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Sailor Moon Crystal |OT| In the name of the manga, I'll entertain you!

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Prax

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^ she looks so oddly thinned out though. Aww..
And too bad Tuxedo Mask / Mams looks like a yaoi character now. xD
Still look forward! I remember that particular episode being VERY nerve-wracking when I watched as a kid! Ami dodging a lethal blow!

lol derps being caught now..
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Femmeworth

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Prax said:
^ she looks so oddly thinned out though. Aww..
And too bad Tuxedo Mask / Mams looks like a yaoi character now. xD
Still look forward! I remember that particular episode being VERY nerve-wracking when I watched as a kid! Ami dodging a lethal blow!

lol derps being caught now..
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The OP animation can't be final. It can't be.
 
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Femmeworth

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Why the long face?
Prax said:
I am pretty sure they just don't care.
The quality for the show will be ALL OVER THE PLACE.

Even in the preview for the next ep, Ami's turn-around looks weird.
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I know Toei doesn't care but at least make the stock footage look good for fuck's sake. Though it's not that unusual these days for the OP animation to be touched up over time.
 
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KirbYuuYuu

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Femmeworth said:
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Why the long face?

I know Toei doesn't care but at least make the stock footage look good for fuck's sake. Though it's not that unusual these days for the OP animation to be touched up over time.
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Given how mediocre HappinessCharge's initial stock footage was, can't say I'm surprised they mucked up here. (It was touched up over the course of the show, but still...)
 
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AnGer

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It was OK. A pilot is rarely an occasion to judge an entire show, although I am not smitten by the possibility that we'll see the show pushing forward as fast as the manga did – though that is just a possibility (given away by the preview).

The score is all right – it was used well, but in terms of memorability, it won't even be as close as Arisawa's score for the old show.

R.I.P. Arisawa-san
 
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MikeMyers

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AnGer said:
It was OK. A pilot is rarely an occasion to judge an entire show, although I am not smitten by the possibility that we'll see the show pushing forward as fast as the manga did – though that is just a possibility (given away by the preview).

The score is all right – it was used well, but in terms of memorability, it won't even be as close as Arisawa's score for the old show.

R.I.P. Arisawa-san
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Ooh, I love the old score.
 
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Femmeworth

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AnGer said:
It was OK. A pilot is rarely an occasion to judge an entire show, although I am not smitten by the possibility that we'll see the show pushing forward as fast as the manga did – though that is just a possibility (given away by the preview).

The score is all right – it was used well, but in terms of memorability, it won't even be as close as Arisawa's score for the old show.

R.I.P. Arisawa-san
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Seeing as how they already had a blueprint for the first episode (on top of it being a manga adaptation), I'd say it's a better than usual indicator of what we can expect.
 
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BBboy20

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Did anybody else think beat-em-up when they had the other scouts rotated with their faces being presented? Because that can easily be translated into a character selection screen.
 
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Jucksalbe

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I liked it, well compared to the old anime at least, my girlfriend's the Sailor Moon fan here, I just watch it with her. ;)
But it seemed pretty close to the first episode of the old anime aside from those dream scenes, still they didn't make it worse so far.

But anyway, watched it on NicoNico, thanks to "heavy traffic" the quality was pretty bad. I'm okay with it, since it was free anyway, but especially during the intro you could hardly see anything from time to time. The German subtitles are pretty bad, though. It seems like it might just be a very literal translation, but it just sounds wrong, people wouldn't talk like that. They also didn't care for anything of the old German translation (like names and shouts), which might or might not be a good thing. It just takes a bit to get used to.
 
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KnightBuster

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KirbYuuYuu said:
Sailor Moon Crystal 1
(but seriously Ms. Bump Head? Crunchy pls)
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I'm not sure CR is to blame. The subs are the same on CR, Hulu and Niconico. But yeah, they had some issues. Haruna's introduction was wrong (they didn't even mention why she has the nickname "Haruda"), Jadeite's lines were handled oddly (and using "Evil" for Youma is BAD). And some small errors here and there (Her mother saying "Be careful now!" to her, while the subs say "Careful on the road", which, while it can be implied, isn't directly stated. She was more concerned because Usagi just busted her ass on the stairs rather than traffic).

On top of the dialogue being stilted as all hell. But ignoring that? I loved the episode. New SM SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
 
cj_iwakura

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KnightBuster said:
I'm not sure CR is to blame. The subs are the same on CR, Hulu and Niconico. But yeah, they had some issues. Haruna's introduction was wrong (they didn't even mention why she has the nickname "Haruda"), Jadeite's lines were handled oddly (and using "Evil" for Youma is BAD). And some small errors here and there (Her mother saying "Be careful now!" to her, while the subs say "Careful on the road", which, while it can be implied, isn't directly stated. She was more concerned because Usagi just busted her ass on the stairs rather than traffic).

