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Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon #1)

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One of the most-beloved of all Japanese manga titles, Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon has enthrailed millions of readers worldwide since its debut in book form in early 1992. When Bunny Tsukino adopts a stray cat, she gets more than she bargains for The talking cat, Luna, informs Bunny that she is actually Sailor Moon, a magical princess from the future and protector of the S...more

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Published April 1st 1998 by Tokyopop (first published July 6th 1992)

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Jul 10, 2011 Kira rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, favorites, books-that-changed-my-life, lolwut

This is the one true original manga/anime. For me, at least.

This is what started it all. I remember being six and running downstairs at seven o'clock on a Saturday morning to turn on Fox Kids and watch this with my sister, who must have been something like eight at the time. Now it's however many hundreds of years later, and I remain a fan. A more mature one, I'll admit, and one that understands the later themes a lot better, but still, a fan all the same.

Sailor Moon is one of those animes/manga...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Lauren rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Story: Who does not love/want to be a young girl that one day out of the blue discovers you have magical powers and are going to fight the forces of evil to help the world? I know I certainly did! Serena, a somewhat whiny and dim witted girl is able to transform herself into Sailor Moon and along with the help of her friends is able to fight Queen Beryl and the rest of the goons. She also sparks up a love interest with Darien, a much older and smarter guy who seems miles out of her league! There...more

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Jun 10, 2008 Alyssa Blaine B rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, young-adult, my-personal-library, 2007, 2008

One of Tokyopop first big translation jobs that was defintly geared towards young adults in the language use department but still I neat read for any even remotly interested in reading the story of the ever popular heroine Sailor Moon/ Usagi (Serena to all you daytime dubbed cartoon watchers).

While not one of the best or brightest classic girls shojo mangas out there the ditzy Usagi and her fellow sailor scouts and love interest Tuxedo Mask (aka Darien Shields to American audiences, or Mamour (?...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Neko rated it 5 of 5 stars

My review is for the series as a whole. I gave the series five stars. This is not because it's perfectly executed. It's not. The plot moves very fast and some characters aren't well fleshed out. But to me, the strong aspects outweigh the flaws. This series is about ordinary girls who rise to meet a challenge. It has an emphasis on feelings and relationships, which become a source of strength that can be used to overcome problems - including space aliens trying to take over your planet. I would c...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Ayu Puspita Sari rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, drama, mystery, romance, young-adult

This rating and review are for all completed volumes.

Sailor Moon adalah judul komik pertama yang saya baca dan yang paling bertanggung jawab atas proses fast-forward kedewasaan pemikiran saya. LOL. Ada yang bisa menebak usia saat saya membaca volume 1 Sailor Moon? 5 tahun. Yes, people, freaking. FIVE. years old reading a story for teens. Imagine the trauma! LOL.

Tapi saya dulu ingat sangat menyukai komik ini. Bukan karena ceritanya, tapi karena itu pertama kalinya saya membaca komik dan karena ma...more

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Jul 01, 2012 April rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Magica fans, children who want a good childhood

Shelves: childrens, manga, romance, fantasy, childhood-reads, loved

Sailor Moon without a doubt made most of my childhood sparkle. I remember dressing up as Usagi for Halloween one time and praying Tuxedo Mask would swoop in at the dead of night to sweep me off my feet. I also remember acting out the transformation sequences with all of the merchandise I was able purchase with my measly allowance. Everything was just so colourful and magic; more than anything I wanted to be a Sailor Scout or Sailor Senshi (and that topped wanting to be a mermaid/powerpuff girl w...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Kimmie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-books, manga-series

It is no secret that this title is a genre defining one in it's own right, both inside and outside of Japan. Many will remember waking up in the 90's to watch the Sailor Moon anime show that would air, a moment from childhood for many fans that they still remember. But the manga series is where it all began.

