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Radisshu said:
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larpingdude16
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btw thanks for this great lets play
Lesifoere said:
Does she even check this part of the forum anyway? Still it would be nice if a guy with anarchist ideals could get closer to a fascist tranny thanks to the power of Sailor Moon. Only on the intarwebs!
Radisshu said:
I hope this thread will give courage to anyone else who wants to get out of the closet.
zerotol said:it used to be on Club Dorothée when i was little , together with dragonball Z, and les chevaliers de zodiac.
Good times, good times.
Don't forget Bioman!
Crom, the French dubs were so atrocious. There was a lot of censorship over any innocent sexual innuendo though the graphic violence was left untouched. In most series taking place in the contemporary time period, names were changed to something typically French. In the case of Sailor Moon, to confuse things further, characters had different names in the anime and manga. There were also a few changes, such as Rei (Sailor Mars), a shinto shrine maiden turned catholic. Heck, even some of more effeminate male antagonists became female and the opposite happened in another case...
Anyway, I better eat then update this thing a bit.
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UPDATE! The badness is delightfully hilarious.
And yes, I had friends in high school who were super into Sailor Moon - that was my first introduction to anime, really (aside from watching Dragonball Z and going "there is a LOT of screaming in this"). Then the Cartoon Network started ToonAmi, and I caught a snippet of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing where Relena Peacecraft goes to a ball dressed all nice, and then pulls a gun out of this huge bow on the back of her dress, goes "THIS IS FOR MY DAD!" and attempts to bus' a cap in a general's chest (and misses by THEEEEEEIS MUCH). And then I went "HOLY SHIT!" and it was ON.
And then I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion in college and my fucking brain melted out my goddamn ears. Bad idea.
Where was I? Oh yeah. KEEP POSTING! 'Tis enjoyable.
And yes, I had friends in high school who were super into Sailor Moon - that was my first introduction to anime, really (aside from watching Dragonball Z and going "there is a LOT of screaming in this"). Then the Cartoon Network started ToonAmi, and I caught a snippet of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing where Relena Peacecraft goes to a ball dressed all nice, and then pulls a gun out of this huge bow on the back of her dress, goes "THIS IS FOR MY DAD!" and attempts to bus' a cap in a general's chest (and misses by THEEEEEEIS MUCH). And then I went "HOLY SHIT!" and it was ON.
And then I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion in college and my fucking brain melted out my goddamn ears. Bad idea.
Where was I? Oh yeah. KEEP POSTING! 'Tis enjoyable.
I'm working on it, doing a small pause now. I think you're gonna love this, but I need to figure where to stop.
Ah, I love Evangelion but I hate the End movie. On a side-note, I finally managed to watch the first movie of four in the Rebuild of Evangelion project and I have to admit it impressed me. Hope the next will deliver, especially the ending.
I guess I'm getting tired, I read "Mobile Shit Gundam Wing" in your post...
Ah, I love Evangelion but I hate the End movie. On a side-note, I finally managed to watch the first movie of four in the Rebuild of Evangelion project and I have to admit it impressed me. Hope the next will deliver, especially the ending.
I guess I'm getting tired, I read "Mobile Shit Gundam Wing" in your post...
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"Lucky" westerner capitalist. When i was a kid the only anime we could see were on italian tv which was barely visible here and rarely at all at that.
The only cartoon i could watch when the picture was atleast somewhat clear was about a post apocalyptic world in which group of super kung fu guys roamed the wastelands fighting mutants and each other. The main guy looked like Bruce Lee but more muscled and he had this thing where he would touch or hit an enemy which would then explode in detail. Heads, brains, eyes flying, rib cages bursting, guts, arms or legs, everything.
But that only happened when somebody made him really, really angry.
One time some band of raiders led by one of those kung fu guys too made him fight some gigantic mutant gorrila looking like King Kong.
Bruce Lee lookalike just jumped at him and punched through its chest to the other side.
And then he killed them all in gruesome ways. Especially that blond leader of theirs which belonged to the same kung fu group.
So i grew up believing all anime cartoon are as cool as that one. You can imagine my surprise and shock when i saw real anime cartoons of the usual kind.
wtf? where are mutant monkeys and kung fu brain exploding fighters in wasteland? what is this shit?
The only cartoon i could watch when the picture was atleast somewhat clear was about a post apocalyptic world in which group of super kung fu guys roamed the wastelands fighting mutants and each other. The main guy looked like Bruce Lee but more muscled and he had this thing where he would touch or hit an enemy which would then explode in detail. Heads, brains, eyes flying, rib cages bursting, guts, arms or legs, everything.
But that only happened when somebody made him really, really angry.
One time some band of raiders led by one of those kung fu guys too made him fight some gigantic mutant gorrila looking like King Kong.
Bruce Lee lookalike just jumped at him and punched through its chest to the other side.
And then he killed them all in gruesome ways. Especially that blond leader of theirs which belonged to the same kung fu group.
So i grew up believing all anime cartoon are as cool as that one. You can imagine my surprise and shock when i saw real anime cartoons of the usual kind.
wtf? where are mutant monkeys and kung fu brain exploding fighters in wasteland? what is this shit?
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My impression is that the wide majority of anime is crap, though. Sometimes it's entertaining crap (e.g Sailor Moon), but sometimes it's just awful.
The only anime series I've watched that I actually liked in a non-ironic way was Paranoia Agent and Samurai Champloo.
The only anime series I've watched that I actually liked in a non-ironic way was Paranoia Agent and Samurai Champloo.
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I recommend Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and possibly Trigun. FLCL will make your brain melt. And if you like a bit of the shojo and fantasy, Escaflowne. And if you like seeing people get torn the fuck up by swords and shit, Berserk.
Hmm... what else. Those Who Hunt Elves is preposterous but kinda fun, Chobits is... odd but maybe worth a possible look, I still want to watch Outlaw Star but it isn't nearly as good as the aforementioned Cowboy Bebop, if you can find Lupin 3 (show not movies) WATCH IT, I actually did watch nearly 100 episodes of Naruto before I was like "ok tl;dw, I'm done," I keep hearing people talk about Bleach like it's awesome, despite retarded and confusing parts of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing I still liked it (because Duo Maxwell is awesome). Samurai Champloo was pretty good, but once you watch the creator's previous work you're like "eh." I actually watched most of the first season of Ranma 1/2 until the romantic-comedy-ness of it got to me. And I enjoyed Ruroni Kenshin except it's like 97 episodes long and I got maybe 15 episodes in before I stopped bothering to watch them.
Er, yeah. There's good stuff out there, but like any TV show, there's gonna be a mix of quality and shit, with the latter being in the far larger supply. I tend to also like the animes that follow nice, discrete 24-26 episode arcs and then END, instead of huge long enduring series like Naruto that go on FOR-FUCKING-EVER, even if they're decent.
...which reminds me: how many seasons ARE there in Sailor Moon? Must be a goddamn ridiculous number, for how much shit exists in the backstory.
hiver - I think what you're describing sounds like Fist of the North Star, possibly. I think if you can find Berserk, you'd fucking LOVE it.
Also MOAR GAEM.
Hmm... what else. Those Who Hunt Elves is preposterous but kinda fun, Chobits is... odd but maybe worth a possible look, I still want to watch Outlaw Star but it isn't nearly as good as the aforementioned Cowboy Bebop, if you can find Lupin 3 (show not movies) WATCH IT, I actually did watch nearly 100 episodes of Naruto before I was like "ok tl;dw, I'm done," I keep hearing people talk about Bleach like it's awesome, despite retarded and confusing parts of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing I still liked it (because Duo Maxwell is awesome). Samurai Champloo was pretty good, but once you watch the creator's previous work you're like "eh." I actually watched most of the first season of Ranma 1/2 until the romantic-comedy-ness of it got to me. And I enjoyed Ruroni Kenshin except it's like 97 episodes long and I got maybe 15 episodes in before I stopped bothering to watch them.
Er, yeah. There's good stuff out there, but like any TV show, there's gonna be a mix of quality and shit, with the latter being in the far larger supply. I tend to also like the animes that follow nice, discrete 24-26 episode arcs and then END, instead of huge long enduring series like Naruto that go on FOR-FUCKING-EVER, even if they're decent.
...which reminds me: how many seasons ARE there in Sailor Moon? Must be a goddamn ridiculous number, for how much shit exists in the backstory.
hiver - I think what you're describing sounds like Fist of the North Star, possibly. I think if you can find Berserk, you'd fucking LOVE it.
Also MOAR GAEM.
hiver
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It is, it is! (imagines jumping around the room happily while actually still sitting in a comfy chair) Yes!
Muahahahaha i discovered it again!!!
It was always funny to me how the signal was clear only when this cartoon was on. As soon as it ended the program would disappear.
I thought that is telling me something :wiggleseyebrows:
Like "get ready, practice kung fu, youll need it"
Thanks Annie, i thought its lost and ill never see it again.
I seriously love both Ghost in the shell movies and Princess Minonoke, Spirited away and anything from studio Gibli.
Good guys. Gotta love them.
Berserk sounds good as represented on the wiki.
Though some things from the beginning of manga are changed for anime version. Shame.
This update is dedicated to the loving memory of Andyman Messiah, the first horse to show symptoms of autistic behaviour. We'll remember him for his unfinished FF7 LP, his quirky behaviour and his painful death, which happened too soon. Tobacco killed him for he was ran over by a car while he crossed the road to go buy some cigarettes.
Chapter 3 - Romance! Battle! The mysterious spirit of the fire!
Hello again! When we last left this game, Usagi saved Naru and her mother in the jewel store. It seems the Daimons are returning but she can't be arsed right now and went back to bed. Meanwhile, in another part of Tokyo...
This is Mamoru, alias Tuxedo Mask, alias Endymion. He was the Prince of Earth in a previous life, now he fights crime wearing a tuxedo, cape, top hat and of course a mask; quite a fall in social standing if you ask me. He is of course bound to the reincarnation of his old love, Sailor Moon, and they will rule the Earth together and even have a girl who will fall in love with her father and get in fights with her mother. The Japanese ideal of the nuclear family.
Oh noes! My screen is melting!
Or maybe not.
Kunzite is another element that shows this game blends both the manga and the anime. In the anime, he is simply one of the four generals of Queen Beryl; in the manga, Kunzite and the other three generals were first in the service of Enydmion before they pledged allegiance to Beryl. The reason for their codexian flip-flopping is that they distrusted the people of the Moon and watching their prince court Princess Serena made them question their loyalty. After their deaths, they turned into gems that Mamoru collected and kept with him in a special box; there they were once again reunited with their prince and atoned for their betrayal. Since Kunzite addresses Mamoru as "Master", we can safely assume this is a continuity from the manga.
