Blog # 8

Exciting news for Sailor Moon fans!  Kodansha USA, the American publishers of the manga, have decided to bring back our beloved childhood heroine to America after a long six year hiatus.  Starting in September of this year the series will be re-released along with a two volume prequel.  The series has been around since 1992 and  been one of the most popular and well-known series of all time.

Currently, their seems to be a trend where things are being brought back, re-released or re-done.  It's a good way for companies to make money., to appeal to people's nostalgia.  I don't mind it if I get to see the things I've missed from my childhood.

I'll admit that I have never read the manga series but have seen the show when it aired many years ago.  I have to say that it was a significant part of my childhood.  I remember watching it religiously and making my parents buy Sailor Moon related merchandise.  And I feel that even though they are just bringing back the manga, it still feels like they are bringing back a part of my childhood.  It may be a bit optimistic of me but I'm quite hopeful that they'll bring back the show as well.

Blog # 7

If anyone looked outside their window on the evening of March 19, then they would have been able to see a “Supermoon”.  



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A supermoon is when a full or new moon coincides with when it is closest to the Earth.  The result of this is that the moon appears much larger than it normally does.  This is something that has not occurred since 1993, eighteen years ago.  Many have speculated that supermoons are responsible for natural disasters, as the moon's gravity is responsible for the creation of tides and especially in the light of the recent tsunami in Japan, and while some will agree with this, many experts stress that this is definitely not the case.  The closeness of the moon will, however, cause a dramatically large range of high and low tides.    

If you want to know my theory on supermoons: people born in the light of a supermoon will be born with super powers.