Reading Sailor Moon's Mangas for the first time

[YuYu Yuichiro]

I may turn this into reading Sailor Moon's manga for the first time, but I haven't decided If I want to do that or just have a standalone thread for Sailor V. I have no Idea how much I'll do in a day, but I also needed to rewatch Crysternal while I'm at it and will probably make comparisons between it and the manga. The thing is Cosmos is around the corner, so I don't have much time . I probably should've done this earlier, but I really wanted to finish Cardcaptor Sakura first.

Chapter 1

• When I see Sonic Boom, I think about that cartoon network show.
• I think Higashi has autism. He’s constantly touching his hair and face
• I kept getting confused when this girl named Hanada suddenly appeared. She looks JUST like Minako. At first when I realized they were different I thought. Hanada just had her bow slightly to the side of her hair but it looks like it's only sometimes. Kinda confusing.
• When Minako transformed, why did she say “I’m getting so wet!”? What's the feeling of transforming like?
• This has nothing to do with what’s happening but whenever I see crescent beam I think of the words Crescendo beam [probably from the Japanese pronunciation of crescent and imagine a bunch of music notes that slowly get bigger

Chapter 2:

• Artemis: "And this is my master Minako. She’s actually the Avatar: Master of All 4 eleme"
• Minako straight up called Artemis a f*ggot.
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• She has a point though.
• Taku: "Minako I presume? I’m Ootaku Takuriu." - Very creative Naoko.

Chapter 3:

• I keep imagining Amano with Melvin’s voice [Dic dub Umino] Just constantly yelling every word.
• I like this design for Artemis
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  I keep imagining this as Minako catching a child m***ster

 

[SailorStarsFan]

I may turn this into reading Sailor Moon's manga for the first time, but I haven't decided If I want to do that or just have a standalone thread for Sailor V. I have no Idea how much I'll do in a day, but I also needed to rewatch Crysternal while I'm at it and will probably make comparisons between it and the manga. The thing is Cosmos is around the corner, so I don't have much time . I probably should've done this earlier, but I really wanted to finish Cardcaptor Sakura first.

Chapter 1

• When I see Sonic Boom, I think about that cartoon network show.
• I think Higashi has autism. He’s constantly touching his hair and face
• I kept getting confused when this girl named Hanada suddenly appeared. She looks JUST like Minako. At first when I realized they were different I thought. Hanada just had her bow slightly to the side of her hair but it looks like it's only sometimes. Kinda confusing.
• When Minako transformed, why did she say “I’m getting so wet!”? What's the feeling of transforming like?
• This has nothing to do with what’s happening but whenever I see crescent beam I think of the words Crescendo beam [probably from the Japanese pronunciation of crescent and imagine a bunch of music notes that slowly get bigger

Chapter 2:

• Artemis: "And this is my master Minako. She’s actually the Avatar: Master of All 4 eleme"
• Minako straight up called Artemis a f*ggot.
• 
• She has a point though.
• Taku: "Minako I presume? I’m Ootaku Takuriu." - Very creative Naoko.

Chapter 3:

• I keep imagining Amano with Melvin’s voice [Dic dub Umino] Just constantly yelling every word.
• I like this design for Artemis
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• 
  
  
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  I keep imagining this as Minako catching a child m***ster

Why'd Minako call Artemis a f*ggot?

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Chapter 4:

• So Mina’s compact is kinda like Neptune's Mirror. It reflects someone's true self like how Neptunes mirror can show the truth in deception.
• Why’s Artemis constantly patting his tail.
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  - that neck.
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  Did the crack sound come from the dude's face or Sailor V's body bending like that

Chapter 5:

• Mina: “This is my [weird] talking tomcat Artemis.”

Chapter 6:

• Did Naoko actually draw all of this, including the computer graphics?
• Amano’s rich
• I do see some errors like words overlapping or slight misspellings but its not like I paid for this so whatever
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• I wonder who these b**ches are?
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  - the one on the right should have her own manga

Chapter 7:

• 
  [sorry if its blurry but the 5th prize is beer. So, kids can just get beer thought the lottery
• Aloha Mask
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Chapter 8:

• 
  I didn’t know jeez could be spelled like that.
• I wonder who this “Kunzite" guy is
• Hold on a sec ....... Saitou-Kun ............ Kunsaitou............. "Kun-sait....ou".......... WAIT A SEC!!!!! DO YOU THINK..... COULD HE BE....
  
