Oh yeah. I think it's safe to say that my metamorphosis into a Sailor Moon fanatic is complete now. For one thing, I read manga chapters and enjoy it more than many other Japanese franchises that are popular with "normal people." Not only that, I'm collecting images and wallpapers from both the SM manga and anime, not for masturbation purposes, god damn it! But I am collecting images of SM now, which would obviously mean the series has earned my respect in some way. And I watch Sailor Moon Abridged religiously. It is my second-favorite abridged fan dub, behind only Dragonball Z Abridged by Team Four Star.
It was one last thing that cemented my transformation into a serious Moonie. And no, I don't mean Minako-chan's boobs either! (although, for the record, she is seriously cute.) That one last thing was pointed out by, yes, a Troper. tvtropes is seriously ruining my life now.
Suburban Senshi.
It's a website managed by a group of Moonies that have chatroom discussions about whatever. But, there's also a fanfic section. I'll use the intro I read on tvtropes, "When Setsuna fails to predict the Enron collapse, the Outer Senshi are forced to sell their mansion and abandon high-class living for middle-class life in the suburbs. Epic hilarity ensues." It focuses mostly on the Outer Senshi, but the other characters pop up here and there. It's based off the anime canon, and the characters are more simplified: Haruka is a hothead, Michiru is a vain artiste, Hotaru is a Goth snarker, and one villain is to Haruka what Newman is to Jerry. ("NEWMAN!") It takes place in "real-time", as in, the Senshi saved the world in 1997, when both the manga and anime series ended, and Suburban Senshi starts five years later in 2002, when the first episode was written. There are still new episodes coming out even today, so there's a lot of material to cover.
So, what's so special about SS? I'll tell you; although not every episode is awesome, and although I haven't read that much yet, I'll say right now, this is one of the funniest things I've seen on the internet. This is definitely the best SM fanfic I have ever seen. I mean, it makes fun of a lot of things, not just SM stuff, but anime in general, lemon fics, sitcom tropes, the works. This may even be as funny, or even funnier, than Red Vs Blue, which I declared the most hilarious thing I have ever seen on the internet. Is that true? I don't know, I wanna read more and find out.
Oh, also, the main SS section has links to blogs managed by the characters of SS, written in character, and good for a laugh. Oh man, this is too much fun!
Dude, imagine if someone tried to pitch this to a publisher:
"Okay, so it's about these two women, and they're lesbian lovers, one of them is a manly woman, the other is a womanly woman. The masculine one is a race car driver and a pianist. The feminine one is a painter and a violinist. Naturally, the two of them clash. They also have an adopted stepdaughter, who's into apocalyptic literature, and has a holier-than-thou attitude towards everyone. They share their home with a woman who used to be able to see into the future, but can't anymore, and is dealing with a mid-life crisis. By the way, all of these women, as well as their friends, are retired superheroines. I say 'retired' because they already Saved Thuh Werold(tm) several years prior to the start of the series. They are living in peace, but still retain their powers. Oh, and their friends! Their friends include a dumb blonde, a pink-haired girl who can't physically and mentally age beyond the age of eight, at least one of their former foes, a mad scientist . . . and Tuxedo Mask."
No one would publish it, because it would be too much awesome for them to handle.
