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"Sailor Moon S - Birthday Blues (Vol. 4, TV Version)" [VHS]

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(Don't worry, Usagi (Serena) won't slap you if you miss it. ^_^)

I got both Sailor Moon S VHS's Labyrinth and Birthday Blues at the same time, and I just couldn't stop watching the two, but I mostly found myself watching Birthday Blues over and over and over and (you get the hint^_^).

Birthday Blues was very enjoyable. Allready I was hooked on the S series the very first time I saw Pure Hearts, but when I saw Birthday Blues, I was dying to see what would happen next!!! Birthday Blues had very humorous and dramatic episodes. In "She Want's to Quit Being a Sailor Soldier? Minako's Concern", Minako (Mina in the US) misses her old life before becoming a Sailor Soldier, mainly Sailor V in England (Now presently Venus). She wants to quit and get back together with her old boyfriend from the volleyball team. But when her boyfriend is the next heart snatchers target, Sailor Venus must be able to win his pure heart crystal back in a game of volleyball unlike any she's ever played.

In "Usagi in Tears! Glass Shoes for Her Birthday", "da da da! I have a special anouncement! Today's June 30th, it's my birthday! So let's party!" (-Usagi a.k.a. Serena). Well, if you didn't notice, it's Usagi's birthday, and Mamoru (Darien) has "forgotten"! (and as a result, Usagi slaps him in the face! Only uncut viewers can see this hillarious sceen!)"What! You slapped Darien, I know you were upset because you though he forgot your birthday, but Darien called earlier and said he never knew when your birthday was!" (-Rei a.k.a. Raye explaning what a mistake Usagi made). But come to find out, Usagi never even knew when Mamoru's birthday was either! "It's ummm, October 10th, no that's my mom's, ummmm, December 25th, no that's Christmas..... Well, I guess I don't know, I'm so bad! (-Usagi) But when the two make up it's oh so sweet. When they meet, Usagi finds out Mamoru has gotten her the glass shoes she wanted for her birthday so badly, but once she puts it on, a heart snatcher appears and is after Usagi's pure heart. This episode continues to the next one ("The Pure Heart Stolen! Usagi's Bigest Crisis") on the video, when her pure heart is stolen, and Kaorinite, Uranus, and Neptune are after it to see if it had any special powers. To everyone's surpirse, it wasn't. And also, another Sailor Moon appears! (Really Sailor Venus in disguised as Sailor Moon- toooooo funny! ^_^) The "new sailor moon" tries to trick Kaorinite into believing Usagi was a fake and saved her. The plan worked like a charm. Even Uranus and Neptune fell for it! After everyone is saved and put "back into place", the showdown with Kaorinite begins. That's as far as I'll go, or this review'll become a summary of it. ^_^ You'll have to find out what happens!

All and all, I loved it. It was fully action-packed and every time I watch the first Birthday Blues episode, I must see the next! Cartoon Network did a pretty good job dubbing it, and I think it well deserves 5 stars!

I saw this on Toonami when the show first started airing, and I noticed almost all the signs on the streets are in japanese. The show was the dubbed version. That is why certain sites don't like SOS. They think they have to change the scripts! I wish they would leave the scripts alone and only translate them. I am glad they have an uncut version of the shows with the pure heart snachers. I hope they come out with the uncut episode that Sailor Saturn appears in soon. Sailor Moon, Sailor Mini Moon (AKA Sailor Chibi Moon), Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Venus, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Uranus, and (my favorite sailor scout) Sailor Neptune star in this series. Sailor Pluto is in a few episodes in the pure heart series and Sailor Saturn appears in this series. Tuxedo Mask is also in the series. Sailor Moon got mad at Darien for forgeting her birthday so she went shoping (more like window shopping) and she found some glass slipers. So Darien bought them for her and a pure heart snacher atacked her. I won't tell you the ending. So find out for yourself!...

