SN 8: "The Girl Genius is a Monster: The Brainwashing Cram School of Horror"

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!A change comes just in time this week as we're introduced to a new ally in Sailor Moon's fight against the Dark Kingdom: Sailor Mercury! There's a new girl in school and Luna is worried that she may be their next enemy, but when an evil cram school starts draining the energy of students, Usagi will face a pop quiz where failing means death!Kal asked and the show delivers in this episode, as we learn about a new Sailor Scout, Luna's mysterious boss, and rumors of a princess! During the show, we discuss cram schools in Japan, rice cakes, the "rabbit in the moon" myth, "western-style" rooms, and the origins of the terms "yoma" and "shabon". We also talk about the school of Harajuku, Japanese Mike Brady, winning with soap, "Poochie worries", spoiler poker face, and Mika getting turned down for cram school.Once bitten, twice books!We're now on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Sailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttps://discord.gg/HkCxvAp