Enter Sailor Venus
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scans_dailyTime for Minako to make the scene! I have to warn you guys, Minako is a badass 100% of the time in the manga. I mean, I love her in the anime too (okay, let's make this clear: I love EVERY CHARACTER in ALL continuities. Even Chibiusa), but in the manga she is simply too awesome to handle. This will be abundantly clear in a couple of chapters, but for now, let's be content with her sparkling introduction.
When we last left our epic saga, A MYSTERIOUS ORANGESKIRTED LADY had saved Usagi from being stabbed/sparkled to death by Suprise!Zoicite and totally vaporized him like Sailor Senshi doooo.
Even Queen Beryl is scared shitless by Minako (she actually has a REALLY good reason to be scared, but we'll get to that later) and her GIRLISH GIGGLING.
The Moon Princess's name is Sailor Venus! That makes sense (Okay, so she isn't calling herself Sailor Venus here, but if you read the Sailor V manga, she DID declare herself "Sailor Venus" in public a few times. But maybe no one ever caught that! I'm assuming I'm not spoiling anyone with this SPOILER ALERT SAILOR MOON IS ACTUALLY THE PRINCESS OF THE MOON SHE IS ALSO THE MAIN CHARACTER DID YOU KNOW THAT? stuff)
I always thought it was cool that they learned to fight through video games! Wish they'd made that clearer/kept that in the anime.
So Mina's all "hurry up and remember your past lives and awaken as soldiers!"
They go to the control room and Mina is all "what's the haps, Luna?" and then they all go home. Usagi wakes up early after dreaming this guy named Endymion is running away from her about to DIE. WHAT could this mean?
Usagi tries to tell her Dad she's Sailor Moon, he does not believe! She could have transformed in front of him, but why bother if he's gonna be like that?
Sailor Moon does some struggling through the first arc about which of her many identities is real, which I always found interesting. It's not until the fifth arc we see her share her eventual conclusion about it.
Usagi runs into Mamoru reading as usual, and they make eyes at each other until Luna gets bored and wanders off. She runs into Artemis, who is all "HURRY UP AND REMEMBER" and Luna's like "what, I have to do that too?"
DUNDUNDUN.
I think this page must be where they got Rei and Usagi constantly arguing. I really like the last panel for showing everyone's personalities. Usagi is all "OMG DRAMATIC TEARS", Mako is torn between exasperated and comforting, Rei is like "SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU", Mina finds this all hilarious, and Ami is embarrassed to be around these people.
Makoto immediately senses the electricity in the city getting jacked up.
Anddd wow. Those people are dead.
But maybe they're okay now? Thanks for your unnatural powers, Sailor Moon! You are like the Black Hand, only cuter and saner!
WEIRDEST WINK EVER.
Their first kiss where both parties are concious!
How much do I love this page, let me count the ways? I totally dig Sailor Moon basically saying "Honey, I'll handle this, please get out of the way so you don't get hurt while I'm kicking ass, I worry about you, kay?" The gender role reversal is lovely. And it clearly takes great effort for her to do it, but she needs to do her job. And then the way she just GOES for that kiss. She knows he digs her, she wants to see him off, so why not? And his suprised little face! This is a huge leap for Usagi, she shows a level of confidence she never has before, and it just goes to show how many levels in badass she's taken already.
See, even Mamoru's like "OMG SHE'S SUCH A BADASS NOW." The way he clutches his mouth daintily and blushes cracks me up. OWNED, Mamo-chan!
This is probably why you should have told her who the princess actually is. Kunzite sends a slashy thing flying at Sailor Moon while she's busy getting the others out of the way, and Tuxedo Kamen is like "HEY! I've figured out how I can be useful now! HUMAN SHIELD ACTIVATE!"
Well, that sucks.
WILL TUXEDO MASK SURVIVE? WILL THE DARK KINGDOM TRIUMPH? WILL SAILOR MOON FIGURE OUT WHO THE MOON PRINCESS REALLY IS?
