Sailor Moon #11 
Reviews
Luna meets a man named Kakoru. He finds an ice crystal, but it keeps growing and a monster and things called Ice Dancers try to kill him. Sailor Moon/Usagi meets his girlfriend. The Sailor Scouts fight the monster and the Ice Dancers. There is also another story in the back about Rei. Usagi, Ami, and Makoto are also in it.
This is one of my favorite Sailor Moon manga books, but the first story has nothing to do with the books before it. The second story takes place right after they meet Makoto.
It begins with the manga version that was eventually turned into the S movie. It has more detail and less action scenes than the movie did, which I think is better. It concentrates a lot more on the Luna/Kakeru aspect than the fact that Princess Kaguya (what Kakeru named the enemy) is trying to freeze Earth. The two aspects of it fit together nicely though. The only problem I had with it was that they were having a birthday party for Makoko (Lita) and Mina, whose birthdays are over a month apart.
The other part is a backstory about Rei. This is what got me immediately hooked to this manga and made me read it again and again. It happens before they meet Minako (meaning I guess they didn't meet her till after April). It has Usagi (Bunny) and Ami meeting Rei as she gets a birthday gift from a guy who has a crush on her. They get her a popular music box and find out she has a dinner with her father. It turns out that Rei's mother died, and because her father was in politics, she decided to move in with her grandfather. Rei and her father's assisstant (and possible successor) are supposedly "kindred spirits". I don't want to give away the ending, but just know that it is BEAUTIFUL and you will want to read it over and over again. Its a nice backstory on Rei, and I, who had prefered anime Rei over her manga counterpart, had a great deal more respect for her.
I hope you'll take a look at this manga and consider buying it, it's definitely worth the money.
Not your average love triangle, is it?
There's also a great bonus story at the end about Hino Rei, Sailor Mars. It happens when the senshi were first finding each other, and it really helps you get a better look at Rei's personality. I love Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon.
