Earlier in the episode Mako talks about her insecurity about not being "feminine" enough for most people. Naturally she looks up to someone who has no trouble with that.
It's so sweet I can't even. In a world where media has often told stories of the opposite, I always love seeing women be able to build each other up like that.
Girls really do look up to people they want to be like and who make a connection with them. There is a special way they do this with women they look up to, and when those women encourage them and take up time with them, it’s a beautiful thing. I love to see this across genders, but because I remember being a girl who looked up to amazing women, this has a tender place in my heart.
NAJ0202 that moment when you have a problem with two girls being lesbians, so you make them cousins with flirty dialogue. I guess the dub was a firm believer in incest for the wincest.
This scene was silly because Haruka and Michiru were always a destined pair and Mako was so heartbroken by the rejection of her senpai that she was always overwhelmed with melancholy anytime she even looked at somebody new (for a large chunk of the story). Really it’s sweet because, as a couple, Neptune and Uranus are the embodiment of Jupiter’s aspirations: calm, capable, strong, and committed, effortlessly feminine and unbothered by others’ perceptions of whether or not they meet societal standards of womanhood. They’re the cool older couple a young woman WOULD idolize.
@@korosuke1788 not that the infatuation is silly, it’s her friends’ youthful naïveté aptly portrayed in the scene. I think it’s accurate to how teenagers would react. The show was good with that. It’s sweet.
Well, don’t forget, this was the anime that had Usagi receive a love letter from a female classmate and her response was to tell her very politely that she’s flattered and thrilled, but that she’s already taken and would love to be friends instead. This anime was waaaaaaay ahead of it’s time
Its a nice scene, but it also has Usagi telling the girl that it would be better for her to give the love letter to a boy. 😒 At least they fixed that part in the Viz dub.
@@victoriatorresgarcia6795 I wish I could remember. The last time I saw that episode I was twelve, but since my sister had just come out as bisexual it left a HUGE impact on me when I saw her being represented in what was basically a childrens show
@@emmawieson2121 aah dw and thanks anyways! I'm kinda the same. The last time I watched Sailor Moon I was too around 13 and recently binge watched it and was surprised how somewhat progressive it was.
@@horohorosrin I think another way - Both Ami and Makoto were in love with boys. Besides... nowadays everyone makes a strange theories about fictional characters being gay or lesbian, or another thing - Back to the times of my childhood, there was nothing like this - people have seen only the pair of very good, and caring friends when they've watched scenes between Ami and Makoto. Nowadays are much darker in than the old times :-(
She was ok with a girl giving a love letter to Usagi. So if she's ok with that, there must be a problem with Mako going to a date with another woman whose not her... 🤭
Remember the Sailor Stars showed their boobs at the beach when the Sailor friends didn't know they were women? Like were they queenr or actually women showing off their boobs?
Say what you will about Sailor Moon, I'll always give Japan kudos for maturely broaching the topic of homosexuality in a kids' show. From what I gather (as a non-fan), the relationship between Haruka and Michiru was quite frankly and tastefully depicted. And that was decades ago, too... meanwhile over here in the States we still can't have Marceline the Vampire Queen sing a few hints at Princess Bubblegum without a subsequent furor.
Well, part of our problem is that people are afraid to talk about the subject, for fear of being labeled sexists or homophobic or .. brash or whatever. There's some fairly rabid political correctness police out there, and it's a lot easier to just not bring up "sensitive" topics ... or discuss them only in the most bland and cautious terms. Frank discussions can get you censured and shunned. You get what you pay for.
It's mainly because a relationship between girls in the young years is seen as something spiritual. However, it's only okay for a certain period of time.
knowing how Japan back then treated gay ppl , it was the opposite, you can actually seek out the moral of the story "all her friends thought she was crazy and not normal" , and not being normal in Japan is almost a sin. And that is how Japan did fight the gay ppl, bcoz western countries forced their laws on Japan , this did lead to making laws that are actually socially not acceptable, just like dying hair etc. In the whole series, same sex relationship was displayed as a joke, while female+male was the highest achievement....right after defeating the evil lol
Read the manga for a bit, Haruka kisses Usagi and they both flirt with each other. Rini is not as annoying and she does worry about Usagi and Mamo-chan when they got into a small fight.
But Michiru flirts with Seiya in the anime anyway! Not often you tell a guy you barely just met to help you change clothes! I guess they both think if you've got it, flaunt it :P They're loyal to each other but such insane teases to everyone else.
+angryman that's so true, when I read the manga Usagi cried without being sad but it was because when she met Haruka she could feel her sadness. Haruka and Michi were a little depressed but they weren't that mean to the Sailor Scouts.
I loved Mako/Lita's relatability throughout this series. With every problem she's ever had, whether she felt like she wasn't approachable enough, strong enough, or pretty enough, it always felt like it tied into her own lack of confidence. Her episodes were always touching and understandable.
