Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 5

Here we go!

Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 5 - Makoto - Sailor Jupiter

 

 

This episode starts out in the rain, Usagi running late as usual.  She isn't paying attention and walks into the road.  Makoto is walking by and jumps, grabbing Usagi and saving her life.

 

Makoto tells her to not space out and keeps walking on.

Later the girls are at school talking about weddings and Umino tells them about a haunted bridal shop.  Once again, Usagi is spacing out and bumps into Makoto who tells her to be careful.

They all make the observation that Makoto is kind of intimating.  But Usagi thinks that maybe it's a misunderstanding.

Lunch rolls around and since everyone in her class is afraid of her, Makoto finds a quiet place to eat alone.  Usagi is skipping along and sees her and her cute lunchbox, so she decides to investigate.

She pops up and sees her amazing lunch and, in being herself, befriends Makoto (who is actually very girly and super adorable!)

 

Usagi, of course, takes Makoto to the arcade and shows her the Sailor V game.  Ami meets them there and is amazed at how quickly Usagi makes friends.

They also meet Motoki and, just like the original anime, Makoto has love at first sight since he reminds her of her old senpai.

 

After leaving they go walk by the bridal shop, then go meet up with Rei at her shrine.  Rei senses something from Mako-chan.  Luna does too, and they both suspect she may be another scout.

Skip to Motoki closing the arcade up, where he runs into the creepiest thing ever! The "bride ghost" takes his energy and makes him her puppet

 

After leaving the group, Makoto goes back by the bridal shop where she meets the possessed Motoki and he seduces her into thinking he loves her. 

 

 Mamoru sees and notices the evil.

He quickly changes to Tuxedo Mask and heads to Usagi's house....which how does he know where she lives?

 

Anyway...Of course Usagi follows and finds Mako-chan getting her energy drained.

Luna, seeing Usagi leave, contacts the other scouts via the communicators and they meet up with her and transform. 

They get attacked, of course, and Mars opens up the battle with a real kick ass fire attack

 

Nephrite appears with his creepy ass minion and they take Makoto hostage and try to make her give up on love/life.

Sailor Moon convinces her that love is worth waiting for with her little speech and Makoto notices it's Usagi instantly.

She does her famous over-the-body flip of Ms. Creepy Bride and Luna gives her her pen to transform

 

She gives her speech and precedes to attack Nephrite with Flower Hurricane and Jupiter Thunder

 

Nephrite notices her eyes and that he recognizes them from somewhere.  Evil bride gets taken out and Nephrite flees, like they do.

After they scouts welcome her into their group and Luna gives Sailor Moon the Moon Stick and informs her that she is their leader.

END

 

Ok, this episode was surprisingly amazing.  Jupiter is not my favorite scout, but, so far, this is my favorite episode.  There wasn't really and art flaws, like this show tends to have.

Also, I think they showed of Makoto's personality really well.  I don't think it came out quite as much in the original anime.  Her voice threw me at first, but it does really fit her.

They also did a couple other things that are more true to the manga vs the original anime.  Like Rei's distaste for men.

They are also not killing off the generals, and seem to be showing their romance with the scouts, so that will be an interesting take and I'm excited to see what they do with it!

 

Next week we get to learn a little more about the ever so handsome Tuxedo Mask!

 

 

YouTube video review - http://youtu.be/qIfOVZUja_4?list=PLEgjslVbN_nJliME6aZ0eGPGkiIMyrxnw 

 

 

 

~hyuu!

 



Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 4

I have slacked on these, so I'm going to catch up and do them all right now, so prepare for a spam of posts (since I'm going to do them by episode now).
I'm not 100% sure how I want to do this so bare with me as I play around.

 

Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 4 - Masquerade Dance Party

 

In this episode they are having a meeting about the news that there is a princess coming into town with a special treasure.  Luna is thinking that maybe this Princess D is their princess with the Silver Crystal.

 

It's kind of funny because, even though I know she gets her memory back in pieces with each scout found, she says herself that the princess is in hiding and won't be awoken till all the scouts are together.  So why then does she think this princess who is parading around is theirs?  I don't know.  Anyway...

 

Usagi, however, wants to go to the party merely because she wants to dress up like a princess.  So, of course, after being warned she shouldn't go, she uses her Luna Pen to go anway.

 

Joined by the other scouts, they decide to check out Princess D and she if she is their princess.

Usagi, being more interested in the party, wanders off on her own.  Soon she meets Tuxedo Mask and they start dancing. 

 

She tries to talk with him, and he shushes her....which looked very awkward.  Then, without a word her runs off.  As this is happening Ami and Rei come across the princess and scope her out to find Nephrite attacking her.  He possesses her with his shadow and she runs away crazed.  Princess D proceeds to knock the whole ballroom unconscious. Usagi gets away and tries to stop the possessed princess from jumping off the balcony.

In trying to stop her, Usagi gets knocked off and narrowly caught by Tuxedo Mask.  They fall and Luna yells for her to use the Luna Pen.  She pulls it out of her *cough* cleavage and it pops open into an umbrella giving way to the adorable, iconic scene in every version of Sailor Moon.

