I think that you should have mentioned that the show takes place in Juban, which is a rather upper class neighborhood in Tokyo. and the fashion is very inspired from Juban, being very rich, very preppy, very opulent. and in world, the girls in sailor moon are all... Comfortable to say the least. Ami's mom is a doctor, Minako is comfortable enough to be able to travel all around the world and speaks English fluently, Usagi lives in a pretty nice house, and Haruka and Michiru both makes money out of their career as prodigee. The only people who struggle a bit economically are Rei bc being a temple priestess doesn't make u that much cash, but she still has the support of her politician father and Makoto whose parents are dead, which is why she learned how to cook in the first place.
@@BluePenguin200 oh yeah, i forgot that Makoto's parents are dead... But wait, that doesn't explain her living alone in an appartement ... How can she even afford that... Let's not dwell on it too much. As for Rei, it's true that her family owns the temple but a lot of time, there are storylines about her grandfather being sick and not being able to afford medecins or storyline about some struggle at the temple which makes less money than usual. She is not destitute or anything and her relationship with her father is only explored in the after stories in the manga and it's true that he does give money. But she is the only girl who is seen actively struggles with her finance in the series at all.
@@dorothywasrighttho5129 There are some explanations of Japanese laws and culture provided in articles online that can explain Makoto’s lifestyle, as unconventional as it is, but yeah I agree that’s strange. I’m not sure which version of Sailor Moon you’ve seen but I certainly never recall any episodes or chapters where Rei’s grandpa can’t afford medicine or has any financial struggles really. Most of the problems at the shrine tend to be due to some enemy involvement on the grounds towards grandpa, Rei, or even Yuuichirou/Chad (in some versions). Keep in mind, that temples in Japan actually do tend to take in lots of money due to the right to not pay taxes, and they are visited all year round for ceremonies like weddings, funerals, or of course New Years, alongside tourists and other visitors. I’d argue that Rei probably has the most ‘stable’ income (although as you said she’s not destitute) and the shrine can even afford to employ Yuuichirou or Jadeite. However, it is still somewhat of a business, so we do see episodes where Rei gushes about how well the shrine is doing on certain days, and the other girls are shown to help out and are even being paid for their efforts. In fact, the only times I ever remember the sailor senshi complain about money is when Usagi and Chibiusa are out of pocket money😅 But this is also an anime in which mamoru is also apparently a millionaire orphan like Makoto xD
@@dorothywasrighttho5129 also, Rei even attends a Catholic private school😅 presumably paid by her family/father (if not grandpa) in all versions of the story.
If I recall correctly, Rei goes to the most uppercrust school of the girls... well before the S season when Mugen Academy is the one that gets focused as the elite one.
if you're doing more animes may i request an analysis of nana? (also maybe paradise kiss, from the same creator, i haven't read it yet but its more fashion-centric i hear) ai yazawa artstyle and of course the fashion on her characters are really amazing :D
What's insane is that she is entirely self taught. Her degree is in chemistry/pharmaceutical. Yet she is a brillant chara designer and casually revolutionized animation on a hunch
You can appreciate her natural sense of style even more in her manga artwork, her illustrations and character design sheets look like they could be from a fashion designer, cause her drawing style is very femenine and sharp, you can see how powerful each outfit is like Black Ladys dress , she is amazing.
And so much credit to the animation company that was willing to animate so many outfits. I think it's one reason Sailor Moon stands out when so many other shows have one or two default outfits.
seriously! I loved straight up picking outfits out of episodes and wearing them day-to-day because i was able to imitate WHOLE outfits the girls wore just by going through my closet, borrowing a piece from my cousin here or there.
I'm ever so glad that you've mentioned it - One of my favourite things about Sailor Moon is that it's a manga/anime about a squad of girls who kick butt, never shying away from their femininity, and they save the world in heels.
@@atlaskat7980 I'm talking about traditional/stereotypical femininity. So often female characters have to perform more masculine, or are given masculine traits if they're to be heroes.
@@atlaskat7980 correct I loved sailor moon growing up and fashion forward crime fighters were the norm. Sailor moon, Winx, Card Captor Sakura, Totally spies, the pink power ranger in her skirts, the only exception I think of is Xena Warrior Princess.
Even Naoko Takeuchi’s manga art style is DIRECTLY influenced by the art drawings of high fashion. That’s why the line work is so fast, loose, emotional, with lots of movement. It’s a beautiful style and so unique to her and only her.
It seems pretty clear in the physicality of the characters too, with these rather boneless bodies and veeeery out of proportion stlit-like legs, especially in their 'fighting' forms?
watched this entire show and read the whole manga when i was 11 😭😭😭 the fashion was always so iconic, the girls definitely had some crazy outfits but they also had adorable ones and each character had a wardrobe of sorts, in that they'd rotate between a few outfits unique to them through the entire show
Sometimes I feel so aged when my friends say they don’t know this series. This was my entire childhood……. :D and still part of my friends group’s present lives and home decor. Love it!
i don't think it's about being old but rather a sympton of today's generation. they usually don't know anything apart from what's hyped or choosed by algorithm. for example, i was born the same year sailor moon first aired (1992) and i know things from the 80s, 70s, 60s. it's a matter of interest... and it's a shame they don't know this series. even if you never watched, the aesthetics are timeless!!
