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INTEREST: Sailor Mercury Action Figure Previewed by Bandai

NGK wrote:

... it simply doesn't fit the "image" when literally translate to English in dialogue.

They already say the word "soldier" in English, in the Japanese version.

...Perhaps I missed something, as I've very rarely purchased figurines (barring my complete collection of the sailors from 90's Bandai ), but is there a reason Mercury is "colorless?" Is she one of the figurines you have to paint yourself (like a model kit), or is it because this is a preview and not the official thing.

Although I have to ask, how would the changing facial expressions work? Does her whole head come off?

Looking nice. I currently don't have any money, so I hope they make them a while longer.

Although I have to ask, how would the changing facial expressions work? Does her whole head come off?

TitanXL wrote:

NGK wrote: ... it simply doesn't fit the "image" when literally translate to English in dialogue. They already say the word "soldier" in English, in the Japanese version.

"Soldier" was even used in the English dub a few times in S and SuperS. It was a mistake though, since the scripts (and the whole production) was incredibly rushed.

I personally prefer Scout, since it roles off the tongue the best, but I don't mind Senshi either since it also has a nice ring to it. "Sailor Soldier" and "Sailor Warrior" both sound incredibly bulky, and not catchy or memorable enough.

Soldier sounds tougher. It's a better term with which to empower girls and it's pretty apt when applied to the characters as Sailor Moon is a sentai story and a sentai is a military unit. The Sailor Soldiers are essentially the earth's military unit. Though it seems as though 'guardian' is the canon term with which to refer to them these days (because the manga was edited to help sell the live-action series); 'Soldier' or 'Guardian' is fine with me.

zeo1fan wrote:

Soldier sounds tougher. It's a better term with which to empower girls and it's pretty apt when applied to the characters as Sailor Moon is a sentai story and a sentai is a military unit. The Sailor Soldiers are essentially the earth's military unit. Though it seems as though 'guardian' is the canon term with which to refer to them these days (because the manga was edited to help sell the live-action series); 'Soldier' or 'Guardian' is fine with me.

I've been reading the re-released manga in Japanese, and the fact that they use the word 'guardian' much more than 'soldier' went right over my head. I never read the original release of the manga - did they really just go in and change it?
Personally, I think guardian sounds better than soldier, since guardian is a better description of what they do. But it bugs me if they actually went back and were changing things like that just to easily tie-in to the TV show more.

roseversailles wrote:

...Perhaps I missed something, as I've very rarely purchased figurines (barring my complete collection of the sailors from 90's Bandai ), but is there a reason Mercury is "colorless?" Is she one of the figurines you have to paint yourself (like a model kit), or is it because this is a preview and not the official thing.

Usually when companies first show case a figure they're shown without the paint. I'm not sure if this is because they haven't decided on the precise colors yet (that is, the colors may be known, but which exact tone for the paint they'll use for production might be undecided). Garage kits on the other hand are designed and made by fans (i.e. they're not official merchandise), and they're usually sold unpainted.