  
  [He isn't]

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Why'd Minako call Artemis a f*ggot?

I think she said because Artemis is female in mythology. Artemis as in Goddess of the hunt

Random thing I should mention

This is using Miss Dream's scanlations.

 

[PreguntasDesconocidas]

Your posts make me remember how many cool and fun gadgets Sailor V had that were never brought up again. T'is a shame.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Minako has a really fun personality. And this seems like a nice read so far. I'm also hearing about someone named Wakagi and he seems to hate Sailor V because she makes his forces look incompetent [He's threatened to be fired for said reason]. The lady he works for seems to be rather fond of V.

There's also this guy named Danburite. I wonder when we'll meet him. All I've seen of him is this picture

 

[sailor Yaoi 81]

• I do see some errors like words overlapping or slight misspellings but its not like I paid for this so whatever

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In the mangabuddy version there isnt and misspellings , but since you prefered the miss dreams scan.

just kidding , dont take me so much serious.

Minako straight up called Artemis a f*ggot.

We need a thread called “Is minako homophic too? ” since there is already an usagi , then why not a mina one too? lol

in one version i read , she called artemis , transgender cat , but i will suppose that the miss dream scan is a more loyal version of the original , i didnt expected that in the original version she would have had used that word , transgender cat doesnt seemed so much as an insult for me.

 

[SailorStarsFan]

In the mangabuddy version there isnt and misspellings , but since you prefered the miss dreams scan.

just kidding , dont take me so much serious.


We need a thread called “Is minako homophic too? ” since there is already an usagi , then why not a mina one too? lol

in one version i read , she called artemis , transgender cat , but i will suppose that the miss dream scan is a more loyal version of the original , i didnt expected that in the original version she would have had used that word , transgender cat doesnt seemed so much as an insult for me.

your profile keeps catching me off guard.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

In the mangabuddy version there isnt and misspellings , but since you prefered the miss dreams scan.

just kidding , dont take me so much serious.

Ngl, that one seems like its formatted much better. The text is centered while actually taking up a reasonable amount of space in the word boxes,

 

[Memento]

The MissDream scanlation is not very good quality. I have the utmost appreciation for all their incredible work archiving so much Sailor Moon media, but their scanlations are full of typos and translation errors. For instance, Minako calls Artemis an "okama," a term referring to gay men who cross-dress. While it's certainly not a nice word to say, it's not akin to the f-slur (and if we put our thinking caps on for two seconds, it should be obvious that such a word would not be allowed in a magazine targeted at the 9 and under crowd). The Kodansha translation (at least the one I have) has Minako call him "a cross-dressing cat," which, while maybe a little too neutral, is still a more accurate choice. The "I'm getting wet!" line is also a massive mistranslation which I believe MissDream have themselves acknowledged. The Kodansha translation of that line is "I'm struck with the urge to act!"

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

The MissDream scanlation is not very good quality. I have the utmost appreciation for all their incredible work archiving so much Sailor Moon media, but their scanlations are full of typos and translation errors. For instance, Minako calls Artemis an "okama," a term referring to gay men who cross-dress. While it's certainly not a nice word to say, it's not akin to the f-slur (and if we put our thinking caps on for two seconds, it should be obvious that such a word would not be allowed in a magazine targeted at the 9 and under crowd). The Kodansha translation (at least the one I have) has Minako call him "a cross-dressing cat," which, while maybe a little too neutral, is still a more accurate choice. The "I'm getting wet!" line is also a massive mistranslation which I believe MissDream have themselves acknowledged. The Kodansha translation of that line is "I'm struck with the urge to act!"

So that means the transgender cat line @sailor Yaoi 81 mentioned makes more sense in comparison to the one I'm reading. Maybe "transvestite" would have been the better word. I noticed its frequently used in the translations for the Sera Myus I've seen [usually used for the Amazon trio]. I just don't know how harsh of a word it is. Also, yeah it does make more sense that a slur like that wouldn't be used considering this manga's demographic.

