#(CHIBIUSA BEING SAILOR CHIBI MOON)

[momentary-moss]

cozy moon

[mahoushojoe]

30/6 national holiday! well yeah! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHIBIUSA TSUKINO!

[selanpike]

okay so i had an idea for what if Chibi Usa became Sailor Sun when she gets older and I'm gonna tell you about it (and show some sketches) under the cut

apologies if i'm not the first to think of this since this is an old fandom and we all be coming up with sailor sun concepts bUT

so i feel like, you know, chibi usa can't really BE a sailor moon, can she? because usagi has the moon sailor crystal. and at first everyone assumed that because usagi couldn't transform once she became queen that meant chibiusa HAD to be the next sailor moon, but the silver crystal never worked for her.

then she just... made her own.

and over time it changed. at first it was just like usagi's, but then it turned pink and became the pink moon crystal. but maybe that's just everyone making assumptions again, because she's sailor moon's daughter so she HAS to be a sailor moon???

nah.

so i posit: as she moves through her teen years (nine hundred and teen... years?) and becomes more of an independent person, it becomes clear that her sailor crystal isn't the pink moon crystal... it's the pink SUN crystal

(sun ruby? solar spinel??)

i feel like it jives better with her being the leader of her own team, not her mom's, and also her connection with helios (named for the sun god). also i just like the symbolism of it!! in order to step out of her mom's shadow and shine in her own right she must become the sun

anyway here's my concept for the costume and brooch and also, magic weapons

[silvermoon424]

I wonder why Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon are the only ones without Sailor Power Guardians?

In a different timeline, she could have! Diana the Moon Fairy is a scrapped character from the first arc who only shows up in the Materials Collection. She was initially supposed to show up in the ruins of the Moon Kingdom and give exposition, but that role ended up being transferred to the digitized consciousness of Queen Serenity.

It's been speculated that the concept of Diana was retooled by Naoko Takeuchi and became the Sailor Power Guardians.

Also, I would say that Usagi and Chibiusa have Luna and Diana as their guardians/companions, but Minako has Artemis and Rei has Phobos and Deimos and they both still have Sailor Power Guardians. So idk. Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon already get so much extra stuff I guess it's only fair they don't have Sailor Power Guardians, lol.

[sailorheadcanons]

In one very specific timeline, Usagi takes Nehellenia into her heart and womb. So she ends up giving birth to twin girls: Chibiusa, aka Sailor Chibi/Neo Moon, and the reborn Nehellenia, aka Sailor Eclipse. The sisters are close to each other, and thanks to Helios being infertile, it's actually from Nehellenia that the Moon line continues.

(fanart source, used with permission)

[zponds]

The Galaxy Cauldron

The "Galaxy Cauldron" is the most powerful star in the universe, responsible for the cycle of life and death of all things. It is located at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, at the core of Sagittarius Zero Star. It appears at the end of the manga, crystal, and select Sera Myu.

Overview

Everything is created and destroyed within the Galaxy Cauldron - it is the source of all star seeds. All stars and planets start as tiny star seeds within the Cauldron. Star seeds form the core of all life on these heavenly bodies as well with special star seeds being sent to grow alongside them to eventually become their Sailor Guardians. The star seeds which depart from the Cauldron can travel not only through space to their destinations but also through time. When their lives are over, the fragments of these dead stars return to the Galaxy Cauldron and can be witnessed as an endless procession of butterflies.

The Galaxy Cauldron is a sea of possibilities. Every star seed which has, can, and will exist is melted down and indistinguishable within it and long ago everything was once together within the Cauldron's sea. Furthermore, if the future is changed so that a certain star seed will not be born they will continue to exist within the Cauldron as it is the source of possibilities. Those who return to the Cauldron can be reborn later as they continue to exist within it. It creates both light and darkness making not just Sailor Guardians but is also responsible for Chaos and the incarnations of darkness.

In summary, the Galaxy Cauldron is the progenitor and maintainer of the Sailor Moon universe. It is the source of everything within it and it continues to produce new stars and guide dying ones which ensures the cosmos will continue to exist forever. It is responsible for all beings within it and their sources of joy and misery. Without the Cauldron, all that would be left is the void.

Living beings can go inside of the Cauldron but it is very difficult for one to retain their physical form inside and not join with everything else within it. A few have done this though including Guardian Cosmos, Queen Serenity, Usagi, her Sailor Guardians, Chibiusa, and Mamoru.

Manga

The Cauldron first appears in Usagi's dream which Sailor Galaxia uses to lure Usagi to the Cauldron where Chaos awaits. Sailor Moon proceeds to fight her way through the defences of Sagittarius Zero Star and members of Shadow Galactica to reach Galaxia. Soon after Sailor Moon reaches the Cauldron, Sailor Galaxia throws all of the Sailor Crystals she had collected into the Cauldron and Chaos fuses with the Cauldron itself. Chaos intends to usurp the Galaxy Cauldron as the most powerful star and to rule the universe in its stead.

Chibi Chibi tells Usagi the only way to permanently defeat Chaos is to destroy the Cauldron at the same time. This leaves Usagi with a choice: destroy Chaos and the Cauldron, thus ending all war but eventually the universe itself, or preserving the Cauldron but allowing Chaos and conflict to continue. Chibi Chibi tries to convince Sailor Moon that destroying it to end all suffering is the right thing to do, but instead Sailor Moon tells Chibi Chibi to not give up on her future, to always have hope, and that living life was more important even if it comes with hardship. Sailor Moon then threw herself into the Cauldron dragging Chaos down with her, dissolving the dark entity. While doing so, Sailor Moon uses the Lambda Power of the Cosmos Crystal to regenerate the Galaxy Cauldron and the galaxy.

Usagi awoke soon after within the Cauldron and was greeted by her friends. Guardian Cosmos, the guardian of the Cosmos Crystal and resident of the Galaxy Cauldron, was surprised that Usagi and her friends could retain their physical forms. She asked Usagi if she had come to the Cauldron to throw her life into it and start a new star's history, or if she wanted to live as she was. Given the choice, Usagi said that she wanted to live her life no matter how difficult it might be to build a future together. Guardian Cosmos granted their wish, and as they were being pulled away, Usagi asked about Chaos. Guardian Cosmos told them that Guardian Chaos and the Chaos Seed had been dissolved into the Cauldron, but could be born again.

[themattress]

Sailor Moon: Dream - Original vs. Toei Adaptation

- The Dead Moon Circus arriving on Earth during a solar eclipse is retained.

- The captive Helios astral-projecting to Chibiusa as Pegasus is retained.

- Queen Nehelenia attacking Elysian and plunging it into darkness is retained.

- Queen Nehelenia existing beyond a mirror into the dreamscape and constantly speaking to her living splintered reflection Zirconia who actively runs the Dead Moon Circus is retained.

- PallaPalla swapping Usagi and Chibiusa's ages is adapted in Episode 158.

- The Amazon Trio's psychological traps for the Inner Senshi, primarily the Hall of Mirrors that was used on Rei, is adapted in episode 163 as Zirconia's trap for them during the climax.

- Mamoru falling ill bafflingly doesn't happen until the climax in the anime, with his talk with Helios now being in a dream that transpires in episode 165, the penultimate episode. Between this and the Golden Crystal not being in Mamoru's soul, Mamoru got screwed!

- Queen Nehelenia plunging Tokyo into darkness and nightmares is retained.

- Zirconia lethally turning on the Amazoness Quartet when they fail her is retained.

- Queen Nehelenia's defeat exposing her true form as an ugly old crone is retained.

BONUS:

Some things that neglected to be adapted in SuperS ended up being adapted in the opening Nehelenia arc of Sailor Stars instead even though it made precious little sense to do so.

- The Outer Senshi's return, including Hotaru's rapid age-up, is included here.

- Sailor Saturn and Sailor Chibi Moon fighting side by side is included here.

- The Sailor Senshi being trapped in illusionary nightmares is included here.

- Queen Nehelenia coveting Mamoru/Endymion is included here, although the motivations differ: in the manga it was because of his connection to the Golden Crystal and its power that she wanted to rule Earth with, while in the anime it's to spite Usagi whom she rabidly hates.

- Most ridiculously of all, every Sailor Senshi and Mamoru joining their powers together is changed from a way to teleport into Elysian to...kill Nehelenia and teleport her soul into a dream where she's a child again and can finally make friends? 'Cause that's what she really wanted the whole time? Yeah, this story arc sucks and it never should have happened.

[lonelybiscuits]

WARNING: spoilers ahead

I love winx club, but you wanna know what I love more—Sailor Moon. So I just want to take a moment and defend my girl chibiusa here😤 i feel like i see a lot of opinions about her, and want to be that “actually in the manga 🤓” nerd for a second. The 90s anime adaptation of Sailor Moon took some liberties and changed a lot, even if things didn’t necessarily make sense by today’s standards (ESPECIALLY if you watched the dub 💀) , but back to Sailor Chibi moon, is she annoying at times? Yes, she’s portrayed as a literal CHILD. Who else is a child in the timeline? Her mom Usagi/Sailor Moon. But NO ONE seems pressed about her bad behavior or poor choices she makes.

In the future, Chibiusa is the sole heiress, only child, of the Silver Millennium. But for some reason she doesn’t physically or mentally age for 900 years— she’s literally incapable n and no one knows how or why. Given who she is, everyone assumes something is wrong with her and she ends up ridiculed and severely isolated. So much so she’s basically goaded into stealing the legendary silver crystal. Upon taking it her home is literally destroyed and her mom is like encased in crystal.

So her being a child thinks to go back to the past to get sailor Moon to help save her parent and kingdom. She’s alone and terrified. It’s not just “oh boo she fell and her parents didn’t help her up” there’s more to it!

