Best thing Crystermos did?

[Clow]

What did you like the most?



Please, no negativity, we already have a “Worst Thing Crystal did” thread in case you want to share your opinions there.

 

[Akari @ria]

I summarize here the thoughts i left in other topics expanding that.

Crystal s1/2 pros:
I like the idea of voluminous and flowing hair for Usagi and all the girls' lips like they had a light lipstick, they could have been developed and styled better though (i like the ones made for ore monogatari).
I like the finer details in drawing and coloring used in some episodes such as that of Pluto's death.
The fact that the characters have a mature look is an interesting element, I would have saved that for the dream / stars arcs.
The clothes are designed with details and care.
The animation of the attacks in real time of the inner senshi is graphically well done, even the enemies of the s2 had attacks with an interesting animation and up to the occasion, i like that.
The transformations of the inner senshi (moon aside) are animated, designed and studied well, I would have preferred them in 2d but even so graphically speaking they are beautiful.

Crystal s 3 pros:
The characters have acquired more expressiveness compared to the first 2 seasons.
The coloring of some episodes is good.
some episodes have good graphics quality.
I love the rainbow double moon heartache.
Saturn's awakening and her role, while brief, was well characterized.
I loved the scene where Hotaru saves Chibiusa by giving her back her soul and the silver moon crystal.
Mars' pose during the transformation is truly a gem!
I really liked the chase scene of Usagi trying to catch up to Haruka and Michiru. Then the sad expression she has sitting on the bench exudes her entire state of mind.

Eternal pros:
The gradient coloring of the eyes is well done.
The design is defined and clean, constantly uniform in detail and quality.
The spectacular graphics of the attacks of Uranus and Pluto and the transformation of Mercury, a real gem.
Some textures used for clothes, like Usagi's skirt when she goes to visit Mamoru and those for Xenotime and zeolite are well integrated into the animation.
Mamoru is represented in its best form graphically speaking, it is the best Mamoru they have baked.

Cosmos pros:
the colors and backgrounds are beautiful.
the senshi seem older in age than in Eternal and this pleases me.
I appreciated the small cameo that reveals Galaxia's past before she acquired her powers (even though I would have handled it differently) and the glimpse of Sailor Cosmos' future.

A special mention goes to the songs and the OSTs, many are truly beautiful!

 

[Starlight]

1) Some of the songs. 2) Making other adaptations of Sailor Moon look much better in comparison. That's it!

 

[Sailor Moon~]

Galaxia
References and songs to the 90s anime in cosmos
The transformations, specifically Sailor Venus'

 

[Wild Rose Rebellion]

Crystal has many strengths that come from the manga, so excluding those, it'd be real time attacks and great action in Season I and II, fluidity of animation in Season III and Eternal, and spectacular visuals in Cosmos, with truly great music through it all. My one favorite thing was the added story moments in Cosmos.

 

[Sapphire231]

All the glorious and sometimes spectacular death scenes for the villains, which were rare in the early to mid 2010's due to modern day anime fans disliking that, and the original Sailor Moon gave me my interest in that kind of villain defeat. Including Nehelenia, who, not counting Sailor Stars with Galaxia, is the only MAIN villain to survive original series.

Other: Following the manga closer (other than the Four Kings and the deaths of Beryl and Demande), much less suggestive content, better animation, its soundtrack, and also Rei and the Outer Sailor Guardians have more likeable personalities. Also being faster-paced and shorter it's easier for me to rewatch if I feel like it. If I am to count Cosmos, specifying that the cats are revived.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Really like the songs in Crystal III

 

[Starlight]

Really like the songs in Crystal III

Except for the Chibiusa one, right? RIGHT?

 

[Sapphire991]

Made Sailor Moon relevant again. Regardless of the quality of the reboot, it was enough to revive the franchise, contributing to re-runs of the 90s show, new dubs, reviving the fanbase for better or worse.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Except for the Chibiusa one, right? RIGHT?

Random fact: that song kept playing in my head when I got lost. I'll always associate it with that.

 

[Sapphire991]

Chibi-Usa's song is the creepiest thing ever... This male back vocals give me the creeps.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Remember @Clow Said no negatvity.

 

[Sapphire231]

It kinda provides a Mood Whiplash factor (especially coming sometime after the big Wiseman fight) and I love those.

 

[yaya_ikuto]

i love it follow more the manga than the 90s anime
and that it go to the plot with not pointles episode that not do anything like the 90s anime
i love the girls friendship, not attacking much usagi the protagonist like rei, luna and another time the other girls did
not telling her is not good for her boyfriend or is fat yeah they make joke but little not like the anime in almost every time

 

[yaya_ikuto]

oh i forgot i like the relationship usagi and mamoru have in this version, i love most how was handle in dreams his worried about usagi and he didnt want usagi to have neherenia curse

 

[kasumigenx]

In Crysetermos and the Manga, Usagi is a Pansexual, I think that is more relevant at this point.

 

[sailor Yaoi 81]

The first tanformation of

The death scene of and the first tranformation of .

The reintrouction of the outers in eternal

And as for Cosmos
The cauldron scene of Usagi , the part where she flies to dodge some attacks of galaxia , and the eternal tranformation of chibi usa.

 

[Chiibihime]

*The HAIR was a big PLUS for me!! Holy gorgeous. I think they spent the entire budget on Usagi's hair and sparkly backgrounds

Hey, this is shoujo, I approve!!(and it also reminds me of how KyoAni did that with Misuzu's hair from Air TV do we have Key fans here?)

Vast improvement over the hair in the OG series!
I adore the 90s anime....but omg. Usagi's hair color was SO AWFUL sometimes; it even looked like mustard BROWN in some episodes; that was terrible. and it was also too short compared to how Naoko draws it.

*Ami's hair was also lovely! I liked how they made it fuller; thought it looked too flat and short in the OG?

*The eyes were very nice (starting from season III)

*Speaking of season III Haruka and Michiru's ED song WAS. AMAZING. I never skipped it!!

*Mamoru's ED song was good too; even though I burst out laughing when Tuxedo Mask makes his second entry. WHY IS IT SO FUNNY

*And then I stopped laughing as soon as they soaked him in that rain shower because yes yes yes YES we went from funny to sexy holy-geeze YES

*It took them three seasons but they finally got the cats' eye colors right. (I remember being really surprised the first time I opened an art book and learned Luna's eyes are in fact, blue. SAY WHAAAAT

*Absolutely no characters were cut. And that's impressive because Stars is jam-packed with Evil Sailor characters; it was cool to see each one animated, even if they didn't get a lot of time to do much.

*Mamoru was ACTUALLY HOT starting from Eternal to Cosmos. Yay. I care more about him now (yes, I'm shallow)

*Despite me hating Yukie's style for the female characters, Dimande was actually attractive.

*They made me care about Chibi-UsaxHelios ship. (I never cared before lol)

*Speaking of which, they made me dislike Chibi-Usa less. That is a big deal!

*Seeing the transformations and attacks simply redone with updated animation and new designs was neat.

*I'm so glad that they showed Usagi coming home to her family instead of flipping right to her intimate scene with Mamoru (the way the manga does). Because for a REALLY horrible moment, I was afraid the scene where she gives the cats to her mother was the last time she was going to see her.
NONONONO you can't do that to your mother