History Fridge / SailorMoon

[[AC:Fridge Brilliance]]

[[AC:Fridge Horror]]

** I always assumed that there was {{Retconjuration}} involved: the Death Busters weren't active the first time around [[EvilVsEvil because the Dark Kingdom would have stomped them, better monsters or not.]]

** Also, aside from the series being an [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] one, one reason why Uranus and Neptune's methods hadn't worked could've been because they, two recently awakened and inexperienced guardians, ignored Sailor Moon who is an experienced soldier who has already fought two major threats (three, if you count Ail and An). Said experience could be why she knew everything would be all right at end: When Mamoru had been turned evil by the Dark Kingdom, forcing her to fight him, she knew the real him was still in there and was able to free him from their control by purging Metallia's evil from him, and when facing off against [[FusionDance Super Beryl]] at the end of season 1, the spirits of the Inner Soldiers joined together to lend her (as [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Serenity]]) their powers so she could defeat her. When Chibiusa was brainwashed into becoming Black Lady, she and Tuxedo Mask were able to save her and restore her true self by purging Wiseman's evil from her, and when she faced off against [[EldritchAbomination Wiseman/Death Phantom]] at the end of season 2, the Inner Soldiers joined together to lend her (as [[TheHighQueen Neo Queen Serenity]]) their powers so she could defeat him. And what happened near the end of the conflict with Pharaoh 90? Sailor Moon insisted that Hotaru still remained even after Mistress 9 took over her body. And she was right. Hotaru was able to purge Mistress 9's evil from her own body and Sailor Saturn soon awoke to face Pharaoh 90 and [[HistoryRepeats the Inner Soldiers, and even Uranus and Neptune, lend their powers to Sailor Moon so she could defeat him with Saturn.]] Sailor Moon was being idealistic, she was TaughtByExperience.

** Also, aside from the series being an [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] one, one reason why Uranus and Neptune's methods hadn't worked could've been because they, two recently awakened and inexperienced guardians, ignored Sailor Moon who is an experienced soldier who has already fought two major threats (three, if you count Ail and An). Said experience could be why she knew everything would be all right at end: When Mamoru had been turned evil by the Dark Kingdom, forcing her to fight him, she knew the real him was still in there and was able to free him from their control by purging Metallia's evil from him, and when facing off against [[FusionDance Super Beryl]] at the end of season 1, the spirits of the Inner Soldiers joined together to lend her (as [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Serenity]]) so she could defeat them. When Chibiusa was brainwashed into becoming Black Lady, she and Tuxedo Mask were able to save her and restore her true self by purging Wiseman's evil from her, and when she faced off against [[EldritchAbomination Wiseman/Death Phantom]] at the end of season 2, the Inner Soldiers joined together to lend her (as [[TheHighQueen Neo Queen Serenity]]) their powers so she could defeat him. And what happened near the end of the conflict with Pharaoh 90? Sailor Moon insisted that Hotaru still remained even after Mistress 9 took over her body. And she was right. Hotaru was able to purge Mistress 9's evil from her own body and Sailor Saturn soon awoke to face Pharaoh 90 and [[HistoryRepeats the Inner Soldiers, and even Uranus and Neptune, lend their powers to Sailor Moon so she could defeat him with Saturn.]] Sailor Moon was being idealistic, she was TaughtByExperience.

* Haruka and Michiru derided Usagi for being too optimistic and believing everything would be all right in the end, but since she has defeated major threats before, has the ''power'' to make things all right, and has friends to support her, she would have every reason to be idealistic. Uranus and Neptune do not. Their weak point is the inability to work with others which makes a lot of sense when you remember how isolated they were in their previous lives. They never met each other, but were aware of the other's existence and the fact that they shared the same duty. This wasn't mentioned in the anime, but when the Moon Kingdom fell, the Outers were forced to stay at their posts and watch the Silver Millennium be destroyed from afar. If they had seen what the viewers did, they had to stand by and watch how Queen Serenity had to use up all her energy and sacrifice herself to defeat Metallia and send the others to be reborn in the future. This helplessness coupled with their seclusion makes one understand the reasoning behind their cynical, aloof behavior in the S season and their belief that making sacrifices would ultimately be for the best.
** Also, aside from the series being an [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] one, one reason why Uranus and Neptune's methods hadn't worked could've been because they, two recently awakened and inexperienced guardians, ignored Sailor Moon who is an experienced soldier who's already fought two major threats (three, if you count Ail and An). Said experience could be why she knew everything would be all right at end: when facing off against [[FusionDance Super Beryl]] at the end of season 1 and [[EldritchAbomination Wiseman/Death Phantom]] at the end of season 2, the Inner Soldiers joined together to lend her (as [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Serenity]] in the former fight and [[TheHighQueen Neo Queen Serenity]] in the latter) their powers so she could defeat the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. And what happened near the end of the conflict with Pharaoh 90? [[HistoryRepeats The Inner Soldiers, and even Uranus and Neptune, lend their powers to Sailor Moon so she could defeat the Big Bad.]]