@@taruuu I disagree, even if us millenials and older didn't grew up without social media, our media was decided by what was on tv, or what we had available. For me, there's a lot of things I missed out like Sailor Moon, due to not having cable or not knowing english. It wasn't until the internet and the rise of streaming that I finally had access to a lot of iconic shows.
Just a little add-on about Hakama, Hakama aren't women's only student/ceremony uniforms. Hakama are worn by both men and women, and Hakama is a type of clothing reserved for ceremonial occasions or as a uniform to certain fields, such as shrinemaidens in temples and as sportswear for martial arts. Women's hakama are so colorful, if i could get a chance, I'd wear it even once!!
As a dude who loves Sailor Moon since 7th grade I'm glad you made this video. I got into anime because of this show regardless its target demographic, I just love the overall aesthetics of the show and its message about love, friendship and femininity as well as its fashion.
Okay, I had zero idea the costuming was so well-thought out until now!!! I always loved the fashion of Sailor Moon, but didn't know the references. This is super cool, Naoko Takeuchi is a genius.
One thing that popped in my mind that was missed is there's a bonus chapter (I believe in SuperS but might be Stars) with Sailor Gucci and Sailor Chanel! Or rather, Chibi Usa's friends buy outfits that turn them into Sailor Guccicci and Sailor Channel. Sailor Moon had so many fun bonus chapters and that one is really cute, definitely worth the quick read.
whenever i learn anything about Sailor Moon I realize more and more how much of an impact it had on me as a child and how much I love it. Loved this video, thank you so much.
As a Japanese I first wondered how "gakuran" is literally 学 GAKU (acronym of 学生 gakusei = student... makes sense) and ラン RAN (western... why???), and found out that RAN is from RANDA meaning informally "clothes" in Edo era, which then comes from ORANDA, or Holland, meaning "western" because "western" equals Holland in that era. Or, 蘭服 RAN-PUKU meant western clothes so we can also consider the term as an acronym of 学生(GAKU sei) 蘭服(RAN-puku)。These are what I just learned ^^
yes i love this!! sailor moon is basically a combination of everything naoko takeuchi likes and her life (she’s said her personality is most like usagi and named the parents and brother after her family irl) the series referenced fashion so much but is now being used as inspiration for collabs. takeuchi is a fan of anna sui and they’ve had several collabs
I wonder since the author was so heavily inspired if she didn’t get “copyrighted” or anything related for adapting these creations into character designs? Anyone can make an animation and get heavily inspired by these runaway designs without getting into trouble? Some are just inspired but others are the exact design, I’m asking as an artist who loves fashion and wants to create her own stories
@@yongxia that's a very bad thing. I understand you can't copyright a shirt, pants etc but when it has a very specific unique style and literally becomes an art piece, how in the world is in not possible to copyright that specific look?? Knowing this, I would never become a designer. There is no protection for their art whatsoever 🤦♀️
@@sweetLemonist Europe's fashion houses are often "inspired" by indigenous designs from Mexico and Central America which are supposed to be intangible heritage by Unesco. I don't think that Japanese illustrators have legal problems for "inspired".
This video was a delight! I'll admit, as much as I love magical girls, I was just too young to get into Sailor Moon. (my introduction was the often forgotten Mermaid Melody) But even with that, I've always admired the style of the series. It's interesting how it's influenced fashion in future anime, and changed how magical girls are designed. Looking at series before it, which also tended to only have one character, the "magical outfit" was usually a lot more casual, and didn't have matching outfits for the team. Then you have Sailor Moon, and boom! PreCure is a big one, famous for its beautiful matching team designs. Even western series like Winx club got in on it I always like how anime tends to be a lot wilder in their character's outfits, since western cartoons tend to be a lot simpler and less fashionable. PreCure, as I mentioned, always has great outfits. Symphogear's outfits are... Unique. They're certainly wild but I like that, it conveys a lot of personality. Magia Record is very similar, in that a lot of both the magical and casual outfits are often absurd, and definitely a huge mixed bag, but what's good is very good. And I can't go without mentioning Cardcaptor Sakura, which honestly probably deserves a video in itself Some of my person favorites and biggest inspirations come from the very obscure Aikatsu series, which is consistently stellar in both it's concert and casual outfits So yeah, magical girl fashion. It's pretty cool
As a Sailor Moon stan since the 90’s I have to say that this is a brilliant video that takes such a deep look on details that went off my head when I was watching this as a young girl, and I appreciate them so much more today. Thank you!!!!
I’m proud that I’ve became an instant fan of the anime since I was 6 years old and as a 33 years old man I’m still a going strong. I had great tastes from the get go lol. I’m amazed how the style especially of the art books is still very much trendy today. Naoko definitely knew where to find her inspiration. Chanel x Sailor Moon is forever iconic.
Amazing video! The only one I’d say was an error was the Princess Snow Kaguya being influenced by the 1999 wedding gown as she was drawn around 1993/1994; the timeline just doesn’t match. Naoko’s influences came from 80’s and very early 90’s.
So this video made me cry like Usagi has arrived. The impact. Like it’s such an amazing thing to see something as much as manga and to show impact sooooooo many people.
I'm a big fan of both Sailor Moon and this channel and I can truly say that this is one of the most comprehensive videos about the fashion within the franchise, so thank you for this!
I’m fully convinced that the reason I was so into fashion and so picky with clothes since I was a toddler, was because of my love and obsession with Sailor Moon. Never in my tiny years I’d thought that those clothes were actually real. Gorgeous video!! ❤
I am so happy that this video exists, I absolutely love the outfits shown in Sailor Moon, especially in the manga. Though I mostly loved the villain's outfits for how super detailed they were. 😊
This is a great video! I do have a couple of notes about the inspiration of the sailor senshi uniform, though! On top of the obvious serafuku inspiration, the sailor senshi uniforms were also heavily influenced by figure skating outfits (in fact, one of Naoko's early manga that directly preceded Codename Sailor V, The Cherry Project, actually focused heavily on figure skating)! That's where a lot of the inspiration for the general silhouette came from, and why the fuku are much more revealing than traditional school uniforms. Also, you said that the only variation between the senshi's uniforms were in colour, which isn't entirely correct. Other than the obvious difference in their shoe styles, in the manga, each of the senshi actually had some sort of unique design element that set them apart! One major difference is that the inner senshi's collars all had at least one stripe (Moon, Chibi Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter having 2, Venus and Mars having 1), whereas the outer senshi (Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto) had no stripes. (The Sailor Starlights and the Galactica Senshi also had no stripes on their collars, although this is because the serafuku inspiration was much looser). Sailor Mercury's fuku was missing its sleeves (or shoulder pads? Not sure what to call them), most likely to make it closer resemble a one-piece swimsuit as her character is associated with water. Sailor Mars had a red gem attached to her belt, which apparently helped her generate her fire? Either way, hers is easily the most subtle difference. Sailor Jupiter notably wore the Rose Belt, which is a pink belt with a translucent container which held rose petal potpourri. Jupiter used this potpourri to perform one of her attacks, Flower Hurricane. The antenna on her tiara was also out almost all of the time. Similarly, Sailor Venus wore her jeweled chain around her waist all the time in the manga, which she also used for a number of attacks. Sailor Saturn had a special crystalline brooch instead of the default circular one, symbolising both her beauty and her chaotic nature. Sailor Pluto wore a belt with a set of time keys attached, as well as having larger earrings. The only ones lacking in an unique design element of some sort were Sailor Uranus and Neptune, most likely owed to their later introduction (Saturn was introduced at the same time but was given unique design elements because she needed to be differentiated from the others). It's a shame that most of these design choices didn't carry over to the anime, but it really helped to set each senshi apart, even if just by a little.
I loooove that Naoko Takeuchi chose different design houses to represent the heroes and villains in this series. Picking different costume themes for good vs evil is obviously super common, but drawing inspiration from Chanel vs Mugler (and others of course, for both) is just....next level.
I love the fashion of this anime, because the pieces can still be found or adapted to look like in the anime but if you wear them they don't look out of place even if the show is old😍🥰
Wooow que video incrível, fiquei impressionada com o nível de detalhes sobre a moda na cultura japonesa e o quanto sailor moon é importante até hoje. Imagino que você pesquisou muito pra esse vídeo que ficou ótimo e completo. Quero ver mais vídeos de moda em animes, ia ser incrível. Ganhou uma inscrita ♡
If you decide to do more on anime, I'd love to see an analysis on the clothing from Bleach. The author, Tite Kubo, is widely considered to be one of the best costume designers in manga and it's well known that if he didn't go into anime, he would have been a fashion designer. The outfits are stylish and each one has a lot of hidden meanings and symbolism to the characters.
People term to ignore the impact of Sailor Moon. As a gay kid, I been growing up watching sailor moon and you have no idea how much sailor moon is important to me
I always want to recreate princess serenity dress! I even ask my seamstress she can do it or not! The challenging part is the puffed sleeved and chest that seems intricate.
I’ve been missing out on the gorgeous design of haute coture late 1980s to early 1990s. It feels really special with all these designs in 1992 since that is the year I was born
OMGGGG 😍💖💖💖Never clicked so fast on a video 🎀🌟💖🐰🌙 Edit: Great indepth analysis. Loved the background about uniforms in general. As someone who loved Sailor Moon and its message, it is amazing to find out how much thought lies behind these costumes. Would love for you make a series out of this.
Regarding Snow Queen Kaguya, Takeuchi mentions in the OG edition of the manga (vol. 11) that her design was based on a decorative ornament called "Salomé". She even provides an illustration of what it looks like, revealing that the design is almost the same.
This is one of the few anime that I known to actually have different clothing throughout the episodes. It does get tiring to see the MCs wear the same clothing
This is a great and informative video! Sailor Moon is one of the few animated shows out there where the main characters regularly change their clothes and you even see them wear the same outfits again at some point throughout the show (like normal people would). I'd like to see a video on Totally Spies as the main characters also frequently wear different outfits day to day (and again also wear the same outfits on other occasions) and love fashion. It'd also be interesting to see the comparisons of the girls' styles and/or how the fashion changes from Seasons 1-6.
Whoa, growing up i was not only drawn to the magical and colourful aesthetic of Sailor Moon but their clothes and outfits themselves. This video CLEARLY shows exactly why they stood out so much. A fulll Life mimics Art and Art mimics life moment. love this fashion forward vid :p
Would you be able to make a video about the fashion influences in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? The creator also takes inspiration from Mugler with Giorno's 3 buns hairstyle!
