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Esmeraude and Kaolinite icons

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144 ESMERAUDE ICONS  / SAILOR MOON

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Esmeraude from Sailor Moon 🌙

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Petite Etrangere Cards - Black Moon Clan

Original pictures

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Esmeraude

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Don’t know if you know the canon but Demande/Saphir are a brocon Sailor Moon ship canon only to the 90’s anime (and some of the Musicals.) Because you know Ikuhara, every work of his has to feature at least some gays or incest and the R season was the first time he combined the two together lol! And yes all evidence I’ve found lines up to them being meant to be canon (or at the very least one-sided from Saphir’s side) two scenes in particular concerning them were censored from the old English dub - One scene was at the end of episode 83 where Saphir is monologuing on the dangers of jealousy and admits at the end that he feels the same way as Esmeraude and also hates Sailor Moon out of jealousy. In the DIC dub this was changed to him confessing a “secret crush” he’s always had on Esmeraude.

Then this iconic sweet hair brushing scene between them was completely cut out. I don’t know about you but that ain’t no platonic, “brotherly” hair brush, it’s not even subtext at this point it’s outright shipping bait *text!* If Ikuhara was trying to go for platonic brotherly affection, why not do a quick headpat or hair ruffle as is standard for that show of fraternal love?

But no instead he made the animators have Demande slowly run/brush his fingers across Saphir’s hairline and both their tone of voices and the way they look at each other after just further sell the sell the ship.

It doesn’t stop there though, further supplemental materials only ever released in Japan further confirm their canonicity. In the Sailor Moon R Official Memorial Guidebook Saphir’s profile describes him as “Always only thinking about his brother, Demande was the only person he loved, (and they use the term “Aisatsu” for love which is a congugation of “Ashiteru” and from what I know of my Japanese that’s only used in reference to the most serious deceleration of romantic love correct?) “Petz loved him but he could only see Demande.” as well as “Strict to others and himself but sweet to his brother.”Then there’s the various Drama CDs that were never released outside of Japan, one of them features the Ayakashi Sisters and Petz outright states that “she’ll never fall for a brocon again!” Pretty much directly confirming that Saphir was the man who broke Petz’s heart and caused her to hate all men and he did so because of his feelings for Demande (though this is also subtly implied during the episode when they meet up and Petz says somewhat bitterly during their reunion “There you go again, only ever caring about Prince Demande…”)

So uh yeah, I think it’s fair to say this is another incest ship canon to Sailor Moon (at least the 90’s anime version) wouldn’t you agree?

It definitely sounds canon to me!

It looks like fans of the ship have a lot to find if they dig beyond the English version of the anime.

Thanks for sharing this with us, Anon! I had no idea.

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Prince Demande: Analysis of a brat who isn’t spoiled

Hello. For the first time, I am doing a requested analysis of a Sailor Moon character. Specifically, a major villain from the Black Moon Clan arc aka Sailor Moon R second half Prince Demande that was requested by @dutiifully​.

While on the surface, Demande comes across as another egomaniacal evil spoiled brat prince, he is actually a lot more complicated than that. To get that, we have to look into his biography. For the sake of simplicity and because I want to do an analysis of the best version of him, I will go with the 90s anime version of him.

Prince Demande is a very distant descendant of the infamous terrorist Doom Phantom who was banished to the planet Nemesis long ago though this knowledge of his family history was lost many generations ago. It can be theorized that while Demande is royalty and by law next in line to the throne, his kingdom on Nemesis was not prosperous at all. It is heavily implied that Nemesis was struck with poverty, a harsh natural environment, illness, famine and a plethora of other issues hence why living conditions were dire and it was hard to grow anything. Growing up, Demande always had a loving and close relationship with his younger brother Saphir where they both aspired to build a better future for the Black Moon Clan, However, even then, there was some conflicting approaches towards it. Saphir was motivated by concentrating solely on how to fix things for their people while Demande was motivated by the resentment and subtle jealousy he had towards the people of Earth. Demande’s motive was unfortunately a more common one in clan and one their parents the king and queen probably shared too considering that a large majority of the clan members openly hate Earth and the Moon Kingdom. It is not known what became of the king and queen specifically, but considering how the living conditions of Nemesis were like, it is very likely that they died of disease or something of the sort considering that they are absent.

It can be theorized that around the time Demande and Saphir became orphans, Doom Phantom under the disguise of Wiseman took this chance to approach the princes and offer them a means of conquering the Earth to help better the Black Moon Clan. Being the older prince with all of the authority and already having a great deal of hate inside of him, Demande went along with the Wiseman and also learned magic from him such as his iconic Demon Eye attack. It is also clear that he turned to Wiseman as a surrogate parental figure due to his situation though because he was blinded by loss, pain and resentment, he couldn’t see how toxic his relationship with him was. Since the beginning, Wiseman was taking advantage of Demande by telling him what he wanted to hear and would manipulate him into continuing to act only out of anger rather than logic. Due to this, Demande’s relationship with his brother Saphir became strained, but he still cared for him deeply.

