Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal . It is the second animated adaption of the series and, like the previous animated adaption of the 1. Toei Animation. Luna tells Usagi that she is a champion of justice and she needs to find the Moon Princess and the legendary Silver Crystal before the enemy, known as the Dark Kingdom, finds it. She also meets the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, who is searching for the Legendary Silver Crystal. The four Sailor Guardians are later joined by Minako Aino, the famous Sailor V, more conmanly known as Sailor Venus the Guardian of Love and Beauty, and who claims to be the long- lost Princess of the Moon. Shortly after, Tuxedo Mask is kidnapped and brainwashed by the Dark Kingdom. Sailor Moon and the Senshi locate the Dark Kingdom and after freeing Tuxedo Mask from their control, Sailor Moon is able to use the Silver Crystal to destroy its leader forever, bringing about a seeming peace, until a little girl appears from the sky. Meanwhile, a shady group, who call themselves the Black Moon Clan appear as well. Following the advise of a shadowy figure named Wiseman, they plan to invade Earth and find and kill Chibiusa. Sailor Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter get abducted by Koan, Berthier, and Petz of the Black Moon Clan, respectively, while trying to stop them. Sailor Moon, Venus and Tuxedo Mask are told by Chibiusa that she is from the future and only they can save her home from the Black Moon Clan. Chibiusa uses the Time Key to open the path to the future, where they meet the guardian of the Time Gate and Chibiusa's friend, Sailor Pluto. When they reach the future known as Crystal Tokyo, they find it in ruins from the Black Moon Clan's attacks. King Endymion, Tuxedo Mask's future self reveals the history of the Black Moon Clan, its base on Nemesis, the tenth planet, and that Mamoru and Usagi are married and Chibiusa is their daughter. Chibiusa runs into the Time Gate with Tuxedo Mask following behind, causing them both to be lost in the time stream, and Chibiusa is eventually brainwashed by Wiseman. Sailor Moon is able to free herself and her fellow Senshi from Nemesis and they escape to Earth. Chibiusa, now Black Lady, believing she was not loved in her home, attacks Crystal Tokyo and Wiseman's true identity is revealed as an evil entity known as Death Phantom, who had merged with Nemesis years ago. Demande, having gone mad, was able to obtain the Silver Crystals of past and future and threatens to touch them together, which would end all existence. Pluto shows up and stops time, but at the cost of her own life. Seeing her only friend die causes Chibiusa to break free from Death Phantom's control and she transforms into Sailor Chibi Moon. Sailor Moon, and Sailor Chibi Moon use their power to destroy Death Phantom. Chibiusa goes back to the future but returns shortly to receive proper Sailor Senshi training, and gives Usagi a present from her mother: the Heart Moon Rod. With the third evolution of their standard Sailor forms and much stronger elemental abilities, the four Inner Sailor Senshi are prepared for anything. Schematics of the first Death Star. The station was spheroid, and measured 160 km (100 miles) in diameter with 357 internal levels. A large, concave dish in the. Even after today’s trailer drop, we still don’t know much about The Last Jedi. We know even less about Episode IX. But one rumor about that yet-to-be-titled film. Sailor Moon News Bringing you the latest news about the new anime series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal and all things Sailor Moon. Akiza Izinski, known as Aki Izayoi in the Japanese version, is a main character in Yu-Gi-Oh. Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored four books, including most recently, Japanese Tattoos: History * Culture * Design. Declan Akaba, known as Reiji Akaba ( Chibiusa is glad to train in order to become the sixth Sailor Senshi of the team by transforming into Sailor Chibi Moon. With the mystical Cosmic Heart Compact in her possession, Usagi now transforms into the third evolution of her regular Sailor form and is even stronger than ever with the Heart Moon Rod as her newest weapon. However, new forces arise out the blue, using vile monsters called Daimon. In addition to this new threat, two newmysterious Sailor Senshi appear, but have ambiguous intentions. To make matters worse, Mamoru and Rei begin to have vividly recurring nightmares about the annihilation of the world, where the Messiah obliterates everything and everyone with a long sickle- like weapon. In addition, a tenth Sailor Senshi is introduced; one who is considered the strongest and most feared of all. Unfortunately, their efforts prove futile as she merges with Pharaoh 9. Super Sailor Moon seemingly sacrifices herself to exterminate Pharaoh 9. Holy Grail and the Silver Crystal against him. It is then that three talismans glow and resonate; therefore awakening the last and strongest of the Sailor Senshi- Sailor Saturn, the Guardian of Death and Destruction. Fortunately, Super