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Anime Flashback
Jan. 29th, 2022 10:16 pmCrocheting achieved, woot! I've completed one third of a crocheted Amish puzzle ball, with the pieces for the other two thirds just waiting to be sewn together. I'm begging off that part for the moment, as I've got projected Extra Work-y Work tomorrow.
I also made it through the first four episodes of the new Viz dub of Sailor Moon. I didn't get to see a whole lot of the original dub as a kid—just a few episodes here and there, aside from The Season With the Cousins, which a friend taped for me—but it turns out that this was enough to make the lack of 90's dub artifacts bug me a bit 😅 "Why does Usagi's transformation sound like that, this is all wrong!" Etc.
Quite frankly, I also didn't realize quite how much filler there was before Ami was introduced! Checking on Wikipedia, she doesn't show up until episode ten? And then Mars in episode twelve, with a much shorter gap. Again, my main exposure back in the day was via the manga as it was coming out in the US (first via Mixx, then TokyoPop), and we got Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter within the first volume; there was a single chapter gap between the introduction of Mars and Jupiter, and other than that it was a veritable parade of new scouts. Having also seen the first few episodes of the remake in the intervening time, as well as about half of the live action show, the timeline took me a bit by surprise!
I'm feeling conflicted on the whole "Tuxedo Mask doesn't do anything" meme. On the one hand, it's true that he doesn't do much directly; on the other hand, he frequently provides vital distractions and interrupts Usagi's anxiety spirals, which definitely counts as more than "nothing" in my book. I also remember that, in the manga, he doesn't get any actual combat magic until their trip to the future, so. Anyway, more thoughts on that later, I'm sure.
Welp, I gotta turn in early so I can not be a horrible mess on my way to or at work tomorrow. I'll continue reclaiming bits of the media missing from my childhood later. And also post about something other than what I'm watching eventually. (I know I had a topic, but where did I put it...?)
I also made it through the first four episodes of the new Viz dub of Sailor Moon. I didn't get to see a whole lot of the original dub as a kid—just a few episodes here and there, aside from The Season With the Cousins, which a friend taped for me—but it turns out that this was enough to make the lack of 90's dub artifacts bug me a bit 😅 "Why does Usagi's transformation sound like that, this is all wrong!" Etc.
Quite frankly, I also didn't realize quite how much filler there was before Ami was introduced! Checking on Wikipedia, she doesn't show up until episode ten? And then Mars in episode twelve, with a much shorter gap. Again, my main exposure back in the day was via the manga as it was coming out in the US (first via Mixx, then TokyoPop), and we got Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter within the first volume; there was a single chapter gap between the introduction of Mars and Jupiter, and other than that it was a veritable parade of new scouts. Having also seen the first few episodes of the remake in the intervening time, as well as about half of the live action show, the timeline took me a bit by surprise!
I'm feeling conflicted on the whole "Tuxedo Mask doesn't do anything" meme. On the one hand, it's true that he doesn't do much directly; on the other hand, he frequently provides vital distractions and interrupts Usagi's anxiety spirals, which definitely counts as more than "nothing" in my book. I also remember that, in the manga, he doesn't get any actual combat magic until their trip to the future, so. Anyway, more thoughts on that later, I'm sure.
Welp, I gotta turn in early so I can not be a horrible mess on my way to or at work tomorrow. I'll continue reclaiming bits of the media missing from my childhood later. And also post about something other than what I'm watching eventually. (I know I had a topic, but where did I put it...?)
