Written by Shannon – Boston University

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Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to watch significantly television. Even though it has left me conversationally stunted when it comes to discussing ’90s pop culture, there was one glorious exception to the no-Television rule: Sailor Moon.

So far, the Geek Chic column has focused predominantly on science fiction and fantasy, but the world of geek absolutely extends far beyond those two genres.  This time, we’re boldly exploring a medium we haven’t covered before: animation (particularly, Japanese animation, commonly referred to as anime). Though there are scores of notable anime series, Sailor Moon is among the most common.

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