'90s Sailor Moon Review (Part 2) Notes

Episode 25 (Sailor Jupiter):

• Still bitter it took THIS LONG to introduce Jupiter, and she never got to meet Nephrite. Like… what the fuck, guys?
  • Wow. Jupes isn’t even in the opening. I get it, y’all don’t wanna put Venus in there yet but SERIOUSLY?
• STILL THIS FUCKING RECAP? REALLY?
• Oh. I think this is the first time we ever see Queen Metalia in the ‘90s anime. I can’t quite tell what she’s supposed to be, but I kinda like how… well, fucked up it looks, as opposed to the weird spooky evil cloud from the manga.
  • So they were trying to awaken her? That’s odd. Metalia is supposed to be the one who reawakened Beryl and the Four Kings of Heaven so that they could serve her in the present. Oh whatever.
• Seven Great Monsters? Rainbow Crystals? What?
  • Okay this is weird. The Silver Crystal is meant to be a physical manifestation of Usagi’s soul (A Sailor Crystal). Her light and love is literally the most powerful force in the universe. So saying that it needs to be formed would imply Usagi would need to be formed, so… what the fuck is this shit? I know the ‘90s anime needs more filler episodes but none of this shit makes sense.
• YAAASSSS MAKOTO. Kick those random thugs’ asses. That’s my girl.
  • I love the rose earrings.
  • LUNA IF YOU THINK SHE’S A MONSTER I WILL CUT YOU.
• The Seven Great Monsters. This… makes no sense. So do the Rainbow Crystals keep them from returning to their true monstrous form, or were they corrupted by Metalia? I’m so confused.
  • And they all happen to be in Japan. In the same city. Cool.
• When Zoisite grabs the crystal, the crystal is still in front of his hand. Ya done goofed, ‘90s anime. #Exposed
• Why does Zoisite say his name to use his powers? What is he, a Pokemon?
• I WISH MAKOTO GOT HERE EARLIER, I LOVE HER.
• You are the mean one, Rei. You’re a fucking demon in the ‘90s anime.
• Lowkey ship Ami and Makoto.
  • AMI IS FUCKING BLUSHING.
  • Actually a lot of people ship the Inners together. Usually it’s Mars with Venus and Jupiter with Mercury.
• I FUCKING HATE THIS CLAW GAMES. RIGGED AS SHIT.
  • There’s a Sailor Mercury plushy? Who licensed this? WHERE ARE AMI’S ROYALTIES?
• I do like the flower petal motif they’ve given Zoisite, I will admit.
• YES MAKOTO, KICK ZOISITE’S ASS.
  • “Prehistoric witch”? What?
  • Wait, Zoisite has supernatural powers. Why did he flee? I get if Makoto’s Sailor Jupiter powers started appearing and forced Zoisite to retreat, but… what?
• God, I hate this guy. He’s such a piece of shit.
  • YES, USAGI, CALL HIM OUT.
  • “Giant girls like her aren’t really my type.” Oh that hurts.
• Thing is, Makoto had a huge piece of her backstory where she fell for this guy who broke her heart and left her. It was central to her character (Besides her parents dying in a plane crash, of course). It really would make this plot much stronger.
• God these monster designs are so fucking weird.
  • They also say their names? WHY ARE ALL THESE VILLAINS POKEMON?
• YASSS, JUPES.
  • Also, weird note. In the manga, Jupiter is meant to have the power over the forces of nature, meaning she has both power over storms and nature. She legit had a belt of rose petals and had an attack called Flower Hurricane. In the ‘90s anime for some reason, they kept her powers to only lightning and storms. Yes, this bothers me, because the duality of her powers is meant to reflect the duality of her toughness with her feminine side.
  • You can tell I love Jupes.
• “Supreme Sundae.” That only works in Japanese because the pronunciation of “Thunder” in their language sounds like “Sundae.” This joke falls very flat in English. I know Viz wants to be faithful to the original but some things need to be changed.
• Moon Stick. Such a weird name. I will forever call it the Crescent Moon Wand.
• Also WHERE WERE MERCURY AND MARS DURING ALL THIS? UGH.

Episode 26:

• So this is the mourning Nephrite episode. I seriously wish they introduced Jupiter at the end of Nephrite’s arc. Would’ve had way more impact and not felt as weird pacing-wise.
• Oh a Tuxedo Mask dream. Cool. I’d care more if Mamoru wasn’t an asshole.
• Wait. So Luna now knows about the Silver Crystal? WHY DIDN’T SHE KNOW OF THIS FROM THE START AND JUST KEEP IT HIDDEN LIKE IN THE MANGA? UGH.
• Rei, don’t you start shit with Makoto. She will fucking end you.
  • YES, MAKOTO. PUT ‘90S REI IN HER PLACE. MAYBE IF YOU HIT HER HARD ENOUGH THE DEMON WILL LEAVE AND RETURN MANGA REI TO US.
• I wish Ami stood up against Rei, or at least did that towards the end of the episode with Mako’s encouragement.
  • FUCK YOU REI. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, HURTING AMI INTO AGREEING WITH YOU.
  • I wish Mako would call Rei out. Like flat out call her out on her bullshit.
  • REI, SHE IS HELPING A FRIEND MOURN THE DEATH OF SOMEONE SHE LOVES. FUCK. YOU.
  • I FUCKING HATE YOU, ‘90S ANIME.
• I wish ‘90s Naru got more to do.
• What the fuck is with these ‘90s monster designs.
  • Wait… the dead in the graveyard are cheering for him? That is… dark.
• BITCH THROW YOUR TIARA.
• UMINO SAVED HER. YES, UMINO.
• God the locket is so… ugly in the ‘90s anime. It looks like something you’d get from a happy meal. The manga pocket watch is so much nicer.
  • I do like it playing the melody of “Moonlight Densetsu” though. That was a stroke of genius.
• Luna, you’re the fucking worst. I hate you.

Episode 27:

• Good news! Jupes is in the opening. Bad news! Venus has been spoiled. Is that difficult to make another opening with slight changes?
• AH. VERY ABRUPT INTRO TO THE DARK KINGDOM.
• Ryo? He uh… came outta nowhere. Did Ami know him before?
• At least Makoto is being super nice and supportive to Usagi. GLAD SOMEONE IS.
• Awe, Ryo and Ami are so cute together. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KEEP RYO IN ONLY TWO EPISODES?
  • I swear, I recognize Ryo’s voice from somewhere.
  • OH MY GOD, VIC MIGNOGNA. HOW DID I NOT FUCKING RECOGNIZE HIM? OH MY GOD VIC. UNCLE QROW. EDWARD.
• Oh Rei and Mamoru finally go on a date. Odd they just kinda… ignored that for a while. Also, REI IS 14 AND MAMORU IS AT LEAST 18. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
• Was Zoisite… petting the Dark Crystal? What?
• Zoisite used Upskirt. It was effective, I guess?
  • The animators just really wanted to show beneath her skirt, didn’t they?
• And of course they show Mercury being stripped naked as she… dies? I guess? That was, uh… disturbing.
• WTF ARE THESE MONSTER DESIGNS.
• Wow, Mars was useful for once. Where the fuck have you been the last couple episodes, bitch?
• FUCK. YOU. GETTING. RID. OF RYO.

Episode 28:

• OH GOD WHY IS BERYL’S HAND SO GIGANTIC?
• Wait… what does autumn have to do with romance? If anything, wouldn’t that be summer? Oh fucking forget it. WOMEN APPARENTLY ONLY CARE ABOUT ROMANCE ACCORDING TO THE ‘90S ANIME.
• Oh wow, Naru is actually still here. Cool.
• OH MY GOD, FILIA’S VOICE ACTRESS.
  • For clarity, I’m referencing Filia from The Slayers TRY anime. I love Filia.
• Usagi thinking Mamoru is cheating on Rei. Wow, Usagi actually cares about her? Huh. You’d think THEIR RIVALRY MADE NO FUCKING SENSE.
• Oh I ship Naru and Umino so fucking much.
  • Look at that fuckin’ smirk on Naru’s face.
• They just… went to her house not sure she was the well-known artist? What if she was a serial killer?
  • MAMORU WHY ARE YOU SUCH A DICK?
• I mean, at least they’re finally hinting at the whole Silver Millennium shit show, finally.
• MAMORU, WHY ARE YOU SUCH A FUCKING DICK? OH MY GOD YOU ARE SO RUDE TO LITERALLY EVERYONE.
• Wow. Sailor Moon saved Tuxedo Mask for once. Cool.

