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Feature Presentation:
Finally, the last of the three movies. When this came out, it was a big deal, because all the Sailor Scouts have advance with new powers that never been seen before. Of course, it's totally new animation style as well. You might noticed the difference style of animation from the older episodes of Sailor Moon with this movie. I'm not sure when this movie is place during the Sailor Moon SuperS series, might be the end.
Video:
It's kinda sad that Geneon Entertainment didn't do a little restoration, I guess they want to keep it original as possible. I found no problem, the quality is a little better then the other two movies, since it's a more newer release. Also, there seem to have watermarking done, in the introduction, they added the English translated directly (no option to remove it), as well you don't get to see the original Japanese ending credits. However, they did left the original movie clip in the ending theme. You can skip the warning & logos when you first load the DVD by pressing the menu button on your remote straight to the menu, however, you will still get a Pioneer logo right before the feature presentation.
Dubbing: English:
Again, Geneon Entertainment never did the dubbing, it's the same dubbing as you saw the series on TV, except there is more due it's an uncut version. You know that the English dubbing of Sailor Moon is kinda horrible. The dubbing was made before the Sailor Moon S series was dubbed, meaning this is one of the last dubbing from the original English cast of Sailor Moon you grown so used to. Since this is beyond Sailor Moon S series, the Sailor Scouts will have new attacks & transformations never before seen in English.
Audio 01: English 2.0:
No problem found.
Audio 02: Japanese 2.0:
The Japanese track is a little bit louder then the English track. Other then that, no problem found.
Subtitle:
Geneon Entertainment use the same font as the other volumes of Sailor Moon. There is two text for the the introduction & ending themes subtitling, yellow is use for both original Japanese text & the translation text. The Japanese dialogues are also in yellow. There is only one subtitle track, meaning there is a lacking subtitle for the ending theme translation during the English audio track (you have to turn the subtitle on to have it).
Menu Option:
The menu carried the same style as the first movie release, using the same boring background music. You get to see Sailor Moon with her scepter. There is the "Play", "Screen Access", "Set Up" & "Extras".
DVD Extras:
There is some extras on this DVD. You will get the original English introduction that they use for the edit version (same one as the other two movies). There is the bio of the Sailor Scouts & a art gallery. However, Geneon Entertainment didn't included the original Japanese version of the ending.
Packaging:
The package is the same design as the Sailor Moon R: The Movie. You see Sailor Moon in a very yellowish background, which is really not suited at all. In the back, you get two screenshots, along with a picture of Sailor Mini-Moon. The insert is just the list of chapters. The DVD cover is the same as the cover, yellow, without Sailor Moon on it.
PC Viewing:
Watching it on the PC is the same as watching it on the TV. Very clean, no problem at all, very little pixel (little squares popping in & out), both normal mode & full screen mode. The sound is just great. The movie is place on one single track, so loading time is really small. You can fast forward to the first episode to the last episode with one move on your mouse! Like on your regular DVD player, you can skip the warnings & logos when you load the disc, just use the "menu" option to go to the menu screen.
Overall DVD Rating:
Well, I only enjoy the original Japanese version. I still think the dubbing could be better.
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