As many of you may know, Naoko Takeuchi is married to fellow mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi, most famous for his works Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter.

In recent years, Togashi has been suffering from bad health, and it seems increasingly unlikely that he will be able to finish his recent work (HxH) on his own. While he seems to reject outside help, there have been vague rumors that his wife Naoko might jump in to assist him.

Which gets me to the point: Do you think that's realistic in any way, like, at all? By my information, Naoko hasn't drawn a single page of manga in almost 20 years (artworks don't count). The last thing we've seen from Sailor Moon, to my knowledge, is the Parallel Moon chapter from 2004. Apart from that, there have only been some smaller, barely known attempts at series(?), with the last one ending in 2005, according to Wikipedia.

Do you think we will ever see another piece of manga by Naoko Takeuchi? Is there a known reason why she completely stopped drawing stories?

I am a lot like Usagi/Rei so I feel like I would most likely be friends with them! But to be honest I'd love them all as friends 😅

Hello, I wanted to know where I can buy the authentic DVDs for the live action. I was hoping to find all episodes plus the specials. English subtitles aren't needed, but I would appreciate it if they came with English subtitles. I looked on eBay, but I'm not sure if any of those are bootlegs or not. I was hoping I could get a picture of the DVD covers or if someone could just send me a link. Thank you. :)

Mars Venus Jupiter and good ol’ sailor moon.

Pretty Much The Title

I don’t have an illustration for this one, as visual art is not a talent I possess, but in 1997, I created a starlight that addressed some gripes I always had with the starlights, like the fact that their band doesn’t have a drummer and everyone’s power is an attack, which only makes sense for fighter. Even Healer’s power is an attack! In any case, here is her profile.

Sailor Star Defender Civilian name: Kou Uchu (light from outer space) Position in the band as a civilian: Drummer Height: 5’11” Hair and eye color: brown (in essence, she was similar to me in appearance when I was younger, except female when she transformed) Transformation phrase: “Defender star power, make-up!” Introduction phrase: “Shining in the black void of space, Sailor Star Defender. Stage on!” Senshi power: Star Protective Barrier Description: Sailor Star Defender holds two stars in her hands, which she tosses upward at the conclusion of calling out her attack name. The stars then spawn more stars, which spread out and form a dome shaped barrier over the Starlights. When an enemy attacks the barrier, it emits a shockwave, which punishes the attacker.

Sorry I don’t have a picture to go with the character, but that’s one I would love to use in the pen and paper RPG if I ever had anyone to start a campaign with. What do you think?

I recently came across the NHK poll from a couple years ago for the first time, and it was really fun to see the results among the fans, especially when it came to character and episode popularity (SO interesting to see Sailor Uranus at #1, but also the top 10 rankings!).

I was especially fascinated by the episode rankings on fans' top episodes of the entire series (including the movies). For the purposes of discussion, excluding Crystal completely, what was your favorite episode form the original 90s series?

I personally love Episode 106 from Sailor Moon S, which is the story of how Michiru and Haruka met. Takeuchi Naoko doesn't give a proper backstory in the manga of how these two came to meet, and there's just so many interesting layers here (Elza Gray introducing the two, Michiru being the MOST expressive in the entire show ever in these flashbacks, how the two apparently did NOT hit it off when they first met, etc.!). I also don't ever remember a Sailor Moon episode being told in this format, with it featuring Haruka doing most of the VO narration for the entire episode. (And who can forget the memorable scene with them driving off into the sunset in the car?!)

A close runner up is Episode 110 also from S, which is the death of Uranus and Neptune (can you tell who my favorites are?). Iconic direction from the music to the hand scene (!). I watched this when it first aired on TV in Japan as a kid, and it was pretty... traumatizing (and still is, 30 years later). Such a turning point in the tone of the show. But also balanced out by some very funny Eudial shenanigans, who I think is one of the strongest developed villains in the show.

And of course, can't forget the Stars episode where EVERYONE ends up at Usagi's house (Haruka vs. Seiya!).

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I love her design

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serenity and fighter ヾ(≧▽≦*)o this drawing is part of a super short pv i'm making ~(￣▽￣)~* i've always wondered if sailor star fighter and princess serenity had met in their past incarnations?~ φ(゜▽゜*)♪

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art by me!