Episode 29:

• Love rectangle? Oh god, I thought it was just a joke… 
• Oh hey, Reika. The fuck is with your abstract background?
• Reika has the unnatural power to create abstract backgrounds and vanish randomly.
• Awe, Motoki is so adorable. Good supportive boyfriend.
• God, what the fuck, Mamoru? Why are you so selfish and douche-y?
• YES, CALL MAMORU OUT FOR THE DOUCHEBAG PEDOPHILE HE IS.
  • I fucking hate ‘90s Mamoru. WHO WOULD FALL FOR THIS HUMAN GARBAGE BAG?
• Mako, he’s in college and you’re in middle school. How did you ever think this would work?
• WHY DOES THE ‘90S ANIME THINK WOMEN CAN ONLY WORRY ABOUT MEN?
• Oh great, Mamoru, just appearing around middle schoolers. Like a pedo.
  • DID YOU JUST INSULT MAKOTO? DUDE, WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM? QUIT BEING AN ASSHOLE. HOW WAS THIS EVER FOUND ATTRACTIVE BY ANYONE?
  • Mako, please throw him five blocks through a window.
• “Fashion disaster.”
• “I am way outta touch with how middle schoolers feel.” YOU SHOULDN’T BE IN TOUCH WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. AT ALL.
• Apparently the Dark Kingdom is now… part of a jungle?
• Okay, I will admit I kinda like the Zoisite and Kunzite romance. I just wish they did more with it, and worked it into their backstories.
• I just realized Reika is voiced by Erica Mendez, who also voices Eleanor Hume in Tales of Berseria. YES.
• Okay, I’d get Makoto genuinely caring about Reika following her passion, but she’s just doing this to get Motoki. THANKS, ‘90S ANIME. I DIDN’T THINK YOU COULD MAKE ME HATE JUPES, BUT YOU SUCCEEDED. HERE, HAVE A FUCKING KNIFE TO THE HEART.
• Oh what the fuck is Usagi even wearing? WHAT IS THIS FASHION?
• FUCK. THE. ‘90S ANIME.
  • I’d say “I’m with Luna,” but I also hate Luna in this version.
• Is it bad I’m rooting for Zoisite?
  • Wait, when did he get fire powers? HOW DO THE GENERALS’ POWERS WORK?
• How does Reika know what the Seven Great Monsters are?
  • God her monster form is so… why? Just… WHY?
• Oh wow. Mercury and Mars being useful. ‘Bout time.
  • “It took us forever to find you two.” DON’T Y’ALL HAVE COMMUNICATORS?
• “Shut up and take her out already.” For once, I agree with ‘90s Rei. God I hate saying that.

Episode 30:

• Oh I think this is where we meet… yep, Yuuichirou. Also known from the old English dub as Chad.
• I will admit, appearing in front of the full moon is stylish as fuck. Good work, Zoisite.
• Wow. Gramps actually has spiritual powers. I wish they did more with that.
• YES, PHOBOS AND DEIMOS. KICK ZOISITE’S ASS.
• Really? Yuuichirou doesn’t wake up and try to help save Gramps? No? Okay, fine. Whatever. Don’t make him likable or anything.
• See, Yuuichirou would be cool if he was 1. More likable, and 2. If Rei had her manga personality to clash with Yuuichirou. Doesn’t really work here.
  • Maybe if Yuuichirou saw himself as a waste without direction, that’d be cool to explore. Here he’s… just kind of a loser here for no reason.
• FINALLY, AMI CALLS REI THE FUCK OUT. YES. If only that had more impact.
• WHAT THE FUCK DOES AUTUMN HAVE TO DO WITH ROMANCE? WHAT IS THIS PSEUDOSCIENCE BULLSHIT?
• GIRLS ARE NOT CATTY LIKE THIS. JESUS.
• Oh what the fuck is this disguise?
• WHEN WERE YOU EVER FRIENDS? ALL YOU DO IS TRY TO KILL EACH OTHER.
  • Also Rei, you’re a Sailor Guardian. You don’t have a choice in this shit.
• We know nothing about Yuuichirou, so why should we care?
  • Is it bad I’m laughing along with Phobos and Deimos?
• I mean… at least Tuxedo Mask isn’t throwing bullshit roses and useless monologues anymore. I guess. But he’ll be doing it again soon.
  • Oh nevermind. I missed the rose cuz I was cooking as I was writing this.
• Okay I will admit, I actually like the monster design for Gramps. It’s actually threatening.
• Wait, why is Yuuichirou willing to die for Rei? I mean, maybe if we knew Yuuichirou’s past or motivations (Or lack thereof) this would make sense.
• Luna, that’s not a talisman. That is an ofuda scroll. Big difference.
• Gotta love the lack of lip flaps when Sailor Moon speaks.
• Aaaand Ami and Mako were totally useless.
  • If only this was a B plot instead of… this.
  • I still ship them.

