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Endymion is pictured with a skull cane in an image from the manga. Naoko Takeuchi was likely inspired by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's 1988 piece "Self Portrait".

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2019-09-03

Before being cast as Neptune's CWi voice actor, Barbara Radecki initially forbade her daughter from watching because she worried the series didn't convey female empowerment. After being cast, she changed her opinion. Source: https://t.co/fjSsp0jtYr

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2019-08-22

According to Usagi in episode 184, her home's dining room is about the size of 12 mats. It's common to measure property using tatami mats (standard is 910mm x 1820 mm) in Japan. A size of 8-10 mats for a western-style room is considered to be big.

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2019-08-21

In the manga/Crystal, Usagi became & remained as Super so long as her guardian Sailor Senshi were available to lend her their power. In the '90s anime, she powered up with just the Holy Grail (except in episode 125), but the change was ephemeral.

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2019-08-16

A standard Dream Mirror was pink in color, but a mirror belonging to Kamoi in episode 156 was grey. This was because Kamoi betrayed his dream. Chibi-Usa possessed the Golden Mirror since she was Pegasus' host, and Nehalennia's Dream Mirror was black.

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2019-08-16

The Sailor Team's group maneuver "Sailor Planet Power" — which was similar to and eventually replaced by "Sailor Planet Attack" — first appeared in the Dream arc of the manga as "Sailor Planet Power Meditation".

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2019-08-14

Luna's eyes appear to be blue in colored art from the manga, whereas in both anime, her eyes are red. In the S movie, the human Luna has blue eyes.

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2019-08-09

In the manga, the "Planet Power" transformations are achieved by only raising one hand and saying the vocal command. Yet in Crystal, Rei, Ami, Makoto & Minako use their previous "Star Power" wands; Haruka & Michiru, however, use only their hands.

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2019-08-08

Like her fellow Ayakashi Sisters, Koan is named after a mineral. However, her name comes from the Japanese word for kermesite (also known as red antimony) — kōankō (紅安鉱).

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2019-08-05

According to a '14 interview in ROLa with Naoko Takeuchi and Fumio Osano, Sailor Saturn was removed from most of the Indonesian edit of the '90s anime. Reasons aren't clear, but it may have been for religious reasons. Source: https://t.co/XIV1xgSg4M

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2019-08-05

In the manga, the Golden Crystal is the Sailor Crystal associated with Earth's guardian Endymion. And in the '90s anime, Mamoru has a golden Star Seed, but it isn't the Golden Crystal.

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2019-08-03

In the '90s anime, the Eternal Tiare is only wand that gets an upgrade without becoming a different weapon altogether (e.g., the Spiral Heart Moon Rod becoming the Kaleidomoon Scope). With the Holy Moon Cálice, it becomes the Moon Power Tiare.

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2019-08-02

In episode 35 of the '90s anime, Queen Serenity's hair is blonde. In all her other appearances, she has silver hair, though. It's unclear if her hair was always silver, or if it turned silver over time.

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2019-07-26

Kazuko Tadano — character designer for the first 2 seasons of the '90s anime & now Sailor Moon Eternal — said she wasn't a fan of Ami/Mercury because her hair was hard to draw. Naoko Takeuchi had a similar problem. Source: https://t.co/dKv4EsKQox

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2019-07-23

Cardian Amaderasu from episode 53 is inspired by Amaterasu (天照), a Shinto deity. Among other things, she is seen as the goddess of the sun.

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2019-07-18

A scene in episode 23 of Evangelion is said to be inspired by a scene in 151 of the '90s anime. Seeing as Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno worked with Kunihiko Ikuhara on Sailor Moon, there are other notable references and connections.

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2019-07-16

In episode 42, Usagi used the Disguise Pen to become an actual sailor. In doing so, she instantly learned how to pilot a speedboat.

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2019-07-09

When Usagi transformed into Super Sailor Moon in the '90s anime, her Cosmic Heart Compact changed from red to pink in color. However, animators were not always consistent about this.

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2019-07-08

Helios is named after the son of gods Hyperion and Theia. He is the Greek god of the Sun; Helios rides a chariot pulled by four flying or winged horses.

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2019-07-05

In episode 126, Professor Tomoe's medical chart has German as well as Japanese writing on it. For instance, "kopfschmerzen"is German for a headache.

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2019-07-03