Black lady (a grown up version of chibiusa) is mentally and temperamentally altered by wiseman! And here come people blaming her— a literal child — for not being able to fight off the effects of the villain of this arc??? Agree to disagree with me, but Black lady is NOT a reflection of who chibiusa is as a character and should not be compared to her. She was hypnotized and brainwashed into thinking EVERYTHING and EVERYONE hates her and she needs to show them and kill them.

Now the scene where she falls and her parents tell her to get up on her own— also an altered memory! Wiseman altered it so that it would appear her parents despise her when it didn’t happen that way! It’s not her fault. Hell when she goes back to the palace as Black lady her parents to not acknowledge her as chibiusa and comprehend that their daughter has been fundamentally changed by a means of hypnosis.

I’m also gonna say it: a lot of people don’t understand the arc itself. Chibiusa a WHOLE arc is about GROWTH. Now unlike the anime that utilized her parents to get her out of the brainwashing, the manga uses Sailor Plutos DEATh. Her only friend DIED.

Now the weird tuxedo mask black lady kiss thing was already GROSS, but once again Black Lady is NOT equivalent to chibiusa. She , as Black Lady, was rubbing her power in sailor moon’s face, not sexually kissing him.

There is so much more I could stay on this, but all I gotta say is, if you haven’t seen the manga from the 90s, I heavily recommend that you do because it is so much different and provides a new perspective on what is happening.

Thank you for coming to my Tedtalk

[landofanimes]

Sailor Moon Characters NHK 2020 Ranking Poll

I posted about the song voting of this poll back in the day but they also asked people's favorite characters in Japan...

I didn't make a post for it because the way they shared the results makes it impossible to be sure of some of the characters' positions because they splitted civilian identities from their guardians selves! So that leaves us with Mercury being #9 and #10, Saturn #7 and #17; Venus as #4, #12 and #31... And since they didn't show how many votes each of these entries got, we can't add them and figure out the true ranking!!!!!! Like, it seems safe to say Uranus is #1, but Mercury would probably go up a few positions? Or maybe not, who knows. I don't have the numbers! Terrible.

All in all it still gives us interesting data, even if not in a perfect way. I mean, we still got over 30 characters, including a bunch of villains! Check it out:

Sailor Uranus

Sailor Moon

Haruka Tennou

Minako Aino

Kou Seiya ★

Michiru Kaiou

Sailor Saturn

Makoto Kino

Ami Mizuno

Sailor Mercury

Fish Eye

Sailor Venus

Princess Serenity

Sailor Neptune

Usagi Tsukino

Sailor Mars

Hotaru Tomoe

Luna (human) ☾

Black Lady

Sailor Jupiter

Rei Hino

Sailor Pluto

Chibiusa

Prince Demande

Sailor Chibi Moon

Mamoru Chiba

Tuxedo Mask

Kou Yaten ☆

Nephrite

Luna ☾

Sailor V

Zoisite

Helios/Pegasus

Neo Queen Serenity

Sailor Star Fighter ★

Saphir

Naru Osaka

Sailor Star Healer ☆

Koan

Eudial

Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity

Prince Endymion

PallaPalla

Kunzite

Berthier

Tiger's Eye

Artemis

Setsuna Meiou

Mistress 9

Sailor Galaxia

The voting went on from October 16 to November 23, 2020 and had a total of 82,706 votes.

[sproouts-jpeg]

@c4ndytr4p i’m thinkin abt that ask u sent me a while back on my thoughts on a hypothetical chibiusa spinoff. i finished reading the series just yesterday, so my thoughts on the ending are still very fresh! thus i thought id use that to expand on your idea!

the ending of sailor moon left me dissatisfied and wanting more! it felt as though the story takeuchi wanted to tell in the final arc was cut short due to some sort of time constraint. the first half of the stars arc (introducing the starlights, galaxia’s sailor animamates, the moral conflict surrounding fighting other fellow guardians, and losing the inner senshi in battle against the animamates) was well paced in the usual manner that she writes. but as soon as the outer guardians go to their castles to gather information on where the animamates came from, they are all very swiftly taken out, and hotaru disappears/dies along with them with no explanation despite not being attacked. this is where the plot very quickly speeds up, leaving no time to further consider the moral conflict, or the exploration of the expanded galaxy of fictional planets and stars from where the animamates originate, as it is revealed that for some reason the princess kakyu the starlights have been searching earth for was under the care of sailor chibi-chibi (who also just very randomly appears). and then usagi can no longer ponder the whole “can the starlights be trusted” conflict, as they’re the only people who can help her get to sagittarius star zero! usagi’s confrontation with sailor galaxia is also incredibly brief, as they only exchange blows once before galaxia’s backstory is revealed and she’s immediately betrayed by chaos (who is shoehorned in and his merging with the galaxy cauldron is completely unexplained despite that being an important thing that would’ve definitely been discussed more in depth had it not been introduced in the penultimate chapter). and then usagi jumps into the cauldron, sacrificing herself to purify the cauldron for the sake of the entire galaxy, while chibi-chibi (who’s also there) all the sudden turns into SAILOR COSMOS just has to info-dump lore and reiterate what just happened to the amazoness quartet (cause she brought them there for some reason even tho they didn’t do anything except watch chibiusa die, btw chibiusa also traveled back from the future just to die to fuel more emotional catharsis for usagi) cause it made zero sense!