Episode 31:

• Oh it’s the episode with the fat cat. Cool.
• When I see this crowd of perverted cats, all I can remember is the abridged series where they all go “Sex sex sex.”
• I will admit, the little Tuxedo Mask joke with fat cat was funny.
• Wait, what data was Ami using?
• If I was Luna, at that point I’d just run back to Usagi.
• I will admit them all being crammed in the alley was pretty fucking hilarious.
• I DEFY PHYSICS.
  • THE RATS. THE RATS ARE EATING ME. EVEN THOUGH I CAN TELEPORT, OH GOD.
  • NOW THAT I HAVE LEARNED THE LANGUAGE OF THE RATS, NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME.
• Yo, Rei, you wanna fight Zoisite before he tries to turn the kitty into a monster? No? Okay, cool.

Episode 32:

• “The rabbit on the moon is pounding rice cakes.” Okay, while I do appreciate the nod to the Japanese folklore being used as pass codes, I lost my shit at “The moon’s rice cakes are sticky.” I can’t even.
• Oh are we finally getting plot?
• Wait… there’s a tiny castle for Kunzite and Zoisite in the Dark Kingdom? HOW DOES THIS SHIT WORK?
• Watch. Tuxedo Umino is more useful than Tuxedo Mask.
  • Oh my god, Zoisite threatened by Umino. I love it.
• I WILL SHIP NARU AND UMINO TIL THE DAY I FUCKING DIE.
• If I were Sailor Moon at this point, I’d legit go “Okay, Tuxedo Useless. You can fuck right off.”

Episode 33 (Sailor Venus):

• You can tell it’s a fake Sailor Moon cuz she uses a boomerang and is wearing purple. Still not sure how this disguise works though.
• OH MY GOD MINAKO. WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN, BITCH?
  • Seriously, what was she doing this whole time? In the manga, she faked being the Moon Princess to protect the real one. Here… I have no idea what the fuck the plan was.
• Wow. The Sailor Guardians suck. They didn’t even put up a fight.
• How do the Generals’ powers even work?
• I seriously don’t get how that disguise worked. Did Zoisite just… don fake skin?
• If it didn’t work the first time, why would it work now?
• YES, VENUS. FINALLY.
  • Still kinda bitter about her attack. The Crescent Beam was actually Crescent Boomerang in the manga, and it was while she was disguised as the Moon Princess. In the manga, she had her Venus Love-Me Chain from the start, and it was a legit chain she wore around her skirt. Although I do appreciate that the ‘90s anime made it heart-shaped.
• JOHNNY YONG BOSCH. Oh, I mean Artemis.
• Oh they did keep the Moon Princess thing? But they did nothing with that plot like they did in the manga, not to mention they legit call her Sailor Venus.
  • Also Venus is meant to be the leader of the Inner Guardians, but again they do nothing with it in the ‘90s anime.

