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We interrupt your regularly-scheduled fanart and amigurumi to bring you HOLY FUCKING SHIT IT'S THE CONCEPT ART OF THE BETA OUTERS IN THEIR SAILOR GUARDIAN FORMS (along with the best look we're gonna get at "Forever Sailor Soldiers")

Unexpectedly found at the Sailor Moon Fantasy forums (Italian). No idea where OP originally found these--maybe Fukano Youichi shared them somewhere?

Among other things: Sailor Moon got a different tiara and a skull-crusher of a scepter, Chibi Moon would've inherited the Cutie Moon Rod (and been red), and contrary to what was reported of one Animage article, beta Saturn was bright-ass yellow. Pluto would've changed planet colours, too--maybe this is why her early dolls wore purple?

Hilariously, Neptune barely changed at all, colour-wise. I'm pretty sure Uranus was supposed to be a different shade of orange from Venus; her Lip Rod's design became the basis for Neptune's.

Most curiously--to me, at least--the Outers all have golden chokers with gem decs, mirroring Sailor Moon's choker (well, in her Super Form--it's gold on her Cosmic form here, too), and Uranus and Neptune's Lip Rods both have crescents. Was there a connection?

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Emi Shinohara has passed away...

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| On July 5th 2014, Sailor Moon Crystal aired on NicoNico Douga, with subtitles translated in 12 languages.

Man can you believe it's been 10 years? I didn't even realize and apparently Toei & Kodansha are straight up just not acknowledging it. So I made this sketch to celebrate 10 years! I don't think I'll finish it that's why im posting the sketch...

It based on Yukie Sakou's original key visual this time from a top down angle!

I was a stupid teenager when this show came out, ignorant of horrible industry practices and I'm still convinced nothing really got fixed for the rest of the series after Season 2... but I got to give it credit for bringing me attention to things like that! Call me nostalgia blind but it's still my favorite one after an entire decade and 5 seasons.

Sailor Moon Crystal you were a mess but dammit you were my mess.

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TAKEUCHI NAOKO INTERVIEW AND ART COMMENTARY TRANSLATION This is a complete translation of the Takeuchi Naoko-related texts from the artbook 5-nin no amajin/purojin ten / 5 Amateurs Turned Pro Exhibit, available for download at Miss Dream. It contains a long 50-questions interview, as well as Takeuchi’s comments on the 20 pieces of color art she chose to include in the exhibit. It would probably be best to read this in tandem with the scans available at Miss Dream, so you can look at the art while reading her comments.

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Sailor Moon Eternal's storyboards are up on setteidreams!

interesting how some ofmthe etoryobard shots uses the actual manga panels

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The movie released months ago lol (though to be fair only in japan and only in theatres so far)

Damn i ddumb lmao 🤣 and here i was avoiding spoilers waiting for the US release!

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or wait did the mvoie alrsady release what the hell

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you can watch the entirety of Cosmos through the trailers at this rate

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Oh no the second half of this post is me coming to the realiztion that manga Mamoru wasn't mix macthing tuxedo ettiquette at all, I realized hes just wearing a specifc type of tuxedo i had never heard of until recently.

its just me acknowledging Naoko's knowlrdge in high end fashion

We always talk shit about Mamorus bad fashion and usually think his manga fashion style is very decent (besides the cow print anyway lol)

But listen the boy literally cant dress right he doesnt even wear a tuxedo right, theres 3 types for specific occassions with specific etiquette and our boy is wearing all 3 styles at once what a mess.

imagine newspaper articles and forums just clowning in his drip lmaoooooo

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Tuxedo Mask and the Mess Jacket

Mamoru is also seen wearing a cummerband (the sash like belt) ans auspender undearth the waist coat. Which lines up with the Mess Suit attire.

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Oh he's not technically breaking any rules, Tuxedo Mask's outfit isnt a traditional kind of tuxedo at all. Its a military Mess suit most likely based on the formal attire worn by the French Military! The uniform is crazy similar to Tuxedo Masks whole drip. Theyre also worn by royalty! Mamoru is a prince and a king!

Funny enough, King Endymion actually wears a traditional style tuxedo, with coat tails and everything. Endymion seems more associated with the coattails, so Mamoru on the Kanzenban covers probably isn't Mamoru at all but Prince Endymion!

Tuxedo Mask's outfit isnt an outfit, it's a military uniform- just like the senshi!

I think he has coat tails in Crystal's design cus Sakou used Kanzenban as a reference- Cus he's never actually depicted with having coattails in the actual pages or artbook outside of King Endymion. Or maybe cus mess jackets and white tie tuxedos share a similar waist design, Sakou and gang thiught he was wearing a white tie tux and probably didn't know about Mess Jackets, at least not by name.

We always talk shit about Mamorus bad fashion and usually think his manga fashion style is very decent (besides the cow print anyway lol)

But listen the boy literally cant dress right he doesnt even wear a tuxedo right, theres 3 types for specific occassions with specific etiquette and our boy is wearing all 3 styles at once what a mess.

imagine newspaper articles and forums just clowning in his drip lmaoooooo

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北の空から Kita no Sora Kara From the Northern Sky

Another track from CMusic! this time for Sailor Moon R! This track is found in Episode 61 of the series Usagi Devastated: Mamoru Declares a Break-Up. None other than the song form the infamous Break Up scene! (infamous if you dont like the arc.)

Personally not my favorite arc for this season but this scene really does hit hard outside of it, and the music they chose fits so well.

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hi :') i was clearing my likes from years ago when i came across some posts of yours which reminded me: there's people like me who preferred the smc 1&2 art style! i dont like the newer design choices at all, they make smc look like any other generic anime whereas these amazing people's designs (https://www.tumblr.com/crystalbehindthescenes/162796600707/i-really-liked-the-glossy-lips-and-shiny-shiny?source=share) made it unique and resembled takeuchi's style so much. i really wish we could have seen all the characters portrayed in that way </3 btw sorry for this, just wanted to vent i guess, i hope you dont mind lol! have a nice day 💕

youre fine i totally agree. i wish theguys had more time to actually improve the animation and not abandon it entirely.

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昨日の夢

Yesterday's Dream or Dream of Yesterday. A track from C-Music Professional Library that was featured in Episode 44 of 90s Sailor Moon. The scene where Queen Serenity dies

Theres a couple of covers on Yotutube playing it by ear but this is the official track played in the episode.

Heres the Two covers I've Heard: cover 1 ; cover 2

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He already has a transformation on screen (albeit short, and the live action one is more a parody), and hes technically Sailor Earth by proxy of sailor crystal. Not to mention, Mamoru even has his own commuciator watch just like the senshi!

Not to mention, his name Tuxedo Kamen is based on tokusatsus like Kamen Rider who all have some form of henshin phrase!

So... Should he have a phrase like the senshi?

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hey Minako do you know that my oldest nephew is a libra just like you?

ah sorry this isnt a ask or rp blog, just a sailor moon fan blog. i only have a minako icon cus shes one of my favorite of the senshi