I find it hypocritical of Usagi to freak out over Mako supposedly having a crush on Haruka when she literally also had a crush on Haruka before realizing she was a girl.
@@alicesacco9329 I tend to run into that problem quite often. I think someones a man, and then later realize its a woman, and vice versa...Its a real problem
She thought Haruka was a man though. However in the manga Usagi had hearts in her eyes when she saw Rei for the first time and followed her. She didn't have the excuse of thinking Rei was a man. She definitely was attracted to Rei. Edit: Apparently Usagi is still attracted to Haruka after knowing she's a woman. I only knew about her crush on Rei at the time.
Superjavi mlp you know, when I see sailor lead crow and sailor aluminum siren, I'm thinking "those would be usagi and rei, if they were brainwashed into evil". :D
I ship them too. They have Tom and Jerry's syndrome. Rei loves Usagi, its shown in episodes 38 and 45. She says that she likes her even though they argue a lot. And is the last one to die in episode 45. Its not coincidence
But it's just women cross dressing and acting. They don't do anything inappropriate in Takarazua. Tbh, I love their musicals, too, especially the ones from this era (mid 90s).
There's something about the way *this* particular style in Sailor Moon looks in some episodes that I wish fanartist would incorporate more. There's something about the way the eyes are drawn that's just cute
It worked in James Bond Goldfinger atleast, Pussy Galore hadnt found the right man yet til James Bond dominated her. Therefor turning her lesbian to straight when she found a real man " yeah i heard thats a real thing. Books are fun : D
The gay jokes are funny and all but it's a shame that people focus so much on that and totally miss the Makoto / Haruka interaction. Makoto's reactions and growing affection towards Haruka is one of administration. The kind you have for a mentor. It's not sexual.
But to be fair, both of them were lovers in the manga! So the portrayed video affection is one of someone in a serious relationship! It’s already justified! Edit(please don’t be offended): the word for this is naive! And it’s simply being naive by saying they weren’t lovers, just because it was edited! The original says it all!
@@catenigma6352 *whoosh. Vol B is clearly talking about how the scene shows Mako having admiration towards Haruka, not romantic/sexual affections like all the other comments are implying. Like, if you stopped and thought about what was being said you would have got that.
Takarazuka (the magazine) isn't gay by nature; it's just a kind of theatre where women take on masculine roles as well (this is supposed to portray masculine positive traits without the 'threat' of it being overly sexual). But the fact that Rei hides the magazine, clearly has her thinking she will be judged gay for liking it, even if she herself isn't.
Or maybe its just a fourth wall break involving Mars' voice actress (Tomizawa Michie) which also were a active actress in Takarazuka Revue as Sumire Kanzaki from Sakura Taisen xD
Well Takarazuka Revue has a interesting connection with LGBTQ community. Several female fans wrote love letters to several actresses in Takarazuka professing their love in a lesbian kind of way. Also several revelation of an actual lesbian relationship between a otokoyaku and a musumeyaku has also rock the revue. So yes, the Takarazuka Revue picture book magazine scene with Ursagi & Rei does have a significance when it comes to lesbianism and LGBTQ.
this is so funny, it shows how bi they all are. usagi's little crush on haruka is so cute, especially her blushign around her even after she knows shes a girl.
0:36Michie Tomizawa, the voice actor for Rei Hino, later played the role of Sumire Kanzaki, the top star of the opera troupe, in a game called ``Sakura Wars.'' (火野レイの担当声優である富沢美智恵さんは後に「サクラ大戦」と言うゲームで神崎すみれ役として歌劇団のトップスター役を演じます。)
hold up, at the end when mako is saying "you know how haruka is attractive, right?" in the english subtitles, but in the japanese she says 「なんていうか、はるかさんカッコイイだろう？」she says "kakkoii" which can mean cool, too. it can mean attractive/handsome/hot/cute but ALSO cool, and honestly with the whole context of how she says it and the music and everything it feels to me like it gives off more of the nuance of "cool" than anything, but at the same time it's been like 11 years since i've watched this series so i don't remember how the whole episode went at all LOL
I was thinking the same thing. I don't think "attractive" is the best translation here, maybe something more like "You know how Haruka has some sort of charm?" The words don't translate very directly here but the intention behind the words is kept.
@@RisenSlash the vibe i got from mako though was that it doesn’t even seem like she has a crush on her, this show was typically obvious about that sort of thing with blushing and big eyes and response hesitation, but she was very calm and composed when she said it and it didn’t seem to hint toward anything other than platonic. :)
Chibiusa, Setsuna, Hotaru, Ami, and Rei were never seduced by Haruka. Technically neither was Makoto; the subtext here is that Makoto admires her in a non romantic way, and views her as a role model.
@@maxwellg9763 Finally someone who gets it. People sexualise freaking everything. Mako's affection for Haruka is exactly what you said but people have their minds so much in the gutter they can't see something that simple anymore.
@@maxwellg9763 why are they so many dudes here being an homophobe. Its like girls dont even care if they are gay or not but u see loads of men trying to argue about how all of them are straight. No one blushes that hard out of admiration. Its like you guys have this agenda to prove that every chatacter has to be straight.
@@maxwellg9763 well, Usagi didn't remember his boring ass, either 😂 Here's a young, racecar driver with a MUCH better hair cut, more swag, more considerate, and a freaking motorcycle. Boyfriend, who? The real question is how is Michiru so okay with this.
Maybe she thought she was the only one of the group? Or she’s just surprised because Mako’s only talked about her male senpai, and mentioned nothing about attraction to girls.
Mina hears Mako is on date with a woman: Did her preferences change? (Surprised) Mina at learning the date is Haruka: I can't laugh that off (envious) Mina talking to Mako: Don't give up! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity!!!! (Haruka had already told her she was super close to Michiru) Minako is so over the top, I love her
I haven't seen the US version but did they censor this part? How did they changed the dialogue in here? Considering they've made Haruka and Michiru "cousins".
@onehundred10million And sadly, some people are still intolerant to anything LGBTQ+ in kids shows. For example, Spongebob being asexual - which actually makes sense, I mean, do people want him to be a sex seeker on a show for kids? Also there's Mr. Ratburn from Arthur, who's gay. Married a male. Some people were very hateful about it.
@@ihatethisusernameupdate TV shows, movies, comics and video games made for both kids and adults used to have sex seekers all the time in the past because that guys are horny and want to have fun with hot girls used to be seen as a completely normal and natural thing and not the negative thing it is now. Yes homosexuality is more ok now than before but male heterosexuality is seen as a way more negative thing now than in the past. Seriously everything about males wanting to enjoy females in sexual ways is seen as a bad thing in the west these days. You see way more homosexual stuff than heterosexual stuff in cartoons now so it has become the complete opposite. You saw boys be horny for hot girls and try to have fun with them in kids stuff all the time in the old days and you also saw girls wanna be attractive and sexy so the boys would pay attention to them. Now both hot girls and guys wanting to have fun with them dont exist in cartoons and other kids stuff anymore and you almost never see it in stuff for adults anymore either. Also homosexuality is like the only thing that is more ok now than during the 90s when Sailor Moon came out. There is a huge bunch of different stuff that was normal and no big deal in the 70s, 80s, 90s and the 2000s that people in the west think is racist, sexist, wrong, offensive and inappropriate now. I hate it when people try to make it sound like everything is better now than in the past because those people are usually only thinking about homosexuality and nothing else at all.
@onehundred10million Representation should be put in but not in an overwhelming excessive way. Kids should at least be taught it exists and its up to you who your gonna like or dislike.
I've only ever considered Sailor Moon though random meme posts on TH-cam, but for some reason I find these girls way cuter than the majority of the waifus being pushed out every season.
The jokes are funny and all, but it’s really a shame that at least half these comments are from people so emotionally barren that they ascribe bisexuality to all the girls instead of just recognising that tenderness in friendship is not a sign of homosexuality. Nor is admiring someone you want to be more like. Makoto is insecure about her femininity, Haruka is someone she admires for owning it.
Earlier in the episode Mako talks about her insecurity about not being "feminine" enough for most people. Naturally she looks up to someone who has no trouble with that.
It's so sweet I can't even. In a world where media has often told stories of the opposite, I always love seeing women be able to build each other up like that.
Girls really do look up to people they want to be like and who make a connection with them. There is a special way they do this with women they look up to, and when those women encourage them and take up time with them, it’s a beautiful thing. I love to see this across genders, but because I remember being a girl who looked up to amazing women, this has a tender place in my heart.
did you lespo?
Yeah, this whole episode is REALLY cool, the identity panic of “do I want to be this person or date them?”
Trans headcanon time.
Ami is the only one who realized that the bigger problem is actually Haruka is Michiru’s
'cousin'
@TAIYA WHEELING Yeah, that's right, it's just such an infamous change the dub made that it's become an in-joke among anime fans, is all.
Maybe she is okay with?
NAJ0202 that moment when you have a problem with two girls being lesbians, so you make them cousins with flirty dialogue. I guess the dub was a firm believer in incest for the wincest.
@TAIYA WHEELING Maybe cousins in the Alabama sense.
"the problem isn't if mako is bisexual, the problem is that she could die "
LMAOO
Good grief. Makoto isn't bisexual.
