251: Sailor Moon Meets a Beguiling Genderfluid Villain

“Shadow of Evil: The Trio's Last Chance” (September 23, 1995)

We are keeping our tradition of making our first post of the new year about Sailor Moon. That ep, about the debatably trans Sailor Starlights, is now live on Patreon — at $1 for subscribers but it can also be purchased for $3 for non-subscribers. But we're putting last year's Sailor Moon ep, about the villain Fisheye, on the main feed.

Important note: Due to recent political events, we’re giving all of our Patreon proceeds for this month to the Transgender Law Center.

It’s a new year, and you’re getting a new Sailor Moon. This time, we are focusing on Fisheye, a henchman villain from the fourth season who defies categorization both in terms of his gender performance and his status as a bad guy. This one is all over the place in the best possible way, and might be the closest to a true anti-Sailor Moon the series ever gets. Seriously, we love this goofy weirdo and who he gets more of an arc than anyone else does this season.

We gave Fisheye the Leon Carp treatment, and this episode also examines the following other episodes: Meeting of Destiny:

• The Night Pegasus Dances (s4e1)

• Forest of Illusion: A Beautiful Fairy’s Invitation (s4e10)

• We Love Fashion: The Stylish Guardians (s4e13)

• Become a Prima: Usagi’s Ballet (s4e18)

• Mirrors of Dreams: The Amazon's Last Stage (s4e22)

Also listen to our previous Sailor Moon episodes: The Cartoons That Made Us Gay: Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Meets a Lesbian Couple.

Episode artwork by Ian O’Phelan.