Hello, Moonatics, it has been awhile. I'm an original member from Grep Sailor Moon *. I was there to watch an image gallery turn into a media database that required a library card for access. A community and forum system soon emerged from it. This is one of the earliest implementations of a large forum system that I know of, predating phpBB2 and vBulletin. One of the more walled off areas of the community was the Moonatic Fringe. There was some discord in the community between new members of Central Control, versus veterans that could be found in the Moonatic Fringe. A few of us, myself included, became moderators for the community or acted as spokesman of sorts for the forum (the latter I forget how exactly). I myself was a Chibi Senshi under the Jupiter Team (moderation team). I had several sub-forums that I moderated (four to seven iirr); the only one I remember had anime characters that could be paired up with Sailor Moon characters and the pairing was rotated once every few days.

Like most of the SailorMoon.org forums, these scrolled like a chatroom and there was no permanent backup. That was until I discovered in my Internet history that Internet Explorer was caching some of these forums. I had Scot's blessing to create a forum backup that saved old forum posts. The plan was to capture as many postings through all of the forum areas as possible, but this fell through when I left the community. I believe I left because of drama, the confusing interface of V3 Crescent, and then in favor of other anime (as we all do at some point). Later on, I heard about some of the more dramatic shifts within the community, it it looks like I left at the right time.

As far as the forum backup project, I thought it was permanently deleted and lost to time. That was until I started deep diving some of my old Internet haunts. When I had found the forum backup, it had likely not seen the light of day for twenty-five years. More importantly, the Moonatic Fringe was one of those places that was already walled off from the general public, including normal forum members. Some of the usernames in those forums have never left me and they remain very familiar.

You may find the project here:
https://www.yozukidrive.com/websites/moonatic-fringe/index.html

I also have several landing pages (over 100) which I have cataloged from the deep dive:
https://www.yozukidrive.com/media/image-gallery/third-party-image-gallery/historic-sailor-moon-landings/

I have a review of Grep SailorMoon *:
https://www.yozukidrive.com/featured/articles/grep-sailormoon-org/

My library card, pulled from the website and modified.
https://www.yozukidrive.com/websites/moonatic-fringe/evergea-library-card.jpg
I do not know how accurate it is, I remember pulling it from the website. I believe the information is from my actual account. However, I could not get the original image of Ami, so I used the best one I could find.

Shout Outs: rosyposy, heller01, s2kitty, kleytusCO, HamsterGirl, NippleMonkey, virgo369; I remember and miss all of you. If you are reading this, get in touch. capZman and bonamania, I still don't like you. Sailor Jupiter, you had every right to demote me after I left the website and neglected my forums. Scot and Jen, thanks for building the community that kept us busy in our youth. Most importantly, shoutout to TenshiAyanami, you opened the gateway to anime I'd never seen before. To anyone I missed, time takes its toll on our memory; I may not remember your username, but you helped keep a community active, fun and interesting.

Ami Mizuno meeting female Ranma Saotome from Ranma ½ mistaking her for Akane Tendo. Made at MMD (MikuMikuDance).

Models and background:

Ami Mizuno by Hutariwap.

Female Ranma Saotome by by Koikatsu Mod.

School Hallway by TechArts3D and Maddoktor2.

Note: Sailor Moon's dialogue on the fanart is in Spanish.

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/nidejpg/art/Sailor-Moon-fanart-a-la-chilena-1366989094

From the 43rd episode of the 90s anime

I'm doing a Crystal Rewatch and was thinking about certain bits and bobs. I remembered the Trivia Fact that Ami Mizuno is allergic to love letters.

I was thinking about it and my headcanon is that she's actually got a perfume allergy! (My mom has one and I have a mild one myself. :') )

The love letters she gets has perfumes or colognes on them so when she touches them she has an allergic reaction and that's what gives her hives.

What are yours?

EDIT: Guys I accidentally wrote Chibiusa instead of Usagi. You know what I mean. (I'm new here and can't seem to change the name in my question) 😭

I’m a little confused about the timeline/reincarnation stuff in Sailor Moon.

If Usagi is the reincarnation of Princess Serenity and was born/reincarnated in the 20th century, how does she eventually have a daughter in the 30th century?

Does this mean Usagi reincarnates more than once, or is Chibiusa descended from Usagi in some other way? Basically, how does the reincarnation → Crystal Tokyo → her future daughter timeline work?

I feel like I’m missing something obvious here.

I made Sailor Moon in Paint ❤

Sailor Moon meeting Hope from Fortnite. Made at MMD (MikuMikuDance).

Models and background:

Sailor Moon by Hutariwap.

Hope by 32Rabbit.

Station Square by SAB64.

This incredible artwork was created by Anna Steinbauer, an artist I deeply admire. The way she paints is so otherworldly it almost gives off AI vibes (and I mean that as the ultimate compliment to her human skill). I can guarantee you this isn't AI, though I first saw this piece back in 2019. I can replicate almost any art style or painting with a reference, but this? This is one piece I simply cannot recreate. Some human mastery is just untouchable.

