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Sailor Moon Community Thread: She Blinded Me With Science!

I tried reading that earlier, but I don't think I made it past the fourth or so sentence.

I see a lot of crazy stuff like that all over the internet, though. I'm never sure if they're actually serious or not...
 

MikeMyers

Member
Not sure if troll or not, but that certainly took a lot of effort to write! I'm probably just going to ignore it before I start to overthink everything.

Sailor Moon R 82
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Everyone is trying to get to the future, but Esmeraude is trying to put a stop to that. Was a fun battle in that we got to see all the girls fight together, and Pluto makes a cameo. One thing I like about this season is that it opens the world of the series quite a bit, I like the futuristic setting.

Hey, cj_iwakura, that keyofnik tumblr is finally resuming her watch of Stars. Seems like she doesn't like the Starlights so far either.
 

Cheerilee

Member
To be fair, I can see why she'd feel that way.

I've sort of come to expect it, but this one seemed like it came from a new direction, so it sort of surprised me.

Here's her posts, for the purposes of accuracy.
http://keyofnik.tumblr.com/post/86327105491/do-you-ever-worry-that-with-the-revival-of-sailor-moon
http://keyofnik.tumblr.com/post/86330363111/i-think-theres-value-in-the-conversation

I tend to see MLP as an extension of what I started 20 years ago with Sailor Moon, an exploration of my feminine side.

Most of the bile thrown against bronies (that I've observed) tends to be hostility towards the breakdown of gender roles, and it manifests by people pointing out the porn and making claims of sexual deviancy, or pointing out fedoras and highlighting social ineptitude.

But Jet Wolf doesn't seem to have a problem with the porn, she's worried about grown men (who already have all of the shows) taking Sailor Moon away, like they took MLP away, and saying that bronies don't want to let little girls enjoy their shows.

The vast majority of bronies aren't like that, and I just finished watching season 4, and the show hasn't missed a beat. It's the same as it ever was. I guess I was a bit taken aback. I probably shouldn't have mentioned it and didn't mean to cause a thread derail. Jet Wolf's entitled to her own opinion, I just think she's been exposed to some pretty lousy bronies.

But then, another aspect of it is that grown men have always been a big part of Sailor Moon's demographic, and some would say that Sailor Moon is more shonen than shojo anyways. I should stop typing already.
 
I don't get why people liking one thing should affect anybody else's opinions or views on anything, but maybe that's just me. Heh.

I don't really ever think about these things at all, though. I just go enjoy my things that I like.
 

Hitokage

Setec Astronomer
Sailor Moon is definitely not shounen in any form, but Naoko Takeuchi herself has remarked on the tonal difference between her work and the anime in that regard. Junichi Satou and Kunihiko Ikuhara were definitely doing their own thing with the anime, without regard for who was supposed to be their audience. Of course, both the manga and the anime were hugely popular in their time in Japan, so it's not like the male-shifted nature of the anime made a huge difference.
 
Already paying for Netflix and Crunchyroll.

Do I sign up for Hulu to watch Sailor Moon, or try out Funimations streaming service? Anyone use that?
 
Yeah, I just found out they had an app, it's gone now and just transitioned into Hulu anyway. lol.

I'll probably just drop netflix for a couple months then.
 
So, managed to get a free two month trial of Hulu Plus which is cool. finally figured out how to get subs on the Smart App, can't switch them while watching have to go to the main hub, then wayyy to the right to turn them on which is sorta weird
 

MikeMyers

Member
Although this franchise is definitely aimed at girls, it seems to have a big male fanbase even in Japan:

Q: Differently than other shojo, Sailor Moon is followed by a lot of boys. An exception to the rule?

A: Yes. The senshi are very sexy, and boys like it. In Japan, moreover, boys are quite weak and they search for a strong partner. They want to be dominated, and the senshi are ready to do it.

Source
 

MikeMyers

Member
Sailor Moon R 83
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In the future, everyone meets King Endymion, who is Mamoru in the Future. He basically spends the episode giving exposition on the seasons plot. The most interesting part about this for me, is that this episode is basically Toru Furuya talking to himself from his Yamcha voice (King Endymion) to his Mamoru voice (Tuxedo Kamen).

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In a plot-twist that was well-foreshadowed, we learn that Usagi and Mamoru are the parents of Chibiusa. In a truly amazing plot twist, Usagi gets kidnapped instead of Mamoru!
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MikeMyers

Member
Hey wait, Hitokage or anyone else who has read the manga, is this true?

In the SuperS arc, the main villain Queen Nehelenia forces everyone to have nightmares. Sailor Venus dreams that she finds Sailor Moon's skeleton with decomposing skin still clinging on.

I don't recall this! Perhaps I'll skim through it tonight.
 