Yeah 😂😂😂
@@saradostal3076 im pretty sure manga usagi is
Yuck
This scene was silly because Haruka and Michiru were always a destined pair and Mako was so heartbroken by the rejection of her senpai that she was always overwhelmed with melancholy anytime she even looked at somebody new (for a large chunk of the story). Really it’s sweet because, as a couple, Neptune and Uranus are the embodiment of Jupiter’s aspirations: calm, capable, strong, and committed, effortlessly feminine and unbothered by others’ perceptions of whether or not they meet societal standards of womanhood. They’re the cool older couple a young woman WOULD idolize.
Grown up person discoveres teenager infatuations are silly. The world pauses to gasp in awe!
@@korosuke1788 not that the infatuation is silly, it’s her friends’ youthful naïveté aptly portrayed in the scene. I think it’s accurate to how teenagers would react. The show was good with that. It’s sweet.
Or you could look at Haruka as a predator just toying with her.
@@godzilla2k26 and what might YOUR damage be?
@@ArkadianDream Problem is that Haruka definitely is a flirt in the anime
Well, don’t forget, this was the anime that had Usagi receive a love letter from a female classmate and her response was to tell her very politely that she’s flattered and thrilled, but that she’s already taken and would love to be friends instead. This anime was waaaaaaay ahead of it’s time
Its a nice scene, but it also has Usagi telling the girl that it would be better for her to give the love letter to a boy. 😒
At least they fixed that part in the Viz dub.
Oh what episode is it?
@@victoriatorresgarcia6795 I wish I could remember. The last time I saw that episode I was twelve, but since my sister had just come out as bisexual it left a HUGE impact on me when I saw her being represented in what was basically a childrens show
@@emmawieson2121 aah dw and thanks anyways! I'm kinda the same. The last time I watched Sailor Moon I was too around 13 and recently binge watched it and was surprised how somewhat progressive it was.
@@EddyA-sw5ox "dub"
Cringe.
Hakura IS very attractive... but she's Michiru's.
@@user-ex1lf4li9n "cousin"
Yok sakura
@@user-ex1lf4li9n Just in U.S. In the original version they're a couple :)
Nothing wrong with having more cousins.
@Kefou Kefak she isnt that bad compared to chibiusa.
Ami's like "That's not the PROBLEM, the PROBLEM is that my GIRLFRIEND is out there with some other woman!"
exactly that's why she is so concerned now, she never became alert earlier in these type of discussions..
They're not lesbians - They are just good friends - that's all.
@@christopher-polishuhlan1502 Adorable that you think that, but incorrect
@@horohorosrin I think another way - Both Ami and Makoto were in love with boys. Besides... nowadays everyone makes a strange theories about fictional characters being gay or lesbian, or another thing - Back to the times of my childhood, there was nothing like this - people have seen only the pair of very good, and caring friends when they've watched scenes between Ami and Makoto. Nowadays are much darker in than the old times :-(
@@christopher-polishuhlan1502 sorry for any misinterpretation, but did you just imply that an openly gay society is worse than a closeted society??
Rei: EW I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S DATING WOMEN
Also Rei: **is totally bi**
The denial is harddd
And she's so into usagi ;)
Where is it proven that Rei is bisexual? Pleae link the quote from Takeuchi. Just because it' s inside your head doesn' t make it real.
Sebastian Brinkmann they are just poking fun at it due to other lesbian moments like this in the series
@@Xxsorafan I don't blame them since there are moments here as well as in Crystal that can genuinely confuse you
lmao usagi exposing rei with her takarazuka magazine
That profile pic makes your comment even better.
Oscar isn't lesbian. She is normal.
So that's what it's called...this is useful information
@@mrlion9404 Oscar is a gay man silly
@the village person Pls kindly explain the reason behind such impoliteness .
*They're Lesbians, Harold.*
They're just cousins
@@rainbowmothraleo Lol the dub messed up the thing they arent cousins
@@fallbob_ Its a joke dude
Harold, theyre cousins 💀
Notice how Ami doesn't seem to have any problem at all with the idea of Mako being gay... #makoami
Because Ami is also gay with Makoto XD
notice they all have boyfriends
Maybe cuz Ami is too smart, and she accepts LGBTQ+? She's great Sailor Senshi.
She was ok with a girl giving a love letter to Usagi. So if she's ok with that, there must be a problem with Mako going to a date with another woman whose not her... 🤭
OTC right there.
Everybody: WHY US SHE DATING A WOMAN?!?!?
Also everybody: **blushes everytime they see the same woman, and have even done that for other women**
I think part of it was that they assumed she was a guy because of her masculine look.
That's a closeted gay mood right there 🤣
The classic state of denial 😂💙
Remember the Sailor Stars showed their boobs at the beach when the Sailor friends didn't know they were women? Like were they queenr or actually women showing off their boobs?
The Takarazuka magazine moment is one of the funniest things in the whole series
We didn't even get to see her large collection of Berubara merchandise!
It's odd that they're freaking out so much considering almost all of them are kinda bi in the manga.
The correct term is "cousins", thank you very much.
