"Sailor Moon (Vols 1-7)" by Naoko Takeuchi

Thumbs up for Sailor Moon Box Set (Vol. 1-6) (and vol. 7) by Naoko Takeuchi. Manga.

My blasted friend got me hooked on the new anime series, which at the time only had six or seven episodes available, so I was quickly left wanting more. Rather than watching the 1990's anime, which my friend warned me was quite padded, I started reading the manga. And damn, it's fun. If you need to take what you read seriously, then you should stay far away. If you're happy to go along with a moon princess reincarnated as a crybaby schoolgirl who fights evil with her friends who of course all wear very short skirts, it's utterly delightful brain candy. Also, if you manage to not get a crush on Mamo-chan I don't know what to do with you.