BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILOR MOON R

DESCRIPTION

CAST

ANIME ActionBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
ANIME ActionBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S
MANGA DramaBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
MOVIE ActionBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: THE MOVIE
ONA ActionBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal

REVIEWS

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  infinitely

  78/100
  A good continuation to the classic series - has cooler fights+better antagonists, but also some divisive new teammates

  Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R

  Series experience:
 I read the manga, and saw the first series so far

  Short review: Sailor Moon R is a strong addition to the series, and invests the watcher further into the franchise. With more nuanced antagonists and stronger memorable fight scenes and solo episodes, Moonies will be excited to see the third season after seeing R.

  Full review:

  I tried to make it as spoiler free as possible, but this will spoil the first season

  Sailor Moon R picks up right where the first season left off. The senshi don’t remember each other after returning to normal student life, but we pretty much know they’ll be guardians again soon. The second season is composed of a filler arc and the second arc of the manga, with some changes and a lot of expanded backstories, similar to the first season. Similar to a shonen battle anime, our main cast gets power ups and new enemies, but it basically follows the format of the first arc.

  The filler arc is honestly, not bad, and it wasn’t too long as to make one disinterested in the rest of the series. The two new antagonists, Ail and An (alien haha get it?) are likable and are actually given personalities to make the watcher interested in what happens to them. Though their powers aren’t that different from the villains of the first season, the monster of the week shenanigans they pull give a little more spotlight to the personalities of the inner senshi.

  The new member of the family introduced in the second season is what divides most opinions on the second half of the season, the Black Moon arc. Chibiusa is the new addition to the team, and she is given a lot of spotlight compared to the other senshi. If Usagi can be childish and petty, Chibiusa is that times ten. Having her become such an important character puts off some people. Personally, I also do not like her that much, which is why there were some moments in this season that are hard for me to watch. Fortunately, the other new characters introduced here are interesting and fleshed out enough to make up for this. (I'm sad that Diana is not in this season to accompany Chibiusa too)

  The antagonists are once again given a lot of spotlight, but what sets Sailor Moon R apart from Sailor Moon, is that this time, most of the villains are given more personalities than being evil and manipulated. They are interesting and become important to the senshi even after their big battles. Speaking of the fights, there’s a little shift in tone to the battles, giving them the effect of being grander and more epic than the ones in the first season. It’s great to see the senshi take more action and have more fight in them than before. In any case, having more villains in the Black Moon clan vs. the Dark Kingdom added a sort of variety in the fights with the senshi, and we ended up having more episodes that do not revolve around only Usagi, which is great. I loved the Minako-themed episodes, and of course, the episodes featuring the other senshi are lovely as well. Mamoru and Usagi’s relationship takes a unique turn in this season, which is another subplot that people contend upon a lot, but personally, it shows us more of Usagi’s compassion and Mamoru’s actual concern, which is a nice touch to this arc.

  Similarly to the first season, a lot of the manga’s canon content is crammed into the last seven or so episodes of the anime, but it works better in this season as we already got hints of what the climax of the season would be all about. The characters exclusive to this arc are given satisfactory endings, and the ones we are going to see more of are given enough teasers for us to be curious about seeing them again.

  There isn’t much difference from the first season in terms of animation and music, apart from some cooler looking battle scenes and and new transformation sequences/special attacks - it still holds up for the 90s anime standard.

  Overall, Sailor Moon R keeps the ball rolling, upping the stakes, adding interesting characters, and furthering the lore of the Sailor Moon universe. The first season explored the past lives of the Sailor senshi, but Sailor Moon R opens up a fresh new world our heroines live in. I’m quite excited to watch the next season!

  Plot 7.5/10

  Animation 8/10

  Characters 8/10

  
Overall personal enjoyment 8/10

  Top 3 fave characters (apart from the ones I mentioned in my S1 review)

  Sailor Pluto - her design is just so cool and a lone senshi is just so mysterious, her appearance gives us the notice basically that [there are others] and guardian of the gateway of time and space? what a badass
  Berthier - make way, Elsa ???? she’s so pretty ummmm and I like her dynamic with the senshi and her sisters
  Minako Aino/Sailor Venus - I loved her solo episodes here!! we get a teeny bit of Code Name Sailor V and are reminded that even though she’s similar to Usagi she still is the de facto leader of the senshi. season 1 is kind of a rip off for Sailor V fans because she just gets absorbed into the team oddly compared to the other senshi, but she’s given time to shine here, and shine she does!

  Others: Rubeus, Saphir, Ail, Black Lady (she is…. interesting, to say the least)

  

  Thank you for reading!

  Review for the previous season: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Review

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