Buying Guide: PGSM Manga Vol. 2

Japanese Title: 美少女戦士セーラームーン 2 新装版 (2) KCデラックス-1777 Romaji Title: Bishoujo Senshi Seeraamuun 2 Shinshouhan (2) KC-derakkusu-1777 English Title: Pretty Guardian Sailormoon 2 New Cover Edition (2) KC-Deluxe-1777 Release Date: September 22, 2003 Price: 429 yen (US$4.02) Company: Kodansha (English Site: Kodan Club) ISBN Number: 4-06-334777-X Language: Japanese

Number of Pages: 235 Number of Acts: 5 Height: 18 cm Author: 武内直子 (Takeuchi Naoko) Other: This is the second volume of the re-released manga editions. This manga was released at the same time as volume 1. On the first printing of this manga, there was an contest ad for the glasses/cups from the Live-Action Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Show.

Additions: These are some of the main editions/changes in this volume from the original Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon (BSSM) Manga:
The cover has a new drawing of Sailormercury
The back cover has a new drawing of a small Sailormercury in front of a blue crescent moon
There is a blue removable ad wrapped around the book. It advertizes a contest to win small glasses/cups from the Live-Action Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Show.
Inside, is a set of 24 stickers. It includes faces of each of the senshi, 3 stickers of Luna making faces, 3 stickers of Artemis making faces, a PGSM logo sticker, 6 bunny stickers, and a larger sticker of Sailormoon and Usagi back-to-back.
Next, is the inside title page for the volume. It is the color picture of Sailormercury from the cover, except without the background. At the top is a blue strip, with the PGSM title, and "2" for the volume number.
A one page color picture of the girls sitting on the grass having a picknick. Usagi is asleep.
A one page color title page for Act 7. It is head shots of the five senshi. Each of them has hair done in their image color. (Jupiter with green hair, Mars with red hair, etc.)
A blue color contents page for this volume with a small Sailormercury at the bottom.
The notes from Naoko have been replaced with chibi (small) versions of the senshi.
The volume has 5 Acts compared to the 4 Acts of the original version.
Pages of the manga have been re-drawn or touched up.


Places to buy PGSM Manga Vol. 2:
AmazonJP (in Japanese)
JpQueen
Sasuga Japanese Bookstore
Anime Nation
Kikiwai

-------Manga Contents------- Act 7: Japanese Title: Act7 地場衛 TUXEDO MASK Romaji Title: Act7 Chiba Mamoru TUXEDO MASK English Title: Act7 Chiba Mamoru TUXEDO MASK Start Page: pg. 7 Act 8: Japanese Title: Act8 美奈子 SAILOR V Romaji Title: Act8 Minako SAILOR V English Title: Act8 Minako SAILOR V Start Page: pg. 53 Act 9: Japanese Title: Act9 セレニテイ　PRINCESS Romaji Title: Act9 Serenity PRINCESS English Title: Act9 Serenity PRINCESS Start Page: pg. 100 Act 10: Japanese Title: Act10 MOON 月 Romaji Title: Act10 MOON Tsuki English Title: Act10 MOON Moon Start Page: pg. 145 Act 11: Japanese Title: Act11 再会 ENDYMION Romaji Title: Act11 Saikai ENDYMION English Title: Act11 Reunion ENDYMION Start Page: pg. 191