This classic Sailor Moon episode gets a ton of things right.
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By the time they return, Kunzite has beaten Luna and Artemiss asses into the ground.
Royally pissed off, together the Sailor Guardians take Kunzite out, ready at last to end this war.
This episode is pretty big fan favorite, and with good reason.
This episode is amazing and satisfying in many ways.
For instance, the origin of Tuxedo Mask.
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This, of course, makes me wonder where those capsules were kept.
How were they never discovered or tampered with?
How did the capsules know when to release the cats?
Was it technology, magic, or some combination thereof?
Im sure plenty of people dont care about these things.
Im not one of those people.
There are battles in the War of the Ring we never even see.
But that information exists.
All that history and culture is canon, and that base of knowledge informs what we do see.
It makes it feel more real and complete, even if we dont know why.
Did she even have a husband?
That would actually be a really interesting feminist statement had it ever been made, but it never was.
How was travel between the Earth and the Moon possible?
Was it some ancient lost technology, some kind of moon shuttle?
And if relations between the two realms were forbidden, why would such a form of transport even exist?
Was it only at the ruling level?
How exactly can everyone breathe in the Silver Millenium?
Wouldnt the dome have been destroyed too?
And how did NASA never find any of this stuff?
And for my money, that is not even remotely sufficient.
The first season ofSailor Moonwas 46 episodes, nearly half of which were more or less irrelevant filler.
And that, of course, is just a lack of development on the elements that make sense.
It doesnt even touch the stuff that straight up doesnt.
Like, we have this ancient old world Anachronism Stew, and thats fine.
Admittedly, this is not the shows fault.
More to point, how much more thematically appropriate would it have been?
Yeah, Ive got more than a few criticisms.
In fact, its one my favorite episodes not just of this first season but all ofClassic.
Theres a lot here that works, and it works really well.
First off, the story just hits the ground running.
The first character we see is Luna running down the street.
The visuals are gorgeous, the scale is epic, and it fills in a lot of the blanks.
I really feel for the characters involved.
We dont see much of Queen Serenity, but what we see reveals a lot about her character.
One side note about the scene where the dead are sent to Earth…
I like to pretend its Sailor Neptune in one of the most bad-ass Easter eggs of all time.
Even if its not.
While most of this episode dealt with the Silver Millennium, the story framing the flashbacks wasnt useless.
Hes built up as this total bad-ass and he goes down pretty easily.
Im not saying they wouldnt defeat him, but it should have taken more of a fight.
The point is, Kunzite is down for the count, and we all know who put him there.
Now, Dark Kingdom, beware!
You go get em, girls.
Because nothing says fear my wrath like a pink doily background!
Its the final building block in the foundation of this storys ultimate conflict and it serves well its purpose.
The translation was not as good, and had Kunzite yelling I will never refresh!
Rating:
4 out of 5