Episode 34:

• WOW, BERYL CAN STAND.
  • “I thought you were a paraplegic or something.”
• FINALLY, A COMPETENT GUARDIAN. IT TOOK 33 EPISODES.
• Wow. A rose that’s actually useful. Finally.
• OH NO. BAD MODERN ART.
• I am here for this music though. And the dramatic artwork.
• Wait. How did transforming save them? Okay, maybe she used the weird teleport effect? I don’t know.
• Sailor Moon, maybe you shouldn’t have revealed yourself. Then you could’ve escaped.
  • Wait, wouldn’t this let Zoisite know who Sailor Moon was?
• OH MY GOD HIS FUCKING TRANSFORMATION. I CAN’T. WHY IS HIS HAND EXTENDED?
• WOW. THE MOON PRINCESS IS SAILOR MOON. WOW. I NEVER WOULD HAVE FUCKING GUESSED.
• Wait… Luna didn’t even know Usagi was the Moon Princess? Really?
• Did Artemis just say “He” awakened?
  • No, it’s just the way he said “she,” it sounds weird.
• Also this song is pretty nice actually.

Episode 35 (Moon Princess Reveal):

• Wow. Princess Serenity is a savage.
• Wait… so Kunzite can grab Mamoru, but not the Silver Crystal? WHY DID NO ONE GUARD HIM?
• Wow, Zoisite looks pretty disinterested in the fact he’s about to die.
• You didn’t know Endymion would reincarnate? EVERYONE ELSE DID.
• Okay so it looks like they cut Beryl’s backstory of having been in love with Endymion. I guess she just evil?
• I can’t even tell if Mercury is actually making legit sense that’s genuinely going over their heads, or if it’s just pseudoscientific bullshit.
• OH SHIT THE SLAP. THE LEGENDARY SLAP.
• Okay I actually liked that setup of “What if my friends all die” and then they all nearly die but BITCH IMMA FIGHT BACK. IF ONLY THIS FUCKING STAYED.
  • Still don’t get why
• Wait… why is Tuxedo Mask’s top suddenly all white? And Beryl’s saff lost its coloring too.

Episode 36 (Evil Tuxedo Mask):

• And so we begin the last batch of filler episodes… god why?
  • At least they’re trying to make Usagi’s struggle take the forefront.
• Wow. Rei empathizing with Usagi. AT LONG LAST HUMAN EMOTION.
• Okay, I like them trying to get Usagi stronger, but… this forward momentum of wanting to stop the Dark Kingdom actively will not last. It’s about to turn into RWBY Volume 5 in this bitch.
• God Kunzite’s plans are so fucking weird.
• Minako had a strand of Usagi’s hair that they picked up? Um… okay?
• The monster was more threatening in human form. The monster is just… ridiculous.
• Minako is the leader of the Inners. Seriously, she should’ve wiped the floor with this bitch even in civilian form. Ugh.
• Okay, I do kinda like the black rose twist, but… why is he even Tuxedo Mask? Shouldn’t he be Prince Endymion? At least, that’s how it went when he was brainwashed in the manga.
  • God, I wish Venus got to kick Tuxedo Mask’s ass.
• Sailor Venus’ transformation had Sailor Moon’s theme… and the little glint covered her face in her transformation… and her symbol was too bright to see in her transformation pen… great job, guys.

Episode 37:

• Oh another of Kunzite’s dumb princess plots. Ugh.
• Wait… how did Luna not know Artemis was giving her orders? WHO DID SHE THINK IT WAS?
• Wait… how did they not see Usagi and the others transforming and figure out their secret identities?
  • “I was told that Sailor Moon was stupid, lazy, clumsy, and unrefined.” Oh… oh so Kunzite’s plan is only slightly less stupid than I thought. Cool.
• Sailor Moon, how about you not narrate what you’re doing to the enemy and then proceed to stand there and let the enemy escape as you do nothing?

Episode 38:

• Oh great. The fucking skiing episode. WONDERFUL.
• Seriously, how do y’all not suspect the “Moon Princess” thing as a Dark Kingdom plot? AND WHY IS THE ACTIVE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE DARK KINGDOM SUDDENLY GONE?
• “Mmm, skiing through a field of dead bodies. Sexy.”
  • “WOW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE DEAD BODIES. HOT.”
    • “OH MY GOD MAKE IT STOP.”
• Wow, this woman looks just like Michiru.
• I AM BLIZZAR. THE “D” IS SILENT.
  • Why is her crotch a snowman face?
• Wait, does Kunzite think the Moon Princess is clumsy or elegant? PLEASE PICK ONE.
• How in the fuck do these events never reveal Sailor Moon’s true identity to the Dark Kingdom?
  • And wait, how does Mamoru not remember that Sailor Moon was Usagi.

