Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 1

I've bought every English-language Sailor Moon manga that's been printed, from Chix Comics back in the early 2000s to the more recent Kodansha release, and I have to admit, initially, this struck me as a gimmick and/or a money grab - did we really need another one? Yes, we did. This edition is FAR superior and I didn't realize how much I wanted something like this until I had it. It's so wonderful to have Naoko Takeuchi's beautiful artwork blown up at this size! The artwork on most of the pages probably hasn't been seen at this resolution since the managa's original Japanese serialization in "Nakayoshi" magazine in the 90s, and the details and delicacy of her linework really shine. At this size, the full-page layouts are especially stunning, and you can appreciate Takeuchi's use of space and design in a brand new way (I know I did). These new versions are also slightly more extensive than the previous versions, collecting several pages of beautiful full-color artwork for each chapter and including about one chapter more per book than the previous ones. It used to be that the only place you could see these full-color illustrations was in Takeuchi's art books, which are out-of-print in Japan and quite expensive! So it's wonderful to have them here. Each page, even the black and white ones, is printed on glossy, heavy paper, which adds to the image quality and substantive feel of the book.But I will say that what I really appreciated with this edition were the lovely hand-lettering (which is laid out much more attractively and in a font more appropriate to the artwork than the previous Kodansha releases) and, in particular, the wonderful new translation. I am fluent in Japanese and can be really picky about my English versions, and both of the previous publications were imperfect for me: the Chix ones were well-written, but took a lot of liberties with the text, while the Kodansha ones were accurate, but clunky and poorly written at times. This new one by Alethea and Athena Nibley is right in the middle and just perfect, and the translation notes included at the end are both amusing and thorough. I even learned a few new things!On the whole, if you are a Sailor Moon fan, give away your old editions and get these immediately. It's worth every penny, even if you've read the series a million times before.

The media could not be loaded.  I ordered the original version on sale to start collecting and reading. Minutes later I found this sparkle version! It is bigger than the normal size (DS for comparison) and it has colored photos inside for each Act. Love them! I did get one where the sparkle vinyl was starting to detach but Amazon got me a next day replacement. Books don't come covered so there may be minor scratches or defects but it won't take away from the holographic.

These eternal editions are gorgeous! Worth it!

Looks amazing, high quality glossy pages, highly recommended this edition

My daughter asked for Sailor Moon books for her birthday. I had no idea what to get. After some research, I learned that this version has the best translation and photos. I am so happy I chose this version, it’s so pretty. My daughter and her cousins loved looking at them. My daughter has always hated reading, even as a toddler she hated being read too. So these books are perfect to get her to enjoy reading.

Sailor moon will always be a favorite of mine. Huge sailor moon fan. So happy to have this available on kindle

It’s pretty big but worth it. I love it ever since I saw it perfect for my collection.

The media could not be loaded.  I was excited when my copy of the 1st book in the Eternal Edition arrived and the cover of it was for the 1st book, but the inside of the book is the 8th book's contents and starts from Act 45 instead of Act 1Update: I filed a claim for a return and replacement and got a new copy sent the next day. The new copy is a proper print of the 1st version so now I can get to reading

I got this as a gift for my friend and she said she really liked it.

Este producto sin duda es para los fans o personas que quieren iniciar con Sailor Moon, la historia es interesante al igual que los personajes que aparecen en este tomo, esta es una edición que simplemente es mucho más grande que los mangas convencionales además de que la calidad es ampliamente superior, desde las hojas más gruesas hasta la calidad de imagen tanto en blanco y negro como sus varias hojas a color, para algunos será algo malo pero la eternal edition viene en inglés, como dato extra la portada y contraportada brillan si les da la luz (en las imágenes que puse se alcanza a ver muy poco en la esquina inferior izquierda de la portada y en el centro de la contraportada pero es un efecto que se ve alrededor de toda la portada y contraportada)

De momento solo está disponible en inglés. Me vino en estado perfecto y además envuelta en un precinto de plástico, lo cual es de agradecer que llegue en tan buenas condiciones (Amazon, toma nota de esto para otros futuros productos nuevos que también gestiones). Los tomos de la Eternal Edition de Sailor Moon son gruesos y pesan, van en tapa blanda y son la edición definitiva para los fans de este manga que quieran tener en físico estos tomos y a los que nos les importe leerlo en inglés.

very nicely designed and satisfying to hold

As a long time fan pof sailor moon I Had to get it. The illustrations are wonderful and the coloured pages are vibrant! The size of the book is perfect, and the paper is of good quality. Shipping was fast.