Likewise, Minako getting sexually harassed and giving the perpetrator their comeuppance is another often repeated gag. (Or peeping tomcat: get it?)Ĭharacters being thrown out on their knees is repeated in virtually every issue, and why not? It’s a pretty great running gag once you get in touch with your inner child. Tsukino’s debut: to wit, when Artemis introduces himself to Mina at her home, our terrified heroine, who was getting ready for a shower, throws him out for being a peeping tom. The protagonist’s ability to create disguises for herself, which largely fell away after the early issues of Usagi’s series, is used regularly, and Minako’s origin plays like a goofy first draft of Ms. Simply put, it is (or at least these eight issues are) an extremely lighthearted comedy, The Hobbit to “Sailor Moon’s” Lord of the Rings. At age 13, all this teen can talk about is finding a boyfriend, but her dreams change when a talking cat with a crescent moon on his forehead reveals her true identity as the Soldier of Justice, Sailor V! Magic has returned to modern Tokyo, and she must use her powers to stop the Dark Agency, which is trying to manipulate Japan’s entertainment industry and enslave the population. Translated by Alethea Nibley & Athena NibleyĪ year before meeting Sailor Moon - and her destiny as a member of the Sailor Guardians - Minako was the first hero to find her calling.
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