 

After falling, Tuxedo Mask runs off, again, and Usagi transforms to go help her friends with the now demonic princess.

Once she transforms she realizes her tiara is missing.  It got burned up by Mars in the last episode.  Feeling the warm feeling she feels when with Tuxedo Mask, a new tiara forms on her head.

 

The evil shadow appears over Princess D, but no ones attacks are working on it.  Luna then tells Sailor Moon that she can now reflect the moonlight with her new tiara, and so she shoots a beam of moonlight at the shadow, destroying it.

 

After the shadow gets destroyed, the real Nephrite appears, along with the other three "kings"

 

They threaten the scouts, though they don't engage battle (which they would of won).  They disappear and the scouts check on princess D, who without her glasses, is actually beautiful (not to say your not if you have glasses)

 

As they are going back, Sailor Moon finds a bench and passes out because she's tired...

Mars and Mercury change back and find out that the "special treasure" Princess D has is a diamond statue, not the silver crystal.

 

While Sailor Moon is sleeping, Tuxedo Mask creeps up on her.  And if you are a fan of this couple like I am, you have a fan girl moment as they have their first kiss.  Well, kind of.

 

Luna pops up and tells him to get away from Usagi.  Way to blow her secret Luna!

They talk and decide that maybe they are enemies since they are searching for the same thing.

It ends with a cameo of Makoto.

END

 

Ok well, this episode was kind of silly.  As amazing as Mamoru is in this version, their romance seems like it is always awkward and full of sexual innuendoes.  Maybe it's just my dirty mind...

 

The animation still has it's ups and downs.  Some parts look amazing, while others look rushed and sloppy.  The lipstick STILL bothers me.  I thought I'd get used to it, but I haven't.

 

But it wasn't that bad. It could of been better, but maybe I'm just holding it to a high standard.  But can you blame me?

 

So next week we'll get to finally meet Sailor Jupiter!

 

 

YouTube video Review - http://youtu.be/xjb38g4mce8

 

 

~hyuu!

 

 

Well, I don't know how I liked this way, I kind of forgot what I wanted to say by the end.  Oh well :)

 

 

 

 

 



Sailor Moon Crystal Review - episodes 1-3

If you know me, you know that I love Sailor Moon.

I have been very excited about the reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal.

So far, the first three episodes have aired.

I'm going to talk about these first three all at once.  I'm going to try this in a different way than normal so, bear with me.

 

Music:
So far, the music is great.  I am in love with the opening song, and I can guarantee it will soon be finding it's way onto my iPod.  There is even a music video with the whole song that has Sailor Moon animation with it and it's beautiful.  Go look it up (Moon Pride)

 

Animation:

Now, I'm not going to pretend to know a lot about animation, but this is what I think.

The animation is ok.  I was really nervous when I first saw it, but I've kind of gotten used to it.  Some of it is really detailed.  I am not a big fan of the computer animated transformations, but meh they are only for a couple minutes.  But a couple things I can't get over.  The lipstick! In most anime, lipstick is only on older women or a girl trying to look older or going on a date.  These girls are 14, they don't need it.  Sometimes it's more subtle then others, but it drives me insane.  Also, the "noodle-ness" of it.  For example, when the scouts transform, they give their little speeches at the end...their poses while they're talking look so unnatural and awkward.  The animation was also surprisingly sloppy in episode 2, but I didn't really see that as an issue in 3.

 

Voices:

I originally thought that most of the original voice actors were to return for this, but according to Wikipedia (which, I know, isn't always the best source), this is not the case.  Only the voice for Usagi returned.  And for the most part I haven't noticed.  The only one I wish was the same so far is Raye.  Her voice seems to adult/deep to me.

 

Story:

The story has, so far, stuck to the manga very well.  If you want to be picky, there are a couple things that they changed which didn't seem necessary, but also don't really bother me either.  If you compare it to the original anime, it is almost the same with slight changes.  As the story progresses, it will veer off from the original anime more...as it sticks more to the manga.

 

CHARACTERS

Sailor Moon/Usagi Tsukino:

   Like I said earlier, the lipstick on her when she's so young bothers me.  And sometimes they make her hair look like a spaghetti monster. She does have the brooch from the Manga, which was changed in the original anime.  Also, her voice takes some getting used to.  It's higher pitched then most people remember.  She also talks kind of like.....baby talk I guess.  But she's still her lovable, wacky self.

 

Luna:

She is almost drawn...male? in my opinion.  She just seems, not quite as loveable.  Not quite sure how to explain that feeling though haha.

 

Tuxedo Mask/Mamoru Chiba:

Ok, remember in the original anime...all the roses and cheesy speeches.  None of that has yet to make an appearance, and I don't think it will.  In the manga, he never does any of that stuff.  He is also a high school student instead of college/working age, so it's not quite as creepy that he's dating a 14 year old.  So far, I am loving this Mamoru much more.  His pocket watch has made some small appearances, as have his glasses.  He is adorable!  He is also more helpful.  Instead of speeches, he actually tries to help.  I can't wait to see them give him his attack, regardless of it's cheesy name.

