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Aug 14, 2014 7:17 AM
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If not, then what is and why?
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To me, Sailor Moon Crystal isn't the best anime this season, because I'm not too crazy for Sailor Moon in general (I like it, though), plus there're some off-model moments in this version, which is kinda sad. ^^; Despite that, though, this is still pretty good if you ignore the aforementioned off-model parts. :P
Aug 15, 2014 12:09 AM
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are you drunk? :D
Aug 15, 2014 12:11 AM
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Its not great but its not bad either. Average?
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are you drunk? :D


I'm not sure if you're talking to me or FullZealDoasage, but I'm gonna answer, anyway. :P

If I was drunk, then I wouldn't have written my previous post in good grammar. lol
Aug 15, 2014 7:24 AM
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Not by a long shot. The art and animation are terrible, and it is shown only twice a month. It could still improve itself, but outside of nostalgia value, there is little to see there so far.
And it's not like the season has a shortage of good series. For me personally, Barakamon is probably on the top of the list, closely followed by the likes of Free and Nozaki-kun. Only then Haikyuu which is tied with SMC.

Now, depending on whether the quality gets higher and how much deeper we get into everyone's backstory than was presented in the manga it might become the best anime of the _next_ season, although competing with something like Log Horizon will be rather difficult.
Aug 15, 2014 7:33 AM
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No it isn't because in the first place Sailor Moon isn't that good and we have Barakamon, Zankyou no Terror, and Tokyo Ghoul this season.
Aug 15, 2014 9:34 AM
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Yes?

Yes.
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there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
Aug 15, 2014 9:55 AM
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Yes becase it will sel mor than the late night anme poplar here
Aug 15, 2014 9:57 AM

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No, but it's going to sell this season along with the much better Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun and the trash of the season, Shit Art Online.


Aug 15, 2014 10:00 AM

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No its not, because Barakamon and Zankyou no Terror.
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Sapewloth said:
Yes?

Yes.


A two year delay and it has jarring issues like this? We can only imagine how it would have looked without the delay.
Aug 15, 2014 10:30 AM

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nah, Aldnoah.Zero and Terror in Resonance are
Aug 15, 2014 11:52 AM
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NebulaC3I said:
Sapewloth said:
Yes?

Yes.


A two year delay and it has jarring issues like this? We can only imagine how it would have looked without the delay.


Nor does it have the excuse of rushing due to weekly airing! Perhaps the producers are giving shit pay to the animators so they just don't care?
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I'm enjoying sailor moon crystal. But Akame Ga kill and Sword Art online 2 and many others are better than this

For anime that has magical girls, I say Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! is also better that this.
Aug 15, 2014 1:11 PM

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iroonline said:
No its not, because Barakamon and Zankyou no Terror.

Pretty much this.
Aug 15, 2014 2:06 PM

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I like it.

I don't think the art nor the animation is as bad as everyone makes it out to be. The CGI transformation scenes are very annoying though.
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Aug 16, 2014 4:07 AM
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Nope.
As much as I like SMC, I think Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is better.
Aug 16, 2014 5:03 AM

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If you count in the nostalgia factor it is <takes nostalgia glasses off> but that's where it ends for many... I'm not saying it's bad. The music is great, we have Rei from the Manga, new VA's and the refreshed look is good too. Only eye pokes are the errors and sloppy animations. I really like SMC, but it's not enough to fully satisfy every new and old fans. Hopefully SMC will develop in a good way and it will be remastered on Blu-ray. As for this Season Akame ga Kill, Tokyo Ghoul and even SAO 2 are better than SMC in some ways. Besides that I'm happy I have One Piece and Fairy Tail.
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Aug 16, 2014 10:28 PM

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SMC is pretty decent. I'm enjoying it, but it's production values aren't good enough to really justify the remake. The action also feels very rushed.
Aug 16, 2014 10:37 PM

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Having loved Sailor Moon, and coming into this with high hopes and having them be pretty disappointed, it's definitely not the best. But, I don't think it's the worst either.

