#67 The Burning Pain of a Pretty Soldier

MoonSticks #67 The Fiery Pain of a Sailor Soldier comic strip featuring Rei Hino/Sailor Mars, Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury and Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon

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190 thoughts on “#67 The Burning Pain of a Pretty Soldier”

  1. I just thought that girls can withstand more pain than guys do,hence of why they fight so long in high heels xP

      1. The claim females have a higher pain tolerance than males is a myth, propagated by psuedo science. Now, Rei’s desire to ignore pain to avoid the more horrendous experience of fashion shaming may be a factor. But, as the Nostalgia Critic likes to point out in his review video… “14 years old…”

        As much of a feminist as the original creator is credited as, I have to wonder about that, especially comparing Eastern and Western animated portrayals of female protagonists.

  2. high heels hurt, that’s why i’d rather fight in sneakers… and something to prevent my legs from being scratched because that hurts like hell.

  3. Hehe, this just reminded me early in the manga (got Brazilian vol.1! w00t!), when Mars does her first roll call (just before Makoto transforms into Sailor Jupiter for the first time), that she ends with “I will punish you with these high heels!” It’s a wonder they don’t break off at every fight.

      1. Boys can do everything Girls can, but they can’t do it in high heels.
        Unless they are the Starlights.

        Wait a minute, are they boys or gir- *bleep*

        *Technical difficulties – Mind has exploded*

          1. Well. They’re girls now.

            Why, you ask? (even if no one is asking)

            BECAUSE JEN SAYS SO AND JEN IS GOD.

  4. LOL! I’ve always felt sorry for Mars fighting in those heels…. Yay for the update and double yay for colour!!!!

  5. jajjaja! I always asked myself how that girls could fight with high heels? that was insane!!! jjaajaja! poor mars, and the other girls with that terrible kind of shoes!

      1. Colors are lovely! :D

        Hahaha about the high heels, I didn’t catch the pain, maybe because I’m a boy, but now… I think they were special magical heels that didn’t cause her any pain, the kind of heels that women would like to confiscate and give to scientist so they can understand and market hahaha.

        I only know I loved how Mars got those stylish shoes :) I actually loved all the designs!

        1. haha yeah! XDD
          I think this one’s more for the girls to relate. I think heels in general look great but the reality is for a lot of us it’s difficult and painful to walk in XD I try not to think about Sailor Mars being 14 years old and running around in it like a pro XDD

          1. I have a confession to make- I have never worn high heels. EVAR. But I guess I can still relate to the blisters from all the times on holidays walking around Wet’n’Wild water park for hours barefoot because someone stole my shoes while I was on a waterslide.

  6. That is something I never did grasp about the magical girl concept: the complete lack of practicality. Every time I see the shoes or the power up sequences, I keep thinking of Oliver Platt from the Three Musketeers mocking the martial artist.

  7. Great and funny comic! While I do like the coloration, I also think the comics were fantastic just in black and white.

      1. Haha, you are right. She must be used to it by now! I bet she would be the rest in a race in heels for sure. She already does backflips :P

  8. I feel her pain, cosplayed as her a few yrs ago and the only red heels in the right color and size was half a size to small for me but I wore them anyways for the cosplay…..still have the scars from those blisters but worth it, turned out great

    1. well, heels were actually originally a tool used by egyptian butchers to protect their feet from the blood on the floor, and plenty of dancers can wear them during routines and practice for said routines. it shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to imagine her fighting in them, especially considering how short the fights can be in this series. now if it were dbz or naruto where fights lasted like 7 episodes lol

  9. Yeah, best to put some bandaids on those ankles before blisters form. A pair of socks with some considerable padding would help too.

  10. I would expect her to use ofuda instead of band-aid and yell to her feet ‘evil spirit, begone’ haha =) but I love this comic!

  11. The coloring looks great! XD I love the comic, i used to always think that whenever I saw Mars’ shoes!

  12. totally possible to fight and jump in high heels… it just takes a lot of training and some specialized footwear that won’t leave blisters on your feet. ^^;; had friends who worked at an wild west place in montana where they had ladies act as wild gunslingers. So basically it’s possible to do those things in high heels, but it definitely would be much easier to do in flats.

      1. Yeah. but then on the other hand, Rei has been a Miko her entire life… she probably had practice at wearing specialized footwear all the time. like with those weird Japanese clogs that has wooden pieces under it that elevates your height compared to wearing Getas, heel pumps is probably a walk in the park. I do agree that wearing heel pumps during a fight could leave a lot of blisters, though.

