Audience reviews
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TheInspector101
This series has been my first exposure to the media world of Sailor Moon, and as such, I will say that it is fairly good for what it is, even if it isn't as faithful of an adaptation as was apparently claimed by the staff behind it. In just 39 episodes, 3 whole arcs of the original story are covered in what appears to be only a slice of the time that it took the previous anime adaptation to do, which is a impressive feat in of itself, but does it mean the quality pales in comparison as a result? Given that I haven't yet seen that series, I personally cannot say, but what I can say is that this is a mostly decent adaptation on its own: I believe that all of the correct story beats are hit upon, but in some ways certain pacing choices that worked in the original manga don't exactly translate…
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Sailor Moon Crystal is a really interesting deviation from the original anime, largely due to it being intentionally made to be faithful from the manga. Sailor Moon has a great story as a whole, with the lore and worldbuilding being some of the strongest appealing factors. Where Crystal differs in this is that it offers a more straightforward, concise telling of the story, which I believe works well for the most part. Crystal has some very well executed scenes, with Usagi and Mamoru's romance being central to the story. A lot of bittersweet tension and emotional moments are also in the series, with some hitting quite hard. However, one of the main flaws in my experience, is that the other Sailor Senshi barring Sailor Pluto, have somewhat lacking character development. This could be due to…
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If this is "closer to the manga", then the 90s' anime did the source material a big favor.
I grew up on the dubbed version of the 90s anime, and later rewatched it subbed. I loved it, and I genuinely enjoyed the characters. But Crystal has made me dislike the character of Usagi, as well as find her fairly useless. It's just the same cycle over and over. Sailor Moon cries, senshi protect her, senshi lose energy and collapse, Sailor Moon cries, they stand up repowered or she "remembers the power of friendship and gets re-energized herself". There's no variation to it. In addition, the 90s' anime gave me an emotional gut punch. The only time I felt emotional watching this was during the initial nostalgia factor of meeting the senshi over the first few episodes. In the 90s' anime, she was chi…
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First of all, I'm a long time Sailor Moon fan. I love the classic anime and the manga, I tried to get into Crystal when it came out, but unfortunately it was just awful. And while by time, it noticably become better at the later arcs, even if I try to just view it as a different iteration, it maybe can considered as a good adaptation, but IMHO not as a good anime.
The problem is not what Crystal is trying to do, but how it does. Their main hook was being a more loyal adaptation to the manga, but being a good adaptation and being a good anime is two different thing. Their aim really was, more or less, to bring the story of the manga to an anime as straight as possible, but their lack of vision caused that they missed the most important behind it, it's heart and soul.
Lets face it, if a sh…
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I love Sailor Moon, the classic anime is a work of art, with delicate animation, fun scenes, and captivating history, romance and drama. This adaptation, compared to the classic anime, leaves something to be desired in many aspects if we compare it, such as the inferiority and strangeness of the animation with the use of CGI, the rushed development in the presentation of the characters, and also, the lack of showing the day to day Sailors' day in relaxed situations, where their development and their friendship are somewhat lost, making them more distant from the public. These are the negative points that I found with this new adaptation, however, I also need to say that, in a way, it is somewhat unfair to compare both titles, since I would not like to see a copy of the c…
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Sailor moon is a really good anime. I should probably start off by saying i never watched the 90s version. The art is just too old for my taste. So i decided to watch crystal. And i have to say i do not regret that decision i really enjoyed it.
story: 9. The story is the strong suit of sailor moon. It is unique and original. I've never seen anything like it.
Art: 9. A lot of people didn't like the art and animation. I didn't mind it, personally. In fact I liked it. The art is really cute and I loved the way they did the eyes.
Sound: 8. The ops and eds where great!
character: 7. Characters are where Sailor moon falls a little short. There aren't really any flaws in really any of them. Which does not make them bad, just not really relatable. I liked my characters to be flawed tbh. Sailor…
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Finally, sailor moon crystal is the adaptation we've all wanted for sailormoon - minus some pretty terrible shortcomings.
Season 1 + 2 of this anime features a well paced re-imagining of the original sailor moon anime - the likes of which fits incredibly well with the fast-paced nature of 2010s shonen cartoons. The well-paced nature of the story, one of the biggest drawbacks of the OG sailor moon anime, has finally been addressed. This almost makes Sailor Moon Crystal the definitive animation for the two arcs of the manga it covers.
