Kodansha Comics Talks About Latest Japanese ‘Sailor Moon’ Manga Releases

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Being the completists that many of us are in wanting to have every edition or piece of artwork from something we’re big fans about, it’s little surprise that there’s a lot going on for Sailor Moon fans now. While Kodansha Comics is currently getting closer to finishing up their release of the manga, which is based on the “second generation” of Japanese manga releases from about ten years ago, the Japanese populace is getting a third generation release now in larger books (i.e. the size we’re getting for the second generation books) but with new covers. That has fans asking Kodansha Comics what their plans and thoughts are, if any, on getting it over here.

Their representative on Tumblr broke it down in a pretty clear way:

We still don’t know if we’re going to pursue it yet. I know everyone’s calling it “third generation”, but you guys… it’s actually not that different from our English “second generation” we’re about to finish this fall. XD The selling point of this new Japanese edition so far is that it’s “large!”— which means to us it’s actually normal size, since Japanese books are smaller to begin with— and that Takeuchi is creating new covers for this run.

While the covers certainly look gorgeous, I’m not sure if there are enough substantial differences in this new edition for us to want to publish it right away. In Japan, it’s been almost 10 years since they published the “2nd generation” of the manga— the edition that we’re still finishing up now— so it makes sense for them to reprint it again. However, for us… these books are essentially the same thing we already have, just with different covers. ._. Maybe in a few years. (or maybe if some more details about it get revealed, so that we know it’d be a substantive change from our current edition.)

Plot concept: Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl – until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is really Sailor Moon! As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evil and enforce justice in the name of the moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!

[Source: Kodansha Comics ]