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jennariaSAILOR MOON
Genre: Magical Girl
How much seen: one episode
What's it about: magical cat, sailor scouts, Tuxedo Mask, "fighting evil by moonlight/winning love by daylight..."
I've been meaning to watch Sailor Moon for years. It's one of The Iconic Anime for my generation: I can remember friends from college singing parodies of the (American) theme song, and the main character is instantly recognizable even without the sailor scout outfit, to the point where all a parody has to do is toss a character into long flowing pigtails with the meatball-bunches at the head, and we know what they're referring to.
Does it hold up? Well...sorta. I watched near the end of my spree, so it was impossible to come to it without the filter of all the homages and parodies and references, and I did only watch the one episode (in Japanese, despite the theme song reference above). But Usagi came across as a real teenager: a little irritating, but sweet enough that I liked her anyway. And it's worth noting that even before the other Sailor Scouts appear, this series still passes the Bechdel Test. Usagi gets to kick ass, as well, which I always appreciate in a heroine - even if she does do it at first by weaponizing her crying. (! - well, if it works...)
Tuxedo Mask may also be totally up my alley. I r predictable.
Overall opinion: positive. Don't know if I'll watch any more of it, but I could at least see hints of why it became a classic.
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And so it begins. Mwahaha. Ziggy (the Corgi) is flopped out on the floor, trying to keep an eye onthesilentpoet and the door at the same time, and the A/C has been cranked. One cup of tea down, lots more to go.
Genre: Magical Girl
How much seen: one episode
What's it about: magical cat, sailor scouts, Tuxedo Mask, "fighting evil by moonlight/winning love by daylight..."
I've been meaning to watch Sailor Moon for years. It's one of The Iconic Anime for my generation: I can remember friends from college singing parodies of the (American) theme song, and the main character is instantly recognizable even without the sailor scout outfit, to the point where all a parody has to do is toss a character into long flowing pigtails with the meatball-bunches at the head, and we know what they're referring to.
Does it hold up? Well...sorta. I watched near the end of my spree, so it was impossible to come to it without the filter of all the homages and parodies and references, and I did only watch the one episode (in Japanese, despite the theme song reference above). But Usagi came across as a real teenager: a little irritating, but sweet enough that I liked her anyway. And it's worth noting that even before the other Sailor Scouts appear, this series still passes the Bechdel Test. Usagi gets to kick ass, as well, which I always appreciate in a heroine - even if she does do it at first by weaponizing her crying. (! - well, if it works...)
Tuxedo Mask may also be totally up my alley. I r predictable.
Overall opinion: positive. Don't know if I'll watch any more of it, but I could at least see hints of why it became a classic.
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And so it begins. Mwahaha. Ziggy (the Corgi) is flopped out on the floor, trying to keep an eye on
thesilentpoet and the door at the same time, and the A/C has been cranked. One cup of tea down, lots more to go.
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Date: 2011-07-30 04:32 pm (UTC)If you do watch it, have the remote on hand so you can fast forward past the monster-of-the-week fight scenes. Watch the first two or so to figure out what the point of them is for that season, and then just fast forward. Compresses the plot /wonderfully/, and you get right to all the good stuff.
The Sailor Moon drinking game, in which one drinks every time Mamoru gets kidnapped by an alien, is also entertaining. And tipsy-making.
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Date: 2011-07-30 04:37 pm (UTC)(Poor Mamoru. He does look dashing in a mask, though. :-))