Did the Sailor Moon manga come first?
Naoko: When Toei came up with the idea to make a anime series out of one of my works, a media mix was decided upon. The manga would be released at the same time as the anime series. Toei had limited permission to alter the story a little for the anime. I had spoken with my editor and decided that it would focus on one champoin of justice, but there would be other girls comprising a team. Then, Sailor Moon began being published in Nakayoshi, leaving the manga of Sailor V in Run Run. The anime was released a little after that. KA: These modifications have rendered the series one unique with fighting … Naoko: Exactly. KA: But in the history of fighting, the heroes are always large, burly men … Naoko: The protagonists of the shojo manga are generally rather common girls, and therefore I was not accustomed to male characterizations, and above all to their personalities. My editor therefore suggested that I just make the protagonist strong and intelligent. When Usagi fights with the grou
