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Complete honesty, I was one of the people waiting for Crystal the minute it was announced and was disappointment by it. I don't fully hold the pacing against it because it was very transparent from the beginning that it would attempt to remain true to the manga so it I already knew it was going to be very fast moving. While my biggest issues of season one and two being the Four Kings Senshi love story being... pointless and the only thing I kept watching for because it was something different, and I am in the camp that on release the animation errors where so bad that it was just insulting and disrespectful to the mother of the magical girl genre, the absolute worst things was-- THE SAILOR MOON FANS! Hear me out hear me out! back in 2014-15 you would get both fans of and detractors of Crystal claiming that they couldn't say literally anything about it without being dog piled by the opposite opinioned faction, but from my experience both sides where just awful. I had never had a more full inbox than the time I posted a comment about the Model Sheets and just commented on how I hoped that the animation itself didn't end up using the reddish brown outlines because I found it kinda ugly on characters that had a lot of blue on them like Usagi and Ami and how quickly fans of Crystal (before it even aired) jumped into my inbox in an attempt to educate me aggressively about how the red lines are important because of the line weight style of the manga being so ethereal and telling me to wait till the show is out before I shit all over it and... I had been really neutral about it? Like in a "Not super fond of the art style but I'd like to see it in motion before I pass judgement from just the character sheets, but don't really like the red line art " neutral way. On the opposite end after it aired I mentioned that with all the animation errors and stiff animation I almost would have preferred if they had just budgeted for better cgi models and rigging and made the whole Crystal anime CGI in order to make it visually stand out from it's 90s counterpart in a less comparable way and there was my full inbox again full of people hating crystal and it's cgi transformation sequences and needing to educate poor stupid me about how Crystal is completely without any positives. Basically it didn't matter if you liked or disliked Crystal the fans and non fans were awful and inspite of knowing Crystal wasn't going to be my cup of tea I was really hoping it would revitalize the fandom and we could see AUs and Fanfiction and Fancomics and stuff and while we got that it was buried under copious amounts of argumentative people who were a little too happy to engage with you if you stepped into the domain of Sailor Moon regardless of your takes, to the point that even as someone who likes to curate my own online experiences and just not engage with the parts I don't enjoy but the fandom itself forced itself upon you. The funniest one though was me saying that for it's fast pacing I would have rather seen it as a series of movies and was dog piled because that would be awful and yet here we are! P.S. One more fandom peeve but this one wasn't dogpile related: I genuinely genuinely hated when people would defend the animation errors by saying that "It's because its copying Naoko Takeuchi's artstyle and the style doesn't animate well" and like...... 2 things about that and it's 1.) No it does not look like the manga's art style, you can like it without trying to justify the style but it does not look like Takeuchi's style at all really... 2.) If the animated show is being drawn in a style that doesn't animate well then maybe your animated show should not be drawn in a style that does not fulfill it's medium purpose which is to be animated?

Crystal could’ve just had like 5 or more filler original episodes per season and take plots from the old anime and added it here so we could’ve flesh characters and plot points cuz even Naoko herself admits how rushed her manga was due to the publisher and Toei basically making her work non stop. Which is why she enjoyed working on the live as she took more time with it. Though of course I won’t be saying she could’ve have a better job tho cuz she could’ve, her adding way to many characters also affected the development of the inners during the rest of the arcs especially stars which is for me the worst one in the manga with how the treated the inners and even the outers. I wish they would’ve kept season 1 and 2 style and just add better animation tbh, cuz the fights were at its best on the first seasons cuz they were real time and actually showing them fighting not just use stock animation🥲.

Do you watch Tokusatsu show ? Because you should review Bishoujo Kamen Poitrine, it pre-date Sailor Moon

@13:28 Lame as it is the SuperS special gave us a explanation for the Outer Senshi's absence. Haruka and Michiru sensed the Dead Moon was a domestic threat and therefor the Inners could handle it.

I would love to see this as an anime prequel mini movie. It wldve been great

That "Chibi Usa - Tuxedo Mask - Sailor Moon" love triangle was problematic AF.... (I haven't read the manga or 90s anime I only have general knowledge of the series, Crystal was the first time I actually experienced it)

Crystal does have pacing issues and I think it’s relying on the audience to already know the characters so it can go straight into plot. This kind of show is a struggle to balance given how large the original cast is and the cast just keeps growing as the seasons go on. I would still recommend Crystal but not to first timers

I think Black Moon is the weakest because it’s so underdeveloped. I wanted to see more of Chibi-usa’s struggles with being 900 years old and perpetually stuck in a child’s body. I wanted to see more of the Black Moon’s beliefs that immortality in Crystal Tokyo is immoral. There are good ideas here that could have been explored more.

Pretty interesting. As someone who never read the manga and just watched some crystal episodes and movies, I find this top very cool. It is funny to see the dream arc on the top, knowing how much hate the 90s dearm arc gets

The other senshi were basically extras in the manga 😂

The manga arcs are all on a similar level to me, but if I had to do a ranking, it would be the the same or at least similar to yours.^^ I agree with basically everything you said.