On top of the dialogue being stilted as all hell. But ignoring that? I loved the episode. New SM SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
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The most jarring part was Usagi saying 'what the hell!?' and little quirks throughout, especially when the girls were talking about the jewelry store.
 
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KDash31987

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Since the Dark Kingdom arc in the manga is only about 13 chapters long, I kinda wonder if Crystal, being 26 episodes long, will transition into the Black Moon arc, which ends at chapter 23 of the manga. Chapter 13 in the manga ends the Dark Kingdom arc and starts the Black Moon arc, too.

Of course, I don't know what Toei is doing, so...yeah. Don't mind me.
 
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Ayumi

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Box of Bunnies said:
I like the art style, but the animation's a bit rough. Don't mind the new transformation sequence. Decent first episode, I'm looking forward to more.



Let's hope so, need me some
Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber
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The next episodes will probably be a bit better. I'm thinking they maybe worked a bit too much on the first.
 
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Black Republican

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gonna watch it after work, nice to see yall like it though, ihavent seen the original in yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars

btw

since pluto the planet no longer is a planet does that mean the girl doesnt either ? lolz derp
 
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Desmond

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Never saw the old anime or read the manga, thoroughly liked that episode.
I wasn't aware Momoclo were doing the ending theme too. Love it.



:3
ももいろクローバーZ「Z女戦争」MV: http://youtu.be/-72Lje6nwg0
 
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Pluto

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KDash31987 said:
Since the Dark Kingdom arc in the manga is only about 13 chapters long, I kinda wonder if Crystal, being 26 episodes long, will transition into the Black Moon arc, which ends at chapter 23 of the manga.
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I think it's much more likely they're expanding on the Dark Kingdom arc, they're not just going to animate the manga chapters, that would be lame.
 
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KDash31987

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Pluto said:
I think it's much more likely they're expanding on the Dark Kingdom arc, they're not just going to animate the manga chapters, that would be lame.
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That's what I've always thought they'd do...and it'll probably be like that. I'm just writing the random thoughts in my head because I don't know what else to post. Hah.
 
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XANDER CAGE

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Man there's so much they're getting right with this but it seems so rushed and lazy for something that had such a long lead-up.

Best thing: excellent 90s shades
Worst thing: jesus christ not even the key important shots were free from really lazy looking art
 
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Hitokage

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Aside from the past life dreaming, the various nods to the original anime, and the ditching of Sailor Moon's goggles, that episode was extremely close to the manga. Various dialogue and scenes were verbatim, and most of the notes were exactly the same. They even kept Usagi stepping on Luna. Hell, even the outfit Naru's mom was wearing is exactly the same as in the manga.

Anyway, Mamoru calls Usagi "tankobu atama" (bump head) at first, making a joke about his own face getting a bump. Usagi takes offense to this and declares that her hair is "odango", to which Mamoru retorts with "odango atama" (odango head). This exchange is pretty much the manga scene verbatim.

Overall, I was rather pleased. It seems willing to stretch things a bit even with its close adherence.
 
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BBboy20

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Hitokage said:
Aside from the past life dreaming, the various nods to the original anime, and the ditching of Sailor Moon's goggles, that episode was extremely close to the manga. Various dialogue and scenes were verbatim, and most of the notes were exactly the same. They even kept Usagi stepping on Luna. Hell, even the outfit Naru's mom was wearing is exactly the same as in the manga.

Anyway, Mamoru calls Usagi "tankobu atama" (bump head) at first, making a joke about his own face getting a bump. Usagi takes offense to this and declares that her hair is "odango", to which Mamoru retorts with "odango atama" (odango head). This exchange is pretty much the manga scene verbatim.
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Now I want to get the manga just to compare scenes.
 
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Hitokage

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In context I didn't even mind the music for the transformation sequence, but afterward it became really one-note as other aspects like the introduction and attack were just extensions of the same theme.

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Got these from Tumblr:

Classy.
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Evoking Utena there.
 
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Conan-san

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cj_iwakura said:
Got these from Tumblr:



Classy. Anyone think it'll get renewed for R and S?
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Given that there's about 26 chapters in total from the start to the end of R and we seem to just about be covering a chapter an episode, I wouldn't be supprised if this is going to do the JoJo's Phantom Blood / Battle Tendency Route. Plus that Rod in the To Be Continue card is her upgraded wand from R so we might have Pillar Men yet!

BBboy20 said:
Did anybody else think beat-em-up when they had the other scouts rotated with their faces being presented? Because that can easily be translated into a character selection screen.
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I was thinking Nadesico's Opening myself.

And if it's one thing I like it's being Reminded of Nadesico.

Could do with forgetting Prince of Darkness was a thing (Thanks a bunch, Madoka Rebellion).
 
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