holy crap, the multiple Chibiusa, & the 2 or 3 Pluto thing reminds me of the Name's the Same trope where a bunch of characters from unrelated media have the same name as well as Similarly Named Works, where a bunch of unrelated media share the same title. I read through a lot of stuff on those tropes. An especially crazy one is the Dennis the Menace thing where there were 2 comic books made in 1957 called Dennis the Menace, one from the US & one from the UK, neither of the creators knowing about the others' work. They even have the same premise! So yeah, multiple Chibiusas wouldn't be too surprising. 13. I would like to imagine that Optinum Productions got the idea for "Sailor Scouts" due to girls' scouts outfits looking similar to sailor fuku. 14. Well, Cyborg Mercury wouldn't be out of the ordinary in Mister Spiff considering the storylines in THAT video game series are so confusing & weird that you'd have to wonder if Adam Tyner was on drugs when making those games. 15. So, that Sailor Starlight controversy? Again, Film Roman gave Mighty Max a cartoon so if Naoto were to see that, she'd probably freak out. 16. That copyright history reminds me of Space Cats, but at least this anime has one good answer as to who is getting screwed meanwhile with Space Cats, we don't really know who's getting screwed here & it's all just wild speculation. 17. Pharaoh 90 sounds like one of those mysterious characters from a dimension of unknowingness. Perhaps that's what it is now. Just an entity that has disappeared off the face of the solar system, never to be seen again by anything else other than a bunch of other planets & stars who just ignore it. 18. I forgot that Gucci Gang existed for quite some time to be honest, so I guess I forgot a JoJo reference. 19. The Black Moon Arc reminds me of the Back To The Future to be honest. 20. The Silver Millennium sounds like it could've existed in the real world at one point, but then vanished out of peoples' memories whereas in Sailor Moon it is still a very well known thing. 21. "No series continuation plans" Well, at least Sailor Moon ended on a note that tied just about everything important up... unlike Mighty Max which ended on a very unfortunate cliffhanger that will likely *NEVER BE RESOLVED.*

[@killercoco29]

The 90s dub definitely stays my favorite. There’s so much passion in the voice acting and soundtrack, even if it is cheesy :’) i cant watch any other version.

[@Mai57]

My favorite senshi, growing up, was Jupiter. Makoto is taller than her friends, strong, fulfilling the "big guy" role in the main group, enjoys baking, good at housework, a hopeless romantic who pines for guys because of random traits she likes about them (usually reminding her of her first love...) but never manages to make a move on most, if any, of them... So... She's me... Like... take away the "reminds me of my first love" part with the guys and reduce the frequency because my hopelessly clueless demi-romantic ace behind takes like 3 months to even *notice* I have a crush on someone (You'd think I'd be better at recognizing it with all the romance novels, fanfic, and webcomics I read)... and... yeah... Me.

[@peanutbutterex]

She’s such a great character and would be my favorite if Venus wasn’t my waifu

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

why do you like jobkoto so much she is a sociopath

[@Mai57]

@@JadeiteMcSwag "Jobkoto"? Never heard that term for her before. Interesting... I'll look it up later. To answer your question, it's for the reasons I listed above. I was also the tallest in my friend group growing up, like significantly so, as a child, and, while I honestly hated it, that also established me as the "strong" one since, being the tallest in my grade, even taller than all the boys, by a wide margin,meant being able to "intimidate" most kids who tried to bully my friends just by standing there. But I was actually very appreciative and lucky that 99% of those conflicts never actually came to blows. I'm a total cream puff... Always have been. Always will be.😅 I can be strong and firm when it's needed, but I prefer not to fight. Even after becoming a black belt in tae kwon do as an adult... I'm only a 2nd dan, and one thing I've learned for sure is that while I can defend myself well enough to suite my needs, I'm simply just not mentally or emotionally built for fighting much. I'd been called a "Tom Boy" throughout my entire childhood, because I never liked "dressing girly" and liked action figures as much as dolls, and liked playing video games like Tekken and Street Fighter with the boys in my friend group (though I preferred the adventure and storied games, and platformers, like Sonic, Spyro, and Final Fantasy) and dislike, even to this day, the color pink... *BUT* I like "traditionally girly" things too, like baking, I enjoy cleaning, and I like crocheting and such... My own mother called me a "walking paradox" because of how we'd butt heads over the "girly" things I rejected, but I'd fully embrace "being girly" in other aspects... As a kid in the 90's, seeing a character like Makoto being a similar kind of "walking paradox", especially in her introduction and throughout the first season... I felt... normal...

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

​@@Mai57 Dude writing an entire essay to justify liking a trash character because I wrote ten words... If you are that eager to send something like this to a random KZbin commenter who doesn't care, you are probably either a narcissist who thinks someone actually cares about your essay, or so bored/unaware you just sit here writing this because you have nothing better to do. Or most likely a combination of both. Either way, get a hobby

[@Mai57]

@@JadeiteMcSwag 😂 You asked. I answered. Sorry you don't like the way I answered, I guess.

