Sailor Moon S

Ou, I was a teenager when I started to watch and be a fan of this anime. We were a group of fans which imagined that we are SailorMoon or SailorMars and so. We watched these episodes and cried with characters etc. That was real fun. Now I think this is one of the precious animes I have ever seen because it is funny un childish in its sort kind of way, it is romantic and a little bit nude but isn't too pervert to show to children, it shows different kind of situations that could happen in real life too (mostly metaphorical of course) andit shows that bravery and good friends are most valuable think in world. It is good anime because of these situations which teaches us to be brave and never give up. At least from this anime I learned that and now I never give up and continuing to be brave when it is needed.

Here we are, three hundred anime reviews, not counting those few manga ones I've done. Those of you who are more familiar with my reviews are probably expecting something Sailor Moon related just because the hundredth and two hundredth reviews were both Sailor Moon series and it would be strange if this wasn't one. You are, of course, absolutely right. In keeping with that tradition, I'm going to talk about Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S, the third anime series to come to light. It ran from 94 to 95, but I digress. In the first series we saw the sailor soldiers defeat Queen Beryl &the dark kingdom, sacrificing themselves in the process. In the second series, their reborn bodies regained their memories and they bid farewell to their normal lives, which was especially difficult for Usagi given her finding ordinary life most endearing. They fought a pair of aliens and their Hell Tree and then proceeded to take on the challenge of the Black Moon clan with the help of ChibiUsa, the most annoying character in the series and Usagi's future child who didn't even have the decency to time travel in a police box or something else interesting. So, let's dive in and see what new adventure awaits us. I'm sure there will be much to discuss. Story: We open with a new threat. One that gives our heroines a cold sweat. They call themselves the Death Busters. Emerging from deep dimensional clusters. At the same time new soldiers appear. Representing a new era, we have Uranus and Neptune, both quite queer. I don't mean that in any kind of demeaning sense. So please don't take offence. It's quite literally true. These girls quickly cause yuri to ensue. The Death Busters are seeking talismans for reasons unknown. The Sailor Soldiers seek to make them atone. First, however, they must discover the talisman's locale. As well as Uranus and Neptune's motivations and rationale. Can they stop these villain from stealing the crystals of people's hearts? What's the best way to bring down these upstarts? There's only one real narrative failing. At times the story seems to be flailing. Rather than pushing forward and progressing with the story. Fighting further monsters gives them glory. In all fairness, filler episodes are nothing new. The positive side to it is that they allow the characters to develop their dynamics without much ado. On to more positive aspects. The narrative works in many respects. The battle against the Busters has some high tension. The whole conflict with Uranus and Neptune, revolving around differences in outlook, adds dimension. This is also the funniest the series has ever been. With plenty of humorous episodes and many a comedic scene. There's also some strong romance. Not betwixt Mamoru and Usagi, they've already blown their chance. The romance between Uranus and Neptune is really strong. You can tell that together they belong. There's also a budding romance when Hotaru and Chibi-Usa meet. It's really very sweet. The climactic battle is very intense. Containing several factors for suspense. It makes for quite interesting viewing. Seeing the plans that have been built up and the attempts at their undoing. Characters: The cast in this works really well. Adding Haruka, Michiru & Hotaru really helps it excel. The three all get fleshed out back stories. Which help elevate them above simple categories. The villains are also quite interesting, I must profess. The way they're written has finesse. Like the other villains we've seen, they're quite sympathetic. They aren't just evil for the evils and unapologetic. You actually feel for them and hope to see them mend their ways. Before they find themselves going out in a blaze. Our favourite soldiers all make a triumphant return. Complete with more facets still for us to learn. I also have to admit that Chibi-Usa is vastly improved. With her more annoying attributes from the last series virtually removed. The character dynamics are very strong. Especially given that the cast has become a veritable throng. Art: The artwork in this looks quite dated. It's not bad but it's also not to be venerated. It has the usual over-used stock footage attacks. It also spends too much time with the transformations and those are facts. That being said, the backgrounds can look pretty nice. The series also has some more active action sequences that help add spice. All things considered, it all looks decent enough. Albeit it can be a bit rough. Sound: The series brings back its already stellar cast. With additions for the new characters amassed. Ogata Megumi, Minaguchi Yuko & Katsuki Masako all make their appearance. Fitting in with perfect adherence. All the acting is quite terrific. With many actresses prolific. The music was composed by Arisawa Takanori and it's really good. Helping convey the mood and build the atmosphere as it should. Ho-yay: S has more yuri than the first two series of Sailor Moon. In that area,, the addition of Haruka & Michiru is quite the boon. These two have les-yay with all five main sailor soldiers, Haruka especially. There's even a scene where Ami, Rei, Makoto & Minako compete over which of them will dance with her when she's back from dancing with Usagi, freshly. That being said, it's their dynamic together that's truly a sight to behold. It just gets cuter as we watch it unfold. We also get Chibi-Usa and Hotaru's relationship. It's certainly no stranger to skin-ship. There's also a nice little scene where Ami gets jealous seeing Rei with another girl. Only to have really obvious relief when she discovers that it was perfectly innocent and not a romantic whirl. Final Thoughts: That's it for Sailor Moon S, how does it hold up? Well, it's quite strong in terms of set-up. The characters get fleshed out and developed well. Their relationships are certainly swell. The artwork holds up the least. The rest of the attributes are surprisingly uncreased. Of the three I've looked at so far, I'd say this is the best. Being a definitive cut above the rest. In terms of rating, a 9/10 is how I'd rate it. Although I'm sure, like the first series, the English dub is shit. Starting this Sunday I'll go into this year's film festival week since it seems like good timing. Although those reviews will be sans the rhyming. I'll start with Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin since starting with a KnK film has become a habit. So let's see what's in store for the world they inhabit. Thanks for sticking with me for three hundred reviews. I hope my words have helped amuse.

