I kind of found this annoying having to read so many explanations.

It was kind of a long and slightly boring story as though out the story Chibi-Usa had to explain to Hotaru and the readers a lot of the odd terms that these girls used such as Häagled which is their way of saying ate Häage-Dazs ice cream. They are fashion fanatics, focus on the material talk like valley girls and cosplay and Sailor Senshi. While my least favorite was “The Secret Hammer Price Hall” which focused on two new characters who are supposedly the same age as Chibi-Usa but look to be much older. Of the stories I think my favorite was probably “Rei’s and Minako’s Girls School Battle” as it followed Mina being herself and being absolutely hilarious as she tries to fit in at Rei’s school in disguise.

I love her just as much as the next and she was featured in several stories and did even fight but it was other senshi that dealt with most of the problems on their own and that was kind of cool to me. I think over all my favorite part of this manga as I read it was that it wasn’t focused on Sailor Moon. Of course, the monsters in this book were very much like the others in some ways but in others it was different as some of the villains possessed the bodies of others to do their dastardly deeds. It is kind of fun to think that our beloved Sailor Senshi have other adventures beyond just dealing with the typical Youma. This book was as it says it is a group of short stories, things that you never see happen in the anime and of course not in the Manga.

When I opened the book I admit that I was not disappointed. I’ve been on a recent Chibi-Usa kick due to re-watching the series lately and doing a bit of role playing pertaining to her character. Just barely glancing into the book I was already excited to see that there were several stories that were Chibi-Usa centric. If you have read any of my previous blogs you know that I am a fan of Sailor Moon and this was a must purchase for me (particularly when the store is having a buy one book get a second half off – more adventures and reviews to come because of this sale). I was nearly jumping up and down with excitement. So it was while I was checking out a local comic book shop of a friend of mine that I went exploring the manga section of the store curious about purchasing a new series that I had heard about and watched to discover that there was a short stories collection of Sailor Moon that I had never heard of. Title: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories Vol.

Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi