Sailor Moon’s new Chibi Usagi is turning into an all around brat.
Here is our review of Sailor Moon Crystal act 15.
ThisSailor Moon Crystalreview contains spoilers.
Meanwhile, some new baddies also on the hunt for the good olGinzuishouhave appeared.
Theyre the Black Moon family, led by the douchey and decadent Prince Demande.
Using her new enhanced powers, Sailor Mars takes on Koan and her Droids.
And all I can say is… fucking FINALLY!
This isnt a perfect episode.
We are talking incredibly minor offenses in an otherwise deftly executed episode of television.
So, lets jump right in, shall we?
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First up, the opening.
This is the third version of the opening animation sequence, this time with actual footage replaced.
Her blink-and-youll-miss-them appearances in theSailor Moon Rand Sailor Moon S openings never quite giving the character her due.
It was a very good omen.
This episode has a lot going on, and in a good way.
The narrative doesnt feel rushed or tightly packed, it just has a lot of moving parts.
Its a very satisfying meal.
A problem with severalCrystalepisodes, even good ones, is that not much ultimately happens.
This episode does not suffer from that problem at all.
It has an interesting plot that facilitates plenty of character development because the plot itself was constructedfromcharacter.
Its part of what made Act 8 Minako/Sailor V one of the best episodes of the series so far.
And Chibi-Usa does literally debut with a bang.
Granted its a trick gun, but still.
Rather than rehash the tag from the previous episode, this one jumps right in, which I appreciate.
Two, it mixes things up.
That being the case, I am very much loving how Rei is the first one up.
Keep it fresh and interesting!
The exploration of Reis character here is great.
She also gets to be a little humorous, which Im all for.
With scenes like these, I really feel the friendship between these girls.
And also, well, like him or not, Asanuma is certainly very well characterized.
Even then, its not her strongest suit, but at least she startsshowinga lot more thantelling.
As for the big fight itself, it was awesome.
And here we end on a cliffhanger, which is great, because its a GOOD cliffhanger.
That is how you cliffhanger.
Now, while we didnt see a body, Im pretty sure Koans dead.
Theres no reason to think theyd keep her alive.
In fact, this is one area in which I think the manga was much stronger thanSailor Moon Rwas.
One of the problems Ive always had with the Black Moon arc inRwas that it felt somewhat fragmented.
There were two rounds of villains, the Rubeus round and the Prince Demande round.
I think Koans dead, and Im totally fine with it.
Okay, its time to start talking about the new magical items.
Ive always liked these wands.
Like, the caps could come off and the girls could write with them.
I would just imagine that the little clips on the side werent there.
And, of course, the sailor fuku.
So, when the star power wands were introduced, I kind of loved them.
Theyre straight up magic wands, mystical items.
They also have a really nice design.
Its stylized without being overly complicated and better features their signature colors.
The communicators, on the other hand, are fucking awful.
And they were great.
They seriously could have passed for watches or charm bracelets.
They were sleek, fairly inconspicuous, which is definitely helpful with the maintenance of a secret identity.
They dont even have any kind of design issues that would clash with the new wands.
I say thee nay.
Here it says Usagis adjusted the power level.
She just barely acquired the skill to release its power fully let alone consciously manipulate it.
And from the preview, it looks as though this trend will continue.
Bring on the next.
Rating:
4 out of 5
