Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal - Page 2

*pennydreadful* · 07-05-2014, 08:40 PM

They're probably waiting to see how well it does before they commit to doing any more.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 07-06-2014, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Wait a minute this show is only 26 episodes? I thought it was a complete remake of the manga and old anime? I was expecting over 100 episodes.

Remake of the manga, not the first anime. And yes, they said 26 episodes, though I hope it will expand to more than that.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 08-06-2014, 10:48 AM

After 3 episodes, what do you guys think of the show so far?

*ssjup81* · 08-06-2014, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

After seeing the first episode I have to say. Wow! Good to have the show back! Yeah the first ep was practically the first ep of the original almost word for word (with some changes, same basic plot of the jewelery store monster) but it was still awesome and MAN the artwork on the Moon Kingdom was breathtaking!! I love the song in the closing credits!

It's weird tho that Tuxedo Kamen essentially wears his costume minus the mask (altho he's wearing sunglasses) in broad daylight!

For the manga it was his school uniform if I'm remembering right. That aside I've yet to see the reboot. Sad that the original cast, minus Usagi's seiyuu, aren't back. I was hoping for a Peach Hips reunion too.

Anyway, did they use Mamoru's manga age or anime age?

Peanut · 08-06-2014, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

After 3 episodes, what do you guys think of the show so far?

I'm enjoying watching it with my fiancé. She seems to think it has gotten better every episode, but laments the fact that they're bi-weekly.

pharaohyami5000 · 08-12-2014, 03:14 PM

It's all right for what it is, considering it's adapting closer to the manga.

Still prefer the Classics for being more expressive, comedic and better screentime for the other characters. Hoping to see that Saturn transformation for the Crystals series, which for some reason was absent in the other series.

*Sage Ninja* · 08-12-2014, 04:51 PM

with the way fans keep comparing this new anime to the old one and bitching about it, I don't think it is going to go beyond this 26 episode season.

I have heard everything. Usagi has dead eyes. There is not enough detail...it's not as funny as the old one.

Personally I am glad they are sticking closer to the manga. I prefer almost all the character portrayals better in the manga. Especially Sailor Mars and Mamoru. And I think the old anime got carried away with how comedic it got at times. After the outer senshi showed up they made the inner senshi so derpy and incompetent by comparison. By Sailor Stars the inner senshi were just cheap comic relief. The original manga artist treated her characters with much more respect.

*pennydreadful* · 08-12-2014, 11:17 PM

I'm going to give it a chance and see how it plays out, but I'm waiting til the whole season's available - I'm really bad at watching shows episode-by-episode (I think NickTurtles is the only show I do that with!).

pharaohyami5000 · 08-13-2014, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

with the way fans keep comparing this new anime to the old one and bitching about it, I don't think it is going to go beyond this 26 episode season.

I have heard everything. Usagi has dead eyes. There is not enough detail...it's not as funny as the old one.

Personally I am glad they are sticking closer to the manga. I prefer almost all the character portrayals better in the manga. Especially Sailor Mars and Mamoru. And I think the old anime got carried away with how comedic it got at times. After the outer senshi showed up they made the inner senshi so derpy and incompetent by comparison. By Sailor Stars the inner senshi were just cheap comic relief. The original manga artist treated her characters with much more respect.

Oh no. Don't get me wrong. I'm really enjoying Crystals since these 3 aired, and the 4th one coming up this weekend is another I'm looking forward to. Beautiful animation and a closer adaptation to the manga, it's enough to keep me invested and I hope to see scenes that were not included from the Classic series.

Yeah, it could be a little more lively, but this is the Sailor Moon for this time, so I'm not bothered with the differences.

Spoiler:

Mona_Lisa · 08-13-2014, 03:29 PM

I didn't even know they were rebooting the anime until I saw this tread... So I watched two of the three episode so far! I like it, the animation style is so cute!!!

~~Mega Man~~ · 09-06-2014, 08:51 PM

I have watched the first 3 episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal so far. I like the series. It seems to be moving at a fast pace, as far as introducing new characters.

