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A review by chaosandbooks
Sailor Moon 1 by Naoko Takeuchi
4.0
I know that this is a common take, but I really enjoyed the manga more than the anime. Here's why. Having only watched the anime and seeing the transformation sequences and fights, I wasn't sure it was going to be as good in the manga. I was sort of right, BUT the manga is so much better because the plot makes more sense. It drags less, there's more logical situations, etc.
I'm actually glad I read the manga after watching the anime because it let me better focus on these details than the action while reading. It also made the jumpcuts easier to understand because there are problems with the manga just jumping from one scene to a complete different one, with only a vague implication as to what happened inbetween. The anime does a better job at extending these bits out to give context at least.
That being said, the art style is gorgeous and it's a great nostalgic throwback to my childhood.
I'm actually glad I read the manga after watching the anime because it let me better focus on these details than the action while reading. It also made the jumpcuts easier to understand because there are problems with the manga just jumping from one scene to a complete different one, with only a vague implication as to what happened inbetween. The anime does a better job at extending these bits out to give context at least.
That being said, the art style is gorgeous and it's a great nostalgic throwback to my childhood.