This is one of my favourite manga series, and remains so even today. Takeuchi creates a lovely story that teaches about friendship, loyalty, strength and never giving in. She creates a group...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Ryn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

This is one the most defining mangas in history. In Japan it forever changed the mahou shoujo (magical girl) genre and became enormously popular, and in the West this was one of the first mangas ever professionally translated and distributed. For many who grew up in the 90s (including me) there is a fond nostalgia associated with it. However, I hope to not let that deter an honest review with the recent rereading I've done of the series.

Characters:
Except for Usagi (and, early on the series, Mam...more This is one the most defining mangas in history. In Japan it forever changed the mahou shoujo (magical girl) genre and became enormously popular, and in the West this was one of the first mangas ever professionally translated and distributed. For many who grew up in the 90s (including me) there is a fond nostalgia associated with it. However, I hope to not let that deter an honest review with the recent rereading I've done of the series.

Characters:
Except for Usagi (and, early on the series, Mamoru) the characters don't strongly stick out. While they have some backstory, they can read as one dimensional--Minako is starstruck, Aimee is smart, Rei is temperamental, etc. I never really felt myself caring about their small subarcs. However, I think this is made up for by Usagi's characterization.

Usagi starts out as a very flaky fourteen-year-old, and at heart she stays that way until the very end of the series. She can be immature, lazy, and unmotivated. However, once she becomes Sailor Moon and is forced to take on responsibility, not only does she step up to the plate but does so admirably. She works very hard to protect her friends and family, and while in the manga she's not always strong, she certainly tries to be. I love the dichotomy between her flakiness and the strength of heart she possesses. To me, she's the perfect "normal" heroine. Or as normal as you can be for a mahou shoujo.

Plot:
The first two arcs of the manga, by far, were the best. The first one centers around finding the Princess Serenity and defending her from harm, and then goes on to deal with the issues of reincarnation and having a past life. The second arc deals with Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion's future daughter and her going back to the past to ask Sailor Moon for her help against a future threat that even the Queen couldn't stop. Especially in the second arc, there are a lot of interesting development for side characters and villains that unfortunately is never seen again in the series. The rest of the arcs I personally felt were desperate and contrived plots written solely because the franchise had become so enormously popular.

Art:
This is quintessential shoujo manga style art, and as such is is breathtakingly lovely. It's very fine and light in comparison to some of the other great artists out there (such as Kaori Yuki) but it works very well. The manga drawings themselves are lovely, but by far the most breathtaking pictures are the colored ones from the artbooks.

Overall: I think it's an excellent read if you are interested in shoujo manga. The plot could be better and some of the characters could have been developed more. It's certainly not going to be the most awe-inspiring manga of all time, but it is certainly worth reading if nothing else for its classic status. (less)

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Dec 01, 2011 Πέτρος rated it 4 of 5 stars

ENJOYMENT SECTION: 8/10
Ah, good ol’ pretty sailor warriors! Despite being the series most other mahou shoujo copied thereafter, it remains in the tops because very few managed to have its variety and vividness. Plus, I like it too.

ART SECTION: 7/10 [Bishoujos in Sailor Suits.]

Following the trend, the artwork is extremely shoujo, that means very breezy sketches and loose borders between frames. It looks very amateurish in the first part but along the way it improves considerably and towards the...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Karilyne rated it 3 of 5 stars

OMG. IT'S SAILOR MOON!!!
I've watched this since I was 6 or something!! Always pronouncing this las 'Scellamoon'.... No wonder previous searches for this manga & anime failed. As I rewatched this all I could think of most of the time was strangling Usagi (Bunny?!!!!) Tsukino (Moon.) since they are one of those characters types that I despise. Always so FUCKING NICE. CANT YOU BITCH SLAP FOR ONCE?!! and getting riled up by simple comments. wanting to cry doesn change anything. Apply a little...more

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Sep 11, 2011 Marchel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fiksi, manga, remaja, terjemahan

Note:
Buku yang kupunya adalah cetakan kedua Januari 1995.

