Sailor Moon Merch

[Michelle Kaioh]

What Sailor Moon merch do y'all have? When I was little I had like 8 of the original manga and 10 of the videos (on VHS, of course). I'm very, very sad that we sold these in a garage sale when we moved. (Also very sad we sold our N64.)

Now that they're reprinting the original manga, I'm buying each one. Took me for ever to get my Barnes & Noble to get in the latest one (Sailor Moon #3 - guess they were on backorder), but I finally got my paws on it today! I also have both re-released volumes of Codename: Sailor V, which previously I had only read as scanlations. It's awesome that they're reprinting the manga and all, but I wish they'd keep things a little closer to the original Japanese lingo.. I know they're trying to make it more compatible for English-speaking people, but really, I don't think the concept of -chan, -san, and onii-chan are that difficult. I wince every time Usagi calls Motoki "bro". Some manga put an asterisk * by the word when the first introduce it, and explain its meaning in a footnote, then just go from there. I by far prefer that approach.

Anyway, enough rambling! I also recently acquired one of the shirts Hot Topic has put out - the purple one with Sailor Moon and Chibi-Usa on it.

Have any of you got some of the rarer items, like the toy versions of the senshi's transformation wands? Or have you stocked up on the new merch being released? Or maybe you've made your own fuku for cosplays? Inquiring minds want to know!

[Oriana]

Well I don't own anything sailor moon... >.> Yea...lol

But I do have snippets to share.

This is my best friend's cosplay of Sailor moon....she made everything you can see...except the wig...though she did put like three different wigs together so she kind made it...anyway...
www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.306022606110372.67938.305944439451522&type=1

Here's a shop on etsy that has amazing replicas.
www.etsy.com/shop/southernmooncreation

[Michelle Kaioh]

Nice! I really want to obtain super sewing skills by next Halloween, so I can go as Sailor V - her fuku is my favorite! I've never cosplayed before, but it looks super fun. And after that, I'd also love to put together a Sailor Neptune cosplay.. That etsy shop has awesome stuff! I'll have to bookmark it for possible future projects.

[Raye Hino]

Let's see...well, I have a whole lot of stuff considering I got most from my older cousins who watched the show when It first came out. From my cousins I've received a crescent moon Wand (woo!), the first version . I've also reviewed some of the videos on VHS, two of the American releases fan guides, a bunch o posters (one features the starlights), and a binder full of the original Japanese trading cards, play money, and stickers, as well as one of those little sound books. You know, the one with the pictures that tell you to press a certain button? and a set of playing cards

From my best friend, I receive a sailor moon back pack straight from Japan after she went there to visit relatives.

I also found two jewelry boxes, one of chibiusa and the other of usagi, as well as a tote bag with mars, mercury, and moon at an old store in china town.

My ex-boyfriend got me a sailor moon pencil pouch, at the same place I got a giant poster of stars.

Last, I also it the hot topic t-shirts. One is of tuxedo mask that reads 'I need a hero' and the other has all the inners on it. I also got of course, the new American release of the manga (Barnes and noble is holding volume 2 for me) as well as sailor v