Sailor Moon's 20th anniversary was in 2012, and it brought with it new merchandise, new music, new musicals, and the announcement of a new series. Just like that the majority of the old Sailor Moon fandom revived, and then found out they'd be waiting an additional two years for anything about it.
Even now, there's still a lot of mystery about the new series. Will we see glimpses of Sailor Venus as her Sailor V persona? Will Mamoru be a high school student or a university/college student? How closely is this going to be based off the manga?
With the release of the official trailer, some initial questions were answered, such as: 'is it a new series or a reboot?' it's a reboot, 'is MomoClo's OP Moonlight Densetsu?' it's not: the opening theme is MOON PRIDE, and they also sing the ending Moon Rainbow.
The air date for Sailor Moon Crystal is only days away, and there are currently three different ways to watch it online as it airs (or after, if you'd prefer depending on your timezone):
NicoNico Douga - English profile - Japanese profile
To watch on NicoNico you will need either a free or premium account on the website. The advantage a premium account gets you is that you won't be kicked out if the stream is over capacity (and you'll get better quality streams), unlike a free account (which I've experienced many times and attempting to get back in is never fun). On Nico you have the ability to Time Shift the episodes and they become available to watch at any time for seven days from 30 minutes after the stream ends.
The only issue with the Japanese profile for Sailor Moon Crystal is that you will require a program like Hola Unblocker/Hola Better Internet if you're located outside of Japan. The English subtitled one, however, shouldn't need one at all.
Hulu - Sailor Moon Crystal
If you already have a Hulu account: you're set. I hear you may have to put up with commercials, but if you don't mind those then go for it. A lot of people recommend that you do watch on Hulu because Viz Studios can only see the viewcount on Hulu and it may encourage them to make the series more available outside of Japan.
CrunchyRoll - Sailor Moon Crystal
If you have a premium account on CrunchyRoll you'll get this streamed without commercials. Unlike Hulu, CrunchyRoll is available in more countries, and you won't need Hola Unblocker in most places.
The 30th of June marks Usagi's birthday and ViVi's collaboration event with Sailor Moon Crystal! They're streaming the event on NicoNico Douga from 7pm Japan time, and they're showing the first episode of the new series at the event. Unfortunately, the stream will more than likely have stopped by that point. This stream is Japan-only, and you will need a program like Hola if you are outside of Japan.
Sailor Moon Crystal airs the first and third Saturdays of every month.
This month:
5th July - 7:00pm Japan time
19th July - 7:00pm Japan time
Is anyone as excited for the new anime as I am? Who's planning on watching as it airs? Do you have a favourite Sailor Soldier? What was your favourite arc/season? What do you hope to see in the new series?
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