Master... Destiny draws near. An evil comet is approaching from an evil star, to return Destiny to its origins. A horrible comet with the power to return everything... Now... In the future... And in the past... It is giving birth to an existence in which all shall be returned to what has been.
Dude, I'm not sure what cough syrup you take but when it's so good, it's a crime to not share.
What!? Returning Destiny... When will this happen?
This is from the distant future.
Do I have something to do with it now?
You shall choose which future.
C&C!!1!!1
W...wait! Kunzite...
Nooo, it's happening again!
Of course it was, it's one of the oldest and most popular clichés in the book.
I can respect translators trying to stay as faithful as possible to the source material but really, why not go with a translation rather than leaving the Japanese name? That stuff is the box I talked about earlier where the four generals, now turned into gems, are kept. It could mean "Can of Rotten Poodle" or maybe make no sense at all for all we know. It's the same for the Ginzuishou from the intro, why not use the official term of "Silver Crystal"? Damn Jap lovers who think they are clever than anyone else...
We leave Mamoru's room and switch to the Hirakawa Shrine where Rei and Makoto are standing. Rei, a shinto shrinemaiden, is in fact Sailor Mars, strong of both spirit and body. She is often accompanied by her two crows, Phobos and Deimos. By comparison, Makoto, aka Sailor Jupiter, is a bit plain but strong like an ox, and often displays common sense maturity that the other girls do not have.
Daimons have appeared again! I wonder what in the world has happened.
Have the Death Busters been revived?
Usagi-- Are you sure you didn't dream that?
I can understand the other Sailor Senshi doubt Usagi, for all they know all their enemies have been defeated and while Usagi will become the wise and respected Neo Queen Serenity, right now she is a lazy daydreaming brat.
Oohh, you're so mean, Rei-chan! Ami-chan believes me, right?
Uh? Where's Ami-chan??
Sorry, I came as fast as I could, I just talked with Urawa-kun.
Sailor Mercury's real name is Ami, a very intelligent girl (her IQ supposedly reaches 300) but physically weaker than the other Sailor Senshi, still very strong by human standards. Urawa is a minor character that appeared briefly only in the anime before he moved out with his family. Being very smart, he made quite an impression on Ami, but in a typical shoujo manner the two never confessed their reciprocal love and simply kept in touch. It's important to note that he has precognitive powers.
Anyway, let's go inside.
It's been a long time since you've met with Urawa-kun, huh?
He came to Tokyo for his holidays.
So where have you decided to go with Urawa-kun?
Didn't you guys have some urgent topic to discuss? Namely the reappearence of an ancient enemy?
Umm, well... There are some national exams coming up... So you see...
See what?
I thought we'd go to the library.
I propose we use this picture on the Codex for the :facepalm: tag.
Eeeh? you wanna go to the library with him?
Oh reeally? Ami-chan, you could tell just me, if you want.
Ahhh, you're so sneaky, Mako-chan.
So what are the dates plans you guys have after that?
Huh!? It...it's not like that...!! We can't date!!
Yeah, like that stopped many clueless girls to get pregnant at 13.
But one day I'll be right for Urawa-kun. Yes...
Yeah! So where are you going?
Here is Minako, alias Sailor Venus, alias Sailor V. She was the first to discover her nature as a Sailor Senshi, thanks to a white talking cat named Artemis, kind of the same way it happened with Sailor Moon and Luna. During that time she looked for the reincarnation of Princess Serena and fought crime under the name of Sailor V, like all magical girls do. She is the leader of the Inner Senshi (Mars, Mercury and Jupiter) when Sailor Moon is unavailable, and while more experienced than the others, she can be quite silly.
Sorry for making you all wait.
Hey, Ami-chan's got a boyfriend! And he's coming here soon!
Wa...wait a sec, Mako-chan! It's not like that with Urawa-kun...
This guy is Yuuichirou, appears only briefly in the anime, is a shinto priest in training and makes Rei feel so-hot-in-here,-do-you-mind-if-I-open-the-window?-It's-that-or-I-remove-my-clothes. That kind of hot.
How are you?
Th...thank you, Yuuichirou.
Take it easy everyone!
Peace, dude! Take care of your shrooms!
Wh-what was that, Usagi? Why are you talking with that tone of voice?
Because of what just happened. You and Yuuichirou are great friends, right?
I have to say that's quality drama there. Tolkien would never have written something like this and that's why he's so boring.
I...it's nothing.
Really?
Really... really, Really! It's nothing! Well then Usagi, who's YOUR boyfriend?
Uh? Me?
As if it wasn't obvious. I mean it's common knowledge among the Senshi that Usagi and Mamoru are reincarnation of ancient lovers and they displayed their juvenile affection quite often. Asking her who her lover is at this point of the storyline is pretty retarded.
KAWAAAAI! ^___^
We'll be like this forever... He's kissed me already.
If you check the last pages of the last book, Mamoru and Usagi wake up together, naked, in the same bed. Try to convince me all they did was kissing. Just try.
Kyaa! I shouldn't of said that!
Thanks for that.
I just wonder if she is blushing because she let out that she kissed her boyfriend already or if she was about to say they did much more than that...
-Sigh- Even when you act like that, I'm still jealous.
True... Usagi-chan's with Mamoru-san. Ami-chan and Urawa-kun might be a bit separated, but they're a couple.
