Magical Girl Retires
A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon
Translator Note:
The most iconic magical girl of all, Sailor Moon, specifically refers herself as a champion of justice. The magic that magical girls want is not to grow into giants or concoct powerful fragrances or manipulate time or be clairvoyant-it’s the power of justice. Magical girls exist because justice does not.
Illustrator Note:
I aimed to depict an image of “magical girl” that many of us have loved since childhood. Ribbons, magical tools, lace decorations but among them, I tried to capture the distinctive, determined and clear gaze that magical girls possess.