Well, you guys already know the answers, but this is manga, so they will be answered in surprising, different and altogether cool and pretty ways! STAY TUNED.
When we last left our epic saga, A MYSTERIOUS ORANGESKIRTED LADY had saved Usagi from being stabbed/sparkled to death by Suprise!Zoicite and totally vaporized him like Sailor Senshi doooo.
Even Queen Beryl is scared shitless by Minako (she actually has a REALLY good reason to be scared, but we'll get to that later) and her GIRLISH GIGGLING.
The Moon Princess's name is Sailor Venus! That makes sense (Okay, so she isn't calling herself Sailor Venus here, but if you read the Sailor V manga, she DID declare herself "Sailor Venus" in public a few times. But maybe no one ever caught that! I'm assuming I'm not spoiling anyone with this SPOILER ALERT SAILOR MOON IS ACTUALLY THE PRINCESS OF THE MOON SHE IS ALSO THE MAIN CHARACTER DID YOU KNOW THAT? stuff)
I always thought it was cool that they learned to fight through video games! Wish they'd made that clearer/kept that in the anime.
So Mina's all "hurry up and remember your past lives and awaken as soldiers!"
They go to the control room and Mina is all "what's the haps, Luna?" and then they all go home. Usagi wakes up early after dreaming this guy named Endymion is running away from her about to DIE. WHAT could this mean?
Usagi tries to tell her Dad she's Sailor Moon, he does not believe! She could have transformed in front of him, but why bother if he's gonna be like that?
Sailor Moon does some struggling through the first arc about which of her many identities is real, which I always found interesting. It's not until the fifth arc we see her share her eventual conclusion about it.
Usagi runs into Mamoru reading as usual, and they make eyes at each other until Luna gets bored and wanders off. She runs into Artemis, who is all "HURRY UP AND REMEMBER" and Luna's like "what, I have to do that too?"
DUNDUNDUN.
I think this page must be where they got Rei and Usagi constantly arguing. I really like the last panel for showing everyone's personalities. Usagi is all "OMG DRAMATIC TEARS", Mako is torn between exasperated and comforting, Rei is like "SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU", Mina finds this all hilarious, and Ami is embarrassed to be around these people.
Makoto immediately senses the electricity in the city getting jacked up.
Anddd wow. Those people are dead.
But maybe they're okay now? Thanks for your unnatural powers, Sailor Moon! You are like the Black Hand, only cuter and saner!
WEIRDEST WINK EVER.
Their first kiss where both parties are concious!
How much do I love this page, let me count the ways? I totally dig Sailor Moon basically saying "Honey, I'll handle this, please get out of the way so you don't get hurt while I'm kicking ass, I worry about you, kay?" The gender role reversal is lovely. And it clearly takes great effort for her to do it, but she needs to do her job. And then the way she just GOES for that kiss. She knows he digs her, she wants to see him off, so why not? And his suprised little face! This is a huge leap for Usagi, she shows a level of confidence she never has before, and it just goes to show how many levels in badass she's taken already.
See, even Mamoru's like "OMG SHE'S SUCH A BADASS NOW." The way he clutches his mouth daintily and blushes cracks me up. OWNED, Mamo-chan!
This is probably why you should have told her who the princess actually is. Kunzite sends a slashy thing flying at Sailor Moon while she's busy getting the others out of the way, and Tuxedo Kamen is like "HEY! I've figured out how I can be useful now! HUMAN SHIELD ACTIVATE!"
Well, that sucks.
WILL TUXEDO MASK SURVIVE? WILL THE DARK KINGDOM TRIUMPH? WILL SAILOR MOON FIGURE OUT WHO THE MOON PRINCESS REALLY IS?
Well, you guys already know the answers, but this is manga, so they will be answered in surprising, different and altogether cool and pretty ways! STAY TUNED.
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