August '92... The broadcasting of Sailor Moon on TV has begun! It's incredible... Ami has been wildly successful! My editor-in-chief had good reason... since the release of the manga he has said Ami was his favorite character! But Usagi holds first place in Nakayoshi Magazine!!!

[note: There seem to be little opinion polls in the mangas for favorite characters. This manga (volume 2) shows none, but future ones do and I'll certainly include that information.)]

In the poll for the best character in manga in the Animage Magazine which will be released in September '92, Ami took 4th place, after Nausicaa, Torankusu, and Nadia! It's amazing! I quickly quickly looked for my poor Usagi... and, well, I found her in 11th place... By the way, in that issue you'll also find an interview with me! Hee hee! Here's my favorite picture of Ami that I've kept. No! I'm not going to sell it!

Well, here's another one. In this note, Naoko (or at least the way they translated it for the French) used the word "manga," where previously she had used "bande dessinee," or "comic book." I just thought that was interesting.

Translated by: Laura Hudson: