#pgsm spoilers

[tirorah]

D'aww, look at Rei and Minako, having their meet cute. Minako even makes an effort to act like she doesn't remember Usagi! (As if she could ever forget.)

Heh, and look how pleased Rei is. "Yeah that's right, I don't watch a lot of TV! Heh!"

The difference between Minako's introduction to Usagi and her introduction to Rei is like night and day.

Usagi and Makoto ended up meeting Minako because they tried to do something selfless and were mistaken, but Minako isn't an idiot; those two shouldn't have been able to get there in the first place. (I assume so, anyway. Why else would they have disguised themselves?) Their motives at the start weren't so selfless.

And Usagi made a right fool of herself, although it has to be said that Minako's expectations were way too high. After all, Makoto wasn't THAT much better, yet she wasn't commented on at all. That's also because Usagi is special, of course, but the amount of disappointment Minako felt in that moment was huge. She'd obviously talked up Sailor Moon in her head and it all fell apart at that moment. Usagi made up for it the next episode, but Minako was dying inside at first.

Rei, on the other hand, didn't notice her at all at first. Yeah there was slow-motion and sound effects going on, but Rei didn't actually stop. She was leaving; she only turned back because she heard concerned voices. So she arrived at the scene behind Minako, and what did she do? She immediately volunteered to help out the dog. No ulterior motive. The fact Rei isn't a fan, the fact she didn't even recognise her, is the cherry on top.

Obviously Rei has the situation massively in her favour here, but I don't think any of that would've mattered if her behaviour had matched Usagi's. The fact it doesn't--that Rei is talking to Minako like she's a normal human being--must be incredibly refreshing for Minako.

And that's doubly nice because Minako is here for a depressing reason. Her illness is starting to manifest itself more. The clock is ticking down. There was probably a tempest of emotions running through her. Fear, anger, despair, helplessness. The last thing she'd need right now is a fangirl squealing in her ear.

#tirorah rewatches pgsm #pgsm ep 17 #pretty guardian sailor moon #pgsm #pgsm spoilers

[staarry-skies]

so sailor moon cosmos am i right!!!

#sailor moon #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #bssm #pgsm #pretty guardian sailor moon #sailor moon crystal #gif set #seramyu #sere makes gifs #sailor moon cosmos spoilers #sailor moon cosmos #is it rly spoilers if the stars arc is almost 30 years old though?? #usamamo #mamousa #usagi x mamoru #mamoru x usagi #usagi tsukino #mamoru chiba #tuxedo mask

[silvermoon424]

ooo, would you care to elaborate on "embodiment of bitterness"? (I haven't actually seen much SM but don't mind spoilers/deep meta)

OKAY SO

In PGSM (the live-action series), Princess Sailor Moon is a form created when the spirit of Princess Serenity possess the regular Sailor Moon.

In this canon, Princess Serenity is actually pretty scary. She is the one who destroyed the Moon Kingdom in her grief over her lover Endymion's death (in the manga, she commits suicide in her grief but doesn't harm anyone else), and her restless spirit is still full of bitterness and rage in the present day. She is utterly ruthless in her objective to reunite with Endymion (now Mamoru Chiba).

In fact, Princess Sailor Moon is actually the ultimate antagonist of PGSM, not Queen Beryl or the Dark Kingdom in general. It's definitely an extremely interesting take on Princess Serenity. PGSM is known for being really creative with characterization in general and not being afraid to deviate from established canon.

#asks #Anonymous #pgsm #princess sailor moon

[real-life-senshi]

10 (Mostly) Spoiler-Free Reasons to Watch Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 2003 Live Action

A countdown to the 20th anniversary of Act 1 air date!

Reason 5: The captivating story!

Ultimately, I would say the live-action stayed true to the essence and intention of the original source material when concerning the Dark Kingdom arc.

I’m choosing to use the word “essence” though, because it is also factual that in multiple aspects, the story does diverge from its source material, but with the intention of further amping up the stakes and angst for drama, and possibly even pulling in elements from story arcs beyond the manga’s Dark Kingdom arc into the one season we (sadly) only have.

Sometimes those differences could be due to limitations of CGI and execution methods in real-life filming, while others could be due to updating the content to appeal to the newer generations of viewers in the early 2000s.

Regardless of what's faithful or not faithful to original source material, I think PGSM did really well striking a balance of making it a kid’s show, and also adding some complexities to appeal to viewers who were kids or teenagers that grew up reading the manga or watching the '90s anime, who would be in their late teens or adulthood or even parenthood by the time the live-action aired.

