Sailor Moon Crystal: Enter The Black Moon Arc

Okay. So it is time for a geekery post.

I was a huge fan of the 90s anime, Sailor Moon. Like huge. It was my introduce to the world of anime and manga and it will always remain something near and dear to my heart. When I had heard there was going to be a modern day reboot, I was ecstatic but also terrified.

I mean this was a huge piece to my childhood and overall development - they better not eff it up!! 

I remembered there was a manga component to the series and I started wondering if it was going to stay close to the manga or close to the 90s anime. Thankfully, here we are exiting the Dark Kingdom Arc and going into The Black Moon Arc and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised with the show thus far. I hope it continues to stick around beyond the first promised 26 episodes.

All in all, it has stayed pretty close to the manga. The only other anime I have seen that stayed almost exactly with the manga had to be Naruto (cue Taps in the background). There have been some homages back to the 90s anime but mostly it's fairly new material and much faster in development than the original anime.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT WATCHED THE MOST RECENT EPISODE!

A few things I was glad to see were:
The girls all remembered everything and not having been reborn without their memories. That slowed down the pace a lot having to wait for the team to reassemble. And that drove me cooky. Do not get me wrong - I loved the 90s anime BUT the pace was DREADFUL.

The relationship between Mamoru and Usagi was far, far more realistic in Crystal. I am sorry - in the original anime Mamoru is what almost 20 or older while she is in junior high/high school!

And the entrance of Chibi-Usa was almost exactly the same, which is one of my favorite scenes. The look on Mamoru's face? PRICELESS!

Okay geekery moment over.... TATA!
J.R. - Out!