Underplayed Gems

Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993)

Sailor Moon R: The Movie poster
Original title
劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンR
Directed by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Genre
fantasy film, children's film, fantasy anime and manga, romance anime and manga, animated film with LGBT character(s), Action
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 02m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 186 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An alien named Fiore arrives on Earth with a connection to Mamoru. She is under the control of an evil flower and threatens the planet. The Sailor Guardians must stop her and save Mamoru and the world.

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What happens

Sailor Moon R: The Movie is a 1993 Japanese animated superhero fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara and written by Sukehiro Tomita based on the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. Produced by Toei Animation, it takes its name from the second season of the anime series, as Toei Company distributed it around the same time. It centers on the arrival of an alien named Fiore on Earth, who has a past with Mamoru and wishes to reunite with him, but is being controlled by an evil flower called Xenian Flower, forcing the Sailor Guardians to save Mamoru and the Earth from Fiore's destruction. The film stars Kotono Mitsuishi as the voice of Sailor Moon, alongside Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Rika Fukami, Tōru Furuya and Hikaru Midorikawa. It was released in Japan on December 5, 1993, alongside a 15-minute short recap episode titled Make Up! Sailor Soldier (メイクアップ!セーラー戦士, Meikuappu! Sērā senshi; later as Make Up! Sailor Guardians). Pioneer Entertainment released it in the United States on February 8, 2000. On January 13, 2017, Viz Media re-released the film re-dubbed and uncut for the first time in US theaters. The Sailor Moon R: The Movie redub also included the English dubbed 15-minute short Make Up! Sailor Guardians. It was later premiered in Canada on March 1, 2017. It is the first film installment for the series, and was followed by two standalone sequels, Sailor Moon S: The Movie (1994) and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie (1995). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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