#Sailor moon serenity symbol movie

Transformation items won’t be listed since they aren’t technically weapons, more like gratuitous changing rooms ( though very iconic!), which means the Luna Pen and Holy Grail won’t be on this list. No crystals (too powerful!), communicators, or villain weapons. We are only ranking the weapons in the anime and manga, so sorry to the live-action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

This means we’re looking at how each weapon’s attack affects people or monsters and how much good old trauma is attached to the item. Sure, some of these objects might heal people from what had to be a traumatic transformation into a monster, but then you have weapons that are actually small children, have killed a whole planet full of people, and are symbolic of our society’s obsession with throwing teen girls into adulthood before they are ready. As such, this ranking will be about emotional carnage, not power. But in the Sailor Moon universe, many of these items’ cuteness mask how messed up everything in the Sailor Moon universe is.

#Sailor moon serenity symbol movie

Moon Prism Power Syndication! Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie joins Netflix this week, so in honor of what’s shaping up to be a proper Sailor Moon summer, let’s take a closer look at one of the most quintessential parts of the magical-girl genre: weaponry.Īs a rule of thumb, almost all magical-girl weapons look like adorable wands or feminine accessories and are probably created with the sole purpose of selling merchandise.