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Episode directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara
We’re back with another episode of The Three Amigos: Moon Edition! After gaining another ally in their fight against evil, the Sailor Scouts are ready to face whatever challenges will be set out before them! With Jadeite’s impending retirement on the horizon, will he be able to stop three Scouts when he couldn’t even stop one in prior schemes? Will the new dynamic for Team Moon work in their favor or will they get in each other’s way when fighting the forces of evil? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins with a Sailor Scout team meeting as Luna catches everyone up to speed on their current goals for the coming fiscal year. Sadly, they have yet to find the Moon Princess, but the increase in staff will surely mean success in the coming months! That is, if Rei and Usagi can keep from killing each other.
“I wanna read it!” “I’m reading it!” “No you’re not! You only grabbed it after I started!” “It’s mine and I don’t have to share!” “LUNA!! REI WON’T SHARE!!”
Sailor Moon and all the images you see in this recap are owned by Toei Animation and licensed by Viz Media
Episode directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi
We’re back with another episode of Sailor Moon: The Early Years! It hasn’t been that long since Ami became a member of the team, but now we’re moving ahead to the next scout, Sailor Mars! Once again, this is a story that was covered in Sailor Moon Crystal, so that begs the question; is this a better interpretation of Rei Hino’s introduction, or will this be an example of Crystal improving on what had already been done before? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins as most episodes do with Queen Beryl giving Jadeite the business end of her sharp tongue as she berates him for his continued failures to stop the Scouts.
“I swear Jadeite, if you don’t stop them this time I will kill you myself!” “Uh… I’m putting in for my two weeks’ notice.” “WHAT!?”
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Episode directed by Harume Kosaka
We’re back with another episode of Sailor Moon Not Crystal, which is DOUBLY true because we’ve switched back to filler episodes after the last one was from the actual manga and therefore was worthy of being remade in the new show. The good thing about filler episodes though is how much character building you can get out of it which is especially important now that the show is no longer the Luna and Usagi Adventures. Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury) joined the cast last time and while I thought that the relationship between her and Usagi just wasn’t built up all that much in that episode, I knew that episodes like this would be on the way to fill in the gaps and get them to really bond as friends and Sailor Scouts. Does this episode live up to those expectations, or will it take a bit more time for them to really get along? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins with Jadeite getting a stern talking to by his beloved mistress for failing so hard at his last scheme that there are now twice as many threats to their continued efforts to take over the world.
“WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED OUT THERE!?” “Well how was I supposed to know the book worm had magic powers!?” “Oh, so it’s EVERYONE else’s fault but yours. That’s your BRILLIANT defense right now!?” “I’m feeling that this work environment is becoming hostile.” “WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE!?!?”
Sailor Moon and all the images you see in this recap are owned by Toei Animation and licensed by Viz Media
Episode directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara
We’re back with another episode of Luna and Usagi’s Excellent Adventures! The last episode with the hypno-furbys was fine but it really didn’t do anything different from the other episodes except for kicking Luna across a room which is DIFFERENT but I wouldn’t call that an improvement to the formula. Will the mix things up for this episode or are we doomed to see Usagi repeat the same story every single episode until the other scouts come in? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins in Dark Kingdom and… what’s this? Do we finally have some new animation for Queen Beryl!? She’s not waving her hands in front of a crystal ball this time!? This MUST be a special episode!! The reason for this change in her behavior is due to her undivided attention for the demonstration of Jadeite’s newest soul-sucking scheme. Apparently, he’s developed a sound wave or whatever that drains the life out of those who listen to it.
“It was discovered during our research into The Brown Noise”
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Episode directed by Harume Kosaka
Oh good! I was hoping we’d run into some dated nineties storylines at some point! We all knew we were going to reach this point eventually. You can go back to pretty much anything from any time period and find stuff that’s woefully outdated, especially when you think of how fast things have changed with the onset of social media. Still, we can allow ourselves to overlook some less than ideal moments if everything else in the episode manages to pick up the slack. Can this episode succeed despite it’s less than precise handling of the subject matter? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins with Usagi realizing that she gained a few pounds since her last weigh-in and she’s having a panic attack over it. Rather than her parents telling her that it isn’t a big deal or Luna telling her the weight she gained is probably due to the muscle she’s built since starting her career as a warrior for justice, everyone around her gives her shit about it. Her parents TRY to reassure her but fail miserably at it, and Luna seems intent on giving her Body Dysmorphia!