And it doesn't matter what Rei-chan says, she's with Yuuichirou-san.
-Sigh- I want a boyfriend too.
Me too. -Sigh-
They probably could find all the men they want. You see, when a woman offers herself to a man, the man will always accept to sleep with her without any question. That's because deep down men are innocent beings, maybe a bit naïve sometimes I admit, but it's just a sign of their good and honest nature. When a man offers himself to a woman though, the woman will always first consider the situation of the man, his bank account, his profession, and very likely refuse if it doesn't match her strict criteria's. That's because women naturally are evil bean counters. That Minako and Makoto complain they can't find a boyfriend is politically correct bullshit that attempts to make us believe women are honest and sensitive beings.
Don't you have to go already, Ami-chan?
Oh, yeah! Sorry about today, everyone.
Instead of, you know, discussing the attack of a Daimon in the jewelry store.
Huh? That's...really mean.
But... I really want to know.
Wa..wait a sec, everyone!
Ok, let's go! Yaay!
Uh? Mako-chan, aren't you coming?
Ahh... No, I stand firm on this.
I'm really worried about her.
This is one reason Sailor Moon has always been so popular: mixing the archetypical fight of good versus evil with regular day to day love aches of teenagers. Having real people the public can identify itself with is the first step in crafting a good story.
That bus goes to Tokyo Station, doesn't it?
Let's go on the bus too.
Me too, you have no idea.
The fast travel in this game is pretty cool, using a public transit system. Morrowind later ripped this game off with the Silt Striders but we'll all remember that Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story did it first. And it was superior because you could see your character enter the bus that would then drive away on the road while Morrowind just had the screen cut to black and teleport you right away at your destination.
At the train station.
Another fantasy policeman.
The road is blocked, guess I can't even get lost if I want to and have to enter the station.
Ah...! Ami-chan's right there!
Usagi-chan, hide!
So clever!
I told you she was a bit plain sometimes.
As you can see, Ami thinks she is alone... She leaves for the platform and we partake in verbal exchanges with the other girls.
The action switches to Ami:
Need moar hearts...
The girls are waiting, people come and go...
Looks like the bullet train has arrived.
Yeah...hm? Doesn't something seem funny?
Oh noes! This is what you get for not investigating potential danger and instead meddle in someone else's love story.
Thankfully, we found Ami before anything happened to her:
Notice that the screen is significantly darker, meaning that there is danger.
Huh!? I can feel so many different auras.
Everyone, transform!
Looks like someone has to be Different At All Cost.
This Luna-P Ball probably means that danger is ahead and I should save, but I got cojones and I'll boldly go forward without doing so.
Since we got a full group now, maybe it's time to look a bit at the different menus.
Let's check the different options.
Typical item menu, shows what we carry and allows us to use items that can be used outside of combat. Note that we start the game with two Mooncups, these are used to turn Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi-Moon into Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Chibi-Moon respectively. The transformation can happen only once per fight, heals them completely, upgrades their stats and give them a different set of abilities. It will also break most link techniques they have with other sailors, as they are for this purpose different characters than their normal versions. The chalices are not very useful at the start of the game because Sailor Moon doesn't have many magic points and thus can't use her Super Sailor Moon powers.
It's also interesting to note that there are no items to regenerate magic points outside of battles for the simple reason that these are automatically set to the maximum for each fight.
This menu allows us to equip accessories, too bad we do not have any yet. Each Sailor can have at most three of these and they can dramatically alter the stats of a character, turning a mediocre one into a powerhouse as we'll see later. Some accessories have a gemstone in them and equipping it on the Sailor with the corresponding gemstome (for exemple, Moon is Diamond, Mars is Ruby, etc.) will give greater benefits.
This is an important menu, it deals with formations.
Basically, a Senshi placed to the right of the screen will receive lower damager but deal less damage in return while a Senshi placed to the left will deall and receive more damage. This means that you can place a defensive character to the left to take advantage of her high defense and have her deal more damage or place her to the right to have her become nearly invincible but deal pathetic damage. This last scenario can be useful in the case of characters like Sailor Mercury who have good defense, poor attack but can heal: place them in the back and they will be protected while they heal the rest of the group.
The Shoot formation is the most basic and all Sailor Senshi are on the same line, none gets advantages or disadvantages to their stats. It's useful for a well rounded group like the Inner Senshi. The second formation is the Arrow, an alternative to Shoot offering three attack positions and two defensive positions. The Victory is the opposite of Arrow: the Senshi to the right will be near invincible and the other positions offer decent protection as well but the drawback is only two mediocre offensive positions. The Cluster is risky but potentially devastating: it's a very aggressive formation, the center position offers a huge boost in damage but a similar decrease in defense, it's best to reserve it only to a high defense character like Sailor Moon or better: Sailor Saturn (but I'm getting too far ahead). The two front spots offer quite a signifant boost in damage and the two rear positions moderate defense while allowing to deal damage.
Additionaly, each formation allows the use of a collective attack if all Senshi have enough magic points. Shoot is the weakest while Cluster is the strongest; there is yet another one though, stronger than Cluster: the Sailor Planet Attack, available only when the five Inner Senshi are together, regardless of the current formation.
Here we can check stats and other vital informations about our warriors.
The techniques too, the names are quite lovely.
