Girls girls girls! All girls all the time! He even has a new catchphrase: “Art is an explosion!” And if that ain’t Sailor Moon’s most unsubtle euphemism yet, then I don’t know what is. The poor kid doesn’t even get a backstory–Nephy just shows up and curses his hilariously large camera (insert penis joke here), turning him into a voyeur-in-training who only wants to photograph girls. Nephy is on the prowl again, and this time he targets prodigy photographer Shinokawa Kijin. Episode 17 – The Very Model of a Modern Moonie Magic Girl Fortunately this week was mostly filler, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.
Premiere Week has significantly upped the amount of both watching and writing I’m doing right now, so in the interest of not murdering my wrists, fingers, and eyeballs, we’re going to keep these fairly short. And as long as the show keeps gradually moving her towards adulthood, I’m pretty okay with that.īut enough retrospective. She fluctuates in terms of likability and maturity (particularly where romance is involved), but really, that just makes her a kid, not a bad protagonist.
Plus, by telling the audience that yeah, we know, Usagi’s a bit of a mess, the series makes her admirable qualities shine through all the more noticeably, such as when she goes out of her way to help resolve things between Shingo and his crush this week. Just think about the number of people we’ve seen calling Usagi out on her flaws, thus (hopefully) encouraging her to recognize and overcome them. Unlike a lot of series led by well-meaning screw-ups where the MC’s horrible habits are played as charming or even laudable (* cough* FushigiYuugi * cough* ButseriouslyMiakawastheworst * cough*) SM never pretends its protagonists are perfect. I can also appreciate how the show actually acknowledges her weaknesses. But in some ways I actually think I enjoy it more now than I would have as a kid, because now I can watch Usagi and, instead of wanting to shake her, I can appreciate her for the flawed but spirited kid she is. I was worried when I started this adventure that blogging a show meant for young teens would never work–that I had waited too long and the Sailor Moon bandwagon had left the station for good. And then, every so often, Usagi gets shit done.