Warning: Going forward these series of posts will contain minor spoilers to introduce some live-action only elements. It will only be at the introductory level though!

Staying true and delving deeper into source materials

Personally, I can’t speak much to the ’90s anime, but I can confirm the live-action pulls many elements from the manga source material where possible. Here are just a few:

Introducing the Sailor Senshi!

The story of how Usagi and Ami discovered their Senshi power largely follows the same story, while Rei and Makoto's intro episodes heavily reference the original manga chapter and use the same theme behind the attacks that lead to them accessing their transformation. There's no magic bus to whisk victims away in Rei's case, and there's no wedding dress ghost story in Makoto's, probably due to the feasibility of recreating those scenes.

The Forbidden Love & the Past Life lore

The live-action definitely deep-dived into the 'forbidden love' concept when it came to Usagi and Mamoru, and further created a whole complexity of the storyline to justify WHY it's forbidden. In the manga/anime, it felt like the idea of their forbidden love was purely political and mostly glossed over since the past life kingdoms were dead, but in the live-action, there were actual stakes and consequences to consider even for the present.

And the ABSOLUTE MOST AMAZING THING and by far my favourite twist to the live-action storyline is they actually ventured into exploring the impact of making teenagers soldiers of war! There is actually ample screen time and dialogues AND monologues dedicated for us to see individual Senshi AND the team together grappling with the pros and cons and exploring both extreme sides of the need to follow the past life mission to avert tragedy regardless of the sacrifices made, versus the necessity of making one's choice and finding ways to live in the present in spite of the past life lore! Do they support Usagi's and Mamoru's love for each other or not???? Do they know for sure whether their love WILL cause misfortune again or not or can they trust Usagi to know what she's doing????? FASCINATING AND ANGSTY STUFF RIGHT THERE!

Rei’s Personality

More as an FYI, but Rei’s personality is much more similar to the manga Rei’s personality, instead of ‘90s anime Rei. More cool beauty and calm, less aggressively hotheaded and abrasive. And very importantly, NOT boy-crazy.

New, original dramatic elements

On the other hand, here are some live-action exclusive dramatic elements that I'd like to highlight:

Aino Minako the idol

Even many who haven't watched the series would have heard about how Minako's character is drastically changed in the live-action. Indeed, Minako is an acclaimed teenage idol and singer with best-selling songs in the show!

It's basically as if the live-action screenwriter pulled in the Outer Senshi elements from the Mugen arc into Minako's character: she's famous, experienced, and serious. Minako has full access to past life knowledge and is ultimately mission-driven like Haruka and Michiru are in the Mugen arc, which causes some of her decisions to maybe not be as morally white as we'd expect her to be (I think her costume style of white and black is a nice nod to the idea of her double life and her sense of moral).

Now, that's not to say live-action Minako is completely a new character, you can certainly see manga/anime Minako's character traits here and there if you pay attention - pun-loving, prank-loving, mischievous. For god's sake, the girl named her album Venus, and one of her most iconic songs is called C'est La Vie, which sounds exactly like "Sailor V" pronounced in Japanese. Just imagine this girl playing a vigilante life, and having a chuckle every time she sings her best-selling song that basically announces her identity to the world and no one realizes. lmao

Basically, Minako's character embodies the extreme result of what happens if a teenager is burdened with all the knowledge of the Past Life war and has the weight on her shoulders while working alone.

If you can get past Minako's changed character setting in the live-action, you'll find there are still plenty of Dark Kingdom arc manga/anime Minako elements in there, just some more exaggerated while others are more subtle. (Coz to be fair, Minako didn't start becoming Usagi's twin until after the Dark Kingdom arc.) And her relationship with Artemis is absolutely heartwarming to see in the live-action.

Who's in the wrong? Who's an ally, and who's not?

While our Senshi team is clearly the heroine, and the Dark Kingdom the villains, the live-action takes a more interesting take on what's considered "good" versus "evil", and more importantly, who's in the wrong on how things ended badly in the past life. Who is actually the person the Senshi needs to protect the world from? And that drives the story into a direction that is more complex than what you'll ever find in manga or anime, and certain characters react accordingly and act more grey than black or white - from both the heroine side and the villain side!

