Yeah, DHBirr's version sounds like how Ami would describe it, not Luna. But honestly, when I heard "science and engineering combined", I thought she was describing not magic but Doug as a part-scientist, part-engineer. Which I think is a fair assessment.
> "Queen Serenity of the Moon," Luna explained. "She was your commander-in-chief ...
I just want to remark on the modernity of this statement. In a traditional monarchy, the leader of the army was called king. Or queen. Or in the Roman republic imperatores were leaders of armies... until imperator became a title for the monarch. But for those of us living in republics, you have to explain the connection.
Oh, and on the general topic, Sailor Magic in the manga is much less Vancian. But that's all about the stock footage reuse. I get the feeling they can do anything with magic related to their portfolio, but settle on a few techniques because it's hard to come up with cool names.
> "Queen Serenity of the Moon," Luna explained. "She was your commander-in-chief ...
I just want to remark on the modernity of this statement. In a traditional monarchy, the leader of the army was called king. Or queen. Or in the Roman republic imperatores were leaders of armies... until imperator became a title for the monarch. But for those of us living in republics, you have to explain the connection.
Oh, and on the general topic, Sailor Magic in the manga is much less Vancian. But that's all about the stock footage reuse. I get the feeling they can do anything with magic related to their portfolio, but settle on a few techniques because it's hard to come up with cool names.
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