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Where can I get the manga (comics)?
The manga is the comic book upon which the Sailormoon anime is based.
It is created by Takeuchi Naoko, and it started BEFORE the anime. You can
get the original Japanese manga from online stores like
Sasuga
Books and Nikaku. There are translations of the manga
printed in Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, etc.) and European languages
(Spanish, German, Italian, French) but I don't know where to get these.
I've heard there are some places with French SM manga in Canada,
but that's about it.
Yes, there is manga in English. It's translated by Tokyo Pop,
formerly known as Mixxzine. The translations are, in my opinion, not
very good. There are errors and bad editing, it uses the DIC names
and "scout" terms, and it suffers from obvious Americanization. If
you want to order them anyway, click on the manga title that you wish
to buy:
Where can I get the Manga Artbooks?
There are five normal Sailormoon artbooks, collections of colored art for
each arc (or "season", ie. one for Sailormoon, one for
Black Moon/SMR, one for Infinity/SMS, one for Dream/SuperS, and one for
SailorStars). There is also a sixth artbook, the "Materials Collection"
which is the newest book that features sketches and drawings of nearly
all the characters ever to appear in the manga. The last artbook, the
"Infinity" artbook, is extremely rare so you won't be able to find it
unless you're extremely lucky and willing to pay over $500 for it. The
first five artbooks are hardcovered while the "Materials Collection"
is soft-covered.
Currently most of the original Japanese artbooks are out of print (but
the "Materials Collection" should be easy to find as it was released
in 1999). A lot of stores have thus turned to selling German, Chinese,
and French versions of the artbook which feature the exact same art as
the original Japanese artbooks only the notes at the end are in different
languages, not Japanese. The Chinese artbooks are also all soft-covered
(so are a good deal cheaper). The French artbooks feature the notes at
the end in both Japanese and in French. You might not be able to find
any Japanese artbooks in stores, but you can try Sasuga Books or
Otaku.com.
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