This video genuinely left me in awe, I have bad habit of scrolling while watching videos and half paying attention but I was sitting up right and closely watching each outfit!!!
One of my favorite actresses Alisa Mizuki was the inspiration behind Sailor Mars, and her song "Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..." was used as the ending theme for the final season of Sailor Moon. :)
I knew about Araki's obsession with fashion and western culture but didn't know how in depth it was from Naoko Takeuchi. Love Sailor Moon even more now
I've been a huge avid fan since 1995 and there were a couple outfits in here I didn't know about! Nice job!! I made Pluto's lilac suit and had no idea it was Chanel 1992.
This is incredible. I know SM for over 20 years and I see content from SM sporatically and had never seen anyone bring up and explain these very Haute Couture references. It adds such a depth of detail and knowledge to the show which would have gone largely unnoticed. Amazing video, love it.
Wow, I never knew the designs were taken directly from the runway. I used to watch Sailor Moon Cartoon network and always loved the clothes but didn't know the story behind them. Thank you .
im rewatching the series now & couldn't have asked for better timing! so impressed with how thorough u are in ur research & loved seeing all the reference photos as well. thank u for another great video!
This is the video I never knew I needed. Thank you so much for making this! It brought me right back to childhood. I always loved the fashion in Sailor Moon!
It’s SO crazy you made this as I am re watching all of the sailor moons at the moment….weird in a good way! Thank you for this, I grew up on Sailor moon so she had a big part in my childhood 💜✨
Love this exploration! I had no idea Naoko Takeuchi was so interested in fashion or that the looks were based off of runway looks! I want to make these beautiful clothes so bad! No idea where I'd start, though!
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I think that you should have mentioned that the show takes place in Juban, which is a rather upper class neighborhood in Tokyo. and the fashion is very inspired from Juban, being very rich, very preppy, very opulent. and in world, the girls in sailor moon are all... Comfortable to say the least. Ami's mom is a doctor, Minako is comfortable enough to be able to travel all around the world and speaks English fluently, Usagi lives in a pretty nice house, and Haruka and Michiru both makes money out of their career as prodigee. The only people who struggle a bit economically are Rei bc being a temple priestess doesn't make u that much cash, but she still has the support of her politician father and Makoto whose parents are dead, which is why she learned how to cook in the first place.
Makoto is an orphan though and self-sufficient. Also Rei’s family owns the temple and her father is a politician.
@@BluePenguin200 oh yeah, i forgot that Makoto's parents are dead... But wait, that doesn't explain her living alone in an appartement ... How can she even afford that... Let's not dwell on it too much.
As for Rei, it's true that her family owns the temple but a lot of time, there are storylines about her grandfather being sick and not being able to afford medecins or storyline about some struggle at the temple which makes less money than usual. She is not destitute or anything and her relationship with her father is only explored in the after stories in the manga and it's true that he does give money. But she is the only girl who is seen actively struggles with her finance in the series at all.
@@dorothywasrighttho5129 There are some explanations of Japanese laws and culture provided in articles online that can explain Makoto’s lifestyle, as unconventional as it is, but yeah I agree that’s strange.
I’m not sure which version of Sailor Moon you’ve seen but I certainly never recall any episodes or chapters where Rei’s grandpa can’t afford medicine or has any financial struggles really. Most of the problems at the shrine tend to be due to some enemy involvement on the grounds towards grandpa, Rei, or even Yuuichirou/Chad (in some versions). Keep in mind, that temples in Japan actually do tend to take in lots of money due to the right to not pay taxes, and they are visited all year round for ceremonies like weddings, funerals, or of course New Years, alongside tourists and other visitors. I’d argue that Rei probably has the most ‘stable’ income (although as you said she’s not destitute) and the shrine can even afford to employ Yuuichirou or Jadeite. However, it is still somewhat of a business, so we do see episodes where Rei gushes about how well the shrine is doing on certain days, and the other girls are shown to help out and are even being paid for their efforts. In fact, the only times I ever remember the sailor senshi complain about money is when Usagi and Chibiusa are out of pocket money😅
But this is also an anime in which mamoru is also apparently a millionaire orphan like Makoto xD
@@dorothywasrighttho5129 also, Rei even attends a Catholic private school😅 presumably paid by her family/father (if not grandpa) in all versions of the story.
If I recall correctly, Rei goes to the most uppercrust school of the girls... well before the S season when Mugen Academy is the one that gets focused as the elite one.
She's got a point, she's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment
i mean,come on now.
Now come on now
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She is the one named…
@@kathleenjackson3258 *SAILOR MOON*
if you're doing more animes may i request an analysis of nana? (also maybe paradise kiss, from the same creator, i haven't read it yet but its more fashion-centric i hear) ai yazawa artstyle and of course the fashion on her characters are really amazing :D
I love paradise kiss! I fully recommend!!
Yes paradise kiss, nana and I'm throwing in peach girl and princess jellyfish
I love ai yazawa
If you liked Nana you are going to like paradise kiss and as you say is more fashion centric since it focuses on a group of fashion students
yes NANA!!!!!
I really love how Naoko Takeuchi put so much thought into each character and their outfits!
What's insane is that she is entirely self taught. Her degree is in chemistry/pharmaceutical. Yet she is a brillant chara designer and casually revolutionized animation on a hunch
You can appreciate her natural sense of style even more in her manga artwork, her illustrations and character design sheets look like they could be from a fashion designer, cause her drawing style is very femenine and sharp, you can see how powerful each outfit is like Black Ladys dress , she is amazing.