Crystal is just so disappointingly bland and boring to me :s Also the effects are not as good as they should be.

Actually the series has been popular since it started in fact the anime has been popular too

Wow I’m surprised this video doesn’t have much views compared to sailor moon videos

I always love Crystal! It was close to the Manga. Season three, which I love, the animation was good, but the skirts sucked.

Mugen below Dream. Ahaha, no.

we have pretty much the same ranking!!

I really love this show when it first came out I know it wasn't perfect like the 90s but I find myself binged watching this the most out of the 90s

Dream arc and infinity arc in the manga are my favorite

Crystal is okay but the 90s just has way more charm the characters have more personality even if that means more filler episodes which I am okay with since it makes more room to show the personality of the girls and their relationship with each other even if their personalities are a bit different from the original manga oh and the music nothing beats the 90s.

Its been many years since I read most of the manga, and anything past the Black Moon arc. But Stars and Black Moon are my least favorites. IMO both arc spend far too long with Mercury (my favorite sailor Scout/Guardian) and Jupiter (My second favorite of the inner Scouts/Guardians) out of action.

I loved this commentary on this, the original is good, crystal was horrible. But the manga was amazing, i can agree with you on your options to ^^

Hi Chrissy try checking out the live action sailor moon show maybe the pacing is better than the manga and anime in your opinion

Hi crisssy nice to meet you i am new here i love the manga art its beautiful in my opinion also i never read it before and i love the video keep up the content

Season 1 style was great if done properly and consistently. Same as season 3. But there were very lazy drawings throughout the 3 seasons, that i felt the entire crystal reboot should have been made into 2 part movies with 90s style.

Hi! I wanted to give you feedback on your audio. I have a bit of hearing loss, and your audio mix is a bit off for me. If you make the bg a bit lower and possibly your vocals a bit louder, that would make it easier for me to understand the dialog. We are all here to listen to your input after all ❤ Nice vids other than that! I look forward to seeing more from you 😊

I love sailor moon shows but why crystal change storyline like all over again 😢

I so want an anime of this so bad

I really don't like crystal, but i have to admit that the pacing is mostly the same as the manga

Hot take: I just don't think Codename Sailor V was very good, it was not very funny to me, it feel like downgrade compare to the sailor moon ( the anime, manga and crystal), it drag on and Minako Aino felt like a worst version of usagi, it's the weakest thing that I experience from sailor moon, the manga feels like a better version of sailor v, I really wanted to like but it was very disappointed.

I also think it's quite funny^^ And I'm not even a big fan of the "crazy", exaggerated Minako or how she treats Artemis here. But since everything is pretty comedic it still works As far as I know, chapter 1 was written after the Black Moon arc had started, so it was pretty early. That's interesting. I also liked these little Sailor Moon references or meta jokes. Here's some stuff I noticed besides what you said: - Chapter 6 kinda reminded me of episode 52 from the Sailor Moon anime, at least the beginning - Minako falls in love with a guy called Saito. This is a name Kunzite often uses because Saito-kun is Kunzite with mixed up syllables. He also looks a bit similar to him, but I don't think it's actually supposed to be him. Interestingly, in the first musical Kunzite is also a guy from Minako's school, like this guy. But it might be a coincidence. - Promise rings are a thing in one of the chapters, as well as in one anime episode that came out like a month later. - That one chapter where Minako wants to donate blood also reminds me a bit of the anime - Sakurada might be related to Usagi's teacher Haruna Sakurada. There are other women with that surname in other manga by Naoko Takeuchi as well. They're named after seasons. - This whole Aurora Wedding manga in Sailor V has several Sailor Moon references, aside from this picture with the silhouettes. Also, when the author takes off her big glasses she's beautiful - reminds me of Princess D. - When Sailor V shows up, she often names some historical person that might forgive the enemy, but Sailor V will not forgive them. Sailor Moon also uses this structure sometimes. ("The father of music, Haydn, might forgive you, but Sailor Moon will not!") - Sailor V chooses pretty absurd professions to transform into, kinda like Sailor Moon, who transforms into a flight attendant when going on a bus.

I love Sailor Moon Crystal than 90's Classic because it something of a meaning quote that is the Serenity Prayer, God grand me Serenity. Accept the things you cannot change, have the courage to change the thing you can and have the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; taking, as you did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that you will make all things right if I surrender to your Will; that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with you forever in the next Amen. I also love Crystal I compare to MCU specially Cosmos to Avengers Infinity War and Endgame.

Oh my god, thank you! I love Sailor Venus, she's my absolute favorite! I even own physical copies of the two Sailor V volumes🧡 Just one question: who the heck is Boss?!

Sailor Venus Is my favorite i love her 🧡🌙

I´d love a video about the Eternal movies!

I’m currently watching the 90s anime with the new dub and I’m enjoying it a lot. I’ve watched half the show within 12 days.