Manga ini mengajarkan tentang persahabatan, mempercayai teman, dan berusaha bersama mengatasi masalah yang timbul...

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Usagi Tsukino, gadis biasa yang ceroboh dan cengeng, tahu2 dipilih kucing pitak sebagai pahlawan Sailor.Adaauuww.*dicakar Luna* 'Ini bukan pitak, tahu? Enggak sopan deh!' Sailor Moon, prajurit cantik pembela keadilan.

Musuh pertama adalah musuh yang menyamar sebagai mama sahabatnya, Naru.

Dengan kem...more

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Aug 13, 2011 Nenia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: x-series-bk-1, we-dont-need-no-stinkin-fandubs, reviewed

I remember being in elementary school and watching SAILOR MOON while my mom practically dragged me into the car to take me to school (it came on literally RIGHT as we had to leave. How cruel is that?). I remember being obsessed with the idea of being a magical-girl who could save the world and do it in style, and Darian. Oh, Darian. You put the hair-pulling, booger-flicking guys in my classes to shame.

The manga is actually a lot darker than the TV show. The monsters look very grotesque, there's...more

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Feb 14, 2010 Gemma rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, reviewed

Ah, Sailor Moon.. Just thinking about it has a smile creeping across my face. Nostalgic or what? (:

When I was very much younger, I adored the show - I had the dolls (even Tuxedo Mask, complete with rose), the sceptre (Moon, Prism, Power! Cheesy, I know), and a costume. Yep, I was pretty much obsessed.
So, I find it weird that something like 12 years later I had nearly no recollection of it at all. It was only during a late night phone convo with my BF in which we were discussing fave cartoons tha...more Ah, Sailor Moon.. Just thinking about it has a smile creeping across my face. Nostalgic or what? (:

When I was very much younger, I adored the show - I had the dolls (even Tuxedo Mask, complete with rose), the sceptre (Moon, Prism, Power! Cheesy, I know), and a costume. Yep, I was pretty much obsessed.
So, I find it weird that something like 12 years later I had nearly no recollection of it at all. It was only during a late night phone convo with my BF in which we were discussing fave cartoons that I remembered dear old Sailor Moon. Even then, I could only vaguely remember my toys, the transformation sequence (in all of its OTT glory) & parts of the horrifically butchered American theme tune (I now know all the words to Moonlight Densetsu, the original theme, in pretty much perfect Japanese :L). This led me to begin rewatching it again (in the American dub, in my sad naivety), and I fell in love with it all over again. Which, all you people who have watched the American version, is VERY hard to do... :L

If anyone is thinking of revisiting Sailor Moon, please oh please DO NOT WATCH THE AMERICAN DUB. I'm not an anime geek at all, and some dubs are actually okay, but here the Japanese is just better. Even if you hate subs, believe me, you'll despise 'Serena' even more. Also, the Japanese version doesn't have the cringey 'moral messages' preached to kids at the end, and is far more mature (considering SM was meant for teens, then got dumbed down for toddlers - grr.) And Molly's accent - seriously, if the CIA ever need new torture methods, replaying Molly's horrendous Godfather-Mafia-New Yorker accent has to be high up on the list. And Serena's clutziness goes from just about endearing in the Japanese to bloody annoying in the American. Even 'Darien', or Mamoru, was a little bit of a pansy with the American treatment. So just save yourself the headache and go with the Asians, please - they do it so much better. (:

After rewatching all four series, in English and Japanese (sad, I know), I decided to try the manga. I'm not so big on manga either, but I managed to track this volume down and read it, and was pleasantly surprised. I think the publishers changed halfway through the series, thus 'Usagi' and less cheesy vocab is replaced with 'Bunny' and lots of Americanised cringe-words. This while annoying didn't put me off, and so I kept on reading until I finished them all. And I have to say, I totally loved them. Okay, so it deffo is not the best manga ever made - the storyline's a little cheesy/predictable, as are the characters, etc etc. But the artwork is lovely, and it was great to see characters and stories that I enjoyed in the series get fleshed out more here. Sure, it's childish and a little silly, but it's funny, romantic, and magical, and ultimately very enjoyable.