Sailor Moon appears unscathed; thus giving the four Inner Sailor Senshi and three of the Outer Guardians to evolve into their own Super Sailor forms. Reveling in the agony and disintegration she has brought upon Pharaoh 9. Sailor Saturn assures everyone that . The Guardian of Death and Ruin then urges Super Sailor Pluto to forever close the door to the forbidden realm, even though she would be taken as well. Super Sailor Pluto calls on the mighty power of her guardian deity, Chronos himself, and seals the Door; thus sealing both Pharaoh 9. Sailor Saturn away. Super Sailor Moon then becomes Neo Queen Serenity and uses the great healing powers of the Spiral Heart Moon Scepter to revitalize the Earth and reverse all that was wiped out by Pharaoh 9. Sailor Saturn's supreme deadly powers. It is then that a bright purple light emanates from the ruins, where the cries of a newborn are heard by Super Sailor Neptune, who realizes that it is indeed Sailor Saturn; her spirit once again reborn and reincarnated as Hotaru Tomoe. She, along with Super Sailor Uranus and Super Sailor Pluto make the vow to raise her as their own . The trio part ways with the others, stating they will surely meet again someday, as they are all allies and friends. To symbolize that promise, Super Sailor Neptune gives her mystical Deep Aqua Mirror to Super Sailor Chibi Moon and tells her to look in it for guidance, and to become an even stronger Guardian of the Future Moon by the next time they meet. Chibiusa and Diana appear, ready to return home to the thirtieth century. In the papers, a solar eclipse is imminent that very night, which sparks Usagi's curiosity. As she Chibiusa look on at the sunset with their eclipse glasses, they both have a mysterious vision of jingling bells and pink flower petals and white feathers. There, it was announced that it would premiere in the summer of 2. It was also announced that Momoiro Clover Z will be singing the theme song for the anime. Nakayoshi Magazine announced that the series was officially in production followed by those dates of expected premiere. It was also revealed that Momoiro Clover Z will be doing both the opening and the ending for the new anime. Sailor Moon's standard Sailor form in the Dark Kingdom saga; first season of the Crystal series. Later, it was announced on October 1. Before the announcement, Atsutoshi Umezawa confirmed in a press release that the new anime will not remake the old anime, but adapt from the manga. The second half, which premiered in January 2. Black Moon Clan saga of the manga. Following the episode itself, a staff member posted an image on the official Sailor Moon Twitter account, reading: ! Please look forward to it!! The Twitter account added that the television broadcast of the second season (the Black Moon Clan arc) is still continuing. Toei did not respond to ANN's requests for clarification at that time. Just as the official site had stated, a special screening of the first episode on Sailor Neptune's birthday took place on March 6 in Japan. However the official broadcast will start in April 4 2. The new opening is “New Moon ni Aishite” (In love with the New Moon) by Etsuko Yakushimaru. The new ending theme is “Eternal Eternity” and will be sung by the voices of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, Junko Minagawa and Sayaka Ohara. This could also mean that the Infinity arc of the anime might have sixteen episodes, each manga chapter equaling to two episodes in the anime. As such, the manner of naming each anime episode exactly as the corresponding manga chapter. More information will come via the official website. Sailor Moon Crystal Set 2 was released on February 2. This version reveals the plot of the anime. The official English translation of the part of the key image that explained the plot (bottom part). A poster for the new anime at Anime Japan 2. The English logo by itself. The key visual for the Black Moon Arc. Sailor Moon Crystal Gets Infinity Arc. Infinity Arc visual featuring all ten Sailor Guardians. Character Designs. Usagi's Design. Sailor Moon's Design. Sailor Mercury's Design. Sailor Mars' Design. Makoto's Design. Sailor Jupiter's Design. Minako's Design. Sailor Venus' Design. Black Moon Clan member's Design. Usagi's Design (Season III). Sailor Moon's Design (Season III). Ami's Design (Season III). Sailor Mercury's Design (Season III). Rei's Design (Season III). Sailor Mars' Design (Season III). Makoto's Design (Season III). Sailor Jupiter's Design (Season III). Minako's Design (Season III). Sailor Venus' Design (Season III). Chibiusa's Design (Season III). Sailor Chibi Moon's Design (Season III). Sailor Pluto's Design (Season III). Haruka's Design (Season III). Sailor Uranus' Design (Season III). Michiru's Design (Season III). Sailor Neptune's Design (Season III). Hotaru's Design (Season III). Sailor Saturn's Design (Season III). Tuxedo Mask's Design (Season III). Videos. Sailor Moon Crystal - Official English Subtitled Trailer. Sailor Moon Crystal First Season Wrap Up. TV? When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east.. Just