“I’m thinking Sailor Chubs. Fatty Moon maybe? I could really use your input here Usagi!”
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Episode directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi
We’re back with another episode of Sailor Moon Origins! The last episode was by no means perfect, but it did show that just because they weren’t working directly from a story in the manga doesn’t mean they can’t make the filler in this show enjoyable. Can this episode keep up with the level of quality we saw last time around, or are we already headed for a downward spiral until Sailor Mercury shows up in this? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins with Jadeite’s performance review in which he embellishes his accomplishments I’m the last two episodes.
“Our energy collection efforts are up three percent!” “You lost two highly trained demons in the process.” “I like to think of it as creating new openings for fresh-faced monsters to hone their skills and become valuable members of our organization!”
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Episode directed by Takao Yoshizawa
We’re back with another episode of Sailor Moon Classic! With the first episode out of the way, we are now plunging headfirst into the filler episodes which Sailor Moon Crystal did not choose to use, so we won’t have anything really to compare it against and we’ll have to see how it holds up on its own. Will this episode give us what was so desperately missing in Sailor Moon Crystal, or will it just go to show that Crystal was right all along to streamline series the way it did, even if it did so poorly? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins with… a recap of the episode we’re about to see? What!? Yeah, it’s that thing they usually put at the end of the PREVIOUS episode to get you excited for the next one, but they put it at the beginning of the episode its advertising! Not only that, but it has some serious spoilers in it!! Oh, and after THAT is a recap of the previous episode where Usagi, after just explaining what she’s GOING to do as Sailor Moon, tells the audience that she is in fact… SAILOR MOON!! I’m assuming this is going to be the case every episode, but I’m only going to complain about it here. Is this how the original dub or the original Japanese version was done!? It’s just so out of place to put these two things back to back like this at the very beginning of the episode and just starts things off poorly. Anyway, the episode begins with a group of women lining up around the block to see a fortune teller. Apparently this guy is famous and has been on TV, but he still operates from a card table in an alley. Does he have a permit for that!?
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Episode directed by Junichi Satou
When I first started watching Sailor Moon Crystal, I vowed to not watch any of the original series or read the original manga while I was writing recaps for it. I felt that I was in a unique situation where I had always wanted to give Sailor Moon a shot, but never got around to actually watching it which means I would be in a perfect position to WANT to like Sailor Moon Crystal without having the original to compare it against. I think it ended up serving me well, not that reviews of comparison are bad, but I figured plenty of people were going to do that already and I wanted to see if it was any good from a newbie’s perspective. After a year of watching Sailor Moon Crystal though, the season has finally come to a close and I’m now gonna start watching the original series and giving you my thoughts on it! To start with, let’s discuss which version of the show I’m watching. I’ll be watching the modern dub of the series. Not the original dub which many Sailor Moon fans started off with, and not the original Japanese sub with all the original content unperturbed. From what I understand, the Viz Media dub is supposed to be an uncut and unedited version of the original Japanese version so I guess it’s the best of both worlds! Still, I am gonna miss the fact that I won’t get to see the nineties special effects, the Sailor Moon Morals at the end of each episode, and that Luna won’t sound like an old lady. Unfortunately, if this version DOES miss certain aspects of the original Japanese version, I won’t be able to spot it but that’s what the comments section is for! So now that we got that out of the way, will Sailor Moon live up to the hype, or is it just another nostalgic property that’s not as good as people remember it!? Let’s find out!!
The episode begins with our main character Usagi waking up late for school and having to rush through her morning routine. Wait, isn’t this how EVERY magical girl show begins!?
“Are you going to be late AGAIN!?” “I’ll try NOT to be!!” “Well say hi to A-ko, Yohko, Ranma, and Madoka if you pass by them.”
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