ladyloveandjustice:

Man, whatever you think about Crystal, it is such a good thing we’re having a magical girl show actually aimed towards older women right now. Whenever I get depressed about how little media there is about women for women with women being heroes, I remember Crystal is happening right now and my heart warms a little. The fact Sailor Moon is such and icon and is still happening warms my heart.

Especially with the whole deal where they’re actually discussing how important it is to adapt stories by women properly and be careful of men re-appropriating them in the interviews, that they want to be true to this woman’s creation and what made it so powerful and appealing to girls. That they’re really trying to capture the power and epiciness of these girls in the story that started it all.

Whether it comes across successfully to everyone, I know I’ll like it because Sailor Moon is so solid and heartwarming at it’s core, and I love what they’re trying to do with this, and that this hero who inspired so many young women, this story focused on heroic young women and their stories, is maintaining a presence in modern anime. With even the theme song screaming “this is about powerful women with stories who make their own destiny”.

Even surrounded by dudely media, I’m going to have these girls coming to me every two weeks, to gush over and nitpick and see them fight monsters and live their lives. I’ll have them to depend on whenever I feel down. I’ll have an anime that genuinely focused on celebrating these women. And it’s FOR women like me. The fact that’s happening in any form makes me happy.