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[MikeMyers]

I'm amazed that you haven't gotten any jail time from all of the gifs you've stolen from me.

Anyway, I saw the latest episode when it came out, but never got around to posting. I liked it. Not sure what else to say...which is probably why I didn't post before. Hah.

More like all the ones I steal from keyofnik. Speaking of which...

 

[MikeMyers]

Chibiusa and

Spoiler

Setsuna

voice actors announced on December 27th.

#BringBackKaeAraki

 

[Bladenic]

Great, just what we needed for Sailor Moon Crystal to really reach unwatchable levels. The little pink devil bitch.

 

[MikeMyers]

Bladenic you need to just watch PGSM already. Best version.

 

[Curler]

Great, just what we needed for Sailor Moon Crystal to really reach unwatchable levels. The little pink devil bitch.

Sugar's dub voice killed her for me until I saw the original. I mean, she's still a bit whiny and annoying, but there was still a huge difference, I thought.

 

[Bladenic]

Sugar's dub voice killed her for me until I saw the original. I mean, she's still a bit whiny and annoying, but there was still a huge difference, I thought.

Oh my exposure to dub Chibiusa is limited. I hated her in the original too. If she and Rei were both purged from the series canon I think nothing of value would be lost. Wouldn't really care if Uranus and I guess by extension Neptune got less screentime too.

 

[MikeMyers]

Oh my exposure to dub Chibiusa is limited. I hated her in the original too. If she and Rei were both purged from the series canon I think nothing of value would be lost. Wouldn't really care if Uranus and I guess by extension Neptune got less screentime too.

PGSM has none of those characters except Rei but she's totally different.

For the record Haruka and Michiru are my least favorite characters. Part of the reason why I don't like S that much.

 

[Shard]

PGSM has none of those characters except Rei but she's totally different.

For the record Haruka and Michiru are my least favorite characters. Part of the reason why I don't like S that much.

I suppose the rank among my favorites, but Ihave mixed feelings about them, on the one hand, they are hands down my favorite romantic couple in this series, having a much more mature and sophisticated relationship then the main one, as they acted as contrast to the Sailor Scouts in many regards. Indeed from a metatextual perspective they are by far the more groundbreaking and important relationship That being said, I do not like the fact that their extremism causes them to do evil.

Spoiler

I don't think I ever fully forgave them for betraying the team and killing their comrades in the name of a failed deep cover mission.

 

[Bladenic]

I also have problems with Michiru feeling like less of a character than Haruka, in the sense that often it felt like Haruka got more exposure and spotlight while Michiru was just her sidekick if that makes sense. And I hate Haruka, so...

 

[Curler]

PGSM has none of those characters except Rei but she's totally different.

That's because

Spoiler

Luna could turn into a human and fit into that little girl soldier gap

.

 

[MikeMyers]

I suppose the rank among my favorites, but Ihave mixed feelings about them, on the one hand, they are hands down my favorite romantic couple in this series, having a much more mature and sophisticated relationship then the main one, as they acted as contrast to the Sailor Scouts in many regards. Indeed from a metatextual perspective they are by far the more groundbreaking and important relationship That being said, I do not like the fact that their extremism causes them to do evil.

Spoiler

I don't think I ever fully forgave them for betraying the team and killing their comrades in the name of a failed deep cover mission.

Well, the entire Galaxia battle was full of sacrificing character for plot. Not a big fan of S or Stars due to how constantly this stuff happens.

I also have problems with Michiru feeling like less of a character than Haruka, in the sense that often it felt like Haruka got more exposure and spotlight while Michiru was just her sidekick if that makes sense. And I hate Haruka, so...

I agree. I'm currently rewatching S and it bothered the hell out of that when Ami/Michiru were paired up they were on equal footing but when Haruka/Makoto were paired up Makoto gets trashed. Why do you hate Makoto, 90s anime?

That's because

Spoiler

Luna could turn into a human and fit into that little girl soldier gap

.

Well played sir!