And yes, I did get weirded out by how much I ended up in love with Tuxedo Mask - it's strange to think a cartoon character is hot, but there you have it :)
I could say a lot of stuff about what's 'wrong' with this series, but I don't want to - I adored it, and I reckon most people who read/watch it will too, whether it's willingly or not. No matter how annoying or immature people say it is, it never fails to make me feel happy - and really, is that not a lovely thing? (less)

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Jun 08, 2012 Nella rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, manga

Usagi var en helt vanlig, fjortonårig, japansk skolflicka (ja, hon kanske är lite ovanligt lat, matglad och skoltrött, men ändå) tills hon en dag på väg till skolan trampade på katten Luna. Det visar sig nämligen att Luna inte är en vanlig svart katt och snart tvingas Usagi förstå att hon inte alls är en helt vanlig, fjortonårig, japansk skolflicka. Hon är Sailor Moon, en beskyddare av kärlek och rättvisa, och hennes uppgift är att hitta de andra besjyddarna och tillsammans med dem skydda och hi...more Usagi var en helt vanlig, fjortonårig, japansk skolflicka (ja, hon kanske är lite ovanligt lat, matglad och skoltrött, men ändå) tills hon en dag på väg till skolan trampade på katten Luna. Det visar sig nämligen att Luna inte är en vanlig svart katt och snart tvingas Usagi förstå att hon inte alls är en helt vanlig, fjortonårig, japansk skolflicka. Hon är Sailor Moon, en beskyddare av kärlek och rättvisa, och hennes uppgift är att hitta de andra besjyddarna och tillsammans med dem skydda och hitta en magisk ädelsten och den mystiska månprinsessan från ondskan.
Men magiskt arv eller inte, Usagi är ingen vidare soldat och hon springer ständigt in i den mystiske, men snygga, Tuxedo Mask. Vem är han, och, viktigast av allt, är han vän eller fiende?

Jo, ja, jag vet hur det låter. Har jag suttit och läst Sailor Moon?! Jo, det har jag faktiskt. Jag älskade anime serien när jag var liten (älskade som i att vara helt besatt) och det var bara något år sedan jag fick veta att serien var baserad på mangan. Helt nyligen stötte jag dessutom på mangan på Goodreads, och då erkände jag för mig själv: jag vill läsa den. Så var det bara.

Nostalgitripp alltså! Trots att det inte var mycket jag kom ihåg från serien då fanns det ändå scener där jag tänkte: just det! Det minns jag! Och det är en ganska gullig manga. Striderna må vara enformigt lika, karaktärerna kanske är stereotypa (den lite omogna, romantiska tjejen, geniet som inte har några vänner, den skitsnygga tjejen, tuffingen som egentligen bara är ensam och ledsen, den mystiska killen som kan vara antingen ond eller god, ja, ni fattar vad jag menar...) och Usagi behöver ständigt räddas, men jag gillade ändå historien.

Och jag kan också erkänna att jag gillade huvudpersonen, Usagi, trots att hon var en gnällspik. Det känns lite som om Takeuchi försöker visa att också de där lite mesiga tjejerna kan lära sig bli hjältinnor. För Usagi är definitivt inte den typiska hjältinnan (hon tycker om att äta och sova och börjar alltid gråta) men lyckas ändå ofta rädda dagen. Men, som Usagi själv uttrycker det, så lyckas hon bara med hjälp av sina magiska vapen och hjälp från sina vänner och Tuxedo Mask. För hon behöver faktiskt själv räddas hela tiden. Detta hade retat mig om det bara var den mystiske killen som räddat henne, men nu räddas hon lika ofta av de andra beskyddarna och då känns det helt okej. Jag hatar böcker där tjejen är en superstark hjältinna men ändå alltid måste räddas av en kille. Här är det ju andra hjältinnor som sköter jobbet, och då känns det inte som om boken försöker skicka ut ett meddelande om att tjejer alltid behöver räddas. (För något år sedan läste jag Tokyo Mew Mew som är väldigt lik Sailor Moon på många sätt, och där fanns det typiska, irriterande temat med supertjej-som-ändå-måste-räddas-av-de-stora-kärleken. Blä!)