[@FrillyDisaster]

Okay so I think I found out the whole “transformation” thing: Think of this as like black holes: The person transforming from the inside will be inside a pocket dimension that allows them to transform while keeping it inside of earths time frame The person from the outside will see a beam of light making the villain blind and having enough time for the person to transform

[@Suiax]

My favorite Senshi is Jupiter, because as a Striker Titan main, I idolize her brute force tactics, and striking down her enemies with the fury of a thousand lighting bolts, in the name of holy thunderforce. For this reason, I proudly wear her colors, in all operations I undertake as a Guardian Of The Last City, and will do so, until Cuirass of the Falling Star is handed a big nerf, and is no longer viable. I would love to share my delicious box of crayons with her.

[@alexisdowers2030]

Actually I do kinda think there is some connection between Usagi and Pluto. Mostly because of Chibi-Usa, my personal theory is Queen Selenity's husband (as he is never mentioned or seen) is Chronos who is Pluto's Father. So basically, Princess Serenity and Pluto are sisters, hence why Chibi-Usa has red eyes and not blue.

[@Pollicina_db]

O.M.G. you’re a genius

[@alexisdowers2030]

@@Pollicina_db thank you☺️

[@azuritemoon]

Though in the manga, it's made clear that Queen Serenity adopted Princess Serenity from the Galaxy Cauldron; she never actually gave birth to her, so there was no father/King.

[@alexisdowers2030]

@@azuritemoon did she? *shrug* eh........this is just my theory

[@azuritemoon]

@@alexisdowers2030 Yeah, it's a manga-only scene (and one I imagine MIGHT make it into whatever version of Crystal we get for the Stars arc), where Queen Serenity is shown visiting the Cauldron, collecting a tiny "fragment of a star" or something like that, and then returning to the Silver Millennium with it in the form of a baby Princess Serenity. The Inner Sailor Senshi are kids, so they're implied to be older than Princess Serenity at that point, but we're never told how much (obviously old enough to have coherent conversations and know etiquette, but that's not saying much), and it's possible that Princess Serenity aged rapidly, or they aged slowly as they trained.

[@digitalclownery]

The Pluto thing was actually more clear to me than the Chibiusa multitudes

[@SimpsanSimpai]

To be fair the whole Pluto thing is a lot more linear than the multiple Chibiusa thing.

[@zinzolin14]

I'd love to hear about your theory on Pharoah 90 and Mistress 9's origin! S is one of my favorite seasons and I've always loved Mistress 9's character.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Oh it's really out there but I think I might have some inkling of an idea about their names at the very least.

[@TheKyramSingleton]

Please tell us!😍

[@dolph0w0]

Honestly this video made me want to re-watch sailor moon I got into it when I was in elementary my friend had a necklace when I finally addressed it she went on a tirade about it which sparked my interest for the show I was skeptical at first but I fell in love with it if I am correct I think it was actually my Second ever manga animated show I’ve ever watched

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I definitely think its worth the time to go back through and re-experience the show. Sometimes the anime drags on for a bit too long but the overall quality of the show still holds up today.

[@tarynstake]

i enjoyed this alittle too much lol not only did i learn so much more about sailor moon but also got a good laugh too all of ur jokes landed with me 💀 great video!

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I am really glad to hear it! My humor isn't quite for everyone but it really helps make the information flow in a more organic way. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@josepharboleda335]

Neo Queen Serenity conjured a spoiler alert spell that erased Chibiusa's memories of the outers, except her dear Pu's.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Makes as much sense as anything from that arc haha.

[@johnarney2285]

The transformations happen instantaneously in the episode explaining Michiru and Haruka’s backstory you see them transform from the others perspective and you see two halls of light that start from their stomachs and then travel up to their head and feet Danny phantom style. My personal theory is that it lasts longer for the senshi.

[@tl8211]

To be clear, any problem that may exist between Ikuhara and Naoko would be only between the two, and not related to Toei as a company. Ikuhara was, like all directors, a contractor or at best employee of Toei who could (and was) replaced when they decided that it was convenient for them, and to give you an idea of how much the high-ups at Toei liked his style (and how much he liked the high-ups at Toei), he never worked in any Toei series after Sailor Moon. Hell, even other directors from Toei don't seem to have a lot of crossover with him, differently from someone like Yamauchi who is always being asked to do small-time work by his old peers. Also, authorizing only one arc for an anime or manga was (and is) the norm of the industry. These companies work on quick fan feedback, and will rapidly alter or cancel series that are underperforming. Sailor Moon overperformed massively (when it ended the magazine's circulation immediately fell like a rock), so it was repeatedly extended, same as any other manga. As for Takeuchi getting screwed, I think it's a mixed bag. Like any other manga author, she was heavily overworked and like any author, she was pressured to change her story by her editor (which is NBD and how the industry always works, but may be bad if the editor is incompetent or over his head), but she managed to finish her work, got tremendously rich with its profits (thanks to the ultra-favorable copyright standards in manga) then basically gave a huge middle finger to the industry and left to do burnouts in her Porsche (or her Ferrari, that she also bought with Sailor Moon money). These days she can live a well-deserved life of luxury, draw something or other every few years (somehow she got even better with time, her talent for illustration is fantastic), and make sure her hard work is respected in ways no American comic artist could ever dream of doing: blocking anime adaptations, supervising merch, etc. All things considered, she's doing great.

[@saintfighteraqua]

I've actually wondered if Naru was intended to be tied to Beryl or Metaria in the past. Glad I'm not alone.

