Across the Mooniverse: a Sailor Moon Podcast

03/26/2025

New Episode Available

Season1, Episode 24 Naru's Tears: Nephrite Dies.

CastOS:
https://episodes.castos.com/60d5659016e617-99473246/2000645/c1e-3gp4ktkrmn5bm88op-jp29z9k0hgjn-eitqf0.mp3

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yfDd2x7XGTUj2FEOABuPB?si=27bf4396142f43fb

01/25/2025

JUST UPLOADED!
Season 1 Episode 23

In this episode the hosts discuss Season 1 Episode 23 "Wish Upon a Star: Naru's First Love" Usagi learns that her best friend, Naru, has fallen for Masato Sanjoin AKA Nephrite. After seeking advice from colleagues and friends, she works up the courage to warn Naru to stay away from the guy she loves. Meanwhile Nephrite is desperate to find the Legendary Silver Crystal in order appease a furious Queen Beryl. He exploits Naru's feelings for his human persona and manipulates her into commiting crimes in an attempt to locate the coveted Jewel. When the Sailor Guardians show up to save the day, Naru risks her life to protect the guy she loves with all her heart. This creates a dilemma for the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Justice. Madz and Hollywood Mike discuss power dynamics between writers and directors in TV versus film. We learn that a homosexual male Zoisite was voiced by a woman in the original 90's dub so Western viewers would think he was a girl being embraced by Kunsite. They reference The Dark Crystal's gelflings and it turns out Madz may have been named after Cybill Shepard's character in the 80's detective dramedy Moonlighting.

CastOS:
https://episodes.castos.com/60d5659016e617-99473246/1950956/c1e-d5gm6t6gvrqh0353x-dm4x7w08ipj-9b8mmq.mp3

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GMvFMDeRPphpfar9p8veh?si=5Zq8R50tQV2kecNClyMeYQ

11/24/2024

NEW PODCAST EPISODE AVAILABLE
EP 21 - Something Seems Sketchy at the Animation Studio

In this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 21 'Protect the Children's Dreams: Friendship Through Anime'. There is a lot of meta humor in this episode being set in the studio producing a Sailor V anime movie. Characters names are of some of the actual animators of the anime TV series. Themes of friendship, collaboration and competition are explored. This is the first time the Sailor Guardians face more than one Yoma. Also talked about is the Tokyo Tower. Greek mythology in the constellations as well as roofs, floors and bridges made of glass.

Castos.com:
https://episodes.castos.com/60d5659016e617-99473246/1896957/c1e-m1dk0hn2n4ghodvd3-7zkw88x3b7n0-anhxn9.mp3

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sPC9mo9xbA8oCC55knNdx?si=45e96f55caae4140

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-21-something-seems-sketchy-at-the-animation-studio/id1445448655?i=1000677394757

10/21/2024

JUST UPLOADED
EP 19 - Heroes Get the Shaft

In this episode, Madz and Hollywood Miks discuss Season 1, Episode 19 | Usagi's Joy: A Letter from Tuxedo Mask. It begins with Nephrite's plan to use love as bait to trap Sailor Moon. This leads to discussions about the Four Kings of Heaven and the politics of the Dark Kingdom. As the episode unfolds, Usagi's excitement about a love letter from Tuxedo Mask contrasts with Luna's skepticism, culminating in a dramatic revelation of Tuxedo Mask's identity. Deeply disappointed that evidently every schoolgirl in the Juban District got a similar letter urging them to a shopping mall a half hour away, she decides to confront him. She arrives at the mall to discover an imposter has caught Naru in his trap. She is forced to transform into the Pretty Guardian in order to rescue her best friend from agents of the Dark Kingdom. The hosts also talk about basophobia (fear of elevator failure), cultural origins of unlucky numbers and the fact that Game Center Crown's skill crane has little Tuxedo Mask and Queen Beryl plushies

Castos:https://episodes.castos.com/60d5659016e617-99473246/1864043/c1e-x82xvumq2p4u00986-rkd3m7dnhr70-yctuzr.mp3

