Discussion What do you Love and Dislike about the Magical Girl Anime Genre?

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Episode 172 - The Eyes of the 8 Sailor Senshi / Sailor Guardians








Screenshot Source:
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• Sailor Saturn
• Sailor Mercury
• Sailor Uranus
• Sailor Mars
• Sailor Neptune
• Sailor Venus
• Sailor Pluto
• Sailor Jupiter

Jewel Eyes:
Episode 167 - Sailor Pluto


Episode 172 - Sailor Saturn



Sailor Moon S Artwork


Sailor Moon S DVD Box



Sailor Moon S : Jumbo Carddass Card : Part 2" released by Bandai in 1995.

 

Prince Endymion / Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask & Red Roses









Episode 46, 63, 68, 101 + S Movie

R Movie









Other Abilities:

Episode 125

Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber



The Golden Crystal

 

The Term "Guardian" has become common in the Magical Girl Genre.


By Marco Albiero

Examples:

• Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
• Magic Knight Rayearth - The Legendary Guardians of Cephiro
• W.I.T.C.H. - Guardians of Kandrakar
• Winx Club - Guardian Fairies
• High Guardian Spice
• Flavor Girls - Sacred Fruit Guardians of Earth
• Guardian Magical Girl
• Guardians of the Rainbow
• Magical Girl Guardians
• Dungeon Hunter Champions - Heart Guardian
• Pretty Sweet! Healing Guardian
• League of Legends - Star Guardian
• Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl - Star Guardian & Guardian of the Stars
• Scarlet Star, Ch.11

 

Sailor Moon Episode 34: Tuxedo Mask - Magical Boy Transformation




Episode 19



R Movie


SCREENSHOT SOURCE:
https://sailorsoapbox.com/sailor-moon-screenshots-season-1/
https://sailorsoapbox.com/screenshots-sailor-moon-r-the-movie/ssgpage/44/

 

Magical Girl Kiss Attacks Part 3
Cure Ace - Ace Shot





Cure Lovely - Happiness Big Bang + Lovely Powerful Kiss




Cure Kiss & Cure Zukyoon - Zukyoon Kiss Destiny



Cure Kiss - Kiss Shock








Screenshot Sources:

• https://tekitou793.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-1504.html?sp
• https://x.com/lesalondesue/status/921882872969011200
• https://maimishou.tumblr.com/post/173917276390/we-are-stars-mahiru-r-renders
• https://x.com/love_prelive/status/521085948327505920?lang=ar
• https://x.com/hetax_film/status/1669714222526398464
• https://x.com/hetax_film/status/1355763638510866436
• https://prettycure.fandom.com/wiki/Kiss_Shock
• https://prettycure.fandom.com/wiki/Zukyoon_Kiss_Destiny

 

Magical Girls with Musical Instrument as Weapons, Part 1















Some Examples:

1. Sailor Mercury - Mercury Harp / Mercury Aqua Rhapsody (Sailor Moon Eternal)
2. Sailor Neptune - Marine Cathédrale / Submarine Violon Tide (Sailor Moon Cosmos)
3. Hana - Accordion (Ojamajo Doremi)
4. Mew Ichigo - StrawBell Bell (Tokyo Mew Mew)
5. Minto Aizawa - MinTone Arrow
6. Mew Lettuce - Lettustanets
7. Mew Pudding - PuRing Ring
8. Mew Zakuro - ZaCross Whip
9. Luchia Nanami - The Harp of Aqua Regina (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch, Ch.13-14)
10. Kanaria - Violine (Rozen Maiden)
11. Musa - Flute (Winx Club)
12. Cure Pine - Pine Flute (Fresh PreCure!)
13. Cure Passion - Passion Harp (Fresh PreCure!)
14. Cure Beat - Love Guitar Rod (Suit PreCure)
15. Cure Scarlet - Scarlet Violin (Go! Princess PreCure)
16. Tsukasa & Tsukasa Amane - Flute (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story)
17. Alexandra Kurusu - Harp (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story)
18. Nagisa Momoe - Trump (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story)
19. Kotone Oribe - Guitar (Magical Suite Prism Nana)
20. Cyan Hijirikawa - Guitar (Show by Rock!!)

