(L+CR) Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal

[GDiddy]

I can excuse the fact that at this point in the story that Usagi does what she does because she's a brat basically. Obviously she'll get better and she's already on that path by accepting the fact that despite knowing she's a brat, she'll do her job as team leader.

My main problem was that this seemed all over the place. And I thought this was supposedly truer to the manga than the original series?

Though for a feminist series, Usagi was sure ready to dump her crew and humanity's fate for a man REAALLLLLLLLLLL quick

[GDB]

Originally Posted by JagdPanther

Spoiler:

Does Japan have Netflix or Redbox? lol

Spoiler:

Not that I'm aware of, but there are still video rental stores that rent out DVDs. Detective Conan movies usually release there before they're available for sale anywhere else by about 2 weeks.

[Faerie]

Originally Posted by minaku

I am really hoping they return their memories and understand they mean to be together just before queen Beryl kill the generals, or the guardians kill thеm before they return their memories, or just something like " they were not supposed to be resurrected in the first place", so they won't have a happy ending, but some sad moments for them all. I can't imagine the story progress with 5 guardians and their boyfriends. The whole point for the other guardians, except for Usagi, is to be soldiers, not love sick girls, and a tragic love stories now might establish their alienation to love later on. So I am hoping they will torment them a little with the death of their lovers ( I am not a bad person, it is just right)

tbh, I don't want that either. I like a good bit of "bad outcomes", but not here, not for them.

Spoiler for possible mild spoilers, to be safe:

Not because I don't want them to get stuck with a sad ending or something bittersweet per se, but because they ALWAYS do- they are always the ones making the sacrifices or having the lasting sad experiences (already hinted at with, say, Mako's senpai.). And Usagi otoh ALWAYS gets what she wants. She might have to wait and maybe feel bad for a bit, but she always gets it in the end.
It would add to this bothersome aspect of the series ... and I really don't want that.

[minaku]

Originally Posted by Faerie

tbh, I don't want that either. I like a good bit of "bad outcomes", but not here, not for them.

Spoiler for possible mild spoilers, to be safe:

Not because I don't want them to get stuck with a sad ending or something bittersweet per se, but because they ALWAYS do- they are always the ones making the sacrifices or having the lasting sad experiences (already hinted at with, say, Mako's senpai.). And Usagi otoh ALWAYS gets what she wants. She might have to wait and maybe feel bad for a bit, but she always gets it in the end.
It would add to this bothersome aspect of the series ... and I really don't want that.

Spoiler for Spoilers:

They can move on, it will be sad and a little too much, but I don't see any possible outcome. The second story arc is tense, the peace is already so fast. I can't see them spending time, exploring possible relationships. I can't see the generals in the picture for the second half of the series. And I really like Makoto and her younger boyfriend, that was a fan of Mamoru. Can't remember his name. So I really prefer a sad and significant death, even making the other guardians to suffer a little, instead of a sudden rushed battle in which all the generals just dies. I still can understand why they keep them alive, unless playing the sad death theme... Now it is confirmed, they will continue to the second arc, so there will be no anime original material that might involve them. If this 26 episodes were especially for the first story acr than it was a wise decision, now I see it as meaningless, it is just take from the dark atmoshpere of the story - they haven't even tried to develop them some more, they are identical... So I really prefer some sad moments, instead of nothing.

[Konja9]

Originally Posted by minaku

Spoiler for Spoilers:

They can move on, it will be sad and a little too much, but I don't see any possible outcome. The second story arc is tense, the peace is already so fast. I can't see them spending time, exploring possible relationships. I can't see the generals in the picture for the second half of the series. And I really like Makoto and her younger boyfriend, that was a fan of Mamoru. Can't remember his name. So I really prefer a sad and significant death, even making the other guardians to suffer a little, instead of a sudden rushed battle in which all the generals just dies. I still can understand why they keep them alive, unless playing the sad death theme... Now it is confirmed, they will continue to the second arc, so there will be no anime original material that might involve them. If this 26 episodes were especially for the first story acr than it was a wise decision, now I see it as meaningless, it is just take from the dark atmoshpere of the story - they haven't even tried to develop them some more, they are identical... So I really prefer some sad moments, instead of nothing.

Spoiler for Spoilers:

Well, I've read it is still not totally confirmed that 26 episodes will cover two arcs (it seems that the interview is somewhat ambiguous). Currently, I think Crystal will cover two arcs, but I want to wait for episode 8 to confirm it.

Even if the 26 episodes covering 2 arcs, the writers are still taking some liberties, so maybe one or two of the 4 shitennou can survive.


PS: The name of "boyfriend" of Makoto is Asanuma. In a part of the interview the writer mentions that he/she really likes the interaction between Makoto and Asanuma.

