[US] Sailor Moon & Codename Sailor V manga kanzenban thread

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Even if they print something now, there will most likely be nothing new. The few stuff they already showed as well as the new covers of the color edition that we are yet to see.
True, but they should not promise things that would take at least more than 5 years to release.
 

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So, what's new and different about this release?
I imagine the size is the main difference since the Eternal Editions are not normal-sized.....and sadly not hardcover either.
 

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Yeah, it's mostly just the size. No colour pages either. A very low effort release even in Japan.
The collection title is a bit weird since it feels like the Eternal Editions should really been called the "Naoko Takeuchi Collection" as they are the nicer editions or save it for a release of the colour editions.
Sometimes I think to myself, the Eternal Editions are a little too big and would I prefer these smaller editions, but I've already spent a ton on the former.
 
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All I want is a full color manga. I ain't buying any other Sailor Moon manga unless it is full color and especially to see what certain characters who were never shown in full color look like IE the various villains from Codename Sailor V sans Phantom Ace and Pandora because colored pictures of them were shown as well as characters in the manga. Like Chibiusa's Picture Diary Characters like Lilica Hubert's Mom, Shokujo, Kengyuu, Zeta and Epsilon, Otakura, Exam Battle Characters like Touhi Chain, Ghost Cistern, characters in the main manga like Sailor Coronis, Sailor Chaos, Guardian Cosmos etc (though if we do get a Crystal version of the Stars arc hopefully they will be shown), as well as characters like the Parallel Sailor Senshi and what their canon colors to their outfits look like.

Oh and just because I like his outfit even though he is a minor character I would love to see Reverend Gin and Tonic's true colors too!
 
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I wonder how they translated chapter 2 (namely, Minako's calling Artemis an "okama").
They used "Sissy-?!" and "You sissy."
This is one of the problems with translating a 30 year old story in the modern day. I'm surprised reprints haven't removed it, but then Japan is still a little behind on these types of things. The term can be neutral or derogatory depending on the context.

One scanlation went with "transsexual" while Miss Dream's tranlation went "fag-cat" which I think the latter is too harsh for Minako. As I recall, the 2011 translation called him a "crossdresser", which never seemed to fit for me as he's a cat who doesn't wear clothes (yet) and she's goes on to say it's because he's named after a goddess. This joke won't really land with modern audiences, especially if they're grown up with the Artemis Fowl books. It's a very outdated view, I doubt Artemis had any control over his name.

Since okama can just mean an effiminate man in general then "sissy" is probably the safest way to go. It sticks to the tone and relative meaning without the risk of turning into a slur. I guess they couldn't have used "pussy", that probably would have drawn complaits. I did consider "closet case" or "powder puff" but those could offend people too.