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It's happening guys 20 years ago (or there about), Naoko Takeuchi began the seminal magical girl manga, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon. Because it's the 20th anniversary, we're getting an all new reboot! Here's what we know: It's still happening! The series, now known as New Sailor Moon Crystal is coming out this July in every language on NicoNico. Whether or not this is a sign from God has yet to be seen. This thread is for all the stupid fan poo poo about Sailor Moon, like this: Sailor Jupiter is the best Sailor. Deal with it.  Have an idea about how to make this OP better? PM or email me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5txHGxJRwtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCC_-1gVE5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iMcg9hLw0E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjiJkt0m9pE 
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I still have the whole original series on DVD to tide me over til then, minus the infamous beach episode. The only thing I heard about the delay was that they couldn't decide who the marketing was aimed at. Original fans? Little kids? Middle aged men?
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Jul 16, 2013 01:30
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Is it true that the new Tuxedo Mask will wear a fedora? I used to want to be just like him when I was a young boy. Maybe now he'll be a goony goon, and I can aim low instead of high.
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Jul 16, 2013 01:36
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Can't have a Sailor Moon thread without including the best version of the OP: Deutsches! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCC_-1gVE5Q
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Jul 16, 2013 02:17
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AnacondaHL posted:Can't have a Sailor Moon thread without including the best version of the OP: Deutsches! That's going in the OP.
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Jul 16, 2013 02:26
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Neptune is the best scout, sorry. I'm really looking forward to the remake, even if it seems to be slipping further and further away from being released in a reasonable timeframe. Die Laughing posted:Is it true that the new Tuxedo Mask will wear a fedora? I used to want to be just like him when I was a young boy. Maybe now he'll be a goony goon, and I can aim low instead of high.
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Jul 16, 2013 02:41
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Ascetic Crow posted:This thread is for all the stupid fan poo poo about Sailor Moon, like this: Sailor Jupiter is the best Sailor. Deal with it. You have great taste. Amarie posted:I still have the whole original series on DVD to tide me over til then, minus the infamous beach episode. Been a while since I've watched the series. What's up with the beach episode?
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Jul 16, 2013 02:48
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Oh god, I can't wait! All the new toys that will be made that I can actually buy because I'm now old enough to have a job! I'm gonna say Sailor Mars is the best soldier. I love bitchy characters.
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Jul 16, 2013 03:18
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I'm really pleased with the merchandise that's being put out recently. So far, my favorites are a powder compact based of Sailormoon's second brooch, a nail polish kit based off of the transformation sticks, and rings based of another brooch. I think you can order them through yesasia or jlist, but of course they are all crazy expensive. I can sit here and drool over them though. Here's a link with a bunch of other merch, too. I might shell out some money for one of those phone cases, some of them are really cute!
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Jul 16, 2013 03:29
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My favorite is the Sailor Moon towel
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Jul 16, 2013 03:38
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Dexie posted:Been a while since I've watched the series. What's up with the beach episode? The episode was left out of the "uncut" DVD boxset of the second season which was released by ADV. At first, the reason was given by ADV representatives that "the creator did not like it," however, it turned out that ADV had obtained their masters from DiC, who apparently lacked the episode master themselves. source: http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=The_Sea!_An_Island!_Vacation!_The_Senshi_Relax Sorry for just copy/pasting that reply, but my migraine's getting worse and it's hard to type without a ton of typos. Hope that helps. Amarie fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Jul 16, 2013 |
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Jul 16, 2013 03:45
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What I liked about Sailor Moon was that unlike most magical girls, Usagi was generally a terrible human being. She only became selfless super lady on occasion, usually towards the end of seasons, but usually she was a selfish, lazy, gluttonous, hyper-competitive brat, especially when it dealt with Rei or Chibi-Usa. Most other magical girls will have one or two bad qualities, but generally were sunny, friendly people. Usagi was genuinely none of that, and was not the most ideal role model for young kids watching this show. And that's what made her awesome.
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Jul 16, 2013 04:46
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Are there any good guides for watching Sailor Moon? I didn't watch it much as a kid so I'm basically going in fresh, are there any highlights I should check out first or should I just soldier through?