However, Sailor Moon Crystal goes almost too far in its pacing. As a result of its quickened pace, the other sailor scouts lack a lot of the same character and charm that the original sailor scouts had.
The other big drawback to Sailor Moon Crystal is its…
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The artwork and the animation is not good in my opinion. The transformation sequences are way too long to be shown for each episode and so like at-least 1/4 of the episode is transformation sequences. I love the soundtrack in the beginning and the music when they introduce themselves to their enemies or the transformation music makes the sailors look really majestic. Since this adaptation is very close to the manga and not the original 90's show the characters are much more mature and the one thing I LOVE the most that makes me really prefer crystal over the original 90's version is how each sailor is introduced. The way they are introduced really shows their character and what they stand and fight for. How the items they have are given to them in a manner that makes sense unlike the origi…
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I watched this with friends and that really made the experience more fun for me. This series is so trope heavy that my friends and I had a long running joke that revolved around us making the most cliché predictions and then laughing or pointing the slight difference out sarcastically when they appeared. This show is not directed at my age range and I didn't expect it to be. However, I wish I could say that I would've enjoyed it when I was younger. There are two things that prevented me from doing so. (1) In the second half of the season the animation tanks. Another long running joke became pointing out at which points it was clear that the animators had run out of budget. (2) Usagi is a horrible main character. Besides the whole issue with the ideas of characters being born into power rat…
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I originally watched this when it first aired and thought it was decent. Nothing that great. I originally gave it a 7 based on my memories of watching it five years ago.
Recently I decided to rewatch the 90s Sailor Moon as my memories of it had faded and then do a rewatch of Crystal right after to compare them. A lot of people are going to disagree but I'm going to say that I actually enjoy Crystal more. It gets far more hate than it deserves. Yes, there were a lot of animation mistakes in the original run and some general weirdness, but I'm writing this review based on the bluray.
I feel like the first season could have been a bit longer than 12 episodes. It should have been more like 17-24 to give more time for the inner senshi other than Sailor Moon to have a chance to shine and show…
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I loved the original sailor moon,I read the manga,I bought the merch,I drove my parents up the wall with the screaming constantly blaring from my tv.
But this one anime,turned the other one around completely for me.
I heard about sailor moon crystal because of it's HORRIBLE ratings,so I decided to watch it and have a laugh.
But when I finished season 1 my first thought was, WHY DO PEOPLE HATE THIS ANIME?!
In my opinion,this one top'ed the original.at least this usagi wasnt annoying. And it was the same character,and person,so how is that even possible?
this sailor moon kicked butt!
The only thing I didnt like about this anime,was that the animation was...disturbing and a little creepy to look at,man at least the original sailor moon didnt make me feel like losing my lunch!
I personally rea…
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Sailor Moon Crystal is the 2014 reboot of the 1992 anime Sailor Moon. This anime is similar in a number of ways to the 90s anime, however this is in fact an anime that is much closer to the manga that was written during the time the anime was being produced - in the 90s the manga and the anime were both produced at roughly the same time, therefore a number of key differences and plot points have changed - please visit the synopsis for a full description of the story.
As a result of this the anime can in its own right stand alone to the 90s anime, that being said the anime is a bespoke and fantastic rendition of the original story in the manga. The story is very dense and highly detailed, the art style is beyond fantastic - especially the use of CG in the transformation sequences, the chara…
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First of all, I understand why I dropped it in the first place. HUGE dissapointment for someone who grew both reading and watching the original Sailor Moon.
I started to watch the Crystal series when it came out in 2014 and I remembered being super hyped about it. I watched 14 episodes before I dropped it out of boredom. Years later I decided to pick it up again and watch the rest since I was fairly surprised to find out it had two more seasons.
I tried my very best to overlook my nostalgia and compare it the original 90's series since it's bound to be different. I knew the art was different, the music was new and the plot had been slightly altered from the earlier series. I accepted that. But the art in the manga is so extremly detailed and carefully done it's practically impossible t…
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Attn: might contain minor spoilers, not of the storyline but some features of characters.
At first, I was very sceptical. I tried a couple of episodes right after they came out, and I was like... ugh? What's that supposed to be? Why is Usagi so irritating? What's with these terrible transformations? So I gave up.
