Sailor Moon Blurpings
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40cakesI saw the first two seasons dubbed in syndication, and that's what got me hooked. I have S fansubbed on CDs. I have Stars fansubbed on VHS. I never bothered to track down SuperS, because its reputation preceded it.
But you know what?
I love SuperS.
You know what? The Outers rock, but I'm glad they're not here. Because in S and Stars, it always felt like, "We've got 10 senshi, and dammit, we're going to use them ALL!" So in between meeting victim of the day and them being attacked and fighting the monster and transformation sequences, there was no time left for actual character interaction. I always feel like Sailor Jupiter got shafted in the character/plot department, because Venus seems like a favourite since she has her own cat and is the Inners' leader, and Mercury and Mars got so much screen time in the beginning of the series. It's good to get back to that main 5.
I like that Chibi-Usa is featured more prominently here. She's coming into her own as a young woman, as a senshi, as a princess, as a character. She becomes less of a brat and we see more of what made her heart so pure, and what makes her such a beautiful dreamer. And because Pegasus/Helios is around, she stops being all "I love Mamo-chan," which was one of my big "I hate yamhead" beefs previous to this.
The villains have character. I do enjoy the episodes where they know we're not idiots, and jump into the plot, without the "let's pick victim of the episode!" scene. There's no, "Hmm, this person must have a beautiful dream. Let's get 'em." They're each after their own wants, and try to seduce their victim in their own way. (I will, however, say nothing of the rapacious nature of their attack).
So, dammit, I like SuperS! Though because it's Sailor Moon, I've seen 18 episodes of this season, and still feel like I really haven't watched anything. Hope to find SuperS 4 fer cheep soon.
>^..^
But you know what?
I love SuperS.
You know what? The Outers rock, but I'm glad they're not here. Because in S and Stars, it always felt like, "We've got 10 senshi, and dammit, we're going to use them ALL!" So in between meeting victim of the day and them being attacked and fighting the monster and transformation sequences, there was no time left for actual character interaction. I always feel like Sailor Jupiter got shafted in the character/plot department, because Venus seems like a favourite since she has her own cat and is the Inners' leader, and Mercury and Mars got so much screen time in the beginning of the series. It's good to get back to that main 5.
I like that Chibi-Usa is featured more prominently here. She's coming into her own as a young woman, as a senshi, as a princess, as a character. She becomes less of a brat and we see more of what made her heart so pure, and what makes her such a beautiful dreamer. And because Pegasus/Helios is around, she stops being all "I love Mamo-chan," which was one of my big "I hate yamhead" beefs previous to this.
The villains have character. I do enjoy the episodes where they know we're not idiots, and jump into the plot, without the "let's pick victim of the episode!" scene. There's no, "Hmm, this person must have a beautiful dream. Let's get 'em." They're each after their own wants, and try to seduce their victim in their own way. (I will, however, say nothing of the rapacious nature of their attack).
So, dammit, I like SuperS! Though because it's Sailor Moon, I've seen 18 episodes of this season, and still feel like I really haven't watched anything. Hope to find SuperS 4 fer cheep soon.
>^..^
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Twinkle Yell!
Date: 2004-02-06 05:38 am (UTC)And the animation is so bright and clean and pretty...
I only wish I had it subbed.
Because in S and Stars, it always felt like, "We've got 10 senshi, and dammit, we're going to use them ALL!"
I didn't think it was the outer soldiers that were the problem in S, so much as those bloody boring and irritating SailorStars and their nightmare-inducing J-pop...