Sailor Moon SuperS, Vol. 2

美少女戦士セーラームーン [Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon] #13

by Naoko Takeuchi

Bunny and all the Scouts are back in these new adventures of Sailor Moon. The greatest show on Earth takes a horrifying twist when the Dead Moon Circus arrives. Faced with malicious magicians and aggravated acrobats, the Scouts face the challenge of a lifetime. Once that crisis is averted, Sailor Moon and her favorite masked man are trapped on the wasteland planet, Elysion. Unfortunately, the Sailor Scouts are asleep in the nightmarish netherworld of the Black Moon. Once the Sailor Scouts have escaped from the Dead Moon's nightmare, they awaken to a devastating discovery: Sailor Moon is cursed Will Nephrenia's prophecy come true? Find out in these SuperS sagas.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Young Adult

172 pages, Paperback

First published December 6, 1995

About the author

Naoko Takeuchi (武内直子) born March 15, 1967, a manga artist (mangaka), lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works have a wide following among anime/manga fans. She has become a well-known mangaka worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become one of the most recognized manga/anime figures to date.

Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of the YuYu Hakusho series and Hunter × Hunter series.

Please note that anime related books are listed under Kōdansha.

Reviews

[Ana O. ⭐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Dear Endymion! °.°

[Javier Lucero · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Sailor Moon: SuperS #2" es el décimo tercer volumen, que recompila los capítulos del 37 al 38 del manga.

Mientras el Dead Moon Circus acaparan la atención de todos los habitantes de la Tierra, sus líderes, el Cuarteto Amazonas, siguen intentando corromper a las Sailor Guardians con lo más preciado que tienen: sus sueños.

Por otro lado, la salud de Mamoru empeora minuto a minuto y su relación con Usagi pendé de un hilo debido a que él quiere protegerla. Además se revela que el misterioso lugar llamado Elysion, se encuentra ubicado en el centro de la Tierra y que Helios es el guardián del Rey Endymion y por lo tanto, de la Tierra. Ambos están conectados y el Dead Moon Circus los está aniquilando a ambos, tanto de manera interna como externa.

Ahora las Sailor Guardians deben prepararse para una batalla importante: proteger el Legendario Cristal de Plata y conseguir el poderoso Cristal Dorado para mantener a Mamoru, Helios, la Tierra y Elysion a salvo.

[Wiktoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Słodkie historie poboczne, ale główna fabuła - 🌟 AMAZING 🌟

[Rebecca Gatzlaff · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8
The continuation of the series is 5 stars
Short stories:
Lita's Melancholy 4 Stars
Amy's First Love 3.5 Stars
Raye and Mina's Girl School Battle 3 Stars
I really liked that Darian is hurt and in this volume we learn that Helios is connected with Darian. I loved the determination of the girls to get rid of the Dark Circus. This is my favorite arc.

[Canette Arille · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! If I could be one of these 4 - I would like to be Sailor Jupiter. I like her green hair and power. Green is my fav color. The story is super cool, and I recommend the book to all Sailor Moon fans :)

[Bibliothecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for complete series



Sailor Moon is a fundamental series of manga. Most manga fans and readers will have read it or at the very least be familiar with the character and plot. I was one of those who did not grow up with Sailor Moon; I never really saw the anime episodes and by the time I started to read the manga the Sailor Moon series was long out of print. Nonetheless, I had an idea of what the series was about, the characters and of course the fact that it was famous and very popular. By now I have watched the first season and have read the series. Prior to reading it my expectations of this series were not too high – sure, there must be something about it that so many people would love it. But I also thought that a lot of its high praise must come from that air of nostalgia that Sailor Moon will always have. Despite my doubts, after having read it I feel that this manga truly deserves all the praise it receives!

There are a few things that I did not like – but that holds true for most things. For one thing, Sailor Moon does, in no way, look or act like a 14-year old. I would have been much happier if she were just a few years older. Mamoru is a nice character but the poor guy is pretty much the only representative of males. All other male characters that appear are only around for a couple of chapters, villains, minor characters or women disguised as men. And then, although it is typical for magical girl manga, the name of their attacks. I do not mind them having hearts and whatnot all over their costumes – but all the spells with sugar heart rains and the like were too much for me.

However!

Sailor Moon was so much more than what I expected of a magical girl series. Magical girl types of series often leave me with a lot of disbelief and hardly ever do more than just provide a bit of entertainment. I always thought of Sailor Moon to be just like that but the author delivered such beautiful and logical explanations to all the events happening. I loved the whole concept of the story and it let the characters be true guardians of the earth rather than teenagers in sparkly costumes. I am no big fan of science fiction but I loved how the author played with time and space. Because she managed to make Sailor Moon's role so much more believable for me, it was so much easier to route for her and feel with her through all the hardships.