Wait so "I'm getting wet" was supposed to be interpreted as Minako actually getting turned on in this translation?! I just meant that as a joke! Jesus Christ Minako!

Goddess of love indeed.

 

[Memento]

I think "sissy" or "pansy" would probably be the closest approximation to "okama" in English. "Queen" could also work (and in this specific instance double as a bit of wordplay since "queen" can also refer to a female cat). And yes, MissDream for some reason thought that line was supposed to be a bit of ecchi humor, but it's definitely not!

 

[sailor Yaoi 81]

your profile keeps catching me off guard.

Is sexy and you know it .

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Chapter 9:

• SO Mina’s choices for Valentines day
• Higashi but she kinda sorta killed him
• Taku but he was kinda f**king insane
• Saitou but he was kinda violent
• Amano doesn’t even have a shot
• …….. Motoki, I guess
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  Who made the tea? If the pen made it, I'm questioning reality and if Artemis I'm questioning his sanity [working with Minako probably does that to you.]
  
• Poor Wakagi
• I like how the Monster acknowledged Minako’s stylishness
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• Some new Tuxedo Mask looking guy without a cape makes the scene
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Chapter 10:

• We’re seeing more about someone named Kaitou Ace and Sailor V’s fame is fading. Also, the police lady knows her identity.
• So the dark agency has to worry about finances and stuff

Chapter 11:

• Cat monster that looks kinda familiar
• It looked like there were several cats, why did Mina need to transform to get one during a race?
• Jubann just has a serious stray cat problem
• So, Venus can expel gas from her planet's atmosphere [sulfur which smells like farts or rotten eggs]

Chapter 12:

• Dear god, there’s a whole cat world
• Artemis got flustered by a dog
• So Minako actually considers Artemis her brother-in-law [at least in this translation]
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  Are you trying to tell us something Naoko?
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  I-
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  "D*MN!"

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Chapter 13:

• So, nobody really minds Artemis talking/breaking the 4th wall
• So Minako donating blood and getting a drink afterwards came from here [Actually I have no idea when these stories were published while the 90s anime was airing. I hear it happened throughout so it could be the stories being inspired by the 90s anime. Don’t take my word for it though This also applies to the getting skinny plot from a few chapters ago]
• Artemis’s daydream almost made me think he’d rather Ami be his owner but as I think about it Ami probably would spend much more time with her thirst for knowledge.
• Alright so Minako’s dealing with a family tree, nvm about the cat world
• Minako: I’d give you even more than my blood *Readily strips for supposed physical exam*
• Why did they specify that “Minako is back to full HP Even though its tomato juice and not beer”

Chapter 14:

• It's nice that Artemis was completely on Minako’s side this time

Chapter 15:

• So, the Lady has been calling her every week ever since she found out Minako’s identity
• Minako did her 90s anime pose for the competition when she won the award. Is that what her pose meant this entire time?
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• I always thought Minako's theme in the 90s anime sounded like a beauty pageant theme or a 70s beauty product commercial
• Off topic but hearing that theme reminds me of this commercial
• Smart of the villains to do something outside of [solely] Japan for one.

Chapter 16:

- Wow, such romantic dialogue.
So, what happened after the building collapsed? Minako dreamt that last part about her destiny, right [when she got hit on the head] from debris]? Did Kaitou Ace die? Are there people looking for him? Did I skip something?
Minako's fate as a sailor soldier sounds pretty sad.
So Danburite was actually pretty different from that OVA picture.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Now that that's finished, should I just continue reading the Sailor Moon manga and the short stories in this thread? "Renaming it "Reading Sailor Moon's Mangas for the first time".

 

[sailor Yaoi 81]

are you gonna read the manga until the stars arc ?

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

are you gonna read the manga until the stars arc ?

I guess so. Here's a few other pictures.

 

[Lady Pen]

The manga doesn't have this:

It isn't funny enough.

 

[PreguntasDesconocidas]

You should read the manga! I'd recommend making your reviews their own post as it's pretty long.