She's also so good with watercolor it's amazing
FR!! I always loved Usagi’s outfits each episode in my childhood
And so much credit to the animation company that was willing to animate so many outfits. I think it's one reason Sailor Moon stands out when so many other shows have one or two default outfits.
I can’t believe that I used to wish as a kid that these dresses existed in real life, but all along they were real! This video is amazing! ❤️
Now as an adult I wish I had the money to buy these dresses LOL
Same!
seriously! I loved straight up picking outfits out of episodes and wearing them day-to-day because i was able to imitate WHOLE outfits the girls wore just by going through my closet, borrowing a piece from my cousin here or there.
Not only sailor moon, but I always love Naoko Takeuchi’s character in another comics. Her drawing always look so chic and stylish
The sailor v manga is so pretty
Takeuchi draws like a fashion designer anyway, extremely thin bodies. Honestly glad the 90s anime ver have better proportions.
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True! :D
I'm ever so glad that you've mentioned it - One of my favourite things about Sailor Moon is that it's a manga/anime about a squad of girls who kick butt, never shying away from their femininity, and they save the world in heels.
Yes
How many female characters are NOT feminine?
@@atlaskat7980 I'm talking about traditional/stereotypical femininity. So often female characters have to perform more masculine, or are given masculine traits if they're to be heroes.
@@rajek333 Okay. Can you give more than one example? Or even one example?
@@atlaskat7980 correct I loved sailor moon growing up and fashion forward crime fighters were the norm. Sailor moon, Winx, Card Captor Sakura, Totally spies, the pink power ranger in her skirts, the only exception I think of is Xena Warrior Princess.
Even Naoko Takeuchi’s manga art style is DIRECTLY influenced by the art drawings of high fashion. That’s why the line work is so fast, loose, emotional, with lots of movement. It’s a beautiful style and so unique to her and only her.
It seems pretty clear in the physicality of the characters too, with these rather boneless bodies and veeeery out of proportion stlit-like legs, especially in their 'fighting' forms?
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watched this entire show and read the whole manga when i was 11 😭😭😭 the fashion was always so iconic, the girls definitely had some crazy outfits but they also had adorable ones
and each character had a wardrobe of sorts, in that they'd rotate between a few outfits unique to them through the entire show
OmG me too!!!
Same! Sailormoon was my first manga.. I used to collect the colored art panels because theyre gorgeous.. totally obsessed when I was 11-12
Also, not always color-coded like Super Sentai/Power Rangers
I’d give anything to see the mood boards for the series…
Sometimes I feel so aged when my friends say they don’t know this series. This was my entire childhood……. :D and still part of my friends group’s present lives and home decor. Love it!
It was my everything when I was a child 💕
i don't think it's about being old but rather a sympton of today's generation. they usually don't know anything apart from what's hyped or choosed by algorithm. for example, i was born the same year sailor moon first aired (1992) and i know things from the 80s, 70s, 60s. it's a matter of interest... and it's a shame they don't know this series. even if you never watched, the aesthetics are timeless!!
@@taruuu i think it depends, quite a bit of this generation knows what sailor moon is, and the anime community is filled with kids and young adults
@@taruuu I disagree, even if us millenials and older didn't grew up without social media, our media was decided by what was on tv, or what we had available.
For me, there's a lot of things I missed out like Sailor Moon, due to not having cable or not knowing english. It wasn't until the internet and the rise of streaming that I finally had access to a lot of iconic shows.
I'm as old as Sailor Moon so imagine my pain when someone calls it vintage or old.
Just a little add-on about Hakama, Hakama aren't women's only student/ceremony uniforms. Hakama are worn by both men and women, and Hakama is a type of clothing reserved for ceremonial occasions or as a uniform to certain fields, such as shrinemaidens in temples and as sportswear for martial arts. Women's hakama are so colorful, if i could get a chance, I'd wear it even once!!
The poster mentions that Hakama was worn by boys at 2:14. Additional info is always good though
As a dude who loves Sailor Moon since 7th grade I'm glad you made this video. I got into anime because of this show regardless its target demographic, I just love the overall aesthetics of the show and its message about love, friendship and femininity as well as its fashion.
i just binged the whole 5 seasons of the 90s this months. i'm so glad you made this video. so good
where did you watch it?? pleasee
@@laurent505 i would also like to know
@@laurent505 it's on hulu and I'd recommend only watching subtitles and the last seasons only have subtitles
@@gigigameleira hulu
@@stephplesich God damn it
Another streaming service
you should make a video where u style a modern version of the sailor moon girls
I agree!
yasssss i miss life according to tess!
Okay, I had zero idea the costuming was so well-thought out until now!!! I always loved the fashion of Sailor Moon, but didn't know the references. This is super cool, Naoko Takeuchi is a genius.
One thing that popped in my mind that was missed is there's a bonus chapter (I believe in SuperS but might be Stars) with Sailor Gucci and Sailor Chanel! Or rather, Chibi Usa's friends buy outfits that turn them into Sailor Guccicci and Sailor Channel. Sailor Moon had so many fun bonus chapters and that one is really cute, definitely worth the quick read.
whenever i learn anything about Sailor Moon I realize more and more how much of an impact it had on me as a child and how much I love it. Loved this video, thank you so much.
