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Sailor Moon - Season Two - Uncut (Japanese Language Edition)

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4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

Sailor Moon season 2 is a must buy. While i admit it does show its age...but you have to keep in mind that these episodes were made back in 1993 so some aging is to be expected.

In this sereis you get to see all that DIC left out in their attempt to kiddie sailor moon which was originally created for a teenage audience. I was very surprised when i discovered that DIC actually did not leave out any episodes in this season like they did in the previous....so you get the season as you saw it on Toonami, but uncut, and unkiddied. I was only disapointed to find that none of the seasons are bi-lingual so you cant make-fun of DIC anymore for its butchering of sailor moon. Luckily i dont mind subtitles and i LOVE the japanese voices which are very cute, especially Ami-chan's.

As in the season one set you will find no special features, but as there are 42 episodes to watch, you will be more than satisfied with that.

And for those who wish to know, runnig time is 450 minutes in Japanese 2.0 with english subtitles (as i mention above this is NOT bi-lingual) and the suggested rating is 15+ for some violence and nudity i believe and some language.

This is a season all fans will be sure to enjoy....dont miss out....they are only goind to make so many copies so hurry and get yours today before you miss out and are stuck with the DIC dubbed versions on VHS.

Despite the price tag, this is a wonderful set to own.

If you have only seen the english dubs before now, trust me this is vastly superior. It tells the whole story behind these wonderful characters.

The rating for this is 13+, this is a bit high in my opinion. I think you could show these to a younger child without problems, but it is best left to the parent's discrecion.

My only problem with the set I have is the audio quality in some disks. They sound as though someone was running a lawnmower in the recording studio at the time.

Other than that, it was a joy to watch.

Episode List:
((The titles in () are the English names of these episodes for those of you who've seen the American episodes or those of you who've never seen either one but may be interested in the dubbed verison. Any episdoe with this * is an episode I personally recommend.))
47. Moon Revives! The Mysterious Alien Appears
(The Return of Sailor Moon)
48. For the Cause of Love and Justice! The Sailor Senshi Revive (So You Want to Be in Pictures?)
49. Who is the White Rose for? Tsukikage no Knight Appears
(A Knight to Remember)
50. Usagi in Danger! Disabled Tiara
(VR Madness)
*51. Renewed Transformation, Usagi's Power Up
(Cherry Blossom Time)
52. Targeted Children! Venus in Action
(Kindergarten Chaos) (In this English version, I love the part where Mina goes "VENUS!!" when she's really upset.)
53. Mamoru and Usagi's Babysitter Mayhem
(Much Ado About Babysitting)
54. The Cultural Festival Just for Me!? Queen Rei Sings All Out (Raye's Day in the Spotlight)
55. Is Seijuro the Moon Shadow!? Mako-chans Firing Up
(Food Fetish)
*56. Steal Mamoru's Kiss! Ann's Snow White Strategy
(Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall)
57. Beware of After School! The Target Usagi
(Detention Doldrums)
58. The Disagreeing Feeling of Love! The Mikaiju's Anger
(Secret Garden)
*59. The True Love Awakens! The Makaiju's Secret
(Treed)
60. Angel? Devil? The Mysterious Girl Who Fell from the Sky (Serena Times Two)
*61. Usagi's Big Shock! Mamoru Announces that He is Breaking Up (The Cosmic Caper)
62. The Friendship of the Senshi! Goodbye Ami-chan
(Mercury Moving On?)
63. Girls Should Be Strong and Beautiful! Rei's New Attack
(Gramps in a Pickle)
64. After the Silver Crystal! Chibiusa's Secret
(Trouble Comes Thundering Down)
65. Dispute About Love! Makoto and Minako's Argument
(A Charmed Life)
66. Usagi's Parenthood? The Curry Triangle Relationship
(A Curried Favor)
67. Ocean, Island, Vacation! Senshi's Day Off
(missing episode)
*Already explained.
*68. Protect Chibiusa! The Fierce Battle Between the 10 Warriors
(Naughty and Nice)
*69. Awaken the Sleeping Beauty! Mamoru's Distress
(Prediction of Doom)
*70. Confronting the Flame of Love! Mars vs. Cooan
(Enemies No More)
*71. For Friendship! Ami and Beruche Clash
(Check Mate)
72. Rubeus' Emergancy! The Loss Of 4 Sisters
(Sibling Rivalry)
73. Rubeus' UFO Appears! The Sailor Senshi Taken Hostage
(Rubeus Evens the Score)

