The Dark Kingdom and Black Moon would certainly manipulate and/or hijack the citizens of Tokyo for their purposes, but those were short term schemes. In any event, the Death Busters provide a very different challenge from the enemies the Senshi have faced before in that they’ve involved themselves in the daily activities of modern Tokyo. Or maybe it has something to do with having the enemy based locally, somewhere our heroes can plausibly investigate in the premiere, unlike a subterranean kingdom in the Arctic or a barren planetoid. Maybe it’s a product of the heroes’ characters and relationships having already been established. Maybe that’s a product of the writer having honed her craft. The story hits the ground running, but it doesn’t feel rushed. However, by the time she got to Infinity, she seemed to have hit her stride. She wasn’t the most experienced writer on the block, and you could feel it in the awkward, herky-jerky way she was telling the story throughout the first two arcs. She rushed through moments that could have used more attention and been better explored while lingering interminably on things of little to no consequence. On the other side of the coin, Naoko Takeuchi is frankly not the best writer, and she had serious problems with pacing during the first two arcs. There’s a really good back and forth, and both sides seem to be genuinely playing off each other, rather than just running in circles and butting heads once an episode. The Sailor Senshi open the season by investigating a new threat, and the Death Busters just do their thing until the Senshi prove to be a match for them, at which point they actively address the issue. The plot really feels like it’s moving along at a decent pace on both the heroes’ and villains’ sides. While there, they run across some kind of Mugen Academy retreat where students are being recruited by Eudial into the service of Pharaoh 90. Meanwhile, the girls head up to the mountains where Rei has gone to train so they can throw her a surprise birthday party. Chibi-Usa’s new friend Hotaru seems to have some issues at home as well as some odd health problems. The Sailor Senshi reflect upon the various new mysteries unfolding before them, not the least of which is the duo seen fleeing the battle who look suspiciously like Sailor Senshi. This Sailor Moon Crystal review contains spoilers.
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