Reviews

Sailor Moon Box Set 2 by Naoko Takeuchi

zquill's review

4.0

Might I suggest Shoujo Giraffe Syndrome as a counterpart to Yaoi Hands, in which the necks and limbs of the shoujos in question are disproportionately long and spindly? Sailor Moon is rife with SGS, not to mention the messed up anatomy of the alicorn that shows up, but that's not to say the art isn't still gorgeous in an ethereal, idealized way.

I adored how each of the main Sailor Scouts have such different dreams, not all involving finding love, and how we get to see them struggling and sacrificing (for) those dreams while balancing their duty and loyalty to Sailor Moon. For that same reason, I'm frustrated by the sudden and lackluster series ending centering around Usagi and Mamoru's wedding. At least one more chapter, if not a full volume, was needed to round everything off, and there were so many characters and concepts, like the Star Lights, that deserved greater explanation within the text. And what and how is Sailor Cosmos??

I'm still glad I FINALLY got around to reading this set so that I would know the canon ending (I first saw the anime when I was in elementary school), and I do love how Takeuchi plays with gender and sexuality, as well as how she incorporates mythology.

2kimi2furious's review

5.0

This is a great ending to the series. The outer senshi come and the original Sailor Scouts are starting to grow and mature. The story line gets a lot darker and a bit more convoluted and it's definitely more adult friendly than the first half of the series was. I liked seeing just how far Sailor Moon and the rest of her friends had come by the end of the series. They all became stronger and their relationships only strengthened instead of weakened and it's just so pro-female that it's hard to hate.

I will always recommend this series. Always.