The last option is the puzzle one. Since we collected no puzzle piece yet, it's rather useless. Basically, we can collect pieces of puzzles from random battles, except 8 that must be found in the game. If we complete the puzzles, we can later exchange it for something nice.
And now, back to the adventure!
Three steps and here is a monster. But he is alone and we are five.
Shabon Spray Freezing!
Fire Soul!
Crescent Beam!
Supreme Thunder!
All these special attacks are accompanied by voice overs. I never get tired of the "Shine Aqua Illusion" or "Venus Love-Me Chain".
The enemy tries to retaliate but doesn't have enough magic points to do so. How stupid is that? This next round, most of the Sailors do not have any EP left and must fall back on physical attacks.
Victory!
They all gained a level! I'm so proud of them!
The second part of the train looks strangely familiar. Lazy artists.
Hey, didn't I kick your ass in the last room? This time we got more EP available so let's use them!
Shine Aqua Illusion!
Moon Spiral Heart Attack!
Can't show the rest of the attacks, the enemy is already dead. Let's check the last room then.
NOOOOOOOOO!
Mi...Mizuno-san...
Urawa-kun! Hang in there! Just hang on!!
A youma... Surely, Queen Beryl has been revived...
Anyway, let's get back to the Hirakawa Shrine.
Back to the Shrine.
Yes, I'm alright now. Well, Mizuno-san... I had a vision in my dream. The past and the future changed places...
What?
I don't understand it very well but... History... No, Destiny will change.
Destiny...
Oh, for the love of Crom, here they go again... Is it me or everyone in this game sounds like Cleve?
So, the future has been replaced?
No. The past has also been replaced.
The past!?
Convenient.
That formula is actually quite formidable to if your barbecue is giving you trouble.
That's...!? Who is it? An enemy?
Doesn't look like Santa Claus to me.
Death Phantom, Apsu and now Sin. We're making a lot of enemies we do not even know yet.
Hm, bacon bacon bacon!
I'm all covered in soot.
What was that?
I don't know. -Cough Cough-
Hey, Rei-chan. Your face is pitch-black.
You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
-Cough Cough-
Rei-chan, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine. My clothes are all dirty!
I'm gonna go take a bath. -Cough Cough-
Sin...hmm, that's what it said.
Who is it? A new enemy?
Ah, I'll take the call for her!
Before we go answer that call, let's check if our friends have anything of value to say:
I thought so, we'll let's go pick that phone up then. I wonder though if I can let the game run for an hour, come back later and then see if the person on the phone is still waiting or not. Might be a branching point in the story... then again maybe not.
That's Rei's grandfather, he's a shinto priest and a typical creepy old man. Every town in Japan has at least one of them. If there is more than one, they gather up once a month and trade their granddaughters' underwears between them; the one who brought the best panties of the evening wins the lemmon cake.
So you're going to take the call, Usagi? Oh well, I asked for someone, so I guess...
Ahh, Odango. Something terrible has happened. Hotaru's fallen ill.
That's Haruka, Sailor Uranus. She's one of the oldest Sailor Senshi, a race driver and a bit of a tomboy; Usagi initially mistook her for a man and thought that Michiru, Sailor Neptune, was her girlfriend. Actually, the latter might be true after all but there is no way to be sure of that. When Sailor Saturn reverted to a baby, the couple of "friends" (see more or worse) adopted her and took care of her as their own child. Fun useless trivia: in the anime she is voiced by the same actress who voices Shinji from Evangelion.
As for Odango, it's the weird hairstyle Sailor Moon uses.
Huh? What happened? Is she sick?
No...this is... The doctor's don't know either, but this could be... If you don't come here, I can't tell you. So come to the Juuban Hospital right away.
What's wrong?
Something's happened to Hotaru-chan.
Huh? Hotaru-chan?
I just have to go to Juuban Hospital for a while.
Before that, let's talk to our two side-kicks in the other room to see if they have anything else to add:
How vaguely generic. I'd wet my pants if I was wearing any right now.
Anyway, this wraps the third chapter of this Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story Let's Play! Come back later for the next update where you'll read Volourn say: "R00fles".
Chapter 3 - Romance! Battle! The mysterious spirit of the fire!
Hello again! When we last left this game, Usagi saved Naru and her mother in the jewel store. It seems the Daimons are returning but she can't be arsed right now and went back to bed. Meanwhile, in another part of Tokyo...
This is Mamoru, alias Tuxedo Mask, alias Endymion. He was the Prince of Earth in a previous life, now he fights crime wearing a tuxedo, cape, top hat and of course a mask; quite a fall in social standing if you ask me. He is of course bound to the reincarnation of his old love, Sailor Moon, and they will rule the Earth together and even have a girl who will fall in love with her father and get in fights with her mother. The Japanese ideal of the nuclear family.
Oh noes! My screen is melting!
Or maybe not.
Kunzite is another element that shows this game blends both the manga and the anime. In the anime, he is simply one of the four generals of Queen Beryl; in the manga, Kunzite and the other three generals were first in the service of Enydmion before they pledged allegiance to Beryl. The reason for their codexian flip-flopping is that they distrusted the people of the Moon and watching their prince court Princess Serena made them question their loyalty. After their deaths, they turned into gems that Mamoru collected and kept with him in a special box; there they were once again reunited with their prince and atoned for their betrayal. Since Kunzite addresses Mamoru as "Master", we can safely assume this is a continuity from the manga.
Dude, I'm not sure what cough syrup you take but when it's so good, it's a crime to not share.