Shitennou & Endymion

Something we didn't really get to see as much in the manga and anime, while we know who the Shitennou are, we don't really see the Shitennou and Mamoru interacting until after they... became their name-sake rocks (okay, technically, GEMS). And we don't get many hints on what their past live relationships were, so for many years fans have taken to pen/paper/tablets/keyboard and filled the gaps with their amazing imagination and creative work instead.

In the live-action, we get a much more expansive and interesting take in seeing the Shitennou - technically still under the Dark Kingdom's influence, interact with Mamoru as they all grapple with what happened in the past life.

How would the prince's ex-guardians act seeing their master again? How would Mamoru react? Choosing to accept his responsibility for his past life or not? After all, they had such fond memories of arm-wrestling each other! (Spoiler alert: Nephrite won.) :P

I must once again emphasize that I love what they did with the Shitennou's characters and gave each of them a different story trajectory. They are written so well they pull at your heartstrings!

If you want some canon-material for writing the Shitennou in the age of Elysion Kingdom, definitely give the live-action a go!

Power up! The Senshi Needs Training

Because the live-action only gets one arc, there's no room for us to see the Senshi team (conveniently) get upgraded transformation like they do in each arc in manga or anime. Instead, the live-action takes a different, and I dare say, a more realistic approach, where the Senshi learns that their initial access to their transformation isn't the full access to their powers as they expected. They are put through some legit, and some questionable training of the body, mind and spirit, and each of them has to overcome something within themselves across the series to access their power!

This approach highlights and solidifies each Senshi's strengths AND ties in really well into the girls' character development throughout the series. As well, it makes it feel like the Senshi did have to put in work to get strong and gain access to their power, instead of relying on the plot to get them new powers at the right opportune time, seemingly out of the blue.

Remember: THEY ARE IN SCHOOL!

Yep, sometimes in the manga and in the anime, it's so easy for us to forget that the Senshi are kids in school when they are in the thick of a crisis or fighting evil. Somehow, it always seems quite clean and convenient that the Senshi could separate their school life and their heroine life, doesn't it? How the responsible adults in the world may wonder... "Gosh, where did that kid go in the middle of [insert context]????" Or for a fellow peer in school to wonder - "How the hell did this random group of girls come together like an odd band?"

The live-action takes time to make room for some reality checks in their episodic storylines to explore all the different repercussions our heroine's double (or triple) life has on their normal life, and with that ties in personable and relevant topics and themes into their episodic plots:

Family relationship

Peer relationship

Romantic relationships

Moments that remind everyone how awkward and tough it is to be a teenager.

The toll of lying through your teeth to keep a secret, etc

I cannot emphasize enough that the screenwriting is superb in the series! Not one thing is referenced only once and left out the window, everything that happened builds up into a moment of learning or lasting impact for our characters!

To people who've not watched the live-action, PLEASE GIVE IT A CHANCE! At least give it 6 episodes, and you'll probably be hooked!

You can watch the subbed versions of the series at:

Miss Dream Fansubs

Sea of Serenity Fansubs

The series is also on other online streaming sites, but be cautious to only visit them with good adware and firewall installed.

6 days till the 20th anniversary of Act 1 air date!

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

#pgsm #pretty guardian sailor moon #bssm #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #sailor moon live action #pgsm appreciation #shitennou #reasons to watch pgsm #pgsm 20th anniversary countdown #khmyh's gif

[alevolpe]

I’m loving your SilMil headcannons! So much fun!

Thank you.😊

I think it's such a wasted potential in any version of sailor moon (I haven't seen pgsm, no spoilers pls).

I also really really dislike the idea of them being the same person from life to life, like even if you copy pasted an identical version of yourself and made them grow up in a different setting from yours, they would turn out insanely different! So it blows my mind that I'm supposed to believe these girls are literally the same, they love the same people.. nah.

I have some canon material to work with and some other material I made up, so I'm having fun with it!

#silver millennium #reincarnation is a tricky concept #though intriguing..

[tiny012]

It was a question asking this question about what version is Naoko's "final" word on Sailor Moon.

Which to me I put Crystal for the simple reason it's a couple scenes (especially the last one in Cosmos before post credits) that are in there that I think it was something she wanted to do in the manga but didn't have time to do or clarify which Crystal does.

Which a person had to say this.

Which just had to put the 90's anime in it. You just can't not have a convo about the Manga and Crystal without dipping the 90's anime in there.

Which I already wrote post disagreeing about this anyway. It didn't play out better when it comes to the ending. (Which is here)

Which another person said this..