@@GAnimeRO xD
EXACTLY
FACTS LITERALLY BRO.
Aliens have sexual preference? That's odd.
Usagi getting one over on Rei is priceless.
Gotta love how Ami was like "THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM" everytime they made a dig at lesbianism. This is why she's my second favorite
@Curly-n-Girly Makoto, obviously. She's the one actually ON the date (also jupiter has always been my favorite)
theyre my favs too
Actually it’s more that she’s trying to point out the problem. She didn’t give a shit about the date itself
Ami I'm sure had a thing for Jupiter.
Say what you will about Sailor Moon, I'll always give Japan kudos for maturely broaching the topic of homosexuality in a kids' show. From what I gather (as a non-fan), the relationship between Haruka and Michiru was quite frankly and tastefully depicted.
And that was decades ago, too... meanwhile over here in the States we still can't have Marceline the Vampire Queen sing a few hints at Princess Bubblegum without a subsequent furor.
Well, part of our problem is that people are afraid to talk about the subject, for fear of being labeled sexists or homophobic or .. brash or whatever. There's some fairly rabid political correctness police out there, and it's a lot easier to just not bring up "sensitive" topics ... or discuss them only in the most bland and cautious terms. Frank discussions can get you censured and shunned.
You get what you pay for.
It's mainly because a relationship between girls in the young years is seen as something spiritual. However, it's only okay for a certain period of time.
chrszel moy d paica
Sailor Moon is not a kid's show,but that's normal in Japan
That's why some animes and stuff are awesome even for grown ass adults, it's nice seeing adult topics being aproached in a proper way though
Sailor Mercury, protector of students, prudence, and LGBT rights
Ami said gay rights ✊🏽
Really? I thought she didnt care
she's just loyal to her queen, freddie.
How did she care about that here? How did you get that from our friend is a target and in danger? Did you actually even watch it?
knowing how Japan back then treated gay ppl , it was the opposite, you can actually seek out the moral of the story "all her friends thought she was crazy and not normal" , and not being normal in Japan is almost a sin. And that is how Japan did fight the gay ppl, bcoz western countries forced their laws on Japan , this did lead to making laws that are actually socially not acceptable, just like dying hair etc.
In the whole series, same sex relationship was displayed as a joke, while female+male was the highest achievement....right after defeating the evil lol
0:42 Oh my god Rei, when you will come out of the closet?
Superjavi mlp
she was never in the closet.
Usagi LITERALLY outed her OH MY GOD
@@judahosborne8868 Dammit Usagi! Why'd you have to do that? Not cool!
@@judahosborne8868 So owning a magazine turns you gay? Super hot take.
@@xxjustanaveragehumanxx3779 hahahaha!! (But now I have a crisis now since I dunno whats straight or gay these days...)
Read the manga for a bit, Haruka kisses Usagi and they both flirt with each other. Rini is not as annoying and she does worry about Usagi and Mamo-chan when they got into a small fight.
hahaha
But Michiru flirts with Seiya in the anime anyway! Not often you tell a guy you barely just met to help you change clothes!
I guess they both think if you've got it, flaunt it :P They're loyal to each other but such insane teases to everyone else.
AtenRa I know right, they are both tease and they know they got it.
And the outer senshi aren't nearly the abrasive cunts that they were depicted as in the 90's anime.
+angryman that's so true, when I read the manga Usagi cried without being sad but it was because when she met Haruka she could feel her sadness. Haruka and Michi were a little depressed but they weren't that mean to the Sailor Scouts.
I loved Mako/Lita's relatability throughout this series. With every problem she's ever had, whether she felt like she wasn't approachable enough, strong enough, or pretty enough, it always felt like it tied into her own lack of confidence. Her episodes were always touching and understandable.
1:40
この言葉、子供の頃にまこちゃんに対して思ってた気持ちそのままなんだよなぁ
…篠原さん、本当に、逝ってしまわれたんですね……
Love Minako's expression after Ami blowing up at Rei and Usagi. She has a "glad it wasn't me!" expression 😆
Ami: 💥 "THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM!"
Minako: 😗🎶
@@MrDibara That's totally the face lol
For someone who spent most of her education in an all girl's school esp in the 90s i can confirm that the awkwardness is true. 😂
0:43 When you slam the table so hard you even scare the background music
🤣
I find it hypocritical of Usagi to freak out over Mako supposedly having a crush on Haruka when she literally also had a crush on Haruka before realizing she was a girl.
But Usagi though she was a man.
Well this is made in a time when society was homophobic but you know this anime tried to normalize it
@@alicesacco9329 I tend to run into that problem quite often. I think someones a man, and then later realize its a woman, and vice versa...Its a real problem
She thought Haruka was a man though. However in the manga Usagi had hearts in her eyes when she saw Rei for the first time and followed her. She didn't have the excuse of thinking Rei was a man. She definitely was attracted to Rei.
