#like i still remember the entirety of Sailor Moon Eternal and i only watched it once

[meganechan05]

I find it very concerning on how much of the Sailor Moon 90s anime and manga I remember because I'm typing up the Sailor Moffun AU outline and memories of the show just flood back the further I go in.

I mean I'm rewatching some of it to get some minor details, but I would be on the first 2 episodes of a season and go "Holy shit, I remember the plot of every episode- my god- I need to see a psychiatrist or something"

Like how in the fck am I just minding my business watching episodes and remember there was a line judging the absolute fck out of the girls wearing miniskirts while fighting and the Moon girls never felt embarrassed or even realized it could be embarrassing?? 🤣🤣

[landofanimes]

SAILOR MOON 2019 Recap

If you thought there was nothing new going on in the Sailor Moon realm this year, think again - the Sailor Senshi have been quite busy in Japan, even adventuring beyond their homeland as well! Whether you followed the news closely or not, let’s look at the highlights of the past year:

MARCH

NOGIMYU (2018) JAPANESE DVD & BLU-RAY RELEASE

The 2018 collaborative musical between (Nelke’s) Sailor Moon and female idol group Nogizaka46, nicknamed Nogimyu, was released on video in Japan! Which might not seem much at first, but that’s what allows more people to watch it - specially internationally!!!!

Back to Dark Kingdom, this myu had 2 casts of Senshi and a very charming group of villains, as well as a very familiar face as Tux. Also notably the production had a very different style than previous musicals – it was a whole new thing!

THE SUPER LIVE GOES TO THE US

Having debuted in Tokyo and Paris in 2018, this year Sailor Moon The Super Live was taken to the USA! 

The Super Live was a different kind of stage production, since the show was made for international audiences, being mostly nonverbal (to avoid the language barrier). While Sera Myu casts have performed songs abroad before, The Super Live was the first show to be presented in its entirety out of Asia! Will we see Riona Tatemichi in a Sailor Moon production again?

APRIL

SAILOR MOON PLAYS BASEBALL

Okay I just had to include this XD Remember when they had a Super Live group perform Sailor Moon’s theme in a Japanese baseball stadium?? And Moon and Mars threw the first pitches?? Truly iconic

Here’s Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon at the Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp

MAY

MIRACLE 4-D MOON PALACE EDITION

In 2018 Universal Studios Japan made a 4-D attraction for Sailor Moon and other anime series... And 2019 couldn’t be different! But this time, Sailor Moon The Miracle 4-D got an upgrade! Moon Palace Edition brought the entire Sailor Team together to stop a monster attack

Was this the last Miracle 4-D iteration we will see? I wonder...

JUNE

SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL NEWS

As usual, this year’s Usagi Birthday Party brought us a bunch of news regarding the Sailors, like the digital release of the manga... But after years of waiting, we finally got concrete anime news: The Dream Arc double feature (Crystal’s season 4) is called Sailor Moon Eternal and it’s coming next year! The new character designs for the Inner Senshi was also released:

The first movie will be released in Japanese theaters in September 2020! Let’s cross our fingers for a worldwide digital release around the same time!

AUGUST

SHINING MOON TOKYO OPENS IN JAPAN

Nelke is really not playing around. The first Sailor Moon show restaurant opened in Tokyo, at Usagi’s very own neighborhood, Azabu Juuban!!! The place features thematic food and an exclusive stage show which seems to follow the Super Live formula to make it more accessible to foreign customers as well.

The restaurant is open every day with a rotating cast. A feature that has charmed us all is the little homage they do the characters’ birthdays through the year. Here’s a detailed post about the place

OCTOBER

NOGIMYU 2019

Nogimyu returned with a new senshi cast and the same lovable villain actresses, including a short run in China in November! A trailer was also released

Was this Mikako Ishii’s final bow in seramyu? What about Chihiro Ando? Only time will tell

NOVEMBER

SAILOR MOON X AKIKO KOSAKA MUSIC HISTORY

And last, but far from least, it was Bandai myu’s turn to shine again! In celebration of legendary composer Akiko Kosaka’s 45th career anniversary, Kosaka and Anza (the very first Moon on stage) joined forces again with a bunch of other seramyu cast members for 2 days of a special concert!!! Truly a magical weekend

Phew! I think that covers the main events. Over 25 years after the franchise’s birth and the Sailor Senshi are still charming people from around the world! And they’re not stopping now, that’s guaranteed!

In fact, right now we are expecting at least 3 projects due to next year... Check them out in this other post