Always have to kiss the 90's anime ass but thankfully giving props to PGSM.

Then they got into a convo which I think need to talk about it.

I mean a team writers is what the 90's anime had but the problem was the fact it feels like they was not on the same page. Then the fact it's a magical girl show for girls and women and it's only 3 women in that writers room who wrote 46 episodes over the span of a 200 episode 5 season show.. Meanwhile it was 7 men who wrote 154 episodes and the movies over the span of 200 episodes.

Megumi Sugihara 31 Episodes

Genki Yoshimura -14 Episodes

Mutsumi Nakano-1 Episode

7 Males ( 154 Episodes plus 3 movies and specials)

3 Females (46 Episodes)

All for having a team of writers don't get me wrong but they need to be on the same page.

Meanwhile the Manga is written by one woman for 60 acts and story stories and PGSM was also written by one woman for 50 episodes and Special act. Which to me both of those flowed better and was a better structured story.

Like I keep saying about PGSM.

PGSM did what the manga didn't have tell to do and the 90's anime fail to do.

Also with Crystal as whole I love it at what it was trying to do but sometimes I felt like it didn't " get" what Naoko was trying to do. The writers didn't "understand" the manga.

But let me talk about this tweet specially

Umm

Manga/Cosmos

Sees Chibiusa leaves from the future after her training

Sees Chibs get greeted by her family with roses.

Something going on with the present which Chibiusa wants to go back but her mom says no by trying to protect her becasue she doesn't even know what the fuck is going on.

Diana goes back but something happens to her.

Chibs really want to go back which her mom finally agrees which shows that she's ready which she goes back with the Sailor Quartet who has finally awaken in the future.

Chibiusa and Sailor Quartet assist Usagi which the Sailor Quartet kills Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon.

Tells Usagi that it's not really girls and Mamo because they are dead.

Witness Usagi killing them and then witness Usagi and Galaxia fight.

Have a little convo with ChibiChibi asking who she is since she's showing she got power.

Sees Mamo being dropped into cauldron which she fades. ( Which this targets Usagi losing control of her power)

The Sailor Quartet talks to Sailor Moon Cosmos which she tells them about what Usagi just did in the Cauldron, a little about herself, and then sent them back to their time.

While Usagi, Mamo and Girls are in the cauldron, she tells them that she see them in the the future.

Hints at the Usa/Mamo wedding that she is pregnant with Chibs .

90's anime

Leaves after the Nehellenia arc in StarS and never to be heard from again which is offscreen about her leaving.

Like

This is the last time we see her in the 90's anime. Episode 172 The last shot and last line of Chibiusa in the whole series is in a circle after Nehellenia get her redo saying " I hope she will be happy." after that woman tried to kill her twice.......

Which episode 173 it is mentioned she went back.

Compared to ( Spoilers)

You are really pressed and say Cosmos is rushed when they didn't show her embrace Usagi, Mamo or everyone else but tells them " Hey I see yall in the future." after we see her in and out of that arc and seeing her growth meanwhile in the 90's anime she just leaves after the Nehellenia arc in Stars never to be heard from again? Which she doesn't come back to help at all. Which we don't know what's going on in the future?

Yall make it make sense.

#tanya rants about SM

[sakuracyanide]

independent & selective zoisite of sailor moon. 90s canon-based with ample headcanon. multiverse. multiship. not spoiler free. do not interact if under 21. written by iri, established April 2024. personals can follow but do not interact with these posts, it interferes with tracking.

i. character focused, not ship focused. whether or not i ship a thing is largely based on if i feel our writing and characters click. i am multship and do not practice exclusivity on my blogs.

ii. i have precious little free and want to keep my non-work spaces chill and fun. we are smashing barbies together, please remember that. i work pretty hard to curate a chill space online which means i will unfollow for things like excessive negativity or serious real world topics being discussed w/o trigger warnings or under a cut. your blog is your space and i won't argue with you about how to run it, i take full responsibility for my online experience. unfollowing is very rarely personal & i'll still play with folks i break mutuals with, i just don't want to be sidelined by triggering content.

iii. speaking of little free time, activity will range from lightning fast to a snail's pace depending on how much i have going on in my offline life.

iv. if we're mutuals feel free to hit up my messenger. discord is available on request so long as you're chill with me forgetting to reply for 8000 years.

v. i have a lot of headcanons & use a mix of all canons, but the main version of the character i play is the 90s one. with that said i can veer into other canons (such as pgsm, musicals, etc) but please note that i only ship ami/zoisite as platonic soulmates.

