Special!
Jane: Jane Lane here. Daria and I are going to make fun of this older article we found online.
Daria: Yes, we know it's old, but, we decided to take a break from bad grammer.
Jane: Link to the article:
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/2003/ ... r_moon.htmJane: Ready? Let's go!
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Sailor Moon
Daria: The champion of love, warrior of justice, and envy of every hentai girl out there.
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The Truth behind the tempting tale
Jane: It was based on a hentai OVA titled "Lunar Lovers."
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by M. Desir
(Note: We don't know Monique personally but we appreciate her observations)
Daria: So any old fool can make a review?
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Posted June 20, 2003
Jane: We know, we know, keep it down.
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I would like to tell you some things about Sailor Moon.
Daria: This is a Sailor Moon fan site. Tread with caution.
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I am ashamed to say that I used to watch it a lot a few years ago before I realized how warped and disgusting it was.
Jane: She must have seen
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First of all, the Japanese and English versions are kind of different.
Daria: No! Say it isn't so!
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(WELL THAT MIGHT BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT!)
Jane: So's your ego.
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In the Japanese version there is a lot of homosexuality going on
Daria: I wouldn't say two canon couples and a single gay male is a lot of homosexuality.
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as well as bisexuality that parents might not understand.
Jane: It's the internet. We all understand.
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For example, there is a couple who work for Queen Beryl:
Jane: Tutti and Fruity?
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Zoycite (an effete/effeminate)
Daria:
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and Malachite
Jane:
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are both male characters in the original Japanese version,
Daria: And?
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but Zoycite who is more feminine looking than Malachite was dubbed a female in the American version!
Jane: And that's why we hate the English version!
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They are gay! Homosexual! And I wonder if parents here in America knew if they would have been angry or just go with the flow?!
Daria: Why don't you go look at how One Million Moms was treated, then come back to talk to me.
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Another homosexual couple, two women called Sailor Neptune and Uranus, have a daughter in the Japanese version.
Jane: And they're home life is more steady than half of the American couples!
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However, one day when I was watching it on the cartoon network, there was an episode with both Sailor Senshi or soldiers/scouts in USA version.
Daria: Scantily clad women in cartoons! Say it isn't so!
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Sailor Uranus is the more boyish of the couple with her short, blond hair and taller, slender looks.
Jane: And is the envy of most male models.
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In this episode she was dressed in a suit like a young man. AT first I thought that it was a BOY and so did the other Sailor scouts who were drooling with hearts and teardrops forming around their heads! If I noticed this blatant, in your face homosexuality -- who else did?
Daria: Hey, did you think that might be, I dunno, a joke?
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Well, someone must have because I haven't seen the show on television since. Good.
Jane: You obviously didn't pay close attention. They had a whole other season on there!
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Some have said that Sailor Neptune and Uranus' relationship is a "parody of heterosexual relationships" because Uranus who is more male than all of the Sailor Scouts and Sailor Neptune who is more female are reflecting a warped version of family life, due to the fact that they are both women.
Daria: What? No, that's a media stereotype of homosexuals period.
Jane: Are you trying to explain things to a religious woman?
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For instance, their daughter calls them "mama" and "papa".
Jane: Cue the "Awwww, what a cute family!"
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The male pair are a couple of the villains in the first season and the latter female pair are the good guys in the later series.
Daria: Wow. That could be taken wrong.
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There is also a great deal of -- I am not sure if I want to use this word --
Jane: Tolerance?
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pedophilia in the show.
Daria: What? *snickers*
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Young girls as young as 12 or 13 (8th graders mind you) are falling head over heels in love with older, wicked men.
Jane: That reminds me, when I was 12 I had a crush on Bon Jovi.
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One example is the relationship between Neflite, a soldier for the Negaverse and Molly, an ordinary and virginal human girl.
Daria: More people would be squicked out at the fact you used the phrase "virgin."
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No wonder that girls age 12 are dating men as young as 28!
Jane: Okay, first of all, none of the men on there are any older than 16! Not 28!
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There is a lot of occult or alchemic talk in the show:
Daria: Because Sailor Mars is seen wearing a Satanic pentagram.
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quest for crystals, moon prisms, which are worn as brooches for extra power.
Jane: Which is a conduit for Satanic power.
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But where are they drawing this power from?
Daria: Fun answer: The evil influences of Satan! Real answer: Duuuur, love?
