[Dr Kain]

I haven't really noticed any bad animation. But then, I've been too busy reading the subtitles to really notice animation errors.

[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I haven't really noticed any bad animation. But then, I've been too busy reading the subtitles to really notice animation errors.

well i know we be geting the redub of orignal anime cast for crystals dub

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by KR Blade King Form

That's correct they NEVER said that they were straying from the manga, plus A LOT of anime fans would rather have an anime that's closer to the manga adaption than something that's not following it at all, especially in this day & age .-.

The first arc of the anime seriously wasn't significantly different then the from the first arc of the manga, beyond having more filler and a lot more character development for Usagi's friends, Nephlite, Zoicite and Kunzite. They changed the final battle for the better too, but that was really it.

If this was adapting S or Super S I could understand because they actually were significantly different from the manga, but the Dark Kingdom arc has been done better then the manga twice (PGSM and the Anime) so I'm a little bored with Crystal so far.

[ElConvoy]

So I just finished the Sailor Moon manga and it was a pretty great ride. I was pleasently surprised by the material and that it has some really good quality stories and character stuff in it. The Book had a rough start but after the midway point of the Dark Kingdom Arc the title really picked up and got better and better with every chapter. Even the romance didnt bother me at all once we were past the initial plot of Usagi and Mamoru falling in love.

And now I dont have giant quastion marks over my head once Suzu starts talking about all this stuff

[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

So I just finished the Sailor Moon manga and it was a pretty great ride. I was pleasently surprised by the material and that it has some really good quality stories and character stuff in it. The Book had a rough start but after the midway point of the Dark Kingdom Arc the title really picked up and got better and better with every chapter. Even the romance didnt bother me at all once we were past the initial plot of Usagi and Mamoru falling in love.

And now I dont have giant quastion marks over my head once Suzu starts talking about all this stuff

And that's good thing at the same time 3 of the scouts in the manga never made it in the anime, well there villian forms did as part of the dark circus but the good scout forms did not, I hope if crystal does well we see there scout form finally in the anime

[Starscream Gaga]

I still have a very real dislike of the manga. The Dark Kingdom Arc was just so badly written that it left a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the read. I cannot believe crap like Tuxedo Mask coming into her room and taking her to the battle followed with a big "shocking reveal" that he knew Usagi was Sailor Moon the next chapter got past the editors. Plus Usagi's world destroying weakness and selfishness in the fight against Metalia was just too awful to comprehend. Stars was also pretty "meh", not because it was necessarily badly written (although I would argue it wasn't fantastic) but because it was so bleak and everything was glossed over so quickly that the ending wasn't anywhere near satisfactory. Special S was the only time I really thought the manga had a better story then the anime and even then you had to sacrifice all the character development of the villains to get there.

I'm really hoping Crystal starts to goes away from the manga, starting next episode. Its slowly showing signs that it'll be going in its own direction, which I think is nothing but a good thing. It'd be ironic that the lyrics of the opening talk about "not needing to have a prince" and they keep in Sailor Moon committing suicide because she couldn't bear to fight on and save the world without her prince. Usagi is a phenomenally stronger character in the anime and PGSM compared to her manga counterpart.

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Originally Posted by WhiteRanger

And that's good thing at the same time 3 of the scouts in the manga never made it in the anime, well there villian forms did as part of the dark circus but the good scout forms did not, I hope if crystal does well we see there scout form finally in the anime

The Asteroid Senshi didn't do anything though. They were kind of pointless and nothing was really missed by not including them, beyond having Chibiusa not present for the final battle of the series.

[Dr Kain]

I'm currently rereading the manga for the first time in years and yeah, I will agree that the Dark Kingdom arc is terrible. I'm at the chapter when Pluto first appears as I've been taking my time with it since right now I'm more into reading Dragonball since I'm reading that for the very first time.

I know we have had our debates on the manga vs the anime before, but I will say this; man, Naoko couldn't write a villain for jack****. NEvertheless, I want Crystal to remain faithful to the manga. I just hope they decided not to kill Nephrite and Jadeite because it would be redundant to bring them back in the later arc just to have them die again 3 seconds later (when they are transformed into their stones).

[Yellow Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

Just finished watching Sailor Moon Crystal episode 2.

Ugh, the animation has taken a pretty steep dive from episode 1. Usagi's magical disappearing pen while chatting to Ami in the library was notable, as was super fat pen and super small bun nurse Usagi and Luna's gigantic mouth during Mercury's transformation. A little sad, because looking pretty seems to be the main point of the series.

As was the first episode it was the exact same as Chapter 2 of the manga almost word by word. So far I'm questioning why this series exists. Sailor Moon already got a fantastic adaptation in Anime form so why are they doing absolutely nothing to make this one special rather then put the manga straight on the screen? Seems incredibly pointless. Is it just a hugely expensive bit of fanwank/nostalgia bait? Ultimately episode was OK; its good having scenes, especially action scenes, done clearly so I can appreciate it for that. Mercury is still as useless as ever, but at least they slightly changed it so that she actually used an attack to create the mist. In the manga, it just appeared when she transformed. She literally just stood around doing nothing in her first manga transformation. Beryl's introduction was suprisingly dull and lifeless, which is a bit of a disappointment.

I really disliked Rei's introduction in the manga, with weird stalker bisexual Usagi who acted like an alien when it comes to other people and Jadeite being unceremoniously killed off without doing absolutely anything, so I'm hoping here is when they start to move away from the source material. I'm assuming its going to happen somewhere, considering its 26 episodes and the manga Dark Kingdom arc was only 11 or so chapters long. I haven't seen any evidence Crystal will go beyond the Dark Kingdom and 26 chapters lands them straight at the middle-point of S rather then have any conclusion.

For the same reason DBZ: Kai exists: to milk fanboys/girls.

[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by Yellow Ranger

For the same reason DBZ: Kai exists: to milk fanboys/girls.

Yea but this is doing some thing better the DB Kai by having it newly animated episode and not just spliced

[Starscream Gaga]

Forgive my ignorance, I'm not a Dragon Ball fan, I thought Kai was just a HD re-release? Was it a straight manga adaption?