September Moon - 'Volume 1' (Chix Comix/MixxZine/Tokyopop Edition)

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It's the turn of the earliest English/American/western translation of the manga from the year 2000, simply titled 'Sailor Moon, Vol. 1', by Chix Comix/MixxZine/Tokyopop.

So much cringe and cheese, I love it! It has an old school '90s charm.

Nostalgia is a powerful influence. Perhaps more powerful than the Silver Sailor Crystal.

Find out more on my rereview(s), linked here.

September Moon - 'Eternal Edition Volume 1'

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What a stunning, enchanting, passionately created edition.

We have come to the reread of 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Eternal Edition, Vol. 1', with the newest English translation from 2018. Collecting the first seven Acts/chapters of the classic manga, it is, literally, bigger, and longer, and just as gorgeous as it has ever been. I can confidently say this retranslation is better than the 'Renewal Editions' that preceded it, and is put together by passionate 'Sailor Moon' fans.

Is there anything new I could add to it?

Well...

September Moon - 'Short Stories Volume 2'

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It's my final rereview of the 'Sailor Moon' manga series and stories proper, before I move on to the alternate first volume editions/translations and 'Codename Sailor V' volumes.

I'll get started on my renewed thoughts on 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories, Vol. 2' right away!

Rereview link.

What a treasure this manga is. What heart it has.

September Moon - 'Short Stories Volume 1'

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It's short story time!

(With a shorter rereview.)

And what silly, amusing, rambunctious and endearing comedy stories are contained in 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Short Stories Vol. 1', and in them are early '90s examples of self-aware and meta humour.

September Moon - 'Volume 12'

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"The incredible amount of power that the hands, bodies, and words of one's comrades and loved ones possess! That I've been able to get this far, keep on living, and continue fighting as a Sailor Guardian, is all thanks to my comrades and loved ones! That's what a Sailor Guardian is!"

I'll try to keep it brief this time, in spite of 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 12' being the final volume of 'Sailor Moon', and therefore it should be blown up and celebrated like a fireworks display. But sometimes less is more, and simpler is better.

Rereview link.

September Moon - 'Volume 11'

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The cover of 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 11' features Sailor Chibi-Chibi Moon, the most innocent of all the Sailor Guardians. It could not be more misleading.

The final arc, starting from Act 50, does not mess around. Usagi/Sailor Moon ends up losing, well, everyone. She is in the deepest depths of despair, and barely processing and recovering from all the trauma she has suddenly suffered.

But by the end, with Sailor Guardians she hardly knows from outside the solar system, from the far reaches of the Milky Way, she is determined to find and fight Sailor Galaxia, the evil Guardian of destruction responsible for so much loss and calamity in the galaxy.

And maybe, just maybe, she can save her loved ones, who were taken from her by Galaxia.

The battle to save the galaxy - the universe - is on, at the center of the Milky Way itself.

It's Sailor Guardians vs Sailor Guardians.

In the name of the Moon, and the Milky Way, let's bravely move forward and onward, everyone. My friends.

Rereview link.

September Moon - 'Volume 10'

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Is the whole Dead Moon Circus arc a metaphor for growing up and adulthood? I think it is. One of the reasons this fits so well is it's the penultimate arc of 'Sailor Moon'. Amid all the silliness and sweetness, there is a pervasive sort of sadness and bittersweetness to it, as well; lingering, about to pounce.

I also keep forgetting to mention just how funny this arc is. The series blends comedy, drama, action and worlds-and-beyond-saving high stakes so seamlessly and spectacularly.

Anyway, onto 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 10'. Yay, I'm on the double-digits now, and coming up to the final 'Sailor Moon' arc - the finale, the finis - of the canon series. I enjoyed volume 10 immensely on a reread.

Here's my rereview, linked.