Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kaguya-hime no Koibito

Out of the three movies in the first anime adaptation of Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon S: The Movie is the only one that is based on a side story from the Sailor Moon manga known as The Lover of Princess Kaguya. That alone isn't the reason I like this movie the most. I find this side story to be very engaging and I daresay it gives the biggest spotlight for Luna, bigger than any filler episode in the main seasons.

Taking place somewhere in the middle of the Infinity arc, an ice creature seeks to turn the Earth into a frozen paradise. It is shown early ... on that she intended to do this a long time ago, but a mysterious silver light from the moon prevented her from doing so. Since that silver light is nowhere to be seen, she now has a chance to take over the Earth. She travels to the planet via a comet that's said to be a part of her. On her way, a piece of the comet fell off and dropped onto the Earth's surface and she is unable to proceed with her plans until she recovers it. The comet piece is picked up by an astronomer named Kakeru who has an overactive imagination that there's a princess living on the moon. He isn't wrong if he was born in a much earlier time if you know what I mean.

Next, we get to see what the main characters are up to. Usagi and her friends are doing some shopping. It's not too long until it's shown that Luna isn't feeling well, and she decides to go home alone, even though everyone suggested that Artemis should tag along with her so she can get there safely since her sickness has her barely able to stand up. She should've heeded their warning since she couldn't cross a street in time and collapsed on the middle of the road by the time the traffic light switches. Fortunately, Luna is saved by Kakeru and she is taken under his care until she recovers from her illness. During her stay at Kakeru's place, Luna developes romantic feelings for Kakeru. She wants to help him in return as little did they know, the comet piece he picked up is draining his energy. However, there is so much a cat can do for a human. Plus, Kakeru already has a love interest named Himeko, though their relationship is sort of awkward since Himeko hardly takes Kakeru's theories seriously. Meanwhile, the ice creature creates minions called Snow Dancers to attack people and search for the missing comet piece.

You might've noticed I haven't said the antagonist's name this whole time. That's because Princess Snow Kaguya isn't her real name. It's the name Kakeru called her comet when he discovered it. When she heard him say it, she happily accepted the name. Either way, it's up to the Sailor Soldiers to save the Earth from Princess Snow Kaguya's invasion while Luna wishes to have a human form, so she can help Kakeru. Not only would she help him recover, she would also fulfill his dream of meeting a princess from the moon.

I will say that this is by far the best movie of the entire Sailor Moon franchise. Yes, I think it's even better than the second anime adaptation of the Dream and Stars arcs. What's even more interesting is that there are two other side stories from the manga that haven't been given an anime adaptation. Well, it makes sense for the one called Parallel Sailor Moon, which is a non-canon alternate universe where Usagi and Mamoru don't become monarchs and establish Crystal Tokyo. However, I do hope that Toei Animation will one day make an adaptation for Casablanca Memory. They really did an excellent job adapting The Lover of Princess Kaguya into a 1990s anime movie, even with differences made from its manga counterpart. Since I don't see any negatives, I believe it deserves a perfect 10/10.

Sailor Moon S:Hearts of Ice is without question the most well focused movies out of the 90s movie trilogy for many reasons that I can list.
Story: A snowstorm hits Tokyo which in turn marks the return of an evil snow queen named Princess Snow Kaguya who wants to freeze the whole entire Earth into a frozen domain of her own choosing. The Sailor Guardians have to stop this new villain. Luna falls ill after getting lost, Luna is rescued by a kind-hearted but misunderstood astronomer, Kakeru, who happens to have the remaining shard of the crystal! Called into action to protect Luna and her ... newfound crush, Sailor Moon and her team of Sailor Guardians are now the only hope the world has of avoiding an eternal Winter!

Characters: Luna is the main focus of the movie and one of the most stand out characters of the plot. My favorite part is that she transforms into a beautiful human girl and flies around in space with Kakeru and made her wish.

Animation: The animation is what you expect from a 90s Mahou Shoujo anime. Toei Animation aced up the animation and created the wonderful scenes of the movie.

Sound: the original Japanese music is so stellar in this movie. The Viz redub has been my favorite dub of so far. The voice actors give it their all in the movie. The ones that stood out to me in this movie are Michelle Ruff as Luna and Melissa Fahn as Princess Snow Kaguya.

As you can see, this is one of my favorite Movie out of the whole three movies that came out and here is why!

1. It is actually based off the manga, though in my opinion the manga was way better (you even get to see a party in the beginning of the manga as well as Usagi using the Luna Pen, which she hasn't used in a long time!

2. I happen to like Luna, who some may think is a nag, but at least she does care for Usagi and is actually quite useful in a lot of ways. Anyways, this is based mainly on ... Luna.

3. C'mon, you just gotta love the plot as well as the background music and the characters and villians too. And may i say, the artwork is gorgeous!

It's about a guy named Kakeru, who dreams of going up to the moon And dreaming of a princess from the moon named Kaguya, who he is fascinated by. He is a scientist who has deep feelings for his childhood friend and partner, Himeko, who secretly loves him in return.

Anyways, Luna begins to fall in love with Kakeru after saving her from getting ran over, during which she caught a cold and stuff. Anyways, Luna falls in love with Kakeru and a love triangle forms in front of them and Himeko.

Meanwhile Earth is being controlled by a snow demon named Kaguya also, who wants to take revenge on Earth and stuff.

It's a really good movie that is my favorite out of them all, and i recommend in buying the movie as well as watching the movie too. You'll love it!