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Sailor Moon!
Mar. 22nd, 2015 11:44 amSo I finally got through all 47 episodes of season 1/the original anime. And it was pretty great, I can definitely see why it's a classic. The first twenty episodes or so are SUPER DULL, lots of silly repetitive plots, but then things pick up and by the end I was on the edge of my seat.
The show is all about the power of girls and love. I really enjoyed the "don't underestimate girls or put down their interests" message, as well as the way it is ALWAYS the girls saving the day. Unfortunately "love" explicitly means romantic love, and the forms that love takes are off putting. Lots of love at first sight, "I didn't like him but then he sacrificed himself to save me so now I love him", "the important thing is not to lose hope, even if he tries to kill you or has a girlfriend" etc. And all girls care about makeup, weddings, not being fat etc. (The fatphobia is pretty awful)
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The show is all about the power of girls and love. I really enjoyed the "don't underestimate girls or put down their interests" message, as well as the way it is ALWAYS the girls saving the day. Unfortunately "love" explicitly means romantic love, and the forms that love takes are off putting. Lots of love at first sight, "I didn't like him but then he sacrificed himself to save me so now I love him", "the important thing is not to lose hope, even if he tries to kill you or has a girlfriend" etc. And all girls care about makeup, weddings, not being fat etc. (The fatphobia is pretty awful)
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