Sailor Moon Meets the (Trans?) Sailor Starlights
Added 2025-01-22 02:29:59 +0000 UTC“A Night Alone Together: Usagi in Danger” (August 17, 1996)
In our fourth look at Sailor Moon, we’re discussing the final season, which features the Sailor Stars. Canonically, they’re female superheroes who magically become boys in order to remain in disguise, and as a result some Sailor Moon fans consider them to be trans-coded or metaphorically transgender. It’s not really for us to say one way or another, but there’s enough discussion about how to discuss these characters’ gender that it made sense to cover this episode. Will it be the last?
Due to recent political events, we’re donating our Patreon revenue this month to the Transgender Law Center.
For a different anime’s take on gender-swapping, listen to our Ranma ½ episode.
Also read Drew’s piece on the history of Birdo’s gender.