Recently, I've been thinking about it and decided to give it a second chance. I got rid of the attitude of comparing it to the old version and focused more on the first and most classic version of the story - manga. And that's what you need to truly enjoy it! That's why Usagi is different - she is the way she was supposed to be to begin with! And apart of obvious disadvantage of CGI transformations, everything about Crystal is the way it was in manga. Personalities of Senshi are…
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As a viewer who has not yet seen the original 1990's Sailor Moon, I don't have any previous Sailor Moon experience to check this anime against.
Overall, I thought this anime was very good, perhaps a little bit lacking in character development, but still extremely enjoyable for fans of shoujou, and the magical girl genre. I highly recommend watching it if you like that kind of thing.
I personally liked this anime because of the magic element, as well as the outer space references. The romance is cute too (Although Usagi is a little bit childish through the whole thing), as well as a pretty good plot. This anime involves a sort of "villain of the week" type of thing, and there is some good mystery that isn't blatantly obvious. The villains are pretty well written, and have understandable m…
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A lot of reviewers gave this a five which is understandable when phrase like [i]"Stayed true to the manga."[/i] are thrown around. I never read the manga so I don't know. It's also great watching a group of girls be heroic without being objectified. The emotional rollercoaster that is Usagi's and Sailor Moon's life is touching and reminds us that the burden of saving the world shouldn't fall onto junior high school students. The transformation sequences alone make this one of the prettiest animes one could watch. also there's the nostalgia factor taking me back to my childhood (how old was I when I watched those english dubs?) learning there's more to anime than mecha and kamehameha. Nostalgia aside I don't think this review will be too favorable.
First issue is the inconsistent art. I und…
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*English is not my first language! Review will be edited... eventually.*
I can only imagine, that relatively low score for this show is either earned by those, who grew up watching the old show - like yours truly - or from those, who are fans of the manga and not so much of the anime, OR from those, who are just thrown away by this "new-age art style a la CGI"- animation, and think it as a canser of the art-form that so many of us love, and admire - like yours truly! Either way, I'm with them, since the original Sailor Moon is actually one of my favourite animes of all time, and this clumsy, empty, clunky mess of two whole seasons, compressed - do not laugh - only in 26 episodes, really really REALLY pissed me off! In so many levels of estrogen, that you don't even know!!
Oh boy, where t…
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I don't commonly write reviews, but I made an exception on this one.
I would like to start by saying I was THRILLED when I heard about this coming out. I couldn't wait for it to be released.
The problem is...that there were several problems (which I will try and sum up in point form):
-The art really fluctuated
-The sailor scouts are underutilized
-They try to capture the cute. cartoon-y moments from the original and it falls flat because it has unnatural timing (like the overexaggeration of emotions and the cropped rectangular moments)
-Some of the story choices are odd
-The CG transformations are a heavy disappointment (Why was this a thing? Who thought this was a good idea?)
-I feel like they wasted many episodes for aimless story points
-The battles are repetitious and disappointing…
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I'm not even sure what happened in this adaptation of Sailor Moon. The artwork certainly looks better than the original series that aired back in the 1990s but at the same time there's very little animation. Most of it is saved for the transformation sequences. The sequences don't have the same magic as the originals.
The opening theme song is also kind of laughable as it has some silly line about "we don't need men." That's both false and silly. Tuxedo Mask shows up and actually helps Sailor Moon out several times in both seasons. This is in contrast to the original series where I think in Sailor Moon R I think the studio made it a running gag that Tuxedo Mask would show up, spout some inspirational stuff to Sailor Moon and then get immediately beat down by whatever monster of the week t…
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As someone who grew up watching the original Sailor Moon anime, I was hesitant to watch Sailor Moon Crystal. A huge fan of the series, I heard nothing but awful reviews from friends, YouTube critics, and fellow MAL reviewers. I expected SMC to be a mediocre to poor series. I was, however, surprised.
Story: 8
SMC contrasts with the 1990s anime series as it attempts to more closely the original manga series. The story is therefore more of a translation than an adaptation. As a translation, SMC feels like much closer to its source material than the original anime series. Unnecessary filler and "villain of the week" characters are removed and instead gets into the meat of the series efficiently.
Art: 7
Admittedly, it took time for me to get used to the new art style, especially the full C…
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