[@ColeAndPhoebeForever]

Naru being Chaos makes sense, especially since she felt something was happening at the end of Sailor Moon R and felt Serena, Usagi, was involved, somehow. Now, I'm going to go watch both the DIC/Cloverway anime and Viz Media dubs with this fascinating tidbit in mind! Wow Molly, you're devious!

[@SlaserX]

Man this is unlocking serious memories, like being a member of the Save our Sailors WebRing on my geocities site, and debating Death Reborn Revolution VS Death Ribbon Revolution

[@princessravendiamond4288]

It's so exciting to suddenly see a Sailor Moon video in my feed. It just feels like there's a lack of videos on the anime and it's really sad. Also my favorite senshi is Sailor Saturn. Yes, I love the edgy girl and yes, I'm upset that there's a small amount of merch for her

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I'm glad that I am able to provide some source of entertainment for the Sailor Moon community. It's one of my all time favorite series so it just feels right to be involved with it.

[@horusfanatic]

Sailor Jupiter/Makoto Kino/Princess Jupiter

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I am honestly sorry you had to endure me ignoring Jupiter.

[@luulasmene7786]

same

[@NicolasDarknessWolf]

hahaha i love the ironmouse bit, she confirmed that yes is the reference to her

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I couldn't find any definitive proof of that being the case but I kind of just assumed and made the joke anyway.

[@Admantist]

9:12 Another possible scene that could substantiate this is when Usagi transformed in front of Mamoru for the first time (when they were trapped in an elevator, under an attack from Zoisite). Mamoru was stunned, obviously, but the transformation montage kept cutting back to his reaction.

[@DeconvertedMan]

Saban moon getting unlocked was a great thing to happen - thanks to Ray Mona!

[@SimpsanSimpai]

It is truly one of the most fascinating things to have happen within the community in quite a while imo.

[@DeconvertedMan]

@@SimpsanSimpai I loved it so much.

[@ebagentj]

If you haven't already, even if it's not for the channel, I'd recommend playing Sailor Moon Another Story. It's grindy at bits and surprisingly hard later one, but it's a good game with a lot of references to the first three series for fans.

[@ashiri]

The star lights changed gender cuz 90s was male dominant specially with music in Japan. So in order to get their voices heard, it was easier as men

[@SimpsanSimpai]

That's a pretty valid point that I didn't really even consider!

[@Nightman221k]

Weren't they all voiced by women even during the singing?

[@Rachel-wd9uy]

@@Nightman221k they were voiced by women in both their civilian and senshi identities, I don’t think this theory is true

[@Nightman221k]

@@Rachel-wd9uy I knew for a fact they were voiced by women, I was 99% sure they had female singing voices.

[@ashiri]

Sigh...not talking about the voice actors at all...I'm talking about the theory why the Starlights change into male forms in the series and thats where my opinion came in. Now I could have sworn I saw an interview stating the gender change, but I cant be for certain cuz that was many years ago.

[@mayborneflower]

10:02 - They really don’t. The Animamates, at least manga-wise, aren’t actual Senshi. They just killed the real ones of their respective planets because Galaxia promised them Senshi powers if they served her. They did her bidding, they got their powers as a reward, and that’s how the Shadow Galactica recruits their minions.

[@TheLittlePaloma]

My favourite is sailor Neptune. Always has been always will be

[@storm1eee]

im sooo late but i have an answer for 9:35 : their names are (mostly, besides chibi usa) are all based on their zodiac signs and their ruling planets ! for example, ami is a virgo, which is ruled by the planet mercury, usagi is a cancer which is ruled by the moon, so on and so forth ! even the chibi sailor scouts are astrologically accurate with zodiac signs and roman gods, naoko takeuchi talks a little about it in her art books and how she always planned the cast to be astrologically accurate !

[@storm1eee]

oh forgot to mention the starlights they are obviously not accurate to our galaxy but the starlights are from a fictional galaxy so

[@dacringeyfangirl]

I mean the author of Death Note made a oneshots comic in 2019 that’s basically about someone else modern day finding the Death Note so maybeeee Naoko can do something like that?

[@BeautyStarDiamond]

I believe that Toei didnt want sailor moon to succeed its full potential. Theres always friction between Naoko and Toei. You can infer this with these context clues. Financially Sailor has always underperformed compared DBZ and power rangers and they give less and less attention to Sailor Moon due to the lower sales yet its their own fault for this. They used all these female stereotypes and tried to persuade young girls in the 90s to live up to what they projected. This is still evident today in the budgets for the new movies. Toei blows millions of dollars in precure every year but when it came to eternal they threw them a low million dollar budget and promotions for the movie were minimum this is we watch repetitive animations from 90s in 2021 . They gave Naoko a hard time to rush out all these panels just to change it anyway in production . She was always in confrontation with them since she 1st started sailor moon. They said things to hurt her feelings and gave her hard critiques on her early designs but yet didnt give her a proper chance to shatter expectations. She stood up to them and retained her resilience but since she was a young woman in the 90s standing up for herself the director and producers called her 'difficult' 'stubborn' or maybe a 'bitch' . i used to be frustrated by somethings in sailor moon but as i get older and research i learn that the issues were never her fault it all comes down to men trying to tell a woman HOW TO BE A WOMAN sad. In conclusion lets hope tbe best for the franchise and support it as best we can

[@SimpsanSimpai]

She truly had to persevere within the industry and it was thanks to her efforts and the efforts of so many women mangaka before her that paved the way for some of the all time great women mangaka that we see today. A lot of people don't believe she wasn't treated fairly but look no further than PQ Angels to see the scope of how she work was treated; but that's in the past. Toei treats the franchise poorly these days because they aren't financially obligated to stupidly enough. They screwed Naoko over and she regained the rights to her intellectual property which pretty much means Toei doesn't care to the same extent they do with say Dragon Ball; which they can do pretty much whatever they want with. Not saying that Sailor Moon doesn't deserve new games, a new anime adaptation with an actual budget, or at the very least some more modern collector's editions. But at the end of the day it doesn't serve Toei; they forced Naoko to take the franchise back and they are still mad.