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Jul 16, 2013 04:51
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Ascetic Crow posted:The theme song will be the original, but sung by Momoiro Clover Z (some lovely idol group, whatever). This is actually an unknown. While its true Momoiro Clover Z is singing the new OP, it was never stated whether or not it will be the old song or a new one. I'd say its more likely to be a new song. Here's some more (great) dub music for the OP - an insert song from the English dub by Stan Bush of animated Transformers movie fame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wpIpxJsJkY
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Jul 16, 2013 04:56
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Go Sailor Jupiter! Kick rear end and wear rose earrings while doing it!  I got into the show when I was 14 and one day decided to watch the sub version after reading MSTings of bad Sailor Moon fic. ...I still cry at the end of Episode 45. 
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Jul 16, 2013 05:01
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Momoiro Clover Z is (or at least markets themselves as) an anti-idol group and has a neat gimmick at least. Don't knock 'em. And the best Sailors are the Starlights. Trans Senshi princes  .
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Jul 16, 2013 05:12
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The Devil Tesla posted:Are there any good guides for watching Sailor Moon? I didn't watch it much as a kid so I'm basically going in fresh, are there any highlights I should check out first or should I just soldier through? Read the manga. Seriously, the manga is fantastic, and you can get a box set in English for cheap. Make sure you watch the anime, both in Japanese and in English. I recommend watching the English, because it's really bad. Even as a kid, I remember thinking that the acting was terrible (I really like Sailor Jupiter, but Jesus Christ her voice actor was horrible.) DO NOT WATCH OR READ ANYTHING ELSE. That way lies madness. No, I don't care how great the musicals and light novels are.
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Jul 16, 2013 05:14
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There aren't any light novels as far as I know, the musicals are in fact great, and you forgot about the live action!
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Jul 16, 2013 05:20
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aers posted:There aren't any light novels as far as I know, the musicals are in fact great, and you forgot about the live action! Maybe I was thinking about the regular novels? Anyway, due to some anime Heisenberg poo poo, a Sailor Moon light novel now exists
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Jul 16, 2013 05:22
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The Momoiro Clover Z thing has me worried that they're going to target this to more of an otaku audience. I don't really see the point in using a group whose gimmick is appealing to anime otaku otherwise I guess. Hopefully I'm wrong and worrying over nothing. Oh well at least new Sailor Moon means we get new episodes of the superior show: Tuxedo Mask.
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Jul 16, 2013 05:44
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I can only hope that Sailor Saturn gets some decent screen time. Canonically, aren't her powers the only ones that are on par with that of Sailor Moon herself? Also, just out of curiosity, how many of you guys bought the recently re-released manga translation of Sailor Moon? You think purchasing power in the west at all influenced the new series or no?
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Jul 16, 2013 07:04
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AnacondaHL posted:Can't have a Sailor Moon thread without including the best version of the OP: Deutsches! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2tQKejS9Fo pssha Catching this show as a little kid was the... weirdest experience compared to everything else on the likes of Cartoon Network.
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Jul 16, 2013 08:56
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I refuse to see the English opening without its proper video. Please update the OP with the correct one, thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjiJkt0m9pE
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Jul 16, 2013 09:43
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I think I first watched this when I was three. I still have no idea what any of this is about, so I guess now's as good at time as any. 
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Jul 16, 2013 10:10
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Keyboard Kid posted:I refuse to see the English opening without its proper video. Please update the OP with the correct one, thanks! In that case, this is clearly the correct Japanese opening (jump to about :41 for the interesting part). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-AcYvCzF0
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Jul 16, 2013 10:20
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I remember watching one episode of Sailor Moon as a 9-year old in Germany, and being mesmerised. This was perhaps my first introduction into the Oh, and this. AnacondaHL posted:Can't have a Sailor Moon thread without including the best version of the OP: Deutsches!
