Hey guys!
This review is not beauty related, but I really wanted to
share my thoughts, because I’ve been excited for this for over a year now :)
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Okay, so when I was a little girl I LOVED ‘Sailor Moon’. I’d
watch the anime every morning on Cheez TV (old Aussie kids morning show) before
school. I loved it and was really sad when they took it off. So, when I got a little
older I started collecting the manga and the DVDs of the anime. When I heard
that they were going to be rebooting it… well… suffice to say, I pretty much
lost my shit. Especially when I read that they were going to be keeping it more
true to the manga, which I had come to really love, maybe even more than the
first anime. The storylines in the original anime kind of steered in a
different direction from the manga from which it was based, and if I’m being
honest, I do prefer the way the manga storylines go.
The first episode of the new anime, ‘Sailor Moon Crystal’, streamed
on the 5th of July, which was a couple of days ago now. I’ve watched
it twice. The first time was for pure entertainment purposes, but the second
was because I decided to review it. I know I mainly do beauty stuff, but this
is a memory from my childhood that I have always loved, so where better to
share it than on a page dedicated to things I love? The first season will cover
the Dark Kingdom arc, for those of you familiar with the Sailor Moon stories.
I’ll admit now that I don’t know a whole lot about manga and
anime. I mean, I used to watch ‘Pokémon’, but only because it was before ‘Sailor
Moon’. And, apart from the ‘Miki Falls’ series by American manga artist Mark
Crilley (which is awesome by the way), ‘Sailor Moon’ is the only manga I own.
Now I’ve given you that tiny disclaimer, let’s move on to my
actual thoughts on the new show. I really liked it. Did I like it better than
the original? Hmmm, I think it’s way too tell. It appears that they will be set
out in acts, just as the manga are. If that’s the case, then the first episode,
which was labelled as Act 1 – Usagi/Sailor Moon, was designed to match up to
the act of the same name in the manga. I think it did a pretty good job too. From
what I can tell, it was pretty close to being just a moving picture version of
the manga. This is awesome, because it means that they really do appear to be
staying more true to the manga than the original.
With regards to the actual animation etc., I did like the
style of drawing that they have gone with, although for someone who isn’t super
familiar with anime and manga, it was very different to the limited amount of
stuff I’ve seen. I love the way the faces, especially the eyes, have been
drawn. The style feels like it gives the characters extra dimension. One thing I
notice that I thought was a little odd was arm and leg proportions. In the
Sailor Moon transformation in particular I noticed this. Her arms and legs
seemed very... I dunno, I guess Mr. Fantastic like (or Elastigirl from The
Incredibles for all those Disney fans out there). It was just weird. I don’t
know if this speaks to the quality of the artistry or not, but like I said, it
was odd.
Overall, I’m really excited to see the rest of the season. From
what I’ve read, it will be streamed every 1st and 3rd Saturday
of the month, which is basically every fortnight or so. Season 1 will consist
of 26 episodes and will have subtitles for a lot of different languages. I’ll
list the sites that I know stream them below. I was also reading that they will
eventually be dubbed into English, which is cool, but it won’t happen until sometime
after the first season is done. If you’re a Sailor Moon fan, or think you might
enjoy it, definitely give this new one a go. It’s an awesome story!
The sites you can stream the episodes are:
Crunchyroll (Australia, UK, etc.): http://www.crunchyroll.com/sailor-moon-crystal
Hulu/Neon Alley: http://www.hulu.com
or http://www.viz.com/anime/streaming
NicoNico: http://www.nicovideo.jp/
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