Reviews

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition Vol. 10 by Naoko Takeuchi

velocipedia's review against another edition

3.25

Rating/review not specific to this volume, but the series overall:

Series Ws

• absolutely no regard for the gender binary (obvs Uranus and the Starlights, but also the Amazon Trio and others. Even Artemis being a boy cat is kinda fun)
• the Outer Senshi
• Usagi's chaotic bi energy
• the watercolour art
• the creative (and pretty deeply researched) fusion of different mythological and magical traditions 
• Chibi-usa with a pistol
• the horror elements were actually pretty grotesque!
• shows that dentists were the real bad guys all along 
• Minako says ACAB

Series Ls

• the bad guys in the different arcs were basically the same, and pretty two-dimensional 
• classic 1990s fatphobia randomly appears
• Chibi-usa wanting to boink her dad, and then kissing a horse (also the horse just drops out of the story entirely after that)
• the age dynamics are kind of cursed across the board (Chibi-usa only looks like a third grader! She's actually 900 years old). Relatedly: the Grade School Cosplayers.  Holy mother of Christ.
• the translation notes are a fun addition but they really needed to be proofread

Summary: entertaining, nostalgic, bonkers

booksandbujos's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

sortagoth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

crhogan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

madd_eye_moody's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ferdireads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jessa_yes's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

kayladbruns's review against another edition

4.0

I guess I'll go rewatch the anime to fill the Sailor Moon void in my life since I reached the end of the manga. This one did hurt, but I loved seeing everyone come together at the end. What I would give to have that wedding in color pages! I will say that I would have liked to see more of their future after that. I know we got the parallel view, but I wish it was with the original story.

All in all, nostalgia wins every time and Sailor Moon will always be my favorite magical girl.

mymessytbr's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed the ending of the main story but I could care less about the extra little stories at the end

lisa_brg's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0