Naoko Takeuchi’s creation Sailor Moon is synonymous with anime itself, especially to recent generations who grew up watching it. The series comprises five seasons, several movies, and a near-completed reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal. Though Sailor Moon isn’t the first magical girl anime, it has the greatest effect on the anime genre. It’s also one of the most popular shojo anime. But before Sailor Moon, there was a classic shojo romance anime and manga series that Takeuchi cited as her favorite growing up.Naoko Takeuchi isn’t alone in loving The Rose of Versailles. It’s not a magical girl anime, but it shares many of the same sensibilities. It follows a woman who is a warrior, and she lives in a glittering court – the Versailles Court right before the French Revolution. Sailor Moon isn’t the only wildly popular anime that draws inspiration from The Rose of Versailles, either. Other magical girl classics like Revolutionary Girl Utena draw heavily from The Rose of Versailles from its gallant protagonist who is a woman with princely talents and ideals, to its sumptuous gowns and duels, to its beautiful depiction of a sapphic love story. Though it was written in the 1970s, it still informs anime today, and it gathers new audiences as people look forward to news of a reboot movie.Just as The Rose of Versailles played a role in Naoko Takeuchi’s history as one of her favorite anime growing up, the idea of a kingdom in ruins is the historic backdrop of Sailor Moon. Everything started with the Moon Kingdom in Sailor Moon. It’s when Princess Serenity knew peace under her mother’s careful reign. The court of Marie Antoinette and her husband King Louis XVI was anything but peaceful. Or, it gave peace and relative security to the rich at the cost of the poor. Lady Oscar grew up always wanting to be a gallant warrior, and being a guard for the palace is quite the feat. But she must reckon the place she’s earned with its exploitation of the French people. The Moon Kingdom in Sailor Moon is far more egalitarian despite its royal government system. The princesses of the universe/planets are servants to their people in every way possible. Princess Serenity as well as the princesses from Mercury, Mars, Venus, etc. are all warriors destined to protect the galaxy, even at the sacrifice of their own lives.RELATED: The Best Magical Girl Parodies Star The Boys
Naoko Takeuchi’s creation Sailor Moon is synonymous with anime itself, especially to recent generations who grew up watching it. The series comprises five seasons, several movies, and a near-completed reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal. Though Sailor Moon isn’t the first magical girl anime, it has the greatest effect on the anime genre. It’s also one of the most popular shojo anime. But before Sailor Moon, there was a classic shojo romance anime and manga series that Takeuchi cited as her favorite growing up.
Naoko Takeuchi isn’t alone in loving The Rose of Versailles. It’s not a magical girl anime, but it shares many of the same sensibilities. It follows a woman who is a warrior, and she lives in a glittering court – the Versailles Court right before the French Revolution. Sailor Moon isn’t the only wildly popular anime that draws inspiration from The Rose of Versailles, either. Other magical girl classics like Revolutionary Girl Utena draw heavily from The Rose of Versailles from its gallant protagonist who is a woman with princely talents and ideals, to its sumptuous gowns and duels, to its beautiful depiction of a sapphic love story. Though it was written in the 1970s, it still informs anime today, and it gathers new audiences as people look forward to news of a reboot movie.
Just as The Rose of Versailles played a role in Naoko Takeuchi’s history as one of her favorite anime growing up, the idea of a kingdom in ruins is the historic backdrop of Sailor Moon. Everything started with the Moon Kingdom in Sailor Moon. It’s when Princess Serenity knew peace under her mother’s careful reign. The court of Marie Antoinette and her husband King Louis XVI was anything but peaceful. Or, it gave peace and relative security to the rich at the cost of the poor. Lady Oscar grew up always wanting to be a gallant warrior, and being a guard for the palace is quite the feat. But she must reckon the place she’s earned with its exploitation of the French people. The Moon Kingdom in Sailor Moon is far more egalitarian despite its royal government system. The princesses of the universe/planets are servants to their people in every way possible. Princess Serenity as well as the princesses from Mercury, Mars, Venus, etc. are all warriors destined to protect the galaxy, even at the sacrifice of their own lives.
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