Edit: Apparently Usagi is still attracted to Haruka after knowing she's a woman. I only knew about her crush on Rei at the time.
true cuz she literally found rei attractive when rei was first introduced
At least in the classic, Japan wasn't afraid to tackle the topic about homosexuality.
Ami doesn’t seem to have a problem with Mako going out with a woman, it’s merely the fact it’s Haruka
She be like, _"guys, you don't understand, she's going out with_ THE ENEMY!! Screw if they're a woman or not!"
Rei: “I can’t believe she’s going after women.”
Also Rei: totally sets off my gaydar 100 percent
rei-chan, you naughty girl. you would make a cute couple with usagi-chan :D
I ship them so hard, XD
I ship Usagi x Minako but Usagi x Rei sounds really cute
Superjavi mlp you know, when I see sailor lead crow and sailor aluminum siren, I'm thinking "those would be usagi and rei, if they were brainwashed into evil". :D
I ship them too. They have Tom and Jerry's syndrome. Rei loves Usagi, its shown in episodes 38 and 45. She says that she likes her even though they argue a lot. And is the last one to die in episode 45. Its not coincidence
It's cute ! but I prefer MinakoXRei
The first time we ever see Ami get mad. I love it😂
It's only me who though soo funny how mercury was soo serious when she yelled?
Note to self, don't piss off Ami-chan. XD
noted and agreed
Rei lives at a shrine, I can't believe she has that kind of reading material on shrine grounds!
I know right. Profaning the shrine like that....Certainly that material would not stand in the Jedi Temple would it?
Ummmmmm... Her grandfather probably has way more.
But it's just women cross dressing and acting. They don't do anything inappropriate in Takarazua. Tbh, I love their musicals, too, especially the ones from this era (mid 90s).
Nothing sexual about Takarazuka. They just crossdressing dance troupe
Preach master, preach.
0:39 - LMAO 😂😂😂
In that case ... Rei/Usagi xDD
There's something about the way *this* particular style in Sailor Moon looks in some episodes that I wish fanartist would incorporate more.
There's something about the way the eyes are drawn that's just cute
えーっと、レイちゃんは宝塚が大好きと
カキカキ
↑メモ取る音(^_^;)
実写版でレイちゃんを演じた北川景子さんは、大の宝塚ファン
damn they really tried to "you just haven't found the right man" her 💀💀💀💀💀
It worked in James Bond Goldfinger atleast, Pussy Galore hadnt found the right man yet til James Bond dominated her. Therefor turning her lesbian to straight when she found a real man " yeah i heard thats a real thing. Books are fun : D
The gay jokes are funny and all but it's a shame that people focus so much on that and totally miss the Makoto / Haruka interaction. Makoto's reactions and growing affection towards Haruka is one of administration. The kind you have for a mentor. It's not sexual.
But to be fair, both of them were lovers in the manga! So the portrayed video affection is one of someone in a serious relationship! It’s already justified!
Edit(please don’t be offended): the word for this is naive! And it’s simply being naive by saying they weren’t lovers, just because it was edited! The original says it all!
Exactly. But people are so emotionally barren they assign sexuality to everything.
@@catenigma6352 *whoosh. Vol B is clearly talking about how the scene shows Mako having admiration towards Haruka, not romantic/sexual affections like all the other comments are implying. Like, if you stopped and thought about what was being said you would have got that.
romantic feelings are different from sexual ones
me talking about my mentor: "i just like attractive people"
0:38 BOTH FACES WIN!! And I love the way how Usagi said it:)
0:38
Sailor Moon series remain to be a gift to humanity on so many levels.
Damn, they predicted smartwatches.
Takarazuka (the magazine) isn't gay by nature; it's just a kind of theatre where women take on masculine roles as well (this is supposed to portray masculine positive traits without the 'threat' of it being overly sexual). But the fact that Rei hides the magazine, clearly has her thinking she will be judged gay for liking it, even if she herself isn't.
Or maybe its just a fourth wall break involving Mars' voice actress (Tomizawa Michie) which also were a active actress in Takarazuka Revue as Sumire Kanzaki from Sakura Taisen xD
Well Takarazuka Revue has a interesting connection with LGBTQ community. Several female fans wrote love letters to several actresses in Takarazuka professing their love in a lesbian kind of way. Also several revelation of an actual lesbian relationship between a otokoyaku and a musumeyaku has also rock the revue.
So yes, the Takarazuka Revue picture book magazine scene with Ursagi & Rei does have a significance when it comes to lesbianism and LGBTQ.