[@BeautyStarDiamond]

@@SimpsanSimpai agreed you made alot of good points in this vid and i enjoy your content I also never heard of PQ angels until now and looking at this book the similarities to the 1st precure season is disrespectful considering they cancelled the magna b4 it even got anywhere wow

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@BeautyStarDiamond She really got a bad deal from her publishers. I think it's partially the reason she never continued manga to the same lengths as she did previously.

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Wow never new all that but it’s more funny and sad when you realize all of anime /manga going to little girls in the 60s and 70s were made by men and the companies producing them. Glad she stuck to her guns because we all love what she put out.

[@kagitsune]

Oh wow, thank you for this history, I always wondered why Ms. Takeuchi never really wrote much more.

[@bluekinopio9390]

The transformations are instant to bystanders as seen in the Neptune / Uranus origin episode.

[@lydiahoward1382]

Some wild deep-lore/old internet things that I've always thought were fun. 1. The Re-incarnated Prince Uranus theory that excused the Uranus/Neptune ship created by internet folks back in the day. 2. Naru as Sailor Earth. A classic fandom meme. 3. The PGSM Live Action series where Usagi destroys the planet in grief and there is also an evil Mercury? 4. Kunzite's translated name to Malachite, presumable to avoid sounding like c*mzite or c*ntzite in english.

[@peanutbutterex]

Let’s be real tho: malachite sounds so much more badass than kunzite, especially for a villain. It has “mal” in the name!!!

[@emilystevens2016]

Sailor Moon and Sailor Pluto are my favorites 🌙✨

[@starboy35tcoos]

First off, Favorite Senshi is and forever will be Pluto. But, hearing that theory/meme that Pluto was Mamoru the entire time is hilarious to me, cause now I can’t help but think of what everyone’s reaction would be if this got found out during the Silver Millennium. Usagi: Wait! If you’ve been Mamoru this entire time…. How did you get me pregnant so we could have Chibiusa!? Setsuna: Umm… Uhh…. Merlin…? Merlin(FGO): *Open the door* Don’t you blame this on me! I get blamed enough by everyone in this universe enough!

[@vilvile]

You are correct that in the Latin American dub Zoicite (called mostly Siocite) was dubbed and treated as a female. Fish Eye was a strange case: it was dubbed by a female actress that had a very deep voice. Pronouns were mostly male, and she would “mute” them to be ambiguous.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

That's pretty fascinating! It's a dub I'm not extremely familiar with so knowing this sort of stuff is always up my alley.

[@vilvile]

@@SimpsanSimpai ask whatever you want :)

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@vilvile Are there any other major changes within the Latin American dub? I know it's more faithful to the original than the original English dub.

[@vilvile]

@@SimpsanSimpai it’s really faithful and the actresses became synonym of the characters, to the point many came back to dub Crystal (even if they are way older now). The main differences that I can recall are that Queen Metallia is not a character anymore, but just called “Nega Energy”. Names until halfway through R follow the American naming convention but then they just follow the Japanese version, or a direct Spanish translation. For example, Usagi is called Serena, Ami is Amy, etc., but all the outers kept their names. The main naming differences came with the attacks and the transformation names, and it was somewhat messy. I can go on via DM, if you want.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@vilvile Oh yes definitely let me know.

[@Zistheone2]

I’m surprised that no one’s done the “Fandom Iceberg” iceberg yet

[@anxie-tea9549]

That’s a LOT to unpack o.o

[@carpakkoi]

in the manga mamoru/tuxedo mask was just a random dude. later on he does develop the capacity to communicate with his dead soldiers and all, but at first he's just normal. he doesn't "transform" at all, he simply gets dressed whenever he wants to be tuxedo kamen. the only "mystical" thing about it is that he suffers from amnesia, and for a good while doesn't realize he got dressed up and went fighting

[@SimpsanSimpai]

He also possesses the ability to have prophetic dreams not like that is much of a power. But yes I agree with your statement that at the beginning of the story he is only ever a regular guy who is granted a miniscule amount of magic ability as the series progresses. Ironically the only instance of him having a transformation is in the 90's anime where he doesn't even get Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber. Truly an underused character in my opnion.

[@sewnkin_fournine]

Sailor saturn is the best. She has been my favorite since I was like, 9 and later found out she's a capricorn like me :3

[@sike7770]

I always thought “Sailor Chibi Moon” was a reference to mini-moons, a term for asteroids that get too close to earth and tend to orbit for a little while before getting flung back into space. That’s more of speculation though.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

While that is definitely a possibility I feel like the series really didn't intend that interpretation. The only real grounds I have for that being she isn't literally the Sailor of the Mini Moon but just a small version of Usagi and in turn the theoretical next Sailor Moon.

