Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 1

I will forever stan Sailor Moon & going back to reread this series always brings me immense amounts of joy

It's always interesting revisiting a work that isn't just highly influential within its own medium, but something so iconic is has become a part of culture at large.

The big thing that stood out to me this time while re-reading is just how beautiful Takeuchi's layouts are. She can make a anything visually stimulating, even something as simple as a conversation. Every page is just a fun collage of pretty & cool visuals that combine to create a unique vibe that's been copied countless times. It's easy to view Sailor Moon as merely a multimedia merchandising franchise, but it's very cool to see just how much of Takeuchi's style still defines Sailor Moon. Even cultural touchstones gotta start somewhere.