Sailor Moon R: The Movie (also called Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose) was the movie made to tie-in to Sailor Moon’s second season.

However, this movie is an odd one, as it is directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara (the man who would go onto direct Revolutionary Girl Utena) who opted to take the story in an unusual direction, using the movie to flesh out Mamoru Chiba (or Tuxedo Mask’s) backstory by introducing Fiore, an alien Mamoru made a promise to when he was a young boy.

Though, as is the norm for Sailor Moon, Fiore also has an evil plan, one that Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts must stop before it is too late.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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