Kanske jag borde ta och se om animen snart? Får bara se till att ingen ser när jag tittar...
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Oct 09, 2012 Irena rated it 3 of 5 stars

I watched Sailor Moon right when I returned from Hungary to live in the post-war Bosnia. We didn't have electricity so my father would start up the electricity generator so that sis and I could watch Sailor Moon. I've seen the German, dubbed version and I think they did a great job. Sailor Moon was called Bunny and it sounds OK to me even now, so many years later.
Apart from teaching me right from wrong, it was a really well done anime perfectly suitable for little girls: romance, friendship, fi...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Sorina rated it 3 of 5 stars

The first volume of the Sailor Moon manga introduces you to Bunny, a 14-year old junior high student who actually turns out to be a powerful soldier, or Sailor Scout, whose mission it is to protect the area around her from evil creatures/demons. The first book also introduces you to several other scouts, as well as Tuxedo Mask (her mysterious, masked protector and romantic interest), and sets up the plot for the next several books.

Being a rabid Sailor Moon fan for most of my life, I of course en...more The first volume of the Sailor Moon manga introduces you to Bunny, a 14-year old junior high student who actually turns out to be a powerful soldier, or Sailor Scout, whose mission it is to protect the area around her from evil creatures/demons. The first book also introduces you to several other scouts, as well as Tuxedo Mask (her mysterious, masked protector and romantic interest), and sets up the plot for the next several books.

Being a rabid Sailor Moon fan for most of my life, I of course enjoyed the manga immensely when I was younger. On this more recent reading of it though, a couple things were made clearer to me. The first is that Sailor Moon actually revolves around the romance between Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask. This was something that I felt was secondary when I was younger, because I really just enjoyed Sailor Moon being a badass. However, I really do enjoy the romance between Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, and I find the drawing style oddly complementary to it (it's quite wispy and frilly). The second thing I noticed is that the manga is extremely fast-paced, and there's only a tiny bit of character development in the first book--and you really have to pick up on it. Having known the characters like I did, however, this probably was not a problem for me when I was younger, but if anyone is new to Sailor Moon and starts with the manga, it might be a bit hard to get it to as the characters don't really draw you in (yet!).

That being said, the art is amazing. It's not gritty or realistic or different, it's actually what I believe can be a called a pretty standard style of manga, especially for when it came out in the early 90s. But it is very flowery and girly, and the Scouts always look gorgeous or cute or whatever, and that's something that I appreciate, and something that I actually look for in Sailor Moon.

I also want to commend the book and series in general for taking on some non-normative roles for its characters. Even though a lot of the book is focused Sailor Moon's infatuation with Tuxedo Mask, and he basically saves her life every time she's fighting someone evil, the first book introduces Sailor Moon cross-dressing as a man, and very slightly alludes to some sort of feelings between Zoisite and Nephrite, two of the evil generals (though honestly, that may be me looking into things). Also, in the author's notes in the books, Naoko Takeuchi states that the anime is often from a male perspective.

All in all, it was a good and very quick read, and I would definitely recommend Sailor Moon as a worthy manga to pick up and read.(less)

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Oct 16, 2012 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

When I was in 7th and 8th grade, I saw the cartoon on TV and picked up the manga soon afterwards. It has love, drama, destiny, and magic -perfect for young girls.

