Sailor Moon Art Director motifs

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I almost never saw that if you pause when Uranus says "Shaking" You'll notice she does the quickest little spin. :haruka:


She's so hansy boi
 
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When she punches the ground, golden electricity-like energy is generated.
However, rather than lightning or electricity (which Eternal actually turned it into), it's simply a stylistic choice to represent the Earth being cracked opened by the sheer force.
Just like we see the earth opening behind her, the air itself is showing 'cracks'.




Yup, the last part is all Ando!






Just look at the power of this!!!










Love how the Orb shaves the earth like butter! :wow:
 

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And we move to Eternal's version...
Not top quality but it's the best I could find off Youtube...

Like I know what they are trying to do and I love these eccentric stretching/deformations but here they just doodled it... this is a movie y'all!!!


In the 90s version, we see the detailed and powerful movements of her hand and the energy being gathered into her palm, Eternal shies away from it and makes it off screen...




OK, looks good!


The heck is this?!?




Is that a meteorite? Is it molten lava? Is it a miniature bomb? Is it a burning, melting rock? What the heck is happening and how does this connect with Uranus' powers???

Pokeball, GO!



Well, now that's how those hatchings are supposed to look like! Still could do much better, Eternal.

It's dynamic at first glance, but it's just a hand throwing a Pokeball...
 

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Ok, looks good.
Nothing outstanding. I remind you this is still supposed to be a movie but serviceable.




Again doodle-ly zigzags instead of hatchings...


Oh my God!








And that kids is what Botox does.




Ok, this shot is kinda cool looking.


Oh my God, she is so off model!!!



Stiff as a rock...



In the 90s version, we see her crush the energy into her palm which generates phenomenal power.
In the Eternal version, it again shies away from it and makes it off screen.


Also, I wanna highlight how repetitive this is.
We start we her hands upwards, zoom into her hand, she plays ping-pong a little bit with her Pokeball, zoom into her face, zoom out and she raises her hand yet again...
I like how her body stretches and relaxes at the end though.
 

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The still shots are horrendous. Her shoulder is worse than her face. Also, now that I've seen the repetitive motion...BARF! It has shades of coconut cyclone where the motions don't match up what is happening.
At least Coconut has nice art! :P

In the first close-up, she's got a broken nose!
This was supposed to be the grand return of Sailor Moon in cinemas!!!

Kon was too done with Takeuchi's BS to even care at this point :P

One thing they got right was the Ring of the Orb being created from the energy out of the ground.


And now, Uranus transforms into a Super Saiyan...
But I have to admit even though the art is cabbage-garbage, the effects and animation are top-tier!
Look at that extra explosion on the left at the end!


What?
One minute, they are telling me something on my earpiece....



THOSE FOOLS INCLUDING ELECTRICITY IN HER ATTACK?!?! ELECTRICITY!!!!

Look at this nonsense and whatever art.



At least they got the hatchings really good on this one.


Visually this looks really good and detailed, I like it.



However it can't compare to the 90s.
It looks super slow while the 90s does so many turns and comes right in your face!

The Orb looks kinda drunk as it skews slightly on the left :P
I mean, I get what they are doing, the attack is so powerful that it doesn't have much speed and is hard to move (also love how the ring is protruding) but still can't win against the 90s. :P


The only part where I'd say has something more than the 90s version mainly because of the ink-style shots that give a very Nekketsu touch to the ensemble!










 

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Back when Eternal premiered on Netflix, I remember disagreeing with someone saying that World Shaking was a "improvement" over the 90s version.
Putting fancy extra visual effects doesn't mean a quality improvement, and these still shots further prove me right...
Still, I give it credit for looking innovative and its own thing while trying to keep the essence from the 90s, which is so rare in this reboot.
 

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At least Coconut has nice art! :P

In the first close-up, she's got a broken nose!
This was supposed to be the grand return of Sailor Moon in cinemas!!!

Kon was too done with Takeuchi's BS to even care at this point :P

One thing they got right was the Ring of the Orb being created from the energy out of the ground.


And now, Uranus transforms into a Super Saiyan...
But I have to admit even though the art is cabbage-garbage, the effects and animation are top-tier!
Look at that extra explosion on the left at the end!


What?
One minute, they are telling me something on my earpiece....



THOSE FOOLS INCLUDING ELECTRICITY IN HER ATTACK?!?! ELECTRICITY!!!!

Look at this nonsense and whatever art.



At least they got the hatchings really good on this one.


Visually this looks really good and detailed, I like it.



However it can't compare to the 90s.
It looks super slow while the 90s does so many turns and comes right in your face!

The Orb looks kinda drunk as it skews slightly on the left :P
I mean, I get what they are doing, the attack is so powerful that it doesn't have much speed and is hard to move (also love how the ring is protruding) but still can't win against the 90s. :P


The only part where I'd say has something more than the 90s version mainly because of the ink-style shots that give a very Nekketsu touch to the ensemble!










Guys, compare what’s going on in the backgrounds - 90s is so damn good, that red abyss, the speed… it’s breathtaking! I think they brought it back in Cosmos for Space Turbulence.
 

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At least Coconut has nice art! :P

In the first close-up, she's got a broken nose!
This was supposed to be the grand return of Sailor Moon in cinemas!!!

Kon was too done with Takeuchi's BS to even care at this point :P
You fell right into my trap, making these breakdowns for my enjoyment!
I KNEW I could lure you into making more by giving a higher score to the Eternal version.
Heeheeheeheehee!

What?
Of course that was my plan, all along. Don't you dare say any different!
How dare you, insinuate I'm just saying this now to save face after being show the error of my ways!!
 

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Again doodle-ly zigzags instead of hatchings...


Oh my God!







Cor Blimey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE ARM!!!!!! THE SHOULDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE ANYBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE!!!!!!!!!!!! THE SENSHI OF THE SKY BROKE HER BONES SUMMONING HER POWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren:
 

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The sole time Crystermos got it right :kiss:

:ami:: Etaanaruu Seeraaa Maakyuuuriiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





















She's so beautiful!!! :wow:

Whoever storyboarded/directed/animated the speech of the 4 Inners in Cosmos deserves to be worshipped.
(Not a fan of those Detective Conan mouths though...)

Notice on the 2nd to last shot when her hair is covering her eyes and her pupils are actually really good!
Whoever decided to put a gazillion sparkles and apply the airbrush for the shines deserves to be fired.
 
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:rei:: Etaaanaruuu Seeraaa Maaazuuuu!!!!!!!!




















The only time Rei looked really good! (That side ahoge is still ridiculous however)

I have no idea why they decided to put these into split screens... it's not like both speeches are happening at once and it's saving time.
It's just being mean.
Whoever decided that these speeches had to be in split screen deserves to be fired.
 
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:rei:: Etaaanaruuu Seeraaa Maaazuuuu!!!!!!!!




















The only time Rei looked really good! (That side ahoge is still ridiculous however)

I have no idea why they decided to put these into split screens... it's not like both speeches are happening at once and it's saving time.
It's just being mean.
Whoever decided that these speeches had to be in split screen deserves to be fired.
Havent you see what is behind her ??????????
HE XA GONS
 

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Havent you see what is behind her ??????????
HE XA GONS
I know!
Like I always say, Hexagons should be Burning Mandala'd into oblivion! :mameshiba:


I like the sparkles and airbrush... :vanish:
Vat?!?

I don't mind the airbrush on the hair or on the clothes to depict some types of fabrics but on the eyes? :umno:

I like what Toei did with the airbrush on the Doki Doki transformations.

With Moonlight, they did a phenomenal job!
The eyes, the hair = a Jewel Queen

Toei did start to use the airbrush predominantly as early as 2006 namely on the Saint Seiya OVAs.
I like what they did on the hair and armors but didn't mind it much what they did on the eyes.
They still weren't overdoing it like on Cosmos but I still preferred 'un-sparkled' eyes.

Normal eyes = top quality expressiveness :clap:




Sparkling eyes = something is lost...




They kinda look artificial...