We’ve got both volumes of Sailor Moon R under the microscope.
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And I still love these menu screens, themed by character right down to the cursors.
So, from a technical standpoint, where do theSailor Moon RBlu-rays fall short?
Its still an improvement on the Season 1 Blu-rays.
Ive played my replacement discs, and I have no complaints there.
The cut-off between Volumes 1 & 2 is much better this time around.
Volume 1 had considerably less material than Volume 2.
The Anime Expo Cast Interview features the cast talking frankly about what the show means to them.
Their answers seem genuine and personal and not pre-packaged fluff.
Robbie Daymond (Tuxedo Mask) offers a little inspirational, pre-Shia Just do it!
moment, and its refreshing that it references Nike, rather than Mr. LaBeouf.
And here we first encounter a running theme with a lot of this material.
Its great, but why is it here?
Why wasnt it in with the Season 1 stuff?
Vee talks about the casting process and how she auditioned for both Beryl and Luna before landing Mars.
I actually think she would have been a great Luna, but thats neither here nor there.
Its a fun piece, but its stated outright that it was from her first day of recording.
Again, why wasnt this on the Season 1 box?
Volume 2 offers a joint interview with Stephanie Sheh (Sailor Moon) and Daymond from Otakon.
are fresh and elicit interesting answers we havent really heard before.
And both of them showing Motoki some love is pretty great.
But the jewel in the crown is watching the two of them attempt impressions of each others characters.
Solid gold, I tell you.
There are more in-studio interviews, this time with Cherami Leigh and Veronica Taylor (Sailor Pluto).
Seeing their processes and their work with Voice Director Suzanne Goldish is a fun look behind the curtain.
Unfortunately, its not that often.
Its also nice that attention was given to cosplayers of color and cosplayers of size.
There is a Black, curvy Princess Serenity who looks just lovely.
The main issue with the extras is that, while entertaining, they seem kind of misplaced.
New cast members get their chance to shine!
Where are the in-studio interviews with those guys?
I guess my question is what are they waiting for?
Are we still going to be seeing footage from two years ago in theSailor Moon SBlu-rays?
Because that would really be kind of ridiculous.
Despite all that, though, is it worth it?
Ultimately, my nitpicks are really just that: nitpicks.
If youre a hardcore moonie, pick this set up.
Its all that and a bag of sweet bean odango.
Rating:
3 out of 5