I doubt that they ever will, not with this amount of people who genuinely believed that the pink one is the better one. There would be no traction.
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ParagonSailor and Starlight
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So, it seems that some think the pinkness made it 'iconic, dreamier & more girly'. I wonder if that one of the reasons Sailor Moon is such a popular show to make edits and aesthetic videos of?
Some are saying the aesthetic was a lie
Some are saying the aesthetic was a lie
It is ridiculous. Also this argument is very weird because it is not like all the episodes are pink. After S most episodes are actually yellow/greeenish tint. Are they the "foresty" feel or something? 
So, it seems that some think the pinkness made it 'iconic, dreamier & more girly'. I wonder if that one of the reasons Sailor Moon is such a popular show to make edits and aesthetic videos of?
Some are saying the aesthetic was a lie
Some are saying the aesthetic was a lie
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YuYu Yuichiro
First time tipping into color correcting the op, since I know it was the hardest so I never play with it.
This scene is the worst. I couldn't figure out how they stack the layers together when filming. The yellow hair from Usagi was particularly darker than usual. If I pull the brightness of the yellow up, the yellow background on the left would be overblown, which is weird. But then when I checked on the LD version, the yellow background was also overblown...I think the way to treat it is to separate the left section from the frame, correct each separately, and then stick them back together.
The rest of the op is pretty straight forward, just need more references for the backgrounds though. For the test, I picked a shot with Sailor Moon in it, since we have her color sheet. I ran a AI upscale to clean up the grain before color correcting it. And the result looks pretty good, except for the blown up credits. Do we ever had the op without the credit?
DVD
upscale + color correction
This scene is the worst. I couldn't figure out how they stack the layers together when filming. The yellow hair from Usagi was particularly darker than usual. If I pull the brightness of the yellow up, the yellow background on the left would be overblown, which is weird. But then when I checked on the LD version, the yellow background was also overblown...I think the way to treat it is to separate the left section from the frame, correct each separately, and then stick them back together.
The rest of the op is pretty straight forward, just need more references for the backgrounds though. For the test, I picked a shot with Sailor Moon in it, since we have her color sheet. I ran a AI upscale to clean up the grain before color correcting it. And the result looks pretty good, except for the blown up credits. Do we ever had the op without the credit?
DVD
upscale + color correction
Also Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991) which was 46 episodes and 3 movies and included in the same box set.
Likes:
Starlight and Mosaic
First time tipping into color correcting the op, since I know it was the hardest so I never play with it.
This scene is the worst. I couldn't figure out how they stack the layers together when filming. The yellow hair from Usagi was particularly darker than usual. If I pull the brightness of the yellow up, the yellow background on the left would be overblown, which is weird. But then when I checked on the LD version, the yellow background was also overblown...I think the way to treat it is to separate the left section from the frame, correct each separately, and then stick them back together.
The rest of the op is pretty straight forward, just need more references for the backgrounds though. For the test, I picked a shot with Sailor Moon in it, since we have her color sheet. I ran a AI upscale to clean up the grain before color correcting it. And the result looks pretty good, except for the blown up credits. Do we ever had the op without the credit?
This scene is the worst. I couldn't figure out how they stack the layers together when filming. The yellow hair from Usagi was particularly darker than usual. If I pull the brightness of the yellow up, the yellow background on the left would be overblown, which is weird. But then when I checked on the LD version, the yellow background was also overblown...I think the way to treat it is to separate the left section from the frame, correct each separately, and then stick them back together.
The rest of the op is pretty straight forward, just need more references for the backgrounds though. For the test, I picked a shot with Sailor Moon in it, since we have her color sheet. I ran a AI upscale to clean up the grain before color correcting it. And the result looks pretty good, except for the blown up credits. Do we ever had the op without the credit?
to the stacking issue
Cels and backgrounds being stacked wouldn't just be it, there also had to be keying involved (which can be done on film)
from what I see here, this IS a single cel Luna-Art's Cel Gallery - Sailor Moon - Bank: OP/ED
It's the backgrounds that have to be keyed out and stacked separately to complete such a shot.
I've done a simpler (and yet more layered) version of this when animating/editing the Tokyoma Gaiden opening, (Prepare for Photodump)
The six separate elements
And the final composited image, done with luma keying:
My guess is they did a somewhat similar trick to get the three separate backgrounds for Moon, Mercury and Mars in that shot.
Sorry for putting my screenshots on here, I did it just to illustrate what I think they did.
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Starlight
I have created a color design sheet collection for Sailor Moon as a source of color reference. All the color were captured from the actual cel paint used for the show so they are accurate. The collection is pretty small right now but it'll grow with time.
Collection
Collection