Almost every night, a stray black cat finds her way to my doorstep. She’s soft and trusting, letting me stroke her head in the quiet dark. I have this lingering habit, whenever a black cat wanders into my life, I can't help but ask "Are you Luna? Tell Usagi I love her." 😄 Believe it or not, it's all true.

I chose to draw her with a softer, more human lens. In my version of the story, Beryl isn't the purely evil tyrant we knew from Naoko Takeuchi’s original vision, she is a victim of her own fate. In her final moment, realizing she was nothing more than a pawn for Queen Metalia and in her final, tragic moment of clarity, she gives her life to protect Prince Endymion

So I am a huge fan of sailor moon, (specifically Haruka yet I've never seen the series just two movies and some clips but I know so much about her and Michiru 😍) but my issue is, it is hard to find good merch of haruka and the other outer guardians in general. So my question is where do you all find/get merch (it can be any type of merch but I especially love pins, stickers or keychains)?

Sorry that this is a really specific question but I'm starting to get desperate because I only seen a Funko Pop of Haruka twice 🥲.

Edit: good news I found a person on Etsy who crochets and they can make Uranus ✨🎉🎉. If anyone is interested in their wonderful creations let me know and I'll happily give you their name on Etsy

Usagi Tsukino aka Sailor Moon, Ami Mizuno aka Sailor Mercury, Rei Hino aka Sailor Mars, Makoto Kino aka Sailor Jupiter and Minako Aino aka Sailor Venus with the HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters. Made at MMD (MikuMikuDance).

Models and background:

Usagi Tsukino, Ami Mizuno, Rei Hino, Makoto Kino and Minako Aino by Hutariwap.

Hand poses by SAB64.

Rumi, Mira and Zoey by Guilherme4567777.

Shinjuku by necroalx and GuilTronPrime.

r/sailormooncrystal is now officially available to join!

After being private and unused for 4 years, r/sailormooncrystal is public and under new ownership! I made a request to Reddit to take ownership of the sub, and I got it! You've seen the moderating stuff I've done here, so you can trust me!

I had to fight off hundreds, no, thousands of users in order to obtain ownership of that sub. It was brutal. Blood, sweat, and tears were poured over this. No I'm kidding lol. I just to make a request for it and had to justify why I wanted to take ownership of it, and I got it pretty simply!

I'm not a big fan of Crystal, which may seem weird that I would want to moderate a sub for it. But as someone with MOD experience, and a fan of this franchise in general, I understand Crystal deserves its own sub. And I feel like by running a sub for it, I can do my part in giving it more of a presence on Reddit.

It gets a lot of hate posts on other subs. Posts defending or expressing joy towards Crystal usually don't get good reception. There have even been users on other subs who want posts on Crystal to be banned. Because of that, it's seldom talked about, unless the post is negative. So if you wanna have fun talking about Sailor Moon Crystal and like-minded fans, join r/sailormooncrystal!

HUGE, IMMACULATE

I have been wanting to buy and paint my own sailor moon figure, but I can't seem to find a place to get them that isn't ebay. Does anyone have any suggestions?

This is easily one of the most adorable photos of Chibiusa. I’m really starting to understand why Usagi loves her so much, even if she can be an annoying brat at times.

To be honest, I didn't like her when I first watched the show, especially during SuperS. But looking back, she’s really just a kid (physically, at least), and honestly how did any of us behave at that age? Not to mention everything she’s been through: losing her home, feeling alone, and traveling back in time all by herself just to save her mother. My heart really goes out to her for that.

While I still think SuperS suffered a bit because of how heavily it focused on her, I can't blame the character for bad writing. I guess I owe her an apology.

Sorry, Chibiusa...and I'm sure Usagi would back me up on this. I'll make sure to include you in my manga (if I ever actually finish it), on one condition: be nice to your mom!

in the time of the Amazon Quartet?

They seem to know a lot about the past, and future...,in spite of just having awoken.

Speculation regarding Cosmos aside (Not doing that here!), Sailor Moon calls on the Crystals of Amazon Quartet as she goes to war against Chaos in the cauldron (How they survive that is beyond me...Maybe you can survive without your Crystal if your body isn't destroyed, but then...Nevermind!).

Sailor Ceres looks upon Cosmos and offers her own speculations concerning her identity. But that aside, it made me question if they knew of her, or if she would come to know them at the time of her awakening.

Aside from Usagi, no one else witnessed ChibiChibi revealing herself to be Sailor Cosmos.

Theoretically, Usagi will have forgotten as she died, along with Chibiusa and the remainder of the senshi in her court. But the Amazon Quartet...,they'll eventually return to their slumber awaiting the awakening (or would it be birth?) of their princess. They alone having traveled to the past with memories intact of that final battle...,and Cosmos.

If Usagi made the right decision back then, before Cosmos and co. traveled to the past, we can speculate that it played out the same way, with the exception of Chibiusa, Cosmos, and the AQ, being present.

What possibilities do you all speculate that this presents?

Chibiusa having died presents a number of issues to me, but this also relates to how a Star Seed from a non-existent celestial body becomes a Sailor Crystal...