This is a re-read for me. The very beginning of Sailor Moon's journey and what Crystal is based off of. So much nostalgia for me reading this as I am a huge Sailor Moon fan.

I hate to give low stars to as famous a manga as this - I love the look and the art of it. I have never seen the manga, and still want to - I didn't grow up watching it like many fans. As a manga, it doesn't grip me. I think it's because though likely groundbreaking at the time, it's been redone so often that it seems trite now - even though it was one of the first of its kind to gain wide readership. Plenty of other manga from this era hold up for me, and this storyline just doesn't grip me. But I do love the art, and all the cosplay and fandom that's evolved from it.

2024 update: My preview critiques still stand, but this is just a load of fun. 4.5/5.

2019 update: I actually give this 3.5/5 stars which does bring down the rating but for different reasons. First thing is first: I really liked this and will continue on with the series. I thought it was fun and quirky and I loved Usagi as a character. However, while I do think this to be a staple of manga, I do feel that it does suffer from pacing. While the anime gives time before each Sailor Scout is awakened this does all that in one volume. I do believe that if the pacing were slowed down we can see these girls better as characters; basically, I think their development is rushed. The backstory also needs to be flushed out as it’s confusing as to how these girls are destined to save the world and finally I do think the pacing hinders storytelling when it comes to the fighting scenes. Essentially, the girls are in trouble, get cornered by the baddie and through some new power or gadget they randomly acquire they save the day by simply AIMING the gadget or power at the villain without an actual full on “fight scene.” While I do like the manga visually I hope these problems I had with it don’t take away from the remainder of the series.

4.5/5 Really enjoyed this book and I am ecstatic that I finally read the first volume in this series (2 years after originally completing the Sailor V prequel series). Like the Sailor V duology, this is packed with pretty girls, action and romance and it was funny is some places as well. It was not as funny as the Sailor V manga nor as clean (some pages had too much going on). Also, I felt that it could have taken a softer and slower pace in order to not seem a tad rushed, but I am excited to continue on in the series I have waited so long to start.

So much nostalgia omg <3

My first manga. So easy to read. Sailor Moon is cute & I will continue the series.

23 years old and I still hadn't read the manga for my favourite anime as a kid (ok, maybe it's a tie between Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura). You must read this bearing in mind it was made in the early 90s. If you keep that in mind, I can tell many people will like it.

It's so cute! The manga is a little bit different from the anime, but it's sooo adorable! i absolutely love it. Especially because sometimes the drawings look funny XD

I read this for a reading challenge and now fully intend on repressing my memory of ever having picked this up. She transforms into Sailor Moon by shouting 'make up' and can't actually do anything without Tuxedo Mask having to rescue her. The volume ends with all the 14-year-old sailor guardian's as sexualised playboy bunnies. No thank you.