 

[Conan-san]

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[Conan-san]

Sugar's dub voice killed her for me until I saw the original. I mean, she's still a bit whiny and annoying, but there was still a huge difference, I thought.

Honeslty between the two; the first one sounded like a squeeky old woman trying to be 10 (when 'Usa was like 6) and Sugar actauly sounded like a young girl of about 10.

Chibiusa and

Spoiler

Setsuna

voice actors announced on December 27th.

#BringBackKaeAraki

Woudln't it be funny if Maaya Sakamoto got

Spoiler

Setsuna

? after all, she did travel with a

Spoiler

Time Lord

 

[Ayumi]

Tomorrow's Episode:

Act.11 再会-ENDYMION-
[2014/12/06 19:00 JST]
Stream link: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195386501

(Source: http://sailormoon-official.com/animation/episode/act10_moon--_1.php)
There is no photo in the article yet.

Act. 12 will be airing December 20th.

 

[MikeMyers]

I wonder if we'll get to see Endymion interact with the Shitennou since the Shitennou are still alive.

Too bad they are bland as fuck in this version.

 

[Ayumi]

I haven't watched Crystal since episode 5 or 6 I think.. but I still try to keep myself somewhat up to date. There's no rush, I guess. I'll watch it all eventually.

 

[MikeMyers]

Just keep watching PGSM lol.

 

[MikeMyers]

Half-hour til the next episode, just a heads up.

 

[MikeHattsu]

20 mins now ;P

 

[Shard]

I somehow remembered this was launching today.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Tomorrow's Episode:

Act.11 再会-ENDYMION-
[2014/12/06 19:00 JST]
Stream link: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195386501

(Source: http://sailormoon-official.com/animation/episode/act10_moon--_1.php)
There is no photo in the article yet.

Act. 12 will be airing December 20th.

Not available in my region. :<

I'll probably watch it in the morning instead of live.

 

[Shard]

Is anybody else having problems with the subtitles on the Cruncyroll?

 

[MikeMyers]

Not available in my region. :<

I'll probably watch it in the morning instead of live.

Hulu? Crunchyroll? Where do you live?

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Hulu? Crunchyroll? Where do you live?

I meant the nico stream. I know CR still streams it.


I haven't been watching it live because I've been watching it with my sister.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Is anybody else having problems with the subtitles on the Cruncyroll?

Had to switch to Hulu here.

 

[MikeMyers]

And once again they don't adapt the one scene I want them to adapt.

 

[Ayumi]

CR has blocked Japanese IPs so I can never read their articles and stuff. It's pretty rude.. FAKKU also blocks Japanese IPs because they don't want the original artists to find their stolen/scanned doujin art. ._.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Sailor Moon Crystal 11

That's some crappy alarm system they have if the enemies just sat there the whole time watching and it didn't go off sooner...

A former ally gets turned evil, the legendary silver crystal gets taken and lots of full length transformation sequences.

 

[Shard]

Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 11:

You know, it is not often that I will praise the 1990s anime series above the original manga and its surrogate Crystal but this is one of those times. First off the original series had the good sense to move most of the boring evil Endymion to earlier in the season and also it raised the stakes to the appropriate level. In short, this felt like a mid-season episode that got jolted to the penultimate episode in the last two minutes and is pretty boring because of it.

 

[Triple Da G.O.D!]

I feel the episode didn't get grimy enough. Ending should've been Beryl kissing him just to rub in IMEVALNOWMAN!

At least we're back to the 2 week wait again.

 

[Mr_Zombie]

- evil Endymion is fun; it's a shame that he was so underused though; I agree with ReXXXSoprano that this episode should be more grimmy
- maybe I'm biased, but there sure was a homoerotic feeling between Mamoru and Matoki
- 3.5 minutes of full transformation sequences (that's like 1/6 of the whole episode); it really broke the pacing (what was of it at least) of this episode;
- Usagi didn't even bat an eye when Mamoru used one of her friends and attacked the remaining three of them with a powerful force; but when he threw Luna away - that was it, that was all she needed to finally get that this is not Mamoru she loved
- as usual, I liked the action scene - it was pretty cool and dynamic
- Minako sure knows how to use that *whip of love*

 

[Zoe]

The implication in the manga was Luna's hit was fatal.

 

[Lagamorph]

I watched the first episode recently and the change in animation style during the transformation sequence was really jarring to me.
Also, the lips are really weird to me for some reason.

 

[Mr_Zombie]

The implication in the manga was Luna's hit was fatal.

Then they failed to portray this properly here, because he simply threw her away. It didn't even look brutal or powerful. :/

But my point still stands. He hypnotized Makoto and Matoki, trespassed into squats' secret base, tried to steal Silver Crystal and attacked her friends with some kind of evil force and Usagi was still "why are you fighting Tuxedo Mask?".

 

[Curler]

The implication in the manga was Luna's hit was fatal.

Yeah I totally remember that. This time it was like "I think she's dead?"

 

[Zoe]

Then they failed to portray this properly here, because he simply threw her away. It didn't even look brutal or powerful. :/

Cause Crystal doesn't want to display any violence. Makes me worried about the next episode :\

 

[Curler]

Cause Crystal doesn't want to display any violence. Makes me worried about the next episode :\

Yeah this does suck. I LIKED how dark and brutal the manga got. Sure, blood more looked like a gooey splatter, but still. It showed the "other" side of Sailor Moon, for what people grew up with the dubbed/cut Toei version. Even the Toei (uncut) version got a bit brutal at times, but still not bloody. Here it's more dramatic, but it SHOULD be a little bit more eye-popping when something serious does go down.

 

[Bladenic]

A truly horrendous episode. Awful in every sense. If I didn't love Sailor Moon I wouldn't watch this poor excuse of, well, ANY form of entertainment in almost 2015.

I hope Toei goes bankrupt or up in flames.

 

[MikeMyers]

But yeah, I'd probably recommend the manga over this. :/

 

[KDash31987]

Maybe I'm just weird or something, but I've liked every episode so far. Heh.

 

[Curler]

Maybe I'm just weird or something, but I've liked every episode so far. Heh.

Oh I have too. I make fun of the original animation and nitpick, but I have been really enjoying it!

 

[CarJeter]

But yeah, I'd probably recommend the manga over this. :/

That's actually the hand gesture for "I love you", considering that Sailor Venus is using it, it fits pretty well.

 

[Roo]

My biggest issue with this show is the piss poor animation and the badly designed characters that show up every now and then.

Honest question, is this a budget project? Did Toei Animation released this because they could?
Because I simply don't understand how a 20+years anime is leaps and bounds better in basically every department, especially when both come from the same studio

 

[MikeMyers]

My biggest issue with this show is the piss poor animation and the badly designed characters that show up every now and then.

Honest question, is this a budget project? Did Toei Animation released this because they could?
Because I simply don't understand how a 20+years anime is leaps and bounds better in basically every department, especially when both come from the same studio

If you think this is cheap, Toei's Dragon Ball Z remake was basically the old show with a few scenes cut out here and there.

Although at least they brought back the old voices...

 

[Ayumi]

Sailor Moon Crystal Original Soundtracks will be on sale from December 24th 2014.
This includes the OP, as well as the various music used in the anime.

Item number: KICA 3226-7
Price: 3,000&#20870; (plus tax) (1 USD is now 121.50 Yen, so this is a good time!)
2-discs (54 songs)

WARNING. Do not read below if you don't want to get spoiled.

Where to buy:
Amazon.co.jp | yesasia.com | CDJapan

WARNING. Do not read below if you don't want to get spoiled.