like Hasbro probably made DHX keep Queen Chrysalis alive and evil by the end of the Season 6 fin.. Big Questions About Battlestar Galactica’s Finale. The “reimagined” version of Battlestar Galactica is easily the best Science Fiction show of the past decade. At its peak, it was one of the best shows on all of television. It combined the excitement of space adventure with the human drama of the day- to- day coping of a people without a home, as well as social commentary about religion, politics, and society writ large. After this tremendous build over four seasons, the creators of Battlestar Galactica had a tall order to properly wrap up the series. With so many mysteries and plot twists and burning issues to settle, the final episode of BSG tried not only to reach a satisfying conclusion, but to provide answers. Unfortunately, it left me with the following seven rather significant questions. Note: This should go without saying, but this article contains boatloads of spoilers for the entire run of Battlestar Galactica. If you have not seen the show, do yourself a favor and watch it rather than letting me spoil things for you. Why would everyone give up technology? Apollo’s suggestion that an entire civilization of nearly forty- thousand people give up all technology is a pretty radical one. The show hand- waves this issue with a statement about what people will do for a clean slate, but it feels like a cheat. This is a group of people who have lived with advanced technology their entire lives. Are we really to believe that the every last member of the fleet shares Apollo’s vision for a pastoral life? First of all, this is the same group of people who were ravenously attempting to strip Galactica of all its technological goodies the second they realized it would no longer be in service. They’re the people who rioted and used violence when food supplies were running low. Now they’re all willing to be farmers? How do you turn this pack of humans who have repeatedly been shown as fighting over their creature comforts into the Amish country? Apollo changed his tune when he realized he would have to give up his blow dryer. Secondly, one of the best parts of BSG was how the show’s creators repeatedly confronted the issue of dissent among the fleet. They consistently went out of their way to show that not every decision was popular, and that many resulted in a great deal of controversy and resistance throughout the remaining human population. There has always been a variety of opinions represented on the show, and that’s one of the aspects that added realism to a series about spacemen fleeing killer robots. Case- in- point – the finale is only few episodes removed from a large- scale mutiny. How is it that tens of thousands of people are suddenly all in agreement on something as drastic as forgoing all of their civilization’s technological advancements? What many fans love about BSG is the realistic bent it takes toward the rigors of balancing democratic values and the need for survival in governing a large group of people. The finale throws this out the window. It’s hard- to- swallow that the same fleet that showed a diversity of opinion on a multitude of topics both major and minor would buy this company line wholesale. What the hell is Kara “Starbuck” Thrace? One of the biggest mysteries of the fourth season of Battlestar Galactica was who, or what, the returning Kara “Starbuck” Thrace is. After Apollo sees her ship explode, Starbuck is presumed dead, and she is mourned by her friends and compatriots. Then, two months later, she shows up out of nowhere in a mysteriously brand new viper, spunky and boisterous as ever. This improbable series of events leads the crew, and the audience, to wonder: Is she a human? Is she something else entirely? The show stoked the flames of this mystery. The “Previously on Battlestar Galactica” segments often featured Kara asking “What am I? A demon?” It shows Starbuck seemingly having found her earthly remains, with a positive DNA match to boot. In the episodes following her return, Starbuck has a psychic sense about where to find Earth; she sees visions of her dead father, and she even remembers a song that ends up leading the way to the fleet’s new home. The Cylon Leoben had intimated for years that Starbuck had a “special destiny,” but just who or what is she? Maybe she's this guy - top- selling recording artist Rod Stewart. The show never tells us. In the series finale, all we get is her statement to Apollo that she thinks she’s completed her mission and that it feels good. Then she disappears into thin air. Was she, as Leoben theorized, an angel? Was she an instrument of God? Did she, as hybridized Anders seemed to indicate, cross over to the other side? Good luck looking for answers. No show can resolve every plot point ever raised in the entirety of the series run. This is particularly true for a series like BSG that was filled to the brim with twists and mysteries. The nature of Kara’s identity, however, was one of the central foci of the fourth season. This was the endpoint of the character arc