Maybe that’s part of the reason why, high-tech though it may be, the new Sailor Moon-themed smartphone features star of the show Sailor Moon herself, and not the brainy Mercury.
Though it fades into disuse as the series goes on, early in the first season of the Sailor Moon anime, the Sailor Senshi are sometimes aided in their adventures by the data gleaned from a tiny portable computer.
As the smartest member of the team, Sailor Mercury keeps it on her person and is the one who operates it in times of need.
Pricing for the phone in the Chinese market is expected to be equivalent to roughly US$440, meaning it’s aimed squarely at grown-up Sailor Moon fans and their nostalgia puppet-stringed wallets.