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* [[The "Unicorn In The Garden" Rule]]; Biles uses his antagonist, its obsessions and plans, and its servants as a common thread to unite the main continuities blended to create this megacrossover in a way that few fan writers bother with.

* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: Very clearly written in the 90s, starting with the selection of anime (and other crossover elements), and extending to pop-culture refereneces like a passage comparing [[Pauly Shore]] to a "human fungus" and a mention of the now mostly-defunct [[w:Beatrice Foods|Beatrice]] corporation, which Linna claims to own shares in. This is also visible in the [[Technology Marches On|technology on hand, as well]]: Nobody has a cell phone, the Knight Sabers all carry pagers, Nene records TV shows off the air with a VCR, Manami listens to a cassette tape while riding on her motorcycle, and CDs are the only other medium for music -- even for aliens like Mihoshi.

* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: Very clearly written in the 90s, starting with the selection of anime (and other crossover elements), and extending to pop-culture refereneces like a passage comparing [[Pauly Shore]] to a "human fungus", Priss wanting to be a singer like [[Debbie Gibson]] as a child, and a mention of the now mostly-defunct [[w:Beatrice Foods|Beatrice]] corporation, which Linna claims to own shares in. This is also visible in the [[Technology Marches On|technology on hand, as well]]: Nobody has a cell phone, the Knight Sabers all carry pagers, Nene records TV shows off the air with a VCR, Manami listens to a cassette tape while riding on her motorcycle, and CDs are the only other medium for music -- even for aliens like Mihoshi.

* [[Urban Legends]]: The Sailor Senshi, who disappeared thirty years previously, are generally considered this, although some -- including the Mega-Tokyo Police Department -- know better.