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Henshin

What is Henshin?

'Transformation': the iconic sequence where a hero or magical girl changes form.

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Cinq cosplayeuses en Sailor Senshi (Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus) posant en groupe.

JapaneseArts13 min

Magical Girl: From Sailor Moon to Madoka

A history of the mahō shōjo genre, from Mahōtsukai Sally in 1966 to Madoka Magica. Origins, the henshin codes, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura and the great deconstruction.

16 juin 2026Read

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Mahō shōjo
Sailor Moon
Madoka Magica
Cardcaptor Sakura
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