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/02fufDu03bIakcfcX7w0WV?si=YHH3PPDUSXq5mgo4BSui1Q

10/18/2024

This week our hosts discuss Episode 18 | Shingo's Love: The Grieving Doll. In which Nephrite assumes his Masato Sanjouin persona to pose as a buyer for the fancy dolls created by a young girl named Mika, who also happens to be the love interest of Shingo: Usagi's little brother. Along with recalling the narrative highlights that lead up to a showdown between the Sailor Guardians and a mannequin Yoma, Madz and Hollywood Mike explore the significance of Girls' Day, provide some historic astrological context for the stars that Nephrite relies upon, share their admiration for Usagi's concern for her younger sibling and still find time to ponder a mysterious building sign in the opening credits.

Speaking of the Opening Credits....Doesn't the transitional image floating up into the sky look like an airship or maybe a paper lantern decorated to look like a fish? It has two cute fish eyes, an adorable little fish mouth and colorful scales. It's a CARP DIRIGIBLE

Castos:
https://episodes.castos.com/60d5659016e617-99473246/1853950/c1e-2kv5du8zj65a56dkj-ok33kq91bn2-wcqdb1.mp3

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3V8mdbm4qbBalqVSuilRv5?si=m4UuXQ07TQmudS49JGo_dw

Apple Podcasts:
https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast/ep-18-guise-and-dolls/id1445448655?i=1000672166447

09/29/2024

NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE!

Season 1, Episode 17 | Usagi Becomes a Model:The Flash of the Monster Camera

In this episode, hosts Madz and Hollywood Mike reaffirm their commitment to the podcast amidst life's chaos, share cultural insights about Japanese school lunches and bento boxes, and delve into the themes of photography and artistry as they analyze many fine points of the ongoing exploits of their favorite Magical Girl. They explore the concepts of fangirls and fanboys, and how these terms have evolved over time, while also proposing that Nephrite might possess a way to travel through time. The conversation is rich with personal anecdotes, cultural references, and a deep appreciation for the art of storytelling in anime. It all cumulates with a boss battle that has Sailor Moon borrowing Perseus's strategy for defeating Medusa in order to free Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars and a gaggle of aspiring supermodels from an alternate dimension detention center whose warden happens to be this weeks yõma.

Castos.com:
https://episodes.castos.com/60d5659016e617-99473246/1841362/c1e-vzg61b9d81xi472pj-ndwmggp2f7dj-3ov0ss.mp3

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5sIYgCsk87kJDuKFSp7LAT?si=mMC3OCS5T0CbPOyTFHPfDQ

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-17-fangirl-crush-focuses-on-art-with-a-bang/id1445448655?i=1000670529518

08/09/2024

Oh no! I'm late for the dressmaking contest! It was LAST WEEK!

Our latest episode, "Ep 16 - Everything Seams Okay at the Dressmaking Contest" is up now!

07/01/2024

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is all grown up and he's PI**ED!

Our latest episode, "Ep 15 - Butterflies, Squirrels and First Dates! Oh My!" is up now!

06/18/2024

I think Usagi is bad at tennis because love doesn't win!

Our latest episode, "Ep 14 - Nephrite's Debut Had Us Seeing Doubles!" is up now!

In this episode, we discuss Episode 14: A New Enemy Appears: Nephrite's Evil Crest!   -----------------------------------------------------   We also discuss how often we've discussed this episode, the hierarchy of the Dark Kingdom, our theories on who Artemis might be, why Naru hasn'...

06/03/2024

HOLY MOLEY! WE'RE ALIVE?!?!

Our latest episode, "Ep 13 - Return from the Eternal Sleep! Goodbye, Jadeite!" is up now!

In this episode, we discuss Episode 13 - Girls Unite: The End of Jadeite -------------------------------------------------------------- We also discuss our extended hiatus, the vast ways that the world has changed and our undying desire to talk about and share Sailor Moon with the entire world! New....

06/03/2024

Something AMAZING is coming tomorrow.
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