#Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi

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Favorite Dracul Myu villain

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not enough people are talking about the 2000 musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi

[howmanyheartaches]

Hi! I’m wondering if you have seen the Sailor Moon musicals? If you have, could you rank your favorites? I’m wanting to dive into them and don’t know where to start lol

Oh you bet I can! I’ve actually seen “Le Mouvement Final” in Tokyo and Osaka and also starred as Neptune in a fan production (Germany’s second oldest show troupe YUME MUSICAL - their shows are a huge recommendation if you’re looking for “original” content as in fanfictions coming to life. Here’s our “fan kan” from 2018)

I personally prefer the musicals with Nao Takagi and Yuuka Asami not only because they’re the MOST PERFECT UraNep EVER EVER EVER EVER, but also because their shows are the only ones also bringing original content to life. They’ve did a few pieces from the 5 arcs, but mostly, it’s the only time this franchise has ever done something outside their 5 arcs and I LIVE AND BREATHE FOR THIS. It’s about vampires. It’s about wrestling matches. It’s gold. IT’S THE ONLY KISS WE’VE SEEN TO THIS DAY. Also, pay close attention to the talented Hikari Ono in villain roles. (My favorite Moon is Miyuki Kanbe (rest in peace), btw) 

Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to watch this year’s Kaguya-hime yet, but I’m super interested in it since it also leaves the 5 arcs way. Also, UraNep look cuuuuuuuuuuute

So my recs are:

Shin Densetsu Kourin Kaguya Shima Densetsu => I would start with this one. It’s my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE and an easy way to get into this. It’s super fun and romance-y and the music is SO GOOD OH MY GOOD MYU MUSIC IS SO GOOD Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai Shin / Henshin - Super Senshi e no Michi - Last Dracul Jokyoku Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) - Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo Last Dracul Saishuu Shou - Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin Tanjō! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady Tanjō! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (Kaiteiban) - Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo 10th Anniversary Festival - Ai no Sanctuary Mugen Gakuen - Mistress Labyrinth

Don’t be afraid of the past musicals’ sometimes weird looking costumes! (They’re more sleek 2013 to 2017. When watching these ones, please pay close attention to RIONA TATEMICHI OH MY GOOD). Also, in these ones it’s an all ladies cast, so yes. Unfortunately, the singing voices of the Inners get less and less good the younger the musicals are ... I guess it’s because they went more for models than dancers/musical actors. There’s also the theory that actors evolve with each and every show like their characters, BUT NAO AND YUUKA WERE ALWAYS PERFECT

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Some thoughts on my favorite musicals

Okay so I wanted to post about these but wasn’t sure how to organize them so I’m just posting them all together.

Favorite Dark Kingdom Arc musical: Nogizaka46 Version Musical (Especially Team Moon)

Favorite Black Moon Arc musical: Petite Étrangère

Favorite Infinity Arc musical: Un Nouveau Voyage

Favorite Dream Arc musical: Sailor Moon SuperS - (Kaiteiban) Yume Senshi - Ai - Eien ni... Saturn Fukkatsu Hen

Favorite Stars Arc musical: Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) - The Final First Stage

Favorite musical overall: Transylvania no Mori/Transylvania no Mori Kaiteiban

Top 5 favorite casts (in terms of how much I like the actors and how well I think they work together as a whole)

Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai!!

Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi

Un Nouveau Voyage  

Sailor Stars/Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban) (the only difference is the Chibiusa right? I think both Tamaki and Mao work well)

Shin / Henshin - Super Senshi e no Michi - Last Dracul Jokyoku

Top 5 favorite soundtracks (in terms of how much I like the songs and how well I think they work/flow together)

Hands down, Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai. I don’t know the word for this (is it leitmotif? maybe?), but the theme that plays throughout the musical in the overture, “5000nen Kaguya Shima”, “LINK”, and  “Minna Dareka ni Aisarete”, makes the whole soundtrack flow together beautifully and adds a lot of emotion, especially at the end. Plus, I feel like having some form of “Sailor War” is essential and Fumina sounds so nice singing it. :)

Sailor Stars/Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)

Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi  (I hate putting this one in the middle because it’s my favorite musical, I just feel like  “We'll Be The Last Victory”  and  “Kaikou ~ Lilith to Astarte” don’t fit as well with the other songs)

Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) - The Final First Stage. This one also has a theme that plays throughout this musical (”Orleans no Sei Senshi”) and I think that really helps connect everything well, especially in  “Orleans no Sei Senshi ~ Uranus - Neptune no Uragiri”. I wish they hadn’t cut out “Oitsumerarete”, Anza’s performance of it was really moving. Adding several songs from earlier musicals was also a really nice touch.

 Sailor Moon SuperS - (Kaiteiban) Yume Senshi - Ai - Eien ni... Saturn Fukkatsu Hen

I get why they would want to use some songs from Fumina’s Kaguya Shima Densetsu musicals in Marina’s but I feel like using the “5000nen Kaguya Shima”/”LINK”/ Minna Dareka ni Aisarete” theme along with the “Junketsu no Narcissism” overture and battle song feels kind of awkward. I still enjoy the musical a lot, but “Junketsu no Narcissism” is a cool song, they should’ve focused more on it!

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“Ghoul Ghoul Ghoula” - Sailor Moon Kessen: Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi - August 6, 2000

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A thing I really love about the old Bandai Sailor Moon musicals is the amount of research they put in them - and that in a time when the internet has by no means been as developed for research as it is today. The musical Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi aired in summer 2000 and still includes so much of western history, religion and myths - it’s stunning!

For example: Some fans wonder about Lilith’s spells. Do they have an origin? Are they fiction or “nonsense” like a comment says to a Sera Myu confession about that topic ? It’s by all means no nonsense, not even partly. Bandai Myu had always an idea behind what they did unlike the newer musicals who tend to simply copy the flat manga story which had so many plot holes. *cough*

I did some research and yes, Lilith’s spells have an origin. There are some words taken out of a spell that conjures the devil. It was partly taken ouf of a miracle play of the 13th centaury by Rutebeuf who was a trouvère. The full spell is:

Bagahi laca bachahé, Lamac cahi achabahé,

Karrelyos.

Lamac lamec bachalyos, Cabahagi sabalyos,

Baryolas.

Lagozatha cabyolas, Samahac et famyolas,

Harrahya.

So indeed, Lilith was conjuring Satan with a proper spell. You wonder why they didn’t use the full spell? Option one: not enough time in a musical that already included a lot of occult stuff which already made the Senshi play a minor role - 2nd option: because It’s hella dangerous. Nobody knows till today which language this words were taken from. 

Information taken from: Grillot de Givry:  Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy (1971)

Screenshot: source (Sea of Serenity Subs)

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October 22 is the birthday of Arisu Izawa, the sixth actress to play Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals. She performed in Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi.

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“Yumeyume Utagau Koto Nakare” - Sailor Moon Kessen: Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi - August 6, 2000

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Random Sailor Moon Trivia:

The actresses who played  Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury ( Mariya Izawa) and Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon (Arisu Izawa) in the musical Kessen / Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujou! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi are sisters.