C&C!!1!!1
Nooo, it's happening again!
Of course it was, it's one of the oldest and most popular clichés in the book.
I can respect translators trying to stay as faithful as possible to the source material but really, why not go with a translation rather than leaving the Japanese name? That stuff is the box I talked about earlier where the four generals, now turned into gems, are kept. It could mean "Can of Rotten Poodle" or maybe make no sense at all for all we know. It's the same for the Ginzuishou from the intro, why not use the official term of "Silver Crystal"? Damn Jap lovers who think they are clever than anyone else...
We leave Mamoru's room and switch to the Hirakawa Shrine where Rei and Makoto are standing. Rei, a shinto shrinemaiden, is in fact Sailor Mars, strong of both spirit and body. She is often accompanied by her two crows, Phobos and Deimos. By comparison, Makoto, aka Sailor Jupiter, is a bit plain but strong like an ox, and often displays common sense maturity that the other girls do not have.
I can understand the other Sailor Senshi doubt Usagi, for all they know all their enemies have been defeated and while Usagi will become the wise and respected Neo Queen Serenity, right now she is a lazy daydreaming brat.
Sailor Mercury's real name is Ami, a very intelligent girl (her IQ supposedly reaches 300) but physically weaker than the other Sailor Senshi, still very strong by human standards. Urawa is a minor character that appeared briefly only in the anime before he moved out with his family. Being very smart, he made quite an impression on Ami, but in a typical shoujo manner the two never confessed their reciprocal love and simply kept in touch. It's important to note that he has precognitive powers.
Didn't you guys have some urgent topic to discuss? Namely the reappearence of an ancient enemy?
I propose we use this picture on the Codex for the :facepalm: tag.
Yeah, like that stopped many clueless girls to get pregnant at 13.
Here is Minako, alias Sailor Venus, alias Sailor V. She was the first to discover her nature as a Sailor Senshi, thanks to a white talking cat named Artemis, kind of the same way it happened with Sailor Moon and Luna. During that time she looked for the reincarnation of Princess Serena and fought crime under the name of Sailor V, like all magical girls do. She is the leader of the Inner Senshi (Mars, Mercury and Jupiter) when Sailor Moon is unavailable, and while more experienced than the others, she can be quite silly.
This guy is Yuuichirou, appears only briefly in the anime, is a shinto priest in training and makes Rei feel so-hot-in-here,-do-you-mind-if-I-open-the-window?-It's-that-or-I-remove-my-clothes. That kind of hot.
Peace, dude! Take care of your shrooms!
I have to say that's quality drama there. Tolkien would never have written something like this and that's why he's so boring.
As if it wasn't obvious. I mean it's common knowledge among the Senshi that Usagi and Mamoru are reincarnation of ancient lovers and they displayed their juvenile affection quite often. Asking her who her lover is at this point of the storyline is pretty retarded.
KAWAAAAI! ^___^
If you check the last pages of the last book, Mamoru and Usagi wake up together, naked, in the same bed. Try to convince me all they did was kissing. Just try.
I just wonder if she is blushing because she let out that she kissed her boyfriend already or if she was about to say they did much more than that...
They probably could find all the men they want. You see, when a woman offers herself to a man, the man will always accept to sleep with her without any question. That's because deep down men are innocent beings, maybe a bit naïve sometimes I admit, but it's just a sign of their good and honest nature. When a man offers himself to a woman though, the woman will always first consider the situation of the man, his bank account, his profession, and very likely refuse if it doesn't match her strict criteria's. That's because women naturally are evil bean counters. That Minako and Makoto complain they can't find a boyfriend is politically correct bullshit that attempts to make us believe women are honest and sensitive beings.
Instead of, you know, discussing the attack of a Daimon in the jewelry store.
This is one reason Sailor Moon has always been so popular: mixing the archetypical fight of good versus evil with regular day to day love aches of teenagers. Having real people the public can identify itself with is the first step in crafting a good story.
Me too, you have no idea.
The fast travel in this game is pretty cool, using a public transit system. Morrowind later ripped this game off with the Silt Striders but we'll all remember that Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story did it first. And it was superior because you could see your character enter the bus that would then drive away on the road while Morrowind just had the screen cut to black and teleport you right away at your destination.
At the train station.
Another fantasy policeman.
The road is blocked, guess I can't even get lost if I want to and have to enter the station.
So clever!
I told you she was a bit plain sometimes.
As you can see, Ami thinks she is alone... She leaves for the platform and we partake in verbal exchanges with the other girls.
The action switches to Ami:
Need moar hearts...
The girls are waiting, people come and go...
Oh noes! This is what you get for not investigating potential danger and instead meddle in someone else's love story.
Thankfully, we found Ami before anything happened to her:
Notice that the screen is significantly darker, meaning that there is danger.
Looks like someone has to be Different At All Cost.
This Luna-P Ball probably means that danger is ahead and I should save, but I got cojones and I'll boldly go forward without doing so.
Since we got a full group now, maybe it's time to look a bit at the different menus.
Let's check the different options.
Typical item menu, shows what we carry and allows us to use items that can be used outside of combat. Note that we start the game with two Mooncups, these are used to turn Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi-Moon into Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Chibi-Moon respectively. The transformation can happen only once per fight, heals them completely, upgrades their stats and give them a different set of abilities. It will also break most link techniques they have with other sailors, as they are for this purpose different characters than their normal versions. The chalices are not very useful at the start of the game because Sailor Moon doesn't have many magic points and thus can't use her Super Sailor Moon powers.