As an adult, I can really appreciate that this is a series with strong female characters that provide good role models for girls. These aren't people whose sole ambition is to make the perfect bento for their boyfriend. They are independent and powerful in their own right (Darien/Mamoru holds his own and provides initial guidance, sure,...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Dawn Lindey rated it 1 of 5 stars

This was my first experience with manga and I have to say, I found it difficult. The story is fairly simple, a middle school school finds a talking cat, Luna, that tells her she has been chosen as a "guardian" and has magic powers, turning into Sailor Moon when evil needs to be defeated. Each chapter brings a new ally, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter. I did not find the plot compelling and found myself quickly bored with the book. The style of the book I also found difficult as it...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Grace Greeley rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Grace by: Myself

Shelves: favorite-manga

I lived and breathed Sailor Moon when I was younger. I just recently discovered my entire Sailor Moon manga collection, and I just had to reread them. Even though they re-released them with a newer English translation, these will always be my babies. Some of them went through hell and back, but that is only because I took them with me wherever I went.

There are so many tiny details that I obsess over in each book. For starters, I love how Bunny has glasses when she transforms. When I first saw i...more

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Oct 03, 2008 Dana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-manga

Sailor Moon was the first comic series I ever collected. The comics brought me a lot of joy back then and still do. I feel like I owe any artistic skill to them. I traced until I no longer needed to. I am proud to still be collecting; I own every comic I've listed on this site. Sailor Moon is definitely closest to my heart.

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Jun 26, 2010 YOUmedia added it

Shelves: 2010

Review by taylor93:
Bunny is a lazy 14 year old student who gets a surprise when her new stray cat starts talking and tells her she is actually Sailor moon. She fights crime and must find a special crystal that will protect some princess. Along the way, 3 of her new friends turn into Sailor crime fighters too, with different powers.

really didn’t like the art work in this manga, maybe because it was a little older and it seemed to be busy with too many details. Also I thought Bunny’s relationship...more

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Feb 23, 2012 Michelle Scheunemann rated it 3 of 5 stars

For the first time America was introduced to Sailor Moon, this wasn't too bad. However the horrible thing about this and all the other books that followed in the 2000 editions of this manga were that they chose to use the names as they appeared in the horrible dubbed version of the anime. They tried to rectify this by giving the main character the nickname 'Bunny'. (Which is a translation of her true Japanese name)
The work itself is wonderful. I praise Takeuchi-san, but the translator left somet...more

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Feb 11, 2013 Arwen S rated it 5 of 5 stars

A classic manga, Takeuchi delivers stunning art work and beautiful characters. Bunny(name changes to Usa in later American editions and the original Japanese edition) is a fuzzy brained, boy obsessed, video playing Japanese middleschool student who is thrust into the role of superhero when a fussy cat pops into her life and tells her she is the champion of love and justice, Sailor Moon.

Fight along side Sailor Moon against the many evil monsters from the many enemies of Earth and the Moon Kingdom...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

In the first volume of this magical girl series we all know and love as Sailor Moon, Usagi, Ami, Rei and Makoto awaken to their powers and begin their search for the Princess of the Moon and the Legendary Silver Crystal. In the midst of their ventures, Sailor Moon is falling in love with an older boy named Tuxedo Mask who is also after the Legendary Silver Crystal, but is he an ally or an enemy?

Honestly, I never understood why this series was so very popular. Perhaps because it consists of every...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Maya rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, manga, books-that-changed-my-life

Alright, so I finally decided to sit down and do a review for the first Sailor Moon manga. Why? Because Sailor Moon will always, ALWAYS, hold a special place in my heart.

Plucking it off my shelf, I blew some dust off its well worn cover and settled down with a cup of tea to read it again after work the other night.

It's probably been 6 years since I've touched this manga. I first found this gem on a Goodwill shelf when I was in 3rd grade, and remembering I watched it when I little, I begged my m...more Alright, so I finally decided to sit down and do a review for the first Sailor Moon manga. Why? Because Sailor Moon will always, ALWAYS, hold a special place in my heart.

Plucking it off my shelf, I blew some dust off its well worn cover and settled down with a cup of tea to read it again after work the other night.