I loved the power of friendship in this work and the romance between Sailor Moon and Mamoru was beautiful. I watched the first season of the anime before reading the manga: the relationship between Sailor Moon and Mamoru was ridiculous but the manga version just made my heart feel warm. The beautiful artwork of the author helped, of course. But all scenes between Sailor Moon and Mamoru were so gentle and warm. I loved how their memories of their past lives slowly returned to them.

The other thing is the art. The artwork is one of the most important things for me when reading a manga and Sailor Moons is just so astonishingly beautiful. Sailor Moon as a character was also very nice – she grows so much throughout the series and she is nowhere as annoying as she was in the anime adaption. It is also nice how the author goes into the other characters dreams and wishes and does not only focus on Sailor Moon – another thing that many magical girl manga do.

The series delivers many lovely and also comical scenes which is good because it also has many (to me unexpected) dark scenes. I probably enjoyed the middle arcs the most. However, I was very interested in the final arc about Sailor Galaxia and was rather disappointed that it fell so short. I think there could have been a lot more about that arc and I would have liked to have learned more about Sailor Galaxia’s motives and origins as well as the purpose and system of the Cauldron and how it creates the stars and planets.

All in all: nothing but the highest praise for Sailor Moon! I liked this series so much more than what I always what I always thought I would and I think it is never too late to become a fan!

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This manga was fairly disappointing. Only half of this volume is part of the actual storyline, the other half being two short chapters of sidestories. While this volume focused mostly on Lita and Mina and their dreams, a big chunk was also about Bunny and Darrien and Rini and Helios. <3 We get a nice backstory on Elysion and who Helios is and how he fits into the greater scheme of things...plus Rini's first kiss!!! And Helios also explains what's happening to Darien's heart. Lita's chapter was full of her dreams to own a bakery and be a wife...also her desire to grow stronger to protect her friends. Mina is upset because she's suppose to be the leader but feels like a failure plus she wants to be a star and worries her time as a Scout puts that dream in jeopardy. Her story ends on a to be continued however. I love all the Scout's new moves! And I do like Naoko Takeuchi finally taking the time to give them some spotlight. It just doesn't seem like enough though this late in the series to learn such insightful things. The Dead Moon Circus and the Amzoness Quartet could have been featured more, as this is only a 4-volume series. Perhaps the next 2 volumes will give them some more screen time.

[Natalie]

To be honest, I didn’t think I was going to like this manga. In fact, I was expecting to loathe it. To my surprise, I didn’t.

To be clear, I didn’t love this manga. I don’t know what it is about this series but it’s a manga that I would love to bash but at the same time there’s this charm and likability to it that I just can’t bring myself to hate it.

Sailor Moon is the shojo manga that basically started the magic girl story in manga. It’s very predictable and cheesy. But that's part of its' charm. Since it is also a romance, it tends to have those romantic clichés such as the main couple being total opposites and not getting along.

While the main character is a bit whiny and a crybaby at times, I didn't find her so unbearable that I couldn't stand her at all. Her slightly annoying personality is a lot better than having no personality at all.

Regardless, no matter how many flaws this manga has, I have to admit that there is this charm to it that just makes it kind of likable. Some of the characters are likable and the plot did move surprisingly fast. Much like my review of Dragon Ball Z I don't love the franchise but I do admire and respect it for what it has done for the Shojo manga and magic girl genre.

[Gab Andrade · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 estrellas.

Un manga de transición en donde se ve que es para llenar o completar algunas cosas respecto a los personajes.

La idea de como se desarrolla la personalidad de cada sailor por separado podría parecer repetitiva, pero al menos el final del tomo no terminó siendo muy cliché como en los otros, o puede que si y no me haya dado cuenta.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

histoire au top, on.poursuit l'intrigue et c'est génial. seul bémol de ce tome... la moitié est consacrée à des histoires parallèles autour des études des filles. c'est dommage car ça prend beaucoup de place

[✨Sky✨ ♏ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast paced and cute

[Beata · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5*

[Carlos Feraud]

Heliosss ruleaaaaa!!!