74. Go and Beat Up Rubeus! A Battle in Space
(Rubeus Strikes Out)
*75. A Mysterious New Soldier! Sailor Pluto Appears
The Secret of the Luna Sphere
*76. Power of the Evils, Invation by Esmerado
(Emerald Takes Over) (One of the funniest episodes of this season, English dubbed or orginial.)
*77. The Thoughts are the Same! Usagi and Mamoru in Love Again (Promises Fulfilled) (I'm not a big Usagi/Mamoru fan but I definatly loved this one.)
*78. Venus-Minako's Nurse Mayhem
(No Thanks, Nurse Venus)
79. The Adventures of Artemis! The Evil Animal Kingdom
(Dog Day for Artemis)
*80. The Illusion of Terror. Lone Ami
(Lonely Amy)
*81. The Dark Gate Opens? Grade School Targeted!
(Child's Play)
82. Journey to the Future. Battle in the Corridor of Time
(Future Shocked)
**83. Battle in the Future! Demondo's Ambition!
(Legend of the Negamoon) (My second favoirte episode of the season. I just love the episodes when we go back into the past...)
84. Wiseman's Dark Hand. Destroy Chibiusa!
(Jealousy's Just Reward)
*85. Queen of Darkness! The Birth of the Black Lady
(The Birth of Wicked Lady) (Who saw THAT coming...;op )
***86. Death of Safiel! Wiseman's Trap!
(Brotherly Love) (And this is my favorite episode of the season. It was sad and very touching and I definatly recommend this one.)
87. Believe in Love and the Future! Usagi's Will Power
(Diamond in the Rough)
88. The Last Battle Between Light and Dark! Vow to Tomarrow's Love
(Final Battle)
89. Usagi's Final Desision! Prologue to a New Battle
(Follow the Leader) (This episode was really more of a highlight of the past two seasons and a preview for Sailor Moon S. It was actually very awsome because it showed a lot of clips that were cut from the orginal (if you watched the dubbed version).)

Sound:
It definatly could be better but if you can adjust your tv, you should be fine. But then if you have the 1st season box set, then it really isn't a big surprise and you get used to it. However I will admit: I expected it to be better. But then it was recorded in mono, and I believe only the last season, Stars, was recorded in sterio orginally.

Picture:
Still shakey and still rather annoying, even it it did do that in the first box set.

Box Art:
Beautiful, better than the 1st seasons.

Music:
That comes the with sound argument. If you can hear it clearly,the music it's often pretty and most of the song rocks.

Extras:
::laughs:: What extras? They REALLY should have had more than ADV promos...
Overall review:
This is a very great season and a must have for all fans of the series. Yes it has minor flaws and even a missing episode but trust me, its worth buying with them. Even though the second season isn't my favorite (as the orginal is will alwasy be my fav.) its still very much worth buying and great start. And for those of you who have seen the dubbed verisons (the cut english by dic) than I must INSIST that you buy it. You won't be sorry.

Worth the Money:

The biggest question of them all. Honestly, I would definatly say its worth the money, but I would advise you trying to find it less in Amazon market place if you (and probably) can.

Hope I helped.

Finally! Sailor Moon the way it's SUPPOSED to be. Fans now don't have to sit through bad dubbing, fuzzy bootlegs, and don't have to hear those 3 horrible words: "Serena", "Darien", and "Rini".

For those of you who are first timers in this TV series, you'll find that this is a great investment. Not only are you getting the 2nd season uncut and uncensored, but you're getting a series that millions of fans around the world have grown to love. Any age can enjoy Sailor Moon and it offers comedy, drama, suspense, action, romance.... oh the list goes on.

And for those of you who have only seen the English version... I am so sorry. Please do yourself a favor and get yourself this DVD box set and watch the show in its Original format. THIS is the real Sailor Moon.

...And don't be intimidated by subtitles. They are actually 10 times better.

This is just a note to all Anime DVD collectors (as well as Sailor Moon fans). DO NOT BUY ANYTHING THAT SAYS PERFECT COLLECTION UNLESS IT HAS AN OFFICIAL LOGO ON IT (E.G. ADV, MVM, MANGA, ETC). DO YOR RESEARCH. ONLY BUY FROM REPUTABLE DEALERS. A CLUE IS THAT FAKES WILL BE REGION 0.

I bought the 4 disc Sailor Moon season 1 DVD and the quality is bearable and watchable, but the CD is a little more PRONE TO SCRATCHES (more like a audio CD)than a proper official DVD. The problem isn't all that bad tho. But the DVD smells of bootleg.

Please Amazon, get your act together. Stop supporting these pirates as the fans want the real thing.

The original story of Sailor Moon in the original japanese version is a very differrent concept from the american version but,however there are many things that are completely missing in american dubbed version:
1:Most of the episodes had been deleted recently.
2:The bloodshed and the gory violence.
3:The battle fights are longer.
And last,it's in a subtitle version.
Stick with the original version of Sailor Moon.You'll like it!!!

