If you are just getting into anime and you are not
in elementary school, cartoons for the youngsters are probably not what
you are looking for. Well, I would like to inform you that you may be
limiting yourself if you totally ignore these shows. It was "Robotech" and "Voltron" being shown on syndication when I was five that got
me interested in the Japanese animation, and I still like to check these
shows out every now and then.
I would also like to ask you what is there that is
any good to watch during the afternoons if the "Emperor's Cup"
is not being aired on ESPN or ESPN 2? The answer is Toonami
on Cartoon Network.
If you like some of the shows from this block of programming, the odds
are that there are more mature versions of these shows that are available
at your mall's video store. If you want good art work, regardless of the
target market, I never seen an ugly anime chick unless it is obviously
intentional.
As long as you accept a good kids show as a good show,
some of these title maybe worthwhile to you.
Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie
Genre: fantasy (could be considered
comedy, female themed) Length: 60 minutes (theatrical film) Audience
Age: 3+ (If you view the dubbed version)
Opinion: It
definitely feels like a rushed TV episode.
This is a review of the subtitled VHS version.
One of the first notable animes to get imported to
the United States.
Chibi-Usa,
Sailor Chibi-Moon and Usagi's daughter from the future, meets a boy named
Peruru who has the ability to control the movement of baked goods by playing
his flute. She becomes an immediate friend with him but he has to leave
for some mysterious reason. That night the children of Tokyo including
Chibi-Usa are being led to a levitating boat by a piper who is using the
children's unconscious state to his advantage.
After
a failed attempt to rescue the children by the Sailor Soldiers, Chibi-Moon's
new friend explains what is going on. Him and his brothers are capturing
children who have beautiful dreams to help their leader, Badiyanu, to
create her "Black Dream hole" to engulf the earth. So it is now
up to Usagi, Sailor Moon, all of the remaining Soldiers, and their new
ally to prevent the success of Badiyanu's plan.
Sailor
Moon Super S definitely feels like a rushed TV episode. If you have
seen the Sailor Moon television series, one can immediately tell
that the animation for this film is not really improved. For those who have not seen
the show...well this is the style that most people recognize as typical
Japanimation, so they will not give a lot of "ooohs" and "aaahs".
Maybe Pioneer should have mixed talk show like audience cues with the
subtitles.
As a treat
to the fans of the series, the third Sailor Moon film offers a
cute opening theme song sequence, but this means nothing to any none fans.
Another flaw
the film suffers from is something that almost all TV-based anime
films also have to deal with, which is the plot being excessively dark
and bleak. I associate cute anime faces with this series, not images of
teenagers suffering from pain that seems to be more grueling than a Mick
Foley wrestling match.
If you buy
the subtitled version of this film, I believe you will appreciate how
mature the series can be, but to enjoy Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie,
I believe you have to be a fan of the series and to also have a rather
large budget for your anime purchases.
This title
maybe a good one to rent as long as it is subtitled, but do not go and
try to save money at the mall so you can still buy some snacks by buying
the dubbed version. I just have a feeling when there is a ten year difference
between the rating of each version, I do not want to think of what Pioneer
cut out. I guess those streamline figures of the scouts during their transformations
will just blow three year-olds' minds away.
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