[Holly Letson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another volume that centers around Rini (like Sailor Moon, Vol. 6), this one is about her in her normal form, and as Super Sailor Chibi-Moon, but is far too late in the *Sailor Moon* series for any Black Lady appearances.
Also, quite a bit of this volume is made up of wonderful short stories.
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Chibi-Usa is quite enamored with Helios, and keeps having dreams about him. She knows that means something, but isn't sure what, yet.
The Dead Moon circus has come to town, and is taking over. Everything you see seems to have something to do with DMC nowadays, and the Inner Senshi just want it to end.
Mamoru is sick, and is refusing to let Bunny visit him. But, Helios is the key to the explanation, and lets Bunny and Rini know why.
Mina is entering a talent contest that is all one big DMC scam. Good thing she knows before entering, right? Think again! She wins, and they want to make her a part of the group. But, the Inner Scouts come to save her.
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On to the short stories.....
In the first one, *Lita's Melancholy*, Amy keeps pushing the Inner Scouts to study. And, they do. But, Lita keeps spending all her nights on making food, instead of doing more studying, so her grades don't improve much.
I noticed an error on this story. She's introduced as an 8th grader, and later, she is called a 9th grader by a boy in the story.
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The second short story is *Amy's First Love*--better known as *Ami-Chan no Hatsukoi*--which inspired the BSSM SuperS mini-movie of the same name, in which Amy is afraid of love letters and of losing in exam scores to Mercurious who keeps getting perfect scores, just as she is.
With Melvin's help, the Inner Scouts get to actually meet Mercurious, who turns out to be a normal geek-boy. When Amy overhears Bunny saying they met him, she asks what he's like, and Lita convinces Amy that he's just like a famous singer.
After that, he again scores perfectly, and Amy feels like it will never end.
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In the final short story, Mina just wants to go to an all-girl school with Raye. One day, she gets that wish fulfilled, but nothing goes as planned. Mina keeps messing up, and Raye keeps having to apologize to the "sisters" for her mistakes.
Mina ends up freezing a spirit from a well, and the spirit becomes a part of Raye. Raye starts flirting with every girl in sight, but Mina sees it, and knows it is not Raye, so she defeats her. Then, every girl in the school loves Mina, but Mina tells Raye she no longer wants any part of an all-girls school ever again.

[Grey Liliy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My journey through reading my old SM books continues!

Volume 2 continues the main story (and leaves off on a cliff-hanger in the middle of Venus' focus story), but half of the volume is dedicated to fun & light one-shots. They're light and cute, and make me smile. It's nice reading the compact little tales, that have good pacing and lovely artwork.

My favorite of which, would have to be "Ami's First Love" - which frankly, is one of my favorite stories in Sailor Moon, period. It's no wonder it was adapted into an anime! There's something great about Ami getting pumped over her "rival" and everyone else noticing. The final "battle" she had is also a riot, and the whole story is just fun. This volume was well worth reading for that story line alone. ;D

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all-time favorite series. The gateway series to getting me into anime and manga! The artwork impressed me so much, and the story was fun. It is still one of my favorites both because it's well-done, and for nostagia reasons.

This is the version that came out during the middle age of manga: before they stopped flipping the artwork, but right as TokyoPop was starting to emerge, and the volumes got cheaper. Unfortunately you could see it in the quality, as there were a lot of typos and sometimes the edges of pages would get cut off.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed vol. 1's spotlights on Mercury and Mars, but the Jupiter spotlight is by the numbers boring. Venus's spotlight is solid and has a great cliffhanger (even if you pretty know how it ends from the previous three spotlights!), but then this book publishes three short stories unrelated to the ongoing saga - the "Exam Battle Chapters." They're whimsical and funny, but why did Tokyopop insert them mid-storyline like this?

[Tori]

Sailor Moon Supers, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi (1999)

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sailor Moon Supers, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi (1999)

[Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Juanita Tejeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far one of my favorite series from my childhood. I recommend it to anyone and everyone. Sadly now it is really hard to find but if you manage to track down the volumes more power to you.
^_^,

[Vanlilith]

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[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous manga. I love sailor moon

[Marchel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Di Indonesia terbit dengan judul Sailor Moon vol. 13, terbitan Elex Media Komputindo.

[Daniela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Por ahora fue uno de lo más flojitos, pero mejoró con los problemas de Mina para trnsformarse en Sailor Venus.

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

favorite manga of all time!

[Marco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este "Arc" es de los mas preciosos! El manejo de los Sueños y Pesadillas...

[Lunari Lizardi · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Los sueños de Jupiter y Venus! Las historias cortas son muy bellas (sobre todo la del primer amor de Ami):3

[Greisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!!!!