Adventures in Anime is a collaborative feature I have with Alexa Loves Books! The idea is simple – we watch anime together and then we answer 6 questions about what we enjoyed most. We'll do our best to keep it spoiler-free but we will be mentioning our favorites so keep that in mind!
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Just to recap, Alexa and I decided to rewatch all of Sailor Moon for Adventures in Anime. We had so much to say about the series that we decided to make this a two-parter. Yesterday we talked about the series as a whole, with a breakdown of each of the seasons and the movies. Today, we'll be sharing a long list of favorites!
Favorite episode per season?
- S1 E45 Death of the Sailor Guardians: The Tragic Final Battle
I was not expecting this episode to make me cry! But each of the Sailor Senshi's sacrifices hit me so hard. - S2 E88: The Final Battle Between Light and Dark: Pledge of Love for the Future
I loved going to the future and finding out more about King Endymion and Queen Neo Serenity. Even though S2 had a lot of frustrating moments, it wrapped everything up really well in the finale. - S3 E110: The Death of Uranus and Neptune: The Talisman Appears
This episode was full of surprises, emotional, and well-told. - S4 E145: Become a Prima: Usagi’s Ballet
As I mentioned yesterday, Season 4 just shouldn't exist. It was that bad! I was hard-pressed to think of a favorite but I went with this since you all know how much I love ballet. But saying this is a "favorite" is a stretch. - S5 E170: Night of Destiny: The Sailor Guardians’ Ordeals
Season 5 was my favorite but the first arc in particular is the best out of every season. And this episode was fantastic. I love when all the girls, Inner and Outer Senshi, band together!
"Girls don't have to wait for a prince on a white horse all the time, do they? Sometimes they should ride on the back of a white horse to find their prince by themselves! It depends on whether you can make your dream happen." - Chibi-Usa
Favorite version of Sailor Moon's moon stick? I have to go with the OG moon stick from Season 1.
Favorite Sailor Senshi transformation sequence? I love Sailor Moon's Moon Eternal Make Up with the angel wings. But a close runner-up would be Sailor Neptune's transformation sequence.
Sailor Senshi uniform you'd want for yourself? Sailor Saturn's because it's purple!
Sailor Senshi ranking (1-10; 1 being the most favorite and 10 the least)? I have to say when I first started watching, I had an idea of what I thought my ranking would be and I'm very surprised by where this list ended up. I'm going to say just a little bit about the top 3 though.
- Usagi, Sailor Moon - Of all the girls, Usagi is the person we get to know the most and get to see grow the most. I just have a soft spot for her and I adore her capacity for love and forgiveness. She's just got such a big heart!
- Mako, Sailor Jupiter - Even the first time around, she was always my other favorite Sailor Senshi and as an adult, that's still true.
- Haruka, Sailor Uranus - I was not expecting Haruka to be in my top 3 but here we are! She's just such a dynamic character and I was fond of her friendship with Usagi.
- Michiru, Sailor Neptune
- Rei, Sailor Mars
- Ami, Sailor Mercury
- Minako, Sailor Venus
- Setsuna, Sailor Pluto
- Hotaru, Sailor Saturn
- Chibi-Usa, Sailor Chibi Moon
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So fellow anime fans, have you watched Sailor Moon?
And if so, what did you think?
I love that we both chose Usagi as our #1! She really is the best :)
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