OK IM GETTING OFF TOPIC HERE. TLDR: THE PACING IS WACK AND THINGS ARE JUST HAPPENING JUST TO GET SHIT OVER WITH AND NOTHING ELSE

what’s most important in this moment to me, and why i dislike the ending, is why usagi chooses not to destroy the galaxy cauldron like chibi-chibi/cosmos told her to. chibi-chibi wants to destroy the galaxy cauldron cause even tho it’ll stop new sailor guardians from being born, it’ll also stop all those villains the guardians have faced from being born as well, thus ending the constant cycle of struggle between dark and light and end usagi’s responsibility as sailor moon that plagues her so much. but usagi recognizes that destroying the cauldron would only lead to stagnancy, no more new stars or planets or sailors, no more growing or learning! and she would rather have to face off hoardes of evil over and over again if it means Usagi gets to grow and learn and live and love with her family and friends!! she has learned that all this adversity makes her “promised” future of crystal tokyo uncertain (as the big bads have been shown to have the power to alter the future) so she wants to take it upon herself to BUILD and EARN that future!

so when she purifies the cauldron and tells the guardian of the cosmos crystal that she doesn’t want to reset the timeline and instead wants to go back to earth and continue living her current life, WHY DOES SHE SEND THEM TO THE 30th CENTURY INSTEAD OF THE 20th??????? TO WHEN CRYSTAL TOKYO IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED????? so then usagi and her friends don’t get to grow up, achieve their dreams (wtf happened to ami wanting to be a doctor, rei wanting to be head priestess at her grandpa’s shrine, makoto wanting to run a bakery, minako wanting to become an idol????) , or work towards establishing crystal tokyo themselves! ALL THE WORK HAD ALREADY DONE FOR THEM THIS WAY!!! AND THEN USAGI AND MAMORU GET MARRIED AND IT JUST ENDS???? LIKE NOTHING ELSE MATTERED??? LIKE THESE THEMES THAT WERE VERY OBVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED MEAN NOTHING????

if i had to change only a single thing about the ending of sailor moon. only one. it’d be that. i’d have guardian cosmos send usagi, mamoru, and the rest of the guardians to the 20th century, where there’d then be a few vignettes of the girls continuing to go to school, fooling around at shops, studying hard, getting boyfriends, baking and singing and maybe even graduating and going to college and LIVING AND LOVING GROWING UP. and some kind of sequence or small panels interspersed about the beginnings of how crystal tokyo is established (cause how tf does an elusive team of magical girl heroes come to establish and rule an entire kingdom in modern tokyo, like there’s already a govt there??) ok and maybe then and ONLY THEN, cause ik takeuchi always planned to end it with their wedding, can we flash forward a little more to mamoru and usagi getting married in crystal tokyo. i don’t think that would’ve been hard to do.

im genuinely curious has anyone heard anything or read any interview about naoko takeuchi’s thoughts on the final arc? cause i genuinely do think the weird pacing and ending might have to do with something weird going on in production! like i wouldn’t find it hard to believe if the ending was rushed due to like financial constraints or something else going on with the publisher.

[drops-of-moonlights]

Reminder to talk about Chibs's full deal in ReStart

THANK YOU OKAY SO

Normally I'm not a big time travel guy, but I wanted to keep Chibs's story as close I could to canon while still obviously putting my own spin on this, so this is what happened lmao.

Chibiusa is 11 years old, her real name is Tsubasa Prosperity Tsukino, and she is the daughter of Usagi and Mamoru Tsukino (Mamoru took Usagi's name). Crystal Tokyo does not happen in my 'verse, but Tsubasa is aware of who her mother, her friends, and her father are. She feels annoyed that she seemingly didn't inherit any magic from either side of the family, but keeps quiet about it.

(addendum: the only active Senshi are Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Earth, Uranus and Neptune, and Tuxedo Mask as well.)

Tsubasa meets Pluto after getting lost, finding the connection between Earth and the Time Gate accidentally. She finds her way back home, but Pluto takes a liking to the girl and grants her a key, to be able to see each other again.

She doesn't tell her parents about meeting Pluto, and meets with the older woman once a week, glad she finally made a friend on her own (she's not the most social girl, and is annoyed at how often Usagi pushes her to go out more and make lots of friends).

Then Black Moon attacks. All the Senshi do what they can, but their last opponent was over 10 years ago and only Minako ever truly kept up with training over time. Usagi and Mamoru are knocked out protecting Tsubasa, who is the real target they're after. Rei is the first to arrive, and seeing the state of everything, tells Tsubasa to run as far away as she can until they get everything under control.