[@albaalonsovazquez5990]

This was amazing to watch. I really need to re-read/re-watch the series, it's one of my favourites but I feel like I missed on so many little details!!! As for my favourite Senshi, it has to be Pluto. I know she isn't as relevant as the others, but I just felt a connection to her since the beginning. Hope one day Naoko will write a little more about her :(

[@typhonicparagon]

I was a hardcore sailor Pluto stan when I first got into the sailor moon manga at 9!! She’s still a fav but not as hardcore!!

[@mariamart_0]

To be fair in exact Rei Minamoto…seems to be inspired from a Japanese mythology, tall lady and dark monster named Hatchikachiōusama in translation means “Beautiful 8-foot tall woman, whose terrifyingly beautiful and renowned for her Japanese beautiful.”

[@d3rkangel4tlfl1ght2]

In the last episode of Sailor Stars the three starlights transform in front of them and it was instantaneous. ...btw between the scouts and their planets it's kinda... both? We see in the manga when Usagi tells Mamoru she was pregnant she says "A star was born". So technically both come first. When a star is created, it's guardian is in the process of being born.

[@d3rkangel4tlfl1ght2]

Also, for the quartet, them being the future scouts is shown and explained in the manga.

[@d3rkangel4tlfl1ght2]

Want a possibly good continuation. go into the past. tell the story of the moon kingdom and earth in depth where the real bad guy is. Mamoru. Make it where it was all an act. he was the enemy the whole time.

[@deannasmith4617]

This is the content I crave. Looking forward to more of your videos! Q: Is there any lore on Princess Serenity having a father?

[@azuritemoon]

I remember fans theorizing that her father was the King of the Sun. Weird that Sailor Crystals are inside/a special version of a STAR seed, but the one actual star in our solar system has no Sailor Guardian associated with it. But apparently male Sailor Crystal holders are super-rare, and Mamoru was the exception to the rule, for some unexplained reason?

[@artisthonyajta]

Just know if you ever make that 15 minute long video on the infinity arc I will be watching 😭

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I've been toying with the idea of doing a more in-depth analysis of the entire franchise. So there's a good possibility :)

[@crystallewis5902]

I've always wanted a large-scale poll in the U.S./North America determining who our favorite Sailor Senshi is. In Japan, the Animage magazine ran character popularity polls and Sailor Mercury was by far the most popular Senshi, but I have a feeling the results would be different if you were to ask an American audience. If I had to take a guess, I would say Sailor Jupiter is probably the most popular in North America because of her "feminine tomboy" persona. I've always gone back and forth between Jupiter and Venus being my favorite: Venus, Jupiter and Moon are also the only three Senshi I've bought figures of!

[@L3onking]

I think I might have an explanation for the black moon arc. Uranus and Neptune guard the solar system for outer system threats. Nemesis (the dwarf planet Eris after Charon could also work thematically if we wanted to make it accurate to our astronomy) is a part of our solar system albeit in the oort cloud. Therefore the black moon is an inner senshi and time gate affair. Queen Serenity the 1st was explicit in her orders to the senshi prior to her death. (I honestly don't understand why she didn't choose to reincarnate with Usagi but since she had Usagi without clear paternity, I speculate she probably wished upon the silver crystal for a daughter and only had enough energy to maintain her form for 1 more wish)

[@skygoomysteatime3967]

Don't forget that Mamoru aka Tuxedo Mask is the reincarnation of the Earth Prince person who was in love with princess Serenity. So uhm he being the Earth Sailor Senshi doesn't really sound that bad. And i mean, he throws roses that appear out of nowhere like kinda magical to me

[@amarache]

Sailor Says was to fill time that was eaten up by censorship edits

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Yeah all those Sailor Says bits are just extremely odd. They were a massive time wastes but they were made to not only fill up time lost per episode but to also make Sailor Moon more appealing when put into syndication. The strange thing is the FCC no longer required that when Sailor Moon was dubbed so I honestly don't know what they were thinking when they made them.

[@bluekinopio9390]

@@SimpsanSimpai they actually did require those back then.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@bluekinopio9390 I thought the FCC did away with that rule by the time Sailor Moon was dubbed. I could easily be wrong.

[@KichiMiangra]

I feel like I'm one of the handful of people who doesn't dislike Parrallel Sailor Moon. I completely think its valid if a lot of people dislike the oneshot as "Sailor moon's Swansong" or the "It as all a dream" ending but there were several elements I liked about it conceptually. First, and this is subjective and personal, I like that Chibiusa had a sister in this dimmension. I grew up with the OG anime eng dub and Chibiusa seemed so lonely I had wondered if maybe if she had a sibling there wouldn't have been a Wicked/black Lady scenario? I ALSO had several close in age siblings and I can never imagine having grown up without them, and when I write a story I have a habit of not writing only children. ALSO ALSO I think it would be funny to have this OTHER AU daughter of Usagi crossover into the main universe for a movie or storyline. Like... Usagi does her thing and stops team Metalia/Beryl, Then IMMEDIATELY has her kid from the future dropped into her lap, then gets rid of the kid only to IMMEDIATELY get her dropped back in her lap, then finally gets rid of the kid AGAIN only to have ChibiChibi dropped into her lap, At this point the number one thing moving the plot is Usagi getting to take care of hypothetical children.