[DISC1]
&#24207;&#31456;&#65306;&#20253;&#35500;&#12288;Prelude: The Legend
1.&#26376;&#12398;&#20253;&#35500; (Moonlight Destiny)

Chapter I&#65306;&#12513;&#12452;&#12463;&#12450;&#12483;&#12503;&#65281; Make Up!
2.&#12512;&#12540;&#12531;&#12539;&#12503;&#12522;&#12474;&#12512;&#12539;&#12497;&#12527;&#12540;&#12539;&#12513;&#12452;&#12463;&#12450;&#12483;&#12503;&#65281; (Moon Prism Power Make Up!)
3.&#12473;&#12479;&#12540;&#12539;&#12497;&#12527;&#12540;&#12539;&#12513;&#12452;&#12463;&#12450;&#12483;&#12503;&#65281; (Star Power Make Up!)
4.&#26376;&#12395;&#12363;&#12431;&#12387;&#12390;&#12362;&#12375;&#12362;&#12365;&#12424;&#65281; (In the name of the moon, I will punish you!)

&#12458;&#12540;&#12503;&#12491;&#12531;&#12464;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510;&#12288;(Opening Theme)
5.MOON PRIDE&#65288;TV&#12469;&#12452;&#12474;&#65289;(TV Size)

Chapter II&#65306;&#12479;&#12461;&#12471;&#12540;&#12489;&#12539;&#12525;&#12510;&#12531;&#12473; (Tuxedo Romance)
6.&#12479;&#12461;&#12471;&#12540;&#12489;&#20206;&#38754; (Tuxedo Mask)
7.&#34907;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Mamoru's Theme)

Chapter III&#65306;&#22934;&#27671;&#12288;(Sign of Phantom)
8.&#38343;&#12395;&#12402;&#12381;&#12416;&#24433; (Shadow lurking in the darkness)
9.&#24618;&#30064;&#12398;&#22987;&#12414;&#12426; (Beginning of the mystery/strangeness)

Chapter IIII (IV)&#65306;&#32654;&#12375;&#12365;&#25126;&#22763;&#12383;&#12385;&#12288;(Pretty Guardians)
10.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#12512;&#12540;&#12531;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Sailor Moon's Theme)
11.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#12510;&#12540;&#12461;&#12517;&#12522;&#12540;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Sailor Mercury's Theme)
12.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#12510;&#12540;&#12474;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Sailor Mars' Theme)
13.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#12472;&#12517;&#12500;&#12479;&#12540;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Sailor Jupiter's Theme)
14.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#12532;&#12451;&#12540;&#12490;&#12473;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Sailor Venus' Theme)

Chapter V (5)&#65306;&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#25126;&#22763;&#12398;&#20241;&#26085;&#12288; (Girls' Holiday)
15.&#26126;&#12427;&#12356;&#38525;&#23556;&#12375;&#12398;&#20013;&#12391; (In Bright Sunlight)
16.&#30446;&#12374;&#12417;&#12399;&#12414;&#12384;&#35370;&#12428;&#12378; (Awakening Has Yet to Come)
17.&#12362;&#12387;&#12385;&#12423;&#12371;&#12385;&#12423;&#12356;&#12384;&#12369;&#12393;&#12356;&#12356;&#12376;&#12419;&#12394;&#12356; (It's Not Good That I'm Clumsy/Careless)
18.&#27598;&#26085;&#12364;&#12527;&#12531;&#12480;&#12540;&#12521;&#12531;&#12489; (Every Day is Wonderland)

Chapter VI (6)&#65306;&#24859;&#12398;&#35430;&#32244;&#12288; (The Ordeal of Love)
19.&#38343;&#12398;&#20206;&#38754; (The Mask's Darkness)
20.&#33883;&#34276;&#12377;&#12427;&#24515; (Conflict to Mind)
21.&#24754;&#12375;&#12415;&#12398;&#28145;&#12365;&#28149; (Deep Abyss/Edge of Sorrow/Sadness)
22.&#24859;&#12399;&#12405;&#12383;&#12383;&#12403; (Love Again)