for one of the show’s main leads and one of its most beloved personalities. Perhaps the show’s creators did not want to spell everything out, but why not add in at least a few more details about what she was and why she was sent back? She’s only one of the coolest, most significant characters in the series. Why is no one worried about the other bad Cylons out there? So “The Colony” is accidentally destroyed. Plus the evil Cylons that are on board Galactica are all dead too. The Cylon threat is destroyed and we can just live our technophobic carefree lifestyle on Earth forever! Huzzah! There’s just one problem – what about the other Cylon base ships out there containing missiles, nuclear weapons and a pack of angry Cylons still hell- bent on revenge? Were all of the base ships back at the colony for some reason? Surely Cavil has more than a few copies zigzagging the galaxy searching for the fleet. I'm really quite evil. Why is everyone so blithely willing to treat this like a pure victory and destroy or give away humanity’s only means of defense or escape? Maybe it would be hard for the bad guys to find Earth, but if the Final Five are any indication, they have plenty of time to keep looking. At least with New Caprica, there was a nearby nebula that made DRADIS hard to use, providing some measure of protection from discovery. Earth has no such safe harbors. Nobody bothered to keep a few vipers and raptors around and keep a patrol going just in case? The colonists on Earth are essentially sitting ducks. No one seems to be the least bit concerned about this and I have no clue why. Did Hera procreate with a caveman? So Hera is “Mitochondreal Eve.” Even though that probably doesn’t mean what the creators seem to think it does, the implication is clear. Hera is meant to be the primogenitor of all of modern day humanity. It at least indicates that all human mitochondria come from her. There’s only one problem with that – it implies that she or one of her early descendants took a caveman lover. Think about that for a moment. When the crew of Galactica finds a few early homosapiens, they do not even have language yet. Sure, Colonial Humans and Earth Humans are genetically compatible, but one is a civilization that built starships and traveled across the galaxy, and the other is one that fashions spears and crosses the landscape in loincloths. There’s a reason that the Star Trek universe has the prime directive to prevent the Kirks and Rikers of the galaxy from enjoying a little Friday Night hominid. The end result leaves us with two possibilities. The first is that Hera or one of her offspring took advantage of a caveman who did not understand her language, let alone consent, and produced a child. The second is that nobody copulated with the natives, but rather the Colonial Humans completely supplanted the native humans on Earth. Whether you go with Neanderthal love or genetic obsolescence, neither choice is particularly pleasant. Do god’s angels lust after mortal beings? When the finale rolled around, the show’s creators resolved one of the foundational mysteries of the series. Namely, what’s the story behind the people who only Gaius Baltar and Caprica Six can see? After seasons of teases and red herrings, the ending reveals that they are not merely hallucinations from a troubled subconscious nor the result of a microchip implanted in Baltar’s brain. Instead, they’re real beings with an entirely separate existence. They identify themselves as literal “angels of god.” This explains their ability to appear to only a select few, their knowledge of otherwise unknowable details, and their particular religious focus. I can’t say I loved this reveal; it’s a bit problematic when you have to rely on magical powers to resolve a major plot point, but it’s still a solid resolution of one of the show’s central questions. There’s only one nagging question with all of this – what’s up with their carnal interest in mortal beings? You think that's skimpy? Gabriel used to fly around in nothing but a thong and body glitter. The Angelic Six is shown constantly engaging in some pretty risqu. From grabbing him during important meetings to full- on. Starbuck even walks in on Baltar and, unbeknownst to her, Angelic Six, copulating in his laboratory (with a delightfully awkward aftermath). This wasn’t the first time this had happened between Gaius and his erstwhile hallucination, and it wouldn’t be the last in the series. So what’s the deal? Do god’s angels realize that Gaius is a sleazebag and appealing to his libido is the only way to get through to him? Why did Angelic Six occasionally seem jealous when Gaius was with other women? Do beings on a higher plane of existence still need their physical fix now and then in the BSG universe? It’s all just a little odd in retrospect. What happened to Galen Tyrol? Galen Tyrol got one of the worst lots in all of Battlestar Galactica. First it turns out that the woman he loves is a Cylon. Then she gets killed just when he starts to resolve his feelings toward her.
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