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Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:00 pm

Okay, finished volume one of Sailor Moon. A nostalgic trip for me, there.

Good improvements on the translation. I just started Sailor V. It's a good prequel. Maybe not quite as polished, but I still am gonna get it all.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:26 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Okay, finished volume one of Sailor Moon. A nostalgic trip for me, there. Good improvements on the translation. I just started Sailor V. It's a good prequel. Maybe not quite as polished, but I still am gonna get it all.

I still need to start reading both my copies. School, work, and scheduling issues have delayed my reading them. :oops:

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:46 pm

Sabrblade, those are the correct priorities. Ami-chan would be proud.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:48 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Sabrblade, those are the correct priorities. Ami-chan would be proud.

I know, it's driving me nuts! 8-}

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:32 pm

Picked up volume one of Sailor Moon last week. It seems to contain the Acts that I had originally missed (I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but a library near where I lived had the original Manga run except for the first volume), along with a bit that I remember reading. It's interesting to read the new stuff, since it looks like these were adapted into episodes of the anime (the first act was, for sure).

Sailor V is arriving this week. Won't be able to buy it till Thursday, though. Gots to get paid first.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:47 pm

Darth Bombshell wrote:Picked up volume one of Sailor Moon last week. It seems to contain the Acts that I had originally missed (I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but a library near where I lived had the original Manga run except for the first volume), along with a bit that I remember reading. It's interesting to read the new stuff, since it looks like these were adapted into episodes of the anime (the first act was, for sure).

Yes. The manga (particularly the Dark Kingdom arc) spawned several episodes (and bits of episodes) of the anime. Though, the anime did not treat the manga story as gospel and went in its own direction in all five parts.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:23 pm

Picked up Volume 2 of both Sailor Moon and Sailor V. For those expecting better quality translations than the first volumes, it's the same quality in both of these. Odd phrasings, honorifics, and all.

Some oddities I noticed while skimming through SV2 were the following: DeBrine is named "deVleene". Este DeBrine is "Spa deVleene". Kaitou Ace is "Phantom Ace". Saijyo Ace is "Ace Saijyo" (though this may or may not be an error). Motoki gets called "Onii-san" in Sailor V but "Big Bro" in Sailor Moon (?). :???:

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:46 pm

Ah, they're out? Cool! I shall pick them up... soon.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:10 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ah, they're out? Cool! I shall pick them up... soon.

Just released today.

Further release dates are a few pages back.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:09 pm

Ah, thanks. Real life for me is... not good at the moment. But I digress, and wow. Ah, Ami-chan. Her debut was the very first episode I ever saw of Sailor Moon!

The dub, but for season one and two it's... almost tolerable for me. Not good, but a bit of nostalgia for me.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:16 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ah, thanks. Real life for me is... not good at the moment. But I digress, and wow. Ah, Ami-chan. Her debut was the very first episode I ever saw of Sailor Moon! The dub, but for season one and two it's... almost tolerable for me. Not good, but a bit of nostalgia for me.

Her debut was the very last episode I saw of the dub on TV. :lol:

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:18 pm

If they're out in stores, that (hopefully) means the comic shops will be getting them soon.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:08 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ah, thanks. Real life for me is... not good at the moment. But I digress, and wow. Ah, Ami-chan. Her debut was the very first episode I ever saw of Sailor Moon! The dub, but for season one and two it's... almost tolerable for me. Not good, but a bit of nostalgia for me.
Her debut was the very last episode I saw of the dub on TV.

Like I said, there's a bit of nostalgia, since Sailor Moon was also the first anime I 'knew' was anime, for lack of a better phrasing.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:28 pm

Yeah, I remember taping the anime when it was on 12 noon on YTV back in the day. I used to get picked on for liking it, since people thought it was a girl's show.

Of course, I didn't know better then.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:12 pm

Yeah, while the dub is nostalgic, my preference for competence outweighs the nostalgia feel I have for it, so I strongly prefer the original Japanese version.

by **dinogeist** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:05 am

When I was around 8 years old,me & my sister use to watch sailor moon. I loved wathing because those sailor scouts were super hott. those transformations scenes were pure awesome. back in the day,no cartoon had sexier females than sailor moon.

I liked the 2 older sailor scouts that came into the series later. I always thought they were a dating couple. the one with the short hair was hott.

