PGSM Buying Guide: TV Picture Book Vol 2 - Kodansha

Japanese Title: 美少女戦士セーラームーン (2) 講談社のテレビ絵本 (1287) Romaji Title: Bishoujo Senshi Seeraamuun (2) Kodansha no Terebi Ehon (1287) English Title: Pretty Guardian Sailormoon (2) Kodansha's TV Picture Book (1287) Release Date: December 20, 2003 Price: 400 yen (US$4.00) Company: Kodansha Ltd. (Book 2) ISBN Number: 4-06-344287-X ID Number: 1287 Language: Japanese Number of Pages: 17 Size: 27 cm Other: This is the second TV Picture book (Kodansha version) for the Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Live-Action. It contains clips from the show, pictures of the cast, and pictures of some of the items. There are comments about each photo and dialog bubbles for the actresses.

Places to buy the book:
AmazonJapan (Japan, in Japanese).

-------Page Descriptions------- Cover: The cover has Sailormoon with Sailorjupiter, Sailormercury, and Sailormars below her. To the right is the Moonlight Stick and the Luna plushie. The cover has a green background on the top and a pinkish-orange background on the bottom. At the top is the book title. On the left side it has "2" in a heart for the volume number. Below that it says "Sailormars, Sailorjupiter Toujou" (Sailormars, Sailorjupiter Enter on Stage). (Numbering starts with page 2) Pages 2 & 3: On page two is a full body shot of Sailormoon. Next to her is the label "Sailormoon" with "Tsukino Usagi" in parentheses. (Even her family name is written in hirigana, rather than the usual kanji, to make it easier for children to read.) On the bottom right of the page, Sailormercury poses. She also has a label next to her which says, "Sailormercury (Mizuno Ami)." On page three and part of page two is a scene from Act 3, where the youma reached out of a portal in the sky. Below, is a small picture of Jadeite holding one of the crystals he used to create the youma. Below that is an image of Jadeite standing waist deep in leaves, putting the crystal on the ground. In the bottom right of page three, is an image of Jadeite. His right hand is on his waist and his left hand is in the air making a clawing motion. Next to him is the label "Shitennou no Hitori, Jadeite." (First of the Four Heavenly Kings, Jadeite.) Pages 4 & 5: On the top of page four is an image of Queen Beryl pointing. At the bottom of the page is a section of text. Overlapping page 4 and 5, is a full body picture of the youma from Act 3 (the one with the propellers). The small label says "Youma" (monster). On the top of page 5 is an image of Rei with her arm up, trying to protect herself from the swirling leaves. There is a label next to her that says "Hino Rei." On the bottom of page five, is an image of Usagi and Luna looking serious. Luna yells "Henshinyo Usagi-chan!" (Transform Usagi-chan!). Usagi responds, "un!" (Yeah!) The label next to Luna says "Luna." Pages 6 & 7: On page 6 and part of page 7 are several images of Sailormoon posing, in front of a large gold crescent moon. On the top of page 7 is an image of the youma from Act 3 with vines coming from his hands. Below, is an image of Sailormoon, who is about to be attacked by the vines. Pages 8 & 9: On the top of page 8 is an image of Sailormoon hanging from vines which are wrapped around her waist. Below is an image of Rei looking at her bead bracelet that is about to turn into the Jewelry Star Bracelet. On the bottom left of page 8 is an image of Luna looking shocked. Page 9 has a large image of Sailormars and two smaller images of Rei in her miko (priestess) outfit. Pages 10 & 11: Page 10 and half of page 11 is an image of Sailormars destroying the youma with "Youma Taisan." On the left of page 11, is an image of Sailormoon looking happly at her new comrade. Below is an image of Jadeite. Pages 12 & 13: The top of page 12 has a scene from Act 6. Naru and the other girls that have been captured by Jadeite. Below is a large image of the youma from Act 6 with Jadeite in the background. Page 13 has three images of Makoto being attacked by the youma. The top one is Makoto grabing the youma from behind. The middle image is the youma wrapping his rope around Makoto's kneck. The bottom image is Makoto being strangled by the youma's rope. Pages 14 & 15: Page 14 has a large head shot of Sailormoon. Below is a small picture of Makoto preparing to transform. On page 15 is a large full body image of Sailorjupiter. In the bottom left corner of page 15 is a small image of Sailormercury and Sailormars. Pages 16 & 17: Page 16 and 17 is an image of Sailormoon and Sailorjupiter attacking the youma. Sailormoon is on page 16 and is using the Moonlight Stick. Sailorjupiter is on page 17 and is shooting pink lightening from her hands. The youma is in the middle. Both senshi are smiling. In the bottom left corner of page 17 is an image of Luna. Back Cover: At the top is an image of a photograph of Ami, Usagi, and Rei in a frame. Around the image are Luna heads with different facial expressions. Below is an image of Sailormoon and the cover picture of PGSM TV Book Vol. 1

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