Ami is a tomato :D
this is so funny, it shows how bi they all are. usagi's little crush on haruka is so cute, especially her blushign around her even after she knows shes a girl.
lol rei’s magazine 😂😂😂😂
初代マコちゃん、永遠に。
0:36Michie Tomizawa, the voice actor for Rei Hino, later played the role of Sumire Kanzaki, the top star of the opera troupe, in a game called ``Sakura Wars.'' (火野レイの担当声優である富沢美智恵さんは後に「サクラ大戦」と言うゲームで神崎すみれ役として歌劇団のトップスター役を演じます。)
No need to state the obvious, anyone who grew up in the '90s listening to seiyuus can tell right away, it's really not that obscure trivia.
Cut to 2022 and Japan is still struggling to enact legal merit on equity marriage rights.
plot twist: ami is secretly a lesbian and has a crush on makoto
yes Ami is lesbian, she never showed interest in boys
@@subhradeepghosh8263 Thats not true. You forgot the boy that sees the future and taiki before she figured out who he/she was
@@usagitsukino608 Ryo Urawa
Makoto and Ami would make a cute couple
@Kefou Kefak Yeah, for like four episodes and then we never saw it heard of him ever again.
@@secretmagicalgirl I hate how they basically ditched Ryo. Ami definitely liked him, they would have been great.
The fact that they’re all freaking out over their friend possibly liking girls and Ami’s just like “HEY CAN WE FOCUS ON HER LIFE BEING IN DANGER?”
Ami is jealous XD
"Noooo, Maki-chan, don't be the third cousin!"
Meanwhile, in Americanese: "Wow, these characters are really close, they must be cousins."
Makochan, Ami-chan, Rei-chan, Minako-chan, Usagi-chan.
What a lovely bunch of cousins ❤️
HAH! 👌
So they had Apple Watches with Facetime in Sailor Moon 🌙
lesson learned never piss off Ami chan
Man, such a topic, with so much flavor, so much humor. They would not do it like this these days....
my 2 favorite things, sailor moon and bisexuality
0:35
serena: "what do you think this is, raye?"
raye: "AHHH! GET YO GRUBBY HANDS OFF MY STUFF!"
really love Ami's choker
OK BUT AMI’S OUTFIT IS CUTW
The whole civilian costume direction of classic Sailor Moon gives me life.
Yeeeah Mako, you just “look up” to her because she’s attractive. Haven’t we all been there?
Ami is SO jealous, like "Haruka's stealing mah girl" 😭
hold up, at the end when mako is saying "you know how haruka is attractive, right?" in the english subtitles, but in the japanese she says 「なんていうか、はるかさんカッコイイだろう？」she says "kakkoii" which can mean cool, too. it can mean attractive/handsome/hot/cute but ALSO cool, and honestly with the whole context of how she says it and the music and everything it feels to me like it gives off more of the nuance of "cool" than anything, but at the same time it's been like 11 years since i've watched this series so i don't remember how the whole episode went at all LOL
I was thinking the same thing. I don't think "attractive" is the best translation here, maybe something more like "You know how Haruka has some sort of charm?" The words don't translate very directly here but the intention behind the words is kept.
I agree, I think "Cool" works the best here
lol I don't know if it's the same in Japanese but it's not uncommon for people to look at crushes w admiration and think/talk of them as cool
@@RisenSlash the vibe i got from mako though was that it doesn’t even seem like she has a crush on her, this show was typically obvious about that sort of thing with blushing and big eyes and response hesitation, but she was very calm and composed when she said it and it didn’t seem to hint toward anything other than platonic. :)
Yeah, but these people gotta push their fantasies regardless.
ami really said gay rights
yes its so 90's, proud of them
Maybe they are thinking that Makoto has give up on man due to her many heartbreakings.
Sailormoon invented smart watch
R.I.P. Emi Shinohara - san. (Makoto's Seiyuu).
Rei got that internalized homophobia down bad
in the manga i remember that Rei had litterly no intrest in guys at all
Ami being the true ally
So, if I got this right, Haruka basically seduced ALL of the Inner Senshi?
Chibiusa, Setsuna, Hotaru, Ami, and Rei were never seduced by Haruka. Technically neither was Makoto; the subtext here is that Makoto admires her in a non romantic way, and views her as a role model.
@@maxwellg9763 Finally someone who gets it. People sexualise freaking everything. Mako's affection for Haruka is exactly what you said but people have their minds so much in the gutter they can't see something that simple anymore.
@@volb9817 People who ship Usagi and Haruka should remember "Hey wasn't there some guy Usagi is going out with right here...What's his name again?"
@@maxwellg9763 why are they so many dudes here being an homophobe. Its like girls dont even care if they are gay or not but u see loads of men trying to argue about how all of them are straight. No one blushes that hard out of admiration. Its like you guys have this agenda to prove that every chatacter has to be straight.
@@maxwellg9763 well, Usagi didn't remember his boring ass, either 😂 Here's a young, racecar driver with a MUCH better hair cut, more swag, more considerate, and a freaking motorcycle. Boyfriend, who? The real question is how is Michiru so okay with this.
