Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal Movie 1

Long awaited and hyped adaptation of 4th Sailor Moon arc is finally out.

To put it simple - technically breathtaking. Looks gorgeous, smooth and frickin' beautiful. Definitely best looking Sailor Moon installment ever and may be as well the best installment (or very, very close one, even it has some flaws) in general.

But there's no suprise, movie adapts best arc of the manga and follows it strictly (considering runtime and the cuts, of course), after all this is what makes remake of Sailor Moon better, or supposed to as Crystal had some really big issues with proper execution and pacing, following the source in the ... stricter matter isn't always best.
Movie fixes what didn't really work in the Crystal series from the technical point of view, especially animation and awful CGI, nah, no more shite. The movie shines, attacking with pastel color palette and some of the best and smoothest animation I've seen in this series. Plus it's bloody gorgeous, it's amazingly beautiful and colorful. Designs are, finally, executed to the point, flawless and frickin' hot. I waited years to get what I got. In the technical quality terms. It's just hot.

Dead Moon arc is the best (and considerably darkest) arc in manga and was already adapted in Sailor Moon SuperS from 1995, which is one of my least favourites Sailor Moon installments, probably cuz of my high expectations and, well, love to the original. But well, here we are focused on Chiba-Usa and unlike previous adaptation she finally shines and is not small annoying cunt which u wanna smash every single time she pop up on the screen.
Character development is smoothly continued from the Crystal III plus Dead Moon Circus ain't annoying no more as well, beauty. And the whole writing is finally focused on the story and proper arc execution. However few cuts are feeleable and unnecessary, that's unfortunate payment for making it into two part movie and probably 3 hour long runtime for the whole arc. It might actually work.

Soundtrack is hot as fuck, main theme song is now my all-time favourite Sailor Moon song. And seiyuu work is an work of art, no suprise here tho.

Is it having a problems? Well, yeah, it's rushed a bit, first movie clearly building hype for the second part, which is good, but as well losing it's clarity and pacing once or twice. I would add about 20 minutes runtime to properly focus on Dead Moon Circus as intentions of them were always, well, bit childish, so good 'ol more detailed backstory would help, on the other hand second part will bring closure (I hope) for questions and, well, will leave doors open for the final arc - STARS. But I'm afraid, that future of it lies in the movies success. And none of the 3 screenings I've been earlier today were full, in fact one of em was pretty empty. I guess tomorrow families will strike the cinemas. I honestly hope so.

But is it a good movie? By all means - yes. It's the best Sailor Moon ever, even after the cuts, rushing it still manages to be a great entertainment, especially for mahou shoujo fans. And definitely for Sailor Moon fans. But it is as well for die hard fans and them alone (except kids of course, which are main audience of this franchise), it's impossible to get into this movie without watching Crystal and will be completely out of space if someone will watch this movie by chance. But it ain't nothing bad, it's just how it is, the sequel after all.

It's a very good movie. And do not disappont. IT LOOKS FUCKING AMAZING, one of the most colorful movies I've seen in quite a time. My Sailor Moon nerd inside is satisfied and happy. I think this is the most important and key in my final rating. It's simply amazing.

So the dream arc is my favorite story arc of sailor moon. I even adore the supers adaptation of it. The first movie does an excellent job of adapting the begining of the dream arc. It has beautiful animation and character designs, a beautiful soundtrack with some nostalgia thrown in and a fantastic story.

So the dream arc is generally considered as a fluffy and fun, light interlude to the stars arc where things get extremely dark. As a result the story is less serious and offers some backstory and world building, highlts the individual guardians, with this firts movie focusing on the inners and offers ... some fun character fanservice (not the lewd kind). Each guardian gets a chance to shine against the dead moon circus and pices of their past and dreams are revealed. It's basically what crystal was lacking do to its pacing problem, cuts and bad changes. If you love the inner guardians, you'll love the content this movie offers.

Alas, for all this movie does right, it's tight run time hinders it. The film goes by at a rapid pace. You'll want to give it your full attention so you don't miss anything. Sadly the movie, much like crystal cuts some fun moments, as well as some backstory and explanatory content. If your left slightly confused by anything, I encourage you to give the manga a read to fill in the blanks. My honest oppinion though is that you'll comprehend everything fine.

For example, I believe this will be the first time in crystal we see Rei's grandfather. Which is rather tragic considering he was supposed to have appeared at least once before. For those of you who are familiar with the 90's anime, the manga grandpa is quite different in both design and personality. Sadly Rei's arc also slightly suffers from not having had Cassablanca memories adapted into either anime story. It's a side story that greatly expand on her background and character. It would offer a little context to the information we're given in this movie for her background.