It took me like the 4 episodes that are out and rewatching them all twice to really get excited about SMC as a separate and new thing instead of just "Eeeee~ Sailor Moon~"

Everyone's mentioned it but wow the animation is just so poor in some parts and so stunning in others. They hyped this up so much and then they're just kinda throwing it around like it doesn't matter too much.
Aug 16, 2014 11:46 PM

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With the terrible animation, it's hard to take this show seriously, IMO. Especially when 1) they delayed it for 2 years and 2) they have 2-3 weeks between each episode. Most anime have excuses for some terribly animated episodes. This one does not. It seems really low budget too, which makes no sense. It's Sailor Moon. Why isn't it airing on TV?

I do like that it's following the manga closer. That's nice. But after watching the first episode, I can't do it. I'm going to have to wait for this show to end (or at least the first season) so I can marathon it. But since it seems it's going to be twice a month instead of every other week like we thought, it's going to take longer to finish than expected. :/
Aug 17, 2014 7:59 AM

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"Is Sailor Moon Crystal The Best Anime This Season?"
nope, not even close. this is supposed to be a tribute to the sailor moon series, commemorating 20 years of sailor moon, so you'd expect a somewhat high budget for this show (i mean, it's sailor moon, come on)

above: apparently they changed the story with regard to Jadeite, so it's not really following the manga anymore, for better or worse
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Aug 17, 2014 11:06 AM

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Roriconfan seems to preach it as the best of the entire season, all due to nostalgia.
Aug 17, 2014 12:42 PM

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No, so far it has been a dissapointment. There is only one reason I watch it: Nostalgia and I am not sure it holds anymore. It was fun to watch when you were a little kid. It's different when you are an adult and have limited time and prefers to watch something more substantial.
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Aug 17, 2014 12:43 PM

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Best anime this season is arguably Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus. At the very least, it has the best opening this season. Just saying.

I am getting sick of all the people hyping Sailor Moon Crystal like it's the second coming. Like any anime it has its ups and downs and it is entertaining to watch, but "it's just like the manga!" can't be an excuse for every flaw it has, and "this isn't like the manga dammit!" can't be a response to every little change/improvement it makes.

Seriously though, for all the pretty, the animation looks awful in some parts, like Jupiter's hair in this gif.
Aug 17, 2014 7:15 PM
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FullZealDoasage said:
Is Sailor Moon Crystal The Best Anime This Season?


No. Many came in with nostalgia on the mind, and were left disappointed. But I'd say that much of the disappointment is merited. Both nostalgia fans and otherwise are confused at the poor production quality. It's biweekly and had several years to get ready, yet we're "treated" to disjointed animation, egregious anatomical errors, and a humorless, shallow interpretation of plot. If I had never been exposed to Sailor Moon, I wouldn't be watching at all anymore. It's ugly, it looks cheap, and it does nothing to drag me in for the next episode. The next one isn't for three weeks yet I can't bring myself to be upset about it.

It's a remake of an anime that was part of a set that arguably launched "anime" as we know it today in the U.S. It's a founding mother of the modern magical girl genre, that made them less cute and more active. It's not getting the budget or care it deserves, and judging it solely on what it's delivered so far it's just pathetic.

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If not, then what is and why?

Personally, I'm loving Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun. It's hilarious and fun and kind of reminds me of Ouran. (Also, animation quality is far better than Sailor Moon Crystal.) I can't say "best" because I'm not really watching anything else "live" this season (I usually prefer waiting until completion and binge-watching), excepting Fairy Tail. But I tend to think of "on-going" anime (FT, Naruto, One Piece, etc.) as separate from "seasonal" anime and wouldn't count them in comparative judging. But nevertheless almost anything is certainly better than the dry, humorless, poorly executed SMC. (Though I also can't say "worst" because of previous statement on "live" shows, haha.)
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NebulaC3I said:


A two year delay and it has jarring issues like this? We can only imagine how it would have looked without the delay.