Chapter VII (7)&#65306;&#25126;&#12356;&#12288; (The Battle )
23.&#34909;&#25731; (Shock)
24.&#38343;&#12398;&#35186;&#25731; (Attack of Darkness)
25.&#12512;&#12540;&#12531;&#12539;&#12498;&#12540;&#12522;&#12531;&#12464;&#12539;&#12456;&#12473;&#12459;&#12524;&#12540;&#12471;&#12519;&#12531;&#65281; (Moon Healing Escalation!)
26.&#24859;&#12392;&#27491;&#32681;&#12398;&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#25126;&#22763; (Love and Justice for the Sailor Senshi/Guardians)

Chapter VIII (8)&#65306;&#21451;&#24773;&#12288; (Friendship)
27.&#24859;&#12377;&#12427;&#12418;&#12398;&#12392;&#12398;&#32070; (Bonding With Your Love)
28.&#12363;&#12369;&#12364;&#12360;&#12398;&#12394;&#12356;&#21451;&#24773; (Irreplaceable Friendship)
29.&#12402;&#12392;&#12392;&#12365;&#12398;&#24179;&#23433; (Peace of Moments)

&#12452;&#12531;&#12479;&#12540;&#12511;&#12483;&#12471;&#12519;&#12531;&#12288;(Intermission)
30.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;V&#12466;&#12540;&#12512; (Sailor V Game)

[DISC2]
Chapter IX (9)&#65306;&#32032;&#38996;&#12398;&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#25126;&#22763;&#12383;&#12385;&#12288; (Pretty Girls) &#8592; Bad official translation. lol
1.&#12358;&#12373;&#12366;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Usagi's Theme)
2.&#20124;&#32654;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Ami's Theme)
3.&#12524;&#12452;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Rei's Theme)
4.&#12414;&#12371;&#12392;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Makoto's Theme)
5.&#32654;&#22856;&#23376;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Minako's Theme)

Chapter X (10)&#65306;&#23567;&#12373;&#12394;&#26469;&#35370;&#32773;&#12288;(Little Moon)
6.&#12385;&#12403;&#12358;&#12373;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Chibiusa's Theme)
7.&#12414;&#12406;&#12375;&#12356;&#19990;&#30028; (Dazzling World)
8.&#22818;&#35211;&#24515;&#22320;&#12398;&#12527;&#12523;&#12484; (Dreamy Waltz)

Chapter XI (11)&#65306;&#22934;&#39764;&#12398;&#24489;&#27963;&#12288; (The Return of Phantom)
9.&#38343;&#12399;&#12392;&#12371;&#12375;&#12360;&#12424;&#12426; (Darker Than Ever/More Darker Than Ever)
10.&#19981;&#23433;&#12392;&#28966;&#29157; (Anxiety and Impatience)
11.&#24754;&#22766;&#12394;&#25126;&#12356; (A Tragic Battle)

Chapter XII (12)&#65306;&#21696;&#12375;&#12365;&#40658;&#12356;&#20057;&#22899;&#12288;(Sad Black Lady)
12.&#12502;&#12521;&#12483;&#12463;&#12539;&#12524;&#12487;&#12451; (Black Lady)
13.&#38745;&#12363;&#12394;&#12427;&#21696;&#12375;&#12415; (The Quiet Sorrow)
14.&#35299;&#12365;&#25918;&#12383;&#12428;&#12383;&#24594;&#12426; (Unleashed Anger)

Chapter XIII (13)&#65306;&#26178;&#12398;&#25161;&#12434;&#38283;&#12369;&#12390;&#12288;(Through the Gate of Time)
15.&#26178;&#12398;&#25161; (Door of Time)
16.&#12475;&#12540;&#12521;&#12540;&#12385;&#12403;&#12512;&#12540;&#12531;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Sailor Chibi Moon's Theme)

Chapter XIV (14)&#65306;&#27770;&#24847;&#12288;Determination
17.&#30772;&#23616;&#12398;&#21069;&#20806; (A Warning of Catastrophe)
18.&#26376;&#12395;&#31048;&#12426;&#12434; (A Prayer to the Moon)
19.&#27770;&#24847;&#12434;&#33016;&#12395; (This one is kinda hard to translate, if I do it directly, it doesn't make much sense/it sounds weird, so I'd say it means to determine something based on the feelings in your chest.
Maybe "Determination of the chest" however weird that sounds in English.)

