First of all, WOOHOO a tweet about Sailor Moon got almost 200k likes!
Secondly, YES this is an aspect of Sailor Moon that I’ve always loved but hesitated to voice just because I don’t want to be mistaken for a creep, lol. Both the anime and manga/Crystal reboot utilize nudity not only in an artistic sense, but as a way to represent a character being stripped down to their truest self, the essence of their very soul.
In fact, in the manga, characters in dreams, visions, or in the space between life and death (among other situations) are shown to be entirely naked or are depicted with clothes that seamlessly blend into their bodies.
And of course, the finale of the final arc has Usagi saving the day not through a last-minute power-up form, but by stripping down to her purest, truest self:
Sailor Moon has so many great examples of non-sexual artistic nudity and I hate when people are too immature to see what Naoko Takeuchi was going for.
I also love how, at the same time, Naoko doesn’t portray sexuality/sex as something dirty and impure. I’ve said this before, but in the manga Usagi is heavily implied to be sexually active with Mamoru (in fact, it’s outright stated that she’s already pregnant with Chibiusa on their wedding day), but in no way does that diminish her role as the purest being in the universe and the star that shines the brightest.
I will keep screaming this into the void forever: Naoko Takeuchi and Sailor Moon really were ahead of their time, and that’s why the series still resonates with so many people today.
really important lesson from Sailor Moon that a lot of people don’t pick up on: if you know a girl who’s lazy, whiny, immature, and wants to waste all her time playing video games–it might be because she’s the reincarnated princess of a forgotten mystical kingdom so show some respect.
ALT