As a Japanese I first wondered how "gakuran" is literally 学 GAKU (acronym of 学生 gakusei = student... makes sense) and ラン RAN (western... why???), and found out that RAN is from RANDA meaning informally "clothes" in Edo era, which then comes from ORANDA, or Holland, meaning "western" because "western" equals Holland in that era. Or, 蘭服 RAN-PUKU meant western clothes so we can also consider the term as an acronym of 学生(GAKU sei) 蘭服(RAN-puku)。These are what I just learned ^^
yes i love this!! sailor moon is basically a combination of everything naoko takeuchi likes and her life (she’s said her personality is most like usagi and named the parents and brother after her family irl)
the series referenced fashion so much but is now being used as inspiration for collabs. takeuchi is a fan of anna sui and they’ve had several collabs
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE, TURN IT UP!!!
ps: you should do jojo's, their fashion is so sick, too
Yes Rohan Kishibe is a fashion plate!
Sailor moon for high fashion for women, Jojo for high fashion for men and Bleach for street/casual 2000 fashion
Yes! I was just about to comment about jojo, araki’s fashion design and sense is absolutely astonishing
@@herohamza1196 srry it was supposed to be ps
ooh especially the jjba and gucci collab !!
I wonder since the author was so heavily inspired if she didn’t get “copyrighted” or anything related for adapting these creations into character designs? Anyone can make an animation and get heavily inspired by these runaway designs without getting into trouble? Some are just inspired but others are the exact design, I’m asking as an artist who loves fashion and wants to create her own stories
you cannot copyright “fashion”, if she had used the fashion brand names then no, brands are trademarked but not design
@@yongxia that's a very bad thing. I understand you can't copyright a shirt, pants etc but when it has a very specific unique style and literally becomes an art piece, how in the world is in not possible to copyright that specific look?? Knowing this, I would never become a designer. There is no protection for their art whatsoever 🤦♀️
@@sweetLemonist it's clearly an homage and it's not like Takeuchi claimed she came up with all of those ideas on her own
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Europe's fashion houses are often "inspired" by indigenous designs from Mexico and Central America which are supposed to be intangible heritage by Unesco. I don't think that Japanese illustrators have legal problems for "inspired".
The famouse strawberry dress got copied by the designers and artist.
This video was amazing. I love when people deep dive into Sailor Moon. Plus any video that mentions Sailor Moon and The Nanny is automatic top tier.
As a kid usagi transforming into sailor moon was so beautiful and feminine to me.
I love school skirts,pleated skirts,stockings
Still do.
as a half japanese girl who has grown up with sailor moon, thank you so much for this analysis! it makes me so happy!
This video was a delight! I'll admit, as much as I love magical girls, I was just too young to get into Sailor Moon. (my introduction was the often forgotten Mermaid Melody) But even with that, I've always admired the style of the series. It's interesting how it's influenced fashion in future anime, and changed how magical girls are designed. Looking at series before it, which also tended to only have one character, the "magical outfit" was usually a lot more casual, and didn't have matching outfits for the team. Then you have Sailor Moon, and boom! PreCure is a big one, famous for its beautiful matching team designs. Even western series like Winx club got in on it
I always like how anime tends to be a lot wilder in their character's outfits, since western cartoons tend to be a lot simpler and less fashionable. PreCure, as I mentioned, always has great outfits. Symphogear's outfits are... Unique. They're certainly wild but I like that, it conveys a lot of personality. Magia Record is very similar, in that a lot of both the magical and casual outfits are often absurd, and definitely a huge mixed bag, but what's good is very good. And I can't go without mentioning Cardcaptor Sakura, which honestly probably deserves a video in itself
Some of my person favorites and biggest inspirations come from the very obscure Aikatsu series, which is consistently stellar in both it's concert and casual outfits
So yeah, magical girl fashion. It's pretty cool
I loved mermaid melody!! It was (and still is) very popular in my country❤
As a Sailor Moon stan since the 90’s I have to say that this is a brilliant video that takes such a deep look on details that went off my head when I was watching this as a young girl, and I appreciate them so much more today. Thank you!!!!
I’m proud that I’ve became an instant fan of the anime since I was 6 years old and as a 33 years old man I’m still a going strong. I had great tastes from the get go lol. I’m amazed how the style especially of the art books is still very much trendy today. Naoko definitely knew where to find her inspiration. Chanel x Sailor Moon is forever iconic.
Amazing video! The only one I’d say was an error was the Princess Snow Kaguya being influenced by the 1999 wedding gown as she was drawn around 1993/1994; the timeline just doesn’t match. Naoko’s influences came from 80’s and very early 90’s.
There's nothing better than waking up and having breakfast with a fashion inspired Sailor Moon video. I really enjoyed it!
The hakama is so pretty!
I was surprised she didn’t put that the Fez quote “ she came in yesterday lookin all sailor moon and sh*t “ lol
So this video made me cry like Usagi has arrived. The impact. Like it’s such an amazing thing to see something as much as manga and to show impact sooooooo many people.
All her knowledge in fashion really payed off to make these characters so fabulous
I'm a big fan of both Sailor Moon and this channel and I can truly say that this is one of the most comprehensive videos about the fashion within the franchise, so thank you for this!