vi. most importantly - i'm down to change or pivot direction to keep things fun in any thread.

vii. t feels important to mention have a medical issue that affects my memory so i would appreciate patience if i forget things. i don't mind being reminded to reply if something has been sitting for a long time! my short term memory and general sense of time is shot but i will wake up in a cold sweat six months later and remember i forgot to do something.

likewise, i genuinely do not remember if i have followed someone or not unless we interact often so i'd suggest blocking rather than softblocking if you don't want me refollowing. i don't take it personal, your space & your rules.

verses.

golden dreams. golden kingdom. set in the golden kingdom. a high-fantasy drama where i run wild with my headcanons. zoisite is madly in love with kunzite but is repressing it.

in the dark of the night. dark kingdom. 90s anime timeline.

the moonlight carries the mesasge of love. revival. after galaxia has been dealt with and metallia has been quelled, the reborn shitennou finally awake to their true power - their curses finally broken. marion, the reborn zoisite, makes his way from russia to japan and there - has to figure out how to make amends to the price he twice betrayed, and the guardians he tried to kill.

fragmentary abyss. honkai. one of diamond's four 'assistants', known for both his beauty and exceptional ruthlessness. zoisite has only ever known life in the ipc, and while he bears a stone name (and stone fragments) he is not considered to be a stoneheart.

all four of diamond's assistants are vidyadhara... though were may be the better tense. while all four were once high elders this is a title they can no longer hold. and the vidyadhara do not claim them as kin.

you see, these four were thought lost after the vidyadhara had to flee their homeland. their pearls were shattered, though it is difficult to know if this shattering occurred upon their deaths or if they were stolen and shattered in the attempt. there is no one left alive who can tell the true tale, and the men themselves hold but vague concepts of who and what they once were.

in time these fragments appeared on the black market, before finally falling into the hands of the IPC. they were pieced back together using fragments of cornerstones. they are not recognized by the vidyadhara as the same beings they once were and are viewed as abominations - the breathing equivalent of zombies. though they have access to many of the abilities now lost (shapeshifting, full dragon transformation, mastery of elements) they are unable to use cloud hymn magic and it is unknown if their mangled pearls will allow them to revive should they die again.

the sun goes out. genshin. in a past life, "zoisite" was the szhneznaya god dazhbog, who was said to rule over fire and the sun. dazhbog took many forms - a black tortise, a fire-breathing horse, a beautiful man and an equally beautiful woman. all imagery associated with this god has been lost to time, save for the descendants of his most devoted and the entities long-lived enough to remember his quick wit and sharp smile.

during the archon war, dazhbog aided the cryo archon and gained a new dominion - war. the god was known as a fierce combatant, unrelenting and unwilling to call defeat. he achieved victory at any cost - and, as he would go on to tell others, that cost was very nearly his soul itself. when the dust settled his kingdom was decimated, and he had lost the will to rule as a god after witnessing the cruelty that his kind inflicted upon their own. dazhbog left this homeland and ventured to khanri'ah with his three closest friends, believing that the time of gods was done and it was time to entrust the future of the world to mankind. the four of them took human form and worked as guardians to the royal family. they served as loyal guardians to the kingdom.

which... ultimately proved to be their downfall.

dazhbog became infected with forbidden knowledge. there was still enough of him to save, though what survived was but a fragment. dazhbog and his fellow gods faded from existence, 'reborn' centuries later as ostensibly human children. he was found abandoned at the foot of a the rubble of a long forgotten god, and was raised by handlers to be an assassin.

each reincarnated guardian bears the scars of what they had witnessed that day - for dazhbog, renamed zoisite, this manifested in his left eye. no longer did it bare the star-shaped pupils of his chosen human guise, it now looked like a nova. multiple pupils all within one gaze, the mark of one who had glimpsed truth not meant to be known.

zoisite was raised within the fatui, and due to his great talent and thirst for knwoledge, was sent on a mission as a spy (how active he is depends largely on who he's threading with) to sumeru where has been living since he was about thirteen. he's a scholar in spantamad as is well on his way to becoming sage.

he has a unique talent for magic, allowing him to use all elements offensively. it's rumored that his distorted eye (which he claims to be blind in, opting to cover it with his hair) grants him sight beyond sight. in truth, his abilities allow him to tug at the fabric of the reality.

a question of duty .final fantasy vii. a member of the turks, "zoisite" joined shinra with the intentions of becoming a SOLDIER as all young boys do. when this fell through, the young man was instead recruited by the turks.

hailing from cosmo canyon, zoisite has a surprising connection to the earth - if you trace his lineage back far enough, you'll find cetra. but not nearly enough to hear the planet's call. even if he could, the young man's thirst for power dwarfs his sense of duty to it.

