Oct. 24, 2016
Did you know that the famous Japanese media personality, singer, and voice actress Shoko Nakagawa ("Shoko-tan") is also a huge Sailor Moon fan? The Make-Up Lip Gloss is an exclusive cosmetic available only to members of the Official Sailor Moon Fan Club, Pretty Guardians, and Shoko-tan was absolutely lovestruck when she first set her eyes upon it. We interview Shoko-tan and receive her review and impressions of the member-exclusive item.
A Superb Design I Want to Keep Forever
Q: What did you think of the Make-Up Lip Gloss when you first saw it?
It’s a perfect replica, and they’ve even made it into a cosmetic—it’s superb. I never dreamed the day would come when this item would be made into an actual cosmetic with a cute design like this... I learned so much from Sailor Moon: To be glad I was born a girl, that it’s lovely to be a girl, about cuteness and coolness and about bravery, dreams, and romance, about falling in love and lovely things. So, the idea that I would someday in the future get to use the transformation brooch from the original story, it’s really… Well, let’s just say I’m glad I’m working. (Haha) I want to keep it forever. I’d always wondered what the spherical roundness and the four jewels of the transformation brooch in the original story would be like. I never thought they'd put lip gloss inside… It’s super-cute, really. I understand how Usagi felt in the story when she snatched it up and was like, “Wow! How cute! ♡ So pretty!”
A Sturdy Fullness and Mature Sophistication
Q: What’s it like actually holding it?
The texture of the gold and the sizing of the jewels are lovely. It has a sturdy fullness to it and also a mature sophistication, doesn’t it? They used these generously-sized jewels, and I feel like they really pulled out all the stops making it. For those of my generation, who got to know Sailor Moon in real time and are now grown up, the uncompromising detail in the design makes you appreciate having been a Sailor Moon fan all along.
I first found out about Sailor Moon when I was six years old. At the time, I was of course reading the manga in “Nakayosi,” but it was like I made it through my week so I could watch the Sailor Moon anime on Saturday TV (Haha). Oh, and I remember, there was an episode where they make curry in the anime. I was out with my mom shopping at the Isetan Department Store, and it ran over time, so we were 15 minutes late getting home. We ended up not making it in time for the Sailor Moon broadcast, so I buried my head in my pillow and bawled… That’s how much Sailor Moon was my everything at the time, so I’m impressed by how faithful to the original this replica is. To think one day I would be able to hold this item I daydreamed about at the time in my hand… It’s really a miracle.
Girls Will All Feel the Same Charm—This is the Real Deal!
Q: Lastly, can we have a message for people who will be picking up the Make-Up Lip Gloss?
Girls who are into Sailor Moon tend to have a very critical eye for things. I think those girls will all feel the same charm—this is the real deal! That’s the kind of quality this is. I was impressed by how perfectly the dreamy feeling and world of Sailor Moon have been recreated in the Make-Up Lip Gloss. When I think about how now is the only time in the history of the universe when you can get this, it’s invaluable. I think it’s a collector’s item.
I also have a feeling I’ll want to display it forever.
I feel like I need to get another one just for daily use. That’s how cute it is.