Tsubasa runs towards Pluto and tells her they're after her, and after a while, she and Pluto create a plan: Tsubasa would go to the past and get their active Senshi to fight Black Moon, as they would certainly follow her, and Pluto procures her a brooch - which allows her to transform into Sailor Chibi Moon, a mirror of her mother's powers. She instructs her to lie about who she is, and to get the other Senshi to fight alongside her.

After this everything's relatively close to canon, with the obvious exception that "Chibiusa" (the nickname given to her due to her uncanny resemblance to Usagi and the fact she uses her name as her own) fights alongside everyone else and feels herself coming short every single time.

Then Wiseman gets her, feeds her lies about her truly being Sailor Nemesis, of how her parents killed her as an enemy and decided to raise her as their own to try to make things right, that they had suppressed her Sailor Crystal to keep her at bay, and Tsubasa, 11 years old and vulnerable, falls for his schemes. She "awakens" as Sailor Nemesis and fights everyone else (who had only recently discovered her real identity), until Pluto gets involved, and dies trying to save her.

This breaks Tsubasa, and like in canon, this not only awakens her real Sailor Crystal (the Heart Crystal), but unlocks her real powers as Sailor Eclipse, her own Senshi entirely.

Everything about the war against the Death Busters is similar enough, being Hotaru's first ever friend and fighting for her. This is the only other time Pluto involves herself in the narrative, and once everything's over, she takes baby Hotaru with her to the future, where she will be loved, and assured Tsubasa that they would meet again.

Tsubasa goes back to her time period semi-permanently after this, and at 15 years old and fighting a new threat, she not only helps awaken her own team of Senshi, but meets again with Hotaru, who gets to become Saturn again and fights alongside her.

SO YEAH this is basically it it's not SUPER different from canon but it's different enough lmao.

If you look up my ReStart and Chibs tags you'll find extra tibdits!

[suckaysuamigos200]

este dibujo lo hice por el cumpleaños de la actriz de doblaje Cristina Hernandez Quién es conocida por ser la voz de Sakura Kinomoto en Sakura Card Captors, Chibiusa Tsukino / Sailor Chibi Moon en la franquicia de Sailor Moon desde 1996, Shizuka Minamoto en la franquicia de Doraemon y Gatomon en Digimon.

en el juego warioware gold hasta WarioWare: Get It Together! ella fue la voz de el niño que le encantan los videojuegos 9-volt (también fue la voz de Ashley y 13-Amp)

le deseamos un gran cumpleaños 🎂🎉.

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I made this drawing for the birthday of the voice actress Cristina Hernandez Who is known for being the voice of Sakura Kinomoto in Sakura Card Captors, Chibiusa Tsukino / Sailor Chibi Moon in the Sailor Moon franchise since 1996, Shizuka Minamoto in the franchise Doraemon and Gatomon in Digimon.

in the game warioware gold until WarioWare: Get It Together! she was the voice of the boy who loves video games 9-volt (she was also the voice of Ashley and 13-Amp)

We wish you a great birthday 🎂🎉..

[cosmama]

☽ ⋮ ✫ ━ ❛  darkness calls to light, light calls to darkness.

*i am combining both the manga and the musical, le mouvement final, of the scene where sailor cosmos and sailor moon meet for my blog canon. the actual dialogue is mostly the same between both versions ( and as result, i didn't entirely write this scene word for word for the sake of length but know that the entire conversation is 'canon' regardless ). there are, however, major and subtle differences between the two besides that - such as chibiusa being present in the musical, chibi chibi ( sailor cosmos ) coming off as much more broken / emotional, and me liking the scene of cosmos and sailor moon embracing each other a little bit more in the musical so i'm adapting these things. gifs are made myself.

in the desolate future.

a solitary figure flies alone amongst dead stars. another battle has been lost - even more gone under her command. there are times when she's lost, times where she remembers all the suffering of her past. in that fight all those years ago...had she chose the wrong path? ' if i had just annihilated everything...would this suffering had ended? '

akari hesitates, pulling her staff to her chest as she tries not to give into the pain of her memories again. ❛ sailor moon...you will know more despair and loneliness than you have experienced before. but... ’ a dangerous decision is made, her eyes cold and detached as she accepts what must be done to stop this endless destruction. ❛ i can be there. to not only protect and support you but...to help you make the right decision this time. '

thrusting her staff into the air, akari shouts a final command before she leaves this time - and soon, this world. ❛ COSMOS POWER, TRANSFORM! ’

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october 1996, sagittarius zero star.

the road to get here has been hard - witnessing so many of her loved ones die in front of her all over again tore her to pieces. despite the pain and heartbreak, akari remained resolute. ' only act when the time comes. ' she would always remind herself. so she continued to play her part: the innocent, unassuming toddler attached to sailor moon's side until she got sailor moon to where they needed to be.

the galaxy cauldron.

