Anon from post/164459479879/ Thank you for reply! I personally never thought of Tuxedo Kamen as “damsel in distress” and I think people stick to this label too much. Also, I see this very popualr in English-language fandom and almost non-existent in German or Russian one. Or Latin America too, I think. I also wanted to point out, that Mamoru is never treated like that by girls in the show.

Of course, anytime! I really can only speak from my own experience, being raised mostly on American-produced shows. I’m not familiar enough with non-English fandoms to figure out why the reception would be different, though it would be a fun research project! The girls in the cartoon don’t exaggerate Tuxedo Mask’s less admirable qualities probably because they don’t fall under the same circumstances as the viewers (not raised exclusively on male-centric media and not looking for a fellow flawed human to relate to). 

presidentnerd:

I think the main difference between our Moon Rabbits is this:

Usagi would die for you

but Chibi Usa would kill for you

When I first watched PGSM, my initial assumption was that the Dark Mercury subplot was meant to be a replacement for the “brainwashed Mamoru” thing. But, as a whole, it’s really written to be closer to the manga version of the Black Lady subplot, with Ami instead of Chibiusa. It’s interesting how the writers managed to adapt stuff from later manga arcs into a retelling of the Dark Kingdom arc.

airyairyquitecontrary:

sailormoonsub:

This is a really good point! Mercury isn’t just a puppet for the Dark Kingdom. (looks at Luna) Well, I guess no one is a puppet anymore. But I am persuaded that Ami has already convinced herself that her friends didn’t care about her. Kunzite’s magic did not create that feeling of hatred out of nowhere, it just intensified the feeling that was already there. This is definitely analogous to Chibiusa’s subconscious wariness of her mom and dad’s parenting skills.

In general, this is what makes an adaptation good. It eliminates what didn’t work about the original, adds new material where the original was lacking, and has the freedom to rearrange elements for maximum effect in a way that can only be realized in retrospect. Many movies or shows don’t take advantage of that wonderful opportunity, likely for fear of alienating fans of the original. I see a lot of adaptations and reboots that are just retelling the same story again with a slightly different medium, and while that can be cool, it defeats the purpose of having a second chance to do it over again.

#i had a long conversation about this with my sisters#specifically thinking about the jem movie#like the only thing it really has going for it is nostalgia value#so if you remove that you are left with basically nothing

I’m curious as to whether you’ve seen/thought about the currently running Jem comic book, because gee do I have thoughts.

I haven’t read the comics, but I will redirect you to @milliezone for all your jem-related needs! I know that a lot of people like it, so they must be doing something right by both emphasizing what was good about the original but also intensifying it. I suspect because in a book, you can’t forgo characterization by cutting to a three-minute long music video.

moonlightsoliders:

Sailor Moon Week 2016 // Day One

Favorite Inner Senshi: Sailor Venus

This post actually helps me solidify an idea that’s been vaguely bouncing around my subconscious lately:

Minako starts out wacky and fun; she doesn’t care much for responsibility and when given the choice between chores and homework she chooses video games. She has big dreams and sets high goals for herself, but lacks the maturity to analyze their potential of becoming reality.

When she awakens, she ricochets into the completely opposite direction as Sailor V, completely devoted to her cause, will always make sacrifices at her own personal expense, knows that her own happiness is a non-issue. She begins to hold herself to high standards, no matter what the cost. All maturity, few dreams. 

Finally, after she meets Usagi and the others and doesn’t have to masquerade as the princess anymore, she transitions into Sailor Venus, an equilibrium state between Sailor V and Minako. She still takes her job very seriously, but still takes the time to hang out with her friends. She is willing to fight personal battles, but recognizes the importance of teamwork. Through her fellow soldiers and dear friends, Venus has finally found balance. 

It’s possible to apply a number of fiction tropes to this distinction (mother-maiden-crone, beauty-brains-brawn, rule of three; the phases of Venus, if you will). Either way, it’s important to note that she consolidated these aspects of her personality into one that worked both for her and for those who depend on her. 

Thank you for joining me for Minako Aino Appreciation Hour.

silver-millennial
replied to your photoset “Principal Sin is notoriously tough on discipline.”

okay but if you said that usagi sees her friends as just extensions of herself like, oh i know how to do that–i’ll ask ami… i can bake that i’ll ask mako… then maybe she’s just an evil version who is also lazy and sort of demanding?

“Oh I can kill the future queen I’ll ask my younger brother”

In all seriousness, I love every single parallel between Usagi and Sin, because it becomes super easy to tell how corrupt Usagi could be if she was in a different position.

Did anyone tried to explain what a Star Seed is? There’s problably someone better than me, but I’ll try. “Star Seeds” are the crystals, everybody has them, but just one for each planet is strong enough to be called a star seed, and this person is the sailor senshi for this planet. Or in Earth’s case, Mamoru, he has the golden Crystal or golden star seed (you see in the anime with helios), Usagi’s the Silver crystal. In the manga we see each sailor’s crystal and so they are all princess

Awesome, thank you! I assume this also means that every planet/dwarf planet (sorry Pluto) has its own guardian? When new planets are formed, is a new senshi appointed? What happens if a planet is incinerated in a supernova— oh no that’s going into Sad Territory.

It also makes me wonder if every single infinitesimal asteroid has its own guardian. I was going to protest with the common objection, “but the moon isn’t a planet,” until I remembered from my one semester of natural science that, according the the giant impact hypothesis, the moon and the earth were once one large planet until it was struck by a massive celestial body. The moon formed out of the debris that was trapped in a gravitational orbit around what would eventually become the earth. You might say that even though outside forces tried to split them apart, they still found a way to be together in the end.

All this theoretical astronomy is giving me feelings. 

nanenna
replied to your photo

I heard once that Naoko regretted doing the future arc because she thought Mamoru was boring and if she hadn’t done it Usagi would end up with Seiya but I can’t remember when or where I heard that. Or maybe it wasn’t Naoko, one of the anime peeps?

This is really interesting! Regardless of who said it: I totally agree that having an arc that takes place in the future, especially so early in the series, severely limits the options for how events can proceed. 

If it was a matter of staying true to the soulmate of a past life, I don’t think Usagi would have too much of a problem with that. She can forge her own path and fate shall have no sway over her. It would actually be a really cool denial of the notion of “destiny.” However, now that she has the duty to protect the timeline that she has already worked so hard to preserve, her every move puts the future in jeopardy. She has a duty to give Chibiusa existence, and to give the citizens of Earth Crystal Tokyo. And all I had to worry about in high school was missing the bus.

prismatic-bell:

sailormoonsub:

I have yet to decide if this is an intentional continuity flaw, or if Usagi just has several incredibly similar photos stashed in various locations around her room.

HEY GUESS WHO FUCKING ADORES ANALYZING THIS STUFF

I’m going to go with deliberate.

The frame in the first and fourth pictures are the same, as are their outfits (Usagi’s uniform is very slightly different, but that can probably be put down to an actual error–her back bow is missing and her sleeves aren’t puffed.) In fact, in only one of these photos are the outfits different, and that’s the third one–which is also the only one with a different background. Likewise, it’s the only one with an “odd” frame–Mamoru and a wood frame would seem to go together (his fashion sense is terrible but his vehicles are on point, and in the first season when we see his apartment it’s pretty plain but in a “simple” way, not a “hideous” one), as though perhaps he gave this to her; Usagi and her rabbit frame, of course; but that purple frame? Totally not Mamoru, way too plain for Usagi.

I haven’t seen Stars and I don’t remember the episode numbers you gave, but were I to guess, I would say that the third picture is the moment Usagi is farthest away from being able to save her family; the fourth is the closest to that original picture, and needs only Chibs to complete it. This is when Usagi is most convinced she will reach her goal.

Great ideas! I also like to think that the future is always changing in subliminal yet overarchingly connected ways, whether choosing an outfit or having a daughter. At first I wondered why Usagi wouldn’t notice if Chibiusa was suddenly missing from the picture, but then I realized… if her past changed, then her memory of the past probably did too. And somehow that makes everything even more sad; not only can she not remember her daughter, she never knew her at all.

mildly-mandy
replied to your photo “Myself included. I’m going out for pizza. Anyone want to come with?”

You need to read the manga, dude. It kind of is Usagi’s fault, in a way. As long as the Silver Crystal exists, things will come after it. And trust me, the drama will REALLY get crazy towards the very end.

I will… eventually.

I’m not sure if this comparison is amiss, but Usagi reminds me of Harry Potter, insofar as she is a danger to everyone else merely for being alive. Just like the Silver Crystal is an intrinsic part of Usagi, Voldemort’s Horcrux is the same to Harry. (I was also a part of the camp who believed that Harry would die at the end of the series to show that even the blameless have to make sacrifices. I half-jokingly made the same reference in my predictions post; I really hope that doesn’t happen, but it would be really interesting and definitely a huge risk if it did.) 

I am so not ready for these last seven episodes.

I love this scene of the Sailors discussing (the alien equivalent of) trans issues, but there’s nothing I can add that hasn’t already been said by shojopower’s analysis here!