Sailor Moon Rewatch Weeks 1-2 (January 1-14)
Episode 001: The Crybaby: Usagi's Beautiful Transformation
The moonstruck episode that started it all! 14-year-old middle schooler Usagi Tsukino lives a comfortable yet ordinary life in the Juuban district of Tokyo. Her main concerns are having enough time to nap, enough food to snack, and enough of a head start to outrun her mother and homeroom teacher. But fate has different plans for this clumsy crybaby with a heart of gold... she's actually the pretty guardian in a sailor suit, Sailor Moon! Is the world any safer in her hands??
Episode 002: Punishment Awaits! The House of Fortune is the Monster Mansion
(CW: Sexual harassment)
If you've only ever watched the old Dic dub of Sailor Moon you're in for a surprise, because this episode was originally cut from English syndication. Was that due to its heavy occult themes? The brainwashed characters' violent and sexually aggressive outbursts? Or just to trim the show's dead weight? Watch it and decide for yourself! Usagi is still adapting to her role as a champion for justice when she notices the fellow students lashing out lately have one thing in common: they've all paid a visit to the mysterious new fortune teller in town, Uranai House...
Episode 003: The Mysterious Sleeping Sickness: Protect the Girls in Love
An epidemic is sweeping Tokyo as otherwise healthy teens and young adults are falling into deep, coma-like sleeps doctors can't explain. But who cares! "Midnight Zero" is the hottest show on radio, and hopeless romantics like Usagi can't get enough of it - not only will the sultry DJ read your emotional love letters over the air, but you'll get a gorgeous flower brooch as a free gift. What does it matter if you don't have anyone to write a letter to?
Episode 004: Learn How to Be Skinny from Usagi
(CW: Body image/disordered eating)
Shock! Horror! A teenager's weight has fluctuated! The tiniest change on the scale can feel life-or-death to some, especially the young and the pressured. But when the Dark Kingdom hones in on this insecurity as a potential source for ill-gotten energy, "life or death" has never been so apt. It's up to Usagi to save the day - and herself.
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