Sailor Moon
I have decided to write about an anime, because it is so much for for me than just cartoons. Sailor moon have been with me since I was 11 years old, that's more than half of my life!
Everything started in the year 1996, when Sailor Moon was broadcasted by Club de los Tigritos in CHV every aftenoon.
It was a hard period for me at school, so I found refuge coming back to school and feeling safe at home, finding peace in front of the tv.
The story focuses in Tsukino Usagi, a young and clumpsy girl from school who is chosen to be a warrior and find the Moon Princess. As Usagi grows, she finds good friends and meet love. It really gave me hope that some day, my life would change as hers did.
It got my special attention the fact that all of the soldiers had their own symbol and were the same ones I studied from an astronomy book with my grandpa.
Ten years had to pass until I found my "Ami". In 2006 I was wandering in a Sailor Moon forum from the US when I met Melina, a girl from Argentina who was my age and had exactly my same interests and the best of all, we shared a strange sense of humor. We always joke about that Sailor Moon brought our lives together :)
We may live far away from each other, but we have never been really apart
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon's last episode was transmitted on 1999 in Chile, after 200 episodes.
In 2014 a new version was released called Sailor Moon Crystal. This series promissed to keep as faithful to the manga as possible, and so far, they have delivered.
Last year we met once again with Melina at her place in Córdoba. We had a blast sharing our Sailor Moon moments and had a marathon with all the new episodes. Her family thought we were crazy spending our time like that but it was extra special since it was the first time in 19 years that we could actually watch together at a same place the thing that brought us together <3
I know I'm 30 years old and it sounds silly when I say out loud that I like Sailor Moon. But the thing is that this anime taught me not to lose hope when I was little and dreams, no matter how small, they do come true, even if you have to work hard to get them. Showed me that there is no shame to love at your fullest, leaving pride behind. To be loyal in life and to look for kindness in every single soul.
When I watch it now, it takes me back to the days when I was little and afraid, makes me never forget where I come from. It brings the best out of me and makes me feel proud about who I am now.