[@Nightman221k]

Personally, I love Parallel Moon cause I like the way the Earth isn't the Crystal Tokyo future where the Sailor Guardians seem to just be 24/7 in their Sailor Guardian form and Usagi and Mamoru are sovereigns of the planet. It makes the fact that we spend so much time with them being average humans living life and going to school and studying to have careers seem like a moot point when they're not going to actually have normal lives. It's why I like the PGSM ending so much when we have the timeskip where the girls are growing up and taking on careers and Usagi and Mamoru seem like they'll have a fun life as newlyweds (the fact that they even implied in the beginning that she found out she's pregnant shortly before the wedding was a nice nod to the ending of the manga). That and Chibiusa is in personality a lot like Mamoru being predominantly introspective, introverted, and serious. Kousagi seems 100% like Usagi with her boisterous from the get-go personality. It's just cute. I do wish her cat had a name though.

[@KichiMiangra]

@@Nightman221k I have to agree with you. Although Crystal Tokyo is a cool idea for a story arc I kind of hate it to an extent because it locks the characters into this inevitable future and also makes some of the character's choices feel like a waste of time. For example: At the beginning of the Starts arc Mamoru is intending to go to Harvard in the USA for a year to "Fulfill his dream". If I recall his dream was to be a doctor but we all kinda know he's not going to become one because.... He's going to go be king of earth in crystal tokyo? So it feels like he's wasting his time going to school to be a doctor? If his motive was something more like "I'm going to school for politics because I am supportive of you but also feel like there's not much I can do for you for the future ahead so if I'm going to be riding your coat-tails to be king of earth I figured I might as well go to a prestigeous college and learn diplomacy and stuff so I can be more useful to you and the future we have ahead of us..." Also on/off topic... for me Sailor Moon sorta narratively ended after the R arc. S, Super S and Stars are nice continuations but R felt like it fit in the story from the first arc. To me Arc 1 was about being the reincarnation of the players in a tragedy now doomed to repeat their past lives fate, only to deny that fate and make a happily ever after for themselves. Then the second arc is the fallout of that happily ever after needing to be protected or being hinted at some potential mistakes that future holds to create a DIFFERENT happily ever after that doesn't include the faults of the future you just saved. (Thus why Chibiusa appears right after the defeat of Beryl because that is the EARLIEST she could go back with her future actually happening.) S is about grabbing up the missing senshi, Super S is the Chibiusa show, and Stars is the big finale. So I like to think that the actions the Sailor Moon we watch takes result in a completely different future than what was set forward in Crystal Tokyo and that Parallel Sailor Moon is one of those potential alternate futures. No crystal Tokyo, No making everyone immortal, no 900 y/o non aging Chibiusa and the problems that came with it, no Wicked Lady scenario, no banishing "The bad people" to a cancer planet with a black crystal to later create a terrorist group out to end your regime as queen of the world and manipulate your child into evilness, Hopefully no Sailor Cosmos's "Everyone I love is dead and I am fighting an unending war" sad end for Sailor Moon. Just... I had my kid, and my husband became a doctor and I didn't become queen of the earth and had time to have another kid, and my first kid has friends like Hotaru and a little Sister to grow up with so she's not lonely or eternally 5 years old or bullied for not aging, and no terrorists are out to get me or my kid, just a normal life... But maybe, just maybe.... there's still a need for Sailor Moon in this world... it's just more of a passing of the torch this time. Sorry for long response, you just reminded me how much I like the crystal Tokyo arc but how much I dislike having that as THE definitive locked in place future for our characters.

[@KremBotop]

The sole fact that the girls were able to have somewhat fulfilling normal lives, with some even following up their proposed teenage goals, and form families is alone why I liked Parallel SM. Lazy (?) name and design recycling of their daughters aside, it's my perfect endgame for them. One of my biggest issues with the series, and Takeuchi's vision in particular, is how the Crystal Tokio thing (which was introduced that quickly in the second arc) basically renders moot the whole "reincarnated in the present day" concept and technically reestablishes what might've possibly happened if nobody attacked the Moon Kingdom. But especially that the girls might as well not have any normal civilian lives or personal goals if they're eventually expected to be Sailors 24/7 to protect a princess turned queen... that should now be powerful and confident enough to finally defeat any evil on her own thanks to her Sailor Moon powers that she didn't have before iirc; and that she eventually eliminated the main source of evil in her universe to begin with. That alone wouldn't require a full team of bodyguards anymore, as the absence of Chaos would likely prevent the Black Moon crisis to happen. And that supposed Sailor Cosmos "everyone I love is gone and now I'm endlessly fighting alone" setup would basically condemn them. The other senshi are given way too much burden and pressure with prioritizing their duties, and considering Usa's constant desire for her and her friends to have normal / peaceful lives and to follow their dreams (at least in the anime, otherwise I recall her wondering if they'd have better lives if she wasn't there), that it just doesn't feel right. A fix I thought that would remedy this and further connect Parallel with the main story, turning it into a happy epilogue, is that in her wedding, Usa thanks the girls for always protecting and caring about her and making her happy in both their past and present lives. But now that peace has finally arrived with Chaos' defeat, she thinks that the world needs some time in peace and normality before any plans to make Crystal Tokio could fully materialize. But especially that the girls have now fulfilled their duties for the moment. So as gratitude for their sacrifices, she takes their senshi powers away and gives them full freedom to retake their normal lives and follow the goals they wanted before reawakening their senshi identities. Though those powers could eventually be inherited to their descendants just in case, hence why their daughters can still transform. Heck, maybe Mamo's guards might've also been revived with Usa's help (she successfully allowed for that to happen in the PC Engine visual novel btw), thus they could reunite with their respective senshi pairings, thus they become their mentioned husbands in Parallel. Cue that oneshot with little to no changes and it's set for a more satisfying ending imo. Crystal Tokio might happen eventually, but for the time being everyone is happy and fulfilled with their normal lives.