 

Magical Girls with Musical Instruments as Weapons, Part 2 - Pretty Cure

1. Cure Lemonade - Lemonade Castane
2. Cure Pine - Pine Flute
3. Cure Passion - Passion Harp
4. Cure Sunshine - Shiny Tambourine
5. Cure Melody & Cure Rhythm - Miracle Belltier & Fantastic Belltier
6. Cure Beat - Love Guitar Rod + Cure Module
7. Masked Cure / Cure Muse - Rainbow Piano + Cure Module
8. Cure Heart - Magical Lovely Harp
9. Cure Honey - Triple Dance Honey Baton as a Microphone and Maracas
10. Cure Fortune - Fortune Tambourine
11. Cure Scarlet - Scarlet Violin
12. Cure Yell - Melody Sword / Yell Tact
13. Cure Ange - Ange Harp
14. Cure Étoile - Étoile Flute
15. Cure Macherie & Cure Amour - Twin Love Guitar
16. Hugtan - MelodyTambourine
17. Cure Earth - Earth Windy Harp
18. Cure Nyammy & Cure Lillian - Amity Ribbon Tambourine
19. Cure Wink - Piano in Winking Score

 

Pretty Cure: Sun & Moon Part 1

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/misspokefairy/art/Sun-and-Moon-Cures-878477096

• Cure Bright (Saki) and Cure Bright (Michiru) (Splash Star)
• Cure Sunshine and Cure Moonlight (HeartCatch)
• Cure Sunny (Smile)
• Cure Sunset (Alola Precure, HapinessCharge)
• Cure Tender (HapinessCharge)
• Cure Twinkle Mode Elegant Luna (Go! Princess)
• Cure Scarlet Mode Elegant Premium (Sun) (Go princess)
• Cure Soleil and Cure Selene (Star Twinkle)
• Cure Summer (Tropical Rouge)

Fan Art by Aizen (Syoshiyuki)

HeartCatch PreCure! - Cure Sunshine & Cure Moonlight







Star☆Twinkle PreCure - Cure Soleil & Cure Selene





Source: https://precurematome.com/post-17225/

 

Pretty Cure: Sun & Moon Part 2 - Sun Cures
Cure Sunshine - Gold Forte Forte (HeartCatch PreCure!)


Cure Sunny - Sunny Fire Burning (Smile Pretty Cure!)


Cure Sunset (HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!)



Cure Scarlet - Scarlet Illusion + Scarlet Prominence (Go! Princess PreCure)



Cure Soleil - Transformation + Soleil Shoot (Star☆Twinkle PreCure)




Cure Summer - Otento Summer Strike (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)



Cure Wing - Wing Attack (Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure)

 

Pretty Cure: Sun & MOON Part 3 - Moon Cures

Cure Moonlight = Cure Selene

Cure Bright & Michiru Bright (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash☆Star)






Cure Moonlight (HeartCatch PreCure!) - Silver Forte Wave + Moonlight Reflection




Cure Moonlight VS Dark Pretty Cure

Cure Tender (HappinessCharge Pretty Cure)




Cure Tender & Cure Fortune Duo Attack


Cure Twinkle (Go! Princess PreCure) - Mode Elegant Luna + Full Moon Humming






Cure Selene (Star☆Twinkle PreCure) - Selene Arrow






Cure Nyammy (Wonderful Pretty Cure) - Not exactly a Moon Magical Girl, but she is depicted with a Full Moon as her Symbol.



Pretty Cure! My Evolution! Transformation

 

Magical Girls in the Sunlight ☀️ Pretty Cure & Sunshine

1. Cure Sunshine (HeartCatch PreCure!)
2. Cure Sunny (Smile Pretty Cure!)
3. Cure Sunset (HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!)
4. Cure Scarlet (Go! Princess PreCure)
5. Cure Soleil (Star☆Twinkle PreCure)
6. Cure Summer (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)
7. Cure Finale (Delicious Party♡PreCure)
8. Cure Wing (Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure)
9. Cure Lillian (Wonderful Pretty Cure!)

Finger Gun gesture in Pretty Cure (2014-2025)

1. Cure Princess (Go! Princess PreCure),
2. Cure Macherie (HUGtto! Pretty Cure)
3. Cure Zukyoon (You and Idol Pretty Cure♪)