This is a twist on the first season arc. I always felt like Sailor Venus got the least screen time in the anime, which was pretty lame, considering her status as leader of the senshi. In this version, her and Usagi are still the first to awaken at fourteen, and they fight side by side for two years before any of the other Sailor Soldiers come on the scene. To set a few things straight – I use the Japanese names. I am a fan of the manga, and while the DIC dub of the anime will always hold a special place in my heart as my first exposure to Sailor Moon, I think the new VIZ dub is brilliant. And I've already watched through all 23 episodes on hulu… hopefully they release the next set soon! Any changes I make to the original story line/original characters created by Naoko Takeuchi are decisions and not mistakes. So don't be like "ahhh, Sailor Venus' should have a tiara!" or "Nephrite's coat is lined with yellow, not green!" Because I will ignore you. Also I think Tuxedo Kamen's top hat looks ridiculous, so in my version he doesn't wear it. You're welcome.
Just a few notes…
-Like in the Manga, Sailor Moon & Venus wear masks. And because, why not, so do the other three.
-Also like the manga, Usagi's hair is silver-blonde, not bright yellow.
-Some things will follow closely to the manga storyline, some will be like the anime, some will be completely different.
-Thanks to Sailor Moon, I was very confused about the planets as a nine year old… particularly Mars and Mercury. Mars had fire and Mercury had ice, so Mars must be the closest one to the sun and super hot, with Mercury farther from the sun and very cold, right? Wrong. So wrong. And I have my third grade planets test to prove it. Anyway, oh well. I'm over it.
-I never realized the signs of each of the girls were alchemy signs! Way cool. So the shitennou also get alchemy signs. What, you say? Don't worry, you'll understand later.
-My autocorrect has a knack for correcting Usagi to Usage… I think I caught all of them, but if one slipped in there… well, I tried. This thing has a mind of it's own.
-My Tuxedo Kamen does not throw roses or spin a cane. That is purely from the anime, and I think it's lame. I find him relatively useless in the anime and much more cold to Usagi… he is way more awesome in the manga! Besides, manga Mamoru would have never pulled that Twilight-esque 2nd season break-up on manga Usagi.
-Sailor Venus in the anime is basically a supporting character… it's a crime. In the manga she is such a badass, stabbing Beryl, and wielding the sword, kicking people left right and center…
-I hated Zoicite for years, because of how irritating "she" was in the DIC dub. Once I read the manga and saw the Viz dub… Zoicite could be alright, I guess. That laugh in the DIC dub though… shudder.
-My Sailor Senshi's uniforms are slightly different then what one might expect. I love to draw though! I will find a way somehow to upload images if anyone's curious to see how I picture them.
Thanks :)