Hi, this is Drew. And yeah, we're starting off 2026 with what's become something of a New Year's tradition here at KS episode ever with a new episode about Sailor Moon.

By new, I mean, oh, because this is something that Glenn and I recorded last year and originally went on the Patreon feed.

But now it's going on the main feed and giving us a

moment to say hello and also explain that our hiatus is coming to an end in the nearest future,

at which point we're going to be making an announcement about our plan for 2026, what we'll be

doing in the new year. If you've never listened to a Sailor Moon episode before,

this might be a little confusing, seriously because Sailor Moon is not a sitcom. This is an outgrowth

of cartoons that made us gay are very popular Patreon series, which you can find link to the show

notes. But given that this is the fourth Sailor Moon episode, you can start with the first

and get an introduction to who is Sailor Moon? Why is she called Sailor Moon? Why do gay people like it? Why is

Sailor Moon inherently gay? Questions such as these. And maybe that'll prep you for this new episode,

which is about the Sailor Starlights. And I feel like I probably already lost the people who

don't care about anime. But the Sailor Starlights are a really interesting like I probably already lost the people who don't care about anime,

but the Sailor Starlights are a really interesting trio of characters who show up from the

season of the show who lend themselves to a trans reading, although also are not inherently

trans characters themselves.

People get to make up their own mind about how to consider these interestingly gendered

characters.

This is actually the last Sailor Moon episode we're going to be doing because this coming from

the last season is kind of the end of the show, more or less. We've basically covered the major

queer themes. And I'm a little sad to say that because this has been something that I've

gotten into and enjoyed over the course of this podcast.

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