[minaku]

Spoiler for spoilers:

Asanuma and Makoto are so cute, I guess she can be cute with Nephrite, Venus might look pretty good in Kunzite's arms, Zoisite and Ami can certainly be the smart couple, and the tension between Rei and Jadeite was present even in episode 10 of the old anime, but this is not a show about teen romances and guys, if they really going to cover 2 arcs ( and I think there is nothing ambigious in the statement " we are going to follow the manga act by act, making it a dense story") they don't have time to spend on cute scenes with the guardians and generals... I think that the four generals' death is certain and they better die in a significant way, otherwise there will be no actual reason for them to survive up to this point at all.

[GDB]

You know, there is a spoiler thread...

[minaku]

Originally Posted by GDB

You know, there is a spoiler thread...

I do, but no one writes there

[PreSage]

I wouldn't say that Usagi abandoned her friends in that scene. She was frustrated and ran out to think but when they need her help, she'll return. It's a natural thing to do in an argument sometimes but I wouldn't say she abandoned them. Now if they were in trouble and she never came, then that would be abandonment.

One thing that does bother me a little is...how can Mamoru/Tuxedo Mask kiss a girl (twice!) that he barely knew (and she also hardly knew him?). The way they interact makes it feel like they've become closer acquaintances offscreen than what we actually see onscreen??

[minaku]

I think she actually was running towards the TV Station alone, and she was affected by the signals emitted from it. That's why she felt dizzy and she arrived there so quickly. This episode had serious narrative problems, lets hope it will never happen again.

[elior]

act 7 was great and venus finally make her apreance i cant wait to see more of her

[HandofFate]

At this point, I'm kind of missing the showboating and memorable bgm of the old sailor moon series. Just that it could have cut the monster of the week stuff by half.

This episode annoyed me with now helpless Sailor Moon was. Like her grabbing zoicite and stuff when he was targeting Tuxedo Mask. Attack him you dummy. You have powers.

The villain's plans are so inefficient lol. Do they really think they can find the crystal in some random person's closet, or find Sailor Moon randomly by controlling people? Granted, this was a trap, but I feel they could have just got her to come out by showing himself and going "hey sailor moon, come get me"

Its weird how the entire arcade was designed for this mission by Luna and Artemis. With Sailor Venus being able to hack into the game and talk to Sailor Moon.
How did they know this was a good location, what if everyone was found in Kyoto or something. They were lucky almost everyone is in the same town.

[GDB]

Minako has arrived! Can't wait. She was my favorite in the original series by far. Wasn't even close. Now that I'm older, I've come to appreciate Mars and Mercury more, but Venus is still #1.

And yeah, Zoicite being able to essentially dominate Moon with one hand just from holding her upper arm was pretty bad. At least the previous time he had her in a choke hold.

[Faerie]

Originally Posted by GDB

Moon with one hand just from holding her upper arm was pretty bad. At least the previous time he had her in a choke hold.

Add to that the whole "save me, boyfriend, cry, cry, whine, I'm such a weak girl, protect me, male creature" dialogue and they literally had me cringing. I remember Usagi being the most annoyingly weak and dependent of the bunch at times, but I sort of seemed to remember her as slightly better than that.

[ginger02]

Kind of wondering, but what year does this show take place, roughly?

[elior]

Originally Posted by Faerie

Add to that the whole "save me, boyfriend, cry, cry, whine, I'm such a weak girl, protect me, male creature" dialogue and they literally had me cringing. I remember Usagi being the most annoyingly weak and dependent of the bunch at times, but I sort of seemed to remember her as slightly better than that.

well if i remember right this is nothing compared to what kunzite will do to the sailor shenshi in act 8 which will be more anoying

[orion]

Originally Posted by Faerie

Add to that the whole "save me, boyfriend, cry, cry, whine, I'm such a weak girl, protect me, male creature" dialogue and they literally had me cringing. I remember Usagi being the most annoyingly weak and dependent of the bunch at times, but I sort of seemed to remember her as slightly better than that.

If Zoicite dislocates her shoulder, she won't be fighting either. Besides Moon Healing Escalation probably weakened her like it did in the last episode.

And..all the others were down for the count. So...Tuxedo Kamen was the only one left that could help her. Besides, it validates to her that Mamo-chan could be trusted.

Nothing wrong with females indulging in the fantasy entertainment of being saved by a prince imo. Disney has loads of princesses that it happened to and it worked every time.

[Benigmatica]

Spoiler for Episode 7:

Wow, that Sailor V-enus! I'm so hyped right now!

On the other hand, the fact that the Sailor V arcade cabinet having a DVD player is beyond me!

[videoman190]

Originally Posted by ginger02

Kind of wondering, but what year does this show take place, roughly?

Crystal is set somewhere in the year 2014 with the technology used.

[ginger02]

Originally Posted by videoman190

Crystal is set somewhere in the year 2014 with the technology used.

Ahh was wondering with the tablet and DVDs and all. Thanks.