In manga number 10, Naoko Takeuchi creates four lists of the top ten things that she experiences, likes, etc. about Sailor Moon. Here they are, straight from Naoko's mouth! I've never seen these lists online, so I think this is a first! If you'd like to put these on your own website, I'd prefer you credit me (Larkspur) or at least provide a link somewhere. Enjoy!
| The Top Ten Big News of Sailor Moon |
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| 1. | Being animated (I'm so happy to see the anime each week) |
| 2. | Being made into a movie and a musical |
| 3. | Being made into a video game (There's even an arcade game!! I'm so happy!) |
| 4. | Receiving so many fan letters. (Thank you so much everyone) |
| 5. | Sailor Moon spreading out in the world. (Recently the manga has been released in French. Apparently, it's going to be released in America soon too) |
| 6. | Winning the Kodansha manga prize. (It seems too good to be true. I always dreamed of it.) |
| 7. | Having lots of interviews. (I like interviews) |
| 8. | Having lots of dolls made for me. (I love dolls) |
| 9. | Having an illustration book published. (It's a beautiful illustration book -- have you seen it everyone?) |
| 10. | Would you believe that with the 10th book of Sailor Moon, I now have 20 books published?! It's wonderful! (bonus) This year, spring '95, Sailor Moon had an internet home page set up. This could be a big scoop! There's a corner for me too! I want to surf the internet. |
| The presents with the most impact from everyone |
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| 1. | A model of poru-poru with a figure model of Naoko. (It's a model of the author with her beloved car! It's such a wonderful gift!) |
| 2. | Handmade figure models of the characters. (I've had all sorts of characters made! They are only 10 cm or so, but they are so detailed and real! Wow!) |
| 3. | Sailor Sun designs. (There are so many. Aparrently this is a scout with the blessings of the sun. I got a lot of designs for Sailor Saturn before she appeared. Please make all sorts of sailor scouts and send them to me.) |
| 4. | Pictures (proud pictures of Sailor Moon goods, pictures of costumes or events. They are lots of fun. I love pictures.) |
| 5. | Flyers (Sailor Moon is used a lot for community posters and for adult flyers. These are hilarious!) |
| 6. | Sailor Moon cards. (Because everyone sends them to me, I've collected a lot of them. I hope you collect them too.) |
| 7. | Fan letters and presents from overseas. (Thank you for all of you who send fan letters from Japan as well.) |
| 8. | Pirate goods (They're a laugh. The pictures are so bad.) |
| 9. | Handmade goods. (Sailor Moon dolls, bags, models and wonderful goods made by mothers! I'd like to show them to you sometime, somewhere.) |
| 10. | Fan letters to Osabu, my editor. (Osabu's really popular. He gets several hundred fan letters a month!) (bonus) Mini-towels (I get them a lot, but I really love them. Thank you very much everyone!) |
| The Top Ten Bad Shocks |
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| 1. | Learning my drawing was bad...sniff. |
| 2. | Learning there is a limit to expression...sniff. |
| 3. | Being only able to draw Sailor Moon once a month. ("Nakayoshi" is a monthly magazine. I wanted to draw more often.) |
| 4. | Rei's personality being different in the anime and the manga. (It's still a bit of a regret for me. But, as people like both versions of Rei, I'm happy.) |
| 5. | Not being able to keep the manga and anime having the same story. (Even though I know it's impossible, I still regret it.) |
| 6. | Not being able to collect all of the Sailor Moon goods. (There's just too many of them.) |
| 7. | Not being able to go out. (I want to play!) |
| 8. | That I've come to hate the telephone. |
| 9. | That my favorite brand of clothes isn't imported to Japan anymore. (Clothes by the French designer Frank Sorbielle, sob, sob.) |
| 10. | That I've learned the meaning of "time." (That there is a limit to it, that it passes so quickly, that it can't be avoided. Sob, sob.) |
| Drawing "#1" Top Ten |
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| Favorite character | Probably Bunny |
| Fastest character to draw | Artemis (Tried drawing him just now -- 5 seconds) |
| Favorite scene | Book 1 page 156 (But there are lots of others too.) |
| Favorite scene in the anime | Episode 34: When Sailor Moon turns into the princess. I cried. I loved how the transformation scene was a little sexy. |
| Thing I worry about in writing | The keywords |
| Thing I was surprised about | That people think I draw the anime too. (Everyone! Toei pictures is doing the anime!!!) |
| CD that I listen to | Frankie Knuckles "Beyond the Mix" |
| Rare goods | A telephone card that my ikuko mama made with my picture. |
| Favorite moment right now | When the trees rustle as I park the car and get out. It's then that I really feel I'm on this earth where the wind is blowing. |
| Thing I want to do right now | I want to read a book! |
| Top ten things I need for my work | 1. Evening scenery 2. Sleep 3. A short break 4. Bookstore 5. Mint tea 6. Good food 7. A Sailor Moon mechanical pencil 8. Bicycle couriers 9. All my assistants (Thanks everyone!) 10. My editor Osabu (bonus) Paper, pen, erasers, screen tone and white out |