Keeping my promise from three months ago, I am reviewing the final 8 episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal, but since I'm covering eight episodes, I will be making a brief summary of what happened in the episodes.
WARNING! THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!
From where the story left off in episode 18, episode 19 starts off the part of the second arc that I personally call "The Battle in the Future," which exactly happens when the Sailor Guardians, Tuxedo Mask, and Chibi-Usa go to the future with the help of Sailor Pluto. In this future, the citizens of Crystal Tokyo are in a deep sleep (including Neo-Queen Serenity). When they reach the castle, they meet up with a spiritual projection of King Endymion, and he reveals that Chibi-Usa is Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask's future daughter. Of course, at several moments of the story, the Black Moon Clan would attempt to attack the kingdom (even going so far as capturing Sailor Moon herself). Soon, the worst happens when Wiseman captures Chibi-Usa, and turns her into Black Lady. Afterwards, Black Lady captures Tuxedo Mask, and hypnotizes him to attack Sailor Moon. However, this all changes when Prince Demande (of the Black Moon Clan) gets his hands on the Legendary Silver Crystal of the Past and the Future, and tries to put them together before Sailor Pluto sacrifices her life to stop him. Her death causes Black Lady to change back into Chibi-Usa. However, it's revealed that her power has finally awaken, and she becomes a Sailor Guardian (Sailor Chibi Moon). Then, Wiseman reveals his his final form, Death Phantom, and takes both Sailor Moon and Tuxedo mask to Nemesis. At that moment, both Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion awaken to tell Chibi-Usa to help both Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask defeat Death Phantom once and for all. When she finally finds them, the three of them obliterate Death Phantom and Crystal Tokyo returns back to its original glory. Soon, the Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask return back to the past, and Chibi-Usa returns to Crystal Tokyo...until Neo-Queen Serenity sends her back to be trained in the ways of a Sailor Guardian by Sailor Moon.
From what I watched, the story remained pretty faithful to the manga just like the other episodes did. Of course, I have to admit that I really enjoyed this anime, even though it's unknown right now if there will be a continuation anime based on the later arcs. I hope this does happen one day, but we may have to wait and see until then.
Written by Nolan Schmidt
