Buying Guide: PGSM Manga Vol. 3

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Japanese Title: 美少女戦士セーラームーン 3 新装版 (3) KCデラックス-1783 Romaji Title: Bishoujo Senshi Seeraamuun 3 Shinshouhan (3) KC-derakkusu-1783 English Title: Pretty Guardian Sailormoon 3 New Cover Edition (3) KC-Deluxe-1783 Release Date: October 23, 2003 Price: 429 yen (US$4.02) Company: Kodansha (English Site: Kodan Club) ISBN Number: 4-06-334783-4 Language: Japanese

Number of Pages: 239 Number of Acts: 5 Height: 18 cm Author: 武内直子 (Takeuchi Naoko) Other: This is the third volume of the re-released manga editions. On the first printing of this manga, there was an contest ad for the Heart Moon Brooch and Lipstick 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 Sailormars
The back cover has a new drawing of a small Sailormars in front of a red crescent moon
There is a red removable ad wrapped around the book. It advertizes a contest to win small the Heart Moon Brooch and Lipstick toys from the Live-Action Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Show.
Inside, is a set of 6 stickers. There is a sticker for the PGSM logo, and stickers of Sailormoon, Sailormars, Sailormercury, Sailorvenus, and Sailorneptune.
Next, is the inside title page for the volume. It is the color picture of Sailormars from the cover, except without the background. At the top is a red strip, with the PGSM title, and "3" for the volume number.
A colored manga page. This is the first page of Act 12, which has been colored in. The text is red and green.
A one page color title page for Act 12. It has a picture off a bunny, Ami Makoto, and Rei in their school uniforms. In the upper left corner, small pictures of Queen Metaria, Queen Beryl, Queen Serenity, and Haruna-sensei. In the middle, small pictures of Phobus and Deimos, Ojii-san, Motoki, and Reika. At the bottom, Sailormercury, Sailorjupiter, and Sailormars.
The other half of the title page for Act 12. It has small pictures of the shitennou, Naru, Osaka-san, Umino, Shingo, Ikuko, Kenji, Luna, Artemis, Mamoru, Tuxedo Kamen, Princess Serenity and Endymion, Sailor V, and a bunny. There are also larger pictures of Minako, Sailorvenus, Sailormoon, and Usagi.
A red color contents page for this volume with a small Sailormars 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 3 Acts of the original version.
Pages of the manga have been re-drawn or touched up.


Places to buy PGSM Manga Vol. 3:
AmazonJP (in Japanese)
JpQueen
Sasuga Japanese Bookstore
Kikiwai

-------Manga Contents------- Act 12: Japanese Title: Act12 敵 QUEEN METARIA Romaji Title: Act12 Kataki QUEEN METARIA English Title: Act12 Enemy QUEEN METARIA Start Page: pg. 5 Act 13: Japanese Title: Act13 決戦 REINCARNATION Romaji Title: Act13 Ketsen REINCARNATION English Title: Act13 Decisive Battle REINCARNATION Start Page: pg. 52 Act 14: Japanese Title: Act14 終結 そして 始まり PETIT ETRANGER Romaji Title: Act14 Shuuketsu Soshite Hajimari PETIT ETRANGER English Title: Act14 End and Beginning SMALL STRANGER Start Page: pg. 99 Act 15: Japanese Title: Act15 浸入 SAILOR MARS Romaji Title: Act15 Shinnyu SAILOR MARS English Title: Act15 Invasion SAILOR MARS Start Page: pg. 149 Act 16: Japanese Title: Act16 誘拐 SAILOR MERCURY Romaji Title: Act16 Yuukai SAILOR MERCURY English Title: Act16 Abduction SAILOR MERCURY Start Page: pg. 192