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♕ Chibi ([personal profile] chibichan) wrote 2013-09-26 10:16 am (UTC)

Oh, definitely. Although I don't think it's the fault of the mangaka, it's more the bosses at the Japanese magazines (like Shounen Jump, etc.) that want the manga to keep running as much as possible. I've heard that Masashi Kishimoto (the mangaka of Naruto) would really like to end the series, but the people at Jump (or whatever magazine it's being published on) won't let him, simply because it's a popular series. Hence why he's starting to kind of butcher it, much like Kubo Tite, the mangaka of Bleach.

Ohh, I think you'd enjoy it! But yes, word of advice here as well: do not watch the English dub. It's terrible. So many things were censored and butchered, like Haruka and Michiru's relationship (that's the lesbian couple in the series). In general, it's just bad. I grew up with the Italian dub (it was censored as well in some parts, but not as much), so it wasn't as bad... and at least we got the last series with the Sailor Stars, whereas a lot of other countries didn't get that one. (The reason? Japanese animators decided to turn girls into boys. That's right. They were Senshis, so they were female, but they were disguised as boys as part of the plot... but Japanese animators actually gave them boy body parts as well. It's just... weird. Oh, and, best part: in the Italian dub these "boys" would call their "twin sisters" to fight as Senshis, rather than transform into Senshis themselves. And that's how Italy dealt with the problem and was able to broadcast the last series. Ah, Italian dub, you never cease to amuse me.)

Oh yeah, there is an Italian version! It should be okay, I think, as it aired on a channel different from the Sailor Moon one. (Different channels made a difference back then. Sailor Moon was on a popular, kid-friendly channel, so it had to be censored; whereas the more "mature" anime would be aired on MTV, for teenagers and grown-ups.) I will watch the Japanese one regardless! :)

Haha, you're welcome! :D

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