I didn't watch for the stories or plots. I never really cared to find out what happened in those lenghty plots/arcs climatic season finale episodes. I was just casual viewer & would catch a episode here & their whenever I felt like it.just to check out the sexy sailor scouts in those outfits & transformations scenes. I was 8 years old at the time,So It wasn't pedophile behavior. the sailor scouts were older than me ar the time anyways.

I haven't watched sailor moon in decades.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:45 am

Tidalwavex wrote:I was 8 years old at the time,So It wasn't pedophile behavior. the sailor scouts were older than me ar the time anyways.

It's rather funny that I was just thinking about this earlier. Not quite with that term though.

Since the new books came out, I have been on a major SM nostalgia trip, but I can't help but be reminded of how much I've aged since then. The first time I met Makoto and Minako, I was thirteen. Now, so many years later, I'm thirty years old and they haven't aged with me, it's rather strange and almost jarring, because I've changed so much but the crushes I had on those fictional characters haven't gone away.

Worse yet, when I'm sixty years old they'll still be teenagers. It's almost heartbreaking to someone who loves his fiction as much as I do.

=(

Song cue!

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:03 pm

Yeah, I know the dub was bad. :lol:

But... I can still watch at least the first two seasons without cringing too much. Until the first season finale. And season three? Yikes! :evil:

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:17 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Yeah, I know the dub was bad. But... I can still watch at least the first two seasons without cringing too much. Until the first season finale. And season three? Yikes!

At least we got them. It's better than nothing, really.

Anyways, checked my LCS. I'll be getting both Sailor V and Sailor Moon next week.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:44 pm

Found something interesting in the Previews online order form.

DEC11 1946 SAILOR MOON SAILOR MARS & SAILOR JUPITER PIN SET (C: 1-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $6.99
DEC11 1947 SAILOR MOON SAILOR MERCURY & SAILOR VENUS PIN SET (C: 1-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $6.99
DEC11 1948 SAILOR MOON SAILOR MOON & TUXEDO KAMEN PIN SET (C: 1-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $6.99
DEC11 1949 SAILOR MOON MOON STICK PVC KEYCHAIN (C: 0-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $4.99
DEC11 1950 SAILOR MOON MOON TRANSFORMATION PEN PVC KEYCHAIN (C: 0-1-2) SRP: $4.99

Anyone know what these are?

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:57 pm

Darth Bombshell wrote:Found something interesting in the Previews online order form.

DEC11 1946 SAILOR MOON SAILOR MARS & SAILOR JUPITER PIN SET (C: 1-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $6.99
DEC11 1947 SAILOR MOON SAILOR MERCURY & SAILOR VENUS PIN SET (C: 1-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $6.99
DEC11 1948 SAILOR MOON SAILOR MOON & TUXEDO KAMEN PIN SET (C: 1-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $6.99
DEC11 1949 SAILOR MOON MOON STICK PVC KEYCHAIN (C: 0-1-2) 02/29/12 SRP: $4.99
DEC11 1950 SAILOR MOON MOON TRANSFORMATION PEN PVC KEYCHAIN (C: 0-1-2) SRP: $4.99

Anyone know what these are?

Most likely some of this product:
http://www.geanimation.com/InfoOnly/characters_list.aspx?CharacterID=236

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:59 am

Sabrblade wrote:Most likely some of this product:
http://www.geanimation.com/InfoOnly/characters_list.aspx?CharacterID=236

If that's true...those are SO going on my order form. :grin:

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:31 pm

I got volume two of both. Is this the final volume for Sailor V? Haven't read them, as of yet. But that Ami-chan cover... =P~

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:55 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I got volume two of both. Is this the final volume for Sailor V?

Yes.

The quality for both is about as sub-par as the first two volume 1 books. It's caused kind of a mini-war between those who wanted these books to strive for professional quality, and those who are blindly praising these books thinking we should all just be grateful to have Sailor Moon back at all (which is basically like saying that we should be grateful that we can spend our money on sub-par product). :roll:

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:19 pm

Sabrblade wrote:The quality for both is about as sub-par as the first two volume 1 books. It's caused kind of a mini-war between those who wanted these books to strive for professional quality, and those who are blindly praising these books thinking we should all just be grateful to have Sailor Moon back at all (which is basically like saying that we should be grateful that we can spend our money on sub-par product).

Considering the originals are long out of print and the possibility of ever seeing them again practically nonexistent until recently...shouldn't we?