*sdp* · 09-06-2014, 09:52 PM

I haven't watched the show but from the trailer it seemed like this show just doesn't have the budget. And while the original show is dated and has plenty of flaws it did a pretty good job at telling the Sailor Moon story and left big shoes to fill. Maybe it's more of a the old show did so much with so little and the new show does so little with so much.

SM needs to have "filler", you can't just rush through the story or you won't care about the characters. I'm not a huge SM fan but I have nostalgia for it, I watched all of the anime 2 years ago and overall I thought it was good for what it was but doesn't do much for me anymore. Sailor Moon S being the exception as that was very enjoyable through all of it. The first season is pretty bland but works. R was a little boring except for the first story arc that was anime only. Super S I only remember it being boring and don't even remember what happened in Stars. Villains were always pretty cool looking though.

I think fans just expected the new show to re-tell what worked on the original and go from there but it just doesn't work when the original anime has hundreds of episodes. You can only "abridge" it so much. I think Dragon Ball Z falls into the same problem, there's still a lot of fans that want new content but the original show while it has flaws did plenty of things very well so they can't just remake it. Kai was their version of having a new DBZ without making a new show, not because they were cheap but its hard to do something different with something established.

Other Japanese franchises have had that problem like Astro Boy and Evangelion. Remakes are just easier to take for western characters since we're used to them having various versions. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just shows how different cultures lead to different storytelling. I remember this comic that used to be posted on /co/ alot about how anime icons changed every decade while western icons were just re-imaginings of the same characters.

*ssjup81* · 09-06-2014, 10:10 PM

Dragon Ball in general is still super popular and well-known here. It's still constantly reshown. Kai was more like an anniversary special anyway for Z and I feel Sailor Moon Crystal was originally intended to be that way as well.

It's cutting out all of the filler because it doesn't have to worry about the manga because it's already finished. It's supposedly staying more faithful to the manga hence the faster pace. Same with Dragon Ball Kai.

~~Mega Man~~ · 09-06-2014, 10:18 PM

Well, regardless I am enjoying watching Sailor Moon Crystal. DragonBall Z is a favorite anime of mine too. Both series have a different feel to them, but I like them both. Sailor Moon Crystal has a much calmer and slower paced feel to it compared to DBZ. I find DBZ to be much more exciting though.

pharaohyami5000 · 09-07-2014, 07:19 PM

Up to Act 5 right now. What a horrible decision to have 2 Crystal episodes in 1 month instead of going for a bi-weekly schedule. Ah well. Watching yesterday's episode last night under the full moon was a treat.

I wish SMC's BGM vary a little more, and despite wanting a few more facial expressions, the animation's still fine. Looks like they're doing a few things just a bit different from the manga version, and I welcome it. I'd like to see what ideas they got in stores for us. Though, I do wish they would have their side characters like Naru to be more than just one of the informants of the show. The Classics did a good job of displaying Naru as Usagi's best friend and gave her some amount of screentime during both First Season and R-series... kind of.

Mona_Lisa · 09-24-2014, 02:14 PM

just watched episode 6, I was very surprised that sailor moon and tuxedo mask already know each others real identity's! Very diff. from the original cartoon, But I like it! Such a sweet love story!

*Raph's Girl* · 12-29-2014, 12:55 AM

Well looks like they're refering to the next arc as Season 2.

Season 2 is the Dark Moon Kingdom arc and features... Sailor Pluto and Mini-Moon!

Here's the preview for it:

and the translation:
Usagi: Time for the two of us I always wished for... And I finally got it.
Usagi: Hey! Who's that hanging on to my Mamo-chan!?
Usagi: I thought I had finally gotten some alone time for the both of us!
Chibiusa: You're... Usagi Tsukino...?
Usagi: Huh?
Chibiusa: If you're Usagi Tsukino, you should have the Illusionary Silver Crystal. Hand it over. Come on, hurry!
Rei: I had a bad feeling about something.
Chibiusa: I'll watch you for a while!
Ami: I didn't think we'd be using these again so soon...
Makoto: It's starting again, huh...?
Text: The shadow of a new enemy approaching...
Usagi: What did you do to Papa and the others!? Turn them back!
Chibiusa: ...No.
Usagi: Ah, hey!
Luna: That's...!
Usagi: That's... A door...?
Pluto: Wait! I won't let you past here. I will erase those who bring danger!
Text: Invited by a mysterious girl, Usagi and the others go to 30th century Crystal Tokyo!
Text: They stand against the dark crystal...!
Chibiusa: Hey... Is Sailor Moon strong?
Mamoru: Yeah. She's invincible.
Chibiusa: I wonder... If maybe, she'll save mom?
Venus: If it's all five of us, we can do this!
Moon: Time to transform! The pretty guardian clad in a sailor suit! Sailor Moon! I'll punish you in the name of the moon!