Nor does it have the excuse of rushing due to weekly airing! Perhaps the producers are giving shit pay to the animators so they just don't care?


toei animation studio is known for outsourcing their anime production to third world countries like the philippines to lessen the cost of production more, so ye cheap labor means poor quality
Aug 17, 2014 11:52 PM

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Sadly no. With all the time they have from the time they announced it and with only 2 episodes airing each month, I was expecting more. The art is nice and the music is pretty decent. It's not bad but it doesn't offer much value other than nostalgia.
There are more than five airing shows at the very least better than SMC.
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Of course not.
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Aug 30, 2014 5:27 PM
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Haha... if it is for you then good for you. Everyone has different opinions.

Saint Seiya Omega rehash anyone? At least Omega had a different "story".

Now where is quality control? I'm actually very very pissed of the animation QUALITY of this series. It pains me to say that the original SM animation quality despite being bad and old, has more charm than this one. The animation here looks lifeless, cheap and dead.

They should cancel this series and put it out of misery. Rework the animation and then release in 2 years if that means it can fix the animation.
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Aug 30, 2014 8:14 PM
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Aug 30, 2014 8:32 PM

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Best anime this season is arguably Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus. At the very least, it has the best opening this season. Just saying.

I am getting sick of all the people hyping Sailor Moon Crystal like it's the second coming. Like any anime it has its ups and downs and it is entertaining to watch, but "it's just like the manga!" can't be an excuse for every flaw it has, and "this isn't like the manga dammit!" can't be a response to every little change/improvement it makes.

Seriously though, for all the pretty, the animation looks awful in some parts, like Jupiter's hair in this gif.
I can't believe this shit. Is it 2 fps or what?
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Kellhus said:
GuusWayne said:
there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
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Nope Sword Art Online II is.
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No, so far it has been a dissapointment. There is only one reason I watch it: Nostalgia and I am not sure it holds anymore. It was fun to watch when you were a little kid. It's different when you are an adult and have limited time and prefers to watch something more substantial.

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I Watch only SAO II and this yet. The old Sailor moon is better. The really disappointment for me is SAO II because i don't like the first SAO... But i actually like this season. GGO is very good atleast million time better than SAO.

Oh yea i forgeted i watch Gundam-san and Himegoto. So the best for me yet is Gundam-san.
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alex-lupu said:
are you drunk? :D


I'm not sure if you're talking to me or FullZealDoasage, but I'm gonna answer, anyway. :P

If I was drunk, then I wouldn't have written my previous post in good grammar. lol


LMAO! Now, I really can't tell if you're joking because "there're" isn't good grammar. LMAO!
Sep 15, 2014 7:38 AM

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Is not the best but good and enjoyable anime
Sep 16, 2014 3:29 AM

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No I wouldn't say that. This title suits more to Zankyou no Terror or Barakamon or Kuroshitsuji Book of Circus. It's good in terms of story but animation and CGs are less than mediocre. The thing is that it's Sailor Moon an anime with a huge fanbase so most probably the sales will be good.
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Oct 9, 2014 3:39 AM
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Best? Haha, no... Far from it.

Akame ga Kill! IMHO best this season. And I loved the old Sailor Moon!
Oct 12, 2014 6:48 PM

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Not even close. So far it's alright, but there are way better anime's out now then this.
Oct 22, 2014 3:13 AM
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I still prefer the old adaption even if it wasn't faithful and filled with that filler.
Nov 28, 2014 8:57 PM

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I wouldn't say it's the best anime but it has its moments.
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Dec 2, 2014 5:56 PM

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far from it.


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Hell no.


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Not by a long shot.
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I was looking a bit forward to this while I like some moments they changed. I still like the DIC USA Version best. It is better than original japan version though.

To Love Ru Darkness (If that counts) and SAOII I been liking the best lately.

So far Id probably give this a 6.

Maybe better than Happiness Charge. Though I am not as sure...
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What so good about allways the same plots in these new anime today? Tell me because I find them annoying and not as good as old anime.

I only really liked Clannad from the new animes. Sailor Moon Crystal is way better than Precure. Precure is just a way to make money using the same things as Sailor Moon so for me it's only like some copie of it.
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