Episode 39:

• And now the same plot as the last episode, but with ice skating! WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH ALL THE COLD SHIT?
  • “DID YOU STICK YOUR BALLS IN A FREEZER OR SOMETHING?” “It’s not like I’m using them anymore.”
• Seriously, what the fuck is Rei even wearing?
• HOW IN THE HELL DO THE GIRLS NOT SUSPECT THE DARK KINGDOM OF THESE PLOTS?
• I do like Minako fucking up idioms all the time.
• Of fucking Makoto’s outfit is torn near her boob. Ugh.
• Wait… her outfit gives her blades to ice skate? When was that a thing?
• TUXEDO MASK’S MOTIVATIONS MAKE NO FUCKING SENSE.

Episode 40:

• Oh wow, Usagi’s family is actually important for once. Cool. Please be a good episode. Please.
• Odd that the Dark Kingdom just happens to focus on this area while Usagi is there. You know what’d be better? Usagi’s PTSD flaring up, where she thinks the Dark Kingdom is there watching her, when really it’s just her imagination. That would’ve been brilliant.
• God, Mamoru’s outfit is so… edgy.
• Okay, this tale is kinda cool, since it parallels Beryl’s motivations (From the manga at least. The ‘90s anime axed those). That would be great with the whole PTSD / Dark Kingdom isn’t here angle.
• IS TUXEDO MASK EVIL OR NOT?
• I seriously love Shingo being a fan of the Sailor Guardians.
  • Still not sure how they showed up right in time. HOW’D Y’ALL KNOW TO COME HERE?

Episode 41:

• CAN MAMORU FIGURE OUT WHETHER HE’S GONNA DRESS AS TUXEDO MASK OR ENDYMION?
• Ugh I wish Jupiter got a proper fight with Endymion.
• YES, MERCURY, KICK HIS FUCKING ASS.
  • I wish they let her power be offensive like in the manga.
  • I mean at least she had the smarts to take the Dark Crystal.
• SERIOUSLY, DUDE, DECIDE WHAT FORM YOU’RE GONNA USE AND STICK WITH IT.
• If only y’all grabbed Mamoru when you had the chance. Ugh.

Episode 42 (Venus Backstory):

• Not really a Venus backstory, but… oh well. This is the closest we’ll ever get. Seriously, I wish this was a Codename Sailor V story.
• Wait, what do the dark spots have to do with anything? I mean yeah, Metalia started as one, but she doesn’t control the sun. I’m so confused.
• Wait… so the Dark Kingdom didn’t know about Sailor V beforehand? But… then what the fuck was Minako doing before she joined the group as Venus?
• God these monster designs are fucking absurd.
• STILL DON’T GET HOW THEY CAN’T PIECE TOGETHER THE GUARDIANS’ SECRET IDENTITIES BUT WHATEVER.
• This ship is just… empty? In the middle of the ocean? What?
• Wait… how did Artemis not know about the London story? ARTEMIS IS THE ONE WHO AWAKENED VENUS. HE’S LITERALLY USAGI’S ANSWER TO LUNA.
• … did they just show Minako’s ass in the wind? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ANIMATORS, WHY? WHY DID YOU DO THIS?

Episode 43:

• How in the hell do the Sailor Guardians fighting make that weird orb react? I’m just… I give up.
• “Bon bon.” They are literally all Pokemon.
• So wait… the Guardians were assuming the Dark Kingdom was watching them fight? Then why didn’t the Dark Kingdom figure out their identities already if they can see them at all times? And wouldn’t they also see the Guardians discussing this plan?
• Wait, why wouldn’t they try to save her? I think in the old dub they had it as Mercury trying to get a reading on the portal, which did make way more sense (Even though she wasn’t using her computer but whatever).
• YES, JUPITER, CALL MARS OUT. WHERE THE FUCK HAS THAT BEEN FOR THE LAST 20 EPISODES?
  • I mean I like that they had the twist of Mars and Moon trusting each other, but JUPITER SHOULD’VE DONE THAT SHOVE AGES AGO. THAT SHOULD’VE BEEN RECURRING IN THE GROUP DYNAMIC.
• Ooh Raging Fire Soul. A slight variant.
  • Better than Super Supreme Thunder. Yes, that is a legit ‘90s anime attack in SuperS.
• I do like the Guardians combining their attacks. Still, they’re nowhere near as impactful as their attacks in the manga or in Crystal.

