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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Sailor Moon Name Translations - You Can Assume Why This Isn't on My Main Blog

When I first became interested in anime, I was trying to avoid Sailor Moon thinking it was a fad in the U.S. created by DiC's Marketing. My "how a summer vacation without anything on TV to watch" can do funny things to a man. Now Sailor Moon is probably one of my favorite series. By noway is it one of the best anime television shows, but how can you not like it with all its uses of anime cliches, its art style, and the fact that is mind bogglingly cute (of course this is coming from a boy who collects Beanie Baby cats). I wasn't going to create a site for this series despite how much I liked it until I had some episodes I could watch over and over again. I don't want to seem under qualified.

After going to the Visions 98 Sci-fi convention in Chicago, I picked up three or four episode videos, one from each undubbed season. Man are we being deprived back here in the states. These episodes get into a lot deeper and darker scenarios than the first two series. This is probably something every SM fan wants and this could only win more fans to the show. If that statement turns off some SM fans, this is still the same Sailor Moon character wise, so nothing is really lost. Hell, the only thing that can screw with a fan's mind from these episodes I saw is the relationship between Uranus and Neptune. If the transformation sequences weren't enough to mess with an 18 year-olds mind (this is a joke, not a request to receive SM hentai in my e-mail).

I ended up writing quite a few pages devoted to this series, so there are actual reviews to come. Until then, here are some name translations and a theme song midi to hold you over till then.

Sailor Scout - English Name - Original Name

Sailor Moon - Serena - Usagi

Sailor Mercury - Amy - Ami

Sailor Mars - Raye - Rei

Sailor Jupiter - Leeta - Makoto

Sailor Venus - Mina - Minako

Sailor Chibi Moon - Reeni - Chibi-Usa

Tuxedo Mask - Darian - Mamoru

Molly - Naru

Melvin - Umino

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The Bus's Transit of Anime Reality

This is how I became a rabid otaku. My first website was not suppose to be strictly dedicated to anime, but all things that were a 17 year-old Russ (Star Wars, Red Dwarf, and Highlander).

It became my first lesson in website design. Don't try to cover too much because you are going to be left disappointed. So I kept it to anime, and it wasn't till college took up most of my time did I ever feel disappointed by it.

I was also the creator of a fairly popular Neon Genesis Evanglion site: EvaUnit03's Tokyo 3 Station. This is where I took Danielle Scott's idea of incorporating alternative rock with the series for a critical and musical look at Evangelion.

The anime reviews for the show can be found at http://evaunit03.homestead.com/. The manga reviews can be found at Russ's Online Home.

A Critique of the Chinese Subtitled Version

Evangelion: Death

Evangelion Death is basically a review of the entire series up to Episode 24 that uses the rap around device of the first four children playing classical pieces on stringed instruments. For each kid who joins in, his story is told. Through Shinji we also learn the story of Misato and Ritsuko. Since I don't know Japanese as well as I thought, maybe that hurt my opinion on the editing. Maybe I just prefer chronological order.

There are a few enhancements to the animation to set up the second film, Rebirth, but everything else is from the T.V. series besides for the rap around device. If your like me and saw Eva through A.D. Vision, they did a lot of unreasonable editing (allegedly restored), so we missed a lot via this company. If you enjoyed the series you'll enjoy this, but if you're overly anxious for the conclusion like I was since I felt the T.V. series ending was perfect, you could get bored with the Death, and fast forward 45 minutes to Rebirth.

Evangelion: Rebirth

All of the angels have been destroyed, so what is there left for Nerv to do? On that thought, Seele decides its time to take Nerv back from Gendo Ikari by hacking in and taking over the Magi. Luckily, Ritsuko creates the 666 program through Casper which stops this invasion.

Before the hackers stuck, Misato had been searching for answers about the concept of the Third Impact. Shinji is looking for sympathy after killing Kaworu, and Asuka has become almost totally unreceptive to anything. Unfortunately, the cast can't go back to these plans because Seele has launched an assault force to kill everyone in Nerv to make sure Seele is absolutely in control.

Obviously this film sets its self up for a sequel, especially since we find out what Seele now has as their secret weapon. I don't support why the films were made, but this is a beautiful piece of animation which surpasses the quality of Gainax's last big film Wings on Honneamise. The story is superb, and I was actually impressed in the emotional performances of the voice actors. It has some of the most superb sequences I've ever seen in an anime, and its sound track lives up to the series's. Love the end of the T.V. series or not, this 45 minute film will blow you away.

On that note about the soundtrack, here's the theme song in midi form.