It's also interesting to note that there are no items to regenerate magic points outside of battles for the simple reason that these are automatically set to the maximum for each fight.
This menu allows us to equip accessories, too bad we do not have any yet. Each Sailor can have at most three of these and they can dramatically alter the stats of a character, turning a mediocre one into a powerhouse as we'll see later. Some accessories have a gemstone in them and equipping it on the Sailor with the corresponding gemstome (for exemple, Moon is Diamond, Mars is Ruby, etc.) will give greater benefits.
This is an important menu, it deals with formations.
Basically, a Senshi placed to the right of the screen will receive lower damager but deal less damage in return while a Senshi placed to the left will deall and receive more damage. This means that you can place a defensive character to the left to take advantage of her high defense and have her deal more damage or place her to the right to have her become nearly invincible but deal pathetic damage. This last scenario can be useful in the case of characters like Sailor Mercury who have good defense, poor attack but can heal: place them in the back and they will be protected while they heal the rest of the group.
The Shoot formation is the most basic and all Sailor Senshi are on the same line, none gets advantages or disadvantages to their stats. It's useful for a well rounded group like the Inner Senshi. The second formation is the Arrow, an alternative to Shoot offering three attack positions and two defensive positions. The Victory is the opposite of Arrow: the Senshi to the right will be near invincible and the other positions offer decent protection as well but the drawback is only two mediocre offensive positions. The Cluster is risky but potentially devastating: it's a very aggressive formation, the center position offers a huge boost in damage but a similar decrease in defense, it's best to reserve it only to a high defense character like Sailor Moon or better: Sailor Saturn (but I'm getting too far ahead). The two front spots offer quite a signifant boost in damage and the two rear positions moderate defense while allowing to deal damage.
Additionaly, each formation allows the use of a collective attack if all Senshi have enough magic points. Shoot is the weakest while Cluster is the strongest; there is yet another one though, stronger than Cluster: the Sailor Planet Attack, available only when the five Inner Senshi are together, regardless of the current formation.
Here we can check stats and other vital informations about our warriors.
The techniques too, the names are quite lovely.
The last option is the puzzle one. Since we collected no puzzle piece yet, it's rather useless. Basically, we can collect pieces of puzzles from random battles, except 8 that must be found in the game. If we complete the puzzles, we can later exchange it for something nice.
And now, back to the adventure!
Three steps and here is a monster. But he is alone and we are five.
Shabon Spray Freezing!
Fire Soul!
Crescent Beam!
Supreme Thunder!
All these special attacks are accompanied by voice overs. I never get tired of the "Shine Aqua Illusion" or "Venus Love-Me Chain".
The enemy tries to retaliate but doesn't have enough magic points to do so. How stupid is that? This next round, most of the Sailors do not have any EP left and must fall back on physical attacks.
Victory!
They all gained a level! I'm so proud of them!
The second part of the train looks strangely familiar. Lazy artists.
Hey, didn't I kick your ass in the last room? This time we got more EP available so let's use them!
Shine Aqua Illusion!
Moon Spiral Heart Attack!
Can't show the rest of the attacks, the enemy is already dead. Let's check the last room then.
NOOOOOOOOO!
Back to the Shrine.
Oh, for the love of Crom, here they go again... Is it me or everyone in this game sounds like Cleve?
Convenient.
That formula is actually quite formidable to if your barbecue is giving you trouble.
Doesn't look like Santa Claus to me.
Death Phantom, Apsu and now Sin. We're making a lot of enemies we do not even know yet.
Hm, bacon bacon bacon!
You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Before we go answer that call, let's check if our friends have anything of value to say:
I thought so, we'll let's go pick that phone up then. I wonder though if I can let the game run for an hour, come back later and then see if the person on the phone is still waiting or not. Might be a branching point in the story... then again maybe not.
That's Rei's grandfather, he's a shinto priest and a typical creepy old man. Every town in Japan has at least one of them. If there is more than one, they gather up once a month and trade their granddaughters' underwears between them; the one who brought the best panties of the evening wins the lemmon cake.
That's Haruka, Sailor Uranus. She's one of the oldest Sailor Senshi, a race driver and a bit of a tomboy; Usagi initially mistook her for a man and thought that Michiru, Sailor Neptune, was her girlfriend. Actually, the latter might be true after all but there is no way to be sure of that. When Sailor Saturn reverted to a baby, the couple of "friends" (see more or worse) adopted her and took care of her as their own child. Fun useless trivia: in the anime she is voiced by the same actress who voices Shinji from Evangelion.
As for Odango, it's the weird hairstyle Sailor Moon uses.
Before that, let's talk to our two side-kicks in the other room to see if they have anything else to add:
How vaguely generic. I'd wet my pants if I was wearing any right now.
Anyway, this wraps the third chapter of this Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story Let's Play! Come back later for the next update where you'll read Volourn say: "R00fles".
Andyman Messiah
Mr. Ed-ucated
edit: Btw, I had the maddest crush ever on Sailor Jupiter. (The Green Power Ranger.) Probably still do. MOAR SAILOR JUPITER!
Oh, I'm going to finish FF7 eventually. Don't worry about that, my big blue bad belgian butt buddy! But until I get around to uploading the newest update (the one with Aeris dying), please continue this marvelous LP. It's the best one I've seen so far on the Codex.
