This episode discusses the first half of the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi.It's our 100th main episode(!!), so we finally suck it up and cover one of the biggest shojo series of all time: Sailor Moon. To start off, Shojo & Tell host Ashley makes a shocking confession, which Anne LaRose, who runs the site Shojo Power dedicated to analyzing Sailor Moon, takes in stride. From there, Ashley and Anne respond to listener feedback on what makes Sailor Moon so beloved, rank their favorite Sailor Guardians, share feelings about Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask's romance, and explore how Takeuchi's series altered the course of magical girl stories. The story arcs discussed are the Dark Kingdom and Black Moon.REFERENCESSailor Moon is available from Kodansha ComicsThe 1992 anime is on HuluSailor Moon Crystal is on NetflixThe Sailor Moon Cosmos movie is coming out in the summer of 2023Other manga/anime mentioned:Codename: Sailor VMaid-Sama!Fushigi YugiCardcaptor SakuraThe Vision of EscaflowneSaint SeiyaHunter x HunterTokyo Mew MewCreamy MamiAlice 19thFruits BasketNanaAmerican cartoons/comics mentioned:Powerpuff GirlsBatman: The Animated SeriesSpider-Man: The Animated SeriesTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesThe Real GhostbustersThe IncrediblesGen Z/Generation Alpha doesn't understand the concept of files on a desktopAlethea and Athena Nibley did the Eternal Editions/Naoko Takeuchi collection translationsOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USAnne runs shojopower.comFind Shojo Power on: Twitter, Facebook, and InstagramShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram

Sailor Moon Pt. 1 (with Anne LaRose, creator of Shojo Power)

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