Nana would be an INCREDIBLE anime to cover about in terms of its fashion
basically anything by Yazawa Ai has amazing fashion! like paradise kiss which is set in a fashion school!
As a lifelong Sailor Moon fan this is the most SICKENING video. I love thissss
I’m fully convinced that the reason I was so into fashion and so picky with clothes since I was a toddler, was because of my love and obsession with Sailor Moon.
Never in my tiny years I’d thought that those clothes were actually real.
Gorgeous video!! ❤
I am so happy that this video exists, I absolutely love the outfits shown in Sailor Moon, especially in the manga. Though I mostly loved the villain's outfits for how super detailed they were. 😊
This Video is a treasure!! SailorMoonXFashion ICONIC!!
I was so excited when I saw the title of this video! I love Sailor Moon and fashion so I couldn't wait to watch 💗🌙
Love seeing Sailor Moon character designs get more and more appreciated. Naoko is a genius for combining her interest in fashion into her series.
This is a great video! I do have a couple of notes about the inspiration of the sailor senshi uniform, though!
On top of the obvious serafuku inspiration, the sailor senshi uniforms were also heavily influenced by figure skating outfits (in fact, one of Naoko's early manga that directly preceded Codename Sailor V, The Cherry Project, actually focused heavily on figure skating)! That's where a lot of the inspiration for the general silhouette came from, and why the fuku are much more revealing than traditional school uniforms.
Also, you said that the only variation between the senshi's uniforms were in colour, which isn't entirely correct. Other than the obvious difference in their shoe styles, in the manga, each of the senshi actually had some sort of unique design element that set them apart!
One major difference is that the inner senshi's collars all had at least one stripe (Moon, Chibi Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter having 2, Venus and Mars having 1), whereas the outer senshi (Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto) had no stripes. (The Sailor Starlights and the Galactica Senshi also had no stripes on their collars, although this is because the serafuku inspiration was much looser).
Sailor Mercury's fuku was missing its sleeves (or shoulder pads? Not sure what to call them), most likely to make it closer resemble a one-piece swimsuit as her character is associated with water.
Sailor Mars had a red gem attached to her belt, which apparently helped her generate her fire? Either way, hers is easily the most subtle difference.
Sailor Jupiter notably wore the Rose Belt, which is a pink belt with a translucent container which held rose petal potpourri. Jupiter used this potpourri to perform one of her attacks, Flower Hurricane. The antenna on her tiara was also out almost all of the time.
Similarly, Sailor Venus wore her jeweled chain around her waist all the time in the manga, which she also used for a number of attacks.
Sailor Saturn had a special crystalline brooch instead of the default circular one, symbolising both her beauty and her chaotic nature.
Sailor Pluto wore a belt with a set of time keys attached, as well as having larger earrings.
The only ones lacking in an unique design element of some sort were Sailor Uranus and Neptune, most likely owed to their later introduction (Saturn was introduced at the same time but was given unique design elements because she needed to be differentiated from the others).
It's a shame that most of these design choices didn't carry over to the anime, but it really helped to set each senshi apart, even if just by a little.
I loooove that Naoko Takeuchi chose different design houses to represent the heroes and villains in this series. Picking different costume themes for good vs evil is obviously super common, but drawing inspiration from Chanel vs Mugler (and others of course, for both) is just....next level.
I love the fashion of this anime, because the pieces can still be found or adapted to look like in the anime but if you wear them they don't look out of place even if the show is old😍🥰
I also like how Hideo Araki used fashion in his Jojo's bizzare adventures series. Literally, his manga is just fashion magazine covers.
He did a collab with Gucci ft Jolene and Buccicarti and I want the items Dx
Bulma of dragon ball have a lot of outfits and hairstyles too, vehicles are more detailed than Toriyama's fashion
Wooow que video incrível, fiquei impressionada com o nível de detalhes sobre a moda na cultura japonesa e o quanto sailor moon é importante até hoje. Imagino que você pesquisou muito pra esse vídeo que ficou ótimo e completo. Quero ver mais vídeos de moda em animes, ia ser incrível. Ganhou uma inscrita ♡
Naoko is LITERALLY a genius 😩😩💕
I love these types of videos 💖 could you maybe do a video on Totally Spies? I loved their style as a kid ☺️
THIS IS LITERALLY MY DREAM VIDEO AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
If you decide to do more on anime, I'd love to see an analysis on the clothing from Bleach. The author, Tite Kubo, is widely considered to be one of the best costume designers in manga and it's well known that if he didn't go into anime, he would have been a fashion designer. The outfits are stylish and each one has a lot of hidden meanings and symbolism to the characters.
The Quincies in particular wear the best clothes!
@@isabellafelipedeoliveiraca6698 personally the arrancars outfits are my fave! But the quincies are seriously good too!
The characters were really well developed for a kids show, too. They definitely matched their outfits.
People term to ignore the impact of Sailor Moon. As a gay kid, I been growing up watching sailor moon and you have no idea how much sailor moon is important to me
Yyess Sailor Moon! It’s my absolute favorite anime of all times.
This is such a great video, thank you for the great fashion style break down.
FINALLY. Someone is making documentaries about things that ACTUALLY matter!
OMG,I never though that Naoko Takeuchi can take some fashion inspirations for her SM characters' clothing,I love it!!!!
