Live Action Sailormoon ... Ep1 screenshots.

Lord of the Farce · Post by **Lord of the Farce** » 2003-10-06 05:24am

Vympel wrote:I don't get it. What is there to make a male of any description want to watch a damn *cartoon* of Japanese girls running around in extremely stupid looking outfits acting like the vaccuous, pathetic girly-girls they all are, fighting evil queens or whatever the hell they do?!

Read the bold part, add in implied nudity...

*Jumps under cover*

Antie · Post by **Antie** » 2003-10-06 05:34am

Darth_Shinji wrote:And yes those two things were right, but saturn was in a weel-chair and it was actaully part animation. He-man style animation.

I don't think anyone who was not involved in the making of the Saban Sailor Moon thing knows who that girl really is. Some people think that girl is Sailor Jupiter or Sailor Venus. The producer of the Saban Sailor Moon thing said in an interview that the girl in the wheelchair is not Sailor Jupiter.

phongn wrote:There are quite a few Sailor Moon fans on the board.

That's right! I'm a huge fan of the Japanese versions. (I recently spent more than one hundred dollars on the Sailor Team Official Fan Book set (with the box). I also have the two new shinsôban manga books.)

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-10-06 05:45am

Video quality-wise, it looks like that samurai period drama I saw on NHK Friday night...

Uts is pretty much right about the quality issue. It's not that they don't have access to high quality resources, it's just that they don't seem to care about the issue. Probably the only advantage that Japan has using video for live action TV is that (at least from what I've seen) it's very high quality video: I've actually been impressed by how much detail can be made out, even on a slightly older TV like mine.

The "Saban Sailor Moon" demo was actually about two minutes and thirty seconds long, and Toei rejected the idea outright. I have it on Sarah's hard drive...

As for this new Japanese version, I've actually been somewhat interested in the project ever since it was announced several months ago. Even after the "Um... okay." moment I had when I first saw pictures of the main cast (both regular and Senshi versions), I was still interested, mainly because the idea just sounded interesting and unique.

And now that I've seen stills from the first episode, I have to say that I'm still interested.

Thoughts based on images:

It looks like they've actually put a lot of effort into it for the most part.

Restricting the girls' hair colour being anime accurate to after they change into Senshi was a wise decision, and hopefully it will have people take the show more seriously.

Making Luna a plushy rather than a real cat seems a bit odd, but it's probably better than working with a damn cat and the delays/headaches it would cause.

I would have liked to have seen more caps of the monster, just to get a better idea of how it looked. And from the stills, it actually looks like they pulled off Moon Healing Escalation pretty well, in that it doesn't look too silly (you just gotta love the final pose

)...

The face grabbing gag looks really awkward, and frankly should probably have been left out. Some gags just don't survive the translation from anime/manga to live action very well...

At least Ami-chan's still pretty cute.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-10-06 06:06am

I just finished watching it~ didn't have subtitles, but I did get the gist of what they said

What a unique experience

One second Luna is CGIed on the screen, the next she's a plush cat that does nothing but nod her head

The henshin looked a little akward, and Escalation was mostly sparkle effects

Jedite looks a bit retarded

Tuxedo Kamen fucking owns here~ I don't know why, he just looks awesome--- Mamoru is also one bad dude

I liked Beryl's costume

The monster CGI was nice, but it doesn't interact with the environment well enough to be convincing

Saw episode 2 preview, it's going to have a guy-in-suit monster in the same vein as Powar Rangars -_- Complete with spazmatic movement

Don't know what else to say
It did make me hungry

p.s.s.s.s.s.s.s. they all possess teh slim butt

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-10-06 06:07am

yes, that is numbar #1 dissapointment

No one has a big butt

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 06:27am

Shit, what about Luna and Artemis (my brother told me the names, he has eps

)? Are they using animatronic cats like on Sabrina?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-10-06 06:34am

If you can call a rather stiff puppet anamatronic.

No, Luna switches from being a very toyish plush kitty, to a very toyish CGI kitty.

But you would have known that if you looked at the screenshots...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 06:48am

I value my retinas more than you, hence th not viewing of said screenshots.

Upon viewing for the first time the opening sequence to the US copy of the live show, I had to undergo serious post traumatic stress therapy.

Though this stuff seems hilarioud all the same.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-10-06 06:53am

They're honestly not that bad, just a little odd is all.