This is the third season of Sailor Moon, and my second favorite season of the anime. The bad. Like the rest of the seasons, the ending was where the writers were lacking. The art style is old Toei animation, though they were getting better, probably bumping the art aspect of this to a 7/10 rather than a 6/10 like the last two seasons, which I guess is a good thing. This is also where they skimp on the awesomeness that was Sailor Saturn. Sadly enough she wasn't nearly as overpowered in the anime compared to the manga, where she destroys the universe on a whim (Morepowerful than Super Sayian God Goku). I won't go on too much of a rant about that. The good. This was an amazing season for character development. They had one episode [Spoiler Warning] where Minako is depressed, when I say depressed, I mean depressed. Everybody else in the group has been targeted in the group except her and the 10 year old little girl. This drives Minako to massive depression to the point where she steals the gun that literally shoots the soul from the victim and shoots herself with it to see if she had the purest heart, she didn't, the 10 year old little girl does. She proceeds to run around town trying to show off her pure heart to her friends. One of the last episodes literally has Neptune and Uranus shooting their souls out to help form the holy grail so that Sailor Moon can transform into Super Sailor moon and defeat this rendition of Pharaoh 9. Even thought he final fight isn't nearly as amazing. [Spoiler Ending] Another thing I loved was that Vanessa Mae did parts of this soundtrack, which were just amazing, making the soundtrack way up there now. I also liked the Japanese version of the relationship between Neptune and Uranus. When I look at the English version I just laugh because it meant that the localization team prefers incest to homosexuality. It was awesome to have a homosexual couple in an medium that wasn't portrayed in an overly sexual way or as a villain. You also get some insight into the relationship between Momoru and Usagi, with a huge amount of relationship development as they go through normal couple things, things like Usagi seeing Momoru hanging out with another woman and at points keeping his distance from her so he doesn't get mad at her and say something that he doesn't mean. It also gives you a relationship between Usagi and Chibiusa that you don't generally get in the manga. This also does what the first season did well, it develops minor villains as characters rather than just having them there as a stepping stone for the Senshi, while allowing for each of the Senshi to grow as characters. This probably includes Usagi most of all. Final Verdict: This is a must watch. But you do have to watch the other two seasons to fully understand what is going on in this one. But everything is worth it, definitely. 9.2/10

Another great season of the show. Once again, the stories were consistently interesting. One thing that sticks out about this season is that it had a significantly darker tone than the prior two seasons, with new characters Haruka/Sailor Uranus and Michiru/Sailor Neptune being much more morally ambiguous than other characters in the show, and the whole situation with Hotaru/Sailor Saturn as well. This largely worked to the show's benefit, providing a lot of great episodes. The only flaw is that sometimes the monsters-of-the-week plots largely followed a formula, but it was a good formula which they got good mileage out of, and I didn't really getbored by it. The other factors that made the past seasons good were good here as well. The action scenes remained exciting and tense when they were used, the show remained great at delivering humorous or emotional moments (the latter especially was shown well thanks to the season's darker tone), and the art and animation looked very nice. The characters remained good too, as in particular Haruka is one of my favorites in the show. And once again, there were several episodes that put it all together and knocked it out of the park, culminating in the stunning climax episode. Overall, a great season of the show. Anyone who liked the first two should definitely watch this.