When Demande and his fleet managed to bring ruin to Crystal Tokyo, he managed to catch a glimpse of Neo-Queen Serenity and upon seeing that she was not what he imagined her to be, he fell in love with her instantly on an obsessive level. After that, the events of Sailor Moon R unfolded where he met the younger version of Serenity, Sailor Moon, which he mistakenly thought would be easier to capture and his mission to conquer the Earth began to go wrong as the Specter Sisters left the Black Moon Clan and his team began to face many casualties. It should be noted that when Rebeus and Esmeraude died, he genuinely grieved for them which is proof that despite being misguided, he did still care about the clan. It was only when Saphir got killed by Wiseman that Demande finally started to come to his senses and question his own mission. While it still took him time to see the light, after realizing that even at the lowest point, the Sailor Guardians and even Sailor Moon herself was still trying to be diplomatic with him, his eyes were finally opened. He confronted the Wiseman about his true motives and learned that Saphir was right about the old wizard being nothing more than an evil manipulator who was using him. Demande tried to put a stop to him, but failed and even died protecting Sailor Moon. It is not known if he truly did fall in love with her at the end, but it obvious that in his last moments, he felt genuine regret for everything he did while being blinded by resentment and grew to truly respect the Moon Kingdom. It is not known if the royal Black Moon Clan had any other surviving members, but judging how peaceful and clean the future now is, it can be assumed that after the destruction of Doom Phantom and Nemesis, the Black Moon Clan finally let go of the hate towards the Moon Kingdom and left to start a new better life on another planet elsewhere bringing peace to the soul of the fallen Prince Demande.

After reviewing his life story, Demande was clearly motivated by spite and jealousy towards the Earth as well as trauma from the harsh life he had, but he wasn’t and never was a spoiled brat. If anything, he did horrible things due to always having absolutely nothing and wanting better for himself and his people. Moreover, he was still a teenager when Doom Phantom first met him and took advantage of him by grooming him to emotionally and mentally remain an angry teenager. While his actions were cruel and obsessive, he was not actually selfish or evil just misguided. Even with all of Demande’s blind rage, he still deeply cared about the clan and everything always went back to their best interest. You could tell by how he still had a great deal of love and affection for his younger brother Saphir even though their views greatly conflicted and their relationship became strained. Just the fact that Saphir’s death shook him straight is telling about what is in his heart.

As for his obsessive crush with Neo-Queen Serenity, I don’t think it was true love at all, but a manifestation of how deep down, he wanted everything Earth had and Serenity was just really another thing he coveted just to say he owned. Demande’s attraction towards her is no deeper and no different than the big man on campus wanting the most beautiful and popular girl in school for himself solely for status. Yet even then, with time, he got to appreciate and like the past version of Serenity, Sailor Moon, due to her diplomacy, compassion and empathy. In the end, he didn’t even see her as an enemy or a trophy to be won anymore. He saw her as someone who really did just want to help hence why he saved her from the Wiseman though it cost him his own life. I don’t know if he actually did fall in love with her in the end, but he did at least like and respect Sailor Moon.

In short, prince Demande was not a bad man, but an extreme case of someone with a lot of power being manipulated to do a lot of bad things with the false pretense that they are doing good. His desperation to build a better future for the Black Moon Clan was taken advantage of by Wiseman and as stated before, he was groomed into remaining an immature angry teenager because it was easier to control him this way. However, he did manage to see through his abuser’s tactics though it was not before facing a great deal of loss and even his own ruination. The tragic tale of Prince Demande is really a cautionary tale to be careful of who you accept help from especially when you’re at your lowest point because not all of them have your best interest at heart. Also, people who make you do heinous things are not good people and never will be no matter how charismatic they come across.

Thank you for reading and what do all of you think of Prince Demande? I would like to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Please stay safe, friends.

PS: If you are in a toxic or abusive relationship where you are being manipulated or forced to do things that are bad, leave, seek help or call the police. If you know someone who is, help them and get the police involved. Abuse is not love and people who make other people do bad things are not good people. They are predators.

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Anonymous said:  This is more a question for the mun: Did you draw the art of Beelzebub used for the ask banner? If so, why don't you draw icons of her to match? I just feel it's a bit too much of a disconnect between the two.

//Yes, I did. And I have drawn icons of her

But I only have so many. I chose Esmeraude from Sailor Moon as a placeholder faceclaim partly because she was inspired by that character. Until I can find a more accurate faceclaim I will continue to use both my drawn icons and my current faceclaim. 

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@sera-myu-week 2020 | Day 6: Pairings

Duet Corner ~ Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady FanKan (2001)

At the fan event for the Black Lady musical, random pairs got to perform what is arguably the most iconic Uranus & Neptune duet in myu history: Chou Bi! Uranus to Neptune

Below are the pairings, in order of who got to sing Uranus’ and Neptune’s verses, respectively.

Chieko Mercury & Megumi Mars

Ayano Jupiter &  Ayumi Venus

Yuuko Pluto & Ayami Saturn

Miki Kawasaki & Marina Moon

Kenji Tux & Ado Endo

And finally, Nao Uranus & Yuuka Neptune joining Pluto and Saturn ^^

For those who don’t know, Kawasaki frequently played villains. Endo was myu’s choreographer and usually played minor minions. In the Black Lady musicals, Miki was Esmeraude, while Ado was Calaveras!

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Esmeraude and Kaolinite icons

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Top 10 victims of the week in sailor moon?

10. The first ever Haruka/Michiru shipper (106) 

9. The actual conductor of the New Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (180)

8. Adorable widowed auto mechanic who teaches Ami how to fix a car (138)

7. the ULTIMATE trendsetter who also might just be Tuxedo Mask in disguise (115)

6. This proto-Esmeraude ski instructor (038)

5. Iconic gay power couple taking the fashion industry by storm (140)

4. This guy who had a pure heart because he was, like, SUPER into space (120)

3. Makoto’s nerdy friend who writes Pegasus fanfic (134)

2. A sweet beautiful baby who takes it upon herself to become the next Rei Hino (152)

1. RHETT BUTLER (031)

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Odds and ends from Sailor Moon 🌙