![]() We also have ongoing drama as an unknown lung illness suddenly affects Mamoru, and he tries to hide it from Usagi. In other cases, some of the Sailor Guardians get their power-ups from miniature representations of their powers, whereas Sailor Mars gets hers from… her pet crows appearing as tiny girls that talk to her (a point that does not come up again in this movie) while Sailor Venus gets hers from Artemis the cat turning into a human (a point that does come up again but is not fully explained).Īll the while, Chibi-Usa gets visited by a pegasus named Helios, who sometimes shows up in dreams, and sometimes teleports in for just a moment. For instance, in Sailor Mercury’s fight, she defeats the villain only for Sailor Moon and Chibi-Moon to show up just in time to deliver the finishing blow (or as I like to call it, steal her kill), whereas everyone else gets to defeat their enemies themselves without Sailor Moon needing to step in. Plus, it carries on the theming about dreams, both actual dreams and aspirations for the future.ĭuring those stories, there were a few little differences here and there that made them feel more uneven than distinct. Each of the guardians gets a story (one after another, in order of their introductions) where they think about their dreams or personal struggles, encounter an antagonist, nearly fall victim to their plot, then get a new power-up and transformation so they can defeat the villain and win. Think of the first movie as the character spotlight film. Thirdly, it re-establishes each of the central Sailor Guardians: what their personalities are like, what their dreams are, and what they’re currently struggling with. Secondly, it sets up Helios, in his pegasus form, as he appears before Chibi-Usa. First, it establishes who the antagonists are, although not necessarily what their goals are. So the first movie hits a few key points. The movies accomplish this by using the first one as the setup, the second as payoff. Together, they tell the story of the Dead Moon Circus, Queen Nehellenia’s evil plot, Helios’ noble attempts to protect Elysion, and Chibi-Usa’s growth into a Sailor Guardian in her own right. Both of them, viewed together, still won’t take more than a few hours to get through, so we can look at them as a whole story. Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie is really two movies telling the whole story. There will be some spoilers, but the anime and manga have been around for decades, so… you’ve had time to catch up. ![]() How well that went has… varied, but it brings us to now, with two movies adapting the Dream Arc (previous shown in the Sailor Moon SuperS anime). The Sailor Moon Crystal anime attempted to re-tell the story using more modern art and animation, while sticking far closer to the original manga’s plotline and cutting out the original anime’s many filler episodes and arcs. The monumental influence that the series has had continues to be felt to this day, with “mahou shoujo” anime continuing to use Sailor Moon as an influence, fans of all ages citing it as their gateway series, and near-constant reprints of the manga being sold long after the series has ended. ![]() There’s no denying that Sailor Moon has had a significant impact in the anime world, both in Japan and America, as well as pretty much anywhere else it aired. (Fortunately, I fixed that mistake later in life.) But I was a young fool who thought that a show was either meant for boys or for girls, and Sailor Moon being marketed towards girls meant it wasn’t something I, a boy, should watch. Then, if you’re even more like me, you remember waiting impatiently for it to end so you could watch Pokemon. If you’re anything like me, you have fond memories of returning from home after school, sitting down in front of the TV, and seeing Sailor Moon was on. ![]()
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