❛ no. ’ chibi chibi finally speaks as her eyes scan over the last three remaining senshi until they finally lock with her her - at least, her own eyes from a past life. ❛ this fighting will not end until the cauldron is destroyed. then, and only then, will we finally know peace. ’ galaxia, who she had killed in her brutal battle alone here, was still barely breathing; her head lifting in confusion as both her and sailor moon stared down at the mysterious child - one who once barely talked outside of saying her own name. now she was standing before them in judgement.

sailor chibi moon, who she had protected from vanishing from time in a moment of sentimental weakness, could be heard from behind her as she processed the 'toddlers' words. ❛ destroy....the cauldron? ’

chibi chibi ignored her. ❛ you are the only who can sailor moon. ’ akari's eyes are determined, unflinching in their fatalistic resolve. she has come to this time for one sole purpose: to make sure the same mistake was not repeated. she had failed so many times in her life... she would not allow herself to fail at this one last mission. ❛ there is no way to end this but to destroy both the cauldron and chaos together. ’

❛ but if i destroy the cauldron.... ’ usagi glances back to where chaos roared from the sea of stars uncertain, lips trembling as she considered what was being asked of her. ❛ no stars would be born... all life would en-’

❛ do you not think i know that! ’ chibi chibi shouted back, her voice cracking with desperation as she pleads, begs, for sailor moon to do the 'right' thing. ❛ but if you don't listen to me...i-if you don't do this then the suffering will never end! and it will all be on your shoulders! even when you die sailor moon, it'll follow you for the rest of time! don't you understand?! ’ how many times has this moment plagued her dreams? how many times had she wished she had done things differently? too many.

there's a notable pause before sailor moon speaks again. chibiusa, a child who shouldn't be taking part in this war, is crying. even galaxia is silent with her head bowed in defeat as all she can do is listen to their back and forth. ❛ as long as new stars are born, this war will never end... ’

❛ there is no other choice. ’ akari can only shake her head in frustration in response to her words. ❛ there is no other way! we must do this to bring peace to the galaxy! do you not want that?! ’ chibi chibi screams, although it's much more like a grief-stricken sob. the toddlers knees collapse and she crashes hard onto the ground, sobbing uncontrollably as the weight of everything comes crumbling down on her all at once: the burden of memories of too many past lives. resentment over fighting alone without her friends. the inheritance of a star seed she never wanted or asked for. the loneliness of her entire existence.

she has watched so many brutally die year or year while she couldn't. she wanted it all gone - her future. her pain. her life. everything.

suddenly she can feel a small hand on her back, chibiusa's, in an attempt at comfort but akari's too shaken, too distraught, to appreciate the gesture - let alone process being touched by the child that would never be hers. ❛ please. i am begging you! we... i... none of us can live like this anymore. ’ akari's face is streaked with hot, fresh tears and she reaches up to clutch her own heart in pain. ❛ please sailor moon... please destroy the cauldron! ’

❛ chibi chibi...listen to me.’ reluctantly, akari gazes up to see that sailor moon is stumbling back up onto her feet, a newfound determination on her face as she does so. her eyes set on chibi chibi's, hand to her own chest too before she speaks - almost as if she's seeing straight through her. ❛ there will always be light and darkness. battle and hope. life and death. everything will happen again. everything in the universe.’

akari can only look at her, stunned as she talks and another voice joins in. ❛ sailor moon is right...even if our cauldron were to be destroyed, somewhere out there, a new future would be born too right?’ chibi chibi's head snaps up to look up at sailor chibi moon who has risen too, nodding in affirmation before giving her a small, supportive smile.

this small moment of unity doesn't last, quickly interrupted by a scream of horror from usagi. ❛ GALAXIA! ’ sailor moon is reaching out to her enemy that's caused her so much pain and despair to help her but it's too late. the woman's own bracer's had finally turned against her and disintegrated her into nothing; her star seed soon to become more food for an ever-growing chaos.

❛ chibi chibi.’ usagi's voice is trembling when she speaks again and her body slumps to the ground due to mental exhaustion of watching another die before her eyes.

❛ mama!’ chibiusa is quick to rush to her mother's aid, holding onto her shoulders to keep her from falling over in despair completely. chaos is still waiting, yearning for the light, as the two quietly sob together - mother and daughter clutching onto each other in support.

unflinching and stoic, akari simply remains planted where she is; listening attentively as she awaits usagi's choice.

❛ i won't give up.’ is the answer. ❛ i will make a future for everyone. so don't abandon your hope for the future either, okay? ’ tears well up in her younger self's eyes with each word but it's not from despair. when she smiles at her, it is beautiful - an infectious hope for the future radiating off of her despite all akari had witness her endure.

' when....did i stop being like that? when...was the last time i smiled? when...did i lose hope? '

❛ i believe in all of our hopes. and as long as our stars keep shining - we'll be alright. we won't lose.’ sailor moon softly proclaims as she gazes up at the stares above with joy and hope. the tables have now turned between them: usagi's determination versus her now wavering resolve.