#pinned.

[pigtailedgirl]

PGSM USAGI/MAMORU IS MY FAV

Brought over from dreamwidth. Spoilers.

I love lots of things about PGSM and surprisingly Usagi/Mamoru is one of the biggest. I've watched the anime dubbed and subbed and the Usako/Mamo relationship didn't do it for me. The reason is that relationship was rarely about either of them as their present selves. It always felt mired in past or future ideas that implied who they were now was not as important, and when we are following and falling in love with Usagi as she is now that's an odd disconnect. PGSM changes that and the relationship comes alive.

Ridiculously simple changes which I will now list.

1) Mamoru actually knows he's Tuxedo Karmen. There's no waiting til ep. 26 of 46, the latter half where he's brainwashed and doesn't know himself again, for his character to discover his own influence and motives. He doesn't start out only as Sailor Moon's hero to worship and focus on, but as an equally developing character. Being conscious of battling Sailor V, helping Sailor Moon, and stealing jewels in an effort to solve really effed up dreams means PGSM Mamoru has something to do. He gets to react to his own alter ego, not just become him. We, the audience, then get more info to determine his compatibility with Usagi.

2) Mamoru discovers Usagi is Sailormoon by Act 7. Act 7 out of a 49 Act series and over 11 Acts before the Princess/Endymion reveal. This allows their relationship so much more development because Mamoru gets to admire both Usagi and Sailor Moon and contrast and compare them as two halves of the same person. We gain insight into his growing affection for her and how he sees her, which leads to a greater understanding of their choice to be a couple. We can only infer what Mamoru thinks of Usagi and Sailor Moon in the anime, and indeed can't really know because he doesn't know either of them, or himself, or the struggles of that duality Usagi faces. Which makes their being in love a mystery or just a relation to their past selves. 3) There is no obligation required in saving Sailor Moon or showing up in Usagi's life. It happens organically through plot. Thank Motoki's friendship. Thank the downplaying of the I know when Sailor Moon is in trouble ping and instead having reasons for Mamoru being around in both fight scenes and daily life things. Thank the development of Mamoru actually wanting to hang around Usagi, and her then doing the same. Thank Usagi's early crush on Tuxedo Karmen. It all means they choose to interact with each other and that we cannot argue that purely external forces are behind their connection.

4) Hina. OH NOES HE HAS A GF! Hina, not Rei. Thank goodness not Rei, cause I didn't want to be crying for her like I did when she found out Mamoru was Tuxedo Karmen in the anime. Right in the Princess reveal episode their dating was shoved aside, implying anything in Mamoru's life, or Usagi's even, that didnt align with a Princess Serenity/Endymion destiny did not matter. Instead in PGSM we get Hina; the relationship of niceness but the one of obligation based on past affection and promises. The one that makes Usagi jealous and sad and shows the longing of Usagi and Mamoru for each other. The one that highlights Usagi's growth in herself, as we see her explore her feelings on love and jealousy and how she battles them as Usagi and Sailor Moon and her choices. As we see her thoughts of interest in Mamoru versus Tuxedo Mask.

5) The Princess is a persona that is questioned and separate. This allows the past lives to be questioned and explored. Thinking Sailor V is the Princess? Still not wanting to pick her. Finding out Usagi's the Princess? Still both not sure if doomed is a good relationship setting. Coming back to try the relationship in Endymion outfit or Usagi possessed by the ghost of Serenity? Notice how they never address each other by past names in their right mental states EVER. Their past lives influence their relationship sure, but it is not the basis. They have a destiny and a past love but they are active as the people they are now in building and maintaining their current one. In making it a healthy non-doomed romance, in choosing to continue it, in wanting one another above obstacles or past influences. We don't see this reflective outlook on their identities as Serenity and Endymion in the anime. 6) I shall throw in the bonus of Mamoru not going evil until the last episode. He's goes to work for Beryl willingly because DRAMA but it means that once again the relationship of Usagi/Mamoru can continue to develop because they are both still active participants, even when they conflict.