Ok, Here is the scoop! Yes, The quality of the Sailormoon R set is as bad as the first season set is. Yes, they skipped episode 67. While the episode is cute. It really has nothing to do with the plot of the story. So your not missing anything. Now back to the quality of the video and audio. There is in one episode that the audio seemed to have degraded to badly for use. So they used part of the dubbed episode to replace it. The clip is of them laughing. So to some it's not a big deal. Anyway,for the reason for the bad quality for the episodes? The blame could be placed on DiC. Some believe that ADV got their masters from them. Of course some say it's Tieo's fault for not giving ADV better masters since the Region 2 set for Sailormoon season One has crisp video and audio. So why did we get stuck with bad masters? Unsure, ADV has yet to comment on the issue. But, if some of you are holding out thinking ADV might release a updated version or remastered set. think again. ADV did go through hell in just getting the licenses to make a subtitled set. I don't think ADV will try to get a better copy since Tieo will not cooperate with them. But, Again we are unsre of the situation regarding the situation. But if you really do want to see Sailor Moon in it's original form regardless of the problems. Then please buy the set! It is worth it to see the story the way it's meant to be seen! Despite the problems plaguing the set.

Sailor Moon has always been my most memoriable anime and will forever be. The story line is amazing and so magical! I love it how they are normal school girls by day and gorgeous super heros by night. This season has always been my favorite because its so dramatic with Crystal Tokyo, Rini, and Queen Serenity. Even though the dubbed English weren't that good and am all out for the actions and fun! Sailor Moon will always be a classic and if you like anime... you WILL LOVE Sailor Moon! It was also my 1st anime that I have seen when I was 6 years old and now I am 17 and still love and miss it on TV!

My only gripe with this boxed set is that is missing an entire episode.... episode 67.... now don't be alarmed it doesn't affect the plot it was only a filler episode.... still though it is supposed to be uncut..... I would definately recommend this set to anyone who loves sailor moon.... especially those of you who have only seen the dubbed versions... subtitles are the only way to go if you want to see, and hear, the original thing. everything (excluding the missing episode) is exactly how they saw it in Japan, plus it's a lot cheaper than buying them individually.

Finally, ADV Films has taken the time to subtitle the second (And Best season in my opinion) season of Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Yes, I will add, it does NOT contain Episode 67, but that was a filler, with no plot, no action, and definitly NO mention of the Black Moon family at all. So please, stop this complaint! There's nothing wrong with the set without this episode. In my opinion, I think it's better without this episode. For people that haven't seen it, your NOT missing out on anything! It's a really lame episode about when Rei goes to an island to relax, and the rest of the Sailor Senshi join her. Chibi-Usa tastes Makoto's fish, and realizes, she doesn't like it. She finds a dinosaur, and they become friends. Pretty lame... On either September 16th, or 23rd, I'll buy this set, and post my review not long after i watch all 41 episodes. The audio quality should be slightly better, as well as the video. For the first season, like I said, you just need to adjust your T.V., and the Video Quality to "Personal-Animation" Quality, of you have a Philips TV.

UPDATES: Dec. 24th 2003

Packaging: A+
Content: A
Subtitling: B
Video: B
Audio: B
Durability: B+
Inserts: A-
Disc Quality: A+
Extra's: D+
Translations: B-

Finally I was able to write a review! I've been busy with schoolwork, and I just got out of a messy love-traingle. Let's start out with the good stuff. I LOVE the packaging! A huge improvment from the Season One boxset. The two seperate cases have a BEAUTIFUL image of Neo-Queen Serenity and the other has a picture of Sailor Moon using Moon Princess Halation. I really like the whole SailormoonR season. The Audio and Video quality is again an inprovment! The audio is clear, as the video is wonderful. The colors are so rich. And now for the bad stuff... First off, I have to say the translations. Why on earth did they use dub terms like "Moon Scepter" and "Moon Princess Elimanation". The spelling like Koan instaed of Cooan is tollerable, yes, but it does get confusing when I don't know who Betirucher is. It can be confusing at times. They refrian from the actual expressions used. It doesn't bother me, but it's weird when someone says "darn you" when you know what they're saying, whether you speak Japanese or not. Well, the extra's are nothing to brag about... because there is none except for ADV trailers.
Overall, his set is HIGHLY reccomended! The subtitling track could use some work, but other than that its wonderful!
MPAA: TV-14 on International Channel
My Rating: 14+
ADV Rating: 15+ for: Violent Images, Brief Nudity, and Strong thematic elements including mild sexuallity and language


(Update: The new Geneon Sailor Moon products say there is sexuallity in Sailor Moon. On the Sailor Moon S Movie, it says "Rated 13 for Mild Violence and Sexuality, Scary Moments" What about the nudity and language... huh?)