Scan barcode
A review by kismetmoon
Sailor Moon, #5 by Naoko Takeuchi
5.0
I wrestled with this one a LOT. I'm a huge anime/manga fiend, so I'm used to some oddities in manga that can usually be chalked up to cultural differences. Being seeing Chibiusa But the ending was so, so beautiful - it is not an easy five stars, but the swell of emotions that rose in my chest when I finished this volume can't be denied.
Unlike a lot of people, I really love Chibiusa (in the manga) - I can totally relate to her. She feels so inadequate compared to her mother, and it's said that Neo Queen Serenity did not show her a scrap of affection. She felt more at home spending time with Pluto in the dark void... how sad and lonely she must've felt!
And while I hate knowing that NQS was not an affectionate or warm mother, it humanized her and her current incarnation as Sailor Moon.
I think the manga's biggest strength is the feeling it portrays - when reading, you can't help but feel this sort of dreamy melancholy. And all of those feelings metastasized in this volume - into betrayal, hurt, anguish, despair. But in the end, Sailor Moon and Tuexedo Mask and Chibiusa were able to overcome it all.
I'm totally aware that this review is rambling and most likely makes no sense - but hopefully it conveys the emotions I felt when reading this volume! I think this is one I'll always remember.
Spoiler
transform into Black Lady and smooch her father, Tuexedo Mask, was all kinds of weird for me.Unlike a lot of people, I really love Chibiusa (in the manga) - I can totally relate to her. She feels so inadequate compared to her mother, and it's said that Neo Queen Serenity did not show her a scrap of affection. She felt more at home spending time with Pluto in the dark void... how sad and lonely she must've felt!
And while I hate knowing that NQS was not an affectionate or warm mother, it humanized her and her current incarnation as Sailor Moon.
I think the manga's biggest strength is the feeling it portrays - when reading, you can't help but feel this sort of dreamy melancholy. And all of those feelings metastasized in this volume - into betrayal, hurt, anguish, despair. But in the end, Sailor Moon and Tuexedo Mask and Chibiusa were able to overcome it all.
I'm totally aware that this review is rambling and most likely makes no sense - but hopefully it conveys the emotions I felt when reading this volume! I think this is one I'll always remember.