Episode 44 (Silver Millennium):

• Behold the Multi-Dimensional Chaos World. Does it make any sense? No. Not at fucking all. But oh well.
• Oh my god the Silver Crystal just back slapped Kunzite like a bitch.
• I do like Endymion disguising himself as Tuxedo Mask during the dance.
• And cue panty shots because the animators are weird.
• WHY IS BERYL’S HAIR JUST… FLOATING? IT’S NOT EVEN MOVING.
• Okay so they changed the way they died, which I don’t mind. In the manga, Endymion was killed by Beryl, and Serenity then killed herself. Since that tends to cause more copycat suicides, and since especially in Japan suicide is such a huge problem, I do not mind the change.
• WHY DOES USING THE SILVER CRYSTAL KILL YOU? I mean, I get it, they needed a reason for the Queen to not be reincarnated, but… what?
• Also they didn’t take Sailor Saturn into account for this. Which I guess makes sense, since she didn’t exist yet. Still, could’ve asked Naoko if she’d come up with that yet.
  • Wait… is that Sailor Neptune being reincarnated behind Sailor Moon and Endymion? OKAY IF THAT IS NEPTUNE NO FUCKING EXCUSES.
• How the fuck did Luna and Artemis even make it this far?
• What’s up with Venus’ voice this episode? Was Cherami sick when she was recording?
• Defeated by your own boomerang.

Episode 45 (Final Battle):

• Wait… why are we starting in the human world? Why didn’t the Guardians head right for the Dark Kingdom? And even if we’re gonna have Usagi with her family, why isn’t she thinking about whether she’ll even see them again after the final battle? I’M SO CONFUSED.
• I care not for these DD Girls, or as the Love and Justice Podcast calls them, Porn Star Sky Dancers.
• Jupiter had the best death hands down. Mars second. Mercury third (Happy she got to take out the DD Girls’ illusion crystal). Venus got fucking robbed.
• Oh my god SHE FELL FOR IT TWICE. MY GOD.
  • Ugh. I wanna love all the death scenes but Sailor Moon wanting to give up is just… why? Should we not have been prepared for this at this point?
• “I’M SAILOR MARS, BITCH.”

Episode 46 (Final Battle):

• Electrocuted by black roses. Strangled. Electrocuted while strangled. Quite fucked up.
• I wish Beryl got more to do. She’s been so… not present this entire arc. Granted, she dies early on in the manga and Crystal (In Crystal she dies before the Generals even die), but she did way more.
• YES USAGI. FIGHT FOR YOUR FRIENDS, EVEN THOUGH IT TOOK THEM ALL DYING VIOLENTLY AND HORRIFICALLY FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING.
• Okay that cute of Sailor Moon shredding Endymion’s chest with Moon Tiara Action was cool.
• We would’ve been better dodging that one crystal than shattering it.
• AT LAST, THE ROSE IS USEFUL.
• I will admit, I do like the Beryl and Metalia fusion.
• OH DAMN ICE PLATFORM. Badass reveal.
• UGH. I WISH “Carry On” WAS PLAYING DURING THIS.
  • GIMME THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON. (Carry On)
• And cue sappy philosophical debate.
• WHY DO THEY ALL HAVE TO BE TALKING ABOUT BOYS AND LOVE. I mean at least the old English dub made them talk about… I forget, but it wasn’t just love. UGH. WRITERS, WOMEN CAN CARE ABOUT THINGS OTHER THAN ROMANCE AND MEN. SWEET GOD.
• UGH. THEY LOSE THEIR MEMORIES. GOODBYE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
  • They couldn’t even still be friends with only faint memories, or at least their development kept intact?