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Oceanblue · 12/15/14, 10:45 PM

he final story arc in the manga, Stars, is a beautiful work of art. The anime adaptation Sailor Stars didn't do it justice at all. It's a story about war, and about understanding the inherent duality of all things -- love and hatred, peace and war, happiness and sadness, life and death, and so on. These things must all exist together. It's about compassion for oneself and one's enemies, being able to forgive your enemies as well as being able to forgive yourself.

Some spoilers for the end of the Stars arc:

Eternal Sailor Moon travels to the center of the galaxy to fight Sailor Galaxia, who has been waging war on the galaxy and has already killed the Inners and Outers, along with Mamoru. Eventually, Sailor Moon ends up saving Galaxia from falling to her doom, since they're both Sailor Soldiers. Galaxia remarks that Sailor Moon is the soldier who embraces all things before she herself perishes. Later, Sailor Moon learns that Chaos, the source of her troubles over the years and all of the enemies she has fought, has merged with the Galaxy Cauldron, the source of all life and all stars in the galaxy.

She can destroy Chaos by destroying the Cauldron since they're now one, but Usagi remarks that she can't end all life, and that no matter what, life must go on. Chibi Chibi, who has been encouraging her to destroy the Cauldron, transforms into her true self: Sailor Cosmos, the ultimate form of Sailor Moon from a distant future. Sailor Moon flies into the Cauldron and merges with it, while Cosmos stays behind, explaining that when she was in this same position, she chose to keep the Cauldron and Chaos alive, and regretted it because of the wars she fought in the future. She chose to go back in time, to comfort her past self, and to influence her to make the right decision...but Cosmos remarks that Eternal Sailor Moon made the right decision all along, and that Usagi understands the "power to save everything and the power to lose everything." She says that Usagi is the true Sailor Cosmos, while she is a mere coward who ran from her destiny and tried to change it. But, learning she made the right choice all long (life and love), she returns to the future with renewed strength to fight Sailor Chaos.

It's kind of amazing.

12/15/14, 10:45 PM	#6
Oceanblue Putty Patroller Join Date: 10/23/11 Posts: 7	Re: Crystal and Later Archs he final story arc in the manga, Stars, is a beautiful work of art. The anime adaptation Sailor Stars didn't do it justice at all. It's a story about war, and about understanding the inherent duality of all things -- love and hatred, peace and war, happiness and sadness, life and death, and so on. These things must all exist together. It's about compassion for oneself and one's enemies, being able to forgive your enemies as well as being able to forgive yourself. Some spoilers for the end of the Stars arc: Eternal Sailor Moon travels to the center of the galaxy to fight Sailor Galaxia, who has been waging war on the galaxy and has already killed the Inners and Outers, along with Mamoru. Eventually, Sailor Moon ends up saving Galaxia from falling to her doom, since they're both Sailor Soldiers. Galaxia remarks that Sailor Moon is the soldier who embraces all things before she herself perishes. Later, Sailor Moon learns that Chaos, the source of her troubles over the years and all of the enemies she has fought, has merged with the Galaxy Cauldron, the source of all life and all stars in the galaxy. She can destroy Chaos by destroying the Cauldron since they're now one, but Usagi remarks that she can't end all life, and that no matter what, life must go on. Chibi Chibi, who has been encouraging her to destroy the Cauldron, transforms into her true self: Sailor Cosmos, the ultimate form of Sailor Moon from a distant future. Sailor Moon flies into the Cauldron and merges with it, while Cosmos stays behind, explaining that when she was in this same position, she chose to keep the Cauldron and Chaos alive, and regretted it because of the wars she fought in the future. She chose to go back in time, to comfort her past self, and to influence her to make the right decision...but Cosmos remarks that Eternal Sailor Moon made the right decision all along, and that Usagi understands the "power to save everything and the power to lose everything." She says that Usagi is the true Sailor Cosmos, while she is a mere coward who ran from her destiny and tried to change it. But, learning she made the right choice all long (life and love), she returns to the future with renewed strength to fight Sailor Chaos. It's kind of amazing.