One of the biggest recurring motifs of the Sailor Moon franchise is the idea of an endless cycle of reincarnation. From the very first arc, when Usagi and the others are revealed to be the reborn Princess Serenity and her court, to characters like Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn sacrificing themselves, only to turn up later in the story. And in the manga, it all culminates with the reveal of the Galaxy Cauldron, which essentially promises that anyone who has a special star seed will be reborn countless times. In fact, when you look at it, every major character in the Sailor Moon has died at least twice in the series.
Yet, despite this, one character has never risen from the grave. Princess Serenity's mother, Queen Serenity.
Now the reason for her never showing up in the original '90s anime is a bit clearer. By using the Legendary Silver Crystal, Queen Serenity sacrificed her own life, but before dying she makes a wish on the Silver Crystal that her daughter and the rest of the Silver Millennium could be reborn on Earth. One could make an argument that she herself never wished to be reborn. Of course, if characters like Sailor Pluto can be inexplicably resurrected, it makes little sense why Queen Serenity couldn't, but at least there's more of a potential explanation why in the '90s anime.
In the manga, we are told that Queen Serenity sealed away Queen Metalia and that she similarly wished for Princess Serenity and the others to be reborn on Earth, but there is absolutely no real reason why Queen Serenity wasn't reborn either. There is no explanation as to what happened to Queen Serenity either since she presumably survived the battle against the Silver Millennium. After all, the manga's Silver Crystal never kills it user the way it seems to in the original anime. She is also a long lived being. Did she simply return to the Galaxy Cauldron as the Stars arc implied? Did she refuse to be reborn or "start a new history of the stars?"
It's clear that Naoko didn't simply forget about her either, since unlike the original anime, she has made short cameo appearances in flashbacks. I'm wondering what everyone else thinks?
Yet, despite this, one character has never risen from the grave. Princess Serenity's mother, Queen Serenity.
Now the reason for her never showing up in the original '90s anime is a bit clearer. By using the Legendary Silver Crystal, Queen Serenity sacrificed her own life, but before dying she makes a wish on the Silver Crystal that her daughter and the rest of the Silver Millennium could be reborn on Earth. One could make an argument that she herself never wished to be reborn. Of course, if characters like Sailor Pluto can be inexplicably resurrected, it makes little sense why Queen Serenity couldn't, but at least there's more of a potential explanation why in the '90s anime.
In the manga, we are told that Queen Serenity sealed away Queen Metalia and that she similarly wished for Princess Serenity and the others to be reborn on Earth, but there is absolutely no real reason why Queen Serenity wasn't reborn either. There is no explanation as to what happened to Queen Serenity either since she presumably survived the battle against the Silver Millennium. After all, the manga's Silver Crystal never kills it user the way it seems to in the original anime. She is also a long lived being. Did she simply return to the Galaxy Cauldron as the Stars arc implied? Did she refuse to be reborn or "start a new history of the stars?"
It's clear that Naoko didn't simply forget about her either, since unlike the original anime, she has made short cameo appearances in flashbacks. I'm wondering what everyone else thinks?
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