Sailor Moon, Vol. 1

One of the most-beloved of all Japanese manga titles, Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon has enthrailed millions of readers worldwide since its debut in book form in early 1992. When Usagi Tsukino adopts a stray cat, she gets more than she bargains for! The talking cat, Luna, informs Usagi that she is actually Sailor Moon, a magical princess from the future and protector of the Solar System. With the help of her new friends, the Sailor Scouts, and the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Moon embarks on a quest to save us all from the evil powers of the Negaverse!

Stars: 5 StarsStart Date: 03/11/24Ending Date: 0/13/24Genre:  Magical Girl, Fantasy, Romance Form: E-BookPage Count: 304Publishing Date: 9/11/18Point of View: 1stSetting: JapanContent Warning: Violence, Blood, Body GoreBlog: https://tanyasreading.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/pretty-guardian-sailor-moon-eternal-edition-vol-1-by-naoko-takeuchi/So what is Sailor Moon About?Sailor Moon is about a 14 year girl named Usagi Tuskino who find this cat named Luna on the street. This cat is a magical cat who gives Usagi a magical brooch so she can transform into Sailor Moon, the champion of Love and Justice. Her mission is to find the other Sailor Senshi aka Guardians so they can find an lost Princess of an ancient Kingdom which wield an magical artifact called the Legendary Sliver Crystal which have unlimited power. They have to find her and the crystal before both of them fall into the hands of evil.The first volume covers the first 7 acts of the Dark Kingdom arc which is 13 acts in total. It covers from when Usagi mets Luna and becomes Sailor Moon, to when she meets Ami, Rei, and Mako which they become Sailors Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter and join the team ,to when she founds out Tuxedo Mask real Identity and his backstory and everything else in between. One of the reasons I love the manga is the fact that it doesn't wait for no one at all. While I love the 90's anime, it sometimes dragged it's feet due to all the fillers . So by time the plot picks up it's feel like it been an eternity. The manga on the other hand, is very fast paced which unfortunately was one of the complaints that Sailor Moon Crystal. With Naoko's artwork and story, the manga transports you to a world that almost feels fairy tale like. Like it's own magical world as you see the transformation of this ordinary 14 year old girl. Who favorite part of the day in school is lunch time. Who would rather sleep or read manga instead of doing Math or English Homework. Who dreams of becoming a princess and being in love to a Warrior of Love and Justice. Who have to balance between fighting the forces of evil, to becoming the leader of the team with 3 newly made friends, to mysterious dreams of a past life, to bumping into this gorgeous but mysterious high school student who makes her heart pounds every time who looks a lot like her new found crush/ally Tuxedo Mask....  Sailor Moon life lessons include: being brave to fight what you believe in, being true to oneself, the strength of friendship is magical and the powerful of love can make feel strong and powerful and everything else in between.So the Eternal Editions are the Third US Translated Editions of the Sailor Moon Manga. The first one was Translated by Mixx while the second and Eternal Editions are translated by Kodansha. They are bigger versions of the Kanzenban or perfect editions they come out in Japan during the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon.  While they are so pretty to look at with color pages of Naoko's beautiful art, it's heavy as hell since the paper is on is like photo paper. With each volume being 300 pages, I'm glad that they also released the digital editions of them.Sailor Moon and Naoko Takeuchi really paved the way for the modern Magical Girl genre since a lot things that Sailor Moon did has really become a staple for that genre and the other Magical Girl shows that come after it. From Petty Cure, Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H, and others.  Sailor Moon has also influenced a lot of people from the west as well. So it's suffice to say that Sailor Moon has made a powerful impact around the world.