❛ i...’ akari looks away, scared and unsure before joining sailor moon in glancing up at the stars. despite the carnage shadow galactia brought to the galaxy, light still twinkled in the far-off distance. there were still new stars waiting to write their own futures. there was still hope. chibi chibi looks down to take in sailor moon one more time, her cheeks flushed red and stained with tears, before finally nodding in acceptance.

❛ thank you, sailor moon.’ she says in a barely heard whisper before a flurry of feathers surround her body and then the child is gone: a woman, clad entirely in white, now stands in her place. sailor cosmos.

there's a small gasp from chibiusa, the young girl staring wide-eyed at the stranger before she looks to her mother for understanding. instead, she finds sailor moon instantly rising back to her feet despite her own exhaustion. as akari talks a small step forward, so does her other self - confusion and awe on her face as they gradually close the distance between each other. akari was visibly older than usagi - taller, paler, and somewhat bonier too. her hair and eyes were different in certain ways, but it didn't matter. the girl knew who she was instantly.

❛ are you...chibi chibi? ’ sailor moon asks. but akari can also hear the unspoken question on the tip of her tongue: are you...me?

sailor cosmos' answer is in the form of a quiet, simple bow of her head... right before gracefully rushing to be by usagi's side, closing the remaining gap between them. a hand clutches onto sailor moon's arm tightly just as her younger self softly grips her own arm in response.

❛ i am so glad i came here. ’ akari admits through tears, eyes cast down almost as if she were ashamed of herself, ❛ i have spent...too many years thinking back on this moment. regretting over and over that i made the wrong choice - that i did such a terrible thing. but it was not - the choice i made here was not wrong! ’

she exhales, releasing a sigh she's been holding in for nearly three millennia. steadying herself, sailor cosmos smiles for the first time in years as she steels herself for what is to come ❛ yes, that is right.... ’ akari says to usagi through tears of joy before gently taking the younger girl's hand in her own - a moment that feels as if touching her fills her with the strength she had forgotten she had all along.❛ there's no way you could ever lose here. because after all, we are... ’

together, almost on instinct , their hands raise as one. both of their palms touch as they both supportively gaze into each others eyes. ' sailor guardians. '

' yes, we sailor guardians can start over... again and again! ' akari thinks to herself with a quiet tearful laugh, ' no matter how many times we fall! '

' go on usagi. ' akari's voice is dripping with admiration as she whispers to sailor moon, giving her hand a tender, supportive squeeze. ' you already know what you must do - you've always known. '

the courage to abandon everything. the courage to accept everything. that was the power sailor moon had shown her.

' i will not run away more. i too, will have the courage to stand on my own - to never surrender! to have the courage of acceptance.'

[silvermoon424]

This has been bugging me for YEARS, but are the Sailor Quartet soldiers who existed in the past era of the Silver Millennium when Queen Serenity ruled?

I don't think so, they're pretty clearly meant to be a new era of Senshi who serve Chibiusa. Iirc the Sailor Quartet were meant to stay in hibernation until Chibi Moon was ready for them. Aside from them being prematurely woken up and brainwashed by Nehellenia, they spent all their time sleeping.

[mk-wizard]

Top 10 Media that would benefit from spinoffs

After doing my last article, it got me thinking about specific lore I didn't put on the list because most of it is good the way it is, BUT that doesn't mean the lore should not be expanded. Note that there is a difference between a spinoff and a prequel or sequel. A spinoff is a story that takes place in the same universe as the main story of a media, but it is independent from the main story. It is it's own thing with its own unique set of characters with their own arc kind of like Star Wars Rebels, The Bad Batch, Family Matters, Picard and the video game Alien Isolation. Sometimes, they can happen before, during or after the main story, but they are still independent from it. The great thing about them also is that they keep lore alive without breaking it (most of the time) and even if they fail, it's no big deal because the main story still remains intact.

Note that there are spoilers ahead and I will not count media that already has spinoffs like Resident Evil, Jurassic Park, Robocop, Terminator, The Walking Dead, Star Wars, most Marvel media and anything else that has side stories. Anyway, onto the list.

1- The Brendan Fraser Mummy featuring anyone BUT the O'Connell's - I think the third film should be retconned and reinvented as a spinoff. In fact, I could think of so many spinoff ideas for this series because there are so many mummies to unearth out there and they don't even have to come from Egypt which is pretty cool. While I think the O'Connell family's finished after the second film, you can still do things with Jonathan Carnahan (Evelyn O'Connell's brother), the Medjai or just use new characters entirely. Plus, you can still do it now. I say we go for it! By the way, I know people think the Scorpion King is a spinoff series, but actually, it is a prequel at best and it failed because it had no mummies. And yes, that matters. The franchise is literally called "The Mummy", so it needs to have a mummy.

2- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air featuring Hilary and Ashley Banks - I think this series could have benefitted from a spinoff featuring the secondary characters. Specifically, Hilary and Ashley who went on to become roommates in the last episode. The Banks sisters are very underrated as characters as is their dynamic because those few times we did see the two of them together, they played well off each other. Plus, in times where Ashley really needed her, Hilary was a good big sister. I think a spinoff sitcom featuring Hilary and Ashley's new life together while also building up their lives as grown women would have been great to see and maybe, we can still see how it all worked out.

3- Sailor Moon spinoff featuring Sailor Chibi Moon - I love Sailor Moon, but while I am one of those fans who believe it should have ended with season 3, that doesn't mean the lore should have ended altogether there. I think they had the right idea about making stories where Chibiusa was the focus, but they should have taken the plunge even deeper. I think Sailor Chibi Moon should get her own spinoff series where she is saving the Earth while standing on her own two feet without being in her mother's shadow. I would even age her up a little. Now, hear me out. This is NOT a sequel series, but a spinoff still because it is not featuring the main original cast. This is a secondary character with her own team. It is a new Sailor Moon and a new story which I think still has potential.

4- Lord of the Rings spinoff exploring the stories of the secondary and tertiary characters and more - Ok, Rings of Power was a dud, but the idea of exploring the stories in this lore is not a bad idea. Did you know that there are entire areas in Middle Earth that mirror Asia, Africa and more? I would love to see a spinoff that explores what was going on in those parts of the world or seeing the tragic story of what happened to the dwarves in the Mines of Moria kind of like how Star Wars did Rogue One. Or a spinoff series telling the story of Gollum and his descent into villainy. With the right team and creators, you can make the LotR lore into a much bigger world.

5- Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs spinoff featuring only the Dwarfs - Disney was onto something when it gave Aladdin and the Little Mermaid their own spinoff TV series that explored the lore and worlds afterwards. To be honest, I think they should do the same thing with the dwarves of Snow White. After all, the dwarves themselves are heroic, entertaining and beloved by fans. Plus, considering that the story is German, it would be very interesting to make use of German lore. It could be fun and great for kids while also appealing to adults. I mean, look at how great the spinoff media featuring Tinkerbell and the fairies was.

6- Dead Island spinoff featuring side stories - Like Resident Evil, Silent Hill and many other horror genre games, this franchise would have benefitted from having spinoff media because it did have the good bones to make some. In a zombie outbreak, you can make so many stories featuring random people trying to survive. The only condition here is that it has to happen on an island which within itself is doable because there are many tropical islands. Or perhaps an artificial island like a rig or a secret one with labs. This is one of the greatest franchises and the most it has is one DLC and a franchise we waited too long for. It deserves more.

7- Dying Light spinoff featuring original side pieces - Like Dead Island, this game had many stories happening in the background, but we didn't get to see them. Also, it only has a DLC and a single sequel. I would love to see more side stories that fill in missing gaps and feature fan favourite secondary characters. Or even new characters we can relate to.

8- King of the Hill spinoff featuring Luanne's family - King of the Hill is one of the best animated sitcoms that was adult without being dark or mean spirited yet at the same time, funny without being silly or over the top. It also had an amazing cast of characters that grew into their own namely Luanne who eventually married and had a child. Her story is compelling enough as it is as she went from coming from a broken home with abuse, alcoholism and worse, to creating a loving family of her own. She's a survivor who came out on the other side without being broken thanks to extended family. Speaking of which, I admit it would not be the same without the original voice actress (rest her soul), but the character herself is relevant especially because in many ways, Luanne mirrors Hank. I think she and her family would be awesome to see in their own warm hearted and funny sitcom.

9- Team Fortress 2 spinoff media featuring the Medic - It is no secret that the Medic is quite possibly the very best part of the game. Yet he is also the most sidelined for some reason. I think the Medic deserves his day not just as a member of the team, but in the spotlight in any media frankly. It can be his own comic, his own show, his own movie or even his own game. The Medic has shown time and time again that he is not to be underestimated. I can think of 101 stories to write about him alone though the one that most often comes to mind is a sitcom/action/comedy show about his life after the war as a married man and father.

10- Disney's Tangled the series spinoff featuring Cassandra- While Rapunzel's story is done and over, Cassandra's is not. She went from being a friend, a villain, a secondary heroine to a travelling adventurer. She was not only a good foil to Rapunzel as a sisterly figure, but also a great character in her own right. She is a woman of action with a tomboyish streak, but is open to meeting the right guy (though she won't say it). She is also a strong female character who isn't a Mary Sue or tries to upstage or replace Rapunzel. Not even when she went bad for a while. Cassandra fit neatly into the lore of Disney's Rapunzel and I would love to see where her own independent story goes and maybe, we should. She is a truly unique female character in the lore of Disney as it is as she is not a princess, she was born out of wedlock and it was her own mother who abused and abandoned her.

Anyway, that is my list. What is yours?