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Jul. 30th, 2011 09:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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.
*
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.