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The Negaverse has power like that too.
Jane: I thought the Negaverse stole power from the life force of humans.
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I think that it is like the idea of White and Black Magic:
Daria: Good vs evil?
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though both won't admit it they are tapping their power from the same source: Satan.
Jane: Called it!
Daria: I'm not even sure if the Japanese believe in Satan.
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In the Japanese version, Sabrina's name is Usagi or Bunny because of her hairstyle.
Daria: As well as a cultural joke.
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Tuxedo Mask is really Tuxedo Kamen and his princely name is Mamoru.
Jane: Which means to protect. No mention of that now, is there?
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To me there is a lot of "goddess" worship in the show, like what you would find from the ancient religions of Greece and the Mystery religions of Rome.
Daria: Is there something wrong with that? I mean, the male God is weak. It's the strong Goddess that lights the way.
Jane: Poetic. Think it'll piss some people off?
Daria: I hope so.
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A lot of Sailor Moon fans deny the witchcraft element.
Daria: Because there is no witchcraft element.
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WELL, how come Luna, the black cat can turn into a human?! It's true!
Jane: Uh, maybe because it was for love?
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In the manga (comic) series Luna and her consort, Artemis and Diane (a kitten, their daughter) transform into their human forms in the final battle to help Sailor moon destroy an "evil" foe!
Jane: In the manga, isn't that because they are shapeshifting aliens?
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In the movie version "Sailor S or Heart of Ice", Luna falls in love with a human.
Daria: Beastiality!
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She is transformed into a human by Super Sailor Moon, who uses "the power of the chalice"
Jane: How much do you want to bet that if she knew it was called "The Holy Grail" she would have freaked?
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to grant Luna's wish and to make Kakeru's (her love interest) dreams come true: She takes him on a trip to the Moon in the personage of a Princess he loves named Kaguya! Afterwards, she transforms back into a cat.
Daria: That seems less Satanic and more "For Love and Justice." Which, you know, is there credo?
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The weird thing about it is that the cats are guardians of Sailor Moon, her husband or prince, Prince Darien and their daughter Rini (American version name).
Daria: Prince Endymion and ChibiUsa, respectivelly.
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Artemis, the white cat who belongs to Sailor Venus, is an exception.
Jane: Which is a whole different set of jokes.
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There is also slight nudity during the transformation scenes when the Sailor scouts change their into their hero clothing.
Daria: Duh.
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Some have said that this is not for sexual stimulation, which is a lie because most Japanese business men would get their "kicks" at these scenes.
Jane: No, they get a kick out of the Rule 34 doujinshi.
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They also have some disgusting fetish for schoolgirl panties!
Daria: Well, true...
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They buy them from vending machines or from the girls themselves. White ones are preferred and there is a lot of that flashing on the show. I am not lying! I was shocked when I found it on a website about a year ago.
Jane: I read that article as well. The thing is, is that the Japanese have an entirely different culture than us!
Daria: I would like to point out that the "panty shots" on Sailor Moon are, in fact, the bottom of the leotards.
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As I grow in the love of Jesus,
Daria: Get out the earmuffs.
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it appears that my mind is expanding spiritually as well as I read His awesome Word.
Jane: Funny, my mind fell asleep.
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A lot of shows that I once watched I no longer care for, especially if they are in conflict with the Truth and beliefs.
Daria: That you should tolerate and love everyone?
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For instance, I no longer enjoy watching Will and Grace because I realize now that it is glorifying homosexuality and the like.
Jane: And teaches tolerance towards homosexuals as well. But, you know, that's evil.
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A lot of shows in America do that.
Daria: Boo-hoo. Get a hankie.
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I no longer care to compromise my faith. And even though I may stumble along the way, I thank God for His Holy Spirit that whispers to me, reminding me what is good and lovely what is righteous and holy and what is not. He has opened my eyes.
Jane: That reminds me. I'm going to be attending a Bible burning this weekend. Want to come with?
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Sailor Moon and other anime may seem harmless, but if you are a Christian, you in no way should be promoting or protecting this kind of material by saying, "It teacher adults and adolescence alike virtues" because we know that that is far from the Truth.
Daria: But, that is exactly what it teaches.
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Nothing should be a substitute for Our Sword and that is the very Word of God.
Jane: Which has tormented and tortured people to death for several centuries.