Lapis Re:Lights is a distinctly Japanese flavour of anime – it’s part of a multimedia franchise, folds in bubblegum fantasy with idol music groups and uses the power of love and music to defeat armies of monsters. Lapis Re:Lights focuses on Princess Tiara who has gone against the wishes of her family to attend the […]
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Part 1 signals an interesting offshoot spun off from the incredible Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series, originally as a mobile game but which has now crossed over to manga and, in this case, anime. Let’s try and break this one down… Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka […]
It seems uncanny and surreal, but here we are – celebrating not only closing the loop around Sailor Moon’s 90s adaptation being officially released in Australia, but doing so in high definition. Let’s dive in to explore what makes this such a special occasion. Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Part 2 picks up from where the […]
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Part 1 marks an historic moment in Sailor Moon fandom. Previously never officially released outside Japan, this final arc of Toei’s original adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi’s classic Sailor Moon was the kind of stuff exchanged amongst weeb circles with moments of incredulous astonishment. Blurred conceptions of gender, warriors from beyond the […]
1995’s Sailor Moon SuperS The Movie marks the end of the theatrical run for the 90s adaptation of Sailor Moon. With four seasons and two movies to draw inspiration from, the question is how well the team can build off such voluminous source materials for this release. Sailor Moon SuperS The Movie is, much like […]
90s Sailor Moon excite continues with the release of Sailor Moon SuperS Part 2 to Blu-Ray, officially catching up to the previous R1 releases of this magic girl classic. Sailor Moon SuperS Part 2 continues the usual monster of the week formula from its predecessors with the Amazon Trio being reasonably useless at their job, […]
Sailor Moon S: The Movie is delightfully inconsequential. Is it essential viewing though? Let’s dive in and see what 1994 Toei was able to smash out… Sailor Moon S: The Movie takes place in the TV series’ continuity at a time of… some sort. Like most of the Toei theatrical spins based off their popular […]
Following the recent review of Sailor Moon S on Blu-Ray, we’re back to kick off the start of the second to last series of 90s Sailor Moon in the form of Sailor Moon SuperS Part 1 – wooo! Sailor Moon SuperS Part 1 starts atypically for the 90s adaptation of Takeuchi’s classic series – random […]
Hot on the heels of Sailor Moon Crystal Season 3, Sailor Moon R TV and Sailor Moon R The Movie we have Madman’s Blu-Ray release of Sailor Moon S! So much Sailor Moon , and that’s not counting Sailor Moon SuperS which has just come out! Given the previous reviews of Sailor Moon S on […]
More Sailor Moon? Yup – following on from the impressive Blu-Ray release of Season 1, Madman are back with a full collection of Sailor Moon R that features the Japanese video masters alongside the bilingual audio from the previous DVD release. As we have previously reviewed Sailor Moon R’s DVD releases (part 1 is here […]