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Tengen Hero Wars, Tenkaichi: Nihon Saikyou Bugeisha Ketteisen, Shuumatsu no Valkyrie

[moonlightsdreaming]

I feel like I want to be both really critical of and really protective of this moment. Because I don’t think the Shitennou storyline worked anywhere near as well as it could have, ultimately it feels like, “Wait, what was the point of that?” for all that I got my Endymion/Shitennou moments of amazingness.  It feels like there was no real greater point to things and they didn’t even get to see Mamoru again before they died. But, also, I’m protective of this storyline because, as many faults as it had, it gave me those amazing moments, it gave me more time with the pretty pretty Shitennou, it finally gave me a Sailor Moon story that focused on how they were victims of Metallia, how their fate was an utter tragedy, and how we finally got to see them being mourned. And I am super ready to go to the mat about how these girls are just gutted by this, because they were innocent people, they were friends, they were people they cared about, they were important allies, and they were so close to helping them return them to themselves, when Metallia crashed down and killed them. Of course it’s horrifying and heartbreaking and they’re going to cry about it!  They’re girls who care about other people, who have empathy for other people, who are horrified when innocent people are killed for no damned good reason. It’s not a perfect storyline by any means, but it definitely gave me a lot to dig into, it gave me a shitload of feelings, and I’m always going to be protective of it for that.  ;__;

[intagalaxsul]

[redfireroseblog]

Masquerade ✨

[magicalgirlypop]

i don't like to be one of those annoying manga supremacists but sailor moon is one franchise i have to beg people to read the manga to understand takeuchi's original intentions. to this day people spread misinformation about the franchise because of things the 90s anime did. no, usagi and mamoru are not a pedophilic couple, they were only 2 years apart in the manga and their relationship is MUCH healthier. no, sailor moon doesn't have multiple grooming plotlines, the naru and nephrite shit was exclusively in the 90s anime, and the amazon trio are much less creepy in the manga.

i won't deny the 90s anime played a part in making sailor moon as iconic as it is today but it being perceived as the default adaptation of the franchise did so much damage to the way people perceive certain characters and story elements. i won't deny the manga had problematic stuff but as a huge sailor moon fan it pains me to see people denounce the entire franchise as problematic for something only one adaptation did.

[intagalaxsul]