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Jul 16, 2013 10:37
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Ascetic Crow posted:Read the manga. Seriously, the manga is fantastic, and you can get a box set in English for cheap. aers posted:There aren't any light novels as far as I know, the musicals are in fact great, and you forgot about the live action! Okay now I'm just more confused 
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Jul 16, 2013 15:02
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I've done nothing but watch dumb 70s/80s super robot/mecha shows for the past several years, because I really lost a lot of interest in other genres of anime that either aren't things that'll show up in Super Robot Wars or straight up gag shows like Galaxy Angel and Cromartie High School. That being said, I think I can at least give this new show a cursory look since nostalgia and all. Plus, I remember being 13 or so and having a big ol' dumb crush on Ami Mizuno. Now I'm 30 and I have a big ol' dumb crush on Gunbuster (not Noriko, just Gunbuster). My username will forever be scarred with the reference to Sailor Mercury. I should mash  with  somehow.And in retrospect, maybe Makoto was the best character, I dunno. I tend to rate characters based on how hot-blooded and badass they are/could potentially be these days. Maybe somebody more familiar with her can fill me in on the details because I don't remember much. aers posted:In that case, this is clearly the correct Japanese opening (jump to about :41 for the interesting part). I actually own this game. Oh yeah, and I own a 3DO.  It's a decent enough Street Fighter clone. When you get the "Continue" screen, Tuxedo Mask starts rambling on about something but I forget what it was because every goddamn time I hear it all I can hear is Amuro.
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Jul 16, 2013 15:02
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The Devil Tesla posted:Okay now I'm just more confused The live action is...special, and has cheap production-values (both of which becomes crystal clear the moment Luna appears as a plushie). However, it's still worth checking out if you're interested because the cast meshes really well. Especially Keiko Kitagawa is amazing (in general, and as Rei specifically). I've heard a lot of good things about the various musicals, but I can't say musicals are really my cup of tea so I never checked them out.
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Jul 16, 2013 15:18
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AnacondaHL posted:Can't have a Sailor Moon thread without including the best version of the OP: Deutsches! I watched so many episodes of Sailor Moon in German, even though it was virtually incomprehensible to my secondary school level knowledge of the language.
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Jul 16, 2013 17:34
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When I was a little girl, maybe two anime shows existed in my world: DBZ and Sailor Moon. They were diametrically opposed to each other. DBZ was COOL and AWESOME and had GUYS YELLING AND EXPLODING and Sailor Moon was stupid girly show that was too girly for me. It was so lame and girly that I never bothered to figure out what it was about beyond stupid girly magical girl transformations and Queen Serenity and what the hell was up with that annoying child?? Little kid me was a dumbass. By the time I decided to take another look at the show, Sailor Moon was out of print and off the air. I'm genuinely pumped to see a remake.
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Jul 16, 2013 20:19
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Viola the Mad posted:When I was a little girl, maybe two anime shows existed in my world: DBZ and Sailor Moon. They were diametrically opposed to each other. DBZ was COOL and AWESOME and had GUYS YELLING AND EXPLODING and Sailor Moon was stupid girly show that was too girly for me. It was so lame and girly that I never bothered to figure out what it was about beyond stupid girly magical girl transformations and Queen Serenity and what the hell was up with that annoying child?? This is the opposite of me. This may tell you more about me, but when I was a little boy, I was like, "Anime dudes yelling and fighting? No sir, give me the show with girls chasing boys and gossiping!" Then I got enthralled by Rurouni Kenshin and I was all aboard the Japan train.