It's simple. The relationship they have is something forged in the present. They have happiness, angst, conflict and triumph all built into their current actions and character's arcs. It's truly about Usagi and Mamoru as they develop into a couple. It's what they define and what they use to rally against unknowns and past lives. Hell, when it all falls down and he goes evil and she destroys the world she brings him back and he does her and that is how they win out; By being Usagi and Mamoru and being there for each other. A tragic past love or a destined love is cool. A love in front of me, that I see explored and created, is EPIC. I ship them, yes I do.

#pgsm #pgsm appreciation #usa/mamo

[sailormoonsub]

drops-of-moonlights submitted to sailormoonsub:

don’t ask me why this was the first thing that came up in my head with the meme

TOO SOON???

#pgsm spoilers #submission #from the ask box #apparently you can edit submissions before posting them on desktop??? horrible #so im editing it now

[tirorah]

Pictured: How PGSM broke my spirit in 2 minutes

#pretty guardian sailor moon #pgsm #I knew something like this was coming and I still cried #the fact her chair became orange at last was another gut punch #pgsm spoilers #it's twenty years old but maybe some sort of spoiler tag is warranted? idk

[staarry-skies]

// SAILOR MOON COSMOS LEAKS

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wedding scene and bed scene got leaked in higher quality n so i giffed my fav parts 🫶🫶

#sailor moon #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #bssm #pgsm #pretty guardian sailor moon #sailor moon crystal #gif set #sere makes gifs #usamamo #sailor moon cosmos #spoilers #i guess but also the mangas been completed for like 20+ years so #not really #mamousa #usagi tsukino #mamoru chiba #tuxedo mask #tuxedomoon #miracle romance

[real-life-senshi]

10 (Mostly) Spoiler-Free Reasons to Watch Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 2003 Live Action

A countdown to the 20th anniversary of Act 1 air date!

Speaking of the casting of UsaMamo, let's actually talk about the live-action cast!

Reason 7: The cast!

If you become a fan of the series, despite the show approaching its 20th anniversary and sadly not being greenlit for more than one season, your joy DOES NOT end there.

The love the Senshi cast have for the show and for each other is ABSOLUTELY legendary. If one dabs into Japanese entertainment news even for just a little bit, then it's pretty impossible for them to forget this show existed because it gets brought up yearly, especially because Rei's actress Kitagawa Keiko' is 's career took flight and became insanely famous in Japan's acting industry a few years after the live-action.

Seriously, please see the following clip subbed by me and hear how Ayaka (Venus/Minako) talks about the live-action Senshi team. <3

Without further ado, please see some other examples of their lovely ongoing love for the series, the overall franchise, and each other.

Cast Reunions/Gatherings

Senshi Reunion "戦士会" A well-known term coined for the live-action 5 Senshi gathering. As Ayaka said, it includes birthday parties, Bonenkai and Shinenkai, engagement parties, and more!

My record of their gatherings dates as far back as 2006, and that's NOT counting the times when any of these ladies meet up in pairs or smaller pods and post about them on their social media and then practically. yell into the writing that they want all five of them to meet up soon. lol For a more "structured" Senshi reunion, usually they manage to get at least four of them together, if not all 5, due to work scheduling clashes.

At Keiko (Mars)'s wedding ceremony, the Senshi cast also all sang the show's insert song Friend together. :')

The girls have so much fun together, they are also known for taking blurry photos because they laugh themselves silly. (Adorable!)

PGSM 10th Anniversary Cast & Crew Celebration (2014) *Logistics of the event organization and individual's work schedule delayed them from actually celebrating in 2013 October.

2016 Super Moon Sighting (Cast & Crew Gathering)

The Senshi-exclusive reunion (2015) The gang claimed all the news of the Senshi reunion was making them jealous and feel left out, so they chose to have their own gathering without the Senshi. For a while that led to a hilarious back and forth between them and the Senshi on Twitter about making it a regular thing and maybe they'll invite a Senshi one at a time for further gatherings. lol

Here is hoping we get a 20th anniversary celebration cast and crew gathering. If the 10th anniversary celebration was anything to go by, the event might not necessarily happen right on the dot of the anniversary. Still, if not the day-of, this weekend, or this coming weekend will still be a key period for live-action fans to monitor the casts social media and blog accounts for any celebratory posts!

Supporting each other's work

The Senshi cast, Naoki (Shingo), Akira (Kunzite), and Jouji (Mamoru) show support for each other's stageplay appearances across the years.

