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Naoko Takeuchi is one of the very few people in the world who seems to share my interest (a certain type of villain defeat very common in the manga) that the original Sailor Moon gave me (ironically through MotW's that were never in the manga). Others being Atsuhiro Tomioka (who wrote a few uncharacteristic episodes of POKEMON) and Akiyoshi Hongo (who wrote the Digimon series strongest with it). And Sailor Moon Crystal, which is based off the manga and has her input, is my favorite anime.
I like Naoko's work ethic in finishing all her works and not dropping them before doing PQ Angels.
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About Naoko Takeuchi. First of all, I want to say a big thank you. I don't know where I'd be or what person I'd end up becoming without Sailor Moon shining a bright light on me. As for compliments, she IS a trailblazer. Point black period. The way she mixed shonen-inspired action with romance and the portrayal of team work, gender and sexuality is absolutely revolutionary and it still holds up for the most part. The lore of Sailor Moon is by far the most complex and rich of any franchise imo. The nuances and the possibilities are endless.
About Crystermos, it managed to revive the franchise. The manga deserved a more accurate anime adaptation. I'm really fond of the music. I feel like it captured the atmosphere and aesthetic of the manga beautifully. Saturn's awakening theme, which also played during Endymion's abduction and in several other instances, is a certified banger. The Inners' transformation theme in Eternal has such a bittersweet essence to it which always moves me. Overall, I love how the composer incorporates synthesizer realness into his otherwise orchestral arrangements. Eternal Eternity ED is just *mwah*
Story-wise, Mamoru's character and involvement are far more nuanced and balanced. Chibiusa's trauma and growth is amazingly written. They're such central points of the story so I'm very happy that I can enjoy them more this time around. I feel like from Season 3 onwards the franchise found its charm and balance between comedy, drama and the fairytale aspect of the manga. I can't wait for the Cosmos movies!
About Crystermos, it managed to revive the franchise. The manga deserved a more accurate anime adaptation. I'm really fond of the music. I feel like it captured the atmosphere and aesthetic of the manga beautifully. Saturn's awakening theme, which also played during Endymion's abduction and in several other instances, is a certified banger. The Inners' transformation theme in Eternal has such a bittersweet essence to it which always moves me. Overall, I love how the composer incorporates synthesizer realness into his otherwise orchestral arrangements. Eternal Eternity ED is just *mwah*
Story-wise, Mamoru's character and involvement are far more nuanced and balanced. Chibiusa's trauma and growth is amazingly written. They're such central points of the story so I'm very happy that I can enjoy them more this time around. I feel like from Season 3 onwards the franchise found its charm and balance between comedy, drama and the fairytale aspect of the manga. I can't wait for the Cosmos movies!
According to my understanding, X was a big story.
CLAMP put X on hiatus because the editors asked Ohkawa to tone down the violence and they were not okay with it (speculation from my part).
Apparently, the women of CLAMP do what they want. Many fans say that CLAMP disowned the BeeTrain/NHK “Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle” anime because NHK and the sponsors wanted a lighter anime and NHK disliked the Tokyo Revelations Arc.
As for Naoko, I think that a manuscript is very important. You are mapping the skeleton of a story and developing your ideas. And Kodansha lost her manuscript.
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Naoko changed the story of the Stars manga differently from what she initially envisioned, I would have preferred if she stuck to what she was planning initially instead of changing the story just because she got affected by the change of the 90s anime Stars plot, I would have respected her more in that scenario.
Although I would have preferred if TOEI and Bandai told and made it clear to Igarashi's team and Naoko that TOEI and Bandai wants to create their own story for Stars for the anime Starlights arc before Sailor Stars aired, we could have had the Sailor Moon La Cygne and we would have avoided the inconsistencies and false foreshadowings of the 90s anime and we would also have the initial ideas of Naoko in the Stars manga fleshed out and with fewer issues in writing because she would have only one plot in mind for the Stars manga.
I came across this video a few days ago, I like Naoko's independence (almost rebellious), the superiors she had make me die laughing, leaving the magazine in the hands of their ideas would have failed shortly thereafter (thank goodness that they had started to open up with proposals from their manga artists' works), and Togashi made me die... What do you think about marriage? Well, watch the video and you'll find out!
^ There should be a manga/anime about their romance & marriage. 
- Naoko is an inspiration....from her I learned about making sure whatever you create, make sure you own complete control when needed.
- Naoko gave me a better hope with Collaboration. That word was my kryptonite but I like how Naoko collabs with these different brands and still makes bank.
- Crystermos, even though the senshi had small screen time and usually became hive minded Moontards...thank you for the attempt on their transformations in S1. The movements were in the right direction. Also, some of the battle scene were nice and you brought back real-time attacks in a nice way.
- Crystermos, only you could make Umino the creepiest character alive in S1. Shadow Umino is still disturbing.
- Naoko gave me a better hope with Collaboration. That word was my kryptonite but I like how Naoko collabs with these different brands and still makes bank.
- Crystermos, even though the senshi had small screen time and usually became hive minded Moontards...thank you for the attempt on their transformations in S1. The movements were in the right direction. Also, some of the battle scene were nice and you brought back real-time attacks in a nice way.
- Crystermos, only you could make Umino the creepiest character alive in S1. Shadow Umino is still disturbing.