Chapter XV (15)&#65306;&#27770;&#25126;&#12288;The Final Battle
20.&#26368;&#24460;&#12398;&#25126;&#12356; (Final Battle)

Chapter XVI (16)&#65306;&#24859;&#12398;&#22855;&#36321;&#12288;The Miracle of Love
21.&#24859;&#12398;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510; (Theme of Love)

&#32066;&#31456;&#65306;&#26410;&#26469;&#12408;&#12288;Finale: To the Future
22.&#12373;&#12431;&#12420;&#12363;&#12394;&#39080;&#12398;&#12424;&#12358;&#12395; (Breezy/Refreshing like the Wind)
23.&#26126;&#26085;&#12395;&#32154;&#12367;&#29289;&#35486; (A Tale Continuing Tomorrow)

&#12456;&#12531;&#12487;&#12451;&#12531;&#12464;&#12486;&#12540;&#12510;&#12288;(Ending Theme)
24.&#26376;&#34425;&#65288;TV&#12469;&#12452;&#12474;&#65289;(Moonbow (TV Size))

Translation Disclaimer: Except the English next to the chapter numbers, my translation is in the brackets. The official future translation of the song names will most likely differ from mine, as mine are literal translations just to let people be able to see what they mean. I know some people like to compare to the old song/anime anyway.

 

[Pluto]

Maybe I'm just weird or something, but I've liked every episode so far. Heh.

I like the series too, I missed the humor at first but I just had to get used to the tone, I really enjoy Crystal but I think it will work better if it's marathoned and not at a pace of 2 episodes per month.

Sailor Moon Crystal Original Soundtracks will be on sale from December 24th 2014.

I didn't expect it to be released so soon, awesome news and the cover is beautiful.

 

[Amalthea]

My biggest issue with this show is the piss poor animation and the badly designed characters that show up every now and then.

Honest question, is this a budget project? Did Toei Animation released this because they could?
Because I simply don't understand how a 20+years anime is leaps and bounds better in basically every department, especially when both come from the same studio

I always found Toei's anime and tokusatsu efforts to be very cheap. I'm more surprised how they even manage to get even cheaper every decade.

 

[Curler]

The stained glass look is awesome for that OST!

 

[MikeMyers]

That UsaMamo picture is awesome! Thanks Ayumi!

So what do you think of Act 11 Zoe?

As for me, my opinion on this series will be solely on how they handle Black Moon. I didn't really care for Dark Kingdom here considering it already got a remade in 2003.

 

[Mr_Zombie]

Maybe I'm just weird or something, but I've liked every episode so far. Heh.

I like to nitpick and complain about each episode, but I really enjoy them. Apart from the animation that can be really shoddy here and there* I can't say a really bad word about it.

*When Venus, Mars and Mercury started doing their "I'm the soldier of xxx and in the name of yyy I will punish you!" poses it was hard not to notice their rubber limbs; especially with all those *whoosh* sounds they were making.

Yesterday I borrowed the first three volumes of manga from my friend and started to compare it with Crystal. I'm surprised the anime is so faithful (well, with the addition of Shitennou still living). Take the previous episode for example: the only thing missing was the funny scene with Venus dropping the sword on a marble floor in Ami's condo (but Toei, for some reason, decided to remove all the humorous scenes from the anime, so that wasn't a surprise). Instead they prolonged the fight scene between Sailor Scouts and Tuxido Mask (in the manga only Venus fights him, Mercury and Mars just stand there in the background doing nothing). Everything else was translated to anime almost panel by panel.

And yeah, in the manga you can clearly see some goo (blood) under Luna after she was thrown by Mamoru. They really shouldn't cut this from the anime; or if they did, they should at least make Mamoru's attack look more brutal (e.g. he should kick Luna or something).