Miyuu guest starred in Ayaka's live broadcast, and Ayaka promoted Miyuu's stageplay as part of the broadcast

Ayaka joining Miyuu on her Japanese shave ice eating and promo Youtube videos. (Twice!)

The cast members are always excited when they get to guest star in a JDrama Keiko (Mars) is a main cast of.

Ayaka in Buzzer Beat (2009)

Miyuu and Jouji in Iie ru Onna (2016)

The Senshi cast sending flowers and showing up in person to Ayaka's own unisex apparel brand - 502EASY's popup store!

Ongoing Mentions of Their Time in PGSM Lovingly

Last but certainly not least, there is no lack of ongoing mentions and positive reminiscing of their filming experience from this cast!

Keiko (Mars) fangirling over meeting Usagi's anime voice actress!

Video here! (Tumblr keeps giving me error when embedding...)

Usagi, Mamoru and Motoki reunited in Ryusoulger

Miyuu's PGSM Viewing Party

Sawai Miyuu (Usagi/Moon) does periodic live broadcasts on her Youtube channel, and has been hosting viewing parties of her rewatching the live-action. She's done Act 1 - Act 18 already!

Ayaka's talking about PGSM and Senshi team in multiple of her Youtube Q&A videos

Ayaka at Brazil ANIME FRIENDS CON 2019

Ayaka & Miyuu as Guest in Sailor Moon events

Director Suzumura's Glasses Night Talk - Ayaka (Venus), Jouji (Mamoru), Mew (Jupiter)

Director Suzumura’s Glass Night Take.017 (Feb 26, 2022) - Komatsu Ayaka (Summarized Translation here)

Director Suzumura’s Glass Night Take.034 (July 7, 2023) - Shibue Jouji (Summarized translation to come!)

Director Suzumura’s Glass Night Take.037 (Oct 17, 2023) - Azama Mew (UPCOMING SOON!!!!)

Kitagawa Keiko spoke about her relationship with Sailor Moon franchise and the Senshi Team when promoting her voice role as Sailor Cosmos

And you can also find multiple fan-translation of Keiko's interview articles here on my blog!

This post got really long, but it's not even near all of the mentions and references this amazing cast have made, speaking positively and endearingly of each other and the show!

You can watch the subbed versions of the series at:

Miss Dream Fansubs

Sea of Serenity Fansubs

The series is also on other online streaming sites, but be cautious to only visit them with good adware and firewall installed.

Additionally, if you ever want to receive info about the PGSM cast without being bogged down by content with fanart, fanfic posts like this blog, I recommend following @pgsm-gal!

4 days till the 20th anniversary of Act 1 air date!

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#pgsm #pretty guardian sailor moon #bssm #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #sailor moon live action #pgsm appreciation #reasons to watch pgsm #pgsm 20th anniversary countdown #kitagawa keiko #sawai miyuu #rika izumi #komatsu ayaka #azama mew #Youtube #Director Suzumura's Glass Night Take.017 #khmyh translates #khmyh's fansub & translations

[primasylph]

#ami mizuno #mizuno ami #bisexuality visibility day #bisexual disaster #pgsm #pgsm spoilers #bishojo senshi sailor moon

[sailorfailures]

YEAH IT’S YOU!!!! IT’S YOU ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!

#PGSM #GOD!!!!!!!! #mamoru is a dork #valentine's day #changed the subs slightly to make more sense without context #originally he was referring to a scarf she gave him in another episode #but uh that would raise more questions than it would answer in a decontextualised photoset like this #so I fudged it a bit to imply he meant the chocolate #the rest of the subs are accurate to the scene though #especially mamoru NOT REALISING SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! #oh whoops #PGSM spoilers

[sittingoverheredreaming]

These are fun, and also I just want to put forward that the PGSM girls are 100% the stabbiest incarnations. They don’t mess around. 

#pgsm #pgsm spoilers #pretty guardian sailor moon #don't fight me on Ami she WILL stab #I love PGSM Ami because she's lonely and jealous and gets to have an edge #also. remember those subs where Mako always yelled DON'T FUCK WITH ME? #substitute I won't hesitate bitch for full effect

[landofanimes]

Eien Densetsu (1997) PGSM - Special Act (2004) Le Mouvement Final (2017)

#le mouvement final #usagi tsukino #mamoru chiba #sera myu #PGSM #eien densetsu #seramyuedit #bssm #miracle romance #bssm parallels #pgsm special act #pgsm spoilers