These 3 episodes would have to be my favorite episodes out of all of Sailor Moon S in the first episode poor Minako (Mina) is totally in the dumps she's really sad and she wonders if she should give up on being a Sailor Senshi (Scout) cuz all they do is battle battle battle she never has anytime for love or fun like volley ball (and she REALLY misses that) at least that's what she thinks at first I'm not gonna give away anything else bout this one you'll just find out the rest yourself ^_~ in the next episode it's a two-parter in this one it's Usagi's (Serena) 15th birthday and she's all happy and she yells to her friends that it's her birthday today they all pretend they don't remember it at first then say "Oh happy birthday" and stuff like that and they say they don't have time to be with her on her b-day and of course she turns on the waterworks so she go's to do a little window shopping and she see's some really pretty glass shoes and she thinks about Cinderella and how HER prince should buy her those shoes so she finds Mamoru (Darien) but he dosen't know it's her birthday cuz Usagi never told him so Usagi gets angry cuz she thinks he forgot her birthday and slaps him and she runs away crying Mamoru call's Rei (Raye) and asks her what's the matter with Usagi? and he tells Rei what happend but Rei says it serves him right forgetting her birthday like that but Mamoru says oh it's her BIRTHDAY no wonder she slapped me Usagi never told me today was her birthday so he goes and buys her the glass shoes but wouldn't ya know it the Heart Snatchers are after Usagi's pure heart and they rigged the shoes Mamoru goes and looks for Usagi and they find each other run to one another and Mamoru slips one of the shoes on Usagi's foot to see how it fits and the monster comes out (blah blah blah let me just finsh this thing short)the monster traps Usagi in glass and steals her pure heart but Tuxedo Kamen (Mask) stops her Kaorite steals Usagi's brooch and traps Tux in weird goo and says give up your pure heart or Tux boy dies (or something like that) and Usagi sits on the ground crying cuz she can't transform and she couldn't tell the Senshi in time in the next episode the Senshi DID find out thanks to Luna and there trying to get there in time Kaorite takes Tux to the Starlight Tower (Da Ja Vu all over again if ya saw the first season)and tells Usagi if she ever wants to see Tux again meet her at the Starlight Tower Haruka and Michiru came and took Usagi to the Tower (again let me make this short) the Senshi came and Minako pretended to be Sailor Moon (Wouldn't have fooled me but ya know those monsters are SO dumb)Usagi got her brooch back and transformed and Haruka and Michiru found out Usagi was Sailor Moon (cuz there Sailor's too and they were there hiding) anyway there's MY cliffhanger if ya wanna find out what happend watch it and see ^_~ I hope this helped ya byyyyyyyye. =^_^=

In the first episode: Mina misses her old life in england as Sailor V, the original champion of Love and Justice. And Most of all she misses Volleyball at which she excelled. But its the pure heart of her old friend that leads the Heart Snatchers to steal his Pure Heart. In episode 2: All Serena wants for her Birthday is a Pair of Glass Shoes just like Cinderella. But she's down in the dumps because Darien forgot her Birthday. Its this pure hearted fantasy that leads Kaorinight and the Herat Snatchers to steal her heart. In episodse 3: this is part 2 of the second episode. To help save Serena after the Monster finds out that she's Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus disguises as Sailor Moon to help Save her life.

This is the edited version of Sailor Moon S's forth volume. This is the one of the major volumes of the season.

Episode 93: Individual Happiness - Mina begins to feel depressed about her lack of a social life. Everyone around her seems to have a boyfriend and things to do. Sadly, Mina remembers her life before Sailor V when she played volleyball. She briefly comtemplates leaving the sailor scouts until an old volleyball friend of her's is targeted by a heart snatcher.

Episode 94: Birthday Blues part 1 - It's Serena's birthday and no one seems to care. Darien, who never knew when Serena's birthday was, rushing to her. However, Kaori Night and her heart snatcher has targeted Serena this time. Before long, Kaori has stolen Serena's transformation broach and Tuxedo Mask has been captured.

Episode 95: Birthday Blues part 2 - Despite argument from the other scouts, Serena rushes off on her own to save Tuxedo Mask. She gets a ride from Amara and Michelle who ask her about sacrifice. Serena begins to realize who Amara & Michelle really are. Serena confronts Kaori and it is revealed that her pure heart is not what they are looking for. The other scouts arrive and a final showdown between the seven scouts & Kaori occurs.