Pluto

Member
Hey wait, Hitokage or anyone else who has read the manga, is this true?
It's towards the end of the arc but I don't think it was Venus Dream, she's not the only one reacting to it, I think it was some kind of shared dream but Venus was the one holding Moon's body, that definitely happened. I also remember Moon looking like her skin was melting but she was alive and saw everyone else dead, I think it was the same chapter.
 

MikeMyers

Member
It's towards the end of the arc but I don't think it was Venus Dream, she's not the only one reacting to it, I think it was some kind of shared dream but Venus was the one holding Moon's body, that definitely happened. I also remember Moon looking like her skin was melting but she was alive and saw everyone else dead, I think it was the same chapter.

Hmm, I do remember Mamoru having a melted face at one point but not Usagi.

Stuff like this is why I subscribed to Nik.

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I just like how she can take the most minor detail ever, and make it into an essay.
 

MikeMyers

Member
I like it everytime the Starlights are not on-screen! I'll admit that I never noticed Usagi's facial expression changes when she notices that Ami is bouncing too. Very funny.

@Zoe: Thanks!
 

MikeMyers

Member
Just read Chapter 47 again. Volume 10 Page 102 is the image, at least for the latest release of the manga. By the way, I really like the new manga release, I'm hoping Viz will do a good job making an accompanying anime release.

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Is that Zombie Mamoru? I can read CH9 later on today.
 

duckroll

Member
I was more looking for color balance and detail preservation, and both seem to be OK. Colors are a bit amped but nothing excessive so it remains pleasant to look at.

Edit: Ah yeah, the ED1 backdrop is fully visible at the start.

I've been sent here to show how wrong you are. :(

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/75376
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/75369
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/75490

Examples of color balance being totally off, details being crushed completely by filtering, linework getting blurred, entire lines vanishing, etc. Sorry, but it doesn't seem to be OK!


Edit: I have also been summoned to inform everyone that Viz are a bunch of liars.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...charlene-ingram-and-josh-lopez-on-sailor-moon

In their interview with ANN, they provided pictures comparing the old US DVD release, the newer Japanese DVD release, and their upcoming blu-ray release.

This is what they claim the Japanese DVD looks like:

This is what it actually looks like:

Gotta love that spin. :p
 
I've been sent here to show how wrong you are. :(

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/75376
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/75369
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/75490

Examples of color balance being totally off, details being crushed completely by filtering, linework getting blurred, entire lines vanishing, etc. Sorry, but it doesn't seem to be OK!


Edit: I have also been summoned to inform everyone that Viz are a bunch of liars.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...charlene-ingram-and-josh-lopez-on-sailor-moon

In their interview with ANN, they provided pictures comparing the old US DVD release, the newer Japanese DVD release, and their upcoming blu-ray release.

This is what they claim the Japanese DVD looks like:


This is what it actually looks like:


Gotta love that spin. :p
Fuck Viz and Toei.

I had a comparison in the other thread as well.
(Though I don't think the source I found was as good.)
 

Hitokage

Setec Astronomer
I've been sent here to show how wrong you are. :(
Heh, I watched ep 2 today and the audio bitrate was awful. :/

Edit: I have also been summoned to inform everyone that Viz are a bunch of liars.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...charlene-ingram-and-josh-lopez-on-sailor-moon

In their interview with ANN, they provided pictures comparing the old US DVD release, the newer Japanese DVD release, and their upcoming blu-ray release.
I posted this in the OT thread!
 
I'm still happy. Even if the picture could be better/isn't perfect, I'm just glad to be getting an official release again. I'm in day 1 for the Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (as long as I have the money to buy it day 1, of course). The only thing that would stop me (besides money problems) would be if there were early reports of the box sets spontaneously combusting or something. Hah.
 

MikeMyers

Member
Blu-ray/DVD combo packs

Combos packs? I thought they were being sold separately.

As for the Hulu Videos, I liked them enough to be buying them later this year. I'm just happy this is finally getting an actual release.

And to answer your question kingkitty, I do enjoy Viz dubs. I'm just hoping we get a faithful adaptation for dub fans to enjoy.
 
Combos packs? I thought they were being sold separately.

They've mentioned it in like every single thing for it ever. :p

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-16/viz-licenses-original-sailor-moon-anime-franchise

"It also plans DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combo releases in half-season sets starting this fall. "

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...charlene-ingram-and-josh-lopez-on-sailor-moon

"The sets will be a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack so if for some reason they don't want to watch the Blu-ray, the content will be there on DVD as well."
 

MikeMyers

Member
I see, perhaps I should have read actual article instead of @VizMedia tweets.

Is anyone going to re-read the Dark Kingdom portion of the manga before Crystal comes out? I plan on doing so.
 
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