I always want to recreate princess serenity dress! I even ask my seamstress she can do it or not! The challenging part is the puffed sleeved and chest that seems intricate.
I’ve been missing out on the gorgeous design of haute coture late 1980s to early 1990s. It feels really special with all these designs in 1992 since that is the year I was born
OMGGGG 😍💖💖💖Never clicked so fast on a video 🎀🌟💖🐰🌙 Edit: Great indepth analysis. Loved the background about uniforms in general. As someone who loved Sailor Moon and its message, it is amazing to find out how much thought lies behind these costumes. Would love for you make a series out of this.
Regarding Snow Queen Kaguya, Takeuchi mentions in the OG edition of the manga (vol. 11) that her design was based on a decorative ornament called "Salomé". She even provides an illustration of what it looks like, revealing that the design is almost the same.
I think you should talk about Lady Gaga's fashion. It is very inspiring to many artists.
Woaa the references! When I read the manga back when I was kid, I didn't think of much reference just looking at it with respect and grace ✨
As someone who loves Sailor Moon and fashion, this is right up my alley!! Great video 💕
Yay! I’m so exited to watch this one queen 👑 💕 You should analyse the outfits in Heathers!
Oh wow, I never knew that the outfits held so much significance and/or were so fashionable. Very interesting fact to know, thank you.
YES! The fashion in Sailor Moon is so iconic!
Fashion ModernGulz and Sailor Moon, three of my favourite things combined in a nutshell
This is one of the few anime that I known to actually have different clothing throughout the episodes. It does get tiring to see the MCs wear the same clothing
This is a great and informative video! Sailor Moon is one of the few animated shows out there where the main characters regularly change their clothes and you even see them wear the same outfits again at some point throughout the show (like normal people would). I'd like to see a video on Totally Spies as the main characters also frequently wear different outfits day to day (and again also wear the same outfits on other occasions) and love fashion. It'd also be interesting to see the comparisons of the girls' styles and/or how the fashion changes from Seasons 1-6.
Whoa, growing up i was not only drawn to the magical and colourful aesthetic of Sailor Moon but their clothes and outfits themselves. This video CLEARLY shows exactly why they stood out so much. A fulll Life mimics Art and Art mimics life moment. love this fashion forward vid :p
OKAY BUT THIS ONE OF MY FAV VIDEOS OF URS SO FAR !!
Would you be able to make a video about the fashion influences in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? The creator also takes inspiration from Mugler with Giorno's 3 buns hairstyle!
This is god tier level fashion analysis
This video genuinely left me in awe, I have bad habit of scrolling while watching videos and half paying attention but I was sitting up right and closely watching each outfit!!!
So glad you included FishEye!
Snow Queen Kaguya can't be inspired by that model from 1999,the movie came out in 1994
Sailor Moon is my favorite show! ❤️
One of my favorite actresses Alisa Mizuki was the inspiration behind Sailor Mars, and her song "Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..." was used as the ending theme for the final season of Sailor Moon. :)
I knew about Araki's obsession with fashion and western culture but didn't know how in depth it was from Naoko Takeuchi. Love Sailor Moon even more now
Me instantly: Ah yes, Chanel Spring/Summer 1995
Sailor Moon is my all time favorite and first anime, I love how much it changed some of the fashion industry!
I've been a huge avid fan since 1995 and there were a couple outfits in here I didn't know about! Nice job!!
I made Pluto's lilac suit and had no idea it was Chanel 1992.
naoko takeuchi is such an icon, and her drawings and character designs are unparalleled
This is incredible. I know SM for over 20 years and I see content from SM sporatically and had never seen anyone bring up and explain these very Haute Couture references. It adds such a depth of detail and knowledge to the show which would have gone largely unnoticed. Amazing video, love it.
Wow, I never knew the designs were taken directly from the runway. I used to watch Sailor Moon Cartoon network and always loved the clothes but didn't know the story behind them. Thank you .
im rewatching the series now & couldn't have asked for better timing! so impressed with how thorough u are in ur research & loved seeing all the reference photos as well. thank u for another great video!
Still one of my favorite mangas and anime! Love how fashion is incorporated through out the series.
Sailor Moon was my entire childhood, I'm 20 and still watch it and will continue to. The fashion and astronomy has always fascinated + inspired me❤❤❤
The clothes in the anime will be beautiful in reality😉
This show was my entire childhood!! Sooo excited to watch this analysis, I've always loved the clothes
I'm a big fan of magical girl animes, and 90's fashion so this video was right up my alley
This is easily one of my favorite videos on TH-cam ever
This was my most fav video you’ve done! References A+, nostalgia fulfilled, hotel trivago
This is the video I never knew I needed. Thank you so much for making this! It brought me right back to childhood. I always loved the fashion in Sailor Moon!
Love this, I actually learned new things about Sailor Moon!
It’s SO crazy you made this as I am re watching all of the sailor moons at the moment….weird in a good way! Thank you for this, I grew up on Sailor moon so she had a big part in my childhood 💜✨
Love this exploration! I had no idea Naoko Takeuchi was so interested in fashion or that the looks were based off of runway looks! I want to make these beautiful clothes so bad! No idea where I'd start, though!
Loving how you intertwine anime and fashion 💅🏼🤍
I love Sailor moon thank you for making this
Sailor Moon is my favorite anime of all time. This video is my ecstacy