This dubbed version is great. Just like a reviewer before stated, "a trip down memory lane" is what happens to me when I watch these dubbed epoisodes. In fourth grade, I started watching the dubbed epoisodes and later on found out about the orignal epiosodes. (Ihave the first three complete seasons ,subtitled) Sure, the orignal versions are better, but these ones still are good. I suggest buying this tape!!!

For all of you sailor moon fans, this video would probably be a defenite favorite in any S season collection. For those of you who only watch the uncut versions, you'd be surprised about how well this dubbed version was layed out. I think the dub versions are totally cool! I wish people would stop saying so many mean things about the edited versions!!! Some people here are younger than 10 (which I'm not!) and wouldn't like the uncut versions. People who are like 12 and 13 are just encouraging people who are young to see these unapprportiate themes that are the uncut and subtitled versions. So please, don't say negative things about the dubbed versions! Anyway, in the first episode of this video, Mina feels that she doesn't have time for a social life with all the sailor buisness. She thinks it's time to leave the sailor scouts for a while because she misses vollyball and that cute guy, Jamie. But, soon after, Mina realizes that Jamie's in danger! Kaorinite is back and looking for trouble! In episode two, it is the first of a 2-part episode. It is called: Birthday Blues Part 1. Hooray!!! It's Serena's birthday... only one problem. Nobody cares. Not even Darien (Serena's boyfriend) has given her a little hug or even a present. Serena feels terrible at the way all her friends are treating her. But more bad luck comes its way when the heart snatchers target Serena and Sailor Uranes and Neptune think twice before giving Serena back her heart crystal. Uh oh, Kaorinite has stolen Serena's crystal brooch so she can't transform into Sailor Moon! Worst of all, her beloved Tuxedo Mask is trapped and frozen in an ice crystal. The episode would end here but luckily, you have the last episode which is Birthday Blues Part 2. Will Kaorinite find out that serena is really Sailor Moon? Or will the scouts think of something. I don't want to spoil the great middle part that saves serena her idendity! Are all seven sailor scouts finally at peace with eachother? Maybe, maybe not. But with all their powers joined together, this could be the end of a very annoying enemie... Please, all of you sailor moon fans... even if you prefer uncut versions, this a great video!!! I always watch it about 2 times a-day with all my other Sailor Moon videos ready to go, my Sailor Moon manga, ready to have a Sailor Soon day!

This 4th volume of the Pioneer's Sailor Moon S tapes is good and quite interesting.
There are three original subtitled episodes:
ep. 100: Retire from the Sailor Soldiers?! Minako's Concern
ep. 101: Usagi in tears! Glass Shoes for her birthday
ep. 102: The Pure Stolen! Usagi's Biggest Crisis

The first episode is about Minako (aka Sailor Venus) who feels depressed because her "job" as a Sailor Soldier prevents her from achieving her dreams.
A good episode but not the best.

The two following episodes are better.
This time, Usagi is the victim of Kaorinite who finds out that she's actually Sailor Moon... The end of the second episode is extremely good (a great battle whose end is fatal for Kaorinite...)

If you're a Sailor Moon S fan, just watch this tape!

In the first episode, Sailor Venus remembers her past and is a sequal to another episode. Stupid DiC dubbed out the other one (japanese episode 42) where she remembers Jamie and gets depresed. In this episode, She remembers about volley ball and wishes she could play again. In the next 2 episodes, Moon wants glass slippers for her birthday. During that, Kaorite uses Darien to get to Serena, and steals her pure heart. Then, after all the commotion, Witch's 5 steapes in with...Eudial. You'll see this in Volume 5...

These are, hands-down, my favorite episodes in the Sailor Moon S series. Apparently, the scripts for all 3 were pretty much dead-on most of the time! The monsters featured in the movie were also pretty cool. But aside from that, these episodes stood out as less silly and comedic, and it's nice to have episodes like that every once in a while, especially when a villian is going to be dying! Speaking of which, this is when Kaorinite is finally killed and doomed to the depths of Tokyo Tower....at least for now, as you will see later in the series. These episodes are essential to the overall plot and are absolute masterpieces. A must-buy!