[@greatman8409]

In Russian dub of Sailor Stars they made Haruka a male, even thought in Sailor Moon Super dub she was a woman

[@Darthlucy1]

So one thing I’m surprised that isn’t an entry is that the series exists in the DC Universe. Basically Martian Manhunter disguises himself as a Japanese businesswoman and meets with Bruce Wayne and another businessman and introduces himself as “Hino Rei”, Bruce immediately realizes that it’s Martian Manhunter in disguise and after the meeting points out that his name is a dead giveaway that it’s a disguise. So apparently Batman is a Sailor Moon fan.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Huh I didn't know that one at all. What issue is that by chance?

[@AngelKitten7]

my fav sailor senshi is three. sailor chibi chibi sailor moon and sailor chibi moon

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Can't go wrong with those choices.

[@cereal_21]

my fav senshi is Saturn, I wish she got more screentime :(

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Saturn is one of those characters that I absolutely adore but have a difficult time finding things for them to do within the story. Other than when she is used of course.

[@urhere976]

I would argue that Hotaru - Sailor Saturn is the most popular senshi, because she is in nearly everyones "top 3" at least. 😊😁

[@erinmoran4477]

Loved this iceberg! I learned so much. Which is this I hear about Moonlight Densetsu being plagarized 👀

[@SimpsanSimpai]

There's a lot of strange nuance to it but Moonlight Densetsu sounds awfully familiar to another song from a few years previous. That song happens to be written and performed by the same group that performed Densetsu; Dali; under a different name. However there's also allegations that that song sounds too similar to popular J-pop songs from decades earlier. However KZbin has scrubbed a lot of these off the platform ironically enough.

[@mayborneflower]

6:35 - Back to the musicals real quick, the Dracul storyline you recapped technically gave us an actual Sailor Satan for a hot minute. She was killed unceremoniously between productions by another Satan.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

The musicals seem pretty wild. In hindsight I feel like I did them a major diservice in the way that I described them.

[@mayborneflower]

@@SimpsanSimpai The musicals were a fun ride for the most part. They absolutely get my recommendation.

[@cringedelusionist]

8:47 Many would also agree, but remember that one scene in Sailor Moon Stars where the Starlights and Sailor Senshi’s identities are revealed to each other? Sailor Star Fighter, Maker, and Healer can be seen watching the transformation unfold while talking (in their mind)..

[@giggledust2130]

One thing that bugged me a lot about the Starlight arc in the anime was how they seemed to be shipping Maker/Mercury and Healer/Venus, but only before it was revealed that they were actually women. Like they were trying to masquerade it as a possible straight ship, and somehow avoid the lesbian overtones. That and I hated how Seiya kept pursuing Usagi while knowing damn well she was already in a relationship!

[@KremBotop]

Imo while I'm neutral on the whole subject, aka not really supporting any SM ships, something (probably unintentionally) intriguing about the anime's Venus/Healer ship is that Yaten has white hair... just like Venus' past lovers Ace and Kunzite. Guess Mina really has a thing for white haired fellows. Her guardian cat Artemis is also white haired to boot.

[@m0ncherii]

Always wanted one of these for Sailor Moon thanks broski Rei is my favorite Sailor with Makoto in close second

[@Nightman221k]

I can never pick just one favorite Sailor Guardian but I really like Tuxedo Mask (he counts in my opinion). I just find him to be a very interesting character given his past and connection with Usagi. I also really gravitate toward Rei, particularly in the anime and PGSM where she was given a lo focus (in the manga she's a background character). I also think Chibiusa is an incredibly undervalued character who deserves more credit. Anime Haruka too cause her battle-hardened side and good heart just make her incredibly engaging, plus I like how she's got a goofy side too. I feel especially fond of those 4 cause their anime versions get really, really scrutinized ... but I think they're really interesting. Mamo and Chibiusa got kind of get the short end of the stick in the anime but even then I think they're great.

[@aang_arang]

The Sera Myu's (sailor moon musicals) are actually really really good!! One of the last ones actually had a US movie theater release and I was able to watch it!!

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Oh I'm sure they are really good considering how many productions there have been and how long they've been running. If I had the time and a better understanding of the Japanese language I am sure they would be a fantastic watch!

[@-K_J-]

I think the thing about Saturn might have been a mixup. Saturn is the roman version of Cronus the titan, who is also spelled Kronos. He wad a titan associated with agriculture (and often depicted with a scythe or sickle) and is Zeus/Jupiter's father. Brxusse of the names being confusingly similar the names are, Chronos nebulously either the same or not the same being, as less of a god amd more the personification of time. The orphic tradition doesn't even associate him with Zeus. The Greeks were kinaa ambiguous about this kinda thing with gods and their domains sometimes. The reason i can think of Pluto maybe being associated with time is that death is the result of ever-marching time. Death and Time are simply that: intrinsically linked. I think it's possible Takeuchi just made some interesting choices that made sense to her at the time but confused everyone else.

