Finished watching Sailor Moon R (1993, Toei Animation, 43 epi) on 9/14/2018.
Tsukino Usagi and her friends don't remember their adventures as the Sailor Guardians after their battle against Queen Metalia. But that soon changes when a meteor crash-lands in town, bringing with it two alien beings, siblings Ail and An who's goal is to collect human energy to restore their source of life, the Makaiju Tree they traveled with. But that is the least of the Sailor Guardian's troubles as a deeper darkness lies in their future...
This season starts off with a filler arc that isn't too shabby. The characters Ail and An come from a different planet and their goal is to gather energy so they can live. But they are met with resistance once the Sailor Guardians find out they are using monsters that attack civilians to accomplish their goal. The monsters they call upon each have a theme that is different from one episode to the next. This is pretty much your typical Sailor Moon episode recipe. Then the Dark Kingdom arc comes along with new villains who pretty much do the same thing with different goals in mind. This is an actual arc in the manga where the enemy's plot is to strategically place dark-power imbued statues at certain points in the city surrounding an area where the Crystal Palace will one day stand. A new character is introduced as well. Chibiusa, the future daughter of Usagi and Mamoru who traveled from the future to obtain the Silver Crystal.
Sailor Moon R wasn't too bad of a season but it could've been a little better for a few reasons. The biggest problem I had was with Mizuno being reduced to her bookworm element. All I remember her doing aside from fighting the monsters, was constantly telling the other girls that they should be studying every time she showed up on in an episode. Like, that was all she did. It felt like she wasn't a person anymore. I also noticed that the art style seemed to change from episode to episode. While this itself isn't a problem, some episodes looked really rushed and low quality. When I looked it up, I also learned that the series had multiple directors and art directors for all the different episodes they made. This would also explain how I found some episodes better written than others. Lastly there's Chibiusa's odd relationship with her future parents. And this is something that's been carried over from the original work, but it still bothers me how obsessed she is with Mamoru. It's written in a way that borderlines a romantic relationship. It's very suggestive. And as if that wasn't enough, Usagi gets jealous of her for it. It's all kinds of messed up!
But that's it, really. I didn't think Sailor Moon R was bad, but I didn't find it better than the first season. The new batch of villains were interesting, some not so much. Overall, it was alright!
This season starts off with a filler arc that isn't too shabby. The characters Ail and An come from a different planet and their goal is to gather energy so they can live. But they are met with resistance once the Sailor Guardians find out they are using monsters that attack civilians to accomplish their goal. The monsters they call upon each have a theme that is different from one episode to the next. This is pretty much your typical Sailor Moon episode recipe. Then the Dark Kingdom arc comes along with new villains who pretty much do the same thing with different goals in mind. This is an actual arc in the manga where the enemy's plot is to strategically place dark-power imbued statues at certain points in the city surrounding an area where the Crystal Palace will one day stand. A new character is introduced as well. Chibiusa, the future daughter of Usagi and Mamoru who traveled from the future to obtain the Silver Crystal.
Sailor Moon R wasn't too bad of a season but it could've been a little better for a few reasons. The biggest problem I had was with Mizuno being reduced to her bookworm element. All I remember her doing aside from fighting the monsters, was constantly telling the other girls that they should be studying every time she showed up on in an episode. Like, that was all she did. It felt like she wasn't a person anymore. I also noticed that the art style seemed to change from episode to episode. While this itself isn't a problem, some episodes looked really rushed and low quality. When I looked it up, I also learned that the series had multiple directors and art directors for all the different episodes they made. This would also explain how I found some episodes better written than others. Lastly there's Chibiusa's odd relationship with her future parents. And this is something that's been carried over from the original work, but it still bothers me how obsessed she is with Mamoru. It's written in a way that borderlines a romantic relationship. It's very suggestive. And as if that wasn't enough, Usagi gets jealous of her for it. It's all kinds of messed up!
But that's it, really. I didn't think Sailor Moon R was bad, but I didn't find it better than the first season. The new batch of villains were interesting, some not so much. Overall, it was alright!
7/10 - Could've used a little less filler content.