This was my introduction into Sailor Moon and I loved it. I have watched the 90s anime and preferred some aspects and storylines in the 90s anime, I still love Crystal more. 🥰

Fun Fact: Sailor Moon's Crystal's 3rd season animation designs would later serve as the inspiration for Doki Doki Pretty Cure's international dub (Glitter Force: Doki Doki) although the original Doki Doki was released in 2013, including Star Twinkle Pretty Cure. (That's Takahashi Akira) He previously did Suite Pretty Cure too.

To be honest, Sailor Moon orginal was the first anime I watched, so it's hard for me to look at it critically, but the original Sailor Moon is a difficult series to watch because of the old animation and filler episodes (especially for those who don't have a lot of time) Even though the Crystal doesn't have the best animations - sometimes they feel a bit plastic - it's a bit better than the original, but I say this as a member of generation z. Also, I can't watch the original anymore because I can't find the original in my language (Turkish) with subtitles (between 300-500), which is quite sad because even though they are not my favorite seasons, I would still like to watch them (if I can find time from exams-_-) And finally thanks for the subtitles so I could watch the video translated into my own language. If there were no subtitles I would not have been able to watch the video. Translated with DeepL

to be fair crystal changed a few things that I think actually demaged the story, especially in the first season. Taking away all the Inner senshi`s wins in the first season, in favor of giving us senshi x shitennou romance which was HORRIBLE. I am actually really pissed at how the writers took away Venus killing Beryl, because she has ABSOLUTELY no accomplishments after this in the series, so it does hurt her characterisation, and it makes her look, and all the inner senshi look incredibly weak in comparison, which is horrible, considering they are supposed to be Sailor Moon`s protectors. In the manga, they were pretty strong, atleast in the first story arc.

When i first watch it i saw that usagi transformed into neo Queen and not a princess, so with my crazy theorys i guessed that she was already Queen after first season but only of the moon kingdom after it was rebuild, so she was like a Queen because queen serenity was dead and kingdom was there, bit they still called her princess cause it wasnt offical and sve wasnt of age

Great video! I’m happy that you pointed out how much of Rei’s character was extracted from Crystal. I’ve noticed a lot of people have said that Rei in the manga never gets angry, or yells, when that is far from the truth. It’s not as extreme as it is in the 90s anime, but it is very obvious where the 90s anime got that idea of her from. I think one thing that hinders Crystal is that they don’t even bother adapting the manga side stories. There’s a side story in the manga that fleshes out why Rei doesn’t trust men and takes place sometime after Episode 5 of Crystal I believe (when Jupiter gets introduced). I think what makes Crystal so contentious in the fandom is the fact that there were so many times they could make the definitive Sailor Moon, and they just didn’t. The 90s pacing may of been slow a lot, but it was being created at the same exact time as the manga (often times even being ahead of where the manga was). These filler episodes may have been a lot, but they do a lot with showing us extra character moments. The story of the 90s anime is not that good (in my opinion), but these filler episodes are what made so many people like that version. Crystal doesn’t add extra character episodes, nor does it make a lot of changes that benefit the story (many I can think of hinder it). Crystal Season 3 and Cosmos are definitely some of the best in the series, and I wished it was like this since the beginning. I think Crystal as its own is okay, but when you think about the circumstances surrounding it, it shouldn’t have turned out to be just okay. Like I said before, you made a rlly great video here and you’ve definitely earned a new subscriber!! Excited to see more stuff ^_^

Crystal follows the manga, the action is fun and Usagi and Mamoru's romance is well developped| cute BUT i have a few issues with it: - The CGI transformation. Pretty backgrounds but the 3D is a bit ugly and we saw under Usagi's skirt. It's more weird than cute. The OG transformations are fun and entertaining and the music is great. Theses ones are a bit boring to me 😐 - The relation between the scouts and the generals. It comes out of nowhere, was not developped AT ALL because the boys were attacked by queen baryl after they learn they were in love with Sailor Mars and her friends. It was rushed and didn't add a lot to the story 🤨I wonder why it's even a plot. - Usagi's voice is SO annoying in Crystal. In japanese, it's Hummy the cat from Suite precure; is too high and hurt my ears when she talks. I don't know how it is in english, i didn't watch dub yet. - The girls became friends too fast. In one episode, Usagi met one then imediately likes her. There's no scenes of them playing together or studying, eating in a park. It's so rushed ☹ - There's no fillers were the characters are doing funny things or spending time together; developping their friendship. That's dissapointing! It's not awful but i prefer the original anime.

I started Sailor Moon with Crystal so it will always hold a special place in my heart. I really love the CG transformations. They're so grand and the art is glossy. I know it's not the best adaptation of SM, but I still somewhat enjoyed it. Despite that, I think it all gets worse after season 3. The movies are almost unwatchable since the characters are barely developed😢 I wish they were all like season 3

What are you talking about the sailor moon crystal and the manga are mostly the same thing?

I like how you did that. Even tho. i cant sub but you still did GREAT!

Never worry about being late. As long as the content is good or interesting is what counts

I would say fullbring arc is more important than you think.

where you can read manga?

Respectable list, even though I don´t exactly agree. To me.. Bleach basically keeps getting better and better as it goes on.