Another Hypothetical Question:

Another hypothetical question:

What if... the outer senshis had rescued Princess Serenity just in time during the Moon Kingdom attack? (of course they were disobey Queen Serenity's order)

It’s been a while since I read the third arc of the manga and since I watched season 3 of Crystal, so my memory might be a little rough on this, but I’m pretty sure the fall of the moon kingdom was the first time Saturn had been awakened and used to reset everything, meaning the other outer senshi didn’t know what would actually happen when Saturn was awoken (correct me if I’m wrong, my memory could be failing me). Now, for this hypothetical scenario to work, the outer senshi would have to have prior knowledge of what would happen when Saturn awoke, and that would be their reason for intervening (to keep Saturn dormant). Whether or not they would succeed would depend on if they were able to reach Earth in time to prevent Endymion’s death; if Endymion dies, Serenity is going to find a way to kill herself, no question about that, and if Serenity dies, the Queen is going to awaken Saturn to reset everything. Now, the game changer would be if Pluto was in on it, or if it was just Uranus and Neptune; Uranus and Neptune on their own I do not think would succeed, however, if they had Pluto, they would be able to travel to the exact moment in time they need to save Endymion, and if anything unexpected happened, Pluto could stop time (granted, she would die, but that would be a small price in comparison to the whole solar system being destroyed). I don’t feel like Uranus and Neptune would be punished though, because the Queen loves her daughter more than anything (obviously, if she’s willing to awaken Saturn just so the princess can be reborn again), I feel like she would forgive their disobedience if it ended up saving the princess.

Now, we do find out in the final arc that it was really Galaxia, who had been taken over by Chaos, that was responsible for Metalia attacking the moon kingdom (and literally every other villain Sailor Moon had to fight), so even if the outer senshi were able to stop the destruction of the moon kingdom in that instant, I think it would have been short-lived, because Galaxia was coming for the Silver Crystal no matter what. At some point, Saturn was going to have to reset everything, or Queen Serenity, or Princess Serenity (whoever was the true wielder or the Silver Crystal at that time), would have to become strong enough to defeat Galaxia and Chaos.

Didn’t have time to draw anything new that would fit with the day 1 prompt, but I still wanted to show my favorite ship some love with a few of my old fan arts! The masquerade one I did in 2019, the Mew Ichigo and Ryou in black is from 2016 (the background was added in 2018), and it was a redraw of one I did back in 2010. Feel free to share my original post, but please don’t repost as your own.

Tokyo Mew Mew wallpapers

It’s finally here! Tokyo Mew Mew New! Ok, it’s been out for a week now, but I needed some time for my brain to digest all that happened in the first episode 😅 (and to rewatch the episode 3 times just because). My initial feelings? I loved it! Tokyo Mew Mew is like a drug to me, I could watch it all day every day and never get sick of it, and this adaptation was no exception. I loved the callbacks to the old anime in the OP and ending, I loved the comical facial expressions, I loved the passion the voice actors gave, I loved the music (kind of gave me Sailor Moon Crystal vibes), I loved the animation, and (of course) I loved every second that included my boy Ryou! ☺️ Now I didn’t just love it for the nostalgia (although I did have legit tears of happiness in my eyes the whole time because it just reminded me of happier days), I also liked a lot of the changes they made as well.

First of all, I really like that they made Ichigo a high school student. This being Japan’s school system, that means she’s at least 15; something about Ichigo being 12/13 in the original just really bothered me, and I found it odd that so many fans were upset that 4kids upped their ages (of all things to be mad about 😆), and now we see that even the creator was ok with the ages going up (because all the changes were made or approved by Ikumi). It just makes more sense for Ichigo to be in high school and have the relationship she has with Aoyama; it gets way too intense for a 12/13 year old.

Speaking of Ichigo and Aoyama’s relationship, I love how they’ve changed it! In the manga, and even the old anime, Ichigo seemed to be just another fan girl who just got lucky with catching Aoyama’s attention; she was kind of shallow in the beginning and didn’t seem to care too much about Aoyama’s actual interests, she just wanted him to smile at her. This newer Ichigo is way better; she’s not caught up in Aoyama’s popularity (she didn’t even know who he was), when he does catch her attention, she’s genuinely interested in getting to know him as a person and not just a pretty face, and then on their date, she admits she knows very little about animals and conservation, but she’s willing to learn more, and has a meaningful debate with Aoyama about the subject. This is a great start for them that creates a good foundation for their relationship.

In a strange way, it also kind of puts the “other love interest” on an even playing ground. Ichigo has only really known Aoyama for a week or so longer than Ryou Shirogane, so the development of their relationship is pretty much on the same level. It leaves the story wide open to expand that even further, and maybe we’ll see some wavering on Ichigo’s part? (Of course, I know they’re not going to change the canon couple, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get to see Ryou’s feelings more clearly and feel all the feels when he’s rejected 😭). There’s little doubt in my mind that they won’t leave out the triangle; they have Ichigo and Ryou (almost) kissing in the ending for crying out loud. Hopefully they’ll do my boy justice!

So far they’re off to a good start in that regard. Some of the bigger changes I liked in this new version was the changes they made to Ryou and Minto. While I love Ryou whole heartedly, he does some questionable things in the manga that make you want to cringe or just slap him. One of those questionable behaviors is his blasé take on stalking Ichigo; in this new rendition, Minto has taken over that trait (granted, it is probably at Ryou’s request, but at least he is no longer the one staring at her from (behind) a tree). Minto being a Mew Mew first I also really like. In the Manga she is very passionate about being a superhero (a trait they kind of let go of, unfortunately, in the old anime), so her being the first just makes that part of her all the more prominent; and it showcases her and Ryou’s snarky friendship (which I’m sensing is going to be one of my new favorite things about this adaptation), that was just kind of in the background in the manga, and easily missed if you weren’t paying close attention (and it was pretty much cut out of the old anime).

All in all, I liked a lot of the changes they made, but were there changes I didn’t like? Sure, there’s a few. I’m not a fan of Moe’s new design (nitpicky, I know, I just miss her old look). I’m also a little bummed we didn’t get to see Ichigo and the other girls defend Retasu from her bullies, but I guess there’s probably a reason they left that out. Finally, while I do find it hilarious that Keiichiro came to pick up Ichigo in a pink semi truck, I miss the red car (it just made him look so much cooler!).

I swear this version of Seiji fell out of one of my fan fictions, and I love him to pieces! 😍 I’m so hoping this isn’t the only episode he’s in!

Another printing I feel compelled to buy XD

The Tokyo Mew Mew manga (including A La Mode and Re-Turn) is getting a “New Edition” with newly-drawn covers and bonus stories. The first 3 volumes come out on May 13th.