I’m looking for testimonials for the Sailor Moon Across Cultures topic!
So I’m in charge of the research for the topic “sailor moon across cultures” for our mini series about sailor moon fandom history in @mesomondstein ‘s Sailor Moon podcast Mondsteinflug.
And so, I would love to have your opinions on some topics if you come from a culture not already discussed in the podcast before (So, cultures other than North America and Germany)!
(And don’t you worry, those who already gave @tinacentury your testimonials! I have access to them and they will be going into this too, so please don’t feel you have to repeat yourselves!)
Specifically I’m looking for info on these topics:
🌙 Where there cultural differences you perceived from how and when Sailor Moon was received and released in your country? How was Sailor Moon “seen”? How popular was it? How did these things change over time?
In particular I’m interested here in what the fans were doing, how they were liking it, what they thought of it, what messages they were valuing in it, how popular it was and how that showed?
🌙 What was the fanbase in your country like? How did it change?
🌙 Which characters, ships and seasons were most popular? Did it change over time?
🌙 What did Sailor Moon's themes mean to you in relation to your country?
I’m for instance interest in how you think it related to your cultural values. Was it seen as more tame or scandalous, was it heavily censored to adjust to norms or not, things like that - and how did its perhaps a bit altered messages relate to you? (I.e. think perhaps about how in Germany for instance the Starlights became trans icons that could have become personally meaningful, whereas they could not be that in countries where the Starlights weren’t shown and the culture not comfortable with these themes)
🌙 And last but not least, is there an active fanbase creating fanfiction and fanwork of any kind in your language?
🌙 And if yes, what have common themes of these fanworks been over the years?
If you have thoughts on any of these topics in relation to your culture and don’t mind these thoughts popping up in the podcast, I would love to hear from you! You can message me or send me asks, whatever suits you, or also send me an ask on anon if you prefer! 💋 💋