  13. COLOR! COLOR!! COLOR!!!

    LOL, I just knew Rei was up to something. I can sympathize with her, I’ve had to use band aids on my dress shoes for years, because they make the heals so tight. Though I haven’t worn spikes for 20 years. You’d think she could use them to torture the villains too!

    1. Thanks for leaving a comment Usagisan :D! Glad you’re excited about the color too, hehe!
      I have the same problem XDD I can’t walk in heels very well, and tend to get blisters a lot when I do wear them. I have respect for the ladies that can run in stilettos. XD

  14. Well, that’s her problem. She’s the one wearing her high heels all the time during each battles and she want to complain about it now? Anyone nice work! =)

  15. I always wondered about that… must be a killer for Rei during the final battle at the North Pole against Beryl.

      1. It’s kinda of funny really. I mean, the two with heels, aka Venus and Mars, lasted longer than the other two with more comfortable footwear, aka Jupiter and Mercury.

          1. During the fight at the North Pole, Jupiter died first, then Mercury, Venus was third, with Mars being the fourth one.

          2. I wouldn’t really base their strength on the order they died ^^” I think the only reason they died that order was because it was decision the senshi themselves made at the time~ like Mercury telling the others to go ahead first etc. I think they’re all strong in their own ways :)

  16. Wowww moonsticks in color! Love it! totally brings with it a new dimension.

    Well done =) love the idea too!

  17. Adorable!
    The coloring is nice, but if I had to choose more black and white comics or few colored, I’d pick more black and white.

    1. Thanks for letting me know! :D
      Yeah, I’m not sure if I should make them all coloured or not~ it does take longer but it also feels fresh to see it in colour for once ^___^ Black and white is a little easier XD

      1. You’re welcome!
        Hahah, I can imagine it takes longer.
        Maybe doing a few colored ones and mainly black and white? So, you know, not staring at black and white for too long. xD

  18. Wow, first time I see it colored! Nice!!! Poor Mars. I guess no wonder that my love does NOT want to wear heels every day (especially for fight scenes) lol.

  19. =D Good point, maybe this is why we don’t see many magical girls fight in heels after the Sailor Moon era~

  20. there are some more animes in which girls run and fight in heels XD crazy. Hey, how about some more dark-moon-kingdom comics? ^^ i actually like them all very much, especially the sisters and rubeus and diamond ^^ or how about something with sailor moon’s identity? (like how no one recognizes a flashy character like her XD) or about women-issues of jadeite and rubeus XD (they don’t like them very much)

    sorry, for babbeling XD

  21. Finally we get to see some actions in colour whoohoo ! x) Saphir’s wish on comic #33 is finally (kinda) heard, albeit not directly happening to him, that poor dude…

    Not sure about the heel problem, but it’s great that Mars is still using practical solution to it.. Seeing her pose in panel 2 & 3, I thought she was gonna go all “Akuryou Taisan !” for a second there XD

    1. Thanks V_Lix! :D
      ahaha, yeah ^^” My thoughts were with him while I drew this comic XD Poor guy..

      I was gonna make her stuff the paper into her shoe as a padding instead but I know that’s not really gonna help with blisters XD

      Thanks for dropping by!

      1. Well now that you’ve put a colour touch on this comic, I guess he can now truly rest in peace haha.. (It’s so amazing though how the anime can make us sympathize with some of the villains to this extent)

        lol, bad enough as that is, she might even also get an added bonus in the form of paper cuts xD *ouch*

        Anytime, Chibi Jen ! : )

        1. haha I dunno.. Saphir wanted himself to have colour… xDDDD (And yesh, that’s what I loved about the anime villains, having some form of redemption towards their end) I wonder if they’ll remove that aspect in the new anime, because Naoko’s version have them pretty much plain evil ^^”

          1. lol maybe someday then, Saphir… RIP aborted ! XDD

            ikr, that’s why I like SuperS because the members of the team villain are pretty much saved by the end of the Arc. I grew up watching the anime, and reading the manga few years back came as a bit of a shock as Naoko “kills” them off as if they were the monster of the day…
            (^ ^;)a

    1. Elsa leaned from Rei and Minako…

      She runs with ice slippers… on an ice staircase… JUMPING STEPS!

  22. Lmao!!! That’s why I don’t wear heels much!! But I like the pain oddly enough!! XD I prefer combat boots with thick heavy soles. ^,..,^

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