Sailor Moon Crystal: Episode 4 (Review)

Last time, on the Team AnimeManga blog, the third episode of the Sailor Moon Crystal was reviewed, and now...the fourth episode.

For the first three episodes, we were introduced to much of the main characters, but for this episode, which is based on the fourth chapter of the original manga, we ended up taking a break to go to a fancy ball. I'm not kidding. Act 4: Masquerade Dance Party (aka Episode Four) is one of those moments in the original manga where it slowed the story down a bit, and how Toei Animation adapted this chapter in the reboot is a bit amazing.

For starters, there was little omitted content, but there was a good amount of additions which actually explained some of the story that wasn't well explained in the original chapter. Of course, the ball scenes were, in my opinion, beautifully animated. In the end, the episode ended with a mysterious side note, and a sneak peak for the next episode.

Written by Nolan Schmidt

Sailor Moon Crystal: Episode 3 (Review)

So, today, the third episode of the Sailor Moon reboot was released, and just like last episode, it introduced a new character.

"Act 3: Rei, Sailor Mars" introduces us to Rei Hino, a maiden at Hikawa Shrine, who senses demonic powers, and recently, a rumored bus has been kidnapping individuals late in the evening. Now, in the original anime, Rei wasn't introduced until Episode 10 (just two episodes after Ami was introduced). Also, Rei isn't the only new character to the show, we also have the introduction of both Nephrite and Zoisite (who were both introduced in Episode 14), and they are both members of the Four Kings of the Dark Kingdom just like Jadeite.

And now, to see how faithful the episode was to the third chapter of the original manga. As I looked back and forth from watching the episode to reading the manga, there were only some to little major changes, and there were skipped panels as well. As I've been watching these episodes, it only seems like the changes come whenever the battles tend to happen, but I guess that the people behind the anime want to have a result that is only slightly different than that of the manga.

Until the next episode...

Written by Nolan Schmidt