Sailor Noob

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Things get bold and savage this week when Usagi and Minako visit a new hair salon. Will they escape with their lives and secret identities intact, or will Tuxedo Mask deliver the unkindest cut of all? In this episode, we discuss salons and barbershops in Japan, om...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Minds are blown and exposition is doled out this week as the identity of the Moon Princess is revealed! But will the Sailor Senshi survive long enough to learn what it all means? In this episode, we discuss gendered language in Japanese, ryosai kenbo, particles, a...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Hold on to whatever you can this week, as Usagi and Mamoru together face the danger of the Starlight Tower! Can they keep the Rainbow Crystals safe from the Dark Kingdom or will Zoisite and Kunzite use them to cover the world in darkness? In this episode, we discu...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! This week, two new Sailor Scouts appear, but one of them is a new ally and the other wants to see the Sailors destroyed! Can Usagi tell friend from foe before Kunzite and Zoisite take the Silver Crystal and the world? In this episode, we discuss the Azabu-Juban di...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! The Sailor Scouts' mission begins a new phase this week, as Luna reveals a startling truth. Meanwhile, Umino has become Tuxedo Umino Mask in order to woo Naru, but will he survive long enough to see his plan succeed? Plus, another installment of "What Does Kal Thi...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! The last of the Seven Great Youma is revealed this week as both Luna and Zoisite experience their greatest challenges yet. Can the Sailor Senshi secure the last Rainbow Crystal and will Luna fall into the paws of . . . Rhett Butler?! In this episode, we discuss ca...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Things get personal this week when Zoisite comes for the Rainbow Crystal inside Rei's grandpa. Can Rei, Usagi, and Yuichiro restore Gramps to normal, or will they succumb to the might of *GIGI*? In this episode, we discuss Shinto priests or kannushi, priest unifor...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! The adults take over this week as we're treated to an episode that sees our characters wrestling with a thorny dilemma. Motoki'a girlfriend Reika is considering studying abroad, but what will that mean for their relationship? Or Mako's crush on him? Or Usagi's cru...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Tensions arise this week when a famous artist asks Usagi and Mamoru to sit for her. Usagi finds there might be more to Mamoru than she initially thought, but first she'll have to defeat a new youma, Bina! In this episode, we discuss ukiyo-e, Japanese punctuation,...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! We're treated to a new opening and closing song this week, as Ami meets a young boy who has mysterious powers. When the Dark Kingdom comes calling to make him a youma, will he be able to pass the test or will the evil inside him spell death for Sailor Mercury? In...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! This week, Usagi takes a break from fighting evil to spend time with Naru, who is still grieving over Nephrite's death. But the Dark Kingdom never sleeps, and a kindly priest will turn out to be one of the Sailor Scouts' most deadly foes! In this episode, we discu...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! It's a whole new chapter of the saga this week as the fight against the Dark Kingdom escalates! Beryl and her generals are seeking the Rainbow Crystals, housed within the bodies of human-incarnated youma. But, the Sailor Scouts find a powerful new ally in the form...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Goodbye, Nephrite! Things take a strange and tragic turn this week, as Nephrite defies the Dark Kingdom to defend the human he's fallen in love with. Will he be able to face the combined might of Zoisite's Plant Sisters? Check out the first sentence in this paragr...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Nephrite has a new strategy this week, as he attempts to exploit Naru's love for his alter ego, Masato Sanjoin, in an episode that was somehow *not* to hot for US TV. Can Usagi gather the courage to warn her friend before she's burned like a moth to a flame? In th...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Things get glamorous when the princess of the Diamond Kingdom throws a masquerade ball, but it's all business for Usagi and the Sailor Scouts as they're on the hunt for the legendary Silver Crystal. Can they solve the mystery of the princess before Nephrite blows...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Anime is being targeted now by the forces of the Dark Kingdom! Can Usagi and friends learn to work together before they're felled by Nephrite's latest creations? In this episode, we discuss the anime industry in Japan, the history of anime, Toei, Tezuka Osamu, "ka...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! It's Hot Girl Summer and an episode TOO HOT for American TV as Usagi and the girls head to a beach resort for training and fun and sun but mostly fun and sun. But when their spooky hostel turns out to have a real g-g-ghost, they'll have to use their Sailor powers...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! It's the Nephrite show this week as he hatches a plan to draw out Sailor Moon and learn her secret identity by sending every girl in town a love letter. Will Mr. Real Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon be able to save Naru from Nephrite and themselves from a pancake deat...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! It's another weird one this week as the Sailor Scouts drawn into a cute porcelain nightmare! When Shingo's friend Mika (hey!) becomes Nephrite's latest victim, Usagi and friends will have to wrestle with the scariest foes they've ever faced: antique doll collector...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! The show comes bouncing back this week as Usagi and the girls of Tokyo pose for an up-and-coming photographer. But when Nephrite curses his camera, it'll fall to Sailor Moon to defeat the deadliest youma she's ever faced . . . alone! In this episode, we discuss Ja...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Usagi's Home Ec teacher is finally getting married and Usagi and the girls have got "sew your own wedding dress to win a contest" fever. But Nephrite is weaving a scheme to ruin the big day and put the "death" in "'til death do you part"! In this episode, we discu...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Bucolic turns melancholic this week as the Dark Kingdom's evil plans include the natural beauty of the local park! But can Usagi overcome her jealousy of Rei and Mamoru before possessed birds and animals wreak havoc on Tokyo? In this episode, we discuss national p...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! With Jadeite's failure, a new lieutenant of the Dark Kingdom steps forth. Nephrite believes the stars control our destiny and he plans to use their power to harvest the energy of innocent victims. Can the Sailor Scouts stop him before he drains the life from Naru'...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! The Sailor Senshi face their greatest challenge yet as the dark mastermind behind the chaos in Tokyo shows himself! Jadeite has one last chance to defeat the enemies of the Dark Kingdom, and he's holding the entire city hostage to draw out Sailor Moon and her frie...

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! The villainous Jadeite goes full steam ahead this week as he targets the energy of young people's love. Rei and Ami win a pair of tickets for a romantic evening cruise, but they'll need a jealous Usagi's help if they're going to defeat the desperate schemes of the...