Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

[Legioss]

Isn't it about time to do a remake? I mean not now but after the Earthquake recovery is well underway, they should re-air the series and then do a PGSM R with new people. This is something I would be completely against with an American show, but Toei could it and it would be great.

[areaseven]

So, over the Christmas weekend, I decided to re-visit this series by watching the two episodes that I missed out on over seven years ago. Now I wish I hadn't seen one of them.

Act.Zero

This is actually the prequel to the series, featuring the origin of Sailor V. However, it bears practically no resemblance to the Codename: Sailor V manga. Of course, we see cameo appearances by Ami-chan, Rei-chan and Mako-chan, but the episode presents somewhat of a plot loophole by having Usagi-chan and her classmates directly involved in one of Sailor V's crimefighting adventures. This was made merely for Artemis to discover who Usagi-chan really is, thus prompting Luna to come to Earth. Also, Tuxedo Kamen knows from the get-go that Minako-chan is Sailor V.

The episode also has two mini-episodes. One features Hina's career as an actress after breaking up with Mamoru. Another has Mamoru explaining to Usagi-chan how he came up with the Tuxedo Kamen gimmick. Pretty creepy, if you ask me.

Special Act

Four years after the events that ended the series, Usagi-chan and Mamoru are about to get married. However, a small quarrel has them calling off the wedding, while something evil lurks to take over the Dark Kingdom.

It's really unfortunate that many of our favorite shows end in a sour note. This is no exception. Bad enough that they brought back that creepy chick Mio. Worse is that the whole final confrontation was half-@$$ed, with Rei-chan injured and confined in a hospital within the first half of the special. This was supposed to be the chance for all five of the Sailor Senshi to fight together just for once (since Sailor Venus wasn't a team player throughout the series), but no - they had to put Rei-chan in the sideline. WTF happened? Did Keiko-chan have some sort of scheduling conflict during filming?

Regardless of what happened, I'm not watching this special again.

[CrusherJ]

So, over the Christmas weekend, I decided to re-visit this series by watching the two episodes that I missed out on over seven years ago. Now I wish I hadn't seen one of them.

Act.Zero

This is actually the prequel to the series, featuring the origin of Sailor V. However, it bears practically no resemblance to the Codename: Sailor V manga. Of course, we see cameo appearances by Ami-chan, Rei-chan and Mako-chan, but the episode presents somewhat of a plot loophole by having Usagi-chan and her classmates directly involved in one of Sailor V's crimefighting adventures. This was made merely for Artemis to discover who Usagi-chan really is, thus prompting Luna to come to Earth. Also, Tuxedo Kamen knows from the get-go that Minako-chan is Sailor V.

The episode also has two mini-episodes. One features Hina's career as an actress after breaking up with Mamoru. Another has Mamoru explaining to Usagi-chan how he came up with the Tuxedo Kamen gimmick. Pretty creepy, if you ask me.

Special Act

Four years after the events that ended the series, Usagi-chan and Mamoru are about to get married. However, a small quarrel has them calling off the wedding, while something evil lurks to take over the Dark Kingdom.

It's really unfortunate that many of our favorite shows end in a sour note. This is no exception. Bad enough that they brought back that creepy chick Mio. Worse is that the whole final confrontation was half-@$$ed, with Rei-chan injured and confined in a hospital within the first half of the special. This was supposed to be the chance for all five of the Sailor Senshi to fight together just for once (since Sailor Venus wasn't a team player throughout the series), but no - they had to put Rei-chan in the sideline. WTF happened? Did Keiko-chan have some sort of scheduling conflict during filming?

Regardless of what happened, I'm not watching this special again.

What episodes are these? I didn't think any special episodes were made after the series finished airing.

[areaseven]

What episodes are these? I didn't think any special episodes were made after the series finished airing.

These were released direct-to-video after the series ended.

[Noriko Takaya]

Wow... Rika Izumi has really turned out to be a stunner as she got older.

[areaseven]

Wow... Rika Izumi has really turned out to be a stunner as she got older.

I think they're all equally hot, now that they're in their 20s. I'm still trying to get over the reality that Rina Koike, who played 10-year-old Sailor Luna in the series, is now an 18-year-old gravure idol. After PGSM, her most notable role was Shizuka in Kamen Rider Kiva (2008).