* Why did the scouts not get a power up during S? Normally the girls get their new powers from either new transformation wands or reaching new levels of inner power. However during S every time things got bad the Outers showed up and dealt with the monster so the girls never got pushed past their limits!
* Part of Usagi's CharacterDevelopment comes from her attitude in Episode 43 of the first season where she's willing to kill an innocent woman, but Minako is horrified by that attitude and ''begs'' her to heal the woman, as she is her friend. Later, in S, Uranus and Moon have conversations about sacrifices being made for the greater good, and Moon tells her that sacrificing oneself is one thing, being willing to sacrifice others for what one may ''think'' is the greater good is horrifying. She has first-hand experience of what that nearly did!

* Seiya tends to get [[RonTheDeathEater labeled as an abuser based on her behavior toward Usagi]] in the Stars anime (dragging her to places only she wants to go, seeing her as a prize to be won and not a human being, etc.), but someone on Tumblr pointed out that she's an alien from another planet and likely doesn't understand human social etiquette.

** The manga also hints at this (more subtly, most notably in ''Manga/CodenameSailorV'' when she was to go on a vacation abroad and knew perfectly both how to use the airport and her parents' habit of buying things in the airport shops because they spend less there). This explains both her {{Malapropism}} (present in the manga too, just not to the extent of the anime), poor social skills (for Japan), eventual isolation at school, and even poor grades in English: she spent so much of her childhood outside Japan she doesn't have a good hold of the finer nuances of the Japanese language and picked up manners more suitable to Western countries, living in the period where repatriated children are only starting to be valued for their language skills many see her as a bother and drop her once she starts giving up her sportive interests in favor of being a better Sailor Soldier (with Hikaru and Amano eventually falling to peer pressure), and Japanese repatriated children who grew up in English-speaking countries actually have trouble with the way English is taught in Japanese schools (it's based purely on rote memorization and has little space for actual language skills).

** Also, aside from the series being an [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] one, one reason why Uranus and Neptune's methods hadn't worked could've been because they, two recently awakened and inexperienced guardians, ignored Sailor Moon who is an experienced soldier who's already fought two major threats (three, if you count Ail and An), is the holder of incredible power which she primarily uses for healing, and has a team of faithful guardians to support her. Said experience could be why she knew everything would be all right at end: when facing off against [[FusionDance Super Beryl]] at the end of season 1 and [[EldritchAbomination Wiseman/Death Phantom]] at the end of season 2, the Inner Soldiers joined together to lend her (as [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Serenity]] in the former fight and [[TheHighQueen Neo Queen Serenity]] in the latter) their powers so she could defeat the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. And what happened near the end of the conflict with Pharaoh 90? [[HistoryRepeats The Inner Soldiers, and even Uranus and Neptune, lend their powers to Sailor Moon so she could defeat the Big Bad.]]

* In the anime, the amazon trio restrain their targets to a board and then stick their heads in their dream mirrors - these targets include teenagers and at one point an eight year old boy. As one YouTube commenter put it:

* Building off of the top FridgeHorror - Just how long ''was'' the Dead Moon Circus active? Just imagine how many people they probably [[MindRape mind raped]] before Japan.

* Seiya tends to get [[RonTheDeathEater labeled as an abuser based on his behavior toward Usagi]] in the Stars anime (dragging her to places only he wants to go, seeing her as a prize to be won and not a human being, etc.), but someone on Tumblr pointed out that he's an alien from another planet and likely doesn't understand human social etiquette.

* According to the Engish Dub 'Full Moon Collection' Music CD, the singers of the English Sailor Moon theme were credited as "Sailor Venus" and "Rini",.....when you think about it, considering how much more of a ditz the Dub made Mina, that explains SO MUCH about the 'Never running from a real fight' line...it also makes sense that since she was never given a love interest in the Dic dub that she would sing about Sailor Moon. Also In the Dic dub, she always mention about 'Serena' and was the most nicest and seemed to had the most faith in her.
** No, if anything the DiC dub made Mina LESS of a ditz than the original version did. Seeing as how they got rid of her knack for messing up proverbs. Mina in the DiC dub was pretty much just the Every Girl.

* Sailor Venus' transformations all involve streams of five-pointed stars. A symbol of Venus, dating back to the VI century BC, is a five-pointed star.

[[AC:Fridge Logic]]
* In the manga, it might seem a little unoriginal that every villain seems to have some interest in the Silver Crystal...until the last arc of the manga [[spoiler: where it's revealed that all the previous villains are incarnations of the final villain, Chaos. This would explain why they shared a common interest in the Silver Crystal]].

** Having grown up abroad also explains Minako's picture-perfect Savate kicks: while finding a Savate gym in Japan may be rather hard, they're relatively easy to find all around Europe, all it would take would be her deciding to practice martial arts and her parents taking advantage of her propensity to run.