And you better continue stroking my ego by namedropping me, because everyday I do a search for posts where my name is mentioned. That's how I discovered this thread, no joke.
Gragt said:
Oh, I'm going to finish FF7 eventually. Don't worry about that, my big blue bad belgian butt buddy! But until I get around to uploading the newest update (the one with Aeris dying), please continue this marvelous LP. It's the best one I've seen so far on the Codex.
And you better continue stroking my ego by namedropping me, because everyday I do a search for posts where my name is mentioned. That's how I discovered this thread, no joke.
larpingdude16
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great update...keep up the good work!
hiver
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Where are the tentacles?
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Annie Carlson said:
I saw ghost in the shell a long time ago (if you're not talking about some sequel?), I just didn't think of listing it. And I've read most of the Berserk manga (the anime ends somewhere in the beginning of the manga, just where the looooooooooong flashback ends). I'd count that as one of the series I enjoy in an ironic way, though, because it's silly, but still kind of cool.
Great update, this LP is pretty awesome. I'm also glad the necromancers of the forum seem to have revived Andyman Messiah, so he can finish that FF7 thread.
That tomboyish girl is actually a lesbian, according to my sources. That was censored in the american version (and some european ones, I think) of the anime, though, and they said she and her girlfriend were just "cousins" like that explained everything.
hiver
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GiS: Stand alone complex is a series of short animas, not the movies themselves. Pretty good too.
I think i watched only the first season.
I think i watched only the first season.
hiver
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I watched that. Begins great then starts to really drag out during the middle but still has good moments and then ends in complete jumble.
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I actually finished the game some years ago. From a technical point of view, it's sub-sub-FF. The fights are a bore, especially in the parts of the game where you control but one character. Almost all of the fighting techniques you can use do nothing but inflict damages (one of the few exceptions being Sailor Pluto's über-useful Time Stop) and, before long, the only effect of gaining levels is to improve your stats. The grinding is rather horrible.
As for the story itself... well, it's pure Sailor Moon (yes, I've watched more than half of the series, leave me alone !), especially since you get to meet almost all of the characters of the series (even the dead ones). And the new characters don't feel out of place either. Every time Chibi-Usa met that green-haired kid, I felt like gouging out my own eyes.
Anyway, this LP looks very promising ! Don't forget to collect all the pieces of that %&#@ing puzzle !
As for anime recommendations... anything by Miyazaki (except for Kiki the little witch), Perfect Blue, Paprika, Grave of the Fireflies (but not when you're feeling depressed), Utena (my favorite anime series), Boogiepop Phantom, Code Geass, Kurau Phantom Memory, Death Note... I've only seen a few episodes of Speed Grapher, but it looks very promising.
Anime has the same problem as heroic-fantasy : a huge amount of clichés. After a while, finding movies or series that do NOT feel like you've seen them a hundred times already becomes difficult.
As for the story itself... well, it's pure Sailor Moon (yes, I've watched more than half of the series, leave me alone !), especially since you get to meet almost all of the characters of the series (even the dead ones). And the new characters don't feel out of place either. Every time Chibi-Usa met that green-haired kid, I felt like gouging out my own eyes.
Anyway, this LP looks very promising ! Don't forget to collect all the pieces of that %&#@ing puzzle !
As for anime recommendations... anything by Miyazaki (except for Kiki the little witch), Perfect Blue, Paprika, Grave of the Fireflies (but not when you're feeling depressed), Utena (my favorite anime series), Boogiepop Phantom, Code Geass, Kurau Phantom Memory, Death Note... I've only seen a few episodes of Speed Grapher, but it looks very promising.
Anime has the same problem as heroic-fantasy : a huge amount of clichés. After a while, finding movies or series that do NOT feel like you've seen them a hundred times already becomes difficult.
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Its all Theodore Sturgeon fault.
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Oh yeah, something else: Blue Submarine No. 6. I actually don't remember much of the plot (yeah, I know) due to having watched it too long ago--and even then in Cantonese, no subtitles--but it's possibly quite good. The first title to blend 3D CG with hand-drawn art, I believe.
Le Chevalier D'Eon is something to try if you want something different: 18th-century France before the Revolution. Excellent stuff, if you don't mind the gender-bending; even the art is of the "realistic" school of anime--no immense eyes, and everyone looks like normal people, not extraordinarily pretty or ugly. Political intrigue, sword fights, a lot of biblical references and historical references (amazingly the most outrageous stuff isn't even made up). For extra irony, watch it in original Japanese but with French subs, although not so much if you don't speak French. IIRC, it's the only anime other than the Rose of Versailles that deals with France.
Le Chevalier D'Eon is something to try if you want something different: 18th-century France before the Revolution. Excellent stuff, if you don't mind the gender-bending; even the art is of the "realistic" school of anime--no immense eyes, and everyone looks like normal people, not extraordinarily pretty or ugly. Political intrigue, sword fights, a lot of biblical references and historical references (amazingly the most outrageous stuff isn't even made up). For extra irony, watch it in original Japanese but with French subs, although not so much if you don't speak French. IIRC, it's the only anime other than the Rose of Versailles that deals with France.
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Annie Carlson said:
Last episode of Sailor Moon final season (the one with the Sailor Stars that are men that turn into women ... or something, I try to not think about that too much, or at all).
Sailor Moon final and ultimate costume ... NUDITY!
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