[@xbury]

I thought the reason for gender swapping the Starlights in the anime is to keep a romantic plot in the anime due to Tuxedo Mask being absent. I also think Usagi x Seiya is a better match than her and Mamoru.

[@itamochivargas6233]

Usagi and Seiya is still my favorite ship

[@GravityGrave]

I love a classic ship, but yeah Seiya x Usagi is a winner

[@Rakhamon]

Sailor Moon is not remotely the first magical girl show where integral aspects of it were built on merchandising. Since Japanese TV never had a ban against advertisements directed purely at kids, much of their 60s, 70s and 80s children's television was done to market a brand or had massive tie-ins. Specifically for Sailor Moon, the magical girl genre was always seen as a huge marketing opportunity and shows like Minky Momo and Creamy Mami in the early 80s were very merchandise-driven. And since those shows directly influenced the creation of Sailor Moon... yeah, it's no surprise. It was always about the plastic wands, lunchboxes and other stuff.

[@azaleawinchester]

My favorite senshi is Jupiter! Also in the original anime I didn't like Mamoru I preferred Seiya but in crystal I actually liked Mamoru if Seiya gets introduced in Crystal I don't know if they'll still be my favorite 😭

[@kaity.did.7286]

The transformation including the nails always annoyed me as a kid because it was followed by gloves. So glad to have an answer to that finally lol

[@SimpsanSimpai]

It was always an oddity for me as well. I wonder how many of us grew up being bothered by it.

[@rivercrystal2511]

Salor mercury is my favourite but to be fair Venus is a very cultured best girl pick.

[@KremBotop]

26:56 We've entered the goldilocks zone! Triple Minako/Sailor Venus is a huge blessing.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Truly the most blessed part of the entire video.

[@KremBotop]

@@SimpsanSimpai 100% agree. She deserves all the love :3

[@heavymetalrocker79]

My favorite is jupiter. She is wife goals honestly.

[@TuxKamen250]

There is an English fan translation ROM of Another Story, you just have to track it down! It has existed since at least 2000.

[@_Shaylee_]

Pluto is my favorite sailor guardian

[@Clonekiller66]

I LOVE SAILOR MOON! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@D_Artella]

Sailor Pluto is my one and only! ♇

[@fightrudyfight5799]

Sailor Alabama 😂 That’s it. New sub ✌🏻

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Welcome aboard!

[@skylocksable]

I enjoyed this video. I actually didn't know that Ikuhara said that about Takeuchi! I am shook.

[@ProfessorLinder]

I know nothing about Sailor Moon. But the sailor moon equivalent of 911 joke got me 😂

[@SimpsanSimpai]

I mean I'm not wrong.

[@YoRouable]

It's sort of weird that there's so much controversy around the Starlights transforming into men. Both Minako and Usagi use a transformation power at different points to turn into boys. I thought the Starlights were simply transforming into their male alter egos in the same way, with their "true selves" being their female sailor senshi forms.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

Honestly it's a pretty strange situation all around considering it's not even as cultural taboo in Japan to have characters change gender even at the time.

[@skeletalmesh9872]

Great video! Stupid question, what song are you using in the background?

[@SimpsanSimpai]

It's most commonly referred to as the Outer Senshi theme but if you want the actual track information it would be track 12 from "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S Ongaku Shuu" simply titled Uranus and Neptune.

[@skeletalmesh9872]

@@SimpsanSimpai Hey, thanks for the detailed response, I have a very cursory knowledge of Sailor Moon, so it's much appreciated. Starting to get into it though!

[@SimpsanSimpai]

@@skeletalmesh9872 I'm glad you're giving it a shot!

[@monac949]

Sailor Pluto being Schrodinger's cat

[@megaraphoenix]

I still want a theory how Sailor Moon/Neo Queen Serenity/Usagi Tsukino seized power over our Earth. Like the series basically goes Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion get married in their 20's >>> ???? >>> Crystal Tokyo and Neo Queen Serenity's rule over Earth right after.

[@SimpsanSimpai]

As much as I adore the idea that there was some big bloody revolution to install Neo-Queen Serenity into power I'm sure it was probably a mixture of the following. The Senshi faced some sort of unnamed adversary that either destabilized the nation of Japan or destroyed a good chunk of it. Usagi used the power of the Illusory Silver Crystal to repair the damages and then the people of Japan found out that they could essentially live forever with the aid of the crystal and kind of just let Usagi be in charge.

[@megaraphoenix]

@@SimpsanSimpai Like I think I remember the Black Moon Arc happened because the Black Moon Family wanted to be regular people and rebelled against NQS's rule then NQS ended up exiling them to Nemesis

[@marinmohan3714]

The transformations are instant.

[@crystallewis5902]

Thank you for explaining the change from Sailor Soldier to Sailor Guardian! I've always disliked the change because I liked that "Sailor Soldier" keeps the alliteration of "Sailor Senshi," and frankly, sounds more badass than Sailor Guardians. The name Sailor Guardians makes them sound like security guards lol.

[@wendywhalims1257]

Sailor Venus is my favorite. She is so strong despite her various sad back stories.