FAQ You! - The Sheer Lunacy Sailor Moon FAQ

I'll skip the long, boring introductions and get right to the point: this section is comprised of a series of FAQs which address a number of frequently asked questions about Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Most of the ones found here have already appeared and been answered elsewhere, sometimes excellently, sometimes poorly. Regardless of which is the case, I've decided to tackle some of these questions myself, often putting my own personal spin things and advancing some theories of my own in the process.

The responses in this FAQ are extremely long, obscenely detailed, and written in an expansive manner, all of which was done on purpose. I've seen far too many instances where webmasters have given answers with no explanation of how they reached their conclusions. It's hardly a problem when they're right, but when they're wrong, it leads to the propagation of misinformation, something I've tried my best to avoid by using references to and evidence from the series. Maybe I'll bore you to death with my near-endless rambling, but at least you'll understand my reasoning before you expire.

1.0. Questions About Magical Accessories, Attacks, and Transformations
1.01. Where do the Sailor Soldiers keep their transformation pens while they're in their civilian
identities and their special weapons when they're not being used?
1.02. How do the Sailor Soldiers' uniforms get cleaned after getting dirty or repaired after being
damaged in battle?
1.03. Do those cheesy introduction speeches serve any real purpose?
1.04. Why do the Sailor Soldiers need to yell out the names of their magical attacks while
performing them?
1.05. Why don't the monsters and villains attack the Sailor Soldiers when they're transforming of
charging up their magical attacks?
1.06. How do the Sailor Soldiers and Tuxedo Mask transform back?

2.0. Questions About the Timeline and Continuity
2.01. Where does Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon take place?
2.02. When does Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon take place?
2.03. Over what period of time does Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon take place?
2.04. Why devise a timeline for Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon in the first place?
2.05. What's with the inclusion of the births and deaths of certain celebrities and historical figures in
the timeline and not others?
2.06. What is considered part of official Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon continuity?
2.07. Are there any other implied dates in the series?
2.08. How much time did Minako Aino (Sailor Venus) spend in England?
2.09. Hey, you forgot Parallel Sailor Moon!
2.10. What about Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Another Story?

3.0. Questions About Individual Sailor Soldiers
3.01. Do the Sailor Soldiers speak any foreign languages?
3.02. Do the Sailor Soldiers play any musical instruments?
3.03. What do we know about the Sailor Soldiers' families?
3.04. What is Ami Mizuno's (Sailor Mercury's) I.Q.?
3.05. What martial arts style does Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter) use?
3.06. How does Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter) get away with living alone?
3.07. What is Chibi Usa's (Sailor Chibi Moon's) real name?
3.08. Is Haruka Ten'ou (Sailor Uranus) a hermaphrodite or really male?

As an added bonus, I've included links to websites with articles and documents exploring various aspects of Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon and Japanese culture prevalent in anime and manga which I found interesting or thought might serve as a good starting point for those looking for additional information. With the exception of some of the foreign language Sailor Moon FAQs, all of them were either in English to begin with or translated into it, the original author having been appropriately credited in the latter case. Happy reading!

IV. Customs, Traditions, and Aspects of Japanese Everyday Life
i. Shoes by Dr. Christoph Neumann (March 2001)
ii. Yamanote by Dr. Christoph Neumann (March 2001)

This page first appeared on: April 18, 2003
This page was last modified on: October 17, 2003