 

Sailor Mercury/Ami Mizuno:

This is probably the character that the lipstick looks the most out of place on.  Ami just isn't the type.  But her wardrobe is defiantly improved.  In the manga, at school she wears a sweater over her uniform, which seems to be a 'smart kid' wardrobe choice in anime.  Also, her scout uniform is slightly different than the others.  She doesn't have any of the 'poofs' on the top by the shoulders, and she has 3 earrings on one side.  Her pose is one of the weirdest.  At first it was ok, then she moved and she looked like her back was messed up.  But she's still her smart, adorable self.

 

Sailor Mars/Rei Hino:

Rei's new voice actress sounds too old for me, which I mentions above.  But that is the only thing I have to say about her.  Everything else seems perfect.  She hasn't really done any fire attacks yet.  When she attacked in her intro episode, she used a priestess scroll thing (I forgot their name).  Her pose is a little awkward too, but not near as bad as Mercury's.  She also doesn't seem to be quite as snarky.  I don't know if that will increase later, but right now she was pretty sweet.

 

So yea, that is pretty much it about the first three episodes.  They are wonderful.  Just a few things here and there that are kind of annoying, but no show is going to be perfect.  That's what the manga is for (teehee).

I can not wait for the next three episodes. We'll get to see Jupiter and Venus. 

 

 But before that we'll get to see a little more Usagi + Mamoru chemistry. *swoon*

 

Until next time!

 

YouTube reviews

Episode 1 - http://youtu.be/azHy1Q9gMNk

Episode 2 - http://youtu.be/NJGXWR-mojc

Episode 3 - http://youtu.be/Q_3XLlXnDqs

 

 

~hyuu!

 

 

 

 



Top 10 Anime Crushes

I thought it would be fun to make a top 10 list of my anime crushes.

Rules:

One guy per show/manga

Has nothing to do with how badass or epic they are, merely my "attraction"

MY opinion :)

 

#10 Soushi Miketsukami from Inu x Boku SS

He is a fox demon, his eyes are beautiful, and he is super protective.  Not to mention he has a sword!

 

Now, he's a little obsessive, but he's still cute!

 

 

#9 Mamoru Chiba from Sailor Moon

Now, I prefer Manga version better....but in both he is kind of useless.  That is why he is so low on this list considering he was my very first anime crush ever.  Will always love him, but lets hope he becomes a little more useful in Sailor Moon Crystal

 

 

 

#8 Tomoya Okazaki from Clannad

He is super funny and really sweet.  He doesn't fight any kind of mythical battle, since this anime is a 'slice of life', but he does help his friends with their personal battles.  He is also super sweet to *SPOILERS* his girl Nagisa and their daughter Ushio. 

 

 

#7 Saito Hiraga from The Familiar of Zero

He is also a sword wielder who protects his girl.  He can actually use any weapon with his special 'tattoo' from being Louise's familiar.

I really like him, even though sometimes his loyalty comes into question with his perverted-ness 

 

 

#6 Ikuto Tsukiyomi from Shugo Chara

He is kind of a trouble maker who is very sly.  He saves Amu whenever she needs it.

He can kind of seem rude, but he tries to keep people away from him so they don't get hurt in his families drama.

He can sprout cat ears and apparently his hair feels like fur! Love him.  Even when he is being annoying haha.

 

 

#5 Kirito from Sword Art Online

The sweet, kickass Kirito.  He is an amazing sword wielder and can even duel wield.  He helps out people whenever he can and has an adorable smile.

And of course, he's a badass! 

 

 

#4 Takumi Usui from Kaichou wa Maid-sama

He is a rich, cute boy who is devoted to bugging and making his girl fall for him.

His one down flaw is also a plus....kinda.  He is good at pretty much everything.  Seems like he doesn't even have to try. But he looks good while doing it! And he's a total goofball

 

 

#3 Tamaki Suoh from Ouran High School Host Club

He is very similar to Takumi, but instead of being good at everything, he is an adorable idiot!  He is easily depressed, but just as easily entertained and super happy! 

 

 

#2 Inuyasha from Inuyasha

Even though he can be a jerk and denies he is in love as much as he can.  He also has a loyalty problem sometimes.  But in the end he knows where he belongs haha.

Also, those ears!  I just want to rub them!

 

 

DRUMROLL.....

 

#1 Syaoran Li from Tsubasa Chronicles

 

I know that he isn't really as epic as the others, even though he does in fact have a sword.  I don't know what it is about him really, but I am in love with him!  He is completely devoted to his girl.  So much so that he basically breaks every rule imaginable to save her life.  And his sweet face just gets me!  LOVE HIM!

 

 

Well, that's my Top 10 Anime Crushes.

Tell me, who is your anime crush?

 

 

~hyuu!