It's probably been 6 years since I've touched this manga. I first found this gem on a Goodwill shelf when I was in 3rd grade, and remembering I watched it when I little, I begged my mom to let me take it home. Best decision ever.

Now that I'm in my last year of high school, I am able to look at it from a completely new perspective.

Serena, also known as Bunny, is a bubbly 14 year old school girl who like to preoccupy her time with sleeping and video games. On her usual morning routine of running late to school, she steps on a black cat with bandages on its forehead. Bunny removes the bandaids from this mysterious cat's forehead, revealing a crescent moon, before the feline slinks off.

This same cat later returns to Serena in the night, telling her her best friend is in danger, and reveals her destiny as the champion of Justice, Sailor Moon! The pair then set off to discover her fellow Sailor Scouts and to protect the Princess.

Now looking at this book, and having matured a bit, I found I enjoyed it even more. Serena's antics still had me laughing out loud, and I couldn't help but sympathize with her stubbornness to get up in the morning.

Though now that I am older, I'm able to laugh a little at these girls, who are supposed to be fourteen and have the bodies of matured women. Not to mention their impossibly long legs, and once in a while, Serena's provocative disguises. These are, however, some of the things that made me fall in love with Sailor Moon as a child, and had me oohing and awing over their beauty. I had always hoped to one rise as a Sailor Senshi to protect the world from peril and be whisked away by Tuxedo Mask. For this reason, Sailor Moon will always hold a very special place in my heart that I hope to one day share with my children.

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Mar 26, 2012 Angel Truesdale rated it 4 of 5 stars

Late for school, tripped by a delirious cat, and failing MATH; this is the complicated life of teenager Usagi. The mysterious cat leads her to become a Champion of Justice in a sailor suit, thus `Sailor Moon` is born. She is given the mission to find the `legendary silver crystal` and the moon princess. As the graphic novel progresses, her `Sailor` team grows and her friends Sailor Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter join her in her fight to conquer the `Dark Kingdom`. Not only are these girls fighting e...more

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Sep 20, 2009 Starbubbles rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I got all 11 Sailor Moon books in the mail on the 14th, and when i was finally able get around to reading them, I devowered them. I loved every moment of every single book. It was just as good, if not better than the anime. Though, everytime I saw "In the name of the moon, you're punished," I read it as "On behalf of the moon, I will punish you!" Ah, good ol' Sailor Moon! Plus, the theme song is one of my all time favorite theme songs. Now, if they could coordinate playing the theme song when yo...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Kirsti rated it 5 of 5 stars

Like so many young girls, Sailor Moon was my very first exposure to Manga and Anime, and I loved it! I remember desperately wanting to be a Sailor Scout when I grew up, and my younger sister even dressed up as Sailor Moon for Bookweek on year. I found this manga in one of my favorite bookstores in Dubbo; it has both new and used books. It was the old familiar storylines from the anime I love and remember, but I enjoyed seeing them in still form. I will always love Sailor Moon, and this book is a...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Bonnie rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Would rather recommend the anime; but take a look at the original manga for artwork at the least.

Shelves: graphic-novels

I used to watch the television series when I was younger and continued to do so watching the later arcs, the most memorable being the Heart Snatchers arc and the one that came after. However I haven't seen the arcs between the first arc and the Heart Snatchers but eventually I try to find the time. Sailor Moon is nostalgic to me as to a great deal many others to old and new fans alike. Quite recently a roommate of mine watched the whole series to completion and enjoyed it a great deal.

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Jul 26, 2009 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

People on this site seem to have a real love/hate relationship with Sailor Moon.

Personally, I've always been a fan. I watched the DIC dubbed anime when I was a kid, a few years ago I picked up the English subbed one to experience it in a new manner, and now that I am introducing to my 6 year old daughter, I picked up a few volumes of the manga. For nostalgia purposes. The art is beautiful, the story is as fun as I remembered, and the characters are loveable. It's a great fast read.

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