Ok who gave the 5 year old a gun?!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...r-pluto/.82667

*TheCanadiandrome* · 12-29-2014, 01:03 AM

This only on YouTube?

*Raph's Girl* · 12-29-2014, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

This only on YouTube?

THe preview or the series?? The preview's on YouTube, the series itself is on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and NicoNico. New eps are the 1st and 3rd saturday's of the month. It airs simultaniously in Japan and the U.S (the eps pop up online at like 3am)

*BabyTurtles* · 12-29-2014, 01:21 AM

SMC just doesn't make the characters as fun and colorful as the 90's SM

......and if I can't find the characters interesting I can't really get into the show....

their lack of expressions don't help either.....

07-05-2014, 08:40 PM	#21
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08-12-2014, 04:51 PM	#27
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,927	with the way fans keep comparing this new anime to the old one and bitching about it, I don't think it is going to go beyond this 26 episode season. I have heard everything. Usagi has dead eyes. There is not enough detail...it's not as funny as the old one. Personally I am glad they are sticking closer to the manga. I prefer almost all the character portrayals better in the manga. Especially Sailor Mars and Mamoru. And I think the old anime got carried away with how comedic it got at times. After the outer senshi showed up they made the inner senshi so derpy and incompetent by comparison. By Sailor Stars the inner senshi were just cheap comic relief. The original manga artist treated her characters with much more respect. __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

08-12-2014, 11:17 PM	#28
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	I'm going to give it a chance and see how it plays out, but I'm waiting til the whole season's available - I'm really bad at watching shows episode-by-episode (I think NickTurtles is the only show I do that with!). __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

08-13-2014, 03:29 PM	#30
Mona_Lisa Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 516	I didn't even know they were rebooting the anime until I saw this tread... So I watched two of the three episode so far! I like it, the animation style is so cute!!! __________________

09-06-2014, 09:52 PM	#32
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	I haven't watched the show but from the trailer it seemed like this show just doesn't have the budget. And while the original show is dated and has plenty of flaws it did a pretty good job at telling the Sailor Moon story and left big shoes to fill. Maybe it's more of a the old show did so much with so little and the new show does so little with so much. SM needs to have "filler", you can't just rush through the story or you won't care about the characters. I'm not a huge SM fan but I have nostalgia for it, I watched all of the anime 2 years ago and overall I thought it was good for what it was but doesn't do much for me anymore. Sailor Moon S being the exception as that was very enjoyable through all of it. The first season is pretty bland but works. R was a little boring except for the first story arc that was anime only. Super S I only remember it being boring and don't even remember what happened in Stars. Villains were always pretty cool looking though. I think fans just expected the new show to re-tell what worked on the original and go from there but it just doesn't work when the original anime has hundreds of episodes. You can only "abridge" it so much. I think Dragon Ball Z falls into the same problem, there's still a lot of fans that want new content but the original show while it has flaws did plenty of things very well so they can't just remake it. Kai was their version of having a new DBZ without making a new show, not because they were cheap but its hard to do something different with something established. Other Japanese franchises have had that problem like Astro Boy and Evangelion. Remakes are just easier to take for western characters since we're used to them having various versions. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just shows how different cultures lead to different storytelling. I remember this comic that used to be posted on /co/ alot about how anime icons changed every decade while western icons were just re-imaginings of the same characters. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

08-06-2014, 10:48 AM	#23
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	After 3 episodes, what do you guys think of the show so far?