You should know by know how some people here like to overreact and blow everything way out of proportion...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 07:04am

I'll give it a look then. But my shrink expects you to pay for the damages if I go into shock.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-06 10:27am

Vympel wrote:I don't get it. What is there to make a male of any description want to watch a damn *cartoon* of Japanese girls running around in extremely stupid looking outfits acting like the vaccuous, pathetic girly-girls they all are, fighting evil queens or whatever the hell they do?!

Character growth/interaction + the plot (yes, there is one) is mainly why I watched it.

However, I refuse to watch Season 4.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-10-06 10:30am

BWAHAHAHA

Man that looked corny.

Oi...as for watching it...phongn reason is good as any, I just never liked the look of it.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 10:45am

It's fun to watch, I often look at the hundred + episodes my bro has. I think Luna and Artemis rock.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-06 11:05am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:It's fun to watch, I often look at the hundred + episodes my bro has. I think Luna and Artemis rock.

Artemis is such a hedonist.

Anyone who reads Honor Harrington think Nimitz and Artemis would get along just fine?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-06 11:09am

Ghost Rider wrote:Oi...as for watching it...phongn reason is good as any, I just never liked the look of it.

The animation never was that good, especially in S1.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 11:19am

CHIBI, CHIBI, CHIBI!

I was looking for that episode that seemed like T2 where some guy called Wiseman reforms and it seems just like the T-1000 scene.

My ambition in life is to be as brave and well dressed as the Tuxedo Mask.

KAWAII! =^_^=

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-06 11:26am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:CHIBI, CHIBI, CHIBI!

And that's all she can say

I was looking for that episode that seemed like T2 where some guy called Wiseman reforms and it seems just like the T-1000 scene.

Then he gets the crap beat out of him later.

My ambition in life is to be as brave and well dressed as the Tuxedo Mask.

Dude, Cape-Boy has the mental fortitude of a rock. He's seemingly intelligent, but he's mindfucked all the time.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 11:33am

Bah, way to rain on my parade.

I just bought a tux today as well, all I need now is the, uh, mask. And MAGICAL POWERS!!!

Or a cardboard tube to bop people with. Whichever is cheaper.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-06 11:39am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Bah, way to rain on my parade.

What, do you want to find a 13-year old to seduce or something?

I just bought a tux today as well, all I need now is the, uh, mask. And MAGICAL POWERS!!!

LOL. And armor-piercing roses, can't forget those.

Or a cardboard tube to bop people with. Whichever is cheaper.

Presumably magical powers are free?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-06 11:48am

I just spent £130 today at Waterstone's on textbooks for this year. Among them is Genes VII by Lewin, Oxford Press. Unfortunately, it looks like I haven't inherited the magic powers gene off my Dad, presumably because he has "all the mystical power of a paper doily". But, on the plus side, I have the genome to armour piercing roses!

Darth_Shinji · Post by **Darth_Shinji** » 2003-10-06 04:03pm

Antie wrote:
Darth_Shinji wrote:And yes those two things were right, but saturn was in a weel-chair and it was actaully part animation. He-man style animation.
I don't think anyone who was not involved in the making of the Saban Sailor Moon thing knows who that girl really is. Some people think that girl is Sailor Jupiter or Sailor Venus. The producer of the Saban Sailor Moon thing said in an interview that the girl in the wheelchair is not Sailor Jupiter.

I stand corrected. But still I'm glad they didn't make it.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-10-06 08:35pm

Why, why won't Japan become normal, why the fuck do they have to keep flooding this shit out to America.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-10-06 08:36pm

....That's almost as goofy as Power Rangers and stuff. Almost. The schoolgirl outfits keep it from crossing the line.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-06 08:55pm

anarchistbunny wrote:

Why, why won't Japan become normal, why the fuck do they have to keep flooding this shit out to America.

I was not aware that the live-action Sailor Moon was released in the US.

Darth_Shinji · Post by **Darth_Shinji** » 2003-10-06 09:13pm

anarchistbunny wrote:

Why, why won't Japan become normal, why the fuck do they have to keep flooding this shit out to America.

Becuase its entertaining, more than I can say for 90% of America's "normal" shit.
Heck most of the shit usaully comes in the translation. We need more unedited anime/shows. You guy's would be shocked at some of the plot lines of Sensi shows (Power Rangers)