Hello, everyone!
The first episode of Sailor Moon Crystal premiered and I had to do a review on it because I stayed up until like 3 in the
morning to watch it and it would be a total waste of time if I didn’t do a review.
Honestly, when the trailers and the sneak
peek came out, I wasn’t really impressed. I thought the animation didn’t suit
the anime well and the transformation really did nothing for me. I really regret feeling that way because the first episode is excellent. I don't know how it could have been any better.
So, I’m going to separate this review into categories of
anime. I’d talk about the writing but they followed the manga as close as they could get it. It
was like an exact animation of the first chapter. It was really well-executed,
and I don’t have any complaints.
MUSIC
The opening theme song is really cute. I like it a lot. The attacks and transformation theme songs were alright but nothing special. I do love the ending theme, however. Very cute.
ANIMATION
What I really loved was the
colors. The colors were dimensional and they fit perfectly with what the show is trying to accomplish.
When the episode started, there
were amazing renderings or drawings of the solar system and then there was this
beautiful one of Earth. Simply stunning.
It’s a little though disappointing because the
characters aren’t always shown to be really expressive. Like, for example, we
don’t always get to see the faces when they’re really angry, the characters
have their faces covered up or we see the back of their heads. Body expression
is very good though. I really liked it when they showed Serenity running and
then she was being led by Endymion somewhere in Usagi’s dreams. I thought that
was really well done.
MY QUEEN USAGI
Usagi was adorable. She was portrayed really well. I mean,
like I said, they’re pretty much doing exactly what was done in the manga. If
you didn't like her in the manga then you’ll most likely dislike her here as well. And
if you've seen the original Japanese anime, it’s the total cherry on top that
her voice actor is voicing her again. I
love Usagi in this new anime. Her hair moves around a lot which I never realized how much it mattered. It doesn't affect what I think of the original anime, it's still fantastic, but her hair moving naturally is pretty cool.
LUNA
I have to talk about Luna. Luna is a really important character and I wish she was always around. I thought Luna was done well, but there was only so much that Luna did anyways in the manga.
I loved it when Usagi kissed Luna, it was just precious!
I got
the chills when Luna was standing on the brick fence and they stared at each
other. Great scene! Luna is really good in the anime.
MAMORU
It was pretty sad how I was so excited to see Mamoru get hit
in the face with Usagi’s failed exam. The way they met was really well done and
I’m eternally grateful to whoever animated the tuxedo on him. He actually looks
his age which is really great. He didn’t have a really big role as Tuxedo Mask
but he was really cool. He looked so fine. Mamoru has a very cold personality
like his manga counterpart and it’s really interesting. I definitely want to
see more of him.
VILLAINS
And last of the characters are the villains. The main
villains from the Dark Kingdom didn’t have much of a role other than Jadeite
but he didn’t really do much either. He sent out the youma of course and then
the episode ended with him saying that Sailor Moon isn’t too bad. He definitely
isn’t as creepy as he should be.
TRANSFORMATIONS & ATTACKS
I really didn’t like the transformation at all when I saw it
in the sneak peek. It looked like it didn’t fit in with the anime, I didn’t
understand it. When I watched it in the episode, I dislike it a lot less but
it’s still not my favorite. It’s not really exciting for me to watch.
I really
do love the attacks though. She did this screeching that
breaks windows and it was super cool. It was like Black Canary meets Sailor
Moon. Moon Tiara Boomerang was AWESOME. I really wish that they animated the
transformation to fit in with that attack, it really makes the transformation
stand out in a weird way.
If you’re wondering how this compares to the older Sailor
Moon, I believe they’re both great.They're both very similar, with just the tiniest differences. It'll all change in the next episode, though.
I hope you all loved the episode! <3
- moonmaritza