As a gay dude, Sailor Uranus was hella hot
Let's not forget the time Ami panty flashed her and she look a long blushing look before shifting into a curious thoughtful look.
0:23 Usagi really said: "Is Mako...You Know...💅"
まこちゃん25年前すでにApple Watchもってる！
亜美ちゃんの顔が赤くなっている所も可愛いな(笑)。
でも、はるかとまことも良い組み合わせだと思う。
Being dumped by her sempai had more severe consequences than we thought.
Not sure why Usagi is shocked about one of her friends dating another girl. She's shown plenty of interest in girls.
Well...IDK how to explain that. I just wish I could be cool like them
My best guess would be she assumes everyone feels attraction to both guys and girls but has the option to choose who they pursue.
Maybe she thought she was the only one of the group? Or she’s just surprised because Mako’s only talked about her male senpai, and mentioned nothing about attraction to girls.
@@usagitsukino608
Lol
Yes but she's a princess damn it, she can do what she wants.
Mina hears Mako is on date with a woman: Did her preferences change? (Surprised)
Mina at learning the date is Haruka: I can't laugh that off (envious)
Mina talking to Mako: Don't give up! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity!!!! (Haruka had already told her she was super close to Michiru)
Minako is so over the top, I love her
"I just look up for someone that is attractive" ok Mako gender-blind confirmed you can't tell me otherwise
Neptune is such a lucky girl. She has Uranus. I'm jealous😭😭
I haven't seen the US version but did they censor this part? How did they changed the dialogue in here? Considering they've made Haruka and Michiru "cousins".
@onehundred10million
And sadly, some people are still intolerant to anything LGBTQ+ in kids shows.
For example, Spongebob being asexual - which actually makes sense, I mean, do people want him to be a sex seeker on a show for kids?
Also there's Mr. Ratburn from Arthur, who's gay. Married a male. Some people were very hateful about it.
@@ihatethisusernameupdate TV shows, movies, comics and video games made for both kids and adults used to have sex seekers all the time in the past because that guys are horny and want to have fun with hot girls used to be seen as a completely normal and natural thing and not the negative thing it is now.
Yes homosexuality is more ok now than before but male heterosexuality is seen as a way more negative thing now than in the past.
Seriously everything about males wanting to enjoy females in sexual ways is seen as a bad thing in the west these days.
You see way more homosexual stuff than heterosexual stuff in cartoons now so it has become the complete opposite.
You saw boys be horny for hot girls and try to have fun with them in kids stuff all the time in the old days and you also saw girls wanna be attractive and sexy so the boys would pay attention to them.
Now both hot girls and guys wanting to have fun with them dont exist in cartoons and other kids stuff anymore and you almost never see it in stuff for adults anymore either.
Also homosexuality is like the only thing that is more ok now than during the 90s when Sailor Moon came out.
There is a huge bunch of different stuff that was normal and no big deal in the 70s, 80s, 90s and the 2000s that people in the west think is racist, sexist, wrong, offensive and inappropriate now.
I hate it when people try to make it sound like everything is better now than in the past because those people are usually only thinking about homosexuality and nothing else at all.
I honestly wish they could just leave kid shows alone. Do you honestly think a kid cares about gender and stuff?
@onehundred10million Uh Yeah. Sure represent but in a good way. (Dear God did you copy and paste that or did you actually write all that???)
@onehundred10million Representation should be put in but not in an overwhelming excessive way. Kids should at least be taught it exists and its up to you who your gonna like or dislike.
Watching this reminds me of watching it early mornings at 7 am mornings as a kindergartener lol
Did it ruin your life?
Peep the bi sky at 0:59 👀👀
I've only ever considered Sailor Moon though random meme posts on TH-cam, but for some reason I find these girls way cuter than the majority of the waifus being pushed out every season.
ADORABLE! Oh how I wish America could share this publicly!
Hows that wish looking now?
I found it! 🤣😂 The best of Rei funny moments!
Usagi didn't need to call Rei out like that man😭😭😭😭😂😂😂
Everybody gay for sailor uranus
Lol I wanna see how this was handled in the DIC English version😂
0:00 I would've fainted right then and there
Usagi finding the magazine in Rei's "closet"
Oh the metaphor!
The jokes are funny and all, but it’s really a shame that at least half these comments are from people so emotionally barren that they ascribe bisexuality to all the girls instead of just recognising that tenderness in friendship is not a sign of homosexuality. Nor is admiring someone you want to be more like. Makoto is insecure about her femininity, Haruka is someone she admires for owning it.
true.Friends jokes all the time
How is ascribing bisexuality “emotionally barren”?
0:43 The "I'm such a proper and polite Japanese girl that I get embarrassed when I simply pound the desk and raise my voice" look.
That watch is powered by magic, watching in 2020 we assume its just tech
Haha, you're right. Well, tech is pretty much magic we know the rules of.