I have returned with Reflections on Sailor Moon
So I just started watching the Sailor Moon anime. And I interrupted my regular anime Sailor Moon programing (I’ve reached the crystal tokyo story arc of season two/sailor moon R) to check out the live action series which looked super cheesy. I thought it would give me a laugh, it did.
Don’t know who’s seen the live action Sailor Moon, but it’s adorable. It’s like the original Power Rangers, but with all cute girls. I still think Mars/Rei is the hottest (animated or live-action). But the girl that plays Jupiter is pretty hot too. Nice blend of softness meets tomboy. Mercury/Ami just inspires the urge to hug. The jury is still out on Venus/Minako. The only thing I don’t like so far is Luna & Artemis in stuffed toy/super horrible CGI format. The monsters are kinda weak in animation, so I can forgive the live form for the silly monster suits (like I said, no worse than power rangers). Despite the series being very much a child of the bubblegum pop music era (down to making Minako/Sailor Venus an actual pop music star who’s music populates the series) there’s something redeamingly sweet about the series. I really like the girl who plays Usagi/ Sailor Moon. She’s as goofy/sweet/lost/loveable as her animated counterpart. There are severe weaknesses it the live action series, but it’s slowly carving a special place in my heart.
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