For those of you wondering, Helios and chibiusa are portrayed excellently here. Their romance is truly a highlight and a personal favorite of mine. The old anime dragged out his reveal for far too long but the dream arc quickly reveals him to be a young boy and not a horse. Hopefully this will appease those who took issue with their romance in the old anime. Id also like to point out that both him and chibiusa are centuries old, but in the bodies of a 10 year old and 13 year old (give or take a year or 2). Just want to shut that discussion down fast.

Now the soundtrack, anyone feeling nostalgic should definitly watch the credits. An update on Baby baby love plays after the first song. If you want those 90s chibiusa x Helios feels give it a listen. Then go on youtube and search sailor moon love is in ny heart for the english dub version. The original singer recently uploaded some clean performances for it and a few other songs she did. I also encourage you to check out the official sound track of the movie. It has some great character songs like Minako's I want to be an idol and a duet between chibiusa and Helios.

I'll see you over on part 2. I keep some of the review the same but switch out the parts that focused on part 1 for part 2.

I had to wait for June to come just so I could watch it on Netflix because I was so excited about it.

LOVE HOW IT RADIATES GAE ENERGY EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE MOVIE, IS IT BECAUSE IT'S JUNE? HAPPY PRIDES MONTH. ❤

STORY: 8/10
So the dream arc is generally considered as a fluffy and fun, light interlude to the stars arc where things get extremely dark. As a result, the story is less serious and offers some backstory and world-building, highlights the individual guardians, with this first movie focusing on the inners and offers some fun character fanservice (not the lewd kind). Each guardian gets ... a chance to shine against the dead moon circus and pieces of their past and dreams are revealed. It's basically what crystal was lacking due to its pacing problem, cuts, and bad changes. If you love the inner guardians, you'll love the content this movie offers. The Dream arc is often regarded as the best Sailor Moon arc for its fairytale-like plot and the focus on internalized thoughts and feelings for many of our beloved characters. Tho, I, as a fan of Sailor Moon don't really like this arc because I don't really like Chibiusa and this arc just is around her but as someone who has rewatched Sailor Moon a million times, I would say that the story is still quite enjoyable and I'm really amazed and shocked that they changed the OG story but I think I do prefer it this way since there were more plot twists than I was really y'know expecting. I also really liked how the movie is about finding yourself, your dream and all. Overall, I liked it.
P.S. You can't tell me otherwise that the Mamoru and Helios moments are not gae~ also I still can't move on from Haruka and Usagiii whyyy nott them but Mamoru hot so can't complain.

ART: 10/10
STUNNING AND GORGEOUS 10/10. THE REASON WHY I'M GAE IS BECAUSE OF SAILOR MOON, NOT JUST HER, MOSTLY HER AND SEIYA, AND OFC HARUKA, AND MAMORU CHIBA BUT MOST OF THE CHARACTERS ARE DAMN FINE. I kept taking pictures and pausing the movie just so I could admire the characters. No matter how much I age, I would really find them so attractive likkeee ughhhhh. I don't think I have to explain anymore hehe.

SOUND: 8/10
I'd say it's like 8/10 because I didn't really paid attention to the music, maybe it's because it's just the movie and not the whole series in which have more soundtrack but I went in and listened again and it's still as beautiful as the first time I've heard it. Y'know the types of music to fall in love with or cry under the rain.

CHARACTERS: 9/10
I really like how you can see some if not all of their character development in the movie, love how there was background story on the four guardians tho I would really ask you guys to read the manga in which I'm currently reading to further understand it because the movie skipped parts of it.

ENJOYMENT: 10/10
No matter how old I am, I would really still watch Sailor Moon all over again. I grew up this and not like any anime in which I had to let go due to growing up but this, I really never lost interest in this. Watching Sailor Moon will always be fun for me. That's why, I can't wait for the Sailor Stars act.

OVERALL: 9/10
It's not perfect but hey, I love it.

Between Sailor Moon 1992 and Sailor Moon Crystal ( I do not like the artstyle of Crystal..) this is for me the most beautiful Sailor Moon I have seen so far and much likely a worth-to-watch if you love Sailor Moon. And the transformations as well attacking sequences are really enjoyably and fluent to look at every time.

The story at the beginning felt a bit fast but everything is kept as it should be. I yet have to watch the second part, but it is definetly hooking me and there is almost no space left where it is absolutely boring -. If they keep Sailor ... Moon in this, i will watch it further. Overall, very recommandable for Sailor-Moon-Fans as said.

Might not suit some fews tastebudys since still everyone has a different taste, especially in artstyle, this review is not guaranteed