08-12-2014, 03:14 PM	#26
pharaohyami5000 Thug Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 83	It's all right for what it is, considering it's adapting closer to the manga. Still prefer the Classics for being more expressive, comedic and better screentime for the other characters. Hoping to see that Saturn transformation for the Crystals series, which for some reason was absent in the other series.

09-06-2014, 08:51 PM	#31
~~Mega Man~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 296	I have watched the first 3 episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal so far. I like the series. It seems to be moving at a fast pace, as far as introducing new characters.

09-06-2014, 10:10 PM	#33
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	Dragon Ball in general is still super popular and well-known here. It's still constantly reshown. Kai was more like an anniversary special anyway for Z and I feel Sailor Moon Crystal was originally intended to be that way as well. It's cutting out all of the filler because it doesn't have to worry about the manga because it's already finished. It's supposedly staying more faithful to the manga hence the faster pace. Same with Dragon Ball Kai.

09-06-2014, 10:18 PM	#34
~~Mega Man~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 296	Well, regardless I am enjoying watching Sailor Moon Crystal. DragonBall Z is a favorite anime of mine too. Both series have a different feel to them, but I like them both. Sailor Moon Crystal has a much calmer and slower paced feel to it compared to DBZ. I find DBZ to be much more exciting though.

09-07-2014, 07:19 PM	#35
pharaohyami5000 Thug Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 83	Up to Act 5 right now. What a horrible decision to have 2 Crystal episodes in 1 month instead of going for a bi-weekly schedule. Ah well. Watching yesterday's episode last night under the full moon was a treat. I wish SMC's BGM vary a little more, and despite wanting a few more facial expressions, the animation's still fine. Looks like they're doing a few things just a bit different from the manga version, and I welcome it. I'd like to see what ideas they got in stores for us. Though, I do wish they would have their side characters like Naru to be more than just one of the informants of the show. The Classics did a good job of displaying Naru as Usagi's best friend and gave her some amount of screentime during both First Season and R-series... kind of.

09-24-2014, 02:14 PM	#36
Mona_Lisa Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 516	just watched episode 6, I was very surprised that sailor moon and tuxedo mask already know each others real identity's! Very diff. from the original cartoon, But I like it! Such a sweet love story! __________________

12-29-2014, 12:55 AM	#37
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Well looks like they're refering to the next arc as Season 2. Season 2 is the Dark Moon Kingdom arc and features... Sailor Pluto and Mini-Moon! Here's the preview for it: and the translation: Usagi: Time for the two of us I always wished for... And I finally got it. Usagi: Hey! Who's that hanging on to my Mamo-chan!? Usagi: I thought I had finally gotten some alone time for the both of us! Chibiusa: You're... Usagi Tsukino...? Usagi: Huh? Chibiusa: If you're Usagi Tsukino, you should have the Illusionary Silver Crystal. Hand it over. Come on, hurry! Rei: I had a bad feeling about something. Chibiusa: I'll watch you for a while! Ami: I didn't think we'd be using these again so soon... Makoto: It's starting again, huh...? Text: The shadow of a new enemy approaching... Usagi: What did you do to Papa and the others!? Turn them back! Chibiusa: ...No. Usagi: Ah, hey! Luna: That's...! Usagi: That's... A door...? Pluto: Wait! I won't let you past here. I will erase those who bring danger! Text: Invited by a mysterious girl, Usagi and the others go to 30th century Crystal Tokyo! Text: They stand against the dark crystal...! Chibiusa: Hey... Is Sailor Moon strong? Mamoru: Yeah. She's invincible. Chibiusa: I wonder... If maybe, she'll save mom? Venus: If it's all five of us, we can do this! Moon: Time to transform! The pretty guardian clad in a sailor suit! Sailor Moon! I'll punish you in the name of the moon! Ok who gave the 5 year old a gun?! http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...r-pluto/.82667 __________________

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12-29-2014, 01:21 AM	#40
BabyTurtles Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,177	SMC just doesn't make the characters as fun and colorful as the 90's SM ......and if I can't find the characters interesting I can't really get into the show.... their lack of expressions don't help either..... __________________