I'm Not Ashamed That I Want This... [DVD Related]

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-04 11:52am

Okay first of all, if you've been paying attention, some of you might know that I'm a fairly big fan of shoujo (girls') manga/anime elements in regular anime and manga. This would include series like Escaflowne and to a lesser extent, the Love Hina manga.

Well, I'm also a fairly big fan of the shoujo genre itself. And this includes a series which is on a lot of mainstream Western anime fans' automatic hate lists...

Basically, I like Sailor Moon.

Now, I know a lot of you are probably wondering if I've gone insane or such, but I honestly enjoy it, and watched the SuperS season fairly regularly when it was on Cartoon Network.

The show's reputation is usually hampered by the atrocious qualities of the two bastardised dubbed versions by DiC (Season 1, R) and Optimum (S, SuperS), with poor casts and scripts, edits, and deletions.

That's why I'm looking very forward to this:

Uncut Sailor Moon Season One Box Set (Subtitles only).

Close up picture of box

Pure bliss in a box.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-06-04 11:55am

BWAHAHAHAHA!

My brother is a mad Moon fan (as is Phong among other things

) and last time I was home I noticed episodes 100-199 on his PC.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-06-04 11:56am

Sailor Moon introduced me to anime

I was fascinated by the henshin animation and the story~ pretty awesome stuff

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-06-04 11:59am

Only ever watched a few episodes, never really caught my attention though the animation and depth of story is good from what little I saw.

Tuxedo Mask and talking cats rock.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-06-04 12:28pm

Not my cup of tea. I like dark and moody.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-04 12:36pm

Yeah, but sometimes dark and moody can get a little passe, and that's when you need a healthy dose of pretty girls in cute outfits fighting monsters.

ZShade · Post by **ZShade** » 2003-06-04 12:36pm

Though I greatly prefer the manga, I do agree that this is something that's long overdue. Now they just need to release the translated S manga here.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-06-04 12:39pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Yeah, but sometimes dark and moody can get a little passe, and that's when you need a healthy dose of pretty girls in cute outfits fighting monsters.

You mean like Power Rangers?

*Rimshot!

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-06-04 12:43pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Yeah, but sometimes dark and moody can get a little passe, and that's when you need a healthy dose of pretty girls in cute outfits fighting monsters.

That's what Excel Saga is for...

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-06-04 12:51pm

Dalton wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Yeah, but sometimes dark and moody can get a little passe, and that's when you need a healthy dose of pretty girls in cute outfits fighting monsters.
That's what Excel Saga is for...

I just got volume 1 of Excel Saga but haven't watched it yet... sounds like it's going to be my kind of anime.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-04 02:11pm

The animation for Sailor Moon was never that good, but I enjoyed the series, except for SuperS, where you might as well hook up an IV of pure sugar.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-04 02:15pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Yeah, but sometimes dark and moody can get a little passe, and that's when you need a healthy dose of pretty girls in cute outfits fighting monsters.

The Sailor Moon manga wasn't quite as cheery as the anime, though.

MKR, now that had pretty girls in cute outfits ... with plenty of darkness.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-04 02:20pm

Hamel wrote:I was fascinated by the henshin animation and the story~ pretty awesome stuff

You mean nude prepubescent girls twirling around?

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-06-04 02:21pm

You're on a forum who's primary purpose is discussing Star Wars vs Star Trek. While Sailor Moon isn't my cup of tea, I don't think you'll get too many insults for liking the show.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-06-04 02:42pm

Zoink wrote:You're on a forum who's primary purpose is discussing Star Wars vs Star Trek.

Hold on.....is that what we're supposed to be doing here? Well...shit. I'm in the wrong place, then. I'll just be going now...

And I don't really like Sailor Moon, but I'm also not really into anime, so...*shrugs* Guess I really don't belong here! Oops. My mistake.

*walks out with door banging shut behind her*

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2003-06-04 02:46pm

While sort of on this subject, why can't the enemy shoot them when they do their fancy dance special move preparation thing?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-06-04 02:53pm

Seggybop wrote:While sort of on this subject, why can't the enemy shoot them when they do their fancy dance special move preparation thing?

The same reason nobody in the DBZ-verse attacks the bad guy while they charge up for five episodes.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-06-04 02:55pm

Seggybop wrote:While sort of on this subject, why can't the enemy shoot them when they do their fancy dance special move preparation thing?

They do it somewhere near the speed of light, I assume.

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2003-06-04 03:08pm

Then how is the long speech they give properly synched if it's over before the sound leaves their bodies?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-04 03:13pm

Well, the enemies usually don't have guns in the first place...

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-04 03:38pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Well, the enemies usually don't have guns in the first place...

God forbid they ever face competent opponents with real firepower

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-04 03:46pm

Bah, you're no fun...

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-04 03:47pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Bah, you're no fun...

::::: looks around:::

Who me?????

Antie · Post by **Antie** » 2003-06-04 04:30pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Basically, I like Sailor Moon.

I do, too. It is actually my favorite anime and manga series.

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Now, I know a lot of you are probably wondering if I've gone insane or such, but I honestly enjoy it, and watched the SuperS season fairly regularly when it was on Cartoon Network.

I cannot stand the dub, but I do like the original Japanese version.

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Uncut Sailor Moon Season One Box Set (Subtitles only).

Close up picture of box

Pure bliss in a box. icon_mrgreen.gif

I am excited that the box will be coming out. Personally, I thought that the box was too plain.

Admiral Valdemar wrote:My brother is a mad Moon fan (as is Phong among other things icon_razz.gif) and last time I was home I noticed episodes 100-199 on his PC. icon_eek.gif

Heh. I have files for all 200 episodes, in RM format, on my computer. They are taking about 6 gigs of space.

Hamel wrote:I was fascinated by the henshin animation and the story~ pretty awesome stuff

One of my favorite aspects of the show is the names that were used. I like the name Poupelin.

ZShade wrote:Though I greatly prefer the manga, I do agree that this is something that's long overdue. Now they just need to release the translated S manga here.

There is the English-language version of the Infinite series of the manga from Tokyopop, but it could have been better. They called Ptilol "Petite Roll" for some reason.

phongn wrote:The Sailor Moon manga wasn't quite as cheery as the anime, though.

No, it isn't. There is one part where Sailor Chi impales Sailor Kakyû with her staff.

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2003-06-04 04:35pm

Yeah....I'm actually looking forward to the Sailor Moon set.