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Jul 17, 2013 00:49
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busydelicious posted:
I bought the 6 volume set and while I have no idea if it influenced anything or not, it completely owns and everyone should pick it up. I've been holding out for another box for the next volumes, but I think I might cave and just buy them individually. Here's what I said about it over in another thread: a kitten posted:Finally getting around to reading the new(ish) publishing of Sailor Moon. It's actually even better than I thought it was going to be and moves way faster than I was expecting; I'm only on Volume 3 and they just took out Queen Beryl. Have you all seen the footage of the proposed US remake? It's uh, something else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3scSHk4h2g&t=111s skip to about 1:50 if you want to skip the intro I'm not sure if it misses the mark quite as much as the Doozy Bots, but it comes drat close. Bonus Sailor Moon references from Gunbuster  
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Jul 17, 2013 01:42
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I'll admit that I'm not a Ph.D. in Animeology but I think part of what's so appealing about Sailor Moon is that it's just a ridiculous show visually with all the wacky cartoon physiology that doesn't seem to exist as much in modern anime. Like it doesn't seem you get a lot of stuff like that gif or this anymore: 
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Jul 17, 2013 02:11
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Naw, that sort of thing is definitely still around. Sudden shifts into absurd animation jokes are one of the reasons I started getting into anime in the first place, so I'm very glad that it still happens. I'm definitely looking forward to the new series. The original anime suffers from some pacing issues in a big way, it takes like 11 episodes before Ami even shows up as Sailor Mercury, for someone who is used to the way more modern shows are paced it make it hard to want to keep watching. Don't get me wrong, it's fine for a kids show to have endless episodes of "bad guy does something (probably involving jewelry), eventually Sailor Moon throws a tiara at him and wins", but for a viewer used to cliffhanger after cliffhanger it can sometimes drag. The manga however just hurls itself along at a breakneck pace, so I hope that the upcoming version sticks a bit more closely to it. Assuming it's a remake at all and not some new thing entirely. edit: it's still totally worth watching! Just something to keep in mind for new viewers maybe. a kitten fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Jul 17, 2013 |
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Jul 17, 2013 02:39
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For me at least, the appeal is the characters. Like they're kind of cartoon stereotypes in a way but their interactions are really fun and they develop enough to have a lot of life to them. Usagi and Rei have basically the best dynamic ever, too. They're kind of assholes to each other and somehow that makes them really believable friends.
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Jul 17, 2013 02:55
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a kitten posted:
I'm probably the weirdo in this thread but this honestly wrecked the manga for me. The pacing is absolutely horrendous, I didn't feel like I cared about any of the characters because they usually said two lines an arc and donating to the Super Sailor Moon Spirit Bomb or whatever. It's kinda disappointing, because the Codename Sailor V manga is actually pretty well done (if equally as silly) The art was nice, though? I hope Sailor Moon continues to truck along as a gay icon series though, that's probably one of the best bits.
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Jul 17, 2013 03:02
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Some knowledge for you all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmrmNeEOSw Edit: Endorph posted:For me at least, the appeal is the characters. Like they're kind of cartoon stereotypes in a way but their interactions are really fun and they develop enough to have a lot of life to them. Smoking Crow fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Jul 17, 2013 |
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Jul 17, 2013 03:13
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Ascetic Crow posted:This is the opposite of me. This may tell you more about me, but when I was a little boy, I was like, "Anime dudes yelling and fighting? No sir, give me the show with girls chasing boys and gossiping!" I was the little dude who liked both. My memory from when I was 3 is a little fuzzy though, can another goon tell me what was so bad about the voices? Up here in Canada the ones I really remembered were seasons 4 and 5 which (I think?) kept the original music and seemed pretty decent? At the least I remember hearing we got the least insufferable Mini-Moon so. Also Doctor Tomoe was the scariest motherfucker in a kids tv show. I feel a lot of shows just forget how scary the dark and the things we don't see are to a little kid and fail to employ it. Tomoe was twice as scary as Beryl or those two aliens were.
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Oh I just love this series. It's idealistic as gently caress but timeless and something I'd show my little nieces if there was a dub that wasn't terrible.busydelicious posted:Also, just out of curiosity, how many of you guys bought the recently re-released manga translation of Sailor Moon? Already bought the entire rerelease of the manga over here (and even though there are a bunch of mistakes in it, it's satisfactory). I'm hyped as hell and glad to own it because I missed out the Mixx/Tokyopop print run. Might even buy the upcoming artbooks depending on the content. Is the remake confirmed to air this fall or is it pushed back for 2014? Also I hope they adapt everything and don't do just the first arc like the live action version did. Speaking of that... Insurrectionist posted:The live action is...special, and has cheap production-values (both of which becomes crystal clear the moment Luna appears as a plushie). However, it's still worth checking out if you're interested because the cast meshes really well. Especially Keiko Kitagawa is amazing (in general, and as Rei specifically). It's also pretty drat campy and fun and takes some... interesting directions with this series. I also hope Sailor V gets some kind of animated adaptation. It would fit well as a series of OVAs since it's on the short side. And Sailor Uranus for best solider, but I liked the entire cast (sans ChibiUsa which I had a love/hate reaction to).
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