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Sailor Moon Crystal |OT| In the name of the manga, I'll entertain you!
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MikeHattsu
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It's on.
Edit: No subs? I keep refreshing.
I switched to Hulu. CR didn't give me subs.
HypnoDarkrai
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They showed up after refreshing after the opening.
Edit: will probably use Hulu next time...
MikeHattsu
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Haha. Usagi wants a pen too 
HypnoDarkrai
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Still not used to the new transformation music.
Edit: whoa it suddenly got dark in the room
Edit: whoa it suddenly got dark in the room
My college does that.
HypnoDarkrai
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The CG water during the transformation looked funky.
HypnoDarkrai
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Rei tease.
UberTag
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That was fun. My subs on Crunchyroll failed to kick in but this was easy enough to follow along without them.
There were some occasional inconsistencies in the animation where the faces went off-model but they were isolated and sporadic and it's not like the original series didn't have bouts of this as well.
I thought it was cute how Usagi started throwing out the Ami-chans immediately while Ami held steadfast to the formal Tsukino-san until the end of the ep.
I'm assuming that was how it was originally done as well but it's been so long since I've watched the original series subbed that I can't say for certain.
There were some occasional inconsistencies in the animation where the faces went off-model but they were isolated and sporadic and it's not like the original series didn't have bouts of this as well.
I thought it was cute how Usagi started throwing out the Ami-chans immediately while Ami held steadfast to the formal Tsukino-san until the end of the ep.
I'm assuming that was how it was originally done as well but it's been so long since I've watched the original series subbed that I can't say for certain.
MikeHattsu
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Just got an ad for the Sailor Moon box set while watching Crystal on Hulu
Up to the conclusion of chapter 3 original anime was taking cues from the manga. Different things begin in 4.
Eternal Flame
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Episode was ok. I kinda felt the art was a lot less consistent this episode compared to the first, but the backgrounds were better. Although I thought Ami's transformation would be longer I didn't mind it. I actually kinda liked the cg water effect.
Note this is watching on my laptop though. Watching on a big tv screen I think you notice imperfections even more. I know after I watched the first episode on my tv after watching it on my laptop I felt the art and wasn't as good as I thought.
The animation is just Ok. It gets the job done, but could be a lot better.
Note this is watching on my laptop though. Watching on a big tv screen I think you notice imperfections even more. I know after I watched the first episode on my tv after watching it on my laptop I felt the art and wasn't as good as I thought.
The animation is just Ok. It gets the job done, but could be a lot better.
MikeHattsu
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Sailor Moon Crystal 02
Learn how to computer!
You can already see some minor differences in terms of the story, and it's moving along faster than the old show. Less comedy and maybe a bit more serious in tone, it's still good.
Learn how to computer!
You can already see some minor differences in terms of the story, and it's moving along faster than the old show. Less comedy and maybe a bit more serious in tone, it's still good.
Maybe it's one of those pseudo retro titles that are popular nowadays :x
About this episode, it was much better than the first one, especially pacing. The art (faces) was weird at times and the CGI water during Ami's transformation was bad. I miss the comedy and over-the-top reactions.
Sailor Moon is still as useless as before, though. Her main weapon against the youma was crying loudly. And then she had to be rescued by both Sailor Mercury - a newbie who've just received her powers and yet was more competent - and Tuxedo Mask. :|
MikeHattsu
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Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 2:
Right, once again a fairly competent episode all things considered, the animation is always going to look somewhat stiff and rushed, this is a TOEI production after all. Anyway, I am surprised how close Sailor Moon Episode 8 stuck to source material, well, up to the point where Luna thought Ami was an enemy agent. Anyway, I didn't think it was possible but somehow Ami got meeker, though I did enjoy the bonding Usagi and Ami did over the course of the episode. It is also nice that I didn't have to wait 7 god damned episode for this to happen.
Right, once again a fairly competent episode all things considered, the animation is always going to look somewhat stiff and rushed, this is a TOEI production after all. Anyway, I am surprised how close Sailor Moon Episode 8 stuck to source material, well, up to the point where Luna thought Ami was an enemy agent. Anyway, I didn't think it was possible but somehow Ami got meeker, though I did enjoy the bonding Usagi and Ami did over the course of the episode. It is also nice that I didn't have to wait 7 god damned episode for this to happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Va228UhRs
Full OP song.
Contains spoilers and I can't honestly tell if they just animated some scenes for MV ahead of time or if the show is actually done.
Full OP song.
Contains spoilers and I can't honestly tell if they just animated some scenes for MV ahead of time or if the show is actually done.
I enjoyed this episode. The character designs look a lot better in the anime than in the stills released before hand. Loving Mercury's design.
I also enjoyed the CGI water and I honestly don't mind the CGI transformations in general.
Tuxedo Mask for once, did something more than "Do your thing Sailor Moon" by
. He also got more suspicious
so I'm guessing he finds out soon enough who Sailor Moon is soon.
Also like it's been said, it's nice that Luna didn't automatically think Ami was evil.
Looking forward to the next episode now, Rei/Mars time!
I also enjoyed the CGI water and I honestly don't mind the CGI transformations in general.
Tuxedo Mask for once, did something more than "Do your thing Sailor Moon" by
jumping in to save her from the claw lol
with the whole "Your cat just talked didn't it?"
Also like it's been said, it's nice that Luna didn't automatically think Ami was evil.
Looking forward to the next episode now, Rei/Mars time!
At least it's not Shabon Spray any more!
Ami's henshin sequence is freaking me out a little. As if this anime wasn't a verbatim enough remake already, it is almost an exact clone of her original one...
Just wait until the next episode.
Ami actually being affected by the disc was not in the manga, as she avoided using it because it gave her headaches.
The whole fight was done somewhat differently as Ami's transformation is never shown, but rather, Sailor Moon and the youma feel the effects of Aqua Mist yet Sailor Moon doesn't see Mercury until the very end of the chapter and that's where it ends. I was actually wondering how they were going to handle that.
One thing they didn't do that was in the manga: Sailor Moon high kicking the youma while being held at the arms by Tuxedo Mask. They also didn't do the seminar using Ami's image as a marketing tool on the flyer, although it was alluded to elsewhere.
The whole fight was done somewhat differently as Ami's transformation is never shown, but rather, Sailor Moon and the youma feel the effects of Aqua Mist yet Sailor Moon doesn't see Mercury until the very end of the chapter and that's where it ends. I was actually wondering how they were going to handle that.
One thing they didn't do that was in the manga: Sailor Moon high kicking the youma while being held at the arms by Tuxedo Mask. They also didn't do the seminar using Ami's image as a marketing tool on the flyer, although it was alluded to elsewhere.
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